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Freeway
1200/1300
®
Hardware Installation Guide
DC 900-1537B
Simpact, Inc.
9210 Sky Park Court
San Diego, CA 92123
November 1999

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  • Page 1 Freeway 1200/1300 ® Hardware Installation Guide DC 900-1537B Simpact, Inc. 9210 Sky Park Court San Diego, CA 92123 November 1999...
  • Page 2 © 1999 Simpact, Inc. All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America This document can change without notice. Simpact, Inc. accepts no liability for any errors this document might contain. Freeway is a registered trademark of Simpact, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents List of Figures List of Tables Preface Safety Precautions Freeway 1200 Certifications Freeway 1300 Certifications 1 Getting Started 2 Hardware Installation 3 Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Initialization Disk 4 Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Local Console...
  • Page 4 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide DC 900-1537B...

  • Page 5: List Of Figures

    Figure 2–4: Example Back View: Freeway 1300 ..... Figure 2–5: ICP Numbering: Freeway 1200 ..... . .
  • Page 6 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide DC 900-1537B...

  • Page 7: List Of Tables

    List of Tables Table 3–1: Freeway System Boot Parameters..... . . Table 3–2: Flags for Reset Action ......Table 4–1: Freeway System Boot Parameters.
  • Page 8 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide DC 900-1537B...

  • Page 9: Preface

    Preface Purpose of Document Same: 3100/3150, 3200/7200, This document describes the hardware installation procedures for Simpact’s Freeway 1200/1300 1200/1300 communications server. It is used in conjunction with the Freeway User Guide , which describes the software installation procedure. Intended Audience This document should be read by the computer technician who will be installing the Freeway communications server.
  • Page 10 The following general product documentation list is to familiarize you with the avail- 1501, and add “Freeway” to able Simpact Freeway and embedded ICP products. The applicable product-specific title of 1533. reference documents are mentioned throughout each document (also refer to the “readme”...
  • Page 11 Preface • ICP2432 Hardware Description and Theory of Operation DC-900-1501 • ICP2432 Electrical Interfaces (Addendum to DC-900-1501) DC-900-1566 • ICP2432 Hardware Installation Guide DC-900-1502 Freeway Software Installation and Configuration Support • Freeway Message Switch User Guide DC-900-1588 • Freeway Release Addendum: Client Platforms DC-900-1555 •...

  • Page 12: Document Conventions

    DC-900-1307 Document Conventions The term “Freeway” refers to either of the Freeway models, 1200 or 1300. Revision History The revision history of the Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide , Simpact document DC 900-1537B, is recorded below: Document Revision Release Date...

  • Page 13: Customer Support

    Preface Customer Support If you are having trouble with any Simpact product, call us at 1-800-275-3889 Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Pacific time. You can also fax your questions to us at (858)560-2838 or (858)560-2837 any time.
  • Page 14 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide DC 900-1537B...

  • Page 15: Safety Precautions

    fire or an electric shock. • Do not modify the Freeway equipment in any way. Simpact, Inc. is not responsi- ble for regulatory compliance of any Freeway communications server that has been modified.
  • Page 16 • Ne pas modifier l’appareil Freeway de quelque manière que ce soit. Simpact, Inc. ne pourra être tenu responsable de toute infraction aux normes d’un serveur de communication Freeway ayant été modifié. Toute altération de l’enveloppe Free- way d’une manière autre que pour l’installation d’options fournies par Simpact...
  • Page 17 Kurzschluß hervorrufen, der einen Brand oder einen elektrischen Schlag verursachen kann. • Verändern Sie in keiner Weise das Freeway Zubehör. Simpact, Inc. ist nicht für abgeänderte Freeway Kommunikations-Server verantwortlich, die demzufolge den vorgeschriebenen Regeln nicht entsprechen. Jegliche Abänderungen der...
  • Page 18 • Non modificare in nessun modo l’unità Freeway. La Simpact, Inc. non è respons- abile della conformità alle norme di nessun server Freeway per le comunicazioni che sia stato modificato. L’alterazione in qualsiasi maniera del telaio di Freeway,...
  • Page 19 Safety Precautions che differisca dalle opzioni di installazione fornite dalla Simpact, può invalidare le garanzie di sicurezza; • Prima di togliere il coperchio o la base per effettuare qualsiasi manutenzione, togliere sempre la spina di Freeway. DC 900-1537B...
  • Page 20 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide DC 900-1537B...

  • Page 21: Freeway 1200 Certifications

    Immunity EN 50082-1 (1992) The Freeway 1200 has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A dig- ital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 22 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide EC Declaration of Conformity for the Freeway 1200 Simpact, Inc. 9210 Sky Park Court San Diego, CA 92123 declare under sole responsibility that the Freeway 1200, Model FW-1200, P/N LM-1200 to which this declaration relates, meet the essential health and safety requirements...
  • Page 23 Essential health and safety requirements relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits: EN 60950 Safety requirements of information technology equipment including electrical machines The Freeway 1200 complies with all safety relevant provisions referring to: • Protection against electrical hazards • Protection against other hazards such as: •...
  • Page 24 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide DC 900-1537B...

  • Page 25: Freeway 1300 Certifications

    Freeway 1300 Certifications The Freeway 1300 meets or exceeds the following standards: Safety UL 1950, CSA-C22.2 No. 950, and EN60950 Emissions FCC US 47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B, and EN55022 (both to Class A) Immunity EN 50082-1 (1992) The Freeway 1300 has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A dig- ital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 26 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide EC Declaration of Conformity for the Freeway 1300 Simpact, Inc. 9210 Sky Park Court San Diego, CA 92123 declare under sole responsibility that the Freeway 1300, Model FW-1300, P/N LM-1300 to which this declaration relates, meet the essential health and safety requirements...
  • Page 27 Freeway 1300 Certifications EC Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC Essential health and safety requirements relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits: EN 60950 Safety requirements of information technology equipment including electrical machines The Freeway 1300 complies with all safety relevant provisions referring to: •...
  • Page 28 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide DC 900-1537B...

  • Page 29: Getting Started

    Chapter Getting Started This manual describes how to install the Freeway 1200/1300 hardware and configure the boot parameters. The following is a summary of the complete installation proce- dure: 1. Install the hardware as described in Chapter 2 of this manual.
  • Page 30 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide DC 900-1537B...

  • Page 31: Hardware Installation

    The Freeway has an autoranging power supply to accommodate different voltages and frequencies (100 to 120 VAC, 200 to 240 VAC: 50 to 60 Hz). The Freeway 1200 must be near one grounded, three-wire electrical outlet and the Freeway 1300 must be near two outlets.
  • Page 32 Appropriate cables to connect the ICPs to the data communications equipment • Boot parameter initialization disk • Two- and three-headed loopback cables, one per Freeway ICP • Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide (this manual) • Freeway User Guide • Freeway Loopback Test Procedures •...
  • Page 33 The carton may also contain other documentation. If anything is missing, contact your Simpact customer service representative at 1-800-275-3889. Note Keep the original box and packing material. To avoid damage during shipment, use the original box and packing material when shipping your Freeway.

  • Page 34: Figure 2-1: Front View: Freeway 1200 (Lockable Door Not Shown)

    Power Floppy Floppy disk on/off Hard drive Power drive light eject Air vents switch LEDs button Drive Bay Drive Bay Drive Bay 3577 Unused keyboard connector Figure 2–1: Front View: Freeway 1200 (lockable door not shown) DC 900-1537B...

  • Page 35: Figure 2-2: Front View: Freeway 1300 (Lockable Door Not Shown)

    2: Hardware Installation Temperature, fan, voltage, and Air vents drive LEDs TEMP VOLTAGE DRIVE System power Unused on/off keyboard switch connector Floppy drive light Unused Drive Bay SCA SCSI drive bays Floppy disk Drive Bay eject button 3584 3.5-inch Alarm Reset floppy speakers...

  • Page 36: Figure 2-3: Example Back View: Freeway 1200

    ISA slots Air vents for power supply fan (unused) (unused) (unused) Bus 2 Bus 1 Bus 0 Primary Power Accessory Ethernet input Unused Boards socket socket connectors Unused Optional secondary Ethernet Figure 2–3: Example Back View: Freeway 1200 DC 900-1537B...

  • Page 37: Figure 2-4: Example Back View: Freeway 1300

    2: Hardware Installation Unused Optional Primary secondary Ethernet Ethernet Board PCI slots Unused ISA slots Bus 3 Bus 2 Bus 1 Bus 0 Boards (Buses 1, 2, and 3) KEYBOARD PARALLEL COM 2 COM 1 Monitor Air vents Power Power Power Console port...
  • Page 38 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide Step 7: Make sure that the power switch on the front panel is off, then make the LAN connec- tions. The Freeway’s CPU board has an RJ-45 connector for twisted-pair cable comply- ing with the 10/100BaseT specification.

  • Page 39: Figure 2-5: Icp Numbering: Freeway 1200

    ICP due to electrical discharge as contact is made or broken. I have separate Figure 2–5 shows an example Freeway 1200 hardware configuration. The Freeway 1200 drawings here to show ICP has ten PCI slots used by up to eight ICP2432 boards, an optional PCI interface board,...

  • Page 40: Figure 2-6: Icp Numbering: Freeway 1300

    Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide Figure 2–6 shows an example Freeway 1300 hardware configuration. The Freeway 1300 Drawing is in Times New has fourteen PCI slots used by up to 12 ICP2432 boards, an optional PCI interface Roman but it’s close enough to board, and an optional secondary Ethernet Network Interface Card;...
  • Page 41 2: Hardware Installation The order of the PCI boards in the Freeway is arbitrary. The order shown in Figure 2–5 for the Freeway 1200 and Figure 2–6 for the Freeway 1300 matches the standard config- uration shown in the boot configuration file, which is also the standard order of the boards as installed by Simpact.
  • Page 42 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide DC 900-1537B...

  • Page 43: Configuring The Boot Parameters Using The Initialization Disk

    Chapter Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Initialization Disk This chapter describes how to use the boot parameter initialization disk to configure the boot parameters and boot the Freeway server. You can boot the Freeway from a boot server attached to the local area network or from the Freeway’s hard or flash drive. If you are booting from a boot server, it is assumed that: 1.
  • Page 44 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide You can change the default FTP user name and FTP password that the Freeway uses by changing the corresponding boot parameters on the Freeway system. If you do, remember that you must also change the user name and password of the FTP account on the boot server.

  • Page 45: Figure 3-1: Example Of The Freeway System Boot Parameters

    3: Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Initialization Disk Boot_Device : fei Processor_Number FTP_User_Name : freeway FTP_Password : password Flags Freeway_Server_Name : freeway1 Freeway_Inet_Address : 207.67.135.224 Freeway_Subnet_Mask : ffffff00 Boot_Server_Name : bootmaster Boot_Server_Inet_Address : 207.67.135.198 System_Boot_Directory : /usr/local/freeway/boot System_Boot_File_Name : fw486 Configuration_File_Name : bootcfg.pci For Freeway,...
  • Page 46 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide Table 3–1: Freeway System Boot Parameters (Cont’d) Boot Parameter Description This parameter specifies whether you want Freeway to: Flags • Autoboot two seconds after system reset, seven seconds after system reset, or not at all •...

  • Page 47: Table 3-2: Flags For Reset Action

    3: Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Initialization Disk Table 3–1: Freeway System Boot Parameters (Cont’d) Boot Parameter Description This parameter contains the file that Freeway uses to configure the Configuration File Name physical devices and services. Enter the file name for your Freeway. The default is .

  • Page 48: Figure 3-2: Configured Freeway System Boot Parameters

    Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide Step 2: Use the blank form in Figure 3–2 to write down your boot parameter configurations for future reference. Freeway System Boot Parameters ------------------------------ Boot Device : _____________________________________ Processor Number : _____________________________________ FTP User Name...
  • Page 49 3: Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Initialization Disk Step 3: Save the file to the floppy disk, then remove the floppy disk from the PC. Step 4: Insert the initialization disk in the Freeway’s floppy drive. Turn on the power. The boot parameters you configured in the file are copied to local non-volatile bootparm.txt...
  • Page 50 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide Step 5: After Freeway boots successfully, remove the initialization disk from the floppy drive. Note After the initial system boot, you can telnet or rlogin to Freeway from the boot server (or from any other computer on the network) and use the Freeway Interactive Menu for Freeway operations as described in the Freeway User Guide.

  • Page 51: Configuring The Boot Parameters Using The Local Console

    Chapter Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Local Console This chapter describes how to use the local console to configure the boot parameters and boot Freeway. You can boot Freeway from a boot server attached to the local area network or from Freeway’s hard or flash drive. If you are booting from a boot server, it is assumed that: 1.
  • Page 52 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide You can change the default FTP user name and FTP password that Freeway uses by changing the corresponding boot parameters on the Freeway. If you do, remember that you must also change the user name and password of the FTP account on the boot server.
  • Page 53 4: Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Local Console Step 2: Configure the console terminal to operate with the following communications param- eters: • 9600 bits per second • 8 bits data • 1 stop bit • No parity • xon/xoff enabled Step 3: Turn the power switch on the front panel on.

  • Page 54: Figure 4-1: Freeway Boot System Main Menu

    Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide Freeway Boot System Main Menu ----------------------------- System Boot Display Boot Parameters Edit Boot Parameters Select: Figure 4–1: Freeway Boot System Main Menu DC 900-1537B...

  • Page 55: Figure 4-2: Example Of The Freeway System Boot Parameters

    4: Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Local Console Step 5: Select option 3 to edit the boot parameters. The system displays the parameters one at a time. Three actions are possible as each parameter is displayed: • To preserve a parameter, press <return> •...

  • Page 56: Table 4-1: Freeway System Boot Parameters

    Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide Step 6: Configure the boot parameters as described in Table 4–1. Table 4–1: Freeway System Boot Parameters Boot Parameter Description To boot over Fast Ethernet from the boot server using the primary Boot Device Ethernet (on the CPU board), set the boot device to...
  • Page 57 4: Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Local Console Table 4–1: Freeway System Boot Parameters (Cont’d) Boot Parameter Description Enter the name assigned by the system administrator for the boot Boot Server Name server. Optionally, you can clear this field and the software will assign the default name “...

  • Page 58: Table 4-2: Flags For Reset Action

    Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide Table 4–2: Flags for Reset Action Flags Parameter Value Boot Protocol and Reset Action 0x0000 (default) Upon system reset, wait 7 seconds before autobooting. 0x0004 Upon system reset, display the Freeway Boot System Main Menu.
  • Page 59 4: Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Local Console Step 8: Select option 2 at the Freeway Boot System Main Menu (Figure 4–1 on page 54) to review the current boot parameters. Verify that the changes you entered are correct. If the changes are incorrect, or you entered to store data, select option 3 again and n n n n o o o o...

  • Page 60: Figure 4-3: Configured Freeway Boot Parameters

    Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide Freeway System Boot Parameters ------------------------------ Boot Device : _____________________________________ Processor Number : _____________________________________ FTP User Name : _____________________________________ FTP Password : _____________________________________ Flags : _____________________________________ Freeway Server Name : _____________________________________ Freeway Inet Address : _____________________________________...

  • Page 61: Table A-1: Commonly Used Electrical Interfaces

    Appendix Electrical Interfaces Table A–1 shows the commonly used electrical interfaces for WAN connections. Each link in All these are the same: a 2-port or 4-port ICP can be individually configured to EIA-232, EIA-449, EIA-530, or V.35. 3100/3150, 3200/7200, The 8-port ICP provides EIA-232 only. If you select another value for an 8-port board, it will 1100/1150, 1200/1300 be ignored.
  • Page 62 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide Table A–1: Commonly Used Electrical Interfaces (Cont’d) EIA-232 EIA-530 EIA-449 V.35 Signal Name Source Mnemonic Pin Mnemonic Pin Mnemonic Pin Mnemonic Pin DTE Ready (DTR) CD (A) TR (A) CD (B) TR (B) Signal Ground –...

  • Page 63: Figure B-1: Front Panel: Freeway 1300 (Lockable Door Not Shown)

    Appendix Freeway 1300 LED Panel and Alarm Functions The front panel of the Freeway 1300, shown in Figure B–1, includes an LED panel to indicate the status of various system functions such as temperature, fan status, backplane voltage, and hard drive activity. These functions are described on the next page.
  • Page 64 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide Temperature LED This LED shows the status of the interior chassis environment temperature. The valid settings are 35° C, 45° C, 55° C, and 65° C. The default temperature set at the factory is 45° C. A solid green LED indicates that the temperature is equal to or less than the selected value.

  • Page 65: B Freeway 1300 Led Panel And Alarm Functions

    B: Freeway 1300 LED Panel and Alarm Functions When an audible alarm is heard, check the LED indicator panel to determine the source of the fault condition. If the fault condition is a fan, temperature, or voltage out of tol- erance condition, you should schedule a maintenance shutdown as appropriate to cor- rect the fault.
  • Page 66 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide DC 900-1537B...
  • Page 67 Appendix Replacing the Power Supply in a Freeway 1300 The Freeway 1300 has optional dual independent hot-swappable power supplies with separate AC feeds, designed to be easily replaced in the field. An audible alarm indicates a power supply failure. The red power supply FAULT LED illuminated on the rear of the Freeway shows which supply has failed (see Figure 2–4 on page 37).
  • Page 68 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide 4. Make sure the power switch on the new power supply is turned off, then push the power supply firmly into place to ensure that all of the contacts at the rear of the supply are properly inserted without any momentary makes and breaks which could cause it to fail.

  • Page 69: C Replacing The Power Supply In A Freeway 1300

    C: Replacing the Power Supply in a Freeway 1300 10. Repeat Step 7 through Step 9 to replace the second power supply if necessary. 11. Plug in the power cords at the rear of the cabinet. 12. Power up each power supply by pressing the power switch on. 13.
  • Page 70 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide DC 900-1537B...

  • Page 71: Index

    1150 system boot directory 46, Electrical interfaces system boot file name 46, Environmental standards Boot server Inet address 46, Equipment provided by Simpact Boot server name 46, Equipment you must supply Booting Freeway Error checking reset action selection 47, Ethernet connections...
  • Page 72 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide Menus interactive menu Fan LEDs main menu 53, Flags 46, Modem for loopback testing Freeway Inet address 46, Freeway server name 46, Freeway subnet mask 46, Front panel diagram 34, Port numbering Freeway 1300 Freeway 1200...
  • Page 73 Index connections WAN ports ICP2432 39, DC 900-1537B...
  • Page 74 Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide DC 900-1537B...
  • Page 75 We are constantly improving our products. If you have suggestions or problems you would like to report regarding the hardware, software or documentation, please complete this form and mail it to Simpact at 9210 Sky Park Court, San Diego, CA 92123, or fax it to (858)560-2838.
  • Page 76 Simpact, Inc. Customer Service 9210 Sky Park Court San Diego, CA 92123...

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