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Page 2: ...m Installation 14 3 1 Preparing for Setup 14 3 1 1 Unpacking 14 3 1 2 Packing List 15 3 1 3 Environmental Specifications 16 3 2 Installing User Serviceable Component 17 3 2 1 CPU 17 3 2 2 Memory 18 3 2 3 Hard Disk Drives 21 3 2 4 PCI Add On Cards 22 4 BIOS and Jumper Setting 23 4 1 BIOS 23 4 1 1 Starting BIOS Setup Utility 23 4 1 2 Updating BIOS Version 24 4 1 3 Using Setup 25 4 1 4 Main Menu 26 4...

Page 3: ... 67 5 2 4 Integrated Striping Overview 74 Part II Technical Guide 1 Removing Installing System Components 82 1 1 Installing the CD ROM Drive 82 1 2 Installing the Floppy Disk Drive 84 1 3 Installing the Hard Disk Drive 85 1 4 Removing the Power Supply Unit 86 1 5 Replacing the Cooling Fan Unit 88 1 5 1 Center Fan Unit 88 1 5 2 Rear Fan Unit 89 1 6 Install CPU Board 90 1 7 Replacing the Interface U...

Page 4: ...slated or reduced to any medium or machine without written consent Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of UNIWIDE Technologies Inc We take every care in the preparation of this document but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice Technical...

Page 5: ...Part I User s Guide ...

Page 6: ...ed per CPU This first in industry feature increases the performance value mix by reducing the cost of system memory by up to 100 over competition In line with extreme processing and data buffering capability UniWorkstation has built in SAS with RAID 0 1 1E maximizing on disk I O with striping data across multiple disks For those preferring SAS devices SAS channel with RAID option is available Data...

Page 7: ...Front Panel Controls and Indicators a LAN activity LED b System fault LED c Power ON OFF switch LED d Reset switch Front Panel LEDs LED Color State Description Blue On System is turned on System power Off Off Power is off LAN1 LAN2 activity Orange Blink Network is linked and accessed Off Off Running normal operation System fault Red On Critical or non recoverable condition ...

Page 8: ...nlet b AC power switch c PCI slots d MIC e Line OUT f Line IN g SPDIF coaxial OUT h SPDIF coaxial IN i System geographical ID switch j VGA ports k Serial port l PS 2 port Keyboard Mouse m USB 2 0 ports n KVM over IP Option o IEEE 1394 port p GbE LAN port IPMI q GbE LAN port r External SAS port s Rear fan ...

Page 9: ...EDs LED Color State Description Green Blink LAN is linked and accessed Link and Activity Off Off LAN is not linked Orange On Gigabit mode access Green On 100M mode access Speed Off Off 10M mode access 1 1 5 Inner View Link and Activity LED Speed LED a Power supply b 5 25 ODD c 3 5 FDD d 3 5 HDD e Center fan f CPU duct g PCI Express slots h PCI X slots i Rear fan ...

Page 10: ...inbond Super I O chip Analog Devices hardware monitoring chip Memory 128 bit dual channel memory bus Eight DIMMs per CPU up to 128GB memory capacity Registered ECC DDR2 400 533 667 SDRAM DIMM SATA Controller Integrated nForceTM Professional 2200 and 2050 4 and 2 ports supporting RAID 0 1 10 SAS Controller LSILogic LSI1068 8 ch SAS controller 4 CH shared with External SAS port LSILogic Integrated R...

Page 11: ...66MHz PCI X slot supporting full length add on card Integrated I O Rear I O One VGA port One serial port One PS 2 keyboard mouse port Two USB 2 0 ports Two RJ45 GbE ports One IEEE 1394a Firewire port One external SAS connector Line In Line Out MIC SPDIF IN SPDIF OUT Front Panel LEDs Power GbE LAN1 GbE LAN2 System Fault Switches Reset Power Two USB 2 0 ports One IEEE 1394 Port Headphone MIC Port Sy...

Page 12: ... B Mouse Serial Console Redirection Support USB boot and PXE boot in boot sequence Support serial over LAN function Power Supply 1000W Power supply with PFC function AC Input 100 240V 50 60Hz 10 0 5 0A Form Factor 550 H x 200 W x 600 D mm 21 65 x 7 87 x 23 62 inch Regulatory CE EMC EN55022 EMI EN55024 EMS EN61000 3 2 Harmonic EN61000 3 3 Flicker CE LVD EN60950 1 CB IEC 60950 1 FCC FCC 15 Subpart A...

Page 13: ...9 1 3 Mainboard Layout 1 3 1 Block Diagram ...

Page 14: ...A nForceTM Professional 2200 NVIDIA nForceTM Professional 2050 AMD 8132 PCI X 2 0 Tunnel HT Connector PCI X 64bit 133MHz Slots PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express x4 Slot Two Broadcom PCI Express GbE Ports LSILogic LSI1068X 8 ch SAS Controller 32pin SAS Connector 16 External SAS Connector 17 Winbond 83627THF LPC Super I O 18 XGI Volari Z9 19 10 Pin CPU Board Power Connector 4Way Configuration ...

Page 15: ...ct type required If a power cord is not compatible with the AC wall outlet in your region get one that meets the following criteria z The power cord must be properly rated for the AC voltage in your region z The power cord plug cap must have an electrical current rating that is at least 125 of the electrical current rating of the product z The power cord plug cap that plugs into the wall socket ou...

Page 16: ...stem z Retain all screws or other fasteners when removing access cover s Upon completion of accessing inside the product refasten access cover with original screws or fasteners z Do not access inside power supply There are no serviceable parts in the power supply z Return to manufacturer for servicing 2 5 Fans CAUTION To avoid injury do not contact moving fan blades 2 6 Electrostatic Discharge ESD...

Page 17: ... always install all access covers before turning on the system Operating the system for longer than five minutes without the covers in place can cause overheating and damage to system components 2 8 Battery CAUTION A risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions 2 9 Network Connecting CAUTION This equipment is designed for ind...

Page 18: ... CAUTION In setting the product out of the box hold it in the middle and not the cushion Depending on the weight of the product two people together should lift it Heatsink box System top cushion UniWorkstation 5548 system Accessory box System bottom cushion Main box ...

Page 19: ...ained in the package is damaged or missing please contact your local dealer for replacement In addition keep the box and packing materials for possible future use Accessory box Stand 4ea HDD guide 8ea Default Screw 36ea PS 2 Y cable Power code Optional Manual and driver CD UniWorkstation 5548 CPU Heatsink ...

Page 20: ...acity of the place where the system is installed Grounding The system should be grounded Temperature The system should be installed where the airflow and temperature is proper If the system is installed in the rack the temperature in rack should be less than 35 degree Celsius In most case the temperature of the rack is higher than that of its environment Airflow Since the airflow of the system is ...

Page 21: ... CPU1 The correct CPU installation sequence is CPU0 CPU1 CPU2 CPU3 CAUTION If you are using 5548ES and 5548VA model a minimum of four CPUs are required for proper operation Follow these instructions to install the CPU The socket locking lever must be raised Pull out slightly and then lift up Locate the pin 1 of the CPU socket and pin 1 of the CPU Marked by a triangular hole in the Pin 1 corner Low...

Page 22: ...and DIMM3 are paired DIMM4 and DIMM5 are paired and slots DIMM6 and DIMM7 are paired If you are only installing two DIMMs into a Memory Bank it is recommended that you install them in slots DIMM6 and DIMM7 to get the full bandwidth NOTICE For optimal dual channel DDR operation installing DIMMs in pair is highly recommended For two DIMMs per CPU install them far from the CPU For four or more DIMMs ...

Page 23: ...es the one pictured below CAUTION Always populate H0 DIMM socket before installing memory modules in the H1 DIMM sockets Insert the module into the DIMM socket and press down evenly on both ends firmly until the DIMM module is securely in place The tabs of the DIMM socket will close up to hold the DIMM in place when the DIMM is properly installed into the socket ...

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Page 25: ...es HDD ID Configuration HDD Type Slot 7 Slot 6 Slot 5 Slot 4 Slot 3 Slot 2 Slot 1 Slot 0 SAS SATA ID8 ID 7 ID 6 ID 5 ID 4 ID 3 ID 2 ID 1 NOTICE When you install hard disk drive into the system we recommend using slot 0 first ...

Page 26: ...he screw for the expansion slot Remove and save the expansion slot cover in case you later remove the add in card Remove the add in board from its protective wrapper Be careful not to touch the components or gold edge connectors Place board on an antistatic surface Hold board by its top edge or upper corners Firmly press it into an expansion slot on the server board Align the rounded notch in the ...

Page 27: ... tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system The rest of this chapter is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using the Setup utility 4 1 1 Starting BIOS Setup Utility The AMI BIOS is immediately activated when you power on the computer every time The BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process of checking out the system an...

Page 28: ...line AFUDOS filename ROM iii Replace filename with the name of the latest or original BIOS file that you copied to the bootable floppy disk iv The screen displays the status of the update process NOTICE The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown CAUTION DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing s...

Page 29: ...highlighted item To exit the Help Window press ESC key or F1 key again F2 F3 Key Change colors F7 Key Discard changes F8 Key Load failsafe defaults F9 Key Load optimal defaults F10 Key Save and Exit Home Go to top of screen End Go to bottom of screen Esc Exit NOTICE The BIOS does NOT automatically save values that you have modified If you do not save your values before you exit the BIOS Setup Util...

Page 30: ...menu The following picture shows the main menu The main menu shows the BIOS version date and ID processor type speed and count system size In addition system time and date is adjustable using key or number keys NOTICE You can check the BMC F W version on the post and in the BIOS setup utility 4 1 5 Advanced Menu You can make these modifications on the advanced menu ...

Page 31: ... and enable disable the Error Reporting GART error reporting should remain disabled for the normal operation Feature Options Description GART Error Reporting Disable Enable This option should remain disabled for the normal operation This driver developer may enable it for testing purpose ...

Page 32: ...ntroller Primary enable only the Primary IDE controller Secondary enable only the Secondary IDE controller Both enable both IDE controllers IDE Detect Time out sec 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Select the time out value for detecting ATA ATAPI device ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection Host Device Host Device Select the mechanism for detecting 80 pin cable Configuration nVidia RAID ROM Disabled Enabled Disable e...

Page 33: ...tion Submenu Feature Options Description Floppy Configuration Disabled 5 1 4 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 3 1 2 720 KB 3 1 2 1 44 MB 3 1 2 2 88 MB Select Floppy A or Floppy B and then selects floppy diskette type installed in your system ...

Page 34: ... Disabled Enabled Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller Serial Port1 Address Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows BIOS to Select Serial Port1 Base Addresses Serial Port2 Address Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows BIOS to Select Serial Port1 Base Addresses ...

Page 35: ...nfiguration ACPI Aware O S Yes No Enable O S supports ACPI Disable O S doesn t support ACPI 4 1 5 6 Hyper Transport Configuration Submenu To set up the hyper transport speed and bandwidth you can adjust over this menu The incorrect manipulation will impede the system running ...

Page 36: ...32 4 1 5 7 IPMI Configuration To set up the BMC LAN Configuration you can adjust over this menu 4 1 5 8 MPS Configuration Submenu ...

Page 37: ...33 4 1 5 9 PCI Express Configuration Submenu Enable Disable PCI Express L0 and L1 link power states 4 1 5 10 Remote Access Configuration Submenu ...

Page 38: ...Support Disabled Enabled Auto Enables support for legacy USB Auto option disables legacy support if no USB device connected USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed FullSpeed Configures the USB 2 0 controller in HiSpeed 480Mbps or FullSpeed 12Mbps USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after start unit command ...

Page 39: ...ontroller Enabled Disabled IEEE 1394 Enabled Disabled On board IEEE 1394 Enabled Disabled NIC0 PXE Setting Enabled Disabled On board NIC0 PXE Boot Enabled Disabled NIC1 PXE Setting Enabled Disabled On board NIC1 PXE Boot Enabled Disabled Audio CODEC Interface Enabled Disabled On board Audio CODEC Enabled Disabled ...

Page 40: ...36 4 1 6 PCI PnP Menu PCI PnP Menu 1 PCI PnP Menu 2 ...

Page 41: ...d will function correctly PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Disabled Enabled BIOS uses PCI busmastering for reading writing to IDE drives Offboard PCI ISA IDE card Auto PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 PCI Slot6 Some PCI IDE cards may require this to be set to the PCI slot number that is holding the card IRQ3 IRQ15 Available Reserved Available specified IRQ is available to be used by PCI ...

Page 42: ...POST messages Enabled Display OEM logo Bootup Num Lock Off On Select power on state for Num Lock PS 2 Mouse Support Disabled Enabled Select support for PS 2 mouse Wait for F1 if error Disabled Enabled Wait for F1 key to be pressed if error occurs Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled Enabled Enabled allows option ROMs to trap interrupt 19 Boot Endless Loop Disabled Enabled ...

Page 43: ...39 4 1 8 Security Menu Security Menu 1 Change Supervisor Security Menu 2 Change User ...

Page 44: ...or Feature Options Description Change Supervisor Password Install or change the password Change User Password Install or change the password Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Enabled Enable Disable boot sector virus protection ...

Page 45: ...41 4 1 9 Chipset Configuration Menu 4 1 9 1 NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Submenu ...

Page 46: ...ode using AUTO or if you use LIMIT you can set one of the standards Bank Interleaving Auto Disabled Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over BANKS on the same node or across NODES decreasing access contention Memory Hole Remapping Disabled Enabled Enable Software Memory Remapping Around Memory Hole ...

Page 47: ...e Disabled Enabled DRAM ECC allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically maintaining system integrity L2 Cache BG Scrub Disable 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5us 41 0us 81 9us 163 8us 327 7us 655 4us Allows the L2 date cache ram to be corrected while idle Date Cache BG Scrub See above Allows the L1 date cache ram to be corrected while idle ...

Page 48: ...ption IOMMU Mode AGP Present Disabled 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB Set GART size in systems without AGP or disable altogether Some OSes require valid GART for proper operation If AGP is present select appropriate option to ensure proper AGP operation ...

Page 49: ...ns Feature Options Description Power Management APM Disabled Enabled Enable or disable APM LAN PME Resume Disabled Enabled Enabled or disabled Internal 802 3 MAC to generate P M E in SoftOFF RTC Resume Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled RTC event to wake after a power failure Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Power On Last State Power Off Power On Last State ...

Page 50: ...ing the changes ESC key can be used for this operation Discard Changes Discard changes done so far to any of the setup question F7 key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaults Load optimal default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation Load Failsafe Defaults Load Failsafe default values for all the setup questions F8 key can be used for this operation ...

Page 51: ...ing This section covers the jumper setting Refer to the following illustration for the location of the jumpers PCI X Speed CHB J22 PCI X Speed CHA J26 VGA Enable Disable J18 Clear CMOS JP1 External SAS Enable Disable JP2 ...

Page 52: ... 4 2 1 PCI X Speed Setting J22 J26 PCI X speed can be selected by the switch Please follow the below instruction 133 100 66 1 OFF ON OFF 2 OFF OFF ON 1 Off 2 Off 133MHz 1 On 2 Off 100MHz 1 Off 2 On 66MHz ...

Page 53: ... pin1 and pin2 Default to retain the RTC data as shown below Follow these instructions to clear the CMOS RTC data AC off Short pin2 and pin3 with a jumper for a few seconds Replace the jumper on pin1 and pin2 Turn on your computer by pressing the power on button Enter BIOS Setup Utility when prompt by POST DEL Select either the Load Optimal Defaults or Load Failsafe Defaults option under the Exit ...

Page 54: ...ting on the SAS BP Jumper J8 J9 are used to determine which controller is used for the system hard drives Default setting is 1 2 for J8 and 1 3 2 4 for J9 on board SAS controller If you want to use add on another SAS controller supporting SES I2C interface you have to set the jumper to 2 3 for J8 and 3 5 4 6 for J9 ON OFF Disable Enable Jumper SGPIO SES I2C J8 1 2 2 3 1 3 3 5 J9 2 4 4 6 ...

Page 55: ...reboot the system Run the Windows nForce Setup application and install the RAID driver Initialize the NVRAID Array 5 1 1 2 Bootable RAID Array Choose the hard disks that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS Specify the RAID level either Mirroring RAID 1 Striping RAID 0 Striping and Mirroring RAID 0 1 or Spanning JBOD and create the desired RAID array Boot from the Windows CD then press F6 whe...

Page 56: ...d enter the IDE Configuration sub menu by hitting the ENTER key Enter the sub menu Configuration nVidia RAID ROM Enable RAID Option ROM for SATA and enable all SATA drives for RAID as required From the RAID Config window enable the RAID Enable the other items would be light then you can enable the disk that you want to use as RAID disks Press F10 to save the configuration and exit ...

Page 57: ... 5 1 3 1 Understanding the Define a New Array Window Use the Define a New Array window to z Select the RAID Mode z Set up the Striping Block z Specify which disks to use for the RAID Array Depending on the platform used the system can have one or more channels In a typical system there is usually one controller and multiple channels and each channel has a slave and a master The channel controller ...

Page 58: ...affects how data is arranged on the disk It is recommended to leave this value at the default Optimal which is 32KB but the values can be between 4 KB and 128 KB Assigning the Disks The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Free Disks block These are the drives that are available for use as RAID array disks To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array dis...

Page 59: ...e Define a New Array window after two disks have been assigned as RAID1 array disks NVIDIA RAID Utility Array Disks 5 1 3 3 Completing the RAID BIOS Setup After assigning your RAID array disks press F7 The Clear disk data prompt appears ...

Page 60: ...ail screen appears The Array Detail screen shows information about the array that you selected such as Striping Block used RAID Mode Striping Width Disk Model Name and disk capacity If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents then press C At the prompt press Y to wipe out all the data otherwise press N Press Enter again to go back to the previous window and then press F10 ...

Page 61: ...re which will upgrade the Windows IDE driver and install the RAID driver Start the nForce Setup program to open the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers page Select the modules that you want to install Select the relative options that you have configured Click Next and then follow the instructions After the installation is completed be sure to reboot the system After the reboot Initialize the newly creat...

Page 62: ... screen to appear Specify the NVIDIA drivers a Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver press S then press Enter The Windows Setup screen appears as below b Select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DIRVER and then press Enter c Press S again at the Specify Devices screen then press Enter d Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and then press Enter e The following Windows Setup screen appears listing both driv...

Page 63: ...ng the GUI portion of the installation you might be prompted to click Yes to install the RAID driver Click Yes as many times as needed in order to finish the installation This will not be an issue with a signed driver NOTICE Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive After that the driver will not have to be i...

Page 64: ... also called Integrated Mirroring Enhanced IME z Integrated Striping IS which provides features of RAID 0 By simplifying the IM and IS configuration options and by providing firmware support in its host adapters LSI Logic can offer the Integrated RAID solution at a lower cost than a hardware RAID implementation Fusion MPT firmware supports IM and IS volumes You can configure IM and IS volumes toge...

Page 65: ...k Up to two IM volumes are supported per SAS controller with up to ten drives total per controller If a disk in an Integrated Mirroring volume fails the hot swap capability allows the volume to be easily restored by simply swapping disks The firmware then automatically re mirrors the swapped disk Additionally each SAS controller can have one global hot spare disk available to automatically replace...

Page 66: ...S for each IM IME volume z Supports both SAS and SATA disks although the two types of disks cannot be combined on the same LSI Logic SAS controller z Fusion MPT architecture z Easy to use BIOS based configuration utility and DOS based configuration utility for manufacturing use only z Error notification OS specific event log updated by drivers and errors displayed inside the Fusion MPT BIOS z SES ...

Page 67: ...boot disk is transparent to the BIOS drivers and operating system Host based status software monitors the state of the mirrored disks and reports any error conditions In Figure the system is configured with a second disk as a mirror of the first primary disk The advantage of Integrated Mirroring RAID 1 is that there is always a mirrored copy of the data The disadvantage is that writes take longer ...

Page 68: ...ing Enhanced IME volume with three mirrored disks Each mirrored stripe is written to a disk and mirrored to an adjacent disk This type of configuration is also called RAID 1E LSI Logic provides the BIOS based configuration utility to enable the user to create IM and IME volumes during initial setup and to reconfigure them in response to hardware failures or changes in the environment ...

Page 69: ...pped disks that have been removed even if the same disk is re inserted In a two disk mirrored volume the IM firmware marks the hot swapped disk as the secondary disk and marks the other mirrored disk as the primary disk The firmware resynchronizes all data from the primary disk onto the new secondary disk 5 2 2 4 5 SMART Support The IM firmware enables Mode 6 SMART on the member disks in the mirro...

Page 70: ...o perform write journaling Write journaling is used to verify that the mirrored disks in the IM IME volume are synchronized with each other 5 2 2 5 Fusion MPT Support The BIOS uses the LSI Logic Fusion MPT interface to communicate to the SAS controller and firmware to enable Integrated Mirroring This includes reading the Fusion MPT configuration to gain access to the parameters that are used to de...

Page 71: ...is not used Refer to Section 2 2 IM Features for more information about Integrated Mirroring volumes 5 2 3 2 Creating IM and IME Volumes The SAS BIOS CU is part of the Fusion MPT BIOS When the BIOS loads during boot and you see the message about the LSI Logic Configuration Utility press Ctrl C to start the CU After you do this the message changes to Please wait invoking SAS Configuration Utility A...

Page 72: ...SAS BIOS CU On the Adapter screen use the arrow keys to select an LSI Logic SAS adapter Press Enter to go to the Adapter Properties screen shown in below Figure On the Adapter Properties screen use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties on the screen and press Enter When you are prompted to select a volume type select Create IM Volume The Create New Array screen shows a list of disks that can be...

Page 73: ... to select a volume type select Create IME Volume The Create New Array screen shows a list of disks that can be added to a volume Move the cursor to the RAID Disk column and select a disk To add the disk to the volume change the No to Yes by pressing the key key or space bar Repeat this step to select a total of three to eight disks for the volume or three to seven disks if you will create a globa...

Page 74: ...o an Existing Array On the Adapter List screen use the arrow keys to select an LSI Logic SAS adapter Press Enter to go to the Adapter Properties screen shown in Figure On the Adapter Properties screen use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties and press Enter with step 4 of the IM or IME creation procedure in the previous section to create a second volume 5 2 3 2 4 Managing Hot Spares You can cr...

Page 75: ...use while the global hot spare is being removed 5 2 3 3 Other Configuration Tasks This section explains how to do other tasks related to configuring and maintaining IM and IME volumes 5 2 3 3 1 Viewing Volume Properties Follow these steps to view the properties of volumes In the SAS BIOS CU select an adapter from the Adapter List Select the RAID Properties option The properties of the current volu...

Page 76: ...e disks in the activated array are not the same type as the hot spare disk SATA versus SAS 5 2 3 3 4 Deleting an Array CAUTION Before deleting an array be sure to back up all data on the array that you want to keep Follow these steps to delete a selected array Select Delete Array on the Manage Array screen Press Y to delete the array After a pause the firmware deletes the array If there is another...

Page 77: ...0 on the next boot and remains at this position This makes it easier to set BIOS boot device options and to keep the boot device constant during device additions and removals There can be only one boot disk Follow these steps to select a boot disk In the SAS BIOS CU select an adapter from the Adapter List Select the SAS Topology option The current topology is displayed If the selection of a boot d...

Page 78: ...SAS BIOS CU is used to configure IS volumes which can consist of two to eight disks NOTICE Integrated Mirroring and Integrated Striping volumes can be configured on the same LSI logic SAS controller 5 2 4 2 IS Features Integrated Striping supports the following features z Support for volumes with two to eight drives z Support for two IS volumes with up to 10 drives total on a controller An IS volu...

Page 79: ...or example as shown in Figure segment 1 is written to disk 1 segment 2 is written to disk 2 segment 3 is written to disk 3 and so on When the system reaches the end of the disk list it continues writing data at the next available segment of disk Below Figure shows a logical view and a physical view of Integrated Striping configuration The primary advantage of IS is speed because it transfers data ...

Page 80: ...port The IS firmware enables Mode 6 SMART on the IS member disks Mode 6 SMART requires each physical disk to be polled at regular intervals If a SMART ASC ASCQ code is detected on a physical IS disk the firmware processes the SMART data and the last received SMART ASC ASCQ is stored in non volatile memory The IS volume does not support SMART directly since it is just a logical representation of th...

Page 81: ...ion The supported stripe size is 64 Kbytes Refer to Section 4 2 IS Features for more information about Integrated Striping volumes 5 2 5 2 Creating IS Volumes The SAS BIOS CU is part of the Fusion MPT BIOS When the BIOS loads during boot and you see the message about the Setup Utility press Ctrl C to start it After you do this the message changes to Please wait invoking SAS Configuration Utility A...

Page 82: ...t support or SAS with SMART support z Disks must have 512 byte blocks and must not have removable media z There must be at least 2 and no more than 8 drives in a valid IS volume Hot spare drives are not allowed When the volume has been fully configured press C and then select Save changes then exit this menu to commit the changes The configuration utility will pause while the array is being create...

Page 83: ...ated to configuring and maintaining IS volumes 5 2 5 4 1 Viewing IS Volume Properties Follow these steps to view the properties of IS volumes In the configuration utility select an adapter from the Adapter List Select the RAID Properties option The properties of the current volume are displayed If more than one volume is configured press Alt N to view the next array To manage the current array pre...

Page 84: ...sk in the Device Identifier column and press Enter The LED on the disk flashes until the next key is pressed z You can locate all the disk drives in a volume by selecting the volume on the RAID Properties screen The LEDs flash on all disk drives in the volume NOTICE The LEDs on the disk drives will flash as described above if the firmware is correctly configured and the drives or the disk enclosur...

Page 85: ...d press Alt B This controller will no longer have a disk designated as boot To change the boot disk move the cursor to the new boot disk and press Alt B The boot designator will move to this disk NOTICE The firmware must be configured correctly in order for the Alt B feature to work ...

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Page 87: ... provide space for tape backup CD ROM or other removable media drives Remove two screws on the bottom of chassis Pull both sides of the bezel outward to disengage the tabs Remove the bezel from the tabs at both sides of the chassis Remove the plastic filler panel from the bezel Remove the inside cover ...

Page 88: ...turer s instructions Slide the drive into the chassis When properly positioned the holes in the side of the drive align with the threaded holes in the chassis frame Secure the drive to the side of the chassis with four screws Tighten the screws firmly Connect the data and power cables to the drive The connectors are keyed and can be inserted in only one way ...

Page 89: ...emove the 3 5 FDD from its protective wrapper and place it on an anti static surface Slide the drive into the chassis When properly positioned the holes in the side of the drive align with the threaded holes in the chassis frame Secure the drive to the side of the chassis with two screws Tighten the screws firmly Connect the data and power cables to the drive ...

Page 90: ...ry kit Secure two guides to the side of the HDD with four screws Position the drive so the guide engage in the chassis bay guide rails Push the drive into the bay until the guides are flush with the chassis Removing the HDD push the release tab of the guides and gently pull the drive outward ...

Page 91: ...e no user serviceable parts inside it servicing should be done by technically qualified personnel Disconnect the A C power from the power supply Remove the left access cover Disconnect all of the power cables inside the chassis Remove two screws holding the inside cover from chassis Remove and save the four screws that hold the power supply to the back of the chassis ...

Page 92: ...Insert and tighten the screws that hold the power supply the chassis Insert the inside cover to the threaded holes of chassis and secure it to the chassis with two screws Connect the power cables to the server board and peripherals Replace the access cover Connect the A C power to the power supply ...

Page 93: ... fan connector 1 5 1 Center Fan Unit In order to remove the air duct push duct slightly backward and remove it away from the system with care Loosen the captive screw self tapping screw with drive Lift the fan modules upward and set it away from the system CAUTION In installing and detaching the CPU duct part A and B should be handled carefully so not to break ...

Page 94: ... of the chassis and put it on top of the CPU board 1 5 2 Rear Fan Unit Remove four snap rivets from the rear chassis Pull the fan out and set it away from the system Locate the fan module into the chassis When properly positioned the holes of fan align with the threaded holes in the chassis frame Secure the fan to the chassis with four snap rivets ...

Page 95: ...click sound after inserting HT connection board into HT slots of motherboard Push clip pipe CPU hand inward To secure CPU board on the chassis push ejector of CPU board forward Secure CPU board to the chassis frame with four screws Tighten the screws firmly Connect 10 Pin Power connector to CPU board ...

Page 96: ...ing the Interface Unit 1 7 1 Backplane Unit CAUTION Before installing BP remove HDD carrier Remove the right access cover Secure backplane board with four screws Install the SAS LED and power cables to the backplane ...

Page 97: ...tsink back plates on the bottom side of motherboard Place the motherboard on the key hole standoffs of the chassis so that each of the six mounting holes fit into the key hole standoffs Secure the motherboard on the chassis with the screws CAUTION Insert the front side of motherboard into the chassis first In placing the motherboard check the ID LED s hole ...

Page 98: ...93 1 9 Installing the CPU Heatsink CAUTION Make sure that thermal interface material should be on the bottom side of the heatsink ...

Page 99: ... the bezel into the corresponding slots in the chassis Push the bezel over the side of the chassis to engage the four tabs Fasten two screws on the bottom of chassis Located the Stand under the chassis and align it with the hole on the bottom Push the stand carefully up and secure it to the chassis with screw ...

Page 100: ...rom ROM to lower system memory and control is given to it BIOS now executes out of RAM Copies compressed boot block code to memory in right segments Copies BIOS from ROM to RAM for faster access Performs main BIOS checksum and updates recovery status accordingly D6 Both key sequence and OEM specific method is checked to determine if BIOS recovery is forced If BIOS recovery is necessary control flo...

Page 101: ...Input Devices Also update the Kernel Variables Traps the INT09h vector so that the POST INT09h handler gets control for IRQ1 Uncompress all available language BIOS logo and Silent logo modules 13 Early POST initialization of chipset registers 24 Uncompress and initialize any platform specific BIOS modules 30 Initialize System Management Interrupt 2A Initializes different devices through DIM See DI...

Page 102: ...eripheral parameters Enable Disable NMI as selected 90 Late POST initialize of system management interrupt A0 Check boot password if installed A1 Clean up work needed before booting to OS A2 Takes care of runtime image preparation for different BIOS modules Fill the free area in F000h segment with 0FFh Initializes the Microsoft IRQ Routing Table Prepares the runtime language module Disables the sy...

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