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Inspur Tiansuo TS860 User Manual

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This manual introduces technical features, system setup and installation,
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  • Page 1 This manual is the property of Inspur. This User Manual is not to be copied by any group or person in any manner without the consent of Inspur. Inspur reserves the right of revising this manual at any time. Any alteration about the content of this manual will not be informed.
  • Page 2 8. The copyrights of the markers and names of the software and hardware product referred in this manual are the property of corresponding companies. 9. In the above statement, “us” indicates the Inspur; Inspur reserves the right of final explanation about the above statement.
  • Page 3 This chapter introduces some measures for common problems. We suggest you read this manual carefully before you use this server for fear of unnecessary faults during your operation. Technical service ： 4008600011 Address ： No.1036 Langchao Road, Jinan Shandong 250101, P.R.China (Inspur) Postcode ： 250101...
  • Page 4 CONTENIDO Chapter One Safety Information ................1 Chapter Two Brief Introduction ................6 2.1 System module installation ................7 2.2 Technical Specifications ................. 9 2.3 Front view ...................... 11 2.4 Rear view ......................14 2.5 Start the server ....................15 2.6 Close the server ....................
  • Page 5 Inspur; only maintenance technicians trained by Inspur have the right to disassemble the cover of the host, dismount and replace the internal components.
  • Page 6 Chapter 1 Safety Information shock hazards, please do not fill any object into the open pores of the system. Warning 7: Please place the system far away from the cooling plate and at the place with heat sources, and be sure not to block the air vents. Warning 8: Be sure not to scatter food or liquid in the system or on other components, and do not use the product in humid and dusty environment.
  • Page 7 - Close the cover of the host, re-connect the system to the power socket, and then start the equipment. - In case of operation failure or abnormal situation, please contact Inspur and get technical support. 3. Pay attention to the position of the system cables and power cables, wire them in places not to be stepped on or knocked down and ensure not to place other objectives on the cables.
  • Page 8 7. When dismounting the internal components with the approval of Inspur, please pay attention to the following matters: - Switch off the system power supply and disconnect the cables, including disconnecting any connection of the system.
  • Page 9 Chapter 1 Safety Information their metal fixed supports. 8. During the process of cabinet installation and application, please pay attention to the following matters: - After the installation of cabinet is finished, please ensure that the supporting feet have been fixed to the rack and supported to the ground, and all weight of the rack have been fell onto the ground.
  • Page 10 Chapter 2 Brief Introduction Inspur TS860 is an 8U large-scale rack server, which can support 8*Intel Xeon E7-88XX V2/V3 processors, compatible with E7-48XX V2/V3 processors (only single 4-socket and dual partition configuration support); It supports 192*DDR3/DDR4 RDIMMS in maximum and 6TB system memory. If adopting 64GB LRDIMM, it can support 12TB.

  • Page 11: System Module Installation

    Chapter 2 Brief Introduction  To ensure the system’s cooling effect, please uncover the film on the cover plate of the server and then power up the server to use. System module installation The host chassis and computing modules of your TS860 server system are packed separately to ensure the transportation safety.
  • Page 12 Chapter 2 Brief Introduction Unpack host 1. Split the tape seal on the box with paper cutter and take out host panel, power cord and accessory box on the pad in the box for later use, and then remove the pad from the box.

  • Page 13: Technical Specifications

    Chapter 2 Brief Introduction Technical Specifications Processor 1. Intel Xeon E7-88XX V2 series processor, compatible with E7-48XX V2 series processor (only single 4-socket and dual partition support) 2. Intel Xeon E7-88XX V3/V4 series processor, compatible with E7- Processor type 48XX V3/V4 series processor (only single 4-socket and dual partition support) Note: V3/V4 series CPU can only be used with DDR4 memory.
  • Page 14 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/SSD HDD Support max.16*2.5-inch HDD Quantity Each IO Riser card can support 2*M-SATA HDD External memory driver CD-ROM USB CD-ROM (optional) Inspur USB drive Inspur USB drive (optional) Power supply Support 8*800W redundant power supply module, support N+N/N+M Specification redundancy(N Min.3)

  • Page 15: Front View

    Chapter 2 Brief Introduction Power input Please refer to the specification in the host nameplate label. Physical specifications External Host machine: 1168mm × 722mm × 587mm (depth x width x height) dimension of Module:1168mm × 721mm × 279mm (depth x width x height) packing case Overall W(width): 444mm;...
  • Page 16 Chapter 2 Brief Introduction Name Description Chassis panel Installed in front of the computing module for dustproof To indicate the start process through the change of light length when starting the system; Indicator light To indicate the system pressure through the change of light color in the process of system operation.
  • Page 17 Chapter 2 Brief Introduction Indicator Light Description (take single 8-socket as an example) Starting up process display stage Green indicator on Server power-on, BMC has not started. the left flashes Blue indicator on the BMC starts and the beam pulse is displayed in accordance with left flashes the BIOS initialization process sent by BMC.
  • Page 18 Chapter 2 Brief Introduction Note: The light color is modified according to the latest BMC detection data: 1. According to CPU utilization: if operating system has a running agent, then it can obtain the CPU utilization. 2. According to CPU temperature: indicator lights display according to CPU temperature if it cannot obtain the CPU utilization.

  • Page 19: Rear View

    Chapter 2 Brief Introduction Name Function and description If a HDD is installed, the indicator flashes in blue when the HDD locating indicator HDD is being located. Green indicator on: no read or write activity Green indicator flash: read or write activity is going on HDD status indicator Red indicator on: HDD failure Red indicator flash: the HDD is being rebuilt...

  • Page 20: Start The Server

    Chapter 2 Brief Introduction IO Riser port Network port1 Network port0 Network port3 Network port2 Management port USB port VGA port Name Function and description Network port 0/1/2/3 Each IO Riser integrates 4 Gigabit network ports. USB port 1/2 Connect USB devices. VGA port Connect display equipment with standard VGA port.

  • Page 21: Close The Server

    Chapter 2 Brief Introduction If the device is unavailable, it will continue to boot the rest corresponding device. Note:  According to the configured memory capacity, it will take 4 minutes or longer for the display connected to the server to have display. Close the server 1.

  • Page 22: System Bios Setup

    How to Enter the BIOS Setup Power on and start the server, when the Inspur logo appears, “Press Esc for Boot menu” shows at the bottom of the screen, then press 【 ESC 】 button, and system enters into BIOS setup screen.
  • Page 23 Chapter 3 System Setup Based on the above described operation, you can enter BIOS main interface, which mainly includes the options as shown below. In this interface, the information of CPU type, memory capacity and BIOS version can be viewed as well. Option Description Overleap BIOS setup, continue the system boot...
  • Page 24 Chapter 3 System Setup The list as shown by the figure is formed by BIOS automatic detection during the startup process. The boot options’ constitution is in relation to the detailed configuration. In some cases, a device can correspond with multiple different options. “EFI Internal Shell”...

  • Page 25: Main Menu

    Chapter 3 System Setup Description Select the last option ↑ Select the next option ↓ ← Select the left menu → Select the right menu Return to the previous menu or the main menu Alter the option value. Alter the current value to the last one. + /F6 This key only displays the option value of the relevant option, not all the options.
  • Page 26 Chapter 3 System Setup Enter BIOS setup utility, firstly the Main menu is displayed, from which you can see BIOS version, CPU type, system memory capacity, etc. You can also set BIOS interface language, system time, system date. When setting system time and date, select the options with arrow key, then press 【 Enter 】 to select the subfield, afterwards, set the field value with +/- key.
  • Page 27 Chapter 3 System Setup This menu is mainly for the setting of advanced menu, improper settings may cause system works abnormally, factory settings are recommended. The following is the introduction of main submenus. ● Advanced Processor * CPU Package Detected Display CPU quantity.
  • Page 28 Chapter 3 System Setup * Active Processor Cores Set the number of cores used by each CPU. Default is [All]. This option works for all CPUs in the system (number of CPU cores are associated with specific models). * Intel HT Technology Enable or disable Intel hyper-threading technology (only works for CPUs with hyper- threading function).
  • Page 29 Chapter 3 System Setup * QPI Per Socket Configuration To set QPI of each processor, including assign proportion of CPU bus resources, IO resources and MMIO resources. ● Memory Configuration To set the related parameters of memory BIOS Setting Options Description Set memory working frequency (MHz).
  • Page 30 Chapter 3 System Setup BIOS Setting Options Description Enable or disable memory Rank Sparing function. This function is backup a Rank, if there occurs a Rank with Memory Rank Disable/ many ECC errors on a memory board, then the system Sparing Enable will enable the backup Rank, and the one with errors...
  • Page 31 Chapter 3 System Setup information and configure BMC. * IPMI Support Enable and disable support for IPMI. Security menu ● Supervisor Password Display whether system administrator password has been set, this option is unable to be set. ● Set Supervisor Password Set administrator password.
  • Page 32 Chapter 3 System Setup Boot menu The menu is mainly for the setting of system startup process and system boot priority. ● Network Stack Open or close support for network protocol stack, [Enabled] setting can support PXE. ● PXE Boot Capability Select whether to use integrated network card PXE to boot, available only after enabling Network Stack.
  • Page 33 Chapter 3 System Setup Select this option and press [Enter] to enter submenu, you can set legacy device boot priority. Select one device in the boot device list, and adjust the device boot sequence through [F5] or [F6] key. Exit menu Options in this menu can save or give up BIOS modified settings and exit setup procedure.

  • Page 34: Clear Cmos

    3.2 Clear CMOS Take out the basic IO module If the following operations are needed, please get the authorization of Inspur. Take out the basic IO module according to the following methods: 1. Power off the system (turn off the AC power);...
  • Page 35 Chapter 3 System Setup and the following jumper state is the default setting: Jumper name Function description Jumper function Pin 1-2 short circuit is in normal state (default) CMOS jumper Pin 2-3 short circuit is in CMOS cleared state 1. You must shut down the system and cut off power supply when clearing the CMOS and need to keep for 5 seconds after short circuiting pin 2-3;...
  • Page 36 During manual setup of the operating system, some operating systems may need Inspur USB disk to load the HDD controller driver. Please refer to the attached Inspur USB disk instructions for the making method of Inspur U disk driver and notes of driver loading.
  • Page 37 8. The system enters the interface of “Where do you want to install Windows?”, ⊙ If it prompts “no drive is found”, it indicates that the configuration you use needs to load the disk controller drivers through Inspur USB drive, operate as follows: Using Inspur USB drive to load driver: ①...
  • Page 38 Chapter 4 Operating System Installation operation: ⊙ It can delete the existing partitions by selecting the existing partitions and then clicking <Delete>. ⊙ It can format the partitions by selecting the existing partitions and clicking <Format>. ⊙ It can create new partitions by selecting unallocated disk spaces and then clicking <New>...
  • Page 39 CD and restart the system. 2. Install network card driver After installation of the chipset driver, do not take out the Inspur driver CD, but continue the installation of network card driver. (1) In the “Select OS” column, select Windows 2012;...
  • Page 40 <Finish> according to the prompt. 3. Install VGA card driver After installation of the network card driver, do not take out the Inspur driver CD, but continue the installation of VGA card driver. (1) Login system, click [Server Manager] on the task bar, in the pop-up interface, select [Tools] ->...
  • Page 41 Chapter 4 Operating System Installation 4.2.2 Installation steps 1. Connect USB drive to the server. Power up and start the system, put the installation disk into the optical drive (here taking using DVD installation disk as example), enter BIOS setup and select to boot from the CD. 2.
  • Page 42 Chapter 4 Operating System Installation Here we select “Basic Storage Devices”, and press <Next> to continue the installation. 8. System enters the interface of “Please name this computer. The hostname identifies the computer on a network.” Please input the Hostname. Here you can select the [Configure Network] at the left bottom of this window to set network configuration, including adding or deleting NIC and configuring network IP address.
  • Page 43 Chapter 4 Operating System Installation click the <Create> button at the right bottom, system will pop up “Add Partition” 1) Create root partition (/) and boot partition: Select root partition in Mount point: /, select the hard disk that needs to install system in the window of “Allowable Drives”, enter the size of partition in Size (MB) and click <OK>...
  • Page 44 After the installation of OS, You can manually load VGA card driver using the attached driver CD. 1. Insert Inspur driver CD into the optical drive, click Terminal menu in Applications →System Tools, and input in the window: #mount /dev/cdrom /mnt...

  • Page 45: Remote Login

    Chapter 5 Integrated Management Functions Introduction This product integrates remote management card, you can remote login the server through remote management card. Following gives an introduction of integrated remote management card. 5.1 Remote login 1. Remote client server system requirements The requirements for client server system connected to GUI interface through Web browser are as follows: Requirements...

  • Page 46: Function Menu Introduction

    Chapter 5 Integrated Management Functions Introduction If you reset the IP address of remote management card, it can be used normally after saving (there is no need to restart or power off the server). 3. Login management web interface Input BMC’s IP address http://192.168.0.62 (If IP has been modified, please use the modified IP) in client server browser IP address, and then press [Enter], the management login interface shows as follows: Please input default administrator Username and Password:...
  • Page 47 Chapter 5 Integrated Management Functions Introduction On the left top of the interface, you can see the menu including the following functions: Dashboard, FRU Information, Server Health, Configuration, Remote Control, Auto Video Recording, Maintenance and Firmware Update. On the right top of the interface, there are user name and login user’s user groups, you can also use Refresh, Print, Logout and other shortcut menu.
  • Page 48 Chapter 5 Integrated Management Functions Introduction 3. Server Health menu From this menu, you can check server health-related data, including Sensor Readings (sensor readings), Event Log (Event Log), System and Audit Log, BSOD Screen, as shown below: ① Sensor Readings menu: Display all the sensor values, mainly including temperature, voltage, fan speed, hard drive and power status.
  • Page 49 Chapter 5 Integrated Management Functions Introduction 4. Configuration menu Configuration menu shows as above. The following is a brief of common menus: 1. Mouse Mode menu: Set mouse mode Set Mode to Absolute (Recommended when server OS is Windows): Set mouse to be absolute mode, absolute mode mouse can freely switch between remote and local pictures.
  • Page 50 Chapter 5 Integrated Management Functions Introduction 5. Remote Control menu The function menu can perform various actions on remote servers, such as running a remote console, system power on/off and other control operations. (1) Console Redirection menu: login the console After selecting the menu, click [Java Console], the system will log in to the remote desktop.
  • Page 51 Chapter 5 Integrated Management Functions Introduction ● In tool→<Internet>→<Advanced> option, do not check the “Do not save encrypted pages to disk” option and save it, shown as follows: A. Remote desktop: Video menu...
  • Page 52 Chapter 5 Integrated Management Functions Introduction Menu Function Pause Redirection Pause remote desktop display Resume Redirection Restore remote desktop display Refresh Video Refresh remote desktop display Capture Screen Achieve remote desktop screenshots Compression Mode Compression mode settings Dct Quantization Table Remote desktop display quality settings Host Video Output Open or close host machine output video display...
  • Page 53 Chapter 5 Integrated Management Functions Introduction When configure RAID via remote controlpanel, you need to adopt the following three ways to enter the RAID configuration interface (with Ctrl + H key combination, for example) ① Check Hold Left Ctrl Key Option in the Remote Desktop Keyboard menu, then click the H key;...
  • Page 54 Chapter 5 Integrated Management Functions Introduction Select the mirror type you want to load: if it is a floppy disk mirror, select [Floppy Image]; If it is CD mirror, select [ISO Image]; If it is hard disk / U disk mirror, select [HD / USB Image];...
  • Page 55 Chapter 5 Integrated Management Functions Introduction H. Remote desktop: Power menu Menu Function Reset Server Select this option, reset server Immediate Shutdown Select this option, shut down server immediately Orderly Shutdown Select this option, orderly shut down Power On Server Select this option, power on server Power Cycle Server Select this option, power cycle server...
  • Page 56 Chapter 5 Integrated Management Functions Introduction 6. Auto Video Recording menu The function menu can set Video Recording functions, and download the file to view the automatically recorded Video files. Triggers Configuration This menu allows the user to configure the events that will trigger the auto video recording function of the KVM server.
  • Page 57 This menu can realize the remote upgrade of management card Firmware, we recommend that you do not upgrade by yourself, if it is really necessary, the upgrade file must be certified by Inspur. ① In Firmware Update menu interface, click [Enter Update Mode]. In the pop-up confirmation window, click [OK];...
  • Page 58 Chapter 5 Integrated Management Functions Introduction ③ After the upgrade file is selected, click [Upload], the new window will pop up after file is uploaded, then click [Check this option to do full firmware flash], [Proceed] button, BMC will automatically complete the burn process. Note: Do not disconnect the network during upgrading process.

  • Page 59: Connect Bmc

    OLED module. It can provide system hardware configuration, BMC address and other real-time information during the daily running of the server system, and can also provide warnings when the system is abnormal, to help your Inspur server run more efficiently and more stably.

  • Page 60: Menu Interface

    Chapter 6 OLED Usage Introduction 2. Enter connect BMC interface, as shown in figure 3. If BMC works normally (connect normally and get work mode normally), it will enter the main menu interface, otherwise it will report errors, as shown in the figure 4 and 5, and enter service telephone interface, as shown in figure 6: Figure 3 Figure 4...
  • Page 61 Chapter 6 OLED Usage Introduction Figure 7 Figure 8 Hardware Configuration is the getting hardware configuration information menu: including operating system type, hard disk and memory capacity. BMC FW Revision is the getting BMC FW version menu. Figure 9 BMC Lan Parameter is the getting service network parameter menu: network port has 2 types of system network port and management network port.

  • Page 62: Other Interfaces

    Chapter 6 OLED Usage Introduction Use Defined Rolling is the menu of scrolling to display entries per 30s: including Use Radio, String, and SV_NUM. Click the right key to switch. Figure 11 Alarm Configuration is the fault alarm enable switch menu: including Enable and Disable.
  • Page 63 Chapter 6 OLED Usage Introduction 3. Alarm information: PSU, CPU Core Voltage, CPU Temperature, System fan, Storage board fan, Hard disk. Note: UseRatio /String/SV_NUM scrolling display interface displays CPU model, OS model, CPU utilization, memory utilization and other information, which relies on OLED agent side--Agent program to provide related data.

  • Page 64: Problems When Starting The Machine

    Chapter 7 Common Problems and Troubleshooting This chapter focuses on the common problems and troubleshooting of the server. If you are not sure about the cause of a failure and its elimination method, please contact our customer service center for solution. Note: When replacing or installing hardware device for the server, you should disconnect the power cable from the server completely.
  • Page 65 5. Find another monitor for test if possible. 6. If the machine is installed with components other than Inspur ones, please remove them first. 7. With the permission of Inspur technical support personnel, you may pull and plug the memory and clear CMOS for test.
  • Page 66 For blue screen, restart or halt of the machine in the using of windows system, you may resort to the following measures: 1. If other external non-Inspur components or some application program software are installed before the fault, it is suggested removing it and going on to test your server.

  • Page 67: Additional Notes

    4. After having collected the basic information, please feed back the detailed alarm information to Inspur technical support personnel in a timely manner. We will make further analysis and judgment and help you solve the problem as soon as possible.

  • Page 68: Technical Support Information

    1. If you have problems about product configuration and detailed specification, please contact your supplier. 2. If system problem occurs during the use of the machine, please contact Inspur server customer service center. Please record serial number on the host chassis, our technical support staff will provide you with the solution or on-site service after receiving your service request.

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