Bull NovaScale R440 E1 User manual

NovaScale R440 E1
User's Guide
NOVASCALE
REFERENCE
86 A1 83EV 00

NOVASCALE
NovaScale R440 E1
User's Guide
Hardware
January 2008
BULL CEDOC
357 AVENUE PATTON
B.P.20845
49008 ANGERS CEDEX 01
FRANCE
REFERENCE
86 A1 83EV 00

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Text Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Safety Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
European Notice ............................................................................................................ 12
USA and Canada Notice................................................................................................ 13
Modifications to the Product.......................................................................................... 13
Connections and Remote Earths.................................................................................... 13
Power Supply and Cables.............................................................................................. 14
Batteries......................................................................................................................... 14
Chassis Cover Removal and Replacement .................................................................... 14
Laser Compliance Statement......................................................................................... 15
Warning - Hazardous Voltage!...................................................................................... 15
Warning -Avoid Electrostatic Discharge!...................................................................... 15
Product Disposal............................................................................................................ 15
Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Care and Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
System Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Server Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
External View................................................................................................................ 20
Front View with Front Bezel Closed............................................................................. 21
Front View with Front Bezel Removed......................................................................... 22
Rear View...................................................................................................................... 24
Internal View (3.5-inch Disk with Non-redundant Power Supply Model).................... 27
Internal View (3.5-inch Disk with Redundant Power Supply Model) .......................... 28
Internal View (2.5-inch Disk Model) ............................................................................ 29
System board Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Motherboard................................................................................................................... 30
Remote Management Feature........................................................................................ 31
Degradation Feature....................................................................................................... 32
Memory RAS Features .................................................................................................. 32
Remote Power-On Feature (Wake On LAN) ................................................................ 32
AC-Link Feature............................................................................................................ 32
Standard Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Server Security............................................................................................................... 35
ExpressBuilder DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
With the ExpressBuilder DVD you can:........................................................................ 37
Software End-User License Agreement ........................................................................ 37
Using a Client Computer equipped with a CD Drive.................................................... 37