Silicon Graphics 2400 User manual

SGI™2400 and 2800 Server

Owner’s Guide

Document Number 007-4192-001

SGI™2400 and 2800 Server Owner’s Guide

Document Number 007-4192-001

CONTRIBUTORS

Written by Mark Schwenden and Pablo Rozal

Illustrated by Dan Young and Cheri Brown

Production by Amy Swenson and Linda Rae Sande

Engineering contributions by David Alexander, Ted Wong, Sam Sengupta,

Bob Marinelli, Rob Bradshaw, Steve Whitney, Jim Ammon, Richard Singer, and

Ben Fathi

The contents of this document may not be copied or duplicated in any form, in whole

or in part, without the prior written permission of Silicon Graphics, Inc.

RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND

Use, duplication, or disclosure of the technical data contained in this document by

the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subdivision (c) (1) (ii) of the

Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 52.227-7013

and/or in similar or successor clauses in the FAR, or in the DOD or NASA FAR

Supplement. Unpublished rights reserved under the Copyright Laws of the United

States. Contractor/manufacturer is SGI, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View,

CA 94043-1351.

Shielded Cables

This product requires the use of external shielded cables in order to maintain

compliance with Part 15 of the FCC rules.

FCC Warning

This equipment has been tested and found compliant with the limits for a Class A

digital 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. This equipment generates, uses, and can

radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the

instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful

interference, in which case users will be required to correct the interference at their

own expense.

For additional FCC information, refer to the Interference Handbook 1993 Edition

prepared by the Federal Communications Commission. This booklet can be obtained

by writing to the U.S. Government Printing Ofﬁce, Superintendent of Documents,

Mail Stop SSOP, Washington, D.C. 20402-9328, ISBN 0-16-041736-8.

VDE 0871/6.78

This equipment has been tested to and is in compliance with the Level A limits per

VDE 0871.

International Special Committee on Radio Interference (CISPR)

This equipment has been tested to and is in compliance with the Class A limits per

CISPR publication 22, Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interference

Characteristics of Information Technology Equipment; Germany’s BZT Class A

limits for Information Technology Equipment; and Japan’s VCCI Class 1 limits.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions

from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the

Canadian Department of Communications.

Attention

Cet appareil numerique n’emet pas de perturbations radioélectriques dépassant les

normes applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe A préscrites dans le

Règlement sur les interferences radioélectriques établi par le Ministère des

Communications du Canada.

Manufacturer’s Regulatory Declarations

This workstation conforms to several national and international speciﬁcations and

European directives as listed on the “Manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformity,”

which is included with each computer system and peripheral. The CE insignia

displayed on each device is an indication of conformity to the European

requirements.

Your workstation has several governmental and third-party approvals, licenses, and

permits. Do not modify this product in any way that is not expressly approved by

Silicon Graphics, Inc. If you do, you may lose these approvals and your

governmental agency authority to operate this device.

VCCI Class 1 Statement for Japan

Chinese Class A Regulatory Notice

IRIX is a registered trademark and SGI, the SGI logo, Origin Vault, S2MP, IRIS

InSight, and XIO are trademarks of Silicon Graphics, Inc. CrayLink is a trademark of

Cray Research, Inc. VME is a trademark of Motorola. UNIX is a registered trademark

in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open

Company, Ltd.

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Contents

List of Figures ix

List of Tables xiii

About This Guide xv

Finding the Information You Need xvi

SGI 2400 and 2800 Server Owner’s Guide xvii

IRIX Admin: Software Installation and Licensing Guide xvii

IRIS InSight Online Documentation and Help xvii

Online Man Pages xvii

Release Notes xviii

World Wide Web Accessible Documentation xviii

Conventions xix

1. Introducing the SGI 2400 and 2800 Server Systems 1

System Features 1

Hardware Overview 4

About the SGI 2400 and 2800 9

CrayLink Interconnect 11

XIO Slots 12

Distributed Shared Address Space (Memory and I/O) 12

IRIX 13

2. Chassis Tour 15

Overview 15

Board Configuration and Layout 20

Contents

Major Components 21

System Controller 22

BaseIO Board 25

CPU Node Board 26

Router Boards 30

Power Distribution Unit (PDU) 32

CrayLink Interconnect 32

PCI Carrier Assembly 34

3. Interface and Cabling Information 35

The Ethernet Interface Connection 36

Standard Serial Ports 38

Standard SCSI Connector 40

4. System Conﬁgurations 43

Overview 43

Basic System Configurations 44

Rackmount Configurations 47

Multirack Configurations 53

5. System Conﬁguration and Operation 59

Connecting Your Terminal 60

SCSI Configuration Requirements 62

Loading the Single Connector Assembly (SCA) Drives Into the System 63

Loading the CD-ROM 66

Connecting Your System to an Ethernet Network 68

Initially Powering On the System 69

Booting Your System 73

Installing the Operating System 76

Powering Off the System 76

Resetting Your System 77

6. Removing and Replacing Customer-Replaceable Units 79

General Information 81

Safety Information 81

Contents

vii

General Procedures 82

Powering Off a Rackmount System 82

Opening the Drive Door 89

Opening the Cable Cover Door 90

Specific Procedures 91

Removing a Drive Module 91

Removing the Facade 94

Removing the System Controller and CD-ROM Module 96

XIO Board Slots 98

7. Using the System Controller 99

MMSC 99

MMSC Front Panel Display 100

MMSC Assembly 104

MSC Front Panel 109

Understanding the MSC LEDs and Switches 112

MSC Features and Functions 113

MSC Status Messages 115

8. System Maintenance and Troubleshooting 117

Maintaining Your Hardware and Software 117

Hardware Dos and Don’ts 117

Software Dos and Don’ts 118

System Problem Catagories 118

XIO Board Slots Not Functioning 118

Physical Inspection Checklist 119

MSC Shutdown 120

Fixing the MSC Shutdown 120

Recovering from a System Crash 121

A. System Speciﬁcations 123

Index 125

List of Figures

Figure i Information Sources for the SGI 2400 and 2800 Rackmount System xvi

Figure ii System Owner’s Guide xvii

Figure iii IRIX Admin: Software Guide xvii

Figure iv IRIS InSight Icon xvii

Figure 1-1 SGI 2400 Rackmount Server System 2

Figure 1-2 SGI 2400 Multirack System Configuration Example 3

Figure 1-3 SGI 2400 Multirack Configuration (Four Racks Shown) 4

Figure 1-4 SGI 2400 Rackmount Chassis (Side Panel Removed) 6

Figure 1-5 Rackmount Server Functional Block Diagram 7

Figure 1-6 A Look Inside the Module Chassis 8

Figure 1-7 Modules in an SGI 2400 or 2800 System 10

Figure 2-1 SGI 2400 and 2800 Rackmount System (Front View) 16

Figure 2-2 SGI 2400 and 2800 Rackmount Rear View 17

Figure 2-3 Board Configuration and Layout for System Module 21

Figure 2-4 MSC and Display 23

Figure 2-5 MMSC Display (for Entire Rack) 24

Figure 2-6 BaseIO Board 25

Figure 2-7 Node Board Positioning in the Chassis 28

Figure 2-8 Front View of Node Board Showing Bulkhead 29

Figure 2-9 System Router Boards 31

Figure 2-10 CrayLink Interconnect, Xpress Link, and Crosstown Cables 33

Figure 2-11 Optional PCI Carrier Assembly 34

Figure 3-1 Standard Ethernet on SGI 2400 and 2800 Rackmount 37

Figure 3-2 Serial Port Location and Pinouts 39

Figure 3-3 68-Pin SCSI Connector 42

Figure 4-1 Basic Module Configurations 45

Figure 4-2 SGI 2400 Rackmount Configuration Examples 46

List of Figures

Figure 4-3 Single Server Module in a Rack with Four Vault Drive Boxes 49

Figure 4-4 16P SGI 2400 Server 51

Figure 4-5 16P SGI 2400 Rackmount Server with Xpress Links 52

Figure 4-6 32P Configuration 54

Figure 4-7 32P with Express Links 55

Figure 4-8 64P Configuration 56

Figure 4-9 SGI 2800 128P Configuration 57

Figure 5-1 Connecting a Terminal 61

Figure 5-2 Installing an SCA Drive 64

Figure 5-3 SCSI Hardwire Addresses for the SGI 2400 and 2800 Server Module 65

Figure 5-4 Installing a CD-ROM Into an SGI 2400 or 2800 Chassis 67

Figure 5-5 Connecting an Ethernet to the System 68

Figure 5-6 Connecting the System Power Cable 70

Figure 5-7 Turning On the PDU 71

Figure 5-8 Powering On the System (Rear View of Chassis) 72

Figure 5-9 Entry-Level System Controller Key Positions 74

Figure 6-1 Customer-Replaceable Units (CRUs) for the SGI 2400 or 2800 Server 80

Figure 6-2 Turning Off the Module Controller 83

Figure 6-3 Powering Off a Rackmount Module 84

Figure 6-4 Powering Off the Multimodule Controller 85

Figure 6-5 Turning Off the PDU 87

Figure 6-6 Turning Off a Multirack Configuration 88

Figure 6-7 Opening the Drive Front Door on a Rackmount System 89

Figure 6-8 Opening the Cable Cover Door 90

Figure 6-9 Opening the Disk Drive Unit Module 92

Figure 6-10 Removing the Drive 93

Figure 6-11 Removing the Facade from a System Module 95

Figure 6-12 Removing the System Controller and CD-ROM 97

Figure 7-1 MMSC Functional Block Diagram 100

Figure 7-2 MMSC and Front Panel 101

Figure 7-3 MMSC Display 102

Figure 7-4 Action Menu Selection for MMSC Display 103

Figure 7-5 MMSC Cabling 105

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