Server Chassis Features - Supero SuperServer 7042P-8R User Manual

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UPER ERVER 7042P-8R Manual
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You should also have received a User's Manual and Supermicro diskettes,
which contains several drivers and utilities.
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Server Chassis Features

The SuperServer 7042P-8R is a high-end, scaleable server platform de-
signed with today's most state-of-the-art features. The following is a gen-
eral outline of the main features of the SC742S-420 server chassis.
System Power
The 7042P-8R features a triple redundant 500W 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.
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 deac-
tivate the power fail alarm.
swappable, so you don't have to power down the system to replace a
module.
SCSI Subsystem
The SCSI subsystem supports up to 7 80-pin SCA Ultra320 SCSI hard
drives. (Any standard 1" drives are supported. SCA = Single Connection
Attachment.)
backplane. The SCSI drives are also hot-swap units.
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 SuperServer 7042P-8R's control panel provides you with system moni-
toring and control.
activity, overheat condition and power supply failure. A main power button,
a system reset button and an NMI button are also included.
The power supply modules are all hot-
The SCSI drives are connected to a single-channel SCA
LEDs indicate system power, HDD activity, network
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A failed power
A RAID controller