Installation guide

A VAX 6000 system works as a standalone system or as a member of a
VAXcluster. The system supports a full set of VAX applications and allows
for processor, memory, and I/O expansion. These I/O options are available
through adapters to the XMI bus. In addition, the XMI-to-VAXBI adapter
(DWMBB) enables access to I/O options connected to a VAXBI bus, and the
XMI-to-VME adapter (DWMVA) enables access to a VME bus. Table 1–1
lists the I/O options supported on the XMI bus.
Table 1–1: VAX 6000 Series Adapters
Adapter
XMI
Slots Function
CIXCD 1 CI port interface; connects the system to a Star Cou-
pler.
DEMFA 1 FDDI (fiber optic) port interface; connects a system to a lo-
cal area network.
DEMNA 1 Ethernet port interface; connects a system to a local area net-
work.
DWMBB 1 XMI-to-VAXBI interface, a two-module set. The DWMBB/
A is in the XMI card cage; the DWMBB/B is installed in the VAXBI
card cage.
DWMVA 1 XMI-to-VMEbus interface, a two-module set. The DWMVA/
A is in the XMI card cage; the DWMVA/B is installed in a VME-
bus expansion cabinet.
KDM70 2 Disk adapter; enables connection to RA disk drives.
KFMSA 1 DSSI adapter; enables connection to TF tape drives and to RFxx
disk drives.
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