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Page 1: ...SUPER SUPERSERVER 6016T GTF SUPERSERVER 6016T GIBXF SUPERSERVER 6016T GIBQF USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0...

Page 2: ...PERMICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWA...

Page 3: ...included with the server system and describes the main features of the Super X8DTT F X8DTT IBXF X8DTT IBQF serverboard and the SC818GTQ 1400B chassis Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describ...

Page 4: ...jump ers Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfiguring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on...

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

Page 6: ...nel 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 1 Rack Prec...

Page 7: ...eneral Safety Precautions 4 2 4 3 ESD Precautions 4 3 4 4 Operating Precautions 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 1 Handling the Serverboard 5 1 Precautions 5 1 5 2 I O Ports 5 2 Unpacking 5...

Page 8: ...stallation 6 7 6 5 Installing the Air Shroud 6 8 Checking the Air Flow 6 8 6 6 Power Supply 6 9 Power Supply Failure 6 9 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Introduction 7 1 Starting BIOS Setup Utility 7 1 How To Chan...

Page 9: ...nd chassis various hardware components may have been included with the system as listed below Two passive CPU heatsinks SNK P0037P Four 8 cm cooling fans FAN 0111L4 One air shrouds MCP 310 81803 0B SA...

Page 10: ...1066 800 SDRAM 192 GB for the system See Chapter 5 Section 6 for more details on installing memory into the system Serial ATA The South Bridge ICH10R of the chipset includes a Serial ATA controller f...

Page 11: ...F features an integrated Matrox G200eW graphics chip which includes 8 MB of DDR2 memory Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include voltage monitors auto switching voltage...

Page 12: ...DIMM 2 2 DDR3 DIMM 1 1 1 DDR3 DIMM 2 2 2 DDR3 DIMM C C A A B B D D E E F F Port1 Port0 Ports Ports 3 4 7 8 9 10 PCI E x16 ICH10R Ports 2 1 Kawela RJ45 RJ45 ESI PE4 1 PE5 WBD BMC VGA VGA DDR II PCI SA...

Page 13: ...nel The control panel provides a system monitoring and control interface LEDs indicate system power HDD activity network activity system overheat and power supply failure A main power button and a sys...

Page 14: ...pe 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 15: ...ver It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated You will also need it placed near a grounde...

Page 16: ...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 unstable Rack mounted equipment...

Page 17: ...hat 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 due to uneven mechanica...

Page 18: ...Note This rail will fit a rack between 26 and 33 5 deep Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails The chassis package includes two rack rail assemblies in the rack mounting kit Each assembly consist...

Page 19: ...a server rack Attaching the inner rail extensions to to the inner rails stabilizes the chassis within the rack Installing the Inner Rail Extensions Place the inner rail extensions B over the preattac...

Page 20: ...mounting on to the rack Assembling the Outer Rails Identify the left and right outer rails by examining the ends which bend 1 outward Slide the front section of the outer rail A into the rear section...

Page 21: ...the proper length so that the outer rail fits snugly 1 within the rack Align the holes on the front of the outer rail with the holes on the front of the 2 rack C and secure with the screws provided Al...

Page 22: ...the outer rails are installed on the rack Line chassis rails with the front of the rack rails 2 Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both 3 sides you may have to de...

Page 23: ...ine how far follow the server will extend out the front of the rack Larger chassis should be positioned to balance the weight between front and back If a bezel is included on your server remove it The...

Page 24: ...gure 2 7 Remove the three screws securing the top cover to the chassis 1 Press both of the release tabs at the same time to release the cover 2 Slide the cover toward the rear of the chassis 3 Lift th...

Page 25: ...ssis airflow See Chapter 5 for details on cable connections Also check the air seals for damage The air seals are located under the blower fan and beneath the frame cross section that separates the dr...

Page 26: ...he fans Providing Power The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system Plug the 1 power cord from the power supply unit into a high quality power strip that of fers protection from...

Page 27: ...s others on the drive car riers to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system as well as the activity and health of specific components There are also two buttons on the chassis...

Page 28: ...ical information related to different parts of the system This section explains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective action you may need to take Universal Information LED When t...

Page 29: ...hapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SATA drives Red The red LED to indicate an SATA drive failure If one of the SATA drives fail you should be notified by your system management software Ple...

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Page 31: ...operating system first and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units in the system When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off co...

Page 32: ...This product may be connected to an IT power system In all cases make sure that the unit is also reliably connected to Earth ground Serverboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the o...

Page 33: ...PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules o...

Page 34: ...practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY BATTERY HOLDER Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the battery in any way a damaged battery...

Page 35: ...t to handle them very carefully see previous chapter To prevent the X8DTT F X8DTT IBXF X8DTT IBQF serverboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The f...

Page 36: ...ports Figure 5 1 I O Ports Note The InfiniBand port is included on the 6016T GIBXF and 6016T GIBQF only 1 Dedicated IPMI LAN 6 COM1 Port 2 USB Port 1 7 VGA Port 3 USB Port 0 8 InfiniBand Port 4 LAN1 9...

Page 37: ...otherwise contact your retailer immediately Refer to the Supermicro web site for updates on CPU support When handling the processor avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do...

Page 38: ...damaging the CPU or the socket With the CPU in the socket in 4 spect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it sits level and is properly installed Once the CPU is securely seated 5 in the sock...

Page 39: ...PU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the preinstalled heatsink reten tion mechanism Screw in two diagonal screws i e 4 the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug Do not fully tight...

Page 40: ...loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wrig gling the heatsink Once the heatsink is loose 4 remove it from the CPU socket To reinstall the CPU and the 5 heatsink clean the surface of t...

Page 41: ...inserting it incorrectly Gently 2 press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot see Figure 5 2 Repeat for all DIMMs See tables below and on following pages 3 CAUTION Exercise ext...

Page 42: ...the slot Figure 5 2 DIMM Installation Top View of DDR3 Slot Release Tab Release Tab Note Notch should align with the receptive key point on the slot Notch Notch Front View DIMM Population Table DIMM...

Page 43: ...tem Memory Allocation Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 3 GB Total System Memory Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memor...

Page 44: ...MI1 JSPK1 T SGPIO0 I SATA5 I SATA4 P2 DIMM3B P1 DIMM1A P2 DIMM3A P1 DIMM1B P2 DIMM2B P1 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1B P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM3B VGA COM1 LAN2 LAN1 USB0 1 IPMI_LAN PCI E 2 0 x16 CPU2 C...

Page 45: ...y SMBus I2 C Header JF1 Front Panel Connector JNMI1 NMI Non Masked Interrupt Header JP10 Onboard 4 pin Power Connector JPSK1 Internal Speaker Buzzer Header JWR1 JWR2 12V 20 pin Power Connectors JWOL1...

Page 46: ...e table on the right for the pin definitions Only one of the two ATX power connectors from each serverboard should be con nected to the power supply Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 R...

Page 47: ...inition 9 Vcc 10 Ground HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 UID Signal 3 3V 14 HDD Active NIC1 LAN1 LED The LED connections for LAN1 are on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach LAN LED cables to dis...

Page 48: ...ight for pin definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin...

Page 49: ...he right for pin definitions SGPIO Header Pin Definitions T SGPIO 0 T SGPIO 1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 NC 2 NC 3 Ground 4 DATA Out 5 Load 6 Ground 7 Clock 8 NC I2 C Power Connector This header...

Page 50: ...ll also clear any passwords Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To Clear CMOS First power down the system and unplug the power co...

Page 51: ...on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled LAN1 2 Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPL1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Red LED Overwrite Enable Disabl...

Page 52: ...n flashing slowly ACPI S3 STR State Off Power off or power cable not connected Onboard Power LED LED2 There is an Onboard Power LED LE2 located near the VGA port When the green light is on or flashing...

Page 53: ...er installing each item you must re boot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 5 10 Installing Ad...

Page 54: ...Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Notes The default User Name...

Page 55: ...ision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pd...

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Page 57: ...damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD damage Precautions Use a gro...

Page 58: ...System In terface for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons Details on JF1 can be found in Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Installation 6 3 System Cooling Four 4 cm counter rotating fans p...

Page 59: ...the server for an extended period of time with the top cover open Turn off the power to the system and unplug the AC power cord 2 Remove the failed fan s wiring from the backplane 3 Remove the four pi...

Page 60: ...r a complete listing of peripheral drive options visit the Supermicro web site at http www supermicro com products chassis 1U 818 SC818G 1400 cfm Hard Drive Installation The hard drives are mounted in...

Page 61: ...er 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 5 Figure 6 3 Removing a Hard Drive Carrier Warning Except for short periods of time swapping hard drives do not operate the server with the hard drive carriers removed 1...

Page 62: ...board side facing 3 downward so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the hard drive by tightening all six screws 4 Installing a Hard Drive Carrier Into the Chassis Insert th...

Page 63: ...and data cables from the motherboard and or backplane 2 If you are adding a new drive Remove the dummy tray from the drive bay 3 The mini bezel can be removed by pulling out the hard drive beneath th...

Page 64: ...r the front of the air shroud over the fan tray sliding the front notches 4 C over the pins on the fan tray D Checking the Air Flow Checking the Server s Air Flow Make sure there are no wires or other...

Page 65: ...module in the system power must be com pletely removed from the server before removing and replacing the power supply for whatever reason Removing Replacing the Power Supply Figure 6 6 Power down the...

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Page 67: ...annot 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 a text message When an option is selected in the...

Page 68: ...damages arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure 7 2 Main Setup When you first e...

Page 69: ...d in your system CPU Type This item displays the type of CPU used in the motherboard Speed This item displays the speed of the CPU detected by the BIOS Physical Count This item displays the number of...

Page 70: ...screen options to be modified between POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The op tio...

Page 71: ...ds or longer The options are Instant_Off and 4_Second_Override Restore on AC Power Loss Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage Select Power Off for the system power to remain off...

Page 72: ...l computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web...

Page 73: ...e C3 C6 or C7 requests to C1 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled C3 Auto Demotion When enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C6 or C7 requests to C3 based...

Page 74: ...o trigger fail over The spare memory is put online and used as active memory in place of the failed memory Demand Scrubbing A memory error correction scheme where the Processor writes corrected data b...

Page 75: ...e defines how many meters above or below sea level the system is located The options are Sea Level or Below 1 300 301 600 601 900 901 1200 1201 1500 1501 1800 1801 2100 2101 2400 2401 2700 2701 3000 D...

Page 76: ...uide for the desired setting The options are 256 MB and 128MB XSouthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel ICH South Bridge chipset USB Functions Thi...

Page 77: ...DE Master and Fourth IDE Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third and Fourth IDE Master slots Hit Enter to activate the f...

Page 78: ...er rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Sele...

Page 79: ...isabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32Bit Data Trans...

Page 80: ...omes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options for Serial Port1 are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Th...

Page 81: ...This feature allows the user to monitor system health and review the status of each item as displayed CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU OverheatAlarm setting which deter...

Page 82: ...al conditions in the processor Low Medium and High This makes it easier for the user to understand the CPU s temperature status rather than by just simply seeing a temperature reading i e 25o C The CP...

Page 83: ...Disabled Full Speed 12V to disable the fan speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at the full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disabled Full Speed 2 Server Mode 3 Workstation...

Page 84: ...ons are Enabled and Disabled XIPMI Configuration X8DTT F IBXF IBQF Only Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI is a set of common interfaces that IT administrators can use to monitor system he...

Page 85: ...nt Dir Type Event Data Clear BMC System Event Log This feature is used to clear the BMC System Event Log Caution Any cleared information is unrecoverable Make absolutely sure that you no longer need a...

Page 86: ...returns the channel status for the Channel Number selected above Channel Number is OK or Wrong Channel Number XIP Address Configuration Enter the IP address for this machine This should be in decimal...

Page 87: ...chine This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 as shown in the screen below Parameter Selector...

Page 88: ...erprets BMC events and performs actions based on pre determined settings or traps under IPMI 1 5 specifications For example powering the system down or sending an alert when a triggering event is dete...

Page 89: ...tion for more informa tion at www intel com The options are Disabled and Enabled BMC Watch Dog Timer Action Allows the BMC to reset or power down the system if the operating system hangs or crashes Th...

Page 90: ...s such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Change Supervisor Password Select this feature and press Enter to access the submenu and then type in...

Page 91: ...IS displays a warning when any program or virus is sues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 7 5 Boot Configuration...

Page 92: ...rive etc 1st Drive SATA XXXXXXXXX XRemovable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device and Disab...

Page 93: ...from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature s...

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Page 95: ...l not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufac turer for possible repairs A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes BIOS Error Beep Codes...

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Page 97: ...s the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third 2 party SCSI or RAID driver displays When the Windows XP Windows 2003 Setup screen appears press S to 3 specify additional device...

Page 98: ...installation The Windows OS Setup screen will display 2 From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The OS Setup 3 will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows...

Page 99: ...RAM Note interleaved memory requires DIMMs to be installed in pairs refer to Section 5 6 for details Serial ATA Controller Intel ICH10R on chip controller to support six 3 Gb s Serial ATA RAID 0 1 SAT...

Page 100: ...0 to 158 F Operating Relative Humidity 20 to 95 non condensing Non operating Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class A EN 55022 Class A EN 61...

Page 101: ...C 3 Appendix C System Specifications Notes...

Page 102: ...to perform 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...

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