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First Issue — March 1999

NEC Computer Systems Division

Packar d Bell NEC, Inc.

1 Packar d Bell Wa y

Sacramento, CA 95828-0903

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Using This Guide

Text Conventions..................................................................................................................viii

Related Documents..................................................................................................................ix

Safety Notices..........................................................................................................................x

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

Care and Handling..................................................................................................................xii

1 System Overview

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

System Feature Summary............................................................................................1-3

Expanding the Server as Needs Grow..........................................................................1-4

Configuration Constraints............................................................................................1-4

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

Status LED Indicator Descriptions ...............................................................................1-6

Opening the Front Doors.............................................................................................1-7

Chassis Features and Controls .....................................................................................1-9

System Board Features ........................................................................................................ 1-12

Processor...................................................................................................................1-19

Memory ....................................................................................................................1-19

Bus Master I/O Expansion Slots................................................................................1-19

Real-Time Clock/Calendar ........................................................................................1-19

BIOS.........................................................................................................................1-19

Video........................................................................................................................1-20

SCSI Controller......................................................................................................... 1-20

Peripheral Controller.................................................................................................1-20

External Device Connectors ......................................................................................1-20

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

Fans..........................................................................................................................1-21

Peripheral Devices...............................................................................................................1-21

Ultra2-Wide SCSI-2 Hard Drive Bays.......................................................................1-21

Removable Media Drive Bays...................................................................................1-22

System Power......................................................................................................................1-23

Software Locks via the BIOS Setup.....................................................................................1-23

Disk Array ..........................................................................................................................1-24

Hot Swapping......................................................................................................................1-25

Hot Plug PCI.......................................................................................................................1-25

Degradation.........................................................................................................................1-26

AC Linkage Mode ............................................................................................................... 1-26

Sleep Mode.........................................................................................................................1-26

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

Automatic Rebuilding Function ................................................................................. 1-27

Expand Capacity Function.........................................................................................1-28

Remote Power-On (Wake On LAN) Function............................................................1-28

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2 Setting Up Your System

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

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

Moving the System to the Site...............................................................................................2-3

Getting Familiar With the System ..........................................................................................2-4

Making Connections..............................................................................................................2-4

Connecting the Power Cords..................................................................................................2-6

Powering On Your System....................................................................................................2-8

3 Configuring Your System

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

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

When to Use the BIOS Setup Utility............................................................................3-3

Using the BIOS Setup Utility.......................................................................................3-4

BIOS Setup Configuration Settings..............................................................................3-5

Exiting BIOS Setup................................................................................................... 3-11

PCI IRQ Mapping.....................................................................................................3-12

Symbios Configuration Utility............................................................................................. 3-13

Running the Symbios Configuration Utility............................................................... 3-13

Changing the Adapter and Device Configurations......................................................3-14

Configuring the RAID Controller ........................................................................................3-16

Configuring System Jumpers and Switches.......................................................................... 3-17

Before You Begin......................................................................................................3-17

Configuring I/O Riser Board Function Select Switches..............................................3-17

Configuring Memory Board Function Jumpers..........................................................3-19

Configuring System I/O Board Switches and Jumpers ...............................................3-20

Setting Switches and Jumpers .................................................................................... 3-22

4 Upgrading Your System

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

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

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

Removing the Top Panel and Front Doors ...................................................................4-6

Installing the Top Panel and Front Doors.....................................................................4-7

Removing the Top Cover and Side Panels....................................................................4-8

Installing the Top Cover and Side Panels...................................................................4-10

Modifying the System I/O Board.........................................................................................4-11

Replacing the Non-Volatile Memory (NVRAM)........................................................4-11

Replacing the Real-time Clock Battery ......................................................................4-12

DIMMs...............................................................................................................................4-14

Installing DIMMs......................................................................................................4-15

Removing DIMMs ....................................................................................................4-17

Processors...........................................................................................................................4-18

Installing a Processor Cartridge .................................................................................4-19

Removing a Processor Cartridge or Termination Board..............................................4-25

Optional CPU Backboard....................................................................................................4-25

Option Boards.....................................................................................................................4-28

Installation Considerations.........................................................................................4-29

Installing an Option Board.........................................................................................4-30

Removing an Option Board.......................................................................................4-32

Power Supply......................................................................................................................4-33

Installing a Power Supply..........................................................................................4-33

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Removing a Power Supply.........................................................................................4-34

Hot-Swapping a Power Supply..................................................................................4-34

Removable Media Devices ..................................................................................................4-35

Installing a 5 1/4-Inch Device or 3 1/2-Inch Diskette Drive........................................4-37

Removing a 5 1/4-Inch Device or 3 1/2-Inch Diskette Drive ......................................4-41

Hard Disk Drives................................................................................................................. 4-42

Installing a Hard Drive.............................................................................................. 4-43

Removing a Hard Drive.............................................................................................4-46

Hot-Swapping a Hard Drive......................................................................................4-47

5 Problem Solving

Resetting the System.............................................................................................................5-2

Troubleshooting Checklists ...................................................................................................5-2

Initial System Startup..................................................................................................5-2

Running New Application Software.............................................................................5-3

After System Has Been Running Correctly..................................................................5-4

Diagnostic Testing.................................................................................................................5-5

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

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

Preparing the System for Diagnostic Testing.................................................... 5-5

Monitoring POST While Running.................................................................... 5-6

Verifying Proper Operation of Key System Indicators ..................................... 5-6

Confirming Loading of the Operating System.................................................. 5-7

Specific Problems and Corrective Actions.............................................................................5-7

Power LED Does Not Light.........................................................................................5-7

System Cooling Fans Do Not Rotate............................................................................5-7

No Characters Appear On Screen.................................................................................5-8

Characters are Distorted or Incorrect............................................................................5-9

Floppy Disk Drive Activity LED Does Not Light ........................................................5-9

Hard Disk Drive Activity LED Does Not Light............................................................5-9

Error Messages....................................................................................................................5-10

Alarm Indication during POST..................................................................................5-10

Alarm Indication During System Operation............................................................... 5-16

Error Messages During Power-Off.............................................................................5-24

Error Code Hardware Reference..........................................................................................5-25

Status LEDs........................................................................................................................5-30

A System Cabling

Before You Begin.................................................................................................................A-2

Static Precautions.................................................................................................................A-2

RAID and SCSI Bus Configurations..................................................................................... A-3

B Memory Configurations

Memory DIMM Configurations............................................................................................ B-2

C Management Workstation Application

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

Remote Console......................................................................................................... C-3

Remote Drive............................................................................................................. C-3

MWA System Requirements................................................................................................ C-3

Installing MWA ................................................................................................................... C-4

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Creating a Server System Generation Diskette (SG)....................................................C-4

Configuring Server BIOS Setup.................................................................................. C-6

Installing MWA on the Management PC .................................................................... C-6

Registering SG Information on MWA.........................................................................C-6

MWA Main Window............................................................................................................ C-7

Toolbar ...................................................................................................................... C-7

Main Menu.................................................................................................................C-8

Pop-Up Menus ......................................................................................................... C-11

Using MWA.......................................................................................................................C-12

Opening a Server Window........................................................................................ C-12

Connecting and Disconnecting the Server................................................................. C-12

Using a Remote Drive .............................................................................................. C-13

Setting and Clearing Server Pause............................................................................ C-13

Recovering from an SOS.......................................................................................... C-14

Alerting ESMPROTM.............................................................................................. C-15

Dialog Boxes...................................................................................................................... C-15

Select a Server Dialog Box....................................................................................... C-15

Server Properties Dialog Box....................................................................................C-15

Default Server Properties Dialog Box....................................................................... C-16

Create/Copy FD Image File Dialog Box ................................................................... C-17

Server Summary Dialog Box.................................................................................... C-17

Delete Logged Messages Dialog Box........................................................................ C-17

Data Dialog Box....................................................................................................... C-18

Temporary Change to Remote Drive Dialog Box...................................................... C-18

SOS Receive Dialog Box.......................................................................................... C-19

Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................C-20

Glossary

Equipment Log

Index

vi C ont ents

Using This Guide

This User’s Guide pro v ides a quick reference to information about your 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

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system’s major s yste m co mponent s. See t his chapter to familiarize yourself with your system.

Chapter 2, “Setting Up Your S yste m” te lls you how to se lect a site, unpack t he syst em,

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make cable connections, and power on your system. Chapter 3, “Configuring Your System” tells you how to configure the system and

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provides instructions for running the BIOS Setup Utility and Symbios Configuration Utility. It also p ro vid es in formatio n o n sy ste m board jum per set ti ngs and ho w to configure the RAID Controller.

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Chapter 4, “Upgrading Your System” provides you with instructions for upgrading your

system with additional processors, optional memory, option cards, and peripheral devices.

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Chap ter 5, “Pro blem Solving” cont a ins helpful informat ion for identify ing and solv ing

problems that might occ ur with your system.

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Appendix A, “System Cabling” includes cabling information for t he onboard SCSI

controller and the RAID controller boar d.

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Appendix B, “Memory Configurations” defines the allowable memory configurations

for your system.

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

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“Equipment Log” pro vides 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 c onventions. War n ings, cautions, and not es have the following me anings:

Warnings alert you to situations that could result i n serious personal injury or loss of life.

Cautions indi c ate situations that can damage the system har dware or software.

Notes give important inf ormation about the material being

Note:

described.

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

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Alt, or Enter.

WARNING

CAUTION

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

press ENTER.

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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 co uld cause personal injury, follow

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all safety notices. T he symbols shown are used in your documentat ion and on your equipment to indicate safety hazards.

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Warning: Lithium ba tteries can be dangerou s . Impr ope r hand ling of lithium ba tt eries

may res ult in an exp losion . Dispo se of lithiu m batte ries as required by loca l ordinance or as normal waste if no local ordinance e x ist s.

Warning: The detachable power supply cord is intended to serve as the disconnect

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device.

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Warning: This equipment has four 3-wire, grounded power cord s. To prevent electrical

hazards, do not remove or defeat the ground prong on the power cord. Replace the 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

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system AC power. Also, +5vdc is present o n t he syste m board whenever the AC power cord is 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 cord from the back of the chassis. Failure to disconnect po wer before o pening your system can result in personal injury and equipment damage.

In the U.S.A. and Canada, each 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 cor d connecto r body at the other end. The cord length must not exceed 9 feet ( 2.7 meter s).

Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, the plug must be rated for 250 Vac, 10 amp minimum, and must display an int e rnational agency approval ma rkin g. T he cor d mus t be suitable for us e 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.

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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 persona l injur y. 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

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

integrity of the equipment, connect only equipment with mains-protected electricallycompatible circu its to t he externa l port s.

Remote Earths: To pr event electr ica l shock, connect all loca l ( individua l office)

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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 Bo ndi n g : For safe o per ation, o nly connect t he equipment to a building supply

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that is in accordance with current wiring regulat ions in your count r y. In the U.K., those regulations are t he IEE.

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Care and Handling

Use the following guidelines to pro p er ly handle and care for your syste m.

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

Keep the system away from magnetic forces.

Keep th e system dry. Do n ot wash the system with a wet cloth or pour fluid into it.

Prot ect t he s ystem from bein g bum ped or dropped.

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

Keep th e system away fr om dust , sand, and dirt.

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System Overview

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Overview

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Chassis

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System Board Features

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Peripheral Devic es

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System Power

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Software Locks via the BIOS Set up

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Disk Array

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Hot Swapping

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Hot Plug PCI

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Degradation

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AC Linkage Mode

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Sleep Mode

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System Functions

Overview

The server is a modular, multiprocessing server based on the Int el Pentium® III Xeon™ processor chip set. The chip set inco r po r ates a modular sca lea ble architecture that integrates a 64-bit bus interface with three Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) buses and an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus. The architecture supports Symmetrical Multiprocessing (SMP) and a variety of operating systems. The chassis and system boards are designed to meet the needs of the server marketplace.

The combination of comput ing performance, memory capacity, and integrated I/O provides a high performance environment for many applications including network servers and multi-user systems. The server is designed for use in applications where downtime must be minimized. To this end, the server includes or has the option to include the following.

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All systems are configured with an addit ional redundant po wer supply. The redundant power supply system will continue to operate in the event of a single power supply failure.

Hot-swap self-contained power supply units that can be easily installed or removed from the back of the chassis.

Hot-swap Ultra2-wide SCSI hard dr ive bays accessib le from the front of the chassis where a failed drive can be removed, and a new drive insta lled without system power being turned off.

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High degree of SCSI hard disk fault tolerance and advanced disk array management features through the use of RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technology.

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Cooling system redundancy w here the system will continue to o perate in the event of a fan failure or having cabinet temperatures approaching the threshold limit, the redundant fans will switch to maximum operating speed.

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Hardware monitors (temperature and voltage) and software monitors to indicate failure s.

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Easy access to all part s for service.

1-2 System Overview

System Feature Summary

A summary of the system features is included in Table 1-1.

Table 1-1. System Features

Feature Description

Modular board set System is intended for use with a modular board set based on Pentium III

Xeon processor technology; from one to eight 500 MHz processors and up to 8 GB of memory.

Add-in board support System I/O board supports up to 8 add-in boards (seven PCI boards,

including four slots supporting 64-bit PCI boards, and one ISA board slot. The Hot Plug PCI* board plugs into the System I/O board, supporting up to

four Hot Plug 32-bit PCI board slots. 3 1/2-inch diskette drive 3 1/2-inch diskette drive is externally accessible. One locatio n f or a 3 1/ 2-inch

removable media device 5 1/4-inch SCSI CD-ROM 5 1/4-inch CD-ROM drive is externally accessible. Three locations f or 5 1/4 -

inch removable media devices

12 locat ions f or 3 1/2-inc h Ultra2-wide SCSI-2 hard drives

Hot swap-capable backplane

Power supply Four 560-Watt autoranging power supplies are easily removed/installed for

Software: utilities , setu p BIOS Set up and Sy mbios Configuration Utility. The E

Security Mechanical: Key lock at the front door. One intrus ion sensor fo r front door to

One extern ally accessi ble 3 1/2-inch ha lf- height bay is avai lable for server

expansion.

Three externally accessible 5 1/4-inch half-height bays are available for

server expansion (diskette, CD-ROM, and/or tape drives).

Three hard disk drive cages; each holding up to four 3 1/2-inch hot-

swappable Ultra2-wide SCSI-2 hard drives. Each cage is secured behind a

metal EMI door; drives can be swapped in or out of the system without

powering it down. T he arr ay of drives allows eas y setu p of RAID

applications.

A hot swap-capable backplane is part of each drive cage assembly for SCSI

hard drives. The backplane is designed for Ultra2-wide SCSI-2 devices that

use the industry standard 80-pin Single Connector Attach (SCA) connector.

The backplane consists of a row of four drive connectors.

service. The fourth supply is redundant.

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ROM contains the setup utilities and drivers. The ESMPRO CD-ROM

contains the server manage ment softwa re .

secure diskette, hard disk, removable media device, power on/off switch,

reset switch, top cover, and left/right panel access. Three power inter-lock

sensors one on each side of the chassis and one on top of the chassis.

BIOS: Password enable.

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*The Hot Plug PCI feature is currently not useable on the syst em, until Operating System support is available.

System Overview 1-3

Expanding the Server as Needs Grow

A typica l minimum system configuration may include the following:

Board s et consisting of system I /O bo a rd, CPU basebo a rd with one

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500 MHz Pentium containing 256 MB of memory

Diskette drive and SCSI CD-ROM drive

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Three SCSI hard drive cages with one hard drive and a RAID contro ller

installed Integrated LAN controller

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Four 560 watt power supplies (the fourth power supply provides

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redundant power) Onboard 2 MB video memory

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System I/O bo ard ha s one I SA slo t and s even P C I slo ts fo r add -in boards.

The Hot Plug PCI board also plugs into the system I/O board, supporting up to four Hot Plug PCI board slots. The system I/O board has a riser board for external I/O (serial, parallel, video, SCSI, USB, LAN, keyboard, and mouse) interfaces.

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Xeon™ processo r, and o ne memory board

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Chassis can hold six removable media dr ives: four 5 1/4-inch half-height

bays with a CD-ROM drive installed in one bay; and two 3 1/2-inch halfheight bays w ith a dis ket te dr ive installed.

As server/client needs grow, you can expand system processor capacity, memory, drives, option boards, and the number of power supplies.

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CPU backboard has four s lots for CPUs, for a configurable range of one,

two, three, or four processors.

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Two memory boards support 32 DIMM devices, t hat is16 DIMM devices

per board, for up to a maximum memory size of 8 GB of memory.

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System I/O bo ard ha s twe lve o ption board slo ts (eleve n PCI a nd one ISA

slot).

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Chas sis can hold six r emo vable media dr ives.

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Three SCSI hard drive cages support up to 12 hot-swap bays for

3 1/2-inch Ultra2-wide SCSI-2 hard drives.

Confi gur a tion Cons tr ai nt s

The system has four 5 1/4-inch half-he ig ht ba ys access ib le fro m the front . These bays are convenient for diskette, tape, and CD-ROM drives (removable media). Because of the EMI generated by hard drives, the increased susceptibility to ESD, and cooling requirements, hard drives should not be insta lled in the 5 1/4inch half- he ig ht bays.

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Chassis

Figure 1-1 shows the server fro nt chassis features and controls.

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Hot Plug PCI slots Four 32 bit hot-swappable PCI slots.

Power LED When green, power i s present in syst em . When off, power i s

turned off, power source is disrupted, or system is in the sleep mode. See Table 1-2 for a list and description of the system LEDs.

Status LED When green the system is O K. See Table 1-2 fo r a list and

description of the system LEDs.

Disk LED When green, internal disk drives are being accessed. See

Table 1-2 for a list and description of the system LEDs.

Key lock Secures both front external doors.

LCD panel Displays information about BIOS and system failures (error

and diagnostic information).

Drive pr esent

Drive acti vi ty

Drive st atus

Left front door Used when accessing a 5 1/4-inch device.

Right front door Used to access the power switch, sleep switch, floppy disk

Casters (4) Used when moving the server. Fixed by the caster holders.

Each drive has three LEDs visible above the bay from the front. See Table 1-3 for a list of SCSI disk drive status LED indicators.

drive, or a hard disk drive in a 3 1/2-inch device bay.

Figure 1-1. Front Chassis Features and Controls

System Overview 1-5

Status LED In dicator Descr iptions

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

Table 1-2. System Status LED Indicators

LED Status Description Response

Power Off Power OFF None required (normal)

Green Power ON None required (normal) Amber System power

supply failure or in sleep mode

Status Off Power OFF None required (normal)

Green No alarms None required (normal) Amber Abnormal condition

(see Table 1- 4)

Disk Off Not accessing disk

drives

Amber Internal disk drive

failure

Green Accessing disk

drives

Replace failed power supply module or check to see if the system is in sleep mode.

Check condition

None required (normal)

Check disk drive status LEDs

None required (normal)

Table 1-3. Disk Drive Status LED Panel Indicators

LED Status Description Response

Disk Drive Present

Off Disk drive not

present

None required (normal)

Disk Drive Activity

Disk Drive Status

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Green Di sk drive present None required (normal) 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 data (in

disk array

configuration only)

None required (normal)

Replace disk drive None required (normal)

Table 1-4. System Status Abnormal Conditions

LED (Amber) Conditions

System Status Chassis intrusion (front cover)

Opening the Front Doors

You must open the right front door to turn the server power on or off, place the server in sleep mode, mount or dismount a floppy disk, or mount or dismount a hard disk drive. Open the left front door to mount or dismount 5 1/4-inch removable media devices.

Unit fan alarm Memory multi-bit error (SERR) P6 bus error (SERR) Thermal sensor Temperatur e Voltage CPU thermal trip PCI PERR# (OPB/ESC detect) PCI SERR# CPU internal error WDT IOCHK

Some options for the 5 1/4-inch dev ic es such as a

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CD-ROM drive have a functi on to eject a tray or media using a software command. B efore issuing a software command to eject a tray or media, confirm that the front door is open. If the command is executed while the front door is closed a tray or media may run into the front door r esul ting in an error or may cause the unit to fail.

Open the front doo rs as follows.

To open the front doors, you need to use the securit y key provided with the

server. Insert the secur it y key into t he key slot and turn the key to the right (see the following figure).

LOCK

UNLOCK

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2. First open the right front door, then open the left door (see the following

figure).

1-8 System Overview

Chassis Fea tures and Con tr ol s

Figure 1-2 shows the server fro nt chassis features and controls. Figure 1-3 shows the server rear chassis features and co nt rols.

SCSI hard drive cages (3) Each cage contains four disk drives. Above each drive are three status

Ejector but t on, 3 1/2-inch dis k ett e

drive Activity light, 3 1/2-inch diskette

drive

LEDs. Refer to Table 1-3 for information on disk drive status LEDs. Press to eject diskette.

When lit, driv e is in use.

LCD panel Displays information about BIOS and system failures (error and diagnostic

Power LED When green, power is present in system. When off, power is turned off or

Status LED When green the system is OK. See Table 1-2 for a list and description of

Disk LED When green, intern al dis k drives are bei ng accessed. See Table 1-2 for a

DC power switch Press to turn system DC power on or off.

Sleep switch Press to enter power saving (sleep) mode. Press again to enter normal

Load/ej ec t button, CD- R OM drive.

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

Activity light, CD-ROM drive. (Note

that the status indicators may vary per model of CD-ROM drive. )

information).

power sour ce is disrup t ed. See Table 1- 2 f or a lis t and desc ription of t h e system LED indi cators.

the syst em LED in dicators.

list and description of the system LED indicators.

mode of op eration. This f u nc ti on r eq ui res a corres p on di ng operating system.

Press to load CD and eject CD.

When lit, driv e is in use.

Figure 1-2. Front Chassis Features and Controls (front doors opened)

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Hot Plug PCI slots

Four Hot Plug PCI add-in board slot locations (PCI #21, PCI #22, PCI #23, and PCI #24). Hot Plug PCI slot functionality depends on the type of operating

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system support. Please note that without PCI Hot Plug operating system support you cannot replace PCI boards while the server is powered on.

PCI slots Three PCI add-in board slot locations (PCI #11, PCI #12, and PCI #13).

PCI slots Four 64-bit add-in board slot locations (PCI #31, PCI #32, PCI #33, and PCI

#34).

Printer LPT1 25-pin parallel port connector.

Monitor VGA monitor 15-p in conne cto r.

External-SCSI Narrow-SCSI 50-pin connector.

USB USB Interface connector. Appropriate driver is required.

Keyboard PS/2-compatible 6-pin mini-DIN conne cto r.

Function select

See

switches

Reset button Press to reset system or execute a memory dump. The reset function and

dump function can be switched by setting the function select switches.

Mouse PS/2-compatible 6-pin mini-DIN connecto r.

COM1 COM1 serial port 9-pin connector.

COM2 COM2 serial port 9-pin connector.

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Configuring Switch and Jumper Settings

in Chapter 4 of this Us er’s G uide.

N LAN 100Base-TX network LAN connector. O Status LED Lit when system is connected to a LAN Network with a 10Base-T cable. When

connected with a 100Base-TX cable, it does not light.

P Active LED Lit when information packets are exchanged between the system and the

network.

Q ISA slot One ISA add-in board slot location. R Power supplies Four power supplies (one redundant). Each power supply has a separate AC

input power connector.

Power status

LEDs

Both indicators are green during normal operation. Either or both indicators go off when power supply fails. See Table 1-2 for status descriptions.

Figure 1-3. Rear Chassis Features and Controls

System Overview 1-11

System Board Features

The board set includes the Hot Plug PCI board, system I/O board, base board, CPU backboard, and a memory board. The system I/O board is mounted vertically on the left side of the system. Figure 1-4 shows the system with the left side cover removed.

C D

E F

A Hot Plug PCI board B Expansion slot covers C System I/O board D Additional ISA slot E Power unit F Power backplane G Four 5 1/4-inch half-height bays with a CD-ROM

drive installed in bottom bay

H Liquid crystal display (LCD) I Diskette drive J Hard disk drive bays K CD-ROM drive (standar d)

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Figure 1-4. System I/O Board Location

The Hot Plug PCI board plugs into the left side of the system I/O. The base board plugs into the right side o f the syst em I/O board and the CPU backboards and memory boards plug into the base board. Figure 1-5 shows the system with the right side cover removed.

A B

G H

Base board

Termin ator board

CPU backboard (supports 1 - 4 Pentium III Xeon processors with associated VRMs)

Memory b oa rd

Power unit

Power back panel #1

C D

Front panel board

Cooling fans (upper 2 for the CPU, lower two for the memory boards)

Har d disk dr ive b ays

Figure 1-5. Base Board, Terminator Board, CPU Backboard, and Memory Board

Location

System Overview 1-13

Figures 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, and 1-10 show the major components on the Hot Plug PCI board, system I/O board, base board, CP U backboard, and memor y board. Table 1-5 summarizes the featur es of the board set.

Table 1-5. Features of the Board Set

Feature Descri ption

Hot Plug PCI slots Four Hot Plug PCI add-in board slot locations. Multiple processor

slots Upgradable

memory Add-in board

support SCSI controller Single onboard SCSI-2 controller (PCI-based). BIOS Flash memory-based BIOS (Basic Input/Output System ) and Setup

Video Integrated super VGA controller ships with 2 MB of video memory. External device

connectors

Clock Real-time clock/calendar (RTC). System hardware

monitoring Configuration

utilities

Four processor sockets on each of the two CPU backboards.

Sixteen DIMM sockets on each of the two memory boards, supporting up to 8 GB memory using 256 MB DIMMs.

One ISA bus slot, four dedicated 64-bit PCI bus slots and seven 32-bit PCI bus slots on the system I/O board and Hot Plug PCI board.

utilities.

Onboard connectors for two serial ports, parallel printer port, narrow SCSI port, two USB connectors, 100Base-TX connector, PS/2compatible keyboard and mouse, and VGA monitor.

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

BIOS Setup and Symbios Configuration Utility.

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Second PCI board slot (PCI #21, PCI #22, PCI #23, and PCI #24)

LED switch board connector

Figure 1-6. Hot Plug PCI Board Connector and Component Locations

System Overview 1-15

AB C D

LMN

Server management board connector

Hot Plug PCI board connector

Non-volatile Memory (NVRAM) with built-in lithium battery

Fan connector

First PCI board slots (32-bit) (PCI #11, PCI #12 and PCI#13 fr om the bottom).

Third PCI slots (64-bit) (PCI #31, PCI #32, PCI #33 and PCI #34 from the bottom). The first disk array controller must be mounted in PCI #32 then subsequent disk array controllers are mounted in sequence (PCI #33, PCI #34, etc.)

Power connector 2

Power connector 1

Front panel connector

Floppy disk drive connector

Power backplane connector

ISA board slot

First SCSI-2 connector

Battery (lithium)

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

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