VAXft series - Revision history

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External links: Manx mirror of MDS, Antonio's stuff is gone

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	==External links==		==External links==

	* [https://~~manx-docs~~.~~org~~/~~collections~~/mds-199909/cd1/vax/vxft1om4.pdf VAXft Systems Owner's Manual] (EK-VXFT1-OM.004) <!-- https://decdoc.itsx.net/dec94mds/vxft1om4.pdf -->		* [https://vt100.net/mirror/mds-199909/cd1/vax/vxft1om4.pdf VAXft Systems Owner's Manual] (EK-VXFT1-OM.004) <!-- https://decdoc.itsx.net/dec94mds/vxft1om4.pdf -->
	* [https://~~manx-docs~~.~~org~~/~~collections~~/mds-199909/cd1/vax/vxftbpg2.pdf VAXft Systems Configuration Guide] (EK-VXFTB-PG-002)		* [https://vt100.net/mirror/mds-199909/cd1/vax/vxftbpg2.pdf VAXft Systems Configuration Guide] (EK-VXFTB-PG-002)
	* [https://~~manx-docs~~.org/~~collections~~/~~antonio~~/~~dec/MDS~~-~~2000~~-~~01/cd1/VAX/VXFT1HR3~~.~~PDF~~ VAXft Systems Mini-Reference Guide] (EK-VXFT1-HR.003)		* [https://www.filibeto.org/dec/hardware/EK-VXFT1-HR-003.pdf VAXft Systems Mini-Reference Guide] (EK-VXFT1-HR.003)

	[[Category: VAX Families]]		[[Category: VAX Families]]
	[[Category: VAX Minicomputers]]		[[Category: VAX Minicomputers]]
	[[Category: VAXft Systems]]		[[Category: VAXft Systems]]

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Better cat name

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	[[Category: VAX Families]]		[[Category: VAX Families]]
	[[Category: VAX ~~Minis~~]]		[[Category: VAX Minicomputers]]
	[[Category: VAXft Systems]]		[[Category: VAXft Systems]]

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Clearer

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	The '''VAXft series''' ('''VAX fault tolerant''') were a series of [[fault tolerant]] [[VAX]] computers produced by [[Digital Equipment Corporation\|DEC]]. They used [[redundancy]] to produce reliable operation.		The '''VAXft series''' ('''VAX fault tolerant''') were a series of [[fault tolerant]] [[VAX]] computers produced by [[Digital Equipment Corporation\|DEC]]. They used [[redundancy]] to produce reliable operation.

	Units contained dual [[Central Processing Unit\|CPUs]] and other components, mounted in separate [[backplane]]s in the [[cabinet]] (~~the~~ complete set, which formed a functional computer, being denominated as a 'zone'), with a 'crosslink cable' running between the CPUs. The cable allowed [[hardware]] in the two CPUs to check, on an [[instruction]]-by-instruction basis, that they were producing identical results.		Units contained dual [[Central Processing Unit\|CPUs]] and other components, mounted in separate [[backplane]]s in the [[cabinet]] (each complete set, which formed a functional computer, being denominated as a 'zone'), with a 'crosslink cable' running between the CPUs. The cable allowed [[hardware]] in the two CPUs to check, on an [[instruction]]-by-instruction basis, that they were producing identical results.

	In addition to the CPU card, and at least one [[main memory]] card, each zone had at least one [[KFE52]] system I/O controller ~~module~~; the KFE52 provided a [[Digital Storage Systems Interconnect\|DSSI]] [[mass storage]] [[bus]], an [[Ethernet]] interface, and two [[asynchronous serial line]] interfaces. (An MI bus connects the CPU to the KFE52(s).)		In addition to the CPU card, and at least one [[main memory]] card, each zone had at least one [[KFE52]] system I/O controller; the KFE52 provided a [[Digital Storage Systems Interconnect\|DSSI]] [[mass storage]] [[bus]], an [[Ethernet]] interface, and two [[asynchronous serial line]] interfaces. (An MI bus connects the CPU to the KFE52(s).)

	Some of the VAXft's fault tolerance features are implemented in [[software]], the [[VAXft System Services]] software, which is needed to support those features.		Some of the VAXft's fault tolerance features are implemented in [[software]], the [[VAXft System Services]] software, which is needed to support those features.

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2024-05-08T11:31:51Z

Something about the KFE52 system I/O controller module

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	The '''VAXft series''' ('''VAX fault tolerant''') were a series of [[fault tolerant]] [[VAX]] computers produced by [[Digital Equipment Corporation\|DEC]]. They used [[redundancy]] to produce reliable operation~~: units~~ contained dual [[Central Processing Unit\|CPUs]] and other components, mounted in separate [[backplane]]s in the [[cabinet]], with a 'crosslink cable' running between the CPUs. The cable allowed [[hardware]] in the two CPUs to check, on an [[instruction]]-by-instruction basis, that they were producing identical results.		The '''VAXft series''' ('''VAX fault tolerant''') were a series of [[fault tolerant]] [[VAX]] computers produced by [[Digital Equipment Corporation\|DEC]]. They used [[redundancy]] to produce reliable operation.

			Units contained dual [[Central Processing Unit\|CPUs]] and other components, mounted in separate [[backplane]]s in the [[cabinet]] (the complete set, which formed a functional computer, being denominated as a 'zone'), with a 'crosslink cable' running between the CPUs. The cable allowed [[hardware]] in the two CPUs to check, on an [[instruction]]-by-instruction basis, that they were producing identical results.

			In addition to the CPU card, and at least one [[main memory]] card, each zone had at least one [[KFE52]] system I/O controller module; the KFE52 provided a [[Digital Storage Systems Interconnect\|DSSI]] [[mass storage]] [[bus]], an [[Ethernet]] interface, and two [[asynchronous serial line]] interfaces. (An MI bus connects the CPU to the KFE52(s).)

	Some of the VAXft's fault tolerance features are implemented in [[software]], the [[VAXft System Services]] software, which is needed to support those features.		Some of the VAXft's fault tolerance features are implemented in [[software]], the [[VAXft System Services]] software, which is needed to support those features.
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	==External links==		==External links==

	* [https://manx-docs.org/collections/mds-199909/cd1/vax/vxft1om4.pdf VAXft Systems Owner's Manual] (EK-VXFT1-OM.004)		* [https://manx-docs.org/collections/mds-199909/cd1/vax/vxft1om4.pdf VAXft Systems Owner's Manual] (EK-VXFT1-OM.004) <!-- https://decdoc.itsx.net/dec94mds/vxft1om4.pdf -->
	* [https://manx-docs.org/collections/mds-199909/cd1/vax/vxftbpg2.pdf VAXft Systems Configuration Guide] (EK-VXFTB-PG-002)		* [https://manx-docs.org/collections/mds-199909/cd1/vax/vxftbpg2.pdf VAXft Systems Configuration Guide] (EK-VXFTB-PG-002)
	* [https://manx-docs.org/collections/antonio/dec/MDS-2000-01/cd1/VAX/VXFT1HR3.PDF VAXft Systems Mini-Reference Guide] (EK-VXFT1-HR.003)		* [https://manx-docs.org/collections/antonio/dec/MDS-2000-01/cd1/VAX/VXFT1HR3.PDF VAXft Systems Mini-Reference Guide] (EK-VXFT1-HR.003)

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	[[Category: VAX Families]]		[[Category: VAX Families]]
			[[Category: VAX Minis]]
	[[Category: VAXft Systems]]		[[Category: VAXft Systems]]

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	The '''VAXft series''' ('''VAX fault tolerant''') were a series of [[fault tolerant]] [[VAX]] computers produced by [[DEC]]. They used [[redundancy]] to produce reliable operation: units contained dual [[~~CPU~~]]s and other components, with a 'crosslink cable' running between the CPUs. The cable allowed [[hardware]] in the two CPUs to check, on an [[instruction]]-by-instruction basis, that they were producing identical results.		The '''VAXft series''' ('''VAX fault tolerant''') were a series of [[fault tolerant]] [[VAX]] computers produced by [[Digital Equipment Corporation\|DEC]]. They used [[redundancy]] to produce reliable operation: units contained dual [[Central Processing Unit\|CPUs]] and other components, mounted in separate [[backplane]]s in the [[cabinet]], with a 'crosslink cable' running between the CPUs. The cable allowed [[hardware]] in the two CPUs to check, on an [[instruction]]-by-instruction basis, that they were producing identical results.

	Some of the VAXft's fault tolerance features are implemented in [[software]], the [[VAXft System Services]] software, which is needed to support those features.		Some of the VAXft's fault tolerance features are implemented in [[software]], the [[VAXft System Services]] software, which is needed to support those features.

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Oops

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	* ''VAXft Systems System Technical Description'' (EK-VXFT1-TD; not online)		* ''VAXft Systems System Technical Description'' (EK-VXFT1-TD; not online)
	* ''VAXft Systems Guide to VAX Fault Tolerant Systems''		* ''VAXft Systems Guide to VAX Fault Tolerant Systems''
	* William F. Bruckert, Carlos Alonso, James M. Melvin, [ ''Verification of the First Fault-tolerant VAX System''], [[Digital Technical Journal]], Volume 3, Number 1, Winter 1991 (pp. 81-87 of the PDF)		* William F. Bruckert, Carlos Alonso, James M. Melvin, [http://www.dtjcd.vmsresource.org.uk/pdfs/dtj_v03-01_1991.pdf ''Verification of the First Fault-tolerant VAX System''], [[Digital Technical Journal]], Volume 3, Number 1, Winter 1991 (pp. 81-87 of the PDF)

	==External links==		==External links==

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 * [[VAXft Model 110]]
 * [[VAXft Model 310]]
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 * [[VAXft Model 810]]
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 [[Category: VAX Families]]

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New category

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	[[Category: ~~VAXen~~]]		[[Category: VAX Families]]

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Category added

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	* [[VAXft Models 610 and 612]]		* [[VAXft Models 610 and 612]]
	* [[VAXft Model 810]]		* [[VAXft Model 810]]

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			[[Category: VAXen]]