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Bull NovaScale 4020 User Manual (173 pages)

Brand: Bull | Category: Server | Size: 6.16 MB

Important Safety Information

5
Regulatory Specifications and Disclaimers

7
- Declaration of the Manufacturer or Importer
  7
- Safety Compliance
  7
Conventions

10
- Table of Contents
  11
1 System Description

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- Figure 1. Server System Front
  17
2 Board Set Description

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- Figure 16. System Architecture Layout
  34
  - Main Board
    35
    
    Figure 17. Main Board Layout
    36
    
    Figure 18. Location of Memory DIMMS
    37
    
    Memory Subsystem
    37
    
    Processor Sockets
    37
    
    Network Interface Controller
    38
    
    SCSI Controller
    38
    
    Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
    39
    
    IDE Controller
    39
    
    Video Controller
    39
  - PCI Riser Board
    41
  - Figure 19. PCI Riser Board Layout
    41
  - SCSI Backplane Board
    42
    
    Figure 20. SCSI Backplane Board Layout
    43
    
    Qlogic* GEM359* SCSI Hot-Swap Controller
    43
  - Front Panel Board
    44
    
    Figure 21. Front Panel Board Layout
    44
    
    Front Panel Board Functional Blocks
    44
3 Configuration Software and Utilities

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- Utilities / Drivers on Resource CD
  45
  - Running Software Utilities Directly from the Resource CD
    45
- Power-On Sequence and Power-On Self-Test (POST)
  45
- Extensible Firmware Interface Boot Manager
  46
- Table 4. Boot Maintenance Menu Options
  46
- The Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) Shell
  50
- Table 5. EFI Shell Commands
  50
- BIOS Setup
  52
- LSI Logic* SCSI Utility
  58
  - Launching the LSI SCSI Utility
    58
  - Creating a RAID1 (Mirror) on the Internal Disks
    58
    
    Activation
    58
    
    Behavior
    59
    
    Installation of the Operating System
    59
- System Maintenance Utility
  60
- EFI Platform Diagnostic Tests
  112
  - Starting the Application
    112
  - Understanding the General User Interface
    113
  - Understanding Basic Testing
    113
  - Enabling Tests for Execution
    113
  - Setting Test Options
    114
  - Interpreting Results
    114
  - Help on Individual Tests
    114
  - Viewing System Information
    114
  - Viewing the Test Log
    114
- EFI Service Partition
  115
  - Service Partition Requirements
    115
  - Installing Service Partition Files
    115
  - Installation Requirements
    115
  - Installing the Files
    115
  - Booting from the Service Partition
    116
    
    Locally
    116
- Console Redirection
  117
  - Operation
    117
  - Keystroke Mappings
    118
  - Table 19. Non-ASCII Key Mappings
    119
  - Limitations
    120
  - Table 20. ASCII Key Mappings
    120
  - Server Management Interface
    121
    
    Sample Setup for Console Redirection
    121
- Terminal Mode
  122
  - Setup and Configuration
    122
    
    Configuration Using System Maintenance Utility (SMU)
    122
    
    Connection Mechanism
    122
    
    Hardware Setup
    122
    
    Sample Setup for Terminal Mode
    123
    
    Serial Channel Configuration
    123
    
    User Configuration
    124
  - Security Information
    125
  - Terminal Mode Commands
    125
    
    Input Restrictions
    125
  - Hex-ASCII Command Format
    126
  - Table 21. Terminal Mode Request to BMC
    126
  - Table 22. Terminal Mode Request from BMC
    126
  - Text Command Format
    127
  - Terminal Mode IPMI Message Bridging
    127
  - Table 23. Supported BMC Combinations for IPMI Message Bridging
    127
  - Table 24. Terminal Mode Text Commands
    128
  - Table 25. Boot Option Parameters
    131
  - Table 26. Terminal Mode Configuration
    135
- Shutting down the Server
  136
Servicing the System (Basic Knowledge)

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A Warning and Cautions

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- Before Top Cover or Module Removal
  137
B Working Inside the System

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- Handling the Black Cover on Desktop Models
  139
  - Removing the Black Cover
    139
  - Figure 50. Novascale 4020 Desktop Black Cover
    139
  - Installing the Black Cover
    140
  - Figure 51. J-Rails
    140
- Identifying Chassis Modules
  141
- Figure 52. Locating System Modules
  141
- Removing and Installing the Top Cover
  142
  - Removing the Top Cover
    142
  - Figure 53. Removing the Top Cover
    142
  - Installing the Top Cover
    143
  - Figure 54. Installing the Top Cover
    143
C Hot-Swapping System Components

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- Hot-Swap Hard Drives
  145
- Hot-Swap System Fans
  148
  - Figure 58. Inserting a Hard Drive
    148
  - Determining Fan Failure
    149
  - Figure 59. System Fan Location and Removal
    149
  - Replacing a System Fan
    149
- Hot-Swap Power Supplies
  150
D Servicing the Electronics Bay

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- Adding or Replacing PCI Cards
  153
  - Removing the PCI Riser Assembly
    153
  - Installing PCI Cards
    154
  - Figure 61. Removing PCI Riser Assembly
    154
  - Installing the PCI Riser Assembly
    155
  - Figure 62. Inserting a PCI Card
    155
- Replacing the Battery
  156
Safety Warnings

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- WARNING: English (US)
  159
- AVERTISSEMENT: Français
  161
- WARNUNG: Deutsch
  163
- AVVERTENZA: Italiano
  165
- ADVERTENCIAS: Español
  167

Bull NovaScale 4020 Site Preparation Manual (94 pages)

Brand: Bull | Category: Server | Size: 0.59 MB

Bull NovaScale 4020 Quick Start Manual (42 pages)

Brand: Bull | Category: Server | Size: 0.44 MB

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Bull NovaScale 4020 User Manual (173 pages)

Table of Contents

Important Safety Information

Regulatory Specifications and Disclaimers

Conventions

1 System Description

2 Board Set Description

3 Configuration Software and Utilities

Servicing the System (Basic Knowledge)

A Warning and Cautions

B Working Inside the System

C Hot-Swapping System Components

D Servicing the Electronics Bay

Safety Warnings

Bull NovaScale 4020 Site Preparation Manual (94 pages)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. General Requirements

Chapter 2. Fitting out the Premises

Chapter 3. Air-Conditioning

Chapter 4. Power Supply

Appendix A. Specifications

Appendix B. Conversion Tables

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