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Summary of Contents for SuperServer 5016T-MR-LN4B

Page 1: ...SUPER USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a SUPERSERVER 5016T MRB SUPERSERVER 5016T MR LN4B...

Page 2: ...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...

Page 3: ...steps necessary to install the SuperServer 5016T MRB 5016T MR LN4B into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powering up the system If your server was ordered without the processor a...

Page 4: ...d Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC512 200B 1U rackmount server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing remo...

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

Page 6: ...r 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 Precautions 2 2 Server Precautions 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations 2 3 Ambi...

Page 7: ...erverboard Setup 5 1 Handling the Serverboard 5 1 Precautions 5 1 Unpacking 5 2 5 2 Serverboard Installation 5 2 5 3 Connecting Cables 5 3 Connecting Data Cables 5 3 Connecting Power Cables 5 3 Connec...

Page 8: ...LAN 5 17 External Speaker Internal Buzzer 5 17 Overheat Fan Fail LED 5 17 Onboard Power LED 5 17 Universal Serial Bus USB 5 18 SGPIO Headers 5 18 Power Supply SMBus Header 5 18 LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports...

Page 9: ...1 Unpacking 6 1 6 2 Control Panel 6 2 6 3 System Fans 6 3 System Fan Failure 6 3 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal 6 4 Accessing the Drive Bays 6 4 6 5 Power Supply 6 6 Power Supply Failure 6 6 Chapt...

Page 10: ...Notes SUPERSERVER 5016T MRB 5016T MR LN4B User s Manual x...

Page 11: ...ition to the mainboard and chassis various hardware components may have been included with the 5016T MRB 5016T MR LN4B as listed below One slim DVD ROM drive DVM TEAC DVD SBT One SATA to USB adapter f...

Page 12: ...00 SDRAM Onboard SATA A SATA controller is built in to the ICH10R portion of the chipset to provide support for a six port 3 Gb sec Serial ATA subsystem The SATA drive is not hot swappable PCI Expansi...

Page 13: ...0 GT s PCI E x16 PCI E Gen2 x16 X58 W83627DHG COM1 COM2 Floppy Kybd Mouse SPI SPI EEPROM ICH10R LPC I O DMI Intel 82574L PCI E x1 RJ45 3 Gb s SATA USB x8 SATA x6 USB 2 0 DDR3 1333 1066 800 LGA1366 CPU...

Page 14: ...ontrol panel on the SC512 200 provides important system monitoring and control information LEDs indicate power on network activity hard disk drive activity overheat warning and fan failure A main powe...

Page 15: ...per 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...

Page 16: ...1 6 SUPERSERVER 5016T MRB 5016T MR LN4B User s Manual Notes...

Page 17: ...uitable location for the rack unit that will hold the server It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields...

Page 18: ...ys 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 unstable Se...

Page 19: ...omised Mechanical Loading Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not arise due to uneven mechanical loading Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the...

Page 20: ...rew these brackets directly to the front of the rack two screws for each bracket Installing with Rackmount Kit This section is only for customers that have the optional rack mount kit CSE PT8 Each of...

Page 21: ...rack Locking Tabs Both chassis rails have a locking tab which serves two functions The first is to lock the server into place when installed and pushed fully into the rack which is its normal position...

Page 22: ...he rack unit The next step is to install the server into the rack Do this by lining up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keepin...

Page 23: ...etermine how far 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 Then...

Page 24: ...the rack you will need to open the unit to make sure the motherboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made Accessing the Inside of the System Figure 2 7 Grasp the two handles o...

Page 25: ...inside of the server Checking the Components You may have one processor already installed into the system board The 1 processor should have its own heatsink attached See Chapter 5 for instruc tions on...

Page 26: ...e Drive Bay Setup Next you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the Serial ATA drive have been properly installed and all essential connections have been made Checking the Drives For se...

Page 27: ...ote that all power and data cables have been routed in such a way that they 2 do not block the airflow generated by the fan Providing Power The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the...

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Page 29: ...explains the meanings of all LED indicators and the appropriate response you may need to take 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two push buttons located on the front of the chassis These are in ord...

Page 30: ...on which may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room tem perature being too warm Check the routing of the cables and make sure all fans are present and operating...

Page 31: ...Chapter 3 System Interface 3 3 Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system s power supply units This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating...

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Page 33: ...ting power you should first power down the system with the operating system first and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units in the system When working around exposed electrical cir...

Page 34: ...al objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present Serverb...

Page 35: ...static bags until ready for use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a ch...

Page 36: ...r if this 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 damag...

Page 37: ...ant to handle them very carefully see previous chapter To prevent the serverboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The following measures are genera...

Page 38: ...8STi X8STi LN4 requires a chassis big enough to support a 12 x 9 6 2 serverboard such as Supermicro s SC512 200B Make sure that the I O ports on the serverboard align properly with their 3 respective...

Page 39: ...out for connector locations Control Panel cable JF1 SATA drive data cable I SATA0 Important Make sure the the cables do not come into contact with the fans Connecting Power Cables The X8STi X8STi LN4...

Page 40: ...nel Header Pins Figure 5 2 I O Ports NMI x Key Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc UID LED Vcc Reset Button Power Button Ground x Key Power On LED HDD LED UID Switch NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail UID LED Power Fail L...

Page 41: ...e on the label area of the fan Notes Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding re 1 moving or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into...

Page 42: ...the socket or its pins to avoid 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...

Page 43: ...to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount has al ready been applied Place the heatsink on top 1 of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism In...

Page 44: ...header Using a screwdriver loosen and 3 remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the previ ous section 1 and 2 followed by 3 and 4 Hold the heatsink as shown 4 in th...

Page 45: ...s Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory 1 slots starting with DIMM 1A For best performance please use the memory modules of the same type and same speed in the same bank See the DIMM Inst...

Page 46: ...opulating the DIMM slots with a pair or pairs of memory modules of the same type and size will result in interleaved memory which will improve memory performance When populating install DIMMs to the A...

Page 47: ...down the system remove the PCI slot shield 1 Fully seat the riser card into the slot pushing down with your thumbs evenly 2 on both sides of the card Install the expansion card into the riser card 3...

Page 48: ...5 4 X8STi X8STi LN4 Layout not drawn to scale 5 8 Serverboard Details Notes Jumpers not indicated are for testing purposes only The X8STi LN4 includes two additional LAN ports but no SAS components Se...

Page 49: ...se I O Headers for SAS COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Header FAN 1 6 Chassis CPU Fan Headers Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector I Button I Button Socket for RAID 5 support I SATA0 I SATA5 SATA Ports...

Page 50: ...M 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 Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 Powe...

Page 51: ...n Definition 13 Vcc 14 HD Active NIC2 LAN2 LED The LED connections for LAN2 are on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach an LED cable to display network activ ity See the table on the right for pin definitions...

Page 52: ...port See the table on the right 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 Butt...

Page 53: ...speaker If you wish to use an external speaker connect it to pins 1 4 to If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 3 4 with a jumper Speaker Connector JD1 Pin Setting Definition Pi...

Page 54: ...agement chip on the backplane The T SGPIO headers are for SATA and the 3 SGPIO headers X8STi only are for SAS configurations See the table on the right for pin definitions SGPIO Header Pin Definitions...

Page 55: ...F to provide a warning of power supply failure This warning sig nal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions Note...

Page 56: ...1 3 2 1 CMOS Clear 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 C...

Page 57: ...Dog must also be en abled in BIOS Note When enabled the user needs to write their own application software in order to disable the Watch Dog Timer Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Jumper Setting Definiti...

Page 58: ...u to connect the System Management Bus I2 C to the PCI slot The default set ting is Open Disabled Both jumpers must be set to the same setting JI2 C1 controls the clock and JI2 C2 controls the data Se...

Page 59: ...d Power LED LE1 An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1 on the motherboard When LE1 is on the AC power cable is connected Make sure to disconnect the power cable before removing or installing any compo...

Page 60: ...l SAS Heartbeat LED X8STi only The SAS Heartbeat LED is desig nated as LES2 When LES2 blinks it indicates the SAS ports are ready for use SAS Activity LED X8STi only The SAS Activity LED is designated...

Page 61: ...ound 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select 33 Ground 34 Diskette SATA Port Pin Definitions I SATA0 I...

Page 62: ...packaged with your motherboard Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right...

Page 63: ...ial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note The default User Name and Password for SuperDoc...

Page 64: ...ownloaded from our Web Site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download the SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we...

Page 65: ...ry carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded m...

Page 66: ...bundled together in a ribbon cable to simplify the connection Connect the cable from JF1 on the motherboard to the control panel PCB printed circuit board Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on bo...

Page 67: ...properly installed and making a good seal in order for the cooling air to circulate properly through the chassis The fan can adjust its speed according to the heat level sensed in the system which re...

Page 68: ...hrough the bottom of the chassis Remove the DVD ROM module drive Remove the drive tray from the chassis 4 To add a new SATA drive install a drive into the tray 5 with the printed circuit board side fa...

Page 69: ...ew you removed Replace the DVD ROM drive and the top cover when finished 7 Figure 6 5 Attaching the Side Rails and Backplane PCB Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use in Supermicro...

Page 70: ...ight out until it 2 locks you will hear a click Depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover 3 and push it away from you You can then lift the top cover from the chassis...

Page 71: ...nnot 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 l...

Page 72: ...reen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed System Time System Date Use this opti...

Page 73: ...at For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 AMIBIOS Version Build Date Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processor as shown below Type of Processor Speed Physical Count L...

Page 74: ...ows the bootup 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 messa...

Page 75: ...upt 19 at boot and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function as bootable disks If this item is set to Disabled the ROM BIOS of the host adap tors will not capture Interrupt...

Page 76: ...ystems in one physical 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...

Page 77: ...ting is 26 Press or on your keyboard to change this value 2 3 Core Ratio Limit This increases the processor s core 2 3 clock speeds in relation to the bus speed The default setting is 25 Press or on y...

Page 78: ...at is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card For this moth erboard the TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip This fe...

Page 79: ...orth Bridge to correct correctable memory errors found on a memory module When the CPU or I O issues a demand read command and the read data from memory turns out to be a correctable error the error i...

Page 80: ...djust and correct DIMM velocity based on the altitude where the system is located in order to improve DIMM thermal performance Altitude is defined as the number of feet above the sea level where the c...

Page 81: ...are Disabled and Enabled Active State Power Management Select Enabled to start Active State Power Management for signal transactions between L0 and L1 Links on the PCI Express Bus This maximizes powe...

Page 82: ...is selected above Select Intel to enable the Intel SATA Host RAID Utility Select Adaptec to use the Adaptec Host RAID Utility The options are Intel and Adaptec Max Ports on SATA 1 Available if either...

Page 83: ...KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to allow data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time...

Page 84: ...a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs Sele...

Page 85: ...ncy to 64 PCI clock cycles The options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 PCI IDE Bus Master When enabled the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled a...

Page 86: ...rol devices ASK IR Amplitude Shifted Keying Infra Red is a protocol compatible with Sharp branded PDAs and other infra red devices Floppy Controller Select Enabled to enable the onboard Floppy Control...

Page 87: ...r Hardware Health of the system and review the status of each item when displayed CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU OverheatAlarm setting which determines when the CPU O...

Page 88: ...TControl TControl 100 C PECI Count TControl CPU Temperature Setting High When CPU PECI count is greater than TControl TControl PECI Count Notes According to Intel s specifications PECI and TControl a...

Page 89: ...V 12V 3 3VSB and VBAT XACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system USB Device WakeUp This feature is used...

Page 90: ...the status of TPM Ownership XIPMI Configuration X8STi F X8STi 3F Only Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI is a set of common interfaces that IT administrators can use to monitor system hea...

Page 91: ...wo digit hexa decimal numbers Base 16 0 9 A B C D E F separated by dots i e 00 30 48 D0 D4 60 Subnet Mask Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this machine be longs to The value of each three di...

Page 92: ...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 The options are Disabled Reset System Powe...

Page 93: ...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 a new Supervisor...

Page 94: ...Device 1st Floppy Drive 2nd Boot Device USB XXXXXXXXX 3rd Boot Device SATA XXXXXXXXX 4th Boot Device Network XXXXXXXXX 5th Boot Device Network XXXXXXXXX Clear User Password Available only if User Pass...

Page 95: ...allows the user to specify the boot sequence from all available hard disk drives The settings are Disabled and a list of all hard disk drives that have been detected i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive...

Page 96: ...and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then se...

Page 97: ...al This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST BIOS will display a POST code that describes the prob...

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Page 99: ...ress F6 if you need to install a third 2 party SCSI or RAID driver displays When the Windows XP 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify ad 3 ditional device s Insert the driver diskette Intel AA...

Page 100: ...the Enter key to proceed with the installation process If you need 5 to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continu...

Page 101: ...orted processors Chipset Intel X58 ICH10R chipset BIOS 4 Mb AMI SPI Flash ROM Memory Capacity Six 240 pin DIMM slots that can support up to 24 GB of unbuffered ECC non ECC DDR2 1333 1066 800 SDRAM Not...

Page 102: ...ating Temperature 40 to 70 C 40 to 158 F Operating Relative Humidity 8 to 90 non condensing Non operating Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions FCC C...

Page 103: ...C 3 Appendix C System Specifications Notes...

Page 104: ...e 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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