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Bull NovaScale 4020 User Manual

Summary of NovaScale 4020

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    Bull novascale 4020 user’s guide 86 a1 72eg 01 order reference.

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    Bull novascale 4020 user’s guide software february 2004 bull cedoc 357 avenue patton b.P.20845 49008 angers cedex 01 france 86 a1 72eg 01 order reference.

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    The following copyright notice protects this book under the copyright laws of the united states of america and other countries which prohibit such actions as, but not limited to, copying, distributing, modifying, and making derivative works. Copyright intel corporation. 2000 – 2004 copyright bull s....

  • Page 5: Important Safety Information

    Preface iii important safety information read all caution and safety statements at the end of this document before performing any of the instructions. . Warning if the server is rack-mounted, follow the instructions hereafter: the equipment rack must be anchored to an unmovable support to prevent it...

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    Iv novascale 4020 user’s guide c. Cord length and flexibility: cords must be less than 4.5 meters (14.76 feet) long. If the server is rack-mounted, the server power units must be connected to the power distribution unit (pdu) located at the back of the cabinet. Use the power cords provided with the ...

  • Page 7: Safety Compliance

    Preface v regulatory specifications and disclaimers declaration of the manufacturer or importer we hereby certify that this product is in compliance with european union emc directive 89/336/eec, using standards en55022 (class a) and en55024 and low voltage directive 73/23/eec, using standard en60950...

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    Vi novascale 4020 user’s guide federal communications commission (fcc) statement note: this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful int...

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    Preface vii japan emc compatibility english translation of the notice above: this is a class a product based on the standard of the voluntary control council for interference by information technology equipment (vcci). If this equipment is used in a domestic environment, radio disturbance may arise....

  • Page 10: Conventions

    Viii novascale 4020 user’s guide conventions the following conventions are used in this manual: warning warnings indicate conditions that, if not observed, can cause personal injury. Caution cautions warn you about how to prevent damage to hardware or loss of data. Note notes call attention to impor...

  • Page 11: Contents

    Preface ix contents important safety information .............................................................................Iii regulatory specifications and disclaimers ..................................................... V declaration of the manufacturer or importer ...............................

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    X novascale 4020 user’s guide 3 configuration software and utilities .......................................................... 29 utilities / drivers on resource cd......................................................................................... 29 running software utilities directly from t...

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    Preface xi efi platform diagnostic tests............................................................................................... 96 starting the application ................................................................................................ 96 understanding the general user inter...

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    Xii novascale 4020 user’s guide c hot-swapping system components......................................................... 129 hot-swap hard drives ......................................................................................................... 129 determining drive status .....................

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    Preface xiii figures figure 1. Server system front ............................................................................................... 1 figure 2. Server system front with bezel installed ............................................................... 3 figure 3. Server system front with...

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    Xiv novascale 4020 user’s guide figure 53. Removing the top cover .................................................................................. 126 figure 54. Installing the top cover .................................................................................... 127 figure 55. Removing a ...

  • Page 17: 1 System Description

    System description 1 1 system description the novascale 4020 server is a compact, high-density, rack mount server system with support for one to two intel ® itanium ® 2 processors and 16-gb ddr sdram memory. The scaleable architecture of the system supports symmetric multiprocessing (smp) and a vari...

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    2 novascale 4020 user’s guide table 2 provides a list and brief description of the features of the server system. Table 2. Feature summary feature description compact, high-density system rack-mount server with a height of 2u (3 1/2 inches) and a depth of 28 inches configuration flexibility • 1-2 wa...

  • Page 19: External Chassis Features

    System description 3 external chassis features system controls and indicators are located in several places on the chassis as follows: • chassis front:  front panel: front panel switches and leds  peripheral bay: hard drive leds  power bay: power module leds and power supply leds • chassis back p...

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    4 novascale 4020 user’s guide front panel the front panel is located at the right side of the server system, at the front of the chassis. The front control panel of the displays status lights for system status, hard drives, and power supplies. Tp00302 ac2/ps2 ac1/ps1 a d e f g h b c i j k callout co...

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    System description 5 indicates hard drive subsystem fault status. Led state description off drive missing slot empty, online, prepare for removal. On inactive drive failed f hard drive fault led (amber) blinking drive identity, rebuild, predictive fail, rebuild interrupt or rebuild on empty slot. In...

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    6 novascale 4020 user’s guide hot-swap hard drive carrier the hot-swap hard drive carrier accepts 15,000-rpm and slower ultra320 scsi technology sca-type hard drives. The peripheral bay supports low voltage differential (lvd) scsi disk drives only. Single-ended (se) scsi devices are not supported in...

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    System description 7 removable media drive bay caution the dvd/cd-rom drive cannot be hot-swapped. In order to add, remove or replace a dvd/cd-rom drive, the system must be powered down, power sources unplugged and the top cover of the chassis must be removed to access the dvd/cd-rom drive area. The...

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    8 novascale 4020 user’s guide power supply bay the power supply bay, shown below, is located in the lower front of the system. Redundant power status led indicators are in the left portion of the power bay and three hot-swap power supply modules dock into the three bays on the right. Tp00295 acr ac2...

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    System description 9 the ac power status leds in the power supply module provide information on the status of the power sources. The leds are shown below, indicated by the letter “a” in the diagram. The possible led states are described below the diagram. Tp00304 a led description ac1 (green) on - a...

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    10 novascale 4020 user’s guide chassis rear the figure below shows the rear of the system. Tp00305 1 2 1 2 3 a b d e c f g h i callout description pci slots slot 1 100 mhz, 64-bit pci-x slot, full length slot 2 100 mhz, 64-bit pci-x slot, full length a slot 3 133 mhz, 64-bit pci-x slot, full length ...

  • Page 27: Internal Chassis Features

    System description 11 internal chassis features warning only qualified technical personnel should access any internal system component. Some exposed circuits exceed 240 va and may cause injury if accidentally contacted. Electronics bay the electronics bay, shown in the two figures below, consists of...

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    12 novascale 4020 user’s guide b a c a. Processor pods (2 shown installed) b. Processors (2 shown installed) c. Dimms (8 shown installed) figure 12. Electronics bay (sub-assembly removed).

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    System description 13 cooling subsystem cautions the chassis top cover must be installed and closed for proper system cooling. Cooling components must be hot-swapped within a limited time period. This time period applies only to the time that the cooling component is removed from the system, not fro...

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    14 novascale 4020 user’s guide the figure below shows the cooling subsystem layout with the airflow direction indicated. Figure 14. Cooling subsystem layout the server system supports only a fully populated system fan configuration. However, the system will continue to meet thermal specifications wi...

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    System description 15 notes do not attempt to operate this system with less than a fully populated, six system fan configuration. To maintain adequate cooling for system components, the swap process must be completed in two-minutes. This period only applies to the time that the fan or power supply i...

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    16 novascale 4020 user’s guide power subsystem power supply modules the power supply modules are server system infrastructure (ssi) compliant, universal ac input with power factor correction (pfc) thin power supplies (tps). The power supply modules are auto-sens over the input range of 200-240 vac a...

  • Page 33: 2 Board Set Description

    Board set description 17 2 board set description this chapter highlights the main features of the board set. The board set contains the following: • main board • pci riser board in addition, the server contains the following system boards: • scsi board • front panel board major components of the boa...

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    18 novascale 4020 user’s guide figure 16. System architecture layout main board power pod fsb sp1 sp2 rdram0 rdram1 rdram2 rdram3 lpc id e interna l s c s i pci riser bmc lpc emp usb port video port mrh-d external scsi connector ich-4 external scsi front panel 100 mhz pci-x 100 mhz pci-x 133 mhz pci...

  • Page 35: Main Board

    Board set description 19 main board the main board connection layout is displayed in figure 17. The main board supports the following features: • two intel itanium 2 processor sockets and power pod sites • eight 184-pin, ddr-sdram dimm sockets • snc-m (scalable node controller) of the e8870 chip set...

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    20 novascale 4020 user’s guide i tp00352 a d g h c b e f p o n m l k s t u r q j a. Video connector b. Com2 connector c. Dual usb connector d. Dual gigabit ethernet connector e. System id led f. System id pb g. External scsi connector h. Vhdm 1 i. Dimm sockets 8, 4, 7, 3 from left to right j. Dimm s...

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    Board set description 21 processor sockets each intel itanium 2 processor plugs into a 700-pin zero insertion force (zif) socket. Each processor is powered by a 12 v power pod located adjacent to the processor on the main board. Attached to the top of each processor is a heat sink that dissipates th...

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    22 novascale 4020 user’s guide note the bios automatically detects, sizes, and initializes the memory array, depending on the type, size, and speed of the installed dimms. The bios reports memory size and allocation to the system through configuration registers. The system does not support mixed-siz...

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    Board set description 23 video controller the onboard, integrated ati rage xl 64-bit svga chip contains an svga controller that is fully compatible with industry video standards. The video sub-system implements 8 mb of 10-nanosecond onboard video memory. The video controller supports pixel resolutio...

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    24 novascale 4020 user’s guide the following is a list of the major functions of the bmc: • system power control, including providing sleep/wake push-button interfaces for acpi • platform event paging / platform event filtering • power distribution board monitoring • temperature and voltage monitori...

  • Page 41: Pci Riser Board

    Board set description 25 pci riser board the pci riser board connection layout is displayed in figure 19. It supports the following features: • one server i/o hub (sioh) component of the e8870 chip set • one p64h2 component • three non-hot-plug pci slots  one 64-bit, 133 mhz pci-x, full length  tw...

  • Page 42: Scsi Backplane Board

    26 novascale 4020 user’s guide scsi backplane board the scsi backplane board connection layout is shown in figure 20. The scsi backplane board communicates with the main board via a 68-pin scsi cable and to the front panel board via a 20-pin ribbon cable. It contains two industry standard 80-pin sin...

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    Board set description 27 tp00354 d c b e a f power bay connector a. Scsi drive 1 connector b. Scsi drive 2 connector c. Scsi connector to main board d. Front panel ribbon cable connector e. Front panel power connector f. Figure 20. Scsi backplane board layout qlogic* gem359* scsi hot-swap controller...

  • Page 44: Front Panel Board

    28 novascale 4020 user’s guide front panel board the front panel board connection layout is displayed in figure 21. The front panel board provides three main functions for the system: • it passes the ide signals between the main board and the dvd drive • it provides the front panel interface for the...

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    Configuration software and utilities 29 3 configuration software and utilities utilities / drivers on resource cd the resource cd included with your server system includes the following utilities and drivers that can be used to configure your system: • lsi logic scsi driver for linux (64-bit) and wi...

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    30 novascale 4020 user’s guide 3. Video appears on the monitor that is attached to the server and begins to display boot progress. The ami* bios banner displays the loaded versions of the bios, pal, sal, and efi. 4. Post concludes and passes control to the boot manager. 5. From the boot manager, you...

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    Configuration software and utilities 31 option description add a boot option adds a boot option to the efi boot manager. You specify the option by providing the name of the efi application. You can provide either ascii or unicode arguments that the file might use. Given the efi application name and ...

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    32 novascale 4020 user’s guide option description set auto boot timeout this feature allows you to define the value in seconds that pass before the system automatically boots without user intervention. Setting this value to zero disables the timeout feature. To set auto boot timeout: • at the menu, ...

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    Configuration software and utilities 33 option description exit returns control to the efi boot manager main menu. Selecting this option displays the active boot devices, including a possible integrated shell..

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    34 novascale 4020 user’s guide the 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...

  • Page 52: Bios Setup

    36 novascale 4020 user’s guide bios setup this section describes the bios setup utility, which is used to change the server configuration defaults. You can run the utility with or without an operating system present on the server. Setup stores most of the configuration values in battery-backed cmos ...

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    Configuration software and utilities 37 navigating setup utility screens the bios setup utility consists of five primary menus: main:displays the bios version and details on processor type, and lets you configure the system time, date, and language. Advanced:lets you configure option roms, configure...

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    38 novascale 4020 user’s guide setup screens main table 7 describes the menu items available on the main screen. Default values appear in brackets. Table 8 provides the settings for the processor. This submenu is available from the processor settings option on the main menu. Table 7. Bios setup main...

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    Configuration software and utilities 39 advanced table 9 describes the menu items available on the advanced screen. Five menu items exist on this screen. Each of these items contains sub-menus that in turn can also lead to subsequent sub-menus. Default values appear in brackets. Table 9. Bios setup ...

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    40 novascale 4020 user’s guide system management table 11 describes the menu items available on the system managementscreen. Default values appear in brackets. Table 11. Bios setup system management screen menu items menu item default value description quiet boot [disabled] enabled selecting this op...

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    Configuration software and utilities 41 sub menu item default value description vt-utf8 ansi is the standard pc-type terminal remote console reset [disabled] enabled enables remote reset via escape key sequence; esc r esc r esc r acpi os headless operation disabled same as bios serial port passes in...

  • Page 58: Lsi Logic* Scsi Utility

    42 novascale 4020 user’s guide lsi logic* scsi utility the lsi logic* scsi utility allows you to configure the scsi capabilities of the server. It allows creating a mirror on the internal disks. Please contact your bull representative for more information on obtening this utility launching the lsi s...

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    Configuration software and utilities 43 at this time the scsi controller starts the synchronization process (copy of the master disk contents on to the secundary disk). The led of both disks blinks in green. This operation is very slow when performed under efi: around 1 hour per gb disk space. If th...

  • Page 60: System Maintenance Utility

    44 novascale 4020 user’s guide • when a disk synchronization process is active: caution when operating in degraded mode (only one disk active), the synchronization process starts as soon as an operational disk is inserted in lieu of the disk in failure. There is no message asking for the confirmatio...

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    Configuration software and utilities 45 the core components of the smu are the same for the local and remote applications. If the smu is run locally, the user interface and core components coexist on the same system and communicate using a procedural call interface. When run remotely, the user inter...

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    Configuration software and utilities 47 the following are true when using the above keys while running the local smu application: 1. For single-select controls (combo boxes), the and keys can be used to move through the items in the list. To move to a different control, the , , or keys are used. 2. ...

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    48 novascale 4020 user’s guide the about box contains an advanced button that can be used to show version information for components related to the smu application. See the example below. Figure 23. Smu application about box (advanced button selected) server discovery the remote smu application requ...

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    Configuration software and utilities 49 4. When the server has been successfully rebooted to the service partition software, the supported service partition utilities are displayed, as shown below. Click on system maintenance utility to launch the smu application. Ism passes connection information t...

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    50 novascale 4020 user’s guide after the session between the smu application and the core components is established, the window below is displayed. The primary information pane at the right directs you to select an activity from the task pane at the left. Figure 25. Smu home.

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    Configuration software and utilities 51 local smu application the local smu application and the core components exchange xml documents using a procedural interface. There is no socket connection between the application and the core components. The local smu application can be run either from the sys...

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    52 novascale 4020 user’s guide shutdown smu application exit either the local or remote smu application by clicking on the exit item in the task pane or by clicking the close button in the upper right hand corner of the container. A user can also use the close option in the system menu of either con...

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    Configuration software and utilities 53 lan channel configuration sub-task the lan channel configuration sub-task allows you to modify settings related to the lan channel. The initial screen for configuring the lan channel is shown in the figure below. The configuration settings are described below ...

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    54 novascale 4020 user’s guide access mode this drop-down box configures the access mode for the lan channel. The available options are: • always available: the channel is dedicated to communication with the bmc and is available during all system states (powered-down, powered-up, pre-boot, sleep, ru...

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    Configuration software and utilities 55 default gateway mac address this edit box allows you to enter the mac address of the default gateway router. The mac address is entered as a series of six pairs of hex digits separated by dashes, such as 00-01-62-d0- 3e-66. Alphabetic hex digits (a-f) can be e...

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    56 novascale 4020 user’s guide lan alert configuration the lan alert configuration screen is displayed when you click next from the lan channel configuration screen. The lan alert configuration screen shows all configured destination ip addresses for lan alerts and their associated settings. If no i...

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    Configuration software and utilities 57 new, edit, and delete buttons if no alerts are configured, only the new button is enabled. • new: when the new button is clicked, you are shown a screen on which you can configure a new lan destination address. See the following section for details. • edit: if...

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    58 novascale 4020 user’s guide destination mac address this edit box is used to enter the mac address of the destination machine to which the alert should be sent. This box is used when the destination ip address is outside the subnet that the server is on. The mac address should be entered as a ser...

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    Configuration software and utilities 59 serial over lan configuration the serial over lan screen is displayed after you click next on the lan alert configuration screen. The serial over lan screen, shown in the following diagram, allows you to configure the operation of the serial over lan capabilit...

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    60 novascale 4020 user’s guide baud rate this field sets the baud rate at which serial data is transferred by the bmc when sol is active. The choices are default ipmi, 9600 bps, 19.2 kbps, 38.4 kbps, 57.6, and 115.2 kbps. If default ipmi is selected, the baud rate used is the rate currently set for ...

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    Configuration software and utilities 61 that allows access to the specified channel and would expect the password associated with that entry to be the one entered to gain access to the specified channel. The figure below shows the screen that is displayed when a user name is selected and then the ed...

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    62 novascale 4020 user’s guide enter/verify new password these edit boxes allow you to enter the password for the user. The verify new password edit box ensures that the password entered in the enter new password edit box is correct. As a user enters a password, asterisks are displayed. If a passwor...

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    Configuration software and utilities 63 platform event filtering (pef) sub-task the platform event filtering (pef) sub-task provides a way to configure the bmc to take selected actions on event messages that it receives or has internally generated. These actions include operations such as system pow...

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    64 novascale 4020 user’s guide alert startup delay this setting is used to configure the time in seconds to delay sending out alerts after a system power up or reset. The number number of seconds allowed is between 60 and 255. 0 indicates no delay. Pef action global settings this set of check boxes ...

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    Configuration software and utilities 65 event filter settings the pef event filters settings screen, shown in the figure below, displays the supported pre-configured event filters, along with settings associated with the event filters. These associated settings are: • whether the filter is enabled o...

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    66 novascale 4020 user’s guide edit event filter settings the screen shown below is displayed after the edit button is clicked on the event filters settings screen. Figure 34. Edit event filter settings after completing this screen, click ok to return to the event filter setting screen. Enable event...

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    Configuration software and utilities 67 configure policies button this button provides access to the screen that displays the current settings of all entries in the policy table, where you define the settings associated with the policy numbers used in the policy number associated with this event fil...

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    68 novascale 4020 user’s guide figure 35. Alert policy configuration after completing this screen, click save to complete this sub-task. The settings shown for each table entry are: • alert policy number • status indicating whether the table entry is enabled or disabled. • policy type determines how...

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    Configuration software and utilities 69 edit alert policy entry when you select an alert policy on the alert policy configuration screen and then click the edit button, you will see the edit alert policy entry screen, as shown below. Changes made on this screen apply to the alert policy selected whe...

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    70 novascale 4020 user’s guide • c: if the alert to the previous destination was successful, do not send an alert to the destination referenced in the current policy table entry. Stop processing policy table entries. • d: if the alert to the previous destination was successful, do not send an alert ...

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    Configuration software and utilities 71 default serial/modem configuration settings set by the smu the smu sets some serial/modem configuration settings automatically. This information is listed below, but is not displayed on the screen. The list of these settings is given below. Before this informa...

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    72 novascale 4020 user’s guide privilege level limit this is the maximum privilege level that users can have on this channel. It restricts users of the channel to a set of bmc commands that can be issued at that privilege level. For example, if the channel privilege limit is configured with a maximu...

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    Configuration software and utilities 73 modem escape sequence enter the ascii escape string to be sent to the modem before sending a command string. This string can be up to five characters long and is typically set to +++. If this field is left empty, the bmc uses +++. The modem escape sequence is ...

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    74 novascale 4020 user’s guide destination dial strings the screen shown below displays the current setting of each destination dial string available on the target platform. For the novascale 4020 server, up to six dial strings can be configured. A dial string can be modified or cleared by selecting...

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    Configuration software and utilities 75 new/edit dial string the new/edit dial string screen is displayed when you click either new or edit on the destination dial strings screen. The new/edit dial string screen allows you to configure or change the settings related to dial string to which alerts ar...

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    76 novascale 4020 user’s guide page destination configuration the page destination configuration screen, shown below, is displayed when you click next on the destination dial strings screen. This screen allows you to configure the settings for each page destination that can be reached by sending a p...

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    Configuration software and utilities 77 enable paging this check box enables paging for the serial/modem channel. Page blackout interval the page blackout interval determines the minimum number of minutes between pages. It provides a way to prevent back-to-back pages if a rapid series of events occu...

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    78 novascale 4020 user’s guide dial string this drop-down list shows all destination dial strings. The string selected before you clicked edit on the page destination configuration screen is displayed. Flow control this drop-down configures the data flow control. Available choices are no flow contro...

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    Configuration software and utilities 79 terminal mode configuration when you click next on the page destination configuration screen, the terminal mode configuration screen is displayed. This screen allows you to configure the settings used when terminal mode is active. Terminal mode is an operating...

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    80 novascale 4020 user’s guide delete control this drop-down box is enabled only if the enable line editing box is checked. This option allows you to specify the delete control sequence for the bmc to use when or is pressed. Users can choose from the following: • the bmc outputs when or is received....

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    Configuration software and utilities 81 power configuration sub-task the power configuration sub-task allows you to configure the power restore policy for the server. The power restore policy determines the action that the system takes when power is removed and then reapplied. This screen is shown b...

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    82 novascale 4020 user’s guide sel viewer note the sel viewer task is available only on the local version of the smu. This task is not available when running the remote version of the smu. The sel viewer task allows you to view the system event log. The sel viewer task supports the following: • view...

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    Configuration software and utilities 83 viewing events in the sel when the sel viewer is opened, the first page of events is loaded from the log and displayed. To view the remaining events you are provided with a series of buttons along the bottom of the screen. You can use the key to access the scr...

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    84 novascale 4020 user’s guide end button the end button displays the last segment of events. The number of events on this page varies based on the number of entries in the log; it may not fill the screen. This button is disabled if the last event is displayed. Previous button this previous button d...

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    Configuration software and utilities 85 sorting the sel the sel can be sorted by clicking on the column header you wish to sort by. An arrow to the right of the column header indicates the sort-by column and whether the column is sorted in ascending or descending order. An up arrow indicates ascendi...

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    86 novascale 4020 user’s guide clear sel button this allows you to clear all the system sel events. Before proceeding with the clear, you are prompted with this message: do you really want to clear the sel? These events will be permanently removed from the system you are given two options with this ...

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    Configuration software and utilities 87 sdr viewer the sdr task allows you to view the current system sdr records stored in the bmc. It also provides the interface to opening and saving sdr files, and to viewing the sdr properties. Note the sdr viewer task is only available on the local version of t...

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    88 novascale 4020 user’s guide the sdr tree retains its expanded/collapsed state for each of the branches until the sdrs are reloaded or until the application is exited. If the tree view goes beyond the size of the screen a vertical scroll bar is added to allow you to view all sdrs. Viewing sdrs sdr...

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    Configuration software and utilities 89 individual sdrs of each type have their own display name format, as shown in the table below. Table 18. Sdr type name format sdr type [hex] display name format type 1 [sensor type hex] – [sensor type text] ([id string]) sensor #[sensor number] type 2 [sensor t...

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    90 novascale 4020 user’s guide properties button this button will force a refresh of the sdr properties and display them in a dialog. Included in the properties are: ipmi version, number of sdrs, last add time, last erase time, and free space remaining in bytes. If there is an error retrieving the s...

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    Configuration software and utilities 91 viewing frus to view a fru, click on the fru title in the fru display list. The fru board, chassis, and product areas are displayed on the right of the screen. If the area does not exist for the selected fru, the following message is displayed for that area: n...

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    92 novascale 4020 user’s guide open file button this button allows you to load a currently saved fru file. Upon selecting this option, all currently loaded frus are deleted from the screen and the loaded fru is displayed. If the file to open is not a valid fru file, this message is displayed: invali...

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    Configuration software and utilities 93 data corruption errors that the smu application can handle data corruption errors that the smu may be able to handle include corruption of template files used by the smu (files that represent ui screens to be sent from the core components to the application). ...

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    94 novascale 4020 user’s guide help help for the remote smu application help for the remote smu application is html-based. This means smu help is displayed in a separate instance of a browser. See the figure below for a sample help screen. Figure 48. Remote smu help window (browser based) ism front-...

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    Configuration software and utilities 95 which you clicked help; a table of contents is not displayed. If the link for about smu link clicked, the help window is repainted with a table of contents pane and the about smu information in the information pane. If the ism x.X help link is clicked, a separ...

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    96 novascale 4020 user’s guide most individual screens displayed in the primary information pane have h elp buttons. Clicking a help button causes the help that is related to that screen to be displayed in the help window, with the help window appearing in the foreground. If the help window is minim...

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    Configuration software and utilities 97 understanding the general user interface the platform diagnostics application uses multiple screens from which you can choose execution options, enable or disable tests for execution, and define test parameters. The initial screen consists of four pull-down me...

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    98 novascale 4020 user’s guide setting test options the test options pull-down menu opens the test options window. In the test options window you can determine if the test stops on one of two parameters; time or iterations. If you navigate to the stop on item in the window and press the key you are ...

  • Page 115: Efi Service Partition

    Configuration software and utilities 99 efi service partition the efi service partition provides the ability to remotely access an intel ® server running efi, via modem or lan. This provides a way to execute configuration/setup utilities, and run remote diagnostics and other software designed to be ...

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    100 novascale 4020 user’s guide 3. From the menu tab, use the arrow keys to navigate to the utility menu and press or the use the to expand the menu. 4. From the utility menu, arrow to install service partition and press to launch the service partition administration menu. 5. Choose 3 and press to i...

  • Page 117: Console Redirection

    Configuration software and utilities 101 console redirection the bios supports redirection of video output and keyboard input via serial link. This section details the serial redirection scheme. For redirection over lan (serial over lan or sol), see the ism online help. When console redirection is e...

  • Page 118

    102 novascale 4020 user’s guide another application. When redirection is inhibited, the serial port is released and can be used by other applications. • esc-cdz1 - restart console redirection. Restarting reclaims the serial port and continues redirection keystroke mappings during console redirection...

  • Page 119

    Configuration software and utilities 103 combinations outside of the ansi mapping and not in the table below, such as , are not supported. Table 19. Non-ascii key mappings key normal shift ctrl alt esc ^[ ns ns ns f1 ^[op ns ns ns f2 ^[oq ns ns ns f3 ^[or ns ns ns f4 ^[os ns ns ns f5 ^[ot ns ns ns f...

  • Page 120

    104 novascale 4020 user’s guide table 20. Ascii key mappings key normal shift ctrl alt backspace (08h) (08h) (7fh) ^[}(08h) (accent) ` ` (tilde) ~ ns ^[}` 1 1 ! Ns ^[}1 2 2 @ ns ^[}2 3 3 # ns ^[}3 4 4 $ ns ^[}4 5 5 % ns ^[}5 6 6 ^ ns ^[}6 7 7 & ns ^[}7 8 8 * ns ^[}8 9 9 ( ns ^[}9 0 0 ) ns ^[}0 (dash...

  • Page 121

    Configuration software and utilities 105 server management interface the bios determines if console redirection is enabled, reads the current baud rate from the emp, and passes this value to the appropriate management controller via the ipmb. Sample setup for console redirection the following is an ...

  • Page 122: Terminal Mode

    106 novascale 4020 user’s guide terminal mode the terminal mode feature allows you to directly interface to the server’s baseboard management controller via a serial port connection and execute text-based commands. Two types of text commands are supported: • a limited selection of text commands • st...

  • Page 123

    Configuration software and utilities 107 serial channel configuration the serial channel is configured through the smu. Set the connection mode to the desired connection mode and the rest of the options to the desired state for your application. • direct connection mode: set the options on the direc...

  • Page 124

    108 novascale 4020 user’s guide 25. Click ok to exit out of this menu. Click save to save the configuration. 26. Click ok at the user save result menu to return to the home menu. 27. At the home menu, click on the exit option in the navigation pane to exit smu. Click ok to confirm the exit. 28. Rebo...

  • Page 125

    Configuration software and utilities 109 security information terminal mode access to the bmc is governed by the user name and password configuration through the smu; before the server will accept terminal mode commands, a session must be established. However, a limited selection of text commands an...

  • Page 126

    110 novascale 4020 user’s guide special character handling - or character the or key can be used to delete the last character entered if the message has not been submitted to the bmc yet. Special character handling - line continuation character long ipmi messages can be split across multiple lines b...

  • Page 127

    Configuration software and utilities 111 text command format text commands do not support the bridging and sequence number fields present in the hex- ascii commands, are case sensitive, and are preceded by a prefix consisting of the string sys. Examples hex-ascii command example (ipmi reset watchdog...

  • Page 128

    112 novascale 4020 user’s guide table 24. Terminal mode text commands command switches description -u username used to activate a terminal mode session. Username corresponds to the ascii text for the username. Represents a printable password (up to 16 characters). If is not provided, then a null pas...

  • Page 129

    Configuration software and utilities 113 command switches description sys get bootopt xx yy zz this is essentially a text version of the ipmi “get system boot options” command. It allows any of the boot option parameters to be retrieved. Xx yy zz represents the hex-ascii for the data bytes that are ...

  • Page 130

    114 novascale 4020 user’s guide command switches description sys health query causes the bmc to return a high level version of the system health status in terse format. The bmc returns a string with the following format if the command is accepted. Pwr:zzz h:xx t:xx v:xx ps:xx c:xx d:xx s:xx o:xx whe...

  • Page 131

    Configuration software and utilities 115 table 25. Boot option parameters parameter # parameter data (non-volatile unless otherwise noted) set in progress (volatile) 0 data 1 - this parameter is used to indicate when any of the following parameters are being updated, and when the updates are complet...

  • Page 132

    116 novascale 4020 user’s guide parameter # parameter data (non-volatile unless otherwise noted) boot info acknowledge (semi-volatile) [1] 4 these flags are used to allow individual parties to track whether they have seen and handled the boot information. Applications that deal with boot information...

  • Page 133

    Configuration software and utilities 117 parameter # parameter data (non-volatile unless otherwise noted) boot flags (semi-volatile) [1] 5 data 1 [7] - 1b = boot flags valid. The bit should be set to indicate that valid flag data is present. This bit may be automatically cleared based on the boot fl...

  • Page 134

    118 novascale 4020 user’s guide parameter # parameter data (non-volatile unless otherwise noted) boot flags (semi-volatile) [1] (continued) 5 data 4 [7:4] - reserved [3] - bios shared mode override can be used to request bios to temporarily place the channel into shared access mode. Per the recommen...

  • Page 135

    Configuration software and utilities 119 parameter # parameter data (non-volatile unless otherwise noted) boot initiator mailbox (semi-volatile) [1][2] 7 this parameter is used as a mailbox for holding information that directs the operation of the os loader or service partition software. Note: since...

  • Page 136: Shutting Down The Server

    120 novascale 4020 user’s guide 2 [7:4] - output newline sequence (bmc to console). Selects what characters the bmc uses as the sequence when the bmc writes a line to the console in terminal mode 0h = no termination sequence 1h = (factory default) 2h = 3h = 4h = 5h = all other = reserved [3:0] - inp...

  • Page 137: A Warning and Cautions

    Warning and cautions 121 servicing the system (basic knowledge) a warning and cautions before top cover or module removal before removing the top cover or system modules, follow all safety guidelines given below. 1. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the system. 2. Power down the system by...

  • Page 138

    122 novascale 4020 user’s guide.

  • Page 139: B Working Inside The System

    Working inside the system 123 b working inside the system handling the black cover on desktop models on desktop models the server is equipped with a black cover. Figure 50 shows the black cover removed. Figure 50. Novascale 4020 desktop black cover before accessing inside the server, for example to ...

  • Page 140

    124 novascale 4020 user’s guide installing the black cover to install the black cover on the server chassis, follow these instructions: 1. Hold the black cover at the front and at the rear and position it above the chassis of the server. Caution the black cover is somewhat heavy (8 kgs) 2. Carefully...

  • Page 141: Identifying Chassis Modules

    Working inside the system 125 identifying chassis modules the figure below shows the chassis with the top cover removed. Several component areas can be identified, including the processor air duct, memory area (eight dimm sites, obscured), the pci riser assembly, the electronics bay (e-bay), and the...

  • Page 142

    126 novascale 4020 user’s guide removing and installing the top cover warning make sure that the rack is anchored securely so it will not tilt forward when the server chassis is extended. A crush hazard exists should the rack tilt forward. Caution do not leave the chassis cover open or a system fan ...

  • Page 143

    Working inside the system 127 installing the top cover to install the top cover, refer to figure 54 and follow these instructions: 1. Carefully lower the top cover onto the chassis, inserting the interlock studs in the top cover into the corresponding slots in the chassis. 2. Slide the top cover for...

  • Page 144

    128 novascale 4020 user’s guide.

  • Page 145: Hot-Swap Hard Drives

    Hot-swapping system components 129 c hot-swapping system components hot-swap hard drives the procedures in this section describe how to determine drive status, remove a faulty drive, and install a new drive. For more information, see hot-swap hard drive carrier on page 6. Determining drive status th...

  • Page 146

    130 novascale 4020 user’s guide mounting a hard drive into a carrier the server system supports two hot-swap drive carriers in the peripheral bay. Each carrier houses a standard one-inch high scsi-2 or scsi-3 hard drive. Caution to allow proper airflow and server cooling, all drive bays must contain...

  • Page 147

    Hot-swapping system components 131 7. Position the carrier as shown figure 57. 8. Place the drive in the carrier with the drive label-side up and the sca (80 pin) scsi connector end of the drive facing the back of the carrier. See letter “a” in the figure. 9. Align the holes in the drive to the hole...

  • Page 148: Hot-Swap System Fans

    132 novascale 4020 user’s guide installing a hard drive carrier 1. With the drive carrier handle open fully, place the drive carrier into the peripheral drive bay. See letter “a” in figure 58. 2. Slide the drive carrier all the way into the drive bay. 3. Using the drive carrier handle, firmly push t...

  • Page 149

    Hot-swapping system components 133 determining fan failure each fan uses an amber led to indicate the failed fan. The led for each fan illuminates only when a fan fails. When an led illuminates the associated fan should be replaced. To view the leds: 1. See the warnings and cautions under removing a...

  • Page 150: Hot-Swap Power Supplies

    134 novascale 4020 user’s guide hot-swap power supplies the power subsystem contains the power bay. The power bay includes the ac transfer switch, the power distribution logic, and locations for the three hot-swappable thin power supply modules (tps). Tps positions are labled ac1/ps1, ac2/ps2, and p...

  • Page 151

    Hot-swapping system components 135 power module removal and replacement caution if your server system is operating in a non-redundant power supply configuration (without a power supply in the ps-shared location), you need to power down your server system before replacing a failed power supply. Failu...

  • Page 152

    136 novascale 4020 user’s guide.

  • Page 153

    Safety warnings 137 d servicing the electronics bay adding or replacing pci cards caution remove the ac power cords from the system. Damage to the system can occur if ac power is not disconnected from the system prior to removal or installation of the pci riser assembly. The pci riser assembly conta...

  • Page 154

    138 novascale 4020 user’s guide b a tp00320 a. Handle b. Lift assembly straight up figure 61. Removing pci riser assembly installing pci cards 1. With the pci riser assembly removed, locate the slot into which the card is to be installed. See the table below for information about the slots. 2. Open ...

  • Page 155

    Safety warnings 139 tp00353 b a c d a. Shield latch b. Shield c. Touch point d. Insert card figure 62. Inserting a pci card installing the pci riser assembly caution when inserting the riser assembly, do not attempt to insert it at an angle. Insertion at any other orientation other than vertical cou...

  • Page 156: Replacing The Battery

    140 novascale 4020 user’s guide replacing the battery the lithium battery on the main board powers the real-time clock (rtc) for three to four years in the absence of power. When the battery weakens, the loss of voltage will cause the system settings and selections stored in cmos ram and real time c...

  • Page 157: Safety Warnings

    Safety warnings 141 safety warnings warning: english (us) avertissement: français warnung: deutsch avvertenza: italiano advertencias: español.

  • Page 158

    142 novascale 4020 user’s guide.

  • Page 159: Warning:  English (Us)

    Safety warnings 143 warning: english (us) the power supply in this product contains no user-serviceable parts. There may be more than one supply in this product. 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 requir...

  • Page 160

    144 novascale 4020 user’s guide warning: english (continued) 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...

  • Page 161: Avertissement:  Français

    Safety warnings 145 avertissement: français le bloc d'alimentation de ce produit ne contient aucune pièce pouvant être réparée par l'utilisateur. Ce produit peut contenir plus d'un bloc d'alimentation. Veuillez contacter un technicien qualifié en cas de problème. Ne pas essayer d'utiliser ni modifie...

  • Page 162

    146 novascale 4020 user’s guide avertissement: français (suite) danger d'explosion si la batterie n'est pas remontée correctement. Remplacer uniquement avec une batterie du même type ou d'un type équivalent recommandé par le fabricant. Disposez des piles usées selon les instructions du fabricant. Le...

  • Page 163: Warnung:  Deutsch

    Safety warnings 147 warnung: deutsch benutzer können am netzgerät dieses produkts keine reparaturen vornehmen. Das produkt enthält möglicherweise mehrere netzgeräte. Wartungsarbeiten müssen von qualifizierten technikern ausgeführt werden. Versuchen sie nicht, das mitgelieferte netzkabel zu ändern od...

  • Page 164

    148 novascale 4020 user’s guide warnung: deutsch (fortsetzung) bei falschem einsetzen einer neuen batterie besteht explosionsgefahr. Die batterie darf nur durch denselben oder einen entsprechenden, vom hersteller empfohlenen batterietyp ersetzt werden. Entsorgen sie verbrauchte batterien den anweisu...

  • Page 165: Avvertenza:  Italiano

    Safety warnings 149 avvertenza: italiano rivolgersi ad un tecnico specializzato per la riparazione dei componenti dell'alimentazione di questo prodotto. È possibile che il prodotto disponga di più fonti di alimentazione. Non modificare o utilizzare il cavo di alimentazione in c.A. Fornito dal produt...

  • Page 166

    150 novascale 4020 user’s guide avvertenza: italiano (continua) esiste il pericolo di un esplosione se la pila non viene sostituita in modo corretto. Utilizzare solo pile uguali o di tipo equivalente a quelle consigliate dal produttore. Per disfarsi delle pile usate, seguire le istruzioni del produt...

  • Page 167: Advertencias:  Español

    Safety warnings 151 advertencias: español el usuario debe abstenerse de manipular los componentes de la fuente de alimentación de este producto, cuya reparación debe dejarse exclusivamente en manos de personal técnico especializado. Puede que este producto disponga de más de una fuente de alimentaci...

  • Page 168

    152 novascale 4020 user’s guide advertencias: español (continúa) existe peligro de explosión si la pila no se cambia de forma adecuada. Utilice solamente pilas iguales o del mismo tipo que las recomendadas por el fabricante del equipo. Para deshacerse de las pilas usadas, siga igualmente las instruc...

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