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Page 2: ...guration customer data and operator control Since implementation by customers of each product may vary the suitability of specific product configurations and applications must be determined by the customer and is not warranted by NEC Corporation of America To allow for design and specification improvements the information in this document is subject to change at any time without notice Reproductio...

Page 3: ... 14 Peripherals 2 15 System Clocks 2 17 EXPRESSSCOPE Monitor 2 17 Fault Messages on the EXPRESSSCOPE Monitor LCD 2 18 Inbuilt Virtualization 2 20 Trusted Platform Module TPM 2 20 Section 3 System Configuration 3 1 Cell Interconnect and Multiple Cell Systems 3 1 Cell Identification 3 3 System Serial Number 3 3 Cabinets 3 4 Partitions 3 5 Clustering 3 5 Redundant Configurations 3 6 Replaceable Compo...

Page 4: ... 4 4 Management Board 4 5 Remote Console Interfaces 4 7 BIOS 4 8 Server Management Software 4 8 Hardware Components 4 8 Management Software Components 4 9 Remote Monitoring 4 10 Appendix ACell Components A 1 Components on the Front of a Cell A 1 Components on the Rear of a Cell A 2 ...

Page 5: ...e Cell 2 11 Figure 2 10 Power Supplies 2 12 Figure 2 11 Fan Modules 2 15 Figure 2 12 Peripherals on the Drive Tray 2 16 Figure 2 13 EXPRESSSCOPE Monitor 2 18 Figure 3 1 Interconnect Cables and Interconnect Cable Ports 3 1 Figure 3 2 System with Two Cells 3 2 Figure 3 3 System with Four Cells 3 2 Figure 3 4 System Serial Number Label 3 4 Figure 3 5 Cabinet Configuration 3 5 Figure 4 1 Management Ar...

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Page 7: ... 2 2 Device Names on the EXPRESSSCOPE Monitor LCD 2 18 Table 3 1 Relation of Interconnect Port and Cable End to Cell ID 3 3 Table 3 2 Minimum and Maximum Configurations 3 7 Table A 1 Component on the Front of the Cell A 1 Table A 2 Component on the Rear of the Cell A 3 ...

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Page 9: ...G Warnings alert you to situations that could result in serious personal injury or loss of life CAUTION Cautions indicate situations that can damage the system hardware or software Note Notes give important information about the material being described Names of keyboard keys are printed as they appear on the keyboard For example Ctrl Alt or Enter Text or keystrokes that you enter appear as boldfa...

Page 10: ...Related Documents x The NECCare Guide contains information about NEC s warranty and server registration ...

Page 11: ...t dismount the equipment into from the rack Lithium batteries can be dangerous Improper handling of lithium batteries may result in an explosion Dispose of lithium batteries as required by local ordinance Replace only with the same or equivalent type battery A liquid crystal display is used in this server When handling a damaged liquid crystal display take care to avoid exposure to the liquid insi...

Page 12: ... remote earth conditions For safe operation only connect the equipment to a building supply that is in accordance with current wiring regulations in your country In the USA those wiring standards are regulated by Underwriter Laboratories UL in the U K by the Institution of Electrical Engineers IEE and in Canada by the Canadian Standards Association CSA WARNING Some locations within the server have...

Page 13: ...o ensure the extra low voltage integrity of the equipment connect only equipment with mains protected electrically compatible circuits to the external ports Remote Earths To prevent electrical shock connect all local individual office computers and computer support equipment to the same electrical circuit of the building wiring If you are unsure check the building wiring to avoid remote earth cond...

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Page 15: ... at the time of publication The latest version of the document may be found in the Product Support Web Site http support necam com servers Enterprise Scalable Symmetric Multiprocessing Servers Express5800 A1160 systems are the next generation of symmetric multiprocessing SMP servers that support multi core Intel Xeon processors Figure 1 1 Express5800 A1160 Cell Basic Building Block Express5800 A11...

Page 16: ...gle partition Each partition can run an operating system different from the operating system in any other partition Customer Installation and Servicing Express5800 A1160 systems are designed to be installed by the customer without any special tools or training Likewise no special tools or training are required to service customer replaceable units CRUs Reliability Availability and Serviceability E...

Page 17: ...g Linux operating systems y Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform 5 2 for x64 y SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 x64 with Service Pack 2 Virtual Machine Monitors A virtual machine monitor is the base component that enables virtualization It is a logical computer instance based on permanent physical hardware that runs specialized software to host virtual machines and service partitions Express5...

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Page 19: ...mponents of a cell and provides the connection among the cells in a multiple cell system Memory board that contains the DIMM sockets for the fully buffered DIMMs I O subsystem that includes the I O riser board PCIe carriers and PCIe cards Power supplies Fan modules Peripherals including drive tray and hard drives DVD drive and Serial Attached SCSI SAS RAID controller Management and maintenance com...

Page 20: ...ns the processor sockets processor voltage regulator modules node controller and the scalability ports which are the ports that enable you to connect up to four cells Processor Sockets Each cell contains four processor sockets Four direct front side buses provide the connections for the four processor sockets Each direct front side bus operates at 1067 MT s ...

Page 21: ...mplete physical processors cores in the same integrated circuit A quad core processor four cores can appear as four logical processors and a hex core processor six cores can appear as six logical processors Extended Memory 64 Technology EM64T The Xeon processors support the Intel EM64T technology EM64T is an enhancement to the 32 bit Intel architecture It allows a processor to run 64 bit code and ...

Page 22: ... DIMM memory for the Express5800 A1160 cell It maintains coherency between the processors memory and I O subsystem and contains extensive error detection and correction logic The node controller provides the following interfaces Four dedicated high speed interconnect interfaces for the processor sockets one interface for each socket Four fully buffered DIMM interfaces Three x8 PCIe interfaces One ...

Page 23: ... which processor has permission to update an instance of a cache line y Mark other copies of the cache line as invalid when an update occurs Memory Board System memory is contained on the memory board The memory board includes the fully buffered DIMMs and their associated power delivery components A cell contains one or two memory boards Each memory board supports y Two fully buffered DIMM channel...

Page 24: ... contains 32 DIMM slots y Double Data Rate 2 533 MHz and 667 MHz fully buffered DIMMs single dual or quad rank y DIMM capacities of 2 GB or 4 GB y Hot add memory requires operating system support Figure 2 4 shows the channels channel pairs and fully buffered DIMMs on the memory boards Figure 2 4 Memory Boards DIMM Slot Numbering Figure 2 5 shows the numbering of the DIMM slots on the memory board ...

Page 25: ...ecific DIMMs Rules for Memory Expansion Note the following rules when expanding system memory y DIMMs must be installed in pairs A pair consists of two identical fully buffered DIMMs of the same speed capacity and number of ranks y DIMMs must be loaded from the inside row of slots first before moving toward the outside row of slots Do not leave an empty slot between two populated DIMM slots For th...

Page 26: ...rovides protection against uncorrectable errors by maintaining two images of memory With mirroring all uncorrectable errors including a complete DIMM or channel failure will not stop the system Mirroring is between the two memory boards within the cell Mirroring between memory boards in different cells is not supported On detection of a memory failure the system breaks the mirror and continues ope...

Page 27: ... insertion requires access to the cards from the top of the cell In a rack environment this access requires rails in order to pull the cell forward longer cables and additional cable management The PCIe carrier turns the PCIe card connection 90 degrees This configuration enables the administrator or technician to insert and remove the carrier while holding it horizontally The technician or adminis...

Page 28: ...em 2 10 Figure 2 7 PCIe Card Carrier Figure 2 8 shows the location of the external card slots on the back of the cell Figure 2 8 External Card Slots Ports A cell includes the following ports y Partition video port ...

Page 29: ...gement port y Management serial port Figure 2 9 shows the location of the ports on the back of the cell Figure 2 9 Ports on Back of the Cell Inbuilt RAID Controller The inbuilt RAID controller supports 3 Gbps SAS drives and is compliant with x4 lane PCI Express 1 0a It supports the following disk configuration options y RAID 0 striping y RAID 1 mirroring y RAID 5 disk striping with distributed par...

Page 30: ... power supplies The power supplies are rated for a maximum of 1800 watts at 200 volts or 1000 watts at 100 volts Actual cell power consumption is significantly less and is determined by the system configuration and activity The output of the power supplies is 12 volts with a 3 3 volt keep alive voltage for power control The power supplies are self cooled Figure 2 10 shows the location of the two p...

Page 31: ...different uninterruptible power supply UPS If one power source fails or is interrupted the cell continues processing using the other power source In a redundant 200V configuration you can replace individual power supplies while a partition is running within that cell Partitions and Power Partitions are made up of one or more cells If a system contains multiple partitions one partition can be power...

Page 32: ...emoved the system switches the remaining fans in the cell to high speed The fans return to their normal speed when the failure condition is resolved The cooling system is n 1 redundant that is it can tolerate the failure of one fan If two fans fail the cell powers down If a fan module is removed the master power control turns off power to the cell after 2 minutes This allows time for the fan or me...

Page 33: ...s through the drive tray y Six 2 5 inch Serial Attached SCSI SAS disk drives with one of the following capacities y 73 GB 15000 RPM y 146 GB 10000 RPM y DVD drive DVD RW The drive tray also hosts the two USB ports on the front of the cell Figure 2 12 illustrates the peripherals on the drive tray ...

Page 34: ...e Channel controllers and adapters disk subsystems SCSI and Fibre Channel LAN connectors SCSI controllers SCSI RAID controllers SCSI tape subsystems serial controllers tape libraries and other controllers Because the list of qualified peripherals changes frequently contact your sales representative for current information about qualified peripherals Boot Options Express5800 A1160 systems provide t...

Page 35: ...rily used to y View and update network settings for the partition y View and update network settings for the cell y Enable the trusted platform module TPM physically present attribute The EXPRESSSCOPE Monitor consists of y LCD display screen of four lines that are 20 characters each y Navigation buttons up down left and right and a selection button OK y Power button y Cell identification ID button...

Page 36: ...iled unit sometimes with abbreviated language The following table gives the full unit name as it appears in documentation the name as it appears on the EXPRESSSCOPE Monitor LCD additional identifying information displayed on the EXPRESSSCOPE Monitor LCD and whether the unit is a CRU or a FRU Table 2 2 Device Names on the EXPRESSSCOPE Monitor LCD Full Name EXPRESSSCOPE Monitor LCD Name Additional D...

Page 37: ... slot 0 through 5 y expansion rack 1 or 2 z expansion rack slot 1 through 5 CRU voltage regulator module IPVRMx x 0 1 2 or 3 FRU main logic module MainLogic_Module FRU memory board Mem_Brdx x 0 left board 1 right board CRU DIMM Mem_Brdx_DIMMyy x 0 left board 1 right board yy 0 through 15 CRU management board Mgmt_brd FRU PCIe card PCIe_Slotx x 0 bottom through 5 top CRU RAID controller PCIe_Slot6 ...

Page 38: ...ain a TPM The TPM is a hardware security device that implements protected capabilities and shielded locations which are used to protect and report integrity measurements as defined by the Trusted Computing Group specifications The TPM also stores a limited number of cryptographic keys used to authenticate reported measurements The TPM protected capabilities can include additional security function...

Page 39: ...ther with up to three other cells using interconnect cables Interconnect Cables The interconnect cables connect to the ports on the rear of the cell The interconnect cables have an A end denoted by an amber band and a B end denoted by a blue band When creating a multiple cell system the correct end of each cable must be plugged into the appropriate interconnect cable port 0 1 or 2 Figure 3 1 shows...

Page 40: ...ows a system made up of two cells eight processor sockets The two cells are connected together with two interconnect cables shows a system made up of four cells 16 processor sockets Systems with four cells require six interconnect cables Systems with three cells are also possible Figure 3 2 System with Two Cells Figure 3 3 System with Four Cells ...

Page 41: ...IDs Table 3 1 Relation of Interconnect Port and Cable End to Cell ID Cell ID Port 2 Port 1 Port 0 Cell 0 B B B Cell 1 B A A Cell 2 B A B Cell 3 A A A A cell without any cables connected to the interconnect ports is assumed to be cell 0 To allow the correct cell identifier to be saved a system must be completely cabled before the AC power is applied to the cells for the first time Once established ...

Page 42: ...abinet You can either order a cabinet from NEC or provide your own See the System Planning Guide for the requirements for customer provided cabinets Optionally each system can have a directly connected keyboard monitor and mouse to serve as a system console Figure 3 5 shows the configuration of cells and other components in a cabinet ...

Page 43: ...r business Each cell in the system can support one partition Systems with four cells can support one to four partitions See the User s Guide for the partitioning rules Clustering When several partitions are configured the servers become a convenient platform for clustering Because partitions or cluster nodes in this context are neatly contained in the same cabinet cabling requirements are simplifi...

Page 44: ...cy is provided in multiple cell systems Redundancy is available for the following hardware components y Power supplies n 1 y Fans n 1 y System processors y Memory y I O y Compatibility hardware Replaceable Components Replaceable components are hardware assemblies or subassemblies that can be replaced onsite to either upgrade the server or replace a failing component Hot swappable components can be...

Page 45: ...redundancy n n 1 n 1 Power distribution module 1 2 8 Cooling redundancy n n 1 n 1 Processors 1 4 16 Fully buffered DIMM memory 2 DIMMs 32 DIMMs 128 DIMMs Scalability interfaces 3 3 3 per cell Management board 1 1 4 1 per cell PCIe x8 card slots 6 4 1 2 length slots and 2 full length slots 6 4 1 2 length slots and 2 full length slots 24 16 1 2 length slots and 8 full length slots EXPRESSSCOPE Monit...

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Page 47: ...n overview of the hardware and software components used to manage Express5800 A1160 systems System Components The following illustration shows how the components are connected in a typical system environment Your system can include the following components ...

Page 48: ...and a maximum of four partitions Service Processor Each cell has an internal management board For each partition one of the partition s management boards serves as the Service Processor Other management boards in the partition are called satellite management controllers A Service Processor manages and maintains the partition monitors the system for hardware problems and allows you to repartition t...

Page 49: ...rface residing on the partition Service Processor In addition a client workstation can serve as a remote system console by accessing the KVMS Redirection page of the Partition Remote Console interface which launches the Console Manager Partition Desktop or JViewer interface Console Manager Client Software Console Manager Partition Desktop and JViewer user interfaces enable you to manage partitions...

Page 50: ...to computer hardware and firmware which system administrators use to monitor system health and to manage the system Main Components Management of Express5800 A1160 systems consists of both hardware and software components The main hardware component is the management board which contains the Service Processor and other components Software components include the management firmware management firmw...

Page 51: ...Management Board 4 5 Figure 4 1 Management Architecture Management Board The management board in each cell is the main hardware component of server management Figure 4 2 illustrates the management board ...

Page 52: ...vice Processor y Executes the management firmware to provide the management and maintenance capabilities y Provides access and control to the hardware units in the cell y Provides connections to the Service Processors in the other cells in a system The Service Processor runs on keep alive power so it is functional whenever AC power is applied to the cell The Service Processor also includes a flash...

Page 53: ...nal LAN connection In a multiple cell system only one external LAN connection is needed For redundancy you can also connect the external LAN connections in the other cells to the external network y USB port y 9 pin serial port y 15 pin SVGA video port Other Management Logic The management board contains other associated logic such as the interface to the control panel and access to the scan clocki...

Page 54: ...ftware simplifies system management automates corrective and preventive measures to avoid system failure and increases the reliability scalability and performance of NEC systems Hardware Components Server Management software manages and monitors Express5800 A1160 systems You can also use this software to monitor other Express5800 systems in your environment Server Management software can be instal...

Page 55: ...following components ESMPRO Manager and Agent Server Management software includes ESMPRO Manager and ESMPRO Agent software ESMPRO Manager enables a system administrator to manage a network by monitoring system hardware and software configurations system failures and system performance With log data collected by ESMPRO Manager a system administrator can track ...

Page 56: ...Viewer Displays a list of detailed system information collected by ESMPRO Agent y Agent Control Panel Enables you to configure operational settings for ESMPRO Agent Remote Monitoring Remote Monitoring enables you to monitor the generation and delivery of service request packets to the NEC Support Center These packets contain information on system or controller errors that are determined according ...

Page 57: ...ble A 1 describes each component in more detail Figure A 1 Front of the Cell Table A 1 Component on the Front of the Cell Component Description Fan module Provides the airflow needed to cool the cell LED fan status indicators Provide fan status with one LED light on each fan module A green light indicates normal operations Drive tray Provides slots for up to six 2 5 inch SAS hard drives Hard drive...

Page 58: ...utton Turns on a blue LED in the back of the cell for identification purposes during servicing A button on the back of the cell turns off the LED Navigation buttons Enables the selection of EXPRESSSCOPE Monitor menu options LED status indicators Provides status for the cell The top light indicates power status The bottom light indicates cell status See the EXPRESSSCOPE Monitor LCD or the remote co...

Page 59: ...B ports Two universal serial bus USB 2 0 ports Management serial port A 9 pin serial port for the management board Partition serial port A 9 pin serial port for the operating system Maintenance LAN port An RJ45 port that provides a 10 100 Mbps Ethernet network connection to the maintenance LAN Partition video port A 15 pin SVGA port USB management port A USB 2 0 port for use with the management bo...

Page 60: ...SSSCOPE Monitor LCD or the remote console interface for additional information on the power or cell status Power supplies Two power supplies that provide n 1 redundancy when used in high voltage configurations Each power supply has its own AC power cord Interconnect cable connectors High speed serial interface and management LAN connections between the cells in configurations with two or more cell...

Page 61: ...rs While NEC Corporation of America products is considered to be compatible with many systems the specific functional implementation by the Customers of the product may vary Therefore the suitability of a product for a specific purpose or application must be determined by the Customer and is not warranted by NEC Corporation of America For more information telephone 1 866 269 1239 ...

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