Owner`s manual

Figure A–1 gives an overview of the general rules for installing modules in

the XMI card cage.

An XMI processor or I/O module must be in either slot E or slot 1.

See Figure A–1, at callouts and .

CAUTION: No memory modules should be placed in slot E or slot 1.

I/O adapters should be conﬁgured ﬁrst, from left to right, in I/O slots E

through A and then in slots 5 through 1.

Processors should be conﬁgured next. For scalar-only systems, start

with the rightmost available slot and continue right to left, installing each

processor in the next available slot. See Section A.2 for rules on scalar/

vector systems.

Memories are installed last. For scalar systems, ﬁll available slots from

left to right, slots 9 through 2, and then right to left, slots A through D.

VAX 6000 Model 500 General Conﬁguration Rules A–3