Compaq AlphaServer GS160 User manual

Compaq Computer Corporation
AlphaServer GS160/320
Installation Guide
Order Number: EK-GS320-IN. C01
This manual discusses the installation of Compaq AlphaServer
GS160/320 systems.

Revised September 2000
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spécifiques appropriées.

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Contents
Preface ........................................................................................................................ix
Chapter 1 Overview
1.1 The System............................................................................................ 1-1
1.2 Cabinets ................................................................................................ 1-5
1.3 Color Codes ........................................................................................... 1-5
Chapter 2 GS160 Assembly
2.1 System Cabinets.................................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Preparing for System Installation ........................................................ 2-6
2.3 Assembling a GS160 System................................................................. 2-8
2.4 Adding Expander Cabinets ................................................................. 2-20
2.5 Attaching a Dual-AC Switch Cabinet ................................................. 2-22
Chapter 3 GS320 Assembly
3.1 AlphaServer GS320 System.................................................................. 3-2
3.2 System Cabinet 2 .................................................................................. 3-4
3.3 Installing the GS320 System ................................................................ 3-6
3.3.1 Preparing System Cabinet 1 for Joining............................................... 3-8
3.3.2 Preparing System Cabinet 2 for Joining............................................. 3-10
3.3.3 Joining System Cabinet 2 to System Cabinet 1.................................. 3-12
3.3.4 Joining Power Cabinet to System Cabinet 1....................................... 3-16
3.4 Adding Expander Cabinets ................................................................. 3-25
3.5 Attaching a Dual-AC Switch Cabinet ................................................. 3-27
Chapter 4 System Power-Up
4.1 Control Panel Keyswitch....................................................................... 4-2
4.2 Installing the System Management Console ........................................ 4-4
4.3 Powering Up the System....................................................................... 4-5

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4.4 Q-VET Installation Verification.......................................................... 4-14
4.4.1 Installing Q-VET................................................................................. 4-16
4.4.2 Running Q-VET................................................................................... 4-18
4.4.3 Reviewing Results of the Q-VET Run ................................................. 4-20
4.4.4 De-Installing Q-VET ........................................................................... 4-22
Index
Examples
4–1 Power-Up Display ................................................................................. 4-5
Figures
1–1 8-Processor AlphaServer GS160 Block Diagram .................................. 1-2
1–2 16-Processor AlphaServer GS160 Block Diagram ................................ 1-3
1–3 A Fully Configured AlphaServer GS320 System .................................. 1-4
2–1 System Cabinet 1 Assembly (H9A21-AA) ............................................. 2-2
2–2 Power Cabinet Assembly (H9A20-BA/-BB)........................................... 2-4
2–3 Expander Cabinet Assembly................................................................. 2-5
2–4 AlphaServer GS160 System.................................................................. 2-8
2–5 Joining Power Cabinet to System Cabinet 1...................................... 2-11
2–6 Making System Cable Connections..................................................... 2-12
2–7 I/O Hose Connections.......................................................................... 2-13
2–8 OCP Cable Connections to the Power Cabinet ................................... 2-15
2–9 Making System Cable Connections..................................................... 2-19
2–10 Adding Expander Cabinets ................................................................. 2-20
2–11 Attaching a Dual-AC Switch Cabinet ................................................. 2-22
3–1 AlphaServer GS320 System.................................................................. 3-2
3–2 System Cabinet 2 Assembly (H9A21-BA) ............................................. 3-4
3–3 Preparing System Cabinet 1 for Joining............................................... 3-8
3–4 Preparing System Cabinet 2 for Joining............................................. 3-10
3–5 Joining System Cabinet 2 to System Cabinet 1.................................. 3-12
3–6 Cable Connections to the Hierarchical Switch (1) .............................. 3-14
3–7 Cable Connections to the Hierarchical Switch (2) .............................. 3-15
3–8 Joining Power Cabinet to System Cabinet 1....................................... 3-16
3–9 External Cable Connections................................................................ 3-18
3–10 CSB and Ground Connections............................................................. 3-19
3–11 I/O Hose Connections.......................................................................... 3-20

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3–12 OCP Cable Connections to the Power Cabinet ................................... 3-23
3–13 Adding Expander Cabinets ................................................................. 3-25
3–14 Attaching a Dual-AC Switch Cabinet ................................................. 3-27
4–1 Operator Control Panel......................................................................... 4-2
Tables
1 Compaq AlphaServer GS80/160/320 Documentation .............................. x
1–1 Cabinet Models and Power Requirements............................................ 1-5
1–2 Color Codes of System Components...................................................... 1-5
2–1 Color Codes of System Components...................................................... 2-1
2–2 Joining Kits Required for Installation .................................................. 2-6
2–3 I/O Hose Labels ................................................................................... 2-14
3–1 Joining Kits Required for Installation .................................................. 3-6
3–2 I/O Hose Labels for System Cabinet 2 ................................................ 3-21
4–1 Keyswitch Functions on the Control Panel........................................... 4-3

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Preface
Intended Audience
This manual tells how to install and power up AlphaServer GS160/320 systems.
It is intended for installation and service professionals.
Document Structure
This manual uses a structured documentation design. Topics are organized into
small sections, usually consisting of two facing pages. Most topics begin with an
abstract that provides an overview of the section, followed by an illustration or
example. The facing page contains descriptions, procedures, and syntax
definitions.
This manual has four chapters.
• Chapter 1, Overview, provides a conceptual introduction to the system.
• Chapter 2, GS160 Assembly, describes how to assemble the base system
by attaching the power cabinet to system cabinet 1.
• Chapter 3, GS320 Assembly, describes how to assemble a GS320 system
by attaching system cabinet 2 to system cabinet 1 and the power cabinet to
system cabinet 1.
• Chapter 4, System Power-Up, describes how to power up the system and
when to boot the operating system.

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Documentation Titles
Table 1 Compaq AlphaServer GS80/160/320 Documentation
Title Order Number
QA–6GAAA–G8 AlphaServer GS80/160/320 Documentation Kit
EK–GS320–UG AlphaServer GS80/160/320 User’s Guide
EK–GS320–RM AlphaServer GS80/160/320 Firmware Reference
Manual
EK–GSPAR–RM AlphaServer GS80/160/320 Getting Started with
Partitions
EK–GS320–IN AlphaServer GS160/320 Installation Guide
EK–GSR80–IN AlphaServer GS80 Installation Guide
AG–RKSWB–BE AlphaServer GS80/160/320 User Information CD
(HTML files)
AG–RLVJA–BE AlphaServer GS80/160/320 User Information CD
(translations)
QA–6GAAB–G8 AlphaServer GS80/160/320 Service Documentation Kit
EK–GS320–SV AlphaServer GS80/160/320 Service Manual
EK–GS320–RM AlphaServer GS80/160/320 Firmware Reference
Manual
AG–RKSZ*–BE AlphaServer GS80/160/320 Service Information CD
EK–GSCON–IN AlphaServer GS80/160/320 System Management
Console Installation and User’s Guide
EK–GS320–UP AlphaServer GS160/320 Upgrade Manual
EK–GSR80–UP AlphaServer GS80 Upgrade Manual
EK–GS320–SP AlphaServer GS80/160/320 Site Preparation
Information on the Internet
Visit the Compaq Web site at www.compaq.com/alphaserver/site_index.html for
service tools and more information about the AlphaServer GS160/320 systems.

Overview 1-1
Chapter 1
Overview
The AlphaServer GS160 and GS320 systems are high-performance server
platforms designed for enterprise-level applications. They are distinguished by
a high degree of versatility, scalability, and expandability.
These powerful, switch-based systems use four Alpha microprocessors per quad
building block (QBB). Two QBBs paired back-to-back and rotated 180º with
reference to each other form a system box, which is the smallest system-level
configurable component of the AlphaServer GS320.
1.1 The System
Thesystemconsistsofapowercabinetandonesystemcabinetortwosystem
cabinets, depending on the configuration. The power cabinet contains the power
supplies, the I/O components—the PCI boxes and storage units—and the OCP
(operator control panel). The system cabinets house the system boxes that carry
interconnect modules as well as CPU and memory modules.
The system cabinet can be configured with one or two system boxes. The first
system box is located in the lower cavity of the cabinet and the second system
box is inserted in the upper cavity. A fully configured system consists of a
power cabinet and two system cabinets—system cabinet 1 and system cabinet
2—each system cabinet containing two system boxes.
Each QBB backplane contains a switch that acts as an interconnect between the
CPU modules, memory modules, I/O riser modules, and the global port module.
In an 8-processor configuration (single system box) a distribution board
interfaces the two QBBs directly through their global ports. In configurations
with more than one system box, a hierarchical switch replaces the distribution
card and adds a second level switch to route information between the system
boxes.

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Figure 1–1 shows a block diagram of a system with a single system cabinet and
one fully configured system box.
Figure 1–1 8-Processor AlphaServer GS160 Block Diagram
Modem
System
Management
Console PCI Box
Standard
I/O SCM
PCI Box
System Box
CPU
MEM
I/O GP
CPU CPU CPU
Switch
MEMMEMMEM
Distribution
Board
CPU
MEM
I/O GP
CPU CPU CPU
Switch
MEMMEMMEM
PCI Box
PCI Box PK-0601-98

Overview 1-3
Figure 1–2 shows a block diagram of a system with a single system cabinet and
two fully configured system boxes.
Figure 1–2 16-Processor AlphaServer GS160 Block Diagram
System
Management
Console
Storage
Standard
I/O SCM
PCI Box
System Box 1
CPU
MEM
I/O GP
CPU CPU CPU
Switch
MEMMEMMEM
CPU
MEM
I/O GP
CPU CPU CPU
Switch
MEMMEMMEM
PCI Box
Storage
PCI Box
Storage
PCI Box
Storage
Modem
PK-0623-98
System Box 2
Hierarchical
Switch
CPU
MEM
I/O GP
CPU CPU CPU
Switch
MEMMEMMEM
CPU
MEM
I/O GP
CPU CPU CPU
Switch
MEMMEMMEM

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Figure 1–3 shows a fully configured system with a power cabinet, system
cabinet 1, and system cabinet 2.
Figure 1–3 A Fully Configured AlphaServer GS320 System
PK-0615
System
Box 4
System
Box 3
System
Box 2
System
Box 1
1. Control panel in door
2. Master PCI box
3. Power supplies
4. AC input boxes
5. Blower
5
1
3
2
4
Power Cabinet
System Cabinet 1
System Cabinet 2
4
5
GS320 Front View
Expander cabinets accommodate additional PCI boxes and storage units. They
are attached to the power cabinet and/or system cabinet. The expander cabinet
can be placed next to the system or in a remote area.

Overview 1-5
1.2 Cabinets
Table 1–1 shows the model number of cabinets and power requirements for
systems operating in various electrical environments.
Table 1–1 Cabinet Models and Power Requirements
Cabinet Model Power Requirement
System Cabinet 1 H9A21-AA
System Cabinet 2 H9A21-AB
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Power Cabinet H9A20-BA
(North American/Japanese) 120-208V
Power Cabinet H9A20-BB
(European)
380-415V
Expander Cabinet H9A20-AA
(North American) 120V
Expander Cabinet H9A20-AB
(European) 220-240V
Expander Cabinet H9A20-AC
(North American/Japanese) 200-240V
1.3 Color Codes
System boxes and the associated power subracks and cables are color-coded for
ease of reference and identification. Table 1–2 shows the color codes used for
the system components.
Table 1–2 Color Codes of System Components
System Components Color Code
System box 1, subrack 1, AC breakers, outlets, cables Blue
System box 2, subrack 2, AC breakers, outlets, cables Green
System box 3, subrack 3, AC breakers, outlets, cables Orange
System box 4, subrack 4, AC breakers, outlets, cables Brown

GS160 Assembly 2-1
Chapter 2
GS160 Assembly
The base system consists of one system cabinet with a single system box and
distribution board, and one power cabinet. The power cabinet contains the
operator control panel, two AC input boxes, one power subrack and two power
supplies, a 14-slot PCI box assembly (BA54A), and a PCI box mounting and
accessory kit (CK-BA54A).
Expander cabinets are used for additional PCI boxes and storage shelves. An
optional dual-AC switch can be attached to the power cabinet to ensure
uninterrupted power supply to the system. Topics in this chapter include:
• System Cabinets
• Preparing for System Installation
• Assembling the Base GS160 System
• Adding Expander Cabinets
• Attaching a Dual-AC Switch Cabinet
The system boxes and the associated power subracks, cables, AC circuit
breakers and outlets are color-coded for ease of reference and identification.
Table 2–1 shows the color codes used for the system components.
Table 2–1 Color Codes of System Components
System Component Color Code
System box 1, subrack 1, AC breakers, outlets, cables Blue
System box 2, subrack 2, AC breakers, outlets, cables Green
System box 3, subrack 3, AC breakers, outlets, cables Orange
System box 4, subrack 4, AC breakers, outlets, cables Brown

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2.1 System Cabinets
System cabinets are the starting points for configuring and assembling
standard and customized systems. This section describes the system,
power, and expander cabinets.
Figure 2–1 System Cabinet 1 Assembly (H9A21-AA)
PK-0537-00
Shipping Support Bracket
(Front and Rear)

GS160 Assembly 2-3
System cabinet 1 contains up to two system boxes. Each system box consists of
two back-to-back quadrant building blocks. Figure 2–1 shows the system
cabinet 1 assembly (H9A21-AA).
The power cabinet assemblies for the North American/Japanese and European
versions (H9A20-BA and H9A20-BB, respectively) are the same except for the
AC input boxes. The power components and I/O are housed in the power cabinet
assembly. Figure 2–2 shows the power cabinet assembly. Refer to the
Illustrated Parts Breakdown (EK-GS160-IP) for system cabinet parts.
Expander cabinets house additional PCI or storage boxes. Figure 2–3 shows the
expander cabinet.
Refer to the Illustrated Parts Breakdown (EK-GS160-IP) for cabinet parts.

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Figure 2–2 Power Cabinet Assembly (H9A20-BA/-BB)
PK-0539-00
Shipping Support Bracket
(Front and Rear)