Digital Equipment MicroVAX 3600 Instruction Manual

MicroVAX
3600
VAXserver
3600 / 3602
Operation
Order Number
EK-033AB—OM-002
digital
equipment
corporation
maynard, massachusetts

September 1957
July
1988
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Contents
Preface
ix
Chapter 1
System
Overview
1.1 Front
View
of the MicroVAX/VAXserver
3600 Cabinet
1-4
1.1.1 The
BA213
Enclosure
1-10
1.1.1.1 Mass
Storage
Shelf
1-12
1.1.1.2 Card Cage
1-13
1.1.1.3
PowerSupplies
)-16
1.1.1.4 Fans
1-17
1.1.2 Mass
Storage
Options
1-19
1.2
Rear
View
of the MicroVAX/VAXserver
3600 Cabinet 1-19
1.2.1
Power Controller
1-21
1.3
Functional Description of Base
System Components
1-23
1.3.1
Base System Components 1-24
1.3.1.1 Central Processing
Unit
(CPU)
1-24
1.3.1.2
Console
Serial
Line
Unit
(SLU)
1-24
1.3.1.3
Main Memory 1-24
1.3.1.4
Mass
Storage
Devices and
Controllers 1-25
1.3.1.5
Power Supplies 1-25
1.3.1.6
Fans 1-25
1.3.2
Optional
Components 1-26
1.3.2.1
Communications Controllers
1-26
1.3.2.2 Real -Time Controllers
1-28
1.3.2.3
Printer Interfaces
1-28
1.3.2.4
Other Available
Options
1-28
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Chapter
2 Using
the System
2.1 Before You
Use
a
New
System
2-1
2.2 Switch
Settings
2-1
2.2.1 Normal Operation
2-1
2.2.2 Special
Operation
2-2
2.3
Turning
On
the System
2-3
2.4 Booting
the System
2-5
2.4.1
Autobooting
the System
2-5
2.4.2 Booting
the System from
Console Mode
2-7
2.5
Using the System
2-7
2.6
Turning Off
the System
2-8
2.7 Halting
the
System 2-9
2.8
Resetting
the
System
2-9
Chapter
3
Using System
Options
3.1
Mass Storage Options
3-1
3.1.1 RA
-Series
Disk Drives
3-2
3.1.1.1
RA -Series
Drive Controls
3-2
3.1.1.2 Inserting
an
RA60 Disk
Pack
3-6
3.1.1.3
Removing an
RA60
Disk
Pack
3-8
3.1.1.4 Replacing an
RA81/82 Air
Filter
3-8
3.1.2
TK70
Tape Drive
3-9
3.1.2.1 Design of
the Drive
3-11
3.1.2.2 Labeling
a
Tape
Cartridge
3-12
3.1.2.3
Write -Protecting
a
Tape
Cartridge
3-13
3.1.2.4
Tape Cartridge Handling
and
Storage
Guidelines
3-15
3.1.2.5
Inserting
a Tape
Cartridge
3-16
3.1.2.6 Removing
a Tape
Cartridge
3-18
3.1.2.7 Summary of
TK70 Tape Drive
Controls
and
Indicator
Lights
3-20
3.1.3
TS05
Tape
Drive
3-21
3.1.3.1
Controls and
Indicators
3-22
3.1.3.2
Inserting
Write
-Enable
Ring
3-24
3.1.3.3 Loading
Tape
3-24
3.1.3.4
Rewinding
Tape
3-26
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3.1.3.5
Unloading
Tape
3-26
3.1.3.6
Restarting
the Tape
Drive
3-26
3.1.3.7 Care
of
Magnetic Tapes
3-27
3.1.4 TU81-Plus Tape Drive
3-28
3.1.4.1
Controls and Indicators
3-28
3.1.4.2
Inserting
Write -Enable
Ring
3-30
3.1.4.3
Tape
Threading
and Loading
3-31
3.1.4.4 Tape Unloading
3-35
3.1.4.5 Corrective Actions
3-35
3.2
Communications Controller
Options
3-36
3.2.1
Asynchronous Serial Controllers
3-36
3.2.1.1 Without Modem Support
3-3
7
3.2.1.2 With Modem
Support
3-38
3.2.2
Synchronous Controllers
3-39
3.2.3
Network Controllers
3-40
3.2.4 Real
-Time
Options
3-40
3.2.5
Printer
Options
3-41
3.3
Adding New
Options
3-41
Appendix A
Related Documentation
Glossary
Index
Figures
1-1
MicroVAX/VAXserver
3600
System
with Auxiliary
Cabinet
1-2
1-2 Standard
VAXserver 3602 System
1-3
1-3
MicroVAX/VAXserver
3600
Cabinet 1-4
1-4 Key
Positions
1-5
1-5
Sliding
Window
Closed
1-6
1-6
Window Partially
Open
1-7
1-7
Window Fully
Open 1-8
v

1-8
Opening the Front
Door
1-9
1-9
Internal
View of MicroVAX/VAXserver
3600 Cabinet
1-10
1-10
Front
View of
the
BA213
Enclosure
1-11
1-11 Mass Storage
Shelf
1-12
1-12 Card
Cage
1-13
1-13 CPU
Cover Panel
1-15
1-14 Power Supply
1-16
1-15
System Air Circulation
1-18
1-16
Removing the
Rear Panel
1-20
1-17
Rear View of MicroVAX/VAXserver
3600
Cabinet
1-21
1-18
Power
Controller
1-22
2-1 Language
Selection Menu
2-3
2-2
Sample
Error Summary
2-5
2-3
Successful Power
-On
and Automatic Boot
2-6
2-4 Successful Power -On to
Console Mode
2-8
3-1 Location of RA
-Series Drive Controls
3-3
3-2
Opening
the
RA60
Disk Drive
3-6
3-3
Removing Bottom
Dust
Cover
from
an
RA60
Disk
Pack . . .
3-7
3-4 Air Filter Removal
3-9
3-5 TK70
Tape Drive
3-11
3-6
Labeling
a
Tape Cartridge
3-12
3-7
Tape Cartridge Write -Protect Switch
3-14
3-8
Inserting
a Tape Cartridge
3-17
3-9 Removing
a
Tape Cartridge
3-19
3-10 TS05
Tape Drive and Controls
3-22
3-11 Inserting Write -Enable
Ring
3-24
3-12 Loading the
TS05
Tape Drive
3-25
3-13
TU81-Plus Tape Drive and
Controls
3-28
3-14 Inserting
Write
-Enable
Ring
3-31
3-15
Opening
the TU81-Plus Cover
3-32
3-16 TU81-Plus
Tape
Deck
3-33
3-17 Tape Path
3-34
v~

Tables
2-1 Normal Power -On
Indications
2-4
2-2
Console
Program
Boot Sequence
2-7
3-1
RA -Series Drive
Controls
and
Indicators 3-4
3-2
TK70
Tape Drive
Controls
3-20
3-3 TK70
Tape Drive
Indicator
Lights
3-20
3-4
TS05
Tape Drive Controls and
Indicators
3-23
3-5
TU81-Plus Tape Drive Operator
Controls and
Indicators . 3-29
3-6
TU81-Plus Corrective Actions
3-36
vii

Preface
This
manual describes
how
to
use
MicroVAX
3600
and
VAXserver
3600/3602
systems. The
hardware
for the two
types of systems is the same. The
software
differs
because the
systems
serve different
functions. The
MicroVAX
3600
is
a
timesharing
system that uses
the VMS,
ULTRIX, or
VAXELN
operating
system,
and
functions as
an end
-node
on
an
Ethernet network.
The
VAXserver
3600
and
3602 are
full
-function
network
nodes that use the
VMS
operating
system
and
LAVc
(Local
Area
VAXcluster) software.
VAXserver systems support
client
systems on
a
Local
Area
Network
(LAN).
The
manual is structured as
follows:
•
Chapter 1 provides an
overview of the systems.
•
Chapter 2 describes
how to use the
systems.
•
Chapter
3
describes
how to use options
installed in the systems.
•
The
appendix lists related
documentation.
• A glossary explains key
terms.
NOTE:
VAXserver
3600f3602 systems are
designed to offer maximum
performance
for applications
that do not require
timesharing. Some of the devices
referred to in this
manual are
designed for
multiuser systems and may not be
suitable
for a
VAXserver
system. Contact
your DIGITAL representative if you
have
any questions
aobut
whether use of a specific device is
appropriate for your
VAXserver
system.
ix

Conventions
The
following
conventions are
used
in
this book:
Convention
Meaning
Key
Ctrl/C
Bold
WARNING
CAUTION
NOTE
A
symbol
denoting
a
terminal key
used in
text and
exam-
ples
in
this book.
For
example,
Break
indicates
that
you
press the
Break
key on your
terminal
keypad.
Return
indi-
cates
that
you press
the Return
key
on your
terminal
key-
pad.
A
symbol
indicating
that you
hold down
the Ctrl
key
while
you
press
the
C
key.
Bold type
is
used to
indicate user
input.
For
exam-
ple:
»>
BOOT
MUAO
This line
shows
that the user
must type
BOOT
MUAO at the "»>"
prompt.
Provides
information
to
prevent
personal
injury.
Provides
information
to
prevent
damage to
equipment or
soft-
ware.
Provides
general
information
about
the
current
topic.
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