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Setting Up VAXconsole Ports

Systems belonging to this series of VAX systems have either a PRO380 or a MicroVAX II™ as the console subsystem. This console subsystem is called the VAXconsole™. The VAXconsole is a secondary computer that resides outside the VAX system cabinets. You must connect Console Manager through the VAXconsoles for all these systems.

The 8500/8700/8800 systems use a PRO380 as their VAXconsole. The 8830/8840 systems use a MicroVAX II as their VAXconsole. Note that the instructions are slightly different for each set of systems.

The following section, On VAX 8500/8700/8800 System shows you how to set up your VAXconsole on 8500/8700/8800 systems. On VAX 8830/8840 Systems shows you how to set up your VAXconsole on 8830/8840 systems.