H3C UIS-Cell 3000 G3 User manual

H3C UIS-Cell 3000 G3 Hyper-
Converged Infrastructure
User Guide
New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Preface
This user guide describes the installation, hardware replacement, cabling, software configuration,
and maintenance of the UIS-Cell 3000 G3, as well as UIS Manager login and license registration.
This preface includes the following topics about the documentation:
•Audience.
•Conventions.
•Documentation feedback.
Audience
This documentation is intended for:
•Network planners.
•Field technical support and servicing engineers.
•Network administrators working with the server series.
Conventions
The following information describes the conventions used in the documentation.
GUI conventions
Convention Description
Boldface Window names, button names, field names, and menu items are in Boldface. For
example, the New User window opens; click OK.
> Multi-level menus are separated by angle brackets. For example, File > Create >
Folder.
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Contents
Safety information ············································································1
Safety sign conventions···············································································································1
Power source recommendations ···································································································1
Installation safety recommendations ······························································································2
General operating safety·······································································································2
Electrical safety···················································································································2
Rack mounting recommendations ···························································································2
ESD prevention···················································································································3
Cooling performance············································································································3
Battery safety ·····················································································································3
Preparing for installation ····································································5
Installation site requirements ········································································································5
Space and airflow requirements ·····························································································5
Temperature, humidity, and altitude requirements ······································································5
Cleanliness requirements······································································································5
Grounding requirements ·······································································································6
Installation tools·························································································································6
Installing or removing the server··························································8
Installing the server ····················································································································8
Installing rails ·····················································································································8
Rack-mounting the server ·····································································································8
(Optional) Installing cable management brackets ·······································································9
Connecting external cables ··········································································································9
Cabling guidelines ···············································································································9
Connecting a mouse, keyboard, and monitor·············································································9
Connecting an Ethernet cable ······························································································ 11
Connecting a USB device ··································································································· 12
Connecting the power cord·································································································· 13
Securing cables ················································································································ 15
Removing the server from a rack································································································· 16
Powering on and powering off the server············································· 18
Important information················································································································ 18
Powering on the server ············································································································· 18
Prerequisites ···················································································································· 18
Procedure························································································································ 18
Powering off the server ············································································································· 19
Guidelines ······················································································································· 19
Procedure························································································································ 19
Configuring the server ·····································································20
Powering on the server ············································································································· 20
Updating firmware···················································································································· 20
Accessing the UIS Manager ·····························································21
Preparing for the access············································································································ 21
Connecting the network port ································································································ 21
Setting up the configuration terminal······················································································ 21
Obtaining the UIS Manager IP address ·················································································· 21
Logging in to UIS Manager········································································································· 22
Launching the UIS Setup Wizard································································································· 23
Deploying UIS Manager in the compute virtualization scenario ···················································· 23
Deploying UIS Manager in the HCI scenario············································································ 33

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Registering licenses········································································ 40
Obtaining licenses···················································································································· 40
Obtaining host information files ···························································································· 40
Obtaining license keys········································································································ 42
Obtaining a license file ······································································································· 42
Registering UIS licenses and distributed storage licenses································································· 42
Registering a UIS license ···································································································· 42
Registering a distributed storage license ················································································ 44
Installing hardware options·······························································45
Installing the security bezel ········································································································ 45
Installing SAS/SATA drives ········································································································ 45
Installing power supplies············································································································ 47
Installing riser cards and PCIe modules ························································································ 48
Guidelines ······················································································································· 48
Installing a UIS-RS-3*FHHL-F riser card and a PCIe module ······················································ 49
Installing a UIS-RC-GPU/FHHL-2U-G3-F1 riser card and a PCIe module ······································ 51
Installing a UIS-RC-FHHL-2U-G3-F riser card and a PCIe module ··············································· 53
Installing a UIS-RC-2*LP-2U-G3-F riser card and a PCIe module ················································ 55
Installing a UIS-RC-GPU/FHHL-2U-G3-F riser card and a PCIe module········································ 58
Installing storage controllers and power fail safeguard modules ························································· 59
Guidelines ······················································································································· 59
Installing a Mezzanine storage controller and a power fail safeguard module ································· 60
Installing a standard storage controller and a power fail safeguard module ···································· 63
Installing GPU modules ············································································································· 65
Guidelines ······················································································································· 65
Installing a GPU module without a power cord ········································································· 66
Installing a GPU module with a power cord ············································································· 68
Installing Ethernet adapters········································································································ 69
Guidelines ······················································································································· 69
Installing an mLOM Ethernet adapter····················································································· 69
Installing a PCIe Ethernet adapter························································································· 71
Installing SATA M.2 SSDs ········································································································· 71
Installing an optical drive ··········································································································· 73
Preparing for the installation ································································································ 73
Installing a SATA optical drive ······························································································ 73
Installing fans·························································································································· 76
Installing DIMMs ······················································································································ 77
Installing processors················································································································· 80
Replacing hardware options ·····························································84
Replacing the security bezel······································································································· 84
Replacing a SAS/SATA drive······································································································ 84
Replacing the access panel········································································································ 85
Removing the access panel································································································· 85
Installing the access panel ·································································································· 86
Replacing a power supply ·········································································································· 87
Replacing air baffles ················································································································· 89
Removing air baffles ·········································································································· 89
Installing air baffles ············································································································ 90
Replacing a riser card and a PCIe module····················································································· 91
Replacing the storage controller ·································································································· 92
Guidelines ······················································································································· 92
Preparing for replacement ··································································································· 93
Replacing the Mezzanine storage controller ············································································ 93
Replacing a standard storage controller ················································································· 94
Replacing the power fail safeguard module ··················································································· 95
Replacing the power fail safeguard module for the Mezzanine storage controller ···························· 95
Replacing the power fail safeguard module for a standard storage controller·································· 97
Replacing a GPU module ·········································································································· 98
Replacing an Ethernet adapter·································································································· 100

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Replacing an mLOM Ethernet adapter ················································································· 100
Replacing a PCIe Ethernet adapter ····················································································· 100
Replacing a M.2 transfer module and a SATA M.2 SSD ································································· 101
Replacing a fan ····················································································································· 102
Replacing the fan cage············································································································ 103
Replacing a DIMM·················································································································· 104
Replacing a processor ············································································································ 105
Guidelines ····················································································································· 105
Prerequisites ·················································································································· 105
Removing a processor······································································································ 106
Installing a processor ······································································································· 107
Replacing the system battery···································································································· 109
Removing the system battery ····························································································· 109
Installing the system battery ······························································································ 110
Verifying the replacement·································································································· 110
Replacing the system board ····································································································· 111
Guidelines ····················································································································· 111
Removing the system board ······························································································ 111
Installing the system board ································································································ 112
Replacing the drive expander module························································································· 113
Replacing the drive backplane ·································································································· 115
Removing the drive backplane ··························································································· 115
Installing the drive backplane ····························································································· 116
Verifying the replacement·································································································· 117
Replacing the SATA optical drive ······························································································ 117
Replacing the chassis-open alarm module ·················································································· 118
Removing the chassis-open alarm module············································································ 118
Installing the chassis-open alarm module ············································································· 119
Replacing chassis ears ··········································································································· 120
Replacing the right chassis ear··························································································· 120
Replacing the left chassis ear ···························································································· 123
Connecting internal cables ····························································· 125
Connecting drive cables ·········································································································· 125
UIS-Cell 3010 G3 server ··································································································· 125
UIS-Cell 3020 G3 server ··································································································· 127
UIS-Cell 3030 G3 server ··································································································· 129
UIS-Cell 3040 G3 server ··································································································· 130
Connecting the flash card and supercapacitor of the power fail safeguard module ······························· 131
Connecting the flash card on the Mezzanine storage controller ················································· 132
Connecting the flash card on a standard storage controller······················································· 132
Connecting the power cord of a GPU module··············································································· 132
Connecting the NCSI transit cable for a PCIe Ethernet adapter························································ 133
Connecting the SATA M.2 SSD cable························································································· 133
Connecting the SATA optical drive cable····················································································· 134
Connecting the front I/O component cable assembly ····································································· 135
Connecting the cable for the front VGA and USB 2.0 connectors on the left chassis ear························ 135
Maintenance ··············································································· 136
Guidelines ···························································································································· 136
Maintenance tools·················································································································· 136
Maintenance tasks ················································································································· 136
Observing LED status ······································································································ 136
Reviewing the logs maintained by HDM ··············································································· 136
Monitoring the temperature and humidity in the equipment room ··············································· 137
Examining cable connections····························································································· 137
Technical support ·················································································································· 137
Appendix A Server specifications···················································· 139
Server models and chassis view ······························································································· 139
Technical specifications··········································································································· 140
Components ························································································································· 142

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Front panel ··························································································································· 143
Front panel view of the server ···························································································· 143
LEDs and buttons············································································································ 144
Ports····························································································································· 146
Rear panel ··························································································································· 146
Rear panel view ·············································································································· 146
LEDs ···························································································································· 147
Ports····························································································································· 148
System board························································································································ 149
System board components ································································································ 149
System maintenance switches ··························································································· 150
DIMM slots····················································································································· 150
Appendix B Component specifications ············································· 151
About component model names ································································································ 151
Optional components for the server ··························································································· 151
DIMMs································································································································· 154
DIMM rank classification label ···························································································· 155
HDDs and SSDs···················································································································· 155
Drive configurations ········································································································· 155
Drive numbering·············································································································· 156
Drive LEDs ···················································································································· 157
PCIe modules ······················································································································· 158
Storage controllers ·········································································································· 158
GPU modules ················································································································· 160
Riser card guidelines········································································································ 160
Riser cards for riser connector 1 or 2 ··················································································· 160
Riser cards for riser connector 3 ························································································· 162
Fans ··································································································································· 163

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Safety information
Safety sign conventions
To avoid bodily injury or damage to the server or its components, make sure you are familiar with the
safety signs on the server chassis or its components.
Table 1 Safety signs
Sign Description
Circuit or electricity hazards are present. Only H3C authorized or professional
server engineers are allowed to service, repair, or upgrade the server.
WARNING!
To avoid bodily injury or damage to circuits, do not open any components marked
with the electrical hazard sign unless you have authorization to do so.
Electrical hazards are present. Field servicing or repair is not allowed.
WARNING!
To avoid bodily injury, do not open any components with the field-servicing
forbidden sign in any circumstances.
The surface or component might be hot and present burn hazards.
WARNING!
To avoid being burnt, allow hot surfaces or components to cool before touching
them.
The server or component is heavy and requires more than one people to carry or
move.
WARNING!
To avoid bodily injury or damage to hardware, do not move a heavy component
alone. In addition, observe local occupational health and safety requirements and
guidelines for manual material handling.
The server is powered by multiple power supplies.
WARNING!
To avoid bodily injury from electrical shocks, make sure you disconnect all power
supplies if you are performing offline servicing.
Power source recommendations
Power instability or outage might cause data loss, service disruption, or damage to the server in the
worst case.
To protect the server from unstable power or power outage, use uninterrupted power supplies (UPSs)
to provide power for the server.

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Installation safety recommendations
To avoid bodily injury or damage to the server, read the following information carefully before you
operate the server.
General operating safety
To avoid bodily injury or damage to the server, follow these guidelines when you operate the server:
•Only H3C authorized or professional server engineers are allowed to install, service, repair,
operate, or upgrade the server.
•Make sure all cables are correctly connected before you power on the server.
•Place the server on a clean, stable table or floor for servicing.
•To avoid being burnt, allow the server and its internal modules to cool before touching them.
Electrical safety
WARNING!
If you put the server in standby mode (system LED in amber) with the power on/standby button on
the front panel, the power supplies continue to supply power to some circuits in the server. To
remove all power for servicing safety, you must first press the button until the system enters standby
mode, and then remove all power cords from the server.
To avoid bodily injury or damage to the server, follow these guidelines:
•Always use the power cords that came with the server.
•Do not use the power cords that came with the server for any other devices.
•Power off the server when installing or removing any components that are not hot swappable.
Rack mounting recommendations
To avoid bodily injury or damage to the equipment, follow these guidelines when you rack mount a
server:
•Mount the server in a standard 19-inch rack.
•Make sure the leveling jacks are extended to the floor and the full weight of the rack rests on the
leveling jacks.
•Couple the racks together in multi-rack installations.
•Load the rack from the bottom to the top, with the heaviest hardware unit at the bottom of the
rack.
•Get help to lift and stabilize the server during installation or removal, especially when the server
is not fastened to the rails. As a best practice, a minimum of two people are required to safely
load or unload a rack. A third person might be required to help align the server if the server is
installed higher than check level.
•For rack stability, make sure only one unit is extended at a time. A rack might get unstable if
more than one server unit is extended.
•Make sure the rack is stable when you operate a server in the rack.
•To maintain correct airflow and avoid thermal damage to the server, use blanking panels to fill
empty rack units.

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ESD prevention
Electrostatic charges that build up on people and tools might damage or shorten the lifespan of the
system board and electrostatic-sensitive components.
Preventing electrostatic discharge
To prevent electrostatic damage, follow these guidelines:
•Transport or store the server with the components in antistatic bags.
•Keep the electrostatic-sensitive components in the antistatic bags until they arrive at an
ESD-protected area.
•Place the components on a grounded surface before removing them from their antistatic bags.
•Avoid touching pins, leads, or circuitry.
•Make sure you are reliably grounded when touching an electrostatic-sensitive component or
assembly.
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge
The following are grounding methods that you can use to prevent electrostatic discharge:
•Wear an ESD wrist strap and make sure it makes good skin contact and is reliably grounded.
•Take adequate personal grounding measures, including wearing antistatic clothing, static
dissipative shoes, and antistatic gloves.
•Use conductive field service tools.
•Use a portable field service kit with a folding static-dissipating work mat.
Cooling performance
Poor cooling performance might result from improper airflow and poor ventilation and might cause
damage to the server.
To ensure good ventilation and proper airflow, follow these guidelines:
•Install blanks if the following module slots are empty:
{Drive bays.
{Fan bays.
{PCIe slots.
{Power supply slots.
•Do not block the ventilation openings in the server chassis.
•To avoid thermal damage to the server, do not operate the server for long periods in any of the
following conditions:
{Access panel open or uninstalled.
{Air baffles uninstalled.
{PCIe slots, drive bays, fan bays, or power supply slots empty.
•Install rack blanks to cover unused rack spaces.
Battery safety
The server's system board contains a system battery, which is designed with a lifespan of 5 to 10
years.
If the server no longer automatically displays the correct date and time, you might need to replace
the battery. When you replace the battery, follow these safety guidelines:

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•Do not attempt to recharge the battery.
•Do not expose the battery to a temperature higher than 60°C (140°F).
•Do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short external contacts, or dispose of the battery in fire or
water.
•Dispose of the battery at a designated facility. Do not throw the battery away together with other
wastes.

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Preparing for installation
The server is 2U high. Prepare a standard 19-inch rack to install the server.
Plan an installation site that meets the requirements of space and airflow, temperature, humidity,
equipment room height, cleanliness, and grounding.
Installation site requirements
Space and airflow requirements
For convenient maintenance and heat dissipation, make sure the following requirements are met:
•A minimum clearance of 635 mm (25 in) is reserved in front of the rack.
•A minimum clearance of 762 mm (30 in) is reserved behind the rack.
•A minimum clearance of 1219 mm (47.99 in) is reserved between racks.
Figure 1 Airflow through the server
(1) to (4) Directions of the airflow into the chassis and power supplies
(5) to (7) Directions of the airflow out of the chassis
(8) Direction of the airflow out of the power supplies
Temperature, humidity, and altitude requirements
To ensure correct operation of the server, make sure the room temperature, humidity, and altitude
meet the requirements as described in "Appendix A Server specifications."
Cleanliness requirements
Mechanically active substances buildup on the chassis might result in electrostatic adsorption, which
causes poor contact of metal components and contact points. In the worst case, electrostatic
adsorption can cause communication failure.

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Table 2 Mechanically active substance concentration limit in the equipment room
Substance Particle diameter Concentration limit
Dust particles ≥5 µm
≤3 x 104particles/m3
(No visible dust on desk in three days)
Dust (suspension) ≤75 µm ≤0.2 mg/m3
Dust
(sedimentation) 75 µm to 150 µm ≤1.5 mg/(m2h)
Sand ≥150 µm ≤30 mg/m3
The equipment room must also meet limits on salts, acids, and sulfides to eliminate corrosion and
premature aging of components, as shown in Table 3.
Table 3 Harmful gas limits in an equipment room
Gas Maximum concentration (mg/m3)
SO20.2
H2S 0.006
NO20.04
NH30.05
Cl20.01
Grounding requirements
Correctly connecting the server grounding cable is crucial to lightning protection, anti-interference,
and ESD prevention. The server can be grounded through the grounding wire of the power supply
system and no external grounding cable is required.
Installation tools
Table 4 lists the tools that you might use during installation.
Table 4 Installation tools
Picture Name Description
T25 Torx screwdriver For captive screws inside chassis ears.
T30 Torx screwdriver For captive screws on processor heatsinks.
T15 Torx screwdriver
(shipped with the server) For screws on access panels.
T10 Torx screwdriver
(shipped with the server)
For screws on PCIe module blanks or riser card
blanks.
Flat-head screwdriver For captive screws inside chassis ears or for replacing
system batteries.
Phillips screwdriver For screws on SATA M.2 SSDs.
Cage nut insertion/extraction
tool For insertion and extraction of cage nuts in rack posts.

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Picture Name Description
Diagonal pliers For clipping insulating sleeves.
Tape measure For distance measurement.
Multimeter For resistance and voltage measurement.
ESD wrist strap For ESD prevention when you operate the server.
Antistatic gloves For ESD prevention when you operate the server.
Antistatic clothing For ESD prevention when you operate the server.
Ladder For high-place operations.
Interface cable (such as an
Ethernet cable or optical
fiber)
For connecting the server to an external network.
Monitor (such as a PC) For displaying the output from the server.

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Installing or removing the server
Installing the server
As a best practice, install hardware options on the server (if needed) before installing the server in
the rack. For more information about how to install hardware options, see "Installing hardware
options."
Installing rails
Install the inner rails and the middle-outer rails in the rack mounting rail kit to the server and the rack,
respectively. For information about installing the rails, see the document shipped with the rails.
Rack-mounting the server
1. Slide the server into the rack. For more information about how to slide the server into the rack,
see the document shipped with the rails.
Figure 2 Rack-mounting the server
2. Secure the server.
a. Push the server until the chassis ears are flush against the rack front posts, as shown by
callout 1 in Figure 3.
b. Unlock the latches of the chassis ears, as shown by callout 2 in Figure 3.
c. Fasten the captive screws inside the chassis ears and lock the latches, as shown by callout
3 in Figure 3.

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Figure 3 Securing the server
(Optional) Installing cable management brackets
Install cable management brackets if the server is shipped with cable management brackets. For
information about how to install cable management brackets, see the installation guide shipped with
the brackets.
Connecting external cables
Cabling guidelines
WARNING!
To avoid electric shock, fire, or damage to the equipment, do not connect communication equipment
to RJ-45 Ethernet ports on the server.
•For heat dissipation, make sure no cables block the inlet or outlet air vents of the server.
•To easily identify ports and connect/disconnect cables, make sure the cables do not cross.
•Label the cables for easy identification.
•Wrap unused cables onto an appropriate position on the rack.
•To avoid damage to cables when extending the server out of the rack, do not route the cables
too tight if you use cable management brackets.
Connecting a mouse, keyboard, and monitor
About this task
Perform this task before you configure BIOS, HDM, or FIST on the server.
The server provides a VGA connector on the rear panel for connecting a monitor. An additional VGA
connector is provided if the left chassis ear has one.

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IMPORTANT!
The two VGA connectors on the server cannot be used at the same time.
The server does not provide ports for standard PS2 mouse and keyboard. To connect a PS2 mouse
or keyboard, you must prepare a USB-to-PS2 adapter.
Procedure
1. Connect one plug of a VGA cable to a VGA connector on the server, and fasten the screws on
the plug.
Figure 4 Connecting a VGA cable
2. Connect the other plug of the VGA cable to the VGA connector on the monitor, and fasten the
screws on the plug.
3. Connect the mouse and keyboard.
{For a USB mouse and keyboard, directly connect the USB connectors of the mouse and
keyboard to the USB connectors on the server.
{For a PS2 mouse and keyboard, insert the USB connector of the USB-to-PS2 adapter to a
USB connector on the server. Then, insert the PS2 connectors of the mouse and keyboard
into the PS2 receptacles of the adapter.

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Figure 5 Connecting a PS2 mouse and keyboard by using a USB-to-PS2 adapter
Connecting an Ethernet cable
About this task
Perform this task before you set up a network environment or log in to the HDM management
interface through the HDM network port to manage the server.
Procedure
1. Determine the network port on the server.
{To connect the server to the external network, use the Ethernet port on the Ethernet
adapter.
{To log in to the HDM management interface, use the HDM network port on the server. For
the position of the HDM network port, see "Rear panel view."
2. Verify the connectivity of the cable by using a link tester.
If you are replacing the Ethernet cable, make sure the new cable is of the same type with the old
cable or compatible with the old cable.
3. Label the Ethernet cable by filling in the names and numbers of the server and the peer device
on the label.
As a best practice, use labels of the same kind for all cables.
If you are replacing the Ethernet cable, label the new cable with the same number as the
number of the old cable.
4. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the network port on the server and the other end to
the peer device.

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Figure 6 Connecting an Ethernet cable
5. Verify network connectivity.
After powering on the server, use the ping command to test the network connectivity. If the
connection between the server and the peer device fails, make sure the Ethernet cable is
correctly connected.
6. Secure the Ethernet cable. For information about how to secure cables, see "Securing cables."
Connecting a USB device
About this task
Perform this task before you transmit data through a USB device.
The server provides a maximum of six USB connectors.
•One USB 2.0 connector and one USB 3.0 connector on the front panel if an installed chassis
ear contains a VGA connector, a USB 2.0 connector, and a USB 3.0 connector.
•Two USB 3.0 connectors on the rear panel.
•Two internal USB 2.0 connector for connecting USB devices that are not designed to be
installed and removed very often.
Guidelines
Before connecting a USB device, make sure the USB device can operate correctly and then copy
data to the USB device.
USB devices are hot swappable.
As a best practice for compatibility, purchase H3C certified USB devices.
Procedure
1. (Optional.) Remove the access panel if you need to connect the USB device to an internal USB
connector. For information about how to remove the access panel, see "Removing the access
panel."
2. Connect the USB device to the USB connector, as shown in Figure 7.

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Figure 7 Connecting a USB device to an internal USB connector
3. (Optional.) Install the access panel. For information about how to install the access panel, see
"Installing the access panel."
4. Verify that the server can identify the USB device.
If the server fails to identify the USB device, download and install the driver for the USB device.
If the server still fails to identify the USB device after the driver is installed, replace the USB
device.
Connecting the power cord
Guidelines
WARNING!
To avoid damage to the equipment or even bodily injury, use the power cord that ships with the
server.
Before connecting the power cord, make sure the server and components are installed correctly.
Procedure
1. Insert the power cord plug into the power receptacle of a power supply at the rear panel, as
shown in Figure 8.