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- Page 1 Quick Start Guide 86 A1 45FT rev 01 April 2024...
- Page 2 30 bis rue du Nid de Pie 49000 Angers FRANCE The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Eviden will not be liable for errors contained herein, or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the use of this material.
- Page 3 Chapter 1. Discovering the server ...................... 5 1.1.1 USB key (part of the delivery) ..................... 5 1.1.2 Support Online (SOL) resources for BullSequana SA (Eviden support website)............................. 5 Server identification ............................. 7 1.2.1 Asset Tag XAN serial number ..................... 7 1.2.2...
- Page 5 The Bull support web site for the most up-to-date product information, documentation, , firmware updates, software fixes and service offers: BullSequana SA servers — Bull On-line Support Portal Iḷ șďḷ č ďč — QďZč ďṏř This guide is intended for customer technical expert or EVIDEN Maintenance team. Preface...
- Page 6 Iḷ șṏṅč ť ǻșħ ṅḷ The BullSequana SA1 range comprises 7 models optimized for SAS, SATA and NVMe storage, categorized into 2 families based on the CPU manufacturer (AMD or Intel). Quick Start Guide...
- Page 7 Ṟť ǿǿṅṏș— Ñḷ �ħ ḷ ď— ⁵ṞÑĶ⁶— ṏďř ṅť ṏǻďř — ę ṅṏ— Bť ��Ṟďṍť Zḷ Z— ṞA— ⁵Eūħ č ďḷ — ř ť ǿǿṅṏș— ṻ ďå ř ħ șď⁶ Product documentation and downloads are available from Eviden website: https://support.bull.com/ols/product/platforms/bullion/bullsequana-sa-servers/ More contents are available to the customer with support contract (login access is requested on this webserver).
- Page 9 Eviden, located on top of the server chassis. or on the front label holder. You will be asked for this number each time you query support Eviden. 1.2.2 ĶAṂ— ħ ḷ șďṏę Zǻď— ⁵Ł ⁶—...
- Page 10 1.2.3 BṅZṏč — Ṟďṏħ Z�— Ṃť ļ å ďṏ— ⁵BŁ C— ǿZř ř ṻ ṅṏč ⁶ This number is the motherboard serial number. It’s used as the default password to log in to the BMC. It can be found on the label holder or on the right-side chassis.
- Page 11 Before starting the server, you need to connect a display via the Mini Display port (Mini display port to VGA adapter is included) and a keyboard. The connectors are located on the back of the server. SA11a, SA11i SA21a, SA21Sa, SA21i, SA21Ga...
- Page 12 Œ ṅṻ ďṏħ ḷ ẽ — șĝď— ř w ř șďļ The server is started by pressing power button on the front panel. Front Panel SA11a, SA21Sa, SA21Ga, SA11i, SA21a, SA21i SA21Si In the User Guide located on the USB stick ("documentation" directory), you will find in...
- Page 13 Cṅḷ ḷ ďǻș— Zḷ č — ř ďșť ǿ— șĝď— BŁ C For the first BMC login, open a browser and go to: https://IP_Adress_of_the-server then open a session using default user “admin” The password is located on the label holder (cf Board Serial Number) For example Then change the default password, Go to menu “Settings”, “User Management”, select “admin”...
- Page 14 2.2.1 Hṅṻ — șṅ— Zǻǻďř ř — BIÑṞ— ļ ďḷ ť — ęṏṅļ — șĝď— BŁ C To access the BIOS, you must restart your server. Follow these steps: Navigate to the BMC dashboard. Select the "Power Control" menu. In the subsequent screen, choose "Power Cycle."...
- Page 15 Cĝďǻį — HV — ħ ḷ ūďḷ șṅṏw — Zḷ č — ǻṅļ ǿṅḷ ďḷ șř — ř șZșť ř — In most cases, servers are configured with boot drives in RAID1, although this may vary depending on your order specifications. Other drives connected to the MegaRAID adapter are configured in JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks) mode.
- Page 16 2.3.2.1 RAID components Navigate to Advanced => BROADCOM MegaRAID model > Configuration Utility Look in PROPERTIES and verify that: Drives to see the available disks behind the PCI card Drive Groups to see the number of configured Raid Group Virtual Drives to see the number of volumes configured and available.
- Page 17 In ACTIONS, you’re able to verify the RAID types, Status and capacity: 2.3.2.2 VROC components As an option, you can connect a VROC key. Two types of VROC key • Standard VROC key for RAID0/1/10 • Premium VROC key for RAID0/1/5/10 The key must be installed as indicated in the diagram below, which is located on the server's cover.
- Page 18 2.3.2.4 BMC netw ork Navigate to Server Mgmt => BMC network configuration. This interface can be used to specify static IP configuration. 2.3.2.5 On Board ethernet MAC addresses From the BMC home screen select NIC Inventory tab to view MAC address of the on board/port...
- Page 19 Chapter 3. Dďǿ�ṅw ħ ḷ ẽ — șĝď— ř w ř șďļ Œ ṏďǿZṏħ ḷ ẽ — ÑṞ— č ďǿ�ṅw ļ ďḷ ș 3.1.1 Ṟďṏūďṏ— Œ ṅṻ ďṏ— ṅḷ Check the status of your host, if off please Power On 3.1.2 Ñǿďṏ...
- Page 20 3.1.2.2 By using a Pre-boot eX ecution Environment (PXE) Change the BIOS boot list to enable PXE booting. Then, restart the server and connect to the BMC using the admin account. Navigate to the "Remote Control" submenu and open a remote window. You can also restart the server and during the boot session press the<...
- Page 21 3.1.2.3 By using a bootable USB drive Plug a bootable USB flash drive into any of the USB ports of the server. You may need to adjust the BIOS boot list to enable booting from the USB drive. Afterward, restart the server and connect to the BMC using the admin account.
- Page 22 Chapter 4. Œ �Zșę ṅṏļ — ļ Zḷ Zẽ ďļ ďḷ ș— șṅṅ�ř The GSM software suite is an optional and free tool designed for the centralized management of multiple BullSequana SA servers. It can be downloaded from the SOL website.
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