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1400 Server Family

Quick Start Guide

Document Number 007-3979-001

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  • Page 1: Quick Start Guide

    ™ 1400 Server Family Quick Start Guide Document Number 007-3979-001...
  • Page 2 Contractor/manufacturer is Silicon Graphics, Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View, CA 94043-1351. Silicon Graphics is a registered trademark and SGI and the Silicon Graphics logo are trademarks of Silicon Graphics, Inc. Adobe, Acrobat, Acrobat Reader, and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introducing the SGI 1400 Family of Servers 1 Chassis Configurations 2 Site Selection and Environmental Requirements 3 Using Power Cords 5 Power Cord Requirements 6 Monitor, Keyboard, and Mouse Connectors 6 Turning On the Video Monitor and Server 8...

  • Page 5: Introducing The Sgi 1400 Family Of Servers

    SGI 1400 Server Family User’s Guide for more detailed information on your system. The SGI 1400 family of servers includes products such as the SGI 1400M (which uses a Microsoft Windows operating system), and the SGI 1400L which uses a Linux operating system.

  • Page 6: Chassis Configurations

    Introducing the SGI 1400 Family of Servers Chassis Configurations The SGI 1400 server is designed to either be mounted in a rack (rack mode) or stand upright (pedestal mode). Figure 1 shows examples of these configurations. You must contact your sales or service provider and purchase an adapter kit if you wish to change the configuration of your server from one mode to another after receiving the unit.

  • Page 7: Site Selection And Environmental Requirements

    Site Selection and Environmental Requirements Example Rack with Three Servers and Single Server in Pedestal Mode Figure 1 Site Selection and Environmental Requirements Use the information in this section to select a proper operational site for your server. Caution: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage disk drives, add-in boards, and other parts.
  • Page 8 Introducing the SGI 1400 Family of Servers Warning: The push-button on/off power switch on the front panel of the server does not turn off the AC power. To completely remove AC power from the server, you must unplug the AC power cord from each power supply or wall outlet.

  • Page 9: Using Power Cords

    Read the information in “Power Cord Requirements”. Do not plug in any of the server’s power cords when internal parts are being added (boards, DIMMs, removable media drives). See the SGI 1400 Server Family Maintenance and Upgrades Guide for more information on this topic.

  • Page 10: Power Cord Requirements

    Note: suppressor is highly recommended. For information about complying with electromagnetic interference regulations, see “Electromagnetic Compatibility” in the SGI 1400 Server Family User’s Guide. Monitor, Keyboard, and Mouse Connectors This section provides information on connecting your server’s monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
  • Page 11 Power supply Power supply Expansion slot Parallel port monitor connector Serial port A, Serial port B, COM1 COM2 Keyboard connector AC input power connector Mouse USB port connector Power supply fan SGI 1400 Server Rear Connectors and Controls Figure 2...

  • Page 12: Turning On The Video Monitor And Server

    Introducing the SGI 1400 Family of Servers Turning On the Video Monitor and Server Follow these steps before turning on the server and any optional video monitor: Make sure all external devices, such as a monitor, keyboard, and mouse, have been connected.
  • Page 13 Turning On the Video Monitor and Server Front panel LEDs Diskette drive CD-ROM drive Expansion drive bays Power On/Off button Internal drive bays EMI shield Sleep/service button EMI shield Reset button lock System security lock NMI button Figure 3 SGI 1400 Server Front Controls and Indicators...

  • Page 14: Run The Power-On Self Test

    SCSI host adapter settings and to run the SCSI utilities. Also see “Using the Symbios SCSI Utility” in the SGI 1400 Server Family User’s Guide. If you do not enter the SCSI utility, the boot process continues.

  • Page 15: Booting From A Cd

    Booting from a CD Booting from a CD Under certain circumstances you may need to load (or reload) the operating system from a CD. Handle the CD by its inner and outer edges. Do not touch the side without the label Note: (the data side).

  • Page 16: Changing The Boot Device Priority

    Introducing the SGI 1400 Family of Servers The SGI 1400 server you receive from Silicon Graphics contains a fully functional OS installed on the hard disk when shipped from the factory. You should only need to reinstall the OS if you experience a major disk or filesystem failure.

  • Page 17: Getting Manuals From The Sgi Technical Publications Library

    Getting Manuals from the SGI Technical Publications Library If you would like to access manuals on the SGI 1400 server using the World Wide Web, SGI makes its manuals available in a variety of formats via the Web. Using your Web browser, open the following URL: http://techpubs.sgi.com/library...

  • Page 18: Using The Acrobat .Pdf Files

    Introducing the SGI 1400 Family of Servers Because printing from within Acrobat can be time-consuming, we recommend printing only a small range of pages for immediate use. If you want to print all the manuals on the CD, we recommend printing them from the files (see “Using the PostScript .PS...

  • Page 19: Using The Postscript .Ps Files

    Printing Manuals from the CD Using the PostScript .PS Files Before you can print manuals from the CD in your server, you must connect a printer to the parallel port. Then use the supplied PostScript files ( ) to print a hard copy of a manual or other information you may want.

  • Page 20: Copy Configuration Software To Diskettes

    Introducing the SGI 1400 Family of Servers 6. You are dropped into a menu to edit the printer entry information: (name of printer, spool directory, filelimit in Kb 0=nolimit, printer device). 7. Click on the input filter Select button and this allows you to choose your printer type.

  • Page 21: Product Warnings

    Product Warnings Product Warnings Caution: The power supplies in this product contain no user-serviceable parts. Refer servicing only to qualified personnel. Do not attempt to modify or use a supplied AC power cord if it is not the exact type required. The server has a separate AC power cord for each supply.
  • Page 22 Introducing the SGI 1400 Family of Servers For proper cooling and airflow, always reinstall the chassis covers before turning on the system. Operating the system without the covers in place can damage system parts. To install the covers: Check first to make sure you have not left loose tools or parts inside the system.

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