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Silicon Graphics Rackable C2112-4G3 User Manual (104 pages)
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Silicon Graphics
| Category:
Server
| Size: 10 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
11
Record of Revision
3
About this Guide
5
Related Publications
7
Conventions
8
Product Support
8
Reader Comments
9
Table of Contents
11
Figures
21
Introduction
25
Figure 1-1 SGI Rackable C2112-4G3 Server
26
Hypertransport Interconnect
27
Memory
27
Processors
27
Serial ATA
27
Server Board Features
27
Onboard Controllers/Ports
28
Onboard Graphics Controller
28
Optional Infiniband Connector
28
Other Features
28
PCI Expansion Slots
28
Front Control Panels
29
Serial ATA Drive Subsystems
29
Server Chassis Features
29
Serverboard
29
System Power
29
Figure 1-2 Serverboard Block Diagram
30
Cooling System
31
Server Installation
33
Unpack the System
33
Choose a Setup Location
33
Prepare for Setup
33
Rack Precautions
34
Warnings and Precautions
34
Ambient Operating Temperature
35
Mechanical Loading
35
Rack Mounting Considerations
35
Reduced Airflow
35
Server Precautions
35
Circuit Overloading
36
Install the System into a Rack
36
Reliable Ground
36
Separate the Sections of the Rack Rails
36
Figure 2-1 Separating and Installing the Rack Rails
37
Outer Rack Rails
37
Install the Inner Rail Extension
38
Install the Inner Rails
38
Install the Outer Rails to the Rack
38
Figure 2-2 Installing the Server in a Rack
39
Install the Server in a Rack
39
Access the Chassis
40
Check the Node Board Setup
40
Extracting a Serverboard from the Chassis
40
Check the Cpus (Processors)
41
Check the System Memory
41
Figure 2-3 Accessing the System Serverboard Drawers
41
Check All Cable Connections and Airflow
42
Check the Airflow
42
Check the Drive Bay Setup
42
Check the System Disk Drives
42
Install Expansion Pcie Cards
42
Supply Power to the System
42
System Interface
43
Overview
43
Control Panel Buttons
43
Figure 3-1 System Front Components Example
43
Figure 3-2 System Rear Components Example
43
Control Panel Leds
44
Figure 3-3 System Serverboard Control Panel Example
44
Serverboard Power Button
44
Unit Identifier Button
44
LAN Activity LED
45
Overheat/Power Fail Condition
45
Drive Carrier Leds
45
Figure 3-4 Overheat/Fan Failure/Power Fail LED
45
System Safety
47
Electrical Safety Precautions
47
Figure 4-1 Installing the Onboard Battery
48
Optional CD/DVD-ROM Laser
48
Serverboard Battery
48
Mainboard Replaceable Soldered-In Fuses
49
General Safety Precautions
49
ESD Precautions
49
System Serverboard Information
51
Handling the Node Board
51
Connecting the Control Panel
52
ESD Precautions
52
Unpacking
52
Serverboard I/O Ports
53
Figure 5-1 Control Panel Header Pins
53
Figure 5-2 Serverboard I/O Port Locations
53
Chipsets
54
Cpus
54
Expansion Slots
54
Memory
54
Serverboard Details
54
ACPI Features
55
Individual Serverboard (Node) I/O Ports
55
Serverboard Health Monitoring
55
Figure 5-3 Node Board Basic Layout Features (Not to Scale)
56
Serverboard Layout
56
Installing Memory
57
Install Dimms
57
Figure 5-4 DIMM Installation Example
58
Memory DIMM Layout
58
Memory Support
58
Figure 5-5 Single-CPU DIMM Layout Example (4 DIMM Configuration)
60
Figure 5-6 Dual-CPU Serverboard (4 DIMMS Per Processor)
62
Configuring DIMM Memory for Best Performance
63
Memory DIMM Functionality Guidelines
63
Figure 5-7 C2112-4G3 3.5-Inch Hard Disk Drives
64
Hard Disk Drives (C2112-4G3 Chassis)
64
Drive Configurations
65
Figure 5-8 Serverboard Tray Configuration Description
65
Pcie Expansion Cards
66
Power Supply Functional Rating
66
Basic Troubleshooting and Chassis Service
67
Basic Troubleshooting Procedures
67
If the System Does Not Power up
67
Memory Errors
68
No Video after System Power up
68
System Powers up but will Not Boot
68
Chassis Service Information
69
Precautions
69
Static-Sensitive Devices
69
Control Panel
70
System Fans
70
Unpacking
70
Figure 6-1 System Cooling Fan Assembly Locations
71
Installing a New Fan
72
Removing a Fan
72
Replacing System Fans
72
System Fan Failure
72
Figure 6-2 Fan Replacement Example
73
Accessing the Drive Bays
74
Disk Drive Installation
74
Drive Bay Installation/Removal
74
Mounting a Disk Drive in a Drive Carrier
74
Figure 6-3 Mounting a Drive in a Carrier
75
Installing/Removing Disk Drives
75
Figure 6-4 Removing a Disk Drive Carrier
76
Hard Drive Backplane
76
Power Supply
77
Power Supply Failure
77
Removing the Power Supply
77
Removing/Replacing the Power Supply
77
Figure 6-5 Power Supply Removal Example
78
Installing a New Power Supply
78
Figure 6-6 Pcie Retention Screw and Tab
79
Pcie Card Installation Steps
79
Figure 6-7 Extracting a Serverboard
80
Bios
81
Starting BIOS Setup Utility
81
How to Change the Configuration Data
82
Starting the Setup Utility
82
Main Menu
83
AMI BIOS Core Version
83
BIOS Build Date
83
BIOS Build Version
83
Processor Status
83
System Time/System Date
83
System Memory
84
Advanced Setup Configurations
84
Add on ROM Display Mode
84
Boot Feature Configurations
84
Bootup Num Lock
84
Quick Boot
84
Quiet Boot
84
CPU Configuration
85
Hit 'DEL' Message Display
85
Interrupt 19 Capture
85
Power Button Function
85
Processor & Clock Options Configuration
85
Restore on AC Power Loss
85
Wait for F1 if Error
85
Watch Dog Function
85
ACPI SRAT Table
86
CPU Information
86
GART Error Reporting
86
Microcode Update
86
Power Cap
86
Power Now
86
Secure Virtual Machine Mode
86
Boot Device Priority
87
C1E Support
87
Clock Speed Spectrum
87
CPU down Core
87
Hard Disk Drives
87
Advanced Northbridge Chipset Control and Configuration
87
Bank Interleaving
87
Memory Configuration
87
Node Interleaving
87
Bank Swizzle Mode
88
Channel Interleaving
88
CS Sparing
88
DRAM ECC Enable
88
DRAM Timing Config
88
ECC Configuration
88
ECC Mode
88
IDE Configuration
89
Iommu
89
Legacy USB Support
89
Memory Timing Parameters
89
OHCI/EHCI HC Device Functions
89
On Chip SATA Channel
89
On Chip SATA Type
89
USB 2.0 Controller Mode
89
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)
90
Lba/Large Mode
90
PATA Channel Configuration
90
PIO Mode
90
Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave
90
SATA IDE Combined Mode
90
32-Bit Data Transfer
91
Clear NVRAM
91
DMA Mode
91
IDE Detect Timeout (Sec)
91
PCI/PNP Settings Menu
91
S.M.a.r.t
91
Plug & Play O/S
91
PCI Latency Timer
92
PCI IDE Busmaster
92
Onboard Infiniband Controller
92
Onboard VGA Controller
92
Onboard LAN Controller
92
ROM Scan Ordering
92
PCIE X16 Slot 1
92
Onboard LAN Option ROM Select
92
Load Onboard LAN 1 Option ROM
93
Load Onboard LAN 2 Option ROM
93
Primary Video Controller
93
Superio Device Configuration
93
Serial 1 Address
93
Serial 2 Address
93
Serial Port 2 Attribute
93
Remote Access Configuration
94
Flow Control
94
Redirection after BIOS POST
94
Remote Access
94
Serial Port Mode
94
Serial Port Number
94
Terminal Type
94
Sredir Memory Display Delay
95
VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support
95
Hardware Health Configuration
95
CPU Overheat Alarm
95
Fan Speed Control Modes
95
ACPI Configuration
95
ACPI Aware O/S
95
ACPI APIC Support
96
ACPI Version Features
96
Clear BMC System Event Log
96
Headless Mode
96
IP Address Source
96
IPMI Configuration
96
Set LAN Configuration
96
View BMC System Event Log
96
BMC Watch Dog Timer Action
97
Event Log Configuration
97
Gateway Address
97
IP Address
97
MAC Address
97
Subnet Mask
97
View Event Log
97
Boot Menu
98
Boot Sector Virus Protection
98
Change Supervisor Password
98
Change User Password
98
Clear Event Log
98
Mark All Events as Read
98
Security Menu
98
Sr56X0 (RD890S) PCIE Error Log
98
Boot Device Priority
99
Discard Changes
99
Discard Changes and Exit
99
Exit Menu
99
Hard Disk Drives
99
Retry Boot Devices
99
Save Changes and Exit
99
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
100
Load Optimal Defaults
100
BIOS Error Codes
101
System Operating and Regulatory Overview
103
Operating Environment
103
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