CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      VAXstation 2000/MicroVAX 2000 Hardware

  1.1     The ON/OFF Switch

  1.2     The HALT Button

  1.3     The Console Terminal and Serial Lines
    1.3.1      Turning On the Console Terminal
    1.3.2      Diagnostic Console Terminal
    1.3.3      The VAXstation 2000 Serial Lines
    1.3.4      The MicroVAX 2000 Serial Lines

  1.4     The Optional Expansion Box

  1.5     The TK50 Tape Cartridge Drive
    1.5.1      Tape Cartridges
    1.5.2      Inserting a Tape Cartridge in a TK50 Drive
    1.5.3      Initializing a Tape Cartridge
    1.5.4      Mounting a Tape Cartridge
    1.5.5      Dismounting a Tape Cartridge
    1.5.6      Removing a Tape Cartridge from a TK50 Drive

  1.6     The Diskette Drive
    1.6.1      RX33 Diskettes
    1.6.2      Inserting an RX33 Diskette
    1.6.3      Initializing and Formatting an RX33 Diskette
    1.6.4      Mounting an RX33 Diskette
    1.6.5      Dismounting an RX33 Diskette
    1.6.6      Removing an RX33 Diskette

  1.7     The Fixed Disk Drive

  2      Installing the VMS Operating System

  2.1     Device Names

  2.2     Turning On the System

  2.3     Booting Standalone BACKUP

  2.4     Booting the New System Disk

  3      Startup and Shutdown Procedures

  3.1     Booting the System
    3.1.1      Sniffer Boot
    3.1.2      Automatic Boot
      3.1.2.1      Changing the Default Boot Device
    3.1.3      Manual Boot
    3.1.4      Conversational Boot
    3.1.5      Booting with XDELTA
    3.1.6      Booting from SYSF During an Upgrade
    3.1.7      Booting from a Different Directory on the System Disk
    3.1.8      If the System Does Not Boot

  3.2     If the System Fails

  3.3     Shutting Down the System
    3.3.1      Orderly Shutdown with SHUTDOWN.COM
    3.3.2      Emergency Shutdown with OPCCRASH.EXE
    3.3.3      Emergency Shutdown with CRASH Commands

  4      Backup Procedures

  4.1     Using Standalone BACKUP
    4.1.1      Installing Standalone BACKUP on the System Disk
    4.1.2      Booting Standalone BACKUP from the System Disk
    4.1.3      Installing Standalone BACKUP on a Diskette
    4.1.4      Booting Standalone BACKUP from a Diskette
    4.1.5      Installing Standalone BACKUP on a Tape Cartridge
    4.1.6      Booting Standalone BACKUP from a Tape Cartridge

  4.2     Backing Up the System Disk
    4.2.1      Backing Up the System Disk to Diskettes
    4.2.2      Restoring the System Disk from Diskettes
    4.2.3      Backing Up the System Disk to Tape Cartridges
    4.2.4      Restoring the System Disk from Tape Cartridges

  A   Configuring Devices

  A.1     Preventing Autoconfiguration

  A.2     Using the CONNECT Command

  B   VAXstation 2000/MicroVAX 2000 I/O Space

  C   VAXstation 2000/MicroVAX 2000 Disk Driver

  Glossary

  FIGURES

  1-1        VAXstation 2000 ON/OFF Switch

  1-2        VAXstation 2000 HALT Button

  1-3        VAXstation 2000 Expansion Box and System Box

  1-4        VAXstation 2000 Tape Cartridge Drive

  1-5        Inserting a Label on a Tape Cartridge

  1-6        Positioning the Write-Protect Switch

  1-7        How to Insert a Tape Cartridge

  1-8        VAXstation 2000 Diskette Drive

  1-9        RX33 Diskette

  1-10       The Diskette Write-Protected Tab

  1-11       Diskette Being Inserted into Drive

  TABLES

  1-1        Turning On the Console Terminal

  1-2        TK50 Tape Cartridge Drive Controls

  1-3        Tape Cartridge Drive Indicator Lights

  1-4        Differences Between RX33 and RX50 Diskettes

  1-5        Fixed Disk Drives

  3-1        Default Boot Device Names

  3-2        SYSGEN Commands Used in SYSBOOT

  A-1        VAXstation 2000/MicroVAX 2000 Autoconfiguration Table

  B-1        VAXstation 2000/MicroVAX 2000 Address Map