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Version: 1.0

QuantaGrid Series

D51B-/D51BV-2U

Full-Featured Energy Efficient 2-Way Server

Energy Efficient 2-Socket GPU/ Xeon Phi™ Server

User’s Guide

Summary of Contents for D51BV-2U

Page 1: ...Version 1 0 QuantaGrid Series D51B D51BV 2U Full Featured Energy Efficient 2 Way Server Energy Efficient 2 Socket GPU Xeon Phi Server User s Guide...

Page 2: ...on in this document is subject to change without notice The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifi cally disclaims any implied warranties o...

Page 3: ...ns 1 13 Front Control Panel LED 1 13 LAN Port LEDs 1 14 HDD LED 1 14 BIOS BIOS Setup Utility 2 1 Operation 2 1 Setup Page Layout 2 1 Entering BIOS Setup 2 1 Keyboard Commands 2 2 Menu Selection Bar 2...

Page 4: ...18 Console Redirection 2 18 Serial Configuration Settings 2 18 Keystroke Mapping 2 18 Reset 2 19 Limitations 2 19 Interface to Server Management Optional 2 20 Network BIOS Support 2 20 PXE Boot 2 20...

Page 5: ...tem 3 8 Recovery Process in Linux System 3 8 Recovery Process in Windows System 3 8 Regulatory and Compliance Information Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices 4 1 FCC Verification Statement USA 4 1 E...

Page 6: ...e face denotes keyboard keys Warning information appears before the text it references and should not be ignored as the content may prevent damage to the device WARNING Warning information appears bef...

Page 7: ...viced only by technically qualified persons You must adhere to the guidelines in this guide and in related chapters to ensure and maintain compliance with existing product certifications and approvals...

Page 8: ...uppressor and disconnect telecommunication lines to your modem during an electrical storm Provided with a properly grounded wall outlet Provided with sufficient space to access the power system becaus...

Page 9: ...PARATE THE SYS TEM FROM THE POWER SOURCE CAUTION TO AVOID RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DISCONNECT ALL CABLING FROM THE SYSTEM AND REMOVE THE SYSTEM FROM THE RACK CAUTION TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY...

Page 10: ...nt If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the oper ating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient Therefore consideration should be given to installin...

Page 11: ...er resource as a reference pay close attention to the safety instructions Adhere to the assembly instructions in this manual to ensure and maintain compliance with existing product certifications and...

Page 12: ...SD Hold boards only by their edges After removing a board from its protective wrapper or from the server place the board component side up on a grounded static free surface Use a conductive foam pad i...

Page 13: ...trical devices In regions that are susceptible to electrical storms we recommend you plug your system into a surge suppressor and disconnect telecommunication lines to your modem during an electrical...

Page 14: ...ction provides information regarding the BIOS architecture BIOS update utility server management checkpoints and error handling found in the sys tem Chapter 3 BMC This section provides information and...

Page 15: ...About the System Chapter 1 This section introduces the system its different configuration s and the main features...

Page 16: ...tion Also with QCT s enhanced thermal and power design the server can operate under 35 C ambient temperature without throttling even if a fan rotor fails This allows you to save unnecessary datacenter...

Page 17: ...DESCRIPTION Form factor 2U rack mount Dimensions W x H x D 17 6 x 3 44 x 29 33 inches 447 x 87 5 x 745 mm Storage For QuantaGrid D51B 2U only Option 1 24 x 2 5 hot plug 2x optional rear 2 5 hot plug...

Page 18: ...product family Max TDP support for QuantaGrid D51B 2U only 145W Max TDP support for QuantaGrid D51BV 2U only 135W 145W with limited conditions Number of processors 2 Internal Interconnect 6 4 8 0 9 6...

Page 19: ...ST2400 with 8MB DDR3 video memory Rear I O 2x USB 3 0 ports 1x VGA port 1x RS232 serial port 2x 1 GbE or 10G BASE T RJ45 port 1x GbE RJ45 management port 1x ID LED 1x Port 80 Debug Port optional TPM Y...

Page 20: ...1 6 1 2 Package Contents 1 D51B D51BV 2U system 2 processor heat sinks 1 power supply unit 1 power cord optional 1 utility CD Technical Guide included 1 rail kit Note For exact shipping contents conta...

Page 21: ...erver is available as a 2 5 only for QuantaGrid D51B 2U and 3 5 HDD configura tion The 2 5 HDD configuration system overview only for QuantaGrid D51B 2U is displayed in the following image Figure 1 1...

Page 22: ...DDR4 DIMM slots 12 per CPU 4 Processor CPU01 and CPU02 processors with heat sinks on top 5 PSU assembly Redundant power supply unit assembly 6 Expansion slots SSD optional expansion bay only for Quan...

Page 23: ...w only for QuantaGrid D51B 2U Figure 1 4 3 5 System front view Table 3 Front Panel View NO NAME DESCRIPTION 1 Front control panel On Off power button and LED 2 HDD bays 12 x 3 5 HDDs 24 x 2 5 HDDs onl...

Page 24: ...SCRIPTION 1 Power button with LED Power on off 2 Reset button Soft reset system function 3 ID button Activates identification event 4 Fault LED Provides critical and non critical failure notification...

Page 25: ...on Slot SAS SATA SSD optional expansion bay 5 Power Sub system Primary power supply unit PSU1 6 USB ports USB ports 0 1 2 0 3 0 7 Dedicated NIC Dedicated RJ45 connector 8 NIC1 RJ45 connector 9 NIC2 RJ...

Page 26: ...tion request Fault LED Amber Blinking Critical Failure critical fan voltage temperature state Non Critical Failure non critical fan voltage temperature state CPU thermal trip DC off OFF SEL cleared La...

Page 27: ...8 HDD LED Identification only for QuantaGrid D51B 2U Table 7 RJ45 LED Description CONDITION LINK ACTIVITY Unplugged Off Off 1G active link On amber Blinking green 100M active link On green Blinking gr...

Page 28: ...LED ACTIVE LED Drive on line Off On blue present On amber HDD error Blinking blue HDD access active Slot empty Off Off PCIe Storage Device 0 Active LED PCIe Storage Device 1 Active LED SAS SATA Stora...

Page 29: ...BIOS Chapter 2 This section provides information regarding the BIOS architecture BIOS update utility server management checkpoints and error handling found in the system...

Page 30: ...a of the screen and has dedicated functionality The following table lists and describes each functional area Entering BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is started by pressing DEL or F2 during boot time when the O...

Page 31: ...Esc key provides a mechanism for backing out of any field When the Esc key is pressed while editing any field or selecting features of a menu the parent menu is re entered When the Esc key is pressed...

Page 32: ...to appear If Yes is highlighted and Enter is pressed all Setup fields are set to their previous values If No is highlighted and Enter is pressed or if the Esc key is pressed the screen is returned to...

Page 33: ...ument is to serve as a reference point The Comments column provides additional information where it may be helpful This information does not appear in the BIOS Setup screens Information in the screen...

Page 34: ...or Core Version 5 009 Information only Displays the AMI BIOS Core version Compliancy UEFI 2 3 1 PI 1 2 Information only Displays the BIOS compliancy Project Version Information only Displays the Proje...

Page 35: ...age Super IO Config uration System Super IO Chip Parame ters SATA Configura tion SATA Devices Configuration set Serial Port Con sole Redirection Serial Port Console Redirection Onboard Device Configur...

Page 36: ...2 3 IntelRCSetup Screen Intel R Ethernet Controller X540 AT2 Configure 10 Gigabit Ethernet device parameters Dynamic used for UEFI driver Intel R Ethernet Controller X540 AT2 Configure 10 Gigabit Eth...

Page 37: ...nd provides option to change the Common RefCode Settings QPI Configura tion Displays and provides option to change the QPI Settings Memory Config uration Displays and provides option to change the Mem...

Page 38: ...mer Disabled Enabled Enable or Disable FRB 2 timer POST timer FRB 2 Timer timeout 3 minutes 4 minutes 5 minutes 6 minutes Enter value Between 3 to 6 min for FRB 2 Timer Expiration value Not available...

Page 39: ...le if watchdog Timer is disabled OS Wtd Timer Policy Do Nothing Reset Power Down Configure how the system should respond if the OS Boot Watchdog Timer expires Not available if OS Boot Watchdog Timer i...

Page 40: ...10 and min is 1 Bootup Num Lock State On Off Select the keyboard NumLock state POST Error Pause Disabled Enabled Info Error Message Support Enabled Disabled Quiet Boot Disabled Enabled Enables or dis...

Page 41: ...tem boot order Boot Option 3 Device String 1 Device String 2 Disabled Sets the system boot order Boot Option 4 Device String 1 Device String 2 Disabled Sets the system boot order Boot Option 5 Device...

Page 42: ...also provides a method to restore the server to the factory defaults or to save or restore a set of user defined default values If Restore Defaults is selected the default settings noted in bold in th...

Page 43: ...eset the system after saving the changes Discard Changes Discards changes done so far to any of the setup options Restore Defaults Restore Load Default values for all the setup options Save as User De...

Page 44: ...fault system configuration values during the next POST The request to reset the system to the defaults can be sent in the following ways Pressing F9 from within the BIOS Setup utility Load BIOS defaul...

Page 45: ...rule and use official provided package to update BIOS under DOS Linux EFI shell environment Using incorrect flash option to flash BIOS may cause damage to your system This utility loads a fresh copy o...

Page 46: ...he following steps will load the BIOS defaults by jumper 1 Power down the system 2 Move CMOS clear jumper from pins 1 2 to pins 2 3 for a few seconds 3 Move CMOS clear jumper back to pins 1 2 4 System...

Page 47: ...from both sources are considered valid and video is displayed to both outputs As an option the system can be operated without a host keyboard or monitor attached to the system and run entirely via th...

Page 48: ...ape sequence The escape sequence in the following table is an input sequence This means it is sent to the BIOS from the remote terminal Reset BIOS provides another friendly method to reset system from...

Page 49: ...cludes the necessary PXE ROMs in the BIOS image for the onboard controllers The legacy PXE ROM is required to boot a non EFI operating system over the network Checkpoints A checkpoint is either a byte...

Page 50: ...CHECKPOINTS BIOS 2 21 b Error code POST Error MRC Fatal Warning Code One reset switch To trigger system reset...

Page 51: ...BMC Chapter 3 This section provides information and key features of BMC Baseboard Management Controller...

Page 52: ...or remote management via network The FRU information report includes main board part number product name manu facturer etc Health status Hardware monitoring report Events log view and clear Event noti...

Page 53: ...s ID and Heartbeat LED s The following table contains information on Status LED when amber blinking Table 3 1 Status LED ID LED and Heartbeat LED LEDS COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION Status LED Amber Status...

Page 54: ...p_PCI_Inlet2 Temp_PCH Temp_Outlet Temp_SSD0v Temp_SSD1 It depends on physical plat form Upper Critical Going High Upper Non Critical Going High 7 CPU0 CPU1 1 Thermal Trip 8 CPU_DIMM_VRHOT 0 CPU0 VR Ho...

Page 55: ...ly input lost AC DC 14 PSU Redundancy 1 Redundancy Lost 15 Event Log 4 SEL Full 909 records 5 SEL almost full 909 x 75 681 records 16 Watchdog 0 Timer Expired 1 Hard Reset 2 Power Down 3 Power cycle 1...

Page 56: ...L entries Obtain Sensor Data Records SDR Set Platform Event Filtering PEF Set LAN configurations In addition the BMC supports LAN alerting in the form of SNMP traps that conform to the IPMI Platform E...

Page 57: ...Platform Event Platform Event Filter The BMC implements selectable action on an event or LAN alerting base on event By default no any PEF entries or actions exist applications need to configure it to...

Page 58: ...BMC BMC FIRMWARE UPDATE 3 7 WebUI Update Remote update can be performed through the remote Web console...

Page 59: ...2 Boot into DOS 3 Run dos bat The BMC recovery is complete Recovery Process in Linux System To recover BMC on a Linux system do as follows 1 Copy BMC firmware package to your USB drive 2 Boot into Li...

Page 60: ...Regulatory and Compliance Information Chapter 4 This section provides regulatory and compliance information applicable to this system...

Page 61: ...on the user is encouraged 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 the...

Page 62: ...or use of other component will void the UL listing and other product certifi cations and approvals Updated product information for configurations can be found on the site at the following URL http ww...

Page 63: ...icable threshold limits or 2 an approved pending RoHS exemption applies RoHS implementation details are not fully defined and may change Threshold limits and banned substances are noted below Quantity...

Page 64: ...king Class A USA This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation of this device is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This devi...

Page 65: ...COMPLIANCE MARKINGS REGULATORY AND COMPLIANCE INFORMATION 4 5 Recycling Package Mark Other than China GOST R Marking Russia Table 1 Product Regulatory Compliance Markings Continued REGULATORY COMPLIA...

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