DP8xxx Density Series™ Systems
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1. 10 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Table 8 represents the technical specifications for the Density DP8xxx board Table 8 Density DP8xxx Technical Specifications Intel Pentium 550MHz or Intel Pentium Ill 600 MHz 12KB integrated on processors 40GX PIIX 4E CPU Central Processing Unit L2 Cache System Chip Set System Memory Speed Width Max Size Type Peripheral Bus Support System BIOS Super I O Serial Assignment UART Type Parallel Assignment Dual On Board LAN Interfaces VGA Chip Set SCSI Chip Set C 100 SDRAM 2 Bits ECC GB 4 512MB DIMMS nbuffered or Registered DO NOT MIX 3 3v MI BIOS MC 53C669 OM1 J14 COM2 J5 6C550 Compatible 230Kbps Maximum PT1 J2 all Standard Modes 0 100 TX Intel amp 82559 3 Trio 64V2 DX 2MB Video RAM ide Ultra2 SCSI Symbios 53C895 with Low oltage Differential or Single Ended SCSI support ingle Ended 40MB LVD 80MB ideo Keyboard Mouse IES J3 Internal Header olts Amps Max Power Max 13 5A 0 415A 12VDC 0 033A Parts and Labor Return to Manufacturer 3 yrs Max Transfer Rate Other Input Output Power Requirements I lt lt c lt J O A N lt J O N Q2 Warranty APPENDIX A CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMATION For Customer Service Information 800 829 0550 Customer Service available from 5 00 am to 5 00 pm PST Monday through Friday Also from 8 00 am to 4 00 pm PST on Saturday Closed holidays and holiday weekends Use the Cu2. IECUDIA DP8xxx with Dual Ethernet Ports for Density Series Systems USER S GUIDE Cubix Corporate Headquarters 2800 Lockheed Way Carson City Nevada 89706 0719 Tel 775 888 1000 e Fax 775 888 1001 e Customer Service 800 829 0550 European Headquarters e One Hunter Road Kirkton South Livingston EH54 9DH Scotland Tel 01506 465065 e Fax 01506 465430 International 44 1506 465065 e Customer Service 0800 591 887 Cubix Web Site http www cubix com NOTICE Cubix Corporation reserves the right to revise this documentation and to change content from time to time without obligation on the part of Cubix Corporation to provide notification of such revision or change Additionally Cubix Corporation assumes no responsibility for its use and provides this documentation without warranty of any kind either implied or expressed Cubix Corporation may make improvements or changes in the product s and or program s described in this documentation at any time All product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Mention of third party products is for informational purposes only and is not to be considered an endorsement or recommendation Cubix Corporation assumes no responsibility for the performance of these products Copyright 1999 by Cubix Corporation All Rights Reserved Printed in U S A Doc 0879 DP8xxx With Dual Ethernet Ports User s Guide Table o
3. Ethernet Jumper Settings for JP1 and JP2 0000000 eee eee 4 Table 3 VGA Jumper Settings for JP3 0 0 0 ees 4 Table 4 RAID Jumper Settings for JP4 0 0 0 0 ee 5 Table 5 Memory Map sees 9 Table B UO MIP cco ee Cech ene es Boe Cas BAe ed ew ak ers Be eo eau Area ea od 9 Table 7 System Interrupts codons ccs Rio ec eek edad oes CX dr oca n 10 Table 8 Density DP8xxx Technical Specifications 20000 e eens 11 Chapter 1 Introduction The Cubix Density Series system houses multiple server class Intel compatible computers neatly and efficiently in a single rack mountable drawer see Figure 1 The Density Series is designed for the purpose of computer consolidation Cubix equipment solves the problems associated with space contrained backroom computing centers The DP8xxx is a single board computer which supports two Pentium Ill processors in a dual symetric multiprocessor configuration This single board computer plugs into backplanes that are divided into independent groups Group refers to a segmented number of slots within the backplane that will accommodate a Density processor board and peripheral third party cards which comprise the server class system Under oper ating systems that can support multi threaded applications the Cubix DP8xxx board executes these applications with increased speed The Cubix DP8xxx can be purchased with just one Pentium IIl processor
4. for location The LED will be red when the SCSI drive is busy This LED is only visible when the cover is off of the Density System DP8xxx Board Power LED There is a Board Power LED light located on the DP7xxx board between the COM 2 connector J5 and the fan connector J13 see Figure 2 for location This LED light will be green when there is power to the board This LED is only visible when the cover is off of the Density System MEMORY CONFIGURATION amp MANAGEMENT Table 5 shows the Memory map for the DP processor Table 5 Memory Map 00000 9FFFF 640KB Conventional Memory A0000 AFFFF 64KB VGA Graphics Buffer B0000 B7FFF 32KB MDA Text Buffer 32KB B8000 BFFFF VGA CGA Text Buffer C0000 C7FFF 32KB VGA Bios C8000 DFFFF 96KB Available E0000 FFFFF 128KB System amp PCI BIOS Table 6 defines the board s I O configuration Table 6 I O Map ISA Ports 0000 00FF 01F0 01F7 02F8 02FF COM2 03A0 03A8 03AF 03B4 03B5 VGA 0378 037F LPT1 03C0 03CF VGA 03D4 03D5 VGA 03F0 03F7 Floppy IDE O3F8 O3FF COM1 SYSTEM INTERRUPTS The 16 system hardware interrupts on the DP8xxx are represented in Table 7 Interrupts are managed by two standard 8259A Programmable Interrupt Controllers PICs Interrupts at IRQ 0 through 7 are located on the main PIC IRQ 8 through 15 are on the SLAVE PIC Table 7 System Interrupts Timer clock Set By PCI Plug amp Play at boot time Floppy Disk Controller Not Used
5. system which is restricted to service personnel only Accordingly the following warnings apply CAUTION CONTAINS HAZARDOUS VOLTAGES NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE ATTENTION TENSION DANGEREUSE L APPAREIL NE COMPORTE AUUN ELEMENT QUE L UTILISATEUR PULSSE REPARER ACHTUNG GEFAHRLICHE STROMSPANNUNGEN KEIN BENUTZER ZUGANGLICHE TEILE CAUTION GROUP POWER MUST BE OFF BEFORE INSTALLING ANY CUBIX PROCESSORS PERIPHERAL BOARDS OR THIRD PARTY PERIPHERAL CARDS FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS WARNING MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE DENSITY SERIES SYSTEM AND BOARDS BEING INSTALLED BOARD INSTALLATION The following steps guide you through the installation process 1 At the front console select and turn power off to the group location where you intend to install the server board If a hard drive is installed in the group hard drive slot remove the hard drive Confirm the switch and jumper settings are correct on the board being installed Insert the board into the group slot ensuring the card interface tabs are aligned with the center of the slot see Figure 3 Firmly seat the processor card into the slots by firmly pressing on the top of the card with the palm of your hand Install the hard drive assembly into the appropriate hard drive bay located in the front of the Density enclosure The hard drive assembly will fit into the hard drive interface Press firmly to seat If the hard drive assembly does not fit into the inter fac
6. and later upgraded as the need for more processor power arises This board also has two Ethernet ports which provide the customer with high speed data links to be used in a redundant mode or as a method of segmenting There are three steps to insure proper installation of this board 1 Jumper settings must be checked for proper configuration 2 A power down of the group where the board will be installed must be done 3 The board must be inserted into the proper group slot This Quick Reference Guide provides details on switch and jumper settings the steps necessary for proper installation of the board and information regarding the technical specifications of the DP8xxx board Figure 1 Density Series System OVERVIEW OF THE DP8xxx BOARD This processor board uses the Intel 440GX chipset and two Pentium IIl processors with current speeds up to 6000Mhz As new processors become available Cubix upgrades their technology providing for the customer the latest in server consolidation The DP8xxx board has four DIMM sockets for a maximum of 2GB of memory The DP8xxx board uses a 100MHz front side bus and 33MHz PCI bus timing This board is designed for the Density Series chassis which can hold up to four DP8xxx boards Figure 2 shows the DP8xxx board layout Once installed in a Cubix Density System each DP Series board becomes an independent computer The system multiplexor allows all Density System computers in a chassis to share a s
7. bix Web site for trouble shooting aids and for access to the latest information on Cubix products Customer Service Web site http www cubix com support Customer Service Email address customerservice cubix com 12
8. e check to see that the server board is completely seated in the slot Connect all appropriate ribbon connectors and L bracket connectors At the front of the console apply power to the processor group Figure 3 Inserting Server Board into Chassis Group Chapter 4 DP8xxx Board Information and Technical Specifications TERMINATION CARD FOR PROCESSOR SLOT 1 When only one processor is in place a termination card is necessary in the other slot If for any reason a processor is removed the Group where in the board is located must be powered down The processor can then be removed and replaced with a termination card before the DP8xxx is powered up ETHERNET ADAPTER LEDs In each of the RJ 45 connectors and visible in the mounting bracket are two sets of light emitting diodes LEDs Figure 4 displays the DP8xxx end bracket On the Upper set e The top LED will emit green when the interface has a valid connection to an Ethernet hub and blinks when there is activity e The bottom LED emits green when the interface is set to 100 Mbit s On the Lower set e The top LED will emit green when the interface has a valid connection to an Ethernet hub and blinks when there is activity e The bottom LED emits green when the interface is set to 100 Mbit s Figure 4 DP8xxx End Bracket OTHER LEDs SCSI Activity LED There is an LED located on the top edge of the DP8xxx board next to the internal SCSI connector SJ2 see Figure 2
9. f Contents Chapter 1 Introduction INntrOdUCTION x uwewe da be eS ee LER exams Euer as 1 Overview of the DP8xxx Board os 2 Chapter 2 Jumper Settings and Memory Installation Jumper Settings aacxusdedecx Rune ox Rye RRESEeERwGGo re UREGEEG REY rx ERR SUR EE 3 5 Chapter 3 Board Installation Warnings and Procedures 52342 e sPRA SURE bee Senate sete RUE AGE ee OR EUR Std d 6 Board Installation erevere acdsee ORE 7 eye heen READ B oai euo a em RAD ALI RICE 7 Chapter 4 DP8xxx Board Information and Technical Specifications Termination Card for Processor Slot1 0 0000 eae 8 Etherner Adapters LEDS cs aeri uu eR REAR Re SAE OO baa dee ee RO Y a A 8 Other LEDS p rP Prr rPrPEPPIPCDECEE 8 9 Memory Configuration and Management cece eee 9 System Interlpls ieee ws Ghee dean Oh eee we Oh be aes Oak Edid d ae Cae Re adr ded 10 Technical Specifications n anaana dude vee Des a ad Re EC OX S eee onda da 11 Appendix A Customer Service Information 0 0 00 cece eee 12 List of Figures Figure 1 Density Series System 22 6 ce ee eee rr er eee ee ee ee ee eee 1 Figure 2 DPSxxx Series Board Layout suos cuu de eed ERE REX EER REESE 2 Figure 3 Inserting Server Board Into Chassis Group 00000 cece eens 7 Figure 4 DPOxxx End Bracket 2 25 RXS RARE Ed RHERAX PESE RRERAGC AREE ER 8 List of Tables Table 1 SCSI Jumper Settings for SUP2 0 20 00 ee 3 Table 2
10. he PCI plug and play BIOS at boot time A SCSI configuration utility is available on boot up of the board Shortly after the SCSI BIOS information displays the configuration program can be accessed by pressing Control C The configuration utility will allow you to scan the SCSI bus change configuration options and view a list of SCSI devices connected to the board For more in depth information on SCSI re configuration visit www Isilogic com SJP2 Enable Disable SCSI Controller As stated above the on board Symbios Ultra2 Fast Wide SCSI adapter can be enabled or disabled with jumper SJP2 see Figure 2 for SJP2 location Table 1 defines the jumper settings for SJP2 Table 1 SCSI Jumper Settings for SJP2 Jumper Jumper On Jumper On Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 SJP2 SCSI Enabled Disabled JP1 and JP2 On Board Ethernet Controllers Jumper Settings The board is equipped with two integrated Intel 82559 Ethernet controllers that have two RJ 45 10 100 BASE TX connectors on the mounting bracket at the rear of the board The I O addresses and interrupts are set by the PCI plug and play BIOS at boot time These controllers are enabled or disabled via hardware jumpers JP1 and JP2 see Figure 2 for jumper locations JP1 corresponds to the Ethernet controller and Ethernet port farthest from the processors JP2 corresponds to the Ethernet controller and Ethernet port closest to the processors For unique situations requiring the dis abling of the Et
11. he upgrade is complete the shunt should be removed to protect the system from accidental erasure Cubix provides Flash Bios upgrades via the Cubix web site The web site address is provided in Appendix A of this manual Other Jumper Settings Jumpers JP6 7 8 and 9 CPU speed are processor dependent and should not be changed from factory settings J2 is a reset jumper incorporated on the board specifically for testing by Cubix Corporation DIMM MEMORY INSTALLATION Additional memory can be installed on DP8xxx board There are four DIMM slots available on this board see Figure 2 for DIMM slot location If only one DIMM is installed this DIMM should be installed in the DIMM slot farthest away from the processor Each additional DIMM should be added in the adjacent slot The sequence of DIMM installation relative to DIMM size is not important For installation the card interface tabs must be aligned Firmly seat the DIMM s into place Please note the following information regarding DIMMs e DIMMs must be 168 pin 3 3 volt 100MHz PC100 ECC SDRAM 72 bits e DIMMs do not need to be installed in pairs and different sizes may be mixed e DIMMs may be either registered or unbuffered Registered and unbuffered DIMMs may NOT be mixed e DIMMs must have gold contacts edge connectors Chapter 3 Board Installation WARNINGS AND PROCEDURES The installation of processor boards require entry into the CPU bay of the Density Series
12. hernet controllers JP1 and JP2 are incorporated onto the DP8xxx board Table 2 defines the jumper settings for JP1 and JP2 Table 2 Ethernet Jumper Settings for JP1 and JP2 Jumper Jumper On Jumper On Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Ethernet Controller Enabled Disabled Ethernet Controller Enabled Disabled JP3 On Board Video Graphics Controller Jumper Settings The board is equipped with an on board video graphics controller This controller is enabled or disabled via a hardware jumper JP3 see Figure 2 for JP3 location For special applications that may require disabling of the VGA controller JP3 has been incorporated onto the Cubix DP8xxx board Table 3 defines the jumper settings for JP3 Table 3 VGA Jumper Settings for JP3 Jumper Jumper On Jumper On Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 VGA JP4 RAID Interrupt Enabled Disabled The DP8xxx comes from the factory with JP4 in a normal setting unless otherwise specified a normal setting has the jumper on pins 1 and 2 If an AMI RAID card using the internal hard drives needs to be installed at a later time the jumper will have to be removed and placed on pins 2 and 3 Table 4 Jumper Settings for JP4 Jumper On Jumper On Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Enabled JP5 Flash BIOS If the Flash Bios is to be upgraded a shunt must be installed on the 2 pin jumper JP5 see figure 2 for JP5 location Upgrades typically come on a floppy disk and are accompanied by upgrade instructions When t
13. ingle floppy disk drive and CD ROM drive The monitor mouse and keyboard may be shared between multiple chassis up to 8 The DP Series computers include on board video two serial ports one parallel port keyboard and mouse support memory support and floppy drive support Also included are two integrated Ethernet controllers with two RJ 45 connectors for 10 100 Base TX operation The DP8xxx has a Wide Ultra2 SCSI which supports up to three low voltage differential LVD SCSI hard disk drives This board supports PCI expansion slots only SCSI URN conce J4 J2 Ethernet Activity LED T eae USB Connector Four DIMM Sockets iu Reset Controllers p umenp is e ii i SEL ag SJ2 Lkw Wide Ultra2 Internal SCSI Connector Ethernet 17 Connectors SJP2 J14 COM 1 Enable Disable HEL IE 1 lI Connector SCSI VH HE EHELLHEETELEE LE TELE AET Figure 2 DP8xxx Series Board Layout Chapter 2 Jumper Settings and Memory Installation JUMPER SETTINGS On Board Symbios SCSI Controller Jumper Settings The board is equipped with an integrated Ultra2 Fast Wide SCSI controller This con troller supports both LVD and single ended SCSI devices The controller is enabled or disabled via hardware jumper SJP2 The SCSI controller is a bus master device which gains control of the PCI bus to transfer data between the CPU memory and the SCSI devices The I O base address and interrupts are set by t
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