SUPER MICRO Computer 6012P-6 User Manual

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SUPERSERVER 6012P-6

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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 6012P-6.
Installation and maintainance should be performed by experienced technicians
only.

The SuperServer 6012P-6 is a high-end, dual Xeon processor 1U rackmount
server based on the SC812S 1U rackmount server chassis and the P4DPR-6GM+
motherboard, which supports single or dual Xeon 512K L2 cache proces­sors of up to 3 GHz at a Front Side (system) Bus speed of 400 MHz and up to
12 GB of DDR-200 (PC1600) SDRAM 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 P4DPR-6GM+
mainboard and the SC812S chassis, which make up the SuperServer 6012P-6.

Preface

Chapter 2: Server Installation

This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 6012P-6
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 6012P-6.

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup

Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the P4DPR-6GM+ motherboard, in­cluding the locations and functions of connectors, headers and jumpers. 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 1U SC812S rackmount
server chassis. You should follow the procedures given in this chapter
when installing, removing or reconfiguring SCSI or peripheral drives and
when replacing the system power supply unit 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: BIOS POST Messages

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes

Appendix C: Supero Doctor III

Appendix D: System Specifications

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Table of Contents

Preface

About This Manual ....................................................................................................... i ii

Manual Organization .................................................................................................... i ii

Chapter 1: Introduction to the SuperServer 6012P-6

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

1-2 Mainboard Chassis Features ......................................................................... 1-2

1-3 Server Chassis Features ................................................................................ 1- 5

1-4 Contacting Supermicro ................................................................................... 1- 7

Chapter 2: Server Installation

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

2-2 Unpacking the SuperServer 6012P-6............................................................. 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 6012P-6 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

NMI ............................................................................................................. 3-1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3-5 Motherboard 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 Precatutions .....................................................................................4-4

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup

5-1 Handling the P4DPR-6GM+ Motherboard .......................................................5-1

5-2 PGA 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 Layout.........................................................................................5-10

P4DPR-6GM+ Quick Reference ............................................................ 5-11

5-8 Connector Definitions ......................................................................................5-12

ATX Power Connection ........................................................................... 5-12

PWR_SEC Connection ........................................................................... 5-12

NMI Button............................................................................................... 5-12

Power LED................................................................................................. 5-12

HDD LED ................................................................................................... 5-12

NIC1 LED ................................................................................................. 5-13

NIC2 LED ................................................................................................. 5-13

Overheat LED ............................................................................................5-13

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

Reset Button ............................................................................................. 5-13

Power Button.............................................................................................5-14

Universal Serial Bus ................................................................................. 5-14

Extra USB Headers ..................................................................................5-14

Serial Ports ...............................................................................................5-15

ATX PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Ports ....................................................... 5-15

Fan Headers ..............................................................................................5-15

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LAN 1/2 (Ethernet Ports) .........................................................................5-15

Wake-On-LAN............................................................................................5-16

Wake-On-Ring ...........................................................................................5-16

Keylock ...................................................................................................... 5-16

5-9 Jumper Settings...............................................................................................5-17

Explanation of Jumpers............................................................................ 5-17

CMOS Clear .............................................................................................. 5-17

LAN 1 Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 5-18

LAN 2 Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 5-18

VGA Enable/Disable .................................................................................5-18

Chassis/Overheat Fan Select ..................................................................5-18

SCSI Enable/Disable ................................................................................5-19

SCSI Termination Enable/Disable ...........................................................5-19

Watchdog Enable/Disable ........................................................................5-19

Thermal Fan Enable/Disable....................................................................5-20

PCI-X Bus Speed Settings.......................................................................5-20

Speaker Enable/Disable ...........................................................................5-20

5-10 Onboard Indicators .......................................................................................... 5-20

LAN1/LAN2 LEDs ................................................................................... 5-20

5-11 Floppy/Hard Drive and SCSI Connections ....................................................5-21

Floppy Connector .................................................................................... 5-21

IDE Connectors ....................................................................................... 5-22

Ultra160 SCSI Connectors ....................................................................... 5-22

5-12 Installing Software Dirvers .............................................................................. 5-23

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

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

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

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

CD-ROM and Floppy Drive Installation ................................................. 6-7

6-5 Power Supply .................................................................................................. 6-8

Power Supply Failure ............................................................................. 6-8

Removing/Replacing the Power Supply ............................................... 6-8

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Chapter 7: BIOS

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

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

7-3 Main BIOS Setup .............................................................................................. 7-2

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

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

7-5 Security ............................................................................................................ 7-13

7-6 Power ................................................................................................................7-15

7-7 Boot...................................................................................................................7-17

7-8 PI R ....................................................................................................................7-19

7-9 Exit....................................................................................................................7-21

Appendices:

Appendix A: PhoenixBIOS POST Messages ....................................................... A-1

Appendix B: PhoenixBIOS Post Codes ..................................................................B-1

Appendix C: Supero Doctor III .................................................................................. C-1

Appendix D: System Specifications ........................................................................ D-1

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Chapter 1

Introduction to the SuperServer 6012P-6

1-1 Overview

The Supermicro SuperServer 6012P-6 is a high-end dual processor, 1U
rackmount server that features some of the most advanced technology
currently available. The SuperServer 6012P-6 is comprised of two main
subsystems: the SC812S 1U rackmount chassis and the P4DPR-6GM+ dual
Xeon processor mainboard. Please refer to our web site for information on
operating systems that have been certified for use with the SuperServer 6012P-

6. (www.supermicro.com)

In addition to the mainboard and chassis, various hardware components
may have been included with your SuperServer 6012P-6, as listed below:

! Up to two (2) 603-pin Intel Xeon 512K L2 cache processors of up to

3 GHz (optional)

! Two (2) CPU passive heatsinks (SNK-0039)

! Up to 12 GB ECC registered DDR-200 SDRAM main memory (optional)

! One (1) 3.5" slim floppy drive

! One (1) slim CD-ROM drive

! One "butterfly" riser card (CSE-RR1U-XLP)

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

! Three (3) SCA 1-inch high SCSI drive carriers

! SCSI Accessories

One (1) internal 68-pin Ultra160 SCSI cable for SCA SCSI backplane

One (1) set of SCSI driver diskettes

One (1) SCSI manual

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! 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:

Intel LANDesk Client Manager
ATI Rage XL 8MB PCI graphics controller driver
LAN driver
SCSI driver

! SuperServer 6012P-6 User's Manual

1-2 Mainboard Features

At the heart of the SuperServer 6012P-6 lies the P4DPR-6GM+, a dual Intel Xeon
processor motherboard designed to provide maximum performance. Below
are the main features of the P4DPR-6GM+.

Chipset

The P4DPR-6GM+ is based on Intel's E7500 chipset, which is a high-perfor­mance core logic chipset designed for dual-processor servers (See Figure 1-1).

The E7500 chipset consists of four major components: the Memory Controller
Hub (MCH), the I/O Controller Hub 3 (ICH3), the PCI-X 64-bit Hub 2.0 (P64H2) and
the 82808AA Host Channel Adapter (VxB).

The MCH has four hub interfaces, one to communicate with the ICH3 and three
for high-speed I/O communications. The MCH employs a 144-bit wide memory
bus for a PC1600 (DDR-200) memory interface, which provides a total bandwidth
of 3.2 GB/s. The ICH3 interface is a 266 MB/sec point-to-point connection using
an 8-bit wide, 66 MHz base clock at a 4x data transfer rate. The P64H2 interface
is a 1 GB/s point-to-point connection using a 16-bit wide, 66 MHz base clock at
a 8x data transfer rate.

The ICH3 I/O Controller Hub provides various integrated functions, including a
two-channel UDMA100 bus master IDE controller, USB host controllers, an in­tegrated LAN controller, a System Management Bus controller and an
AC'97 compliant interface.

The P64H2 PCI-X Hub provides a 16-bit connection to the MCH for high­performance IO capability and the 64-bit PCI-X interface.

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Processors

The P4DPR-6GM+ supports single or dual Intel Xeon 512K L2 cache processors
of up to 3 GHz at a 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 P4DPR-6GM+ has 4 184-pin, 25 degree DIMM slots that can support up to
8 GB of registered ECC DDR-200 DDR SDRAM. Module sizes of 128 MB, 256
MB, 512 MB, 1 GB and 2 GB may be used to populate the DIMM slots. (DDR­266 is also supported, but only at a speed of 200 MHz.)

Onboard SCSI

Onboard SCSI is provided with an Adaptec AIC-7899W SCSI controller chip,
which supports dual channel, Ultra160 SCSI at a burst throughput rate of
160 MB/sec. The P4DPR-6GM+ provides two SCSI ports. A QLogic GEM318
controller is used for the SAF-TE compliant SCSI backpanel.

PCI Expansion Slots

The P4DPR-6GM+ has one 64-bit, 133 MHz PCI-X slot and one 64-bit, 66 MHz
PCI slot. A "butterfly" riser card is included with the server. This riser card fits
into the 133 MHz PCI-X slot and was designed specially for the SC812S
chassis to support the use of one standard PCI card and one low profile
(half-height, half-length) PCI card. Several jumpers on the motherboard are
used to change the speeds of these slots if needed (see Chapter 5).

ATI Graphics Controller

The P4DPR-6GM+ features an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage
XL 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.

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Onboard Controllers/Ports

The P4DPR-6GM+ includes one floppy drive controller and two onboard IDE
controllers, which support up to four hard drives or ATAPI devices. Backpanel
I/O ports include one COM port, two USB ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports,
a video (monitor) port, an external SCSI port, one Intel 82550 Fast Ethernet (NIC)
controller and one Intel Gigabit Ethernet controller for two LAN ports.

Other Features

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

Figure 1-1. E7500 Chipset: System Block Diagram

Processor 1 Processor 0

ATA 100

Ports

USB Ports

SMBus

Super IO

ATI Graphics

ICH3-S

10/100 LAN

Co ntroller

MCH

2-Channel

DDR SDRAM

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400 MHz S ystem Bus

P64H2

200 MHz M em o ry Bus

SCSI
SXB Slot, Gb LAN

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1-3 Server Chassis Features

The SC812S is Supermicro's second-generation 1U chassis and features three
hard drive bays, two front side USB ports and a revolutionary cooling design that
can keep today's most powerful processors running well below their temperature
thresholds. The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC812S
chassis.

System Power

When configured as a SuperServer 6012P-6, the SC812S chassis includes a
400W cold-swap power supply.

SCSI Subsystem

The SCSI subsystem supports three 80-pin SCA Ultra160 SCSI hard drives. (Any
standard 1" drives are supported. SCA = Single Connection Attachment.) The
SCSI drives are connected to an SCA backplane that provides power, bus termi­nation and configuration settings. The SCSI drives are also hot-swap units.

Control Panel

The SC812S control panel provides important system monitoring and control
information. LEDs indicate power on, network activity, hard disk drive ac­tivity and system overheat conditions. Also present are a main power button, a
system reset button and an NMI (non-maskable interrupt) button.

I/O Backplane

The SC812S is a 1U rackmount chassis. Its I/O backplane provides one full­height full-length and one half-height half-length PCI slots, one COM port (the
other is internal), one VGA port, two USB ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports
and two Ethernet (LAN) ports and an external SCSI port. (See Figure 1-2.)

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Mouse PortKeyboard Port

Low Profile PCI Slot Standard PCI Slot

COM1 Port

Ethernet PortsUSB Ports

VGA Port Ext. SCSI Port

Figure 1-2. I/O Backplane

Cooling System

The SC812S chassis' revolutionary cooling design has been optimized to provide
sufficient cooling for dual Xeon configurations. The SC812S includes two heavy
duty 10-cm blower fans located in the middle of the chassis. These fans operate
continuously at full rpm. If they break down, the ambient air temperature inside
the chassis will rise and activate an overheat LED.

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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 Computer 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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Chapter 2

Server Installation

2-1 Overview

This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer
6012P-6 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 6012P-6 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 6012P-6

You should inspect the box the SuperServer 6012P-6 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
6012P-6. 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 6012P-6 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.

!

Warnings and Precautions!

!

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.

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2-4 Installing the SuperServer 6012P-6 into a Rack

This section provides information on installing the SuperServer 6012P-6 into
a rack unit. If the 6012P-6 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 6012P-6 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
6012P-6. Each of these assemblies consist of three sections: an inner
fixed chassis rail that secures to the 6012P-6 (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.

Mounting Holes

Locking Tab

A

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

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Installing the Chassis Rails:

Position the fixed chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of
the 6012P-6 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 6012P-6 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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bly to the other side of the rack, making sure both are at the exact same height
and with the rail guides facing inward.

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.

Figure 2-3. Installing the Server into a Rack

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Installing the Server into a Telco Rack:

If you are installing the SuperServer 6012P-6 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
accommodate the width of the telco rack.

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

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2-5 Checking the Motherboard Setup

After you install the 6012P-6 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 6012P-6 (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 needs its own heatsink. See Chapter
5 for instructions on processor and heatsink installation.

3. Verify the proper CPU clock ratio setting:

If the CPU speed is not automatically detected you will need to set the
correct speed with the BIOS Setup utility. See the CPU Speed and Fre­quency Ratio settings in BIOS (Chapter 7) for setting the proper CPU
speed.

4. Check the system memory:

Your 6012P-6 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 add-on cards:

If desired, you can install add-on cards to the system. See Chapter 5 for
details on installing PCI add-on cards.

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Figure 2-5. Accessing the Inside of the SuperServer 6012P-6

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. Also, check the air seals for damage. The air seals are located
under the blower fan and beneath the frame cross section that sepa­rates the drive bay area from the motherboard area of the chassis.

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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 are accessable 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.

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. 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 install SCSI drives, please
refer to Chapter 6.

4. Check the airflow:

Airflow is provided by two heavy duty 10-cm blower fans. The system
component layout was carefully designed to direct sufficient cooling air­flow to the components that generate the most heat. 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.

5. Supplying power to the system:

The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system. Plug
the power cord from the power supply unit 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).

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Chapter 3

System Interface

3-1 Overview

There are several LEDs on the control panel as well as others on the SCSI
drive carriers 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 and an on/off switch on
the power supply.

3-2 Control Panel Buttons

There are three push-button buttons located on the front of the chassis.
These are (in order from left to right) a reset button, an MNI (non-maskable
interface) button and a power on/off button.

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

! NMI: NMI stands for "non-maskable interrupt". Pressing this button

issues a non-maskable interrupt to force the server into a halt state. This is
used for diagnostic purposes, and allows you to perform a memory down­load to determine the cause of a problem.

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! 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.

3-3 Control Panel LEDs

The control panel located on the front of the SC812-SP 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.

! 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 Chapter

5). Finally, check the air seals for damage. The air seals are vertical
pieces located to the left and right of the fans and against the front side of
the chassis frame cross section that separates the drive bay area from the
motherboard area of the chassis. There is also a small air seal positioned
between the two fans.

NIC2

! NIC2: Indicates network activity on LAN2 when flashing.

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