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Preface
About This Manual
This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It
provides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 2026GT-TRF.
Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only.
The 2026GT-TRF is based on the SC218G-R1800B 2U rackmount server chassis
and the Super X8DTG-QF+ serverboard. Please refer to our web site for an up-to-
date list of supported operating systems, processors and memory. See Chapter 1
for a list of differences between the server models.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1: Introduction
The fi rst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the serv-
er system and describes the main features of the Super X8DTG-QF+ serverboard
and the SC218G-R1800B chassis.
Chapter 2: Server Installation
This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the system into a rack and
check out the server con
fi guration prior to powering up the system. If your server
was ordered without the processor and memory components, this chapter will refer
you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation.
Chapter 3: System Interface
Refer to this chapter for details on the system interface, which includes the functions
and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs
located throughout the system.
Chapter 4: System Safety
You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview
of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the
system.
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