Corvus systems Corvus User manual

DISK DRIVE

INSTALLATION GUIDE

THE CORVUS CONCEPT

***

CORVUSSYSTEMS

* *

DISK DRIVE

INSTALLATION GUIDE

THE CORVUS CONCEPT

PART NO.: 7100-03153

DOCUMENT NO.: CCC/10-11113

RELEASE

DATE: February, 1983

CORVUS

CONCEPT™

is a trademark of Corvus Systems, Inc.

Table

of

Contents

Scope • • • • • • • •

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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

••

1

Chapter

1:

Local

Disk

Setup

••••••••••••••••••••••

3

Introduction

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

3

Hardware and

Software

Required

••••••••••••

3

Hardware

setup

••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••

5

Chapter

2:

Omninet

D~sk

Setup

••••••••••••••••••••

13

Introduction

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

13

Hardware and

Software

Required

••••••••••••

13

Installing

the

Terminators

in

the

Network Tap Boxes

••••••••••••••

15

Connecting

a Tap

Box

to

the

Trunk

Cable

••••

16

Disk

Drive

Setup

••••••••••••••••••••••••••

18

Chap~er

3:

Disk

Initialization

•••••••••••••••••••

33

Introduction

• • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

••

33

Conventions

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

33

Booting

from

Diskette

•••••••••••••••••••••

36

Firmware

Update

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••

40

Disk

Initialization

•••••••••••••••••••••••

47

Booting

from

the

Hard

Disk

••••••••••••••••

61

Copying

System

Files

to

the

Hard

Disk

••••••

66

System

Status

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

72

CCC/20-ll/1.3

Corvus

Concept

Constellation

II

SCOPE

Before

a Corvus

hard

disk

can

be

used

with

your

Concept

Workstation

the

hardware

connections

between

the

disk

system

and

the

Workspace

must

be

made.

Also,

the

disk's

operating

instructions

must

be

copied

from

diskettes.

This

data

transfer

is

called

disk

initialization.

Before

using

this

Disk

Installation

Guide,

you

should

already

have

set

up

your

Concept

Workstation

and

diskette

drive

using

"The Corvus

Concept

Personal

Workstation

Installa-

-tion

Guide,"

and "The

Corvus

Concept

Diskette

Drive

Installation

Guide."

This

manual

contains

two

different

installation

procedures

for

the

Corvus

hard

disk.

If

you

are

installing

a

Corvus

Concept

as

a

stand-alone

workstation

with

a

local

disk

you

should

follow

the

instructions

in

Chapter

1 and

then

proceed

to

Chapter

3

for

disk

initialization.

If

you

are

setting

up a

disk

drive

on an Omninet

local

area

network

you

should

skip

Chapter

1,

follow

the

instructions

in

Chapter

2,

and

then

proceed

to

Chapter

3

for

disk

initialization.

This

guide

should

be

read,

and

its

instructions

carried

out,

in

sequential

order.

Unless

the

instructions

tell

you,

do

not

skip

any

steps.

Page 1

CCC/20-11/1.3

Corvus

Concept

Constellation

II

IR'rRODUCTIOR

LOCAL

DISK

SE'l"OP

1

This

chapter

contains

the

instructions

for

install-

ing

a Corvus

Winchester

disk

with

a Corvus

Concept

Workstation.

Be

sure

that

you

have

all

the

equip-

ment

needed

for

the

setup

by

comparing

your

equip-

ment

with

the

list

in

the

Then

follow

the

·instructions

in

sequential

order.

Do

not

skip

any

steps,

and be

sure

to

read

all

instruc-

tions

carefully

before

carrying

out

any

tasks.

BARD1fARE

AND

SOPftARE

REQUIRED

The

following

hardware

and

software

is

needed

to

initialize

your

Corvus

WinchesteJ

disk

system

for

use

with

a

single

Corvus

Concept

Workstation:

HARDWARE

o

Corvus

Concept

Workstation

o Corvus

8-inch

diskette

drive

and

controller

o Corvus

hard

disk

system,

disk

interface

card

and

cable

Page 3

CCC/20-ll/I.3

Corvus

Concept

Page 4

-Constellation

II

The

equipment

described

here

is

pictured

below.

D

SOFTWARE

o

Corvus

FBOOT

and

FSYSGEN

distribution

diskettes

o

Corvus

FCCSYSl,

FCCSYS2

FCCSYS3,

and

FCCSYS4

distribution

diskettes

o

Corvus

FEDWORD

and

FPSYS

distribution

diskettes

CCC/20-11/l.3

Corvus

Concept

Constellation

II

HARDWARE SB'l'OP

1.

Before

making

any

hardware

connections,

be

sure

that

all

equipment

is

powered

off.

POWER

OFF

2.

Place

the

Corvus

hard

disk

unit

on a

flat

surface.

The

Corvus

disk

system

is

a

precision

instrument

which

must

be

handled

with

care.

Do

not

operate

the

Corvus

disk

drive

when

it

is

upside

down

or

if

the

long

axis

is

at

an

incline.

Make

sure

the

disk

drive

has

adequate

ventilation.

To

ensure

air

flow,

do

not

block

the

slots

at

the

front

or

rear

of

the

drive

cabinet.

Avoid

placing

the

unit

in

a

closed

area

(e.g.,

a box

or

a

desk

drawer).

Do

not

place

a

video

cassette

recorder,

a

display

monitor,

Or

a

television

on

top

of

the

drive

cabinet.

Such

equipment

generates

electromagnetic

fields

that

may

erase

data

on

the

disk.

3.

There

are

three

red

indicator

lights

on

the

front

of

the

Corvus

hard

disk

drive.

Approximately

two

inches

below

these

lights,

the

front

panel

pro-

trudes

slightly.

Directly

beneath

the

lights,

and

up

under

the

lip

of

this

protrusion,

there

are

four

drive

controller

switches.

Flip

all

of

the

drive

controller

switches

to

the

left.

Page 5

CCC/20-11/1.

3

Corvus

Concept

Page

6

Constellation

II

-.---.---.-

LSI-11

MUX

FORMIO"

RESET

Normal

LSI-ll

Multiplexer

Format

Reset

SWITCH

SETTINGS

ON

THE

CORVUS

DRIVE

4.

Verify

that

the

voltage

setting

for

the

Corvus

drive

matches

the

local

voltage

supply

(100,

120,

220

or

240

volt).

The

drive

can

work

with

either

50

or

60

Hertz

power

in

any

of

the

voltage

settings.

The

voltage

setting,

fuse,

and

local

voltage

supply

must

match.

A

mismatch

can

damage

the

disk.

To

verify

the

voltage

setting,

look

at

the

bottom

right

corner

of

the

drive'S

back

panel.

There

you

will

find

the

ac

power

cord

connector

and

fuse

receptacle.

The

voltage

setting

is

displayed

directly

underneath

the

fuse

holder.

CCC/20-11/1.

3

Corvus

Concept

Constellation

II

Connects

to

Video

~-

-H--

__

'"

Recorder

Mirror

Dip

Switches

Power

Switch

Air

Flow

Slots

I

Connects

toACCable

BACK

PANEL

OF

CORVUS

DRIVE

5.

If

the

voltage

setting

displayed

matches

the

voltage

supply

in

your

area,

continue

to

Step

6.

If

you

need

to

change

the

voltage

setting,

follow

the

procedure

below:

CHANGING

VOLTAGE

SETTING

Page 7

CCC/20-11/1.

3

Corvus

Concept

Page 8

Constellation

II

o

REMOVE

FUSE

Slide

open

the

clear

plastic

door,

pull

the

fuse-pull

lever

to

the

left,

and

remove

the

fuse.

o

SET

VOLTAGE

CIRCUIT

BOARD

Using

long-nose

pliers,

carefully

pull

the

voltage

circuit

board

out

of

the

fuse

housing.

To

select

the

proper

operating

voltage,

position

the

circuit

board

so

that

the

desired

voltage

is

displayed

on

the

top-left

side

of

the

board.

Firmly

push

the

board

back

into

the

fuse

housing.

o

SELECT

PROPER

FUSE

Do

not

reinsert

the

fuse

you removed

if

you

have

chosen

a

different

voltage

setting.

A 100

or

120

volt

system

uses

a

2.0

amp

fastblow

fuse.

A 220

or

240

volt

system

uses

a

1.0

amp

fastblow

fuse.

o

INSERT

FUSE

Firmly

push

the

new

fuse

into

the

fuse

holder.

Slide

the

clear

plastic

door

to

the

right,

exposing

the

ac

power

cord

connector.

6.

There

are

two

flat

cable

sockets

on

the

back

panel

of

the

hard

disk

drive

cabinet.

The

top

socket

is

labeled

PROCESSOR,

and

the

bottom

socket

is

labeled

DRIVE.

Plug

either

end

of

the

disk

drive's

flat

interface

cable

into

the

socket

labeled

PROCESSOR.

The

cable

should

run

down

and

away from

the

drive.

When

facing

the

drive's

back

panel,

the

colored

stripe

on

the

edge

of

the

interface

cable

should

be

on

the

right

side.

CCC/20-11/1.3

Corvus

Concept

Constellation

II

Page 9

VIDEO

1>1"

YCJllflEMOTE

f>OUT~

•

STRIPE

ATTACHMENT

OF

FLAT

INTERFACE

CABLE

TO

THE

.

PROCESSOR

CONNECTOR

ON

THE

DRIVE'S

BACK

PANEL

NOTE:

the

colored·

stripe

is

on

the

right

side

of

the

cable.

7.

Plug

the

other

end

of

the

flat

interface

cable

into

the

Corvus

Concept

hard

disk

interface

card.

The

cable

should

lead

away from

the

interface

card~

do

not

connect

the

cable

so

that

it

crosses

over

the

card.

The

grey

arrow

on

the

cable

connector

should

line

up

with

the

grey

arrow

on

the

interface

card's

flat

cable

socket.

CCC/20-11/1.

3

Corvus

Concept

Page 10

Constellation

II

o

WlllllD

LlDllDD

Lll.lJlI5!I!i52

UllllllllD lllJf------

ATTACHMENT

OF

FLAT

INTERFACE

CABLE

TO

THE

CORVUS

CONCEPT

HARD

DISK

INTERFACE

CARD

8.

If

the

drawer

on

the

back

of

the

Concept

is

closed,

loosen

the

two

latch

screws

on

the

back

of

the

Concept's

base

unit.

Turn

the

left

screw

clockwise

and

the

right

screw

counterclockwise.

Pullout

the

drawer.

9.

Along

the

left

side

of

the

drawer

there

are

four

input/output

(I/O)

slots,

numbered

from

1,

at

the

rear

of

the

Workstation,

to

4

at

the

front.

The

diskette

controller

card

should

already

be

in

slot

3.

Firmly

press

the

hard

disk

interface

card

into

slot

2.

10.

Eight

numbered

micro-switches

are

at

the

right

side

of

the

drawer

(the

opposite

side

from

the

four

I/O

slots).

Switches

7

and

8

are

the

boot

switches,

and

should

both

be

ON.

The

ON

position

is

to

the

right

as

you

face

the

back

of

the

workstation.

Use

the

end

of

a

straightened

paperclip,

or

an

object

of

similar

size,

to

set

these

switches.

CCC/20-11/1.

3

Corvus

Concept

Constellation

II

EIGHT

MICRO

SWITCHES

INSIDE

CONCEPT

DRAWER

11.

Push

the

drawer

in.

Refasten

the

two

screws

by

turning

the

left

screw

counterclockwise

and

the

right

screw

clockwise.

12.

Connect

the

ac

power

cord

to

the

hard

disk

unit,

then

to

a power

outlet.

13.

Power on

the

Corvus

hard

disk

drive.

The power

switch

is

located

at

the

bottom

center

of

the

drive'£

back

panel.

The power

switch

has

two

positions:

depressing

the

right

side

turns

the

drive

ON,

depressing

the

left

side

turns

the

drive

OFF.

14.

Looking

at

the

front

of

the

drive

cabinet,

in

the

upper

right

hand

corner,

there

are

three

red

indi-

cator

lights

labeled

FAULT,

BUSY,

and

READY.

When

you power on

the

drive,

all

three

indicator

lights

become

lit.

When

the

drive

is

ready

(after

approx-

imately

20

seconds),

only

the

READY

light

should

stay

lit,

and

you

may

proceed

to

Chapter

3.

Page

11

CCC/20-11/1.3

Corvus

Concept

Page 12

Constellation

II

Indicator

Lights

-"-,

-.-\-",\

•

'.

CORVUS

SYSTEM

-

SWitches~

INDICATOR

LIGHTS

ON

CORVUS

DISK

DRIVE

15.

If

the

drive

does

not

become

ready

after

one

minute

flip

the

reset

switch

to

the

right.

The

reset

switch

is

the

rightmost

switch

on

the

front

of

the

drive

cabinet.

Continue

with

Chapter

3 when

only

the

READY

light

stays

lit.

16.

If

flipping

the

reset

switch

does·

not

put

your

drive

in

the

READY

mode,

recheck

the

hardware

installation

(steps

1-14).

17.

If

your

drive

still

does

not

go

into

the

READY

mode,

see

the

"Troubleshooting"

section

of

"The

Corvus

Concept

System

Manager's

Guide."

CCC/20-11/1.

3

Corvus

Concept

Constellation

II

I

NTRODOCT

ION

OMNIBBT

DISK

SETUP

2

Following

the

instructions

in

this

chapter

you

will

create

a

simple

start-up

network.

The

network

will

include

twenty

feet

of

trunk

cable.

On

one

end

will

be

a

network

tap,

with

a

terminator,

connected

to

a

Corvus

Concept

Workstation.

On

the

other

end

will

be

a

network

tap,

with

a

terminator,

connected

to

a

disk

server.

The

disk

server

is

connected

to

the

hard

disk

using

a

flat

cable.

Bardware

and

Software

Required

The

following

hardware

and

software

is

needed

to

initialize

a

Corvus

Winchester

disk

system

for

use

with

a

Corvus

Concept

Workstation

using

Omninet:

HARDWARE

o

Corvus

Concept

Worksatation

o

Corvus

a-inch

diskette

drive

and

controller

card

o

Corvus

hard

disk

system,

disk

interface

card

and

cable

o

Corvus

Omninet

disk

server

o

Corvus

Omninet

network,

including

20

feet

trunk

cable,

two

tap

cables,

two

tap

boxes,

and

two

terminating

resistors

Page

13

CCC/20-11/1.3

Corvus

Concept

Page

14

Constellation

II

These

parts

are

pictured

below

as

they

will

appear

when

installed.

SOFTWARE

o

Corvus

FBOOT

and

FSYSGEN

distribution

diskettes

o

Corvus

FCCSYS1,

FCCSYS2, FCCSYS3,

and

FCCSYS4

distribution

diskettes

o

Corvus

FEDWORD

and

FPSYS

distribution

diskettes

( )

CCC/20-11/1.3

Corvus

Concept

Constellation

II

Installing

a

Terminator

in

a Network Tap Box

A

resistor

should

be

inserted

into

each

tap

box

to

terminate

the

network

on

each

end.

To

install

the

terminator

place

the

wire

leads

of

the

100

OHM

resistor

into

the

grooves

provided

on

the

metal

connectors

molded

into

the

front

cover

of

the

tap

box.

The

following

diagram

shows

where

to

install

the

network

terminator

resistor

in

the

network

Tap Box.

INSTALLING

TERMINATING

RESISTORS

Page 15

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