HP 9000 Superdome User manual

Superdome Installation Guide
HP 9000 Systems
Sixth Edition
Manufacturing Part Number : A5201-10028
60304
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1. Introduction
Manual Scope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Notational Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Customer Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Customer Engineer Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Accepting the Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Associated Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Communications Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Electrostatic Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installation Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2. Unpacking and Inspecting
Verifying Site Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gathering LAN Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Verifying Electrical Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Checking the Superdome Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Inspecting the Shipping Containers for Damage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Inspection Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Claims Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Unpacking and Inspecting Superdome Hardware Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tools Required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Unpacking the Superdome SPU Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Unpacking the Peripheral Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Unpacking Other Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Unpacking the PDCA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Returning Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3. Preparing Superdome for Booting
Moving the Superdome System and Related Equipment to the Installation Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Unpacking and Installing the Blower Housings and Blowers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Attaching Side Skins and Blower Side Bezels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Attaching the Side Skins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Attaching the Blower Side Bezels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Attaching the Leveling Feet and Leveling the SPU Cabinet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Installing the Front Door Bezels and the Front and Back Blower Bezels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Installing the Front Door Bezels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Installing the Rear Blower Bezel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Installing the Front Blower Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Installing and Verifying the PDCA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Removing the EMI Panels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Installing the Support Management Station (SMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Setting Up the CE Tool (PC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Setting CE Tool Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Connecting the CE Tool to the Local RS-232 Port on the GSP (Recommended). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Turning On Housekeeping Power and Logging In to the GSP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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Setting the Private and Customer LAN Information on the GSP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Connecting the Customer Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Connecting the CE Tool to the A500 Support Management Station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Connecting the Support Management Station for LAN (Private and Customer) and Console Access. 69
Setting Up the SMS for Private LAN Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Setting Up the SMS for Customer LAN Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Setting Up the SMS for LAN Console Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Powering On and Booting the Support Management Station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Setting the Private and Customer IP Addresses on the Support Management Station . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Running set_parms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Verifying the LAN Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Installing and Verifying Support Management Station Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Connecting the Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Routing I/O Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
4. Verifying and Booting Superdome
Verifying Presence of UGUY and Cells. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Powering On the SPU Cabinet (48 V). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Verifying the System Configuration and Setting Boot Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Setting Automatic System Restart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Running JUST Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Booting Superdome Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Determining and Documenting Boot Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Setting Up the Boot Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Booting UNIX on the Partition(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Installing Superdome I/O Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Selecting a PCI Card Slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Installing a PCI Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Installing Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Attaching Rear Kick Plates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Performing a Visual Inspection and Completing the Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Setting Up Network Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Enabling iCOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
5. Post Superdome System Installation Check
6. Troubleshooting and Installation-Related Tasks
Booting a Superdome Using a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
If the Partition Doesn’t Boot to the BCH Prompt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Determining the Boot Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Setting the Boot Path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Running Offline Diagnostics and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Running the Extended Memory Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Running the Peripheral Verification Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Superdome 64 Way Fails to Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Determining the Location of the Core I/O Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

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Installing a Core I/O Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Locating the Core I/O Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Installing a PCI I/O Card While the Cell is Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
7. No-Boot-Disk Superdome Installations
General Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
XP or EMC Symmetrix Boot Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Required Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Delivery Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
JBOD Boot Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Required Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Delivery Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Installing the Superdome Operating System From an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Required Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Delivery Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Installing the Superdome Operating System From Available Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Required Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Delivery Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
A. hp Server rx2600 Support Management Station
Installing the hp Server rx2600 SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Required Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Racking the hp Server rx2600 SMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Installing the Tape Array 5300A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Mounting the Optional TFT5600. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Connecting the SMS Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Configuring the SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Connecting to the hp Server rx2600 Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
EFI Boot Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Enabling the VGA Local Console Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Configuring the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Setting the Network Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Installing Scan Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Installing SMS Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Installing SMS Manageability Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Configuring scan and fwuu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Cleaning Up and Creating a Backup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
B. Installation Checklist
Using the Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
C. Superdome LAN Interconnect Diagram
D. Connecting a CE Tool to the GSP Using the Customer LAN

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E. Accessing the GSP Using a Modem
Verifying Modem Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
F. A180 Support Management Station
Installing the A180 Support Management Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Racking the A180 SMS and Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Connecting SCSI Cables and Setting SCSI Addresses on the A180 SMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Setting Up the A180 Support Management Station Using the Web Console or the Serial Port. . . . . 172
Setting Up the A180 SMS Using the Web Console Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Setting Up the A180 SMS Using the CE Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Loading and Booting the OS on an A180 Support Management Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Connecting the A180 Support Management Station for LAN (Private and Customer). . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Setting Up the A180 SMS for Private LAN Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Setting Up the A180 SMS for Customer LAN Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Setting the Private and Customer IP Addresses on the Support Management Station . . . . . . . . . . . 176
G. Connecting Multiple SPU Cabinets
Equipment Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Positioning the SPU Cabinets for Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Attaching the Leveling Feet on the SPU Cabinets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Removing the Rear EMI Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Preparing Cabinet 1 for Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Preparing Cabinet 0 for Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Connecting the Cabinets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Installing the Rear Attachment Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Installing the Front Attachment Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Grooming the Cable Access Opening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Connecting Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Installing the Back Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
H. JUST Exploration Tool
Command Line Arguments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
JET Interactive Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
JET Run Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
JET Current Configuration Display Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
JET Update Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
JET Help Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Data Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Input Data Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Input Data File Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Configuration Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Architecture Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Output Data Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Error Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
I. Unpacking the SMS, Connecting Cables, and Setting SCSI Addresses

Contents
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Unpacking the Support Management Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Racking the Support Management Station and Peripherals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Connecting SCSI Cables and Setting SCSI Addresses on the Support Management Station . . . . . . 236

Contents
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Preface

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Revision History
Table 1 Revisions After July 2001
Revision Part Number Release Date Description
Sixth A5201-10028 March 2004 Added Appendix for new SMS, an hp Server rx2600
Fifth A5201-10022 November 2001 Added new PDCA options.
Fourth A5201-10017 August 2001 Updated for Caribe.
Third A5201-10014 July 2001 Added Safety and Regulatory section in preface,
Added no-boot-disk chapter.
Added info on lower breaker value usage, pay-per-use
and iCOD modem support.
Added general corrections per edits.

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Safety and Regulatory Information
For your protection, this product has been tested to various national and international regulations and
standards. The scope of this regulatory testing includes electrical/mechanical safety, radio frequency
interference, acoustics, and known hazardous materials.Where applicable, approvals obtained from
third-party test agencies are shown on the product label.
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
WARNING Warnings highlight procedures or information necessary to avoid injury to
personnel. The warning should tell the reader exactly what will result from what
actions and how to avoid them.
CAUTION A caution highlights procedures or information necessary to avoid damage to equipment,
damage to software, loss of data, or invalid test results.
NOTE A note highlights supplemental information.
Acronyms
Table 2 lists acronyms used in this document.
Table 2 Acronyms
Acronym Definition
PE Protective earth
Class 1 Grounded equipment
PDCA Power Distribution Controller Assembly
EPSS Electronic Performance Support Service

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Safety in Material Handling
WARNING Do not lift the cabinet manually. To avoid physical injury you must use a mechanical
lifting device.
WARNING Use care when lifting a cell boards. Each cell board can weigh as much as 48 pounds
(22kg). It is preferable to use a mechanical lifting device to avoid physical injury.
WARNING Use care when working with hazardous voltages. This equipment may be configured
with dual input line sources. Hazardous voltages and energy maybe present even
after the removal of a single input source. Trained service personnel must follow the
service guidelines.
WARNING Do not stand in front of the equipment as it is rolled off the pallet in to the ramps.
When removing the equipment from the shipping pallet, follow the guidelines
specified in the Installation Procedures section of the appropriate equipment guides
(Superdome or I/O Expansion Cabinet).
WARNING Do not attempt to move the Superdome cabinet, either packed or unpacked, up or
down an incline of more than 15ο.
USA Radio Frequency Interference
FCC Notice
The Federal Communications Commission (in CFR Part 15) has specified that the following notice be brought
to the attention of the users of this product.
NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is
likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense.
The user is cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by Hewlett-Packard could result
in the equipment being noncompliant with FCC Class A requirements and void the user’s authority to
operated the equipment.

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Japanese Radio Frequency Interference
VCCI
This equipment is a Class A category (Information Technology Equipment to be used in commercial and/or
industrial areas) and conforms to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by
Information Technology Equipment aimed at preventing radio interference in commercial and/or industrial
areas.
Consequently, when used in a residential area or in an adjacent area thereto, radio interference may be
caused to radios and TV receivers, etc. Read the instructions for correct handling.
Figure 1 Japanese RFI Statement
Korean RFI Statement
1. Equipment Name (Model Name):
2. Certification No:
3. Name of Certification Recipient:
4. Date of Manufacture:
5. Manufacturer/Nation:
Figure 2 Korean RFI Statement
Certification Number: E - AAAAA - BB - CCCC
• E: EMC registration
• AAAAA: equipment codes (RRL notice, 2000.10.26)
• BB: certification year

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• CCCC: registration number
Figure 3 Class A and B Equipment Statement
Translation
Class A Equipment:
Please note that this equipment has been approved for business purpose with regards to electromagnetic
interference, if purchased un error for use in residential area, you may wish to exchange the equipment where
you purchase it.
Class B Equipment:
Please note that this equipment has been approved for non-business with regards to electromagnetic
interference. So, this equipment can be allowed to use all area as well as residential area.
European Union RFI Statement
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case
the user may be required to take adequate measures.
Canada RFI Statement
This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment
Regulations.
Notice relative aux interférences radioélectriques (Canada)
Cet appareil de classe A respecte toutes les exigences du règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.
BSMI (Taiwan)
This product is fully compliant to CNS 13438 (CISPR 22: 1993) Class A. The EMC label is in the form shown
in Figure 4. The eight # signs represent an eight-character, alpha-number string..

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Figure 4 Taiwan EMC Label
Figure 5 Taiwan Safety and Regulatory Label
Acoustics (Germany)
Acoustic Noise (A-weighted Sound Pressure Level LpA) measured at the bystander position, normal
operation, to ISO 7779: LpA = 75 dB.
Geräuschemission (Deutschland)
Lärmangabe (Schalldruckpegel LpA) gemessen am fiktiven Arbeitsplatz bei normalem Betrieb nach
DIN 45635, Teil 19: LpA = 75 dB.
IT Power System
This product has not been evaluated for connection to an IT power system (an AC distribution system having
no direct connection to earth according to IEC 60950).
TT, TN-C, and TN-C-S Power Systems
These products should not be connected to power systems that switch open the return lead when the return
lead also functions as the protective earth. A separate PE ground wire must be connected to the equipment at
the designated PE terminal tie point.
High Leakage Current
WARNING High leakage current. Ground (earth) connection essential before connecting the
supply.
Installation Conditions
See installation instructions before connecting this equipment to the input supply.
Voir la notice d’installation avant de raccorder au réseau.
WARNING Please note the following conditions of installation:

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Install a PE (protective earthing) conductor that is identical in size, insulation
material, and thickness to the branch-circuit supply conductors. The PE conductor
insulation must be green with yellow stripes. The earthing conductor is to be
connected from the unit to the building installation earth or, if supplied by a
separately derived system, at the supply transformer or motor-generator set
grounding point.
WARNING NORDIC Class 1 Equipment
Denmark: Før tilslutning af de øvrige ledere, se medfølgende
installationsvejledning.
WARNING NORDIC Class 1 Equipment
Sweden: Apparaten skall anslutas till jordat uttag, när den ansluts till ett nätverk.
Disconnect DevicesDisconnect devices or circuit breakers must be used to protect the system against
abnormal hazards. Table 3 details the circuit breaker specifications.
WARNING Provide a disconnect device to protect against abnormal hazards.
Systems configured with a full complement of cells, memory, and I/O and connected
to a 5-wire source must have a maximum 60A 3-phase with neutral (4-pole) circuit
breaker installed as part of the building installation.
Systems configured with a full complement of cells, memory, and I/O and connected
to a 4-wire source must have a maximum 80A 3-phase (3-pole) circuit breaker
installed as part of the building installation.
Table 3 Wall Disconnect Device Circuit Breaker Specification
Agency approvals: UL, CSA, VDE
Interrupt capacity 5,000A minimum
Breaker type Magnetic trip
Voltage rating Delta 250V minimum, WYE 420V minimum
Input Source Delta 3 pole + PE, WYE 4 pole + PE
Circuit Interruption Simultaneous trip of all poles
Ground The PE (Protective Earth Ground) wire is not
switched

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IMPORTANT Refer to Table 4 to select the appropriate size circuit breaker for systems configured without a
full complement of cells, memory, and I/O.
Table 4 shows Superdome power requirements by configuration (i.e. number of cell boards, amount of memory
per cell, and number of I/O chassis). This requirement applies to 32-way-capable systems with PA8600 or
PA8700 processors.
There are two columns of power numbers (Watts). The Power Breaker column shows the power used to size
the wall breaker at the installation site. The Typical Power column shows typical power. Typical power
numbers are for PA8600 systems and may be used to assess average utility cost of cooling and electrical
power. Expect these typical numbers to be about 18% less for PA8700 systems. Table 4 also shows the
recommended breaker sizes for 4-wire and 5-wire sources
Table 4 Typical Superdome Configurations
Cell
Boards
Memory
Per Cell
Board
I/O
Chassis
Modules
Breaker
Powera
Recommended
3-pole Breaker
Sizea,b
Recommended
4-pole Breaker
Sizea,c
Typical
Power Typical Cooling
Qty. GBytes Qty. Watts Amps (min.) Amps (min.) Watts BTU/HR
8 16 4 10660 40 25 8460 28,850
8 16 2 9600 40 25 7780 26,530
8 8 4 9220 40 25 7340 25,030
8 8 2 8160 30 20 6660 22,710
8 4 4 8500 35 20 6780 23,120
8 4 2 7440 30 20 6100 20,800
6 16 4 9040 35 20 7140 24,350
6 16 2 7980 30 20 6460 22,030
6 8 4 7960 30 20 6300 21,480
6 8 2 6900 30 20 5620 19,160
6 4 4 7420 30 20 5880 20,050
6 4 2 6360 30 20 5200 17,730
4 16 4 7420 30 20 5820 19,850
4 16 2 6360 30 20 5140 17,530
4 8 4 6700 30 20 5260 17,940
4 8 2 5640 25 20 4580 15,620
4 4 4 6340 30 20 4980 16,980

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CAUTION For supply connections, use wires suitable for at least 105 °C.
Utillser des fils convenant á une température de 105 °C pour les connexions d’allmenation.
Network Connected Equipment
The installation must provide a ground connection for the network equipment.
CAUTION Sweden: Apparaten skall anslutas till jordat uttang när deb abskuts till ett nätverk.
CAUTION Norway: Apparaten skall anslutas till jordat uttang nar deb abskuts till ett natverk.
4 4 2 5280 25 20 4300 14,660
2 16 2 4740 20 20 3820 13,030
2 8 2 4380 20 20 3540 12,070
2 4 2 4200 20 20 3400 11,600
a. These numbers are valid only for the specific configurations shown. Any upgrades may require a
change to the breaker size. A 5-wire source utilizes a 4 pole breaker and a 4-wire source utilizes a 3
pole breaker. The PE (Protective Earth) ground wire is not switched.
b. An input power source supplied from a 3-pole plus protective earth (PE), 4-wire system will always
be wired as 240 volts phase-to-phase, no neutral or common, plus a PE ground. Three phase input
voltage (240VAC) to the equipment is connected phase-to-phase. Examples of 4 wire: 200-volt
phase-to-phase, 208-volt phase-to-phase, 240-volt phase-to-phase
c. An input power source supplied from a 4-pole +PE, 5 wire system may be wired as either:
208VAC phase-to-phase voltage with a common, plus a PE ground. Three phase input voltage
(208VAC) to the equipment is connected phase-to-phase. The common is not connected to the
PDCA neutral terminal.
415VAC phase-to-phase voltage with a neutral return, plus a PE ground. Three phase input voltage
(230-240VAC) to the equipment is connected phase-to-neutral. The neutral is connected to the
PDCA neutral terminal. Examples of 5 wire: 208-volt phase-to-phase, 380-volt phase-to-phase,
415-volt phase-to-phase
Table 4 Typical Superdome Configurations (Continued)
Cell
Boards
Memory
Per Cell
Board
I/O
Chassis
Modules
Breaker
Powera
Recommended
3-pole Breaker
Sizea,b
Recommended
4-pole Breaker
Sizea,c
Typical
Power Typical Cooling
Qty. GBytes Qty. Watts Amps (min.) Amps (min.) Watts BTU/HR

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Fuse Warnings
Superdome Only:
WARNING If the system has two PDCA installed, ensure that power is removed from both PDCA
before removing fuses.
WARNING Disconnect power before changing fuse.
CAUTION For continued protection against risk of fire, replace fuses only with same type and rating.
Lithium Battery Caution
WARNING Observe the correct polarity when changing the lithium battery. There is a danger of
explosion if battery is installed incorrectly.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions and local
disposal requirements.
IMPORTANT Switzerland: Annex 4.10 of SR 814.013 applies to batteries.
Australian C-Tick Label
Figure 6 Australian C-Tick Label

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International Symbols (IEC335-1)
Figure 7 Four Wire Connection
Figure 8 Five Wire Connection
Associated Documents
The following documents provide more details on the topics presented in this manual:
•Standard for the Protection of Electronic Computer Data Processing Equipment, (NFPA75) National Fire
Protection Association
• EIA Standard RS-232-C, Electronic Industries Association
•Electrostatic Discharge Failures of Semiconductor Devices, Unger, B.A. 1981, Bell Laboratories
• IEC 60950, EN 60950, UL 60950, CSA 22.2 No. 950 Standards for Safety of Information Technology
Equipment