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PREINSTALLATION
Connecting IBM host equipment
If you have an existing Xerox LPS installed, and are
communicating with an IBM host environment, you may have an
871 Communications Module (CM) installed. You may continue
to use that device for connection to the 4890 LPS.
If this is your first Xerox LPS installation, the Xerox Connection
or your Rank Xerox representative may recommend the
BARR/SNA device. This is a PC-based device that enables printing
of host data streams from a remote site, 3270 emulation to
network users, and allows transfer of large files from your IBM
host environment to the LPS.
Contact the Xerox Connection or your Rank Xerox representative
for additional information on either of these interface products,
or for a suitable recommendation for your particular
environment. The Xerox Connection (U.S. only) can provide you
with statistics and installation requirements for any recommended
interface product.
Connecting DEC equipment using XPMF-VMS
The Xerox Print Management Facility option is an interconnect
product that includes the hardware, software, and documentation
necessary to link your LPS with various Digital Equipment
Corporation (DEC) VAX and MicroVAX systems in the VMS
environment. General installation guidelines are described in this
section. Contact your Xerox site representative or refer to the
Xerox Print Management Facility - VMS Version, Installation
Planning Guide (publication number 720P85460) for additional
information on this interconnect product.
An XPMF-VMS interconnect is composed of the following
elements:
• The hardware components installed on the Xerox printer (by
Xerox personnel)
• The appropriate DEC synchronous communications controller
(and modems, if required), installed on the DEC VAX (by DEC
personnel)
• The XPMF-VMS software installed on the VAX/VMS system (by
the customer).
The host software module included in the XPMF package is
specifically designed for compatibility with the Digital Equipment
Corporation VMS operating system.
The UNIBUS communications controller within the Xerox or Rank
Xerox system controller is compatible with the communications
controllers of each of the following DEC bus-type environments:
• UNIBUS
• VAXBI
• Q-bus.
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