Compaq EK-ASIP2-OG. D01 manual

AlphaServer Intelligent Peripheral Platform Hardware Owner's Guide Part N umber : EK-ASIP2- OG. D01 May 1999 Compaq Com pute r Corpora ti on Ho usto n, T exas[...]

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v Table of Contents Pr eface 1 Pr oduct Overview 1.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 1–1 1.2 IP Platform Overvie w ..................................................................................................................[...]

vi 2.3.1 Preinstallation Considerations .................................................................................................... 2– 2 2.4 H ar dw are In s tallation...................................................................................................... ..................... 2–3 2.4.1 Installing the IP Platform ........[...]

vii B Al arm Input Wir ing B.1 Alarm Input W i ri ng Diagra m ............................................................................................................. B–1 B.2 Wi ri ng User Alarm Input s .................................................................................................................. B–2 C Field Wir ing the[...]

viii Table 2-3: E-1 to DTI/212 75-Ohm P in Designations ............................................................................... 2– 6 Table 2-4: E-1 to DTI/212 120-Ohm P in Designations ............................................................................. 2–6 Table 2-5: LSI/120 Loop-Start 25-P in Designations ....................[...]

ix Preface About This G uide The AlphaServer Intelligent Peripher al Platform Har dware O wner's Guide describe s how to set up, operate, troubleshoot, and maintain an AlphaServer Intelligent Per ipheral (IP) Platfor m . If information is available els ewhere, this manual provides a reference to the appropriate documentation. Intended Audience[...]

x Conventions This docume nt uses the fol l owing conve nt ions: Convention M eaning IP Describes an i ndust ry- st andar d acronym f or I nt e lligent Pe riphera l. Not e A note c alls the re ader’s a ttentio n to an y item o f informa tion th at may b e of special im por tance. Caut i on A caution contai ns i nfor m at i on esse nti al t o avoi[...]

AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide 1–1 1 Product Over view 1.1 Introduction This ch apter in cludes the follo wing topics : • IP Platform Overview • IP P latform Features • IP Platform Require d a nd Optiona l Hardware 1.2 IP Platfor m Over view The AlphaServe r In telligent Per ipher al (I P) P[...]

Produc t Overv iew 1–2 AlphaServer I nte lligent Per ipheral Plat f or m Har dwar e Owner 's G uide 1.2.1 IP S implex System The simplex s ystem is a central office compatible rackmount sys tem intended for Telco central office environments. It contains one each of the following components: • AlphaServer 1000A system running the Com paq Tr[...]

Produc t Overv iew AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide 1–3 1.2.3 Factory Installed S oftware The IP platform supplied by Compaq Computer Corporation is delivered to the customer w ith the following factory-installed s oftware: • Tru64 U NIX operat i ng system • Dialogic dri ve rs for Tru64 UNIX tha[...]

Produc t Overv iew 1–4 AlphaServer I nte lligent Per ipheral Plat f or m Har dwar e Owner 's G uide 1.3 System Features This section provides a brief description of the s ystem features of the AlphaServer IP Platfor m . 1.3.1 User Inter faces The AlphaServe r IP P lat f orm is des igned to work in real-time public networks of telecommunicati[...]

Produc t Overv iew AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide 1–5 1.3.5 Upgr ading Additional ha rdware a nd software opti ons ma y be a dde d to your Al phaSe rver IP P l atf orm components. For a complete lis t of available options, refer to the individual component's documen tation lis ted in th e Rel[...]

Produc t Overv iew 1–6 AlphaServer I nte lligent Per ipheral Plat f or m Har dwar e Owner 's G uide 1.3.7 System Secur ity The AlphaServe r IP P lat f orm contains front and rear key locking doors to limit acces s to sys tem components. Each AlphaServe r IP Pl at form comes with a duplicate s et of front and rear door keys. In add ition, eac[...]

Produc t Overv iew AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide 1–7 1.4. 1.2 AlphaS erver 1000A Requ i red Hard ware Table 1-1 l i sts the re qui re d hardware for t he A lphaServer 1000A system. Refer to the DIGITAL Systems and O ptions Catalog for de scri pti ons of opti onal ha rdware. Table 1- 1: A lphaS er[...]

Produc t Overv iew 1–8 AlphaServer I nte lligent Per ipheral Plat f or m Har dwar e Owner 's G uide 1.4.2 Modular S torage S helf Subsystem (BA35x-S x) This section provides a brief description of the modular s torage shelf subs ystem. 1.4. 2.1 O verview The StorageWorks disk drive s ubsystem is a rackmount storage res ource provided to solu[...]

Produc t Overv iew AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide 1–9 1.4. 3.2 ISA B us Ex pansion Ch assis Re quir ed a nd Optional Hardware The IS A b us expans ion chass is connects to the AlphaServe r 1000A EISA bus by means of the AT ( ISA ) bus ex pans ion k it. The A T (IS A) bus expan sion kit inclu des t[...]

Produc t Overv iew 1–10 AlphaServer I nte lligent Per ipheral Plat f or m Har dwar e Owner 's G uide 1.4.4 IP P ower Contr oller S ubsystem This s ection briefly descr ibes th e IP p ower contro ller s ubs ystem. 1.4. 4.1 O verview Each rackmount simplex and duplex IP P latform contains one or tw o power controllers located in the bottom rac[...]

Produc t Overv iew AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide 1–11 1.4.6 Ext ern al Hard wa re O pt io n s Table 1-6 contains external hardware options . Tab le 1-6: E xt ernal Hard ware O pt ions Part Number Descript i on LA75S-AA LA75 P lus Companion pri nter f or har dcopy syst em out put FR-B16AP-EG (or e[...]

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AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide 2–1 2 Installing th e AlphaServer IP Platform Hardw are 2.1 Introduction This ch apter in cludes the follo wing topics : • Factory ins talled hardware • Site p repar ation • Har dw are ins tallation 2.2 Factory Installed Har dware The AlphaServer Intelligent Pe[...]

Instal ling the Al phaServer IP Pl atform Har dwar e 2–2 AlphaServer I nte lligent Per ipheral Plat f or m Har dwar e Owner 's G uide 2.3 Site P repar ation This s ection describes the s ite-specific ins tallation requirements for the IP Platform. _____________________________ Cauti on ___________________________ Review your sy stem warranty[...]

Instal ling the Al phaServer IP Pl atform Har dwar e AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide 2–3 2.4 Hardware Installation This section des cribes the ins tallation and setup of the IP P latform. ___________________________ WARNI NG _________________________ Only a qu alified s ervice pers on sh ould in st[...]

Instal ling the Al phaServer IP Pl atform Har dwar e 2–4 AlphaServer I nte lligent Per ipheral Plat f or m Har dwar e Owner 's G uide 2.4.1 Installing th e IP Platform After you have verified the ins tallation site, install the AlphaServer IP Pl at form by performing t he foll owing ste ps: 1. Position the cabinet, allow ing a 60.96 cm (24 i[...]

Instal ling the Al phaServer IP Pl atform Har dwar e AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide 2–5 2.4. 1.1. 1 Conne cting Dia logic D / 240SC-T 1 an d DT I/ 211 T -1 M odules On the rear bracket of the D /240SC-T1 and DTI/211 network modules is an RJ-48C jack for connecting to the T-1 network. The cabling b[...]

Instal ling the Al phaServer IP Pl atform Har dwar e 2–6 AlphaServer I nte lligent Per ipheral Plat f or m Har dwar e Owner 's G uide 2.4. 1.1. 2 Conne cting Dia logic D TI/ 212 E-1 M odules (7 5- Ohm) The Dial ogi c DTI/ 212 E -1 modul e s come i n 75-ohm a nd 120-ohm versions. If you have a DTI/212 120-ohm module, see Section 2.4.1.1.3. Re[...]

Instal ling the Al phaServer IP Pl atform Har dwar e AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide 2–7 To cabl e the DTI/ 212 120-ohm m odul e t o t he E -1 ne twork, foll ow the se steps: 1. Align the RJ-48C connector at the DTI/212 120-ohm module end of the E-1 to D TI/212 120-ohm cable with jack J201 on the r[...]

Instal ling the Al phaServer IP Pl atform Har dwar e 2–8 AlphaServer I nte lligent Per ipheral Plat f or m Har dwar e Owner 's G uide Tab le 2-6: L SI / 120 Loop-Start 50-Pin De signa tions RING 1 1 26 TIP 1 RING 2 2 27 TIP 2 RING 3 3 28 TIP 3 RING 4 4 29 TIP 4 RING 5 5 30 TIP 5 RING 6 6 31 TIP 6 RING 7 7 32 TIP 7 RING 8 8 33 TIP 8 RING 9 9 [...]

Instal ling the Al phaServer IP Pl atform Har dwar e AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide 2–9 2.4.2 Locking Your System The AlphaSe rver IP P l atf orm is protected by a key lock in the front and rear door panels. Duplicate interchangeable sets of keys are provided for both front and rear locks . The Al[...]

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AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide 3–1 3 Basic Operat ion 3.1 Introduction This chapter d escr ibes : • Turning on the A l phaServe r IP P lat f orm • Basic operation of the IP Platform s ubsystem components 3.2 Turning on the A lphaSe rver IP Platfor m Af ter the AlphaServer IP Pl at form is prop[...]

Basic Operati on 3–2 AlphaServer I nte lligent Per ipheral Plat f or m Har dwar e Owner 's G uide 3.3 Basic Operation of the IP Platfor m S ubsystem C omponents The following sections describe the basic operation of the IP Platform s ubsystem components . 3.3.1 Alar m I ndicator P anel The alarm indicator panel (see Figure 3-1) contains the [...]

Basic Operati on AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide 3–3 The following table describes the normal conditions of the alarm indicator panel wh en the AlphaServe r 1000A is pow ered on a nd the Intelligent Peripheral Fault Manager (IPFM) software is running. Conditi on OK LED Minor Alarm LED Status Dis pl[...]

Basic Operati on 3–4 AlphaServer I nte lligent Per ipheral Plat f or m Har dwar e Owner 's G uide Audibl e Indi c ator The audible indicator has three dis tinct sounds as sociated w ith the three levels of alarming. This indicator is controlled by s oftware through the alarm control module or by a dis able sw itch on the alarm indicator pane[...]

Basic Operati on AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide 3–5 5. Rem ove t he thre e screws from the t op edge a nd the t hree scre ws from the bot t om e dge of the alarm ind icator p anel frame th at secur e the alarm ind icator pan el rear cov er. 6. Remove the alar m indicator panel rear cover. 7. Remov[...]

Basic Operati on 3–6 AlphaServer I nte lligent Per ipheral Plat f or m Har dwar e Owner 's G uide Figure 3- 2: Dry Contact T ermin al C onnector s A B 12345 6789 10 LJ-06572.AI7 A Input Term i nal Block B Output Termi nal Block ➊ Ex t. Critic al A larm ➏ Critical Alarm ➋ Ext. Ma jor A larm ➐ Major A larm ➌ Ext. Mi nor Alar m ➑ Mi[...]

Basic Operati on AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide 3–7 3.3.3 Modular S torage S helf BA35x-S x Subsystem There may be up to eight StorageWorks building blocks (SBBs ) on each modular storage shelf BA 35x-Sx subs ystem. The St orageWorks Building Bloc k (SBB) slots are numbe re d 0 through 7 from righ[...]

Basic Operati on 3–8 AlphaServer I nte lligent Per ipheral Plat f or m Har dwar e Owner 's G uide 3.3.4 ISA B us Expansion Chassis The AlphaServe r IP P lat f orm supports a variety of voice/telephony options through the additi on of a n ISA bus expansion chassis. T he ISA bus expansion cha ssis is configure d with a 20-slot ISA backplane. T[...]

AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide 4–1 4 Reconfiguring the AlphaSer ver IP P latform 4.1 Introduction In order to upgrade t he Al phaSe rver IP P l atf orm or replace defective parts, you need to remove and install components within the IP P latform. These components are w ithin the individua l Al pha[...]

Reconfi guri ng the AlphaSer ver IP Platfor m 4–2 AlphaServer I nt e lligent P erip he ral Pla tform H ard ware Own er's Guid e 4.2 AlphaSer ver 1000A System Configur ations The com pone nts of the A lphaServer 1000A sys tem that may need to be replaced or upgraded include: • Storage devices (D AT tape drive, hard disk drive, floppy drive,[...]

Reconfi guri ng the AlphaSer ver IP Platfor m Alp haS erver In tellige nt P erip hera l Platfo rm Hardwa re Owne r's Guide 4–3 4.3 ISA B us Expansion Chassis Configur ation The ISA bus expansion chas sis provides a flexible capacity for adding voice modules of varying types based on products from Dialogic. See S ection 1.4 for a complete lis[...]

Reconfi guri ng the AlphaSer ver IP Platfor m 4–4 AlphaServer I nt e lligent P erip he ral Pla tform H ard ware Own er's Guid e 4.3.2 Rem oving and Repl acing the AT Bus E xpansion Ki t The 2T-VC220-IP A T bus expans ion kit consists of the transmit module installed in the AlphaServe r 1000A, the receive module ins talled in the ISA bus expa[...]

Reconfi guri ng the AlphaSer ver IP Platfor m Alp haS erver In tellige nt P erip hera l Platfo rm Hardwa re Owne r's Guide 4–5 4.5 Alar m Indi cator P anel Configur ation The alarm indicator panel provides programmable visu al and audible alarm indicators for the AlphaServe r IP P lat f orm . The alarm ind icator p anel cons ists of a metal [...]

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AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide 5–1 5 System Troubleshooting 5.1 Introduction This chapter describes procedures for res olving problems with the components of the AlphaServer Intelligent Periphera l (IP) Platform . If the subsys tem troubleshooting is discuss ed in another manual, a reference is pr[...]

System Tr oubles hooting 5–2 AlphaServer I nte lligent Per ipheral Plat f or m Har dwar e Owner 's G uide 5.2 AlphaSer ver 1000A Subsystem The AlphaServe r 1000A Rac k mount Owner's Guide provides the instructions on completing the following tasks or resolving thes e particular problems: • Confirming that EISA modules or memory module[...]

System Tr oubles hooting AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide 5–3 5.4 ISA B us Expansion Chassis The ISA bus expansion chas sis contains alarm sensors that detect fault conditions and s end the information to the alarm control module in the AlphaSe rver 1000A s ystem chas sis. For a complete d escrip ti[...]

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AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide A–1 A AlphaServer IP Platfo rm Specification s A.1 Physical Dim ensions Table A-1 contains the phys ical dimensions for the AlphaServer Intelligent Peripher al (IP) Platfor m . Table A- 1: P hys ica l Dim ens ions Dimensi on Specifi cation Depth 96.52 cm ( 38. 0 i n.[...]

AlphaSer ver IP Pl atform Speci fic ations A–2 AlphaSer v er I ntelligent Peripher al Plat f orm Har dware O wner's G u ide A.3 System E nvironm ental Specifications Table A-3 contains the environmental specifications for the AlphaServer IP P lat f orm . Table A- 3: E nvir onme ntal S pec ific ations Operat ing/ St or age Condi t ions Temper[...]

AlphaSer ver IP Pl atform Speci fic ations AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide A–3 A.4 Dry C ontact Specifications Table A-4 contains the rating, input, and output specifications for the dry contact terminals. Tab le A-4: Dry Co nt act S p ecif i cat ions Materia l and Rating s Co ntact mate rial Go ld[...]

AlphaSer ver IP Pl atform Speci fic ations A–4 AlphaSer v er I ntelligent Peripher al Plat f orm Har dware O wner's G u ide A.5 Central Office Compatibility The AlphaServe r IP Pl at form is intended for deployment in telecommunications central office (CO) environments, and is compatible with so me of Bellcore's Network Equipment- Build[...]

AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide B–1 B Alarm Input Wir ing B.1 Alar m I nput Wir ing Di agram The following diagram of the Intelligent Peripheral (IP ) duplex platform displays the alarm input wiring connections betw een the ISA bus expansion chas sis, the AlphaServer 1000A proces sors , and the ala[...]

Alar m Input W ir ing B–2 AlphaServer I n t elligent Peripher al Plat f orm Har dware O wner's G u ide B.2 Wir ing User Alar m Inputs This section provides information for wiring us er TTL signal alarm inputs to the 8-pin M J connector on the alarm control module installed in the A lphaServer 1000A system. Figure B-2 show s the 8-pin MJ conn[...]

AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide C–1 C Field Wiring the - 48 Vdc Power Inverter C.1 Field Wir ing the -48 V dc Power Contr ollers The following sections describe how to field w ire the -48 Vdc pow er controllers. ___________________________ WARNI NG _________________________ The pers on(s) in stalli[...]

Fi eld W ir ing the - 48 Vdc Power Inver ter C–2 AlphaSer v er I ntelligent Peripher al Plat f orm Har dware O wner's G u ide C.1.1 Installin g Suitable Field Wiring The fo llowin g s ubs ections des cribe h ow to ins tall su itable field w iring. C.1 .1.1 Field Wir ing Recommen dat ions Table C–1 lists the field w iring recommendations fo[...]

AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide D–1 D AlphaServer IP Platfo rm Duplex System Diagrams D.1 Introduction This ap pend ix contain s diag rams o f the AlphaSer ver Intelligent Peripher al (IP) Platform dup lex, ac and d c, sy stems .[...]

AlphaSer ver IP Pl atform Dupl ex Sys tem D iagr ams D–2 AlphaServer I n t elligent Peripher al Plat f orm Har dware O wner's G u ide D.2 AlphaSer ver IP Platfor m D uplex AC S ystem This section contains the front, side, and rear views of the duplex ac s ystem. Figure D–1: IP P l atfo rm D uplex AC Sys tem Fr ont a nd Side V iew Side View[...]

AlphaSer ver IP Pl atform Dupl ex Sys tem D iagr ams AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide D–3 Figure D–2: IP P l atfo rm D up lex AC S yst em Rear V i ew ML014028 Back View 3 4 2 5 1 ➊ Alarm indi cator panel s ➍ AlphaServer 1000A ➋ BA35x-Sx modular st orage s helf (opt i onal ) ➎ H 7600 power [...]

AlphaSer ver IP Pl atform Dupl ex Sys tem D iagr ams D–4 AlphaServer I n t elligent Peripher al Plat f orm Har dware O wner's G u ide D.3 AlphaSer ver IP Platfor m D uplex DC S ystem This section contains the front, side, and rear views of the duplex dc s ystem. Figure D–3: IP P l atfo rm D uplex DC Sys te m Fr ont and S ide V iew Side Vie[...]

AlphaSer ver IP Pl atform Dupl ex Sys tem D iagr ams AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide D–5 Figure D–4: IP P l atfo rm Dup lex DC Syst em Rear V i ew ML014027 Back View 3 4 2 1 + + _ _ + _ _ + 5 ➊ Alarm indi cator panel s ➍ AlphaServer 1000A ➋ BA35x-Sx modular st orage s helf (opt i onal ) ➎[...]

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AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide E-1 E AlphaServer IP Platfo rm Simplex System Diagrams E.1 Intr oduction This ap pend ix contain s diag rams o f the AlphaSer ver Intelligent Peripher al (IP) Platform simp lex, ac and d c, sy stems .[...]

AlphaSer ver IP Pl atform Sim plex System Di agram s E-2 AlphaSer ver I nte lligent Per ipheral Plat f or m Har dwar e Owner 's G uide E.2 AlphaS erver IP Platfor m S implex AC System This s ection contains the front, side, and rear views of the simplex ac s ystem. Figure E– 1: IP Plat form Sim plex AC Sy ste m Fr ont a nd Side V iew Side Vi[...]

AlphaSer ver IP Pl atform Sim plex System Di agram s AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide E-3 Figure E– 2: IP Plat form Sim plex AC Sy ste m Rear View ML014032 Back View 3 4 2 5 1 ➊ Alarm indi cator panel ➍ AlphaServer 1000A ➋ BA35x-Sx modular st orage s helf (opt i onal ) ➎ H 7600 power control[...]

AlphaSer ver IP Pl atform Sim plex System Di agram s E-4 AlphaSer ver I nte lligent Per ipheral Plat f or m Har dwar e Owner 's G uide E.3 AlphaS erver IP Platfor m S implex DC System This section contains the front, side, and rear views of the s implex dc sys tem. Figure E– 3: IP Plat form Sim plex DC Sy ste m Fr ont a nd Side V iew Side Vi[...]

AlphaSer ver IP Pl atform Sim plex System Di agram s AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide E-5 Figure E– 4: IP Plat form Sim plex DC Sy ste m Rear View ML014031 Back View 3 4 2 + + _ _ + _ _ + 5 1 ➊ Alarm indi cator panel ➍ AlphaServer 1000A ➋ BA35x-Sx modular st orage s helf (opt i onal ) ➎ -48 [...]

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AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide Gl ossary-1 Glossary 10Base-T E t h ernet n etw o rk The IEEE standard 802.3-compliant Ethernet products us ed for local distribution of data. These netw orking products characteristically us e twis ted-pair cable. agen t A background task running on the object being m[...]

Glossary Gl ossary- 2 AlphaSer ver I nte lligent Per ipheral Platf orm Hardwar e O wner's G uide bus A collection of many transmis sion lines or wires. The bus interconnects computer sys tem components, providing a communications path for address es, data, and control information or external terminals and s ystems in a communications network. [...]

Glossary AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide Gl ossary-3 dry co n tacts An electromagnetic device for remote or automatic control that is activated by variation in conditions of an electric circuit and that in turn operates other devices (such as switches ) in the same o r a dif ferent cir cuit. DSX-1 Di[...]

Glossary Gl ossary- 4 AlphaSer ver I nte lligent Per ipheral Platf orm Hardwar e O wner's G uide LAN Local area network. A high-s peed network that supports computers connected over limited distan ces. light-e mit ting diode ( LED) An indicator of s tatus on an IP s ubsys tem. MAC (med i a access con tro l ) ad d ress A unique 48-bit binary nu[...]

Glossary AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide Gl ossary-5 RAID Redundant arrays of independent disk s. A technique that organizes disk data to improve performance and reliability. RAID has three attributes: it is a set of physical dis ks view ed by the user as a single logical device; the user's data[...]

Glossary Gl ossary- 6 AlphaSer ver I nte lligent Per ipheral Platf orm Hardwar e O wner's G uide Sto rageW orks Comp aq's mo dular stor age s ubs ys tem ( MSS), whi ch i s t he c o re tec hnol ogy of the Alpha SCSI-2 mass storage solution. StorageWorks consis ts o f a family of low -cost mas s s torag e products that can be configured to [...]

AlphaServer Int elligent Per ipher al Plat for m Hardwar e O wner 's G uide Index- 1 Index A Alarm indi cat or m odul e replaci ng, 4–5 Alarm indi cator panel diagram , 3–3 replaci ng batt er i es, 3–4 troubl eshoot i ng, 5–2 Alarm input wiri ng di agr am , B–1 Alarm sensor m odul e replaci ng, 4–3 Alarm subsys te m, 1–4 AlphaSer[...]

Index Index- 2 D IGITA L A l phaServer I nt elligent Per ipheral Plat f or m Har dwar e Owner ’s G uide IP Pla tform duplex ac syst em di agr am s, D– 2 duplex dc syst em di agr am s, D– 4 duplex syst em, 1–2 electri cal speci fi cat ions, A–1 environm ental s pecif i cati ons , A–2 inst all i ng, 2–4 overview, 1–1 physical di m ens[...]