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RMC 7150

14” short depth rack server

User Manual

RMC 7150

: 14” short depth server with two Intel Xeon

processors

Summary of Contents for RMC 7150

Page 1: ...All rights reserved Product description and product specifications are subject to change without notice For latest product information please visit Acnodes web site at www acnodes com RMC 7150 14 short depth rack server 1 User Manual RMC 7150 14 short depth server with two Intel Xeon processors ...

Page 2: ...ILITTY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATASTORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RE COVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between maufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Walnut in the State of California USA The State of California Walnut shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such ...

Page 3: ...rface Refer to this chapter for details on the system interface which includes the functions and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system Chapter 4 System Safety You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the RMC 71...

Page 4: ... 1U rackmount server designed for optimal space efficiency It is comprised of two main subsystems the RMC 7150 1U chassis and the serverboard Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use In addition to the mainboard and chassis various harware components may have been included with the RMC 7150 as listed below Two CPU heatsink Four 4 4 cm fans ...

Page 5: ...include voltage monitors a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overhear sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue 1 3 Server Chassis Features The RMC 7150 is built on a 1U rackmount server chassis The following is a general outlind of the main features of the RMC 7150 chassis System Power When configured as the RMC 7150 the chassis features a single power supp...

Page 6: ...roduct specifications are subject to change without notice For latest product information please visit Acnodes web site at www acnodes com PC 5150 15 inch touch panel PC 14628 Central Blvd Chino CA91710 tel 909 597 7588 fax 909 597 1939 6 RMC 7150 14 short depth rack server ...

Page 7: ...ct specifications are subject to change without notice For latest product information please visit Acnodes web site at www acnodes com RMC 7150 14 short depth rack server 7 1 4 Contacting Acnodes HEADQUARTERS Address Acnodes Corp 661 Brea Canyon Rd Walnut CA 91789 Tel 909 598 7388 Fax 909 598 0218 Email info acnodes com Website www acnodes com ...

Page 8: ...ls on installing specific components 2 2 Unpacking the System You should inspect the box the server was shipped in and note if it was damaged 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 server It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Av...

Page 9: ...ion provdes information on installing the RMC 7150 into a rack unit If the sysetm has already been mounted into a rack you can skip ahead to sections 2 5 and 2 6 Basic Installation Procedure The RMC 7150 server comes with two rack mounting brackets which are located on each side at the front of the chassis To mount the system into a rack simply screw these brackets directly to the front of the rac...

Page 10: ...he rack itself Installing the Chassis Rails 1 Detatch the two rail sections from each other by depressing the locking tab on the innter rail to release it from its locked position then pull the two rails completely apart 2 Repeat step 1 for the remaining rail assemble 3 Position the fixed chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the chassis making sure the three screw holes line up...

Page 11: ...ack 3 Screw the assembly securely to the rack using the brackets provided 4 Attatch the other assemble to the other side of the rack making sure that both are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward Installing the Server into the Rack You should now have rails attatched to both the chassis and the rack unit The next step is to install the server into the rack 1 Line up the ...

Page 12: ...ral Blvd Chino CA91710 tel 909 597 7588 fax 909 597 1939 12 RMC 7150 14 short depth rack server Installing the Server into a Telco Rack If you are installing the RMC 7150 into a Telco type rack follow the directions given on the previous pages for rack installation The only difference in the installation procedure will be the positioning of the rack brackets to the rack They should be spaced apart...

Page 13: ... the system memory already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots 3 If desired you can install an add on card to the system 4 Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the airflow 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup 1 For servicing the SATA and DVD ROM drives you will need to remove the top chassis cover The SATA disk drive is located at the fr...

Page 14: ...roduct specifications are subject to change without notice For latest product information please visit Acnodes web site at www acnodes com PC 5150 15 inch touch panel PC 14628 Central Blvd Chino CA91710 tel 909 597 7588 fax 909 597 1939 14 RMC 7150 14 short depth rack server ...

Page 15: ...ormed of the overall status of the system as well as the activity and health of specific components There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel This chapter explains the meanings of all LED indicators and the appropriate respnse you may need to take 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two push buttons located on the front of the chassis a reset button and a power on offbutton The reset...

Page 16: ...an Fail When this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When on continiously on and not flashing it indicates an overheat 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 and operating normally You should also check to make sure that the chassis covers are...

Page 17: ... a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets This product may be connected to an IT power system In all cases make sure that the unit is also relably con nected to Earth Serverboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down which will reverse its polarities This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivale...

Page 18: ...s made to protect your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Keep all components and printed circuit baords PCDs in their antistatic bag Do not let components or 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 mo...

Page 19: ... board by its edges do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and t...

Page 20: ...ripherals and control panel and the power cables Connecting Data Cables The cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully routed to prevent them from blocking the flow of cooling air that moves through the system from the back If you need to disconnect any of these cables you should take care to keep them routed as they were originally after reconnecting them The fol...

Page 21: ... reserved Product description and product specifications are subject to change without notice For latest product information please visit Acnodes web site at www acnodes com RMC 7150 14 short depth rack server 21 5 4 Rear I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification ...

Page 22: ...mpo nents 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 directional heatsink only Make sure you install the serverboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsinks When receiving a serverboard without a processor pre installed make sure that the plastic CPU socke...

Page 23: ...outh center edges 2 Align the CPU key the semi circle cutout with the socket key the notch below the gold color dot on the side of the socket 3 once the CPU and the socket are aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not rub the CPU against the surface of the socket or its pins to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket 4 With the CPU in the socket inspect the four corners of ...

Page 24: ...50 15 inch touch panel PC 14628 Central Blvd Chino CA91710 tel 909 597 7588 fax 909 597 1939 24 RMC 7150 14 short depth rack server Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink 1 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 2 Install two diagonal screw and tighten them until just snug 3 Repeat steps 2 with the 3 and 4 screws Make sure ...

Page 25: ...ower supply 2 Disconnect the heatsink fan s wires from the fan header 3 Using a screwdriver loosen and remove the heatsink screws from the serverboard in the sequence as shows in the previous section 1 and 2 followed by 3 and 4 4 Hold the heatsink as showin in the picture on the right and gently wiggle it to loosen it from the CPU 5 Once the heatsink is loose remove it from the CPU socket 6 To rei...

Page 26: ...er of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM 1A For best performance please use the memory modules of the same type and same speed in the same bank See the DIMM Installation Chart on the following page 2 Press down the release tabs on the ends of a memory slot Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the...

Page 27: ...ject to change without notice For latest product information please visit Acnodes web site at www acnodes com RMC 7150 14 short depth rack server 27 Memory Support It supports up to 24 GB Registered ECC DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz registered ECC SDRAM in 6 DIMM slots DIMM sizes of 4GB 2GB and 1GB are supported Populating DIMMs Follow the tables below when installing memory ...

Page 28: ...erver 5 7 Adding PCI Cards It includes a riser card This riser fits into a PCI slot to support a full height half length PCI Express expansion card THe riser card provides a PCI E x 8 signal PCI Card Installation When installing a PCI add on card make sure you install it into a slot that supports the speed of the card 1 Swing the release tab on the PCI slot shield 2 Insert the PCI card into the ri...

Page 29: ...11 Acnodes Inc All rights reserved Product description and product specifications are subject to change without notice For latest product information please visit Acnodes web site at www acnodes com RMC 7150 14 short depth rack server 29 5 8 Serverboard Details Serverboard Layout ...

Page 30: ...le on the right for the pin definitions of theATX 14 pin power connector You must also connect the 8 pin processor power connectors to your power supply Processor Power Connector In addition to JPW1 the 12V 8 pin processor power connectors at JPW2 and JPW3 must be connected to your serverboard Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and serverboard PW_ON Connec...

Page 31: ...s 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC2 LAN2 LED The LED Connections for LAN2 are on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attatch LAN LED cables to display network activity See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LAN1 LED The LED connections for LAN1 are on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attatch LAN LED cables to display netwo...

Page 32: ...ght for pin definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitons Fan Headers There are six fan headers All are 4 pin fans but are backward compatible with traditional 3 pin fans FAN1 is for the CPU1 heatsink and FAN2 is for the CPU2 heatsink See the table on the right for pin definitions ATX PS 2 Keyb...

Page 33: ...he headers labeled USB 2 3 and USB 4 5 can be used to provide front side USB acc ess cables not included USB 6 is an A type See the tables on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports Two serial ports are included on the serverboard COM1 is a port located beside the USB ports and COM2 is a header located on the corener of the board near the SIMLC See the table on the right for pin definitions Wak...

Page 34: ...wer LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper SGPIO Headers Two SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output headers are included on the serverboard These headers are used to communicate with the System Mo...

Page 35: ...upply fan and system temperatures See the table on the right for pin definitions IPMB IPMB is a System Management Bus header for IPMP 2 0 Connect the app ropriate cables here to use the IPMB connection on your system Overheat LED Fan Fall JOH1 The JOH1 header connects to an LED indicator to provide warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure This LED will blink when a fan failure occurs Refer t...

Page 36: ...he function of the connector Pin 1 identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the serverboard layout pages for jumper locations CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMDS which will also clear any passowrds 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 unplug the power ...

Page 37: ...rverboard See the table on the right for jumper set tings The default setting is enabled Watch Dog JWD enables the Watch Dog Function a system monitor that takes action when a software applications freezes the system Jumping pins 1 2 will have WD reboot the system if a program frerezes Jumping pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupy for the program that has frozen See the table on the righ...

Page 38: ... activity when blinking while the other LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table on the right for the functions associated with the connection speed LED OnBoard Power LED An OnBoard Power LED is located at LE1 When this LED is lit the system is on Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord before removing or installing compo nents See the ta...

Page 39: ...t www acnodes com RMC 7150 14 short depth rack server 39 5 12 SATAPort Connections SATA Ports There are no jumper to enable the SATA ports which are designated I SATA0 I SATA5 See the table on the right for pin definitions 5 13 Installing SoftwarePreface After the hardware has been installed you should first install the operating system and then the drivers The necessary drivers are all included o...

Page 40: ...vices Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage 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 o Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge o Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its...

Page 41: ...ding to the heat level sensed in the system which results in more efficient and quieter fan operation Fan speed is controlled by a setting in BIOS see Chapter 7 Each fan in a set has its own separate tachometer Note It is very important that the chassis top cover is properly installed for the airflow to circulate properly through the chassis and cool the components System Fan Failure If a fan fail...

Page 42: ... fit in the 6016T MR SerialATADrive Installation The SATAdrive is not hot swappable meaning system power must be turned off before installing or removing 1 First power down the system and then remove the top cover of the chassis as described on page 6 7 2 Unscrew the retention screw at the top center of the drive then push the drive tray out from the back until you can grasp and pull it out throug...

Page 43: ...ve a slim profile to fit into it If you cannot remove the top cover with the system remaining in the rack follow the procedure below DVD ROM Drive Installation 1 First shutdown the system and disconnect the AC power cable 2 Make sure the system is supported from underneath then remove the front bracket screws that secure the unit to the rack 3 Carefully lift the server out of the rack 4 Open the c...

Page 44: ... cover away from you then lift it from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server Replacing the Power Supply 1 To remove the failed power unit remove the two screws on the back of the power supply and a third from the front of the power supply which secures it to the bottom of the chassis 2 Lift the unit straight out of the chassis The power cord should have already been removed 3...

Page 45: ...e F1 F10 Enter ESC ar row keys etc Note Options printed in Bold are default settings The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing Del at the appropriate time during system boot Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible Power On Self Test POST routine is the memory test As...

Page 46: ...ple 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 Acnodes o Version This item displays the BIOS revision used in your system o Build Date This item displays the date when this BIOS was completed Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of the processor used in your system o CPU Type This item displays the type of CPU used in the motherboard o Speed This item displays the speed of the CPU detect...

Page 47: ... This feature displays Press DEL to run Setup during POST The options are Enabled and Disabled Watch Dog Function If enabled the Watch Dog Timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage Select Power Off for the system power to remain off afte...

Page 48: ...ted by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creat ...

Page 49: ...hen enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C6 or C7 requests to C3 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled DCATechnology This feature accelerates the performance of TOE devices Note ATOE device is a specialized dedicated processor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card For this moth ...

Page 50: ...nd looking for and correcting resident errors The options are Enabled and Disabled Throttling Closed Loop Throttling Open Loop Throttling improves reliability and reduces power in the processor by automatic voltage control during processor idle states Available options are Disabled and Enabled If Enabled the following items will appear Hysteresis Temperature Closed Loop only Temperature Hysteresis...

Page 51: ...ther tasks The options are Disabled and Enabled Max Payload Size Some add on cards perform faster with the coalesce feature which limits the pay load size to 128 MB while others with a payload size of 256 MB which inhibits the coalesce feature Please refer to your add on card user guide for the desired setting The options are 256 MB and 128MB Active State Power Management Select Enabled to start A...

Page 52: ...ndAdaptec SATAAHCI This feature is available when the option AHCI is selected Select Enable to enable the function of SerialATAAdvanced Host Interface Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled If the option Enabled is selected the following item will display SATA 2 Configuration This feature is available when the option...

Page 53: ...ate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer band width of 32 Bits Select Enabled to enable 32 Bit data transfer DMA Mode Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect IDE DMA mode when the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select SWDMA0 to allow the ...

Page 54: ...each PCI device installed on a PCI bus Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles The options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 PCI IDE BusMaster When enabled the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled PCI SERR Function The feature allows SERR errors detected in PCI slots to be sent forwarded to the BIOS DMI Event Log for ...

Page 55: ...Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time after POST Note This setting may not be supported by some operating systems Select Boot Loader to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot Loader The options are Disabled Boot Loader andAlways Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redirec tion The options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF...

Page 56: ... CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings User intervention No action is required However consider checking the CPU fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage High The processor is running hot This is a caution level since the CPU s Tem perature Tolerance h...

Page 57: ...t XACPI Configuration Use this feature to configureAdvanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system High Performance Event Timer Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reduci...

Page 58: ...Intel s website at www intel com IPMI Firmware Revision This item displays the current IPMI firmware revision Status of BMC Baseboard Management Controller BMC manages the interface between system management software and platform hard ware This is an informational feature which returns the status code of the BMC micro controller XView BMC System Event Log This feature displays the BMC System Event...

Page 59: ... digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 as shown in the screen below Subnet Mask Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this machine belongs to The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Gateway Address This is the IP address of the gateway in the network This is usually a router Mac Address The BIOS will automatically enter the Mac address of th...

Page 60: ...g system hangs or crashes The options are Disabled Reset System Power Down Power Cycle BMC Watch Dog TimeOut Min Sec This option appears if BMC Watch Dog Timer Action above is enabled This is a timed delay in minutes or seconds before a system power down or reset after an operating system failure is detected The options are 5 Min 1 Min 30 Sec and 10 Sec XEvent Log Configuration View Event Log Use ...

Page 61: ...cess Level Available when Supervisor Password is set as above Available options are FullAccess grants full User read and write access to the Setup Utility View Only allows access to the Setup Utility but the fields cannot be changed Limited allows only limited fields to be changed such as Date and Time No Access prevents User access to the Setup Utility Change User Password Select this feature and...

Page 62: ...ce 5th boot device and Disabled o1st Boot Device USB XXXXXXXXX o2ndBootDevice CD DVD XXXXXXXXX XHard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from all available hard disk drives The settings are Disabled and a list of all hard disk drives that have been detected i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive etc o1stDrive SATA XXXXXXXXX XRemovable Drives This feature allows the use...

Page 63: ... press Enter 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 Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature s...

Page 64: ...utines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufac turer for possible ...

Page 65: ...sta Driver for ICH10R into the floppy drive and press the Enter key 5 Choose the Intel R ICH10R SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the Windows setup screen and press the Enter key 6 Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with...

Page 66: ...l SATA hard drive The internal drive is not hot swappable PCI Expansion One PCI Express card with pre installed riser card Serverboard Dimensions 12 x 10 in 305 x 254 mm Chassis Mini 1U Rackmount Dimensions WxHxD 17 3 x 1 7 x 14 5 in 439 x 43 x 368 mm Weight Gross Weight 18 lbs 8 2 kg System Cooling Three 3 4 cm counter rotating fans System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC Rated Inp...

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