Bull NovaScale T810 F2 User manual

NovaScale T810 F2
Getting Started With Your
System
Guide de mise en route
NOVASCALE
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NOVASCALE
NovaScale T810 F2
Getting Started With Your System
Guide de mise en route
Hardware/Matériel
December/Décembre 2009
BULL CEDOC
357 AVENUE PATTON
B.P.20845
49008 ANGERS CEDEX 01
FRANCE
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Getting Started
With Your System
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use
of your computer.
WARN ING : A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage,
personal injury, or death.
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Installation and Configuration
WA R N I N G : Before performing the following procedure, review the safety
instructions that came with the system.
Unpacking the System
Unpack your system and identify each item.
Optional – Connecting the Keyboard, Mouse, and Monitor
Connect the keyboard, mouse, and monitor (optional).
The connectors on the back of your system have icons indicating which cable to
plug into each connector. Be sure to tighten the screws (if any) on the monitor's
cable connector.
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Connecting the Power Cable
CAUTION: Be sure to set the voltage selection switch on the power supply for
the voltage that most closely matches the AC power available at your location.
Connect the system’s power cable to the system and, if a monitor is used,
connect the monitor’s power cable to the monitor.
Securing the Power Cable
Bend the system power cable into a loop as shown in the illustration and attach
to the cable clasp.
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Plug the other end of the power cable into a grounded electrical outlet or
a separate power source such as an uninterrupted power supply (UPS) or
a power distribution unit (PDU).
NOTE: Ensure that the system is connected to a stand-alone power source with
stable power supply for better performance.
Turning On the System
Press the power button on the system. The power indicator should light.
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6Getting Started With Your System
Operating System Installation
The NovaScale T810 F2 offers an embedded Configuration utility: the Unified
Server Configurator (USC), which includes an OS Deployment Wizard that
assists you with the installation of the Operating System.
Refer to the technical characteristics of the server on
http://www.bull.com/novascale to get the list of supported operating systems.
NOTE: The list of operating systems offered by the USC may be larger than the
list of the supported Operating Systems.
NOTE: for the installation of a supported Operating System not listed in the USC,
see http://support.bull.com .
Residing on an embedded flash memory card, USC is similar to a BIOS utility
in that it can be started during the boot sequence and can function independently
of an installed operating system.
The USC of the NovaScale T810 F2 server does not provide an operating
system drivers repository that may be required for operating system installation.
You have to use a local USB source that has drivers on it, in a specific format to
be read by USC. To get the most up-to-date version of the drivers, it is advised
to download the drivers repository from the Bull Support web site. The
downloaded .iso file has to be burnt to a CDROM which will be used as a local
USB source for the USC.
A drivers repository is also included in the "Bull NovaScale Universal
R400/T800 Series - Resource CD" CDROM shipped with the server.
The OS Deployment wizard extracts these drivers and copies them to a staging
directory. These files are deleted after an 18-hour period or when you press the
<F10> key to either cancel operating system installation or re-enter USC after
rebooting.
NOTE: During the 18-hour period when the drivers are extracted to the temporary
location, you cannot update USC, drivers, or diagnostics using a Driver Update
Package after the operating system is installed, or the Driver Update Package will
display a message that another session is open.
For supported Microsoft® Windows® operating systems, these extracted
drivers are installed during the operating system installation. For supported
Linux operating systems, you must manually install the extracted drivers after
the operating system installation is complete.
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Before installing the operating system, the OS Deployment wizard detects if a
boot device is available. A boot device is a physical disk, virtual disk, or other
storage device on which the operating system can be installed.
To begin installation
1 Connect the keyboard, monitor, mouse, and any additional peripherals to
your system.
2 Turn on the system and the attached peripherals.
3 Press <F10> in the POST to start the System Services.
NOTE: The Initializing UEFI. Please wait... and the Entering System Services...Starting
Unified Server Configurator messages are displayed.
NOTE: : If <F10> is not available because the System Services is disabled, press <Ctrl E>
in the POST when the message is displayed, to enter in the BMC configuration utility.
Select System Services and press Enter. Set System Services to "Enable". Exit the tool by
saving the changes . At next reboot <F10> must be available.
4 Insert the "Bull NovaScale Universal R400/T800 Series - Resource CD"
CDROM in the DVD drive
5 Click OS Deployment in the left pane.
6 Click Deploy OS in the right pane.
7 Click Next to Select the Operating System Driver Source Location.
8 Select Local Drive (CD/DVD/USB) and click Next .
9 Select the repository in the drop down list and click Next .
NOTE: In the Select Media drop down list, the reference of the "Bull NovaScale Universal
R400/T800 Series - Resource CD" CDROM is displayed.
NOTE: : If your system has a RAID controller, you have the option of launching the RAID
Configuration wizard and configuring a virtual disk as the boot device.
If your system does not have a RAID controller or if you choose to bypass the optional RAID
configuration, the OS Deployment wizard installs the operating system to a default location,
which is typically the disk identified as Disk 0 in the BIOS utility
10 Select the operating system you want to install and click Next .
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11 USC extracts the drivers required by the operating system you selected.
NOTE: For Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 4.x server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x
server, the drivers are extracted to OEMDRV under /oemdrv/*.rpm.
For SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2, the drivers are extracted under
/linux/suse/x86_64-sles10/install/*.rpm.
NOTE: The process for extracting the drivers may take several minutes.
NOTE: All drivers copied by the OS Deployment wizard are removed after 18 hours. You
must complete the operating system installation within 18 hours for the copied drivers to be
available. To remove the drivers before the 18-hour period is over, reboot the system and
press the <F10> key to re-enter USC.
12 After the drivers are extracted, USC prompts you to insert the operating
system installation media.
NOTE: When installing the Microsoft Windows operating system, the extracted drivers are
automatically installed during the operating system installation. When installing the Linux
operating system, the operating system installation uses native drivers. After the Linux
installation is complete, you need to manually install the drivers extracted by USC. See
"Update Drivers for Linux Systems Only".
13 Insert the operating system installation media when prompted and click Next .
NOTE: USC supports internal SATA optical drives and USB optical drives. If the
installation media is corrupt or not readable, then USC may be unable to detect the presence
of a supported optical drive. In this case, you may receive an error message stating that no
optical drive is available. If the media is not valid (if it is the incorrect CD or DVD, for
example), a message displays requesting that you insert the correct installation media
14 Click Finish to reboot the system and continue with the operating system
installation. Upon reboot, the system boots to the operating system
installation media.
NOTE: When the system reboots after you click Finish, you may be prompted to press a
key before booting to the operating system installation media. If you do not press a key, the
system boots to the hard drive and not the operating system installation media.
NOTE: : In the event that the operating system installation is interrupted and the system
reboots before installation completes, you may be prompted to press a key in order to boot
from the operating system installation media.
NOTE: You can cancel the operating system installation by pressing the <F10> key.
Pressing the <F10> key at any point during the installation process or while rebooting causes
any drivers provided by the OS Deployment wizard to be removed.
NOTE: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 UEFI operating system installations are not
currently supported.
CAUTION: During Red Hat 5.x installation, you will receive a warning that a read-only
file system was detected; Linux has detected the temporary storage area of USC that stores
updates for your system. Click OK, and a second warning will appear indicating that the
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read-only file system has a loop partition layout and that it needs to be formatted. Click the
Ignore drive button. You may see both warnings several times during the course of Red Hat
5.x installation.
CAUTION: During the beginning of Windows Server® 2003 installation, the installer
will automatically detect and possibly assign the default drive letter C to the USC temporary
storage device OEMDRV. Creating a new Windows-bootable system partition on the hard
drive will assign the partition to a drive letter other than C; this is standard Windows
installer behaviour. To assign the new partition to C, see "Assign a Windows-Bootable
System Partition to the C: Drive".
Update Drivers for Linux Systems Only
On the following operating systems, it is advised to update your system with the
extracted drivers after installation. The drivers are extracted to a drive (or
device) named OEMDRV.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 server - The location of the drivers on the
OEMDRV drive after installation is:
/oemdrv/*.rpm
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 server - The location of the drivers on the
OEMDRV drive after installation is:
/oemdrv/*.rpm
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 2 - The location of the
drivers on the OEMDRV drive after installation is:
/linux/suse/x86_64-
sles10/install/*.rpm
Use the following command to install the drivers: rpm -Uvh *.rpm.
NOTE: If the command rpm –Uvh *.rpm fails to install a driver because a newly
version of the DKMS package is needed, see the http://support.bull.com website to
download the latest version of the DKMS package, then:
• install this DKMS package by launching the command:
rpm –Uvh dkms <version-release>.noarch.rpm
• install the Linux drivers by launching the command:
find ./* -not –name dkms* -exec rpm –Uvh {} \;
Kickstart Installation for the Linux Operating System
If you are using a kickstart installation for the Linux operating system, provide
the following information in the post-installation script:
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• Command to mount the USB device containing the operating system drivers
labeled OEMDRV.
For example:
mkdir OEMDRV
mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/OEMDRV
• Path to the operating system drivers on the OEMDRV drive:
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux:
/oemdrv/*.rpm
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: /linux/suse/x86_64-sles10/install/*.rpm
• Command to install the drivers: rpm -Uvh *.rpm
Assign a Windows-Bootable System Partition to the C: Drive
After you have completed the USC portion of Windows Server 2003
installation, your server will reboot and begin the text-mode portion of the
installation. During this phase, you may need to perform the following steps to
ensure Windows installs to your C: drive.
NOTE: Following these instructions after Windows Server 2003 setup presents
you with a list of existing drive partitions and/or unpartitioned space available on
your computer.
1 Select the unpartitioned space, and then press <c> to create a hard-disk
partition. Follow the on-screen instructions to create a partition.
NOTE: The partition may not be enumerated as a C: drive.
2 Select the newly-created partition, and then press <d> to delete the partition.
Follow the on-screen instructions to delete the partition.
3 Select the unpartitioned space again, and then press <c> to create a primary
hard-disk partition.
NOTE: The partition will now be enumerated as C: drive.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to create a partition. Windows will now
install on the C: drive.
For more information on assigning the Windows-bootable system partition to
the C: drive, see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896536 .
Other Information You May Need
WARN ING : See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your
system. Warranty information may be included within this document or as
a separate document.
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• The rack documentation included with your rack solution describes how to
install your system into a rack.
•The
Hardware Owner’s Manual provides information about system features
and describes how to troubleshoot the system and install or replace system
components. This document is available online at
http://support.bull.com/documentation.
• Any media that ships with your system that provides documentation and
tools for configuring and managing your system, system management
software, system updates, and system components that you purchased with
your system.
NOTE: Always check for updates on http://support.bull.com and read the
updates first because they often supersede information in other documents.
Obtaining Technical Assistance
If you do not understand a procedure in this guide or if the system does not
perform as expected, see
http://support.bull.com/documentation for further
documentation, or contact your support representative; the phone directory is at
http://support.bull.com .
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12 Getting Started With Your System
Technical Specifications
Processor
Processor type Intel®Xeon®Processor 3400 series
Expansion Bus
Bus type PCI Express Generation 2
Expansion slots: Slot 1: PCIe x8 (x8 routing), half-length
Slot 2: PCIe x16 (x8 routing), full-length
Slot 3: PCIe x8 (x4 routing), half-length
Slot 4: PCIe x1 (x1 routing), half-length
Memory
Architecture 1066-MHz or 1333-MHz DDR3 unbuffered
Error Correcting Code (ECC) DIMMs
Memory module sockets Four 240-pin
Memory module capacities 1 GB, 2 GB, or 4 GB
Minimum RAM 1 GB
Maximum RAM 16 GB
Drives
Hard drives Up to four 3.5-inch, cabled SAS or SATA
internal drives
Optical drive Optional internal SATA DVD-ROM or SATA
DVD+/-RW
Optional external USB DVD-ROM
NOTE: DVD devices are data only.
Tape drive One optional internal half-height tape backup
device
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Connectors
Back
NIC One RJ-45 (for integrated 1-GB NIC)
Serial 9-pin, DTE, 16550-compatible
USB Four 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant
Video 15-pin VGA
eSATA One 7-pin connector
Front
USB Two 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant
Internal
USB Two 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant
Video
Video type Matrox G200, integrated in Winbond
WPCM450
Video memory 8 MB
Power
AC power supply (per power supply)
Wattage 305 W
Vo l t a g e 90-135 VAC (115 V)/180-264 VAC (230 V),
50/60 Hz, 9-4.5 A
Heat dissipation 1776 BTU/hr maximum
Maximum inrush current Under typical line conditions and over the
entire system ambient operating range,
the inrush current may reach 35 A per power
supply for 10 ms or less.
Batteries
System battery CR 2032 3.0-V lithium ion coin cell
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Physical
Height 42.03 cm (16.55 in)
Width 18.9 cm (7.44 in)
Depth 46.38 cm (18.26 in)
Weight (maximum configuration) 15.49 kg (34.14 lb)
Environmental
Temperature
Operating 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) with a maximum
temperature gradation of 10°C per hour
NOTE: For altitudes above 2950 feet,
the maximum operating temperature
is derated 1ºF/550 ft.
Storage –40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°F) with a maximum
temperature gradation of 20°C per hour
Relative humidity
Operating 20% to 80% (noncondensing) with a maximum
humidity gradation of 10% per hour
Storage 5% to 95% (noncondensing)
Maximum vibration
Operating 0.26 Grms at 5–350 Hz for 15 min
Storage 1.54 Grms at 10–250 Hz for 15 min
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Maximum shock
Operating One shock pulse in the positive z axis
(one pulse on each side of the system) of 31 G
for 2.6 ms in the operational orientation
Storage Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the
positive and negative x, y, and z axes
(one pulse on each side of the system) of 71 G
for up to 2 ms
Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the
positive and negative x, y, and z axes (one
pulse on each side of the system) of 32 G faired
square wave pulse with velocity change at 270
inches/second (686 centimeters/second)
Altitude
Operating –16 to 3,048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)
NOTE: For altitudes above 2950 feet,
the maximum operating temperature
is derated 1ºF/550 ft.
Storage –16 to 10,600 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)
Airborne Contaminant Level
Class G2 or lower as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985
Environmental (continued)
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