Schweitzer Engineering SEL-3355-2 Getting Started - User Manual

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Required Items:

➤

SEL-3355-2 Computer

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Power cable(s)

➤

Monitor with DisplayPort or DVI cable

➤

USB keyboard

➤

USB mouse

➤

Phillips

screwdriver

➤

1/8-inch slotted screwdriver

Optional Items:

➤

Ethernet cable

➤

USB storage device

➤

SEL Computing Products Literature and
Software DVD

➤

USB CD/DVD Drive

Getting Started With the SEL-3355-2

Verify that the following items are included:

What Is Included

SEL-3355-2

SEL Computing Products

Literature and Software DVD

Computing Platform

Security Tips

OMPUTING

LATFORM

ECURITY

IPS

SEL understands the importance of security for SEL computing plaorms. Please take a moment to review
some ps to keep your computing plaorm secure. Your company computer security policy should take
priority over any of these suggesons.

Unlike protecve relays, compung plaorms need to have the operang system safely shut down before
removing power. This shutdown will increase the reliability of your computing plaorm. Computing
plaorms with the enhanced write ﬁlter (EWF) need to have

any changes saved before powering the system

down or those changes will not be preserved.

SEL uses a Naonal Instute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guide
(hp://csrc.nist.gov/itsec/guidance_WinXP.html) in securing Microso® Windows® XP-based computing
plaorms. Most guides recommend disabling ports and services that are not in use. Consider a benchmark
such as the Center for Internet Security (hp://benchmarks.cisecurity.org) when creang your own security
baseline. Use your baseline to assess computing plaorm changes and measure risk. Consider using the
items below as part of your baseline.

SEL computing plaorms are malware free from the factory, but will not stay that way without proper
precauons. Anvirus and whitelisng applicaons help prevent infecons. Anvirus applicaons, while
relavely easy to set up, require frequent updates. Whitelisng applicaons must be carefully conﬁgured,
but require fewer updates and have lile impact on performance.

USB and network shares increase your risk of malware infecons and data leakage. To minimize risk, be
careful about what you plug into your computing plaorm. If you must use USB or network shares, then
deﬁne a safe process for USB and network share use.

On most computing plaorms the ﬁrewall is enabled by default. This is the preferred seng and provides
another layer of security for your computing plaorm. Ensure that the ﬁrewall is enabled, and minimize the
number and scope of excepons.

Malicious soware exploits rights and services on the computing plaorm. Only enable services that are
absolutely necessary. Improve computing plaorm protecon by reserving administrave accounts for
speciﬁc maintenance and installaon tasks.

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Contents:

• SEL-3355 Literature
• SEL-3360 Literature
• SEL-3390S8 Instruction Manual
• SEL-3390E4 Instruction Manual
• SEL-9331 Instruction Manual
• CIS Benchmarks
• Drivers
• Software developed by the

open-source community

Note: A PDF viewer is required.

Installation:

1. Insert the DVD into the drive.
2. If Windows autorun is

enabled, the Contents.html
file will load automatically.

3. If Windows autorun is not

enabled, access files via
Windows Explorer.

Literature and Software DVD

SEL Computing Products

2350 NE Hopkins Court • Pullman, WA 99163 U.S.A.

Tel: +1.509.332.1890 • Fax: +1.509.332.7990

www.selinc.com • info@selinc.com

PM3355-01-DVD/UDVD00160

20150721

Operating System DVD

(if ordered with

Windows Server)

What You Will Need

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Product Overview

LAMP TEST

Button. Press and hold to test front-panel LEDs. Can be programmed to be an on/off or reset button.

ENABLED

and

ALARM

LEDs provide operational status. A green

ENABLED

LED indicates normal operation.

The

ALARM

LED illuminates red when a nonoptimal system condition exists.

ETHERNET

Status Indicators. Link (

LNK

) indicates that the port is connected, and activity (

ACT

) indicates when data

are being transmitted and received.

SERIAL

Status Indicators. Transmit (

) and receive (

) LEDs indicate activity on serial ports.

PINHOLE

Button. Provides reset and power functions; requires a pushpin to prevent accidental use.

HDD

Activity Indicator. Illuminates when SATA drives are accessed.

AUXILIARY

Status Indicators. Three programmable, bicolor LEDs for your custom application.

USB

Ports. Two easily accessible ports to connect USB 3.1 peripherals.

SATA

Drive Bay. Removable cover plate enables easy access to SATA drives from the front panel.

DVI-D

. Connect digital monitors by using native DVI or an HDMI adapter.

ETH1

and

ETH2

. Onboard independent Gigabit Ethernet interfaces.

USB

Ports. Connect as many as four USB 3.1 peripherals at the rear panel.

AUDIO

Ports. Line Input (blue), Line Output (green), and Microphone Input (pink).

COM1

and

COM2

. Standard EIA-232 serial ports with configurable +5 Vdc power on Pin 1.

DISPLAYPORT

. Connect new digital monitors supporting the DisplayPort interface.

ALARM

. The Form C alarm contact output can be wired either normally closed or normally open.

PCI

Expansion Slots. Install SEL or third-party PCI or PCI Express expansion cards for additional network, serial,

or other application-specific I/O.

Earth Ground

Terminal Screw. The earth ground connection for the SEL-3355-2.

POWER

Supply Modules. The rated input voltage is clearly marked on the chassis near the terminals.

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Introduction

The SEL-3355-2 is a rack-mountable rugged computer. It is designed to operate in extreme environments and
carries the Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories ten-year worldwide warranty. The SEL-3355-2 has the following
features:

➤

Intel

Xeon E3 processor

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Four 2.5" SATA drive bay with hot-swap and RAID capabilities

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Six USB 3.1 ports

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Five PCI expansion card slots

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Two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces

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Dual, redundant power supplies with hot-swap

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Watchdog timer for automatic recovery from system lockup

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Three display interfaces supporting three simultaneous independent displays

➤

HD Audio inputs and output

Procedure Overview

The following is a list of the primary tasks described in this guide:

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Unpack and Setup on page 3

➤

First Boot on page 8

➤

Install Expansion Cards on page 12

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Install Operating System on page 13

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Install Applications on page 14

➤

Create a Backup With SEL BaRT on page 14

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Long-Term Storage on page 15

Unpack and Setup

Verify that the correct number and type of power supplies are installed (see

Figure 1

and

Figure 2

Figure 1

Single Power Supply

Figure 2

Dual Power Supplies

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Step 1. Connect the keyboard and mouse to any of the USB ports as shown in

Figure 3

Figure 3

USB Connection

Step 2. Connect the monitor(s) to the video ports.

The SEL-3355-2 will support as many as three monitors.

Figure 4

–

Figure 5

show single monitor

connections.

Figure 4

Single DVI Connector to DVI-D

Figure 5

Single DisplayPort Connection

Figure 6

and

Figure 7

show dual monitor connections.

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Figure 6

Dual DVI Connections

Figure 7

DVI-D With DisplayPort

Step 3. If you need network access, connect an Ethernet cable from a switch or router to either

ETH1

ETH2

as shown in

Figure 8

. Each port has two status indicator LEDs. The right LED illuminates yellow to

indicate a link or connection is present. The left LED flashes green during data transfer.

Figure 8

Ethernet Network Connection

Advanced features like Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE), Wake-on-LAN (WOL), or Intel

Active Management Technology (AMT) use

ETH1

. See the

SEL-3355-2 Instruction Manual

for more

details.

Step 4. If you need a serial port connection, the SEL-3355-2 has two onboard serial ports with the

following specifications:

➤

Data rates: 300 to 115200

➤

Data bits: 5, 6, 7, and 8

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➤

Parity: None, Even, Odd, Mark, and Space

➤

Stop Bits: 1 or 2

You can connect to serial ports

COM 1

COM 2

as shown in

Figure 9

Figure 9

Serial Port Connections

If more serial ports are needed, you can use the SEL-3390S8 expansion card to expand the serial
capabilities of the SEL-3355-2.

Step 5. If you connect the Alarm contact, connect wires to the compression terminal block by using a

1/8-inch slotted screwdriver as shown in

Figure 10

The Alarm contact can be wired to accommodate normally closed or normally open protection
schemes as shown in

Figure 11

and

Figure 12

Figure 10

Wiring Compression Terminal Block

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Figure 11

Normally Closed

Figure 12

Normally Open

Step 6. The SEL-3355-2 can be powered by a single power supply, and has the option of being powered by

two redundant power supplies. Look at the labeling on the rear panel of each power supply to
determine the rated input voltage (see

Figure 13

Figure 13

Wiring Guide and Supply Ratings

Use a 1/8-inch slotted screwdriver to wire the power cable to the supplied compression terminal
block, as indicated by the wiring guide on the back of the power supply (see

Figure 13

Step 7. Attach the compression terminal block to the power supply as shown in

Figure 14

Note:

Removing the compression terminal block from the back of the computer will disconnect

power from it. Do not remove it unless you intend to turn off the device.

Wiring
Guide

Supply
Ratings

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Figure 14

Attach Compression Terminal Block to Power Supply

Step 8. If you ordered dual power supplies, connect the second power supply the same way as the first.

Note:

The second power supply can have different input requirements than the first (see

Figure 13

for location of supply ratings).

First Boot

For SEL-3355-2 With Microsoft Windows

Upon initial startup, the SEL-3355-2 may require you to perform some initial steps to configure Microsoft

Windows

operating system, such as creating a user account and password. After completing the Windows

configuration, you should check the system to verify that all SATA drives are installed and correctly configured,
and all hardware and software packages are installed.

Hard Drive(s)

Perform the following steps to verify that the correct number of SATA drives is installed:

Step 1. Click the

Start

button, type

partition

in the box, and then select

Create and format hard disk

partitions

Step 2. The User Account Control may ask for confirmation that you understand the program being

launched can be used to make changes to the computer. Click

Yes

, or provide your account

credentials, to indicate that it is acceptable to proceed.

Step 3. In the lower pane of the

Disk Management

window, verify that there is a disk listed (e.g., Disk 0,

Disk 1, etc.) for each SATA drive ordered with the system.

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Step 4. If any of the SATA drives that were ordered with the computer are not displayed, open the SATA

drive bay on the front panel of the SEL-3355-2 and verify that they are installed.

Step 5. If all drives are installed, turn off the SEL-3355-2. Then pull out and reinstall each drive one at a

time, ensuring that they are firmly inserted.

Step 6. Restore power to the SEL-3355-2 and verify that all drives are now present in the

Disk

Management

application.

If any of the drives are not present after performing this step, contact your customer service
representative for further assistance.

Hardware

Perform the following steps to verify that all the hardware is correctly installed in the SEL-3355-2:

Step 1. Click the

Start

button, type

device

in the box, and then select

Device Manager

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Step 2. The User Account Control may ask for confirmation that you understand the program being

launched can be used to make changes to the computer. Click Yes, or provide your account
credentials, to indicate that it is acceptable to proceed.

Step 3. In the

Device Manager

window, verify that there are no missing device drivers by opening

Other

devices

, if it is present, and ensuring that there are no

Unknown device

listings. If there are

unknown devices listed, then there are device drivers that are not installed. All drivers that are
nondefault Microsoft drivers are included on the Literature and Software DVD. For assistance in
identifying which driver to install, contact your SEL customer service representative.

Step 4. Click on

Network adapters

and

Ports (COM & LPT)

to verify that the correct number of serial

and Ethernet ports are listed.

Note:

The number of ports will depend on ordering options.

Software

Perform the following steps to verify that all the software packages ordered with the SEL-3355-2 have been installed:

Step 1. Click the

Start

button, type

programs and features

in the box, then select

Programs and

Features

Missing Driver

Ethernet Ports

Serial Ports

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Step 2. The User Account Control may ask for confirmation that you understand the program being

launched can be used to make changes to the computer. Click Yes, or provide your account
credentials, to indicate that it is acceptable to proceed.

Step 3. Verify that all the software packages ordered with the computer are listed.

For an SEL-3355-2 With No Operating System

If the SEL-3355-2 does not have a bootable operating system installed, it will boot to an EFI Shell similar to the
following figure.

Perform the following steps to verify that all the SATA drives are installed:

Step 1. Restart the SEL-3355-2 and press

<F2>

to enter BIOS setup.

Step 2. In the

System Configuration

menu, select

SATA Configuration

and then verify that the expected

SATA drives are listed in Slots 1–4.

Step 3. Perform

Step 4 on page 9

through

Step 6 on page 9

if any of the expected SATA drives are not

listed.

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Install Expansion Cards

Note:

Perform the steps in this section if you have an expansion card to install in the SEL-3355-2.

The SEL-3355-2 has expansion card slots to accommodate PCI Express (PCIe) and legacy PCI cards. To
install additional PCIe/PCI devices, perform the following steps:

Step 1. Remove power to the SEL-3355-2 and remove the top cover.

Step 2. Remove the cover plate from the slot where the expansion card is to be installed.

Note:

Expansion cards can be installed in any slot large enough to accommodate them.

Step 3. Ensure that the expansion card is completely inserted into the slot before securing it to the case of

the SEL-3355-2 with the retaining screw.

CAUTION

Equipment components are sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). Undetectable permanent damage can result if you do not use proper ESD
procedures. Ground yourself, your work surface, and this equipment before removing any cover from this equipment. If your facility is not
equipped to work with these components, contact SEL about returning this device and related SEL equipment for service.

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Step 4. Replace the SEL-3355-2 top cover.

Refer to the documentation included with the expansion card for any additional instructions, such as software or
driver installation.

Install Operating System

Note:

Perform the steps in this section if you want to install an operating system on the SEL-3355-2.

Before you can install the operating system, you must disable the watchdog timer. Perform the following steps to
disable the watchdog timer:

Step 1. Enter the BIOS setup utility by pressing

immediately after applying power to the system.

Step 2. Navigate to the

Boot Features

subform on the

Main

tab.

Step 3. Select

System Watchdog

and press

<Enter>

Step 4. Select

Disabled

, press

F10

to save settings, and then select

Yes

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Most operating systems are distributed on DVD media. To install the operating system from a DVD, perform the
following steps:

Step 1. Attach the external DVD-ROM drive to the USB port on the SEL-3355-2.

Step 2. Insert the installation DVD into the DVD-ROM drive and start/restart the SEL-3355-2. The

SEL-3355-2 should start from the DVD automatically.

If the SEL-3355-2 fails to start from the DVD, restart the system and immediately press

<F5>

load the

Boot Menu

. Verify that the DVD-ROM drive is listed as a boot option. If it is present,

select it using the up and down keys and press

<Enter>

Note:

If the DVD-ROM drive fails to boot when selected, then the DVD is not bootable. If the DVD

reader is not listed among the boot devices, then the reader is not compatible with the SEL-3355-2
firmware.

When the operating system installation is complete, install any SEL System Monitor (SysMon) and SEL drivers
that are available for the installed operating system. Refer to the Literature and Software DVD for more
information about which operating systems have SysMon and driver packages.

Install Applications

Note:

Perform the steps in this section if you have additional applications to install in the SEL-3355-2.

If the application is distributed on CD or DVD, you will need an external USB DVD-ROM drive.

If the installer is a file or set of files, the simplest method of transferring these files to the SEL-3355-2 is to use a
USB drive. Take precautions to ensure that the SEL-3355-2 is not infected with malware during the process of
transferring files. Scanning the USB drive with an up-to-date antivirus package prior to plugging the drive into the
SEL-3355-2 is highly recommended.

Create a Backup With SEL BaRT

It is highly recommended to create a backup of the SEL-3355-2 once the system is fully configured. A copy of the
SEL Backup and Recovery Tool (SEL BaRT) is included on the

SEL

Computing Products Literature and Software

DVD. SEL BaRT provides an easy method of making a backup of an entire disk and storing it in a single file on a
USB storage device.

For further information, please refer to the SEL BaRT application guide on the

SEL

Computing Products

Literature and Software DVD.

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Long-Term Storage

The

SEL-3355-2

has a battery to maintain its internal real-time clock. If the unit is not plugged in for a long

period of time (e.g., in excess of a year) this battery may become depleted. It is recommended that the battery
be replaced if the

SEL-3355-2

has been in storage for longer than one year.

Technical Support

We appreciate your interest in SEL products and services. If you have questions or comments, please contact us at:

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
2350 NE Hopkins Court
Pullman, WA 99163-5603 U.S.A.
Tel: +1.509.338.3838
Fax: +1.509.332.7990
Internet: selinc.com/support
Email: info@selinc.com

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© 2018 by Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. All trademarks are the property of their respective holders. SEL products appearing in this document may
be covered by U.S. and Foreign patents. The information in this document is provided for informational use only and is subject to change without notice.

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