Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It
provides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 6026TT-GTRF/
GIBXRF/GIBQRF. Installation and maintenance should be performed by experi-
enced technicians only.
The SuperServer 6026TT-GTRF/GIBXRF/GIBQRF is a GPU-ready, 2U Twin (two
serverboards/nodes in a 2U chassis) rackmount server based on the SC827HD-
R1400B server chassis and four Super X8DTT-HF+/X8DTT-HIBXF+/X8DTT-
HIBQF+ serverboards. The "(H)" in the product name indicates that the system is
cableless.
The main differences between the various serverboards and the servers they are
in is shown in the table below:
Model Variations (Differences between X8DTT-x Models)
X8DTT-HF+ X8DTT-HIBXF+ X8DTT-HIBQF+
IPMI 2.0 w/ KVM
Over LAN
Yes Yes Yes
Infi niBand
Connection
No Yes Yes
DDR IB No Yes No
QDR IB No No Yes

Manual Organization

Chapter 1: Introduction
The fi rst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the
server system and describes the main features of the Super X8DTT-HF+/X8DTT-
HIBXF+/X8DTT-HIBQF+ serverboard and the SC827HD-R1400B chassis.
Chapter 2: Server Installation
This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 6026TT-
GTRF/HDIBXRF/HDIBQRF into a rack and check out the server confi guration prior
to powering up the system. If your server was ordered without the processor and
memory components, this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the
manual for their installation.

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