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Page 1: ...FT SERIES FT5000 Handbook ...

Page 2: ...APRICOT FT SERIES With up to four Pentium II Xeon processors FT5000 HANDBOOK ...

Page 3: ...ed in this manual is furnished under a license agreement The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of this agreement It is against the law to copy any disk supplied for any purpose other than the purchaser s personal use No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for an...

Page 4: ...ack controls and features 1 4 Expanded side view 1 5 Peripherals 1 6 Power supply 1 6 System security 1 7 2 Working inside your system Tools and supplies needed 2 1 Before you remove any cover 2 1 Warnings and cautions 2 1 Access cover 2 2 Subchassis and electronics bay 2 3 Add in boards 2 4 Installing a peripheral in a front bay 2 5 Fans 2 7 3 Exchanging SCSI drives SCSI hard disk drives 3 1 Hot ...

Page 5: ... 5 Processors 5 6 Voltage regulator modules 5 10 Memory 5 11 Removing the memory module 5 12 Removing and installing DIMMs 5 14 Replacing the backup battery 5 16 Add in board slots 5 17 SCSI and IDE controllers 5 18 6 I O addresses interrupts etc System I O addresses 6 1 Memory map 6 3 Interrupts 6 3 7 Configuration software and utilities Utilities and hot keys 7 1 Power On Self Test POST 7 2 Usin...

Page 6: ...ror and informational messages 8 7 POST error codes and messages 8 10 Appendix Rack mounting the FT5000 Safety guidelines A 1 Additional precautions for rack mounting A 2 Changing from pedestal to rack A 3 Prepare the slide assemblies A 4 Prepare the server A 5 Prepare the equipment rack A 7 Install the server in the rack A 9 Equipment log and configuration record Two pages to note down important ...

Page 7: ...ducts Equipment Classification Requirements and User s Guide The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT label is located on the underside of the system unit The CD ROM drive contains a laser system which is harmful to the eyes if exposed Do not attempt to disassemble the CD ROM drive if a fault occurs call an authorised maintainer Use the CD ROM drive only as described in this manual Failure to do so may result in...

Page 8: ...s using a proprietary head cleaner Occasionally wipe the monitor with a soft slightly damp lint free cloth It is best to use anti static glass cleaner on the monitor screen but do not spray glass cleaner directly onto the screen it could run down inside the case and damage the circuitry Transporting Use common sense when handling the computer hard disks in particular can be damaged if the computer...

Page 9: ...ld be less than 2 metres in length If cable extensions are used ensure adequate earth connections are provided and screened cables are used If any metal casework components are removed during upgrade work for example ensure that all metal parts are correctly re assembled and all internal and external screws are re fitted and correctly tightened Power Connection Typical AC plugs 250V E L N E N L 25...

Page 10: ... where appropriate and any other peripherals Where appropriate connect the computer to the network 3 Connect the component power cords system unit monitor to system plus any other peripherals to nearby grounded AC power outlets Never substitute a power cord from any other appliance Then switch on or connect the AC power supply 4 Turn on the system unit first then the monitor then other peripherals...

Page 11: ...ion in an equipment rack see the FT5000 Rack Mounting Guide booklet for full information Server physical specifications Specification Pedestal Mode Rack Mode Height 48 26 cm 19 inches 7u Width 31 12 cm 12 25 inches 19 inch rack Depth 63 5 cm 25 inches 63 5 cm 25 inches Weight 38 25 kg minimum configuration 45 kg maximum configuration 38 25 kg minimum configuration 45 kg maximum configuration Requi...

Page 12: ...on slot covers Up to eight slot covers can be used every slot opening that does not have an add in board installed must have a slot cover installed Mainboard Form factor 40 5 cm 33 cm ATX I O Power supply Up to three 400 watt power supplies with integrated cooling fans and detachable AC power cords Cooling Up to 11 fans provide cooling and airflow three system fans inside the chassis and three mor...

Page 13: ...holding down this button for LESS THAN four seconds enters sleep mode which requires an ACPI compliant OS holding it down for MORE THAN four seconds enters service mode which powers down the electronics bay but leaves hot swap and peripheral bays running E Reset button F Front panel LEDs Top to bottom top five are power on disk bay power on HDU activity fan failure power supply failure bottom six ...

Page 14: ...al port A COM1 D Serial port B COM2 extended via ribbon cable from back panel to baseboard E Mouse connector F Keyboard connector G Universal serial bus connector H Expansion slot covers six slot connectors provided on baseboard I Power supply bay J AC input power connector K Power supply fan L Power supply LED M Power supply failure LED LED not lit means failure ...

Page 15: ...view J L K D A B C E F G H I A Front swing out subchassis B Diskette drive C Main chassis D Power backplane E Power supply s F Mainboard G Lift out electronics bay H Removable media device bay I SCSI hard drive bay J Foam cover K Foam fan housing L Foam fan housing cover ...

Page 16: ...ant Array of Independent Disks RAID A software implementation with onboard SCSI or an add in board can be used to set up RAID applications External bays for 5 25 inch removable media devices The chassis has two 5 25 inch half height bays that are accessible from the front of the system These bays are intended to provide space for tape backup or other removable devices You can convert the 5 25 inch...

Page 17: ...er passwords Set secure mode to prevent keyboard or mouse input and to prevent use of the front panel reset and power switches Activate a hot key combination to enter secure mode quickly Disable writing to the diskette drive when secure mode is set Using passwords If you set and enable a user password but not an administrator password enter the user password to boot the system and run the SSU If y...

Page 18: ...hapter If video blanking is enabled the monitor display will go blank until the correct password s is entered To set this feature see the information given in the Configuration chapter Control access to using the SSU set administrator password To control access to setting or changing the system configuration set an administrator password and enable it through Setup or the SSU If both the administr...

Page 19: ... or remove any components from it Only an authorised engineer or other suitably qualified technical person should attempt to integrate and configure the system System power on off The on off button on the front panel DOES NOT turn off the system AC power To remove power from system you must unplug the AC power cords from the wall outlet or the system Hazardous conditions power supply Hazardous vol...

Page 20: ...right hand under the built in handle on the back of the cover A rounded rectangular depression in the front middle of the access cover serves as another handle 5 Using an even pull slide the cover backward about 2 to 3cm until it stops 6 Pull the entire cover outward straight away from the chassis to disengage the rows of tabs from the notches in the top and bottom edges of the chassis Set the cov...

Page 21: ...ater to reattach the cover 5 Remove the access cover 6 Loosen screws on the top and bottom edges of the chassis A in the illustration below These screws attach the front subchassis and the electronics bay to the main chassis W WA AR RN NI IN NG G You must disconnect all cabling to the electronics bay before rotating removing the bay Failure to do so can result in serious damage to system component...

Page 22: ... the manufacturer s instructions 5 Remove and save the expansion slot cover from the chosen slot 6 Hold the add in board by its top edge or upper corners Firmly press it into an expansion slot on the baseboard The tapered foot of the board retaining bracket must fit into the mating slot in the expansion slot frame 7 Slide the notch at the top of the retention bracket into its receptacle on the fra...

Page 23: ... are both protected by having drives installed in the bays or filler panels and EMI shields covering the bays When you install a drive save the panel and shield to reinstall in case you should later remove the drive and not reinstall one in the same bay Bus termination when installing SCSI devices It is important that your cabling and connections meet the SCSI bus specification Otherwise the bus c...

Page 24: ... D A A Tape drive or other removable media device B Tab on slide rail C Screws 4 D Slide rails 2 8 Position the drive so the plastic slide rails engage in the bay guide rails Push the drive into the bay until the slide rails lock in place 9 Connect a power cable to the drive The connectors are keyed and can be inserted in only one way 10 Connect a signal cable to the drive The connectors are keyed...

Page 25: ...ulling it straight out as above For better access to the individual fan cables on the front panel board carefully rotate the right edge of the foam fan assembly outward into the opening where the foam cover was 4 Label and disconnect the individual fan cables from the front panel board For fan cabling considerations see page 5 Remove the fan assembly from the chassis Removing an individual system ...

Page 26: ...e where it is held in place in the foam fan assembly 6 Remove the fan cable from the foam assembly being careful not to break the foam 7 Remove the fan from the foam assembly All systems fans sit differently in the assembly but in general each fan can slide in and out of the foam in only one way The two installed fans nearest the 5 25 inch drive bays fans 6 and 7 below are separated by a square pi...

Page 27: ...her components This server can withstand normal levels of environmental ESD while you are hot swapping SCSI hard disk drives However we recommend doing all procedures in this manual only at an ESD protected workstation If one is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground of the server an unpainted metal surface when handling an...

Page 28: ...need to shut the system down to hot swap a drive 1 Open the front bezel by rotating its right side out and to the left 2 If you installed a padlock on the metal door to the bays unlock the padlock and remove it 3 Loosen the plastic latch securing the metal door to the chassis and open the door 4 Check the bank of yellow LEDs on the front panel to determine which drive is bad 5 Press the rounded ta...

Page 29: ...traight up C to lock the notches onto the pegs and press the rounded tab on the right of the carrier to the left until it clears the edge of the bay and snaps into place N NO OT TE E Since the hard disk drives for your Mitsubishi server are exclusively SCSI drives it is important to note that the SCSI connector on the backplane of the drive module contains the device address This means that for a ...

Page 30: ...the internal bays 1 inch or 1 6 inch high The combination of SCSI and IDE devices SCSI Requirements One narrow and two wide SCSI cables are standard in the system All SCSI devices must be unterminated except the peripheral at the end of the SCSI cable Hard drives usually provide an active termination while CD ROM drives do not Because we recommend putting hard drives only in the internal bays this...

Page 31: ...cords from the wall outlet or the system Hazardous conditions power supply Hazardous voltage current and energy levels are present inside the power supply There are no user serviceable parts inside it ESD and handling boards Always handle boards carefully They can be extremely sensitive to ESD Hold boards only by their edges Do not remove boards from their protective wrapper until you are ready to...

Page 32: ... at 18 0 A with 19 0 A 10ms peak 24 V at 50mA 12 V at 0 5 A 5 V standby 1 5 A Power is routed through the power cable to the 20 pin main connectors on the mainboard Remote sensing signals are provided through the cable to the 14 pin auxiliary connector on the mainboard W WA AR RN NI IN NG G There are no user serviceable parts within the power supply Do not attempt to operate the unit on its own or...

Page 33: ...ions as given in Safety Regulatory Notices at the front of this handbook 2 Turn off and disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the system 3 Turn off the system by using the power on off switch on the front panel AND unplug all AC power cords 4 Remove the four screws holding the power supply to the back of the chassis B C A A AC connector cover B Mounting screws C Slide the power supply 5 U...

Page 34: ...ges push toward the front of the system until the edges rest against the rear of the chassis and the supply engages its connector 3 Install and tighten the four screws holding the supply to the back of the chassis 4 Connect the AC power cable You must slide the cover on the AC connector to access the connector itself as shown in the illustration above A ...

Page 35: ...ISA bridge PCI IDE interface and Universal Serial Bus USB controller PCI video controller Cirrus Logic GD5480 PCI narrow SCSI controller Symbios SYM53C810AE PCI B Four expansion connectors one physically shared with the ISA slot and one embedded device Wide Ultra Ultra II SCSI controller Symbios SYM53C896 ISA bus One expansion slot for add in boards shared with a PCI B slot Embedded PC compatible ...

Page 36: ...ocessor 4 Slot 2 connector J9E1 H PCI slots B4 closest to ISA B3 B2 B1 A3 and A2 farthest from ISA CC IDE connector J9E2 I Memory module connector J3G1 DD Diskette drive connector J9E3 J ICMB connector J1E1 EE Auxiliary power connector J9E4 K PCI slot A1 J2D1 FF USB internal header JC9F14 L Video and parallel port connectors J1C1 GG SMBus connector J9F2 M Serial port connector J1B2 HH F16 expansio...

Page 37: ... reset CMOS clear 1 2 BMC Control Preserves the contents of NVRAM 2 3 Force Erase Replaces the contents of NVRAM with the manufacturing default settings Password clear 5 6 Protect Maintains the current system password 6 7 Erase Clears the password Recovery Boot 9 10 Normal System attempts to boot using the BIOS stored in flash memory 10 11 Recovery BIOS attempts a recovery boot loading BIOS code f...

Page 38: ...cover of the system or remove any components from it Only an authorised engineer or other suitably qualified technical person should attempt to integrate and configure the system System power on off The on off button on the front panel DOES NOT turn off the system AC power To remove power from system you must unplug the AC power cords from the wall outlet or the system Hazardous conditions power s...

Page 39: ... POST to complete and for the messages NVRAM cleared by jumper and Press F2 to enter Setup to appear This automatically reprograms CMOS and RTC to their default settings except for the password 4 Enter Setup and make any changes necessary for example changing the boot device Press F10 to save the new Setup configuration and exit Setup 5 Turn off the system and disconnect all AC power cords from th...

Page 40: ...system 7 After running the special recovery mode run the SSU to specify a new password See the Configuration chapter Processor The FT5000 can be fitted with up to four Pentium II Xeon processors They must be fitted from the bottom socket upwards as shown in the illustration earlier in this section The appropriate voltage regulators must also be fitted as detailed on page 10 of this chapter Each Pe...

Page 41: ...a latch C that releases when the TAB is pulled slightly 6 When you have released the right edge of the bracket rotate it 90 to the left until it is perpendicular to the front of the retention module The left edge of the bracket has an open hinge that can release from the module when you rotate the bracket to the left A B C A Retention module bracket B Tab of bracket C Latch 7 Disengage the open hi...

Page 42: ...e guide rails C Tabs on S E C cartridge D Processor heat sink Installing a processor B D C A E A S E C cartridge B Retention module guide rails C Tabs on S E C cartridge D Processor heat sink must face away from center of baseboard E Push tabs on S E C cartridge inward to seat processor ...

Page 43: ... done properly the triangular ends of the tabs with two round pegs on each fit into the entrance to the guide rails 6 When the cartridge meets resistance push the two tabs toward each other E until the processor is fully seated 7 Reattach the retention module bracket With the bracket in an open position perpendicular to the front of the retention module slide the open hinge at the left of the brac...

Page 44: ...ottom socket upwards into the next available empty socket see table at foot of page 4 Press the module firmly into the socket and make sure the retaining clips click into place 1 3 2 1 VRM socket 2 Module retention clip 3 Voltage Regulator Module VRM 5 Reinstall the foam cover 6 Reinstall the access cover using the original screws To remove a module at any time just press the retaining clips down ...

Page 45: ...BEs and detecting 100 percent of double bit errors over one code word Nibble error detection is also provided J16 J15 J12 J11 J8 J7 J3 J4 J14 J13 J10 J9 J6 J5 J1 J2 D C B A E A Memory bank A install first B Memory bank B install second C Memory bank C install third D Memory bank D install last E Memory module connector System memory begins at address 0 and is continuous flat addressing up to the m...

Page 46: ...inations Bank A slots J1 4 Bank B slots J5 8 Bank C slots J9 12 Bank D slots J13 16 Total Memory 4x32 128 MB 4x32 4x32 256 MB 4x32 4x32 4x32 4x32 512 MB 4x64 4x64 4x64 4x64 1024 MB 4x128 4x128 4x128 4x128 2048 MB Removing the memory module N NO OT TE E Make sure you run the SSU to configure ECC memory Failure to do so might degrade the performance of the server 1 Read through the instructions on p...

Page 47: ... the guide rail at the back of the electronics bay C CA AU UT TI IO ON N The memory module is held in place by the 242 pin connector on the baseboard the guide rail at the back of the electronics bay and a plastic guide at the front of the electronics bay You must support the module until it is fully seated in the connector 3 Push the memory module toward the baseboard until it fully engages its c...

Page 48: ...ry module 9 Reinstall the foam cover s 10 Connect all external cables and power cords to the system 11 Reinstall the access cover using the original screws 12 Turn on the monitor and then the system 13 Run the SSU BIOS Setup to configure the system and to properly set up advanced memory attributes as required Installing DIMMs C CA AU UT TI IO ON N Use extreme care when installing a DIMM Applying t...

Page 49: ...e 7 Reinstall the foam cover s 8 Reinstall the access cover using the original screws 9 Connect all external cables and the power cords to the system 10 Turn on the monitor and then the system 11 Run the SSU to configure the system and to properly attribute ECC memory ...

Page 50: ...r 2 Remove the access cover for detailed instructions see Chapter 2 3 Insert the tip of a small non metallic under the plastic tab on the snap on plastic retainer W WA AR RN NI IN NG G You must not use a metal or other conductive implement to remove the battery If a short circuit is accidentally made between the battery s positive and negative terminals the battery may explode 4 Gently push down o...

Page 51: ...ly The other slots support full length boards PCI features 33 MHz bus speed 32 bit memory addressing 5 V signaling environment Burst transfers of up to 133 MB sec 8 16 or 32 bit data transfers Plug and Play ready Parity enabled Video The onboard integrated Cirrus Logic CL GD5480 64 bit VGA chip contains an SVGA controller that is fully compatible with these video standards CGA EGA Hercules Graphic...

Page 52: ... bit 80 MB sec transfers in a 329 pin ball grid array BGA package Each controller has its own set of PCI configuration registers and SCSI I O registers As a PCI 2 1 bus master the SYM53C896 supports burst data transfers on PCI up to the maximum rate of 132 MB sec using on chip buffers In the internal bay the system supports up to six one inch SCSI hard disk drives plus in the 5 25 inch removable m...

Page 53: ...pt Controller 1 PIIX4E Aliased from 0020h 0021h 0036h 0037h 0038h 0039h Interrupt Controller 1 PIIX4E Aliased from 0020h 0021h 003Ah 003Bh 003Ch 003Dh Interrupt Controller 1 PIIX4E Aliased from 0020h 0021h 003Eh 003Fh 0040h 0043h Programmable Timers PIIX4E 0044h 004Fh 0050h 0053h Programmable Timers PIIX4E Aliased from 0040h 0043h 0054h 005Fh 0060h 0064h Keyboard Controller Keyboard chip select fr...

Page 54: ...ed Power Management Control PIIX4E 00B3h Advanced Power Management Status PIIX4E 00B4h 00B5h Interrupt Controller 2 aliased PIIX4E 00B8h 00B9h Interrupt Controller 2 aliased PIIX4E 00BCh 00BDh Interrupt Controller 2 aliased PIIX4E 00C0h 00DFh DMA Controller 2 PIIX4E 00F0h Clear NPX error Resets IRQ13 00F8h 00FFh x87 Numeric Coprocessor 0102h Video Display Controller 0170h 0177h Secondary Fixed Dis...

Page 55: ... KB Add in board BIOS and buffer area 0E0000h to 0FFFFFh 128 KB System BIOS 0E0000h to 0EFFFFh 2 MB Extended system BIOS FC000000h to FFFFFFFFh 64 MB PCI memory space Interrupts The table overleaf recommends the logical interrupt mapping of interrupt sources it reflects a typical configuration but these interrupts can be changed by the user Use the information to determine how to program each inte...

Page 56: ...nfigure IRQ4 INT4 Serial port A or B interrupt from SIO device user can configure IRQ5 INT5 Parallel port II IRQ6 INT6 Diskette port IRQ7 INT7 Parallel port IRQ8_L INT8 RTC interrupt IRQ9 INT9 Signal control interrupt SCI used by ACPI compliant OS IRQ10 INT10 IRQ11 INT11 IRQ12 INT12 Mouse interrupt INT13 IRQ14 INT14 Compatibility IDE interrupt from primary channel IDE devices 0 and 1 IRQ15 INT15 S...

Page 57: ...able diskettes See the detailed information starting on page 13 of this chapter on how to make a set of SSU diskettes Information entered via the SSU overrides information entered via Setup Emergency Management Port EMP Console Use to access and monitor the server remotely FRUSDR Load Utility Use to update the Field Replacement Unit FRU Sensor Data Record SDR and Desktop Management Interface DMI f...

Page 58: ... not press F2 the boot process continues and this message appears Press Ctrl C to enter SCSI Utility Press Ctrl C if you want to enter the SCSI utility When the utility opens follow the displayed instructions to configure the onboard SCSI host adapter settings and to run the SCSI utilities If you do not enter the SCSI utility the boot process continues 4 Press Esc during POST to access a boot menu...

Page 59: ...ager Record your setup settings If the default values ever need to be restored after a CMOS clear for example you must run Setup again Referring to the worksheets could make your task easier If you cannot access setup If the diskette drive is misconfigured so that you cannot access it to run a utility from a diskette you might need to clear CMOS memory You must open the system change a jumper sett...

Page 60: ...ter Leave a submenu or exit Setup Esc Reset to Setup defaults F9 Save and exit Setup F10 When you see this What it means On screen an option is shown but you cannot select it or move to that field You cannot change or configure the option in that menu screen Either the option is autoconfigured or autodetected or you must use a different Setup screen or you must use the SSU On screen the phrase Pre...

Page 61: ...egacy Diskette B Disabled 360 KB 720 KB 1 44 MB 2 88 MB Selects the diskette type Hard Disk Pre delay Disabled 3 6 9 12 15 21 or 30 seconds Adds a delay before the first BIOS access of a hard disk drive Some hard disk drives hang if accessed before they initialise themselves This delay ensures the hard disk drive has initialised after powerup before being accessed Primary Master N A Enters submenu...

Page 62: ...rs heads and sectors entered This field is available only for Type User This field is informational only for Type Auto Multi Sector Transfers Disabled 2 4 8 or 16 sectors Determines the number of sectors per block for multisector transfers This field is informational only for Type Auto LBA Mode Control Disabled Enabled Enabling LBA causes logical block addressing to be used in place of cylinders h...

Page 63: ...onsult OS documentation Pause Before Boot Enabled Disabled Enables five second pause before booting OS Advanced Chipset Control N A Enters submenu PCI configuration submenu The PCI Configuration Menu contains selections that access other submenus PCI device embedded SCSI submenu Feature Choices Description Option ROM Scan Enabled Disabled Enables option ROM scan of the selected device Enable Maste...

Page 64: ...ase I O address for COM port B Interrupt IRQ 4 IRQ 3 Selects the interrupt for COM port B Parallel Port Disabled Enabled Auto OS Controlled Auto forces BIOS to configure the port OS Controlled displays when OS controls the port Mode ECP Output only Bidirectional EPP Selects mode for parallel port Base I O Address 378 278 Selects the base I O address for parallel port Interrupt IRQ 5 IRQ 7 Selects ...

Page 65: ...mory Read Multiple commands Read Prefetch for PBX0B N A Information field only Configures the number of Dwords that are prefetched on Memory Read Multiple commands Security menu You can make the following selections on the Security Menu Enabling the Supervisor Password field requires a password for entering Setup The passwords are not case sensitive Feature Choices Description Administrator Passwo...

Page 66: ...assword is enabled Floppy Write Protect Disabled Enabled When secure mode is activated the diskette drive is write protected The user must enter a password to re enable diskette writes Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is enabled Server menu Feature Choices Description System Management N A Enters submenu Console Redirection N A Enters submenu Processor Retest No Yes Instructs BIOS to...

Page 67: ...isabled results in a faster boot Multi boot Support Disabled Enabled Enable this option only if the total number of hard drives is less than eight Boot Device Priority N A Enters submenu Hard Drive N A Enters submenu Removable Devices N A Enters submenu Maximum Number of I2O Drives 1 4 Selects the maximum number of I2O drives assigned a DOS drive letter Message Timeout Multiplier 1 2 8 10 50 100 1...

Page 68: ... NVRAM unmodified and continues POST User is prompted if any of the Setup fields were modified Load Setup Defaults Loads default values for all Setup items Load Custom Defaults Loads settings from custom defaults Save Custom Defaults Saves present Setup values to custom defaults These settings override the standard BIOS defaults BIOS loads these values when CMOS is corrupted or when the Clear CMOS...

Page 69: ...rmation View the SDR table If you install or remove an ISA add in board you must run the SSU to reconfigure the server Running the SSU is optional for PCI and Plug and Play ISA add in boards The SSU is PCI aware and complies with the ISA Plug and Play specifications it works with any compliant configuration CFG files supplied by the peripheral device manufacturer The baseboard comes with a CFG fil...

Page 70: ...he SSU runs from writable nonwritable removable and nonremovable media If the SSU is run from nonwritable media user preference settings like screen colours cannot be saved The SSU supports the ROM DOS V6 22 OS It can run on other ROM DOS compatible OSs but they are not supported The SSU will not operate from a DOS window running under an OS like Windows Running the SSU remotely To run the SSU rem...

Page 71: ...ich tasks are visible in the Available Tasks section and what actions each task performs For a new mode setting to take effect you must exit the SSU and restart it In the current implementation there is no distinction between these three different modes Language lets you change the strings in the SSU to the appropriate language For a new language setting to take effect you must exit the SSU and re...

Page 72: ... define or add an ISA board by clicking on the appropriate button To remove an ISA board highlight the board in the Devices section of the screen before clicking on the button You can add only as many ISA boards as ISA slots available 1 From the SSU main window launch the RCA by selecting the Resources task under the RCA heading in the task box 2 When the RCA window appears it displays messages si...

Page 73: ... boards This alerts you to any possible problems with that particular board in the current configuration To add an ISA board 1 Click Add ISA Board in the RCA window 2 Specify the directory for the CFG file 3 Select the file and click OK To remove an ISA board 1 Select a valid ISA board in the Devices section of the RCA window 2 Click Remove ISA Board Modifying resources Modifying the resources of ...

Page 74: ...sword in the first field 3 Enter the new password in the second field or leave blank to clear 4 Confirm the password by entering it again in the second field or leave blank to clear To set the administrator password 1 Click Administrator Password 2 Enter the password in the first field 3 Confirm the password by entering it again in the second field To change or clear the administrator password 1 C...

Page 75: ...isplay the following information for each SEL entry record identifier event type time stamp information generator identifier emv revision sensor type sensor number and event description SEL viewer add in main window Menu Options File Open SEL Views data from previously saved SEL file Save SEL Saves the currently loaded SEL data to a file Clear SEL Clears the SEL data from the BMC Exit Quits the SE...

Page 76: ...n through menus Each option included on the main menu supports an accelerator key Accelerator keys are indicated by an underlined letter in the text listing the option SDR manager main window Menu Options File Open FRU Opens FRU data from a previously saved file Save SDR Saves SDR data to a file in binary raw or verbose text format Exit Quits the SDR Manager View SDR Info Displays SDR information ...

Page 77: ...in window provides access to features of the add in through menus Each option included on the main menu supports an accelerator key Accelerator keys are indicated by an underlined letter in the text listing the option FRU manager main window Menu Options File Open FRU Opens FRU data from a previously saved file Save FRU Saves FRU data to a file in binary raw or verbose text format Exit Quits the F...

Page 78: ...nd their phone numbers You can launch the Connect dialog directly from the Phonebook dialog to connect to a selected server How the EMP console works The EMP shares the COM2 port with the system When the EMP has control of the port the port operates in command state When the system has control of it the port operates in redirect state When connecting to a server the EMP console checks to determine...

Page 79: ... Submenu of the BIOS Server Menu and whether the server s COM2 port is configured for console redirect in BIOS The three EMP access modes are disabled pre boot and always active EMP console access modes server configured for console redirect Mode Server is powered off During POST After OS boots Disabled Redirect window appears but is blank Redirect window Redirect window Pre boot EMP commands avai...

Page 80: ...m Configuration On the client the EMP console uses the Windows application program interface API to determine if a modem is connected and available The EMP Console does not configure the modem it should be preconfigured through Windows For modem support the server must use a Hayes compatible 14400 bps modem The modem must be on the NT hardware compatibility list provided by Microsoft The server mo...

Page 81: ...he COM2 port that the EMP must use The IRQ setting is automatically assigned with the correct number based on the COM port address choice Baud Rate Select 19 2k Console Type Choose PC ANSI Flow Control Choose CTS RTS CD Main EMP console window The main EMP console window provides a graphical user interface GUI to access server control operations and to launch the management plug ins A menu and too...

Page 82: ...he server with POST reset options SEL Viewer Opens the SEL viewer SDR Viewer Opens the SDR viewer FRU Viewer Opens the FRU viewer Phonebook Opens the phonebook dialog Help Provides version information and help topics for the EMP console Server control operations Three server control operations are available from the menu or toolbar of the main EMP console window remote server connection powering t...

Page 83: ...the line selection is dial up Serial Line Must be filled out when the line selection is set to direct connect serial line Baud Rate Specifies baud rate must be 19200 for EMP to connect properly COM Port No Sets the COM port number to which the null modem serial cable is connected Connect Initiates connection to the server When you click this button you are prompted for the EMP password Config Disp...

Page 84: ...hat you can remotely reset the server with POST reset options Reset dialog Options available in the dialog are System Reset Resets the server with the selected POST reset options This operation is not allowed if the server is configured in restricted mode for EMP operations Option Group Sets the POST reset option that will be effective after reset The options are EMP active or BIOS redirection The...

Page 85: ... an entry from the phonebook You must first select an existing server from the Server dropdown edit box before selecting this option Click Save to delete the entry Save Saves a new or modified phonebook entry or deletes an entry if you have already selected the Delete radio button Connect Raises the Connect dialog with the server from the phonebook s Server dropdown edit box already populating the...

Page 86: ...ype Displays all events in the SEL generated by a specific sensor type e g voltage temperature etc By Event Displays all events in the SEL of a particular type e g by memory or threshold A pop up menu lets you select the event type to display This menu displays all event types that can be generated by the particular hardware Settings Lets you change several operating parameters for the SEL viewer ...

Page 87: ...R viewer and provides help topics on the EMP console Field replaceable unit FRU viewer The FRU viewer lets you view data from the server s baseboard FRU information area Options available with the FRU viewer are View all FRU records View FRU summary information Set FRU display mode to either Hex or verbose mode Close the FRU viewer Exit the EMP console FRU viewer menu options The following menu op...

Page 88: ...ty It programs the sensors that need to be monitored for server management Because the utility must be reloaded to properly initialise the sensors after programming turn the server off and remove the AC power cords from the server Wait approximately 30 seconds then reconnect the power cords and turn on the server What you need to do You can run the utility directly from the configuration software ...

Page 89: ... p Pause between blocks of data v Verbose display any additional details Copyright c 1998 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved This utility must be run from a system executing DOS Running in a Window s DOS box is insufficient and will provide incorrect results Programming the BMC FRU area clears the SDR table therefore the SDR table must be reprogrammed Upon completing the programming of the FRU ...

Page 90: ...a is displayed in the following hex format The data are separated by a sensor record number X header where X is the number of that sensor record in the SDR area The next line after the header is the sensor record data in hex format delineated by spaces Each line holds up to 16 bytes The data on each line are followed by the same data in ASCII format nonprintable characters ch 32 ch 126 are substit...

Page 91: ... Finally it reads the product area out of the specified FRU file then the area is programmed into the FRU nonvolatile storage All areas are also written to the FRU TMP file Updating DMI FRU nonvolatile storage area After programming the BMC FRU area the utility programs chassis board and product FRU information to the DMI fields if the DMI flag follows each FRUAREA command in the configuration fil...

Page 92: ...OS 1 Copy the BIOS upgrade file to a temporary directory on your hard disk 2 From the C prompt change to the temporary directory 3 To extract the file type the name of the BIOS upgrade file for example 10006BI1 EXE 4 Press Enter The extracted file contains the following files LICENSE TXT README TXT BIOS EXE 5 Read the LICENSE TXT file which contains the software license agreement and the README TX...

Page 93: ...ecover the BIOS N NO OT TE E Because of the small amount of code available in the nonerasable boot block area there is no video support You will not see anything on the screen during the procedure Monitor the procedure by listening to the speaker and looking at the diskette drive LED The procedure for recovering the BIOS is detailed in the Mainboard chapter After doing the procedure leave the upgr...

Page 94: ...rational code has been updated and verified press any key to continue Then press ESC to exit the program 10 Shut the system down and remove any diskettes in the system 11 Disconnect all AC power cords from the system and wait 60 seconds 12 Reconnect the AC power cords and power up the system Installing video drivers After configuring the system you need to install video drivers to take full advant...

Page 95: ...all switch and jumper settings on the baseboard correct Are all jumper and switch settings on add in boards and peripheral devices correct To check these settings refer to the manufacturer s documentation that comes with them If applicable ensure that there are no conflicts for example two add in boards sharing the same interrupt Are all DIMMs installed correctly Are all peripheral devices install...

Page 96: ...ems sometimes the problem stems from changes made to the system such as hardware or software that has been added or removed Checklist If you are running the software from a diskette try a new copy of the software If you are running the software from a CD ROM disk try a different disk to see if the problem occurs on all disks If you are running the software from a hard disk drive try running it fro...

Page 97: ...ics package for the system is contained on the configuration software CD that comes with the system For documentation about the test modules see the Diagnostic help disks that end with the extension HLP They are ASCII files that you can print to form a manual of all tests in this product The program called Testview uses a simple DOS based menu system The program called T EXE is not for Windows or ...

Page 98: ...ctivity light does not light CD ROM drive activity light does not light Problems with application software The startup prompt Press F2 key if you want to run Setup does not appear on the screen The bootable CD ROM is not detected Try the solutions in the order given If you cannot correct the problem contact your service representative or authorised dealer for assistance Power light does not light ...

Page 99: ...rent monitor on this system Contact your service representative or authorized dealer for assistance Characters are distorted or incorrect Check the following Are the brightness and contrast controls properly adjusted on the video monitor See the manufacturer s documentation Are the video monitor signal and power cables properly installed Is the correct monitor video board installed for your operat...

Page 100: ...DE controller enabled IDE hard drives only Is the hard disk drive properly configured N NO OT TE E Front panel hard disk LED indicates IDE and SCSI devices the hard disk drive activity light on the front panel lights when either an IDE hard disk drive or a SCSI device controlled by the onboard SCSI host controller is in use This LED does not display CD ROM activity CD ROM drive activity light does...

Page 101: ...rmation about the system If a failure occurs POST emits beep codes that indicate errors in hardware software or firmware If POST can display a message on the video display screen it causes the speaker to beep twice as the message appears POST codes and countdown codes The BIOS indicates the current testing phase during POST after the video adapter has been successfully initialised by outputting a ...

Page 102: ... cache MB only 3A Autosize cache 3C Configure advanced chipset registers 3D Load alternate registers with CMOS valuesnew 40 Set Initial processor speed new 42 Initialize interrupt vectors 44 Initialize BIOS interrupts 46 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 47 Initialize manager for PCI Option ROMs 48 Check video configuration against CMOS 49 Initialize PCI bus and devices 4A Initialize all video ad...

Page 103: ... PC compatible PnP ISA devices 86 Re initialize on board I O ports 88 Initialize BIOS Data Area 8A Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area 8C Initialize floppy controller 90 Initialize hard disk controller 91 Initialize local bus hard disk controller 92 Jump to UserPatch2 93 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards 94 Disable A20 address line 95 Install CD ROM for boot 96 Clear huge ES segment register...

Page 104: ...r 1 0163 BIOS unable to apply BIOS update to processor 2 0164 BIOS does not support current stepping for processor 1 0165 BIOS does not support current stepping for processor 2 0200 Failure Fixed Disk 0210 Stuck Key 0211 Keyboard error 0212 Keyboard Controller Failed 0213 Keyboard locked Unlock key switch 0220 Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP 0230 System RAM Failed at offset 0231 Shadow ...

Page 105: ...r IERR failure 8105 Processor 1 Internal Error IERR failure 8106 Processor 0 Thermal Trip failure 8107 Processor 1 Thermal Trip failure 8108 Watchdog Timer failed on last boot BSP switched 810A Processor 1 failed initialization on last boot 810B Processor 0 failed initialization on last boot 810C Processor 0 disabled system in uniprocessor mode 810D Processor 1 disabled system in uniprocessor mode...

Page 106: ...hnical person should attempt to integrate and configure the system System power on off The on off button on the front panel DOES NOT turn off the system AC power To remove all power from the system you must unplug the AC power cords from the wall outlet or the system Hazardous conditions power supply Hazardous voltage current and energy levels are present inside the power supply There are no user ...

Page 107: ...proper grounding for the rack itself If server power cords are plugged into wall AC outlets the safety grounding conductor in each power cord provides proper grounding only for the server You must provide additional proper grounding for the rack and other devices installed in it Over current protection The server is designed for an AC line voltage source with up to 20 amperes of over current prote...

Page 108: ...eripheral devices connected to the server 3 Turn the server power off with the on off power switch on the front of the server AND unplug all AC power cords 4 Label and disconnect all peripheral cables attached to the I O panel on the back of the server 5 Remove and save the single screw from the back of the top cover NOTE There is no requirement to remove the access cover This should remain in pla...

Page 109: ...ages to fit the rails and install the server into the equipment rack Prepare the slide assemblies 1 Remove the slide assemblies from the kit 2 Orient a slide assembly so that the smallest outer bar is facing down 3 Fully extend the telescoping slide assembly until the centre bar hits the safety latch on the small outer bar all three overlapping bars will be visible 4 1 2 3 5 1 Large outer bar 2 Ce...

Page 110: ...chassis handles fit 1 Attach the bezel frame by inserting the tabs at the corner of the frame into their corresponding rectangular slots on the chassis 2 Attach the bezel door with the door all the way open down as the server lay as it would when inserted in a rack align the tabs on the door with their corresponding hinge loops on the chassis slide the door to the right to engage the tabs in the l...

Page 111: ...ront of the server 3 Align the first hole in the right angle end of the bar with the first threaded hole in the side of the chassis 4 Insert a screw through the hole in the bar and into the chassis wall Then loosely tighten the screw 5 Align the rest of the holes in the bar with the remaining three threaded holes along the side of the chassis 6 Insert three more screws through the bar and into the...

Page 112: ...our mounting holes is facing toward the outside edge of the vertical rail 3 Position the bracket behind the mounting holes in the vertical rail 1 4 2 3 1 Screw 2 Vertical rail 3 Bar nut 4 Right angle extension bracket 4 With a pencil mark the top and bottom hole locations of the bracket on both sides of the vertical rail no hole numbers are printed on the rail 5 Insert a screw through the marked t...

Page 113: ...gh the hole in the bar and the first hole in the front bracket Place a lock washer and a nut on the screw and loosely tighten it 5 Position the oblong slot in the centre bar over the third hole back from the front of the large outer bar Insert a screw through the hole and the oblong slot in the front bracket Place a lock washer and nut on the screw and loosely tighten it 6 The back bracket has two...

Page 114: ...s 45 kg 1 Pull the telescoping centre bars out of the large outer bars until they are fully extended and locked in place 2 Use a mechanical assist unit to carefully pick up the server gently slide the small bars attached to each side of the server into the extended centre bars 1 3 2 4 2 1 Small outer bar 2 Centre bar 3 Large outer bar 4 Safety latch 3 When the server stops press in on the safety l...

Page 115: ...ion when you run the SSU Item Manufacturer and Model Number Serial Number Date Installed System Mainboard Processor speed and cache Video display Keyboard Mouse Diskette drive A Diskette drive B Tape drive CD ROM drive Hard disk drive 1 Hard disk drive 2 Hard disk drive 3 Hard disk drive 4 Hard disk drive 5 SCSI host adapter board 1 RAID adapter board 1 Network adapter board 1 ...

Page 116: ...OG 2 FT5000 HANDBOOK Make a note of it Use this page to note down other important information such as Supplier address telephone Installation date Initial software configuration Type of expansion cards fitted and software driver version It may be useful for any engineer ...

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