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() EXPRESS5800/1080Xd
User’s Guide
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Proprietary Notice and Liability Disclaimer The information disclosed in this document, including all designs and related materials, is the valuable property of NEC Solutions (America), Inc. and/or its licensors. NEC Solutions (America), Inc. and/or its licensors, as appropriate, reserve all patent, copyright and other proprietary rights to this document, including all design, manufacturing, reproduction, use, and sales rights thereto, except to the extent said rights are expressly gran
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Contents Proprietary Notice Using This Guide Text Conventions ............................................................................................................... viii Related Documents .............................................................................................................. ix Safety Notices ....................................................................................................................... x Safety Notices for Users Outside of the U.S.
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OS Boot from EFI Shell ..............................................................................................2-16 Notes for OS Installation.............................................................................................2-17 EFI Device Path...........................................................................................................2-17 Checking Failure .........................................................................................................2
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Starting Setup................................................................................................................ 4-4 Screen Description ........................................................................................................ 4-5 Menu Tree .......................................................................................................................... 4-6 Main Menu Overview ................................................................................
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A Technical Specifications Main Chassis......................................................................................................................A-2 DVD-ROM Drive ..............................................................................................................A-3 Tape Drive .........................................................................................................................A-4 FDD .................................................................
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Using This Guide This User’s Guide provides a quick reference to information about your server system. Its goal is to familiarize you with your system and the tasks necessary for system setup and operation. This guide contains the following information: ! Chapter 1, “System Overview,” provides an overview of your system and describes your system’s major system components. See this chapter to familiarize yourself with your system. ! Chapter 2, “System Operation,” tells you how to set up
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Text Conventions This guide uses the following text conventions. Warnings, cautions, and notes have the following meanings: ! WARNING Warnings alert you to situations that could result in serious personal injury or loss of life. ! CAUTION Cautions indicate situations that can damage the system hardware or software. Note: Notes give important information about the material being described. ! Names of keyboard keys are printed as they appear on the keyboard. For example, Ctrl, Alt, or
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Related Documents In addition to this guide, the following system documentation is included with your server either as electronic files on EXPRESSBUILDER or as paper copy shipped with your server. ! System Release Notes Release Notes provide you with the latest information about your system. This information was not available to be included in your user's guide at the time it was developed and released. ! Site Preparation Guide The Site Preparation Guide contains information required f
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Safety Notices ! WARNING To avoid a risk of injuries, installation should be performed by trained technical personnel. Your server is equipped with a front stabilizer. Engage the front stabilizer during installation. For stability and to distribute the weight, also attach side stabilizers. Otherwise, the rack may topple over and cause injuries. If you extend two or more devices from the rack at the same time, the rack may topple over on you. Extend only one device from the rack
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! WARNING Some locations within the server have high voltage and therefore are very dangerous. To avoid risk of electric shock, turn off all server power and disconnect power cables before working inside the server unit. The main power of your server is turned off by turning off the power source to the server or removing the power cable. Before touching the parts in the server, wait for at least 10 to 15 seconds until residual voltage is discharged. Safety Notices for Users Outside of
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Care and Handling Use the following guidelines to properly handle and care for your system. Protect the system from extremely low or high temperatures. Let the system warm (or cool) to room temperature before using it. Keep the system away from magnetic forces. Keep the system dry. Do not wash the system with a wet cloth or pour fluid into it. Protect the system from being bumped or dropped. Check the system for condensation. If condensation exists, allow it
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1 System Overview ! Overview ! System Features ! System Chassis ! System Functions ! Expansion ! Security
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Overview Your Express5800/1080Xd server is a modular, multiprocessing server based on the ® ® Intel Itanium 2 64-bit processor. The combination of Intel Itanium 2 architecture, along with your server’s innovative crossbar switch and high-speed memory access technology, provides for massive power and scalability using the latest available operating systems. Your server is ideal for large-scale applications as well as compute intensive environments. Your server is conveniently housed in a
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System Features Your system features the following major components: ® ® ! Quad high-performance Intel Itanium 2 64-bit 1.3GHz/3MB or 1.5GHz/6MB processors per CellV Board. ! Up to two CELLV Boards, each supporting the installation of up to 4 CPUs (Intel Itanium 2 processors) for a total of 8 CPUs in the system. Each CELLV Board has 16 DIMM sockets and supports from 4 GB (using four 1-GB DIMMs) to 16 GB (using sixteen 1-GB DIMMs) of ECC SDRAM four- way interleaved memory. ! Core Mod
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! Ten fan modules are located throughout the system. Any fan module can easily be removed and installed, without powering down the system. ! Optional PCIX Unit in two versions, Base Unit and Core Unit: 14 PCI-X expansion slots in a Base Unit model 12 PCI-X expansion slots, a Basic I/O Board with 2 USB, 2 IDE, and 1 Keyboard interfaces, a VGA card with an analog interface, and a DVD-ROM unit in a Core Unit model to allow a second bootable partition. Bay for an optional DAT or opti
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System Chassis The following figures show the external and internal server features. Front View Figure 1-2 shows the front system features (front door and covers are not shown in the figure). A M B C L D K E J F I G H A AC Power Switch H PCIX Power Unit with Two Power Supplies (optional) B AC Power Switches for I Base or Core PCIX Unit Optional Power Supply (optional) Modules C Filler Panels J 1080Xd Main Chassis D Power/Status LEDs K Main Chassis Power Supply Modules E Bay for
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Top View Figure 1-3 shows the components within the Main Chassis. D E C F B A A DVD ROM Drive D Core Module Ejector B Power Supply Modules (3) E PCI-X Expansion Slots C Core Module Fans F Hard Disk Drive Fans Figure 1-3. Main Chassis 1-6 System Overview
