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SBI-4129P-T3N

SBI-4129P-C2N

SuperBlade Module

User’s Manual

Revison 1.0

Summary of Contents for SuperBlade SBI-4129P-C2N

Page 1: ...SBI 4129P T3N SBI 4129P C2N SuperBlade Module User s Manual Revison 1 0...

Page 2: ...the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro 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: ...of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing SBI 4129P T3N C2N SuperBlade module Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Refer to this chapter for details on installing the SBI...

Page 4: ...SBI 4129P T3N SuperBlade Module User s Manual iv...

Page 5: ...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 Electrical Code...

Page 6: ...emory Installation 3 13 Populating Memory Slots 3 13 DIMM Installation 3 18 3 6 Hard Disk Drive Installation 3 19 3 7 Installing a Rear Daughter Card 3 20 3 8 Installing the Operating System 3 22 Inst...

Page 7: ...nts 5 3 Running Setup 5 3 5 4 Main BIOS Setup 5 4 5 5 Advanced Setup 5 6 5 6 Event Logs Setup 5 18 5 7 IPMI Setup 5 19 5 8 Security 5 20 5 9 Boot 5 21 5 10 Save Exit 5 22 Appendix A Updating BIOS Usin...

Page 8: ...SBI 4129P T3N C2N SuperBlade Module User s Manual viii Notes...

Page 9: ...work properly please follow the links below to download all necessary drivers utilities and the user s manual for your server Supermicro product manuals http www supermicro com support manuals Product...

Page 10: ...MHz speed 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB and 128 GB size SDRAM 1 2V memory per node Memory is interleaved which requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed in groups of two or three Please ref...

Page 11: ...r the SBI 4129P C2N or RAID 0 1 and 5 for the SBI 4129P T3N blade module Further information on the RAID and its software can be found on our website at http www supermicro com manuals other LSI_2108_...

Page 12: ...m 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 supe...

Page 13: ...sistance Only certified technicians should attempt to install or configure components Read this appendix in its entirety before installing or configuring components in the Supermicro chassis These war...

Page 14: ...quipo 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 encon...

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: ...rauf 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...

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: ...utes 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 n...

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: ...acceso 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...

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: ...ly 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: ...houd 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 Sicherheits...

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: ...fter 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 v...

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...

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Page 31: ...ering Up a Blade Unit Each blade unit node may be powered on and off independently from the rest of the blades and nodes installed in the same enclosure A blade unit may be powered up in two ways Pres...

Page 32: ...the Enclosure above 2 Depress the two buttons on the cover while pushing the cover toward the rear of the blade unit When it stops lift the cover off the blade unit 3 To replace the cover fit the six...

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

Page 34: ...r cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Please note that the processor and heatsink should be assembled together first to form the Processor Heatsin...

Page 35: ...ontains 1 the Intel SKX processor 2 the narrow processor clip 3 the dust cover and 4 the CPU socket Note Be sure to cover the CPU socket with the dust cover when the CPU is not installed 1 SKX F Proce...

Page 36: ...User s Manual 3 6 Overview of the Processor Heatsink Module PHM The Processor Heatsink Module PHM contains 1 a heatsink 2 a narrow processor clip and 3 the SKX F processor 1 Heatsink 2 Narrow Process...

Page 37: ...insert the CPU into the processor clip by sliding notch B of the CPU into notch B of the processor clip and sliding notch C of the CPU into notch C of the processor clip 4 Examine all corners of the...

Page 38: ...er edge turn it upside down With the thermal grease side facing up locate the hollow triangle located at the corner of the processor carrier assembly a in the graphic Note a larger hole and plastic mo...

Page 39: ...Processor Clip Upside Down C D d c a b A B On Locations of C D the notches snap onto the heat sink s mounting holes On Locations A B the notches snap onto the heatsink s sides A B D C Make sure Mounti...

Page 40: ...and 4 a back plate These components are pre installed on the motherboard before shipping Removing the Dust Cover from the CPU Socket Remove the dust cover from the CPU socket exposing the SKX socket a...

Page 41: ...ght side up and you will see a triangle marked on the processor clip at the same corner of hollow triangle 2 Carefully align pin 1 the triangle on the the PHM against pin 1 the triangle on the CPU soc...

Page 42: ...m from the socket starting with screw marked 4 in the sequence of 4 3 2 1 2 After all four screws are removed wiggle the PHM gently and pull it up to remove it from the socket Note To properly remove...

Page 43: ...thorized manufacturer due to compatibility issues See details below on supported memory and our web site www supermicro com products superblade for recommended memory Populating Memory Slots Each node...

Page 44: ...e 3 1 DIMM Installation CPU1 Number of DIMMs CPU 1 A1 A2 B1 C1 D1 D2 E1 F1 2 X 3 X X 4 X X 5 X X X 6 X X X X 7 X X X X 8 X X X X 9 X X X X X 10 X X X X X X 11 X X X X X X 12 X X X X X X 13 X X X X X X...

Page 45: ...ted in a channel 3 Populate in furthest slot from CPU if only one DIMM Populated in a channel 4 A2 D2 J2 G2 reserved for AEP NVDIMM Table 3 2 DIMM Installation CPU2 Number of DIMMs CPU2 A1 A2 B1 C1 D1...

Page 46: ...4 N A 2H 64 GB 2666 2666 8RX4 N A 4H 128 GB 2666 2666 LRDIMM QRx4 32 GB 64 GB 2666 2666 LRDIMM 3DS QRx4 N A 2H 64 GB 2666 2666 8Rx4 N A 4H 128 GB 2666 2666 Table 3 4 DDR4 Support for the Intel 81xx 61...

Page 47: ...same speed and type Note For an optimized memory bandwidth it is recommended that you populate the memory modules in sets of four 4 DIMMs for the CPU s Figure 3 4 16 slot DIMM Numbering CPU1 P2 DIMMD1...

Page 48: ...it 3 Align the key of the DIMM module with the receptive point on the memory slot 4 Align the notches on both ends of the module against the receptive points on the ends of the slot 5 Use two thumbs...

Page 49: ...rd drive use the following procedure Installing a Hard Drive 1 Remove a blank drive carrier from the blade see removal procedure above 2 Insert a drive into the carrier with the PCB side facing down a...

Page 50: ...the system you may install either a rear network cad or a M 2 drive daughter card with four M 2 drives into your system Both plug into the same daughter card slot on the rear of the serverboard See Fi...

Page 51: ...3 21 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Figure 3 7 System with M 2 Daughter Card Installed...

Page 52: ...ed to connect a monitor to the video connector on the SUV cable Turn on the blade module 3 Insert the CD containing the OS into the CD ROM drive 4 Follow the prompts to begin the installation Installi...

Page 53: ...et of functions and monitored data to keep tabs on the system and perform management activities Refer to the manuals on your SuperBlade CD ROM for further details on the various functions provided by...

Page 54: ...SBI 4129P T3N C2N SuperBlade Module User s Manual 3 24 Notes...

Page 55: ...single or dual Socket P LBA 3647 Intel Xeon processor EP series processors per node Memory Supports up to 2 TB of RDIMM LRDIMM DDR4 2400 2666 3200 MHz speed 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB and 128 GB size SDR...

Page 56: ...off 2 Power LED Green Indicates power status On Solid Orange Indicates power status Off with power cables plugged in Flashing Orange Flashing Orange Indicates node is not ready or not enough power to...

Page 57: ...To turn off press and hold the power button for 4 seconds and the power LED will turn orange KVM Connector Alternatively you may connect a KVM cable CBL 0218L with a keyboard video mouse attached to...

Page 58: ...2N blade unit is a proprietary design which is based on the Intel C620 chipset See Figure 4 4 for a block diagram of this chipset Figure 4 3 for a view of the B11DRT mainboard and Figure 4 5 for an ex...

Page 59: ...lot 12 9 pin TPM Connector 13 On board M 2 Connector SPI LAN3 To CMM RGRMII Debug Card PCI E X1 G2 USB 2 0 12 USB2 0 B11DPT PCH 6 0 Gb S USB 2 0 USB 1 0 SATA NVMe RTL8211FS VS CG 2 BIOS OPTION ESPI SP...

Page 60: ...cing the Blade Cover on page 3 2 for further details Short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver 3 Replace the cover install the blade back into the enclosure and power it on 4...

Page 61: ...removed or replaced without powering down the blade unit they reside in The three drives can be used to set up a RAID array These drives use a blue color for the Blade HDD active LED See Chapter 1 for...

Page 62: ...SBI 4129P T3N C2N SuperBlade Module User s Manual 4 8 Notes...

Page 63: ...ery little 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 con...

Page 64: ...18L 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...

Page 65: ...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 66: ...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 su...

Page 67: ...correct data for the system date Press the Enter key to save the data System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the Enter key to...

Page 68: ...5 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub menu Server Me Information See Table 5 6 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub menu SATA Configuration See Table 5 7 for a...

Page 69: ...menu Menu Option Description Processor Configuration Information This section shows static information on the processor configuration Hyper threading ALL This setting is Enabled for Windows XP and Li...

Page 70: ...s requires EMTTM be enabled also Hardware PM State Control Use this submenu for specifying Hardware PM State controls Hardware P States Use this setting to specify an option for Hardware P States Opti...

Page 71: ...AllocFlow Enable for Remote InvItoM Hybrid AllocNonAlloc Enable for Remote InvItoM and Remote WViLF Isoc Mode This sets Isoc Mode to either Enable Disable or Auto Memory Configuration This sub menu di...

Page 72: ...oard s number pad IIO Configuration This sub menu configures Integrated I O Configuration EV DFX Features This setting gives you the option to allow DFX Lock Bits to remain clear or not Options includ...

Page 73: ...I O configurations Intel VT for Directed I O VT d This setting allows you to Enable or Disable Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O VT d by reporting the I O device assignment to VMM thro...

Page 74: ...d off This is a workaround for OSes without XHCI hand off support The XHCI ownership change should be claimed by the XHCI driver Options include Enabled and Disabled EHCI Hand off This setting is a wo...

Page 75: ...allows you to identify that the SATA port is connected to either a Solid State Drive or a Hard Disk Drive Table 5 8 sSATA Configuration Sub menu Menu Option Description sSATA Controller This setting a...

Page 76: ...e This setting selects the MMCFG base Options include 1G 1 5G 1 75G 2G 2 25G and 3G VGA Priority This setting decides the priority between On board and the first Offboard video device found On board N...

Page 77: ...pecifies the attribute of Serial Port 1 The options are SOL and COM Table 5 11 Serial Port Console Redirection Sub menu Menu Option Description COM1 Console Redirection COM2 SOL Console Redirection Su...

Page 78: ...are Disabled and Enabled Legacy OS Redirection Resolution Use this feature to select the number of rows and columns used in Console Redirection for legacy OS support The options are 80x24 and 80x25 Pu...

Page 79: ...Menu Option Description NUMA Use this setting to Enable or Disable NUMA WHEA Support This feature Enables the Windows Hardware Error Architecture WHEA support for the Windows 2008 or a later vision op...

Page 80: ...m the event log when the event log memory is full The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately Log System Boot Event This option toggles the System Boot Event logging to enabled or disabled The op...

Page 81: ...his setting for erasing the SEL Options are No Yes On Next Reset and Yes On Every Reset When SEL is Full Use this setting to choose options for reactions to a full SEL Options include Do Nothing and E...

Page 82: ...nrolled System Mode is User Deployed and the CSM function is disabled Secure Boot Mode This setting specifies the Secure Boot Mode used Options include Standard and Custom In Custom mode Secure Boot v...

Page 83: ...his option brings up a field for entering a path to the boot option in the format fsx path filename efi Create After specifying the boot option name and path select this option to create it Delete Boo...

Page 84: ...tem will reboot 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 Highlig...

Page 85: ...1 Click on the graphic in the SYSTEM SYSTEM INFORMATION screen to launch the KVM Console window as shown in Figure A 1 Alternately you may go to the CONFIGURATION CONSOLE REDIRECTION screen Figure A 2...

Page 86: ...s Manual A 2 2 In the KVM Console window click on the VIRTUAL STORAGE menu option from the VIRTUAL MEDIA menu Figure A 3 The VIRTUAL STORAGE window will be displayed Figure A 4 Figure A 3 KVM Console...

Page 87: ...ISO File from the LOGICAL DRIVE TYPE menu if you wish to mount an ISO file Figure A 5 Figure A 5 Selecting ISO File to Mount an ISO File 4 Browse for the ISO file on your local disk that contains the...

Page 88: ...le User s Manual A 4 5 After you have selected the ISO file press the Plug In button then the OK button to exit the VIRTUAL STORAGE window Figure A 7 Skip ahead to step 8 Figure A 7 Pressing the Plug...

Page 89: ...you wish instead to download the BIOS update from a USB Flash drive then insert the flash drive into your system and select it from the Logical Drive Type menu Figure A 8 Figure A 8 Selecting a USB Fl...

Page 90: ...User s Manual A 6 7 After you have selected the USB flash drive file press the Plug In button then the OK button to exit the VIRTUAL STORAGE window Figure A 9 Figure A 9 Pressing the Plug In and OK B...

Page 91: ...lade by selecting the POWER CONTROL SET POWER RESET menu option from the KVM CONSOLE window If the MiroBlade is not powered on yet please select SET POWER ON from the menu Figure A 10 Figure A 10 Sele...

Page 92: ...keyboard s F11 key in order to boot into the INVOKE BOOTABLE DEVICES LIST From this list select the ATEN Virtual CDROM YS0J command Your MircoBlade will now boot up into mounting the ISO file which c...

Page 93: ...se the KVM CONSOLE window or go to the Virtual Storage window see step 2 and click on Plug Out this will remove mounting of the ISO file Figure A 12 Figure A 12 Clicking Plug Out in the Virtual Storag...

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Page 95: ...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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