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Inspur Yingxin NX5440M4 Manual

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Dear users of Inspur Yingxin server,
Thank you for your choice of Inspur Yingxin server!
This manual describes the technical characteristics, system setting and installation method of Inspur
Yingxin server, and can help you learn more about it and use it easily.
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December 2014
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  • Page 1 Inspur owns the copyright of this manual. Without permission of Inspur, any unit or individual shall not copy this manual in any form. Inspur reserves the right to modify this manual at any time. The contents in this manual may be changed without notice.
  • Page 2 Attention: During use, back up your data if necessary. Marks, names and copyrights of software and hardware products involved in this manual are owned by the corresponding companies. Term “we” in the above statement refers to Inspur; Inspur reserves the right to finally interpret the above statement.
  • Page 3 Close the host cover, reconnect the system to the power socket, and then boot. In case of operation failure or unexception, please contact Inspur to obtain technical assistance. Pay attention to the positions of system cables and power cables, keep them away from being stepped on or touched off, and ensure there are no other items on the cable.
  • Page 4 Please regularly touch the grounding conductor or unpainted metal surface on the case, to remove static electricity that can damage internal components. When disassembling internal components upon consent of Inspur, please note the following matters: Turn off the system power supply and disconnect cables and any connected component. When disconnecting the cable, please pull out the cable connector instead of pulling the cable.
  • Page 5 Do not arbitrarily remove the host cover to disassemble and replace any component inside. Unless otherwise notified by Inspur, only maintenance technicians trained by Inspur are authorized to open the cover to disassemble and replace internal components.
  • Page 6 Warning 9: Use of a wrong type of battery might cause explosion. Before replacement of battery, please consult the manufacturer and use the battery of same or similar type recommended by the manufacturer. Do not disassemble, squeeze and puncture the battery or make its external contacts short out. Do not expose it to the environment of fire or water, or the temperature exceeding 60 ℃.

  • Page 7: About This Manual

    FAQ and troubleshooting We recommend that you read this manual carefully before using the main chassis of this server, in order to avoid unnecessary operation mistakes. Technical Service Tel: 4008600011 Address: 1036 Langchao Road, Jinan City, China (Inspur) Postal Code: 250101...
  • Page 8 Contents Overview of NX5440M4 computing blade ..................... 9 Technical specifications .......................... 9 Views............................... 9 Unit interfaces and indicator lights ....................... 10 Use................................. 10 Jumper setting ............................11 BIOS ................................13 How to enter BIOS setup interface ......................13 BIOS System menu ..........................13 Install the operating system ...........................

  • Page 9: Overview Of Nx5440M4 Computing Blade

    Overview of NX5440M4 computing blade Technical specifications Processor Processor type 1 -2 Intel Xeon Haswell-EP series processors ® Platform Platform type Grantley-EP 2S Platform Memory Memory type DDR4-1600/1866/2133 ECC Registered Memory slots Total memory capacity Supporting maximum 512GB Display controller Controller type Integrated display card Hard disk controller...

  • Page 10: Unit Interfaces And Indicator Lights

    USB interface Connecting USB equipment NX5440M4 computing blades must be installed in the Inspur I8000 server system for use. For the installation method, please refer to relevant parts of I8000 server user manual or the schematic diagrams pasted on the I8000 blade server chassis. Here, we...

  • Page 11: Jumper Setting

    Fig. 1-3 Jumper Setting Open the upper panel of chassis Any change of mainboard jumper shall be authorized by Inspur. Open the upper panel of chassis according to the following steps: Close system, pull out the blade module, press and hold deblocking shrapnel;...
  • Page 12 Overview of NX5440M4 computing blade Clear CMOS jumper Fig. 1-5 Jumper Position Jumper No. Description Functions CMOS Clear jumper Pin 1-2 short-circuit connection, normal status; Pin 2-3 short-circuit connection, Clear CMOS. Notes Clear CMOS, and wait for 5 seconds after short-circuit connection of Pin2-3; then conduct short-circuit connection of Pin1 and Pin2 stitches of CLR_CMOS jumper with the jumper cap again (default setting status), and recover original status.

  • Page 13: Bios

    BIOS How to enter BIOS setup interface Switch on and boot this server, to start system boot. If the prompt of “Press <DEL> to SETUP or <TAB> to POST” appears at the bottom of screen, press DEL, wait and enter the “BIOS setup” interface. In case of failure to enter, please press Ctrl-Alt-Del simultaneously, and reboot.

  • Page 14: Main Menu

    BIOS Operation key description: Description ↑ (Up key) Select the previous menu or value ↓ (Down key) Select the next menu or value ← (Left key) Select the left menu or value → (Right key) Select the right menu or value Esc key Back to the previous menu or exit BIOS setup interface + key...
  • Page 15 BIOS Fig. 2-1 ● BIOS Information Display BIOS version, BIOS change time. ● Memory Information Display system memory capacity size. ● System Date Setting system date in the format of week/ month /day /year. ● System Time Set system time in the format of hour/minute/ second (24 hours). Advanced menu Fig.
  • Page 16 BIOS ● Serial Port Console Redirection Serial port redirection function, is disabled by default. ● PCI Subsystem Setting Managing the resource distribution of PCI devices at the time of enumeration, and IO virtualization. ● CSM Configuration Control enabling of BIOS CSM module. If some devices need Option Rom support, do not disable CSM Support.
  • Page 17 BIOS ● Server ME Configuration Main and common menu options are introduced as follows. Processor Configuration View basic information of processor, enable or disable some functions. Fig. 2-4 ★ Per-Socket Configuration Set single processor, and control cores enabled. ◇ Cores Enabled Control processor cores Fig.
  • Page 18 BIOS ★ Hyper-Threading ALL CPU hyper-threading function options include Disabled and Enabled. It is enabled by default. ★ VMX CPU virtualization setting options include Disabled and Enabled. It is enabled by default. Advanced Power Management Configuration Used for CPU power dissipation management. Fig.
  • Page 19 BIOS Fig. 2-7 ★ CPU C State Control ◇ Package C State Limit It is used to set Intel CPU Package C State, and to control C States of all treads in single CPU. A user may select the following C states: C0/ C1 s t a t e, C1 s t a t e, C2 s t a t e, C6( n o n R e t e n t i o n ) s t a t e, C6 (Retention) state ◇...
  • Page 20 BIOS QPI Configuration It is used to view QPI status and set QPI. Fig. 2-9 ★ QPI Status Used view current status of QPI bus. Fig. 2-10 ★ Link Speed Mode Control QPI bus mode ★ Link Frequency Select Select QPI bus speed...
  • Page 21 BIOS Memory Configuration It is used to view memory status and set memory controller. Fig. 2-11 ★ Numa Enable or disable Numa. Enable this function to significantly enhance server performance. ★ Memory Frequency Select memory frequency ★ Attempt Fast Boot It is used to skip some steps of memory initialization and realize rapid startup.
  • Page 22 BIOS When writing memory, the system will directly write contents into master and slave simultaneously. At this moment, system memory seen will be half of actual memory. Lockstep Mode: Enable Lock Step function. DIMM 0/1, 2/3 in each CPU should be equipped with the same memory.
  • Page 23 BIOS Fig. 2-12 IIO Configuration It is used to set CPU IIO. Fig. 2-13 ★ IIO0 Configuration It is used to set CPU IIO PCIE Port, including slots width, slot work speed, and current slot status. ◇ IOU2 (IIO PCIe Port 1) Control PCIe port width.
  • Page 24 BIOS Fig. 2-14 ◇ Socket 0 PcieD00F0 – Port 0/DMI It is used to view connecting status, and to set Link Speed and DeEmphasis. ● Link Speed setting PCIE Speed. ● PCI-E Port DeEmphasis It is used to set PCIE Port DeEmphasis. Fig.
  • Page 25 BIOS ★ Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) Directed I/0 supports Intel virtual technology or not. There are two options, namely Disabled and Enabled. It is disabled by default. 2.2.3.6 PCH Configuration Enter this interface to set PCH function. Fig. 2-16 ★...
  • Page 26 BIOS Separately control disabling of SATA port. Fig. 2-17 Server ME Configuration This menu is used to display relevant information of ME subsystem, including the information of BIOS interface version, FW status, FW error code, etc. Fig. 2-18...
  • Page 27 BIOS Server Mgmt menu Fig. 2-19 ● BMC Support Enable and Disable are available for selection. It is used to control the interaction of BIOS with BMC. ● BMC network configuration This menu is used to display configuration information of BMC network interface Security menu Fig.

  • Page 28: Boot Menu

    BIOS ● Administrator Password This menu is used to set system administrator password. After setting administrator password and entering the BIOS Setup interface, input the password of ordinary user level or above. ● User Password This menu is used to set user password. After setting user password, booting the system and entering the BIOS Setup interface, input user password.
  • Page 29 BIOS ● Hard Drive BBS Priority Press Enter key to enter submenus and set the device boot sequence. Save&Exit menu This menu is used to save or exit BIOS setup changes, or to exit the setting interface. Fig. 2-22 ● Save Changes and Exit Select this option, press Enter key, and click Yes in the pop-out prompt, to save the BIOS setup changes and exit BIOS setup interface.
  • Page 30 BIOS ● Saving Changes Select this option, press Enter key, and click Yes in the pop-out prompt, to save your the BIOS setup changes, without exit of BIOS setup interface. ● Discard Changes Select this option, press Enter key, and click Yes in the pop-out prompt, to exit the BIOS setup changes, without exit of BIOS setup interface.

  • Page 31: Install The Operating System

    Inspur system driver disc. For the method of making Inspur drive U disk drive and the drive load notes, please refer to attached Instructions on Inspur Drive U Disk.
  • Page 32 8． In the "where to install Windows" interface ⊙ If the prompt of "no drive is found" appears, it indicates that he disk controller drive program needs to be loaded through the Inspur drive U disk, with details as follows: Load the drive program with the Inspur drive U disk: ①...
  • Page 33 Install the operating system ⊙ Format a partition by selecting an existing disk partition and then click Format. ⊙ Create a new partition by selecting an unallocated disk space and then clicking Create. You can operate according to the actual needs. Here, we will introduce how to create partitions: ①...
  • Page 34 Install driver Install Chipset drive Insert the Inspur driver disc, click the Blue Dolphin icon under Install or Run option in the pop-out AutoPlay interface, input the navigation code marked on the driver disc cover in the navigation code verification interface, and click OK to automatically enter the installing interface;...

  • Page 35: Manually Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4

    Install the operating system Install IB daughter card (HCA card) drive (Optional ) Take out the Inspur driver disc, when system will automatically reboot to complete installation of Windows Server 2012 R2. Manually install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Installation preparation ●...
  • Page 36 Install the operating system Enter “Select the appropriate keyboard for the system” interface, select “US.English” according to actual conditions, and then click Next. Enter “What type of devices will your installation involve?” interface, and select device types according to actual conditions. Select Basic Storage Devices, and click Next.
  • Page 37 Install the operating system ① Create root partition (/) and boot partition: Select root partition in the Mount point: /, select the hard disk for which a system will be installed in the Allowable Drives window, input partition size in the Size(MB), and click OK to complete creating a root partition.
  • Page 38 Finish to complete installation. 26. Input Username and Password to login in the system. Load HCA card drive Put Inspur driver disc into DVD-ROM, and left click Applications →Accessories →Terminal In the terminal window, input: mount -o ro,loop MLNX_OFED_LINUX-<ver>-<OS label>.iso /mnt...
  • Page 39 Install the operating system Display of the above information indicates normal drive load (2). Input “mst status” MST devices: ------------ /dev/mst/mt4099_pciconf0 - PCI configuration cycles access. bus:dev.fn=02:00.0 addr.reg=88 data.reg=92 Chip revision is: 01 /dev/mst/mt4099_pci_cr0 - PCI direct access. bus:dev.fn=02:00.0 bar=0xdfb00000 size=0x100000 Chip revision is: 01 Display of the above information indicates that HCA devices are normally identified and may be used.

  • Page 40: Integrated Raid System

    Integrated RAID System This chapter mainly introduces the configuration and use of SATA controller RAID integrated on the mainboard. To use SATA RAID integrated on the mainboard, enter BIOS setup interface, set “IntelRCSetup → PCH Configuration → PCH SATA Configuration → Configure SATA as”...
  • Page 41 Integrated RAID System Executable menus on the SATA RAID configuration interface include: ● Create RAID Volume ● Delete RAID Volume ● Reset Disks to Non-RAID ● Exit Create RAID Volume This option is used to create RAID volumes. ↑↓ In the SATA RAID configuration interface, select this menu through arrow key, then press the Enter key or directly input the number in front of the menu to enter Create RAID Volume menu.
  • Page 42 Integrated RAID System interface. Strip Size: Used to set volume strip size, only suitable for RAID0 and RAID5 volumes. Capacity: Used to set volume capacity. Volume has the maximum capacity by default. After the above setting, please select Create Volume, and press the Enter key, when system will prompt: “WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

  • Page 43: Exit Menu

    Integrated RAID System ↑↓ In the SATA RAID configuration interface, select this menu with arrow key, and then press the Enter key or directly input to enter this menu. System will display all hard disks in the RAID volume. Please select the hard disk to be reset with Space key according to actual conditions, and then press the Enter key, when system will prompt about whether to reset the hard disk again.

  • Page 44: Faq And Troubleshooting

    FAQ and troubleshooting This chapter introduces FAQ and related to troubleshooting contents. If you cannot determine failure reasons and troubleshooting methods, please contact our client service center for help. Notes Before replacing or installing any server hardware device, please disconnect power lines from server completely.
  • Page 45 If possible, replace the displayer for testing. Remove any installed parts unauthorized by Inspur first. Upon permission of Inspur’s technical support personnel, unplug the memory chip and clear CMOS for testing. Installation system can not find the hard disk 1．...
  • Page 46 In case of blue screen, reboot or crash during the system use, refer to the following treatment methods: If non-Inspur parts are plugged in or some application software is installed before such failure, suggest unloading for test. Use the latest antivirus software for anti-virus testing.

  • Page 47: Other Notes

    After understanding the basic information, please report detailed alarm information to technical support personnel of Inspur as soon as possible, to facilitate our analysis and judgment, and to help you solve problems as soon as possible.

  • Page 48: Technical Support

    If your server needs to be transferred for special needs, move after shutdown and poweroff, and avoid vibration during transportation. For more product notes, please refer to the official website of Inspur about server FAQs: http://www.inspur.com/support/Channel_Home/support_sv.asp...
  • Page 49 Names and Contents of Toxic and Harmful Substances or Elements- server Names and Contents of Toxic and Harmful Substances or Elements -Server Components Toxic and harmful substances or elements Lead Mercury Cadmium Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) Chromium biphenyls diphenyl ethers (Cr(VI)) (PBB)

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