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NCA-5540

 

User Manual

 

 

 

Version: 1.0 

Date of Release:2023-09-21 

Network Appliance Platforms

 

 

Summary of Contents for NCA-5540

Page 1: ...NCA 5540 User Manual Version 1 0 Date of Release 2023 09 21 Network Appliance Platforms...

Page 2: ...certain categories of documents are only available to users who are logged in please be registered for a Lanner Account at http www lannerinc com to access published documents and downloadable resourc...

Page 3: ...ilongguan Town Changping District Beijing 102208 China T 86 010 82795600 F 86 010 62963250 E service ls china com cn USA Lanner Electronics Inc 47790 Westinghouse Drive Fremont CA 94539 T 1 855 852 66...

Page 4: ...ouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the eq...

Page 5: ...r des interf rences dans les communications radio Lithium Battery Caution There is risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instruct...

Page 6: ...the ground or other damages Lanner Electronics Inc shall not be held liable for any losses resulting from insufficient strength for supporting the system or use of inappropriate installation componen...

Page 7: ...terre connexion la terre est tr s importante pour prot ger l quipement contre les effets n fastes du bruit externe et r duire les risques d lectrocution en cas de foudre Pour d sinstaller l quipement...

Page 8: ...ing the CPU 25 Installing the System Memory 31 Installing TPM Module Optional 33 Installing IPMI Module Optional 34 Installing the M 2 SATA Storage Optional 35 Installing the M 2 NVMe Storage Optional...

Page 9: ...SKU B 95 Server Mgmt SKU C SKU D 96 Security Setup 102 Boot Setup 105 Save and Exit Setup 106 Appendix A LED Indicator Explanations 108 Appendix B Dual BIOS Introduction 109 Appendix C Redundant Powe...

Page 10: ...ntel Sapphire Rapid SP 300W CPU TDP 1U CPU Sink 5x System Fans 4x NCS2 Or 2x N2S NIC Modules Support For HHHL PCIe Card 75W NCA 5540B Intel Sapphire Rapid SP 225W CPU TDP 1U CPU Sink 5x System Fans 4x...

Page 11: ...t Button 1x Reset Button Default software reset control by GPIO LED Indicators Power Status Storage LED Indicators refer to Appendix A Power Button 1x ATX Power Switch Console Port 1x RJ45 Console Por...

Page 12: ...ton F2 LED Indicators F3 USB Ports 2x USB 3 0 F4 LAN Port 2x RJ45 port F5 LOM Port 1x LOM Port via BMC Card F6 Console Port 1x Console Port F7 NIC Module Slot 4x NCS2 Slim Type Module OR 2x N2S NIC Mo...

Page 13: ...ew hole R2 Power Switch 1x Power Switch I O Button R3 Fans 5x Smart Fans R4 ESD Jack 1x ESD screw hole R5 Alarm Reset 1x Alarm Reset Button R6 Power Supply 2x 1300W AC 1 1 Redundant CRPS Power Supply...

Page 14: ...NCA 5540 User Manual 14 Motherboard Information Block Diagram The block diagram indicates how data flows among components on the motherboard...

Page 15: ...rd are often associated with important functions With the shunt Jumper pushed down on the designated pins the pin numbers are printed on the circuit board surrounding the pin header certain feature ca...

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Page 18: ...ult 2 3 CS1 To ESPI CONN JMERCVR1 ME FW Update Pin No Description 1 2 Normal Default 2 3 ME Force Update JCLRPAS1 Password Clear Pin No Description 1 2 Normal Default 2 3 Password Clear JDUAL1 Select...

Page 19: ...ble Dual BIOS Default 2 3 Disable Dual BIOS JP12V_DIMM1 P12V_DIMM Status Pin No Description 1 2 P12V_DIMM Off in S5 Default 2 3 P12V_DIMM on in S5 JRST1 Select Front Panel Reset Pin No Description 1 2...

Page 20: ...4 P12V 5 GND 6 P12V 7 GND 8 P12V 9 GND 10 P12V JATX7 Pin No Description Pin No Description 1 GND 7 P12VS_PCIe_A 2 GND 8 P12VS_PCIe_A 3 GND 9 P12VS_PCIe_A 4 GND 10 P12VS_PCIe_A 5 GND 11 P12VS_PCIe_A 6...

Page 21: ...PM 6 HEADER_SPI_PCH_IO3 7 KEY 8 SPI_CLK_TPM 9 GND 10 SPI_MOSI_TPM 11 IRQ_TPM_SPI _R 12 N C 13 SPI_TPM_CS0 14 RST_PLTRST_PLD_B_N JLCM1 Pin No Description 1 LCM_TX 2 LCM_RX 3 GND 4 P5V JUSB1 Pin No Desc...

Page 22: ...Pin No Description Pin No Description 1 DAC_RO 2 GND 3 DAC_GO 4 GND 5 DAC_BO 6 GND 7 HSYNC_O 8 N C 9 VSYNC_O 10 GND 11 DDC_DATA 12 DDC_CLK JPLD1 Pin No Description 1 P3V3_AUX 2 JTAG_PLD_TDO 3 JTAG_PL...

Page 23: ...1 SMB_IPMB_STBY_CMOS_ISO_SDA 2 GND 3 SMB_IPMB_STBY_CMOS_ISO_SCL 4 P5V_AUX JATX1 JATX2 JATX3 JATX4 JATX5 JATX6 Pin No Description Pin No Description 1 GND 2 GND 3 P3V3 4 P12V JBMC_UART1 Pin No Descript...

Page 24: ...amage to the system please remove all power connections to shut down the device completely and wear ESD protection gloves when handling the installation steps Opening the Chassis 1 Loosen the two 2 th...

Page 25: ...to motherboard Tools Required Note The images of tools shown in this document are merely for reference the actual tools you use might differ Parts Explanation Tool Description T 30 Torx Bit Set to 0...

Page 26: ...that the keying feature tabs of the processor carrier are aligned to the slots in the processor properly If not check that the correct processor carrier is being used Heatsink 1U When handling heatsin...

Page 27: ...e outward motion until a snap sound is heard 3 Check the two side snap latches on the carrier and verify that they have latched to the package If not then press down on top of the side snap latches un...

Page 28: ...rier and corner cut out of Heatsink If there are two corners cut out either orientation is fine 4 Place the heatsink ensure latching features on Processor carrier and heatsink are aligned during assem...

Page 29: ...when latched System Assembly PHM to Motherboard 1 Locate the processor placement on the motherboard Hold finger grips on socket cover and squeeze in on the grip tabs Then pull the cover up and off ver...

Page 30: ...all four Anti Tilt wires into the locked position outward position 6 Next is to tighten the nuts on the heatsink using a diagonal pattern tightening sequence Diagonal sequence is regardless of startin...

Page 31: ...Population Guidelines Please do follow the memory module installation instructions to install the DIMM and make sure the DIMM population guidelines are met Each CPU requires at least 1 memory module...

Page 32: ...nstallation Instructions Please follow the steps below to install the DIMM memory modules 1 Power off the system 2 Pull open the DIMM slot latches 3 Align the notch of the DIMM module with the socket...

Page 33: ...e motherboard provides one TPM slot Follow the procedures below for installing a TPM module 1 Power off the system and open the chassis cover 2 Locate the TPM slot on the motherboard 3 Insert the TPM...

Page 34: ...low for installation 1 Power off the system and open the chassis cover 2 Locate the IPMI socket on the motherboard 3 Align the notch of the IPMI card with the socket key in the slot 4 Insert at 30 deg...

Page 35: ...for installation 1 Power off the system and open the chassis cover 2 Locate the M 2 slot on the motherboard 3 Align the notch of the M 2 memory card with the socket key in the pin slot 4 Insert the M...

Page 36: ...s for installation 1 Power off the system and open the chassis cover 2 Locate and unscrew four 4 screws on the fan hood shroud and three 3 screws on the cover Lift up and remove the fan hood shroud an...

Page 37: ...ser Manual 37 5 Insert the M 2 storage card pins at 30 degrees into the socket until it is fully seated 6 Push down on the module and secure it with a screw 7 Repeat steps if installing a second stora...

Page 38: ...1 Power off the system and open the chassis cover 2 Locate the 2 5 disk bay 3 Loosen the three 3 screws that fixes the disk tray onto the motherboard Gently pull out the disk tray 4 Mount the disk dri...

Page 39: ...crew in the hard disk on both sides two 2 screws on each side 6 Install the tray back to the original position on the motherboard and secure with the three 3 screws 7 Connect the SATA cable and SATA p...

Page 40: ...nstallation 1 The LCM module package consists of 1x LCM Panel 1x LCM connector cable 2x screws 2 Power off the system and open the chassis cover 3 On the front panel select a module slot for LCM modul...

Page 41: ...Install the LCM module into the module slot 7 Insert the connector cable into the connector pin 8 Secure the LCM module using the two 2 screws Close the top cover of the system The LCM module has bee...

Page 42: ...n 1 Power off the system and open the chassis cover 2 On the front panel select a NIC module slot 3 Rotate clockwise and loosen the two 2 lock screws and remove the door 4 Insert a NIC module until th...

Page 43: ...When using a new cooling fan just reverse the steps to install the fan back onto the enclosure and the system 1 On the rear panel loosen the lock screw of the fan you would like to replace 2 Hold onto...

Page 44: ...at the NCA 5540 supports1300W PSU Please prepare the power supply units matching this capacity 1 On the rear panel locate the power supply units and disconnect the power cords 2 Hold the handle and pu...

Page 45: ...de rails to prevent the chassis from falling over for the bracket assembly alone cannot provide sufficient support to the chassis With Slide Rail Kit Mounting Ear Brackets This method is rather compli...

Page 46: ...e screw holes are matched and then secure the bracket onto the chassis with three provided screws 3 Repeat Step 2 to attach the bracket to the other side of the chassis 4 Install the chassis into the...

Page 47: ...Round Hole screws for securing the system on the rail posts 2x Slide Rails A rail consists of the following parts 2 Unpack a slide rail and slide the Inner Rail all the way to the end 3 Stretch the R...

Page 48: ...Ear Brackets Now you shall install the slide rail assemblies onto the rack 8 This slide rail kit does NOT require screw fixing Simply aim at three available screw holes on the rack front and snap the...

Page 49: ...10 Stretch both of the Inner Rails out to their fullest extent You will hear a click sound when they are fully stretched and locked 11 Hold the system with its front facing you lift the chassis and ge...

Page 50: ...lso push and hold the Rail Lock tab on both brackets Push the system all the way in until it stops To remove the system from the rack gently pull it outwards towards you while pushing the Release Tab...

Page 51: ...Support LAN RMCP IPMI 2 0 based Management BMC stack with an IPMI 2 0 implementation System Management Sensor monitoring System power management Watchdog timer Fan speed monitor FRU information Event...

Page 52: ...power status report Watchdog Timer The BMC provides an IPMI 2 0 compatible watchdog timer which can prevent the system from system hanging Field Replaceable Unit FRU The BMC implements an interface f...

Page 53: ...sword User Access Characteristics admin admin Enabled Password can be changed Keyboard Video Mouse KVM Redirection The BMC provides keyboard video and mouse KVM redirection over LAN This application i...

Page 54: ...ssis Capabilities Chassis 00h 00h Get Chassis Status Chassis 00h 01h Chassis Control Chassis 00h 02h Chassis Reset Chassis 00h 03h Sensor Device Commands Get Sensor Reading Factors S E 04h 23h Get Sen...

Page 55: ...et SEL Time UTC Offset Storage 0Ah 5Dh LAN Device Commands Set LAN Configuration Parameters Transport 0Ch 01h Get LAN Configuration Parameters Transport 0Ch 02h Serial Modem Device Commands Set User C...

Page 56: ...ompts you to enter the User Name and Password A screenshot of the login screen is given below Login Page Username Enter your username in this field Password Enter your password in this field Sign me i...

Page 57: ...hange the default password once you log in The dialog is shown below Change the default password Dialog Clicking OK will take you to set a password Change the default password Set password Note Duplic...

Page 58: ...S pages you could specify the hostname and network settings of BMC On the Remote Control page you could specify allowed IP region which could access KVM and Remote media web pages On the Date and Time...

Page 59: ...guration RADIUS Setup BMC Config User Configuration LDAP Setup BMC Config User Configuration LDAP Groups BMC Config User Configuration Login Block Settings BMC Config Network Configuration IP Settings...

Page 60: ...and Logged in User The user information and quick buttons are located at the top right of the Web UI User Information Logged in user information Click the icon to view the logged in user information...

Page 61: ...ts privilege level This option shows the logged in username and privilege There are four kinds of privileges User Only valid commands are allowed Operator All BMC commands are allowed except for the c...

Page 62: ...onfigure required settings or to activate certain system features Pressing the Tab or Del key immediately allows you to enter the Setup utility Control Keys Description select a setup screen select an...

Page 63: ...version CRB code base X64 Compliancy UEFI version PI version Project Version BIOS release version Build Date and Time MM DD YYYY CPLD Project Version CPLD release version Access Level Administrator Us...

Page 64: ...NCA 5540 User Manual 64 Advanced Setup Select the Advanced menu item from the BIOS setup screen to enter the Advanced setup screen Users can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen...

Page 65: ...Feature Option Description Security Device Support Enabled Disabled Enables or disables BIOS support for security device By disabling this function OS will not show Security Device TCG EFI protocol a...

Page 66: ...device By disabling this function OS will not show Security Device TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available SHA256 PCR Bank Enabled Disabled Enables or disables SHA256 PCR Bank Pendi...

Page 67: ...nables or disables Storage Hierarchy Endorsement Hierarchy Enabled Disabled Enables or disables Endorsement Hierarchy Physical Presence Spec Version 1 2 1 3 Select to tell OS to support PPI Spec Versi...

Page 68: ...mperature SYS2 Temp This value reports the System temperature Close CPU FAN1A Speed This value reports the Fan1A speed FAN1B Speed This value reports the Fan1B speed FAN2A Speed This value reports the...

Page 69: ...reports the Memory Input voltage CPU VCORE This value reports the CPU VCORE Input voltage VSB5V This value reports the Standby 5V Input voltage 5V This value reports the 5V Input voltage 12V This valu...

Page 70: ...NCA 5540 User Manual 70 Smart Fan Mode Configuration Feature Option Description Fan Out Mode Full Speed Mode Smart Fan Mode Fan Mode Select...

Page 71: ...NCA 5540 User Manual 71 F81804 Super IO Configuration...

Page 72: ...NCA 5540 User Manual 72 Serial Port 1 Configuration Feature Option Description Serial Port Disabled Enabled Enable or Disable Serial Port COM Device Settings N A IO 3F8h IRQ 4...

Page 73: ...NCA 5540 User Manual 73 Serial Port 2 Configuration Feature Option Description Serial Port Disabled Enabled Enable or Disable Serial Port COM Device Settings N A IO 2F8h IRQ 3...

Page 74: ...600 115200 Selects serial port transmission speed The speed must be matched on the other side Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds Data Bits 7 8 Data Bits Parity None Even Odd Mark Space A par...

Page 75: ...d With this mode enabled only text will be sent This is to capture Terminal data Resolution 100x31 Disabled Enabled Enables or disables extended terminal resolution Putty Keypad VT100 LINUX XTERM86 SC...

Page 76: ...Enabled Disabled Enables or disables 64bit capable Devices to be Decoded in Above 4G Address Space Only if System Supports 64 bit PCI Decoding SR IOV Support Disabled Enabled If the system has SR IOV...

Page 77: ...hip change should be claimed by XHCI driver USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enabled Disabled Enables or disables USB Mass Storage Driver Support USB transfer time out 1 sec 5 sec 10 sec 20 sec The tim...

Page 78: ...bled Enabled Enables Ipv4 HTTP Boot Support If IPV4 is disabled HTTP boot option will not be created Ipv6 PXE Support Disabled Enabled Enables Ipv6 PXE Boot Support If IPV6 is disabled PXE boot option...

Page 79: ...NCA 5540 User Manual 79 NVMe Configuration...

Page 80: ...NCA 5540 User Manual 80 Control PXE Boot Feature Option Description Control PXE Boot Disabled Lan1 Lan2 Control PXE Boot from which Lan...

Page 81: ...sers can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen Feature Option Description PCH Configuration None Displays and provides option to change the PCH Settings Server ME Configuration None...

Page 82: ...NCA 5540 User Manual 82 PCH IO Configuration Item Option Description PCH sSATA Configuration None sSATA devices and settings...

Page 83: ...NCA 5540 User Manual 83 PCH sSATA Configuration...

Page 84: ...nable or Disable SATA Port Hot Plug 0 2 3 4 5 Disabled Enabled Designates this port as Hot Pluggable Spin Up Device Disabled Enabled If enabled for any of ports Staggered Spin Up will be performed and...

Page 85: ...NCA 5540 User Manual 85 Server ME Configuration...

Page 86: ...n Feature Option Description Processor Configuration None Displays and provides option to change the Processor Settings Memory Configuration None Displays and provides option to change the Memory Sett...

Page 87: ...he Machine Check Hardware Prefetcher Disabled Enabled MLC Streamer Prefetcher MSR 1A4h Bit 0 Adjacent Cache Prefetcher Disabled Enabled MLC Spatial Prefetcher MSR 1A4h Bit 1 Extended APIC Disabled Ena...

Page 88: ...ual 88 CPU Socket0 Configuration Feature Option Description Disable Bitmap Hex 0 0 Enable all cores FFFFFFFFFFF Disable all cores least one core per CPU must be enabled Disabling all cores is an inval...

Page 89: ...uration Feature Option Description Memory Frequency Auto 3200 3600 4000 4400 4800 5200 5600 Maximum Memory Frequency Selections in Mhz Do not select Reserved Memory Topology None Displays memory topol...

Page 90: ...uration menu PCI E ASPM Support Global Disable Per Port This option Disable Per Port the ASPM support for all downstream devices PCIe Extended Tag Enable Disable Auto Auto Disable BIOS sets 8 bit Tag...

Page 91: ...related to PCI Express Port 2A Port 2E None Settings related to PCI Express Port 2E Port 3A None Settings related to PCI Express Port 3A Port 3E None Settings related to PCI Express Port 3E Port 4A N...

Page 92: ...er Manual 92 Advanced Power Management Configuration Feature Option Description CPU P State Control None P State Control Configuration Sub menu include Turbo XE etc CPU C State Control None CPU C Stat...

Page 93: ...bles EIST P States Boot Performance Mode Max Performance Max Efficient Set by Intel Node Manager Select the performance state that the BIOS will set before OS hand off CPU Flex Ratio Override Disabled...

Page 94: ...94 CPU C State Control Feature Option Description CPU C1 auto demotion Disabled Enabled Autonomous Core C State Control Enhanced Halt State C1E Disabled Enabled Core C1E auto promotion Control Takes...

Page 95: ...Server Mgmt SKU A SKU B Use or to select Server Mgmt setup screen Under this screen you may use to select an item you want to configure Feature Option Description BMC Support Disabled This platform S...

Page 96: ...nds to initialize Host to BMC interfaces FRB 2 Timer Enabled Disabled Enables or disables FRB 2 timer POST timer FRB 2 Timer timeout 3 minutes 4 minutes 5 minutes 6 minutes Enter value Between 3 to 6...

Page 97: ...figure how the system should respond if the OS Boot Watchdog Timer expires Not available if OS Boot Watchdog Timer is disabled System Event Log NA Press Enter to change the SEL event log configuration...

Page 98: ...ure Option Description SEL Components Disabled Enabled Enables or disables all features of System Event Logging during boot Erase SEL NO Yes On next reset Yes On every reset Choose options for erasing...

Page 99: ...NCA 5540 User Manual 99 BMC Network Configuration SKU C SKU D This option allows you to configure BMC network parameters...

Page 100: ...n Configuration Address source Unspecified Static DynamicBmcDhcp DynamicBmcNonDhcp Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically by BIOS or BMC The unspecified option will not m...

Page 101: ...NCA 5540 User Manual 101 View System Event Log SKU C SKU D This option allows you to view the System Event Log Records...

Page 102: ...in the left frame of the screen Feature Description Administrator Password If ONLY the Administrator s password is set it only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup User Pas...

Page 103: ...Option Description Secure Boot Disabled Enabled Secure Boot is activated when Platform Key PK is enrolled System mode is User Deployed and CSM function is disabled Secure Boot Mode Standard Custom Se...

Page 104: ...y default keys on next re boot only when System in Setup Mode Restore Factory keys None Force System to User Mode Configure NVRAM to contain OEM defined factory default Secure Boot keys Enroll Efi Ima...

Page 105: ...een Choose boot priority from boot option group Choose specific boot device priority sequence from available Group device Item Option Description Setup Prompt Timeout 5 The Number of seconds to wait f...

Page 106: ...o the system configuration The following window will appear after the Discard Changes and Exit option is selected Select Yes to discard changes and Exit Setup Save Changes and Reset When Users have co...

Page 107: ...l 107 Restore Defaults Restore default values for all setup options Select Yes to load Optimized defaults Note The items under Boot Override may not be the same images it would depend on devices conne...

Page 108: ...is powered OFF Storage Amber Blinking Storage HDD SATA NVME Active OFF N A No Data Access RJ 45 LAN LED 2 5Gb RJ 45 Define Speed Green Active Green Amber Link 10 100M Blinking Data access OFF 1G Blin...

Page 109: ...ke a bootup from the Secondary BIOS automatically restarting the system and launch the operating system 2nd Gen Dual BIOS To provide increased flexibility and usage protection Lanner has released the...

Page 110: ...ally pertaining to a corrupted BIOS which can lead to an unusable system if done incorrectly To get ready for a BIOS update acquire the following BIOS resources from Lanner technical support Firmware...

Page 111: ...e Power Cord Remove Buzzer Alarm Alarm Alarm Mute Change back the PSU Module or Press the Mute Button Put back the PSU Module or Press the Mute Button Plug in the Power cord or Press the Mute Button D...

Page 112: ...NCA 5540 User Manual 112 APPENDIX D FAN SEQUENCE Define the Sequence of the Fan Fan Sequence The detection is from the left to the right side from the bottom to the top side Example...

Page 113: ...NCA 5540 User Manual 113 APPENDIX E SMART POWER AND RESET BUTTON Smart Power and Reset Button Control by CPLD Reset Button Power Button...

Page 114: ...Level 4 TBD 8 kV 15 kV STD Surge Immunity LAN Test Level IEC 61000 4 5 Level 0 25V Level 1 500V Level 2 1kV V Default for Power DM L to N Line to Line V Default for LAN CM S to G Line to Ground Level...

Page 115: ...mer s expense 5 The following conditions are excluded from this warranty Improper or inadequate maintenance by the customer Unauthorized modification misuse or reversed engineering of the product Oper...

Page 116: ...NCA 5540 User Manual 116 RMA Service Request Form When requesting RMA service please fill out the following form Without this form enclosed your RMA cannot be processed...

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