HP 3000 Manuals

Performing System Management Tasks

Components of the Series 9x7LX and 9x7 Systems 

The Series 917LX through Series 967LX systems and the Series 937 through
Series 977 systems are housed in small cabinets.  Each small rack-mount
cabinet contains the system processor unit (SPU), a channel input/output
(CIO) expander, and the battery backup unit.  The cabinet can also
contain various peripherals.  For further details about the operation of
Series 917LX through Series 967LX systems, please refer to Using Your 
System - HP 3000 Series 9X7LX (A1707-92002).


          Figure 12-2.  Series 9x7LX and 9x7 Systems 

Brief descriptions of the components of Series 917LX through Series 967LX
systems are as follows:

   *   The SPU houses system cards (memory, peripheral, processor) and
       the power supply.

   *   The battery backup unit (BBU) supplies power to memory cards in
       the event of a power failure.

   *   The disk drive is a nonremovable drive used to store data.
       Several other disk drive models can be connected to the system.

   *   The tape drive is used initially to load the operating system.
       Several tape drives can be connected to the system.

   *   The operating system resides on the system disk once it has been
       installed.

   *   The system console is the terminal device designated to send and
       receive system messages.

   *   Several types of page printers and line printers can be connected
       to the system.

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