This guide provides an overview of the architecture, general operation and descriptions of the major components that compose the SGI® Altix® UV 100 family of servers. It also provides the standard procedures for powering on and powering off the system, basic troubleshooting, disk and PCIe card installation information, and important safety and regulatory specifications. IRU rackmounting instructions are provided for units not already installed in a rack.
This guide may be helpful to operators, system administrators, and users of SGI Altix UV 100 computer systems. It is written with the assumption that the reader has a good working knowledge of computers and computer systems.
 | Warning: To avoid problems that could void your warranty, your SGI or other approved system support engineer (SSE) should perform all the set up, addition, or replacement of parts, cabling, and service of your SGI Altix UV 100 system, with the exception of the following items that you can perform yourself: |
Adding and replacing PCIe cards, as described in this guide.
Adding and replacing disk drives, as described in this guide.
Using the On/Off commands (and non-maskable interrupt [NMI] commands) on the IRUs.
Using the ESI/ops panel (operating panel) on optional mass storage bricks.
Rackmounting the Altix UV 100 IRU as described in this guide.
The following topics are covered in this guide:
Chapter 1, “Operation Procedures”, provides instructions for powering on and powering off your system.
Chapter 2, “System Control ”, describes the function of the system controllers and provides instructions for operating the controllers.
Chapter 3, “System Overview”, provides environmental and technical information needed to properly set up and configure SGI Altix UV 100 systems.
Chapter 4, “Rack Information”, describes the rack sizes and features.
Chapter 5, “PCIe and Disk Add or Replace Procedures”, provides instructions for installing or removing the customer-replaceable components of your system.
Chapter 6, “Troubleshooting and Diagnostics”, provides recommended actions if problems occur on your system.
Appendix A, “Technical Specifications and Pinouts” provides physical, environmental, and power specifications for your system. Also included are the pinouts for the non-proprietary connectors.
Appendix B, “Safety Information and Regulatory Specifications” lists regulatory information related to use of the Altix UV 100 system in the United States and other countries. It also provides a list of safety instructions to follow when installing, operating, or servicing the product.
The following SGI documents are relevant to the Altix UV 100 series system:
SGI UV CMC Controller Software User's Guide
(P/N 007-5636-00x)This guide describes how to use the system console controller line commands to monitor and manage your SGI Altix UV 100 system. Coverage of control includes descriptions of the interface and usage of the commands. Note that it does not cover controller command information for the SGI Altix UV 10.
SGI Altix UV System Management Node Administrator's Guide
(P/N 007-5694-00x)This guide covers the system management node (SMN) for SGI Altix UV 1000 and SGI Altix UV 100 series systems. It describes the software and hardware components used with the SMN as well as providing an overview of the UV system control network. System network addressing is covered and a chapter on how to use KVM to enable remote console access from the system management node is included.
SGI Altix UV Software Install Guide
(P/N 007-5675-00x)In UV systems that come with pre-installed Linux software operating systems; this document describes how to re-install it when necessary.
Windows on SGI Altix UV Software Install Guide
(P/N 007-5762-00x)In UV systems that come with pre-installed Windows software operating systems; this document describes how to re-install it when necessary.
SGI Management Center Quick Start Guide
(P/N 007-5672-00x)This document may be helpful to users or administrators of SGI Altix UV systems using the SGI Management Center interface. The guide provides introductory information on configuration, operation and monitoring of your Altix UV system using the management center software.
SGI Management Center System Administrator's Guide
(P/N 007-5642-00x)This guide is intended for system administrators who work with the optional SGI Management Center software to manage and control Altix UV 100 systems. Depending on your system configuration and implementation, this guide may be optional. The manual is written with the assumption the user has a good working knowledge of Linux.
SGI UV Systems Linux Configuration and Operations Guide
(P/N 007-5629-00x)This guide discusses the operational management of SGI ProPack for Linux when used on the SGI Altix UV 100 or UV 1000 family of servers and superclusters. It explains how to perform general system configuration and operation under Linux.
SGI UV Systems Software Install Guide
(P/N 007-5675-00x)This guide covers software installation on UV 100 or UV 1000 systems and their SMNs.
Linux Application Tuning Guide for SGI X86-64 Based Systems
(P/N 007-5646-00x)This guide includes a chapter that covers advanced tuning strategies for applications running on Altix UV 100 or UV 1000 systems as well as other SGI X86 based systems.
Man pages (online)
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You can obtain SGI documentation, release notes, or man pages in the following ways:
See the SGI Technical Publications Library at http://docs.sgi.com
Various formats are available. This library contains the most recent and most comprehensive set of online books, release notes, man pages, and other information.
The release notes, which contain the latest information about software and documentation in this release, are in a file named README.SGI in the root directory of the SGI ProPack for Linux Documentation CD.
You can also view man pages by typing man <title> on a command line.
SGI systems shipped with Linux include a set of Linux man pages, formatted in the standard UNIX “man page” style. Important system configuration files and commands are documented on man pages. These are found online on the internal system disk (or DVD) and are displayed using the man command.
References in the documentation to these pages include the name of the command and the section number in which the command is found. For example, to display a man page, type the request on a command line:
man commandx |
For additional information about displaying man pages using the man command, see man(1). In addition, the apropos command locates man pages based on keywords. For example, to display a list of man pages that describe disks, type the following on a command line:
apropos disk |
For information about setting up and using apropos, see apropos(1).
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variable | The italic typeface denotes variable entries and words or concepts being defined. Italic typeface is also used for book titles. |
user input | This bold fixed-space font denotes literal items that the user enters in interactive sessions. Output is shown in nonbold, fixed-space font. |
[ ] | Brackets enclose optional portions of a command or directive line. |
... | Ellipses indicate that a preceding element can be repeated. |
man page(x) | Man page section identifiers appear in parentheses after man page names. |
GUI element | This font denotes the names of graphical user interface (GUI) elements such as windows, screens, dialog boxes, menus, toolbars, icons, buttons, boxes, fields, and lists. |
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