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Summary of Contents for SUPERSERVER 6014P-32

Page 1: ...SUPERSERVER 6014P 32 SUPERSERVER 6014P 32R USER S MANUAL 1 0 SUPER...

Page 2: ...RODUCT 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 WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING...

Page 3: ...on The rst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the SUPER X6DHP 3G2 serverboard and the SC816A 700 SC816A R700 chassis...

Page 4: ...this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when recon g uring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the 1U SC816A 700...

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

Page 6: ...tup Location 2 2 Rack Precautions 2 2 Server Precautions 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations 2 3 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack 2 4 Identifying the Sections of the Rails 2 4 Installing the Inner R...

Page 7: ...es 5 4 Connecting the Control Panel 5 5 5 4 I O Ports 5 6 5 5 Installing Memory 5 6 5 6 Adding PCI Cards 5 8 5 7 Serverboard Details 5 9 X6DHP 3G2 Layout 5 9 X6DHP 3G2 Quick Reference 5 10 5 8 Connect...

Page 8: ...ivity LED Indicators 5 19 Unit Identi er Indicators 5 19 5 11 SATA Floppy and Hard Drive Connections 5 20 Floppy Connector 5 20 IDE Connectors 5 21 SATA Connectors 5 21 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setu...

Page 9: ...7 2 Running Setup 7 2 7 3 Main BIOS Setup 7 2 Main BIOS Setup Menu 7 3 7 4 Advanced Setup 7 6 7 5 Security 7 16 7 6 Boot 7 18 7 7 Exit 7 19 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Codes A 1 Appendix B Softwa...

Page 10: ...SUPERSERVER 6014P 32 6014P 32R User s Manual x Notes...

Page 11: ...slim oppy drive FPD TEAC S B One 1 slim DVD ROM drive DVM PNSC 824 B Two 2 PCI X riser cards installed CSE RR1U X and CSE RR1U XR Two 2 PCI E riser cards CSE RR1U EL and CSE RR1U ER in accessory box...

Page 12: ...nto the X6DHP 3G2 to provide a Serial Attached SCSI Serial ATA subsystem that includes four internal and four external SAS ports RAID levels 0 1 and JBOD are supported The X6DHP 3G2 also has a slot fo...

Page 13: ...ices Backpanel I O ports include one COM port two USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports a UID button and a video monitor port An Intel 82546GB Ethernet controller is also included to support two gig...

Page 14: ...ssis features a redundant 700W hot swap power supply These power supplies have I2 C built in SAS SATA Subsystem For the 6014P 32 6014P 32R the SC816A 700 SC816A R700 chassis was de signed to support f...

Page 15: ...N ANVIK SOCKET ZCR PXH 2 A B PCI EXP A X8 SLOT 6 PCI X BUS 100MHZ 1_PCI X133 PCI X BUS 133MHZ 1_PCI X100 SLOT 7 266MB s 4GB s 6 4GB s 6 4GB s PCI EXP C X8 PCI EXP B X8 PCI E_ X8 PCI E_ X8 B C A A B Cl...

Page 16: ...m Europe Address 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 super...

Page 17: ...maged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should le a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the 6014P 32 6014P 32R...

Page 18: ...d be coupled together Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more simultaneously may cause the r...

Page 19: ...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 20: ...s that came with the rack unit you are using Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails You should have received two rack rail assemblies in the rack mounting kit Each assembly consists of two section...

Page 21: ...cket to the front side of the outer rail with two M4 screws and the long bracket to the rear side of the outer rail with three M4 screws Repeat these steps for the left outer rail Locking Tabs Both ch...

Page 22: ...to the rack Do this by lining up the rear of the chas sis rails with 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 dep...

Page 23: ...re installing the SuperServer 6014P 32 6014P 32R into a Telco type rack follow the directions given on the previous pages for rack installation The only difference in the installation procedure will b...

Page 24: ...ver To remove the system from the rack completely depress the locking tabs in the chassis rails push the right side tab down and the left side tab up to continue to pull the system out past the locked...

Page 25: ...Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 9 Figure 2 5 Accessing the Inside of the System...

Page 26: ...ve to the system 3 Check the SAS SATA disk drives Depending upon your system s con guration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install SAS SATA drives please refe...

Page 27: ...trol Panel Buttons There are two push button buttons located on the front of the chassis These are in order from left to right a UID button and a power on off button UID Depressing the UID unit identi...

Page 28: ...s LED off Overheat Fan Fail When this LED ashes it indicates a fan failure When on continuously on and not ashing it indicates an overheat condition which may be caused by cables obstructing the air o...

Page 29: ...supply failure or if a power supply cord is disconnected or loose 3 4 SAS SATA Drive Carrier LEDs Each SAS drive carrier has two LEDs Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of the SAS driv...

Page 30: ...3 4 SUPERSERVER 6014P 32 6014P 32R User s Manual Notes...

Page 31: ...s and the DVD ROM and oppy drives not necessary for SAS and SATA drives When disconnecting power you should rst power down the system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords of all t...

Page 32: ...into contact with electrical circuits or be 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 yo...

Page 33: ...se 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 34: ...he chassis cover is in place when the 6014P 32 6014P 32R is operating to ensure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 6014P 32 6014P 32R system can occur if this practice is not strictly follow...

Page 35: ...hat 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 to...

Page 36: ...n 604 pin processors If installing one processor only install it into CPU socket 1 5 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the labe...

Page 37: ...age to the socket or CPU may result 5 Screw in two diagonal screws until just snug eg screws 1 and 2 in Figure 5 2 do not fully tighten then do the same with the remaining two diagonal screws Finish b...

Page 38: ...m make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations If you are con guring the system keep the air ow in mind when routing the cables The following peripheral data cables with their connector loca...

Page 39: ...each header All JF1 wires have been bundled into single keyed ribbon cable to simplify their connection The red wire in the ribbon cable plugs into pin 1 of JF1 Connect the other end of the cable to t...

Page 40: ...damage Also note that the memory is inter leaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figures 5 5a and 5 5b 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with...

Page 41: ...s of different sizes and speeds Refer to Figures 5 5a and 5 5b for installing and removing memory modules To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to...

Page 42: ...size card in slot 2 An additional two riser cards are available as an option to support x8 PCI Express add on cards in the PCI E slots the CSE RR1U ER riser for a standard size card and the CSE RR1U...

Page 43: ...Controller PXH Slot 1 PCI X 100 MHZ ZCR Slot 2 PCI X 100 MHZ x8 PCI E 1 x8 PCI E 1 Internal SAS Control ler COM2 1U IPMI Slot VGA Controller ICH5R BIOS S I O DIMM4A Bank 4 DIMM4B Bank 4 DIMM3A Bank 3...

Page 44: ...slot J22 System Management Bus Connector JD1 Power LED Speaker Header JF1 Front Control Panel Connector JFW1 JFW2 DOC Power Connectors JFW1 IDE1 JFW2 IDE2 JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JLAN1 2 G bit E...

Page 45: ...also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin de nitions NMI Button Pin De nitions JF1 Pin De nition 19 Control 20 Ground Processor Power Pin De nitions J1D1 Pins De nitio...

Page 46: ...f JF1 Attach the NIC2 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin de nitions OH Fan Fail LED Pin De nitions JF1 Pin De nition 7 Vcc 8 Ground NIC1 LED Pin De nitions J...

Page 47: ...table on the right for pin de nitions Universal Serial Bus USB0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports are located beside the LAN1 port USB0 is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector See the ta...

Page 48: ...r the SATA ports on the serverboard These are included for front chassis access A USB cable not included is needed for the con nection See the table on the right for pin de nitions Front Panel Univers...

Page 49: ...te The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin De nitions Kybd Mouse Pin De n...

Page 50: ...n the right for pin de nitions SMB Header Pin De nitions J22 Pin De nition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection SMB Power I2 C Pin De nitions JS4 Pin De nition 1 Clock 2 Data 3 Power Fail 4 Ground...

Page 51: ...ar CMOS and will 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 unp...

Page 52: ...for the application that is hung up See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS Note When enabled the user needs to write their own application software in or...

Page 53: ...D indicators LE4 7 indicate the activity status of the external SAS connector JSM1 See the table on the right for pin de nitions SAS Activity LED Indicators Pin De nitions LE0 LE1 DS De nition DS De n...

Page 54: ...drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Floppy Connector The oppy connector is designated Floppy See the table below for pin de nitions Floppy Drive Conn...

Page 55: ...onnectors Pin De nitions IDE1 IDE2 Pin De nition Pin De nition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 1...

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Page 57: ...To prevent damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally suf cient to protect your equipment from ESD damage Precautions...

Page 58: ...d Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both connectors Pull all excess cabling out of the air ow path The control panel LEDs inform you of system status See Chapter 3 System Interface for detail...

Page 59: ...Remove the top chassis cover while the system is still running to determine which of the two fan units has failed Then power down the system before replacing a fan Removing the power cord s is also re...

Page 60: ...TA drives Proceed to the next step for instructions Note You must use standard 3 5 high SAS SATA drives in the SuperServer 6014P 32 6014P 32R DVD CD ROM Floppy Disk Drives For installing removing a DV...

Page 61: ...drive install it into the carrier with the printed circuit board side facing down so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with six screws as shown in...

Page 62: ...rive Carrier Important All of the SAS SATA drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to maintain proper cooling air ow Release Button 2 Installing removing hot swap SAS SATA drives The SAS SATA dri...

Page 63: ...ame time push the cover away from you until it stops You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full ac cess to the inside of the server With the chassis cover removed unplug the power a...

Page 64: ...module without powering down the system Removing Replacing the Power Supply You do not need to shut down the system to replace a power supply module The redundant feature will keep the system up and...

Page 65: ...ower Supply 1 Removing the power supply First turn the power switch on the control panel off then unplug the power cord from the system Replace with the same model SP700 1R p n PWS 0065 which can be o...

Page 66: ...6 10 SUPERSERVER 6014P 32 6014P 32R User s Manual Figure 6 5 Removing Replacing the Power Supply 6014P 32R shown...

Page 67: ...ittle electrical power When the computer is turned off a backup battery provides power to the BIOS ash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is...

Page 68: ...er turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears brie y at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the...

Page 69: ...ate Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year elds and enter the correct data Press the Enter key to save the data BIOS Date This feature allows BIOS to automatically display the BIOS date...

Page 70: ...this feature is set to Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled Native Mode Operation This option allows the user to select the Native Mode Operation for ATA The options are Parallel ATA Serial A...

Page 71: ...s per block to be used in multi sector transferring The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines if the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0...

Page 72: ...ced BIOS Setup options are described in this section Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Quick Boot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On...

Page 73: ...rve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write cache its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will b...

Page 74: ...from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory If enable...

Page 75: ...oard PCI Option ROM will be activated rst before the Add On Device Option ROM is activated The options are Add On First and Onboard First Reset Con guration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the...

Page 76: ...u to enable the PCI Express Compliance Mode The options are Disabled or Enabled Memory RAS Feature Control Select this option in order to enable the special feature of DIMM sparing or memory mirroring...

Page 77: ...Enabled and Disabled Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Hyper threa...

Page 78: ...n based upon the modulation of the CPU Internal clock when the CPU temperature reaches a pre de ned overheat threshold Set to Enable to activate the function of TM2 which will allow the CPU to reduce...

Page 79: ...the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity It...

Page 80: ...rection The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 Flow Control This item allows you to choose from the available options to select the ow control for console redirection The...

Page 81: ...bled user de ned Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 3BC Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt request f...

Page 82: ...supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays wh...

Page 83: ...s to the system at boot up Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus...

Page 84: ...es in the Item Speci c Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Removable Devices Highlight and press Enter to expand the eld See details on how to change the order and specs o...

Page 85: ...t Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup util...

Page 86: ...anual Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes y...

Page 87: ...attempt to 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 A BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description 0...

Page 88: ...wn 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced con guration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot 42h Initializ...

Page 89: ...t 80h Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs 81h Late POST device initialization 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports 83h Con gure non MCD IDE controllers 84h Detect and install external para...

Page 90: ...minate QuietBoot 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 men...

Page 91: ...size 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 C...

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Page 93: ...dition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the In...

Page 94: ...ATA and PATA to the Enhanced Mode The newer Operating Systems can accom modate both Enhanced Mode and Combined Mode and support up to 6 ATA devices Please refer to the Advanced Chipset Control under t...

Page 95: ...t OK to con rm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings to the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main Menu in the BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enable and press the Enter...

Page 96: ...s RAID Driver Installation Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb_SA_RAID_UG pdf in the CD that came with this motherboard You can also download a copy of Adaptec s...

Page 97: ...ys Select this option to view array properties and delete arrays The following sec tions describe the operations Of Managing Arrays To select this option use the arrow keys and the enter key to select...

Page 98: ...fore you delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the...

Page 99: ...n array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Con guration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the rst screen on page B 5 3 Fr...

Page 100: ...will need to use the Adaptec Stor age Manager Browser Edition Refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the enclosed CD To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the s...

Page 101: ...e Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build1 Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to pre...

Page 102: ...CU allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However during a build operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or rst drive 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID...

Page 103: ...aster isk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays...

Page 104: ...a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that...

Page 105: ...Appendix B Software Installation B 13 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to select the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert as shown in the screen below...

Page 106: ...nual 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown below 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown below 8 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drive...

Page 107: ...form a Rebuild to get the array to Optimal status For a criti cal array Rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to...

Page 108: ...please make sure that the Adapter WWN address is listed This is a 16 digit number If this number is not shown you will not be able to use the controller Once the WWN address is listed press the Ctrl...

Page 109: ...y Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 At the BIOS prompt press Ctrl A 2 From the ARC menu select Array Con guration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays as shown o...

Page 110: ...n will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the parti tion Yes No 6 Press Yes to delete the array or partition or No to return to the previous menu 7 Press Esc to return to the previous menu...

Page 111: ...you to select between the different creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate Note If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you...

Page 112: ...the data that was on the source drive Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the array you want to make bootable a...

Page 113: ...ty 2 From the ARC menu select Array Con guration Utility ACU 3 Select Initialize Drives 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert 5 Repeat Step 4 s...

Page 114: ...Select Utility enables you to con gure SAS disk drive settings To access the SAS utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC util ity as shown in the screen belo...

Page 115: ...ess F6 Note The default setting for each item is listed below Runtime BIOS Enabled BBS Support Device POST Banner Display Enabled CTRL A Message Display Enabled Physical Drives Display during POST Ena...

Page 116: ...computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC util ity 2 Use the arrow keys to select SerialSelect Utility and press Enter to access the Physical Con guration submenu as shown below 3 Sele...

Page 117: ...s select the desired disk and press Enter The following options are available 1 Format Disk Simulates a low level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Note Serial ATA drives ar...

Page 118: ...t The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility For more information regarding Adaptec RAID Utility please refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the CD included in your shipping packag...

Page 119: ...CD g Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays h When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s i I...

Page 120: ...h are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Please refer to the Adaptec User s Guide for the installation of Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Controller Dr...

Page 121: ...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 crucial system information such...

Page 122: ...downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we wi...

Page 123: ...acity Eight 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of DDR2 400 SDRAM Note Dual channel memory requires memory to be installed two modules at a time See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details...

Page 124: ...ns WxHxD 17 2 x 1 7 x 27 in 437 x 44 x 681 mm Weight Gross Bare Bone 60 lbs 27 3 kg System Cooling Five 5 4 cm counter rotating fans with optimal fan speed control System Input Requirements AC Input V...

Page 125: ...B EN 55022 Class B EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class B Electromagnetic Immunity EN 55024 CISPR 24 EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 EN 61000 4 8 EN 61000 4 11 Safety EN 60...

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