Specifications

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Section 8—HP 712/60 PA RISC Desktop Workstation
8.1 HP 712/60 Workstation in A
X
M Environment
Overview of HP
712/60
workstation
functionality
supporting A
X
M
The optional System Administration and Development workstation (HP
712/60) provides several functions that support the A
X
M environment.
They are:
• Provides an HP-UX workstation connected to the PIN (LAN). A
X
M
system administration and application development can be
accomplished through this PIN connection.
• Can be used as a coprocessor console terminal for the purposes of
initial A
X
M coprocessor configuration and coprocessor troubleshooting
when the need arises. This is done through the RS232 (serial port)
connector of the workstation.
• Provides a DAT tape drive accessible over the PIN. A DAT drive is
required to support A
X
M hard drive save/restore activities. Some
A
X
Ms may have their own directly connected DAT drive (optional).
The DAT drive also supports installation of optional software and
software upgrade activities.
• Provides a CD-ROM reader accessible from the PIN. Some A
X
Ms may
have their own directly connected CD-ROM (optional). It provides
access to the HP-UX documentation (online).
This optional workstation is not required if the customer has alternative
means to accomplish the functions mentioned above (i.e., has a
combination of U
X
S/ HP-UX workstations/simple terminals/etc.)
The following diagram illustrates how the optional workstation is
connected.