Page 3 - Installing the System in a Rack; Select
Viglen SX220 User Guide 2 Installing the Fan Assembly 34 Installing the Power Cord and Strain Relief Strap 35 Adding Components to the Server Board 36 Installing Peripherals 41 5. Installing the System in a Rack 51 Removing the Rails 52 Attach Inside Rails to Chassis 52 Attach Rail Brackets to Posts...
Page 5 - Appendix
Viglen SX220 User Guide 4 Current Usage 139 Calculating Power Consumption 139 Worksheet, Calculating DC Power Usage 140 Worksheet, Total Combined Power Used by the System 141 12. Appendix 142 Contacting Viglen 142 13. Notes 143 14. Viglen, EMC and the ‘CE’ mark 146 15. Copyrights and Trademarks 147 ...
Page 6 - Introduction
Viglen SX220 User Guide 5 1 1 . . O O v v e e r r v v i i e e w w Introduction This manual describes the Viglen SX220 system and the SCB2 motherboard. The motherboard is the most important part of your computer. It contains all of the CPU, memory and graphics circuitry that makes the computer work. ...
Page 7 - The chassis and its subassemblies, device bays, and front bezel
Viglen SX220 User Guide 6 2 2 . . C C h h a a s s s s i i s s S S p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a t t i i o o n n The SX220 system consists of the following major components: • The chassis and its subassemblies, device bays, and front bezel • A slim-line CD-ROM drive & Floppy Disk Drive • The po...
Page 8 - Physical Specifications; Chassis Front Controls and Indicators; Figure 1
Viglen SX220 User Guide 7 Physical Specifications The SX220 chassis is designed as a 2U 19” Rackmount unit. The server will be supplied complete with a pair of industry standard 19” Rails, handles and all of the necessary nuts and bolts. Table 1: Physical Specifications Specifications Height 89 mm W...
Page 9 - Front Panel Controls and Indicators
Viglen SX220 User Guide 8 Front Panel Controls and Indicators Figure 2: Front Panel Controls and Indicators A – NIC 1 activity LED I – Power/sleep LED B – NIC 2 activity LED J – Power button C – System status LED K – FDD activity LED D – Fixed disk drive status LED L – CD-ROM activity LED E – ID LED...
Page 10 - Chassis Back I/O Ports and Features; Figure 3
Viglen SX220 User Guide 9 Chassis Back I/O Ports and Features The back panel provides connectors for the server board, slots for add-in cards, and the power supply for the server. Figure 3 identifies the features of the back panel. Figure 3: Chassis Back I/O Ports and Features A – PCI card bracket (...
Page 11 - Power Supply
Viglen SX220 User Guide 10 Power Supply The power supply consists of the power supply bay and one power supply module. A second power supply module can be purchased to provide a redundant, 1+1 system. With either configuration, the power supply provides 350 watts of power and is designed to minimise...
Page 12 - Optional Peripherals; Hot-Swappable Hard Disk Drives
Viglen SX220 User Guide 11 of the system, some 2-post relay racks may not, causing the racks to fail. Only use relay racks that are specifically designed to support the weight and stresses of a 2-post front-mount only chassis. Optional Peripherals The SX220 server chassis provides six hard drive bay...
Page 13 - Server Board Features
Viglen SX220 User Guide 12 3 3 . . M M o o t t h h e e r r b b o o a a r r d d S S p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a t t i i o o n n Server Board Features Table 2: Server Board Features Feature Description Processor Dual processor slots supporting Intel® Pentium® III processors in a Socket370 Flip Chi...
Page 14 - Server Board Connector and Component Locations
Viglen SX220 User Guide 13 Server Board Connector and Component Locations Figure 4: Server Board components A – Speaker R – CPU 1 fan connector B – ID LED S – Sys fan 1 connector C – Battery T – Aux fan connector D – Diagnostic LEDs (POST code) U – Floppy drive connector E – 66 MHz/64-bit PCI riser ...
Page 16 - Processor
Viglen SX220 User Guide 15 Processor The SCB2 motherboard accommodates one or two Intel Pentium III processors with 512k cache in the FC-PGA2 package. This processor uses the 0.13 micron technology and offers advanced performance. The processor external interface operates at a maximum of 133 MHz. Me...
Page 17 - Video
Viglen SX220 User Guide 16 Video The SCB2 motherboard uses an ATI RAGE XL PCI graphics accelerator with 8 MB of video SDRAM that supports all standard IBM VGA modes. The embedded SVGA video subsystem supports: • Pixel resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 under 2D and 1024 x 768 under 3D • CRT and LCD monit...
Page 18 - Network Controller
Viglen SX220 User Guide 17 Network Controller NOTE: To ensure EMC product regulation compliance, the system must be used with a shielded LAN cable. The server board uses two Intel® 82550PM Fast Ethernet Controllers and supports two 10Base-T/100Base-TX network subsystems. The 82550 PM controller supp...
Page 19 - General Configuration Notes; Adapter Fault Tolerance
Viglen SX220 User Guide 18 • Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) - creates a team of 2 - 8 adapters to increase transmission throughput. Also includes AFT. Works with any 10Base-TX or 100Base-TX switch. • Fast EtherChannel (FEC) or Intel® Link Aggregation - creates a team of up to 8 adapters to increase t...
Page 20 - Mixed Adapter Teaming; Adaptive Load Balancing
Viglen SX220 User Guide 19 Mixed Adapter Teaming AFT supports up to eight server adapters per team, in any mix. Adaptive Load Balancing Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) is a simple and efficient way to increase your server’s transmit throughput. With ALB you group server adapters in teams to provide an...
Page 22 - processor caches will maintain coherency.; Security; Intrusion Switch Monitoring
Viglen SX220 User Guide 21 NOTE: The RJ45-to-DB9 adapter should match the configuration of the serial device used. One of two pin-out configurations are used depending on whether the serial device requires a DSR or DCD signal. The final adapter configuration should also match the desired pin-out of ...
Page 23 - Software Locks
Viglen SX220 User Guide 22 be configured through ISC to respond to an intrusion a number of ways, including powering down or locking the keyboard. Software Locks The BIOS Setup and the System Setup Utility (SSU) provide a number of security features to prevent unauthorised or accidental access to th...
Page 24 - Secure Mode; Secure mode
Viglen SX220 User Guide 23 • May enter the user password to enter BIOS Setup or the SSU. However, you will not be able to change many of the options. • Must enter the supervisor password if you want to enter BIOS Setup or the SSU and have access to all of the options. • May enter either password to ...
Page 27 - Installation / Assembly Safety Instructions
Viglen SX220 User Guide 26 4 4 . . A A s s s s e e m m b b l l i i n n g g t t h h e e S S y y s s t t e e m m This chapter will give a step-by-step guide of installing the server board and the main components in the system. It will give information on how to add add-in cards and upgrade processors ...
Page 28 - Warnings and Cautions!; Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the server.; DOES NOT; turn off the AC power. To remove
Viglen SX220 User Guide 27 Warnings and Cautions! These warnings and cautions apply whenever you remove the access cover to access components inside the server. Only a technically qualified person should integrate and configure the server. Before removing the access cover for any reason, observe the...
Page 29 - Installing the Server Board; Removing the Cover; Removing the Riser Cards
Viglen SX220 User Guide 28 Installing the Server Board Installing the server board consists of the following steps: • Removing the cover, Riser cards and fan assembly. • Mounting the server board in the chassis. • Cabling the server board to the other chassis components. • Adding processors and memo...
Page 30 - Removing the Fan Assembly
Viglen SX220 User Guide 29 2. Lift straight up and remove it from the chassis. 3. Insert your finger in the plastic loop on riser card (B). 4. Pull straight up and remove it from the chassis. 5. Discard the protective foam blocks. Figure 9: Removing the Riser Cards Removing the Fan Assembly 1. At th...
Page 31 - connectors in the rear chassis I/O openings.
Viglen SX220 User Guide 30 Figure 10: Removing the Fan Assembly Installing the Server Board 1. Ensure that the Mylar insulator sheet is seated securely over the standoffs, is laying flat on the chassis floor, and that the edge of the sheet is seated below the studs in the rear chassis wall. 2. Remov...
Page 33 - Routing Cables; board and connect it to the white 6-pin connector.
Viglen SX220 User Guide 32 Routing Cables Figure 12: Routing Cables 1. Route the backplane power cable (A) from the power supply to the backplane board and connect it to the white 6-pin connector. 2. Route the server board power cable (B) from the power supply to the cable clip and connect it to the...
Page 35 - Installing the Fan Assembly; The latch tab (B) has engaged the chassis slot and locked the fan
Viglen SX220 User Guide 34 Installing the Fan Assembly CAUTION! When installing the fan assembly, avoid pinching cables routed in the area. 1. Ensure the USB cable is routed in the corner where the chassis floor meets the sidewall. 2. Position the fan assembly as shown in Figure 14 and lower it to t...
Page 36 - Installing the Power Cord and Strain Relief Strap; after the server is in the rack.
Viglen SX220 User Guide 35 Figure 14: System Fan Connectors 6. Connect the USB cable to the 10-pin USB connector on the server board (Figure 4, Position L on page 13). Installing the Power Cord and Strain Relief Strap NOTE: If you will be placing your server in a rack, wait to install the power cord...
Page 40 - secondary processor.
Viglen SX220 User Guide 39 Figure 19: Locking Heatsink Lever 12. Install the fan on the processor heat sink making sure that it is seated flat on the heatsink. 13. Connect the fan to (A) if it is on the primary processor or to (B) if it is on the secondary processor. Figure 20: Processor Fan Connect...
Page 41 - Install the Processor Terminator; install a terminator in the; Memory
Viglen SX220 User Guide 40 Install the Processor Terminator If you are installing only one processor, you must install a terminator in the secondary processor socket (A). If you are installing two processors, skip this section. 1. Raise the locking bar (B) on the socket. 2. Aligning the two corner m...
Page 42 - Installing Peripherals; Installing a PCI Card on a Riser Card
Viglen SX220 User Guide 41 Figure 22: Installing DIMMs Installing Peripherals Peripherals and add-in cards are not included in your system and must be purchased separately. The following sections describe how to install PCI add-in cards, hard disk drives, a CD-ROM drive/floppy disk, and a tape drive...
Page 43 - Installing a Riser Card on the Server Board; the rear retention bracket with the holes in the chassis.
Viglen SX220 User Guide 42 3. Firmly push the PCI card connector into the riser card slot until it is fully seated. 4. Close the retainer clip (A). Ensure the clip is latched. Figure 23: Installing a PCI card of the riser Installing a Riser Card on the Server Board 1. Insert the riser card connector...
Page 44 - Installing a Hard Drive; server without a drive in one of the bays.
Viglen SX220 User Guide 43 Figure 24: Installing a Riser Card Installing a Hard Drive The server can support up to seven hot swappable hard drives: six hard drives in the drive bays, plus one in the flex bay. CAUTION! To allow proper airflow and server cooling, all drive bays must contain either a c...
Page 45 - manufacturer’s instructions.; fully open position.
Viglen SX220 User Guide 44 Figure 25: Hard Drive Carrier 5. Remove the hard drive from its wrapper and place it on an anti-static surface. 6. Set any jumpers and/or switches on the drive according to the drive manufacturer’s instructions. 7. With the drive circuit-side-down (Figure 26, A), position ...
Page 46 - Installing a Tape Drive
Viglen SX220 User Guide 45 11. Reinstall a carrier/air baffle in any bays where you are not installing a carrier/drive. Installing a CD-ROM Drive/FDD Module The SX220 server is supplied with a CD-ROM drive and a floppy disk drive already installed in the Flex Bay. The blow steps will help you to re-...
Page 47 - connected to the on-board SCSI controller.; Mounting the Tape Drive
Viglen SX220 User Guide 46 NOTE: Using the legacy IDE connector on the SCB2 server board to support an IDE peripheral device in the SX220 server is not a supported configuration. Using this connector in the SX220 server may produce unreliable operation of the IDE device and may result in data loss. ...
Page 50 - Connecting to a SCSI Controller on a Low Profile PCI Card; Installing a COM 1 port in the Rear I/O
Viglen SX220 User Guide 49 Connecting to a SCSI Controller on a Low Profile PCI Card 1. Obtain a SCSI cable with an unfolded length of 26-inches. 2. Flatten the cable and fold it in half for the full length, leaving about 1-inch at each end (see Figure 32). 3. Fold the cable in half again and secure...
Page 51 - Installing the Bezel
Viglen SX220 User Guide 50 Installing the Bezel Place the bezel between the chassis handles and push it toward the front of the chassis until it snaps into place. Figure 34: Installing the Front Bezel
Page 52 - : The equipment rack must be anchored to an
Viglen SX220 User Guide 51 5 5 . . I I n n s s t t a a l l l l i i n n g g t t h h e e S S y y s s t t e e m m i i n n a a R R a a c c k k CAUTION! ANCHOR THE EQUIPMENT RACK : The equipment rack must be anchored to an unmovable support to prevent it from falling over when one or more servers are ext...
Page 53 - Removing the Rails; completely separates.; NOTE; Attach Inside Rails to Chassis; tab facing outward and located closer to the rear of the chassis.
Viglen SX220 User Guide 52 Removing the Rails 1. Fully extend a rail assembly (Figure 35). The finger tab (D) for the extension lock is revealed. 2. Press the finger tab and slide the inside rail (C) from the middle rail (B) until it completely separates. NOTE : The middle rail (B) and outer rail (A...
Page 54 - Attach Rail Brackets to Posts
Viglen SX220 User Guide 53 Figure 36: Attaching the Rails A. Inside rail B. #6-32 x 3/16-inch screw C. Attachment hole D. Attachment tab E. Attachment hole for cable manager (available from others) Attach Rail Brackets to Posts 1. Using two screws with washers (Figure 38, A), attach one nut bar (B) ...
Page 55 - Attach a Rail Assembly to a Front Bracket
Viglen SX220 User Guide 54 Attach a Rail Assembly to a Front Bracket 1. Position a rail assembly (middle and outer rails) with its black plastic end caps toward the rear of the rack and its outer rail closest to the brackets. 2. Align the front screw hole (Figure 38, C) in the outer rail (B) with th...
Page 56 - Attach a Rail Assembly to a Rear Bracket
Viglen SX220 User Guide 55 A. Front bracket B. Outer rail C. Screw hole D. Threaded hole E. Not Shown F. Access hole G. #6-32 x 3/16-inch screw Attach a Rail Assembly to a Rear Bracket 1. Slide the middle rail toward the front until the rear bracket area is accessible. 2. Attach the rear end of the ...
Page 57 - attached to the chassis in the extended rails.
Viglen SX220 User Guide 56 Figure 40: Rails Fully Extended CAUTION! Lifting and placing the chassis in the rails is a two-person job. If needed, use an appropriate lifting device. A fully loaded Viglen SX220 server weighs approximately 23.1 kg (51 lbs.). 2. With the chassis front facing you, lift th...
Page 58 - Hot Keys
Viglen SX220 User Guide 57 6 6 . . C C o o n n f f i i g g u u r r a a t t i i o o n n S S o o f f t t w w a a r r e e a a n n d d U U t t i i l l i i t t y y This chapter describes the Power-On Self-Test (POST) and server configuration utilities. The table below briefly describes the utilities. Tab...
Page 59 - Operating system not found
Viglen SX220 User Guide 58 To remove the splash screen. <ESC> Power-On Self-Test (POST) Each time you turn on the system, POST starts running. POST checks the server board, processor, memory, keyboard, and most installed peripheral devices. During the memory test, POST displays the amount of m...
Page 60 - Using BIOS Setup
Viglen SX220 User Guide 59 Using BIOS Setup This section describes the BIOS Setup options. Use Setup to change the server configuration defaults. You can run Setup with or without an operating system being present. Setup stores most of the configuration values in battery backed CMOS; the rest of the...
Page 61 - Main Menu
Viglen SX220 User Guide 60 Main Menu You can make the following selections on the Main Menu itself. Use the submenus for other selections. Table 8: Main Menu Features Feature Choices Description System Time HH:MM:SS Sets the system time System Date MM/DD/YYYY Sets the system date Diskette A Disabled...
Page 62 - Advanced Menu
Viglen SX220 User Guide 61 Processor Retest Disabled Enabled Select yes for the BIOS to clear historical processor status and retest all processors on the next boot. Processor Serial Number Enabled Disabled If enabled, the system records the serial number of each processor. Processor 1 CPU ID N/A Re...
Page 64 - Peripheral Configuration Submenu
Viglen SX220 User Guide 63 Peripheral Configuration Submenu Table 18: Peripheral Configuration Submenu Features Feature Choices Description Serial Port 1 Address Disabled 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 Used to configure the serial port address. If console redirection is used, verify that the I/O and IRQ are identi...
Page 65 - Security Menu
Viglen SX220 User Guide 64 Wake on LAN Disabled Enabled Legacy wake only: Determines the action of the system when a LAN wake up event occurs. Wake on PME Disabled Enabled Legacy wake only: Determines the action of the system when a PCI Power Management Enable wake up event occurs. Wake on RTC Alarm...
Page 66 - Server Menu; Server Redirection Submenu
Viglen SX220 User Guide 65 Server Menu Table 22: Server Menu Features Feature Choices Description System Management Press <Enter> Enters Submenu. Console Redirection Press <Enter> Enters Submenu. Event Log Redirection Press <Enter> Enters Submenu Service Boot Enable Disable If enab...
Page 67 - Boot Menu
Viglen SX220 User Guide 66 COM2 2F8 IRQ3 management features. Make sure these values are identical to those of Serial Port A and B in the Peripheral Configuration Setup menu. Baud Rate 9600 19.2k 38.4k 115.2k Console Redirection, when enabled, uses the baud rate specified. W hen the Direct Platform ...
Page 68 - ATAPI CDROM Drives Submenu
Viglen SX220 User Guide 67 Table 27: Boot Device Priority Submenu Features Boot Priority Device Description 1 st Boot Device Removable Attempts to boot from a removable media device. 2 nd Boot Device Hard Drive Attempts to boot from a hard drive device. 3 rd Boot Device Devices ATAPI CD-ROM Drive At...
Page 69 - Exit Menu; Temporarily Changing the Boot Device Priority
Viglen SX220 User Guide 68 Exit Menu You can make the following selections on the Exit Menu. Select an option using the up or down arrow keys. Press <Enter> to run the option. Pressing <Esc> does not exit this menu. You must select one of the items from the menu or menu bar to exit. Tabl...
Page 70 - When to Run the Adaptec SCSISelect Utility
Viglen SX220 User Guide 69 When to Run the Adaptec SCSISelect Utility Use the SCS ISelect utility to: • Change default values • Check and/or change SCSI device settings that may conflict with those of other devices in the server • Do a low-level format on SCSI devices installed in the server Running...
Page 71 - When to Run the Promise FastBuild Utility; Define a RAID array; Running the Promise FastBuild Utility
Viglen SX220 User Guide 70 SCSI Disk Utilities Press <Enter> to view the SCSI Disk Utilities Menu. This menu allows you to format hard disks and/or verify disk media. When you are finished, press <Esc> and make your selection from the following menu: Table 34: Exit Menu Feature Option Co...
Page 73 - Using the System Setup Utility; Allows configuration of Sever Management options
Viglen SX220 User Guide 72 Console go directly to the server, and the DPC Console displays the text that you would normally see on the server console. To use this mode, you must configure the Console Redirection option of BIOS Setup for Re-direct mode. Enabling Console Redirection requires that the ...
Page 74 - What You Need to Do
Viglen SX220 User Guide 73 What You Need to Do You can run the SSU directly from the SCB2 Server Software Kit CD-ROM by booting the server system to the CD and selecting “Utilities” or from a set of DOS diskettes. If you choose to run the SSU from a set of DOS diskettes, you must create the SSU disk...
Page 75 - Insert the CD into your
Viglen SX220 User Guide 74 a. After creating set of three SSU diskettes from the CD: Insert the first SSU diskette in drive A, and press the reset button or <Ctrl+Alt+Del> to reboot your server from the diskette. b. Directly from the SCB2 Server Software Kit CD-ROM: Insert the CD into your CD-...
Page 77 - OR; MultiBoot Options Add-in; To Change or Clear your Password
Viglen SX220 User Guide 76 OR • Highlight the task name, and click on OK. OR • Use the tab and arrow keys to highlight the desired button, and press the spacebar or <Enter>. MultiBoot Options Add-in The Multi-boot Add-in (MBA) provides an interface for selecting Initial Program Load (IPL) devi...
Page 78 - Admin Password Button; Options Button
Viglen SX220 User Guide 77 Admin Password Button The ‘Admin Password’ button allows the user to set or change the administrative password used by both the SSU and the system BIOS. Note that this option is not available if both an administrative and a user password are set on the on the system and on...
Page 79 - Open
Viglen SX220 User Guide 78 • Lockout Timer—Set an interval that, if no activity takes place, it will drop the server into secure mode. • Secure Boot Mode—Force the server to boot directly into secure mode. • Video Blanking—Turn off the video when the server is in secure mode. • Floppy Write—Control ...
Page 81 - View
Viglen SX220 User Guide 80 View The View menu has the following options: • FRU Info : Displays information about the FRU. These fields are display only. • All FRU Areas : Displays the current FRU data from the BMC. • By Device Type : Brings up a popup menu that allows you to view only the data from ...
Page 82 - : View data from a previously saved SDR file.
Viglen SX220 User Guide 81 SDR Manager Add-in The Sensor Data Record (SDR) Manager Add-in component allows users to view sensor data records stored in the server management storage device of a server. The add-in allows users to perform the following operations: 1. Examine all SDR’s through the BMC. ...
Page 85 - Recovery Agent
Viglen SX220 User Guide 84 Recovery Agent If the BMC firmware remote update fails, the server will reboot into the service partition and the recovery agent will attempt to finish the update. The recovery agent is an executable file (recover.exe) that exists on the service partition. Configuration Sa...
Page 86 - Platform Event Manager Add-in; Configure PEP
Viglen SX220 User Guide 85 Platform Event Manager Add-in The Platform Event Manager (PEM) provides an interface for configuring Platform Event Paging (PEP), the Emergency Management Port (EMP), BMC LAN Configuration (LAN) and Platform Event Filtering (PEF). Platform Event Manager Window The PEM pres...
Page 87 - Platform Event Paging Dialog; Save
Viglen SX220 User Guide 86 Platform Event Paging Dialog This dialog allows you to configure the Platform Event Paging features. (See Figure 44) Figure 44: Platform Event Paging Dialog File The File menu has the following options: • Save : Allows you to save the configuration immediately. • Close : A...
Page 88 - Help Topics; : Allows you to save the configuration immediately.; Close; BMC LAN-Configuration Dialog
Viglen SX220 User Guide 87 Help Topics The Help Topics menu has the following options: • Help Topics : Displays help information. Enable PEP Checkbox Enable or disable the PEP feature entirely. Blackout Period in Minutes Enter the time, in minutes, between successive pages. The valid range is [0 – 2...
Page 90 - Help Topics Menu
Viglen SX220 User Guide 89 Help Topics Menu The Help Topics menu has the following options: • Help Topics : Displays help information. Enable LAN Alerts Checkbox Enables or disables BMC LAN-Alerting. Enter New Password Allows you to enter a LAN password. The valid range of characters includes ASCII ...
Page 91 - Gateway IP Address; : Allows you to close the BMC LAN-Alert dialog without saving; Help
Viglen SX220 User Guide 90 Gateway IP Address Enter the Logical or Internet Address of the router. The Gateway IP Address will only be saved when DHCP is disabled. The IP is entered as a dotted IP, (e.g., 192.168.0.2). Subnet Mask Enter the logical or Internet address of the host’s subnet. The serve...
Page 93 - Buttons; Emergency Management Port Dialog
Viglen SX220 User Guide 92 Buttons • >> : Moves all the events from the enabled listbox to the disabled listbox. • > : Moves the selected event from the enabled listbox to the disabled listbox. • < : Moves the selected event from the disabled listbox to enabled the listbox. • << : ...
Page 94 - : Allows you to close the Emergency Management Port dialog without; Clear EMP Password; : Allows you to clear the currently saved EMP
Viglen SX220 User Guide 93 • Save : Allows you to save the configuration immediately. • Close : Allows you to close the Emergency Management Port dialog without saving changes. If you have made changes, you will be prompted to save changes before closing. Options The Options menu has the following o...
Page 95 - Modem Init String; Allows you to close the Emergency Management Port dialog without; Exiting the SSU
Viglen SX220 User Guide 94 Modem Init String The Modem Init String string is transmitted every time the EMP initialises. The length of the paging string is determined at run-time from firmware. You will be notified if the string is truncated. The string that has been saved is the one that will be sh...
Page 96 - Platform Event Paging; The number of your paging service, several commas (each comma is a 1-
Viglen SX220 User Guide 95 Platform Event Paging With Platform Event Paging (PEP), your server can automatically dial up a paging service and page you when a server management related event occurs. Platform events include temperature out-of-range, voltage out-of-range, chassis intrusion, and fan fai...
Page 97 - Software Updates; A software update package (SUP) containing all three updates
Viglen SX220 User Guide 96 Software Updates Your system comes with preinstalled system BIOS and BMC firmware. When necessary, updates will be available for download from the Viglen support website. The updates are available in two forms: • A software update package (SUP) containing all three updates...
Page 98 - Updating
Viglen SX220 User Guide 97 2. Print, review, and follow the instruction.rtf file (it supercedes any other instructions) 3. Label three blank floppy disks as follows: • Disk 1 - SCB2 BIOS update diskette • Disk 2 – SCB2 BMC update diskette • Disk 3 – SCB2 FRU/SDR update diskette 4. Make the diskettes...
Page 99 - Individual Updates; Preparing for the Upgrade
Viglen SX220 User Guide 98 3. Disk 3 – SCB2 FRU/SDR update—Prompts you to choose the chassis type. You can choose to update the chassis information; you will be prompted for the Serial Number, Part Number, and Asset Tag. Following the update process, the system will automatically reboot. Upon comple...
Page 100 - Upgrading the BIOS; reboot the system, clear CMOS; Recovering the BIOS; product guide accompanying your system.
Viglen SX220 User Guide 99 6. Insert the bootable diskette into drive A. 7. To extract the BIOS.EXE file to the diskette, change to the temporary directory that holds the BIOS.EXE file and type: BIOS A: 8. Press <Enter>. 9. The diskette now holds the BIOS upgrade and recovery files. Upgrading ...
Page 101 - Two beeps indicate successful BIOS recovery—Go to the next step.; Changing the BIOS Language
Viglen SX220 User Guide 100 5. Reinstall the access cover and connect the power cord. 6. Insert the diskette holding the BIOS upgrade and recovery files into drive A. 7. Turn on system power and listen to the speaker: • Two beeps indicate successful BIOS recovery—Go to the next step. • A series of c...
Page 102 - Reconnect the AC power cord and power up the system.
Viglen SX220 User Guide 101 7. The program will load the file and then ask if it should upload boot code. Press “N” to continue unless otherwise directed by the release notes or an Intel support professional. 8. The program next asks if it should upload operational code. Press “Y” to continue. The p...
Page 103 - Command Line Format; Command Description
Viglen SX220 User Guide 102 • Is compatible with ROM-DOS Ver. 6.22, MS-DOS Ver. 6.22 (and later versions), Windows 95 DOS, and Windows 98 DOS • Accepts CFG, SDR, and FRU load files (the executable file for the utility is FRU/SDR.exe) • Requires the following supporting files: One or more .fru file...
Page 106 - About Intel Server Control; Intel Server Control Components; The Intel Server Control Console is a management; Direct Platform Control:; Direct Platform Control is a server management tools that
Viglen SX220 User Guide 105 About Intel Server Control NOTE: This section describes the Intel Server Control (ISC) server-management package. Introducing Intel Server Control Intel Server Control (ISC) is a package that provides tools to manage remote servers. The components of ISC are described in ...
Page 107 - Client System Setup Utility:; The Client System Setup Utility allows you to run the; Finding the Right Tool; Managing Remote Servers
Viglen SX220 User Guide 106 be used to validate and isolate problems in the server. The tests are controlled via a text-based console redirected to the client workstation from DPC. See Direct Platform Control and Remote Diagnostics (Page 105) for summary information, and click the Help button in the...
Page 108 - Server Management Tools; Platform Instrumentation Control
Viglen SX220 User Guide 107 The next table shows the typical tasks that a system administrator might do. They include normal system administration, setting up system alerts so that an administrator is notified when something on the server needs attention, and acting in response to alerts or errors. ...
Page 110 - Remotely monitor server hardware sensors.
Viglen SX220 User Guide 109 • Manage non-Intel-based systems via the Intelligent Chassis Management Bus (ICMB). • Remotely monitor server hardware sensors. • Configure sensor thresholds. • Update the server’s LCD display (if available). • Configure, receive, and act upon alert events in the system e...
Page 111 - Client System Setup Utility
Viglen SX220 User Guide 110 Since DPC does not communicate with the server-resident operating system, it can be used to manage the server even if the server's operating system and primary processors are not working. Because the server's emergency management hardware works on 5V standby power, DPC ca...
Page 112 - Configuration registers; The Service Partition and Remote Diagnostics
Viglen SX220 User Guide 111 • Configuration registers The Client SSU stores configuration values in flash memory. These values take effect when you boot the server. Start a Client SSU session, by requesting a service boot through the Emergency Management Port. As the service environment boots, a net...
Page 113 - Management Consoles; Server Management Consoles
Viglen SX220 User Guide 112 The DMI Explorer can be installed as a tool available from the ISC Console. Select “Install DMI Explorer” when you are installing the ISC software. Management Consoles Server management tools such as Platform Instrumentation Control, Direct Platform Control, and the Clien...
Page 114 - OpenView; Telephone
Viglen SX220 User Guide 113 OpenView The HP OpenView Network Node Manager Console automatically detects servers running the ISC Platform Instrumentation software. ISC-enabled servers display on the network map, and an “Intel Server Control” applet is added as an option in the Tools menu. Unicenter T...
Page 115 - Reset the remote server’s power.
Viglen SX220 User Guide 114 Using the modem connection via the Direct Platform Control (DPC), you can: • Reset the remote server’s power. • Reboot the remote server using the service partition. NOTE: Direct Platform Control is an optional application that may not be installed on this system. Look fo...
Page 116 - Setting Up an ICMB Connection; A managed server with an ICMB interface.; Paging an Administrator
Viglen SX220 User Guide 115 Setting Up an ICMB Connection An ICMB connection requires: • A managed server with an ICMB interface. • A server with an ICMB interface, connected to the server management console. See the Product Guide for the managed server for information about setting up an ICMB conne...
Page 117 - Temperature Sensor out of range.; Server Event Notifications; Using the Intel Server Control Console; Discover ISC servers.
Viglen SX220 User Guide 116 further analyse the condition of the server. Pages can be configured for the following events: • Temperature Sensor out of range. • Voltage Sensor out of range. • Chassis Intrusion [Security Violation]. • Power Supply Fault. • BIOS: Uncorrectable ECC error. • BIOS: POST E...
Page 118 - Intel Server Control Console Main Screen; ISC Console Button Bar; Item Options
Viglen SX220 User Guide 117 Intel Server Control Console Main Screen The following figure shows the Intel Server Control Console. Figure 48: Intel Server Control Main Screen A. Button bar B. Navigation Pane C. Tool Pane D. Status Bar ISC Console Button Bar The ISC Console uses a Windows Explorer-lik...
Page 119 - Server Menu Options; Discover; Choose a radio button for the IP label.
Viglen SX220 User Guide 118 Server Menu Options Discover You can discover multiple servers in a single step and add them to the server tree. Servers are discovered using a Ping Sweep mechanism supported on servers running TCP/IP. To discover a range of servers with IP addresses, do the following ste...
Page 120 - View Menu Options; Changes the format of the icons in the Tool Pane.
Viglen SX220 User Guide 119 4. Click OK. The ISC Console will test the specified server for all ISC-registered tools. If one or more of the tools is found, then the server will be added to the server tree. Delete/Delete All You can manually delete a server from the ISC Console server tree. To delete...
Page 121 - The Status Bar
Viglen SX220 User Guide 120 The Status Bar The status bar displays information about ISC Console operations, such as the number of servers found with valid addresses and number of servers not responding during a Discover.
Page 122 - You can also look for support information on our web site:; Resetting the System; Checklist; Are all cables correctly connected and secured?
Viglen SX220 User Guide 121 8 8 . . S S o o l l v v i i n n g g P P r r o o b b l l e e m m s s The first part of this chapter helps you identify and solve problems that might occur when the system is in use. The second part lists error code messages that might be displayed. Viglen Technical Support...
Page 123 - Running New Application Software; After the System Has Been Running Correctly
Viglen SX220 User Guide 122 Are all DIMMs installed correctly? Are all peripheral devices installed correctly? If the system has a hard disk drive, is it properly formatted or configured? Are all device drivers properly installed? Are the configuration settings made in BIOS Setup correct? Is the ope...
Page 124 - the problem occurs on all disks.; Random errors in data files; If you are getting random errors in your data; More Problem Solving Procedures; Turn off devices before disconnecting cables; Before disconnecting any
Viglen SX220 User Guide 123 If you are running the software from a CD-ROM disk, try a different disk to see if the problem occurs on all disks. If you are running the software from a hard disk drive, try running it from a diskette. If the software runs correctly, there may be a problem with the copy...
Page 125 - Monitoring POST; Verifying Proper Operation of Key System Lights; Confirming Loading of the Operating System
Viglen SX220 User Guide 124 5. Turn on the system. If the power LED does not light, see “Power Light Does Not Light” on page 125 6. If errors are encountered, power off the system and remove all add-in cards. Monitoring POST Verifying Proper Operation of Key System Lights As POST determines the syst...
Page 126 - Is the video monitor plugged in and turned on?; Characters Are Distorted or Incorrect; Are the video monitor signal and power cables properly installed?
Viglen SX220 User Guide 125 Try the solutions in the order given. If you cannot correct the problem, contact your service representative or authorised dealer for help. Power Light Does Not Light Check the following: Is the system operating normally? If so, the power LED is probably defective or the ...
Page 127 - System Cooling Fans Do Not Rotate Properly; Is AC power available at the wall outlet?
Viglen SX220 User Guide 126 If the problem persists, the video monitor may be faulty or it may be the incorrect type. Contact your service representative or authorised dealer for help. System Cooling Fans Do Not Rotate Properly If the system cooling fans are not operating properly, system components...
Page 128 - Problems with Network; The add-in adapter stopped working without apparent cause:
Viglen SX220 User Guide 127 Are all relevant switches and jumpers on the drive set correctly? Is the drive properly configured? Is the onboard IDE controller enabled? Cannot Connect to a Server Make sure you are using the drivers that are shipped on the system Configuration Software CD for the onboa...
Page 129 - Run the diagnostics.
Viglen SX220 User Guide 128 Run the diagnostics. Problems with Application Software If you have problems with application software, do the following: Verify that the software is properly configured for the system. See the software installation and operation documentation for instructions on setting ...
Page 130 - Server Board Jumpers; Diagnostic LEDs
Viglen SX220 User Guide 129 9 9 . . T T e e c c h h n n i i c c a a l l R R e e f f e e r r e e n n c c e e Server Board Jumpers Figure 49: Server Board Jumpers Table 40: Configuration Jumper Jumper Name Pins What it does at system reset BMC WP A BMC boot block is write protected (normal operation)....
Page 135 - Product Safety Compliance
Viglen SX220 User Guide 134 1 1 0 0 . . R R e e g g u u l l a a t t o o r r y y & & I I n n t t e e g g r r a a t t i i o o n n I I n n f f o o r r m m a a t t i i o o n n Product Regulatory Compliance Product Safety Compliance The SCB2 complies with the following safety requirements: • UL 1...
Page 136 - Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices
Viglen SX220 User Guide 135 • AS/NZS 3548 (Class A) – Radiated & Conducted Emissions (Australia / New Zealand) • RRL (Class A) Radiated & Conducted Emissions (Korea) • BSMI (Class A) Radiated & Conducted Emissions (Taiwan) For questions related to the EMC performance of this product, con...
Page 137 - Replacing the Backup Battery
Viglen SX220 User Guide 136 BSMI (Taiwan) The BSMI Certification number 3902I904 is silk screened on the component side of the server board; and the following BSMI EMC warning is located on solder side of the server board. Replacing the Backup Battery The lithium battery on the server board powers t...
Page 138 - Equipment Log
Viglen SX220 User Guide 137 1 1 1 1 . . E E q q u u i i p p m m e e n n t t L L o o g g & & P P o o w w e e r r C C o o n n s s u u m m p p t t i i o o n n Equipment Log Use the blank equipment log provided here to record information about your system. You will need some of this information ...
Page 140 - Current Usage
Viglen SX220 User Guide 139 Current Usage NOTE: Both processors pull power from +5V. This may limit the number of drives and/or add-in cards you may install. As an overall current usage limitation on the power supply, do not exceed a combined power output of 195 watts for the +5 and +3.3 volt output...
Page 141 - Worksheet, Calculating DC Power Usage
Viglen SX220 User Guide 140 Worksheet, Calculating DC Power Usage 1. List the current for each board and device in the appropriate voltage level column. 2. Add the currents in each column. Then go to the next worksheet. Table 43: Power Usage Worksheet 1 Current (maximum) at voltage level: Device +3....
Page 142 - Worksheet, Total Combined Power Used by the System; usage on the power supply.
Viglen SX220 User Guide 141 Worksheet, Total Combined Power Used by the System 1. From the previous worksheet, enter the total current for each column. 2. Multiply the voltage by the total current to get the total wattage for each voltage level. 3. Add the total wattage for each voltage level to arr...
Page 143 - Contacting Viglen
Viglen SX220 User Guide 142 1 1 2 2 . . A A p p p p e e n n d d i i x x Contacting Viglen Viglen Technical Support Tel: 020 8758 7050 Fax: 020 8758 7097 E-mail: [email protected] Viglen's Internet W ebsite http://www.viglen.co.uk The Viglen BBS service 020 8758 7095 Viglen Service Centre Tel: 0...
Page 148 - Trademarks
Viglen SX220 User Guide 147 1 1 5 5 . . C C o o p p y y r r i i g g h h t t s s a a n n d d T T r r a a d d e e m m a a r r k k s s Please note The material in this manual is subject to change without notice. Trademarks Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, Windows 95, MS-DOS and OS/2 are registered trade...