Bull NovaScale R422-E1, Installation And User Manual

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1-2 Serverboard Features
At the heart of the NovaScale R422-E1/R422-INF-E1 lies two R422-E1/R422-INF-
E1 dual processor serverboards, which are based on Intel's 5400 chipset. Below
are the main features of the NovaScale R422-E1/R422-INF-E1 serverboard. Note
that the features on each board are doubled for the server.
Processors
Each NovaScale R422-E1/R422-INF-E1 serverboard supports dual Intel®
5400/5300LV/5200/5100LV Series processors. Please refer to our web site for a
complete listing of supported processors (www.bull.com).
Memory
The NovaScale R422-E1/R422-INF-E1 serverboard has eight 240-pin DIMM
sockets that can support up to 64 GB of ECC FBD (Fully Buffered DIMM) DDR2-
800/667/533 SDRAM. Memory can be installed in both interleaved (dual-channel)
and non-interleaved (single-channel) confi gurations. All memory modules used to
populate the system should be the same size, type and speed.
Serial ATA
The South Bridge (ESB2) of the 5400 chipset includes a Serial ATA controller for
3 Gb/s SATA drives. The hot-swappable SATA drives are connected to a backplane
that provides power, bus termination and confi guration settings. RAID 0 and 1 are
supported.
PCI Expansion Slots
Each NovaScale R422-E1/R422-INF-E1 serverboard has one PCI-Express 2.0 x16
slot, so two PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots are provided in the server. In the NovaScale
R422-E1/R422-INF-E1 server confi guration, riser cards have been pre-installed to
support two low-profi le PCI-Express 2.0 x16 add-on cards.
Ethernet Ports
Two Intel® 82563EB network controllers are integrated into each of the serverboards
to support a total of four Gigabit LAN ports (100/1000Base-T/1000BaseTX, RJ45
output).