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1. Figure C 16 Package Installation Default Screen Step 17 Select each component you wish to install Once a package group has been selected if optional components are available you can click on Optional packages to view which packages are installed by default and to add or remove optional packages from that group see Figure C 17 on page C 17 If there are no optional components this button will be disabled Themis Computer C Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Installation Installation REDHAT ja ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 Desktop Environments amp GNOME Desktop Environment Applications Ec KDE K Desktop Environment Development Servers Base System Languages GNOME is a powerful graphical user interface which includes a panel desktop system Icons and a graphical file manager 32 of 36 optional packages selected Optional packages D Betease Notes 9 gk Next Figure C 17 Optional Packages Click Next Step 18 Once you have selected the package groups of your choice you get one last chance to go back before starting the installation process Click Next if you re happy with your choices or click Back to make changes see Figure C 18 on page C 18 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 Click next to begin installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Sener A tompiete log of the installation can be found in the file Jroatinstall
2. Do nothing after the boot loader s timeout period by default five seconds the boot loader automatically boots the default boot entry Do whatever is appropriate to boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux One or more screens of messages should scroll by Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 Step 21 Eventually a login prompt or a GUI login screen if you installed the X Window System and chose to start X automatically appears see Figure C 21 RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 Username Please erter your Username Language e Session E Figure C 21 Login Screen Step 22 Once logged in you are ready to use the desktop see Figure C 22 Wb Applications Places System CR 2 45PM Q E Se 8 IE j Figure C 22 Ready to use the Desktop C 20 Themis Computer Appendix Repackaging Instructions D 1 Repackaging for Shipment If it becomes necessary for any reason to return your RES NT2 unit back to Themis it is very important that the original packaging materials be used according to the repackaging instructions found in this appendix Themis has qualified all of its shipping materials to meet the highest of standards and the rig ors of today s shipping methods thus insuring total protection of your product during delivery Failure to use original packaging materials exactly as described in this appendix may invalidate the war ranty If the original packaging is no l
3. Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 B 2 Caution Any screws used to mount a slide to a RES NT2 chassis must not exceed a length of 3 8 to prevent excessive penetration of the chassis N Caution When attaching rack slides all fasteners have a 20 in lb torque spec The rack mount slide installation kit includes the following items a Two inside slide sections b Two outside slide sections c Two front short slide brackets d Two rear long slide brackets e Assorted screws washers and nuts Follow these steps to install a steel rack mount slide to the RES NT2 chassis 1 Attach the inside slide section see Figure B 3 on page B 3 to both sides of the RES NT2 chassis using four 8 32 screws per side Measure the depth of the 19 equipment rack into which the RES NT2 system will be installed this can vary from 24 to 30 Using the depth of the equipment rack adjust and attach the front and rear slide brackets to the outside slide section using the screws washers and nuts provided with the slide kit With all slide brackets securely attached to both the right and left outside slide sections install both sections to the inside right and inside left of a 19 rack with two bolts per bracket making sure there is adequate room for the height of the RES NT2 system Carefully insert the RES NT2 system into the 19 rack so that the inside slides on
4. To maximize user safety and ensure correct device operation all instructions con tained in this section should be read carefully Caution It is important that the user observe all warnings and instructions that are on the device and contained in this manual N Caution The protection of the building serves as protection for the equip ment on the server while it 1s pulled on slide rails telescopic rails outside of the Caution When rack mounted never lean on the server It is prohibited to lean rack bay Personal injury and equipment damage can occur WARNING All equipment connected to the product must conform to their standards WARNING This Themis PRODUCT must be used in sheltered environments only and at an altitude of less than 3048 meters 10 000 ft e The device must be used in accordance with the instructions for use e Electrical installations in the room must correspond to the requirements of respective regulations e Take care that there are no cables particularly mains cables in areas where persons can trip over them e Do not use a mains connection in sockets shared by a number of other power consumers Do not use an extension cable e Only use the mains cable supplied e Power cord requirements Europe A power supply unit operating at a nominal voltage of 240V must use a power cord rated for a minimum operating voltage of 200V and is not to be used with an operational voltage b
5. 2 Place the foam crush resistant base layer in the bottom of the box 3 Place the equipment in the cutout of the bottom layer with the unit fitting snugly inside 4 Place the two top crush resistant layers to the rear and front of the RES NT2 1U This will leave a small horizontal gap in which accessories can be placed 5 Make sure all components of the box are firmly in place pressing down on the surface area of the foam to insure proper seating of the material 6 Seal the top of the box with strong packaging tape wrapping the tape completely around the box both lengthwise and crosswise 7 Prepare for shipment in accordance with the instructions received from Themis Computer are required You can reach Themis at 1 510 252 0870 Mon Fri 5am 5pm Note Please contact Themis if new packaging material or shipping instructions PST or by Email to support themis com D 3 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 The order of assembly when repackaging the RES NT2 1U for shipment as shown in Figure D 2 Figure D 2 Order of Assembly X9DRG HTF D 4 Themis Computer D Repackaging Instructions D 4 Packaging Components X9DRG QF The original packaging components for the RES NT2 3U are shown in Figure D 3 They comprise a packaging box see A bottom crush resistant layer see B and top crush resistant layer see C The bottom and top crush resistant layers are ide
6. 2 99 12 MLE Spatial PEETELGH a taie cu sa I EE a o eter 3 0 91 9 9415 DC U Streamer Prerete het tas edidi oe ert dadas 3 0 xi Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 9 3 9 14 DCU TP Prefete er MERE T T 3 9 3 3 3 15 Intel Virtualization Technology 3 9 3 3 4 CPU Power Management Configuration vissies tuea ass 3 10 Seek POWER LECMNOIO SY EE 3 10 002 i Bnergy Pertormarnce Geet 3 11 3 3 4 3 Factory Long Duration Power Limit errrenneeneeee 3 11 3 3 4 4 Long Duration Maintained enn neeee 3 11 3 3 4 5 Recommended Short Duration Power esses 3 11 3 3 4 6 Short Duration Power Limit 3 12 5 0 Chipset ee e EE 3 12 LIDL Intel EE 3 12 POD Data TIMES ee 3 12 LoS DCA SUPPO tere eebe 3 12 3 3 5 4 IIO 1 PCIe Port Bifurcation Control uses 3 12 3 3 5 5 CPUI Slot 1 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM X9DRG HTT 3 13 3 5 9 6 CPUT Slot 2 PEEE 35 0 x16 OPROM 5 5 ttes 3 13 3 3 5 7 CPU Slot 4 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM X9DRQG QP 3 13 3 3 5 8 CPUI Slot 5 PCI E 3 0 x8 OPROM X9DRG HTT 3 13 3 3 5 9 IIO 2 PCIe Port Bifurcation Control esses 3 13 3 3 5 10 CPU2 Slot 9 PCI E 3 0 xs OPROM X9DRQG QFP 3 13 3 3 5 1 CPU2 Slot 8 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM X9DRQG QP 3 13 3 3 5 12 CPU2 Slot 6 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM X9DRQG QP 3 13 3 3 5 13 CPU2 Slot 4 PC
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8. On red LED On green Rear LED Power Supply Modules Power Fail LED Left Power Supply Note system is powered on Power Fail LED Right Power Supply Note system is powered on Power Fail LED Left amp Right Power supply Note system is powered on Power Fail LED Left or Right Power Supply Note system is powered off Green LED adjacent to AC input Note system is powered on Green LED adjacent to AC input Note system is powered off If system is powered on warns that the upper power supply has failed or has lost AC input If system is powered on warns that the lower power supply has failed or has lost AC input System is powered on and power supply modules are functioning normally or sys tem has been shut down and there has been no inter ruption to the AC power AC power has been inter rupted to both power supply modules When power is re stored but system is still off one of the two indicator lights will be lit System is receiving DC power 3 3V 5V 12V from the power supply module System is off and not re ceiving DC power from the Power Supply module a This LED behavior indicates only that AC power has interrupted to both power supplies and does not indicate which power supply module lost power first or regained power first b This LED behavior indicates that DC power is not being used and the system is off It does not indicate a loss of
9. SPeed MHz opis DIMM up to 1 TB LRDIMM X9DRG QF 512 GB RDIMM 128 GB UDIMM 1866 1600 1333 up to 512 GB LRDIMM 1066 800 MHz X9DRG HTF 256 GB RDIMM 264 GB UDIMM a DDR3 ECC or Non ECC DIMMs to prevent any possible damage The OS will not boot unless DIMM slot PI DIMM H Caution Exercise extreme caution when installing or removing Memory Modules 1A is populated and meets the minimum capacity for proper operation Table 2 2 RES NT2 Memory Allocation Memory Parameters X9DRG QF CPU 1 CPU2 DIMM E2 DIMM F2 DIMM G2 DIMM H2 X9DRG HTF CPU 1 CPU2 DIMM E1 DIMM F1 DIMM G1 DIMM H1 2 3 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 Table 2 3 RES NT2 Optimal Memory Population XK9DRG QF Number of CPUs DIMMs CPU and Memory Population 1 1CPU amp 2 amp 2 Cu DIMMs P1 DIMM A1 P1 DIMM B1 1 CPU amp 4 CPU 1 DIMMs P1 DIMM A1 P1 DIMM B1 P1 DIMM C1 P1 DIMM Di CPU 1 1 CPU amp 5 8 DIMMs P1 DIMM A1 P1 DIMM B1 P1 DIMM C1 P1 DIMM D1 Any memory pairs in P1 DIMM A2 P1 DIMM B2 P1 DIMM C2 P1 DIMM D2 slots 2 CPUs amp 4 CPU 1 CPU2 DIMMs P1 DIMM A1 P1 DIMM B1 P2 DIMM E1 P2 DIMM F1 2 CPU amp 6 CPU 1 CPU 2 DIMMs P1 DIMM A1 P1 DIMM B1 7 P1 DIMM C1 7 P1 DIMM D1 P2 DIMM E1 P2 DIMM F1 CPU 1 CPU2 2 CPU amp 8 d P1 DIMM A1 P1 DIMM B1 P1 DIMM C1 P1 DIMM D1 P2 DIMM E1 P2 DIMM F1 P2 DIMM DIMMs G1 P2 DIMM H1 PU 1 CPU 2 2cPU
10. Use this feature to select the data transfer speed for the QPI Link connections The options are Fast default and Slow 3 3 5 19 QPI Link Frequency Select Use this feature to select the desired QPI frequency The options are Auto default 6 4 GT s 7 2 GT s and 8 0 GT s DIMM Configuration This section displays the following DIMM information 3 3 5 20 Current Memory Mode This item displays the current memory mode Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility Advanced Setup Configurations 3 3 5 21 Current Memory Speed This item displays the current memory speed 3 3 5 22 Mirroring This item displays if memory mirroring is supported by the motherboard Memory mirroring creates a duplicate copy of the data stored in the memory to enhance data security 3 3 5 23 Sparing This item displays if memory sparing is supported by the motherboard Memory sparing enhances system performance DIMM Information 3 3 5 24 CPU Socket 1 DIMM Information CPU Socket 2 DIMM Infor mation The status of the memory modules detected by the BIOS will be displayed as detected by the BIOS 3 3 5 25 Memory Mode When Independent is selected all DIMMs are available to the operating system When Mirroring is selected the motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in memory for data backup When Lockstep is selected the motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in parallel The options are
11. eese D 3 DA Packaging Components X9DRG QF eese nnne nnn D 5 D Instructions for Re packaging X9DRG QF eese D 6 In aec M Index 1 Reader Comment Card xvii Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 xviii Themis Computer Table of Contents Figure 1 Figure 1 1 Figure 1 2 Figure 1 3 Figure 1 4 Figure 1 5 Figure 1 6 Figure 1 7 Figure 1 8 Figure 2 1 Figure 2 2 Figure 2 3 Figure 2 4 Figure 2 5 Figure 2 6 Figure 2 7 Figure 2 8 Figure 2 9 Figure 2 10 Figure 2 11 Figure 2 12 Figure 2 13 Figure 2 14 Figure 2 15 Figure 2 16 Figure 2 17 List of Figures RES NT2 High Performance Computer xxiii RES pp 1 1 External Features of the RES NT2 Front and Rear eere 1 3 XODRG HTF Motherboard Block Diagram enne 1 4 XIDRG QF Motherboard Block Diagram eese 1 5 Major Components of the 3U RES NT2 X9DRG QFP eeeeee 1 8 Major Components of the IU RES NT2 X9DRG HTP eee 1 9 IU RES NT2 System LEDs and I O Connectors sseseeeessesssseosseerssssssseee 1 10 3U RES NT2 System LEDs and I O Connectors ssssseeesssessssoseeerssssssssee 1 11 Remove the RES NT2 Protective Access Cover 2 2 PRAT TOW RK NEE 2 6 Memory Module Slot Locations X9DRG OF Motherboard 2 7 Memory
12. 300 4 JEE 3 41 2 0 0 Restore Opinii Zed Defalis teen eet eeh 3 41 2509 0 Save as LI SEE Deraulis ins naa Damm OD du qu Ebo ala 3 4 3 5 4 Restore Usct Del E 3 42 2349 0 3BOOEOVOLEIGE eeneg 3 42 3 9 BIOS Error Deep Codes eessen 3 43 2 10 BIOS EEN other eebe 3 44 3 10 1 How to Recover the AMIBIOS Image the Main BIOS Block 3 44 3 10 2 Boot Sector Recovery from a USB Device nnmnineeeeenennennn nene 3 44 3 10 3 Boot Sector Recovery from an IDE CD ROM nne 3 45 3 10 4 Boot Sector Recovery from a Serial Port Serial Flash 3 45 Appendix A Connector PInouls heave ile eticeneee ease ve a e dama Mat tes aeons A AL USB Poris E A PD SOCIAL RORE ERN EE T T T UT A 2 XVI Themis Computer Table of Contents A9 Gigabit Ethernet LAN POL cacccesnsvssedeondcmadarearteddvandsazemsrsesdeendemelinnaseddvendintecaasbuduees A 3 Ad IPMI Dedicated LAN POLC o uice sis emebtesde tb a aada m da elisa eda A 3 AS MGTACDUSDIGS EO WEE A 4 AO Wit Identiier Switch X9DRG H TF ara A 5 Appendix B Rack Mount Slide Installaton B 1 Appendix C Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Installation 0000000000000000oonnnnnnnssseeeeeeeessso C 1 en MM 111070 1816 0 ee C 1 OM 5111821 e 05 ER C 1 Appendix D Repackaging Instructons enne D 1 R Repack metot EENEG D 1 D 2 Packaging Components X9DRG HTP eebe ei Deene D 2 D 3 Instructions for Repackaging X9DRG HTP
13. Disabled default Erasing Settings Erase Event Log Select Enabled to erase the SMBIOS Event Log which is completed before a event logging is initialized upon system reboot The options are No default and Yes When Log is Full Select Erase Immediately to immediately erase SMBIOS error event logs that exceed the limit when the SMBIOS event log 15 full Select Do Nothing for the sys tem to do nothing when the SMBIOS event log is full The options are Do Nothing default and Erase Immediately SMBIOS Event Log Standard Settings Log System Boot Event Select Enabled to log system boot events The options are Disabled default and Enabled MECI Multiple Event Count Increment Enter the increment value for the multiple event counter Enter a number between 1 to 255 The default setting is 1 METW Multiple Event Count Time Window This item allows the user to decide how long in minutes should the multiple event counter wait before generating a new event log Enter a number between 0 to 99 The default setting is 60 Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility Event Logs 3 4 1 10 View SMBIOS Event Log 3 4 1 11 This item allows the user to view the event in the SMBIOS event log Select this item and pres lt Enter gt to view the status of and event in the log Date Time Error Code Severity View System Event Log This item allows the user to view the event in the system event log Select this item and pr
14. Dual Power Supplies X9DRG QF I O Panel see figure 1 8 page 1 11 Figure 1 2 External Features of the RES NT2 Front and Rear Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 0 CPUI Intel E5 2600 DDRIII PCI E x16 Gen 3 PCI E x16 Gen 3 PCI E x4 Gen 2 PCI E x8 Gen 3 4GB s DMI2 DMI2 LANEI 2 3 4 PCI E x8 Gen 3 SSB A or B CPU2 Intel E5 2600 DDRIII PCI E x16 Gen 3 PCI E x16 Gen 3 6 0 Gb s SATA3 SAS 4 Ports 0 3 3 0 Gb s SATA2 BH o 6 0 Gb s SATA3 SATA Ports 0 5 SIO W83527 Figure 1 3 X9DRG HTF Motherboard Block Diagram Themis Computer 1 Overview and Specifications Overview CPU REAR U7CI Socket 0I POO PII LANE Reversal QPI QPI PO D Mm CPU FRONT U6HI Socket 00 oi SPI Flash 9 9 xl6 T O a Oy Z lt 8 lt 8 m lt UO lt UO x8 N 0 o M ULI Powerville Dual GOE lt gt PEG 0 3 1350AM2 PET 1 7 SSB PATSBURG A manu aon umo f USB 10 11 SATA Gen2 3Gbps RENESAS VGA CONN TPM HEADER BMC i PHY RTL82I1E Super I O W83527 HW Monitor NCT7904D Figure 1 4 X9DRG QF Motherboard Block Diagram Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 0 Major features of the RES NT2 X9DRG QF amp X9DRG HTF are shown in Figure 1 5 page 1 8
15. Independent default Mirroring and Lockstep 3 3 5 26 DRAM RAPL Mode RAPL Running Average Power Limit provides mechanisms to enforce power con sumption limits on supported processors The options are DRAM RAPL Mode0 DRAM RAPL Model default and Disabled 3 3 5 27 DDR Speed Use this feature to force a DDR3 memory module to run at a frequency other than what is specified in the specification The options are Auto default Force DDR3 800 Force DDR3 1066 Force DDR3 1333 Force DDR3 1600 and Force SPD 3 15 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 3 5 28 Channel Interleaving This feature selects from the different channel interleaving methods the options are Auto default 1 Way 2 Way 3 Way and 4 Way 3 3 5 29 Rank Interleaving This feature allows the user to select a rank memory interleaving method The options are Auto default 1 Way 2 Way 3 Way 4 Way and 8 Way 3 3 5 30 Patrol Scrub Patrol Scrubbing 1s a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable memory errors detected on a memory module and send the correction to the reguestor the original source When this item is set to Enabled the IO hub will read and write back one cache line every 16K cycles if there 1s no delay caused by internal process ing By using this method roughly 64 GB of memory behind the IO hub will be scrubbed every day The options are Enabled default and Disabled 3 3 5 31 Demand Scrub De
16. Insert the Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 DVD and Power on the system you will see the first installation screen with a boot prompt press ENTER to begin installation see Figure C on page C 2 C 1 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 To install or upgrade in graphical mode press the To install or upgrade in text mode type Use the function keys listed below for more information Fi Main F2 Uptions F3 General F4 kernel F5 Hescue Oti Figure C 1 Power On after Linux DVD is Inserted into Drive Step 2 Press the tab key to move focus to the Skip key then press Enter key to Continue see Figure C 2 telc ome to Red Hat Enterprise To begin testing the CD media before installation press OF Choose Skip to skip the media test and start the installation labs inlt l b between elements Figure C 2 Skip Key Themis Computer C Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Installation Installation Step 3 Press Enter and you will see the Welcome screen Welcome screen does not prompt you for any input From this screen you can access the Release Notes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 0 0 by clicking on the Release Notes button see Figure C 3 RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 JEE Les Figure C 3 Welcome Screen Click on the Next button to continue Step 4 Using your mouse
17. LT SX Dependencies This feature displays the features that need to be enabled for the Intel Trusted Execu tion Technology to work properly in the system e VT d Support Intel Virtualization Technology with Direct I O support e VT Support Intel virtualization Technology support s TPM Support Trusted Platform Support e TPM State Trusted Platform state 3 3 12 ME Subsystem This feature displays the following ME Subsystem Configuration settings ME BIOS Interface Version e ME Version 3 3 12 1 iSCSI Configuration This item displays iSCSI configuration information 3 3 12 2 iSCSI Initiator Name This item Displays the name of the iSCSI Initiator which is a unique name used in the world The name must us IQN format The following actions can also be per formed Add an Attempt Delete Attempts Commit Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit e Change Attempt Order Commit Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit 3 29 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 3 12 3 Intel 1350 Gigabit Network Connections These items display the following information on the Intel I350 LAN connections NIC Configuration 3 3 12 3 1 Link Speed Use this feature to change the link speed and duplex for the current port The options are AutoNeg default 10Mbps Half 10Mbps Full 100Mbps Half and 100Mbps Full 3 3 12 3 2 Wake on LAN Select enabled to wake the system with a magic packet Th
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19. and vendors 2 1 2 1 Installation The following procedure explains how to install the DDR3 Memory Modules This is to serve as an informational section only and is not intended for use on your RES NT2 All repairs and changes should be done at the factory or may otherwise void the warranty Please contact Themis for assistance 1 Loosen and remove the screws securing the air flow deflector to the RES NT2 chassis see Figure 2 2 page 2 6 2 Remove the air flow deflector from the system which will expose the mem ory module slots see Figure 2 3 page 2 7 and Figure 2 4 page 2 8 3 If a module is already seated in the slot you have selected for installation remove it by gently pressing down and outward on the latches at both ends of the slot see Figure 2 5 page 2 9 then pulling the old module directly up from the slot until it is free of the connector 4 Before inserting a new memory module into the vacant slot make sure that the two latches are pulled outward away from the center of the slot With the latches in the outward position gently insert the new module verti cally into its slot and press firmly downward until it snaps into place Note Make sure the memory module has the proper orientation by align ing the alignment notch at the bottom edge with its counterpart ridge at the bottom of the slot 5 When the memory module replacements are completed replace the air flow diverter and secure it with the scr
20. chassis 2 2 R rack mount brackets with handles 2 22 Index 4 without handles 2 22 rack mount slides xxiv 26 B 1 installation kit B 2 screw locations B rack mount slides optional 2 22 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 C Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Installation C Renesas 20 Renesas IPMI Controller 20 Repackaging order of assembly D 4 Packaging components D 2 Repackaging for Shipment D Re packaging Instructions Order of Assembly D 7 Re assembling D 6 Repackaging Instructions D RES weights 27 RES NT2 xxiii RES NT2 General Specifications 1 23 Right Rack Mount Bracket 2 22 RJ45 Ethernet Pinout Signals A 5 ROM File Extraction Screen 3 47 S Safety Instructions iv Electrostatic Discharge ESD vi Instructions for the Lithium Battery vii Operation of Laser Source Devices vi screw locations for rack mount slides B Security Settings Change Supervisor Password 5 40 Password Check 3 40 User Password 3 59 Security Settings Screen 3 31 3 34 3 39 serial ports 6 A 2 SERVICEMARKS ii Shock 25 shock xxiv Shock endurance 6 Sidebars xxv slides rack mount xxiv Themis Computer Index Specifications Altitude 23 Dimensions 23 Electrostatic Discharge 1 25 Input Current 24 Input Frequency 1 24 Input Voltage 24 Maximum Wet Bulb 23 Noise Level 25 Packaging and Shipping 26 Relative Humidity 23 Shock 25 Temperature 23 Weight 23 storage drive 2 storage drives removal
21. ity list Delete Boot Option Select the desired boot device to delete Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility 3 7 security Settings This menu allows the user to configure the following security settings for the sys tem Figure 3 1 Security Settings 3 7 1 Administrator Password Use this feature to set the Administrator Password which is required to enter the BIOS setup utility The length of the password should be from 3 characters to 8 char acters long 3 7 2 User Password Use this feature to set a User Password which is required to log into the system and to enter the BIOS setup utility The length of the password should be from 3 charac ters to 8 characters long 3 39 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 8 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen Figure 3 1 Exit Options 3 8 1 Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to guit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit and press lt Enter gt When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to exit the BIOS setup without saving click Yes default to quit BIOS without saving the changes or click No to quit the BIOS and save changes 3 40 Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility 3 8 2 3 8 3 3 8 4 3 8 5 3 8 6 Exit
22. or perform services repairs when the equipment is powered on due to electrical shock hazard The device may only be opened for the installation and removal of extension PCI cards memory modules storage drives fan housings power supplies and the lithium battery all in accordance with the instructions given in this manual If extensions are made to the device the legal stipulations and the device spec ifications must be observed The device must be switched off when removing the top cover for example before installing extension PCI cards Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 Operation of Laser Source Devices DVD CD ROM drives contain laser light emitting diodes classified in accordance with IEC 825 1 1993 LASER CLASS 1 and therefore must not be opened If the enclosure of such a drive is opened invisible laser radiation is emitted Do not allow yourself to be exposed to this radiation The laser system meets the code of Federal Regulations 21 CFR 1040 for the USA and Canadian Radiation Emitting Devices Act REDR C 1370 Note RES NT2 1U does not have a factory installed internal DVD CD ROM However these cautions should be observed if operating an external DVD CD ROM Electrostatic Discharge ESD A sudden discharge of electrostatic electricity can destroy static sensitive devices or micro circuitry Proper packaging and grounding techniques are necessary pre cautions to prev
23. settings for a COM Port specified by the user 3 3 10 2 Console Redirection Select Enabled to use a COM Port selected by the user for Console Redirection The options are Enabled and Disabled The default setting for COM1 is Disabled and for COM2 is Enabled SOL is Enabled X9DRG HTF Console Redirection Settings This feature allows the user to specify how the host computer will exchange data with the client computer which is the remote computer used by the user 3 3 10 3 Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal emulation type for Console Redirection Select VT100 to use the ASCII Character set Select VT100 to add color and function key support Select ANSI to use the Extended ASCII Character set Select VI UTF8 to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters into one or more bytes The options are ANSI VT100 VT100 default and VI UTFS 3 3 10 4 Bits Per second Use this feature to set the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redi rection Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the client computer A lower transmission speed may be required for long and busy lines The options are 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 bits per second default 3 3 10 5 Data Bits Use this feature to set the data transmission size for Console Redirection The options are 7 Bits and 8 Bits default 3 3 10 6 Parity A parity bit can be sent along with regular data b
24. tion power is maintained Long Duration Maintained This item displays the period of time during which long duration power is main tained The default setting is 0 Recommended Short Duration Power This item displays the short duration power settings recommended by the manufac turer 3 11 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 3 4 6 3 3 5 3 3 5 1 3 3 5 2 3 3 5 3 3 3 9 4 Short Duration Power Limit This item displays the time period during which short duration power is maintained The default setting is 0 Chipset Configuration North Bridge This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel North Bridge Integrated 10 Configuration Intel VT d Select Enabled to enable Intel Virtualization Technology support for Direct I O VT d by reporting the I O device assignments to the VWM Virtual Working Memory throughout the DMAR ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across Intel platforms providing greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing The options are Enabled default and Disabled Data Direct I O Select Enabled to enable Intel OAT I O Acceleration Technology which signifi cantly reduces CPU overhead by leveraging CPU architectural improvements and freeing the system resource for other tasks The options are Disabled and Enabled default DCA Support When set to Enabled this fea
25. 1 1 Use the following communication parameters for the new connection Bits per second 115200 bits sec e Data Bits 8 e Parity None e Stop Bit 1 Flow Control None 4 When BIOS flashing is completed the computer will reboot Do not interrupt the flashing process until it is completed Re Ree n an a a Press lt SpaceBar gt to update BIOS RAA wae e A Confirm update BIOS y n y ee ee ee ee ee Begin remote BIOS flash y n y se Ae v es al alt aah Mie fe E Bod eh ot Pa tee e Starting remote flash EE Upload new BIOS file using Xmodem protocol 3 Following the instructions given on the screen to update the BIOS These instructions are also shown below a At the prompt press the lt SpaceBar gt to update the BIOS b When asked to confirm BIOS updating press lt y gt to confirm BIOS up dates c Press lt y gt again to begin flashing BIOS remotely Note Be sure to complete Steps a to c above quickly because you have a second or less to do so 6 Once you ve completed the instructions given a screen will display to indicate that remote flashing is starting and the new BIOS file is being uploaded 7 To use Hyper Terminal to transfer the XModem protocol by using the Send File dialog under the Transfer menu follow the instructions below to com plete XModem transfers 3 46 Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility BIOS Recovery a Select the Transfer menu and
26. AC power to the power supply module Themis Computer 1 Overview and Specifications Table 1 6 System LEDs Storage Drive NIC1 Gb Ethernet NIC2 Gb Ethernet Overheat Fan Fail Normally OFF RED light when tem perature limits are ex ceeded e Indicates that the system is turned on e Indicates SAS SATA storage drive activity e Indicates network activity on LAN 1 e Indicates network activity on LAN 2 e Warns that the system is exceeding specified temperature parameters The CPU overheat warning function must be enabled in the BIOS thus allowing the user to define an overheat temperature which when exceeded trig gers the overheat warning LED LAN1 and LAN2 also LAN 3 and Lan 4 a NIC Network Interface Controller Each Ethernet port contains two LEDs e The color of the left LED when facing the port indicates the LAN connection speed Off 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps 10 Gbps e The right LED when lit indicates LAN activity b LAN1 and LAN2 support 10GLAN connections on the X9DRG HTF motherboard Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 0 Table 1 7 Rear Panel I O Connectors USB 0 and USB 1 Two 4 pin USB connectors used to attach serial devices to USB Port 0 Hi Speed USB 2 0 and USB Port 1 XYDRG QF has an additional 2 USB ports USB Serial Ports port 2 and USB port 3 COM 1 Serial Port One DB9 male connector
27. ADC inputs Analog and Digital outputs e SPI Flash Host BIOS and firmware bootstrap program supported e Reduced Media Independent Interface RMII s OS Operating System Independent PMI Hardware Health Monitoring e Remote access console redirection Network Management Security Supports Management tools IPMIView CLI Command Line Interface e RMCP protocol supported Note For more information on the Motherboard s IPMI configuration please re fer to the IPMI User s Guide posted on the SuperMicro website at www super micro com support manuals 1 22 Themis Computer 1 Overview and Specifications specifications General Table 1 8 lists general specifications for the RES NT2 Table 1 8 RES NT2 General Specifications Dimensions X9DRG HTF Dimensions X9DRG QF Weight X9DRG QF Weight X9DRG HTF 19 Rack Mountable with Slide capability Temperature Operating Relative Humidity Operating Non Operating Maximum Wet Bulb Operating Non Operating Altitude Operating Non Operating 1 75 1RU high 17 06 433 3 mm wide 19 rack mountable 24 609 6 mm deep 5 25 3RU high 17 06 433 3 mm wide 19 rack mountable 21 533 4 mm deep 38 38 pounds 17 41 kg fully loaded includes 3 Tesla GRID cards and 2 power supplies Add 8 8 pounds 4 kg for the shipping container and two AC power cords 23 72 pounds 10 76 kg fully loaded and includes 1 T
28. AN Caution Do not discard the original packaging in which your system was shipped The original packaging was designed specifically to withstand the stress and rigors of today s shipping environment It will be needed in the event the system must be shipped back to Themis Computer For re packing instructions refer to Appendix D Repackaging Instructions 1 12 1 1 12 2 Accessory Kit Each RES NT2 is packaged with an Accessory Kit consisting of the following items A Two AC Power Cords B One Power Supply Locking Bracket C All applicable paperwork When you unpack the RES NT2 please verify that all of these items are included If any of these items are missing or not as pictured please call Themis Technical Sup port at 510 252 0870 or send an email to support themis com To learn how to secure the AC power cords refer to Section 2 3 1 Plugging in the AC Power Cords on page 2 23 Rack Mount Slides Optional Rack Mount Slides can be mounted on each side of the RES NT2 for the purpose of sliding the unit in and out of a rack Mounting slides are optional and can be ordered at the time of purchase To learn how to install rack mount slides refer to Appendix B Rack Mount Slide Installation Themis Computer 1 Overview and Specifications Packaging and Shipping 1 12 3 Approximate RES Weight Table Table 1 11 below lists the approximate weights of typical RES systems Table 1 11
29. Confirm E Betease Notes dei Back ap Mext Figure C 15 Setting Up Root Account and Password Click Next Step 16 Now that you have made most of the choices for your installation you are ready to confirm the default package selection or customize packages for your sys tem The Package Installation Defaults screen appears and details the default package set for your Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation This screen varies depending on the version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux you are installing see Figure C 16 on page C 16 To customize your package set further select the Customize now option on the screen Clicking Next takes you to the Package Group Selection screen You can select package groups which group components together according to func tion for example X Window System and Editors individual packages or a combi nation of the two Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 To select a component click on the checkbox beside it RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 The detault installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Includes a set of softw ane applicable for general internet usage What additional tasks would you like your system to Include support for O Software Development LJ Web server Sai can further customize the software selection now or after install via the software management application Customize ter a Customize now agar nex L3 Release Notes
30. ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 Installation requires partitioni reg of your hand drive By default a partitianing layout is chosen whith is reasonabte for most users You can either choose to Ube Hiig or create your own Remove linux partithons on selected drives and create default layout Select the drive s to use for tnis installation dj Advanced storage configuration H Review and modify partitioning layout jBetease Notes a Back Se Next Figure C 7 Partitioning Click Next to continue Step 8 Create default layout allows you to have some control concerning what data is removed if any from your system Your options are e Remove all partitions on selected drives and create default layout select this option to remove all partitions on your storage drive s this includes partitions created by other operating systems such as Windows VFAT or NTFS partitions Remove Linux partitions on selected drives and create default layout select this option to remove only Linux partitions partitions created from a previous Linux installation This does not remove other partitions you may have on your storage drive s such as VFAT or FAT32 partitions Use free space on selected drives and create default layout select this option to retain your current data and partitions assuming you have enough free space avail able on your storage drive s Using your mouse choose the storage drive s on which you want Red Hat Enter pr
31. L 1 2 NUMA Precision Event Timer 3er See ec Een 3 27 X V Themis Computer Table of Contents 3 3 11 3 High Precision Event Timer eret e pero 3 27 wolke TPM SUPPO GE 3 28 3011 9 EMI EE 3 28 2 9 L LO Pendine Ee NEE 3 28 3 3 11 7 Current Status InfotmoatiOn 2 1 2 tt t reete l tte tukatit tts 3 28 So LES EPM Enable Status ctus desc debi ama ass Rune to ets 3 28 SEM EE SN ICI MT 3 28 DUELO TDPNEON TEE PADS EE 3 28 3 3 1 I 1 HIntel TXT LT SX Hardware Support ssssse 3 28 3 3 11 12Imtel TXT LT SX ConfiIgUfatlOIn 2 Itachi ee 3 29 3 3 11 13Intel TX T ET S X Dependencies Ji 6 E Ud bern Pietas 3 29 2 9 1 2 NDECSUDSSVSIOPIE 52 iecit Ui ta ea eine ee ient Iota ut testo aal LISTE SA 3 20 2 9 121 356 SI E OMLTSALA ONE dieto a beans erede arresti 3 20 9 9 12 2 TS C ST Initiator NAME ohustama ett de rueda 3 20 3 3 12 3 Intel 1350 Gigabit Network Connections 3 30 25 12 2 Din BEDS soto poe eun oe tubas 3 30 3 3 12 5 Port Configuration Information essere 3 30 D E ror Rr ER 3 31 3 4 1 Change SMBIOS Event Log Settings d navies 3 31 241 SMBIOS vem E E 3 31 3 4 1 2 Runtime Error Logging Support esee 3 31 3 4 1 3 Memory Correctable Error Threshold 3 32 3 4 1 4 PCI Error Logging Support enn eeeee e 3 32 34419 Erse Evet EE 3 32 Sor Wher 1 08
32. Latency Timer This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles The options are 32 64 default 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 Above 4G Decoding Available if the system supports 64 bit PCI decoding Select Enabled to decode a PCI device that supports 64 bit in the space above 4G address The options are Enabled and Disabled default PERR Generation Select Enabled to allow a PCI device to generate a PERR number for a PCI Bus Sig nal Error Event The options are Enabled and Disabled default SERR Generation Select Enabled to allow a PCI device to generate a SERR number for a PCI Bus Sig nal Error Event The options are Enabled and Disabled default Maximum Payload Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set the maximum payload value for a PCI E device to enhance system performance The options are Auto default 128 bytes and 256 bytes Maximum Read Request X9DRG HTF Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set the maximum Read Request size for a PCI E device to enhance system performance The options are Auto default 128 Bytes 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes and 4096 Bytes Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility Advanced Setup Configurations 3 3 8 9 ASPM Support This feature allows the user to set the Active State Power Management ASPM level for a PCI E device Select F
33. Options save Changes and Reset When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to save the changes and reboot the computer so that the new system configuration set tings can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit and press lt Enter gt When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to exit the BIOS setup without saving click Yes default to quit BIOS without saving the changes or click No to quit the BIOS and save changes save Options save Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt to save all changes you ve done so far and return to the AMI BIOS utility Program When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to save configuration click Yes default to save the changes or click No to return to the BIOS without making changes Discard Changes Select this feature and press lt Enter gt to discard all the changes and return to the BIOS setup When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to load previous values click Yes to load the values previous saved or click No to keep the changes you ve made so far Restore Optimized Defaults Select this feature and press lt Enter gt to load the optimized default settings that help optimize system performance When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to load optimized defaults click Yes to load the optimized default settings or click No to abandon optimized defaults Save as User Defaults Select this feature
34. PCI E 3 0 x8 OPROM X9DRG QF This feature allows the user to set the PCI E bus speed for the slot specified above The options are Genl Gen2 and Gen3 default 3 3 5 11 CPU2 Slot 8 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM X9DRG QF This feature allows the user to set the PCI E bus speed for the slot specified above The options are Genl Gen2 and Gen3 default 3 3 5 12 CPU2 Slot 6 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM X9DRG QF This feature allows the user to set the PCI E bus speed for the slot specified above The options are Genl Gen2 and Gen3 default 3 13 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 3 5 13 CPU2 Slot 4 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM X9DRG HTF This feature allows the user to set the PCI E bus speed for the slot specified above The options are Genl Gen2 and Gen3 default 3 3 5 14 CPU2 Slot 3 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM X9DRG HTF This feature allows the user to set the PCI E bus speed for the slot specified above The options are Genl Gen2 and Gen3 default API Configuration 3 3 5 15 Current QPI Link This item displays the current status of the QPI Link 3 3 5 16 Current GPI Frequency This item displays the frequency of the QPI Link 3 3 5 17 lsoc Select Enabled to enable Isochronous support to meet QoS Quality of Service requirements This feature 1s especially important for virtualization technology The options are Enabled and Disabled default 3 3 5 18 QPI Quick Path Interconnect Link Speed Mode
35. allow the system to resume its last state before a power loss The options are Power On Power Off and Last State default CPU Configuration This submenu displays the information of the CPU as detected by the BIOS It also allows the user to configure CPU settings Socket 1 CPU Information Socket 2 CPU Information This submenu displays the following information regarding the CPUs installed in Socket 1 Socket 2 s Type of CPU e CPU Signature Microcode Patch e CPU Stepping e Maximum CPU Speed e Minimum CPU Speed Processor Cores ntel HT Hyper Threading Technology ntel VI x Technology ntel SMX Technology LI Data Cache LI Code Cache e L2 Cache e L3 Cache 3 3 3 2 CPU Speed This item displays the speed of the CPU installed in Socket 1 Socket 2 3 7 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 8 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 6 3 3 9 7 3 3 3 8 3 3 3 9 64 bit This item indicates if the CPU installed in Socket 1 or Socket 2 support 64 bit tech nology Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to enable Clock Spectrum support which will allow the BIOS to mon itor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components whenever needed The options are Disabled default and Enabled RTID Record Types IDs This feature displays the total number of Record Type IDs for local and remote pools The options are Optimal defaul
36. and Figure 1 6 page 1 9 Table 1 3 Major Features of RES NT2 Motherboard X9DRG QF 3U X9DRG HTF 1U Two Intel E5 2600 V2 Series Xeon Processors with 2 QPI QuickPath Intercon Processor CPU nect links up to 8 0 GT s per direction Up to 1TB DDR3 ECC LRDIMM 512GB DDR3 ECC RDIMM and 128GB DDR3 ECC non ECC UDIMM 1866 1600 1333 1066 800 MHz ECC DDR3 SDRAM 72 bit 240 pin gold plated DIMMs 4 x16 PCI E 3 0 double width 2 x8 PCI E 3 0 one in x16 amp 1 x4 PCI E 2 0 in x8 slot Expansion slots Eight SATA storage drives accessible from the front of the chassis 1 CD RW DVD ROM SATA slimline drive Peripheral Support 1 serial port 9 pin COM 1 4 USB 2 0 ports Intel 1350 Gigabit Ethernet controller supports dual Giga bit LAN ports LAN 1 LAN 2 VGA port Renesas BMC w Graphics Controller G200 IPMI 2 0 with dedicated LAN and full KVM support Rear I O Up to 512GB DDR3 ECC LRDIMM 256GB DDR3 ECC RDIMM and 64GB DDR3 ECC non ECC UDIMM 1866 1600 1333 1066 800 MHz ECC DDR3 SDRAM 72 bit 240 pin gold plated DIMMs 4x16 PCI E 3 0 slots 1 x8 PCI E 3 0 in x16 8 1 x4 PCI E 2 0 in x8 slot Two SATA storage drives accessible from the front of the chassis 2 USB 2 0 ports Intel X540 10Gigabit Ethernet controller supports dual Giga bit LAN ports LAN 1 LAN 2 VGA port Matrox G200eW IPMI 2 0 with dedicated LAN and full KVM support 1 Unit Identifier UID Switc
37. and a 64 way full associative shared TBL The memory management unit which is embedded on the chip provides access to 4 Gb virtual address space In addition this controller also supports 32 Kb on chip SRAM allowing for faster access that is critical to time sensitive high density high performance server platforms The BMC supports VGA Graphic Cores for remote video displaying and editing It also provides a video data compressor for Keyboard Video Mouse KVM support With two Ethernet controllers built in the BMC controller supports USB media hosting an LPC bus interface an I2C bus interface a NAND Flash Timer Interface and serial communication interfaces The BMC controller offers great system enhancement at a low cost BMC Subsystem Features e CPU speed 576 MHz e System Memory 256 MB e Flash Memory 32 MB Network connections Two Gigabit connections One dedicated LAN connection and one shared LAN with an on board LAN controller Themis Computer 1 Overview and Specifications e Resolution e Supports 1600 x 1200 resolution at 32 bpp and 75 Hz e Supports 1680 x 1050 wide screen resolution at 32 bpp and 60 Hz Note IPMI controller and BMC controller can be used interchangeably in this section 1 10 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Con troller X9DRG HTF The Winbond WPCM450 Controller is a Baseboard management Controller BMC that supports the 2D VGA compatible Graphics Core with the PCI
38. both sides of the chassis travel smoothly into the channels of the outside slide sections Push the system into the rack until the mounting brackets on the front of the chassis are flush with the front of the rack Secure the RES NT2 system to the 19 rack with two bolts on each side Themis Computer not represent your actual setup and is D optional t only Please contact Themis support eiver bushing setup for your specific Attach the optional shock ins to th long slide bracket with screws an ieam included with shock pin package Shock pin receiver bushings u optional T EV e gt C aa C 2 e Attach the re M Ris outside slide VERD Win S and nuts incl UMA RAD SC EA 27 7 T LR e A LL Attach the front short slide bracket to the out side slide section with screws washers and nuts included in slide kit Attach both inside slide sections to the left and right sides of the RES NT2 chassis with the screws included with the slide kit Figure B 3 RES NT2 Rack Mount Slide Installation Appendix Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Installation C 1 Introduction Welcome to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide This guide contains useful information to assist you during the installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux via DVD device From fundamental concepts such as installation preparation to the step by step installation procedure C 2 Installation Step 1
39. chassis to secure both power supplies see Figure 2 17 2 21 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 Right handle 2 2 2 Rack Mounts Mounting Brackets The rack mount brackets flanges are used to secure the chassis to the 19 rack see Figure 2 18 The front bezel must first be removed in order to expose the brackets for mounting Handles are used to pull the RES NT2 from the rack when rack mount slides have been installed on the sides of the chassis see following section The front bezel must first be removed to expose the handles on the chassis Right Mounting Bracket Figure 2 18 Right Rack Mount Bracket Rack Mount Slides Optional Rack Mount Slides can be mounted on each side of the RES NT2 for the purpose of sliding the unit in and out of a rack Mounting slides are optional and should be ordered at the time your system is purchased To learn how to install rack mount slides refer to Appendix B Rack Mount Slide Installation Caution Any screws used to mount a slide to a RES NT2 chassis must not exceed a length of 3 8 to prevent excessive penetration of the chassis Themis Computer 2 Installation and Operation 2 3 Operation 2 3 1 Plugging in the AC Power Cords Before powering on the RES NT2 plug in the AC power cords as follows 1 On the rear of the RES NT2 plug an AC power cord shipped with unit into the AC power socket
40. enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to enable TPM support to improve data integrity and network security The options are Enabled default and Disabled 3 3 11 5 TPM State Select Enabled to enable TPM security settings to improve data integrity and net work security The options are Disabled default and Enabled 3 3 11 6 Pending Operation This item displays the status of a pending operation 3 3 11 7 Current Status Information This item displays the information regarding the current TPM status 3 3 11 8 TPM Enable Status This item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently enabled or disabled 3 3 11 9 TPM Active Status This item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently active or deactivated 3 3 11 10TPM Owner Status This item displays the status of TPM Ownership Intel TXT LT SX Configuration 3 3 11 11Intel TXT LT SX Hardware Support This feature indicates if the following hardware components support the Intel Trusted Execution Technology e CPU TXT Trusted Execution Technology Feature e Chipset TXT Trusted Execution Technology Feature Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility Advanced Setup Configurations 3 3 11 12Intel TXT LT SX Configuration This feature displays the following TXT configuration setting 3 3 11 12 1 TXT LT SX Support This item indicates if the Intel TXT support is enabled or disabled 3 9 11 13Intel TXT
41. enter Send see Figure 3 1 AMI FLSA Hyper Terminal File Edit View Call mW Help 5 m E uz Sond File Receive File Capture Text Send Text File Press lt Spa ke remote BIOS flash Begi n remo Capture to Printer u n T Starting remote flash Upload new BIOS file using Amodem protocol SS SS Figure 3 1 AMI FLSH Hyperterminal b Specify the location of the ROM file and select the proper protocol XMo dem c Press Send to start ROM File extraction see Figure 3 2 Seu File Folder C Documents and Sethngs Desktop Filename CAD ocuments and SettingssDesktop3C 02 ROM Protocol Cancel Figure 3 2 ROM File Extraction 3 47 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 48 d Once the ROM file extraction is completed the message New BIOS re ceived OK will display Starting FLASH Recovery NVRAM data will be destroyed CMOS data will be preserved FLASH Update completed successfully hebooting Figure 3 3 FLASH Recovery 8 After the remote BIOS flash is completed the system will reboot Note AMBIOS Serial Flash will work with any terminal communications pro gram that supports VT 100 and XModem protocols including protocols designed for GNU LINUX amp BSD operating systems such as minicom It is recommended that the terminal program be configured to use the CR LF style of line t
42. identical to the process of Boot Sector Recovery from a USB device except that the BIOS image file is loaded from a CD ROM Use a CD R or CD RW drive to burn a CD with the BIOS image file in it and name the file SUPER ROM for the recovery process to load the file Boot Sector Recovery from a Serial Port Serial Flash This process also known as Serial Flash allows the user to use a serial port to load a BIOS image for Boot Sector recovery This feature is usually used for embedded systems that rely on a serial port for remote access and debugging Requirements In order to use Serial Flash for Boot Sector Recovery you will need to meet the fol lowing requirements The Target system the system that needs BIOS updates must have a serial port and Serial Flash support embedded in the BIOS image file The Host system should also have a serial port and a terminal program that supports XModem Transfer protocol Hyper Terminal for the Windows operat ing systems and minicom for Linux FreeSBD etc e A Null modem serial cable How to use Serial Flash for Boot Sector Recovery 1 Connect a Null_modem serial cable between the target system and the host system that runs the terminal program 2 Make sure that the new BIOS Image file is accessible for the host system 3 Start the terminal program on the host system and create a new connection 3 45 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version
43. on each power supply see Figure 2 19 RES NT2 3U AC Power socket power supply locking bracket removed Figure 2 19 AC Power Supplies 2 3 2 Turning the System On 1 Plug the AC power cord from each of the RES NT2 power supplies into a live AC outlet 2 On the front of the RES NT2 push the system power on off button see Figure 2 20 This will cause the system POWER LED to light green as well as the green LEDs on the power supplies System Power Power LED System Power Power LED On Off Button On Off Button Figure 2 20 System Power Button and LED on the RES NT2 Front 2 23 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 2 3 3 Getting Started 2 3 3 1 Configuration 1 Make sure all storage drives are securely installed see SATA Storage Drive on page 2 13 2 Attach a monitor to the appropriate connector Note The X9DRG motherboard has onboard graphics capability Unless desired a PCI E add on graphics card is not required 3 Connect a keyboard and mouse to the USB connectors on the front I O panel of the RES NT2 see Figure 1 7 on page 1 10 4 Turn the system on see previous section 2 3 3 2 Linux Installation The subject of installing the Linux operating system onto the RES NT2 is detailed in Appendix C Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Installation 2 9 4 Turning the System Off Caution Before turning your system off make sure to save all open files pr
44. select a language to use for the installation The lan guage you Select here will become the default language for the operating system once it is installed Selecting the appropriate language also helps target your time zone configuration later in the installation The installation program tries to define the appropriate time zone based on what you specify on this screen see Figure C 4 on page C 4 C 3 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 Online Hals Le Additional Language Support Select a language lo use as the default language The default language will be the language Lived on the sys emm omee installation is complete Hf you choose to install other languages itis possible to change the default language after the installation Red Flat Linux can metall ane support several languages To use more than ons language on Your system choose specific Languages to be installed or select all languages to have all available languages installed on the system Use the Resat button to cancel up sas lon ferui E He uer C Betean Notes angl ic i s D Amena ianguage Sige Select ihe delat Larguage lar ihe system English Q amp A plectt giiia languages t ingtali on the sy keem eee ad Lem a d English Great Beta 7 Eraish Hong Kopp O English india LI English ielan Emgiinh Mew Zealand English iFhilippinesi O English CEirgageesi O E
45. set the optimal Platform Environment Control Interface PECT setting for a serial port specified The default setting is Auto which will allow the AMI BIOS to automatically select the best PECI setting 3 3 9 8 Serial Port 2 Attribute X9DRG QF Use this feature to select the attribute for serial port 2 The options are SOL Serial On LAN default and COM SOL Configuration X9DRG HTF 3 3 9 9 Serial Port X9DRG HTF Select Enabled to enable a serial port specified by the user The options are Enabled default and Disabled 3 3 9 10 Device Settings X9DRG HTF This item displays the setting of the SOL Port 3 3 9 11 Change Settings X9DRG HTF Use this feature to set the optimal Platform Environment Control Interface PECT setting for a serial port specified The default setting is Auto which will allow the AMI BIOS to automatically select the best PECI setting 3 3 9 12 Serial Port Attribute X9DRG HTF Use this feature to select the attribute for this serial port The options are SOL Serial On LAN default and COM 3 3 9 13 Device Mode X9DRG HTF Use this feature to select the desired mode for a serial port specified The options are Normal default and High Speed 3 3 10 Serial Port Console Redirection 3 23 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 3 10 1 COM 1 X9DRG QF X9DRG HTF COM 2 X9DRG QF These two submenus allow the user to configure the following Console Redirection
46. the BIOS to report the CPU C3 State ACPI C2 to the operating system During the CPU C3 State the CPU clock generator 1s turned off The options are Enabled and Disabled default Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility 3 3 4 1 5 3 3 4 1 6 3 3 4 1 7 3 3 4 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 5 Advanced Setup Configurations CPU C6 Report Available when Power Technology is set to custom Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C6 State ACPI C3 to the operating system During the CPU C6 State the power to all cache is turned off The options are Enabled default and Disabled CPU C7 Report Available when Power Technology is set to custom Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C7 State ACPI C3 to the operating system CPU C7 State is a processor specific low C State The options are Enabled default and Disabled Package C State Limit Available wnen Power Technology is set to custom This feature allows the user to set the limit on the C State package register The options are CO C2 C6 default and No Limit Energy Performance Bias This setting allows the user to adjust the fan speed based on performance maximum cooling or energy efficiency quietest fan speed The options are Performance Bal anced Performance Balanced Energy and Energy Efficient default Factory Long Duration Power Limit This item displays the power limit set by the manufacturer during which long dura
47. the power supply extraction handle and the right thumb on the left side of the power supply locking lever Some power sup plies require the locking lever to be pulled to the left to unlock 3 Squeeze the locking lever toward the extraction handle and firmly pull the power supply from the chassis see B Figure 2 17 Caution When pulling the power supply from the chassis hold it at the bot tom to prevent it from falling and damaging the unit Themis Computer 2 Installation and Operation Installation Procedures Knurled captive Phillips screw A Remove power supply locking bracket yp Knurled captive Phillips screw Power supply locking bracket p B then push locking lever to the right and remove power supply e Push lever to the right to release power supply System Power LED Power Supply Locking Lever AC Outlet daz He Extraction Handle 2 d 9 E 882222222222222222222222222543 Figure 2 17 RES NT2 Power Supply Locking Mechanism 2 1 7 2 Installing a Power Supply Perform the following steps to install a power supply 1 Insert the replacement power supply into an empty slot with the power LED at the top see Figure 2 17 2 Push the power supply carefully into its slot until it is firmly seated a click will be heard when the locking lever is securely fastened to the chassis 3 Replace the power supply locking bracket and tighten the two captive screws to hold it to the
48. www nvidia com object grid software partners html 1 5 1 GRID K class The GRID K class module is a hardware solution for virtualized GPU intensive environments for high performance computing HPC Based upon the Kepler archi tecture K class modules feature up to 3072 CUDA cores and up to 16 GB of DDR3 memory Some of the key features of the K class GRID card include Up to 4x entry Kepler GPUs K1 Up to 2x high end Kepler GPUs K2 s Up to 3072 CUDA cores e DDR3 memory up to 16 GigaBytes K1 e GDDR5 memory up to 8 GigaBytes K2 Enable GPU capable virtualization environments from Citrix Microsoft and VMware delivering the most flexibility in virtualized environment The NVIDIA GRID K class includes e GRID KI e GRID K2 Your specific GRID K class module should be specified at time of order Please con tact Themis customer support for more details on NVIDIA s GRID and the right K class module for your virtualized environment Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 0 1 6 1 6 1 special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss The BIOS setup can be configured to allow the system whenever AC power is lost to remain off in which case the power switch must be activated by the user or return to a power on state automatically when power is restored The system default is Last State 1 7 1 7 1 1 7 2 PC Health Monitoring The following sections describe the P
49. you want to remove see A Figure 2 12 on page 2 15 and turn it 45 degrees clock wise presuming the storage drive 1s locked J Note The RES NT2 does not use a keyed lock 4 Firmly push in the latch lock until the latch handle releases from the drive 5 Grab the latch handle and pull the drive completely away from its slot Caution When pulling the storage drive from the chassis hold it at the bot tom to prevent it from falling and damaging the drive 2 14 Themis Computer 2 Installation and Operation Installation Procedures A Insert key into barrel lock and turn 45 degrees clockwise B push the latch lock C and pull drive out with the latch handle Latch Handle D Remove the four screws securing the drive to the drive tray using a phillips head screwdriver A Storage Drive Screw 1 of 4 E Place the four screws in a plastic envelope for safe keeping Drive Holder Figure 2 12 RES NT2 Storage Drive Removal 2 15 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 2 1 5 2 Storage Drive Installation To install a storage drive 1 Make sure the latch handle of the drive to be installed is in the open position 2 Properly orient the new drive and insert it into the vacant drive slot 3 Push the drive toward the rear DO NOT CLOSE the latch handle while push ing until the drive is flush with the front of the chassis The handle will s
50. 02 platform offer point to point serial interconnect interface with CPU to CPU speeds up to 8 0 GT s providing fast speeds and excellent system performance The Intel E5 2600 V2 Series CPU has two QPI links The IOH connects to each processor through an independent QPI link Each link consists of 20 pairs of unidirectional differential lanes for transmission and receiving in addition to a differential forwarded clock A full width QPI link pair provides 84 signals Each processor supports two QuickPath links one going to the other proces sor and the other to the C602chipset The C602 chipset supports up to 8 PCI Express lanes single 32 bit 33 MHz PCI bus and DMI up to 20 GB s per second for the processors The PCH Platform Controller Hub provides up to total number represents chipset capability and does no t neces sarily represent actual motherboard specs 12 USB 2 0 2 SATA 1 5 3 6 Gbps con nections and integrated LAN In addition the Intel C602 chipset provides a wide range of RAS Reliability Availability and Serviceability features These features include memory interface ECC with double bit error detection Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC parity protection out of band register access via SMBus memory mirroring memory sparing and Hot Plug support on the PCI Express interface Main Features of the E5 2600 V2 Series Processor and the C602 Chipset This list includes the major feature of the Intel E5 2600 V2 Series CPU and the Int
51. 18 TEE 3 32 odd Los System Boot EE 3 32 3 4 1 8 MECI Multiple Event Count Increment 3 32 3 4 1 9 METW Multiple Event Count Time Window 3 32 34 1 10 View SMBIOS ET 3 33 Sd TUBE View System Event LOS ano doe edu ankeet 3 33 p WPNIE sitos tdm aeque nd 3 34 IIA Syer Event E EE 3 34 Odd 3SSBLGCIOmDODOBU Ae 3 35 Sto 9 NOME DC eod ROREM C 3 35 23 59 55 Wen SEE 15 TU BEE 3 35 Seve Log EET Status EE 3 35 3292 BMC NE vor Cone ura EE 3 35 DO EAN C Kanne Ai ME 3 35 XV Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 5 2 2 Update IPMI LAN Configuration eeeeeeene 3 36 3 5 2 3 Configuration Address Source EE 3 36 DID HAO IPAddress uitam ever dos saves UD rudem Mes 3 36 3 92 59 Aerer MASK ii een bere o cated ei ees 3 36 e EE Station MAC e 3 36 SoZ rate way E 3 36 3 0 Bool CONITSUT Ee 3 37 5 0 1 Boot Option EELER 3 37 3 6 1 1 Boot Option 1 Boot Option 2 Boot Options 3 etc 3 37 3 6 1 2 USB Device BBS Priorities Hard Disk Drives Network ee 3 37 30 2 Network Devices XODRG HTEF WEE 3 38 20 Delete BOOUGODUOTE zri 3 38 Steechen Ee Ee 3 38 JJ SSeCUFID Se LETS ee ee 3 30 os JAAMA LAIS EE AOL PASS WOLI E 3 30 Doc NSEC ASS DG HIN cde M cmm UT eode A tt 3 30 956 JE SIV ODLIOTIS eege 3 40 S L Discard Chances and Exit teg 3 40 5 5 2 29406140 565 aNd RESET rannamees aima Ee 3 41 DON AV CAIN CS rass aniis jaa EE 3 41
52. 2 3 2 14 System Fan Monitor 3 27 system LEDs 7 10 NIC Gb Ethernet 5 Overheat 3 Power 3 Power Fail LED 2 Power Fail LED Left 2 Power Fail LED Off 2 Power Fail LED Right 2 Power Supply Module 2 SATA storage drives 7 13 System Power 24 T Technical Support 1 26 temperature XXIV Temperature Rise 3 14 Tesla xxii xxiv 17 16 Tesla K10 xxiv 6 Tesla K20 xxiv 16 Tesla K20X xxiv 17 16 Tesla K40 7 16 Thermal Management 7 18 trademarks 11 TTYA COMI A 2 TTYB COM 2 A 2 Turning the System Off 2 24 Turning the System On 2 25 U UID 4 A 5 UID LED A 5 Unit Identifier Switch 4 A 5 USB Connector Pinout Signal Descriptions A USB Ports A USB ports 1 6 A 1 USB Serial Ports 4 V Version Revision History 111 Version 1 0 111 VGA connector 2 24 VGA graphics port A 4 Voltage Monitoring 3 28 voltage monitoring 8 W Warnings XXV Website Information xxv Winbond WPCMASO 2 X Xeon processors 4 Index 5 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 Index 6 Themis Computer Place Stamp Here Themis Computer 47200 Bayside Parkway Fremont CA 94538 Attn Publications Department Fold here tape at top to seal d SIHW3HL Reader Comment Card We welcome your comments and suggestions to help improve the RES NT2 Installation Manual Please take time to let us know what you think about this manual
53. 6 oe PA 1 Tesla GRID card 2 power supplies Includes e All CPU sockets filled 16 DIMMs RES NT2 3U 38 38 Ibs 17 41 kg 8 storage drives 3 Tesla GRID cards 1 CD RW DVD ROM drive 2 power supplies EE Ee s are typical weights for a RES system Please contact Themis for the exact weight of your configured system b Number represents total possible CPU sockets per system Total of two CPU sockets per compute module 1 28 Themis Computer Installation Section Chapter Installation and Operation This chapter describes The memory modules storage drive PCI card s fans power supplies and lithium battery e Rack mount brackets and slides e How to turn the RES NT2 on and off 2 1 Installation Procedures components Wear an antistatic wrist strap and use an ESD protected mat Store ESD sensitive components in antistatic bags before placing them on any surface Handle all IC cards by the front panel or edges only Caution Use industry standard ESD grounding techniques when handling all For more information on the system storage drive fans or power supplies skip the next section and proceed directly to page 2 13 page 2 16 or page 2 20 respec tively Replacement of motherboard components requires removal of the protective cover which is to be done by factory authorized personnel only see Remove Pro tective Top Cover on page 2 2 2 1 Themis Computer RES N
54. 9 2 9 04 PETROM lee 3 19 3 3 8 2 Plug amp Play OS X9DRG OB enee eebe 3 20 398 3 JPCLLDateney DITE Eegen ed 3 20 SS S Above AG De COMIN isamaa kka kik atakk aate ika 3 20 33 8 9 PERRE Generatl n WEE 3 20 28 0 SERR GEMINO E 3 20 Soro Maximu Payload 65 teo eter aka i a alia linale 3 20 3 3 8 8 Maximum Read Request X9DRG HTPF esssss 3 20 IASS ASPM TEE 3 21 3 3 8 10 CPUI Slot 2 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM CPUI Slot 4 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM CPU2 Slot 6 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM CPU2 Slot 8 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM CPU2 Slot 9 PCI E 3 0 x8 OPROM CPUI Slot 10 PCI E 3 0 x8 OPROM CPU Slot 11 PCI E 3 0 x4 OPROM 3 21 3 3 8 11 Onboard LAN Options ROM Select eeeeesssss 3 2 3 3 8 12 Load Onboard LAN 1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN 2 OPOR ON EE 3 21 ed N OAP ean E 3 21 20 68 14 Ee AIC EE 3 22 2 59 Super TO COM Surat OTI oso epe oco gea aatal tikai Es 3 22 xiii Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 E GE SaL PON GE 3 22 Det IDE VICE SASS NR TT 3 22 2343 WOMANS CS CUNO S aka la alla 3 22 33 94 Device Mode X9DRG H TF ett a lumikatet 3 22 3 9 9 5 Serial Port CXODRO QD scssi beet duet riubo tovt dive os 3 22 3 3 9 6 Devic Setungs X9DRG QF uccide onn Rasta Epit ER DU a 3 22 3 3 0 7 Change Settings XODRQG QP sees 3 23 3 3 9 8 Serial Port 2 Attribute XODRG QP eee 3 23 323 99 Senal Port X9DROG EILEB io
55. AC power cord 26 2 23 power LED 2 24 power socket 2 23 accessory kit 26 ACPI 17 19 Advanced Settings Screen 3 5 Advanced Setup Configurations Advanced Chipset Control 3 2 Demand Scrubbing 3 3 Memory ECC Error Threshold 3 3 Memory Frequency 3 3 Memory Mode 3 3 NUMA Support 3 3 Patrol Scrubbing 3 3 QPI Frequency 3 2 QPI LOs and L1 3 2 QPI Links Speed 3 2 Throttling Closed Loop 3 14 BOOT Features 3 5 AddOn ROM Display Mod 3 5 Bootup Num Lock 3 6 Hit Del Message Display 3 6 Interrupt 19 Capture 3 6 Quick Boot 3 5 Quiet Boot 3 5 Wait For F1 If Error 3 6 Hardware Health Monitor 3 27 CPU Overheat Alarm 3 27 IDE SATA Configuration 3 17 Configure SATAFI as 3 19 SATA Configuration 3 17 Index SATA 2 Configuration 3 19 IPMI Configuration 3 39 Northbridge Configuration 3 14 Coarse Grained Clock Gating 3 14 Crystal Beach DMA 3 14 Intel VT d 3 14 IOH PCI E Max Payload Size 3 15 IOH PCIE Port Link Select 3 15 PCI PnP Configuration Load Onboard LAN 1 Option ROM 3 21 Load Onboard LAN 2 Option ROM 3 21 PCI Latency Timer 3 20 Plug amp Play OS 3 20 Power Configuration 3 6 Power Button Function 3 6 Restore on AC Power Loss 3 7 Processor and Clock Options Ratio CMOS Setting 3 7 Remote Access Configuration 3 23 Remote Access 3 24 Southbridge Configuration 3 5 BIOS EHCI Hand Off 3 6 Legacy USB Support 3 5 USB 2 0 Controller 3 5 USB 2 0 Controller Mode 3 5 USB Functions 3 5 Super IO Device Configuration 3 22 S
56. Approximate Weights of the RES XR4 Series Weight CPU Includes e All CPU sockets filled 6 DIMMs 2 storage drives 2 PCI cards 1 CD RW DVD ROM drive 2 power supplies RES XR4 1U 17 Ibs 7 7 kg 25 Ibs 11 4 kg Includes e All CPU sockets filled 2 storage drives RES XR4 2U FIO RES XR4 2U 2 PCI cards 1 CD RW DVD ROM drive 2 power supplies 5 lbs 12 9 k 2 20 RES XR4 3U All CPU sockets filled 2 storage drives RES XR4 3U FIO 2 PCI cards 1 CD RW DVD ROM drive 2 power supplies Includes e Four Compute Modules e All CPU sockets filled e All DIMM slots filled Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 0 Table 1 11 Approximate Weights of the RES XR4 Series Continued Weight CPU mS Approximate Description Includes Two Compute Modules All CPU sockets filled All DIMM slots filled RES XR4 HDS 45 lbs 20 4 kg 4 20 Two Storage Canisters Four 3 5 drives per canister Total of eight drives per system Includes e Two Compute Modules All CPU sockets filled 42 22 lbs 19 15 kg All DIMM slots filled Two Storage Canisters Eight 2 5 drives per canister Total of sixteen drives per system Includes Two Compute Modules All CPU sockets filled All DIMM slots filled 36 5 Ibs 16 56 kg Two PCI E Storage Canisters Four PCI E flash based storage cards e Total of eight PCI E storage cards per system Includes e All CPU sockets filled RES NT2 1U 23 72 Ibs 10 7
57. B ports devices The options are Disabled and Enabled default If set to Enabled EHCI Controller 1 and Controller 2 will appear 3 3 5 36 1 EHCI Controller 1 EHCI Controller 2 Select Enabled to enable EHCI Enhanced Host Controller Interface Controller 1 or Controller 2 The options are Disabled and Enabled default 3 3 5 37 Legacy USB Support Available when USB Functions is not Disabled Select Enabled to support legacy USB devices Select Auto to diable legacy support if USB devices are not present Select Disable to have USB devices available for EFI Extensive Firmware Interface Applications only The settings are Disabled Enabled default and Auto 3 3 5 38 Port 60 64 Emulation Select Enabled to enable I O port 60h 64h emulation support for legacy USB key board so that it can be fully supported by the operating system that does not recog nize a USB device The options are Disabled and Enabled default 3 3 5 39 EHCI Hand Off This item is for operating systems that do not support Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI hand off When enabled EHCI ownership change will be claimed by the EHCI driver The options are Disabled default and Enabled 3 17 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 3 6 3 3 6 1 3 3 6 1 1 3 3 6 1 2 3 3 6 1 3 SATA Configuration When this submenu 15 selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE or SATA devices and displays the fol
58. C health monitoring features of the X9DRG All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health moni toring An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore 5Vin 12Vcc V V Pl DIMM V P2 DIMM 3 3Vcc V and Battery Voltage Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresh olds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Users can adjust system moni toring thresholds by accessing Supermicro s Super Doctor III Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor utility can be used to check the RPM status of cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors CPU temperature in real time and will activate the thermal fan when CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold Overheat circuitry operates independently from the CPU Once it detects that the CPU temper ature 1s too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fan control to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the Themis Computer 1 Overview and Specifications overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high AN Caution To avoid possib
59. Ethernet Connector Type RJ45 Table A 3 RJ45 Ethernet Pinout Signals e The color of the left LED indicates the LAN connection speed Off 10 MHz Green 100 MHz Amber 1 GHz 10 GHz X9DRG HTF e he right LED when lit indicates LAN activity network traffic A 4 IPMI Dedicated LAN Port The single IPMI dedicated Ethernet LAN port on the RES NT2 front I O panel has identical pinout and signal descriptions as the LAN 1 and LAN 2 Ethernet ports described in the previous Section A 3 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Port A 3 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 A 5 VGA Display Port The RES NT2 supports a single 15 pin three 5 pin rows female VGA graphics dis play port connector on the front I O panel see Figure A 4 for a connector pinout Pinout signal descriptions are listed in Table A 4 Symbol VGA Display Port CX wmm 15 11 Figure A 4 VGA Connector Pinout Table A 4 VGA Connector Pinout Signal Descriptions pin Signet E e faron am oo C E e ee oenas SS SS ae ER A 4 Themis Computer A Connector Pinouts A 6 Unit Identifier Switch X9DRG HTF The UID Switch and indicator LED provide easy identification of a system unit that may be in need of service A Unit Identifier UID Switch and LED indicator are located in the RES NT2 X9DRG HTF The UID Switch is located next to the VGA port on the rear I O panel
60. I E 3 0 x16 OPROM X9DRG HTT 3 14 3 3 5 14 CPU2 Slot 3 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM X9DRG HIF 3 14 E e D Curent QPI ET 3 14 e e LO COn ea OPT Pregu e 3 14 e e D E Ee ET saosin ea dabtnse SE 3 14 3 3 5 18 QPI Quick Path Interconnect Link Speed Mode 3 14 513 OPL bpak Frequency Sekil eebe 3 14 20 9 20 Cunen Memory MOGAE dace diris p amaan 3 14 319 9 21 Current Memory Speed gege 3 15 39 93 22 KEREN 3 15 See DALI ee 3 15 3 3 5 24 CPU Socket 1 DIMM Information CPU Socket 2 RIVE 3 15 39 93 29 Memory Mode eeneg dE 3 15 3393 20 DRAM RAPLE M Ode yeer aia a ainiti 3 15 SES IPTE DDR SPee ee 3 15 xii Themis Computer Table of Contents 3 05 28 Channel Tnterleaving eesnimes dree aa skaalal osanikele 3 16 e Ge 29 KAN Inte EE 3 16 3 9 5 90 FP AON SD EHUD aiandi PU EM EE 3 16 39 33 Demand SCUD ME 3 16 39 35 32 RER TEE 3 16 DD WDE VIGO VAC OIG EE 3 16 3 53 94 Thermal OCS eege aE 3 16 Ded 9D PC Rb Oia E 3 17 32990005 AUSB EE 3 17 0425 delen 3 17 3 52996 Pott 60 64 EMU LAO WEE 3 17 23 99 90 EE 81 m 721078 OM eege Eed 3 17 D500 SATA CONTIG UT AMON trees asekantsler va aaa 3 18 2 29 09 SATA MOU apain a 3 18 3 3 7 SCU Storage Control Unit Configuration eese 3 19 o SLOLASE Conroe WMG seit he cose oh here elec 3 19 3 5 7 2 ONGI SC Option ROM EE 3 19 33 SOU 129148 025018 ON PO 3 EE 3 19 299 0 F Cle PCYU PRP COHBIUPUF JUOD sie aaa a aa icra emana 3 1
61. Module Slot Locations XODRG HTF Motherboard 2 8 Memory Module Eeer 2 9 Horizontal DO slot XSDROSEDDPO 2 3 eebe 2 10 Vertical I O slots X9DRG QE caste eitas tana tavaline alaks tes kadakaid a 2 10 PCL Card Retainer CLIID E 2 11 The RES NT2 Lithium Battery and Socket 2 12 Locating the RES NT2 3U Storage Drtwves 2 13 Locating the RES NT2 IU Storage Drtwves 2 14 RES NI2 Storage Drive Re moyal E 2 15 The RES NT2 Hot Swappable 120 mm Fans sees 2 17 SENSUS C E DO ST 2 18 Removing One of the Three RES NT2 120 mm Fans sseeeeeeeeesesssssss 2 19 Fans Lag Cocking SALA apne idaalade 2 19 RES NT2 Power Supply Locking Mechanism nne neee 2 21 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 Figure 2 18 Right Rack Mount Bracket 2 22 Figure 2 19 AC ei 2 23 Figure 2 20 System Power Button and LED on the RES NT2 Front 2 23 Figures L Main BIOS Selup SOEBEI green gegen 3 3 Fig re 31 Advanced Settings SCHCCM uio ama aa a tuae d t i la vaia 3 5 Heure L EEN 3 3 Figures L TIPMI SSiN Senese i est haaa ome dcr cvm dev PUMP viaal 3 34 Figure 3L Ate 3 37 Fisure 31 Security SUNOS een 3 39 FKiasureo L EXOD ONS can A 3 40 Figure 3 1 AMI FLSH Hvpertermmna cc ecsssssssseeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeesseseseseees 3 47 Fieure 3 2 ROM E E Mu ET E 3 47 Figure 3 3 PLASH RECOV GIy EE 3 48 Fieure A L USB Connector Pin0uliessisiscstecscsssscassecdedcca
62. T2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 2 1 1 Remove Protective Top Cover To access a motherboard component open the RES NT2 as follows 1 Loosen the two captive Phillips screws holding the protective top access cover to the rear of the RES NT2 chassis see A Figure 2 1 2 Both the front and sides of the cover have flat hooks or tabs underneath that fit under slots on the chassis top edges see B Figure 2 Remove the cover by sliding it toward the rear until it 1s free of these chassis slots 3 Store the cover in a safe place until it is replaced A Loosen the 2 captive access cover screws Rear View HHTH sas ess L L e im iom minm es MN T DDXXIILLLLAJ NHL de d E m Aasa 1 d mn on ee rl ra d p a 1 2 ISrTTIIIIILIII L ie Left side top edge B and slide the top cover toward the rear until the top hooks and tabs clear all chassis slots Figure 2 1 Remove the RES NT2 Protective Access Cover 4 Proceed to the appropriate section for memory modules page 2 3 PCI card page 2 9 or lithium battery page 2 12 2 2 Themis Computer 2 Installation and Operation Installation Procedures 2 1 2 Memory Modules The RES NT2 supports memory according to Table 2 1 Table 2 1 RES NT2 Memory Capacity Memory Parameters Motherboard l DDR3 Number Pins per Registered Ecc
63. THEMIS Version 1 1 Part Number 120901 024 1RU 8 3RU 19 Rack Mount High Performance Computer with X9DRG HTF QF Motherboard Configurations Two E5 2600 V2 Series Xeon CPUs and NVIDIA Kepler Class Tesla GRID GPU module s version version version version version version version version 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 RES NT2 1U amp 3U High Performance Computer with NVIDIA Kepler Class Tesla GRID GPU module s RES NT2 1U 8 3U High Performance Computer with NVIDIA Kepler Class Tesla GRID GPU module s RES NT2 1U 8 3U High Performance Computer with NVIDIA Kepler Class Tesla GRID GPU module s RES NT2 1U amp 3U High Performance Computer with NVIDIA Kepler Class Tesla GRID GPU module s HES NT2 1U amp 3U High Performance Computer with NVIDIA Kepler Class Tesla GRID GPU module s RES NT2 1U amp 3U High Performance Computer with NVIDIA Kepler Class Tesla GRID GPU module s RES NT2 1U amp 3U High Performance Computer with NVIDIA Kepler Class Tesla GRID GPU module s RES NT2 1U amp 3U High Performance Computer with NVIDIA Kepler Class Tesla GRID GPU module s THEMIS THEMIS THEMIS THEMIS THEMIS THEMIS THEMIS THEMIS RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 March 2014 SuperMicro Motherboard X9DRG HTF 1U SuperMicro Motherboard X9DRG QF 3U TNVIDIA Tesla amp GRID Kepler class GPU module s THEMIS Themis Computer Americas and P
64. able 3 1 BIOS Error Beep EE 3 43 Table A 1 USB Connector Pinout Signal Descriptions rrrrnnenneeeeeeeennnneeee A 1 Table A 2 COMT COMD Serial Connector MOER eebe ee A 2 Table A 3 RU45 Bihernet Pinout SISNAIS tama TE A 3 Table A 4 VGA Connector Pinout Signal Descnptong nene A 4 Table A 5 Eugene Re E EE A 5 xxii Themis Computer Preface This document entitled RES NT2 Installation Manual provides instructions on how to install configure power up and boot the Themis High Performance Computer RES NT2 see Figure 1 Based on two 64 bit Intel Xeon E5 2600 V2 family processors with up to 8 0 GT s each and NVIDIA K Class Tesla GPU module s or NVIDIA K Class GRID GPU module s based on the Kepler architecture The RES NT2 1U is based on the SuperMicro X9DRG HTF motherboard and the RES NT2 3U is based on the SuperMicro X9DRG QF motherboard m e poetic ng Sess rur THE itm e iii Hii i im SIG y Figure 1 RES NT2 High Performance Computer xxiii Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 XXIV The IRU high 1 75 and 3RU high 5 25 RES NT2 have been designed to fit into a standard 19 rack and is provided with rack mount brackets with handles Optional rack mount slides are also available The RES NT2 is rugged enough to withstand extreme shock up to 30 g temperature and EMI associated with such demanding markets as the military aerospace and t
65. acific Rim Themis Computer Rest of World 5 Rue Irene Joliot Curie 47200 Bayside Parkway Fremont CA 94538 38320 Eybens France Phone 510 252 0870 Phone 33 476 14 77 80 Fax 33 476 14 77 89 Fax 510 490 5529 World Wide Web http www themis com Copyright 2014 Themis Computer Inc ALL RIGHTS RESERVED No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form by photocopy microfilm retrieval system or by any other means now known or hereafter invented without the prior written permission of Themis Computer The information in this publication has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate However Themis Computer assumes no responsibility for inaccuracies Themis Computer retains the right to make changes to this publication at any time without prior notice Themis Computer does not assume any liability arising from the application or use of this publication or the product s described herein RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND Use duplication or disclosure by the United States Government is subject to the restrictions set forth in DFARS 252 227 7013 el and FAR 52 227 19 TRADEMARKS and SERVICEMARKS Themis is a registered trademark of Themis Computer Inc Supermicro and SuperDoctor are trademarks or registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer Inc Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks of the Intel Corporation NVIDIA Tesla GRID and Kepler are registered trademarks of the NVIDIA Corporation Re
66. ak ak aal bob qaod tab Gata aaa C 14 Setting Up Root Account and Basgsword eese C 15 Package Insta llation Default SCteen o ee eoe onera tr tx Reina C 16 950140 RAC ACCS PR TT n C 17 Option t REVIEW e uec tard ota Dew bora e idee tdi eed uel Cour bt dut C 18 Installaton Beris tsiitsitaja anal C 18 lristallatton ds Wee C 19 Ee EELE ST UE Lm C 20 Ready to use the Desktop tk duse isa A gagne anoo Fu deeg Eua Fea o dae etos Fu dece C 20 Packaging Components X9DRG HTF esee D 2 Order of Assembly CS9DRGSEITDE EE D 4 Packaging Components CXS2DROC Obi a D 5 Order of Assembly X9DRG QF C aac Ee D 7 List of Tables RES N T Motherboard ODUONS eeneg 1 2 Motherboard VO ODUOTIS le sim kina hanes aaa ka alandas ihka 1 2 Major Features or RES NEE 1 6 3U RES NT2 X9DRG QF Temperature Specfeaton 1 7 Power Supply LED Behaviort nen nneeeeeennn nene 1 12 SON EED M RA A 1 13 Rear Panel VOC ONNCCIORS E 1 14 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 Table 1 8 RES NI2 General Specifications ee 1 23 Table 1 9 JU RES NT2 Electrical e Te 1 24 Table 1 10 1U E RER ge neet 1 24 Table 1 11 Approximate Weights of the RES XR4 Series essere 1 27 Table 2 1 RES NT2 Memory ET 2 3 Table 2 2 RES NT2 Memory ALOGCALIORQ 523625 eege eege 2 3 Table 2 3 RES NT2 Optimal Memory Population SO1 ROo Obi 2 4 Table 2 4 RES NT2 Optimal Memory Population X9DRG HTPF 2 4 T
67. ame 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 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 J 3 1 2 3 1 3 Note The AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include F1 lt F10 gt Enter lt ESC gt arrow keys etc Note Options printed in Bold are default settings How To Change the Configuration Data The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing Del at the appropriate time during system boot otarting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible Power On Self Test POST routine is the memory test As the memory 15 being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens An AMI BIOS identification string 1s displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen below the copyright message Caution Do not upgrade the BIOS unless yo
68. amp 10 16 FU 1 CPU DIMMs P1 DIMM A1 P1 DIMM B1 P1 DIMM C1 P1 DIMM D1 P2 DIMM E1 P2 DIMM F1 P2 DIMM G1 P2 DIMM H1 any memory pairs in P1 P2 DIMM slots CPU 1 CPU2 2 CPU amp 16 P1 DIMM A1 P1 DIMM B1 P1 DIMM C1 P1 DIMM D1 P2 DIMM E1 P2 DIMM F1 P2 DIMM DIMMs G1 P2 DIMM H1 P1 DIMM A2 P1 DIMM B2 P1 DIMM C2 P1 DIMM D2 P2 DIMM E2 P2 DIMM F2 P2 DIMM G2 P2 DIMM H2 Table 2 4 RES NT2 Optimal Memory Population X9DRG HTF Number of CPU and Memory Population Ent DIMMs For MAMM as SIC eS Oe to work properly follow the Instructions below 1 1CPU amp 2 8 2 PU DIMMs P1 DIMM A1 P1 DIMM B1 1 CPU 8 4 CPU 1 DIMMs P1 DIMM A1 P1 DIMM B1 P1 DIMM C1 P1 DIMM D1 2CPUs 84 CPU 1 CPU 2 DIMMs P1 DIMM A1 P1 DIMM B1 P2 DIMM E1 P2 DIMM F1 2 4 Themis Computer 2 Installation and Operation Installation Procedures Table 2 4 RES NT2 Optimal Memory Population X9DRG HTF Continued Number of CPU and Memory Population UCM eg DIMMs For EE to work properly follow the Instructions below 2CPUs amp 6 CPU1 CPU2 DIMMs P1 DIMM A1 P1 DIMM B1 P1 DIMM C1 P1 DIMM D1 P2 DIMM E1 P2 DIMM F1 CPU 1 CPU 2 P1 DIMM A1 P1 DIMM B1 7 P1 DIMM C1 P1 DIMM D1 P2 DIMM E1 P2 DIMM F1 P2 DIMM G1 P2 GIMM H1 2 CPU 88 DIMMs When installing memory follow these rules for best memory performance It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds sizes ECC Non ECC
69. and instructions from the main memory to the L2 cache to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled default 3 3 3 12 MLC Spatial Prefetch Available if support by the CPU If this feature is set to Disabled the CPU prefetches the cache line for 64 bytes If this feature is set to Enabled the CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as com prised The options are Disabled and Enabled default 3 3 3 13 DCU Streamer Prefetcher Available if supported by the CPU Select Enabled to support Data Cache Unite DCU prefetch of L1 data to speed up data accessing and processing in the DCU to enhance CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled default 3 3 3 14 DCU IP Prefetcher Select Enabled for DCU Data Cache Unit IP Prefetcher support which will prefetch IP addresses to improve network connectivity and system performance The options are Enabled default and Disabled 3 3 3 15 Intel Virtualization Technology Available if supported by the CPU Select Enabled to support Intel Virtualization Technology which will allow one plat form to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled default and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s website for detailed infor
70. and press lt Enter gt to save the current settings as the user s defaults When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to save values as user s defaults click Yes to save the current values as user s default settings or click No to keep the defaults previously saved as the user s defaults 3 41 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 42 3 8 7 3 8 8 Restore User Defaults Select this feature and press lt Enter gt to load the user s defaults previously saved in the system When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to restore user s defaults click Yes to restore the user s defaults previously saved in the system or click No to abandon the user s defaults that were previously saved Boot Override This feature allows the user to override the Boot Option Priorities setting in the Boot menu and Instead boot the system with one of the listed devices Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility 3 9 BIOS Error Beep Codes During the Power On Self Test POST cycle the system will check for any errors upon boot e Non Fatal errors errors that in most cases allow the system to continue to boot The error messages normally appear on the screen e Fatal errors errors that will not allow the system to continue with the bootup procedure If a fatal error occurs contact Themis Support for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audib
71. ard s might impact the environmental specifications as stated in this manual Due to the unique chassis and airflow diverter design add on PCI card choices might be limited If interested in adding optional PCI cards to your RES NT2 please contact Themis for suggestions and details regarding your desired configuration The RES NT2 IU X9DRG HTF 15 limited to a half height PCI card The RES NT2 3U X9DRG QF can fit a full height PCI card Note The RES NT2 chassis configuration limits the use of optional PCI add on card s Contact Themis for more information if you are interested in adding optional PCI cards to your RES NT2 2 9 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 Horizontal I O slot plate removed Figure 2 6 Horizontal UO slot X9DRG HTF Vertical I O slot sasaacearf sanonena Figure 2 7 Vertical I O slots X9DRG QF 2 1 3 1 Installing Cards This is to serve as an informational section only and is not intended for use on your RES NT2 AII installation repairs and changes should be done at the factory or may otherwise void the warranty Please contact Themis for assistance flow and air pressure Never operate your RES NT2 without the airflow diverter se H Caution Removing the airflow diverter will cause an undesirable change in air curely installed 2 10 Themis Computer 2 Installation and Operation Installation Procedures 1 Locate the empty
72. asdscasteagtecsaaaessasseagedecaaeds DEER A FISUrEA 2 COMIJCOM2 Serial Connector s io eek era Y NE E A 2 Figure A 3 Ethernet Connector Type RIAN enne A 3 FioeureA 4 VGA Connector PINGUL ed aaa Ha e I ME M tu I E up A 4 Figure B 1 Screw Locations for RES NT2 1U Rack Mount Slides B 1 Figure B 2 Screw Locations RES NT2 3U for Rack Mount Slides 0000innennennennnnesesses B 1 Figure BA RES NT2 Rack Mount Slide Installation nene eea B 3 Figure C 1 Power On after Linux DVD is Inserted into De C 2 Fiure We Skip Key dis aitas aiamaa akadeemikud EM Ce UN SU C aka C 2 EiureCc 5 Welcome SCE Desin a E C 3 Figure Ca Ee EE C 4 HisureC 3 Sselechns Layout DyD6 oninia lv dalla a C 5 Figure C 6 Enter Installation Number C 6 LISUTEKESL E ae ee EE C 7 LasureC 58 Reviewine AIP EE C 8 XX Themis Computer Table of Contents Figure C 9 Figure C 10 Figure C 11 Figure C 12 Figure C 13 Figure C 14 Figure C 15 Figure C 16 Figure C 17 Figure C 18 Figure C 19 Figure C 20 Figure C 21 Figure C 22 Figure D 1 Figure D 2 Figure D 3 Figure D 4 Table 1 1 Table 1 2 Table 1 3 Table 1 4 Table 1 5 Table 1 6 Table 1 7 Creatne d Custom Lay EE C 9 SCN Up 101079 09707210 E C 10 Master Boot Record MBR i sesssssenssancescasieceecuctenceboeseesvenesansesensesbuetsenadeesaseares C 11 Network DEVICES Liste C 12 Edit Interface Pop Ups EEN C 13 Selecting TIME ZOTIO sile ka
73. clude Up to 1 43 Teraflops peak double precision floating point performance Up to 4 29 Teraflops peak single precision floating point performance s Up to 2880 CUDA cores e GDDR5 memory up to 12 GigaBytes s ECC memory error protection e Integration of the GPU subsystem with the motherboard s monitoring and management through IPMI The NVIDIA Tesla K class includes e Tesla K10 e Tesla K20 e Tesla K20X e Tesla K40 Your specific Tesla K class GPU module should be specified at time of order Please contact Themis customer support for more details on NVIDIA s Tesla and the right K class GPU module for your HPC application For detailed specifications on the various Tesla cards visit http www nvidia com object tesla servers html The Themis RES NT2 1U amp 3U 1s a Nvidia certified product passing all tests and standards thereof required by Nvidia Themis Computer 1 Overview and Specifications 1 5 NVIDIA GRID The RES NT2 is also based upon the functionality and GPU power of NVIDIA s Tesla K class GRID module NVIDIA GRID cards enable rich graphics within virtu alized environments and allow hardware virtualization of the GPU GRID cards greatly improve user experience by reducing the lag that users feel when interacting with their virtual machine The virtual desktop screen is pushed directly to the remoting protocol For GRID software information and developer kits please visit the NVIDIA website at http
74. co etet er Oeo De te ene euo uds 3 23 3 39 10 Device Settings XODROSEDLEE eeneg 3 23 3 3 9 11 Change Settings X9DRG HTPF aci e ero tete cores 3 23 3 3 9 12 Serial Port Attribute XODRG HTTF een 3 23 3 3 9 13 Device Mode GGODRcG HIE 3 23 3 25 40 Serial Port Console Redirection 5 io e ei atacand Maen 3 23 3 3 10 1 COM I X9DRG QF X9DRG HTF COM 2 X9DRG QF 3 24 DLO Console REGIE COD cac iure eda avc aoa atus e la 3 24 ENS MEUS Terminal brem 3 24 3 9 10 4 DIES Pet second Lure aima aitamaks iot eti a domu Uca 3 24 SE NIDr goi 3 24 CISA LO og e METEO OLD 3 24 23 9 lee NC 3 25 5 55008 Flow CONTON eege 3 25 3 3 10 9 VT UTFS Combo Key Support eseeeeeeeese 3 25 AO TORGCOFUEE Te TE 3 25 2 210 11Kesoltton TOOKS T uice oe Ea gerere Cor Die Petre uii a cogens 3 25 3 3 10 12Legacy OS Redirection Resolution esesssssss 3 25 EEN Ke y Pad sas mammu 3 25 3 3 10 14Serial Port for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS sse 3 26 3 01 O0 E5C OnsOle KR SAITE ON aieo riui bote beter hatreds wade tocco tte ies 3 26 3 3 10 16Out of Band Management Port mieeeeeeenenennneeenene 3 26 319 DO E T KEMINMAA EDO gege aial aada 3 26 23 9 LOS Bits Per S6CONC EE 3 26 9 9 LO DOPTOWCODIOL WEE 3 26 3 3 10 20Data Bits Parity Stop Bits 3 27 2 94 LT Ee tee Ee Me 3 27 S NMIMEE IO IUIS Re E EE 3 27 3 9
75. d Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat Inc Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds All other trademarks servicemarks or registered trademarks used in this publication are the property of their respective owners This product complies with the European EMC Directive 2004 108 EC and the European Low Voltage Safety Directive 2006 95 EC CE Marking Safety Precautions Instructions regarding safety precautions during installation operation or maintenance of the equipment are given in the section entitled Safety Instructions on page iv WARNINGS and CAUTIONS The definitions of WARNINGS and CAUTIONS as used in this document are given in the Preface in the section entitled Notes Cautions Warnings and Sidebars Themis Customer Support North America South America and Pacific Rim Telephone 510 252 0870 Fax 510 490 5529 E mail support themis com Web Site http www themis com RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 March 2014 Part Number 120901 024 RES NT2 Installation Manual Version Revision History NR SUID Ll ae ese aia mal ee es March 2014 Updated Safety Instructions section e Added information regarding the Nvidia Tesla K40 card Assorted minor edits and changes throughout this manual Verson M oc at n al enti nef ane December 2013 e Initial release iii Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 Safety Instructions iv
76. e Operation on page 2 23 2 Use the motherboard view of Figure 2 3 on page 2 7 X9DRG QF and Figure 2 4 on page 2 8 XODRG HTF as an indication of where the battery is located on the motherboard Locate the lithium battery socket and squeeze the latch see A Figure 2 9 together until the battery lifts out of its socket 3 Remove the old battery and replace with a new battery see next section Battery Latch A To release squeeze battery latch together Figure 2 9 The RES NT2 Lithium Battery and Socket J Note The battery location is motherboard dependent 2 1 4 2 Installing a Lithium Battery Perform the following steps to insert a new lithium battery 1 Tilt the replacement lithium battery CR2032 into the empty socket so that it is angled under the battery latch positive side up see B Figure 2 9 2 Carefully press down on the battery until it clicks firmly into place 2 12 Themis Computer 2 Installation and Operation Installation Procedures 2 1 5 SATA Storage Drive The RES NT2 1U X9DRG HTF has two factory installed SATA storage drives The RES NT2 3U X9DRG QF has eight factory installed SATA storage drives Note Since RES NT2 storage drives are hot swappable it is not necessary to turn off system power in order to remove and replace a drive except the boot Drive 0 A warning should be broadcast to all users before removing the drive The driv
77. e being replaced should be dismounted in the OS before being removed Consult your operating system manual for specific details Barrel Lock Latch Release Button SAAJA mmm LL ee ilL Latch Handle 2 5 SATA drives CD RW DVD ROM Front LED Panel WU H E zz rw EES Drive 0 _ lc Drive UU 1 Drive 2 CH e _ Drive 3 4 ull TAA inn mus af Drive ve Al si D Figure 2 10 Locating the RES NT2 3U Storage Drives Themis Computer 2 13 RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 Latch Lock Release Button Latch Handle Front LED Panel 2 5 SATA drives yill r dir ir i m iir ALLE ANILLO MI Figure 2 11 Locating the RES NT2 1U Storage Drives ic it Brive 5 ll 2 1 5 1 Storage Drive Removal After removing the front bezel perform the following steps to remove and install a storage drive Note Since RES NT2 storage drives are hot swappable it 1s not necessary to turn off system power in order to remove and replace a drive except the operating system Drive 0 A warning should be broadcast to all users before removing the drive The drive being replaced should be dismounted before being removed Consult your operating system manual for specific details 1 Make sure the necessary precautions have been observed as per the previous Note 2 Locate the drive to be removed 3 Insert the barrel lock key RES NT2 3U into the storage drive lock
78. e options are Enabled and Disabled default 3 3 12 4 Blink LEDs This feature allows the user to specify the duration for LEDs to blink The range 1s from 0 15 seconds The default setting is 0 3 3 12 5 Port Configuration Information This section displays the following port information s UEFI Driver Adapter PBA Chip Type e PCI Device ID e PCI Bus Device Function e Link Status Factory MAC Address e Alternate MAC Address Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility 3 4 Event Logs Select the Event Logs tab to access the following submenu items Figure 3 1 Event Logs 3 4 1 Change SMBIOS Event Log Settings This feature allows the user to configure SMBIOS Event Settings Enabling Disabling Options 3 4 1 1 SMBIOS Event Log Select Enabled to enable SMBIOS System Management BIOS Event Logging dur ing system boot The options are Enabled default and Disabled 3 4 1 2 Runtime Error Logging Support Select Enabled to support Runtime Error Logging The options are Enabled default and Disabled 3 31 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 4 1 3 3 4 1 4 3 4 1 5 3 4 1 6 3 4 1 7 3 4 1 8 3 4 1 9 Memory Correctable Error Threshold This feature allows the user to enter the threshold value for correctable memory errors the default setting is 10 PGI Error Logging Support Select Enabled to support error logging for PCI slots The options are Enabled and
79. e to a remote server The options are Disabled default and Enabled 3 3 10 11 Resolution 100x31 Select Enabled for extended terminal resolution support The options are Disabled and Enabled default 3 3 10 12Legacy OS Redirection Resolution Use this feature to select the number of rows and columns used in Console Redirec tion for legacy OS support The options are 80x24 and 80x25 default 3 3 10 13Putty KeyPad This feature selects Function Keys and KeyPad settings for Putty which is a termi nal emulator designed for the Windows OS The options are VT100 default LINUX XTERMR6 SCO ESCN and VT400 3 25 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 3 10 14Serial Port for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS This submenu allows the user to configure Console Redirection settings to support Out of Band Serial Port management 3 3 10 15Console Redirection Select Enabled to use a COM Port selected by the user for Console Redirection The options are Enabled default and Disabled Console Redirection Settings This feature allows the user to specify how the host computer will exchange data with the client computer which is the remote computer used by the user 3 3 10 16Out of Band Management Port This feature selects a serial port used by the Microsoft Windows Emergency Man agement services EMS to communicate with a remote server The options are COMI defaul
80. el C602 Chipset Up to 12 processor cores and up to 30MB cache per CPU e Two full width Intel QuickPath Interconnect links up to 8 0 GT s of data transfer rate in each direction ACPI Power Management Logic Support Rev 3 0b or Rev 4 0 ntel Rapid Storage Technology ntel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O Intel VT d ntel Trusted Execution Technology e Serial Peripheral Interface SPI Digital Media Interface DMI e Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI 1 15 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 0 1 4 1 4 1 NVIDIA Tesla The RES NT2 is based upon the functionality and power of NVIDIA s Tesla K class GPU module NVIDIA Tesla cards support a number of CUDA and OpenCL soft ware features along with NVIDIA s GPUDirect software tool For Tesla software information and developer kits please visit the NVIDIA website at http www nvidia com object tesla_software html Tesla K class The Tesla K class GPU module 15 a parallel computing processor for high perfor mance computing HPC Based upon the Kepler architecture K class modules fea ture up to 1 43 teraflops of double precision performance and up to 4 29 teraflops of single precision performance Tesla K class modules utilize external and internal ECC memory K10 is only external ECC protected DRAM that provides data reli ability required in demanding environments Some key features of the K class GPU module in
81. elecommunications industries The two Intel Xeon E5 2600 V2 Series CPUs support up to ITB X9DRG OP 512GB X9DRG HTF of DDR3 ECC Registered DIMM memory modules Memory speed is dependent on the type of processor installed on the motherboard The RES NT2 is based on the functionality and capability of the following Intel chipset ntel C602 chipset The NVIDIA Tesla K class GPU can provide up to 1 43 teraflops of double preci sion floating point performance and up to 4 58 teraflops of single precision perfor mance utilizing up to 12 GigaBytes of ECC GDDR5 memory exact specifications are board dependent The NVIDIA Tesla K class GPU family includes e Tesla K10 e Tesla K20 e Tesla K20X e Tesla K40 Note For Tesla software and software support please visit http www nvid ia com object tesla software html The NVIDIA GRID K class GPU board is specifically designed to enable powerful graphics capabilities in virtualized environments The GRID boards offer up to 3072 CUDA cores and up to 16 GigaBytes of DDR3 memory The NVIDIA GRID K class GPU family includes GRID KI GRID K2 The desired Tesla K class GPU board should be specified at time of order Please contact Themis for assistance in determining the appropriate K class GPU for your particular application Themis customer service can be reached by email at sup port Othemis com or by calling 510 252 0870 Mon Fri 8 00am 5 00pm This manual is intended for an exp
82. elow 200V USA A power supply unit operating at a nominal voltage of 120V must use a power cord rated for a minimum operating voltage of 100V and 15 not to be used with an operational voltage below 100V Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Safety Instructions The AC input rating for the RES NT2 3U 1200W max power supply units are as follows 110 240 VAC 15 7 5A 47 63Hz The AC input rating for the RES NT2 1U switching power supply units are as follows 1000W 100 120 VAC 12 10A 50 60Hz 1200W 120 140 VAC 12 10A 50 60Hz 1800W max 200 240 VAC 10 8 5A 50 60Hz The unit is completely disconnected from the power source only when all power cords are disconnected from the power source Therefore the power cord s and its connectors must always remain easily accessible Do not set up the device in the proximity of heat sources or in a damp location Make sure the device has adequate ventilation Manufacturer recommended ambient temperature is 21 C All connection cables must be screwed or locked to the chassis housing The device is designed to be used in horizontal position only The device is no longer safe to operate when the device has visible damage or the device no longer functions In these cases the device must be shut down and secured against unintentional operation Repairs service may only be carried out by a Themis Computer qualified ser vice technician Do not open the chassis
83. ent damage Always take the following precautions 1 Transport boards in static safe containers such as boxes or bags 2 Keep electrostatic sensitive parts in their containers until they arrive at static free stations 3 Always be properly grounded when touching a sensitive board component or assembly 4 Store electrostatic sensitive boards in protective packaging or on conductive foam Grounding Methods vi Finnish laite on liitett v suoja maadoituskoskettimilla varustettuun pistorasiaan Norwegian Apparatet ma tilkoples jordet stikkontakt Swedish Apparaten skall anslutas till jordat uttag Guard against electrostatic damage at workstations by following these steps 1 Cover workstations with approved anti static material Provide a wrist strap connected to a work surface and properly grounded tools and equipment Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Safety Instructions 2 Use anti static mats heel straps or air ionizers to give added protection 3 Provide a wrist strap connected to a work surface and properly ground tools and equipment 4 Handle electrostatic sensitive components boards and assemblies by the case or the PCB edge 5 Avoid contact with pins leads or circuitry 6 Turn off power and input signals before inserting and removing connectors or test equipment Power is not considered off until all power supplies have been disconnected 7 Keep the work area free of non c
84. erial Port Address 3 22 AMI BIOS 3 AMI FLSH Hyperterminal Screen 3 47 antistatic bags 2 antistatic wrist strap 2 applications military aerospace Approximate Weights of the RES Series 27 Index 1 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 B BIOS Error Beep Codes Error Code Table 3 43 BIOS Recovery 3 44 Boot Sector Recovery from a Serial Port 3 45 Boot Sector Recovery from a USB Device 3 44 Boot Sector Recovery from an IDE CD ROM 3 45 How to Recover the AMIBIOS Image 3 44 BIOS Setup Utility Advanced Setup Configurations 3 5 Changing Configuration Data 3 2 Exit Options 3 40 Main Setup 3 3 System Overview 3 3 Security Settings 3 39 Starting 3 Starting the Setup Utility 3 2 BMC 1 21 Boot Configuration Boot Device Priority 3 37 Removable Drives 3 39 Boot Settings Screen 3 37 C Cautions xxv Chipset 6 Chipset Overview 4 COMI COM2 serial port header 4 COM1 COM2 Serial Connector Pinouts A 2 Comments xxv components major 6 Configuration system 2 24 contact information 11 CPU temperature 7 18 CUDA 41 16 1 17 Index 2 D DDR3 7 Dimensions chassis 7 DMA Mode 3 19 E E5 2600 V2 xxii Electrical Specifications 24 Electrostatic Discharge 25 EMI xxiv Environmental Specifications 25 Environmental Temperature Control 7 18 ESD grounding techniques 2 protected mat 2 Ethernet A 3 Exit Options Discard Changes 3 41 Load Fail Safe Defaults 5 47 L
85. erienced system administrator with a knowledge of networking high speed server systems and High Performance Computer sys tems Themis Computer Preface Website Information Themis Computer corporate and product information may be accessed on the World Wide Web by browsing the website http www themis com Your Comments are Welcome We are interested 1n improving our documentation and welcome your comments and suggestions You can email your comments to us at docfeedback themis com Please include the document part number 120901 024 in the subject of your email Notes Cautions Warnings and Sidebars The following icons and formatted text are included in this document for the reasons described Note A note provides additional information concerning the procedure or action being described Caution A caution describes a procedure or action that may result in damage to the equipment This may involve but is not restricted to heavy equipment or sharp objects To reduce the risk follow the instructions accompanying this symbol to the operator as a result of hazardous voltages To reduce the risk follow the in 4 Warning A warning describes a procedure or action that may cause injury or death structions accompanying this symbol Sidebar A sidebar adds detail to the section within which it is placed but is not absolutely vital to the description or procedure of the section T
86. ermina tion Themis Computer Appendix Connector Pinouts This appendix provides connector pinouts for all standard user I O interfaces on the front I O panel of the RES NT2 A 1 USB Ports RES NT2 supports two USB Universal Serial Bus port connectors see Figure A for a connector pinout USB 0 and USB 1 on the front I O panel In addition six USB ports are supported from internal headers USB 2 3 USB 4 5 USB 6 and USB 7 Pinout descriptions are listed in Table A 1 Figure A 1 USB Connector Pinout Table A 1 USB Connector Pinout Signal Descriptions Signal Name i Signal Name A 1 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 A 2 Serial Ports The RES NT2 supports one male DB9 serial port connector on the front I O panel see Figure A 2 TTYA COM1 Another serial port TTYB COM 2 is accessed from the motherboard COMI pinout signal descriptions are listed in Table A 2 1 5 GG 6 9 Figure A 2 COM1 COM2 Serial Connector Table A 2 COM1 COM2 Serial Connector Pinouts A 2 Themis Computer A Connector Pinouts A 3 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Port The RES NT2 3U supports two RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port connectors LAN 1 and LAN 2 the RES NT2 1U supports two RJ45 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port connectors each with two embedded LEDs see Figure A 3 Pinout signal descrip tions are listed in Table A 3 Link Speed wi Network Traffic Figure A 3
87. esla GRID card and 2 power supplies Add 8 8 pounds 4 kg for the shipping container and two AC power cords Left and right rack mount tabs attached to chassis Left and right rack mount slides are optional 0 up to 50 C 32 up to 122 F 1U XYDRG HTF 3U XSDRG QF see Table 1 4 on page 1 7 8 to 95 non condensing 5 to 95 non condensing 55 C non condensing 70 C non condensing O to 10 000 feet above sea level O to 40 000 feet above sea level a Specifications are dependent on configuration as indicated in this manual 1 23 RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 0 1 11 2 Electrical Table 1 9 lists the electrical specifications for a 3U RES NT2 system Table 1 10 lists the electrical specifications for a IU RES NT2 system Table 1 9 3U RES NT2 Electrical Specifications Parameter AC 1200W max 0 ACGNONma max Input Frequency e 47 63 Hertz input she e 110 240 Vac P 9 internally fused Table 1 10 1U RES NT2 Electrical Specifications Description AC 1000W max AC 1200W max AC 1800W max e 12 10 Amps 12 10 Amps 10 8 5 Amps Parameter Input Frequency e 50 60 Hertz e 50 60 Hertz e 50 60 Hertz fette e 100 120 Vac e 120 140 Vac e 200 240 Vac H H internally fused internally fused internally fused 1 11 2 1 System Power The RES NT2 operates with two N 1 redundant AC power supplies Filtered and fused internal AC is supplied to each power supply from a rear mounted po
88. ess lt Enter gt to view the status of an event in the log Date Time Error Code Severity 3 33 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 5 IPMI Select the IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface tab to access the fol lowing submenu items k BHO network comt l guration Figure 3 1 IPMI Settings IPMI Firmware Revision This item indicates the IPMI firmware revision used in your system IPMI Status This item indicates the status of the IPMI firmware installed in your system 3 5 1 system Event Log Enabling Disabling Options Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility 3 9 1 1 3 9 1 2 3 5 1 3 3 9 1 4 3 9 2 3 9 2 1 IPMI SEL Components Select Enabled for all system event logging at bootup The options are Enabled default and Disabled Erase Settings Erase SEL Select Yes On next reset to erase all system event logs upon next system reboot Select Yes On every reset to erase all system event logs upon each system reboot Select No to keep all system event logs after each system reboot The options are No default Yes On next reset and Yes On every reset When SEL is Full This feature allows the user to decide what the BIOS should do when the system event log is full Select Erase Immediately to erase all events in the log when the sys tem event log is full The options are Do Nothing default and Erase Immediately Custom EFI Logging O
89. etup during POST The options are Enabled default and Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function When this item is set to Enabled the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will capture Interrupt 19 at boot and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function as bootable disks If this item is set to Disabled the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will not capture Interrupt 19 and the drives attached to these adaptors will not func tion as bootable devices The options are Enabled default and Disabled Power Configuration Watch Dog Function If enabled the Watch Dog timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled default Power Button Function If set to Instant_Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 Second Override the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are Instant_Off default and 4 Second Override Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility Advanced Setup Configurations 3 3 2 3 Restore on AC Power Loss 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage Select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss Select Last State to
90. ews previously removed in Step 1 2 5 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 Front 3U X9DRG QF 1U X9DRG HTF TTT an Jafar ep e SEH E I Kepler Cards 3 Kepler Cards 1 Airflow Diverter Figure 2 2 Airflow Diverter 2 6 Themis Computer 2 Installation and Operation Installation Procedures Lithium Battery CPU 1 CPU 2 Rear I O CR2032 P2 DIMM E1 P2 DIMM E2 P2 DIMM F1 P2 DIMM F2 P2 DIMM H2 P2 DIMM H1 P2 DIMM G2 P2 DIMM G1 P1 DIMM C1 P1 DIMM C2 d P1 DIMM D1 P1 DIMM D2 P1 DIMM B2 mm P1 DIMM B1 AEGU EU Mmmm JE P1 DIMM A1 an ES olli A j gt wr i SH HE bead P1 DIMM A2 HIIHUH HI 74 v e el JE SEI n 8 EU i 7 Figure 2 3 Memory Module Slot Locations X9DRG QF Motherboard 2 7 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 cg d le Rear vo Lithium Battery CR2032 CPU 1 P1 DIMM D 3 P1 DIMM C CPU 2 T II DEA e Ei SE Pe P2 DIMM G P2 DIMM H ENT tE sitt i DER A I Figure 2 4 Memory Module Slot Locations X9DRG HTF Motherboard Themis Computer 2 8 2 Installation and Operation Installation Procedures Press latch downward amp outward at each end Figure 2 5 Memory Module Removal 2 1 3 PCI Card Because of the unique design of the RES NT2 system configuration the addition of optional PCI c
91. features of the RES NT2 are described in Table 1 5 page 1 6 The X9DRG HTF motherboard I O options are shown by C in Figure 1 2 page 1 3 A X9DRG HTF block diagram is given in Figure 1 3 page 1 4 The X9DRG QF motherboard I O options are shown by D in Figure 1 2 page 1 3 A X9DRG QF block diagram is given in Figure 1 4 page 1 5 Included on the front panel is an ON OFF power button and system LEDs The front panel also contains the storage drive bays The RES NT2 has 8 drive bays 3U and 2 drive bays 1U each bay can fit one SATA 2 5 SSD or HDD Table 1 2 Motherboard I O Options a SuperMicro Computer Inc 1 2 Themis Computer 1 Overview and Specifications Overview Front ad IG AE D win L n he m ee momi eee Li lcac D KE UI Im Al i in Front LED Indicator Panel Storage Drive Total of 2 see figure 1 7 page 1 10 i i L A IEEE mm AG kadi knd A Storage Drive Total of 8 Front LED Indicator Panel combo Slimline Drive see figure 1 8 page 1 11 23988 17 00 433 3 mm 19 with Rack Mounts 4 C X9DRG HTF Motherboard O Options 24 deep Dual Power Supplies Rear View y JE E HAM i v 1 e MLILTLTTELE D Gs Fi i Lk f 1 i E a a a X9DRG HTF I O Panel see figure 1 7 page 1 10 D X9DRG QF Motherboard I O Options y
92. gage its mated connector successfully Make sure the fan is firmly seated and oper ational before moving to step 4 4 Once fan installation has been completed close the fan lid while holding the fan lid lock in the open position to the left see Figure 2 14 above until the lid is firmly seated and flush with the top of the chassis While applying down ward pressure on the fan lid slide the fan lid lock to the right marked as closed see Figure 2 14 above to engage the locking contact area see Figure 2 16 page 2 19 onto the locking stud 2 18 Themis Computer 2 Installation and Operation Installation Procedures 120 mm Fan Fan Lock Squeeze the Lock Toward the Fan Pull Up the Fan Away from Chassis Figure 2 15 Removing One of the Three RES NT2 120 mm Fans Rear of System Locking Stuc Capture 1 of 3 Front of System Figure 2 16 Fan Lid Locking Stud Capture 2 19 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 2 1 7 Power Supply Each load sharing N 1 redundant power supply can be hot swapped while the sys tem is still on and operational 2 1 7 1 Removing a Power Supply Perform the following steps to remove a power supply 1 Remove any cable straps and loosen the two captive Phillips screws holding the power supply locking bracket to the chassis see A Figure 2 17 Place the locking bracket in a safe place 2 Put the right index finger on
93. gure 1 8 for RES NT2 LEDs and I O connectors System LEDs are described in Table 1 6 page 1 13 Power supply LED behavior is defined in Table 1 5 page 1 12 I O connectors are described in Table 1 7 page 1 14 Front Panel Doors Removed AA zz ht inl ll el Storage Power Power NIC1 NIC2 Overheat Power ON OFF Drives Fail Fail Fan Fail Button PS1 PS2 Left Power Right Power Supply Supply Rear Panel oae koeee ki pet LH ES Ber PCI Expansion Card X9DRG HTF Motherboard IPMI Dedicated LAN Rear 1 O Panel UID Switch LAN 1 LAN 2 USB 0 bottom 10 Gigabit Ethernet VGA Blue USB 1 top Figure 1 7 1U RES NT2 System LEDs and I O Connectors 1 10 Themis Computer 1 Overview and Specifications System LEDs and I O Connectors Front Panel Doors Removed ENET2 gt Lee o gt C Storage Power Power WNIC1 NIC2 Overheat Power ON OFF Drives Fail Fail Fan Fail Button PS1 PS2 Left Power Right Power Supply Supply Rear Panel X9DRG QF PCI Expansion Slots Motherboard IPMI_ Dedicated LAN Rear I O Panel COM 1 USB 1 top LAN 1 LAN 2 USB 0 bottom 10 Gigabit Ethernet VGA Blue USB 2 top USB 3 bottom Figure 1 8 3U RES NT2 System LEDs and I O Connectors 1 11 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 0 Table 1 5 Power Supply LED Behavior te LED On red LED
94. h Operating temperature see Table 1 4 on page 1 7 0 up to 50 C 32 up to 122 F Shock endurance 30 g 25 msec duration 3 axis 1 6 Themis Computer 1 Overview and Specifications Overview Table 1 3 Major Features of RES NT2 Continued Motherboard X9DRG QF li X9DRG HTF Eege NN 5 29 5 25 BRU high 17 06 433 3mm high 17 06 433 3 mm 175 175 ARU high 17 06 433 3 mm high 17 06 433 3 mm wide 19 482 6 mm om maik A S 19 482 6 mm d aaa brackets 21 533 4 mm deep brackets 24 609 6 mm deep Dimensions Rack mount brackets e Left and right rack mount tabs are attached to the chassis and slides e Left and right rack mount slides are optional 1000 watts auto ranging 100 120 VAC 1200 watts auto ranging 120 140 1200 watts each auto ranging 110 VAC ging Dual power supplies 240 VAC 1800 watts max auto ranging 200 Load sharing N 1 redundant hot plug 240 VAC gable Load sharing N 1 redundant hot plug gable a Specifications are dependent on configuration as indicated in this manual Table 1 4 3U RES NT2 X9DRG AF Temperature Specification Motherboard X9DRG QF 3U Operating temperature 1 Tesla GRID card 0 up to 47 C 32 up to 116 F Tesla GRID cards atfull gt Tesja GRID cards 0 up to 45 C 32 up to 113 F power 225 watts per card 3 Tesla GRID cards 0 up to 42 C 32 u
95. hemis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 XXVI Themis Computer General Section Chapter Overview and Specifications 1 1 Overview The RES NT2 see below a block diagram is given in Figure 1 4 on page 1 5 and Figure 1 3 on page 1 4 is a rack mounted high performance system designed spe cifically for above average shock and vibration environments The RES NT2 sup ports two Intel E5 2600 V2 Xeon processors each with QPI Quick Path Interconnect up to 8 0 GT s Giga Transfers per second supporting multiple GBs of 1600 133 1066 800 MHz DDR3 ECC Registered memory modules The RES NT2 has NVIDIA K class Tesla GPU board s or K class GRID board s ideal for military aerospace commercial and scientific research applications Moth erboard options are listed in Table 1 1 on page 1 2 Figure 1 1 RES NT2 1 1 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 0 Table 1 1 RES NT2 Motherboard Options PCI e Slots PCl e x8 PCl e x4 Gen3 a SuperMicro Computer Inc b PCl e slot configuration is based upon motherboard layout and does not necessarily reflect total usable slots per configured chas sis The RES NT2 is designed within a IRU high 1 75 amp 3RU high 5 25 form fac tor 24 IU 609 6 mm deep amp 21 3U 533 4 mm deep and 17 06 433 3 mm wide which with mounting brackets fits a 19 wide rack see Figure 1 2 page 1 3 Major
96. how to change a 120 mm fan in the RES NT2 3U chassis than 3 minutes as this will cause an undesirable drop in chassis pressure bad for temperature stability In the event of a catastrophic fan failure all fans cease to function it is highly advised that the system be powered down then take action to replace the fans Caution When replacing the 120 mm fans do not leave the fan lid open for more Hinged Fan Lid 120 mm Fan 1 of 2 Locking Stud 1 of 3 Locking Stud Capture 1 of 3 Fan Lid Lock Figure 2 13 The RES NT2 Hot Swappable 120 mm Fans 2 17 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 1 Each fan is removable by first opening the fan lid by pushing the fan lid lock left marked open see Figure 2 14 below to unlock the fan lid Pull the fan lid upward exposing the two 120 mm fans Rear of System Fan Lid Lock Front of System Figure 2 14 Fan Lid Lock 2 Each fan is secured by a locking latch on the left hand side To remove a fan press the latch lock toward the center of the fan with the left hand index finger With the right hand index finger press on the right hand side of the fan and pull the fan directly upward from the RES NT2 chassis 3 When the fan is removed its 4 wire connector will be disconnected from the chassis Insert the replacement fan carefully into the empty fan slot until it 1s flush with the other fans The 4 wire fan connection will automatically en
97. ing C 7 Power On C 2 Ready to use the Desktop C 20 Reviewing Option C 8 Selecting Layout Type C 5 Selecting Time Zone C 4 Setting Up Boot Loader C 0 Setting Up Root Account and Password C 15 Skip Key C 2 Welcome Screen C 3 Linux Installation Guide C lithium battery 2 installation 2 2 lithium battery and socket illustration of 2 12 removal 2 2 M Main BIOS Setup Screen 3 3 Major Components of the RES NT2 IU Open Top View 7 9 Major Components of the RES NT2 3U Open Top View 7 8 manual part number 11 memory 1 6 memory modules DDR3 memory modules 2 5 N Noise Level 25 Notes xxv NVIDIA xxiii Index 3 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 O Operating temperature 6 original packaging D 2 Output Voltage 24 Overheat LED 7 13 P Packaging and Shipping 26 Packaging Components D 2 D 5 parallel computing 6 PCI card 2 PCI cards 2 9 Peripheral Support 1 6 pinouts Gigabit Ethernet LAN A 3 serial ports A 2 USB port A VGA Connector Pinout A 4 PIO Mode 3 19 Plug and Play BIOS 19 Plugging in and Securing the AC Power Cords 2 23 power button 2 button and LED 2 23 LED 2 24 Power cord requirements iv power cords 2 23 power supply 7 2 installation 2 27 locking mechanism 2 27 Power Supply Locking Bracket 26 Power Supply Module PSM LED Off 17 12 PSM LED On 2 processor 6 Xeon 64 bit dual core 4 protective cover
98. interface Virtual media and keyboard Video Mouse Redirection KVMR With blade oriented Super I O capability built in the WPCM450 Controller is ideal for remote system manage ment The WPCM450 interfaces with the host system via a PCI interface to communicate with the Graphics core It supports USB 2 0 and 1 1 for remote keyboard mouse vir tual media emulation It also provides LPC interface to control Super I O functions The WPCMASOR is connected to the network via n external Ethernet PHY module or shared NCSI connections The WPCM450 communicates with onboard compo nents via six SMBus interfaces PECI Platform Environment Control Interface buses and General Purpose I O ports 1 10 1 WPCMAS50R DDR2 Memory Interface The WPCM450R supports a 16 bit DDR2 memory module with a speed of up to 220MHz The WPCMASOR is a point to point connection for better signal integrity 1 10 2 WPCM450R PCI System Interface The WPCMASOR provides a 32 bit 33 MHz 3 3v PCI interface that is compliant with PCI Local Bus Specification Rev 2 3 The PCI system interface connects to the onboard PCI Bridge used by the graphics controller 1 21 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 0 1 10 3 Additional Supported features of the WPCM450R e Supported features of the WPCMASOR include e IPMI 2 0 e Serial over LAN e KVM over LAN LAN Alerting SNMP Trap Event Log e X Bus parallel interface for I O expansion e Multiple
99. ise Linux to be installed If you have two or more drives you can choose which drive s should contain this installation Unselected drives and any data on them are not touched Themis Computer C 7 RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 To review and make any necessary changes to the partitions created by automatic partitioning select the Review option After selecting Review and clicking Next to move forward the partitions created for you in Disk Druid appear You can make modifications to these partitions if they do not meet your needs see Figure C S redhat Irctar ation regquims ping of your hard drive By default a partitioning layout is chosen which is reasenabhe Tor most users You Can either chasse kh enti wx bils c2 Remove all partitions on selected drives and create default layout Remove linux partitions on selected drives and create default layout Use free space on selecbed drives and create default layout Create custarm Layout Bohan corde eanfimurati n d d 2 Renybeve and modify partitioning layout j Release Notes ei Back m Next Figure C 8 Reviewing Option Click Next once you have made your selections to proceed Step 9 If you chose one of the automatic partitioning options and selected Review you can either accept the current partition settings click Next or modify the setup using Disk Druid the manual partitioning tool If you chose to create a custom layout you must tel
100. isplays the Station IP address for this computer This should be in deci mal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 Subnet Mask This item displays the sub network that this computer belongs to The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Station MAC Address This item displays the Station MAC address for this computer MAC addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers Gateway IP Address This item displays the Gateway IP address for this computer This should be in deci mal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility 3 6 Boot Configuration Use this feature to configure boot settings Figure 3 1 Boot Settings 3 6 1 Boot Option Priorities 3 6 1 1 Boot Option 1 Boot Option 2 Boot Options 8 etc Use this feature to specify the sequence of boot device priority 3 6 1 2 USB Device BBS Priorities Hard Disk Drives Network Devices X9DRG QF Use these options to set the order of the legacy network USB and Storage Drive devices as detected by the motherboard 3 37 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 6 2 3 6 3 3 6 3 1 Network Devices X9DRG HTF Use these options to set the order of the legacy network USB and Hard Disk Drive devices detected by the motherboard Delete Boot Option This feature allows the user to select a EFI boot device to delete from the boot prior
101. itor with Firmware Control eeeeesssesss 1 18 1 7 2 Environmental Temperature Control eerrrnneeeeeeenennnennena 1 18 1 49 Greter 1 19 lo ACPE AUC S SEARS A MM iE 1 19 1 8 1 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator 1 19 1 8 2 Main Switch Override Mechanism 1 20 1 9 Renesas IPMI Controller X9DRG OF oo cccsssseccceeeeeseeeceeeaeeneeeeeeeaeeenes 1 20 1 9 BMC Subsystem F Cares Aere 1 20 1 10 Overview of the Winbond WPCMASO Controller X9DRG HTFP 1 21 1 10 1 WPCM450R DDR2 Memory Interface eese 1 21 1 10 2 WPCM450R PCI Systemi Interface ee 1 21 1 10 3 Additional Supported features of the WPCMASOR 1 22 Dll S BEETLE ALOIS ai ninal aasa a merit hier rete rem on nen alama 1 23 IMS e Ee a E UR m Ur 1 23 LLL ol Ve LEIS ALL c c ER 1 24 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 LE System POWER E 1 24 L2 Oui EE 1 24 Pol Td Geen EE 1 25 UH RSS De ar ates ore aiets avec atte aeeetulseopiac aaa on dementia sum tubeapeen 1 25 ERR Blectrostatic Dischi S aenn aial aiaiai 1 25 Meo Noe eel antes undici tnde bote awh dated en ala 1 25 1 12 Pack ae ane SMPN EG aa keti e des kaa kala aan 1 26 112 1 A ees Oly E GE 1 26 1 12 2 Rack Mount Slides Optional rsrsrsr 1 26 1 12 53 Approximate RES MOIS DU aan raamil iileks 1 27 2 Installation and O
102. its to detect data transmission errors Select Even if the parity bit is set to 0 and the number of I s in data bits is even Select Odd if the parity bit is set to 0 and the number of I s in data bits is odd Select None if you do not want to send a parity bit with your data bits in transmis Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility Advanced Setup Configurations sion Select Mark to add a mark as a parity bit to be sent along with the data bits Select Space to add a Space as a parity bit to be sent with your data bits The options are None default Even Odd Mark and Space 3 3 10 7 Stop Bits A stop bit indicates the end of a serial data packet Select 1 Stop Bit for standard serial data communication Select 2 Stop Bits if slower devices are used The options are 1 default and 2 3 3 10 8 Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection to pre vent data loss caused by buffer overflow Send a Stop signal to stop sending data when the receiving buffer is full Send a Start signal to start sending data when the receiving buffer is empty The options are None default and Hardware RTS CTS 3 3 10 9 VI UTF8 Combo Key Support Select Enabled to enable VI UTF8 Combination Key support for ANSI VT100 ter minals The options are Enabled default and Disabled 3 3 10 10Recorder Mode Select Enabled to capture the data displayed on a terminal and send it as text mes sag
103. k devices you have and displays them in the Network Devices list see Figure C 12 RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 Network Devices Active on Boot Device iPvalNetmask IPvePrefi Edit A Sam H stnazprmg Set the hostmame automaticaly via DHCP manualy Pree S tocatdomaln eg host domaln oom Miscellaneous Settings n Berease Motes Ja Back ap Next Figure C 12 Network Devices List Step 13 Once you have selected a network device click Edit From the Edit Interface pop up screen you can choose to configure the IP address and Netmask for IPv4 Prefix for IPv6 of the device via DHCP or manually if DHCP is not selected and you can choose to activate the device at boot time If you select Acti vate on boot your network interface is started when you boot see Figure C 13 on page C 13 If you do not have DHCP client access or you are unsure what to provide here please contact your network administrator C 12 Themis Computer C Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Installation Installation EE Edit Interface etho Configure th Advanced Micro Devices AMD 792970 PCnet32 LANCE Hardware address 00 06 29 42 45 96 E Use dynamic IP configuration DHCP 7 Enable IPv4 support 7 Enable IPv6 support 4 Activate on boot Address Prefix Netmask X Cancel do Figure C 13 Edit Interface Pop Up Screen Click OK Step 14 Set your time zone by selecting the city c
104. l the installation program where to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux This is done by defining mount points for one or more disk partitions in which Red Hat Enterprise Linux is installed You may also need to create and or delete partitions at this time see Figure C 9 on page C 9 Themis Computer C Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Installation Installation RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 Drive dev sda 10237 MB Model VMware VMware Virtual 5 20a E 10134 MB Mew Edit pete Repet RAID LM Mount Polnt Sire A F an D Device RAID Velume Type Format MB Start End VM volume Groups T VolGroupod 10480 Log volo sap il loga LogVoldd j Get Jl 2096 Kg Hari irinen O Hide RAID device LvM volume Group members DyBetease Notes a Back e Next Figure C 9 Creating a Custom Layout Click Next Step 10 Once you have configured your partitions set up a boot loader If you select No Boot Loader will be Installed you ll need to use a third party boot loader such as Partition Magic or Microsofts TLDR unless you want to set up a Boot Loader Password or Configure Advanced Boot Loader Options see Figure C 10 on page C 10 C 9 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 C 10 RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 2 The GRUB boot loader will be installed on fdevisda Ko Boot loader will be installed Tou can configure he boot loader to boot other operating
105. le beeps The table below describes the number of beeps with the corresponding error state Table 3 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes No memory detected in the system 5 short beeps 1 long beep Memory error e Con In USB or PS 2 key board PCI or Serial Console No Con In or No Con Out Redirection IPMI KVM or SOL devices Con Out Video Controller PCI or Serial Console Redi rection IPMI SOL 1 beep per device X9DRG QF Refresh Kees SSES X9 IPMI Error Codes E System OH System Overheat constant tone 3 43 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 10 BIOS Recovery AN Caution Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or conseguential damages arising from a BIOS update If you need to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure 3 10 1 3 10 2 How to Recover the AMIBIOS Image the Main BIOS Block An AMIBIOS flash chip consists of a boot sector block and a main BIOS code block a main BIOS image The boot sector block contains critical BIOS code including memory detection and recovery code to be used to flash a new BIOS image if the original BIOS Image is corrupted When the system is powered on the b
106. le system overheating please be sure to provide adeguate airflow to your system and clear any debris from the chassis system Resource Alert Available only through Supero Doctor HI in the Windows OS environment or Supero Doctor II in Linux this feature is used to notify the user of certain system events For example you can configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature CPU temperature voltages and fan speeds go beyond a pre defined range 1 8 1 8 1 ACPI Features Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard method of integrating power manage ment features throughout the system This includes the hardware the operating sys tem and the application software As a result the system can automatically turn peripherals CD ROMs NICs storage drives and printers for example on or off This includes any consumer devices that may be connected to the system In addition to providing operating system power management ACPI offers a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control Plug and Play BIOS data structures are lever aged while the implementation is processor architecture independent and compati ble with Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows 2008 Windows Vista Windows 7 operating systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator Whe
107. losest to your computer s physi cal location Click on the map to zoom in to a particular geographical region of the world see Figure C 14 on page C 14 From here there are two ways for you to select your time zone Using your mouse click on the interactive map to select a specific city repre sented by a yellow dot A red X appears indicating your selection You can also scroll through the list at the bottom of the screen to select your time zone Using your mouse click on a location to highlight your selection Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 Pieace click lid the map t choose a region America tiew York Easter Time System clock uses UTC jBetease Notes p gack Se Next Figure C 14 Selecting Time Zone Click Next Step 15 Setting up a root account and password is one of the most important steps during your installation Your root account is similar to the administrator account used on Windows NT machines The root account 1s used to install packages upgrade RPMs and perform most system maintenance Logging in as root gives you complete control over your system see Figure C 15 on page C 15 Themis Computer C Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Installation Installation RED H T ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 The root account is used Tor administering the i system Enter a password Tor the root user Root Password
108. lowing items e SATA Port0 SATA Port5 The AMI BIOS displays the status of each SATA port as detected by the BIOS SATA Mode Use this feature to configure SATA mode for a selected SATA port The options are Disabled IDE Mode AHCI Mode default and RAID Mode The following are displayed depending on your selection IDE Mode The following items are displayed when IDE Mode is selected Serial ATA SATA Controller O 1 Use this feature to activate or deactivate the SATA controller and set the com patibility mode The options for SATA Controller 0 or Disabled Enhanced and Compatible default The options for SATA Controller 1 are Disabled and Enhanced default AHCI Mode The following items are displayed when the AHCI Mode is selected Aggressive Link Power Management Select Enabled to enable Aggressive Link Power Management support for Cou ear Point BO stepping and beyond The options are Enabled default and Dis abled Port 0 5 Hot Plug Select Enabled to enable hot plug support for a particular port which will allow the user to change a hardware component or device without shutting down the system The options are Enabled default and Disabled Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility 3 3 6 1 4 3 3 6 1 5 3 3 3 3 7 1 3 3 7 2 Odd d 3 3 8 3 3 8 1 Advanced Setup Configurations otaggered Spin Up Select Enabled to enable Staggered Spin up support to prevent excessive power c
109. mand Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable memory errors found on a memory module When the CPU or I O issues a demand read com mand and the read data from memory turns out to be a correctable error the error 1s corrected and sent to the requestor the original source Memory is updated as well Select Enabled to use Demand Scrubbing for ECC memory correction The options are Enabled and Disabled default 3 3 5 32 Data Scrambling Select Enabled to enable data scrambling to ensure data security and integrity The options are Disabled and Enabled default 3 3 5 33 Device Tagging Select Enabled to support device tagging The options are Disabled default and Enabled 3 3 5 34 Thermal Throttling Throttling improves reliability and reduces power consumption in the processor via automatic voltage control during processor idle states The options are Disabled and CLTT Closed Loop Thermal Throttling default Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility Advanced Setup Configurations south Bridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel PCH chip 3 3 5 35 PCH Information This feature displays the following PCH information e Name This item displays the name of the PCH chip e Stepping This item displays the status of the PCH stepping e USB Devices This item displays the USB devices detected by BIOS 3 3 5 36 All USB Devices This feature enables all US
110. mation 3 9 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 3 4 CPU Power Management Configuration This submenu allows the user to configure the following CPU Power Management settings 3 3 4 1 Power Technology Select Energy Efficiency to support power saving mode Select Custom to custom ize system power settings Select Disabled to disable power saving settings The options are Disabled Energy Efficient default and Custom If the option is set to Custom the following items will display 3 3 4 1 1 EIST Available when Power Technology is set to custom EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to automati cally adjust processor voltage and core frequency to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are Disabled GV3 Disabled and Enabled GV3 Enabled default Note GV3 is Intel SpeedStep support used on older platforms Please refer to In tel s website for detailed information 3 3 4 1 2 Turbo Mode Available when Power Technology is set to custom Select Enabled to use the Turbo Mode to boost system performance The options are Enabled default and Disabled 3 3 4 1 3 C1E Available when Power Technology is set to custom Select Enabled to enable Enhanced C1 Power State to boost system performance The options are Enabled default and Disabled 3 3 4 1 4 CPU C3 Report Available when Power Technology is set to custom Select Enabled to allow
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112. n the CPU enters a suspend state the Power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode Pressing any key on the keyboard will awaken the CPU at which time the power LED will stop blinking and remain on Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 0 1 8 2 Main Switch Override Mechanism With the installed ATX compliant power supply the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the sys tem malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS setup routine 1 9 1 20 1 9 1 Renesas IPMI Controller X9DRG QF This motherboard incorporates the Renesas IPMI Controller which integrates a RISC Reduced_Instruction_Set_Computing CPU Core with peripheral capabili ties offering a superb solution to manage PC server systems with great efficiency The BMC controller supports a 32Kb_instruction cache and a 32Kb_operand cache which can be switched between write back and write through The instruction cache offers a 4 way full associative instruction TBL Translation Lookaside Buffer
113. ntical components each layer formed of two pieces of material fitted together as shown in D Figure D 3 They are placed so that the side with the plastic membrane is against the equipment Figure D 3 Packaging Components X9DRG QF Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 D 5 Instructions for Re packaging X9DRG QF Reassemble the packaging material about the RES NT2 3U in accordance with the following instruc tons see Figure D 4 nspect the original packaging materials for serviceability Place one crush resistant layer open side down membrane side up in the bottom of the box Place the equipment on top of the bottom layer right side up Place the other crush resistant layer membrane side down open side up on top of the equipment Press down on the top layer to firmly compress the layers around the equipment and allow for the box flaps to be closed e Seal the top of the box with strong packaging tape wrapping the tape completely around the box both lengthwise and crosswise D 6 Themis Computer D Repackaging Instructions Instructions for Re packaging X9DRG QF Prepare for shipment in accordance with the instructions received from Themis Computer Figure D 4 Order of Assembly X9DRG QF Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 D 8 Themis Computer Numerics 19 rack xxiv 3U Temperature Specification 7 A
114. oad Optimal Defaults 3 4 Exit Options Screen 3 40 Expansion slots 6 F Fan Lid Lock 2 18 Fan Status Monitor 6 flanges 2 22 FLASH Recovery Screen 3 48 tused AC 1 24 G GDDRS xxiv 6 General Specifications 23 Gigabit Ethernet A 3 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Port A 3 GPU xxiii Graphics Port Connector Pinout Descriptions A 4 GRID xxii 7 GRID KI xxiv 7 GRID K2 xxiv 7 Themis Computer Index Grounding Methods vi H high speed fans 2 HPC 71 16 1 17 I I O Connectors Ethernet LAN Port 1 14 IPMI Dedicated Ethernet LAN Port 1 14 Serial Ports 4 USB Serial Ports 4 VGA Port 4 Installation procedures 2 installing rack mount slides B memory modules 2 5 Instructions for Repackaging D 3 Intel C602 chipset xxiv Intel Xeon CPU xxiii xxiv Introduction 3 IPMI A 3 K K Class xxiii K class xxiv K class GPU module 7 16 1 17 K class modules 6 1 17 Kepler xxii L LAN port A 3 LEDs NIC 10Gb Ethernet 5 SATA storage drives 5 system 2 Linux 5 Installation C Introduction C Linux Installation 2 24 Creating a Custom Layout C 9 Edit Interface Pop Up Screen C 3 Enter Installation Number C 6 Installation Begins C 8 Installation is Complete C 9 Language Selection C 4 Login Screen C 20 Master Boot Record MBR C Network Devices List C 2 Option to Review or Continue C 8 Optional Packages C 7 Package Installation Default Screen C 6 Partition
115. on rear panel to attach a serial device to X9DRG QF COM 1port VGA Port 15 pin VGA connector to attach a monitor device Standard RJ45 connectors to attach one or two gigabit Ethernet LAN Ethernet LAN Ports line s LAN 1 and LAN 2 X9DRG HTF has dual 10Gb Ethernet LAN IPMI Dedicated Standard RJ45 connector to attach a dedicated IPMI LAN line with full Ethernet LAN Port KVM support A Unit Identifier Switch and two LED indicators are located on the moth erboard When the UID switch is pressed both LEDs are turned on one LED is located at the rear edge of the motherboard the other LED is atthe front of the motherboard Pressing the UID again turns off both LED indicators The UID indicators provide an easy identifi cation of a system unit that may be in need of service Note The UID can also be triggered via IPMI Unit Identifier UID owitch X9DRG HTF 1 3 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel C602 platform the XODRG QF HTF motherboards provide the performance and feature set required for dual processor based high end systems The C602 platform supports dual V2 Xeon 64 bit processors with QPI Quick Path Interconnect running up to 8 0 GigaBytes GB second The Intel chipset consists of the Intel C602 chipset Themis Computer 1 Overview and Specifications 1 3 1 Chipset Overview With the Intel QPI controller built in the E5 2600 V2 Series Processor and C6
116. onductive materials such as ordinary plastic as sembly aids and Styrofoam 8 Use field service tools such as cutters screwdrivers and vacuums that are con ductive 9 Always place drives and boards PCB assembly side down on the foam 10 Grounding wire size shall be no less than 16 AWG 11 Overcurrent Protection relies on proper building installation and Earth connec tion ground 12 High Voltage Earth connection 15 essential before connecting the power supply units Instructions for the Lithium Battery Systems are equipped with a lithium battery installed on the motherboard To replace this battery please observe the instructions that are described in this man ual Follow all local guidelines and regulations for disposing of used batteries Warning There is a danger of explosion when the wrong type of battery is used as a replacement Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 Warning There is a danger of explosion if attempting to recharge the lithium battery installed on the motherboard J Note Switzerland Annex 4 10 of SR 814 013 applies to standard batteries European Union Waste Disposal This section is for waste disposal by users in private households in the European Union For all others please follow all local and government guidelines in accordance with waste disposal and the symbol seen below This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that
117. onger serviceable or no longer available please contact Themis Customer Support for a new shipping box to send back your RES NT2 Caution Failure to use the original Themis packaging materials and failure to fol low the instructions of this Appendix D may invalidate the warranty The following instruction assume the original packaging components are still available and in service able condition If not please contact Themis for a new shipping box and packaging components for your RES NT2 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 D 2 Packaging Components X9DRG HTF The original packaging components for the RES NT2 1U are shown in Figure D 1 They comprise a packaging box bottom foam layer and two top foam layers The two top foam layers are identical com ponents placed so that the rear most edge and front most edge touch the inner wall of the bottom foam layer This will leave a small horizontal gap in the middle in which accessories will be placed i e power cables ut Rear Foam Layer Front Foam Layer Foam Base Layer Sa Shipping Container EE Figure D 1 Packaging Components X9DRG HTF Themis Computer D Repackaging Instructions D 3 Instructions for Repackaging X9DRG HTF Re assemble the packaging material about the equipment in accordance with the following instructions see Figure D 2 on page D 4 1 Inspect the original packing materials for serviceability
118. onsumption caused by multiple HDDs spinning up simultaneously The options are Enabled and Disabled default RAID Mode The following items are displayed when RAID Mode is selected Port 0 5 Hot Plug Select Enabled to enable hot plug support for the particular port The options are Enabled default and Disabled SCU Storage Control Unit Configuration Storage Controller Unit Select Enabled to enable PCH SCU storage devices The options are Disabled and Enabled default OnChip SCU Option ROM Select Enabled to support the onboard SCU Option ROM to boot up the system via a storage device The options are Disabled and Enabled default SCU Port 0 SCU Port 3 The AMI BIOS will automatically detect the onboard SCU devices and display the status of each SCU device as detected PCle PCI PnP Configuration PCI ROM Priority Use this feature to select the Option ROM to boot the system when there are multiple option ROMs available in the system The options are EFI Compatible ROM and Legacy ROM default 3 19 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 3 8 2 3 3 8 3 3 3 8 4 3 3 8 5 3 3 8 6 3 3 8 7 3 3 8 8 Plug amp Play OS X9DRG QF Selecting Yes allows the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No default to allow the AMI BIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI
119. oot sector code executes first Once it is completed the main BIOS code will con tinue with system initialization and complete the bootup process Note BIOS Recovery described below is used when the main BIOS block crash es However when the BIOS Boot sector crashes you will need to send the moth erboard back to Supermicro for RMA repairs Boot Sector Recovery from a USB Device This feature allows the user to recover a BIOS image using a USB device without additional utilities needed A user can download the BIOS image into a USB flash device and name the file SUPER ROM for the recovery process to load the file A USB flash device such as a USB Flash Drive a USB CDROM or a USB CDRW device can be used for this purpose 1 Insert the USB device that contains the new BIOS image the ROM files saved in a root directory into your USB drive 2 While turning the power on press and hold lt Ctrl gt and lt Home gt at the same time until the USB Access LED Indicator comes on This might take a few seconds Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility 3 10 3 3 10 4 BIOS Recovery 3 Once the USB drive LED is on release the Ctrl and Home keys AMI BIOS will issue beep codes to indicate that the BIOS ROM file is being updated 4 When BIOS flashing is completed the computer will reboot Do not interrupt the flashing process until it is completed Boot Sector Recovery from an IDE CD ROM This process is almost
120. operly close applications and broadcast a warning to all users on any active networks 1 To turn the RES NT2 power off press and hold the system power on off but ton see Figure 2 20 page 2 23 for at least four 4 seconds This will shut down the system and turn off the POWER LED as well as the green LED on the power supply units As an alternative a modern operating system Windows 9x or newer and Linux for example can turn off the system after a graceful OS software shutdown Themis Computer Installation Section Chapter BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 3 1 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the RES NT2 motherboards X9DRG QF 3U and XIDRG HTF 1U The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens otarting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens press the Delete key while the sys tem is booting up Note In most cases the Delete key 1s used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be config ured by the user The right fr
121. orce LO to force all PCI E links to operate a LO state Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set the ASPM level for the system Select Disabled to disable ASPM support The options are Disabled default Force LO and Auto N Caution Enabling ASPM support may cause some PCI E devices to fail 3 3 8 10 CPU1 Slot 2 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM CPU1 Slot 4 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM CPU2 Slot 6 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM CPU2 Slot 8 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM CPU2 Slot 9 PCI E 3 0 x8 OPROM CPU1 Slot 10 PCI E 3 0 x8 OPROM CPU2 Slot 11 PCI E 3 0 x4 OPROM Select Enabled to enable Option ROM support to boot the computer using a network interface form the slots specified about The options are Enabled default and Dis abled 3 3 8 11 Onboard LAN Options ROM Select Select iSCSI to use the iSCSI Option ROM to boot the computer using a network device Select PXE Preboot Execution Environment to use a PXE Option ROM to boot the computer using a network device The options are iSCSI and PXE default 3 3 8 12 Load Onboard LAN 1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN 2 Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the onboard LANI Options ROM LAN2 Option ROM This is to boot the computer using a network device The default setting for LANI Option ROM is Enabled default and the default setting for LAN2 Option ROM is Disabled default 3 3 8 13 VGA Priority This feature allows the user to select the graphics adapter to be used as the primary boot device The o
122. os after rebooting your system A kickstart file containing tne installation op ng selected can be found in the fite root anaconda ks cfg after rebooting the system EST ema Figure C 18 Option to Review or Continue Click Next Step 19 Installation Starts see Figure C 19 on page C 18 RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 Installing glib 2 12 3 2 1c6 1386 2 MB A library of handy utility functions jBetease Notes Figure C 19 Installation Begins C 18 Themis Computer C Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Installation Installation Step 20 Congratulations Your Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation is now com plete The installation program prompts you to prepare your system for reboot Remember to remove any installation media if it is not ejected automatically upon reboot see Figure C 20 RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 Congratulations the installati n is complete Remove any media used during the installation process and press tha Reboot button to reboot your system 3 Betease Notes ey Reboot Figure C 20 Installation is Complete After your computer s normal power up sequence has completed the graphical boot loader prompt appears at which you can do any of the following things Press Enter causes the default boot entry to be booted e Select a boot label followed by Enter causes the boot loader to boot the operat ing system corresponding to the boot label
123. p to 107 F Operating temperature 4 Tesla GRID card 0 up to 50 C 32 up to 122 F Tesla GRID cards at re gt Tosla GRID cards 0 up to 50 C 32 up to 122 F duced power 175 watts per card 3 Tesla GRID cards 0 up to 50 C 32 up to 122 F 1 7 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 0 System LEDs Storage Drives CD DVD Power Button N eight total N Front N 120 mm Fans 2 total CPU 1 Lithium Battery underneath diverter Memory Modules 12 DIMMs Airflow Diverter CPU 2 Tesla GRID up to 3 total Dual Power Supplies I O connectors Figure 1 5 Major Components of the SU RES NT2 X9DRG QF 1 8 Themis Computer 1 Overview and Specifications Overview System LEDs Power Button Front 40 mm fans B IL 4 6 total d 3 A d 40 mm Storage Drives counter rotating 2 total fans 2 total CPU2 underneath diverter 40 mm fans 2 total Tesla GRID Memory Modules 8 DIMMs total CPU 1 underneath diverter Lithium Battery underneath diverter Dual Power Supplies I O connections Figure 1 6 Major Components of the 1U RES NT2 X9DRG HTF 1 9 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 0 1 2 system LEDs and I O Connectors All RES NT2 system LEDs are located on the front panel all I O connectors are located on the rear panel See Figure 1 7 and Fi
124. peration eegene de Ge ee 2 ZA AnStallatiOn ee 2 211 Remove Protective Lop Cover Zeene 2 2 2 1 2 Memory tee 2 3 21 2 1 TASA AO cic tha sd rita a icut 2 5 PAN NOMEN Ree A LEE 2 9 E TAAS LAMMAS e E 2 10 2 14 Lithium E RE E 2 12 2 1 4 1 Removing the Lithium Battery meeeeeneeneneeeeneeeena 2 12 2144 2 Installing a Lithium Battery iion eher ux iter ciet t 2 12 ZN SA WS Sete E DI ME ERE 2 13 2 1 5 1 Storage Drive Removal e edus e eot oth esses toe eer oed toes 2 14 2 1 5 2 Storage Drive TA LAMA ONE rner nen aran n sie 2 16 PLG Oye AIMS oe N E 2 16 ZAG Replacing a 120 MM Tan eere e la tala 2 17 ZET Eros e 2 20 DA ek INEMOVING a POWER Supply tee 2 20 2 1 7 2 Installing a Power Supply eeesssssssseeessssssssseerrsssssssssereesssssssses 2 21 i RACK MOUNIS EEN 2 22 22 14 Mountine Brack Cts ee 2 22 2 2 2 Rack Mount Slides ODpLDOfal WEE 2522 PS EIER eebe ee 2 23 2 3 1 Plugging in the AC Power Cords AAR 2 23 2 9 2 Tomine the SV HEIMO ge 2 23 Bud Cene STARE ravima decree i epee staadium kka ta a agad 2 24 2 949 L COBITE E e 2 24 Themis Computer Table of Contents Zoek Irt In Sta lE AMOR sammast aasal orden Depot ted dotes 2 24 2 944 Tormine tle DV SEEM ADE EEN 2 24 S BIOS ScD UOD EE 3 1 Sek Introductions SERT 3 1 Sl Statne BIOS Setup Util N eens alasi maakas 3 1 3 1 2 How To Change the Configuration Data eese 3 2 51 5 Starting the Setup Uflity
125. ptions Log EFI Status Codes Select Enabled to log EFI Extensible Firmware Interface Status Codes Error Codes or Progress Codes The options are Enabled default and Disabled Note After making changes to a setting be sure to reboot the system for the changes to take effect BMC Network Configuration LAN Channel 1 This feature allows the user to configure the settings for LANI Port 3 35 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 9 2 2 3 5 2 3 3 9 2 4 3 9 2 0 3 5 2 6 3 9 2 Update IPMI LAN Configuration This feature allows the user to decide if the BIOS should configure the IPMI setting at next system boot The options are No default and yes If the option is set to Yes the user is allowed to configure the IPMI settings at next system boot Configuration Address Source This feature allows the user to select the source of the IP address for this computer If Static 1s selected you will need to know the IP address of this computer and enter it to the system manually in the field If DHCP is selected the BIOS will search for a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server in the network that is attached to and request the next available IP address for this computer The options are DHCP default and Static The following items are assigned IP addresses automati cally if DHCP is selected or can be configured manually if Static 1s selected Station IP Address This item d
126. ptions are Onboard default and Offboard Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 3 8 14 Network Stack 3 3 9 3 3 9 1 3 3 9 2 3 3 9 3 3 3 9 4 3 3 9 5 3 3 9 6 Select Enabled to enable PXE or UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface for network stack support The options are Enabled and Disabled default super IO Configuration This item displays the Super IO chip used in the motherboard serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port Select Enabled to enable a serial port specified by the user The options are Enabled default and Disabled Device Settings This item displays the settings of Serial Port 1 Change Settings Use this feature to set the optimal Platform Environment Control Interface PECT setting for a serial port specified The default setting is Auto which will allow the AMI BIOS to automatically select the best PECI setting Device Mode X9DRG HTF Use this feature to select the desired mode for a serial port specified the options are Normal default and High Speed serial Port 2 Configuration X9DRG QF Serial Port X9DRG QF Select Enabled to enable a serial port specified by the user The options are Enabled default and Disabled Device Settings X9DRG QF This item displays the settings of Serial Port 2 Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility Advanced Setup Configurations 3 9 9 7 Change Settings X9DRG QF Use this feature to
127. regirkh Seth A n at O English Gimbabwe IL Estenan C Faraese Faroe Islands 3 kil French Beham mi Espench t nab jm Fanch Frana French Couxembung 9 mae Figure C 4 Language Selection Once you select the appropriate language click Next to continue el select All redhat 9 Ne zm Step 5 Using your mouse select the correct layout type for example U S Eng lish for the keyboard you would prefer to use for the installation and as the system default see Figure C 5 on page C 5 C 4 Themis Computer C Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Installation Installation RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 Lei Sobect the appropriate keyboard for the system avenida spanish Sais aks Teench Sates French tatimi Said German Cw Gartan Lakin Tamil Inscript Famil fyi peerriberh TLirliish 4 Lr 5 iht rm lirr l Uxrainian United KirgiGom ri L gen woes wx m Figure C 5 Selecting Layout Type Once you have made your selection click Next to continue Step 6 Enter the installation number if you don t have an installation number select the Skip Entering Installation Number Radio Button Click OK and if you did not enter an installation number you ll be given a warning Click Skip to continue see Figure C 6 on page C 6 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 C 6 RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 5
128. see Figure 1 7 page 1 10 The rear UID LED is located next to the UID Switch When you press the UID Switch the UID LED indicator will turn on Press the UID Switch again to turn of the UID LED Note UID can also be triggered through the IPMI on the motherboard For more information on IPMI please refer to the IPMI User s Guide at http www super micro com Table A 5 Unit Identifier Switch Status UID LED Status OS Color State operating System Windows OS Unit Identified Blue Linux OS Unit Identified Blinking A 5 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 A 6 Themis Computer l 2x 25 10 Appendix Rack Mount Slide Installation An optional set of two rack mount slides left side and right side is available for all NT2 systems and should be ordered at the time of purchase The RES NT2 chassis contain threaded screw holes on each side to accommodate screws included with the rack mount slide kit steel slides require four mounting holes and aluminum slides require three mounting holes see Figure B 3 page B 3 eO do ce OO ce e Oo c o c m o wo re oo eo re e oo C YM p NOY N e eo c UE E Figure B I Screw Locations for RES NT2 1U Rack Mount Slides 49 94 174 14 202 34 214 78 215 64 364 39 380 14 437 29 465 84 Figure B 2 Screw Locations RES NT2 3U for Rack Mount Slides B 1
129. slot within which a card will be installed and remove the blank I O faceplate corresponding to the slot see Figure 2 6 page 2 10 Carefully install the PCI card into the appropriate slot securing the I O face plate to the I O panel if permitted Secure the side edge of the card according to the following instructions PCI Expansion Slot Use threaded standoffs to secure the card installed in the PCI expansion slot to the motherboard Remove the standoff screws install the PCI card into the slot and secure the PCI card with the standoff Screws Figure 2 8 PCI Card Retainer Clip PCI Retainer Clip After installing the PCI expansion card install a PCI Retainer Clip two if necessary onto the edge of the PCI card see Figure 2 8 Attach any internal I O cables to the installed PCI cards and carefully fold and tuck any exposed ribbon cables into the cabinet If you have no further installations to perform replace the airflow diverter and close the RES NT2 chassis by refastening the top cover removed in Section 2 1 1 Remove Protective Top Cover on page 2 2 2 11 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 2 1 4 Lithium Battery CR2032 2 1 4 1 Removing the Lithium Battery This section is to describes how to replace the lithium battery CR2032 on the RES NT2 motherboard Perform the following steps to remove the lithium battery 1 Make sure the system is powered off se
130. systemi HE will allow you o setiect an operating System to boot from the list To add additienal operating systems which are not automatically detected chick Ade Ta change the operatig system booter ny default select Default by the desired Operat reg system Default Label Device Add Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server fdevioltciroupoon Lagvoel Edit Delete A boot loader password prevents users from changing options passed bo the kernel For gneaber system security it is recommended that you set a password Lise a boot loader password Configure adyanced boot loader optare LjBetease Notes a Back E Next Figure C 10 Setting Up Boot Loader To configure more advanced boot loader options such as changing the drive order or passing options to the kernel be sure Configure advanced boot loader options is selected before clicking Next Step 11 Now that you have chosen which boot loader to install you can also deter mine where you want the boot loader to be installed You may install the boot loader in one of two places The master boot record MBR This is the recommended place to install a boot loader unless the MBR already starts another operating system loader such as System Commander The MBR is a special area on your storage drive that is automatically loaded by your computer s BIOS and 1s the earliest point at which the boot loader can take control of the boot process If you install it in the MBR when yo
131. t COM2 and SOL XIDRG HTF 3 3 10 17 Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal emulation type for Console Redirection Select VT100 to use the ASCII Character set Select VT100 to add color and function key support Select ANSI to use the Extended ASCII Character set Select VI UTF8 to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters into one or more bytes The options are ANSI VT100 VT100 default and VI UTFS 3 3 10 18Bits Per Second Use this feature to set the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redi rection Make sure that the same speed 1s used in the host computer and the client computer A lower transmission speed may be reguired for long and busy lines The options are 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 bits per second default 3 3 10 19Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection to pre vent data loss caused by buffer overflow Send a Stop signal to stop sending data when the receiving buffer is full Send a Start signal to start sending data when the receiving buffer is empty The options are None default Hardware RTS CTS and Software Xon Xoff Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility Advanced Setup Configurations 3 3 10 20Data Bits Parity Stop Bits 3 3 11 3 3 11 1 The status of these feature is displayed AGPI Settings Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power In
132. t and Alternate Hyper threading Select Enabled to support Intel Hyper threading Technology to enhance CPU perfor mance The options are Enabled default and Disabled Active Processor Cores Set to Enabled to use a processor s second core and above The options are All default 1 2 4 and 6 Limit CPIUID Maximum This feature allows the user to set the maximum CPUID value Enable this function to boot legacy operating systems that cannot support processors with extended CPUID functions The options are Enabled and Disabled default for Windows OS Execute Disable Bit Available if supported by the OS amp CPU Select Enabled to enable the Execute Diable Bit which will allow the processor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from flooding illegal codes to overwhelm the processor and damage the system during an attack The default 1s Enabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft web sites for more information Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility Advanced Setup Configurations 3 3 3 10 Intel AES NI Select Enable to use the Intel Advanced Encryption Standard AES New Instruc tions NI to ensure data security The options are Enabled default and Disabled 3 3 3 11 MLC Streamer Prefetcher Available if supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the MLC mid level cache streamer prefetcher will prefetch streams of data
133. terface ACPI power management settings for your system ACPI Sleep State Use this feature to select the ACPI State when the system is in sleep mode Select S1 CPU_Stop_Clock to erase all CPU caches and stop executing instruction Power to the CPUs and RAM is maintained but RAM is refreshed Select Suspend Disabled to use power reduced mode Power will only be supplied to limited components such as RAMS to maintain the most critical functions of the system The options are S1 CPU Stop Clock default S3 Suspend to RAM X9DRG QFP and Sus pend Disabled 3 3 11 2 NUMA Precision Event Timer This feature enables the Non Uniform Memory Access ACPI support The options are Enabled default and Disabled 3 3 11 3 High Precision Event Timer Select Enabled to activate the High Precision Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback reducing the depen dency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in the CPU The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options are Enabled default and Dis abled Trusted Computing Available when a TPM device is detected by the BIOS Configuration 3 27 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 3 11 4 TPM Support Select Enabled on this item and
134. this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste Instead it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it to a designated collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal help to conserve natural resources and ensure recycling respectful of the environment and human health For more information on the recycling center nearest your home contact the town hall the household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product Vili Themis Computer Table of Contents Table of Contents Version Revision History ili Safety IBSEEUCLIOBS eiecerunt E deru a sakala acca eee S bd ak iv Eg CO ere ee uU Me Ie Lu MAE I EM DNUS EDEN CAD eSI TT EE XXIII 1 Overview and Specifications t dust ee 1 1 MES us RR TER 1 1 1 2 System LEDs and VO C ONNEEL RS eege eoe i E suo nono ENEE 1 10 fhe TEI MEIN cites ute Mucium uti aay Metter eden iat vae Ai tada 1 14 1 3 1 Main Features of the E5 2600 V2 Series Processor and C602 Chipset 1 15 Jb JINVIDESN TOS samsa de Beber e an ete Reo iam nee oe canes 1 16 LA SE SNA IRE CLASS EE 1 16 t2 UNV IDEAS GRD c 1 17 LN e TR Ee EE 1 17 LO SPE EE AGEE n aal Renee dudum ide eu Meo aka D AREE d INED OR DEOR 1 18 L61 Recovery Irom AC Power LOSS aou oibus into reas kananaha 1 18 Le PE Heati Monitors ere Eege 1 18 1 7 1 Fan Status Mon
135. ture uses Intel s DCA Direct Cache Access Technol ogy to improve data transfer efficiency The default is Enabled and can not be changed IIO 1 PCle Port Bifurcation Control This submenu configures the following IO PCIe Port Bifurcation Control settings for IIO 1 PCIe ports to determine how the available PCIe lanes are to be distributed between the PCIe Root Ports Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility 3 3 9 9 3 3 5 6 3 3 9 7 3 3 5 8 3 3 9 9 Advanced Setup Configurations CPU1 Slot 1 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM X9DRG HTF This feature allows the user to set the PCI E bus speed for the slot specified above The options are Genl Gen2 and Gen3 default CPU1 Slot 2 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM This feature allows the user to set the PCI E bus speed for the slot specified above The options are Genl Gen2 and Gen3 default CPU1 Slot 4 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM X9DRG QF This feature allows the user to set the PCI E bus speed for the slot specified above The options are Genl Gen2 and Gen3 default CPU1 Slot 5 PCI E 3 0 x8 OPROM X9DRG HTF This feature allows the user to set the PCI E bus speed for the slot specified above The options are Genl Gen2 and Gen3 default IIO 2 PCle Port Bifurcation Control This submenu configures the following IO PCle Port Bifurcation Control settings for IIO 2 PCIe ports to determine how the available PCIe lanes are to be distributed between the PCIe Root Ports 3 3 5 10 CPU Slot 9
136. ur machine boots GRUB presents a boot prompt You can then boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux or any other operating system that you have configured the boot loader to boot see Figure C 11 on page C 11 Themis Computer C Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Installation Installation The first sector of your boot partition This is recommended if you are already using another boot loader on your system In this case your other boot loader takes control first You can then configure that boot loader to start GRUB which then boots Red Hat Enterprise Linux redhat ret Boot Lowder record an gt JOG Master BOE R cord BA FOL First eectar OT Dot partita Charge Drive Creer Force LIA kk nas PRT P i PGA If you wish to add default options to the boot command enter them into the Gereral kernel parameters field General kernel parimenti File acta Males a3 Dack Ee Hozi LJ Figure C 11 Master Boot Record MBR If your system only uses Red Hat Enterprise Linux you should choose the MBR Click the Change Drive Order button if you would like to rearrange the drive order or if your BIOS does not return the correct drive order Changing the drive order may be useful if you have multiple SCSI adapters or both SCSI and IDE adapters and you want to boot from the SCSI device Click Next Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 Step 12 The installation program automatically detects any networ
137. ur system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure 3 2 Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility 3 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below Figure 3 1 Main BIOS Setup Screen system Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed system Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard and press lt Enter gt Press the lt Tab gt key to move between fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format 3 3 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 3 2 1 2 Supermicro X9DRG BIOS Build Version This item displays the BIOS revision used in your sys tem BIOS Build Date This item displa
138. wer connection 1 11 2 2 Output Voltage The RES NT2 power supply provides output voltages that are split between 3 3V 5V 5Voh 12V and 12V rails 1 24 Themis Computer 1 Overview and Specifications 1 11 3 Specifications Environmental 1 11 3 1 Shock The RES NT2 is designed to survive an elevated shock environment All structural components are welded together enabling the system to survive a maximum 3 axis shock load of 30 g at 25 ms duration 1 11 3 2 Electrostatic Discharge The RES NT2 is designed to tolerate electrostatic pulses up to 15 kilovolts KV with no impact on system operation 1 11 3 3 Noise Level J The chassis is furnished with high speed fans The default fan speed control mode is set to the quietest setting The fan speed has a factory default setting of Energy Efficient The fan speed setting can be changed by adjusting the BIOS setting for this feature Call your Themis representative for additional information regarding fan speeds and noise levels Note All RES NT2 systems are shipped with BIOS fan speed set to the quietest mode The factory default fan speed control mode of the RES NT2 is Energy Efficient 1 25 Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 0 1 12 Packaging and Shipping The RES NT2 is packaged in a reusable shipping container Approximate weight of an empty container and two AC power cords is 8 8 pounds 4 kg
139. wing closed when it comes into contact with the RES NT2 chassis 4 When the drive is fully inserted in its slot insert the key into the barrel lock and turn it 45 degrees counter clockwise The drive is now locked J Note The RES NT2 does not use a keyed lock chassis If the handle is closed before the drive is fully inserted the latch mechanism Caution When in the closed position the latch handle secures the drive to the may not fully engage to secure the drive 3 If you are installing another storage drive repeat Steps 1 4 for each additional drive 2 1 6 oystem Fans The RES NT2 contains high speed fans in the chassis each of which are hot swap pable in the field Due to the unique design and high temperature dissipation in the event of a fan failure it is highly recommended that the system be powered down before replacing the failed fan Contact Themis for repair services erly ventilated system will maintain proper temperature and will help to insure Note Make sure all openings and vents are clear of dust dirt and debris A prop normal service life of the fans The RES NT2 3U contains two 120 mm high speed fans The RES NT2 1U con tains ten 40 mm high speed fans The two 40 mm fans directly above the Kepler card are high speed counter rotating fans Themis Computer 2 Installation and Operation Installation Procedures 2 1 6 1 Replacing a 120 mm fan This section describes
140. ys the date when this BIOS was completed e Memory Information This displays the amount of memory that is available in the system 3 4 Themis Computer 3 BIOS Setup Utility 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 2 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit lt Enter gt to access the submenu Figure 3 1 Advanced Settings Screen BOOT Features Quiet Boot This option allows the bootup screen options to be modified between POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The options are Enabled default and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode for the Option ROM Select Keep Current to use the cur rent AddOn ROM Display setting Select Force BIOS to use the Option ROM dis play mode set by the system BIOS The options are Force BIOS default and Keep Current Themis Computer RES NT2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 3 6 3 3 1 3 3 3 1 4 3 3 1 5 3 3 1 6 3 3 2 3 3 2 1 3 3 2 2 Bootup Num Lock This feature selects the Power on state for Numlock key The options are Off and On default Wait For F1 If Error This forces the system to wait until the F1 key is pressed if an error occurs The options are Disabled and Enabled default Hit Del Message Display X9DRG QF This feature displays Press DEL to run S

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