Hitachi 8880R manuel d'utilisation

Hitachi V isi onBase 8 880R Ser ve r Pro duct Guide[...]

Iss ue D ate: November 1998 Part Number: 2 02-85031-01- Rev A Copyright: © 1998 H ita chi Ltd. and Hitachi P C Corpora tion (USA). All right s reserved. Hitachi is a regi stered tra demark of Hitachi Ltd. Mobil ized Computi ng and Hitac hi Vision Base are trad emarks of Hitachi PC C orporati on (USA) and m ay be r egist ered i n s ome juri sdicti [...]

Contents Hitach i Vis io nBas e 8880 R Serve r iii Con tents 1: Ha rdwa re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sy ste m O ve r view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Conte nts iv Hi tac hi VisionBa se 88 80R Ser ver Re tu rn ing th e Setti n gs t o D e fau lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Re tu rn ing th e Setti n gs o f t he Set u p I nfor m atio n t o D e fau lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Ch 1: Har d ware Hitach i Vis io nBas e 8880 R Serve r 1 1: Hardware System Overview The Hitac hi Visi onBase 8880 R Server is a hi gh per formance I A-archite cture s erver upgradeable to an 8-way s erver system that has Pentiu mII Xeon processor s. Its featu res include the following: • Pentium II Xeon: IA32 Mic roprocessor (400/450MHz, 1/ 2MB [...]

Ch 1: Hardware 2 Hi tac hi VisionBa se 88 80R Ser ver *WARNING: Do NOT attempt to lift or move the server by yoursel f as physic al inj ury may occur . Bay • 6 SCA2 Dis k Bay SAF -TE (Ho t-swappa ble disk bay) compl iant SCSI backpl ane • 5.25- in ch bay x 3 High Avai l abili t y Redundant c oolin g fan Redundant p ower su ppl y Hot Swa p HDDs [...]

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Ch 1: Hardware 4 Hi tac hi VisionBa se 88 80R Ser ver Powering-On the System Before turning on the system confirm that t he m ain powe r LED ( g ree n), locat ed on the fr ont pa nel, is ill uminated. If so, you may press the Main Power Switch to boot the syste m. If the LED is not illuminate d you will ne ed to manually acce ss the indivi dual pow[...]

Ch 1: Har d ware Hitach i Vis io nBas e 8880 R Serve r 5 3. Start ing with Power Suppl y #1 (far ri ght) , connect the prope r end of each AC power cord into the AC power recepta cle and then t o an outsi de power sou rce. On e ach power su pply press th e On/Off P ower Sup ply Switch to th e On positi on as shown in Figure 3 P/S Recepta cle a nd O[...]

Ch 1: Hardware 6 Hi tac hi VisionBa se 88 80R Ser ver Figure 4 Front Panel Detail I Menu Switc h This swi tc h can select infor mation and opt ions th at are dis pla yed on th e syst em’s LCD. J Power LED When ill uminate d it shows th at the syst em power i s on. K Access LED When ill uminate d it shows th at SCSI devic es are being access ed. L[...]

Ch 1: Har d ware Hitach i Vis io nBas e 8880 R Serve r 7 Back Panel The followi ng t able an d figure wil l s pecify the loc ation of t he ba ck panel c ontr ols , switche s, conne ctors a nd opt ion slots. Figure 5 Back Panel Detail Figu re 6 D irect Bo ot S wit ch D etail Back Pan el Note s: 1. The ICMB co nnector (sam e shape as a co nvention al[...]

Ch 1: Hardware 8 Hi tac hi VisionBa se 88 80R Ser ver Removing the Server Panels an d Accessing Its Compo nents It will be necess ary to remov e the exterior pan els of the unit to access internal components . Be sure to read and comply with th e Saf ety Gui des bef ore proceeding. Safet y Gu idelin es Before you r emove the top an d sid e cove rs [...]

Ch 1: Har d ware Hitach i Vis io nBas e 8880 R Serve r 9 Accessing the PCI Slots Before you can acces s the PCI (Periph eral Com pone nt Int erc onnect) slot s y ou need t o r emove the right s ide out er panel of the serve r. Obser ver and follow the Safety Guideli nes to prepa re the unit for di sassembly bef ore proceeding. Once you ha ve expose[...]

Ch 1: Hardware 10 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver PCI/I S A Opt ion Bo a rds The I/O baseboard pro vide s 15 64-bit PCI bus master slots ( slots 15–1) and 4 32-bit PCI bus master slots (slots 16–19). They accept a ny ad d-in PCI and ISA boards or an y add-in boa rd that is compatibl e with an IBM P C AT or PC XT system (except f or an 8-bi[...]

Ch 1: Har d ware Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 11 Hard Disk Dri ves SCSI SC A Hard Dis k Drives The server suppo r ts up to 6 SCSI SCA2 (80-pin) hot - swappa ble SAF-TE complia nt backplane type hard disk drive s and can be in stalled in De vice Bays 1 t hrough 6 a s shown in Figure 10 Ha rd Disk Driv e Bays. As shipped f r om th e supplier t[...]

Ch 1: Hardware 12 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver In stal li ng/S w appi ng a HDD The HDD Bay door l ocation prov ides airflow a nd easy access t o th e dr ives and al lows ea sy hot-swapping of drives in and out of these bays without shutti ng down t he serv er. By installing a Redundant A rray o f Inde p en den t Disks (RAID) control le r bo[...]

Ch 1: Har d ware Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 13 Figu re 1 2 M ount in g the HD D Ca rrie r Optional Devices Additiona l storage devic es, suc h as C D-ROMs and DATs ca n be instal led in Device bays 7, 8 and 9. Hitachi rec ommends the followi ng configura tio n for any additi ona l stor age devices that you may insta ll. Usage: “ X”; r [...]

Ch 1: Hardware 14 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver CPU This ch apter d e scribe s the C PU base board a nd shows how to set the jumpers. Not e: CPUs need t o be insta lled with VRMs (Voltage Regulator Module). Figure 13 Memory and CPU Slot s Each CPU i s numbered a nd cor responds to a numb ered VRM. Install the CPUs in the or der shown below i[...]

Ch 1: Har d ware Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 15 Memory The Memory Architec ture of this syste m is a 4 way inte rleave. The memory nee ds to be installe d in sets of 4. Do not attempt to inst all memory sets befor e removing the board fr om the unit and properly grou nding your self, the memory expansion boa rd, and the memory sets to avoi [...]

Ch 1: Hardware 16 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver Figure 15 Memory Board Slot Location The system supports the following spec ifications for memory DIMMs: Supp ort D I MM Description Memory DI MM 128MB DIMMs 256MB DIMMs SDRAM (SSTL interface, DIMM) Buffe r Er ror co rre cti on ECC CPU Memory Expansion Board #1 Memory Expansion Board #2 Memory [...]

Ch 1: Har d ware Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 17 Jumper Settings Below is the default jum per setting for the system board, as shipped from the factory. Figu re 1 6 S y stem Bo ard De fa ult J um p er Set ti ng s VRM #3 VRM #2 VRM #1 JP1 JP21 = short jumper JP01 JP24 JP29 JP25 VRM #5 VRM #6 VRM #7 JP25 JP24 JP29 JP31 JP27 VRM #8 VRM #4 JP31 [...]

Ch 1: Hardware 18 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver Below are the def a ult s witch settings for the I/O b oa rd, a s shipp e d fro m the f actory. Figure 17 I/O Board Switch Setti n gs DEC21152 PIIX4e Super I/O PC87307 DS1230 NVRAM DS1230 uSMC 8. 8. SEG2 SEG1 SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 SW7 SW6 LED5 SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 SW7 SW6 LED4 LED3 LED2 LED1 -12V [...]

Ch 2: S yst em Environme nt Sett ing Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 19 2: Syst em En vironment Setting When you install the system o r change the system confi gur ation, it is nece ssary to execute se tup operatio ns and to make configura tio n settings wit h the syste m setup utility . Note tha t if these setti ngs are not done, you ca nnot i[...]

Ch 2: Syst em Envi ronment Sett ing 20 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver Wha t You C an Do wi th th e Syst em En vir onment Sett i n g In the system environm ent setting, you use the BIOS setup (Setup Menu belo w) and the ISA confi gur ation utili ty (ICU below) to creat e an envir onment in which the syste m equipm e nt is usabl e. Outline o f [...]

Ch 2: S yst em Environme nt Sett ing Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 21 Outline of ISA Configuration Utili ty (ICU) In th e I CU you ca n displa y or set the fol lowing: • File M e nu - Saving the settings a nd exit ing the ICU • Configur e Menu - Adding, c han ging, and delet ing I SA boards • View Menu - Displa ying re so urce allocati [...]

Ch 2: Syst em Envi ronment Sett ing 22 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver S etu p Men u The Setup Menu allows you to make bas ic settin gs f or the sys tem equipm ent. T he settings are stored i n the memory of th e syst em equipme nt. Flow of the Setup Me nu Opera tion The flow of the S etup Menu operation i s as f ollows: You can use and keys t[...]

Ch 2: S yst em Environme nt Sett ing Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 23 St artin g the S etu p Me nu The Set up Menu , store d in the ROM of the syste m equipment, must be starte d in the fol lowing way: 1. Power the syste m equipment . 2. While “Press <F2> to enter SETUP” i s bein g displayed, press t he key. The Setup Menu star ts a[...]

Ch 2: Syst em Envi ronment Sett ing 24 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver Setup Me nu Scre en Co nfi gura t i on of th e Se tup M e nu Sc ree n When the Setup Menu is started , a screen simila r to the fol lowing is displa yed: Figu re 19 Setup M en u Sc ree n C on fig ur at ion 1. Menu bar Use or key to m ove the cursor to selec t the menu (Main[...]

Ch 2: S yst em Environme nt Sett ing Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 25 Ope rating the K eys on the Se tup Me nu In the Setup Menu, the followi ng key operat ions are allowed. * + (or ) means pr ess ing (or ) key whi le hol di ng down the key. Key Func ti on Moves the cursor u pwar d on the set t ing screen . Moves the cursor d ownward on t he [...]

Ch 2: Syst em Envi ronment Sett ing 26 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver St ep s for Set ting th e S etup Me nu When the Setup Menu is started , the Main menu is displayed. 1. Check t he se tting f or each se tti ng item. I f th e hardware c onfigu ratio n diff ers from the sett ings o n the sc reen, see “What You Can Do o n the Main Menu” o[...]

Ch 2: S yst em Environme nt Sett ing Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 27 System Time and System Dat e Set the date and time for t he built- in timer. • System Time HH : MM : SS, wher e HH = Hours (in 24-hour system), MM = Minu tes, and SS = Seconds. • System Date MM / DD / YYYY, where MM = Month, DD = Day, YYYY = Year (in 4 digits) To move t[...]

Ch 2: Syst em Envi ronment Sett ing 28 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver Netwo rk server Specify whe ther or not t o c h e ck for keyboard at the time of syste m start up. Leave the de f aul t setting “ Disabled” as is. • Disabl ed (default ) • Enabled System Infor mation Informat ion about t he sys tem equi pment is displ a yed. System [...]

Ch 2: S yst em Environme nt Sett ing Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 29 PCI C onf igura tion Sel ect Reso urce s Specify the resource to be assigned to the PCI slot (interr upt level). In ordina ry circumst ances, use the defa ult. • PCI IR Q line 1, PCI IRQ line 2, PCI IRQ line 3, PCI IRQ line 4 Auto: De fa ul t 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 NOTE[...]

Ch 2: Syst em Envi ronment Sett ing 30 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver Parallel port Used to make settings for the bui lt-in pa rall e l port. In ordinary circ umstances, use the default setting s. • Paralle l port Disabl ed Enabled ( de fault) • Mo de Output only ( de fault) Bi-dir ec ti onal EPP ECP • Base I /O ad dress 378 ( def ault [...]

Ch 2: S yst em Environme nt Sett ing Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 31 Con sole Redir ecti on (U nsup port ed) • Com P ort A ddres s Use the defau lt “Disabled ”. NOTE: If you set “Seria l por t 1” in “C om Por t Addre ss” , the val ue se t in “Ba se I/O a ddres s/IR Q” will be ref lecte d. • Bau d Ra te Use the defau lt ?[...]

Ch 2: Syst em Envi ronment Sett ing 32 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver WinNT 4.0 Insta ll Mode If you install WindowsNT with a m emory capa c ity of 4GB or more, choose “Disable d”. This wil l tempor aril y decrease the memory c apacit y to 3.5GB or l ess. In ordi na ry circumsta nces, use the default sett ing “Disabled ”. • Disabl e[...]

Ch 2: S yst em Environme nt Sett ing Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 33 Wh at Y ou C an Do on the Secu r ity M en u If you s et a passwor d i n the Security m enu, be sur e to remember that pa ssword. Should you forget the passwor d, th e system equipmen t will become unusable, requiring som e repair wor k. I n such a case, consu lt the staff o[...]

Ch 2: Syst em Envi ronment Sett ing 34 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver What You Can Do o n the Bo ot menu Figure 23 Boot Menu Screen Specify the priorit y of devic es to boot /load. To change prior ity, move the curs or to the de v ice, then use a nd keys. It is rec ommended to use the following defa ults: 1. Disket te Dr ive 2. Hard Dr ive 3.[...]

Ch 2: S yst em Environme nt Sett ing Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 35 Wh at You Ca n D o on th e E xit Me nu Figure 24 Exit Menu Screen Exit S aving Ch anges Usually use this co mmand to complete setup work. This will r ecord the setup data into memory and restart the system e quipmen t. The f unction of this command is equivale nt to ke y. S[...]

Ch 2: Syst em Envi ronment Sett ing 36 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver Loa d Setu p De fa ult s Returns the set up data to the defaults. The settin gs in the following ite ms are not to be changed. This fun ct ion is equivale nt to key. • System Time • System Date • User P assword • Administ r ative Password Discar d Chan ges Returns t[...]

Ch 2: S yst em Environme nt Sett ing Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 37 Back up for ICU Disk The ICU consists of t wo floppy dis ks. Create backup copi es of these f loppy disks. Car efully stor e the original di sks. • ISA Configur ation Utili ty DI SK1 • ISA Configur ation Utili ty DI SK2 For how to cr eate ba ckup dis ks, see the manual [...]

Ch 2: Syst em Envi ronment Sett ing 38 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver System Reso urces Before discussi ng ope ra tio ns of the ICU, let us disc uss system resour c es. Knowledg e on system res ources are indispen sable to operat ing the ICU. NOTE: All extended boards do not always require all of these four resources . The manual for each ext[...]

Ch 2: S yst em Environme nt Sett ing Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 39 ICU Screen When the ICU is s ta rted, t he [ ISA Configu r ation Uti lity] windo w is dis played as shown below. Figure 25 ICU Screen 1. Title bar Displa ys the ti tle. 2. Menu bar Choosi ng e ach menu ( portio n with character s) will di splay its menu li st. By choosing a[...]

Ch 2: Syst em Envi ronment Sett ing 40 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver Exitin g the ICU 1. On the screen tha t displa ys the [I SA Configu ration Ut ility] wind ow, choose [ F ile], and then [Exit] . 2. When you make settin gs for extended boar ds, a message that looks lik e the following is dis played: If yo u choose [ Yes], sys tem configu r[...]

Ch 2: S yst em Environme nt Sett ing Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 41 Che cki ng Re sourc e Status You can eit he r displ a y all res ources used by the system equipm ent or resource s used by e x tended boards insta lled in the system equipment. Chec king Reso urces Us ed by t he System 1. In the [ISA Confi guration Utili ty] win dow, open t[...]

Ch 2: Syst em Envi ronment Sett ing 42 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver Chec king Reso urces for Extende d Bo ards 1. In the [ISA Confi guration Utili ty] win dow, select the exte nded boards to be checked. 2. Choose t he [View] button. The [Card Resour ce Usage] dialog box is dis played as shown below. In thi s dia log box, yo u can check the [...]

Ch 2: S yst em Environme nt Sett ing Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 43 3. The [Card Categor y] list box lik e the one below is displaye d. From the [Card Categor y] list box, sele ct [Communic a tion] a nd the n choos e [OK]. 4. In t he [ Add Communicati on Card] dial og box , sel ect [Communic ation Board] (or [HENKAN Boa rd]), and th en choo[...]

Ch 2: Syst em Envi ronment Sett ing 44 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver Settin gs fo r Each Reso urce Referring t o the manual o f the ext ended bo ard, ei ther cho ose or ent er th e appropria te value s. If so me val ue overl aps with the value of an existin g extende d board, an error messag e is disp layed. After changin g the settin gs for[...]

Ch 2: S yst em Environme nt Sett ing Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 45 4. The [ Card Co nfigurat ion] di a log b ox is d isplayed. Select a nd cha nge the resou r ce a s nece ssary. 5. Exit t he ICU, a nd tur n off the syste m eq uipment. 6. Change the set tings on the extend ed board, and insta ll tha t board onto the syst em equipm ent. Remo[...]

Ch 2: Syst em Envi ronment Sett ing 46 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver Rese rving Resou rces In Use from an ISA Bo ard If you want to use resource s bein g used by a PCI board on an ISA b oard not c ompatibl e with Plug an d Play, you have to reserve such resources in advanc e with the followi ng procedure. NOTE: W hen yo u need to install an [...]

Ch 2: S yst em Environme nt Sett ing Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 47 Res to rin g Co nfig ur atio n Inf ormat ion When you change ICU se ttings and exit t he ICU, t he newes t conf igurati on information is sa ved as t he file na me “SYSTEM.IMG”. When the configur ation infor mati on has been destr oyed or when you want to set up the sys[...]

Ch 2: Syst em Envi ronment Sett ing 48 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver Erro rs and Coun termea sures This section de scrib es main error s tha t may occur during execu tion of the ICU and the countermeasur e s for eac h usage st a tus. • A messa ge such as “WARNING” or “CAUTION” is di splayed when the ICU is started. Explan ation: IC[...]

Ch 2: S yst em Environme nt Sett ing Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 49 • A message such as the followi ng is displa ye d wh en you a d d or change an exte nded board: “This operation c annot be comple ted b e cause of a resource conf lict.Due to ISA I /O aliasing, the I/O port(s) starti ng at XXXX c onflicts wit h XXXX card I /O por t(s) s[...]

Ch 2: Syst em Envi ronment Sett ing 50 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver Returni ng th e Settings to Defaults This section expl ains how to re turn the settin gs to def aults and wha t action to ta ke when y ou cannot sta rt the utility. Read this secti on as required. Re turn in g th e Se tt ings of th e Se tup In form atio n to D efa ults Refe[...]

Ch 2: S yst em Environme nt Sett ing Hitach i Visio nBase 8880 R Serve r 51 Mous e Contr oller IRQ DMA Memory [Hex] I/O por t [Hex] Choice 1 12 None None None Paral lel port IRQ DMA Memory [Hex] I/O por t [Hex] Choice 2 7 3 None 378–37f PC I C a rd : ID E C on t ro ll er IDE C o nt ro ll e r Fixed Co nfiguration Unknown Contr oll er IRQ DMA Memor[...]

Ch 2: Syst em Envi ronment Sett ing 52 Hi tac hi Visi onBa se 8880R Ser ver Symbios Logic SCSI Con figuratio n Utilitie s v.1.10 This table define s the SCSI Select factor y default settings. Item Default Sett i ng Value Adap ter S e tu p SCAM Su pport Parit y HOST SCSI ID Scan O rder Remova ble Medi a Support CHS Mapping Off On 7 Low t o High (¢ [...]

Ch 3: E rror Info rmation Hit ach i Visio nBas e 8880 R 53 3: Error Information POST Er r o r Ther e are seve ral error mes sages you may encounte r during POST ( P o wer on Self Test) while th e system is booting. See below for deta ils regardin g these message s. Code 7 Se g . Port 80 Error M essag e Ro ot par t s Root cause 0200 00 Fail ure Fi x[...]

Ch 3: E rror Informa tion 54 Hit ach i Visio nBas e 8880 R System Beeps The system will beep befo re init ia l izing video and does not al ways indicat e an er ror. However, the syst em will notify y ou of spe cific errors using beep patt erns. A be ep patte rn is a meaningful s eries of bee ps and pause s, suc h as a 1-3-1-1 patt ern, when the sys[...]

Ch 4: NT Dri v er s and Limitations Hit ach i Visio nBas e 8880 R 55 4: NT Drivers and Limitations Windows NT Driver Recommendati ons Ple ase use the reco mm end ed dri ver pr ovided with your system for the followin g: Display driver S3 Trio 64 V2/DX (PCI slot #1) Mylex driver Mylex DAC960PU Symbios driver Symbios SYM8751SP Multiprocessor system m[...]

Ch 4: NT Drivers and Limi tations 56 Hit ach i Visio nBas e 8880 R[...]

Ch 5: Relat ed Doc ument and Specif i cat ion Hit ach i Visio nBas e 8880 R 57 5: Relate d Document a nd Specific ation Related Document • RAS and Support Document Environment Specification • System Unit Specifica tion s Dimensions [ m m] Height 756 (17U) Depth 640 Width 430 Weight 70kg (175 lbs. ) to 100kg (250 lbs.) No drives, 3 power supply,[...]

Ch 5: Related D ocumen t and Specifi cati on 58 Hit ach i Visio nBas e 8880 R[...]