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Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup and Maintenance

Figure 6-9. Moving Fans for Optimal Cooling

Optional Fan

The SC510-203B supports up to three system fans to provide optimal cooling for

different motherboard designs. You may move either of the two fans which are
included by default to the location where cooling is most beneficial to the system.

Or you may purchase a third system fan if additional cooling is required.

Fans Exchange

Positions for

Optimal Cooling

Summary of Contents for SUPERSERVER 5018A-TN7B

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a SUPERSERVER 5018A TN7B...

Page 2: ...ro 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 for a Class B digital devic...

Page 3: ...y be periodically updated without notice Please check the Supermicro Web site for possible updates to the manual revision level Secure Data Deletion A secure data deletion tool designed to fully erase...

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

Page 5: ...your system 4 16 Power Cable and AC Adapter 4 18 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 1 Handling the Motherboard 5 1 Precautions 5 1 Unpacking 5 1 5 2 Connecting Cables 5 2 Connecting Data Cables 5...

Page 6: ...5 Expansion Card Setup 6 6 6 6 Installing the Air Shroud 6 8 Checking the Server Airflow 6 8 6 7 System Fans 6 9 Optional Fan 6 11 6 8 Power Supply 6 12 Replacing the Power Supply 6 12 Chapter 7 BIOS...

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Page 9: ...rious hardware components are listed below One riser card RSC RR1U E8 and bracket for PCIe expansion Cooling Two 4 cm fans FAN 0106L4 Note For your system to work properly please follow the links belo...

Page 10: ...an support up to 64 GB of unbuffered DDR3 ECC or non ECC memory It supports 1600 1333 MHz SDRAM in x8 width only in sizes 16 8 4 or 2 GB Serial ATA The motherboard offers two SATA3 6Gbps ports and fou...

Page 11: ...system monitoring and power control LEDs indicate power on network activity hard disk drive activity and system overheat The control panel also includes a main power button and a reset button PCIe Ex...

Page 12: ...0 x 1 USB 2 0 x1 COM1 USB USB USB USB TYPE A HEADER x2 SATA0 2 0 BMC share LAN NCSI I MARVELL PHY 88E1543 INTEL i350 CONTROL CIRCUIT CONTROL CIRCUIT CONTROL CIRCUIT SMBUS CPLD EPM570 RJ45 LAN6 RJ45 LA...

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Page 15: ...suitable location for the rack unit that will hold your system It should be a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are genera...

Page 16: ...extending two or more simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 Determine the placement of each compone...

Page 17: ...ght have on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern Reliable Ground A reliable ground must b...

Page 18: ...sis with the thru holes of the rack 3 Insert the mounting screws into the thru holes in the front of the chassis and through the thru holes in the rack Figure 2 1 Installing the Chassis into a Rack No...

Page 19: ...System Interface Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview The chassis includes a control panel on the front with power buttons and status monitoring lights The power supply has status lights Figure 3 1...

Page 20: ...ed to reboot the system NIC2 Indicates network activity on LAN port 6 when flashing Information LED Alerts operator of several states as noted in the table below Information LED Status Description Con...

Page 21: ...1 Indicates network activity on LAN port 7 when flashing Overheating There are several possible responses if the system overheats Responses If the server overheats 1 Use the LEDs to determine the natu...

Page 22: ...er supply is on Solid Amber When illuminated indicates the power supply is plugged in and turned off or the system is off but in an abnormal state Blinking Amber When blinking this system power supply...

Page 23: ...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 Th...

Page 24: ...onsidere 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...

Page 25: ...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 26: ...e 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 branche...

Page 27: ...alliert 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 sobrecorriente...

Page 28: ...m 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 the cha...

Page 29: ...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 30: ...nung Das Installieren Ersetzen oder Bedienen dieser Ausr stung sollte nur geschultem qualifiziertem Personal gestattet werden Advertencia Solamente el personal calificado debe instalar reemplazar o ut...

Page 31: ...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 32: ...me 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 b...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...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 supprim...

Page 35: ...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 36: ...ectrical 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 Back...

Page 37: ...re install conform ment aux normes lectriques nationales et locales Waarschuwing Bij installatie van de apparatuur moet worden voldaan aan de lokale en nationale elektriciteitsvoorschriften Warnung Di...

Page 38: ...ous moving parts Keep away from moving fan blades The fans might still be turning when you remove the fan assembly from the chassis Keep fingers screwdrivers and other objects away from the openings i...

Page 39: ...s 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 possible que les ventilateurs soien...

Page 40: ...he code for any other electrical devices than products designated by Supermicro only Power Cable and AC Adapter Warnung Nutzen Sie beim Installieren des Produkts ausschlie lich die von uns zur Verf gu...

Page 41: ...ros dispositivos el ctricos que los productos designados nicamente por Supermicro Attention Attention Lors de l installation du produit utilisez les cables de connection fournis ou d sign ou achetez d...

Page 42: ...nsluitmethode deze moet altijd 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 o...

Page 43: ...the center of the board to support it when handling The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from electric static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap des...

Page 44: ...uted as they were originally after reconnecting them make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations The following data cables with their locations noted should be connected SATA drive data cab...

Page 45: ...gure 5 1 Rear I O Ports Back Panel I O A COM Port F USB Port 3 K LAN Port 7 B USB Port 6 G LAN Port 2 L LAN Port 6 C USB Port 7 H LAN Port 1 M VGA port D LAN Port 5 I LAN Port 4 N UID Switch E USB Por...

Page 46: ...ormance Note Check the Supermicro website for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent damage Memory Population Guidelines Follow th...

Page 47: ...ules of different types and speeds is not allowed The motherboard will support one DIMM module installed However for best memory performance install DIMM modules in pairs Installing DIMM Memory Module...

Page 48: ...T14 T15 T13 T12 T10 J4 T19 T4 T6 T2 T3 T8 LAN BYPASS LED M_SATA USB 2 0 4 5 COM1 USB2 0 6 7 LAN5 USB2 0 2 3 USB 2 0 1 LAN6 LAN7 PCI E 2 0X4 JBT1 LAN 1 2 3 4 5 LED LAN3 LAN4 DOM POWER SATA LAN1 LAN2 DI...

Page 49: ...er for an IPMI Card JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED Header JPI2C1 Power Supply System Management Bus SMBus I2C Header JPW1 24 pin ATX Main Power connector JPW2 4 pin 12V DC Power Connec...

Page 50: ...ins 2 3 Disabled JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD1 Watch Dog Enable Pins 1 2 Reset LED Indicators LED Description Color State Status LED2 BMC Heartbeat LED Green Blinking BMC Normal LED3 Power LED...

Page 51: ...n HDD power connector JPW2 provides power to onboard HDD devices ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 NC 2 3 3V 15 COM 3 COM 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17...

Page 52: ...rily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 7 To turn off the power in the suspend...

Page 53: ...efer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 5V 16 Ground HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a cable here t...

Page 54: ...thernet Ports LAN1 LAN2 Seven Gigabit Ethernet ports LAN1 7 are located on the I O rear panel ports accepting RJ45 type plugs One of these is a shared LAN IPMI 2 0 port They are Quad GbE LAN with Inte...

Page 55: ...d based on the motherboard temperature Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Internal Buzzer SP1 The Internal Buzzer SP1 can be used to provide audible indications for various beep codes...

Page 56: ...is overheat Refer to the table on right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail LED JOH1 Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 3 3V 2 OH Active OH Fan Fail LED JOH1 Pin Definitions State Message Off Normal Solid O...

Page 57: ...n LAN Activity LED Header The JF2 header provides LAN port LED activity See the table on the right for pin definitions JF2 LAN Activity LED Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 3 3V...

Page 58: ...mper is on both pins and Open means the jumper is either on only one pin or completely removed Connector Pins Jumper Setting 3 2 1 3 2 1 CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS which will also clear any...

Page 59: ...m management for the onboard PCIe slot See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog Timer Enable Watch Dog JWD1 is a system moni tor that can be used to enter LAN by pass default settings...

Page 60: ...Active Link Speed LED Activity LED LAN1 LAN4 LAN6 and LAN7 LAN5 BMC Heartbeat LED Status Color State Definition Green Blinking BMC Normal BMC Heartbeat LED LED2 A BMC Heartbeat LED is located at LED2...

Page 61: ...both front and rear LEDs are lighted blue For the front LED the red Overheat Fan Fail warnings take precedence over the blue UID by default Press the UID switch again to turn off both 5 10 SATA Ports...

Page 62: ...erred 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 dr...

Page 63: ...agement 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 SSM Server y...

Page 64: ...down which will reverse its polarities This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer CR2032 Dispose of used batteries according to the manufact...

Page 65: ...d among different system modules There are several BIOS settings that are related to IPMI For general documentation and information on IPMI visit our website at http www supermicro com products nfo IP...

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Page 67: ...4 and the warnings and precautions listed in the setup instructions Figure 6 1 SC510 Chassis Front and Rear Views Rear I O Ports PCIe Slot Control Panel 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Disc...

Page 68: ...om the System Before performing most setup or maintenance tasks use the following procedure to ensure that power has been removed from the system 1 Use the operating system to power down the system fo...

Page 69: ...chassis cover in place There are two screws on each side of the chassis one on top and one on the back 3 Lift the cover upward to remove it from the chassis Caution Except for short periods of time d...

Page 70: ...Fixed 3 5 Hard Drive The 3 5 hard drive screws directly into the chassis 1 Power down the system and remove the power cord from the rear of the power supply as described in Section 6 2 and remove the...

Page 71: ...stem and remove the power cord from the rear of the power supply as described in Section 6 2 and remove the chassis cover 2 Insert 2 5 hard drives into the hard drive brackets 3 Secure the 2 5 hard dr...

Page 72: ...ured with four 2 5 drives there is no room for an expansion card Figure 6 6 Install the Expansion Card and Riser Card Riser Card Expansion Card Expansion Card Clip Expansion Card Clip Figure 6 5 Locat...

Page 73: ...card together by Inserting the expansion card into the riser card 5 Insert the assembled expansion card and riser card into the expansion slot inside the chassis carefully aligning the plate of the ex...

Page 74: ...See item 1 above Checking the Server Airflow Make sure there are no objects to obstruct airflow in and out of the server Use only recommended server parts Make sure no wires or foreign objects obstruc...

Page 75: ...mine which fan has failed Never run the server for an extended period of time with the chassis open 2 Power down the system as described in section 6 2 and remove the chassis cover 3 Remove the failed...

Page 76: ...wards on the fan from the underside of the fan housing Gently ease the fan out of the top of the fan housing 7 Slide the replacement fan upwards through the bottom of the fan housing 8 Reconnect the f...

Page 77: ...s up to three system fans to provide optimal cooling for different motherboard designs You may move either of the two fans which are included by default to the location where cooling is most beneficia...

Page 78: ...rom Supermicro Replacing the Power Supply 1 If power is on power down as described in Section 6 2 Remove the chassis cover 2 Disconnect all wiring from the power supply 3 Remove the four screws which...

Page 79: ...ower supply from the chassis 5 Align the mounting thru holes on the power supply with the mounting holes in the chassis and reattach the power supply to the chassis using the four screws which were pr...

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Page 81: ...ys all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area...

Page 82: ...not update the BIOS 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 i...

Page 83: ...e keyboard Press the Tab key or the arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For...

Page 84: ...messages and the OEM logo upon bootup Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The op tions are Enabled and Disabled CSM...

Page 85: ...tem to reset or generate NMI based on jumper settings when it is expired for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Button Function This feature controls how the system shuts d...

Page 86: ...atically and disabled other functions The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information P state Coordination This feature selects the type of coordina...

Page 87: ...y the location for the BIOS to monitor activities and to issue the instruction to put the operation on hold Mwait L1 Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If enabled the hardware prefetcher w...

Page 88: ...tions are Enabled and Disabled BIST Selection Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to set a BIST Built In Self Test point selection to enhance system performance The options are Disabled...

Page 89: ...Use this feature to specify the processor power consumption limits during short and long duration MSR 670 PKG_TURBO_CFG1 Use this feature to specify various parameters of system components such as Tu...

Page 90: ...ion regardless the temperatures of the processor and the motherboard Refresh Rate is the total number of rows needed to refresh the entire DRAM array x2 Refresh Rate will take 2000 rows of memory to r...

Page 91: ...e parameter value of the Pass Gate Pattern used for data input The options are 0 s and 1 s Pass Gate Target Pattern Use the keyboard to enter the target parameter value for the Pass Gate Pattern used...

Page 92: ...ons are Enabled and Auto Memory Frequency This feature sets the memory frequency limits for the DIMM modules installed on the the motherboard The options are Auto DDR3 1333 MHz and DDR3 1600 MHz Memor...

Page 93: ...bing should be performed Select 24 hours to allow Patrol Scrubbing to be performed every 24 hours The options are 24 hours 10 hours 4 hours and 1 hour Demand Scrub Enable Demand Scrubbing is a process...

Page 94: ...a computer processes multiple threads or streams of requests from the In_Order FIFO First_In_First_Out queue and the Out_of_Order queue in the interleaved interconnect mode This feature allows the us...

Page 95: ...e memory scrambler support for memory error correction The settings are Enabled and Disabled Slow Power Down Exit Select Enabled to use the slow power down mode when the system memory exits from the p...

Page 96: ...uts USB Transfer Time Out Use the keyboard to enter the time out value for USB Control Bulk Interrupt transfers The default setting is 20 seconds Device Reset Time Out Use the keyboard to enter time o...

Page 97: ...bled and Disabled SATA Port 0 SATA Port 1 The submenu below allows the user to configure the following settings for SATA Port 0 or SATA Port 1 Spin Up On an edge detect from 0 to 1 use this feature to...

Page 98: ...d to overwrite SIR values The options are Enabled and Disabled SATA Port 2 SATA Port 3 SATA Port 4 SATA Port 5 The submenu below allows the user to configure the following settings for SATA Port 2 SAT...

Page 99: ...for a PCI Bus Signal Error Event The options are Enabled and Disabled System Error Logging If this item is set to enabled an error log will be created when a system error oc curs The options are Enabl...

Page 100: ...ly Legacy First UEFI First Update LAN Pair Work Mode This feature controls the LAN bypass mode for LAN pairs default mode When set to Yes the LAN pairs set to the default mode after the system complet...

Page 101: ...rt Select Enabled to enable the a selected onboard serial port The options are En abled and Disabled Device Settings This item displays the status of a serial part specified by the user Change Setting...

Page 102: ...ing to map Unicode characters into one or more bytes The options are ANSI VT100 VT100 and VT UTF8 Bits Per second Use this feature to set the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redir...

Page 103: ...and Enabled Resolution 100x31 Select Enabled for extended terminal resolution support The options are Dis abled and Enabled Legacy OS Redirection Resolution Use this feature to select the number of ro...

Page 104: ...t Select VT100 to add color and function key support Select ANSI to use the extended ASCII character set Select VT UTF8 to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters into one or more bytes The option...

Page 105: ...This item displays the name of the iSCSI Initiator which is a unique name used in the world The name must use IQN format The following actions can also be performed Add an Attempt Delete Attempts Com...

Page 106: ...he IPMI firmware installed in your system System Event Log Enabling Disabling Options SEL Components Select Enabled for all system event logging at bootup The options are Enabled and Disabled Erasing...

Page 107: ...search for a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server in the network that is attached to and request the next available IP address for this computer The options are DHCP and Static The followi...

Page 108: ...se Event Log If No is selected data stored in the event log will not be erased Select Yes Next Reset data in the event log will be erased upon next system reboot Select Yes Every Reset data in the eve...

Page 109: ...Multiple Event Time Window METW defines number of minutes must pass between duplicate log events before MECI is incremented This is in minutes from 0 to 99 The default value is 60 Customer Options Log...

Page 110: ...t Option Priorities This option prioritizes the order of bootable devices that the system to boot from Press ENTER on each entry from top to bottom to select devices Boot Option 1 Boot Option 2 Boot O...

Page 111: ...device Delete Driver Option This feature allows the user to delete a previously defined boot device from which the systems boots during startup The settings are any pre defined boot device Network Dr...

Page 112: ...boot and will also have Administrator rights in the setup Passwords must be at least 3 and up to 20 characters long Administrator Password Press Enter to create a new or change an existing Administrat...

Page 113: ...secure boot variables should be saved Platform Key PK This feature allows the user to configure the settings of the platform keys Delete PK Platform Keys This feature allows the user to configure the...

Page 114: ...atabase from the manufacturer s defaults to the existing DB Select No to load the DB from a file The options are Yes and No Forbiden Signature Database DBX Set New DBX Select Yes to load the DBX from...

Page 115: ...anges 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 116: ...as User Defaults from the Exit menu 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 f...

Page 117: ...ors will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs BIOS POST Error Codes Beep Code Error Mess...

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Page 119: ...pin gold plated DIMMs x8 width only DIMM Sizes 16GB 8GB 4GB 2GB SATA Controller Two SATA3 6Gbps ports and four SATA2 3Gbps ports Drives Supports one 3 5 internal hard drive or up to four 2 5 internal...

Page 120: ...elative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class B EN 55032 Class A EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 32 Class B Electromagnetic Immunity EN 55024 CISPR 24 EN 610...

Page 121: ...orm 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 pro...

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