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Page 1: ...SUPERSERVER 6017R TDF SUPER USER S MANUAL 1 0...

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: ...components included with the server system and describes the main features of the X9DRD iF serverboard and the SC813TS 441CBP chassis Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps ne...

Page 4: ...umpers 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 th...

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

Page 6: ...g the System 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup 2 1 Choosing a Setup Location 2 2 Rack Precautions 2 2 Server Precautions 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations 2 3 Ambient Operating Temperature 2 3 Reduced Airflo...

Page 7: ...tsink Installation 5 2 Installing an LGA 2011 Processor 5 2 Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink 5 5 Removing the Heatsink 5 5 5 3 Connecting Cables 5 6 Connecting Data Cables 5 6 Connecting Power Cables...

Page 8: ...Drive Installation 6 8 6 5 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 Change the Configuration Data 7 1 Starting the Setup Ut...

Page 9: ...system www supermicro com In addition to the serverboard and chassis various hardware components have been included with the 6017R TDF as listed below Two 10 cm blower fans FAN 0135L4 Two passive CPU...

Page 10: ...refer to Chapter 5 for installing memory SATA An on chip SATA controller is integrated into the X9DRD iF to provide a six port Serial ATA subsystem which is RAID 0 1 5 and 10 supported Two of the por...

Page 11: ...t swappable units Control Panel The SC813TS 441CBP s control panel provides important system monitoring and control information LEDs indicate power on network activity hard disk drive activ ity and sy...

Page 12: ...2 3 DDR3 DIMM B DDR3 DIMM D C F E 1 1 1 1 P0 P1 DMI PE2 C D PE2 A B PE1 A B DMI HDR 2X5 VGA VGA CONN DDR III PHY1 IPMI LAN RTL8201F SPI SATA 1 SCU PCI SIO W83527 x4 LANE1 4 I350 GLAN RJ45 RJ45 SATA 2...

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Page 15: ...amaged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the SuperServer 6017...

Page 16: ...f the rack are fully extended to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them In single rack installation stabilizers should be attached to the rack In multiple rack installations the ra...

Page 17: ...quipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of airflow required for safe operation is not compromised Mechanical Loading Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condi...

Page 18: ...variety of rack units on the market which may mean the assembly procedure will differ slightly You should also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using Note T...

Page 19: ...sis if you decide not to use a server rack Attach the inner rail extension to stabilize the chassis within the rack Installing the Inner Rails 1 Place the inner rail extensions on the side of the cha...

Page 20: ...o be secured to the rack 2 Adjust both sections of the outer rail to the proper length so that the rail fits snugly within the rack 3 Secure the longer section of the outer rail to the of the rack wit...

Page 21: ...Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 7 Figure 2 4 Installing the Outer Rails to the Server Rack 1 2 1 3 1 3...

Page 22: ...he rack 2 Line chassis rails A and B with the front of the rack rails C 3 Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the locking tabs w...

Page 23: ...mine 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 Th...

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Page 25: ...ol panel and an on off switch on the power supply This chapter explains the meanings of all LED indicators and the appropriate response you may need to take 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two pus...

Page 26: ...rheat condition which may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm Check the routing of the cables and make sure all fans are present an...

Page 27: ...carrier has two LEDs Green When illuminated the green LED on the drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is...

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Page 29: ...wer 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 circuits a...

Page 30: ...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 onboard batter...

Page 31: ...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 32: ...tice 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 may...

Page 33: ...hat 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...

Page 34: ...you install the CPU heatsinks When receiving a serverboard without a processor pre installed make sure that the plastic CPU socket cap is in place and none of the socket pins are bent otherwise conta...

Page 35: ...ARNING plastic cap from the socket 5 Use your thumb and index finger to hold the CPU by its edges Align the CPU keys which are semi circle cutouts against the socket keys 6 Once they are aligned caref...

Page 36: ...ain and double check that the CPU is aligned properly 7 With the CPU in the socket in spect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that they are flush with the socket 8 Close the load plate Lock the...

Page 37: ...hten all four screws Removing the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend removing the CPU or the heatsink How ever if you do need to remove the heatsink please follow the instructions below to prevent d...

Page 38: ...he cables The following data cables with their serverboard connector locations noted should be connected See the serverboard layout diagram in this chapter for connector locations Control Panel cable...

Page 39: ...5 4 I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 5 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 5 3 Rear Panel I O Ports 1 2 3...

Page 40: ...e in the slot Repeat fstep 1 to install to DIMM1B if needed Memory Support The X9DRD iF supports up to 256 GB of registered ECC DDR3 1600 1333 1066 800 RDIMM memory in four channels For the latest mem...

Page 41: ...DIMMs CPU1 CPU2 P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMB1 P2 DIMME1 P2 DIMMF1 2 CPUs 6 DIMMs CPU1 CPU2 P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMB1 P1 DIMMC1 P2 DIMME1 P2 DIMMF1 P2 DIMMG1 2 CPUs 8 DIMMs CPU1 CPU2 P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMB1 P1 DIMMC1 P1...

Page 42: ...ation Before installing a PCI add on card make sure it is supported by the riser card Begin by releasing the locking tab that corresponds to the slot you wish to populate Insert the expansion card int...

Page 43: ...SATA1 I SATA0 JF1 JTPM1 JITP1 G1 H1 E1 C1 D1 USB6 USB4 5 USB8 9 CPU1 CPU1 SLOT7 PCI E 3 0 X8 CPU2 CPU2 CPU1 B1 SLOT4 PCI E 3 0 X8 SLOT3 PCI E 3 0 X8 SLOT5 PCI E 3 0 X8 SLOT6 PCI E 3 0 X16 COM2 VGA LA...

Page 44: ...ont Panel Control Header JIPMB1 4 pin External BMC I2 C Header for an IPMI Card JL1 Chassis Intrusion JOH1 Overheat LED Indicator JPI2 C1 Power Supply SMBbus I2 C Header JPW1 24 Pin ATX Main Power Con...

Page 45: ...in definitions ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 COM 3 COM 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 5V 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 P...

Page 46: ...il UID LED Connect an LED cable to pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to use the Overheat Fan Fail Power Fail and UID LED connections The red LED on pin 7 provides warnings of overheat fan failure or power failure T...

Page 47: ...Pin Definition 1 Signal 2 Ground Serial Ports Two COM connections COM1 COM2 are located on the serverboard COM1 is located on the rear I O panel COM2 located close to CPU Slot3 provides front access s...

Page 48: ...TD1 15 GND 8 TD1 16 GND Unit Identifier Switch UID LED Indicators A Unit Identifier UID switch and two LED indicators are provided on the serverboard The UID switch is located next to the VGA port on...

Page 49: ...On JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for power LED indication and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the tables on the right for pin definitions Please note that the speaker connector pins 4 7 are used with...

Page 50: ...ed Platform Module Header The JTPM1 header is used to connect a Trusted Platform Module TPM available separately from a third party vendor A TPM is a security device that allows en cryption and authen...

Page 51: ...T SGPIO 0 1 Headers Two T SGPIO Serial Link General Purpose Input Output headers are located near the SATA connectors on the serverboard These headers are used to communicate with the enclosure manag...

Page 52: ...lear 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 u...

Page 53: ...ed Pins 2 3 Disabled PCI Slot SMB Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Default Disabled PCI Slot SMB Enable Use Jumpers JI2 C1 JI2 C2 to enable PCI SMB System M...

Page 54: ...indicates the speed of the con nection See the table at right for more information IPMI LAN Link LED Left Activity LED Right LED Color Definition Link left Green Solid 100 Mbps Activity right Amber Bl...

Page 55: ...Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground SATA Ports SCU Connectors There are four SATA 2 0 SATA2 SATA5 and two SATA 3 0 SATA0 1 ports located on the X9DRD iF In addition four...

Page 56: ...mputer icon and then on the icon representing your CD ROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon Figure 5 6 Driver Installation Display Screen Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper t...

Page 57: ...rucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the SuperDoctor III interface Note The default User Name and Password for SuperDo...

Page 58: ...ctor III program and User s Manual can be downloaded from the Supermicro web site at http www supermicro com products accessories software SuperDoctorIII cfm For Linux we recommend using SuperDoctor I...

Page 59: ...mage 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 ground...

Page 60: ...erverboard 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 airflow path The contr...

Page 61: ...les on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click 2 Depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover Push the cover away from you until i...

Page 62: ...6 4 SUPERSERVER 6017R TDF Manual Figure 6 3 Removing System Cooling Fans Figure 6 2 Accessing the Inside of the System Release buttons...

Page 63: ...ion will affect the airflow throughout the whole system Accessing the Drive Bays Serial ATA Drives Because of their hotswap capability you do not need to access the inside of the chassis or power down...

Page 64: ...printed circuit board side facing down so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier 3 Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws as shown in Figure 6 6 Figure 6 5 Removing a SATA...

Page 65: ...ut diagram for the location of the cable connections SATA Backplane The SATA drives plug into a backplane that provides power drive ID and bus termi nation A RAID controller can be used with the backp...

Page 66: ...d from the front of the chassis 3 Pull the tab away from the drive and push the drive unit out the front of the chassis 4 Add a new drive by following this procedure in reverse order You may hear a fa...

Page 67: ...n the control panel off then unplug the power cord from the system 2 Remove the chassis cover as described in Section 6 3 3 After making a note of all wiring from the power supply to the motherboard d...

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Page 69: ...e 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 left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message...

Page 70: ...corner of the screen below the copyright message Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the sys tem In no e...

Page 71: ...2011 System Time This item displays the system time in HH MM SS format e g 15 32 52 Supermicro X9DRD iF Version This item displays the SMC version of the BIOS ROM used in this system Build Date This...

Page 72: ...ad of the normal POST messages The op tions are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode Use this item to set the display mode for the Option ROM Select Keep Current to use the current AddOn ROM Di...

Page 73: ...f the system will power off immediately as soon as the user presses the power button If this feature is set to 4 Seconds Override the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4...

Page 74: ...2 supports 64 bit technology Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to enable Clock Spectrum support which will allow the BIOS to moni tor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference...

Page 75: ...Instruc tions NI to ensure data security The options are Enabled and Disabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of...

Page 76: ...Efficiency and Custom If the option is set to Custom the following items will display EIST Available when Power Technology is set to Custom EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system...

Page 77: ...ce This setting allows the user to adjust the fan speed based on performance maxi mum cooling or energy efficiency maximum energy savings The options are Performance Balanced Performance Balanced Ener...

Page 78: ...I OAT I O Acceleration Technology significantly reduces CPU over head by leveraging CPU architectural improvements freeing the system resource for other tasks The options are Disabled and Enabled DCA...

Page 79: ...quency This item displays the frequency of the QPI Link Isoc Select Enabled to enable Ischronous support to meet QoS Quality of Service requirements This feature is especially important for virtualiza...

Page 80: ...ed Use this feature to force a DDR3 memory module to run at a frequency other than what is specified in the specification The options are Auto Force DDR3 800 Force DDR3 1066 Force DDR3 1333 Force DDR3...

Page 81: ...roves reliability and reduces power consumption in the proces sor via automatic voltage control during processor idle states The options are Disabled and CLTT Closed Loop Thermal Throttling South Brid...

Page 82: ...ership change will be claimed by the EHCI driver The options are Disabled and Enabled SATA Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE or SATA de...

Page 83: ...caused by multiple HDDs spinning up simultaneously The options are Enabled and Disabled RAID Mode The following items are displayed when RAID Mode is selected Port 0 5 Hot Plug Select Enabled to enabl...

Page 84: ...ed SERR Generation Select Enabled to allow a PCI device to generate an SERR number for a PCI Bus Signal Error Event The options are Enabled and Disabled Maximum Payload Select Auto to allow the system...

Page 85: ...Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 Option ROM and LAN2 Option ROM This is to boot the computer using a network device The default setting for LAN1 Option ROM is Enabled and the default settings for LA...

Page 86: ...eature to set the optimal Environment_Control_Interface PECI setting for a serial port specified The default setting is Auto which will allow the AMI BIOS to automatically select the best setting for...

Page 87: ...e data transmission size for Console Redirection The options are 7 Bits and 8 Bits Parity A parity bit can be sent along with regular data bits to detect data transmission errors Select Even if the pa...

Page 88: ...VT100 Linux XTERMR6 SC0 ESCN and VT400 Serial Port for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS The submenu allows the user to configure Console Redirection settings to sup por...

Page 89: ...PM Support Select Enabled on this item and enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to enable TPM support to improve data integrity and network security The options are Enabled and Disabled TPM State...

Page 90: ...features that need to be enabled for the Intel Trusted Execution Technology to work properly in the system VT d Support Intel Virtualization Technology with Direct I O support VT Support Intel Virtual...

Page 91: ...Mbps Full 100Mbps Half and 100Mbps full Blink LEDs This feature allows the user to specify the duration for LEDs to blink The range is from 0 15 seconds PORT CONFIGURATION INFORMATION This section dis...

Page 92: ...ystem Management BIOS Event Logging during system boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Runtime Error Logging Support Select Enabled to support Runtime Error Logging The options are Enabled and Di...

Page 93: ...ing and Erase Immediately SMBIOS Event Log Standard Settings Log System Boot Event Select Enabled to log system boot events The options are Disabled and Enabled MECI Multiple Event Count Increment Ent...

Page 94: ...next reset to erase all system event logs upon next system reboot Select Yes On every reset to erase all system event logs upon each system reboot Select No to keep all system event logs after each s...

Page 95: ...is selected you will need to know the IP address of this computer and enter it to the system manually in the field If DHCP is selected the BIOS will search for a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Proto...

Page 96: ...which provides compatibility support for traditional legacy BIOS for system boot The op tions are Enabled Disabled and Auto Boot Option 1 Boot Option 2 Boot Option 3 Use this feature to specify the s...

Page 97: ...password should be from 3 characters to 8 characters long User Password Use this feature to set a User Password which is required to log into the system and to enter the BIOS setup utility The length...

Page 98: ...Changes and Reset When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to save the changes and reboot the computer so that the new system configuration settings can take effect...

Page 99: ...lts Select this feature and press Enter to save the current settings as the user s defaults When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to save values as user s defaults click Yes to save the c...

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Page 101: ...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 error list correspond...

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Page 103: ...of registered DDR3 1600 1333 1066 800 RDIMM memory See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SATA Controller Intel on chip controller for six SATA ports RAID 0 1 5 and 10 supported SATA Drive B...

Page 104: ...ting Relative Humidity 5 to 90 non condensing Regulatory Compliance 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...

Page 105: ...o 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 su...

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