Supermicro SUPERSERVER 8048B-C0R4FT, User Manual

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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Front Control Panel
The control panel on the SuperServer 8048B-TR4F/C0R4FT provides you with
system monitoring and control. LEDs indicate system power, HDD activity, network
activity, system overheat and power supply failure. A main power button and a
system reset button are also included. In addition, two USB ports have been
incorporated into the control panel to provide front side USB access.
I/O
The 748TQ-R1K43B tower/4U rackmount chassis provides four standard-size
add-on card slots, one COM port, a VGA port, USB 2.0 ports (three rear plus two
via headers and one Type A), a dedicated IPMI LAN port, two gigabit (10G in
8048B-C0R4FT) Ethernet ports and a UID switch.
Mounting Rails (Optional)
The SC748 can be placed in a rack for secure storage and use. To setup your rack,
follow the step-by-step instructions included in this manual.
Cooling System
The 748TQ-R1K43B tower/4U rackmount chassis has an innovative cooling design
that includes three front 8-cm and three rear external 9.2-cm hot-plug system cooling
fans. An air shroud channels the air
fl ow from the system fans to ef fi ciently cool the
processor area of the system. The power supply module also includes a cooling fan.
Note:
The fans in this system are NOT redundant, but are hot-plug.