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Chapter 2: Installation and Setup

Figure 2-10. Installing the Air Shrouds

2.9 System Cooling

Air Shrouds

Air shrouds concentrate airflow to maximize fan efficiency.

Installing the Air Shrouds

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Position the air shrouds as illustrated in the figure below, sliding them over the components,
and secure them with screws. The

screws are shared

with the motherboard.

Air Shrouds

Summary of Contents for SuperBlade SBI-420P-4T2N

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 SuperBlade SBI 420P 4T2N...

Page 2: ...lass A device or in residential environment for Class B device This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s...

Page 3: ...ties https www supermicro com wdl Product safety info https www supermicro com about policies safety_information cfm If you have any questions please contact our support team at support supermicro com...

Page 4: ...moving a Blade Unit from the Enclosure 17 2 3 Powering Up or Down 18 Powering Up a Blade Unit 18 Powering Down a Blade Unit 18 2 4 Removing and Replacing the Blade Cover 19 2 5 Processor and Heatsink...

Page 5: ...d Connectors 40 3 3 Jumpers 42 Explanation of Jumpers 42 3 4 LED Indicators 43 Chapter 4 Software 4 1 Installing the Operating System 44 Linux Installation with Two Storage Drives Note 44 Microsoft Wi...

Page 6: ...OST Codes 64 Additional BIOS POST Codes 64 6 5 Crash Dump Using the BMC Dashboard 65 6 6 UEFI BIOS Recovery 66 Overview 66 Recovering the UEFI BIOS Image 66 Recovering the Main BIOS Block with a USB D...

Page 7: ...s the blades power supplies and other modules Blade system refers to the enclosure blades units and various management and networking modules System Overview Motherboard B12DPT 6 Chassis MCP 680 41401...

Page 8: ...l Panel Power button and status indicators Storage Drives Two 2 5 hybrid drive bays NVMe SATA Latch Lever Secures the blade into the enclosure Service Asset Tab Pull out identifier with BMC ADMIN defa...

Page 9: ...hot spare Drive Carrier LED Indicators Color Blinking Pattern Behavior for Device Activity LED Blue Solid On Idle SAS NVMe drive installed Blue Blinking I O activity Blue Off Idle SATA drive installed...

Page 10: ...initialized Blue flashing slowly Unit Identifier indicator The UID function is activated with a management program or BMC reboot see Power Button above Blue flashing quickly BMC returning to factory...

Page 11: ...1 Chapter 1 Introduction Top View Figure 1 4 System Top View Control Board CPU under Heatsink Cover M 2 Slot Memory under an Air Shroud Memory under an Air Shroud CPU under Heatsink Asset Tab Pull out...

Page 12: ...1 Introduction System Features Top Feature Description Cover Partial cover CPU Processor and heatsink Memory DIMM slots under air shrouds M 2 Slots One slot for M 2 2280 NVMe Control Board Front cont...

Page 13: ...MC Memory CPLD0 DA5 MB PWR 25G Midplane Dual Boot for CPLD CPLD Flash VROC CPLD DA4 M 2 MH BMC Flash BAR CODE MAC CODE REV 1 00 B12DPT 6 P2 DIMMC1 P2 DIMMF1 P2 DIMME1 P2 DIMMH1 P2 DIMMG1 P2 DIMMA1 P2...

Page 14: ...via Cable CBL 0218L JLED HDD2 SATA Activity LED JM2 1 M 2 MH M 2 slot PCIe 4 0 x4 and M 2 Mounting Hole M 2 MH JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module Port 80 connector MEZZ1 MEZZ2 PCI Mezzanine Card Connector...

Page 15: ...4 2666 2933 3200 DDR4 2666 2933 3200 DDR4 2666 2933 3200 DDR4 2666 2933 3200 DDR4 2666 2933 3200 DDR4 2666 2933 3200 DDR4 2666 2933 3200 DDR4 2666 2933 3200 DDR4 CPU2 D1 2666 2933 3200 DDR4 CPU2 C1 26...

Page 16: ...ws and Linux operating systems may be mixed together in the same blade enclosure 2 1 Unpacking the System Inspect the box the system was shipped in and note if it was damaged in any way If any equipme...

Page 17: ...ving a Blade Unit from the Enclosure 1 Power down the blade unit 2 Pull open the latch lever and use it to pull the blade from the enclosure Figure 2 1 Blade Latch Lever 2 2 Installing or Removing the...

Page 18: ...of the onboard BMC chip in the blade module Powering Down a Blade Unit A blade unit may be powered down in any of the following ways Press the power button on the blade unit Use IPMIView or the browse...

Page 19: ...etup Figure 2 2 Removing the Top Partial Cover 2 4 Removing and Replacing the Blade Cover The partial cover can be removed to access to components To remove the cover remove the screws as illustrated...

Page 20: ...rd Check that the plastic protective cover is on the blade CPU socket and that none of the socket pins are bent If they are contact your retailer When handling the processor avoid touching or placing...

Page 21: ...cate the gold triangle at the corner of the processor and the corresponding hollowed triangle on the processor carrier as shown below These triangles indicate the location of pin 1 Latch Latch Process...

Page 22: ...processor under latch 1 on the carrier and then press the other end down until it snaps into latch 2 and is properly seated on the carrier Processor Carrier Assembly Top View Processor Carrier Assembl...

Page 23: ...mal grease facing up Note the two triangle cutouts A B located at the diagonal corners of the heatsink as shown in the drawing below 2 On the processor carrier assembly find pin 1 as noted by the tria...

Page 24: ...plastic protective cover from the CPU socket Gently squeeze the grip tabs then pull the cover off CPU Socket with Plastic Protective Cover Grip Tabs a b c d a b c d Threaded Fasteners CPU Socket Pin1...

Page 25: ...n the CPU socket Also align nuts B C D on the heatsink with threaded fasteners b c d on the CPU socket 4 Gently place the heatsink on the CPU socket making sure that each nut is properly aligned with...

Page 26: ...ers of the heatsink A B C D as shown below and lift off the processor carrier assembly Processor Carrier Assembly Heatsink c a b d A C D B Pin 1 Pin 1 Removing the PHM from the CPU Socket Be sure the...

Page 27: ...ier Assembly Unlock the lever from its locked position and push it upwards to disengage the processor from the carrier as shown below right Carefully remove the processor from the carrier Processor Ca...

Page 28: ...cessors Type Ranks Per DIMM and Data Width DIMM Capacity GB Speed MT s One Slot per Channel DRAM Density One DIMM per Channel 4 Gb 8 Gb 1 2 Volts RDIMM SRx8 8GB 16GB 3200 SRx4 16GB 32GB DRx8 16GB 32GB...

Page 29: ...ty results in interleaved memory which improves memory performance Use memory modules of the same type and speed as mixing is not allowed x4 and x8 DIMMs can be mixed in the same channel Mixing of LRD...

Page 30: ...A1 B1 C1 E1 F1 G1 CPU2 A1 B1 E1 F1 2 CPUs 12 DIMMs CPU1 A1 B1 C1 E1 F1 G1 CPU2 A1 B1 C1 E1 F1 G1 2 CPUs 14 DIMMs CPU1 A1 B1 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 H1 CPU2 A1 B1 C1 E1 F1 G1 2 CPUs 16 DIMMs CPU1 A1 B1 C1 D1 E...

Page 31: ...om the system as described in Section 3 1 Follow the memory population sequence in the table above 1 Push the release tabs outwards on both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it Notches Release Tabs 2 Al...

Page 32: ...rd Replacing the Battery When the blade has been removed from the enclosure 1 Push aside the small clamp that covers the edge of the battery When the battery is released lift it out of the holder 2 To...

Page 33: ...ive carriers that simplify their removal from the chassis These carriers also help promote proper airflow Carriers without drives must remain in the chassis for proper airflow For VROC configurations...

Page 34: ...g a Hot Swap Drive Carrier from the Chassis 1 Press the release button on the drive carrier which will extend the drive carrier handle 2 Use the drive carrier handle to pull the drive out of the chass...

Page 35: ...nnector end toward the rear of the carrier 3 Tilt the drive to insert it onto the two posts on the right inside of the carrier 4 Pull out the two spring locking clasps to allow the drive to sit fully...

Page 36: ...hboard Server Health NVMe SSD 2 Select Device Group and Slot and click Eject After ejecting the drive Status LED indicator turns green 3 Remove the drive Note that Device and Group are categorized by...

Page 37: ...SSD Shows the temperatures of all NVMe drives BMC Dashboard Server Health Sensor Reading NVME_SSD Shows the single highest temperature among all the NVMe drives M 2 Storage The system supports one M...

Page 38: ...m Cooling Air Shrouds Air shrouds concentrate airflow to maximize fan efficiency Installing the Air Shrouds Position the air shrouds as illustrated in the figure below sliding them over the components...

Page 39: ...rough the chassis Pull all excess cabling out of the airflow path or use shorter cables The control panel LEDs display system heat status See Control Panel in Chapter 1 for details Overheating There a...

Page 40: ...l can be found in the Motherboard Manual Please review the Safety Precautions in Appendix B before installing or removing components 3 1 Power Connections Main Power Connector The proprietary main pow...

Page 41: ...2 Slot The M2 1 connector is an M 2 slot for SSD storage It is PCIe 4 0 x4 SSD in the 2280 form factor with support of M Key 2280 RAID Key Header A VROC RAID Key header is located at JRK1 It supports...

Page 42: ...oth pins and Open indicates the jumper is either on only one pin or has been completely removed Connector Pins Jumper Setting 3 2 1 3 2 1 JBT1 contact pads ME Recovery JPME1 is used for ME Firmware Re...

Page 43: ...Connections 3 4 LED Indicators BMC Heartbeat LED LEDM1 is a BMC Heartbeat indicator It blinks green when the BMC is working properly M 2 Activity LED LED1 is an M 2 Activity indicator When it is blin...

Page 44: ...es installed and no bootable devices attached to it Once these conditions are met make sure the PXE server is running Then turn on the blade on which you wish to install the OS The BIOS in the blade w...

Page 45: ...Windows installation ISO file That might be a DVD perhaps using an external USB SATA DVD drive or a USB flash drive or the BMC KVM console 2 Boot from a bootable device with Windows OS installation Y...

Page 46: ...iver browse the USB flash drive for the proper driver files For RAID choose the SATA sSATA RAID driver indicated then choose the storage drive on which you want to install it For non RAID choose the S...

Page 47: ...Another option is to go to the Supermicro website at http www supermicro com products Find the product page for your motherboard and Download the Latest Drivers and Utilities Insert the flash drive or...

Page 48: ...etwork Management Protocol SNMP SuperDoctor 5 comes in local and remote management versions and can be used with Nagios to maximize your system monitoring needs With SuperDoctor 5 Management Server SS...

Page 49: ...our website at www supermicro com en solutions management software bmc resources BMC ADMIN User Password For security each system is assigned a unique default BMC password for the ADMIN user This can...

Page 50: ...troller Horizontal form factor The JTPM1 header is used to connect a Trusted Platform Module TPM A TPM is a security device that supports encryption and authentication in hard drives It enables the mo...

Page 51: ...Storage Technology enterprise Intel RSTe Driver for Linux Windows https downloadcenter intel com download 28108 Intel Virtual RAID on CPU Intel VROC and Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Intel...

Page 52: ...key options are Intel VROC Keys VROC Package Description Part Number Intel MM Number Standard RAID 0 1 10 Supports 3rd party SSDs AOC VROCSTNMOD 951605 Premium RAID 0 1 5 10 Supports 3rd party SSDs A...

Page 53: ...s 2 Switch to Advanced Chipset Configuration North Bridge IIO Configuration Intel VMD Technology Figure 5 2 BIOS Selecting VMD Mode You can select a mode The default is Auto The VMD switch enables VMD...

Page 54: ...ptional Components Figure 5 3 BIOS Manual Mode Example your server may look different 3 Select the desired PStack to Enable or Disable the corresponding Intel VMD controller Figure 5 4 BIOS Enabling V...

Page 55: ...Capability can also be Enabled or Disabled Figure 5 5 BIOS Enabling VMD Functionality per Slot 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each PStack on each CPU to be enabled or disabled In this example we enabled C...

Page 56: ...without first deleting the associated existing RAID volume can lead to unexpected behavior This action is strongly not recommended Note The effects of physically changing or swapping a CPU on the VMD...

Page 57: ...disks RAID1 Select only two disks RAID5 Select at least three 3 24 disks RAID10 Select only four disks 12 Select Strip Size Default 64KB 13 Select Create Volume 14 If another RAID is needed start agai...

Page 58: ...evice Hot plug Physically install the device ESXi will automatically discover NVMe SSDs but a manual scan may be required in some cases Related Information Links 1 https kb vmware com s article 215140...

Page 59: ...ivers etc FAQs RMA warranty and other service extensions Direct Links for the SBI 420P 4T2N System Web SBI 420P 4T2N specifications page B12DPT 6 motherboard page for links to the Quick Reference Guid...

Page 60: ...upermicro Phone and Addresses Direct Links continued 6 2 BMC Interface The system supports a Baseboard Management Controller BMC interface It provides remote access monitoring and management There are...

Page 61: ...g those for the keyboard and mouse 6 Remove all add on cards 7 Install a CPU a heatsink connect the internal speaker if applicable and the power LED to the motherboard Make sure that the heatsink is f...

Page 62: ...commended that you use the same memory type and speed for all DIMMs in the system See Section 3 3 for memory details 3 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots and noting...

Page 63: ...before or during OS installation check the following 1 Source of installation Make sure that the devices used for installation are working properly including boot devices such as CD 2 Cable connectio...

Page 64: ...nding beep codes encountered by users BIOS Error Beep POST Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 short Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short 1 long Memory error No memory de...

Page 65: ...ou can download a crash dump of status information using the BMC Dashboard The BMC manual is available at www supermicro com manuals other BMC_Users_Guide_X12_H12 pdf Check Error Log 1 Access the BMC...

Page 66: ...ed When the system power is turned on the recovery block codes execute first Once this process is complete the main BIOS code will continue with system initialization and the remaining POST Power On S...

Page 67: ...e BIOS binary image into a USB flash device and rename it Super ROM for the BIOS recovery use Note 2 Before recovering the main BIOS image confirm that the Super ROM binary image file you download is...

Page 68: ...shown above displays use the arrow keys to select the item Proceed with flash update and press the Enter key You will see the BIOS recovery progress as shown in the screen below Note Do not interrupt...

Page 69: ...EFI Shell prompt appears type fs to change the device directory path Go to the directory that contains the BIOS package you extracted earlier from Step 6 Enter flash nsh BIOSname at the prompt to star...

Page 70: ...complete When you see the screen above unplug the AC power cable from the power supply clear CMOS and plug the AC power cable in the power supply again to power on the system 10 Press Del continuously...

Page 71: ...ill also clear all passwords Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS JBT1 contact pads 6 8 BMC Reset The BMC can be reset using the UID button Reset Press and hold the button After six seconds th...

Page 72: ...boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting us for technical support System motherboard and chassis model numbers and PCB revision numb...

Page 73: ...lure due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems Vendor Support Filing System For issues r...

Page 74: ...om 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 sup...

Page 75: ...of the 64k block at which the error was detected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected Extended RAM Failed at offset nn...

Page 76: ...ed RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer A disabled cache slows system performance considerably CPU ID...

Page 77: ...ess it displays Press F1 to resume F2 to Setup F3 for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press F1 to start the boot process or F2 to enter Setup and change the settings Press F3 to...

Page 78: ...OM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag 0Ah Initialize CPU registers 0Bh Enable CPU cache 0Ch Initialize caches to initial POST values 0Eh Initialize I O component 0Fh...

Page 79: ...3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initializati...

Page 80: ...nt Mode SMM area 6Ah Display external L2 cache size 6Bh Load custom defaults optional 6Ch Display shadow area message 6Eh Display possible high address for UMB recovery 70h Display error messages 72h...

Page 81: ...ers 92h Jump to UserPatch2 93h Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards 95h Install CD ROM for boot 96h Clear huge ES segment register 98h 1 2 Search for option ROMs One long two short beeps on check...

Page 82: ...nders C0h Try to boot with INT 19 C1h Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize system error handler C5h PnPnd dual CMOS optio...

Page 83: ...tialize Memory type EDh Initialize Memory size EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Ma...

Page 84: ...Appendix A Warning Statements It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the low order byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuousl...

Page 85: ...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 86: ...idere 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 encontrar el te...

Page 87: ...ient u zich bewust te zijn van de bij een elektrische installatie betrokken risico s en dient u op de hoogte te zijn van de standaard procedures om ongelukken te voorkomen Gebruik de nummers aan het e...

Page 88: ...n Attention Avant de brancher le syst me sur la source d alimentation consulter les directives d installation Circuit Breaker Waarschuwing Raadpleeg de installatie instructies voordat u het systeem o...

Page 89: ...el edificio Aseg rese de que el dispositivo de protecci n no sea superior a 250 V 20 A Attention Pour ce qui est de la protection contre les courts circuits surtension ce produit d pend de l installat...

Page 90: ...a y del cable el ctrico quitado de los m dulos de fuente de alimentaci n antes de tener acceso el interior del chasis para instalar o para quitar componentes de sistema Attention Le syst me doit tre...

Page 91: ...chuwing Voordat u toegang neemt tot het binnenwerk van de behuizing voor het installeren of verwijderen van systeem onderdelen dient u alle spanningsbronnen en alle stroomkabels aangesloten op de voed...

Page 92: ...lte nur geschultem qualifiziertem Personal gestattet werden Advertencia Solamente el personal calificado debe instalar reemplazar o utilizar este equipo Attention Il est vivement recommand de confier...

Page 93: ...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 acc s une zo...

Page 94: ...verkregen worden door gebruik te maken van speciaal gereedschap slot en sleutel of andere veiligheidsmaatregelen Battery Handling Warning There is the danger of explosion if the battery is replaced in...

Page 95: ...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 96: ...dass der Einheit kein trom zugef hrt wird m ssen alle Verbindungen entfernt werden Advertencia Puede que esta unidad tenga m s de una conexi n para fuentes de alimentaci n Para cortar por completo el...

Page 97: ...dous voltage or energy is present on the backplane when the system is operating Use caution when servicing Waarschuwing Deze eenheid kan meer dan n stroomtoevoeraansluiting bevatten Alle aansluitingen...

Page 98: ...g Wenn das System in Betrieb ist treten auf der R ckwandplatine gef hrliche Spannungen oder Energien auf Vorsicht bei der Wartung Advertencia Cuando el sistema est en funcionamiento el voltaje del pla...

Page 99: ...Electrical Codes Warnung Die Installation der Ger te muss den Sicherheitsstandards entsprechen Advertencia La instalacion del equipo debe cumplir con las normas de electricidad locales y nacionales A...

Page 100: ...regulations Advertencia Al deshacerse por completo de este producto debe seguir todas las leyes y reglamentos nacionales Attention La mise au rebut ou le recyclage de ce produit sont g n ralement sou...

Page 101: ...chasis Mandtenga los dedos los destornilladores y todos los objetos lejos de las aberturas del ventilador Attention Pieces mobiles dangereuses Se tenir a l ecart des lames du ventilateur Il est possib...

Page 102: ...al Safety Law prohibits the use of UL or CSA certified cables that have UL CSA shown on the cord for any other electrical devices than products designated by Supermicro only Waarschuwing Gevaarlijk be...

Page 103: ...eln und oder Adapater die Ihre rtlichen Sicherheitsstandards einhalten Der Gebrauch von anderen Kabeln und Adapter k nnen Fehlfunktionen oder Feuer verursachen Die Richtlinien untersagen das Nutzen vo...

Page 104: ...voldoen aan de lokale voorschriften en veiligheidsnormen inclusief de juiste kabeldikte en stekker Het gebruik van niet geschikte Kabels en of Adapters kan een storing of brand veroorzaken Wetgeving v...

Page 105: ...er Memory Sixteen DIMM slots 512GB VLP ECC RDIMM DDR4 up to 3200Hz Storage Drives Two 2 5 hot swap hybrid front drive bays NVMe SATA One M 2 PCIe x4 Input Output Two 25 GbE LAN connectors onboard One...

Page 106: ...EN 61000 4 5 BS EN 61000 4 6 BS EN 61000 4 8 BS EN 61000 4 11 Environment 2011 65 EU RoHS Directive EC 1907 2006 REACH 2012 19 EU WEEE Directive California Proposition 65 Product Safety 2014 35 EU LVD...

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