User`s guide

SGI
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Altix
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XE210 User’s Guide 101
Drive Activity Light Does Not Light
Check the following:
• Are the drive's power and signal cables properly installed?
• Are all relevant switches and jumpers on the drive set correctly?
• Is the drive properly configured?
• Is the drive activity light always on? If so, the signal cable may be plugged in
incorrectly.
DVD-ROM Drive Activity Light Does Not Light
Check the following:
• Are the DVD-ROM drive's power and signal cables properly installed?
• Are all relevant switches and jumpers on the drive set correctly?
• Is the drive properly configured?
Cannot Connect to a Server
• Make sure the network cable is securely attached to the correct connector at the
system back panel.
• Try a different network cable.
• Make sure you are using the correct and the current drivers. To ensure you are using
the current drivers, see your operating system documentation, the SGI Altix XE
Platform Update CD, and the SGI Supportfolio website:
https://support.sgi.com/login
• Make sure the driver is loaded and the protocols are bound.
• Make sure the hub port is configured for the same duplex mode as the network
controller.
• Make sure the correct networking software is installed.
• If you are directly connecting two servers (without a hub), you will need a crossover
cable.
• Check the network controller LEDs next to the NIC connectors.