User`s guide

These four levels
of
documentation form a progression from general to specific.
The
general level being the
VAX
Diagnostic
System
User's Guide and the specific being the Diagnostic Program Listings.
To
apply
the Y
AX
diagnostic system effectively, the user should become familiar with each documentation level.
The
V
AX
Diagnostic System User's Guide contains stable information
that
applies across all Y
AX
computer systems. It explains the Y
AX
diagnostic system structure and strategy and the various uses
of
the diagnostic supervisor. The V
AX
Diagnostic System User's Guide
is
available
in
hard copy and
microfiche forms.
This manual, the
VAX-II
1730 Diagnostic System Overview Manual,
is
available in hard copy, micro-
fiche, and ASCII file forms.
The
manual
may
be revised periodically. Revisions will be available on
microfiche and magnetic media and distributed with other diagnostic system microfiche updates.
Program documentation files and program listings are available on microfiche and magnetic media. These
are revised and distributed periodically.
The
program documentation files give information which helps the
user to effectively use the diagnostic programs.
Digital
Equipment
Corporation
also distributes
EVNDX,
the
VAX
Diagnostic
Index,
on
microfiche
and
magnetic
media.
EVNDX
enables users
to
keep
up
with
the
periodic changes
and
additions
to
the
V
AX-
Il
diagnostic system.
Table
1-1
lists related documentation.
Table 1-1
VAX-II/730
Related Documentation
Title Order Number
VAX-II/730
User's Guides:
Diagnostic System
DMF32 Multi-Function Communications Interface
Hardware
VAX-II
1730 Installation Guide
VAX-IIj730
Technical Descriptions:
Central Processor
Unit
Memory
System
Power
System
FP730 Floating-Point Accelerator
KA730 Remote Diagnostics Option
BAII-A
Mounting Box and Power
System
Integrated Disk Controller
VAX-II Handbooks:
Architecture
Hardware
Software
1-2
EK-YXIID-UG
EK-OMF32-UG
EK-11730-UG
EK-SI730-IN
EK-KA730-TD
EK-MS730-TD
EI-PS730-TD
EK-FP730-TD
EK-KC730-TM
EK-BAII-A-TM
EK-RB730-
TO
EB-19580
EB-21710
EB-21812