Configuring QIC Tape and CD-ROM
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Configuring QIC Tape and CD-ROM
Standard system models include both quarter-inch cartridge (QIC) tape and CD-ROM.
Refer to the Unisys e-@ction ClearPath Enterprise Servers A Series and NX
Systems I/O Configuration Guide (7008 6087) for guidelines on configuring these
devices.
Information Contained in the NX Systems I/O
Configuration Guide
Use the Unisys e-@ction ClearPath Enterprise Servers A Series and NX Systems
I/O Configuration Guide (7008 6087) for information relative to the I/O subsystem
from the channel interface outward. The topics covered in that guide are outlined below.
• I/O Cabinets and bases:
− Independent I/O (IIO) cabinets
− I/O bases
Note: I/O Cabinets and racks available with the NX Systems are covered in
Section 4 of this guide.
• Standard I/O subsystems supported on the system:
− Small computer system interface (SCSI) subsystem channels SCSI-2W and
SCSI-2N
− Direct-attach subsystem/channels
ο Fiber and copper distributed data interface (FDDI/CDDI) local area networks
(LANs)
ο 802.3 LANs
ο Message level interface (MLI) channel
ο Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network
• Migration I/O subsystems supported on the system:
− MLI-based SCSI
− Data communications subsystems using data link processors (DLPs)
ο Network support processor (NSP)
ο Line support processor (LSP)
ο EDC DLP
ο Integrated communications processor (ICP)
ο CP2000 communications processor
− Communications processor local area network (CPLAN)
