CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface 1 InfoServer 150 System Overview 1.1 System Highlights 1.2 Storage Devices 1.2.1 Internal RZ Hard Disk 1.2.2 RRD42 Compact Disc Drive 1.3 Console Terminal 2 Installing Your System 2.1 Choosing the Right Location for the System 2.2 Unpacking and Inspecting System Components 2.3 Connecting System Components 2.3.1 Identify the System Unit Ports and Connectors 2.3.2 Install the SCSI Terminators 2.3.3 Install the Connector Covers 2.3.4 Attach the Ethernet Terminators 2.3.5 Connect the System Unit Power Cord 2.3.6 Connect a Console Terminal 2.3.7 Connect External Expansion Boxes 2.4 Starting the System 2.5 Loading a Compact Disc 2.6 Unoading a Compact Disc 2.7 Connecting the System to a Network 2.8 Turning Off the System 2.9 Bootstrapping the System 2.9.1 Bootstrapping the System Automatically Without a Console 2.9.2 Starting the System with a Console, Only If Necessary 2.9.3 Recovering from Bootstrap Failures 3 Expanding Your System 3.1 Guidelines for Connecting Expansion Boxes 3.2 Preparing Your System for an Expansion Box 3.3 Unpacking an Expansion Box 3.4 Connecting One Expansion Box 3.5 Connecting Two Expansion Boxes 3.6 RRD42 Compact Disc Expansion Box 3.6.1 Verifying the SCSI ID Number on the RRD42 Expansion Box 3.6.2 Resetting the SCSI ID on the Second RRD42 Expansion Box 3.7 Preventive Maintenance 4 Connecting to a Network 4.1 Connecting to a ThinWire Ethernet Network 4.1.1 Check the Network Select Button 4.1.2 Verify Your ThinWire Ethernet Network Installation 4.1.3 Connect Your System to ThinWire Ethernet Cable 4.2 Creating a ThinWire Ethernet Work Group 4.2.1 Connecting Your System to a DECconnect Faceplate 4.2.2 Troubleshooting the ThinWire Segment 4.3 Connecting to a Standard Ethernet Network 4.3.1 Check the Network Select Button 4.3.2 Verify Your Standard Ethernet Network Installation 4.3.3 Connect a Transceiver Cable to Your System 4.3.4 Troubleshooting the Standard Ethernet Connection 5 Solving Problems 5.1 Checking Cable Connections 5.2 Using the Troubleshooting Table 5.3 Interpreting Power-Up Error Messages 5.4 Running Self-Tests 5.5 Displaying System Configuration Information 5.6 Displaying Device Information 5.7 Using the System Exerciser 5.8 Running Test Utilities for Expansion Boxes 5.9 Restarting the System after Running Tests 5.10 Reestablishing Console Parameters 5.11 Service Information 5.12 Command Summary A SCSI ID Numbers A.1 SCSI ID Default Settings A.2 Determining SCSI ID Numbers A.3 Setting RRD42 ID Numbers B System Specifications Glossary FIGURES 1-1 InfoServer 150 System Enclosure 1-2 Front Panel of Embedded RRD42 Drive 2-1 InfoServer 150 System Components 2-2 Ports and Connectors 2-3 Rear Panel with SCSI Terminators Installed 2-4 Connector Covers 2-5 Attaching T-connectors 2-6 Connecting the Power Cord 2-7 Connecting the Console Terminal Cable 2-8 Opening the Caddy 2-9 Loading the Disc 2-10 Loading the Caddy in the Drive 2-11 Ejecting the Caddy from the Drive 2-12 Front Panel of RRD42 Drive 3-1 Removing SCSI Terminator 3-2 Connecting One RRD42 Expansion Box 3-3 Connecting Two RRD42 Expansion Boxes 3-4 RRD42 Real Panel 4-1 Position of Network Select Button and Ethernet Lights 4-2 Position of Halt Button 4-3 Attaching T-Connector with Cable Segment to BNC Connector 4-4 Connecting to DECconnect Faceplate 4-5 Disconnecting T-connector 4-6 Securing Standard Ethernet Connector TABLES 1 Related Documents 3-1 SCSI Devices Self-Test Status Codes 5-1 Troubleshooting Basic System Problems 5-2 Power-Up and Self-Test Display Identifiers 5-3 Definition of Mnemonics 5-4 SET Command Summary 5-5 TEST Command Summary 5-6 SHOW Command Summary A-1 SCSI ID numbers for InfoServer 150 System