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SGI 1200-Family of Servers User's Guide
(document number: 007-4248-001 / published: 2000-03-07)
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This guide provides you with information on using and administering your SGI 1200 server. Although there are a number of models in the SGI 1200-family of servers, this document refers to the products generically as SGI 1200 servers. The following section describes this product's features.
The SGI 1200 server has one or two processors, and the chassis is built in a 2U form factor. Some of the server's features include:
2U (3.48-inch) height for convenient placement in a 19-inch EIA rack
One or two Intel Pentium III processors
Ultra2 SCSI controller, S-VGA video, serial, parallel ports and 10/100-BaseT Ethernet on the motherboard
Up to 2 GB of ECC SDRAM
The SGI 1200 has four hard disk bays and an SCA (Single Connector Attachment) midplane for easy drive removal, replacement and chassis monitoring. The server can support hot-swap drives with an optional SGI 1200 server RAID controller. Other features include:
The following topics are covered in this manual:
Chapter 1, “Site Preparation and Technical Specifications” provides environmental and technical infomation needed to properly set up and configure the SGI 1200 server system.
Chapter 2, “Hardware Overview” lists information on the server's chassis, connectors, motherboard, LEDs, drives and other hardware components.
Chapter 3, “Mounting the Server in a Rack” gives information on the proper procedures for mounting the SGI 1200 server system into a rack. Basic power and I/O connections for starting the system are covered.
Chapter 4, “Peripheral Use” describes how to access, use, and replace the server's peripheral components.
Appendix A, “Regulatory Specifications” lists all regulatory information related to the use of the server in the United States and other countries.
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Conventions
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Terminology
This
guide uses the following conventions:
References to document titles are in italics.
Commands and names of files appear in text as italics.
References to other chapters and sections within this guide are in quotation marks.
Anything that you type on your keyboard is in Courier bold.
Anything displayed on the screen is in Courier.
Steps to perform tasks are in numbered sentences. When a numbered step needs more explanation, the explanation follows the step and is preceded by a square bullet.
Warning text that describes conditions that could cause injury or death is highlighted with a lightening bolt icon in the left margin.
Warning or caution text that describes conditions that could cause equipment damage or major data loss is highlighted with a explanation mark in the left margin.
In addition, the term “hot-swap” in text with a RAID controller indicates that a hard drive can be removed and replaced while the server is running without data loss in a RAID configuration. Otherwise, the term “hot-swap” indicates that hard drives are conveniently removed and replaced for service and drive expansion, however no data redundancy occurs.
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SGI 1200-Family of Servers User's Guide
(document number: 007-4248-001 / published: 2000-03-07)
table of contents | additional info | download
Front Matter
About This Guide
Chapter 1. Site Preparation and Technical Specifications
Chapter 2. Hardware Overview
Chapter 3. Mounting the Server in a Rack
Chapter 4. Peripheral Use
Appendix A. Regulatory Specifications
Index
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