VAXserver - Revision history

Jnc: Spell cat name canonically

2024-06-02T00:50:06Z

Spell cat name canonically

Jnc: New VAX cat org

2024-05-07T00:49:08Z

New VAX cat org

Jnc: Add some links, cat

2024-01-31T04:28:37Z

Add some links, cat

Jnc: /* Hardware Differences */ confused word?

2023-12-03T20:18:27Z

‎Hardware Differences: confused word?

Vaxorcist: More details on VAXservers added

2023-08-13T10:38:25Z

More details on VAXservers added

Vaxorcist: VAXserver 6000/9000 series added; "minicomputer" removed (because of the VAXserver 9000)

2023-08-13T07:41:59Z

VAXserver 6000/9000 series added; "minicomputer" removed (because of the VAXserver 9000)

Vaxorcist: Links to "VAXserver 3500/3600" / "VAXserver 3800/3900" added

2023-06-25T09:45:08Z

Links to "VAXserver 3500/3600" / "VAXserver 3800/3900" added

Jnc: Found another one - VAXserver 3300/3400

2023-03-24T00:40:54Z

Found another one - VAXserver 3300/3400

Jnc: +VAXserver 3100

2023-03-23T12:57:05Z

+VAXserver 3100

Jnc: Pretty stubby, but a start

2023-03-22T21:07:36Z

Pretty stubby, but a start

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'''VAXservers''' are [[minicomputer]] [[VAX]] [[server]]s (not for interactive [[time-sharing]] usage) which share many components with other VAX models. Lines include:

* [[VAXstation 4000 series]]

==See also==

* [[VAXstation]]

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{{Nav VAX}}

[[Category: VAXen]]

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 {{Nav VAX}}
-[[Category: DEC VAX systems]]
+[[Category: DEC VAX Systems]]
 [[Category: VAXservers]]

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-[[Category: VAXen]]
+[[Category: DEC VAX systems]]
 [[Category: VAXservers]]

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-'''VAXservers''' are [[VAX]] [[server]]s (not for interactive [[time-sharing]] usage) which share many components with other VAX models. Lines include:
+'''VAXservers''' are [[VAX]] [[server]]s (not for interactive [[time-sharing]] usage), which share many components with other VAX models. Lines include:
 * [[VAXserver 3100 series]]
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 ==Hardware Differences==
-The main difference between a VAXserver model and its VAX/MicroVAX parent/sibling was the ROM on the CPU board.
+The main difference between a VAXserver model and its VAX/MicroVAX parent/sibling was the [[read-only memory|ROM]] on the [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] board.
-Further differences exist in the equipment with options and peripheral devices. For example, VAXservers always had (for obvious reasons) an [[Ethernet]] network adapter.
+Further differences exist in the equipment with options and [[peripheral]] devices. For example, VAXservers always had (for obvious reasons) an [[Ethernet]] network adapter.
 ==Typical Usage==
-One of the prime uses of VAXserver computers was to act as boot and disk servers for [[Local Area VAXcluster]]s (LAVC).
+One of the prime uses of VAXserver computers was to act as [[bootstrap]] and [[mass storage]] servers for [[Local Area VAXcluster]]s (LAVC).
 Another important use was as a "Compute Server", e.g. as a dedicated machine for [[batch processing]] large jobs, particularly in [[VAXcluster]]s, where one could simply send a batch job to another cluster member as if the batch queue was on the local machine.
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 :''After compute power, the most important factor in selecting a server is the speed of its Ethernet adapter. Servers should be equipped with the highest-bandwith Ethernet adapters in the cluster.''
-If there was already a multi-user VAX or a "big" VAXcluster ([[CI]]/[[DSSI]]) with free capacity, you usually didn't buy an additional VAXserver. However, if the existing VAXes were already busy or a new LAVC was being set up, then VAXservers were the first choice. A lot of money could be saved by using VAXservers instead of multi-user VAXes, since the costs for the operating system licenses were much lower.
+If there was already a multi-user VAX or a 'big' VAXcluster ([[CI]]/[[DSSI]]) with free capacity, one usually didn't buy an additional VAXserver. However, if the existing VAXes were already busy or a new LAVC was being set up, then VAXservers were the first choice. A lot of money could be saved by using VAXservers instead of multi-user VAXes, since the costs for the [[operating system]] licenses were much lower.
 ==See also==
 * [[VAXstation]]
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 [[Category: VAXen]]

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 ==Hardware Differences==
-The main difference between a VAXserver model and its VAX/MicroVAX pendant was the ROM on the CPU board.
+The main difference between a VAXserver model and its VAX/MicroVAX parent/sibling was the ROM on the CPU board.
 Further differences exist in the equipment with options and peripheral devices. For example, VAXservers always had (for obvious reasons) an [[Ethernet]] network adapter.

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 * [[VAXserver 6000 series]]
 * [[VAXserver 9000 series]]
 ==See also==
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 * [[VAXstation]]
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 * [[VAXserver 3100 series]]
 * [[VAXserver 3300/3400]]
 * [[VAXserver 4000 series]]

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	* [[VAXserver 3100 series]]		* [[VAXserver 3100 series]]
		+	* [[VAXserver 3300/3400]]
	* [[VAXserver 4000 series]]		* [[VAXserver 4000 series]]