Supermicro SUPERSERVER 5016i-URF, User Manual

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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 5016i-URF. In-
stallation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only.
The SuperServer 5016i-URF is a high-end server based on the SC815TQ-R450U
1U rackmount chassis and the Super X8SIU-F single processor serverboard.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1: Introduction
The fi rst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the
server system and describes the main features of the X8SIU-F serverboard and the
SC815TQ-R450U chassis, which comprise the SuperServer 5016i-URF.
Chapter 2: Server Installation
This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 5016i-URF
into a rack and check out the server confi guration 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.