Technical data

Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
1 Installation Procedure
Step 1: Choosing a Suitable Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Step 2: Unpacking the System and Identifying the Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Step 3: Connecting the Console Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Step 4: Connecting the ThinWire Terminator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Step 5: Connecting the SCSI Terminator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Step 6: Connecting the DSSI Terminator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
Step 7: Connecting the Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
Step 8: Turning on the Console Terminal and System Unit . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8
Step 9: Checking the Power-Up Test Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9
Step 10: Connecting the System to a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11
Step 11: Connecting External Options to the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11
Step 12: Booting the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11
Examples
1–1 Successful Power-Up Test Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9
1–2 Unsuccessful Power-Up Test Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
Figures
1–1 The VAX 4000 Model 100 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
1–2 Console Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
1–3 ThinWire Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
1–4 Connecting the SCSI Terminator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
1–5 Connecting the DSSI Terminator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
1–6 Power Cord Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
1–7 Power Turn On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8
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