Apple xserve cluster node User Manual
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Xserve Views - 3 External Views, Xserve External Views, Xserve Front Panel Back Panel Securing Thumbscrews (2)Drive Module Status Light Drive Module Activity LightCD Drive Open Button CD Drive System Identifier Button/Light Enclosure LockFireWire Port Power Button /Light Apple Drive Modules Bays (4) Ethernet Card Link Light System Activity Lights Built-In Ethernet Link Light USB Ports (2) Gigabit Ethernet Port(s) System Identifier Button/Light Power Socket FireWire Ports (2) Monitor Port Serial Console PortPCI Card Expansion Slots (3)
4 - Xserve Views Internal Views, Xserve (Slot Load) Internal Views, Xserve (Slot Load) Exploded View Power Supply 661-2835 1.33 GHz Uni Processor 661-2833 1.33 GHz Multiprocessor 661-2834 AGP/PCI Single-Slot Riser Card 922-5166 AGP/AGP Single-Slot Riser Card 922-5250 Gigabit Ethernet Card 661-2832 Logic Board 661-2741 Battery 922-4028 Drive Interconnect Board 922-5814 Dual-Slot Riser Card 922-5847 Video Card, PCI 661-2679 Blowers 922-5816 DIMM Slots (4) 256 MB DDR DIMM 661-2726 512 MB DDR DIMM 661-2727 CD Drive 661-2743 661-2813 Optical Drive Cable 922-5151 ATA Controller Board 922-5817 Front Panel Board Cable 922-5815 60 GB Hard Drive Module 661-2830 180 GB Hard Drive Module 661-2829 Front Panel Board 922-5813 FireWire Cable 922-5152 Front Bezel 922-5822
Xserve Views - 5 Internal Views, Xserve (Slot Load) Logic Board Serial PortUSB PortsFireWire PortsEthernet Port Single- Slot Riser Connector Power Supply Connector Bridge Board Connectors Processor Connector DIMM Slots PMU Reset Button Dual-Slot Riser Connector Reset Button Interrupt Button System Identifier Button
6 - Xserve Views External Views, Xserve (Slot Load) External Views, Xserve (Slot Load) Front Panel Back Panel Securing Thumbscrews (2)Drive Module Status Light Drive Module Activity LightSlot-Load Optical Drive System Identifier Button/Light Enclosure Lock and Status LightFireWire 400 Port Power Button /LightApple Drive Module (4 Bays) Ethernet Card Link LightSystem Activity Lights Built-in Ethernet Link Light USB Ports (2) Gigabit Ethernet Port(s)System Identifier Button/Light Power Socket FireWire 800 Ports (2) VGA Monitor Port Serial Console PortPCI Card Expansion Slots (3)
Xserve Views - 7 Internal Views, Xserve (Cluster Node) Internal Views, Xserve (Cluster Node) Exploded View 60 GB Hard Drive Module 661-2830 1.33 GHz Multiprocessor 661-2834 Front Panel Board Cable 922-5815 Battery 922-4028 Logic Board 661-2741Dual-Slot Riser Card 922-5847 DIMM Slots (4) 256 MB DDR DIMM 661-2726 512 MB DDR DIMM 661-2727 Blowers 922-5816 FireWire Cable 922-5152 Front Bezel 922-5903 ATA Controller Board 922-5817 Front Panel Board 922-5813Power Supply 661-2835 Drive Interconnect Board 922-5898
8 - Xserve Views Internal Views, Xserve (Cluster Node) Logic Board Serial PortUSB PortsFireWire PortsEthernet Port Single- Slot Riser Connector Power Supply Connector Bridge Board Connectors Processor Connector DIMM Slots PMU Reset Button Dual-Slot Riser Connector Reset Button Interrupt Button System Identifier Button
Xserve Views - 9 External Views, Xserve (Cluster Node) External Views, Xserve (Cluster Node) Front Panel Back Panel System Activity Lights Drive Module Status Light Drive Module Activity Light Securing Thumbscrews (2) Power Button /Light System Identifier Button/Light Enclosure Lock and Status LightFireWire 400 Port Built-in Ethernet Link Light PCI Card Expansion Slots (2)Gigabit Ethernet Port System Identifier Button/Light FireWire 800 Ports (2) Power Socket USB Ports (2) Serial Console Port
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Xserve Verification of Basic Services - 2 How to Start Up From CD How to Start Up From CD Starting up Xserve from a CD-ROM disc is useful when you need to: ¥ install the servers operating system ¥ install a software component ¥ isolate hardware versus software issues Preliminary Steps To start up the server from a CD, you must have physical access to it. You cannot do this remotely. If you need to start up Xserve using a connected keyboard, you must connect both a keyboard and monitor before beginning. Procedure 1. Make sure Xserve is turned off. 2. Turn on Xserve. Quickly eject the CD tray. Insert the Installation CD, and close the CD tray. Try to perform these steps as quickly as possible. 3. Turn off Xserve. 4. Turn on Xserve again. 5. Press and hold the Service ID button on the front panel of the server until it begins to start up from the CD. This may take more than 5 seconds. 6. If these steps have worked, Xserve should start up from the CD, and the Installer Setup assistant should open. Follow the remaining steps only if the server did not start up in Step 5. 7. Turn off Xserve, and connect a keyboard and monitor to the server. 8. Turn on Xserve while holding down the C key on the keyboard. Xserve should start up with the CD and the Installer Setup assistant should open.
3 - Xserve Verification of Basic Services How to Verify the Servers IP and Hardware (MAC) Address How to Verify the Servers IP and Hardware (MAC) Address Verifying the serverÕs IP and hardware address is useful as a Þrst step in remote software installation or to verify Xserve hardware and basic network connectivity. Preliminary Steps Make sure that the server you want to remotely install software on is started up from the Installation CD. Procedure Option A (Server Assistant) 1. Open Server Assistant from Admin system. 2. Select the Install Mac OS X Server SW option. The remote installation screen should appear with a list of all Xserve servers in the subnet. 3. Select the target Xserve from the list. Important: You will need the Þrst 8 characters of the servers serial number in order to authenticate from this screen. Option B (Terminal) 1. Open the Terminal application (Applications/Utilities). 2. Type: cd/System/Library/ServerSetup 3. Press Return. 4. Type: ./sa_srchr 224.0.0.1 5. Press Return. The target Xserves IP address, hardware (MAC) address, and DNS name (if applicable) should appear.