Installation guide

Overview and Preparation 1-3
With the system management console (SMC), multiple AlphaServer GS80/160/
320 systems with multiple partitions can be managed from a single device.
Hardware
The system management console is a specially configured Compaq Deskpro PC,
one or more network hubs such as the 8-port SMC EZ Hub-8DS (when multiple
systems are being managed from one console device), one or more DECserver
90M terminal servers (one terminal server for each system), and associated
cables, connectors, and software. Figure 1–2 shows a typical configuration.
Each eight-port terminal server can connect to up to eight partitions on one or
more AlphaServer GS80/160/320 systems
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. The network hub(s) concentrate
these lines and provide data transfer to the PC. The PC contains two network
interfaces. The first connects to the terminal server(s) via a private LAN. The
second connects to the corporate network, enabling remote operation of the SMC
through a Web browser.
The PC also has an attached modem, which can provide Compaq Services
remote access to the GS80/160/320 system.
Software
ConsoleWorks
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lets you add and remove console lines to reflect partitioning,
define events and consequent actions taken (such as sending mail), define
additional users and their capabilities, and log console line activity.
CGValidator supports multiple AlphaServer GS connections and partitions.
CAPM, the Compaq AlphaServer Partition Manager, provides a wizard-like
interface for creating and modifying hard and soft partitions.
GCU, the Graphical Configuration Utility, is an OpenVMS Galaxy utility for
creating and maintaining partitions.
NOTE: The PC supplied as part of the SMC is supported by Compaq only with
the hardware and software provided. To maintain this support, you
may not add or replace any components except as provided by Compaq.
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Licensing does not allow terminal ports to be used on other than AlphaServer
GS80/160/320 systems.
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The version of ConsoleWorks used on the SMC has been modified by the manufacturer,
TECSys Development Incorporated (TDI), to comply with the AlphaServer Management
Architecture. TDI’s standard version of ConsoleWorks cannot be used as a replacement
for this SMC application.