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Bull NovaScale 5000 Series User Manual (240 pages)
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Bull
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Server
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
5
List of Figures
9
Intended Readers
13
Highlighting
13
Related Publications
14
Declaration of the Manufacturer or Importer
15
Regulatory Specifications and Disclaimers
15
Fcc Declaration of Conformity
16
Laser Compliance Notice
16
Definition of Safety Notices
17
Overview
13
Electrical Safety
17
Laser Safety Information
18
Data Integrity and Verification
18
AZERTY/QWERTY Keyboard Lookup Table
19
Figure 1. AZERTY Keyboard
19
Figure 2. QWERTY Keyboard
19
Administrator's Memorandum
21
Operator's Memorandum
23
Chapter 1. Introducing Bull Novascale 5000 Series Servers
25
Bull Novascale Server Overview
26
Figure 3. Bull Novascale Server Cabinet
26
Figure 4. Novascale 5080 Server Components (Example)
28
Getting to Know Bull Novascale Servers
28
Novascale 5080 Server
28
Novascale 5160 Server
29
Figure 5. Novascale 5160 Server Components (Example)
29
Central Subsystem (CSS) Module
30
Figure 6. CSS Module Features
30
Server Components
30
Console Drawer
31
Figure 7. Console Drawer Features
31
Figure 8. KVM Switch Features
31
Keyboard / Video / Mouse (KVM) Switch
31
Figure 10. SR-1422 SCSI Disk Rack Features
32
Figure 9. SR-0812 SCSI Disk Rack Features
32
SR-0812 Disk Rack
32
SR-1422 Disk Rack
32
Figure 11. SJ-0812 SCSI Extension Disk Rack Features
33
Figure 12. Storeway FDA 1300 Disk Rack Features
33
SJ-0812 Disk Rack Extension
33
Storeway FDA 1300 Disk Rack
33
Figure 13. Storeway FDA 2300 Disk Rack Features
34
Figure 14. Storeway FDA 1300/2300 Extension Disk Rack Features
34
Storeway FDA 1300/2300 Extension Disk Rack
34
Storeway FDA 2300 Disk Rack
34
Platform Administration Processor (PAP) Unit
35
Ethernet Hub
35
Figure 15. PAP Unit Features
35
Figure 16. Ethernet Hub Features
35
Figure 17. PDU Features
36
Power Distribution Unit (PDU)
36
Accessing Server Components
37
Figure 18. Opening the Front Door
37
Figure 19. Lowering the Console Drawer Flap
38
Figure 20. Extending the Mouse Tray
38
Figure 21. Positioning the Monitor
38
Setting up the Console Drawer
38
Figure 22. Console Ready for Use
39
Figure 23. Closing the Console Drawer
39
Accessing the PAP Unit CD-Rom and Diskette Drives
40
Figure 24. PAP Unit CD-Rom and Diskette Drives
40
Bull Novascale Server Resources
41
EFI Utilities
41
PAM Software Package
41
Figure 25. PAM Software Deployment
41
PAP Unit Mirroring and Failover Policy
42
Chapter 2. Getting Started
43
Connecting to the PAM Web Site
44
Local Connection
44
Figure 26. PAM Home Page
44
Remote Connection
45
PAM User Interface
46
Status Pane
46
PAM Tree Pane
46
Figure 27. Status Pane
46
Table 1. PAM Tree Nodes
46
Control Pane
47
Simultaneous Connection
48
Figure 29. PAM Web Site Session Details
48
Table 2. KVM Port Configuration
48
Toggling the Local / Integrated Console Display
48
Setting up Users
49
Powering up / down the Server Domain
50
Figure 30. Domain Manager Control Pane
50
Connecting to the Server Via the Local / Integrated Console
52
Table 3. KVM Port Configuration
52
Connecting to the Server Via the Enterprise LAN
53
Linux Redhat
54
Connecting to the Server Via the Web
55
Chapter 3. Managing the Server Domain
57
Introducing PAM Domain Management Tools
58
Figure 31. PAM Domain Manager Control Pane
58
Powering on the Domain
59
Powering off the Domain
60
Performing a Domain Force Power off
61
Performing a Manual Domain Reset
62
Performing a Domain Memory Dump
63
Viewing Domain Functional Status
64
Viewing Power Logs
64
Viewing BIOS Info
64
Table 9. Domain Functional Status Indicators
64
Figure 32. Domain Hardware Details Page
65
Table 10. Domain Hardware Details Icons
66
Table 11. Domain Power Sequence Error Messages
67
What to Do if an Incident Occurs
67
Viewing Domain Hardware Resources
65
Chapter 4. Monitoring the Server
69
Introducing Monitoring Tools
70
Status Pane
71
PAM Tree Pane
72
Figure 34. PAM Tree Hardware Presence Status Display
72
Figure 36. PAM Tree - Automatically Expanded Functional Status Display
74
Table 14. Hardware Functional Status Indicators
74
Figure 37. PAM Web Site User Information
75
Figure 38. PAM Version Information
75
Viewing PAM Version Information
75
Viewing PAM Web Site User Information
75
Figure 39. PAM Hardware Monitor
76
Viewing Server Hardware Status
76
Displaying Detailed Hardware Information
77
Figure 40. General Hardware Status Page (Example)
77
General Tab
77
Figure 41. FRU Data (Example)
78
Table 15. Fault Status Indicators
78
Figure 42. Firmware Data (Example)
79
Figure 43. CSS Module Thermal Zone Details
79
Figure 44. Converter Power Status Details (Example)
80
Table 16. Power Tab Status Indicators
80
Figure 46. Temperature Probe Status Details (Example)
82
Table 17. Temperature Tab Status Indicators
82
Figure 47. Fanbox Details (Example)
83
Figure 48. IOB Jumpers Tab
83
Figure 49. Hardware Search Engine
84
Figure 50. Hardware Search Result List (Example)
84
Using the Hardware Search Engine
84
Excluding / Including Hardware Elements
85
Figure 51. Example Hardware Status Page
85
Figure 52. Example Hardware Status Page
86
Table 18. Hardware Exclusion Guidelines
87
Table 19. Event Message and History File Severity Levels
88
Understanding Event Message and History Severity Levels
88
Viewing and Managing PAM Event Messages and History Files
88
Consulting Event Messages, the Hardware Faults List, and History Files
89
Figure 53. Display Events Page
89
Table 20. Specimen Message Help File
89
Displaying the Faults List
90
Viewing and Acknowledging PAM Web Event Messages
90
Viewing E-Mailed Event Messages
91
Viewing, Archiving, and Deleting History Files
91
Sorting and Locating Messages
92
What to Do if an Incident Occurs
93
Investigating Incidents
93
Table 21. CSS Functional Status / Domain State
94
Dealing with Incidents
95
Checking Temperature Status
97
Chapter 5. Tips and Features for Administrators
99
Setting up Server Users
100
Configuring SR-0812 / SR-1422 SCSI Data Disks
101
Configuring Storeway FDA 1300/2300 Data Disks
104
Using the EFI Boot Manager
106
Table 26. Boot Option Maintenance Menu
108
Using the EFI Shell
109
Table 27. KVM Ports
109
Table 29. Output Redirection Syntax
111
Efi Shell Commands
112
EFI Network Setup and Configuration
114
Setting up PAP Unit Users
116
Figure 58. Customer Information Configuration Page
118
Modifying Customer Information
118
Configuring PAM Autocall Parameters
119
Figure 59. PAM Autocalls Configuration Page
119
Customizing PAM Settings
120
Figure 60. PAM Configuration Page
120
Deploying a New PAM Release
121
Figure 61. PAM Installation Installshield Wizard
121
Activating a PAM Version
122
Figure 62. PAM Activation Installshield Wizard
122
User's Guide
122
Customizing the PAM Event Messaging System
124
Setting up Event Subscriptions
125
Event Subscription Flowcharts
126
Creating an E-Mail Server
127
Figure 64. E-Mail Servers Configuration Page
127
Editing E-Mail Server Attributes
128
Deleting an E-Mail Server
128
Creating an E-Mail Account
129
Figure 65. E-Mail Accounts Configuration Page
129
Editing E-Mail Account Attributes
130
Deleting an E-Mail Account
130
Creating a User History
131
Figure 66. New History Configuration Page
131
Editing History Parameters
132
Deleting a User History
133
Enabling / Disabling Event Channels
134
Figure 67. Event Channels Configuration Page
134
Table 34. Event Channel Selection Guidelines
134
Creating an Event Subscription
135
Figure 68. New Event Subscription Dialog Box
135
Editing Event Subscription Attributes
136
Deleting an Event Subscription
136
Figure 69. Event Message Standard Filtering Criteria Chart
137
Understanding Event Message Filtering Criteria
137
Figure 70. Event Message Advanced Filtering Criteria Chart
138
Standard Event Message Filtering Criteria
139
Table 35. Standard Event Message Filtering Criteria
141
Advanced Event Message Filtering Criteria
142
Table 36. Advanced Event Message Filtering Criteria
146
Preselecting an Event Filter
147
Figure 71. Filters Configuration Page
147
Creating an Event Filter
148
Figure 72. New Filter Configuration Page - Standard Event Message Filtering Criteria Table
148
Editing Event Filter Attributes
149
Deleting an Event Filter
149
Figure 73. New Filter Configuration Page - Advanced Event Message Filtering Criteria Table
149
Appendix A. Specifications
151
Novascale 5080/5160 Server Specifications
151
Table 37. Novascale 5080/5160 Server Specifications
152
Appendix B. Novascale 5080/5160 Server Cabling
153
Figure 55. SR-0812 SCSI Disk Rack
153
Figure 56. SR-1422 SCSI Disk Rack
153
Console Data Cables
154
KVM Switch Data Cables (Windows
155
KVM Switch Data Cables (Linux
156
IOR Data Cables (Windows
157
IOR Data Cables (Linux
158
Figure 79. PAP Unit Data Cabling Diagram (SR-0812 SCSI Disk Rack)
159
PAP Unit Data Cables (SR-0812 Disk Rack
159
Figure 80. PAP Unit Data Cabling Diagram (SR-1422 Disk Rack)
160
PAP Unit Data Cables (SR-1422 Disk Rack
160
Figure 81. PAP Unit Data Cabling Diagram (Storeway FDA 1300 Disk Rack)
161
PAP Unit Data Cables (Storeway FDA 1300 Disk Rack
161
Figure 82. PAP Unit Data Cabling Diagram (Storeway FDA 2300 Disk Rack)
162
PAP Unit Data Cables (Storeway FDA 2300 Disk Rack
162
Figure 83. SR-0812 Disk Rack Data Cabling Diagram
163
SR-0812 Disk Rack Data Cables
163
SR-1422 Disk Rack Data Cables
164
Figure 85. SR-1422 SCSI Disk Rack Dual HBA Data Cabling Diagram
165
SR-1422 SCSI Disk Rack Dual HBA Data Cables
165
Figure 86. Storeway FDA 1300 Disk Rack Data Cabling Diagram
166
Storeway FDA 1300 Disk Rack Data Cables
166
Figure 87. Storeway FDA 1300 Extension Disk Rack Data Cabling Diagram
167
Storeway FDA 1300 Extension Disk Rack Data Cables
167
Figure 88. Storeway FDA 1300 Disk Rack Dual HBA Data Cabling Diagram
168
Storeway FDA 1300 Disk Rack Dual HBA Data Cables
168
Figure 89. Storeway FDA 2300 Disk Rack Data Cabling Diagram
169
Storeway FDA 2300 Disk Rack Data Cables
169
Storeway FDA 2300 Disk Rack Dual HBA Data Cables
170
Figure 90. Storeway FDA 2300 Disk Rack Dual HBA Data Cabling Diagram
170
Figure 91. Storeway FDA 2300 - Storeway FDA 1300 Extension Data Cabling Diagram
171
Storeway FDA 2300 Extension Disk Rack Data Cables
171
PMB - PAP Data Cables (FC Storage Subsystem
172
PMB - PAP Data Cables (SCSI Storage Subsystem
172
Ethernet Hub Data Cables (Storeway FDA 1300 Disk Rack
173
Figure 94. Ethernet Hub Data Cabling Diagram (Storeway FDA 1300 Disk Rack)
173
Ethernet Hub Data Cables (Storeway FDA 2300 Disk Rack
174
Figure 95. Ethernet Hub Data Cabling Diagram (Storeway FDA 2300 Disk Rack)
174
Figure 96. Power Cabling Diagram
175
Appendix C. Error Messages and Recovery Information
177
Power Cables
175
BIOS POST Codes
177
Table 38. BIOS POST Code Organization
177
BIOS Error Messages
178
Table 39. BIOS Error Message Organization
178
Table 56. Boot Error Messages
178
Table 58. System Configuration Error Messages
178
Table 59. CMOS Error Messages
178
Table 60. Miscellaneous Error Messages
178
SAL-A POST Codes
179
Table 41. SAL-A POST Codes (for Releases B600 and Later)
182
SAL-B POST Codes
184
Table 43. SAL-B POST Codes
185
Table 44. SAL-B Hang POST Codes
186
SAL-F POST Codes
187
Table 45. SAL-F POST Codes
187
Table 46. SAL-F Hang POST Codes
188
IA-32 POST Codes
189
DIM Code Checkpoints
199
Table 48. DIM Code Checkpoints
199
PCI Diagnostic POST Codes
200
Table 49. PCI Diagnostic POST Code Format
200
Table 50. PCI Diagnostic POST Codes
200
EFI POST Code MAP
201
ACPI POST Codes
201
Table 51. EFI POST Codes
201
Table 52. ACPI POST Codes
201
Recovery Port 80 POST Codes
202
Table 53. Recovery Port 80 POST Codes (before Release B600)
202
Table 54. Recovery Port 80 POST Codes (for Releases B600 and Later)
203
Runtime POST Codes
204
Table 55. ACPI POST Codes
204
Boot Error Messages
205
Storage Device Error Messages
205
System Configuration Error Messages
206
CMOS Error Messages
207
Miscellaneous Error Messages
207
PAM Message List
208
Message Severity Levels
217
Table 61. PAM Message List
217
Registry Keys
218
String Lengths
218
Table 62. String Length Rules
218
Glossary
219
Index
229
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