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Chapter 3: System Interface

3-3

Power:

Indicates power is being supplied to the system's power

supply units. This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is

operating.

3-4

Motherboard LEDs

There are several LEDs on the motherboard. The power LED is located

near the JF2 connector and indicates that system power is present on the

motherboard when illuminated. There are also four LEDs grouped together

near the CPU2 Fan header. These four LEDs will all turn on when there is

a problem with either of the CPUs or if not enough power is being supplied

to the CPUs.

Summary of Contents for SUPERSERVER 6012P-i

Page 1: ...SUPERSERVER 6012P i USER SMANUAL 1 0a SUPER NIC 1 NIC 2 RESET...

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: ...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 iG2 mainboard and the SC812L P chassis w...

Page 4: ...this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when configuring the motherboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the 1U SC812L P rac...

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

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

Page 7: ...ontrol 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 Layout 5 10 P4DPR iG2 Quick Reference 5 11 5 8 Connector Definitions 5 12 ATX Power Connection 5 1...

Page 8: ...Floppy Hard Disk Drive Connections 5 22 Floppy Connector 5 22 IDE Connectors 5 22 5 12 Installing Software Drivers 5 23 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices 6 1 6 2 Control Pa...

Page 9: ...e of Contents ix 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 1 Appendix B BIOS Post Codes B 1 Appendix C System Specifications...

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

Page 11: ...w supermicro com In addition to the mainboard and chassis various hardware components may have been included with your SuperServer 6012P i as listed below Up to two 2 603 pin Intel Xeon 512K L2 cache...

Page 12: ...on network activity hard disk drive ac tivity and system overheat conditions Also present are a main power button and a system reset button I O Backplane The SC812L is a 1U rackmount chassis Its I O b...

Page 13: ...speed I O communications The MCH employs a 144 bit wide memory bus for a DDR 200 PC1600 memory interface which provides a total bandwidth of 3 2 GB s The ICH3 interface is a 266 MB sec point to point...

Page 14: ...s into the 133 100 MHz PCI X slot and supports the use of one standard PCI card The CSE RR1U X riser card fits into the slim 66 MHz PCI X slot and supports the use of one low profile PCI card Two jump...

Page 15: ...res are included to promote system health These in clude various voltage monitors two CPU temperature sensors four fan speed sensors a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regula tors chass...

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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: ...ble before extending 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 e...

Page 19: ...should have received two rack rail assemblies with the SuperServer 6012P i Each of these assemblies consist of three sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the 6012P i 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: ...ith 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 serv...

Page 22: ...ou are installing the SuperServer 6012P i 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: ...as carefully designed to direct sufficient cooling air flow to the components that generate the most heat Note that all power and data cables have been routed in such a way that they do not block the...

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Page 27: ...switch on the power supply 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two push button buttons located on the front of the chassis These are in order from left to right a reset button and a power on off butto...

Page 28: ...ure being too warm You should also check to make sure that the chassis cover is installed and that all fans are present and operat ing normally Verify that the heatsinks are installed properly see Cha...

Page 29: ...erboard LEDs There are several LEDs on the motherboard The power LED is located near the JF2 connector and indicates that system power is present on the motherboard when illuminated There are also fou...

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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 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 cir...

Page 33: ...use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag 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 i is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 6012P i system can occur if th...

Page 35: ...hat 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 board t...

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 i User s Manual Figure 5 2 Heatsink Installation...

Page 39: ...ke sure the red wires 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 loca...

Page 40: ...ors 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 ha...

Page 41: ...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 DIMM...

Page 42: ...to the bottom notch To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot Memory Support The P4DPR iG2 only supports ECC registered PC1600 DDR 200 memory PC...

Page 43: ...rd installation Before installing a PCI add on card see step 1 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 slot o...

Page 44: ...2 CPU1 Chassis FAN DIMM 1B DIMM 2B DIMM 2A BANK 1 BANK 2 Mouse J28 Keyboard J29 USB0 1 COM1 LAN2 VGA LAN1 MCH Rage XL ICH3 CHS FAN3 P64H2 BATTERY COM2 BIOS Speaker IPMI IDE 1 IDE 2 FLOPPY SMB IPMB WOL...

Page 45: ...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 3B Memory RAM Slots FSUSB0 1 Front Side USB Headers 0 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE 1 2 H...

Page 46: ...upply 20 pin Connector Pin Number Definition 11 3 3V 12 12V 13 COM 14 PS_ON 15 COM 16 COM 17 COM 18 5V 19 5V 20 5V Pin Number Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 COM 4 5V 5 COM 6 5V 7 COM 8 PW OK 9 5VSB 10 12V...

Page 47: ...IC1 LED The NIC1 Network Interface Con troller LED connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF2 Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display net work activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definit...

Page 48: ...USB0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports are located beside the PS 2 key board mouse ports USB0 is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector See the table on the right for pin definitions Univer...

Page 49: ...ble on the right for pin definitions The mouse port is green and the keyboard port is purple See Figure 2 3 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J29 Pin Num ber 1 2 3 4 5 6 Definition Data NC...

Page 50: ...e speaker and pins 8 9 are for the NMI connection See the table on the right for speaker pin defini tions Note The speaker connec tor pins are for use with an exter nal speaker If you wish to use the...

Page 51: ...etting in BIOS to use this feature You must also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des ignated JWOR This function al lows your computer to...

Page 52: ...CMOS CMOS Clear Jumper Settings JBT1 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 operatio...

Page 53: ...2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Position 1 2 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP4 3rd Power Supply Alarm Enable Disable The syst...

Page 54: ...Off Off JP11 Off On On JP12 Off Off Pins 1 2 Gb LAN Bus Speed Settings JP10 JP11 JP12 Speaker Enable Disable On the JD1 header add a jumper to pins 6 7 to enable the onboard speaker If you wish to us...

Page 55: ...e the VGA port have two LEDs On the Gb LAN port the yellow left LED indicates activity while the right LED may be green orange or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table at right for...

Page 56: ...J2A J3A Pin Number Function 1 GND 3 GND 5 Key 7 GND 9 GND 11 GND 13 GND 15 GND 17 GND 19 GND 21 GND 23 GND 25 GND 27 GND 29 GND 31 GND 33 GND Pin Number Function 2 FDHDIN 4 Reserved 6 FDEDIN 8 Index...

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: ...damage 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 Use a gro...

Page 60: ...o 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 cabling out of the airflow path The control panel LE...

Page 61: ...eplacing System Cooling Fans 1 Removing a fan Power down the server and remove the power cord as a safety precaution Remove the chassis cover and detach the fan wires from their connection to the moth...

Page 62: ...OM Floppy Disk Drive For installing removing a CD ROM or floppy disk drive into one of the IDE drive bays you will need to gain access to the inside of the 6012P i by removing the top cover of the cha...

Page 63: ...d disk drive to add a hard disk drive install it into one of the removed empty drive carriers with the printed circuit board side toward the carrier down so that the drive s mounting holes align with...

Page 64: ...on the control panel and the switch on the power supply off then unplug the power cord from the system and all peripheral devices Remove the chassis cover by pressing the two release buttons on the t...

Page 65: ...Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 7 Figure 6 5 Removing Replacing the Power Supply...

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Page 67: ...trical 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 is config...

Page 68: ...sing 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 th...

Page 69: ...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 70: ...r 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 th...

Page 71: ...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 72: ...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 73: ...em Specific Help window for details I 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 react...

Page 74: ...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 75: ...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 76: ...ons required to qualify as an ECC error Options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a di...

Page 77: ...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 th...

Page 78: ...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 79: ...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 80: ...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 81: ...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 82: ...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 83: ...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 84: ...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 85: ...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 86: ...ta Feature Data Other Data OEM Data Hardware 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 87: ...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 88: ...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 89: ...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 90: ...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 91: ...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 92: ...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 93: ...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 95: ...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 96: ...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 97: ...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 98: ...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 99: ...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 100: ...B 6 SUPERSERVER 6012P i Manual Notes...

Page 101: ...pin 25 degree DDR DIMM sockets supporting up to 12 GB of registered ECC DDR 200 PC1600 SDRAM Note Interleaved memory requires memory to be installed two at a time DDR 266 memory modules are supported...

Page 102: ...part 15 CISPR 22 EN 55022 Form Factor P4DPR iG2 motherboard Extended ATX 12 x 13 in 304 8 x 330 2 mm SC812L P chassis 1U rackmount Operating Systems Supported Windows NT Windows 2000 Solaris Netware...

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