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R424-E2/R424-INF-E2 Installation and User`s

1. PCI Slot Shield Figure 5 3 I O Shield Configuration Installing the Riser Card 1 Disconnect the power supply and lay the chassis on a at surface 2 Pull the serverboard node drawer from the chassis 3 Remove the add on card bracket 3a Remove the screw securing the add on bracket to the back of the drawer 3b Lift the bracket out of the serverboard node drawer 4 Align the riser card mounting hole to the bracket standoff and secure the riser card to the bracket using the two screws included in the accessory box 5 Insert the riser card along with the riser bracket into the serverboard 6 Secure the riser bracket to the serverboard node drawer s rear window 5 14 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Figure 5 4 Installing the Riser Card Installing Add on Cards Disconnect the power supply lay the chassis on a at surface and open the chassis cover Pull out the serverboard node drawer from the chassis Pull open the add on card slot clip in the rear of the serverboard node drawer Remove the PCI slot shield Place the add on card into the serverboard node drawer Slide the add on card into the rear riser card slot and t the add on card bracket with the opening in the rear of the serverboard node drawer Close the add on card slot clip Add on Card Riser hiela i Card Screw Figure 5 5 Installing the Add on Card 5 15 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Ins
2. 5 24 CDC DSR RXD RTS TXD CTS DTR RI Ground Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup InfiniBand Pin Definitions InfiniBand Connecttion R424 INF E2 The onboard InfiniBand connector is located on the backplane on the serverboard This switch is primarily used for High performance comput ing See the table on the right for pin de nitions 5 25 De nition Input PairO Pos Input PairO Neg Input Pair1 Pos Input Pair1 Neg Input Pair2 Pos Input Pair2 Neg Input Pair3 Pos Input Pair3 Neg De nition Input Pair3 Pos Input Pair3 Neg Input Pair2 Pos Input Pair2 Neg Input Pair1 Pos Input Pair1 Neg Input PairO0 Pos Input PairO Neg InfiniBand Ground Pins G1 G9 Pin Definitions De nitions Ground 1 In niBand SC bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Unit Identifier Switches Two Unit Identi er UID Switches and LED Indicators are located on the serverboard The Front Panel UID De nition Switch is located at Pin 16 on JF2 The Rear UID Switch Crounc is located at SW1 next to the In niBand Connector The Ground Front Panel UID LED is located at Pin 17 of JF2 and Button ta the Rear UID LED is located at LE4 When you press Ground a UID switch on the front panel or on the back panel both Rear UID LED and Front Panel UID LED Indicators will be turned on Press the UID switch again to turn off both LED Indicator
3. Nane Uolumig RAID Level RAIDI CRAIDEt Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity xxx GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press lt Enter gt c When RAID Level item is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 10 RAID1 RAIDO and hit lt Enter gt d When the Stripe Size is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is 64 KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size e When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed f Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays g When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu B 6 Appendix B Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Creating a RAID 5 Set Parity a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Let UO ion H
4. Onboard Power LED An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1 on the serverboard When this LED is on the system power is on Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord before removing or installing components See the tables at right for more information g a 3 Siw ba 5 35 InfiniBand Link LED LEB1 Settings Status Color De nition Green Solid In niBand connected Off Off No connection InfiniBand Link LED LEB2 Settings Color Status De nition Solid In niBand active In niBand connected Activity idle No connection Yellow Onboard PWR LED Indicator Settings LED Color De nition Off System Off PWR cable not connected Green System On Green ACPI S1 State ashing quickly A LEB1 B LEB2 GLE bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide BMC Activity LED LE2 LED Settings A BMC Heartbeat LED is located at LE2 BMC i on the serverboard When LE2 is on BMC On BMCisnorma Baseboard Management Controller is active See the tables at right for more information HDD SATA LED LE3 HDD SATA LED LE3 LED Settings An HDD SATALED Indicator is located at LE3 Status De nition on the JAWALE gri CER indicates ine F EAER ESEE status of hard drive activities or SATA activi ro TEREE ties supported by the South Bridge Also see the lay
5. Figure 5 1 Control Panel Header Pins 5 5 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 5 4 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 speci cation See the picture below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 5 2 Back Panel Connectors IO Ports USB 1 IPMI_dedicated LAN R424 E2 R424 INF E2 i LAN 1 LAN 2 COM Port 1 Black ie VGA Blue In niband R424 INF E2 UID switch Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 5 Installing Processor and Heat Sink When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on AN the label area of the fan Notes 1 Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink 2 Make sure to install the serverboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and heatsink fans 3 When purchasing a serverboard without a 5500 Series processor prein stalled make sure that the CPU socket plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU socket pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately Installing an LGA 1366 Processor 1 Press the socket clip to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking positi
6. bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide gt MAC Address Configuration Enter the Mac address for this machine This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 as shown in the screen below Parameter Selector Use this feature to select the parameter of your Mac Address con guration Mac Address The BIOS will automatically enter the Mac address of this machine however it may be over ridden Mac addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers separated by dots Current Mac Address in BMC This item displays the current Mac address used for your IPMI connection gt Subnet Mask Configuration Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this machine belongs to The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Parameter Selector Use this feature to select the parameter of your Subnet Masks con guration Subnet Mask This item displays the current subnet mask setting for your IPMI connection Current Subnet Mask in BMC This item displays the current subnet mask used for you IPMI connection gt Gateway Address Configuration Log Enter the gateway address for this machine This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Parameter Selector Use this feature to select the parameter of
7. Onboard I O Intel CH10R supports a SATA port with RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 sup ported in the Windows OS Environment and RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 supported for the Linux OS Winbond WPCM450 BMC Baseboard Management Controller supports IPMI 2 0 with KVM support Dual Intel 82574 Dual LAN Gigabit Ethernet Controllers support dual Giga bit LAN ports Onboard PHY Chip supports IPMI dedicated LAN One COM port In niBand Connector Up to four USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus connections 2 Rear USB Ports and 1 Type A Header w 2 USB connections supported Super I O Winbond W83527HG Other Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities e BIOS ash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions Proprietary 16 64 L x 6 80 W 422 66 mm x 172 72 mm 5 21 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 5 9 Back Panel Connector Pin Definitions Back Panel USB 0 1 Pin Definitions Universal Serial Bus USB Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB 0 1 are located on the I O back panel In addition another two USB connec tions USB 2 3 are located at JUSB2 to provide front chassis access Con nect USB cables to these USB ports headers to use USB connections USB cables are not included See the tables on the right for pin de ni tions 5 22 Pin De nition Pin 5V 5 USB_PN1 6 USB_PP1 7 De niti
8. Refer to this chapter for details on the system interface which includes the func tions and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Chapter 4 System Safety You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the R424 E2 R424 INF E2 serverboard including the locations and functions of connectors headers and jumpers Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when recon guring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the R424 E2 R424 INF E2 2U rackmount server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or recon guring SAS SATA or peripheral drives and when replacing system power supply units and cooling fans Chapter 7 BIOS The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa tion on running the CMOS Setup Utility Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix C Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix D System Specifications Preface Notes bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2
9. When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 0 Stripe and hit lt Enter gt d When the Disks item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to con gure as RAID The following pop up screen displays see note on page B 3 Port Drive Model Serial Size Status ID25RASD AIKCI WD WMAL 72034 Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volune 11 Previous Next SPACE Selects CENTERJ Selection Completes e Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight a drive and press lt Space gt to select it A triangle appears to con rm the selection of the drive f Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size ranged from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID O array and hit lt Enter gt Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays h When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu B 4 Appendix B Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Creating a RAID 1 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 6 1813 ICH
10. lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset and press lt Space gt to select c Press lt Enter gt to reset the RAID set drive A Warning message displays d Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility a From the main menu select item4 Exit and press lt Enter gt A warning message will appear b Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu B 9 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Appendix C Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix C Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines After all the hardware has been installed you must rst con gure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID before you install the Windows operating system The necessary drivers are all included on the bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard Note The following section provides information on the Adaptec SATA RAID Driver based on the Intel Enterprise South Bridge 2 IOH 36D controller C 1 Adaptec Embedded SATA Controller Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better
11. 4 Installing the Serverboard I O Shields Figure 6 12 I O Shield Placement Permanent and Optional Standoffs Standoffs prevent short circuits by securing space between the serverboard and the chassis surface The R424 E2 chassis includes permanent standoffs in locations used by the serverboards These standoffs accept the rounded Phillips head screws included in the R424 E2 accessories packaging Some serverboards require additional screws for heatsinks general components and or non standard security Optional standoffs are used for these serverboards To use an optional standoff you must place a hexagon screw through the bottom the chassis and secure the screw with the hexagonal nut rounded side up Depending upon the con guration of the serverboard being used it is also possible that some of the optional standoffs which are pre installed in the chassis may need to be removed 6 9 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Figure 6 13 Installing he Serverboard in the Serverboard Node Drawer Installing the Serverboard 1 Review the documentation that came with your serverboard Become familiar with component placement requirements precautions and cable connec tions 2 Pull the serverboard node drawer out of the back of the chassis 2 3 Remove the add on card brackets 3a Remove screw securing the add on card bracket to the back of the node drawer 3b Lift the bracket out of the node drawe
12. 9CB DC WD259AJD BAF WD MMAFH13761409 32 SCH WD2588J D B F WD WMAEH1449527 232 9CB ress AUTH to enter Configuration Utility idapter SCSI BIOS v4 38 opuriaht ddd Press Ch I b When you see the above screen press the lt Ctrl gt and the lt I gt keys simultane ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear Note All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only The screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Supermicro s endorsement or non endorsement on any 3rd party s product Your screens may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual B 3 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Creating a RAID 0 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 4 1813 ICH7R wRAIDS Copyright C 2483 45 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved J Nane Volung RAID Level RAID Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 8 8 GB Create Vo lune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volumne This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next eld You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu c
13. Disabled See the table on the right for pin de nitions Ground 12V Tachometer PWR Modulation A IPMB B Fan 1 5 29 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Alarm Reset If three power supplies are installed and Alarm Reset De nition JRST1 is enabled the system will notify you when any of the three power modules fails Connect JRST1 to a micro switch to enable you to turn off the alarm that is activated when a power module fails See the table on the right for pin de nitions Ground E A 3 i 8 a brie 500 0 280 For OEM orty A Alarm Reset VINE Za SWO Za VENADO Za wig Zd SIVO Za Ges es T es 5 30 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 12 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the serverboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts be tween two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is m Ampar identi ed with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board L See the serverboard layout pages for jumper locations on and Open means the jumper is off the pins 7 Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is elel GLAN Enable Disable GLAN Enable Use JPL1 JPL2 to enable or disable the GLAN Port 1 amp GLAN Port 2 on the serverboard See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Setting
14. Drives for Configuring List shown below select the drives you want to configure and press lt Insert gt daptec SATA HostkAID Controller 8 A Contiguration Uti lit Select drives for Configuring Selected Drives STS068 1359S 74 56B HDC WD 46CD 46FLAL 69 268 HDC WD746CD AAFLA2 69 2CB HDC WD 46CD 88FLAL 69 26B HDC WD74HI HAFLI GH 3 The drive you ve selected will appear in the Selected Drives Dialog Box on the right as shown below Repeat the same steps until all drives that you want to configure appear in the selected drives box for Comf igur i Selected Or ives pa OSTHE ieee PE HH STSEHHISRS Al CD AAFLAL 69 208 W2 HDC RDYSHE BMPLAZ 64 269 A3 HDC WI7416ACI BAFLA 69 207 A HDC KIT4ACTP PAFL Ao H 4 Once both drives display in the selected drive box press lt Enter gt Appendix C Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines 5 Read the warning message as shown in the screen below WARNING Configuring drives vill write Array Information on to the selected drives Drive size will be rounded off to neet standard size Do you want to continue this operation Yes No 6 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to configure If cor rect type Y to continue bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Creating Arrays Before you create arrays make sure that the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system Note that disks with no usable space or disks that
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16. Installation and User s Guide VI Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 RE EE aes tiednateacaume panacea A A EE A E AS 1 1 1 2 Serverboafd F atUreSiieniiisitrndiia iiad ure anainua iai iie 1 2 CPU eea A a E A A E E E see 1 2 Momor eae E A N 1 2 CHIPS Uae ce nsec E calcein Seger ca epee ace ecea tae 1 2 Expansion Slotermeer cages ada caine aaa Dee sao ERRETENAREN 1 2 BIOS ap capsisacsecaaacadeatadverjalgarailammacad e r aa cinthuamaiiebiodeis tease 1 2 PC health Monitoring a 3irsscetazcsareacestancentianigdadeasnannneinadeacacadieacendenneneeteantensesneoneet 1 2 ACPI Feature S reent A EAEE 1 3 Onboard VOe Toenni E E a ahanian ees 1 3 OMET aor aranonona n r N E T aauie Giainauialagiaaineineese 1 4 CD Diskette Utilities as ccspssiseanisasaa sss sannarersenaeinidadd iannaentantandaaigs saa tarbenniieniaenmaaeiaanst 1 4 Dimension S renni e EEE EEEE ENRERE 1 4 1 3 CASSIS Components wis cacsiscincasias cascctacsassasansaasacsetnasaseaavaiansds sasastansds tenadbamiasanixads 1 5 OVOTVIEW sais nsscsicadsadentenuesariaaidncaeicis E A A NEEE 1 5 COmMpoNEMIS ssir inon eE E ia E Ea E Tt 1 5 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 OLST EYAN ce epee E A ope T N 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the System senneennennnennenrereerrerrrrrrrerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrerrrerrrerrrerrrerrenne 2 1 2 3 Preparing tor SOU assesses dices cccecene heen ete tacks odes cccach acetpacaatssambdenicn ra raii 2 1 Choosing a Setup LOCat OM arecdeces cs A
17. JWR1 JWR2 JWOL1 LAN1 2 IPMI LAN SATAO SATA5 SMBus SW1 T SGPIO 0 T SGPIO 1 USBO 1 USB 2 3 LED LE1 LE2 LE4 LES LEB2 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup R424 E2 Quick Reference Description Default Setting BMC Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled CMOS Clear See Section 5 10 Normal Power Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled LAN1 2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled Red LED Overwrite Open Overwrite Watch Dog Enable Disable Reset Pins 1 2 Reset Description COM1 Serial Port System CPU Fan Headers In niBand Connector IPMB Header for an IPMI Card Power Supply SMBus I C Header Front Panel Connector NMI Non Masked Interrupt Header Onboard 4 pin Power Connector Internal Speaker Buzzer Header Trusted Platform Module Header 12V 20 pin Power Connectors Wake On LAN Header Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports Dedicated IPMI LAN Port SATA Ports System Management Bus Header Unit Identifer Switch Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers Universal Serial Bus USB Ports 0 1 2 3 Description Standby Power LED BMC Heartbeat LED Rear Unit Identifer UID LED Indicator In niBand Link LED BMC Activity LED 5 19 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Serverboard Features CPU e Two Intel Xeon 5500 Series processors code named Nehalem EP or Intel Xeon 5600 Series processors code named Westmere EP with each proces sor supporting t
18. Phoenix Technologies The information in this document is subject to change without notice Bull will not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the use of this material Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians It provides information for the installation and use of the bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced techni cians only The bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 is a 2U Bi Twin four serverboards in a 2U chassis rackmount server chassis and two R424 E2 R424 INF E2 serverboards The R424 E2 R424 INF E2 serverboards supports Intel 5500 Series Processor Nehalem and Intel 5600 Series Processor Westmere Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The rst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 serverboard and the bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 chassis Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 into a rack and check out the server con guration prior to powering up the system If your server was ordered without the processor and memory components this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation Chapter 3 System Interface
19. QR Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability Physical Memory Available 4 GB Total System Memory System Device Firmware Hub ash memory System BIOS 1 MB 3 99 GB Local APIC 4 KB 3 99 GB Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3 99 GB I O APIC 4 Kbytes 4 KB 3 99 GB PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 GB PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 51 GB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 512 MB 3 01 GB 256 MB boundary VGA Memory TSEG 16 MB 2 85 GB 1 MB Memory available to OS amp other applications Installing and Removing DIMMs Eelo eral Lens Em Note Notch should align Tab with the receptive point on the slot To install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom Top View of DDR3 Slot U lip BNRNTNNANENN NNN MNA ETE Release Tab Release Tab BIIRIIOIIOIOIIANIOIIOIIOIIOIIOCDAIONIOI CIDIIACOCIONIOIORIIOIOIIONIOLNIOIILNIOIANAIDINNI To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module This should release it from the slot Figure 5 3 DIMM Installation 5 13 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 5 7 Adding PCI Cards Add on Card Expansion Slot Setup N la Ia Il i 1 IEA
20. ROM le and select the proper protocol XModem c Press lt Send gt to start ROM File extraction See the picture below 8 32 Chapter 8 BIOS E Send File Folder C Documents and Settings Desktop Filename C Documents and Settings Desktop 3C02 ROM Protocol modem d Once the ROM le extraction is completed the message New BIOS received OK will display Starting FLASH Recovery NVRAM data will be destroyed CMOS data will be preserved Ending FLASH Recovery FLASH update completed successfully Rebooting 8 Once remote BIOS ash is completed the system will reboot Note AMIBIOS Serial Flash will work with any terminal communications program 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 con gured to use the CR LF style of line termination 8 33 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 8 34 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up pro cedure If a fatal err
21. Support The R424 E2 R424 INF E2 supports up to 96 GB Registered ECC or 24 GB of Unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR3 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz in 12 DIMMs with maximum of 8 GB of Registered ECC per DIMM slot Note Memory speed support is dependent on the type of CPU used on the board Nehalem DIMM Module Population Configuration DIMM Population Table DIMM DIMMS DIMM Type Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Reg Registered Any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank Reg DDR3 ECC SR or DR 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 QR 800 1066 Mixing SR DR Mixing SR DR QR 800 1066 1333 Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of memory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Westmere DIMM Module Population Configuration DIMM Population Table DIMM DIMMS DIMM Type Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Reg Registered Any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank Reg DDR3 ECC 1066 1333 SR or DR Reg DDR3 ECC 1066 1333 QR Reg DDR3 ECC 1066 1333 Mixing SR DR Reg DDR3 ECC 1066 1333 Mixing SR DR
22. Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Active Processor Cores Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are All 1 and 2 Intel EIST Technology EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effortto reduce power consumption and heat dissipation Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information The options are Disable Disable GV3 and Enable Enable GV3 Intel TurboMode Technology Select Enabled to use the Turbo Mode to boost system performance The options are Enabled and Disabled Intel C STATE Tech If enabled C State is set by the system automatically to either C2 C3 or C4 state The options are Disabled and Enabled C State package limit setting If set to Auto the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C State package register The options are Auto C1 C3 C6 and C7 C1 Auto Demotion When enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C3 C6 or C7 requests to C1 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled C3 Auto Demotion When enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C6 or C7 requests to C3 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to use the feature o
23. and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure that no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 7 1 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide No Video If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix A for details on beep codes Losing the System s Setup Configuration Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one If the above steps do not x the Setup Con guration problem contact your vendor for repairs Memory Errors When a No_Memory_Beep_Code is issued by the system check the following li Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed It is strongly recom
24. backplane backplane connected to Node A and B by adapter card Figure 6 19 System Fan Placement 6 18 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Changing a System Fan If necessary open the chassis while the power is running to determine which 1 fan has failed Never run the server for an extended period of time with the chassis cover open Remove the failed fan s power cord from the backplane Lift the fan housing up and out of the chassis Push the fan up from the bottom and out of the top of the housing Place the replacement fan into the vacant space in the housing while making sure the arrows on the top of the fan indicating air direction point in the same direction as the arrows on the other fans Put the fan back into the chassis and reconnect the cable Con rm that the fan is working properly before replacing the chassis cover Figure 6 20 Replacing a System Fan in the Fan Housing 6 19 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 6 8 Power Supply Depending on your chassis model the R424 E2 chassis will include a 1200W or 1400W power supply This power supply is auto switching capable This enables it to automatically sense and operate at a 100v to 240v input voltage An amber light will be illuminated on the power supply when the power is off An illuminated green light indicates that the power supply is operating Power Supply Replacement The R424 E2 chassis utilizes two redundant po
25. chart are included in this chapter for your reference Remember to completely close the chassis when you have _nished working with the serverboard to better cool and protect the system 5 1 Handling the Serverboard Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully see previous chapter To prevent the serverboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The following measures are generally suf cient to protect your equipment from electric static discharge Precautions e Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent Electrostatic Discharge ESD e Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag e Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts e When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use e For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard 5 1 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid electrostatic discharge When unpacking the board make sure the
26. gured Options in blue can be con gured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text mes sage When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it 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 lt F1 gt lt F10 gt lt Enter gt lt ESC gt arrow keys etc Note Options printed in Bold are default settings How To Change the Configuration Data The con guration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing lt Del gt at the appropriate time during system boot bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible Power On Self Test POST routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt Delete gt 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 identi cation string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen below the copyright message ed is
27. item as displayed CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which determines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat Warning A N 1 Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature pre de ned by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system instability When the CPU temperature reaches this prede ned threshold the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed 2 To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide ad equate air ow to your system The options are e The Early Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm including the LED and the buzzer to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature reaches the CPU overheat threshold as prede ned by the CPU manufacturer e The Default Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm including the LED and the buzzer to be triggered when the CPU tempera ture reaches about 5 C above the threshold temperature as prede ned by the CPU manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed for CPU and system cooling In both the alarms above please take immediate action as shown below CPU Temperature System Temperature This feature displays current temperature readings for the CPU and the System The following items will be displayed for your reference only CPU Temperature The CPU thermal technology t
28. key to select it To return to the previous menu press the lt ESC gt key Press the lt Insert gt key to select a drive When a drive is highlighted selected press the lt Delete gt key to de select it bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 40 Options frray Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and configure array settings To select this option using the arrow keys and the lt enter gt key select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above ain Menu anage Arrays reate Array dd Delete Hotspare Con igure Drives C 4 Appendix C Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Configuring Disk Drives You may need to configure a disk drive before you can use it Caution Configuring a disk may overwrite the partition table on the disk and may make any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not configure a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To configure a disk drive 1 From the main menu shown on Page C 4 select Configure Drives and hit lt Enter gt as shown below anage firrays reate Array td Delete Hotspare Con igure Drives bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 2 From the Select
29. load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Controller Mode and press the lt Enter gt key to select Enhanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press lt Enter gt Then select En abled 6 Go to Exit Select Exit Saving Changes from the Exit menu Press the lt Enter gt key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 7 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot Appendix B Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines 8 During the system boot up press the lt Ctrl gt and lt I gt keys simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Con guration Utility when prompted by the following mes sage Press lt Ctrl gt lt l gt for the Intel RAID Configuration Utility Note The Intel RAID Con guration Utility is only available for systems with two or more drives installed The Intel RAID Utility screen will not display in systems with one drive installed Due to each serverboard controlling two of the four SATA Using the Intel IOH 36D SATA RAID Utility Program Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes a After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility the system will automatically reboot The following screen appears after Power On Self Test RAID Volumes None def ined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID H HDC WDZ2588SD 81K ND HNAL72A34971 12 SCB l HDC WD2588SD 1K WD HMAL72834599 732
30. person handling it is static protected 5 2 Installing the Serverboard I O Shields Figure 5 1 I O Shield Placement Permanent and Optional Standoffs Standoffs prevent short circuits by securing space between the serverboard and the chassis surface The R424 E2 chassis includes permanent standoffs in locations used by the serverboards These standoffs accept the rounded Phillips head screws included in the R424 E2 accessories packaging Some serverboards require additional screws for heatsinks general components and or non standard security Optional standoffs are used for these serverboards To use an optional standoff you must place a hexagon screw through the bottom the chassis and secure the screw with the hexagonal nut rounded side up Depending upon the con guration of the serverboard being used it is also possible that some of the optional standoffs which are pre installed in the chassis may need to be removed 5 2 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Figure 5 2 Installing he Serverboard in the Serverboard Node Drawer Installing the Serverboard 1 Review the documentation that came with your serverboard Become familiar with component placement requirements precautions and cable connec tions 2 Pull the serverboard node drawer out of the back of the chassis 2 3 Remove the add on card brackets 3a Remove screw securing the add on card bracket to the back of the node drawe
31. preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost C 9 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 5 When you are finished press lt Done gt as the screen shown below Array Properties Array Type RAID O Stripe Array Label Stripe Array Size 68 938 GB Stripe Size 64KB Create RAID via No Init Done Notes 1 Before adding a new drive to an array be sure to back up any data stored on the new drive otherwise all data will be lost 2 If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 you can restart it by press ing lt Ctrl gt and lt R gt 3 If you ve used the Quick Init option to create a RAID1 it may return some data mis comparison when you run a consistency check at a later time This is normal 4 The Adaptec Host RAID allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However you can only select a smaller drive as the source or first drive during a build operation 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 It is not recommended that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes because it will result in data loss Warning Do not interrupt the process when you create a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do you will not be able to restart the system or to recover the da
32. without a keyboard monitor or mouse attached The options are Enabled and Disabled High Performance Event Timer Select Enabled to activate the High Performance 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 and reducing the dependency 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 and Disabled 8 19 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide gt General WHEA Configuration WHEA Support Select Enabled to enable Windows Hardware Error Architecture WHEA sup port which will provide a common infrastructure for handling hardware errors on Windows platforms in order to reduce system crashes due to hardware errors and improve system recovery and health monitoring The default setting is Enabled gt IPMI Configuration Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI is a set of common interfaces that IT administrators can use to monitor system health and to manage the system as a whole For more information on the IPMI speci cations please visit Intel s website at www intel com BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Ulew BNC System Event Log Status of BMC Baseboard Management Controller BMC manages the interface between system manage
33. writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again 3 When the screen shown below displays select Format Disk and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller Select SATA Disk and press lt Enter gt SATA Port 8 1368813AS 3 05 LS SATA Port 1 HDC WD 4BCD BBFLAL 27 88D27 1 SATA Port 2 SATA Port 3 SATA Port 5 Only drives present at POST are displayed 4 Read the warning message when it appears in the screen as shown below To continue with disk formatting select Yes and hit lt Enter gt Otherwise select No and press lt Enter gt Caution Formatting a disk destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before formatting a disk Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 C 17 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide To verify disk media Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 Select SATA Disk and press lt Enter gt SATA Port 8 ST368613AS 3 65 ee SATA Port 1 HDC WD 4BCD BFLAL 27 88D27 1 SATA Port 2 SATA Port 3 SATA Port 5 Verify Disk Media Only drives present at POST are displayed 3 When the screen shown above displays select Verify Disk Media and press lt Enter gt 4 Amessage will display indicating that the selected drive will be scanned for media defects Select Yes and hit lt Enter gt to proceed with disk ver
34. 00 2003 operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the CD that came packaged with your moth erboard Note that the current version of the IOH 36D SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better air ow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA are limited to a length of 40cm while Serial ATA cables can be up to one meter in length Overall SATA provides better functionality than PATA Introduction to the Intel IOH 36D Serial RAID Located in the South Bridge of the 5520 chipset the I O Controller Hub IOH 36D provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports an 1 channel UltraATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and six Serial ATA SATA ports The IOH 36D supports the following PATA and SATA device con gurations Legacy mode and Native mode bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide The Intel HostRAID Con gurations The following RAID levels are supported RAID 0 Data Striping this writes dat
35. 1 Overview The bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 is a 2U Bi Twin server comprised of the 2U chassis and four bi twin R424 E2 R424 INF E2 serverboards Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certi ed for use with the bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 In addition to the serverboard and chassis various hardware components may have been included with the bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 as listed below e Eight 8 CPU heatsinks SNK P0037P e SATA Accessories Twelve 12 Hot swappable Hard Drive Trays MCP 220 00024 0B One 1 Hot Swap Backplane BPN SAS827B One 1 SATA cable set CBL 0180L 01 e Four 4 80x35MM 9 5K RPM 4 PIN PWM fans FAN 0111L4 e Rail set quick quick for 2 3U MCP 290 00053 ON e One 1 CD containing drivers and utilities 1 1 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 1 2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 lies four R424 E2 R424 INF E2 dual processor serverboards which are based on Intel s S5520 chipset Tylersburg OH 36D Below are the main features of the bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 serverboard Note that the features on each board are doubled for the server CPU e Intel Xeon 5500 series processors code named Nehalem EP or Intel Xeon 5600 series processors code named Westmere EP with each processor supporting two full width Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI links with a total of up to 51 2 GT s Data Transfer Ra
36. 7R wRAIDS Copyright C 2683 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Nane RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity J Vo lun RAID1 Hinor Select Disks NZA 8 6 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next eld You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit lt Enter gt d When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed e Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays f When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu B 5 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Creating a RAID 10 RAID 1 RAID 0 a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option RUM v5 1 4 1613 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2483 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved
37. Adaptec s SATA RAID settings The options are Intel and Adaptec SATA AHCI This feature is available when the option AHCI is selected Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled If the option Enabled is selected the following item will display Hot Plug This feature is available when the option Enabled is selected Select Enable to enable the hot plug function for the SATA devices The options are Enabled and Disabled SATA 2 Configuration Selecting Enhanced will set SATA 2 to native SATA mode The options are Disabled and Enhanced 8 12 Chapter 8 BIOS Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third IDE Master and Fourth IDE Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third and Fourth IDE Master slots Hit lt Enter gt to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct con gurations accordingly The items included in the submenu are Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CD DVD and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In the LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive capacities over 137 GB your system mu
38. Backplane 6 Loosen the three screws in the spring bar located on the oor of the chassis indicated by the arrows below 6 6 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6 9 Loosening the Spring Bar Screws in the Floor of the Chassis Figure 6 10 Removing the Backplane from the Chassis 7 Gently ease the backplane up and out of the chassis at a slight angle 6 7 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Installing the Backplane Installing the Backplane into the Chassis 1 Ensure that all of the hard drive trays have been removed from the bays in the front of the chassis and that the spring bar has been loosened as directed in the previous section 2 Secure the side mounting bracket to the backplane with the two screws provided 3 Slide the backplane into the chassis at a slight angle pushing it up against the side of the chassis 4 Ease the backplane forward against the front of the chassis This will aid in the alignment of the mounting holes 5 Align the mounting holes in the backplane with the holes in the chassis Re place the four screws at the top of the backplane and the screw on the side of the chassis 6 Adjust the spring bar then tighten the spring bar screws in the oor of the chassis 7 Reconnect all cables and return the hard drive trays to their bays in the front of the chassis Figure 6 11 Installing the Backplane 6 8 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6
39. CBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard 4 3 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 4 4 Operating Precautions A Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty dam age to the system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery A N LITHIUM BATTERY we LITHIUM BATTERY o_o OR g T 4 ie NY BATTERY HOLDER ASN J BATTERY HOLDER Battery model CR2032 3 Volts or equivalent type Varta Sony Matsushita Pa nasonic FDK 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install the bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 serverboard into the chassis connect the data and power cables and install add on cards All serverboard jumpers and connections are also described A layout and quick reference
40. CREATE VOLUME MENU J Nane VolunS RAID Level RAIDS Parity Disks Select Disks Strip Size 64 KB Capacity 8 9 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press lt Enter gt c When the Raid Level is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 5 Parity and hit lt Enter gt d When the Disk item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to con gure as RAID The following pop up screen displays see note on page B 3 HDC WD258 iT A e Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight a drive and press lt Space gt to select it A triangle appears to con rm the selection of the drive f Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size ranged from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array and hit lt Enter gt Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and press lt Enter gt when the capacity item is highlighted The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed h Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays B 7 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and
41. For details on adding system memory refer to Chapter 5 You can install two add on cards to the system See Chapter 5 for details on installing PCI add on cards Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the chassis air ow See Chapter 5 for details on cable connections 2 11 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 2 6 Preparing to Power On Next you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SATA drives and SATA backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been made Checking the SATA drives 1 All drives are accessable from the front of the server The SATA disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing the top chassis cover Depending upon your system s con guration your system may have one or two drives already installed If you need to install SATA drives please refer to Chapter 6 Checking the Airflow I Air ow is provided by six sets of 4 cm fans each set of fans consists of two fans that are mounted back to back and an air shroud The system compo nent layout was carefully designed to direct suf cient cooling air ow to the components that generate the most heat Note that all power and data cables have been routed in such a way that they do not block the air ow generated by the fans Providing Power f 2 Plug the power cords from the power supplies unit into a high qu
42. Seenedyetseatdee died eaheceedeeceatecstaeosenue 6 8 6 4 Installing the Serverboard ccceeeccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeseeeceessensaeessenseneas 6 9 Permanent and Optional StanQones sivcccsccscssecdsaccanmansieitecandcideiatpadeatanverstnedeanantye 6 9 6 4 Installing and Replacing Adapter Cards cccceccceceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeteteeeeeteeteees 6 11 Add on Card Expansion Slot Setup xcs esnceteecctsnseieere cust aAlanssalidetacateniceaes 6 12 Installing the Riser Card xe ccc sarearec can cescescenzncinesseatehacnateasnatracentesceameeczansenrenncae 6 13 Installing Add On CardScan ener eens eeatdenes 6 14 6 5 Installing the Air ShroudS sare sac tcccdesassdenntesanncctacaroiatedarswsnentiendeadvabinateacendenns 6 15 6 6 Checking the Air FIOW cc cccceeeee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeenseeeeeeneeeseees 6 17 Installation Completa escicsshavedinaaiscexeeso2 ag dananpierGeruaadavasteiapiemesginniniiedepieatiadates 6 17 6 7 Replacing System Fans scascrneseeaesrsaassnesastoseeaniudiunsad sandennsndvensdeeaeeananens 6 17 Optional Fan Con QUPAUONS fiss cciscestscsessngsarsenpeanesanadenuinaennniniagesscegsementueraunae 6 17 6 8 Power SUPply ssiri innin a a sateen iain 6 20 Power Supply REDS COMIN ics tarstrncieterinniieleivaiaottlidiedbapianialeansainiidiantaxtetvaiqaias 6 20 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Before POWE OM esigere tee erae ee eea tates eae needa e 7 1 NO POWT Sener eee See nee ee eer eee eens eee eee eee ee ee
43. User s Guide i When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu Deleting a RAID Volume A N Warning Make sure you back up your data before deleting a RAID set You will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set a From the main menu select item2 Delete RAID Volume and press lt Enter gt b Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press lt Del gt A warning message displays c When asked Are you sure you want to delete this volume Y N press Y to delete the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Delete Volume menu B 8 Appendix B Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Resetting to Non RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD Warning Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to non RAID AN or Resetting a RAID HDD Resetting a RAID volume HDD or Resetting a RAID HDD will reformat the HDD and delete the internal RAID structure on the drive a From the main menu select item3 Reset Disks to Non RAID and press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear Mat torage Manager option RON 1 8 1091 Copyright C 2809 85 Intel Corporation All Right 1 Create RAID Volune j Port Drive Mode Serial TE Select the disks that should be reset 11 Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete b Use the lt Up Arrow gt
44. Utility View Only allows access to the Setup Utility but the elds cannot be changed Limited allows only limited elds to be changed such as Date and Time No Access prevents User access to the Setup Utility Change User Password Select this feature and press lt Enter gt to access the submenu and then type in a new User Password 8 26 Chapter 8 BIOS Clear User Password Available only when User Password has been set This item allows you to clear a user password after it has been entered Password Check This item allows you to check a password after it has been entered The options are Setup and Always Boot Sector Virus Protection When Enabled the AMI BOIS displays a warning when any program or virus is sues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 8 5 Boot Configuration Use this feature to con gure boot settings BIDS SETUP UTILITY gt Hoot Device Priority gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device 3rd boot device 4th boot device 5th boot device and Disabled e 1st Boot Device USB XXXXXXXXxX e 2nd Boot Device CD DVD XXXXXXXXxX 8 27 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide gt Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence fro
45. _P_C SMBCLK_PS 3 SATA2_TX_N_C 2 SMBDAT_PS 5 34 iLN_ 8 L 7 RX_P_ 6 _N_ 5 12 CS 3 3 2 5 27 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 5 11 Connecting Cables JF1 The non maskable interrupt header is located at ail JNMI1 Refer to the table on the right for pin de ni cee ae tions Control Internal Buzzer The Internal Buzzer located at JSPK1 can be used to provide audible alarms for various beep codes See the table on the right for pin de nitions Refer to the layout below for the locations of the Internal Speaker coe Buzzer Pin De nition 1 Pos Beep In BEEP IN g rd ha 3 A NMI Header B Internal Speaker BENNO Za VERNIO id 5 28 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup IPMB I C SMB A System Management Bus header for the IPMI slot is located at IPMB Connect the appropriate cable here to De nition use the IPMB I C connection on your system Data Ground Clock No Connection The R424 E2 serverboard has a cooling fan on the De nition serverboard This 4 pin fan header is backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fan However fan speed control is only available for a 4 pin fan The fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Manage ment via Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Set ting in the BIOS The Default setting is
46. a in parallel interleaved striped sections of two hard drives Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk RAID1 Data Mirroring an identical data image from one drive is copied to another drive The second drive must be the same size or larger than the rst drive RAID 10 Striping amp Mirroring RAID 0 and 1 schemes are combined without parity information to get the bene ts of both RAID 5 both data and parity information are striped and mirrored across three or more hard drives The Intel Matrix Storage The Intel Matrix Storage supported by the IOH 36D allows the user to create RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets by using only six identical hard disk drives The Intel Matrix Storage Technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive and generate a virtual RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets It also allows you the change the HDD partition size without any data Configuring BIOS Settings for SATA RAID Functions Native Mode 1 Press the lt Del gt key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the rst time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the lt En ter gt key Select OK to con rm the selection Press the lt Enter gt key to
47. after reconnecting them make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations The following data cables with their locations noted should be connected See the serverboard layout for connector locations Note that each connection listed should be made for both serverboards in the chassis e SATA drive cables I SATAO I SATA1 e Control Panel cable JF1 Connecting Power Cables The bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 serverboard has two 20 pin ATX power sup ply connectors for connection to the ATX power supply Only one of these from each board should be connected to the power supply The Primary ATX Power Header is used to supply power to the primary serverboard and the Second ary ATX Power Header is used to supply power to the secondary serverboard Connect the power supply to only one of these on both boards primary left secondary right when viewed from front of server See Section 5 9 for power connector pin de nitions 5 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Connecting the Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 5 1 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED in dicators All JF1 wires have been bundled into a single ribbon cable to simplify this connection Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board The other end connects to the Control Panel PCB board located just behind the system status LEDs on the chassis
48. aging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 6 1 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Figure 6 1 Chassis Front View 6 2 Installing and Removing Hard Drives The R424 E2 chassis contains four individual serverboards in separate node drawers Each serverboard node controls a set of three hard drives Note that if a serverboard node drawer is pulled out of the chassis the hard drives associated with that node will power down as well Serverboard Drawer Locations in the Chassis Motherboard B Motherboard C Controls HDDs B1 B2 and B3 Controls HDDs C1 C2 and C3 Motherboard A Motherboard D Controls HDDs A1 A2 and A3 Controls HDDs D1 D2 and D3 Figure 6 3 Hard Drives and the Corresponding Serverboards 6 2 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6 4 Removing a Hard Drive Tray Removing Hard Drive Trays from the Chassis Press the release button on the drive tray This extends the drive bay handle 1 Use the handle to pull the drive out of the chassis 6 3 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Dummy Drive Drive Tray Figure 6 5 Chassis Drive Tray The drives are mounted in drive trays to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis These trays also help promote proper air ow for the drive bays Warning Except for short periods of time while swapping hard drives do n
49. air ow and can be installed in smaller chassis than PATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while SATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall SATA provides bet ter functionality than PATA Introduction to the Intel IOH 36D I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel 5520 Chipset the IOH 36D I O controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 1 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and one Adaptec SATA Host Controller which support up to six SATA drives up to two RAID volumes and up to four drives in RAID con gurations See the table below for details Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Controller Firmware supports Drives supported Six Number of RAID Volumes supported Two Total Drives in RAID Configurations Four Examples of Valid RAID Configurations Two drives of RAID 1 two drives of RAID 0 Two drives of RAID 1 two drives of RAID 1 Three drives of RAID 0 Four drives of RAID 0 Examples of Invalid RAID Configurations Three drives of RAID 0 two drives of RAID 1 Note this table is applicable to Adaptec s HostRAID Controller Firmware only C 1 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Configuring SATA RAID 1 Press the lt Del gt key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the rst time powering on the system we r
50. ality power strip that offers protection from electrical noise and power surges It is recommended that you use an uninterruptible power supply UPS 3 Finally depress the power on button on the front of the chassis 2 12 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 7 Chassis Cover Remove two screws 2 Check Ventilation Openings Figure 2 7 Removing the Chassis Cover Before operating the R424 E2 chassis for the rst time it is important to remove the protective Im covering the top of the chassis in order to allow for proper ventilation and cooling Removing the Chassis Cover and Protective Film 1 Remove the two screws which secure the top cover onto the chassis as shown above 2 Lift the top cover up and off the chassis 3 Peel off the protective Im covering the top cover and the top of the chassis 4 Check that all ventilation openings on the top cover and the top of the chassis are clear and unobstructed 2 13 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Warning Except for short periods of time do NOT operate the server without the cover in place The chassis cover must be in place to allow proper air flow and prevent overheating 2 14 Chapter 3 System Interface Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview There are several LEDs on the control panel and on the drive carriers to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system R424 E2 models include four c
51. ally set to 1 Press or on your keyboard to change the Channel Number Channel Number Status This feature returns the channel status for the Channel Number selected above Channel Number is OK or Wrong Chan nel Number 8 22 Chapter 8 BIOS gt IP Address Configuration Enter the IP address for this machine This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 The value of each three digit number sepa rated by dots should not exceed 255 as shown in the screen below BIOS SETUP UTILITY IP Address 192 168 601 1731 Parameter Selector Use this feature to select the parameter of your IP Address con guration IP Address IP Address Source Select the source of this machine s IP address If Static is selected you will need to know and enter manually the IP address of this machine below If DHCP is selected the BIOS will search for a DHCP Dynamic Host Con guration Pro tocol server in the network it is attached to and request the next available IP address The options are DHCP and Static The following items are assigned IP addresses automatically if DHCP is selected under IP Address Source above IP Address The BIOS will automatically enter the IP address of this machine however it may be overridden IP addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers sepa rated by dots Current IP Address in BMC This item displays the current IP address used for your IPMI connection 8 23
52. are un initialized or not formatted are shown in gray and cannot be used Note It is recommended that you configure devices before you create arrays To create an array 1 From the main menu shown on page C 4 select Create Array 2 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To de select any disk highlight the disk and press Delete i SATA HostRAID Controller WE Array Configuration Utility Select drives to create Array Selected Dr ives 6 8 8 STSBHKISAS 74 366 681 HDC HD 48CD 88FLAL 69 863 82 HDC HD740CD BBFLA2 69 8CB 683 HDC HD74ACD AAFLA1 69 ACB 17441 U KHEL h 3 The arrays you have selected will appear on the Selected Drives dialog box on the right as shown below 4 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Proper ties menu displays PEE ay aes we ee ee ee sy pe es e to create Array Selected Drives 74 36 66 ST3I60813AS 74 363 69 8CB 41 HDC ND74KUD HHFLAT 59 HUB 69 AGD 69 ACB i C 8 Appendix C Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Assigning Array Properties Once a new array is completed you can assign properties to the array Caution Once the array is created and its properties are assigned and you can not change the array properties using this utility To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the screen below select an array type and press Enter Only t
53. as a data transfer rate of 100 MBs Select UDMA5 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 5 It has a data transfer rate of 133 MBs Select UDMAG6 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 6 It has a data transfer rate of 133 MBs The options are Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn S M A R T For Hard disk drives Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impend ing drive failures Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Select Enable to enable the function of 32 bit IDE data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled 8 14 Chapter 8 BIOS IDE Detect Timeout sec Use this feature to set the time out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA ATAPI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 gt PCI PnP Configuration Clear NVRAM This feature clears the NVRAM during system boot The options are No and Yes Plug amp Play OS Selecting Yes allows the OS to con gure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow the AMI BIOS to con gure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This feature sets t
54. aside for later use 6 11 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Installing the Adapter Card 1 Make sure the motherboard has been installed properly in the node drawer before installing the adapter card 2 Place the adapter card and spacer plate in the motherboard drawer aligning the holes in the spacer and the adapter card with the holes in the mother board drawer 3 Secure the adapter card and spacer plate to the motherboard drawer using the ve M3 athead screws which were previously set aside 4 Reconnect the wiring from the motherboard to the adapter card if necessary 5 Return the motherboard drawer to the closed position in the chassis Add on Card Expansion Slot Setup The R424 E2 chassis supports one low pro le expansion slot for each node for a total of four slots in the chassis To install a low pro le PCI card follow the instruc tions below PCI Slot Shield Figure 6 15 I O Shield Configuration 6 12 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Installing the Riser Card Disconnect the power supply and lay the chassis on a at surface Pull the serverboard node drawer from the chassis Remove the add on card bracket 3a Remove the screw securing the add on bracket to the back of the drawer 3b Lift the bracket out of the serverboard node drawer Align the riser card mounting hole to the brack
55. assis inlet Each step is in 0 5 C increment The default is 070 Press or on your keyboard to change this value Temperature Rise This is the temperature rise to the DIMM thermal zone Each step is in 0 50C increment The default is 020 Press or on your keyboard to change this value Air Flow This is the air ow speed to the DIMM modules Each step is one mm sec The default is 1500 Press or on your keyboard to change this value Altitude This feature de nes how many meters above or below sea level the system is lo cated The options are Sea Level or Below 1 300 301 600 601 900 901 1200 1201 1500 1501 1800 1801 2100 2101 2400 2401 2700 2701 3000 DIMM Pitch 8 9 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide gt North Bridge Configuration This feature allows the user to con gure the settings for the Intel IOH chip Crystal Beach DMA Direct Memory Access This feature works with the Intel I O AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of TOE devices Note A TOE device is a specialized dedi cated processor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card When this feature is set to Enabled it will enhance overall system performance by providing direct memory access for data transferring The options are Enabled and Disabled Intel VT d Select Enabled to enable Intel s Virtualization Tec
56. bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide REFERENCE 86 Al 61FE 00 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Hardware June 2010 BULL CEDOC 357 AVENUE PATTON B P 20845 49008 ANGERS CEDEX 01 FRANCE REFERENCE 86 Al 61FE 00 The following copyright notice protects this book under Copyright laws which prohibit such actions as but not limited to copying distributing modifying and making derivative works Copyright Bull SAS 2010 Copyright Super Micro Computer Inc 2009 Printed in France Suggestions and criticisms concerning the form content and presentation of this book are invited A form is provided at the end of this book for this purpose To order additional copies of this book or other Bull Technical Publications you are invited to use the Ordering Form also provided at the end of this book Trademarks and Acknowledgements We acknowledge the rights of the proprietors of the trademarks mentioned in this manual All brand names and software and hardware product names are subject to trademark and or patent protection Quoting of brand and product names is for information purposes only and does not represent trademark misuse Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Windows and Microsoft software are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torwalds Phoenix is a registered trademark of
57. cal Loading Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not arise due to uneven mechanical loading Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the power supply circuitry and the effect that any possible overloading of circuits might have on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern Reliable Ground A reliable ground must be maintained at all times To ensure this the rack itself should be grounded Particular attention should be given to power supply con nections other than the direct connections to the branch circuit i e the use of power strips etc 2 3 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the chassis into a rack unit with the rails provided There are a variety of rack units on the market which may mean that the assembly procedure will differ slightly from the instructions provided You should also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using NOTE This rail will t a rack between 26 5 and 36 4 deep Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails The chassis package includes two rail assemblies in the rack mounting kit Each assembly consists of three sections An inner chassis rail which secu
58. ce of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before reinstall ing them on the serverboard 5 10 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 6 Installing Memory CAUTION r4 Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the N memory is interleaved to improve performance See step 1 Installing a DIMM 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with P1 DIMM 1A For best memory performance please install memory modules of the same type and same speed on the memory slots as indicated on the tables below See the Memory Installation Table Below 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incor rectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a serverboard with One CPU CPU1 installed ee e a 6 DIMMs P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2A_ P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM3A_ P1 DIMM3B For a serverboard with One CPU CPU2 installed es e a Sonne ezomm poma froma For a serverboard with Two CPUs installed CPU1 CPU2 Branch 1 Branch 1 Branch 3 eom a faa aa 5 11 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Memory
59. d LAN Figure 1 1 System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram See the Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Chassis Components Overview This chapter describes the most common components included with your chassis Some components listed may not be included or compatible with your particular chassis model For more information see the installation instructions detailed later in this manual Components Chassis e The bullx R424 E2 chassis includes twelve hot swappable hard drive bays For more information Backplane e The bullx R424 E2 chassis comes equipped with a BPN SAS 827B back plane For more information regarding compatible backplanes view the appendices found at the end of this manual Fans e The bullx R424 E2 chassis accepts four system fans System fans for the chassis are powered from the motherboards or the HDD backplane The two fans on each side are controlled by two motherboards so that when one of the motherboard nodes is removed the second motherboard will continue to control both fans Power Supply e The bullx R424 E2 chassis model includes a high ef ciency 80 Plus Gold Level power supply rated at 1400 Watts In the unlikely event your power supply fails replacement is simple and can be accomplished without tools Air Shroud e The bullx R424 E2 chassis requires mylar air shrouds for each node
60. dding Deleting Hotspares To add a Hotspare Note In order to rebuild a RAID RAID 0 or RAID 1 you would need to add a new HDD as a hotspare 1 From the main menu shown on Page C 4 select Add Delete Hotspares 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare and press lt Insert gt and then press lt Enter gt 3 Press Yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear in the Selected drives Menu To delete a Hotspare 1 From the main menu shown on Page C 4 select Add Delete Hotspares 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the Hotspare you want to delete and press lt delete gt and then press lt Enter gt 3 When the following warning is displayed Do you want to delete the hot spare Yes No press Yes to delete the hotspare you have selected ST36 813AS 3G 85 HDC HD74AGD BAFLAZ 69 8GB HDC HD 44GD 84FLAL HDC HD74AGD BAFLAZ HDC HD74AGD BAFLAL Do you want to delete the Spare Yes No Appendix C Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 From the main menu select Manage Arrays and hit lt Enter gt as shown on the previous page 2 From the List of Arrays dialog box shown below select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears as
61. de 4 Power on your system and click the lt Connect gt button in the Hyper Terminal The terminal screen will display the following messages Press lt SpaceBar gt to update BIOS Confirm update BIOS y n y Begin remote BIOS flash y n y Starting remote flash Upload new BIOS file using Xmodem protocol 5 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 con rm BIOS updating press lt y gt to con rm BIOS updates c Press lt y gt again to begin ashing BIOS remotely Note Be sure to complete Steps a 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 ashing is starting and the new BIOS le 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 a Select the Transfer menu and enter lt Send gt AML_FLSH HyperTerminal Fie Edit View Cal BETE Sog m Receive File Capture Text Send Text File Press lt Spa yke remote BIOS flash gt Capture bo Prin r Begin remo rid cer y n y Starting remote flash Upload new BIOS file using Xmodem protocol ae Se Se Se 33335 b Specify the location of the
62. de of the chassis aligning the hooks on the side of the chassis with the holes in the inner rail 3 Slide the inner rail forward toward the front of the chassis until the rail clicks into the locked position which secures the inner rail to the chassis 4 Secure the inner rail to the chassis with the screws provided 5 Repeat steps 1 through 4 above for the other inner rail Inner Rails Figure 2 3 Installing the inner rails 2 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Figure 2 4 Inner Rails Installed on the Chassis Installing The Outer Rails on the Rack Installing the Outer Rails 1 Press upward on the locking tab at the rear end of the middle rail 2 Push the middle rail back into the outer rail 3 Hang the hooks of the front of the outer rail onto the slots on the front of the rack If necessary use screws to secure the outer rails to the rack as illustrated above 4 Pull out the rear of the outer rail adjusting the length until it ts within the posts of the rack 5 Hang the hooks of the rear portion of the outer rail onto the slots on the rear of the rack If necessary use screws to secure the rear of the outer rail to the rear of the rack 6 Repeat steps 1 5 for the remaining outer rail 2 7 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide VANA ae Figure 2 5 Extending and Releasing the Outer Rails Standard Chassis Installation Installing the Chassis into a Rack 1 C
63. e simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions e Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 e Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the rails e Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack rst and then work up e Use a regulating uninterruptible power supply UPS to protect the server from power surges voltage spikes and to keep your system operating in case of a power failure e Allow the hot plug SATA drives and power supply modules to cool before touching them 2 2 Chapter 2 Server Installation e Always keep the rack s front door and all panels and components on the serv ers closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling e Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the chassis air ow See Chapter 5 for details on cable connections Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating Temperature If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the ambient operating tem perature of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient temperature of the room Therefore consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the manufacturer s maximum rated ambient temperature Tmra Reduced Airflow Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of air ow required for safe operation is not compromised Mechani
64. e Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press lt Enter gt The fol lowing prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the parti tion Yes No 4 Press Yes to delete the array and partition or No to return to the previous menu 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities 1 From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Menu select Disk Utilities as shown above and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears SATA Port 6 S1388813AS 3 85 1 5 Gb s SATA Port 1 HDC WD 48CD BFLA1 27 88D27 1 5 Chvs SATA Port 2 HDC WD748CD BFLA2 31 88F31 1 5 Ch s SATA Port 3 HDC WD74 CD 8FLA1 27 88D27 1 5 SATA Port 5 HDC WD 4HCD OBFLA2 31 88F31 1 Only drives present at POST are displayed 2 Select the desired disk and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears C 16 Appendix C Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines To format a disk Note The operation of Formatting Disk allows you to perform a low level format ting of a hard drive by
65. e PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer bandwidth of 32 Bits Select Enabled to enable 32 Bit data transfer 8 13 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide DMA Mode Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect IDE DMA mode when the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select SWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 2 1 MBs Select SWDMA 1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select MWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select MWDMA 1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MBs Select MWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs Select UDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select UDMA to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs Select UDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 33 3 MBs Select UDMA3 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 66 6 MBs Select UDMA4 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 It h
66. e chassis handles to the front of the rack 2 10 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup After you install the bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 in the rack you will need to open the top cover to make sure the serverboard is properly installed and all the con nections have been made Accessing the Inside of the System 1 Release the retention screws that secure the system to the rack Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the system straight out until it locks you will hear a click Remove the four screws two on the sides and two on the top that secure the top cover to the chassis Place your thumbs in the two rectangular recess es and push the cover away from you toward the rear of the chassis until it stops You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server see Figure 2 6 To remove the system from the rack completely depress the locking tabs in the chassis rails push the right side tab down and the left side tab up to continue to pull the system out past the locked position Checking the Components and Setup 1 You may have one or two processors already installed in each of the two serverboards Each processor needs its own heatsink See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor and heatsink installation Your server system may have come with system memory already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots
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68. eatsink or the CPU die because the required amount has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 3 Install two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws and tighten them until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tight ening all four screws Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Screw 1 Screw 2 Install Screw 1 5 9 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Removing the Heatsink removed However if you do need to remove the heatsink please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink and prevent damage to the CPU or other components l Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be 1 Unplug the power cord from the power supply 2 Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header 3 Using a screwdriver loosen and remove the heatsink screws from the Using a screwdriver to serverboard in the sequence as show remove Screw 1 in the picture on the right 4 Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 5 Once the heatsink is loosened remove it from the CPU socket 6 To reinstall the CPU and the heatsink clean the surfa
69. ecommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the lt Enter gt key Select OK to con rm the selection Press the lt Enter gt key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Control Mode and press the lt Enter gt key to select Enhanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press lt Enter gt Then select En abled 6 Scroll down to ICH RAID Codebase and select Adaptec Then press lt En ter gt For ICH RAID Codebase Change the setting from Intel to Adaptec 7 Go to Exit Select Exit Saving Changes from the Exit menu Press the lt Enter gt key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 8 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 9 During the system boot up press the lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt keys simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Con guration Utility when prompted by the following message Press lt Ctrl gt lt A gt for Intel RAID Con guration Utility Appendix C Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Adaptec SATA with HostRAID The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller adds SATA RAID functional ity and performance enhancements to a motherboard RAID striping RAID 0 allows data to be wr
70. ect 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 allow the system to resume its last state before a power loss The options are Power On Power Off and Last State Watch Dog Timer 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 8 5 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide gt Processor and Clock Options This submenu allows the user to con gure the Processor and Clock settings Ratio CMOS Setting This option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the ESB Frequency Note if an invalid ratio is entered the AMI BIOS will restore the setting to the previous state The default setting depends on the type of CPU installed on the motherboard The default setting for the CPU installed in your motherboard is 16 Press or on your keyboard to change this value C1E Support Select Enabled to use the feature of Enhanced Halt State C1E signi cantly reduces the CPU s power consumption by reducing the CPU s clock cycle and voltage during a Halt State The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the hardware pre fetcher will pre fetch streams of data and instructions from the main memory to the L2 cache in
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72. erature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die tem perature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disabled Full Speed 12V to disable the fan speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at the full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disabled Full Speed 2 Server Mode 3 Workstation Mode 8 18 Chapter 8 BIOS Fan1 Fan 4 Reading This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan1 through Fand Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore 5Vin 12Vcc V VP1 DIMM VP2 DIMM 3 3Vcc V and Battery Voltage gt ACPI Configuration Use this feature to con gure Advanced Con guration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system ACPI Version Features The options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 Please refer to ACPI s website for further explanation http www acpi info ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to include the ACPI APIC Table Pointer in the RSDT Root Sys tem Description Table pointer list The options are Enabled and Disabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ When this item is set to Enabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is supported by the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode This feature is used to enable system to function
73. erboard as shown below The air shroud sits behind the system fans and goes over the top of the serverboard and its components 3 Repeat the procedure for the remaining three serverboard nodes Figure 6 18 Air Shroud 6 15 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Screws TM tay amp ti eee nessa ea me wr 6 16 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 6 Checking the Air Flow Checking Airflow 1 Make sure there are no objects to obstruct air ow in and out of the server In addition if you are using a front bezel make sure the bezel s Iter is replaced periodically 2 Do not operate the server without drives or drive trays in the drive bays Use only recommended server parts 3 Make sure no wires or foreign objects obstruct air ow through the chassis Pull all excess cabling out of the air ow path or use shorter cables 4 The control panel LEDs inform you of system status See Chapter 3 System Interface for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons Installation Complete In most cases the chassis power supply and fans are pre installed If you need to install fans or power supplies continue to the Systems Fan and 6 7 Replacing System Fans Four fans provide cooling for the chassis These fans circulate air through the chas sis as a means of lowering the chassis internal temperature The R424 E2 system fans are easy to change modules There is no need to unins
74. et standoff and secure the riser card to the bracket using the two screws included in the accessory box Insert the riser card along with the riser bracket into the serverboard Secure the riser bracket to the serverboard node drawer s rear window Figure 6 16 Installing the Riser Card 6 13 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Installing Add on Cards 1 Disconnect the power supply lay the chassis on a at surface and open the chassis cover 2 Pull out the serverboard node drawer from the chassis 3 Pull open the add on card slot clip in the rear of the serverboard node drawer 4 Remove the PCI slot shield 5 Place the add on card into the serverboard node drawer 6 Slide the add on card into the rear riser card slot and t the add on card bracket with the opening in the rear of the serverboard node drawer 7 Close the add on card slot clip Add on Card PCI Slot Shield Figure 6 17 Installing the Add on Card 6 14 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 5 Installing the Air Shrouds Air shrouds concentrate air ow to maximize fan ef ciency The R424 E2 chassis requires air shrouds for each serverboard node Air shrouds vary depending uopn the serverboard used See the illustrations below Installing an Air Shroud 1 Make sure that the serverboard adapter card if any and all components are properly installed in each motherboard node 2 Place the rst air shroud over the serv
75. f Clock Spectrum which will allow the BIOS to monitor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components whenever needed The options are Disabled and Enabled 8 7 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide gt Advanced Chipset Control The items included in the Advanced Settings submenu are listed below gt CPU Bridge Configuration QPI Links Speed This feature selects QPI s data transfer speed The options are Slow mode and Full Speed QPI Frequency This selects the desired QPI frequency The options are Auto 4 800 GT 5 866GT 6 400 GT QPI LOs and L1 This enables the QPI power state to low power LOs and L1 are automatically selected by the motherboard The options are Disabled and Enabled Memory Frequency This feature forces a DDR3 frequency slower than what the system has detected The available options are Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1066 and Force DDR 1333 Memory Mode The options are Independent Channel Mirror Lockstep and Sparing Independent All DIMMs are available to the operating system Channel Mirror The motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in memory for redundancy Lockstep The motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in parallel Sparing A preset threshold of correctable errors is used to trigger fail over The spare memory is put online and used as active memory in place of the fai
76. hat reports absolute temperatures Celsius Fahrenheit has been upgraded to a more advanced feature by Intel in its newer processors The basic con cept is each CPU is embedded by unique temperature information that the motherboard can read This Temperature Threshold or Temperature Tolerance has been assigned at the factory and is the baseline on which the motherboard takes action during different CPU temperature conditions i e by increasing CPU Fan speed triggering the Overheat Alarm etc Since CPUs can have different Temperature Tolerances the installed CPU 8 17 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide can now send information to the motherboard what its Temperature Tolerance is and not the other way around This results in better CPU thermal management Bull has leveraged this feature by assigning a temperature status to certain thermal conditions in the processor Low Medium and High This makes it easier for the user to understand the CPU s temperature status rather than by just simply seeing a temperature reading i e 250C The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected by the BIOS Low This level is considered as the normal operating state The CPU temperature is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as con gured in the BIOS Fan Speed Control User intervention No action requi
77. he available array types will be displayed on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives RAID O Stripe RAID 1 Mirror Array Type Array Label Array Size 68 938 GB Stripe Size 64KB Create RAID via Done 4 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in a label and press lt Enter gt Note The label shall not be more than 15 characters 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Note Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB 64K is default Please do not change the default setting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the different ways of creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate RAID 0 Quick Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 or RAID 10 on new drives or when RAID 10 you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 Quick Init Fastest way to create a RAID 1 or RAID 10 RAID 10 Appropriate when using new drives Note If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be
78. he 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 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 PCI IDE BusMaster When enabled the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 or LAN2 Option ROM This is to boot computer using a network interface The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Super IO Device Configuration Serial Porti Address Serial Port2 Address This option speci es the base I O port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options for Serial Port1 are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 The options for Serial Port2 are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 8 15 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide gt Remote Access Configuration Remote Access This allows the user to enable the Remote Access feature The options are Disabled and Enabled If Remote Access is set to Enabled the following items will display Serial Port Number This featu
79. hnology support for Direct I O VT d by reporting the I O device assignments to VMM through the DMAR ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing The settings are Enabled and Disabled IOH PCIE Max Payload Size Some add on cards perform faster with the coalesce feature which limits the payload size to 128 MB while others with a payload size of 256 MB which inhibits the coalesce feature Please refer to your add on card user guide for the desired setting The options are 256MB and 128MB PCI E Port 1 Link Select This feature allows the user to con gure the IOH link settings for the PCI E Port 1 The options are X4X4X4X4 X4X4X8 X8X4X4 X8X8 and X16 8 10 Chapter 8 BIOS gt South Bridge Configuration This feature allows the user to con gure the settings for the Intel ICH South Bridge chipset USB Functions This feature allows the user to decide the number of onboard USB ports to be enabled The Options are Disabled and Enabled Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to use Legacy USB devices If this item is set to Auto Legacy USB support will be automatically enabled if a legacy USB device is installed on the motherboard and vise versa The settings are Disabled Enabled and Auto USB 2 0 Controller Select Enabled to activate the onboard USB 2 0 controller The opt
80. ies two rail mounting brackets and the mounting screws you will need to install the system into the rack Follow the steps in the order given to complete the installation process in a minimum amount of time Please read this section in its entirety before you begin the installation procedure outlined in the sections that follow Choosing a Setup Location e Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door completely 63 cm 25 inches e Leave approximately 76 cm 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for suf cient air ow and ease in servicing 2 1 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide e This product is for installation only in a Restricted Access Location dedicated equipment rooms service closets and the like e This product is not suitable for use with visual display work place devices according to 2 of the the German Ordinance for Work with Visual Display Units Rack Precautions A N Warnings and Precautions AN e Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to the oor with the full weight of the rack resting on them e In single rack installation stabilizers should be attached to the rack e In multiple rack installations the racks should be coupled together e Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack e You should extend only one component at a time extending two or mor
81. ifying other wise select No and hit lt Enter gt Adaptec SATA HostRAID Control ler Ha C 18 Appendix C Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide C 20 Appendix D System Speci cations Appendix D System Specifications Note unless noted speci cations apply to a complete system both server boards Processors Two Intel 5500 Series LGA 1366 processors each processor supporting two full width Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI links with a total of up to 51 2 GT s Data Transfer Rate 6 4 GT s per direction Chipset Intel 5520 BIOS a 32 Mb AMI SPI Flash ROM a ACPI 1 02 2 0 3 0 Plug and Plat PnP and USB Keyboard support Memory Twelve 240 pin DIMM sockets support up to 48 GB of DDR3 Registered ECC 1333 1066 800 MHz Memory with maximum of 4 GB per DIMM module Serial ATA Controller Intel ESB2 on chip controller to support four 3 Gb s Serial ATA RAID O 1 SATA Drive Bays Four 4 hot swap drive bays to house four 4 standard SATA drives PCI Expansion Two 2 low pro le PCI Express 2 0 x16 slots with pre installed riser cards Serverboard bullx R424 E2 bullx R424 INF E2 Dimensions both 6 5 x 16 4 in 165 x 417 mm D 1 bullx R424
82. ions are Enabled and Disabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to select the USB 2 0 Controller mode The options are Hi Speed 480 Mbps and Full Speed 12 Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand Off Select Enabled to enable BIOS Enhanced Host Controller Interface support to provide a workaround solution for an operating system that does not have EHCI Hand Off support When enabled the EHCI Interface will be changed from the BIOS controlled to the OS controlled The options are Disabled and Enabled 8 11 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide gt IDE SATA Floppy Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the pres ence of the IDE devices and displays the following items SATA 1 Configuration If Compatible is selected it sets SATA 1 to legacy compatibility mode while selecting Enhanced sets SATA 1 to native SATA mode The options are Disabled Compatible and Enhanced Configure SATA 1 as This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SATA 1 The options are IDE RAID and AHCI When the option RAID is selected the item ICH RAID Code Base will appear When the option AHCI is selected the item SATA AHCI will be available ICH RAID Code Base This feature is available when the option RAID is se lected Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID rmware to con gure Intel s SATA RAID set tings Select Adaptec to enable Adaptec s SATA RAID rmware to con gure
83. is chassis does not support SCSI drives at this time 3 3 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Notes Chapter 4 System Safety Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions A Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 from damage Be aware of the locations of the power on off switch on the chassis as well as the room s emergency power off switch disconnection switch or electrical outlet If an electrical accident occurs you can then quickly remove power from the system Do not work alone when working with high voltage components Power should always be disconnected from the system when removing or in stalling main system components such as the serverboard memory modules and oppy drive When disconnecting power you should rst power down the system with the operating system rst and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units in the system When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid making a complete circuit which will cause electrical shock Use extreme caution when using metal tools which can easily damage any electri cal components or circuit boards they come into contact with Do no
84. itten across multiple drives greatly improving hard disk I O performance RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows data to be simultaneously written to two drives improving data security even if a single hard disk fails A Stripe of Mirrors RAID 10 provides multiple RAID 1 mirrors and a RAID 0 stripe maximiz ing data security and system ef ciency By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design bullx R424 E1 R424 INF E1 serverboard offers the user the bene ts of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Con guration Utility an embedded BIOS Utility includes the following Array Con guration Utility Use this utility to create con gure and manage ar rays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Con guration Utility you will need to do the following 1 Enable RAID functions in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Con gurations 2 Press the lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during system boot Refer to the previous page for detailed instructions Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU When you press lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt keys simultaneously at the prompt during system bootup the main menu will appear Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the lt Enter gt
85. lains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective action you may need to take e Alert This LED is illuminated when an alert condition occurs A solid red light indicates an overheat condition in the system A ashing red light which ashes in one second intervals indicates a fan failure A ashing red light which ashes in four second interfals indicates a power failure When noti ed of an alert check the routing of the cables and make sure all fans are present and operating normally You should also check to make sure that the chassis covers and air shrouds are installed Finally verify that the heatsinks are installed properly This LED will remain ashing or on as long as the temperature is too high or a fan does not function properly 3 2 Chapter 3 System Interface L Ll co O LE Cd e NIC Indicates network activity on either LAN1 or LAN2 when ashing 3 3 Drive Carrier LEDS The R424 E2 chassis uses SAS SATA drives SAS SATA Drives Each SAS SATA drive carrier has two LEDs e Blue Each Serial ATA drive carrier has a blue LED When illuminated this blue e LED on the front of the SATA drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the SATA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed e Red The red LED to indicate an SAS SATA drive failure If one of the SAS SATA e drives fail you should be noti ed by your system management software SCSI Drives Th
86. lect Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Then select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically load Optimal De faults to the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance 8 29 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 8 7 BIOS Recovery Warning 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 consequential 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 How to Recover the AMIBIOS Image the Main BIOS Block AnAMIBIOS ash 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 ash a new BIOS image if the original BIOS Image is corrupted When the system is powered on the boot sector code executes rst Once it is completed the main BIOS code will continue
87. led memory Demand Scrubbing A memory error correction scheme where the Processor writes corrected data back into the memory block from where it was read by the Processor The options are Enabled and Disabled 8 8 Chapter 8 BIOS Patrol Scrubbing A memory error correction scheme that works in the background looking for and correcting resident errors The options are Enabled and Disabled NUMA Support Select Enabled to use the feature of Non Uniform Memory Access to improve CPU performance The options are Enabled and Disabled Memory ECC Error Thresholdt This feature allows the user to set the threshold for the ECC memory errors The default setting is 2047 Throttling Closed Loop Throttling Open Loop Throttling improves reliability and reduces power in the processor by automatic voltage control during processor idle states Available options are Disabled and Enabled If Enabled the following items will appear Hysteresis Temperature Temperature Hysteresis is the temperature lag in degrees Celsius after the set DIMM temperature threshold is reached before Closed Loop Throttling begins The options are Disabled 1 5 C 3 0 C and 6 0 C Guardband Temperature This is the temperature which applies to the DIMM temperature threshold Each step is in 0 5 C increment The default is 006 Press or on your keyboard to change this value Inlet Temperature This is the temperature detected at the ch
88. m all available hard disk drives The settings are Disabled and a list of all hard disk drives that have been detected i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive etc e 1st Drive SATA XXXXXXXXX gt Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device and Disabled e 1st Drive USB XXXXXXXXX e 2nd Drive gt CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CD DVD Drives i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive etc 8 6 Exit Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen HOS SETUP UTILITY Save Changes and Exit 8 28 Chapter 8 BIOS Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system con guration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer so the new system con guration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system con guration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature se
89. mended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR3 Registered ECC 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between all memory slots and check the results Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots Make sure to follow the instructions given in Section 5 6 in Chapter 5 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply Please follow the instructions given in the DIMM Population Tables listed on pages 5 11 and 5 12 to install your memory modules 7 2 Chapter 8 BIOS Chapter 8 BIOS 8 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the R424 E2 R424 INF E2 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 Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens press the lt Delete gt key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the lt Delete gt key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as lt F1 gt lt F2 gt 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 con gured Grayed out options cannot be con
90. ment software and platform hardware This is an informational feature which returns the status code of the BMC micro controller IPMI Firmware Revision This item indicates the revision number of the current IPMI Firmware 8 20 Chapter 8 BIOS gt View BMC System Event Log This feature displays the BMC System Event Log SEL It shows the total num ber of entries of BMC System Events To view an event select an Entry Number and pressing lt Enter gt to display the information as shown in the screen MOS SETUP UTILITY SEL Entry Munber e Total Number of Entries e SEL Entry Number e SEL Record ID e SEL Record Type e Timestamp e Event Message Format User e Event Sensor Type e Event Sensor Number e Event Dir Type e Event Data Clear BMC System Event Log Clear BMC System Log Select OK and press the lt Enter gt key to clear the BMC system log Select to keep the BMC System log The options are OK and Cancel that you no longer need any data stored in the log before clearing the i Caution Any cleared information is unrecoverable Make absolutely sure BMC Event Log 8 21 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide gt Set LAN Configuration Set this feature to con gure the IPM LAN adapter with a network address as shown in the following graphics MOS SETUP UTILITY Channel Number Channel Number Enter the channel number for the SET LAN Con g com mand This is initi
91. nd Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode for Option ROM The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This feature selects the Power on state for Numlock key The options are Off and On Wait For F1 If Error 8 4 Chapter 8 BIOS This forces the system to wait until the F1 key is pressed if an error occurs The options are Disabled and Enabled Hit Del Message Display This feature displays Press DEL to run Setup during POST The options are Enabled 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 function as bootable devices The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Configuration 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 and 4_Second_ Override Restore on AC Power Loss Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage Sel
92. oller The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Inte S520 OH 360 Inte 500 OH 2 lt D Fer OEM orty A VGA Enable 5 33 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 5 13 Onboard Indicators Link Activity LED ED GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the serverboard An additional IPMI dedicated LAN port is also Rear View when facing the rear located on the R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Each _ Side of the chassis Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The GLAN Activity Indicator LED Settings yellow LED indicates activity while the Link LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables Color Status De nition Yellow Flashing Active at right for more information GLAN Link Indicator LED Settings Note IPMI dedicated LAN does not LED Color operate at 1 Gbps De nition Off No connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps A LAN 1 B LAN 2 C IPMI Dedicated LAN Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup InfiniBand LED Indicators LEB1 LEB2 Two In niBand LED Indicators LEB1 LEB2 are located on the serverboard The green LED LEB1 is the In niBand Link LED The yellow LED LEB2 indicates activity Refer to the table on the right for details Also see the layout below for the LED locations
93. on 2 Gently lift the socket clip to open the load plate 3 Hold the plastic cap at its north and south center edges to remove it from the CPU socket Hold the north and south edges of the plastic cap to remove it 5 7 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 4 After removing the plastic cap us ing your thumb and the index nger T hold the CPU at the north and south o center edges z S 5 Align the CPU key the semi circle P cutout against the socket key the z notch below the gold color dot on the O side of the socket A eb 6 Once both the CPU and the socket TETESI are aligned carefully lower the CPU 8 Ys fos toa wt straight down into the socket Do not rub the CPU against the surface of the socket or its pins to avoid damag ing the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 8 Once the CPU is securely seated on the socket lower the CPU load plate to the socket 9 Use your thumb to gently push the socket clip down to the clip lock Warning Please save the AN plastic cap The serverboard must be shipped with the plastic cap properly installed to protect the CPU socket pins Shipment without the plastic cap properly installed will cause damage to the socket pins Load Plate 5 8 Installing a CPU Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the h
94. on 5V USB_PNO USB_PPO Ground Front Panel USB 2 3 Pin Definitions De nition Pin 5V 6 USB_PN2 7 USB_PP2 8 Ground 9 No Con nection 1 USB 0 2 USB 1 3 USB 2 3 De nition 5V USB_PN3 USB_PP3 Ground Key Ethernet Ports Two Ethernet ports are located next to the USB 0 1 on the IO Backplane In addition an IPM Dedicated LAN is lo cated above the USB ports 0 1 These ports accept RJ45 type cables Notes 1 The IPMI Dedicated LAN is for R424 E2 R424 INF E2 2 Please refer to the LED Indicator Section for LAN LED information Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup LAN Ports Pin Definitions De nition P2V5SB TDO TDO TD1 TD1 TD2 TD2 TD3 1 LAN1 2 LAN2 5 23 De nition SGND Act LED P3V3SB Link 100 LED Yellow 3V3SB Link 1000 LED Yellow 3V3SB Ground Ground Ground Ground 3 IPMI Dedicated LAN bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Serial Ports A COM Port is located on the IO Backplane See the table on the right for pin de nitions Video Connector A Video VGA connector is located next to the COM Port on the IO backplane This connector is used to provide video and CRT display Refer to the board layout below for the location Serial Ports Pin Definitions COM1 Pin De nition Pin De nition 3 2 3 4 5 1 COM Port 2 VGA Port
95. on rm that the inner rails are properly installed on the chassis 2 Con rm that the outer rails are correctly installed on the rack 3 Pull the middle rail out from the front of the outer rail and make sure that the ball bearing shuttle is at the front locking position of the middle rail 4 Align the chassis inner rails with the front of the middle rails 5 Slide the inner rails on the chassis into the middle rails keeping the pressure even on both sides until the locking tab of the inner rail clicks into the front of the middle rail locking the chassis into the fully extended position 6 Depress the locking tabs of both sides at the same time and push the chassis all the way into the rear of the rack 7 If necessary for security purposes use screws to secure the chassis handles to the front of the rack 2 8 Chapter 2 Server Installation Ball Bearing Shuttle Figure 2 6 Installing into a rack 2 9 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Optional Quick Installation Method The following quick installation method may be used to install the chassis onto a rack Installing the Chassis into a Rack 1 Install the whole rail assembly onto the rack 2 Release the inner rail without retracting the middle rail 3 Install the inner rails on the chassis 4 Install the chassis onto the middle rail as described in the previous section If necessary for security purposes use screws to secure th
96. ontrol panels on the handles of the chassis which control each of the systems This chapter explains the meanings of all LED indicators and the appropriate re sponse you may need to take lal 11 G ia a 1 D l PERSERNE PMA Ci 10 omm e y ii A Figure 3 1 Chassis Control Panel 3 1 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 3 2 Control Panel Buttons POWER N F e Power The main power button on each of the four control panels is used to apply or remove power from the power supply to each of the four systems in the chassis Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system Therefore you must unplug system before servicing The poer button has a built in LED which will turn green when the power is on O f L UID e UID When used with a UID compatible motherboard the UID button is used to turn on or off the blue light function of the LED This is built into the front side of the UID button and at the rear end of each motherboard node for those motherboards which support it Once the blue light is activated the unit can be easily located in very large racks and server banks 3 3 Control Panel LEDS The four control panels are located on the front handle of the SC827 chassis Each control panel has two additional LEDs These LEDs provide you with critical informa tion related to different parts of the system This section exp
97. or occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 1 beep 5 short beeps 1 long beep Memory Error No memory detected in the system 8 beeps Display memory read write error Video adapter missing or with faulty memory 1 continuous beep with the front panel OH LED on 1 continuous beep with the front panel OH LED on System Overheat bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Notes Appendix B Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix B Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines After all the hardware has been installed you must rst con gure Intel s IOH 36D SATA RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers Important Notes to the User e If you do not wish to con gure onboard SATA RAID functions please go directly to Section B 3 and Appendix C for OS and other software installation instruc tions e This chapter describes RAID Con guration Instructions for the Intel OH 36D RAID controller designed for the Windows OS B 1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA To con gure the SATA RAID functions you must rst use the Intel IOH 36D SATA RAID Utility program to con gure the RAID Level that you desire before installing the Windows XP 20
98. ot operate the server with the hard drives bays empty Figure 6 6 Removing Dummy Drive from Tray 6 4 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Installing a Drive into the Hard Drive Tray 1 Remove the screws 2 holding the drive to the tray 2 Remove the drive from the tray SAS or SATA Hard Drive Drive Tray Figure 6 7 Removing Hard Drive 3 Install a new drive into the tray with the printed circuit board side facing down so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier 4 Secure the hard drive by tightening all six 6 screws 5 Use the open handle to replace the drive tray into the chassis Make sure the close the drive tray handle 6 5 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 6 3 Removing and Installing the Backplane The R424 E2 chassis backplane is located behind the hard drives and in front of the front system fans Although backplane failure rarely occurs in the event of a backplane failure follow the instructions below Removing the Backplane Removing the Backplane from the Chassis 1 Power down and unplug the system from any power source 2 Remove the chassis cover 3 Disconnect the cabling to the backplane 4 Remove all of the hard drive trays from the front of the chassis 5 Remove the ve upper screws at the top of the backplane and the screw from the side of the chassis as indicated by the arrows below Figure 6 8 Removing the Screws at the Top of the
99. out below for the LED locations A LE2 B LE3 l vemo VIAA 5 36 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Rear UOD LED LE4 The Rear UID LED is located at LE4 on the serverboard Refer to Section 5 4 for details See the layout below for the location A LE4 vin od VERANO o VORP koj VIO ld 5 37 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 5 14 Serial ATA and PCI E Connections PCI Express x16 Gen 2 Slot A PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot Slot 1 is located on the serverboard Refer to the layout below for the location anormais ais VERIO be RAND WAMO bd VENO ba EWA bd gal j j f a A PCI E 2 0 x16 Slot 1 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Serial ATA Connections A Front Panel Add On Card header is located at JF2 on the serverboard This header provide onboard SATA support Plug an add on card in JF2 to use SATA con nections These connections provide serial link signal transmission which is faster than that of the traditional Parallel ATA Refer Page 5 27 to see JF2 pin out de nitions O A ol oooo0oo0oo0o00000E A FP Add on Card header w SATA support oooo0oo0oo0000000 voooooo0oo0o0000 NOOOOOO0OO0OO0OO0OO0OOx N oOoo0oo0o08 80 O O O8 amp WwW oO pect O 5 39 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and U
100. r 4 Lay the serverboard in the node drawer aligning the standoffs with the serverboard 5 Secure the serverboard to the node drawer using the rounded Phillips head screws included for this purpose 6 Install the adapter card associated with the serverboard if the chassis is a hot swappable version Refer to the next section for instructions on installing the adapter card 7 Secure the CPU s heatsinks and other components to the serverboard as described in the serverboard documentation 6 10 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 8 Connect the cables between the serverboard backplane chassis front panel and power supply as needed Also fans may be temporarily removed to al low access to the backplane ports 9 Replace the add on card bracket and secure the bracket with a screw 10 Repeat steps 3 5 for the remaining nodes 6 4 Installing and Replacing Adapter Cards Adapter cards provide hot swappable functionality to the chassis Spacer Plate Adapter Card Motherboard Drawer Figure 6 14 Adapter Card Installlation Removing the Adapter Card 1 Remove the motherboard drawer from the chassis 2 Disconnect the wiring connecting the adapter card to the motherboard if any is present 3 Remove the ve screws securing the adapter card and the spacer plate to the drawer and set them aside for later use 4 Remove the adapter card and spacer plate from the motherboard drawer 5 Set the spacer plate
101. r 3b Lift the bracket out of the node drawer 4 Lay the serverboard in the node drawer aligning the standoffs with the serverboard 5 Secure the serverboard to the node drawer using the rounded Phillips head screws included for this purpose 6 Install the adapter card associated with the serverboard if the chassis is a hot swappable version Refer to the next section for instructions on installing the adapter card 7 Secure the CPU s heatsinks and other components to the serverboard as described in the serverboard documentation 5 3 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 8 Connect the cables between the serverboard backplane chassis front panel and power supply as needed Also fans may be temporarily removed to al low access to the backplane ports 9 Replace the add on card bracket and secure the bracket with a screw 10 Repeat steps 3 5 for the remaining nodes 5 3 Connecting Cables Now that the serverboards are installed the next step is to connect the cables to the boards These include the data cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables Connecting Data Cables The cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully routed to prevent them from blocking the ow of cooling air that moves through the system from front to back If you need to disconnect any of these cables you should take care to keep them routed as they were originally
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103. rd I O e Intel ICH10R supports a SATA port with RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 supported in the Windows OS Environment and RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 supported for the Linux OS e Winbond WPCM450 BMC Baseboard Management Controller supports IPMI 2 0 with KVM support For the X8DTT HF HIBXF HIBQF e Dual Intel 82574 Dual LAN Gigabit Ethernet Controllers support dual Giga bit LAN ports Onboard PHY Chip supports IPMI dedicated LAN For the X8DTT HF HIBXF HIBQF One COM port e In niBand Connector For the X8DTT HIBX HIBXF HIBQ HIBQF e Up to four USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus connections 2 Rear USB Ports and 1 Type A Header w 2 USB connections supported e Super I O Winbond W83527HG 1 3 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Other Console redirection e Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities Device drivers and documentation Dimensions Proprietary 16 64 L x 6 80 W 422 66 mm x 172 72 mm By PROCESSOR 0 PROCESSOR 1 K DDR3 DIMM DDR3 DIMM DDR3 DIMM RJ45 Portt PortO MT25408 Inte ion ae 82574 Connect X IB Ports PCHE Gen2iDDRorQDR B 4 5520 5500 For 36D Only 36 D 24 D R345 Intel Vt 2 ron 82574 17 88 10 ESI CLINK DMI CLINK ICH10R 4 SATA Hotswap Connector af tn Dedicate
104. re allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console Redirection The options are COM 1 and COM 2 Serial Port Mode This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection The options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 and 9600 8 n 1 Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the ow control for Console Redirection The options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after Power On Self Test POST Select Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time after POST Note This setting may not be supported by some operating systems Select Boot Loader to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot Loader The options are Disabled Boot Loader and Always Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redirection The options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support A terminal keyboard de nition that provides a way to send commands from a remote console The options are Enabled and Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay This feature de nes the length of time in seconds to display memory information The options are No Delay Delay 1 Sec Delay 2 Sec and Delay 4 Sec 8 16 Chapter 8 BIOS gt Hardware Health Monitor This feature allows the user to monitor system health and review the status of each
105. red Medium The processor is running warmer This is a precautionary level and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as con gured in the BIOS The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings User intervention No action is required However consider checking the CPU fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage High The processor is running hot This is a caution level since the CPU s Tempera ture Tolerance has been reached or has been exceeded and may activate an overheat alarm User intervention If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated take action immediately by checking the system fans chassis ventilation and room temperature to correct any problems Notes 1 The system may shut down if it continues for a long period to prevent damage to the CPU 2 The information provided above is for your reference only For more information on thermal management please refer to Intel s Web site at www Intel com System Temperature The system temperature will be displayed in degrees in Celsius and Fahrenheit as it is detected by the BIOS Fan Speed Control Monitor This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temp
106. res directly to the chassis an outer rail that secures to the rack and a middle rail which extends from the outer rail These assemblies are speci cally designed for the left and right side of the chassis Rail Assembly Shown with Rails Retracted Outer Rail Middle Rail Wes This Side Faces we Outward Locking Tab Inner Rail Figure 2 1 Identifying the Outer Rail Middle Rail and Inner Rails Left Rail Assembly Shown 2 4 Chapter 2 Server Installation Locking Tabs Each inner rail has a locking tab This tab locks the chassis into place when installed and pushed fully into the rack These tabs also lock the chassis in place when fully extended from the rack This prevents the server from coming completely out of the rack when when the chassis is pulled out for servicing Releasing the Inner Rail Releasing Inner Rail from the Outer Rails 1 Identify the left and right outer rail assemblies 2 Pull the inner rail out of the outer rail until it is fully extended as illustrated below 3 Press the locking tab down to release the inner rail Repeat steps 1 3 for the second outer rail Figure 2 2 Extending and Releasing the Inner Rail 2 5 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Installing The Inner Rails on the Chassis Installing the Inner Rails 1 Con rm that the left and right inner rails have been correctly identi ed 2 Place the inner rail rmly against the si
107. s De nition Enabled default Disabled A GLAN Port 1 Enable B GLAN Port 2 Enable 5 31 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut wa down the system remove the AC power cord and then aa short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Jumper Settings Jumper Setting De nition Watch dog Enable Disable Watch Dog JWD1 is a system monitor that reboots the system when a software application hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the system if an application hangs Close Pins 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS Pins 1 2 Reset default Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled A Clear CMOS B Watch Dog Enable BLANC bd 5 32 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup VGA Enable VGA Enable Disable i Jumper Settings JPG1 JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the onboard Both Jumpers De nition VGA connection supported by the onboard VGA Con tr
108. s These UID Indicators provide easy R Description Location identi cation of a system unit that may be in need of wg FP Switch Pin 16 on JF2 service See the table on the right for pin de nitions uae cite Rear Switch Swi Note UID LED is supported by the physical pp UIDLED Pin 47 on JF2 switch or the BMC When it is controlled by Blue LED the physical switch it will stay solid When it Rear UID LE4 is controlled by the BMC it will blink 1 Rear UID Switch 2 FP UID Switch amp UID LED 3 Rear UID Switch and Rear UID LED O a 5 26 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 10 Front Panel Accessible Add on Card Header JF2 JF2 Add on card header provides front access to the power supply Serial ATA and Front Panel Control connections for the R424 E2 serverboard Plug an Add On card into this header to use the functions indicated above This header is designed speci cally for this serverboard Refer to the tables below for pin out de nitions O 045 20 043 40 041 60 039 80 O87 100 035120 033140 031160 029180 027 200 025220 JF2 Header Pin Out Definitions Pin Pin De nition Pin Pin De nition P5V_Standby 6 SATA3_RX_P_C 2 2 3 4 1 1 1 4 5 3 PS_ON_OR_N 40 Ground P12V_Enable 9 8 a 7 OO00000000000 oooo0oo0o000000wm 4 z 4 4 4 B 3 SATA2 RX P C 8 Fan_PWM 3 SATA2_RX_N_C Ea TACHO_A1 3 36 SATA2_TX
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110. ser s Guide 5 40 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform mainte nance on the bullx R424 E2 chassis For component installation follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encountered If some steps are unnecessary skip ahead to the step that follows The only tool you will need to install components and perform maintenance is a Philips screwdriver 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally suf cient to protect your equipment from ESD discharge Precautions e Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge e Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag e Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts e When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use e For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic pack
111. shown below showing detailed information on the array The physical disks associated with the array are dis played here Amine rrayy r tral EH TL FHI A AAG 8 a fuer HT Aak Hrite ticia WT Stripe iae 3EB HH SEART BY BL He HOL AT SHD REL EIEL i HOC OH I EBELAL BELH 3 Press Esc to return to the previous menu bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Rebuilding Arrays Note 1 Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array RAID 1 only If an array Build process is interrupted or when one critical member is missing you must perform a Rebuild to restore its functionality For a critical array rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Rebuild 2 Press lt Ctrl gt and lt R gt to Rebuild anage Arrays reate Array dd Delete Hotspare Con igure Drives Appendix C Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Deleting Arrays Warning Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent data loss Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 From the main menu shown on Page C 4 select Manage Arrays 2 Select the array you wish to delete and press lt delete gt 3 In th
112. st be equipped with a 48 bit LBA mode addressing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block Mode boosts the IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if Block Mode is not used Block Mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to allow data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode The IDE PIO Programmable I O Mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to us
113. sue 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 8 2 Main Setup i Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS relat When you rst 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY System Tine 8 2 Chapter 8 BIOS 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 Key in new values through the keyboard and press lt Enter gt Press the lt Tab gt key to move between elds The date must be entered in Day MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 serverboard e BIOS Build Version This item displays the BIOS revision used in your sys tem e BIOS Build Date This item displays the date when this BIOS was completed e AMI BIOS Core Version This item displays
114. t use mats designed to decrease static electrical discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been speci cally designed as electrical insulators The power supply power cords must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets 4 1 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 4 2 e Serverboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down which will reverse its polarites see Figure 4 1 This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions e Mainboard replaceable soldered in fuses Self resetting PTC Positive Tempera ture Coef cient fuses on the mainboard must be replaced by trained service technicians only The new fuse must be the same or equivalent as the one replaced Contact technical support for details and support General Safety Precautions A Follow these rules to ensure general safety Keep the area around the bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 clean and free of clut ter The bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 weighs approximately 40 Ibs 18 2 kg when fully loaded When lifting the system two people at either end should lift slowly with their feet spread out to distribute the weight Always keep your back straight and lift with your legs Place the chassis top co
115. ta that was on the source drive C 10 Appendix C Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the array you want to make bootable and press lt Ctrl gt and lt B gt 3 Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed This will make all other existing bootable array non bootable Do you want to make this array bootable Yes No Then a bootable array will be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below anage Arrays Pree z ist en j t of Arrays reate Array Gd nirror RAID 1 34 468 dd Delete Hotspare Res Con igure Drives Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press lt Ctrl gt and lt B gt Note a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 When the following message is displayed The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make this array as not bootable Yes No Enter Y to delete a bootable array The bootable array will be deleted and the asterisk will disappear Note Do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide A
116. tall any other parts inside the system when replacing fans and no tools are required for installation Optional Fan Configurations The R424 E2 model chassis is designed so that the default con guration of the system is for each motherboard to control two fans Each motherboard node in the chassis is connected to the backplane through the adapter card mounted in the motherboard node drawer In the event that one of the motherboard drawers is removed then the remaining motherboard will operate both fans The R424 E2 model chassis has a default con guration with one fan wired directly to each motherboard In the event that one of the motherboard drawers is removed 6 17 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide then the fan associated with that motherboard will not function until the drawer is replaced If multiple controls are desired in the R424 E2 an optional cable must be purchased separately to connect from the backplane to each motherboard node Fan Configurations Options R424 E2 Default Con guration Fan A wired directly to Node A Fan B wired directly to Node B Fan C wired directly to Node C Fan D wired directly to Node D R424 E2 Optional Hot Swappable Con guration Requires optional cable Fans A and B connected to backplane backplane cabled to Nodes A and B Fans A and B connected to backplane backplane cabled to Nodes A and B R424 INF E2 Hot Swappable Default Con guration Fans A and B connected to
117. tallation and User s Guide 5 8 Serverboard Details Figure 5 6 bullx R424 E2 serverboard image p TTT a yyy yy oe H Model Variations InfiniBand Yes Yes Connection Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Re vision available at the time of publishing of the manual The serverboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual 5 16 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Figure 5 7 bullx R424 E2 Layout a 4 S kd x a SLWWweo ld VIG Le 2 S2 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only For more information on jumpers or components refer to Jumper Settings in this chapter indicates the location of Pin 1 When LE1 LED is on the onboard power connection is on Make sure to unplug the power cables before removing or installing components To use Hot swap support on the 827 chassis connect a cable to pins 2 3 on JPEN1 Close pins 1 2 of JPEN1 with a cap to use regular PWR setting To avoid overheating be sure to provide adequate air ow to the system 5 17 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide Figure 5 8 bullx R424 E2 serverboard Quick Reference a w gt x a VOG Id VHG Ie Shwe Ia 5 18 Jumper JBMC1 JBT1 JPEN1 JPG1 JPLA J_UID_OW JWD1 Connector COM1 FAN 1 4 In niBand IPMB PWR I C JF 1 JNMI1 JP10 JPSK1 JTPM1
118. te supported 6 4 GT s per direction Memory e Twelve 240 pin DIMM sockets support up to 48 GB of DDR3 Registered ECC or 24 GB of Unbuffered ECC Non ECC 1333 1066 800 MHz Memory with max 4 GB of Registered ECC and 2 GB of Unbuffered memory per DIMM slot See Section in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population Chipset e Intel 5520 chipset including the 5520 IOH 36D and the ICH10R South Bridge Expansion Slot One PCI E x16 Gen 2 0 slot Slot 1 BIOS 32 Mb AMI SPI Flash ROM ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 Plug and Play PnP and USB Keyboard support PC health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU1 VCore CPU2 VCore 5Vin 12Vcc V VP1 DIMM VP2 DIMM 3 3Vcc V and Battery Voltage Fan status monitor with rmware control CPU chassis temperature monitors 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction I2C temperature sensing logic SDDC support e Platform Environment Control Interface PECI ready e CPU fan auto off in sleep mode e CPU slow down on temperature overheat e Pulse Width Modulation PWM Fan Control e CPU thermal trip support for processor protection power LED e Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss e Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU cores e System overheat Fan Fail LED Indicator and control ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism ACPI Power Management e Keyboard Wakeup from Soft off Onboa
119. the forward or backward manner to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled 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 web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Capability Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable 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 ooding illegal codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack The default is Enabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web Sites for more information 8 6 Chapter 8 BIOS Simultaneous Multi Threading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Simultaneous Multi Threading
120. the revision number of the AMI BIOS Core upon which your BIOS was built Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of the processor used in your system e CPU Type This item displays the type of CPU used in the motherboard e Speed This item displays the speed of the CPU detected by the BIOS e Physical Count This item displays the number of processors installed in your system as detected by the BIOS e Logical Count This item displays the number of CPU Cores installed in your system as detected by the BIOS e Micro_code Revision This item displays the revision number of the BIOS Mi cro_code used in your system Memory This displays the size of memory available in the system e Size This item displays the memory size detected by the BIOS 8 3 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 8 3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit lt Enter gt to access the submenu items BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Boot Features gt Boot Features Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for system boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot This option allows the bootup screen options to be modi ed between POST messages 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 a
121. to direct the air ow where cooling is needed 1 5 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 1 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 up and running Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have the system operational within a minimum amount of time This quick setup assumes that your system has come to you with the processors and memory preinstalled If your system is not already fully integrated with a serverboard pro cessors system memory etc please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for details on installing speci c components 2 2 Unpacking the System You should inspect the box the bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 was shipped in and note if it was damaged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should le a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic elds are generated You will also need it placed near a grounded power outlet Be sure to read the Rack and Server Precautions in the next section 2 3 Preparing for Setup The box the bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 was shipped in should include two sets of rail assembl
122. to burn a CD with the BIOS image le in it and name the le SUPER ROM for the recovery process to load the le 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 embed ded 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 following requirements e The Target system the system that needs BIOS updates must have a serial port and Serial Flash support embedded in the BIOS image le e The Host system should also have a serial port and a terminal program that supports XModem Transfer protocol Hyper Terminal for the Windows operating 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 le is accessible for the host system 3 Start the terminal program on the host system and create a new connection Use the following communication parameters for the new connection e Bits per second 115200 bits sec e Data Bits 8 e Parity None e Stop Bit 1 e Flow Control None 8 31 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Gui
123. uedauersaransdanauiaugasaas cinereus 5 4 Connecting Power Cables sccsseceeee eee eee eeee etna ete eeneeeneeeeeeeneeeeeees 5 4 Connecting the Control Panel ssiiisicccinissscciccdeesermesssscissecacensepaassinecasdenienivasescesde 5 5 5 4 Control Panel Connectors lO Ports cccccccseeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeaeeeaeeaaaeeaaeaaaeeaaeeaee 5 6 5 5 Installing Processor and Heat Sink sessissscscorterceisetavtexeennpesthosncanciecteonnsenvexsertenss 5 7 Installing an LGA 1366 Processor ccccecceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 5 7 Installing a CPW Heatsink snccctiescasemsinenigdendeivercoraraqantieniaiiasagesianiiaeebavardelic 5 9 5 6 Installing Memory ios ese pateesncaaten cancaateanatecesgnlenzega coaneregieices aden cennentadenctadendegeenes 5 11 Installing a DIMM speestecseszusas scnteneraeen pressed sieaveseoud etnetioes seentpeedes NEEE 5 11 5 7 Adding ga UB 0 eee ere ter eer ee reer e ee eee reer rere tr Perret ee eee rre rrr rere 5 14 Add on Card Expansion Slot Setup cece ceewetratscrsenntecrteteieeagegettwnisae 5 14 Installing the Riser Card is ssi Sa ca ctesdcncercenntatansaitapavpecseieanns spade sdunduedinatenceade 5 14 itil I are Wale 9 5 e gis Gc cc a aerate eenenn eens ene nen Nee Reena eee tee eer rere ee eee re 5 15 5 8 Serverboard Details acca cres ce caccarectaa cme cagaiedamentepiabtreenstnntecteteleveedteanadegadenieteds 5 16 R424 E2 Quick RETEIENCE io csccccnncascongcnachaincsassnxausapexuecsstncd
124. ver and any system components that have been removed away from the system or on a table so that they won t accidentally be stepped on While working on the system do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present After accessing the inside of the system close the system back up and secure it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections have been made 4 2 Chapter 4 System Safety 4 3 ESD Precautions A Electrostatic discharge ESD is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards The following measures are generally suf cient to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Keep all components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or P
125. wer supplies In the unlikely event that the power supply unit needs to be replaced one power supply can be removed without powering down the system Replacement units can be ordered directly from Bull Release Tab Figure 6 21 Changing the Power Supply 6 20 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Changing the Power Supply Power down all four nodes and unplug the power cord Not necessary with redundant power supplies Unplug the AC power cord from the failed power supply Push the release tab on the back of the power supply as illustrated Pull the power supply out using the handle provided Push the new power supply module into the power bay until you hear a click Plug the AC power cord back into the module and power up the nodes 6 21 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 6 22 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance contact Bull s Technical Support Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install CPU 1 rst making sure it is fully seated
126. with system initialization and complete the bootup process Notes BIOS Recovery described below is used when the main BIOS block crashes However when the BIOS Boot sector crashes you will need to send the mother board 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 ash device and name the le SUPER ROM for the recovery process to load the le A USB ash 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 les 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 3 Once the USB drive LED is on release the lt Ctrl gt and lt Home gt keys AMIBIOS will issue beep codes to indicate that the BIOS ROM le is being updated 4 When BIOS ashing is completed the computer will reboot Do not interrupt the ashing process until it is completed 8 30 Chapter 8 BIOS Boot Sector Recovery from an IDE CD ROM This process is almost identical to the process of Boot Sector Recovery from a USB device except that the BIOS image le is loaded from a CD ROM Use a CD R or CD RW drive
127. wo full width Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI links with a total of up to 51 2 GT s Data Transfer Rate supported 6 4 GT s per direction Memory Twelve 240 pin DIMM sockets support up to 96 GB of DDR3 Registered ECC or 24 GB of Unbuffered ECC Non ECC 1333 1066 800 MHz Memory with max 8 GB of Registered ECC per DIMM slot Chipset e Intel 5520 chipset including the 5520 IOH 36D and the ICH10R South Bridge Expansion Slot e One PCI E x16 Gen 2 0 slot Slot 1 BIOS e 32 Mb AMI SPI Flash ROM e ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 Plug and Play PnP and USB Keyboard support PC Health Monitoring e Onboard voltage monitors for CPU1 VCore CPU2 VCore 5Vin 12Vcc V VP1 DIMM VP2 DIMM 3 3Vcc V and Battery Voltage e Fan status monitor with rmware control e CPU chassis temperature monitors e 2C temperature sensing logic e SDDC support e Platform Environment Control Interface PECI ready e CPU fan auto off in sleep mode e CPU slow down on temperature overheat e Pulse Width Modulation PWM Fan Control e CPU thermal trip support for processor protection power LED e Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss e Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU cores e System overheat Fan Fail LED Indicator and control 5 20 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism ACPI Power Management Keyboard Wakeup from Soft off
128. your Gateway Address settings Gateway Address The BIOS will automatically enter the Gateway address of this machine how ever it may be over ridden Gateway addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers separated by dots Current Gateway Address in BMC 8 24 Chapter 8 BIOS gt DMI Event Log View Event Log Use this option to view the System Event Log Mark all events as read This option marks all events as read The options are OK and Cancel Clear event log This option clears the Event Log memory of all messages The options are OK and Cancel 8 25 bullx R424 E2 R424 INF E2 Installation and User s Guide 8 4 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both pass words the Supervisor password must be set rst OS SETUP UTILITY Change Supervisor Password Supervisor Password This item indicates if a Supervisor password has been entered for the system Not Installed means a Supervisor password has not been used User Password This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system Not In stalled means that a user password has not been used Change Supervisor Password Select this feature and press lt Enter gt to access the submenu and then type in a new Supervisor Password User Access Level Available when Supervisor Password is set as above Available options are Full Access grants full User read and write access to the Setup

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