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CONSOLE

device-name

Qualifiers

Qualifiers

/REMOTE

/ADAPTER

/ADPUNIT

/CSR

/CSR_OFFSET

/DRIVERNAME

/MAXUNITS

/NUMVEC

/SYSIDHIGH

/SYSIDLOW

/VECTOR

/VECTOR_OFFSET

SYSGEN CONNECT — VMS 5.4-3

  Creates I/O data base control blocks for additional devices.  Also
  loads the appropriate driver if it is not currently loaded.  This is
  usually used to add nonstandard devices and I/O drivers to a system.
  Requires CMKRNL privilege.

  Format:

    CONNECT  device-name  /[NO]ADAPTER=adapter-spec /CSR=aaaa /VECTOR=nnn

    CONNECT CONSOLE

  Example:

    CONNECT  LPA0 /ADAPTER=UB0/CSR=%O177514/VECTOR=%O200

Additional information available:

CONSOLE

device-nameQualifiers

device-name

  The device-name parameter specifies the name of the device for which
  control blocks are to be added to the I/O database.  It is specified
  as "devcu" where:

                dev = device type
                c   = controller designation
                u   = unit number

CONSOLE

  Loads and connects the console block storage device driver.  The
  console device name is typically CSA1 but can vary depending on
  the system type.

Additional information available:

Qualifiers

Qualifiers

Additional information available:

/REMOTE

/REMOTE

 /REMOTE

  Enables a remote diagnostic port for a second console or terminal
  connected to a VAX 8600.

Qualifiers

Additional information available:

/ADAPTER/ADPUNIT/CSR/CSR_OFFSET/DRIVERNAME
/MAXUNITS/NUMVEC/SYSIDHIGH/SYSIDLOW/VECTOR
/VECTOR_OFFSET

/ADAPTER

 /ADAPTER=adapter-spec
 /NOADAPTER

  Specifies the nexus number (SBI arbitration line) or slot number of the
  adapter to which the device is connected.  The /NOADAPTER qualifier
  specifies that the I/O driver does not handle a physical device; rather
  it is a pseudo or test device driver.

/ADPUNIT

 /ADPUNIT=unit-number

  Unit number of a device on the MASSBUS adapter. The unit number for a
  disk drive is the number of the plug on the drive.  For magnetic tape
  drives, the unit number corresponds to the tape controller's number.

/CSR

 /CSR=csr-address

  Specifies the UNIBUS address of the first addressable location on the
  controller (generally the controller status register) for the device. To
  specify the address in octal or hexadecimal, precede the address with
  a %O or %X respectively.

/CSR_OFFSET

 /CSR_OFFSET=n

  Specifies the offset (for a device on a multiple device board) from the
  start of the CSR addresses for the board.

/DRIVERNAME

 /DRIVERNAME=driver-name

  Specifies the name of the driver, as recorded in the driver prologue
  table, to be loaded to handle the device's I/O requests.

/MAXUNITS

 /MAXUNITS=n

  Specifies the maximum number of units to allow for connection to the
  device controller.  If you omit this qualifier, the number of units
  that can be connected to the controller defaults to the number
  specified in the driver's prologue table.

/NUMVEC

 /NUMVEC=n

  Specifies the number of interrupt vectors for the device.  If you omit
  this qualifier, the number of vectors defaults to 1.  The number
  specified by the /VECTOR qualifier is the address of the first or
  lowest vector.

/SYSIDHIGH

 /SYSIDHIGH=value

  Specifies the high-order 16 bits of the 48 bit system
  identification number and must be 0.  To specify the value in
  octal or hexadecimal, prefix the value with %O or %X
  respectively.

/SYSIDLOW

 /SYSIDLOW=value

  Specifies the low-order 32 bits of the 48 bit system identification
  number.  The value must be identical to the DECnet-VAX node number.
  To specifiy the value in octal or hexadecimal, prefix the value with
  %O or %X, respectively.

/VECTOR

 /VECTOR=vector-address

  Specifies the UNIBUS address of the (or first) interrupt vector for the
  device. To specify the address in octal or hexadecimal, precede the
  address with a %O or %X respectively.

/VECTOR_OFFSET

 /VECTOR_OFFSET=n

  Specifies the offset (for a device on a multiple device board) from the
  start of the interrupt vector addresses for the board.

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