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Page 1: ...SUPERSERVER 6037R 72RFT 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: ...oard and the SC835TQ R920B chassis Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 6037R 72RFT into a rack and check out the server configuration pr...

Page 4: ...the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC835TQ R920B server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing...

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

Page 6: ...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 Ambient Operating Temp...

Page 7: ...ing Cables 5 2 Connecting Data Cables 5 2 Connecting Power Cables 5 2 Connecting the Control Panel 5 2 5 3 I O Ports 5 3 5 4 Installing the Processor and Heatsink 5 4 Installing an LGA2011 Processor 5...

Page 8: ...d Drive Backplane 6 6 SAS SATA Drive Installation 6 6 DVD ROM Drive Installation 6 9 6 5 Power Supply 6 10 Power Supply Failure 6 10 Replacing the Power Supply 6 10 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Introduction 7 1...

Page 9: ...erboard and chassis various hardware components have been included with the 6037R 72RFT as listed below Two passive CPU heatsinks SNK P0048PS One slim DVD ROM drive DVM PNSC DVD SBT1 Three 8 cm system...

Page 10: ...memory Please refer to Chapter 5 for details on installing memory SAS An LSI 2208 hardware RAID controller provides support for eight SAS 2 0 ports which are RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 and 60 capable SATA A...

Page 11: ...ght SAS or SATA drives These drives are hot swappable units and are connected to a backplane that provides power and control Front Control Panel The control panel on the SuperServer 6037R 72RFT provid...

Page 12: ...WPCM450 PCI E X8 PCI E X8 G3 PCI C 1 C 2 PCI E X8 G3 SAS2 8 SNB CORE DDR III E5 2600 8 SNB CORE DDR III QPI 8G 4GB s SAS SAS P1 P1 P0 SLOT 3 SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 5 SLOT 6 SLOT 7 SLOT 4 PCI E X8 PCI E X...

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Page 14: ...1 6 SUPERSERVER 6037R 72RFT User s Manual Notes...

Page 15: ...itable location for the rack unit that will hold the SuperServer 6037R 72RFT It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electro...

Page 16: ...er 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 unst...

Page 17: ...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 18: ...ghtly You should also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using Installing the Inner Rack Rails Installing the Inner Rails 1 Place the inner rack extensions on...

Page 19: ...nt rail to the rear rail of the rack 2 Attach a short bracket to the front side of the right outer rail and a long bracket to the rear side of the right outer rail 3 Adjust both the short and long bra...

Page 20: ...the rack 2 Line chassis rails with the front of the rack rails 3 Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the locking tabs when inser...

Page 21: ...of specific components There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel 3 2 Control Panel Buttons The two buttons located on the front of the chassis include a reset button and a power on off b...

Page 22: ...cing the power supply This LED should be off when the system is operating normally Overheat Fan Fail When this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When on continuously it indicates an overheat cond...

Page 23: ...apter 6 for instructions on replacing failed drives Red A solid red LED indicates a drive failure If one of the drives fails you should be notified by your system management software Please refer to C...

Page 24: ...SUPERSERVER 6037R 72RFT User s Manual 3 4 Notes...

Page 25: ...down the system with the operating system The unit has more than one power supply cord Disconnect both power supply cords before servicing to avoid electrical shock When working around exposed electr...

Page 26: ...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 onboar...

Page 27: ...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 28: ...actice 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 m...

Page 29: ...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 generally...

Page 30: ...es with their locations noted should be connected See the layout for connector locations SAS SAS0 SAS7 or SATA I SATA0 5 drive cables Control Panel cable JF1 Important Make sure the the cables do not...

Page 31: ...various I O ports Figure 5 1 Control Panel Header Pins Figure 5 2 I O Ports NMI x Key Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset Button Power Button Ground x Key Power On LED HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail...

Page 32: ...any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use an Intel certified multi dir...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...gain 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 th...

Page 35: ...apply the proper amount of thermal grease before you re install the heatsink Removing the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend removing the CPU or the heatsink If you do need to remove the heatsink pl...

Page 36: ...th a maximum of 12 modules see the Memory Installation Table below 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to avoid installing inco...

Page 37: ...DIMMB1 P1 DIMMC1 P1 DIMMD1 1 CPU 5 8 DIMMs CPU1 P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMB1 P1 DIMMC1 P1 DIMMD1 Any memory pairs in P1 DIMMA2 P1 DIMMB2 P1 DIMMC2 P1 DIMMD2 slots 2 CPUs 4 DIMMs CPU1 CPU2 P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMB1 P...

Page 38: ...2 QR RDIMMs are supported but not validated Memory testing are limited to system level testing Signal integrity testing in interoper ability testing are not performed The passing QR RDIMMs will be po...

Page 39: ...hield for the PCI slot you wish to populate 2 Fully seat the card into the slot pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card 3 Finish by using a screw to secure the top of the card s...

Page 40: ...ATA0 P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM4A P2 DIMM4B P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMA2 P1 DIMMB1 P1 DIMMB2 P1 DIMMD2 P1 DIMMD1 P1 DIMMC2 P1 DIMMC1 USB6 USB4 5 CPU1 SLOT1 PCI E 3 0 x8 CPU2 SLOT4 PCI E 3 0 x16 CPU2 SLOT6 PCI...

Page 41: ...ers Fans 1 6 IO Slot Fan Head ers FANA FANB I SATA 0 1 SATA 3 0 Ports 0 1 Available for RAID 0 RAID 1 only used in conjunction with T SPGIO1 I SATA 2 5 Intel SB SATA 2 0 Connectors 2 4 T SGPIO1 and 4...

Page 42: ...Header used in conjunc tion with I SATA 4 5 T SGPIO S Serial Link General_Purpose IO Header used in conjunc tion with S SATA 0 3 USB 0 1 2 3 Back Panel USB 0 1 2 3 USB4 5 Front Panel Accessible USB 4...

Page 43: ...4 5V 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 5V 19 COM 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 D...

Page 44: ...LED The LED connections for JLAN2 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 NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definiti...

Page 45: ...LED connector is lo cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 use JLED for a 3 pin connector This connection is used to provide LED indication of power being supplied to the system See the table on the right fo...

Page 46: ...m Speaker Overheat Fan Fail LED The JOH1 header may be connected to an LED indicator to provide warn ings of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to the table on right for pin definitions OH Fan F...

Page 47: ...nition 1 Clock 2 Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Ground 5 3 3V IPMB A System Management Bus header for IPMI 2 0 is located at JIPMB1 Connect the appropriate cable here to use the IPMB I2 C connection on your system...

Page 48: ...s located on the rear I O panel COM2 located next to the IPMB header is used to provide front access support See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial COM Ports Pin Definitions Pin Definit...

Page 49: ...ng 3 2 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 c...

Page 50: ...boot the system when a software application hangs Jumping pins 1 2 will cause WD to reset the system if an application hangs Jumping pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the appl...

Page 51: ...ed LAN is also located on the I O backplane The amber LED on the right indicates activity while the green LED on the left indicates the speed of the connec tion See the table at right for more informa...

Page 52: ...Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground SATA Ports There are ten Serial ATA Ports I SATA0 I SATA 5 located on the serverboard including eight SATA2 ports I SATA2 5 S SATA0 3 and two SATA3 ports I SATA0 1 See the...

Page 53: ...ed with your serverboard 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 of th...

Page 54: ...cial 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 SuperDo...

Page 55: ...ded 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 will...

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Page 57: ...very 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 m...

Page 58: ...gether to simplify the connection Connect the cable from JF1 on the serverboard to the Control Panel PCB printed circuit board Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both connectors Pull all exces...

Page 59: ...T If the system has been installed to a rack carefully pull it out on the rails until the top cover is exposed 1 Press the release tabs to remove the cover from the locked position Press both tabs at...

Page 60: ...which of the fans has failed Replacing System Fans Removing a Fan System power does not need to be removed since the fans are hot pluggable Replace the failed fan with an identical 8 cm 12 volt fan av...

Page 61: ...Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 5 Figure 6 2 Replacing a Rear Fan Figure 6 3 Installing the Air Shroud...

Page 62: ...driver SAS LSI LSI_SAS_EmbMRAID_SWUG pdf and Supermicro s web site for additional inmformation http www supermicro com support manuals DVD ROM For installing removing the DVD ROM drive you will need...

Page 63: ...e dummy drive to the drive tray 2 Lift the dummy drive out of the drive tray 3 Place the hard drive tray on a flat stable surface such as a desk table or work bench 4 Slide the hard drive into the tra...

Page 64: ...6 4 Removing the Dummy Drive from the Carrier Drive Tray Release Button 1 1 1 1 1 2 Hard Drive Carrier SAS SATA Hard Drive Figure 6 5 Installing a SAS or SATA Drive to a Carrier Use a hard stable sur...

Page 65: ...are not installing a new front port panel remove the mini bezel from the drive bay The mini bezel is the small grating that covers the drive bay Remove this by simply pulling it out of the bay If you...

Page 66: ...ithout powering down the system Replacing the Power Supply You do not need to shut down the system to replace a power supply unit The backup power supply module will keep the system up and running whi...

Page 67: ...s all the options 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 r...

Page 68: ...rom the main menu you can access the other setup screens An AMI BIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen below the copyright message Warning Do not upgrade the B...

Page 69: ...D YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 X9DRH 7TF 7F iTF iF SMC Version This item displays the SMC Version of...

Page 70: ...hen an error occurs The options are Disabled and Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function When this item is set to Enabled the ROM BIOS o...

Page 71: ...o allow the system to resume its last state before a power loss The options are Power On Stay Off and Last State CPU Configuration This submenu displays the information of the CPU as detected by the B...

Page 72: ...Disabled for the Windows OS Execute Disable Bit Capability Available if supported by the OS the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor to designate areas...

Page 73: ...off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s website for detailed information Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enabled to enable Clock Spectrum support which will allo...

Page 74: ...t the CPU C6 State ACPI C3 to the operating system During the CPU C6 State the power to all cache is turned off The options are Enabled and Disabled CPU C7 Report Available when Power Technology is se...

Page 75: ...orth Bridge IOH IO Hub Configuration Intel VT d Select Enabled to enable Intel Virtualization Technology support for Direct I O VT d by reporting the I O device assignments to the VWM Virtual Working...

Page 76: ...IOU2 and PCIe port The options are x4x4x4x4 x4x4x8 x8x4x4 x8x8 and x16 Port 2A Link Speed Select GEN1 to enable PCI Exp Generation 1 support for Port 2A Select GEN2 to enable PCI Exp Generation 2 sup...

Page 77: ...N2 to enable PCI Exp Generation 2 support for Port 1A Select GEN3 to enable PCI Exp Generation 3 support for Port 1A The options are GEN1 GEN2 and GEN3 IOU2 PCIe Port This feature allows the user to s...

Page 78: ...ode Use this feature to select data transfer speed for QPI Link connections The options are Fast and Slow QPI Link Frequency Select Use this feature to select the desired QPI frequency The options are...

Page 79: ...the activities of a remote system such as disk us age memory consumption and CPU load which will allow an IT administrator to maximize the performance of each computer within the network A DFX device...

Page 80: ...from memory turns out to be a correctable error the error is corrected and sent to the requestor the original source Memory is updated as well Select Enabled to use Demand Scrubbing for ECC memory co...

Page 81: ...ices Select Auto to disable legacy support if USB devices are not present Select Disable to have USB devices available for EFI Extensive Firmware Interface applications only The settings are Enabled D...

Page 82: ...lected Aggressive Link Power Management Select Enabled to enable Aggressive Link Power Management to support Cougar Point B0 stepping and beyond The options are Enabled and Disabled Port 0 Port 5 Hot...

Page 83: ...e Option ROM to boot up the system when there are multiple Option ROMs available in the system The options are Legacy ROM and EFI Compatible ROM PCI Latency Timer Use this feature to set the latency t...

Page 84: ...lot 3 PCI E x8 OPROM CPU2 Slot 4 PCI E x16 OPROM CPU2 Slot 5 PCI E x8 OPROM CPU2 Slot 6 PCI E x8 OPROM CPU2 Slot 7 PCI E x8 OPROM Select Enabled to enable Option ROM support to boot the computer using...

Page 85: ...ole Redirection Select VT100 to use the ASCII character set Select VT100 to add color and function key support Select ANSI to use the extended ASCII character set Select VT UTF8 to use UTF8 encoding t...

Page 86: ...ns are None and Hardware RTS CTS VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Select Enabled to enable VT UTF8 Combination Key support for ANSI VT100 terminals The options are Enabled and Disabled Recorder Mode Select E...

Page 87: ...its Per Second This item sets the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redirec tion Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the client computer A lower transmiss...

Page 88: ...High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options are Enabled and Disabled Trusted Computing Available if a TPM device is installed Configuration TPM Sup...

Page 89: ...led or disabled The default setting is Disabled Intel TXT Dependencies Displays a list of features that must be supported and enabled before Intel TXT LT SX configuration can be enabled ME Management...

Page 90: ...g during boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Erasing Settings Erase Event Log This option erases all logged events The options are No Yes Next reset and Yes Every reset When Log is Full This opt...

Page 91: ...he Multiple Event Time Window METW defines number of minutes must pass between duplicate log events before MECI is incremented Enter a number between 0 to 99 The default setting is 60 View Smbios Even...

Page 92: ...ing and Erase Immediately Log EFI Status Codes Select Enabled to log EFI Extensible Firmware Interface Status Codes Error Codes or Progress Codes The options are Disabled and Enabled Note After making...

Page 93: ...he value 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 n...

Page 94: ...Device BBS Priorities Hard Drive BBS Priorities This option sets the order of the legacy network devices and Hard Disks detected by the motherboard Delete Boot Option This feature allows the user to d...

Page 95: ...he Save and Exit settings for the system Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Sel...

Page 96: ...aults Select this feature and press Enter to load the default settings that help optimize system performance When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to load the defaults click Yes to load t...

Page 97: ...possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corre...

Page 98: ...A 2 SUPERSERVER 6037R 72RFT User s Manual Notes...

Page 99: ...t BIOS 16 Mb AMI SPI Flash ROM Memory Capacity Sixteen DIMM Slots supporting up to 512 GB of ECC registered unbuffered DDR3 1600 1066 800 memory Note See Section 5 5 for details SAS Controller LSI 220...

Page 100: ...wo 8 cm rear exhaust fans System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 100 240V AC auto range Rated Input Current 13 4A max Rated Input Frequency 50 to 60 Hz Power Supply Rated Output Power 920W Part PW...

Page 101: ...1000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 EN 61000 4 8 EN 61000 4 11 Safety CSA EN IEC UL 60950 1 Compliant UL or CSA Listed USA and Canada CE Marking Europe California Best Management Practices Regulations...

Page 102: ...erform 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...

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