Installation guide

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Preface
Intended Audience
This manual is for service providers, managers, and operators of Compaq
AlphaServer GS80/160/320 systems.
Document Structure
This manual uses a structured documentation design. Topics are organized into
small sections, usually consisting of two facing pages. Most topics begin with an
abstract that provides an overview of the section, followed by an illustration or
example. The facing page contains descriptions, procedures, and syntax
definitions.
This manual has 12 chapters and two appendixes:
• Chapter 1, Overview and Preparation, introduces the system
management console, gives a flowchart of the installation procedure, and
has two sections on preparatory procedures: checking the installation kits
and setting up the SMC.
Part 1 – Cabling. Details the cabling process for each type of installation.
• Chapter 2, Cabling the SMC to One System with One Console Line,
describes the cabling procedure to connect the SMC to an AlphaServer
GS80/160320 system that will never be partitioned.
• Chapter 3, Cabling the SMC to One System with Multiple Serial
Console Lines, is the procedure for connecting the SMC hardware to a
system that can be partitioned; that is, it has more than one console line.
• Chapter 4, Cabling an SMC to a Multi-System Configuration,
describes cabling the SMC to a new multi-AlphaServer GS80/160/320
configuration.
• Chapter 5, Adding an AS System to One AS System with SMC
Already Installed, gives cabling instructions for this situation.