FusionServer 2488H V7 Server
Technical White Paper
Issue
01
Date
2023-09-01
xFusion Digital Technologies Co., Ltd.
Page 1: ...FusionServer 2488H V7 Server Technical White Paper Issue 01 Date 2023 09 01 xFusion Digital Technologies Co Ltd...
Page 2: ...se of xFusion The purchased products services and features are stipulated by the contract made between xFusion and the customer All or part of the products services and features described in this docu...
Page 3: ...Indicates a hazard with a medium risk which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury Indicates a low level hazard which if not avoided could result in minor or moderate injury Indicates...
Page 4: ...sue Date Description 01 2023 09 01 This issue is the first official release FusionServer 2488H V7 Server Technical White Paper About This Document Issue 01 2023 09 01 Copyright xFusion Digital Technol...
Page 5: ...Architecture 22 5 4 1 3 Memory Compatibility 24 5 4 1 4 Memory Module Installation Rules 25 5 4 1 5 Positions of the Memory Modules 26 5 4 1 6 Memory Protection Technologies 29 5 5 Storage 29 5 5 1 D...
Page 6: ...and Hardware Compatibility 62 8 Safety Instructions 63 8 1 Security 63 8 2 Maintenance and Warranty 66 9 System Management 68 10 Certifications 70 A Appendix 71 A 1 Chassis Label Information 71 A 1 1...
Page 7: ...5 U Z 89 C Acronyms and Abbreviations 90 C 1 A E 90 C 2 F J 91 C 3 K O 92 C 4 P T 93 C 5 U Z 95 FusionServer 2488H V7 Server Technical White Paper Contents Issue 01 2023 09 01 Copyright xFusion Digita...
Page 8: ...emory computing The 2488H V7 features high performance computing large capacity storage low power consumption high scalability high reliability and easy management and deployment and high virtualizati...
Page 9: ...and I O performance The server supports a maximum of 9 standard PCIe slots Among these slots a maximum of six can be PCIe x16 slots two of which support PCIe 5 0 Supports one GE 10GE 25GE 100GE OCP 3...
Page 10: ...tions It can be bound to any network port of the server s OCP 3 0 NIC or other standard PCIe NICs that support the NC SI function It allows users to enable or disable the virtual local area network ID...
Page 11: ...cy scaling optimize heat dissipation and reduce overall system power consumption The improved thermal design with energy efficient fans ensures optimal heat dissipation and reduces system power consum...
Page 12: ...module 2 4 Chassis 5 PSU 6 Power shelf 7 PSU backplane 8 Mezzanine RAID controller card or M 2 SSD 9 Air duct 10 Supercapacitor 11 Intrusion sensor 12 Fan board FusionServer 2488H V7 Server Technical...
Page 13: ...ear plate 19 Heat sinks 20 Remote heat sinks 21 Processors 22 Cable management arms CMAs 23 Mainboard 24 Memory modules 25 OCP 3 0 NIC 26 PCIe expansion board 27 BMC card FusionServer 2488H V7 Server...
Page 14: ...Scalable processors Sapphire Rapids It supports 64 DDR5 DIMMs The processors interconnect with each other through three UltraPath Interconnect UPI links at a speed of up to 16 GT s FusionServer 2488H...
Page 15: ...GA USB 3 0 and serial port RJ45 The BMC management chip integrated on the mainboard supports ports such as a video graphic array VGA port a management network port and a serial port FusionServer 2488H...
Page 16: ...O Expansion 5 8 PSUs 5 9 Fan Modules 5 10 LCD 5 11 Boards 5 1 Front Panel 5 1 1 Appearance 8 x 2 5 drive pass through configuration 8 x SAS SATA Figure 5 1 Front view FusionServer 2488H V7 Server Tech...
Page 17: ...out label plate with an SN label 25 x 2 5 drive EXP configuration 25 x SAS SATA Figure 5 3 Front view 1 SAS SATA drive 2 Slide out label plate with an SN label 5 1 2 Indicators and Buttons Indicator...
Page 18: ...A 8 x NVMe Figure 5 5 Indicators and buttons on the front panel 1 UID button indicator 2 Health status indicator 3 Power button indicator 4 Fault diagnosis LED 5 FlexIO card presence indicator 6 iBMC...
Page 19: ...dy green The device is powered on Blinking yellow The iBMC is starting The power button is locked and cannot be pressed The iBMC is started in about 1 minute and then the power indicator is steady yel...
Page 20: ...tem Steady green The device is operating properly FlexIO card presence indicator Off The FlexIO card is not detected Blinking green at 0 5 Hz The FlexIO card is detected but is not powered on Blinking...
Page 21: ...rts on the front panel 1 USB 3 0 port 2 iBMC direct connect management port 3 VGA port 25 x 2 5 drive EXP configuration 25 x SAS SATA Figure 5 9 Ports on the front panel 1 USB 3 0 port 2 iBMC direct c...
Page 22: ...s box of the browser on the local PC USB port USB 3 0 2 Used to connect to a USB 3 0 device NOTICE Before connecting an external USB device ensure that the USB device functions properly otherwise it m...
Page 23: ...ser modules on the rear panel Figure 5 11 Indicators on the rear panel 1 Health status indicator 2 Data transmission status indicator of the management network port 3 Connection status indicator of th...
Page 24: ...z The input is normal and the server is in the standby state The input is overvoltage or undervoltage The PSU is in deep hibernation mode Blinking green at 4 Hz The firmware is being upgraded online S...
Page 25: ...ing red at 1 Hz A major alarm has been generated on the system Blinking red at 5 Hz A critical alarm has been generated on the system Steady green The device is operating properly 5 2 3 Ports Port Pos...
Page 26: ...M USB 3 0 port USB 3 0 2 Used to connect to a USB 3 0 device NOTE Before connecting an external USB device ensure that the USB device functions properly otherwise it may adversely impact the server Th...
Page 27: ...lt the local sales representative or see OS and Parts Compatibility in the Compatibility Checker Figure 5 13 Positions of the processors 5 4 Memory 5 4 1 DDR5 Memory 5 4 1 1 Memory Identifier You can...
Page 28: ...e of the memory interface PC5 DDR5 5 Maximum memory speed 4800 MT s 6 Memory latency parameters CL nRCD nRP A 34 34 34 B 40 40 40 C 42 42 42 7 DIMM type RD0 reference design for version RDIMM D0 8 SPD...
Page 29: ...nnel is not populated the memory modules in secondary memory channels cannot be used Table 5 5 Memory channels CPU Channel Memory Slot CPU 1 A primary DIMM000 A A DIMM001 I B primary DIMM010 B B DIMM0...
Page 30: ...O H primary DIMM170 H H DIMM171 P CPU3 A primary DIMM200 A A DIMM201 I B primary DIMM210 B B DIMM211 J C primary DIMM220 C C DIMM221 K D primary DIMM230 D D DIMM231 L E primary DIMM240 E E DIMM241 M F...
Page 31: ...the following two speed values Memory speed supported by a CPU Maximum operating speed of a memory module The DDR5 memory modules of different types RDIMM and RDIMM 3DS and specifications capacity bi...
Page 32: ...DIMM GB 16 32 64 128 256 Type RDIMM RDIMM RDIMM RDIMM 3 DS RDIMM 3 DS Rated speed MT s 4800 4800 4800 4800 4800 Operating voltage V 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Maximum number of DDR5 DIMMs in a servera 64 64...
Page 33: ...rts up to 64 DDR5 memory modules To maximize memory performance it is advised to use balanced memory configuration Observe the memory module installation rules when configuring memory modules For deta...
Page 34: ...e 5 16 Recommended slots for DDR5 memory modules 2 processors FusionServer 2488H V7 Server Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Issue 01 2023 09 01 Copyright xFusion Digital Technologies Co Lt...
Page 35: ...e 5 17 Recommended slots for DDR5 memory modules 4 processors FusionServer 2488H V7 Server Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Issue 01 2023 09 01 Copyright xFusion Digital Technologies Co Lt...
Page 36: ...DC SR Adaptive Double Device Data Correction Multiple Region ADDDC MR Partial Cache Line Sparing PCLS HBM only 5 5 Storage 5 5 1 Drive Configurations and Drive Numbering 5 5 1 1 8 x 2 5 Drive Pass Thr...
Page 37: ...CE The drive numbers identified by the RAID controller card vary depending on the cabling of the RAID controller card This section uses the drive numbers identified by a RAID controller card that adop...
Page 38: ...Figure 5 19 Drive numbering Table 5 9 Drive numbering Drive No Drive Number Displayed on the iBMC WebUI Drive Number Identified by the RAID Controller Card 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7...
Page 39: ...12 x 2 5 drive pass through configuration 1 Front drive 12 x 2 5 Slots 0 to 3 support only SATA drives Slots 4 to 7 support SATA NVMe drives Slots 8 to 11 support only NVMe drives SATA drive PCH pass...
Page 40: ...nsult the local sales representative or see OS and Parts Compatibility in the Compatibility Checker Drive numbering NOTICE The drive numbers identified by the RAID controller card vary depending on th...
Page 41: ...of the 12 x 2 5 drive pass through configuration 2 in Table 5 10 Figure 5 21 Drive numbering Table 5 12 Drive numbering Drive No Drive Number Displayed on the iBMC WebUI Drive Number Identified by th...
Page 42: ...gurations Configuratio n Front Drive Rear Drive Built in Drive Drive Management Mode 25 x 2 5 drive EXP configuration 1 Front drive 25 x 2 5 Slots 0 to 24 support only SAS SATA drives SAS SATA drive 1...
Page 43: ...Server Maintenance and Service Guide Drive numbering of the 25 x 2 5 drive EXP configuration in Table 5 13 Figure 5 22 Drive numbering Table 5 14 Drive numbering Drive No Drive Number Displayed on the...
Page 44: ...2 Drive Indicators SAS SATA Drive Indicators Figure 5 23 SAS SATA drive indicators Table 5 15 SAS SATA drive indicator description Activity Indicator Green Fault Indicator Red Blue Description Off Off...
Page 45: ...NVMe drive indicator If the VMD function is enabled and the latest VMD driver is installed the NVMe drives support surprise hot swap Table 5 16 NVMe drive indicator description VMD function enabled A...
Page 46: ...e at 4 Hz The NVMe drive is being located Off Blinking red at 0 5 Hz The NVMe drive has completed the hot swap process and is removable Off Blinking red at 2 Hz The NVMe drive is being hot swapped Ste...
Page 47: ...ve or see OS and Parts Compatibility in the Compatibility Checker When IB cards are used to build an IB network ensure that the IPoIB modes of the IB cards at both ends of the network connection are t...
Page 48: ...tio n CPU PCIe Port Number PCIe Device Supported by the PCIe Slot or Port I O module 1 Slot 1 PCIe4 0 x16a x16 b CPU 4 Port2A Full height half length FHHL Slot 2 PCIe 5 0 x16 x16 CPU 1 Port2A FHHL Slo...
Page 49: ...not be less than that of the inserted PCIe card The full height full length FHFL PCIe slots are compatible with FHFL PCIe cards full height half length FHHL PCIe cards and half height half length HHHL...
Page 50: ...SUs are configured If the input voltage ranges from 100 V AC to 127 V AC the output power decreases to 1300 W If the input voltage ranges from 200 V AC to 220 V AC the output power decreases to 2500 W...
Page 51: ...r components and enables users to set the IP address of the iBMC management network port on the server The LCD and the server iBMC form an LCD subsystem The LCD directly obtains device information fro...
Page 52: ...ion Status Displays the port 80 status serial number component status and component alarms of the server Monitor Displays the current power CPU temperature and inlet temperature of the server FusionSe...
Page 53: ...formation and firmware version Setting Sets the IP address of the iBMC management network port For details about how to use the LCD see the FusionServer Rack Server LCD User Guide 5 11 Boards FusionSe...
Page 54: ...5 11 1 Mainboard Figure 5 31 Mainboard FusionServer 2488H V7 Server Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Issue 01 2023 09 01 Copyright xFusion Digital Technologies Co Ltd 47...
Page 55: ...connector PDB MIS CONN J2014 16 PCIe riser 2 slot PCIE RISER2 CPU2 J13001 17 VROC KEY J6066 18 Built in USB 3 0 port INNER USB3 0 J6067 19 NC SI connector NCSI CONN J31 20 External USB 3 0 port USB 3...
Page 56: ...name BC15HBBA All drive configurations in 5 5 1 1 8 x 2 5 Drive Pass Through Configuration support this backplane Figure 5 32 8 x 2 5 drive pass through backplane No Connector Managed Drive Slot 1 Ba...
Page 57: ...ot9 3 UBC connector 2 UBC2 J2 Slot6 Slot7 4 UBC connector 1 UBC1 J1 Slot4 Slot5 5 Backplane signal connector HDD BP J19 6 Power connector HDD_POWER J21 7 mini SAS HD connector PORT A J28 Slot 0 to 3 8...
Page 58: ...gnal connector for I O module 2 REAR_BP1 J2301 4 Backplane signal connector HDD BP J302 5 Power connector HDD POWER J301 6 mini SAS HD connector PORT B J2203 7 mini SAS HD connector PORT A J2202 Fusio...
Page 59: ...tor J1 4 Drive backplane connector BP J15 5 11 4 Fan Board Figure 5 36 Fan board 1 Fan board signal connector MISC CONN J3 2 Fan board power connector POWER CONN1 J2 3 Fan connector FAN1 J5 4 Fan conn...
Page 60: ...N6 J10 5 11 5 Built in M 2 Adapter Board Figure 5 37 Built in M 2 adapter board 1 Signal connector M 2CONN J1 2 High speed connector Simline X8 J2 FusionServer 2488H V7 Server Technical White Paper 5...
Page 61: ...controller and eight memory channels per processor Built in PCIe controller supporting PCIe 5 0 and 80 lanes per processor Three UPI buses between processors providing up to 16 GT s transmission per c...
Page 62: ...d specifications capacity bit width rank and height cannot be used together A server must use DDR5 DIMMs of the same P N code NOTE The preceding information is for reference only For details see Searc...
Page 63: ...use enterprise level SSDs or HDDs with high DWPD The M 2 SSD is not recommended for write intensive service software due to poor endurance Do not use M 2 SSDs for cache Supports hot swap of SAS SATA N...
Page 64: ...patibility Checker I O expansion Supports ten PCIe slots Supports one PCIe slot dedicated for an OCP 3 0 NIC and nine standard PCIe slots For details see 5 7 1 PCIe Cards and 5 7 3 PCIe Slot Descripti...
Page 65: ...by the operating system is provided If both the front and rear VGA ports are connected to monitors only the monitor connected to the front VGA port displays information System management UEFI iBMC NC...
Page 66: ...Storage humidity within one year 20 to 75 Maximum change humidity rate 20 per hour Air volume 96 CFM Operating altitude 3050 m 10 006 56 ft When the server configuration complies with ASHRAE Classes A...
Page 67: ...6 62 Bels LpAm 49 1 dBA NOTE Actual sound levels generated during operation vary depending on the configuration load and ambient temperature NOTE SSDs and HDDs including NL SAS SAS and SATA cannot be...
Page 68: ...m to 940 mm 24 02 in to 37 01 in between the front and rear mounting bars NOTE For a 1100 mm 43 31 in deep cabinet a distance of 70 mm to 110 mm 2 76 in to 4 33 in between the front mounting bar and t...
Page 69: ...tency between the application layer and test software layer If the customer has requirements on the performance of specific application software contact technical support to apply for proof of concept...
Page 70: ...f this device may cause radio interference Human Safety This device is not suitable for use in places where children may be present Only certified or authorized personnel are allowed to install equipm...
Page 71: ...removed before you touch a device Figure 8 2 Removing conductive objects Figure 8 3 shows how to wear an ESD wrist strap a Secure the ESD wrist strap around your wrist b Fasten the strap buckle and e...
Page 72: ...ers Do not use them for other devices Before operating equipment wear ESD clothes and gloves to prevent electrostatic sensitive devices from being damaged by ESD When moving a device hold the bottom o...
Page 73: ...riptions in the documentation are for reference only Table 8 1 lists the maximum weight one person is permitted to carry as stipulated by a number of organizations Table 8 1 Maximum weight carried per...
Page 74: ...For details on warranty see Warranty FusionServer 2488H V7 Server Technical White Paper 8 Safety Instructions Issue 01 2023 09 01 Copyright xFusion Digital Technologies Co Ltd 67...
Page 75: ...s stable uninterrupted 24 7 system operation by providing the following features The last screenshot and video recording function when the system crashes makes it impossible to analyze the cause of th...
Page 76: ...configuration and upgrades to simplify server installation and configuration Diversified network protocols Supports NTP to improve the device time configuration capability and synchronizes the network...
Page 77: ...Region Certification Standard China CCC GB4943 1 2011 GB T 9254 1 2021 GB17625 1 2012 FusionServer 2488H V7 Server Technical White Paper 10 Certifications Issue 01 2023 09 01 Copyright xFusion Digita...
Page 78: ...cess tag 4 Product SN NOTE For details see Product SN 5 Reserved space for customized label 6 Pressure proof label NOTE This label warns users not to place any objects on top of a rack mounted device...
Page 79: ...tails see A 4 Nameplate 2 Device name 3 Power supply requirements 4 Enterprise Standard Number 5 Vendor information 6 Certification marks A 1 1 2 Certificate Figure A 3 Certificate example FusionServe...
Page 80: ...finished server N a spare part 4 0 a value for the reserved digit 5 Year two characters 6 Month one character Digits 1 to 9 indicate January to September respectively Letters A to C indicate October t...
Page 81: ...A 5 Quick access label example Table A 4 Quick access label description No Description 1 IP address of the iBMC management network port 2 Subnet mask of the iBMC management network port 3 Default iBM...
Page 82: ...and QR codes of technical resources The pictures are for reference only For details see the actual product The quick start guide is optional For details see the actual product A 1 3 Chassis Tail Label...
Page 83: ...e years 2001 to 2009 respectively Letters A to H indicate years 2010 to 2017 respectively Letters J to N indicate years 2018 to 2022 respectively Letters P to Y indicate years 2023 to 2032 respectivel...
Page 84: ...ectively Letters P to Y indicate years 2023 to 2032 respectively NOTE The years from 2010 are represented by upper case letters excluding I O and Z because the three letters are similar to the digits...
Page 85: ...2 GPU cards are supported and OCP 3 0 NICs with 100GE ports or ports of higher rate are not supported when the CPU TDP equals to or is greater than 270 Wb GPU cards each of which has a capacity of or...
Page 86: ...s with 100 GE ports or ports of higher rate are not supported when the CPU TDP equals to or is greater than 270 Wb GPU cards each of which has a capacity of or more than 128 GB are not supported CPUs...
Page 87: ...equals to or is higher CPUs with TDP that equals to or is lower than 270 W are supporteda Two 200GE IB cards are supported when the CPU TDP equals to or is lower than 185 Wc OCP 3 0 NICs with 100GE p...
Page 88: ...ot 2 slot 8 slot 3 slot 9 It is recommended that servers be deployed at an interval of 1U to reduce server noise and improve server energy efficiency A 4 Nameplate Certified Model Remarks H24H 07 Glob...
Page 89: ...y RTC battery status An alarm is generated when the voltage is lower than 1 V RTC battery on the mainboard Power Button Power button pressed status Mainboard and power button CPUN 12V 12 V voltage sup...
Page 90: ...er The value ranges from 1 to 4 CPUN Status CPU status detection CPUN N indicates CPU number The value ranges from 1 to 4 FAN Power Total power consumption of fan modules in the power on state Fan mod...
Page 91: ...atus PSU N N indicates PSU number The value ranges from 1 to 2 PSN Fan Status PSU fan fault status PSU N N indicates PSU number The value ranges from 1 to 2 PSN Temp PSU temperature PSU N N indicates...
Page 92: ...ive on the riser card M 2 drive N N indicates M 2 drive number RAID Status RAID controller card health status RAID controller card RAID PCIE ERR RAID controller card fault diagnosis health status RAID...
Page 93: ...card N N indicates PCIe slot number IBN Temp IB NIC temperature sensor IB card N N indicates PCIe slot number OCP1 Temp OCP card chip temperature sensor OCP 3 0 NIC CPU Usage CPU usage N A Memory Usa...
Page 94: ...ement of the devices E ejector lever A part on the panel of a device used to facilitate installation or removal of the device Ethernet A baseband local area network LAN architecture developed by Xerox...
Page 95: ...he server It seals the front and rear of the chassis to ensure optimal ventilation and electromagnetic compatibility EMC Peripheral Component Interconnect Express PCIe A computer bus PCI which uses th...
Page 96: ...special computer that provides services for clients over a network system event log SEL Event records stored in the system used for subsequent fault diagnosis and system recovery B 5 U Z U U A unit de...
Page 97: ...B BBU backup battery unit BIOS Basic Input Output System BMC baseboard management controller C CCC China Compulsory Certification CD calendar day CE Conformite Europeenne CIM Common Information Model...
Page 98: ...rer Association EDB Execute Disable Bit EID enclosure ID EN European Efficiency ERP enterprise resource planning ETS European Telecommunication Standards C 2 F J F FB DIMM Fully Buffered DIMM FC Fiber...
Page 99: ...otocol IDC Internet Data Center IEC International Electrotechnical Commission IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IGMP Internet Group Message Protocol IOPS input output operations p...
Page 100: ...k Controller Sideband Interface O OCP Open Compute Project C 4 P T P PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express PDU power distribution unit PHY physical layer PMBUS power management bus POK Power...
Page 101: ...single device data correction SERDES serializer deserializer SGMII serial gigabit media independent interface SMI serial management interface SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SNMP Simple Network Ma...
Page 102: ...ed Extensible Firmware Interface UID unit identification light UL Underwriter Laboratories Inc UPI UltraPath Interconnect USB Universal Serial Bus V VCCI Voluntary Control Council for Interference by...
Page 103: ...WSMAN Web Service Management FusionServer 2488H V7 Server Technical White Paper C Acronyms and Abbreviations Issue 01 2023 09 01 Copyright xFusion Digital Technologies Co Ltd 96...