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HP AlphaServer ES47
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Order Number: EK-ES470-UP. C01
This manual is for field service engineers and self-maintenance customers
installing an upgrade to HP AlphaServer ES47 systems from a single
tower system to a two 2P-drawer system in a 29" deep rack cabinet.
Hewlett-Packard Company

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  • Page 1 Order Number: EK-ES470-UP. C01 This manual is for field service engineers and self-maintenance customers installing an upgrade to HP AlphaServer ES47 systems from a single tower system to a two 2P-drawer system in a 29” deep rack cabinet. Hewlett-Packard Company...
  • Page 2 HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. The information in this document is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice.
  • Page 3 Japanese Notice Canadian Notice This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Avis Canadien Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. European Union Notice Products with the CE Marking comply with both the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preface Chapter 1 Overview System Components ....................1-2 Upgrades Steps ...................... 1-3 Check Upgrades Kits ..................... 1-4 Update Firmware ....................1-6 Shut Down System Power ..................1-6 Chapter 2 Prepare the ES47 M2 System Remove the Tower System’s Panels..............2-2 Remove the Top, Left, and Rear Frames ...............
  • Page 6 Chapter 4 Configure and Troubleshoot Notify Server Management of New Members............4-2 Set Membership Takes Effect................4-4 Reset Micros ......................4-6 Run Show Cable ....................4-8 Connect to Partition ..................... 4-10 Troubleshooting During Console Power-up ............4-11 Troubleshooting Power during Power-up............4-12 Chapter 5 Verifying with Q-Vet Q-Vet Considerations ....................
  • Page 7 Figure 3–13 Restore Power....................3-16 Tables Table 1 HP AlphaServer ES47 Documentation ..............x Table 1–1 Upgrade Steps ....................1-3 Table 1–2 ES47 Tower to M2 Cabinet Upgrade Kit (3X-BA60B-AA/AF)......1-4 Table 1–3 ES47 M2 to M4 Upgrade Kit (3X-BA60B-AH) ..........1-4 Table 1–4 ES47 Rack Kit Contents (3X-BA60A-AA) ............
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  • Page 9: Preface

    Preface Intended Audience This manual is for service providers of HP AlphaServer ES47s who are upgrading the system from a single tower system to a two or four 2P-drawer cabinet system in a 29” deep rack. Document Structure This manual uses a structured documentation design. Topics are organized into small sections, usually consisting of two facing pages.

  • Page 10: Table 1 Hp Alphaserver Es47 Documentation

    Firmware downloads are available at ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/Digital/Alpha/firmware/index.html or at http://ftp.digital.com/pub/Digital/Alpha/firmware/index.html. You can reach this from the external HP homepage. One URL may work more successfully, depending on firewall configurations at your customer site. Table 1 HP AlphaServer ES47 Documentation Title html...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 Overview

    Chapter 1 Overview The AlphaServer ES47 system is a member of the family of high-performance ES47/ES80/GS1280 server platforms designed for enterprise-level applications. The ES47 system is built with 2P drawers; a maximum of two 2P drawers can be connected to create a 4P system with up to 16 Gbytes of memory.

  • Page 12: System Components

    2P drawers can be connected to create an M4 system. If you install additional drawers, an additional NAT box is required for each independent ES47 system (M2 or M4) residing in the same cabinet. Installation and configuration information ships with the NAT box. 1-2 HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...

  • Page 13: Upgrades Steps

    Upgrades Steps Here are the basic steps for installing these upgrades. Table 1–1 Upgrade Steps To do Resource Step ES47 Tower to ES47 M2 Cabinet to M4 Open your upgrades kit(s) and Section 1.2 check contents Check firmware levels. Update Section 1.4 Recommended Required...

  • Page 14: Check Upgrades Kits

    2P system building block drawer with 2 power cords 17-05036-01 IP Cable assembly, COAX, 55 Ohm, (2)VHDM 74-61991-02 Bezel, with opening, with logo CK-BA60A-AA Rack kit (content details in Table 1–4) (brackets, cage nuts, screws, SM LAN cable) 1-4 HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...
  • Page 15 Table 1–4 ES47 Rack Kit Contents ( CK-BA60A-AA Description 17-00442-03 Power cord, 2.5M long 17-04991-03 Ground wire, 8AWG, #10 17-05097-04 SM LAN cable assembly 74-62102-01 Plate stop bracket 74-62195-01 Right slide bracket 74-62196-01 Left slide bracket 74-62199-01 Clip, front, mtg 90-09984-18 Screws, M5 X 0.8 X 12mm long 90-09984-41...

  • Page 16: Update Firmware

    Vaux on, bulk power off, attention error inside the box Vaux on, bulk power on, no errors Vaux on, bulk power on, attention error inside the box • The top LED is amber and the bottom LED is green. • 1-6 HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...
  • Page 17 1. Upgrade your firmware (see Section 1.4) 2. Perform your regular system maintenance. Back up all important data, systematically shut down your applications. 3. Turn off power to the cabinet at the OCP, turning the 3 position switch to 0. 4.
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  • Page 19: Chapter 2 Prepare The Es47 M2 System

    Chapter 2 Prepare the ES47 M2 System Follow these steps for upgrading an ES47 M2 tower to go into a cabinet. If your ES47 M2 is a cabinet system, go to Chapter 3. This chapter details the steps to prepare the tower system for insertion into a cabinet. Sections include: •...

  • Page 20: Remove The Tower System's Panels

    Remove the Tower System’s Panels Prepare the tower system by removing its side, top, and bottom panels. Figure 2–1 Prepare the Tower HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...
  • Page 21 You will need a #1 and #2 Phillips head screwdriver for these procedures. 1. Lift the system up and remove it from the floor stand assembly. 2. Unlock the front door. Swing it to the left and lift up when it is fully opened. Holding the door in its up-most position, close it 1/8 turn and then lift the door off its hinges.

  • Page 22: Remove The Top, Left, And Rear Frames

    Remove the Top, Left, and Rear Frames Next, remove the framing around the system, bringing the unit down to the basic 2P drawer. Figure 2–2 Remove the Top, Left, and Rear Frames HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...
  • Page 23 1. Remove the four screws on the top front of the tower. 2. Working on the top frame, at the rear of the system, remove the screws from the bracket on the right, and the ones on the left. 3. Lift the top frame panel off by pulling the frame out and lifting it up. 4.

  • Page 24: Remove The Right And Bottom Frames

    Remove the Right and Bottom Frames Lay the system down on its left side, as shown in Figure 2–3. Complete removal of the right and bottom frames. Figure 2–3 Remove the Right and Bottom Frames HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...
  • Page 25 Lay the system down on its left side on a flat surface, as shown in Figure 2–3. Remove four screws securing the small bracket near the front panel. 2. Along the bottom of the right panel, remove the top screw of an L bracket at the base. 3.

  • Page 26: Remove The Fans

    Remove both fans, to increase access for threading the IDE cables. You are preparing the hardware to reposition the disk drive and OCP for horizontal access, instead of the tower’s vertical access. Figure 2–4 Removing the Center Fan HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...
  • Page 27 Still working with the system on its side, you are preparing to reposition the OCP, disk and CD drives to a horizontal access position in the system drawer. In order to pull out the disk/CD unit, you need to unplug the IDE and SCSI cables so you can move this unit out of the drawer and turn.

  • Page 28: Unplug The Ide Cable From The I/O Expander

    The I/O expander module is underneath the CPU Module. Remove the CPU board to access the I/O Expander and unplug the IDE cable. Feed the end of the IDE cable into the fan cavity. Figure 2–5 Unplug the IDE Cable 2-10 HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...
  • Page 29 1. Loosen the two quarter-turn screws on the side of the system drawer, covering the modules. 2. Lift the finger tab and pull the door off. Set aside. 3. At the left side of the drawer remove the CPU compartment cover by loosening the two screws on the cover face.

  • Page 30: Remove The Ocp

    Remove the OCP Remove the OCP from its hinges, and disconnect the cables. Figure 2–6 Remove the OCP 2-12 HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...
  • Page 31 1. Open the OCP door. 2. Disconnect the OCP signal and power cable on the system. (Leave the cable attached to the OCP.) 3. Disconnect the OCP ground connector from the tab riveted to the drawer chassis. 4. Swing the door until it is parallel with the drawer face. 5.

  • Page 32: Reposition The Disk/Cd Unit

    Remove the four corner screws from the disk/CD Unit. Pull it out and towards you—turn 90 degrees—and replace. Depending on your ES47 model, you may have to disconnect the SCSI cable from the disk backplane. Earlier models have shorter cables. Figure 2–7 Reposition the Disk/CD Unit 2-14 HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...
  • Page 33 Remove the screws on the four corners of the disk/CD unit. 2. Gently pull the unit out and turn it 90 degrees to the right, and reinsert it into the space. 3. Replace the screws in the four corners. 4. Reconnect the SCSI cable (if you had to disconnect it). 5.

  • Page 34: Reposition The Ocp

    Replace the OCP onto the newly positioned disk/CD unit. Figure 2–8 Reposition the OCP 1. Place the OCP back on the hinges 2. Plug in the OCP signal and power cable 3. Plug in the ground wire 4. Close the OCP door. 2-16 HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...

  • Page 35: Reseat The Fans

    Reseat the Fans Reseat the fans and replace the cover. Figure 2–9 Reseat the Fan 1. Slide each fan back into place and tighten the captive screws 2. Replace the cover 3. Screw in the cover’s captive hold-down screw. Prepare the System 2-17...

  • Page 36: 2.10 Close Module Door

    2.10 Close Module Door Thread the IDE cable back to the I/O Expander board and reconnect the cable. Reseat the CPU module. Close the module door. Figure 2–10 Close Module Door 2-18 HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...
  • Page 37 1. The IDE cable was plugged into the I/O Expander board in Section 2.7. 2. Place the CPU on the module guides and slide it into the drawer. 3. Make sure both ejector handles catch on the compartment sides and close the handles pressing the module into the connector on the backplane.
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  • Page 39: Chapter 3 Install And Cable The Drawers

    Chapter 3 Install and Cable the Drawers Next, install the ES47 system into a 29” deep rack cabinet. If upgrading to a Model 4, an additional 2P drawer will also be installed. Then the interprocessor (IP) cables are installed, connecting the dual processor modules in the drawers. And finally, the SM LAN cable and power cables are connected.

  • Page 40: Prepare The Cabinet

    Figure 3–1 Remove the Side Panel (ES47 M2 shown) Figure 3–1 shows an ES47 M2 cabinet system. If you are upgrading an ES47 tower system to a cabinet system, no 2P drawers will be installed at this point. HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...
  • Page 41 1. Open the front door. 2. The top panel is secured with clips. To remove it, push up firmly and lift it up. the top panel aside. 3. For the 34U and 41U cabinets, remove the screws at the bottom of the panel (front and rear).

  • Page 42: Install The Brackets

    Install the Brackets Install the brackets to hold the 2P drawer. Figure 3–2 Installing the Brackets HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...

  • Page 43: Figure 3-3 Attaching The Ground Wire

    Table 3–1 Recommended Bracket Alignment for 2P Drawers Drawer Bracket Cagenuts Alignment 18, 20, 25 30, 32, 37 Install the brackets in the cabinet as follows. 1. Install cagenuts (5) on each 2P drawer bracket (or c-channel) 2. Figure 3–2 shows the proper U locations for each 2P drawer. Install cagenuts (8) on front and rear vertical rails 3.

  • Page 44: Install The 2P Drawer

    Install the 2P Drawer Slide each 2P drawer into the cabinet, using at least two people or lift equipment. Figure 3–4 Installing the 2P Drawer HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...

  • Page 45: Install The Ip Cables (M4 Only)

    CAUTION: At least two people are required to lift and install the 2P drawer in the cabinet. When installing drawers towards the top of the cabinet, use lift equipment. The approximate weight of a 2P drawer is 100 pounds. 1. At the rear of the cabinet, lift and rest the front of the 2P drawer onto the brackets and carefully slide it to the front of the cabinet.

  • Page 46: Connect Sm Lan, Ground, And Power Cables (M4 Only)

    Connect the ground cable. Then install the power cables to the PDU. Figure 3–6 Cabling the Drawer Note: Create a proper service loop. Allow enough Internal LAN, ground wire, and power cable to enable full extension when the drawer is pulled out for service. HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...

  • Page 47: Figure 3-7 Installing Drawer-Stop Brackets

    1. Plug the internal LAN cable into drawer ID#1 and route the cable up the right vertical rail to the HUB. Connect the cable to the HUB 2. Secure the ground cable For earlier models, secure the ground cable at In Section 3.1, you threaded the other end of the ground cable up through the hole of the left rear rail post, around the rail and secured on the other side of the rail.

  • Page 48: Install I/O Cable Support

    2. Slip the bracket over the handle on the rear of each 2P drawer. 3. Secure the bracket by tightening it with 2 screws. 4. Gather the I/O cables and tie wrap them onto the extension bracket. 3-10 HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...

  • Page 49: Install The Bezel (M4 Only)

    Install the Bezel (M4 only) The new 2P drawer comes without a CD-ROM. The bezel is installed to shield and protect this cavity. Figure 3–9 Install the Bezel Move to the front of the 2P drawer. 1. Open the operator control panel (OCP) door. 2.

  • Page 50: Replace The Side Panel

    Replace the Side Panel Working from the side of the system, return the side panel to the cabinet. Figure 3–10 shows a full upgrade to a 4P system. Figure 3–10 Replacing the Side Panel 3-12 HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...
  • Page 51 1. Hook the top of the side panel onto the cabinet. Working top down, press the side panel onto the cabinet frame. Push the bottom in tightly. 2. Press the top panel back onto the cabinet frame. 3. For the 34U and 41U cabinets, insert and tighten the screws at the bottom of the side panels (front and rear).

  • Page 52: Set Drawer Ids

    If, for example, you have no PCI in the position associated with ID-6, you do not assign that ID to the drawer above it. The drawer above retains ID-7 to indicate its physical position in the cabinet, and the drawer below is ID-5 (See Table 3–2). 3-14 HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...

  • Page 53: Figure 3-12 Id Numbers

    Table 3–2 Drawer IDs Position Set drawer ID Model System drawer, bottom System drawer, 2 from bottom System drawer, 3 from bottom Reserved for upgrade to ES80 System drawer, 4 from bottom PCI drawer, 5 from bottom PCI drawer, 6 from bottom PCI drawer, 7 from bottom...

  • Page 54: 3.10 Restore Power

    Vaux on, bulk power off, attention error inside the box Vaux on, bulk power on, no errors Vaux on, bulk power on, attention error inside the box • The top LED is amber and the bottom LED is green. 3-16 HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...

  • Page 55: Chapter 4 Configure And Troubleshoot

    Chapter 4 Configure and Troubleshoot This chapter covers: power-up following the hardware upgrade, and configuration of the newly installed elements into the system using the firmware. Some troubleshooting is also included. Examples show sample console displays for a 4P system. Two conventions are used: 1.

  • Page 56: Notify Server Management Of New Members

    ~GRP-W-(grp_Probe) Use Set Membership -add -ca 0 -dr 1 MBM ~GRP-W-(grp_Probe) MBM/PBM cab:00 drw:1 is not in the member list. ~GRP-W-(grp_Probe) Use Set Membership -add -ca 0 -dr 1 MBM MBM> Set Membership -add -ca 0 -dr 1 MBM HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...

  • Page 57: Table 4-1 Set Membership Commands

    Restore power to the system. You will receive a series of error messages. This is to be expected, since the console is identifying components not yet configured into the system network. 1. After you return power, the system will begin its software power-up. The Server Management will discover any newly added drawers and report them to you.

  • Page 58: Set Membership Takes Effect

    {itioninga 100010a } m->cnt = 2 Join - Micro:0100000a g GROUPID: origadr:100010a incarnation:2 m SETOFMICROS: cnt:2 {100000a 100010a } Predecessor GROUPID: origadr:100000a incarnation:1 interrupt: GROUP IS FORMING grp_Create_task - Message Received 1f5 Missing Accept timer expired HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...
  • Page 59 Waiting for newGroupCreation to be posted interrupt: GROUP IS STABLE [2003/04/16 09:43:13] ~REC-W-(trecTask) Server management group is stable. 1. Server management’s group probe is finding drawer 1 2. Since creation of the new membership incarnation is in process but not yet complete, until the new group ID is formed, you may receive part of the broadcast message.

  • Page 60: Reset Micros

    GROUPID: origadr:100010a incarnation:2 m SETOFMICROS: cnt:2 {100000a 100010a } Predecessor GROUPID: origadr:0 incarnation:0 ...interrupt: GROUP IS FORMING ..interrupt: GROUP IS STABLE << ------------ lines deleted ------------- >> MBM Init finished at: WED APR 16 09:44:44 2003 HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...
  • Page 61 At the MBM prompt, enter reset -m -a or reset -micros -all The system posts its current version of the Group ID and compares its previous Group and waits to accept the new information. New group information is found and incorporated. System goes through its protocol to confirm the new group incarnation.

  • Page 62: Run Show Cable

    IO cabling between IORs of the PCI drawer and CPU IOPs PCI drawer Drw IOR ------- ------- MBM> p on FPGA version: V3.0-0402 Read 130012 bytes Selecting FPGA 0 Configuring for 4 CPUs .w..P..|..|..1 .P..HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...
  • Page 63 .|..|..2 .P..|..|..3 .P..w..<< ------------ lines deleted ------------- >> Running test 10, Initialize RAMBUS ... on 4 EV7s Running test 11, Initialize Memory ... on 4 EV7s << ------------ lines deleted ------------- >> Running test 43, Software Alerts ... on 1 EV7s Running test 46, Other Local Interrupt Bits ...

  • Page 64: Connect To Partition

    6 2003 at 14:32:06 P00>>> Enter the command conn or connect Connects to partition using your primary CPU. Check your CPU count here. Secondary CPUs are started up. Check that all report in. Prompt appears. Connection complete. 4-10 HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...

  • Page 65: Troubleshooting During Console Power-Up

    Troubleshooting During Console Power-up If your server management keeps looping on trying to form the group, then you need to check your NAT box carrier lights for port connections. Next check all drawers within the cabinet (I/O and 2P drawers) to be certain they have unique identifiers.

  • Page 66: Troubleshooting Power During Power-Up

    System does not Poor connections along the path from the No messages on power up. console, wherever it is, to the internal LAN. the console Router broken No messages on the console Vaux problem See Vaux problems 4-12 HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...

  • Page 67: Table 4-4 Troubleshoot With The Ocp

    Table 4–4 Troubleshoot with the OCP Symptom Possible Cause Indicators System does not power up. 2P drawer OCP 48V problem OCP LEDs off Table 4–5 Troubleshoot 48V Issues Symptom Possible Cause Indicators System or part of Any Vaux problem will cause 48V problems See the Vaux, the system does LAN and OCP...
  • Page 68 4-14 HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...

  • Page 69: Chapter 5 Verifying With Q-Vet

    Chapter 5 Verifying with Q-Vet Use Q-Vet to verify your newly upgraded system. The following topics are covered here: • Q-Vet Considerations • Run Q-Vet • Installing Q-Vet • Running Q-Vet • Reviewing Q-Vet Results • De-Installing Q-Vet Verify with Q-Vet 5-1...

  • Page 70: Q-Vet Considerations

    After executing (loading) the IVP long script, issue the Q-Vet command set cyclecount x, where x is the number of cycles desired. • If you have the GUI, simply go to the menu item Options >Cyclecount and change the setting. HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...

  • Page 71: Run Q-Vet

    Run Q-Vet CAUTION: Misuse of Q-Vet may result in loss of customer data. Customers are not authorized to access, download, or use Q-Vet. Compaq engineers use Q-Vet during system development; they designed Q-Vet to verify system installation during development. Q-Vet is a Qualification Verifier Exerciser Tool used to exercise systems under development.

  • Page 72: Installing Q-Vet

    You can also delete the kit tar file, QVET_Vxxx.tar. 9. You must reboot the system before starting Q-Vet. 10. On reboot you can start Q-Vet GUI via vet& or you can run non GUI (command line) via vet -nw. HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...
  • Page 73 5.3.2 OpenVMS 1. Delete any QVETAXPxxx.A or QVETAXPxxx.EXE file from the current directory. 2. Copy the self-extracting kit image file (QVETAXPxxx.EXE) to the current directory. 3. We recommend but do not required, that you purge the system disk before installing Q-Vet. This will free up space that may be needed for pagefile expansion during the AUTOGEN phase.

  • Page 74: Running Q-Vet

    Long IVP (the IVP tests will then load into the Q-Vet process window). Click the Start All button to begin IVP testing. Command-Line $ vet /int=char Interface Q-Vet_setup> execute ivp.vms Q-Vet_setup> start Note that commands are case sensitive. HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...

  • Page 75: Reviewing Q-Vet Results

    Reviewing Q-Vet Results After running Q-Vet, check the results by reviewing the summary log. Q-Vet will run all exercisers until the slowest device has completed one full pass. Depending on the size of the system, this will typically take 2 to 12 hours. Q-Vet will then terminate testing and produce a summary log.

  • Page 76: De-Installing Q-Vet

    5.6.3 Q-Vet Resources • Release notes and kits are available from the Q-Vet web page: http://chump2.mro.cpqcorp.net/qvet/ • Training may be found at: http://learning1.americas.cpqcorp.net/wbt/cs127a-ewb/welcome.htm • A description of the IVP may be found at: http://chump2.mro.cpqcorp.net/qvet/IVP_description.html HP AlphaServer ES47 Upgrade...

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