Fujitsu Siemens Computers PRIMERGY RX300 S3 Options Manual

PRIMERGY RX300 S3
Server

Options Guide

Edition June 2007

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Contents

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1.1 Overview of the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1.2 Options and upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

1.3 Notational conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3 Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4 Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4.1 Removing the server form the rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4.2 Opening the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

5 Main memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

5.1 Memory module population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

5.2 Upgrading/replacing the main memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

6 Processors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

6.1 Installing a second processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

6.2 Replacing the processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

6.3 Replacing the processor heat sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

7 ROMB (RAID on Motherboard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

7.1 Installing the ROMB upgrade kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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8 Accessible drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

8.1 Installing a FD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

8.2 Installing a LocalView module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

8.3 Installing the CD/ DVD-ROM drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

8.4 Tape drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

9 PCI slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

9.1 Installing a PCI controller in a low-profile slot . . . . . . . . . 66

9.2 Installing the PCI controller in the riser card . . . . . . . . . 68

10 External serial interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

10.1 Installing the external serial interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

11 Parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

11.1 Installing a parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

12 Converting from low-profile to standard PCI Slots . . . . . . 91

12.1 Removing lp slot cage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

12.2 Converting the air duct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

12.3 Installing the riser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

13 Completion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

13.1 Closing the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

14 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

14.1 Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

14.2 Configuration diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

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14.2.1 Configuration with 3.5“ HDDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

14.2.2 Configuration with 2.5“ HDDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

14.3 Hard disk mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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1 Introduction

The PRIMERGY RX300 S3 server is an Intel-based server for mid-size
networks and large companies. The server is suitable for use as a file server
and also as an application, information or Internet server.

The PRIMERGY RX300 S3 server offers a high level of reliability and availability
through highly developed hardware and software components. These include
hot-plug hard disk drive modules, redundant CPU fans, system fans and power
supply units, and hot-plug PCI slots, the ServerView Suite server management
software, „Prefailure Detection and Analysing“ (PDA) and „Automatic Server
Reconfiguration and Restart“ (ASR&R).

Security functions in the BIOS Setup and on the system board protect the data
on the server against manipulation. Additional security is provided by the
lockable rack door.

The rack model occupies 2 height units (HU) in the rack.

1.1 Overview of the documentation

I PRIMERGY manuals are available in PDF format on the ServerBooks

CD which is supplied in the ServerView Suite package for every server
system.

These PDF files can also be downloaded free of charge from the
Internet: at http://manuals.fujitsu-siemens.com you will find an overview
page with the online documentation available on the Internet. You can go
to the PRIMERGY Server documentation by clicking on “industry standard
servers”.

Concept and target groups

This Options Guide shows you how you can expand and upgrade the server.

I The Operating Manual for the server describes how you install/remove

the hot-plug components.

The activities described in this manual may only be performed by specialist
personnel with technical training.

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Overview of the documentation Introduction

Additional server documentation

To the PRIMERGY RX300 S3 documentation set belong the following additional
manuals:

– “Safety notes and other important information” manual (print version

supplied with the system, PDF file available on the ServerBooks DVD
supplied)

– “Returning used devices” manual (PDF file available on the ServerBooks DVD

supplied)

– “Warranty” manual (print version supplied with the system, PDF file available

on the ServerBooks DVD supplied)

– “PRIMERGY RX300 S3

Server Server Operating Manual“ (PDF file available on the ServerBooks
DVD)

– Technical Manual for the system board D2119 (PDF file available on the

ServerBooks CD)
– “BIOS Setup” (PDF file available on the ServerBooks DVD supplied)
– „ServerView Suite“ enthält die ServerStart-Disc 1, die ServerStart-Disc 2

und die ServerBooks-DVD. Die PDF-Version des Benutzerhandbuchs

„PRIMERGY ServerView Suite - ServerStart“ ist auf der ServerBooks-DVD

verfügbar.

I Eine Ersatz-ServerBooks-DVD kann unter Angabe Ihrer Rechnerdaten

über folgende Email-Adresse bestellt werden: Reklamat-PC-

[e-mail]

I If you need a backup of the ServerBooks-CD send the details of your

server via email address: [e-mail].

– “Global Array Manager Client Software User’s Guide” (PDF file available on

the ServerBooks DVD)
– “Global Array Manager Server Software User’s Guide” (PDF file available on

the ServerBooks DVD)
– “Integrated Mirroring User’s Guide” (PDF file available on the ServerBooks

DVD)

I If you need a backup of the ServerBooks-DVD send the details of your

server via email address: [e-mail].

Further sources of information:

– technical manual for the rack
– manual for the monitor
– server management manual ServerView

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Introduction Overview of the documentation

– manual for the Remote Test and Diagnostic System RemoteView
– in the documentation for the boards and drives
– operating system documentation
– information files of your operating system

(see also chapter “Related publications” on page 117)

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Options and upgrade Introduction

1.2 Options and upgrade

Second processor

The system board can be upgraded with a second processor. Only processors
of the same type may be used on the system board. The second processor must
have the same clock frequency and the same cache as the first processor.

Upgrading of the main memory

The eight slots for the main memory are suitable for FBD533/PC2-4200F or
FBD667/PC2-5300 Fully Buffered DIMM memory modules. The organization in
two memory banks, 1 and 2 with 4 memory modules each, permits rapid
memory access with four-way interleaving.

Memory modules must always be incorporated in pairs.

ROMB (RAID on motherboard)

The System is extended with an on board Intel I/O processor. If the controller is
activated, it supports RAID Level 0, 1, 10, 5 and 50. "MegaRaid PCI Express™
ROMB" can be activated with two different upgrading kits.

Additional accessible drives

One 5.25-inch bay and one 3,5-inch bay are available for accessible drives.
The 5.25-inch bay can be installed with a 3.5 inch x 0.5 inch floppy disk drive or

a LocalView module and the other bay can be installed with a 5.25-inch x 0,5
inch DVD-ROM drive.

Only for a 3.5“ HDD variant a tape drive can be installed optionally in the left
drive cage (see also the configurator under “Related publications” on

page 117). Two mounting locations are occupied as a result in the drive cage

which are then no longer available for HDD modules.

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Introduction Options and upgrade

LocalView module (alphanumeric system display)

The LocalView module provides you with the option of displaying system infor­mation and hardware system faults alphanumerically. This is an intelligent
module with a micro-controller and its own memory, which functions indepen­dently of the server system.

The LocalView module consists of an LCD display panel and a toggle switch,
both accommodated in a suitable mount. The mechanical mechanism used
allows the LCD display panel to be pulled out and flapped out. Further infor­mation on operating the display modes are provided in the documentation on
the LocalView module.

Hard disk drives

The server has two drive cage that can accommodate up to six (2x3) SAS/SATA
hard disk drive modules or up to twelve (2x6) SAS hard disk drive modules.
Each hard disk drive module (HDD module) can accommodate a SAS/SATA or
SAS hard disk drive with a maximum height of 1 inch. The module is connected
to the SAS/SATA backplane without cables. This allows hard disk drive modules
to be simply plugged in or pulled out. (for further details see operating manual).

The hard disk drive system is designed for SAS/SATA with a seperate channel
for each of the hard disk drives.

If the server has a corresponding RAID configuration, defective HDD modules
can also be exchanged online (hot-swap).

Additional controllers in non-hot-plug PCI slots

The system board offers five PCI slots. Slots 1-3 are non-hot-plug PCI slots with
a PCI bus speed of 100 MHz. If slot 1 and slot 2 are not occupied, slot 3 can
work with the PCI bus speed of 133 MHz (IDoubleOP™).

PCI slots 4 and 5 are hot-plug PCI slots which can be equipped with controllers
that have hot-plug capability (the hot-plug PCI slots are described in the
Operating Manual).

Optional riser card

Optionally you can install a Riser card into slot 5, which can be equipped with 3
controllers. The bus speed is 100 MHz. Two slots (6 and 7) can be equipped with
short standard PCI controllers and slot 8 can be equipped with a full length full
height PCI controller.

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Notational conventions Introduction

External serial interface

The external serial interface can optionally be made available externally.

External parallel interface for printers

As an option, a parallel interface can be provided for printers.

1.3 Notational conventions

The following notational conventions are used in this manual:

Text in italics indicates commands, menu items or software programs.
„Quotation marks“ indicate names of chapters and terms that are being

emphasized.

Ê describes activities that must be performed in the order

shown.

V CAUTION! pay particular attention to texts marked with this symbol.

Failure to observe this warning may endanger your life,
destroy the system or lead to the loss of data.

I indicates additional information, notes and tips.

Table 1: Notational conventions

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2Procedure

V CAUTION!

The actions described in these instructions should only be performed by
technical specialists or service personnel. Equipment repairs should only
be performed by authorized, qualified staff. Any unauthorized opening
and improper repairs could expose the user to risks (electric shock,
energy hazards, fire hazards) and could also damage the equipment.
Please note that any unauthorized opening of the device will result in the
invalidation of the warranty and exclusion from all liability.

Ê First of all please familiarize yourself with the safety instructions in the

chapter “Safety notes” on page 15.

Ê Ensure that all required manuals (see “Additional server documentation” on

page 8) are available, printing out the PDF files if necessary. You will

definitely need the Operating Manual for the server and the Technical
Manual for the system board.

Ê Shut down the server correctly, switch it off, pull out the power plug, and

open the server as described in the chapter “Preparation” on page 21.

Ê Extend or upgrade your server as described in the relevant chapter.

I The Operating Manual for the server describes how you

install/remove the hot-plug components.

Ê Close the server, connect it to the power outlet, and switch it on as described

in the chapter “Completion” on page 101.

Ê Start the operating system and, if necessary, configure it as required (see

the Operating Manual).

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Safety notes

3 Safety notes

I The following safety notes are also provided in the “Safety notes and

other important information” manual.

This device complies with the relevant safety regulations for data processing
equipment.

If you have any questions about where you can set up the device, contact your
sales outlet or our customer service team.

V CAUTION!

The actions described in these instructions should only be performed by
technical specialists. Equipment repairs should only be performed by
authorized, qualified staff. Any unauthorized openings and improper
repairs could expose the user to risks (electric shock, energy hazards,
fire hazards) and could also damage the equipment. Please note that
any unauthorized openings of the device will result in the invalidation of
the warranty and exclusion from all liability.

Before operating the device

V CAUTION!

● During installation and before operating the device, observe the

instructions on environmental conditions for your device

● If the device is brought in from a cold environment, condensation may

form both inside and on the outside of the machine.
Wait until the device has acclimatized to room temperature and is

absolutely dry before starting it up. Material damage may be caused
to the device if this requirement is not observed.

● Transport the device only in the original packaging or in packaging

that protects it from knocks and jolts.

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Safety notes

Installation and operation

V CAUTION!

● If the rack model is integrated in an installation that receives power

from an industrial (public) power supply network with the IEC309
connector, the (public) power supply protection must comply with the
requirements for the non-industrial (public) power supply networks for
the type A connector

● The server automatically sets itself to a voltage in the range of

100 V to 240 V. Make sure that your local voltage is within this range

● This device has a specially approved power cable and must only be

connected to a grounded insulated socket.

● Ensure that the power socket on the device or the grounded wall

outlet is freely accessible.

● The ON/OFF button does not disconnect the device from the mains

voltage. To disconnect the line voltage completely, remove the power
plug(s) from the grounded insulated socket(s).

● Always connect the device and the attached peripherals to the same

power circuit. Otherwise you run the risk of losing data if, for example,
the central processing unit is still running but the peripheral device
(e.g. storage subsystem) has failed during a power outage.

● Data cables to peripheral devices must be adequately shielded.

● To the LAN wiring the requirements apply in accordance with the

standards EN 50173 and EN 50174-1/2. As minimum requirement
the use of a protected LAN line of category 5 for 10/100 MBps
Ethernet, and/or of category 5e for Gigabit Ethernet is considered.
The requirements of the specification ISO/IEC 11801 are to be
considered.

● Route the cables in such a way that they do not form a potential

hazard (make sure no-one can trip over them) and that they cannot
be damaged. When connecting up a device, refer to the relevant
notes in this manual.

● Never connect or disconnect data transmission lines during a storm

(lightning hazard).

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Safety notes

● In emergencies (e.g. damaged casing, controls or cables, penetration

of liquids or foreign matter), switch off the device immediately, remove
the power plug(s) and contact your sales outlet or customer service
team.

● Make sure that no objects (such as bracelets or paper clips) fall into

or liquids spill into the device (risk of electric shock or short circuit).

● Proper operation of the device (in accordance with IEC 60950/

EN 60950) is only ensured if the casing is completely assembled and
the rear covers for the installation openings have been put in place
(electric shock, cooling, fire protection, interference suppression).

● Only install system expansions that satisfy the requirements and

rules governing safety and electromagnetic compatibility and relating
to telecommunications terminal equipment. If you install other expan­sions, you may damage the system or violate the safety regulations
and regulations governing RFI suppression. Information on which
system expansions are suitable can be obtained from the customer
service centre or your sales outlet.

● The components marked with a warning label (e.g. lightning symbol)

may only be opened, removed or exchanged by authorized, qualified
personnel. The hot-plug power supply units are exceptions to this
rule.

● The warranty expires if the device is damaged during the installation

or replacement of system expansions.

● You may only set those resolutions and refresh rates specified in the

„Technical data“ section of the monitor description. Otherwise, you
may damage your monitor. If you are in any doubt, contact your sales
outlet or customer service centre.

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Safety notes

Batteries

V CAUTION!

● Incorrect replacement of batteries may lead to a risk of explosion. The

batteries may only be replaced with identical batteries or with a type
recommended by the manufacturer (see the technical manual for the
system board D1889/D2089).

● Do not throw batteries into the trash can. They must be disposed of

in accordance with local regulations concerning special waste.

● The battery must be disposed of in accordance with local regulations

concerning special waste.

● Replace the lithium battery on the system board in accordance with

the instructions in the technical manual for the system board (see

“Related publications” on page 117). If possibly inserted auxiliary

boards contain batteries/accus the appropiate references in the
associated manuals are to be considered

● All batteries containing pollutants are marked with a symbol (a

crossed-out garbage can). In addition, the marking is provided with
the chemical symbol of the heavy metal decisive for the classification
as a pollutant:

Cd Cadmium
Hg Mercury
Pb Lead

Notes on handling CDs and CD-/DVD-ROM drives

V CAUTION!

● Use only CDs in proper condition in the CD-/DVD-ROM drive of your

server to prevent data loss, damage to the device and injuries.

● Therefore, check each CD for damage, cracks, breakage etc. before

inserting it in the drive.
Please note that any additional labels applied may change the

mechanical properties of a CD and cause imbalance.
Damaged and imbalanced CDs can break at high drive speeds (data

loss).

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Safety notes

Under certain conditions sharp-edged pieces of broken CDs can
penetrate the cover of the drive (damage to the device) and be thrown
out of the device (danger of injury, particularly on uncovered body
parts such as the face or neck).

I You protect the CD-/DVD-ROM drive and prevent mechanical damage,

as well as premature wearing of the CDs, by observing the following
suggestions:

– Only insert the CDs in the drive when needed and remove them after

use.
– Store the CDs in suitable sleeves.
– Protect the CDs from exposure to heat and direct sunlight.

Note about the laser

The CD-/DVD-ROM drive is classified for laser class 1 according to I
EC 60825-1.

V CAUTION!

The CD-/DVD-ROM drive contains a laser diode (LED). Sometimes the
LED produces a stronger laser beam than laser class 1. Direct view into
this laser beam is dangerous.

Never remove parts of the CD-/DVD-ROM drive assembly!

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Safety notes

Modules with electrostatic-sensitive components

Systems and components that might be damaged by electrostatic discharge
(ESD) are marked with the following label:

Figure 1: ESD label

When you handle components fitted with ESDs, you must observe the following
points under all circumstances:

● Remove the power plug(s) from the power socket(s) before inserting or

removing components containing ESDs.

● You must always discharge yourself of static charges (e.g. by touching a

grounded object) before working.

● The equipment and tools you use must be free of static charges.

● Only touch the components at the positions highlighted in green (touch

points).

● Do not touch any exposed pins or conductors on a component.

● Use a grounding cable designed for this purpose to connect yourself to the

system unit as you install components.

● Place all components on a static-safe base.

I You will find a detailed description for handling ESD components in the

relevant European or international standards (DIN EN 61340-5-1,
ANSI/ESD S20.20).

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4 Preparation

V CAUTION!

Observe the safety instructions in the chapter “Safety notes” on page 15.

4.1 Removing the server form the rack

Ê Terminate all applications and shut down the server correctly.
Ê If your operating system has not switched off the sever, press the on/off

switch.

Ê Pull all power connectors out of the power outlets.

Figure 2: Loosening the knurled screws

Ê Loosen the four knurled screws (1) and pull the server as far as possible out

of the rack.

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Removing the server form the rack Preparation

Depending on how accessible the server is in the rack cabinet, it can make
sense to remove it from the cabinet. If you do not want to remove the server from
the rack cabinet, please skip this page.

Figure 3: Removing the server from the rack cabinet

Ê Disconnect all cables on the rear of the server.
Ê Pull the server outward as far as it will go (1), release the hooks (2), then pull

out the Server completely.

V CAUTION!

At least two people are needed to lift the server out of the rack cabinet.

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Preparation Opening the server

4.2 Opening the server

Figure 4: Removing the top cover

Ê Pess the two locking buttons (1) downward and remove the cover (2).
Ê Slide the cover to the rear side and remove it (2).

2

1

1

2

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5Main memory

V CAUTION!

Observe the safety instructions in the chapter “Safety notes” on page 15.

The system board supports up to 32 Gbytes of main memory. 8 slots (2 memory
banks with 4 slots each) are provided for the main memory. Each memory bank
is equipped with two 512-Mbyte, 1-Gbyte, 2-Gbyte or 4-Gbyte FBD533/PC2­4200F or FBD667/PC2-5300 Fully Buffered DIMM memory modules.

A memory bank can optionally be configured as a hot-spare bank.
ECC with memory scrubbing and with the Single Device Data Correction

(SDDC, Chipkill) function is standard.

5.1 Memory module population

Figure 5: Structure of the main memory in memory banks and memory modules

– The memory modules have to be based on FBD533/PC2-4200F oder

FBD667/PC2-5300F Fully Buffered DIMM-Modules and must be populated
in pairs

– Each pair must consist of identical memory modules (2-way Interleaved-

mode).

– The memory module capacity can differ for the various memory banks: e.g.

memory bank 1A/1B can be equipped with two 512-Mbyte memory
modules, and memory bank 2A/2B with two 1-Gbyte memory modules.

DIMM-2C
DIMM-1C
DIMM-2B

DIMM-1B
DIMM-2A

DIMM-1A

DIMM-2D
DIMM-1D

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Memory module population Main memory

– Only single ranked modules are permitted.
The following table shows the required memory population sequence:

Figure 6: Schema Memory Mirroring

Memory mirroring

Either 4 or 8 identical memory modules are required for memory mirroring:

Module pair
1A/1B

Module pair
1C/1D

Module pair
2A//2B

Module pair
2C/2D

populated empty empty empty
populated populated empty empty
populated populated populated empty
populated populated populated populated

Memory
bank

32 1 0

Channel
(module)

ABABABAB

population 4 identical memory modules - -

4 identical memory modules 4 identical memory modules

Memory Controlle

r

(Blackford M CH)

Channel

A

Branch 0

Channel B Channel C

Branch 1

Channel D

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 1

Bank 2

FB-DIM

M

FB-DIM

M

FB-DIM

M

FB-DIM

M

FB-DIM

M

FB-DIM

M

FB-DIM

M

FB-DIM

M

Memory Controlle

r

(Blackford M CH)

Channel

A

Branch 0

Channel BChannel

A

Branch 0

Channel B Channel C

Branch 1

Channel DChannelC

Branch 1

Channel D

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 1

Bank 2

FB-DIM

M

FB-DIM

M

FB-DIM

M

FB-DIM

M

FB-DIM

M

FB-DIM

M

FB-DIM

M

FB-DIM

M

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Main memory Memory module population

Figure 7: Diagram Memory Mirroring

I For more information see BIOS-Setup manual (see chapter “Related

publications” on page 117).

Logical View

P hysical View

Memory Population

Logical View

P hysical View

Memory Population

Memor

y

Controlle

r

(Blackford

MCH)

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM

FBD 1A

FBD 2A

FBD 1B

FBD 2B

FBD 2C

FBD 2D

FBD 1C

FBD 1D

FB

-

DIMM

Memory Controller

(BlackfordMCH)

Channel 0

Branch 0

Channel 1

Channel 2

Branch 1

Channel 3

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM ( Spare )

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM ( Spare )

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM ( Spare )

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM ( Spare )

Memory Controller

(BlackfordMCH)

Channel 0

Branch 0

Channel 1

Channel A

Branch 0

Channel B

Channel 2

Branch 1

Channel 3

Channel C

Branch 1

Channel D

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 1

Bank 2

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM (M )

FB-DIMM ( M )

FB-DIMM (M )

FB-DIMM ( M )

Mirroring

Mirroring

ChA

Branch 0

ChB Ch

C

Branch 1

Ch

D

Logical View

P hysical View

Memory Population

Logical View

P hysical View

Memory Population

Memor

y

Controlle

r

(Blackford

MCH)

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM

FBD 1A

FBD 2A

FBD 1B

FBD 2B

FBD 2C

FBD 2D

FBD 1C

FBD 1D

FBD 1A

FBD 2A

FBD 1B

FBD 2B

FBD 2C

FBD 2D

FBD 1C

FBD 1D

FB

-

DIMM

Memory Controller

(BlackfordMCH)

Channel 0

Branch 0

Channel 1

Channel 0

Branch 0

Channel 1

Channel 2

Branch 1

Channel 3

Channel 2

Branch 1

Channel 3

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM ( Spare )

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM ( Spare )

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM ( Spare )

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM ( Spare )

Memory Controller

(BlackfordMCH)

Channel 0

Branch 0

Channel 1

Channel A

Branch 0

Channel B

Channel 2

Branch 1

Channel 3

Channel C

Branch 1

Channel D

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 1

Bank 2

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM

FB-DIMM (M )

FB-DIMM ( M )

FB-DIMM (M )

FB-DIMM ( M )

Mirroring

Mirroring

ChA

Branch 0

ChB Ch

C

Branch 1

Ch

D

ChA

Branch 0

ChBChA

Branch 0

ChB Ch

C

Branch 1

Ch

D

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Upgrading/replacing the main memory Main memory

5.2 Upgrading/replacing the main memory

Ê Open the server as described in the chapter “Safety notes” on page 15.

Removing the air duct over the main memory and the processors

Figure 8: Removing the air duct over the main memory and the processors

Ê Lift out the air duct over the main memory.

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Main memory Upgrading/replacing the main memory

Installing mermorymodules

Figure 9: populating memory module slots

Figure 10: Removing a memory module

Ê Press the holders on either side of the mounting location concerned outward

(1).

Ê Pull the memory module out of the mounting location (2).

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30 Options Guide RX300 S3

Upgrading/replacing the main memory Main memory

Figure 11: Inserting a memory module

Ê Press the holders on either side of the mounting location concerned

outward.

Ê Insert the memory module in the mounting location (1) until the holders at

the sides engage (2).

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