User`s guide

Preface
Intended Audience
This manual is for Digital customer service engineers installing and/or
repairing a VAX 6000 platform in the field and for OEMs who are writing
specialized applications, such as their own operating systems.
Document Structure
This manual has four chapters.
• Chapter 1 gives you a basic introduction to the VAX 6000 platform
and its parts.
• Chapter 2 tells you about the XMI system bus and its protocol.
• Chapter 3 describes the DWMBB adapter, which consists of the
DWMBB/A module and the DWMBB/B module.
• Chapter 4 explains the components of the power system and the
cooling system.
• The Index provides additional reference support.
VAX 6000 Series Documents
There are two sets of documentation: manuals that apply to all VAX 6000
series systems and manuals that are specific to one VAX 6000 model.
Table 1 lists the manuals in the VAX 6000 series documentation set.
Table 1 VAX 6000 Series Documentation
Title Order Number
Operation
VAX 6000 Series Owner’s Manual EK–600EA–OM
VAX 6000 Series Vector Processor Owner’s Manual EK–60VAA–OM
VAX 6000 Vector Processor Programmer’s Guide EK–60VAA–PG
Service and Installation
VAX 6000 Platform Technical User’s Guide EK–600EA–TM
VAX 6000 Series Installation Guide EK–600EA–IN
VAX 6000 Installationsanleitung EK–600GA–IN
VAX 6000 Guide d’installation EK–600FA–IN
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