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1. Keyboard Purple Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 5 Installing Memory Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules Both 1 5V and 1 8V memory are supported CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is inter leaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with slots DIMM 1A and DIMM 2A The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time See the memory 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 see Figure 5 5 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X7DWU supports up to 64 GB of ECC FBD Fully Buffered DIMM DDR2 800 DDR2 667 or DDR2 533 SDRAM 1 8V or 1 5V The memory is an interleaved configuration which requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed in pairs You should not mix DIMMs of different sizes and speeds Notes Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Due to memory allocation to system devices memory remain ing available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used T
2. N A 5 Keylock Header Pin Definitions JK1 Pin Definition 1 Ground Keylock R N SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual SGPIO The two headers labeled T SGPIO 1 SGPIO Headers and T SGPIO 2 are for SGPIO Se Pin Definitions T SGPIO 1 T SGPIO 2 rial General Purpose Input Output Ping Definition Pin Definition SGPIO supports serial link interfaces 1 NC 2 NC for onboard SATA and SAS ports Con 3 Ground 4 Data nect the appropriate cables from the 5 Load 6 Ground backplane to the SGPIO1 and SGPIO2 7 NC 8 NC headers to utilize SATA SAS manage Note NC indicates no connection ment functions on your system UID Switches There are two Unit Identification UID switches on the motherboard The Front Panel UID Switch connects to pin 13 of JF1 The Rear UID Switch SW1 is located next to LAN2 Push ing the UID switch on the Front Control Panel will illuminate both the Rear UID and the Control Panel UID indicators Push the either switch again to turn off both indicators These UID indicators provide easy identification of a system that may be in need of service 5 18 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 9 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the serverboard jumpers can be used TNT jajeta to choose between optional settings Pins a Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified wit
3. The SC812L 520U chassis revolutionary cooling design has been optimized to provide sufficient cooling for dual CPU configurations The SC812L 520U includes two heavy duty 10 cm blower fans located in the middle of the chassis There is a Fan Speed Control Mode in BIOS that allows chassis fan speed to be determined by system temperature An overheat LED will be activated if a fan fails and the ambient air temperature inside the chassis rises 1 4 Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Web Site Technical Support Email Tel Chapter 1 Introduction 1 4 Contacting Supermicro Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A 1 408 503 8000 1 408 503 8008 marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support www supermicro com Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands 31 0 73 6400390 31 0 73 6416525 sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw support supermicro com tw 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni Manual Notes 1 6 Ch
4. gt Boot Features QuickBoot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed QuietBoot Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen during boot up POST Errors Set to Enabled to display POST Error Messages if an error occurs during bootup If set to Disabled the system will continue to boot without displaying any error messages even when a boot error occurs ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No 7 7 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your system up when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off EFI OS Boot If enabled this feature provides support for EFI OS booting The optiona are En abled and Disabled Keyboard On Now Function This feature allows the user to determine how to use the keyboard to power on the system from
5. 14 of JF1 Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable to display disk activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED The NIC1 Network Interface Control ler LED connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC2 LED The NIC2 Network Interface Control ler LED connection is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach the NIC2 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Information LED Connect an LED to pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating or fan failure These pins also work with the front UID indicator which will activate as either a solid or flashing blue LED depending on whether the LED was activated via IPMI or the UID button Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions and status indicators Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 Vcc 14 HD Active NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 11 Vcc NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 Vcc Ground Universal Info LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition T Vcc Control Red LED Indications State Indication Solid Overheat Blinking fast Power Fail Blinking slow Fa
6. POST device initialization 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice Check video configuration against CMOS Initialize PCI bus and devices Initialize all video adapters in system QuietBoot start optional Shadow video BIOS ROM Display BIOS copyright notice Initialize MultiBoot Display CPU type and speed Initialize EISA board optional Test keyboard Set key click if enabled Enable USB devices 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts Initialize POST display service Display prompt Press lt ESC gt to enter SETUP Disable CPU cache Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h 99h Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode SMM area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring optional Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IR
7. Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 2 12V Red 3 Tachometer 4 PWM Control Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are for a power LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse ports are located beside the USB ports See the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to provide warning of a chassis overheat ing condition See the table on the right for pin definitions Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is desig nated JWOL1 See the table on the right for pin definitions You must enable the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this feature You must also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable 5 16 Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JD1 Pin Function Definition Speaker data red wire Key No connection Key Speaker data PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Data NC Ground VCC Clock Oo a A Cc N NC Overheat LED Pin Definitions
8. Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information C State Supported Available when supported by the CPU This feature allows the user to choose the ACPI Power Management State to be supported by the BIOS Select C1 to activate the Enhanced Halt State mode in order to reduce power consumption Select C2 to activate the Stop Clock mode to keep all CPU software visible Select C3 to activate the Sleep State mode when the CPU does not need to keep its cache coherent but maintains other states Select C4 to activate the package level lower power mode after each core of CPUs has been set to C3 State in an effort to further reduce power consumption The options are C1 C1C2 C1 amp C2 C1C2C3 C1 C2 amp C3 and C1C2C3CA C1 C2 C3 amp C4 Please refer to Intel s web site for details gt I O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock frequency for KBC The options are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port A The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 7 16 Chapter 7
9. see page 5 9 for details Right side one low profile PCI E x8 card Left side two PCI E x8 cards Serverboard X7DWU Extended ATX form factor Dimensions 12 x 13 05 in 305 x 331 mm Chassis C812L 520U 1U rackmount form factor C 1 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual Dimensions WxHxD 16 8 x 1 7 x 25 6 in 427 x 43 x 650 mm Weight Gross Bare Bone 33 Ibs 15 kg System Cooling Two 2 10 cm blower fans System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC Rated Input Current 7A 115V to 3A 230V Rated Input Frequency 50 60 Hz Power Supply Rated Output Power 520W Model PWS 521 1H20 Rated Output Voltages 5V 20A 12V 39A 12V 0 5A 3 3V 16A 5Vsb 3 0A Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Non operating Temperature 40 to 70 C 40 to 158 F Operating Relative Humidity 8 to 90 non condensing Non operating Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class A EN 55022 Class A EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class A Electromagnetic Immunity EN 55024 CISPR 24 EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 EN 61000 4 8 EN 61000 4 11 Safety EN 60950 IEC 60950 Compliant UL Listed USA CUL Listed Canada TUV Certified Germany CE Marking Europe California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warn
10. 100 MHz indicate the speed of the connection Amber 1 GHz See the table on the right for the func tions associated with the connection speed LED Power LED LE1 LED Color Definition LE1 Off System Off Power cable not connected The LE1 LED located near JD1 is the F G System O power LED LE1 illuminates when the ee Green ACPI S1 State serverboard is powered up d US Quickly Green ACPI S3 State Flashing Slowly LE2 The LE2 LED located under SW1 is the UID indicator LED LE2 illuminates when UID is initiated either by the UID button or via IPMI If initiated a second time LE2 will turn off When the LED blinks blue it means the signal was initiated via IPMI If blue continuously it means the UID button initiated it 5 21 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual 5 11 Floppy IDE and SATA Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Floppy Connector The floppy connector is designated Floppy See the table below for pin definitions Floppy Drive Co
11. JOH1 Pin Definition 1 5V OH Active Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL1 Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground Wake up Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des ignated JWOR This function allows your computer to receive and wake up by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a WOR card and cable to use this feature SMB The System Management Bus header is designated SMB Connect the ap propriate cable here to utilize SMB on your system See the table on the right for pin definitions SMBUS PS This header is for I C which may be used to monitor the status of the power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Ethernet ports designated LAN1 and LAN2 are located beside the VGA port on the I O backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables Keylock Header The keyboard lock connection is desig nated JK1 Utilizing this header allows you to inhibit any actions made on the keyboard effectively locking it Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Definition 1 Ground Black Wake up SMB Header Pin Definitions SMB Pin Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection SMBUS PS PC Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Clock SMB Data 2 3 N A 4
12. Secure the fan to the chassis with the screws you removed previously then attach the fan wires to the correct fan header on the serverboard Finish by replacing the chassis cover and power cord and restoring power to the system Figure 6 2 System Cooling Fans 6 3 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni Manual 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal Accessing the Drive Bays To install remove a disk drive in one of the IDE drive bays you will need to gain access to the inside of the 6015W Ni by removing the top cover of the chassis see Figure 6 3 Installing Components in the 3 5 Drive Bays The 6015W Ni has three 3 5 drive bays designed to house hard disk drives 1 First power down the system remove the AC power cord from the power sup ply and then remove the top chassis cover to access the drive bays 2 With the cover off remove the single screw that secures the drive carrier to the chassis then push the entire empty drive carrier out from the back see Figure 6 4 3 To add a hard disk drive install it into one of the removed empty drive car riers with the printed circuit board side toward the carrier down so that the drive s mounting holes align with those in the carrier Figure 6 3 Removing the Top Chassis Cover 6 4 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6 4 Drive Bay Removal 4 Secure the drive to the carrier with the screws then slide the assembly into the bay and secure it to the chassis wi
13. USB0 1 USB5 Definition ON PO Universal Serial Bus Headers Three additional USB headers USB2 USB3 and USB4 are included on the serverboard These may be used for front side access A USB cable not included is needed for the connec tion See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports The COM1 serial port is located on the IO backplane COM2 is a header on the serverboard see serverboard layout for location See the table on the right for pin definitions Fan Headers The X7DWU has eight headers des ignated Fan1 through Fan8 FAN1 through FANG are for chassis system fans while FAN7 and FAN8 are used to CPU heatsink fans Their speed is controlled via Thermal Management with a BIOS setting See the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion Universal Serial Bus Headers Pin Definitions USB2 3 USB4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup USB2 Pin Definition 1 5V PO 2 3 4 Ground 5 Key USB3 USB4 Pin Definition 5V PO PO Ground NC Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 DO la cre 4 DTR RI 5 Ground NC Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port NC indicates no connection Fan Header Pin Definitions FAN1 8
14. Version System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging When this function is set to Disabled the system will continue to log events received via the system interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enabling this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Errors Enabling this function to log POST errors The options are Enabled and Dis abled 7 20 Chapter 7 BIOS BIOS POST Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled OS Boot Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Dis abled Timer for Loading OS Minutes This feature allows the user to set the time value in minutes for the previous item OS Boot Watch Dog by keying in a desired number in the blank The default setting is 10 minutes Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled Time Out Option This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of a system boot failure The options are No Action Reset Power Off and Power Cycles P System Event Log System Event Log List Mod
15. and Server Precautions in Section 2 3 Position the fixed rack rail sliding rail guide assemblies at the desired location in the rack keeping the sliding rail guide facing the inside of the rack Screw the assembly securely to the rack using the brackets provided Attach the other assembly to the other side of the rack making sure both are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward 2 5 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni Manual Installing the Server into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit The next step is to install the server into the rack Do this by lining up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the locking tabs when inserting See Figure 2 3 When the server has been pushed completely into the rack you should hear the locking tabs click Finish by inserting and tightening the thumbscrews that hold the front of the server to the rack Figure 2 3 Installing the Server into a Rack 2 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Installing the Server into a Telco Rack To install the SuperServer 6015W Ni into a Telco type rack use two L shaped brackets on either side of the chassis four total First determine how far follow the server will extend out the front of the rack Larger chassis should be positioned to balance the weight between
16. front and back If a bezel is included on your server remove it Then attach the two front brackets to each side of the chassis then the two rear brackets positioned with just enough space to accommodate the width of the telco rack Finish by sliding the chassis into the rack and tightening the brackets to the rack Figure 2 4 Installing the Server into a Telco Rack A NEIN SII SEIS ISS IS SITS OEE SEO COME CO C en V T gt ELITIST IIE LIOR GEL BT OV 8 9 I Y EN PT YT ON 297 NT V KCN QT IN CV CIN NT E III EIE OW FE 2 7 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni Manual 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup After you install the 6015W Ni in the rack you will need to open the unit to make sure the serverboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made Accessing the Inside of the System T Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click Depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover There is a large rectangular recess in the middle front of the top cover to help you push the cover away from you until it stops Lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server See Figure 2 5 Checking the Components 1 You should have one or two processors already installed into the serverboard Each processor needs its own heatsink See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor a
17. get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the heatsink 5 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 3 Connecting Cables Now that the processors are installed the next step is to connect the cables to the serverboard These include the data ribbon cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables Connecting Data Cables The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully routed in preconfigured systems to prevent them from blocking the flow 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 reroute them as they were originally after reconnecting them make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations If you are configuring the system keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their serverboard connector locations noted should be connected See the serverboard layout diagram in this chapter for connector locations Control Panel cable JF1 see next page SATA cables SATAO SATA2 Connecting Power Cables The X7DWU has a 20 pin primary power supply connector designated JPW1 for connection to the ATX power supply Connect the appropriate connector from the power supply to JPW1 to supply power to the serverboard See the Connector Definitions section in this chap
18. highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up 7 23 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual Password on Boot This setting allows you to determine if a password is required for a user to enter the system at system boot The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required TPM Trusted Platform Module Support Select Enabled to enable support for trusted platforms and allow the BIOS to auto matically download the drivers needed to provide support for the platforms specified The options are Enabled and Disabled If Enabled the TPM State screen displays See the next section 7 6 TPM State Choose the TPM State menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Current TPH State Current TPM State This item shows the current TPM state Change TPM State Select Enabled amp Activate to enable TPM support for the system Select Deactivate amp Disabled to disable the function of TPM support If No Change is selected no changes will be done to the current TPM State Select Clear to clear or erase all information related to TPM support If set to Clear the Physical Presence Opera tions submenu will appear Select Reject to cancel the selection Select Execute to proceed with selection All information related to TPM support wi
19. must be performed in the same way it was acti vated If the UID LED was activated via IPMI you can only turn the LED off via IPMI and not with the UID button 3 2 Chapter 3 System Interface NIC2 Indicates network activity on LAN2 when flashing C EE O EE NIC1 Indicates network activity on LAN1 when flashing HDD Indicates IDE channel activity when flashing i zu i vhs E B Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system s power supply units This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating 3 3 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni Manual Notes 3 4 Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Chapter 4 System Safety Electrical Safety Precautions A Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperServer 6015W Ni 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 floppy drive When disconnecting power you should first power down the system with the operating system first and then unplug the power cords of
20. password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders COh Try to boot with INT 19 Cth Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize system error flags C6h Console redirection init C7h Unhook INT 10h if console redirection enabled C8h Force check optional C9h Extended ROM checksum optional CDh Reclaim console redirection vector D2h Unknown interrupt D4h Check Intel Branding string D8h Alert Standard Format initialization D9h Late init for IPMI DEh Log error if micro code not updated properly Appendix B BIOS POST Codes The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description EOh E1h E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh F1h F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system I O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output o
21. position PnP cap 2 Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate Load plate released 5 2 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 3 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at opposite sides 4 Align pin1 of the CPU the cor ner marked with a triangle with the notched corner of the CPU socket 5 Find the corner of the CPU that has a semi circle cutout below a gold Gold dot dot CPU key This corner should be aligned with the cutout on the socket socket key 6 Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Notched corner do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically and do not rub the CPU against any surface or any of the contacts which may damage the CPU and or contacts 7 With the CPU in the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly installed oadiever 8 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down until it snaps into the retention clasp CPU installed in socket 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the PnP cap will be auto matically released from the load plate when the lever locks Remove the cap Repeat steps to install a second CPU if desired Warning Keep the plastic PnP cap The serverboard must be shipped with the PnP cap properly installed to protect the CPU socket Shipment PnP cap released without the PnP cap properly installed from lo
22. registers Software NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Failing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnn is a map ofthe bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 230 231 or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System Extended or Shadow memory Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data I O device IRQ conflict 1 O device IRQ conflict error A 3 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more 120 Block Storage Devices were excluded f
23. settings are described in this section Exit Saving Changes p t Enler Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you ve made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to discard cancel any changes you ve made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you ve made You will remain in the Setup utility 7 26 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a problem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The fol lowing is a list of such BIOS messages Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is attached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard lo
24. the table in Figure 3 1 for descriptions of UID LED states 3 1 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni Manual 3 3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the SC812L 520U chassis has five LEDs These LEDs provide you with critical information related to different parts of the system This section explains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective action you may need to take Universal Information LED When this LED blinks red quickly it indicates a fan failure and when blinking red slowly a power failure This LED will be blue when used for UID Unit Identifier When on continuously it indicates an overheat condition which may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm 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 are installed Finally verify that the heatsinks are installed properly see Chapter 5 This LED will remain flashing or on as long as the indicated condition exists See the table below for descriptions of the LED states Figure 3 1 Universal Information LED States Universal Information LED States State Indication Fast Blinking Red 1x sec Fan Fail Solid Red CPU Overheat Slow Blinking Red 1x 4 sec Power Fail Solid Blue Local UID Button Depressed Blinking Blue IPMI Activated UID Note deactivating the UID LED
25. to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity trol ower contro N Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web Site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor Il 5 26 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 SC812L 520U 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 next step Tools Required 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 sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD damage Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded
26. to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area of block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in Static DROM SDROM or to be written into the L1 L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and opera tion The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area of 512K 640K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into the L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data
27. 0h 00AO0h 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novell and other operating systems please select the option Other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Warning Use caution when changing the Advanced settings Incorrect N values entered may cause system malfunction Also a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause system instability When this occurs revert to the default setting SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the ECC Error conditions that an SERR is to be asserted The options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled P Intel VT for Directed I O Select Enabled to bring up the following submenu The options are Enabled and Disabled VT d for Port 0 ESI VT d for Port 1 VT d for Port 5 VT d for Port 9 VT d for DMI Port Select Enabled to enable VT d support for the port spec
28. 1 2 joe 1 2 Iri rc S 1 2 Onboard Controllers Ports siisi ieaiaia aeaa E Raak 1 2 Server Chassis Features ssssssssseeeeeeeeeenenenen ani 1 4 System POW OLii cr iere erre IDE Rer DRE Ferien eee eee 1 4 Shi 1 4 WO Backplane E 1 4 Cooling SYSTEM araea ete e oce err tubo rario onm EEEa AEE 1 4 Contacting Supermicro sssssseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeenenen enema 1 5 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 COVGIVIOW M N 2 1 Unpacking the System iere Gea ae ER PEE D c Og 2 1 Preparing for Setup ce Ep rrt tke d e Ree Eta su RR E RR eu peu ana seo ER RN RRE Ep aaa 2 1 Choosing a Setup Location sssssssseseeeenmemenenenn 2 1 Rack Precautions s d eR ep er ERE Pide E tes ENERET ais 2 2 Server PrecautiOrns sipsirin erderea MAR RRX E ERRRE a oux Ee dua e dna EGRE 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations ssssssssseeeeeeeeenee 2 3 Ambient Operating Temperature sssssseseseemmHHeHHe 2 3 Reduced PP VI uj o ee tm 2 3 Mechanical Loading 2 reete rete tete Hexe debba bue e HERE RE RrRES 2 3 Circuit Overloading iinternet kne eerta Edna Ee Pu Reemi s 2 3 Relable Ground ER 2 3 Installing the System into a Rack cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaeaeeeeaeeeaeanaeeeees 2 4 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails seesseeeesesee
29. BIOS Serial Port B This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to serial port B The options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS and OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the Floppy port The op tions are Primary and Secondary gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual ECC Event Logging This setting a
30. CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information 7 14 Chapter 7 BIOS Execute Disable Bit Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an ap plication code can execute and where it cannot and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack Note this feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the function of Execute Disable Bit The options are Disabled and Enabled For more information regarding hardware software support for this function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites 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 The default settings are Disabled for the Intel 5100 Series Processors and Enable for the 5000 Series Processors Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate the hardware components that are used in conjunction with software programs to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency The options are Disabled and Enabled Set Maximum Ext CPUID 3 When set to Enabled the Maximum Exten
31. ESD is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards The following measures are generally sufficient to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Keep all components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e 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 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni Manual 4 4 Operating Precautions A Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 6015W Ni is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the system can occur if this practice is no
32. Qs optional Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard I O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs and shadow if successful One long two short beeps on checksum failure Check for SMART Drive optional B 3 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual POST Code Description 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives AOh Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate A8h Erase lt ESC gt prompt AAh Scan for lt ESC gt key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BOh Check for errors B1h Inform RomPilot about the end of POST optional B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check
33. S3 S5 States Select Space to allow the user to power on the system by pressing the space bar Select Password to allow the user to enter the password to power on the system Select Disabled to disable this function Set Power On Password When Password is selected on the item above the user will be prompted to key in a password of 5 letter long to be used to power on the system Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog If enabled this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup 7 8 Chapter 7 BIOS Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS
34. SBS La ie wou ales 0585 Herons Note Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup X7DWU Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 5 9 JP2 Memory Voltage Select Pins 1 2 Auto JPG1 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 LAN1 2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description COM1 COM2 Serial Port Header FAN 1 8 Chassis CPU Fan Headers Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector IDE 1 IDE Drive Connector I SATAO I SATAS JD1 SATA Ports Onboard Speaker Power LED JF1 Control Panel Connector JK1 Keylock Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat Warning Header JPW1 20 Pin ATX Power Connector JPW2 4 Pin Power Connector JPW3 8 pin Processor Power Connector JWOL1 Wake On LAN Header JWOR Wake On Ring Header LAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports SIMSO SIMSO IPMI Remote Management Slot SMB System Management Bus Header SMB PS Power Supply SMBus l C Header T SGPIO 1 T SGPIO 2 USBO 1 USB5 USB2 3 USB4 Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers Universal Serial Bus USB Ports Universal Serial Bus USB Headers LED Description LE1 Power LED LE2 Unit Identification UID LED 5 11 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual 5 8 Connector Definitions ATX Power 20 pin Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 ATX Power Connector 7 Pin Definition Pin Definition The primary ATX
35. SUPERO SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni O oOoo0oo0ooo0o00000000000 O000o0o0000000000000 S OO0O0O00000000000000 O0000000000000000 oooooococoocoOo0oocoOOQo QooOooooooooooooQO OL OoOooocooocoocoocoo00oeoocG ooGcoooooo9eooooo0ooQ Ua Ao F O Q C USER S MANUAL 1 0 The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPER MICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documenta tion may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED
36. The X7DWU is a specially designed serverboard that features Supermicro s UIO Universal I O technology UIO serverboards have a PCI Express x8 connector that can support any one of several types of UIO card types to add SAS ports additional LAN ports etc to the serverboard This allows the user to tailor the serverboard to their own needs Serial ATA An on chip ESB2 SATA controller is integrated into the X7DWU to provide a six port 3 Gb sec Serial ATA subsystem which is RAID 0 1 and 10 supported RAID 5 also supported with Windows OS The SATA drives are hot swappable units Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability and RAID function of the Serial ATA drives Onboard Controllers Ports One floppy drive controller and one onboard ATA 100 controller are provided to support up to two IDE hard drives or ATAPI devices The color coded I O ports include one COM port a VGA monitor port two USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two gigabit Ethernet ports 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction ATI Graphics Controller The X7DWU features an integrated ATI video controller based on the ES1000 graph ics chip The ES1000 was designed specifically for servers featuring low power consumption high reliability and superior longevity Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage moni tors a chassis intrusion header auto switching volta
37. WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 0 Release Date March 11 2008 Unless you request and receive written permission
38. ach component in the rack before you install the rails Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack first and then work up Use aregulating 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 2 2 Chapter 2 Server Installation Allow the hot plug SATA drives and power supply modules to cool before touch ing them Always keep the rack s front door and all panels and components on the servers closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating Temperature If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the ambient operating tempera ture 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 tempera ture Tmra Reduced Airflow Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of airflow required for safe operation is not compromised Mechanical 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 ove
39. ad plate will void the warranty 5 3 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual Installing the Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount has already been applied NO 1 SCREW NO 4 SCREW D C4 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the preinstalled heatsink retention mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws i e the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug Do not fully tighten the screws or you may damage the CPU Eo Q NO 3 SCREW NO 2 SCREW 4 Add the two remaining screws then finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws Removing the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instructions below to prevent damage to the CPU or the CPU socket 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the serverboard in the sequence as show in the picture above 2 Hold the heatsink and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the heatsink is loose remove it from the CPU 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to
40. 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 neces sary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid making a complete circuit which will cause electrical shock Use extreme caution when using metal tools which can easily damage any electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with Do not use mats designed to decrease static electrical discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators The power supply power cords must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets 4 1 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni Manual 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 CD ROM Laser CAUTION this server may have come equipped with a CD ROM drive To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam and hazardous radia tion exposure do not open the enclosure or use the unit in any unconventional way Mainboard replaceable soldered in fuses Self
41. apter 2 Server Installation Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 6015W Ni 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 SuperServer 6015W Ni system has come to you with the proces sors and memory preinstalled If your system is not already fully integrated with a serverboard processors system memory etc please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for details on installing specific components 2 2 Unpacking the System You should inspect the box the SuperServer 6015W Ni was shipped in and note if it was damaged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the SuperServer 6015W Ni It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated You will also need it placed near a grounded power outlet Read the Rack and Server Precautions in the next section 2 3 Preparing for Setup The box the SuperServer 6015W Ni was shipped in should include two sets of rail assemblies two rail mounting brackets and the mounting screws you will need to install the system into the rack Follow the steps in the
42. ature Fan1 Fan8 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chas sis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable fan speed control and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A Vcore B 12V 12V P1V5 P_VTT Vbatt 3 3V 5Vsb 5VDD 7 19 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual gt IPMI Available only when an IPMI card is installed in the system System Event Logging IPMI Specification Version This item displays the current IPMI Version Firmware Version This item displays the current Firmware
43. ccess the submenu 7 2 Chapter 7 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Syslem Timez Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data BIOS Date This field displays the date when this version of BIOS was built Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in 7 3 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual gt IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave SATA Port 3 and SATA Port 4 Press Enter to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the submenu are The following items will be displayed in the submenu Type Selects the type of IDEor SATA drive The option Auto will allow the BIOS to auto matically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removab
44. cked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was de tected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was de tected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not con figured properly at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system A 1 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dealer System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST
45. d SD III Client The Supero Doctor Ill program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN AD MIN Note When SuperDoctor Ill is first installed it adopts the temperature threshold settings that have been set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Super Doctor as the Super Doctor settings override the BIOS settings To set the BIOS temperature threshold settings again you would first need to uninstall SuperDoctor III Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Health Information E Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Rernote Control Configuration Administration Sy CPUl Chassis CPU2 Chassis 5 25 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Remote Control Z Supero Doctor III Mi Internet Explorer File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Remote Management L System Info Health Info form Control Configuration Administration Management Report Help s Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS
46. ded CPUID will be set to 3 The options are Disabled and Enabled Direct Cache Access Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enable to route inbound network IO traffic directly into processor caches to reduce memory latency and improve network performance The options are Disabled and Enabled DCA Delay Clocks Available when supported by the CPU This feature allows the user to set the clock delay setting from snoop to prefetch for Direct Cache Access Select a setting from 8 bus cycles to 120 bus cycles in 8 cycle increments The default setting is 32 bus cycles Intel R 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 7 15 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Intel EIST Support Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allow the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are Enabled and Disabled
47. did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error Drive A or B is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup System cache error Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer A disabled cache slows system performance considerably A 2 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages CPU ID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access
48. e These options display the System Event SEL Log and System Event SEL Log in List Mode Items include SEL System Event Log Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Type Time Stamp Generator ID SEL Message Revision Sensor Type Sensor Number SEL Event Type Event Description and SEL Event Data 7 21 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual gt Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components 7 22 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 5 Security Choose Security from the main menu with the arrow keys You should see the follow ing display Highlight a setting using the arrow keys and press Enter to select Supervisor Password as Supervisor Password Is This feature indicates if a supervisor password has been entered to the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered User Password Is This feature indicates if a user password has been entered to the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to the BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is
49. ection Connect the cable from JF1 on the serverboard to the appropriate header on the Control Panel PCB printed circuit board Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both connectors Pull all excess cabling out of the airflow path The control panel LEDs inform you of system status See Chapter 3 System In terface for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons Details on JF2 can be found in Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Installation 6 3 System Fans Two 10 cm blower fans provide all the cooling needed for the SuperServer 6015W Ni It is very important that the chassis top cover is properly installed and making a good seal in order for the cooling air to circulate properly through the chassis and cool the components See Figure 6 2 6 2 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup System Fan Failure If a fan fails the ambient air temperature in the chassis will rise and activate the overheat LED on the control panel Replace any failed fan immediately with the same type and model Replacing System Fans 1 Power down the server and remove the power cord as a safety precaution Remove the chassis cover and detach the fan wires from their connection to the serverboard Lift the blower fan out of the chassis Replace the failed fan with an identical 10 cm 12 volt fan available from Supermicro p n FAN 0059L Install the new fan in its proper place in the chassis by positioning it on the two mounting posts
50. eeeeeee 2 4 Installing the Chassis Rails sse 2 5 Installing the Rack Rails sessssssssssseseseee eee 2 5 Installing the Server into the Rack ssssssssssssssseeeeeeeeerenenen 2 6 Installing the Server into a Telco Rack sesesessssssseseeeeeeeeeeee 2 7 Checking the Serverboard Setup ssssssssseeeeeeeee 2 8 Checking the Drive Bay Setup ssssssseeeeeeeenenennenennnenennnene 2 9 vi Table of Contents Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 3 2 3 3 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 S 3 1 Control Panel Buttons ecco tenree nere eer eee cde d dtp d cd eR dn ag 3 1 piii E KT MR ere Crepe 3 1 gos me POM 3 1 y cT T ES 3 1 Control Panel LEDS 3e eben re ERR cepere certes keel eles 3 2 Universal Information LED ssssssssseee eene 3 2 NIC2 P 3 3 NIC eere rere MT e TP TT NN 3 3 415 TM P H 3 3 ge 3 3 Chapter 4 System Safety Electrical Safety Precautions sssssssssssssseseeeeeenenenennnennnn 4 1 General Safety Precautions ssssssssssesee eene 4 2 ESD Pre Cautlon asigni trs a re Dus ke t dd e E duse Reed RR dun pud 4 3 Operating Precautions sits sce nee eee n erc ie
51. elow e Two 2 CPU heatsinks SNK P0017 e Two 2 10 cm blower fans FAN 0059L 4 e One 1 air shroud MCP 310 00008 01 e Two 2 riser cards RSC R1UU 2E8 and RSC R1UU E8R e SATA Accessories One 1 48 cm SATA cable CBL 0206L One 1 59 cm SATA cable CBL 0207L One 1 70 cm SATA cable CBL 0208L e Rackmount hardware with screws CSE PT34 Two 2 rack rail assemblies Six 6 brackets for mounting the rack rails to a rack telco rack e One 1 CD ROM containing drivers and utilities e SuperServer 6015W Ni User s Manual 1 1 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni Manual 1 2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 6015W Ni lies the X7DWU a dual processor serverboard based on Intel s 5400 chipset Below are the main features of the X7DWU see Figure 1 1 for a block diagram of the chipset Processors The X7DWU supports single or dual 771 pin Intel Xeon 5400 5300LV 5200 5100LV series processors at a FSB speed of 1600 1333 1066 MHz Please refer to the serverboard description pages on our web site for a complete listing of supported processors Memory The X7DWU has eight 240 pin DIMM sockets that can support up to 64 GB of ECC FBD Fully Buffered DIMM DDR2 800 fully supported with 1600 MHz CPUs only DDR2 667 or DDR2 533 SDRAM The memory is an interleaved configura tion which requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed in pairs Please refer to Chapter 5 for memory speed jumper settings UIO
52. from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2008 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 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 SuperServer 6015W Ni In stallation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the SUPER X7DWU serverboard and the SC812L 520U chassis which make up the SuperServer 6015W Ni Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 6015W Ni into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powering up the system If your server was ordered without processor and memory components this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation Chapter 3 System Interface Refer here for details on the system interface which includes the functions and information provided by the control panel on the chas
53. from being written into the base memory area of Block 512 640K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in Static DROM SDROM or writ ten into the L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select 7 9 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the system memory area above 1MB Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Discrete MTRR Allocation If enabled MTRRs Memory Type Range Registers are configured as distinct separate units and cannot be overlapped Set to Enabled to enhance graphic perfor mance when using a Linux graphic driver that requires write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled gt PCI Configuration Access the submenu to
54. ge regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue Figure 1 1 Intel 5400 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see Chapter 5 for details x PROCESORA IPR CCCESSCRHH veg fra imer PEAD C HI ITE FED Gin B a w y a L PCI E 3H Elot TE WA VEUL YGA d pee Conn RN 50 5 WOGB3EZIG AMW PAH SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni Manual 1 3 Server Chassis Features The SC812L 520U is Supermicro s second generation 1U chassis and features three hard drive bays two front side USB ports and a revolutionary cooling design that can keep today s most powerful processors running well below their temperature thresholds The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC812L 520U chassis System Power When configured as a SuperServer 6015W Ni the SC812L 520U chassis includes a 520W power supply Control Panel The SC812L 520U control panel provides important system monitoring and control information LEDs indicate power on network activity hard disk drive activity UID and system overheat conditions Also present are a main power button a system reset button and a UID button I O Backplane The SC812L 520U is a 1U rackmount chassis Its I O backplane provides three standard size PCI slots one COM port the other is internal one VGA port two USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports two Ethernet LAN ports and a UID LED Cooling System
55. h a square solder pad on the printed cir a Jumper cuit board See the diagram at right for an example of jumping pins 1 and 2 Refer to the serverboard layout page for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS and will also clear any passwords Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To clear CMOS 1 First power down the system and unplug the power cord s 2 With the power disconnected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver 3 Remove the screwdriver or shorting device 4 Reconnect the power cord s and power on the system Note Do not use the PW ON connector to clear CMOS VGA Enable Disable VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable Jumper Settings JPG1 the VGA port The default position Jumper Setting Definition is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA Pins 1 2 Enabled See the table on the right for jumper Pins 2 3 Disabled settings 5 19 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual LAN Enable Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL1 to Jumper Setting Definition enable or disable the onboard Ether net RJ45 ports LAN1 and LAN2 See the table on the right for jumper set tings The default setting is enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Wa
56. h other to install To remove the fixed chassis rail A pull it out as far as possible you should hear a click sound as a locking tab emerges from inside the rail assembly and locks the inner rail Then depress the locking tab to pull the inner rail completely out Do this for both the left and right side rack rail assemblies Figure 2 1 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails Mounting Holes B Locking Tab 2 4 Chapter 2 Server Installation Installing the Chassis Rails Position the fixed chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the 6015W Ni making sure the screw holes line up Note that these two rails are left right specific Screw the rail securely to the side of the chassis see Figure 2 2 Repeat this procedure for the other rail on the other side of the chassis You will also need to attach the rail brackets when installng into a telco rack Locking Tabs As you have seen both chassis rails have a locking tab which serves two functions The first is to lock the server into place when installed and pushed fully into the rack which is its normal position Secondly these tabs also lock the server in place when fully extended from the rack This prevents the server from coming completely out of the rack when you pull it out for servicing Figure 2 2 Installing Chassis Rails Installing the Rack Rails Determine where you want to place the SuperServer 6015W Ni in the rack See Rack
57. he reduction in memory availability is disproportional Refer to the Memory Availability Table below for details 5 7 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability Physical Memory Remaining 4 GB Total System Memory System Device Firmware Hub flash memory 1 MB 3199 System BIOS Local APIC 4 KB 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset I O APIC 4 Kbytes PCI Enumeration Area 1 PCI Express 256 MB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory TSEG Memory available to System BIOS amp OS applications Figure 5 3 Installing DIMM into Slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the bottom notch To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot ao DDR PBD DIMM ocala n Notch 4 Notch Reli Te Note Notch jer should align with the receptive point on the slot Top View of DDR2 FBD Slot Release Tab IL IL Release Tab Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 6 PCI Expansion Cards Two riser cards are used to support add on cards to the system The SC812L 520U chassis can accommodate two standard size full height full length and one low profile PCI expansion card When viewed from the chassis front the standard size card installs to the left and the
58. ifi ed through DRHD Struc tures in the ACPI Tables The options are Disabled and Enabled 7 11 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual Memory Voltage This feature allows the user to set memory voltage for onboard memory modules Select auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect the onboard memory voltage according to the status of its SPD Serial Presence Detect Select 1 5V to force the memory modules to run on 1 5V to accommodate lower power FBDIMM Fully Buffered DIMM Select 1 8V to force the memory module to run on 1 8 for testing The options are Auto 1 5V and 1 8V Warning If set to 1 8V damage may occur to FBDIMM modules that support only 1 5V 4GB PCI Hole Granularity This feature allows you to select the granularity of PCI hole for PCI slots If MTRRs are not enough this option may be used to reduce MTRR occupation The options are 256 MB 512 MB 1GB and 2GB Memory Branch Mode This option determines how the two memory branches operate System address space can either be interleaved between the two branches or Sequential from one branch to another Mirror mode allows data correction by maintaining two copies of data in two branches Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population dur ing system manufacturing The options are Interleave Sequential Mirroring and Single Channel 0 Branch 0 Rank Interleaving amp Sparing Select enable to enable the functions of Memory Interleaving and Memory Sparing for Bra
59. ing Software After the hardware has been installed you should first install the operating system and then the drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CDs that came packaged with your motherboard amp SUPERMICRO X7DWU Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP Intel Seaburg Chipset INF files SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Microsoft Direc 9 0 ATI Graphics Driver Intel Seaburg Chipset MCH Intel ESB2 Intel 82575EB X7DWU SE drive s Intel Matrix Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD J Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICR s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 5 24 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is calle
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61. le disk drive is installed Cylinders This item displays the number of cylinders Headers This item displays the number of headers Sectors This item displays the number of sectors 7 4 Chapter 7 BIOS Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity of the system LBA Format Total Sectors This item displays the number of sectors Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity of the system Multi Sector Transfers This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIOS Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable Parallel ATA The options are Enabled and Disabled Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable Serial ATA The option
62. lease buttons on the top of the chassis near the front and pushing the chassis top rearward about one inch before lifting it completely off 3 Unplug the power cables from the connections on the serverboard 4 Unscrew the bracket securing the power supply to the chassis and lift it out See Figure 6 5 5 Replace the failed unit with another unit of the same input voltage output voltage and wattage It is highly recommended to replace it with exactly the same model power supply Supermicro part number PWS 521 1H20 6 Carefully insert the new unit into position and screw it into the chassis 7 Plug the power cables back into their connectors on the serverboard 8 Replace the chassis top cover and reposition the unit back into the rack 9 Reconnect the power cord and turn the switch on the back of the power sup ply to the on position 10 Finish by depressing the power button on the chassis front control panel 6 6 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6 5 Removing Replacing the Power Supply 6 7 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni Manual Notes 6 8 Chapter 7 BIOS Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the X7DWU The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this
63. ll be erased 7 24 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 7 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Boot List Candidate List Boot Priority Order Excluded from Boot Orders The devices included in the boot list section above are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified The boot functions for the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use the lt gt key or lt gt key to move the device up or down Use the lt f gt key or the lt r gt key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the lt x gt key to remove it from the list of bootable devices to make its resource available for other bootable devices Subsequently you can select an item from the candidate list and hit the lt x gt key to remove it from the candidate list and put it in the boot list This item will then become a bootable device See details on changing the boot priority order of a device in the Item Specific Help window 7 25 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual 7 8 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS
64. llows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press Enter to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for console redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to set console redirection type The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 and ASCII Flow Control This item allows you to select the flow control option for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to decide how console redirection is to be connected either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine The options are On and Off 7 18 Chapter 7 BIOS gt Hardware Monitor Logic Highlight an item and hit the Enter key to see the status for that item CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core Temperature CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core Temperature System Temper
65. low profile card installs to the right side PCI cards are installed into riser cards that have been pre installed to the system An additional two riser cards are included to support PCI E add on cards See configuration list below Installing a PCI Card 1 Before installing a PCI add on card make sure you install it into the correct riser card 2 Begin by releasing the locking tab that corresponds to the slot you wish to populate 3 Insert the expansion card into the correct riser card pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card PCI Slot Card Configurations Right Side Riser Cards Expansion card supported RSC R1UU E8R 1x PCl Express x8 card Left Side Riser Card Expansion card supported CSE R1UU 2E8 2x PCI E x8 cards 5 9 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual 5 7 Serverboard Details Figure 5 4 SUPER X7DWU Layout not drawn to scale E m e je ures AN1 E dz CXMMAA d amp i thtentteent trotttest ter M OMM de f 2 i i DXMMSA ads cu o sr DIMM2B q D i j D CIMM 2A j OEIEUGNEINSRNSAE NES DIMM TB iz SPR T DINMIA qd BANKI intei 400 North Bniage cpu pec PCI Exp x8 Signa oor DICODE 1504 AUD EDD CD D 600 intel ESB 200000000509000005 3 1 5 5 6 5 E 8 o 8 F 3 5 E 3 1 5 South Broye conuaoocaconacopa So 00000000000000 Lac SMB COM 000 SS usas U
66. m 6 1 0 2 Control Panel n con opa Ree EID C Per dE PUDE Cue 6 2 6 3 System FaNS EET 6 2 System Fan F ANUS ssrin iannus aaan 6 3 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Remowval sse 6 4 Accessing the Drive Bays sssssssssssssseeee neret nennen 6 4 0 5 Power SUPPLY sss ete eR dene ares ioa gesenkt on RES SEENE 6 6 Power Supply Eailure ic dre rere rete eter he ie 6 6 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 giicorolBeiio e E 7 1 IEEE Running Setup E 7 2 539 Main BIOS Setup iriri irer eenia krean EEan EEEE rE 7 2 7 4 Advanced Setup anian AE AARNES Eai 7 7 EHD SOCUPLY H 7 23 TO TPM State cress t tie NMIEEIIECC IH UE 7 24 COME D 7 25 I E ecc 7 26 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix C System Specifications viii Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Supermicro s SuperServer 6015W Ni is an economic dual processor 1U rackmount server The SuperServer 6015W Ni is comprised of two main subsystems the SC812L 520U 1U rackmount chassis and the X7DWU dual processor serverboard Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with the SuperServer 6015W Ni www supermicro com In addition to the mainboard and chassis various hardware components may have been included with your SuperServer 6015W Ni as listed b
67. make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN1 GLAN2 Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from the GLAN port specified The options are Disabled and Enabled PCI Parity Error Forwarding The feature allows SERR and PERR errors detected in PCI slots to be sent for warded to the BIOS DMI Event Log for the user to review The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI Fast Delayed Transaction Enable this function to improve DMA data transfer rate for a PCI 32 bit multimedia card The options are Enable and Disabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No P Slot1 PCI Exp x8 Slot 2 PCI Exp x4 Slot 3 PCI Exp x4 Slot 4 PCI Exp x4 Slot 5 PCI Exp x8 Slot 6 PXI Exp x4 and Slot 0 PCI Exp x4 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the fol lowing Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled 7 10 Chapter 7 BIOS Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for the Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 008
68. manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site lt http Awww supermicro com gt for any changes to the BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters types of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a backup battery pro vides power to the CMOS Logic enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the lt Delete gt key at the appropriate time during system boot see below Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt Delete gt key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Beginning with Section 7 3 detailed de scriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility N Warning Do not sh
69. metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard add on cards 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 6 1 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni Manual Figure 6 1 Chassis Front and Rear Views Control Panel B OF 000000000000000000 00090000000009000000 rrgl C E 00000000000000000 00000000000000000 lt a is 60000000000090000 00009000000000000 oO 000666000006 eoo oooecooeoeoooooooo L 23 O Drive Bays behind bezel Keyboard Port Mouse Port VGA Port Low Profile PCI Slot Standard PCI Slots GID ya n ob ED nmn FOS qy Co UD E ID CD CE CIE wy D UB GID CD cl o D a E Ge CO feo cs CL CC EBLID L gt DBO a C CD OLD OMASO USB Ports COM1 Port Ethernet Ports 6 2 Control Panel The control panel located on the front of the chassis must be connected to the JF1 connector on the serverboard to provide you with system status indications A ribbon cable has bundled these wires together to simplify the conn
70. n fail Blue LED Indications State Indication Solid UID via Button Blinking UID via IPMI 5 13 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Mo mentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button see the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode depress the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus Ports Two Universal Serial Bus ports are located on the I O backplane USBO is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector USB5 is a port located near the USB4 header See the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc Ground Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 8 Reset Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 PW ON 2 Ground Universal Serial Bus Ports Pin Definitions
71. nch 0 Rank The options for Memory Interleaving are 1 1 2 1 and 4 1 The options for Sparing are Enabled and Disabled Branch 1 Rank Interleaving amp Sparing Select enable to enable the functions of Memory Interleaving and Memory Sparing for Branch 1 Rank The options for Memory Interleaving are 1 1 2 1 and 4 1 The options for Sparing are Enabled and Disabled Enhanced x8 Detection Select Enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection The options are Disabled and Enabled Demand Scrubbing Scrubbing is a process that allows the North Bridge to correct correctable memory errors found on an FBD memory module When the CPU or I O issues a deman dread command and the read data from memory turns out to be a correctable ECC it is corrected and sent to the original source Memory is updated as well Select 7 12 Chapter 7 BIOS Enabled to use Demand Scrubbing for ECC memory correction The options are Enabled and Disabled High Temperature DRAM Operation When set to Enabled the BIOS will refer to the SPD table to set the maximum DRAM temperature If disabled the BIOS will set the maximum DRAM temperature based on a predefined value The options are Enabled and Disabled AMB Thermal Sensor Select Enabled to activate the thermal sensor embedded in the Advanced Memory Buffer on a fully buffered memory module for thermal monitoring The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Throttle Select Enabled to enable cl
72. nd heatsink installation Your 6015W Ni server system may have come with system memory already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots For details on adding system memory refer to Chapter 5 If desired you can install 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 block ing the chassis airflow See Chapter 5 for details on cable connections Also check the air seals for damage The air seals are located under the blower fan and beneath the frame cross section that separates the drive bay area from the serverboard area of the chassis 2 8 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next you should check to make sure the hard drives have been properly installed and all connections have been made Checking the Drives 1 For servicing the hard drives you will need to remove the top chassis cover 2 If you need to remove or install hard drives please refer to Chapter 6 Checking the Airflow 1 Airflow is provided by two heavy duty 10 cm blower fans The system com ponent layout was carefully designed to direct sufficient cooling airflow to the components that generate the most heat 2 Note that all power and data cables have been routed in such a way that they do not block the airflow generated by the fans Providing Power 1 The last thing you must do is to provide inp
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74. ne beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an addi tional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the loworder byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously B 5 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual Notes Appendix C System Specifications Appendix C System Specifications Processors Single or dual Intel Xeon 5400 5300LV 5200 5100LV Sequence processors at a front side system bus speed of 1600 1333 1066 MHz Note Please refer to our web site for a complete listing of supported processors Chipset Intel 5400 ESB2 chipset BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix amp Flash ROM Memory Capacity Eight 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of ECC FBD DDR2 800 667 533 SDRAM DDR2 800 supported with 1600 MHz FSB CPUs only Both 1 8V and 1 5V memory are supported See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SATA Controller Intel ESB2 on chip controller for six port SATA RAID 0 1 5 and 10 supported Peripheral Drive Bays Three 3 3 5 drive bays Expansion Slots
75. nnector Pin Definitions Floppy Definition Ground Ground Key Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground 5 22 Definition FDHDIN Reserved FDEDIN Index Motor Enable Drive Select B Drive Select B Motor Enable DIR STEP Write Data Write Gate Track 00 Write Protect Read Data Side 1 Select Diskette Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup IDE Connector IDE Drive Connector Pin Definitions IDE There are no jumpers to con Pin Definition Pin Definition figure the onboard IDE 1 con 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground nector See the table on the NT 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 right for pin definitions 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 3 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 i i Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 Ground 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 Ground 23 1 0 Write 24 Ground 25 I O Read 26 Ground 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 Ground 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 Sg Addr1 34 Ground 35 AddrO 36 Addr2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground SATA Ports SATA Port Pin Definitions See the table on the right for ee ee pin definitions for the onboard SATA ports i Ground TXP Pin Definition TXN Ground RXN RXP N Oo oc A W DN Ground 5 23 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual 5 12 Install
76. ntacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 5 1 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual 5 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation area of the fan Also do not place the serverboard on a conductive sur face which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up A When handling the processor avoid placing direct pressure on the label IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and remove it first before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the heatsink and fan If installing one processor only install it into CPU socket 1 Notes 1 Use the Supermicro heatsink that has been included with the server 2 When purchasing a Xeon CPU or when receiving a serverboard with a CPU pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately Installing the Processor 1 A black PnP cap is attached to the load plate to protect the CPU socket Press the load lever down and away Load lever from the retention clasp to release the load plate from its locked
77. 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 Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door completely 25 inches and approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing This product is for 2 1 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni Manual installation only in a Restricted Access Location dedicated equipment rooms service closets and the like N Warnings and Precautions N This product is not suitable for use with visual display work place devices acccording to 2 of the the German Ordinance for Work with Visual Display Units Rack Precautions Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them n single rack installation stabilizers should be attached to the rack In multiple rack installations the racks should be coupled together Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more si multaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 e Determine the placement of e
78. osed loop thermal throttling on a fully buffered FBD memory module In the closed loop thermal environment thermal throttling will be activated when the temperature of the FBD DIMM module exceeds a predefined threshold The options are Enabled and Disabled Global Activation Throttle Select Enabled to enable open loop global thermal throttling on a fully buffered FBD memory module to make it active whenever the number of activate control exceeds a predefined number The options are Enabled and Disabled Force ITK Configuration Clocking Select Enabled to configure FBD clock settings to support ITK testing The options are Disabled and Enabled Reserved Branch for ITK Test This feature allows the user to specify the memory branch number to be reserved for ITK testing The default setting is Branch 1 Snoop Filter Select Enabled to eliminate snoop traffi c to the graphics port to greatly improve system performance when running graphics intensive applications The options are Enabled and Disabled Crystal Beach Features This feature was designed to implement Intel s I O AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of TOE devices ATOE device is a specialized dedicated processor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of the add on card For this motherboard the TOE device is 7 13 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual built inside the ESB2 South Bridge chip Op
79. power supply con 11 43 3V 1 3 3V nector meets the SSI Superset ATX 12 42V 2 43 3V 20 pin specification Make sure that 13 COM 3 COM the orientation of the connector is 14 PS ON 4 45V correct See the table on the right for 15 COM 5 COM pin definitions 16 COM m m 17 COM 7 COM 18 Res NC 8 PWR OK 19 5V 9 5VSB 20 45V 10 12V Auxiliary Power Connector Auxiliary Power In addition to the Primary ATX power Pin Definitions JPW2 connector above the Auxiliary 4 pin Pins Definition connector at JPW2 must also be con 1 amp 2 Ground nected to your power supply See the 3 amp 4 12V table on the right for pin definitions Processor Power Connector JPW3 must also be connected to the Fin Betinitions CIEWS power supply to provide power for the Fins Definition processor s See the table on the right for pin definitions 5 through 8 1 through 4 Ground NMI Button NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power LED connection is located Pin amp Definition on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground 15 Vcc Control HDD LED The HDD IDE Hard Disk Drive LED connection is located on pins 13 and
80. rcurrent 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 connec tions other than the direct connections to the branch circuit i e the use of power strips etc 2 3 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni Manual 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the SuperServer 6015W Ni into a rack If the 6015W Ni has already been mounted into a rack you can skip ahead to Sections 2 5 and 2 6 There are a variety of rack units on the market which may mean the assembly procedure will differ slightly The following is a guideline for installing the 6015W Ni into a rack with the rack rails provided You should also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails You should have received two rack rail assemblies with the SuperServer 6015W Ni Each of these assemblies consist of three sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the 6015W Ni A and an outer fixed rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself B A sliding rail guide sandwiched between the two should remain attached to the fixed rack rail see Figure 2 1 The A and B rails must be detached from eac
81. resetting PTC Positive Tempera ture Coefficient fuses on the mainboard must be replaced by trained service technicians only The new fuse must be the same or equivalent as the one replaced Contact technical support for details and support 4 2 General Safety Precautions A Follow these rules to ensure general safety Keep the area around the 6015W Ni clean and free of clutter The 6015W Ni weighs approximately 33 Ibs 15 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 cover and any system components that have been re moved 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 e 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 4 2 Chapter 4 System Safety e After accessing the inside of the system close the system back up and secure it to the rack unit after ensuring that all connections have been made 4 3 ESD Precautions A Electrostatic discharge
82. rom the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Press F1 to resume F2 to Setup F3 for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press F1 to start the boot process or F2 to enter Setup and change the settings Press F3 to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press F2 to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup Appendix A BIOS POST Messages PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the 120 Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g
83. s 09h Set IN POST flag OAh Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache OCh Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initialize I O component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Reset PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size B 1 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual POST Code Description 18h 1Ah 1Ch 20h 22h 24h 28h 29h 2Ah 2Ch 2Eh 2Fh 32h 33h 36h 38h 3Ah 3Ch 3Dh 4th 42h 45h 46h 48h 49h 4Ah 4Bh 4Ch 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 54h 55h 58h 59h 5Ah 5Bh 5Ch 60h 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller Set ES segment register to 4 GB Auto size DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager Clear 512 kB base RAM 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus Enable cache before system BIOS shadow Test CPU bus clock frequency Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager Warm start shut down Shadow system BIOS ROM Auto size cache Advanced configuration of chipset registers Load alternate registers with CMOS values Initialize extended memory for RomPilot optional Initialize interrupt vectors
84. s are Disabled and Enabled Native Mode Operation Select the native mode for ATA The options are Serial ATA and Auto 7 5 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For a Windows environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to select either Intel or Adaptec Host RAID firmware If this item is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH RAID Code Base Available when SATA RAID is Enabled Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware Select Adaptec to use Adaptec s HostRAID firmware The options are Intel and Adaptec SATA AHCI Available when SATA RAID is Disabled Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface Use caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being pres ent in the system 7 6 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Boot Features
85. sis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system 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 SuperServer 6015W Ni SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni Manual Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X7DWU 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 reconfiguring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the 1U SC812L 520U rackmount server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when install ing removing or reconfiguring peripheral drives and when replacing the system power supply unit 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 POST Messages Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix C System Specifications Preface Notes SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 1 2 1 4 OVGIVIOW 1 1 Serverboard Features ssecietseie n ceno bene nee d da eh an Fn o eda 1 2 Processors ucc NU UT ENIM I UN LIUM MEE 1 2 inne MP REESE
86. t strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY LITHIUM BATTERY OR BATTERY HOLDER BATTERY HOLDER 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install processors and heatsinks to the X7DWU serverboard connect the data and power cables and install add on cards All serverboard jumpers and connections are described and a layout and quick reference chart are included in this chapter Remember to close the chas sis completely when you have finished working on the serverboard to protect and cool the system sufficiently 5 1 Handling the Serverboard Static electrical discharge can damage electronic components To prevent damage to printed circuit boards it is important to handle them very carefully see Chapter 4 Also note that the size and weight of the serverboard can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in damage 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 sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold co
87. tch Dog Enable Disable JWD controls the Watch Dog function Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software application hangs Pins 1 2 will cause WD to reset the system if an applica Jumper Settings IWD tion hangs Pins 2 3 will generate a Jump r Setting Definition non maskable interrupt signal for the application that has hung See the table Pins 2 3 NMI on the right for jumper settings Watch Open Disabled Dog must also be enabled in BIOS Pins 1 2 Reset Note When enabled the user needs to write their own application software to disable the Watch Dog Timer lC Enable Disable I C1 and II C2 are used to enable or disable IC bus on the serverboard PC Bus Enable Disable Jumper Settings II C1 II2C2 See the table on the right for jumper settings Both jumpers must be set Pins 1 2 Enabled the same for the setting to to function 2 Pins 2 3 Disabled correctly one jumper enables the Pins23 Disabled clock and the other enables the data The default setting is disabled Jumper Setting Definition 5 20 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 10 Onboard Indicators LAN1 LAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports located beside the VGA port have two LEDs On each Connection Speed Indicator Gigabit LAN port one LED indicates LED Color Definition activity when blinking while the other off No connection or 10 MHz LED may be green amber or off to Green
88. ter for power connector pin definitions In addition your power supply must be connected to the 4 pin Auxiliary ATX Power connection at JPW2 and the 8 pin Processor Power connector at JPW3 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 indica tors Please note that even and odd numbered pins are on opposite sides of each header All JF1 wires have been bundled into single keyed ribbon cable to simplify their connection The red wire in the ribbon cable plugs into pin 1 of JF1 Connect the other end of the cable to the Control Panel printed circuit board located just behind the system status LEDs in the chassis 9 5 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for details and pin descrip tions of JF1 Figure 5 1 Front Control Panel Header Pins JF1 20 19 Ground NMI x key x key Power LED Vcc HDD LED UID Switch Vcc NIC1 Vcc NIC2 Vcc OH Fan Fail UID LED Vcc Power Fail LED Vcc 5 4 I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 5 2 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 5 2 Rear Panel I O Ports USBO 1 Ports COM Port VGA Port Turquoise Blue LAN1 LAN2 ee Fils O o NO oly
89. th the drive carrier screw you first removed 5 Attach the power and data cables to the drive 6 Replace the top chassis cover and the AC power cord before restoring power to the system Note A red wire typically designates the location of pin 1 You should keep the drive carriers installed in any unused drive bays even if empty to reduce EMI and noise and to facilitate the airflow inside the chassis 6 5 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni Manual 6 5 Power Supply The SuperServer 6015W Ni has a single 520 watt power supply which is auto switching capable This enables it to automatically sense and operate with a 100V to 240V input voltage A power on off switch is included on the back of the unit This switch should be turned to the off position before removing the power cord when replacing the unit Power Supply Failure If the power supply unit fails the system will shut down and you will need to replace the power supply unit Replacement units can be ordered directly from Supermicro see contact information in the Preface As there is only one power supply unit in the 6015W Ni the server must be powered down before removing and replacing the power supply unit for whatever reason Removing Replacing the Power Supply 1 First turn the power switch on the control panel and the switch on the power supply off then unplug the power cord from the system and all peripheral devices 2 Remove the chassis cover by pressing the two re
90. the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory man ager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM A 5 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual Notes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the PhoenixBIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST BIOS will display a code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POST Code Description 01h IPMI Initialization 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST value
91. tions are Enabled and Disabled Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are PCI and LPC gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU The options are Default and x12 Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use this function which will allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Disabled and Enabled Fast String Operations Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the fast string operations for special CPU instructions The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 allowing CPU clocking to be regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold C1 C2 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower
92. ut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 7 1 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni User s Manual 7 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the ap propriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options See the next page When you first power on the computer the Phoenix BIOS is immediately acti vated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two Ways 1 By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 7 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the Esc key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the icon With the item highlighted press the Enter key to a
93. ut power to the system Plug the power cord from the power supply unit into a high quality power strip that of fers protection from electrical noise and power surges It is recommended that you use an uninterruptible power supply UPS 2 Turn on the power switch on the back of the power supply then depress the power button on the front chassis control panel 2 9 SUPERSERVER 6015W Ni Manual Figure 2 5 Accessing the Inside of the SuperServer 6015W Ni 2 10 Chapter 3 System Interface Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview There are several LEDs on the control panel to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system There are also three buttons on the chassis control panel 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are three buttons located on the front of the chassis a reset button a power on off button and a UID button RESET Reset Use the reset button to reboot the system U o This is the main power button which is used to apply or turn off the main system power Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system Q UID Depressing the UID unit identifier button illuminates an LED on both the front and rear of the chassis for easy system location in large stack configurations The LED will remain on until the button is pushed a second time Another UID button on the rear of the chassis serves the same function See

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