Bull NovaScale R422-E1, Installation And User Manual

Page 1: ...R422 E1 R422 INF E1 Installation and User s Guide NOVASCALE REFERENCE 86 A1 93EW 00...

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Page 3: ...NOVASCALE R422 E1 R422 INF E1 Installation and User s Guide Hardware March 2008 BULL CEDOC 357 AVENUE PATTON B P 20845 49008 ANGERS CEDEX 01 FRANCE REFERENCE 86 A1 93EW 00...

Page 4: ...s and Acknowledgements We acknowledge the rights of the proprietors of the trademarks mentioned in this manual All brand names and software and hardware product names are subject to trademark and or p...

Page 5: ...a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the NovaScale R422 E1 R422 INF E1 serverboard and the NovaScale R422 E1 R422 INF E1 chassis Chapt...

Page 6: ...removing processors or main memory and when reconfiguring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the R422 E1 R422 INF E1 1U rackmount server ch...

Page 7: ...V Preface Notes...

Page 8: ...VI NovaScale R422 E1 R422 INF E1 Installation and User s Guide...

Page 9: ...oling System 1 5 1 4 1U Twin System Notes 1 6 System Power 1 6 SATA Backplane Drives 1 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the System 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup 2 1 Choosin...

Page 10: ...ety Precautions 4 1 4 2 General Safety Precautions 4 2 4 3 ESD Precautions 4 3 4 4 Operating Precautions 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 1 Handling the Serverboard 5 1 Precautions 5 1 5 2 S...

Page 11: ...Fans 6 3 System Fan Failure 6 3 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal 6 3 Accessing the Drive Bays 6 3 6 5 Power Supply 6 5 Power Supply Failure 6 5 Replacing the Power Supply 6 5 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Intr...

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Page 13: ...ded with the NovaScale R422 E1 R422 INF E1 as listed below Four 4 CPU heatsinks SNK P0017 SATA Accessories Four 4 SATA hard drive carriers MCP 220 00001 03 01 One 1 internal SATA backplane BPN SAS 808...

Page 14: ...RAM Memory can be installed in both interleaved dual channel and non interleaved single channel configurations All memory modules used to populate the system should be the same size type and speed Ser...

Page 15: ...weight The bracket can be found on the connector itself When installing the serverboard remove the bracket from the InfiniBand port Slide the port through the shield and then replace the bracket to s...

Page 16: ...e Chapter 5 for details USB 2 0 3 0 Gb S KUMERAN Intel 5400 MCH PROCESSOR 2 ESB2 PCI EXP x8 GILGAL GB LAN FWH RJ45 RJ45 LPC COM2 SIO W83627 VGA PCI 33MHz ES1000 VGA CONN KB MS PROCESSOR 1 1067 1333 16...

Page 17: ...d in the chassis Each control panel has LEDs to indicate power on network activity hard disk drive activity and system overheat conditions Each control panel also includes a main power button and a sy...

Page 18: ...y the I2 C signals used for power supply monitoring are received by the primary serverboard only When viewed from the front of the chassis the serverboard on the left is referred to as the primary boa...

Page 19: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 7 Notes...

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Page 21: ...ocation for the rack unit that will hold the NovaScale R422 E1 R422 INF E1 It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electroma...

Page 22: ...the rack In multiple rack installations the racks should be coupled together Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a ti...

Page 23: ...a ture Tmra Reduced Airflow Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of airflow required for safe operation is not compromised Mechanical Loading Equipment should be mounted into a r...

Page 24: ...instructions that came with the rack unit you are using Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails You should have received two rack rail assemblies in the rack mounting kit Each assembly consists of...

Page 25: ...cket to the front side of the outer rail with two M4 screws and the long bracket to the rear side of the outer rail with three M4 screws Repeat these steps for the left outer rail Locking Tabs Both ch...

Page 26: ...le R422 E1 R422 INF E1 in the rack you will need to open the top cover to make sure the serverboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made Accessing the Inside of the System Rele...

Page 27: ...processor and heatsink installation Your server system may have come with system memory already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots For details on adding system memory refer...

Page 28: ...install SATA drives please refer to Chapter 6 Checking the Airflow Airflow is provided by six sets of 4 cm fans each set of fans consists of two fans that are mounted back to back and an air shroud T...

Page 29: ...Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 9 Figure 2 4 Accessing the Inside of the System...

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Page 31: ...may need to take Note that the server has two control panels one for each serverboard installed in the system This allows each severboard to be controlled independently of the other 3 2 Control Panel...

Page 32: ...s an overheat condition which may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm Check the routing of the cables and make sure all fans are pr...

Page 33: ...ystem is operating 3 4 SATA Drive Carrier LEDs Each SATA drive carrier has two LEDs Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of the SATA drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to...

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Page 35: ...g power you should first power down the system with the operating system first and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units in the system When working around exposed electrical circui...

Page 36: ...cooling fan Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or...

Page 37: ...ll components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs...

Page 38: ...en the Nova Scale R422 E1 R422 INF E1 is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard B...

Page 39: ...important to handle them very carefully see previous chapter To prevent the serverboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The following measures are...

Page 40: ...nit to the rack then grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until the rails lock into place See Figure 2 5 Check Compatibility of Serverboard Ports and I O Shield Make sur...

Page 41: ...tions The following data cables with their locations noted should be connected See the serverboard layout for connector locations Note that each connection listed should be made for both serverboards...

Page 42: ...se VGA Port Blue USB 0 1 Ports Figure 5 2 I O Ports NMI x Key Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset Button Power Button Ground x Key Power On LED HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED Power Fail LED Groun...

Page 43: ...bly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi directional heatsinks and fans When purchasing a Xeon 5400 5200 CPU or when receiving a serverboard with a CPU pre ins...

Page 44: ...horizontally or vertically and do not rub the CPU against any surface or any of the contacts which may damage the CPU and or contacts 7 With the CPU in the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU t...

Page 45: ...diagonal screws i e the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug Do not fully tighten the screws or you may damage the CPU 4 Add the two remaining screws then finish the installation by fully tightening all...

Page 46: ...DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the bottom notches To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push ea...

Page 47: ...rt the add on card into the riser card Secure the add on card with the locking tab 1 2 3 Possible System Memory Allocation Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 3 GB Tota...

Page 48: ...22 E1 R422 INF E1 Installation and User s Guide Figure 5 4 NovaScale R422 E1 R422 INF E1 Layout not drawn to scale 5 8 Serverboard Details JUSB2 J_VMEM JL1 FAN4 CPLD FAN3 FAN2 FAN1 FAN1 2 FAN3 4 FPUSB...

Page 49: ...1 2 Reset Connector Description FAN 1 8 Chassis CPU Fan Headers LAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports J17 PWR SMBus I2 C Connector SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output Header SIMSO IPMI SIMSO Slot C...

Page 50: ...ica tion Refer to the table on the right for the pin definitions Only one of the two ATX power connectors from each serverboard should be connected to the power supply Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1...

Page 51: ...cated on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including SAS Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin defin...

Page 52: ...ri etary fan headers Each fan header supports two 3 pin fans See the table on the right for pin definitions Note The onboard fan speed is controlled by the CPU die temperature NMI Button The non maska...

Page 53: ...n the serverboard The headers labeled USB2 and USB3 can be used to provide front side USB access cables not included See the tables on the right for pin definitions Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pi...

Page 54: ...ut header is included on the serverboard This header is used to com municate with the System Monitoring chip on the backplane to monitor SATA activity See the table on the right for pin definitions SG...

Page 55: ...so clear any passwords Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To Clear CMOS First power down the system and unplug the power cord s...

Page 56: ...tion Pins 1 2 Reset Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled LAN1 LAN2 Enable Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL1 to enable or disable the LAN1 port and JPL2 to enable or disable the LAN2 port on the serverbo...

Page 57: ...nected System Off Off Power Off power cable not connected Onboard Power LED LE1 There is an Onboard Power LED LE1 located near JF1 When the green light is on or flashing the power is connected Unplug...

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Page 59: ...arefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal...

Page 60: ...ction Connect the cable from JF1 on the serverboard to the control panel PCB printed circuit board Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both connectors Pull all excess cabling out of the airflow...

Page 61: ...m is still running to deter mine which of the fans has failed Then power down the system before replacing a fan Removing the power cord is also recommended as a safety precaution 6 4 Drive Bay Install...

Page 62: ...6 3 Mounting a Drive in a Carrier Figure 6 4 Removing a SATA Drive Installing Removing Hot swap SATA Drives To remove a carrier push the release button located beside the drive LEDs Swing the handle...

Page 63: ...e Inside of the System Remove the top chassis cover by releasing the retention screws that secure the unit to the rack Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it lock...

Page 64: ...unit into position in the chassis and secure it with the two screws at the rear of the unit Before reconnecting the power cord make sure the power switch on the power supply is in the off position Rec...

Page 65: ...s turned off a backup battery pro vides power to the CMOS Logic enabling it to retain system parameters When the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Lo...

Page 66: ...ne of two ways 1 By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the D...

Page 67: ...set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave SATA Port 3 SATA Port 4 slots Hit Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set t...

Page 68: ...3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled SATA Controller Mode Option Select Compatible to allow...

Page 69: ...e to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled System Memory Th...

Page 70: ...r On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed QuietBoot Mode This setting...

Page 71: ...s the user to determine how to use the keyboard to power on the system from S3 S5 States Select Space to allow the user to power on the system by pressing the space bar Select Password to allow the us...

Page 72: ...cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same...

Page 73: ...ser can achieve better graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled XPCI Configuration...

Page 74: ...you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed Th...

Page 75: ...in two branches Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population during system manufacturing The options are Interleave Sequential Mirroring and Single Channel 0 Branch 0 Rank Interleaving Branch 1 R...

Page 76: ...ing on the fully buffered FBD memory modules and allow global thermal throttling to become active when the number of activate control exceeds a predefined number The options are Enabled and Disabled F...

Page 77: ...settings are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled XAdvanced Processor Options Access the subm...

Page 78: ...on code can execute and where it cannot and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack Note this fe...

Page 79: ...Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat diss...

Page 80: ...ubmenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of...

Page 81: ...00 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to set console redirection type The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 and ASCII Flow Cont...

Page 82: ...n if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select 3 pin if your chassis uses 3 pin fans Select 4 pin if your chassis uses 4 pin fans Select Disable to d...

Page 83: ...face The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled and Disab...

Page 84: ...lease ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled Time Out Option This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of a system boot failure The options are No...

Page 85: ...Chapter 7 BIOS 7 21 XRealtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components...

Page 86: ...feature indicates if a user password has been entered to the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered Set Supervisor Password When the item S...

Page 87: ...he devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a key or a key to move the device up or down Use the f key or the r key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed or...

Page 88: ...S Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit En...

Page 89: ...d Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not c...

Page 90: ...run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST...

Page 91: ...error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for th...

Page 92: ...ng system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the...

Page 93: ...devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnn...

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Page 95: ...tempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be writ ten to port 80h POST Code Description 01h IPMI Initialization 02h V...

Page 96: ...ch Manager 36h Warm start shut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended...

Page 97: ...nd IRQs optional 81h Late POST device initialization 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports 83h Configure non MCD IDE controllers 84h Detect and install external parallel ports 85h Initialize PC...

Page 98: ...5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh...

Page 99: ...terrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Manager F4h Output one beep F5h Clear Huge Segment F6h Boot to Mini DOS F7h Boot to Full DOS If the...

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Page 101: ...oth erboard Note that the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that use...

Page 102: ...rtitions on each hard disk drive and generate a virtual RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets It also allows you the change the HDD partition size without any data Configuring BIOS Settings for SATA R...

Page 103: ...reference only The screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Supernicro s endorsement or non endorsement on any 3rd party s product Your screens may or many not look exactly the same as the graph...

Page 104: ...light a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranged from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID...

Page 105: ...select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit Enter d When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume...

Page 106: ...he Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit Enter The default setting is 64 KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multime...

Page 107: ...lays see note on page C 3 e Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to highlight a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow ke...

Page 108: ...ct item2 Delete RAID Volume and press Enter b Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press Del A warning message displays c When asked Are you sure you want to...

Page 109: ...nu select item3 Reset Disks to Non RAID and press Enter The following screen will appear b Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset and press Space to select c Press E...

Page 110: ...RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for ESB2 into drive A and press the Enter key e Choose the Intel R ESB2 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 setup screen and press the Enter key f...

Page 111: ...talled in smaller chassis than PATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while SATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall SATA provides bet ter functionality than PATA...

Page 112: ...ettings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Control Mode and press the Enter key to select Enhanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press...

Page 113: ...ing the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility an embedded BIOS Utility includes the following Array Configuration Utility Use this utility to create configure a...

Page 114: ...nstallation and User s Guide Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and configure array settings To select this option using the arrow keys and the enter key select Managing Array...

Page 115: ...isk and may make any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not configure a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which d...

Page 116: ...elect the drives you want to configure and press Insert 3 The drive you ve selected will appear in the Selected Drives Dialog Box on the right as shown below Repeat the same steps until all drives tha...

Page 117: ...ndix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D 7 5 Read the warning message as shown in the screen below 6 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to configure If cor rect type Y to conti...

Page 118: ...e used Note It is recommended that you configure devices before you create arrays To create an array 1 From the main menu shown on page D 4 select Create Array 2 Select the disks for the new array and...

Page 119: ...e the default setting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the different ways of creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriat...

Page 120: ...of different sizes in a RAID However you can only select a smaller drive as the source or first drive during a build operation 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger dr...

Page 121: ...d An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arr...

Page 122: ...as a hotspare and press Insert and then press Enter 3 Press Yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear in the Selected drive...

Page 123: ...Arrays and hit Enter as shown on the previous page 2 From the List of Arrays dialog box shown below select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears as shown b...

Page 124: ...must perform a Rebuild to restore its functionality For a critical array rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to...

Page 125: ...to delete and press delete 3 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The fol lowing prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to de...

Page 126: ...es enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Menu select Disk Utilities as shown above and press...

Page 127: ...at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again 3 When the screen shown below displays select Format Disk and press Enter The following screen appears 4 Read the warning message when i...

Page 128: ...disk media 3 When the screen shown above displays select Verify Disk Media and press Enter 4 A message will display indicating that the selected drive will be scanned for media defects Select Yes and...

Page 129: ...ptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D 19 To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exi...

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Page 131: ...maximum up to 128 GB of ECC FBD Fully Buffered DIMM DDR2 800 667 533 SDRAM Note interleaved memory requires DIMMs to be installed in pairs refer to Section 5 6 for details Serial ATA Controller Intel...

Page 132: ...on operating Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class A EN 55022 Class A EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class A Electromagnetic Immunity EN 55024 C...

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