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1 Server Description
The NEC ProServa™ PH133 series of high performance Pentium® 133 MHz servers incorporate a modular
scaleable architecture that integrates a 64-bit bus interface with a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
PeerBus and an Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus. The architecture supports symmetrical
multiprocessing (SMP) and a variety of operating systems. The bus interface is capable of handling multiple
processors with multiple ca
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Figure 1-1. ProServa PH Server, Semi-exploded View A ¾ 3 1/2-inch diskette drive B ¾ 5 1/4-inch peripheral bays C ¾ SCSI 3 1/2-inch hard disk drive D ¾ SCSI Hot-docking bays E ¾ PCI disk array controller board (high availability servers only) F ¾ CPU module G ¾ ECC memory module H ¾ System board I ¾ Power Supply Table 1-1. ProServa PH Server Configurations Server Model Configuration ProServa Intel Pentium 133-MHz single processor PH SMP-1/133 Base 32-MB ECC system memory System 1-MB synchrono
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ProServa Intel Pentium 133-MHz 2-way SMP processor PH SMP-2/133 High 32-MB system memory Availability System 1 MB synchronous secondary cache per processor Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B Adapter LAN board Two, 2-GB Fast/Wide SCSI-2 hard disks 4X SCSI CD-ROM reader LANDesk Server Monitor Module 2-channel PCI Raid Module 3 1/2-inch diskette drive ProServa Intel Pentium 133-MHz quad-processors PH SMP-4/133 Network 64-MB ECC system memory Ready System 1-MB synchronous secondary cache per processor Inte
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Interrupt and Control ASIC Onboard Interrupt and Control ASIC (INCA) provides PCI (INCA) interrupt control. An integrated automatic APIC sensor is capable of full dual-Pentium and quad-Pentium processor symmetric multi-processing support. An INCA component provides support for PCI arbitration, interrupt steering, and a second I/O APIC. It also drives the front panel interface and LCD display for security and server management functions. A System Management Interrupt (SMI) component monito
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SCSI-2 Single Connector Provides a continuous fast/wide SCSI bus for access to all Attachment (SCA) hot-swap drive bays. Allows SCSI-1 Compatible Backplane (5 MB/sec), fast/narrow SCSI-2 (10 MB/sec), or fast/wide SCSI-2 (20 MB/sec) data transfers to the hard drives. Additional details are given in Appendix C, "Technical Reference." Chassis The server system’s electro-galvanized metal chassis minimizes EMI/RFI. The chassis contains: auto-ranging 525 watt power supply/fan unit that automatical
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Figure 1-2. Server, Side View A ¾ Power supply with integrated fan B ¾ 3 1/2-inch diskette drive and vertical peripheral bay C ¾ Four, 5 1/4-inch external horizontal peripheral bays D ¾ Front panel board E ¾ Fan 1 F ¾ Six, hot-docking vertical peripheral bays G ¾ SCSI hot-docking backplane H ¾ Fan 2 and card guide support panel I ¾ Ten I/O expansion slot covers J ¾ Module retaining bracket K ¾ System board Controls and Lights Figure 1-3 shows the front panel door (opened), front panel, locat
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power on or off. Reset push-button switch: when pressed, resets the system and causes the power-on self test (POST) to run. Front panel status lights: Top light (power on/off): when lit, indicates the presence of DC power in the system. The light goes out when the power is turned off or the power source is disrupted. Second light from top: when lit, indicates an IDE hard disk drive or SCSI device on channel A is in use. Third light from top: when lit, indicates a SCSI device on channel B i
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Figure 1-3. Server Controls and Lights A ¾ Diskette drive ejector button B ¾ Diskette drive activity light C ¾ DC power switch D ¾ Reset switch E ¾ Front panel status lights F ¾ LCD display G ¾ Hot-docking bay status lights Server Security The server system comes with a security key lock mounted in the upper front door panel. The keys to the lock are in a plastic bag taped to the inside of the door. To prevent unauthorized entry or use of the server, you can: secure the side cover and the h
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disable writing to the diskette drive. If you set the user password, but not the administrative password, the BIOS requires you to enter the user password before you can boot the server or run the SCU. If you set both passwords, entering either one lets you boot the server or enable the keyboard and mouse. Only the administrative password lets you change the system configuration with the SCU. The secure boot mode allows the system to boot and run the operating system (OS). However, you cann
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Power Supply The auto-ranging 525 watt power supply, designed to minimize electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI), provides sufficient power for the system. The power supply automatically switches between these input voltage ranges: 100-120 VAC at 50/60 Hz; 12 A maximum current 200-240 VAC at 50/60 Hz; 7 A maximum current The power supply has three DC peripheral connectors for the accessible drive bays, two mini-output connectors for use with the 3 1/2-inch
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add-in boards and software in your server. PCI Expansion Slots The four PCI bus slots on the system board provide for expansion and performance enhancement. One slot is in line with a processor module slot; if you install a processor module in this slot, you cannot use the PCI slot. Two slots share a common chassis I/O expansion slot with two EISA slots. If you use these PCI slots, you cannot use the EISA slots. The 32-bit PCI bus is a two-segment PCI PeerBus that provides: 32- and 64-bit mem
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By increasing the buffer size of the onboard video memory from 512 KB to 1 MB (with one, 40-pin 256 K x 16, 70 ns fast-page DRAM), the controller can support 132- column text modes and high resolution graphics with a maximum of 1024 x 768 x 64 K colors. It also provides hardware accelerated bit block transfers (BitBLT) of data. SCSI Controller The system board includes two PCI-based Adaptec AIC-7870 fast/wide SCSI-2 controllers (channels A and B) integrated as 32-bit PCI bus masters. The cont
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memory module. The two modules provide up to 768 MB of high-speed memory. Each module has three memory banks. Each bank consists of four SIMM sockets. Each socket can hold an 8, 16, or 32 MB approved fast-page parity SIMM. You can install any size SIMM in any bank but all four SIMMs in a bank must be the same size. SIMM height must not exceed one inch; taller SIMMs will interfere with an adjacent CPU module or ECC memory module. The ECC memory module detects and corrects single-bit errors fr
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cache for each processor. Contact your NEC sales representative or dealer for a list of CPU modules available for your server. EtherExpress PCI PRO 100B LAN Adapter Board The Intel EtherExpress PCI PRO 100B local area network (LAN) Adapter board (standard on all configurations except base) connects to your local network via unshielded twisted pair (UTP) wire. The UTP connects to a single RJ-45 connector on the adapter board at the back of the system. The PRO 100B Adapter board and supporting
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and negative, on server behavior. You can track such parameters as CPU use, disk reads, and cache buffers. You can also monitor server physical parameters (temperature, power supply voltage) and receive information about server status, even when the server or network is down. If you add a PCMCIA modem to the serial port of the server monitor module, you can monitor, configure, and set up the server from a remote site. The Server Monitor Module works in conjunction with the Interrupt Controll
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LANDesk Server Control. Both applications require loading on your system's hard disk, and can only be used with Novell NetWare 3.1x or 4.x. See the application's documentation for complete installation and operation procedures. Each application is briefly described in the following paragraphs. LANDesk Management Suite All server configurations come with the Intel LANDesk Management Suite. The LANDesk Management Suite consists of four categories of network tools: workstation management tools
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Suite documentation. LANDesk Server Control All server configurations come with the Intel LANDesk Server Control application (for use with Novell NetWare 3.1x or 4.x only), ready for installation on your system. The Server Control application software operates as a background task that continuously monitors the system until an error event occurs. The Server Control application monitors and controls critical system hardware conditions on the ProServa PH server. The INCA component on the baseb
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Mylex Disk Array RAID Controller (standard on dual and quad processor high availability configurations). Descriptions of the adapter board, monitor module, and RAID controller are included earlier in this chapter. Memory Expansion All servers except the quad-processor configurations come standard with one memory module containing 32 MB (four 8-MB SIMMs) of high speed SIMM memory. The network ready and high availability quad-processor configurations come standard with one memory module conta
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Feature Description Error detection During initialization, system emits beep codes (before video initialization) and displays messages to identify problem. Critical event logging Provides information for applications and drivers, such as POST error codes, date/time area was last erased, and identification of failed SIMMs. Security The SCU provides several ways to secure the system. User password enables viewing SCU configuration. Administrator password enables changing configuration. Inactiv
