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Contents
List of Figures ix
List of Tables xiii
About This Guide xv
Finding the Information You Need xvi
SGI 2400 and 2800 Server Owner’s Guide xvii
IRIX Admin: Software Installation and Licensing Guide xvii
IRIS InSight Online Documentation and Help xvii
Online Man Pages xvii
Release Notes xviii
World Wide Web Accessible Documentation xviii
Conventions xix
1. Introducing the SGI 2400 and 2800 Server Systems 1
System Features 1
Hardware Overview 4
About the SGI 2400 and 2800 9
CrayLink Interconnect 11
XIO Slots 12
Distributed Shared Address Space (Memory and I/O) 12
IRIX 13
2. Chassis Tour 15
Overview 15
Board Configuration and Layout 20