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Summary of Contents for Origin 3900

Page 1: ...SGI Origin 3900 Server User s Guide 007 4653 001 ...

Page 2: ...ersion of this document was developed at private expense if acquired under an agreement with the USA government or any contractor thereto it is acquired as commercial computer software subject to the provisions of its applicable license agreement as specified in a 48 CFR 12 212 of the FAR or if acquired for Department of Defense units b 48 CFR 227 7202 of the DoD FAR Supplement or sections succeed...

Page 3: ...007 4653 001 iii Record of Revision Version Description 001 October 2003 Original Release ...

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Page 5: ...xxv Reader Comments xxvi 1 Operation Procedures 1 Precautions 2 ESD Precaution 2 Safety Precautions 3 Connecting System Console 4 Installing Optional Components 6 Adding or Removing PCI Cards 6 Adding or Removing Disk Drives 7 Powering Server On and Off 8 Powering On Server 8 Preparing to Power On 9 Powering On at L2 Controller Touch Display 12 Powering On at System Console 21 Powering On D brick2...

Page 6: ...Optional System Components 44 System Configurations 46 3 Cx brick 51 Overview 52 IP53 Node Boards 56 Router Board 57 Power Entry Module 57 External Components 58 Technical Specifications 63 Product Options 64 Important Notes 64 4 IX brick 65 Product Overview 66 External Components 70 Front Panel Components 70 Rear Panel Components 72 PCI and PCI X Card Configuration Guidelines 74 Important Install...

Page 7: ... 89 External Components 90 Front Panel Components 90 Rear Panel Components 92 Technical Specifications 93 7 R brick 95 Overview 95 External Components 98 Front Panel Components 98 Rear Panel Components 100 Technical Specifications 102 8 System Control 103 L1 Controller 106 L1 Controller Functions 106 L1 Front Panel Display 108 Operating L1 Controller 110 L1 Mode 110 Viewing System Configuration 11...

Page 8: ...126 Destination Selection Window 127 Targeting all Racks and All Bricks 127 Targeting Single Brick 128 Targeting Range of Bricks 129 Targeting All Bricks Within Rack 130 Targeting Partition 131 Operating L2 Controller 132 L2 Mode 132 Viewing System Configuration 133 Targeting Commands 134 Viewing Information Warnings and Error Messages 137 Powering On Powering Off and Resetting System 137 Console ...

Page 9: ...Technical Specifications 160 Product Options 160 11 D brick2 161 Overview 161 External Components 162 Front Panel Components 162 Rear Panel Components 165 Power Supply Cooling Modules 166 Operator s Panel 167 Loop Resiliency Circuit LRC Modules 168 Technical and Environmental Specifications 169 12 InfinitePerformance Graphics Components 173 V12 VPro Graphics Board 174 V brick 176 Front Panel Compo...

Page 10: ...ing Disk Drives in IX brick 211 Installing SCSI Disk Drive 212 Removing SCSI Disk Drive 214 Installing or Replacing TP900 Drive Carrier Module 216 Installing TP900 Drive Carrier Module 216 Replacing TP900 Drive Carrier Module 219 Installing or Replacing D brick2 Drive Carrier Module 221 Installing D brick2 Drive Carrier Module 221 Replacing D brick2 Drive Carrier Module 226 15 Troubleshooting 229 ...

Page 11: ...249 Regulatory Specifications 251 CMN Number 251 CE Notice and Manufacturer s Declaration of Conformity 251 Electromagnetic Emissions 252 FCC Notice USA Only 252 Industry Canada Notice Canada Only 253 VCCI Notice Japan Only 253 Chinese Class A Regulatory Notice 253 Korean Class A Regulatory Notice 253 Shielded Cables 254 Electrostatic Discharge 254 Laser Compliance Statements 255 Lithium Battery S...

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Page 13: ...e 1 11 Selecting Individual Partition 18 Figure 1 12 Home Window with Partition Destination 19 Figure 1 13 Power Up Confirmation Window 20 Figure 1 14 Slot or Unit Number 21 Figure 1 15 D brick2 PSU cooling Module Power Switch 23 Figure 1 16 Home Window 25 Figure 1 17 Destination Selection Window 26 Figure 1 18 Slots Section 27 Figure 1 19 DEST Field on Home Window 28 Figure 1 20 Partition Selecti...

Page 14: ...t Panel of IX brick 71 Figure 4 5 Rear Panel of IX brick 73 Figure 4 6 Numbering of IX brick PCI X Slots 74 Figure 5 1 Front View of PX brick 80 Figure 5 2 PX brick Block Diagram 81 Figure 5 3 Front Panel of PX brick 83 Figure 5 4 Rear Panel of PX brick 85 Figure 5 5 Numbering of PX brick PCI X Slots 86 Figure 6 1 X brick Block Diagram 90 Figure 6 2 Front Panel of X brick 91 Figure 6 3 Rear Panel ...

Page 15: ...iew of DPS 150 Figure 9 4 Power Distribution Units 153 Figure 9 5 Power Distribution Strip 154 Figure 10 1 Front View of TP900 Storage Module 156 Figure 10 2 Drive Carrier LED Indicators 157 Figure 10 3 Rear View of TP900 Storage Module 158 Figure 10 4 SCSI Terminator Plug 159 Figure 11 1 Front View of D brick2 163 Figure 11 2 Drive Carrier Module and Dummy Module 163 Figure 11 3 Anti Tamper Locki...

Page 16: ...ier Guide Bar to Secure Half height Card 207 Figure 14 7 Installing Bracket to Secure Half height Card 208 Figure 14 8 Installing Card in Slot 209 Figure 14 9 Seating Card in Slot 209 Figure 14 10 Location of SCSI Disk Drive Bays 211 Figure 14 11 Installing SCSI Disk Drive 213 Figure 14 12 Removing SCSI Disk Drive 215 Figure 14 13 Releasing Carrier Handle 217 Figure 14 14 Carrier Camming Lever 218...

Page 17: ...A 3 DB9 Connector 244 Figure A 4 RJ 45 Connector 246 Figure A 5 Stereo Jack Connector Conductors 247 Figure B 1 VCCI Notice Japan Only 253 Figure B 2 Chinese Class A Regulatory Notice 253 Figure B 3 Korean Class A Regulatory Notice 253 ...

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Page 19: ... 6 1 X brick Technical Specifications 93 Table 7 1 R brick Technical Specifications 102 Table 7 2 R brick Port Specifications 102 Table 8 1 L1 Controller Functions 107 Table 9 1 Power Supply LED States 151 Table 9 2 Power Bay Technical Specifications 152 Table 9 3 Power Supply Technical Specifications 152 Table 10 1 Status LEDs 157 Table 10 2 TP900 Storage Module Technical Specifications 160 Table...

Page 20: ...stomer replaceable Components and Maintenance Procedures 201 Table 15 1 Troubleshooting Chart 230 Table 15 2 L1 Controller Messages 232 Table A 1 Origin 3900 Server Configuration Ranges 237 Table A 2 Environmental Specifications 238 Table A 3 Power Specifications 239 Table A 4 39U Rack Mechanical Specifications 240 Table A 5 USB Type B Connector Pin Assignments 241 Table A 6 SCSI VHDCI Pin Assignm...

Page 21: ...you must ask your SGI system support engineer SSE to perform all the set up addition or replacement of parts cabling and service of your SGI Origin 3900 server with the exception of the following items that you can perform yourself Using your system console and your L2 controller touch display to enter commands and perform system functions such as powering on and powering off as described in this ...

Page 22: ...example connectors and LEDs Chapter 7 R brick describes the function of the R brick and its external components for example connectors and LEDs Chapter 8 System Control describes the function of the L1 and L2 controllers and provides instructions for using the controllers Chapter 9 Power Components provides an overview of the power bay power distribution unit and power distribution strip Chapter 1...

Page 23: ... 2Gb TP9100 Storage System User s Guide P N 007 4522 xxx This fully illustrated guide explains how to operate and maintain the 2Gb SGI Total Performance 9100 Fibre Channel storage system SGI TP9400 and SGI TP9500 RAID User s Guide P N 007 4304 xxx This fully illustrated guide explains how to operate and maintain the SGI TP9400 and SGI TP9500 Fibre Channel storage systems SGIconsole Hardware Connec...

Page 24: ...set of IRIX man pages formatted in the standard UNIX man page style Important system configuration files and commands are documented on man pages These are found online on the internal system disk or CD ROM and are displayed using the man command For example to display the man page for the xscsidisktest command type the following on a command line man xscsidisktest References in the documentation ...

Page 25: ...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 fixed space font denotes literal items that the user enters in interactive sessions Output is shown in nonbold fixed space font Brackets enclose optional portions of a co...

Page 26: ... 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 Use the Feedback option on the Technical Publications Library Web page http docs 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 Technical Pu...

Page 27: ...s chapter explains how to operate your SGI Origin 3900 server in the following sections Precautions on page 2 Connecting System Console on page 4 Installing Optional Components on page 6 Powering Server On and Off on page 8 Monitoring Server on page 35 ...

Page 28: ...ng sections ESD Precaution on page 2 Safety Precautions on page 3 ESD Precaution Caution Observe all ESD precautions Failure to do so can result in damage to the equipment Wear an SGI approved wrist strap when you handle an ESD sensitive device to eliminate possible ESD damage to equipment Connect the wrist strap cord directly to earth ground ...

Page 29: ... result in serious injury or death The high voltage areas of the server are indicated with high voltage warning labels Caution Power off the server only after the system software has been shut down in an orderly manner If you power off the server before you halt the operating system data may be corrupted Note A lithium battery is installed on the IO9 card located in the IX brick Warning Only quali...

Page 30: ... listed above manage multiple systems from one console and have boundary scan capabilities Boundary scan capabilities enable an SGI system support engineer SSE to test the interconnections of your server To connect a system console follow these steps 1 If your server has multiple L2 controllers connect each L2 controller via its Ethernet port to an Ethernet hub 2 Connect your console to the Ethern...

Page 31: ...ole to Multiple L2 Controllers Ethernet USB NUMAlink 3 Xtown2 RS 422 signals used System console Ethernet hub Ethernet cable IX brick DISPLAY Front door Cx brick Cx brick Cx brick Cx brick L2 controller Cx brick Cx brick Cx brick Cx brick R brick R brick L2 controller RS 232 ...

Page 32: ...or servicing any part of this product read the Safety Information on page 249 Adding or Removing PCI Cards The PCI X based I O system an industry standard for connecting peripherals to a processor is the primary I O system for the Origin 3900 server The hardware components of this I O system are contained in IX and PX bricks The IX brick provides the base I O functionality for the server and 12 PC...

Page 33: ...sed disk storage module that provides JBOD just a bunch of disks mass storage Each TP900 can contain up to 8 disk drives For instructions on how to install or remove these disk drives see Installing or Replacing TP900 Drive Carrier Module on page 216 The D brick2 is a Fibre Channel based disk storage enclosure that provides JBOD mass storage Each D brick2 can contain up to 16 disk drives For instr...

Page 34: ...on and power off individual bricks or the entire server at the system console Powering On Server This section describes how to prepare to power on your server and how to power on your server by using either of the following L2 controller touch display System console The L1 controller display located on the front of each brick should display L1 running once the power on procedure starts Note If you...

Page 35: ...e 1 on position as shown in Figure 1 2 When the power switch is on and power is supplied to the brick the L1 controller of the brick powers on The 12 VDC LED of the brick illuminates green when 12 VDC is present Figure 1 2 Cx brick Power Switch PWR Power OK O I Console L1 Port NUMAlink 1 Port A D C B A NUMAlink 8 Port H NUMAlink 7 Port G NUMAlink 6 Port F X I O 1 X I O 2 X I O 3 X I O 0 NODE 3 NOD...

Page 36: ... of the TP900 storage module has one power supply as shown in Figure 1 3 You can add a second power supply to the TP900 system to provide n 1 redundant power The second power supply is identical to the first power supply and would be located in the lower right section of the TP900 storage module Both power switches must be in the 1 on position to provide redundant power Figure 1 3 TP900 Storage Mo...

Page 37: ...1 11 5 Make sure that the circuit breaker switches of the power distribution unit PDU and power distribution strip PDS shown in Figure 1 4 are in the on position Figure 1 4 PDS and PDU Circuit Breaker Switches PDU Circuit breaker switch PDS ...

Page 38: ...rom your L2 controller touch display see Figure 1 5 which is located on the front door of rack 001 Figure 1 5 L2 Controller Touch Display For instructions on how to use the L2 controller touch display see L2 Controller on page 116 SG I L2 Con tro ller Firm ware xx xx x L2 001 S N Lxxxxxxx firestorm Po wer OFF Po wer UP Po wer DOWN RES ET NMI r s 57 Bricks DES T ...

Page 39: ...ered off Four command buttons Power UP Power DOWN RESET and NMI that when selected activate a confirmation window for the command The command is sent to the bricks that are listed in the DEST field after you okay the command from the confirmation window DEST button that enables you to select the bricks that will receive a command In addition to the right of this button is an area that lists the cu...

Page 40: ...1 Touch the DEST button in the home window and the destination selection window shown in Figure 1 7 appears Use this window to select the bricks or partitions that you want to power on Figure 1 7 Destination Selection Window Partition Rack Slot Apply Cancel Reset DEST CLR 001 ALL CLR New DEST r s ALL 002 003 004 101 102 ...

Page 41: ...that contains the bricks that you want to power on from the Rack Slot segment of the display A box appears that lists the slot numbers for all of the bricks in the selected rack see Figure 1 8 Figure 1 8 Slots Section 3 Select the slot number of each brick that you want to power on Figure 1 8 shows slots 007 015 027 and 035 selected The New DEST field lists your selections After you complete your ...

Page 42: ...T field of this window indicates that you want to power on the bricks that reside in slots 07 15 27 and 35 of rack 001 Figure 1 9 DEST Field on Home Window Power UP Power DOWN RESET NMI Power OFF L2 001 S N Lxxxxxxx firestorm SGI L2 Controller Firmware xx xx x DEST r 1 s 7 15 27 35 4 Bricks ...

Page 43: ... to power on a partition select Partition from the destination selection window The partition selection window shown in Figure 1 10 appears Figure 1 10 Partition Selection Window Partition Rack Slot Apply Cancel Reset DEST CLR 001 ALL New DEST p 002 003 004 ...

Page 44: ...partition selection window or you can select a single partition or multiple partitions by selecting the individual partition numbers Figure 1 11 shows partition 001 selected Figure 1 11 Selecting Individual Partition Partition Rack Slot Apply Cancel Reset DEST CLR 001 ALL New DEST p 1 002 003 004 ...

Page 45: ...Apply your selection is confirmed and the home window shown in Figure 1 12 appears The DEST field shows p 1 2 Bricks which indicates that the bricks in partition 1 are the new destination Figure 1 12 Home Window with Partition Destination p 1 2 Bricks Power UP Power DOWN RESET NMI Power OFF L2 001 S N Lxxxxxxx firestorm SGI L2 Controller Firmware xx xx x DEST ...

Page 46: ...receive the Power UP command In this example the window indicates that all slots bricks in all racks r s will be powered on If you select OK the power up operation is confirmed and the home window appears Selecting Cancel stops the power on operation and the home window appears Figure 1 13 Power Up Confirmation Window Power OFF L2 001 S N Lxxxxxxx firestorm SGI L2 Controller Firmware xx xx x Press...

Page 47: ...to step 3 L2 r rack s slot pwr u For example to power on a Cx brick in rack 1 slot 07 enter the following L2 r 1 s 7 pwr u The slot number is the lowest unit number that the brick occupies within a rack For example in Figure 1 14 the lowest Cx brick is identified as U07 The next lowest Cx brick is identified as U11 and so on Figure 1 14 Slot or Unit Number 38 37 39 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26...

Page 48: ...he racks followed by the slot number of the bricks you want to power on For example to power on the bricks in slot 11 of racks 3 and 4 enter the following command L2 r 3 4 s 11 pwr u Note To avoid problems with your server do not try to power on multiple slots for multiple racks at the same time 3 If you want to power on the entire server enter the following command L2 pwr u The default setting fo...

Page 49: ...er cords to the PDS 3 Turn the power switch on each PSU cooling module to the on position 1 on 0 off The location of the power switch on the D brick2 PSU cooling module is shown in Figure 1 15 Figure 1 15 D brick2 PSU cooling Module Power Switch The green PSU good LED illuminates Also the power on LED on the ESI ops panel of each module turns green when AC power is present If the power on LED on t...

Page 50: ...oller display see your online log files and the information in L1 Controller Error Messages on page 232 to learn what the error message indicates and how to resolve the problem Preparing to Power Down If you are logged on to the server log out If you are planning to power down a D brick2 or an entire rack of D brick2s see Powering Off D brick2 on page 34 Powering Off at L2 Controller Touch Display...

Page 51: ...elect the DEST button from the home window and the destination selection window shown in Figure 1 17 appears Use this window to select the bricks or partition you want to power off Figure 1 16 Home Window r s 57 Bricks Power UP Power DOWN RESET NMI Power OFF L2 001 S N Lxxxxxxx firestorm SGI L2 Controller Firmware xx xx x DEST ...

Page 52: ...he display if you want to power off all the bricks in all the racks in the server You can also select the bricks in all the slots of multiple racks but you cannot select slots for multiple racks Figure 1 17 Destination Selection Window Partition Rack Slot Apply Cancel Reset DEST CLR 001 ALL CLR New DEST r s ALL 002 003 004 101 102 ...

Page 53: ...for all of the bricks in the selected rack see Figure 1 18 Figure 1 18 Slots Section 3 Select the slot number of each brick that you want to power off Figure 1 18 shows slots 007 015 027 and 035 selected The New DEST field lists your selections After you complete your selections select Apply Partition Rack Slot Slots Apply Cancel Reset DEST CLR 001 ALL CLR New DEST r 1 s 7 15 27 35 ALL 011 023 007...

Page 54: ...T field of this window indicates that you want to power off the bricks that reside in slots 07 15 27 and 35 of rack 001 Figure 1 19 DEST Field on Home Window Power UP Power DOWN RESET NMI Power OFF L2 001 S N Lxxxxxxx firestorm SGI L2 Controller Firmware xx xx x DEST r 1 s 7 15 27 35 4 Bricks ...

Page 55: ... to power off a partition select Partition from the destination selection window The partition selection window shown in Figure 1 20 appears Figure 1 20 Partition Selection Window Partition Rack Slot Apply Cancel Reset DEST CLR 001 ALL New DEST p 002 003 004 ...

Page 56: ...partition selection window or you can select a single partition or multiple partitions by selecting the individual partition numbers Figure 1 21 shows partition 001 selected Figure 1 21 Selecting Individual Partition Partition Rack Slot Apply Cancel Reset DEST CLR 001 ALL New DEST p 1 002 003 004 ...

Page 57: ... your selection is confirmed and the home window shown in Figure 1 22 appears The DEST field shows p 1 2 Bricks which indicates that the two bricks in partition 1 are the new destination Figure 1 22 Home Window with Partition Destination p 1 2 Bricks Power UP Power DOWN RESET NMI Power OFF L2 001 S N Lxxxxxxx firestorm SGI L2 Controller Firmware xx xx x DEST ...

Page 58: ...ceive the Power DOWN command In this example the window indicates that all slots bricks in all racks r s will be powered off If you select OK the power off operation is confirmed and the home window appears Selecting Cancel stops the power off operation and the home window appears Figure 1 23 Power Down Confirmation Window Power ON L2 001 S N Lxxxxxxx firestorm SGI L2 Controller Firmware xx xx x P...

Page 59: ...icks you want to power off For example to power off bricks in slots 7 and 11 of rack 4 type the following L2 r 4 s 7 11 pwr d If you want to power off bricks that reside in the same location in multiple racks you must type the number of the racks followed by the slot number of the bricks you want to power off for each rack For example to power off the bricks in slot 11 of racks 3 and 4 type the fo...

Page 60: ... rear of each PSU cooling module to the off position position I on O off The location of the power switch on the D brick2 PSU cooling module is shown in Figure 1 24 Figure 1 24 D brick2 PSU cooling Module Power Switch 2 Unplug the power cable from the PSU cooling module s as appropriate For example you would follow this step when you are replacing a module 3 If you are shutting down all of the D b...

Page 61: ...ole you can view the status and error messages generated by the L1 and L2 controllers in your server You can also use the system console to input L1 and L2 commands to manage and monitor your server If your server has SGIconsole you can view the status and error messages generated by the L1 and L2 controllers in your server and you can use various software tools such as VACM Console Manager and PC...

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Page 63: ...l aspects of your Origin 3900 server System configurations and components are described and illustrated This chapter includes the following sections Product Description on page 38 Architecture on page 40 Standard System Components on page 42 Optional System Components on page 44 System Configurations on page 46 ...

Page 64: ...in 3000 series servers The Origin 3900 can have up to 128 processors and 256 GB of memory in a single rack thus enabling you to have a high productivity supercomputer in a smaller footprint For example a 512 processor Origin 3800 server requires 16 compute racks An Origin 3900 server that has 512 processors requires only 4 compute racks and 2 router racks see Figure 2 1 The Origin 3900 server uses...

Page 65: ...Product Description 007 4653 001 39 Figure 2 1 512 processor Origin 3900 Server ...

Page 66: ...rmation between all the bricks in the system to create a single contiguous system memory of up to 1 TB and enables every processor in a system direct access to every I O slot in the system Together the Bedrock ASICs and the NUMAlink interconnect enable efficient access to processors local and remote memory and I O devices without the bottlenecks associated with switches backplanes and other commod...

Page 67: ... CPU CPU Memory Bedrock CPU CPU CPU CPU Memory Bedrock CPU CPU CPU CPU Compute brick Memory Bedrock CPU CPU CPU CPU Memory Bedrock CPU CPU CPU CPU Memory Bedrock CPU CPU CPU CPU Memory Bedrock CPU CPU CPU CPU Compute brick Memory Bedrock CPU CPU CPU CPU Memory Bedrock CPU CPU CPU CPU Memory Bedrock CPU CPU CPU CPU Memory Bedrock CPU CPU CPU CPU NUMAlink interconnect To I O devices Router ASIC Rout...

Page 68: ... information about the R brick see Chapter 7 R brick L2 controller This rack level controller manages the bricks within a rack not shown in Figure 2 4 For more information about the L2 controller see Chapter 8 System Control Power components The power components of the Origin 3900 server consist of power distribution units PDUs and power bays The PDUs filter input power protect against over curren...

Page 69: ...t hardware in the rear of the rack The 39U rack is mounted on four casters two of which are swivel castors The castors enable the rack to be rolled out of a shipping crate and to its placement at the customer site The base of the rack has seismic tie down attachment points and leveling pads For mechanical specifications of the 39U rack see Appendix A Technical Specifications and Pinouts Figure 2 4...

Page 70: ... brick Disk storage components The Origin 3900 supports the following disk storage components For a Fibre Channel solution that supports JBOD just a bunch of disks configurations SGI offers the D brick2 For more information about the D brick2 see Chapter 11 D brick2 For a SCSI small computer system interface JBOD solution SGI offers the SGI Total Performance 900 TP900 storage module For more infor...

Page 71: ...ate 60 GB storage capacity T9940B 30 MB s transfer rate 200 GB storage capacity For detailed information on the supported tape drives see the following website http sales corp sgi com products storage stk matrices html Graphics components The Origin 3900 server supports InfinitePerformance or InfiniteReality graphics The main components of the InfinitePerformance graphics system are the VPro V12 g...

Page 72: ...e 2 1 Configuration Specifications System Size Maximum Number of Processors Maximum Amount of Memory in GB Required Number of Metarouters Required Number of Racks 1 Cx brick 16 32 0 1 2 Cx bricks 32 64 0 1 4 Cx bricks 64 128 0 1 6 Cx bricks 96 192 2 1 or 2 8 Cx bricks 128 256 2 2 10 Cx bricks 160 320 4 2 or 3 12 Cx bricks 192 384 4 2 or 3 14 Cx bricks 224 448 4 3 or 4 16 Cx bricks 256 512 4 3 or 4...

Page 73: ...gle system or you can divide it into partitions that operate as separate systems For example you can configure an Origin 3900 server that has 512 processors as a single 512 processor system or you can divide it into as many as eight separate systems The size of a partition can be configured to match your job size For more information about partitioning see Partitioning for Systems that Contain Cx ...

Page 74: ...m Overview Figure 2 5 10 Cx brick System in Two Racks Cx brick Cx brick Cx brick Cx brick Cx brick Cx brick IX brick Power bay Power bay Cx brick Cx brick Cx brick Cx brick R brick R brick Power bay Power bay R brick R brick ...

Page 75: ... brick Cx brick Cx brick Cx brick R brick R brick R brick R brick Cx brick Cx brick Power bay Power bay Power bay Power bay PX brick PX brick sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi D brick2 sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi D brick2 sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi D brick2 ...

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Page 77: ...escribes the function and physical components of the Cx brick Specifically it includes the following information Overview on page 52 External Components on page 58 Technical Specifications on page 63 Product Options on page 64 Important Notes on page 64 ...

Page 78: ...processor node board that has 8 MB of L2 cache per processor and up to 8 DIMMs Zero processor node board that has up to 8 DIMMs no L2 cache The hardware that is equivalent to the R brick is contained on a single printed circuit board PCB The key component on this PCB is the router ASIC which is the same ASIC used in the R brick This router ASIC enables the internal IP53 node boards to connect to o...

Page 79: ...e Origin 3000 series bricks Is rack mountable in an Origin 3000 series rack Uses the same Bedrock and router ASICs Supports MIPS processors Note The Cx brick does not support Intel processors Receives power 48 VDC from a power bay Uses the same control system L1 and L2 controllers Supports partitioning Is compatible with SGI s current graphics product line offerings InfiniteReality and InfinitePer...

Page 80: ...arning To prevent personal injury or damage to your system only trained SGI system support engineers SSEs can service the internal components of the Cx brick Table 3 1 Brick Comparison Chart Characteristic Cx brick C brick R brick Processors 0 to 16 2 or 4 N A Processor boards 4 IP53 node boards 2 PIMMs N A Memory 1 GB to 32 GB 1 GB to 8 GB N A DIMMs 8 per node board 8 per brick N A NUMAlink ports...

Page 81: ...ink 3 connector NUMAlink 3 connector Router board IP53 node board L1 controller IP53 node board IP53 node board IP53 node board XIO connector XIO connector XIO connector XIO connector MegArray connectors DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM System control Bedrock ASIC L2 cache DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM NUMAlink 3 XIO IP53 node board Processor D L2 cache Processor C L2 cache Processor B L2 cache Processor A ...

Page 82: ... latency 2 MegArray connectors 1 XIO and 1 NUMAlink 3 to connect the IP53 node board to the router board 2 4 6 or 8 dual inline memory modules DIMMs that provide from 1 GB to 8 GB of local memory The Cx brick supports 512 MB and 1 GB single DIMM sizes see Table 3 2 Your SGI support service engineer SSE can increase or decrease the size of memory by adding or removing DIMM pairs Table 3 2 Memory DI...

Page 83: ...l of four external XIO connectors for the Cx brick Four sets of MegArray connectors one set for each IP53 node board Each set of connectors consists of one XIO connector and one NUMAlink 3 connector One 48V to 2 5V converter for the router ASIC Power Entry Module The Cx brick contains a power entry module also known as the inlet board that receives 48 VDC power from the power bay and converts it t...

Page 84: ...quired LED illuminates orange to indicate that an item is not functioning properly for example a fan is off but the Cx brick is still operating Failure LED illuminates red to indicate that a failure has occurred and the Cx brick is down Reset switch resets the Cx brick internal processors and ASICs This reset will cause a memory loss See non maskable interrupt NMI to perform a reset without losing...

Page 85: ...External Components 007 4653 001 59 Figure 3 3 Front View of Cx brick On Off switch with LED L1 display Failure LED NMI switch Reset switch Service required LED Fans ...

Page 86: ...he brick to which it is connected are powered on and the other LED illuminates green to indicate that the link is established between the IP53 node board and the I O brick to which it is connected One power connector connects the Cx brick to a power bay via a DC power cable One power switch powers on the L1 controller when moved to the 1 position moving it to the 0 position powers off the L1 contr...

Page 87: ...ure 3 4 Rear View of Cx brick PWR Power OK O I Console L1 Port NUMAlink 1 Port A D C B A NUMAlink 8 Port H NUMAlink 7 Port G NUMAlink 6 Port F X I O 1 X I O 2 X I O 3 X I O 0 NODE 3 NODE 2 NODE 1 NODE 0 Electrical Rating 48 VDC 34 0 A 12 VDC 20 A Router Inlet Brd 12 V 48 V 3 2 1 0 D C B A N2 N3 INT LINK N1 N0 1 3 3 2 1 0 N2 INT LINK N1 D C B A N3 D C B A N0 One LED lights yellow the other lights g...

Page 88: ...e board 1 is NASID n IP53 node board 2 id NASID n 1 IP53 node board 0 id NASID n 2 IP53 node board 3 id NASID n 3 Figure 3 5 NASID Assignment 0 l X I O 1 X I O 3 X I O 0 D C B A PWR NUMAlink 1 Port A 3 2 1 0 D A D A NUMAlink 8 Port H NUMAlink 7 Port G NUMAlink 6 Port F D C B A XIO 2 NASID n 1 XIO 3 NASID n 3 XIO 1 NASID n XIO 0 NASID n 2 ...

Page 89: ...ons of the Cx brick ports Table 3 3 Cx brick Technical Specifications Characteristic Specification Height 6 8 in 172 72 mm Width 17 5 in 444 5 mm Depth 27 5 in 698 5 mm Weight 70 lb 31 75 kg DC input power 48 VDC 1100 Watts DC Table 3 4 Cx brick Port Specifications Port Quantity Specification NUMAlink 3 4 1 6 GB s each direction XIO 4 1 2 GB s each direction ...

Page 90: ...memory capacity The four processors contained on an IP53 node board must be the same speed however the IP53 node boards within a Cx brick can contain processors of varying speeds When the Cx brick contains four 0 processor node boards it is referred to as a memory only Cx brick This brick must have a direct connection via ports A and F to another Cx brick that contains at least four processors Tab...

Page 91: ...hat are required to install your operating system and other software applications This chapter describes the function and physical components of the IX brick Specifically it includes the following information Product Overview on page 66 External Components on page 70 PCI and PCI X Card Configuration Guidelines on page 74 Technical Specifications on page 76 Note Throughout this chapter the term PCI...

Page 92: ...ns Figure 4 1 Front View of IX brick The IX brick is the follow on product of the I brick Compared to the I brick the IX brick offers the following enhancements The IX brick supports both PCI and PCI X cards The IX brick can have two or four serial ports The first two serial ports are standard components of the IX brick similar to the I brick The third and fourth serial ports reside on a daughterc...

Page 93: ...Slot 1 of bus 1 however seats the IO9 card Figure 4 2 IX brick Block Diagram Bus 6 slot 2 Bus 6 slot 1 Bus 5 slot 2 Bus 5 slot 1 Bus 4 slot 2 Bus 4 slot 1 Bus 3 slot 2 Bus 3 slot 1 Bus 2 slot 2 Bus 2 slot 1 Bus 1 slot 2 Crosstown2 XIO port Crosstown2 XIO port PIC ASIC Port F Port D XIO PIC ASIC Port F Port A XIO Port B XIO Port D XIO Port C XIO PIC ASIC Port F Port D XIO DVD ROM SCSI disk drives 2...

Page 94: ...at connects to two SCSI disks Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 connector Two RT interrupt stereo jack connectors one input connector labeled RTI and one output connector labeled RTO Two RS 232 DB 9 serial port connectors These two connectors are not located on the IO9 PCI card instead they are located on the right side of the IX brick rear panel see Figure 4 5 on page 73 You can also add an optional daughter...

Page 95: ...2 Serial port SCSI port Ethernet port RT Interrupt RT Interrupt RS 232 Serial port RS 232 Serial port RS 232 RS 232 RS 232 RS 232 Ethernet 10MB 100MB 1G SCSI 160MB sec Standard daughtercard Optional daughtercard QLogic ASIC Broadcom BCM5701 ASIC IOC4 FPGA ASIC Internal SCSI port SCSI disk drives DVD ROM IDE interface ...

Page 96: ...ay LCD displays status and error messages that the L1 controller generates Note For more information about the L1 controller see the SGI L1 and L2 Controller Software User s Guide On Off switch with LED Press this button to turn on the internal components of the IX brick Alternatively you can turn on the internal components at the L2 controller touch display or at a system console LEDs On Off swit...

Page 97: ...l injury or damage to the IX brick the hot swappable fans can be installed only by a trained SGI system support engineer SSE Figure 4 4 Front Panel of IX brick On Off switch with LED Display Service required LED Failure LED DVD ROM SCSI disk drives Drive bay cover ...

Page 98: ...ts are numbered bus 1 through bus 6 Each bus has two slots labeled 1 and 2 as shown in Figure 4 6 PCI X slot LEDs Each PCI X slot has the following LEDs PWR power LED This LED illuminates green when the PCI card is installed securely and is getting power Fault LED This LED illuminates yellow when a fault occurs with the PCI card XIO 10 and XIO 11 connectors Each connector can connect the IX brick ...

Page 99: ...pt a Cx brick The IO9 card also connects to a daughtercard standard component that has the following connectors Two DB 9 RS 232 serial port connectors These ports can be used as COM ports to connect to modems or other serial devices Note An optional serial port daughtercard can be attached to your IO9 card by an SGI system support engineer SSE This card adds two additional serial ports to the IX b...

Page 100: ...s bus 3 can have two 33 MHz cards and so on Each PCI X bus supports 32 bit and 64 bit PCI or PCI X cards at the same time For maximum bandwidth PCI cards are distributed across all six buses when they are integrated at the factory This section contains the following information Important Installation Considerations on page 75 Supported PCI Cards on page 75 PCI Card Carrier on page 76 Figure 4 6 Nu...

Page 101: ...X mode When two 133 MHz PCI X cards reside on a bus the cards operate at 100 MHz in PCI X mode When two 66 MHz PCI X cards reside on a bus the cards operate at 66 MHz in PCI X mode When two 66 MHz PCI cards reside on a bus the cards operate at 66 MHz in PCI mode When one 66 MHz PCI card and one 66 MHz PCI X card reside on a bus the cards operate at 66 MHz in PCI mode When two 33 MHz PCI cards resi...

Page 102: ...ed any card that was ordered is installed with a carrier and any unoccupied slot is populated with an empty carrier A carrier must be present in an unpopulated slot to maintain an even airflow through the brick and to protect against electromagnetic interference EMI Technical Specifications Table 4 1 lists the physical specifications of the IX brick Table 4 1 Physical Specifications of the IX bric...

Page 103: ...rietary 100 pin dual row The following connectors are located on the IO9 card SCSI One external 68 pin VHDCI Ethernet One RJ 45 RT interrupt input and output One input and one output Stereo jack The following connectors are located on the standard IO9 daughtercard on the right side of the rear panel RS 232 serial Two DB 9 The following connectors are located on an optional IO9 daughtercard RS 232 ...

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Page 105: ...his chapter describes the function and physical components of the PX brick and it provides guidelines for configuring PCI cards in the brick Specifically it includes the following information Product Overview on page 80 External Components on page 82 PCI and PCI X Card Configuration Guidelines on page 86 Technical Specifications on page 88 Note Throughout this chapter the term PCI card refers to c...

Page 106: ...rds The PX brick can connect an InfiniteReality graphics pipe to a Cx brick Figure 5 1 Front View of PX brick Three PIC PCI interface chip ASICs are key components of the PX brick architecture The PIC ASICs support the following see Figure 5 2 Two 1200 or 800 MB s Xtown2 XIO ports You can select the MB s setting with the L1 controller command XIO For more information see the SGI L1 and L2 Controll...

Page 107: ...C ASIC Port F Port F Port A XIO Port B XIO Port F Port D XIO Port D XIO Port C XIO Port D XIO Bus 6 slot 2 Bus 6 slot 1 Bus 5 slot 2 Bus 5 slot 1 Bus 4 slot 2 Bus 4 slot 1 Bus 3 slot 2 Bus 3 slot 1 Bus 2 slot 2 Bus 2 slot 1 Bus 1 slot 2 Bus 1 slot 1 Crosstown2 XIO port Crosstown2 XIO port ...

Page 108: ...ick Alternatively you can turn on the internal components at an L2 controller touch display or at a system console LEDs On Off switch LED This green LED illuminates when 48 VDC power is applied to the internal components of the PX brick Service required LED This LED illuminates yellow to indicate that a component is broken or is not operating properly for example if a fan is off but the PX brick i...

Page 109: ...External Components 007 4653 001 83 Figure 5 3 Front Panel of PX brick On Off switch with LED Display Service required LED Failure LED ...

Page 110: ...card slots are numbered bus 1 through bus 6 Each bus has two slots labeled 1 and 2 as shown in Figure 5 5 PCI X Slot LEDs Each slot has the following LEDs PWR power LED This LED illuminates green when the PCI card carrier is installed securely and is receiving power Fault LED This LED illuminates yellow when a fault occurs with the PCI card XIO 10 and XIO 11 connectors Each connector can connect t...

Page 111: ...5 4 shows the location of the rear panel components of the PX brick Figure 5 4 Rear Panel of PX brick 48VDC 12VDC XIO 10 XIO 11 Power switch One LED lights yellow the other lights green XIO Connectors PCI X slot LEDs 48 12VDC LEDs PWR Connector ...

Page 112: ...3 MHz cards at the same time Each PCI PCI X bus supports 32 bit and 64 bit PCI or PCI X cards at the same time For maximum bandwidth PCI PCI X cards are distributed across all six buses when they are integrated at the factory This section contains the following information Important Installation Considerations on page 87 Supported PCI and PCI X Cards on page 87 PCI Card Carrier on page 88 Figure 5...

Page 113: ... 133 MHz PCI X cards reside on a bus the cards operate at 100 MHz in PCI X mode When two 66 MHz PCI X cards reside on a bus the cards operate at 66 MHz in PCI X mode When two 66 MHz PCI cards reside on a bus the cards operate at 66 MHz in PCI mode When one 66 MHz PCI card and one 66 MHz PCI X card reside on a bus the cards operate at 66 MHz in PCI mode When two 33 MHz PCI cards reside on a bus the...

Page 114: ...th an empty carrier A carrier must be present in an unpopulated slot to maintain an even airflow through the brick and to protect against electromagnetic interference EMI Technical Specifications Table 5 1 lists the physical specifications of the PX brick Table 5 2 shows the port specifications of the PX brick Table 5 1 Physical Specifications of PX brick Characteristic Specification Height 6 64 i...

Page 115: ...X brick is an I O expansion brick that provides an XIO interface for your SGI Origin 3900 server This brick has four XIO slots labeled 1 2 3 and 4 that support a variety of XIO adapter cards Note Ask your SGI sales representative for a current listing of XIO cards supported by SGI Each XIO slot can support one card with maximum power levels of 50 W Warning Only qualified SGI system support enginee...

Page 116: ...mponents located on the front and rear panels of the X brick Front Panel Components The X brick has the following front panel components see Figure 6 2 L1 controller display This liquid crystal display LCD displays status and error messages that the L1 controller generates On Off switch with LED Press this button to turn on the X brick internal components Alternatively you can turn on the X brick ...

Page 117: ...rick is still operating Failure LED Illuminates red to indicate that a system failure has occurred and the X brick is not operating Fans Three hot swappable fans provide the required cooling for the X brick Warning To prevent personal injury or damage to the X brick the fans can be installed only by a trained SGI system support engineer SSE Figure 6 2 Front Panel of X brick Failure LED Service req...

Page 118: ...ots These slots seat the XIO cards The slots are numbered 1 through 4 as shown in Figure 6 3 Each slot can seat one XIO card with power levels up to 50 W Warning To avoid personal injury or damage to your system only qualified SGI system support engineers SSEs can install and replace XIO cards XIO 10 and XIO 11 connectors Each connector can connect the X brick to one IP53 node board As an option t...

Page 119: ... X brick Table 6 1 X brick Technical Specifications Characteristic Specification Height 6 64 in 168 65 mm Width 17 5 in 444 5 mm Depth 27 74 in 698 50 mm Weight 69 lb 31 29 kg Input power 48 VDC 225 W XIO 11 XIO 10 PWR 48V 12V Slot 1 Slot 4 Slot 3 Slot 2 XIO card slots Power switch 48VDC Internal components LED 12VDC L1 controller LED Power connector ...

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Page 121: ...ns Overview on page 95 External Components on page 98 Technical Specifications on page 102 Overview The R brick also referred to as a router brick or metarouter is a high speed switch that routes network packets between Cx bricks The R brick consists of eight ports that can connect to Cx bricks or to other R bricks Figure 7 1 R brick ...

Page 122: ...C which is an eight port crossbar that connects any input link channel to any of the seven possible output link channels see Figure 7 2 The NUMAlink channels operate at 1 6 GB s each direction One USB port for system controller support One L1 controller and LCD display Two hot pluggable cooling fans ...

Page 123: ...1 97 Figure 7 2 R brick Block Diagram Port 5 w USB Port 6 Router ASIC L1 controller Port 3 w USB Port 2 w USB Port 1 Port 4 w USB Port 8 Port 7 G H D F E C A B USB Hub chip To L2 Controller L1 Port USB USB USB USB USB USB ...

Page 124: ...ents You can also turn on the R brick internal components at a system console or at the L2 controller touch display Three LEDs On Off switch LED This LED illuminates green when the R brick internal components are on Service required LED This LED illuminates orange to indicate that an item is broken or not operating properly for example a fan is off but the R brick is still operating Failure LED Th...

Page 125: ...External Components 007 4653 001 99 Figure 7 3 Front View of R Brick R brick On Off switch with LED L1 display Failure LED Failure Service Service required LED Fans ...

Page 126: ...inks R TO R connectors 1 6 7 and 8 or A F G and H These link connectors connect the R brick to other R bricks or Cx bricks in the network fabric Links R to R and C to R connectors 2 3 4 and 5 or B C D and E These link connectors connect the R brick to other R bricks or Cx bricks in the network fabric Link connector LEDs Each NUMAlink connector has two LEDs as follows The yellow LED illuminates to ...

Page 127: ...s 007 4653 001 101 Figure 7 4 Rear View of R Brick 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 LINKS R TO R LINKS R TO R C TO R G F E D L1 PORT PWR 48 VDC 12 VDC H A B C Power switch 12 Vdc LED 48 Vdc LED Power connector LINK connector LEDs L1 port ...

Page 128: ...ifications of the R brick ports Table 7 1 R brick Technical Specifications Characteristic Specification Height 3 3 in 83 82 mm Width 17 38 in 441 45 mm Depth 27 5 in 698 50 mm Weight 20 lb 9 1 kg Input power 48 VDC 60 W Table 7 2 R brick Port Specifications Port Quantity Peak Transfer Rate link 8 1 6 GB s each direction L1 1 12 Mbits s ...

Page 129: ...e sharing controls the L1 controllers in the system and maintains controller configuration and topology information between itself and other L2 controllers The L1 controllers which are located within the bricks are slave devices to the L2 controller Note The D brick2 which is not monitored by the L2 controller has its own ESI ops panel module with a microcontroller for monitoring and controlling a...

Page 130: ...he following ways Via the L1 port directly or via the L1 port and a USB hub Via Port F this port connects to a Cx brick that connects to the L2 controller An L1 controller of a G brick communicates with the L2 controller via the L1 port and a USB hub An L1 controller of an R brick communicates with the L2 controller directly or via a USB hub An L2 controller communicates with other L2 controllers ...

Page 131: ...Remote workstation monitor SGIconsole L2 controller IX brick R brick R brick Cx brick Public Ethernet Public Ethernet Public Ethernet Private Ethernet NUMAlink cable USB signals used Xtown2 RS 422 signals used USB cable Cx brick Cx brick Cx brick Cx brick Cx brick USB hub ...

Page 132: ...1 Controller Functions on page 106 L1 Front Panel Display on page 108 Note For L1 controller commands see the SGI L1 and L2 Controller Software User s Guide 007 3938 xxx L1 Controller Functions Table 8 1 summarizes the control and monitoring functions that the L1 controller performs Many of the L1 controller functions are common across all brick types however some functions are applicable to a spe...

Page 133: ...X X X Monitors voltage and reports failures X X X X Monitors and reports operating temperature and status of 48 VDC input power X X X X Monitors and controls LEDs X X X X Reads system identification ID PROMs X X X X Monitors the On Off power switch X X X X Monitors the reset switch and the nonmaskable interrupt NMI switch X Reports the population of the PCI or XIO cards and the power levels of the...

Page 134: ...uminates when the brick is powered on Service required LED This LED illuminates orange to indicate that an item is not functioning properly for example a fan is off but the brick is still operating Failure LED This LED illuminates red to indicate that a failure has occurred and the brick is down Reset switch This switch resets the Cx brick internal processors and ASICs This reset will cause a memo...

Page 135: ...L1 Controller 007 4653 001 109 Figure 8 2 Front Panel of L1 Controller On Off switch with LED L1 display Failure LED NMI switch Reset switch Service required LED Fans ...

Page 136: ...ole mode is supported only if the system console is connected directly to the console port of a Cx brick Under normal conditions the system console is connected to the L2 controller L1 Mode If you see a prompt of the following form the L1 is ready to accept commands 001c07 L1 Common operations are discussed in the following sections Viewing System Configuration on page 111 Targeting Commands on pa...

Page 137: ...An R brick only has information about itself You can view a brick s configuration information with the config command 001c07 L1 config 0 001c07 1 001i23 2 001p11 001c07 L1 This example is a system with one Cx brick and two I O bricks The number that follows the colon 0 1 2 and 3 from top to bottom in this example refers to the L1 connection relative to the local brick The local brick is the brick ...

Page 138: ... 59 42 2MB image You can also target commands to a single attached brick with either the nia nib iia or iib command 001c07 L1 iia version 001i23 L1 0 7 37 Image A Built 05 24 2001 14 59 42 2MB image Viewing Information Warnings and Error Messages All information warnings and error messages generated by any of the system controllers are in the following form 001c07 ERROR invalid arguments for ver c...

Page 139: ... minutes to complete Console Mode In console mode output from the system is visible and all input is directed to the system To enter console mode press Ctrl D at the L1 prompt 001c07 L1 Ctrl D entering console mode 001c07 console CTRL T to escape to L1 system output appears here To return to L1 mode press Ctrl T Ctrl T escaping to L1 system controller 001c07 L1 While in L1 mode you can enter any L...

Page 140: ...output not filtered The following common subchannels are associated with console communications Subchannel 0A specifies Node 0 CPU A Subchannel 0B specifies Node 0 CPU B Subchannel 0C specifies Node 0 CPU C Subchannel 0D specifies Node 0 CPU D Subchannel 1A specifies Node 1 CPU A Subchannel 1B specifies Node 1 CPU B Subchannel 1C specifies Node 1 CPU C Subchannel 1D specifies Node 1 CPU D Subchann...

Page 141: ...output not filtered 001c07 L1 Note See the bulleted list in Console Selection on page 114 for valid subchannels During the boot process on a multi rack system there is a window of time in which all Cx bricks are producing output This output can produce a somewhat jumbled output at the L1 controller However you can filter the console output so that the L1 controller shows output from only the brick...

Page 142: ...system initiate commands for the downstream devices and act on the messages that they receive from downstream devices Downstream devices for example the USB hub of the R brick and L1 controllers of the bricks perform the actions specified by the L2 controller commands send responses to the L2 controller that indicate the status of the commands and send error messages to the L2 controller Allows re...

Page 143: ...or connects to a power bay RS 485 connector is not used Two RS 232 ports DB 9 one port can connect to a console and the other port can connect to a modem 10BaseT Ethernet port can connect to an Ethernet hub Rack display port can connect the rack display Four USB ports can connect to R bricks and or Cx bricks directly or via USB hubs Figure 8 3 shows the connectors at the rear of the L2 controller ...

Page 144: ...te support hardware to the system The preferred method of connecting remote support hardware to a system is via an Ethernet hub The Ethernet hub provides eight Ethernet connectors Figure 8 4 shows sample connections between the Ethernet hub L2 controllers and an SGIconsole Figure 8 4 Ethernet Hub Connections Example To SGIconsole Ethernet hub To Ethernet connectors on L2 controllers To another Eth...

Page 145: ... a contrast control that enables you to increase or decrease the contrast of the displayed information Sliding the contrast control to the right increases the contrast Figure 8 5 L2 Touch Display The L2 controller touch display provides a simple graphical interface that enables you to perform basic functions including the following Power up selected bricks or the entire system Power down selected ...

Page 146: ...cks are powered on See Power Up Confirmation Window on page 122 for information on using the Power UP button Power DOWN Button The Power DOWN button powers off a single brick multiple bricks a partition multiple partitions or an entire system The DEST field indicates which bricks are powered off See Power Down Confirmation Window on page 123 for information on using the Power DOWN button RESET But...

Page 147: ...n Window on page 125 for information on using the NMI button DEST Button The DEST button sets the target destinations for the power up power down reset and nmi commands The text to the right of the DEST button shows the current target destination The target destination in Figure 8 6 is all racks and all slots r s Therefore a power up power down reset or nmi command is sent to all bricks in the sys...

Page 148: ...sults from an L1 L2 error in processing the command or a time out while waiting for a response Figure 8 7 Power Up Confirmation Window The power up command affects only the list of bricks identified in the destination field To set or change the target list press the Cancel button to return to the home window Then press the DEST button to change the target list See Destination Selection Window on p...

Page 149: ...sults from an L1 L2 error in processing the command or a time out while waiting for a response Figure 8 8 Power Down Confirmation Window The power down command affects only the list of bricks identified in the destination field To set or change the target list press the Cancel button to return to the home window Then press the DEST button to change the target list See Destination Selection Window ...

Page 150: ...stays visible until the command is successfully executed An unsuccessful command results from an L1 L2 error in processing the command or a time out while waiting for a response Figure 8 9 Reset Confirmation Window Note The reset command affects all bricks in the targeted partition s The target list is not enforced during the processing of a reset command Power ON L2 001 S N Nxxxxxxx System name S...

Page 151: ...button To terminate the command press the Cancel button The confirmation window stays visible until the command is successfully executed An unsuccessful command results from an L1 L2 error in processing the command or a time out while waiting for a response Figure 8 10 NMI Confirmation Window Power ON L2 001 S N Nxxxxxxx System name SGI L2 Controller Firmware xx xx x Press the OK button to issue t...

Page 152: ...he command or a time out occurs while waiting for a response The command error timeout window appears in the main body of a command confirmation window The content of the error message varies depending on the type of error Figure 8 11 Command Error Timeout Window Power ON L2 001 S N Nxxxxxxx System name SGI L2 Controller Firmware xx xx x Error sending ____________ command error message OK Cancel ...

Page 153: ...n the display The scroll buttons are active only when the number of racks exceeds the available space to display them Figure 8 12 Targeting All Bricks in System Once you have selected the bricks press the Apply button to set the new destinations The home window will then reappear The new destinations are reflected in the destination field across the bottom of the home window display See Figure 8 6...

Page 154: ...geting Single Brick The new destination is reflected in the destination field near the bottom of the display window For example Figure 8 13 shows rack 001 slot 031 r1 s31 as the destination Once you have selected the bricks press the Apply button to set the new destinations The home window will then reappear The new destinations are reflected in the destination field across the bottom of the home ...

Page 155: ... Multiple Bricks in Rack The new destination is reflected in the destination field near the bottom of the display window For example Figure 8 14 shows rack 001 slots 015 019 and 031 r1 s15 19 31 as the destination Once you have selected the bricks press the Apply button to set the new destinations The home window will then reappear The new destinations are reflected in the destination field across...

Page 156: ... reflected in the destination field near the bottom of the display window For example Figure 8 15 shows all slots in rack 001 r1 s as the destination Once you have selected the rack press the Apply button to set the new destinations The home window will then reappear The new destinations are reflected in the destination field across the bottom of the home window display Partition Rack Slot Slots A...

Page 157: ...nation field near the bottom of the display window For example Figure 8 16 shows partition 001 p1 as the destination Once you have selected the partition press the Apply button to set the new partition target The home window will then reappear The new partition target is reflected in the destination field across the bottom of the home window display Use the same procedure to select multiple partit...

Page 158: ...es each of which is discussed in the sections that follow L2 mode The L2 prompt is visible and all input is directed to the L2 command processor Console mode Output from the system is visible and all input is directed to the system L1 mode The prompt from a single L1 controller is visible and all input is directed to that L1 command processor L2 Mode After the connection to the L2 controller is es...

Page 159: ... from using the config command on the L1 controller with the addition of the IP address of the L2 controller and USB port number The structure of the brick s address is as follows a b c d x y where a b c d is the IP address of the L2 controller In the example above the IP address is 127 0 0 1 x is the USB port number y is the L1 index as follows 0 is the local brick the brick to which the USB cabl...

Page 160: ...ollers The destination determines which L1 controllers receive the command A destination specified by the following is a range of racks and slots rack rack list slot slot list The rack list specifies a list of racks This can be a list delimited by commas such that 2 4 7 specifies racks 2 4 and 7 You can use a dash to specify a range of racks such that 2 4 specifies racks 2 3 and 4 Both nomenclatur...

Page 161: ...ecify rack and slot respectively You can use the alias all or in both the rack list and the slot list or by themselves to specify all racks and all slots To send a command to all bricks in a partition enter the following partition partition cmd The default destination of a command when the L2 controller is first initiated is all racks and all slots You can change the default destination by using t...

Page 162: ...s L2 destination reset default destination reset to all racks and slots L2 The current destination of a command is a range of racks and slots included with the command For example the following command sends the command L1 command to all bricks in racks 2 3 4 and 7 L2 r 2 4 7 L1 command This is a one time destination Some L2 commands are the same as the L1 commands In many cases this is intentiona...

Page 163: ...he power command This command is interpreted by the L2 controller because the bricks must be powered on in a specific order L2 power up L2 Depending on the size of the system the power command may require several seconds to several minutes to complete In the example above all racks and slots in the default destination are affected Any errors or warnings are reported as described above in Viewing I...

Page 164: ...to escape to L2 system output appears here To return to L2 mode from console mode press Ctrl T Ctrl T escaping to L2 system controller L2 At this point you can enter any L2 or L1 command When the command completes the L2 returns to console mode Re entering system console mode 001c07 console0 CTRL_T to escape to L2 To permanently engage the L2 mode press Ctrl T and then enter the l2 command Ctrl T ...

Page 165: ...brick in the lowest numbered rack and slot The select command by itself shows the current console mode settings L2 select known system consoles non partitioned 001c07 L2 detected current system console console input 001c07 CPU 0A console output not filtered The following common subchannels are associated with console communications Subchannel 0A specifies Node 0 CPU A Subchannel 0B specifies Node ...

Page 166: ... used on the selected brick to be the system console use the select subchannel 0A 0B 0C 0D 1A 1B 1C 1D 2A 2B 2C 2D 3A 3B 3C 3D command Use the select subchannel console to select the current console as the subchannel of the brick to be the system console For example to select the subchannel that corresponds to CPU A of node 1 enter the following L2 select subchannel 1A console input 003c07 console...

Page 167: ... controller is visible and all input is directed to that L1 command processor To enter L1 mode enter the rack and a slot followed by l1 L2 r 2 s 7 l1 enterling L1 mode 001c07 CTRL T to escape to L2 001c07 L1 To return to L2 mode press Ctrl T 001c07 L1 Ctrl T escaping to L2 system controller CTRL T to send escape to L1 L2 At this point you can enter any L2 command Once the command is executed the L...

Page 168: ...s Boot image A image B image At boot time the boot image validates the A and B image and if it is not instructed otherwise it executes the newer of the two images Because the L1 controller is running one of the two images the image not in use is the image that will be overwritten when the firmware is upgraded You need to re boot any L1 controller either by power cycling the brick or by using the L...

Page 169: ...and is executed you must power cycle the L2 controller to run the new image You can also do this with the L2 command reboot_l2 Unlike the L1 controller if the L2 update fails a second image is not available to use as a back up copy However the L2 controller will not run the kernel image if it is not valid If the L2 update fails you can update it through its console port usr cpu firmware sysco flas...

Page 170: ... a brick is not set with its rack and slot number it appears in the output of an L2 config command as shown in the following example L2 config 137 38 88 82 1 0 c no rack slot set L2 To set the rack and slot for a brick address it by its IP address USB port and L1 controller index Note the following example L2 137 38 88 82 1 0 brick rack 1 L2 137 38 88 82 1 0 brick slot 11 L2 137 38 88 82 1 0 reboo...

Page 171: ...g commands nia nib iia or iib 001c07 L1 config 0 001c07 1 i 001c07 L1 iia brick rack 1 i brick rack set to 001 001c07 l1 iia brick slot 23 i brick slot set to 23 001c07 l1 iia reboot_l1 001c07 ERROR no response from i 001c07 L1 config 0 001c05 1 001i23 001c07 L1 The number after the indicates the following 0 local brick 1 IIA 2 IIB 3 IIC 4 IID To obtain a detailed configuration explanation from th...

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Page 173: ... which is a 3U high enclosure can monitor control and supply AC power to as many as six hot swappable distributed power supplies DPSs The number of power supplies depends on the rack type For example in an I O rack the power bay has four power supplies In racks that house Cx bricks and or R bricks the power bay has six power supplies Each DPS inputs single phase AC voltage and outputs 950 W at 48 ...

Page 174: ...ocated on the front and rear panels of the power bay The front of the power bay seats the distributed power supplies see Figure 9 1 When the power bay contains four power supplies the supplies reside in locations 3 4 5 and 6 the four supplies on the right Figure 9 1 Front View of Power Bay Power supplies ...

Page 175: ...s of the power bay The power bay module also has six AC input connectors one for each power supply location For example when the power bay contains four power supplies connectors 3 4 5 and 6 the four connectors on the left connect to the power distribution unit PDU When the power bay contains six power supplies connectors 1 and 2 also connect to the PDU The reset button resets the power bay when a...

Page 176: ...led devices each DPS has two fans that move air from the front of the rack to the rear of the rack Figure 9 3 shows the front view of a DPS Each DPS has the following LEDs Power Predictive fan fail PFAIL Power supply fail FAIL Figure 9 3 Front View of DPS Predictive fan fail LED Power LED Power supply fail LED ...

Page 177: ... module reads this information Table 9 1 Power Supply LED States LED States Power Supply Condition Power Green PFAIL Amber FAIL Amber AC voltage not applied to all power supplies Off Off Off AC voltage not applied to this power supply Off Off On AC voltage present standby voltage on Blinking Off Off Power supply DC outputs on On Off Off Power supply failure Off Off On Current limit reached on 48 V...

Page 178: ...ons Characteristic Specification Height 5 12 in 130 04 mm Width 17 5 in 444 5 mm Depth 23 87 in 606 3 mm Weight with five power supplies 64 5 lb 29 26 kg Input voltage 220 VAC Output voltage 12 VDC and 48 VDC Table 9 3 Power Supply Technical Specifications Characteristic Specification Height 5 in 127 mm Width 2 8 in 71 12 mm Depth 13 in 330 2 mm Weight 7 5 lb 3 40 kg Input voltage 220 VAC Output v...

Page 179: ...nd a three phase PDU A system that uses single phase power requires one single phase PDU for each power bay see Figure 9 4 A system that uses three phase power requires one three phase PDU per rack Figure 9 4 Power Distribution Units Three phase PDU Length 3 m Supports two power bays IEC connector Single phase PDU Domestic Length 3 m Supports one power bay NEMA connector Single phase PDU Europe Le...

Page 180: ...tacles one input power receptacle and one 10 A circuit breaker This strip is required when there are components within the rack that need 220 VAC for example disk storage modules The power strip has a rating of 200 250 VAC Figure 9 5 Power Distribution Strip Input receptacle Circuit breaker and switch Output receptacles ...

Page 181: ...age The enclosure backplane connects the 8 drives on one SCSI bus As an option the storage unit can also be configured on two SCSI buses two strings of four drives This storage unit has the following features Mounts in a standard 19 in rack available in factory installed configurations with the Origin 3900 servers Uses SCSI Parallel Interface 3 SPI 3 capable Low Profile 1 inch high 3 5 inch disk d...

Page 182: ...age module consists of 8 drive bays that contain either disk drive carrier modules or dummy carrier modules The storage module is 4 bays wide by 2 bays high The bays are numbered 1 and 2 from top to bottom and 1 to 4 from left to right See Figure 10 1 Figure 10 1 Front View of TP900 Storage Module Drive 1 1 Drive 1 2 Drive 1 3 Drive 2 1 Drive 2 2 Drive 2 3 Drive 2 4 Drive 1 4 Cooling status LED Po...

Page 183: ...ve operates The amber LED illuminates when a fault occurs See Figure 10 2 for the locations of LEDs Figure 10 2 Drive Carrier LED Indicators Dummy carrier modules are provided for installation in all unused drive bays They are designed as integral drive module front caps with handles They must be installed in unused drive bays to maintain a balanced airflow The front of the chassis also contains t...

Page 184: ...5 V or 230 V and are selected automatically Optionally a second power supply module location 2 1 can be added to the TP900 system to provide n 1 redundant power In this n 1 redundant configuration the power supply modules operate together if one power supply module fails the other module supplies power until the faulty unit is replaced The power supply module contains two LEDs that are located on ...

Page 185: ...air from a plenum behind the drive backplane and exhaust the warm air at the rear of the enclosure The cooling modules connect to the backplane for power and status signal connections The TP900 system requires one cooling module which is mounted in the rear of the system Optionally a second cooling module can be added to the system to provide redundant cooling In this redundant configuration the c...

Page 186: ...Module Technical Specifications Characteristic Specification Height 3 37 in 85 7 mm Width 17 6 in 447 mm Depth 21 46 in 545 mm Weight Maximum configuration Empty enclosure 48 5 lb 22 kg 14 3 lb 6 5 kg Input power 100 254 VAC 175 W Table 10 3 Configurable Items Configurable Item Options Disk drive 18 GB 1 minimum 8 maximum 73 GB 1 minimum 8 maximum I O module 1 minimum 2 maximum Cooling module 1 mi...

Page 187: ...k2 see Chapter 1 Operation Procedures For information on how to replace disk drive modules in the D brick2 see Chapter 14 Maintenance and Upgrade Procedures Note If you require RAID storage ask your SGI sales representative about SGI RAID storage products such as the SGI 2Gb TP9100 and SGI TP9500 storage systems Overview The D brick2 module is a high performance large scale storage system that pro...

Page 188: ...n a combination loop Note The standard configuration for the D Brick2 is 1 x 16 The D brick2 can be reconfigured to 2 x 8 on site External Components This section describes the external components located on the front and rear panels of the D brick2 Front Panel Components The front of the D brick2 consists of drive carrier modules or dummy drive modules see Figure 11 1 The disk drive carrier modul...

Page 189: ... 4653 001 163 Figure 11 1 Front View of D brick2 Figure 11 2 Drive Carrier Module and Dummy Module Note Ensure that the handle always opens from the left Dummy drive carrier module Handle Latch Carrier Disk drive Carrier lock ...

Page 190: ...h each D brick2 A red indicator is visible in the center rectangular aperture in the handle if the anti tamper lock is locked and a black indicator is visible when the lock is unlocked see Figure 11 3 Figure 11 3 Anti Tamper Locking on D brick2 Disk Drive Anti tamper lock Unlocked Indicator aperture Locked ...

Page 191: ...sed in the following subsections see Figure 11 4 Power Supply Cooling Modules on page 166 Operator s Panel on page 167 Loop Resiliency Circuit LRC Modules on page 168 Figure 11 4 Rear View of D brick2 ID RS232 FC AL Loops RS232 FC AL Loops LRC I O module B LRC I O module A Operator s panel PSU cooling module PSU cooling module ...

Page 192: ...ocated on the rear panel of the PSU cooling module indicate the status of the power supply and the fans see Figure 11 5 Note If a power supply fails do not remove it from the enclosure until you have a replacement power supply The cooling fans in the supply will continue to operate Caution You must install a new PSU cooling module within 10 minutes after removing a faulty one Otherwise thermal ove...

Page 193: ... on LED illuminates Figure 11 6 identifies all controls and indicators on the ops panel Note that the operator s panel configuration switches slide left for on and right for off For detailed descriptions of the LEDs and configuration switch information see Chapter 5 in the SGI Total Performance 9100 2Gb TP9100 Storage System User s Guide P N 007 4522 00x Figure 11 6 Operator s Panel Note The valid...

Page 194: ...functions These processors operate in a master slave configuration to allow failover See the SGI Total Performance 9100 2Gb TP9100 Storage System User s Guide P N 007 4522 00x for details Note The LRC module can address up to 96 disk drives a maximum of six enclosures can be cabled together The enclosure may be configured with either one or two LRC I O modules see Figure 11 7 If only one module is...

Page 195: ...ns of the D brick2 Table 11 1 D brick2 Physical Specifications Characteristic Specification Height 13 4 cm 5 3 in Width 44 6 cm 17 5 in Depth 50 cm 19 7 in Weight Fully populated enclosure 32 3 kg 71 lb Empty enclosure 17 9 kg 39 4 lb Power supply cooling module 3 6 kg 7 9 lb Disk carrier module with drive 0 88 kg 1 9 lb LRC module 1 2 kg 2 6 lb ...

Page 196: ...0 240 VAC Voltage range selection Automatic Frequency 50 60 Hz Power factor 0 98 Maximum power consumption 700 VA Typical power consumption 400 VA or less Inrush current 25 C 77 F cold start 1 PSU 100 A maximum peak for 4 ms 25 A thereafter at maximum voltage Harmonics Meets EN61000 3 2 Power cord Cord type Plug Socket SV or SVT 18 WG minimum 3 conductor 250 V 10 A IEC 320 C 14 250 V 15 A ...

Page 197: ...condensing 27 C 80 F Storage temperature 1 C to 60 C 34 F to 140 F 8 to 80 noncondensing 29 C 84 F Shipping temperature 40 C to 60 C 40 F to 140 F 5 to 100 nonprecipitating 29 C 84 F Table 11 4 D brick2 Environmental Requirements Environmental Factor Requirement Altitude operating 0 to 3047 m 0 to 10 000 ft Altitude non operating 305 to 12 192 m 1000 to 40 000 ft Shock operating Vertical axis 5 g ...

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Page 199: ...stead of minutes and in hours instead of days Note Your Origin 3900 server can have InfiniteReality graphics capabilities or InfinitePerformance graphics capabilities but not both The InfinitePerformance graphics capabilities are provided by the following components V12 VPro graphics board that provides one graphics pipe V brick that is a 4U I O expansion brick with four half height XIO slots The ...

Page 200: ...finitePerformance graphics pipe You can add 1 to 8 InfinitePerformance graphics pipes to your Origin 3900 server Each graphics pipe requires two processors and connection to one IP53 node board Table 12 1 describes the connectors of the V12 graphics board Figure 12 1 VPro V12 Graphics Board DVI I Genlock Stereo View Swap Ready DVI I 13W3 analog connector ...

Page 201: ...ce to house sync or other pipes or video mixer synchronizes multiple V12 boards required for compositor Stereo View 4 pin mini DIN Interface to Stereo View device connects to an emitter to provide stereo effect for LCD shutter glasses Swap Ready BNC Synchronizes front and rear framebuffer swapping between multiple pipes synchronizes the swap buffers in order to synchronize two or more V12 boards u...

Page 202: ...omponents see Figure 12 2 L1 display The L1 display is a 55 7 mm X 32 mm backlit liquid crystal display LCD that displays system messages It displays two lines with a maximum of 12 characters on each line On Off switch with LED Press this button to turn on the V brick internal components You can also turn on the V brick internal components at a system console or at the L2 controller touch display ...

Page 203: ...V brick 007 4653 001 177 Figure 12 2 Front View of V Brick On Off switch with LED Display Service required LED Failure LED V V ...

Page 204: ...at one or two V12 VPro graphics board Slots 1 and 2 seat one graphics board and slots 3 and 4 can seat the other graphics board If the V brick contains only one graphics board the board resides in slots 1 and 2 Slots 3 and 4 are covered with blanking plates Warning To avoid personal injury or damage to your system only qualified SGI system support engineers SSEs can install and replace V12 VPro gr...

Page 205: ...cations of the V brick Table 12 2 V brick Technical Specifications Characteristic Specification Height 6 64 in 168 65 mm Width 17 5 in 444 5 mm Depth 27 74 in 698 50 mm Weight 69 lb 31 29 kg Input power 48 VDC 300 W L R Genlock Swap Ready L R Genlock Swap Ready XIO 11 XIO 10 SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 SLOT 4 PWR VPro V12 boards ...

Page 206: ...s a single signal in either digital or analog format Spatial composition enables multiple graphics pipes to contribute to a single graphics output The area of the screen sent by each graphics pipe can be changed every frame The compositor can be configured with one or two V bricks Figure 12 4 Rear View of Compositor ANALOG OUT DVI OUT DVI OUT DVI IN 3 DVI IN 2 DVI IN 1 DVI IN 0 GENLOCK LOOP IN SWA...

Page 207: ...t 120 Hz 1 Swap Ready port Controls the compositor update with the graphics pipe updates Genlock input and loopthrough ports Genlocks the compositor video output to an external source DB9 stereo port Controls CrystalEyes style stereo glasses Table 12 4 Compositor Specifications Characteristic Description Height 3 36 in 85 34 mm Width 17 5 in 444 5 mm Depth 20 5 in 520 7 mm Weight 25 lb 11 34 kg Ac...

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Page 209: ...sing 48 bit RGBA interactive volume rendering 1 GB of texture memory up to 10 GB of frame buffer memory and a pixel fill performance of over 1 3 G anti aliased pixels per second per pipeline Whether you are trying to traverse and analyze unlimited amounts of data make movies or high definition on air graphics or drive immersive displays the Origin 3900 server with InfiniteReality4 graphics has the...

Page 210: ...eReality graphics pipes to your Origin 3900 server Each graphics pipe requires at least two processors and connection to one IP53 node board Figure 13 1 shows the front and rear views of the G brick Figure 13 1 Front and Rear Views of G brick This section describes the G brick in the following subsections External Components on page 185 InfiniteReality Board Set on page 188 Front view Rear view ...

Page 211: ...nually power on and power off the brick L1 controller LEDs function as follows On Off button LED illuminates green when the internal components are powered on Service required LED illuminates orange to indicate that an item is not functioning properly but the G brick is still operating Failure LED illuminates red to indicate that a failure has occurred and the G brick is not operating Figure 13 2 ...

Page 212: ...s pipes As you face the rear panel the boards are located as follows Six rightmost slots pipe 0 support a Geometry Engine processor board one two or four raster manager RM boards and a display generator DG board Four leftmost slots pipe 1 support a Geometry Engine processor board one or two RM boards and a DG board Ktown2 board is located between pipe 0 and pipe 1 It contains two XIO connectors Th...

Page 213: ...ick 007 4653 001 187 Figure 13 3 Rear View of G brick The G brick contains InfiniteReality board set L1 controller Power supply Midplane Power cord L1 USB connector to L2 controller Power switch Board slots ...

Page 214: ...types see Figure 13 4 Ktown2 Geometry Engine GE Raster manager RM Display generator DG5 Note The InfiniteReality board sets are distinguished from each other primarily by the types of GE and or RM boards that they contain For example the InfiniteReality2 board set includes an RM9 board and the InfiniteReality3 board set has an RM10 board Figure 13 4 InfiniteReality Board Set Pipe 1 graphics slots ...

Page 215: ...and the bottom Xtown2 connector is for the left pipe see Figure 13 5 The Xtown2 connectors connect to the XIO port of an IX PX X or N brick Each G brick requires one Ktown2 board so that the G brick can convert the data it receives from the host processors to differential signal levels Figure 13 5 Ktown2 Board Crosstown2 connectors and cable docks Ktown2 board Rear view of G brick ...

Page 216: ...contains one GE board The GE board creates polygons and performs basic geometric transformation lighting calculations and other processes that make an image look normal to the human eye The mathematical processes that occur in the GE board are measured in polygons per second the unit for the rate at which data moves through the graphics pipe Figure 13 6 GE Geometry Engine Board CPOP screws Process...

Page 217: ...TM which contains textures that can be applied to an image Each G brick supports two graphics pipes a 2 RM pipe and a 4 RM pipe The 2 RM pipe which is physically located to the left of the Ktown2 board contains one or two RM boards The 4 RM pipe which is physically located to the right of the Ktown2 board contains one two or four RM boards Figure 13 7 RM Raster Manager Board RM boards of left pipe...

Page 218: ...niteReality2 and InfniteReality3 board sets and the SuperWide monitor is 1920 x 1200 at 66 MHz The maximum output bandwidth is approximately 300 Mpix s For two monitors the transfer rate is approximately 188 Mpix s If you connect more than two monitors you must use a combination of low and high resolution monitors that are within the limit of 300 Mpix s Each pipe contains one DG5 board see Figure ...

Page 219: ... daughtercard that provides real time graphics to video output DG5 2 HDGVO DG5 2 board with a HDGVO daughtercard that provides high definition real time graphics to video output DG5 2 DDO2 DG5 2 board with a DDO2 daughtercard that is used for custom hardware in the loop HITL simulations DG5 8 DG5 board that has eight high resolution video outputs that can connect to eight monitors This option has ...

Page 220: ...nical specifications of the G brick Note The G brick has its own power supply which requires an external 220 Vac power receptacle Table 13 3 G brick Specifications Characteristic Specification Height 31 5 in 800 1 mm Width 19 in 482 6 mm Depth 20 in 508 mm Weight 215 lb 98 kg Input power 180 254 VAC 2000 W ...

Page 221: ...splay LCD that displays system messages It displays two lines with a maximum of 12 characters on each line On Off switch with LED Press this button to turn on the N brick internal components You can also turn on the N brick internal components at a system console or at the L2 controller touch display Three LEDs On Off switch LED This LED illuminates green when the N brick internal components are o...

Page 222: ...196 007 4653 001 13 InfiniteReality Graphics Components Figure 13 9 Front View of N Brick On Off switch with LED L1 display Failure LED Failure Service Service required LED Fans ...

Page 223: ...on Connectors Each connector on the left can connect to a graphics pipe via the Ktown2 board of a G brick Each connector on the right can connect to an XIO connector of an IP53 node board Note The connectors that are in the same horizontal plane are connector pairs For example the two bottom connectors connect to each other internally Connector LEDs Each connector has two LEDs as follows The yello...

Page 224: ... 5 lists the specifications of the N brick ports Table 13 4 N brick Specifications Characteristic Specification Height 3 3 in 83 82 mm Width 17 38 in 441 45 mm Depth 27 5 in 698 50 mm Weight 29 lb 13 15 kg Input power 48 VDC 60 W Table 13 5 N brick Port Specifications Port Quantity Peak Transfer Rate XIO 8 800 MBytes in each direction L1 1 12 Mbits s ...

Page 225: ...1 Installing or Replacing TP900 Drive Carrier Module on page 216 Installing or Replacing D brick2 Drive Carrier Module on page 221 Maintenance Precautions and Procedures This section describes how to prepare the server for maintenance and upgrade protect the components from static damage and return the server to operation The following topics are covered Preparing Server for Maintenance or Upgrade...

Page 226: ...nd turn off the circuit breaker switches on each PDU Returning Server to Operation When you finish installing or removing components return the server to operation as follows 1 Turn each of the circuit breaker switches to the on position 2 At your system console enter the following command L2 pwr u 3 To ensure that the power on procedure is proceeding properly verify that the LEDs illuminate green...

Page 227: ...tomer replaceable Units Caution Do not attempt to install or remove components that are not listed in Table 14 1 Components not listed must be installed or removed by a qualified SGI system support engineer Table 14 1 lists the customer replaceable components and the page on which you can find the instructions for installing or removing the component Table 14 1 Customer replaceable Components and ...

Page 228: ...ovides instructions for installing or replacing a PCI or PCI X card in the IX brick or PX brick To maximize the operating efficiency of your cards be sure to read all the introductory matter in the PCI and PCI X Card Configuration Guidelines on page 86 before beginning the installation Caution To protect the PCI cards from ESD damage SGI recommends that you use a grounding wrist strap while instal...

Page 229: ...m See your software guide if you need instructions to do this 2 Power off the I O brick by following the power off instructions in the Powering Off Server on page 24 3 To extract a PCI card or empty PCI card carrier from a slot pull the handle on the selected card carrier straight out as shown in Figure 14 1 Figure 14 1 Removing Card Carrier ...

Page 230: ...ing a card carefully remove the existing card from the carrier If you are adding a card extract the carrier metal filler plate by pushing down on it as shown in Figure 14 2 This filler plate covers the PCI card connector area Figure 14 2 Extracting Carrier Metal Filler Plate ...

Page 231: ...rd that you want to install does not fit in the carrier follow these steps a Loosen the three screws on the guide bar with a Phillips screwdriver if your carrier uses T8 Torx screws you will need a Torx screw driver b Adjust the carrier guide bar also known as the alignment rail up or down as necessary see Figure 14 3 Figure 14 3 Adjusting Carrier Guide Bar Carrier guide bar ...

Page 232: ...ectors protrude through the bulkhead where the metal filler plate was located The edge connectors fit between the bottom guides of the carrier The top of the card fits under the clips on the guide bar d Tighten the three screws on the guide bar Then skip step 6 and proceed to step 7 Figure 14 4 Mounting Full height Card in Carrier Guides Bulkhead Clips ...

Page 233: ... screw of the carrier guide bar c Place the half height PCI card in the carrier so that the connector edge of the card rests against the lower guide tab of the carrier see Figure 14 5 Figure 14 5 Mounting Half height Card in Carrier d Move the carrier guide bar adjustment rail so that it holds the card firmly in place see Figure 14 6 Figure 14 6 Moving Carrier Guide Bar to Secure Half height Card ...

Page 234: ...t the screw holes of the bracket align with the empty screw holes of the carrier guide bar as shown in Figure 14 7 f Secure the bracket to the carrier guide bar with two T8 Torx screws g Tighten the screw that you loosened in step 6b Figure 14 7 Installing Bracket to Secure Half height Card ...

Page 235: ...he carrier mounted PCI card into the vacant slot using the slot guide as shown in Figure 14 8 Figure 14 8 Installing Card in Slot 8 Push horizontally on the carrier seating bar as shown in Figure 14 9 to seat the card securely in the slot Figure 14 9 Seating Card in Slot ...

Page 236: ... the Powering On Server on page 8 10 Boot your operating system software See your software operation guide if you need instructions to boot your operating system 11 Run the hinv hardware inventory command to verify the installation This command lists hardware that the operating system discovered during the boot operation ...

Page 237: ...1 Installing or Replacing Disk Drives in IX brick The IX brick has two SCSI disk drive bays as shown in Figure 14 10 This section describes how to install or remove SCSI disk drives Figure 14 10 Location of SCSI Disk Drive Bays SCSI disk drive bays Drive bay cover ...

Page 238: ...ps 1 Remove the drive bay cover to access the two SCSI disk drive bays see panel 1 in Figure 14 11 Note If you are installing only one SCSI disk drive install it in the rightmost bay 2 Position the SCSI drive assembly so that it engages the bay guide rails and then gently push the drive into the bay Do not use the locking handle to push the drive into the bay 3 Swing the locking handle towards the...

Page 239: ...Installing or Replacing Disk Drives in IX brick 007 4653 001 213 Figure 14 11 Installing SCSI Disk Drive Locking handle 1 2 3 4 1 Drive bay cover ...

Page 240: ...2 Remove the disk drive by depressing its handle lock with your thumb and pulling the handle away from the chassis until the handle disengages the disk drive connector from the backplane connector 3 Carefully slide the disk drive out of the bay and place it on an ESD safe surface Do not use the handle to pull the disk drive out of the bay Note When the IX brick has only one SCSI disk drive it shou...

Page 241: ...Installing or Replacing Disk Drives in IX brick 007 4653 001 215 Figure 14 12 Removing SCSI Disk Drive 4 3 1 1 Drive bay cover Locking handle 2 ...

Page 242: ...ll modules in place Any unused drive bays must be fitted with a dummy carrier module Installing TP900 Drive Carrier Module To install a new disk drive module in the TP900 storage system follow these steps 1 Ensure that you have enough drive carrier modules and dummy modules to occupy all bays 2 Carefully open the bag containing the drive carrier module 3 Place the drive carrier module on an antist...

Page 243: ...om the target drive bay Figure 14 13 Releasing Carrier Handle 5 Release the handle of the replacement carrier by pressing the latch in the handle towards the right as shown in Figure 14 13 Insert the carrier into the enclosure Important Ensure that the carrier is oriented so that the handle opens from the left ...

Page 244: ...e Continue to push firmly until the handle fully engages You should hear a click as the latch engages and holds the handle closed 8 When you finish installing the drive carrier module s lock the drive carrier module s in the chassis by inserting the Torx screwdriver in the drive module and turning it 90 degrees clockwise The indicator in the drive carrier module turns red when the drive is locked ...

Page 245: ...aution Do not remove a drive carrier unless a replacement or a dummy carrier can be immediately added The system must not be run without all modules in place Any unused drive bays must be fitted with a dummy carrier module 1 Using the operating system spin down the drive prior to removal Caution Damage can occur to a drive if it is removed while still spinning If you cannot use the operating syste...

Page 246: ...l the indicator window is black See Figure 14 15 Figure 14 15 Unlocking Anti Tamper Lock 2 Release the carrier handle by pressing the latch in the handle towards the right 3 Gently withdraw the drive carrier module approximately 1 inch 25mm and then wait 30 seconds for the drive to spin down 4 After 30 seconds withdraw the module from the drive bay Replace it immediately follow the instructions in...

Page 247: ... must not be run without all modules in place Any unused drive bays must be fitted with a dummy carrier module Installing D brick2 Drive Carrier Module Note the following All disk drive bays must be filled with either a drive carrier module or a dummy drive module no bay should be left completely empty The drives in bays 1 1 and 4 4 of the D brick2 storage module are required for enclosure managem...

Page 248: ...dicator window is red the drive is locked and must be unlocked before it can be installed in the D brick2 storage module To unlock the drive insert the Torx screwdriver included with the disk drive into the socket in the lower part of the handle trim and turn it 90 degrees counterclockwise until the indicator window is black See Figure 14 16 Figure 14 16 Unlocking Drive Carrier Module Torx screwdr...

Page 249: ...Carrier Module 007 4653 001 223 4 Open the handle of the replacement carrier by pressing the latch handle towards the right see Figure 14 17 Figure 14 17 Opening Module Handle 5 Remove the dummy drive carrier module from the target drive bay ...

Page 250: ... Figure 14 18 Inserting Disk Drive Module in D brick2 7 Swing the drive handle shut and press it to seat the drive carrier module The camming lever on the right of the module will engage with a slot in the chassis Continue to push firmly until the handle fully engages with the module cap You should hear a click as the latch engages and holds the handle closed 8 Repeat steps 2 through 7 for all dri...

Page 251: ...e Torx screwdriver in the drive module and turning it 90 degrees clockwise The indicator in the drive carrier module turns red when the drive is locked See Figure 14 19 Figure 14 19 Locking Drive Carrier Module 10 Install dummy drive carrier modules in all empty drive bays The drive handle and camming mechanisms operate the same as those in a standard drive carrier module Torx screwdriver ...

Page 252: ...time To remove a drive carrier module from the D brick2 enclosure follow these steps 1 Make sure that enough disk drives and dummy drives are available to occupy all bays 2 Ensure that users are logged off of the affected systems back up data if necessary 3 If the drive module is locked insert the Torx screwdriver into the anti tamper lock and turn it 90 degrees counterclockwise The indicator in t...

Page 253: ...y 1 inch 25 mm and wait 30 seconds for the drive to stop spinning See Figure 14 21 Caution Damage can occur to a drive if it is removed while still spinning Figure 14 21 Removing Drive Carrier Module 5 After 30 seconds withdraw the module from the drive bay Replace it immediately follow the instructions in Installing D brick2 Drive Carrier Module on page 221 sgi TP9100 sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi sgi ...

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Page 255: ... 15 15 Troubleshooting This chapter provides the following sections to help you troubleshoot your Origin 3900 server Troubleshooting Chart on page 230 L1 Controller Error Messages on page 232 SGI Electronic Support on page 234 ...

Page 256: ...e brick is on 1 position View the L1 display see Table 15 2 if an error message is present If the L1 controller is not running contact your SSE Check the connection between the brick and its power source The system will not boot the operating system Contact your SSE The Service Required LED illuminates on a brick View the L1 display of the failing brick see Table 15 2 for a description of the erro...

Page 257: ...y module also has an amber LED that indicates a fault The Cooling Status LED of the TP900 is amber Contact your SSE to replace the cooling module The cooling module also has an amber LED that indicates a fault The amber LED of a disk drive is on Replace the disk drive Table 15 1 Troubleshooting Chart continued Problem Description Recommended Action ...

Page 258: ...cription low fault limit reached x xxV 30 second power off sequence for the brick ATTN power VRM description high warning limit reached x xxV A higher than nominal voltage condition is detected ATTN power VRM description low warning limit reached x xxV A lower than nominal voltage condition is detected ATTN power VRM description level stabilized x xxV A monitored voltage level has returned to with...

Page 259: ... the brick s air inlet has exceeded its critical limit ATTN temp sensor description fault temperature reached xxC xxF The ambient temperature at the brick s air inlet has exceeded its fault limit Temperature stable message ATTN temp sensor description stabilized xxC xxF The ambient temperature at the brick s air inlet has returned to an acceptable level Power off messages Auto power down in xx sec...

Page 260: ...egrates several services so they work together to monitor your system notify you if a problem exists and search for solutions to problems Figure 15 1 shows the sequence of events that occurs if you use all of the SGI Electronic Support capabilities Figure 15 1 Full Support Sequence 1 6 5 4 3 2 Customer s system e mail Page or e mail alert Supportfolio Online View the case solutions SGI global cust...

Page 261: ... tested solutions for possible fixes to the problem Solutions that are located in SGI Knowledgebase are attached to the service case 5 You and the SGI support engineers can view and manage the case by using Supportfolio Online as well as search for additional solutions or schedule maintenance 6 Implement the solution Most of these actions occur automatically and you may receive solutions to proble...

Page 262: ... questions that can be searched by sophisticated knowledge management tools You can log on to SGI Knowledgebase at any time to describe a problem or ask a question Knowledgebase searches thousands of possible causes problem descriptions fixes and how to instructions for the solutions that best match your description or question Supportfolio Online is a customer support resource that includes the l...

Page 263: ...l Specifications on page 238 Power Specifications on page 239 Rack Specifications on page 240 Non proprietary Connector Pinouts on page 241 Configuration Specifications Table A 1 summarizes the configuration ranges for the Origin 3900 server Table A 1 Origin 3900 Server Configuration Ranges Category Minimum Maximum Processors 4 512 Memory 1 GB one IP53 node board 1024 GB 32 Cx bricks I O bricks 1 ...

Page 264: ...to 35 C 41 to 86 F 5 to 30 C 10 to 95 non condensing 0 to 10 000 ft 0 to 3048 m Acoustical noise level maximum Less than 65 dBa Heat dissipation to air maximum Compute rack Router rack I O rack 30 20 Kbtu hr 8 85 kW 5 46 Kbtu hr 1 60 kW 11 53 Kbtu hr 3 38 kW Cooling requirement Ambient air Airflow intake front exhaust rear Less than 2200 CFM Non operating environment Temperature Humidity Altitude ...

Page 265: ... Compute rack Router rack I O rack 9 03 kVA 8 85 kW 1 63 kVA 1 60 kW 3 45 kVA 3 38 kW Hold up time 20 ms Total harmonic distortion Less than 10 THD Rms at full load Power cable 8 ft 2 4 m pluggable drop cord s Power receptacle North America Japan International Compute router or I O rack three phase option 1 60 A IEC60309 4 wire 1 32 A IEC60309 5 wire Compute or router rack single phase option 1 or...

Page 266: ...cription Rack height 74 25 in 1886 mm Rack width 30 in 762 mm Rack depth less system display 51 5 in 1308 mm Rack weight maximum Compute rack Router rack I O rack 1300 lbs 590 kg 1050 lbs 476 kg 1300 lbs 590 kg Rack shipping weight maximum Compute rack Router rack I O rack 1665 lbs 755 kg 1415 lbs 642 kg 1665 lbs 755 kg Rack access requirements Front Rear Side 48 in minimum 1219 mm 48 in 1219 mm N...

Page 267: ...e 244 Ethernet Port on page 246 Real Time Interrupt Input and Output on page 247 L1 Port The Cx brick and R brick have one L1 port that connects the brick s L1 controller to the L2 controller This port uses a USB type B connector see Figure A 1 Table A 5 lists the pin assignments for the USB type B connector Figure A 1 USB Type B Connector Table A 5 USB Type B Connector Pin Assignments Signal Colo...

Page 268: ... card in the IX brick and on the TP900 storage module Table A 6 shows the SCSI VHDCI pin assignments Figure A 2 External SCSI Connector Table A 6 SCSI VHDCI Pin Assignments Pin Number Signal Name Pin Number Signal Name 1 DB 12 35 DB 12 2 DB 13 36 DB 13 3 DB 14 37 DB 14 4 DB 15 38 DB 15 5 DB P1 39 DB P1 6 DB 0 40 DB 0 7 DB 1 41 DB 1 8 DB 2 42 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 DB 4 44 DB 4 34 68 1 35 ...

Page 269: ...ERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 Reserved 53 Reserved 20 Ground 54 Ground 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 Ground 56 Ground 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 CD 62 CD 29 REQ 63 REQ 30 IO 64 IO 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 Table A 6 SCSI VHDCI Pin Assignments continued Pin Number Signal Name Pin Number Signal Name ...

Page 270: ...grammable data parity and stop bits Programmable baud rate and modem control The Cx brick has one console port that connects the Cx brick L1 controller to a system console Both the serial and console ports use a DB9 connector see Figure A 3 Figure A 3 DB9 Connector Pin 7 Request to Send RTS Pin 3 Transmit Data TXD Pin 2 Receive Data RXD Pin 4 Data Terminal Ready DTR not used Pin 5 Ground Pin 9 Rin...

Page 271: ...s for the 9 pin male DB 9 connector Table A 7 DB9 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment Description 1 DCD Data carrier detect 2 RXD Receive data 3 TXD Transmit data 4 DTR Data terminal ready 5 GND Signal ground 6 DSR Data set ready 7 RTS Request to send 8 CTS Clear to send 9 RI Ring indicator ...

Page 272: ...selects the Ethernet port speed and type duplex vs half duplex when the server is booted based on what it is connected to Table A 8 RJ 45 Connector Pin Assignments Ethernet 10 100Base T Pinouts Gigabit Ethernet Pinouts Pins Assignment Pins Assignment 1 Transmit 1 Transmit Receive 0 2 Transmit 2 Transmit Receive 0 3 Receive 3 Transmit Receive 1 4 Not used 4 Transmit Receive 2 5 Not used 5 Transmit ...

Page 273: ...pt input and RT interrupt output ports of the IO9 PCI card which is located in the IX brick Table A 9 lists the conductor assignments for the stereo jack connector Figure A 5 Stereo Jack Connector Conductors Table A 9 Stereo Jack Connector Conductor Assignments Conductor Function Tip 5 V Ring Signal interrupt active low Sleeve Chassis ground and cable shield Ring Sleeve Tip ...

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Page 275: ... may fall causing serious damage to the product 5 Slots and openings in the system are provided for ventilation To ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating these openings must not be blocked or covered This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register or in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided 6 This product sho...

Page 276: ...per adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal condition If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance indicating a need for service 11 If a lithium battery is a soldered part only qualified SGI service personnel should r...

Page 277: ...Declaration of Conformity Caution This product 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 CMN Number The model number or CMN number for the Origin 3900 server is on the system label which is mou...

Page 278: ...e 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 re...

Page 279: ...turbations radioélectriques dépassant les normes applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe A préscrites dans le Règlement sur les interferences radioélectriques établi par le Ministère des Communications du Canada VCCI Notice Japan Only Figure B 1 VCCI Notice Japan Only Chinese Class A Regulatory Notice Figure B 2 Chinese Class A Regulatory Notice Korean Class A Regulatory Notice Figure B 3 K...

Page 280: ... the cable supplied with your server If your monitor cable becomes damaged obtain a replacement cable from SGI Electrostatic Discharge SGI designs and tests its products to be immune to the effects of electrostatic discharge ESD ESD is a source of electromagnetic interference and can cause problems ranging from data errors and lockups to permanent component damage It is important that you keep all...

Page 281: ... exposition aux rayons Warning Vorsicht Unsichtbare Laserstrahlung Wenn Abdeckung geöffnet nicht dem Strahl aussetzen Warning Advertencia Radiación láser invisible al ser abierto Evite exponerse a los rayos Warning Advarsel Laserstråling vedåbning se ikke ind i strålen Warning Varo Lavattaessa Olet Alttina Lasersåteilylle Warning Varning Laserstrålning når denna del år öppnad ålå tuijota såteeseen...

Page 282: ...ning Advarsel Eksplosjonsfare ved feilaktig skifte av batteri Benytt samme batteritype eller en tilsvarende type anbefalt av apparatfabrikanten Brukte batterier kasseres i henhold til fabrikantens instruksjoner Warning Varning Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte Anvãnd samma batterityp eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av apparattillverkaren Kassera anvãnt batteri enligt fabrikantens ...

Page 283: ...6 command targeting L1 mode 112 L2 mode 134 compositor 180 ports 181 specifications 181 connectors Cx brick 60 IX brick 72 L2 controller 117 N brick 197 PX brick 84 R brick 100 V brick 178 VPro V12 graphics board 175 X brick 92 console communications 139 subchannels 139 mode from L1 mode 113 from L2 mode 138 powering off bricks 33 powering on bricks 21 selection 114 139 console port Cx brick 60 co...

Page 284: ...gaging 222 226 replacement procedure 216 221 replacing 226 227 D brick2 162 installation 212 IX brick 70 LED TP900 storage module 157 TP900 157 display L1 controller 58 185 distributed power supplies 150 front view 150 LEDs 150 rear view 150 specifications 152 documentation available via the World Wide Web xxiv conventions xxv man pages xxiv drive carrier module D brick2 162 TP900 157 dummy module...

Page 285: ...120 hot swap disk drive replacement 216 221 I identifying bricks 144 InfiniteReality board slots 186 InfiniteReality graphics brick 184 194 information warning and error message viewing in L1 mode 112 viewing in L2 mode 137 inlet board 57 install disk drive 212 INT LINK LED Cx brick 60 IO9 card 68 block diagram 69 location 66 IP53 node board types 52 IX brick block diagram 67 disk drives 70 DVD RO...

Page 286: ...1 port Cx brick 60 R brick 100 software modes of operation 110 to L1 mode 110 L2 controller connectors 117 description 116 functions performed 116 controller touch display basic functions 119 command error timeout window 126 destination selection window 127 home window 13 120 NMI confirmation window 125 power down confirmation window 32 123 power up confirmation window 20 122 powering off bricks 2...

Page 287: ...service required 108 Cx brick 58 G brick 185 IX brick 70 PX brick 82 R brick 98 X brick 91 status TP900 storage module 157 V brick 176 178 X brick 91 92 XIO connector 60 IX brick 72 PX brick 84 lithium battery warning statements 256 M modes of operation L1 software 110 L2 operation 132 monitoring bricks with L1 controller 35 server 35 N NASID 62 N brick connectors 197 fans 195 front panel 195 LEDs...

Page 288: ...246 L1 port 241 real time interrupt input RTI 247 real time interrupt output RTO 247 RJ 45 connector 246 SCSI connector 242 serial port 244 stereo jack connector 247 USB type B connector 241 VHDCI connector 242 ports compositor 181 power bay front panel 148 front view 148 overview 147 rear panel 149 rear view 149 specifications 152 components Cx brick 60 cord G brick 186 down confirmation window L...

Page 289: ...llation 202 PCI and PCI X card slots 86 PCI and PCI X slot rules 87 PCI and PCI X slots 84 PCI X slot LED 84 power switch 84 rear panel 84 85 service required LED 82 specifications 88 XIO 11 and XIO 10 connectors 84 92 R rack defined 42 R brick fans 98 front panel 98 L1 display 98 L1 port 100 LED 100 On Off LED 98 On Off switch 98 overview 95 port specifications 102 power switch 100 rear panel 100...

Page 290: ...ations 139 Supportfolio Online 236 switch Cx brick NMI 58 Cx brick reset 58 power G brick 186 IX brick 72 N brick 197 PX brick 84 R brick 100 X brick 92 system controller 103 L1 controller 106 L2 controller 116 T tape drives 45 technical specifications system level 237 technical support xxv to monitor bricks 35 TP900 drive carrier module 157 dummy module 157 troubleshooting L1 controller error mes...

Page 291: ...L1 mode 112 in L2 mode 137 X X brick block diagram 90 defined 89 fans 91 front panel 90 L1 display 90 LED 91 92 On Off components 90 rear panel 92 93 specifications 93 XIO connector LED 92 XIO connectors 92 XIO slots 92 XIO 11 and XIO 10 IX brick 72 PX brick 84 92 V brick 178 X brick 92 XIO connector Cx brick 60 IX brick 72 LED 60 IX brick 72 PX brick 84 PX brick 84 X brick 92 XIO slots X brick 92...

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