SGI: Hardware

Hi,

Finally got all the fans replaced in my two o300 bricks so I can finally boot it in my office without using ear plugs

Got them connected (first time with an 8 cpu o300 system) but the only way I can see to boot them is to have a console connected and issue a

* powerup

from L1.

Anyway to get the dual brick config started from the button on the console. Silly question probably just a bit of a hassle every time to connect a console each time I want to boot the.

On another note

I noticed that one birck has the IP35prom version of 6.210 and the other has version 6.124

Anyway to sync the two prom version from the higher to the lower ?

Cheers

Does the green LED in the front panel power switch illuminate after you start the systems using the L1?

Mismatched PROM revisions will cause a non-fatal barrier sync warning during power on diagnostics. You can flash the PROM(s) from an IRIX command prompt. The flash process will use the PROM revision included with your most recent IRIX install. See man flash for details.

yes the lights on the button are lit.

my c1 brick has the newer version of prom.

Not sure about flash from c1 to c2?

Cheers

thanks used flash to get them to the same prom version

Still can't use the from buton to boot both systems


Is this a realistic expectation?

Cheers

When you press the power button of one O300 module you expect the other module to power up as well? I don't think it works like that.

I have to press the power buttons on both of my O350 modules. Alternatively, you can use an L2 and issue a '* pwr up'.

The SGI Origin 300 System with NUMAlink Module User's Guide follows the same method j-j describes for powering up with the font panel button.

You could also start both modules with one button press via the L2 controller touchscreen: Alternatively you could emulate the L2 (and display) using the L3 software:

Yep, for some reason they dropped the "power-on signal over NUMAlink" capability for NUMAlink-2 and newer systems.

Sure,

I have a dual o200 and as I recall they did both startup from the master being powered up.

When you say that you have to boot them both by pressing the button on each one is there a particular sequence that guarantees correct startup sequence

birck c2 then c1?

Cheers

If you only have the two compute modules (see #5), power the master module first and the slave second.

As I recall you have a fairly long time before the bricks start shouting out "halloas" to see what friends are in their immediate vicinity (30+ seconds depending on brick configuration). They're pretty good about quietly deciding issues of leadership as well, so don't worry about having the wars of the roses reenacted in your computer room.

Could you use the l1 command to have the system boot when power is applied?

Great thanks mnay boots later no problem with brick resolution.

Things are going jut AOK!!

SAQ wrote: ... don't worry about having the wars of the roses reenacted in your computer room.

The best part was when he pissed on the fish. I've wanted to do that ever since