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The CS-2 Processor Module

S1002–10M128.02

Summary of Contents for Computing Surface CS-2

Page 1: ...C o m p u t i n g S u r f a c e The CS 2 Processor Module S1002 10M128 02...

Page 2: ...n Sun and a numeric suffix Solaris SunOS AnswerBook NFS XView and OpenWindows are trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc All SPARC trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International...

Page 3: ...e i General Precautions ii Lifting ii 1 Overview 1 2 Module Packaging 3 Packing Dimensions 3 Unpacking 4 3 Installing the Processor Module 7 Location 7 Using the Meiko Beta Phase Controller 8 Power Su...

Page 4: ...n 18 MK401 Single SPARC Board 18 Field Upgradeable Components 18 MBus Processor Modules 19 SBus Modules 20 Memory 20 Boot ROM 21 H8 ROM 21 NVRAM 21 Fuses 21 External Connections 21 Front Panel Connect...

Page 5: ...kplane Boards 33 Installation 33 MK511 2 Module Switch Cards 34 MK515 Module Control Card 34 Field Upgradeable Components 34 External Indicators 35 Reset Switch 35 External Connections 36 MK516 SCSI C...

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Page 7: ...signed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer ence when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment The equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and...

Page 8: ...uctions that are issued by the device manufacturers A lithium battery is installed on many of the boards in the module it is an integral component of the non volatile RAM or NVRAM Lithium batteries ar...

Page 9: ...f the module Align the front locating pins with the holes at the front of the mod ule and tighten the holding screw Locate the forks of the Genie lift into the two box sections in the lift clamps Rais...

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Page 11: ...also be fitted within the module and connected to the processor boards in one of three standard con figurations all disks connected to one board two disks to each of two boards or one disk per board A...

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Page 13: ...all card outer Packing Dimensions All dimensions are approximate Packing dimensions single module Packing weight without module Height 74cm 29 Width 34cm 13 5 Length 112cm 44 4 module skid 20Kg 44lbs...

Page 14: ...e shipments each module is packaged individually and secured with the others onto a lar ge skid To unpack a four module skid cut the outer banding and remove one module Space the remaining three modul...

Page 15: ...om the top and front of the module Remove the antistatic bag by pulling upwards Lift the module from the packing base Note the module is heavy and must be lifted by at least two people or by using a G...

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Page 17: ...t are built into the module and do not place the module near any sources of heat Modules sit on module trays that are fixed to the bay by telescopic rails The tray must be extended from the bay before...

Page 18: ...n using the two captive screws at the front of the tray After pushing the module tray into position use the Beta Phase Controller to close the connectors Using the Meiko Beta Phase Controller Connect...

Page 19: ...only use power cords and distributions panels that ar e supplied by Meiko These have the corr ect power rating for your system Warning You should check that you have been supplied with the corr ect ty...

Page 20: ...1 represents on When first switched on five LEDs are visible through the rear of the power sup ply unit Initially three of these should be green two are red After a short delay all LEDs should be gree...

Page 21: ...d rear of the module At the Rear of the Power Supply Unit 1 25 way D type connector RS232 connector for module control card diagnostics This connection is for use by Meiko s trained engineers only 2 9...

Page 22: ...e board to the upper con nectors when the module is mounted on the lower shelf of a bay and the lower connectors when the module is mounted on the upper shelf The connectors for the 4 processor boards...

Page 23: ...e Identification Number At the rear of the power supply unit are three dials each represents one nibble from a 12 bit network address or netid The netid for each module must be unique and modules must...

Page 24: ...8 2 0 8 A 0 8 6 0 8 E 24 27 0 8 1 0 8 9 0 8 5 0 8 D 28 31 0 8 3 0 8 B 0 8 7 0 8 F Recommended operating temperature 10 25oC 50 80oF Peak operating temperature 32oC 90oF Temperature gradient 10oC 18oF...

Page 25: ...Installing the Processor Module 15 3 Figure 3 1 The CS 2 Processor Module Module Controller Fan Fuses Disk Fuses Switch Cards Main Fuse Module SCSI Cards On Off Switch Module Id Switches...

Page 26: ...16 S1002 10M128 02 3 Figure 3 2 The MK510 Processor Module Backplane not user serviceable Fuses 8 switch card slots Module controller slot 4 SCSI card slots...

Page 27: ...ssor board are available MK401 single SPARC with I O also known as Dino This is a general purpose compute processor and operating system server MK405 quad SPARC board also known as Quatro This is a hi...

Page 28: ...card cage push the board into position by pushing firmly on both levers until they are flat Secure using the captive screw at each end of the board s front panel To remove the board pull both levers...

Page 29: ...e two MBus slots when us ing just one module it must be installed in the slot nearest the communications processor the one nearest the back of the board Installation is simple push the processor into...

Page 30: ...place by two small screws SBus devices are numbered from 0 to 2 device 0 being next to the processor slots Device 4 is the on board Ethernet and SCSI bus Device 5 is the second on board SCSI bus Memor...

Page 31: ...within the NVRAM can only be restored by Meiko s engineers The NVRAM contains lithium batteries which have special handling and dispos al requirements your attention is drawn to the General Precaution...

Page 32: ...Panel Connections RS232 Connections The two RS232 channels are connected as follows Signal ground is pin 7 chas sis ground in pin 1 Table 4 1 RS232 Channel A Pinout Signal Input Output Pin number TXD...

Page 33: ...le backplane by using an MK516 module SCSI card This transfers the buses onto polarised ribbon cable connectors which can be wired to SCSI disks within the processor module The MK516 can support up to...

Page 34: ...lso displayed on the module s LED display The green LED flashes at a slow steady rate once per second when operating normally A quicker flash rate 2 normal indicates that the SPARC processor is not re...

Page 35: ...405 and se cure into position with a screw at each corner As newer higher performance SPARC modules become available Meiko will of fer these as field upgrade options Simply unplug the old unit and rep...

Page 36: ...p for each processor see Figure 4 6 Within each group the SIMMs must be identical but there is no requirement for the groups to be the same Figure 4 6 Memory slots on an MK405 showing the allocation o...

Page 37: ...cautions listed in the General Precautions on page ii External Indicators The MK405 front panel includes two pairs of LEDs In the middle are two amber LEDs illumination of these indicates an error wit...

Page 38: ...components see Figure 4 7 Superscalar SPARC processor module fitted to MBus slot Three SBus slots Two VPU slots Boot ROM H8 ROM Non volatile RAM Fuses Figure 4 7 MK403 Components Fuse H8 ROM Boot ROM...

Page 39: ...ndard SBus mod ules As with the processor modules SBus modules are simply plugged into the SBus connectors and secured with 2 screws When using SBus cards that have external connections for example a...

Page 40: ...ses One fuse is used to protect the external keyboard mouse This fuse is 250mA quick blow Meiko part number 22 fu400 02e250 External Connections External connections are provided for a keyboard mouse...

Page 41: ...oard s CAN controller The amber light illumi nates each time the CAN controller transmits on the CAN bus Both should flash steadily These indicators are also displayed on the module s LED display Tabl...

Page 42: ...ry quick flash rate 3 normal indicates that the H8 proces sor on the module controller is not responding Each processor board within a processor module controls a 4 4 matrix of red LEDs on the module...

Page 43: ...4 are used for the module SCSI cards and one the larger one for the module control card Blanking plates must be fitted over unused backplane slots to ensure correct cool ing and compliance with RFI r...

Page 44: ...lots 0 and 1 whereas a module containing quad SPARC boards requires 8 switch cards The MK511 contains a single Elite that provides the first level of network switch ing The MK512 is a buffer card that...

Page 45: ...ons on page ii External Indicators Two LEDs one green one amber are visible from the rear of the module The green LED is the module controller s CAN heart beat the amber light illuminates each time th...

Page 46: ...n cable connectors transfer the buses to disk devices mounted within the module and one Beta Phase connector connects with exter nally mounted devices Field Upgradeable Components The MK516 has the fo...

Page 47: ...Installing Backplane Boards 37 5 Figure 5 2 MK516 Components Module Backplane Connector Fuses Bus 0 Bus 4 Termination Resistors for Bus 0 3 packages...

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Page 49: ...ludes space for up to 4 SCSI disk devices these are connected to the SCSI controllers on the processor boards Additional SCSI disk devices or SCSI devices requiring frequent access CD tape etc may be...

Page 50: ...or signals and the SCSI bus Warning You must disconnect the module fr om the power supply befor e installing a disk device Fixing the Disk Device into the Carrier To install a 3 5 SCSI disk into a dis...

Page 51: ...d LED External SCSI Devices External SCSI devices may be connected in two ways Front Panel Connections Some processor board types have SCSI bus connections on their front panels When using these the c...

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