NEC NEC Express5800 Series User manual

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1.1 FEATURES OF EXPRESS SERVER
The Express server has as the following features.
High performance
•64-bit Intel® Itanium® 2 processor
- 1.3-/1.4-/1.5-GHz clock
- 6.4-GB/s system bus
- 3-/4-/6-MB on-chip L3 cache
- Large capacity memory addressing
- Simultaneous six instructions
- Floating operations with standalone peak performance of 3.6/4.0 GFLOPS
•Developing a high-performance chip set and crossbar interconnect that is fully utilising
supercomputer and mainframe technology.
High reliability
•Memory monitoring function (1-bit error correction/2-bit error detection available)
•Memory mirroring function
•Bus parity error detection
•Temperature detection
•Anomaly alarming
•Power supply unit and fan redundant function (Host swap supported)
High scalability
•Expandable up to 8 CPUs
•Large-size memory up to 64 GB
•Abundant number of IO optional slots
- 64bit 66MHz PCI bus (16 slots max. including a full-size PCIF unit)
- 64bit 133MHz PCI bus (10 slots max. including a full-size PCIF unit)
•PCI hot plug supported (varies depending on the slot)
Flexible operations
•Segmentation by the unit of 4 CPUs is available.
•Each subsystem (partition) is completely independent, offering individual OS operations.
Self-check function
•Power On Self-Test (POST)

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1.2 NAME AND FUNCTION OF BLOCKS
Name of each block of the server is as follows.
1.2.1 Main Cabinet
25
20
15
10
5
0
Front view
(without front bezel)
Rear view
(cabinet back door opened)
8Way cabinet
View from the right side
(transparent)
②
②-1
②-2
②-4
②-6
②-7
②-9
②-1
②-3
②-8
②-8
②-9
④
③-3
③-1
③-4
④
④
③
正面 背面
①-1①
②-5
③-2

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(1) Switch pannel
(1)-1 AC switch
Main chasis AC power switch
(2) Main chasis
(2)-1 CELLV board
The CELLV board consists of a maximum of four Itanium2, one CPU Node
Controller (CNC), and a maximum of two Main Memory Controller
(MMC).Up to one CELLV board and two CELLV boards can be installed in
the 4Way main cabinet and 8Way main cabinet, respectively.
(2)-2 iSP-C card
iSP-C (service processor) card has an I/O interface (except for 1.6G interface)
in the basic processing device of the Express server as a standard. This iSP-C
card is installed in the main chasis of the main cabinet.
The following standard I/O interfaces are provided by an iSP-C card. The
interfaces from 1 to 3 are dedicated interfaces used to implement the system
control function and the RAS function.
1. 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet interface x1 for SP console
2. ICMB port x1 for IO cabinet control
3. Serial (RS-232C) interface x1 for SP console
(2)-3 Core module
Up to 12 PCI cards can be installed in the core module. Additionally, a BaseIO
card, which is used to support standard optional I/O interface, can be installed
in the core module.
(2)-4 DVD-ROM Drive
DVD-ROM and CD-ROM media can be used as DVD-ROM Device.
(2)-5 Floppy Disk Drive
Floppy Disk Medium can be used as Floppy Disk Drive.
(2)-6 Magnetic Disk Drive
Up to four 36.3 GB-73.2 GB Magnetic Disk Drives can be installed.
(2)-7 Power module

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(2)-8 FANBOX (Core module)
FANBOX can be maintained online without aborting the system or turning off
the power.
(2)-9 FANBOX (Main chasis)
FANBOX can be maintained online without aborting the system or turning off
the power.
(3) Full-size PCIF unit
A full-size PCIF unit can be installed in an 8Way chassis as an option. Up to 14 PCI
cards can be installed in a full-size PCIF unit. Also, one BaseIO card and one VGA
card can be installed in a full-size PCIF unit to support a standard option I/O interface.
Installed PCI cards can be inserted/ejected (hot-swapped) online except for some types
of PCI cards (BaselO card/VGA card). That means it is not necessary to shut down or
reboot the basic processing device at the time of adding/exchanging PCI cards, which
leverages a high availability (a corresponding OS is required). A DVD-ROM device is
installed as default in the full-size PCIF unit. Up to six magnetic disks can be installed
as optional auxiliary memory devices.
(3)-1 DVD-ROM Drive (Optional)
DVD-ROM and CD-ROM media can be used as DVD-ROM Device.
(3)-2 Floppy Disk Drive
Floppy Disk Medium can be used as Floppy Disk Drive (which can be
connected to a full-size PCIX unit installed with a BaseIO card).
(3)-3 Magnetic Disk Drive (Optional)
Up to six 36.3GB-73.2GB Magnetic Disk Drives can be installed.
(3)-4 Slot for expanded PCI card (14 slots)
(4) Power Bay Unit
This unit supply DC power to the optional Full-size PCIX unit.

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1.2.2 LED Display
This shows LED description of each card.
1.2.2.1 Main chasis
LED name LED status Function
ON AC ONAC ON/OFF Green OFF AC OFF
ON DC ON (ON at 48 V）DC ON/OFF Green OFF DC OFF
Green ON OS Ready for more than one node
ON Used for cabinet position checking during the maintenance mode
(through SP command cm) or maintenance
Status LED
Amber
OFF Upon troubles or at off-line
Status LED
DC ON/OFF
AC ON/OFF

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1.2.2.2 Full-size PCIX unit (without frot bezel)
LED Name LED Status Description
Green ON DC ON Status
Amber ON DC Alarm
DC/ALM
Off DC OFF (full-size PCIX unit exchangeable)
ON Abnormal temperature (detected by the temperature sensor of
the IOR /PCIFB）
TEMP ALM Amber
OFF Normal Status
ON FAN Rotating Status
FAN ALM Amber OFF Normal Status
ON
Full-size PCIX unit trouble (Logic alarm + DC alarm +
TEMP alarm + FAN alarm) or ON indication from SPFW
Turned on by the “led” execution of the “hc” subcommand of
the SP command
ATT Amber
OFF Normal Status
Green ON DC ON Status
Amber ON DC Alarm
DC/ALM
(Device Bay) OFF DC OFF
ON Abnormal temperatureTEMP ALM
(Device Bay) Amber OFF Normal Status
DC/ALM ATT
FAN_ALM(FAN#0,FAN#1,FAN#2,FAN#3)
TEMP_ALM DC/ALM(Device Bay)
TEMP_ALM(Device Bay)

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1.3. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION
1.3.1 Installation of Rack
A maintenance engineer installs a rack.
1.3.2 Installation/Removal of Cabinet
A maintenance engineer installs/removes a cabinet to/from a rack.
1.3.3 Connection
A maintenance engineer connects the Express sever and the peripheral devices.

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1.4. BASIC OPERATION
1.4.1 System Boot/Shutdown
1.4.1.1 Steps for system boot
After installtion is completed (including the peripheral devies), you can boot the system
according to the following steps.
Caution Before booting the system, please confirm all I/O devices and tools are
upgraded and installed.
Flow of boot-up
スタート
電源ON
(1.4.1.1.1 電源のON 参照）
SPコンソール操作
(1.4.1.1.2 SP コンソール操作 参照)
システムBIOS
いますか？
EFI Bootメニュー
(1.4.10 EFI Boot マネージャ参照 )
OS起動
POST
1.6.POST参照
BIOS Setup
(1.4.9 ｼｽﾃﾑｺﾝﾌｨｸﾞﾚｰｼｮﾝ 参照)
Start
Power ON
(Refer to 1.4.1.1.1 Power ON)
SP console operations
(1.4.1.1.2 SP Console Operations)
Do you set up System BIOS?
EFI Boot menu
(1.4.10 EFI Boot manager)
OS boot-up
YesNo
POST
(1.6 POST)
BIOS setup (Refer to
1.4.9 System Configuration)

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1.4.1.1.1 Power ON
This server has a different power-up procedure for AC and DC. When activating from the
AC power, follow the steps below.
1. Turn on the distribution board.
2. Turn on the power of the control PC (applicable only in Japan).
3. Turn on the AC breaker in the power receptacle box in the main chasis.
4. Turn on the power of the uncontrollable external peripheral devices from the main
cabinet and confirm they have been booted without errors.
5. When a full-size PCIX unit is attached, turn on the AC power breaker of PowerBay on
the bottom of the back of the main cabinet.
6. Turn on the AC switch in the switch box located at the top in the front panel of the
cabinet.
At this moment, the DC power remains off. The DC power should be turned on the SP
console.

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1.4.1.1.2 SP console operations
After turning on the AC power breaker, boot the system on the SP console of the control PC.
This section describes the steps to boot the system. For details about the SP console, please
refer to 1.4.7 Service Processor (SP).
1. After opening the SP console, automatic log-in starts.
2. After entering CTRL+B, the iSP first menu appears.
***** returned from SP command mode *****
iSP MAIN MENU
0) OS(BIOS) serial console of partition#0 (POWER OFF )
1) OS(BIOS) serial console of partition#1 (NOT CONFIGURED )
2) OS(BIOS) serial console of partition#2 (NOT CONFIGURED )
3) OS(BIOS) serial console of partition#3 (NOT CONFIGURED )
4) OS(BIOS) serial console of partition#4 (NOT CONFIGURED )
5) OS(BIOS) serial console of partition#5 (NOT CONFIGURED )
6) OS(BIOS) serial console of partition#6 (NOT CONFIGURED )
7) OS(BIOS) serial console of partition#7 (NOT CONFIGURED )
V) Virtual System Operator Panel
S) iSP commands
E) Exit
DISCONNECTALL) disconnect all console connections
iSP0m>
<<< Connected Line.>>>
iSP Manager Login:
root
password:
GSP>
co
Please select console number:
S0
iSP0m> S
***** SP Command Mode *****
***** enter ESC to do the command input effectively *****
***** enter CTRL+B to quit *****

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3. Enter “s” of the iSP commands.
4. Enter the ESC key.
5. Enter “up” on the SP console.
iSPyz: ---> up<ENTER>
This command will bring up the specified partition.
Enter partition number (0-7/all/CR=exit) : all<ENTER>
Execute OK? (y/[n]) y<ENTER>
UP command was accepted. All partitions will run soon.
[iSPyz: INFO.ccc] partition 0 : power on sequence started.
[iSPyz: INFO.ccc] partition 1 : power on sequence started.
:
[iSPyz: INFO.ccc] partition 1 : power on sequence completed normally.
:
[iSPys: INFO.ccc] partition 1 : handed off the control to BIOS.
iSPyz> s<ENTER>
***** SP Command Mode *****
***** enter ESC to do the command input effectively *****
***** enter CTRL+B to quit *****

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1.4.1.2 Steps for system shutdown
This section describes the steps to shutdown the system.
Flow of shutdown
1.4.1.2.1 OS shutdown
Please refer to the OS manual and shutdown the system according to the correct steps.
スタート
OSシャットダウン
(1.4.1.2.1 OSシャットダウン参照）
立ち下げ完了
電源OFF
(1.4.1.2.3 電源のOFF 参照)
Start
OS shutdown
(Refer to 1.4.1.2.1 OS shutdown)
Shutdown
Power OFF
(Refer to 1.4.1.2.3 Power OFF)

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1.4.1.2.2 Confirmation of DC power off
Please confirm the SP console shows the following screen.
>> SP LOG MESSAGE START (07: 6K) <<
05/29/2003 19: 21: 54 0------- SP detected the completion of OS shutdown.
>> SP LOG MESSAGE END <<
>> SP LOG MESSAGE START (07: 6M) <<
05/29/2003 19: 21: 54 0------- System shutdown started. (SPFW: R05.21)
>> SP LOG MESSAGE END <<
[iSP0m: INFO.0701] partition 0 : power off sequence started.
[iSP0m: INFO.0725] partition 0 : turning off CELL(s)...
[iSP0m: INFO.0726] partition 0 : turning off PCIX(s)...
[iSP0m: INFO.0727] partition 0 : turning off XBC(s)...
[iSP0m: INFO.0718]
**************************************************
* Waiting 2 minutes for cooling components. *
* DCpowerisstillactive. *
**************************************************
* DONOTturnoffACpower. *
**************************************************
[iSP0m: INFO.0728] partition 0 : turning off PBAY(s)...
>> SP LOG MESSAGE START (07: 6M) <<
05/29/2003 19: 24: 05 0------- System shutdown completed. (SPFW: R05.21)
>> SP LOG MESSAGE END <<
[iSP0m: INFO.0703] partition 0 : power off sequence completed normally.
[iSP0m: INFO.0771]
**************************************************
* All DC power has been turned off. *
* You can turn off AC power. *
**************************************************

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1.4.1.2.3 Power off
After confirming the DC power is off (1.4.1.2.2), you can turn off the AC power. This
section describes the steps to turn off the AC power.
1. Turn off the AC switch in the switch box located at the top in the front panel of the
cabinet.
2. When a full-size PCIX unit is attached, turn off the AC power breaker of PowerBay on
the bottom of the back of the main cabinet.
3. Cut off the power of the uncontrollable external peripheral devices from the main
cabinet.
4. Turn off the AC power breaker in the receptacle box in the main chasis.
5. Turn off the power of the control PC (only domestically).
6. Turn off the distribution board.
1.4.2 Dump Extraction
In case of a trouble, please run the following command from the control PC to extract dump.
For details about the command, please refer to 1.3.6.5.3. DP (System Dump) of the
Hardware volume.
iSPyz: ---> dp<ENTER>

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1.4.3 OS Boot
Booting up the BIOS activates EFI BOOT Manager automatically.
1.4.3.1 OS boot from EFI boot manager
After installing OS, the OS Boot option is automatically registered to EFI Boot Manager.
You can boot OS by selecting OS Boot from EDI Boot Manager.
This section describes how to use EFI Boot Manager.
1. Select a Boot pass using the cursor keys (↑,↓).
(The highlighted item is currently selected.)
2. You can boot the OS by pressing the Enter key.
EFI Boot Manager ver 1.10 [14.61]
Please select a boot option
Windows Server 2003, Datacenter
Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(2|1)/Ata(Secondary,Master)
Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(2|1)/Ata(Primary,Master)
EFI Shell [Built-in]
Boot option maintenance menu
Use the arrow keys to change settings.
Automatically added
OS Boot option

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1.4.4 DVD-ROM Drive
1.4.4.1 Insert/eject to/from DVD-ROM drive
(1) How to insert DVD-ROM/CD-ROM
1) Touch on the ejector button to open the tray.
2) Place the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM on the tray with the label side up.
3) Touch the ejector button to close the tray.
(2) How to eject DVD-ROM/CD-ROM
1) Confirm the access display LED (orange) on the DVD-ROM drive is on.
2) Touch on the ejector button.
3) Touch on the ejector button to open the tray.
4) Eject DVD-ROM/CD-ROM from the tray.
5) Touch the ejector button to close the tray.
(3) How to eject DVD-ROM/CD-ROM when the tray does not open after touching the
ejector button
1) Confirm the DC/ALM LED on the PCI box is off.
2) Insert a long and thin metal bar such as a clip into the emergency hole.
3) After the tray opens slightly, pull out the tray.
4) Eject DVD-ROM/CD-ROM from the tray.
Caution Be careful not to pinch your hands in the tray. It may cause an
injury.
Caution Be careful not to hurt your figures when inserting a thin metal
bar into the emergency hole.

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1.4.5 Floppy Disk Drive
(1) How to insert a disk into the floppy disk drive
1) Press a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
2) You hear a clicking sound, and the ejector button of the floppy disk drive is slightly
pushed out.
(2) How to eject a floppy disk
1) Confirm the access display LED (orange) on the floppy disk drive is off.
2) Touch on the ejector button to eject the floppy disk from the floppy disk drive.
LED
Floppy disk drive Ejector button
Button
ＤＶＤ
DVD drive
Tray

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1.4.6 AC Switch (in emergency situation)
The AC switch is used at start or shutdown of a unit and steps should be followed. In case of
emergency that must cut the power for the unit, you can turn off the AC switch. Never turn
off the AC switch during the normal operation.
Data may be destroyed if the AC switch is turned off without executing correct
shutdown steps.
Users should make a guideline for emergency shutdown thorugh the AC
switch.
AC Switch
Switch Panel 25
20
15
10
5
0

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1.4.7 Service Processor (SP)
The basic processing device of the Express server has the interfaces to provide users with an
advanced system control and the RAS function. These functions can be used with the
service processor (SP hereafter) in iSP.
1.4.7.1 SP console
1.4.7.1.1 Type of console connection
iSP supports two types of console connections: the Local Console connected through a
serial connector and the Control PC Console connected through a LAN connector.
These two types of consoles work exactly in the same manner. However, to use the LAN
console, you can initialize the operation only on the Local Console.
For details about the serial setting and the LAN setting, please refer to the reference manual
attached to the SG command.
iSP-card
local
console
Serial connector 0
null modem cable
LAN connector
LAN
console
TCP5001 Control PC