NEC PROSERVA PH133, Description

Page 1: ...tions and other mass storage devices Six hot docking bays provide over 12 gigabytes GB of storage The docking bays allow hot swapping of SCSI hard disk drives without shutting down the server All server configurations contain a 525 watt power supply 3 1 2 inch diskette drive ECC memory module and CPU module Several configurations contain two CPU modules one or two 2 GB hard drives an Intel EtherEx...

Page 2: ...Serva PH SMP 1 133 Network Ready System Intel Pentium 133 MHz single processor 32 MB ECC system memory 1 MB synchronous secondary cache per processor Intel EtherExpress PRO 100B Adapter LAN board One 2 GB Fast Wide SCSI 2 hard disk 4X SCSI CD ROM reader 3 1 2 inch diskette drive ProServa PH SMP 2 133 Base System Intel Pentium 133 MHz 2 way SMP processor 32 MB ECC system memory 1 MB synchronous sec...

Page 3: ...ndary cache per processor Intel EtherExpress PRO 100B Adapter LAN Two 2 GB Fast Wide SCSI 2 hard disks 4X SCSI CD ROM reader LANDesk Server Monitor Module 2 channel PCI RAID Module 3 1 2 inch diskette drive Feature Description Two Segment PCI Bus Fully PCI 2 1 compliant bus performance at 33 MHz with a bandwidth of up to 133 MB second The two 32 bit segments provide maximum system performance EISA...

Page 4: ...ght add in boards including four EISA slots two PCI slots and two shared PCI EISA slots PCI Controller Onboard PCI controller controls the system board s two dedicated PCI slots and two shared PCI EISA slots Also provides interface between processor and PCI bus and a bridge between the PCI bus and EISA bus SCSI Controllers Two integrated PCI based Adaptec SCSI 2 AIC 7870 controllers channels A and...

Page 5: ...cept base ship with one or two 2 GB hard disks installed in the hot docking bay ten I O expansion slots slot closest to bottom of chassis has no corresponding connector on the system board Two captive thumbscrews secure the removable metal door behind the lower plastic front door to the chassis The cover provides proper air flow and easy access to the hot docking bays for hot swapping SCSI 2 SCA h...

Page 6: ...ide support panel I Ten I O expansion slot covers J Module retaining bracket K System board Controls and Lights Figure 1 3 shows the front panel door opened front panel locations of server controls and lights four external peripheral bays and the 3 1 2 inch diskette drive The controls and lights include Diskette drive ejector button when pressed ejects the disk Diskette drive activity light when l...

Page 7: ...ed Second light from top when lit indicates an IDE hard disk drive or SCSI device on channel A is in use Third light from top when lit indicates a SCSI device on channel B is in use Bottom light when lit indicates drive fault LCD panel when enabled displays system information Hot docking bay status lights one set per hard drive Left light when on continuously indicates drive present and power on M...

Page 8: ... the hot docking bay metal door to the chassis by inserting padlocks not provided through the metal tabs protruding through slots in the cover and door lock the front panel door to prevent access to the power and reset push button switches set server administrative and user passwords set secure mode to prevent keyboard or mouse input and to prevent use of the front panel controls Use the System Co...

Page 9: ...uration with the SCU The secure boot mode allows the system to boot and run the operating system OS However you cannot use the keyboard or mouse until you enter the user password If you set a hot key combination you can secure the server immediately For additional security two microswitches mounted on the floor plate of the server near the side cover and hot docking bay door transmit warnings to t...

Page 10: ...SA bus slots on the system board provide for expansion and performance enhancement Two of these slots share a common chassis I O expansion slot with two of the PCI slots If you use these EISA slots you cannot use the PCI slots and visa versa All six slots have the capability of being bus masters When EISA masters arbitrate for the bus not all slots are created equal The following pairs of slots sh...

Page 11: ...ven peripheral bays The six 3 1 2 inch full height hot docking bays support industry standard SCA SCSI hard disk drives They allow easy setup of Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks RAID applications The four 5 1 4 inch half height bays provide space for backup or removable media devices The vertical 3 1 2 inch bay contains a 3 1 2 inch diskette drive that supports both 720 KB and 1 44 MB media On...

Page 12: ... voltage levels and common mode noise on long cable runs The SCSI output drivers can directly drive a 48 mA single ended SCSI bus with no additional drivers No additional logic termination or resistor loads are required to connect up to seven 8 bit narrow SCSI devices or up to fifteen 16 bit wide SCSI devices to each SCSI 2 channel on the system board SCSI 2 SCA Compatible Backplane The SCSI 2 SCA...

Page 13: ...l and extended memory for example OS 2 and UNIX MS DOS does not use extended memory However some MS DOS utility programs such as RAM disks disk caches print spoolers and windowing environments use extended memory for better performance CPU Module The server system board accepts one or two CPU modules each capable of supporting one or two Pentium processors Depending on system configuration the mod...

Page 14: ...2556 controller uses INTA interrupt levels and incorporates a Bus Master DMA data transfer mode A link LNK LED on the board indicates when the adapter is connected to a hub or switch and is receiving link pulses An activity ACT LED on the board indicates read write activity on the network A lit yellow LED indicates that the board is operating at 10 Mbps and a lit green LED indicates that the board...

Page 15: ...le board plugs into one of the EISA ISA expansion board slots in your server The probe is used to monitor critical temperatures and can be positioned in a location of your choice For details on the installation and use of the LANDesk Server Monitor Module and thermal probe refer to the documentation included with the Module Mylex Disk Array Controller The Mylex Disk Array Controller standard on hi...

Page 16: ...al area network from a central location The Desktop Manager module allows you to remotely access and obtain diagnostic information about the workstations on your network The Desktop Remote module gives you complete control of a Windows workstation from a remote location through a modem and phone line The Server Management tools include Server Monitor and Server Status modules The Server Monitor mo...

Page 17: ...timer that is used to automatically reboot the server after a system crash Major components of the LANDesk Server Control include the Local Console Application and the SNMP Translator The Local Console Application provides the user interface for setting thresholds reading current status and setting events for Server Control The Application uses the Management Interface of the service layer for low...

Page 18: ...ncluding up to four 5 1 4 inch form factor IDE or SCSI storage devices diskette hard disk drive tape CD ROM in the top front panel bay up to six 3 1 2 inch 1 inch height SCSI 2 SCA hard disk drives in the bottom front hot swap bay See Chapter 4 Taking Your System Apart for information on installing optional 5 1 4 inch storage devices See Chapter 6 Hot Swapping SCSI Hard Drives for information on i...

Page 19: ...nfiguration Administrator password enables changing configuration Inactivity timer blanks screen and inhibits keyboard and mouse after specified time elapses Hot key immediately blanks screen and inhibits keyboard and mouse Boot sequence control Offers choice of booting from diskette or hard drive or both in a specified order BIOS recovery Allows booting from a diskette if BIOS ROM is corrupted an...