SGI™ 1400 Server Family Quick Start Guide Document Number 007-3979-001
CONTRIBUTORS Writer Mark Schwenden Illustrated by Dan Young and Cheri Brown Production by Heather Hermstad and David Clarke Engineering contributions by Jim Oliver and Courtney Carr St. Peter’s Basilica image courtesy of ENEL SpA and InfoByte SpA. Disk Thrower image courtesy of Xavier Berenguer, Animatica. © 1999, Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Contents Introducing the SGI 1400 Family of Servers 1 Chassis Configurations 2 Site Selection and Environmental Requirements 3 Using Power Cords 5 Power Cord Requirements 6 Monitor, Keyboard, and Mouse Connectors 6 Turning On the Video Monitor and Server 8 Run the Power-On Self Test 10 Booting from a CD 11 Changing the Boot Device Priority 12 Getting Manuals from the SGI Technical Publications Library Printing Manuals from the CD 13 Using the Acrobat .PDF Files 14 Using the PostScript .
0. Introducing the SGI 1400 Family of Servers This document is intended to help you get your new server unpacked, connected and powered on. After completing the steps in this guide, you may wish to continue with additional configuration, or read more about your server’s capabilities. Reference the SGI 1400 Server Family User’s Guide for more detailed information on your system.
Introducing the SGI 1400 Family of Servers Chassis Configurations The SGI 1400 server is designed to either be mounted in a rack (rack mode) or stand upright (pedestal mode). Figure 1 shows examples of these configurations. You must contact your sales or service provider and purchase an adapter kit if you wish to change the configuration of your server from one mode to another after receiving the unit.
Site Selection and Environmental Requirements Figure 1 Example Rack with Three Servers and Single Server in Pedestal Mode Site Selection and Environmental Requirements Use the information in this section to select a proper operational site for your server. Caution: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage disk drives, add-in boards, and other parts. This server can withstand normal levels of environmental ESD. However, we recommend doing all procedures in this guide only at an ESD-protected workstation.
Introducing the SGI 1400 Family of Servers Warning: The push-button on/off power switch on the front panel of the server does not turn off the AC power. To completely remove AC power from the server, you must unplug the AC power cord from each power supply or wall outlet. The server operates reliably within most normal office or lab environmental limits.
Using Power Cords Table 2 provides site environmental specifications for the server. Table 2 Site Environmental Specifications Temperature Nonoperating Operating –40˚ to 70 ˚C (–55˚ to 150 ˚F) 10˚ to 35 ˚C (41˚ to 95 ˚F); derated 0.5 ˚C for every 1000 ft (305 m) Altitude to 10,000 ft (3,050 m) max; maximum rate of change = 10 ˚C per hour Humidity Nonoperating Operating wet bulb 95% relative humidity (noncondensing) at 30 ˚C (86 ˚F) Not to exceed 33 ˚C (91.
Introducing the SGI 1400 Family of Servers Power Cord Requirements The server’s power cords must meet these requirements: • Rating: Cords must be rated for available AC voltage and have a current rating at least 125% of current rating of server. • Connector, wall outlet end: Cords must be terminated in grounding-type male plug designed for use in your region. It must have certification marks showing certification by an agency acceptable in your region.
Monitor, Keyboard, and Mouse Connectors Figure 2 shows the monitor, keyboard, mouse, and other connector locations on the back of the server.
Introducing the SGI 1400 Family of Servers Turning On the Video Monitor and Server Follow these steps before turning on the server and any optional video monitor: 1. Make sure all external devices, such as a monitor, keyboard, and mouse, have been connected. 2. Remove drive protection card (if present) from the diskette drive. 3. Turn on the video monitor (if installed). 4. Plug the female end of each server AC power cord into each power supply input receptacle on the back of the chassis. 5.
Turning On the Video Monitor and Server Front panel LEDs Diskette drive CD-ROM drive Expansion drive bays EMI shield EMI shield lock Figure 3 Power On/Off button Internal drive bays Sleep/service button Reset button System security lock NMI button SGI 1400 Server Front Controls and Indicators 9
Introducing the SGI 1400 Family of Servers Run the Power-On Self Test Each time you turn on the system, a power-on self test (POST) starts running. POST checks the baseboard, processors, memory, keyboard, and most installed peripheral devices. During the memory test, POST displays the amount of memory it is able to access and test. The length of time needed to test memory depends on the amount of memory installed. POST is stored in flash memory. Follow these steps: 1.
Booting from a CD Booting from a CD Under certain circumstances you may need to load (or reload) the operating system from a CD. Note: Handle the CD by its inner and outer edges. Do not touch the side without the label (the data side). See Figure 4 for an example.
Introducing the SGI 1400 Family of Servers The SGI 1400 server you receive from Silicon Graphics contains a fully functional OS installed on the hard disk when shipped from the factory. You should only need to reinstall the OS if you experience a major disk or filesystem failure. Note: If the server’s prompt shows you a display indicating “Operating System Not Found.” Follow the steps in “Changing the Boot Device Priority” on page 12 as this may indicate that someone has changed the boot device priority.
Getting Manuals from the SGI Technical Publications Library 4. Quickly press the F2 key (a prompt to do this may or may not appear). After a few biotope tests complete, the main BIOS Setup screen appears. 5. From the Setup screen, select Boot Menu. Press Enter. 6. Select Boot Device Priority, and press Enter. 7. In the Boot Device Priority screen, use the up- or down-arrow keys to select the desired boot device, then press the + key to move it to the top of the list. 8.
Introducing the SGI 1400 Family of Servers Because printing from within Acrobat can be time-consuming, we recommend printing only a small range of pages for immediate use. If you want to print all the manuals on the CD, we recommend printing them from the .PS files (see “Using the PostScript .PS Files” on page 15). Using the Acrobat .PDF Files Before you can print manuals from your server using Acrobat, you must connect a printer to the parallel port. 1.
Printing Manuals from the CD Using the PostScript .PS Files Before you can print manuals from the CD in your server, you must connect a printer to the parallel port. Then use the supplied PostScript files (.PS) to print a hard copy of a manual or other information you may want. Installing a PostScript Printer with NT User’s with an NT operating system should use the following guidelines: 1. From the CD-ROM menu bar, select Quit to DOS and press Enter. 2.
Introducing the SGI 1400 Family of Servers 6. You are dropped into a menu to edit the printer entry information: (name of printer, spool directory, filelimit in Kb 0=nolimit, printer device). 7. Click on the input filter Select button and this allows you to choose your printer type. It should provide a description of the driver as well, so that if you do not see your printer you may find a compatible driver. 8. When you see your printer on the list, select it and click OK. 9.
Product Warnings Product Warnings Caution: The power supplies in this product contain no user-serviceable parts. Refer servicing only to qualified personnel. Do not attempt to modify or use a supplied AC power cord if it is not the exact type required. The server has a separate AC power cord for each supply. The DC push-button on/off switch on the system does not turn off system AC power. To remove AC power from the system, you must unplug each AC power cord from the wall outlet or power supply.
Introducing the SGI 1400 Family of Servers For proper cooling and airflow, always reinstall the chassis covers before turning on the system. Operating the system without the covers in place can damage system parts. To install the covers: 1. Check first to make sure you have not left loose tools or parts inside the system. 2. Check that cables, add-in boards, and other components are properly installed. 3. Attach the covers to the chassis with the screws removed earlier, and tighten them firmly. 4.
