ClearCube R1300 User manual

Quick Start Guide
ClearCube Technology 8834 Capital of Texas Hwy N Austin, Texas 78759 voice 512 652 3500 www.clearcube.com
The R1300 single-processor blade offers dual integrated Ethernet con-
trollers and optional NVIDIA-based graphics to deliver a high-density,
high-performance computing solution to the ClearCube Architecture.
INSTALLATION
To install an R1300 blade, do the following:
1. Open the front bezel on the chassis by depressing the latches on
each side. The bezel swings forward and down.
2. Orient each blade right-side up (LCD panel on the bottom) and then
slowly insert the blade into the chassis by lining up the blade edges with
both the top and bottom guides in the chassis. There will be a slight
resistance to insertion when the back connector goes into the back-
plane socket.
3. After inserting all blades, raise the front bezel and snap it into place.
4. Depress the power button on the front of the blade to power it on.
When a blade is inserted into a chassis and powered on, it takes
approximately 30 seconds for the chassis and its RMM to detect the
blade and relay its information to Sentral.
Note: The very first time you insert the R1300 blade, the power does
not turn on automatically. You must depress the power button on the
front of the blade to power it on the first time. After the first power-on,
the blade uses its stored power setting to determine its unattended
power-on behavior.
R1300 FEATURES
Using the USB 2.0 capability of the R1300
The R1300 provides one USB 2.0 port on the rear apron of the R4300
when the blade has a 44-pin interposer installed. The 30-pin interposer
does not bring the USB 2.0 signals into the R4300 signal backplane.
Jumpers on the R1300
The R1300 provides jumpers that control
CMOS password clearing and Mass Stor-
age Lockout (MSL). The default jumper set-
tings are:
•JP1, pins 1 and 2 jumpered, CMOS
password is retained on restart.
•JP6, pins 2 and 3 jumpered, MSL
control is enabled in software.
Dual Ethernet Adapters on the R1300
The R1300 provides two Ethernet adapters. Connecting a network
cable to each of the blade’s Ethernet jacks on the chassis will provide
two independent network connections and greater bandwidth. The pri-
mary Ethernet controller provides gigabit Ethernet. The secondary
Ethernet provides 10/100 Ethernet. The dual Ethernet ports on the
R1300 are accessible as follows:
R1300
Single-Processor Blade
Clears CMOS
1
3
CMOS Jumper
password on
1
3
Normal operation
CMOS Jumper JP1
(default)
USB Mass Storage
1
3
MSL Jumper JP6
1
3
devices function
normally (default)
USB Mass Storage
MSL Jumper
devices do not
function restart
Reset Power USB Port
R1300 LCD Panel

ClearCube Technology 8834 Capital of Texas Hwy N Austin, Texas 78759 voice 512 652 3500 www.clearcube.com
G020088-B rev 8/31/2006
RoHS
WEEE Disposal Guidelines
In the European Union, this electronic
product falls under the European
Directive (2002/96/EC) WEEE. When it
reaches the end of its useful life or is
no longer wanted, it should not be dis-
carded with conventional waste, but
disposed of at an approved designated
recycling and/or treatment facility.
Laws are different in each country, so
please check with your local authori-
ties for proper disposal instructions.
For assistance, contact ClearCube at
[email protected]
• For a 16-port EP6 module in an R4300 chassis, all ports are avail-
able. The primary ports on the blade are connected to the corre-
sponding primary ports on the EP6, and the secondary ports on the
blade are connected to the corresponding secondary ports on the
EP6. When Ethernet port availability in the data center is an issue,
always connect to the primary Ethernet ports on the EP6 first.
• For an R1300 installed in an R4200 chassis, only the primary ports
on the R1300 are connected.
Upgrading the Memory on an R1300
The R1300 can work with a single DIMM, as well as two DIMMs of different
sizes and speeds. When equal size DIMMs are used, the memory control-
ler on the R1300 uses interleaved memory to give better performance.
To replace or upgrade the memory on the R1300, do the following:
1.
Pull the tabs on either side of the mem-
ory socket apart to remove the module.
2. Carefully insert the new memory mod-
ule into the socket, making sure that the
tabs snap inward securing the module in
place. Always populate slot U5 (closest
to the bottom of the blade) first.
Note: Using mismatched DIMMs incurs a performance penalty. With
equal-sized DIMMs, a mismatch in speed or timing causes the system to
run at the slower of the two DIMMs. With mismatched sizes, the system
always runs in non-interleaved mode at the slower speed or timing of the
two DIMMs.
Use only ClearCube-approved memory.
Changing the Interposer on an R1300
ClearCube offers two separate kits that allow changing the interposer on
an R1300 from the 30-pin to the 44-pin interposer, or from the 44-pin to the
30-pin interposer. With the 30-pin interposer, the R1300 works in either the
R4200 or the R4300 chassis. With the 44-pin interposer, the R1300 works
in the R4300 chassis and provides the convenience of a back-apron USB
2.0 port. For more information, contact your Account Executive.
The R Series Data Center Products Reference Guide contains more
details on the R1300 blade.
For more information, please contact ClearCube Technical Support.
Email: [e-mail]
Website: support.clearcube.com
In the US [phone]
Outside the US [phone]
DIMM slots
(U5 on bottom)