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- Page 1 SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual Revison 1.0b...
- Page 2 This product, including software and documentation, is the property of Supermicro and/or its licensors, and is supplied only under a license. Any use or reproduction of this product is not allowed, except as expressly permitted by the terms of said license.
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Page 3: About This Manual
T1E Blade Module. Chapter 3: Setup and Installation Refer to this chapter for details on installing the SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module into the SuperBlade chassis. Other sections cover the installation and placement of memory modules and the installation of hard disk drives into the blade module. - Page 4 SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual Notes...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
........1-1 1-3 Blade Module Features ..............1-2 Processors ....................1-2 Memory ....................1-2 Storage....................1-3 Density ....................1-3 1-4 Contacting Supermicro ..............1-5 Chapter 2 System Safety ..............2-1 2-1 Electrical Safety Precautions ............2-1 2-2 General Safety Precautions ............. - Page 6 SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual 3-9 Configuring and Setting up RAID ..........3-10 Chapter 4 Blade Module Features ..........4-1 4-1 Control Panel ..................4-2 Power Button ..................4-3 KVM Button..................... 4-3 LED Indicators ..................4-3 KVM Connector..................4-3 4-2 Mainboard ...................
- Page 7 SMBIOS Configuration................6-12 Remote Access Configuration .............. 6-12 System Health Monitor................6-13 6-4 Boot Menu ..................6-13 6-5 Security Menu .................. 6-14 6-6 Exit Menu ..................6-15 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes ............A-1 A-1 BIOS POST Messages ..............A-1 A-2 BIOS POST Codes ................A-3 Recoverable POST Errors ..............A-4 Terminal POST Errors................A-4...
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- Page 9 Figure 4-5. Intel 5500 Tylersburg/IOH-24D + ICH10R Chipset: Block Diagram for SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E ..................4-7 Figure 4-6. Exploded View of SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module....4-9 Figure 5-1. Advanced Settings Screen ............. 5-2 Figure 5-2. IDE Configuration Screen – Configure RAID Drives....... 5-3 Figure 5-3.
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- Page 11 Table 4-3. Blade Module LED Indicators ............4-3 Table 4-4. B8DTL-L Mainboard Layout............. 4-5 Table 4-5. B8DTL-E Mainboard Layout ............4-7 Table 4-6. Main Components of SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Unit ..... 4-9 Table 6-1. CPU Configuration Submenu............6-3 Table 6-2. IDE Configuration Submenu ............6-4 Table 6-3.
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Page 13: Chapter 1 Introduction
The SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E blade module is a compact self-contained server that connects into a pre-cabled enclosure that provides power, cooling, management and networking functions. One enclosure for the SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E blade module can hold ten blade units. The main difference between the SBI-7126T-T1E and SBI-7126T-T1L blades is that the SBI-7126T-T1E blade system includes the following: •... -
Page 14: Blade Module Features
Hard Drive Bays Two (2) hot-swap drive bays for 3.5" SATA disk drives Processors The SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E blade module supports up to dual 1366-pin Intel Xeon 5500 series processors. Refer to the Supermicro web site for a complete listing of supported processors (http:// www.supermicro.com/products/superblade). -
Page 15: Storage
Chapter 3: "Setup and Installation" on page 3-1. Storage The SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E blade module can have two 3.5-inch SATA (Serial ATA) hard disk drives in front-mounted easy removable carriers. See Chapter 3: "Setup and Installation" on page 3-1 for storage installation details. -
Page 16: Figure 1-1. Full Rack Of Blade Enclosures And Blade Servers
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual Figure 1-1. Full Rack of Blade Enclosures and Blade Servers... -
Page 17: Contacting Supermicro
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) Email: support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V. Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands... - Page 18 SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual...
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Page 19: Chapter 2 System Safety
Chapter 2 System Safety Electrical Safety Precautions Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperBlade from damage: • Be aware of how to power on/off the enclosure power supplies and the individual blades as well as the room's emergency power-off switch, disconnection switch or electrical outlet. -
Page 20: General Safety Precautions
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety: • Keep the area around the SuperBlade clean and free of clutter. • Place the blade module cover and any system components that have been removed away from the system or on a table so that they won't accidentally be stepped on. -
Page 21: Chapter 3 Setup And Installation
This chapter covers the setup and installation of the blade module and its components. Installing Blade Modules Up to ten SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E blade modules may be installed into a single blade enclosure (depending upon your enclosure and blade). Blade modules with Windows and Linux operating systems may be mixed together in the same blade enclosure. -
Page 22: Removing/Replacing The Blade Cover
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure 1. Power down the blade unit (see "Powering Down a Blade Unit" above). 2. Squeeze both handles to depress the red sections then pull out both handles completely and use them to pull the blade unit from the enclosure. -
Page 23: Figure 3-1. Inserting A Blade Into The Enclosure
Chapter 3: Setup and Installation Figure 3-1. Inserting a Blade into the Enclosure Figure 3-2. Locking the Blade into Position... -
Page 24: Processor Installation
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual Processor Installation One or two processors may be installed to the mainboard of each blade unit. See Chapter 1 for general information on the features of the blade unit and the Supermicro web site for further details including processor, memory and operating system support. -
Page 25: Onboard Battery Installation
Chapter 3: Setup and Installation 8. Place the heatsink on the processor then tighten two diagonal screws until snug, then the other two screws. 9. When all four screws are snug, tighten them all to secure the heatsink to the mainboard. -
Page 26: Memory Installation
Populating Memory Slots The mainboard of a SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E blade module has six memory slots, depending upon the blade model. Both interleaved and non-interleaved memory are supported, so you may populate any number of DIMM slots. Populating slots at the same time with memory modules of the same size and of the same type will result in three-channel, interleaved memory, which is faster than single-channel, non-interleaved memory. -
Page 27: Dimm Installation
Chapter 3: Setup and Installation Figure 3-5. 6-Slot DIMM Numbering DIMM Installation WARNING: Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. Installing DIMM Memory Modules 1. Power down the blade module (see "Powering Down a Blade Unit" on page 3-1). -
Page 28: Hard Disk Drive Installation
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual Figure 3-6. Installing a DIMM into a Memory Slot To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the bottom notch. To Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot. -
Page 29: Installing The Operating System
An operating system (OS) must be installed on each blade module. Blades with Microsoft Windows OS and blades with Linux OS can both occupy and operate within the same blade enclosure. Refer to the SuperMicro web site for a complete list of supported operating systems. -
Page 30: Installing Via Pxe Boot
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual 3. Insert the CD containing the OS into the CD-ROM drive. 4. Follow the prompts to begin the installation. Installing via PXE Boot PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) is used to boot a computer over a network. To install the OS via PXE, the following conditions must be met: 1. -
Page 31: Chapter 4 Blade Module Features
Chapter 4 Blade Module Features Figure 4-1. SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Unit Front View This chapter describes the SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E blade unit. Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only. Figure 4-1 for a front view of the blade unit and Table 4-1 for its features. -
Page 32: Control Panel
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual Control Panel Each blade has a similar control panel (Figure 4-2) with power on/off button, a KVM connector, a KVM button and four LEDs on the top front of the unit. The numbers mentioned in... -
Page 33: Power Button
Chapter 4: Blade Module Features Power Button Each blade has its own power button so that individual blade units within the enclosure may be turned on or off independently of the others. Press the power button (#1) to turn on the blade server. The power LED (#3) will turn green. To turn off, press and hold the power button for >4 seconds and the power LED will turn orange. -
Page 34: Mainboard
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual Mainboard The mainboard of the SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E blade unit is a proprietary design, which is based on the Intel 5500 Tylersburg/IOH-24D + ICH10R chipset. See Figure 4-5 for a block diagram of this chipset, Figure 4-3... -
Page 35: Table 4-4. B8Dtl-L Mainboard Layout
Chapter 4: Blade Module Features Table 4-4. B8DTL-L Mainboard Layout Item Description CPU1 Socket CPU2 Socket DIMM Slots (see Figure 3-5: "6-Slot DIMM Numbering" on page 3-7 for details) Space for 3.5” SATA Hard Drive Gbx Connector (for power and logic to backplane) BIOS Chip Onboard Battery Intel 5500 Chip/IOH-24D... -
Page 36: Figure 4-4. B8Dtl-E Mainboard
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Page 37: Figure 4-5. Intel 5500 Tylersburg/Ioh-24D + Ich10R Chipset: Block Diagram For
InfiniBand Connectors (for InfiniBand cards) BIOS Chip Intel 5500/IOH-24D Chip ICH10R Chip KVM Module Connector Matrox G200eW Graphics chip Onboard Battery Figure 4-5. Intel 5500 Tylersburg/IOH-24D + ICH10R Chipset: Block Diagram for SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E PROCESSOR#0 PROCESSOR#1 GAINESTOWN GAINESTOWN kawela To Middle Plane... -
Page 38: Jumpers
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual Jumpers The jumpers present on the mainboard are used by the manufacturer only; there are no jumpers used to configure the operation of the mainboard. CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS and will also clear any passwords. JBT1 consists of two... -
Page 39: Blade Unit Components
Chapter 4: Blade Module Features Blade Unit Components Figure 4-6. Exploded View of SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module Table 4-6. Main Components of SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Unit Item Description Blade Unit/Module SATA Hard Drives (2 per blade module) DIMMs (system memory) CPU Heatsinks... -
Page 40: Memory Support
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual Memory Support The SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E blade module supports up to 48 GB of ECC Registered DDR3-1333/1066/800 SDRAM or 12 GB of ECC Unbuffered DDR3-1333/1066/800 SDRAM in six DIMM sockets. See Section 3-5 for further details on mainboard memory installation. -
Page 41: Chapter 5 Raid Setup Procedure
Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure Each SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E blade module supports two hard drives, which may be used to create a RAID array. For the blade’s B8DTL-L mainboard, you may use the BIOS setup to configure for either the Intel or Adaptec RAID controller and utility: use the Intel driver for Windows and the Adaptec driver for Linux - both are included on the CD that ships with the system. -
Page 42: Bios Configuration Utilities
Configuration Utility to do the final RAID configuration on your system. The choice depends upon which configuration utility you chose in the BIOS setup. For details and instructions on the use of these utilities see the SuperMicro website at http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/ for these RAID Installation Guides. -
Page 43: Figure 5-2. Ide Configuration Screen - Configure Raid Drives
Chapter 5: RAID Setup Procedure 2. In the IDE Configuration screen that appears (Figure 5-2), select the SATA drives you wish to configure as RAID drives. For each drive, select the C SATA# ONFIGURE menu option and select the RAID option for it. The screen will change to reflect your changes and display new menu options. -
Page 44: Figure 5-3. Selecting Max Ports Option
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual 3. In the changed IDE C screen, select the M SATA# option ONFIGURATION ORTS ON and set your ports selection (Figure 5-3). Figure 5-3. Selecting Max Ports Option... -
Page 45: Figure 5-4. Selecting Raid Utility
Chapter 5: RAID Setup Procedure 4. For the RAID ID Support menu option (Figure 5-4), select either the Intel or Adaptec utility for configuring your RAID configuration. Figure 5-4. Selecting RAID Utility... -
Page 46: Figure 5-5. Enabling Hot Plug
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual 5. The last option is for enabling or disabling Hot Plug support for your RAID configuration using the H menu option (Figure 5-5). Figure 5-5. Enabling Hot Plug... -
Page 47: Figure 5-6. Exit Bios Setup
Chapter 5: RAID Setup Procedure 6. Press the Esc key once to exit the IDE C screen and go to the E ONFIGURATION menu in the BIOS setup. From the Exit menu, select S HANGES AND confirm your RAID configuration changes and exit the BIOS Setup (Figure 5-6). -
Page 48: Figure 5-7. Screen Message
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual 7. Your system will reboot. When the reboot displays the screen message in Figure 5-7 press C -A to bring up the RAID Configuration Utility you chose in step 4 (Intel or Adaptec). Figure 5-7. Screen Message... -
Page 49: Chapter 6 Bios
Often a text message will accompany it. NOTE: The BIOS has default text messages built in. SuperMicro retains the option to include, omit, or change any of these text messages. -
Page 50: System Time/System Date
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual Items that use sub-menus are indicated with the icon. With the item highlighted, press the <E > key to access the submenu. NTER The BIOS setup utility uses a key-based navigation system called hot keys. Most of these hot keys (<F1>, <F10>, <E... -
Page 51: Cpu & Clock Configuration
Chapter 6: BIOS CPU & Clock Configuration The menu options in the CPU C submenu and their descriptions are ONFIGURATION shown in Table 6-1. Table 6-1. CPU Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description This menu displays static information for Module Version, Manufacturer, CPU Settings (Static) Frequency, BCLK Speed, Cache L1, Cache L2, Cache L3, Ratio Status and Ratio Actual Value. -
Page 52: Ide Configuration
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual Table 6-1. CPU Configuration Submenu (Continued) Menu Option Description When this setting is enabled, the CPU will conditionally demote C3/C6/C7 C1 Auto Demotion requests to C1 based on uncore auto-demote information. Settings are Enabled and Disabled. -
Page 53: Pci/Pnp Configuration
Chapter 6: BIOS PCI/PnP Configuration The menu options in the PCI/P submenu and their descriptions are ONFIGURATION shown in Table 6-3. Table 6-3. PCI/PnP Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description Clear NVRAM Select Y to clear NVRAM during boot-up. The options are Y and No. -
Page 54: Super Io Configuration
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual Super IO Configuration The menu options in the S IO C submenu and their descriptions are UPER ONFIGURATION shown in Table 6-4. Table 6-4. Super IO Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description This option specifies the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 1. -
Page 55: Cpu Bridge Configuration
Chapter 6: BIOS CPU Bridge Configuration The menu options in the N submenu and their descriptions ORTH RIDGE ONFIGURATION are shown in Table 6-6. Table 6-6. CPU Bridge Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description Displays for CPU Revision, Current QPI Frequency, Current Memory Frequency, CPU Information Memory Reference Code Revision and CSI Reference Code Revision are all (Static) -
Page 56: Southbridge Configuration
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual SouthBridge Configuration The menu options in the S submenu and their descriptions OUTH RIDGE ONFIGURATION are shown in Table 6-8. Table 6-8. SouthBridge Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description This setting Enables or Disables USB Functions for the system. Disabling this USB Functions setting allows you to configure the USB 2.0 Controller setting. -
Page 57: Acpi Configuration
Chapter 6: BIOS ACPI Configuration The menu options in the ACPI C submenu and their descriptions are ONFIGURATION shown in Table 6-9. Table 6-9. ACPI Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description Advanced ACPI Use this sub-menu to configure additional ACPI options. Configuration ACPI Version This setting enables RSDP pointers to 64-bit Fixed System Description Tables. -
Page 58: Event Log Configuration
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual Table 6-10. AHCI Configuration Submenu (Continued) Menu Option Description This setting selects the type of device connected to the system.Options include SATA Port 0~5 Auto or Not Installed. S.M.A.R.T stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology. This S.M.A.R.T. -
Page 59: Intel Vt-D Configuration
Chapter 6: BIOS Table 6-12. IPMI Configuration Submenu (Continued) Menu Option Description This setting allows you to specify either a DHCP or Static IP Address Soruce. If IP Address you select Static for the IP Address Source, then the IP Address setting becomes Source active. -
Page 60: Pci Express Configuration
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual PCI Express Configuration The menu options in the PCI Express C submenu and their descriptions ONFIGURATION are shown in Table 6-15. Table 6-15. PCI Express Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description Active State Power This setting allows you to Enable or Disable PCI Express L0s and L1 link power Management states. -
Page 61: System Health Monitor
Chapter 6: BIOS System Health Monitor The S submenu contains systems monitor displays for the YSTEM EALTH ONITOR following information: CPU1 T , CPU2 T EMPERATURE EMPERATURE YSTEM EMPERATURE CPU1 V , CPU2 V , 3.3V V , +5V , +12V , CPU1 DDR3 VTT, CPU2 DDR3 CORE CORE... -
Page 62: Security Menu
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual Table 6-18. Boot Menu Menu Option Description These settings specify the boot sequence from the available devices installed in your system. A device enclosed in parenthesis indicates that it has been disabled in the corresponding type menu. Options for all three of these settings are available boot devices and Disabled. -
Page 63: Exit Menu
Chapter 6: BIOS Exit Menu Select the E tab from AMI BIOS S screen to enter the E BIOS S ETUP TILITY ETUP screen. The options for the E menu are shown in Table 6-20. You may also additionally press <E >... - Page 64 SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual Notes 6-16...
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Page 65: Appendix Abios Post Codes
Appendix A BIOS POST Codes BIOS POST Messages During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a problem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list of such BIOS messages. - Page 66 SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual Table A-1. BIOS POST Messages (Continued) BIOS Message Description Previous POST did not complete successfully. POST loads default values and offers to run Setup. If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected, the next boot Previous boot incomplete - Default will likely fail.
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Page 67: A-2 Bios Post Codes
Table A-1. BIOS POST Messages (Continued) BIOS Message Description Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed tested. Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes nnnn Cache SRAM Passed successfully tested. Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed successfully tested. -
Page 68: Recoverable Post Errors
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes: • One long and two short beeps – video configuration error •... - Page 69 Table A-2. Terminal POST Errors (Continued) Post Code Description 1-3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller Auto size DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager Clear 512 kB base RAM 1-3-4-1 RAM failure on address line xxxx* 1-3-4-3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx* of low byte of memory bus Enable cache before system BIOS shadow Test CPU bus-clock frequency Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager...
- Page 70 SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual Table A-2. Terminal POST Errors (Continued) Post Code Description Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC...
- Page 71 Table A-2. Terminal POST Errors (Continued) Post Code Description Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register 1-2 Search for option ROMs. One long, two short beeps on check-sum failure Check for SMART Drive (optional) Shadow option ROMs Set up Power Management Initialize security engine (optional)
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Page 72: Table A-3. Boot Block Flash Rom Terminal Post Errors
SBI-7126T-T1L/T1E Blade Module User’s Manual Table A-2. Terminal POST Errors (Continued) Post Code Description Initialize system error handler PnPnd dual CMOS (optional) Initialize note dock (optional) Initialize note dock late Force check (optional) Extended checksum (optional) Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard... - Page 73 Table A-3. Boot Block Flash ROM Terminal POST Errors (Continued) Post Code Description Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects error 2C, 2E, or 30 (base 512K RAM error), it displays an additional word-bitmap ( ) indicating the address line or bits that failed.
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- Page 75 Disclaimer The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage.
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