Digital Equipment DECserver 300 Manual

DECserver 300

Hardware Installation

•

Order No. EK-A0366-1N-001

DECserver 300

Hardware Installation

June

1989

This

manual

explains

how

to Install

the

DECserver

300

system

and

how

verHy

Its

operation.

The

manual

also

descrtbes

the

DECserver

300

hardware controls

and

Indicators.

This

manual

Intended

for

the

hardware

Installer

and

the

server

manager.

SupersesslonlUpdate

Information:

This

new

manual.

Order Number: EK-A0368-IN-001

EK-A0366-1N-001

June 1989

Theinformationinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnoticeandshouldnot

beconstruedasa

commitmentbyDigital EquipmentCorporation. Digital EquipmentCorporationassumes

respon-

sibility for any errors thatmay appear in this document.

Printed in U.S.A.

The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation:

DEBNA OESVA

OEBNET OEUNA

DEC m

••

amu'"

oECconnect LAN Bridge

DECnet LA120

OECserver LN01

OECUS LN03

DELNI LOP02

OELUA MASSBUS

OELOA Micro/RSX

OEMPR MicroVAX

OEONA PDP

OESOA Professional

Q-Bus

Rainbow

RSX

RSX-11

M-PLUS

ThinWire

ULTRIX-32

UNIBUS

VAX

VAXcluster

VAXmate

VAXstation

VMS

IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

This manual was produced

Networks and Communications Publications.

Contents

Preface

1 Overview

1.1 Installation Overview

...

;

....................................

1-1

1.2 Hardware Overview

.........................................

1-4

1.2.1 Models

.................................................

1-10

1.2.2

Features

the

DECserver

300

.............................

1-12

1.2.3

Server Controls, Indicators.

and

Connectors

..................

1-12

1.3 Software Requirements

.....................................

1-15

1.4 Service Options

...........................................

1-16

1.4.1 Digital

On-Site

Service

....................................

1-16

1.4.2

DECmailer

..............................................

1-16

1.4.3

Installation Service

.......................................

1-16

1.4.4 Software

Product

Service Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1-16

1.4.5

Training

...............................................

1-16

Unpacking

the

Boxes

2.1

Number

Boxes

Shipment

................................

2-1

iii

2.2

Contents of DECserver 300 Hardware

Shipment

..................

2-1

3 Site Verification

3.1 Verifying Hardware

and

Cable Requirements

....................

3-1

3.1.1 Physical Requirements

.....................................

3-1

3.1.2

Environmental Requirements

................................

3-2

3.1.3 Electrical Requirements

....................................

3-3

3.1.4 Leakage

Current

..........................................

3-3

3.1.5 Cabling Requirements

......................................

3-3

3.1.5.1

Standard

Ethernet

Connection

..............................

3-4

3.1.5.2

ThinWire

Ethernet

Connection

.............................

3-4

3.2 Preinstallation Checks

.......................................

3-5

3.2.1 Hardware Checks

.........................................

3-5

3.2.2

Software Checks

..........................................

3-5

Hardware

Installation

4.1 Completing

the

Server Identification

Card

.......................

4-1

4.2 Placing

the

Server

...........................................

4-1

4.2.1 Placing

the

Server in

Office

..............................

4-2

4.2.2 Rack Mounting

the

Server

..................................

4-2

4.3 Verifying

the

Voltage Select Switch Setting

......................

·~-6

4.4 Testing

the

Server Hardware

..................................

4-8

4.4.1 Selecting

Thin

Wire

Ethernet

................................

4-9

4.4.2 Connecting

the

Thin

Wire T

-Connector

and

Terminators

.........

4-9

4.4.3 Connecting Power

the

Server

............................

4-11

4.4.4

Running

the

Self-Test

....................................

4-11

4.5 Selecting

the

Thin

Wire

Standard

Ethernet

LAN

..............

4-15

4.6 Connecting

Standard

Ethernet

LAN

........................

4-16

4.7

Connecting

the

ThinWire

Ethernet

LAN

.....................

4-18

4.8 Connecting

a Device Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4-20

4.9 Initializing

the

Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4-21

4.10

Verifying

the

Server System Installation

.......................

4-21

What

You Have Problems

5.1 Problem Indicators

..........................................

5-1

5.2

Diagnosing Server Problems

..................................

5-1

5.3

Seven-Segment

Display Orf

...................................

5-2

5.4

Diagnostic Dot Off/Seven-Segment Display Flashing. .

............

5-3

5.5 Diagnostic Dot Blinking

......................................

5-3

5.5.1

Error

Messages 920

and

921

................................

5-4

5.5.2

Error

Messages 922

and

923

................................

5-4

5.5.3

Error Messages 925

and

926

................................

5-4

5.5.4

Error

Messages 930

and

931

................................

5-5

5.5.5

Error

Messages 935

and

936

................................

5-5

5.5.6

Error

Messages 941, 942, 950,

and

952/Display shows

"9"

Standard

Ethernet

.........................................

5-5

5.5.7

Error

Messages 941, 942, 950

and

952/Display shows

"9"

ThinWire

Ethernet

........................................

5-7

5.5.8

No Messages

Console Terminal

...........................

5-8

5.6

Seven-Segment

Display has a

"3"

.............................

5-9

5.6.1

Down-Line

Load

Starts,

Then

Fails

..........................

5-9

5.6.1.1

Error

Message

912

................

.................

5-9

5.6.1.2

Error

Message 916

......................................

5-9

5.6.2

Down-Line

Load

Does

Not

Start

...........................

5-10

A Connector and Cable Pin Descriptions

A.1

Connector

Pin Descriptions

.................................

A-1

A.1.1

Ethernet

Transceiver Interface

.............................

A-1

A.1.2

Port

Connector

Interface

..................................

A-2

A.2

Cable Structure

...

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A-3

A. 2.1

DECconnect

SER Cable

..................................

A-3

A.2.2

BC16E-xx

6-Conductor

DEC Office Cable

...................

A-7

A.3

Cable Adapters, Couplers

and

Loopback

Connectors

............

A-7

A.3.1

H8571-x

DEC423 to

EIA-232-D

Passive

Adapters

............

A-7

A.3.2

H3103

MMJ

Loopback

Connector

.........................

A-10

A.3.3

H8572

6-Pin

Cable Coupler

..............................

A-11

A.3.4

Loopback

Connector

(DEC

12-22196-02)

..................

A-11

A.3.S

H4080

Turnaround

Connector

............................

A-12

B Port Devices Supported by the DECserver 300

B. 1

Terminals................................................

B-1

B.2 Personal

Computers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

B-1

B.3

Printers..................................................

B-2

C Cabling Strategies

C.l

Server-to-Network

Connection

C-l

C.l.l

Standard

Ethernet

Connection

.............................

C-l

C.1.2

ThinWire

Ethernet

Connection

.............................

C-3

C.2

Server-to-Device Connection

................................

C-6

C.2.1

Connecting to Server Directly

..............................

C-6

C.2.2

Connecting

Patch Panel

................................

C-8

D Ordering Information

0.1

DECserver 300 Shipment

0-1

0.1.1

DECserver 300 Country Kits

...............................

0-2

0.2

DECserver 300 Accessories

.................................

0-4

0.3

DEC

OFFICE

Cable (BC16E)

and

Adapters

...................

D-4

D.4

Transceiver Cables

........................................

D-6

D.4

ThinWire

Ethernet

Cables

..................................

D-7

E How to Order Documents

E.l

Order

Numbers

...........................................

E-l

E.1.1

VMS Software Documentation Kits

.........................

E-l

E.1.2

TSM

Documentation Kit

...................................

E-2

E.1.3

TRIX-32

Software Documentation Kit

...

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

E-2

E.1.4

User Software Documentation Kit

...........................

E-2

E.l.S

Hardware Documents

.....................................

E-2

E.2

Ordering Procedures for Customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

E-3

E.3

Ordering Procedures

For

Digital Employees

.....................

E-4

vii

Eo301

Software

Documentation

Kits 0000000000000000000

000000000

E-4

Eo302

Hardware

Manuals

0000000000000000000000000000000000

.....

E-4

Down-Line

Load

Fol

Down-Line

Load

.....

......

................

F-l

Figures

Figure

1-1:

DECserver 300 System Installation 0. 00

...

.......

....

1-2

Figure

1-2:

DECserver 300

Model

DSRVF-Bx

..........

......

1-11

Figure

1-3:

DECserver 300

Back

Panel

000

00' 00

...

1-13

Figure

2-1:

Contents

the

DECserver 300 Hardware

Shipment

...

2-2

Figure

4-1:

Removing

the

covers 0

.....

0. 0

....

.....

...

4-5

Figure

4-2:

Rack mounting

the

Server

...

0. 0. 0.

000

. 00. 0. 00

...

000

4-6

Figure

4-3:

Locating

the

Voltage Label 0

...

;

......................

4-7

Figure

4-4:

Removing

the

Voltage Label

..........

00. 00

...

4-7

Figure

4-5:

Checking

the

Voltage Select

Switch.

...

...............

4-7

Figure

4-~:

Adjusting

the

Voltage Select Switch

....

0. 0. 00. 0

...

0000

4-8

Figure

4-7:

Selecting

Thin

Wire

Ethernet

.............

0. 000

.....

4-9

Figure

4-8:

Connecting

the

ThinWire

T-Connector

and

Terminators

4-10

Figure

4-9:

Connecting Power to

the

Server

........

0000

.....

00. 0. 0

4-11

Figure

4-10:

The

Seven-Segment

Display

......

...

....

0. 0.

4-12

Figure

4-11:

Selecting

Standard

Thin

Wire

Ethernet

. 0000. 00

4-15

Figure

4-12:

Unlocking

the

Slide

Latch

..........

00. 0000. 0

...

4-16

Figure

4-13:

Connecting

the

Transceiver Cable

...

0. 000

000.

4-17

viii

Figure

4-14:

Locking

the

Standard

Ethernet

Connector

..............

4-17

Figure

4-15:

Connecting

the

Thin

Wire

Ethernet

LAN

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

4-19

Figure

4-16:

Connecting

a Device Port

.........................

4-20

Figure

A-1:

Pin Numbers for

Standard

Ethernet

Transceiver

Interface

Connector

.................................

A-2

Figure

A-2:

Number

for Serial Communication

Connector

........

A-3

Figure

A-3:

DECconnect

SER Cable -Pin Numbers

................

A-5

Figure

A-4:

DECconnect SER Cable -Wiring

Diagram.

. . . . . . . . . . . .

A-6

Figure

A-5:

Wiring Diagram for

BC16E-xx

Cable

..................

A-7

Figure

A-6:

Wiring Diagram -

H8571-A

Adapter

..................

A-8

Figure

A-7:

Wiring Diagram -

H8571-B

Adapter

...................

A-8

Figure

A-8:

Wiring Diagram -

H8571-C

Adapter

...................

A-9

Figure

A-9:

Wiring Diagram -

H8571-C

Adapter

...................

A-9

Figure

A-10:

Wiring Diagram -

H8571-E

Adapter

.................

A-10

Figure

A-11:

Wiring Diagram -

H3103

Loopback

Connector

........

A-10

Figure

A-12:

Wiring Diagram -H8572

6-Pin

Cable Coupler

.........

A-11

Figure

A-13:

Loopback

Connector

(DEC

12-22196-02)

............

A-11

Figure

A-14:

H4080

Turnaround

Connector

......................

A-13

Figure

C-1:

Standard

Ethernet

Coaxial Cable Connection

...........

C-2

Figure

C-2:

ThinWire

Ethernet

Stand-Alone

Segment

...............

C-4

Figure

C-3:

DEMPR

ThinWire Connection

........................

C-5

Figure

C-4:

DEMPR

Connections

................................

C-6

Figure

C-5:

Connecting

Server Directly

.........................

C-7

Figure

C-6:

Using

the

25 Pin D

Adapter

..........................

C-8

Figure

F-l:

Down-Line

Load

-Server Unable to

Locate

Host

........

F-2

Otros manuales para DECserver 300

Tabla de contenidos

Otros manuales de Servidor de Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment AlphaServer 1000 Guía de inicio rápido

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment 7100R Series Manual de usuario

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment MicroVAX 3600 Manual de instrucciones

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment DECserver 90M Manual de usuario

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment DECserver 700-08 Manual de usuario

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment 5100 Series Manual de usuario

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment PRIORIS ZX 5000 MP Manual de usuario

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment 7300 Manual de usuario

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment DECserver 90L+ Manual de usuario

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment PRIORIS ZX MP5 Manual de usuario

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment AlphaServer 800 Manual de usuario

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment MicroVAX 3800 Manual de usuario

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment 5300 Manual de lista de piezas

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment DIGITAL Server 9100 Series Manual de usuario

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment Unibus VAX-11/780 Manual de usuario

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment MicroVAX II 630QB Manual de usuario

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment PRIORIS ZX Manual de usuario

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment MicroVAX 3500 Manual de usuario

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment 3220 Series Guía del usuario

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment Prioris HX 6000 Manual de usuario

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment 5200 Series Manual de usuario

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment PRIORIS XL Manual de usuario

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment DECserver 900GM Manual de usuario

Digital Equipment

Digital Equipment DECserver 700 Manual de lista de piezas

Manuales populares de Servidor de otras marcas

HP AlphaServer ES47 Manual de usuario

Dell

Dell PowerEdge R410 Manual de usuario

PowerNAS

PowerNAS CMA Manual de usuario

Supero

Supero FatTwin F617R3-FT Manual de usuario

MSI

MSI P1-109N-L70 Manual de usuario

Dell

Dell PowerEdge XE9640 Manual

Dell

Dell PS4100 Instrucciones de montaje

EtroVISION

EtroVISION EV3151 Manual de usuario

NEC

NEC Express5800/T110j Manual de usuario

HP ProLiant Gen9 Manual de usuario

Compaq

Compaq ProLiant 3000 Manual

Dell

Dell PowerEdge 3YPMN Manual de usuario

iRobo

iRobo IPC2U Manual de usuario

Nortel

Nortel 1000 Con?guration guide Manual de usuario

Asus

Asus AP7500 Manual de operación y mantenimiento

Avid Technology

Avid Technology AirSpeed 5000 Manual de usuario

HP Integrity rx2600 Guía de instalación

Milestone

Milestone Husky IVO 350T Manual de usuario