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First Print – April 2000

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Contents

Using this Guide

1 System Overview

Overview ....................................................................................................................................1-2

System Chassis...........................................................................................................................1-5

External View ..................................................................................................................1-5

Liquid Crystal Display Messages ....................................................................................1-9

Status LED Indicator Descriptions ..................................................................................1-9

Internal View .................................................................................................................1-12

System Board Set .....................................................................................................................1-12

System Board Set Features.......................................................................................................1-18

Pentium III Xeon Processor ...........................................................................................1-18

System Memory.............................................................................................................1-18

I/O Expansion Slots .......................................................................................................1-18

SAF-TE Controller.........................................................................................................1-20

Real-Time Clock/Calendar ............................................................................................1-20

BIOS ..............................................................................................................................1-20

Controllers......................................................................................................................1-20

IDE Controller.................................................................................................... 1-20

Keyboard and Mouse Controller ........................................................................ 1-20

Network Controller............................................................................................. 1-21

SCSI Controller .................................................................................................. 1-21

Video Controller................................................................................................. 1-21

Peripheral Controller .......................................................................................... 1-22

System Board Management Controller (BMC).................................................. 1-23

External Device Connectors ..........................................................................................1-23

System Power...........................................................................................................................1-24

Peripheral Bays.........................................................................................................................1-24

Disk Array ................................................................................................................................ 1-25

Automatic Rebuilding Function.....................................................................................1-26

Expand Capacity Function.............................................................................................1-26

System Functions .....................................................................................................................1-27

Hot Swapping.................................................................................................................1-27

Hot Plug PCI..................................................................................................................1-27

Fans................................................................................................................................1-27

Sleep Mode ....................................................................................................................1-27

ACPI ..............................................................................................................................1-28

AC Link Mode ...............................................................................................................1-28

Remote Power-On (Wake On LAN) Function ..............................................................1-29

System Security........................................................................................................................1-29

Security with Mechanical Locks and Monitoring.......................................................... 1-29

Software Locks via the BIOS Setup Utility ...................................................................1-29

Reconfiguration........................................................................................................................1-30

Optional UPS............................................................................................................................1-30

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2 Setting Up the System

Overview.................................................................................................................................... 2-2

Selecting a Site .......................................................................................................................... 2-2

Unpacking the System ............................................................................................................... 2-3

Rack-Mount Subsystem Assembly ............................................................................................ 2-4

Before You Begin............................................................................................................ 2-4

Static Precautions ............................................................................................................ 2-4

Assembly......................................................................................................................... 2-5

Preparing the Rack Mounting Bracket Assemblies ............................................ 2-5

Attaching the Center Slide Bar to the BSU......................................................... 2-7

Installing the Rack Mounting Bracket Assemblies into the Rack Cabinet ......... 2-7

Mounting the BSU in the Rack Cabinet.............................................................. 2-11

Attaching the Cable Retention Arm.................................................................... 2-13

Getting Familiar with the System ............................................................................................ 2-14

Making Connections................................................................................................................ 2-14

Connecting the Power Cord(s)................................................................................................. 2-15

Using the System ..................................................................................................................... 2-17

Powering On the Server System.................................................................................... 2-18

Powering Off the Server System................................................................................... 2-19

Forcing a Power Shutdown ........................................................................................... 2-20

3 Configuring Your System

Configuring Your System.......................................................................................................... 3-2

BIOS Setup Utility..................................................................................................................... 3-3

Using the BIOS Setup Utility.......................................................................................... 3-3

BIOS Setup Configuration Settings ................................................................................ 3-4

Main Menu ...................................................................................................................... 3-5

Advanced Menu .............................................................................................................. 3-6

Advanced Submenu ............................................................................................ 3-7

Memory Reconfiguration Submenu.................................................................... 3-7

CPU Reconfiguration Submenu.......................................................................... 3-8

L3 Cache Reconfiguration Submenu .................................................................. 3-8

Peripheral Configuration Submenu..................................................................... 3-9

Monitoring Configuration Submenu................................................................... 3-10

PCI Device Submenu.......................................................................................... 3-10

PCI Parity Error Submenu .................................................................................. 3-10

Option ROM Submenu ....................................................................................... 3-11

Numlock Submenu.............................................................................................. 3-12

Security Menu ............................................................................................................... 3-13

Secure Mode Menu ....................................................................................................... 3-14

System Hardware Menu................................................................................................ 3-15

Thermal Sensor Submenu................................................................................... 3-16

Wake On Events Submenu ................................................................................. 3-16

Console Redirection Submenu............................................................................ 3-16

Boot Menu..................................................................................................................... 3-17

Exit Menu...................................................................................................................... 3-18

SCSISelect Utility.................................................................................................................... 3-19

Running the SCSISelect Utility..................................................................................... 3-19

Adaptec SCSI Utility Configuration Settings................................................................ 3-20

Exiting Adaptec SCSI Utility ........................................................................................ 3-22

Configuring Optional SCSI Controller Boards ............................................................. 3-22

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Configuring the RAID Controller ............................................................................................3-23

Configuring System Jumpers ...................................................................................................3-24

Before You Begin ..........................................................................................................3-24

Moving System Jumpers................................................................................................3-26

Clearing CMOS and Password ......................................................................................3-27

4 Upgrading Your System

General Information ...................................................................................................................4-2

Precautions .................................................................................................................................4-3

Preparing Your System for Upgrade ..........................................................................................4-5

Equipment Log...........................................................................................................................4-5

Removing the Top Cover of the Tower Cabinet ........................................................................4-5

Installing the Top Cover of the Tower Cabinet..........................................................................4-7

Removing the Front and Rear Fan Modules...............................................................................4-7

Installing the Front and Rear Fan Modules ................................................................................4-8

Installing/Removing the BSU Front Bezel and Top Cover........................................................4-9

Removing the Front Bezel ...............................................................................................4-9

Installing the Front Bezel...............................................................................................4-10

Removing the Top Cover...............................................................................................4-11

Installing the Top Cover ................................................................................................4-12

Processors................................................................................................................................. 4-13

Removing/Installing Processor Cartridges on System Baseboard .................................4-14

Installing the Optional Five to Eight CPU Upgrade Kit...........................................................4-19

DIMMs ..................................................................................................................................... 4-26

Installing DIMMs...........................................................................................................4-27

Removing DIMMs.........................................................................................................4-29

Modifying the I/O Riser Board ................................................................................................4-31

Replacing the Real-time Clock Battery .........................................................................4-31

Option Boards...........................................................................................................................4-33

Installation Considerations.............................................................................................4-34

Installing an Option Board.............................................................................................4-35

Removing an Option Board ...........................................................................................4-38

RAID Controller Board............................................................................................................4-39

Removable Media Devices.......................................................................................................4-41

Installing a 5 1/4-Inch Device........................................................................................4-43

Removing a 5 1/4-Inch Device ......................................................................................4-46

Hard Disk Drives......................................................................................................................4-48

Installing a Hard Disk Drive ..........................................................................................4-49

Removing a Hard Disk Drive.........................................................................................4-52

Hot-Swapping a Hard Drive ..........................................................................................4-54

Power Supply ...........................................................................................................................4-55

Installing a BSU Power Supply .....................................................................................4-56

Installing a DEU Power Supply.....................................................................................4-58

Removing a Power Supply.............................................................................................4-59

Hot-Swapping a Power Supply......................................................................................4-60

Installing the Optional UPS......................................................................................................4-61

Installing the Optional DEU.....................................................................................................4-65

Adding the Optional DEU 2-Channel SCSI Board ..................................................................4-67

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5 Problem Solving

Problem Solving ........................................................................................................................ 5-2

Static Precautions....................................................................................................................... 5-2

Troubleshooting Checklists ....................................................................................................... 5-3

Initial System Startup...................................................................................................... 5-3

Running New Application Software ............................................................................... 5-4

After System Has Been Running Correctly..................................................................... 5-5

Diagnostic Procedures ............................................................................................................... 5-6

Error Checking ................................................................................................................ 5-6

Troubleshooting Guide.................................................................................................... 5-6

Preparing the System for Diagnosing Problems ................................................. 5-6

Monitoring POST ............................................................................................... 5-7

Verifying Proper Operation of Key System Indicators....................................... 5-8

Confirming Loading of the Operating System.................................................... 5-8

Specific Problems and Corrective Actions ................................................................................ 5-9

Power LED Does Not Light ............................................................................................ 5-9

Incorrect or No Beep Code.............................................................................................. 5-9

No Characters Appear on Screen .................................................................................. 5-10

Characters are Distorted or Incorrect ............................................................................ 5-10

System Cooling Fans Do Not Rotate ............................................................................ 5-10

Diskette Drive Activity LED Does Not Light............................................................... 5-11

CD-ROM Drive Activity Light Does Not Light ........................................................... 5-11

Problems with Application Software ............................................................................ 5-11

Bootable CD-ROM Is Not Detected ............................................................................. 5-12

Problems with the Network ..................................................................................................... 5-12

Plug and Play Installation Tips................................................................................................ 5-12

Error Messages ........................................................................................................................ 5-13

LCD Error Messages..................................................................................................... 5-13

LCD Error Code Hardware References......................................................................... 5-26

Memory............................................................................................................... 5-26

CPU (Up to 4 Processors)................................................................................... 5-26

CPU (5 Processors or More)............................................................................... 5-27

PCI Bus ............................................................................................................... 5-27

Fan ...................................................................................................................... 5-28

Power Supply Unit.............................................................................................. 5-28

POST Error Codes and Messages ................................................................................. 5-29

POST Error Code Hardware References....................................................................... 5-37

Memory............................................................................................................... 5-37

CPU (Up to 4 Processors)................................................................................... 5-37

CPU (5 Processors or More)............................................................................... 5-37

PCI Bus ............................................................................................................... 5-38

How to Identify BIOS and BMC Revision Levels .................................................................. 5-39

BIOS Revision Level Identification .............................................................................. 5-39

BMC Revision Level Identification .............................................................................. 5-39

A Specifications

Basic System Unit (BSU) .........................................................................................................A-2

Disk Expansion Unit (DEU)..................................................................................................... A-5

B Interrupt Request/ PCI IRQ Device/ I/O Port Address Assignments

Interrupt Request Assignments..................................................................................................B-2

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PCI IRQ Device Assignments ................................................................................................... B-3

I/O Port Address Assignments .................................................................................................. B-4

C System Cabling Configurations

Before You Begin...................................................................................................................... C-2

Static Precautions ...................................................................................................................... C-2

BSU Cable Configuration .........................................................................................................C-3

BSU RAID Cable Configuration............................................................................................... C-5

BSU and DEU RAID Cable Configuration............................................................................... C-7

D ROMPilot™ BIOS Error Codes

ROMPilot™ BIOS Error Codes ................................................................................................. D-2

Glossary

Equipment Log

Index

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Using This Guide

This User’s Guide provides a quick reference to information about your server system. Its goal is to familiarize you with your system and the tasks necessary for system configuring and upgrading.

This guide contains the following information:

Chapter 1, “System Overview” provides an overview of your system and describes your

system’s major system components. See this chapter to familiarize yourself with your system.

Chapter 2, “Setting Up Your System” tells you how to select a site, unpack the system,

assemble the rack-mount system, make cable connections, and how to use your system.

Chapter 3, “Configuring Your System” tells you how to configure the system and

provides instructions for running the BIOS Setup Utility and the SCSISelect Configuration Utility, which is used to configure SCSI devices in your system. This chapter also provides information on system board jumper settings.

Chapter 4, “Upgrades and Options” provides you with instructions for upgrading your

system with additional processors, optional memory, options cards, peripheral devices, and redundant power supply.

Chapter 5, “Problem Solving” contains helpful information for solving problems that

might occur with your system.

Appendix A, “Specifications” provides specifications for the Basic System Unit (BSU)

and the Disk Expansion Unit (DEU).

Appendix B, “Interrupt Request/PCI IRQ Device/I/O Port Address Assignments"

provides the Interrupt Requests (IRQs), PCI IRQ device, and I/O port addresses that are assigned by the factory for this system. These values can be used for reference when installing an optional device.

Appendix C, “System Cabling Configurations” includes cabling information for the dual

channel onboard SCSI controller, the onboard IDE controller, and the optional RAID controllers.

Appendix D, “ROMPilot BIOS Error Codes” defines the ROMPilot Error Codes

reported to the BIOS. These codes can be used for reference when diagnosing situations where the ROMPilot installation fails.

“Glossary” defines the standard acronyms and technical terms used in this manual.

“Equipment Log” provides you with a sample equipment log for documenting the

system configuration and future updates you may make to your system.

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Text Conventions

This guide uses the following text conventions.

Warnings, cautions, and notes have the following meanings:

Warnings alert you to situations that could result in serious personal injury or loss

of life.

Cautions indicate situations that can damage the system hardware or software.

Note

Names of keyboard keys are printed as they appear on the keyboard. For example, Ctrl,

Alt, or Enter.

Notes give important information about the material being described.

WARNING

CAUTION

Text or keystrokes that you enter appear as boldface type. For example, type abc123 and

press ENTER.

File names are printed in uppercase letters. For example, AUTOEXEC.BAT.

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Safety Notices

Caution: To reduce the risk of electric shock which could cause personal injury, follow

all safety notices. The symbols shown are used in your documentation and on your equipment to indicate safety hazards.

Warning: Lithium batteries can be dangerous. Improper handling of lithium batteries

may result in an explosion. Dispose of lithium batteries as required by local ordinance or as normal waste if no local ordinance exists.

Warning: The detachable power supply cords are intended to serve as the disconnect

devices.

Warning: This equipment has a 3-wire, grounded power cords. To prevent electrical

hazards, do not remove or defeat the ground prong on the power cords. Replace a power cord if it gets damaged. Contact your dealer for an exact replacement.

Warning: The DC push-button on/off switch on the front panel does not turn off the

system AC power. Also, +5vdc is present on the system board whenever the AC power cords are connected between the system and an AC outlet. Before doing the procedures in this manual, make sure that your system is powered off and unplug the AC power cords from the back of the chassis. Failure to disconnect power before opening your system can result in personal injury and equipment damage.

In the U.S.A. and Canada, the power cord must be a UL-listed detachable power cord (in Canada, CSA-certified), type ST or SJT, 16 AWG, 3-conductor, provided with a molded-on NEMA type 5-15 P plug cap at one end and a molded-on cord connector body at the other end. The cord length must not exceed 9 feet (2.7 meters).

Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, the plug must be rated for 250 VAC, 10 amp minimum, and must display an international agency approval marking. The cord must be suitable for use in the end-user country. Consult your dealer or the local electrical authorities if you are unsure of the type of power cord to use in your country. The voltage change occurs via a switch in the power supply.

Warning: Under no circumstances should the user attempt to disassemble the power

supply. The power supply has no user-replaceable parts. Inside the power supply are hazardous voltages that can cause serious personal injury. A defective power supply must be returned to your dealer.

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Safety Notices for Users Outside of the U.S.A. and Canada

PELV (Protected Extra-Low Voltage) Integrity: To ensure the extra-low voltage

integrity of the equipment, connect only equipment with mains-protected electricallycompatible circuits to the external ports.

Remote Earths: To prevent electrical shock, connect all local (individual office)

computers and computer support equipment to the same electrical circuit of the building wiring. If you are unsure, check the building wiring to avoid remote earth conditions.

Earth Bonding: For safe operation, only connect the equipment to a building supply

that is in accordance with current wiring regulations in your country. In the U.K., those regulations are the IEE.

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Care and Handling

Use the following guidelines to properly handle and care for your system.

Protect the system from extremely low or high temperatures. Let the system warm (or cool) to room temperature before using it.

Keep the system away from magnetic forces.

Keep the system dry. Do not wash the system with a wet cloth or pour fluid into it.

Protect the system from being bumped or dropped.

Check the system for condensation. If condensation exists, allow it to evaporate before powering on the system.

Keep the system away from dust, sand, and dirt.

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System Overview

Overview

System Chassis

System Board Set

System Board Set Features

System Power

Peripheral Bays

Disk Array

System Functions

System Security

Reconfiguration

Optional UPS

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Overview

This server is a highly reliable, high-powered, fault-tolerant, high-capacity multiprocessing system based on the Intel Pentium® solid performer and offers the latest technology. The server system is conveniently housed and available as a tower-based system (see Figure 1-1) or as a rack-mount system (see Figure 1-2) in a relatively small form factor of 7U (fits into a standard EIA 19-inch rack assembly). The tower-based system in addition to the basic system unit (BSU) contains a disk expansion unit (DEU) that holds up to eight SCSI hard disk drives.

The combination of computing performance, memory capacity, and integrated I/O provides a high performance environment for many applications including network servers. The server system is designed for use in applications where advanced technology, high performance, and high levels of reliability and compatibility are expected.

III

Xeon™ processor family. It is a

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Figure 1-1. Tower-Based System

Figure 1-2. Rack-Mount System

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This server system is designed for minimum downtime. To this end, the BSU includes or has the option to include the following:

Chassis that supports up to three power supplies (depending on the configuration).

An additional power supply can be added to provide redundant power (i.e., the system will continue to operate with a single power supply failure).

Self-contained power supplies that can be easily installed or removed from the back

of the chassis. If optional power system redundancy is installed, the power supply units are then hot-swappable and can be easily installed or removed from the back of the chassis without turning the system power off.

Modular fan units that can be easily installed or removed from the top of the chassis.

Each modular fan unit can contain up to two fans depending upon system configuration.

Cooling system redundancy where the system will continue to operate in the event of

a fan failure or having cabinet temperatures approaching the threshold limit, the redundant fans will switch to maximum operating speed.

SCSI drive bays accessible from the front of the chassis.

Hot-swap SCSI disk drive backplane; a failed drive can be removed and replaced

with a new drive without system power being turned off (if an optional Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) controller is installed.)

High degree of SCSI disk fault tolerance and advanced disk array management

features through the use of RAID technology, if an optional RAID controller is installed.

Hardware monitors (temperature and voltage) and software monitors to indicate

failures.

Easy access to all parts for service.

The DEU (tower-based system only) includes or has the option to include the following:

Chassis that supports up to two power supplies (depending on the configuration). An

additional power supply can be added to provide redundant power (i.e., the system will continue to operate with a single power supply failure).

Self-contained power supplies that can be easily installed or removed from the back

of the DEU. If optional power system redundancy is installed, the power supply units are then hot-swappable and can be easily installed or removed from the back of the DEU without turning the system power off.

Cooling system redundancy where the system will continue to operate in the event of

a fan failure or having cabinet temperatures approaching the threshold limit, the redundant fans will switch to high speed.

SCSI drive bays accessible from the front of the DEU.

Hot-swap SCSI disk drive backplane; a failed drive can be removed and replaced

with a new drive without system power being turned off (if an optional Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) controller is installed in the BSU.)

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High degree of SCSI disk fault tolerance and advanced disk array management

features through the use of RAID technology, if an optional RAID controller is installed in the BSU.

As application requirements increase, you can expand your server system with additional processors, additional memory, add-in boards and peripheral devices.

Your server system features the following major components:

Up to four or eight high-performance Pentium

III

Xeon processors packaged in

Single Edge Contact (S.E.C.) cartridges.

Up to 16 GB of ECC SDRAM four way interleaved memory.

Ten Hot-Plug PCI expansion slots that support eight 64 bit and two 32 bit PCI

boards. The Hot-Plug PCI feature is useable only when Operating System support is available.

Embedded PC-compatible support (serial, parallel, mouse, keyboard, diskette, IDE,

USB, LAN, and video).

Integrated onboard ATI RAGE IIC Super Video Graphics Array (SVGA) controller

with 4 MB of video memory.

Adaptec AIC7899 SCSI controller providing two channel Ultra 160/m SCSI

interfaces.

Integrated onboard Network Interface Controller (NIC), an Intel 82559 PCI LAN

controller for 10 or 100 Mbps Ethernet networks with a RJ-45 Ethernet connector.

Single Channel enhanced IDE controller.

Chassis that holds up to 6 drives; two hot-swap bays for Ultra 160/m SCSI hard

drives; three media bays with a CD-ROM installed; and a 3.5-inch bay with a diskette drive.

Two hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive bays accessible from the front of the chassis.

The drives can be swapped in or out of the system without powering down, if RAID is configured in the system.

Eight hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive bays accessible from the front of the DEU. The

drives can be swapped in or out of the system without powering down, if RAID is configured in the BSU.

SCSI backplane is Ultra 160/m capable.

Integrated dual Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports. Note that the USB ports do not

support the keyboard or mouse.

One standard power supply for a four CPU configuration. Two power supplies are

standard for an eight CPU configuration. When an additional power supply is installed, both the standard and additional redundant power supplies become hot swappable.

Hardware monitors (temperature, fans, and voltage) and software monitors to

indicate failures.

One power inter-lock switch for the front panel of the chassis.

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System Chassis

The system chassis is an easy-to-expand, fabricated metal structure. The following subsections describe the system chassis external view, internal view (BSU only), and the system board set.

External View

Figure 1-3 shows the front chassis features and controls. Figure 1-4 shows the rear chassis features and controls.

R S T

A B C D E F

– Power switch

– Power LED

– Status LED

– Disk LED

– Sleep LED

– Sleep switch

– Removable media bays (2)

H –

Activity light, diskette drive

I –

Ejector button, diskette drive

Press to turn system DC power on or off. When green, power is present in system. When off, power is turned off or power source is disrupted. See Table 1-1 for a list and description of the system LED indicators. When green the system is OK. See Table 1-1 for a list and description of the system LED indicators. When green, internal disk drives are being accessed. See Table 1-1 for a list and description of the system LED indicators. When lit, system is in the sleep (power saving) mode. Places the system into the sleep (power saving) mode. (An operating system supporting sleep mode is required.) Each bay contains one 5.25-inch peripheral device: optional tape drives, CD-ROM drive, etc. When lit, drive is in use.

Press to eject diskette.

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J –

DEU (tower-based system)

K –

Power LED

L –

LVD SCSI LED

M –

2ch mode LED

N –

Power failure LED

O –

Fan failure

P –

Option bay

Q –

SCSI hard drive bays

– Activity light, CD-ROM drive. (Note that the status indicators may vary per model of CD-ROM drive.)

– Load/eject button, CD-ROM drive. (Note that the front controls may vary per model of CD-ROM drive.)

T –

Emergency hole, CD-ROM drive (Note that the front controls may vary per model of CD-ROM drive.)

– Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

panel

Each bay contains one 3.5-inch disk drive (SCSI ID: from left to right 0, 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, A, B). Each drive has three status LEDs. Refer to Table 1-2 for information on disk drive status LEDs.

When green, power is present in system. When off, power is turned off or power source is disrupted. Lights in green when operating in LVD SCSI mode. Lights in green when hard disks are configured in two channels with the AZA-2804 optional board mounted. Lights in amber when a power supply fails. Replacement of the failed power supplies turns off the lamp. Lights in amber when one or more fans in the DEU fail. For indication of fan failure, See "FanX Error LEDs" in Figure 1-4. Additional bay for mounting a UPS or a second DEU. Each bay contains one 3.5-inch disk drive (SCSI ID: 0 = left bay, 1 = right bay). Each drive has three status LEDs. Refer to Table 1-2 for information on disk drive status LEDs. When lit, drive is in use.

Press to load CD and eject CD.

Insert a metallic pin (e.g., paper clip, etc.) to eject the CD tray when the tray fails to open.

Displays information about BIOS and system failures (error and diagnostic information).

Figure 1-3. Front Chassis Features and Controls

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– Keyboard

– Mouse

– COM2

– COM1

– Monitor

F –

External-SCSI

– LAN

– Printer

I -

Reset/Dump button

– USB

PS/2-compatible 6-pin mini-DIN connector. PS/2-compatible 6-pin mini-DIN connector. COM2 serial port 9-pin connector. COM1 serial port 9-pin connector. SVGA monitor 15-pin connector. Wide-SCSI 68-pin connector. Connector is normally Ultra wide SCSI having up to 4 devices connected to it. However, when a narrow SCSI device is connected in a 5.25-inch device bay the external SCSI devices are limited to two. 100Base-TX/10Base-T network LAN RJ-45 connector. LPT1 25-pin parallel port connector. Press to reset system or execute a memory dump. The reset function and dump function can be switched by changing the jumper on the riser board. USB Interface connector. Appropriate driver is required.

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– Hot Plug PCI slots

– Power supplies

– DEU (standard on

tower-based system)

– SCSI 1

– SCSI 2

– Fan3 error LED

– Fan1 error LED

– Fan4 error LED

– Fan2 error LED

– Power supplies

– DC power on LED

– Power connector

– Power connectors

Ten Hot Plug PCI connectors. Eight 64-bit PCI connectors and two 32-bit PCI connectors. Hot Plug PCI slot functionality depends on the type of operating system support. Please note that without PCI Hot Plug operating support you cannot replace PCI boards while the server is turned on. Up to three power supplies in the BSU chassis. One standard power supply for a four CPU configuration. Two power supplies are standard for an eight CPU configuration. When an additional power supply is installed, both the standard and additional redundant power supplies become hot swappable. Each supply has three status LEDs. Refer to Table 1-3 for information on power supply status LEDs. Supports up to eight SCSI SCA hard disk drives.

Ultra 160/m SCSI interface. Slot for second SCSI connector when configured for two channels with the AZA-2804 board mounted. Indicates fan associated with PSU 1 failed. Indicates fan associated with PSU 2 failed. Indicates fan associated with PSU 1 failed. Indicates fan associated with PSU 2 failed. Up to two power supplies in the DEU chassis. One standard power supply with one bay available for an additional redundant power supply. When an additional power supply is installed, both the standard and redundant power supply bay become hot swappable. Lights in green when DC power is on. When LED is off system power is off or power supply failed. There is a separate AC input power connector on each power supply in the DEU chassis. There is a separate AC input power connector for each power supply in the BSU chassis.

Figure 1-4. Rear Chassis Features and Controls

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Liquid Crystal Display Messages

For a detailed description of the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) messages, see Chapter 5 "Problem Solving".

Status LED Indicator Descriptions

Table 1-1 lists the system status LED indicators along with a description of each LED indicator. Table 1-2 lists the disk drive status LED panel indicators along with a description of each LED indicator. Table 1-3 lists the power supply status LED panel indicators along with a description of each LED indicator. Table 1-4 lists system status abnormal conditions.

The access LED indicators for the CD-ROM drive and the diskette drive light when access is being made to the media in the drive.

Table 1-1. System Status LED Indicators

LED Status Description Response

Power Off Power OFF None required (normal)

Green Power ON None required (normal)

Status Off

(Turns off after lighting in amber)

Green (Steady light)

(Flashing light)

Amber Abnormal condition

Disk Off Not accessing disk

Amber Internal disk drive

Green Accessing disk

Sleep* OFF Sleep mode is off None required (normal)

Amber (Lights immediately after power-on until POST begins.)

Power OFF

Abnormal condition (see Table 1-4)

No alarms

Abnormal condition (see Table 1-4)

(see Table 1-4)

drives

failure

drives

Power-saving mode None required (normal)

None required (normal)

Check condition

None required (normal)

Check condition

None required (normal)

Check disk drive status LEDs

None required (normal)

* Requires a corresponding operating system.

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Table 1-2. Disk Drive Status LED Panel Indicators

LED Status Description Response

Disk Drive Power

Disk Drive Access

Disk Drive Error

*Disk array configuration only

Off Disk drive

power off

Green Disk drive

power on

Off Not accessing disk

drive

Green Accessing disk drive None required (normal)

Off No alarms None required (normal)

Amber (Steady light)

(Flashing light)

Disk drive failure*

Rebuilding*

Remount the disk drive

None required (normal)

Replace disk drive

None required (normal)

Table 1-3. Power Supply Status LED Panel Indicators

LED Status Description Response

PWR Off Power off None required (normal)

On Power on None required (normal)

(Light flashes) AC power cord is

connected.

None required (normal)

PRFL Off Power supply fan

operating normally.

(Light flashes) Power supply fan

failed.

FAIL Off Server operating

normally.

(Light flashes) Overvoltage, rise in

temperature, fan failures, etc. inside the power supply.

None required (normal)

Replace the power supply.

None required (normal)

Replace the power supply.

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Table 1-4. System Status Abnormal Conditions

Status LED Description Response

Off POST is in progress. Wait for a while. It lights in green a few seconds after

completion of POST.

CPU error is detected. Turn the server off and then back on. If an error

message appears during POST, take note of the error message and contact your technical support representative.

Green (Flashing light)

Amber (Steady light)

CPU temperature error is detected. (Thermal-Trip)

Watchdog timer has timed out. Same

Uncorrectable error is detected in the memory.

PCI system error is detected. Same

PCI parity error is detected. Same

CPU bus error is detected. Same

Memory dump request is being issued.

Memory, CPU or CPU backboard is degraded.

Temperature error is detected. Check if any fan inside the server has dust on it. Make

Voltage error is detected. Contact your technical support representative.

All power units failed. Contact your technical support representative.

Installation error is detected on a CPU, CPU termination board, CPU backboard, or PCI board.

Same

Wait until the memory dump finishes.

Use the BIOS setup utility, SETUP, to locate the degraded device and replace it as soon as possible.

sure that fan cables are firmly connected. If the lamp indication still does not change, contact your technical support representative.

Re-install the suspected device.

Amber (Flashing light)

Red (Steady light)

Front panel removed. Re-install the front panel.

Redundant power error is detected. Contact your technical support representative.

Fan alarm is detected. Make sure fan cables are firmly connected.

If they are and the lamp indication still does not change, contact your technical support representative.

Temperature alarm is detected. Check if any fan inside the server has dust on it. Make

sure that fan cables are firmly connected. If the lamp indication still does not change, contact your technical support representative.

Voltage alarm is detected. Contact your technical support representative.

SMBus error occurred. Turn off the server and turn it back on. If an error

message appears during POST, take note of the error message and contact your technical support representative.

RAS controller error is detected. Contact your technical support representative.

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Internal View

Figure 1-5 shows the board set and features inside the BSU.

B C D E F G H I J K L M N O

PCI boards

System I/O board Power supplies System back panel SCSI backpanel (for 5.25-inch devices)

5.25-inch removable media bays

3.5-inch diskette unit

3.5-inch SCSI hard disk drive bays SCSI backpanel (located behind SCSI hard drives) Slim CD-ROM drive DIMMs Memory board Baseboard CPU boxes (optional) I/O riser board

Figure 1-5 Internal View (BSU Only)

System Board Set

The system board set inside the BSU includes the baseboard, memory board, CPU boxes (8-way systems only), system I/O board, I/O riser board, system back panel, SCSI back panels, and device BP1 and BP2.

Figures 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, and 1-9 show the major components on the system baseboard, system I/O board, I/O riser board, and the memory board. Table 1-5 summarizes the features of the board set.

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Table 1-5. Features of the Board Set

Feature Description

Hot Plug PCI slots Ten Hot Plug PCI add-in board slot locations (PCI #34, PCI #33, PCI #32,

PCI #31, PCI #24, PCI #23, PCI #22, PCI #21, PCI #12, and PCI #11). This comprises eight dedicated 64-bit, 33 MHz PCI bus slots and two 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI bus slots on the system I/O board. Note that slot locations PCI#32 and PCI#31 can also accommodate 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI cards.

Multiple processor slots

Upgradable memory

SCSI controller Dual channel onboard Ultra 160/m SCSI controller (PCI-based).

BIOS Flash memory-based BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) and Setup utilities.

Video Integrated super SVGA controller ships with 4 MB of video memory.

External device connectors

Clock Real-time clock/calendar (RTC).

System hardware monitoring

Configuration utilities

Four processor sockets on the baseboard (4-way systems only). Four processor sockets each in the two CPU boxes (8-way systems only).

Sixteen DIMM sockets on a single memory board, supporting up to 16 GB memory using 1 GB DIMMs. Must use four sticks (4-way interleaving) double sided buffered type only.

Connectors for two serial ports, parallel printer port, wide SCSI port, two USB connectors, 10/100Base-TX connector, PS/2-compatible keyboard and mouse, and SVGA monitor.

Detects chassis intrusion and contains sensors for temperature, voltage, and fan failure.

BIOS Setup and SCSISelect Configuration Utility.

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q

P01 Fan connector (right front fan). P03 Intrusion sensor switch connector (front panel). — Speaker. P07-P08 VRM4 board connectors. P13-P14 VRM3 board connectors. P04 LCD panel connector. P17-P16 VRM2 board connectors. P15-P19 VRM1 board connectors. P05 Fan connector (left front fan). P15 Optional CPU Box A connector P20 Optional CPU Box B connector P12 Processor 4 socket or optional CPU Box B connector. P11 Processor 3 socket. P10 Processor 2 socket. P09 Processor 1 socket or optional CPU Box A connector. P22 Fan connector (left rear fan). P24-P26 P28-P30 P21 Fan connector (right rear fan).

System back panel connectors

Figure 1-6. System Baseboard Component Locations

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A B C D E F G H I J K

PCI status indicators connectors System back panel connectors IDE connector (CD-ROM) SCSI back panel control cable connector Ultra 160/m SCSI connector (SCSI hard disk drives) Ultra 160/m SCSI connector (removable media) External Ultra 160/m SCSI connector External device connectors (Upper: LAN port, Lower: USB port) I/O riser board slot Two 32-bit 33 MHz PCI connectors (top to bottom: PCI#12, PCI#11) Eight 64-bit 33 MHz PCI connectors (top to bottom: PCI#34, PCI#33, PCI#32, PCI#31, PCI#24, PCI#23, PCI#22, and PCI#21. Note that PCI connectors PCI#32 and PCI#31 can accommodate either 33 MHz or 66 MHz 64-bit PCI cards.

Figure 1-7. System I/O Board Component Locations

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Processor speed jumper block

System function (CMOS/password clear) jumper block

Diskette drive connector

Battery (lithium)

External device connectors

Figure 1-8. I/O Riser Board Component Locations

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13 1211109876543214 15 16 1

Note:

DIMMs are grouped into four and must be installed in

multiples of four.

A B C D E

Group #1 DIMM sockets (DIMM slots 1, 5, 9, 13) Group #2 DIMM sockets (DIMM slots 2, 6, 10, 14) Group #3 DIMM sockets (DIMM slots 3, 7, 11, 15) Group #4 DIMM sockets (DIMM slots 4, 8, 12, 16) System backboard connectors

Figure 1-9. Memory Board Component Locations

A B

C D

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System Board Set Features

The following subsections provide a description of the system board set features.

Pentium III Xeon Processor

Depending on system configuration, each system includes one to eight Pentium processors. Each Pentium Cartridge Version 2 (SECC2). The cartridge includes the processor core with an integrated 16 KB primary (L1) cache, a secondary (L2) cache (1MB or 2MB), thermal plate, and a cover. The processor implements the MMX processor’s numeric coprocessor significantly increases the speed of floating-point operations.

The processor external interface operates at a maximum of 100 MHz. The second-level cache is located on the substrate of the processor cartridge. The cache includes burst pipelined synchronous static RAM (BSRAM).

System Memory

The system board contains sixteen 168-pin DIMM sockets. Memory is partitioned as four groups of registered SDRAM DIMMs (PC100 compatible), each providing 72 bits of 4 way interleaved memory (64-bit main memory plus ECC). Your system may include from 256 MB to 16 GB of memory, using up to sixteen DIMMs. ECC generation/checking is provided for detection and correction of memory errors.

Call your customer service representative for information.

Note:

Xeon processor is packaged in a Single Edge Contact

III

™

technology and the

Only use DIMMs approved for use in this server system.

Xeon

III

I/O Expansion Slots

The server's expansion capabilities meet the needs of file and application servers for high performance I/O by providing a combination of 32-bit and 64-bit PCI expansion slots.

The system I/O board has eight full-length 64-bit, 33 MHz PCI connector slots (see A in Figure 1-10) and two full-length 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI connector slots (see B in Figure 1-10). The PCI 64-bit connector slots PCI#32 and PCI#31 can also support bus speeds up to 66 MHz.

Note:

(PCI#32 or PCI#31) is decreased to 33 MHz, if a PCI card is installed into any one of the 64-bit PCI slots on that PCI bus.

PCI features:

Bus speed up to 66 MHz (PCI#32 and PCI#31)

Bus speed up to 33 MHz (all 64-bit and 32-bit PCI slots)

32-bit memory addressing

The bus speed for the two 66 MHz PCI connector slots

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Burst transfers up to a peak of 132 MB/s (33 bit, 33 MHz PCI) and 264 MB/s

(64 bit, 33 MHz PCI) and 528 MB/s (64 bit, 66 MHz PCI)

8-, 16-, 32-, or 64-bit data transfers

Plug and Play ready

Parity enabled.

Top slot PCI#34 64 bit, 33 MHz

PCI#33 64 bit, 33 MHz PCI#32 64 bit, 66/33 MHz PCI#31 64 bit, 66/33 MHz PCI#24 64 bit, 33 MHz PCI#23 64 bit, 33 MHz PCI#22 64 bit, 33 MHz

Bottom slot PCI#21 64 bit, 33 MHz

Top slot PCI#12 32 bit, 33 MHz Bottom slot PCI#11 32 bit, 33 MHz

Figure 1-10. PCI Connector Slots

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SAF-TE Controller

The system has an SAF-TE (SCSI Accessed Fault Tolerant Enclosure) controller that provides an interface to the disk subsystem that supports status signals, hot swapping drives, and enclosure monitoring.

The transport mechanism for the standardized alert detection and status reporting is the SCSI bus. Disk drives, power supplies, cooling fans, and temperature are continually monitored and the conditions then reported over the SCSI bus to the system. When used with RAID management software the user can be alerted of impending or imminent conditions requiring attention. This allows the user to react to conditions that could normally go unnoticed until data loss.

Real-Time Clock/Calendar

The real-time clock provides system clock/calendar information stored in a non-volatile memory (NVRAM). The real-time clock battery provides power backup for the realtime clock.

BIOS

The BIOS and Setup Utility are located in the Flash EPROM on the system I/O riser board and include support for system setup and legacy device configuration. A number of security, reliability, and management features also have been incorporated to meet vital server needs.

Controllers

The following provides a description of the controllers.

IDE Controller

The system includes a single channel enhanced IDE 32 bit interface controller for intelligent disk drives with disk controller electronics onboard. The controller has a connector located on the system I/O board that supports a master device only. The IDE controller provides support for the internally mounted CD-ROM.

The device controls:

PIO and DMA transfer modes

Mode 4 timings

Transfer rates up to 33 MB/s

Buffering for PCI/IDE burst transfers

Master IDE mode.

Keyboard and Mouse Controller

The keyboard and mouse controller is PS/2 compatible.

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Network Controller

The system board includes a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX network controller based on the Intel 82559 Fast Ethernet PCI Bus Controller. As a PCI bus master, the controller can burst data at up to 132 MB/sec. The controller contains two receive and transmit FIFO buffers that prevent data overruns or underruns while waiting for access to the PCI bus. The controller has the following:

32-bit PCI bus master interface (direct drive of bus), compatible with PCI Bus

Specification, Revision 2.1

Chained memory structure with improved dynamic transmit chaining for

enhanced performance

Programmable transmit threshold for improved bus utilization

Early receive interrupt for concurrent processing of receive data

On-chip counters for network management

Autodetect and autoswitching for 10 or 100 Mbps network speeds

Support for both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps networks, capable of full or half

duplex, with back-to-back transmit at 100 Mbps

Support for Wake On LAN.

SCSI Controller

The system I/O board includes an embedded Adaptec AIC7899 dual function SCSI controller. The AIC7899 provides two Ultra 160/m SCSI interfaces as two independent SCSI functions. As implemented on the system I/O board, channel A has one connection to the external connector on the rear of the chassis and another connection to the 5.25-inch devices in the removable media bays. Channel B is connected to the SCSI backpanel that supports up to two Ultra 160/m SCA drives unless the optional RAID controller is installed.

Video Controller

The system has an integrated ATI Rage IIC 64 bit high-performance SVGA subsystem that supports the following:

BIOS compatibility with VGA, EGA, CGA, Hercules Graphics, and MDA

4 MB of 10 ns onboard Synchronous Graphics Memory (SGRAM)

Pixel resolutions up to 1280 X 1024

Analog VGA monitors (single and multiple frequency, interlaced and noninterlaced) with a maximum vertical retrace noninterlaced frequency of 100 Hz.

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Peripheral Controller

The advanced integrated peripheral controller supports two serial ports, two universal serial bus ports, one parallel port, diskette drive, PS/2-compatible keyboard and mouse, and integrated Real Time Clock (RTC). The system provides the connector interface for each port.

Serial Ports

Both serial ports are relocatable. Each serial port can be set to one of four different COM ports and can be enabled separately. When disabled, serial port interrupts are available to add-in boards.

Parallel Port

One IEEE 1284-compatible 25-pin bidirectional EPP (supporting levels 1.7 and 1.9) parallel port is provided. BIOS programming enables the parallel port and determines the port address and interrupt. ECP mode is supported with 2 possible DMA channels. When disabled, the interrupt is available to add-in boards.

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System Board Management Controller (BMC)

Server management is concentrated in the System Board Management Controller (BMC). The BMC and associated circuitry are powered from a 5Vdc standby voltage, which remains active when system power is switched off, but the ac power source is still on and connected.

The BMC supports the Management Workstation Application (MWA), which allows remote server management via a modem, LAN, or direct connection to a manager system. Events monitored by the manager system include over-temperature and overvoltage conditions, fan failure, or chassis intrusion.

Information on the Management Workstation Application (MWA) in the ESMPRO Suite User’s Guide on the ESMPRO Suite 1.9 CD-ROM.

One major function of the BMC is to autonomously monitor system management events, and log their occurrence in the nonvolatile System Event Log (SEL). The events being monitored include overtemperature and overvoltage conditions, fan failure, or chassis intrusion. To enable accurate monitoring, the BMC maintains the nonvolatile Sensor Data Record (SDR), from which sensor information can be retrieved. The BMC provides an ISA host interface to SDR sensor information, so that software running on the server can poll and retrieve the server's current status.

The BMC performs the following:

Monitors server board temperature and voltage

Monitors processor presence and controls Fault Resilient Boot (FRB)

Detects and indicates baseboard fan failure

Manages the SEL interface

Manages the SDR Repository interface

Monitors the SDR/SEL timestamp clock

Monitors the system management watchdog timer

Monitors the periodic SMI timer

Monitors the event receiver

Controls secure mode, including video blanking, diskette write-protect monitoring,

and front panel lock/unlock initiation

Controls Wake On LAN via Magic Packet support.

External Device Connectors

The external I/O connectors provide support for a PS/2 compatible mouse and a keyboard, for a SVGA monitor, 2 serial port connectors, a parallel port connector, LAN port, two USB ports, and one external-SCSI connector.

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System Power

The BSU may be configured with up to three 750-Watt power supplies. Each supply has autoranging input 50/60 Hz and automatically switches between the following input voltage ranges:

100-120 VAC at 50/60 Hz; 12.0 A maximum current

200-240 VAC at 50/60 Hz; 7.0 A maximum current

All output grounds connect to the power supply chassis and to earth ground through the AC line cord. Each supply has:

Individual AC input line cord that plugs into the external side of the power supply

Isolating device on each DC output so that the failure of one supply does not affect

the operation of the others

Cooling fan integral with each power supply enclosure. The fan circuit implements

fan failure detection.

In a system, power is drawn equally from all supplies installed. A four processor system with one power supply or an eight processor with two power power supplies can be fully loaded (all drive bays and add-in board slots filled). The power supplies use a forced current-sharing technique that ensures the supplies share within 10 percent at full load. In a high-access system with two or three power supplies, the additional supply gives redundancy, because the load is redistributed if one supply fails.

The DEU may be configured with up to two power supplies. If the second power supply is installed for power system redundancy, the power supplies are now hot-swappable and can be easily installed or removed from the back of the DEU without turning system power off.

Peripheral Bays

The system supports a variety of standard PC AT-compatible peripheral devices. The chassis includes these peripheral bays:

A 3.5-inch front panel bay for mounting the standard 3.5" diskette drive (supports

720 KB and 1.44 MB diskette media)

Two 5.25-inch removable media front panel bays for mounting half-height 5.25-inch

peripheral devices: optional tape drives and optional additional CD ROM drive, etc.

A front panel bay for mounting the standard slim (low-profile) CD-ROM drive.

Two hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive bays for mounting up to two SCSI hard disk

drives in easily removable drive carriers. Each drive has a set of three lights to indicate the fault or other status: power-on (green LED), activity (green LED, and fault (yellow LED).

Note:

plane that require an 80-pin single connector attachment (SCA) connector on the drives that you install.

The SCSI hard disk drive bays contain a hot-swap back

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DEU with additional hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive bays for mounting up to eight

SCSI hard disk drives in easily removable drive carriers. Each drive has a set of three lights to indicate the fault or other status: power-on (green LED), activity (green LED), and fault (yellow LED).

Disk Array

The optional disk array controller board is a PCI board (standard on tower-based systems) that improves data reliability. The disk array controller board allows the hard disk drives in the SCSI hard disk drive bays and additional optional disk expansion unit to support disk array configuration RAID levels 0, 1, and 5.

RAID is an acronym of “Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive (Independent) Disks”. It logically integrates several hard disks to appear to the system as only one disk drive.

Using the disk array method, the large-capacity hard disk can be configured with several inexpensive and small-capacity hard disks. It can also enhance the drive by improving the reliability and supporting an automatic rebuilding function.

All RAID levels are common in their basic operation due the fact that several hard disks can be recognized as one disk drive. However, performance, cost, and use are conditions that vary according to the RAID level. You should select an appropriate configuration that is suitable for your system.

Features and selection examples of different RAID levels are shown below.

Level Definition Redund-

ancy

RAID0 Striping No Access: high-speed. Application that

RAID1 Mirroring

(or shadowing)

RAID5 Striped data

and parity

Yes Dual disk system.

Yes Parity data.

Feature Suitable

Read mode: highspeed

Write mode: slower than RAID 0

Transfers large amount of data.

Write mode: slower than RAID 0

application

needs high performance for non-critical data

Application that needs to store important files on main system drive

Application that needs to store important data.

Application of read-intensive type data searching.

Minimum

No. of disks

This unit supports other RAID levels as well. However, it is not recommended to use them unless absolutely necessary.

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Automatic Rebuilding Function

The server supports the disk array automatic rebuilding function for data recovery.

Note:

The automatic rebuilding function supports a disk array

configuration of RAID levels, RAID1 or RAID5.

Rebuilding is to regenerate all data from a failed disk to a replacement disk. A rebuild is necessary after a failed disk drive is replaced with a new one.

In disk array configuration RAID levels, RAID1 or RAID5 the failed disk does not affect the operation. However, if another disk error occurs before automatic rebuilding, the data may be destroyed. To prevent such an accident, it will rebuild after the failed disk has been replaced.

In a conventional server, the user must select and execute automatic rebuilding using various utilities. The server executes rebuilding automatically. Since the server also supports hot-swapping function, the failed disk can be replaced while the power is on.

Observe the following when using an automatic rebuilding function.

Do not turn the power off. If power is turned off, automatic rebuilding will not start.

Use an interval of 60 seconds or more between mounting and dismounting the hard

disk drive.

If a hard disk is being rebuilt, do not replace the hard disk.

Expand Capacity Function

Disk pack capacity can be expanded by adding a disk drive while the system is running. This function is only supported if the server is in the disk array configuration mode.

This function does not utilize operations such as data backup, pack reconfiguration, initialization, restoring the data.

If a hard disk is added under the operation of the Global Array Manager, perform the following.

After the hard disk is installed, wait for about 60 seconds and click the Scan Device

key. Clicking the Scan Device key after the execution of the expand array operation, will display the added disk correctly.

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System Functions

The following subsections describe select system functions.

Hot Swapping

Hot swapping allows a device to be replaced, such as a hard disk drive while its power is on, as listed below.

Disk array system:

Any failed hard disk drive can be replaced while the system is running.

BSU hot swap fans:

Any one of the four system fans can be replaced while the system power is on.

DEU hot swap fans (rack-mount only):

Any one of the hot swap fan assemblies can be replaced while the system power is on.

Power redundant system:

When two power supplies are installed on a four processor system or three power supplies on an eight processor system a failed power supply can be replaced by hot swapping.

Hot Plug PCI

Hot Plug PCI bus slots are located under the top cover of the BSU (see Figure 1-10). This PCI bus allows devices to be installed or removed while the server is powered on (if the operating system supports the Hot Plug PCI function.)

Fans

In addition to the power supply fans, the BSU has four CPU fans contained in two fan boxes (two fans per box) cabled to the system baseboard. The four CPU fans (front and rear) are hot swappable and redundant in configuration. If one fan fails, its associated fan changes to high speed operation.

The DEU has four fans that are hot swappable in a rack-mount system.

Sleep Mode

The SLEEP mode switch on the front of the server is used for saving power.

If the SLEEP mode switch is pressed, then the server enters into the sleep state (the Drive Bay Power lamp and the Power lamp will blink simultaneously). In the power saving mode, the memory data and the states of the jobs are kept unchanged. In addition, the server in the power saving mode can accept accesses to hard disks from other machines on the network and perform other network jobs.

Note:

function.

Windows NT 4.0 does not support the Hot Plug PCI

Sleep mode requires an operating system that supports its function.

Note:

Windows NT 4.0 does not support the Sleep mode

function.

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ACPI

The Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) aware operating system can place the system into a state where the hard drives spin down, some system fans stop, and all processing is halted. However, in this state the power supply is still on and the processors are still dissipating some power such that the power supply fan and processor fans are still running.

Note:

ACPI requires an operating system that supports its

feature.

This server system BIOS supports sleep states s0, s1, s4, and s5. However, with future versions of Microsoft Windows 9X that support ACPI, the system BIOS only supports sleep states s0, s1, and s5. With future versions of Microsoft Windows NT that support ACPI, the system BIOS will only support sleep states s0, s1, s4, and s5.

CAUTION

Only when the AC power is disconnected is the system completely off.

The sleep states are defined as follows:

s0: Normal running state.

s1: Processor sleep state.

No context will be lost in this state and the processor caches will maintain coherency.

s4: Hibernate or Save to Disk.

The memory and machine state are saved to disk. Pressing the power button or other wakeup event restores the system state from the disk and resumes normal operation. This assumes that no hardware changes have been made to the system while it was off.

s5: Soft off.

Only the RTC section of the chip set and the BMC are running in this state.

AC Link Mode

The AC link mode allows the system to monitor its AC input power so that when the AC input power is lost and then restored the system will return itself to one of three preselected settings, listed as follows:

Power On

Last State (Factory Default Setting)

Stay Off.

The AC link mode settings can be changed by running the BIOS Setup Utility (F2). Refer to Chapter 3 "Configuring Your System."

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Remote Power-On (Wake On LAN) Function

The remote power-on function turns on the system power by way of a network or modem. If the system power is set to Off, it can be turned on remotely by sending a specific packet from the main computer to the remote system.

Note:

The standard default value of the remote power-on function is “Disabled”. To enable it, the Wake On LAN item in the System Hardware menu of the BIOS Setup Utility described in Chapter 3 “BIOS Setup Configuration Settings” must be changed to “Enabled.”

System Security

To help prevent unauthorized entry or use of the system, the system includes a full lockable front cover and Server Management software that monitors the system.

Security with Mechanical Locks and Monitoring

The front cover of the tower-based system contains a mechanical lock to prevent access to the front of the computer chassis.

The computer chassis includes an interlock switch for the front panel, which controls power shutdown for safety. When the interlock switch is opened, the switch transmits an alarm signal to the system board, where server management software processes the signal.

Security with the rack-mount system is identical to the tower-based system stated above, except that the mechanical locks are on the front and rear doors of the rack.

Software Locks via the BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup Utility provides a number of security features to prevent unauthorized or accidental access to the system. Once the security measures are enabled, access to the system is allowed only after the user enters the correct password(s). For example:

Enable the keyboard lockout timer so that the server requires a password to

reactivate the keyboard and mouse after a specified time-out period1 to 120

minutes.

Set and enable an administrative password.

Set and enable a user password

Set secure mode to prevent keyboard or mouse input and to prevent use of the

front panel reset and power switches.

Disable writing to the diskette drive when secure mode is set.

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Reconfiguration

If a CPU or a memory DIMM board error was detected during execution of POST (Power On Self-Test) after system power is turned on, the reconfiguration function isolates the failed CPU or memory DIMM board and continues operation. You should replace the failed device as soon as possible.

This function is enabled only when the following system requirements are met:

Two or more CPUs are installed.

Eight memory DIMM boards are installed.

A CPU or memory DIMM board error may be viewed on the screen while POST is running or by entering BIOS Setup. It may also be viewed when the ESMPRO Suite program is installed and operating.

Optional UPS

The optional Uninterruptible Power Source (UPS) is a high-performance, lineinteractive supply that provides clean, reliable AC power to system rack components to protect them from power blackouts, brownouts, swells, sags, surges, and interference. The UPS also filters out small utility line fluctuations and isolates equipment from large disturbances by internally disconnecting from the utility line, while supplying power from its internal batteries until the utility line returns to safe levels.

Note:

While running on battery, an internal alarm will sound (periodic beeps). The TEST/ALARM DISABLE button may be pressed to silence the UPS alarm.

If the utility power does not return, the UPS will continue to supply power to the connected equipment until exhausted. At this time a continuous beeping sounds two minutes before the UPS final low battery shutdown. If using a computer, you must manually save your files and power down before the UPS turns itself off, unless you are using UPS monitoring software that provides automatic, unattended shutdown.

The UPS provides a bidirectional communications port to coordinate a safe shutdown with most popular operating systems.

Your UPS also provides diagnostic and management features that include:

Scheduled server shutdowns

Interactive and scheduled battery testing

Detailed power quality logging

Additionally, the UPS monitoring software allows extensive UPS management via the LAN or modem.

The optional UPS ships with power management and diagnostic software.

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Setting Up the System

Overview

Selecting a Site

Unpacking the System

Rack-Mount Subsystem Assembly

Getting Familiar with the System

Making Connections

Connecting the Power Cord(s)

Using the System

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Overview

This chapter describes how to select a site, unpack the system, make cable connections, and power on the rack-mount system units. Also, provided are the instructions for assembling the rack-mount system units.

Selecting a Site

The system operates reliably in a typical office environment. Choose a site that is:

Near grounded, three-pronged power outlets.

Note

For the United States and Canada, this means a NEMA 5-15R outlets for 100-120 VAC or NEMA 6-15R outlets for 200-240 VAC. For other international sites, this means three-pronged power outlets applicable for the electrical code of the region.

Be sure the power service connection is through a properly grounded outlet.

WARNING

CAUTION

When two or three power supplies are installed in the system the power plug from each of the power supplies must be plugged into the same common ground power outlets.

Clean, dust-free, and well ventilated. Front and rear ventilating openings

kept free of obstructions. Away from sources of heat, vibration or physical shock.

Isolated from strong electromagnetic fields and electrical noise produced

by electrical devices (such as air conditioners, large fans, large electric motors, radio and TV transmitters, and high-frequency security devices)

Spacious enough to provide at least five inches (13 centimeters) behind

the system and three inches (eight centimeters) on each side of the system for proper cooling, airflow, and cable clearance.

Easily accessible for system maintenance and installation of system

upgrades.

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Unpacking the System

WARNING

Your BSU weighs approximately 110 pounds (50 kg) and the DEU weighs approximately 44 pounds (20 kg). If your system contains numerous optional boards and peripheral devices, it will weigh more. To avoid personal injury, make sure you have someone help you lift or move the system.

When you receive your system if the shipping boxes are damaged, note the damage, and if possible, photograph it for reference. After removing the contents of the containers, keep the cartons and the packing materials. If the contents appear damaged when you unpack the boxes, file a damage claim with the carrier immediately.

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Rack-Mount Subsystem Assembly

This section provides the instructions for assembling the rack-mount BSU into a standard EIA 19-inch rack cabinet. To assemble the rack-mount DEU into a standard EIA 19-inch rack cabinet, see the 3U DEU User's Guide (part number 456-01541-000).

Before You Begin

Before you begin, please review the following cautions, warnings, and general guidelines.

WARNING

Be sure that power to the system is turned off and unplugged. All voltage is removed only when the power cords are unplugged.

Avoid excessive vibration and shock. Dropping an electronic component

can cause serious damage.

Do not disconnect or remove parts other than those specified in the

procedure.

Do not touch I/O connector pins.

All screws are Phillips-head, unless otherwise specified.

On completion of any assembly or reassembly, perform a power-on test.

If a fault occurs, verify that the assembly or reassembly was performed correctly. If the problem persists, see "Problem Solving" in Chapter 5.

Static Precautions

An electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage disk drives, option boards, and other components. You can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground when handling system components.

Electronic devices can be easily damaged by static electricity. To prevent damage, keep them in their protective packaging when they are not installed in your system.

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Assembly

The following subsection describes how to assemble your rack-mount BSU into a standard EIA 19-inch rack cabinet.

Before you begin select an appropriate location in your rack cabinet for the rack-mount BSU. To improve rack stability, mount heavier items towards the bottom of the rack cabinet. If the rack is a stand-alone unit and the rack is more than 75% filled with components, consider installing an optional stabilizer kit.

CAUTION

Ensure that the location of the rack-mount BSU does not create an unstable condition when installed in the rack cabinet.

Note:

rack cabinet you should consider the length of the cables that interconnect system components.

When planning your system configuration for the

Preparing the Rack Mounting Bracket Assemblies

Locate the two rack mounting bracket assemblies. Each rack-mounting bracket consists of an outer bracket and an inner bracket (see Figure 2-1). The rack mounting bracket also has a slide rail assembly attached to its inner bracket consisting of an extension rail assembly with a center slide bar. The rack mounting bracket with the outer bracket and inner bracket are the parts of the assembly that attach to the rack cabinet. The center slide bar attaches to the side of the BSU. The rack mounting bracket assembly ships as an assembled unit, so you must remove the center slide bar from the assembly before attaching to the side of the BSU.

– Inner bracket

– Outer bracket

– Extension rail assembly

– Extension rail assembly safety latch

– Center slide bar safety latch

– Center slide bar

Figure 2-1 Rack Mounting Bracket Assemblies

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Remove the center slide bar from each rack mounting bracket assembly as follows:

Position the rack mounting bracket assembly on a flat surface with the

center slide bar facing up.

Fully extend the three telescoping slide bars until they lock in place

(see Figure 2-1).

While pressing up on the center slide bar safety latch (see Figure 2-1),

slide the center slide bar out of the assembly and set aside for installation on the BSU.

Ensure that the safety latch on the extension rail assembly (see Figure

2-1) is centered and then collapse the center slide rail into the outer bracket rail.

With each rack mounting bracket assembly on a flat surface remove the six screws that attach their outer and inner brackets together and separate them (see Figure 2-1).

Locate the fifth and sixth screw holes on the outer rack mounting bracket (counting from the front of the bracket that has no front flange) and align its inner bracket rear set of oblong holes over the fifth and sixth holes (see Figure 2-2).

Note:

1000 mm rack cabinet. For mounting in other types of rack cabinets adjust the mounting bracket alignment procedures accordingly.

Secure the two brackets together by inserting two screws in each of the

This procedure is for mounting a BSU in a

second, fifth, and sixth set of screw holes (see Figure 2-2). Snug up screws but do not tighten.

Set the rack mounting bracket assemblies aside for rack installation.

– Inner bracket

– Second set of screw holes

– Fifth set of screw holes

– Sixth set of screw holes

– Outer bracket

Figure 2-2 Preparing the Rack Mounting Brackets

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Attaching the Center Slide Bar to the BSU

Using the two center slide bars removed in the previous procedure attach them to the BSU as follows:

Align the mounting holes in each slide bar to the threaded holes on the side of the BSU (see Figure 2-3).

Note:

one way with the holes in the BSU.

Secure each slide bar to the BSU using four screws, as shown in Figure 2-3

The holes in the two center slide bars line up only

– Center Slide Bar

– Safety Latch

– Screws (1 of 4)

– Threaded Holes in BSU

Figure 2-3. Attaching the Inner Component Slide Bar to the BSU

Installing the Rack Mounting Bracket Assemblies into the Rack Cabinet

Before you can mount the BSU in the rack cabinet, you must install the Rack Mounting Bracket Assemblies in the rack cabinet.

Note:

the rack cabinet before mounting the BSU into it. Observe all safety precautions, warnings, and cautions noted throughout this chapter.

You must use the following procedure to prepare

Use the following procedure to install the Rack Mounting Bracket Assemblies into the rack cabinet.

Determine where you want to install the BSU in the rack cabinet.

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To improve rack stability, mount the BSU towards the bottom of the

rack cabinet.

If there are units already installed, install the BSU into the next empty

space from the bottom of the rack cabinet.

Starting at the bottom of the rack cabinet, or at the top or bottom of a previously mounted unit, measure the number of screw hole locations on the front vertical mounting rails (see Figure 2-4) and rear vertical mounting rails (see Figure 2-5) for the Rack Mounting Bracket Assemblies and Cable Retention Arm. Mark the location with a pencil on the outside of both the front and rear vertical mounting rails.

Note:

the rack vertical mounting rail are equal to 1U (1.75 inches).

For vertical reference, every three screw holes on

– M5 Cagenuts for BSU Faceplate

– Rack Mounting Bracket

Assembly Alignment Tabs

– Rack Mounting Bracket

Assembly M5 Screw Holes

Figure 2-4. Locating and Marking the Front Mounting Holes for the BSU

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– M5 Cagenuts for Cable Retention Arm

– Rack Mounting Bracket

Assembly Alignment Tabs

– Rack Mounting Bracket

Assembly M5 Screw Holes

Figure 2-5. Locating and Marking the Rear Mounting Holes for the BSU

While marking the hole locations for the Rack Mounting Bracket Assemblies and Cable Retention Arm, also mark the locations on the front vertical mounting rails for the cage nuts, which hold the thumbscrews of the BSU faceplate (see Figure 2-4).

Insert four M5 cage nuts in their marked locations on the front vertical mounting rails (see Figure 2-6), as follows:

Position the cage nut on the inside of the front vertical mounting rails.

Hook the side lip of a cage nut into the square hole in the rail.

Push the other side lip of the cage nut into the square hole in the rail

until it is secured.

Repeat for each cage nut.

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Figure 2-6. Inserting the Cage Nuts for the BSU Faceplate

Align the left Rack Mounting Bracket Assembly behind the mounting holes in the vertical mounting rail (see Figure 2-7) located on the left side of the rack cabinet. The tabs on the front and rear of the Rack Mounting Bracket Assembly help to align it with the holes in the vertical-mounting rail.

Note:

Mounting Bracket Assemblies, the bottoms of the assemblies have a wider offset than the top.

Install two screws (see Figure 2-7) that secure the front of the Rack

For correct mounting orientation of the Rack

Mounting Bracket Assembly to the vertical-mounting rail and tighten loosely.

Carefully align the rear holes of the Rack Mounting Bracket Assembly with the holes in the rear vertical-mounting rail.

Install two screws (see Figure 2-7) that secure the rear of the Rack Mounting Bracket Assembly to the vertical-mounting rail.

Tighten all four screws holding the Mounting Bracket Assembly to the vertical mounting rails.

Note:

mounting bracket may need to be readjusted.

10.

Tighten the six screws securing the two brackets together (see Figure 2-2).

The screws in the oblong slots of the outer rack-

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11.

Repeat steps 5 through 10 for the right side Rack Mounting Bracket Assembly.

– Vertical mounting rail

– Rack mounting assembly

– Alignment tab

– Screw

Figure 2-7 Installing the Left Rack Mounting Bracket Assembly into the Rack

Mounting the BSU in the Rack Cabinet

Use the following procedure to mount the BSU into the rack cabinet (see Figure 2-8).

WARNING

Anchor the Rack Cabinet.

anchored to an unmovable support or a front stabilizer to prevent it from falling over when one or more units are extended in front of it on slide assemblies. The anchors must be able to withstand a force of up to 113 kg (250 lbs.). You must also consider the weight of any other device installed in the rack.

Avoid Injury.

lifting and assembling the rack-mount BSU into a rack cabinet.

Do not attempt to lift or move the server unit by the latches on the power supplies.

It is required that two people are present when

The rack cabinet must be

Pull the two extension rail assemblies (see Figure 2-8) out of each rack mounting assembly on the rack cabinet until it locks in place.

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With someone assisting you, use the handles on the front of the BSU and the lip at the top rear of the BSU to lift and slide the BSU into the extended rail slider assemblies.

Align the BSU center slide bars with the extended rail assemblies.

Carefully slide the BSU into the extended rail assemblies until it stops.

Carefully press in on the safety latches on the center slide bars, ensure

that the safety latch on the extension rail assemblies (see Figure 2-1) are centered and slide the BSU all the way into the rack cabinet.

Note:

cabinet, extra pressure may have to be applied. After the first time, the slides will start to move easier.

Check that the BSU slides in and out of the rack cabinet. Grasp the two

When you first slide the BSU into the rack

handles on the front of the BSU and slowly pull the BSU out and push it back in.

Secure the faceplate of the BSU to the front of the rack cabinet by

screwing the thumbscrews into the cage nuts.

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Attaching the Cable Retention Arm

The dual-hinged cable retention arm attaches to the rear of the BSU and allows cables to swing in and out of the way as the BSU slides back and forth within the rack cabinet. All the BSU cables can be tie-wrapped to the cable retention arm.

Note:

first slide the BSU into the rack cabinet and then install the cable retention arm.

Using two screws attach one end of the cable retention arm to the rear of the

For easy installation of the cable retention arm,

BSU (see Figure 2-9).

Using two screws attach the other end of the cable retention arm to the cage nuts installed in the left rear vertical mounting rail (see Figure 2-9).

Bundle all the BSU cables together and tie-wrap them to the cable retention arm.

Figure 2-9. Attaching the Cable Retention Arm

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Getting Familiar with the System

Before setting up your system, see System Overview in Chapter 1 of this User's Guide to become familiar with the system’s features, such as the location of your system's front and rear panel switches, indicators and connectors, etc.

Making Connections

If your system normally operates without a video display or keyboard (for example, as a network server), you must install a video display and keyboard to configure the system. You may remove them after running the BIOS Setup Utility. For information on running the BIOS Setup Utility, refer to Chapter 3 Configuring Your System of this User’s Guide.

Connect your keyboard, monitor, and mouse; see Figure 1-4 in Chapter 1 of this User's Guide. Connect any external peripheral devices such as a printer or modem by following the instructions included with these devices. To connect external SCSI cables, refer to Cabling in Appendix A.

CAUTION

Damage to the system may result if the keyboard/mouse cable is inserted or removed when power is applied to the system.

Inserting a telephone line connector into a LAN board RJ-45 port may result in personal injury and equipment damage.

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Connecting the Power Cord(s)

Plug the female end of each AC power cord into the input receptacle(s) on the rear of the BSU chassis (see Figure 2-10) and the DEU (see Figure 2-11). Plug the male end of the power cord into NEMA 5-15R outlet for 100-120 VAC or NEMA 6-15R outlet for 200-240 VAC or optional UPS. The Uninterruptible Power Source (UPS) has a 30 amp plug that requires a special outlet (see Figure 2-12) to be plugged into a 100-120 VAC outlet.

If the power cord(s) supplied with the system are not compatible with the AC wall outlet in your region, obtain a suitable power cord that meets the following criteria.

The power cord must be rated for the available AC voltage and have a

current rating that is at least 125% of the current rating of the system.

The power cord connector that plugs into the wall outlet must be

terminated in a grounding-type male plug designed for use in your region. It must have certification marks showing certification by an agency acceptable in your region.

The power cord connector that plugs into the system must be an IEC-

type CEE-22 female connector.

The power cord must be less than 1.8 meters (6.0 feet) long.

After the power cord is plugged in confirm that the power status lamp on the power unit flashes. If the lamp is off, a failure occurred in the power unit, see Table 1-3 System Status LED Indicators in Chapter 1 of this User's Guide.

When connecting the power cord to a power control unit, such as an UPS confirm that the power control unit is powered off. Connecting the power cord while power is supplied to the power control unit may cause a failure.

WARNING

Your system shipped with a power cord for each power supply. Do not attempt to modify or use the supplied AC power cord if it is not the exact type required.

CAUTION

When two or three power supplies are installed in the system the power plug from each of the power supplies must be plugged into the same common ground power outlets.

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PWR 3

PWR 2

PWR 1

Figure 2-10. Connecting the AC Power Cord to the BSU

Figure 2-11. Connecting the AC Power Cord to the DEU

Figure 2-12. Connecting the AC Power Cord to the UPS

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Using the System

The following subsections describe how to use this server system properly and safely, including an explanation of the server system power on/off sequences, what the POST program checks in the server, and how to perform a forced power shutdown.

When using the server system the following precautions should be observed.

Do not delete the hard disk partition exclusively provided for

maintenance of the server although it may appear on the operating system (OS). Deleting the hard disk partition may cause malfunction of the server.

Make sure you power off the server before connecting or disconnecting

cables between the server and peripheral devices. Connecting or disconnecting the cables while the server is powered on may cause malfunction or failures within the server.

Verify that the access lamp on the server is unlit before turning off the

server or ejecting the floppy disk. Turning off the server or ejecting the floppy disk while the access lamp is lit may damage data being stored on the floppy disk.

After turning off the server, wait at least 40 seconds before turning it on

again. Cycling the power immediately may cause malfunction or failures of the server.

Before relocating the server, turn off the power and unplug the power

cord from the outlet. Moving the server when it is powered may cause malfunction or failures of the server.

Some software includes a command to eject the CD-ROM tray or a media

in a device mounted in the 5.25-inch device bay. Make sure that the front door of the rack cabinet is open before running the command. Running this command with the front door closed may cause the CD-ROM tray or the media to hit against the front door, resulting in a possible failure of the CD-ROM.

Clean the server regularly. Regular cleaning prevents failures of the

server and its components.

Lightning may cause a momentary voltage drop. To prevent this problem,

an uninterruptible power supply unit is recommended.

Only use options recommended for the server. A non-recommended

option may be mounted or connected to the server, but it may fail to operate normally or even cause failures.

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Powering On the Server System

Power on your system as follows.

Make sure all external devices, such as a video display, keyboard, and mouse have been connected, and the power cords are connected.

Power on the video display and any other external devices.

Note:

control unit such as an UPS (Uninterruptive Power Supply) make sure that the power control unit is powered on.

Press the push-button power on/off switch on the front panel (see

If the server power cord is connected to a power

Figure 2-13). Verify that the server power-on LED is lit.

Note:

board monitors and logs system voltage changes. When powering up or down your system you may experience a 1–5 second delay from the time you press the push-button power on/off switch on the front panel and your system powering up or down. This is normal system operation and is required by the server management logic.

The server management logic on your system

Figure 2-13. Power On/OFF Switch and Power-On Indicator

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Power-on LED

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After a few seconds your system begins the internal Power-On Self Tests (POST). POST automatically checks the system baseboard, system I/O board, CPU module, ECC memory modules, keyboard, mouse, and most installed peripheral devices. POST also displays the start messages of the BIOS setup utility during execution.

The POST check results should be checked in the following cases:

When the server is being used for the first time.

When the server appears to fail.

When the server beeps many times between power-on and OS start-up.

When an error message appears on the display unit.

Note:

For error messages that appear on the display unit, refer to subsection Chapter 5 of this Guide.

POST Error Codes and Messages

CAUTION

Always allow POST to complete before powering down your system.

If you have problems powering on your system, refer to Problem Solving in Chapter 5 of this User’s Guide.

After you have successfully powered on your system, insert the E

XPRESSBUILDER

CD-ROM into the CD-ROM device, reboot the system and

follow the screen prompts to run E

Powering Off the Server System

When server system power is on, pressing the power on/off switch on the front panel of the server turns the power off.

To turn the server system power off:

Shutdown the operating system (OS).

Press the power on/off switch on the front panel of the server (see Figure 2-13. The power-on LED goes out.

XPRESSBUILDER

Note:

Check to see that no error messages are displayed on the LCD panel during power-off.

Power off the peripherial devices.

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Note:

control unit such as an UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply), refer to the UPS user's guide for proper power-off procedures.

If the server power cord is connected to a power

Forcing a Power Shutdown

A forced power shutdown can be used when the power on/off switch does not power off the server or the reset functions do not work.

To perform a forced power shutdown:

Press in on the power on/off switch located on the front panel of the server for at least 4 seconds to force the server power off.

To power on after a forced shutdown, wait 10 seconds and then power on again.

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Configuring Your System

BIOS Setup Utility

SCSISelect Utility

Configuring the RAID Controller

Configuring System Jumpers

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Configuring Your System

Configuration and setup utilities are used to change your system configuration. You can configure your system, as well as option boards you may add to your system, using the BIOS Setup Utility. Several unique system parameters are configured using the BIOS Setup, which is stored in the system FLASH memory.

The SCSISelect Utility is used if you need to configure either of the SCSI controllers in your system or to perform a SCSI disk format or verify disk operation of these drives.

If your system has been factory configured, the BIOS Setup or SCSISelect Utility do not need to be run unless you want to change the password or security features, add certain types of option boards or devices, or upgrade your system board.

This chapter also provides information on several system configuration parameters that are set by jumpers on the system board. However, these parameters do not usually require change.

Use the E

XPRESSBUILDER

CD-ROM to create the device driver diskettes.

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BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup Utility is used to change system configuration parameters. The utility is resident in the system FLASH memory and does not require a diskette or an operating system present to run.

Using the BIOS Setup Utility

You access the BIOS Setup utility when you turn on or reboot your system. To run the BIOS Setup Utility, perform the following procedure:

Power-on or reboot the system. “Press <F2> to enter SETUP” displays.

Press F2. The BIOS Setup Utility starts and the Main Menu is displayed. The menu bar at the top of the Main Menu lists the following selections:

Menu Use

Main Use this menu for basic system configuration.

Advanced Use this menu for setting the Advanced Features available on

your system.

Security Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords and the

Backup and Virus-Check reminders.

System Hardware Use this menu for configuring unique Server features.

Boot Use this menu to configure Boot Device priority.

Exit Exits the current menu.

Use the arrow keys to select a menu or an item on a displayed menu. Press the value keys (see Table 3-1) to cycle through the allowable values for the selected field. Use the Exit menu’s “Save Values” selection to save the current values on all the menus.

To display a submenu, position the cursor on a selection that has a submenu and press ENTER. An arrow precedes selections with submenus.

Refer to Table 3-1 for information on the value keys that you use with BIOS Setup. These keys are also listed at the bottom of the Setup menu.

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Table 3-1 Setup Menu Value Keys

Key Function in Setup Menu

F1 or Alt-H Get Help about an item.

ESC Exit the current menu and return to the previous menu.

Left or right arrow keys Move between menus.

Up or down arrow keys Move cursor up and down. The cursor moves only to the

settings that you can change.

HOME or END Move cursor to top or bottom of window.

PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN Move cursor to next or previous page.

F5 or - Select the previous value for the field.

F6 or + or SPACE Select the next value for the field.

F9 Load default configuration values for this menu.

F10 Save configuration values and exit.

ENTER

Execute command or Select ➨ submenu.

BIOS Setup Configuration Settings

The BIOS Setup Configurations tables show the default settings for the BIOS Setup Utility and provides a place for you to record any changes you make to these settings. Recommended values are bold in the following tables.

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Main Menu

Choices or

Feature

Processor Type ——————— (Display Only). Shows the

Processor Speed XXX (Display Only). Indicates the

Cache RAM XXX KB (Display Only). Indicates the

System Memory XXX KB (Display Only). Indicates the

Extended Memory XXXXXX KB (Display Only). Indicates the

Display Only Description Your Setting

type of processor installed.

processor speed.

cache RAM size.

total capacity of the basic memory.

total capacity of the extended memory.

Language

BIOS Version

System Time HH:MM:SS Sets the system time (hour,

System Date MM/DD/YYYY Sets the system date (month,

Diskette A Not installed

English (US)

French, German Italian, Spanish

———————

1.44/1.25 MB 3.5"

Selects which language BIOS displays. Note: This feature

immediately

language BIOS selected.

(Display Only). Indicates the version of the system BIOS.

minutes, seconds, on 24 hour clock).

day, year).

Selects the diskette type. Note that 1.25 MB, 3.5 inch references a 1024 byte/sector Japanese media format. To support this type of media format requires a 3.5 inch 3-mode diskette drive.

changes to the

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Advanced Menu

Feature Description Your Setting

Advanced Refer to Advanced Submenu.

Memory Reconfiguration Refer to Memory Reconfiguration Submenu.

CPU Reconfiguration Refer to CPU Reconfiguration Submenu.

L3 Cache Reconfiguration* Refer to L3 Cache Reconfiguration Submenu.

Peripheral Configuration Refer to Peripheral Reconfiguration Submenu.

Monitoring Configuration Refer to Monitoring Configuration Submenu. It

sets POST Monitoring and Boot Monitoring.

PCI Device Refer to PCI Device Submenu.

Option ROM Refer to Option ROM Submenu. It

Disables/Enables the Option ROM BIOS on the PCI Bus.

Numlock

* L3 Cache Reconfiguration is displayed only when the optional CPU backboard is installed in the system.

Refer to Numlock Submenu. It selects Keyboard Options.

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Advanced Submenu

Feature

Installed O/S Other

Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting

Select the operating system

PnP O/S

installed on your system that will be used most of the time. Note: An incorrect setting can cause some operating systems to display unexpected behavior.

Reset Configuration Data

RomPilot Support

Yes

Disabled

Enabled

Select Yes if you want to clear the Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) area. This parameter returns to No after the system is started.

Disables or enables RomPilot support (including the remote console and remote drive functions during activation of OS). The Boot-time diagnostic screen is enabled if RomPilot is enabled. (See Appendix B for more details.)

Memory Reconfiguration Submenu

Choices or

Feature

DIMM Group #1 Status Normal* (Display Only)

DIMM Group #2 Status Normal* (Display Only)

DIMM Group #3 Status Normal* (Display Only)

DIMM Group #4 Status Normal* (Display Only)

Clear DIMM Errors

DIMM Error Pause Enabled

Display Only Description Your Setting

ENTER

Press

Disabled

Clears the DIMM group error status information. Press the Enter key to clear memory error information whenever you replace the failed memory board.

The POST operation pauses if a DIMM error occurs.

*Possible Values: Normal, None, or Error (DIMM Row Error).

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CPU Reconfiguration Submenu

Choices or

Feature

CPU #1 Status Normal* (Display Only)

CPU #2 Status Normal* (Display Only)

CPU #3 Status Normal* (Display Only)

CPU #4 Status Normal* (Display Only)

CPU #5 Status**

CPU #6 Status**

CPU #7 Status**

CPU #8 Status**

Clear CPU Errors

CPU Error Pause

*Possible Values: Normal, None, or Error. **CPU 5 - CPU8 Status is displayed only when an optional CPU backboard is installed.

Display Only Description Your Setting

ENTER

Press

Enabled

Disabled

Clears the CPU error information.

The POST operation pauses if a CPU error occurs.

L3 Cache Reconfiguration Submenu

Choices or

Feature

CPU Box #1 Address Array Status

Display Only Description Your Setting

Normal* (Display Only)

CPU Box #1 Data Array Status

CPU Box #2 Address Array Status

CPU Box #2 Data Array Status

Clear L3 Cache Errors

*Possible Values: Normal, None, or Error.

Normal* (Display Only)

ENTER

Press

Clears the CPU error information.

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Peripheral Configuration Submenu

Choices or

Feature

Serial Port 1:

(COM 1)

Serial Port 2:

(COM 2)

Parallel Port Disabled

Parallel Mode Output only

Diskette Controller Disabled

Display Only Description Your Setting

Disabled 3F8, IRQ3

3F8, IRQ4

2F8, IRQ3 2F8, IRQ4 3E8, IRQ3 3E8, IRQ4 2E8, IRQ3 2E8, IRQ4 Auto

Disabled 3F8, IRQ3 3F8, IRQ4

2F8, IRQ3

2F8, IRQ4 3E8, IRQ3 3E8, IRQ4 2E8, IRQ3 2E8, IRQ4 Auto

378, IRQ5

378, IRQ7

278, IRQ5 278, IRQ7 3BC, IRQ5 3BC, IRQ7 Auto

Bi-directional EPP ECP ECP, DMA1

ECP, DMA3

Enabled

Disables serial port 1 or selects the base address and interrupt (IRQ) for serial port 1.

Disables serial port 2 or selects the base address and interrupt (IRQ) for serial port 2.

Disables the parallel port or selects the base address and interrupt (IRQ) for the Parallel port.

Selects the parallel port operation mode.

Configure using these options: (Disabled) No configuration. (Enabled) User configuration

Mouse Disabled

Enabled

Auto Detect

SCSI Controller Disabled

Enabled

LAN Controller Disabled

Enabled

USB Controller

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

installed PS/2 mouse from functioning, but frees up IRQ12.

Enabled

mouse port to be enabled regardless if a mouse is present.

Auto Detect

mouse only if present.

OS Controlled

only if the OS controls the mouse.

Disables or enables on-board SCSI controller.

Disables or enables on-board LAN controller.

Disables or enables on-board USB controller.

prevents any

forces the PS/2

enables the PS/2

is displayed

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Monitoring Configuration Submenu

Choices or

Feature

POST Monitoring Disabled

Display Only Description Your Setting

OptROM-END

POST-END

Selects the point where the POST monitoring checkpoint is.

Boot Monitoring Disabled

Enabled

Boot Monitoring Timeout Period*

*This feature is displayed only when Boot Monitoring is Enabled.

(1 to 20)

Disable or enable the boot monitoring feature. To use this function NEC ESMPRO must be installed. Do not use this function if the system is booted from the operating system (OS) without NEC ESMPRO installed.

Selects the time-out period at startup.

PCI Device Submenu

Choices or

Feature

PCI IRQ1

—

PCI IRQ15

Display Only Description Your Setting

Disabled

Auto Select

IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ6 IRQ7 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ12

PCI devices use hardware interrupts called IRQs. Do not share the IRQ with the one specified in ESM IRQ of the System Hardware menu.

PCI Parity Error Submenu

Choices or

Feature

PCI Bus #n Parity Error Assert

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Display Only Description Your Setting

Disabled

Enabled

Select whether or not to assert a parity error of the PCI bus. This feature can specify the first, second, and third PCI buses. #n: 1: First PCI bus

2: Second PCI bus 3: Third PCI bus

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Option ROM Submenu

Choices or

Feature

Onboard SCSI

Display Only Description Your Setting

Enabled

Disabled

Disables/Enables the mapping of the onboard SCSI BIOS.

Onboard LAN

PCI Slot 11

PCI Slot 12

PCI Slot 21

PCI Slot 22

PCI Slot 23

PCI Slot 24

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disables/Enables the mapping of the onboard LAN BIOS

Disables/Enables BIOS on the option board connected to the PCI bus. Should be set to Enabled for the slots containing the graphics accelerator board and RAID controller board.

PCI Slot 31

PCI Slot 32

PCI Slot 33

PCI Slot 34

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disables/Enables BIOS on the option board connected to the PCI bus. Should be set to Enabled for the slots containing the graphics accelerator board and RAID controller board.

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Numlock Submenu

Feature

Numlock

Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting

Auto

On OFF

Selects the power-on state for Numlock.

Key Click

Keyboard Autorepeat Rate

Keyboard Autorepeat Delay

Disabled

Enabled

2/sec 6/sec

10/sec

13.3/sec

18.5/sec

21.8/sec

26.7/sec 30/sec

0.25 sec

0.5 sec

0.75 sec

1 sec

Disables or enables keyclick.

Selects key repeat rate.

Selects delay before key repeat.

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Security Menu

a password for entering Setup. The passwords are not case sensitive.

Feature

Note:

Enabling the Supervisor Password field requires

Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting

Supervisor Password is

User Password is

Set Supervisor Password

Clear

Press

ENTER

Status only, user cannot modify. Once set, this can be disabled by setting it to a null string, or by clearing password jumper on system board (see System Board Jumpers in this Chapter).

Supervisor password (up to 7 alphanumeric characters) controls access to the setup utility.

When the <Enter> key is pressed, the user is prompted for a password; press ESC key to abort. Once set, this can be disabled by setting it to a null string, or by clearing password jumper on system board (refer to System Board Jumpers in this chapter).

Set User Password

Password on Boot

Diskette Access

Secure Mode

ENTER

Press

Disabled

Enabled

Everyone

Supervisor

This feature is available only when you logged in the SETUP utility with the supervisor password.

When the <Enter> key is pressed, the user is prompted for a password (up to 7 alphanumeric characters); press ESC key to abort. Once set, this can be disabled by setting it to a null string, or by clearing password jumper on system board (refer to System Board Jumpers in this chapter).

With a user password, accessible SETUP menus are restricted. This feature is available only if the Supervisor Password is specified.

Disables or enables password entry on boot.

Controls access to diskette drives.

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Feature

Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting

Power Switch Mask

Option ROM Menu Mask

Processor Serial Number

Masked

Unmasked

Masked

Disabled

Enabled

Secure Mode Menu

The Secure Mode is used to restrict access from unauthorized users. In the Secure Mode, the Power switch, Sleep switch, Dump switch, keyboard and mouse are disabled. The lamps on the keyboard flash in order from the ScrollLock lamp, the CapsLock lamp, and the NumLock lamp. To resume server operation in the normal state from the Secure Mode, enter the user password from the keyboard and press Enter key.

Determines whether power switch is masked or unmasked. Selecting "Masked" disables power-off with the power switch after the operating system is started (including shutdown by pressing the Power switch for at least 4 seconds.)

Determines whether Option ROM Menu Mask is masked or unmasked.

Determines whether Processor Serial Number feature is enabled or disabled.

Choices or

Feature

Secure Mode Timer

Secure Mode Hotkey

Ctrl+Alt+ Any key Specify the key to be used for

Secure Mode Boot

Floppy Write Protect

Display Only Description Your Setting

Disabled

1 min 2 min 5 min 10 min 30 min 1 hr 2 hr

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Select a time period to place the server in the Secure Mode after the last keyboard or mouse input.

Disable or enables Secure Mode with a key entry.

starting the Secure Mode. Must press the specified key while holding down both the Ctrl and Alt keys in order to begin Secure Mode. Starting Secure Mode with a key entry is only valid when Secure Mode Hotkey is enabled.

Select whether or not to place the server in the Secure Mode at start-up.

Select whether to allow or prohibit writing to the floppy diskette when the server is in Secure Mode.

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System Hardware Menu

Choices or

Feature

Thermal Sensor Refer to Thermal Sensor

Wake On Events Refer to Wake On Events

Display Only Description Your Setting

Submenu.

AC Link Power On

Last State

Stay Off

ESM IRQ Disabled

IRQ5 IRQ10

IRQ11

Enter

Error Log Initialization

Console Redirection

Press

Determines the mode of AC Link. This determines the state of the server when AC power is reapplied (see Table below).

Note: When "Wake On LAN" is enabled, choice for selection.

Determines routing of the ESM interrupt.

Request to initialize the Error Log now. If "System Event Log Cleared!" If "System Event Log Not Cleared!"

Additional setup menu to configure console. The Boot-Time diagnostic screen is enabled if redirection is enabled.

Stay Off

Clear OK

Clear NG

is the only

, then display

Server Power State Versus AC Link Settings

Setting

State Before Power Off

Stay Off Last State Power On

In Service Off On On

Out of Service (DC Power Off) Off Off On

Forced Shutdown* Off Off On

*Pressing the Power switch for at least 4 seconds shuts down power to the server.

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Thermal Sensor Submenu

Choices or

Feature

Display Only Description Your Setting

Thermal Sensor

Upper Limit

Lower Limit

Enabled

Disabled

(11 to 80)

(0 to 69)

Wake On Events Submenu

Choices or

Feature

Wake On LAN Enabled

Wake On Ring Enabled

Display Only Description Your Setting

Disabled

Console Redirection Submenu

Choices or

Feature

Display Only Description Your Setting

When enabled determines if the BIOS will disable boot (if temperature is not within a safe range).

Sets the upper temperature limit in Celsius.

Sets the lower temperature limit in Celsius.

Enables Wake ON LAN support.

Enables Wake ON Ring support.

Serial Port Address

Baud Rate 57.6K

Flow Control No Flow Control

Console Connection

Disabled

Serial Port 2 (3F8h/IRQ4) Serial Port 2 (2F8h/IRQ3)

19.2K

XON/OFF

Direct

Via Modem

If enabled, the console will be redirected to this port. If console redirection is enabled, this address must match the settings of serial port 2.

Enables the specified baud rate.

Enables flow control.

Indicate whether the console is connected directly to the system or a modem is used to connect.

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Boot Menu

Use the up or down arrow keys to select a device, then press the <+> or <-> keys to move the device higher or lower in the boot priority list.

Boot Device Priority Menu

Boot Priority Device Description Your Setting

1. ATAPI CD-ROM Drive

2. Diskette Drive Attempts to boot from a

3. Hard Drive Attempts to boot from a hard

4. Intel UNDI, PXR-

2.0 (Build 071)

Attempts to boot from an ATAPI CD-ROM drive.

diskette drive.

drive device.

Attempts to boot from a PXR server.

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Exit Menu

You can make the following selections on the Exit Menu. Select an option using the up or down arrow keys, then press <Enter> to execute the option. Pressing <Esc> does not exit this menu. You must select one of the items from the menu or menu bar to exit.

Exit Menu

Choices Description

Save Changes and Exit Exits System Setup after saving all changes to CMOS.

Exit Without Saving Changes Exits System Setup without saving setup data to CMOS.

Get Default Value Loads default values for all Setup items.

Load Previous Values Loads previous values of all Setup items.

Save Changes Writes all Setup item values to CMOS.

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SCSISelect Utility

The SCSISelect Utility detects the SCSI host adapters on the system I/O board and on option SCSI controller boards.

The SCSISelect Utility is used mainly to set the transfer rate of connected SCSI device. Use the SCSISelect Utility to:

Change default values

Check and/or change SCSI device settings that may conflict with those of

other devices in the server

Running the SCSISelect Utility

You access the Adaptec SCSI Utility when you turn on or reboot your system.

To run the Adaptec SCSI utility, perform the following procedure:

Power-on or reboot the system.

The following message appears on the video monitor:

Press Ctrl-A for SCSISelect (TM) Utility!...

Press Ctrl+A to run this utility. When its Main menu appears, choose the host adapter that you want to configure.

The SCSI utility starts. When the SCSISelect Utility detects more than one AIC-78xx host adapter (see Figure 3-1), it displays a selection menu listing the bus and device number of each adapter. When the selection menu appears, select the channel you wish to configure as follows:

Bus : Device : Channel Selected SCSI Adapter

01 : 0C : A* AIC7899

01 : 0C : B* AIC7899

*Internal SCSI connector.

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System I/O board

Channel B (for internal hard disk drives)

Channel A (for 5 1/4-inch removable media devices)

Channel A (for external SCSI device)

Figure 3-1. SCSI Controller Channels

Once you select the adapter, the following screen is displayed:

Menu Description

Configure/View Host Adapter Settings

SCSI Disk Utilities The utility scans the SCSI bus for SCSI devices, reports a

If you wish to format a disk, verify disk media, or display a list of devices

Configure host adapter and device settings.

description of each device. Run these utilities configuring SCSI devices.

before

and their SCSI IDs, select “SCSI Disk Utilities”. If you wish to configure the adapter or a device, select “Configure/View Host Adapter Settings”.

Adaptec SCSI Utility Configuration Settings

The following keys are active for all Adaptec SCSI Utility screens:

Key Action

Arrows Up and down arrows move from one parameter to another within a screen.

ENTER Displays options for a configurable parameter. Selects an option.

ESC Moves back to previous screen or parameter or EXIT if at the Main menu.

F5 Switches between color and monochrome.

F6 Resets to host adapter defaults.

Table 3-2 shows the normal settings for the Adaptec SCSI Utility and provides a place for you to record any changes you make to these settings.

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Table 3-2 Adaptec SCSI Utility Setup Configurations

RECOMMENDED SETTING

OPTION

OR DISPLAY ONLY

SCSI Bus Interface Definitions

Host Adapter SCSI ID 7

SCSI Parity Checking Enabled

Host Adapter SCSI Termination Enabled

Additional Options

Boot Device Options Press ENTER for menu

Boot Channel A First

Boot SCSI ID 0

Boot LUN Number 0

SCSI Device Configuration Press ENTER for menu

Sync Transfer Rate (MB/Sec) 160

Initiate Wide Negotiation Yes

Enable Disconnection Yes

Send Start Unit Command Yes

YOUR CONFIGURATION

Enable Write Back Cache No

BIOS Multiple LUN Support

Include in BIOS Scan

Yes

Advanced Configuration Options Press ENTER for menu.

Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization Enabled

Display <Ctrl-A> Messages During BIOS

Enabled

Initialization

Extended BIOS Translation for DOS

Enabled

Drives >1 GByte

Verbose/Silent Mode Verbose

Host Adapter BIOS (Configuration Utility

Enabled

Reserves BIOS Space)

Domain Validation Enabled

Support Removable Disks

Disabled

1, 2

Under BIOS as Fixed Disks

BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM Enabled

BIOS Support for Int13 Extensions Enabled

No effect if BIOS is disabled.

Do not remove media from a removable media drive if it is under BIOS control.

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Exiting Adaptec SCSI Utility

To exit the Adaptec SCSI Utility, press ESC until a message prompts you to exit (if you changed any settings, you are prompted to save the changes before you exit).

Configuring Optional SCSI Controller Boards

To configure SCSI devices connected to optional SCSI controller boards, use the SCSI BIOS utility provided with the specific option board.

When installing multiple SCSI controller boards, refer to subsection "Option ROM Submenu" and set the parameter to "Enabled" for the specific PCI slot being used (PCI slot #11 – PCI slot #34). The server first displays the start-up message of the SCSISelect utility for the on-board SCSI controller and then it displays the utility start-up message for each additional SCSI controller.

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onfiguring the RAID Controller

The RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Devices) option available for your system is the three channel SecuRAID 530 (Mylex eXtremeRAID 1100) RAID controller board, which gives your system the added security of fault tolerance.

If you order a system with an Operating System (OS) hot load and a RAID controller, the system is pre-configured at the factory according to Table 3-3.

Table 3-3 RAID Configurations

Number of Hard Drives

1 small and several large capacity drives

2 small and several large capacity drives

2 or More same capacity drives

To complete the RAID configuration or if you want to change the RAID level or add additional hard disks to the array, use the RAID configuration utility. The RAID configuration utility is included with the RAID controller.

If you are adding the RAID controller to an existing system, the RAID configuration utility allows you to configure your disk array before reinstalling your network operating system. The RAID controllers support various versions of RAID technology (referred to as RAID levels). To use any RAID level, you must configure the RAID controller using the RAID configuration utility prior to installing your Network Operating System. For an explanation of this utility, refer to the documentation on the MYLEX CDROM that was shipped with the RAID controller. It describes RAID technology and provides tips on making your array perform well in your specific application. It also covers array hardware preparation, configuration, and initialization. After completing the steps in the manual, you can install your Network Operating System.

RAID Level Configured in BSU

1 2 Remainder in

Hard Drives in BSU Array

(small capacity drive in BSU)

(small capacity drives in BSU)

Hard Drives in DEU (Not Configured)

Several (large capacity drives in DEU)

DEU (same capacity)

Description of RAID Configuration for BSU Drives

JBOD (RAID 7)

Bunch of Drives

controller to access the drives independently. This configuration has no redundancy and does not use striping.

Mirroring (RAID 1)

paired and mirrored. All data is 100% duplicated on an equivalent drive (fully redundant).

Mirroring (RAID 1)

paired and mirrored. All data is 100% duplicated on an equivalent drive (fully redundant).

Known as , JBOD allows the

Drives are

Just a

If you want to remotely configure the array (from a PC client); increase array capacity online; or monitor statistics on disk and controller activity, you must install the array manager provided with your RAID subsystem. Increasing array capacity is covered in the user's guide shipped with the option.

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Configuring System Jumpers

Before You Begin

Only a qualified technical person should perform the procedures in this section.

CAUTION

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage the system board. Modify the system board only at an ESD workstation. Otherwise, wear an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground.

The jumper blocks on the I/O riser board enable you to set specific operating parameters for your system. A jumper is a small plastic-encased conductor (shorting plug) that slips over two jumper pins.

Figure 3-2 shows the location of the system jumpers. There are two jumper blocks on the I/O riser board that make up the system jumpers. The “Processor Speed" jumper block and the "System Function" jumper block. Table 3-4 lists the "Processor Speed" jumpers and their factory default settings and Table 3-5 lists the "System Function" jumpers and their factory default settings.

1357

Processor speed jumper block

System function jumper block

I/O Riser board

24681012

1357911

Figure 3-2. System Jumpers

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Table 3-4 Processor Speed Jumper Summary

Frequency

(MHz)

550 ON OFF OFF ON

600 OFF ON ON ON

650 OFF OFF ON ON

700 OFF ON ON OFF

750 OFF OFF ON OFF

800 OFF ON OFF ON

Table 3-5 System Function Jumper Summary

Jumpers Function

1–2 CMOS clear

Jumper SettingsProcessor

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

Jumper On/Off (default in bold) What it does at system reset.

Off, Protect

On, Erase

Preserves the contents of CMOS. Clears CMOS.

3–4 Password disable

5–6 Reserved

7–8 Reserved

9–10 Reserved

11–12 Spare Off, Not Used

Off, Enable

On, Disable

Off, Not Used

On, Spare

Enables password protection. Disables the password.

Required. Do Not Change.

Provides a spare jumper.

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Moving System Jumpers

Before doing the procedures in this section, make sure that your system is powered off and unplug the AC power cords from the back of the chassis. Failure to disconnect power before moving the jumpers can result in personal injury and equipment damage.

Observe static precautions. Use an antistatic wrist strap.

To configure the system jumpers on the I/O riser board:

Perform steps 1 through 5 of subsection Modifying the I/O Riser Board in chapter 4.

Locate the position of the system jumpers that you are changing on the I/O riser board. To change a jumper setting, use a pair of needle-nose pliers or your fingers to remove the jumper from its current location, see Figure 3-3. Position the jumper over the two pins for the desired setting and press it onto the pins. Be careful not to bend the pins. Refer to Table 3-4 and Table 3-5 for system jumper settings.

CAUTION

Figure 3-3 Moving a Jumper (Shorting Plug)

Perform steps 12 through 14 of subsection Modifying the I/O Riser Board in chapter 4.

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Clearing CMOS and Password

To clear CMOS and password:

Perform steps 1 through 5 of subsection Modifying the I/O Riser Board in chapter 4.

Remove the spare jumper from pins 11 and 12 on system function jumper block, see Figure 3-2.

If clearing CMOS, reinstall the spare jumper on pins 1 and 2 (CMOS clear) of system function jumper block. Otherwise, go to next step.

If clearing password, reinstall the spare jumper on pins 3 and 4 (Password disable) of system function jumper block. Otherwise, go to next step.

Perform steps 12 through 14 of subsection Modifying the I/O Riser Board in chapter 4.

While waiting for POST to complete, press the F2 key to enter BIOS setup. This automatically clears CMOS and all passwords, provided you exit and save the BIOS setup.

Repeat step 1 of these procedures.

Remove the jumper you just installed on the system function jumper block and place it back on pins 11 and 12 as the spare jumper.

Perform steps 12 through 14 of subsection Modifying the I/O Riser Board in chapter 4.

10.

If specifying a new password run the BIOS Setup Utility as described earlier in this chapter.

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Upgrading Your System

General Information

Precautions

Preparing Your System for Upgrade

Equipment Log

Removing the Top Cover of the Tower Cabinet

Installing the Top Cover of the Tower Cabinet

Removing the Front and Rear Fan Modules

Installing the Front and Rear Fan Modules

Installing/Removing the BSU Front Bezel and Top Cover

Processors

Installing the Optional Five to Eight CPU Upgrade Kit

DIMMs

Modifying the I/O Riser Board

Option Boards

RAID Controller Board

Removable Media Devices

Hard Disk Drives

Power Supply

Installing the Optional UPS

Installing the Optional DEU

Adding the Optional DEU 2-Channel SCSI Board

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General Information

This chapter contains step-by-step instructions for upgrading your system. When you disassemble any part of the server, note the orientation and placement of any cables or shielding that you remove.

The DC push button on/off switch on the front panel does not turn off system AC power. Also, +5vdc is present on the system board whenever the AC power cord is connected between the system and an AC outlet. Before performing any procedures, first power off the DC by pushing the power on/off button located on the front panel. Make sure your system is powered off and the AC power cord is unplugged from the system. Failure to disconnect power before opening your system can result in personal injury and equipment damage.

The server management logic on the system board monitors system voltage changes. When powering your system up or down, you may experience a 1- to 5-second delay from the time you press the push button power on/off switch and your system powering up or down. This is normal system operation and is required by the server management logic.

WARNING

CAUTION

Operating your system with the access cover removed can damage system components. For proper cooling and airflow, always replace the access cover before powering on.

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Precautions

The following warnings and cautions apply throughout this chapter. Only a technically qualified person should integrate and configure the system.

The only procedures that can safely be done with the system power on is removing or installing (hot-swapping) an SCA drive/carrier assembly in one of the SCSI hot-swap drive cages, hot-swapping a failed power supply, or hot swapping a hot plug fan box or PCI board. For any other procedures inside the system, turn off system power and disconnect the AC power cord (s).

Before doing the procedures in this chapter, make sure that your system is powered off and unplug all AC power cords. Failure to disconnect power before opening your system can result in personal injury and equipment damage.

WARNING

System power on/off.

convex button) on the front panel DOES NOT turn off the system AC power. To remove power from system, you must unplug the AC power cords (from wall outlets or power supply).

Hazardous conditions, power supply.

current, and energy levels are present inside the power supply. There are no user serviceable parts inside it; servicing should be done by technically qualified personnel.

Hazardous conditions, devices & cables.

electrical conditions may be present on power, telephone, and communication cables. Turn off the system and disconnect the power cords, telecommunications systems, networks, and modems attached to the system before opening it. Otherwise, personal injury or equipment damage can result.

The DC push-button on/off switch (a

Hazardous voltage,

Hazardous

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CAUTION

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) and ESD protection.

can damage disk drives, boards, and other parts. This system can withstand normal levels of environmental ESD while you are hot-swapping SCSI hard drives or hotswapping a failed fan module or power supply. However, we recommend that you do all procedures in this chapter only at an ESD workstation. If one is not available, provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground (any unpainted metal surface) on your system when handling parts.

ESD

ESD and handling boards.

They can be extremely sensitive to ESD. Hold boards only by their edges. After removing a board from its protective wrapper or from the system, place it component-side up on a grounded, static-free surface. Use a conductive foam pad if available but not the board wrapper. Do not slide board over any surface.

Chassis covers, proper cooling and airflow.

cooling and airflow, always install the chassis top cover before turning on the system. Operating it without the cover in place can damage system parts.

Always handle boards carefully.

For proper

Contact your sales representative or dealer for a list of approved optional peripheral devices.

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Preparing Your System for Upgrade

Have the following tools available:

Phillips screwdriver (#2 bit)

flat-head screwdriver

small needle nose pliers

pen or pencil

utility knife

ESD workstation or antistatic wrist strap (recommended)

IC removal tool.

Equipment Log

Use the equipment log form located at the end of this guide to record the model and serial number of your system, all installed options, and any other pertinent information specific to your system. You need this information when configuring your system.

Removing the Top Cover of the Tower Cabinet

Note:

To remove the top cover, perform the following.

Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this chapter.

Unlock (if locked) the mechanical lock at the top of the front door and open the door.

Power off the system. Ensure the power cords are unplugged from the AC wall outlet.

The top cover is secured from the front edge of the tower cabinet with two thumbscrews. Remove the two thumbscrews, see Figure 4-1.

This procedure is for tower-based systems only.

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Figure 4-1. Removing the Top Cover Thumbscrews

Pull the cover up and off the top of the tower cabinet and set it aside for reattaching later, see Figure 4-2.

Figure 4-2. Removing the Top Cover of the Tower Cabinet

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NEC 5800, 180Ra-7 User Manual

Proprietary Notice and Liability Disclaimer

Using This Guide

Text Conventions

Related Documents

Safety Notices

Safety Notices for Users Outside of the U.S.A. and Canada

Care and Handling

Overview

System Chassis

External View

Liquid Crystal Display Messages

Status LED Indicator Descriptions

Internal View

System Board Set

System Board Set Features

Pentium III Xeon Processor

System Memory

I/O Expansion Slots

SAF-TE Controller

Real-Time Clock/Calendar

BIOS

Controllers

IDE Controller

Keyboard and Mouse Controller

Network Controller

SCSI Controller

Video Controller

Peripheral Controller

Serial Ports

Parallel Port

System Board Management Controller (BMC)

External Device Connectors

System Power

Peripheral Bays

Disk Array

Automatic Rebuilding Function

Expand Capacity Function

System Functions

Hot Swapping

Hot Plug PCI

Fans

Sleep Mode

ACPI

AC Link Mode

Remote Power-On (Wake On LAN) Function

System Security

Security with Mechanical Locks and Monitoring

Software Locks via the BIOS Setup Utility

Reconfiguration

Optional UPS

Overview

Selecting a Site

Unpacking the System

Rack-Mount Subsystem Assembly

Before You Begin

Static Precautions

Assembly

Preparing the Rack Mounting Bracket Assemblies

Attaching the Center Slide Bar to the BSU

Installing the Rack Mounting Bracket Assemblies into the Rack Cabinet

Mounting the BSU in the Rack Cabinet

Attaching the Cable Retention Arm

Getting Familiar with the System

Making Connections

Connecting the Power Cord(s)

Using the System

Powering On the Server System

Powering Off the Server System

Forcing a Power Shutdown

Configuring Your System

BIOS Setup Utility

Using the BIOS Setup Utility

BIOS Setup Configuration Settings

Main Menu

Advanced Menu

Advanced Submenu

Memory Reconfiguration Submenu

Security Menu

Secure Mode Menu