VAX 4000 Model 300 Installation Checklist EK-V4000-IN-003 June 1991 Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard, Massachusetts Getting Started This checklist assumes that your entire system arrived and that you are ready to unpack and place it in its appropriate location. Before proceeding, unpack all cartons and check the contents of each carton against the Product Delivery Document (shipping list). If any item is missing or damaged, contact your delivery agent and your Digital sales representative. Caution: Before you install your system, review the system warranty. The terms of your agreement with Digital may require that a Digital service representative install your system. Contact your local Digital representative if you have any questions. How to Use This Checklist Use this checklist in conjunction with, not as a replacement for, your system Installation manual. The numbered steps in this checklist correspond to the numbered steps in that manual. Note: If you are installing a dual-host system, you must repeat each step for each host. Each step in this checklist makes reference (in parentheses) to the manual that contains more information about the step. As you complete each step in the Installation manual: 1. Refer back to this checklist. 2. Verify that you performed the required task. 3. Check the appropriate box. 1 Documents You Will Need Find your Customer Hardware Information Kit. It consists of several manuals and a gray vinyl binder to hold them. To install and use your system, you need the following documents. · These manuals from the Customer Hardware Information Kit: Site Preparation Installation Operation Troubleshooting and Diagnostics VAX 4000 Dual Host Systems, if installing a dual-host system · Console terminal documents found with the console terminal · Operating system documents · Documents for any devices such as expanders or printers Questions, problems or concerns? Call Digital's toll-free hotline 24 hours a day: In the U.S., 1-800-DEC-8000 In Canada, 1-800-267-5251 2 1 Verify Site Preparation ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Is there adequate power for your system and its peripherals? (Site Preparation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Are you allowing enough space for your system? (Site Preparation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Does your site maintain the proper environmental operating conditions? (Site Preparation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you gather the tools you will need? (Installation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Are you installing a dual-host system? If so, repeat each step for each system. (Installation) 2 Check the Shipment ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you check the Product Delivery Document against the Content Listing for each carton? (Installation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you compare the contents of your cartons with the Content Listing for each carton? (Installation) 3 Position the System ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Does the location for your system meet the system's weight and space requirements? (Installation, Site Preparation) 3 4 Open the System Doors ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you find the key to the lock in the shipping carton? (Installation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you turn that key to the bottom position to unlock the upper and lower doors? (Installation) 5 Install the Console Terminal ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you unpack the console terminal components? (Terminal installation guide) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you connect all console terminal components? (Terminal installation guide) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you turn on the console terminal and observe proper self-tests? (Terminal owner 's manual) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you perform setup operations for the console terminal? (Terminal owner 's manual) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you turn off the console terminal? (Installation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you connect the DECconnect cable from the rear of the console terminal to the system console module? (Installation) 6 Set the System Controls ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you set the Power switch to off (0)? (Installation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ On each ISE did you set the Write-Protect button to the out (write-enabled) position and the Run/Ready button to the in (ready) position? (Installation) 4 ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you verify that a bus node ID plug is inserted into each ISE and TF85 tape drive installed in your system? (Installation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you set the Halt button to the out (run) position? (Installation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you set the Power-Up Mode switch to Language Inquiry mode (indicated by a human profile)? (Installation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you make sure that the system and console-terminal baud rate settings are the same? (Installation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you set the Break Enable/Disable switch to the up (enabled) position? (Installation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Does your system have a TK-series or TF85 tape drive? If so, did you make sure the Cartridge Insert/Release handle is closed (pushed in)? (Installation) 7 Connect Additional Devices to the System ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you connect terminals and printers to the system? (Installation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you connect telephones to the modems on the system? (Installation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you connect the system to a network? (Installation) 8 Connect an Expander, If Required ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Are you installing an expander with your system? If so, begin installing the expander now. When the installation is complete, return to this checklist. (Expander addendum or manual, system Installation) 5 9 Connect the KZQSA Internal Cable, If Required ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you connect one end of the cable to the KZQSA In connector on your system? (Installation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you connect the other end of the cable to the upper connector on the KZQSA module? (Installation) 10 Connect the DSSI Cable -- Dual Host Only ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you connect one end of the cable to the DSSI In/Out (Bus 0) connector on host A? (Installation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you connect the other end of the cable to the DSSI In/Out (Bus 0) connector on host B? (Installation) 11 Connect the Ground Cable -- Dual Host Only ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you connect the cable to the Ground Wire Out bolt on host A? (Installation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you connect the other end of the cable to the Ground Wire Out bolt on host B? (Installation) 12 Connect the System Power Cable ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you turn off the system and all its devices? (Installation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you connect the power cable to the system and to a wall outlet or other power source? (Installation) 6 13 Turn On the System and Select a Language ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you turn on the console terminal and observe proper self-tests? (Terminal owner 's manual) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you turn on the system by setting the Power switch to on (1)? (Installation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you select a language and save it by turning the Power-Up Mode switch to Run mode (indicated by an arrow)? (Installation) 14 Close the System Doors ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you close the front doors? (Installation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you turn the key to the middle position to lock both doors or to the top position to leave the upper door unlocked? (Installation) 15 After Installation ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you learn how to operate the system controls and mass storage devices? (Operation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you run the MicroVAX Diagnostic Monitor (MDM) software, if ordered? (Troubleshooting and Diagnostics) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you start up and modify factory- installed software, if present? (Installation) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Did you install the operating system software? (Software installation manual) 7 © Digital Equipment Corporation 1991. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. S1654 8