SUPER MICRO Computer AS1011M-T2 Preface, About This Manual, Manual Organization, Introduction

Preface

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 AS1011M-T2 server. Instal- lation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only.

The AS1011M-T2 is a high-end server based on the SC811FT-260 1U rack- mount chassis and the H8SMi-2, a single processor motherboard that supports AMD Opteron processors and up to 8 GB of unbuffered ECC/non-ECC DDR2- 800/667/533 SDRAM.

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 H8SMi-2 motherboard and the SC811FT-260 chassis, which comprise the 1011M-T2.

Chapter 2: Server Installation

This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the 1011M-T2 into a rack and check out the server confi guration prior to powering up the system. If your server was ordered without processor and memory components, this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation.

Chapter 3: System Interface

Refer here for details on the system interface, which includes the functions and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system.

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