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Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup

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5-4 I/O 

Ports

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation.  See 

Figure 5-2 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.       

 

Figure 5-2. Rear Panel I/O Ports

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Installing 

Memory 

     

Note:

 Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules.

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules 

to prevent any possible damage.  Also note that the memory is inter-

leaved to improve performance (see step 1).   

DIMM Installation (See Figure 5-5)

1. Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with slot 

DIMM#1A and DIMM#1B.  The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install 

two modules at a time.       

2. Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot.  Pay attention to the  notch along 

the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly.    

3.  Gently  press  down  on  the  DIMM  module  until  it  snaps  into  place  in  the  slot.  

Repeat for all modules (see step 1 above).

Memory Support

The X7DBU supports up to 32 GB of ECC FBD (Fully Buffered DIMM) DDR2-667 

or DDR2-533 SDRAM.  The memory is an interleaved confi guration, which requires 

Mouse

(Green)

Keyboard

(Purple)

USB0/1 Ports

COM1 Port

(Turquoise)

VGA Port

(Blue)

LAN1         LAN2

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Summary of Contents for SUPERSERVER 6015B-Ni

Page 1: ...SUPERSERVER 6015B Ni USER S MANUAL 1 0 SUPER...

Page 2: ...FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA S...

Page 3: ...Introduction The rst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the SUPER X7DBU serverboard and the SC812L 520U chassis whi...

Page 4: ...dding or removing processors or main memory and when recon guring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the 1U SC812L 520U rackmount server ch...

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

Page 6: ...2 Rack Precautions 2 2 Server Precautions 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations 2 3 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack 2 4 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails 2 4 Installing the Chassis Rails 2 5...

Page 7: ...Control Panel 5 6 5 4 I O Ports 5 7 5 5 Installing Memory 5 7 5 6 Adding PCI Cards 5 9 5 7 Serverboard Details 5 10 X7DBU Layout 5 10 X7DBU Quick Reference 5 11 5 8 Connector De nitions 5 12 ATX Powe...

Page 8: ...le 5 20 I2 C Enable Disable 5 20 5 10 Onboard Indicators 5 21 LAN1 LAN2 LEDs 5 21 LE1 5 21 LE2 5 21 5 11 Floppy IDE and SATA Drive Connections 5 22 Floppy Connector 5 22 IDE Connector 5 23 SATA Ports...

Page 9: ...7 1 7 2 Running Setup 7 2 7 3 Main BIOS Setup 7 2 7 4 Advanced Setup 7 7 7 5 Security 7 23 7 6 Boot 7 24 7 7 Exit 7 25 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix C S...

Page 10: ...SUPERSERVER 6015B Ni User s Manual x Notes...

Page 11: ...tion to the mainboard and chassis various hardware components may have been included with your SuperServer 6015B Ni as listed below Two 2 CPU heatsinks SNK P0017 Two 2 10 cm blower fans FAN 0059L Thre...

Page 12: ...y speed jumper settings UIO The X7DBU is a specially designed serverboard that features Supermicro s UIO Universal I O technology UIO serverboards have a PCI Express x8 connector that can support any...

Page 13: ...gevity Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage moni tors a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors...

Page 14: ...Ds indicate power on network activity hard disk drive activity UID and system overheat conditions Also present are a main power button a system reset button and a UID button I O Backplane The SC812L 5...

Page 15: ...s 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 Techn...

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Page 17: ...it was damaged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should le a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the SuperServ...

Page 18: ...ilizers should be attached to the rack In multiple rack installations the racks should be coupled together Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should ext...

Page 19: ...mised 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: ...d have received two rack rail assemblies with the SuperServer 6015B Ni Each of these assemblies consist of three sections an inner xed chassis rail that secures to the 6015B Ni A and an outer xed rack...

Page 21: ...installed and pushed fully into the rack which is its normal position Secondly these tabs also lock the server in place when fully extended from the rack This prevents the server from coming completel...

Page 22: ...ck Do this by lining up the rear of the chas sis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the...

Page 23: ...t determine 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 remov...

Page 24: ...the server 2 Check the CPUs processors You should have one or two processors already installed into the system board Each processor needs its own heatsink See Chapter 5 for instructions on pro cessor...

Page 25: ...ns The system com ponent layout was carefully designed to direct suf cient cooling air ow to the components that generate the most heat Note that all power and data cables have been routed in such a w...

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Page 27: ...eset button to reboot the system POWER This is the main power button which is used to apply or turn off the main system power Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps...

Page 28: ...ambient room temperature being too warm Check the routing of the cables and make sure all fans are present and operating normally You should also check to make sure that the chassis covers are install...

Page 29: ...on LAN2 when ashing NIC1 Indicates network activity on LAN1 when ashing HDD Indicates IDE channel activity when ashing Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system s power supply units This L...

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Page 31: ...should rst power down the system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords from all the power supply modules in the system When working around exposed electrical circuits another pers...

Page 32: ...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 Serverboard Batter...

Page 33: ...se Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing...

Page 34: ...hat the chassis cover is in place when the 6015B Ni is operating to ensure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 6015B Ni system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 I...

Page 35: ...t the size and weight of the serverboard can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in damage To prevent the serverboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to su...

Page 36: ...ns 2 When purchasing a Xeon 5300 5100 5000 CPU or when receiving a serverboard with a CPU pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise conta...

Page 37: ...or vertically and do not rub the CPU against any surface or any of the contacts which may damage the CPU and or contacts 7 With the CPU in the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure...

Page 38: ...Screw in two diagonal screws i e the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug Do not fully tighten the screws or you may damage the CPU 4 Add the two remaining screws then nish the installation by fully ti...

Page 39: ...d wires connect to the pin 1 locations If you are con guring the system keep the air ow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their serverboard connector locations noted shoul...

Page 40: ...sides of each header All JF1 wires have been bundled into single keyed ribbon cable to simplify their connection The red wire in the ribbon cable plugs into pin 1 of JF1 Connect the other end of the...

Page 41: ...on See Figure 5 5 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with slot DIMM 1A and DIMM 1B The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time 2 Insert...

Page 42: ...y allocation to system devices memory remain ing available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Refer to the Memory Avai...

Page 43: ...o the system An additional two riser cards are included to support PCI E add on cards See con guration list below 2 PCI card installation Before installing a PCI add on card make sure you install it i...

Page 44: ...IOP SXB2 SXB2 PCI E x8 SXB1 PCI E x16 DIMM 4B JPW3 JPW1 North Bridge 5000P DIMM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 IDE 1 BIOS Floppy ATI ES1000 COM2...

Page 45: ...D1 Power LED pins1 3 Speaker Header pins 4 7 JF1 Front Control Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JK1 Keylock Header JOH1 Overheat LED JPW1 Primary 20 Pin ATX Power Connector JPW2 Auxiliary...

Page 46: ...r connector above the Auxiliary 4 pin connector at JPW2 must also be con nected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin de nitions NMI Button Pin De nitions JF1 Pin De nition 19 Contro...

Page 47: ...on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable to display disk activity Refer to the table on the right for pin de nitions HDD LED Pin De nitions JF1 Pin De nition 13 Vcc 14 HD Active Un...

Page 48: ...ton for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin de nitions Universal Serial Bus USB0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports are located on the I O backplane USB0 is the bottom connector a...

Page 49: ...he header but not on the port NC indicates no connection Serial Port Pin De nitions COM1 COM2 Pin De nition Pin De nition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC 4 pin Fan Header...

Page 50: ...close pins 6 7 with a jumper PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports Pin De nitions Pin De nition 1 Data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 VCC 5 Clock 6 NC Speaker Connector Pin De nitions JD1 Pin Function De nition 4 Speaker da...

Page 51: ...ns You must have a WOR card and cable to use this feature SMB The System Management Bus header for the PCI bus is designated SMB Connect the appropriate cable here to utilize SMB on your system See th...

Page 52: ...unctions Connect the appropriate cables from the backplane to the SGPIO1 and SGPIO2 headers to utilize SATA management functions on your system Alarm Reset JAR The system will notify you in the event...

Page 53: ...ar CMOS and 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 unp...

Page 54: ...he right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be en abled in BIOS Note When enabled the user needs to write their own application software to disable the Watch Dog Timer LAN Enable Disable Jumper S...

Page 55: ...ted with the connection speed LED LAN LED Connection Speed Indicator LED Color De nition Off 10 MHz Green 100 MHz Amber 1 GHz LE1 The LE1 LED located near JD1 is the power LED LE1 illuminates when the...

Page 56: ...A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Floppy Connector The oppy connector is designated Floppy See the table below for pin de nitions Floppy Drive Connector...

Page 57: ...0 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 Ground 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 Ground 23 I O Write 24 Ground 25...

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Page 59: ...ent damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally suf cient to protect your equipment from ESD damage Precautions Use a g...

Page 60: ...the serverboard to the appropriate header on the Control Panel PCB printed circuit board Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both connectors Pull all excess cabling out of the air ow path The...

Page 61: ...ystem Fans 1 Removing a fan Power down the server and remove the power cord as a safety precaution Remove the chassis cover and detach the fan wires from their connection to the serverboard Remove the...

Page 62: ...tion Removal Accessing the Drive Bays To install remove a disk drive in one of the IDE drive bays you will need to gain access to the inside of the 6015B Ni by removing the top cover of the chassis se...

Page 63: ...add a hard disk drive install it into one of the removed empty drive carriers with the printed circuit board side toward the carrier down so that the drive s mounting holes align with those in the ca...

Page 64: ...on the power sup ply off then unplug the power cord from the system and all peripheral devices Remove the chassis cover by pressing the two release buttons on the top of the chassis near the front an...

Page 65: ...Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 7 Figure 6 5 Removing Replacing the Power Supply...

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Page 67: ...pro vides power to the CMOS Logic enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is con gured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS wh...

Page 68: ...pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears brie y at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activat...

Page 69: ...ate Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year elds and enter the correct data Press the Enter key to save the data BIOS Date This eld displays the date when this version of BIOS was built...

Page 70: ...rrect con gurations accordingly The items included in the submenu are The following items will be displayed in the submenu Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive The option Auto will allow the BIOS t...

Page 71: ...Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabl...

Page 72: ...D Enable SelectEnabletoenableSerialATARAIDFunctions FortheWindowsOSenvironment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will b...

Page 73: ...utine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed QuietBoot Mode This setting allows you to En...

Page 74: ...ting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable...

Page 75: ...en into a buffer a storage area in Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow dat...

Page 76: ...are Enabled and Disabled ROM Scan Ordering This feature allows the user to decide which Option ROM to be activated rst The options are Onboard rst and Add On rst PCI Fast Delayed Transaction Enable th...

Page 77: ...nction Also a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause system instability When this occurs revert to the default setting SERR Signal Condition This setting speci es the ECC Error co...

Page 78: ...rmal environment thermal throttling will be activated when the temperature of the FBD DIMM module exceeds a prede ned threshold The options are Enabled and Disabled Global Activation Throttle Select E...

Page 79: ...ions are Disabled and Enabled Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use this function which will allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set o...

Page 80: ...ltiple virtual systems 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 tak...

Page 81: ...options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting a...

Page 82: ...log capacity It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging...

Page 83: ...0 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to set console redirection type The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 and ASCII Flow Control Th...

Page 84: ...nabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboar...

Page 85: ...his item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die...

Page 86: ...erface The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled and Dis...

Page 87: ...on when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled Time Out Option This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of a system boot failure The options are No Action Reset Power Of...

Page 88: ...7 22 SUPERSERVER 6015B Ni User s Manual Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components...

Page 89: ...supervisor password has been entered User Password Is This feature indicates if a user password has been entered to the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user passwo...

Page 90: ...t list section above are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as speci ed The boot functions for the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a key or a...

Page 91: ...iscarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the defaul...

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Page 93: ...Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not co...

Page 94: ...evious POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On s...

Page 95: ...Software NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Con ict A...

Page 96: ...kilobytes successfully tested One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block storage devices...

Page 97: ...p Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identi ed Run the I2O Con guration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Con guration R...

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Page 99: ...error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description 01h IPMI Initialization 02h Verify Real Mod...

Page 100: ...n 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced con guration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot optional 42h I...

Page 101: ...and IRQs optional 81h Late POST device initialization 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports 83h Con gure non MCD IDE controllers 84h Detect and install external parallel ports 85h Initialize PC...

Page 102: ...one prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures B9h Prepare Boot BAh Init...

Page 103: ...ory type EDh Initialize Memory size EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Ma...

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Page 105: ...can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to poin...

Page 106: ...you the change the HDD partition size without any data Con guring BIOS for SATA RAID Functions Native Mode 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the rs...

Page 107: ...er the Power On Self Test b When you see the above screen press the Ctrl and the I keys simultane ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear Note All graphics and screen shots shown i...

Page 108: ...s Space to select it A triangle appears to con rm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranged from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array and hit Enter...

Page 109: ...t the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit Enter d When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capaci...

Page 110: ...wn Arrow keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit Enter The default setting is 6 4KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use...

Page 111: ...elect it A triangle appears to con rm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranged from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array and hit Enter For a server...

Page 112: ...keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press Del A Warning message displays c When asked Are you sure you want to delete this volume Y N press Y to delete the RAID volume or type N to go b...

Page 113: ...RAID set drive A warning message displays d Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility a From the main menu select Exit and press...

Page 114: ...ist indicated in the XP 2000 2003 setup screen and press the Enter key f Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at...

Page 115: ...o CDs that came packaged with your motherboard Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme les for each item Click the computer icon...

Page 116: ...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 117: ...d 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 pdf For Linux we will still...

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Page 119: ...DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of ECC FBD DDR2 667 533 SDRAM See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SATA Controller Intel ESB2 on chip controller for six port Serial ATA RAID 0 1 5 and...

Page 120: ...Operating Relative Humidity 8 to 90 non condensing Non operating Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class B EN 55022 Class B EN 61000 3 2 3 3...

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