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SBA-7141M-T Blade Module User`s Manual

1. EiuiEE ed ee ke 4 1 Table 4 2 Blade Control Panel 4 2 Table 4 3 Blade Module LED Indicators AAA 4 3 Table 4 4 BHQME Mainboard Layout 4 5 Table 4 5 Main Components of SBA 7141M T Blade ModUule 4 7 Table 5 1 BOOT Settings Configuration Submenu sssesseesseseeeerrerrereeereeee 5 5 Table 5 2 CPU Configuration Gubmen 5 7 Table 5 3 SATA Configuration SUDMENU Lesse esse see ee ee ee Re ee Re ek ee 5 7 Table 5 4 PCI PnP Configuration Submenu esse ese ee ee RR Re Re ke ee 5 8 Table 5 5 Super IO Configuration SubmMENU esse ee ee ee Re Re ren ke 5 9 Table 5 6 Chipset Configuration Submenu ese sesse eke ee ee Re AR ke 5 9 Table 5 7 NorthBridge Configuration Submenu ees ese ee RA Re Re ee 5 10 Table 5 8 SouthBridge MCP55 Configuration Submenu 5 11 Table 5 9 Event Log Configuration SubMenu s essessesseesrerreereererrernereeeee 5 12 Table 5 10 PCI Express Configuration Submenu essesssesesesreerrerrerreeeeens 5 12 Table 5 11 Remote Access Configuration Submeni jj j j 5 13 Table 5 12 System Health Monitor Submenu sssssssssssresssrnssnnnesrnnerrnreennnee 5 13 Table 5 13 Boot menu 24145544 Jh jagada IE ER bany be san Wan ER nan da na BER 5 14 Table 5 14 Security MENU ese ee ee Re ee ee Re ee ee AA ee ee A 5 14 Thable 5 15 Exit EL EE OR ER EE OR 5 15 Table A 1 BIOS POST Messages A 1 Table A 2 Terminal PO
2. no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h Table A 2 Terminal POST Errors 02h Verify Real Mode 04h Get CPU type 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 09h Set IN POST flag OBh Enable CPU cache OEh Initialize VO component 10h Initialize Power Management 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 14h Initialize keyboard controller 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 20h 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh A 4 Table A 2 Terminal POST Errors Continued 28h 2Ah 2Eh 32h 36h 3Ah 3Dh 42h 46h 48h 4Ah 4Ch 4Fh 51h 54h 58h 5Ah Auto size DRAM Clear 512 kB base RAM 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus Test CPU bus clock frequency Warm start shut down Auto size cache Load alternate registers with CMOS values Initialize interrupt vectors 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice Check video configuration against CMOS Initialize all video adapters in system Shadow video BIOS ROM Initialize MultiBoot Initialize EISA board Set key click if enabled 2 2 3 1 Test fo
3. 1 CPU Socket CPU1 E AE 3 CPU Socket CPU3 A 5 DIMM Slots see Figure 3 5 16 slot DIMM Numbering on page 3 8 for details EHRE EDE TT DEN 7 SATA Connector 18 E TTE TENE T NE TT TEEN 9 Gbx Connectors for power and logic to backplane 11 Onboard Battery 13 BIOS Chip Figure 4 4 NVidia MCP55 Pro Chipset Block Diagram for SBA 7141M T DDR2 Memory Slot 4 gt CPU2 gt CPU3 DDR2Memory Slot x4 as GH2 HT Link DDR2 Memory Slot x4 gt CPU1 lt gt CPUO Lex DDR2Memory Slot x4 1 GHz HT Link gt Midplane Kybd P Mouse USB Ports gt gt GbLAN IB Daughter VGA gt MEER gt Card Midplane VIDE SATA Ports SIMBL Connector LPC ma LPC VO BIOS Jumpers The jumpers present on the mainboard are used by the manufacturer only there are no jumpers used to configure the operation of the mainboard 4 5 SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS and will also clear any passwords JBT1 consists of two contact pads located near the BIOS chip 4410 in Figure 4 3 Clearing CMOS 1 First power down the blade and remove it from the enclosure 2 Remove the blade cover to access the mainboard see Section Removing Replacing the Blade Cover on page 3 2
4. 2099 SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual Table A 1 BIOS POST Messages Continued Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Drive A or B is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup CPU ID DMA Test Failed Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed Allocation Error for device Entering SETUP Fixed Disk n VO device IRQ conflict ServerBlOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long CPU socket number for Multi Processor error ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device Starting Setup program Fixed disk n 0 3
5. Gods reco EER GES tds ER ee alaalia ae A 3 Recoverable POST Errors eie ED lama Re ee Re ke kel k Re ee A 4 Terminal POST dil RE EE tae E 94 SERA T A seh kera ek A 4 vii SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual Notes viii Figure 1 1 Figure 3 1 Figure 3 2 Figure 3 3 Figure 3 4 Figure 3 5 Figure 3 6 Figure 4 1 Figure 4 2 Figure 4 3 Figure 4 4 Figure 4 5 List of Figures Full Rack of Blade Enclosures and Blade Servers 1 3 Inserting a Blade into the Enclosure 6 mernes 3 3 Locking the Blade into Position aerarnes 3 3 Installing a Processor in a Gocket 3 5 Installing the Onboard Battery sssesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeieeeeeeneennerneeneenneeneen 3 6 16 slot DIMM Numbering u kk kk kk 3 8 Installing a DIMM into a Memory Gilet 3 9 SBA 7141M T Blade Unit Front View esse ees ese ee ee ee ee ge 4 1 Blade Control Panel AAA 4 2 BHQME Mainboard 4 2 2 ecke 4 4 NVidia MCP55 Pro Chipset Block Diagram for SBA 7141M T 4 5 Exploded View of SBA 7141M T Blade Module 4 6 SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual Notes List of Tables Table 1 1 SBA 7141M T Blade Specification Features sseeseeseeeseeseeeeeeeeee 1 2 Table 3 1 Populating 16 Memory Slots and 4 CPUs for Interleaved Operation3 7 Table 4 1 SBA 7141M T Blade Unit Features
6. RR aa 2 2 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation 3 1 EE VOVENWMIOW 1 EE EE Min nent vaist aetakse N 3 1 3 2 Installing Blade Modules ee ee ek Ge ek Ge ek Ge ek Ge ek Ge ee GR ee ee 3 1 Powering Up a Blade Unit ee ees ee Re AR Re Re Re ee Re kek 3 1 Powering Down a Blade Un 3 1 Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure AA 3 1 Removing Replacing the Blade Cover 3 2 Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure AA 3 2 3 3 Processor Installation css GR ER GR GR RA ee Re ee Re Re 3 4 3 4 Onboard Battery Installation ee ee ee ee RR Re GR RR Ge GR RR ai 3 5 ue EE EE EE 3 6 Populating Memory Slots AAA 3 6 DIMM Installation EE OR OE essen 3 8 3 6 Hard Disk Drive Installation nennen 3 9 3 7 Installing the Operating System ee ee RR Ee RR Re Ge GR RR ai 3 9 Installing with an External USB CD ROM Drive 3 9 Installing via PXE BOOL see ees ee ile ae 3 10 Installing via Virtual Media Drive Redirection 3 10 3 8 Management Software ELi ike keke ee 3 10 SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual 3 9 Configuring and Setting up RAID nn 3 11 Chapter 4 Blade Module Features 4 1 4 1 Control Panel 4 2 Power sie RE EE OE ETHEL a 4 3 esel et genase ii Sea ee lien 4 3 Bass lee ei AE EE AE ka mm mn 4 3 KVM Connectors OE EE ER AI 4 3 4 2 Mainboard coo 4 4 JUMP AA ee 4 5 CMOS Clear ici Geese t
7. Table 5 7 for details This menu option configures the SouthBridge MCP55 Chip See Table 5 8 for details SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual NorthBridge Configuration The menu options in the NORTHBRIDGE CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 5 7 Table 5 7 NorthBridge Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description gt Memory Configuration Bank Interleaving Enable Clock to All DIMMs Mem Clk Tristate C3 ALTVID Memory Hole Remapping CS Sparing Enable DCT Unganged Mode gt ECC Configuration ECC Mode Power Down Enable Power Down Mode Alternate VID Memory Timing Parameters gt DRAM Timing Confi Memory Clock Mode DRAM Timing Mode Select Auto to automatically enable interleaving memory scheme when this function is supported by the processor The options are Auto and Disabled Use this setting to enable unused clocks to all DIMMs even if some DIMM slots are unpopulated Options are ENABLED and Disabled Use this set VID ing to ENABLE or Disable memory clock tristate during C3 and ALT When ENABLED this feature enables hardware memory remapping around the memory hole Options are Enabled and DISABLED Use this setting to ENABLE or Disable the CS Sparing function This allows selection of unganged DRAM mode 64 bit width Options are Auto Ganged Mode and ALWAYS unganged mode DRAM ECC allows hardware to report and c
8. USB 2 0 Controller Mode BIOS EHCI Hand Off gt USB Mass Storage USB Mass Storage Reset Delay gt Emulation Type Device 1 Emulation Type Device 2 Emulation Type Enables spread spectrum for the CPU LDT Options are Center Spread DOWN SPREAD or DISABLED Allows you to Enable or DISABLE spread spectrum for PCI Express Enables spread spectrum for the SATA Options are Enabled and DISABLED Options are PCI Express gt PCI and PCI PCI EXPRESS Enable or DISABLE the USB 1 1 controller Enable or DISABLE the USB 2 0 controller This menu option is greyed out and cannot be configured by the user Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy Disable Legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system AUTO disables Legacy support if no USB devices are connected The options are DISABLED Enabled and AUTO Select the controller mode for your USB ports Options are HiSpeed and FULLSPEED HiSpeed 480 Mbps FullSpeed 12 Mbps Enable or DISABLE a workaround for OS s without EHCI hand off support Device Configuration This sets the number or seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after the START unit command Options are 10 SEC 20 sec 30 SEC AND 40 SEC Options are Auto FLOPPY FORCED FDD HARD Disk and CDRom If Auto then USB devices less than 530 MB will be emulated as floppy and remaining as hard drive Forced FDD option can be used to force HDD formatted drive to boot as an F
9. and finding none will connect to the PXE server to begin the boot install Installing via Virtual Media Drive Redirection You can install the OS via Virtual Media through either the PMiview Java based client utility PMitool or the Web based Management Utility With this method the OS is installed from an ISO image that resides on another system blade Refer to the manuals on your SuperBlade CD ROM for further details on the Virtual Media CD ROM or Drive Redirection sections of these two utility programs 3 10 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation 3 8 Management Software System management may be performed with either of three software packages IPMlview IPMItool or a Web based Management Utility These are designed to provide an administrator with a comprehensive set of functions and monitored data to keep tabs on the system and perform management activities Refer to the manuals on your SuperBlade CD ROM for further details on the various functions provided by these management programs 3 9 Configuring and Setting up RAID The SBA 7141M T blade module accommodates only one hard drive therefore this blade module cannot be configured or setup for a RAID configuration 3 11 SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual Notes 3 12 Chapter 4 Blade Module Features Figure 4 1 SBA 7141M T Blade Unit Front View This chapter describes the SBA 7141M T blade unit Installation and maintenance should
10. describes the AMI BIOSTM Setup utility for the SBA 7141M T AMD Blade Module The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program NOTE Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to Z the http www supermicro com products SuperBlade module web site for E further details on BIOS setup and the BIOS menus for your SuperBlade blade module System BIOS BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System The AMI BIOS flash chip stores the system parameters types of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory reguires very little electrical power When the blade unit is turned off a backup battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the blade is powered on it is configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the lt DELETE gt key at the appropriate time during system boot See Starting the Setup Utility below Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt DELETE gt key to e
11. found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Displayed after any recoverable error message Press lt F1 gt to start the boot process or lt F2 gt to enter Setup and change the settings Press lt F3 gt to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 mouse identified One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an 120 Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS copied to shadow RAM Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM A 2 BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the AMI BIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes One long and two short beeps video configuration error One repetitive long beep
12. same manufacturer due to compatibility issues See below for details on supported memory and our web site www supermicro com products superblade for recommended memory Populating Memory Slots The mainboard has sixteen memory slots Both interleaved and non interleaved memory are supported so you may populate any number of DIMM slots Maximum memory is 128 GB DDR2 800 667 533 registered ECC SDRAM for four CPU systems Populating two slots at a time with memory modules of the same size and of the same type will result in dual channel interleaved memory which is faster than single channel non interleaved memory In this case it is better to spread pairs of DIMMs across all memory banks with a CPU installed than to fill up one CPU memory bank while leaving another empty For example if you were to install eight DIMMs in a quad CPU configuration you should install two in the CPU1 DIMM slots slots 1A and 1B two in the CPU2 DIMM slots two in the CPU3 DIMM slots and two in the CPU4 DIMM slots rather than four in any two CPU DIMM slots If you install four more install two in the remaining CPU1 DIMM slots and two in the remaining CPU2 DIMM slots etc This balances the load over all CPUs to optimize performance In a dual CPU configuration memory can only be installed in the banks associated with CPU 1 and CPU 2 See Table 3 1 and Figure 3 5 for DIMM slot number information For an interleaved configuration memory modules of the same
13. to force a third party BIOS Mode Bootup Num Lock Wait for F1 If Error to display during system boot Select KEEP CURRENT to allow the computer system to display the BIOS information during system boot Set this value to allow the NUMBER LOCK setting to be modified during boot up The options are On and OFF Select Enable to activate the WAIT FOR F1 IF ERROR function The options are Enabled and DISABLED Hit DEL Message Select Enabled to display message to hit the DEL key to enter SETUP The Display Interrupt 19 Capture options are Enabled and DISABLED Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and DISABLED SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual Table 5 1 BOOT Settings Configuration Submenu Continued Menu Option Description OS Installation gt ACPI Configuration ACPI Version Features ACPI APIC Support ACPI OEMB Table Headless Mode MCP55 ACPI HPET Table gt Power Configuration Power Button Mode Restore on AC Power Loss Watch Dog Timer 12C Switch gt MPS Configuration MPS Revision gt Smbios Configuration Smbios Smi Support Change this setting if using a 64 bit Linux operating system The available options are Other and LINUX Use this setting the determine which ACPI version to use Options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table poin
14. 6 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 2 1 Chapter 2 System Safety Electrical Safety Precautions Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperBlade from damage Be aware of how to power on off the enclosure power supplies and the individual blades as well as the room s emergency power off switch disconnection switch or electrical outlet If an electrical accident occurs you can then quickly remove power from the system Do not work alone when working with high voltage components Power should always be disconnected from the blade module when removing or installing such system components as the mainboard memory modules and processors When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid making a complete circuit which will cause electrical shock Use extreme caution when using metal tools which can easily damage any electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with Do not use mats designed to decrease electrostatic discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators The power supply power cords must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets Power inpu
15. DD example ZIP Drive SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual Event Log Configuration The menu options in the EVENT LOG CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 5 9 Table 5 9 Event Log Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description View Event Log Highlight this item and press lt ENTER gt to view the contents of the event log Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt ENTER gt to mark all events as read Select Yes and press lt ENTER gt to clear all event logs The options are YES and Clear Event Log No to verify PCI Express Configuration The PCI EXPRESS CONFIGURATION submenu contains a single menu option as shown in Table 5 10 Table 5 10 PCI Express Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description Active State Power Management Used to ENABLE or Disable the PCI LO and L1 link power states 5 12 Chapter 5 BIOS Remote Access Configuration The menu options in the REMOTE ACCESS CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 5 11 Table 5 11 Remote Access Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description Remote Access Serial Port Number Serial Port Mode Flow Control Redirection After BIOS POST Terminal Type VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Sredir Memory Display Delay Allows you to ENABLE or Disable remote access If enabled the settings below will appear Selec
16. ISABLE microcode updates for Virtual Machine This setting is used to Enable or DISABLE processor assisted virtualization This setting is used to ENABLE or Disable the AMD Power Now feature This setting is used to ENABLE or Disable Thermal Throttling This setting is used to ENABLE or Disable the generation of ACPI PCC PSS and PCT objects Enable or Disable the building of an ACPI SRAT Table This setting is used to ENABLE or Disable Thermal Throttling SATA Configuration The menu options in the FLoPPY IDE SATA Configuration submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 5 3 Table 5 3 SATA Configuration Submenu Menu Option Serial ATA 0 Primary Channel Hard Disk Write Protect Description While entering BIOS it auto detects the presence of IDE devices This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices Disable Enable device write protection This will be effective only if device is accessed through BIOS SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual PCI PnP Configuration The menu options in the PCI PNP CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 5 4 Table 5 4 PCI PnP Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description Clear NVRAM Select YES to clear NVRAM during boot up The options are YES and No Select YES to allow the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices Plug amp Play OS NOTE Selecting YES is not reguired for system boot if your system has a
17. PU1 TEMPERATURE CPU2 TEMPERATURE CPU3 TEMPERATURE CPU4 TEMPERATURE for 4U systems SYSTEM TEMPERATURE CPU1 VCORE CPU2 VCORE CPU3 VCORE CPU4 Vcore for 4U systems 3 3V Vcc 5VIN 12VIN 5V STANDBY and BATTERY VOLTAGE SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual 5 6 Boot Menu The menu options for the BOOT menu are shown in Table 5 13 Table 5 13 Boot menu Menu Option Description gt Boot Device Priority gt Hard Disk Drives 1st Drive gt CD DVD Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive This feature allows the user to prioritize the boot sequence from the available devices The devices to set are 1sT BOOT DEVICE 2ND BOOT DEVICE 3RD BOOT DEVICE 4TH BOOT DEVICE This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available hard disk drives Specifies the boot sequence for the 1st Hard Drive This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from the available drives Specifies the boot sequence for the 1st Removable Drive The options are USB PeppCMM Virtual Disc 1 and DISABLED Specifies the boot sequence for the 1st Removable Drive The options are USB PeppCMM Virtual Disc 2 and DISABLED 5 7 Security Menu The menu options for the SECURITY menu are shown in Table 5 14 The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first Menu Option Table 5 14 Security Menu Descripti
18. Replace and run SETUP System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System timer error Real time clock error Check date and time settings Description Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is attached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard not working Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dealer The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991
19. S AND OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM Manual Revison 1 0c Release Date May 18 2011 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2011 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface About this Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators Information Technology professionals service personnel and technicians It provides information for the installation and use of Supermicro s SBA 7141M T Blade Module Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced professionals only Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the SBA 7141M T Blade Module and describes its main features Chapter 2 System Safety You should familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SBA 7141M T Blade Module Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Refer to this chapter for details on installing the SBA 7141M T Blade Module into the SuperBladeSuperBlade chassis Other sections cover the installation and placemen
20. ST Error A 4 Table A 3 Boot Block Flash ROM Terminal POST Errors A 8 xi SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual Notes xii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview The SBA 7141M T blade module is a compact self contained server that connects into a pre cabled enclosure that provides power cooling management and networking functions One enclosure for the SBA 7141M T blade module can hold ten blade units In this manual blade system refers to the entire system including the enclosure and blades units blade or blade unit refers to a single blade module and blade enclosure is the chassis that the blades power supplies and modules are housed in Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with the SuperBlade www supermicro com products superblade 1 2 Product Checklist of Typical Components Your blade module ships with its mainboard already installed in its chassis Memory hard disk drives and the CPU must all be installed by the user after shipment See Chapter 3 Setup and Installation on page 3 1 for details on installation of these components Aside from the blade module unit itself the following optional add on cards may be ordered for your blade module e Blade IPMI Add on Card AOC SIMBL e Mezzanine Cards with Infiniband Switch AOC IBH XDD AOC IBH XDS or AOC IBH 002 See the Supermic
21. SUPERMICRO SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual Revison 1 0c SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software and documentation is the property of Supermicro and or its licensors and is supplied only under a license Any use or reproduction of this product is not allowed except as expressly permitted by the terms of said license IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPERMICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising betw
22. be performed by experienced technicians only See Figure 4 1 for a front view of the blade unit and Table 4 1 for its features Table 4 1 SBA 7141M T Blade Unit Features Feature Processors Memory Storage Ports Features Power Consumption Description Supports four AMD Opteron 8300 8200 series processors Supports up to 128 GB of ECC Registered DDR2 800 667 533 DIMMs in four 8 DIMM slot banks One Internal 2 5 SATA hard disk drive KVM port 1 Onboard ATI ES1000 graphics chip with 16MB of SDRAM IPMI 2 0 ATA 100 Plug and Play APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 SMBIOS 2 3 Real Time Clock Watch Dog Base Power Draw 35W Power per CPU 60W 95W 135W Power per DIMM typically 7W 4 1 SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual 4 1 Control Panel Each blade has a similar control panel Figure 4 2 with power on off button a KVM connector a KVM button and four LEDs on the top front of the unit The numbers mentioned in Figure 4 2are described in Table 4 2 Figure 4 2 Blade Control Panel Table 4 2 Blade Control Panel Item Function State Description 1 Power Button N A Turns blade module on and off 2 KVM Button N A Initiates KVM function Green Indicates power status On 3 Power LED Orange Indicates power status Off with power cables plugged in Blue Indicates KVM being utilized on blade unit 4 KVM UID LED Flashing Blue Indicates UID act
23. blade unit is in place when the blade is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the blade can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Any drive carrier without a hard drive installed must remain fully installed in the drive bay when the blade module is operating to ensure proper airflow 2 2 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation 3 1 Overview This chapter covers the setup and installation of the blade module and its components 3 2 Installing Blade Modules Up to ten SBA 7141M T blade modules may be installed into a single blade enclosure depending upon your enclosure and blade Blade modules with Windows and Linux operating systems may be mixed together in the same blade enclosure Powering Up a Blade Unit Each blade unit may be powered on and off independently from the rest of the blades installed in the same enclosure A blade unit may be powered up in two ways Press the power button on the blade unit e Use IPMIView or the web browser based management utility to apply power using either a CMM module or by the use of an installed SIMBL add on card in the blade module Powering Down a Blade Unit A blade unit may be powered down in either of five ways Press the power button on the blade unit Use IPMIView or the web browser based management utility to power down if you have Operator or Admin privileges on the CMM e Use IPMltool when connected to the CMM to power down if you ha
24. e eae il 4 6 4 3 Blade Unit Components ee ee RR Ee Ge RR RA Ge GR GR Re Ge ER RR aa 4 6 Memory SUPPO sis EE ea 4 7 Hard Disk Drives 24 282222 A Ras selel Sar ED RD r n 4 7 Chapter 5 BIOS ann ae 5 1 5 1 Introduction an ee En 5 1 System BIOS a Wl kanya l ere Ur kabe da k ee WUNDA WEYN aA Ve k 5 1 How To Change the Configuration Data uE e 5 1 Starting the Setup Uglttv ee 5 1 5 2 BIOS Updates 5 2 Flashing BIOS As EE SE OE OR OR 5 2 5 3 Running Setup A 5 8 5 4 Main BIOS Setup Men 5 4 System Time System Date ee ese Re ee ee Re ee ee kk ee 5 4 5 5 Advanced Settings Mem 5 5 BOOT Settings Configuration ese ee ke RR Ek kk keke 5 5 GPU GonfiguratiOA RE AR OE EE at 5 7 SATA Configuration s prira ER EE ER N ODE 5 7 PGIVPAP GoniiguratiON EE EE EE earth aan ORE aata odra 5 8 Super lO Configuration RR een 5 9 Chipset Config AO EE 5 9 NorthBridge Confiouraton 5 10 SouthBridge MCP55 Confouration 5 11 Event Log Configuration etnreenenennenannennnnennaaananenneat 5 12 PCI Express Confiouratton nn 5 12 Remote Access Configuration esesseeeseeseesieetsreeieerntrnerrstnnrrneenneen 5 13 System Health Monitor 5 13 9 6 B00t MENU ink seien tel een 5 14 vi 5 7 Tel AE EE N RE EE 5 14 DEM SNU si A Ee ed Magt Bo 5 15 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes A 1 A 1 BIOS POST Messages ee ee se ee RR ee Ge RR Re ee GR GR ke ee Ge RR Re A 1 AZ BIOS POST
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26. enclosure is a 7U form factor so a standard 42U rack may accommodate up to six enclosures with 60 blade modules or the eguivalent of 60 1U servers With the inclusion of six CMM modules twelve Gigabit Ethernet switches and six InfiniBand switches this would occupy up to 84U space in a conventional 1U server configuration Figure 1 1 displays a view of a full rack with six blade enclosures in it each with ten blades to an enclosure Figure 1 1 Full Rack of Blade Enclosures and Blade Servers 1 3 SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual 1 4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Web Site Technical Support Email Tel Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A 1 408 503 8000 1 408 503 8008 marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support www supermicro com Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands 31 0 73 6400390 31 0 73 6416525 sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw support supermicro com tw 88
27. er 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the low order byte of the error lt repeats this sequence continuously A 9 SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual Notes A 10 Disclaimer The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical eguipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra hazardous use or sale SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual
28. f these text messages Settings printed in Bold are the default values Use the UP DOWN arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the LEFT RIGHT arrow keys to change the options for each setting Items that use sub menus are indicated with the icon With the item highlighted press the lt ENTER gt key to access the submenu The BIOS setup utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of these hot keys lt F1 gt lt F10 gt lt ENTER gt lt ESC gt lt ARROW gt keys and so on can be used at any time during the setup navigation process Press the lt ESC gt key to exit the CMOS SETUP menu When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup utility you will see the MAIN MENU screen You can always return to the MAIN MENU by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen with the arrow keys The MAIN MENU screen provides you with a system overview which includes the version built date and ID of the AMIBIOS the type speed and number of the processors in the system and the amount of memory installed in the system System Time System Date You can edit the SYSTEM TIME SYSTEM DATE field to change the system time and date Highlight SYSTEM TIME or SYSTEM DATE using the lt ARROW gt keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the lt TAB gt key or the lt ARROW gt keys to move between fields The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YYYY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Please n
29. ff to indicate traffic Tx and Rx data on the LAN Green Flashing connection to this blade module ae This LED illuminates red when a fatal error occurs This may be the 5 Red Steady On result of a memory error a VGA error or any other fatal error that prevents the operating system from booting up a In the event of a power failure the N 1 Redundant Power Supply if included in your system s configuration automatically turns on and picks up the system load to provide uninterrupted operation The failed power supply should be replaced with a new one as soon as possible KVM Connector Alternatively you may connect a KVM cable CBL 0218L with a keyboard video mouse attached to the KVM connector 7 of the blade you wish to access To switch to another blade disconnect the cable then reconnect it to the new blade See the Web based Management Utility User s Manual on your SuperBlade system CD ROM for further details on using the KVM function remotely 4 3 SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual 4 2 Mainboard The mainboard of the SBA 7141M T blade unit is a proprietary design which is based on the Nvidia MCP55 Pro chipset See Figure 4 4 for a block diagram of this chipset Figure 4 3 for a view of the BHQME mainboard and Figure 4 5 for an exploded view diagram of the blade unit Figure 4 3 BHQME Mainboard 4 4 Chapter 4 Blade Module Features Table 4 4 BHAME Mainboard Layout
30. for further details Short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver 3 Replace the cover install the blade back into the enclosure and power it on 4 3 Blade Unit Components Figure 4 5 Exploded View of SBA 7141M T Blade Module 4 6 Chapter 4 Blade Module Features Table 4 5 Main Components of SBA 7141M T Blade Module Item Description Blade Unit Module 2 5 SATA Hard Drive ES DIMMs system memory CPU Heatsinks 4 Top Cover oa fF ON Backplane WARNING Properly ground the server before performing any installation procedures to prevent electrical damage to components Allow components to cool before handling them Memory Support The BHQME supports single or dual channel ECC Registered DDR2 800 667 533 SDRAN in sixteen DIMM sockets Both interleaved and non interleaved memory are supported so you may populate any number of DIMM slots Populating two adjacent slots at a time with memory modules of the same size and type will result in interleaved 128 bit memory which is faster than non interleaved 64 bit memory See Section 3 5 for further details on mainboard memory installation Hard Disk Drives The SBA 7141M T blade unit can accommodate one internal 2 5 SATA hard disk drive which is mounted directly on the blade s mainboard 4 7 SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual Notes 4 8 Chapter 5 BIOS 5 1 Introduction This document
31. hown in Table 5 5 Table 5 5 Super IO Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address Serial Port 2 Mode This option specifies the base VO port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 1 The options are DISABLED 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Select DISABLED to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to DISABLED the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its VO port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 2 The options are DISABLED 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Select DISABLED to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to DISABLED the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 2F8 IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its VO port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address This tells the BIOS which mode to select for serial port 2 The options are Normal IRDA and ASKIR Chipset Configuration The CHIPSET CONFIGURATION submenu contains two submenus as shown in Table 5 6 Table 5 6 Chipset Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description gt NorthBridge Configuration gt SouthBridge MCP55 Configuration This menu option configures the NorthBridge Chip See
32. identified VO device IRQ conflict error A 2 Table A 1 BIOS POST Messages Continued BIOS Message nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed nnnn Cache SRAM Passed nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed nnnn kB System RAM Passed One or more 120 Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu Operating system not found Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity Check 2 nnnn Press lt F1 gt to resume lt F2 gt to Setup lt F3 gt for previous Press lt F2 gt to enter Setup PS 2 Mouse Run the 120 Configuration Utility System BIOS shadowed UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Video BIOS shadowed Description Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed 120 block storage devices Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted Parity error
33. ivated on blade module Flashing Green Indicates network activity over LAN 5 Network IB LED Flashing Orange Indicates network activity over InfiniBand module System Fault Indicates a memory error overheat VGA error or any error 6 Red LED that prevents booting 7 KVM Connector N A Connector for SUV KVM cable 4 2 Chapter 4 Blade Module Features Power Button Each blade has its own power button so that individual blade units within the enclosure may be turned on or off independently of the others Press the power button 1 to turn on the blade server The power LED 3 will turn green To turn off press and hold the power button for gt 4 seconds and the power LED will turn orange KVM Button KVM stands for Keyboard Video Mouse With KVM a user can control multiple blades with a single keyboard video mouse setup Connect your keyboard mouse and monitor to the USB and VGA connectors on the CMM module then push the KVM button on the control panel of the blade module you wish to access LED Indicators Blade module LEDs are described below in Table 4 3 Table 4 3 Blade Module LED Indicators LED State Description Green Power On Power LED Amber Standby Red Power Failure Steady On Indicates that KVM has been initialized on this blade module KVM UID LED Blue Flashing Serves as a UID indicator the UID function is activated with a Network LED management program Flashes on and o
34. lean lint free cloth 3 4 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation 8 Place the heatsink on the processor then tighten two diagonal screws until snug then the other two screws 9 When all four screws are snug tighten them all to secure the heatsink to the mainboard NOTE Do not overtighten the screws as this may damage the processor or the heatsink 10 Replace the cover on the blade unit and finish by installing the unit back into the blade enclosure Figure 3 3 Installing a Processor in a Socket Gold dot Socket key CPU key CPU pin Notched corner 3 4 Onboard Battery Installation A battery is included on the mainboard to supply certain volatile memory components with power when power has been removed from the blade module If this battery dies it must be replaced with an equivalent CR2032 Lithium 3V battery Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions See Figure 3 4 for a diagram of installing a new onboard battery WARNING There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed A upside down which reverses its polarities 3 5 SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual Figure 3 4 Installing the Onboard Battery Lithium Battery CD Battery Holder 3 5 Memory The mainboard of each blade unit must be populated with DIMMs Dual In line Memory Modules to provide system memory The DIMMs should all be of the same size and speed and from the
35. lear parity checkers Clear screen optional Try to boot with INT 19 Initialize error logging gt N SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual Table A 2 Terminal POST Errors Continued C4h C6h C8h CAh CCh CEh Initialize system error handler Initialize note dock optional Force check optional Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video Initialize digitizer and display message The following are for the boot block in Flash ROM Table A 3 Boot Block Flash ROM Terminal POST Errors EOh E2h E4h E6h E8h EAh ECh EEh FOh Initialize the chipset Initialize the CPU Initialize system VO Checksum BIOS ROM Set Huge Segment Initialize OEM special code Initialize Memory type Shadow Boot Block Initialize interrupt vectors A 8 Table A 3 Boot Block Flash ROM Terminal POST Errors Continued Post Code Description F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Manager F4h Output one beep F5h Clear Huge Segment F6h Boot to Mini DOS F7h Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the low
36. ling a Blade Unit into the Enclosure Make sure the cover of the blade unit has been replaced first before installing a blade unit in the enclosure Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure 1 Slowly push the blade unit into its bay with the handles fully pulled out see Figure 3 1 2 When the blade stops push the handles back in to their locked position making sure the notches in both handles catch the lip of the enclosure see Figure 3 2 J NOTE Blade Modules can be Hot Plugged into the enclosure WARNING Use extreme caution when inserting a blade module into the A enclosure If the blade s power connector becomes damaged it can damage pins on other blade bays that it is inserted into 3 2 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Figure 3 1 Inserting a Blade into the Enclosure 2 Locking the Blade into Position Figure 3 3 3 SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual 3 3 Processor Installation One or two processors may be installed to the mainboard of each blade unit See Chapter 1 for general information on the features of the blade unit and the Supermicro web site for further details including processor memory and operating system support WARNING This action should only be performed by a trained service A technician Allow the processor heatsink to cool before removing it Removing a Processor 1 Power down and remove the blade unit from the enclosu
37. n OS PCI Latency Timer Allocate IRA to PCI VGA Palette Snooping IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 DMA Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 3 Channel 5 Channel 6 Channel 7 Reserved Memory Size that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow AMIBIOS to configure all devices in the system This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus Select a value to set the PCI latency in PCI clock cycles Options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 Set this value to allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address The options are Yes and No Select ENABLED to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly The options are ENABLED and Disabled This feature specifies the availability of an IRQ to be used by a PCI PnP device Select RESERVED for the IRQ to be used by a Legacy ISA device The options are Available and RESERVED Select Available to indicate that a specific DMA channel is available to be used by a PCI PnP device Select RESERVED if the DMA channel specified is reserved for a Legacy ISA device The options are Available and Reserved You may set reserved memory with this setting The options are Disabled 16k 32K and 64k Chapter 5 BIOS Super 10 Configuration The menu options in the SUPER IO CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are s
38. nter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus WARNING To prevent possible boot failure do not shut down or reset the A system while updating the BIOS 5 1 SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual 5 2 BIOS Updates It may be necessary to update the BIOS used in the blade modules on occasion However it is recommended that you not update BIOS if you are not experiencing problems with a blade module Updated BIOS files are located on our web site www supermicro com products superblade Please check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your current BIOS before downloading There are several methods you may use to upgrade flash your BIOS After downloading the appropriate BIOS file in a zip file format follow one of the methods described below to flash the new BIOS Flashing BIOS Use the procedures below to Flash your BIOS with a new update using the KVM dongle USB ports on the CMM module or by use of a Floppy disk Flashing a BIOS using the KVM Dongle NOTE For this method you must use a KVM dongle cable CBL 0218L Z included with the system 1 Copy the contents of the zip file to a bootable USB pen drive 2 Connectthe KVM dongle CBL 0218L to the KVM connector at the front of the blade you will be flashing the BIOS to 3 Connect your bootable USB pen drive to one of
39. o its slot paying attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incorrectly see Figure 3 6 Insert first into the 1A slot s then the 1B slot s then the 2A slot s and 2B slot s See support information below Figure 3 6 Installing a DIMM into a Memory Slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the bottom notch To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot 5 Gently press down on the DIMM until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see Table 3 1 for installing DIMMs into the slots in the correct order 6 Replace the air shroud and the blade cover and install the blade module back into the enclosure 7 Power up the blade unit 3 6 Hard Disk Drive Installation The SBA 7141M T blade unit accommodates one internal 2 5 SATA hard disk drive which is mounted directly on the blade s mainboard 3 7 Installing the Operating System An operating system OS must be installed on each blade module Blades with Microsoft Windows OS and blades with Linux OS can both occupy and operate within the same blade enclosure Refer to the SuperMicro web site for a complete list of supported operating systems There are several methods of installing an OS to the blade modules Installing with an External USB CD ROM Drive The most common method of in
40. on Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Boot Sector Virus Protection Select this option and press lt ENTER gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password Select this option and press lt ENTER gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password This option is near the bottom of the SECURITY SETUP screen The options are ENABLED and Disabled Select DISABLED to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select ENABLED to enable boot sector protection When ENABLED the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive Chapter 5 BIOS 5 8 Exit Menu Select the EXIT tab from AMI BIOS SETUP UTILITY screen to enter the EXIT BIOS SETUP screen The options for the EXIT menu are shown in Table 5 15 You may also additionally press lt ESC gt to exit without saving or lt F10 gt to save your settings and exit Table 5 15 Exit Menu Menu Option Description Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect Select SAVE CHANGES AND EXIT from the EXIT menu and press lt ENTER gt Select this option to q
41. orrect memory errors automatically Options are Enabled and DISABLED 4 Bit ECC Mode Allows you to enable 4 bit ECC mode also known as ECC Chipkill Options are ENABLED and Disabled DRAM Scrub Redirect Allows the system to correct DRAM ECC errors immediately even with background scrubbing on Options are ENABLED and Disabled DRAM BG Scrub Corrects memory errors so later reads are correct Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds Enable or DISABLE DDR power down mode Set DDR power down mode to Channel or CHIP SELECT Specifies and alternate VID while in low power states Options are Auto and various voltages between 8V and 1 115V Allows the user to select which CPU Node s timing parameters memory clock etc to display Options are CPU Node 0 CPU NODE 1 CPU NODE 2 and CPU NODE 3 guration Set the Memory Clock Mode Options are Auto LIMIT and MANUAL Set the DRAM Timing Mode Options are Auto DCTO DCT1 and BOTH Chapter 5 BIOS SouthBridge MCP55 Configuration The menu options in the SOUTHBRIDGE MCP55 CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 5 8 Table 5 8 SouthBridge MCP55 Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description CPU LDT Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum Primary Graphics Adapter USB 1 1 Controller USB 2 0 Controller USB Devices Enabled Legacy USB Support
42. ote that time is in a 24 hour format For example 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30 P M as 17 30 00 5 4 Chapter 5 BIOS 5 5 Advanced Settings Menu Choose Advanced from the BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt ENTER gt Below is a list of all submenus in the ADVANCED SETTINGS menu BOOT Settings Configuration CPU Configuration PCI PnP Configuration Super lO Configuration Chipset Configuration e NorthBridge Configuration e SouthBridge MCP55 Configuration Event Log Configuration PCI Express Configuration Remote Access Configuration System Health Monitor BOOT Settings Configuration The menu options in the BOOT SETTINGS CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 5 1 Table 5 1 BOOT Settings Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description Quick Boot Quiet Boot If ENABLED this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for the system to boot up The options are Enabled and DISABLED If Disabled normal POST messages will be displayed on boot up If ENABLED this display the OEM logo instead of POST messages Set this option to display add on ROM read only memory messages The options are Force BIOS and KEEP CURRENT The default setting is Force BIOS Add On ROM Display Select Force BIOS to allow the computer system
43. p www supermicro com products superblade Please note that you will need to check the detailed specifications of a particular blade module for a list of the CPUs it supports Details on installation of the processor into the SBA 7141M T blade module are found in Chapter 3 Setup and Installation on page 3 1 Memory The BHQME supports single or dual channel registered ECC DDR2 800 667 533 SDRAM in sixteen DIMM sockets Both interleaved and non interleaved memory are supported so you may populate any number of DIMM slots Populating two adjacent slots at a time with memory modules of the same size and type will result in interleaved 128 bit memory which is faster than non interleaved 64 bit memory Please refer to the Supermicro web site for a list of supported memory www supermicro com products superblade The detailed specifications for a blade module will contain a link to a list of recommended memory sizes and manufacturers Details on installation of memory modules into the SBA 7141M T blade module are found in Chapter 3 Setup and Installation on page 3 1 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Storage The SBA 7141M T blade module accommoaates one internal 2 5 SATA hard disk drive which is mounted directly on the blade s mainboard See Chapter 3 Setup and Installation on page 3 1 for storage installation details Density A maximum of ten blade modules may be installed into a single blade enclosure Each blade
44. present After accessing the inside of the system replace the blade module s cover before installing it back into the blade enclosure 2 3 Electrostatic Discharge Precautions Electrostatic discharge ESD is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards The following measures are generally sufficient to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Keep all components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts e When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the mainboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure the blade enclosure provides excellent conductivity between the power supplies the blade modules and the mainboard 2 4 Operating Precautions Care must be taken to assure that the cover of the
45. r unexpected interrupts Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP gt a SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual Table A 2 Terminal POST Errors Continued 5Ch Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB 62h Test extended memory address lines 66h Configure advanced cache registers 68h Enable external and CPU caches 6Ah Display external L2 cache size 6Ch Display shadow area message 70h Display error messages 76h Check for keyboard errors 7Dh Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring 80h Disable onboard Super VO ports and IRQs 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports 84h Detect and install external parallel ports 86h Re initialize onboard I O ports 88h Initialize BIOS Data Area 8Ah Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area 8Ch Initialize floppy controller 90h Initialize hard disk controllers 92h Jump to UserPatch2 95h 98h 9Ah 9Dh 9Fh A2h A8h ACh Boh B2h B5h B7h BAh BCh BEh Coh C2h Table A 2 Terminal POST Errors Continued Install CD ROM for boot 1 2 Search for option ROMs One long two short beeps on check sum failure Shadow option ROMs Initialize security engine optional Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives Check key lock Erase F2 prompt Enter SETUP Check for errors POST done prepare to boot operating system Terminate QuietBoot optional Initialize ACPI BIOS Initialize SMBIOS C
46. re see Section 3 2 Installing Blade Modules on page 3 1 for details Remove the cover of the blade unit see Removing Replacing the Blade Cover on page 3 2 Loosen the four screws that secure the heatsink to the mainboard Remove the heatsink by gently rotating it back and forth sideways with your fingers to release it from the processor Set the heatsink aside and upside down so that nothing comes into contact with the thermal grease on its underside Raise the lever of the processor socket up until the processor is released from the socket then lift the silver cover plate and remove the processor WARNING This action should only be performed by a trained service A technician Installing a Processor 1 2 3 If present remove the protective black PnP cap from the processor socket Raise the lever of the processor socket until it reaches its upper limit Lift the silver cover plate completely up and out of the way f NOTE Be careful not to damage the pins protruding from the CPU socket 4 Align pin 1 of the processor with pin 1 of the socket both are marked with a small gold triangle and gently seat the processor into the socket Figure 3 3 Check to make sure the processor is flush to the socket and fully seated Lower the socket lever until it locks To install the heatsink apply thermal grease to the top of the processor If reinstalling a heatsink first clean off the old thermal grease with a c
47. ro website and the SuperBlade Network Modules User s Manual on your SuperBlade system s CD ROM for more details on these add on cards 1 1 SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual 1 3 Blade Module Features Table 1 1 lists the main features of the SBA 7141M T blade module See the proceeding section for components typically included in a blade system and other optional components Specific details on the SBA 7141M T blade module is found in Chapter 4 Blade Module Features on page 4 1 Table 1 1 SBA 7141M T Blade Specification Features Mainboard Processors FSB Speed Chipset Graphics Controller BIOS Memory Capacity SATA Controller Hard Drive Bays BHQME proprietary form factor Chassis Dimensions HxWxD 11 32 x 1 67 x 18 5 Supports four AMD Opteron 8300 8200 series processors Please refer to our web site for a complete listing of supported processors 1000 MHz Hyper Transport front side system bus speed Nvidia MCP55 Pro Onboard ATI ES1000 graphics chip with 16MB of SDRAM 8 Mb AMI Flash ROM Eight 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB of ECC Registered DDR2 800 667 533 SDRAM Nvidia MCP55 Pro on chip controller for two Serial ATA drives One Internal 2 5 SATA hard disk drive Processors The SBA 7141M T blade module supports up to four AMD Opteron 8300 8200 series processors Refer to the Supermicro web site for a complete listing of supported processors htt
48. rom f NOTE Replace filename rom by the actual ROM file name such as 5 3 B7DBE142 rom for example in the command Running Setup f NOTE Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the MAIN BIOS SETUP screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options When you first power on the computer the BIOS is immediately activated 5 3 SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing lt DELETE gt immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message Press the lt Delete gt key to enter Setup appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST press the lt DELETE gt key to activate the main SETUP menu 5 4 Main BIOS Setup Menu The MAIN MENU screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it P NOTE The BIOS has default text messages built in SuperMicro retains the Z option to include omit or change any o
49. size and speed must be installed in pairs You should not mix DIMMs of different sizes and speeds NOTE Each processor has its own built in memory controller consequently 3 each CPU has a four slot memory bank associated with it Memory installed f into a bank with no CPU present cannot be accessed Memory modules with a size of 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 4GB and 8 GB are supported 3 6 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation WARNING It is highly recommended that you remove the power cord from the AN system before installing or changing any memory modules Table 3 1 Populating 16 Memory Slots and 4 CPUs for Interleaved Operation SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual Figure 3 5 16 slot DIMM Numbering CPU2 CPU1 p p Center of Board CPU3 CPU4 act u lt aa NN D A P2 DIMM 2B P2 DIMM 2A P1 DIMM 2A P1 DIMM 2B P1 DIMM 1A P1 DIMM 1B st Det m lt lt N NI NN 2222 2222 S555 5555 GAGA GAGA A st st si st D DD D qQaaa Edge of Board DIMM Installation WARNING Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules A to prevent any possible damage Installing Memory Modules 1 Power down the blade module 2 Remove the blade from the enclosure and the cover from the blade 3 Remove the air shroud that covers the DIMM slots 3 8 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation 4 Insert each DIMM vertically int
50. stalling the OS is with an external USB CD ROM drive Take the following steps to install the OS to a blade module 3 9 SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual WARNING Installing the OS from an external CD ROM drive may take several A hours to complete 1 Connect an SUV cable Serial port USB port Video port cable to the KVM connector on the front of the blade module You will then need to attach a USB hub to the USB port on this cable to provide multiple USB ports 2 Connect the external CD ROM drive a USB keyboard and a mouse to the USB hub You will also need to connect a monitor to the video connector on the SUV cable Turn on the blade module 3 Insert the CD containing the OS into the CD ROM drive Follow the prompts to begin the installation Installing via PXE Boot PXE Preboot Execution Environment is used to boot a computer over a network To install the OS via PXE the following conditions must be met 1 The PXE BOOT option in BIOS must be enabled 2 A PXE server has been configured this can be another blade in the system 3 The PXE server must be connected over a network to the blade to be booted 4 The blade has only non partitioned unformatted hard drives installed and no bootable devices attached to it Once these conditions are met make sure the PXE server is running Then turn on the blade on which you wish to boot and or install the OS The BIOS in the blade will look at all bootable devices
51. t of memory modules and the installation of hard disk drives into the blade module Chapter 4 Blade Module Features This chapter coves features and component information about the SBA 7141M T Blade Module Included here are descriptions and information for mainboard components connectors LEDs and other features of the blade module Chapter 5 BIOS BIOS setup is covered in this chapter for the SBA 7141M T Blade Module Appendix A BIOS POST Codes BIOS POST Codes for the SBA 7141M T Blade Module are explained in this appendix SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual Notes Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ee ee ee 1 1 1 1 Overvlew ees ee ee Re GR ee GR GR Re Ge keke Re GR Re GR ee GR ee Re Re kk ee ee 1 1 1 2 Product Checklist of Typical Componen e 1 1 1 3 Blade Module Features ese ee ee Re GR ER ER ee Re ee ee ee ee ee 1 2 dieet ME OE EE NO EE OE tases 1 2 MeMO Yesica OE N EE 1 2 Sr AR OR EE OE N OR ren 1 3 Densidad 1 3 1 4 Contacting SuperMiCro ee ee se ek ee Ge GR Re Ge GR RR Ge Ge RR Ge ek ee 1 4 Chapter 2 System Safety ee eee ee ee 2 1 2 1 Electrical Safety Precautions ese ie ee ee ee RR Re GR RR ee Ge GR RR 2 1 2 2 General Safety Precautions ie ee ee ee ee RR Re Ee GR GR Re Ge GR RR ai 2 2 2 3 Electrostatic Discharge Precautions EEEE E EEEEEUEEUUEUUEELE E Lj EUEjLj 2 2 2 4 Operating Precautions ee ee ee ee RR ee Ge RR RA Ee GR GR ER Ee Ge ee
52. t requires 110 240 VAC depending upon your power supply module Mainboard Battery This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer CR2032 Lithium 3V battery Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions WARNING There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed A upside down which will reverse its polarities Mainboard replaceable soldered in fuses Self resetting PTC Positive Temperature Coefficient fuses on the mainboard must be replaced by trained service technicians only The new fuse must be the same or equivalent as the one replaced Contact technical support for details and support 2 1 SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual 2 2 General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety e Keep the area around the SuperBlade clean and free of clutter e Place the blade module cover and any system components that have been removed away from the system or on a table so that they won t accidentally be stepped on e While working on the system do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is
53. ter in the RSDT pointer list The available options are Enabled and DISABLED Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer list The available options are Enabled and DISABLED Use this setting to ENABLE or Disable headless operation mode through ACPI Use this setting to either Enable or DISABLE the MCP55 ACPI HPET table Allows the user to change the function of the power button Options are On Off and SUSPEND This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are POWER OFF POWER ON and Last State This setting is used to ENABLE or Disable the WATCH DOG TIMER function It must be used in conjunction with the WATCH DOG jumper Auto or DISABLE the 12C switch This setting allows the user to select the MPS revision level The options are 1 1 and 1 4 This setting allows SMI wrapper support for PnP function 50h 54h The options are Enabled and DISABLED Chapter 5 BIOS CPU Configuration The menu options in the CPU CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 5 2 Table 5 2 CPU Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description a Error This setting is used to Enable or Disable GART error processing eporting Microcode Update Secure Virtual Machine Mode Power Now Thermal Throttling Power Now ACPI SRAT Table Thermal Throttling This setting is used to Enable or D
54. the two USB slots on the KVM dongle 4 Boot to the USB pen drive and go to the directory where you saved the contents of the zip file 5 Type flash filename rom replace filename rom by the actual ROM file name Flashing a BIOS using the USB Ports on the CMM 1 Copy the contents of the zip file to a bootable USB pen drive 2 Connect your bootable USB pen drive to one of the two USB slots on the CMM located on the back side of the enclosure 3 Boot to the USB pen drive and go to the directory where you saved the contents of the zip file 4 Type flash filename rom replace filename rom by the actual ROM file name 5 2 Chapter 5 BIOS Flashing a BIOS using a Floppy Image File Z NOTE This method must be performed remotely F 1 2 Copy the image file from the zip file to your desktop Use the web browser or IPMIView to access your CMM remotely using its IP Address Go to the VIRTUAL MEDIA menu and select FLOPPY IMAGE UPLOAD BROWSE or OPEN to locate the img file on your desktop and select it Press the UPLOAD button and wait a few seconds for the image to upload to the CMM Once the upload finishes turn on the blade module and press lt DEL gt to enter the BIOS setup utility In the BOOT MENU bring USB LS120 PEPPCMM VIRTUAL DISC 1 to the top of the boot priority list Exit while saving the changes The blade module will boot to the virtual media floppy image A gt Type flash filename
55. ts the serial port to use for console redirection Options are COM1 and COM2 Selects the serial port settings to use Options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 N 1 38400 8 N 1 19200 8 N 1 AND 09600 8 N 1 Selects the flow control to be used for console redirection Options are None HARDWARE and SOFTWARE Options are DISABLE no redirection after BIOS POST BOOT LOADER redirection during POST and during boot loader and Always redirection always active Note that some OS s may not work with this set to Always Selects the type of the target terminal ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 Allows you to Enable or DISABLE VT UTF8 combination key support for ANSI VT100 terminals Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to display memory information Options are No Delay 1 SEC 2 SECS and 4 SECS System Health Monitor The SYSTEM HEALTH MONITOR submenu s menu option is shown in Table 5 12 Table 5 12 System Health Monitor Submenu Menu Option CPU Overheat Temperature Description Use the and keys to set the CPU temperature threshold to between 65 and 90 C When this threshold is exceeded the overheat LED on the chassis will light up and an alarm will sound The LED and alarm will turn off once the CPU temperature has dropped to 5 degrees below the threshold set The default setting is 720 C Other items in the submenu are systems monitor displays for the following information C
56. uit BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select DISCARD CHANGES AND EXIT from the EXIT menu and press lt ENTER gt Select this option and press lt ENTER gt to discard all the changes and return to AMI BIOS Utility Program To set this feature select LOAD OPTIMAL DEFAULTS from the ExIT menu and press lt ENTER gt Then Select OK to allow BIOS to automatically load the OPTIMAL DEFAULTS as the BIOS Settings The OPTIMAL SETTINGS are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications To set this feature select LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS from the EXIT menu and press lt ENTER gt The FAIL SAFE settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual Notes Appendix A BIOS POST Codes A 1 BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a problem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Table A 1 BIOS POST Messages BIOS Message Failure Fixed Disk Stuck key Keyboard error Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn System RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn System battery is dead
57. ve Operator or Admin privileges on the CMM e Use IPMlview or a browser connected to the SIMBL card attached to the blade to power down e Use IPMItool to use a Command Line Interface CLI to the SIMBL if you have Operator or Admin privileges Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure Although the blade system may continue to run individual blades should always be powered down before removing them from the enclosure 3 1 SBA 7141M T Blade Module User s Manual Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure 1 Power down the blade unit see Powering Down a Blade Unit above 2 Squeeze both handles to depress the red sections then pull out both handles completely and use them to pull the blade unit from the enclosure Z NOTE Blade Modules can be Hot Plugged from the enclosure F Removing Replacing the Blade Cover The blade cover must be removed to access the mainboard when you need to install or remove processors memory units the onboard battery and so on Removing Replacing the Blade Cover 1 Remove the blade unit from the enclosure see Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure above 2 Depressthe two buttons on the cover while pushing the cover toward the rear ofthe blade unit When it stops lift the cover off the blade unit 3 To replace the cover fit the six grooves in the cover into the studs in the sides of the blade then slide the cover toward the front of the blade to lock it into place Instal

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