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    MegaRAC™ Expr ess Hard w are Guid e MAN- 788 11/9/01[...]

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    M ega RAC ™ Exp res s H ar dwa re Gu i de © Copyrigh t 1998 -2000 Americ an Megat rends, I nc. All rights reserved. A merican Meg atren ds, Inc. 6145F No rthbelt Parkw ay Norcross , GA 30071 This publication contains pr oprietary in for m ation w hich is pro tected by copy right. No part of this publ ication can be reprodu ced, transcribed, s to[...]

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    Pre face Table of Contents 1 Overv iew ................................................... 1 How MegaRAC™ Ex press Works ................................... 4 MegaRAC™ Ex press Software Modules ......................... 4 Communi ca tion................................................................. 5 When th e Server is Up and Runnin g .....[...]

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    M ega RAC ™ Exp res s H ar dwa re Gu i de Preface The MegaRAC™ Express (Remote Access Companion) provides server management capabilities. Yo u can use the card to m anage and monitor non storage com po nen ts in y o ur s ervers through a modem or di rect serial con nection, even when your ne twor k is d own. Me gaR AC™ E xpre ss off ers hardw[...]

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    Pre face Preface , Continued Technical Suppo rt If yo u need help instal lin g, confi gur ing, o r run ning t he MegaRAC™ Expres s card, call your American Megatren ds OEM Technical Su pport representative . Web Site We invite you to access t h e A merican Megatre n ds world wid e web s ite at: http://www.ami.com . FTP Site The address of the Ame[...]

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    M ega RAC ™ Exp res s H ar dwa re Gu i de Preface, Contin ued Disclaimer This manu al describes the operation of the American Megatren ds MegaRAC™ Ex press card. Al though efforts have been made to assure the accuracy of the information contain ed here, American Megatrends expres sl y disclaims liability for any error in this information, and f[...]

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    Chap ter 1 Ov erv iew 1 1O v e r v i e w The American Megatrends ® Me gaR AC™ Expr ess Re mote Access Co m panio n provides additio nal server management capabilities. You can use MegaR AC™ Express to manage and m onitor non-st orage components in y our servers through an external modem, direct serial conn ection, or the onb oar d net w or k a[...]

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    2 MegaRA C™ Ex press Har dw are G uide Ov erview, Continued This guide contain s information about the MegaR AC™ Express prod uct, in cl uding the following topics: • MegaRAC ™ Express operat ion • MegaRAC™ Express i nstallatio n T he follo wing graphi cs s how a si de vie w of t he MegaRAC™ Ex press card, and an overhead view of the [...]

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    Chap ter 1 Ov erv iew 3 Ov erview, Continued[...]

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    4 MegaRA C™ Ex press Har dw are G uide Ho w MegaRA C™ Express Works MegaR AC™ E xpress c omes wi th so ftware mod ules that provide ope rating system-specif ic services. These services interface w i th the Me g aRAC™ Express hardware and provide access to the server from th e hard w are. The on- board firm ware allows the Manag e m e n t Co[...]

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    Chap ter 1 Ov erv iew 5 MegaRA C™ Express Software Modules, Continued The operating system-specific management s er vices support the st a n dard managem ent protocols . An enterpri se net work s yste m is t y p ical ly r un by a manage me nt application. T his application is based upon certain mana geme nt sta ndar ds such a s Si m p le Net wor [...]

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    6 MegaRA C™ Expre ss Hardw are G uide When the Serv er is Up and Running You can access any remote server using the Meg a RAC™ Express card in it via Management console. The Mana geme nt Co nsole le ts y o u see the re m o te ser ver ’s graphics a s well as send co m mands to the server. T h is gives you full control over the remote server to[...]

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    Chap ter 1 Ov erv iew 7 MegaRA C™ Express Technical Spe cifications The technical specifications for the Meg a RAC™ Expres s card and other tech nical information are: Item Descri ption Proce ssor The MegaRA C™ Expres s card ha s an Intel 8 0L960J A 3.3V em bedded 32- bit proces sor ru nning a t 16 MH z. This process or incl udes 2 KB of inst[...]

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    8 MegaRA C™ Expre ss Hardw are G uide HIP Functionality The MegaRAC™ Expres s card extends HIP (Hardw are Instrumentation Package) functio nality b y providing the following: • out- of-band (vi a dial-up m odem) status ret rieval and mana geme nt • remote pow er-cycling • access to th e po w er -on self- test (POST ) MegaRA C™ Express C[...]

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    Chap ter 1 Ov erv iew 9 MegaRA C™ Express Features The MegaRAC™ Express card answers a call-in from th e m ode m (external, Hayes-compatible, 2-w ire i nterf ace with no ha rd w ar e hand -sha kin g impl ement ed) o r P C Card and sends b ack s ystem stat us and e rror log infor mation. The MegaRAC™ Expres s card has the following features: ?[...]

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    10 Meg aRAC™ Ex press Hardw are G uide[...]

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    Ch apter 2 Instal latio n 11 2 Inst allation This ch apter describes procedu res for perf orming the following task s: • Inst alli ng the MegaR A C™ Express card in a s erver • Upd ating ser ver mana geme nt soft ware • Conn ecting the Hobbes con nector to th e MegaRAC™ Express Importan t Read the installatio n instructions in this m anua[...]

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    12 Meg aR AC ™ Ex pr ess Ha rdwa re Gu id e Step Actio n 6 Remove th e metal bracket from the p rimary PCI slo t in the back of th e server. Insert t he MegaRAC™ Exp ress card in the p rimary PCI slot, as show n below : 7 When th e MegaRAC™ Express card i s firmly seated i n the con nectors and the ca rd mounti ng bra cket is flush w ith the [...]

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    Ch apter 2 Instal latio n 13 Jumpers The jum pers and connectors f or the MegaRAC™ Express card are: Connector Descri ption Type J1, J7 Serial p ort connect ors Nine-p in connect ors J2 Fan M onitori ng Two- pin conne ctor J3 S MI Two-pin connecto r J4 Flash jum per Two- pin connec tor J5 Hard re set sw itch Tem porary push s witch J6 F eature co[...]

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    14 Meg aR AC ™ Ex pr ess Ha rdwa re Gu id e Jumpers, Continued J5 Hard Res et Jump er J4 is a 2-pin connector f or the hard reset jum per. Pin Des cription 1G N D 2 Reset J6 Feature Connector J6 is a 20-pin f eature connector. Pin Signal De scription Pin Signal Description 1 SMI# 2 CCLK 3 CONP 4 KEY 5 PWROFF# 6 I2CDATA 7 LPOK 8 KEYUNLK 9N M I 1 0[...]

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    Ch apter 2 Instal latio n 15 Installing the Server M anager Soft w are An updated v ersion of the serv er manager software is included on the C D that accompanies the MegaRAC™ Express. Follo w th e ins tallation instructions provided with the CD. Connecting the Hobbes Connector to the A MI Series 788 Meg aRA C™ Express Do not u nplug or plug in[...]

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    16 Meg aR AC ™ Ex pr ess Ha rdwa re Gu id e[...]

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    A ppendix A MegaRA C™ Pro blem Repor ting F orm 17 A Mega RAC™ Problem Reporting Form MegaRAC Problem reporting form The purpose of this form is to co llect basic information regarding the environment you are trying to install the MegaRAC card in. Further details may be required later. Version Information Versio n of Softw are (Locat ed on y ou[...]

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    18 Meg aR AC ™ Ex pr ess Ha rdwa re Gu id e Description of Probl em Descripti on[...]

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    I ndex 19 Index A Applic ation Serv ices, 4 B BIOS Fu nctions, 7 C Comm unication Lay er of Manag eme nt Console, 5 Console R edire ction Serv ice (C RS), 6 Featur es of CRS, 6 CPU Core Voltage, 8 CPU V CORE, 8 D Dead Server Management (DSM), 1, 6 F Firmw are, 1 Multitasking RTOS, 1 FTP Site , v G GTL, 8 Gunning Tra nsceiv er Log ic (GTL ), 8 H Har[...]

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    20 MegaRA C™ Expr ess Har dware Guide R Remote Access Co m p anion, 1 Remote Access Co m p anion PCI Ca rd , 1 S Softw are Modules, 1 On-board In telligent Firm ware, 1 T Te chnical Supp ort, v U User Interface, 1 , 5 Mega RAC Manag ement Console , 1[...]