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SKY-524

2U 4 Node Hybrid Server with 
High Density and Flexible 
Storage capability, support dual 
10GbE and 2x PCIe x16 slots per 
node.

Summary of Contents for SKY-524

Page 1: ...User Manual SKY 524 2U 4 Node Hybrid Server with High Density and Flexible Storage capability support dual 10GbE and 2x PCIe x16 slots per node...

Page 2: ...on 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 neve...

Page 3: ...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 yo...

Page 4: ...fire or electrical shock 14 Never open the equipment For safety reasons repair of the device may only be carried out by trained service personnel 15 If one of the following situations arises get the e...

Page 5: ...mounting apparatus to avoid risk of injury VESA mount installation should be operated by professional technician please contact the service technician or your retailer if you need this service 24 Rep...

Page 6: ...ove all power cords 37 CAUTION Monitor equipment or display It may endanger eyes when over used 1 Please take a rest for 10 minutes after using 30 minutes 2 Do not let the children under 2 years old w...

Page 7: ...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 instructi...

Page 8: ...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 individua...

Page 9: ...2 2GHz 19 25M 14Cores 105W 96MPXE 2 2 19M36 Intel Xeon Gold 5120T 2 2GHz 19 25M 14Cores 105W TBD Intel Xeon Gold 6140 2 3GHz 24 75M 18Cores 140W Memory AQD D4U4GR24 HG ADATA 4G DDR4 2400 RDIMM REG ECC...

Page 10: ...SKY 524 check it for signs of ship ping damage For example damaged box scratches dents etc If it is damaged or it fails to meet the specifications notify our service department or local sales repre se...

Page 11: ...17 2 2 2 Installing the CPU and Heatsink per Node 18 2 2 3 Installing the Memory per Node 23 2 2 4 Installing the Riser Cards Right side and left side per Node 24 2 2 5 M 2 2280 installation per Node...

Page 12: ...ows Series Driver Setup LAN 84 6 2 AHCI SATA RAID 85 6 2 1 Introduction 85 6 2 2 Windows Series Driver Setup 85 6 3 USB3 0 86 6 3 1 Introduction 86 6 3 2 Windows Series Driver Setup 86 Appendix A Prog...

Page 13: ...Chapter 1 1 Overview...

Page 14: ...echnology is essential Equipped with flexible I O options it is easy to upgrade to 1G 10G 40G 100G LAN via daughter boards 1 2 Features 2U High density multi node server 2U 4 node Supports 8 x Intel X...

Page 15: ...PS 2 COM Display 1 x VGA RJ45 3 Internal Connector per node Type A USB M 2 2280 1 SATA or PCIe 1 SATA Remote Management IPMI2 0 Watchdog Timer Output Interrupt system reset Interval Programmable 1 25...

Page 16: ...Manual 4 1 4 System Dimension 1 SKY 524 System Dimension 484 60 465 00 88 40 21 95 446 00 861 70 830 00 870 65 33 20 449 00 438 00 0 21 96 0 52 60 243 10 573 10 763 60 0 21 96 0 52 60 243 10 573 10 76...

Page 17: ...nition jumper settings and the connectors of SKY 524 1 5 1 System Layout Each Node support 2 x NVMe SAS SSD drives use the Red HDD tray for illustration 4 x SAS SSD drives use the Orange HDD tray for...

Page 18: ...button on the right side will boot up all nodes at the same time 2 Pressing the right side power button for 4 seconds long will shut down all nodes at the same time But please note that the system fa...

Page 19: ...e Node power on o control Blue Light Node Loca on LED Red Light Node Alert LED 2x 10Gb LAN VGA 2x USB3 0 Dedicate IPMI LAN PCIe Expansion Slot L PCIe Expansion Slot R Enclosure management via IPMI Fle...

Page 20: ...8 1 5 2 LED Definitions 2 x HH HL expansioncard M 2 2280 B key 24 DDR4 DIMM slot CPU0 LGA3647 socket withfull nheatsink CPU1 LGA3647 socket withcut nheatsink Onboard RAID Intel X557 chip M 2 2280 B M...

Page 21: ...happened FAN speed lower than 5400rpm Off N A FAN working normal Overheat LED On Red Temperature alert System has gone over temper ature range Off N A Nodes working normal Locate LED On Blue Node rec...

Page 22: ...current slow fan 1200rpm OFF 1Hz blinking AC present only 12VSB on PS off or PS in Sleep state 1Hz blinking OFF Output ON and OK ON OFF AC Power Cord unplugged OFF ON Power supply FW updating mode 2H...

Page 23: ...el 1 DIMM1 of CPU1 DIMM H2 Channel 1 DIMM2 of CPU1 DIMM I1 Channel 2 DIMM1 of CPU1 AEP DIMM I2 Channel 2 DIMM2 of CPU1 DIMM J1 Channel 3 DIMM1 of CPU1 DIMM J2 Channel 3 DIMM2 of CPU1 DIMM K1 Channel 4...

Page 24: ...RAM 4GB SPI Flash SPI BIOS VGA LAN1 2 Intel X557 AT2 IPMI LAN RTL8201EL IPMI LAN 2x USB3 0 10Gb LAN2 10Gb LAN1 VGA USB 3 0 DDR4 SPI RGB VGA UPI RMII NC SI USB2 0 PCIe NC SI 10Gb LAN LPC SPI KR x2 PCI...

Page 25: ...Y 524 supports registered DIMMs ONLY 1 8 Memory Installation Procedures DIMM Configurations Quantity of memory module installed CPU 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 CPU 1 DIMM A1 DIMM G1 DIMM A2 DIMM G2 D...

Page 26: ...SKY 524 User Manual 14...

Page 27: ...Chapter 2 2 Setting up...

Page 28: ...Working on a system that is connected to a power supply can be extremely dangerous Follow the guidelines below to avoid damage to SKY 524 or injury to yourself Ground yourself properly before removin...

Page 29: ...cribed how to install components on to the controller node including CPUs memory modules and add on cards 2 2 1 Removing the Node Follow these instructions to remove SKY 524 node from whole system to...

Page 30: ...out the node from system 2 2 2 Installing the CPU and Heatsink per Node Follow the steps below to install CPUs and CPU heatsinks 1 Locate the CPU sockets The CPU0 must be installed first Please see b...

Page 31: ...9 SKY 524 User Manual Chapter 2 Setting up 2 Remove CPU dust cover from the CPU socket 3 SKY 524 supports dual CPUs per node before putting the CPU on board please assemble the CPU with heatsink socke...

Page 32: ...d the clip make sure both notch A and B on the CPU is carefully aligned with CPU clip 5 Assemble the heatsink and the sub assembly as in the previous step 6 Carefully align the triangle mark on the CP...

Page 33: ...pter 2 Setting up 7 For thermal considerations please follow the diagram and use full fin heatsink on CPU0 cut fin heatsink on CPU1 8 Use a T30 Torx screwdriver tighten the screws in the order of 1 2...

Page 34: ...and heatsink use a T30 Trox screwdriver to loosen the screws in the order of 4 3 2 1 then lift the CPU and heatsink up 10 After the CPU and heatsink assembly has finished please use two screws to asse...

Page 35: ...lots on the motherboard 2 Press the memory slot locking levers in the direction of the arrows as shown in the following illustration 3 Align the memory module with the slot When inserted properly the...

Page 36: ...tructions below 1 Unscrew the 2 screws on the middle bracket and the 2 screws on right and left side Then pull up the PCIe cards with the brackets 2 Unscrew one screw on the low profile bracket and re...

Page 37: ...n plug the PCIe card into the PCIex16 slot on right side of PCIe rider card 2 2 5 M 2 2280 installation per Node 1 Under the PCIe Card R there is an M 2 2280 B Key slot In order to install the M 2 228...

Page 38: ...2280 B key in red square below then affix the screw back in 2 2 6 Installing Hard Drives SKY 524 supports 24 x 2 5 hard drives Eight of them support 2 5 NVMe drives shown in red on HDD tray button the...

Page 39: ...e locking lever latch and pull the locking lever open then slide the HDD tray out 2 Place a hard drive into the drive tray and use the screws to secure the HDD then insert the HDD tray back into the c...

Page 40: ...SKY 524 User Manual 28 2 2 7 Removable FAN 1 Undo the screw on the top cover and press on both right side and left side to open the top cover...

Page 41: ...Manual Chapter 2 Setting up 2 Follow illustration and press directly on the clip to pull up the fan from fan mod ule Note When there are two system fans showing alert the system will shut down as a pr...

Page 42: ...ead prior to installation The server slides are developed for 1U or 2U aplica tions of which the system load does not exceed 75lbs The slide length is 1041 3 0mm The rear bracket is extendable to a ma...

Page 43: ...nt the cabinet member onto the posts Align the positioning pin to the desired complete U location and pull the bracket forwards to lock it to the post The bracket is locked to the post after you hear...

Page 44: ...the cabinet member Make sure the ball retainer is in the open position It might cause damage to the slides if the ball retainer is not on the front position After the inner member goes in push up dow...

Page 45: ...33 SKY 524 User Manual Chapter 2 Setting up Tips For EIA square hole diecasting Press the latch to transfer from square to cylinder for EIA 7 5 round hole M5 Screw...

Page 46: ...SKY 524 User Manual 34 Uninstall the bracket Remove the inner member...

Page 47: ...te that you must install the handle bar and mounting ear after the slide rail kit has been installed completely Instructions de montage en rack Le rack en suivant ou similaire monter instructions sont...

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Page 49: ...Chapter 3 3 AMI BIOS...

Page 50: ...r off This chapter describes the basic navigation of the SKY 524 setup screens AMI s BIOS ROM has a built in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This type of infor...

Page 51: ...t 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 i...

Page 52: ...select any of the items in the left frame of the screen such as ACPI Settings to go to the sub menu for that item You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the Arrow keys...

Page 53: ...ser Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS 3 2 2 1 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enables or disables BIOS support for security devices Note Purchase Advantech LPC TPM module to enable TPM function P N...

Page 54: ...24 User Manual 42 3 2 2 2 ACPI Settings Enable Hibernation Enable or Disable Hibernation Lock Legacy Resources Enable or Disable Lock Legacy Resources Power on by Modem Enable or Disable Power On by M...

Page 55: ...43 SKY 524 User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS 3 2 2 3 ITE8528 Super IO Configuration Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port 1...

Page 56: ...er function CPU ACPI Shutdown Temperature Set the CPU ACPI shutdown temperature threshold When the system reaches the shutdown temperature it will be automatically shutdown by ACPI OS to pro tect the...

Page 57: ...524 User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Fan Configuration There is only one fan zone in SKY 524 Zone 0 for 4 Nodes System Fan Zone 0 Mode There are two options for customer choose Full speed and Smart Fan...

Page 58: ...SKY 524 User Manual 46 3 2 2 5 Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection Enable or Disable console redirection feature Console Redirection Settings...

Page 59: ...1 Space Parity bit is always 0 Mark and Space Parity do not allow for error detection Options available None Even Odd Mark Space Stop Bits Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet A start bi...

Page 60: ...ution On Legacy OS the number of Rows and Columns supported redirection Options available 80x24 80X25 Putty Keypad Select function key and keypad on putty Redirection After BIOS Post 3 2 2 6 PCI Subsy...

Page 61: ...4 User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS 3 2 2 7 Network Stack Network stack Enable or disable UEFI Network Stack for Network access under BIOS setup 3 2 2 8 CSM Configuration CSM Support Enable or disable CS...

Page 62: ...y OS such as DOS When choosing AUTO the system will automatically detect if any USB device is plugged into the computer and enable USB legacy mode when a USB device is plugged and disable USB legacy m...

Page 63: ...51 SKY 524 User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS 3 2 3 Platform Configuration 3 2 3 1 PCH Configuration...

Page 64: ...tibility RID Enable or disable PCH Compatibility Revision ID CRID functionality VGA Priority Select active video type as on board device or PCIE device Default auto is PCIE device priority higher than...

Page 65: ...User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS PCIeM 2 B M Key Configuration PCIe M 2 Slot Enable or disable PCI Express M 2 Root Port PCIe Speed Change the link speed with Auto Gen1 Gen2 Gen3 items PCH sSATA M 2 Con...

Page 66: ...able or disable on board LAN1 LAN2 from Intel X557AT2 Controller sup port LAN1 PXE OpROM Enable or disable Legacy Boot option for LAN1 from Intel X557AT2 control ler LAN2 PXE OpROM Enable or disable L...

Page 67: ...55 SKY 524 User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS 3 2 3 2 Server ME Configuration This page shows the operating ME firmware version and state 3 2 4 Socket Configuration...

Page 68: ...ardware Prefetcher is a technique that fetches instructions and or data from memory into the CPU cache memory well before the CPU needs it so that it can improve the load to use latency Set to enable...

Page 69: ...pter 3 AMI BIOS DCU Mode MSR 31h Bit 0 A write of 1 selects the DCU mode as 16KB 4 way with ECC AES NI Enable or disable AES NI support Core Disable Bitmap Hex Hex value for CPU Core disable default v...

Page 70: ...SKY 524 User Manual 58 3 2 4 2 UPI Configuration UPI status Link Speed Mode Select the QPI link speed as either the POR speed Fast or default speed Slow...

Page 71: ...Frequency Select Allows for selecting the QPI Link frequency Link L0p Enable Enable or disable QPI Link0p Link L1 Enable Enable or disable QPI L1 3 2 4 3 Memory Configuration NUMA Enable or disable N...

Page 72: ...SKY 524 User Manual 60 3 2 4 4 IIO Configuration PCI E ASPM Support Global Enable or disable the Active State Power Management for all PCI Express slots...

Page 73: ...61 SKY 524 User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Socket 0 Configuration...

Page 74: ...SKY 524 User Manual 62 IOU0 Port 1C PCIex8 PM8222 IOU1 Port 2A PCIex8 PCH IOU2 Port 3A PCIex16 PCIe Left Riser Card Link Speed Select target link speed as Auto Gen1 Gen2 Gen3...

Page 75: ...63 SKY 524 User Manual Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Socket 1 Configuration...

Page 76: ...SKY 524 User Manual 64 IOU0 Port 1A PCIex16 PCIe Right Riser Card IOU2 Port 3A PCIex4 NVMe1 IOU3 Port 3B PCIex4 NVMe2 Link Speed Select target link speed as Auto Gen1 Gen2 Gen3 Hot plug Capable...

Page 77: ...Capable This field indicates that a device in this slot may be removed from the system without prior notification Intel VT for Direct I O VT d Intel VT for Direct I O VT d Enable or disable Intel Vir...

Page 78: ...ntel VMD for Volume Management Device Intel VMD enables hot swap replacement of NVMe SSDs from the PCIe bus without shutting down the system while standardized LED management helps provide quick ident...

Page 79: ...anced Power Management Configuration SpeedStep P state When enabled OS sets CPU frequency according to load When disabled CPU frequency is set at max non turbo Boot performance mode Select the perform...

Page 80: ...nce between power consumption and performance Autonomous Core C State Enable or disable autonomous C State control for CPU cores Default is disable CPU C6 report Enable or disable CPU C6 report Defaul...

Page 81: ...hapter 3 AMI BIOS Package C State Set package C state limit default is C0 C1 state MEMHOT Throttling Mode Configure MEMHOT input and output mode Options available Disabled Output only Input only Defau...

Page 82: ...f enabled motherboard will wait 30 60 seconds until BMC module boots up completely After that the normal BIOS post screen will be displayed If disabled the motherboard will not wait for BMC module s r...

Page 83: ...e or 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 logg...

Page 84: ...SKY 524 User Manual 72 BMC Self Test Log Erase Log Erase log options When Log is Full Select the action to be taken when log is full...

Page 85: ...ter 3 AMI BIOS BMC Network Configuration Configuration Address Source Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically by BMC Unspecified option will not modify any BMC network par...

Page 86: ...SKY 524 User Manual 74 3 2 6 Security 3 2 7 Boot Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 16 0x10 means indefinite waiting...

Page 87: ...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 t...

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Page 89: ...Chapter 4 4 Chipset Software Installation Utility and BMC Update...

Page 90: ...n 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 fu...

Page 91: ...set Software Installation Utility and BMC Update 4 3 Windows OS Driver Setup 1 Download the Chipset driver on the website the file downloaded is compressed unzip the folder then install the Chipset dr...

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Page 93: ...Chapter 5 5 VGA Setup...

Page 94: ...d for VGA output please set this additional graphic card as major output under the Display properties of OS 2 The WDDM driver can support for the following OS versions Windows Server 2012 version WHQL...

Page 95: ...Chapter 6 6 LAN SATA RAID AHCI USB 3 0...

Page 96: ...s and half duplex at 10 100 1000 Mbps Wake on LAN WOL support PCIe x1 host and PHY interface 6 1 3 Installation The integrated Intel gigabit Ethernet controller supports all major network operating sy...

Page 97: ...ID chip under Windows operation system 6 2 2 Windows Series Driver Setup Download the onboard RAID driver on the website the file downloaded is com pressed unzip the folder then install the onboard RA...

Page 98: ...USB 3 0 ports per node The USB 3 0 could provide the bandwidth up to 500MB s to shorter the time for data transmission 6 3 2 Windows Series Driver Setup Download the USB driver on the website the fil...

Page 99: ...Appendix A A Programming the Watchdog Timer...

Page 100: ...e time out A 2 Programming the Watchdog Timer The I O port address of the watchdog timer is as below Here is an example to step by step program the Watchdog Timer Address Description 0x57 Event Warm R...

Page 101: ...99 port Watchdog Event Wait IBF clear 0x29A BIT1 0 09 Write 0x04 to 0x299 port Warm Reset event Wait IBF clear 0x29A BIT1 0 10 Write 0x28 to 0x29A Start watchdog Wait 1 9 sec Wait IBF clear 0x29A BIT1...

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Page 103: ...Appendix B B Exploded Diagram and Parts List...

Page 104: ...6 HDD Cage 7 HDD Backplane 8 Connection Board Bracket 9 Connection Board 10 Management Board 11 Cable Routing Cover 12 Fan Bar 13 8038 System FAN 14 Node Backplane Bracket 15 Node Backplane 16 Connect...

Page 105: ...Appendix C C RoHS Declaration...

Page 106: ...ated biphenyls PBB Polybrominated diphenyl ethers PBDE HDD 1 0 1 wt 0 01 wt Note 1 Exceeding 0 1 wt and exceeding 0 01 wt indicate that the percentage content of the restricted substance exceeds the r...

Page 107: ...95 SKY 524 User Manual Appendix C RoHS Declaration...

Page 108: ...tions 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...

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