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Preface
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
2028TR-HTR/HTFR/H72R/H72FR. Installation and maintainance should be
performed by experienced technicians only.
The SuperServer 2028TR-HTR/HTFR/H72R/H72FR is a high-end server based
on the SC217HQ-R1K68BP 2U rackmount chassis and the dual processor
X10DRT-H/HIBF serverboard. All models have four serverboard nodes with six
hot-swap Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) each per node.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1: Introduction
The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the
server system and describes the main features of the X10DRT-H/HIBF serverboard
and the SC217HQ-R1K68BP chassis.
Chapter 2: Server Installation
This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer
2028TR-HTR/HTFR/H72R/H72FR into a rack and check out the server configuration
prior to powering up the system. If your server was ordered without processor and
memory components, this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the
manual for their installation.
Chapter 3: System Interface
Refer here 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: Standardized Safety Warnings
You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview
of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the
SuperServer 2028TR-HTR/HTFR/H72R/H72FR.
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup
Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X10DRT-H/HIBF serverboard,
including the locations and functions of connections, headers and jumpers. Refer
to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when
reconfiguring the serverboard.