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Chapter 2: Server Installation

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Stability hazard. The rack stabilizing mechanism must be in place, or the

rack must be bolted to the fl oor before you slide the unit out for servicing.

Failure to stabilize the rack can cause the rack to tip over.

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this fi gure is for illustrative purposes only. Always install servers to the bot-

tom of a rack fi rst.

Figure 2-4. Installing the Outer Rails to the Server Rack

Summary of Contents for Supero SuperServer 5018A-MLTN4

Page 1: ...SUPER SUPERSERVER 5018A MLTN4 Revision 1 0a...

Page 2: ...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 with the limits...

Page 3: ...oard and the SC512L 200B chassis Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 5018A MLTN4 into a rack and check out the server configuration prio...

Page 4: ...motherboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC512L 200B chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or r...

Page 5: ...v Preface Notes...

Page 6: ...e System 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup 2 1 Choosing a Setup Location 2 1 2 4 Warnings and Precautions 2 2 Rack Precautions 2 2 Server Precautions 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations 2 3 Ambient Operating T...

Page 7: ...sconnection Warning 4 6 Equipment Installation 4 8 Restricted Area 4 9 Battery Handling 4 10 Redundant Power Supplies 4 12 Backplane Voltage 4 13 Comply with Local and National Electrical Codes 4 14 P...

Page 8: ...HDD LED 5 11 Power On LED 5 11 NMI Button 5 12 Fan Headers 5 12 Chassis Intrusion 5 12 Universal Serial Bus USB 5 12 Serial Ports 5 13 Power SMB I2 C Connector 5 13 Onboard Speaker SP1 5 13 Power LED...

Page 9: ...hassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices 6 1 Precautions 6 1 Unpacking 6 1 6 2 Control Panel 6 2 6 3 Removing the Chassis Cover 6 2 6 4 System Fan 6 3 6 5 Installing Hard Drives 6 5 6 6 Installing a...

Page 10: ...x SUPERSERVER 5018A MLTN4 User s Manual Appendix A BIOS Post Error Codes Appendix B System Specifications...

Page 11: ...hardware components have been included with the system as listed below One 10 cm PWM blower fan FAN 0038L4 Note For your system to work properly please follow the links below to download all necessary...

Page 12: ...DIMM slots that can support up to 64GB of DDR3 1600 1333 Unbuffered UDIMM ECC Non ECC memory DIMMs of the same size and speed should be used See Chapter 5 for details SATA A SATA controller is integra...

Page 13: ...o internal 3 5 SATA hard drives Control Panel The SC512L 200B s control panel provides important system monitoring and control information LEDs indicate power on network activity hard disk drive activ...

Page 14: ...REAR USB 0 USB 2 3 TX RX debug 0Ohm LPC UART1 UART2 SGMII x 4 88E1543 10BASE T 100BASE T 1000BASE T LAN1 LAN3 LAN2 LAN4 SATA 3 0 SATA 2 0 SATA GEN2 SATA 3 0 SATA GEN3 SATA 2 0 SATA 2 0 SATA 2 0 PEG 4...

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Page 17: ...t should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated You will also need it placed near a grounded pow...

Page 18: ...ent from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more si multaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety...

Page 19: ...sible overloading of circuits might have on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern Reliable...

Page 20: ...instructions that came with the rack unit you are using Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails The chassis package includes two rack rail assemblies in the rack mounting kit Each assembly consists...

Page 21: ...Ears 1 Locate and remove the three screws holding the chassis ear in place 2 Repeat step on with the other chassis ear Installing the Inner Rails 1 Place the inner rail on the side of the chassis alig...

Page 22: ...lso both bracket ends must face the same direction 2 Adjust both the short and long brackets to the proper distance so that the rail fits snugly into the rack 3 Secure the long bracket to the front si...

Page 23: ...k must be bolted to the floor before you slide the unit out for servicing Failure to stabilize the rack can cause the rack to tip over Note this figure is for illustrative purposes only Always install...

Page 24: ...front of the rack rails 3 Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both sides It may be necessary to depress the locking tabs when inserting When the server has been p...

Page 25: ...nto a Mid Mount Position Rack 1 If it is necessary to install the chassis in a mid mount Telco rack remove the chassis rails and the chassis ears if the ears are installed at the front of the chassis...

Page 26: ...ssis in the telco rack and screw the chassis to the rack using the three screw holes located in the chassis ears 2 The chassis is held in place by the chassis ears and does not slide in and out of pla...

Page 27: ...ol panel and an on off switch on the power supply This chapter explains the meanings of all LED indicators and the appropriate response you may need to take 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two pus...

Page 28: ...s a fan failure When continuously on not flashing it indicates an overheat condition which may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm...

Page 29: ...LED on the drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed Red The red LED to indicate a drive fa...

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Page 31: ...nt for assistance 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...

Page 32: ...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 encontrar e...

Page 33: ...l kan veroorzaken Voordat u aan enige apparatuur gaat werken dient 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 proc...

Page 34: ...ie en des Systems an die Stromquelle die Installationsanweisungen lesen Advertencia Lea las instrucciones de instalaci n antes de conectar el sistema a la red de alimentaci n Attention Avant de branch...

Page 35: ...rt ist Stellen Sie sicher dass der Nennwert der Schutzvorrichtung nicht mehr als 250 V 20 A betr gt Advertencia Este equipo utiliza el sistema de protecci n contra cortocircuitos o sobrecorrientes del...

Page 36: ...eift um Systemsbestandteile anzubringen oder zu entfernen Warning The system must be disconnected from all sources of power and the power cord removed from the power supply module s before accessing t...

Page 37: ...nentes de sistema Attention Le syst me doit tre d branch de toutes les sources de puissance ainsi que de son cordon d alimentation secteur avant d acc der l int rieur du chassis pour installer ou enle...

Page 38: ...rnung Das Installieren Ersetzen oder Bedienen dieser Ausr stung sollte nur geschultem qualifiziertem Personal gestattet werden Advertencia Solamente el personal calificado debe instalar reemplazar o u...

Page 39: ...stallation in Bereichen mit beschr nktem Zutritt vorgesehen Der Zutritt zu derartigen Bereichen ist nur mit einem Spezialwerkzeug Schloss und Schl ssel oder einer sonstigen Sicherheitsvorkehrung m gli...

Page 40: ...ame or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Waarschuwing Dit apparaat is bedoeld voor installatie in gebieden met een...

Page 41: ...ecommand e par le fabricant Jeter les piles usag es conform ment aux instructions du fabricant Advertencia Existe peligro de explosi n si la bater a se reemplaza de manera incorrecta Reemplazar la bat...

Page 42: ...para fuentes de alimentaci n Para cortar por completo el suministro de energ a deben desconectarse todas las conexiones Attention Cette unit peut avoir plus d une connexion d alimentation Pour suppri...

Page 43: ...ero es peligroso Tenga cuidado cuando lo revise Attention Lorsque le syst me est en fonctionnement des tensions lectriques circulent sur le fond de panier Prendre des pr cautions lors de la maintenanc...

Page 44: ...lectrical 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 Bac...

Page 45: ...ional laws and regulations Attention L quipement doit tre install conform ment aux normes lectriques nationales et locales Waarschuwing Bij installatie van de apparatuur moet worden voldaan aan de lok...

Page 46: ...seguir todas las leyes y reglamentos nacionales Attention La mise au rebut ou le recyclage de ce produit sont g n ralement soumis des lois et ou directives de respect de l environnement Renseignez vo...

Page 47: ...dedos los destornilladores y todos los objetos lejos de las aberturas del ventilador Attention Il est possible que les ventilateurs soient toujours en rotation lorsque vous retirerez le bloc ventilat...

Page 48: ...dapter kann zu einer Fehlfunktion oder ein Brand entstehen Elektrische Ger te und Material Safety Law verbietet die Verwendung von UL oder CSA zertifizierte Kabel UL oder CSA auf der Code f r alle and...

Page 49: ...utres appareils lectriques que les produits d sign s par Supermicro seulement AC AC UL CSA UL CSA UL CSA Supermicro UL CSA AC Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law UL CSA UL CSA Waarschuwing Bi...

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Page 51: ...nt to handle them very carefully see previous chapter To prevent the A1SAM 2550F motherboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The following measures...

Page 52: ...way from you until it stops You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server 3 Make sure that the I O ports on the motherboard align properly with their...

Page 53: ...a cables with their locations noted must remian connected See the layout on page 5 12 for connector locations SATA drive cables I SATA0 I SATA3 Control Panel cable JF1 Connecting Power Cables The A1SA...

Page 54: ...Ports Rear I O Ports 1 COM1 Port 7 LAN1 Port 2 USB0 USB 2 0 8 LAN3 Port 3 USB1 USB 2 0 9 LAN2 Port 4 Dedicated IPMI LAN 10 LAN4 Port 5 USB2 USB 2 0 11 VGA Port 6 USB3 USB 2 0 12 UID Button Power Butt...

Page 55: ...he DIMM installation charts on the following pages 2 Push back the release tabs on the ends of a memory slot Insert each DIMM vertically into its slot paying attention to the notch along the bottom of...

Page 56: ...uidelines Please follow the table below when populating the DIMM slots Unbuffered UDIMM DDR3 Memory DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs per Channel DIMM Type POR Speeds Memory Population Sequence 2 1 Unbuffe...

Page 57: ...RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional See the following table for details Possible System Memory Allocation Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Avai...

Page 58: ...LOT4 PCI E 2 0 X4 USB6 LAN3 4 LED LAN2 LAN4 DIMMB2 DIMMA2 USB0 1 BUZZER IPMI_LAN BATTERY DIMMB1 CPU1 SLOT6 PCI E 2 0 X8 LAN1 LAN3 DIMMA1 USB4 5 COM1 A1SAM A1SRM Series Rev 1 01 USB 2 3 FPCTRL LED3 BIO...

Page 59: ...JF1 Front Panel Control Header JIPMB1 4 pin External SMbus I2 C Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED Header JPI2 C1 Power Supply System Management Bus SMBus I2 C Header JPK1 LAN3 LAN...

Page 60: ...supply con nector JPW1 provides power to the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2...

Page 61: ...to use the Overheat Fan Fail Power Fail and UID LED connections The Red LED on pin 7 provides warnings of over heat fan failure or power failure The Blue LED on pin 8 works as the front panel UID LED...

Page 62: ...tton Pin Definitions Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 2 2 5A 12V Red 3 Tachometer 4 PWM Control Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions Pin Defini...

Page 63: ...pin definitions PWR SMB Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Clock 2 Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Ground 5 3 3V Onboard Speaker SP1 The onboard speaker provides au dible indications for various beep codes See the t...

Page 64: ...efinition 1 LCLK 2 GND 3 LFRAME 4 KEY 5 LRESET 6 5V X 7 LAD 3 8 LAD 2 9 3 3V 10 LAD1 11 LAD0 12 GND 13 SMB_CLK4 14 SMB_DAT4 15 3V_DUAL 16 SERIRQ 17 GND 18 CLKRUN X 19 LPCPD 20 LDRQ X Overheat LED Fan...

Page 65: ...d on the motherboard The UID button is located next to the VGA port on the backplane The rear UID LED indicator LED1 is located next to the UID but ton The front panel UID LED header is located at pin...

Page 66: ...andby Power header is lo cated at JSTBY1 on the motherboard Standby Power Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up Overheat LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5vDC 2 OH Active...

Page 67: ...l also clear any passwords Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To clear CMOS 1 First power down the system and unplug the power c...

Page 68: ...t also be enabled in BIOS Note when Watch Dog is enabled the user must write their own application software to disable the Watch Dog Timer Watch Dog Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2...

Page 69: ...Settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Normal Pins 2 3 BIOS Recovery 5 11 Onboard Indicators LAN Port LEDs The Ethernet ports each have two LEDs The yellow LED indicates activ ity when blinking...

Page 70: ...n Solid Overheat Blinking PWR Fail or Fan Fail Unit Identification LED A rear UID LED indicator LED7 is located next to the Unit Identifier UID button on the I O backplane The front panel UID LED is l...

Page 71: ...Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground SATA Ports Six SATA ports are included on the motherboard I SATA 0 1 are SATA 3 0 ports and I SATA2 I SATA5 are...

Page 72: ...bsite at http www supermicro com products Find the product page for your motherboard here where you may down load individual drivers and utilities After creating a CD DVD with the ISO files insert the...

Page 73: ...nt versions and can be used with Nagios to maximize your system monitoring needs With SuperDoctor 5 Man agement Server SSM Server you can remotely control power on off and reset chassis intrusion for...

Page 74: ...ery in any way a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regulations set up by you...

Page 75: ...ery carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded...

Page 76: ...orm you of system status See Chapter 3 for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons Details on JF1 can be found in Chapter 5 6 3 Removing the Chassis Cover Removing the Chassis Cover 1 Power...

Page 77: ...the server without the cover in place The chassis cover must be in place to allow proper airflow and prevent overheating 6 4 System Fan A single 10 cm blower fan provides sufficient cooling for the Su...

Page 78: ...nt of the blower and the two long screws at the back of the blower and set them aside for later use 4 Lift the blower up and out of the chassis and disconnect the wiring 5 Replace the blower with anot...

Page 79: ...ce the chassis on a stable hard surface and remove the chassis cover as described in the Section 6 3 2 If you have not already done so remove the fan tray For more information see the Maintenance sect...

Page 80: ...Drive Figure 6 7 Adding a Second Hard Drive 4 Place the hard drive in the chassis as illustrated Make sure the hard drive connectors face the inside of the chassis 5 Secure the hard drive to the chas...

Page 81: ...ear of the power supply Place the chassis on a stable hard surface and remove the chassis cover as described in Section 6 3 2 Place the DVD ROM or CD ROM drive in the chassis above the hard drive 3 Se...

Page 82: ...ansion Card Installing Expansion Cards 1 Disconnect the power supply lay the chassis on a flat surface and open the chassis cover as described previously 2 Slide the PCI slot clip upward 3 Slide the P...

Page 83: ...n the system and disconnect the power cord from the from the rear of the power supply 2 Place the chassis on a stable hard surface and remove the chassis cover as described in Section 6 3 3 Disconnect...

Page 84: ...6 10 SUPERSERVER 5018A MLTN4 User s Manual Remove This Screw Remove These Screws Power Supply Figure 6 10 Removing the Power Supply...

Page 85: ...ptions that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be config ured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved fo...

Page 86: ...unless your system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or conseque...

Page 87: ...he Tab key or the arrow keys to move between the fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YYYY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30...

Page 88: ...tion Quiet Boot This feature selects the screen display between POST messages or the OEM logo at bootup Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of t...

Page 89: ...on Function This feature controls how the system shuts down when the power button is pressed Select 4_Seconds_Override for the user to power off the system after pressing and holding the power button...

Page 90: ...t0 Port1 This item displays the information detected on the device installed on the par ticular SATA port Model Name SATA Port0 Port1 Select Enabled to enable a SATA port selected by the user The opti...

Page 91: ...Port 5 Select Enabled to enable a SATA port selected by the user The options are Enabled and Disabled Spin Up On an edge detect from 0 to 1 set this item to allow the PCH to start a COM RESET initial...

Page 92: ...tional state that reduces the processor s voltage and frequency This makes the processor more energy efficient resulting in further energy gains The options are Hardware Package and Module TM1 Availab...

Page 93: ...hen supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the L2 cache prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instruc tions from the L1 cache to the L2 cache to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled...

Page 94: ...is feature determines how many CPU cores will be activated for each CPU When all is selected all cores in the CPU will be activated Please refer to Intel s website for more information The options are...

Page 95: ...y turns out to be a correctable error the error is corrected and sent to the requestor the original source Memory is updated as well Select Enabled to use Demand Scrubbing for ECC memory correction Th...

Page 96: ...USB keyboard legacy support for non USB aware operating systems The options are Disabled and Enabled USB KB Keyboard MS Mouse Wake Select Enabled for the system to wake up when a signal is received by...

Page 97: ...ress of Serial Port 1 and 2 Select Auto to let the BIOS automatically assign the base I O and IRQ address The options for Serial Port 1 are Auto IO 3F8h IRQ 4 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 2F8h IR...

Page 98: ...is feature to set the data transmission size for console redirection The options are 7 and 8 Bits Parity A parity bit can be sent along with regular data bits to detect data transmission errors Select...

Page 99: ...inal emulator designed for the Windows OS The options are VT100 LINUX XTERMR6 SC0 ESCN and VT400 Redirection After BIOS Post Use this feature to enable or disable legacy console redirection after BIOS...

Page 100: ...a serial port used in console redirec tion Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the client computer A lower transmission speed may be required for long and busy lines The op...

Page 101: ...ates the status of the following TPM items TPM Enabled Status TPM Active Status TPM Owner Status PCIe PCI PnP Configuration This feature allows the user to set the PCI PnP configurations for the follo...

Page 102: ...ot specified Select iSCSI to use the iSCSI Option ROM to boot the computer using an iSCSI device installed in a LAN port specified Select PXE Preboot Execution Environment to boot the computer using a...

Page 103: ...E device to enhance system performance The options are Auto 128 Bytes 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes and 4096 Bytes ASPM Support This feature allows the user to set the Active State Power...

Page 104: ...ontroller Network Configuration BMC Network Configuration LAN Channel 1 Update IPMI LAN Configuration Select Yes to allow the BIOS to set the IPMI features listed below upon next system boot The optio...

Page 105: ...of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Station MAC Address The BIOS will automatically enter the Station MAC address of this machine however it may be over ridden by manual...

Page 106: ...rs upon the next system boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Erasing Settings Erase Event Log If No is selected data stored in the event log will not be erased Select Yes Next Reset data in the e...

Page 107: ...ECI counter counts the number of occur rences a duplicate event must happen before the MECI counter is incremented This is a numeric value The default value is 1 METW The Multiple Event Time Window ME...

Page 108: ...User Password Use this feature to set a User Password which is required to log into the system and to enter the BIOS setup utility The length of the password should be from 3 characters to 8 character...

Page 109: ...te PK Platform Keys This feature allows the user to configure the settings for platform keys deletion Set New PK Platform Keys Select Yes to load the new platform keys from the manufacturer s defaults...

Page 110: ...mps DBT from the manu facturer s defaults Select No to load the DB from a file The options are Yes and No Set New DBT Select Yes to load the DBT database from the manufacturer s defaults Select No to...

Page 111: ...to boot from Boot Order 1 Boot Order 2 Boot Order 3 Boot Order 4 Boot Order 5 Boot Order 6 Boot Order 7 Boot Order 8 Delete Boot Option Use this feature to remove a pre defined boot device from which...

Page 112: ...d boot device from which the systems boots during startup Delete Boot Drove Option Select a bootable drive to remove it from the boot drive list so that the system can no longer boot from this drive H...

Page 113: ...nges and Reset When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS setup utility and reboot the computer so the new system configura tion parameters can take...

Page 114: ...enu and press En ter This enables the user to save any changes to the BIOS setup for future use Restore User Defaults To set this feature select Restore User Defaults from the Exit menu and press En t...

Page 115: ...boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufac turer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numb...

Page 116: ...A 2 SUPERSERVER 5018A MLTN4 User s Manual Notes...

Page 117: ...t support up to 64GB of DDR3 1600 1333 ECC non ECC Unbuffered memory UDIMMs Note refer to Section 5 6 for details and to our web site for updates to supported memroy Drive Bays Two internal 3 5 SATA d...

Page 118: ...ensing Non operating Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class A EN 55022 Class B EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class B Electromagnetic Immunity EN...

Page 119: ...B 3 Appendix B System Specifications Notes...

Page 120: ...erform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro dis claims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such...

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