SGI^™ 2100 Owner's Guide

Table of Contents

About This Guide

Finding Additional Information

Conventions

Compliance Information

1. Introducing the SGI 2100

System Features

SGI 2100 Functional Overview

System Location and Environment

2. Chassis Tour

SGI 2100 System Physical Description

Components and Controls on the Front of the System

Components and Controls on the Rear of the System

The System Midplane

System Configuration Guidelines

XIO Board Slots

The BaseIO Panel

3. Getting Started

System Operation Guidelines

Sliding Open the Front Door Panel

Removing the System's Plastic Covers

System Drives

Connecting to an Ethernet

Powering On the SGI 2100 System

Powering Off the SGI 2100 System

4. SGI 2100 Interface and Cabling Information

The Ethernet Interface Connection

Standard Serial Ports

The Standard SCSI Connector

5. Installing and Replacing Customer Replaceable Units

Installing or Removing the System Disk and Optional Hard Drives

Removing or Inserting a Data Disk

Replacing the Module System Controller or CD-ROM Drive

Installing External Drives

6. Using the Module System Controller

The MSC Front Panel

Understanding the MSC's LEDs and Switches

MSC Features and Functions

MSC Status Messages

7. Basic Troubleshooting

General Guidelines

Operating Guidelines

Power Supply Problems

Crash Recovery

Recovery After System Corruption

MSC Shutdown

Hardware Graph and hinv Commands

Index