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SGI

Altix

XE320 System User’s Guide

007-5466-001

Summary of Contents for Altix XE320

Page 1: ...SGI Altix XE320 System User s Guide 007 5466 001 ...

Page 2: ...ractor manufacturer is SGI 1140 E Arques Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94085 TRADEMARKS AND ATTRIBUTIONS Altix SGI and the SGI logo are registered trademarks and SGI ProPack is a trademark of SGI in the United States and or other countries worldwide InfiniBand is a registered trademark of the InfiniBand Trade Association Intel Itanium and Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or ...

Page 3: ...007 5466 001 iii Record of Revision Version Description 001 February 2008 Initial publication ...

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Page 5: ...rt xxvi Reader Comments xxvii 1 Introduction 1 Node Board Features 4 Processors 4 Memory 4 Serial ATA SATA 4 Serial Attached SCSI SAS and RAID Support 6 PCIe Expansion Slots 6 Ethernet Ports 6 Onboard Controllers Ports 6 ATI Graphics Controller 6 Other Features 6 Server Chassis Features 7 System Power 7 SATA SAS Backplane Drives 7 Control Panel 7 Rear I O Panel 8 Cooling System 8 ...

Page 6: ...oading 12 Reliable Ground 12 Install the System into a Rack 12 Identify the Sections of the Rack Rails 12 Install the Rails 13 Locking Tabs 16 Install the Server in a Rack 16 Install the Server in a Third party Rack 18 Check the Node Board Setup 21 Access the Inside of the Chassis 21 Check the CPUs processors 22 Check the System Memory 22 Install Expansion PCIe Cards 23 Check all Cable Connections...

Page 7: ...tsink 41 Replace the Thermal Interface Material 42 Removing TIM from a Processor 42 Removing TIM from a Heatsink 46 Remove the Processor 48 Install Memory 50 Memory Layout 50 Constraints for DIMM Pairs 51 Performance Optimization 52 Memory Sparing Mode 53 Memory Mirroring Mode 53 Mirroring Mode Upgrade 54 Install DIMMs 54 Install or Remove the Air Shroud 57 Node Board Component Locations 58 Add PC...

Page 8: ... Connector Pin Definitions JWOL 70 Wake on Ring Connector Pin Definitions JWOR 70 Serial Port Pin Definitions COM2 71 Serial General Purpose I O Connector Pin Definitions SGPIO 71 System Management Bus Power Connector Pin Definitions J17 72 System Management Bus Connector Pin Definitions J18 72 Node Board Jumper Settings 73 Explanation of Jumper Settings 74 CMOS Memory Clear JBT1 75 VGA Jumper Set...

Page 9: ...OS Settings 93 Default Settings 93 System BIOS 102 How To Change the Configuration Data 102 Starting the Setup Utility 102 Running Setup 103 Main BIOS Setup 104 Main Setup Features 105 System Time 105 System Date 105 BIOS Date 105 Serial ATA Ports 106 Type 106 Multi Sector Transfers 107 LBA Mode Control 107 32 Bit I O 107 Transfer Mode 107 Ultra DMA Mode 107 Native Mode Operation 107 SATA Controll...

Page 10: ...ry Screen 110 Memory Cache 111 Cache System BIOS Area 111 Cache Base 0 512K 111 Cache Base 512K 640K 111 Cache Extended Memory 111 PCIe Configuration 112 Onboard GLAN1 Onboard GLAN2 Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure 112 Default Primary Video Adapter 112 Emulated IRQ Solutions 112 PCIe I O Performance 112 PCIe Parity Error Forwarding 112 ROM Scan Ordering 112 Reset Configuration Data 113 Slot1 PCIe x8 11...

Page 11: ...ilter 115 Crystal Beach Features 116 Route Port 80h Cycles to 116 Clock Spectrum Feature 116 High Precision Event Timer 116 USB Function 116 Legacy USB Support 116 Advanced Processor Options 117 CPU Speed 117 Frequency Ratio 117 Core Multi Processing 117 Machine Checking 117 Thermal Management 2 117 C1 Enhanced Mode 117 Execute Disable Bit 118 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch 118 Hardware Prefetch 118...

Page 12: ...D Rate 121 Console Type 121 Flow Control 121 Console Connection 121 Continue CR after POST 121 Hardware Monitor 121 CPU Temperature Threshold 122 Fan Speed Control Modes 122 Voltage Monitoring 122 IPMI 123 IPMI Specification Version 123 Firmware Version 123 System Event Logging 123 Clear System Event Logging 124 Existing Event Log Number 124 Event Log Control 124 System Event Log System Event Log ...

Page 13: ...131 A BIOS Power on Self Test 133 BIOS POST Messages 133 BIOS POST Codes 139 Recoverable POST Errors 139 Terminal POST Errors 139 B IPMI 2 0 Management Utility 147 Network Connection 149 Functions Listed on the Home Page 150 Remote Control 152 KVM Console 152 Remote Power 153 Virtual Media 153 CD ROM Image 154 Drive Redirection 156 Virtual Media Options 158 System Health 160 Chassis Control 160 Mo...

Page 14: ...nformation 187 Event Log 189 Update Firmware 190 Unit Reset 190 Remote Console Main Page 192 Remote Console Options 193 Log Out 194 C Regulatory Specifications and Safety Information 195 Manufacturer s Regulatory Declarations 195 Server Model Number 195 CE Notice and Manufacturer s Declaration of Conformity 195 Electromagnetic Emissions 196 FCC Notice USA Only 196 Industry Canada Notice Canada Onl...

Page 15: ...ttery 204 General Safety Precautions 205 ESD Safety Precautions 206 Operating Precautions 206 F Upgrading for SAS SATA RAID Support 207 Installing the HBAs 207 Creating RAID Volumes 209 G Upgrading BIOS 211 Requirements 211 Setting up the Virtual Media Boot Feature 212 Booting the Virtual Media DOS Image 213 I Index 215 ...

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Page 17: ... in a Third party Rack 1 18 Figure 2 10 Remove the Top Cover 22 Figure 3 1 Front Panel Controls and Indicators 26 Figure 4 1 Remove the Top Cover 31 Figure 4 2 Node Board Installation 33 Figure 4 3 Control Panel Connector JF1 Pin Definitions 34 Figure 4 4 I O Port Locations 35 Figure 4 5 Install a CPU Heatsink 41 Figure 4 6 Minimum Population for Dual Channel Mode with Identical FBDIMMs 51 Figure ...

Page 18: ...le 150 Figure B 2 Remote Console Screen 152 Figure B 3 CD ROM Image 154 Figure B 4 Drive Redirection 156 Figure B 5 Virtual Media Options 158 Figure B 6 Chassis Control 160 Figure B 7 Monitor Sensors 162 Figure B 8 System Event Log 164 Figure B 9 Alert Settings 165 Figure B 10 User Console Settings 170 Figure B 11 Keyboard Mouse Settings 172 Figure B 12 Network Settings 174 Figure B 13 Dynamic DNS...

Page 19: ...Figures 007 5466 001 xix Figure B 23 Remove Console Screen 192 Figure B 24 Remote Console Options 193 Figure E 1 Install the Battery 204 ...

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Page 21: ...LED Pin Definitions JF1 65 Table 4 12 NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 66 Table 4 13 NIC1 LED Pin Definitions 66 Table 4 14 HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 66 Table 4 15 Power On LED Pin Definitions JF1 67 Table 4 16 NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 67 Table 4 17 Fan Header Pin Definitions Fan1 2 Fan7 8 68 Table 4 18 Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 68 Table 4 19 Universal Serial Bus USB Pin Definition...

Page 22: ...er Settings JPL1 JPL2 77 Table 4 31 Watch Dog Timer Jumper Settings JWD 78 Table 4 32 LAN1 and LAN 2 LED Descriptions 79 Table 4 33 Power LED Description LE1 79 Table 4 34 InfiniBand Link Activity LED Descriptions LE2 LE3 81 Table 5 1 Part Numbers and Marketing Codes 86 Table 6 1 BIOS Default Settings 93 Table A 1 BIOS Post Codes 139 Table B 1 Health Monitoring Sensors 163 Table D 1 SGI Altix XE32...

Page 23: ...eader has a good working knowledge of computers and computer systems Important Information Warning To avoid problems that could void your warranty your SGI or other approved system support engineer SSE should perform any replacement of parts or service of your SGI Altix XE320 system not covered in the following list of items that you can perform yourself Install the server into system rack s Repla...

Page 24: ...fans Chapter 5 Advanced Chassis Setup provides detailed information about the components inside the server chassis such as the node board connectors and jumper settings disk drive information and power supply replacement Chapter 6 BIOS Settings includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup Utility Appendix A BIOS Power on Self Test provides informatio...

Page 25: ...hnical Publications Library at http docs sgi com Various formats are available This library contains the most recent and most comprehensive set of online books release notes man pages and other information You can also view man pages by typing man title on a command line SGI systems include a set of Linux man pages formatted in the standard UNIX man page style Important system configuration files ...

Page 26: ...pace font denotes literal items such as commands files routines path names signals messages and programming language structures variable The italic typeface denotes variable entries and words or concepts being defined Italic typeface is also used for book titles user input This bold fixed space font denotes literal items that the user enters in interactive sessions Output is shown in nonbold fixed...

Page 27: ...r of the manual In printed manuals the document number is located at the bottom of each page You can contact SGI in any of the following ways Send e mail to the following address techpubs sgi com Contact your customer service representative and ask that an incident be filed in the SGI incident tracking system Send mail to the following address SGI Technical Publications 1140 East Arques Avenue Sun...

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Page 29: ...ction The SGI Altix XE320 server is a 1U rackmount server refer to Figure 1 1 that contains two node boards in a single chassis Each node supports two Intel Xeon dual or quad core processors Figure 1 1 SGI Altix XE320 Server 2 1 2 1 sgi ...

Page 30: ...heatsinks per node board Four hard drive carriers two per node One internal SATA backplane One SATA cable set Two PCI Express 2 0 x16 riser cards one per node Two IPMI 2 0 baseboard management cards BMCs one per node Six 4 cm high performance fans three per node Two air shrouds one per node Rackmount hardware with screws Two rack rail assemblies Six brackets for mounting the rack rails in a rack t...

Page 31: ...sor heatsink Node board 1 Fans Node board 2 SATA disk drive cables SATA disk drive cables PCIe card IPMI 2 0 BMC IPMI 2 0 BMC PCIe card PCIe riser card PCIe riser card Power supply DIMMs DIMMs Node board 2 power connectors SATA connections SATA disk drives SATA backplane ...

Page 32: ...ons All memory modules used to populate the system should be the same size type and speed The node board memory controller supports memory mirroring to prevent data loss in case of DIMM failure The system maintains two copies of all the data in memory therefore a mirrored system uses only half of the installed DIMMs If a DIMM fails the system recovers the second copy of data from the mirrored DIMM...

Page 33: ...el 5400 MCH PROCESSOR 2 ESB2 PCI EXP x8 GILGAL GB LAN FWH RJ45 RJ45 LPC COM2 SIO W83627 PCI 33MHz VGA ES1000 VGA CONN KB MS PROCESSOR 1 1333 1600 MT S 1333 1600 MT S FBD DIMM FBD DIMM FBD DIMM HF USB PCIE x4 PCIE x4 FBD CHNL0 FBD CHNL1 FBD CHNL2 FBD CHNL3 FBD DIMM SATA PCI EXP x16 MT25204 PCI E SLOT ...

Page 34: ...the node boards to support a total of four Gigabit LAN ports 100 1000 Base T 1000 BaseTX RJ45 output Onboard Controllers Ports Each node board I O panel ports includes one COM port a VGA port two USB ports two Gigabit Ethernet LAN NIC ports and one optional InfiniBand port ATI Graphics Controller The SGI Altix XE320 features an integrated ATI video controller based on the ES1000 graphics chip The ...

Page 35: ...oard 1 and the node board on the right is the node board 2 SATA SAS Backplane Drives As a system the SGI Altix XE320 supports four SATA SAS disk drives refer to Figure 1 2 The SATA SAS backplane is divided into two sections A single power connector is used for the entire backplane but other functions such as circuit board over temperature monitoring apply to both sections Each pair of disk drives ...

Page 36: ...esign that features two sets of triple for a total of six 4 cm high performance fans A fan speed control setting in BIOS allows fan speed to be determined by system temperature System Security and Pre Installed Linux Operating Systems If your server was shipped with a pre installed Linux operating system the password for root was set to sgisgi for your convenience You should change this password a...

Page 37: ...onment that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated Place the server rack near a grounded power outlet Refer to Warnings and Precautions on page 10 Prepare for Setup The shipping container should include two sets of rail assemblies two rail mounting brackets and the mounting screws that you will use to install the system into a rack Read ...

Page 38: ...ack to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them Failure to do so can result in serious injury or death Warning Attach stabilizers to the rack in single rack installations Failure to do so can result in serious injury or death Warning Couple racks together in multiple rack installations Failure to do so can result in serious injury or death Warning Be sure the rack is stable befor...

Page 39: ... panels and components on the servers closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating Temperature If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the ambient operating temperature of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient temperature of the room Therefore consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environme...

Page 40: ... the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the SGI Altix XE320 into a rack unit with the rack rails provided If the system has already been mounted into a rack refer to Check the Node Board Setup on page 21 There are a variety of rack units on the market which may mean the assembly procedure will differ slightly You should also refer to the installation instructions th...

Page 41: ...ft and right side inner rails refer to Figure 2 1 have not been pre attached to the chassis attach them Figure 2 1 Identify Sections of the Rack Rails right side rail shown 2 Assemble one of the rails that attaches to the rack Refer to Figure 2 2 Figure 2 2 Rail Assembly Inner rail pre installed Outer rail attaches to rack Locking tab ...

Page 42: ...to the front of the rack chassis refer to Figure 2 4 a Slide the front brackets over the appropriate holes in the rack frame Note The frame of the rack fits between the two brackets on front of the rail b Install the upper and lower screws to attach the rail to the rack Note The middle hole remains empty You will install a screw into this hole to secure the server to the front of the rack ...

Page 43: ...to the proper position c Install two screws through the holes in the rail The screws fasten into the two rail clips nuts that you previously installed 6 Repeat Steps 1 through 5 to install the other rail in the rack Figure 2 5 Attaching the Rail to the Rear of the Rack View from Rear of Rack Attach these two screws The sheet metal from the rack frame fits between the two brackets on the front of t...

Page 44: ...he server Always get the assistance of another qualified person when you install the sever in a location above your shoulders Failure to do so may result in serious personal injury or damage to the equipment You should now have rails attached to both the server chassis and the rack unit The next step is to install the server into the rack refer to Figure 2 6 1 Line up the rear of the chassis rails...

Page 45: ...Install the System into a Rack 007 5466 001 17 Figure 2 6 Install the Server in a Rack ...

Page 46: ...ing techniques when your move the server Always get the assistance of another qualified person when you install the sever in a location above your shoulders Failure to do so may result in serious personal injury or damage to the equipment 1 Slide the server onto the outer rack rails refer to Figure 2 7 Figure 2 7 Install the Server in a Third party Rack 1 ...

Page 47: ...Install the System into a Rack 007 5466 001 19 2 Using three screws each attach the outer rail assembly onto the right angle brackets Figure 2 8 Install the Server in a Third party Rack 2 ...

Page 48: ...20 007 5466 001 2 Server Installation 3 Install the right angle brackets onto the two post rack using two screws on each end Figure 2 9 Install the Server in a Third party Rack 3 ...

Page 49: ...lease the system from the rack and place it on a stable ESD safe work surface 4 Remove the rack rails from the chassis so that you can gain access to the top cover screws 5 Remove the four screws two on the sides and two on the top that secure the top cover to the chassis 6 Place your thumbs in the two rectangular recesses and push the cover away from you toward the rear of the chassis until it st...

Page 50: ...node board Each processor needs its own heatsink Refer to Chapter 4 Advanced Node Board Setup for instructions on how to install processors and heatsinks Check the System Memory Your server system is shipped with system memory installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots For details on adding system memory refer to Chapter 4 2 1 2 1 ...

Page 51: ...all SATA SAS drives refer to Chapter 5 Advanced Chassis Setup Check the Airflow Airflow is provided by six sets of 4 cm fans each set of fans consists of two fans that are mounted back to back The system component layout was carefully designed to direct sufficient airflow to cool the components that generate the most heat Note that all power and data cables have been routed in such a way that they...

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Page 53: ...es buttons on each control panel Note The server has two control panels one for each node board installed in the system This allows each node board to be controlled independently of the other Controls There are two push button switches located on each control panel a reset switch and a power on off switch refer to Figure 3 1 RESET Press the reset button to reboot only the node board controlled by ...

Page 54: ... indicators and the corrective action that you should take when the LED illuminates Overheat Fan fail When the Overheat Fan Fail LED flashes it indicates that a fan has failed When the Overheat Fan Fail LED is on continuously it indicates that an overheat condition has occurred which may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm Contro...

Page 55: ...ndicates drive activity on the node board when flashing Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system s power supply unit This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating Drive Carrier Indicators Each drive carrier has two LED indicators Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of the drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the SATA backplane ena...

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Page 57: ...must request a new license key after replacing the node board Contact your local customer support office http www sgi com support supportcenters html Caution Install the chassis cover after you have completed accessing the components inside the server to maintain proper airflow and cooling for the system Handling the Node Board Caution Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage electrostatic sensitive...

Page 58: ...chips or modules avoid touching the pins Place the node board expansion PCI cards or other boards and components into antistatic bags when not in use Make sure your computer chassis provides a conductive path between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the node board to chassis ground Unpacking Caution The node board is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid electrostatic discha...

Page 59: ...s is secured with four screws two at the top rear of the cover and one on each side lip also near the back Remove all four screws then place both thumbs in the indentations and push the cover back until it slides off You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server Note If already installed in a rack you must first release the retention screws that s...

Page 60: ...g holes on the node board that line up with the standoffs and tighten until snug The metal screws provide an electrical contact to the node board ground to provide a continuous ground for the system 5 Install the PCI riser card and bracket Connect the Power Cables A node board has two 20 pin ATX power supply connectors refer to Figure 4 2 that can be connected to the ATX power supply Only one of t...

Page 61: ...side of the node board 2 Connect the auxiliary power cable to the power connector on right side of the SATA backplane Figure 4 2 Node Board Installation 5 screws 2 1 2 1 Node board 2 auxiliary power connector for SATA backplane Node board 1 auxiliary power connector for SATA backplane Node board 2 power connector Node board 1 power connector Fan connectors SATA connectors ...

Page 62: ...bbon cable to simplify this connection Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board The other end connects to the control panel PCB located just behind the system status LEDs on the chassis Figure 4 3 Control Panel Connector JF1 Pin Definitions NMI x Key Vcc 5V Stby Vcc 3V Vcc 3V Stby Vcc 3V Stby Vcc 3V Reserved Reset Button Power Button Ground x Key Power On LED IDE SATA LED NIC...

Page 63: ...ive surface can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting Always place the node board on an ESD safe worksurface Caution Always disconnect the power before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the heatsink and fan The node board can support either one or two processors If installing one...

Page 64: ...single CPU on each node board install the single CPU in socket 2 refer to Figure 4 11 on page 58 on both node boards Install the air shroud in accordance with Install or Remove the Air Shroud on page 57 Install a Processor Note A black pick and place PnP cap is attached to the load plate to protect the CPU socket 1 Press the load lever down and away from the retention clasp to release the load pla...

Page 65: ...cessor and Heatsink Installation and Removal 007 5466 001 37 2 Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate 3 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at opposite sides Load plate released ...

Page 66: ...st any surface or any of the contacts which may damage the CPU and or contacts 5 Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket 6 Find the corner of the CPU that has a semi circle cutout below a gold dot CPU key This corner should be aligned with the cutout on the socket socket key 7 With the CPU in the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly...

Page 67: ...sp 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the PnP cap is automatically released from the load plate when the lever locks Caution Retain the plastic PnP cap for shipping The node board must be shipped with the PnP cap properly installed to protect the CPU socket Shipment without the PnP cap properly installed may void the warranty Load lever ...

Page 68: ...ink so you do not damage the TIM 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the preinstalled heatsink retention mechanism Caution Do not tighten the screws in step 3 or you may damage the CPU 3 Install two screws screw 1 and screw 2 shown in Figure 4 5 and tighten until just snug Caution Do not overtighten tighten the screws in step 4 or you ma...

Page 69: ...cket 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the node board in the sequence as shown in Figure 4 5 Caution Do not use excessive force when loosening the heatsink Using excessive force can damage the heatsink CPU or node board 2 Grasp the heatsink and gently loosen it from the CPU 3 When the heatsink is loose remove it from the CPU 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to remove the...

Page 70: ...IM application instructions accompany the new TIM The following subsections describe how to remove the existing TIM Removing TIM from a Processor on page 42 Removing TIM from a Heatsink on page 46 Removing TIM from a Processor You should always remove theTIM from a processor before you remove it from the node board Warning Always wear gloves when performing this procedure to avoid direct skin cont...

Page 71: ...remove the TIM from a processor 1 Remove the heatsink from the socket Note If you plan to re use the heatsink with a replacement processor you must clean the TIM off of the heatsink Refer to Removing TIM from a Heatsink on page 46 2 Gently push any loose TIM pieces to the center of the processor ...

Page 72: ...44 007 5466 001 4 Advanced Node Board Setup 3 Use a dry lint free cloth to lift the loose TIM pieces off of the processor ...

Page 73: ...tion and Removal 007 5466 001 45 4 Use a dry lint free cloth to wipe any remaining TIM pieces off of the processor 5 Use a different lint free cloth moistened with isopropyl alcohol IPA to remove any remaining TIM from the processor ...

Page 74: ...e the TIM from the heatsink Warning Always wear gloves when performing this procedure to avoid direct skin contact with the TIM which is a potentially toxic material Tools Parts Required Dry lint free cloth Lint free cloth moistened with isopropyl alcohol Gloves Perform the following steps to remove the TIM from a heatsink 1 Remove the heatsink from the socket and place the heatsink on a secure su...

Page 75: ...Processor and Heatsink Installation and Removal 007 5466 001 47 2 Use a dry lint free cloth to wipe any loose TIM pieces off of the heatsink ...

Page 76: ...Use a different lint free cloth moistened with isopropyl alcohol IPA to remove any remaining TIM from the heatsink Remove the Processor 1 Press the load lever down and away from the retention clasp to release the load plate from its locked position ...

Page 77: ... the load lever to open the load plate 3 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at opposite sides 4 Carefully lift the CPU straight out of the socket Note If you are removing the porcessor so that you can return the node board to SGI install a PnP cap in the socket ...

Page 78: ...t always add memory to two memory DIMM slots at a time Table 4 2 lists how to optimize your DIMM installation Figure 4 11 shows the DIMM slot designations and bank locations on the node board Memory Layout The memory controller hub MCH supports FBDIMM in dual channel mode There are a maximum of eight DIMMs in each node board and DIMMs must be populated in groups of two a DIMM pair There are four D...

Page 79: ...th respect to the following attributes Size 1 2 or 4 GB Speed 667 or 800 MHz Organization x4 or x8 bit The DIMM pairs 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B and 4A 4B do not need to be identical with respect to size speed and organization The MCH will adjust to the lowest speed DIMM DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 4B DIMM 4A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Bank 4 Branch 0 Branch 1 Memory Controller Hub MCH ...

Page 80: ...ce will be degraded Table 4 1 lists the recommended DIMM configurations to achieve maximum performance Table 4 1 Recommended DIMM Configurations Note DIMM configurations that are not described in Table 4 1 will run with degraded performance The following are examples of DIMM configurations that will yield degraded performance DIMM Pair 1 Capacity DIMM Pair 2 Capacity DIMM Pair 3 Capacity DIMM Pair...

Page 81: ...event data loss in case of DIMM failure The system maintains two copies of all the data in memory therefore a mirrored system uses only half of the installed DIMMs If a DIMM fails the system recovers the second copy of data from the mirrored DIMM in the opposite channel If both the primary and the mirrored copy of the data becomes corrupt the system will fail To select memory mirroring mode you mu...

Page 82: ...o the lowest speed DIMM Install DIMMs Align the DIMM so that the notch along the bottom of the DIMM module refer to Figure 4 8 and Figure 4 9 aligns with the notch in the DIMM slot Insert DIMMs vertically and gently press down on the DIMM until it snaps into place Note Refer to Install or Remove the Air Shroud on page 57 for a procedure on how to remove and install the air shrouds An X in the slot...

Page 83: ... shows the DIMM slot designations and bank locations on the node board Table 4 2 DIMM Configurations Number of DIMMs Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Bank 4 Slot A Slot B Slot A Slot B Slot A Slot B Slot A Slot B 2 DIMMs X X 4 DIMMs X X X X 6 DIMMs X X X X X X 8 DIMMs X X X X X X X X Release Tab Note Align notch in DIMM with notch in DIMM slot Release Tab Top View of DIMM Slot ...

Page 84: ...56 007 5466 001 4 Advanced Node Board Setup Figure 4 9 Replace DIMMs ...

Page 85: ...lace the air shrouds over the node boards and just over the fan assemblies 3 Slide the air shroud towards the rear of the chassis 4 Position the front tab between the fan tray and 20 pin ATX power connector 5 Press down on the front of the air shroud to secure it to the fan assemblies Figure 4 10 Install Air Shrouds 2 1 2 1 Air shroud Front tab ...

Page 86: ...2 SATA0 SATA1 North Bridge 5400P DIMM 1A bank 1 DIMM 1B bank 1 DIMM 2A bank 2 DIMM 2B bank 2 DIMM 3A bank 3 DIMM 3B bank 3 DIMM 4A bank 4 DIMM 4B bank 4 ATX Power 1 CPU2 CPU1 JP10 JBT1 JPL1 JPL2 JPG1 JP1 JP7 Battery Speaker JWOL JWOR J18 SGPIO JUSB2 JL1 JOH1 JWD JF1 J17 Fan1 2 Fan3 4 Fan5 6 Fan7 8 LE1 LE3 LE2 Secondary ATX power header Primary ATX power header ATX power 2 JI2C1 JI2C1 South Bridge ...

Page 87: ...l a PCIe expansion card 1 Remove the top cover in accordance with Access the Inside of the Chassis on page 21 2 Remove the air shrouds in accordance with Install or Remove the Air Shroud on page 57 3 Remove the PCIe slot EMI shield on the chassis by releasing the locking tab 4 Insert the expansion PCIe card into the riser card and slide the bracket under the tab 5 Secure the PCIe expansion card wi...

Page 88: ...60 007 5466 001 4 Advanced Node Board Setup Figure 4 12 Install a PCI Card PCI riser board PCI expansion card Bracket ...

Page 89: ...s 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset IB JIB JWOL JWOR JP1 JP7 J18 SGPIO N A No connection Table 4 4 Node Board Connector Descriptions Connector Description ATX Power 1 a 20 Pin ATX PWR Connector for Primary Board ATX Power 2 20 Pin ATX PWR Connector for Secondary Board COM2 COM2 Serial Port Connector FAN 1 2 7 8 Chassis and CPU Fan Connectors InfiniBand InfiniBand Connector J17 System Manage...

Page 90: ... header is used to supply power to the node board 1 and the secondary ATX power header is used to supply power to the node board 2 Connect the power supply to only one of these on both boards Node board 1 is the left node board and node board 2 is the right node board when viewed from front of server Table 4 5 Node Board LED Descriptions LED Indicator Description LE1 Onboard Power LED Indicator LE...

Page 91: ...n Pin Definitions JF1 Overheat Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Power On LED Pin Definitions JF1 PW_ON Switch Pin Definitions JF1 Reset Switch Pin Definitions JF1 Serial Port Pin Definitions COM2 Serial General Purpose I O Connector Pin Definitions SGPIO SMB Power Connector Pin Definitions J17 SMB Header Pin Definitions J18 Wake on LAN Connector Pin Definitions JWOL Wake on Ring Connector Pin Defi...

Page 92: ...SI Superset ATX 24 pin specification Note Only one of the two ATX power connectors from each node board should be connected to the power supply 11 PS On 1 Ground 12 5VSB 2 Ground 13 Ground 3 Ground 14 Ground 4 Ground 15 Ground 5 Ground 16 NC2 6 NC1 17 12V 7 12V 18 12V 8 12V 19 12V 9 12V 20 12V 10 12V Table 4 8 Auxiliary Power Connector Pin Definitions JP10 Auxiliary Power Pin Definitions JP10 Note...

Page 93: ...ssis power button 1 PW_ON 2 Ground Table 4 10 Reset Switch Pin Definitions JF1 Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Notes Pin Definition The reset connector is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 refer to Figure 4 16 on page 78 and attaches to the reset switch on the computer chassis 3 Reset 4 Ground Table 4 11 Overheat Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Notes Pin Definiti...

Page 94: ...Table 4 13 NIC1 LED Pin Definitions NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Notes Pin Definition The NIC1 LED connection is on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 refer to Figure 4 16 on page 78 and displays network activity on LAN 1 11 Vcc 12 Ground Table 4 14 HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Notes Pin Definition The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 refer to Figure 4 16 on pag...

Page 95: ...Definitions JF1 Pin Definition The Power On LED connector is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Use this connection is used to indicate that power is supplied to the system 15 5V Standby 16 Control Table 4 16 NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Power On LED Pin Definitions JF1 Notes Pin Definition The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 19 Vcc 20 Ground ...

Page 96: ...n headers Each fan header supports two 3 pin fans Note The onboard fan speed is controlled by the CPU die temperature 1 PWR DC Speed CTRL 4 Ground 2 Tachometer for Fan 1 3 5 5 Tachometer for Fan 2 4 6 3 Ground 6 PWR DC Speed CTRL Table 4 18 Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Notes Pin Definition The Chassis Intrusion connector is designated JL1 refer to Fig...

Page 97: ...ion There are two Universal Serial Bus ports located on the I O panel and two additional USB headers located on the node board The headers labeled USB2 and USB3 can be used to provide front side USB access cables not included 1 5V 2 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 5 N A USB Headers USB1 USB2 USB3 5 USB2 4 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 5 NC ...

Page 98: ...s Pin Definition The Wake On LAN JWOL connector refer to Figure 4 14 enables the wake on LAN feature You must enable the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS and also have a LAN card with a wake on LAN connector and cable installed to use this feature 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up Table 4 22 Wake on Ring Connector Pin Definitions Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Notes Pin Definition The Wake On Ring con...

Page 99: ... on the node board COM2 is a port located beside the VGA port 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Table 4 24 Serial General Purpose I O Connector Pin Definitions SGPIO SGPIO Headers Pin Definitions SGPIO Notes Pin Definition Pin Definition The Serial General Purpose Input Output SGPIO connector refer to Figure 4 14 is used to communicate with the system monitoring circuit...

Page 100: ... Pin Definitions J17 Notes Pin Definition The system management bus SMB power connector J17 is used to support the I2C bus 1 Clock 2 Data 3 Power Fail 4 Ground 5 3 3V Table 4 26 SMB Header Pin Definitions J18 SMB Header Pin Definitions J18 Notes Pin Definition A SMB bus connector J18 monitors the status of the system s power supply fan speed and temperature refer to Figure 4 14 on page 75 1 Data 2...

Page 101: ...or Description Page Jumper Name Page CMOS Memory Clear JBT1 I2C to PCIe Slot Jumper Settings JPI2C1 JPI2C2 LAN1 LAN2 Jumper Settings JPL1 JPL2 VGA Jumper Settings JPG1 Watch Dog Timer Jumper Settings JWD page 75 page 76 page 77 page 76 page 78 JBT1 JPG1 JPI2C1 JPI2C2 JPL1 JPL2 JWD page 75 page 76 page 76 page 77 page 78 ...

Page 102: ...tween two pins to change specific functions or features on the node board Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board Refer to Figure 4 11 on page 58 for jumper locations Note On a two pin jumper Closed means the jumper is on both pins and Open means the jumper is either on only one pin or completely removed Figure 4 13 Explanation of Jumper Pins 3 2 1 3 2 1 Connector...

Page 103: ...a small screwdriver 3 Remove the screwdriver or shorting device 4 Reconnect the power cord s and power on the system Figure 4 14 CMOS Memory Jumper Location JBT1 USB0 1 LAN1 LAN2 COM2 VGA InfiniBand BIOS SIMSO ATI ES1000 PCI Express x16 SATA3 SATA2 SATA0 SATA1 North Bridge 5400P DIMM 1A bank 1 DIMM 1B bank 1 DIMM 2A bank 2 DIMM 2B bank 2 DIMM 3A bank 3 DIMM 3B bank 3 DIMM 4A bank 4 DIMM 4B bank 4 ...

Page 104: ...GA port The default position is pins 1 and 2 jumpered which enables VGA port 1 2 Enabled 2 3 Disabled Table 4 29 I2 C to PCIe Slot Jumper Settings Notes I2C to PCIe Slot Jumper Settings JPI2C1 JPI2C2 Jumper Definition Jumpers JI2C1 and JI2C2 refer to Figure 4 14 enable or disable I2 C bus communication with the PCIe slot Always set both jumpers to the same setting If enabled both jumpers must be e...

Page 105: ...2 3 Disabled USB0 1 LAN1 LAN2 COM2 VGA InfiniBand BIOS SIMSO ATI ES1000 PCI Express x8 SATA3 SATA2 SATA0 SATA1 South Bridge ESB2 North Bridge 5000P DIMM 1A Bank1 DIMM 1B Bank1 DIMM 2A Bank2 DIMM 2B Bank2 DIMM 3A Bank3 DIMM 3B Bank3 DIMM 4A Bank4 DIMM 4B Bank4 ATX Power 1 ATX Power 2 CPU2 CPU1 JP10 JBT1 JPL1 JPL2 JPG1 JP1 JP7 Battery Speaker JWOL JWOR J18 SGPIO JI2 C1 JI2 C2 JUSB2 JL1 JOH1 JWD JF1 ...

Page 106: ...er to reboot the system if a program freezes Jumping pins 2 3 generates a non maskable interrupt for the program that has frozen The watch dog timer must also be enabled in BIOS Pins 1 2 Reset Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled USB0 1 LAN1 LAN2 COM2 VGA InfiniBand BIOS SIMSO ATI ES1000 PCI Express x8 SATA3 SATA2 SATA0 SATA1 South Bridge ESB2 North Bridge 5000P DIMM 1A Bank1 DIMM 1B Bank1 DIMM 2A Bank2 DIM...

Page 107: ...icates activity when blinking while the other LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection Off 10 MHz Green 100 MHz Amber 1 GHz Table 4 33 Power LED Description LE1 Notes Power LED LE1 LED Color Description The Onboard Power LED LE1 is located near connector JF1 refer to Figure 4 16 on page 78 When the LED is green and flashing power is connected Green solid Power is on an...

Page 108: ...Bridge ESB2 North Bridge 5000P DIMM 1A Bank1 DIMM 1B Bank1 DIMM 2A Bank2 DIMM 2B Bank2 DIMM 3A Bank3 DIMM 3B Bank3 DIMM 4A Bank4 DIMM 4B Bank4 ATX Power 1 ATX Power 2 CPU2 CPU1 JP10 JBT1 JPL1 JPL2 JPG1 JP1 JP7 Battery Speaker JWOL JWOR J18 SGPIO JI2 C1 JI2 C2 JUSB2 JL1 JOH1 JWD JF1 J17 Fan1 2 Fan3 4 Fan5 6 Fan7 8 Primary ATX Power Header Secondary ATX Power Header LE1 LE3 LE2 CPU1 JWD JF1 LE1 ...

Page 109: ...ion LE3 Yellow solid InfiniBand active LE3 Yellow dim InfiniBand connected but idle Off No connection USB0 1 LAN1 LAN2 COM2 VGA InfiniBand BIOS SIMSO ATI ES1000 PCI Express x16 SATA3 SATA2 SATA0 SATA1 North Bridge 5400P DIMM 1A bank 1 DIMM 1B bank 1 DIMM 2A bank 2 DIMM 2B bank 2 DIMM 3A bank 3 DIMM 3B bank 3 DIMM 4A bank 4 DIMM 4B bank 4 ATX Power 1 CPU2 CPU1 JP10 JBT1 JPL1 JPL2 JPG1 JP1 JP7 Batte...

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Page 111: ...ap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the node board add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding pur...

Page 112: ...5 1 Chassis Front View Figure 5 2 Chassis Rear View Control panel Node board 1 Control panel Node board 2 SATA drives USB ports LAN ports VGA port COM2 port InfiniBand port USB ports LAN ports VGA port COM2 port InfiniBand port Power supply PCIe x16 slot PCIe x16 slot ...

Page 113: ...de board to the control panel printed circuit board PCB Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both connectors Pull all excess cabling out of the airflow path The LEDs inform you of the node board status Figure 5 3 JF1 Connector Location USB0 1 LAN1 LAN2 COM2 VGA InfiniBand BIOS SIMSO ATI ES1000 PCI Express x8 SATA3 SATA2 SATA0 SATA1 South Bridge ESB2 North Bridge 5000P DIMM 1A Bank1 DIMM 1B B...

Page 114: ...isk drive LSX SASDRV 73G Z 250GB 7200 RPM SATA system disk drive LSX SATADRV 250G Z 500GB 7200 RPM SATA system disk drive LSX SATADRV 500G Z 750GB 7200 RPM SATA system disk drive LSX SATADRV 750G Z LSI SAS3444E HBA LSX 320 SASSATA Disk drive trays 9470878 PCA node board Seaburg chipset with InfiniBand 030 2297 001 PCA node board Seaburg chipset GigE without InfiniBand 030 2298 001 PCA SAS backplan...

Page 115: ...convenience with a replacement fan from SGI the system can continue to run with a failed fan Remove the top chassis cover while the system is still running to determine which of the fans has failed Then power down the system and remove the power cord before replacing a fan Disk Drive Replacement Note Drives can be removed during operation hot swapped only if you are running an operating system tha...

Page 116: ...ent Disk Drive Installation Mounting a Drive in a Drive Carrier The drives are mounted in drive carriers refer to Figure 5 4 to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis These carriers also help promote proper airflow for the system For this reason even empty carriers without drives installed must remain in the chassis To add a new drive install it into the carrier with the printed ...

Page 117: ...ssible at the front of the chassis These are with RAID enabled hot swap drives To remove a carrier push the release button located beside the drive LEDs Then swing the handle fully out and use it to pull the unit straight out refer to Figure 5 5 Figure 5 5 Drive Removal 2 1 2 1 A 2 1 B 2 1 2 1 C ...

Page 118: ...tem before removing the power supply Power Supply Failure If the power supply unit fails the system shuts down and you must replace the power supply Replacement power supplies can be ordered directly from SGI customer service Power Supply Replacement To replace a power supply refer to Figure 5 6 1 Unplug the power cord from the system 2 Use the handle to grasp the power supply 3 Move the lever to ...

Page 119: ...Power Supply 007 5466 001 91 Figure 5 6 Power Supply Replacement Power supply Lever 2 1 2 1 ...

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Page 121: ...S some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Default Settings Note Some of the settings in Table 6 1 are reported by the system and stored in flash memory as a BIOS setting and cannot be changed Examples are Extended Memory CPU Speed Fan RPM etc Table 6 1 BIOS Default Settings Menu Item Setting Page Main System Time 08 36 58 105 System Date 01 17 2007...

Page 122: ...i Sector Transfers 16 Sectors 107 LBA Mode Control Enabled 107 32 Bit I O Disabled 107 Transfer Mode FPIO 4 DMA 2 107 Ultra DMA Mode Mode 5 107 Advanced Boot Features QuickBoot Mode Enabled 109 QuietBoot Mode Enabled 109 POST Errors Disabled 110 ACPI Mode Yes 110 Power Button Behavior Instant Off 110 Resume On Modem Ring Off 110 EFT OS BOOT Disabled Power Loss Control Last State 110 Watch Dog Disa...

Page 123: ... Configure Enabled 112 Onboard G LAN2 OPROM Configure Enabled 112 Onboard Storage OPROM Configure Enabled 112 Option ROM Replacement Disabled Default Primary Video Adapter Onboard 112 Emulated IRQ Solution Disabled 112 PCIe I O Performance Coalesce 112 PCI Parity Error Forwarding Disabled 112 ROM Scan Ordering Onboard First 112 Reset Configuration Data No 113 SLOT1 PCI Exp x8 113 Large Disk Access...

Page 124: ... Sparing Disabled 114 Branch 1 Rank Interleave 4 1 114 Branch 1 Rank Sparing Disabled 114 Enhanced x8 Detection Enabled 114 Demand Scrub Enabled High Bandwidth FSB Enabled 115 High Temp DRAM OP Disabled 115 AMB Thermal Sensor Disabled 115 Thermal Throttle Disabled 115 Global Activation Throttle Disabled 115 Force ITK config Disabled Snoop Filter Enabled 115 Crystal Beach Feature Enabled 116 Route ...

Page 125: ...tions Enabled Thermal Management 2 Enabled 117 C1 C2 Enhanced Mode Disabled 117 Execute Disable Bit Enabled 118 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Disabled 118 Hardware Prefetcher Enabled 118 Set max ext CPU ID 3 Disabled Direct Cache Access Disabled 118 Intel R Virtualization Technology Disabled 118 Intel EIST support Disabled 119 Advanced I O Device Configuration KBC clock input 12 MHz Serial port A E...

Page 126: ...C Event Logging Enabled 120 Mark DMI events as read Enter 120 Clear all DMI event logs No 120 Advanced Console Redirection Com Port Address On board COM B 121 Baud Rate 115 4K 121 Console Type VT100 121 Flow Control CTS RTS 121 Console connection Direct 121 Continue C R after POST On 121 Advanced Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature Threshold 75C 122 PECI Agent 1 24 C PECI Agent 2 17 C System Temperat...

Page 127: ...A 1 198 V 122 VcoreB 1 218 V 122 P1V5 1 504 V 122 3 3V 3 296 V 122 12V 11 904 V 122 5Vsb 4 872 V 122 5VDD 4 968 V 122 P_VTT 1 200 V 122 Vbat 3 296 V 122 Advanced IPMI IPMI Specification Version 2 0 123 Firmware Version 1 49 123 System Event Logging Enabled 123 Clear System Event Log Disabled 124 Existing Event Log number 40 124 Table 6 1 BIOS Default Settings continued Menu Item Setting Page ...

Page 128: ...ta 125 System Event Log list mode Data 125 Realtime Sensor Data Data 127 Security Supervisor Password Is Clear 128 User Password Is Clear 128 Set Supervisor Password Enter 128 Set User Password Enter 128 Password on boot Disabled 128 Boot 129 1 USB FDC 129 2 IDE CD 129 3 USB CDROM Pepper C Virtual Disc 1 129 4 USB KEY 129 5 ALL PCI BEV 129 6 PCI SCSI P0 129 7 PCI SCSI P1 129 Table 6 1 BIOS Default...

Page 129: ...DE 1 129 IDE 4 129 IDE 5 129 USB HDD 129 PCI SCSI HDT722525DLA380 S0 129 PCI SCSI HDS725050KLA360 S1 If installed 129 USB ZIP 129 USB LS120 129 PCI BEV IBA GE Slot 0400 v1236 Other USB 129 Table 6 1 BIOS Default Settings continued Menu Item Setting Page ...

Page 130: ... Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the Delete key at the appropriate time during system boot Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible power on self test POST routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key ...

Page 131: ...ou need to understand how to set the options When you first power on the computer the BIOS is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on 2 When the message shown below is displayed briefly at the bottom of the screen during the power on self test POST press the Delete key to a...

Page 132: ...o move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the Esc key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated triangle icon With the item highlighted press the Enter key to access the submenu Figure 6 1 Main BIOS Setup Menu ...

Page 133: ...he correct information into the appropriate fields Then press the Enter key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the Enter key to save the data BIOS Date This field displays the date when this version of BIOS was built ...

Page 134: ... of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly Type This option enables you to select the type of IDE hard drive The option Auto enables the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the hard disk drive HDD installed at the connection Enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed ...

Page 135: ... Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 Native Mode Operation Select the native mode for ATA The options are Serial ATA a...

Page 136: ...are to be activated If this item is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable is available The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH RAID Code Base Available when SATA RAID is Enabled Select Intel to enable the Intel SATA RAID firmware Select Adaptec to use the Adaptec HostRAID firmware The options are Intel and Adaptec SATA AHCI Available when SATA RAID is Disabled Select Enable to enable the func...

Page 137: ... item and pressing Enter Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings QuickBoot Mode If enabled this feature speeds up the POST routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed QuietBoot Mode This setting enables you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen...

Page 138: ... for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 second override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your system up when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off Power Loss Control The feature allows the user to set the power state after a power outage You can select Stay Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss Select Power On for the sys...

Page 139: ...ough Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area 512K 640K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the SDRAM or written into L1 L2 or L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the ...

Page 140: ...ideo adapter or others The options are Other and Onboard Video Emulated IRQ Solutions The options are Disabled and Enabled PCIe I O Performance Some add on cards perform faster with the coalesce feature which limits the payload size to 128 bytes while others perform faster with a payload size of 256 bytes which inhibits coalesce features Please refer to your add on card user guide for the desired ...

Page 141: ...ency Timer This setting enables you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00C0h and 00E0h For Unix Novell and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try a...

Page 142: ... how the two memory branches operate System address space can either be interleaved between the two branches or Sequential from one branch to another Mirror mode allows data correction by maintaining two copies of data in two branches Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population during system manufacturing The options are Interleave Sequential Mirroring and Single Channel 0 Branch 0 1 Rank Int...

Page 143: ...d to enable the thermal sensor embedded in the Advanced Memory Buffer on a fully buffered memory module for thermal monitoring The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Throttle Select Enabled to enable the function of closed loop thermal throttling on a fully buffered FBD memory module In the closed loop thermal environment thermal throttling will be activated when the temperature of the FBD D...

Page 144: ...ll monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled High Precision Event Timer This is a replacement timer for the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer and the Real time clock s RTC periodic interrupt function The high precision event timer HPET can produce periodic interrupts a...

Page 145: ...ardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Management 2 Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 allowing CPU clocking to be regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when...

Page 146: ...ch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency The options are Disabled and Enabled Direct Cache Access Set to Enable to route inbound network IO traffic directly into processor caches to reduce memory latency and improve network performance The options are Disabled and Enabled DCA Delay Clocks This feature allows the user to set the clock delay setting from s...

Page 147: ...ables you to select the base I O address for serial port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting enables you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Serial Port B This setting enables you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode This setting enables y...

Page 148: ...vent Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting enables you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting enables you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press Enter to clear all DMI e...

Page 149: ...8 and ASCII Flow Control This item enables you to select the flow control option for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item enables you to decide how console redirection is to be connected either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine The options are On and Off Hardwar...

Page 150: ...ure allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select 3 pin if your chassis uses 3 pin fans Select 4 pin if yo...

Page 151: ...current IPMI Version Firmware Version This item displays the current Firmware Version System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging When this function is set to Disabled the system will continue to log events received via system interface The options are Enabled and Disabled ...

Page 152: ... are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog Options are Enabled and Disabled OS Boot Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled Timer for Loading OS Minutes This feature allows the user to set the time value in minutes for the previous item OS Boot Watch Dog by keying in a desired number in the blank The defau...

Page 153: ...e options display the System Event SEL Log and System Event SEL Log in List Mode Items include SEL System Event Log Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Type Time Stamp Generator ID SEL Message Revision Sensor Type Sensor Number SEL Event Type Event Description and SEL Event Data ...

Page 154: ...126 007 5466 001 6 BIOS Settings Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components ...

Page 155: ...ngs are described in this section Supervisor Password Is This displays whether a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user...

Page 156: ... which allows access to the BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted press the Enter key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Password on Boot This setting enables you to require a password to be entered when the system boots up The options are Enabled password re...

Page 157: ...n the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a key or a key to move the device up or down Use the f key or the r key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and press the x key to remove it from the list of bootable devices to make its resource available for other bootable devices Subsequently you can select an item from th...

Page 158: ...130 007 5466 001 6 BIOS Settings Exit Choose Exit from the BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section ...

Page 159: ...out saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and press Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and press Enter to discard cancel any changes you ve made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and press Enter to save any changes you v...

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Page 161: ...messages from the POST sequence Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Verify that the fixed disk is attached properly Run BIOS Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard...

Page 162: ...ctly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact SGI technical support System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test Ma...

Page 163: ...ache Contact SGI customer service A disabled cache slows system performance considerably CPU ID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Software NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Int...

Page 164: ...ow memory Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data I O device IRQ conflict I O device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successful...

Page 165: ...rupted Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Press F1 to resume F2 to Setup F3 for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press F1 to start the boot process or F2 to enter Setup and change the settings Press F3 to display the previous screen usually an initia...

Page 166: ...pied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM ...

Page 167: ...long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS shuts down the system Before doing so BIOS writes the error to port 80h attempts to initialize video and writes the error in the top left corner of the screen Table A 1 lists the codes that may be written to port 80h Table A 1 BIOS Post Codes POST Code Description 01 IPMI Initialization 02 Verify Real Mode 03...

Page 168: ...efore memory Auto size 18 8254 timer initialization 1A 8237 DMA controller initialization 1C Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 22 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24 Set ES segment register to 4 GB 28 Auto size DRAM 29 Initialize POST Memory Manager 2A Clear 512 KB base RAM 2C 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 2E 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx ...

Page 169: ...tice 48 Check video configuration against CMOS 49 Initialize PCI bus and devices 4A Initialize all video adapters in system 4B QuietBoot start optional 4C Shadow video BIOS ROM 4E Display BIOS copyright notice 4F Initialize MultiBoot 50 Display CPU type and speed 51 Initialize EISA board optional 52 Test keyboard 54 Set key click if enabled 55 Enable USB devices 58 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected inte...

Page 170: ...defaults optional 6C Display shadow area message 70 Display error messages 72 Check for configuration errors 76 Check for keyboard errors 7C Set up hardware interrupt vectors 7D Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring optional 7E Initialize coprocessor if present 80 Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs optional 81 Late POST device initialization 82 Detect and install external RS232 ports 83 C...

Page 171: ...s 91 Initialize local bus hard disk controllers 92 Jump to UserPatch2 93 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards 95 Install CD ROM for boot 96 Clear huge ES segment register 97 Fix up Multi processor table 98 1 2 Search for option ROMs and shadow if successful One long two short beeps on checksum failure 99 Check for SMART Drive optional 9C Set up Power Management 9D Initialize security engine op...

Page 172: ... B5 Terminate QuietBoot optional B6 Check password optional B7 Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures B9 Prepare Boot BA Initialize SMBIOS BC Clear parity checkers BD Display MultiBoot menu BE Clear screen optional BF Check virus and backup reminders C0 Try to boot with INT 19 C1 Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2 Initialize error logging C3 Initialize error display function C4 Initialize syste...

Page 173: ... if micro code not updated properly The following POST codes pertain to the boot block in Flash ROM E0 Initialize the chipset E1 Initialize the bridge E2 Initialize the CPU E3 Initialize system timer E4 Initialize system I O E5 Check force recovery boot E6 Checksum BIOS ROM E7 Go to BIOS E8 Set Huge Segment E9 Initialize Multi Processor EA Initialize OEM special code EB Initialize PIC and DMA EC I...

Page 174: ...ts The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the low order byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously EE Shadow Boot Block EF System memory test F0 Initialize interrupt vectors F1 Initialize Run Time Clock F2 Initialize video F3 Initialize System Management Manager F4 O...

Page 175: ... also includes remote access to the BIOS configuration and operating system console information via serial over LAN SOL or embedded KVM capabilities Because the controller is a separate processor the monitoring and control functions work regardless of CPU operation or system power on status An administrator accesses the BMC by using an IPMI compliant management application loaded on a PC or via a ...

Page 176: ...tus monitor Chassis intrusion monitor Remote power control to power on power off or reboot a system Remote access to text based graphic based system information including BIOS configurations and OS operation information KVM Remote management of utility software applications Provides Network Management Security via remote access console redirection Key features include User authentication enhanceme...

Page 177: ...is icon for User Management KVM Settings on page 169 Click on this icon to configure keyboard Video and mouse settings Device Settings on page 174 Click on this icon to configure device settings Maintenance on page 187 Click on this icon to access diagnose and manage hardware devices Network Connection 1 Enter the IP address of the server in the address bar of your browser 2 Once the connection is...

Page 178: ...150 007 5466 001 B IPMI 2 0 Management Utility Functions Listed on the Home Page Figure B 1 BMC Remote Console ...

Page 179: ...k this icon to open the remote console screen Click to Open Click this link to open the remote console screen Logout Click this icon to log out Refresh Click this icon to refresh the remote console preview screen Power On Click this icon to power on the remote server Power down Click this icon to power down the remote server Reset Click this icon to reset the remote server ...

Page 180: ... Click on the Remote Control icon refer to Figure B 1 to activate its submenus such as the KVM console and remote power functions KVM Console Click on this function to configure keyboard mouse or video settings for the remote host Figure B 2 Remote Console Screen ...

Page 181: ... users that are connected via Console Redirection The number of figure icons indicates the number of users connected Remote Power Click on this item to configure the power settings for Remote Console Power On Click on this icon to power on the remote host Power Down Click on this icon to power down the remote host Reset Click on this icon to reset the remote host Virtual Media Click on the Virtual...

Page 182: ...154 007 5466 001 B IPMI 2 0 Management Utility CD ROM Image Figure B 3 CD ROM Image ...

Page 183: ...onfigure Windows Share settings It enables you to decide how you want to share the data stored in your local CD ROM with users in the remote host 5 Virtual Drive Specify the drive that you want to share your data with in the remote host 6 Share Host Enter the IP Address or the name of the system you wish to share data with via Windows Share 7 Share Name Enter the name of the system you wish to sha...

Page 184: ...156 007 5466 001 B IPMI 2 0 Management Utility Drive Redirection Figure B 4 Drive Redirection ...

Page 185: ...e filename of the data currently active in host Drive 2 Disable Drive Redirection Check the box to disable Drive Redirection Once this function is disabled local drives are not be accessible for other users in remote host Force Read Only Check this box to allow the data stored in local drives to be read in a remote system but it cannot be overwritten to ensure data integrity and system security Ap...

Page 186: ...158 007 5466 001 B IPMI 2 0 Management Utility Virtual Media Options Figure B 5 Virtual Media Options ...

Page 187: ...he remote host Check this box to disable the function of Virtual Media Options to prevent data stored in a local drive from being accessed or uploaded by the user in the remote host The default setting is Enabled Apply Once you have checked the box click Apply to enter this value Reset to Defaults Click on this icon if you want to set Disabled as the default setting for the Virtual Media Options ...

Page 188: ...Click on the System Health icon on the Home Page to activate its submenus Chassis Control Monitor Sensor System Event Log and Alert settings Chassis Control Click on this item to access Health Monitoring information on the remote system Figure B 6 Chassis Control ...

Page 189: ...s restarted if the system has been turned off Refresh Click the Refresh button to update Chassis Information as shown in Window 2 Refresh Click on this icon to refresh the screen of the remote host Power On Click on this icon to power on the system for the remote host Power Down Click on this icon to power down the system for the remote host Reset Click on this icon to reset the remote console Pow...

Page 190: ...162 007 5466 001 B IPMI 2 0 Management Utility Monitor Sensors Click on this item to display the Health Monitoring Information shown in Figure B 7 and Table B 1 Figure B 7 Monitor Sensors ...

Page 191: ...e 3 3V 5V 5VSB 5VSB 5V Standby 12V 12V 1 5V VBAT VBAT Battery voltage Fan Control Fan1 CPU Fan Fan2 CPU Fan Fan 3 Fan 6 Physical Security Chassis Intrusion Node Board CPU0 Internal Err Node Board CPU1 Internal Err Node Board CPU Overheat When the CPU temperature exceeds this preset temperature the overheat LED or alert is triggered the CPUs slow down the CPU fans are in the full speed mode Node Bo...

Page 192: ...164 007 5466 001 B IPMI 2 0 Management Utility System Event Log Click on this item to display the System Health Event Log for the remote system Figure B 8 System Event Log ...

Page 193: ...System Health 007 5466 001 165 Alert Settings Click on this item to activate the alert settings submenu for the remote system Figure B 9 Alert Settings ...

Page 194: ...rd Change Password Users Group and Permissions as needed Click on this icon to activate the Passwords submenu 1 Change Password Click on this icon to access the New Password and Confirm New Password fields 2 New Password Enter your new password in the blank 3 Confirm New Password Enter your new password in the blank again and click Apply to confirm it ...

Page 195: ...er s email address in the field Optional Mobile Phone Enter the user s mobile phone number in the field Optional Group Membership This field indicates the group that the user belongs to To select a group click on the group name on the Not Member Of window to select it then click on the backwards arrow to enter the group name in the Group Membership field Reverse the procedure to remove the user fr...

Page 196: ...opy Click on this button to copy a user s or group information in the User Group Management fields Copy User Choose an Existing User from the selection box Enter a new user name in the field New User Name Click on the Copy button and a new user with the name you have entered is created The properties of the selected user are copied to the new user Copy Group Choose an Existing group from the selec...

Page 197: ...ettings such as the bandwidth of the connection line and transmit data accordingly Pre configured This item enables you to select the data transmission setting from a predefined options list The pre configured settings provide the best result because the compression and color depth settings are adjusted for optimization based on the network speed indicated Network speed Once you have selected the ...

Page 198: ...170 007 5466 001 B IPMI 2 0 Management Utility Figure B 10 User Console Settings ...

Page 199: ...sole Settings This window enables you to specify the following Remote Console Settings Start in Monitor Mode Check this box to enable the Start in Monitor Mode which enable data to be displayed in the remote monitor as soon as Remote Console is activated The data displayed in the remote monitor is read only Start in Exclusive Access Mode Check this box to enable the exclusive access mode immediate...

Page 200: ...ment Utility Name Enter the name of a button enter the box More Entries Click on this icon to create more Button Keys Keyboard Mouse Select Keyboard Mouse to configure the keyboard and mouse settings Figure B 11 Keyboard Mouse Settings ...

Page 201: ...right to activate a selection menu to select the timeout setting for the item above USB Mouse Type For the USB Mouse to function properly please select the correct OS for your system from the selection menu by clicking on the arrow on the right Mouse Speed Auto Check the selection to allow your system to automatically set your mouse speed Fixed Scaling You can also check the Fixed Scaling box and ...

Page 202: ...ility Device Settings Click on the Device Settings icon on the Home Page to activate its the device settings menu Network Click on this function key to activate the Network submenu to configure the network settings Figure B 12 Network Settings ...

Page 203: ...listed below Remote Console HTTPS Port Enter the port numbers the remote host and the HTTP server are listening If a number is not entered in the box the default value is used HTTP Port Enter the port number the HTTP server is listening If a number is not entered in the box the default value is used SSH Port Enter the port number the SSH server is listening If a number is not entered in the box th...

Page 204: ...terface Duplex Mode The options are Auto detect Half Duplex and Full Duplex If Auto detect is selected the LAN Interface Duplex Mode is set to the optimized setting based on the system configurations detected by the OS Dynamic DNS Click on this function key to activate its submenu and configure the Dynamic Domain Name Server DNS Figure B 13 Dynamic DNS Settings ...

Page 205: ...lect Dynamic to use the pre configured Dynamic DNS as your server Hostname Enter the name you want to use for the remote host server Username Password Enter the username and the password for the remote host user Check time HH MM Enter the time the BMC card first registers with the DNS server in the HH MM Format for example 07 25 19 30 Check Interval Enter the interval for the IPMI to report to the...

Page 206: ...gure the encryption of the RFB protocol RFB is used by the remote host to transmit video data displayed in the host monitor to the local administrator machine and transmit keyboard and mouse data from the local administrator machine back to the remote host If set to Off no encryption is used If set to Try the applet JVM of the remote host attempts to make an encrypted connection In this case when ...

Page 207: ...r which the command s are applied Policy This item instructs the IPMI what to do with the matching packages Note The sequence or the order of the rules is important The rules are checked in the ascending order until a rule matches All rules below the matching rule are ignored The default policy applies if no matching rules are found Append Select this option to add IP Address Mask rules or command...

Page 208: ...r fails to login within this time allowed the user is blocked from system Note If this box is left empty the user is allowed to try to login to the server infinitely For network security this is not recommended Certificate Click on this function key to activate its submenu and configure the Certificate settings Figure B 15 Certificate Settings ...

Page 209: ...e IPMI Organization Unit Enter the name of the department within an organization that the IPMI belongs to Organization Enter the name of the organization that the IPMI belongs to Locality City Enter the name of the city or the location where the organization is located State Province Enter the name of the state province where the organization is located Country ISO Enter the name of the country or...

Page 210: ...182 007 5466 001 B IPMI 2 0 Management Utility Date and Time Click on this function key to activate the internal realtime clock for your BMC card Figure B 16 Date and Time Settings ...

Page 211: ...the IP Address for the NTP Network Time Protocol Server that you want your BMC internal realtime clock to synchronize with Primary Time Server Secondary Time Server Enter the IP Address for the primary NTP Server and the secondary NTP Server that you want to synchronize with your BMC internal realtime clock Note The daylight saving time cannot be automatically adjusted Please manually set up the U...

Page 212: ...84 007 5466 001 B IPMI 2 0 Management Utility Event Log Click on this function key to activate its submenu This feature enables you to set Event Log Targets and Event Log Assignment Figure B 17 Event Log ...

Page 213: ...es a Network File System NFS for writing the event logging data NFS Server Enter the IP Address of the NFS Server NFS Share Enter the path of the Network File System in which the event logging data is stored NFS Log File Enter the filename of the Network File System in which the event logging data is stored SMTP Logging Enable Check this box to enable the function of SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Prot...

Page 214: ... Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP settings Figure B 18 SNMP Settings Refer to Figure B 18 Enable SNMP Agent Check the box to enable the SNMP Agent and allow it to interface with your BMC card Read Community Enter the name of the SNMP Community from which you retrieve information via SNMP Write Community Enter the name of the SNMP Community to which you can write information and issue comman...

Page 215: ...sContact0 Click here to view the SNMP MIB Click this link to view the SMLP card SNMP MIB file This file may be necessary for an SNMP client to interface with the BMC card Maintenance Click on the Maintenance icon on the Home Page to activate its submenus Device Information Event Log Update Firmware and Unit Reset Settings Device Information Click on this function key to activate its submenu This f...

Page 216: ...188 007 5466 001 B IPMI 2 0 Management Utility Figure B 19 Device Information ...

Page 217: ...ormation used for technical support Connected Users List the name s the IP Address es and the status of connected users Event Log Click on the Event Log function key to display a list of events that are recorded by the BMC in the order of Date Time Type Descriptions IP address es person s and their activities refer to Figure B 20 Figure B 20 Event Log ...

Page 218: ... name of the firmware you want to update or click on the Browser icon to select the firmware file Update Click on the Upload icon to upload the firmware file to the server for the update Note This process is not reversible once the BMC firmware is updated so proceed with caution It might take a few minutes to complete the procedure Unit Reset This feature enables you to reset the USB or BMC ...

Page 219: ...Maintenance 007 5466 001 191 Figure B 22 Unit Reset Refer to Figure B 22 Reset USB Click the Reset icon to reset the USB module Reset Device Click the Reset icon to cold reset the IPMI firmware ...

Page 220: ...s as shown in Figure B 23 Figure B 23 Remove Console Screen Click on the console icon marked 2 on the upper left corner or Click on the link Click to Open to open the remote console screen refer to item 3 in Figure B 23 1 Home Click this icon to return to the Home Page 2 Console Click this icon to open the remote console screen 3 Click to Open Click this link to open the remote console screen 4 Lo...

Page 221: ...n to reset the remote server 9 Remote Console Preview Screen This window displays the preview of the remote console screen Click on this window to go to the remote console screen Remote Console Options After the remote console screen is displayed click on the Options button in the upper right corner to display the Options Menu refer to Figure B 24 Figure B 24 Remote Console Options ...

Page 222: ...nction to preserve most of the screen details even when the screen image is substantially scaled down Note This item is available for a system with a JVM 1 4 or higher Scaling This item enables you to scale the remote console screen to a desired size Click on this button to access its submenu and select a desired setting from the options listed in the submenu 25 50 100 and Scale to Fit Local Curso...

Page 223: ...mity to the European requirements Caution Each SGI server system has several governmental and third party approvals licenses and permits Do not modify this product in any way that is not expressly approved by SGI If you do you may lose these approvals and your governmental agency authority to operate this device Server Model Number The CMN model number for each server is printed on the system labe...

Page 224: ... radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television rec...

Page 225: ... of interference with radio television and other devices If you use any cables that are not from SGI ensure that they are shielded Telephone cables do not require shielding Optional monitor cables supplied with your server system use additional filtering molded into the cable jacket to reduce radio frequency interference Always use the cable that is supplied with your system If your monitor cable ...

Page 226: ...Safety Information An ESD wrist strap may be included with some products such as memory or PCI upgrades Use the wrist strap when you install these upgrades to prevent the flow of static electricity it is designed to protect your system from ESD damage ...

Page 227: ...ore Intel Xeon 5420 2 50GHz 12M 1333MHz 80W Chipset Intel 5400P BIOS Phoenix BIOS in 8 MB Flash EEPROM per node Memory 16 DIMM slots to support a maximum up to 128 GB of ECC fully buffered DIMM FBDIMM DDR2 800 667 SDRAM 64 GB per node Note Interleaved memory requires DIMMs to be installed in pairs Refer to Install Memory on page 50 for more information SATA controller Intel ESB2 on chip controller...

Page 228: ...417 mm Chassis 1U rackmount Dimensions Width 17 2 in 437 mm Height 1 7 in 43 mm Depth 27 75 in 705 mm Weight Weight 40 lb 18 2 kg System cooling Six high performance 4 cm fans System input requirements AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC North America Japan International Rated Input Current 12A 5A max Rated Input Frequency 50 to 60 Hz Power supply Rated Output Power 980 Watts Rated Output Voltages 12V 81...

Page 229: ...sing Regulatory compliances Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class A EN 55022 Class A EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class A Electromagnetic Immunity EN 55024 CISPR 24 EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 EN 61000 4 8 EN 61000 4 11 Safety EN 60950 IEC 60950 Compliant UL Listed USA CUL Listed Canada TUV Certified Germany CE Marking Europe Table D 1 SGI Altix XE320 System Specifi...

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Page 231: ...ecting power you should first power down the system with the operating system first and then unplug the power cord from the power supply unit When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid making a com...

Page 232: ...upside down which reverses its polarity refer to Figure E 1 This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Figure E 1 Install the Battery LITHIUM BATTERY BATTERY HOLDER BATTERY HOLDER LITHIUM BATTERY OR ...

Page 233: ...iques may result in personal injury or equipment damage Place the chassis top cover and any system components that you remove on a sturdy ESD safe table Failure to do so may result in equipment damage from electrostatic discharge Do not wear loose clothing such as neckties or unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan Failure to do...

Page 234: ...tatic bags until ready for use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their p...

Page 235: ...e to provide data redundancy However creating a RAID configuration is not a substitute for a reliable backup strategy Back up all data regularly to guard against data loss It is especially important to back up all data before working on any system components and before installing or changing the RAID configuration Installing the HBAs Components Required SAS or SATA drives LSISAS3444E HBA two if up...

Page 236: ...ng to use the RAID option of the HBA ensure that all drives are identical Mixed drives relative to capacity and type can result in degraded performance 9 Install the HBA in each node if desired Each node requires a 72 cm cable and either a 47 or 53 cm cable Connect the 72 cm cables to the rightmost drive of each node Connect the shorter cable to the left drive of each node The left node relative t...

Page 237: ...art the configuration utility For more information refer to the Integrated RAID for SAS User s Guide The LSI Logic MPT Configuration Utility included in SGI ProPack 5 for Linux or higher can be used to manage your RAID when booted into the OS To start the configuration utility and select the SAS controller enter the following lsiutil The LSISAS3444E HBA uses the LSISAS1068E SAS controller For addi...

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Page 239: ...OS upgrades using the first two methods cited visit the SGI Supportfolio website https support sgi com login If you are upgrading BIOS in a cluster use the BMC web interface This appendix describes the procedure Requirements The Virtual Media boot method from the BMC web interface allows you to flash the BIOS without connecting any external media readers or USB flash devices You will need the foll...

Page 240: ...ig smb on 3 Create a directory for the BIOS bootable DOS images by entering the followng mkdir BIOS 4 Add the following lines to file etc samba smb conf bios comment Bios Upgrade path BIOS public no valid users root writeable Yes force create mode 0770 force directory mode 0775 5 Create an smb password for root by entering the following and supplying a password when prompted smbpasswd a root The S...

Page 241: ... box enter the following information Virtual Drive 1 Share Host IP address of headnode admin network 10 0 10 1 is the SGI factory default Share Name bios Path to image image filename to boot located in BIOS dir User root SGI factory default Password sgisgi SGI factory default 7 Click the Set button This ensures that the boot image is successfully set to boot The boot order in the BIOS has been aut...

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Page 243: ...messages 133 upgrading 211 BMC 147 device information 187 locations 3 reset 190 Boot devices 129 setup 109 C Cautions 10 CD ROM image 155 Certificate settings 180 Chassis front view 84 overview 2 rear view 84 specifications 199 CMOS memory 75 Connector locations 58 pin definitions 63 Console remote 192 user 169 Control panel cabling 85 connector 34 LEDs 26 switches 25 Cooling 23 adjusting fan spee...

Page 244: ... 203 Electromagnetic emissions 196 Electrostatic discharge regulatory notice 197 ESB2 SATA controller 4 ESD precautions 30 83 Ethernet ports 6 Event log 184 189 F Fans 23 adjusting speed 87 part number 86 replacement 87 FCC notice USA only 196 Firmware update 190 Front panel 26 G Gigabit LAN ports 6 Graphics 6 Ground earth 12 H Heatsink installation procedure 40 removal procedure 41 I I2C bus over...

Page 245: ...AN2 description 61 LE1 description 62 LE2 description 62 LE3 description 62 LEDs control panel 26 NIC1 27 NIC2 27 overheat fan fail 26 SATA drive carrier 27 M MAC address 29 Manufacturer s declaration of conformity 195 Manufacturer s regulatory declarations 195 Marketing codes 86 Media Access Control MAC ethernet address 29 Memory branch mode 114 cache 111 configuration 114 configurations 55 insta...

Page 246: ...overview 7 part number 86 replacement 90 Power switch 25 Processor configuring a single processor board 35 heatsink precautions 35 installation procedure 36 locations 58 removing 48 Product support xxvi R Rack 3rd party installation 18 precautions 10 RAID configurations 7 SAS RAID support 6 207 Regulatory compliances 201 Regulatory declarations manufacturer 195 Regulatory specifications CE notice ...

Page 247: ... date and time 105 Setup menu accessing 103 SGPIO description 61 Shielded cables regulatory notice 197 Shipping container 9 SIMSO IPMI description 61 SNMP settings 186 Southbridge 4 Specifications 199 Standby power 25 System event log 164 System health 160 System time 105 T Technical support xxvi Thermal interface material TIM 42 Third party rack installation 18 TIM 42 Top cover removal 21 22 31 U...

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