Hitachi 8880R User Manual

Hitachi

VisionBase 8880R

Server

Product Guide

Issue Date:

November 1998

Part Number:
Copyright:

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Contents

Contents

1: Hardware

System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Powering-On the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Removing the Server Panels and Accessing Its Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Warnings and Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Tools and Supplies You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Accessing the PCI Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

PCI/ISA Option Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Hard Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Optional Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Jumper Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2: System Environment Setting

Before Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Setup Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

SCSI SCA Hard Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Installing/Swapping a HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Flow of System Environment Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

What You Can Do with the System Environment Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Notes on Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Flow of the Setup Menu Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Starting the Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Setup Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Steps for Setting the Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

What You Can Do on the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

What You Can Do on the Advanced Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

What You Can Do on the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

What You Can Do on the Boot menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

What You Can Do on the Exit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Notes on the Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Backup for ICU Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Flow of Operation with the ICU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Checking Resource Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Adding an Extended Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Changing the Settings in Extended Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Removing an Extended Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Reserving Resources In Use from an ISA Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

When ICU Program Disk Has Been Destroyed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Restoring Configuration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Errors and Countermeasures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Restrictions on the ICU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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Returning the Settings to Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Returning the Settings of the Setup Information to Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Returning the ICU Settings to Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

List of Utility Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

3: E r ro r I nf o rm a t io n

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

POST Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

System Beeps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

4: NT Drivers and Limitations

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Windows NT Driver Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Multiprocessor system module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Cautions and Limitations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Installing Windows NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

5: Related Document and Specification

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Related Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Environment Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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System Overview

The Hitachi VisionBase 8880R Serve r is a high pe rform ance IA-ar chitect ure serve r upgr adeable to an 8-way s erve r
system that has PentiumII Xeon processors. Its features include the following:

Pentium II Xeon: IA32 Microprocessor (400/450MHz, 1/2MB L2 Cache)

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Windows NT Enterprise Server with high expandability and a 19-inch rack mount system

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High I/O band width (64 bit PCI bus x 4) with a 16GB memory system

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High Availability with built-in robustness by hardware redundancies and RAS feature

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High performance and scalability

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Joint development with Corol lary and Intel with profusion architecture and additional Hitachi original

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technology

System Specifications

The Hitachi VisionBase 8880R Server system has four (4) independent 64-bit PCI busses.
See the table below for the system specifications.

CPU PentiumII Xeon

400/450 MHz x 8 1/2MB L2 Cache

CPU Bus frequency 100 MHz
PCI Bus frequency 33 MHz
Memory Std./Max.

(4-way Interleave)

Display Contro ll er S3 Trio64 V2/DX (2MB)

Slots 64-bit PCI x 15, 32-bit PCI x 3

Disk Array Mylex DAC960PU (Mylex)

512 MB/16 GB (32 GB with 256MB DIMM)
SSTL SDRAM DIMM

4 Memory boards (2 Standard, 2 Optional)
32 DIMM slots/Memory boards

1280 x 1024 (256 colors) 1024 x 768 (65,536 colors)
800 x 600 (True color), 640 x 480 (True color)

PCI/ISA x 1 (shared), ISA x 1

Ultra Wide-SCSI 3, RAID 0,1,5,7, 0+1 supported

Disk Supports 9GB/18GB HDD (SCA2 interface)

Maximum capacity is 108GB using 18GB HDDs

System Management • System Manager (Hitachi proprietary)

• SVP board (Hitachi Emergency Management board) (Fero

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CPU PentiumII Xeon

400/450 MHz x 8 1/2MB L2 Cache

Bay • 6 SCA2 Disk Bay SAF-TE (Hot-swappable disk bay) compliant SCSI

backplane

• 5.25-inch bay x 3

High Availability Redundant cooling fan

Redundant power supply
Hot Swap HDDs SVP Hardware
Power Supply 3 + 1 Redundant power supply, 550W for each P/S unit
Size 430 (W) x 640 (D) x 756 (H) mm, 17 U ~ Approx. 17" x 25" x 30"
Weight Between 70–100 kg ~ Approx. 175–250 lbs.*

*WARNING: Do NOT attempt to lift or move the server by yourself as phys ical injury may occur.

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Powering-On the System

Before turning on the system confirm that the main power LED (green), located on the front panel, is illuminated.
If so, you may press the Main Power Switch to boot the system. If the LED is not illuminated you will need to
manually access the indivi dual power suppli es and turn them on in order sta rting wit h Power Supply #1, located on
the far left. See the fi g ures an d directions below to assist you in accessing and turning on the power supplies.

NOTE:

Ensure direct power switch is in the “OFF” or normal position.

HDDs

Power Supply Cove

HDD Bay Door

Remove these 2 screws
located on metal tabs

Figure 1 Accessing the Power Supplies (1)

Power Supplies

Power Supply door
folds down

Figure 2 Accessing the Power Supplies (2)

Remove the Power Supply cover by opening the HDD bay door using the key, and then unscrewing and

1.

removing the 2 screws located at the bottom of the HDD bay on the metal tabs. See Figure 1 Accessing the
Power Supplies (1).

Open the Power Supply door by pulling it forward, it folds down to open exposing the power supplies.

2.

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Starting with Power Supply #1 (far right), connect the proper end of each AC power cord into the AC power

3.

receptacle and then to an outside power source. On each power supply press the On/Off Power Supply Switch
to the On position as shown in Figure 3 P/S Receptacle and On/Off Switch.

P/S 1

P/S 2

P/S 3

P/S 4

On/Off Power

AC Input

Switch (TYP)

Receptacle (TYP)

Figure 3 P/S Receptacle and On/Off Switch

Confirm that the Main Power LED is now illuminated.

4.

Close the Power Supply cover and secure it using the original 2 screws. Close the HDD bay door and secure it

5.

using the key.
Turn on the power to the system by pressing the Power Switch located on the front panel.

6.

You may now boot the system by pressing the Main Power Switch on the front panel.

7.

Front Panel

The following table and figure will explain the locations and functions of the front panel controls and indicators.
See Figure 4 Front Panel Detail of the front panel for location of the features listed in the following table.

Item Feature Description

3.5-inch Diskette Drive

A Activity LED When lit, it indi cates the drive is in use.
B Ejecto r b u tto n When pressed, it ejects the diskette.

Front Panel LEDs and Ind ictors

C Front panel LCD It displays information about the system and can also be controlled using the Menu

Switch (I ).

D Main Power Swi tch Press this switch to turn on the power inside the system or to boot the system.
E LCD Contrast/Slider Max brightness only
F CPU Operation This indicator is re lat ed to activ it y in each CPU. When it is flashing it is showing CPU

G Security Lock In the locked position (when the l ock is turned to the left or counte r cl ock-wise) it wil l

H Main Power LED When illuminate d this LED indicates that all of t he system’s AC power connections

activity. (1 LED per CPU)

prevent the syst em Power Switch, keyboard, and mouse from bei ng operational.

are correct, the power supplies are turned on, and the system is receiving direct

current (DC). The system is ready to be activated by the Main Power Switch.

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Item Feature Description

I Menu Switch This switch can select information and opti ons that are displayed on the syst em ’s

LCD.
J Power LED When illuminate d it shows that the system power is on.
K Access LED When illuminate d it shows that SCSI devices are being accessed.
L Buzzer Stop Press this button to turn off the buzzer alarm. This buzzer does not necessarily

indicate syst em error, it may be in a warning st ate.
M Warning LED (yellow) When illuminated it indicates one of the following recoverable errors:

This is only for redundancy cases

• ECC 1 bit

•CPU error

• Memory Bus error

• HDD error

• Temperature is high

• Fan failure

• Power Supply failure
N Reset This Reset is for system maintenance only, and is not a Hard ware Reset Switch.
O Error LE D (r e d) When illuminated it indicates one of the following serious statuses:

• ECC 2 bit

•CPU error

• HDD error

• Temperature is abnormal

• Fan failure

• Power Supply failure

• PCI slot error

• ISA slot error

AB CDEFG

Green

Red

H

IJKLMNO

Figure 4 Front Panel Detail

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Back Panel

The following t able and figure wil l specify the location of the back panel controls , switches, connecto rs and option
slots.

B

A

FG

J
K

L
M

C

D

E
(See Detail A)

I

H

Figure 5 Back Panel Detail

E

Direct Boot Switch

ON OFF

Detail A

Figure 6 Direct Boot Switch Detail

Server I/O Panel

A. Parallel Interface Connector H. USB Connec tor
B. ICMB Connector See note 1 I. PTL Connecto r (Test connector, not in use)
C. Keyboard Connector J. VGA Interface Connector
D. Mouse Connector K. Option Slots (PCI) 1–19
E. Direct Boot Switch (See Detai l A and note 2) L. Option Slots (ISA) 1–2
F. Serial Interface Connecto r (COM1) M. Power Supply Units 1–4
G. Serial Interface Connector (COM2)

Back Panel Notes:

The ICMB connector (same shape as a conventional ICMB connector) is a

1.

connector

When the Direct Boot Switch is turned On and the system has power, it will allow the system to automatically

2.

. Connect the external disk interface cable to this connector when preparing to use an external disk unit.

Hitachi proprietary interface

boot without pressing the Power Switch manually.

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Removing the Server Panels and Accessing Its Components

It will be necessary to remove the exterior panels of the unit to access internal components. Be sure to rea d and
comply with the Safety Guides before proceeding.

Safety Guidelines

Before you remove the top and side covers of the server, observe these guidelines:

Turn off all peripheral de vices connected to the server.

1.

Turn off DC power in t he server by pres sing the push-button on/off powe r switch on the fr ont panel of the server.

2.

Disconnect AC power to the server by unplugging the alternating current (AC) power cord from each power

3.

supply or wall outlet.
Label and disconnect all peripheral cables attached to the I/O panel on the back of the server.

4.

Provide some electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis

5.

ground of the server—any unpaint ed metal sur face—when handling components.

Warnings and Cautions

Only a
inside the server.

qualified service technician

is authorize d to remove the server panels and to access any of the components

Tools and Supplies You Need

Phillips (cross-he ad) screwdriver (#1 bit and #2 bit)

•

Small flat-bladed screwdriver

•

Antistatic wrist str ap (required)

•

NOTE:

Bay Extraction tools are provided with the unit, located on the rear of the chassis, and should remain with
the unit when not in use.

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Ch 1: Hardware

Accessing the PCI Slots

Before you can access the PCI (Peripheral Componen t Interconnect) slots you need to remove the right side outer
panel of the server. Observer an d follow the Safety Guidelines to prepa re the unit for disassembly bef ore proceeding.
Once you have exposed the fan assembly you can proceed as follows. See Figure 7 Accessing the Option Slot s.

Facing the back of the server locate and remove the 2 screws which secure the fan assembly’s left side to the

1.

server chassis.
Disconnect the fan assy cabling from the main board.

2.

Lift the fan assembly straight up by placing your fingers under the front lip of the fan assembly. The fan

3.

assembly is attach ed to the chassis by 2 tab style latches ( shaded). As soon as you have lifted the fan asse mbly
high enough so it is clear of the latch tabs, you may. gently pull the assembly towards you to remove it
completely.

The Option slots (PCI/ISA) are now expos ed.

4.

Option PCI Slot 16 is shared with ISA Slot 2.

5.

Option Board Slots

3. Disconnect the fan wiring
from the main I/O board.

2. Place fingers under the lip
of the assy and pull up gently.

1. Remove the 2 screws
securing the fan assy. 4. Remove the metal fingers (2)

of the latch tab from the chassis
supports and remove fan assy.

Figure 7 Accessing the Option Slots

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Ch 1: Hardware

PCI/ISA Option Boards

The I/O baseboard provides 15 64-bit PCI bus master slots (slots 15–1) and 4 32-bit PCI bus master slots
(slots 16–19). They accept any ad d-in PCI and ISA boards or any add-in board that is compatible with an IBM PC
AT or PC XT system (except for an 8-bit drop card that fits only in an 8-bit PC XT connector). Note: PCI Slot 16
and ISA Slot 1 share a common chassis I/O expansion slot. You can use the slot for either the PCI or the ISA, but
not both. See Figure 8 Option Slots for slot location details.

Option Slot (PCI) #15 (top)

through

Option Slot (PCI) # 1

Option Slot (PCI) #19 (top)

through

Option Slot (PCI) # 16

Option Slot (ISA) # 1
Option Slot (ISA) # 2

Power Supply Unit # 1
Power Supply Unit # 2

Power Supply Unit # 3
Power Supply Unit # 4

Figure 8 Option Slots

Hitachi recommends the following configuration for installing option boards.
Usage: “X”: recommend, “N”: don’t install

Maximum

Installation #

VGA board; S3 Trio64 V2/DX 1 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N X
SCSI board; Symbios SYM8751SP 4 N N N N N N N N X X X N N X N
Disk array controller; Myl exDAC960PU 3 N N N X N N N X N N N X X N N
Fiber Channel 1 X X X N X X X N X X X N N N N
Ethernet card (100/10M) 12 X X X X X X X X X X X X N N N
Gigabit Ether net card (1000M) 9 X X X X X X N N X X X N N N N

15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

PCI (64 bit)

Usage: “X”: recommend, “N”: don’t install

PCI (3 2 bit ) ISA

19 18 17 16 1 2

Multi communication board X X X X N N
ISDN board X X X X N N
SVP board; Hitachi Proprietary X X X X N N

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Ch 1: Hardware

Hard Disk Drives

SCSI SCA Hard Disk Drives

The server supports up to 6 SCSI SCA2 (80-pin) hot-swappa ble SAF-TE compliant backpl ane type hard disk drives
and can be in stalled in Device Bays 1 through 6 as shown in Figure 10 Hard Disk Drive Bays. As shipped from the
supplier the server may not contain any drives. Contact your Hitachi PC Customer Service and Support
Representative for a list of approved drives that can be installed in the server.

To access the Hard Disk Drive bay unl ock the door by insertin g the key and turning to the lef t, or counter clockwis e.
Accessing the HDD bay and device locations are referenced in the following Figures.

Cooling Fan
Access Door (Ref)

HDD door and
lock location

Device Bay #7
Device Bay #8
Device Bay #9

Device Bay #1
Device Bay #2
Device Bay #3
Device Bay #4
Device Bay #5
Device Bay #6

Power Supply
Access Door (Ref)

Figure 9 Accessing the Hard Disk Drives

Figure 10 Hard Disk Drive Bays

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Ch 1: Hardware

Installing/Swapping a HDD

The HDD Bay door l ocation provides air flow and easy access to the drive s and allows easy hot-swapping of drives
in and out of these bays without shutting down the server.

By installing a Redundant Array of Independen t Disks (RAID) controller board on the I/O baseboard, RAID
software, and SCSI hard disk drives in the hot-d ocking bays, you can easily set up RAID applications.

To remove or hot swap a HDD device follow these steps:

Pull down on the front lever (or handle) of the HDD Bay cage and

1.

drive stops sp inni n g comp l etel y

After the drive has stopped spinning pull the assembly toward you to fully disengage the drive from the

2.

.

backplane connector.
Carefully slide the ass embly out of the bay, and place it on an antistatic surface. Proceed to ste p 4 if you are

3.

installing or repl acing a HDD.

wait approximately 30 seconds until the

Figure 11 Removing/Installing a HDD

Insert the HDD into a carrier and sec ure it into position with 4 screws as shown in Figure 12 Mounting the HDD

4.

Carrier.
Orient the carrier and drive assembly in front of the hot-docking bay guide and make sure that it is placed

5.

correctly into the gui de rai ls to avoid damage.
Fit the mounting pins, located on each side of the HDD, into the inside grooves of the HDD Bay’s lever.

6.

After the mounting pi ns ar e seate d in the l ever groove s pul l up on the lever. This wil l push the HDD into its sl ot.

7.

Firmly press the front of the asse mbly int o the bay until the drive docks with the hot-docking backpla ne

8.

connector

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HDD

HDD Position Pins

Ch 1: Hardware

HDD Carrier

4 Mounting Screws

Figure 12 M o unt in g the HDD C arri e r

Some specific h ard disk dr ive designs requ ire el ectri cal i sola tion of t he d rive f rom t he chassi s or other
ground paths. These drives are usually clearly labeled with this requirement on the drive. Failure to
isolate this type of drive from the ground path will result in unpredictable operation of the drive,
including sever ely impacted performance and data corruption.

Optional Devices

Additional storage devices, such as CD-ROMs and DATs can be installed in Device bays 7, 8 and 9.
Hitachi recommends the followi ng configur ation for any additional storage dev ices tha t you may install.
Usage: “X”; recommend, “N”; don’t install

Device Bay #

7 8 9

Internal CD-ROM x X N
Internal DAT N X X
Internal DAT Changer N X
Internal DLT* N X

* Internal DLT devices require their own SCSI boards and cabling. Do not use the same cabli ng as the Internal CD-ROM.

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Ch 1: Hardware

CPU

This chapter d escr ibes the CPU baseboard and shows how to set the jumpers. Note: CPUs need to be installed with
VRMs (Voltage Regulator Module).

Processor slot #4
Processor slot #3
Processor slot #2

Processor slot #1

Processor slot #5
Processor slot #6

Processor slot #7
Processor slot #8

Memory Expansion board #1
(Memory slot x 32)

Memory Expansion board #2
(Memory slot x 32)

Memory Termination Cards
(Option Memory Slot #3, 4)

Figure 13 Memory and CPU Slots

Each CPU is numbered and corresponds to a numbered VRM. Install the CPUs in the order shown below in
Figure 14 CPU/VRM Installation Detail. Note: This detail is for one CPU instal led, minimal configuration.

Processor Slot #4

VRM #3

VRM #2

VRM #1

VRM #5

VRM #6

VRM #7

VRM #4

VRM #8

Processor Slot #3

Processor Slot #2

Processor Slot #1

= Default VRM
setting

Processor Slot #54

Processor Slot #6

Processor Slot #7

Processor Slot #8

Figure 14 CPU/VRM Installation Detail

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Ch 1: Hardware

Memory

The Memory Architecture of this system is a 4 way interleave. The memory needs to be installed in se ts of 4. Do not
attempt to install memory sets before removing the board from the unit and properly grounding yourse lf , the
memory expansion board, and the memory sets to avoid ESD damage.

There are two memory expansion boa rds per syste m as a standard config uration. Eac h memory expansion board c an
accommodate 2 sets of memory DIMMs, A and B. Each set has sixteen DIMMs. Thus there are total of four sets of
DIMMs per standard system. The memory configurati on is 4 ways interleave and requires installation of
four DIMMs at a time. Base configuration comes with 1GB (128MB x 8 pcs) of memory using 128 MB of DIMMs.

The table below summarizes the memory configurations:

Total Memory: 4.0GB

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X

Total Memory: 3.5GB

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X

Total Memory: 3.0GB

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X

Total Memory: 2.5GB

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X

Total Memory: 2.0GB

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X

Total Memory: 1.5GB

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X

(Defaul t Configurat io n)

Total Memory: 1.0GB

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X

Total Memory: 512MB

X
X
X
X

DIMM Socket Number:

1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8

DIMM Socket Sets:

A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B

Board Number

Memory Expansion

1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2

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