HP Installation Guide, HP IntegritySuperdome/sx2000 and HP 9000Superdome/sx2000 Servers
HP Part Number: 5992-1042Published: July 2011Edition: 9
Page 1: ...HP Installation Guide HP Integrity Superdome sx2000 and HP 9000 Superdome sx2000 Servers HP Part Number 5992 1042 Published July 201 1 Edition 9 ...
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Page 3: ...mportant details about HP product features Commands and options are represented using this font Text that you type exactly as shown is represented using this font Text to be replaced with text that you supply is represented using this font Example Enter the ls l filename command means you must replace filename with your own text Keyboard keys and graphical interface items such as buttons tabs and ...
Page 4: ...cument printing date and edition number indicate the document s current edition and are included in the following table The printing date will change when a new edition is produced Document updates may be issued between editions to correct errors or document product changes The latest version of this document is available on line at www hp com go bizsupport March 2006 First Edition September 2006 ...
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Page 6: ...sion interference However HP does not guarantee that the system will not interfere with radio and television reception Take the following precautions Use only shielded cables Install and route the cables according to the instructions provided Ensure that all cable connector screws are firmly tightened Use only HP supported peripheral devices Ensure that all panels and cover plates are in place and...
Page 7: ...LAN Determine the appropriate IP address Verifying Electrical Requirements The site must be verified for proper grounding and electrical requirements prior to the system being shipped to the customer as part of the site preparation Before unpacking and installing the system verify with the customer that grounding specifications and power requirements are met Checking the Inventory The sales order ...
Page 8: ...an 15 degrees A tilt indicator is installed on the back and side of the cabinet shipping container Figure 1 page 8 If the container is tilted to an angle that can cause equipment damage the beads in the indicator shift positions Figure 2 page 9 If a carton has received a physical shock and the tilt indicator is in an abnormal condition visually inspect the unit for any signs of damage If damage is...
Page 9: ... shipping container and the packaging material If it becomes necessary to repackage the cabinet the original packing material is necessary If discarding the shipping container or packaging material dispose of them in an environmentally responsible manner recycle if possible Claims Procedures If the shipment is incomplete if the equipment is damaged or it fails to meet specifications notify the nea...
Page 10: ...0 Torx drivers 9 pin to 25 pin serial cable HP part number 24542G 9 pin to 9 pin null modem cable Unpacking the Cabinet WARNING Use three people to unpack the cabinet safely HP recommends removing the cardboard shipping container before moving the cabinet into the computer room NOTE If unpacking the cabinet in the computer room be sure to position it so that it can be moved into its final position...
Page 11: ...e 3 Front of Cabinet Container WARNING Do not stand directly in front of the strapping while cutting it Hold the band above the intended cut and wear protective glasses These bands are under tension When cut they spring back and can cause serious eye injury 2 Cut the plastic polystrap bands around the shipping container Figure 4 page 11 Figure 4 Cutting the Polystrap Bands Unpacking and Inspecting...
Page 12: ...erial off rather than pulling it off Pulling the plastic covering off creates an ESD hazard to the hardware 5 Remove the stretch wrap the front and rear top foam inserts and the four corner inserts from the cabinet 6 Remove the ramps from the pallet and set them aside Figure 5 page 12 Figure 5 Removing the Ramps from the Pallet 12 Installing the System ...
Page 13: ...e Cabinet To inspect the cabinet exterior for signs of shipping damage follow these steps 1 Look at the top and sides for dents warping or scratches 2 Verify that the power supply mounting screws are in place and locked Figure 6 Figure 6 Power Supply Mounting Screws Location 3 Verify that the I O chassis mounting screws are in place and secure Figure 7 Inspect all components for signs of shifting ...
Page 14: ...14 Installing the System ...
Page 15: ...ng shipping Figure 8 page 15 Failure to remove the shipping strap will obstruct air flow into the BPS and FEPS Figure 8 Shipping Strap Location 2 Remove the pallet mounting brackets and pads on the side of the pallet where the ramp slots are located Figure 9 Unpacking and Inspecting the System 15 ...
Page 16: ...et from rolling off the back of the pallet 3 On the other side of the pallet remove only the bolt on each mounting bracket that is attached to the cabinet 4 Insert the ramps into the slots on the pallet CAUTION Make sure the ramps are parallel and aligned Figure 10 The casters on the cabinet must roll unobstructed onto the ramp 16 Installing the System ...
Page 17: ...ff the pallet Position one person at the rear of the cabinet and one person on each side WARNING Do not attempt to move the cabinet either packed or unpacked up or down an incline of more than 15 degrees 5 Carefully roll the cabinet down the ramp Figure 1 1 Figure 1 1 Rolling the Cabinet Down the Ramp 6 Unpack any other cabinets that were shipped Unpacking and Inspecting the System 17 ...
Page 18: ... ME 460P9 60 A capacity OLFLEX 190 PN 600804 is a 2 5 meter multiconductor 600 V 90 C UL and CSA A5201 69023 Option 6 approved oil resistant flexible cable 8 AWG 60 A capacity Mennekes ME 532R6 1500 32 A capacity Mennekes ME 532P6 14 32 A capacity H07RN F OLFLEX PN 1600130 is a 2 5 meter heavy duty neoprene jacketed harmonized European flexible cable 4 mm2 32 A capacity A5201 69024 Option 7 Return...
Page 19: ...fore positioning the cabinet in its final location Check the path from where the system was unpacked to its final destination to make sure the way is clear and free of obstructions WARNING If the cabinet must be moved up ramps be sure to maneuver it using three people Unpacking and Installing the Blower Housings and Blowers Each cabinet contains two blower housings and four blowers Although simila...
Page 20: ...NOTE Double check that the protective cardboard has been removed 3 Using the handles on the housing labeled Blower 3 Blower 2 align the edge of the housing over the edge at the top rear of the cabinet and slide it into place until the connectors at the back of each housing are fully mated Figure 14 Then tighten the thumbscrews at the front of the housing Figure 14 Installing the Rear Blower Housin...
Page 21: ... place until the connectors at the back of each housing are fully mated Figure 15 Then tighten the thumbscrews at the front of the housing Figure 15 Installing the Front Blower Housing 5 Unpack each of the four blowers 6 Insert each of the four blowers into place in the blower housings with the thumbscrews at the bottom Figure 16 Setting Up the System 21 ...
Page 22: ...hing the Side Skins Each system has four side skins two front side skins and two rear side skins NOTE Attach side skins to the left side of cabinet 0 and the right side of cabinet 1 if applicable To attach the side skins follow these steps 1 If not already done remove the side skins from their boxes and protective coverings 2 From the end of the brackets at the back of the cabinet position the sid...
Page 23: ...Figure 17 Attaching the Rear Side Skin 3 Attach the skin without the lap joint Front over the top bracket and under the bottom bracket and gently slide the skin into position Setting Up the System 23 ...
Page 24: ...aching the Blower Side Bezels The bezels are held on at the top by the bezel lip which fits over the top of the blower housing frame and are secured at the bottom by tabs that fit into slots on the cabinet side panels Figure 19 Use the same procedure to attach the right and left blower side bezels 24 Installing the System ...
Page 25: ...for the top bracket on the right side facing the front of the cabinet Do not attach the rear screw on that bracket Insert all screws but do not tighten until all side skins are aligned 4 Using a T 10 driver attach the screws to secure the side skins to the brackets 5 Repeat step 1 through step 4 for the skins on the other side of the cabinet 6 To secure the side bezels to the side skins attach the...
Page 26: ...s to its front surface and a cable from the door to the upper front bezel In addition you must install bezels that fit over the blowers at the front and back of the cabinet Installing the Front Door Bezels The front door assembly includes two cosmetic covers a control panel and a key lock To install the front door you must connect the control panel ribbon cable from the chassis to the control pane...
Page 27: ...hassis with 10 of the screws provided Insert all screws loosely then tighten them after the bezel is aligned 5 While another person holds the upper door bezel near the door chassis attach the ribbon cable to the back of the control panel on the bezel and tighten the two flathead screws Figure 22 Setting Up the System 27 ...
Page 28: ...prevent misalignment of the bezel 9 Reattach all filters removed in step 1 Installing the Rear Blower Bezel The rear blower bezel is a cosmetic cover for the blowers and is located above the rear door To install the rear blower bezel follow these steps 1 Open the rear cabinet door NOTE The latch is located on the right side of the door 2 Slide the bezel over the blower housing frame hooking the li...
Page 29: ...ering with the door 5 Close the cabinet rear door Installing the Front Blower Bezel The front blower bezel is a cosmetic cover for the blowers and is located above the front door To install the front blower bezel follow these steps 1 Open the front door NOTE The latch is located on the right side of the front door 2 Position the bezel over the blower housing frame hooking the lip of the bezel onto...
Page 30: ...wer cord safety ground to the site ground point through the power cord receptacle wiring HP does not recommend cabinet grounding Treat cabinet grounding as auxiliary or additional grounding over and above the ground wire included within the supplied power cord If the product ground is left floating anyone coming into contact with the cabinet can receive a lethal shock if a component fails and caus...
Page 31: ... of the cabinet to site AC power supply ground and not floating or connected to a phase is verified then check the voltage NOTE For dual power sources proceed to Checking Voltage page 35 with special attention to PDCA 0 ground pin to PDCA 1 ground pin voltage Anything greater than 3 V is cause for further investigation Installing and Verifying the PDCA All systems are delivered with the appropriat...
Page 32: ...Figure 25 PDCA Assembly for Options 6 and 7 Figure 26 A 4 Wire Connector 32 Installing the System ...
Page 33: ... by removing the four retaining screws 2 Run the power cord down through the appropriate opening in the floor tile 3 Insert the PDCA into its slot Figure 28 page 33 Figure 28 Installing the PDCA 4 Using a T 20 driver attach the four screws that hold the PDCA in place 5 If required repeat step 2 through step 4 for the second PDCA Setting Up the System 33 ...
Page 34: ... to the specifications for the PDCA and local electrical specifications If the voltage values do not match the specifications have the customer contact an electrician to troubleshoot the problem Figure 29 Checking PDCA Test Points 5 Wire Table 3 4 and 5 Wire Voltage Ranges 5 Wire 4 Wire L1 to N 200 240 V L2 to L3 200 240 V L2 to N 200 240 V L2 to L1 200 240 V L3 to N 200 240 V L1 to L3 200 240 V N...
Page 35: ... x and y is 200 240 volts ac 6 Set the site power circuit breaker to OFF 7 Ensure that power is removed from the server 8 Route and connect the server power connector to the site power receptacle For locking type receptacles line up the key on the plug with the groove in the receptacle Push the plug into the receptacle and rotate to lock the connector in place WARNING Do not set site ac circuit br...
Page 36: ...moving the EMI Panels Remove the front and back electromagnetic interference EMI panels to access ports and to visually check whether components are in place and the LEDs are properly illuminated when power is applied to the system To remove the front and back EMI panels follow these steps 36 Installing the System ...
Page 37: ...ve the EMI panel and set it aside When in position the EMI panels front and back are tightly in place Removing them takes controlled but firm exertion 3 Loosen the captive screw at the lower center of the back EMI panel Figure 33 page 37 Figure 33 Removing the Back EMI Panel 4 Use the handle provided to gently remove the EMI panel and set it aside Setting Up the System 37 ...
Page 38: ...he color of the cabinet where the other end of the cable is attached In Figure 34 the dotted lines show where the label is located and where the cable terminates Each cable is also labeled with a unique number This number label is applied on both ends of the cable and near the port where the cable is to be connected In Figure 34 the cable number labels are indicated by circled numbers and the cabi...
Page 39: ... present and estimated future needs to determine how many cables to route through each cable groomer slot c After routing the leftmost card cage at the front of the cabinet route the cables in the rightmost card cage at the back of the cabinet Begin with the right cable in the card cage and work toward the left d After routing the cables in the rightmost card cage at the rear of the cabinet return...
Page 40: ...rack is designed 200mm longer and requires that the middle and top side panels adjacent to the host Superdome cabinet are removed for e link cable routing These views are from the front Either IOX cabinet can be placed next to either side of the Superdome cabinet s Figure 36 3 4 Front View of IOX Cabinets AF034A left and AF092A right Installing the Support Management Station The Support Management...
Page 41: ...99fc475a058b9d8a989806e01 In the Search the Sales Library field enter the keywords SMS Cookbook A second window is displayed with the file information Select Worldwide English US to download NOTE The SMS Cookbook file is presented as a Windows Visio file The SMS software and 3 revisions of Superdome firmware histories are preloaded onto the SMS at the factory If needed see the following section fo...
Page 42: ...ion SMS Software Utilities Move the Software Utilities onto the SMS as indicated SCAN c opt scansw CYGWIN c CYGWIN PARCLI c Program Files Hewlett Packard nParCommands EIT Tools c Program Files Hewlett Packard EIT Superdome Firmware Instructions NOTE Reference to pa or ia denotes two firmware types one for PARISC Processors pa and one for Itanium Processors ia This is applicable for the sx1000 the ...
Page 43: ...dard BIOS prompts are displayed on the black screen press the f1 1 key The HP Splash screen with the HP logo may also appear in the background NOTE Pressing the f1 1 key during the startup on a computer with an HP factory image will begin the system recovery process even if the prompt is not displayed If the HP Recovery Manager can access the recovery partition on the PC s hard drive a prompt will...
Page 44: ...MI Event Viewer analyzes the FPL logs captured by the IPMI Log Acquirer and displays the system event information through either a command line or Web based interface Where to Find the EIT Documentation The latest documentation for setting up and configuring these tools is available at www hp com go bizsupport Once you are at the website select Event Information Tools EIT formerly SMS You will fin...
Page 45: ...power on the cabinets in one of the two following orders 9 8 1 0 8 9 0 1 On the front and back panels the HKP and the Present LEDs illuminate Figure 37 On cabinet 0 the HKP and the Present LEDs illuminate but only the HKP LED illuminates on cabinet 1 the right cabinet Figure 37 Front Panel with HKP and Present LEDs Turning On Housekeeping Power 45 ...
Page 46: ...host name the MP IP address the subnet mask and the gateway address The customer provides this information Connecting the MP to the Network NOTE Based on the customer s existing SMS configuration make the appropriate modifications to add in the Superdome sx2000 SMS LAN configuration Unlike earlier systems which required the MP to be connected to the private LAN the sx2000 system MP now connects to...
Page 47: ...r designated LAN port Obtain the IP address for the MP from the customer Connect the dial up modem cable between the MP modem and the customers phone line connection Setting the Customer IP Address NOTE The default IP address for the customer LAN port on the MP is 192 168 1 1 To set the customer LAN IP address follow these steps Connecting the MP to the Customer LAN 47 ...
Page 48: ...s designated LAN port 0 3 The prompt asks if you want to modify LAN port 0 Enter Y The current customer IP address appears then the Do you want to modify it Y N prompt appears 4 Enter Y 5 Enter the new IP address 6 Confirm the new address 7 Enter the MP network name This is the host name for the customer LAN You can use any name up to 64 characters long It can include alphanumerics dash under scor...
Page 49: ...g and Verifying the System After installing the system verify that the proper hardware is installed and booted This section describes how to power on the cabinet and boot and test each partition You must open a console window for each partition You must also open two additional windows one window for initiating reset on partitions and the other for monitoring system partition status Initiate the M...
Page 50: ...n In each window connect to the MP by entering the following telnet MP hostname Or telnet IP address 2 Enter the appropriate login and password at the MP prompts Figure 42 Figure 42 Logging In The MP Main Menu appears Figure 43 Figure 43 Main MP Menu 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each partition 4 In one window bring up the command prompt by entering cm at the MP prompt Figure 44 50 Installing the Sys...
Page 51: ...s Figure 45 MP Virtual Front Panel 6 From the VFP menu enter s to select the whole system or enter the partition number to select a particular partition An output similar to Figure 46 appears In this example no status is listed because the system 48 V has not been switched on Figure 46 Example of Partition State Cabinet Not Powered Up Booting and Verifying the System 51 ...
Page 52: ... complex power on cabinets in one of the two following orders 9 8 1 0 or 8 9 0 1 IMPORTANT The MP must be running in each window As the cabinet boots observe the partition activity in the window displaying the VFP 2 For HP Integrity Superdome sx2000 systems follow the procedure in Booting the HP Integrity Superdome sx2000 to an EFI Shell page 52 3 For HP 9000 sx2000 systems follow the procedure in...
Page 53: ...all partitions After you start the EFI Shell the console window displays the EFI shell prompt Figure 49 Figure 49 EFI Shell Prompt NOTE If autoboot is enabled for an nPartition you must interrupt it to stop the boot process at the EFI firmware console The VFP indicates that each partition is at system firmware console Figure 50 Booting and Verifying the System 53 ...
Page 54: ... Description BOot PRI HAA ALT path Boot from specified path PAth PRI HAA ALT path Display or modify a path SEArch ALL cell path Search for boot devices ScRoll ON OFF Display or change scrolling capability COnfiguration menu Displays or sets boot values INformation menu Displays hardware information SERvice menu Displays service commands DIsplay Redisplay the current menu HElp menu command Display ...
Page 55: ...ter b then the cabinet number to check the power status of the cabinet Observe Power Switch on and Power enabled Figure 52 Figure 52 Power Status Window Figure 52 shows that cells are installed in slots 0 and 4 In the cabinet verify that cells are physically located in slots 0 and 4 3 Press CR one more time to observe the power status Figure 53 Booting and Verifying the System 55 ...
Page 56: ... system on a network and places it in files for use by other scan tools JET gathers configuration data by executing a series of queries targeted at the MP and the CLU portion of the UGUY board IMPORTANT You must resolve any problems you find as a result of running JET before booting the operating system Running JUST To run JUST to ensure that the hardware is working properly follow these steps 1 E...
Page 57: ...l the appropriate diagnostics for this system See the offline diagnostic environment ODE documentation for instructions Attaching the Rear Kick Plates Kick plates protect cables from accidentally being disconnected or damaged and add an attractive cosmetic touch to the cabinet You must attach three metal kick plates to the bottom rear of the cabinet To install the kick plates follow these steps 1 ...
Page 58: ... T 20 driver tighten the thumbscrews at the bottom of the center kick plate Performing a Visual Inspection and Completing the Installation After booting the system carefully inspect it and reinstall the EMI panels To perform a final inspection and complete the installation follow these steps 1 Visually inspect the system to verify that all components are in place and secure 2 Check that the cables...
Page 59: ...MI panel into the holes on the cabinet b Position the panel at the top lip and lift the panel up while pushing the bottom into position If needed compress the EMI gasket to seat the panel properly c Reattach the screw at the top of the EMI panel 5 Check that the cables inside the rear enclosure are secure Performing a Visual Inspection and Completing the Installation 59 ...
Page 60: ...that all circuit boards are installed and properly seated and that the circuit board retainers are reinstalled Inspect cabling Ensure that all cables are installed secured and properly routed Inspect test points Verify that test leads are removed from the test points and that the test points are properly covered Clean up and dispose of debris Remove all debris from the area and dispose of it prope...
Page 61: ...6 communications interference 6 connecting I O cables 38 customer LAN 47 customer signoff 60 D damage returning equipment 18 shipping containers 8 discharge electrostatic 6 door installation back 26 front 26 E ejectors cell board 58 electrostatic discharge 6 EMI panel installing 59 removing 36 equipment returning 18 G gateway address 48 Gold Book 60 H housekeeping power front panel display 45 HKP ...
Page 62: ...ge verification 31 5 wire voltage verification 31 ac breakers 45 installation 33 unpacking 18 wiring configurations 18 33 post installation check 60 power housekeeping 44 power supply mounting screws 13 power up power on sequence for cabinets 52 R ramp extensions 12 repackaging checklist 18 returning equipment 18 routing I O cables 38 S signoff customer 60 site of installation 19 site preparation ...
