HP J282 - Manual

vii SCSI Connections SCSI Bus Differences C-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCSIRestrictions C-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cables C-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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ix 1–1. System Unit Front Panel Controls 1-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2. LCD Symbols 1-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3. System Unit with Removable Device Door Open 1-9 . . . . . . . . 1–4. System Unit Rear Panel Connectors 1-11 . . . . ....

xi 1–1. Audio Electrical Specifications 1-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2. Serial I/O Pins 1-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1. CD-ROM Drive Operating Controls and Features 2-4 . . . . . . . . 3–1. LED Display Codes – DDS-DC Drive 3-4 . . . ....

xv This guide is intended for HP 9000 J282/2240 workstation users. See Appendix A in the back of this manual for safety and regulatorystatements that apply to this workstation. Please refer to the Release Document(s) you received with your sys-tem or system software for additional information that w...

xvi If you are using HP-UX version 10.20, refer to the following manualsfor more information: • J Class Hardware Installation Guide (A2876–90010) • Using Your HP Workstation (A2615–90003) • Installing and Updating HP-UX (B2355–90050) • System Administration Tasks HP 9000 Series 700 Computers(B2355–9...

xvii Unless otherwise noted in the text, this guide uses the following sym-bolic conventions. literal values Bold words or characters in formats and command de-scriptions represent commands or key words that youmust use literally. Pathnames are also in bold. user-supplied Italic words or characters ...

1-1 Chapter 1 System Overview • Product description • System unit front panel controls, LED, and LCD • System unit rear panel connectors • Monitors • Keyboard and Mouse • Pointing devices • Operating system overview • Important information you need to note • Networking overview

1-7 System LCD The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) is located on the left side of thefront panel. It displays messages about the state of the system, includ-ing error codes. The following symbols appear in the LCD, represent-ing the different system activities shown: Operating system running Disk Acces...

1-8 Follow the instructions in Using Your HP Workstation to shut downyour workstation. System Power LED The Power Light Emitting Diode (LED) is located on the left side ofthe front panel. It lights when the system unit power is on and flashesuntil the OS is booted. Once the OS is booted, the LED rem...

1-9 Removable DeviceBays (2) Figure 1–3. System Unit with Removable Device Door Open

1-11 TOC Button (not shown) Fast, Wide DifferenĆ tial, or Ultra, Wide- SE SCSI Connector* Narrow, SE SCSI Connector* Keyboard Connector AUI LAN ConnectorTwisted Pair Connector (labeled UTP)RSĆ232C Connectors Graphics Connector Power Connector Parallel I/O Connector *SCSI Connectors are shown with te...

1-12 The symbols shown to the left of the connector descriptions in thefollowing text, such as the headphone and microphone for audio connectors, are the same symbols used on the rear panel of theJ282/2240 workstation. Audio Connectors Your workstation has audio input and output capability through e...

1-14 Table 1–1 summarizes the audio electrical specifications for this workstation. Table 1–1. Audio Electrical Specifications Frequency Response 25–20,000Hz Input Sensitivity/Impedance Line in 2.0Vpk/47kohm Microphone 22mVpk/1kohm Line Out 2.8Vpp/47kohm Headphone 2.75Vpp/50ohm Speaker (internal) 5....

1-15 HP Parallel I/O Connector The 25-pin HP Parallel I/O interface uses Centronics interface proto-cols to support peripheral devices such as printers and plotters. Con-sult the documentation that accompanies each peripheral device forspecific information concerning its use. 802.3 Network Connector...

1-16 Table 1–2. Serial I/O Pins Pin No. Signal 1 2345 78 Request To Send DCDRXDTXDDTRGND RTSCTS Description Data Carrier DetectReceive Data Data Set Ready Clear To Send Data Terminal Ready Ring Indicator Transmit Data Ground 6 DSR 9 RI SCSI Connectors Use the SCSI connectors to connect external SCSI...

1-17 You can use one of the following HP monitors with your workstation: • 20-inch, 1280x1024 color monitor (A4033A) • 20–inch, 1280x1024 color monitor (A4331A) • 21–inch, 1600x1200 color monitor (A4576A) Before using your monitor, you should become familiar with its con-trols, connectors, and indic...

1-18 You can use an HP three-button mouse (PS/2), a trackball, or otheroptions as pointing devices with your workstation by using the serialports. For instructions on using your particular pointing device, seethe manual that came with it. For general information on using three-button mice and on the...

1-20 Before you begin using your workstation, take a moment to gather thefollowing important information and note it in the appropriate subsec-tion for future use: • LANIC ID • Internet Protocol (IP) address • Subnetwork mask NOTICE: For help with these, refer to Using your HPWorkstation. LANIC ID L...

1-21 IP Address and Subnetwork Mask Information Get the IP address and the subnet mask information for your worksta-tion from either your system administrator or your network adminis-trator and note them here: IP address ______________________________________________ subnet mask ____________________...

1-22 Your workstation is capable of many more tasks than are described inthis owner’s guide. This section gives an overview of some of the net-working capabilities of your system and directs you to the appropriatesource for more information. Mail Electronic mail allows you to send and receive mail m...

1-23 ftp The ftp application is a user interface to the File Transfer Protocol.Use ftp to copy files between your workstation and another computersystem on the network. For more information see the Using Your HPWorkstation manual that came with your workstation and read theonline man page by enterin...

2-1 Chapter 2 Using Your CD-ROM Drive • CD-ROM drive and media descriptions • Loading and unloading a CD-ROM disc • Verifying the CD-ROM drive operation • Using device files • Mounting and unmounting a CD-ROM disc • Reading the busy light • Troubleshooting

2-3 This section describes basic information needed for using the CD-ROM drive and CD-ROM discs. CD-ROM Drive The CD-ROM drive is a random access read-only mass storage de-vice that uses removable CD-ROM discs. The drive supports the ISO9660 and High Sierra format standards. You can access informati...

2-4 Table 2–1. CD-ROM Drive Operating Controls and Features You can plug mini-headphones with a 3.5 mm diame-ter miniature stereo plug into this jack. Use the volume control to adjust the audio output vol-ume to the headphone jack. The Busy Indicator lights during a data access opera-tion and blinks...

2-5 CD-ROM Media CD-ROM discs are 120 mm (4.7 in.) in diameter, and use one datasurface with a capacity of 600 megabytes. The data surface containspits and flat spots arranged in a continuous spiral track, which is readat a constant speed. You may access files and data stored on a CD-ROM disc, but y...

2-6 This section describes how to perform tasks with your CD-ROMdrive. Loading and Unloading a CD-ROM Disc This section describes how to load or unload a CD-ROM disc. Loading a CD-ROM Disc This CD-ROM drive has an automatic loading/ejecting feature. Toload a disc in the CD-ROM drive, follow these st...

2-8 5. Gently push the disc tray in until it is closed, as shown in Figure 2–4. Figure 2–4. Disc Tray Closed

2-9 Unloading a CD-ROM Disc To unload a disc from the Disc Tray, follow these steps: 1. Press and release the eject button on the CD-ROM drive. Thedisc tray opens approximately 1 inch, as shown in Figure 2–5. Figure 2–5. CD-ROM Disc Tray Partway Open 2. Gently pull the disc tray fully open.

2-10 3. Grasp the disc by the edges and lift it out of the disc tray, asshown in Figure 2–6. Be careful to touch only the edges of thedisc. Figure 2–6. Removing the CD-ROM Disc From the Disc Tray

2-11 4. Gently push the disc tray in until it is closed, as shown in Figure 2–7. Figure 2–7. Disc Tray Closed Verifying the CD-ROM Drive Operation To verify that your workstation can communicate with the CD-ROMdrive, follow these steps: 1. Click on the Terminal Control on the Front Panel of yourWork...

2-12 Terminal Control A terminal window opens. 2. Move the mouse cursor into the terminal window and click theleft mouse button. 3. Enter the following at the prompt: /usr/sbin/ioscan –d sdisk Enter .

2-13 After a few moments the ioscan utility lists all of the SCSI I/Odevices it could find. The list appears similar to the following: H/W Path Class Description ============================================ bc 8 bc I/O Adapter 8/0 ext_bus GSC built-in Fast/Wide SCSI Interface 8/0.0 target 8/0.0.0 di...

2-14 Using Device Files Device files are special files that tell your system which pathway touse through the system hardware when communicating with a specificdevice and what kind of device it is. To determine what device files are available for use with your CD–ROM drive, use the following procedur...

2-15 To access information on a CD-ROM disc, you must first mount thedisc. This applies to file system information only. If you wish to loada music CD, for example, you would not need to mount the disc.Mounting a disc with file system information on it gives the disc apathname that allows your works...

2-16 5. The Peripheral Devices window opens. Double–click on Disksand File Systems–>. 6. The Disks and File Systems window opens. Double–click onCD–ROM, Floppy, and Hard Disks.The following screen message appears: Scanning the system’s hardware... The CD–ROM, Floppy, and Hard Disks window opens c...

2-17 Click on O K . Now you can access the CD-ROM disc as you would any othermounted file system. Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc Using SAM Use the following procedure to unmount a CD-ROM disc: NOTICE: Before you unmount a CD-ROM disc, makesure that your working directory (the directoryin which a relative ...

2-19 Reading the Busy Light The CD-ROM busy light shows the status of the drive during the selftest and during activity with the host system. The CD-ROM drive performs the self test when one of the followinghappens: • You load a disc and close the Disc Tray. • You turn on the workstation with a disc...

2-20 Troubleshooting If you have trouble with any of these procedures for using your CD-ROM drive, see Chapter 5 of this book, “Solving Problems.”

3-1 Chapter 3 Using Your DDS Tape Drive • DDS tape drive and data cassette descriptions • Setting the write-protect tab on a data cassette • Operating the DDS tape drive • Loading and unloading a data cassette • Using device files • Archiving data in compressed and non-compressed mode • Troubleshoot...

3-2 This chapter describes how to perform tasks that archive to and trans-fer data from the optional DDS tape drive. It also describes how tomaintain and care for the drive. We assume the DDS tape drive is setto the factory default address of SCSI ID 3. The instructions in this chapter assume you ar...

3-3 This section describes basic information needed for using your DDStape drive and data cassettes. Depending on your configuration, yourDDS drive may be a DDS-DC drive, or a DDS-2 drive. NOTICE: In most cases, the information for using thesedrives is the same; however, in a few instances(such as t...

3-4 LEDs – DDS-DC DriveThis section describes the LED codes that are displayed. The front panel has two colored LEDs: the Cassette Light and theDrive Light. A green light indicates normal operation, and an amberlight indicates a warning condition. Pulsing shows activity betweenthe drive and the SCSI...

3-5 LED Warning Conditions – DDS-DC DriveThe following sections describe actions to take if the LEDs indicate awarning condition. High Humidity If the LEDs display the high humidity signal, the humidity is too highand the drive does not perform any operations until the humiditydrops. Self-Test (Fail...

3-6 4. If you are performing a backup from disk to tape, discard thedata cassette and back up your files using a new data cassette. 5. If you are performing a restore from tape to disk, complete therestore, then discard the data cassette and back up the files to anew data cassette. LEDs – DDS-2The f...

3-7 Data Cassettes Media LifeHP DDS data cassettes are currently specified to 2000 passes overany part of the tape under optimal environmental conditions (50%relative humidity, 22 degrees C). During a tape operation, any onearea of the tape may have multiple passes over the heads. This trans-lates i...

3-8 Media RestrictionsIf you interchange media between other HP workstation DDS tapedrives, note that data cassettes with compressed data can only be readby tape drives that have data compression capabilities. This includesdata cassettes that contain both compressed and noncompressed data. Setting t...

3-9 This section describes how to perform tasks with your DDS tapedrive. Loading and Unloading a Data Cassette Follow these steps to load and unload a data cassette in the DDS tapedrive: 1. Turn on power to the tape drive. 2. Insert the data cassette into the drive, as shown in Figure 3–3. Eject But...

3-10 3. Push the data cassette about three quarters of the way into thedrive. The drive automatically pulls the data cassette the rest ofthe way in. When the LEDs on the front of the drive stop flash-ing, the drive has loaded the data cassette. 4. To remove the data cassette, press and release the e...

3-14 Device Files — Data CompressionIf you wish to use the data compression feature, use the device files/dev/rmt/3hc and /dev/rmt/3hcn, which are set for SCSI ID 3. If you use the /dev/rmt/3hc device file, the tape drive compresses thedata and rewinds the data cassette every time the system release...

3-15 Writing to a Data Cassette Use the following instructions to save files to a data cassette: 1. Check that the write-protect tab on the data cassette is in thewrite position. 2. Load the data cassette into the tape drive. 3. In a terminal window, enter the following command line to writeto the t...

3-17 Listing the Files on a Data Cassette Use the following instructions to list the files on a data cassette: 1. Load the data cassette into the tape drive. 2. In a terminal window, enter the following command line to re-ceive a file listing of the data cassette: tar –tvf /dev/rmt/devicefile Enter ...

3-18 Further Command Information For additional information on using tar and a complete list of thecommand arguments, refer to the tar man page by typing the follow-ing: man tar Enter You may also communicate with the tape drive with the cpio, ftio,mt, and fbackup commands. For more information on t...

3-19 Ordering Information To order Hewlett-Packard data cassettes and cleaning cassettes for usein your DDS tape drive, use the following order numbers: • HP92283A Box of five 60–meter DDS data cassettes • HP92283B Box of five 90–meter DDS data cassettes • HP92300A Box of five 120-meter DDS data cas...

4-1 Chapter 4 Using Your 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive • Setting the write-protect tab on a diskette • Inserting and removing a diskette • Verifying the floppy disk drive configuration • Using device files • Floppy disk drive device file • Formatting a new diskette • Transferring data to and from a flo...

4-2 This chapter describes how to perform tasks that allow you to archiveto or transfer data from the optional 3.5-inch floppy disk drive. The instructions in this chapter assume you are using the HP-UX version 10.20 or later operating system with the HP VUE version 3.0interface. NOTICES: When examp...

4-3 This section describes basic information needed for using your floppydiskettes. Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Diskette You can only store or change information on a diskette when the write-protect tab is in the write position. So, before trying to write tothe diskette, make sure that the wr...

4-4 Inserting and Removing a Diskette Follow these steps to insert and remove a diskette from the floppydisk drive: 1. Insert the diskette into the drive, as shown in Figure 4–2. Eject Button Figure 4–2. Inserting and Removing a Floppy Diskette 2. Push the diskette into the floppy drive until it cli...

4-5 This section describes how to perform tasks with your 3.5-inch floppydisk drive. Verifying the Floppy Drive Configuration To verify that your workstation can communicate with the floppydrive, use the ioscan command in a terminal window to see whichdevices are currently in use on your system: 1. ...

4-6 If the floppy driver is not configured, ioscan returns the follow-ing message: ioscan: Device driver scsifloppy is not in the kernel If you receive this message, go the the section, “Configuring theFloppy Driver” later in this chapter for information on addingthe scsifloppy driver to the HP-UX k...

4-7 4. In the list of drives, click on the floppy drive listing to select it. 5. From the Actions menu, click on View More Information. A window opens with a list of information for the floppy drive,inlcuding the device files.

4-8 Formatting a New Diskette You must always format a new floppy diskette with the mediainitutility before using it. To format a new floppy diskette follow thesesteps: 1. Log in as root. 2. Make sure that the write-protect tab on the floppy diskette is inthe write position, as shown in Figure 4–1. ...

4-9 Saving Files to a Floppy Diskette Use the following instructions to save files to a floppy diskette: 1. Check that the write-protect tab on the floppy diskette is in thewrite position. 2. Load the formatted floppy diskette into the disk drive. 3. In a terminal window enter the following command ...

4-10 tar –xvf devicefile pathname Enter where devicefile is the device file as listed by sam and pathnameis the pathname of the file or directory containing files that youwant to restore from the diskette. If you do not specify path-name, everything on the floppy diskette is restored. Listing the Fi...

4-11 man cpio Enter For more information on copying to or from DOS files, refer to thedoscp man page by typing the following in a terminal window: man doscp Enter For more information on listing DOS directories, refer to the doslsman page by typing the following in a terminal window: man dosls Enter...

5-1 Chapter 5 Solving Problems • Common problems and solutions • Dealing with a boot failure • Memory failures • LCD-indicated problems • Running system verification tests

5-3 The tables in this section list common problems you may encounterwith your workstation. The tables also tell you what to do to helpsolve the problems. Table 5–1. Problems Powering Up the System Problem Solution The power LEDdoesn’t light. The power LEDlights, but the screenis blank or flickers L...

5-4 Table 5–2. Problems Loading and Booting the Operating System Problem Solution The power LED islit, and text appearson the screen, butmore than two min-utes have passedwith no sign of system activity. The system stops orhangs while booting. Make sure that all SCSI devices are setto the proper SCS...

5-5 Table 5–3. Problems with the 802.3 Network Problem Solution Can’t reach othersystems on the net-work. Applicationsthat rely on the net-work won’t run. Check the network connector on theback of the system unit. Make surethat the network cable or transceiver isfastened securely to the connector. I...

5-6 Table 5–4. Problems Using a Hard Disk Drive Problem Solution The disk drive is notaccessible or doesnot respond. If problems persist, contact your system administrator or callyour designated service representative. Make sure that all SCSI devices areset to the proper SCSI ID. (See Ap-pendix C fo...

5-7 Table 5–5. Problems Using the CD-ROM Drive Problem Solution The CD-ROM drivedoes not respond tocommands. Re-enter the commands and makesure that you have typed them cor-rectly. Make sure that the system can com-municate with the drive as describedin “Checking the SCSI IDs” in Appendix B. Follow ...

5-8 Table 5–6. Problems Using the DDS Tape Drive Problem Solution The DDS tape drivedoes not respond tocommands. Re-enter the commands and make surethat you have typed them correctly. Make sure that you specified the cor-rect device file name for commandsthat require a device file name. Make sure th...

5-9 Table 5–7. Problems Using the Floppy Disk Drive Problem Solution The floppy drivedoes not respond tocommands. Re-enter the commands and make surethat you have typed them correctly. Make sure that you specified the de-vice file /dev/rfloppy/c201d0s0 forcommands that require a device filename. Mak...

5-11 J Class systems use Memory Page Deallocation, a feature that allowsthe system to provide information to the operating system aboutmemory failures. HP-UX 10.20 uses Memory Page Deallocation information to mapout the failing memory areas, and continue normal operation. You canuse the command memr...

5-13 The windows are as follows: Window 1 When the system is hard booted, the LCD will be cleared and the fol-lowing message will be displayed for approximately 1 second. Thenthe processor dependent hardware (pdh) is verified. Proceeding To <– line 1 Turn DC On <– line 2 Window 2 While the pdh...

5-14 Window 5 When an attempt to boot is made, the following message is displayedonce IPL is successfully loaded and launched: ZZZZ YYYY CPUXX ♥ <– line 1 – ’ ♥ ’ flashes with Z Y field change BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB <– line 2 where BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB is the model number (for example,9000/J200). If the...

5-15 HP-UX uses a diagnostics product called the Support Tools Managerthat allows system operation verification. You can access the Support Tools Manager in a terminal window. Ifyou are using HP VUE as your interface, you can also access the Sup-port Tools Manager through the sys_admin directory. Th...

5-16 A terminal window opens. 2. Move the mouse cursor into the terminal window and click theleft mouse button. 3. Enter the following at the prompt: cstm Enter The following screen appears: Support Tool Manager Version A.01.00 Type ’help’ for a list of available commands. CSTM> At the CSTM> p...

5-17 6. To exit the Support Tools Manager, type the following: CSTM> exit Enter If any tests failed, further diagnosis is necessary by qualified servicepersonnel. Contact your designated service representative.

A-1 Appendix A Safety and Regulatory Statements • Declaration of conformity • Emissions regulations • Emissions regulations compliance • Datacom users statement • Acoustics • Electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions • Laser safety statements • Warnings and cautions This appendix contains safety and...

A-4 Any third-party I/O device installed in HP system(s) must be in ac-cordance with the requirements set forth in the preceding EmissionsRegulations statements. In the event that a third-party noncompliantI/O device is installed, the customer assumes all responsibility andliability arising therefro...

A-5 Electrostatic charges can damage the integrated circuits on printedcircuit boards. To prevent such damage from occurring, observe thefollowing precautions during board unpacking and installation: • Stand on a static-free mat. • Wear a static strap to ensure that any accumulated electrostaticchar...

B-1 Appendix B Changing Your Workstation’sHardware Configuration • Checking the SCSI IDs • Opening the system unit • Closing the system unit • Installing removable media devices • Adding a hard drive • Installing additional memory • Installing an EISA or graphics board • Changing your monitor type

B-2 This appendix describes the procedures to change your workstation’shardware configuration. The instructions in this appendix assume you are using the HP-UX version 10.20 or later operating system with the HP VUE version 3.0interface. CAUTION: Always wear a properly grounded wrist strap when reco...

B-6 Perform the following steps to open the system unit: 1. Power off the system, the monitor, and any peripheral devices.Unplug the system unit power cord and the power cord of anyperipheral devices from ac wall outlets. Refer to Using Your HPWorkstation for the proper method of shutting down your ...

B-7 Figure B–1. Removing the Front Panel 4. Swing the panel down and pull up slightly so the two guide pinson the bottom clear their guides and lay the front cover down.

B-8 Perform the following steps to close the system unit: CAUTION: Do not attempt to operate the workstation with the front cover removed. The cover is neededfor proper air flow for system cooling. 1. Insert the two guide pins on the bottom of the front cover intothe guides on the bottom of the syst...

B-9 Figure B–2.Replacing the Front Panel 3. Reconnect the power cables and any other cables that you dis-connected when opening the workstation, then power on any pe-ripherals, the monitor, and the system unit.

B-11 Figure B–3.Removing Storage Drawer from System Unit 3. Pull the Storage Assembly out as far as it will go. (A safety catchprevents the drawer from coming all the way out.) NOTICE: When sliding the Storage Assembly out of thesystem unit, move the drawer ejector handle toprevent the Storage Assem...

B-14 Figure B–6.Removing FAN/EMI Plate 9. Unscrew the captive screw holding the FAN/EMI plate at theback of the removable drives and lift the plate up and out of thedrawer, as shown in Figure B–6. 10. Disconnect the SCSI and power cables from the drive.

B-15 11. Unscrew the two screws holding the drive in the storage drawer,and slide the drive out of the drawer. See Figure B–7. Figure B–7.Removing Drive Screws 12. Check the SCSI address/jumper settings on the replacementdrive, using the following information sections.

B-16 CD-ROM Drive The CD-ROM drive ships with the drive set to SCSI ID address2. We recommend keeping the address setting at 2 unless it isused by another device. CAUTION: CD-ROM drives are susceptible to mechanical and electrostatic shock. When handling the drive,always wear the static-grounding wr...

B-17 SCSI ID 3 2 default 1 4 5 6 SCSI ID 0 Figure B–8.CD-ROM Drive SCSI Address/Jumper Settings

B-18 DDS Tape Drive The DDS tape drive ships with the drive set to SCSI ID address3 and the Operation Mode switches set for correct drive opera-tion. We recommend keeping the address setting at 3 unless it isused by another device. CAUTION: SCSI tape drives are susceptible to mechanical and electros...

B-20 SCSI ID 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 SCSI ID (Default) TermPWR* Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 TermPWR* SCSI Connector Power Connector Bit 2 Bit1 Bit 0 TermPWR *Term PWR is not used in HP workstation configurations. Figure B–10.DDS-2 Tape Drive and SCSI Address/Jumper Settings

B-21 Operation Mode Switches ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Compression Disabled, No Host Control Compression Enabled, No Host Control Compression Disabled, Host Can Control Compression Compression Enabled, With Host Control ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Figure B–11.Switch Settings fo...

B-22 Floppy Drive The floppy disk drive ships with the drive set to SCSI ID address 0. We recommend keeping the address setting at 0 unless it is used by another device. CAUTION: Floppy disk drives are susceptible to mechanical and electrostatic shock. When handling the drive,always wear the static-...

B-23 SCSI ID Address Jumpers Å Å Å Top View of Floppy Disk Drive ID 0 ID 1 ID 2 Jumper in = 0; out = 1 SCSI ID Address Jumpers ID 0 ID 1 ID 2 Jumpers 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SCSI ID Address Figure B–12.Floppy Drive SCSI Address/Jumper Settings

B-24 ÅÅ ÅÅ ÅÅ ÅÅ Top View of Floppy Disk Drive 1 2 3 SCSI Terminators Figure B–13.Floppy Drive Terminators

B-27 18. Push the drawer ejector handle up until the Storage Assemblyslides all the way into the system unit and secure the two captivescrews on the left of the Storage Assembly, as shown in Figure B–16. NOTICE: If the ejector handle is not pushed completelyin, you may not have proper seating of the...

B-30 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 Figure B–17.Typical Hard Drive Jumper Settings

B-32 Installing a Hard Disk Drive Perform the following steps to install a hard disk drive. NOTICE: Before opening the system unit, follow theinstructions in “Checking the SCSI IDs,” earlierin this appendix, to determine the SCSI IDscurrently in use on your workstation. 1. Open the system unit accor...

B-33 Figure B–19.Removing Storage Drawer from System Unit 3. Pull the Storage Assembly out as far as it will go. (A safety catchprevents the drawer from coming all the way out.) NOTICE: When sliding the Storage Assembly out of thesystem unit, move the drawer ejector handle toprevent the Storage Asse...

B-34 5. Be sure you have already checked the SCSI ID of the drive youwant to install using the method described at the beginning ofthis section. 6. With the disk mounting bracket between the guides on each sideof the Storage Assembly, slide the disk into the Storage Assem-bly, securing it to the dra...

B-35 7. Reconnect the SCSI and power cables from the back of the driveto the side of the drawer assembly. 8. Slide the drawer back in and secure. 9. Close the system unit and reconnect all cables as described in the“Closing the System Unit” section in this appendix. 10. Follow the instructions in th...

B-37 The following screen message appears: Scanning the system’s hardware... The CD-ROM, Floppy, and Hard Disks window opens con-taining a list of drives currently configured on this system. 9. From the Actions menu, click on Add a Hard Disk Drive. 10. The Select a Disk to Add... window opens with a...

B-39 Ejector Tab Ejector Tab Figure B–21.Removing the CPU Assembly 4. Pull the CPU Assembly straight out and place on a flat surfacewith an antistatic mat. NOTICE: The CPU Assembly is heavy, very warm andhas no safety catch. Be sure to pull it out slow-ly, making sure it is properly supported. 5. Us...

B-40 Memory Bracket Memory DIMMs Figure B–22.Memory Retention Bracket and Memory DIMM Loca- tion NOTICE: When installing DIMMs you need to orient thenotch toward the white ejector handles. 6. To install a new memory DIMM, turn the CPU assembly untilthe memory DIMMs are in the position shown in Figur...

B-41 Figure B–23.CPU Assembly Orientation 7. Refer to the Position Guide on the CPU board that states,“<–– POSITION MEM MODULE AS SHOWN,” as shown inFigure B–23. 8. Install pairs of DIMMs in the following order: Pair 1 (0A, 0B),Pair 2 (1A, 1B), Pair 3 (2A, 2B), and so on. This workstation has 16 ...

B-42 and maximum future capacity, use 512 MB DIMM pairs exclu-sively. Front of System 3B 7B 3A 7A 5B 1B 5A 1A 2B 6B 2A 6A 4B 0B 4A 0A Pair 4 Pair 2 Pair 3 Pair 1 Pair 8 Pair 6 Pair 7 Pair 5 CPU Modules J18 J17 J16 J15 J31 J30 J29 J28 J26 J25 J24 J23 J22 J21 J20 J19 Figure B–24. Memory DIMM Sequence ...

B-46 Perform the following steps to replace the processor module on yourworkstation: 1. Open the system unit according to the directions in the “Openingthe System Unit” section earlier in this appendix. 2. Remove the two screws in the center of the CPU Assembly. Ejector Tab Ejector Tab Figure B–27.R...

B-47 4. Pull the CPU Assembly straight out and place on a flat surfacewith an antistatic mat. 5. Locate the CPU shroud as shown in Figure B–28. Shroud Figure B–28.CPU Shroud Location J282/2240 6. Disconnect the fan cable(s) from the system board. NOTICE: Be sure to reconnect the fan cables when youh...

B-54 Follow these steps to install a PCI, EISA or graphics board into yourworkstation: 1. Working from the rear of the workstation, unscrew the four cap-tive screws and pull the PCI/EISA Assembly straight out usingthe handle. See Figure B–34. Figure B–34.Removing the PCI/EISA Assembly

B-56 2. Rotate the unit 90 degrees clockwise and place on a flat surface,as shown in Figure B–36. Figure B–36.Rotating the PCI/EISA Assembly for Installation

B-57 3. Unscrew one screw at the back of the cover and lift the cover upand out to remove it from the PCI/EISA Assembly. See FigureB–37. Figure B–37.Removing the PCI/EISA Assembly Cover

B-58 4. Unscrew one screw at the top of the slot cover and pull the coverstraight up to remove it. See Figure B–38. Figure B–38.Removing the PCI/EISA Slot Cover

B-60 7. (J2240 Only) Before installing cover, if you installed an EISA,or graphics board that is taller than a PCI card remove the smallbreak–off block from the cover that corresponds to that slot. Re-fer to Figure B–40. Figure B–40.Remove Block from PCI Assembly Cover

B-61 8. Insert cover in guide and secure with screw. Refer to Figure B–41. Figure B–41.Replacing PCI/EISA Assembly Cover

B-62 9. Rotate the unit back 90 degrees as shown in Figure B–42 andgrasp the handle. Figure B–42.Rotating the PCI/EISA Assembly Back

C-1 Appendix C SCSI Connections • SCSI bus differences • SCSI restrictions • Determining SCSI bus length • Assigning SCSI device IDs • Connecting to the SCSI ports

C-4 Table C–1. SCSI Bus Differences Transfer Rate Data Bus Width Maximum Addresses* Maximum Cable Length Device Physical Location Controller Embedded or Plugable Narrow, Single-Endedup to 8 bits 8 6.0 meters internal and embedded up to5 Mbytesper second (19.6 feet) external Fast, Wide Dif-ferentialu...

C-5 Table C–2. SCSI Bus Addresses, ID Numbers, and Arbitration Priorities SCSI–2Address Priority SCSI–2 ID Number 7 . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . 1 6 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 2 5 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 3 4 . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . 4 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 5 2 . . ...

C-6 This section describes the SCSI restrictions that apply to your work-station in the following areas: • Cables • Connectors and terminator • SCSI configuration constraints Cables All SCSI devices ship without cables. Only SCSI cables approved byHP can be used to connect your workstation and any S...

C-7 vices. Use of other cables can result in signifi-cant problems with system operation. Narrow singled-ended SCSI definition limits the total cable length ofSCSI cables to 6 meters (19.6 feet). Fast, wide differential SCSI definition limits the total cable length ofSCSI cables to 25 meters (82 fee...

C-8 Connectors and Terminator Any narrow, single-ended SCSI device connecting to the system boxmust use a 50-pin high-density thumb screw connector on the endconnecting to the system board, and a 50-pin low-density bail lockconnector on the other end. If you attach a second SCSI device, thecable mus...

C-9 vices per system. Table C–3 shows configuration constraints for eachnarrow, single-ended SCSI device type. If the system has internalhard disk drives or a floppy disk drive, you must count them as SCSIdevices. Table C–3. Narrow Single-Ended SCSI Bus Configuration Constraints Narrow, Single-Ended...

C-10 Fast, Wide Differential SCSI Bus Configuration Constraints Fast, wide differential SCSI does not work with the narrow, single-en-ded SCSI. Table C–4 shows the configuration constraints for eachfast, wide differential SCSI device type. Table C–4. Fast, Wide Differential SCSI Bus Configuration Co...

C-13 Table C–6. SCSI Bus Length Worksheet for Narrow, Single-Ended SCSI Bus Total NSE SCSI Bus Length = NSE SCSI Device Cable Length meters (feet) meters (feet) System Unit 7980S A1999A 0.3 (1.0) C1701C C1704C Internal NSE SCSI Bus Length + Device Internal Length Subtotals: meters (feet) External C1...

C-14 Fast, Wide Differential SCSI Bus Length Follow these instructions to calculate your total FWD SCSI buslength for the FWD SCSI- bus on your system using Table C–7: 1. List all of your internal FWD SCSI devices in the first column. 2. In the second column, write the lengths of the internal FWDSCS...

C-15 Table C–7. SCSI Bus Length Worksheet for Fast, Wide Differential SCSI Bus Total FWD SCSI Bus Length = FWD SCSI Device Internal FWD SCSI Bus Length meters (feet) C3034T C3035T C3036T meters (feet) Device Internal Length Cable Length meters (feet) External + Subtotals: (Total FWD SCSI bus length ...

C-16 Ultra, Wide–SE SCSI Bus Length Follow these instructions to calculate your total UWSE SCSI buslength for the UWSE SCSI bus on your system using Table C–8: 1. List all of your internal UWSE SCSI devices in the first column. 2. In the second column, write the lengths of the internal UWSESCSI bus ...

C-17 Table C–8. SCSI Bus Length Worksheet for Ultra, Wide–SE SCSI Bus Total UWSE SCSI Bus Length = SCSI Device Internal SCSI Bus Length meters (feet) C6390A meters (feet) Device Internal Length Cable Length meters (feet) External + Subtotals: (Total SCSI bus length not to exceed total of 3 meters [9...

C-20 4. You can determine which SCSI IDs are currently in use by look-ing under the H/W Path heading. The J2240 lists 8/4/19/0 as thebuilt-in SCSI bus controller. For devices connected to the built-in SCSI bus, such as disks, the fourth number is the SCSI ID forthat device. For example, the listing ...

C-21 ing drive ID, you need to assign a new SCSI device ID to yourdrive. See the drive installation documentation for informationon changing the device ID. CAUTION: Do not use SCSI device ID 7 for any device except the system card.

C-22 Table C–9. Narrow, Single-Ended SCSI Device IDs SCSI Device Drives Device ID (Address) Number (Only 0 through 6 Available) Internal External System SCSI Drive(s) Floppy Disk Drive (if present, uses ID No. 0) N/A N/A CD–ROM Drive (if present, uses ID No. 2) N/A Internal System Drives: External D...

C-23 6. Write in the type of external single-ended drives currently con-nected to your workstation under the heading “External DeviceDrives” and each drive’s SCSI device ID under the heading “De-vice ID Number.” 7. Add your new drive to the table if it is an external device. If it isan internal driv...

C-24 Fast, Wide Differential SCSI IDs Before assigning a SCSI device ID to your drive, you need to checkyour SCSI device IDs. To check which SCSI device IDs are availableand assign an ID to your device, follow these instructions which useTable C–10: 1. Write in the type of internal drives currently ...

C-25 Ultra, Wide–SE SCSI IDs Before assigning a SCSI device ID to your drive, you need to checkyour SCSI device IDs. To check which SCSI device IDs are availableand assign an ID to your device, follow these instructions which useTable C–11: 1. Write in the type of internal drives currently connected...

C-26 This section describes how to connect to the system SCSI ports (nar-row single-ended, ultra, wide–SE and fast,wide differential). System SCSI Port Connection The system contains two (2) SCSI connectors: • System Single-Ended SCSI-2 Connector • System Fast, Wide Differential or Ultra, Wide–SE SC...

C-27 Figure C–1. Rear Panel SCSI Connectors with Terminators Attached

C-28 Fast, Wide Differential or Ultra, Wide-SE SCSI Connector SingleĆEnded SCSIĆ2 Connector Figure C–2. Rear Panel SCSI Connectors without Terminators NOTICE: The last device connected to the SCSI bus mustbe terminated with a SCSI terminator. All of thedevices listed ship without terminators. If you...

D-1 Appendix D The Boot Console Interface This appendix describes the different features of the boot console in-terface and how to use them. It presents the information in the follow-ing sections: • Boot console interface features • Accessing the boot console interface • Booting your workstation • S...

D-2 Boot Console Interface Features There are times when you want to interact directly with the hardwareof your workstation before it boots the operating system. Yourworkstation provides a menu–driven boot console interface that al-lows you to perform special tasks, display information, and set cert...

D-7 Accessing the Boot Console Interface To access the boot console interface, follow these steps: NOTICE: This procedure should be done by a system ad-ministrator. 1. Close any files and applications on your workstation. 2. Press the power switch on the front panel of the system unit. NOTICE: There...

D-8 NOTICE: If you are using a power–saving monitor, youwill have less than 10 seconds from the timethis message appears to press a key. 4. Press a key. You will then see the message: Boot terminated The Main Menu of the boot console appears.

D-9 Booting Your Workstation Usually, you start your workstation by turning it on and waiting forHP–UX to boot automatically. However, you may not always wantthe usual sequence to occur. For example, you may want to start your workstation from an operat-ing system that is stored on a device that is ...

D-12 Searching for Bootable Media To list devices that contain bootable media, follow the directions in”Accessing the Boot Console Interface” earlier in this appendix, andthen type the following at the prompt: Main Menu: Enter command > search ipl The search command searches all buses. The search...

D-13 Resetting Your Workstation To reset your workstation to its predefined values, follow the direc-tions in ”Accessing the Boot Console Interface” earlier in this appen-dix, and then type the following at the prompt to access the Configu-ration Menu: Main Menu: Enter command > co When the Confi...

D-14 Displaying and Setting Paths A path is the hardware address of a device that is attached to the I/Osystem of your workstation. The path command sets the system pathsshown in Table D–1. The path command sets and displays the hardware address of a speci-fied device attached to the I/O bus of your...

D-15 To display the current setting for a particular system path, follow thedirections in ”Accessing the Boot Console Interface” earlier in thisappendix, and then type the following at the prompt: Main Menu: Enter command > path path_type where path_type is one of the path types listed in Table D...

D-16 Displaying and Setting the Monitor Type Your system ships from the factory preset to use a monitor with a spe-cific resolution and frequency. If you replace your workstation’s mon-itor with a different type of monitor, you must reconfigure yourworkstation to support the new monitor. The Monitor...

D-18 Displaying the Current Monitor Configuration To display the current monitor configuration for your system from theConfiguration Menu of the boot console interface, follow the direc-tions in ”Accessing the Boot Console Interface” earlier in this appen-dix. Once you are in the Boot Console Interf...

D-19 Setting the Monitor Type You can set the monitor type for a graphics adapter by entering thefollowing: Configuration Menu: Enter command > monitor graphics(n)tt Where n is the number of the graphics adapter and tt is the monitortype. To display a list of supported monitors, enter the followi...

D-21 To set the monitor type for graphics(0) to monitor type 2, enter thefollowing: Configuration Menu: Enter command >monitor graphics(0) 2 This will take effect on the next reboot. MONITOR INFORMATION Path Slot Head HPA Resolution Freq Type Class ––––– –––– –––– ––––– –––––––––– –––– –––– –––––...

D-22 Setting the Monitor Type at Power On If you replace your workstation’s monitor with a different monitortype, and do not set the workstation’s graphics parameters by usingthe monitor command before doing so, you need to perform the fol-lowing: Wait two seconds after the Num Lock light flashes ne...

D-23 To select a new Graphics Monitor Type press the <TAB> key now, otherwise EXIT by entering any other key (or will time out in 15 se- conds)... To restart the monitor selection process, press TAB. Changing the Console to External Terminal In the event that your console stops displaying to y...

D-24 Displaying the Current Memory Configuration The following sample screen output using the memory commandshows: first, a memory configuration table with properly–installedand configured memory (Sample Output 1); and second, output whena DIMM has been improperly installed (Sample Output 2). To dis...

D-25 Memory Information Sample 1 The following sample shows the memory information when memorymodules are properly installed and configured: MEMORY INFORMATION MEMORY STATUS TABLE Slot Size(a+b) Status –––– ––––––––– –––––– 0a/b 64MB Configured 1a/b 32MB Configured 2a/b 128MB Configured ––––––––– TO...

D-27 Memory Information Sample 2 The following sample shows the memory information when memorymodules are not properly installed and configured. In this sample thememory module in memory slot 1A is missing. MEMORY INFORMATION WARNING: Memory has been reconfigured due to a physical change or because ...

D-29 Displaying the Status of the System I/O The IO command lets you identify all built–in I/O devices and option-al I/O devices installed in the option slots. It is available in the In-formation Menu. To use the IO command from the Information Menu of the boot con-sole interface, type: Information ...

D-31 Setting the Auto Boot and Auto Search Flags auto boot and auto search are variables stored in your workstation’snonvolatile memory. (Nonvolatile memory retains its contents evenafter power is turned off.) If you reset these flags to new value, thechange takes effect the next time you reboot the...

D-33 Displaying and Setting the Security Mode The SECure flag is a variable stored in non–volatile memory. (Non–volitalmemory retains its contents even after power is turned off.) Ifyou reset this flag to a new value, the change takes effect the nexttime you reboot the workstation. When the SECure f...

D-34 Displaying and Setting the Fastboot Mode When fastboot is enabled (set to on), your workstation does a quickcheck of the memory and skips I/O interface testing during its power–on self tests. This enables your workstation to complete its boot pro-cess quicker. The default factory setting is for...

D-35 Displaying the LAN Station Address It is sometimes necessary to supply a LAN station address of yourworkstation to other users. For example, if your workstation is to be-come a member of a cluster, the cluster administrator needs to knowyour LAN station address in order to add your workstation ...

D-36 To select 10 Mbits/sec network speed and full duplex mode, type thefollowing at the prompt: Configuration Menu: Enter command > LanConfig10/Full_dx To select 100 Mbits/sec network speed and half duplex mode, typethe following at the prompt: Configuration Menu: Enter command > LanConfig100...

D-37 Displaying PIM Information The pim command allows you to display the most recent PIM in-formation for the specified fault type. To display PIM information fora specific fault, from the Service Menu, type the following at theprompt: Service Menu: Enter command > pim processor_number You can u...

GL-1 Glossary absolute pathname The full pathname of a file, including all the directories leading to it,starting with the root directory (“/”) and ending with the filename it-self. See also file, filename, pathname. access permissions Settings that allow a user or group of users to read, write, or ...

GL-2 attachment unit interface (AUI) A transceiver cable that conforms to IEEE 802.3 specifications. back up v. To make a copy of the file system on a tape or disk that can bestored separately from the original files. Also called “backing up thesystem” or simply “system backup.” bitmap Generally spe...

GL-3 bootstrap service See boot. byte A fundamental character–code unit, usually consisting of 8 bits. CD–ROM Compact Disc Read–Only Memory. See also CD–ROM disc, CD–ROM drive. CD–ROM disc CD–ROM discs are identical to the audio compact discs (CDs) usedto record stereo music, except that they store ...

GL-6 current session The work and processes that have been created since you logged intothe system (and before you log out again). See also session. current working directory The directory in which a relative path name search begins, as well asthe directory in which you are currently working. It is ...

GL-8 double click To press and release a mouse button twice in rapid succession. drag To press and hold down a mouse button while moving the mouse (andthe pointer on the screen). See also drop. drive See CD–ROM drive, DDS tape drive, floppy drive, hard diskdrive. drop To release an icon that has bee...

GL-12 iconify See iconize. iconize To turn a window or shell into an icon. See also icon. Initial System Loader The program that actually controls the loading of the operating sys-tem. input device Any of several pieces of hardware equipment used to give informa-tion to a system. Examples are the ke...

GL-16 nonvolatile memory System memory that retains its contents even after workstation poweris turned off. object Any file, directory, or link in the network. See also directory, file,link, pathname. operating system The program that supervises the execution of other programs on yourworkstation. Fo...

GL-18 pointer Sometimes called the “mouse pointer,” the pointer shows the mouselocation on the screen. The pointer’s shape depends on its location. Inthe HP VUE Workspace, the pointer is an X. On a window frame, thepointer is an arrow. process A computing environment in which you may execute program...

GL-20 shell script A file that contains commands that the system can interpret and run ina shell. shutdown The process of taking the system from multi–user state to system ad-ministration state. SIMM See Single In–line Memory Module. single–ended standard SCSI An 8–bit wide SCSI bus with standard re...

GL-23 username The name that the system recognizes as uniquely yours. Also knownas your login name. The username is also the name that identifies youto the mail system and other software requiring secure entry. utility See utility program. utility program A program provided with the operating system...

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