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A+ SERVER

4042G-72RF4

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0b

Summary of Contents for 4042G-72RF4

Page 1: ... SUPER A SERVER 4042G 72RF4 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0b ...

Page 2: ...f any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commerci...

Page 3: ...42G 72RF4 Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the A Server 4042G 72RF4 into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powering up the system If your server was ordered without processor and memory components this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation Chapter 3 System Interface Refer here ...

Page 4: ... the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring SCSI SATA or peripheral drives and when replacing system power supply units and cooling fans Chapter 7 BIOS The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup Utility Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B System Specifications ...

Page 5: ...System Power 1 5 SAS SATA Subsystem 1 5 Front Control Panel 1 5 I O Backplane 1 5 Cooling System 1 5 1 4 Contacting Supermicro 1 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the System 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup 2 1 Choosing a Setup Location 2 2 2 4 Warnings and Precautions 2 2 Rack Precautions 2 2 Server Precautions 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations 2 3 Ambient Operating Tempera...

Page 6: ...s 3 4 Chapter 4 Standardized Warning Statements for AC Systems 4 1 About Standardized Warning Statements 4 1 Warning Definition 4 1 Installation Instructions 4 4 Circuit Breaker 4 5 Power Disconnection Warning 4 6 Equipment Installation 4 8 Restricted Area 4 9 Battery Handling 4 10 Redundant Power Supplies 4 12 Backplane Voltage 4 13 Comply with Local and National Electrical Codes 4 14 Product Dis...

Page 7: ...n the BIOS 5 26 Using the Adaptec RAID Utility 5 27 Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation 5 27 5 12 Installing Software 5 28 SuperDoctor III 5 29 5 13 Serverboard Battery 5 31 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices 6 1 Precautions 6 1 Unpacking 6 1 6 2 Chassis Front and Rear Components 6 2 6 3 Control Panel 6 3 Control Panel Orientation 6 3 6 4 Configuring Drives...

Page 8: ...ANUAL Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Introduction 7 1 7 2 Main Menu 7 2 7 3 Advanced Settings Menu 7 3 7 4 Security Settings Menu 7 16 7 5 Boot Settings Menu 7 16 7 6 Exit Menu 7 18 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B System Specifications ...

Page 9: ...8 2K RPM PWM fans FAN 0116L4 One 1 20 inch 16 to 16 pin round front control cable CBL 0087 Three 3 200 mm 4 to 4 pin middle fan power extension cables CBL 0216L One 1 77 cm 10 to 10 pin 2CH USB 2 0 cable CBL 0263L Three 3 30 cm 4 to 4 pin rear fan power extension cables w square header CBL 0286L Two 2 black 5 25 drive tray w o rail horizontal pattern MCP 220 00010 01 One 1 black 5 25 drive tray w ...

Page 10: ...teron 6000 series AMD Socket G34 type processors Please refer to our web site for a complete listing of supported processors www supermicro com Memory The H8QG7 LN4F serverboard has thirty two 32 single dual tri quad channel DIMM slots supporting up to 1 TB of registered ECC RDIMM LRDIMM or 256 GB of ECC Non ECC UDIMM DDR3 1600 1333 1066 Mhz speed 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB or 32 GB size 1 35V or 1...

Page 11: ... Controllers Ports Onboard I O backpanel ports on the serverboard include a VGA port two PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports two USB ports a dedicated IPMI LAN port and four Gigabit LAN NIC ports Graphics Controller The H8QG7 LN4F features an integrated Matrox G200eW graphics chip which includes 16 MB of DDR2 memory IPMI IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface is a hardware level interface specif...

Page 12: ...T Link HT Link VRM VRM HT Link 16 16 1GHz SLOT 2 PCIE_ X16 HT Link HT Link USB USB PORT X7 AMD SR5690 1 LAN Intel I350 PCIE x4 AMD SP5100 Winbond WPCM450 VGA HT Link 16 16 1GHz AMD SR5670 2 CH 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B CH 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B SLOT 3 PCIE_ X8 SLOT 4 PCIE_ X16 PCIE X16 PCIE X8 PCIE X8 LSI SAS2 2208 HT Link HT Link 8x DIMM G34 SOCKET 2 8x DIMM G34 SOCKET 1 8x DIMM G34 SOCKET 4 G34 S...

Page 13: ...ing and control LEDs indicate system power HDD activity network activity system overheat and power supply failure A main power button and a system reset button are also included In addition two USB ports have been incorporated into the front of the chassis for convenient access I O Backplane The I O backplane includes a VGA port two USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports four gigabit Ethernet...

Page 14: ...e Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 3F No 150 Jian 1st Rd Zhonghe Dist New Taipei City 23511 Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 ...

Page 15: ... to Section 2 5 2 2 Unpacking the System You should inspect the box the system was shipped in and note 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 4042G 72RF4 It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and ele...

Page 16: ...iple rack installations the racks should 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 rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 Determine the placement of each component in the rack...

Page 17: ... Therefore consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the manufacturer s maximum rated ambient temperature Tmra Reduced Airflow Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of airflow required for safe operation is not compromised Mechanical Loading Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not arise du...

Page 18: ...nal rackmount kit MCP 290 00059 0B includes two rack rail assemblies Each of these assemblies consist of two sections an inner fixed chassis rail Figure 2 1 that secures to the chassis and an outer rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself The inner and outer rails must be detached from each other before installing To remove the inner chassis rail pull it out as far as possible you should...

Page 19: ...f 2 Unscrew the four feet from the chassis Figure 2 2 Preparing to Install the Chassis Rails 3 Add the rack handles to the front edges of the chassis as in figure 2 3 4 Position the inner chassis rail sections along the side of the chassis making sure the screw holes line up Note that these two rails are left right specific 5 Screw the rail securely to the side of the chassis 6 Repeat this procedu...

Page 20: ... want to place the server in the rack See Rack and Server Precautions in Section 2 4 Position the fixed rack rail sliding rail guide assemblies at the desired location in the rack keeping the sliding rail guide facing the inside of the rack Screw the assembly securely to the rack using the brackets provided Attach the other assembly to the other side of the rack making sure both are at the exact s...

Page 21: ... rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both side You may have to depress the locking tabs when inserting When the server has been pushed completely into the rack you should hear the locking tabs click Finish by inserting and tightening the thumbscrews that hold the front of the server to the rack see Figure 2 4 Locking Tabs The chassis rails have locking ta...

Page 22: ...Figure 2 5 and push the cover to slide it off the chassis 5 Then lift the cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server Checking the Components and Setup 1 You may have four processors already installed into the serverboard Each processor should have its own heatsink attached See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor installation 2 Your server may have come with system m...

Page 23: ...Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 9 Figure 2 5 Accessing the Inside of the System ...

Page 24: ...es already installed To install drives refer to Chapter 6 2 8 Check the Airflow Airflow is provided by three 9 cm hot swap chassis fans working in conjunction with three 8 cm exhaust fans which are located at the rear of the chassis The system component layout was carefully designed to promote sufficient airflow through the chassis Also note that all power and data cables have been routed in such ...

Page 25: ...uttons and LEDs on the control panel that indicate the status of the system There are also LEDs on the drive carriers that indicate the status of the drive There is an on off switch on the power supply This chapter explains the LED indicators and responses Figure 3 1 Control Panel ...

Page 26: ...module will take the load and keep the system running but the failed module will need to be replaced Refer to Chapter 6 for details on replacing the power supply This LED should be off when the system is operating normally Power The main power button is used to apply or remove power to the server system from the power supply Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keep...

Page 27: ...its This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating Informational LED State Description Continuously on and red An overheat condition has occured This may be caused by cable congestion Blinking red 1Hz Fan failure check for an inoperative fan Blinking red 0 25Hz Power failure check for a non operational power supply Solid blue Local UID has been activated Use this function to ...

Page 28: ...ndicates drive activity A connection to the backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed Red The SAS2 compliant backplane activates the red LED to indicate a drive failure If one of the SAS drives fail you should be notified by your system management software Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SAS drives ...

Page 29: ... configuring components in the Supermicro chassis These warnings may also be found on our web site at http www supermicro com about policies safety_information cfm Warning Definition Warning This warning symbol means danger You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury Before you work on any equipment be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard ...

Page 30: ...l número que le ayudará a encontrar el texto traducido en el apartado de traducciones que acompaña a este dispositivo GUARDE ESTAS INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES INFORMATIONS DE SÉCURITÉ Ce symbole d avertissement indique un danger Vous vous trouvez dans une situation pouvant entraîner des blessures ou des dommages corporels Avant de travailler sur un équipement soyez conscient des dangers liés aux cir...

Page 31: ... aan enige apparatuur gaat werken dient u zich bewust te zijn van de bij een elektrische installatie betrokken risico s en dient u op de hoogte te zijn van de standaard procedures om ongelukken te voorkomen Gebruik de nummers aan het eind van elke waarschuwing om deze te herleiden naar de desbetreffende locatie BEWAAR DEZE INSTRUCTIES ً ف اًك أى ٌوكي حالة ً ف تتسبب اصابة جسذٌة الزهز هذا ًٌ ٌع خطز ...

Page 32: ...uelle die Installationsanweisungen lesen Advertencia Lea las instrucciones de instalación antes de conectar el sistema a la red de alimentación Attention Avant de brancher le système sur la source d alimentation consulter les directives d installation ال إرشادات اقر تركيب توصيل قبل إلى النظام للطاقة مصدر לקרוא יש למקור המערכת חיבור לפני התקנה הוראות את מתח 시스템을 전원에 연결하기 전에 설치 안내를 읽어주십시오 Waarschuwi...

Page 33: ...äude ein Kurzschluss bzw Überstromschutz installiert ist Stellen Sie sicher dass der Nennwert der Schutzvorrichtung nicht mehr als 250 V 20 A beträgt Advertencia Este equipo utiliza el sistema de protección contra cortocircuitos o sobrecorrientes del edificio Asegúrese de que el dispositivo de protección no sea superior a 250 V 20 A Attention Pour ce qui est de la protection contre les courts circ...

Page 34: ...ソースから切断され電源コードは電源モジュールから取り外す必要があります警告在你打开机箱并安装或移除内部器件前必须将系统完全断电并移除电源线警告在您打開機殼安裝或移除內部元件前必須將系統完全斷電並移除電源線 경고 이 제품은 전원의 단락 과전류 방지에 대해서 전적으로 건물의 관련 설비에 의존합니다 보호장치의 정격이 반드시 250V 볼트 20A 암페어 를 초과하지 않도록 해야 합니다 Waarschuwing Dit product is afhankelijk van de kortsluitbeveiliging overspanning van uw electrische installatie Controleer of het beveiligde aparaat niet groter gedimensioneerd is dan 220V ...

Page 35: ... sources de puissance ainsi que de son cordon d alimentation secteur avant d accéder à l intérieur du chassis pour installer ou enlever des composants de systéme חשמלי ניתוק מפני אזהרה אזהרה החשמל מקורות מכל המערכת את לנתק יש להסיר ויש מהספק החשמלי כבל את התקנ לצורך המארז של הפנימי לחלק גישה לפני ת הסר או ת רכיבים فصم يجب اننظاو جميع من مصادر انطاقت وإزانت انكهرباء سهك من وحدة امداد انطاقت قبم إنى...

Page 36: ...ieser Ausrüstung sollte nur geschultem qualifiziertem Personal gestattet werden Advertencia Solamente el personal calificado debe instalar reemplazar o utilizar este equipo Attention Il est vivement recommandé de confier l installation le remplacement et la maintenance de ces équipements à des personnels qualifiés et expérimentés אזהרה רש בלבד מוסמך צוות את להחליף להתקין אי הציוד עבור שירות לתת או...

Page 37: ...t beschränktem Zutritt vorgesehen Der Zutritt zu derartigen Bereichen ist nur mit einem Spezialwerkzeug Schloss und Schlüssel oder einer sonstigen Sicherheitsvorkehrung möglich Advertencia Esta unidad ha sido diseñada para instalación en áreas de acceso restringido Sólo puede obtenerse acceso a una de estas áreas mediante la utilización de una herramienta especial cerradura con llave u otro medio ...

Page 38: ...池更換不當會有爆炸危險請使用製造商建議之相同或功能相當的電池更換原有電池請按照製造商的說明指示處理廢棄舊電池 מוגבלת גישה עם אזור אזהרה בעזרת ניתנת הגישה גישה הגבלת בהם שיש באזורים היחידה את להתקין יש וכד מנעול מפתח בלבד אבטחה כלי تخصيص انىحذة هذه ٍ ف نتركُبها مناطق محظورة تم انىص َمكن ً إن ىل منطقت محظورة فقط استخذاو خالل من خاصت أداة أو ٌ أ نال أخري وسُهت مألما ومفتاح قفم 경고 이 장치는 접근이 제한된 구역에 설치하도록 되어있습니다 특수도구 잠금 장치 및 키 또는 기타 보안 수단을 통해서만 접근 제한 구역...

Page 39: ...ipo o el equivalente recomendado por el fabricante Desechar las baterías gastadas según las instrucciones del fabricante אזהרה סכנת קיימת פיצוץ תקינה לא בדרך והוחלפה במידה הסוללה של להחליף יש בסוג הסוללה את מ התואם חברת מומל יצרן צת הסוללות סילוק המשומשות לבצע יש היצרן הוראות לפי خطر هناك من اسحبذال حالة في انفجار البطارية صحيحة غير بطريقة فعليل البطارية اسحبذال فقط النىع بنفس يعادلها ما أو مما أو...

Page 40: ...aben Um sicherzustellen dass der Einheit kein trom zugeführt wird müssen alle Verbindungen entfernt werden Advertencia Puede que esta unidad tenga más de una conexión para fuentes de alimentación Para cortar por completo el suministro de energía deben desconectarse todas las conexiones Attention Cette unité peut avoir plus d une connexion d alimentation Pour supprimer toute tension et tout courant...

Page 41: ...ten auf der Rückwandplatine gefährliche Spannungen oder Energien auf Vorsicht bei der Wartung Advertencia Cuando el sistema está en funcionamiento el voltaje del plano trasero es peligroso Tenga cuidado cuando lo revise قد لهذا يكون ال جهاز اتصاالت عدة بوحدات الطاقة امداد إزالة يجب االتصاالت كافة لعسل ال وحدة عن الكهرباء 경고 이 장치에는 한 개 이상의 전원 공급 단자가 연결되어 있을 수 있습니다 이 장치에 전원을 차단하기 위해서는 모든 연결 단자를 제거해야...

Page 42: ...بائي التيار على المىجىدة أوالطاقة اللىحة يكىن عندما النظام يعمل عند حذرا كه خدمة الجهاس هذا 경고 시스템이 동작 중일 때 후면판 Backplane 에는 위험한 전압이나 에너지가 발생 합니다 서비스 작업 시 주의하십시오 Waarschuwing Een gevaarlijke spanning of energie is aanwezig op de backplane wanneer het systeem in gebruik is Voorzichtigheid is geboden tijdens het onderhoud האחורי בפנל מתח אז הרה במהלך להיזהר יש המערכת תפעול בזמן האחורי בפנל מתח סכנת ...

Page 43: ... התקנת והארציים המקומיים החשמל לחוקי תואמת להיות חייבת הציוד المعدات تركيب الكهربائية لل يمتثل أن يجب قىاويه والىطىية المحلية المتعلقة بالكهرباء Advertencia La instalacion del equipo debe cumplir con las normas de electricidad locales y nacionales Attention L équipement doit être installé conformément aux normes électriques nationales et locales 경고 현 지역 및 국가의 전기 규정에 따라 장비를 설치해야 합니다 Waarschuwing Bi...

Page 44: ...ap Fan Warning Warning The fans might still be turning when you remove the fan assembly from the chassis Keep fingers screwdrivers and other objects away from the openings in the fan assembly s housing ファンホットスワップの警告シャーシから冷却ファン装置を取り外した際ファンがまだ回転している可能性がありますファンの開口部に指ドライバーおよびその他のものを近づけないで下さい警告 המוצר סילוק אזהרה ו להנחיות בהתאם להיות חייב זה מוצר של סופי סילוק המדינה חוקי النهائي التخلص من ال...

Page 45: ...品太靠近风扇警告當您從機架移除風扇裝置風扇可能仍在轉動小心不要將手指螺絲起子和其他物品太靠近風扇 Warnung Die Lüfter drehen sich u U noch wenn die Lüfterbaugruppe aus dem Chassis genommen wird Halten Sie Finger Schraubendreher und andere Gegenstände von den Öffnungen des Lüftergehäuses entfernt Advertencia Los ventiladores podran dar vuelta cuando usted quite ell montaje del ventilador del chasis Mandtenga los dedos los destornilladores y ...

Page 46: ...配器可能会引起故障或火灾除了Supermicro所指定的产品电气用品和材料安全法律规定禁止使用未经UL或CSA认证的线材线材上会显示UL CSA符号警告安裝此產品時請使用本身提供的或指定的連接線電源線和電源適配器使用其它線材或適配器可能會引起故障或火災除了Supermicro所指定的產品電氣用品和材料安全法律規定禁止使用未經UL或CSA認證的線材線材上會顯示UL CSA符號 Warnung Bei der Installation des Produkts die zur Verfügung gestellten oder benannt Anschlusskabel Stromkabel und Netzteile Verwendung anderer Kabel und Adapter kann zu einer Fehlfunktion oder ein ...

Page 47: ...sur le code pour tous les autres appareils électriques que les produits désignés par Supermicro seulement ומתא חשמליים מ י AC אזהרה ומתאמים ספקים בכבלים להשתמש יש המוצר את מתקינים כאשר AC אשר או לתקלה לגרום יכול אחר מתאם או כבל בכל שימוש כך לשם וסופקו נועדו בט וחוקי חשמל במכשירי שימוש חוקי פי על חשמלי קצר איסור קיים יחות ב המוסמכים בכבלים להשתמש UL ב או CSA של קוד עליהם מופיע כשאר UL CSA אחר חשמלי...

Page 48: ...bels stroomkabels en adapters Het gebruik van andere kabels en adapters kan leiden tot een storing of een brand Elektrisch apparaat en veiligheidsinformatiebladen wet verbiedt het gebruik van UL of CSA gecertificeerde kabels die UL of CSA die op de code voor andere elektrische apparaten dan de producten die door Supermicro alleen ...

Page 49: ...d to support it when handling The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from electric static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent Electrostatic Discharge ESD Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or go...

Page 50: ...l cable JF1 USB cable USB5 6 COM port cable COM2 Fan and fan extension cables Fan1 Fan9 Important Make sure the cables do not come into contact with the fans Connecting Power Cables The H8QG7 LN4F has a 24 pin primary power supply connector JPW1 for connection to the ATX power supply In addition there are three 8 pin secondary power connectors JPW2 3 4 that also must be connected to your power sup...

Page 51: ...round No Connection Key 3 3V FP UID Switch 3 3VSB NIC1 Activity LED NIC2 Activity LED Blue_LED_Cathode UID 5V SB 3 3V Reset Button Rear I O Ports 1 Keyboard 6 LAN1 2 PS 2 Mouse 7 LAN2 3 USB0 1 8 LAN3 4 IPMI LAN 9 LAN4 5 VGA Port Figure 5 2 I O Port Locations and Definitions 1 2 5 4 3 6 7 8 9 5 3 I O Ports The I O ports are color coded See Figure 5 2 below for the colors and locations of the variou...

Page 52: ...e sure to install the serverboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsinks When receiving a serverboard without a processor pre installed make sure that the plastic CPU socket cap is in place and none of the socket pins are bent otherwise contact your retailer immediately Refer to the Supermicro web site for updates on CPU support Installing the Processors 1 Begin by removing the cove...

Page 53: ...tention plate into place 6 Carefully press the CPU socket lever down until it locks into its retention tab For a dual CPU system repeat these steps to install another CPU into the CPU 2 socket Note in single and dual CPU configurations memory must be installed in the DIMM slots associated with the installed CPU s Note see Chapter 6 for details on installing the air shroud Caution Supermicro recomm...

Page 54: ...SNK 0043P Heatsink No 1 Screw No 2 Screw Removing the Heatsink Caution We do not recommend removing the CPU or the heatsink However if you do need to remove the heatsink please follow the instructions below to prevent damage to the CPU or other components 1 Unscrew the heatsink screws from the motherboard a few turns at a time alternating between the two until the screws can be removed 2 Gently wr...

Page 55: ...opulate the CPU2 DIMM slots Always install four DIMMs to both CPU DIMM slots for more efficient operation Note Memory modules of 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB or 32 GB size are supported It is highly recommended that you remove the power cord from the system before installing or changing memory modules Please refer to our web site for memory that has been tested on the H8QG7 LN4F serverboard Memory Su...

Page 56: ... P1 2A P1 2B P1 3A P1 3B P1 4A P1 4B Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with Two CPUs CPU1 CPU2 Installed DIMMS CPU Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 8 DIMMs CPU1 P1 1A P1 2A P1 3A P1 4A CPU2 P2 1A P2 2A P2 3A P2 4A 16 DIMMs CPU1 P1 1A P1 1B P1 2A P1 2B P1 3A P1 3B P1 4A P1 4B CPU2 P2 1A P2 1B P2 2A P2 2B P2 3A P2 3B P2 4A P2 4B Memory Population for Optimal Performa...

Page 57: ...me operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of memory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Possible System Memory Allocation Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub ...

Page 58: ... VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 LAN 1 2 3 4 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS1 SAS Controller Enable Disable only on H8QG7 LN4F Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset LED Description LAN Ports LEDs for the LAN Ethernet ports Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs for the dedicated IPMI LAN Ethernet port LE1 LED for UID Button DP1 LED for IPMI Heartbeat DP3 LED for Serverboard Power On LEDS1 S...

Page 59: ...ctor JPW2 3 4 12V 8 pin CPU Power Connectors JS3 SAS Battery Backup Cable Port JSD1 SATA DOM Device_On_Module Power Connector JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module Header JWF1 Compact Flash Card Power Connector JSTBY1 Standby Power Connection header LAN1 2 3 4 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports PS2 Mouse Keyboard PS2 Mouse Keyboard connectors SAS0 3 SAS4 7 SAS Ports only on H8QG7 LN4F SATA0 SATA5 SATA Ports T SG...

Page 60: ...PW1 SPEAKER JTPM1 P3 DIMM4B SAS4 7 USB4 5 SAS0 3 SATA0 SATA1 SATA3 SATA2 SATA5 SATA4 USB2 3 USB6 SLOT1 PCI E 2 0 X8 SLOT2 PCI E 2 0 X16 SLOT3 PCI E 2 0 X8 SLOT4 PCI E 2 0 X16 P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B CPU1 P2 DIMM3A UID LE1 P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM4A LAN4 P2 DIMM4B LAN3 P1 DIMM4A P1 DIMM3B LAN2 CPU2 P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM2A LAN1 P1 DIMM1B VGA P4 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1A P4 DIMM1B P4 DIMM2A USB...

Page 61: ...n Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 COM 3 COM 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 5V 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK 21 5V 9 5VSB 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 COM 12 3 3V 12V 8 pin PWR Connector Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Required Connection Reset Connector The reset connector is located on pins 3 and 4 o...

Page 62: ...ttach LAN LED cables to display network activity See the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UID LED Connect an LED cable to pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to use the Overheat Fan Fail Power Fail and UID LED connections The Red LED on pin 8 provides warnings of an overheat fan failure or power failure The Blue LED on pin 7 works as the UID LED indicator for the front panel UI...

Page 63: ... connections for LAN2 are on pins 1 and 2 of JF2 Attach LAN LED cables to display network activity See the table on the right for pin definitions Compact Flash Card PWR Connector A Compact Flash Card Power Connector is located at JWF1 HDD FP UID Switch The HDD UID Switch connections are located on pins 13 14 of JF1 Attach a hard drive LED cable to display HDD or SATA activities This connection can...

Page 64: ...Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground USB Headers Four USB 2 0 headers USB2 3 and USB4 5 are also included on the motherboard These may be connected to provide front side access A USB cable not included is needed for the connection See the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus Headers Pin Definitions USB2 3 USB4 5 JUSB2 JUSB3 Pin Definition Pin Definition...

Page 65: ...itions If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Connect a cable to pins 4 7 of JD1 to use an external speaker PWR LED Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pin 1 Anode Pin2 Cathode Pin3 NA Speaker Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pins 4 7 External Speaker Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker LAN1 2 3 4 Ethernet Ports Four Gigabit Ethernet ports...

Page 66: ...llows encryption and authentication of hard drives disallowing access if the TPM associated with it is not installed in the system See the table on the right for pin definitions Trusted Platform Module Header Pin Definitions JTPM1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 LCLK GND 3 LFRAME No Pin 5 LRESET VCC5 7 LAD3 LAD2 9 VCC3 LAD1 11 LAD0 GND 13 RSV0 RSV1 15 SB3V SERIRQ 17 GND CLKRUN 19 LPCPD RSV2 Chassi...

Page 67: ...t Bus I2 C connector JPI2C1 monitors the power suppply fan and system temperatures See the table on the right for pin definitions Power SMB I2 C Pin Definitions JPI2C1 Pin Definition 1 Clock 2 Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Ground 5 3 3V Overheat LED Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to provide warning of chassis overheating See the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 Pin D...

Page 68: ... Cache data can be retained for up to 48 hours See the table on the right for pin definitions SAS Battery Backup Connector Pin Definitions JS3 Pin Definition Pin Definition 2 INPLACE2 1 INPLACE1 4 BBSTATUS _3V3 3 Data 6 Ground 5 Ground 8 PFAIL_N 7 PWRGD _P1V5 10 BBE_3V3 9 Ground 12 BBSTROBE _3V3 11 Data 14 Ground 13 Data 16 BBU_SMDA _3V3 15 Ground 18 Ground 17 Data 20 BBU_SMBCL _3V3 19 Ground ...

Page 69: ...CMOS which 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 unplug the power cord s It is also recommended that you remove the onboard battery from the serverboard 2 With the power disconnected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver 3 ...

Page 70: ...e application freezes the system Jumping pins 1 2 will have WD reboot the system if a program freezes Jumping pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt for the program that has frozen See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled Note when Watch Dog is en...

Page 71: ...nection See the table on the right for the functions associated with the connection speed LED LAN LED Connection Speed Indicator LED Color Definition Off 10 MHz Green 100 MHz Amber 1 GHz Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs A dedicated IPMI LAN is also included on the H8QG7 LN4F serverboard The amber LED on the right indicates activity while the green LED on the left indicates the speed of the connection See t...

Page 72: ...s included on the H8QG7 LN4F serverboard only See the table on the right for pin definitions Note JPS1 must be set correctly to enable the SAS controller UID LED LE1 A rear UID LED Indicator located at LE1 works in conjunction with the rear UID switch to provide easy identification for a unit that might be in need of service Refer to Page 2 13 for further UID details IPMI LED The serverboard conta...

Page 73: ...rating system installed as part of a bootable RAID array or installed to a separate non RAID hard drive If on a separate drive you may install the driver either during or after the OS installation If you wish to have the OS on a SATA RAID array you must follow the procedure below and install the driver during the OS installation Building a Driver Diskette You must first build a driver diskette fro...

Page 74: ...ttings 2 Use the arrow keys to move to the Advanced menu then scroll down to IDE configuration On this submenu scroll down to OnChip SATA Type and choose the RAID option Figure 5 6 RAID Codebase submenu appears This setting allows you to select the codebase for your RAID setup Options are either Adaptec or DotHill 3 Press the Esc key twice and scroll to the Exit menu Select Save Changes and Exit a...

Page 75: ...8 Adaptec RAID Utility Program Screen Using the DotHill and Adaptec RAID Utility The RAID Utility program allows you to define the drives you want to include in the RAID array and the mode and type of RAID Figure 5 7 DotHill RAID Utility Program Screen ...

Page 76: ...ardware Support Disk and hit the Enter key 6 Highlight the first Adaptec RAID driver shown and press the Enter key to install it 5 12 Installing Software The Supermicro ftp site contains drivers and utilities for your system at ftp ftp supermicro com Some of these must be installed such as the chipset driver After accessing the ftp site go into the CDR_Images directory and locate the ISO file for ...

Page 77: ...ncludes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called SD III Client The SuperDoctor III program allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system SuperDoctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the figures below for examples of the SuperDoctor III interface Note The default User Name and Password fo...

Page 78: ...ote The SuperDoctor III program and User s Manual can be downloaded from the Supermicro web site at http www supermicro com products accessories software SuperDoctorIII cfm For Linux we recommend that you use the SuperDoctor II application instead Figure 5 11 SuperDoctor III Interface Display Screen Remote Control ...

Page 79: ...turer CR2032 Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Figure 5 12 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY BATTERY HOLDER Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the battery in any way a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regula...

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Page 81: ...andle them very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handlin...

Page 82: ...hassis Views Control Panel Main Power 5 25 Peripheral Drive Bays 3 SAS SATA Drives 5 In Mobile Rack Ethernet Ports USB Ports Standard Size PCI Slots 6 4 on Motherboard IPMI LAN VGA Port USB Ports 2 Power Supplies 2 Keyboard Mouse 6 2 Chassis Front and Rear Components ...

Page 83: ...both connectors Details on JF1 can be found in Chapter 5 Pull all excess cable out of the airflow path Control Panel Orientation The server can be configured for either tower or server rack orientation It is shipped in tower mode and can be immediately used as desktop server To use it in a rack rotate the module that contains the control panel and the three drive trays 1 in Figure 6 2 90 degrees F...

Page 84: ... the module to any component in the chassis 3 Push the module release lever to unlock the module Figure 6 3 4 Grasp the external edges of the module and pull the unit from the chassis 5 Rotate the module 90 degrees so that the control panel is on top 6 Reinsert the module into the chassis and reconnect the cables Caution Use caution when working around the backplane Do not touch the backplane with...

Page 85: ... control panel It can be set up in a variety of configurations to suit the user s needs Three peripheral drives such as CD DVD or floppy Additional fixed hard drives in an individual bay A combination of the above A mobile rack with five additional 3 5 hot swappable hard drives Installing a Hard Drive into a Drive Tray 1 Open the chassis cover 2 Locate the drive tray and pull the tray release tab ...

Page 86: ... screws from the bottom 6 Slide the drive tray into the chassis until the tray clicks into place Note Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use in Supermicro chassis and servers For information on recommended HDDs visit the Supermicro Web site at http www supermicro com products nfo files storage SAS CompList pdf Caution When the server is operating all the drive trays should remai...

Page 87: ...ate the release tab for the drive tray where you want to place the peripheral drive Figure 6 4 3 Push the drive tray toward the front of the chassis 4 Remove the rails from the drive tray by removing two screws from each side Figure 6 6 5 Attach the rails to a DVD drive CD drive floppy drive or other peripheral The rails should fit any standard sized peripheral 6 Slide the drive into the chassis u...

Page 88: ...35 Mobile Rack 1 Open the chassis cover 2 Press the drive tray release tabs Figure 6 4 3 Push all three drive trays forward and out of the chassis 4 Remove the six drive tray rails Figure 6 6 Figure 6 7 Add Rails to the Mobile Rack Two shown as an example install six Mobile Rack Rails 5 Install all six rails onto the mobile rack Each rail requires two screws Make sure the arrow on the rail points ...

Page 89: ...heir installation and removal These carriers also help promote proper airflow for the drive bays Installing Hard Drives 1 Press the release button to extend the drive tray handle 2 Using the handle pull the drive tray out by the handle The drive is hot swappable there are no cables to disconnect Figure 6 8 Figure 6 8 Install Hard Drives Drive Tray Handle Release Button ...

Page 90: ... 10 6 Insert the hard drive into the chassis To do this a Press the hard drive release button to extend the drive tray handle b Insert the drive tray assembly into the chassis and close the handle to lock the drive tray into place Drive Tray SAS SATA Drive 3 Remove the screws holding the drive tray to the dummy drive 4 Place a hard drive in the drive tray Figure 6 9 ...

Page 91: ... expansion cards Installing Expansion Cards 1 Locate the release tab on the top of the PCI bracket 2 Gently apply pressure in the middle of the release tab to unlock the PCI Slot bracket 3 Pull the release tab upward Figure 6 11 Press the Middle of the Release Tab Lift the Release Tab Figure 6 11 Expansion Card Port ...

Page 92: ...or other add on card into the PCI slot bracket and motherboard To do this slide the PCI card with L bracket into the PCI slot and secure the card to the motherboard 6 Push the PCI bracket release tab down until it locks into place with an audible click 7 Secure the PCI card with the screw previously removed from the chassis Figure 6 12 Remove PCI Card Slot Guard ...

Page 93: ...CPUs and and another for Intel CPUs It does not require screws to install Installing the Air Shroud 1 Remove the chassis cover 2 Place air shroud in your chassis with the fan side touching the edge of the two fans closest to the power supply The other side should cover both of the rear fans Figure 6 14 Figure 6 14 Air Shroud in Place Air Shroud Figure 6 13 CPU Air Shroud 3 Replace the chassis cove...

Page 94: ...oving any connections Replacing a Front Chassis Fan Front Fan Replacement Procedure Figure 6 18 1 Open the chassis cover and determine which fan has failed The server does not have to be powered down 2 Press the fan release tab and lift the failed fan from the chassis Front fans must be pulled straight up 3 Place the new fan into the vacant space in the housing while making sure the arrows on the ...

Page 95: ...g a Rear Chassis Fan Rear Fan Replacement Procedure 1 Press the rear fan release tab Figure 6 16 2 Pull the fan from the chassis top first 3 Place the new fan in the chassis bottom first 4 Push the fan fully into the housing until the fan clicks into place Rear Fan Release Tab ...

Page 96: ...er Supply Failure In redundant power supply models the system automatically switches to the second power supply if the first fails Replacing the Power Supply 1 From the power supply to be replaced unplug the power cord The server does not need to be powered down 2 Push the release button on the front of the power supply 3 Pull the power supply out using the handle provided 4 Replace the failed pow...

Page 97: ...Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 17 Figure 6 17 Removing a Power Supply Press the Release Button 1 2 1 3 Pull the Module Out Using the Handle 1 1 Unplug Server ...

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Page 99: ...ch as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main 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 an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text ...

Page 100: ...AMIBIOS the type speed and number of the processors in the system and the amount of memory installed in the system System Time System Date You can edit this field to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the Arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the Arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YYYY form...

Page 101: ...or F1 if Error This setting controls the system response when an error is detected during the boot sequence When enabled BIOS will stop the boot sequence when an error is detected at which point you will need to press the F1 button to re enter the BIOS setup menu The options are Enabled and Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Use this option to Enable or Disable the Press DEL to run setup message in ...

Page 102: ...ion Cache L1 L2 L3 Speed NB CLK Able to Change Frequency and uCode Patch Level GART Error Reporting This option should remain disabled for normal operation The driver developer may enable this option for testing purposes Options are Enabled or Disabled Microcode Update This setting Enables or Disables microcode updating Secure Virtual Machine Mode This setting Enables or Disables the Secure Virtua...

Page 103: ...port This option configures the C1E Support for your system Options include Disabled and Auto Clock Spread Spectrum This option Enables or Disables spread spectrum modulation Advanced Chipset Control Chipset Information Chipset Information is displayed at the top of this menu on the chipset CIMx version used NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Memory Configuration Bank Interleaving This option allow...

Page 104: ...is submenu sets the level of ECC protection Options include Disabled Basic Good Super Max and User Selecting User activates the other option for user setting Note The Super ECC mode dynamically sets the DRAM scrub rate so all of memory is scrubbed in 8 hours DRAM ECC Enable This setting allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically maintaining system integrity Options are Enabl...

Page 105: ...tion page SouthBridge Chipset Configuration OHCI EHCI HC Device Functions These settings allow you to either Enable or Disable functions for OHCI or EHCI bus devices USB 2 0 Controller Mode Use this setting to configure the USB 2 0 Controller in either Hi Speed 480 Mps or Full Speed 12 Mps mode Legacy USB Support This setting enables support for any legacy USB in your system Options include Enable...

Page 106: ...y Third IDE Master Slave LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrup...

Page 107: ...d DMA MWDMA Multi Word DMA UDMA UltraDMA S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32...

Page 108: ...ard First or Addon First Slot 1 Slot 4 PCI E Option ROM These four settings Slot 1 through Slot 4 allow you to enable or disable the numbered slot s Op ROM except for the VGA card Onboard LSI SAS Option ROM This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the onboard LSI SAS option ROM Load Onboard LAN 1 4 Option ROM This setting allows you to enable or disable the Load Onboard LAN ROM for LAN 1 throu...

Page 109: ...n is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 2F8 IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address Options include Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2F8 IRQ3 Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Use this option to Enable or Disable Remote Access in your system If enabled the settings below will appear Serial Port Nu...

Page 110: ...alarm for CPU overheating Options include The Early Alarm and The Default Alarm Other items in the submenu are systems monitor displays for the following information CPU1 CPU4 Temperature System Temperature Fan 1 9 Reading Chipset FAN1 2 CPU1 CPU4 VCore CPU1 4 DIMM Voltage SR56x0 1 1V 5V 12V 3 3Vcc 3 3Vsb Vbat CPU Temperature Display CTD CPU Temperature descriptions are defined as Low Tctl Value L...

Page 111: ...ting LED is required to be ON and to solid red Onboard buzzer or speaker is required to be ON and to be a continuous sound All system fans are required to be operated at full speed System monitoring software such as Super Doctor and IPMI if available is required to report and record CPU overheating events in the event logs When COA either Early or Default Alarm is disabled the following actions ar...

Page 112: ...r disable headless operation mode through ACPI WHEA Support Use this setting to enable or disable Windows Hardware Error Architecture NUMA Support This setting Enables or Disables the building of an ACPI SRAT Table IPMI Configuration This menu shows static information about the IPMI firmware revision and status of the BMC as well as options for IPMI configuration View BMC System Event Log Pressing...

Page 113: ...Mask In the field provided here enter the Subnet address in the decimal form of xxx xxx xxx xxx with xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only The current subnet address in the BMC is shown Gateway Address In the field provided here enter the Gateway address in the decimal form of xxx xxx xxx xxx with xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only The current Gatew...

Page 114: ...d Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Disabled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 7 ...

Page 115: ...ou to specify the boot sequence from the list of available USB drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu Network Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available network drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu Other Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot s...

Page 116: ...ration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then Select OK to allow BIOS to automatically load the Optimal Defaults as the ...

Page 117: ...procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes ...

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Page 119: ...p to 1 TB of registered ECC or 256 GB of Unbuffered ECC non ECC DDR3 1600 1333 1066 Mhz speed 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB or 32 GB size SDRAM Note interleaved memory requires DIMMs to be installed in pairs refer to Section 5 6 for details SATA Controller AMD SR5690 on chip controller to support six 3 Gb s Serial ATA RAID 0 1 and 10 supported SAS Controller Onboard LSI 2208 SAS2 controller for eight ...

Page 120: ...setting Chp 7 Three 3 9 cm chassis fans Three 3 8 cm exhaust fans System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 120 240 VAC Rated Input Current 15A 100V Rated Input Frequency 50 60 Hz Power Supply Rated Output Power 1400 Watts Part PWS 1K43F 1R Rated Output Voltages 12V 117A 5Vsb 6A Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F Non Operating Temperature 40 C to 70 C 40 F to 15...

Page 121: ...61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 EN 61000 4 8 EN 61000 4 11 Safety CSA EN IEC UL 60950 1 Compliant UL or CSA Listed USA and Canada CE Marking Europe California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov haza...

Page 122: ...rm be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims ...

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