Freeway ® 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide DC 900-1370E Simpact, Inc.
Simpact, Inc. 9210 Sky Park Court San Diego, CA 92123 (858) 565-1865 Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide © 1997–1999 Simpact, Inc. All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America This document can change without notice. Simpact, Inc. accepts no liability for any errors this document might contain. Freeway is a registered trademark of Simpact, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective holders.
Contents List of Figures 5 List of Tables 7 Preface 9 Safety Precautions 15 Freeway 1100 Certifications 21 Freeway 1150 Certifications 25 1 Getting Started 29 2 Hardware Installation 31 3 Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Initialization Disk 45 4 Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Local Console 53 A Electrical Interfaces 65 Index DC 900-1370E 67 3
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List of Figures Figure 2–1: Front View: Freeway 1100/1150 (glass door not shown) . . . . . . . . . . 34 Figure 2–2: Example Back View: Freeway 1100 with ICP2424 (ISAbus) Boards . . . . 36 Figure 2–3: Example Back View: Freeway 1100 with ICP2432 (PCI Bus) Boards . . . 37 Figure 2–4: Example Back View: Freeway 1150 with ICP2432 (PCI Bus) Boards . . . 38 Figure 2–5: Slidelock on an AUI Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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List of Tables Table 3–1: Freeway System Boot Parameter Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Table 3–2: Flags for Reset Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Table 4–1: Freeway System Boot Parameter Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Table 4–2: Flags for Reset Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Table A–1: Commonly Used Electrical Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Preface Purpose of Document This document describes the hardware installation procedures for Simpact’s Freeway 1100/1150 communications server. It is used in conjunction with the Freeway User’s Guide, which describes the software installation procedure. Intended Audience This document should be read by the computer technician who will be installing the Freeway communications server. System administrators and system integrators may also find it useful.
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide Chapter 3 describes how to configure the boot parameters using the boot parameter initialization disk. Chapter 4 describes how to configure the boot parameters using the local console. Appendix A shows the commonly used electrical interfaces. 5/25/99 Ginni: Removed all Getting Started manuals. Simpact References The following general product documentation list is to familiarize you with the available Simpact Freeway and embedded ICP products.
Preface Freeway Software Installation Support • • • Freeway Release Addendum: Client Platforms DC 900-1555 Freeway User’s Guide DC 900-1333 Loopback Test Procedures DC 900-1533 Embedded ICP Installation and Programming Support • • • • • • ICP2432 User’s Guide for Digital UNIX DC 900-1513 ICP2432 User’s Guide for OpenVMS Alpha DC 900-1511 ICP2432 User’s Guide for OpenVMS Alpha (DLITE Interface) DC 900-1516 ICP2432 User’s Guide for Solaris STREAMS DC 900-1512 ICP2432 User’s Guide for Window
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide • • • • • • • • • • BSCDEMO User’s Guide DC 900-1349 BSCTRAN Programmer’s Guide DC 900-1406 DDCMP Programmer’s Guide DC 900-1343 FMP Programmer’s Guide DC 900-1339 Military/Government Protocols Programmer’s Guide DC 900-1602 N/SP-STD-1200B Programmer’s Guide DC 908-1359 SIO STD-1300 Programmer’s Guide DC 908-1559 X.25 Call Service API Guide DC 900-1392 X.25/HDLC Configuration Guide DC 900-1345 X.
Preface Customer Support If you are having trouble with any Simpact product, call us at 1-800-275-3889 Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Pacific time. You can also fax your questions to us at (858)560-2838 or (858)560-2837 any time. Please include a cover sheet addressed to “Customer Service.” We are always interested in suggestions for improving our products. You can use the report form in the back of this manual to send us your recommendations.
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Safety Precautions English Be sure to take the following safety precautions during installation and maintenance of the Freeway communications server: • Observe the warnings and directions printed on the Freeway server and its associated equipment. • Check the electrical rating label on the Freeway chassis. Be sure that the voltage and frequency of your power source match this rating. • The Freeway server must be plugged into a grounded, three-wire power outlet.
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide • Always unplug the Freeway AC power cord before removing the top or bottom covers for servicing. Français Précautions d’emploi Nous vous prions de suivre les précautions d’emploi suivantes au cours de l’installation ou de tout entretien de votre serveur de communication Freeway: • Respecter les avertissements et les instructions imprimées sur le serveur Freeway et les appareils qui y sont associés.
Safety Precautions • Toujours débrancher le fil d’alimentation en courant alternatif de Freeway avant d’enlever la housse supérieure ou inférieure à des fins d’entretien. Deutsch Sicherheitsvorkehrungen Vergewissern Sie sich, daß die folgenden Sicherheitsmaßnahmen bei der Installation und Wartung des Freeway Kommunikations-Servers eingehalten werden: • Lesen Sie die Anleitung und Sicherheitsregeln auf dem Freeway Server und auf dem Zubehör.
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide Freeway Anlage, mit Ausnahme der Installation von Simpact-Sonderausstattungen, können die Sicherheitsbescheinigung der Anlage ungültig werden lassen. • Entfernen Sie immer das Freeway Stromkabel von der Stromquelle, bevor Sie die oberen oder unteren Deckel zur Wartung abnehmen.
Safety Precautions che differisca dalle opzioni di installazione fornite dalla Simpact, può invalidare le garanzie di sicurezza; • Prima di togliere il coperchio o la base per effettuare qualsiasi manutenzione, togliere sempre la spina di Freeway.
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Freeway 1100 Certifications The Freeway 1100 meets or exceeds the following standards: Safety UL 1950, CSA-C22.2 No. 950, and EN60950 Emissions FCC US 47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B, and EN55022 (both to Class A) Immunity EN 50082-1 (1992) The Freeway 1100 has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide EC Declaration of Conformity for the Freeway 1100 We: Simpact, Inc.
Freeway 1100 Certification EC Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC Essential health and safety requirements relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits: EN 60950 Safety requirements of information technology equipment including electrical machines The Freeway 1100 complies with all safety relevant provisions referring to: • Protection against electrical hazards • Protection against other hazards such as: • mechanical hazards • fire hazards • noise • vibration T
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Freeway 1150 Certifications The Freeway 1150 meets or exceeds the following standards: Safety UL 1950, CSA-C22.2 No. 950, and EN60950 Emissions FCC US 47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B, and EN55022 (both to Class A) Immunity EN 50082-1 (1992) The Freeway 1150 has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide EC Declaration of Conformity for the Freeway 1150 We: Simpact, Inc.
Freeway 1150 Certification EC Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC Essential health and safety requirements relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits: EN 60950 Safety requirements of information technology equipment including electrical machines The Freeway 1150 complies with all safety relevant provisions referring to: • Protection against electrical hazards • Protection against other hazards such as: • mechanical hazards • fire hazards • noise • vibration T
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Chapter 1 Getting Started This manual describes how to install the Freeway 1100/1150 hardware and configure the boot parameters. The following is a summary of the complete installation procedure: 1. Install the hardware as described in Chapter 2 of this manual. 2. Install the software onto the boot server as described in the Freeway User’s Guide. 3. If you are using the boot parameter initialization disk, configure the boot parameters as described in Chapter 3 of this manual. 4.
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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This chapter describes how to set up the Freeway communications server and connect it to the network. Step 1: Review the safety guidelines in the “Safety Precautions” section on page 15. Step 2: Place your Freeway in the selected location. It can be installed in any standard 19-inch rack. It can also be set on a table top where it will occupy about three square feet.
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide Step 3: Check that the shipping carton includes the following: • Freeway unit • Power cord • Set of keys (for hinged glass door on front panel) attached to the Freeway handle • Console cable (each end of the cable has both a 9-pin and a 25-pin connector) • Anti-static strap • Appropriate cables to connect the ICPs to the data communications equipment • Boot parameter initialization disk • Two- and three-headed loopback cables, one per Freeway IC
2: Hardware Installation Note Keep the original box and packing material. To avoid damage during shipment, use the original box and packing material when shipping your Freeway. Ron says ISA only uses 10BaseT, PCI can use either but item 1 is okay.
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide Step 5: Familiarize yourself with the Freeway’s front panel as shown in Figure 2–1 (not including the hinged glass door). Hard disk LED Reset button 3.
2: Hardware Installation Step 6: Familiarize yourself with the Freeway’s back panel. The Freeway 1100 has four PCI slots used by the ICP2432 boards and the Fast Ethernet board(s), two CPU slots, and eight ISA slots used by the ICP2424 boards and the standard Ethernet board. Figure 2–2 shows an example Freeway 1100 with ISA boards, and Figure 2–3 shows an example Freeway 1100 with PCI boards. Unused slots are covered by metal plates.
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide Unused connectors Air vents for power supply fan PCI slots CPU slots 2 0 2 0 2 0 RJ-45 0 AUI 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 BNC 3324 AA AAAA AAA AAAA AA Standard Ethernet board (has one LAN port that uses any one of the three connectors) ISA slots Console connector Power input socket Unused Unused power keyboard output connector socket ICP 3 ICP 2 ICP 1 (4-port (4-port (4-port ICP2424) ICP2424) ICP2424) ICP 0 (2-port ICP2424) Figure 2–2: Example Back Vie
2: Hardware Installation Air vents for power supply fan Console Connector RJ-45 4 3 2 1 RJ-45 0 AUI 1 BNC 3337 AA AAAA AAA AAAA AA CPU slots PCI slots Standard Ethernet board (has one LAN port that uses any one of the three ISA slots connectors) Power input socket Unused Unused connector ICP 0 ICP 2 power output socket ICP 3 or ICP 1 Fast Ethernet Unused connectors Figure 2–3: Example Back View: Freeway 1100 with ICP2432 (PCI Bus) Boards DC 900-1370E 37
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide Air vents for power supply fan Console Connector RJ-45 PCI slots AA AAAA AAA AAAA AA 7 6 5 4 CPU slots 3 Bus 1 2 Standard Ethernet board (has one LAN port that uses any one of the three connectors) Unused ISA slots 1 Bus 0 0 0 RJ-45 0 AUI 1 1 BNC 3514 1 Power input socket Unused power output socket ICP 6 or Primary Fast Ethernet Unused connector ICP 4 ICP 3 ICP 2 ICP 0 ICP 1 Unused connectors ICP 5 or Secondary Fast Ethernet Figu
2: Hardware Installation Step 7: Make sure that the power switch on the front panel is off, then make the LAN connections. The standard Ethernet connection is described below, and the Fast Ethernet connection is described on page 41. Caution Alert your system administrator before making connections to your LAN. To avoid a disruption of service on your LAN, carefully plan how you will make the connections. We recommend that you power off the Freeway server and modem during cable installation and removal.
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide Caution If you attach a cable to the AUI connector on Freeway’s back panel, you must lock the connector. Likewise, before detaching the cable, you must unlock the connector. Failure to do so can damage your Freeway. Figure 2–5 illustrates the slidelock.
2: Hardware Installation Fast Ethernet The Freeway’s Fast Ethernet board (in a PCI slot) has an RJ-45 connector for twistedpair cable complying with the 10/100BaseT specification. Check with your system administrator to find out what type of cable is used at your site. You may need to use a mini-hub to convert from 10BaseT to 10Base2 or 10Base5. (100BaseT always uses the RJ-45 connector.) You can obtain the necessary equipment and cables from a computer accessory vendor.
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide The Freeway 1150 has seven PCI slots used by the ICP2432 boards, two CPU slots, and five ISA slots. If you ordered Fast Ethernet, the board is installed in a PCI slot. If you ordered standard Ethernet, the board is installed in an ISA slot. Figure 2–4 on page 38 shows an example Freeway 1150 configuration with PCI boards. In this example, ICP 0, ICP 1, and ICP 2 are two-port boards and ICP 3 and ICP 4 are four-port or eight-port boards.
2: Hardware Installation Step 11: Configure the Freeway boot parameters. There are two ways to do this. You can use the boot parameter initialization disk as described in Chapter 3 or you can attach a local console to your Freeway as described in Chapter 4.
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Chapter 3 Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Initialization Disk This chapter describes how to use the boot parameter initialization disk to configure the boot parameters and boot the Freeway server. You can boot Freeway from a boot server attached to the local area network or from the Freeway’s hard or flash drive. If you are booting from a boot server, it is assumed that: 1. You have performed the hardware installation procedures described in Chapter 2. 2.
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide You can change the default FTP user name and FTP password that the Freeway uses by changing the corresponding boot parameters on the Freeway system. If you do, remember that you must also change the user name and password of the FTP account on the boot server. 4.
3: Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Initialization Disk Boot_Device Processor_Number FTP_User_Name FTP_Password Flags Freeway_Server_Name Freeway_Inet_Address Freeway_Subnet_Mask Boot_Server_Name Boot_Server_Inet_Address System_Boot_Directory System_Boot_File_Name Configuration_File_Name Secondary_Net_Interface Gateway_Inet_Address : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : elt,2 0 freeway password 0 freeway1 192.168.45.6 ffffff00 bootmaster 192.168.45.1 /usr/local/freeway/boot fw486 bootcfg.
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide Table 3–1: Freeway System Boot Parameter Descriptions (Cont’d) Boot Parameter Description Processor Number The only valid number for this parameter is 0. FTP User Name If booting from the boot server, Freeway uses this name to log in to its FTP (or RSH) user account on the boot server. The default is freeway. This is not required if you are booting from the local disk.
3: Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Initialization Disk Table 3–1: Freeway System Boot Parameter Descriptions (Cont’d) Boot Parameter Description System Boot File Name Enter the system boot file name for this Freeway. The default is fw486. Configuration File Name This parameter contains the file that Freeway uses to configure the physical devices and services. Enter the file name for your Freeway. The default file name is bootcfg.isa for a Freeway 1100 with ICP2424 boards or bootcfg.
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide Step 2: Use the blank form in Figure 3–2 to write down your boot parameter configurations for future reference.
3: Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Initialization Disk Step 3: Save the file to the floppy disk, then remove the floppy disk from the PC. Step 4: Insert the initialization disk in the Freeway’s floppy drive. Turn on the power. The boot parameters you configured in the bootparm.txt file are copied to local non-volatile memory. If the boot parameters were entered correctly, the following message is printed to the copylog.
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide Step 5: After Freeway boots successfully, remove the initialization disk from the floppy drive. Note After the initial system boot, you can telnet or rlogin to Freeway from the boot server (or from any other computer on the network) and use the Freeway Interactive Menu for Freeway operations as described in the Freeway User’s Guide. You can use the Freeway Interactive Menu to modify the boot parameters.
Chapter 4 Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Local Console This chapter describes how to use the local console to configure the boot parameters and boot Freeway. You can boot Freeway from a boot server attached to the local area network or from Freeway’s hard or flash drive. If you are booting from a boot server, it is assumed that: 1. You have performed the hardware installation procedures described in Chapter 2. Item 2 is in 2.
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide You can change the default FTP user name and FTP password that Freeway uses by changing the corresponding boot parameters on the Freeway system. If you do, remember that you must also change the user name and password of the FTP account on the boot server. 4.
4: Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Local Console Step 2: Configure the console terminal to operate with the following communications parameters: • 9600 bits per second • 8 bits data • 1 stop bit • No parity • xon/xoff enabled Step 3: Turn the power switch on the front panel on. Step 4: When prompted on the console screen, press within 7 seconds to prevent the autoboot attempt. The Freeway Boot System Main Menu shown in Figure 4–1 appears.
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide Freeway Boot System Main Menu ----------------------------1) System Boot 2) Display Boot Parameters 3) Edit Boot Parameters Select: Figure 4–1: Freeway Boot System Main Menu 56 DC 900-1370E
4: Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Local Console Step 5: Select option 3 to edit the boot parameters. The system displays the parameters one at a time. Three actions are possible as each parameter is displayed: • To preserve a parameter, press • To edit a parameter, type the new alpha-numeric information and press • To clear a parameter, press the period key (‘.’) followed by Figure 4–2 shows an example of a Freeway System Boot Parameters screen.
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide Step 6: Configure the boot parameters as described in Table 4–1.
4: Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Local Console Table 4–1: Freeway System Boot Parameter Descriptions (Cont’d) Boot Parameter Flags Description This parameter specifies whether you want Freeway to autoboot two seconds after system reset, seven seconds after system reset, or not at all, and whether you want the version numbers of the .mem files displayed. Enter the Flags value shown in Table 4–2 on page 60 that matches your configuration requirements. The default Flags value is 0.
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide Table 4–1: Freeway System Boot Parameter Descriptions (Cont’d) Boot Parameter Secondary Network Interface Description If the Boot Device is a local area network device (boot server), the Secondary Network Interface parameter should be cleared, which is the default. If the Boot Device is the hard or flash disk, this parameter specifies the local area network device to be used after Freeway boots.
4: Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Local Console Step 7: After you have entered the last parameter (Gateway Inet Interface), the screen displays: Save modifications? Enter 'yes ' to save modifications. Enter 'no ' to prevent modifications. If all of the parameters have been entered correctly, enter yes; otherwise, enter no.
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide Step 10: Use the blank form in Figure 4–3 to write down your boot parameter configurations for future reference.
4: Configuring the Boot Parameters using the Local Console Step 11: Run the loopback test to check the hardware and software installation as described in the Loopback Test Procedures. Step 12: If Freeway will normally boot from the boot server, installation is complete. If Freeway will boot from its local disk, you must download the files from the boot server onto the local disk. Follow the instructions in the Build Hard Disk from Boot Server section in the Freeway User’s Guide.
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Appendix A Electrical Interfaces Table A–1 shows the commonly used electrical interfaces for WAN connections. Each link in All these are the same: a 2-port or 4-port ICP can be individually configured to EIA-232, EIA-449, EIA-530, or V.35. 3100/3150, 3200/7200, The 8-port ICP provides EIA-232 only. If you select another value for an 8-port board, it will 1100/1150, 1200/1300 be ignored.
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide Table A–1: Commonly Used Electrical Interfaces (Cont’d) EIA-232 Signal Name DTE Ready (DTR) Signal Ground EIA-530 EIA-449 V.
Index A Audience 9 AUI connector 35, 39 slidelock 40 Autoboot selection 48, 59 B Back panel diagram Freeway 1100 36, 37 Freeway 1150, one Network Interface Card 38 BNC connector 35, 39 Boot device 47, 58 Boot parameters 45, 53 autoboot selection 48, 59 boot device 47, 58 boot server Inet address 48, 59 boot server name 48, 59 configuration file name 49, 59 flags 48, 59 for your system 50, 62 Freeway Inet address 48, 59 Freeway server name 48, 59 Freeway subnet mask 48, 59 FTP password 48, 58 FTP user name
Freeway 1100/1150 Hardware Installation Guide Ethernet connections 39 F Flags 48, 59 Freeway Inet address 48, 59 Freeway server name 48, 59 Freeway subnet mask 48, 59 Front panel diagram 34 FTP password 48, 58 FTP user account 45 FTP user name 48, 58 G Gateway Inet interface 49, 60 H Hardware installation 31 History of revisions 12 I ICP2424 boards 35 ICP2432 boards 35, 41 Installation customization 29 hardware 31 software 29 summary 29 Interactive menu 55 L LAN connections 39 LAN port 35 Loopback test 29,
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