This document, titled "VAX 4000 Model 100A Customer Technical Information" (August 1993), provides comprehensive technical details for the VAX 4000 Model 100A system.
It is intended for experienced users such as system programmers and system managers. The manual covers:
- A detailed system description, including the KA52-AA CPU architecture, internal mass storage devices (hard disks, tape drives, CD-ROMs), and various communication devices (asynchronous and synchronous).
- Console operations, focusing on the console security feature (setting, enabling, disabling passwords, and logging into privileged mode) and configuring system defaults (default boot device, default recovery actions).
- A comprehensive reference for all console commands, explaining their syntax, parameters, and usage (e.g., BOOT, CONTINUE, DEPOSIT, EXAMINE, FIND, HALT, HELP, INITIALIZE, LOGIN, MOVE, NEXT, REPEAT, SEARCH, SET, SHOW, START, TEST, UNJAM, X-Binary Load/Unload).
- Detailed hardware specifications for the system unit, the KA52-AA CPU, and internal SCSI and DSSI devices.