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Page 1: ...SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R USER SMANUAL 1 0a SUPER...

Page 2: ...ODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING...

Page 3: ...Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the X6DH8 XG2 serverboard and the SC833S R760 ch...

Page 4: ...to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfiguring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC833S R760...

Page 5: ...v Preface Notes...

Page 6: ...System into a Rack 2 4 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup 2 8 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup 2 10 Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview 3 1 3 2 Control Panel Buttons 3 1 Mute 3 1 Reset 3 1 Power 3...

Page 7: ...Quick Reference 5 10 5 8 Connector Definitions 5 11 ATX Power Connector 5 11 Processor Power Connector 5 11 NMI Button 5 11 Power LED 5 11 HDD LED 5 12 NIC1 NIC2 LED 5 12 Overheat Fan Fail LED 5 12 P...

Page 8: ...ector 5 22 IDE Connectors 5 22 Ultra320 SCSI Connectors 5 23 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices 6 1 6 2 Control Panel 6 2 6 3 System Fans 6 3 Fan Failure 6 3 Replacing Syste...

Page 9: ...Table of Contents ix Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Codes A 1 Appendix B Software Installation B 1 Appendix C System Specifications C 1...

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Page 11: ...with the SuperServer 6034H X8R as listed below z One 1 3 5 floppy drive FPD TEAC B z Two 2 8 cm hot swap exhaust fans FAN 0062 z Four 4 9 cm hot swap chassis fans FAN 0064 z One 1 3U chassis air shrou...

Page 12: ...ter leaved configuration which requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed in pairs Onboard SCSI Onboard SCSI is provided with an Adaptec AIC 7902 SCSI chip which sup ports dual channe...

Page 13: ...S R760 server chassis System Power The 6034H X8R features a triple redundant 760W power supply that con sists of three separate power supply modules These modules all share the load and run continuous...

Page 14: ...onfiguration The I O backplane provides six moth erboard expansion slots one COM port a VGA port two USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two gigabit Ethernet ports Cooling System The SC833...

Page 15: ...LOT SLOT 1 PCI X 1 PCI X J13 J13 PCI X 100MHz PCI X 100MHz J14 J14 J12 J12 ANVIK ANVIK 1 PCI EXP 1 PCI EXP SLOT SLOT J17 J17 PCI E B X8 PCI E B X8 PCI E C X8 PCI E C X8 J15 J15 1 PCI E 1 PCI E SLOT SL...

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Page 17: ...aged 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 SuperServer 6034H...

Page 18: ...upled together Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more simultaneously may cause the rack to...

Page 19: ...mised Mechanical Loading Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not arise due to uneven mechanical loading Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the...

Page 20: ...ing the Sections of the Rack Rails You should have received two rack rail assemblies with the SuperServer 6034H X8R Each of these assemblies consist of two sections an inner fixed chassis rail that se...

Page 21: ...and the rail should secure itself to the chassis see Figure 2 2 Once a rail is placed on the chassis pull it forward until the rail buttons lock in the small ends of the corresponding holes Secure th...

Page 22: ...just the length of the rails accordingly Repeat the same steps to install the other outer rail on the chassis Secure both outer rail assemblies to the rack using M5 x 12 mm flathead screws and M5 wash...

Page 23: ...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 Th...

Page 24: ...f the server 2 Check the CPUs processors You may have one or two processors already installed into the serverboard Each processor needs its own heatsink See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor and...

Page 25: ...Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 9 Figure 2 5 Accessing the Inside of the 6034H X8R...

Page 26: ...disk drives Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install SCSI drives please refer to Chapter 6 4 Check the airflow Airflo...

Page 27: ...e are also two buttons on the chassis control panel 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are three push button buttons located on the front of the chassis These are in order from left to right a mute a res...

Page 28: ...cates when illuminated and any corrective action you may need to take z Overheat Fan Fail IWhen this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When on continuously it indicates an overheat condition whic...

Page 29: ...ied to the system s power supply units This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating z Power Fail Indicates a power supply module has failed This should be accompanied by an aud...

Page 30: ...CSI SCA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed z Red A SAF TE compliant backplane is needed to activate the red LED which indicates a drive failure...

Page 31: ...connecting power you should first power down the system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units in the system z When working around exposed electrical c...

Page 32: ...em do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan z Remove any jewelry or metal objects f...

Page 33: ...Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag z Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing...

Page 34: ...the chassis cover is in place when the 6034H X8R is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 6034H X8R system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed LITHIUM BATTER...

Page 35: ...at the size and weight of the serverboard can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in damage To prevent the serverboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to s...

Page 36: ...cket when power is applied Install CPU1 first IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install th...

Page 37: ...3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four scr...

Page 38: ...pin 1 locations If you are configuring the sys tem keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their serverboard connector locations noted should be connected See...

Page 39: ...eader All JF1 wires have been bundled into single ribbon cable to simplify their connection Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board The other end connects to the Control Panel p...

Page 40: ...to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figures 5 4 and 5 5 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory...

Page 41: ...umbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the module from the slot Memory Support The X6DH8 XG2 supports up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR2 400 PC3200 memory The memory is an interleaved co...

Page 42: ...allation Before installing a PCI add on card make sure you install it into a slot that supports the speed of the card see step 1 above Begin by removing the screw from the I O backpanel shield that co...

Page 43: ...1 FAN7 CPU1 CPU2 JD1 J24 JVGA1 JCOM1 FAN5 FAN6 JPW2 ATX PWR JPW1 JP16 PW Force On JPG1 Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz Slot 2 PCI X 100MHz Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz ZCR GLAN CTRL JPL1 Battery J22 SCSI Ch B JPA2 SCSI Ch...

Page 44: ...s Headers J22 System Management Bus Header J24 System Management Bus Power Connector JA1 JA2 Ultra320 SCSI Channel A Channel B JCOM1 JCOM2 COM1 and COM2 Serial Port Connectors JD1 PWR LED pins1 3 Spea...

Page 45: ...Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 14 12V 15 COM 16 PS_ON 17 COM 18 COM 19 COM 20 Res NC 21 5V 22 5V 23 5V 24 COM Pin Number Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 COM 4 5V 5 COM 6 5V 7 COM 8 PWR_OK 9 5VSB 10 12V 11 1...

Page 46: ...C LED cables to display network ac tivity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 9 11 10 12 Definition Vcc GND Overheat OH LED Pin Definitions...

Page 47: ...em are back panel USB ports USB0 1 and the other three are front panel USB headers JUSB2 and JUSB3 See the tables on the right for pin defi nitions Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated...

Page 48: ...1 and JLAN2 are lo cated on the I O backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port Fan Headers There are eight fan headers FAN1 FAN8 on the X6D...

Page 49: ...ble to use this fea ture Wake on Ring Pin Definitions JWOR1 Pin Number 1 2 Definition Ground Wake up Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is lo cated at JWOL1 on the serverboard See the table on the rig...

Page 50: ...Signal P S 3 Fail Signal Reset from MB Note This feature is only available when using redundant Supermicro power supplies SMB Power I2 C Connector The I2 C connector at J24 located be tween the PWR Fo...

Page 51: ...onnector Pins Jumper Cap Setting Pin 1 2 short 3 2 1 3 2 1 CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS which will also clear any passwords In stead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent ac...

Page 52: ...ers See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA1 SCSI Termination Enable Disable Jumpers JPA2 a...

Page 53: ...order to disable the Watch Dog Timer Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Open Definition WD to Reset WD to NMI Disabled Watch Dog Jumper Settings J18 VGA Enable Disable JPG1 enables or disables the VGA...

Page 54: ...the table on right for pin definitions Jumper Position Open Closed Definition Disabled Enabled Power Supply Alarm Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP13 Alarm Reset The system will notify you in the even...

Page 55: ...r two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B 5 10 Onboard Indicators LAN1 LAN2 LED...

Page 56: ...ide 1 Select 34 Diskette Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JFDD1 Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 3 Host Data 7 5 Host Data 6 7 Host Data 5 9 Host Data 4 11 Host Data 3 13 Host Data 2 15 Host Data 1 17...

Page 57: ...23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Signal DB 12 DB 13 DB 14 DB 15 DB P1 DB 0 DB 1 DB 2 DB 3 DB 4 DB 5 DB 6 DB 7 DB P GROUND GROUND TERMPWR TERMPWR RESERVED GROUND ATN GROUND BSY ACK RST MSG SEL C D R...

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Page 59: ...damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equip ment from ESD damage Precautions z Use a g...

Page 60: ...rd to JP4 on the Control Panel PCB printed circuit board Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both JF1 and JP4 Pull all excess cabling out of the airflow path The LEDs inform you of system statu...

Page 61: ...using see Figure 6 2 The fan wiring will detach automatically System power can remain on since the 9 cm chassis cooling fans are hot pluggable 2 Installing a new fan Remove from the housing and replac...

Page 62: ...pin SCA SCSI drives in the SuperServer 6034H X8R CD ROM Floppy Disk Drive For installing removing the CD ROM or floppy disk drive you will need to gain access to the inside of the server by removing t...

Page 63: ...drive install a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side toward the carrier so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with four scre...

Page 64: ...f the SCSI drive Figure 6 4 Removing SCSI Drives 2 Installing removing hot swap SCSI drives The SCSI drive bays are located in the front of the chassis making them easily accessible for installation a...

Page 65: ...ed must remain in the chassis To add a component such as those noted above install a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side toward the carrier so that the mounting holes align with...

Page 66: ...carrier first power down the system and then remove the top cover of the chassis Push the latch located at the rear of the drive bay you wish to remove and then push the drive bay out through the fron...

Page 67: ...of the chassis Push the latch located at the rear of the CD ROM or floppy drive bay and then push the drive bay out through the front of the chassis See Figures 6 7 and 6 8 for illustrations of remov...

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Page 69: ...bility meaning you can replace the failed unit without powering down the system Removing Replacing the Power Supply You do not need to shut down the system to replace a power supply unit The redundant...

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Page 71: ...left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message...

Page 72: ...essing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate...

Page 73: ...in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the Enter key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Pres...

Page 74: ...TA The options are Disabled Channel 0 Channel 1 and Both Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Serial ATA RAID Fe...

Page 75: ...arameters of the HDD installed at the connection Choose the option 1 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installe...

Page 76: ...ble in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfer This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used i...

Page 77: ...ed memory is recognized as being present in the system 7 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The ite...

Page 78: ...Interface power management on your system Options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to...

Page 79: ...speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protec...

Page 80: ...o Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DRM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L...

Page 81: ...z ZCR Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz Slot 2 PCI X 133MHz Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz Slot 4 PCI X 133MHz Slot 5 PCI Exp x8 Slot 6 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following Option...

Page 82: ...s to the following settings Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference wheneve...

Page 83: ...alified as an ECC error Options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both USB Function This setting allows you to Enable or Disable all functions for the USB devices specified Legacy USB Support This...

Page 84: ...g Technology This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of hyper threading Enabling hyper threading results in increased CPU performance Applicable for the XP systems Machine Checking T...

Page 85: ...port A The options are 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Onboard COM 2 This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS cont...

Page 86: ...of the event log capacity View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Eve...

Page 87: ...se from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection Select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem C...

Page 88: ...as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to run at the full speed 12V at all time The options are Disable 3 pin Server 3 pin Workstation 4 pin Ser...

Page 89: ...tem Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the sy...

Page 90: ...er key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer som...

Page 91: ...fic Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Removable Devices Highlight and press Enter to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of devices in the...

Page 92: ...ion Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Set...

Page 93: ...hanges Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made You wil...

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Page 95: ...rite the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h Appendix A BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable No...

Page 96: ...adow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot 42h Initialize interr...

Page 97: ...80h Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs 81h Late POST device initialization 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports 83h Configure non MCD IDE controllers 84h Detect and install external paral...

Page 98: ...QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh C...

Page 99: ...ory size EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Manager F4h Output one beep F...

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Page 101: ...TA Transfer rates from 150MBps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller...

Page 102: ...below Primary Master PM Yes Yes No No No No Primary Slave PS Yes No Yes No No No Secondary Master SM Yes No No Yes No No Secondary Slave SS Yes No No No Yes No SATA Port0 No SM SM PM PM PM SATA Port1...

Page 103: ...ct Yes to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings to the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main Menu in the BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enable and press the En...

Page 104: ...Driver Installation Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb_SA_RAID_UG pdf in the CD that came with this motherboard You can also download a copy of Adaptec s User s...

Page 105: ...ys Select this option to view array properties and delete arrays The following sections describe the operations Of Managing Arrays To select this option use the arrow keys and the enter key to select...

Page 106: ...delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC mai...

Page 107: ...1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page B 5 3 From t...

Page 108: ...change the array properties using the ACU You will need to use the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the enclosed CD To assign properties to the new array 1 In...

Page 109: ...t Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost Raid Level Creat...

Page 110: ...sizes in a RAID However during a build operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a s...

Page 111: ...sterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays se...

Page 112: ...s the ARC Utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Add Delete Hotspares 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want...

Page 113: ...overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is par...

Page 114: ...B 14 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert as shown in the screen below...

Page 115: ...p 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown in the screen below 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown in the screen 8 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk...

Page 116: ...form a Rebuild to optimized its function ality For a critical array Rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to crea...

Page 117: ...e Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access...

Page 118: ...B 18 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown in the screen below 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below...

Page 119: ...Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation 2 Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID...

Page 120: ...een and press the Enter key k 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 p...

Page 121: ...optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD B 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA...

Page 122: ...octor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such a...

Page 123: ...te Control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com...

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Page 125: ...M sockets supporting up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR2 400 PC3200 SDRAM Note Interleaved memory requires memory to be installed two at a time See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SCSI Cont...

Page 126: ...V Rated Input Frequency 50 60 Hz Power Supply 3 units Rated Output Power 760W Model SP762 TS Part PWS 0050M Rated Output Voltages 3 3V 36A 5V 36A 12Vtotal 50A 5Vsb 3 5A Operating Environment Operating...

Page 127: ...C 3 Appendix C System Specifications Safety EN 60950 IEC 60950 Compliant UL Listed USA CUL Listed Canada TUV Certified Germany CE Marking Europe...

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