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Page 1: ...SUPERSERVER 6013P 8 USER SMANUAL 1 1b 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: ...hapter 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 X5DPR 8G2 serverboard and the SC812S 40...

Page 4: ...chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfiguring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the 1U SC812S 400 rackm...

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 6013P 8 into a Rack 2 3 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails 2 3 Installing the Chas...

Page 7: ...ables 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 Serverboard Details 5 10 X5DPR 8G2 Layout 5 10 X5DPR 8G2...

Page 8: ...20 5 10 Onboard Indicators 5 21 GLAN1 GLAN2 LEDs 5 21 5 11 Floppy Hard Drive and SCSI Connections 5 22 Floppy Connector 5 22 IDE Connectors 5 23 Ultra320 SCSI Connectors 5 23 5 12 Installing Software...

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...

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Page 11: ...www supermicro com In addition to the mainboard and chassis various hardware components may have been included with your SuperServer 6013P 8 as listed below Two 2 1U CPU heatsinks SNK P0003 and two se...

Page 12: ...pter VxB The MCH has four hub interfaces one to communicate with the ICH3 and three for high speed I O communications The MCH employs a 144 bit wide memory bus for a DDR 266 PC2100 memory interface wh...

Page 13: ...c AIC 7902 SCSI controller chip which supports dual channel Ultra320 SCSI at a burst throughput rate of 320 MB sec The X5DPR 8G2 provides two SCSI ports A QLogic GEM318 controller is used for the SAF...

Page 14: ...support two Gb LAN ports Other Features Other onboard features are included to promote system health These in clude various voltage monitors two CPU temperature sensors four fan speed sensors a chassi...

Page 15: ...re supported SCA Single Connection Attachment The SCSI drives are connected to an SCA backplane that provides power bus termi nation and configuration settings The SCSI drives are also hot swap units...

Page 16: ...12S 400 includes two heavy duty 10 cm blower fans located in the middle of the chassis These fans operate continuously at full rpm If they break down the ambient air tem perature inside the chassis wi...

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Page 19: ...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 20: ...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 21: ...mised Mechanical Loading Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not arise due to uneven mechanical loading Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the...

Page 22: ...hould have received two rack rail assemblies with the SuperServer 6013P 8 Each of these assemblies consist of three sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the 6013P 8 A and an outer fixe...

Page 23: ...wo 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...

Page 24: ...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 h...

Page 25: ...you are installing the SuperServer 6013P 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...

Page 26: ...ccess to the inside of the server 2 Check the CPUs processors You should have one or two processors already installed into the serverboard Each processor needs its own heatsink See Chapter 5 for instr...

Page 27: ...ke 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 loca...

Page 28: ...nd 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 driv...

Page 29: ...on 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 mas...

Page 30: ...o take 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 t...

Page 31: ...rive Carrier LEDs Each SCSI drive carrier has two LEDs Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of a SCSI drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the SCSI SCA backplane enables...

Page 32: ...Ds on the serverboard LE1 located near the CPU1 chassis fan connector indicates that system power is present on the serverboard when illuminated DA3 and DA4 are located near the AIC 7902 SCSI controll...

Page 33: ...nd the CD ROM and floppy drives not necessary for SCSI 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...

Page 34: ...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 ci...

Page 35: ...use Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its 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 36: ...perating Precautions Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 6013P 8 is operating to ensure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 6013P 8 system can occur if th...

Page 37: ...te that the size and weight of the serverboard can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in damage To prevent the serverboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board...

Page 38: ...o do not place the serverboard 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 39: ...lation procedure 6 Connect the fan wires to the respective CPU fan header on the motherboard If installing two processors repeat these steps to install the second processor in the CPU 2 slot Figure 5...

Page 40: ...5 4 SUPERSERVER 6013P 8 User s Manual Figure 5 2b Heatsink Installation Figure 5 2a Retention Clips left 603 pin right 604 pin...

Page 41: ...ect 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 serverboard connector locations noted should be con...

Page 42: ...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 been...

Page 43: ...eaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 5 5 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 DIMM 1A DIMM 1B The memory scheme is interleave...

Page 44: ...your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot Memory Support The X5DPR 8G2 only supports ECC registered DDR 266 200 PC2100 1600 memory If you are using 533 MHz FS...

Page 45: ...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 46: ...GLAN1 MCH Rage XL ICH3 Ultra III LVD SE ChB AIC 7902 CHS FAN3 P64H2 BATTERY COM2 BIOS Speaker Zero Channel RAID Socket IPMI IDE 1 IDE 2 FLOPPY SMB Ultra III LVD SE ChA WOL JP22 FPUSB0 1 SLP JBT1 WD IR...

Page 47: ...Description ATX 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 3B Memory RAM Slots I...

Page 48: ...ion 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 Power Supply Connector J15 ATX Powe...

Page 49: ...e 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 Overheat OH LED Pin Definitions JF2 P...

Page 50: ...in BIOS To turn 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 _ON Ground Power But...

Page 51: ...erboard 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 u...

Page 52: ...ing redundant Supermicro power supplies and so does not apply to the 6013P 8 Third Power Supply Fail Header Pin Definitions JP8 Pin Number 1 2 3 4 Definition P S 1 Fail Signal P S 2 Fail Signal P S 3...

Page 53: ...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 st...

Page 54: ...ns the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins Connector Pins Jumper Cap Setting Pin 1 2 short 3 2 1 3 2 1 CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS which will also clear any passwords Inst...

Page 55: ...led Disabled GLAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings JD4 Front Side Bus Speed JP38 is used to set the system front side bus speed for the pro cessors It is best to keep this jumper set to Auto This jumper...

Page 56: ...do not change the default setting preset by the manufac turer Jumper Position Open Closed Definition Enabled Disabled SCSI Channel Termination Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA1 JPA2 Watch Dog Enable...

Page 57: ...ort have two LEDs See the table on the right for the functions associated with these LEDs On each Gb LAN port the yellow LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green or ange or off to indic...

Page 58: ...es 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 GND...

Page 59: ...3 64 65 66 67 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 C...

Page 60: ...rting 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 dr...

Page 61: ...on the Driver tab and choose Update Driver 6 Click Next two times uncheck both Floppy disk drives and CD ROM drives and check Specify a location The choose Next 7 Click on Browse and choose the D dri...

Page 62: ...driver and click Next 6 Choose Other Devices and click Next 7 Choose Have Disk specify your floppy drive location in the options box and click Next 8 Highlight Enclosure Services Device and click Next...

Page 63: ...SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucia...

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Page 65: ...t 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 gr...

Page 66: ...ion Connect the cable from JF2 on the serverboard 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 67: ...power down the system before replacing a cooling fan removing the power cord is also recom mended as a safety precaution Replacing System Cooling Fans 1 Removing a fan Remove the chassis cover Detach...

Page 68: ...rives Proceed to the next step for instructions Note You must use standard 1 high 80 pin SCA SCSI drives in the SuperServer 6013P 8 CD ROM Floppy Disk Drive For installing removing the CD ROM or flopp...

Page 69: ...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 70: ...emoval 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 dri...

Page 71: ...e 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 72: ...e 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...

Page 73: ...Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 9 Figure 6 5 Removing Replacing the Power Supply...

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Page 75: ...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 76: ...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 77: ...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 78: ...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 79: ...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 80: ...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 81: ...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 82: ...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 83: ...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 84: ...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 85: ...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 86: ...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 87: ...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 88: ...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 89: ...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 90: ...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 91: ...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 92: ...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 93: ...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 94: ...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 95: ...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 96: ...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 97: ...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 98: ...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 99: ...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 100: ...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 101: ...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 103: ...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 104: ...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 105: ...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 106: ...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 107: ...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...

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Page 109: ...speed is dependant on processor s front side bus speed See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details Operating Systems Supported Please refer to the company web site at www supermicro com for update...

Page 110: ...capable Fans Two 10 cm blower fans Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 to 35 C 50 to 90 F Non operating Temperature 40 to 70 C 40 to 158 F Operating Relative Humidity 8 to 90 non condensing...

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