DEC VAXstation 3100, Model 48 Owner's Manual

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VAXstation

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Contents

About

This

Guide

xi

1 YourVAXstaNon

3100

System

1.1 System Highlights

1-2

1.2

The

VAXstation

3100

Family

1-3

2 Installing

System

Hardwore

2.1 Choosing

the

Right Location

2-2

2.2 Unpacking

2-3

2.3 Setting Up Your System

2-4

2.3.1 Identifying System

Unit

Ports

and

Connectors

2-4

2.3.2 Connecting

the

Keyboard

2-6

2.3.3 Connecting

the

Mouse

2-7

2.3.4 Attaching

Ethernet

Tterminators

2-8

2.3.5 Connecting

the

Monitor

2-11

2.3.6 Connecting

the

Power

Cords

2-14

2.4 Connecting Optional or

E:^ansion

Hardware

2-16

2.5 Inserting Media 2-16

2.6

Starting

Your

System

2-17

2.6.1 Checking

the

Power-Up

Display

2-17

2.6.2

IfYou

Have

Problems

2-18

2.7

IfYou

NeedtoSet

the

Keyboard

Language

2-19

2.8 Connecting to a

Network

2-20

2.9

Getting

ReadytoInstall

Your

Operating

System

Software

2-20

2.10

Turning

Your

System

Off 2-21

3

Learning

About

Your

System

3.1

Hard

Disk

Drives

3-1

3.2

Using

the

RRD40 Compact Disc

Drive

3-2

3.2.1

LoadingaCompact

Disc

3-2

3.2.2 Removing a

Compact

Disc

3-4

3.2.3

Inserting

the

Compact

Disc

into

the

Caddy

3-5

3.2.4 Removing

the

Compact Disc from

the

Caddy

3-7

3.2.5

Caring

for

Compact

Discs

3-8

3.3

Using

Tape

Cartridges

3-8

3.3.1 Labeling a

Tape

Cartridge

3-8

3.3.2

Writingtoand

Protecting

Tape

Cartridges

3-9

3.3.2.1

Write

ProtectingaTape

3-10

3.3.2.2

Writing

to a

Tape

3-11

3.3.3

Handling

and

Storing

Tape

Cartridges

3-11

3.4

Using

the

TZ30

Tape

Drive

3-12

3.4.1

InsertingaTape

Cartridge

3-12

3.4.2

RemovingaTape

Cartridge

3-14

3.4.3

Understanding

TZ30

Lights

3-15

3.4.4

If

You

Have

Problems

3-15

3.5

Mouse

3-15

4 Adding

and

Using

Expansion Boxes ^

4.1

Guidelines

for

Connecting

Expansion

Boxes

4-2

4.2

Unpacking

an

Expansion

Box

4-4

4.3

InstallingaBottom

Dress

Cover

4-6

4.4

Preparing

Your

System

for

an

Expansion

Box

4-7

4.5

Connecting

One

Expansion

Box

4-9

4.6

Daisy-Chaining

Multiple

Expansion

Boxes

4-12

4.7

Adding

the

RRD40

Compact

Disc

Expansion

Box

4-14

4.7.1 Verifying

the

Voltage

Selector

Position

on

the

RRD40

4-15

4.7.2

Verifying

the

SCSI

ID

on

the

RRD40

4-15

4.7.3

Resetting

the

SCSI

ID on

the

RRD40

4-16

4.8

Adding

an

RZ55

Hard

Disk

Expansion

Box

4-16

4.8.1 Verifying

the

SCSI

ID

on

the

First

RZ55

4-17

4.8.2

Resetting

the

SCSI

ID

on

the

Second

RZ55

4-17

4.9

Adding

and

UsingaIKSOZ-GA

Tape

Expansion

Box

4-19

4.9.1 Verifying

the

SCSI

ID

on

the

TK50Z-GA

4-19

4.9.2

InsertingaTape

Cartridge

4-20

4.9.3

RemovingaTape

Cartridge

4-23

4.9.4

Using

TK50Z-GA

Controls

and

Indicator

Lights

4-24

Iv

5

Connecting

to

a Network

5.1 Connecting to a ThinWireEthernet Network 6-1

5.1.1

Verifying the Network Select Button Position

5-2

5.1.2 Verifying ThinTOre Ethernet Network Installation 5-3

5.1.3 Connecting ThinWire Ethernet Cable

5-5

5.1.4 Creating a Daisy-Chain WorkGroup 5-6

5.1.5 Connecting to a DECconnect Faceplate 5-7

5.1.6 Troubleshooting the ThinWire Ethernet Segment 5-8

5.2 Connecting to a Standard Ethernet Network 5-11

5.2.1

Setting the Network Select Button for Standard Ethernet

...

5-11

5.2.2 VerifyingYourStandard Ethernet Network Installation 5-11

5.2.3 Troubleshooting Standard Ethernet 5-12

5.2.4 Connecting a Transceiver Cable 5-14

5.2.5 Creating a Daisy-Chain WorkGroup 5-15

6

Troubleshooting

6.1

Identifying the Source ofa Problem 6-1

6.2 Using the Troubleshooting Table 6-3

7

Running

Diagnostics

7.1

Power-Up Messages 7-2

7.1.1

Power-Up Error Messages 7-3

7.1.2 Power-Up Status Messages

7-4

7.2 Running Self-Ifests 7-5

7.3 ConfigurationDisplay 7-7

7.3.1 DZ

Status

Codes

7-9

7.4 Testing Internal Storage Devices 7-10

7.5 Testing

Memory

Modules 7-12

7.6 Device Display 7-15

7.7 Using the System Exerciser 7-17

7.8

Test

Utilities

7-19

7.8.1 RRD40

Tfest

Disc UtiHty 7-19

7.8.2 Erase Disk Utility for SCSI Hard Disks 7-20

7.9 Changing the KeyboardLanguage 7-22

7.10

Console

Commands

7-23

7.11

Password Security Feature 7-24

7.11.1

Enabling the Password Security Feature 7-26

7.12 Rebooting the System After Running Tests 7-28

7.13

Service

Information

7-29

8

Adding

Options

8.1

Printers

8-1

8.2

Modems

8-4

8.3

Tablet

8-6

8.4

Monitors

8-6

8.4.1 Long Monitor Cable Option

8-7

8.5 Graphics Coprocessor Module^Color Option

8-7

8.6

SPX

Color Graphics Accelerator

8-7

A

System

Parameters

A.l

Automatic

Booting

A-2

A.1.1

Setting

the

Default

Boot

Device

A-2

A.1.2 Changing

the

Default Recovery Action A-3

A.1.3

Setting

the

D^ault

Boot

Flags

A-5

A.2 Enabling

the

Server to Boot Satellite Systems Remotely A-5

A.3 Using an Alternate Console with YoiirSystem A-6

B

SCSI

IDs

B.l SCSI ID Default Settings B-1

B.2

Setting

the

SCSI ID B-3

B.3

Setting

SCSI

Switches

B-6

VI

Power-Up,

Seif-Test,

and

TEST

50

Status

and

Error

Codes

C.l

Monochrome

Video

Circuits

(MONO)

C-2

C.2

Time-of-Year Clock (CLK)

C-2

C.3

Nonvolatile

RAM (NVR)

C-3

C.4

Serial

Line

Controller

(DZ)

C-3

C.5

System

Memory

(MEM)

C-6

C.6 Memory

Management

(MM)

C-7

C.7

Floating

Point

(FP)

C-7

C.8

Interval

Timer

(IT)

C-7

C.9

SCSI

Bus

Controllers

(SCSI-A

and

SCSI-B)

C-8

C.l0

Interrupt

Controller

and

Ethernet

ID ROM (SYS)

C-15

C.ll

Graphics Coprocessor Module/Color Option

C-16

C.l2

Ethernet

Circuits

(NI)

C-17

D

Hardware

Specifications

E

Associated

Documents

Glossary

Index

Figures

1-1 VAXstation 3100 Model 48

System

1-1

2-1 Unpacking System Components 2-3
2-2

lifting

Equipment 2-4

2-3

Ports, Connectors,

and

Icons

2-5

2-4

Connecting the Keyboard to

the

System

Unit

2-6

2-5

Connecting

the

Mouse to

the

System

Unit

2-7

2-6

Connecting Terminators to the T-Connector

2-8

2-7 Connecting the T-Connector to

the

System

Unit

2-9

2-8 Connecting the Loopback Connector to the Sjrstem Unit 2-10

2-9

Connecting

the

Monitor Cable to

the

Monitor Using

the

Universal

Strain

Relief

Strap

2-12

2-10 Connecting

the

Monitor Cable to the System

Unit

2-13

2-11 Connecting

the

Monitor Power Cord 2-14

2-12 Connecting

the

Sjratem Power Cord 2-15

2-13 Opening

the

Frontofthe

Model 48 System

Unit

2-16

3-1 Opening

the

Front of the Model 48 System Unit 3-2

3-2 Loading a Compact Disc 3-3

3-3 Compact Disc Caddy

3--5

3-4

Inserting DiscinHousing

3-6

3-5

Pressing Locking Tabs

3-7

3-6

Labeling a Tape Cartridge

3-9

3-7

Write Protecting a Tape

3-10

3-8

TZ30 Lights

and

Controls 3-12

3-9

Inserting a Tape Cartridge in

the

TZ30 3-13

3-10

Removing a Tape Cartridge from

the

TZ30

3-14

4-1

50-Pin

Terminator

4-4

vll

4-2

Unpacking

an

RZ55 or

TK50Z-GA

Expansion

Box

4-5

4-3

Installing

Bottom

Dress

Cover

4-6

4-4

Removing

the

SCSI

Cover

4-7

4-5

Removing

the

SCSI

Terminator

4-8

4-6

Connecting

One

TK50Z-GA

or

One

RZ55

Expansion

Box

4-11

4-7

Connecting

One

RRD40

Expansion

Box

4-11

4-8

Connecting

IVo

Expansion

Boxes

4-13

4-9

RRD40

Compact

Disc

Expansion

Box

4-14

4-10

RRD40

Expansion

Box Voltage

Selector

and

Factory

SCSI

ID

Switch

Positions

4-15

4-11 Verifying

the

SCSI

ID on

the

First

RZ55

4-17

4-12

Resetting

the

SCSI

ID

on

the

Second

RZ55

4-19

4-13

Verifying

the

SCSI

ID on

the

TK50Z-GA

4-20

4-14

Inserting

and

LoadingaTapeinthe

TK50Z-GA

4-22

4-15

RemovingaTape

Cartridge

from

the

TK50Z-GA

4-23

5-1

Network

Select

Button

Set

for

ThinWre

Ethernet

5-3

5-2

Halt

Button

5-4

5-3

Adding

ThinWire

Cable

to a T-Connector

5-5

5-4

Checking

ThinWire

Cable

Connections

5-6

5-5

VAXstation

3100

Systemsina

Daisy-Chain

Work

Group

5-7

5-6

Connecting

to a

DECconnect

Faceplate

5-8

5-7

RemovingaSystem

from

an

Active

ThinWlre

Segment

5-9

5-8

ConnectingaTransceiver

Cabletothe

System

Unit

5-14

5-9

Daisy-Chain

Work

GroupinStandard

Ethernet

Environment

5-15

7-1

Halt

Button

7-6

7-2

Diagnostic

Lights

7-29

8-1

ConnectingaPrinter

Cabletotiie

System

Unit

8-2

8-2

Connecting a Modem to

the

System

Unit

8-5

Tables

vin

3-1

Understanding

TZ30

Lights

3-15

4-1

Expansion

Box

SCSI

ID

Factory

Default

Switch

Positions

4-9

4-2

Using

the

TK50Z-GA

Controls

4-24

4-3

Understanding

TK50Z-GA

Lights

4-24

6-1

Troubleshooting

6-4

7-1 Device

IdentifiersinPower-Up

and

Self-Tests

7-3

7-2

SCSI

Status

Codes

Indicating

Good Devices 7-11

7-3

SCSI

Status

Codes

Indicating

Possible

Problems

7-11

7-4 8-Digit Memory Error Code 7-14
7-5 SHOW DEVICE Display Column Heads 7-16

7-6 Error Messages for Erase Disk UtUity 7-22

7-7

SHOW

Commands

7-23
7-8
7-9

SET
Test

Commands

Commands

7-23

7-24

8-1 DeviceNames for Your Operating System 8-2

8-2

8-3

8-4

A-1

A-2

B-1

B-2

B-3

B-4
B-5

Printers

Modems

8~3

8-4

DeviceNames for Your Operating System 8-6

SCSI

Values for Default Recovery

SCSI
SCSI

SCSI

RRD40
RZ55/56

Boot

IDs

IDs

IDs

Device

for
for

for

Names

VAXstation
VAXstation

VAXstation

..

3100
3100

3100

Model
Model 38

Model

38

48

(with
(with

Diskette
Hard

Disk) B-4

Drive) B-4

Expansion BoxSCSI IDs and Switch Positions B-6

Expansion BoxSCSI IDs and Switch Positions B-6

A-2

A-4

B-5

B-6 TK50Z-GAExpansion BoxSCSI IDs and Switch Positions B-7

C-1

C-2

C-3

C-4

Monochrome

Time-of-Year Clock

Nonvolatile

Serial

Line

"^deo

RAM

Controller

Error

Error

Error

Codes

Codes

Codes

Error

(OOOOJCXXX)

(OOOOJCXXX)

(OOOOXXXX)

Codes (0000JXXXX)

C-2

C-2

C-3

C-3

C-5

C-6

C-7

C-8 System
C-9

C-10 Floating Point Error Codes
C-11 Binary Mask of Selected Devices

C-12 Binary Mask of Error Flags

C-13

C-14

C-15

C-16 8-Plane Graphics Module Error Codes

C-17

D-1

Serial

Keyboard

MouseorTablet

Memory

SCSI

Device

Interrupt

line

Status

Self-Ttest

Memory

Codes

Codes

Self-ltest Codes (ZZZZZZZZ)

Error

Management Error

Controller

Status

Controller

Error

Codes (DDMMSSTT)

(OOOOJDCXX)

Ethernet

Circuits

Error

System Specifications

(OOOOWWWW)

(YYYYYYYY)

Codes

(OOOO.XXXX)

Codes

(OOOO.OOOX)

(OOOO.YYOO)

Codes

and

(OOOO.OOZZ)

Ethernet

Codes

(OOOO.OOOX)

(WWXX.OOOO)

ID ROM

(OOOO.YYYO)

(OOOO.YYYY)

Error

C^

C-5

C-5

C-6
C-7

C-7
C-8

C-9

C-9

C-12

Codes

C-15

C-16

C-17

0-2

D-2 System Dimensions D-2
D-3 System Storage Conditions (Long-Term Storage) D-3

ix

D-4 Sjrstem Operating

and

Nonoperating Conditions

0-3

D-5 RZ23

D-6 RZ24

D-7

RZ55/RZ56

D-8 RZ55/RZ66
D-9 RZ55/RZ56

Hard

Hard

Disk

Drive Specifications

D-4

Disk Drive Specifications D-5

Hard

Hard
Hard

Disk

Drive

Dimensions

D-6

Disk Drive Specifications D-6
Disk Environmental Specifications D-7

D-10 TZ30 Tape Drive Specifications D-7

D-11 TK50Z-GA Tape Drive Specifications D-7

D-12 RRD40 Compact Disc Drive Specifications D-8

E-1

Associated

Documents

E-1

About

This

Guide

Purpose

of

This

Manual

This

manual

describes

howtoinstall,

test,

and

maintain

the

hardware

components of a V^iXstation

3100

Model 48

computer

system.

Who

Should

Use

This

Manual

'"

\

This

manualisfor

anyone

setting upand

using

the

Model48for

the

first

time.

It

includes

information

on

hardware

installation,

operation,

and

maintenance.

structure

of

This

Manual

This

manual

contains

eight

chapters,

five appendixes, a glossary

of

technical

terms,

and

an

index.

• Chapter 1 includes

an

overview of

the

VAXstation 3100 Model

38

and

VAXstation

3100

Model 48

s3^tems,

and

introduces

you

to

the

product

features.

•

Chapter

2 provides instructions for installing

your

new Model

48.

•

Chapter

3 discusses

the

software

loading

devices (TZ30

tape

drive

and

RRD40 compact disc drive)

that

are

an

integral

part

of

your

system.

•

Chapter

4 discusses

the

add-on storage

and

software loading

devices

that

can

be

used

with

your

system.

•

Chapter

5 discusses connecting

your

system

to a simple

ThinWire

daisy-chain

work

group.

xl

•

Chapter

6 provides basic s3rstem troubleshooting information.

•

Chapter

7 describes how to

run

self-tests

and

system

diagnostics.

•

Chapter8lists

the

options

available

for

your

system.

It

also

shows

howtoconnectaprinter

or

modem

to

your

system.

Appendixes provide

complementary

information

on

the

following

topics:

•

AppendixA:Customizing

your

startup

procedures

•

Appendix

B:

SCSI

ID

numbers

•

AppendixC:Status

and

error

codes

•

Appendix

D:

Hardware

specifications

•

AppendixE:Associated

documents

The

glossary

defines technical

terms

usedinthis

guide.

The

index

helps

youtofind

the

information

you

need.

Guide

to

VAXstation

3100

Documentation

Manuals

The

manuals

you

will

use

to

install,

operate,

manage,

and

maintain

your

V^Xstation

3100

Model

48

system

are

listed

below.

The

left

column

lists

the

manuals;

the

light

column

contains

some

of

the

topics describedineach

manual.

See

also Appendix E.

Topics

Planning

and

Preparation

Planning

workstation

placement

Checking power

requirements

Checking

environmental

reqtiirements

Connectingamonitor
Adjusting

brightness

and

contrast

Setting

up

the

system

unit

Connecting

the

keyboard

and

mouse

Turning

the

system

on

Connectingtoa

network

Troubleshooting

and

diagnostic

testing

Adding

storage

devices

Monitor

Installation/Owner's

Guide

VAXstation

3100

Model

48

Owner's

Manual

xll

Workstations

Network

Guide

VMS

Installation

Guide

ULTRIX

Installation

Guide

VMS

DECwindows

User's

Guide

VWS

Installation

Guide

Desktop-VMS

Installation

Guide

Application

Installation

Guides

Defininganetwork

Describing

network

hardware

and

software

Setting

upaThinWireorstandard

Ethernet

network

Expanding

networks

Installing

VMS

operating

system

software

Backing

up

files

Installing

ULTRDC

system

sofi;ware

Backing

up

files

Using

DECwindows software,

an

optional

software

interface

layered

on

VMS

or

ULTRIX

Using

the

mouse

Manipulating

windows

Creating

and

xising files

Using

VWS software,

an

optional

software

interface

Installing

VWS

software

Backingupfiles

Using

Desktop-VMS software,

an

optional

software

interface

Installing

Desktop-VMS

software

Installing

and

using

applications

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Note

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The

following

conventions

are

used

in

this

manual:

A sequence

such

as |Ctrl/x|

indicates

that

you

must

hold

down

the

key

labeled

Ctrl

while

you

press

another

keyora

pointing

device

button.

A

key

nameisshown

enclosedtoindicate

that

you

pressanamed

key

on

the

keyboard.

Red

ink

indicates

information

that

you

must

enter

from

the

keyboard.

In

the

online

versionofthe

book,

this

informationisshowninbold

type.

Bold

typeisusedtointroduce

new

terms.

New

terms

are

definedinthe

Glossary.

Uppercase

letters

indicate

that

you

must

enteracommand

exactly

as

shown.

For

example,

enter

SHOW.

Lowercase

letters

in

commands

indicate

that

you

must

provideavalue.

For

example,

enter

SET

PASSWORD

new.password.

Warnings

contain

informationtoprevent

personal

injuay.

Read

these

carefully.

Cautions

provide

informationtoprevent

damagetoequipment

or software.

Read

these

carefully.

Notes

provide

general

information

about

the

current

topic.

Margin

Icon

Definitions

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Throughout

this

manual,

symbolsoricons

in

the

margin

identify

important

switches,

buttons,

connectors,

or

procedures.

These

icons

are

briefly

described

here.

Figure

2-3

shows

the

locations

for

many

of

the

ports

and

switches.

Icons

That

Signal

Procedures

Certain

icons

act

as

reminders

about

important

procedures

that

are

being

described

in

the

nearby

text.

This

icon

signals

that

you

turn

to

another

guide

(for

instance,

the

monitor

guide)

for

more

complete

instructions

on a

certain

procedure.

Tlien

you

return

to

the

procedures

in

this

manu£d.

This

representation

of

an

on/off

switch

shows

the

off

(0) position.

This

icon

signals

that

you

should

turn

off

oneormore

devices,

as

described

in

the

nearby

text.

The

on/off

switchisshown

in

the

on ( I ) position.

This

icon

signals

that

you

shovdd

turn

on

one

or

more

devices,

as

described

in

the

nearby

text.

Icons

for

Ports,

Connectors,

and

Buttons

This

section

describes

the

icons

that

appear

on

the

bezel

for

the

backofthe

system

unit.

The

icon for a

port

or

connector

appears

in

the

margin

to

signal

that

you

connectacabletothat

port

or

connector.

The

icon

forabutton

appears

to

signal

that

you

press

that

button.

See

Figure

2-3

for

icon

locations

on

the

bezel.

The

SCSI

iconinthe

margin

signals

tiiat

you

attachacable

or

terminator

to

the

SCSI

port.

The

icon

for

Ethernet

signalsaprocedure

with

oneofthe

Ethernet

connectors

or

the

network

select

button.

The

halt

icon

signals

that

you

press

the

halt

button

to

put

the

system

into

console

mode.

The

keyboard

icon

identifies

the

connector

where

you

put

the

keyboard

cable.

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mouse

cable

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this

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monitor

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also

for

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modem

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(or

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cable

monitor

printer

supportsahardcopy

alternate

communications

alternate

instructions

icon

the

tablet

appears

into

icon

cable.

icon identifies

console

cable

here,ifyou

identifies

cable).

on

the

port

identifies

console

for

the

connector

the

cable for

with

the

the

the

terminal

mode.

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switchisidentified

installing

See

have

the

mouse

connector

port for

or

Appendix

this

option.

and

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where

mouse

icon.

where

the

printer

an

additional

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this

by

an

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(or

tablet). You

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icon. You

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icon.

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terminal

put

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on

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how

system

touse

imit

these

is

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1

Your

VAXstation

3100

System

The

VAXstation

3100

Model

48isa

desktop

server/workstation

that

provides

the

full VMS or ULTRIX operating systems and

applications to diskless members of a work group. The VAXstation

3100

Model

48

also

functions

asaworkstation

for

the

owner/local

system manager. Figure

1-1

shows the VAXstation3100 Model 48

system.

Figure 1-1 VAXstation 3100 Model 48 System

MLO-002345

Your VAXstatton

3100

System

1-1

1.1

System

Highlights

The

Y&Xstation

3100

Model 48

and

the

Model

38

system

tmits

A

are

contained

in

similar

enclosures.

The

Model

48

enclosure

is

14.99

centimeters

(5.9

inches)

high;

the

Model 38

enclosure

is

smaller—10.3

centimeters

(4

inches)

high.

The

Model 48

system

unit

has

many

special

features,

as

described

in

the

following

list:

• RRD40

compact

disc drive—^The RRD40

compact

disc

drive

built

into

your

s3rstem

unitisa

read-only

optical disc device

that

stores

600 megabytes (or

about

200,000 pages) of

data.

Information is

read

from a compact disc (CD)

using

laser

technology, which

means

that

your

operating

system

software

can

be

installed

rapidly.

The

compact

disc

may

include

operating

system

software, windowing software, applications,

and

documentation.

• Memory—You

can

order

your

system

with

up

to 32 megabytes

of

memory.

• TZ30

tape

drive—^The built-in TZ30

tape

drive stores up to 95

megabytesofdata

per

tape

cartridge.

• ThinWire

and

standard

Ethernet

connectivity—You

can

connect

to

either

standard

Ethernet

or

ThinWire

Ethernet

networks.

• RZ23

disk

storage—One to

three

RZ23 104-megab3rte

hard

disks

serveasyour

system

disk

drive

and

as

storage for

the

diskless

users

in

the

work

group.

• RZ24

disk

storage—One to

three

RZ24 209-megabyte

hard

disks serveasyour

system

disk

drive

and

as

storage for

the

diskless

users

in

the

work

group.

• Add-on storage—^The RZ55

hard

disk drive can be purchased

in

an

expansion

box

to

provide

you

with

an

extra

332

megab3rtesofstorage.

• Add-on storage—^Different RZxx-xx

hard

disk

expansion box

options

are

available

to provide

you

withavariety

of

^tra

storage

configurations.

• Two

operating

systems

to choose from—VMS or

ULTRIX,

which

is Digital

Equipment

Corporation's

version

of

the

UNIX

operating

s3rstem.

Operating

system

software

is

purchased

separately

from

the

VAXstation

3100

hardware.

1-2

Your VAXstation

3100

System

• Windowing software—DECwindows software

and,

optionally,

VAX

Windowing

Software

(VWS/UIS), give

youavisual

way

to

organize

your

work

in

windows. You

can

run

several

different

applications

simultaneously

and

switch

between

them.

You

can

use

graphic

symbols

instead

of

command

lines

to do

your

work.

•

SCSI

connectivity—Small

Computer

System

Interface

(SCSI)

is

an

industry

standard

for

connecting

mass

storage

devices.

•

For

customers

requiring

additional

security

in

their

VAX

console,

you

can

secure

your

S3^teminthe

console

mode

using

the

password

security

feature.

See

Section

7.11 for

more

information

on

this

feature.

1.2

The

VAXstation

3100

Family

The

VAXstation

3100

systems

can

be

used

in

several

configurations, from a VAXstation 3100 Model 38 diskless

workstation

used

asasatellite

inawork

group,

to a

Model

38

standalone

workstation

with

hard

disks,

toaVAXstation

3100

Model

48

used

as

the

server

for

one

or

more

Model

38

workstations.

Your Model

48

system

can

be

used

asastandalone

workstation,

oritcan

be

the

server

to

members

ofawork

group.

It

can

be

a

networked

serverifthat

work

group is connected to a

larger

network.

The

Model

38

diskless

satellite

workstation

is

the

basic,

introductory

system.

It

provides

the

optionofworking

in

a

small

work

group

or

connecting

to a

network.

Your VAXstation

3100

System

1-3

2

Installing

After helping you check
right

up

The

running,

location for your system, this chapter shows you how to

your

system, including:

• Ck}nnecting

•

Connecting

•

Attaching

networking

•

Connecting

•

Connecting

•

Starting

chapter

including:

the

the

Ethernet

or

the

the

your

sjrstem

then

keyboard

mouse

diagnostic

monitor

power

guides you to getting your system up

System

that

you have all your equipment,

terminators

tests

cords

to

prepare

Hardware

for

either

and

and

the

set

•

•

•

What
What

modem,

Where

software

to

doifyou

to doifyou

or

printer

to

learn

about

are

are

planning

planning

installing

to connect to a

to

add

an

expansion

your

Installing System

operating

network

box,

sjrstem

Hardware

2-1

2.1

Choosing

the

Right

Location

Use

the

following

checklist

to

ensure

that

your

VAXstation

3100

Model 48 operatesatits

best:

•

Keep

the

temperature

between

15.5®

and

32®C

(60°

and

90°F).

•

Keep

the

relative

humidity

between

40%

and

80%.

Store

tape

cartridges

at

this

himiidity.

•

Keep

the

air

well

circulated

to

prevent

excess

heat

and

dust

from

accumulating.

•

Keep

yom*

equipment

away

from

heaters,

photocopiers,

direct

simlight,

and

abrasive

particles.

•

Selectasurface

that

is

large

enough

to

holdamonitor,

a

system

unit,

andakeyboard

and

mouse.

Your

desk

or

work

tableisa good choice.

Itisimportant

that

your

system

unit

be positionedatleast

three

feet

away

from

other

operating

equipment.

• Place

the

monitorsothat

the

top

Hne of

the

monitor

display

is

at

eye

level.

Choose a

place

where

bright

light

will

not

reflect off

the

monitor,toeliminate

screen

glare.

Keep

the

area

clean.

Do

not

place

food

or

liquid

on

or

near

your

equipment,

and

do

not

place

your

system

unit

directly

on

the

floor.

Dust

and

dirt

damage

system

components.

Keep

air

vents

clear

on

each

sideofthe

system

unit

for

proper

ventilation.

Do

not

place

the

system

unit

on

its

side. Blocking

the

air

vents

can

cause

the

system

imit

to

overheat.

Connect

your

system

to

an

isolated

groxmded circuit. Do

not

exceed

the

voltage

requirement

of

the

circuit.

Let

equipment

warm

to

room

temperature

before

you

turn

it

on.

This

avoids

the

possibilityofdamaging

equipment

that

has

been

movedinfrom

the

cold.

Let

tape

cartridges

stabilize

for

24

hours.

Finally,

carefully

read

and

follow

all

installation

instructions

before

you

turn

on

the

power.

2-2

Installing

System

Hardware

2.2

Unpacking

Monitor

System

Unit

RRD40

Test

Disc

and

Empty

CD

Caddy

Blanl^

Tape

Cartridge

Manuals

Monitor

Cable

(Color

Shown}

Keyboard

Mouse

Power

Cords

Ethernet

Loopback

Connector

Screwdriver

Two

Terminators

and

One

T-Connector

Figure

2-1

shows

the

basic

componentsofyour

system.

The

contents of

your

shipment

may

differ from

the

components shown

in

Figure

2-1,

depending

on

what

you

order.

Figure 2-1

Unpacking

System

Components

MLO-003423

Installing

System

Hardware

2-^

Warning Because

of

the weightofthe system unit

and

the monitor, two

people should lift the equipment

outofthe

hoooes

and

place it on a

work surface.

Figure

2-2

shows the

proper

way to lift equipment.

Figure

2-2

Lifting

Equipment

MLO-002462

Save

cartons

and

packing

material.

Alwajrs

repack

your

equipmentinits

original packing

material

when

moving your

VAXstation

3100

Model

48.

This

precaution

will

protect

the

hard

disks

&om

damage.

2.3

Setting

Up Your

System

You

are

ready

to

set

up

your

system

unit.

2.3.1 Identifying

System

Unit Ports

and

Connectors

Turn

the

system

unit

so

that

the

backofit

&ces

you.

Facing

the

backofthe

sjrstem luiit,

takeaminute

to lookatall

the

ports

and

connectors

showninFigure

2-3.

Symbols (called

icons)

molded

on

the

bezel

identify

each

port

and

connector

you

will

needtoinstall

your

system.

The

icons

are

definedinthe

Preface.

The

SCSI

port

on

the

backofthe

system

unit

has

a cover

that

is

not

showninFigure

2-3.

Leave

the

SCSI

cover on

until

you

are

ready

to

add

an

expansion

box.

2-A Installing

System

Hardware

Figure

2-3

Ports,

Connectors,

and

Icons

0-

SCSI Port

Standard
Connector

Standard

Network

ThinWire

Ethernet

Ethernet

Select

Ethernet

^ ThinWire

Connector

@ Halt

r~--v

GKt

O

Button

Keyboard

Mouse

Monitor

Button

Light

Ethernet

-

Connector

Connector

Connector

Light

On/Off
Monitor

System

Switch

AC

AC

Power

Power

MLO-002208

Printer

7^

Communication

S3

Alternate

Diagnostic

Port

Console

Lights

Port

Switch

Installing System

Hardware

2-5

2.3.2

Connecting

the

Keyboard

Connect

the

free end of

the

keyboard cable to

the

keyboard

connector on

the

back of

the

system unit, as shown

in

Figure

2-4.

' '

CauNon Do not connect or disconnect the keyboard while the system is

turned

on.

Figure

2-4

Connecting

the

Keyboard

to

ttie

System

Unit

Keyboard

Cable

MLO-002204

2-6

Installing

System

Hardware

2.3.3

Connecting

the

Mouse

Find

the

mouse

cable

with

its

pointing

device icon.

Caution

Do

not

connectordisconnect

the

mouse

whUe

the

systemisturned

on.

Connect

the

free

endofthe

mouse

cable

(with

pointing

device

icon on

top)tothe

mouse

connector

on

the

backofthe

system

unit,

as

shown

in

Figure

2-5.

If

you

have

ordered

the

optional

tablet,

connect

the

tablet

to

the

system

unit

in

the

same

manner

described

for

connectingamouse.

Figure

2-5

Connecting

the

Mouse

to

the

System

Unit

Pointing

Device

Icon

Mouse

Cable

MLO-002208

Installing

System

Hardware

2-7

2.3.4

Attaching

Ethernet

Terminators

You

need

to

connect

the

T-coimector,

with

two

Ethernet

terminators,

and

the

loopback connector to

the

system

imit

to

successfully complete

the

power-up

tests

discussed

later

in

this

chapter.

1

Push

a

terminator

into

each

side

of

the

T-connector

and

turn

bothtothe

right

until

they

lock

into

place.

See

Figure

2-6.

Figure

2-6

Connecting

Terminators to

ttie

T-Connector

T-Connector

Terminator

Terminator

MLO-000947

Later,ifyou

decide to

connect

to a

network,

you

exchange

ThinWire

cable

sections

for

oneorboth

terminators,

depending

on

your

network

setup.

See

Chapt^

5

for

additional

information.

2-8

Installing

System

Hardware

n

Next, connect

connector on

portion of
See Figure

as

shown

loopback

the

2-7.

in

connectorinthe

the

T-connector to

the

backofthe

connector to

Make

the

illustration.

sure

the

the

next

the

ThinWire

system

right

unit.

untilitlocks into place.

T-connector is

This

angle

step.

Turn

allows

Ethernet

the

set

at

room

ribbed

an angle,

for

the

Ribbed

T-Connector

Portion

Figure 2-7

Connecting

the

T-Connectortottie System

Unit

MLO-002210

Installing

System

Hardware

2-9

Ethernet

Loopback

Connector

Connect

the

loopback

connectortothe

standard

Ethernet

connector on

the

back

of

the

system

unit,

as

shown

in

Figure

2-8.

Later,

when

the

system

has

been

turned

on,

the

green

light

on

the

connector

will come on.

Figure

2-8

Connecting

the

Loopixicic

Connector

to

ttie

System

Unit

MLO-002212

2-10

Installing

System

Hardware

2.3.5

Connecting

the

Monitor

You

can

put

the monitor to the side of the system unit or on top of

it. In order to place your monitor away from the system imit, you

need to order an optional long monitor cable. See Chapter 8.

Installation is basically

the

same for

anyofthe

monitors available

for your system. With one exception (see step 5), install your

monitor according to the instructions in your monitor guide. See

yoiu*

monitor guide for information on

these

procedures:

•

Connecting

the

monitor

cable to

the

monitor

• Changing

the

voltage setting to match the voltage source

•

Replacingafuse

•

A^justmg

brightness

and

contrast

lb

set

up

your

monitor:

1 Check

your

monitor

guide for

instructions.

(Thereisone

exception;

see

step

7).

Caution Do not connector disconnect the monitor cable to the system

unit

while

the

power

is on.

2 The colormonitor cable will attach to the monitor using either

a thumbscrew, or a universal strain relief strap (USRS). Check

to

seeifthereisan

attachment

point (screw hole) on

the

back

of

your

monitor

whereathumbscrew

can

be

attached.

If

there

is, proceed to step 3.Ifthere is no attachment point, you will

need

to go to

step

5 to

attach

the

monitor

cabletothe

monitor

using

the

imiversal

strain

relief

strap

(Figure

2-9).

3 Select

the

appropriate thumbscrew for your monitor cable.

The

color

monitor

cable

comes

with

two

thumbscrews

of

different

lengths,

to

attach

the

cabletothe

monitor.

Use

the

long

thumbscrew

for

large

color monitors.

Use

the

short

thumbscrew

for

all

other

monitors.

4

Push

the

thumbscrew into

the

junction block of

the

monitor

cable,

and

then

screwitinto

the

attachment point in the badk

of

the

monitor, being careful not to overtighten.

Installing

System

Hardware

2-11

Top

USRS

Bottom

•

Attach

the

universal

strain

relief

strap

to

the

color

monitor

cable by following

these

steps:

•

Insert

the

three

BNC

connectors

and

cable

junction

blockofthe

monitor

cable

through

the

center

slotofthe

universal

strain

relief

strap,

making

sure

the

strap

is

under

the

cable

junction

block.

Note

The

bottom

sideofthe

cable

junction

block

has

the

smaller

of

the two screw holes,

and

is dimpled. The universal

strain

relief

strap

should

lie

against

this

sideofthe cable

junction

block.

•

Pull

the

monitor

cable

into

the

slotted

hole

at

the

bottom

endofthe

universal

strain

reUef

strap

and

bring

the

strap

flush

with

the

cable

junction

box.

• Align

the

center BNC connector (green)

with

the

two

key

slotsofthe

closed

hole

at

the

top

end

of

the

universal

strain

relief

strap,

and

snap

the

BNC

connector

into

the

hole.

• Follow

the

instructions

in

your

monitor

guidetoattach

the

BNC

connectors

to

the

back

of

the

monitor.

Figure

2-9

shows

the

monitor

cable

attached

to

the

back

ofamonitor

using

the

universal

strain

relief

strap.

Figure

2-9

Connecting

the

Monitor

Cable

to

ttie Monitor

Using

ttie

Universal Strain Relief

Strap

BNC

Connectors

USRS

Cable

Junction

Block

MLO-004S80

2-12

Installing

System

Hardware

o

Thumbscrews

6 Follow

the

directionsinthe

monitor

guide

to connect

the

monitor

cable

to

the

monitor.

7 Do

not

connect

the

keyboard

and

mouse to

the

monitor

cable.

(You

have

already

connected

themtothe

system

unit.)

8

Connect

the

free

end

of

the

monitor

cable

to

the

back

of

the

system

unit,

as

showninFigure

2-10.

Note

To

order

the optional longer monitor cable, see

Chapter

8.

Figure 2-10 Connecting

the

Monitor

Cable

to ttie System

Unit

9

MLO-002214

9 Tighten the thumbscrews on the monitor connector by turning

them

to

the

right.

Installing System

Hardware

2-13

Go

2.3.6

Connecting

the

Power

Cords

The

power cord is

an

electrical ground for

your

system.

lb

connect

your

system to a power source, perform

the

foUovdng steps:

1

Make

sure

that

the

monitor

and

the

system

unit

on/o£f

switches

are

off

(0).

cautiwi

While the system

unit

automatically adjusts itselfto the correct

voltage, your monitor may

not

Refer to

your

monitorguide

when checking the monitor voltage

rating.

2

Ensure

that

your monitor's voltage requirements

match

the

voltage of the AC power outlet you

plan

to plug

the

monitor

into

before proceeding. Monitors

require

either

110 VAC or

220

VAC.

3 Connect one end of the short power cord to the monitor. Plug

the

otherofthe

power cord into

the

system unit's AC power

outlet,

as

showninFigure

2-11.

Figure 2-11

Connecting

the

Monitor

Power

Cord

Monitor

Power

Cord

MLO-002219

2-14

Installing

System

Hardware

System

Power

Cord

Plug

one

end

of

the

long

power cord

into

the

AC power

connector

on

the

backofthe

system

iinit.

Plug

the

other

end

intoagrounded

electrical

wall

outlet.

See

Figure

2-12.

Figure

2-12

Connecting

the

System

Power

Cord

MLO-002220

Installing

System

Hardware

2-15

2.4

Connecting

Optional

or

Expansion

Hardware

If

optional equipment is

induded

in

your order,

turn

to

the

following chapters for instructions on connecting

the

equipment to

your

system:

•

lb

connect

expansion

boxes,

see

Chapter

4.

• To

connectaprinter,

see

Chapter

8.

• Tb

connectamodem,

see

Chapter

8.

• Tb

connectatablet,

see

Section

2.3.3.

2.5

inserting

Media

Turn

the

system

unit

so

that

the

frontofit

faces you. Tb open

the

frontofthe

Model

48,

push

and

then

release

the

door

where

the

arrow

is pointinginFigure

2-13.

The

internal

RRD40 compact

disc

drive

and

TZ30

tape

drive

are

visible.

Figure

2-13

Opening

tlie

Front of

the

Model

48

System

Unit

RRD40

Compact

Disc

Drive

TZ30

Tape

Drive

MLO-002238

Insert

tiie

RRD40

test

disc,

included

in

your

initial

shipment,

in

the

disk

drive.

See

Section

3.2

for

instructions

on

how

to

correctly

insert

a compact disc. C ^

2-16

Installing

System

Hardware

Insert

the

blank

tape

cartridge,

includedinyour

initial

shipment,

in

the

TZ30

tape

drive.

See

Chapter

3 for

instructions

on

how

to

correctly

insert

and

remove a

tape

in

the

TZ30

tape

cartridge.

2.6 Starting Your

System

3

Turn

your

s3rstem

components

on ( I ),inthe

order

giveninthe

following

list.

1

Turn

expansion

boxes

on

(I)in

the

following

order:

• RZ55

hard

disk

expansion

box

•

Other

hard

disk

expansion

boxes

•

TK50Z-GA

tape

expansion

box

•

RRD40

compact

disc

expansion

box

2

Turn

printers

and

modems

on ( I ),ifyou

have

this

equipment.

3

Turn

your

monitor

on(I).

Leave

the

monitor

on

so

that

it

turns

on

and

off

with

the

system

unit.

4

Turn

the

system

imit

on

( I ).

It

takes

approximately

90

seconds

for

the

first

line

of

the

power-up

display

to

appear

on

the

screen.

The

green

Hght

on

the

firont

of

the

monitor

should

come

on.

Thisisa good

time

to

adjust

the

brightness

and

contrastofyour

monitor. Your

screen

looks

blankifthe

brightness

and

contrast

are

turned

down

too low. Follow

the

directionsinyour

monitor

guide

to

set

the

brightness

and

contrast.

2.6.1

Checking

the

Power-Up

Display

When

you

turn

the

system

imit

on, a

power-up

display

appears

on

the

monitor

screen.

If

you

seeadisplay

similartothe

following

example,

your

system

has

passed

all

power^up

tests

and

the

keyboard

language

has

been

set:

KA42-B

F...E..

VI.2

.D...C.

? E
? E

OK

»>

0040
0050

0000.0005

0000.0005

Installing

System

Hardware

2-17

You

may

possibly

see

a display

similartothe

following:

KA42-B

VI.2

? E

0040

0000.0005

? D

0050

0000.0005

VMS/VMB

DLTRIX

ADDR

DEVTYP

NUMBYTES

RM/FX

WP

DEVNAM

ESAO

SEO

08-00-2B-

•07-E3-83

DKA300

RZ3

A/3/0/00

DISK

104

MB

FX

RZ23

MKA500

TZ5

A/5/0/00

TAPE

RM

WP

.

..HostID

A/6

INITR

DKB200

RZIO

B/2/0/00

DISK

104

MB

FX

RZ23

DKB300

RZll

B/3/0/00

DISK

104

MB

FX

RZ23

DKB400

RZ12

B/4/0/00

RODISK

205

MB

RM

WP

RRD40

...HostID

....

B/6

INITR

[ESAO]

?

>»

»>

fTo)

If

you

see

this

display,

press

|CiTl/c| to

continue;

that

is,

hold

down

the

ICtrll

key

while

you

press

the

If

you

seeadisplay

similar

to

the

first

display

in

this

section,

your

keyboard

language

has

been

set.Ifnot,

follow

the

instructionsinSection

2.7.

^

2.6.2

If

You

Have

Probiem$

If,

after

following

the

instructions

in

the

prior

section,

you

do

not

see

the

power-up

display,

turn

your

system

unit

off

(0)

and

review

each

installation

step.

Repeat

the

power-up

procedure.

If

you

still

do

not

see

the

power-up display,

consult

Chapter

6.

2-18

Installing

System

Hardware

2.7

If

You

Need

to Set ttte Keyboard Language

When you receive your system,

the

keyboard language should be

set

for

the

keyboard

you

ordered.

However,if the following display (the keyboard language menu)

appears

after

you

press

|Ctrl/c|in Section 2.6.1, you

needtoset

the

keyboard

language.

0)

Dansk

8)

Fran^ais

(Suisse

Romande)

1)

Deutsch

9)

Italiano

2)

Deutsch

(Schweiz)

10)

Nederlands

3)

English

11)

Norsk

4)

English

(British/Irish)

12)

Portugues

5)

Espaiiol

13)

Suomi

6)

Fran^ais

14)

Svenska

7)

Frangais

(Canadien)

15)

Vlaams

3?

>»

lb

set

the

keyboard

language,

perform

the

following

steps:

1

Select a language from

the

keyboard language

menu

to match

the

typeofkeyboard

you

have.

2

If

you

want

to select the default language (English, which is

option 3),

press

the

Return

key. Otherwise,

enter

the

number

of

the

language

that

matches

the

language of your keyboard,

and

press

the

Return

key.

A different keyboard is available for each language.Ifyou do

not know

the

language variation of

the

keyboard you received,

check

the

packing

list.

The language you chose is now savedinmemory. If you need to

change the keyboard language later, Chapter 6 shows you how.

Installing

System

Hardware

2-19

2.8

Connecting

to

o

Network

If you are connecting your system to a work group (whether or

not you

are

connecting to a larger network), read Chapter 5. You

will need to

install

your network

hardware

before you install your

operating

system

software.

2.9 Getting

Ready

to

Install

Your

Operating

System Software

Tb

install

your VMS or ULTRIX operating system software, you

need

one

of

the

following:

• TZ30

tape

drive

•

Connection

toanetwork

to

load

the

software

from

another

system

• RRD40

compact

disc

drive

•

TK50Z-GA

tape

drive

Your Model 48 system is

set

at

the

factory to

automatically

start

your operating system software from any device

that

you specify

during

the

software

installation

procedure.

Verify

that

the

default recovery (automatic boot) on your system

is

set

to 2.

Enter

the

following

command

at

the

console

prompt

(»>):

»>

SHOW

HALTIReturn

I

2

»>

See Appendix Aifyou need to change

the

default recovery to 2.

lb

install

VMS

or

ULTRIX

software

on

the

VAXstation

3100

Model 48, follow

the

installation instructions

that

were shipped

with

the

software.

During

software

installation,

the

software

is

transferred

from

the

installation

medium

(tape

cartridge

or

compact disc) to

the

hard

diskinyour VAXstation 3100 Model 48

ortoan

expansion

box.

If

your software does

not

load

properly, see

Chapter

6.

The

RRD40

test

disc

that

comes

with

the

RRD40

compact

disc

drive

can

help

you

determine

the

source of

the

problem.

If

your local

area

VAXcluster is

part

of a

larger

network, you

may

be

able

touseRemote System Manager

(^M)

software

ona

host

systemtodown-line

load

and

install

application

software.

2-20

Installing

System

Hardware

2.10 Turning YourSystem Off

If

you need to

turn

your system off, follow the shutdown

o

instructionsinyour

operating

system

software documentation.

No/e

Whenyou use a VAXstation3100 Model 48 in a cluster, you should

not

turn

off,

halt, or restart the system without notifying work

group members. These activities affect the operation

of

the entire

work

group.

After completing the system shutdown,

turn

your equipment off

(0)inthe

following

order:

1

Expansion

boxes

2

Printer,

modem,

or

other

equipment

3

Monitor

and

system

unit

Installing System

Hardware

2-21

3

Learning

About

Your

System

This

chapter

provides

information

about:

•

RZ23

and

RZ24

hard

disks

• RRD40

compact

disc

drive

•

Tape

cartridges

• TZ30

tape

drive

•

Mouse

3.1

Hard

Disk

Drives

A

hard

disk

stores

information

onanonremovable

disk.

You

can

have

up

to

three

hard

disksinyour

Model 48

system

imit.

The

RZ23

has

104

megabytesofstorage,

while

the

RZ24

has

209

megabytes

of

storage.

RZ23

and

RZ24

hard

disks

are

mounted

internally

in

the

S3rstem

unit.

Additional

disks

can

only

be

addedifthereisavailable

space.

Tb

determine

the

number

of

disksinyour

system,

enter

TEST

50

at

the

console

prompt,

then

press

the

Return

key.

Your

system

configurationisdisplayed

on

the

screen.

It

lists

the

storage

devices

mounted

in

your

system.

An

example

configuration

display

can

be

found

in

Section

7.3.

You

can

increase

your

system's

storage

capacity

with

the

RZ55

hard

disk

expansion

box

and

the

RZ5x-xx

series

of

hard

disk

expansion

boxes.

See

Chapter

4 to

leam

about

expansion

boxes.

Learning

About

Your

System

3-1

3.2 Using

the

RRD40

Compact

Disc Drive

RRD40

Compact

Disc

Drive

TZ30

Tape

Drive

Turn

the

system

unit

so

that

the

jBrontofit

faces you. To open

the

frontofthe

Model 48,

push

and

then

release

the

door

where

the

arrowispointing

in

Figure

3-1.

Figure 3-1

Opening

the

Front of

the

Model 48 System

Unit

MLO-00223B

The

integral

RRD40 compact disc drive

and

TZ30

tape

drive

are

visible.

The

front

of

the

RRD40

has

an

opening

for

the

optical

disc

and

one

activity

light.

The

green

activity

light

goes on

when

you

loadacompact

discinthe

drive

and

flashes

when

the

disc is

transferring

information.

3.2.1

Loading

a

Compact

Disc

To

loadacompact

disc

into

the

disc drive,

insert

the

entire

disc

caddy

into

the

disc

opening

on

the

drive.

Do

not

remove

the

compact

disc

from

the

caddy.

To

load

a

disc:

1

Examine

the

disc

caddy.

Make

sure

that

itisnot

cracked

or

damaged

in

any

way.

Never

loadadamaged

caddy

into

a disc

drive.

3-2

Learning

About

Your

System

Insert

the

disc caddy

as

showninFigure

3-2.

The

label on

the

disc

should

always

be

&cing

up

when

you

insert

the

disc

into

the

drive.

Make

sure

the

notches

on

the

left

side

of

the

disc

caddy

line

up

with

the

notches on

the

opening of

the

drive.

Figure

3-2

LoadingaCompact

Disc

MLO-002241

Learning

About

Your

System

3^

Note

3

If

you

have the disc positioned label

on

the

right,

then

Proceednofurther

Section

Slide

transparent
the

Figure

3.2.3.

the

drive.

3-2.

caddy

sleeve.

Only

in

the

the

discisoriented

with

the

disc

as

far

asitwill

The

disc

transparent

loading.

and

its

side

up

but

improperlyinthe

See

Section

go

and

then

housing

sleeve

remain

comes

the notches

caddy.

3.2.4

remove

out.

the

in

See

are

^

and ' ^

4 Also

3.2.2

Before

lightisnot

driveistransferring

flashing. To

1

2

3

note

that

comes

The

the

does

caddy. Remove

is

on

green

drive

not

facing

and

activity

accepted

come on,

up

as

Removing

removingacompact

flashing.

imload

Position
arrow

Insert
Remove

sleeve.

on

the

The

the

transparent

the

sleeveispointing

sleeve

the

caddy.

green

the

stays

the

you

data.

a disc:

into

green

on.

light
the

disc

the

disc

disc

and

insert

a

Compact

disc,

If

the

light

Wait

the

The

disc

activity

light

should

sleeve

on

come on

and

caddy

may

be

checktomake

the

disc

make

is flashing,

until

as

into

drive

and

Hght

opening

should

the

front

but

sitting

into

Disc

sure

the

green

for

loading.

the

housing

of

within

the

incorrectly

sure

the

drive

that

the

activily

drive

as

far

should

go

out.

the

disk

drive

5 seconds.

activity

that

again.

the

green

compact disc

Make

opening.

asitwill

be

Hght

in

the

activity

light

sure

in

the

the

go.

If

label

stops

the

3-4

Learning

About

Your System

Notches

Housing

Label

Disc

Transparent

Sleeve

3.2.3 Inserting

the

Compact

Disc into

the

Caddy

A compact disc is contained

inside

a protective caddy for

insertion

into

the

compact disc drive.

The

caddy consists of

three

parts:

the

disc,

the

honsing,

and

the

transparent

sleeve,

as

shown

in

Figure

3-3.

Figure

3-3

Compact

Disc

Caddy

MLO-002239

Learning

About

Your

System

3-5

Notches

Label

lb

place a compact disc into a caddy, perform

the

following steps:

1 Hold

the

disc

with

yoiir

free

hand.

Position

the

housing

and

disc

as

showninFigure

3-4

(always work with

the

disc so

the

label is facing up,

and

the

four notches on

the

housing

are

to

the

left).

2 Position your

thumb

on

the

outer

edge of

the

disc

and

your

index finger in

the

center hole of

the

disc.

3 Slip

the

disc into the housing. The inside of

the

housing is

grooved to accept

the

disc.

Exert

inward pressure on

the

housing

to hold

the

disc

in

the

housing.

Figure

3-^

Inserting Disc in Housing

MLO-002351

Slide

the

housing

into

the

transparent

sleeve

imtilitclicks

into

place.

Turn

the

assembled

caddy

so

that

the

label

on

the

disc is

&cing up. Make

sure

that

the

notches on

the

housing

are

on

the

left.

If

the

notches

are

not

on

the

left

when

the

disc

is label side up,

then

the

disc is mounted inside

the

caddy

incorrectly. Remove

the

disc

fi:x)m

the

caddy,

turn

the

disc

over,

and

placeitin

the

caddyinthe

correct position.

3-6

Learning

About

Your

System

Itisimportant
caddy.

thatisincorrectly

The

removeitand

that

compact

remountitin

the

disc

disc

drive

mounted.

be

cannot

If

the

the

correctly

discisincorrectly

mounted

access

data

caddy.

in

the

from a

mounted,

disc

Locking

Tabs

3.2.4

To

remove

perform

1

Hold

locking

2

Press
separating

or a

Figure

Removing

the

disc

the

following

the

caddy

tabs

down

the

sharp,

3-5

pointed

Pressing Loclcing Tabs

from

on

either

on

both

housing

the

the

steps:

so

thatitis

of

instrument.

Compact

caddy

facing

sideofthe

the

locking

fr^m

the

Disc from

for

cleaning

label

disc

tabs

sleeve.

See

Figure

or

side

housing.

while

Use

3-5.

ttie

caddy

down.

sUghtly

your

Caddy

repair,

Locate

fingernails

the

When

outtoabout

Hold

the
from

both

the

disc

housing

the

housing.

tabs

the

housing

so

have

midpoint

the

disc

Place

been

on

will

the

disengaged,

of

the

disc.

each

side.

not

fall

sleeve

Learning

Exert

out.

aside.

pull

the

inward

Remove

About

disc

Your

MLO-002240

housing

pressure

the

sleeve

System

on

3-7

5 Hold

the

disc

with

your

free

hand

as

showninFigiire

3-4.

Position

your

thumb

on

the

outer

edgeofthe

disc

and

your

index finger

in

the

center hole of

the

disc. Release pressure

from

the

housing

and

remove

the

disc.

3.2.5

Caring

for

Compact

Discs

Protectadisc

from

dust,

ink,

fingerprints,

or

other

contaminants

wheneveritis

hot

in

the

caddy.

• Always

handle

a disc by

the

outer

and

inner

edges.

•

Never

touch

the

data

areaofthe

disc

(the

area

covered by

the

silk-screened

label).

When

loading a disc,

gently

insert

the

disc caddy

into

the

compact

disc

drive.

To

unload

a disc,

simply

insert

the

transparent

sleeve

into

the

compact

disc

drive.

Compact

discs

can

be

cleaned

with

a dry,

lint-free

cloth. Tb

dean

a disc,

wipe

from

the

centerofthe

disctothe

edges.

Use

small

circular

strokes.

Do

not

useacontinuous

circular

stroke

around

the

disc.

3.3

Using

Tape Cartridges ^

This

section

shows

you

how

to

•

Labelatape

cartridge

•

Writetoand

protect

tape

cartridges

•

Handle

and

store

tape

cartridges

•

Use

the

TZ30

tape

drive

•

Insert

and

removeatape

cartridge

•

Understand

TZ30

Hghts

3.3.1

Labeling

a

Tape

Cartridge

The

TK50Z-GA

and

TZ30

tape

drives

both

use

TK50-K

95-

megabsrte (CompacTape)or*nC52-K 296-megabyte

(Compac^pe

II)

tape

cartridges.

Always

label

tape

cartridges.

A

slot

for

the

labelisprovided

on

the

firontofthe

cartridge,

as

shown

in

Figure

3-6.

In

this

slot,

the

labelisvisible

when

the

cartridge

is

in

the

drive.

Labels

or

markings

on

any

other

part

of

the

cartridge

can

interfere

3-8

Learning

About

Your

System

with

proper

operation

of

the

drive. Do

not

write

directly

on

the

cartridge

with

pen,

pencil,orother

marking

medium.

Figure

3-6

LabelingaTape

Cartridge

Label

Slot

3.3.2 Writing

to

and

Protecting

Tape

Cartridges

Write

protecting

a

tape

prevents

accidental

erasure

of

information.

The

VAXstation

3100

Model

48

can

read

information

on

the

tape

regardless

of

the

position

of

the

write-protect

switch.

However,

the

VAXstation

3100

Model

48

cannot

write

data

to

a

write-protected

tape.

Learning

About

Your

System

3-9

3.3.2.1 Write

ProtectingaTape

When

you

useatapetoinstall

software,

set

the

write-protect switch on

the

frontofthe

cartridge

to

the

write-protect

position.

Tb

write

protectatape,

sUde

the

write-protect

switch

left

toward

the

label

untilitlocksinplace

(Figure

3-7).

An

orange

rectangle

appears

when

the

write-protect switch locks

in

the

write-protect

position.

Figure

3-7

Write

ProtectingaTape

^

mup-

Not

Write-

Protected

Write­Protected

If

you

move

the

write-protect

switchtothe

right

during

operation,

the

software

does

not

recognize

that

the

tape

is

no

longer

write-

protected. To

write-enable

the

tape, unload

the

tape

Section 3.4.2,

3-10

Learning

About

Your

System

slide

the

write-protect switch to

the

right,

and

begin

tape

loading

procedures again. The software will now recognize the cartridge

as

write

enabled.

Similarly,ifyou move

the

write-protect switch to

the

left during

operation,

the

tapeisnot

write-protected until

the

current

command

completes.

3.3.2.2 Witting to a

Tape

When you use a

tape

to make a

backup copy or to write out data, set the write-protect switch to

enable

writing

to

the

tape.

To enable writing, slide the switch to

the

right,

away

from

the

label,

imtil

the

switch

locksinplace.

3.3.3

Handling

and

Storing

Tope

Cartridges

Take

the

following precautions

when

handling

and

storing

tape

cartridges:

•

Never

touch

the

exposed

surface

of

the

tape.

• Avoid

dropping

the

tape

cartridge.

The

impact

can

cause

damage.

• Allow new

tape

cartridges to come to room

temperature

before

using

them.

•

Write

on

the

identification

label

before slidingitinto

the

slot

on

the

tape cartridge. Do

not

put

the

label anywhere else on

the

cartridge.

•

Store

tape

cartridges

away

from

dust

in

their

plastic

covers.

• Keep

tape

cartridges out of direct sunlight,

and

away ftt)m

heaters

and

other

heat

sources.

Store

tape

cartridges

at

an

even temperature between

10®C

and

40°C (50°F

and

104°F).

Store

cartridges

where

the

relative

humidityisbetween

40%

and

80%.

• Keep

tape

cartridges away

fit>m

magnets

and

equipment

that

generates magnetic fields, such as motors, transformers,

and

video

monitors

and

terminals.

•

Keep

tape

cartridges

away

from

X-ray

equipment.

Learning

About

Your System 3-11

3.4

Using

the

TZ30

Tape

Drive

The

TZ30

tape

drive

holds

one

removable

magnetic

tape

cartridge.

The

tape

cartridge

stores

up

to 95

megabytes

of

data.

Use

the

tape

cartridge

to

load

software

or

data

ortomake

copies (or

backups)

of

software

or

data.

Figure

3-8

shows

the

indicator

lights

and

the

imload

button.

The

TZ30

tape

drive

can

read

data

&om

and

write

data

to a

tape

that

was

written

byaTK50Z-GA

tape

drive.

The

TZ30

tape

drive,

however,

cannot

read

&om,orwrite

data

to, a

tape

that

has

been

written

by

the

TK70

tape

drive.

Figure

3-8

TZ30

Lights

and

Controls

Write-Protect

Light

Tape-in-Use

Light

Operate-Lever

Light

Unload

Button

MLO-005087

3.4.1 Inserting a

Tape

Cartridge

Tb

leam

about

tape

cartridges,

see

Section

3.3. To

insertatape

cartridge,

follow

these

steps:

3-12

Learning

About

Your

System

1

Make

sure

the

system

unitison

( I ).

2

Make

sure

the

tape

drive

lever

is to

the

left

in

the

unlock

position.

See

Figure

3—9.

3

Insert

the tape cartridge, as shown in Figure

3—9.

The

operate-lever

light

(green) comes on.

Figure

3-9

Inserting a

Tape

CartridgeInthe

TZ30

MLO-002243

4

With

the

cartridge

all

the

way

in,

move

the

lever

to

the

lock

position, all

the

waytothe

right.

The

green

light

goes off

and

the

yellow (tape-in-use) light blinks, indicating

that

the

tape

is

loading.

When

the

tape

is loaded

(ready

for use),

the

yellow

light

stays

on continuously.

Whenever

the

yellow

light

is on continuously

anditis

the

only

light

on,

the

tapeisready

to \ise.

When

the

tape

is

being

read,

written

to, or

rewound,

the

yellow

light

blinks.

NoteIfthe write-protect switch on the cartridge is in the write-protect

position, the

orange

write-protect

light

on

the

frontofthe tape drive

comes on

and

you

will

notheable

to write

data

to the tape.

Learning

About

Your

System

3-13

3.4.2

lb

removeatape

1

Removing

Press

the

cartridge:

unload

a

Tape

button.

Cartridge

Caution

Wait

approximately

yellow

2

When

the

beep

(to

the

shown

A

tape

cartridge

before drive

can

result

Figure

3-10

light

the

green

sounds

left).

in

Figure

will

flash
light

twice, move

The

3—10.

must

cartridge

be

poweristurned

in

damage

to both

RemovingaTape

two

minutes

as

the

comes on,

unloaded

off.

the

for

the

tape

tape

rewinds.

the

yellow

the

lever

to

ejects. Remove

and

removed from the drive

Failure

cartridge

to remove the

and

Cartridge

to

rewind.

light

the

the

the

from

goes off,

unlock position

cartridge

drive.

the

TZ30

The

and

as

cartridge

3-14

Learning

About

Your

System

MLO-002244

3.5

Mouse

3.4.3

Understanding

1Z30 Lights

Table

3—1isa

siunmary

of

the

possible

light

combinations.

Table

3-1

Understanding

TZ30

Lights

Ught

State

Meaning

Green

(operate-lever)

On

OKtooperate

the

cartridge

lever.

Off

Do

not

operate

cartridge

lever.

Blinking

Cartridgeorcalibration

error

detected.

See

Chapter

6.

Yellow

(tape-in-use)

Blinking

Tape is in use.^

On

Tape

is loaded

and

ready

for

use.

Orange

(write-protect)

On

Tapeiswrite

protected.

Off

Tapeiswrite

enabled.

All

three

lights

On

Power-up

diagnostic

test

in

progress.^

Blinking

Drive

fault.

See

Chapter

6.

^Intermittent fast blinking indicates

that

a write is in prc^ess. Continuous

fast

blinking indicates

thatareadisin

progress. Medium blinking iodicates

calibratioxi. Slow blinking indicates

that

the

tapeisinitializing, loading, unloading,

or rewinding. The

light

blinks slowly for 10 seconds indicating drive initialization

on

poww-up

after

the

power-up diagnostic

has

run.

^AU

three lightsstay onfora

few

seccmds

while

the

power-up

diagnostic

test is

running.Ifall

three

lights

stay

on for longer

than

a few seconds,

the

power-up

diagnostic

has

failedoran

error

occurred

duringanoperation.

3.4.4

If

You

Have

Problems

If

an

error

occurs

when

you

are

reading

or

writing

to a

tape,

all

three

lights

bHnk.Ifan

error

occurs

when

you

are

inserting

the

tape

cartridge,

the

green

light

blinks

and

the

tape

does

not

move.

In

either

event,

see

Table

6-1

for

troubleshooting

instructions.

You

can

use

the

mousetopointtoand

select

objects on

the

screen

after

instalUng

windowing

software

on

your

system.

To

learn

how

to

use

your

mouse,

see

your

windowing

documentation.

Learning

About

Your

System

3-lS

4

Adding

and

Using

Expansion

Boxes

This

chapter

provides

information

about

installing

and

uang

compact disc,

hard

disk,

and

tape

expansion

boxes.

An

expansion

boxisan

external

box

that

connectstoyour

system

unittoprovide

additional

compact

disc,

hard

disk,

or

tape

storage.

Each

expansion

boxisshipped

with

the

appropriate

cables

and

connectors

for

connecting

more

than

one

box.

Cable

connections

and

installation

instructions

are

similar

for

all

three

expansion

boxes.

The

following

expansion

boxes

can

be

used

with

a

VAXstation

3100

system:

•

332-megabyte

RZ55

hard

disk

expansion

box

•

95-megabyte

TK50Z-GA

tape

expansion

box

•

600-megabyte

RRD40

compact

disc

expansion

box

•

Various

RZ5x-xx

storage

options

Instructions

for

the

following

tasks

are

included

in

this

chapter:

•

Connecting

oneormore

expansion

boxestoyour

ss^stem

unit

• Verifying

the

SCSI

ID

default

(factory)

switch

setting

on

the

first

expansion

box

•

Setting

the

SCSI

switches

on

a second

expansion

box

•

Adding

and

using

the

TK50Z-GA

tape

e^ansion

box

•

Testing

your

expansion

boxes

Adding

and

Using Expansion Boxes

4-1

The

RZ55

hard

disk

and

the

TK50Z-GA

tape

drive

provide

disk

and

tape

storage

fiw

your

system.

Optionally,

the

TK50Z-GA

can

be

used

to

load

software.

•

The

RZ55

and

the

TK50Z-GA

are

enclosed

in

similar

expansion

boxes.

•

If

you

have

more

than

one

RZ55

expansion

box,

you

must

reset

the

external

SCSI

ID

switches

on

the

second

RZ55.

•

Information

on

the

RZ5x-xx

expansion

box

seriesiscovered

in

the

manual

that

ships

with

each

individual

option.

Please

refertothat

manual

for

information

on

adding

any

oneofthe

RZ5x-xx

seriesofexpansion

boxes.

The

RRD40

compact

disc

drive

isaread-only

storage

device

that

reads

data

from

removable

compact

discs.

The

RRD40

disc

driveisan

integral

device.

It

is

also

available

in

an

external

expansion box.

Chapter

3 describes

the

integral

RRD40 compact

disc

drive.

This

chapter

discusses

the

expansion

box

model.

The

RRD40 compact disc

expansion

box

can

be

used

for

many

purposes.

For

example,itcan

be

used

for

application

software

installation,

database

storage,

and

online

documentation.

•

The

RRD40

compact

disc

expansion

boxiscontained

in

a

smaller

expansion

box

than

the

RZ55

and

the

TK50Z-GA.

•

Cable

connections

and

installation

instructions

for

the

RRD40

compact

disc

expansion

box

are

similar

to

those

for

the

RZ55

and

TK50Z-GA

expansion

boxes.

•

The

RRD40

compact

disc

expansion

box

has

external

SCSI

ID

switches

that

you

must

set

for

your

configurationifyou

have

more

than

one.

• You

can

set

the

voltage selector on

the

RRD40

expansion

box

to

either

110 volts

or

220

volts,

depending

on

your

power

requirements.

4.1

Guidelines

for

Connecting

Expansion

Boxes

Use

the

following

guidelines

when

connecting

expansion

boxes:

•

Connect

no

more

than

three

expansion

boxes

to

the

Vj\Xstation

3100

SCSI

port.

Remember

the

following

SCSI

rules:

•

Seven

SCSI

IDs

are

available

for

customer

configuration.

4r>2

Adding

and

Using Expansion Boxes

• Multiple SCSI devices

may

be

housedinone eiqpansion

box,

but

the

number

of

SCSI

devices

cannot

exceed

seven.

For

more

information

on

SCSI,

please

refer

to

the

following

documentation

kit.

Small

Computer

System

Interface:

An

Overview

and

a Developer's

Guide.

m

Each

device

must

have

its

own

unique

SCSI

ID.

Some

SCSI

devices

may

not

be

housed

in

an

e:^ansion

box.

Always

limit

the

number

of

SCSI

devices

per

SCSI

bus

to

seven

when

you

configure

your

VAXstation

3100

Model

48

system.

Use

only

the

expansion

boxes purchsised for

the

V^Xstation

3100.

Expansion

boxes

purchased

for

use

with

other

Digital

equipment

may

need

to be

upgraded

by

Digital field service.

A

system

must

have

an

integral

hard

disk

andaSCSI

controllerinordertosupport

an

expansion

box.

Always

attach

the

50-pin

SCSI

terminator

that

comes

with

your

expansion

boxtothe

unused

SCSI

connector

on

the

last

^pansion

box.

All

expansion

boxes

should

be

plugged

into

the

same

groimded

power

strip

or

electrical

source.

THim on

all

expansion

boxes before

you

turn

on

a VAXstation

3100

system

unit.

Turn

them

oninthe

following

order:

- RZ55

hard

disk

expansion

box

or

boxes

-

Other

hard

disk

expansion

boxes

-

TK50Z-GA

tape

expansion

box

- RRD40

compact

disc

expansion

boxorboxes

This

procedure

ensures

that

the

deviceineach

expansion

box

is

ready

to

be

used,

and

that

the

system

firmware

includes

the

deviceinits

configuration.

After

installing

an

expansion

box,

see

Chapter

7 for

instructions

on how to

display

your

new

system

configuration

(TEST

50),

and

howtorun

the

system

exercise

(TEST

0).

Adding

and

Using

Expansion

Boxes 4r-3

4.2

Unpacking

an

Expansion

Box

Note

This

section

describes

the

TK50Z-GA

expansion

box,

the

RZ55

expansion

box

and

the

KRD40 compact disc drive. The newer

RZ5x-xx eoqjansion box options

have

their

own user documentation.

Please

refertoindividual

RX5x-xx

documentation

for

specific

installation

instructions.

Each

expansion

box is

shipped

from

the

factoxy

with

the

following

accessories,

as

shown

in

Kgure

4—2:

•

Eitheracable

witha68-pin

connector

at

one

end

anda50-pin

connectoratthe

other

end,

or

a cable

with

a 50-pin connector

on

each

end

anda68-pin

to

50-pin

adapter,

which

you

will

plug

into

one

endofyour

50-pin cable.

Use

this

cable

(and

the

adapter,ifnecessary) to connect

the

expansion box to

the

system

unit.

Nofe

The 68-pin connector is

shaped

differently

from

the

50-pin

connector.

See

Figure

4-2.

One

50-pinto50-pin

cable.

Use

this

cable to

connect

two

expansion

boxes

in

a chain.

One

power

cord.

One

bottom

dress

cover

(for

RZ55

or

TK50Z-GA).

See

Section

4.3.

One

50-pin

terminator,

as

showninFigure

4—1.

Use

this

to

terminate

the

last

expansion

box.

Figure 4^1 50-Pin Terminator

MLa«02346

4-4

Adding

and

Using

Expansion

Boxes

50-Pin

to

50-Pin

Connector

Cable

Power

Cord

Terminator

68-Pin

to

50-Pin

Adapter

68-Pin

to

50-Pin

Connector

Cable

Make sure you have all the

parts

shown

in

Figure 4r-2before you

set

up

your

expansion box.

Note

that

the

RRD40 compact disc

expansion

box

differs

somewhat

from

the

RZ55

or

TK50Z-GA

expansion

box

showninthe

figure,

but

the

cables

and

terminator

are

identical.

The

bottom

dress

cover

that

comes

with

the

RZ55

and

TK50Z-GA expansion boxes is not shown in Figure

4-2.

See

Section

4.3.

In

addition,

the

TK50Z-GA expansion box comes

withablank

tape

cartridge,

and

the

RRD40 compact disc expansion box comes

with

an

empty

compact disc

caddy

and

test

disc.

Figure 4r-2

Unpacking

an

RZ55orTK50Z-GA Expansion Box

MLO-004582

Adding

and

Using Expansion Boxes

4-^

4.3 Installing a Bottom Dress

Cover

Bottom

Dress

Cover

Rubber

Foot

The

RZ55 or TK50Z-GA expansion box comes

with

a bottom

dress

cover. Tb

install

the

bottom

dress

cover, follow

these

steps:

1 Place

the

expansion box

upside

down on a level surface.

2 Remove

the

four

rubber

feet

(optional).

3 Locate

the

bottom

dress

cover. Lane

up

the

molded

inserts

on

the

inside

of

the

bottom

dress

cover

over

the

holes

on

the

bottomofthe

eaqpansion box. Note

that

you

must

match

the

sizeofthe

inserts

with

the

sizeofthe

holes.

See

Figure

4-3.

4

Slide

the

bottom

dress

cover

untilitlocks

into

place.

Figure

4^

Installing Bottom Dress

Cover

ML(M>05080

4r-6

Adding

and

Using Expansion Boxes

4.4

Preparing

Your

System

for

on

Expansion

Box

no)

SCSI

Cover

Lift

Locking

Tab

to

Release

lb

add

an

expansion

boxtoyour

system,

you

must

first

remove

the

SCSI

cover

and

the

terminator

fi:t)m

the

SCSI port.

1

Turn

your

system

off

(0).

2

lb

remove

the

SCSI covct,

press

your fingers on

the

locking

tab

and

lift

the

cover to

release

it,

as

showninFigure

4—4.

Figure 4r-4

Removing

the

SCSI

Cover

MLO-00222S

Adding

and

Using

Expansion

Boxes

4-7

SCSI

Terminator

Loop

lb

remove

the

SCSI

terminator,

place

your

fingers

under

the

loop

and

pull

out.

Figure

4-5

shows

you

howtoremove

the

terminator.

Figure

4^-5

Removing

the

SCSI Terminator

MLO-002230

Save

the

terminator

and

the

cover. You

must

reattach

themifyou

disconnect

all

expansion

boxes

from

the

system

unit.

4-8

Adding

and

Using

Expansion

Boxes

4.5

Connecting

One

Expansion Box

lO

Tb connect a single expansion box to

your

system

unit,

follow

these

steps:

1

Turn

both

the

system

unit

and

expansion box to off (0).

Note

See

your

software documentation for shutdown procedures

before

turning

your

system off. Also, you

should

not

turn

off,

halt,

or

restart

the system without notifying work

group

members.

2 Turn

the

expansion box so

that

the back is facing you.

3 Verify

the

default SCSI ID switch positions.

Each

device is

shipped

firom

the

factory with

the

default switch positions

showninTable

4-1.

Read

the

switch positions

firom

left

to

right.

For

detailed

verification

instructions,

see

•

Section

4.7.2

and

Figure

4-9

•

Section

4.8.1

and

Figure

4-11

•

Section

4.9.1

and

Figure

4-13

Table

4^1

Expansion

Box SCSI ID

Factory

Default Switcti

Positions

Switch

Positions

Expansion

Box

SCSI

ID

(LefttoRight)

RRD40

4

Up,

Down,

Down,

Down

RZ55

1

Down, Down,

Up

TK50Z;-GA

5

Down,

Up,

Down

Adding

and

Using

Expansion

Boxes

4-9

o

4 Connect

the

68-pin to 50-pin connector cable.

See

Figure

4-6

for

the

TK50Z-GA

or

the

RZ55,

and

Figure

4-7

for

the

_

RRD40.

•

Note

the

orientation

of

the

pins

in

the

system

unit

SCSI

connector.

There

are

more

pins

in

the

top

row.

Turn

the

68-pin connector (small

endofthe

cable) so

its

holes

match

the

pins.

•

Press

the

dips

on

the

sides of

the

68-pin connector

and

push

the

connector

into

the

system

unit

SCSI

port

until

the

dips

lock

the

connector

into

place.

Caution

Do

not

force the 68-pin connector

into

the

SCSI

port. You

may

damage

the

pins

in

the

SCSI

port.

Connect

the

50-pin

connector

Garge

end)toeither

port

on

the

backofthe

expansion

box

and

snap

the

bail

lock loops

in

place.

5 Connect

the

50-pin

terminator

that

comes

with

the

expansion

boxtothe

imused

port

on

the

expansion

box.

Figure

4—1

shows

the

50-pin

terminator.

6 Connect

the

power cord to

the

expansion box receptacle

and

plug

the

other

end

into

the

power

source.

^ ^

4^10

Adding

and

Using

Expansion

Boxes

Terminator

Connector

Cable

Power

Cord

Connector

Cable

Terminator

Power

Cord

Figure

4—6

shows

how

to

connect

one

RZ55

or

one

TK50Z-GA

expansion

boxtoyour

system

unit.

Figure

4-6

Connecting

One

TK50Z-GAorOne

1^5

Expansion

Box

MLO-00234B

Figure

4-7

shows

how

to connect

one

RRD40 compact disc

drive

expansion

box.

Figure 4r-7

Connecting

One

RRD40

Expansion Box

MLO-002349

Adding

and

Using

Expansion

Boxes

4-11

4.6

Daisy-Chaining

Multiple Expansion

Boxes

You

can

add

additional

expansion

boxes

and

daie^-chain

the

second box to

the

first. To daisy-chain

(hnk

expansion

boxes

together

in

series), follow

these

steps:

Go

1

Turn

the

system

unit

and

all

expansion

boxes off (0).

Note

See

your

software

documentation

for

shutdown

procedures

before

turning

your

system

off. Also,

you

should

not

turn

off,

halt,

or

restart

Ihe system without notifying work

group

members.

2 Remove

the

50-pin

terminator

on

the

most

recently

installed

expansion

box.

Store

the

terminator

for

future

use.

NoteIfyou have more

than

oneofthe

same

device

attachedtoyour

system,

you

must

change

the

SCSI

ID

on

the

second

device

to

an

open

ID

number

on

the

SCSI

bus.

See

AppendixBfor

additional

information.

You

can

daisy-chain

devices to

your

systeminany

physical

order.

3

Connect

one

end

of

the

50-pinto50-pin

connector

cabletothe

new

expansion

box.

4

Connect

the

other

end

of

the

connector

cable

to

an

available

port

on

the

most

recently

installed

expansion

box.

5

Attach

the

50-pin

terminator

that

you

just

removed

£rom

the

first

expansion

box to

the

unused

SCSI

port

on

the

new

expansion

box.

6

Connect

the

power

cord

for

the

new

expansion

boxtothe

expansion box power receptacle.

Plug

the

other

end

into

the

same

power source

as

the

fiirst

expansion

box.

Each

expansion

box

needs

its

own

power

connection.

4^-12

Adding

and

Using Expansion Boxes

Figure

4rS

shows how to daisy-chain two expansion boxes.

Terminator

50-Pin

Connector

to

50-Pin

Cable

Figure

AS

Connecting

Two Expansion Boxes

MLO-0023S0

Adding

and

Using

Expansion

Boxes

4-13

4.7

Adding

the

RRD40

Compact

Disc Expansion Box

To provide additional read-only disk storage, you can add

an

external RRD40 compact disc drive, which is available in

an

expansion box. You already have an

internal

RRD40 compact disc

drive

thatisbuilt

into

your

system

unit.

The

firontofthe

RRD40

disc

drive

is

similar

in

both

versions.

The

RRD40

has

an

opening for a compact disc

and

one light (internal

RRD40) or two lights (expansion box). When you

turn

on

the

RRD40 compact disc expansion box,

the

power

light

comes on.

In

both

versions of

the

product,

the

activity

light

goes on

when

you load a compact disc in the drive;itflashes while the disc is

transferring

information.

If

you have ordered

£ui

RRD40 compact disc expansion box, see

Section 4.1

and

subsequent

sections

earlierinthis

chapter

for

installation

and

unpacking

instructions.

See

Chapter

3 for instructions on

inserting

and

removing a

compact

disc.

Figure

4-9

shows

the

RRD40 compact disc expansion box.

Figure

4r-9

RRD40

Compact

Disc Expansion Box

opening for Compact Disc

ActivityLight

Power Light

4-14

Adding

and

Using Expansion Boxes

MLO-000971

4.7.1 Verifying

the

Voltage

Seiector

Position

on

ttie

RRD40

Turn

the

RRD40

compact

disc

expansion

boxsothat

the

back

is

facing

you.

Note

that

the

expansion

box

hasavoltage

selector

that

can

be

set

to oneoftwo voltages

(llOV

or 220V).

Check

that

the

voltage

selectorissettothe

correct

voltage

for

your

power

requirements.

Figure

4-10

shows

you

the

locationofthe

voltage

selector.

Figure 4r-10

RRD40

Expansion

Box

Voltage

Selector

and

Factory

SCSI ID

Switch

Positions

SCSI

ID

4

Up

Down

Down

Down

Location

of

SCSI

Switches

Bail

Lock

Power

Cord

Voltage

Selector

MLO-002325

4.7.2

Verifying

ttie

SCSI ID

on

ttie

RRD40

The

RRD40

compact

disc

expansion

box

and

the

internal

RRD40

compact disc drive

in

the

Model 48

are

shipped

fix)m

the

factory

with

the

SCSI

switches

set

to ID 4 (up, down, down, down).

See

Figure

4—10.

Adding

and

Using

Expansion

Boxes

4^15

4.7.3

Resetting

the

SCSI ID

on

the

RRD40

If

you

are

adding

an

RRD40

compact

disc

expansion

box to

your

Model

48

configuration,

you

must

reset

the

switches.

The

expansion

box

should

be

set

to

an

open

ID

(one

that

is

not

currently

being

used); for

example,

ID 1

with

the

switchesinthe

following positions: down, down, up, down.

See

Appendix

B for

more

information.

lb

determine

available

IDs

on

the

SCSI-B

bus,

enter

TEST

50

at

the

console

prompt

(»>),

then

press

the

Return

key. Your

system

configuration

appears

on

the

screen.

The

following

example

is

for a

fully

configured

Model

48

system.

FFFFFF05

indicates

an

open

SCSI

ID.

In

the

following

example,

the

SCSI

IDs

0 to 7

are

identified

by

the

callouts1to

8.

SCSI-B

IClC.OOOl

VI.3

FFFFFF05

FFFFFF05

00000001

00000001

05020001

01000000

FFFFFF03

FFFFFF05

ooooooo

o

The

SCSI

IDs

shown

in

the

examples

are

identified

below:

o

SCSI

ID

0 —

open

@

SCSI

ID

1 —

open

o

SCSI

ID

2 —

RZ23

o

SCSI

ID

3 —

RZ23

@

SCSI

ID

4 —

RRD40

o

SCSI

ID

5 —

TK50Z-GA

o

SCSI

ID

6 —

SCSI-B

controller

o

SCSI

ID

7 —

open

4.8

Adding

an

RZ55

Hard

Disk

Expansion

Box

lb

provide

additional

disk

storage,

the

RZ55

hard

diskisavailable

in

an

expansion

box.

You

can

add

one

or

more

RZ55

hard

disks

to

your

system.

Each

hard

disk

provides

an

additional

332

megabytes

of

disk

storage.

See

Section

4.1,

Section

4.2,

and

Section

4.6

for

connection

instructions.

4-16

Adding

and

Using

Expansion

Boxes

4.8.1 Verifying

the

SCSi ID

on

the

First RZ55

Turn

the

expansion

box

so

that

the

backisfacing

you.

On

the

right

side,ina

small

recessed

area

behind

the

handle,

find

the

set

of

red

and

white

switches

surrounded

by

a label. Do

not

remove

the

label.

Figure

4—11

shows

the

backofthe

expansion

box,

the

location

of

the

switches,

and

default

SCSI

ID

positions.

Figure 4^11 Verifying

the

SCSi ID

on

the

First

RZ55

LocationofSCSI

Switches

Switch

Positions

Down (Open)

Up (Closed)

ML0400982

Verify

that

the

switches

are

in

the

following positions (left to

right):

down, down,

up.

The

RZ55isshipped

from

the

factory

with

the

switches

set

at

SCSI

ID

1. You do

not

needtochange

the

SCSI

ID

switch

settings

on

the

first

RZ55 expansion box.

4.8.2

Resetting

the

SCSi ID

on

the

Second

RZ55

If

you

are

addingasecond

RZ55,

you

must

change

its

SCSI

ID

setting

to 0

or

any

other

open

ID

on

the

SCSI-B

bus.

For

more

information,

see

Appendix

B.

To

determine

available

IDs

on

the

SCSI-B

bus,

enter

TEST

50

at

the

console

prompt

(»>),

then

press

the

Return

key. Your

system

configuration

is

displayed

on

the

screen,

as

shown

in

the

example

Adding

and

Using Expansion Boxes

4-17

below.

In

the

example,

the

SCSI

IDs0to7are

identified

by

the

callouts1to8.The

code

FFFFFF05

indicatesanopen

SCSI

ID.

^

SCSI-B

IClC.OOOl

VI.3

FFFFFF05

FFFFFF05

00000001

00000001

05020001 01000000

FFFFFF03

FFFFFF05

O@0

O0OOO

The

SCSI

IDs

shown

in

the

example

are

identified

below:

o

SCSI

ID

0 —

open

e

SCSI

ID

1 —

open

e

SCSI

ID2

—

RZ23

o

SCSI

ID

3 —

RZ23

0

SCSI

ID

4 —

RRD40

0

SCSI

ID

5 —

TK50Z-GA

o

SCSI

ID

6 —

SCSI-B

controller

0

SCSI

ID

7 —

open

Each

device

on

the

bus

must

haveaunique

SCSI

ID.

For

SCSI

ID

0,

set

the

switchestothe

following

positions

Oefttoright):

down,

down,

down

as

showninFigure

4—12.

4^18

Adding

and

Using

Expansion

Boxes

Figure 4-12 Resetting

the

SCSIIDon ttie

Second

1055

MLO-002347

4.9

Adding

and

Using a

TK50Z-GA

Tape

Expansion Box

The

TK50Z-GA

tape

driveisavailableinan

expansion box.

The

tape

drive is located behind

the

protective door on

the

front

of

the

box.

The

TK50Z-GA

holds

one

removable

TK50-K

or

TK52-K

magnetic

tape

cartridge.

Use

the

tape

cartridges to load

application software or

data

files, or to

make

copies (or backups)

of

your

files.

See

Section

4.2

for

additional

information.

4.9.1 Verifying

the

SCSi iD

on

the

TK50Z-GA

Turn

the

expansion box so

that

the

back is facing you. On

the

right

side,

in

a small recessed area, find

the

red

and

white

switches

surrounded

by a label. Do

not

remove

the

label.

Adding

and

Using Expansion Boxes

4-19

Figure

4—13

shows

the

backofthe

expansion

box,

the

location of

the

switches,

and

the

default

SCSI

ID

switch

settings.

Figure 4^13 Verifying

the

SCSI ID

on

the

TK50Z--GA

LocationofSCSI

Switches

Switcli

Positions:

Down (Open)

Up (Closed)

MLO-001774

The

TK50Z-GA

expansion

boxisshipped

£rom

the

factory

with

the

switches

settoSCSI

ID 5.

The

switches

should

beinthe

following

positions

(left to

right):

down,

up,

down.

Leave

the

switches

in

the

default

(factory) position.

4.9.2 Inserting a

Tape

Cartridge

The

TK50Z-GA

tape

drive

has

two

primary

controls:

the

cartridge

release

handle

and

the

load/unload

button.

•

The

cartridge

release

handle

allows

cartridges

to

be

inserted,

locked

into

position,

and

removed.

•

The

load/imload

button

controls

winding

and

rewinding

of

the

tape.

The

in

(on)

positionofthe

load/unload

buttonisfor

loading

tape

cartridges.

The

out

(ofQ

positionisfor

imloading

tape

cartridges.

The

TK50Z-GA

uses

TK50-K

or

TK52-K

CompacTape

tape

cartridges.

For

additional

information

on

tape

cartridges,

see

Chapter

3.

4-20

Adding

and

Using

Expansion

Boxes

TK50Z-GA

controls

and

lights

are

describedinTable

4-2

and

T^ble

4-3.

Before

you

insertacartridge,

make

sure

the

load/unload

button

is

in

the

out

(unload)

position.

The

red

light

in

the

load/unload

button

comes

on

for

approximately

4 seconds

during

the

automatic

power-up

test.

When

the

red

light

goes off

and

the

green

light

comes on,itis

safe

to

move

the

cartridge

release

handle.

Ifacartridge

is

new,

the

tape

drive

performsacalibration

sequence

that

takes

approximately

40

seconds.

The

green

light

flashes

rapidly

and

irregularly

during

calibration.

Caution

Do not move the cartridge release

handle

unless the

red

lightisoff

and

the

green

light

is on.

Do

not

move

the

cartridge

release

handle

while

either

light

is

fUishing,

If

the

red

light

flashes

rapidly

at

any

time,

press

the

load

(unload

button

four

times.

If

the

problem

persists, do

not

attempt

to use

the

tape

driveorremxive

the

cartridge.

See

Chapter

6.

Adding

and

Using

Expansion

Boxes

4-21

Cartridge

Release

Handle

Cartridge

Arrow Is Facing Up

Green Light

Red Light —

Load/Unload

ButtonIsIn

-

Figure

4—14

shows

howtoinsert

and

loadatape

cartridge.

Figure

4-14

Inserting

and

Loading a

Tapeinthe

TK50Z-OA

Raise

the

cartridge

release

handle.

Lower

the

cartridge

release

hartdle.

The

red light

goes

off

and

the

green

light

comes

on.

With

the

arrowonthe

cartridge

facing up

and

pointing into the

drive,

insert

the

cartridge into

the

drive.

The

red light

comes

on

and

the

green

light

goes

off.

Push

the

load/unload

button

to

the

in (load) position.

The

red light

comesonand

stays

on. The

green

lightblinks

and

then

stays

on, indicating that

the

cartridge

is ready for

use.

4-22

Adding

and

Using Expansion Boxes

Load/Unload

ButtonIsOut

4.9.3

Removing

a

Tape

Cartridge

Figiire

4-15

shows

howtounload

and

removeatape

cartridge.

Figure

4^15

RemovingaTape

Cartridge

from

the

TK50Z-GA

Raise

the

cartridge

release

handle.

Lower

the

cartridge

release

handle.

Release

the

load/unload

button

to

the

out

(unload) position.

The

red

and

green

lights flash

slowlyasthe

tape

rewinds.

When

the

tape

is completely

unloaded, the red light

goes

off

and

the

green

light

comes

on.

Remove the

tape

cartridge

and

store

itin its plastic

container.

Adding

and

Using Expansion Boxes

4-23

4.9.4 Using TK50Z-GA Controls

and

Indicator

Lights

Table

4r-2

summarizes

the

functions

of

the

TK50Z-GA

controls.

Table 4r-2 Using

the

TK50Z--GA

Controls

Control

Position

Functions

Load/unload

In

Loads

tape

(10to15 seconds).

button

Out

Rewinds

and

unloads

tape.

Cartridge

Up

Lets

you

insert

or

removeatape

release

handle

after

rewind

and

unload

operations

are

completed.

Down

Locks

tapeinoperating

position.

Table

4-3

summarizes

the

functions

of

the

TK50Z-GA

indicator

lights.

Table

4^

Understanding

TK50Z-GALights

Green

Light

Red

Light

Functions

Off

Off

No

powertotape

drive.

On

Off

Safetomove

cartridge

release

handle.

Power

is

on.

OfiF

On

Do

not

move

cartridge

release

handle.

Oneoffollowing

conditionsisin

effect:

power-

up

testisoccurring;

cartridge

is

inserted

but

handleisstill

up;

tapeisloadingorunloading;

tape

is

stopped.

On

On

Ikpe

loaded

successfiilly.

Flashing

On

Tapeisin

motion

(except

rewind).

Read/write

commands

are

being

processed.

Irregular

fast

flashingofgreen

light

means

tape

calibrationisoccurring

(first

use

of

each

tape).

Flashing

slowly

Flashing

slowly

Tapeisrewinding.

(continued

on

next

page)

4-24

Adding

and

Using Expansion Boxes

Table 4^^ (Cont.) Understanding

TK50Z-GA

Lights

Green

Light

Red

Light

Functions

Off

Flashing

rapidly

Tapeordrive

fault

exists.

See

Section

6.2.

Adding

and

Using Expansion Boxes

4-25

5

Connecting

to

a

Network

This

chapter

discusses

connecting

your

V^Xstation

3100

system

to a

network.

Depending

on

your

work

environment,

you

can

connect

to a

network

in

oneoftwo

ways:

•

With

ThinWire

Ethernet

cable

See

Section

5.1

for

more

information.

•

With

standard

Ethernet

cable

See

Section

5.2

for

more

information.

You

can

daisy-dbain VAXstation 3100

systems

to form a

work

group.

For

additional

information,

see

Section

5.1.4.

All

networking

cables

and

connectors

must

be

purchased

separately

and

must

be availableinthe

offices before network

connection.

5.1

Connecting

to

a ThinWire

Ethernet

Network

•

If

you

are

setting

upanew

work

group,

you

may

wish

to

designate

someone as

the

network

coordinator

to

help

create

and

manage

the

work

group,

assign

unique

node

names

and

addresses

for

each

system,

and

provide

administrative

assistance.

•

If

you

are

connecting a

work

grouptoan

existing

network,

ask

the

network

coordinator

for

the

best

way

to

connect

to

the

larger

network.

Check

that

each

DECnet

node

name

and

DECnet

node

number

in

your

work

groupisunique

and

does

not

already

existinthe

larger

network

See

your

software

documentation.

Connecting

toaNetwork

5-1

n

•

If

you

are

new to networking

and

need additional networking

information,

consult

your

VAXstation

3100

Network

Guide.

The guide introduces networking concepts and identifies the C ^

hardware

and

software needed to connect

many

systems

together to form a work group,

and

connect

that

work group to

the

network.

Complete

the

following

tasks

to

connect

your

VAXstation

3100

to

a

ThinWire

Ethernet

network:

• Verify

the

network

select

button

position

• Verify

ThinWire

Ethernet

network

installation

•

Connect

ThinWire

Ethernet

cabletoyour

system

unit

5.1.1 Verifying

the

Network

Select

Button Position

The

ThinWire/standard

Ethernet

network select

button

is usually

setinthe

out

position

when

you

receive

your

VAXstation 3100.

There

are

two

positions

for

the

network

select

button:

•

Out—standard

Ethernet

•

In—^ThinWire

Ethernet

Figure

5—1

shows

the

network

select

button

in

the

in

position,

that

is,

set

for ThinWire

Ethernet.

The

light

on

the

rightofthe

button

should

be

on

when

the

s3rstemison.

5-2

Connecting

toaNetwork

Figure

5-1

Network

Select

Button

Set

for ThinWire

Ettiemet

standard

Ethernet

Light

Network

Select

Button

ThinWire

Ethernet

Light

(To

MLO-002222

If

your

systemisset

incorrectly, follow

these

steps:

1

Locate

the

recessed

network

select

button.

2

Press

the

network

select

button

so

that

the

light

to

the

right

of

the

network

select

button

(Thin\Wre

Ethernet

Light)

comes

on.

5.1.2

Verifying TliinWire

Ethernet

Network

Installation

Tb

verify

your

ThinWire

Ethernet

installation:

1

Turn

your

VAXstation

3100

on ( I ).

The

green

light

to

the

right

of

the

network

select

button

should

come

on.

The

following

display

appears:

»>

If

the

console

prompt

(»>)

does

not

appear,

press

the

halt

button

on

the

backofthe

s3rstem

unit.

Connecting

to

a Network

5-3

Halt

Button

Figure

5-2

shows

the

locationofthe

halt

button.

Figure

5-2

Halt Button

MLO-002223

2 At

the

console prompt,

enter

SHOW ETHERNET

and

press

the

Return

key.

The

Ethernet

hardware

address

appears

in

the

following

format:

ID

xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx

For

example:

ID

08-00-2B-07-A7-80

Note

The letters

ID

are

not

part

ofihe

address.

3

Write

your

Ethernet

hardware

address

here:

Ethernet

hardware

address

You

need

the

Ethernet

hardware

address

as

system

identification

during

software

installation.

Enter

TEST

50

at

the

console

prompt

and

press

the

Return

key.

If

the

last

lineofinformation

in

the

display

is NT 0000.0001,

the

ThinWLre

Ethernet

subsystemisworking.

Ifanumber

between

0000.0002

and

0000.7000

appears,

there

may

beafailure

in

the

Ethernet

subsystem.

Check

that

there

are

terminators

attached

to

the

T-connector.

Enter

TEST

1

at

the

console

prompt

and

press

the

Return

key.

Now

repeat

5-4

Connecting

to

a Network

1113

the

TEST

50 command.Ifyou

continue

to receive a

failure

indicator,

call

your

Digital

service

representative.

If

NI

0000.7000,

or

any

number

above

0000.7000,

appears

on

that

line,

check

all

Ethernet

connections.

5.1.3

Connecting

ThinWire

Ethernet

Cable

Follow

these

steps

to

connect

a VAXstation

3100toThin\^re

Ethernet

cable.

1

Turn

your

system

off

(0).

2

Remove

a

terminator

from

one

side

of

the

T-connector.

3

Firmly

pushaThinWire

cable

connector

on

this

sideofthe

T-connector

and

turnitto

the

right

untilitlocks

into

place.

•

If

your

system

is

the

first

or

last

system

inasingle

ThinWire

segment,

leave

the

terminator

attached

to

the

other

sideofthe

T-connector. A

segment

isalength

of

cable

made

upofone

or

more

cable

sections

connected

with

barrel

connectors

or

T-connectors.

•

If

your

systemisnot

the

first

or

last

system

and

you

want

to

connect

your

system

between

two

other

systems,

replace

both

terminators

with

sections

of

ThinWire

cable.

Figure

5—3

shows

you

how

to

connect

two

Thin'^re

cable

segments

toaT-connector.

Figure

5-3

Adding

ThinWire

Cable

toaT-Connector

ThinWire

T-Connector

Connector

ML0402356

Connecting

toaNetwork

5-5

4

Check

that

the

T-connectorissecurely

attached

to

the

back

of

your

system.

Figure

5—4

shows

the

correct

waytoconnect

the

_

first

or

last

workstation

inaThinWire

network.

Note

Always

turn

the

ribbed

portionofa T-connector to

the

right

until

it

locksinplace.

Figure

5-^

Checking

ThinWire

Cable

Connections

MLO-002234

5.1.4

Creating

a

Daisy-Chain

Woric

Group

A

daisy-chain

work

groupiscreated

by

serially

connecting

several

workstations

together

on

the

same

ThinWire

cable

segment.

This

cable

segment

can

function

asastandalone

network

oritcan

be

connected

toalarger

network.

The

benefitofa

daisy-chain

configuration

is

that

it

lowers

the

cost of

wiring,

but

there

is a

risk

that

someone

might

improperly

unplugasystem

and

disrupt

network

connections

among

systems

on

the

same

ThinWire

segment.

Note

that

you

must

always

terminate

both

ends

ofaThinWire

segment.

5-6

Connecting

toaNetwork

Figure

5-5

showsaModel

48

connected

to

several

Model

38s,

formingawork

group.

Figure &-5 VAXstation

3100

Systems

in a

Daisy-Chain

Woric

Group

ThinWire

Cable

•

Server

Satellites

MLO-002334

When

you

finish

connecting

your

system

to

the

Thin\Wre

segment,

visit

each

of

the

VAXstation

3100

Model

38

installations.

•

Physically

connect

each

Model

38

system

to

the

ThinWire

Ethernet

cableinthe

same

way

you

connected

your

Model

48.

•

Collect

the

Ethernet

hardware

address

for

each

of

the

Model

48

systems.

5.1.5

Connecting

to

a

DECconnect

Faceplate

If

your

ofBce

has

been

wired

with

Digital DECconnect products,

you

connect

your

VAXstation

3100tothe

DECconnect

faceplate

in

your

office.

DECconnect

cabling

components

support

network

configurations

ranging

from

simple

work

groups

to

multimedia

local

area

networks

(LANs). No

matter

how

large

or

small

your

network,

the

most

visible

DECconnect

componentinyour

officeisthe

faceplate.

A

faceplateisa wall

receptacle

that

providesasingle

network

connection

for

your

VAXstation

3100

system.

• A

faceplate

containsasingle

ThinWire

BNC

connector.

Connect

one

VAXstation

3100

system

to

the

BNC

connector.

Other

systems

can

then

be

daisy-chainedtothe

first

system

to

form a

daisy-chained

work

group.

See

Figure

5-5.

• Optionally, a

faceplate

may

containaspecial

ThinWire

Ethernet

daisy-chain

connector

that

permits

behind-the-wall

daisy-chainingofmultiple

faceplates

to a

single

segment

of

ThinA^re

cable.

Connecting

toaNetwork

5-7

lb

connect

your

VAXstation 3100

system

to a DECconnect

faceplate:

1

Attach

one

end

of

the

ThinWire

cable

to

the

DECconnect

faceplate.

2

Check

that

the

other

end

of

the

ThinWire

cable is firmly

attached

to

the

ThinWire

port

on

the

back

of

your

system

unit.

Figure

5—6

shows

a VAXstation

3100

plugged

into

a

DECconnect

office

faceplate.

Figure

5-6

Connecting

toaDECconnect

Faceplate

MLO-002235

5.1.6

Troubleshooting

ttie

ThinWire Ettiernet

Segment

If

you

have

verified

your

Thin\^^re

Ethernet

installation

and

have

found problems,

use

the

following checklist to

make

sure

all

connections

are

correct:

1

Check

that

the

green

light

to

the

right

of

the

network

select

button

is

on.

2

Check

that

the

T-connector

has

not

been

disconnected

from

an

operating

ThinWire

Ethernet

segment.

NoteIfyou

need

to remove a

system

from

an

active

ThinWire segment,

disconnect

the

centerofthe

T-connector directly

from

the

system.

5-8

Connecting

toaNetwork

Figure

5-7

shows

the

correct

waytoremove

a T-connector from

an

active

ThinWire

segment.

Figure

5-7

RemovingaSystem

from

an

Active

TtiinWire

Segment

Mi.O-002236

3

Make

sure

that

no

more

than

two

Thin^re

segments

are

connected

to the

T-connector.

If you

remove

a liiinWire

cable,

replaceitwithaterminator.

4

Check

that

you

have

not

disconnectedaterminator

from

either

endofan

active

ThinWire

segment.

This

procedure

disrupts

network

operation.

5

Check

that

all

connections

on

the

ThinWire

Ethernet

segment

are

secure.

6

Check

that

there

are

no

branches

offaThin\^re

segment

except

throughaDEMPR

(Digital

Ethernet

Multiport

Repeater).

A

DEMPR

provides

eight

ThinWire

Ethernet

drops

fromasingle

standard

Ethernet

connection.

See

the

Workstations

Network

Guide

for

additional

information.

7

Check

thataThin'^re

segmentisnot

looped

from

one

port

on

the

DEMPR

to

another

port

on

the

DEMPR.

Connecting

to

a Network

5-^

After

you

have

checked

all

ThinWire

Ethernet

connections,

retest

the

Ethernet.

Enter

the

following

command

at

the

console

prompt

(»>):

>»

TEST

1 I

Return

I

If

a connectionisestablished,

the

following display appears:

1..,

»>

If

a connection is

not

established,

the

following

message

appears:

?

84

FAIL

»>

Note

Make

sure

that

your

Ethernet

select

switchisin

the

correct

position,

out

for

standard

Ethernet,

and

in

for

ThinWire

Ethernet.

9

If

a connection is

not

established, perform

the

following steps

to

find

the

source

of

the

failed

connection:

• Remove

the

T-connector from

the

ThinWire

port

on

the

backofyour

system

unit.

Note

If

you

need

to remove a

system

from

an

active

ThinWire

segment, disconnect

the

centerofthe

T-connector directly

from

the

system.

• Take

the

T-connector

and

two

terminators

that

shipped

with

your

system

and

plug

the

two

terminators

in

place

on the

T-connector.

jplug

this

T-connector

with

the

terminators

attached

into

the

ThinWire

port

on

the

backofthe

system

unit.

•

Enter

the

following

command

at

the

console prompt:

»>

TEST

1 IRelumI

If

TEST1passes,

the

following

display

appears:

1...

»>

If

TEST

1 fails,

you

have

an

internal

hardware

problem

with

your

VAXstation

3100

Model 48

and

need

to call

your

Digital

service

representative.

n

5-10

Connecting

toaNetwork

r\

5.2

Connecting

to

a

Standard

Ethernet

Network

O

Complete

the

following

tasks

to connect

your

system

to a

standard

Ethernet

network;

•

Put

the

network

select

buttoninthe

out

position for

standard

Ethernet.

•

Verify

standard

Ethernet

network

installation.

•

Troubleshoot

standard

Ethernet.

• Connect a

transceiver

cable to

your

VAXstation 3100 system.

5.2.1

Setting

the

Network

Select

Button

for

Standard

Ethernet

Tb

use

standard

Ethernet

on

your

VAXstation 3100:

1

Press

the

recessed

network

select

button

on

the

back

of

the

system

unit

(see

Figure

5-1)

to

the

standard

Ethernet

(out)

position.

2 When you

turn

on your system,

the

green light to

the

left of

the

network

select

button

comes on,

indicating

you

are

ready

to

connect

to

standard

Ethernet.

5.2.2

Verifying Your

Standard

Ethernet

Network

Installation

lb

verify

standard

Ethernet

installation, follow these steps:

1

Check

that

the

Ethernet

loopback connector is

attached

to

your

system

vinit.

If

you

have

not

attached

the

loopback

connector,

see

Section

2.3.4.

2 Turn your system on ( I ). The

lightatthe

end of

the

loopback

connector should come on.

The

following display appears:

F.

. .

»>

,D,

.B.

.8.

3 At

the

console prompt,

enter

the

following command:

»>

SHOW

ETHERNET

IReturn |

The

Ethernet

hardware

address

appears

on

the

screeninthe

following

format:

ID

xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx

Note

The letters

ID

are

not

part

of

the address.

Connecting

toaNetwork

5-11

For

example:

ID

08-00-2B-02-CC-71

Write down

your

Ethernet

hardware

address here.

Each

Ethernet

hardware

address

is

unique.

Ethernet

hardware

address

You

need

the

Ethernet

hardware

address

as

system

identification

during

software

installation.

5 At

the

console prompt,

enter

TEST 50

and

press

the

Return

key.

If

the

last

lineofthe

display

is NI 0100.0001,

then

the

standard

Ethernet

subs3^temisinstalled

and

working.

Ifanumber

between

0100.0002

suid

0100.7000

appears

on

that

line,

thereisa failure

in

the

Ethernet

subsystem.

See

Section

5.2.3

for

troubleshooting.

If

NI

0100.7000

or

any

number

above

0100.7000

appears

on

that

line,

check

all

Ethernet

connections.

6 After successfully completing

the

power-up self-test

and

verifying

the

network installation, remove

the

loopback

connector

and

storeitfor

future

diagnostic

testing.

7 Proceed to Connecting a Transceiver Cable

later

in

this

chapter.

5.2.3

Troubleshooting

Standard

Ethernet

If

data

appears on

the

last line of information above

the

console

prompt

(»>)

in your standard Ethernet TEST 50 display, you

need

to

run

some

diagnostic

tests:

1 Make

sure

the

loopback connector is securely connected to

the

system

and

the

green

lightison.

Note

thatifyour

system

is

already

connected to

an

active

Ethernet

segment,

your

system

can

be

tested

in

console

mode

withoutaloopback

connector.

5-12

Connecting

to

a Network

2

Turn

your

system

off

(0)

and

then

on ( I )

again.

Ethernet

connection is verified

during

the

power-up

sequence.

3

After

you

have

checked

all

Ethernet

connections,

retest

the

Ethernet

subsystem.

At

the

console

prompt,

enter

the

following

command:

»>

TEST

1 IReturnI

Ifaconnection

is

established,

the

following

display

appears:

1...

»>

Ifaconnection

is

not

established,

the

following

message

appears:

?

84

FAIL

»>

Note

Make

sure

that

your

Ethernet

select

switch

is

in

the

correct

position,

out

for

standard

Ethernet,

and

in

for

ThinWire

Ethernet.

If

TEST

1 fails,

and

your

Ethernet

select

switchisin

the

correct

position,

you

have

an

internal

hardware

problem

with

your

VAXstation

3100

Model 48

and

need

to call

your

Digital

service

representative.

Connecting

toaNetwork

5-13

Do)

Sliding

Lock

5.2.4

Connecting

a

Itansceiver

Cable

A

transceiver

cableisthe

physical

connection

betweenastandard

Ethernet

network

interfece,

the

H4000, H4005,

or

DELNI,

and

a

VAXstation

3100.

Tb

connect

a

transceiver

cable:

1

Turn

the

system

unit

off

(0).

2 Remove

the

loopback connector.

3

Attach

the

15-pin

connector

on

the

standard

Ethernet

transceiver

cable

to

the

back

of

the

system

imit.

Make

the

connection

in

this

wayifyour

system

isastandalone

networked

system.

4

Use

the

screwdriver

includedinyour

shipment

to

move

the

sliding

lock

(part

of

the

standard

Ethernet

connector)tomake

the

standard

Ethernet

connection

secure.

Figure

5--8

shows

the

correct

connection.

Figure

5-8

Connecting

a

Transceiver

Cable

to

ttie

System

Unit

MLO-002237

5-14

Connecting

toaNetwork

If

your

^stem

is to be

part

of a work group,

you

will need a

DEMPR

to

convert

between

the

standard

Ethernet

and

the

ThinWire

daisy

chain.

The

use

ofaDEMPR

keeps

the

cost

per

connector

to

work

group

members

down.

Otherwise,itis

necessarytohave

an

H4000

andatransceiver

drop

cable for

each

new

memberofyour

work

group.

See

Section

5.2.5 for

information

on

usingaDEMPRtocreate

a daisy-chain

work

group.

5.2.5

Creating

a

Daisy-Chain

Woric

Group

A daisy-chain

work

groupiscreated

by

serially

connecting

several

workstations

together

on

the

same

ThinWire

cable

segment.

This

cable

segment

functions

asastandalone

network

oritcan

be

connected

to a

larger

network.

Figure

5-9

shows a Model 48 connected

throughaThinWire

Ethernet

cabletoseveral

Model 38

systems

formingawork

group.

The

standard

Ethernet

connectionismade

to a

DEMPR

through

an

H4000

transceiver.

Figure

5-9

Daisy-Chain

WorIc

GroupinStandard

Ethernet

Environment

Ethernet

Cable

g

H4000

T

ransceiver

ThinWire

Ethernet

J

Cab

le^^^

Server

^DEMPR

Workstations

MLO-003534

Connecting

toaNetwork

5-15

When

you

finish

connecting

your

system

to

the

DEMPR,

visit

each

of

the

VAXstation

3100

Model

38

installations.

-

1

Physically

connect

eachofthe

^VAXstation

3100

Model

38

sjrstemstothe

ThinWire

cable.

See

Section

5.1.3,

earHerinthis

chapter,

for

the

correct

way

to

install

Thin

Wire

Ethernet

cable to VAXstation

3100

systems.

2

Collect

the

Ethernet

hardware

address

from

each

of

the

VAXstation

3100

Model

38

users.

5-16

Connecting

toaNetwork

6

Troubleshooting

This

chapter

provides

procedures

for

•

Identifying

the

sourceofa

problem

with

your

system

•

Using

the

troubleshooting

table

If

you

know

the

source of

your

problem, see Table

6-1

for

suggested

solutions.

6.1 Identifying

the

Source

of

a

Problem

To

determine

where

your

problem

is,

follow

these

steps:

Note

See

your

operating system documentation for

shutdown

procedures before

turning

your

system off. Also,

you

should

not

turn

off,

halt,

or

restart

the system without notifying work

group

wjemhers.

1

Turn

all

e2q)ansion

boxes

off

(0).

2

Turn

the

monitor

and

all

peripheral

devices off (0).

3

Turn

the

system

imit

off

(0).

4 Check

that

the

following cables

are

correctly connectedatboth

ends;

•

Monitor

cable

•

Monitor

power

cord

•

System

unit

power

cord

•

Expansion

box

connector

cable

•

Expansion

box

power

cord

•

Keyboard

cable

Troubleshooting

6-1

6-2

Troubleshooting

•

Mouse

or

tablet

cable

•

Network

cables

At

this

point,

all

components

should

be

off.

Now,

turn

your

equipment

on ( I ),

in

the

order

given

in

the

following list.

1

Turn

expansion boxes

back

on ( I )inthe

following order:

• RZ55

hard

disk

expansion

box

•

Other

hard

disk

expansion

boxes

•

TK50Z-GA

tape

expansion

box

• RRD40

compact

disc

expansion

box

•

Printer

•

System

unit

and

monitor.

2 Ac(just

the

brightness

and

contrast

on

your

monitor.

If

you

still

have

a problem,

refer

to Table

6-1.

If,

after

checking

the

troubleshooting

tables,

you

still

have

not

foimd a solution to

your

problem,

run

system

diagnostics

programs,

as

described

in

Chapter

7.

n

6.2

Using

the

Troubleshooting

Tabie

After

you

have

determined

the

sourceofyour

problem, follow

these

steps:

•

For

monitor

problems,

see

your

monitor

guide.

•

For

network

problems,

see

Chapter

5.

•

For

problems

with

the

RRD40

compact

disc

drive,

see

the

diagnostic

information

in

Section

7.8.1

and

in

the

RRD40

Disc

Drive

Owner's

Manual.

•

For

other

problems:

1

Note

the

symptomsofthe

problem.

2

Check

the

Symptom

colimininTable

6-1

for a

match.

3

Check

the

conditions

for

that

symptom

in

the

Possible

Cause

column.

If

more

than

one

possible

cause

is

given,

check

the

possible

causes

and

their

suggested

solutions

in

the

order

listed.

4 Follow

the

adviceinthe

Suggested

Solution

colimin.

5

Run

system

diagnostics,

as

describedinChapter

7.

6

If

the

problem

persists,

call

your

Digital

service

representative.

Troubleshooting

6-3

Table

6-1

Troubleshooting

Symptom

System

Unit Problenns

System

unit

fanisoff.

Power

lightisoff.

Power-up

display

does

not

show

after2minutes.

6-4

Troubleshooting

Possible

Cause

Power

cable

not

connected.

Power

supplyor^stem

unit

fan

failure.

Power

cable

not

connected.

Wall

socket

may

not

be

working.

Power

supply problem or

failure.

Monitor

cableorvideo

cable

not

connected.

Alternate

console

switdi

in

wrong

position

(up).

Monitor

brightness

and

contrast

controls

are

too

dark

to

see

the

screen

di^lay.

Suggested

Solution

Check

the

power

cable connectionsatboth

ends.

Contact

your

Digital

service

representative.

Check

the

power

cable

coimeclionsatboth

ends.

Try a

differ^t

wall socket, or

tryanelectrical

device

that

you

know

wmrksinthe

waU

socket.

Contact

your

Digital

service

representative.

THim

the

system

off

for10seconds

and

then

turnit ba(^

on.

THim

the

system

off.

Unplug

the

video

cable,

communications

cable,

and

printer.

Then

plug

aU cables

backinand

turn

the

system

on.

Check

that

the

monitor

cable

and

video

cable

are

pluggedinat

both

ends.

Change

alternate

console

switchtocorrect

position

(down).

See

Section

A.3.

Adjust

monitor

brightness

and

contrast

controls.

Verify

that

monitor

power

switchison ( I ).

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