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Silicon Graphics SGI Altix 3700 Bx2 User Manual

Silicon Graphics SGI Altix 3700 Bx2 User Manual (214 pages)

Brand: Silicon Graphics | Category: Desktop | Size: 7 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

5
Figures

13
- Tables
  
  17
- About this Guide
  
  19
  - Audience
    19
  - Important Information
    19
  - Chapter Descriptions
    20
  - Related Publications
    21
  - Conventions
    23
  - Product Support
    23
  - Reader Comments
    24
- 1 Operation Procedures
  
  25
- 2 System Control
  
  39
  - Figure 2-1 SGI Altix 3700 Bx2 Server System Control Network (Example)
    40
    
    Levels of System Control
    41
    
    System Controller Interaction
    42
    
    Figure 2-2 Console Controller Network Diagram Example
    43
    
    L1 Controller
    44
    
    L1 Controller Functions
    44
    
    Figure 2-3 L1 Front Panel
    46
    
    L1 Front Panel Display
    46
    
    Figure 2-4 Ethernet Switch System Controller Block Diagram (Example)
    47
    
    Optional Ethernet Switch
    47
    
    Console Hardware Requirements
    48
    
    Operating the L1
    49
    
    L1 Mode
    50
    
    Viewing System Configuration (from a Brick's Perspective)
    51
    
    Command Targeting
    52
    
    Viewing Information, Warnings, and Error Messages
    52
    
    Powering On, Powering Off, and Resetting the Brick
    53
    
    Console Mode from L1
    54
    
    L1 Console Selection
    54
    
    Viewing Information, Warnings, and Error Messages
    56
    
    Configuring an Emulated L2'S IP Address
    57
    
    L2 Emulator Operation
    57
    
    Viewing System Configuration
    59
    
    Setting Command Targeting
    60
    
    Powering On, Powering Off, and Resetting the System from the L2 Emulator
    62
    
    Viewing Information, Warnings, and Error Messages
    62
    
    Console Mode from the L2 Emulator
    63
    
    Console Selection
    64
    
    L1 Mode from L2 Emulation
    66
    
    Upgrading L1 Firmware
    67
- 3 System Overview
  
  69
  - Figure 3-1 SGI Altix 3700 Bx2 Series Systems
    70
    
    System Models
    71
    
    Figure 3-2 SGI Altix 3700 Bx2 Server System (Example Configuration)
    72
    
    System Architecture
    73
    
    Figure 3-3 Functional Block Diagram of CR-Brick
    74
    
    Distributed Shared Memory (DSM)
    75
    
    Modularity and Scalability
    75
    
    System Features
    75
    
    Cache Coherency
    76
    
    Ccnuma Architecture
    76
    
    Distributed Shared I/O
    76
    
    Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA)
    77
    
    Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS)
    77
    
    System Components
    79
    
    Figure 3-4 Altix 3700 Bx2 System Components Example
    80
    
    Bay (Unit) Numbering
    81
    
    Rack Numbering
    81
    
    Optional System Components
    82
- 4 Rack Information
  
  83
  - Overview
    83
  - Tall Rack (40U)
    84
  - Figure 4-1 Tall (40U) Rack
    85
    
    Figure 4-2 Locking the Front Door of the 40U Rack
    86
    
    Locking the Front Door
    86
  - Technical Specifications
    87
- 5 CR-Brick
  
  89
  - Overview
    89
  - Figure 5-1 Front and Side View of CR-Brick
    90
  - Figure 5-2 CR-Brick Block Diagram
    92
  - External Components
    93
    
    Front Panel Components
    93
    
    Figure 5-3 Front View of CR-Brick
    94
    
    Rear Panel Components
    95
  - Internal Components
    96
  - Figure 5-4 Rear View of CR-Brick
    96
    
    Memory Dimms
    97
    
    Processors
    97
  - Pinouts
    97
  - Product Options
    97
  - Important Notes
    98
  - Technical Specifications
    98
- 6 IX-Brick
  
  99
  - Product Overview
    100
  - Figure 6-1 Front View of the IX-Brick
    100
  - Figure 6-2 IX-Brick Block Diagram
    101
  - External Components
    103
    
    Front Panel Components
    103
    
    Figure 6-3 Front Panel of IX-Brick
    104
    
    Rear Panel Components
    105
    
    Figure 6-4 Rear Panel of IX-Brick
    106
  - PCI and PCI-X Card Configuration Guidelines
    107
  - Figure 6-5 Numbering of IX-Brick PCI-X Slots
    107
    
    Important Installation Considerations
    108
    
    Supported PCI Cards
    108
    
    PCI Card Carrier
    109
  - Technical Specifications
    109
- 7 PX-Brick
  
  111
  - Product Overview
    112
  - Figure 7-1 Front View of the PX-Brick
    112
  - Figure 7-2 Block Diagram of PX-Brick
    113
  - External Components
    114
    
    Front Panel Components
    114
    
    Figure 7-3 Front Panel and Display on the PX-Brick
    115
    
    Rear Panel Components
    116
    
    Figure 7-4 Rear Panel of the PX-Brick
    117
  - PCI and PCI-X Card Configuration Guidelines
    118
  - Figure 7-5 Numbering of PCI and PCI-X Card Slots
    118
    
    Important Installation Considerations
    119
    
    Supported PCI and PCI-X Cards
    119
    
    PCI Card Carrier
    120
  - Technical Specifications
    120
- 8 R-Brick
  
  121
  - Overview
    121
  - Figure 8-1 Front View of the R-Brick
    122
  - Figure 8-2 R-Brick Block Diagram
    123
  - External Components
    124
    
    Front Panel Components
    124
    
    Rear Panel Components
    125
    
    Figure 8-3 Rear View of R-Brick
    126
  - Technical Specifications
    127
- 9 Power Bay
  
  129

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