Sgi C1000 User Manual

SGI® Rackable™ C1000 Server
User’s Guide

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COPYRIGHT

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Record of Revision

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Formally published.

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Contents

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Related Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Product Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Reader Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

General Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Configurable Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Support Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Key Components of Your 1U C1000 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Pre-Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Server and Rack Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Electrical Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Rack Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3 Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Getting Ready to Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Determine Server Positioning in the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Installing into a Rack or Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing into a Telco Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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4 Using the Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Powering the Server On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Powering the Server Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Working with Roamer Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

A Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

B Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Electrical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

General Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Handling Your Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Audience

. About This Guide

This guide provides an overview of the SGI® Rackable™ C1000 1U server along with instructions
for system installation and general operation. The appendices include technical specifications and
safety practices.

This guide is written for owners, installers, system administrators, and users of C1000 servers. It
is written with the assumption that the reader has a good working knowledge of computers and
computer systems.

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About This Guide

Related Publications

Depending on your choice of system components and operating system, the following SGI
documents may be relevant to your C1000 server:

• SGI InfiniteStorage series documentation

• Man pages (online)

You can obtain SGI documentation, release notes, or man pages in the following ways:

• Refer to the SGI Technical Publications Library at http://docs.sgi.com. V arious formats are

• Refer to the SGI Supportfolio webpage for documents whose access require a support

• You can also view man pages by typing man <title> on a command line.

Note: For information on your motherboard and related system components, see the
documentation provided by the manufacturer/supplier.

available. This library contains the most recent and most comprehensive set of online books,
release notes, man pages, and other information.

contract. See “Product Support” on page ix.

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Product Support

About This Guide

SGI provides a comprehensive product support and maintenance program for its products. SGI
also offers services to implement and integrate Linux applications in your environment.

• Refer to http://www.sgi.com/support/

• If you are in North America, contact the Technical Assistance Center at
[phone]SGI or contact your authorized service provider.

• If you are outside North America, contact the SGI subsidiary or authorized distributor in
your country.

Be sure to have the following information before you call Technical Support:

• Product serial number

• Product model name and number

• Applicable error messages

• Add-on boards or hardware

• Third-party hardware or software

• Operating system type and revision level

• Motherboard BIOS revision

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Reader Comments

If you have comments about the technical accuracy, content, or organization of this document,
contact SGI. Be sure to include the title and document number of the manual with your comments.
(Online, the document number is located in the front matter of the manual. In printed manuals, the
document number is located at the bottom of each page.)

You can contact SGI in any of the following ways:

• Send e-mail to the following address: [e-mail]

• Contact your customer service representative and ask that an incident be filed in the SGI
incident tracking system.

• Send mail to the following address:
SGI

Technical Publications
46600 Landing Parkway
Fremont, CA 94538

SGI values your comments and will respond to them promptly.

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