User ManualTable of ContentsList of Figures11List of Tables15About This Guide17Audience17Important Information17Chapter Descriptions18Related Publications19Conventions21Product Support21Reader Comments22System Installation23System Installation Overview24Safety Precautions25Hazard Statements26ESD Precautions26Safety Measures27Installing a Rack28Preinstallation Activities28Site Plan Verification28Tools Required29Power Receptacle Verification30Unloading and Moving System Equipment34Unloading the Equipment from the Truck34Inspecting the Shipping Crate36Transporting the Shipping Crate37Removing a Short Rack from the Shipping Crate38Unpacking and Installing the Tall Rack40Positioning and Leveling Racks43Unpacking and Inspecting Modules44Installing the IRUs in a Rack46Determining Space Requirements46Determining Where to Attach Rails in a Rack47Rackmounting IRUs with Shelf Rails48Removing a Rackmounted IRU Module50NUMAlink Cabling the System IRUs51Cabling the System IRUs to a Power Source53Connecting an IRU Module to a Power Source (No Rack)53Connecting System Modules to a Rack Power Source56Connecting the System Console58Operating Your System60Powering the System On and Off60Preparing to Power On60Powering On With Optional System Console and L1/L2 Controller61Powering On Manually or With L1 Console63Powering Off at the System Console64Powering Off Manually65L1 Front Panel Controls66Operating the L1 Controller67Operation Procedures69Precautions69ESD Precaution69Safety Precautions70System Controller Network71Console Connections72Connecting to the System Controller72Communicating with the System Controller73Powering the System On and Off73Preparing to Power On74Powering On and Off at the Console76Powering On and Off from the L176Powering-On and Off From the L278Using Embedded Support Partner (ESP)78Monitoring Your Server792D Graphics Video Interface80Installing Optional Components81I/O Blade Overview82Adding or Removing Disk Drives83Reconfigure the System Disk Drive(s) for RAID 183System Overview89System Models90System Architecture92System Features94Modularity and Scalability94Distributed Shared Memory (DSM)94Distributed Shared I/O95ccNUMA Architecture95Cache Coherency95Non-uniform Memory Access (NUMA)96Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS)96System Components98Bay (Unit) Numbering99Rack Numbering99Optional System Components100System Control101Levels of System Control102System Controller Interaction103L1 Controller103L1 Controller Functions104L1 Front Panel Display104Ethernet Switch105Console Hardware Requirements106Operating the L1106L1 Mode107Viewing System Configuration (from an IRU’s Perspective)108Command Targeting108Console Mode from L1109L1 Console Selection110Viewing Information, Warnings, and Error Messages111L2 Operation111Configuring an L2’s IP Address111Viewing System Configuration113Setting Command Targeting114Viewing Information, Warnings, and Error Messages116Powering On, Powering Off, and Resetting the System From the L2116Console Mode from the L2117Console Selection118L1 Mode From L2120Upgrading L1 Firmware121Upgrading L1 Firmware121Rack Information123Overview123Altix 42U and 20U Rack Features124Technical Specifications126Maintenance and Upgrade Procedures129Maintenance Precautions and Procedures129Preparing the System for Maintenance or Upgrade130Returning the System to Operation130Installing or Removing Internal Parts131Replacing IRU Components132Remove and Replace the System Control Display Panel132Removing or Adding IRU Power Supplies135Removing and Replacing IRU Fans (Blowers)136Removing or Replacing a System Blade From the IRU140Removing and Replacing a Compute/Memory Blade140Memory DIMM Group Placement and Guidelines143Remove and Replace the DVD Drive145Overview of PCI Express Operation149Adding or Replacing PCI/PCIX Cards150Installing PCI Cards in the Three-Slot Blade151Add or Remove a PCI Card in Base IA Blades158Installing or Replacing a Disk Drive in the IA Blade160Removing a System Disk Drive161Installing a System Disk Drive162Troubleshooting and Diagnostics165Troubleshooting Chart166L1 Controller Error Messages167LED Status Indicators169IRU Power Supply LEDs169IRU NUMAlink Router Port LEDs169Compute/Memory Blade LEDs170SGI Electronic Support171Technical Specifications and Pinouts175System-level Specifications175Physical Specifications176Environmental Specifications178Power Specifications179I/O Port Specifications180Ethernet Port181Serial Ports182External SAS/SATA Port Connector184USB Type A Connector185Safety Information and Regulatory Specifications187Safety Information187Regulatory Specifications189CMN Number189CE Notice and Manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformity189Electromagnetic Emissions190FCC Notice (USA Only)190Industry Canada Notice (Canada Only)191VCCI Notice (Japan Only)191Chinese Class A Regulatory Notice191Korean Class A Regulatory Notice191Shielded Cables192Electrostatic Discharge192Laser Compliance Statements193Lithium Battery Statements194Index195Size: 8.04 MBPages: 198Language: EnglishOpen manual
