Altix_UV10 007 5645 002

SGI® Altix® UV 10 System User’s Guide

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COPYRIGHT

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Contents

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii

Safety and Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii

Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii

1 Introduction and System Components Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Dimensions and Clearance Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

System Features Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

System Scalability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

System Serviceability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

System Availability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

System Manageability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Front Control Panel and Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Rear I/O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

System Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Operator Panel/Front Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

System Status LED States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

LAN Activity Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Hard Drive Status LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

System Status/Fault LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

System Power LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

System Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Rear Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Rear PCIe Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Processors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Power Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Power Supply Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Cooling Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Hot Swap PCI Express Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Hot-Swap Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Optical Drive Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Half-height Drive Bay (5 1/4-inch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

System Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

I/O Configuration Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

2 System Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Electrical Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Lifting Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

General Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

ESD Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

3 Starting Up and Shutting Down the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Powering On the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Shutting Down the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

4 System Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Using the BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

System Configuration Reset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Console Redirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Serial Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Keystroke Mappings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Setup Alias Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Standalone <Esc> Key for Headless Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Interface to Server Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Platform Confidence Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Quick Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Comprehensive Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Comprehensive Test with Continuous Looping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Running the Platform Confidence Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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System Setup and Configuration Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Save and Restore Configuration (SYSCFG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

FWPIAUPD Firmware Load Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

One-boot Flash Update Utility (OFU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

FRUSDR Load Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) Shell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

5 Maintenance and Upgrade Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Static-Sensitive Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Lifting Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Removing and Installing the Rack Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Removing the Rack Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Installing the Rack Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Removing the Cable Management Arm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Installing the Cable Management Arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Removing and Installing the Chassis Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Removing the Top Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Installing the Top Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Hot Swapping a Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Removing a Hard Drive Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Mounting a Hard Drive in a Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Installing a Hard Drive Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Hot Swapping a Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Removing and Installing Hot-Swap PCI Express Add-in Cards . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Removing a Hot-Swap PCIe Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Installing a Hot-Swap PCIe Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Installing and Removing Non-Hot Swap PCI Express Add-in Cards . . . . . . . . . . 70

Removing a Non-Hot Swap PCIe Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Installing a Non-Hot Swap PCIe Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Removing and Installing System Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Removing the Hot-Swap Fan Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Installing the Hot-Swap Fan Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Removing System Fan Modules (non Hot-Swap) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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Installing the System Fan Modules (non Hot-Swap) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Hot Swapping Memory Risers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Removing a Memory Riser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Installing a Memory Riser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Installing and Removing Memory Air Baffles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Installing a Memory Air Baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Removing a Memory Air Baffle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Installing and Removing DIMMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Memory Riser DIMM Slot Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Supported Memory Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Installing DIMMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Removing DIMMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

6 BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Splash Logo / Diagnostic Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

BIOS Boot Popup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Page Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Entering BIOS Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Keyboard Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Menu Selection Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

BIOS Setup Utility Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Main Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Advanced Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Processor Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Memory Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Configure Memory RAS and Performance Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Memory Board Information Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Mass Storage Controller Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Serial Port Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

USB Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

PCI Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

System Acoustic and Performance Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

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Security Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Server Management Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Console Redirection Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Server Management System Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Boot Options Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Add New Boot Option Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Delete Boot Option Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Hard Disk Order Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

CDROM Order Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Floppy Order Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Network Device Order Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

BEV Device Order Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Boot Manager Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Error Manager Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Exit Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Loading BIOS Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Clearing the BIOS Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

A POST Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

POST Progress Codes and Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

POST Error Messages and Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

POST Error Beep Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

BMC Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

B Power Supply Modules Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Power Supply Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Installing the Protective Ground Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

C Installation and Maintenance Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

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Figures

Figure 1-1 SGI Altix UV 10 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Figure 1-2 SGI Altix UV 10 Angle View . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Figure 1-3 SGI Altix UV 10 System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Figure 1-4 SGI Altix UV 10 System Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . 7

Figure 1-5 Operator Panel Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 8

Figure 1-6 SGI Altix UV 10 Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Figure 1-7 SGI Altix UV 10 System Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Figure 1-8 Power Supply Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Figure 1-9 Cooling Fan Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Figure 1-10 Peripheral Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Figure 1-11 Hard Drive Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Figure 1-12 Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Figure 1-13 Half-height Drive (5 1/4-inch) . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Figure 1-14 SGI Altix UV 10 System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . 26

Figure 2-1 Lifting the SGI UV 10 System Into a Rack . . . . . . . . . 33

Figure 5-1 Lifting the SGI UV 10 System Into a Rack . . . . . . . . . 51

Figure 5-2 Removing the Inner Rack Rail from the Slide Rails . . . . . . . 52

Figure 5-3 Installing the Inner Rail on the Server . . . . . . . . . . 53

Figure 5-4 Installing the Slide Rails on the Rack Mounting. . . . . . . . 53

Figure 5-5 Installing the Server onto the Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . 54

Figure 5-6 Removing the Cable Management Arm from the Extension . . . . 54

Figure 5-7 Removing the Inner and Outer Rail Right CMA Connector. . . . . 55

Figure 5-8 Removing the Cable Management Arm Extention . . . . . . . 55

Figure 5-9 Installing the Cable Management Arm Extension . . . . . . . 56

Figure 5-10 Installing the Inner Rail CMA Connector . . . . . . . . . 57

Figure 5-11 Installing the Cable Management Art to the Extension . . . . . . 57

Figure 5-12 Removing the Chassis Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Figure 5-13 Installing the Chassis Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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Figure 5-14 Hard Driver Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Figure 5-15 Removing a Hard Drive Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Figure 5-16 Removing the HDD Blank from the Hard Drive Carrier . . . . . . 63

Figure 5-17 Attaching the Hard Drive to the Carrier . . . . . . . . . . 63

Figure 5-18 Installing the Hard Drive into the Altix UV 10 System . . . . . . 64

Figure 5-19 Power Supply Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Figure 5-20 Removing a Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Figure 5-21 Installing a Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Figure 5-22 Removing a Hot-swap PCIe Card. . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Figure 5-23 Removing a PCIe Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Figure 5-24 Installing a PCIe Add-in Card . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Figure 5-25 Adding a Hot-swap PCIe Add-in Card . . . . . . . . . . 70

Figure 5-26 Removing a Non-Hot Swap PCIe Card . . . . . . . . . . 71

Figure 5-27 Removing a PCIe Expansion Slot Cover . . . . . . . . . . 72

Figure 5-28 Installing a Non-Hot Swap PCIe Card . . . . . . . . . . 73

Figure 5-29 Removing a System Fan Module . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Figure 5-30 Installing a System Fan Module . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Figure 5-31 Removing the System Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Figure 5-32 Installing the System Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Figure 5-33 Pressing the Memory Riser Attention Button. . . . . . . . . 78

Figure 5-34 Releasing a Memory Riser . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Figure 5-35 Removing a Memory Riser . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Figure 5-36 Installing a Memory Riser . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Figure 5-37 Installing a Memory Air Baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Figure 5-38 Removing a Memory Air Baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Figure 5-39 Memory Riser DIMM Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Figure 5-40 Install a DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Figure 6-1 Setup Utility—Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Figure 6-2 Setup Utility—Advanced Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Figure 6-3 Setup Utility—Processor Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . 94

Figure 6-4 Setup Utility—Memory Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . 99

Figure 6-5 Setup Utility—Configure Memory and RAS and Performance Screen . 102

Figure 6-6 Setup Utility—Memory Board Information Screens . . . . . . 105

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Figure 6-7 Setup Utility—Mass Storage Controller Configuration Screen . . . .107

Figure 6-8 Setup Utility—Serial Port Configuration Screen . . . . . . .110

Figure 6-9 Setup Utility—USB Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . .112

Figure 6-10 Setup Utility—PCI Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . .114

Figure 6-11 Setup Utility—Acoustic and Performance Configuration . . . . .117

Figure 6-12 Setup Utility—Security Screen . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Figure 6-13 Setup Utiltiy—Server Management Configuration Screen . . . . .121

Figure 6-14 Setup Utility—Console Redirection Screen . . . . . . . . .124

Figure 6-15 Setup Utility—Server Management System Information Screen . . .126

Figure 6-16 Setup Utility—Boot Options Screen . . . . . . . . . . .128

Figure 6-17 Setup Utility—Add New Boot Option Screen . . . . . . . .131

Figure 6-18 Setup Utility—Delete Boot Option Screen . . . . . . . . .132

Figure 6-19 Setup Utility—Hard Disk Order Screen . . . . . . . . . .133

Figure 6-20 Setup Utility—CDROM Order Screen . . . . . . . . . .134

Figure 6-21 Setup Utility—Floppy Order Screen . . . . . . . . . . .135

Figure 6-22 Setup Utility—Network Device Order Screen . . . . . . . .135

Figure 6-23 Setup Utility—BEV Device Order Screen . . . . . . . . .137

Figure 6-24 Setup Utility—Boot Manager Screen . . . . . . . . . .138

Figure 6-25 Setup Utility—Error Manager Screen . . . . . . . . . .138

Figure 6-26 Setup Utility—Exit Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Figure B-1 Power Supply Modules Configuration . . . . . . . . . .154

Figure B-2 Installing the Ground Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

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Tables

Table 1-1 System Front Panel Componets . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Table 1-2 System Status LED s and Operator Panel Controls . . . . . . . 8

Table 1-3 Front Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Table 1-4 LAN1 LAN2, LAN3, LAN4 status LEDs (green) . . . . . . . 9

Table 1-5 Hard Drive Activity and Fault Status LED (green) . . . . . . . 9

Table 1-6 System Status/Fault LED (green/amber). . . . . . . . . . 9

Table 1-7 System Power LED (green) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Table 1-8 System Rear Items and Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . 12

Table 1-9 Rear LAN Port LED Status Activity. . . . . . . . . . . 13

Table 1-10 PCIe Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Table 1-11 Maximum System Configuration Support . . . . . . . . . 16

Table 1-12 AC Input Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Table 1-13 DC Output Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Table 1-14 850W Power Suppy Load Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Table 1-15 Power Supply Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Table 1-16 Hot Swap PCEe Power LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Table 1-17 Hot Swap PCIe Attention LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Table 1-18 Hard Drive Carrier LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Table 4-1 Console Redirection Escape Sequences . . . . . . . . . . 39

Table 4-2 System Configuration Tools and Supported Operating Systems . . . 42

Table 4-3 EFI Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Table 5-1 HDD LED Activity Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Table 5-2 Power Supply Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Table 6-1 BIOS Setup Page Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Table 6-2 BIOS Setup—Keyboard Command Bar . . . . . . . . . . 88

Table 6-3 Setup Utility—Main Screen Fields . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Table 6-4 Setup Utility—Advanced Screen Fields . . . . . . . . . . 93

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Table 6-5 Setup Utility—Processor Configuration Screen Fields . . . . . . 94

Table 6-6 Setup Utility—Memory Configuration Screen Fields . . . . . 100

Table 6-7 Setup Utility—Configure Memory RAS and Performance Screen Fields 102

Table 6-8 Setup Utility—Memory Board Information Screen Fields . . . . 106

Table 6-9 Setup Utility—Mass Storage Controller Configuration Screen Fields . 108

Table 6-10 Setup Utility—Serial Port Configuration Screen Fields . . . . . 110

Table 6-11 Setup Utility—USB Controller Configuration Screen Fields. . . . 112

Table 6-12 Setup Utility—PCI Configuration Screen Fields . . . . . . . 115

Table 6-13 Setup Utility—Acoustic and Performance Configuration Screen Fields . 117

Table 6-14 Setup Utility—Security Screen Fields . . . . . . . . . 118

Table 6-15 Setup Utility—Server Management Configuration Screen Fields . . 121

Table 6-16 Setup Utility—Console Redirection Screen Fields . . . . . . 124

Table 6-17 Setup Utility—Server Management Information Screen Fields . . . 126

Table 6-18 Setup Utility—Boot Options Screen Fields . . . . . . . . 128

Table 6-19 Setup Utility—Add New Boot Option Screen Fields. . . . . . 131

Table 6-20 Setup Utility—Delete Boot Option Screen Fields . . . . . . 132

Table 6-21 Setup Utiliity—Hard Disk Order Screen Fields . . . . . . . 133

Table 6-22 Setup Utility—CDROM Order Screen Fields . . . . . . . 134

Table 6-23 Setup Utility—Floppy Order Screen Fields . . . . . . . . 135

Table 6-24 Setup Utility—Network Device Order Screen Fields. . . . . . 136

Table 6-25 Setup Utility—BEV Device Order Screen Fields. . . . . . . 137

Table 6-26 Setup Utility—Boot Manager Screen Fields . . . . . . . . 138

Table 6-27 Setup Utility—Error Manager Screen Fields . . . . . . . . 138

Table 6-28 Setup Utility—Exit Screen Fields. . . . . . . . . . . 139

Table A-1 Port 80 POST Code LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Table A-2 POST Progress Codes and Messages . . . . . . . . . . 144

Table A-3 POST Error Manager Messages and Handling . . . . . . . 150

Table A-4 Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Table A-5 BMC Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Table C-1 System Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

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Version Description

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Original printing.

002 August 2010

Updated Appendix B, “Power Supply Modules Safety Instructions”

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.About This Guide

This guide provides an overview of the installation, architecture, general operation, and

descriptions of the major components in the SGI Altix UV 10 system. It also provides basic

troubleshooting and maintenance information, BIOS information, and important safety and

regulatory specifications.

Audience

This guide is written for owners, installers, system administrators, and users of the SGI Altix UV

10 computer system. It is written with the assumption that the reader has a good working

knowledge of computers and computer systems.

Safety and Regulatory Information

Important Safety Instructions

Read all caution and safety statements in this document before performing any of the instructions.

Warnings

Heed safety instructions: Before working with your server product, whether you are using this

guide or any other resource as a reference, pay close attention to the safety instructions. You must

adhere to the assembly instructions in this guide to ensure and maintain compliance with existing

product certifications and approvals. Use only the described, regulated components specified in

this guide. Use of other products / components will void the UL listing and other regulatory

approvals of the product and will most likely result in noncompliance with product regulations in

the region(s) in which the product is sold.

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System power on/off: The power button DOES NOT turn off the system AC power. To remove

power from system, you must unplug the AC power cord from the wall outlet. Make sure the AC

power cord is unplugged before you open the chassis, add, or remove any components.

Hazardous conditions, devices and cables: Hazardous electrical conditions may be present on

power, telephone, and communication cables. Turn off the server and disconnect the power cord,

telecommunications systems, networks, and modems attached to the server before opening it.

Otherwise, personal injury or equipment damage can result.

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) and ESD protection: ESD can damage drives, boards, and other

parts. We recommend that you perform all procedures in this chapter only at an ESD workstation.

If one is not available, provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached

to chassis ground any unpainted metal surface on your server when handling parts.

ESD and handling boards: Always handle boards carefully. They can be extremely sensitive to

ESD. Hold boards only by their edges. After removing a board from its protective wrapper or from

the server, place the board component side up on a grounded, static free surface. Use a conductive

foam pad if available but not the board wrapper. Do not slide board over any surface.

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Related Publications

The following SGI and LSI documents are relevant to the SGI Altix UV 10 server:

•MegaRAID SAS Software User’s Guide, publication number, 860-0488-00x

•MegaRAID 1078-based SAS RAID Controllers User’s Guide, publication number

860-0489-00x

•LSI Integrated SAS for RAID User’s Guide, publication number 860-0476-00x

•SGI ProPack 7 for Linux Service Pack 1 Start Here, publication number 007-5640-002

•SGI InfiniteStorage series documentation

• Man pages (online)

You can obtain SGI documentation (as well as the pertinent LSI books), release notes, or man

pages in the following ways:

• Refer to the SGI Technical Publications Library at http://docs.sgi.com. Various formats are

available. This library contains the most recent and most comprehensive set of online books,

release notes, man pages, and other information.

• You can also view man pages by typing man <title> on a command line.

SGI systems include a set of Linux® man pages, formatted in the standard UNIX® “man page”

style. Important system configuration files and commands are documented on man pages. These

are found online on the internal system disk (or DVD-CD) and are displayed using the man

command. For example, to display the man page for the xscsidisktest command, type the

following on a command line:

man xscsidisktest

For additional information about displaying man pages using the man command, see man(1).

In addition, the apropos command locates man pages based on keywords. For example, to

display a list of man pages that describe disks, type the following on a command line:

apropos disk

For information about setting up and using apropos, see apropos(1).

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Conventions

The following conventions are used throughout this document:

Product Support

SGI provides a comprehensive product support and maintenance program for its products. SGI

also offers services to implement and integrate Linux applications in your environment.

• Refer to http://www.sgi.com/support/

• If you are in North America, contact the Technical Assistance Center at

+1 800 800 4SGI or contact your authorized service provider.

• If you are outside North America, contact the SGI subsidiary or authorized distributor in

your country.

Convention Meaning

Command This fixed-space font denotes literal items such as commands, files,

routines, path names, signals, messages, and programming language

structures.

variable The italic typeface denotes variable entries and words or concepts being

defined. Italic typeface is also used for book titles.

user input This bold fixed-space font denotes literal items that the user enters in

interactive sessions. Output is shown in nonbold, fixed-space font.

[ ] Brackets enclose optional portions of a command or directive line.

... Ellipses indicate that a preceding element can be repeated.

man page(x) Man page section identifiers appear in parentheses after man page names.

GUI element This font denotes the names of graphical user interface (GUI) elements such

as windows, screens, dialog boxes, menus, toolbars, icons, buttons, boxes,

fields, and lists.

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Reader Comments

If you have comments about the technical accuracy, content, or organization of this document,

contact SGI. Be sure to include the title and document number of the manual with your comments.

(Online, the document number is located in the front matter of the manual. In printed manuals, the

document number is located at the bottom of each page.)

You can contact SGI in any of the following ways:

• Send e-mail to the following address: techpubs@sgi.com

• Contact your customer service representative and ask that an incident be filed in the SGI

incident tracking system.

• Send mail to the following address:

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SGI values your comments and will respond to them promptly.

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Chapter 1

1. Introduction and System Components Overview

The SGI Altix UV 10 system, as shown in Figure 1-1 and see Figure 1-3, is a 4U, high-density,

rack-mount server system with support for one to four Intel® Xeon® 7500 series processor

(Nehalem-EX) or Intel® Xeon® Processor 7600 series (Westmere-EX) processors and up to 64

DDR3 RDIMMs / 512GB DDR3 RDIMM memory. Features include the following:

• Up to four hot swap PCIe add-in cards, or eleven total PCIe add-in cards

• Up to eight hot swappable memory risers carrying up to eight DIMMs each

• Support for up to four multi-core Intel® Xeon® Processor 7500 series (Nehalem-EX) or

Intel® Xeon® Processor 7600 series (Westmere-EX)

•SAS Riser

• Four hot swap redundant power supply modules

• Eight hot swap redundant cooling fans

• Up to eight hot swap SAS/SATA hard drives

Figure 1-1 SGI Altix UV 10 Front View

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Dimensions and Clearance Requirements

The SGI Altix UV 10 systems has the following dimensions (see Figure 1-2):

• Height: 4U / 6.8 inches (173.8 mm)

• Depth: 27.7 inches (704 mm)

• Width: 16.7 inches (424 mm)

• Weight: 110.23 lbs (50 kg) – estimated

Clearance requirments are, as follows:

• Front Clearance: 3 inches (76 mm)

• Side Clearance: 1 inch (25 mm)

• Rear Clearance: 6 inches (152 mm)

Figure 1-2 SGI Altix UV 10 Angle View

System Features Overview

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Figure 1-3 SGI Altix UV 10 System

System Features Overview

This section provides an overview of the SGI Altix UV 10 system features and components.

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System Scalability

System scalability features are, as follows:

• One to four processors are supported.

• Supports two generations of processors; Intel® Xeon® 7500 series processors (Nehalem-EX

and Westmere-EX)

• SAS Riser: 6 Gb SAS RAID card

• Up to eight 2.5 inch SAS/SATA hard drives

• Up to eleven PCIe adapters (Including the SAS Riser)

• Up to 512GB DDR3 RDIMM memory support (16GB/QRx4 RDIMM x 32 or 8GB/DRx4

RDIMM x 64)

System Serviceability

System sericeability features are, as follows:

• Front access to hot swap hard disk drives

• Easily maintained hot swap fans with individual LED indicators

• Rear access hot swap power supplies with LED indicators

• System power and system status LEDs

• System ID buttons and LEDs on front panel and rear of system

• LED indicators for PCIe hot-swap operations

• Memory configuration and status LEDs, located on memory riser modules

• Color-coded parts to identify both hot swap and non-hot swap serviceable components

System Availability

System availability features are, as follows:

• Eleven PCIe slots (including one SAS riser slot), with four slots supporting hot-swap

• Four 850W high efficiency power supplies in a redundant (2+2 or 3+1) configuration

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• Eight hot swap system fans in a redundant (7+1) configuration or four hot swap fans in a

non-redundant configuration

• Eight hot swap 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drives

• Eight memory risers

• SAS Riser supporting RAID with optional battery backup for storing buffer data.

System Manageability

System manageablity features are, as follows:

• Remote management

• Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0 compliant

• Wired for Management (WfM) 2.0 compliant

• Remote diagnostics support

• iBMC baseboard management controller

Front Control Panel and Operator Panel

Front control panel and operator panel features are, as follows:

• System power button and LED

• System reset button

•NMI button

• System ID button and LED

• System status LED

• Hard drive status LED

• LAN1, LAN2, LAN3 and LAN4 status LEDs

• Video connector

• Three USB 2.0 ports

• Fan status / fault LED

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Rear I/O

Rear I/O features are, as follows:

• Four GbE LAN ports

• One I/O riser Management Ethernet Port via Intel® RMM3 (optional in Value SKU)

• Video connector

• Serial port connector

• System status LED

• Fan status / Fault LED

•CSS LED

• System ID button and LED

• Two USB 2.0 ports

• POST code LEDs

System Front Panel

Figure 1-4 shows the front view of the system. The front panel provides access to the following

components described in Table 1-1:

Table 1-1 System Front Panel Componets

IItem Description

A Optical drive

B Rear LAN LEDs (from I/O Riser)

C Operator panel

D Video Connector

E USB 2.0 ports

F 5 ¼ - inch peripheral bay (SATA cable included)

G Hot swap hard drive bays

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Figure 1-4 SGI Altix UV 10 System Front Panel

Operator Panel/Front Control Panel

The front panel contains the following controls and indicators as shown in Figure 1-5 and

described in Table 1-2.

• Operator Panel with system control buttons and LED status indicators

• Four LED status indicators for the rear LAN ports

• One video connector supporting 1280 x 1024 resolution

• Three USB 2.0 ports

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Figure 1-5 Operator Panel Controls and Indicators

Table 1-3 describes the front panel connectors.

Table 1-2 System Status LED s and Operator Panel Controls

IItem Description

A LAN1, LAN2, LAN3, LAN4 status LEDs (green)

B System ID LED (blue) Blue ID that identifies the system through server management or

locally

C Hard drive status LED (green) - Indicates hard drive activity and fault stats

D System status/fault LED (green/amber)

E Fan fault LED (amber)

F System power LED (green) - Indicates system power status

G System reset button - Resets the system

I System ID button - Toggles ID LED

J System power button - Toggles system power

K NMI button - Asserts NMI

Table 1-3 Front Panel Connectors

Item Description

H Video port, standard VGA compatible, 15-pin connector (1280 x 1024 resolution support)

L Three USB 2.0 ports, 4-pin connectors

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System Status LED States

This section describes the front panel LED states.

LAN Activity Status

Table 1-4 shows the front panel LAN LEDs activity status. See item A in Figure 1-5.

Hard Drive Status LED

Table 1-5 shows the hard drive LED activity status. See intem C in Figure 1-5.

System Status/Fault LED

Table 1-6 shows the system LED activity status/fault. See item D in Figure 1-5.

Table 1-4 LAN1 LAN2, LAN3, LAN4 status LEDs (green)

Color LED

Behavior Description

Off Idle

Green Blinking LAN access

Green On LAN link/no access

Table 1-5 Hard Drive Activity and Fault Status LED (green)

Color LED

Behavior Description

Green Blinking HDD access or spin up/down

Off No access and no fault

Table 1-6 System Status/Fault LED (green/amber)

Color LED

Behavior Descriptions

Off Not ready AC power off, POST error

Green - On Ready System booted and ready

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System Power LED

Table 1-7 shows the system power LED activity status. See item F in Figure 1-5.

Green -

Blinking

Non-critical

Alarm

Non-critical temperature threshold asserted.

Non-critical voltage threshold asserted.

Non-critical fan threshold asserted.

Fan redundancy lost, sufficient system cooling maintained. (This does not

apply to non-redundant systems.)

Power supply predictive failure.

Power supply redundancy lost. (This does not apply to non-redundant systems.)

Amber -

Blinking

Non-Fatal

Alarm

CATERR asserted.

Critical temperature threshold asserted.

Critical voltage threshold asserted.

Critical fan threshold asserted.

VRD hot asserted.

SMI Timeout asserted.

Amber - On Critical

alarm

NMI asserted.

CPU Missing.

Thermtrip asserted.

Non-recoverable temperature threshold asserted.

·Non-recoverable voltage threshold asserted.

Table 1-7 System Power LED (green)

Color/LED

Behavior State ACPI

Off Power off No

Green - On Power on No

Off S5 Yes

Table 1-6 System Status/Fault LED (green/amber) (continued)

Color LED

Behavior Descriptions

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System Rear

Figure 1-6 and Figure 1-7 shows the rear view of the system with the componets described in

Table 1-8.

Figure 1-6 SGI Altix UV 10 Rear View

User-accessible connectors, PCIe slots, and power supply modules are located at the rear of the

system. These components are described in the following ‘sections.

Green -

Blinking

S1 Yes

Green - On S0 Yes

Table 1-7 System Power LED (green)

Color/LED

Behavior State ACPI

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Figure 1-7 SGI Altix UV 10 System Rear

Table 1-8 System Rear Items and Descriptions

Item Description

A SAS Riser Slot - PCIe Gen-2x8, ½ length, x8 connector

B I/O Riser Quad Gigabit Ethernet Ports:

Four LAN ports, RJ45 connector. From upper left: LAN 2 and 1; and LAN 4

and 3 at the bottom For information on LAN port LED status, see Table 1-9

C I/O Riser module

D Serial Port connector

E PCIe Gen-2x8 slots (See Table 1-10.)

F Power Supply Unit Status LEDs. See “Power Subsystem” on page 15 and

“Power Supply Modules” on page 17 for details.

G AC input power connector (4 bays, from right to left: PSU#1, PSU#2, PSU#3,

PSU#4)

H Hot swap power supply

I System ID button

J System Status/Fault LED

K System ID LED: Blue ID that identifies the system through server management

or locally

L USB 2.0 ports (x2)

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Rear Status LEDs

Table 1-9 shows LAN port LED status activity.

Rear PCIe Slots

Table 1-10 shows rear PCIe slot descriptions.

M VGA video port - standard VGA compatible, 15-pin connector supporting up

to 1600X1200 resolution

N 8x POST code LEDs. See Appendix A, “POST Codes” for details.

O I/O Riser Management Ethernet Port (Intel RMM3)

Table 1-9 Rear LAN Port LED Status Activity

LED Color State

Status LED - Green On – Ethernet link is detected

Off – no Ethernet connection

Blinking – Ethernet link is active

Speed LED -

Green/Amber (dual

color)

Off – 10 Mbps

Green On – 100 Mbps

Amber On – 1000 Mbps

Table 1-10 PCIe Slots

PCIe Slot

Number Description

1 PCIe Gen-2x8, ¾ in. x8 conn., hot swap

2 PCIe Gen-2x8, ¾ in. x8 conn., hot swap

3 PCIe Gen-2x4, ½ in., x8 conn.

Table 1-8 System Rear Items and Descriptions (continued)

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Note: Legacy I/O devices, such as, video cards are only supported on slot #1, 2, 3, 4 or 10.

Processors

One to four 64-bit Intel® Xeon® Processor 7500 series (Nehalem-EX) or 64-bit Intel® Xeon®

Processor 7600 series (Westmere-EX) are supported.

System Memory

The memory risers connect to the main board through 8 PCI Express (PCIe) connectors. One to

eight memory risers can be installed via PCIe x16 card edge connectors. Memory air baffles are

needed to restrict airflow to empty memory riser slots. Key features of the memory risers are

discussed in “Memory Riser” on page 19.

4 PCIe Gen-2x4, ½ length, x8 conn.

5 PCIe Gen-2x16, ¾ in., x16 conn.

6 PCIe Gen-2x8, ¾ in., x8 conn., hot swap

7 PCIe Gen-2x8, ¾ in., x8 conn., hot swap

8 PCIe Gen-2x4, ¾ in., x8 conn

9 PCIe Gen-1x4, ½ in., x8 conn.

10 PCIe Gen-1x4, ½ in., x8 conn.

Table 1-10 PCIe Slots

PCIe Slot

Number Description

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Power Subsystem

Warning: For the initial release of the SGI Altix UV 10 system, power supply modules

must be connected to separate AC power sources or have a grounding wire installed for

standalone systems. This only applies to systems with a grounding warning label shown in

Figure B-1. See Appendix B, “Power Supply Modules Safety Instructions” and shipped

with a grounding wire. If your system serial number is UV10-00000053 or greater, Appendix

B information does NOT apply.

There are four power bays providing space for up to four power supply modules that connect to

the power distribution board (PDB). The dimensions of the power supply module is 3.72-inches

(W) x 15.75-inches (D) x 1.57-inches (H). There are two dual-motor fans located within each

power supply module drawing air through the hard drives and across the power distribution board.

Each power supply module has a handle to assist insertion and extraction without tools.

The PDB distributes the power in two ways. There are connectors on the back edge of the board

that mate to the power supplies. In addition, there are cables that route power up to the main board

and to the hot-swap backplane.

The SGI Altix UV 10 system power subsystem supports up to four 850W high efficiency power

supplies. The hot swap power supply modules are rated at 850W over an input range of

100-127VAC@10A or 200-240 VAC@5A.

The total power requirement for the SGI Altix UV 10 system exceeds the 240 VA energy hazard

limit that defines an operator-accessible area. As a result, only qualified technical personnel

should access the processor, memory, and non-hot swap areas while the system is energized.

The power subsystem can be configured as follows:

• With four power supply modules installed, a fully configured system has (2+2 or 3+1) power

redundancy

• With three, two or one power supply module installed, the system does not have redundant

power at 200-240 VAC input, three power supply module is capable of handling the

maximum power requirements for a fully configured SGI Altix UV 10 system, which

includes the following:

– Four processors

– 512GB of memory

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– Eleven PCIe add-in cards (including the SAS RAID riser)

– Eight hard disk drives

– One optical drive

– One tape drive

System Configuration

Table 1-11 shows the maximum system configuration support.

When the system is configured with four power supply modules, the hot swap feature allows the

user to replace a failed power supply module without affecting the system functionality.

Table 1-11 Maximum System Configuration Support

System Components Description

Processors 4

Memory risers 8

DIMM rank/DIMM quantiy 8 Memory Risers with 8 DIMMs on each riser

I/O riser Yes

SAS riser Yes

Hot Swap/Total PCIe* 7 + 1

System fans Yes

2.5” HDDs 8

Optical device Yes

5.25” tape device Yes

Power supply 2 + 2

12V available power 2316

Power redundancy AC/DC

*Exclude SAS riser slot.

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The power subsystem receives AC power through four power cords. When four power supply

modules and four power cords are installed, the system supports 2+2 or 3+1 power cord

redundancy.

This feature allows the system to be powered by four separate AC sources. In this configuration,

the system continues to function without interruption if two or one of the AC sources fails.

A 3-volt lithium battery provides power to the RTC when the Main Board is powered down. The

expected battery life is greater than 5 years.

Power Supply Modules

Warning: For the initial release of the SGI Altix UV 10 system, power supply modules

must be connected to separate AC power sources or have a grounding wire installed for

standalone systems. This only applies to systems with a grounding warning label shown in

Figure B-1. See Appendix B, “Power Supply Modules Safety Instructions”.

The output rating of each power supply is 850 watts when operated between 200 VAC and 240

VAC. Modules are current-sharing and have auto-ranging input. Each power supply is 7.75 inches

wide, 14.5 inches deep, and 1.47 inches high. The power supply modules have universal AC input

with Power Factor Correction (PFC) Distributed Power Supplies (DPS). The AC input receptacle

is an IEC-320 C14 15A rated for a 250 VAC minimum.

The power supply operates over the range and limits shown in Table 1-12.

When input power is applied to the power supply, any initial current surge or spike of 10 ms or

less should not exceed 55A. Any additional inrush current surges or spikes in the form of AC

cycles or multiple AC cycles greater than 10 ms, and less than 150 ms, must not exceed 25A.

Table 1-12 AC Input Rating

Parameter Minimum Nominal Maximum Start Up VAC Power Off VAC

Voltage (115) 90 Vrms 100-127 Vrms 140 Vrms 85 VAC +/-4 VAC 75 VAC +/-5 VAC

Voltage (220) 180 Vrms 200-240 Vrms 264 Vrms

Frequency 47 Hz 50/60 63 Hz

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The power supply has DC outputs of 12 V and 3.3 VSB. The 12 V main power is distributed

through the server and is converted locally at the point-of-load using embedded Voltage Regulator

Module (VRM) converters. The power supply is capable of power-safe monitoring.

The DC output voltages remain within the ranges shown in Table 1-13 when operating at steady

state and dynamic loading conditions. These limits include the peak-peak ripple/noise.

The combined continuous output power for all outputs does not exceed 850W. Each output has

the maximum and minimum current rating shown in Table 1-14.

Note: *Values are at the system level. For 2+2/or 3+1 redundant systems, the load each power

supply provides is based on its current sharing accuracy.

Figure 1-8 shows the the locations of the power supply indicators.

Table 1-13 DC Output Voltage

Parameter Tolerance Minimum Nominal Maximum Units

+12V -5%/+5% +11.40 +12.00 +12.60 VDC

+3.3V

standby

-3%/+5% +3.20 +3.30 +3.46 VDC

Table 1-14 850W Power Suppy Load Ratings

Output Level Minimum* Nominal* Maximum* Peak*

+12V 0A 69A 88A

+3.3V standby 0A 6.0A

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Figure 1-8 Power Supply Indicators

Caution: Power supplies must be hot swapped within three minutes to prevent overheating. This

time period applies only to the time that the power supply is physically removed, not from the time

of failure.

Table 1-15 shows power supply LED status activity.

Table 1-15 Power Supply Indicators

Power Supply Condition Staus LED (A) Fail LED (B) AC LED (C)

No AC power to any of the power supplies Off Off Off

AC Cord Unplugged 0.5 Hz blinking

green

Off Off

AC Present but only 3.3VSB on (PS off (or

power supply in cold redundant state.

1 HZ blinking

green

Off Solid green

Output On and OK Solid green Off Solid green

Power supply warning events where the

power supply continues to operate: High

temperature, high power, high current, slow

fan

1 Hz blinking

amber

Off Solid green

Power supply critical event causing a

shutdown: failure, overcurrent, overvoltage,

or fan failure.

Off Amber Solid green

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Cooling Subsystem

The SGI Altix UV 10 system contains two cooling fan zones comprising a total of eight system

fans located at the upper front of the system and two dual-motor fans located within each power

supply module. The basic chassis structure is divided into a lower section of 1U height and upper

section of 3U height.

The upper section is cooled with up to eight 80 mm fans positioned in front of the system

exhausting into the memory, CPU, and PCIe regions. The lower section is cooled by fans located

within the PSUs drawing air through the hard drives and across the power distribution board.

The eight hot swap fan modules that are located at the upper front of the chassis can be removed

from the chassis when the chassis cover is removed (See Figure 1-9). The fans are docked on the

front panel fan board (FPFB).

The fan modules have following features:

• Form factor: 80x80x38mm

• Hot swap blind-mate connector

• Fan presence, PWM, tachometer, and fault signals

• Support Fault LED

• RV isolation

• Tool-less service at the module level

• Keying feature to prevent incorrect installation

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Figure 1-9 Cooling Fan Locations

In addition, there are two dual-motor fans located within each power supply drawing air through

the hard drives and across the power distribution board.

Note: The cooling system is non redundant in a non-redundant power supply system

configuration.

The zones are designed to be redundant in order to maintain system cooling in the event of fan

failure. To maintain system performance, only one of the eight fans can fail at any one time.

Each fan assembly has a single LED to indicate its status. In the event of a fan failure, the LED

illuminates amber. Failed system fans can be hot swapped out inside of the chassis with the cover

removed. The maximum time limit to perform a fan hot swap operation is three minutes before

affecting system performance.

Each fan (or pair of redundant fans in series) provides cooling for a zone of the mainboard that

includes two memory riser slots and one CPU socket. Dividers separate the memory risers to allow

for proper airflow for each riser. If only one memory riser is installed for a fan, a memory air baffle

must be installed over the adjacent opening in the fan cage. The memory air baffle restricts airflow

to the area where no memory riser is present, ensuring proper airflow over installed DIMMS.

Memory air baffles are not needed for parts of the mainboard where no memory risers are present.

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The system thermal design maintains an operating ambient temperature between 0°- 55°C

delivered to the board. This may result in internal local ambient temperatures greater than 55°C.

It is not required that the maximum internal temperature be less than 55°C in all locations.

The ambient air temperature inside the chassis may exceed 55°C in certain locations such as

directly behind the Boxboro chipset, in close proximity to VR components, and at the exhaust of

the PCIe cards. This is not a violation of the board specification and is normal and expected in

those locations.

Hot Swap PCI Express Slots

The four hot swap PCIe slots have power and attention LEDs. The attention button is used to

invoke a hot swap sequence to remove or add an adapter without using the software interface. The

green arrow on the PCIe divider label identifies the LEDs. Table 1-16 shows hot swap PCIe slot

power LEDs..

Table 1-17 shows attention LEDs

Table 1-16 Hot Swap PCEe Power LEDs

Green Power LED State Definition

Off Power off: Power has been removed from the slot. A card can be

inserted or removed

On Power on: The slot is powered on. A card cannot be inserted or

removed.

Blinking Power transition: The slot is powering up or down. A card cannot be

inserted or removed.

Table 1-17 Hot Swap PCIe Attention LEDs

Amber Attention LED State Definition

Off Normal: Normal operation.

On Attention: Power fault or operational problem has occurred

with this slot.

Blinking Locate: The slot is being identified.

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Peripherals

The following peripheral devices are supported:

• Hard Disk Drives

• Slim-line SATA DVD-RW drive

• One 5.25” device bay

A hot swap backplane (HSBP) provides power and I/O for the hard disk drives and slimline optical

drive. A separate 4-pin 12V molex power connector is provided for powering the 5.25” device.

I/O for the 5.25” device can be accomplished via one of the SATA connectors on the mainboard.

Figure 1-10 shows the periperal device area.

Figure 1-10 Peripheral Area

Hot-Swap Hard Drive

The hard drive carrier is an assembly that provides guidance for hot swapping. It contains two

integrated light pipes to transfer the LED indicator light driven by the SGPIOs, and an

insertion/extraction mechanism that includes a hard drive bezel. Figure 1-11 shows the hot-swap

hard drive carrier. Item A points to the carrier latch. Item B points to the green LED. Item C points

to the Amber LED. Table 1-18 shows the LED status activity.

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Figure 1-11 Hard Drive Carrier

Optical Drive Bay

Figure 1-12 shows the optical drive bay.

Figure 1-12 Optical Drive

Table 1-18 Hard Drive Carrier LED Indicators

Hard Drive Carrier LED State Description

Green Blinking HDD access or spin up/down

Amber - On HDD fault

Amber - Blinking Predictive failure, rebuild, identify

Off No access and no fault

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Half-height Drive Bay (5 1/4-inch)

The system includes a bay that can support a half height 5.25” tape device as shown in

Figure 1-13. The system includes a 5.25” device blank for the 5.25” device opening. It matches

the shape and interface of a 5.25” device. The blank includes the 5.25” device rails such that field

upgrade to 5.25” device is possible.

Figure 1-13 Half-height Drive (5 1/4-inch)

System Boards

The board set consists of the following (see Figure 1-14):

• Main board

• Memory riser

•I/O riser

• Hot swap backplane

• Front panel fan board

• Power distribution board

• Operator panel board

• SAS Riser: 6 Gb SAS RAID card

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Figure 1-14 SGI Altix UV 10 System Block Diagram

I/O Configuration Rules

The Altix UV 10 has two Intel IOH (Boxboro) parts (IOH1 and IOH2) that enable PCI-E devices

(see Figure 1-14).

IOH1 drives slots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 10.

IOH2 drives slots 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

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Slots 1, 2, 6 and 7 are hot plug capable. All slots except 9 and 10 are PCI-E Gen2; therefore, slots

9 and 10 should be reserved for the lowest performance devices or unused unless all other slots

are filled.

The Altix UV 10, along with all other I/O rich platforms, has 64K bytes of I/O space. The 64k

bytes is divided between the two IOHs in a fixed manner, as follows:

• IOH1 has 40kB

• IOH2 has 24kB.

The allocation of I/O space can be changed in the PCI Config screen of the BIOS setup. In

addition, all four hot plug slots are pre-allocated with extra PCI I/O space to accommodate the

potential addition of a card after the system is booted.

The following table describes the features of each PCIe slot.

Slot Source Gen PCIe

Connector PCIe

Width PCIe Card

Length PCIe Card

Height Hot

Pluggable

1 IOH1 2 x8 x8 3/4 Full Yes

2 IOH1 2 x8 x8 3/4 Full Yes

3 IOH1 2 x8 x4 1/2 Full No

4 IOH1 2 x8 x4 1/2 Full No

5 IOH2 2 x16 x16 3/4 Full No

6 IOH2 2 x8 x8 3/4 Full Yes

7 IOH2 2 x8 x8 3/4 Full Yes

8 IOH2 2 x8 x4 3/4 Full No

9 IOH2 1 x8 x4 1/2 Full No

10 IOH1/

ICH10

1x8 x4 1/2 Full No

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The suggested location for various cards is impacted by the card's performance, lane width

requirements, and its use of I/O space.

The following table defines the recommended PCIe card slot placements for typical systems:

Card Type Suggested Slot Order

(in order of populating more than one)

PCIE-GFX-1800 5

PCIE-FC8-4P-G2 1, 6, 2, 5, 7

PCIE-FC8-2P-G1 1, 6, 2, 7, 5

PCIE-FC-2P-LS-D 1, 6, 2, 7, 5

PCIE-SCSI-U4-2P-L Any

LSU-ER-SASRAID 1, 6, 2, 7, 5

PCIE-6G-SAS-8E 1, 6, 2, 7, 5

PCIE-SAS-LS-2P4X 1, 6, 2, 7, 5

PCIE-10G-OR-RDMA 5, 6, 1, 7, 2

PCIE-GENET-C-4P-LP Any

PCIE-GENET-C-2P Any

PCIE-IB-HCA-CONNX 5, 6, 1, 7, 2

PCIE-IB-HCA-QDR-2P 5, 6, 1, 7, 2

PCIE-IB-HCA-QDR-1P 5, 6, 1, 7, 2

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Chapter 2

2. System Safety

This chapter describes basic safety precautions.

Electrical Safety Precautions

Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SGI

Altix UV 10 system from damage, as follows:

• Be aware of the locations of the power on/off switch on the chassis as well as the room's

emergency power-off switch, disconnection switch or electrical outlet. If an electrical accident

occurs, you can then quickly remove power from the system.

• Do not work alone when working with high voltage components.

• Power should always be disconnected from the system when removing or installing main system

components, such as the serverboard, memory modules and SATA drives. When disconnecting

power, you should first power down the operating system first and then unplug the power cords.

The unit has more than one power supply cord. Disconnect two power supply cords before

servicing to avoid electrical shock.

• When working around exposed electrical circuits, another person who is familiar with the

power-off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary.

• Use only one hand when working with powered-on electrical equipment. This is to avoid making

a complete circuit, which will cause electrical shock. Use extreme caution when using metal tools,

which can easily damage any electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with.

• Do not use mats designed to decrease static electrical discharge as protection from electrical

shock. Instead, use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators.

• The power supply power cords must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into

grounded electrical outlets.

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• Serverboard Battery

Caution: There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down,

which will reverse its polarites . This battery must be replaced only with the same or an

equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the

manufacturer's instructions.

• DVD-ROM Laser

Caution: This server may have come equipped with a DVD-ROM drive. To prevent direct

exposure to the laser beam and hazardous radiation exposure, do not open the enclosure or

use the unit in any unconventional way.

Lifting Precautions

When installing an SGI Altix UV 10 system in a rack, two people are required. With a person on

each side of the chassis, lift it and move it into the equipment rack, as shown in Figure 2-1.

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Figure 2-1 Lifting the SGI UV 10 System Into a Rack

Warning: Two people are required to lift an SGI Altix UV 10 System.

General Safety Precautions

Follow these rules to ensure general safety:

• Keep the area around the SGI Altix UV 10 system clean and free of clutter.

• Place the chassis top cover and any system components that have been removed away from

the system or on a table so that they won't accidentally be stepped on.

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• While working on the system, do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned

shirt sleeves, which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling

fan.

• Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body, which are excellent metal conductors

that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit

boards or areas where power is present.

• After accessing the inside of the system, close the system back up and secure it to the rack

unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections have been made.

ESD Precautions

Caution: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is generated by two objects with different electrical

charges coming into contact with each other. An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this

difference, which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards.

The following measures are generally sufficient to neutralize this difference before contact is

made to protect your equipment from ESD:

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

• Keep all components and printed circuit boards (PCBs) in their antistatic bags until ready for

use.

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag.

• Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing, which may retain a

charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap.

• Handle a board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral chips, memory

modules or contacts.

• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

• Put the serverboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.

• For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity

between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and the serverboard.

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Chapter 3

3. Starting Up and Shutting Down the System

This chapter describes how to power up and shut down your system.

Powering On the System

Press the power button on the front control panel. The fans start and POST begins.

Note: It might take two minutes or longer for video to be displayed, depending on the amount of

memory installed.

The server attempts to boot from the first device on the list of available devices in the boot

manager. If this device is not available, it moves to the second device. It continues down the list

until it reaches the first available device.

Shutting Down the System

To shut down the system, perform the following steps:

1. Exit the operating system if applicable.

2. Press and hold the power button until the system shuts down.

Caution: Powering down the server with the power button does not remove all power. The +3.3V

standby power is available even when the system is not running. To remove standby power,

unplug all power cords from the system.

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Chapter 4

4. System Utilities

Using the BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup Utility is a text-based utility that allows you to configure the system and view

and change device settings and view environmental information for the system. The interface

consists of several screens, called pages, each of which contains information or links to other

pages. The first page in Setup displays links for general categories. These links lead to pages

containing specific configuration settings.

The BIOS Setup Utility is functional through console redirection over various terminal emulation

standards. This may limit some functionality due to compatibility. For example, colors, some keys

or key sequences, and mouse support may be limited.

To enter the BIOS Setup Utility press <F2> when prompted during POST to access the Systems

Options Menu.

For additional information on navigating and using the BIOS utility, see Chapter 6, “BIOS.”

System Configuration Reset

You can restore the system configuration to the default values. When you reset the system to the

default values, The BIOS loads default system configuration values during the next POST. Use

one of these methods if you want to return to the defaults:

•Use <F9> in the BIOS Setup Utility.

• In the BIOS Setup Utility Exit menu, select “Load Default Values”.

• Power down the system but do not remove the AC power cords.

• Power on the system

Note: The SGI Altix UV 10 system does not support any other mechanisms to clear NVRAM.

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Console Redirection

The BIOS supports keyboard and video redirection through a serial link (serial port). When

console redirection is enabled, local (host server) keyboard input and video output are passed to

both the local keyboard and video connections and to the remote console through the serial link.

Keyboard inputs from both sources are valid and video is displayed to both outputs.

With console redirection, the system can be operated without a host keyboard or monitor and run

entirely from a remote console. Setup and any other text-based utilities can be accessed through

console redirection.

Serial Configuration Settings

For optimal configuration of Serial Over LAN (SOL) or EMP, see the Intel® Server System

Integrated Baseboard Management Controller Core External Product Specification.

The BIOS does not require that the splash logo be turned off for console redirection to function.

The BIOS supports multiple consoles, some of which are in graphics mode and some in text mode.

The graphics consoles can display the logo while the text consoles receive the redirected text.

Console redirection ends at the beginning of the Legacy OS boot (INT 19h).

Keystroke Mappings

During console redirection, the remote terminal, which may be a dumb terminal or a system with

a modem running a communication program, sends keystrokes to the local server. The server

passes video back over this same link. The keystroke mappings follow VT-UTF8 format with the

extensions defined in the following sections.

Setup Alias Keys

The <Del> and <Ctrl>-<function key> combinations are synonyms for the <F2> or

“Setup” key. These are not prompted for in screen messages. These hot keys are defined only for

console redirection support, and are not used on locally attached keyboards.

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Standalone <Esc> Key for Headless Operation

The Microsoft Headless Design Guidelines describes a specific implementation for the <Esc>

key as a single standalone keystroke:

•<Esc> followed by a two-second pause must be interpreted as a single escape.

•<Esc> followed within two seconds by one or more characters that do not form a sequence

described in this specification must be interpreted as <Esc> plus the character or characters,

not as an escape sequence.

The escape sequence in Table 4-1 is an input sequence. This means it is sent to the BIOS from the

remote terminal.

Limitations

• BIOS console redirection terminates after an EFI-aware operating system calls EFI Boot

Service ExitBootServices. The operating system is responsible for continuing the Console

Redirection after that point.

• BIOS console redirection is a text console. Graphical data, such as a logo, are not redirected.

Interface to Server Management

If the BIOS determines that console redirection is enabled, it passes the baud rate through the

Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB) to the appropriate management controller.

Platform Confidence Test

The Platform Confidence Test (PCT) diagnostic utility is included on the SGI Altix UV 10 System

Resource CD. It probes for the hardware at the start of each test and reports the identified

components. In this way, the PCT indirectly identifies many assembly and cabling errors (broken

Table 4-1 Console Redirection Escape Sequences

Escape Sequence Description

<Esc>R<Esc>r<Esc>R

Defaults to “disabled”.

Remote console reset

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or improperly seated cables) when installed components are not reported. The test displays results

for field replaceable units, such as the processor modules, the server board, drives, and memory.

Three Platform Confidence Tests (PCT) are available. The duration of each test depends on the

number of processors and the amount of memory installed. On completion of each test and after

the test results are displayed, the program returns to the main menu.

Quick Test

The quick test checks the core components of the system to ensure they are functioning properly.

The test modules that are run during the quick test include:

• Cache

• Processor

• Real-time clock

• Memory

•I/O Hub

• QuickPath Interconnect

Comprehensive Test

The comprehensive test performs a thorough test of the system components. The test modules that

are run during the comprehensive test include:

• Processor

• Cache

• Graphics

• Memory

• Keyboard

•I/O Hub

• Real-time clock

• PCI Bus (including PCI, PCIX, PCIe)

• Universal serial bus

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•Super I/O

•SAS

•ICHx

• Hard drives

•NIC

• Baseboard management controller

• QuickPath Interconnect

•HSC

• RMM3

The processor floating-point unit (FPU) is tested and more extensive tests are run on the memory

and cache. Extensive tests are run on the onboard peripheral controllers, integrated components,

and the chipset.

Comprehensive Test with Continuous Looping

This is identical to the comprehensive test, but it runs continuously until the operator interrupts

the test cycle by pressing the <F10> key. The system transfers to the test menu screen with the

pass / fail status displayed, along with the number of test loops completed.

Running the Platform Confidence Test

To run the platform confidence test, perform the following steps:

1. Insert the Resource CD into a Windows*-based system.

2. Allow the autorun feature to launch the graphical user interface. If autorun does not

launch the GUI, launch it manually by double-clicking the CD-ROM drive.

3. From the Drivers and Utilities menu, choose “EFI” and then “Platform Diagnostics

Utility”.

4. Choose an appropriate option:

• If you want to run the Platform Diagnostics Utility from a CD, burn the *.iso image to a

CD.

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• If you want to run the Platform Diagnostics Utility from a USB flash drive, install the

flash drive onto your system, open the *.zip file and copy the files to the root of your

USB flash drive.

5. Install the USB flash drive or the CD that contains the Platform Diagnostics utility into the

Server System to be tested. Boot the system.

6. Press <F2> when prompted to enter the BIOS Setup utility.

7. From the BIOS Setup utility, go to the Boot Manager menu and choose “EFI Shell.”

8. The Platform Diagnostics Utility starts to load and prompts you to respond to the licensing

agreement. Upon your agreement, the utility starts and you see the menu of test options.

System Setup and Configuration Utilities

Setup and configuration utilities are either on the Server Deployment Toolkit CD or the Server

Management Software CD. Table 4-2 shows system configuration tools and supported operating

systems.

Save and Restore Configuration (SYSCFG)

You can use the command-line utility to perform the following:

• Save a subset of BIOS and firmware settings to a file.

• Write BIOS and firmware settings from a file to a server.

Table 4-2 System Configuration Tools and Supported Operating Systems

Utility Windows Windows Server

2003 EFI Linux

SELViewer x x

Save and Restore System

Configuration (SysConfig)

xxx

FWPIAUPD Firmware Load utility x x

iFlash32 BIOS Load utility x x

FRUSDR Load utility x x

One-Boot Flash Update (OFU) x x

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• Configure selected firmware settings.

• Configure selected BIOS CMOS settings.

• Change BIOS boot order.·

• Display selected firmware settings.

• Display selected BIOS settings.

FWPIAUPD Firmware Load Utility

The Firmware Update utility updates these server management controllers:

• Baseboard management controller (BMC)

• Hot swap controller (HSC)

•ME Firmware

• RMM3

One-boot Flash Update Utility (OFU)

The One-Boot Flash Update (OFU) utility is an OS-present command-line utility that uses

configuration (CFG) files to allow users to update

• System BIOS

• Server management firmware of the baseboard management controller (BMC)

• Hot swap controller (HSC) firmware

• Field replaceable units (FRU). Existing FRU data can also be modified.

• Sensor data records (SDR)

•ME Firmware

• RMM3

FRUSDR Load Utility

The FRUSDR Load utility updates and modifies the server management subsystem's product level

field replacement unit data and sensor data record repository, and displays the System

Management BIOS (SMBIOS) non-volatile storage components.

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The FRU is initially factory-programmed and can be updated later by using the FRUSDR utility

to update specific FRU areas and fields. You cannot change the size of any FRU area from the size

defined in the original FRU Header.

Run the FRUSDR Load utility each time you upgrade or replace the hardware in your server;

excluding add-in cards, hard drives, fans, and RAM. The FRUSDR Load utility programs the

sensors that the server management software monitors.

With the FRUSDR Load Utility, you can:

• Discover the product configuration based on instructions in a master configuration file.

• Display the FRU information.

• Update the non-volatile storage device associated with the baseboard management controller

(BMC) that holds the SDR and FRU information.

• Generically handle FRU devices that might not be associated with the BMC.

• Supply command lines and interactive input through the standard input device.

• View and direct results to the standard output device.

Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) Shell

The EFI shell application allows other EFI applications to be launched, EFI device drivers to be

loaded, and operating systems to be booted. The combination of the EFI firmware and the EFI

Shell provides an environment that can be modified and adapted to many hardware configurations.

The EFI shell provides a set of basic commands to manage files and EFI NVRAM shell and boot

variables. Table 4-3 shows a list of these basic commands.

Table 4-3 EFI Commands

Command Description

<drive_name>: Change drives. For example, entering fs0: and pressing the

<Enter> key changes the drive to the LS-240 drive

alias [-bdv] [sname] [value] Sets or gets alias settings

attrib [-b] [+/- rhs] [file] Views or sets file attributes

cd [path] Changes the directory

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cls [background color] Clears the screen

comp file1 file2 Compares two files

connect [-r] [-c]

Handle#1/2DeviceHandle#

DriverHandle#

Binds the EFI driver to a device and starts the driver

cp [-r] file [file] ... [dest] Copies files and directories, [-r] = recursive

date [mm/dd/yyyy] Gets or sets the date

dblk device [Lba] [Blocks] Performs a hex dump of BlkIo Devices

devices [-b] [-1XXX] Displays devices

devtree [-b] [-d] Displays device tree

dh [-b] [-p prot_id] | [handle] Dumps handle information

disconnect DeviceHandle#

[DriverHandle# [ChildHandle#]

Disconnects device from driver

dmem {address] [size] [;MMIO] Displays the contents of memory

dmpstore Dumps the variable store

drivers [-b] [-lXXX] Displays drivers

drvcfg [-c] [-lXXX] [-f] [-v] [-s] Invokes the driver configuration protocol

drvdiag [-c] [-lXXX] [-s] [-e] [- m] Invokes the driver diagnostics protocol

echo [[-on | -off] | [text] Echoes text to the standard output device or toggles script echo

edit [filename] Opens the text editor allowing you to create or edit a file

eficompress infile outfile Compresses an EFI file

Efidecompress infile outfile Decompresses an EFI file

endfor Provides a delimiter for loop constructs (scripts only)

endif Provides a delimiter for IF THEN constructs (scripts only)

for var in <set> Display or Modifies EFI shell environment variables

Table 4-3 EFI Commands (continued)

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guid [-b] [sname] Dumps known guide ids

goto label Goto Force batch file execution to jump to specified location

help [-b] [internal_command] Displays help information

hexedit [[-f]FileName|[-d DiskName

Offset Size]|[-m Offset Size]]

Edits in HEX mode

if [not] condition then Provides conditional constructs (scripts only)

load driver_name Loads a driver

loadpcirom romfile Loads a PCIe option ROM

ls [-b] [dir] [dir] ... Obtains directory listings

map [-bdvr] [sname[:]] [handle] Maps sname to device path

mem [address] [size] [;MMIO] Dumps Memory or Memory Mapped IO

memmap [-b] Dumps memory map

mkdir dir [dir] Creates a new directory

mm address [Width] [;Type] [n] Memory Modify: type = Mem, MMIO, IO, PCIe, [n] for non

interactive mode when inside a .nsh file

mode [col row] Sets or gets the current graphics mode

mount BlkDevice [sname[:]] Mounts a file system on a block device

mv [src?] [dst] Move one or more files/directories to destination

pause Prompts to quit or continue (scripts only)

pci [bus_dev] [func] Displays PCIe device information

reconnect DeviceHandle#

[DriverHandle# [ChildHandle#]] | [-r]

Reconnects one or more drivers from a device

reset [reset_string] Performs a cold reset

rm file/dir [file/dir] Removes files or directories

stall microseconds Delays for the specified number of microseconds

Table 4-3 EFI Commands (continued)

Command Description

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time [hh:mm:ss] Gets or sets the time

type [-a] [-u] [-b] file Displays the contents of a file

ver Displays version information

vol fs [volume_label] Sets or displays a volume label

Table 4-3 EFI Commands (continued)

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Chapter 5

5. Maintenance and Upgrade Procedures

This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform maintenance on the SGI

Altix UV 10 chassis. For component installation, follow the steps in the order given to eliminate

the most common problems encountered. If some steps are unnecessary, skip ahead to the step that

follows.

Tools and Supplies Required:

• Phillips (cross head) screwdriver, #2 bit

• Flat-head screwdriver

• Antistatic wrist strap and conductive foam pad (recommended)

Warning: Review the warnings and precautions listed in the manual before setting up or

servicing this chassis. These include information in Chapter 2: System Safety and the

warning/precautions listed in the setup instructions.

Static-Sensitive Device

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To prevent damage to any

printed circuit boards (PCBs), it is important to handle them very carefully. The following

measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD damage.

Precautions

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag.

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• Handle a board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral chips, memory

modules or gold contacts.

• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

• Put the serverboard, add-on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.

• For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity

between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and the serverboard.

Lifting Precautions

When installing an SGI Altix UV 10 system in a rack, two people are required. With a person on

each side of the chassis, lift it and move it into the equipment rack, as shown in Figure 5-1.

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Figure 5-1 Lifting the SGI UV 10 System Into a Rack

Warning: Two people are required to lift an SGI Altix UV 10 System.

Removing and Installing the Rack Rails

Rack rails are provided to allow for easy access to the top cover and internal components when

the system is mounted on a rack.

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Warning: The rail racks are designed to carry only the weight of the server system. Do

not use rail-mounted equipment as a workspace. Do not place additional load onto any

rail-mounted equipment.

Removing the Rack Rails

When it is necessary to service the rack or remove the system from a rack mounting, remove the

rack rails, as follows:

1. Press the release latch on the inner rail and remove the server system with inner rails from

the rack mounting.

2. Detach the slide rails from the rack mounting system.

3. Lift the leaf lock and slide the inner rail along the server sides to lift the inner rail off.

4. Slide the inner rails back into the slide rails for storage.

Installing the Rack Rails

When the server is to be installed into a rack, it is necessary to install two rack mount rails onto

the server chassis prior to installing the server into the rack. Follow the procedures below to install

your rack mount rails onto your server. Before you proceed, check the parts list for all parts.

1. Remove the slide rail from the inner rail by pressing on the latch on the inner rail and sliding

the rack rail free, as shown in Figure 5-2.

Figure 5-2 Removing the Inner Rack Rail from the Slide Rails

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2. Locate and position the inner rail on the system chassis, sliding the inner rail into place, as

shown in Figure 5-3.

Figure 5-3 Installing the Inner Rail on the Server

3. Secure the slide rails in place on the rack mounting system, as shown in Figure 5-4.

Figure 5-4 Installing the Slide Rails on the Rack Mounting

4. Align the slide rail with the inner rail and slide the server forward until the rails’ latches lock,

as shown in Figure 5-5.

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Figure 5-5 Installing the Server onto the Rack Mounting

Removing the Cable Management Arm

To remove the cable management arm (CMA), perform the following steps:

1. Press the latch to release and remove the cable management arm from the cable management

extension on the left outer rail, as shown in Figure 5-6.

Note: By orientation from the rear of the system this rail is on the right. This is the left rail

according to the system designation of defining left and right from the front, and all

descriptions follow the system designation.

Figure 5-6 Removing the Cable Management Arm from the Extension

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2. Press the latch to release and remove the CMA connector of the outer arm of the cable

management arm from the right outer rail, item 1, as shown in Figure 5-7.

Figure 5-7 Removing the Inner and Outer Rail Right CMA Connector

3. Press the latch to release and remove the CMA connector of the inner arm of the cable

management arm from the right inner rail, item 2, as shown in Figure 5-7.

4. Press the latch and remove the cable management arm extension from the left outer rail, as

shown in Figure 5-8.

Figure 5-8 Removing the Cable Management Arm Extention

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Installing the Cable Management Arm

To install the cable management arm (CMA), perform the following steps:

1. Connect the cable management arm extension into the left outer rail, as show in Figure 5-9.

Note: By orientation from the rear of the system this rail is on the right. This is the left rail

according to the system designation of defining left and right from the front, and all

descriptions follow the system designation.

Figure 5-9 Installing the Cable Management Arm Extension

2. Connect the CMA connector of the inner arm of the cable management arm into the right

inner slide rail, item 1, as shown in Figure 5-10.

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Figure 5-10 Installing the Inner Rail CMA Connector

3. Connect the CMA connector of the outer arm of the cable management arm into the right

outer rail, item 2, as shown in Figure 5-10.

4. Connect the extension connector of the cable management arm into the extension placed in

the left outer rail in step 1, as shown in Figure 5-11.

Figure 5-11 Installing the Cable Management Art to the Extension

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Removing and Installing the Chassis Cover

Warning: Make sure the rack is anchored securely so it does not tilt forward when the

server is extended. A crush hazard exists if the rack tilts forward. This could cause serious

injury.

Follow these precautions:

Caution: For proper cooling and airflow, do not operate the server for more than three minutes

with the cover removed. Do not leave the chassis cover open or a system fan removed any longer

than necessary; system cooling could be reduced.

Caution: The server comes with a removable top cover that allows the PCIe cards, memory risers,

and the system fans to be hot swapped, and other system components to be serviced. Except for

components described in this chapter, a qualified service technician must perform all servicing.

Caution: Provide electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap

attached to chassis ground of the system-any unpainted metal surface-when handling components.

Removing the Top Cover

Before removing the top cover, observe the safety guidelines in step 1.

To remove the top cover, follow the steps 2 through 5.

1. If you are not replacing a hot swap component:

• Turn off and disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the server.

• Power down the system by pressing and holding the power button on the front of the

chassis for several seconds.

• After the server shuts down, unplug all AC power cords to remove standby power from

the system.

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2. If the system is mounted in a rack, slide it out far enough to expose the entire top cover.

3. Remove the one screw in the top cover. See letter “A” in Figure 5-12.

4. Press down on the two latch buttons on the top cover and slide the top cover off the latches.

See letter “B” in Figure 5-12.

5. Slide the top cover toward the rear until it stops, and then lift the cover to remove it. See

letter “C” in Figure 5-12.

Figure 5-12 Removing the Chassis Cover

Installing the Top Cover

To install the top cover, perform the following steps:

1. Place the cover over the chassis so that the side edges of the cover sit just inside the chassis

sidewalls and the tabs on the cover align with the slots in the chassis.

2. Slide the cover forward until it clicks into place. See letter “A” in Figure 5-13.

3. Replace the one screw in the top cover. See letter “B” in Figure 5-13.

4. Reconnect all peripheral devices and the AC power cords.

5. Slide the system back into the rack.

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Figure 5-13 Installing the Chassis Cover

Hot Swapping a Hard Drive

The SGI Altix UV 10 system supports eight hot swap drive carriers. Each carrier holds a standard

2.5-inch SATA or SAS hard drive.

The procedures in this section describe how to determine drive status, remove a faulty drive, and

install a new drive. If a drive is in a redundant configuration, you can install or replace a hot swap

hard drive without powering down the server.

Caution: To ensure proper airflow and server cooling, all drive bays must contain either a carrier

with a hard drive installed in it or a carrier with a HDD blank installed.

Item A in Figure 5-14 points to the hard drive latch. The drive carriers contain light-pipes that

allow LED indicators to display the hard drive status (see itmes B and C in Figure 5-14). Table 5-1

describes the the HDD LED activity status.

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Figure 5-14 Hard Driver Carrier

Removing a Hard Drive Carrier

To remove a hard drive carrier, perform the following steps:

1. Press the green drive carrier latch. See “A” in Figure 5-15.

2. Open the bezel fully. See “B” in Figure 5-15.

3. Pull the bezel to remove the drive carrier from the chassis. See “C” in Figure 5-15.

4. Place the drive carrier on a clean, static-free work surface.

Table 5-1 HDD LED Activity Status

HDD LED State Description

LED (B) Green – Blinking HDD access or spin up/down

LED (C) Amber – On

Amber – Blinking

Off

HDD fault

Predictive failure, rebuild, identify

No access and no fault

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Figure 5-15 Removing a Hard Drive Carrier

Mounting a Hard Drive in a Carrier

To mount a hard drive in a carrier, perform the following steps:

1. Remove the hard drive from the protective wrapper and place it on a clean ESD protected

work surface.

2. Set any jumpers and/or switches on the drive according to the drive manufacturer's

instructions.

3. If the drive carrier is installed in the chassis, remove it and place it on a clean static-free

work surface. For instructions, see “Removing a Hard Drive Carrier” on page 61.

4. Remove the four screws that hold the HDD blank in place. See letter “A” in Figure 5-16.

5. Remove the HDD blank from the carrier. See letter “B” in Figure 5-16.

6. Store the HDD blank for future reinstallation.

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Figure 5-16 Removing the HDD Blank from the Hard Drive Carrier

7. Position the drive in the carrier with the label-side up and the connector end of the drive

facing the back of the carrier. See letter “A” in Figure 5-17.

8. Align the holes in the drive to the holes in the drive carrier slide track and replace the four

screws that were attached to the blanks. See letter “B” in Figure 5-17.

Figure 5-17 Attaching the Hard Drive to the Carrier

Installing a Hard Drive Carrier

To install a hard drive carrier, perform the following steps:

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1. With the drive carrier handle fully open, slide the drive carrier all the way into the drive bay

in the chassis. See letter “A” in Figure 5-18.

2. 2. Close the drive carrier handle to lock the hard drive carrier in position. See letter “B” in

Figure 5-18.

Figure 5-18 Installing the Hard Drive into the Altix UV 10 System

Hot Swapping a Power Supply

Warning: For the initial release of the SGI Altix UV 10 system, power supply modules

must be connected to separate AC power sources for standalone systems. See Appendix B,

“Power Supply Modules Safety Instructions”.

If your SGI Altix UV 10 system is configured with four power supplies, you can replace a failed

or failing power supply without powering down the server. Use the LEDs at the front of the power

supply as shown in Figure 5-19 to determine the power supply status. Each power supply module

has three status LEDs above the input connector. If the center LED is lit, the power supply needs

to be replaced.

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Figure 5-19 Power Supply Indicators

Table 5-2 shows the power supply LED indicators status activity. See Figure 5-19 for the location

of the LEDs.

To remove a power supply, perform the following steps:

Caution: Because of chassis airflow disruption, a power supply bay should never be vacant for

more than three minutes when the server power is on. Exceeding five-minutes might cause the

system to exceed the maximum acceptable temperature and possibly damage system components.

1. Remove the AC power cord from the power supply to be removed. See letter “A” in

Figure 5-20.

2. Press in the latch to release the power supply module. See letter “B” in Figure 5-20.

3. Pull the power supply from the chassis and set it on a clean, ESD-protected work surface.

See letter “C ” in Figure 5-20.

Table 5-2 Power Supply Indicators

LED Loccation Purpose Description

A (left) Power Good LED

(green)

This LED is lit whenever the power is turned on.

B (center) Fault LED

(amber)

This LED is lit when a power fault occurred within the power

supply.

C (right) AC OK LED

(green)

This LED is lit whenever the AC power cord is plugged in to

an active AC power source.

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Figure 5-20 Removing a Power Supply

Note: Power supply redundancy is available if four power supplies are installed.

4. Remove the new power supply from the protective packaging and place it on a clean ESD

protected work surface.

5. Slide the new power supply module into the power supply bay, with the AC inlet connector

on the right side, until it clicks and latches in place. See letter “A” in Figure 5-21.

6. Plug the power cord into the AC receptacle on the power supply. See letter “B” in

Figure 5-21. Use the LEDs on the power supply to confirm the power supply is functioning.

Figure 5-21 Installing a Power Supply

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Removing and Installing Hot-Swap PCI Express Add-in Cards

Note: Cards can be hot swapped only in PCIe slots 1, 2, 6, and 7. The server must be powered

down to install or remove a card from PCIe slots 3 through 5, 8 through 10 and the SAS riser slot.

When looking at the system from the front, slot 1 is on the right.

Removing a Hot-Swap PCIe Card

To remove a hot-swap PCIe card, perform the following steps:

1. Remove the top cover. For instructions, see “Removing the Top Cover” on page 58.

2. Disconnect any cables attached to the card.

3. Press the LED light pipe switch on the PCIe card cover, and wait for the LED to turn off. See

letter “A” in Figure 5-22.

4. Rotate the green retention latch at the top front of the card slot into the up position. See letter

“B” in Figure 5-22.

Figure 5-22 Removing a Hot-swap PCIe Card

5. Lift the flap on the PCIe divider. See letter “C” in Figure 5-23.

6. Pull up on the card to remove it. See letter “D” in Figure 5-23.

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Figure 5-23 Removing a PCIe Card

7. Store the card in an antistatic protective wrapper.

8. To install a replacement PCIe card: see .

9. Install an expansion slot cover by sliding it down to cover the opening if no PCIe

replacement card is installed.

10. Install the top cover. For instructions, see “Installing the Top Cover” on page 59.

Installing a Hot-Swap PCIe Card

Caution: Only PCIe add-in cards in PCIe slots 1, 2, 6, and 7 can be hot swapped. If you are

removing a PCIe card in PCIe slots 3 through 5 or 8 through 10,

see “Installing and Removing Non-Hot Swap PCI Express Add-in Cards” on page 70. When

looking at the system from the front, slot 1 is on the right.

To install a hot-swap PCIe card, perfomr the following steps:

1. If your operating system supports it, use your operating system or GUI application to power

down the PCIe slot.

2. Remove the top cover. For instructions, see “Removing the Top Cover” on page 58.

3. Being careful not to touch the components or gold edge-connectors on the add-in card,

remove the card from the anti-static bag and place it on a clean, ESD protected work surface.

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Figure 5-24 Installing a PCIe Add-in Card

4. Rotate the green retention latch at the rear of the card slot into the up position.

5. Remove the expansion slot cover by sliding it up.

6. Lift the flap on the PCIe divider.

7. Align and slide the adapter board down until it seats in its connector.

8. Press the card down firmly until it seats into the slot. See letter “A” in Figure 5-24.

9. Close the flap on the PCIe divider. See letter “B” in Figure 5-24.

To install a hot-swap PCIe add-in card, perform the following steps:

Caution: Some accessory/option board outputs exceed Class 2 or limited power source limits.

Use appropriate interconnecting cabling in accordance with the national electrical code

1. Rotate the green retention latch at the rear of the card slot into the down position. See letter

“C” in Figure 5-25.

2. Connect any required cabling to the PCIe add-in card.

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Figure 5-25 Adding a Hot-swap PCIe Add-in Card

3. If using the operating system hot-plug interface:

• Wait for the software user interface to appear on your monitor and then confirm the

device to be enabled.

• Wait for the power LED to turn on.

If using the hardware hot-plug interface:

• Press the attention button for the slot. See letter “D” in Figure 5-25. If you need to abort

the hot-plug operation, press the attention button again within five seconds.

• Wait for power LED to turn on.

Note: For either the operating system interface or the hardware hot-plug interface, if the amber

attention LED is on, a power fault has occurred. You may need to remove the adapter, wait for the

LED to turn off, and re-start the hot insertion.

4. Install the top cover. For instructions, see “Installing the Top Cover” on page 59.

Installing and Removing Non-Hot Swap PCI Express Add-in Cards

This section describes how to reomove or install non-hot swap PCIe add-in cards.

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PCIe cards in slots 1, 2, 6 and 7 can be hot swapped. If you want to hot swap a card in one of these

slots, see “Removing and Installing Hot-Swap PCI Express Add-in Cards” on page 67.

Caution: AC power must be removed from the system before servicing a non-hot swap PCIe

card. You might damage your system if you do not power it down before removing or installing a

card in slots 3 through 5 and 8 through 10.

1. Remove the top cover. For instructions, see “Removing the Top Cover” on page 58.

2. Disconnect any cables attached to the PCIe card.

3. Rotate the retention latch into the up position, as shown in Figure 5-26.

Figure 5-26 Removing a Non-Hot Swap PCIe Card

4. Pull up on the card to remove it.

5. Place the PCIe card on a clean, static-free work surface or inside a static-free plastic bag.

6. To install a replacement PCIe card, see “Installing a Non-Hot Swap PCIe Card” on page 72,

otherwise, install a PCIe expansion slot cover.

7. Install the top cover. For instructions, see “Installing the Top Cover” on page 59.

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Installing a Non-Hot Swap PCIe Card

PCIe cards in slots 1, 2, 6 and 7 can be hot swapped. If you want to hot swap a card in one of these

slots, see “Installing a Hot-Swap PCIe Card” on page 68.

Caution: AC power must be removed from the system before servicing a non-hot swap PCIe

card. You might damage your system if you do not power it down before removing or installing a

card in slots 3 through 5 and 8 through 10.

1. Remove the top cover. For instructions, see “Removing the Top Cover” on page 58.

2. Being careful not to touch the components or the gold edge connectors on the PCIe card,

remove it from its protective wrapper. Place the card component-side up on a clean,

static-free work surface.

3. Rotate the retention latch into the up position, item 1, as show in Figure 5-27.

Figure 5-27 Removing a PCIe Expansion Slot Cover

4. If necessary, remove the expansion slot cover in the slot you are using by sliding it up from

inside the chassis, item 2, as shown in Figure 5-27.

5. Align and slide the adapter board down until it seats in its connector, item 1, as shown

Figure 5-28.

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Figure 5-28 Installing a Non-Hot Swap PCIe Card

6. Rotate the retention latch at the rear of the card slot into the down position, item 2, as shown

in Figure 5-28.

7. Attach any required cables to the PCIe card.

8. Install the top cover. For instructions, see “Installing the Top Cover” on page 59.

Removing and Installing System Fans

On the SGI Altix UV 10 system, eight cooling fans are located at the front of the chassis; seven

for normal operation, with an additional one for redundant operation in the event of fan failure.

The top cover must be removed before these fans can be serviced. You can replace a failed cooling

fan assembly without turning off the power to the server only if the remaining system fans are fully

functional. Each fan assembly uses an amber LED to indicate a failed fan condition. If the amber

LED is on, the fan assembly needs to be replaced. The LED remains off during normal operation.

Caution: System cooling is reduced during the fan replacement process. Do not leave a system

fan removed for longer than three minutes. Do not touch the fan blades while they are turning.

Removing the Hot-Swap Fan Modules

To remove a hot-swap fan module, perform the following steps:

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1. Remove the top cover. For instructions, see “Removing the Top Cover” on page 58.

2. Locate the fan assembly you are replacing. If a fan in the assembly has failed, the amber

LED on the fan model lights.

3. Grasp the fan by the finger latches and squeeze together.

4. Lift the fan upward as shown in Figure 5-29.

Figure 5-29 Removing a System Fan Module

Installing the Hot-Swap Fan Modules

To install a hot-swap fan module, perform the following steps:

1. Lower the replacement fan into the fan bay as shown in Figure 5-30.

2. Push down on the fan until it clicks into place.

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Figure 5-30 Installing a System Fan Module

3. Install the top cover. For instructions, see “Installing the Top Cover” on page 59.

Removing System Fan Modules (non Hot-Swap)

To remove a system fan module, perform the following steps:

1. Power down the system.

2. Remove the top cover. For instructions, see “Removing a Hard Drive Carrier” on page 61.

3. Locate the fan assembly you are replacing. If a fan in the assembly has failed, the amber

LED on the fan model lights.

4. Grasp the fan by the finger latches and squeeze together.

5. Lift the fan upward as shown in Figure 5-31.

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Figure 5-31 Removing the System Fans

Installing the System Fan Modules (non Hot-Swap)

To install a system fan module, perform the following steps:

1. Lower the replacement fan into the fan bay.

2. Push down on the fan until it clicks into place as shown in Figure 5-32.

Figure 5-32 Installing the System Fans

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3. Install the top cover. For instructions, see “Installing the Top Cover” on page 59.

4. Power up the system.

Hot Swapping Memory Risers

At least one memory riser with two DIMMs must be installed for the system to function. Each of

the four CPUs can support one or two memory risers. Each installed CPU must have at least one

memory riser present for it to function.

If two memory risers are installed for a CPU, one of the risers may be removed while the system

is operating. This allows for the replacement of faulted DIMMs while ensuring continuous

operation of the system.

Warning: The CPU must have at least two DIMMS supporting it during hot swap

operations.

Removing a Memory Riser

Warning: Memory dividers must be installed at all times during operation for proper

airflow

To remove a memory riser, perform the following steps:

1. Remove the top cover. For instructions, see “Removing the Top Cover” on page 58.

Warning: Defective memory risers removed should be directly replaced in exactly the

original configuration. Do not hot swap defective memory in a new configuration.

2. Press the Attention button on the Memory Riser. See letter “A” in Figure 5-33. The attention

LED blinks for 5 seconds then turns off. Then the power button starts blinking. The power

button blinks until all memory has been flushed from the riser. When the power button turns

off the Memory Riser is safe to remove.

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Note: Pressing the attention button again while the attention LED is flashing cancels the

operation.

Figure 5-33 Pressing the Memory Riser Attention Button

3. Press the left and right green latches on the memory bracket downward to release the

memory bracket levers. See letter “B” in Figure 5-34.

4. Rotate the levers upward to disengage the memory riser from the main board. See letter “C”

in Figure 5-34.

Figure 5-34 Releasing a Memory Riser

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5. Lift the memory riser by the levers of the memory bracket to pull it from the server as shown

in Figure 5-35.

6. Ensure the fan zone airflow configuration is correct, install or remove a memory air baffle if

necessary. For instructions, see “Installing and Removing Memory Air Baffles” on page 80.

Figure 5-35 Removing a Memory Riser

Installing a Memory Riser

To remove a memory riser, perform the following steps:

Warning: When adding new memory, obey the memory population rules. See

“Supported Memory Configurations” on page 83.

1. Ensure the levers on the memory bracket are in the open / up position.

2. Align the edges of the bracket in the bracket guides and slide the memory riser into the main

board as shown in Figure 5-36.

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Figure 5-36 Installing a Memory Riser

3. Once the board is lowered as far as possible, rotate the levers downward so they latch into

place to firmly engage the board into the memory riser slot.

4. Press the attention button. The attention LED and the power LED start blinking. When the

attention LED turns off and the power LED turns solid the system has finished adding the

memory riser.

5. Ensure the fan zone airflow configuration is correct, installing or removing a memory

airflow baffle if necessary. For instructions, see “Installing and Removing Memory Air

Baffles” on page 80.

6. Install the top cover. For instructions, see “Installing the Top Cover” on page 59.

Installing and Removing Memory Air Baffles

Each front fan has an internal fan zone comprising of two memory slots. See Figure 5-37. For

proper airflow each fan zone must have one of three configurations:

• Two memory risers

• One memory riser and one memory air baffle

• Two air baffles

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Installing a Memory Air Baffle

Install a memory air baffle when a fan zone has one memory riser (only). To install a memory air

baffle, perform the following steps:

1. Remove the top cover. For instructions, see “Removing the Top Cover” on page 58.

2. Place the bottom of the memory air baffle into the slot.as shown in Figure 5-37.

3. Push the top of the air baffle into the slot till it latches in place.

Figure 5-37 Installing a Memory Air Baffle

4. Install the top cover. For instructions, see “Installing the Top Cover” on page 59.

Removing a Memory Air Baffle

Remove a memory air baffle when a fan zone has two memory risers installed. To remove a

memory air baffle, perform the following steps:

1. Remove the top cover. For instructions, see “Removing the Top Cover” on page 58.

2. Press down on the tab at the top of the memory air baffle to release it as shown in

Figure 5-38.

3. Lift the memory air baffle out of the system.

4. Install the top cover. For instructions, see “Installing the Top Cover” on page 59.

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Figure 5-38 Removing a Memory Air Baffle

Installing and Removing DIMMs

Memory is contained on memory risor cards that are called in-line memory modules (DIMMs).

DIMMs are installed one per DIMM slot.

Memory Riser DIMM Slot Locations

Each memory riser contains 8 DIMM slots with the designations shown Figure 5-39.

Figure 5-39 Memory Riser DIMM Locations

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Supported Memory Configurations

The SGI Altix UV 10 system ships with two memory risers and can have 16, 32, or 64 total

DIMMs.

Installing DIMMs

Caution: Use extreme care when installing a DIMM. Applying too much pressure can damage

the connector. DIMMs are keyed and can be inserted in only one way.

• Hold DIMMs only by the edges. Do not touch the components or gold edge connectors.

• Install DIMMs with gold-plated edge connectors only.

• The maximum allowable DIMM height is 3 cm; do not install DIMMs that exceed this

height

To install DIMMs, perform the following steps:

1. Remove the top cover. For instructions, see “Removing the Top Cover” on page 58.

2. Remove the memory riser. For instructions, see “Removing a Memory Riser” on page 77.

3. Open the plastic levers on each end of the DIMM socket(s) as shown in Figure 5-40.

Figure 5-40 Install a DIMM

4. Remove the DIMM from its antistatic container. Hold the DIMM only by the edges. Do not

touch the components or gold edge connectors.

5. Install DIMMs in the correct order.

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6. Position the DIMM above the socket. Align the notch on the bottom edge of the DIMM with

the key in the DIMM socket.

7. Insert the bottom edge of the DIMM into the socket.

8. Push down on the top edge of the DIMM. The levers at each end of the DIMM socket close.

Make sure the levers close securely.

9. Install the top cover. For instructions, see “Installing the Top Cover” on page 59.

Removing DIMMs

Caution: Use extreme care when removing DIMMs. Too much pressure can damage the

connector. Apply only enough pressure on the plastic levers to release the DIMM.

1. Remove the top cover. For instructions, see “Removing the Top Cover” on page 58.

2. Remove the memory riser. For instructions, see “Removing a Memory Riser” on page 77

3. Open the plastic levers on each end of the DIMM socket(s) as shown in Figure 5-40. The

DIMM lifts from the socket.

4. Remove the DIMM holding the DIMM only by the edges. Do not touch the DIMM

components or the gold edge connectors. Store it in an antistatic bag.

5. Install replacement DIMMs if necessary. For instructions, see “Installing DIMMs” on

page 83.

6. Install the memory riser. For instructions, see “Installing a Memory Riser” on page 79.

Warning: Warning Memory riser dividers must be installed at all times during operation

for proper airflow.

7. Install the top cover. For instructions, see “Installing the Top Cover” on page 59

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6. BIOS

This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the SGI Altix UV 10 system.

Splash Logo / Diagnostic Screen

The Logo / Diagnostic Screen appear in one of two forms:

• If Quiet Boot is enabled in the BIOS setup, a logo splash screen is displayed. By default,

Quiet Boot is enabled in the BIOS setup. If the logo is displayed during POST, press <Esc>

to hide the logo and display the diagnostic screen.

• · If a logo is not present in the flash ROM, or if Quiet Boot is disabled in the system

configuration, the summary and diagnostic screen is displayed.

The diagnostic screen displays the following information:

• ·BIOS ID.

• Platform name.

• Total memory detected (Total size of all installed DDR3 DIMMs).

• Processor information (Intel branded string, speed, and number of physical processors

identified).

• Keyboards detected, if plugged in.

• Mouse devices detected, if plugged in.

BIOS Boot Popup Menu

The BIOS Boot Specification (BBS) provides a Boot pop-up menu that can be invoked by pressing

the <F6> key during POST. The BBS pop-up menu displays all available boot devices. The list

order in the pop-up menu is not the same as the boot order in BIOS setup; the pop-up menu simply

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lists all of the bootable devices from which the system can be booted, and allows a manual

selection of the desired boot device.

When an Administrator password is installed in the Setup, the Administrator password will be

required in order to access the Boot pop-up menu using the <F6> key. If a User password is

entered, the Boot pop-up menu will not even appear – the user will be taken directly to the Boot

Manager in the Setup, where a User password allows only booting in the order previously defined

by the Administrator.

BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup utility is a text-based utility that allows the user to configure the system and view

current settings and environment information for the platform devices. The Setup utility controls

the platform's built-in devices, the boot manager, and error manager.

The BIOS Setup interface consists of a number of pages or screens. Each page contains

information or links to other pages. The advanced tab in Setup displays a list of general categories

as links. These links lead to pages containing a specific category‘s configuration.

The following sections describe the look and behavior for the platform setup.

Operation

The BIOS Setup has the following features:

• Localization - The BIOS Setup uses the Unicode standard and is capable of displaying setup

forms in all languages currently included in the Unicode standard. The Intel® Server Board

BIOS is only available in English.

• Console Redirection - The BIOS Setup is functional via console redirection over various

terminal emulation standards. This may limit some functionality for compatibility, for

example, usage of colors or some keys or key sequences or support of pointing devices.

Page Layout

The setup page layout is sectioned into functional areas. Each occupies a specific area of the

screen and has dedicated functionality. The following table lists and describes each functional

area.

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Entering BIOS Setup

To enter the BIOS Setup, press the <F2> function key during boot time when the OEM or Intel

logo is displayed. The following message is displayed on the diagnostics screen and under the

Quiet Boot logo screen:

Press <F2> to enter setup

When the Setup is entered, the Main screen is displayed. However, serious errors cause the system

to display the Error Manager screen instead of the Main screen.

Keyboard Commands

The bottom right portion of the Setup screen provides a list of commands that are used to navigate

through the Setup utility. These commands are displayed at all times.

Table 6-1 BIOS Setup Page Layout

Functional Area Description

Title Bar The title bar is located at the top of the screen and displays the title of the

form (page) the user is currently viewing. It may also display

navigational information.

Setup Item List The Setup Item List is a set of controllable and informational items. Each

item in the list occupies the left column of the screen. A Setup Item may

also open a new window with more options for that functionality on the

board.

Item Specific Help Area The Item specific Help area is located on the right side of the screen and

contains help text for the highlighted Setup Item. Help information may

include the meaning and usage of the item, allowable values, effects of

the options, etc.

Keyboard Command Bar The Keyboard Command Bar is located at the bottom right of the screen

and continuously displays help for keyboard special keys and navigation

keys.

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Each Setup menu page contains a number of features. Each feature is associated with a value field,

except those used for informative purposes. Each value field contains configurable parameters.

Depending on the security option chosen and in effect by the password, a menu feature‘s value

may or may not be changed. If a value cannot be changed, its field is made inaccessible and

appears grayed out.

Table 6-2 BIOS Setup—Keyboard Command Bar

Key Option Description

<Enter> Execute

Command

The <Enter> key is used to activate submenu when the selected feature is

a submenu, or to display a pick list if a selected option has a value field,

or to select a subfield for multi-valued features like time and date. If a

pick list is displayed, the <Enter> key selects the currently highlighted

item, undoes the pick list, and returns the focus to the parent menu.

<Esc> Exit The <Esc> key provides a mechanism for backing out of any field. When

the <Esc> key is pressed while editing any field or selecting features of

a menu, the parent menu is re-entered. When the <Esc> key is pressed in

any submenu, the parent menu is re-entered. When the <Esc> key is

pressed in any major menu, the exit confirmation window is displayed

and the user is asked whether changes can be discarded. If No is selected

and the <Enter> key is pressed, or if the <Esc> key is pressed, the user is

returned to where they were before <Esc> was pressed, without affecting

any existing settings. If Yes is selected and the <Enter> key is pressed,

the setup is exited and the BIOS returns to the main System Options

Menu screen.

- Select Item The up arrow is used to select the previous value in a pick list, or the

previous option in a menu item's option list. The selected item must then

be activated by pressing the <Enter> key.

- Select Item The down arrow is used to select the next value in a menu items option

list, or a value fields pick list. The selected item must then be activated

by pressing the <Enter> key.

´ Select Menu Te left and right arrow keys are used to move between the major menu

pages. The keys have no effect if a sub-menu or pick list is displayed.

<Tab> Select Field The <Tab> key is used to move between fields. For example, <Tab> can

be used to move from hours to minutes in the time item in the main menu.

- Change Value The minus key on the keypad is used to change the value of the current

item to the previous value. This key scrolls through the values in the

associated pick list without displaying the full list.

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Menu Selection Bar

The Menu selection bar is located at the top of the BIOS Setup Utility screen. It displays the major

menu selections available to the user. By using the left and right arrow keys, the user can select

the listed menus. Some menus are hidden and become available by scrolling to the left or right of

the current selection.

BIOS Setup Utility Screens

The following sections describe the screens available for the configuration of a server platform.

In these sections, tables describe the contents of each screen. These tables follow the following

guidelines:

• The text and values in the Setup Item, Options, and Help Text columns displayed on the

BIOS Setup screens.

• In the Options column, the default values are displayed in bold. These values do not appear

in bold on the BIOS Setup screen. The bold text in this document is to serve as a reference

point.

• The Comments column provides additional information where it may be helpful. This

information does not appear on the BIOS Setup screens.

+ Change Value The plus key on the keypad is used to change the value of the current

menu item to the next value. This key scrolls through the values in the

associated pick list without displaying the full list. On 106-key Japanese

keyboards, the plus key has a different scan code than the plus key on the

other keyboards, but will have the same effect.

<F9> Setup Defaults Pressing the <F9> key causes the following to display: Load Optimized

Defaults? Yes No If Yes is highlighted and <Enter> is pressed, all Setup

fields are set to their default values. If No is highlighted and <Enter> is

pressed, or if the <Esc> key is pressed, the user is returned to where they

were before <F9> was pressed without affecting any existing field

values.

Table 6-2 BIOS Setup—Keyboard Command Bar (continued)

Key Option Description

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• Information enclosed in angular brackets (< >) in the screen shots identifies text that can

vary, depending on the option(s) installed. For example <Current Date> is replaced by the

actual current date.

• Information enclosed in square brackets ([ ]) in the tables identifies areas where the user

must type in text instead of selecting from a provided option.

• Whenever information is changed (except Date and Time), the system requires a save and

reboot to take place. Pressing <ESC> discards the changes and boots the system according to

the boot order set from the last boot.

Main Screen

The Main screen is the first screen that appears when the BIOS Setup is entered, unless an error

has occurred. If an error has occurred, the Error Manager screen appears instead.

Figure 6-1 Setup Utility—Main Screen

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Table 6-3 Setup Utility—Main Screen Fields

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

Logged in as: Information only. Displays

password level that setup is

running in: Administrator or

User. With no passwords set,

Administrator is the default

mode.

Platform ID Information only. Displays the

Platform ID.

System BIOS

Version Information only. Displays the

current BIOS version.

xx = major version

yy = minor version

zzzz = build number

Build Date Information only. Displays the

current BIOS build date.

Memory

Size Information only. Displays the

total physical memory installed

in the system, in MB or GB.

The term physical memory

indicates the total memory

discovered in the form of

installed DDR3 DIMMs.

Quiet Boot Enabled

Disabled

[Enabled] Display the logo

screen during POST. [Disabled]

Display the diagnostic screen

during POST.

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Advanced Screen

The Advanced screen provides an access point to configure several options. On this screen, you

can select the option to be configured. Configurations are performed on the selected screen, and

not directly on the Advanced screen.

To access this screen from the Main screen, press the right arrow until the Advanced screen is

selected.

POST Error Pause Enabled

Disabled [Enabled] Go to the Error

Manager for critical POST

errors. [Disabled] Attempt to

boot and do not go to the Error

Manager for critical POST

errors.

If enabled, the POST Error

Pause option takes the system to

the error manager to review the

errors when major errors occur.

Minor and fatal error displays

are not affected by this setting.

System Date [Day of week

MM/DD/YYYY]

System Date has configurable

fields for Month, Day, and Year.

Use [Enter] or [Tab] key to

select the next field. Use [+] or

[-] key to modify the selected

field.

System Time [HH:MM:SS] System Time has configurable

fields for Hours, Minutes, and

Seconds. Hours are in 24-hour

format. Use [Enter] or [Tab] key

to select the next field. Use [+]

or [-] key to modify the selected

field.

Table 6-3 Setup Utility—Main Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

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Figure 6-2 Setup Utility—Advanced Screen

Processor Configuration Screen

The Processor configuration screen allows you to view the processor core frequency and system

bus frequency and to enable or disable several processor options. This screen also allows the user

to view information about a specific processor.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Advanced > Processor.

Table 6-4 Setup Utility—Advanced Screen Fields

Setup Item Options Help Text Comments

Processor Configuration View/Configure processor

information and settings.

Memory Configuration View/Configure memory information

and settings.

Mass Storage Controller

Configuration

View/Configure mass storage

controller information and settings.

Serial Port Configuration View/Configure serial port

information and settings.

USB Configuration View/Configure USB information and

settings.

PCI Configuration View/Configure PCI information and

settings.

System Acoustic and

Performance Configuration

View/Configure system acoustic and

performance information and settings.

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Figure 6-3 Setup Utility—Processor Configuration Screen

Table 6-5 Setup Utility—Processor Configuration Screen Fields

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

Processor ID Information only. Processor

CPUID

Processor

Frequency

Information only. Current

frequency of the processor.

Core Frequency Information only. Frequency

at which the processors are

currently running.

Microcode

Revision

Information only. Revision of

the loaded microcode.

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L1 Cache RAM Information only. Size of the

Processor L1 Cache.

L2 Cache RAM Information only. Size of the

Processor L2 Cache

L3 Cache RAM Information only. Size of the

Processor L3 Cache.

CPU Status Information only. Indicates

whether this CPU is online, or

selected as spare.

Processor 1

Version

Information only. ID string

from the Processor.

Processor 2

Version

Information only. ID string

from the Processor.

Processor 3

Version

Information only. ID string

from the Processor.

Processor 4

Version

Information only. ID string

from the Processor.

Current Intel QPI

Link Speed

Information only. Current

speed that the QPI Link is

using.

IntelQPI Link

Frequency

Information only. Current

frequency that the QPI Link is

using.

Table 6-5 Setup Utility—Processor Configuration Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

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Intel QPI

Frequency Select Auto Max

4.8 GT/s

5.866 GT/s

6.4 GT/s

Allows for selecting the IOH Intel(R)

QuickPath Interconnect Frequency.

Recommended to leave in [Auto Max]

so that BIOS can match the processor

and IOH Intel QuickPath Interconnect

frequencies. Set to [Auto Strap] to

force processor to force processor to

the IOH strapped frequency. If not

strapped, then [Auto Max] frequency

will be used.

Intel Turbo Boost

Technology Enabled

Disabled

Intel Turbo Boost Technology allows

the processor to automatically

increase its frequency if it is running

below power, temperature, and current

specifications.

This option is only visible if

all processors in the system

have Intel Turbo Boost

Technology available.

Enhanced Intel

SpeedStep

Technology

Enabled

Disabled

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology

allows the system to dynamically

adjust processor voltage and core

frequency, which can result in

decreased average power

consumption and decreased average

heat production. Contact your OS

vendor regarding OS support of this s

feature.

CPU C State Enabled

Disabled Significantly reduces the power of the

processor during idle periods. Contact

your OS vendor regarding OS support

of this feature.

Intel

Hyper-Threading

Technology

Enabled

Disabled

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

allows multithreaded software

applications to execute threads in

parallel within each processor.

Contact your OS vendor regarding OS

support of this feature.

Table 6-5 Setup Utility—Processor Configuration Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

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Actice Processor

Cores

1,..,255 Each bit position represents a core to

be enabled in each processor package.

Execute Disable

Bit Enabled

Disabled

Execute Disable Bit can help prevent

certain classes of malicious buffer

overflow attacks. Contact your OS

vendor regarding OS support of this

feature.

Intel

Virtualization

Technology

Enabled

Disabled Intel Virtualization Technology allows

a platform to run multiple operating

systems and applications in

independent partitions. Note: A

change to this option requires the

system to be powered off and then

back on before the setting takes effect.

Intel

Virtualization

Technology for

Directed I/O

Enabled

Disabled Enable/Disable Intel Virtualization

Technology for Directed I/O (Intel

VT-d). Report the I/O device

assignment to VMM through DMAR

AC Tables.

Interrupt

Remapping Enabled

Disabled

Enable/Disable Intel VT-d Interrupt

Remapping support.

This option only appears

when Intel Virtualization

Technology for Directed I/O is

enabled.

Coherency

Support

Enabled

Disabled Enable/Disable Intel VT-d Coherency

support.

This option only appears

when Intel Virtualization

Technology for Directed I/O is

enabled.

ATS Support Enabled

Disabled

Enable/Disable Intel VT-d Address

Translation Services (ATS) support.

This option only appears

when Intel Virtualization

Technology for Directed I/O is

enabled.

Table 6-5 Setup Utility—Processor Configuration Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

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Memory Configuration Screen

The Memory configuration screen allows you to view details about the system memory DDR3

DIMMs that are installed. This screen also allows you to open the Configure Memory RAS and

Performance screen.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Advanced > Memory.

Pass-through

DMA Support Enabled

Disabled

Enable/Disable Intel VT-d

Pass-through DMA support.

This option only appears

when Intel Virtualization

Technology for Directed I/O is

enabled.

Hardware

Prefetcher Enabled

Disabled

Hardware Prefetcher is a speculative

prefetch unit within the processor(s).

Note: Modifying this setting may

affect system performance.

Adjacent Cache

Line Prefetch Enabled

Disabled

[Enabled] - Cache lines are fetched in

pairs (even line + odd line).

[Disabled] - Only the current cache

line required is fetched. Note:

Modifying this setting may affect

system performance.

Direct Cache

Access (DCA) Enabled

Disabled

Allows processors to increase the I/O

performance by placing data from I/O

devices directly into the processor

cache.

NMI on Fatal

Errors Disabled

Enabled

When enabled, causes NMI to be the

preferred mode of halting OS instead

of the default Machine Check mode.

Table 6-5 Setup Utility—Processor Configuration Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

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Figure 6-4 Setup Utility—Memory Configuration Screen

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Table 6-6 Setup Utility—Memory Configuration Screen Fields

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

Total Memory Information only. The amount of

memory available in the system in the

form of installed DDR-3 DIMMs, in

units of MB or GB.

Effective

Memory

Information only. The amount of

memory available to the OS in MB or

GB. The Effective Memory is the

difference between Total Physical

Memory and the sum of all memory

reserved for internal usage, RAS

redundancy and SMRAM. This

difference includes the sum of all

DDR-3 DIMMs that failed Memory

BIST during POST, or were disabled

by the BIOS during memory discovery

phase in order to optimize memory

configuration.

Current

Configuration Maximum

Performance

Mirroring

Sparing

Information only. Displays one of the

following:

- Max Performace Mode: System

memory is configured for max

performance.

- Mirror Mode: System memory is

configured for maximum reliability in

the form of memory mirroring.

- Sparing Mode: System memory is

configured for RAS with optimal

effective memory.

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Configure Memory RAS and Performance Screen

The Configure Memory RAS and Performance screen allows you to customize several memory

configuration options, such as whether to use Memory Mirroring or Memory Sparing.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Advanced > Memory > Configure Memory

RAS and Performance.

Current Memory

Speed

Information only. Displays speed the

memory is running at.

Memory RAS and

Performance

Configuration

Configure memory

RAS (Reliability,

Availability, and

Serviceability) and view

current memory

performance

information and

settings.

Select to configure the memory RAS

and performance. This takes the user

to a different screen.

Table 6-6 Setup Utility—Memory Configuration Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

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Figure 6-5 Setup Utility—Configure Memory and RAS and Performance Screen

Table 6-7 Setup Utility—Configure Memory RAS and Performance Screen Fields

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

Memory

Mirroring

Possible

Yes / No Information only. Specifies if

mirroring is possible.

Memory DIMM

Sparing Possible

Yes / No Information only: Specifies if

DIMM sparing is possible.

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Select Memory

RAS

Configuration

Maximum

Performance

Mirroring

Sparing

Available modes depend on the

current memory population.

[Maximum Performance] -

Optimizes system performance.

[Mirroring] - Optimizes

reliability by using half of

physical memory as a backup.

Sparing] - Improves reliability

by reserving memory for use as

a replacement in the event of

DIMM failure.

Mirroring Mode Inter-Socket

Mirroring

Intra-Socket

Mirroring

Mirroring is supported across

Integrated Memory Controllers

where one memory riser is

mirrored with another.

[Inter-Socket Mirroring] - IMC

is mirrored across two sockets.

[Intra-Socket Mirroring] - IMC

is mirrored with the other IMC

in the same socket.

Appears when Mirroring is

selected in RAS configuration.

And Hemisphere mode is

disabled.

Sparing Mode DIMM Sparing

Rank Sparing

Select Sparing Mode to use

spare DIMM or Rank within the

Integrated Memory Controller

on a memory riser.

Appears when Sparing is

selected in RAS configuration.

NUMA

Optimized

Enabled

Disabled If enabled, BIOS includes ACPI

tables that are required for

NUMA aware Operating

Systems.

Memory

Interleaving

none

2 Way

4 Way

8 Way

Enable/Disable memory

interleaving. NUMA setting is

required for Memory RAS.

Hemisphere Enabled

Disabled Enable/Disable Hemisphere

Mode.

Table 6-7 Setup Utility—Configure Memory RAS and Performance Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

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Memory Board Information Screens

The Memory Board Information screen allows you to view the status of each memory riser in the

system.

When a DIMM fails during BIST (Early POST - MRC) all four DIMMs in the lock-step DDR3

Channel Pair will be disabled. This is due to DDR3 Channel Failure & Lock-step.

Memory Hot Plug Enabled

Disabled Enable/Disable Memory Hot

Plug.

Memory Hot Plug

Base

Auto

512G

1024G

Set memory hot plug mapping

base in system.

Memory Hot Plug

Length

64G

128G Set memory hot plug mapping

length for each board.

SRAT Memory

Hot Plug Enabled

Disabled

Fix for OS that does not support

memory hot plug. Ex: SuSE

SLES10 SP2. Enable by default.

Disable will clear all hot plug

bits and remove the hot plug

entries in SRAT table.

Table 6-7 Setup Utility—Configure Memory RAS and Performance Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

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Figure 6-6 Setup Utility—Memory Board Information Screens

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Mass Storage Controller Configuration Screen

The Mass Storage configuration screen allows you to configure the SATA/SAS controller when

it is present on the baseboard, midplane or backplane of an Intel system.

To access this screen from the Main menu, select Advanced > Mass Storage.

Table 6-8 Setup Utility—Memory Board Information Screen Fields

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

Board Status Note: X denotes the Board ID from A-H. Indicates

the status of the board.

DIMM_ XY Displays the state of each DIMM socket present on

the board. Each DIMM socket field reflects one of

the following possible states:

- Installed: There is a DDR3DIMM installed in this

slot.

- Not Installed: There is no DDR3 DIMM installed

in this slot.

- Disabled: The DDR3 DIMM installed in this slot

has been disabled by the BIOS in order to optimize

memory configuration.

- Failed: The DDR3 DIMM installed in this slot is

faulty /malfunctioning.

- Spare Unit: The DDR3 DIMM is functioning as a

spare unit for memory RAS purposes.

- Mirror Unit: The DDR3 DIMM is functioning as a

mirror unit for memory RAS purposes. Note: X

denotes the Board identifier <A-H>.

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Figure 6-7 Setup Utility—Mass Storage Controller Configuration Screen

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Table 6-9 Setup Utility—Mass Storage Controller Configuration Screen Fields

Setup Item Options (Default

in Boldface) Help Text Comments

Onboard

SATA

Controller

Enabled

Disabled

On-board Serial ATA (SATA)

controller.

SATA Mode ENHANCED

COMPATIBILITY

AHCI

SW RAID

[ENHANCED] - Supports up to

six SATA ports with IDE Native

Mode.

[COMPATIBILITY] - Supports

up to four SATA ports[0/1/2/3]

with IDE Legacy mode and two

SATA ports[4/5] with IDE

Native Mode.

[AHCI] - Supports all SATA

ports using the Advanced Host

Controller Interface.

[SW RAID] - Supports

configuration of SATA ports for

RAID via RAID configuration

software.

This field does not appear when

the Onboard SATA Controller is

disabled. Changing this setting

requires a reboot before HDD

boot order can be set. [SW

RAID] option is unavailable

when EFI Optimized Boot is

enabled, since SW RAID can

only be used in Legacy Boot

mode.

SATA Port 0 < Not Installed / Drive

information>

Information only. This field is

unavailable when RAID Mode

is enabled.

SATA Port 1 < Not Installed / Drive

information>

Information only. This field is

unavailable when RAID Mode

is enabled.

SATA Port 2 < Not Installed / Drive

information>

Information only. This field is

unavailable when RAID Mode

is enabled.

SATA Port 3 < Not Installed / Drive

information>

Information only. This field is

unavailable when RAID Mode

is enabled.

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Serial Port Configuration Screen

The Serial Ports Configuration screen allows you to configure the Serial A [COM 1] and Serial B

[COM2] ports.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Advanced > Serial Port.

SATA Port 4 < Not Installed / Drive

information>

Information only. This field is

unavailable when RAID Mode

is enabled.

SATA Port 5 < Not Installed / Drive

information>

Information only. This field is

unavailable when RAID Mode

is enabled.

Table 6-9 Setup Utility—Mass Storage Controller Configuration Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item Options (Default

in Boldface) Help Text Comments

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Figure 6-8 Setup Utility—Serial Port Configuration Screen

Table 6-10 Setup Utility—Serial Port Configuration Screen Fields

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

Serial A Enable Enabled

Disabled

Enable or Disable Serial port A.

Address 3F8h

2F8h

3E8h

2E8h

Select Serial port A base I/O address.

IRQ 3

4Select Serial port A interrupt request (IRQ) line.

Serial B Enable Enabled

Disabled

Enable or Disable Serial port B.

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USB Configuration Screen

The USB Configuration screen allows you to configure the USB controller options.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Advanced > USB Configuration.

Address 3F8h

2F8h

3E8h

2E8h

Select Serial port B base I/O address.

IRQ 3

4

Select Serial port B interrupt request (IRQ) line.

Table 6-10 Setup Utility—Serial Port Configuration Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

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Figure 6-9 Setup Utility—USB Configuration Screen

Table 6-11 Setup Utility—USB Controller Configuration Screen Fields

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

Detected USB

Devices

Information only. This field

displays number of USB devices

in the system.

USB Controller Enabled

Disabled

[Enabled] - All on-board USB

controllers are turned on and

accessible by the OS.

[Disabled] - All on-board USB

controllers are turned off and

inaccessible by the OS.

Legacy USB

Support Enabled

Disabled

Auto USB device boot support

and PS/2 emulation for USB

keyboard and USB mouse

devices. [Auto] - Legacy USB

support is enabled if a USB device

is attached.

This field is grayed out if the

USB Controller is disabled.

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Port 60/64

Emulation Enabled

Disabled

I/O port 60h/64h emulation

support. Note: This may be

needed for legacy USB keyboard

support when using an OS that is

USB unaware.

This field is grayed out if the

USB Controller is disabled.

Make USB

Devices Non-

Bootable

Enabled

Disabled Exclude USB in Boot Table.

[Enabled] - This removes all USB

Mass Storage devices as Boot

options.

[Disabled] - This allows all USB

Mass Storage devices as Boot

options.

This field is grayed out if the

USB Controller is disabled.

Device Reset

timeout

10 sec

20 sec

30 sec

40 sec

USB Mass Storage device Start

Unit command timeout. Setting to

a larger value provides more time

for a mass storage device to be

ready, if needed.

This field is grayed out if the

USB Controller is disabled.

<One line per

device> Auto

Floppy Forced

FDD Hard Disk

CD-ROM

[Auto] - USB devices less than

530 MB are emulated as floppies.

[Forced FDD] - HDD formatted

drive are emulated as a FDD (for

example, ZIP drive).

This field is hidden if no USB

Mass storage devices are

installed. This field is grayed

out if the USB Controller is

disabled. This setup screen can

show a maximum of eight

devices on this screen. If more

than eight devices are installed

in the system, the USB Devices

Enabled will show the correct

count, but only the first eight

devices can be displayed here.

USB 2.0

controller Enabled

Disabled

On-board USB ports are enabled

to support USB 2.0 mode.

Contact your OS vendor regarding

OS support of this feature.

This field is grayed out if the

USB Controller is disabled.

Table 6-11 Setup Utility—USB Controller Configuration Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

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PCI Configuration Screen

The PCI Configuration Screen allows you to configure the PCI add-in cards, onboard NIC

controllers, and video options.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Advanced > PCI.

Figure 6-10 Setup Utility—PCI Configuration Screen

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Table 6-12 Setup Utility—PCI Configuration Screen Fields

Setup Item Options (Default

in Boldface) Help Text Comments

Memory Mapped

I/O above 4GB

Enabled

Disabled Enable or disable memory mapped I/O

of64-bit PCI devices to 4 GB or

greater address space.

IOH IO Resource

Allocation Ratio

IOH0:24k,IOH1:40k

IOH0:32k,IOH1:32k

IOH0:40k,IOH1:24k

IOH0:48k,IOH1:16k

IOH0:56k,IOH1:8k

Distribute IO resource (of total 64k)

between IOH0 and IOH1 as per your

system requirement.

Value of IO resource

(of total 64k) between

IOH0 and IOH1 will

be 40k: 24k in

Manufacturing Mode.

PCI Hot-plug

Padding

4KB

8KB

16KB

32KB

64KB

Select the amount of space

pre-initialized and reserved for PCI

Express Hot-added devices.

Onboard Video Enabled

Disabled

On-board video controller. Warning:

System video is completely disabled if

this option is disabled and an add-in

video adapter is not installed.

When disabled, the

system requires an

add- in video card in

order for the video to

be seen.

Dual Monitor

Video

Enabled

Disabled If enabled, both the onboard video

controller and an add-in video adapter

are enabled for system video. The

on-board video controller becomes the

primary video device.

Onboard NIC1

ROM Enabled

Disabled

If enabled, loads the embedded option

ROM for the on-board network

controllers. Warning: If [Disabled] is

selected, NIC1 cannot be used to boot

or wake the system.

Onboard NIC2

ROM Enabled

Disabled

If enabled. loads the embedded option

ROM for the on-board network

controllers. Warning: If [Disabled] is

selected, NIC2 cannot be used to boot

or wake the system.

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Onboard NIC3

ROM Enabled

Disabled

If enabled, loads the embedded option

ROM for the on-board network

controllers. Warning: If [Disabled] is

selected, NIC3 cannot be used to boot

or wake the system.

Onboard NIC4

ROM Enabled

Disabled

If enabled, loads the embedded option

ROM for the on-board network

controllers. Warning: If [Disabled] is

selected, NIC4 cannot be used to boot

or wake the system.

Onboard NIC

iSCSI ROM

Enabled

Disabled If enabled, loads the embedded option

ROM for the on-board network

controllers. Warning: If [Disabled] is

selected, NIC1 and NIC2 cannot be

used to boot or wake the system.

This option is grayed

out and not accessible

if either the NIC1 or

NIC2 ROMs are

enabled.

NIC 1 MAC

Address

No entry allowed. Information only. 12

hex digits of the MAC

address.

NIC 2 MAC

Address

No entry allowed. Information only. 12

hex digits of the MAC

address.

NIC 3 MAC

Address

No entry allowed. Information only. 12

hex digits of the MAC

address.

NIC 4 MAC

Address

No entry allowed. Information only. 12

hex digits of the MAC

address.

Intel I/OAT Enabled

Disabled

Intel I/O Acceleration Technology

(I/OAT) accelerates TCP/IP

processing for onboard NICs, delivers

data-movement efficiencies across the

entire server platform, and minimizes

system overhead.

Table 6-12 Setup Utility—PCI Configuration Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item Options (Default

in Boldface) Help Text Comments

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System Acoustic and Performance Configuration

The System Acoustic and Performance Configuration screen allows you to configure the thermal

characteristics of the system.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Advanced > System Acoustic and

Performance Configuration.

Figure 6-11 Setup Utility—Acoustic and Performance Configuration

Security Screen

The Security screen allows you to enable and set the user and administrative password. This is

done to lock out the front panel buttons so they cannot be used. This screen also allows the user

to enable and activate the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security settings.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Security.

Table 6-13 Setup Utility—Acoustic and Performance Configuration Screen Fields

Setup Item Options (Default

in Boldface) Help Text Comments

Altitude 300m or less

301m-900m

901m-1500m

Higher than 1500m

[300m or less] (980ft or less) Optimal

performance setting near sea level.

[301m - 900m] (980ft - 2950ft) Optimal

performance setting at moderate elevation.

[901m 1500m] (2950ft 4920ft) Optimal

performance setting at high elevation.

[Higher than 1500m] (4920ft or greater) Optimal

performance setting at the highest elevations.

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Figure 6-12 Setup Utility—Security Screen

Table 6-14 Setup Utility—Security Screen Fields

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

Administrator

Password Status

<Installed

Not Installed>

Information only. Indicates the

status of the administrator

password.

User Password

Status

<Installed

Not Installed>

Information only. Indicates the

status of the user password.

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Set Administrator

Password

[123aBcD] Administrator password is used

to control change access to the

BIOS Setup Utility. Only

alphanumeric characters can be

used. Maximum length is 7

characters. It is case sensitive.

Note: Administrator password

must be set in order to use the

user account.

This option is only to control

access to the setup.

Administrator has full access to

all the setup items. Clearing the

Administrator password also

clears the user password.

Set User

Password

[123aBcD] User password is used to control

entry access to BIOS Setup

Utility. Only alphanumeric

characters can be used.

Maximum length is 7

characters. It is case sensitive.

Note: Removing the

administrator password also

automatically removes the user

password.

This option is available only if

the administrator password is

installed. This option only

protects the setup. User

password only has limited

access to the setup items.

Front Panel

Lockout

Enabled

Disabled If enabled, locks the power

button and reset button on the

system’s front panel. If

[Enabled] is selected, power and

reset must be controlled via a

system management interface.

Table 6-14 Setup Utility—Security Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

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Server Management Screen

The Server Management screen allows you to configure several server management features. This

screen also provides an access point to the screens for configuring console redirection and

displaying system information.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Server Management.

TPM State Enabled and

Activated

Enabled and

Deactivated

Disabled and

Activated

Disabled and

Deactivated

Information only. Shows the

current TPM device state. A

disabled TPM device does not

execute commands that use the

TPM functions and TPM

security operations are not

available. An enabled and

deactivated TPM is in the same

state as a disabled TPM except

setting of the TPM ownership is

allowed if not present already.

An enabled and activated TPM

executes all commands that use

the TPM functions and TPM

security operations are also

available.

TPM

Administrative

Control

No Operation

Turn On

Turn Off

Clear Ownership

[No Operation] - No changes to

current state.

[Turn On] - Enables and

activates TPM.

[Turn Off] - Disables and

deactivates TPM.

[Clear Ownership] - Removes

the TPM ownership

authentication and returns the

TPM to a factory default state.

Note: The BIOS setting returns

to [No Operation] on every boot

cycle by default.

Table 6-14 Setup Utility—Security Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

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Figure 6-13 Setup Utiltiy—Server Management Configuration Screen

Table 6-15 Setup Utility—Server Management Configuration Screen Fields

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

Assert NMI on

SERR Enabled

Disabled

On SERR, generate an NMI and

log an error. Note: [Enabled]

must be selected for the Assert

NMI on PERR setup option to

be visible.

Assert NMI on

PERR Enabled

Disabled

On PERR, generate an NMI and

log an error. Note: This option

is only active if the Assert NMI

on SERR option is [Enabled]

selected.

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Resume on AC

Power Loss Stay Off

Last state Reset

System action to take on AC

power loss recovery. [Stay Off]

System stays off. [Last State]

System returns to the same state

before the AC power loss.

[Reset] System powers on.

Clear System Event

Log

Enabled

Disabled If enabled, clears the System

Event Log. All current entries

will be lost. Note: This option is

reset to [Disabled] after a

reboot.

FRB-2 Enable Enabled

Disabled

Fault Resilient Boot (FRB). If

enabled, the BIOS programs the

BMC watchdog timer for

approximately 6 minutes. If the

BIOS does not complete POST

before the timer expires, the

BMC resets the system.

O/S Boot Watchdog

Timer

Enabled

Disabled If enabled, the BIOS programs

the watchdog timer with the

timeout value selected. If the

OS does not complete booting

before the timer expires, the

BMC resets the system and an

error is logged. Requires OS

support or Intel Management

Software.

O/S Boot Watchdog

Timer Policy Power Off

Reset

If the OS boot watchdog timer is

enabled, this is the system action

taken if the watchdog timer

expires. [Reset] System

performs a reset. [Power Off]

System powers off.

Grayed out when O/S Boot

Watchdog Timer is disabled.

Table 6-15 Setup Utility—Server Management Configuration Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

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Console Redirection Screen

The Console Redirection screen allows you to enable or disable console redirection and to

configure the connection options for this feature.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Server Management > Console Redirection.

O/S Boot Watchdog

Timer Timeout

5 minutes

10 minutes

15 minutes

20 minutes

If the OS watchdog timer is

enabled, this is the timeout value

used by the BIOS to configure

the watchdog timer.

Grayed out when O/S Boot

Watchdog Timer is disabled.

Plug & Play BMC

Detection

Enabled

Disabled If enabled, the BMC is

detectable by Oss that support

plug and play loading of an

IPMI driver. Do not enable if

your OS does not support this

driver.

ACPI 1.0 Support Enabled

Disabled [Enabled] Publish ACPI 1.0

version of FADT in Root

System Description Table. May

be required for compatibility

with OS versions that only

support ACPI 1.0.

Needs to be [Enabled] for

Windows 2000 support.

Console

Redirection

View/Configure console

redirection information and

settings.

Takes the user to the Console

Redirection screen.

System Information View system information. Takes the user to the System

Information screen.

BMC LAN

Configuration

View/Configure BMC LAN

channel and User settings.

Takes the user to the BMC

configuration screen. Note:

This item does not appear on

some models.

Table 6-15 Setup Utility—Server Management Configuration Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

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Figure 6-14 Setup Utility—Console Redirection Screen

Table 6-16 Setup Utility—Console Redirection Screen Fields

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

Console

Redirection Disabled

Serial Port A

Serial Port B

Console redirection allows a serial port to be

used for server management tasks.

[Disabled] - No console redirection.

[Serial Port A] - Configure serial port A for

console redirection.

[Serial Port B] - Configure serial port B for

console redirection. Enabling this option

disables the display of the Quiet Boot logo

screen during POST.

Flow Control None

RTS/CTS

Flow control is the handshake protocol. Setting

must match the remote terminal application.

[None] - Configure for no flow control.

[RTS/CTS] - Configure for hardware flow

control.

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Server Management System Information Screen

The Server Management System Information screen allows you to view part numbers, serial

numbers, and firmware revisions.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Server Management > System Information.

Baud Rate 9600

19.2K

38.4K

57.6K

115.2K

Serial port transmission speed. Setting must

match the remote terminal application.

Terminal Type PC-ANSI

VT100

VT100+

VT-UTF8

Character formatting used for console

redirection. Setting must match the remote

terminal application.

Legacy OS

Redirection Disabled

Enabled

This option enables legacy OS redirection (i.e.,

DOS) on serial port. If it is enabled, the

associated serial port is hidden from the legacy

OS.

Table 6-16 Setup Utility—Console Redirection Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

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Figure 6-15 Setup Utility—Server Management System Information Screen

Table 6-17 Setup Utility—Server Management Information Screen Fields

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

Board Part Number Information only

Board Serial Number Information only

System Part Number Information only

System Serial Number Information only

Chassis Part Number Information only

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Boot Options Screen

The Boot Options screen displays any bootable media encountered during POST, and allows you

to configure desired order in which boot devices are to be tried. The first boot device in the

specified boot order will be used to boot the system.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Boot Options.

Chassis Serial Number Information only

Asset Tag Information only

BMC Firmware Revision Information only

HSC Firmware Revision Information only

ME Firmware Revision Information only

SDR Revision Information only

UUID Information only

Table 6-17 Setup Utility—Server Management Information Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

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Figure 6-16 Setup Utility—Boot Options Screen

Table 6-18 Setup Utility—Boot Options Screen Fields

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

Boot Timeout 0 - 65535 The number of seconds the

BIOS should pause at the end of

POST to allow the user to press

the [F2] key for entering the

BIOS Setup utility. Valid values

are 0-65535. Zero is the default.

A value of 65535 causes the

system to go to the Boot

Manager menu and wait for user

input for every system boot.

After entering the desired

timeout, press the Enter key to

register that timeout value to the

system. These settings are in

seconds.

Boot Option #x Available boot

devices.

Set system boot order by

selecting the boot option for this

position.

Hard Disk Order Set the order of the legacy

devices in this group.

This field appears when 1 or

more hard disk drives are in the

system.

CDROM Order Set the order of the legacy

devices in this group.

This field appears when 1 or

more CDROM drives are in the

system.

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Floppy Order Set the order of the legacy

devices in this group.

This field appears when one or

more floppy drives are in the

system.

Network Device

Order

Set the order of the legacy

devices in this group.

This field appears when 1 or

more of these devices are

available in the system.

BEV Device

Order

Set the order of the legacy

devices in this group.

This field appears when 1 or

more of these devices are

available in the system.

Add New Boot

Option

Add a new EFI boot option to

the boot order.

This option is only displayed if

an EFI bootable device is

available to the system, i.e., an

USB drive.

Delete Boot

Option

Remove an EFI boot option

from the boot order.

If the EFI shell is deleted, it is

restored on the next system

reboot. It cannot be

permanently deleted.

EFI Optimized

Boot

Enabled Disabled If enabled, the BIOS only loads

modules required for booting

EFI- aware Operating Systems.

This field is grayed out when

[SW RAID] SATA Mode is

Enabled. SW RAID can only be

used in Legacy Boot mode.

Use Legacy Video

for EFI OS

Enabled Disabled If enabled, the BIOS use the

legacy video ROM instead of the

EFI video ROM.

This field appears only when

EFI Optimized Boot is enabled.

Table 6-18 Setup Utility—Boot Options Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

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If all types of bootable devices are installed in the system, then the default boot order is as follows:

• CD/DVD-ROM

• Floppy Disk Drive

• Hard Disk Drive

• PXE Network Device

• BEV (Boot Entry Vector) Device

• EFI Shell and EFI Boot paths

To force the system to boot to EFI Shell, add the line #FORCE_EFI_BOOT to the beginning of

the file startup.nsh.

Add New Boot Option Screen

The Add Boot Option screen allows you to add an EFI boot option from the boot order.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Boot Options > Add New Boot Option.

Boot Option

Retry

Enabled Disabled If enabled, this continually

retries non- EFI-based boot

options without waiting for user

input.

USB Boot

Priority

Enabled Disabled If enabled, newly discovered

USB devices are moved to the

top of their boot device category.

If disabled, newly discovered

USB devices are moved to the

bottom of their boot device

category.

This option enables or disables

the USB Reorder functionality.

Table 6-18 Setup Utility—Boot Options Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

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Figure 6-17 Setup Utility—Add New Boot Option Screen

Delete Boot Option Screen

The Delete Boot Option screen allows you to remove an EFI boot option from the boot order. Note

that while the Internal EFI Shell can be deleted in this screen, it is restored to the Boot Order on

the next reboot. The Internal EFI Shell cannot be permanently deleted.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Boot Options > Delete Boot Options.

Table 6-19 Setup Utility—Add New Boot Option Screen Fields

Setup Item Options (Default

in Boldface) Help Text Comments

Add boot option label Create the label for the new bootoption.

Select Filesystem Select one from the

list.

Select a filesystem from the list.

Path for boot option Enter the path to the boot option in the

format \path\filename.efi

Save Save the boot option.

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Figure 6-18 Setup Utility—Delete Boot Option Screen

Hard Disk Order Screen

The Hard Disk Order screen allows you to control the hard disks.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Boot Options > Hard Disk Order.

Table 6-20 Setup Utility—Delete Boot Option Screen Fields

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

Delete Boot

Option

Select one to

Delete Internal

EFI Shell.

Remove an EFI boot option

from the boot order.

If the EFI shell is deleted, it is

restored on the next system

reboot. It cannot be

permanently deleted.

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Figure 6-19 Setup Utility—Hard Disk Order Screen

CDROM Order Screen

The CDROM Order screen allows you to control the CDROM devices.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Boot Options > CDROM Order.

Table 6-21 Setup Utiliity—Hard Disk Order Screen Fields

Setup Item Options (Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

Hard Disk #1 Available Legacy devices

for this device group.

Set the system boot order by

selecting a boot option for

this position.

Hard Disk #2 Available Legacy devices

for this device group.

Set the system boot order by

selecting a boot option for

this position.

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Figure 6-20 Setup Utility—CDROM Order Screen

Floppy Order Screen

The Floppy Order screen allows you to control the floppy devices.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Boot Options > Floppy Order.

Table 6-22 Setup Utility—CDROM Order Screen Fields

Setup Item Options (Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

CDROM #1 Available Legacy devices

for this device group.

Set the system boot order by

selecting a boot option for

this position.

CDROM #2 Available Legacy devices

for this device group.

Set the system boot order by

selecting a boot option for

this position.

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Figure 6-21 Setup Utility—Floppy Order Screen

Network Device Order Screen

The Network Device Order screen allows you to control the network bootable devices.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Boot Options > Network Device Order.

Figure 6-22 Setup Utility—Network Device Order Screen

Table 6-23 Setup Utility—Floppy Order Screen Fields

Setup Item Options Help Text Comments

Floppy Disk #1 Available Legacy devices

for this device group.

Set the system boot order by

selecting a boot option for

this position.

Floppy Disk #2 Available Legacy devices

for this device group.

Set the system boot order by

selecting a boot option for

this position.

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BEV Device Order Screen

The BEV Device Order screen allows you to control the BEV bootable devices.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Boot Options > BEV Device Order.

Table 6-24 Setup Utility—Network Device Order Screen Fields

Setup Item Options (Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

Network Device #1 Available Legacy devices

for this device group.

Set the system boot order by

selecting a boot option for

this position.

Network Device #2 Available Legacy devices

for this device group.

Set the system boot order by

selecting a boot option for

this position.

Network Device #3 Available Legacy devices

for this device group.

Set the system boot order by

selecting a boot option for

this position.

Network Device #4 Available Legacy devices

for this device group.

Set the system boot order by

selecting a boot option for

this position.

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Figure 6-23 Setup Utility—BEV Device Order Screen

Boot Manager Screen

The Boot Manager screen allows you to view a list of devices available for booting, and to select

a boot device for immediately booting the system.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Boot Manager.

Table 6-25 Setup Utility—BEV Device Order Screen Fields

Setup Item Options (Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

BEV Device #1 Available Legacy devices

for this device group.

Set the system boot order by

selecting a boot option for

this position.

BEV Device #2 Available Legacy devices

for this device group.

Set the system boot order by

selecting a boot option for

this position.

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Figure 6-24 Setup Utility—Boot Manager Screen

Error Manager Screen

The Error Manager screen displays any errors encountered during POST.

Figure 6-25 Setup Utility—Error Manager Screen

Table 6-26 Setup Utility—Boot Manager Screen Fields

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

Internal EFI Shell Select this option to boot now. Note: This list is not

the system boot option order. Use the Boot Options

menu to view and configure the system boot option

order.

Boot Device #x Select this option to boot now. Note: This list is not

the system boot option order. Use the Boot Options

menu to view and configure the system boot option

order.

Table 6-27 Setup Utility—Error Manager Screen Fields

Setup Item

Options

(Default in

Boldface) Help Text Comments

Displays System Errors Information only. Displays errors that

occurred during the POST.

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Exit Screen

The Exit screen allows you to choose whether to save or discard the configuration changes made

on the other screens. It also allows you to restore the server to the factory defaults or to save or

restore them to a set of user-defined default values. If Load Default Values is selected, the factory

default settings (noted in bold in the tables in this chapter) are applied. If Load User Default

Values is selected, the system is restored to previously saved user-defined default values.

Figure 6-26 Setup Utility—Exit Screen

Table 6-28 Setup Utility—Exit Screen Fields

Setup Item Help Text Comments

Save Changes and Exit Exit the BIOS Setup utility after

saving changes. The system reboots if

required. The [F10] key can also be

used.

For confirmation only if any of the

setup fields were modified.

Discard Changes and

Exit

Exit the BIOS Setup utility without

saving changes. The [Esc] key can

also be used.

For confirmation only if any of the

setup fields were modified.

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Loading BIOS Defaults

Different mechanisms exist for resetting the system configuration to the default values. When a

request to reset the system configuration is detected, the BIOS loads the default system

configuration values during the next POST. The request to reset the system to the defaults can be

sent in the following ways:

Pressing <F9> from within the BIOS Setup utility.

• Moving the BIOS Recovery jumper.

• Issuing an IPMI command (set System Boot options command)

• Choosing Load User Defaults from the Exit page of the BIOS Setup loads user set defaults

instead of the BIOS factory defaults.

Save Changes Save changes without exiting the

BIOS Setup Utility. Note: Saved

changes may require a system reboot

before taking effect.

For confirmation only if any of the

setup fields were modified.

Discard Changes Discard changes made since the last

Save Changes operation was

performed.

For confirmation only if any of the

setup fields were modified.

Load Default Values Load factory default values for all

BIOS Setup utility options. The [F9]

key can also be used.

A confirmation prompt appears.

Save as User Default

Values

Save current BIOS Setup utility values

as custom user default values. If

needed, the user default values can be

restored via the Load User Default

Values option below. Note: Clearing

the CMOS or NVRAM does not cause

the User Default values to be reset to

the factory default values.

A confirmation prompt appears.

Load User Default

Values

Load user default values. A confirmation prompt appears.

Table 6-28 Setup Utility—Exit Screen Fields (continued)

Setup Item Help Text Comments

Clearing the BIOS Password

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The recommended steps to load the BIOS defaults are:

1. Power down the system (Do not remove AC power).

2. Move the BIOS Recovery jumper (J6D1) ( from pins 1-2 to pins 2-3.

3. Move the Clear CMOS jumper from pins 2-3 to pins 1-2.

4. Power up the system.

Clearing the BIOS Password

If the administrator password to the BIOS has been misplaced, a hardware reset may be performed

to allow access to the BIOS and Operating System.

To clear the BIOS Password:

1. Power down the system

2. Move the BIOS Recovery jumper (J6D1) from pins 1-2 to pins 2-3.

3. Move the Clear CMOS jumper from pins 2-3 to pins 1-2.

4. Power up the system.

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Appendix A

A. POST Codes

The system BIOS displays error messages on the video screen. Before video initialization, beep

codes inform you of errors. POST error codes are logged in the event log. The BIOS displays

POST error codes on the video monitor.

Eight light-emitting diodes indicate the raw binary output of port 80 values. These LEDs are

arranged so you can see a direct correlation to the binary equivalent. Table A-1 shows the

correlation of port 80 post code bit to LED reference designator.

POST Progress Codes and Messages

During the system boot process, the BIOS executes several platform configuration processes, each

of which is assigned a specific hex POST code number. As each configuration routine is started,

the BIOS displays the POST code on the POST code diagnostic LEDs found on the back edge of

the server board. To assist in troubleshooting a system hang during the POST process, the

Table A-1 Port 80 POST Code LEDs

Port 80 POST Code Bit LED Reference Designator

7 (MSB) DS4E8

6DS4E7

5DS4E6

4DS4E5

3DS4E4

2DS4E3

1DS4E2

0 (LSB) DS4E1

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diagnostic LEDs can be used to identify the last POST process to be executed. Table A-2 shows

POST progress codes and messages.

Table A-2 POST Progress Codes and Messages

Progress Code Progress Code Definition

Host Processor

0x10 Power-on initialization of the host processor (Boot Strap Processor)

0x11 Host processor cache initialization (including AP)

0x12 Starting application processor initialization

0x13 SMM initialization

Chipset

0x21 Initializing a chipset component

Memory

0x22 Reading configuration data from memory (SPD on DIMM)

0x23 Detecting presence of memory

0x24 Programming timing parameters in the memory controller

0x25 Configuring memory parameters in the memory controller

0x26 Optimizing memory controller settings

0x27 Initializing memory, such as ECC init

0x28 Testing memory

PCIe Bus

0x50 Enumerating PCIe buses

0x51 Allocating resources to PCIe buses

0x52 Hot-plug PCIe controller initialization

0x53-0x57 Reserved for PCIe Bus

USB

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0x58 Resetting USB bus

0x59 Reserved for USB devices

ATA / ATAPI /

SATA

Progress Code Progress Code Definition

0x5A Resetting SATA bus and all devices

0x5B Reserved for ATA

SMBUS

0x5C Resetting SMBUS

0x5D Reserved for SMBUS

Local Console

0x70 Resetting the video controller (VGA)

0x71 Disabling the video controller (VGA)

0x72 Enabling the video controller (VGA)

Remote Console

0x78 Resetting the console controller

0x79 Disabling the console controller

0x7A Enabling the console controller

Keyboard (only

USB)

0x90 Resetting the keyboard

0x91 Disabling the keyboard

0x92 Detecting the presence of the keyboard

0x93 Enabling the keyboard

0x94 Clearing keyboard input buffer

Table A-2 POST Progress Codes and Messages (continued)

Progress Code Progress Code Definition

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0x95 Instructing keyboard controller to run Self Test (PS2 only)

Mouse (only

USB)

0x98 Resetting the mouse

0x99 Detecting the mouse

0x9A Detecting the presence of mouse

0x9B Enabling the mouse

Fixed Media

0xB0 Resetting fixed media device

0xB1 Disabling fixed media device

0xB2 Detecting the presence of a fixed media device (hard drive detection,

etc.)

0xB3 Enabling/configuring a fixed media device

Removable

Media

0xB8 Resetting the removable media device

0xB9 Disabling the removable media device

0xBA Detecting the presence of a removable media device (CDROM

detection, etc.)

0xBC Enabling/configuring a removable media device

Boot Device

Selection

0xDy Trying boot selection y (where y = 0 to F)

Progress Code Progress Code Definition

Table A-2 POST Progress Codes and Messages (continued)

Progress Code Progress Code Definition

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Pre-EFI

Initialization

(PEI) Core (not

accompanied by

a beep code)

0xE0 Started dispatching early initialization modules (PEIM)

0xE2 Initial memory found, configured, and installed correctly

0xE1, 0xE3 Reserved for initialization module use (PEIM)

Driver eXecution

Environment

(DXE) Core (not

accompanied by

a beep code)

0xE4 Entered EFI driver execution phase (DXE)

0xE5 Started dispatching drivers

0xE6 Started connecting drivers

DXE Drivers

(not

accompanied by

a beep code)

0xE7 Waiting for user input

0xE8 Checking password

0xE9 Entering the BIOS Setup

0xEA Flash Update

0xEE Calling Int 19. One beep unless silent boot is enabled.

0xEF Unrecoverable Boot failure

Runtime Phase /

EFI Operating

System Boot

Table A-2 POST Progress Codes and Messages (continued)

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0xF4 Entering the sleep state

0xF5 Exiting the sleep state

0xF8 Operating system has requested EFI to close boot services

ExitBootServices() has been called

0xF9 Operating system has switched to virtual address mode

SetVirtualAddressMap() has been called

0xFA Operating system has requested the system to reset ResetSystem () has

been called

Pre-EFI

Initialization

Module (PEIM) /

Recovery

0x30 Crisis recovery has been initiated because of a user request

0x31 Crisis recovery has been initiated by software (corrupt flash)

0x34 Loading crisis recovery capsule

0x35 Handing off control to the crisis recovery capsule

0x3F Unable to complete crisis recovery

Memory Error

Codes

(Accompanied

by a beep code)

0xE1 No Usable Memory Error: No memory in the system, or SPD bad so no

memory could be detected.

0xEB Memory Test Error: memory failed Hardware BIST.

0xED Population Error: RDIMMs and UDIMMs cannot be mixed in the

system.

0xEE Mismatch Error: more than 2 Quad Ranked DIMMS in a channel

Table A-2 POST Progress Codes and Messages (continued)

Progress Code Progress Code Definition

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POST Error Messages and Handling

The POST Error Manager displays error messages reported by the system BIOS during POST.

The system BIOS truncates the 32-bit EFI POST Progress Code associated with the error to 16-bit

values for display in the POST Error Manager.

The POST Error Manager behavior in response to the error is defined by the error severity reported

by the BIOS. Errors are categorized in one of three severity levels. The system behavior in

response to severity level of: the following:

Fatal:

• The BIOS logs an error to the POST Error Manager.

• The BIOS logs an error message to the BMC System Event Log (SEL).

• The BIOS unconditionally enters POST Error Manager to display error message.

• The BIOS halts the system to prevent boot.

• The user needs to replace the faulty part and restart the system

Major.

• The BIOS logs an error to the POST Error Manager.

• The BIOS logs an error message to the BMC System Event Log (SEL).

• The BIOS continues booting in a degraded state by default (i.e. BIOS does not

automatically enter the POST Error Manager to display the error message)

• The user can override this default behavior by configuring the BIOS Setup POST Error

Pause option to Enabled. This forces the system to enter the POST Error Manager and

display the error message before booting.

• The user can choose to take immediate corrective action or continue booting.

Minor

• The BIOS logs an error to the POST Error Manager.

• The BIOS continues booting with a degraded state (i.e. BIOS does not automatically

enter the POST Error Manager to display the error message).

• The user may want to replace the erroneous unit.

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The POST Error Manager reports a maximum of 500 errors on any single boot cycle. Errors are

automatically cleared from the Error Manager on each boot. Table A-3 shows POST error

manager messages and handling.

Table A-3 POST Error Manager Messages and Handling

Error Code Error Message Response

0x0012 CMOS Date/Time not set. Major

0x0048 Password check failed. Major

0x0108 Keyboard locked error. Minor

0x0109 Keyboard stuck key error. Minor

0x0113 The SAS RAID firmware cannot run properly. The user

should attempt to reflash the firmware.

Major

0x0140 PCIe Parity Error (PERR). Fatal

0x0141 PCIe resource conflict error. Major

0x0146 PCIe out of resources error. Major

0x0192 Processor cache size mismatch detected. Fatal

0x0193 Processor stepping mismatch. Minor

0x0194 Processor family mismatch detected. Fatal

0x0195 Processor Intel(R) QPI speed mismatch. Major

0x0196 Processor model mismatch. Fatal

0x0197 Processor speeds mismatched. Fatal

0x0198 Processor family is not supported. Fatal

0x019F Processor and chipset stepping configuration is

unsupported. By continuing to boot, you acknowledge you

are operating in an unsupported configuration.

Major

0x5220 CMOS/NVRAM configuration cleared. Major

0x5221 Passwords cleared by jumper. Major

0x5224 Password Clear jumper is set. Major

0x8120 Processor Thermal Trip error. Major

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0x8130 Processor Disabled Major

0x8140 Processor FRB-3 timeout. Major

0x8160 Processor unable to apply microcode update. Major

0x8170 Processor Built-In Self Test (BIST) failure. Major

0x8180 Processor microcode update not found. Minor

0x8190 Watchdog Timer failed on last boot. Major

0x8198 OS boot watchdog timer failure. Major

0x8300 Baseboard Management Controller failed self test. Major

0x84F2 Baseboard Management Controller failed to respond. Major

0x84F3 Baseboard Management Controller in Update Mode. Major

0x84F4 Baseboard Management Controller Sensor Data Record

empty.

Major

0x84FF Baseboard Management Controller System Event Log full. Minor

0x8604 Chipset Reclaim of non critical variables complete. Minor

0xA000 TPM device not detected. Major

0xA001 TPM device is missing or not responding. Major

Table A-3 POST Error Manager Messages and Handling (continued)

Error Code Error Message Response

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POST Error Beep Codes

Table A-4 lists POST error beep codes. Prior to system video initialization, the BIOS uses beep

codes to inform users about error conditions. The beep code is followed by a user visible code on

POST Progress LEDs.

BMC Beep Codes

The BMC may generate beep codes upon detection of failure conditions. Beep codes are sounded

each time the problem is discovered (for example, on each power-up attempt), but are not sounded

continuously. supported codes are listed in Table A-5. Each digit in the code is represented by a

sequence of beeps whose count is equal to the digit.

Table A-4 Beep Codes

Beeps Error

Message

POST

Progress

Code Description

3 Memory

error

System halted because a fatal error related to the memory was

detected.

Table A-5 BMC Beep Codes

Code Reason for Beep Associated Sensors Supported

1-5-2-1 No CPUs installed or first CPU socket is empty. CPU Missing Sensor Yes

1-5-4-2 Power fault: DC power unexpectedly lost (power

good dropout).

Power unit - power unit

failure offset.

Yes

1-5-4-4 Power control fault (power good assertion

timeout).

Power unit - soft power

control failure offset.

Yes

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Appendix B

B. Power Supply Modules Safety Instructions

For the initial release of the SGI Altix UV 10 system, the power supply modules require separate

AC power sources, as shown in Figure B-1, and a protective ground wire installed, as shown in

Figure B-2, to prevent the power supply module leakage current (touch current) from exceeding

the safety specification. If your system serial number is UV10-00000053 or greater, Appendix B

information does NOT apply.

Note: This appendix applies to standalone systems. If your SGI Altix UV 10 system is installed

in a rack with SGI power distribution units (PDUs), this appendix does not apply.

Power Supply Configuration

Warning: For the initial release of the SGI Altix UV 10 system, the power supply modules

must be connected to separate AC power sources for standalone systems. This applies to

systems shipped with a grounding wire as shown in Figure B-2.

Figure B-1 shows the power supply modules connected to separate AC power sources.

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Figure B-1 Power Supply Modules Configuration

Installing the Protective Ground Wire

A bond wire of at least 18 AWG copper stranded wire and at least 1 meter (3.28 feet) long is

required to ground the server system (see Figure B-2). To install the protective grounding wire,

follow the steps below.

1. Locate the grounding bolt on the chassis rear left side wall designated by the ground symbol.

2. Remove the outer nut from the bolt. See item 1 in Figure B-2.

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Figure B-2 Installing the Ground Wire

3. Attach the bond wire ring terminal with the lug on the inner nut. See item 2 in the

Figure B-2.

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4. Replace the outer nut. See item 3 in Figure B-2.

Note: The grounding wire lug goes between the two nuts on the bolt.

5. Adjust the bond wire to fit into the cable management arm.

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Appendix C

C. Installation and Maintenance Safety Instructions

This appendix provides a summary of safety instructions for system installation, assembly, or

maintenance. Table C-1 shows common sense system safety guidelines.

Table C-1 System Safety Guidelines

Symbol Description

The power supply in this product contains no user-serviceable parts. Refer

servicing only to qualified personnel.

Do not attempt to modify or use the supplied AC power cord if it is not the

exact type required. A product with more than one power supply will have

a separate AC power cord for each supply.

The power button on the system does not turn off system AC power. To

remove AC power from the system, you must unplug each AC power cord

from the wall outlet or power supply. The power cord(s) is considered the

disconnect device to the main (AC) power. The socket outlet that the

system plugs into shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily

accessible.

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SAFETY STEPS: Whenever you remove the chassis covers to access the

inside of the system, follow these steps:

1. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the system.

2. Turn off the system by pressing the power button.

3. Unplug all AC power cords from the system or from wall outlets.

4. Label and disconnect all cables connected to I/O connectors or ports on

the back of the system.

.5. Provide some electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection by wearing an

antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground of the system-any

unpainted metal surface-when handling components.

6. Do not operate the system with the chassis covers removed.

After you have completed the six SAFETY steps above, you can remove

the system covers. To do this:

1. Unlock and remove the padlock from the back of the system if a padlock

has been installed.

2. Remove and save all screws from the covers.

3. Remove the cover(s).

For proper cooling and airflow, always reinstall the chassis covers before

turning on the system. Operating the system without the covers in place

can damage system parts. To install the covers:

1. Check first to make sure you have not left loose tools or parts inside the

system.

2. Check that cables, add-in cards, and other components are properly

installed

.3. Attach the covers to the chassis with the screws removed earlier, and

tighten them firmly.

4. Insert and lock the padlock to the system to prevent unauthorized access

inside the system.

5. Connect all external cables and the AC power cord(s) to the system.

Table C-1 System Safety Guidelines (continued)

Symbol Description

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A microprocessor and heat sink may be hot if the system has been running.

Also, there may be sharp pins and edges on some board and chassis parts.

Contact should be made with care. Consider wearing protective gloves.

Danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only

with the same or equivalent type recommended by the equipment

manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to manufacturer’s

instructions.

The system is designed to operate in a typical office environment.Choose

a site that is:

Clean and free of airborne particles (other than normal room dust)

Well ventilated and away from sources of heat including direct sunlight

Away from sources of vibration or physical shock.

Isolated from strong electromagnetic fields produced by electrical devices.

In regions that are susceptible to electrical storms, we recommend you

plug your system into a surge suppressor and disconnect

telecommunication lines to your modem during electrical storms.

Provided with a properly grounded wall outlet.

Provided with sufficient space to access the power supply cord(s), because

they serve as the product’s main power disconnect.

Table C-1 System Safety Guidelines (continued)

Symbol Description

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The rail racks are designed to carry only the weight of the server system.

Do not use rail-mounted equipment as a work space. Do not place

additional load onto any rail-mounted equipment.

Heavy object. Indicates two people are required to safely handle the

system.

Table C-1 System Safety Guidelines (continued)

Symbol Description

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