Intel SR9000MK4U - Server System - 0 MB RAM driver and firmware
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... jumpers do not have such a tab, take care when using needle nosed pliers to remove or install a jumper; grip the narrow sides of the jumper with the pliers, never the wide sides. ...controlled by that jumper. Take care to grip with, but not squeeze, the pliers or other tool you use to remove a jumper, or you may bend or break the pins on the board.
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Product Guide - Page 7
...are responsible for troubleshooting, upgrading, and managing the Intel® Server System SR9000MK4U. This document provides an overview of the features of the server system utilities, and instructions on how to install, setup, and manage the system. For the latest version of this manual, see http:// support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/SR9000MK4U/.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 provides...
Product Guide - Page 8
..., hard drive, USB floppy drive, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, RAID controller, operating system.
For information about which accessories, memory, processors, and third-party hardware have been tested and can be used with your board, and for ordering information for Intel products, see http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/SR9000MK4U/ compat.htm.
Additional Information and Software
If...
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... For drivers
For firmware and BIOS updates, or for BIOS recovery For diagnostics test software
Use this Document or Software Tested Memory List Driver (for an extensive list of available drivers) Operating System Driver (for operating system drivers) Firmware Updates
Diagnostics
See also the Resource CD that came with your server system.
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Product Guide - Page 11
... Chassis Features ...12 Power Supply Subsystem 12 Cooling Subsystem ...14 PCI Card Slot ...15
Chapter 2: Intel® Server System SR9000MK4U Board Set Overview 17
Main Board ...18 Configuration Restrictions 22 Processor Configurations 23
Memory Box Card ...24 DIMM Configurations 25
Hard Drive Backplane ...29 Hard Drive Population 30
Front Panel Board ...30
Chapter 3: Installing and Removing...
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... Installing the Power Supply Box 80 Installing and Removing the Power Supply Support 83 Removing the Power Supply Support 83 Installing the Power Supply Support 85 Installing and Removing the Hard Drive Backplane Cover 87 Removing the Hard Drive Backplane Cover 87 Installing the Hard Drive Backplane Cover 88 Installing and Removing the KVM Card 89
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... Execution Screen ...144 Using System Setup ...145 Starting Setup ...145 Recording Your Setup Settings 145 Navigating Setup Utility Screens 146 Primary Screens ...146 Configuring Serial-Over LAN 151
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting 153
Initial Troubleshooting Steps 153 Collecting System State Information 156
How to Read the POST Codes 159
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...System Event Log 160 How to Collect System and Error Logs 160 Taking Corrective Action 162
Appendix A: Console Setup 163
On-board VGA ...163 Serial Console ...165
Appendix B: Cabling 167
Working with Ribbon Cables 167 Cable Connections ...168
Appendix C: POST Codes 171
Appendix D: Installation/Assembly Safety Instructions...;ais ...208
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... of Figures
Figure 1. Intel® Server System SR9000MK4U Three Dimensional View 1 Figure 2. Chassis Front View ...4 Figure 3. Front Panel Controls and Indicators 5 Figure 4. Optical Drive Bracket with Drive Installed 6 Figure 5. Hard Drive Carrier ...6 Figure 6. Memory Box Front View 8 Figure 7. Chassis Rear View...9 Figure 8. Open System, Top View 11 Figure 9. Power Supply Indicators 13...
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... 130. Attaching the Chassis Handles 129 Figure 131. Firmware Update Block Diagram 141 Figure 132. FWUPDATE File Path Example 142 Figure 133. FWUPDATE Execution Screen 144 Figure 134. State Transition Diagram 156 Figure 135. Location of POST Code LED 159 Figure 136. Connections Near Power Supply Box and PCI Card Divider 168
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... memory bandwidth than 3-A, because 2-A can use two NDC chips effectively. In 3-A, processors connected to the NDC linked to the MC with DIMMs installed can access all of the system memory with the shortest access time. Therefore, in some specialized situations, 3A has a performance advantage to 2-A, such as in a two-socket installation.
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Product Guide - Page 55
... remove other components. For example, to remove the PCI card divider, you first need to remove the chassis cover, the power supplies, the power supply box, the CPU1/CPU2 MVR cable, the KVM card, and all add-in cards. This guide will direct you to each installation / removal section as is necessary to accomplish your final goal. This means...
Product Guide - Page 153
4 Configuration Software and
Utilities
The Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) Boot Manager
The EFI boot manager enables the user to control the booting environment of server. After power is on, the boot manager activates the system with various ways according to the boot option settings. For example, the user can boot the EFI shell, an operating system on the network or...
Product Guide - Page 156
... Standard Error Device
Selects the standard error device.
System Setup
Starts system setup utility.
Exit
Returns control to the main menu of EFI Boot Manager. Selecting this
option displays the active boot devices.
The Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) Shell
The EFI Shell is an EFI application that enables other EFI applications to start, EFI device drivers to load, and operating systems...
Product Guide - Page 162
...MPT Setup Utility...system. 2. Leave the power cord(s) connected. 3. Hold down the reset button until the system LED begins to flash. 4. Power on the system.
Upgrading the Firmware
The FWUPDATE utility updates the SAL/BMC and writes sensor data records to the Intel® Server System SR9000MK4U. A FWUPDATE is performed as an EFI shell command.
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... device
Integrated ROM file (The file that integrates the update ROM data.)
LPC Bus
SMBus
FWH
SAL 8MB Share Bus
BMC
Flash ROM
BMC 512KB
FPGA
BMC internal flash
Flash ROM#1
SAL 8MB
Flash ROM#0
BMC 512KB
Copied to internal flash by BMC reset sequence.
SAL Spool
BMC external flash
AF001197
Figure 131. Firmware Update Block Diagram
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....ROM in work directory under current dir. fwupdate fs0:\IA64_640.ROM; Use ROM image data IA64_640.ROM in fs0 root directory. fwupdate fs0:\work\IA64_640.ROM; Use ROM image data IA64_640.ROM in fs0:work directory. fwupdate fs0:IA64_640.ROM; (not recommend) Command works if fs0 is the current drive
Figure 132. FWUPDATE File Path Example
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... 100% Done! Programming FLASH Devices 100% Done! Verifying FLASH 100% Done!
****** SDR update process start ****** Clear SDR Repository Done! Add SDR 100% Done!
****** Firmware Version Display ******
Now
BMC
01-03
SAL
01-02
Firmware update process was completed. Restart this system at once.
Figure 133. FWUPDATE Execution Screen
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...is installed. Check that the refresh rate setting matches the display specification. Replace the display.
Check that the keyboard USB cable is properly connected. Disconnect and reconnect the USB cable and retry. Replace the keyboard.
Check that the mouse USB cable is properly connected. Disconnect and reconnect the USB cable and retry. Replace the mouse.
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... is installed. It is "windows" by default. ✧ is the drive letter for your external storage device.
27. From the command prompt, execute.
dir \\system32\drivers > :\drivers.txt
28. Type "exit" to close the command prompt. 29. Use Explorer* to confirm that the following files have been created on the external
storage:
system.evt system.csv security.evt
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