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Preface
Intended Audience
This manual is written for Digital customer service engineers and self-
maintenance customers who require information on installing a DEC 7000
AXP system or a VAX 7000 system.
Document Structure
This manual uses a structured documentation design. Topics are organ-
ized into small sections for efficient on-line and printed reference. Each
topic begins with an abstract. You can quickly gain a comprehensive over-
view by reading only the abstracts. Next is an illustration or example,
which also provides quick reference. Last in the structure are descriptive
text and syntax definitions.
This manual has nine chapters and three appendixes, as follows:
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Chapter 1, Installation Overview, provides a flowchart which sum-
marizes the installation process.
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Chapter 2, Installing the System Cabinet, shows how to unpack
and install the system cabinet.
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Chapter 3, Installing an Expander Cabinet, explains how to in-
stall one or more expander cabinets, if present.
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Chapter 4, Making Console, Ethernet, and FDDI Connections,
shows how to connect the console and Ethernet and FDDI devices if
present to the system.
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Chapter 5, Connecting to a DSSI Subsystem, shows how to con-
nect to a DSSI subsystem, if present.
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Chapter 6, Connecting to a CI VMScluster, shows how to connect
to a CI VMScluster, if present.
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Chapter 7, Powering Up the System, explains how to start the sys-
tem by applying main power.
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Chapter 8, System Self-Test, describes the system self-test and its
results.
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Chapter 9, Diagnostics and Utilities, describes how to verify sys-
tem operation using diagnostics and utilities.