Installation guide

Console 3-11

3.3 Device Name Fields

Device names are used in several console commands. A device name is ex-

pressed in the form ddccuuuu.node.channel.slot.hose. Fields are sepa-

rated by periods. Table 3-14 lists the field definitions.

Table 3-14 Device Name Fields

Field Size Definition

2 Protocol used to access the device:

du MSCP disk (CI, SI, DSSI)

mu MSCP tape (CI, SI, DSSI)

ex XMI Ethernet

fx XMI FDDI

2 (max) Controller letter (a–zz) assigned by console,

based on the system configuration

uuuu

4 (max) Unit number of the device (0–9999) determined

by the I/O channel number and the XMI slot

number of the adapter

node

3 (max) Node number (0–255) of the device on a remote

(CI or DSSI) bus. If the remote bus is a CI, this is

the CI node number of the HSC; if it is a DSSI,

this is the node number of the disk.

channel

1 Channel number (0–1); used only if the adapter

is a KFMSA

slot

2 (max) XMI slot number (1–14) of the adapter

hose

1 Hose number (0–3) that connects to the XMI bus

For more information:

VAX 7000 Console Reference Manual

VAX 7000 Operations Manual