User`s guide

The VAX 6000 Platform Overview
1.1 Specifications
The VAX 6000 platform is designed for growth and can be
configured for many different applications.
Table 1–1 VAX 6000 Platform Differences
Item XMI-1 Platform XMI-2 Platform
XMI Backplane XMI-1 XMI-2
Cabinet Number 70-24900-XX H9657-CA/CB/CU
XTC 20-29176-01 20-29176-02
Power Regulators H7214 (+5V, +5VBB,
+13.5V)
H7215 (+12V, -12V,
-5V, -2V)
H7214 (+5V, +13.5V)
H7215 (+12V, -12V, -5V,
-2V)
H7242 (+3.3V, +13.5V)
Power and Logic Unit H7206-A H7206-B
Battery Backup Unit H7231-N H7236-A
VAXBI Required
DWMBA adapter
2 6-slot channels
Optional
DWMBB adapter
1 12-slot channel
Console Load Device TK50 or TK70 TK70 or NI CDROM
Features of the VAX 6000 platform are as follows:
• The XMI card cage provides +3.3V, which is required voltage for later
model processors.
• The +3.3V output by the XMI card cage can be disabled to provide for
older model processors.
• Two kinds of cacheing are supported.
• Various kinds of addressing are supported.
• No in-cabinet console load device is required. Booting over the
Ethernet from a compact disk server is supported.
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