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VAX 6000 CI/Embedded Storage Installation Manual VAX 6000 CI/Embedded
Storage Installation Manual
Order Number EK-62X34-IN-003
This manual describes for Digital Customer Service engineers the installation of the 62X34-
SA/-SB and 62X34-RA/-RB CI/Embedded Storage Kits and the routing/conguration of cables
necessary to connect and/or dual port VAX 6000 CI/Embedded Storage Options to HSCs.
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This document was prepared using VAX DOCUMENT, Version 2.1. Contents
About this manual
v
Chapter 1
Safety Precautions
1.1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.2
Hazards and Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.3
ESD Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 2
VAX 6000 CI/Embedded Storage Kits
2.1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.2
62X34-SA/-SB Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.3
62X34-RA/-RB Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.4
BC26V Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 3
Installing the 62X34-SA/-SB and 62X34-RA/-RB Kit
Hardware
3.1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.2
Powering Down the VAX 6000 Series Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.3
Installing 62X34-SA/-SB and 62X34-RA/-RB Kit Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.4
Preparing the VAX 6000 System Cabinet for 62X34 Kit Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.5
Installing Mounting Brackets and Cable Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.5.1
Installing the Left Mounting Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.5.2
Installing the Right Mounting Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.5.3
Installing the Cable Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.6
Installing Cable Routing Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.6.1
Installing 62X34-SA/SB Kit Cable Routing Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.6.2
Installing 62X34-RA/RB Kit Cable Routing Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
iii Chapter 4
Cable Routing
4.1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.2
Routing and Connecting SA7x and RA9x I/O Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.3
Routing and Connecting BC26V SDI Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.3.1
SA7x Congurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4.3.1.1
Single SA7x/single port congurations to an HSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4.3.1.2
Dual SA7x/single port congurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4.3.1.3
Single SA7x/dual port congurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4.3.1.4
Dual SA7x/dual port congurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.3.1.5
RA9x Congurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.3.1.6
Mixed SA7x/RA9x Congurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.3.2
Preparing the VAX 6000 System Cabinet for Powering Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
4.3.3
Powering Up the VAX 6000 System Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
4.3.4
Verication of Drive Operation and HSC Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Chapter 5
VAX 6000 Embedded Storage Documentation
5.1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5.2
6000 Embedded Storage and Related HSC Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Index
Figures
31
Bracketry Installation for the CI Embedded Storage kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
32
SA7x Cable Routing Hardware Installation for CI Embedded Storage Kit. . . . . 37
33
RA9x Cable Routing Hardware Installation for CI Embedded Storage Kit. . . . . 39
41
SA7x (17-01699-01) or RA9x (17-01482-01) Cable Congurations . . . . . . . . . . . 42
42
Single SA7x...A Ported to KDB50...B Ported to a HSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
43
Dual SA7xs...A Ported to KDB50...B Ported to a HSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
44
Single SA7x...A and B Ported to a HSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
45
Dual SA7xs...A and B Ported to a HSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
46
Single RA9x...A Ported to KDB50...B Ported to a HSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
47
Dual RA9xs...A Ported to KDB50...B Ported to a HSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
48
Single RA9x...A and B Ported to a HSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
49
Dual RA9xs...A and B Ported to a HSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
iv Tables
21
62X34-SA/-SB Kit Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
22
62X34-RA/-RB Kit Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
41
Cable Congurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
51
Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
v About this manual
This manual describes:
Safety precautions for Digital Customer Service engineers working with the VAX 6000
Series System Cabinet
How to install 62X34-SA/-SB and 62X34-RA/-RB CI/Embedded Storage Kits into a VAX
6000 Series System Cabinet
Cable conguration and cable management of cables connecting and dual porting VAX
6000 CI/Embedded Storage options to HSCs
Intended Audience
All Digital Customer Service Engineers installing 62X34 CI/Embedded Storage Kits into a
VAX 6000 Series Cabinet should read this manual. Without the information in this manual,
proper installation cannot be done.
Document structure
This document is divided into the following chapters:
chapter
describes
1
Safety and ESD precautions for Digital Customer Service Engineers
2
The contents of the 62X34-SA/-SB and 62X34-RA/-RB Kits
3
How to install the 62X34-SA/SB and 62X34-RA/-RB Kit hardware
4
Cable routing and congurations
5
VAX 6000 Embedded Storage Documentation List
v Scope
The purpose of this manual is to describe the installation of the 62X34-SA/-SB and 62X34-RA/-
RB CI/Embedded Storage Kits and the routing/conguration of cables necessary to connect
and/or dual port VAX 6000 CI/Embedded Storage Options to HSCs.
General information about the VAX 6000 Series System and eld acceptance procedures are
not contained in this manual. Refer to documentation for the 6000 series cabinets for that
information.
Information about installing SA7x and RA9x Embedded Storage Options or Embedded
Storage Upgrade Kits is also not included in this manual. Refer to manuals EK-SA7CK-
IN and EK-RA9CK-IN and document EK-62X34-CL for this information.
vi Chapter
1
Safety Precautions
1.1 Introduction
This chapter discusses hazards and safety precautions that the Digital Customer Service
engineer should be aware of befor