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5-2 Connecting 

Cables

Now that the motherboard is installed, the next step is to connect the cables to 
the board. These include the data cables for the peripherals and control panel and 
the power cables.

Connecting Data Cables

The cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully 
routed to prevent them from blocking the 

fl

 ow of cooling air that moves through 

the system from front to back. If you need to disconnect any of these cables, you 
should take care to keep them routed as they were originally after reconnecting 
them (make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations). The following data 
cables (with their locations noted) should be connected. (See the layout on page 
5-10 for connector locations.)

• 

SATA drive data cables (I-SATA0 ~ I-SATA3)

• 

Control Panel cable (JF1)

Important!

 Make sure the cables do not come into contact with the fans.

Connecting Power Cables

The A1SRi-2758F has a 24-pin primary power supply connector (JPW1) for connec-
tion to the ATX power supply. See Section 5-8 for power connector pin de

fi

 nitions.

Connecting the Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors. See Figure 5-1 
for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indicators.  

All JF1 wires have been bundled into a single cable to simplify this connection. Make 
sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board. The other end connects 
to the Control Panel PCB board, located just behind the system status LEDs on 
the chassis. See Chapter 5 for details and pin descriptions.

Summary of Contents for 5018A-FTN4

Page 1: ...SUPERSERVER 5018A FTN4 SUPER USER S MANUAL 1 0...

Page 2: ...ny 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 f...

Page 3: ...C505 203B chassis Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 5018A FTN4 into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powering up...

Page 4: ...g the motherboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC505 203B server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing r...

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

Page 6: ...2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup 2 1 Choosing a Setup Location 2 1 2 4 Warnings and Precautions 2 2 Rack Precautions 2 2 Server Precautions 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations 2 3 Ambient Operating Temperatur...

Page 7: ...kplane Voltage 4 13 Comply with Local and National Electrical Codes 4 14 Product Disposal 4 15 Hot Swap Fan Warning 4 16 Power Cable and AC Adapter 4 18 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 1 Handli...

Page 8: ...Chassis Cover 6 2 6 4 System Fans 6 3 6 5 Installing Hard Drives 6 4 Hard Drive Configuration Options 6 5 6 6 Installing an Expansion Card 6 7 6 7 Optional System Fans 6 8 6 8 Power Supply 6 9 Replac...

Page 9: ...n included with the 5018A FTN4 as listed below One riser card bracket for slot 7 MCP 120 00063 0N One chassis fan FAN 0100L4 One riser card RSC RR1U E8 Note For your system to work properly please fol...

Page 10: ...d processor SoC System on a Chip Memory The A1SRi 2758F has four SO DIMM slots that can support up to 32GB of ECC DDR3 1600 1333 SDRAM memory See Chapter 5 for details Serial ATA A SATA controller is...

Page 11: ...emoved from the system and the AC power cord removed when replacing See Chapter 6 for details Hard Drive Subsystem Either two 3 5 internal drives or four 2 5 internal drives with a 2 5 HDD bracket are...

Page 12: ...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...

Page 13: ...a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the SuperServer 5018A FTN4 It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and elec...

Page 14: ...her 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 si multaneously may cause the rack to become uns...

Page 15: ...sible overloading of circuits might have on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern Reliable...

Page 16: ...includes the four mounting screws required to mount the chassis into a rack 2 Align the thru holes of the chassis with the thru holes of the rack 3 Insert the mounting screws into the thru holes in th...

Page 17: ...stalling the Chassis into a Telco Two Post Style Rack To install the chassis into a Telco style two post rack use two L shaped brackets on either side of the chassis four total 1 Determine how far the...

Page 18: ...ow the server will extend out the front of the rack Larger chassis should be positioned to balance the weight between front and back 3 If a bezel is included on your chassis remove it Then attach the...

Page 19: ...specific components There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two buttons located on the front of the chassis a reset button and a power on off butto...

Page 20: ...ion LED doubles as a unit indicator and as warning LED See the table below for details 1 3 3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the chassis has five LEDs These LEDs provide y...

Page 21: ...y on the LAN2 port when flashing HDD On the SuperServer 5018A FTN4 this LED indicates SATA drive activity when flashing Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system s power supply units This...

Page 22: ...SUPERSERVER 5018A FTN4 User s Manual 3 4 Notes...

Page 23: ...nt for assistance Only certified technicians should attempt to install or configure components Read this appendix in its entirety before installing or configuring components in the Supermicro chassis...

Page 24: ...considere los riesgos de la corriente el ctrica y familiar cese con los procedimientos est ndar de prevenci n de accidentes Al final de cada advertencia encontrar el n mero que le ayudar a encontrar e...

Page 25: ...l kan veroorzaken Voordat u 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 proc...

Page 26: ...e en des Systems an die Stromquelle die Installationsanweisungen lesen Advertencia Lea las instrucciones de instalaci n antes de conectar el sistema a la red de alimentaci n Attention Avant de branche...

Page 27: ...ert ist Stellen Sie sicher dass der Nennwert der Schutzvorrichtung nicht mehr als 250 V 20 A betr gt Advertencia Este equipo utiliza el sistema de protecci n contra cortocircuitos o sobrecorrientes de...

Page 28: ...ift um Systemsbestandteile anzubringen oder zu entfernen Warning The system must be disconnected from all sources of power and the power cord removed from the power supply module s before accessing th...

Page 29: ...nentes de sistema Attention Le syst me doit tre d branch de toutes les sources de puissance ainsi que de son cordon d alimentation secteur avant d acc der l int rieur du chassis pour installer ou enle...

Page 30: ...rnung Das Installieren Ersetzen oder Bedienen dieser Ausr stung sollte nur geschultem qualifiziertem Personal gestattet werden Advertencia Solamente el personal calificado debe instalar reemplazar o u...

Page 31: ...stallation in Bereichen mit beschr nktem Zutritt vorgesehen Der Zutritt zu derartigen Bereichen ist nur mit einem Spezialwerkzeug Schloss und Schl ssel oder einer sonstigen Sicherheitsvorkehrung m gli...

Page 32: ...me or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Waarschuwing Dit apparaat is bedoeld voor installatie in gebieden met een b...

Page 33: ...ecommand e par le fabricant Jeter les piles usag es conform ment aux instructions du fabricant Advertencia Existe peligro de explosi n si la bater a se reemplaza de manera incorrecta Reemplazar la bat...

Page 34: ...para fuentes de alimentaci n Para cortar por completo el suministro de energ a deben desconectarse todas las conexiones Attention Cette unit peut avoir plus d une connexion d alimentation Pour supprim...

Page 35: ...ero es peligroso Tenga cuidado cuando lo revise Attention Lorsque le syst me est en fonctionnement des tensions lectriques circulent sur le fond de panier Prendre des pr cautions lors de la maintenanc...

Page 36: ...ectrical codes Warnung Die Installation der Ger te muss den Sicherheitsstandards entsprechen Advertencia La instalacion del equipo debe cumplir con las normas de electricidad locales y nacionales Back...

Page 37: ...ional laws and regulations Attention L quipement doit tre install conform ment aux normes lectriques nationales et locales Waarschuwing Bij installatie van de apparatuur moet worden voldaan aan de lok...

Page 38: ...seguir todas las leyes y reglamentos nacionales Attention La mise au rebut ou le recyclage de ce produit sont g n ralement soumis des lois et ou directives de respect de l environnement Renseignez vou...

Page 39: ...dedos los destornilladores y todos los objetos lejos de las aberturas del ventilador Attention Il est possible que les ventilateurs soient toujours en rotation lorsque vous retirerez le bloc ventilat...

Page 40: ...dapter kann zu einer Fehlfunktion oder ein Brand entstehen Elektrische Ger te und Material Safety Law verbietet die Verwendung von UL oder CSA zertifizierte Kabel UL oder CSA auf der Code f r alle and...

Page 41: ...utres appareils lectriques que les produits d sign s par Supermicro seulement AC AC UL CSA UL CSA UL CSA Supermicro UL CSA AC Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law UL CSA UL CSA Waarschuwing Bi...

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Page 43: ...hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from electric static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wris...

Page 44: ...s noted should be connected See the layout on page 5 10 for connector locations SATA drive data cables I SATA0 I SATA3 Control Panel cable JF1 Important Make sure the cables do not come into contact w...

Page 45: ...ts Figure 5 2 Rear I O Ports Rear I O Ports 1 COM Port 1 7 LAN3 Port 2 IPMI LAN Port 8 LAN1 Port 3 USB1 USB 2 0 9 LAN4 Port 4 USB0 USB 2 0 10 LAN2Port 5 USB1 USB 3 0 11 VGA Port 6 USB0 USB 3 0 1 2 5 4...

Page 46: ...clips will automatically secure the SO DIMM module locking it into place 5 To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push the side clips near both ends away from the module This should release it from the...

Page 47: ...y removing the shield for the PCI slot where the riser card is located 2 Fully seat the card into the riser card pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card 3 Finish by using a scre...

Page 48: ...e network routing and internet security for communications systems and Turbo Boost Technology offering turbo boost capabilities to maximize system performance for server platforms Battery JD1 FAN1 FAN...

Page 49: ...4 pin External SMbus I2 C Header for an IPMI Card JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED Header JPI2 C1 Power Supply System Management Bus I2 C Header JPK1 LAN3 LAN4 LED Activity Header JPW1...

Page 50: ...on the right for pin definitions Note Do not use the 4 pin DC power at J1 when the 24 pin ATX power at JPW1 is connected Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to...

Page 51: ...failure or power failure The red LED takes precedence over the blue LED by default Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and...

Page 52: ...lure This LED will blink when a fan failure occurs Refer to the tables on right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail PWR Fail LED Status Red LED State Definition Off Normal Solid Overheat Flashing Fan Fail...

Page 53: ...onnect a Trusted Platform Module TPM avail able from a third party vendor A TPM is a security device that allows encryption and authentication of hard drives It en ables the motherboard to deny access...

Page 54: ...board to provide USB 3 0 support using USB cables not included IPMI LAN IPMI A dedicated IPMI LAN port is located above USB0 to provide dedicated net work connection for IPMI 2 0 remote system managem...

Page 55: ...lear JBT1 is used to clear 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 pow...

Page 56: ...ed to enable or disable the LAN Ports on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled LAN Port Enable Jumper Settings JPL1 Jumper Setting Definition Pi...

Page 57: ...dicates activity while the green LED on the left indicates the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information Activity LED Link LED Overheat PWR Fail Fan Fail LED An onboard Over...

Page 58: ...front panel UID LED is located at Pin 7 of the Front Control Panel at JF1 Connect a cable to Pin 7 on JF1 for front panel UID LED indication When you press the UID switch both rear UID LED and front...

Page 59: ...Website at http www supermicro com products Find the product page for your motherboard here where you may down load individual drivers and utilities After creating a CD DVD with the ISO files insert t...

Page 60: ...nt versions and can be used with Nagios to maximize your system monitoring needs With SuperDoctor 5 Man agement Server SSM Server you can remotely control power on off and reset chassis intrusion for...

Page 61: ...this practice is not strictly followed Figure 5 7 Installing the Onboard Battery T M ATT ATT O Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the battery in any way a damaged battery may releas...

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Page 63: ...ery carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD damage Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded met...

Page 64: ...nform you of system status See Chapter 3 for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons Details on JF1 can be found in Chapter 5 6 3 Removing the Chassis Cover Removing the Chassis Cover 1 Powe...

Page 65: ...ans 1 Position the dual system fan housing in the front of the chassis facing for ward as illustrated above in front of the motherboard 2 Align the mounting holes in the fan housing with the holes in...

Page 66: ...ves to the chassis floor by inserting the screws up through the underside of the chassis 4 Connect the hard drive wiring 5 Reinstall the chassis cover and power cord and then power up the server 6 Con...

Page 67: ...chassis cover and power cord then power up the server Bracket ordering information For single drive height part number is MCP 220 00051 0N For double drive height part number is MCP 220 00044 0N Hard...

Page 68: ...6 6 SUPERSERVER 5018A FTN4 User s Manual Figure 6 6 Two 2 5 HDDs and One Full Height Half Length Expansion Card Figure 6 5 Two 2 5 HDDs in Double Bracket Four HDDs Total No Expansion Card...

Page 69: ...wer down the system as described in Section 5 2 and remove the cover 2 Locate the expansion card clip on the front of the chassis Remove the screws holding the expansion card clip and the shield that...

Page 70: ...an without the fan guard should face the front of the chassis 2 Align the mounting holes in the dual fan housing with the holes in the floor of the chassis 3 Secure the dual fan housing to the chassis...

Page 71: ...wiring from the power supply 3 Remove the four screws that hold the power supply in the chassis Two rear mounting screws are located on the rear of the power supply Two bottom mounting screws are acc...

Page 72: ...6 10 SUPERSERVER 5018A FTN4 User s Manual Figure 6 9 Installing the Power Supply Power Supply Mounting Thru Holes Rear Mounting Screws Insert Bottom Mounting Screws from Underside...

Page 73: ...tions that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for...

Page 74: ...not update the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special i...

Page 75: ...yboard Press the Tab key or the arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For exam...

Page 76: ...Use this feature to select the screen display between the POST messages and the OEM logo upon bootup Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the...

Page 77: ...or more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Button Function This feature controls how the system shuts down when the power button is pressed Select 4_Seconds_Override for the use...

Page 78: ...port automatically and disabled other functions The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information P STATE Coordination This feature selects the type o...

Page 79: ...ne how the processor will report the CPU C state to the operating system The options are Disabled C6 NS and C6 FS Monitor Mwait Select Enabled to implement the Mwait instruction along with the Monitor...

Page 80: ...nd where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from flooding illegal codes to overwhelm the processor and damage the system during an attack The default is Enabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft W...

Page 81: ...lable if Intel EIST technology is Enabled This feature allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific conditions The options are Disabled and Enabled RAPL Select Enabled to ena...

Page 82: ...the wrong values in the following features may cause the system to malfunction North Bridge The following information will be displayed Memory Information MRC Version Total Memory Memory Frequency Pas...

Page 83: ...ow refer to the item above The default setting is 1 Pass Gate Test Swizzle For Samsung Products Select Enabled to use the Pass Gate Test Swizzle mode to support Samsung products Select Auto for the sy...

Page 84: ...EG region where 1 MB is aligned to Force Memory Map Ax Select Enabled to force the BIOS setup utility to specify the total number of Kb or an error of memory errors detected by the BIOS upon OS initia...

Page 85: ...ycles if there is no delay caused by internal processing By using this method roughly 64 GB of memory behind North Bridge will be scrubbed every day The options are Disabled and Enabled Patrol Scrub P...

Page 86: ...t of Order Memory Processing which is a process used by a computer to retrieve instructions from its memory to improve CPU per formance The options are Enabled and Disabled Out of Order Aging Threshol...

Page 87: ...tions are Disabled Immediate 30 60 ns 60 120 ns 120 240 ns 240 480 ns 480 960 ns and 1 2 us Memory Thermal Select Enabled to support Memory Thermal Management The options are Dis abled and Enabled Mem...

Page 88: ...hat do not support Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI hand off When this item is enabled EHCI owner ship change will be claimed by the EHCI driver The settings are Enabled and Disabled USB Mass S...

Page 89: ...troller The options are Enabled and Disabled SATA Mode This item sets SATA device mode The options are IDE and AHCI LPM Link Power Management Select Enabled to support Link Power Management to improve...

Page 90: ...s are Enabled and Disabled SATA Mode This item selects the mode for the installed SATA drives The options are IDE and AHCI LPM Link Power Management Select Enabled to support Link Power Management to...

Page 91: ...PCI Bus Clocks and 248 PCI Bus Clocks VGA Palette Snoop Select Enabled to support VGA palette register snooping which will allow the PCI cards that do not contain their own VGA color palettes to exam...

Page 92: ...Storage OPROM Policy This feature controls how the system executes UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface and legacy storage OPROM Select Legacy Only to boot the system using a legacy storage devi...

Page 93: ...that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the de pendency on other timest...

Page 94: ...onfidentiality and integrity of all data stored in the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Super IO Configuration Super IO Chip AST2400 Serial Port 0 Configuration Serial Port 1 Configuration...

Page 95: ...o specify how the host computer will exchange data with the client computer which is the remote computer used by the user Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal emula...

Page 96: ...le Redirection to prevent data loss caused by buffer overflow Send a Stop signal to stop sending data when the receiving buffer is full Send a Start signal to start sending data when the receiving buf...

Page 97: ...l port used by the Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS to communicate with a remote server The options are COM1 Console Redirection and COM2 SOL Console Redirection Terminal Type This...

Page 98: ...UPERSERVER 5018A FTN4 User s Manual data when the receiving buffer is empty The options are None Hardware RTS CTS and Software Xon Xoff Data Bits Parity Stop Bits The status of each item above is disp...

Page 99: ...Reset data in the event log will be erased upon next system reboot Select Yes Every Reset data in the event log will be erased upon every system reboot The options are No Yes Next reset and Yes Every...

Page 100: ...METW defines number of minutes must pass between duplicate log events before MECI is incremented This is in minutes from 0 to 99 The default value is 60 Customer Options Log OEM Codes Select Enabled...

Page 101: ...allows the user to configure the setting for LAN Port 1 Configuration Address Source This feature allows the user to select the source of the IP address for this com puter If Static is selected you wi...

Page 102: ...e of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Station MAC Address This item displays the Station MAC address for this computer Mac addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers...

Page 103: ...sswords must be at least 3 and up to 20 characters long Administrator Password Press Enter to create a new or change an existing Administrator password User Password Use this feature to set a User Pas...

Page 104: ...Delete PK Platform Keys This feature allows the user to configure the settings for platform keys deletion Set New PK Platform Keys Select Yes to load the new platform keys from the manufacturer s defa...

Page 105: ...to configure the following settings for the Image Execution Policy Internal FV This feature allows the user to set the Image Execution policy for each device path when a security violation occurs The...

Page 106: ...Settings Use this feature to configure Boot Settings Boot Option Priorities This option prioritizes the order of bootable devices that the system to boot from Press ENTER on each entry from top to bo...

Page 107: ...ges and Reset When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS setup utility and reboot the computer so the new system configura tion parameters can take e...

Page 108: ...as User Defaults from the Exit menu and press En ter This enables the user to save any changes to the BIOS setup for future use Restore User Defaults To set this feature select Restore User Defaults f...

Page 109: ...If a fatal error oc curs 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 e...

Page 110: ...A 2 SUPERSERVER 5018A FTN4 User s Manual Notes...

Page 111: ...M memory Note see Section 5 5 for details Drive Bays Two 3 5 internal drives or four 2 5 internal drives not hot swappable Motherboard A1SRi 2758F Mini ITX form factor Dimensions 6 75 x 6 75 in 171 5...

Page 112: ...ce Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class A EN 55022 Class A EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class A Electromagnetic Immunity EN 55024 CISPR 24 EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6...

Page 113: ...B 3 Appendix B System Specifications Notes...

Page 114: ...rform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro dis claims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such p...

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