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Compaq ProLiant 8500 Upgrade Manual

Compaq proliant 8500 i/o module upgrade guide
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ProLiant 8500 Server
I/O Module Upgrade Guide
First Edition (January 2001)
Part Number 216597-001
Compaq Computer Corporation

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  • Page 1 ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide First Edition (January 2001) Part Number 216597-001 Compaq Computer Corporation...
  • Page 2 All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. Compaq 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: Table Of Contents

    Upgrade Precautions....................3 Preparing the Server for the Upgrade ................4 Configuring the Server ..................4 Installing the ProLiant 8500 I/O Module Upgrade Kit Support Software CD ......................5 Updating the System Partition with Compaq Server Diagnostics ......6 Updating the System Dispatcher Utility and Migrating the System .....7 Removing the Cable Management Arm ...............8...
  • Page 4 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide continued Removing the Virtual Power Button Cable..............26 Removing Cable Segment A................26 Removing Cable Segment B ................30 Removing Cable Segment C ................33...

  • Page 5: Compaq Proliant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide

    Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide Introduction Use this option kit and the instructions provided in this guide to add PCI-X technology and the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) to Compaq ProLiant™ 8500 servers. After the upgrade, the server will become a ProLiant DL760. A new service number will be assigned to the server to identify the new components.

  • Page 6: Kit Contents

    2 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide Kit Contents I/O drawer with the cable for the Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition board installed SmartStart™ and Support Software CD 4.90B ProLiant 8500 I/O Module Upgrade Kit Support Software CD ProLiant 8500 I/O Module Upgrade Kit Migration diskette...

  • Page 7: Upgrade Precautions

    Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 3 Upgrade Precautions WARNING: There is a risk of personal injury from hazardous energy levels. The installation of options and routine maintenance and servicing of this product shall be performed by individuals who are knowledgeable about the procedures, precautions, and hazards associated with equipment containing hazardous energy circuits.

  • Page 8: Preparing The Server For The Upgrade

    Upgrade IMPORTANT: The ProLiant 8500 I/O Module upgrade process may destroy data on your server. To ensure that you do not lose data, Compaq recommends that you back up your server. IMPORTANT: The upgraded server will only support the Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 and Windows 2000 operating systems.

  • Page 9: Installing The Proliant 8500 I/O Module Upgrade Kit Support Software Cd

    Installing the ProLiant 8500 I/O Module Upgrade Kit Support Software CD The ProLiant 8500 I/O Module Upgrade Kit Support Software CD contains the Compaq Support Paqs for Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 and Microsoft Windows 2000. The CD also contains the Compaq System Erase utilities.

  • Page 10: Updating The System Partition With Compaq Server Diagnostics

    Server Diagnostics Compaq Server Diagnostics will be updated on the system partition. This step is necessary, or Compaq Server Diagnostics would have to be run from the diskette each time. To install Compaq Server Diagnostics onto the system partition, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 11: Updating The System Dispatcher Utility And Migrating The System

    3. Leave the ProLiant 8500 I/O Module Upgrade Kit Migration diskette in the server. NOTE: If you are upgrading multiple servers, do not reuse the same ProLiant 8500 I/O Module Upgrade Kit Migration diskette. Each upgrade kit is supplied with its own diskette.

  • Page 12: Removing The Cable Management Arm

    8 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide Removing the Cable Management Arm IMPORTANT: All PCI expansion boards must be removed from the server to perform the upgrade. Before removing the PCI expansion boards, label all cables. 1. Disconnect all cables from the PCI expansion boards (if installed).

  • Page 13: Removing The I/O Module

    Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 9 Removing the I/O Module CAUTION: Some ProLiant 8500 servers do not have a four-pin virtual power button J80 connector on the I/O board. These ProLiant servers use a three- segment virtual power button cable with the Compaq Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition board.
  • Page 14 10 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 3. Press in the module stop latches on both sides and pull the module out of the chassis Figure 3. Removing the I/O module...

  • Page 15: Transferring I/O Expansion Boards Between I/O Modules

    Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 11 Transferring I/O Expansion Boards Between I/O Modules This section provides instructions on removing I/O expansion boards from your current I/O module and installing them into the new I/O module provided with this kit.

  • Page 16: Removing Pci Expansion Boards From Slots 10 And 11

    12 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide Removing PCI Expansion Boards from Slots 10 and 11 1. Press down on the top of the PCI expansion slot release lever , and open the lever toward the rear of the expansion slot 2.

  • Page 17: I/O Board Slot Descriptions

    Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 13 I/O Board Slot Descriptions The new I/O module has 11 slots divided into 3 buses. The Primary bus (slots 7 through 9) is keyed for 64-bit 5-V PCI boards or 64-bit PCI universal boards.

  • Page 18: I/O Expansion Board Descriptions

    14 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide I/O Expansion Board Descriptions The Primary bus will accept a 64-bit 5-V PCI board or a 64-bit universal PCI board . The Secondary and Tertiary buses will accept a 64-bit 3.3-V...

  • Page 19: Supported I/O Expansion Boards

    Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 15 Supported I/O Expansion Boards All slots are PCI Hot Plug-capable and will support a variety of industry standard PCI/PCI-X I/O expansion boards. NOTE: Slots 10 and 11 are capable of operating at 66 MHz PCI and 100 MHz PCI-X, but the PCI/PCI-X bus will only operate as fast as the slowest board installed in either slot or at the maximum bus speed.
  • Page 20 16 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide Bus Speed The new I/O board in the ProLiant 8500 uses one 33-MHz PCI bus, one 33-MHz PCI/50-MHz PCI-X bus, and one 66-MHz PCI/100-MHz PCI-X bus at maximum speeds. The following table illustrates the PCI/PCI-X speeds associated with each of the three PCI/PCI-X buses.

  • Page 21: Installing The I/O Expansion Boards In The New I/O Module

    Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 17 Installing the I/O Expansion Boards in the New I/O Module 1. Press on the top of the appropriate expansion slot release lever , and open the lever toward the rear of the expansion slot 2.
  • Page 22 18 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 4. Insert the PCI/PCI-X expansion board into the appropriate expansion slot pushing firmly until the board is seated properly. 5. Close the air baffle 6. Close the expansion slot release lever Figure 10.
  • Page 23 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 19 9. Verify that the serial number on the new I/O module matches the serial number on the service number labels included in your kit. Figure 11. New I/O module serial number label location 10.

  • Page 24: Installing The Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition Board

    NOTE: The Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition board can be installed in slots 7 through 9. Compaq recommends installing the board in slot 9 for an easier installation. 1. Press on the top of the slot release lever , and open the lever toward the rear of the expansion slot 2.
  • Page 25 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 21 4. Locate the ProLiant DL760 Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition adapter cable next to slot 9. The LED indicator cover must be opened to access the cable. Figure 13. Locating the ProLiant DL760 Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition adapter cable 5.
  • Page 26 22 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 6. Connect the ProLiant DL760 Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition adapter cable to the cable connector on the Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition board 7. Close the air baffle Figure 15. Connecting the ProLiant DL760 Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition adapter cable 8.

  • Page 27: Completing The Upgrade

    Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 23 Completing the Upgrade Installing the New Labels 1. Slide the server out of the rack until it is fully extended. 2. Superimpose the Tertiary I/O Slot label over the Additional I/O Information label .

  • Page 28: Connecting The Cable Management Arm And Cables

    24 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 5. Slide the server into the rack. 6. Secure the server to the rack. Connecting the Cable Management Arm and Cables , and secure it using 1. Connect the cable management arm to the server the thumbscrew Figure 17.

  • Page 29: Transferring The Serial Number To The New I/O Module

    Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 25 Transferring the Serial Number to the New I/O Module 1. With the ProLiant 8500 I/O Module Upgrade Kit Migration diskette loaded, boot the server. The screen will display two options: Restore Migration Information Exit and Reboot System 2.

  • Page 30: Removing The Virtual Power Button Cable

    Each segment of the virtual power button cable is labeled A through C and has factory-installed self-adhesive cable guides. NOTE: Refer to the Compaq Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition User Guide for additional information on the virtual power button feature of the option board.
  • Page 31 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 27 4. Disconnect the keyed cable segments A and B. Figure 19. Disconnecting cable segments A and B 5. Remove the self-adhesive cable guide of cable segment A from the rightmost wall of the media module, adjacent to the Power On/Standby connector.
  • Page 32 28 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 6. Disconnect the keyed connector of the server’s Power On/Standby cable from the dual-head connector. Figure 21. Disconnecting the Power On/Standby cable 7. Disconnect the keyed dual-head connector of cable segment A from the Power On/Standby connector on the media board.
  • Page 33 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 29 8. Connect the Power On/Standby switch connector to the media board in the media module. Figure 23. Connecting the Power On/Standby switch connector 9. Set the media module aside. Cable segment A is now removed.

  • Page 34: Removing Cable Segment B

    30 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide Removing Cable Segment B Cable segment B is situated on the system midplane board and connects cable segment A in the media module to cable segment C in the I/O module.
  • Page 35 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 31 3. Looking down on server from the front, disconnect the keyed cable segments B and C located on right side just forward of the air baffle. Figure 26. Disconnecting cable segments B and C 4.
  • Page 36 32 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 5. Remove the power supplies located under the I/O module on the rear of the server to gain access to cable segment B. 6. Viewing the server from the rear, remove the cable guide with Velcro from the back of the vertical wall of the system midplane board, adjacent to the left server wall.

  • Page 37: Removing Cable Segment C

    Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 33 Removing Cable Segment C Cable segment C of the virtual power button cable is situated in the I/O module and connects to cable segment B located in the system midplane. Viewing the server from the rear, slide the I/O module backward several inches by following these steps: 1.
  • Page 38 34 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 4. Disconnect the four-pin connector of cable segment C from the virtual power button J12 connector on the Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition board. Figure 31. Disconnecting cable segment C from the Remote Insight Lights- Out Edition board 5.
  • Page 39 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade Guide 35 6. Viewing the server from the front, open the I/O module air baffle and remove the four-pin connector end of the cable from the air baffle 7. Remove the self-adhesive cable guides of cable segment C from the lip on the outside wall of the I/O module PCI expansion slot area Cable segment C is now removed.
  • Page 40 1 transferring 11 virtual power button cable 9, I/O module Compaq Server Diagnostics 6 removing 9 serial number transfer 25 Compaq Support Paqs (CSPs) 5 configuration, server 4 installation configuration utility 5 I/O expansion boards 17 labels 23...
  • Page 41 2 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server I/O Module Upgrade module upgrade kit 5 upgrade overview 1 operating system 4 upgrade precautions 3 Remote Insight 20 Power On/Standy switch 28 Server Diagnostics 6 powering down procedures 7 ProLiant 8500 I/O Module Upgrade...
  • Page 42 Index 3 reporting of 1 SmartStart and Support Software virtual power button cables 9, 26 CD 4 System Configuration Utility 5 System Dispatcher utility 7 system partition warnings 3 creation of 5 Windows 2000 Server Diagnostics update 6 CSPs for 5 System Dispatcher update 7 support for 1 Windows NT...

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