Installation guide

Connecting to a CI VMScluster 5-1
Chapter 5
Connecting to a CI VMScluster
Sections in this chapter include:
• CIXCD Installation Configuration Rules
• Setting CIXCD Parameters
— Setting the VMScluster Node Address (Mandatory)
— Verifying Quiet Slot DELTA Time = 10 (Mandatory)
— Setting Boot Time (Optional)
— Setting Extend Header, Extend ACK Timeout, and Disable
Arbitration (Optional)
— Setting Cluster Size (Optional)
• Cabling the System to a Star Coupler
VAX
1000
0
VAX 10000 systems interface with various devices and sy
s-
tems through XMI bus adapters. The CIXCD adapter con
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nects the VAX 10000 system through the XMI bus to
a
VMScluster. If your system connects to a DSSI subsystem
,
this installation must be done before the CI connection
s
(see Chapter 4).