Inspur NF5270M3 User Manual

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Page 1 This manual is the property of the Inspur Group Co., Ltd. This User Manual is not to be copied by any group or person in any manner without the consent of Inspur Group Co., Ltd. The Inspur Group Co., Ltd. reserves the right of revise this manual momentarily.
Page 2 Statement Please read the following statement before you use this server formally. Only when you have read this statement hereinafter and agreed the following terms, you can formally use this server. If you have any questions about the following terms, please contact our supplier or us directly.
Page 3 9. The copyrights of the markers and names of the software and hardware product referred in this manual are the property of corresponding companies. 10. In the above statement, “us” indicates the Inspur Group Co., Ltd. The Inspur Group Co., Ltd. holds the right of ﬁ nal explanation about the above statement.
Page 4 Regarding the Manual ● ● Chapter One Safety Information In this chapter, safety information regarding server usage is introduced. ● Chapter Two Product Description In this chapter, the technical characteristics, appearance characteristics and I/O interface technical speciﬁ cation of this server are introduced. ●...
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4.2 Application of Control Buttons ..............25 4.3 SATA HostRAID Conﬁ guration ...............25 Chapter Five Operation System Installation ............29 5.1 Inspur Drive U Disk Use Instructions ............29 5.2 Install Windows Server 2008 R2 Manually ..........33 5.3 Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Manually ........37 Chapter Six Common Problems and Trouble-shooting ........43...
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7.2 Remote Login ...................48 Chapter Eight Server Installation Guide ............58 8.1 Cabinet Preparation ..................58 8.2 Components Needed in Server Installation ..........59 8.3 Installation of Inner Rail ................59 8.4 Install Guide Rail into Cabinet ..............60 8.5 Install the Server to Cabinet ..............62...
Page 7: Chapter One Safety Information
Inspur; only maintenance technicians trained by Inspur have the right to disassemble the cover of the host, dismount and replace the internal components.
Page 8 Chapter One Safety Information Chapter One Safety Information shock hazards, please do not ﬁ ll 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 9 - 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 10 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 11 Chapter One Safety Information Chapter One Safety Information to the following matters: - After the installation of cabinet is ﬁ nished, please ensure that the supporting feet have been ﬁ xed to the rack and supported to the ground, and all weight of the rack have been fell onto the ground.
Page 12: Chapter Two Product Introduction
Chapter Two Product Introduction 2.1 Server Technical Speciﬁ cation Processor Processor Type Intel 2-way Xeon E5-26XX series CPU Processor Qty. 1 ～ 2 Processor Interface Socket 2011 Chip Group Chip Group Type South Bridge PCH-A Memory Memory Type DDR3 ECC Unbuffered/Registered Memory Single Inline Memory Single CPU could support maximum 12, double CPUs could support Module Qty.
Page 13 2.5 inches *24HD type hard disks is larger than 16, 2.5 inches *25HD type does not support built-in CD drivers) It could select Inspur U Drive Disk, and could load driver program of Inspur U Drive Disk hard drive controller while installing operation system manually.
Page 14: Front Panel View
Chapter Two Product Introduction Chapter Two Product Introduction Physical Speciﬁ cation External Dimension of W(Width)662mm;H(Height)361mm;D(Depth)909mm Package Machine Size W(Width)432mm;H(Height)88 mm;D(Depth)690mm Full conﬁ guration (24 hard disks) Whole machine weight: 25Kg Weight Gross weight: 35 Kg (Gross weight includes: Main machine + package box + guide rail + accessory box) Environment Parameters Working Environment...
Page 15 Chapter Two Product Introduction Chapter Two Product Introduction 2.5 Inches *24HD Type Front Panel View 2.5 Inches *25HD Type Front Panel View Name Description Lights on (green) when server starts to run; lights Power Status Indicator off when server shuts down Power Button Server On/Off button ID Button...
Page 16 Chapter Two Product Introduction Chapter Two Product Introduction After the server is connected to power supply, ID Indicator press ID button, indicator on (blue), to identify machine, press again to turn off. When hard disk fails, indicator on (red) When hard disk is rebuilding RAID card, Hard Disk Failure Alarm Indicator indicator on (purple) When hard disk is locating, indicator on (blue)
Page 17: Back Panel View
Chapter Two Product Introduction Chapter Two Product Introduction 2.3 Back Panel View Back Panel View Name Function and Description Connects power cable (the above figure is an Power Input Interface example for dual power conﬁ guration) Integrates Intel I350 network card 1 interface I350 Network Card 1 Interface Could be used as a mainboard to integrate IPMI reuse management interface...
Page 18 Chapter Two Product Introduction Chapter Two Product Introduction Indicator Name Color Indicator Status Function Description Network disconnected Active Indicator Yellow Network connected Flash Network communicating Orange 100Mbit/s data transmission Rate Indicator Green 1000Mbit/s data transmission...
Page 19: Chapter Three System Setup
Chapter Three System Setup This chapter introduces BIOS function setup and mainboard jumper of the server. All operations described in this section are only limited to operators or administrators with system maintenance qualiﬁ cation. 3.1 Mainboard BIOS Setup BIOS is a basic input and output system. The system parameter and the hard drive parameter can be adjusted through special set program.
Page 20 Chapter Three System Setup Chapter Three System Setup press 【 DEL 】 again, complete the action as soon as possible). Note: Some options in BIOS could not be set, such as system self-checking and conﬁ guration information. Some options have a right arrow at the front, indicating if this option is selected, a cascade menu (which is sub-menu) will display on the screen, via pressing 【...
Page 21 Chapter Three System Setup Chapter Three System Setup I. Main Menu Enter BIOS setup, main menu displays ﬁ rst, user could view BIOS version and memory volume in this menu, and could set system time and date etc. When conﬁ guring system date and time, use arrow buttons to select options, press 【...
Page 22 Chapter Three System Setup Chapter Three System Setup carry out SATA controller mode and settings on all SATA interfaces. * SATA Mode This options is used to set the mode of mainboard integrated SATA controller, there’re four options of 【 Disabled 】 , 【 IDE Mode 】 , 【 AHCI Mode 】 and 【 RAID Mode 】 . While using mainboard integrated SATA controller, if it is required to use serial device as parallel IDE storage device, please set this option to 【...
Page 23 Chapter Three System Setup Chapter Three System Setup two options of 【 Disabled 】 and 【 Enabled 】 (default settings). When this option is set to 【 Enabled 】 , it is required to set related network card of PXE function to 【 Enabled 】 . III.
Page 24 Chapter Three System Setup Chapter Three System Setup functions, status of these two function modes displayed above this setting option should be “Supported”, otherwise, it should be “Not Possible”. In order to realize 【 Mirroring 】 (memory mirroring) function, for single CPU, allocate memory on all channel memory slots supported by CPU_O, memory of the same number installed on each memory channel could realize memory mirroring among 4 memory channels.
Page 25 Chapter Three System Setup Chapter Three System Setup When this option is set to 【 Disabled 】 , it could be used as a storage drive via connecting 4 SATA hard disks. If it is required to connect SAS hard driver use connected SATA hard drives system disk, this option should be set to 【...
Page 26 Chapter Three System Setup Chapter Three System Setup * Lan channel 1 Related options under this menu could be used to set information such as IP address acquiring methods, IP address, subnet mask and router IP address etc., when mainboard integrated Intel I350 network card 1 is used as reuse management interface. When set to 【...
Page 27 Chapter Three System Setup Chapter Three System Setup Enter this menu to view information such as CPU temperature, temperature of memory slot installed with memory, PCH temperature, system fan speed and voltage etc. ● View System Information Enter this menu to view system detailed information, including system manufacturer, product name, BMC version etc.
Page 28 Chapter Three System Setup Chapter Three System Setup and could exit setup program. ● Save Changes and Exit Select this option, press 【 Enter 】 , and select 【 Yes 】 in prompt popped up, all modiﬁ cations in BIOS Setup will be saved, and system will exit BIOS Setup. Function of this menu could be realized using shortcut key 【...
Page 29: Mainboard Jumper Setting
Jumper Setting Figure 3.2.1 Open Case Top Panel If the following operation is required, please obtain authorization of Inspur Group Co., Ltd. ﬁ rst, open top panel of the case, detailed steps are as follows: 1. Shut down the system (disconnect AC power cable);...
Page 30 Chapter Three System Setup Chapter Three System Setup 3.2.2 Mainboard Jumper Function Introduction Positions of mainboard jumpers are as shown in the following ﬁ gure: CLR_CMOS Jumper Mainboard Jumper Position Figure Jumper Name Function Description Jumper Function Short circuit pin 1-2, normal status (default) CLR_CMOS Jumper CMOS Jumper Short circuit pin 2-3, clear CMOS...
Page 31: Chapter Four Sata Raid Setting
Chapter Four SATA RAID Setting This chapter mainly introduces configuration of mainboard integrated Intel SATA Controller HostRAID and its usage. If the server you’ve purchased does not use mainboard integrated SATA HostRAID, this option could be neglected. Use mainboard to integrate SATA HostRAID, it is required to enter BIOS, and set Advanced→SATA Conﬁ...
Page 32 Chapter Four SATA RAID Setting Chapter Four SATA RAID Setting There’re 4 executable menus in this SATA conﬁ guration interface as follows: ● Create RAID Volume Create RAID volume. ● Delete RAID Volume Delete existed RAID volume. ● Reset Disks to Non-RAID Reset hard disks in RAID volume, and restore to non-RAID status.
Page 33 Chapter Four SATA RAID Setting Chapter Four SATA RAID Setting volume. Disks: To select hard disks to make RAID volume, select this option and press Enter, system enters hard disk select interface, please use Space to select hard disks accordingly to make RAID volume, and then press enter to return to volume create menu.
Page 34 Chapter Four SATA RAID Setting Chapter Four SATA RAID Setting meanwhile, this hard disk will no longer belong to RAID volume. IV. Exit Menu After entering SATA HostRAID conﬁ guration interface, use Up and Down arrow buttons to select this menu, and then press 【 Enter 】 to enter this menu. System prompts: “Are you sure you want to exit?(Y/N):”, enter “Y”, system exits SATA HostRAID conﬁ...
Page 35: Chapter Five Operation System Installation
During manual operation of operation system, some operation systems may need a ﬂ oppy drive or Inspur drive U disk to load hard disk controller drive, for methods to make a ﬂ oppy drive, see readme.pdf under root directory in Inspur drive CD; if the configuration purchased is integrated with Inspur drive U disk, for the making of a drive U disk, please see related content in this chapter.
Page 36 1. Prepare a computer conﬁ gured with Windows system, connect Inspur drive U disk to USB port of the computer, as shown in the following ﬁ gure, Inspur drive U disk will be recognized into two parts of analog ﬂ oppy disk [3½ Floppy(A:)] and U disk normal partition [Removable Disk (E:)], among which drive E in [Removable Disk (E:)] will be different according to actual partition in your computer.
Page 37 ﬂ oppy disk, please enter BIOS to close this ﬂ oppy disk, if the computer is connected to a USB ﬂ oppy disk, make sure when Inspur drive U disk is connected to your computer, part of analog floppy disk under Windows system shall be recognized into A:, so as to guarantee normal making of subsequent driver.
Page 38 Select Windows edition and drive to make, and then click <Next>. The following prompt appears. Please confirm Inspur drive U disk has been correctly connected, and format analog ﬂ oppy disk A: of Inspur drive U disk, then click <OK>, to start driver make.
Page 39: Install Windows Server 2008 R2 Manually
● If a USB ﬂ oppy disk is used for the above drivers, please make the driver into a ﬂ oppy disk; if an Inspur drive U disk is used, please make the driver into Inspur drive U disk; if a normal drive U disk is used, during driver make, enter normal U disk and...
Page 40 Now it is required to load a hard disk controller driver. If you use a USB ﬂ oppy disk, please insert a ﬂ oppy disk into ﬂ oppy driver. If you use an Inspur drive U disk or a normal U disk, please confirm U disk connection is correct.
Page 41 Chapter Five Operation System Installation Chapter Five Operation System Installation partitions and unpartitioned spaces on this computer are displayed, click <Drive options> to carry out the following operations: ⊙ Select an existed disk partition, and then click <Delete> to delete. ⊙...
Page 42 16. Install Chipset patch (1) Insert Inspur system driver CD into CD driver, click install on autoplay interface popped up after CD running, or run the blue dolphin icon under running programs, enter “Welcome to use Inspur driver CD” windows, input navigation code (see driver CD cover) or select machine type (see host nameplate label for detailed machine type), click <OK>...
Page 43: Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Manually
5.3.1 Preparation before Installation ● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 installation CD (1 DVD, in this case it is 64bit) ● Inspur driver CD ● External RAID driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 (2108 RAID card does not need driver)
Page 44 ● If a USB ﬂ oppy drive is used by the above drivers, please make the driver to a ﬂ oppy disk; if an Inspur drive U disk or normal U disk is used, please make the driver to a U disk 5.3.2 Installation Steps...
Page 45 Chapter Five Operation System Installation Chapter Five Operation System Installation ① Screen prompts: “Do you have a driver disk?”, select 【 Yes 】 , press Enter to continue; ② System prompts “Driver Disk Source”, for we use a U disk here, please select 【...
Page 46 Chapter Five Operation System Installation Chapter Five Operation System Installation on a network. Please input: Hostname. Here we could also select 【 Conﬁ gure Network 】 on the bottom left to carry out network conﬁ guration, add or delete network card, and conﬁ gure network IP address. After network conﬁ...
Page 47 Chapter Five Operation System Installation Chapter Five Operation System Installation /, select the hard disk to install system in Allowable Drives windows, enter partition size in Size (MB), and click 【 OK 】 to complete creation or root partition. Create boot partition in the same way: /boot.
Page 48 Chapter Five Operation System Installation Chapter Five Operation System Installation License Agreement, click 【 Forward 】 to continue. 23. Installation enters “Set Up Software Updates” interface, click to continue 【 Forward 】 installation. 24. Installation enters “Create User” interface, user could set password, add a new user according to actual needs, and then click 【...
Page 49: Chapter Six Common Problems And Trouble-Shooting
Chapter Six Common Problems and Trouble-shooting This chapter focuses on the common problems and trouble-shooting of the server. If you are not sure about the cause of a failure and its removal method, please contact our customer service center for solution. Notes: When replacing or installing hardware device for the server, you should disconnect the power cable from the server completely.
Page 50 ● If you are using the system CD to boot and install the operating system directly, the hard disk drive is generally added through the ﬂ oppy driver or Inspur driver U disk. When using USB ﬂ oppy driver to add the drive, please set the BIOS ﬁ rst and close the onboard ﬂ...
Page 51 Chapter Six Common Problems and Trouble-shooting Chapter Six Common Problems and Trouble-shooting CD) and whether there is fault in the ﬂ oppy disk or Inspur driver U disk. 6.2.4 Instruction of Onboard SATA Controller If it is conﬁ gured onboard SATA HostRAID, it only supports windows system of above Windows XP versions and connects 6 SATA devices at most.
Page 52: Machine Alarm
3. After having collected the basic information, please feedback 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 53 RAID volume to 97% of the minimum physical disk volume. Because of the different suppliers, physical disk capacity may vary. 6. For more notices of our products, please refer to the FAQ for server in the ofﬁ cial website of Inspur: http://www.inspur.com/support/Channel_Home/support_sv.asp...
Page 54: Chapter Seven: Use Instructions On Management Functions Of Integrated Management Card
Download address of browser plug-in: Java SE Runtime Environment:http://www.java.com/en/download/ You could also use an Inspur driver CD, enter java directory under CD root (Java SE Runtime Environment 6 and Update 18 plug-in based on Windows system are provided), and install browser plug-in directly.
Page 55 Chapter Seven: Use Instructions on Management Functions of Integrated Management Card Chapter Seven: Use Instructions on Management Functions of Integrated Management Card Please install browser plug-in on client, before login remote desktops. 7.2.2 Remote Login Method Enter BMC IP address in IP address field of client browser, press Enter, management login interface will display, as shown in the following ﬁ...
Page 56 Chapter Seven: Use Instructions on Management Functions of Integrated Management Card Chapter Seven: Use Instructions on Management Functions of Integrated Management Card page ） , Logout （ logout ） , Simpliﬁ ed Chinese (language switch) are also available. 1. Dashboard Menu Users could see management chip Firmware version, modify time as well as MAC address etc.
Page 57 Chapter Seven: Use Instructions on Management Functions of Integrated Management Card Chapter Seven: Use Instructions on Management Functions of Integrated Management Card view logs, or clear logs at anytime. ③ System and Audit Log Menu: It will display system logs and audit logs. System logs need to be displayed according to classiﬁ...
Page 58 Chapter Seven: Use Instructions on Management Functions of Integrated Management Card Chapter Seven: Use Instructions on Management Functions of Integrated Management Card Set user name should begin with an English letter, and should be within the range of 4 ～ 32 characters, while password length should be at least 8 characters. ⑦...
Page 59 Chapter Seven: Use Instructions on Management Functions of Integrated Management Card Chapter Seven: Use Instructions on Management Functions of Integrated Management Card B. Remote desktop: Keyboard menu Menu Functions Select this option, which is equal to pressing “Ctrl” button on the right at Hold Right Ctrl Key the same time during operation Select this option, which is equal to pressing “Alt”...
Page 60 Chapter Seven: Use Instructions on Management Functions of Integrated Management Card Chapter Seven: Use Instructions on Management Functions of Integrated Management Card C. Remote desktop: Mouse menu Menu Functions Show Cursor Select this option, to display local mouse on remote desktop synchronously, and redirect mouse on the picture.
Page 61 Chapter Seven: Use Instructions on Management Functions of Integrated Management Card Chapter Seven: Use Instructions on Management Functions of Integrated Management Card Select mirror type to be loaded, if it is a ﬂ oppy mirror, please select 【 Floppy Image 】 , if it is a CD mirror, please select 【 ISO Image 】 , and then click 【 Browse 】 to select mirror location, and then click corresponding 【...
Page 62 Chapter Seven: Use Instructions on Management Functions of Integrated Management Card Chapter Seven: Use Instructions on Management Functions of Integrated Management Card I. Remote Desktop: Active User Click 【 Active User 】 menu, to view current remote login username and IP address J.
Page 63 Chapter Seven: Use Instructions on Management Functions of Integrated Management Card Chapter Seven: Use Instructions on Management Functions of Integrated Management Card This function menu could realize BMC Firmware remote update and restart IPMI management card. ① Firmware Update Menu This menu could carry out remote update of IPMI management card Firmware, it is not suggested to carry out update by yourself, if necessary, update ﬁ...
Page 64: Chapter Eight Server Installation Guide
We recommend you to use the cabinet specially designed by Inspur for the server. If so, the internal of the cabinet should be already grounded. Please don’t change the ground joint in the cabinet unless it is of absolute necessity.
Page 65: Components Needed In Server Installation
Chapter Eight Server Installation Guide Chapter Eight Server Installation Guide 8.2 Components Needed in Server Installation Accompanying guide rail suit of 2U server includes the following objects: 1. Guide rail 1 set (one for left and one for right rail) 2.
Page 66: Install Guide Rail Into Cabinet
Chapter Eight Server Installation Guide Chapter Eight Server Installation Guide (picture 4). Picture 4 4. Make the smooth side of the inner rail confront the side of cabinet, get the holes on the inner rail and screws on cabinet corresponding with each other well, let the inner rail cling to the cabinet closely, then push the inner rail in the direction (rear of the machine) of red arrows shown in (picture 5), and clamp tightly the inner rail with double-screw bolts.
Page 67 Chapter Eight Server Installation Guide Chapter Eight Server Installation Guide Picture 6 2. Find out the screw accompanied with guide rail (picture 7); ﬁ x well the second hole (picture 6) on the front and back frame corresponding to angle rail. Picture 7 3.
Page 68: Install The Server To Cabinet
Chapter Eight Server Installation Guide Chapter Eight Server Installation Guide 8.5 Install the Server to Cabinet 1. Raise the server and carry it close to the cabinet, and align the back of the server with the front of the cabinet. 2.

Inspur NF5270M3 User Manual

Chapter One Safety Information

Chapter Two Product Introduction

Chapter Three System Setup

Chapter Four SATA RAID Setting

Chapter Five Operation System Installation

Chapter Six Common Problems and Trouble-Shooting

Chapter Seven: Use Instructions on Management Functions of Integrated Management Card

Chapter Eight Server Installation Guide

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