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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Part I. User’s Guide 1. Introduction..................... 2 1.1 System Feature ..........................3 1.1.1 Front View ..........................3 1.1.2 Front Panel Controls and Indicators ..................3 1.1.3 Rear View ..........................4 1.1.4 Inner View ..........................5 1.1.5 Power LED Indication......................5 1.2 System Specifications ........................6 1.3 Mainboard Layout ..........................9 1.3.1 Block Diagram ........................9 1.3.2 Mainboard Layout ........................
  • Page 3 4.1.10 Power Menu ........................49 4.1.11 Exit Menu.......................... 50 4.2 Jumper Setting ..........................51 4.2.1 PCI-X Speed Setting(J22, J26) ....................52 4.2.2 VGA Enable / Disable(J18) ....................53 4.2.3 Clear CMOS Header ......................53 4.2.4 External SAS Port Enable/Disable(JP2) .................. 54 4.2.5 Geographical ID Setting .......................
  • Page 4 NOTE: For any up-to-date version of this document, please see our web site at www.uniwide.com. UNIWIDE Technologies, Inc. reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice. This product, including software, if any, and documentation may not, in whole or in part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any medium or machine without written consent.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    XtremeServer offers the best in class for each of these challenges by employing the latest technology designed by a specialized sever team. The XtremeServer 3526 3U Rackmount Server is a high-performance system powered by dual AMD Opteron ®...

  • Page 6: System Feature

    1.1 System Feature 1.1.1 Front View a. Slim CD-ROM Drive e. Front Bezel b. Front Panel Controls and Mounting Bracket Indicators g. Bracket Slide Inner c. FDD Ejector button d. Hard Disk Drive 1.1.2 Front Panel Controls and Indicators a. USB 2,0 Ports e.

  • Page 7: Rear View

    1.1.3 Rear View a. PCI Slots h. IEEE 1394 Port b. System Geographical ID Switch GbE LAN Port(IPMI) c. VGA Port GbE LAN Port d. Serial Port k. External SAS Port e. PS/2 Port(Keyboard & Mouse) AC Power Inlet m. Rear Fan USB 2.0 Ports g.

  • Page 8: Inner View

    1.1.4 Inner View a. Power Supply g. CPU/Memory Duct b. Silm FDD h. PCI-Express Add-on Card(Option) c. Silm CD-ROM i. PCI-Express Add-on Cards d. Center Fan j. PCI-X Add-on Cards e. Memory DIMM Slots k. Rear Fan f. HeatSink 1.1.5 Power LED Indication AC : Green –...

  • Page 9: System Specifications

    1.2 System Specifications Processor Four socket F(1207pin) AMD Opteron Processors Supports up to 2P/4C Dual-Core AMD Opteron 8000 Series processors Integrated 128bit DDR-2 memory controller Chipset ® NVIDIA nForce Professional 2200 AMD-8132TM PCI-X 2.0 Tunnel ® NVIDIA nForce Professional 2050 (3526VA-01) Winbond Super I/O chip ®...

  • Page 10: Drive Bays

    Drive Bays Supports six hot-swap SATA HDD (3526VA-01) Supports six hot-swap 3.0 SAS HDD (3526ES-01) Supports Slim CD-ROM and Slim FDD Drive Expansion Slots Two x16 PCI-Express slot supporting full-length add-on card One x4 PCI-Express slot supporting half-length add-on card Two 64bit 133/100/66MHz PCI-X slot supporting half-length add-on card One 64bit 133/100/66MHz PCI-X slot supporting full-length add-on card Integrated I/O...

  • Page 11: Lan Controller

    LAN Controller ® Two Broadcom BCM5721 PCI-Express gigabit ethernet controllers Support PXE function Video Controller XGI Volari Z9 /16MB BIOS AMI BIOS Support ACPI 2.0 with S0/S1/S3/S4 and S5 Support AMD PowerNow! 48-bit LBA support Support USB K/B & Mouse Serial Console Redirection Support USB boot and PXE boot in boot sequence Support serial over LAN function...

  • Page 12: Mainboard Layout

    1.3 Mainboard Layout 1.3.1 Block Diagram...

  • Page 13: Mainboard Layout

    1.3.2 Mainboard Layout ® ① AMD Opteron Socket 1207 - CPU0 ⑨ PCI Express x16 Slot ® ® ⑩ Two Broadcom PCI Express GbE ports ② AMD Opteron Socket 1207 - CPU1 ⑪ LSILogic LSI1068X 8-ch SAS controller ③ Registered ECC DDR memory Slots ⑫...

  • Page 14: Important Safety

    2. Important Safety Only a technically qualified person shall access, integrate, configure, and service this product. To avoid personal injury or property damage, read, observe, and adhere to all of the following safety instructions and information before you begin installing the product. 2.1 Intended Application Uses This product was evaluated as information technology equipment (ITE), which may be installed in offices, schools, computer rooms, and similar commercial type locations.

  • Page 15: Multiple Power Sources

    2.3 Multiple Power Sources Where a unit receives power from more than one source (for example, different voltages or frequencies or as backup power), there shall be a prominent marking at each disconnect device giving adequate instructions for the removal of all power from the unit. 2.4 Earth-Grounded Socket Outlets CAUTION To avoid electrical shock, the system power cord(s) must be plugged into socket-outlet(s) that is...

  • Page 16: Electrostatic Discharge (Esd)

    2.7 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) CAUTION Perform the procedures in this product guide only at an electrostatic discharge (ESD) workstation, because the server components can be extremely sensitive to ESD. If no such station is available, you can reduce the risk of electrostatic discharge ESD damage by doing the following.

  • Page 17: System Installation

    3.1.1 Unpacking ① Main Box ② Slide Rail Box ③ Heatsink Pad ④ Heatsink Box ⑤ System Bottom Cushion ⑥ XtremeServer 3526 System ⑦ System Top Cushion ⑧ Accessory Box ⑨ PSU Box ⑩ Power Supply Unit CAUTION In setting the product out of the box, hold it in the middle and not the cushion.

  • Page 18: Packing List

    Unpack the package and check if all items listed below are present. If any item contained in the package is damaged or missing, please contact your local dealer for replacement. In addition, keep the box and packing materials for possible future use. XtremeServer 3526 Slide Rail Power Supply...

  • Page 19: Environmental Specifications

    3.1.3 Environmental Specifications Place In front of the system, minimum 25" of the space is needed for using and managing the system. In rear of the system, minimum 30" of the space is needed for managing the system and airflow. Power supply Before installing the system, check the power capacity of the place where the system is installed.

  • Page 20: Install Rail For Mounting The System On The Rack

    3.1.4 Install Rail for Mounting the System on the Rack This section provides information on installing the system into a rack unit with the slide rails provided. Slide Rail Slide rails consist of two sections: an inner fixed chassis rail that secures directly to the server chassis and an outer fixed slide rail that secures directly to the rack itself.

  • Page 21: Installing The Outer Rails

    Installing the Outer Rails As shown in picture below, put the rear of outer rail on right place of the rear-mounting frame, and fit it on the front-mounting frame. You can fit the outer rails on the rack very easily and then eventually you can reduce the assembly time.

  • Page 22: Install System At The Rack Cabinet

    3.1.5 Install System at the Rack Cabinet CAUTION Remove all the cables from system before installing. CAUTION System can be heavy. To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment, get help to lift and stabilize the system during installation or removal, especially when the system is not fastened to the rails.

  • Page 23: Installing User Serviceable Component

    3.2 Installing User Serviceable Component 3.2.1 CPU System mainboard accommodates Socket-F(1207 pin) AMD Opteron Processors at 2000 MT (Mega Transfer per second). You must insert a CPU into CPU socket 0 (CPU0) first before installing one in CPU socket 1 (CPU1). The correct CPU installation sequence is CPU0, CPU1. CAUTION If you are using 3546VA-01, 3546ES-01 model, you must surely use two or four CPU for appropriate operation.

  • Page 24: Memory

    3.2.2 Memory The system mainboard uses Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM). Two pair's banks are available; each bank supports one CPU with Hyper Transport Technology. The memory DIMMs accommodates Registered ECC (400/533/667) SDRAM DIMM and Double Data Rate Memory (DDR2) memory modules in 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, and 2GB, 4GB combinations.

  • Page 25: Memory Installation Procedure

    Memory Installation Procedure ① Locate the DIMM modules. ② Make sure the DIMM’s pins are facing down, and check that the pin arrangement on the memory module resembles the one pictured below. CAUTION Always populate H0 DIMM socket before installing memory modules in the H1 DIMM sockets. ③...

  • Page 27: Hard Disk Drives

    3.2.3 Hard Disk Drives HDD ID Configuration HDD Type Slot #5 Slot #4 Slot #3 Slot #2 Slot #1 Slot #0 SATA ID 6 ID 5 ID 4 ID 3 ID 2 ID 1 SAS(SCSI) ID 5 ID 4 ID 3 ID 2 ID 1 ID 0...

  • Page 28: Pci Add-On Cards

    3.2.4 PCI Add-on Cards WARNING Please power off your power supply completely when adding removing any expansion card or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion card. WARNING Please again check add-on card type when adding expansion card to slot. PCI-X slot can't support exclusive 5V add-on card.

  • Page 29: Power Module Hot Plugging

    3.2.5 Power Module Hot Plugging WARNING If removing a power supply, release the locking latch of the power supply. ① Press the release button on the side of the front bezel, and take the bezel away from the system. ② Release the latch hook and pull the power supply out of the system.

  • Page 30: Bios And Jumper Setting

    4. BIOS and Jumper Setting 4.1 BIOS This chapter discusses the AMI BIOS Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup program allows users modifying the basic system configurations according to their requirements. This special information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

  • Page 31: Updating Bios Setup

    4.1.2 Updating BIOS Setup Creating a bootable floppy disk A. DOS environment Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive. At the DOS prompt, type: format A : /S then press <Enter>. B. Microsoft® Windows® environment(Microsoft® Windows® 95/98 only) Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.

  • Page 32: Using Setup

    4.1.3 Using Setup In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, press <Esc> to quit. The following table provides more details about how to navigate in the Setup program using the keyboard. Function Up Arrow( ) Key Move to the previous item ↑...

  • Page 33: Main Menu

    4.1.4 Main Menu This is the first screen that is displayed when you enter the BIOS Setup Utility. Each tab lined on the top of the screen represents each different menu. The following picture shows the main menu. Main menu shows the information of BIOS version, date and ID; processor type, speed and count; system size. In addition, system time and date is adjustable using + / - key or number keys.
  • Page 34 4.1.5.1 CPU Configuration Submenu In CPU configuration, you can set up CPU frequency and enable/disable the Error Reporting. GART error reporting should remain disabled for the normal operation. Feature Options Description This option should remain disabled for the normal operation. Disable GART Error Reporting This driver developer may enable it for testing...

  • Page 35: Ide Configuration Submenu

    4.1.5.2 IDE Configuration Submenu You can make the selections on IDE Configuration menu. Feature Options Description Disable Disable: disable the integrated IDE controller OnBoard PCI Primary Primary: enable only the Primary IDE controller IDE Controller Secondary Secondary: enable only the Secondary IDE controller Both Both: enable both IDE controllers IDE Detect...

  • Page 36: Floppy Configuration Submenu

    4.1.5.3 Floppy Configuration Submenu Feature Options Description Disabled 5 1/4” 360 KB Floppy 5 1/4” 1.2 MB Select Floppy A or Floppy B and then selects Configuration 3 1/2” 720 KB floppy-diskette type installed in your system. 3 1/2” 1.44 MB 3 1/2”...
  • Page 37 4.1.5.4 Super IO Submenu Feature Options Description OnBoard Floppy Disabled Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller Controller Enabled Disabled Serial Port1 3F8/IRQ4 Allows BIOS to Select Serial Port1 Base Addresses. Address 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 Disabled Serial Port2 2F8/IRQ3 Allows BIOS to Select Serial Port1 Base Addresses. Address 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3...
  • Page 38 4.1.5.5 ACPI Configuration Submenu Feature Options Description ACPI Aware O/S Enable: O/S supports ACPI ACPI Configuration Yes/No Disable: O/S doesn’t support ACPI 4.1.5.6 Hyper Transport Configuration Submenu To set up the hyper transport speed and bandwidth, you can adjust over this menu. The incorrect manipulation will impede the system running.
  • Page 39 4.1.5.7 IPMI Configuration To set up the BMC LAN Configuration, you can adjust over this menu. 4.1.5.8 MPS Configuration Submenu...
  • Page 40 4.1.5.9 PCI Express Configuration Submenu Enable/Disable PCI Express L0 and L1 link power states. 4.1.5.10 Remote Access Configuration Submenu...
  • Page 41 4.1.5.11 USB Configuration Submenu Feature Options Description Disabled USB Controller USB 1.1 Only Enables USB controller Support USB 1.1+ USB 2.0 Disabled/Enabled/ Enables support for legacy USB Legacy USB Support Auto Auto option disables legacy support if no USB device connected USB 2.0 HiSpeed Configures the USB 2.0 controller in...
  • Page 42 4.1.5.12 Onboard Device Configuration Submenu Feature Options Description Enabled On-board SAS controller Enabled/Disabled Disabled Enabled IEEE 1394 On-board IEEE 1394 Enabled/Disabled Disabled Enabled NIC0 PXE Setting On-board NIC0 PXE Boot Enabled/Disabled Disabled Enabled NIC1 PXE Setting On-board NIC1 PXE Boot Enabled/Disabled Disabled Enabled Audio CODEC Interface...

  • Page 43: Pci Pnp Menu

    4.1.6 PCI PnP Menu PCI PnP Menu 1 PCI PnP Menu 2...
  • Page 44 Feature Options Description Yes: lets the O/S configure PnP devices not Plug & Play O/S required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play O/S 32, 64, 96, 128, Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency PCI Latency Timer 160, 192, 224, 248 timer register...

  • Page 45: Boot Menu

    4.1.7 Boot Menu Feature Options Description Disabled Quick Boot Allow BIOS to skip tests while booting Enabled Disabled Disabled: Display normal POST messages Quiet Boot Enabled Enabled: Display OEM logo Bootup Num-Lock Select power on state for Num-Lock Disabled PS/2 Mouse Support Select support for PS/2 mouse Enabled Disabled...

  • Page 46: Security Menu

    4.1.8 Security Menu Security Menu 1: Change Supervisor Security Menu 2: Change User...
  • Page 47 Security Menu 3: Boot Sector Feature Options Description Change Supervisor Password Install or change the password Change User Password Install or change the password Disabled Boot Sector Virus Protection Enable/Disable boot sector virus protection Enabled...

  • Page 48: Chipset Configuration Menu

    4.1.9 Chipset Configuration Menu 4.1.9.1 NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Submenu...

  • Page 49: Memory Configuration Submenu

    4.1.9.2 Memory Configuration Submenu Feature Options Description It can be set by the code using AUTO, or if you use Memclock Mode Auto Limit LIMIT, you can set one of the standards. Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out Auto Bank Interleaving over BANKS on the same node, or across NODES,...

  • Page 50: Ecc Configuration Submenu

    4.1.9.3 ECC Configuration Submenu Feature Options Description Master Disabled Master ECC Enables support on all nodes for ECC ECC Enable Enabled error detect and correction. DRAM ECC allows hardware to report and correct DRAM Disabled memory errors automatically maintaining system ECC Enable Enabled integrity.
  • Page 51 4.1.9.4 IOMMU Mode Submenu Feature Options Description AGP Present Disabled Set GART size in systems without AGP, or disable 32MB altogether. Some OSes require valid GART for 64MB IOMMU Mode proper operation. If AGP is present, select 128MB appropriate option to ensure proper AGP operation. 256MB 512MB...

  • Page 52: Power Menu

    4.1.10 Power Menu The Power menu items allow you to change the power management settings. Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options. Feature Options Description Disabled Power Management/APM Enable or disable APM Enabled Enabled or disabled Internal 802.3 MAC to Disabled LAN &...

  • Page 53: Exit Menu

    4.1.11 Exit Menu Feature Description Exit system setup after saving the changes Save Changes and Exit F10 key can be used for this operation Exit system setup without saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit ESC key can be used for this operation Discard changes done so far to any of the setup question Discard Changes F7 key can be used for this operation...

  • Page 54: Jumper Setting

    4.2 Jumper Setting This section covers the jumper setting. Refer to the following illustration for the location of the jumpers. ① PCI-X Speed CHB(J22) ② PCI-X Speed CHA(J26) ③ VGA Enable / Disable(J18) ④ Clear CMOS(JP1) ⑤ External SAS Enable / Disable(JP2)

  • Page 55: Pci-X Speed Setting(J22, J26)

    4.2.1 PCI-X Speed Setting(J22, J26) PCI-X speed can be selected by the switch. Please follow the below instruction. 1 Off: 2 Off - 133MHz 1 On: 2 Off - 100MHz 1 Off: 2 On - 66MHz...

  • Page 56: Vga Enable / Disable(J18)

    4.2.2 VGA Enable / Disable(J18) This header lets you set your VGA port function. You can choose enable or disable this function or not. Onboard VGA can be disabled by setting this jumper on. Disable Enable(default) 4.2.3 Clear CMOS Header The onboard button cell battery powers the CMOS RAM.

  • Page 57: External Sas Port Enable/Disable(Jp2)

    4.2.4 External SAS Port Enable/Disable(JP2) This header lets you set your External SAS port Enable/Disable function. You can choose enable or disable this function or not. Disable Enable 4.2.5 Geographical ID Setting ID switch is used to decide identification, CPU number and type of server. ServerDome is monitoring on the basis of identification, CPU number and type of server.
  • Page 58 CPU Assignment This sets up CPU number of server. Switches(A) Description Binary 1-way 2-way 3-way 4-way Server Type Assignment This sets up server type. Switches(A) Type Description Binary 2way passive 2way Active/4way Only 2way Passive...

  • Page 59: Sas Cable Connection

    4.2.6 SAS Cable Connection Connector J10, J11 are used to connect SAS cable to each SAS HDD. Connector Description SAS Port 0-3 SAS Port 4-5 4.2.7 Jumper Setting on the SAS BP Jumper J13, J14 are used to decide which enclosure monitoring controller will use in system. Default setting is “1-2”...

  • Page 60: Dip Sw1 Setting On The Sata Bp

    4.2.8 DIP SW1 Setting on the SATA BP DIP SW1 is used to decide which controller we will use in system. Default setting is all “ON” for on-board SATA controller. If you want to use add-on SATA controller, you have to set the switch to “ON” like below picture.

  • Page 61: Software & Utilities

    5. Software & Utilities 5.1 NVRAID 5.1.1 Basic Configuration Instruction The following are the basic steps for configuring NVRAID 5.1.1.1 Non-Bootable RAID Array Choose the hard disks that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS. ① Specify the RAID level, either Mirroring (RAID 1), Striping (RAID 0), Striping and ②...

  • Page 62: Setting Up The Bios

    5.1.2 Setting up the BIOS Start your computer, then press Delete to enter the BIOS setup. ① Use the arrow keys to select Integrated Peripherals, then press Enter. Use the arrow keys to select the RAID Config(see the picture), then press Enter. ②...

  • Page 63: Entering The Raid Bios Setup Basic Configuration Instruction

    5.1.3 Entering the RAID BIOS Setup Basic Configuration Instruction After rebooting your system, wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press F10. ① The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS. Press <N>, and the NVIDIA RAID Utility-Define a New Array window will appears(See the picture).
  • Page 64 In upper picture 1.0.M means the hard drive is attached to Adapter 1, Channel 0, and the drive is set to Master. The following is a list of all possible combinations: 1.0.M Adapter 1, Channel 0, Master 1.1.M Adapter 1, Channel 1, Master 1.2.M Adapter 1, Channel 2, Master Serial ATA...
  • Page 65 The below picture illustrates the Define a New Array window after two disks have been assigned as RAID1 array disks. NVIDIA RAID Utility – Array Disks 5.1.3.3 Completing the RAID BIOS Setup ① After assigning your RAID array disks, press F7. The Clear disk data prompt appears.
  • Page 66 ② Press Y to clear all drive data. The Array List screen appears, where you can review the RAID arrays that you have set up. ③ Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to set up, and then press Enter. The Array Detail screen appears.

  • Page 67: Nvidia Raid Utility Installation

    5.1.4 NVIDIA RAID Utility installation 5.1.4.1 Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows (For Non-bootable RAID Array) This section describes how to setup the application and install the RAID software which will upgrade the Windows IDE driver and install the RAID driver. ①...
  • Page 68 5.1.4.2 Installing the RAID Driver (For bootable RAID Array) After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the Windows CD, and the Windows Setup ① program starts. ② Press F6 and wait for the Windows Setup screen to appear. ③...
  • Page 69 ④ Press Enter to continue with operating system Installation, Be sure to copy the files from the floppy is complete, then take out the floppy. ⑤ Following the instructions on how to install operating system, During the GUI portion of the installation you might be prompted to click Yes to install the RAID driver.

  • Page 70: Lsilogic Sas Raid(Optional)

    5.2 LSILogic SAS RAID(Optional) This chapter provides information how to configure and use the components of the LSI Logic Integrated RAID (IR) software with LSI SAS 1068/1068E controllers. You may need to run the SAS BIOS setup utility when: You want to change the default SAS controller settings for customized features. You intend to manage any of the attached SAS devices.

  • Page 71: Integrated Mirroring Overview

    5.2.2 Integrated Mirroring Overview This section provides an overview of the LSI Logic Integrated Mirroring (IM) feature. 5.2.2.1 Introduction As a result of the shift towards Network Attached Storage (NAS), ISPs need a cost effective, fault- tolerant solution to protect the operating systems on small form factor, high-density, rack-mountable servers.
  • Page 72 5.2.2.2 IM Features LSI Logic Integrated Mirroring and Integrated Mirroring Enhanced support the following features: Configurations of one or two IM or IME volumes on the same LSI Logic SAS controller. Each volume can consist of two mirrored disks (IM) or three to eight mirrored disks (IME). (Optional) One global hot spare disk per controller.
  • Page 73 5.2.2.3 IM/IME Description The LSI Logic Integrated Mirroring (IM) feature supports one or two mirrored volumes on each LSI Logic SAS controller (or one mirrored volume and one Integrated Striping volume). Typically, one of these volumes is the boot volume, as shown in Figure. This is accomplished through the firmware of the LSI Logic SAS controller that supports the standard Fusion-MPT interface.
  • Page 74 An IME volume can be configured with up to eight mirrored disks, or seven mirrored disks and a global hot spare. Figure shows the logical view and physical view of an Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) volume with three mirrored disks. Each mirrored stripe is written to a disk and mirrored to an adjacent disk. This type of configuration is also called RAID 1E.

  • Page 75: Integrated Mirroring Firmware

    5.2.2.4 Integrated Mirroring Firmware This section describes features of the LSI Logic Integrated Mirroring (IM) firmware, which supports up to two IM volumes per LSI Logic SAS controller. 5.2.2.4.1 Host Interface The IM host interface uses the Message Passing Interface, as described in the Fusion-MPT Message Passing Interface Specification.
  • Page 76 5.2.2.4.7 Media Verification The IM firmware supports a background media verification feature that runs at regular intervals when the IM/IME volume is in optimal mode. If the verification command fails for any reason, the other disk’s data for this segment is read and written to the failing disk in an attempt to refresh the data. The current Media Verification Logical Block Address is written to non-volatile memory occasionally to allow Media Verification to continue approximately where it left off prior to a power-cycle.

  • Page 77: Creating Integrated Mirroring Volumes

    5.2.3 Creating Integrated Mirroring Volumes This section describes how to create Integrated Mirroring (IM) and Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) volumes using the LSI Logic SAS BIOS Configuration Utility (SAS BIOS CU). 5.2.3.1 IM Configuration Overview You can use the SAS BIOS CU to create one or two IM or IME volumes on each LSI Logic SAS controller, with an optional global hot spare disk.
  • Page 78 The following guidelines also apply when creating an IM or IME volume: All physical disks in the volumes must be either SATA (with extended command set support) or SAS (with SMART support). SAS and SATA disks cannot be combined in the same volume. Disks must have 512-byte blocks and must not have removable media.
  • Page 79 ⑦ (Optional) Add a global hot spare by moving the cursor to the hot spare column and pressing the + key, . key, or space bar. ⑧ When the volume has been fully configured, press C and then select Save changes then exit this menu to commit the changes.
  • Page 80 5.2.3.2.3 Creating s Second IM or IME Volume The LSI Logic SAS controllers allow you to configure two IM or IME volumes. If one volume is already configured, and if there are available disk drives, there are two ways to add a second volume. The first is as follows: ①...

  • Page 81: Other Configuration Tasks

    ③ Select a disk from the list by pressing the + key, . key, or space bar. ④ After you select the global hot spare disk, press C. An error message appears if the selected disk is not at least as large as the smallest disk used in the IM/IME volume(s). The global hot spare disk must have 512-byte blocks, it cannot have removable media, and the disk type must be either SATA with extended command set support or SAS with SMART support.
  • Page 82 Follow these steps to force the synchronization of a selected array: ① Select Synchronize Array on the Manage Array screen. ② Press Y to start the synchronization, or N to cancel it. 5.2.3.3.3 Activating an Array An array can become inactive if, for example, it is removed from one controller or computer and moved to another one.
  • Page 83 When you are creating an IM or IME volume, and a disk drive is set to Yes as part of the volume, the LED on the disk drive is flashing. The LED is turned off when you have finished creating the volume. You can locate individual disk drives from the SAS Topology screen.

  • Page 84: Integrated Striping Overview

    5.2.4 Integrated Striping Overview This section provides an overview of the LSI Logic Integrated Striping (IS) feature. 5.2.4.1 Introduction The LSI Logic Integrated Striping (IS) feature is useful for applications that require the faster performance and increased storage capacity of striping. The low-cost IS feature has many of the advantages of a more expensive RAID striping solution.
  • Page 85 5.2.4.3 IS Description The IS feature writes data across multiple disks instead of onto one disk. This is accomplished by partitioning each disk’s storage space into 64 Kbyte stripes. These stripes are interleaved round-robin, so that the combined storage space is composed alternately of stripes from each disk. For example, as shown in Figure, segment 1 is written to disk 1, segment 2 is written to disk 2, segment 3 is written to disk 3, and so on.

  • Page 86: Integrated Striping Firmware

    5.2.4.4 Integrated Striping Firmware This section describes features of the LSI Logic Integrated Striping (IS) firmware. 5.2.4.4.1 Host Interface The IS host interface uses the Message Passing Interface, as described in the Fusion-MPT Message Passing Interface Specification, including Integrated Striping. Through the Fusion-MPT interface, the host operating system has access to the logical IS drive as well as the physical disks.

  • Page 87: Creating Integrated Striping Volumes

    5.2.5 Creating Integrated Striping Volumes This section describes how to create Integrated Striping (IS) volumes using the LSI Logic SAS BIOS Configuration Utility (SAS BIOS CU). 5.2.5.1 Configuration Overview You can use the SAS BIOS CU to create multiple IS volumes, with up to 10 drives total on an LSI Logic SAS controller.
  • Page 88 ③ On the Adapter Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties on the screen and press Enter. ④ When you are prompted to select a volume type, select Create IS Volume. The Create New Array screen shows a list of disks that can be added to a volume. ⑤...
  • Page 89 The first is as follows: In the configuration utility, select an adapter from the Adapter List. Select the RAID ① Properties option. This will display the current volume. Press C to create a new volume. ② Continue with step 4 of Section 5.2, “Creating IS Volumes,” to create a second IS volume. ③...
  • Page 90 5.2.5.4.3 Deleting an Array CAUTION Before deleting an array, be sure to back up all data on the array that you want to keep. Follow these steps to delete a selected array: ① Select Delete Array on the Manage Array screen. ②...
  • Page 91 ④ To remove the boot designator, move the cursor down to the current boot disk and press Alt+B. This controller will no longer have a disk designated as boot. ⑤ To change the boot disk, move the cursor to the new boot disk and press Alt+B. The boot designator will move to this disk.

  • Page 92: Serverdome Overview

    5.3 ServerDome Overview The ServerDome provides remote server management for the XtremeServer 1U and 3U XtremeServer. With comprehensive management capabilities from a single graphical console, ServerDome remote management software automates and simplifies IT and networking tasks, letting the system administrator deploy, configure, manage and maintain X number of servers.

  • Page 93: Removing & Installing System Components

    1. Removing & Installing System Components 1.1 Installing the CD-ROM Drive ① Screw two brackets and the interface board to the CD-ROM. ② Locate the CD-ROM kit right into the place on the chassis and then slide it forward. ③ Push the lock tension down to secure the CD-ROM kit. ④...

  • Page 94: Installing The Floppy Disk Drive

    1.2 Installing the Floppy Disk Drive ① Install the FDD with two mounting bracket. ② Install the FDD with two mounting brackets in the plastic housing as shown below. ③ Install the FDD cable to backplane. CAUTION Face the conduct side up and lock the connector to secure the cable. Do not treat the connector by force.
  • Page 95 ④ Push the button and slide the front LED panel back into the system. To use the FDD, push the blue button and it will come up to the front. Close the FDD Use the FDD...

  • Page 96: Installing The Hard Disk Drive

    1.3 Installing the Hard Disk Drive ① Remove the blank disk from the disk carrier and secure HDD to the carrier with four screws. Keep the blank disk for the future use. ② Insert the disk carrier into the bay and then close the handle to lock. ③...

  • Page 97: Removing The Power Supply Unit

    1.4 Removing the Power Supply Unit CAUTION In replacing the power supply, handle the unit with care because it is heavy. ① Push the release button on the right side of the front bezel and remove it. ② With the handle held, release the locking latch. ③...

  • Page 98: Replacing The Cooling Fan Unit

    1.5 Replacing the Cooling Fan Unit WARNING Do not remove the fan module while operating the system. In installing the fan module, carefully set the unit on the fan connector. 1.5.1 Center Fan Unit ① Push both latches of the fan module. ②...

  • Page 99: Rear Fan Unit

    1.5.2 Rear Fan Unit ① Push both latches of the fan module. ② Pull the fan module out and set it away from the system. ③ Locate the fan module on the locking guide of the chassis. ④ Push the fan module in carefully.

  • Page 100: Replacing The Interface Unit

    1.6 Replacing the Interface Unit 1.6.1 Backplane Unit CAUTION Before installing IFB, remove HDD carrier and locate FDD forward. ① Slide down the backplane board along the holding guide. ② Secure backplane board with two screws. ③ Install the FDD and Front LED cables to the backplane.

  • Page 101: Interface Board(Ifb) Unit

    1.6.2 Interface Board(IFB) Unit ① Secure the interface board with bracket. Install Z-PACK connector into a connector of the motherboard. ② Install the interface unit into the chassis and secure it with three screws. 1.6.3 Center FAN Cage Unit Secure the center fan cage to cage rear with the two screws after aligning fan connector of fan board with header of motherboard.

  • Page 102: Sas Cable

    1.6.4 SAS Cable WARNING Routing SAS cable should be prior to installing Interface unit. 1.6.4.1 Using Onboard SAS Controller SAS cable way SAS Cable...

  • Page 103: Installing The Motherboard

    1.7 Installing the Motherboard CAUTION In order to remove or install the motherboard, disassemble the rear cage unit from the system beforehand. ① Attach two heatsink back plates on the bottom side of motherboard. ② Place the motherboard on the key hole standoffs of the chassis so that each of the six mounting holes fit into the key hole standoffs.

  • Page 104: Installing The Rear Cage Unit

    1.8 Installing the Rear Cage Unit ① Push slowly Cage Rear into a chassis until making a click sound. ② Check the Latch rear cage locking. ③ Install the cable for FDD, front LED panel and CD-ROM drive.

  • Page 105: Installing The Cpu Heatsink

    1.9 Installing the CPU Heatsink CAUTION Make sure that thermal interface material should be on the bottom side of the heatsink.

  • Page 106: Installing The Air Duct

    1.10 Installing the Air Duct CAUTION Do not press memory socket handle down while inserting memory plenum, which could lift up memory. ① Align the air duct with the guide of the chassis and put it on top of the motherboard. ②...

  • Page 107: Installing The Front Bezel

    1.11 Installing the Front Bezel ① Locate the front bezel on the chassis as shown below. ② hole of chassis and press right parts of bezel to secure it. ③ In order to remove the bezel, press Push button and Pull it out.

  • Page 108: Appendix

    Appendix A. BIOS Post Code AMIBIOS8 Check Point and Beep Code List The POST code checkpoints are the largest set of checkpoints during the BIOS pre-boot process. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the POST portion of the BIOS. Checkpoint Description If boot block debugger is enabled, CPU cache-as-RAM functionality is enabled at this point.
  • Page 109 Check CMOS diagnostic byte to determine if battery power is OK and CMOS checksum is OK. Verify CMOS checksum manually by reading storage area. If the CMOS checksum is bad, update CMOS with power-on default values and clear passwords. Initialize status register A.
  • Page 110 Programming the memory hole or any kind of implementation that needs an adjustment in system RAM size if needed. Updates CMOS memory size from memory found in memory test. Allocates memory for Extended BIOS Data Area from base memory. Initializes NUM-LOCK status and programs the KBD type matic rate. Initialize Int-13 and prepare for IPL detection.

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