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customer is in need and/or interested in power protection for Superdome. APC will coordinate with the customer to
ensure the UPS is installed to meet their requirements.
Numerous options can be ordered to compliment APC SL20KFB2 Silcon 3-phase UPS units. Your APC consultant
can review these option with you are you can visit the APC website at
www.apcc.com
Power Redundancy Power Redundancy Power Redundancy Power Redundancy
Superdome servers, by default, provide an additional power supply for N+1 protection. As a result, Superdome servers will
continue to operate in the event of a single power supply failure. The failed power supply can be replaced without taking the
system down.
Multi-cabinet Multi-cabinet Multi-cabinet Multi-cabinet
Configurations
Configurations Configurations Configurations
When configuring Superdome systems that consist of more then one cabinet and include I/O expansion cabinets, certain
guidelines must be followed, specifically the I/O interface cabling between the Superdome cabinet and the I/O expansion
cabinet can only cross one additional cabinet due to cable length restrictions.
Configuration Guidelines/Rules Configuration Guidelines/Rules Configuration Guidelines/Rules Configuration Guidelines/Rules
Superdome Configuration Guidelines/Rules Superdome Configuration Guidelines/Rules Superdome Configuration Guidelines/Rules Superdome Configuration Guidelines/Rules
Category Category Category Category Rule Index Rule Index Rule Index Rule Index Rule Description Rule Description Rule Description Rule Description
General General General General 1 1 1 1 Every Superdome complex requires connectivity to a Support Management Station (SMS). The Every Superdome complex requires connectivity to a Support Management Station (SMS). The Every Superdome complex requires connectivity to a Support Management Station (SMS). The Every Superdome complex requires connectivity to a Support Management Station (SMS). The
PC-based SMS also serves as the system console.
PC-based SMS also serves as the system console. PC-based SMS also serves as the system console. PC-based SMS also serves as the system console.
2 2 2 2 Every cell in a Superdome complex must be assigned to a valid physical location. Every cell in a Superdome complex must be assigned to a valid physical location. Every cell in a Superdome complex must be assigned to a valid physical location. Every cell in a Superdome complex must be assigned to a valid physical location.
CPU CPU CPU CPU
3 3 3 3 All CPUs in a cell are the same type, same Front Side Bus (FSB) frequency, and same core All CPUs in a cell are the same type, same Front Side Bus (FSB) frequency, and same core All CPUs in a cell are the same type, same Front Side Bus (FSB) frequency, and same core All CPUs in a cell are the same type, same Front Side Bus (FSB) frequency, and same core
frequency.
frequency. frequency. frequency.
Memory Memory Memory Memory 4 4 4 4 Configurations with 8, 16 and 32 DIMM slots are recommended (i.e. are fully qualified and Configurations with 8, 16 and 32 DIMM slots are recommended (i.e. are fully qualified and Configurations with 8, 16 and 32 DIMM slots are recommended (i.e. are fully qualified and Configurations with 8, 16 and 32 DIMM slots are recommended (i.e. are fully qualified and
offer the best bandwidth performance.)
offer the best bandwidth performance.) offer the best bandwidth performance.) offer the best bandwidth performance.)
5 5 5 5 Configurations with 4 and 24 DIMM slots are supported (i.e. are fully qualified, but don't Configurations with 4 and 24 DIMM slots are supported (i.e. are fully qualified, but don't Configurations with 4 and 24 DIMM slots are supported (i.e. are fully qualified, but don't Configurations with 4 and 24 DIMM slots are supported (i.e. are fully qualified, but don't
necessarily offer the best bandwidth performance).
necessarily offer the best bandwidth performance). necessarily offer the best bandwidth performance). necessarily offer the best bandwidth performance).
6 6 6 6 DIMMs can be deallocated in 2 DIMM increments (to support HA). DIMMs can be deallocated in 2 DIMM increments (to support HA). DIMMs can be deallocated in 2 DIMM increments (to support HA). DIMMs can be deallocated in 2 DIMM increments (to support HA).
7 7 7 7 Mixed DIMM sizes within a cell board are supported, but only in separate Mbat interleaving Mixed DIMM sizes within a cell board are supported, but only in separate Mbat interleaving Mixed DIMM sizes within a cell board are supported, but only in separate Mbat interleaving Mixed DIMM sizes within a cell board are supported, but only in separate Mbat interleaving
groups.
groups. groups. groups.
8 8 8 8 System orders from the factory provide mixed DIMM sizes in recommended configurations System orders from the factory provide mixed DIMM sizes in recommended configurations System orders from the factory provide mixed DIMM sizes in recommended configurations System orders from the factory provide mixed DIMM sizes in recommended configurations
only.
only. only. only.
9 9 9 9 For system orders from the factory, the same memory configuration must be used for all cells For system orders from the factory, the same memory configuration must be used for all cells For system orders from the factory, the same memory configuration must be used for all cells For system orders from the factory, the same memory configuration must be used for all cells
within a partition.
within a partition. within a partition. within a partition.
10 10 10 10 DIMMs in the same rank must have SDRAMs with the same number of banks and row and DIMMs in the same rank must have SDRAMs with the same number of banks and row and DIMMs in the same rank must have SDRAMs with the same number of banks and row and DIMMs in the same rank must have SDRAMs with the same number of banks and row and
column bits.
column bits. column bits. column bits.
11 11 11 11 Size of memory within an interleave group must be power of 2. Size of memory within an interleave group must be power of 2. Size of memory within an interleave group must be power of 2. Size of memory within an interleave group must be power of 2.
12 12 12 12 DIMMs within the same interleave group must be same size and have same number of banks, DIMMs within the same interleave group must be same size and have same number of banks, DIMMs within the same interleave group must be same size and have same number of banks, DIMMs within the same interleave group must be same size and have same number of banks,
row bits, and column bits.
row bits, and column bits. row bits, and column bits. row bits, and column bits.
13 13 13 13 There are currently no restrictions on mixing DIMMs (of the same type) with different vendor There are currently no restrictions on mixing DIMMs (of the same type) with different vendor There are currently no restrictions on mixing DIMMs (of the same type) with different vendor There are currently no restrictions on mixing DIMMs (of the same type) with different vendor
SDRAMs.
SDRAMs. SDRAMs. SDRAMs.
I/O I/O I/O I/O 14 14 14 14 One cell in every partition must be connected to an I/O chassis that contains a Core I/O One cell in every partition must be connected to an I/O chassis that contains a Core I/O One cell in every partition must be connected to an I/O chassis that contains a Core I/O One cell in every partition must be connected to an I/O chassis that contains a Core I/O
card, a card connected to boot media, a card connected to removable media, and a network
card, a card connected to boot media, a card connected to removable media, and a network card, a card connected to boot media, a card connected to removable media, and a network card, a card connected to boot media, a card connected to removable media, and a network
card with a connected network.
card with a connected network. card with a connected network. card with a connected network.
15 15 15 15 A partition cannot have more I/O chassis than it has active cells. A partition cannot have more I/O chassis than it has active cells. A partition cannot have more I/O chassis than it has active cells. A partition cannot have more I/O chassis than it has active cells.
16 16 16 16 Removable media device controller should be in slot 8 of the I/O chassis. Removable media device controller should be in slot 8 of the I/O chassis. Removable media device controller should be in slot 8 of the I/O chassis. Removable media device controller should be in slot 8 of the I/O chassis.
17 17 17 17 Core I/O card must be in slot 0 of the I/O chassis. Core I/O card must be in slot 0 of the I/O chassis. Core I/O card must be in slot 0 of the I/O chassis. Core I/O card must be in slot 0 of the I/O chassis.
18 18 18 18 Boot device controller should be in slot 1 of the I/O chassis Boot device controller should be in slot 1 of the I/O chassis Boot device controller should be in slot 1 of the I/O chassis Boot device controller should be in slot 1 of the I/O chassis
19 19 19 19 PCI-X high bandwidth I/O cards should be in the high bandwidth slots in the I/O chassis PCI-X high bandwidth I/O cards should be in the high bandwidth slots in the I/O chassis PCI-X high bandwidth I/O cards should be in the high bandwidth slots in the I/O chassis PCI-X high bandwidth I/O cards should be in the high bandwidth slots in the I/O chassis
20 20 20 20 Every I/O card in an I/O chassis must be assigned to a valid physical location. Every I/O card in an I/O chassis must be assigned to a valid physical location. Every I/O card in an I/O chassis must be assigned to a valid physical location. Every I/O card in an I/O chassis must be assigned to a valid physical location.
21 21 21 21 Every I/O chassis in a Superdome complex must be assigned to a valid physical location Every I/O chassis in a Superdome complex must be assigned to a valid physical location Every I/O chassis in a Superdome complex must be assigned to a valid physical location Every I/O chassis in a Superdome complex must be assigned to a valid physical location
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