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Server Chassis Features
The SuperWorkstation 7043A-8R/7043A-i is a high-end, scaleable server platform
designed with today's most state-of-the-art features. The following is a general
outline of the main features of the SC742S-600 (7043A-8R) and SC742i-450
(7043A-i) server chassis.
System Power
The 7043A-8R features a triple redundant 600W power supply that consists of
three separate power supply modules. These modules all share the load and run
continuously. If any of the three fail, the remaining two pick up the load and keep
the system running without interruption. A failed power supply module will also
activate an alarm and illuminates the power fail LED. An alarm reset button is
located on the back of the power supply to deactivate the power fail alarm. The
power supply modules are all hot-swappable, so you don't have to power down
the system to replace a module.
The 7043A-i has a single 450W power supply with a redundant cooling fan and
a thermal control feature.
SCSI Subsystem (7043A-8R)
The SCSI subsystem supports up to 7 80-pin SCA Ultra320 SCSI hard drives.
(Any standard 1" drives are supported. SCA = Single Connection Attachment.)
The SCSI drives are connected to a dual-channel SCA backplane with SAF-TE.
The SCSI drives are also hot-swap units. A RAID controller card can be used with
the SCA backplanes to provide data security.
Note: The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot-
swap capability of the SCSI drives.
Front Control Panel
The SuperWorkstation 7043A-8R/7043A-i's control panel provides you with sys-
tem monitoring and control. LEDs indicate system power, HDD activity, network
activity, overheat condition and power supply failure. A main power button, a
system reset button and an NMI button are also included.
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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