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PCIE-7217 Installation and Use (6806873A01B)

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Page 1: ...PCIE 7217 Installation and Use P N 6806873A01B October 2019...

Page 2: ...to the products described therein at any time without notice SMART EC makes no commitment to update the information contained within these materials Electronic versions of this material may be read o...

Page 3: ...Support Information 44 2 Hardware Preparation and Installation 45 2 1 Overview 45 2 2 Unpacking and Inspecting the PCIE 7217 Card 45 2 3 Environmental Thermal and Power 46 2 3 1 Environmental and Ther...

Page 4: ...Connectors 59 4 1 Overview 59 4 2 Connectors 59 4 2 1 PCIE 7217 Face Plate View 59 4 2 2 PCI Express Edge Connector 60 4 2 3 MaxCore Expansion Edge Connector 64 4 2 4 Console Access Port USB Slave 69...

Page 5: ...1 Information for Other Software 93 6 Software 95 6 1 Overview 95 6 2 Management CPU Software 95 6 2 1 Installing Linux 95 6 2 1 1 Disk Installation 96 6 2 1 2 Login 97 6 2 2 Firmware Upgrade 97 6 2 2...

Page 6: ...6 PCIE 7217 Installation and Use 6806873A01B Table of Contents...

Page 7: ...On board SSD Activity LED for CPU2 D6 71 Figure 4 5 Location of M 2 SSD Activity LEDs D7 and D8 72 Figure 4 6 Face Plate LEDs 73 Figure 4 7 Location of Backplane Ethernet Communication Status LEDs 74...

Page 8: ...8 PCIE 7217 Installation and Use 6806873A01B Table of Contents...

Page 9: ...SB Host Ports Pinout 69 Table 4 5 On board SSD Activity LEDs 71 Table 4 6 M 2 SSD Activity LEDs 72 Table 4 7 Face Plate LEDs 73 Table 4 8 Backplane Ethernet Communication LEDs 74 Table 4 9 Switch S1 S...

Page 10: ...List of Tables 10 PCIE 7217 Installation and Use 6806873A01B...

Page 11: ...ances and ordering and support information Hardware Preparation and Installation on page 45 provides information about the procedure for unpacking the product environmental and power requirements prec...

Page 12: ...d Management Controller CPLD Complex Programmable Logic Device CPU Central Processing Unit DDR Double Data Rate DIMM Dual In Line Memory Module DMI Direct Media Interface DPC DIMM Per Channel EFI Exte...

Page 13: ...CIE PCI Express PEX PCI Express Switch PF Physical Functions POST Power On Self Test PXE Preboot Execution Environment SATA Serial ATA SMBus System Management Bus SO DIMM Small Outline Dual In Line Me...

Page 14: ...Used to characterize user input and to separate it from system output Reference Used for references and for table and figure descriptions File Exit Notation for selecting a submenu text Notation for...

Page 15: ...a hot surface that could result in moderate or serious injury Indicates an electrical situation that could result in moderate injury or death Indicates that when working in an ESD environment care sho...

Page 16: ...afety notes added French safety notes section Updated operating temperature and power requirements in Section 2 3 Added Section 6 3 for Windows information Updated the following areas Introduction Ove...

Page 17: ...p away from live circuits inside the equipment Operating personnel must not remove equipment covers Only factory authorized service personnel or other qualified service personnel may remove equipment...

Page 18: ...disturbance may arise When such trouble occurs the user may be required to take corrective actions Grounding If the product is not properly grounded it may be damaged by electrostatic discharge The sh...

Page 19: ...jury always check that no hazardous voltage is present before servicing equipment Installation Damage of Circuits Electrostatic discharge and incorrect installation and removal of the product can dama...

Page 20: ...tem Damage A top heavy rack can tip causing damage to equipment and injury to personnel Use caution when pulling the system out of the rack as it could fall and cause personal injury If your system is...

Page 21: ...sembly is suitable for connection to intra building or unexposed wiring or cabling only The intra building port s of the equipment or subassembly MUST NOT be metallically connected to interfaces that...

Page 22: ...dministrator For more information see the documentation of the respective product Laser Personal Injury If a label with the words CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT is affixed to your system the unit is equipped w...

Page 23: ...o remove the battery from its holder Removing the battery with a screw driver may damage the PCB or the battery holder Environment Environmental Damage Improper disposal of used products may harm the...

Page 24: ...24 PCIE 7217 Installation and Use 6806873A01B Safety Notes Safety Notes...

Page 25: ...vie ou sur un a ronef Seul le personnel form par SMART EC ou les personnes qualifi es dans le domaine de l lectronique ou du g nie lectrique sont autoris s installer retirer ou faire l entretien du pr...

Page 26: ...tous les ports d extension vacants couverts ou quip s de cartes obturatrices Les interfaces USB1 USB2 et CONSOLE sont consid r es comme des ports de d bogage maintenance Durant une op ration normale...

Page 27: ...tre corrompue Dans un tel cas le produit restera probablement dans un tat inutilisable et n cessitera un reconditionnement par des services de r paration qualifi s Op ration du Syst me Surchauffe du...

Page 28: ...utilisateurs La contamination environnementale peut nuire l op ration du syst me Placez le syst me dans une zone stable sans exc s de mouvement ni de coups poussi re fum e ou d charges lectrostatique...

Page 29: ...s des goujons de mise la terre indique que vous devez cr er une connexion la terre car un courant de fuite lev peut tre dangereux Une fuite de courant lev peut tre dangereuse et causer des blessures R...

Page 30: ...E1 T1 J1 La connexion d une ligne E1 T1 J1 un connecteur Ethernet peut endommager votre syst me Assurez vous que les connecteurs TPE situ s pr s de votre zone de travail soient clairement identifi s c...

Page 31: ...e donn es L installation d un autre type de batterie que celle mont e la livraison du produit peut causer une perte de donn es Endommagement du PCB ou du support de batterie N utilisez pas de tournevi...

Page 32: ...32 PCIE 7217 Installation and Use 6806873A01B Notice de S curit Notice de S curit...

Page 33: ...forderten Sicherheitsvorschriften erf llt Es darf nicht in sicherheitskritischen Komponenten lebenserhaltenden Ger ten oder in Flugzeugen verwendet werden Einbau Wartung und Betrieb d rfen nur von dur...

Page 34: ...das System nur mit installierten Frontblenden zu betreiben und alle freien Steckpl tze sind abzudecken oder mit Steckkarten zu fuellen Die USB1 USB2 and CONSOLE Schnittstelle n sind als Wartungsansch...

Page 35: ...all bleibt das Produkt wahrscheinlich in einem nicht betriebsbereiten Zustand und muss von qualifizierten Reparaturdiensten berholt werden Systembetrieb berhitzung des Systems L ftungsschlitze Unzurei...

Page 36: ...h digen Betreiben Sie das System an einem ersch tterungsfreien Ort an dem weder Staub Rauch noch elektrostatische Entladungen auftreten Stellen Sie sicher dass die Temperatur die Betriebstemperatur ni...

Page 37: ...te des Systems und warnt dass Sie vor der Inbetriebnahme eine Erdung durchf hren m ssen da hier ein hoher Ableitstrom vorhanden sein kann Hoher Ableitstrom kann gef hrlich sein und Verletzungen verurs...

Page 38: ...am I O Modul des Systems oder auf den PCIe Karten befinden handelt es sich entweder um Twisted Pair Ethernet TPE oder um E1 T1 J1 Stecker Beachten Sie dass ein versehentliches Anschlie en einer E1 T1...

Page 39: ...e und befolgen Sie die Installationsanleitung Datenverlust Wenn Sie einen anderen Batterietyp installieren als den der bei Lieferung des Produkts montiert wurde kann dies zu Datenverlust f hren Besch...

Page 40: ...40 PCIE 7217 Installation and Use 6806873A01B Sicherheitshinweise Sicherheitshinweise...

Page 41: ...ent CPU complexes which is optimized to provide maximum gaming density for Gaming as a Service GaaS and cloud gaming applications in a carrier data center environment The MC4100 shelf combined with on...

Page 42: ...to provide power and additional I O connections 1 3 Features PCIE 7217 cards are designed specifically for use in the MC4100 shelf and are not compatible with standard PCIe based systems The main fea...

Page 43: ...necessary binaries utilities and tools to enable the PCIE 7217 card function as a management CPU mCPU or an application CPU aCPU for upgrading firmware and for media transcoding Refer to BIOS on page...

Page 44: ...ndix A Related Documentation on page 105 or consult your local SMART EC sales representative for the availability of other variants For technical assistance documentation or to report product damage o...

Page 45: ...IE 7217 card One printed copy of Quick Start Guide One printed copy of Safety Notes Summary Any optional items ordered 2 Check your shipment and report any damage or differences to the Contact Center...

Page 46: ...Table 2 1 Environmental and Thermal Requirements Requirement Operating Non Operating Temperature 32 F to 86 F 0 C to 30 C 40 F to 158 F 40 C to 70 C Minimum Airflow Reference to sea level 400LFM Tempe...

Page 47: ...ly circuit that provides power to the chassis The card must be powered and connected only to a controlled voltage source To avoid shock make sure that the power cables are connected to a properly wire...

Page 48: ...ce where others can operate it Install the device at once after you take it out of the antistatic package If you need to lay down the device place it back in the antistatic package Do not lay the devi...

Page 49: ...n 4 If present remove the filler panels in the PCIe slots 5 Insert the PCIE 7217 card into the PCIe slot making sure the card is properly aligned in the slot NOTE When installing or removing PCIe card...

Page 50: ...airflow and cooling ability of the server in which the card is installed The PCIE 7217 face plate contains a microUSB 2 0 host port per CPU and a microUSB terminal port to access the serial console C...

Page 51: ...ge 48 2 Shut down the system including any attached peripherals and disconnect the shelf from the power source through the BMC or by pressing the power button 3 Remove the 6 32 screw securing the card...

Page 52: ...52 PCIE 7217 Installation and Use 6806873A01B Hardware Preparation and Installation Hardware Preparation and Installation...

Page 53: ...CPU1 CPU0 PCIe x4 PCIe x4 1000Base BX SGMII Gigabit Ethernet MAC PCIe x4 PCIe x4 PCIe x1 2x USB 2x SATA UART LPC UART UART UART UART UART USB USB USB CPLD Post Code LEDs Link Activity Skylake H PCH I...

Page 54: ...The PCH provides extensive I O support Some of the key features include ACPI Power Management Support Direct Media Interface DMI Serial Peripheral Interface SPI PCI Express Generation 3 Universal Ser...

Page 55: ...to an optional Ethernet switch through a Gen1 x1 PCIe link on each PCH 1000BASE KX mode 1Gbps 3 6 USB The USB2 0 ports of the processors are utilized as follows One USB2 0 port is available for each...

Page 56: ...0 host port per CPU and one USB terminal port to access the serial console COM port of the card s CPUs on its face plate Each of the USB host ports is connected to one of two CPUs For terminal connec...

Page 57: ...3V supply to the CPLD and edge connector 2 provides 3 0V RTC power to the PCH1 and PCH2 3 11 Temperature Sensors There are several temperature sensors on the PCIE 7217 card Two SPD memory temperature...

Page 58: ...or clocks are driven from the PCH device Each CPU has a dual channel memory each memory channel provides an 1200MHz clock to their respective memory channel 3 13 Reset Management Each PCH reset is con...

Page 59: ...CIE 7217 card 4 2 Connectors 4 2 1 PCIE 7217 Face Plate View The following figure shows the face plate view of the PCIE 7217 card The PCIE 7217 card comes with two gold finger edge connectors referred...

Page 60: ...r 12V 12 Volt power 3 12V 12 Volt power 12V 12 Volt power 4 GND Ground GND Ground 5 SMCLK PCIE EDGE SMBCLK SMBus System Management Bus Clock JTAG2 PCIe Edge Test Clock TCK 6 SMDAT PCIE EDGE SMBDAT SMB...

Page 61: ...Ground Rx_N 2 Differential pair 27 Tx_P 3 Transmitter Lane 3 GND Ground 28 Tx_N 3 Differential pair GND Ground 29 GND Ground Rx_P 3 Receiver Lane 3 30 RSVD Reserved Rx_N 3 Differential pair 31 PRSNT2...

Page 62: ...served 51 Tx_N 8 Differential pair GND Ground 52 GND Ground Rx_P 8 Receiver Lane 8 53 GND Ground Rx_N 8 Differential pair 54 Tx_P 9 Transmitter Lane 9 GND Ground 55 Tx_N 9 Differential pair GND Ground...

Page 63: ...13 Receiver Lane 13 73 GND Ground Rx_N 13 Differential pair 74 Tx_P 14 Transmitter Lane 14 GND Ground 75 Tx_N 14 Differential pair GND Ground 76 GND Ground Rx_P 14 Receiver Lane 14 77 GND Ground Rx_N...

Page 64: ...12V 12 Volt power 5 12V 12 Volt power 12V 12 Volt power 6 12V 12 Volt power 12V 12 Volt power 7 GND Ground GND Ground 8 CON_VBAT Battery supply voltage CON SLOT ID0 Board identification address bits...

Page 65: ...Diff pair GND Ground 24 PCH1_GE0_EX T_RX_D_M GND Ground 25 GND Ground PCH1_GE0_EXT_TX _D_P Gigabit Ethernet port transmitter of PCH1 Diff pair 26 GND Ground PCH1_GE0_EXT_TX _D_M 27 PCH2_CLK_10 0M_REF...

Page 66: ...LPC Interrupt signal 42 PCH2_LPC_LA D2 PCH_SKL2_PLTRST _N LPC reset signal 43 PCH2_LPC_LA D3 GND Ground 44 GND Ground PCH2_CLKOUT_LP C0 LPC clock of PCH2 45 PCH1_LPC_LA D0 LPC Port of PCH1 bus GND Gro...

Page 67: ...SATA1receiver Port of PCH2 Diff pair GND Ground 59 PCH2_SATA1_ RX_D_M GND Ground 60 GND Ground PCH2_SATA1_TX_D _P SATA1 transmitter port of PCH2 Diff pair 61 GND Ground PCH2_SATA1_TX_D _M 62 PCH2_SATA...

Page 68: ...ransmitter port of PCH1 Diff pair 73 GND Ground PCH1_SATA1_TX_D _M 74 PCH1_SATA0_ RX_D_P SATA0 receiver port of PCH1 Diff pair GND Ground 75 PCH1_SATA0_ RX_D_M GND Ground 76 GND Ground PCH1_SATA0_TX_D...

Page 69: ...s the UART0 port of each PCH through a USB to Dual UART Bridge Controller device 4 2 5 USB Host Ports The microUSB port is the USB1 port of the PCH Table 4 3 Console Access Port USB Slave Pinout Pin N...

Page 70: ...general usage LEDs D17 D18 D19 D20 D21 D22 D23 and D24 These LEDs currently display POST codes while the system is running or will ping pong while idle CPUs off 4 3 2 On board SSD Activity LEDs The f...

Page 71: ...llation and Use 6806873A01B 71 Figure 4 4 Location of On board SSD Activity LED for CPU2 D6 Table 4 5 On board SSD Activity LEDs Label Color Status Description D13 Green CPU1 on board SSD activity D6...

Page 72: ...and Connectors 4 3 3 M 2 SSD Activity LEDs The following figure shows the M 2 SSD activity LEDs for CPU1 D8 and CPU2 D7 Figure 4 5 Location of M 2 SSD Activity LEDs D7 and D8 Table 4 6 M 2 SSD Activi...

Page 73: ...s Table 4 7 Face Plate LEDs LED Processor Value Status D28 CPU1 Blinking Red On board power failure Solid Red Processor held in reset state Green CPU power UP None CPU power OFF Blinking Blue CPU powe...

Page 74: ...he locations of the backplane Ethernet communication status activity LEDs for CPU1 and CPU2 Figure 4 7 Location of Backplane Ethernet Communication Status LEDs Table 4 8 Backplane Ethernet Communicati...

Page 75: ...llowing figure shows the location of the reset buttons S3 and S4 and the switch S1 Figure 4 8 Reset Buttons S3 and S4 and Switch S1 Location Table 4 9 Switch S1 Settings Switch Description Default S1...

Page 76: ...76 PCIE 7217 Installation and Use 6806873A01B Controls Indicators and Connectors Controls Indicators and Connectors...

Page 77: ...exible boot order The BIOS setup program is required to configure the hardware of the card This configuration is necessary for operating the card and the peripherals connected to it The configuration...

Page 78: ...keys on the keyboard to highlight items on the menu All other navigation possibilities are shown at the bottom of the menu Additionally item specific help is displayed on the right hand side of the me...

Page 79: ...nu bar options 5 2 2 Legend Bar The keys listed in the legend bar shown in the Figure 5 1 screen are used to make selections on screen or to leave the current menu The legend keys and their alternate...

Page 80: ...selection is displayed Caution Incorrect settings can cause the system to malfunction To correct mistakes use the F2 key to return to setup and restore the system defaults by pressing F9 Alternatively...

Page 81: ...alternates as shown in the following figure The scroll bar on the right side of any window indicates that there is more than one page of information in the window 5 3 Configuring BIOS Setup Settings T...

Page 82: ...g screen appears The next table provides the list of features that can be configured in Main menu Figure 5 3 Main Menu Table 5 3 Main Menu Selection Options Format Description Language English French...

Page 83: ...ed menu The following table provides the frequently configurable settings in the Advanced menu The other configurations shown in the Advanced menu are default values and do not need configuring Figure...

Page 84: ...his figure shows the Boot Configuration submenu The following table provides information about options in the Boot Configuration submenu and their default values Figure 5 5 Boot Configuration NOTICE T...

Page 85: ...ngs are applied to all ports Individual submenus are available if there is a need for separate port configuration This table provides information about the feature options in the Console Redirection S...

Page 86: ...nal type Baud Rate 38400 57600 38400 19200 9600 4800 2400 1200 Selects the baud rate Data Bits 7 Bits 8 Bits Selects the data bits Parity none Even Odd Selects the parity Stop Bits 1 Bit 2 Bits Select...

Page 87: ...lowing figure Text Mode Resolution AUTO Force 80x25 Force 80x24 DEL FIRST ROW Force 80x24 DEL LAST ROW Selects the text mode resolution AutoRefresh Disabled Enabled Selects if the terminal will be ref...

Page 88: ...the Security menu and their defaults 5 3 4 Power Menu To view the Power menu select the Power tab from the menu bar The Power menu is displayed and looks similar to the following figure Table 5 6 Sec...

Page 89: ...n the Boot menu and their default settings Figure 5 9 Boot Menu NOTICE The values shown in the tables enclosed within brackets indicate the default settings Table 5 7 Boot Menu Feature Option Default...

Page 90: ...s the position of an added boot device ACPI Selection Acpi1 0B Acpi3 0 Acpi4 0 Acpi5 0 Selects the supported ACPI version USB Boot Enabled Disabled Enables or disables USB boot support EFI Device Firs...

Page 91: ...to the figure below This table provides Exit menu features and their description Figure 5 10 Exit Menu Table 5 8 Exit Menu Feature Description Exit Saving Changes Exits the setup and saves the changes...

Page 92: ...direction Global Data Bits fw_con_par n e o BIOS Setup Advanced Console Redirection Global Parity fw_con_sb 1 2 BIOS Setup Advanced Console Redirection Global Stop Bits fw_con_fc off none soft BIOS Se...

Page 93: ...omsata0 iomsata1 efiobsata EFI On board SATA obsata legacy option on board SATA efiiomsata0 efiiomsata1 5 4 1 Information for Other Software References to software installation and use manuals related...

Page 94: ...94 PCIE 7217 Installation and Use 6806873A01B BIOS BIOS...

Page 95: ...lowing features Unprotect the BIOS flash when a full flash upgrade is necessary Disable the PCIe Power Management which is not supported by the PCI switch The root file system provides a minimal serve...

Page 96: ...nector at the card bracket and reboot the CPU 6 Change the BIOS mode to UEFI Refer to BIOS sections in the installation and use manuals of respective PCIe cards 7 Boot the card with bootable USB drive...

Page 97: ...ices that need to be upgraded when required The first device is the CPU with the BIOS firmware and the second is the CPLD The root file system includes the latest firmware images for both the devices...

Page 98: ...d does not access any device It only operates with the firmware image and it shows the metadata which is part of the image Furthermore it validates the firmware image to compare the checksum part of t...

Page 99: ...d In this case a reboot is not necessary In both cases the new firmware must be activated by a reboot after the upgrade is successful A sample output of the BIOS image is shown below Procedure The fol...

Page 100: ...reboot_type 112 Please reboot to enable new BIOS version Result Success REPORT END 3 Reboot again The CPU comes up with the new version 6 2 2 5 Upgrading the CPLD To upgrade the CPLD enter the same op...

Page 101: ...ome MaxCore features such as virtual Ethernet interfaces PLX NIC and shared SR IOV devices Intel 82575 10G Ethernet are not supported when using Windows 10 These features only operate in Windows Serve...

Page 102: ...be headless no display so this feature is required because it will be the initial interface to the OS Refer to Section 7 3 Remote KVM and Media in the MaxCore MC3000 Platform Installation and Use manu...

Page 103: ...imes 2 The PCIE 7217 was designed to operate headless no display Ensure that you enable a remote desktop service and configure a network port 3 Repeat this process as required for additional Windows 1...

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Page 105: ...rtembedded com ec support or you can obtain electronic copies of SMART EC documentation by contacting your local sales representative Table A 1 SMART EC Documentation Document Title Publication Number...

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