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User Manual

Multiple-CPU, Multiple-Core 64-bit Scalable Ser ver / Rugged 3U-High Subrack

Removable 1U-High Components

CPU & I/O Blades, Media Module, 2 Power Supplies

PCI-

Express

/ SATA / Multiple Gigabit Ethernet, SFP Optical Transceiver, & USB Ports

Version 1.1

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CoolShell 3U

Generation 2

CoolShell 3U

Generation 2

Installation

Manual

Installation

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Summary of Contents for CoolShell 3U

Page 1: ...Subrack Removable 1U High Components CPU I O Blades Media Module 2 Power Supplies PCI Express SATA Multiple Gigabit Ethernet SFP Optical Transceiver USB Ports Version 1 1 Par t Number 121286 024 Cool...

Page 2: ...6 4 bit Blade System C o o l S h e l l 3 U G e n 2 High Per for manc e Sc alable 6 4 bit Blade System C o o l S h e l l 3 U G e n 2 High Per for manc e Sc alable 6 4 bit Blade System C o o l S h e l...

Page 3: ...France Phone 33 476 14 77 80 Fax 33 476 14 77 89 Themis Computer Americas and Pacific Rim 47200 Bayside Parkway Fremont CA 94538 Phone 510 252 0870 Fax 510 490 5529 World Wide Web http www themis com...

Page 4: ...ro and SuperDoctor are trademarks or registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer Inc Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks of the Intel Corporation Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat In...

Page 5: ...3U Generation 2 Installation Manual VersionRevisionHistory Version 1 1 June 2014 Added instructions for battery removal and replacement Assorted minor changes and edits throughout this manual Version...

Page 6: ...s shared by a number of other power consumers Do not use an extension cable Only use the mains cable supplied Power cord requirements Europe A power supply unit operating at a nominal voltage of 240V...

Page 7: ...hese cases the device must be shut down and secured against unintentional operation Repairs service may only be carried out by a Themis Computer qualified ser vice technician Do not open the chassis o...

Page 8: ...be properly grounded when touching a sensitive board component or assembly 4 Store electrostatic sensitive boards in protective packaging or on conductive foam Grounding Methods Finnish laite on liit...

Page 9: ...on conductive materials such as ordinary plastic as sembly aids and Styrofoam 8 Use field service tools such as cutters screwdrivers and vacuums that are con ductive 9 Always place drives and boards P...

Page 10: ...duct must not be disposed of with your other household waste Instead it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it to a designated collection point for the recycling of el...

Page 11: ...3 1 Removing the Lithium Battery 1 7 1 2 3 2 Installing a Lithium Battery 1 9 1 3 I O Blade 1 10 1 3 1 Graphics 1 10 1 4 Storage Expansion Subsystem 1 11 1 5 Specifications 1 12 1 5 1 General 1 12 1...

Page 12: ...3 A 1 3 Clock I2C Bus Connector Firewire 1394 A 4 A 1 4 DVI Power Connector DVI Transceiver A 5 A 1 5 Optical SFP Ports A 6 A 1 6 Stereo Audio Connectors A 6 A 1 7 IPMI LAN Port A 7 A 2 I O Blade A 8...

Page 13: ...rmation Socket 2 CPU Information B 7 B 3 3 2 CPU Speed B 7 B 3 3 3 64 bit B 7 B 3 3 4 Clock Spread Spectrum B 7 B 3 3 5 Hyper threading B 8 B 3 3 6 Active Processor Cores B 8 B 3 3 7 Limit CPIUID Maxi...

Page 14: ...16 IOU2 PCIe Port B 14 B 3 5 17 Port 2A Link Speed B 14 B 3 5 18 IOU3 PCIe Port B 14 B 3 5 19 Port 3A Link Speed B 15 B 3 5 20 Current QPI Link B 15 B 3 5 21 Current QPI Frequency B 15 B 3 5 22 QPI Qu...

Page 15: ...vices B 21 B 3 7 2 OnChip SCU Option ROM B 21 B 3 7 3 SCU Port 0 SCU Port 7 B 21 B 3 8 Thermal Configuration B 21 B 3 8 1 Thermal Management B 21 B 3 8 2 ME SMBus Thermal Reporting B 21 B 3 9 PCIe PCI...

Page 16: ...eyPad B 27 B 3 11 13Serial Port for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS B 27 B 3 11 14Console Redirection B 27 B 3 11 15Out of Band Management Port B 27 B 3 11 16Terminal...

Page 17: ...5 B 5 2 6 Station MAC Address B 35 B 5 2 7 Router IP Address B 35 B 5 2 8 Router MAC Address B 35 B 6 Boot Configuration B 36 B 6 1 Boot Option Priorities B 36 B 6 1 1 Boot Option 1 Boot Option 2 Boot...

Page 18: ...view C 1 C 2 Chipset Overview C 6 C 2 1 Main Features of the E5 2600 V2 Series Processor and C602 Chipset C 6 C 3 Special Features C 8 C 3 1 Recovery from AC Power Loss C 8 C 3 2 PC Health Monitoring...

Page 19: ...gnment Holes with Alignment Guide Pins 2 2 Figure 2 4 CoolShell 3U 3RU Subrack Secured to the 19 Rack 2 3 Figure 2 5 I O Blade Ports 2 4 Figure 2 6 Cable the Storage Expansion Subsystem to the CPU Bla...

Page 20: ...rminal B 46 Figure B 9 ROM File Extraction B 46 Figure B 10 FLASH Recovery B 47 Figure C 1 X9DRi F Motherboard C 2 Figure C 2 X9DRi F Block Diagram C 4 Figure C 3 X9DRi F Motherboard C 5 Figure D 1 Po...

Page 21: ...ount and Password D 15 Figure D 16 Package Installation Default Screen D 16 Figure D 17 Optional Packages D 17 Figure D 18 Option to Review or Continue D 18 Figure D 19 Installation Begins D 18 Figure...

Page 22: ...xiv Themis Computer CoolShell 3U Generation 2 Installation Manual Version 1 1...

Page 23: ...Pinout Signal Descriptions A 4 Table A 4 Power Reset Connector Pinout Signal Descriptions A 5 Table A 5 Stereo Audio Connector Pinout Signal Descriptions A 6 Table A 6 RJ45 Ethernet Pinout Signals A...

Page 24: ...xiv Themis Computer CoolShell 3U Generation 2 Installation Manual Version 1 1...

Page 25: ...g and high speed server systems It provides instructions on how to install configure power up and boot the CoolShell 3U see photo below which consists of the following 1RU high compo nents all contain...

Page 26: ...ve in any combina tion one fixed and one removable from the front Two load sharing hot swappable AC Power Supplies each providing 850 watts max of output power Expansion Modules for the CoolShell 3U i...

Page 27: ...xvii Themis Computer Preface Figure 2 Individual CoolShell 3U Components CPU Processor Blade I O Blade Media Module 850W AC Power Supplies max each...

Page 28: ...ell 3U Flow Diagram Motherboard Auxiliary Signals SMB System Management Bus SMB I C Bus 2 I C A 2 I C B 2 PCI Express Reset PCI Express Reset PCI Express PCI Express Reset I O Blade Media Module AC Po...

Page 29: ...ecification I2 C SMBus PMBus High Power Low Power Signaling Packet Error Checking optional SMBALERT Optional Block Size Limit 32 bytes 255 bytes Timing Data Rate Standard Mode 100kbps Data Rate Fast M...

Page 30: ...1 s 100kHz 300ns 400kHz Pull Up Current at 0 4V Max 3mA Standard and Fast Mode 4mA 350 A 4mA Leakage Current per Device Max 10 A 5 A 10 A VIL Input Logic Low Threshold Max 0 3VDD or 1 5V 0 8V VIH Inp...

Page 31: ...emission Because the CoolShell 3U is rugged enough to withstand extreme shock up to 35G temperature up to 55 C and EMI it is highly suitable for such demanding markets as the military aerospace and te...

Page 32: ...ult in injury to the op erator or equipment This may involve but is not restricted to heavy equipment or sharp objects To reduce the risk follow the instructions accompanying this symbol Warning A war...

Page 33: ...supports PCI Express power reset clock I2C and two audio channel connectors as well as a reset button and two status LEDs One I O Blade supports three PCI Express x16 NVIDIA Quadro K2000D graphics ca...

Page 34: ...4 AC Power Sup ply on page 1 3 and Figure 1 5 page 1 4 Media Module Figure 1 1 CoolShell 3U within Rugged 3RU Subrack Figure 1 2 CPU Blade Front Panel Audio Channel A Audio Channel B PCI Express Link...

Page 35: ...AC Power Supply Front Panel USB 2 0 Ports Primary video used by BIOS during boot Native USB ports and bootable USB ports LEDs To CPU Blade PCI Express Video Card Link for keyboard mouse DVD disk stic...

Page 36: ...USB 2 0 Ports 6 total Pluggable SATA Drive Copper to Optical Ethernet Pairings Port Copper Port Optical 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 DVD ROM Boot Drive Digital I O Port Remote I2C A B A LED Notes B...

Page 37: ...nents throughout the system The block diagram in Figure 1 6 below shows the PCIe relationship between X9DRi F motherboard and CoolShell 3U system components A DOM is located on the CPU carrier for the...

Page 38: ...requirements should be stated at the time of order 1 2 2 IPMI Native IPMI access can be achieved by connecting to the RJ 45 port on the CPU blade This copper RJ 45 port allows access to the BMC on th...

Page 39: ...ery The lithium battery CR2032 resides on the CPU carrier board within the CPU blade The lithium battery serves to retain user configuration preferences and BIOS settings 1 2 3 1 Removing the Lithium...

Page 40: ...ter CoolShell 3U Generation 2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 Figure 1 8 CPU Blade Lithium Battery view from underneath cover remove the two phillips head screws lift the battery from the socket and r...

Page 41: ...il it is firmly seated in the socket The battery is properly oriented in the socket when the negative side of the battery faces down towards the PCB and the positive side is facing up towards the rete...

Page 42: ...d up to 3 of the K2000D cards The middle graphics card is routed through the backplane to the motherboard to act as the primary video used by BIOS during boot see Figure 1 3 page 1 3 The motherboard h...

Page 43: ...on procedures for connecting the CoolShell 3U to the Storage Expansion Subsystem are given in Chapter 2 Installation and Operation Figure 1 9 Storage Expansion Subsystem Disk Drive 2 Disk Drive 1 Disk...

Page 44: ...Blade I O Blade Media Module Power Supply PS Subrack Storage Expansion Subsystem 34 26 pounds 1 PSb to 41 2 2 PS pounds 8 5 pounds 8 5 pounds 4 5 pounds 2 76 pounds 10 pounds 6 9 pounds b Weighed with...

Page 45: ...ise Level Typical noise levels emitted by the CoolShell 3U are outlined in Table 1 3 The chas sis is installed with four 38 mm fans contained side by side in a single fan assembly 1 5 3 Regulatory Com...

Page 46: ...ts 1 5 6 CPU Blade The primary components of the CPU Blade consist of an X9DRi F SuperMicro motherboard a CPU carrier board and two PCI Express daughter cards depending on the type of riser cards that...

Page 47: ...ifications Table 1 5 I O Blade Power Specifications 3 3V Power 12V Power PCI Express graphics card 1 3 0A 4 4A PCI Express graphics card 2 3 0A 4 4A PCI Express graphics card 3 3 0A 4 4A Total 9 0A Ca...

Page 48: ...ounds 4 kg The approximate weight of a CoolShell 3U with a subrack component systems and power supplies is under 40 pounds 18 2 kg see Table 1 1 on page 1 12 The approximate weight of a manual and ass...

Page 49: ...talled follow these steps to attach the empty 3RU subrack to a 19 RETMA rack 1 Remove any Blades CPU and I O power supplies and the Media Module if installed from the 3RU subrack see Figure 2 1 An emp...

Page 50: ...subrack see Figure 2 3 Caution Use industry standard ESD grounding techniques when handling all electronic components Figure 2 2 Install Subrack Alignment Guide Pins onto the 19 Rack Figure 2 3 Mate...

Page 51: ...omponents CPU Blade I O Blade Me dia Module and power supplies previously removed from the 3RU subrack 2 Connect the video display cable to one of the two DVI connectors third or fourth from the left...

Page 52: ...on Subsystem to the appropriate connectors of the CPU Blade see Figure 2 6 on page 2 5 6 Connect the power cords to the AC outlets on the power supplies see Figure 2 7 page 2 5 and the other ends to a...

Page 53: ...de Figure 2 7 Connect the Power Cords to the AC Power Supplies Clock I2C PCI Express Power Reset Storage Expansion Subsystem CPU Blade 3 1 4 2 5 To AC Power Sources 2 Note Any number of video displays...

Page 54: ...2 1 Plug the mini DB9 end male of the audio cable adapter P N 116510 L01 into Channel A or Channel B 2 Connect a mini stereo phone plug as needed to each of the three stereo audio connectors at the ot...

Page 55: ...he motherboard in the CPU blade 3 After a 4s delay following the presence of 5VSTBY a pulse is sent PwrOn signal to the motherboard 4 This pulse is forwarded to the CPU carrier through the PCH and thr...

Page 56: ...hutdown 2 2 2 Operation with Factory Installed Linux 1 After the system boots from Linux login by entering the system ID root followed by the password root12 2 From the screen that results after the s...

Page 57: ...ignal descriptions for the I O con nectors installed on the component front panels of the CoolShell 3U Generation 2 A 1 CPU Blade A 1 1 Power Reset Connector Pinouts are described in Figure A 1 signal...

Page 58: ...escriptions Pin Signal Definition Pin Signal Definition 1 Reset 4 12V 2 Ground 5 12V 3 Ground 6 12V SEM Storage Expansion Module Note The Power Reset Connector is used to provide power and reset contr...

Page 59: ...4 Ground B5 SEM_PCIE_TX1_P A5 SEM_PCIE_RX1_P B6 SEM_PCIE_TX1_N A6 SEM_PCIE_RX1_N B7 Ground A7 Ground B8 SEM_PCIE_TX2_P A8 SEM_PCIE_RX2_P B9 SEM_PCIE_TX2_N A9 SEM_PCIE_RX2_N B10 Ground A10 Ground B11 S...

Page 60: ...Pinout Table A 3 Clock I2C Connector Pinout Signal Descriptions Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 SEM_SCL 2 SEM_PCIE_CLK_P 3 GND 4 GND 5 SDA 6 PCIE CLK_N 7 N C 8 N C SEM Storage Expansion Module 7 5 3 1 8 6 4...

Page 61: ...nnector DVI Transceiver Pinouts are described in Figure A 1 signal descriptions are shown in Table A 1 Figure A 4 Power Reset Connector Pinout Table A 4 Power Reset Connector Pinout Signal Description...

Page 62: ...B Pinouts are described in Figure A 6 signal descriptions are shown in Table A 5 Use the special audio cable adapter male mini DB9 to three stereo audio connectors to connect to microphone line in and...

Page 63: ...nnector on the front of the CPU module for the purpose of accessing IPMI see Figure A 7 Pinout signal descriptions are listed in Table A 6 Figure A 7 Ethernet Connector Type RJ45 Table A 6 RJ45 Ethern...

Page 64: ...al of six USB connectors two per installed graphics card Pinouts are described in Figure A 8 signal descriptions are shown in Table A 7 A 2 2 DVI Video Output Connector With three NVIDIA Quadro K2000D...

Page 65: ...tect 2 TDMS Data2 17 TDMS Data0 3 TDMS Data2 4 Shield 18 TDMS Data0 4 No Connection 19 TDMS Data0 5 Shield 5 Ground 20 No Connection 6 DDC clock 21 No Connection 7 DDC data 22 TDMS Clock Shield 8 Anal...

Page 66: ...Pinouts are described in Figure A 10 on page A 10 signal descriptions and LED interpretations are given in Table A 9 on page A 11 Pinout signal descriptions and LED interpretations are given in Table...

Page 67: ...ion Pin Signal Description LED Interpretation 1 TRD0 Transmit Receive Data 0 Upper Left Activity on indicated lower primary port 2 TRD0 Transmit Receive Data 0 3 TRD1 Transmit Receive Data 1 4 TRD2 Tr...

Page 68: ...6 7 1 SFP Transceiver Receive Transmit Port Note The seven optical Ethernet ports are alternate connections for the first sev en copper Ethernet ports described in section Copper Gigabit Ethernet Por...

Page 69: ...same pinout and signal descriptions as the SAS connector on the CPU Blade see Section A 1 2 PCI Express Connector on page A 3 A 4 3 Clock I2C Bus Connector Firewire 1394 The Clock I2C Bus connector h...

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Page 71: ...ooting up Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options c...

Page 72: ...the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility From 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 c...

Page 73: ...etup screen is shown below B 2 1 System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed B 2 1 1 System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Ti...

Page 74: ...uild Version This item displays the BIOS revision used in your sys tem BIOS Build Date This item displays the date when this BIOS was completed Memory Information This displays the amount of memory th...

Page 75: ...bmenu B 3 1 BOOT Features B 3 1 1 Quiet Boot This option allows the bootup screen options to be modified between POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enab...

Page 76: ...nd 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 adaptors will not capture Interrupt 19 and the drive...

Page 77: ...mum CPU Speed Minimum CPU Speed Processor Cores Intel HT Hyper Threading Technology Intel VT x Technology Intel SMX Technology L1 Data Cache L1 Code Cache L2 Cache L3 Cache B 3 3 2 CPU Speed This item...

Page 78: ...le the Execute Diable Bit which will allow the processor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from floodi...

Page 79: ...ntel Virtualization Technology which will allow one plat form to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer Th...

Page 80: ...State of the processor P State is a processor operational state that reduces the processor s voltage and fre quency This makes the processor more energy efficient resulting in further gains The option...

Page 81: ...ting allows the user to adjust the fan speed based on performance maximum cooling or energy efficiency quietest fan speed The options are Performance Bal anced Performance Balanced Energy and Energy E...

Page 82: ...2 Intel I OAT Select Enabled to enable Intel I OAT I O Acceleration Technology which signifi cantly reduces CPU overhead by leveraging CPU architectural improvements and freeing the system resource f...

Page 83: ...the user to set the PCI Exp bus speed between IOU2 and PCIe port The options are x4x4x4x4 x4x4x8 x8x4x4 x8x8 and x16 default and Auto B 3 5 9 Port 2A Link Speed Select GEN1 to enable PCI Exp Generati...

Page 84: ...rt The options are x4x4 and x8 default B 3 5 15 Port 1A Link Speed Select GEN1 to enable PCI Exp Generation 1 support for Port 1A Select GEN2 to enable PCI Exp Generation 2 support for Port 1A Select...

Page 85: ...tem displays the frequency of the QPI Link B 3 5 22 QPI Quick Path Interconnect Link Speed Mode Use this feature to select the data transfer speed for the QPI Link connections The options are Fast def...

Page 86: ...all data in memory for data backup When Lockstep is selected the motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in parallel The options are Independent default Mirroring and L...

Page 87: ...ns are Auto default 1 Way 2 Way 3 Way and 4 Way B 3 5 37 Rank Interleaving This feature allows the user to select a rank memory interleaving method The options are Auto default 1 Way 2 Way 3 Way 4 Way...

Page 88: ...tagging The options are Disabled default and Enabled B 3 5 43 Thermal Throttling Throttling improves reliability and reduces power consumption in the processor via automatic voltage control during pr...

Page 89: ...for EFI Extensive Firmware Interface Applications only The settings are Disabled Enabled default and Auto B 3 5 48 Port 60 64 Emulation Select Enabled to enable I O port 60h 64h emulation support for...

Page 90: ...nd Enhanced default AHCI Mode The following items are displayed when the AHCI Mode is selected B 3 6 2 10 Aggressive Link Power Management Select Enabled to enable Aggressive Link Power Management sup...

Page 91: ...es The options are Disabled and Enabled default B 3 7 2 OnChip SCU Option ROM Select Enabled to support the onboard SCU Option ROM to boot up the system via a storage device The options are Disabled a...

Page 92: ...the following PCIe PCI PnP settings B 3 9 1 PCI ROM Priority Use this feature to select the Option ROM to boot the system when there are multiple option ROMs available in the system The options are EF...

Page 93: ...set the Active State Power Management ASPM level for a PCI E device Select Force L0 to force all PCI E links to operate a L0 state Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set the ASPM l...

Page 94: ...allow the user to configure the following settings for Serial Port 0 or Serial Port 1 B 3 10 1 Serial Port Select Enabled to enable a serial port specified by the user The options are Enabled default...

Page 95: ...erminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal emulation type for Console Redirection Select VT100 to use the ASCII Character set Select VT100 to add color and function key su...

Page 96: ...ns are 1 default and 2 B 3 11 7 Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection to pre vent data loss caused by buffer overflow Send a Stop signal to stop sen...

Page 97: ...ote computer used by the user B 3 11 15 Out of Band Management Port This feature selects a serial port used by the Microsoft Windows Emergency Man agement services EMS to communicate with a remote ser...

Page 98: ...is maintained but RAM is refreshed Select Suspend Disabled to use power reduced mode Power will only be supplied to limited components such as RAMs to maintain the most critical functions of the syst...

Page 99: ...tatus This item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently active or deactivated B 3 12 5 20 TPM Owner Status This item displays the status of TPM Ownership Intel TXT LT SX Con...

Page 100: ...owing Intel ME Subsystem Configuration settings B 3 13 1 ME Subsystem Select Enabled to support Intel Management Engine ME Subsystem a small power computer subsystem that performs various tasks in the...

Page 101: ...tems B 4 1 Change SMBIOS Event Log Settings This feature allows the user to configure SMBIOS Event Settings Enabling Disabling Options B 4 1 1 SMBIOS Event Log Select Enabled to enable SMBIOS System M...

Page 102: ...g system boot events The options are Disabled default and Enabled B 4 1 5 MECI The Multiple Event Count Increment MECI counter counts the number of occur rences a duplicate event must happen before th...

Page 103: ...Platform Management Interface tab to access the fol lowing submenu items IPMI Firmware Revision This item indicates the IPMI firmware revision used in your system IPMI Status This item indicates the...

Page 104: ...t Yes On next reset and Yes On every reset B 5 1 3 When SEL is Full This feature allows the user to decide what the BIOS should do when the system event log is full Select Erase Immediately to erase a...

Page 105: ...s for this computer The options are DHCP default and Static The following items are assigned IP addresses automati cally if DHCP is selected or can be configured manually if Static is selected B 5 2 4...

Page 106: ...Boot Option Priorities B 6 1 1 Boot Option 1 Boot Option 2 Boot Options 3 etc Use this feature to specify the sequence of boot device priority B 6 1 2 Network Device BBS Priorities Hard Drive BBS Pri...

Page 107: ...on B 6 2 Delete Boot Option This feature allows the user to delete a previously defined boot device from which the system boots during startup B 6 3 Boot Option 1 Boot option 2 Boot Option 3 The setti...

Page 108: ...eature to set the Administrator Password which is required to enter the BIOS setup utility The length of the password should be from 3 characters to 8 char acters long B 7 2 User Password Use this fea...

Page 109: ...t this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit and press Enter When the dialog box appear...

Page 110: ...click No to return to the BIOS without making changes B 8 4 Discard Changes Select this feature and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the BIOS setup When the dialog box appears ask...

Page 111: ...e dialog box appears asking you if you want to restore user s defaults click Yes to restore the user s defaults previously saved in the system or click No to abandon the user s defaults that were prev...

Page 112: ...ontact Themis Support for possible repairs These errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The table below describes the number of beeps with the corresponding error state Tabl...

Page 113: ...or the recovery process to load the file A USB flash device such as a USB Flash Drive a USB CDROM or a USB CDRW device can be used for this purpose 1 Insert the USB device that contains the new BIOS i...

Page 114: ...ows the user to use a serial port to load a BIOS image for Boot Sector recovery This feature is usually used for embedded systems that rely on a serial port for remote access and debugging B 10 5 Requ...

Page 115: ...the instructions given on the screen to update the BIOS These instructions are also shown below a At the prompt press the SpaceBar to update the BIOS b When asked to confirm BIOS updating press y to...

Page 116: ...ersion 1 1 a Select the Transfer menu and enter Send see Figure B 8 b Specify the location of the ROM file and select the proper protocol XMo dem c Press Send to start ROM File extraction see Figure B...

Page 117: ...flash is completed the system will reboot Figure B 10 FLASH Recovery Note AMBIOS Serial Flash will work with any terminal communications pro gram that supports VT 100 and XModem protocols including pr...

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Page 119: ...al processor Sandy Bridge based Xeon chipsets sup porting two Intel LGA 2011 socket R 64 bit E5 2600 V2 Series Xeon proces sors each with a QPI Quick Path Interconnect up to 8 0 GT s Giga Transfers pe...

Page 120: ...stallation Manual Version 1 1 Figure C 1 X9DRi F Motherboard Table C 1 X9DRi F Motherboard Options Motherboarda IPMI SATA SAS Memory Slots Graphics Audio PCI e 3 0 Slots PCI e x16 PCI e x8 X8DTi F Yes...

Page 121: ...2 GB DIMMs of Registered ECC DDR3 1866 1600 1333 1066 800 MHz 72 bit Up to 1TB DDR3 ECC LRDIMM Up to 512GB DDR3 ECC RDIMM Up to 128GB DDR3 ECC non ECC UDIMM Expansion slots Three PCI E gen3 x16 slots...

Page 122: ...C 4 Themis Computer CoolShell 3U Generation 2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 Figure C 2 X9DRi F Block Diagram...

Page 123: ...3 0 x 16 Slot 5 PCI E 3 0 x 8 Slot 6 PCI E 3 0 x 16 P2 DIMM E1 P2 DIMM E2 P2 DIMM F2 P2 DIMM F1 P2 DIMM H2 P2 DIMM H1 P2 DIMM G2 P2 DIMM G1 P1 DIMM C1 P1 DIMM C2 P1 DIMM D1 P1 DIMM D2 P1 DIMM B2 P1 DI...

Page 124: ...eeds of up to 8 0 GT s providing fast speeds and excellent system performance The Intel E5 2600 CPU has two QPI links The C602 chipset supports up to 8x1 PCI Express ports single 32 bit 33 MHz PCI bus...

Page 125: ...ated Management Engine supported Point to point cache coherent interconnect Fast narrow unidirectional links and Concurrent bi directional traffic Error detection via CRC and Error correction via Link...

Page 126: ...ndby VBAT Memory Chipset Voltages Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the...

Page 127: ...and the application software As a result the system can automatically turn peripherals CD ROMs NICs storage drives and printers for example on or off This includes any consumer devices that may be co...

Page 128: ...450 Controller The Winbond WPCM450 Controller is a Baseboard Management Controller BMC that supports the 2D VGA compatible Graphics Core with the PCI interface Virtual media and keyboard Video Mouse R...

Page 129: ...edia Independent Interface RMII OS Operating System Independent IPMI Hardware Health Monitoring Remote access console redirection Network Management Security Supports Management tools IPMIView CLI Com...

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Page 131: ...n procedure Please specify all OS needs when placing your order as this information is vital for Themis to insure that hardware and OS integrate properly D 2 Installation Step 1 Insert the Redhat Ente...

Page 132: ...allation Manual Version 1 1 D 2 Themis Computer Step 2 Press the tab key to move focus to the Skip key then press Enter key to Continue see Figure D 2 Figure D 1 Power On after Linux DVD is Inserted i...

Page 133: ...n see Figure D 3 Click on the Next button to continue Step 4 Using your mouse select a language to use for the installation The lan guage you select here will become the default language for the opera...

Page 134: ...you select the appropriate language click Next to continue Step 5 Using your mouse select the correct layout type for example U S Eng lish for the keyboard you would prefer to use for the installation...

Page 135: ...xt to continue Step 6 Enter the installation number if you don t have an installation number select the Skip Entering Installation Number Radio Button Click OK and if you did not enter an installation...

Page 136: ...ti tion using the Create custom layout option of Disk Druid The first three options allow you to perform an automated installation without hav ing to partition your drive s yourself If you do not feel...

Page 137: ...and create default layout select this option to remove only Linux partitions partitions created from a previous Linux installation This does not remove other partitions you may have on your storage d...

Page 138: ...e you have made your selections to proceed Step 9 If you chose one of the automatic partitioning options and selected Review you can either accept the current partition settings click Next or modify t...

Page 139: ...partitions set up a boot loader If you select No Boot Loader will be Installed you ll need to use a third party boot loader such as Partition Magic or Microsoft s TLDR unless you want to set up a Boot...

Page 140: ...ne of two places The master boot record MBR This is the recommended place to install a boot loader unless the MBR already starts another operating system loader such as System Commander The MBR is a s...

Page 141: ...at boot loader to start GRUB which then boots Red Hat Enterprise Linux If your system only uses Red Hat Enterprise Linux you should choose the MBR Click the Change Drive Order button if you would like...

Page 142: ...the Edit Interface pop up screen you can choose to configure the IP address and Netmask for IPv4 Prefix for IPv6 of the device via DHCP or manually if DHCP is not selected and you can choose to activ...

Page 143: ...of the world see Figure D 14 on page D 14 From here there are two ways for you to select your time zone Using your mouse click on the interactive map to select a specific city repre sented by a yello...

Page 144: ...most important steps during your installation Your root account is similar to the administrator account used on Windows NT machines The root account is used to install packages upgrade RPMs and perfo...

Page 145: ...t for your Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation This screen varies depending on the version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux you are installing see Figure D 16 on page D 16 To customize your package set f...

Page 146: ...sh to install Once a package group has been selected if optional components are available you can click on Optional packages to view which packages are installed by default and to add or remove option...

Page 147: ...Next Step 18 Once you have selected the package groups of your choice you get one last chance to go back before starting the installation process Click Next if you re happy with your choices or click...

Page 148: ...3U Generation 2 Installation Manual Version 1 1 D 18 Themis Computer Click Next Step 19 Installation Starts see Figure D 19 on page D 18 Figure D 18 Option to Review or Continue Figure D 19 Installati...

Page 149: ...up sequence has completed the graphical boot loader prompt appears at which you can do any of the following things Press Enter causes the default boot entry to be booted Select a boot label followed b...

Page 150: ...p 21 Eventually a login prompt or a GUI login screen if you installed the X Window System and chose to start X automatically appears see Figure D 21 Step 22 Once logged in you are ready to use the des...

Page 151: ...ck Boot B 5 Quiet Boot B 5 Wait For F1 If Error B 6 Hardware Health Monitor B 28 CPU Overheat Alarm B 28 IDE SATA Configuration B 18 Configure SATA 1 as B 21 SATA 1 Configuration B 18 SATA 2 Configura...

Page 152: ...wire 1394 A 4 A 13 Clock I2C Connector Pinout A 4 Clock I2C Connector Pinout Signal Descriptions A 4 Comments xxi connector pinouts A 1 C 1 CoolShell CS 3U xv Copper Gigabit Ethernet Connector Pinout...

Page 153: ...ptions A 9 I O Blade Power Specifications 1 15 I O connectors A 1 Installation procedures 2 1 Introduction B 1 K keyboard and mouse cables 2 4 L LAN port A 7 LED indicators A 10 Linux 2 8 Linux 5 Inst...

Page 154: ...I Express Connector A 3 A 13 PCI Express Connector Pinout A 3 pinouts Gigabit Ethernet LAN A 7 USB port A 8 pinouts connector A 1 C 1 PIO Mode B 22 Power Reset Connector A 1 A 5 A 13 Power Reset Conne...

Page 155: ...ns 2 2 alignment holes 2 2 installation 2 1 weight 2 1 Subrack Installation 2 1 Super I O C 10 SuperDoctor II C 9 SuperDoctor III C 9 System Fan Monitor B 28 system ID 2 8 System Tools 2 8 system tool...

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