Supermicro SUPERO SUPERSERVER 2027GR-TRF User Manual

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SUPERSERVER

2027GR-TRF

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It
provides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 2027GR-TRF.
Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only .

The 2027GR-TRF is based on the SC218G-R1800B 2U rackmount server chassis
and the Super X9DRG-HF serverboard. Please refer to our web site for an up-to­date list of supported operating systems, processors and memory. See Chapter 1
for a list of differences between the server models.

Manual Organization

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction

The fi rst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the
server system and describes the main features of the Super X9DRG-HF serverboard
and the SC218G-R1800B chassis.

Chapter 2: Server Installation

This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the system into a rack and
check out the server confi guration prior to powering up the system. If your server
was ordered without the processor and memory components, this chapter will refer
you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation.

Chapter 3: System Interface

Refer to this chapter for details on the system interface, which includes the functions
and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs
located throughout the system.

Chapter 4: System Safety

You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview
of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the
system.

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Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup

Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X9DRG-HF serverboard, including
the locations and functions of connectors, headers and jumpers. Refer to this chap­ter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfi guring
the serverboard.

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup

Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC218G-R1800B 2U rackmount
server chassis. You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when install­ing, removing or reconfi guring SATA or peripheral drives and when replacing system
power supply units and cooling fans.

Chapter 7: BIOS

The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa­tion on running the BIOS Setup Utility.

Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes

Appendix B: System Specifi cations

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

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

1-2 Serverboard Features .....................................................................................1-2

Processors ......................................................................................................1-2

Memory ...........................................................................................................1-2

Serial ATA .......................................................................................................1-2

PCI Expansion Slots ....................................................................................... 1-2

Onboard Controllers/Ports ..............................................................................1-2

IPMI .................................................................................................................1-2

1-3 Server Chassis Features ................................................................................1-3

System Power ................................................................................................. 1-3

SATA Subsystem .............................................................................................1-3

Front Control Panel .........................................................................................1-3

Cooling System ............................................................................................... 1-3

1-4 GPU Subsystem ..............................................................................................1-4

1-5 Contacting Supermicro .................................................................................... 1-6

Chapter 2 Server Installation

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

2-2 Unpacking the System .................................................................................... 2-1

2-3 Preparing for Setup .........................................................................................2-1

Choosing a Setup Location .............................................................................2-1

Rack Precautions ............................................................................................ 2-2

Server Precautions ..........................................................................................2-2

Rack Mounting Considerations .......................................................................2-3

Ambient Operating Temperature ................................................................ 2-3

Reduced Airfl ow .........................................................................................2-3

Mechanical Loading ................................................................................... 2-3

Circuit Overloading .....................................................................................2-3

Reliable Ground ......................................................................................... 2-3

2-4 Installing the System into a Rack ................................................................... 2-4

Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails ...................................................... 2-4

Locking Tabs ...................................................................................................2-5

Releasing the Inner Rail .................................................................................2-5

Installing The Inner Rails on the Chassis ....................................................... 2-6

Installing the Outer Rails on the Rack ............................................................ 2-7

Standard Chassis Installation .........................................................................2-8

Optional Quick Installation Method .................................................................2-9

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Chapter 3 System Interface

3-1 Overview .........................................................................................................3-1

Reset ...............................................................................................................3-2

Power ..............................................................................................................3-2

3-3 Control Panel LEDs ........................................................................................3-2

Power ..............................................................................................................3-2

3-2 Control Panel Buttons ..................................................................................... 3-2

HDD .................................................................................................................3-3

NIC1 ................................................................................................................3-3

NIC2 ................................................................................................................3-3

Overheat/Fan Fail/UID LED ............................................................................3-3

Power Failure .................................................................................................. 3-4

3-4 Drive Carrier LEDs ..........................................................................................3-4

Chapter 4 System Safety

4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 4-1

4-2 General Safety Precautions ............................................................................4-2

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

4-4 Operating Precautions .................................................................................... 4-4

Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup

5-1 Handling the Serverboard ............................................................................... 5-1

Precautions .....................................................................................................5-1

Unpacking .......................................................................................................5-2

5-2 Serverboard Installation ..................................................................................5-2

5-3 Connecting Cables .......................................................................................... 5-3

Connecting Data Cables ................................................................................. 5-3

Connecting Power Cables ..............................................................................5-3

Connecting the Control Panel ......................................................................... 5-3

5-4 I/O Ports ..........................................................................................................5-4

5-5 Installing the Processor and Heatsink ............................................................ 5-5

Installing an LGA 2011 Processor ...................................................................5-5

Installing a CPU Heatsink ............................................................................... 5-8

Memory Support ..............................................................................................5-9

Processor/DIMM Population Confi gurations ............................................5-10

5-6 Expansion Cards ............................................................................................5-11

5-7 Serverboard Details ...................................................................................... 5-12

X9DRG-HF Quick Reference ........................................................................ 5-13

5-8 Connector Defi nitions ................................................................................... 5-15

5-9 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................5-21

5-10 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................5-23

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5-11 SATA Ports ....................................................................................................5-24

5-12 Installing Software ......................................................................................... 5-25

Supero Doctor III ...........................................................................................5-26

Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup

6-1 Static-Sensitive Devices ..................................................................................6-1

Precautions .....................................................................................................6-1

6-2 Control Panel ..................................................................................................6-2

6-3 System Cooling ............................................................................................... 6-2

System Fan Failure .........................................................................................6-2

5-7 System Fans ...................................................................................................6-3

Installing the Air Shroud ..................................................................................6-5

6-4 Drive Bay Installation/Removal .......................................................................6-6

6-5 Expansion Card Setup .................................................................................... 6-8

Low-Profi le Expansion Card Setup ...............................................................6-10

Installing Graphics (GPU) Cards....................................................................6-11

6-6 Power Supply ................................................................................................ 6-13

Power Supply Replacement ..........................................................................6-13

Chapter 7 BIOS

7-1 Introduction ......................................................................................................7-1

Starting BIOS Setup Utility .............................................................................. 7-1

How To Change the Confi guration Data ......................................................... 7-1

Starting the Setup Utility ................................................................................. 7-2

7-2 Main Setup ...................................................................................................... 7-2

7-3 Advanced Setup Confi gurations......................................................................7-4

7-4 Boot Confi guration ........................................................................................ 7-29

7-5 Security Settings ...........................................................................................7-30

7-6 Exit Options ................................................................................................... 7-31

Appendix A BIOS POST Error Codes
Appendix B System Specifi cations

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

The SuperServer 2027GR-TRF is a GPU-optimized server comprised of two
main subsystems: the SC218G-R1800B 2U server chassis and the X9DRG-HF
serverboard. Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that
have been certifi ed for use with the system (www.supermicro.com).

• Five 8-cm chassis fans

• One air shroud (MCP-310-21801-0N)

• One passive 1U CPU heatsink (SNK-P0047PS)

• One passive 2U CPU heatsink (SNK-P0048PS)

• Riser Cards :

One RSC-R2UG-2E16-X9 for two PCI-E x16 cards, left front side
One RSC-R2UG-2E16R-X9 for two PCI-E x16 cards, right front side
One RSC-R2UG-E8G-X9 for onene PCI-E x4 card, left rear side
One RSC-R2UG-E16R-X9 for one low-profi le PCI-E x8 card

• Four power cables for GPU cards (CBL-0333L)

• SATA Accessories

One SATA backplane (BPN-SAS-218A)
Ten SATA drive carriers (MCP-220-00047-0B)
Two iPass to 4 SATA cables (CBL-0294L-02)
Two SATA cables (CBL-0207L)
One SGPIO cable (CBL-0157L)

• One rail set (MCP-290-00053-N)

• One Super Server 2027GR-TRF User's Manual

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1-2 Serverboard Features

At the heart of the SuperServer 2027GR-TRF server is the X9DRG-HF, a dual pro­cessor serverboard based on the Intel C602 chipset. Below are the main features
of the X9DRG-HF. (See Figure 1-1 for a block diagram of the chipset).

Processors

The X9DRG-HF supports two Intel Xeon E5-2600 series processors in LGA 2011
sockets (Socket R). Please refer to the serverboard description pages on our web
site for a complete listing of supported processors (www.supermicro.com).

Memory

The X9DRG-HF has eight DIMM slots that can support up to 256 GB of registered
ECC DDR3-1600/1333/1066/800 MHz RDIMMs. Modules of the same size and
speed are recommended. See Chapter 5 for details.

Serial ATA

A SATA controller is integrated into the chipset to provide a 10-port SAT A subsystem,
which is RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 supported. Two of these are SATA 3.0 ports and eight
are SATA 2.0 ports. The SATA drives are hot-swappable units.

Note: The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the
hot-s wap capab ility an d RAI D functi on of the SATA drives. One R AID l evel may
be appli ed to HDDs 0 -3 and one R AID level may b e applied to HD Ds 4-7. S ee
Secti on 6 - 4 for d etails .

PCI Expansion Slots

The X9DRG-HF has four PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots to support four double-width
GPU cards. Additional slots support one PCI-Express 3.0 x8 low-profi le card and
one PCI-E 2.0 x4 standard card.

Onboard Controllers/Ports

The color-coded I/O ports include one COM port (an additional COM header is
located on the serverboard), a VGA (monitor) port, two USB 2.0 ports, two Gb
Ethernet LAN ports (or two optional 10 Gb ports) and one dedicated IPMI LAN port.

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IPMI

IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) is a hardware-level interface speci­fi cation that provides remote access, monitoring and administration for Supermicro
server platforms. IPMI allows server administrators to view a server’s hardware
status remotely, receive an alarm automatically if a failure occurs, and power cycle
a system that is non-responsive.

1-3 Server Chassis Features

System Power

The SC218G-R1800B features a high-effi ciency, redundant 1800W power supply
composed of two separate power modules. This power redundancy feature allows
you to replace a failed power supply without shutting down the system. See Chapter
6 for details.

SATA Subsystem

The SC218G-R1800B chass is i nc l ud e s ten 2 . 5" drive bays, whic h m ay be u se d to
house hot -swap SATA drives. RA ID 0, 1, 5 and 10 are suppo rte d.

T o provide power for the backplane, connect the JPW5 header on the serverboard
to both 4 -p in con necto rs on t he back plane u sing CB L-04 60 L.

Front Control Panel

The control panel provides a system monitoring and control interface. LEDs indicate
system power, HDD activity, network activity, and a system overheat/fan fail/ UID
LED. A main power button and a system reset button are also included.

Cooling System

The SC218G-R1800B has an innovative cooling design that includes fi ve 8-cm
heavy-duty fans. The power supply modules also include a cooling fan. All chassis
and power supply fans operate continuously.

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1-4 GPU Subsystem

The 2027GR-TRF server represents one of Supermicro's massively parallel pro­cessing GPU servers. Four NVIDIA® Fermi™ GPUs place ths system at the fore­front of today's GPU computing solutions.

Refer to the NVIDIA web site (www.nvidia.com) for details on Fermi GPUs.

Notes

The GPUs process complex image calculations and then route the data out through
the VGA port on the serverboard.

The 2027GR-TRF can support four standard size (double-width) GPUs.
The NVIDIA M2075 and M2090 GPUs, which come with a passive heatsink at-

tached, have been tested for use with this system. Any combination of these cards
(up to a total of four) may have come bundled with the system.

Power Notes

To provide power for the GPU cards, connect the GPU power cable from each of
the GPUs to JPW3, 4, 6 and 7 on the serverboard (one cable for each card).

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Figure 1-1. Intel C602 Chipset:

System Block Diagram

Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see Chapter 5 for details.

#1-4

#1-3

#1-2

#1-1

DDRIII

PCI-E X16 G3

PCI-E X16

SLOT 2

SLOT 1

PCI-E X4

SLOT 6

E5-2600 Series
8 SNB CORE
DDR-III

#2 #3 #1 #1 #2 #3

800/1066/1333/1600

PCI-E X16 G3

PCI-E X16

SLOT 5

PCI-E X4 Gen2

PCI-E X8 G3

PCI-E X8

DMI2

DMI2

LANE1/2/3/4

P0

QPI

8G

P1

QPI

8G

I350/X540

DMI2
4GB/s

PORTs#0~3

P1

E5-2600 Series
8 SNB CORE
DDR-III

P0

PCI-E X8 G3

LAN

SAS

PCI-E X16 G3

SATA3

DMI2

PCI-E X16 G3

SATA3/SAS

#6~#9

#0-4

#0-3

#0-2

#0-1

DDRIII

PCI-E X16

PCI-E X16

SLOT 3

800/1066/1333/1600

SLOT 4

BMC

WPCM450

VGA

COM Port

Internal

PCI

PCI
LANE5

LANE6

SPI

PCH

C602/C604

W83527

1-5

SIO

3.0 Gb/S

6.0 Gb/S

FOR PORT 0/1

USB 2.0

#0~#1

#0~#5

2 Rear

USB

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1-5 Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)
[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacifi c

Address: Super Micro, Taiwan

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County
Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone]

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Chapter 2

Server Installation

2-1 Overview

This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your system up and running.
Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have the system
operational within a minimum amount of time. This quick setup assumes that your
system has come to you with the processors and memory preinstalled. If your sys­tem is not already fully integrated with a serverboard, processors, system memory
etc., please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for details on installing
specifi c components.

2-2 Unpacking the System

You should inspect the box the system was shipped in and note if it was damaged
in any way. If the server itself shows damage you should fi le a damage claim with
the carrier who delivered it.

Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the server. It should
be situated in a clean, dust-free area that is well ventilated. Avoid areas where
heat, electrical noise and electromagnetic fi elds are generated. You will also need
it placed near a grounded power outlet. Read the Rack and Server Precautions in
the next section.

2-3 Preparing for Setup

The box the server was shipped in should include two sets of rail assemblies, two
rail mounting brackets and the mounting screws you will need to install the system
into the rack. Follow the steps in the order given to complete the installation process
in a minimum amount of time. Please read this section in its entirety before you
begin the installation procedure outlined in the sections that follow.

Choosing a Setup Location

• Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door

completely (~25 inches) and approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back
of the rack to allow for suffi cient airfl ow and ease in servicing.This product is for
installation only in a Restricted Access Location (dedicated equipment rooms,
service closets and the like).

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!

• This product is not suitable for use with visual display work place devices

acccording to §2 of the the German Ordinance for Work with Visual Display
Units.

Warnings and Precautions!

Rack Precautions

• Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to

the fl oor with the full weight of the rack resting on them.

• In single rack installation, stabilizers should be attached to the rack. In multiple

rack installations, the racks should be coupled together.

• Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the

rack.

• You should extend only one component at a time - extending two or more si-

multaneously may cause the rack to become unstable.

• Rack-mounted equipment should not be used as a shelf or work space.

Server Precautions

• Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4.

• Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the

rails.

• Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack fi rst, and then

work up.

• Use a regulating uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to protect the server from

power surges, voltage spikes and to keep your system operating in case of a
power failure.

• Allow the hot plug SATA drives and power supply modules to cool before touch-

ing them.

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• Always keep the rack's front door and all panels and components on the servers

closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling.

Rack Mounting Considerations

Ambient Operating Temperature

If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the ambient operating tempera­ture of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient temperature of the
room. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an
environment compatible with the manufacturer’s maximum rated ambient tempera­ture (Tmra).

Reduced Airfl ow

Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of airfl ow required
for safe operation is not compromised.

Mechanical Loading

Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not
arise due to uneven mechanical loading.

Circuit Overloading

Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the power
supply circuitry and the effect that any possible overloading of circuits might have
on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring. Appropriate consideration of
equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern.

Reliable Ground

A reliable ground must be maintained at all times. To ensure this, the rack itself
should be grounded. Particular attention should be given to power supply connec­tions other than the direct connections to the branch circuit (i.e. the use of power
strips, etc.).

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2-4 Installing the System into a Rack

This section provides information on installing the chassis into a rack unit with the
rails provided. There are a variety of rack units on the market, which may mean
that the assembly procedure will differ slightly from the instructions provided. You
should also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are

using. Note: This rail will fi t a rack between 26.5" and 36.4" deep.

Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails

The chassis package includes two rail assemblies in the rack mounting kit. Each
assembly consists of three sections: an inner chassis rail that secures directly to
the chassis, an outer rail that secures to the rack, and a middle rail that extends
from the outer rail. These assemblies are left/right specifi c.

Figure 2-1. Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails

Rail Assembly

(Shown with Rails

Retracted)

This Side Faces

Outward

(Left Rail Assembly Shown)

Outer Rail

Middle Rail

Locking Tab

Inner Rail

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Locking Tabs

Each inner rail has a locking tab. This tab locks the chassis into place when installed
and pushed fully into the rack. These tabs also lock the chassis in place when fully
extended from the rack. This prevents the server from coming completely out of
the rack when when the chassis is pulled out for servicing.

Releasing the Inner Rail

Releasing Inner Rail from the Outer Rails

1. Identify the left and right outer rail assemblies as described on page 5-4.

2. Pull the inner rail out of the outer rail until it is fully extended as illustrated
below.

3. Press the locking tab down to release the inner rail.

4. Repeat steps 1-3 for the second outer rail.

Figure 2-2. Extending and Releasing the Inner Rail

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Inner Rails

1

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1

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Figure 2-3. Installing the Inner Rails

Installing The Inner Rails on the Chassis

Installing the Inner Rails

1. Confi rm that the left and right inner rails have been correctly identifi ed.

2. Place the inner rail fi rmly against the side of the chassis, aligning the hooks
on the side of the chassis with the holes in the inner rail.

3. Slide the inner rail forward toward the front of the chassis until the rail clicks
into the locked position, which secures the inner rail to the chassis.

4. Secure the inner rail to the chassis with the screws provided.

5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 above for the other inner rail.

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Figure 2-4. Extending and Releasing the Outer Rails

Installing the Outer Rails on the Rack

Installing the Outer Rails

1. Press upward on the locking tab at the rear end of the middle rail.

2. Push the middle rail back into the outer rail.

3. Hang the hooks of the front of the outer rail onto the slots on the front of
the rack. If necessary, use screws to secure the outer rails to the rack, as
illustrated above.

4. Pull out the rear of the outer rail, adjusting the length until it fi ts within the
posts of the rack.

5. Hang the hooks of the rear portion of the outer rail onto the slots on the rear
of the rack. If necessary, use screws to secure the rear of the outer rail to the
rear of the rack.

6. Repeat steps 1-5 for the remaining outer rail.

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Ball-Bearing

Shuttle

Figure 2-5. Installing the Chassis into a Rack

Standard Chassis Installation

Installing the Chassis into a Rack

1. Confi rm that the inner rails are properly installed on the chassis.

2. Confi rm that the outer rails are correctly installed on the rack.

3. Pull the middle rail out from the front of the outer rail and make sure that the
ball-bearing shuttle is at the front locking position of the middle rail.

4. Align the chassis inner rails with the front of the middle rails.

5. Slide the inner rails on the chassis into the middle rails, keeping the pressure
even on both sides, until the locking tab of the inner rail clicks into the front of
the middle rail, locking the chassis into the fully extended position.

6. Depress the locking tabs of both sides at the same time and push the chassis
all the way into the rear of the rack.

7. If necessary for security purposes, use screws to secure the chassis handles
to the front of the rack.

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Optional Quick Installation Method

The following quick installation method may be used to install the chassis onto a
rack.

Installing the Chassis into a Rack

1. Install the whole rail assembly onto the rack as described previously.

2. Release the inner rail without retracting the middle rail.

3. Install the inner rails on the chassis as described previously.

4. Install the chassis onto the middle rail as described in the previous section.

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Chapter 3

System Interface

3-1 Overview

The front control panel provides LEDs and buttons for the system. These LEDs
provide constant information on the system and on the overall health of system
components. There are additional LEDs on each of the drive carriers. This chapter
explains the meanings of the LED indicators and the appropriate responses that
may need to be taken.

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3-2 Control Panel Buttons

The SC218G chassis includes two push-buttons located on the control panel: a
reset button and a power on/off button.

Reset

Use the reset button to reboot the system.

Power

The main power button is used to apply or remove power from the power supply
to the server system. Turning off system power with this button removes the main
power but keeps standby power supplied to the system.

3-3 Control Panel LEDs

The control panel has six LEDs. These LEDs provide critical information related to
different parts of the system.

Power

Indicates that power is being supplied to the system's power supply modules. This
LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating.

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HDD

Indicates IDE channel activity, SATA drive, and/or peripheral drive activity when
fl ashing.

NIC1

Indicates network activity on GLAN1 when fl ashing.

NIC2

Indicates network activity on GLAN2 when fl ashing.

Overheat/Fan Fail/UID LED

When this LED fl ashes it in dic ate s a fan f ailu re. W hen c ont inu ous ly on (not fl ash-
ing) it indicates an overheat condition, which may be caused by cables obstructing
the airfl ow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm. Check
the rout ing of the cab les and make sure that a ll fans are pres ent and operati ng
norma lly. Also ch eck to make sur e that the a ir shrou ds are inst alled a nd that th e
top cover i s on. Finally, verif y that t he heatsi nks are inst alled pr operl y. This LED
will remain fl ashing or on as long as the fan fail or overheat condition exists. When
used with a UID-compatible motherboard, the UID function is used to turn on or off
the blue light function of the the LED. Once the blue light is activated through the
system software, the unit can be easily located in very large racks and server banks.

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Power Failure

When this LED fl ashes, it indicates a power failure in one of the power supplies.

3-4 Drive Carrier LEDs

Two LEDs are located on the front of each drive carrier.

• Green: Each drive carrier has a green LED. When illuminated, this green LED

(on the front of the drive carrier) indicates drive activity. A connection to the
backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is
being accessed.

• Red: The red LED indicates a drive failure. If one of the drives fails, you should

also be notifi ed by your system management software. See Chapter 6 for in-
structions on replacing drives.

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Chapter 4

System Safety

4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions

Note: power should always be disconnected before performing any service
on the system.

Basic electrical safety precautions shall be followed to protect yourself from harm
and the server from damage:

• Be aware of the locations of the power on/off switch on the chassis as well

as the room's emergency power-off switch, disconnection switch or electrical
outlet. If an electrical accident occurs, you can then quickly remove power from
the system.

• Do not work alone when working with high voltage components.

• Power should always be disconnected from the system when removing or in-

stalling main system components, such as the serverboard, memory modules
and fl oppy drive. When disconnecting power, you should fi rst power down the
system with the operating system fi rst and then unplug the power cords of all
the power supply units in the system.

• When working around exposed electrical circuits, another person who is familiar

with the power-off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if neces­sary.

• Use only one hand when working with powered-on electrical equipment. This

is to avoid making a complete circuit, which will cause electrical shock. Use
extreme caution when using metal tools, which can easily damage any electrical
components or circuit boards they come into contact with.

• Do not use mats designed to decrease static electrical discharge as protection

from electrical shock. Instead, use rubber mats that have been specifi cally
designed as electrical insulators.

• The power supply power cords must include a grounding plug and must be

plugged into grounded electrical outlets.

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• This product may be connected to an IT power system. In all cases, make sure

that the unit is also reliably connected to Earth (ground).

• Serverboard Battery: CAUTION - There is a danger of explosion if the onboard

battery is installed upside down, which will reverse its polarites (see Figure 4-1).
This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recom­mended by the manufacturer (CR2032). Dispose of used batteries according to
the manufacturer's instructions.

• DVD-ROM Laser: CAUTION - this server may have come equipped with a

DVD-ROM drive. To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam and hazardous
radiation exposure, do not open the enclosure or use the unit in any uncon­ventional way.

• Mainboard replaceable soldered-in fuses: Self-resetting PTC (Positive Tempera-

ture Coeffi cient) fuses on the mainboard must be replaced by trained service
technicians only. The new fuse must be the same or equivalent as the one
replaced. Contact technical support for details and support.

4-2 General Safety Precautions

Follow these rules to ensure general safety:

• Keep the area around the server clean and free of clutter.

• The server weighs approximately 47 lbs. (21.4 kg) when fully loaded. When lifting

the system, two people at either end should lift slowly with their feet spread out
to distribute the weight. Always keep your back straight and lift with your legs.

• Place the chassis top cover and any system components that have been re-

moved away from the system or on a table so that they won't accidentally be
stepped on.

• While working on the system, do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and

unbuttoned shirt sleeves, which can come into contact with electrical circuits or
be pulled into a cooling fan.

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