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SBI-7127RG-E

Blade Server Module

User’s Manual

Revison 1.0

Summary of Contents for SBI-7127RG-E

Page 1: ...SBI 7127RG E Blade Server Module User s Manual Revison 1 0...

Page 2: ...e 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...

Page 3: ...cautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SBI 7127RG E blade server module Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Refer to this chapter for details on installing the SBI 7127RG E bl...

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Page 5: ...aker 2 4 Power Disconnection Warning 2 5 Equipment Installation 2 6 Restricted Area 2 7 Battery Handling 2 9 Redundant Power Supplies 2 10 Backplane Voltage 2 11 Comply with Local and National Electri...

Page 6: ...l 4 2 Power Button 4 3 KVM Button 4 3 LED Indicators 4 3 KVM Connector 4 3 4 2 Mainboard 4 4 Jumpers 4 6 CMOS Clear 4 6 USB Port Connector 4 6 4 3 Blade Unit Components 4 7 Memory Support 4 8 Hard Dis...

Page 7: ...vii Appendix A AMI UEFI BIOS POST Codes A 1 A 1 Checkpoint Ranges A 1 A 2 Standard Checkpoints A 2 A 3 OEM Reserved Checkpoint Ranges A 9...

Page 8: ...SBI 7127RG E Blade Server Module User s Manual viii Notes...

Page 9: ...r server Supermicro product manuals http www supermicro com support manuals Product drivers and utilities ftp ftp supermicro com Product safety information http super dev about policies safety_informa...

Page 10: ...ter 3 Setup and Installation on page 3 1 Memory The SBI 7127RG E blade server module has eight 8 240 pin DIMM sockets that can support up to 256 GB of DDR3 1866 1600 1333 1066 MHz speed SDRAM Both int...

Page 11: ...um of ten blade modules may be installed into a single blade enclosure Each blade enclosure is a 7U form factor so a standard 42U rack may accommodate up to six enclosures with 60 blade modules or the...

Page 12: ...Europe Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support superm...

Page 13: ...ed technicians should attempt to install or configure components Read this appendix in its entirety before installing or configuring components in the Supermicro chassis These warnings may also be fou...

Page 14: ...uipo considere los riesgos de la corriente el ctrica y familiar cese con los procedimientos est ndar de prevenci n de accidentes Al final de cada advertencia encontrar el n mero que le ayudar a encont...

Page 15: ...m ongelukken te voorkomen Gebruik de nummers aan het eind van elke waarschuwing om deze te herleiden naar de desbetreffende locatie BEWAAR DEZE INSTRUCTIES Installation Instructions Warning Read the i...

Page 16: ...auf angewiesen dass im Geb ude ein Kurzschluss bzw berstromschutz installiert ist Stellen Sie sicher dass der Nennwert der Schutzvorrichtung nicht mehr als 250 V 20 A betr gt Advertencia Este equipo u...

Page 17: ...Warning Warning The system must be disconnected from all sources of power and the power cord removed from the power supply module s before accessing the chassis interior to install or remove system c...

Page 18: ...es les sources de puissance ainsi que de son cordon d alimentation secteur avant d acc der l int rieur du chassis pour installer ou enlever des composants de syst me Waarschuwing Voordat u toegang nee...

Page 19: ...nd de confier l installation le remplacement et la maintenance de ces quipements des personnels qualifi s et exp riment s Waarschuwing Deze apparatuur mag alleen worden ge nstalleerd vervangen of hers...

Page 20: ...ceso a una de estas reas mediante la utilizaci n de una herramienta especial cerradura con llave u otro medio de seguridad Attention Cet appareil doit tre install e dans des zones d acc s r serv s L a...

Page 21: ...ichen oder vom Hersteller empfohlenen Batterietyp Entsorgen Sie die benutzten Batterien nach den Anweisungen des Herstellers Attention Danger d explosion si la pile n est pas remplac e correctement Ne...

Page 22: ...y connection All connections must be removed to de energize the unit Warnung Dieses Ger t kann mehr als eine Stromzufuhr haben Um sicherzustellen dass der Einheit kein trom zugef hrt wird m ssen alle...

Page 23: ...ckplane when the system is operating Use caution when servicing Warnung Wenn das System in Betrieb ist treten auf der R ckwandplatine gef hrliche Spannungen oder Energien auf Vorsicht bei der Wartung...

Page 24: ...ud Comply with Local and National Electrical Codes Warning Installation of the equipment must comply with local and national electrical codes Warnung Die Installation der Ger te muss den Sicherheitsst...

Page 25: ...according to all national laws and regulations Warnung Die Entsorgung dieses Produkts sollte gem allen Bestimmungen und Gesetzen des Landes erfolgen Advertencia Al deshacerse por completo de este pro...

Page 26: ...ter drehen sich u U noch wenn die L fterbaugruppe aus dem Chassis genommen wird Halten Sie Finger Schraubendreher und andere Gegenst nde von den ffnungen des L ftergeh uses entfernt Advertencia Los ve...

Page 27: ...wer Cable and AC Adapter Warning When installing the product use the provided or designated connection cables power cables and AC adaptors Using any other cables and adaptors could cause a malfunction...

Page 28: ...La utilizaci n de otros cables y adaptadores podr a ocasionar un mal funcionamiento o un incendio Aparatos El ctricos y la Ley de Seguridad del Material proh be el uso de UL o CSA cables certificados...

Page 29: ...de meegeleverde of aangewezen kabels stroomkabels en adapters Het gebruik van andere kabels en adapters kan leiden tot een storing of een brand Elektrisch apparaat en veiligheidsinformatiebladen wet...

Page 30: ...SBI 7127RG E Blade Server Module User s Manual 2 18 Notes...

Page 31: ...r using either a CMM module or by the use of the onboard BMC chip in the blade module Powering Down a Blade Unit A blade unit may be powered down in either of the following ways Press the power button...

Page 32: ...Rescrew the blade cover retaining screw back into place Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure Make sure the cover of the blade unit has been replaced first before installing a blade unit in the...

Page 33: ...3 3 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Figure 3 1 Inserting a Blade into the Enclosure...

Page 34: ...hapter 1 for general information on the features of the blade unit and the Supermicro web site for further details including processor memory and operating system support Warning This action should on...

Page 35: ...processor 6 Reapply plastic socket covers to the LGA2011 sockets to prevent pin damage Installing a Processor Warning When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label ar...

Page 36: ...load lever labeled Close 1st to release the load plate that covers the CPU socket from its locking position Figure 3 4 Figure 3 3 Open First Load Lever Figure 3 4 Close First Load Lever OPEN1st OPEN1s...

Page 37: ...load plate Lift the load plate to open it completely Figure 3 5 4 Using your thumb and the index finger remove the WARNING plastic cap from the socket Figure 3 6 Figure 3 5 Opening the Load Plate Figu...

Page 38: ...or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket Caution You can only install the CPU inside the socket in one direction M...

Page 39: ...er labeled Close 1st first Figure 3 10 then lock the lever labeled Open 1st second Figure 3 11 Use your thumb to gently push the load levers down to the lever locks Figure 3 9 Closing the Load Plate F...

Page 40: ...ttery 3 5 Memory Installation The mainboard of each blade unit must be populated with DIMMs Dual In line Memory Modules to provide system memory The DIMMs should all be of the same size and speed and...

Page 41: ...ry Modules 1 Power down the blade module see Powering Down a Blade Unit on page 3 1 2 Remove the blade from the enclosure and the cover from the blade see Removing Replacing the Blade Cover on page 3...

Page 42: ...rd disk drive system However you may install an optional SATA DOM module for file or operating system storage install an HDD or SSD drive or use the USB port for a USB drive See Hard Disk Drives on pa...

Page 43: ...must first remove the top cover and then the Blade Module Front Assembly and GPU PCI E Expansion Card Bracket first see Figure 3 15 Use the procedure below to install GPU cards to the blade module Fig...

Page 44: ...dule User s Manual 3 14 Installing GPU Cards in the Blade Module 1 Unscrew the retaining screw on the top cover of the blade module and remove the top cover from the module see Figure 3 16 Figure 3 16...

Page 45: ...nd Installation 2 Remove the fourteen 14 retaining screws for the module s riser card and Blade Module front assembly and lift off the front assembly see Figure 3 17 and Figure 3 18 Figure 3 17 Remove...

Page 46: ...SBI 7127RG E Blade Server Module User s Manual 3 16 Figure 3 18 Blade Module Front Assembly without GPU Modules...

Page 47: ...r retaining screws and detaching them 4 Slide the end of the front I O plate into the reserved I O slot while inserting the GPU modules into their respective PCI E slot s 5 Reattach the retention brac...

Page 48: ...this time See Hard Disk Drives on page 4 8 for details 8 Reattach the front blade assembly back into the blade module Resecure it with its fourteen 14 retaining screws and screw the two retention bra...

Page 49: ...Server Module Features Feature Description Processors Supports single or dual 2011 pin LGA 2011 Socket R Intel Xeon E5 2600 V2 series processors Memory Supports up to 256 GB of RDIMM and 64 GB of UDI...

Page 50: ...igure 4 2 Blade Control Panel Table 4 2 Blade Control Panel Item Function State Description 1 Power Button N A Turns blade module on and off 2 KVM Button N A Initiates KVM function 3 Power LED Green A...

Page 51: ...the new blade See the Web based Management Utility User s Manual on your Superblade system CD ROM for further details on using the KVM function remotely Table 4 3 Blade Module LED Indicators LED State...

Page 52: ...blade unit is a proprietary design which is based on the Intel C602 chipset See Figure 4 4 for a block diagram of this chipset Figure 4 3 for a view of the B9DRG E Mainboard and Figure 4 5 for an exp...

Page 53: ...logic to backplane 6 Intel C602 7 Onboard Battery 8 SATA DOM Module 9 USB port 10 PCI E 3 0 x16 Expansion Slots 11 SAS Ports x4 CPU 2 Socket 1 Powerville LAN 10G InfiniBand DDR3 DIMM USB W25Q64 A LPC...

Page 54: ...ip Clearing CMOS 1 First power down the blade and remove it from the enclosure 2 Remove the blade cover to access the mainboard see Removing Replacing the Blade Cover on page 3 2 for further details S...

Page 55: ...e Features 4 3 Blade Unit Components Figure 4 5 Exploded View of SBI 7127RG E Blade Server Module Main components of the SBI 7127RG E blade server module are shown in Figure 4 5 and described in Table...

Page 56: ...e carriers The SBI 7127RG E blade module however does include a SATA port for an optional SATA DOM module which you may use instead as a storage device for files or an operating system The system can...

Page 57: ...ttle electrical power When the blade unit is turned off a backup battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the blade is powered on it is configure...

Page 58: ...8L included with the system 1 Copy the contents of the zip file to a bootable USB pen drive 2 Connect the KVM dongle CBL 0218L to the KVM connector at the front of the blade you will be flashing the B...

Page 59: ...ROM file name such as B8DTE142 rom for example in the command 5 3 Running Setup Note Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selec...

Page 60: ...d press the ENTER key to access the submenu Menu options found in the MAIN BIOS SETUP menu are described in Table 5 1 Figure 5 1 BIOS Setup Screen Table 5 1 Main BIOS Setup Menu Options Menu Option De...

Page 61: ...a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub menu PCIe PCI PnP Configuration See Table 5 9 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub menu Super IO Configuration WPCM450 See Tab...

Page 62: ...inux OS optimized for Hyper threading technology and Disabled for other OSes any OS not optimized for Hyper threading techology When Disabled only one thread per enabled core is enabled Active Process...

Page 63: ...d Turbot Mode Enabled C1E Support Enabled CPU C3 Report Disabled CPU C6 Report Enabled CPU C7 Report Enabled Package C state Limit C6 Energy Performance Long Duration Power Limit Long Duration Maintai...

Page 64: ...This setting allows you to select QPI Link Speed as being either Fast or Slow mode QPI Link Frequency Select This setting allows you to select the QPI link frequency Options include Auto 6 4 GT s 7 2...

Page 65: ...s option is set to Auto legacy USB support will be automatically enabled if a legacy USB device is installed on the mainboard and disabled if no USB devices are connected The options include Disabled...

Page 66: ...Above 4G Address Space This setting is only usable if your system supports 64 bit PCI decoding PERR Generation This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the PCI device to generate a PERR SERR Gene...

Page 67: ...setting to Enable or Disable Console Redirection for the COM1 port Console Redirection Settings This submenu contains Console Redirection settings for the COM1 port Terminal Type This setting allows...

Page 68: ...I character set VT100 ASCII character set VT100 extends VT100 to support color function keys etc and VT UTF8 uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters onto one or more bytes Bits per Second This se...

Page 69: ...g allows you to specify which port to use COM1 or COM2 Terminal Type VT UTF8 is the preferred terminal type for out of band management The next best choice is VT100 and then VT100 Options include ANSI...

Page 70: ...No Yes Next Reset and Yes Every Reset When Log is Full Use this setting to choose options for reactions to a full SMBIOS Event Log Options include Do Nothing and Erase Immediately Log System Boot Even...

Page 71: ...SEL Options include Do Nothing and Erase Immediately Log EFI Status Codes Use this setting to Enable or Disable logging of EFI status codes log only error codes or only progress codes BMC Network Con...

Page 72: ...es USB devices CD ROM drives Network drives and so on The menu options are for 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device and 3rd Boot device 4th Boot Device and so on Each numbered boot device can be set to a s...

Page 73: ...ot and implement the changes you have made to the BIOS Setup Save Changes Highlight this item and hit ENTER to save changes done so far to any of the setup options Discard Changes Highlight this item...

Page 74: ...SBI 7127RG E Blade Server Module User s Manual 5 18 Notes...

Page 75: ...ndicate the task the system is currently executing Checkpoints are very useful in aiding software developers or technicians in debugging problems that occur during the pre boot process A 1 Checkpoint...

Page 76: ...x0A OEM initialization after microcode loading 0x0B Cache initialization 0x0C 0x0D Reserved for future AMI SEC error codes 0x0E Microcode not found 0x0F Microcode not loaded Table A 3 PEI Phase Status...

Page 77: ...ap Processor BSP selection 0x36 CPU post memory initialization System Management Mode SMM initialization 0x37 Post Memory North Bridge initialization is started 0x38 Post Memory North Bridge initializ...

Page 78: ...ion 0xE2 Video repost 0xE3 OS S3 wake vector call 0xE4 0xE7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes S3 Resume Error Codes 0xE8 S3 Resume Failed 0xE9 S3 Resume PPI not Found 0xEA S3 Resume Boot Script E...

Page 79: ...initialization is started 0x64 CPU DXE initialization CPU module specific 0x65 CPU DXE initialization CPU module specific 0x66 CPU DXE initialization CPU module specific 0x67 CPU DXE initialization CP...

Page 80: ...0x7F Reserved for future AMI DXE codes 0x80 0x8F OEM DXE initialization codes 0x90 Boot Device Selection BDS phase is started 0x91 Driver connecting is started 0x92 PCI Bus initialization is started...

Page 81: ...B5 PCI bus hot plug 0xB6 Clean up of NVRAM 0xB7 Configuration Reset reset of NVRAM settings 0xB8 0xBF Reserved for future AMI codes 0xC0 0xCF OEM BDS initialization codes DXE Error Codes 0xD0 CPU init...

Page 82: ...ASL Checkpoints Status Codes Description 0x01 System is entering S1 sleep state 0x02 System is entering S2 sleep state 0x03 System is entering S3 sleep state 0x04 System is entering S4 sleep state 0x0...

Page 83: ...anges Status Codes Description 0x05 OEM SEC initialization before microcode loading 0x0A OEM SEC initialization after microcode loading 0x1D 0x2A OEM pre memory initialization codes 0x3F 0x4E OEM PEI...

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Page 85: ...ected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such...

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