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Contents

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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

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.

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Xeon™ processor family. It is a

1-2 System Overview

Figure 1-1. Tower-Based System

Figure 1-2. Rack-Mount System

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.

System Overview 1-7

– 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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