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USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.4

X11DAi-N

Summary of Contents for X11DAi-N

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Revision 1 4 X11DAi N...

Page 2: ...esigned to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy an...

Page 3: ...ata centers Please note that this motherboard is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians only For processor memory updates please refer to our website at http www supermicro...

Page 4: ...ppendix F provides information on how to configure secure boot settings Appendix G provides information on how to configure iSCSI settings Appendix H provides information on how to configure Network I...

Page 5: ...puter 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 Technical Support rma...

Page 6: ...ces 21 2 2 Motherboard Installation 22 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation 24 2 4 Memory Support and Installation 32 2 5 Rear I O Ports 41 2 6 Front Control Panel 45 2 7 Connectors 50 2 8 Jumper S...

Page 7: ...D 2 Recovering the UEFI BIOS Image 144 D 3 Recovering the Main BIOS Block with a USB Device 145 Appendix E Configuring VROC RAID Settings E 1 All Intel VMD Controllers Menu 149 E 2 Configuring RAID Se...

Page 8: ...r your system to work properly please follow the links below to download all necessary drivers utilities and the user s manual for your motherboard Supermicro product manuals http www supermicro com s...

Page 9: ...ard Image Note All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB revision available at the time of publication of the manual The motherboard you received may or may not look exactly the...

Page 10: ...JSD1 JSD2 BIOS T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 SATA10 SATA9 SATA6 SATA8 SATA7 SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 JUSB1 JPI2C1 JPWR2 JPWR3 JF1 JNVME1 JNVME2 FAN6 FANA FAN4FAN3 FAN2 JBT1 LEDM1 LE3 JNVI2C1 JPME1 JPME2 JP4 BT1 JL1 JSPD...

Page 11: ...mplete system only JNVME1 2 NVMe slots 1 2 Note When installing an NVMe device on a motherboard please be sure to connect JNVME1 first for your system to work properly JP2 Complex Programmable Logical...

Page 12: ...Onboard Power LED On Onboard power on LE3 M 2 LED Blinking Green Device Working LEDM1 BMC Heartbeat LED Blinking Green BMC normal Note 1 Intel VMD is supported by PCIe Slots Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 and NVMe...

Page 13: ...pends on the processors used in the system Note 2 For the latest CPU memory updates please refer to our website at http www supermicro com products motherboard Chipset Intel C621 Expansion Slots Four...

Page 14: ...gine ME System Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitoring for 3 3V 3 3V standby 5V 5V standby 12V CPU core memory chipset BMC PCH CPU System LED and control CPU Thermal Trip support Status monitor f...

Page 15: ...For IPMI configuration instructions please refer to the Embedded IPMI Con figuration User s Guide available at http www supermicro com support manuals Note 3 It is strongly recommended that you chang...

Page 16: ...DDR4 SLOT 1 2666 2933 2666 2933 DDR4 up to P1 P1 P0 P0 2 1 DDR4 up to 1 4 1 3 1 2 1 1 UPI SLOT 2 PCI E X16 G3 DMI3 PCI E X16 PCI E X16 G3 1 5 1 6 SNB CORE DDR4 SNB CORE DDR4 10 4 11 2G PCI E X16 LAN...

Page 17: ...plug and enclosure management with Intel Volume Management Device Intel VMD Rich set of available IOs with increased PCIe lanes 48 lanes Integrated Intel Ethernet Connection X722 with iWARP RDMA New...

Page 18: ...onboard Baseboard Management Controller BMC chip that supports system health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors The onboard voltage monitor will continuously scan crucial voltage levels Once a voltag...

Page 19: ...verages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with appropriate Windows operating systems For detailed informatio...

Page 20: ...ovided by the ME on client platforms 1 8 Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory Overview 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable SP processors supports new DCPMM Optane DC Persistent Memory Modules technology that off...

Page 21: ...do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic ba...

Page 22: ...P2 DIMMF1 FAN5 JNCSI JNVI2C2 3 0 USB1 4 SATA5 JD1 LE2 BMC PCH Battery SATA1 USB7 3 0 2 2 Motherboard Installation All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make s...

Page 23: ...ndoffs in the chassis as needed 5 Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damaging other motherboard components 6 Using the Phillips screwdriver insert a Pan head 6 screw into a mo...

Page 24: ...otherboard without a processor pre installed make sure that the plastic CPU socket cap is in place and that none of the socket pins are bent otherwise contact your retailer immediately Refer to the Su...

Page 25: ...e SP or 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable SP processors 2 the narrow processor clip 3 the dust cover and 4 the CPU socket 3 Dust Cover 4 CPU Socket Note Be sure to cover the CPU socket with the dust cover w...

Page 26: ...Processor Heatsink Module PHM contains 1 a heatsink 2 a narrow processor clip and 3 Intel Xeon Scalable SP or 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable SP processor 1 Heatsink 2 Narrow processor clip 3 Intel Xeon...

Page 27: ...omponents are pre installed on the motherboard before shipping CPU Socket w Dust Cover On Dusk Cover Removing the Dust Cover from the CPU Socket Remove the dust cover from the CPU socket exposing the...

Page 28: ...ip by sliding notch B of the CPU into notch B of the processor clip and sliding notch C of the CPU into notch C of the processor clip 4 Examine all corners of the CPU to ensure that it is properly sea...

Page 29: ...hole and plastic mounting clicks located next to the hollow triangle Also locate another set of mounting clicks and Heatsink Upside Down 81xx 61xx 51xx 41xx 31xx CPU and Processor Clip Upside Down C...

Page 30: ...e up and you will see a triangle marked on the processor clip at the same corner of hollow triangle 3 Carefully align pin 1 the triangle on the the PHM against pin 1 the triangle on the CPU socket 4 O...

Page 31: ...processor heatsink module PHM unplug power cord from the power outlet 1 Using a T30 Torx bit screwdriver turn the screws on the PHM counterclockwise to loosen them from the socket starting with screw...

Page 32: ...memory modules are supported by 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable SP processors only Memory Installation Sequence Memory modules for the X11 UP DP MP motherboards are populated using the Fill First method T...

Page 33: ...DRAM Density 1DPC 1 DIMM Per Channel 1DPC 1 DIMM Per Channel 2DPC 2 DIMM Per Channel 4Gb 8Gb 1 2 V 1 2 V 1 2 V RDIMM SRx4 4GB 8GB 2666 2666 2666 RDIMM SRx8 8GB 16GB 2666 2666 2666 RDIMM DRx8 8GB 16GB...

Page 34: ...n nel DPC 1 Slot Per Channel 2 Slots Per Channel DRAM Density 1DPC 1 DIMM Per Channel 1DPC 1 DIMM Per Channel 2DPC 2 DIMM Per Channel 4Gb 8Gb 16Gb 1 2 V 1 2 V 1 2 V RDIMM SRx4 4GB 8GB 16GB 2933 2933 2...

Page 35: ...g of non 3DS and 3DS LRDIMM is not allowed in the same channel across different channels and across different sockets Key Parameters for DIMM Configurations Parameters Possible Values Number of Channe...

Page 36: ...equence 2 CPUs 2 DIMMs CPU1 P1 DIMMA1 CPU2 P2 DIMMA1 2 CPUs 4 DIMMs CPU1 P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMD1 CPU2 P2 DIMMA1 P2 DIMMD1 2 CPUs 6 DIMMs CPU1 P1 DIMMC1 P1 DIMMB1 P1 DIMMA1 CPU2 P2 DIMMC1 P2 DIMMB1 P2 DIMM...

Page 37: ...6GB 64GB A1 B1 C1 144GB 96GB A1 B1 C1 D1 192GB 128GB A1 B1 C1 D1 E1 240GB 160GB A1 B1 C1 D1 E1 F1 288GB 192GB A1 A2 B1 C1 D1 D2 E1 F1 416GB 320GB Dual Rank Memory Rank Sparing 16GB DIMM Memory Populat...

Page 38: ...ormly for all channels for a given configuration 2nd socket has no DCPMM DIMM Mode definitions AD App Direct Mode MM Memory Mode AD MM Mixed Mode For MM general DDR4 to DCPMM ratio is between 1 4 and...

Page 39: ...ase install your processors starting with CPU Socket 1 2 Please refer to the Memory Configuration User Guide for the X11 UP DP MP Motherboards that is posted on our website for detailed information on...

Page 40: ...the module against the receptive points on the ends of the slot 5 Use two thumbs together to press on both ends of the module straight down into the slot until the module snaps into place 6 Press the...

Page 41: ...ions and descriptions of the various I O ports on the rear of the motherboard Back panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel I O Ports No Description No Description 1 VGA 6 7 1 HD Audio 2 US...

Page 42: ...he subwoofer speakers Download the appropriate software from our website to enable this function 7 1 HD Audio Conn Signal 1 SPDIF_Out 2 Surround_Out 3 CEN LFE_Out 4 Mic_In 5 Line_Out 6 Line_In HD Audi...

Page 43: ...2 D B2 USB_N A3 D B3 USB_P A4 GND B4 GND A5 Stda_SSRX B5 USB3_RN A6 Stda_SSRX B6 USB3_RP A7 GND B7 GND A8 Stda_SSTX B8 USB3_TN A9 Stda_SSTX B9 USB3_TP Front Panel USB 5 6 3 0 Pin Definitions Pin Defin...

Page 44: ...s accept RJ45 type cables Please refer to the LED Indicator section for LAN LED information LAN Ports Pin Definition Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 P2V5SB 10 SGND 2 TD0 11 Act LED 3 TD0 12 P3V3SB 4 T...

Page 45: ...anel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the front control panel buttons and LED indicat...

Page 46: ...can also be configured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power when the system is in suspend mode press the button for 4 seconds or longer Refer...

Page 47: ...Pin 7 Pin 8 of JF1 Pin Definition 7 Blue UID LED 8 OH Fan Fail PWR Fail LED Information LED UID OH PWR Fail Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions Pin 7 Pin 8 of JF1 Status Description Solid red An overheat co...

Page 48: ...nd LAN port 2 is on pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables here to display network activity Refer to the table below for pin definitions 1 NIC2 LED 2 NIC1 LED 3 HDD LED 1 2 3 HDD LED The HDD LED conn...

Page 49: ...The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table below for pin definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt NMI button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 R...

Page 50: ...PU power connectors to your power supply Refer to the next page for more information on JPWR1 JPWR2 1 JPWR3 24 pin Power Supply 1 Required Connection ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Def...

Page 51: ...onnectors JPWR1 and JPWR2 are the 8 pin 12V DC power input for the CPU or alternative single power source for a special enclosure when the 24 pin ATX power is not in use Refer to the table below for p...

Page 52: ...aditional 3 pin fans However onboard fan speed control is available only when all 4 pin fans are used on the motherboard Onboard fan speeds are controlled by thermal management via the BMC or by IPMI...

Page 53: ...and SPDIF_Out JSPDIF_Out headers are located next to PCIe Slot 5 on the motherboard Place a cap on each header for audio support You will also need to have a cable to use each connection 3 2 SPDIF_In...

Page 54: ...ion in hard drives It allows the motherboard to deny access if the TPM associated with the hard drive is not installed in the system See the table below for pin definitions 1 TPM Port 80 Header 1 Trus...

Page 55: ...d to the SATA ports See the table below for pin definitions 2 1 1 JSD1 2 JSD2 3 Power SMB Power SMB I2 C Header The Power System Management Bus I2 C connector JPI2 C1 monitors the power supply fan and...

Page 56: ...Definitions T SGPIO 1 2 3 Headers Corresponding SATA Device Support Pin Definition Pin Definition T SGPIO SATA Devices Supported 1 NC 2 NC T SGPIO1 SATA1 4 3 Ground 4 DATA Out T SGPIO2 SATA5 8 5 Load...

Page 57: ...round BIOS LICENSE MAC CODE BAR CODE X11DAi N REV 1 01 Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on the motherboard Connect an appropriate cable from JL1 to the chassis so that yo...

Page 58: ...Bus clock and data connections provide hot plug support via a dedicated SMBus interface This feature is only available for a Supermicro complete system with an SMCI proprietary NVMe add on card and ca...

Page 59: ...B Holder Mount C Card Holder Mount Turn 90 degrees to lock Locked position with M 2 card Locked position Locked position D Plastic screw STOP Turn 90 degrees to lock A B C A B D Press in here B D A B...

Page 60: ...A DOM connectors with power pins built in and do not require external power cables Supermicro SuperDOMs are backward compatible with regular SATA HDDs or SATA DOMs that need external power cables All...

Page 61: ...ween two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the diagram at right for an example of jumping pins 1 and 2 Refer to...

Page 62: ...down the system and unplug the power cord s 2 Remove the cover of the to access the motherboard 3 Remove the onboard battery from the motherboard 4 Short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a sm...

Page 63: ...em to use the Manufacturing Mode which will allow you to flash the system firmware from a host server to modify system settings See the table below for jumper settings Manufacturing Mode Select Jumper...

Page 64: ...ion hangs Jumping pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that hangs Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS The default setting is Reset Note When Watch Dog is enabl...

Page 65: ...he blinking yellow LED on the left side of the LAN port indicates activity while the amber LED on the right indicates the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information GLAN Acti...

Page 66: ...Power LED Onboard Power LED The Onboard Power LED is located at LE2 on the motherboard When this LED is on the system is on Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord before removing or...

Page 67: ...2 Installation 1 Power LED LE3 LE3 A power LED indicator is located at LE3 When this LED is on system power is on See the layout below for the location of LE3 1 BIOS LICENSE MAC CODE BAR CODE X11DAi...

Page 68: ...rboard and chassis 4 Disconnect all cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 5 Remove all add on cards 6 Install a CPU a heatsink and connect the internal speaker and the...

Page 69: ...es installed If there is still no error beep replace the motherboard If there are error beeps clear the CMOS settings by unplugging the power cord and contacting both pads on the CMOS Clear Jumper JBT...

Page 70: ...rmicro com for memory and CPU support and updates 3 HDD support Make sure that all hard disk drives HDDs work properly Replace the bad HDDs with good ones 4 System cooling Check the system cooling to...

Page 71: ...necessary remove a component in question from the chassis and test it in isolation to make sure that it works properly Replace a bad component with a good one 5 Check and change one component at a tim...

Page 72: ...n this chapter or see the FAQs on our website before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications to...

Page 73: ...ure is enabled or when the BIOS is not in control such as during memory count the first screen that appears when the system is turned on the momentary on off switch must be held for more than four sec...

Page 74: ...4 The FLASH NSH script will compare the Flash Descriptor Table FDT code in the new BIOS with the existing one in the motherboard a If a different FDT is found A new file STARTUP NSH will be created a...

Page 75: ...ardous materials into the environment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dis...

Page 76: ...tly displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete For fas...

Page 77: ...BIOS screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is a...

Page 78: ...rd Press the Tab key or the arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YYYY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For exampl...

Page 79: ...FI BIOS 79 Memory Information Total Memory This feature displays the total size of memory available in the system Memory Speed This feature displays the default speed of the memory modules installed i...

Page 80: ...between displaying POST messages or the OEM logo at bootup Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The options are Enab...

Page 81: ...ally reboot the system from a Legacy boot device after an initial boot failure The options are Disabled Legacy Boot and EFI Boot Power Configuration Watch Dog Function Select Enabled to allow the Watc...

Page 82: ...essor specified by the user Use the key and the key on the keyboard to set the desired number of CPU cores you want to enable in a processor Please note that the maximum of 24 CPU cores are currently...

Page 83: ...both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised Select Disable for the CPU to prefetch both cache lines for 64 bytes The options are Disable and Enable DCU Streamer Prefetcher Available when supported by...

Page 84: ...um Performance to maximize system performance to its highest potential however this may result in maximum power consumption as energy is needed to fuel the processor frequency The higher the performan...

Page 85: ...r cores to run faster than the frequency specified by the manufacturer The options are Disable and Enable Hardware PM Power Management State Control Available when Power Technology is set to Custom Ha...

Page 86: ...No Limit and Auto CPU T State Control Available when Power Technology is set to Custom Software Controlled T States If this feature is set to Enable CPU throttling settings will be supported by the so...

Page 87: ...MA Clustering SNC which supports full SNC 2 cluster interleave and 1 way IMC interleave Select Auto for 1 cluster or 2 cluster support depending on the status of IMC Integrated Memory Controller Inter...

Page 88: ...gy The options are Disable Enable and Auto Memory Configuration Enforce POR Plan of Record Select POR to enforce POR restrictions for DDR4 memory frequency and voltage programming The options are POR...

Page 89: ...are Auto Disable and Enable Erase Arm NVDIMMs If this feature is set to Enable the function that arms the NVDIMMs for safe operations in the event of a power loss will be removed The options are Enabl...

Page 90: ...IMMD2 DIMME1 DIMMF1 Memory RAS Reliability_Availability_Serviceability Configuration Use this submenu to configure the following Memory RAS settings Static Virtual Lockstep Mode Select Enable to suppo...

Page 91: ...Double Device Data Correction Sparing Available when Intel Run Sure is set to Enable Select Enable for Adaptive Double Device Data Correction ADDDC support which will not only provide memory error che...

Page 92: ...IOU2 IIO PCIe Br3 Use this feature to configure the PCIe Bifurcation setting for a PCIe port specified by the user The options are x4x4x4x4 x4x4x8 x8x4x4 x8x8 x16 and Auto MCP0 IOU3 IIO PCIe Br4 Use t...

Page 93: ...of certain transactions in the system memory The options are Enable and Disable Relaxed Ordering Select Enable to allow certain transactions to be processed and completed before other transactions th...

Page 94: ...hance system performance The options are Enable and Disable Intel VMD Technology This section describes the configuration settings for the Intel Volume Management Device VMD Technology Note After you...

Page 95: ...mpletion Time out settings The options are Yes No and Per Port South Bridge The following South Bridge information will display USB Module Version USB Devices Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to supp...

Page 96: ...sion Backup Firmware Version Recovery Firmware Version ME Firmware Status 1 ME Firmware Status 2 Current State Error Code PCH SATA Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automaticall...

Page 97: ...A Port 7 Hot Plug Select Enable to support Hot plugging for the device installed on a selected SATA port which will allow the user to replace the device installed in the slot without shutting down the...

Page 98: ...link in a low power mode during an extended period of I O inactivity and will return the link to an active state when I O activity resumes The options are Disable and Enable sSATA RAID Option ROM UEFI...

Page 99: ...he options are 1G 4G 16G 64G 256G and 1024G Maximum Read Request Select Auto for the system BIOS to automatically set the maximum size for a read request for a PCIe device to enhance system performanc...

Page 100: ...e installed in LAN Port1 which will be used for system boot The options are Legacy EFI and Disabled Onboard LAN2 Option ROM Use this feature to select the type of device installed in LAN Port2 which w...

Page 101: ...Port 2 Configuration Serial Port Select Enabled to enable Serial Port 2 The options are Enabled and Disabled Device Settings Available when the item above Serial Port is set to Enabled This feature di...

Page 102: ...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 Redirection Make sure that the same...

Page 103: ...ed and Enabled Resolution 100x31 Select Enabled for extended terminal resolution support The options are Disabled and Enabled Putty KeyPad This feature selects Function Keys and KeyPad settings for Pu...

Page 104: ...et terminal emulation type for Console Redirection Select VT100 to use the ASCII character set Select VT100 to add color and function key support Select ANSI to use the extended ASCII character set Se...

Page 105: ...Select Enabled to support the Windows Hardware Error Architecture WHEA platform and provide a common infrastructure for the system to handle hardware errors within the Windows OS environment to reduce...

Page 106: ...out a pending TPM operation Platform Hierarchy for TPM Version 2 0 and above Select Enabled for TPM Platform Hierarchy support which will allow the manufacturer to utilize the cryptographic algorithm...

Page 107: ...rovision support The default option is Disabled if SMCI BIOS Based TPM Provision Support item is Official the default option is Enabled if SMCI BIOS Based TPM Provision Support item is Beta TXT Suppor...

Page 108: ...he user to configure the client certificate to be used by the server Enroll Certification This feature allows the user to enroll the certificate in the system Enroll Cert Certification Using File This...

Page 109: ...the system When you select this submenu and press Enter the following items will display Size Hex Use this feature to set the size of the raw RAM disk The default setting is 1 Create Exit Select this...

Page 110: ...below Detected DIMMs This feature displays the number of DCPMM memory modules detected by the BIOS All DIMMs are healthy The health status of the DCPMM is displayed DIMMs This submenu allows the user...

Page 111: ...e health state of the DCPMM module Capacity This feature indicates the capacity of the DCPMM module Firmware Version This feature indicates the firmware version of the DCPMM module Firmware API Versio...

Page 112: ...Format Code Manufacturing Information Valid Manufacturing Date Manufacturing Location Memory Type Memory Bank Label Data Width Label b Total Width b Speed MHz Channel ID Channel Position Revision ID F...

Page 113: ...ble Configuration Status SKU Violation ARS Status Overwrite DIMM Status Last Shutdown Time First Fast Refresh Viral Policy Enable Viral State Latched Last Shutdown Status Unlatched Last Shutdown Statu...

Page 114: ...e displays the higher threshold value for the DCPMM module to maintain normal operations Fatal Threshold This feature indicates the highest value allowed for the DCPMM module to remain functional Beyo...

Page 115: ...MM module specified by the user Update Select this feature to update the firmware settings Back to Main Menu Select this feature and press Enter to go back to the Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory Con...

Page 116: ...the First Fast Fresh state for onboard DCPMM modules Enable First Fast Fresh State Select Enabled to support the first fast fresh state of DCPMM data policy Disable First Fast Fresh State Select Disa...

Page 117: ...ocket ID of the DCPMM module Persistent Memory Type Capacity Free Capacity Create Goal Configuration When this submenu is selected the following items will display Create Goal Configuration for Use th...

Page 118: ...e Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory Configuration menu Namespaces This subsection allows the user to select a namespace to view the following information on the selected namespace Namespace ID Name He...

Page 119: ...use the maximum memory capacity currently available as system memory capacity Select Manual to enter the system memory capacity manually The options are Remaining and Manual Units Use this feature to...

Page 120: ...submenu and press enter the following items will display Choose Diagnostics Type Quick Diagnostics Select Enabled for the quick diagnostics test to be performed on the DCPMM module installed in the s...

Page 121: ...dle and UID Capacity Units This feature allows the user to view and to set the default capacity unit of the selected DCPMM to be displayed on the screen The options are Auto Auto_10 B MB MiB GB GiB TB...

Page 122: ...Logging during system boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Erasing Settings Erase Event Log Select No to keep the event log without erasing it upon next system bootup Select Yes Next reset to er...

Page 123: ...The default setting is 1 METW Multiple Event Count Time Window This feature is used to determine how long in minutes should the multiple event counter wait before generating a new event log Enter a nu...

Page 124: ...he status of the BMC Baseboard Management Controller installed in your system System Event Log Enabling Disabling Options SEL Components Select Enabled to enable all system event logging upon system b...

Page 125: ...s the source of IPv4 addresses The default setting is DHCP Station IP Address This feature displays the Station IP address for this computer This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 1...

Page 126: ...to select the IP address source for this computer If Static is selected you will need to know the IP address of this computer and enter it to the system manually in the field If DHCP is selected AMI...

Page 127: ...of the password should be from 3 characters to 20 characters long User Password Use this feature to set the user password which is required to enter the BIOS setup utility The length of the password s...

Page 128: ...upported by the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Restore Factory Keys Select Yes to restore manufacturer default keys used to ensure system security The options are Yes and No Reset to Setu...

Page 129: ...e used as platform firmware keys for the system The sizes keys numbers and key sources of the platform keys will be indicated as well Select Update to update the platform key Key Exchange Keys This fe...

Page 130: ...Append and Delete Authorized TimeStamps This feature allows the user to set and save the timestamps for the authorized signatures which will indicate the time when these signatures are entered into t...

Page 131: ...xed Boot Order Priorities This feature prioritizes the order of a bootable device from which the system will boot Press Enter on each item sequentially to select devices When the item above Boot Mode...

Page 132: ...ies Boot Option 1 5 USB Key Drive BBS Priorities Boot Option 1 UEFI Application Boot Priorities Boot Option 1 Network Drive BBS Priorities Boot Option 1 UEFI Application Boot Priorities Use this featu...

Page 133: ...r Save Changes and Reset When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS setup utility and reboot the computer for the new system configuration parameters...

Page 134: ...from the Exit menu and press Enter This enables the user to save all changes to the BIOS setup for future use Restore User Defaults To set this feature select Restore User Defaults from the Exit menu...

Page 135: ...inue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs The fatal errors are usually communicated through repeated patterns of audible...

Page 136: ...ur website at www supermicro com support manuals Installing the OS 1 Create a method to access the MS Windows installation ISO file That might be a DVD perhaps using an external USB SATA DVD drive or...

Page 137: ...e driver browse the USB flash drive for the proper driver files For RAID choose the SATA sSATA RAID driver indicated then choose the storage drive on which you want to install it For non RAID choose t...

Page 138: ...f preferred 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 fl...

Page 139: ...Management 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 Serve...

Page 140: ...ro com products nfo IPMI cfm B 5 Logging into the BMC Baseboard Management Controller Supermicro ships standard products with a unique password for the BMC user This password can be found on a label o...

Page 141: ...e installing or configuring components These warnings may also be found on our website at http www supermicro com about policies safety_information cfm Battery Handling Warnung Bei Einsetzen einer fal...

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Page 144: ...ecovering the UEFI BIOS Image A UEFI BIOS flash chip consists of a recovery BIOS block and a main BIOS block a main BIOS image The recovery block contains critical BIOS codes including memory detectio...

Page 145: ...UEFI BIOS recovery using a USB attached device follow the instructions below 1 Please use a different machine to download the BIOS package for your motherboard or your system from the product page ava...

Page 146: ...nt to start the BIOS recovery If you decide to proceed with BIOS recovery follow the procedures below 6 When the screen as shown above displays use the arrow keys to select the item Proceed with flash...

Page 147: ...menu list select Boot Option 1 as shown below Then set Boot Option 1 to UEFI AP UEFI Built in EFI Shell Press F4 to save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup utility 7 After the BIOS recovery process...

Page 148: ...y that contains the BIOS package you extracted earlier from Step 1 Enter flash nsh BIOSname at the prompt to start the BIOS update process Note Do not interrupt this process until the BIOS flashing is...

Page 149: ...cro For the lat est updates please contact us or refer to our website at https www supermicro com Note 2 Depending on the version of driver utility package it may or may not have exactly the same as t...

Page 150: ...at can be configured for VMD support on the screen 8 From the available PCI slots displayed on the screen select a PCI slot you want to use for a VMD device by highlighting it 9 Select the option Enab...

Page 151: ...rollers has become available Note 1 The license and header on the motherboard for Intel VROC hardware key are required Also be sure the version of Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Intel RSTe...

Page 152: ...16 PCIe Intel VMD x16 PCIe Intel VMD x16 PCIe NVMe Device NVMe Device NVMe Device NVMe Device Processor Intel VMD x16 PCIe Intel VMD x16 PCIe Intel VMD x16 PCIe NVMe Device NVMe Device NVMe Device NVM...

Page 153: ...ill appear Please carefully follow the instructions listed in this section to configure RAID settings for your devices as desired To Create a RAID Volume Use the arrow keys to select Create RAID Volum...

Page 154: ...above displays enter a unique name for the RAID volume To Enter a Name for the RAID Volume From the Create RAID Volume submenu as shown on the previous screen use the arrow keys to select Name and pr...

Page 155: ...es connected to the system Note 2 For RAID0 RAID1 RAID5 RAID10 the minimum number of NVMe devices required is two two three four respectively Note 3 Use Intel VROC Standard hardware key to support RAI...

Page 156: ...ID spanned over VMD Controllers and press Enter The following screen will display Note For a bootable RAID volume do not cross VMD domains Enter a desired setting for your RAID volume in the pop up me...

Page 157: ...ID Volumes From the Create RAID Volume submenu use the arrow keys to highlight Select Disk and press Enter The following screen will display The options are not selected and X selected Set the feature...

Page 158: ...Strip Size and press Enter The following screen will display Note For RAID5 the options are 4KB 8KB 16KB 32KB 64KB and 128KB For RAID10 the options are 4KB 8KB 16KB 32KB and 64KB From the pop up menu...

Page 159: ...Capacity GB for the RAID Volume From the Create RAID Volume submenu use the arrow keys to select Capacity GB and press Enter The following screen will display Enter the desired RAID capacity in GB in...

Page 160: ...mes To finalize your RAID volume configuration select Create Volume from the Create RAID Volume submenu as shown on the screen below After selecting Create Volume press Enter The following screen will...

Page 161: ...lume information use the arrow keys to select the desired RAID volume as shown below To Display RAID VOLUME Information When the screen above appears press Enter The RAID VOLUME INFO menu will appear...

Page 162: ...RAID VOLUME INFO menu use the arrow keys to select Delete and press Enter to delete the RAID volume you have selected The following screen will appear to confirm if you want to delete the RAID Volume...

Page 163: ...1 select the desired NVMe device from the list of RAID Member Disks and press Enter as shown below Select Reset to Non RAID from the screen below and press Enter to remove RAID data from the selected...

Page 164: ...When the following screen displays select a non RAID physical disk to turn on the disk locator LED to locate a selected device You can also select a RAID member disk to locate the selected device When...

Page 165: ...ection to access the All Intel VMD Controllers menu When the following screen appears select a desired NVMe device from the list of Non RAID Physical Disks After a NVMe device is selected press Enter...

Page 166: ...want the selected device to be used as a spare device The options are Yes and No Note A spare disk is used for automatic RAID volume rebuilds when status of failed missing or at risk is detected on th...

Page 167: ...n the E 1 section to access the All Intel VMD Controllers menu When the following screen appears select a desired NVMe device from the list of Non RAID Physical Disks for use as a journaling drive Aft...

Page 168: ...volume The use of journaling drive that contains partial parity logging PPL can reduce the potential data loss Refer to the following illustration for the use of journaling drive Disk1 Journaling Dri...

Page 169: ...a parity based RAID Press Enter and the following screen will appear Step 2 Use the arrow keys to select RWH Policy RWH is a scenario related to a power drive failure crash Step 1 Refer to the instruc...

Page 170: ...he result of XOR calculation of old data and old parity PPL is a feature available for RAID5 volumes While a power drive failure crash occurring PPL information helps rebuild the RAID volume and re du...

Page 171: ...feature RWH Policy to Journaling Drive Press Enter and the RWH JD feature will become available as shown below RWH JD Use the arrow keys to select RWH JD Press Enter and the following screen will appe...

Page 172: ...ct use the arrow keys to select Change RWH settings and press Enter Your computer will return to the main screen of All Intel VMD Controllers as shown below Step 4 Use the arrow keys and press Enter t...

Page 173: ...instructions on how to enable the secure boot features The F 4 section states Key Management settings F 1 Boot mode select Feature Press Del during system boot to enter the BIOS Setup utility Navigate...

Page 174: ...ard and Custom Select Standard to load manufacturer s default secure variables Select Custom to change the image execution policy and to manage secure boot keys CSM Support Select Enabled to support t...

Page 175: ...have the secure boot support be sure to follow the steps below Step 1 Step 4 Step 1 Set Secure Boot Mode to Standard Press Yes to install factory default keys as needed Note The Key Management menu w...

Page 176: ...settings and exit the BIOS Setup utility Step 3 Press Del during system boot to enter the BIOS Setup utility Navigate to the Security tab and enter the Secure Boot menu Set CSM Support to Disabled Fo...

Page 177: ...rver are allowed Step 4 Press Del during system boot to enter the BIOS Setup utility Navigate to the Security tab and enter the Secure Boot menu Set Secure Boot to Enabled For the changes to take effe...

Page 178: ...Secure Boot Mode is set to Custom allows the secure boot keys to be installed via the external device and be involved in the secure boot process Provision Factory Defaults This feature is to provision...

Page 179: ...ult secure boot keys and key variables Also it will reset the system to the User mode The options are Yes and No Reset To Setup Mode available when the System Mode is in User mode Select and press Yes...

Page 180: ...eature to export NVRAM content of secure boot variables to files in a root folder on a file system device Enroll Efi Image This feature is to enroll SHA256 hash of the binary into the Authorized Signa...

Page 181: ...ble when the system is not in Device Guard Ready Select and press Yes to remove Microsoft UEFI CA certificate from the DB The options are Yes and No Restore DB defaults Select and press Yes to restore...

Page 182: ...port Update and Delete Select Details to display detailed information of PK Select Export to save the current PKs to a FAT formatted USB flash drive Select Update to load the factory defaults or load...

Page 183: ...3 Export Use the arrow keys to select Export It is to save the current PKs to a FAT for matted USB flash drive Note Refer to the right panel of the screen for the file formats accepted Press Enter and...

Page 184: ...er X11DAi N User s Manual 184 Press Enter and the following screen will appear Update Use the arrow keys to select Update It is to load the factory defaults or load PKs from a file on the external dev...

Page 185: ...ndix F Secure Boot Settings 185 To load the factory defaults navigate to Yes and press Enter The following screen will appear To load PKs from a file on the external device navigate to No and press En...

Page 186: ...Super X11DAi N User s Manual 186 When the following screen appears select the USB flash drive that contains the desired file...

Page 187: ...ndix F Secure Boot Settings 187 Delete Use the arrow keys to select Delete and press Enter to clear the current PKs and reset the system to the Setup mode Press Enter and the following screen will app...

Page 188: ...ed information of KEKs Select Export to save the current KEKs to a FAT formatted USB flash drive Select Update to load the factory defaults or load KEKs from a file on the external device Select Appen...

Page 189: ...en will appear To load the factory defaults navigate to Yes and press Enter The following screen will appear To load KEKs from a file on the external device navigate to No and press Enter Refer to pag...

Page 190: ...er s Manual 190 Delete Use the arrow keys to select Delete and press Enter Navigate to Yes and press Enter to clear the current KEKs Navigate to No and press Enter to delete only one certificate from...

Page 191: ...Export to save the cur rent DB to a FAT formatted USB flash drive Select Update to load the factory defaults or load DB from a file on the external device Select Append to add variables to the exist i...

Page 192: ...elect Export to save the current DBX to a FAT formatted USB flash drive Select Update to load the factory defaults or load DBX from a file on the external device Select Append to add variables to the...

Page 193: ...rt to save the cur rent DBT to a FAT formatted USB flash drive Select Update to load the factory defaults or load DBT from a file on the external device Select Append to add variables to the existing...

Page 194: ...o save the current DBR to a FAT formatted USB flash drive Select Update to load the factory defaults or load DBR from a file on the external device Select Append to add variables to the exist ing DBR...

Page 195: ...oup of storage devices or an intermediate device attached to storage devices The iSCSI initiator and iSCSI target must connect to an IP network To have iSCSI settings available refer to instructions s...

Page 196: ...tionally these features will become unavailable except Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Use the arrow keys to select Onboard LAN1 Option ROM and press Enter The options are Disabled Leg...

Page 197: ...select iSCSI Configuration and press Enter to access the menu items Ipv4 PXE Support Ipv6 PXE Support To enable Ipv4 Ipv6 PXE boot support use the arrow keys to select and set Ipv4 PXE Support Ipv6 PX...

Page 198: ...User s Manual 198 G 2 Configuring iSCSI Settings iSCSI Initiator Name Use this feature to enter the unique initiator name in iSCSI qualified name IQN format Add an Attempt Use the arrow keys to select...

Page 199: ...e This feature displays the iSCSI attempt name Press Enter and the following screen will appear Press Enter and the following screen will appear Use the arrow keys to select the desired media access c...

Page 200: ...IO is a feature that allows the system to route I O through the available paths if the active path fails be sure to have more than one physical path connected to the system Internet Protocol Use this...

Page 201: ...o enter the number of logon sessions allowed for the iSCSI initiator to restart with the iSCSI target if the first logon connection fails Connection Establishing Timeout Use this feature to set the lo...

Page 202: ...value is derived from the last three bytes of the OUI format ISID Also only the last three bytes of the ISID are configurable OUI format ISID This feature displays the default ISID in OUI format The...

Page 203: ...ter the desired iSCSI initiator IP address Enable DHCP Use this feature to disable enable dynamic host configuration protocol DHCP server service for the iSCSI initiator The options are Disabled and E...

Page 204: ...r Subnet Mask available when Enable DHCP is set to Disabled Use this feature to enter the desired iSCSI initiator subnet mask Gateway available when Enable DHCP is set to Disabled Use this feature to...

Page 205: ...DHCP server service for the iSCSI target The options are Disabled and Enabled Note 1 Set the feature Get target info via DHCP to Disabled if you would like to specify the iSCSI target name IP address...

Page 206: ...N User s Manual 206 Target Address Use this feature to enter the desired iSCSI target IP address Target Port This feature displays the iSCSI target port Boot LUN Use this feature to enter the LUN ID...

Page 207: ...o set the CHAP type The options are One way and Mutual Note Challenge handshake authentication protocol CHAP is a protocol used to verify the identity of the peer of a connection Note 1 If one way uni...

Page 208: ...hentication Type is set to CHAP Use this feature to enter the CHAP name authenticated by the iSCSI target CHAP Secret available when Authentication Type is set to CHAP Use this feature to enter the CH...

Page 209: ...figuring iSCSI Settings 209 CHAP Status This feature displays the CHAP status Reverse CHAP Name available when CHAP Type is set to Mutual Use this feature to enter the CHAP name authenticated by the i...

Page 210: ...ret available when CHAP Type is set to Mutual Use this feature to enter the CHAP secret 12 16 characters authenticated by the iSCSI initiator Reverse CHAP Status available when CHAP Type is set to Mut...

Page 211: ...se the arrow keys to select Save Changes and press Enter to save settings shown on the screen Note For the changes to take effect save settings and restart the system Back to Previous Page Use the arr...

Page 212: ...N User s Manual 212 The user will be returned to the main screen of iSCSI Configuration as shown below Delete Attempts Use the arrow keys to select Delete Attempts Press Enter and the following screen...

Page 213: ...onfiguring iSCSI Settings 213 Attempt 1 Use the feature to disable enable Attempt 1 The options are Disabled and Enabled Attempt 2 Use the feature to disable enable Attempt 2 The options are Disabled...

Page 214: ...anual 214 Commit Changes and Exit Press Enter to save changes and return to the main screen of iSCSI Configuration Discard Changes and Exit Press Enter to return to the main screen of iSCSI Configurat...

Page 215: ...Appendix G Configuring iSCSI Settings 215 Change Attempt Order Use the arrow keys to select Change Attempt Order Press Enter and the following screen will appear...

Page 216: ...s to move up down the selected Attempt For instance move up the selected Attempt by using key Move down the selected Attempt by using key Commit Changes and Exit Press Enter to save changes and return...

Page 217: ...s of onboard Intel LAN devices via the BIOS Setup utility supported by the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI driver H 1 Network Interface Card NIC Settings Press Del during system boot to ent...

Page 218: ...become available for configuration as shown below Note If Onboard LAN1 Option ROM is set to EFI all features for onboard LAN op tion ROM will be set to EFI by the EFI driver Additionally these featur...

Page 219: ...Interface Card NIC Settings 219 Use the arrow keys to select the desired onboard LAN device as shown below Press Enter and the following screen will appear It displays the detailed information for th...

Page 220: ...X11DAi N User s Manual 220 Blink LEDs This feature allows the user to set the LED blink duration in seconds The valid range is 0 15 seconds NIC Configuration Use the arrow keys to select NIC Configur...

Page 221: ...1 Press Enter and the following screen will appear Wake on LAN Use the arrow keys to select Wake On LAN and press Enter The following screen will appear The options are Disabled and Enabled Set this f...

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