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Summary of Contents for SUPERSERVER 6012P-8

Page 1: ...SUPERSERVER 6012P 8 USER S MANUAL 1 0a SUPER...

Page 2: ...R INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED W...

Page 3: ...ter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the SUPER P4DPR 8G2 mainboard and the SC812S chassis...

Page 4: ...s chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfiguring the motherboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the 1U SC812S rackmou...

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

Page 6: ...2 1 Choosing a Setup Location 2 2 Rack Precautions 2 2 Server Precautions 2 2 2 4 Installing the SuperServer 6012P 8 into a Rack 2 3 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails 2 3 Installing the Chass...

Page 7: ...bles 5 5 Connecting Power Cables 5 5 Connecting the Control Panel 5 6 5 4 I O Ports 5 7 5 5 Installing Memory 5 7 5 6 Adding PCI Cards 5 9 5 7 Motherboard Details 5 10 Motherboard Layout 5 10 P4DPR 8G...

Page 8: ...Enable Disable 5 20 5 10 Onboard Indicators 5 20 LAN1 LAN2 LEDs 5 20 5 11 Floppy Hard Drive and SCSI Connections 5 21 Floppy Connector 5 21 IDE Connectors 5 22 Ultra320 SCSI Connectors 5 22 5 12 Insta...

Page 9: ...tup 7 2 7 3 Main BIOS Setup 7 2 The Main BIOS Setup Menu 7 3 7 4 Advanced Setup 7 6 7 5 Security 7 13 7 6 Power 7 15 7 7 Boot 7 17 7 8 PIR 7 19 7 9 Exit 7 21 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages A...

Page 10: ...SUPERSERVER 6012P 8 User s Manual x Notes...

Page 11: ...r 6012P 8 www supermicro com In addition to the mainboard and chassis various hardware components may have been included with your SuperServer 6012P 8 as listed below l Up to two 2 603 pin Intel Xeon...

Page 12: ...1 drives are supported SCA Single Connection Attach ment The SCSI drives are connected to an SCA backplane that provides power bus termination and configuration settings The SCSI drives are also hot...

Page 13: ...and an external SCSI port See Figure 1 1 Cooling System The SC812S chassis revolutionary cooling design has been optimized to provide sufficient cooling for dual Xeon configurations The SC812S in clu...

Page 14: ...e is a 266 MB sec point to point connection using an 8 bit wide 66 MHz base clock at a 4x data transfer rate The P64H2 interface is a 1 GB s point to point connection using a 16 bit wide 66 MHz base c...

Page 15: ...ard are used to change the speeds of these slots if needed see Chapter 5 ATI Graphics Controller The P4DPR 8G2 features an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage XL graphics chip Rage XL fu...

Page 16: ...ess SuperMicro 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 supermicro nl Tech...

Page 17: ...e if it was damaged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the Sup...

Page 18: ...xtending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical an...

Page 19: ...should have received two rack rail assemblies with the SuperServer 6012P 8 Each of these assemblies consist of three sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the 6012P 8 A and an outer fix...

Page 20: ...functions The first is to lock the server into place when installed and pushed fully into the rack which is its normal position Secondly these tabs also lock the server in place when fully extended f...

Page 21: ...the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the locking tabs when inserting See Figure 2 3 When the server...

Page 22: ...ou are installing the SuperServer 6012P 8 into a Telco type rack follow the directions given on the previous pages for rack installation The only difference in the installation procedure will be the p...

Page 23: ...cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server 2 Check the CPUs processors You should have one or two processors already installed into the system board Each processor needs i...

Page 24: ...e sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the chassis airflow See Chapter 5 for details on cable connec tions Also check the air seals for damage The air seals are locat...

Page 25: ...and or floppy disk drive to the system 3 Check the SCSI disk drives Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install SCSI dri...

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Page 27: ...n off switch on the power supply 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are three push button buttons located on the front of the chassis These are in order from left to right a reset button an MNI non maska...

Page 28: ...ake l Overheat Indicates an overheat condition in the chassis This may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm You should also check to...

Page 29: ...Drive Carrier LEDs Each SCSI drive carrier has two LEDs l Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of a SCSI drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the SCSI SCA backplane enab...

Page 30: ...1 chassis fan connector indicates that system power is present on the motherboard when illuminated DA3 and DA4 are located near the AIC 7902 SCSI controller chip These LEDs indicate activity on each o...

Page 31: ...emory modules and the CD ROM and floppy drives When disconnecting power you should first power down the system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units i...

Page 32: ...pulled into a cooling fan l Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed c...

Page 33: ...Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag l Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing...

Page 34: ...perating Precautions Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 6012P 8 is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 6012P 8 system can occur if th...

Page 35: ...e that the size and weight of the mother board can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in dam age To prevent the motherboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the boar...

Page 36: ...o do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket Lift the lever completely or you will...

Page 37: ...lips into their proper position When correctly installed the retention clips should click into place and the three black tabs on the CPU retention pieces should protrude fully through the correspondin...

Page 38: ...5 4 SUPERSERVER 6012P 8 User s Manual Figure 5 2 Heatsink Installation...

Page 39: ...connect to the pin 1 locations If you are configuring the sys tem keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their motherboard connector locations noted should be...

Page 40: ...s See Figure 5 3 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indicators Please note that even and odd numbered pins are on opposite sides of each header All JF2 wires have...

Page 41: ...ng or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 5 5 1 Insert the desired number of DI...

Page 42: ...the slot 4 When installing modules into the two Bank 2 slots you will need to remove the power supply due to space constraints Memory slots are positioned at a 25 degree angle to fit full sized memory...

Page 43: ...above Begin by swing ing the release tab on the I O backpanel shield out to the left for the PCI slot Insert the PCI card into the correct slot on the butterfly riser card depending on whether it is...

Page 44: ...MCH Rage XL ICH3 Ultra III LVD SE ChB AIC 7902 CHS FAN3 P64H2 BATTERY COM2 BIOS Speaker SCSI RAID IPMI IDE 1 IDE 2 FLOPPY SMB Ultra III LVD SE ChA IPMB WOL JP22 FPUSB0 1 SLP JBT1 WD IR CIR USB2 PWRLED...

Page 45: ...TX POWER Primary ATX Power Connector COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector CPU1 CPU2 CPU 1 and CPU2 Sockets CPU CHS FAN CPU 1 2 Chassis Fan Headers DIMM 1A DIMM 2B Memory RAM Slots JA1 Ultra320 LV...

Page 46: ...n Make sure that the orientation of the connector is correct See the table on the right for pin definitions Pins 1 thru 4 5 thru 8 Definition Ground 12v 8 Pin 12v Po w er Supply Connector J15 PWR_SEC...

Page 47: ...NIC1 LED cable to display net work activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number 11 12 Definition Vcc GND O verheat O H LED Pin Definitions JF2 P...

Page 48: ...urn off the power when set to suspend mode de press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Number 1 2 Definition PW _O N Ground Pow er Button Connect...

Page 49: ...rboard has three fan headers These are designated CPU 1 Chassis Fan CPU 2 Chas sis Fan and Chassis Fan 3 See the table on the right for pin defini tions Serial Ports The COM1 serial port is located un...

Page 50: ...Wake on LAN connector and cable Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des ignated WOR This function al lows your computer to receive and wake up by an incoming call to the modem when in sustpend sta...

Page 51: ...CMOS CMO S C lear Jum per Settings JBT 1 Jumper Position 1 2 2 3 Definition Normal CMOS Clear Position 1 2 Position 2 3 Normal CMOS Clear 5 9 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the oper...

Page 52: ...or jumper settings The default setting is enabled Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled LAN1 NIC Enable Disable Jum per Settings JP3 LAN2 Enable Disable Change the setting of j...

Page 53: ...on JD1 al lows you to enableor disable the Watchdog feature The default po sition is open to disable the Watch dog timer When enabled Watch dog can reboot your PC if an appli cation is hung up or the...

Page 54: ...with these LEDs On the Gb LAN port the yellow LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green orange or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables below for descriptions LED Co...

Page 55: ...ires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Pin Number Function 1 GND 3 GND 5 Key 7 GND 9 GND 11 GND 13 GND 15 GND 17 GND 19 GND 21 GN...

Page 56: ...68 68 pin Ultra320 SCSI Connectors JA1 JA2 Ultra320 SCSI Connectors Refer to the table on the right for the pin defi nitions of the Ultra320 SCSI connectors lo cated at JA1 and JA2 IDE Connectors Ther...

Page 57: ...erting this CD into your CD ROM drive the display shown in Figure 5 8 should appear If this display does not appear double click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD ROM d...

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Page 59: ...to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD damage Precautions l Use a grounded...

Page 60: ...ion Connect the cable from JF2 on the motherboard to the appro priate header on the Control Panel PCB printed circuit board Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both connectors Pull all excess c...

Page 61: ...power down the system before replacing a cooling fan removing the power cord is also recommended as a safety precaution Replacing System Cooling Fans 1 Removing a fan Remove the chassis cover Detach...

Page 62: ...rives Proceed to the next step for instructions Note You must use standard 1 high 80 pin SCA SCSI drives in the SuperServer 6012P 8 CD ROM Floppy Disk Drive For installing removing the CD ROM or flopp...

Page 63: ...stall a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side toward the carrier so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws as sho...

Page 64: ...removal The SCSI drives are hot swap units meaning that they can be installed and removed while the system is running To remove a SCSI drive first push the colored release button located beside the dr...

Page 65: ...the top cover and at the same time push the cover away 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 With the chassis cover...

Page 66: ...chassis near the front and push the chassis top rearward about one inch To remove the failed power unit push the beige colored release tab to the right and then carefully lift the unit up about 1 2 i...

Page 67: ...Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 9 Figure 6 5 Removing Replacing the Power Supply...

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Page 69: ...ttle electrical power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer...

Page 70: ...ing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the...

Page 71: ...he correct data Press the Enter key to save the data Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit System Time 16 19 20 System Date 02 02 02 Legacy Diskette A 1 44 1 25 MB Legacy D...

Page 72: ...er Slave and IDE Secondary Master Slave slots Hit Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in t...

Page 73: ...rol This item determines whether Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Primary Master Device via LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 bit I O Selects 32 bit I O operation Options are Enabled an...

Page 74: ...em Options are Other Win95 Win98 WinMe and Win2000 Quick Boot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled an...

Page 75: ...em Specific Help window for details KI O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will reac...

Page 76: ...Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address Select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B Opt...

Page 77: ...parallel port The options are Primary and Secondary Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novellle NetWare and o...

Page 78: ...ons required to qualify as an ECC error Options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both KAdvanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a d...

Page 79: ...make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log validity Event Log Capacity This is a display not a setting informing you of t...

Page 80: ...e redirection Console Type Choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection Flow Control Choose from the available options to select the flow control for console re...

Page 81: ...een used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not...

Page 82: ...r key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Password on Boot This setting allows you to requir...

Page 83: ...r Interface power management on your system Power Savings This setting sets the degree of power saving for the system The options are Disabled Customized Maximum Power Savings and Maximum Performance...

Page 84: ...p at the time specified in the next setting Resume Time Use this setting to specify the time you want the system to wake up the above setting must be set to On Enter the time with the number keys Resu...

Page 85: ...able Devices Highlight and press Enter to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of removable devices in the Item Specific Help window CD ROM Drive See details on how to cha...

Page 86: ...nge the order and specs of hard drives in the Item Specific Help window Network Boot See details on how to change the order and specs of network boot devices in the Item Specific Help window Intel UND...

Page 87: ...keys and pressing Enter All PIR BIOS Setup options are described in this section Select the Processor s PIR Selects the processor PIR Options are A0h A1h A2h A3h A4h A5h A6h A7h A8h A8h AAh ABh ACh AD...

Page 88: ...a Feature Data Other Data OEM Data KHardware Monitor Logic Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature CPU Fan1 CPU1 C...

Page 89: ...ys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot PIR Exit Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding C...

Page 90: ...y without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use D...

Page 91: ...ed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not...

Page 92: ...POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems...

Page 93: ...tware NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Add...

Page 94: ...ly tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not e...

Page 95: ...Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press F2 to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the I2O Configu...

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Page 97: ...initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description 02h Verify R...

Page 98: ...tart shut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot...

Page 99: ...80h Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs 81h Late POST device initialization 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports 83h Configure non MCD IDE controllers 84h Detect and install external paral...

Page 100: ...uietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Cl...

Page 101: ...ze EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Manager F4h Output one beep F5h Cle...

Page 102: ...B 6 SUPERSERVER 6012P 8 Manual Notes...

Page 103: ...our 184 pin 25 degree DDR DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of registered ECC DDR 200 PC1600 SDRAM Note Interleaved memory requires memory to be installed two at a time PC2100 memory modules are supp...

Page 104: ...wo 10 cm blower fans Operating Environment Operating Temperature Range 0 to 35 degrees C Humidity Range 5 90 non condensing Safety Regulations UL 1950 CUL TUV EMI FCC part 15 CISPR 22 EN 55022 Form Fa...

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