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Table of Contents
Default Chapter
3
Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction
25
Manual Scope
27
Audience
27
Notational Conventions
27
Customer Responsibilities
28
Customer Engineer Responsibilities
28
Accepting the Equipment
28
Associated Documentation
28
Communications Interference
29
Electrostatic Discharge
30
Installation Warranty
31
2 Unpacking and Inspecting
33
Verifying Site Preparation
35
Gathering LAN Information
35
Verifying Electrical Requirements
35
Checking the Superdome Inventory
36
Inspecting the Shipping Containers for Damage
37
Inspection Precautions
39
Claims Procedures
39
Unpacking and Inspecting Superdome Hardware Components
40
Tools Required
40
Unpacking the Superdome SPU Cabinet
40
Unpacking the Peripheral Cabinet
48
Unpacking Other Equipment
48
Unpacking the PDCA
50
Returning Equipment
52
3 Preparing Superdome for Booting
53
Moving the Superdome System and Related Equipment to the Installation Site
54
Unpacking and Installing the Blower Housings and Blowers
55
Attaching Side Skins and Blower Side Bezels
60
Attaching the Side Skins
60
Attaching the Blower Side Bezels
62
Attaching the Leveling Feet and Leveling the SPU Cabinet
65
Installing the Front Door Bezels and the Front and Back Blower Bezels
66
Installing the Front Door Bezels
66
Installing the Rear Blower Bezel
68
Installing the Front Blower Bezel
69
Installing and Verifying the PDCA
71
Removing the EMI Panels
77
Installing the Support Management Station (SMS)
79
Setting up the CE Tool (PC)
80
Setting CE Tool Parameters
80
Connecting the CE Tool to the Local RS-232 Port on the GSP (Recommended)
81
Turning on Housekeeping Power and Logging in to the GSP
83
Setting the Private and Customer LAN Information on the GSP
87
Connecting the Customer Console
90
Connecting the CE Tool to the A500 Support Management Station
91
Connecting the Support Management Station for LAN (Private and Customer) and Console Access
93
Setting up the SMS for Private LAN Access
93
Setting up the SMS for Customer LAN Access
93
Setting up the SMS for LAN Console Access
93
Powering on and Booting the Support Management Station
96
Setting the Private and Customer IP Addresses on the Support Management Station
97
Running Set_Parms
97
Verifying the LAN Connections
98
Installing and Verifying Support Management Station Software
99
Connecting the Cables
100
Routing I/O Cables
101
4 Verifying and Booting Superdome
103
Verifying Presence of UGUY and Cells
104
Powering on the SPU Cabinet (48 V)
106
Verifying the System Configuration and Setting Boot Parameters
108
Setting Automatic System Restart
108
Running JUST Software
110
Booting Superdome Partitions
111
Determining and Documenting Boot Information
112
Setting up the Boot Device
115
Booting UNIX on the Partition(S)
116
Installing Superdome I/O Cards
118
Selecting a PCI Card Slot
118
Installing a PCI Card
118
Installing Peripherals
121
Attaching Rear Kick Plates
122
Performing a Visual Inspection and Completing the Installation
124
Setting up Network Services
128
Enabling Icod
129
5 Post Superdome System Installation Check
131
6 Troubleshooting and Installation-Related Tasks
133
Booting a Superdome Using a DVD
135
If the Partition Doesn't Boot to the BCH Prompt
136
Determining the Boot Path
137
Setting the Boot Path
138
Running Offline Diagnostics and Utilities
139
Running the Extended Memory Test
139
Running the Peripheral Verification Test
139
Superdome 64 Way Fails to Boot
140
Determining the Location of the Core I/O Card
141
Installing a Core I/O Card
143
Locating the Core I/O Slot
143
Installing a PCI I/O Card While the Cell Is off
144
7 Boot-Disk Superdome Installations
147
General Checklist
148
XP or EMC Symmetrix Boot Device
149
Required Materials
149
Delivery Checklist
149
JBOD Boot Device
150
Required Materials
150
Delivery Checklist
150
Installing the Superdome Operating System from an Image
151
Required Materials
151
Delivery Checklist
151
Installing the Superdome Operating System from Available Media
152
Required Materials
152
Delivery Checklist
152
Hp Server Rx2600 Support Management Station
155
Installing the Hp Server Rx2600 SMS
156
Required Tools
156
Racking the Hp Server Rx2600 SMS
156
Installing the Tape Array 5300A
159
Mounting the Optional TFT5600
163
Connecting the SMS Cables
165
Configuring the SMS
167
Connecting to the Hp Server Rx2600 Console
167
EFI Boot Paths
167
Enabling the VGA Local Console Output
167
Configuring the Operating System
168
Setting the Network Configuration
169
Installing Scan Software
169
Installing SMS Tools
170
Installing SMS Manageability Firmware
170
Configuring Scan and Fwuu
170
Cleaning up and Creating a Backup
171
Installation Checklist
173
Using the Checklist
174
Superdome LAN Interconnect Diagram
181
Accessing the GSP Using a Modem
189
Verifying Modem Communications
192
A180 Support Management Station
193
Installing the A180 Support Management Station
194
Racking the A180 SMS and Peripherals
194
Connecting SCSI Cables and Setting SCSI Addresses on the A180 SMS
194
Setting up the A180 Support Management Station Using the Web Console or the Serial Port
196
Setting up the A180 SMS Using the Web Console Port
196
Setting up the A180 SMS Using the CE Tool
198
Loading and Booting the os on an A180 Support Management Station
199
Connecting the A180 Support Management Station for LAN (Private and Customer)
200
Setting up the A180 SMS for Private LAN Access
200
Setting up the A180 SMS for Customer LAN Access
200
Setting the Private and Customer IP Addresses on the Support Management Station
200
Connecting Multiple SPU Cabinets
203
Equipment Checklist
205
Positioning the SPU Cabinets for Connection
206
Attaching the Leveling Feet on the SPU Cabinets
207
Removing the Rear EMI Panel
208
Preparing Cabinet 1 for Connection
209
Preparing Cabinet 0 for Connection
212
Connecting the Cabinets
213
Installing the Rear Attachment Brackets
213
Installing the Front Attachment Brackets
213
Grooming the Cable Access Opening
214
Connecting Cables
219
Installing the Back Door
228
JUST Exploration Tool
231
Command Line Arguments
232
JET Interactive Mode
233
JET Run Menu
233
JET Current Configuration Display Menu
234
JET Update Configuration Menu
237
JET Help Menu
241
Data Files
242
Input Data Files
242
Input Data File Locations
242
Configuration Files
242
Architecture Files
244
Output Data Files
251
Error Conditions
255
Unpacking the SMS, Connecting Cables, and Setting SCSI Addresses
257
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HP 9000 Superdome Specifications
General
Manufacturer
HP
Model
9000 Superdome
Category
Server
Processor Type
PA-RISC
Maximum CPUs
64
Operating System
HP-UX
Processors
Up to 64
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