Intel SGI Altix 450 User Manual
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Contents
Installing a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Preinstallation Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Site Plan Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Tools Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Power Receptacle Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Unloading and Moving System Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Unloading the Equipment from the Truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Inspecting the Shipping Crate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Transporting the Shipping Crate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Removing a Short Rack from the Shipping Crate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Unpacking and Installing the Tall Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Positioning and Leveling Racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Unpacking and Inspecting Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing the IRUs in a Rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Determining Space Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Determining Where to Attach Rails in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Rackmounting IRUs with Shelf Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Removing a Rackmounted IRU Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
NUMAlink Cabling the System IRUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Cabling the System IRUs to a Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Connecting an IRU Module to a Power Source (No Rack) . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Connecting System Modules to a Rack Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Connecting the System Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Operating Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Powering the System On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Preparing to Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Powering On With Optional System Console and L1/L2 Controller . . . . . . . . 39
Powering On Manually or With L1 Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Powering Off at the System Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Powering Off Manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
L1 Front Panel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Operating the L1 Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45