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User Manual

ASR-3100 Series

1U Rackmount dual Xeon E5-
2600 v3 NVMe Storage Server, 
supporting SFF-8639 2.5" NVMe 
SSD and 2 x PCIe Gen III x8 slot

Summary of Contents for ASR-3100PP-R11A1E

Page 1: ...User Manual ASR 3100 Series 1U Rackmount dual Xeon E5 2600 v3 NVMe Storage Server supporting SFF 8639 2 5 NVMe SSD and 2 x PCIe Gen III x8 slot ...

Page 2: ...per installation Advantech assumes no liability under the terms of this warranty as a consequence of such events Because of Advantech s high quality control standards and rigorous testing most of our customers never need to use our repair service If an Advantech product is defec tive it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period For out of warranty repairs you will be bil...

Page 3: ...nnot find the answer gather all the information or questions that apply to your problem and with the product close at hand call your dealer Our dealers are well trained and ready to give you the support you need to get the most from your Advantech products In fact most problems reported are minor and are easily solved over the phone In addition free technical support is available from Advantech en...

Page 4: ...duce a short circuit and cause fire electric shock or damage to your equipment Lift equipment using both hands and with your knees bent Rack Mount Instructions The following or similar rack mount instructions are included with the installation instructions Elevated Operating Ambient If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may b...

Page 5: ...nce of Advantech equipment that has been mod ified Equipment Repairs and Servicing The installation of internal options and routine maintenance and service of this product should be performed by individuals who are knowledgeable about the procedures precautions and hazards associated with equipment containing hazardous energy levels Do not exceed the level of repair specified in the procedures in ...

Page 6: ...20W TBD Intel Xeon E5 2690 v3 2 6GHz 12cores 135W TBD Intel Xeon E5 2683 v3 2 0GHz 14cores 120W TBD Intel Xeon E5 2680 v3 2 5GHz 12cores 120W TBD Intel Xeon E5 2670 v3 2 3GHz 12cores 120W TBD Intel Xeon E5 2667 v3 3 2GHz 8cores 135W TBD Intel Xeon E5 2660 v3 2 6GHz 10cores 105W TBD Intel Xeon E5 2658A v3 2 2GHz 12cores 105W TBD Intel Xeon E5 2658 v3 2 2GHz 12cores 105W TBD Intel Xeon E5 2650L v3 1...

Page 7: ...r upon receipt When unpacking the ASR 3100 check it for signs of shipping damage For example damaged box scratches dents etc If it is dam aged or it fails to meet the specifications notify our service department or local sales representative immediately Also notify the carrier Retain the shipping carton and packing material for inspection by the carrier After inspection we will make arrange ments ...

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Page 9: ...e Chassis Cover 13 2 2 2 Installing the CPU and Heatsink 13 2 2 3 Installing the Memory 17 2 2 4 Installing Hard Drives 18 2 2 5 Installing PCIe x8 Expansion Card 20 2 3 Rack Mounting 22 2 3 1 Installing the Server in a Rack 22 Chapter 3 AMI BIOS 27 3 1 Introduction 28 3 2 BIOS Setup 29 3 2 1 Main Menu 29 3 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup 30 3 2 3 Intel RC Setup 40 3 2 4 Server Management 56 3 2 ...

Page 10: ...etup69 6 1 LAN Configuration 70 6 1 1 Introduction 70 6 1 2 Features 70 6 1 3 Installation 70 6 1 4 Windows Series Driver Setup LAN 70 6 2 AHCI SATA RAID 71 6 3 USB3 0 72 Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer 73 A 1 Watchdog Timer Overview 74 A 2 Programming the Watchdog Timer 74 ...

Page 11: ...Chapter 1 1 Overview ...

Page 12: ...ction Processing OLAP Online Analytical Processing for finance and eCommerce 3D rendering video broadcasting and massive media editing post production 1 2 Features 1U rackmount with dual Intel Xeon E5 2600 v3 processor DDR4 2133 RDIMM up to 512 GB Up to 6 million IOPS read speeds with 16 x 2 5 hot plug NVMe SSD which is 30 better than existing products on the market SFF 8639 designed for enterpris...

Page 13: ...troller connected to C612 through PCIe Gen2 Lane Above network Supports 10BASE T 100BASE T and 1000BASE T with RJ 45 output VGA ASPEED AST2400 controller with 64 MB VGA memory provides basic 2D VGA function Super I O Nuvoton NCT6776D chip provide motherboard RS 232 and hardware monitor functions BMC Sharing with the RJ45 port of LAN2 Input Output Storage Up to 16 x 2 5 HDD bays to support NVMe SAS...

Page 14: ...status monitoring Temperature Monitoring for CPU0 CPU1 PECI Monitoring for System HWM Other Features Case Open Chassis intrusion detection Chassis Intrusion header Operating Environment Compliance RoHS RoHS Compliant 6 6 Pb Free Environmental Spec Operating Temperature 0 to 40 C Non operating Temperature 20 to 60 C Operating Relative Humidity 10 to 85 40 C non con densing Non operating Relative Hu...

Page 15: ...al devices such as 10 100 1000 Ethernet VGA monitor and Com port In addition ASR 3100 has jumpers that are used to clean CMOS for BIOS The tables below list the functions of each jumper and connector Later sections in this chapter give instructions for setting jumpers Chapter 2 gives instructions for con necting external devices to ASR 3100 ...

Page 16: ...ity LED Color Green No driver present or power disconnected Off Off Driver present No activity Off On Access activity Off Blinking HDD fail On Off only work under the RAID mode Identify locate the HDD 4HZ Off only work under the RAID mode SATA SAS RAID building 1 HZ Off only work under the RAID mode LED Left LED Right LED Description LAN1 LAN2 LED Off Green 10 Mbps linked Off Blinking Green 10 Mbp...

Page 17: ...MA1 Channel A DIMM1 of CPU0 DIMMA2 Channel A DIMM2 of CPU0 DIMMB1 Channel B DIMM1 of CPU0 DIMMB2 Channel B DIMM2 of CPU0 DIMMC1 Channel C DIMM1 of CPU0 DIMMC2 Channel C DIMM2 of CPU0 DIMMD1 Channel D DIMM1 of CPU0 DIMMD2 Channel D DIMM2 of CPU0 DIMME1 Channel E DIMM1 of CPU0 DIMME2 Channel E DIMM2 of CPU0 DIMMF1 Channel F DIMM1 of CPU0 DIMMF2 Channel F DIMM2 of CPU0 DIMMG1 Channel G DIMM1 of CPU0 ...

Page 18: ...tor SSD14 15 NVMe SSD 14 and SSD 15 connector SATA_CON1 8 ports SATA Drive connector SATA4 M 2 2242 SATA Drive connector SATA5 M 2 2242 SATA Drive connector PCIEX16_SLOT1 PCIe x16 slot for two x8 riser card Gen3 x 8 link from both CPU0 and CPU1 LPC1 LPC port for debug VGA1 COM1 VGA and Com port connector SMBUS1 SMbus from PCH USB 4_1 Front Panel one USB 2 0 port LAN1 10 100 1000 Mbps LAN LAN2 10 1...

Page 19: ... 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DIMMA1 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V DIMMA2 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V DIMMB1 V V V V V V V V V V V V DIMMB2 V V V V V V V V V V DIMMC1 V V V V V V V V DIMMC2 V V V V V V DIMMD1 V V V V DIMMD2 V V DIMME1 V V V V V V V V DIMME2 V V V V V V V DIMMF1 V V V V V V DIMMF2 V V V V V DIMMG1 V V V V DIMMG2 V V V DIMMH1 V V DIMMH2 V ...

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Page 21: ...Chapter 2 2 Setting up ...

Page 22: ...ing on a system that is connected to a power supply can be extremely dangerous Follow the guidelines below to avoid damage to ASR 3100 or injury to yourself Ground yourself properly before removing the top cover of the system Unplug the power from the power supply and then touch a safely grounded object to release static charge i e power supply case If available wear a grounded wrist strap Alterna...

Page 23: ...e mainboard including CPUs memory modules and add on cards 2 2 1 Removing the Chassis Cover Follow these instructions to remove ASR 3100 chassis cover 1 Unscrew the top cover as follows 2 2 2 Installing the CPU and Heatsink Follow the steps below to install CPUs and CPU heatsinks 1 Locate the CPU sockets you must install into the CPU0 socket first ...

Page 24: ...l the lever slightly away from the socket and then push it to a fully open posi tion 3 Push the CPU socket cover to a fully open position 4 Place the CPU into the socket and make sure that the gold arrow is located in the right direction ...

Page 25: ...15 ASR 3100 Series User Manual Chapter 2 Setting up 5 Take off the protection cap ...

Page 26: ...ASR 3100 Series User Manual 16 6 Close the CPU socket cover and press the lever down to secure the CPU 7 Position the heatsink on top of the CPU and secure it with 4 screws ...

Page 27: ...eatsink Now follow the below image for CPU heatsink installation 2 2 3 Installing the Memory Follow these instructions to install the memory modules onto the motherboard 1 Locate the memory slots on the motherboard 2 Press the memory slot locking levers in the direction of the arrows as shown in the following illustration ...

Page 28: ... mod ule Follow the recommended memory population table to install the other mem ory modules 2 2 4 Installing Hard Drives The ASR 3100 supports sixteen 2 5 hard drives Follow these instructions to install a hard drive 1 Press the locking lever latch and pull the locking lever open 2 Slide the HDD tray out 3 Place a hard drive into the drive tray then use the screws to secure the HDD ...

Page 29: ...19 ASR 3100 Series User Manual Chapter 2 Setting up 4 Reinsert the HDD tray into the chassis and press the locking lever to secure the tray ...

Page 30: ...om CUP1 supports HHHL card Please follow these instructions to install the expansion cards We use PCIe x8 SAS Raid Card as sample 1 Unscrew the riser card bracket and release the PCIe x8 riser card 2 Install the expansion card onto the riser card and screw it onto the riser card bracket Note Both card must be equipped with full height bracket even the exapnsion card is low profile half height ...

Page 31: ...21 ASR 3100 Series User Manual Chapter 2 Setting up 3 Install the riser card with expansion card into the chassis and secure it 4 Install the mini SAS HD cable into the expansion card ...

Page 32: ...recommend that the minimum depth of cabinets is 1100mm Rack mounting kit Sliding Rails x 2 Convert bracket x 4 Screws Kit x 3 2 3 1 Installing the Server in a Rack Before mounting the ASR 3100 in a rack ensure that all internal components have been installed and that the unit has been fully tested Both side of chassis ear must be assembled before you assemble the slide rail kit ...

Page 33: ...dustry standard 32 rack Screws list M5 x16 M4 x9 1 Remove the chassis inner member Pull the slide open Then press the trigger down as shown on the drawing and pull the chassis inner member out 2 Mount the chassis inner member to the chassis Each side of chassis uses 4 of screws or standoffs for slide attachment ...

Page 34: ... brackets 4 Mount the chassis into the cabinet Insert the chassis inner member into the cabinet as shown on the drawing It is important to check if the ball retainer is in the fully open position before installing the chassis Otherwise it might cause catastrophic damage to the chassis if the ball retainer is not in the fully open position while mounting the chassis While you are pushing the chassi...

Page 35: ... the branch circuit e g use of power strips Instructions de montage en rack Le rack en suivant ou similaire monter instructions sont incluses avec les instructions d installation Température de fonctionnement élevée il est installé dans une unité fermée ou plusieurs Ensemble formant bâti la température ambiante de fonctionnement de l environnement de l armoire peut être supérieure à la chambre amb...

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Page 37: ...Chapter 3 3 AMI BIOS ...

Page 38: ... on or off This chapter describes the basic navigation of the ASR 3100 setup screens AMI s BIOS ROM has a built in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This type of information is stored in battery backed up CMOS so it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off Note The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference only they may not ...

Page 39: ...ed out options cannot be configured options in blue can be The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the Arrow ke...

Page 40: ...an select any of the items in the left frame of the screen such as CPU configuration to go to the sub menu for that item You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the Arrow keys All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section The Advanced BIOS Setup screens are shown below The sub menus are described on the following pages ...

Page 41: ...31 ASR 3100 Series User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS 3 2 2 1 ACPI Settings Enable Hibernation Enable or disable Hibernation Lock Legacy Resources Enable or Disable Lock Legacy Resources ...

Page 42: ...ASR 3100 Series User Manual 32 3 2 2 2 NCT6776 Super IO Configuration Serial Port 1 Configuration ...

Page 43: ...33 ASR 3100 Series User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port 1 Change Settings To select an optimal setting for serial port 1 3 2 2 3 H W Monitor ...

Page 44: ...ld When the system reaches the warning temperature the speaker will beep ACPI Shutdown Temperature Set the ACPI shutdown temperature threshold When the system reaches the shutdown temperature it will be automatically shut down by ACPI OS to protect the system from overheating damage Fan Configuration When set to manual mode fan duty setting can be changed the range is from 10 100 default setting i...

Page 45: ...35 ASR 3100 Series User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Console Redirection Settings Terminal Type Select a terminal type to be used for console redirection Options available VT100 VT100 ANSI VT UTF8 ...

Page 46: ...standard setting is 1 stop bit Communication with slow devices may require more than 1 stop bit Options available 1 2 Flow Control Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow Hard ware flow control uses two wires ...

Page 47: ...eries User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS 3 2 2 5 PCI Subsystem Settings Above 4G Decoding Enables or disables 64 bit capability Devices to be decoded in above 4G address space Only if system supports 64 bit PCI decoding ...

Page 48: ...MB Option ROM Message Set display mode for Option ROM Boot option filter You could choose boot from UEF Legacy or Legacy only or UEFI only If you want to boot from NVMe drive please take the option of UEFI and Legacy or UEFI only Storage Controls the execution of UEFI and legacy storage option ROM Three options are that UEFI or legacy only or do not launch If you want to boot from NVMe drive pleas...

Page 49: ...orkaround for OS without XHCI hand off support The XHCI ownership change should be claimed by XHCI driver EHCI Hand off This is a workaround for OS without EHCI hand off support The EHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enable Disable USB mass storage driver support USB Transfer Time out Selects the USB transfer time out value 1 5 10 20sec Device Re...

Page 50: ...ASR 3100 Series User Manual 40 3 2 3 Intel RC Setup 3 2 3 1 Processor Configuration ...

Page 51: ... 3100 Series User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Hyper threading Enables Hyper Threading Software Method to Enable Disable Logical Proces sor threads VMX Enables the Vanderpool Technology takes effect after reboot ...

Page 52: ... disable Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch The Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch mechanism like automatic hardware prefetch operates without programmer intervention When enabled through the BIOS two 64 byte cache lines are fetched into a 128 byte sector regardless of whether the additional cache line has been requested or not Set to enable or disable DCU Streamer Prefetch Enable prefetch of next L1 data lin...

Page 53: ...CPU frequency according load When disabled CPU frequency is set at max non turbo Turbo Mode Turbo mode allows a CPU logical processor to execute a higher frequency when enough power is available not exceed CPU defined limits P state Coordination HW_ALL hardware coordination is recommended over SW_ALL and SW_ANY software coordination ...

Page 54: ...re are four items for option C0 C1 state C2 state C6 non Retention state C6 Retention state CPU C3 report Enable Disable CPU C3 ACPI C2 report to OS Recommended to be disabled CPU C6 report Enable Disable CPU C6 ACPI C2 report to OS Recommended to be enabled ...

Page 55: ...45 ASR 3100 Series User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS ACPIT States Enable Disable CPU throttling by OS Throttling reduces power consumption 3 2 3 3 QPI Configuration ...

Page 56: ... either the POR speed Fast or default speed Slow Link Frequency Select Allows for selecting the QPI Link frequency Link L0p Enable Enable Disable QPI Link0p Link L1 Enable Enable Disable QPI L1 COD Enable Enable Disable Cluster on Die Early snoop Enable Disable Auto the early snoop item ...

Page 57: ...47 ASR 3100 Series User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS 3 2 3 4 Memory Configuration Data Scrambling Enable Disable data scrambling Numa Enable Disable Non uniform Memory Access NUMA Memory Topology ...

Page 58: ...ASR 3100 Series User Manual 48 3 2 3 5 IIO Configuration NVMe SSD Configuration NVMe SSD Configuration for HDD1 to HDD16 To set each NVMe drive PCIe link as Auto Gen1 Gen2 Gen3 ...

Page 59: ...49 ASR 3100 Series User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS CPU0 PCIe Configuration ...

Page 60: ...R 3100 Series User Manual 50 CPU0 PCIe configuration IOU2 PCIe Slot Functions visible based on this setting x4x4 x8 CPU1 PCIe configuration IOU2 PCIe Slot4 Functions visible based on this setting x4x4 x8 ...

Page 61: ...100 Series User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Link Speed of IOU2 PCIe Slot Port 1A Select target link speed as Gen1 Gen2 Gen3 CPU1 PCIe configuration IOU2 PCIe Slot4 Functions visible based on this setting x4x4 x8 ...

Page 62: ... Disable SMBus Device Restore AC Power Loss Specify what state to go to when power is re applied after a power failure G3 state PCH Compatibility RID Enable Disable PCH Compatibility Revision ID CRID Functionality PCI E ASPM Support Global This option enables disables the ASPM support for all downstream devices xHCI Mode Mode of operation of xHCI controller ...

Page 63: ...l appear when AHCI or RAID is selected sSATA Device Type Identify the SATA port is connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive Set to AHCI Mode to have the SATA hard disk drives use the AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increase storage perfor mance on random workloads by allowing the drive to intern...

Page 64: ...sables SALP and this item will appear when AHCI or RAID is selected SATA Device Type Identify the SATA port is connected to Solid State Drives or Hard Disk Drives Set to AHCI Mode to have the SATA hard disk drives use the AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increase storage perfor mance on random workloads b...

Page 65: ...n from the SATA hard disk drives LAN1 Controller Enable Disable Intel I210AT Controller support LAN1 PXE Oprom Enable Disable Boot option for Intel I210AT controller LAN2 Controller Enable Disable Intel I210AT Controller support LAN2 PXE OpROM Enable Disable Boot option for Intel I210AT controller ...

Page 66: ...ASR 3100 Series User Manual 56 3 2 3 7 Server ME Configuration 3 2 4 Server Management BMC Support Enable Disables interfaces to communicate with BMC Wait for BMC ...

Page 67: ...module s response Wait for BMC counter Wait for BMC counter for initialize host to BMC interfaces The MB beep per 5 seconds to check it System Event Log SEL Components Enable Disable all features of system event logging during boot Erase SEL Choose options for erasing SEL When SEL is Full Choose options for reactions to a full SEL Log EFI Status Codes Disable the logging of EFI status codes or log...

Page 68: ...ASR 3100 Series User Manual 58 Erase Log Erase log options When Log is Full Selects the action to be taken when the log is full ...

Page 69: ...hapter 3 AMI BIOS BMC Network Configuration Configuration Address Source Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically by BMC Unspecified options will not modify any BMC network parameters dur ing the BIOS phase ...

Page 70: ...ASR 3100 Series User Manual 60 3 2 5 Security 3 2 6 Boot Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 16 0x10 means indefinite waiting ...

Page 71: ...es and Exit Exit system setup without saving any changes Save Changes and Reset Reset the system after saving changes Discard Changes and Reset Reset system setup without saving any changes Save Changes Save changes done so far Discard Changes Discard changes done so far Restore Defaults Restore Load default values for all the setup options Save as User Defaults Save the changes done so far as use...

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Page 73: ...Chapter 4 4 Chipset Software Installation Utility ...

Page 74: ...rming the installation 4 2 Introduction 4 2 1 Main Menu The Intel Chipset Software Installation CSI utility installs the Windows INF files that outline to the operating system how the chipset components will be configured This is needed for the proper functioning of the following features Core PCI PnP services Serial ATA interface support USB 1 1 2 0 support Identification of Intel chipset compone...

Page 75: ...on Utility 4 3 Windows OS Driver Setup 1 Insert the driver CD into your system s CD ROM drive When the folder is dis played move the mouse cursor over the folder 01_Chipset Find the execut able in this folder click to install the driver 2 Click setup to execute program ...

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Page 77: ...Chapter 5 5 VGA Setup ...

Page 78: ...nsert the driver CD into your system s CD ROM drive When the folder is displayed navigate to the 02_Graphic folder and click the executable file from folder of XDDM Installer WDDM Installer to complete the installation of the drivers for OS that you need Note 1 If ASR 3100 carries an additional graphics card for VGA output please set this additional graphic card as major output under the Display p...

Page 79: ...Chapter 6 6 LAN Configuration SATA RAID AHCI USB 3 0 Setup ...

Page 80: ...triple speed MAC Full duplex at 10 100 or 1000 Mbps and half duplex at 10 or 100 Mbps Wake on LAN WOL support PCIe x1 host interface 6 1 3 Installation The integrated Intel gigabit Ethernet controller supports all major network operating systems However the installation procedure varies with different operating systems In the following sections refer to the one that provides the driver setup proce...

Page 81: ...71 ASR 3100 Series User Manual Chapter 6 LAN Configuration SATA RAID AHCI USB 3 0 Setup 6 2 AHCI SATA RAID Intel C612 PCH chip offers SATA RAID with RAID 0 1 10 5 under Windows operat ing system ...

Page 82: ...ASR 3100 Series User Manual 72 6 3 USB3 0 Intel C612 PCH chip offers USB3 0 controller for super speed device access ...

Page 83: ...Appendix A A Programming the Watchdog Timer ...

Page 84: ...bled by user program Timer can be set from 1 to 255 seconds or 1 to 255 minutes Generates an interrupt or resets signal if the software fails to reset the timer before time out A 2 Programming the Watchdog Timer The Watch Dog timer programming steps as below 1 Set Bank0 CR E1h Bit0 to 1 to enable Soft Watch Dog 2 Set Bank0 CR E3h Timeout timer for Soft Watch Dog 3 Set Bank0 CR E0h to 55h to enable...

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Page 86: ...ations are subject to change without notice No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permis sion of the publisher All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Advantech Co Ltd 2016 ...

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