Digital Equipment MicroVAX 3800 User manual

MicroVAX 3800
VAXserver 3800
Installation
Order Number EK-164AA-IN-001
digital equipment corporation
maynard, massachusetts

March 1989
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Contents
Preface............................................. v
1 Verify Site Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Check Your Shipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.1 Unpack Your Shipment .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
3 Place the System . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 Install the Console Terminal .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.1 Perform Set-Up
Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.2 Connect
the Console Terminal to the System. . . . . . . . . . . 8
5 Set Controls on Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6 Connect Additional Devices to the System . . . . . . . 14
6.1 Connect Terminals and Serial Printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.2 Connect
Parallel Printers to the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6.3 Connect Synchronous Modems to the System .......... 20
6.4 Connect Asynchronous Modems to the System ......... 20
6.5 Connect an Internal Modem to Telephone Lines ........ 22
6.6 Connect to
an Ethernet Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7 Connect the System Power Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
8
Turn on the System and Select a Language ...... 39
9 Attach the Front Panel to the System. . . . . . . . . . . . 41
10 After Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Figures
1 Shipping Carton Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Sliding
the System into Place ........................ 5
3 Connecting a VT300-Series Console Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4 Connecting a VT200-Series Console Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
5 Front View of MicroVAX. 3800 Enclosure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6 Connecting Devices to
the CXA16 Module . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 17
7 Connecting Devices to
the Cable Concentrator ........ '.' . . 18
8 Mounting
the Cable Concentrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
9 Connecting a Modem to a
CXY08 Module ............... 21
10 Disconnecting the Telephone Line (Single- and Multi-Line
Service) ......................................... 23
11 Installing Telephone Cord (Single- and Multi-Line Service) . . 24
12 Connecting Modem to Telephone (Single-
and Multi-Line
Service) ......................................... 25
13 Connecting Modem to Wall-Mounted
Jack (Data Jack Service)
-Telephone-to-Wall-Jack Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
14 Connecting Modem to Wall-Mounted
Jack (Data Jack Service)
-Telephone-to-DFA01 Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
15
Thin Wire Cable, T-Connector, and Terminator. . . . . . . . . . . . 30
16 Making a ThinWire Ethernet Connection. . . . . . . . . . . •. . . 31
17 Form
the Upper Cable in a Loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
18 Grounding ThinWire
Ethernet Cable on the DESQA Module 33
19 Making a
Standard Ethernet Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
20 Power Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
21 Attaching Power Cable to
the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 38
22 Language Selection Menu
........................... 39
23 Example ofa Successful Power-On
Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
24 Attaching the Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Tables
. 1 Module Identification Labels
14
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Preface
This manual describes how to install your MicroVAX 3800 or VAXserver
3800 system. It assumes you have unpacked the system according to
directions on
the shipping carton. Installation includes the following steps:
1. Verifying site preparation
2. Checking your shipment
3. Placing the system
4. Installing the console terminal
5. Setting controls on the system
6. Connecting additional devices to the system
7. Connecting the power cable
8.
Turning on the system and selecting a language
9. Attaching the front panel
Before installing a DIGITAL system, review the system warranty. The
terms of your warranty agreement with DIGITAL, may require that a
qualified DIGITAL service
representative install your system. Contact your
local DIGITAL
representative if you have any questions.
NOTE: VAXserver 3800 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 multiusersystems and may not be suitable
for a VAXserver system. Contact your DIGITAL representative
if you have
any questions about whether use
of a specific device is appropriate for your
VAXserver system.
Dual-host systems
must be installed by a DIGITAL service representative.
For more information on dual-host systems, refer
to your MicroVAX 3800
VAXserver 3800 Operation manual.
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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this book:
Convention
NOTE
CAUTION
WARNING
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Meaning
A symbol denoting a terminal key used in text and examples in this book.
For example, Break indicates that you press the Breakkeyon your tenninal
keypad. Return indicates that you press the Return key on your terminal
keypad.
Provides general information about
the current topic.
Provides information
to prevent damage to eqUipment or software.
Provides information
to prevent personal injury.

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\ ' 1 Verify Site Preparation
Before receiving your system, you should have received a MicroVAX Site
Preparation manual. This guide describes
the physical, environmental,
and electrical requirements to operate your system. For your convenience,
a copy of
this guideis alsoincluded in your Customer Hardware Information
kit.
If you have not already done so, please read the guide and follow its
instructions for preparing your site.
The installation instructions
that follow assume the site meets all the
installation requirements listed in the MicroVAX Site Preparation manual.
The instructions also assume all
terminal data lines, telephone lines, and
network lines that you plan to connect to your system are in place and
clearly labeled.
2 Check Your Shipment
NOTE: Save all packing materials if you plan to reship the system.
Your shipment may include several cartons.
• One contains the system unit with unpacking instructions on the side.
• One contains cables for connecting additional devices to your system.
• Another, with unpacking instructions on the side, contains components
of
the console terminal.
• Another, marked "Software," contains software documentation, system
software, diagnostic software,
and a software license.
Depending on your order, your shipment
may also include some of the
following equipment:
• Additional terminalCs)
• PrinterCs)
•
ModemCs)
2.1 Unpack Your Shipment
Before installing your system, unpack all cartons and check the contents
against the shipping list to ensure you have received everything you
ordered.
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If any item is missing or damaged:
• Contact your delivery agent.
• Contact your DIGITAL sales representative.
Find the carton containing the system unit and unpack the system
according to
the instructions on the carton. Figure 1 shows the contents of
the shipping carton.
Release
the shipping brackets according to the instructions on the yellow
label attached to
the front of the system unit. When you have completed
this, remove
the label from the front of the unit.
CAUTION: Before continuing installation, verify that your system's power
requirements match your power
source. The correct voltage for the system
is listed
on the serial number label next to the left power supply (see
Figure 1). If the voltage listed matches your power source, continue with
the installation.
If the voltage does not match your power source, do not
continue. Contact your DIGITAL sales representative.
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Figure 1: Shipping Carton Contents
DECconnect
Office Cable
Adapter
H8571-A
Cable Clamp
Keys to
Front Panel
& e Terminators
~ T-Connector
~Screwdriver
~System
~ Power Cable
-Front Panel
,r------,-- Hand Holds
erial Number Label MLO-0022S8
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3 Place the System
The installation instructions that follow assume you have correctlyfollowed
the unpacking instructions on the carton.
CAUTION: Moving and operating your system without releasing the
shipping brackets may damage the mass storage devices.
After unpacking your system, you can move it into position in two ways, as
shown in Figure 2.
• You can roll it sideways.
• You can gently slide or walk it backward or forward by gripping the
handholds on the side of the unit.
WARNING: The system weighs between 50 kg (110 lb) and 64 kg (140 lb),
depending on the options installed.
Use two or more people to maneuver the
system.
During installation, leave space behind the system for routing cables
underneath the system unit. Once installation is complete, you can place
the system base directly against a wall. No rear ventilation is required.
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