VS™ Century Server™ Systems
Full Featured Century Upgrades for Traditional VS Systems

Wang's VS Century Server product family provides Year 2000 VS Hardware, Operating Environment and valuable transition services. These packages have been designed to meet the specific needs of VS installations currently using traditional CPU hardware models that lack hardware needed to run the Year 2000 Operating Environment. Wang's Century Servers are also available for purchase as complete new systems.

Designed and Built with Value in Mind

The VS Century Server systems are built around a common hardware core designed to deliver maximum value to the customer at an affordable cost.

Multiple power levels to meet your needs

There are three standard Century Server offerings:

The Century Server/6110, based on the VS 6110 CPU with 4MB of memory, is an ideal choice to replace VS 5, VS 15, VS 25, VS 45 and VS 80 processors. It provides roughly four times the CPU processing power and comes standard with 2 to 8 times the maximum memory of these older systems.

The Century Server/6120, based on the VS 6120 CPU with 16MB of main memory is an ideal choice to replace most VS 6, VS 65 and VS 75 processors. It provides 60% to 70% more CPU power and comes standard with 2 to 8 times the maximum memory of these older systems.

The Century Server/6230 and Century Server/6230T, are based on the VS 6230 CPU with 32MB of high performance error correcting memory, double the maximum on VS 100 systems. The 6230 processor is an ideal replacement for VS 85, VS 90 and VS 100 processors. It provides nearly three times the processing power of these machines and can be expanded to four times the maximum memory (64MB) available on the VS 100. The 6230T offering includes Wang's turbo software option which provides nearly a five fold increase in CPU performance.

Century Server Common Components

All Century Server systems are packaged in a system cabinet that provides ten board slots and 8 drive bays. The CPU and RCU use two board slots, leaving eight free for system options. The standard configuration uses four drive bays leaving four free for system expansion. These servers also support external SCSI devices. The standard configuration includes two 523MB SCSI disks, a floppy disk drive and a 2.5GB Cartridge tape Drive. To this base hardware, the customer may add a wide variety of I/O controllers and internal and external peripherals.

All VS Century Server systems are equipped with Wang's new Century VS Operating Environment, The VS Century Software Product (VS/CSP). The CSP includes an operating system plus a comprehensive set of system tools and server software.

VS Operating System Release 7.53 - This release is Wang's first fully featured Century operating system. It provides all core features and functionality needed to support Year 2000 applications. OS 7.53 also supports all of the current generation of VS peripheral devices including the new High Performance Storage Subsystem, Mirrored (RAID-1) Disk Drives, 9GB disk drives and a new removable 2.3GB disk.

256 Workstation License and Key - VS Century Server systems are shipped with a license for 256 workstation support. This license includes the necessary license-enabling key and the license security file. The VS/CSP license is protected and locked to a specific CPU. The customer must provide Wang with the data needed to generate the license file. To prevent unauthorized duplication of the software, license information is displayed on certain system screens.

Other Bundled Software: These systems include the VS System Activity Monitor (SAM), Wang's standard VS performance measurement tool and VS Site Manager, a Wang developed administration and inventory tracking tool. The inclusion of SAM and Site Manager provide high quality standard tools for evaluating performance and administering the system.

The packages also include Wang's Intelligent Workstation Server (IWSCORE) software. IWSCORE allows the Century Server to function as a network application server in addition to its traditional minicomputer roles.

Transitional OS Release Option

Customers migrating from a traditional VS system may need to continue to use their current OS release while they verify the year 2000 status of their applications. The VS/CSP license permits such interim use.

Standard Services

VS Century Server packages, ordered as systems or as replacement upgrades for traditional VS systems, and delivered and installed in the United States, include the standard services described below:

Hardware Installation is standard and is provided in the product price. Installation services will also include other new Wang hardware ordered on the same customer order and shipped with the CPU. For replacement systems, Wang will also transfer peripherals from the older VS system and will deinstall and remove the older VS CPU. Wang will also install any Wang Certified components shipped with the new CPU.

Software Installation of the VS CSP package is provided at the factory and completed at the customer location. Any other Wang installable software on the same order as the Century Server will be installed at the customer site.

Site Preparation is the responsibility of the customer. This includes the installation of power, UPS systems, communications lines, modems and any needed environmental controls. Wang's Customer Engineer will provide needed power and environmental information upon request.
When the Century Server is purchased as an upgrade replacement for a VS 5 to VS 100 system the additional services described below are included in the price of the product.

Application License Transfers. Wang will re-license all Wang application software properly licensed on the system being retired to the replacement system. Each licensed product must be referenced on the customer order. This service applies only to Wang products. The customer must make their own arrangements for non-Wang software products, even if the software was purchased through or from Wang.

This service provides licensing reconciliation only. It does not include shipment of new software or documentation. The customer may back up the software on their current system and restore it on the new system, or may reinstall from their current media. If a new release of a product is required a per-incident update must be ordered.

Customer Responsibilities

The customer is responsible for backing up the software and data on their current system and restoring it on the replacement system. Wang can provide this service, on a billable basis. Prior arrangement is necessary.
Careful planning is necessary to accommodate this transition. If you use third party software and or hardware to do backups you must make any necessary arrangements to support the hardware and software on the VS 6000 system.

Wang recommends that a COPY with reorganize be performed on all files when they are transferred. This will insure that all data structures are valid at the time you transition to the new system.

If backup hardware or software is going to change as a result of the transition, the customer should make plans to recover any archival data stored in a format unique to the current backup software and/or hardware.
If the number and/or names of disk volumes on the replacement system differ from those on the system being retired, the customer may need to change procedures and or programs.

The customer must provide written instructions for the relocation of internal components or rear panels from the old system to the server.

Your Wang representative will help you through any necessary installation planning processes.

Century Server Options

The VS Century Server systems are configured as VS 6100 or 6230 models in the VS Operating System and thus are subject to the same configuration constraints as the VS 6000 line.

A wide variety of optional controllers and peripherals are supported by the Century servers, including, but not necessarily limited to, those in the table below:

Supported I/O Coprocessors
50V67   Wang Serial IOC
50V97   Wang Serial IOC (P-Band & Fiberway support)
50V68E  Caching SCSI IOC
50V68   SCSI IOC (No longer manufactured)
50V14   Fiber-Optic RSF IOC (NEW)
50V24   WIIS Image Transfer Controller
50V25   WIIS Image SCAN Controller
50V56   802.3 & TCP/IP Controller
50V76   Telecommunications Controller
50V96   Multi-line Telecommunications Controller

Use of SMD disk controllers on these servers is not recommended.

Other Components: Standard VS 6000 configuration rules apply. Wang recommends use of the 2279V series 3.5" SCSI disk drives and current generation tape technology with the VS Century Servers. Your representative will help you determine the components of your existing system which may be reused.

For Further Information contact Wang at 1-800-639-9264.

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