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Acer MU.R230E.001 I/O ports , Power supply and system fan, Hardware monitoring and server management , Operating system

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I/O ports Power supply and system fan

• 610-watts power supply with redundant option

• System fan with redundant option

Hardware monitoring and server management

• Winbond W83792D hardware monitoring IC for voltage,

temperature, and fan speed detection

• LED indicators for constant monitoring of basic system function

• Acer Server Management (ASM) monitors potential problem spots

in the network environment

Operating system

• Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, x64 Edition

•Red Hat

® Enterprise Linux® 4.0

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0, x86_64

•Novell

® NetWare® 6.5

•SUSE

Linux® Enterprise Server 9.0

•SUSE

Linux Enterprise Server 9.0, EM64T

• Two front USB 2.0 ports

• PS/2 keyboard port

• PS/2 mouse port

• Serial port

• Monitor port

• Parallel port

• Four rear USB 2.0 ports

• Two Gigabit LAN ports

(RJ-45)

Contents

Main Page iii Notices FCC notice Class A equipment Class B equipment Laser compliance statement v Important safety instructions vi Contents 1 System tour 1 2 System setup 25 3 System upgrade 35 4 System BIOS 69 5 System troubleshooting 99 Appendix A: Server management tools 111 Index 133 Appendix B: Rack mount configuration 119 Page Page Page System specifications Performance Processor Chipset Memory PCI interface Video controller Networking Media storage I/O ports Power supply and system fan Hardware monitoring and server management Operating system Mechanical Environmental Hardware options External and internal structure Front bezel Front panel Page Rear panel Page Internal components Page Page Page 17 Backplane board 18 SAS controller board This controller board enables the installation of a SAS HDD. BMC module ARMC/3 module System LED indicators Front panel LED indicators 22 Hot-plug HDD LED indicator LAN port LED indicators Power supply module LED indicators Page Page Page Setting up the system Pre-installation requirements Selecting a site Checking the package contents Connecting peripherals Turning on the system Power-on problems Configuring the system OS Rack mount configuration Turning off the system To turn off the system via software: To turn off the system via hardware: Page Page Page Installation precautions ESD precautions Pre-installation instructions Post-installation instructions Opening the server Removing the side panel Page Configuring the hard drive Installing a HDD cage Page Page Removing a HDD cage Installing an additional hard drive To install a hot-plug hard drive: Page To install an easy-swap hard drive: Configuring a 5-25 inch storage device To install an optional storage device: Page Upgrading the processor Processor configuration guidelines To upgrade the default processor: Page Page To install a second processor: Page Upgrading the system memory System memory interface System memory configuration guidelines Page To remove an FBD: To install an FBD: Page Installing an expansion card I/O interface To install an expansion card: Page Installing the SAS controller board To install the SAS controller board: Installing the BMC module To install the BMC module: Installing the ARMC/3 module To install the ARMC/3 module: Page Installing a redundant power supply module Page Page Page Page BIOS overview Entering BIOS setup BIOS setup primary menus BIOS setup navigation keys Main menu Page Advanced Processor Options CPU Cache Control Memory Configuration Advanced Chipset Control PCI Configuration I/O Device Configuration Page 83 IDE Configuration I/O Channel 0/Secondary Master/Slave 85 Floppy Configuration The Floppy Configuration submenu displays the type of floppy disk drive installed in the server. Boot Configuration DMI Event Logging Page Security menu Setting a system password Changing a system password Removing a system password Server menu Page Page Event Log Configuration Boot menu 97 Exit menu Page Page Page Resetting the system Page Initial troubleshooting checklist Hardware diagnostic testing Checking the boot-up status Page Specific problems and corrective actions Power indicator does not light. FDD activity indicator does not light. HDD activity indicator does not light. DVD drive activity indicator does not light. DVD tray cannot be ejected. DVD drive cannot read a disc. Newly installed memory modules are not detected. Page No characters appear on the display monitor. Page Page Page 113 Server management overview The server management tools supported by the Altos G540 system is listed in the table below. RAID configuration utilities Onboard SATA RAID Configuration Utility To enable the onboard SATA RAID controller: To initialize the Onboard SATA RAID Configuration Utility: To create a RAID 1 volume: LSI 1068 SAS Configuration Utility To initialize the LSI Logic Config Utility: To load the factory default RAID setting: To create a RAID 1 volume with a hot spare disk: LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility To initialize the LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility: To load the factory default RAID setting: To create and initialize a RAID volume: To assign a hot spare disk: Page Page Rack installation information Rack installation precautions Rack mount kit Screw types Vertical mounting hole pattern Rack installation procedures Preparing the server for rack installation Page Preparing the rack for server installation Page Installing the server in the system rack Installing the cable arm option To install the cable arm: Page Page Index Numerics A B C F H I L M R S T U W Z