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900 Series HP 3000 Computer Systems Setting Up and Maintaining Your System The Installation Guide HP Part No. A1707-90001 Printed in U.S.A. Edition Second Edition E0692
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________________________________________________________________________ |Regulatory information can be found in chapter 11, "Regulatory | |Notices." | ________________________________________________________________________ Introducing the HP 3000 Series 9X7LX Hewlett-Packard's HP 3000 Series 9X7LX computer system for the multiuser environment combines office computing with mainframe power. The system is designed to be used in a standard office setting without the stringent environmental controls of the typical computer room. Typically, the system consists of the following components: 1. the main computer that fits comfortably alongside a desk or table 2. the system console connected to the computer for system activities 3. an optional cabinet containing additional disks and tape drives 4. the data communication and terminal controller, also called the DTC, that enables you to connect multiple terminals and printers to the system5. terminals or PCs set up on each user's desktop and connected to the DTC 6. various styles of printers conveniently located for easy access by several users[REV BEG] Seeing the whole process You must perform several steps to put all of the pieces of the computer together to form a complete computer system. Read this list of steps to get an idea of what you must do. There are several things to consider before actually removing the computer, and any external equipment, from the shipping boxes: * Have you prepared the computer location as described in chapter 1? * Did the shipment include all of the pieces that you expected? Did they match the order? * Have you gathered all of the shipping boxes at your computer location? * Have you inspected all of shipping boxes for external damage, and found none? If the answer to these questions is YES, proceed with the unpacking and installation instructions. If the answer to any of these questions is NO, stop what you are doing, and perform the task in question. Plan approximately 2 hours to complete all of the steps. Of course, the 2 hours is just an estimate. Your time to complete the procedure may be shorter or longer. The tasks listed in the following table, "System Set Up," are detailed in chapter 2 of this manual. Do not let the length of the task list overwhelm you. Once you identify the parts, you are on your way to completion. System Setup --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Task | Chapter | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Unpack the box containing the computer. | 2 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Familiarize yourself with the computer's front panel and the | 2 | | connectors located on the back of the computer. | | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Unpack the computer console. | 2 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Familiarize yourself with the switches and connectors on the console. | 2 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Connect the console to the computer. | 2 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Perform a power-on self-test of the computer and the console. | 2 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Unpack the external disk cabinet (if ordered). | 2 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Familiarize yourself with the switches and connectors on the disk | 2 | | cabinet. | | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Connect the appropriate cables from the disk cabinet to the computer. | 2 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Unpack the HP 2340A Data Communications and Terminal Controller (DTC) | 2 | | (optional). | | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Familiarize yourself with the switches and connectors. | 2 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Connect the LAN cable from the computer to the HP 2340A. | 2 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Unpack the printer (if ordered) and printer cable boxes. | 2 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Familiarize yourself with the switches and connectors on the printer. | 2 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Connect the appropriate cables from the printer to the HP 2340A | 2 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Unpack the user terminals (if ordered) and cables. | 2 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Familiarize yourself with the terminal switches and connectors. | 2 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Connect the appropriate cables from all terminals to the HP 2340A. | 2 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When your system has been set up, you may find yourself performing some or all of the tasks found in the following table, "Maintaining Your System." The chapters where you can find out more about these tasks are also listed. Maintaining Your System --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Task | Chapter | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Turn the computer system on. | 3 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Identify and respond correctly to the computer's first displays. | 3 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Identify warning and error conditions. | 3 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Prepare the computer system for use. | 4 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Set up additional software products. | 4 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Create your account structure using EZCONFIG. | 4 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Create a system recovery tape. | 5 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Customize terminal and printer configurations. | 6 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Use and maintain the tape drive. | 7 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Perform basic troubleshooting activities. | 8 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Perform a recovery of your system using the Factory Preload Tape. | 9 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Use the option to manually prepare your system for use. | 10 | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [REV END] In This Book MPE/iX, Multiprogramming Executive with Integrated POSIX, is the latest in a series of forward-compatible operating systems for the HP 3000 line of computers. In HP documentation and in talking with HP 3000 users, you will encounter references to MPE XL, the direct predecessor of MPE/iX. MPE/iX is a superset of MPE XL. All programs written for MPE XL will run without change under MPE/iX. You can continue to use MPE XL system documentation, although it may not refer to features added to the operating system to suport POSIX (for example, hierarchical directories). Finally, you may encounter references to MPE V, which is the operating system for HP 3000s, not based on the PA-RISC architecture. MPE V software can be run on the PA-RISC (Series 900) HP 3000s in what is known as compatibility mode. Setting Up and Maintaining Your System is the installation guide for the HP 3000 Series 9X7LX. Follow the instructions in the installation guide to get your system ready for use. The instructions include procedures for unpacking, assembling, and connecting the hardware. They also include directions for starting the software and preparing the system for users. This installation guide is a companion book to Using Your System and Understanding Your System. Another book, Preparing Additional Software Products for Use, is a supplement to this installation guide. Using Your System is the user's guide for using the HP 3000 Series 9X7LX computer. It describes how to use the system from two perspectives, namely by using menu-driven screens of HP Easytime/iX and by using MPE/iX commands directly. HP Easytime/iX provides you an easy-to-use method for most system and file management tasks. The MPE/iX commands provide you a direct way to perform these same tasks plus others that you may need or others that are more advanced. Understanding Your System explains concepts related to the HP 3000 Series 9X7LX. Read it to familiarize yourself with topics that are new to you, or use it to deepen your knowledge about things that you already know. If you are new to the HP 3000, you may want to read this first.
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