Acer ALTOS R910 Series User manual

Altos R910 Installation
Configuration Guide
Abstract
This document provides you a quick OS installation guide on Altos R910, including Windows
2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0
(32-bit & 64-bit), SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (32-bit & 64-bit) and SuSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10 (32-bit & 64-bit).
Version 1.2
July 2007

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INTRODUCTION.................................................................................... 1
Where Can I Download the Latest Altos R910 Installation Configuration
Guide 1
HARDWARE SPECIFICATION ............................................................... 2
BOARD LAYOUT .................................................................................. 4
System Block Diagram 4
DIMM POPULATION GUIDELINE ......................................................... 5
Memory population 5
Memory population with sparing 5
Memory population with mirroring 6
Memory population with RAID 7
OS INSTALLATION TIPS ....................................................................... 8
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition SP1 (with Integrated SCSI
Hardware RAID) 8
Drivers Required 8
Software Required 9
Configuring Integrated SCSI Hardware RAID 9
Installation Tips 9
VGA Driver Installation 9
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 9
Intel RAID Web Console Utility Installation 10
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite Utility Installation 10
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition SP1 (with onboard LSI SCSI)10
Drivers Required 11
Software Required 11
Installation Tips 11
VGA Driver Installation 11
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 11
CIM Browser Installation 12
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite Utility Installation 12
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition SP1 (with Integrated SAS
Hardware RAID) 12
Drivers Required 12
Software Required 12
Configuring Integrated SAS Hardware RAID 13
Installation Tips 13
SAS Backplane Driver Installation 13
VGA Driver Installation 14
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 14
Intel RAID Web Console 2 Installation 14
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite Utility Installation 14
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition SP1 (with Integrated SAS) 15
CONTENTS

Drivers Required 15
Software Required 15
Installation Tips 15
SAS Backplane Driver Installation 16
VGA Driver Installation 16
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 16
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite Utility Installation 16
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 (with Integrated SCSI
Hardware RAID) 16
Drivers Required 16
Software Required 17
Configuring Integrated SCSI Hardware RAID 17
Installation Tips 17
VGA Driver Installation 17
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 17
Intel RAID Web Console Utility Installation 18
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite Utility Installation 19
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (with onboard LSI SCSI) 19
Drivers Required 19
Software Required 19
Installation Tips 19
VGA Driver Installation 20
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 20
CIM Browser Installation 20
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite Utility Installation 20
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (with Integrated SAS Hardware
RAID) 21
Drivers Required 21
Software Required 21
Configuring Integrated SAS Hardware RAID 21
Installation Tips 21
SAS Backplane Driver Installation 22
SCSI Driver Installation 23
VGA Driver Installation 23
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 23
Intel RAID Web Console 2 Utility Installation 23
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite Utility Installation 24
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (with Integrated SAS) 24
Drivers Required 24
Software Required 24
Installation Tips 24
SAS Backplane Driver Installation 25
SCSI Driver Installation 25
VGA Driver Installation 25
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 25
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite Utility Installation 25

Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 (with Integrated SCSI Hardware RAID) 25
Drivers Required 25
Software Required 26
Configuring Integrated SCSI Hardware RAID 26
Installation Tips 26
Chipset Driver Installation 26
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 27
VGA Driver Installation 27
SCSI Backplane Driver Installation 28
Intel RAID Web Console Utility Installation 28
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite Utility Installation 28
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 (with onboard LSI SCSI) 29
Drivers Required 29
Software Required 29
Installation Tips 29
Chipset Driver Installation 30
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 30
VGA Driver Installation 30
SCSI Backplane Driver Installation 30
CIM Browser Installation 30
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite Utility Installation 30
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 (with Integrated SAS hardware RAID) 30
Drivers Required 31
Software Required 31
Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 31
Installation Tips 31
Chipset Driver Installation 32
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 32
VGA Driver Installation 32
SAS Backplane Driver Installation 32
SCSI Driver Installation 33
Intel RAID Web Console 2 Utility Installation 33
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite Utility Installation 33
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 (with Integrated SAS) 33
Drivers Required 34
Software Required 34
Installation Tips 34
Chipset Driver Installation 34
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 35
VGA Driver Installation 35
SAS Backplane Driver Installation 35
SCSI Driver Installation 35
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite Utility Installation 35
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 3 (with Integrated SCSI Hardware
RAID) 35
Drivers Required 35

Software Required 36
Configuring Integrated SCSI Hardware RAID 36
Installation Tips 36
Intel RAID Web Console Utility Installation 36
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 3 (with onboard LSI SCSI) 36
Drivers Required 37
Software Required 37
Installation Tips 37
CIM Browser Installation 37
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 3 (with Integrated SAS Hardware RAID)
38
Drivers Required 38
Software Required 38
Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 38
Installation Tips 38
Intel RAID Web Console 2 Installation 39
CIM Browser Installation 39
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 3 (with Integrated SAS) 39
Drivers Required 39
Installation Tips 40
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 EM64T Update 3 (with Integrated SCSI
Hardware RAID) 40
Drivers Required 40
Software Required 41
Configuring Integrated SCSI Hardware RAID 41
Installation Tips 41
Intel RAID Web Console Utility Installation 41
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 EM64T Update 3 (with onboard LSI SCSI) 41
Drivers Required 42
Software Required 42
Installation Tips 42
CIM Browser Installation 42
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 EM64T Update 3 (with Integrated SAS
Hardware RAID) 43
Drivers Required 43
Software Required 43
Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 43
Installation Tips 43
Intel RAID Web Console 2 Installation 44
CIM Browser Installation 44
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 EM64T Update 3 (with Integrated SAS) 44
Drivers Required 44
Installation Tips 45
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation (with Integrated SAS Hardware
RAID) 45
Drivers Required 45

Software Required 46
Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 46
Installation Tips 46
Intel RAID Web Console 2 Installation 46
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation (with Integrated SAS) 47
Drivers Required 47
Installation Tips 47
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation (with Integrated SAS
Hardware RAID) 47
Drivers Required 48
Software Required 48
Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 48
Installation Tips 48
Intel RAID Web Console 2 Installation 49
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation (with Integrated SAS)49
Drivers Required 49
Installation Tips 49
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3 (with Integrated SCSI
Hardware RAID) 50
Drivers Required 50
Software Required 50
Configuring Integrated SCSI Hardware RAID 50
Installation Tips 51
Intel RAID Web Console Utility Installation 51
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3 Installation (with onboard LSI
SCSI) 51
Drivers Required 51
Software Required 52
Installation Tips 52
CIM Browser Installation 52
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3 Installation (with Integrated
SAS Hardware RAID) 52
Drivers Required 52
Software Required 53
Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 53
Installation Tips 53
Intel RAID Web Console 2 Installation 53
CIM Browser Installation 54
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3 Installation (with Integrated
SAS) 54
Drivers Required 54
Installation Tips 55
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T Service Pack 3 (with Integrated SCSI
Hardware RAID) 55
Drivers Required 55
Software Required 55

Configuring Integrated SCSI Hardware RAID 56
Installation Tips 56
Intel RAID Web Console Utility Installation 56
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T Service Pack 3 Installation (with
onboard LSI SCSI) 56
Drivers Required 56
Software Required 57
Installation Tips 57
CIM Browser Installation 57
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T Service Pack 3 Installation (with
Integrated SAS Hardware RAID) 57
Drivers Required 58
Software Required 58
Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 58
Installation Tips 58
Intel RAID Web Console 2 Installation 59
CIM Browser Installation 59
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T Service Pack 3 Installation (with
Integrated SAS) 59
Drivers Required 59
Installation Tips 60
SCO OpenServer 6.0.0 Installation (with Integrated SAS hardware RAID)60
Drivers Required 60
Patch Required 61
Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 61
Installation Tips 61
Maintenance Pack 2 Installation 62
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 62
APPENDIX A: INTEGRATED SCSI HARDWARE RAID CREATION ...... 63
Configuring Integrated SCSI Hardware RAID 63
Starting Integrated SCSI Hardware RAID Configuration Utility 63
Loading Factory Default Setting 63
Creating and Initialing a RAID Volume 63
Assigning a Hot Spare Disk 63
APPENDIX B: INTEGRATED SAS HARDWARE RAID CREATION ....... 65
Configuring Integrated SAS Hardware RAID 65
Starting Integrated SAS Hardware RAID Configuration Utility 65
Loading Factory Default Setting 65
Creating and Initialing a RAID Volume 65
Assigning a Hot Spare Disk 65

1 Altos R910 Installation Configuration Guide
This article describes the Altos R7100 Installation Configuration guide:
•Hardware parts give you a briefly and quick hardware information about
Altos R910
•The operating system installation tips.
Where Can I Download the Latest Altos R910 Installation
Configuration Guide
The Altos R910 Installation Configuration Guide would be updated on a
monthly basis. Please download the latest release from the Support Website
http://support.acer-euro.com
INTRODUCTION

Altos R910 Installation Configuration Guide 2
Model Altos R910
Processor Up to four Intel Xeon MP processors at 2.66GHz or
above
Front Side Bus 800/667 MHz
Cache 2 x 2M L2 cache
Chipset Intel chipset
•Intel E8501 North Bridge
•Intel E8500 Chipset eXtended Memory Bridge
(XMB)
•Intel IOP332 Storage I/O Processor
•Intel 82801EB I/O Controller Hub (ICH5)
•Intel 6700 PXH 64-bit Hub
Memory •Four memory boards, four DIMM sockets per
board. Support 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB DDR2-
400 registered with ECC
•Maximum memory of 64GB
•Dual DDR2 channels per board
•PCI Express x16 connect to server board
Storage Interface •Two Ultra 320 SCSI ports
•One SATA port
•Optional Integrated Hardware RAID support
RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50
•Integrated SAS support (SAS SKU)
•Optional Integrated SAS Hardware RAID
support RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50 (SAS SKU)
Expansion Slots •One PCI-X 64-bit/133MHz slot
•Two PCI-X 64-bit/100MHz slots
•One x8 PCI-Express slot
•Three x8 PCI-Express slots (w/ x4 throughput)
VGA •Onboard ATI Radeon 7000 video controller w/
16MB SDRAM
SATA Controller •One SATA port
SCSI Controller LSI 1030Dual Channel Ultra 320 SCSI
RAID on Motherboard Integrated SCSI Hardware RAID (optional)
•Support RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 10
SAS Controller LSI SAS 1068 8-port controller (SAS SKU)
SAS RAID Controller Integrated SAS hardware RAID (optional) (SAS
SKU)
•Support RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50
LAN Controller •Onboard Broadcom BCM5704C Dual port
Gigabit Ethernet Controller
BMC Default: Acer BMC module
HARDWARE
SPECIFICATION