CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      InfoServer 1000 System Overview

  1.1     Introduction

  1.2     System Highlights

  1.3     CD-ROM Services

  1.4     Console Terminal

  1.5     Front Panel Indicators

  2      Installing InfoServer Publisher System

  2.1     Introduction

  2.2     Choosing the Right System Location

  2.3     Unpacking and Inspecting InfoServer Publisher System Components
    2.3.1      Connecting the System Components
    2.3.2      Identifying the InfoServer Publisher Ports and Connectors
    2.3.3      Installing the SCSI Terminator
    2.3.4      Attaching the Ethernet Terminator or Loopback Plug
      2.3.4.1      Connecting the ThinWire Ethernet Terminator
      2.3.4.2      Connecting the Standard Ethernet Loopback Plug
    2.3.5      Connecting a Console Terminal
    2.3.6      Connecting System Power to InfoServer Publisher Configurations

  2.4     Turning On and Off the System Power

  3      Completing the System Installation

  3.1     Introduction

  3.2     Starting the System

  3.3     Connecting the System to a Network

  3.4     Booting the System
    3.4.1      Booting the System Automatically Without a Console
    3.4.2      Booting the System with a Console (If Necessary)

  3.5     Customizing Your SCSI Configurations
    3.5.1      SCSI ID Default Settings
    3.5.2      Determining the SCSI ID Numbers

  4      Connecting to a Network

  4.1     Introduction

  4.2     Connecting to a ThinWire Ethernet Network
    4.2.1      Verifying Your ThinWire Ethernet Network Adapter
    4.2.2      Connecting Your System to a ThinWire Ethernet Cable

  4.3     Creating a ThinWire Ethernet Workgroup
    4.3.1      Connecting Your System to an OPEN DECconnect Faceplate
    4.3.2      Troubleshooting the ThinWire Segment

  4.4     Connecting to a Standard Ethernet Network
    4.4.1      Verifying Your Standard Ethernet Network Adapter
    4.4.2      Connecting a Transceiver Cable to Your System
    4.4.3      Troubleshooting the Standard Ethernet Connection

  5      Solving Problems

  5.1     Introduction

  5.2     Checking the Cable Connections

  5.3     Using the Troubleshooting Table

  5.4     Entering the Console Mode

  5.5     Interpreting the Power-On Error Messages

  5.6     Running the Self-Tests

  5.7     Displaying the System Configuration Information

  5.8     Displaying the Device Information

  5.9     Running the Test Utilities for Expansion Peripherals

  5.10    Restarting the System After Running Tests

  5.11    Reestablishing the Console Parameters

  5.12    Recovering from Bootstrap Failures

  5.13    Service Information

  5.14    Command Summary

  A   InfoTower System Specifications

  A.1     InfoTower System Specifications

  A.2     Field-Replaceable Units

  FIGURES

  1 VCCI Statement

  1-1        Standalone InfoServer 1000

  1-2        The InfoServer Librarian

  1-3        The InfoServer Publisher

  1-4        The InfoServer VXT

  1-5        The InfoServer Scribe

  1-6        The InfoServer SW1000 SBB

  1-7        The InfoServer SW1000 in a StorageWorks Pedestal

  1-8        InfoServer 1000 Front Panel Indicators

  2-1        System Components

  2-2        Properly Seating Peripherals

  2-3        InfoServer Publisher Ports and Connectors

  2-4        Installing a SCSI Terminator on an InfoServer Publisher Rear Panel

  2-5        Attaching the Terminators to the T-Connector

  2-6        Connecting the T-Connector

  2-7        Connecting the Standard Ethernet Loopback Plug

  2-8        Connecting the Console Terminal Cable

  2-9        Connecting the InfoServer Publisher Enclosure Power Cord

  4-1        Attaching the T-Connector with Cable Segment to the BNC Connector

  4-2        Connecting to the OPEN DECconnect Faceplate

  4-3        Disconnecting the T-Connector

  4-4        Securing the Standard Ethernet Cable

  5-1        Setting the External Jumper (J1)

  TABLES

  1 Related Documents

  1-1        Optional Storage Drives

  3-1        SCSI ID Numbers for InfoServer Publisher System

  5-1        Troubleshooting Basic System Problems

  5-2        Power-On Display and Self-Test Identifiers

  5-3        SET Command Summary

  5-4        SHOW Command Summary

  A-1        InfoServer Publisher System Functional Specifications

  A-2        InfoServer Publisher System Physical Specifications

  A-3        InfoServer Publisher System Input Characteristics-Electrical Specifications

  A-4        InfoServer Publisher System Output Characteristics-Electrical Specifications

  A-5        InfoServer Publisher System Acoustic Values (Declared Values Per ISO 9296 and ISO 7779)

  A-6        InfoServer Publisher Schallemissionswerte (Werteangaben nach ISO 9296 und ISO 7779/DIN EN27779)

  A-7        InfoServer Publisher Field-Replaceable Units

  A-8        AC Power Cables