Supermicro SUPERSERVER 6023L-8R User Manual

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SUPERSERVER 6023L-8R

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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 6023L-8R. Installation and maintenance should be performed by
experienced technicians only.

The SuperServer 6023L-8R is a high-end, dual processor 2U rackmount
server based on the SC822R-400RC 2U rackmount server chassis and the
X5DLR-8G2, a dual processor motherboard that supports single or dual Intel
Xeon® processors with clock speeds up to 3.06 GHz and faster at a Front
Side (system) Bus speeds of 533/400 MHz and up to 12 GB PC2100/1600
(DDR-266/200) SDRAM main memory.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1: Introduction

The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with
the server system and describes the main features of the SUPER X5DLR­8G2 mainboard and the SC822R-400RC chassis, which make up the Super­Server 6023L-8R.

Chapter 2: Server Installation

This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer
6023L-8R into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to pow­ering up the system. If your server was ordered without processor and
memory components, this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections
of the manual for their installation.

Chapter 3: System Interface

Refer here 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.

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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 SuperServer 6023L-8R.

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup

Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X5DLR-8G2 motherboard,
including the locations and functions of connections, headers, jumpers and
IRQs. Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main
memory and when reconfiguring the motherboard.

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup

Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC822R-400RC 2U
rackmount server chassis. You should follow the procedures given in this
chapter when installing, removing or reconfiguring SCSI 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 CMOS Setup Utility.

Appendix A: AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes

Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Codes

Appendix C: System Specifications

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Table of Contents

Preface

About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii

Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii

Chapter 1: Introduction to the SuperServer 6023L-8R

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

1-2 Server Chassis Features.............................................................................. 1-2

1-3 Mainboard Features ....................................................................................... 1-4

1-4 Contacting Supermicro .................................................................................. 1-6

Chapter 2: Server Installation

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

2-2 Unpacking the SuperServer 6023L-8R ....................................................... 2-1

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

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

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

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

2-4 Installing the SuperServer 6023L-8R into a Rack .................................... 2-3

Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails .......................................... 2-3

Installing the Chassis Rails ..................................................................... 2-4

Installing the Rack Rails .......................................................................... 2-4

Installing the Server into the Rack ........................................................ 2-5

Installing the Server into a Telco Rack ................................................ 2-6

2- 5 Checking the Motherboard Setup ................................................................ 2-7

2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup ..................................................................... 2-9

Chapter 3: System Interface

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

3- 2 Control Panel Buttons .................................................................................... 3-1

Reset.......................................................................................................... 3-1

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

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

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

Overheat ................................................................................................... 3-2

NIC2 ............................................................................................................ 3-2

NIC1 ............................................................................................................ 3-2

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

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

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

3- 5 Motherboard LED ............................................................................................ 3-3

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 Motherboard Setup

5- 1 Handling the X5DLR-8G2 Motherboard ........................................................ 5-1

5-2 Xeon Processor and Heatsink Installation .................................................. 5-2

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

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

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

Connecting the Control Panel ................................................................. 5-6

5- 4 I/O Ports ............................................................................................................ 5-7

5- 5 Installing Memory............................................................................................. 5-7

5- 6 Adding PCI Cards ............................................................................................ 5-9

5- 7 Motherboard Details ...................................................................................... 5-10

SUPER X5DLR-8G2 Layout .................................................................. 5-10

SUPER X5DLR-8G2 Quick Reference .................................................. 5-11

Chipset Diagram ...................................................................................... 5-12

5-8 Connector Definitions ................................................................................... 5-13

ATX Power Connection ........................................................................ 5-13

Processor Power Connector................................................................ 5-13

NMI Button ................................................................................................ 5-13

Power LED ............................................................................................... 5-13

HDD LED ................................................................................................... 5-14

NIC1 LED ................................................................................................. 5-14

NIC2 LED ................................................................................................. 5-14

Overheat LED .......................................................................................... 5-14

Power Fail LED ...................................................................................... 5-15

Reset......................................................................................................... 5-15

PWR_ON ................................................................................................... 5-15

Universal Serial Bus............................................................................... 5-15

Serial Ports .............................................................................................. 5-16

PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse ................................................................... 5-16

Fan Headers ............................................................................................5-16

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GLAN1/GLAN2 Ports .............................................................................. 5-16

HD LED Indicator ..................................................................................... 5-17

Power LED ............................................................................................... 5-17

Third Power Supply Fail Header .......................................................... 5-17

Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 5-18

Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers ....................................................5-18

SMB ........................................................................................................... 5-18

5-9 Onboard Indicators ....................................................................................... 5-19

GLAN1/GLAN2 LEDs ............................................................................. 5-19

GLED1/GLED2 (Debug LEDs) ............................................................... 5-19

CR5 LED .................................................................................................. 5-20

5-10 DIP Switch Settings ...................................................................................... 5-20

DIP Switch 4: Processor Speed ......................................................... 5-20

5-11 Jumper Settings............................................................................................. 5-21

Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 5-21

CMOS Clear.............................................................................................. 5-21

Speaker Enable/Disable ......................................................................... 5-22

Fan Detection Select .............................................................................. 5-22

Chassis/Overheat Fan Select ...............................................................5-22

Watch Dog Enable .................................................................................. 5-22

SCSI Enable/Disable................................................................................ 5-23

SCSI Termination Enable/Disable.......................................................... 5-23

PCI-X Bus Speed Setting....................................................................... 5-23

Front Side Bus Speed ........................................................................... 5-23

Spread Spectrum .................................................................................... 5-24

VGA Enable/Disable ............................................................................... 5-24

5-12 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Drive and SCSI Connections......................... 5-25

Parallel Port Connector ......................................................................... 5-25

Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 5-25

IDE Connectors ...................................................................................... 5-26

Ultra320 SCSI Connectors ..................................................................... 5-27

5-13 Installing Software Drivers.......................................................................... 5-28

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup

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

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

6-3 System Fans .................................................................................................... 6-3

System Fan Failure .................................................................................. 6-3

Replacing System Cooling Fans ............................................................ 6-3

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

Accessing the Drive Bays ..................................................................... 6-4

SCSI Drive Installation............................................................................. 6-5

5 1/4" Drive Bay Installation .................................................................. 6-7

CD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation ................................................. 6-8

6-5 Power Supply .................................................................................................. 6-9

Power Supply Failure ............................................................................. 6-9

Removing/Replacing the Power Supply ............................................... 6-9

Chapter 7: AMIBIOS

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

7- 2 BIOS Features.................................................................................................. 7-2

7- 3 Running Setup.................................................................................................. 7-2

The Main BIOS Setup Menu .................................................................... 7-3

7-4 Advanced BIOS Setup .................................................................................... 7-4

7- 5 Chipset Setup................................................................................................. 7-15

7-6 PCI PnP Setup ................................................................................................ 7-16

7-7 Power Setup .................................................................................................. 7-18

7- 8 Boot Setup...................................................................................................... 7-20

7-9 Security Setup ...............................................................................................7-22

7-10 Exit Setup ....................................................................................................... 7-24

Appendices:

Appendix A: AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes ............................................................ A-1

Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Codes .......................................................................B-1

Appendix C: System Specifications ...................................................................... C-1

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Chapter 1

Introduction to the SuperServer 6023L-8R

1-1 Overview

The Supermicro SuperServer 6023L-8R is a high-end dual processor, 2U
rackmount server that features some of the most advanced technology
currently available. The SuperServer 6023L-8R is comprised of two main
subsystems: the SC822R-400RC 2U rackmount chassis and the X5DLR-8G2
dual Xeon processor mainboard. Please refer to our web site for informa­tion on operating systems that have been certified for use with the
SuperServer 6023L-8R. (www.supermicro.com)

In addition to the mainboard and chassis, various hardware components
may have been included with your SuperServer 6023L-8R, as listed below:

! Up to two (2) 604-pin Xeon 512k L2 cache processors*

! Two (2) CPU heatsinks* Fan (Fan-042-CFD)

! Up to 12 GB ECC registered DDR-266/200 (PC 2100/1600) SDRAM

main memory*

! One (1) 1.44" floppy drive

! One (1) slim CD-ROM drive

! One (1) 5.25" drive bay

! One three-slot active riser card (CSE-RR2U-LE)

! One (1) SCA SCSI backplane (SAF-TE compliant)

! Six (6) SCA 1-inch high SCSI drive carriers

! SCSI Accessories

Six (6) internal 68-pin Ultra320 SCSI cables for SCA SCSI backplane

One (1) set of SCSI driver diskettes

One (1) SCSI manual

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1-2 Server Chassis Features

The SuperServer 6023L-8R is a high-end, scalable 2U rackmount server
platform designed with today's most state-of-the-art features. The follow­ing is a general outline of the main features of the SC822R-400RC chassis.

System Power

When configured as a SuperServer 6023L-8R, the SC822R-400RC chassis
includes two 400W power supply modules for 400W of redundant power.

SCSI Subsystem

The SCSI subsystem supports dual channel SCA Ultra320 SCSI hard drives.
(Any standard 1" drives are supported. SCA = Single Connection Attach­ment.) The SCSI drives are connected to a SAF-TE compliant SCA
backplane that provides power, bus termination and configuration settings.
The SCSI drives are also SAF-TE compliant hot-swap units.

Control Panel

The SC822R-400RC's control panel provides important system monitoring
and control information. LEDs indicate power on, network activity, hard
disk drive activity and system overheat conditions. The control panel also
includes a main power button and a system reset button.

! Rackmount hardware (with screws):

Two (2) rack rail assemblies
Six (6) brackets for mounting the rack rails to a rack/telco rack

! One (1) CD-ROM containing drivers and utilities:

Broadcom 5704 Gigabit Ethernet Dual GLAN Controller
ATI Rage XL 8MB PCI graphics controller driver
GLAN driver
SCSI driver

! SuperServer 6023L-8R User's Manual

* Type and number depends upon the configuration ordered.

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I/O Backplane

The SC822R-400RC is a 2U rackmount chassis. Its I/O backplane provides
three motherboard low profile expansion slots for the 6023L-8R, one COM
port (the other is internal), two USB ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports
and two Ethernet ports. (See Figure 1-1.)

Cooling System

The SC822R-400RC chassis has an innovative cooling design that includes
four 8-cm redundant system cooling (intake) fans. The fans plug into chas­sis fan connectors that are located behind the HDD drive bays and continu­ously operate at full rpm. If they break down, the ambient air temperature
inside the chassis will rise and activate an overheat LED.

Figure 1-1. I/O Backplane

Power Supplies (2)

Full-sized PCI Slots (3)

Mouse/Keyboard

Ports

USB Ports

COM1 Port

VGA Port

LAN Ports External SCSI Port

Printer Port

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1-3 Mainboard Features

At the heart of the SuperServer 6023L-8R lies the X5DLR-8G2, a dual Xeon
processor motherboard designed to provide maximum performance. Below
are the main features of the X5DLR-8G2.

Chipset

The X5DLR-8G2 is based on the ServerWorks GC-LE chipset, which is a
high-performance core logic chipset designed for dual-processor servers.

The GC-LE chipset consists of three major components: a North Bridge, a
South Bridge and an IO bridge.

The North Bridge interfaces directly to the processor bus and integrates the
functions of the main memory subsystem and the IMB bus interface unit.
The memory subsystem consists of an 6-DIMM configuration accessed over
a 144-bit memory bus (most chipsets have a 72-bit memory bus), which
provides a significant boost in performance.

The South Bridge provides various integrated functions, including the PCI to
ISA bridge and support for UDMA100, security (passwords and system
protection), Plug & Play, USBs, power management, interrupt controllers
and the SMBus.

The 5704 (Broadcom Ethernet Dual Controller) is an integrated IO bridge that
provides high-performance data flow between the IMB interface and the
dual peer PCI-X bus interfaces.

Processors

The X5DLR-8G2 supports single or dual Intel Xeon 512K L2 cache proces­sors of up to 3.06 GHz and faster with a 533/400 MHz FSB. Please refer to
the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported
processors (http://www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm).

Memory

The X5DLR-8G2 has 6 184-pin DIMM slots that can support up to 12 GB of
registered ECC PC2100/1600 DDR-266/200 SDRAM. Module sizes of 128
MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB and 2 GB may be used to populate the DIMM
slots. (PC2100 is also supported, but only at a speed of 200 MHz.)

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Onboard SCSI

Onboard SCSI is provided with an Adaptec AIC-7902W SCSI controller chip,
which supports dual channel, Ultra 320 SCSI at a burst throughput rate of
320 MB/sec. The X5DLR-8G2 has six 1-inch hot swap Ultra 320 SCSI SCA
drive bays.

PCI Expansion Slots

The X5DLR-8G2 has one 64-bit 133 MHz PCI-X slot. An active riser card
(having its own I/O Controller Bridge) is included with the X5DLR-8G2 that,
along with the server backplane, accommodates up to three standard size
PCI cards. Jumpers are included on the motherboard to change the speeds
of the PCI-X slot if required (see Chapter 5).

ATI Graphics Controller

The X5DLR-8G2 includes an integrated ATI video controller based on the
Rage XL 8 MB PCI graphics chip. Rage XL fully supports sideband address­ing and AGP texturing. This onboard graphics package can provide a band­width of up to 512 MB/sec over a 32-bit graphics memory bus.

Onboard Controllers/Ports

One floppy drive controller and two ATA/100 onboard IDE controllers, which
support up to four hard drives or ATAPI devices. Backpanel I/O ports
include one COM port, four USB ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports, a
video (monitor) port, a parallel port and two Ethernet ports (GLAN1 &
GLAN2).

Other Features

Other onboard features are included to promote system health. These in­clude various voltage monitors, two CPU temperature sensors, fan speed
sensors, a chassis intrusion header, auto-switching voltage regulators,
chassis and CPU overheat sensors, virus protection and BIOS rescue.

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1-4 Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)
Web site: www.supermicro.com

European Office

Address: SuperMicro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML,

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific

Address: SuperMicro Taiwan

3F, #753 Chung-Cheng Road

Chung-Ho City, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www : www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [e-mail]
Tel : [phone], ext.132 or 139

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Server Installation

2-1 Overview

This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer
6023L-8R 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 SuperServer 6023L-8R system has
come to you with the processors and memory preinstalled. If your system
is not already fully integrated with a motherboard, processors, system
memory etc., please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for
details on installing specific components.

2-2 Unpacking the SuperServer 6023L-8R

You should inspect the box the SuperServer 6023L-8R was shipped in and
note if it was damaged in any way. If the server itself shows damage you
should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it.

Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the SuperServer
6023L-8R. It should be situated in a clean, dust-free area that is well
ventilated. Avoid areas where heat, electrical noise and electromagnetic
fields 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 SuperServer 6023L-8R 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.

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Choosing a Setup Location:

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

the front door completely (~25 inches).

- Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack

to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing.

Rack Precautions:

- Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully

extended to the floor 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 simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable.

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

first, 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 SCSI drives and power supply units to cool before

touching them.

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

the servers closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling.

!

!

Warnings and Precautions!

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2-4 Installing the SuperServer 6023L-8R into a Rack

This section provides information on installing the SuperServer 6023L-8R
into a rack unit. If the 6023L-8R has already been mounted into a rack, you
can skip ahead to Sections 2-5 and 2-6. There are a variety of rack units
on the market, which may mean the assembly procedure will differ slightly.
The following is a guideline for installing the 6023L-8R into a rack with the
rack rails provided. You should also refer to the installation instructions
that came with the rack unit you are using.

Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails:

You should have received two rack rail assemblies with the SuperServer
6023L-8R. Each of these assemblies consist of three sections: an inner
fixed chassis rail that secures to the 6023L-8R (A) and an outer fixed rack
rail that secures directly to the rack itself (B). A sliding rail guide sand­wiched between the two should remain attached to the fixed rack rail.
(See Figure 2-1.) The A and B rails must be detached from each other to
install.

To remove the fixed chassis rail (A), pull it out as far as possible - you
should hear a "click" sound as a locking tab emerges from inside the rail
assembly and locks the inner rail. Then depress the locking tab to pull
the inner rail completely out. Do this for both the left and right side rack
rail assemblies.

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

A

B

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Installing the Chassis Rails:

Position the fixed chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of
the 6023L-8R making sure the screw holes line up. Note that these two
rails are left/right specific. Screw the rail securely to the side of the chas­sis (see Figure 2-2). Repeat this procedure for the other rail on the other
side of the chassis. You will also need to attach the rail brackets when
installng into a telco rack.

Locking Tabs: As you have seen, both chassis rails have a locking tab,
which serves two functions. The first is to lock the server into place
when installed and pushed fully into the rack, which is its normal position.
Secondly, these tabs also lock the server in place when fully extended
from the rack. This prevents the server from coming completely out of
the rack when you pull it out for servicing.

Figure 2-2. Installing Chassis Rails

Installing the Rack Rails:

Determine where you want to place the SuperServer 6023L-8R in the rack.
(See Rack and Server Precautions in Section 2-3.) Position the fixed rack
rail/sliding rail guide assemblies at the desired location in the rack, keeping
the sliding rail guide facing the inside of the rack. Screw the assembly
securely to the rack using the brackets provided. Attach the other assem-

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Figure 2-3. Installing the Server into a Rack

Installing the Server into the Rack:

You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack
unit. The next step is to install the server into the rack. Do this by
lining up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails.
Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails, keeping the pressure even on
both sides (you may have to depress the locking tabs when inserting).
See Figure 2-3.

When the server has been pushed completely into the rack, you should
hear the locking tabs "click". Finish by inserting and tightening the
thumbscrews that hold the front of the server to the rack.

bly to the other side of the rack, making both are at the exact same height
and with the rail guides facing inward.

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Figure 2-4. Installing the Server into a Telco Rack

Installing the Server into a Telco Rack:

If you are installing the SuperServer 6023L-8R into a Telco type rack, follow
the directions given on the previous pages for rack installation. The only
difference in the installation procedure will be the positioning of the rack
brackets to the rack. They should be spaced apart just enough to
accomodate the width of the telco rack.

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2-5 Checking the Motherboard Setup

After you install the 6023L-8R in the rack, you will need to open the unit to
make sure the motherboard is properly installed and all the connections
have been made.

1. Accessing the inside of the 6023L-8R (see Figure 2-5):

First, release the retention screws that secure the unit to the rack.
Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it
locks (you will hear a "click"). Next, depress the two buttons on the top
of the chassis to release the top cover. There is a large rectangular
recess in the middle front of the top cover to help you push the cover
away from you until it stops. You can then lift the top cover from the
chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server.

2. Check the CPUs (processors):

You should have one or two processors already installed into the
system board. Each processor should have its own heatsink attached.
See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor installation.

3. Verify the proper CPU speed setting:

If the CPU speed is not automatically detected you will need to set the
correct speed with DIP Switch 4 on the motherboard. (Most Intel proces­sors have a fixed Core/Bus ratio that overwrites the setting of DIP Switch

4; you should not need to make any changes with DIP Switch 4.)

4. Check the system memory:

Your 6023L-8R server system may have come with system memory al­ready installed. Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots. For
details on adding system memory, refer to Chapter 5.

5. Installing PCI cards:

If desired, you can install up to three standard size PCI cards to the
system. See the appropriate section in Chapter 5 for details on installing
PCI add-on cards.

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Figure 2-5. Accessing the Inside of the SuperServer 6023L-8R

(with one SCSI Drive removed)

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6. Check all cable connections and airflow:

Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not
blocking the chassis airflow. See Chapter 5 for details on cable connec­tions.

2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup

Next, you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SCSI
drives and SCA backplane have been properly installed and all connec­tions have been made.

1. Accessing the drive bays:

All drives can be accessed from the front of the server. For servicing
the CD-ROM and floppy drives, you will need to remove the top chassis
cover. The SCSI disk drives can be installed and removed from the front
of the chassis without removing the top chassis cover. The 5.25" drive
bay cover can be removed by pressing the tab on the corner of the drive
bay and then pushing the bay outward from the inside.

2. CD-ROM and floppy disk drives:

A slim CD-ROM and a floppy drive should be preinstalled in your server.
Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a CD-ROM and/or floppy disk
drive to the system.

3. 5.25" drive bay:

The 5.25" drive bay comes without a preinstalled drive. Refer to Chapter
6 if you need to install a component (such as an IDE hard drive) into the

5.25" drive bay.

4. Check the SCSI disk drives:

Depending upon your system's configuration, your system may have one
or more drives already installed. If you need to remove or install SCSI
drives, please refer to Chapter 6.

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5. Check the airflow:

Airflow is provided by four 8-cm redundant cooling fans. The system
component layout was carefully designed to promote sufficient airflow
through the 2U rackmount space. Also note that all power and data
cables have been routed in such a way that they do not block the airflow
generated by the fans.

6. Supplying power to the system:

The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system. Plug
the power cord from both power supply modules into a high-quality
power strip that offers protection from electrical noise and power
surges. It is recommended that you use an uninterruptible power supply
(UPS). Finally, depress the power button on the front control panel to
supply power to and boot up the system.

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System Interface

3-1 Overview

There are several LEDs on the control panel as well as others on the SCSI
drive carriers and the motherboard to keep you constantly informed of the
overall status of the system as well as the activity and health of specific
components. There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel.

3-2 Control Panel Buttons

There are two push-button buttons located on the front of the chassis.
These are (in order from left to right) a reset button and a power on/off
button.

! RESET: Use the reset button to reboot the system.

! POWER: This is the main power button, which is used to apply or turn

off the main system power. Turning off system power with this button
removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system.

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3-3 Control Panel LEDs

The control panel located on the front of the SC822R-400RC chassis has
five LEDs. These LEDs provide you with critical information related to dif­ferent parts of the system. This section explains what each LED indicates
when illuminated and any corrective action you may need to take.

! Power Fail: Indicates a power supply unit has failed and will need to
be replaced. Refer to Chapter 6 for details on replacing power supply
units. This LED should be off when the system is operating normally.

! Overheat: Indicates an overheat condition in the chassis. This may
be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient
room temperature being too warm. You should also check to make sure
that the chassis cover is installed and that all fans are present and operat­ing normally. Verify that the heatsinks are installed properly (see the pro­cessor installation section in Chapter 5). Finally, check the air seals for
damage. The air seals are located under the blower fans and beneath the
frame cross section that separates the drive bay area from the motherboard
area of the chassis.

! NIC2: Indicates network activity on GLAN2 when flashing.

! NIC1: Indicates network activity on GLAN1 when flashing.

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! HDD: Indicates IDE channel activity. On the SuperServer 6023L-8R,
this LED indicates CD-ROM drive activity when flashing.

! Power: Indicates power is being supplied to the system's power

supply units. This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is
operating.

3-4 SCSI Drive Carrier LEDs

A SCSI drive carrier has two LEDs.

! Green: When illuminated, the green LED on the front of the SCSI drive

carrier indicates drive activity. A connection to the SCSI SCA backplane
enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being
accessed.

! Red: A SAF-TE compliant backplane is needed to activate the red
LED, which indicates a drive failure. (A SAF-TE compliant SCSI backplane
is standard on the 6023L-8R.) If one of the SCSI drives fail, you should be
notified by your system management software. Please refer to Chapter 6
for instructions on replacing failed SCSI drives.

3-5 Motherboard LED

There is only one LED on the motherboard, which is designated CR5 and is
located in the corner of the X5DLR-8G2 near the JA1 SCSI connector. The
CR5 LED can be one of three different colors. When green, it indicates that
power is present on the motherboard. Yellow indicates standby power is
present on the motherboard. Red indicates an incorrect or missing CPU.

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Notes