Dell™ PowerVault™ 770N NAS Systems User's Guide System Overview Using the System Setup Program Technical Specifications I/O Ports and Connectors Using Console Redirection Glossary NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
Back to Contents Page System Overview Dell™ PowerVault™ 770N NAS Systems User's Guide System Orientation System-Status Indicators Front-Panel Features Back-Panel Features System Features Supported Operating Systems Power Protection Devices Other Documents You May Need Obtaining Technical Assistance Your Dell™ PowerVault™ 770N NAS system provides optimized file-serving capabilities on a robust rackmount or tower platform.
memory, expansion cards, or the integrated SCSI controller. When the bezel is off, the system-status indicators on the system (see Figure 1-3) assume the same functions as the bezel system-status indicator. Table 1-1 lists the system's status indicator codes. Figure 1-2. Bezel System-Status Indicator Table 1-1. System-Status Indicator Codes System-Status Indicator Caution Indicator Indicator Code Off Off No power is available to the system, or the system is not powered on.
Table 1-2. Front-Panel Features Component Description Power button Turns system power off and on. If you turn off the system using the power button, the system can perform an orderly shutdown before power is turned off. The button is enabled in the System Setup program. When disabled, the button can only turn on system power. Power indicators Provides information about power status (see "Power Indicator"). Power-supply indicators Provides information about power status (see Table 1-4).
Power Indicator The system has indicators on the front panel and the power supplies that denote system power status (see Figure 1-3). Power-Button Indicator Codes The power button controls the power input to the system's power supplies. The power-button indicator can provide information on power status. Table 1-3 lists the power-button indicator codes. Table 1-3. Power-Button Indicator Codes Indicator Indicator Code On Indicates that power is supplied to the system, and the system is operational.
Power-on Green indicates that the power supply is operational. Fault Red indicates a problem with the power supply (such as a fan failure or voltage error). Power present Green indicates that power is present at the power supply and that the system is connected to a power source. Hard-Drive Indicators Each hard-drive carrier has two indicators: a drive-busy indicator and a drive-status indicator (see Figure 1-5). The indicators provide information on the status of the respective hard drive.
Back-Panel Features Figure 1-6 shows the back-panel features of the system. For specific information about the back-panel connectors, see "I/O Ports and Connectors." Figure 1-6. Back-Panel Features NIC Indicator The NIC indicator on the back panel provides information on network activity and link status for the NIC (see Figure 1-7). Table 1-6 lists the NIC indicator codes. Figure 1-7. NIC Indicators Table 1-6.
Embedded Remote Access Ethernet Connector Indicators (Optional) The embedded remote access Ethernet connector indicators on the back panel provide information on network activity and link status for the embedded remote access Ethernet connector (see Figure 1-8). Table 1-7 lists the embedded remote access Ethernet connector indicator codes. Figure 1-8. Embedded Remote Access Ethernet Connector Table 1-7.
An integrated VGA-compatible video subsystem with an ATI RAGE XL video controller. This video subsystem contains 8 MB of SDRAM video memory (nonupgradable). Maximum resolution is 1600 x 1200 x 16.7 million colors (noninterlaced). An integrated, dual-channel Ultra320 SCSI host adapter. Optional 1 x 2 backplane automatically configures the ID numbers and termination on individual hard drives, greatly simplifying drive installation. One integrated 10/100/1000 NIC, which provides an Ethernet interface.
Operating system documentation describes how to install (if necessary), configure, and use the operating system software. Documentation for any components you purchased separately provides information to configure and install these options. Updates are sometimes included with the system to describe changes to the system, software, and/or documentation. NOTE: Always read the updates first because they often supersede information in other documents.
Back to Contents Page Using the System Setup Program Dell™ PowerVault™ 770N NAS Systems User's Guide Entering the System Setup Program System Setup Options Using the System Password Feature Using the Setup Password Feature Disabling a Forgotten Password Each time you turn on your system, the system compares the configuration of the hardware installed in the system to the hardware listed in the system configuration information stored in NVRAM on the system board.
If an error message appears on your monitor screen while the system is starting up, make a note of the message. Before entering the System Setup program, see "System Beep Codes" and "System Messages" in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for an explanation of the message and suggestions for correcting any errors.
The following options and information fields appear on the main System Setup screen: System Time — Resets the time on the system's internal clock. System Date — Resets the date on the system's internal calendar. Diskette Drive A: — Displays a screen that allows you to select the type of diskette drive for your system. System Memory — Displays the amount of system memory. This option has no user-selectable settings. Video Memory — Displays the amount of video memory.
Console Redirection — Displays a screen that allows you to configure console redirection, discussed later in this section. For more information on using console redirection, see Appendix C, "Using Console Redirection." System Security — Displays a screen that allows you to configure the system password and setup password features. See "Using the System Password Feature" and "Using the Setup Password Feature" for more information.
integrated NIC. This field has no user-selectable settings. Serial Port (1 and 2) — Configures the system's integrated serial ports. When set to Auto, the integrated port automatically maps to the next available port. Serial Port 1 tries to use COM1, then COM3. Serial Port 2 tries to use COM2, then COM4. If both addresses are in use for a specific port, the port is disabled.
When this option is set to Disabled, you cannot use the power button to turn off the system or perform other system events. NOTICE: Use the NMI button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system's documentation. Pressing this button halts the operating system and displays a diagnostic screen. NMI Button — Toggles the NMI feature On or Off.
NOTICE: If you leave your system running and unattended without having a system password assigned or if you leave your system unlocked so that someone can disable the password by changing a jumper setting, anyone can access the data stored on your hard drive. Assigning a System Password Before you can assign a system password, you must enter the System Setup program and check the System Password option. When a system password is assigned, the setting shown for the System Password option is Enabled.
If a wrong or incomplete system password is entered, the following message appears: ** Incorrect password. ** Enter password: If an incorrect or incomplete system password is entered again, the same message appears. The third and subsequent times an incorrect or incomplete system password is entered, the system displays the following message: ** Incorrect password. ** Number of unsuccessful password attempts: 3 System halted! Must power down.
setup password, highlight the Setup Password option and press the + or - key. The system prompts you to enter and verify the password. If a character is illegal for password use, the system emits a beep. NOTE: The setup password can be the same as the system password. If the two passwords are different, the setup password can be used as an alternate system password. However, the system password cannot be used in place of the setup password.
Back to Contents Page Technical Specifications Dell™ PowerVault™ 770N NAS Systems User's Guide Microprocessor Expansion Bus Memory Drives Ports and Connectors Video Power Physical Environmental Microprocessor Microprocessor type one or two Intel® Xeon™ microprocessors Front-side bus (external) speed at least 400 MHz Internal cache 512 KB cache Math coprocessor internal to microprocessor Expansion Bus Bus type PCI/PCI-X Expansion slots six dedicated PCI/PCI-X (full-length, 64bi
10/100/1000 NICs Embedded remote access Ethernet one RJ45 connector for embedded remote access card (10/100 Mbit Ethernet controller) used for remote system administration Video one 15-pin connector PS/2-style keyboard 6-pin mini-DIN connector PS/2-compatible mouse 6-pin mini-DIN connector Video Video type ATI Rage XL PCI video controller; VGA connector Video memory 8 MB Power Power supply: Wattage 730 W (AC) Voltage 85–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 12.0 A 200–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 5.
Storage 5% to 95% (noncondensing) with a maximum humidity gradation of 10% per hour Maximum vibration: Operating 0.25 G at 3 to 200 Hz for 15 minutes Storage 0.
Back to Contents Page I/O Ports and Connectors Dell™ PowerVault™ 770N NAS Systems User's Guide Serial Ports and Parallel Port Keyboard and Mouse Connectors Video Connector USB Connectors Integrated NIC Connector Embedded Remote Access Ethernet Connector (Optional) The I/O ports and connectors on your system are the gateways through which the system communicates with external devices such as a keyboard, mouse, and monitor. Figure B-1 identifies back-panel I/O ports and connectors. Figure B-1.
The integrated serial ports use 9-pin D-subminiature connectors on the back panel. These ports support devices such as external modems, printers, plotters, and mice that require serial data transmission (the transmission of data one bit at a time over one line). Most software uses the term COM (for communications) plus a number to designate a serial port (for example, COM1 or COM2). The default designations of your system's integrated serial ports are COM1 and COM2.
the parallel port connector. Figure B-3. Pin Numbers for the Parallel Port Connector Table B-2.
COM1, COM3: IRQ4 (shared setting) COM2, COM4: IRQ3 (shared setting) These COM ports have the following I/O address settings: COM1: COM2: COM3: COM4: 3F8h 2F8h 3E8h 2E8h For example, if you add an internal modem card with a port configured as COM1, the system then sees logical COM1 as the address on the modem card. It automatically remaps the integrated serial port that was designated as COM1 to COM3, which shares the COM1 IRQ setting.
3 GND N/A Signal ground 4 FVcc N/A Fused supply voltage 5 KBCLK I/O Keyboard clock 6 NC N/A No connection N/A Chassis ground Shell N/A Mouse Connector The following is pin information for the mouse connector. Figure B-5 illustrates the pin numbers for the mouse connector. Table B-4 defines the pin assignments and interface signals for the mouse connector. Figure B-5. Pin Numbers for the Mouse Connector Table B-4.
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2 DATA- I/O Data 3 DATA+ I/O Data 4 GND Signal ground N/A Integrated NIC Connector Your system has one integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC (see Figure B-8). The 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connectors provide faster communication between servers and workstations and efficient utilization of host resources, freeing more of the system resources for other applications. The NIC supports 10 Base-T, 100 Base-TX, and 1000 Base-T Ethernet standards.
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Back to Contents Page Using Console Redirection Dell™ PowerVault™ 770N NAS Systems User's Guide Minimum Hardware and Connection Requirements Software Requirements Configuring Console Redirection on the System Configuring Console Redirection on the Client System Rebooting the System Configuring Special Keys Console redirection allows you to maintain a system from a remote location by re-directing keyboard input and text output through the serial port. Graphic output is not redirected.
instructions). The Console Redirection option displays a screen that allows you to configure console redirection. The submenu allows you to turn the feature on or off, select the remote terminal type, and enable or disable redirection after booting. The options available are listed in Table C-1. Table C-1.
Configuring the Terminal Settings After you configure the ports, configure the terminal settings by performing the following steps: 1. In HyperTerminal, click File, click Properties, and select the Settings tab. 2. Ensure that the Function, arrow, and Ctrl keys act as field is set to Terminal Keys. 3. Ensure that the Backspace key sends field is set to Ctrl+H. 4. Change the Emulation setting from Auto detect to ANSI or VT 100/220.
Key Supported Sequences Terminal Emulation Up arrow [ a VT100/220 Down arrow [ b VT100/220 Right arrow [ c VT100/220 Left arrow [ d VT100/220 F1 op VT100/220 F2 oq VT100/220 F3 or VT100/220 F4 os VT100/220 F5 ot VT100 F6 ou [ 1 7 ~ VT100 VT100/220 F7 ov [ 1 8 ~ VT100 VT100/220 F8 ow [ 1 9 ~ VT100 VT10
F6 ou F7 ov F8 ow F9 ox F10 oy F11 oz F12 oa After you create these macros, pressing on the keyboard while running the terminal emulation software sends op to the server. When these three characters are transmitted, the server interprets them as .
Back to Contents Page Glossary Dell™ PowerVault™ 770N NAS Systems User's Guide The following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in your system documents. A Abbreviation for ampere(s). AC Abbreviation for alternating current. ACPI Abbreviation for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. adapter card An expansion card that plugs into an expansion-card connector on the computer's system board.
beep code A diagnostic message in the form of a pattern of beeps from your system's speaker. For example, one beep, followed by a second beep, and then a burst of three beeps is beep code 1-1-3. BIOS Acronym for basic input/output system. Your system's BIOS contains programs stored on a flash memory chip.
cache ROM code in faster RAM. Or, a disk-cache utility may reserve RAM in which to store frequently accessed information from your system's disk drives; when a program makes a request to a disk drive for data that is in the cache, the disk-cache utility can retrieve the data from RAM faster than from the disk drive. CD Abbreviation for compact disc. CD drives use optical technology to read data from CDs. CDs are read-only storage devices; you cannot write new data to a CD with standard CD drives.
printer. Some device drivers—such as network drivers—must be loaded from the config.sys file (with a device= statement) or as memory-resident programs (usually, from the autoexec.bat file). Others—such as video drivers—must load when you start the program for which they were designed. diagnostics A comprehensive set of tests for your system. See your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for more information about using diagnostics. DIMM Acronym for dual in-line memory module.
EISA system are also compatible with 8- or 16-bit ISA expansion cards. To avoid a configuration conflict when installing an EISA expansion card, you must use the EISA Configuration Utility. This utility allows you to specify which expansion slot contains the card and obtains information about the card's required system resources from a corresponding EISA configuration file. EMC Abbreviation for Electromagnetic Compatibility. EMI Abbreviation for electromagnetic interference.
FCC Abbreviation for Federal Communications Commission. flash memory A type of EEPROM chip that can be reprogrammed from a utility on diskette while still installed in a system; most EEPROM chips can only be rewritten with special programming equipment. format To prepare a hard drive or diskette for storing files. An unconditional format deletes all data stored on the disk. FSB Abbreviation for front side bus.
Abbreviation for hexadecimal. A base-16 numbering system, often used in programming to identify addresses in the system's RAM and I/O memory addresses for devices. The sequence of decimal numbers from 0 through 16, for example, is expressed in hexadecimal notation as 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F, 10. In text, hexadecimal numbers are often followed by h. headless system A system or device that functions without having a keyboard, mouse, or monitor attached.
jumper Jumpers are small blocks on a circuit board with two or more pins emerging from them. Plastic plugs containing a wire fit down over the pins. The wire connects the pins and creates a circuit. Jumpers provide a simple and reversible method of changing the circuitry in a printed circuit board. K Abbreviation for kilo-, indicating 1,000. KB Abbreviation for kilobyte(s), 1,024 bytes. KB/sec Abbreviation for kilobyte(s) per second. Kbit(s) Abbreviation for kilobit(s), 1,024 bits.
On a system with local-bus expansion capability, certain peripheral devices (such as the video adapter circuitry) can be designed to run much faster than they would with a traditional expansion bus. Some local-bus designs allow peripherals to run at the same speed and with the same width data path as the system's microprocessor. m Abbreviation for meter(s). mA Abbreviation for milliampere(s). MAC Abbreviation for Media Access Control. mAh Abbreviation for milliampere-hour(s).
memory module A small circuit board containing DRAM chips that connects to the system board. MHz Abbreviation for megahertz. microprocessor The primary computational chip inside the system that controls the interpretation and execution of arithmetic and logic functions. Software written for one microprocessor must usually be revised to run on another microprocessor. CPU is a synonym for microprocessor. mm Abbreviation for millimeter(s).
Abbreviation for Network Driver Interface Specification. NIC Acronym for network interface controller. NMI Abbreviation for nonmaskable interrupt. A device sends an NMI to signal the microprocessor about hardware errors, such as a parity error. noninterlaced A technique for decreasing screen flicker by sequentially refreshing each horizontal line on the screen. ns Abbreviation for nanosecond(s), one billionth of a second.
Acronym for power-on self-test. Before the operating system loads when you turn on your system, the POST tests various system components such as RAM, the disk drives, and the keyboard. program diskette set The set of diskettes from which you can perform a complete installation of an operating system or application program. When you reconfigure a program, you often need its program diskette set.
real mode An operating mode supported by 80286 or higher microprocessors, real mode imitates the architecture of an 8086 microprocessor. ROM Acronym for read-only memory. Your system contains some programs essential to its operation in ROM code. Unlike RAM, a ROM chip retains its contents even after you turn off your system. Examples of code in ROM include the program that initiates your system's boot routine and the POST. ROMB Acronym for RAID on Motherboard. rpm Abbreviation for revolutions per minute.
SMART Acronym for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. A technology that allows hard drives to report errors and failures to the system BIOS, which then displays an error message on the screen. To take advantage of this technology, you must have a SMART-compliant hard drive and the proper support in the system BIOS. SMP Abbreviation for symmetric multiprocessing.
System Setup program A BIOS-based program that allows you to configure your system's hardware and customize the system's operation by setting such features as password protection and energy management. Some options in the System Setup program require that you reboot the system (or the system may reboot automatically) in order to make a hardware configuration change. Because the System Setup program is stored in NVRAM, any settings remain in effect until you change them again. system.
utility A program used to manage system resources—memory, disk drives, or printers, for example. UTP Abbreviation for unshielded twisted pair. V Abbreviation for volt(s). VAC Abbreviation for volt(s) alternating current. VCCI Abbreviation for Voluntary Control Council for Interference. VDC Abbreviation for volt(s) direct current. VESA Acronym for Video Electronics Standards Association. VGA Abbreviation for video graphics array.
A program that allows graphics-mode application programs and operating systems to display at a chosen resolution with the desired number of colors. A software package may include some "generic" video drivers. Any additional video drivers may need to match the video adapter installed in the system. video memory Most VGA and SVGA video adapters include memory chips in addition to your system's RAM.
Windows Powered A Windows operating system designed for use on devices and appliances. For NAS systems, the Windows Powered operating system is dedicated to file service for network clients. write-protected Read-only files are said to be write-protected. You can write-protect a 3.5-inch diskette by sliding its write-protect tab to the open position or by setting the write-protect feature in the System Setup program.