Lanner FW-8877 User Manual

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Hardware platforms for next generation networking infrastructure
FW-8877
V1.2
User's Manual
Publication date: 2015-02-23
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  • Page 1 Network Application Platforms Hardware platforms for next generation networking infrastructure FW-8877 V1.2 User's Manual Publication date: 2015-02-23 >>...
  • Page 2 Resource Website accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation Lanner http://www.lannerinc.com of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required http://www.lannerinc.com/support/ Product Resources to correct the interference at his own expense.
  • Page 3 About About EMC Notice circulation. Be sure that the room in which you choose to operate your system has adequate air circulation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply • Ensure that the chassis cover is secure. The chassis design allows cooling air to circulate effectively.
  • Page 4 About About Consignes de sécurité fonctionnement acceptable sans circulation adaptée. Vérifiez que votre site propose une circulation d’air Suivez ces consignes pour assurer la sécurité générale : adéquate. • Laissez la zone du châssis propre et sans poussière • Vérifiez que le couvercle du châssis est bien fixé. La pendant et après l’installation.
  • Page 5 About About Revision History Version Changes -Add the IPMI board connector (LOM1) de- scription in the introduction part (page 3) -Add FastBoot option description in the BIOS Modified rear PCIe expansion description Network Application Platforms...
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TTaTTable of Contentsbeable of Conte Chapter 1: Introduction System Specification ......... . . 1 Package Contents .
  • Page 7: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1: Introduction System Specification Thank you for choosing the FW-8877. It features many major advanced technologies as the following stated: • 2nd Generation Intel Xeon E5-2600 Processor family Form Factor Rackmount for the LGA 2011: Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 series...
  • Page 8: Package Contents

    Chapter 1 Introduction Package Contents Your package contains the following items: • FW-8877 Network Security Platform • 1 passive CPU heatsink • 2 power cables • 1 crossover Ethernet cable (1.8 meters) • 1 straight-through Ethernet cable (1.8 meters) •...
  • Page 9: Front Panel Features

    Chapter 1 Introduction Front Panel Features F1 Power/Status/HDD LED Power: If the LED is on it indicates that the system is powered on. If it is off, it indicates that the system is powered off. Status: This LED is programmable. You could program it to display the operating status with the behavior like: If the LED is green, it indicates that the system’s operational state is normal.
  • Page 10 Off: .The connection speed is 10Mbps. Using suitable RJ-45 cable, you can connect FW-8877 System to a computer, or to any other piece of equipment that has an Ethernet connection; for example, a hub or a switch. Depending on the chipset on the LAN modules (for example, Intel i350 and 82599), the LAN module might equip with Intel Virtualization for Connectivity (VT-c) as part of the Intel Virtualization Technology to improve networking and I/O throughput on a virtualized system.
  • Page 11: Rear Panel Features

    Chapter 1 Introduction Rear Panel Features PSU latch PSU LED R1 Standard PCI-E expansion slot for full-height half-length PCI-E card R2 4 Hot-swappable Fans (Corresponding connectors on the mainboard from left to right: FAN4, FAN3, FAN2, FAN1). R3 Power-on Switch It is a switch to turn on or off the power.
  • Page 12: Chapter 2: Hardware Setup

    AC power is removed. Starting from the board edge, one pair of black and white-latched slots is configured as one Unpower the FW-8877 and remove the power cord. channel. Unscrew the 7 chassis screws on the top cover of the FW-8877 System.
  • Page 13: Installing The Compactflash Card

    Open this side of lever first Installing CPU and the Heat Sink and then open this The FW-8877 sever system is powered by the MB-8877 side of lever sever board, which comes with two LGA2011 CPU sockets. Follow the procedures bellow for installing a CPU Remove the CPU socket cap.
  • Page 14: Installing The Hard Disk

    Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Installing the Hard Disk The system support one 3.5” or two 2.5” internal HDD installation. Follow these steps to install a HDD: Unsrew the 4 screws on the hard disk tray to take out the hard disk tray from the system. Place hard disk on the hard disk tray and align the holes on the hard disk with the mounting holes on the tray.
  • Page 15 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Network Application Platforms...
  • Page 16: Chapter 3: Motherboard Information

    Chapter 3 Motherboard Information Chapter 3: Motherboard Information Block Diagram The block diagram depicts the relationships among the interfaces or modules on the motherboard. Please refer to the following figure for your motherboard’s layout design. Internal 1x SATA 3.5" HDD Compact Flash PCI-E * 8 expansion slot...
  • Page 17: Motherboard Layout

    Chapter 3 Motherboard Information Motherboard Layout The motherboard layout shows the connectors and jumpers on the board. Refer to the following picture as a reference of the pin assignments and the internal connectors. FAN4 CPU Socket FAN3 Fan 2 ATX1 Fan 1 LCM_S1 MGT2...
  • Page 18: Jumper Settings

    Chapter 3 Motherboard Information Jumper Settings MGT2: RJ 45 management port connector NO.2 (optional) LCM_S1: USB-type front LCD Message Display Module (LCM). It supports both text and graphic type of LCM. The board also facilitates Parallel -type LCM connector, refer to jumper LCM_P1.
  • Page 19 Chapter 3 Motherboard Information CONN1: Power-on Switch SATA2 SATA1 Pin No. Function Pin No. Description Ground FP_SWIN_R TX_P TX_M SATA4 SATA3 RX_M RX_P SW1: PSON power switch for debug. Pin No. Description Ground Ground FP_SWIN_R FP_SWIN_R Note: To configure your Hard disk using the integrated RAID feature, the Intel®Rapid SW2: An onboard reset button for debug purpose.
  • Page 20 Chapter 3 Motherboard Information VGA1: VGA Interface. with a 2x6 (2.54”) pin header. Pin No. Function Pin No. Function Note the It is for connecting the VGA interface cable. +3.3V +3.3V IPMI card (connector Reference NO. OPMA1) has to be +3.3V -12V Ground...
  • Page 21 Chapter 3 Motherboard Information Note: A 2x6 pin (2.0”) header (J1) on the OPMA and white-latched slots is configured as one channel. card is provided as an VGA interface connector. OPMA1: OPMA Connector. The OPMA connector is for connecting the OPMA card. When the OPMA card is connected, the management port will comply with J27: A reset switch to switch between hardware and the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
  • Page 22: Chapter 4: Bios Settings

    Chapter 4 BIOS Settings Chapter 4: BIOS Settings Accessing the BIOS menu When you are installing a motherboard or when the system prompts “Run Setup” during start-up, you will use the BIOS Setup program to configure the system, . This section explains how to configure your system using this program.
  • Page 23: The Main Menu

    Chapter 4 BIOS Settings The Main Menu The main BIOS setup menu is the first screen that you can navigate. Each main BIOS setup menu option is described in this chapter. The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that can be configured.
  • Page 24: Advanced Settings

    Chapter 4 BIOS Settings Advanced Settings Select the Advanced tab from the setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as SuperIO Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>...
  • Page 25 Chapter 4 BIOS Settings LAN PXE Boot The Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) allows you to boot computers using a network interface independently of data storage devices (like hard disks) or installed operating systems. Enable or disable this function with this option here. CPU Information You can use this screen to view the basic information and capabilities of your CPU.
  • Page 26 Chapter 4 BIOS Settings Item Selection Hardware The processor has a hardware prefetcher Prefetcher that automatically prefetches data and in- structions from the memory into the Level 2 cache that are likely to be required in the near future. This reduces the latency associated with memory reads.
  • Page 27 Chapter 4 BIOS Settings Item Selection RAID Set to the RAID mode when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA Hard disk drives. This chipset supports software RAID using the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager software. For more information, visit http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/ matrixstorage_sb.htm#benefit Aggressive Link Power...
  • Page 28 Chapter 4 BIOS Settings USB Configuration Setting You can use this screen to select options for the USB Configuration. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> keys to change the value of the selected option. The settings are described on the following pages.
  • Page 29 Chapter 4 BIOS Settings Port 60/64 Emulation This BIOS feature allows you to enable emulation of I/O ports 64h and 60h so that there is full PS/2 legacy support for USB keyboards and mice. It is also useful in providing USB keyboard and mouse support in Windows NT which does not natively support USB.
  • Page 30 Chapter 4 BIOS Settings PC Health Status This menu shows the hardware monitor configuration settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the configuration options. CPU0/CPU1/System Temp1/System Temp2 Temperature The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and motherboard temperatures. FAN1B/FAN2B/FAN3B/FAN4B Speed The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU , chassis and system fan speeds in...
  • Page 31 Chapter 4 BIOS Settings SuperIO Configuration In this screen, you will be able to modify the IRQ address of the serial and parallel ports which are provided by the Winbond SuperIO chip. Serial Port 0/1 Configuration This option specifies the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 0 and 1.
  • Page 32 Chapter 4 BIOS Settings Console Redirection Use this menu to set the settings for BIOS remote access feature. Item Selection Console Redirection Enable or disable BIOS through remote access Console Redirection Set- Enter to view more options tings COM0/COM1 Console Redirection Settings Item Selection Terminal Type...
  • Page 33: Chipset

    Chapter 4 BIOS Settings Chipset The chipset menu will let you further configure your Intel PCH information: It also shows the memory capacity of the system and the installed memory on the system. Network Application Platforms...
  • Page 34: Boot Configuration

    Chapter 4 BIOS Settings Boot Configuration Select the Boot tab from the setup screen to enter the Boot BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as Boot Device Priority, to go to the sub menu for that item.
  • Page 35: Security Settings

    Chapter 4 BIOS Settings Security Settings Select Security Setup from the Setup main BIOS setup menu. All Security Setup options, such as password protection and virus protection, are described in this section. To access the sub menu for the following items, select the item and press <Enter>: Administrator Password If you have set an administrator password, you should...
  • Page 36: Save & Exit

    Chapter 4 BIOS Settings To clear the administrator password, follow the same steps as in changing an administrator password, then press Enter when prompted to create/confirm the password. Save & Exit Select the Exit tab from the setup screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen.
  • Page 37: Appendix A: Programming Watchdog Timer

    Appendix A Programming Watchdog Timer Appendix A: Programming Watchdog Timer A watchdog timer is a piece of hardware that can be used to automatically detect system anomalies and reset the processor in case there are any problems. Generally speaking, a watchdog timer is based on a counter that counts down from an initial value to zero.
  • Page 38: Appendix B: Setting Up Console Redirections

    Appendix B Setting up Console Redirection Appendix B: Setting up Console Redirections Console redirection lets you monitor and configure a system from a remote terminal computer by re-directing keyboard input and text output through the serial port. This following steps illustrate how to use this feature. The BIOS of the system allows the redirection of console I/O to a serial port.
  • Page 39: Appendix C: Programming The Lcm

    After compiled, the executable programs (plcm_test, plcm_cursor_char, Test) and the driver (plcm_drv.ko or plcm_drv.o) will appear in the program’s folder. Note: The OS supported by Lanner LCM function include platforms based on Linux Kernel series 2.4.x and Linux Kernel series 2.6.x.
  • Page 40 [-f ] will appear in the program’s folder. option (the default is /dev/ttyS0 or /dev/usb/hiddev0) Note: The OS supported by Lanner LCM function include platforms based on Linux Kernel series 2.4.x and Linux Kernel series 2.6.x, FreeBSD 8.0, and DOS.
  • Page 41: Appendix D: Driver Installation

    Appendix D Driver Installation Appendix D: Click Next when the Readme File Information screen appears. Driver Installation Intel Chipset Driver Installation This section provides the instructions on how to install Intel® chipset drivers. The Intel Chipset Device Software installs the Windows* INF files.
  • Page 42: Lan Adapters Driver Installation

    Appendix D Driver Installation LAN Adapters Driver Installation Select the programs that you wish to install. Make sure that you have selected the drivers. This section provides the instructions on how to install Intel® Gigabit LAN adapter drivers. On the Windows OS To install the Intel®...
  • Page 43: On Linux

    Appendix D Driver Installation On Linux Assign an IP address to the interface by entering the following, where <x> is the interface number: Follow these instructions when installing the Intel® ifconfig eth<x> <IP_address> LAN controller base driver for the in Red Hat® and Linux operating system.
  • Page 44: Intel Rapid Storage Technology Software Installation

    Appendix D Driver Installation Intel Rapid Storage Technology Software Installation Insert the Drivers and User’s Manual CD to the optical drive. Or you can download this software from Intel website too. Browse the contents of the support CD under the directory: \Driver\ for RAID software.
  • Page 45: Appendix E: Terms And Conditions

    Appendix E Terms and Conditions Appendix E: RMA Service Terms and Conditions Requesting a RMA# To obtain a RMA number, simply fill out and fax the “RMA Request Form” to your supplier. Warranty Policy The customer is required to fill out the problem code as listed.
  • Page 46 Appendix E Terms and Conditions RMA Service Request Form When requesting RMA service, please fill out the following form. Without this form enclosed, your RMA cannot be processed. Reasons to Return: Repair(Please include failure details) RMA No: Testing Purpose Company: Contact Person: Phone No.

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