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Advantech SKY-6100 User Manual

1u rackmount dual intel xeon scalable gpu server, supporting 1 x pcie x16 doubledeck fh/fl card or 5 x pcie x16 single-deck card
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SKY-6100
1U Rackmount Dual Intel®
Xeon® Scalable GPU server,
Supporting 1 x PCIe x16 double-
deck FH/FL card or 5 x PCIe x16
single-deck card

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  • Page 1 User Manual SKY-6100 1U Rackmount Dual Intel® Xeon® Scalable GPU server, Supporting 1 x PCIe x16 double- deck FH/FL card or 5 x PCIe x16 single-deck card...
  • Page 2 No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co., Ltd. Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. How- ever, Advantech Co., Ltd.
  • Page 3 Whether your new Advantech equipment is destined for the labo- ratory or the factory floor, you can be assured that your product will provide the reliability and ease of operation for which the name Advantech has come to be known.
  • Page 4 You must become familiar with the safety information in this guide before you install, operate, or service Advantech products. Machine Room Environment ...
  • Page 5 Advantech, your authorized Advantech partner, or their agents. Equipment Modifications  Do not make mechanical modifications to the system. Advantech is not respon- sible for the regulatory compliance of Advantech equipment that has been mod- ified. Equipment Repairs and Servicing ...
  • Page 6 Intel 105W 19.25M/14Cores Xeon Gold 5120T/2.2GHz/ 96MPXE-2.2-19M36 Intel 105W 19.25M/14Cores Xeon Gold 6140/2.3GHz/ Intel 140W 24.75M/18Cores REG- AQD-D4U4GR24-HG ADATA 4G DDR4-2400 RDIMM SQR-RD4M- REG- Memory Advantech 32G DDR4-2400 RDIMM 32G2K4SRB SQR- REG- Advantech 8G DDR4-2400 RDIMM RD4N8G2K4SZBBB SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 7 Advantech 64G U-MLC M.2-2242 interface SKY-TSLA-P4-PE NVidia Tesla P4 8GB PCI-E x16 HS Card SKY-TESL-P40-PE NVidia Tesla P40 24GB PCI-E x16 HS Note! SKY-6100 system MUST use the SSD or enterprise level SATA HDD or SAS HDD. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 8 It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order upon receipt. When unpacking the SKY-6100, check it for signs of shipping damage. (For example, damaged box, scratches, dents, etc.) If it is dam- aged or it fails to meet the specifications, notify our service department or local sales representative immediately.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Security ..................62 3.2.7 Boot..................... 62 3.2.8 Save & Exit ................. 63 Chapter Chipset Software Installation Utility Before You Begin ..................66 Introduction ..................... 66 Windows OS Driver Setup ..............67 Chapter VGA Setup ..........69 Introduction ..................... 70 SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 10 Express Driving79 SW1 to SW4 for CN1 ................80 SW21 to SW24 for CN2 ................80 SW9 to SW12 for CN3 ................80 SW13 to SW16 for CN4 ................81 SW17 to SW20 for CN5 ................81 SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 Overview

    Chapter Overview...

  • Page 12: Introduction

    High reliability and outstanding performance makes SKY-6100 the ideal platform for industrial server applications. SKY-6100 uses the Intel C622 chipset and offers a variety of features such as 2 x SATA III, Intel RSTe (Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise), RAID 0, 1 (Windows only*), 1 x M.2 2242 SATA device for OS installation, 3 x USB 3.0 (2 x in rear, 1 x...

  • Page 13: System Specifications

    Power 1000 W @ 100 ~ 127 V 1200 W @ 200 ~ 240 V Power Connector Expansion 2 x 6 pin 12V power connector for 6 pin / 8 pin expansion card. Card power Expansion Slots SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 14 RoHS Compliant  Operating Temperature: 0 to 35° C  Non-operating Temperature: -40 to 60° C  Environmental Spec. Operating Relative Humidity: 95% @ 40° C (non-condensing)  Non-operating Relative Humidity: 95% @ 60° C (non-condens- ing) SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 15: System Layout, Led, Jumpers And Connectors

    System Layout, LED, Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the SKY-6100 are linked to external devices such as hard disk drives. In addition, SKY-6100 has a jumper that are used to clean CMOS for BIOS. The tables below list the functions of each jumper and connector. Later sections in this chapter give instructions for setting jumpers.

  • Page 16: Led Definitions

    No failure *hardware monitor fail can be over temperature, fan fail, over voltage, case intrusion etc… please check BMC web UI for more information. **Location function is used to locate the server on rack from remote location SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 17: Jumpers

    Power supply DC output ON and OK No AC power to power module 1.4.2 Jumpers Label Function Default JCMOS1 CMOS clear JME1 ME update Keep CMOS data / Disable ME update Clear CMOS data / Enable ME update SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 18: Connectors

    BP P1 ~ P2 5V power output connector for HDD back plane USB1 ~ USB2 USB port 1, 2 (rear USB3.0) USB3 USB port 3 (internal type-A, horizontal, top port only) USB9, 10 USB port 4, 5 (front panel USB2.0) SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 19: Block Diagram

    Block Diagram System Memory SKY-6100 has eight 288-pin memory slots for DDR4 2133/2400/2666 MHz memory modules with maximum capacity of 512 GB (Maximum 64 GB for each DIMM). SKY-6100 supports registered DIMMs ONLY. SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 20: Memory Installation Procedures

    Memory Installation Procedures Single processor installed Dual processor installed (CPU0) (CPU0 & CPU1) Quantity of memory module installed DIMM A1 DIMM B1 DIMM D1 DIMM E1 DIMM G1 DIMM H1 DIMM J1 DIMM K1 SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 21: Chapter 2 Setting Up

    Chapter Setting up...

  • Page 22: Before You Begin

    Components and electronic circuit boards can be damaged by discharges of static electricity. Working on a system that is connected to a power supply can be extremely dangerous. Follow the guidelines below to avoid damage to SKY-6100 or injury to yourself.

  • Page 23: Installing Motherboard Components

    This section describes how to install components on to the mainboard, including CPUs, memory modules and add on cards. 2.2.1 Removing the Chassis Cover and CPU Duct Follow these instructions to remove SKY-6100 chassis cover. Unscrew the top cover as shown. Remove CPU air duct and chassis support. SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 24: Installing The Cpu And Heatsink

    2.2.2 Installing the CPU and Heatsink Follow the steps below to install CPUs and CPU heatsinks. Locate the CPU sockets - you must install in the CPU0 socket first. Remove CPU dust cover from the CPU socket. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 25 Carefully align the triangle mark on the CPU against the triangle mark on the CPU socket then place the CPU with heatsink into the CPU socket. Use a T30 Torx screwdriver for tighten the screws in the order of 1,2 -> 3,4 with a torque of 12lbf. SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 26: Installing The Memory

    Installing the Memory Follow these instructions to install the memory modules onto the motherboard. Locate the memory slots on the motherboard. Press the memory slot locking levers in the direction of the arrows as shown in the following illustration. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 27 Align the memory module with the slot. When inserted properly, the memory slot locking levers lock automatically onto the indentations at the ends of the mod- ule. Follow the recommended memory population table to install the other mem- ory modules. SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 28: Installing Hard Drives

    2.2.4 Installing Hard Drives The SKY-6100 supports two 2.5” hard drives. Follow these instructions to install a hard drive. Press the locking lever latch and pull the locking lever open. Slide the HDD tray out. Place a hard drive into the drive tray, then use the screws to secure the HDD, then insert the HDD tray into the chassis and press the locking lever to secure the tray.

  • Page 29: Installing Right Riser Card Cage

    For all riser card cage ( LRF, MRF, RRF) installations, remove the chassis cover as in step 2.2.1 first. Follow the below instructions to screw/unscrew the middle riser card cage. Unscrew four screws from middle riser card cage then release. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 30 P4 inner bracket. Unscrew four screws from default Nvidia Tesla P4. Assemble P4 inner bracket from the accessory box with Nvidia Tesla P4. Assemble Nvidia Tesla P4 with inner bracket from previous step in the middle riser card cage. SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 31: Installing Left Riser Card Cage

    Follow below instructions to screw/unscrew for left riser card cage. Unscrew three screws from left riser card cage and release. Left riser card cage support two single-deck FH/HL expansion cards or one dou- ble-deck FH/FL expansion card. SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 32: Rack Mounting

    Rack Mounting After installing the necessary components, the SKY-6100 can be mounted in a rack using the supplied rack mounting kit. We strongly recommend that the minimum depth of cabinets is 850mm. Rack mounting kit  Sliding Rails x 2 ...
  • Page 33 2.0 mm. Alternatively, you may mount the slide member to the chassis through standoffs. Likewise, the head of stand-off can not exceed 2.0 mm. Each side of chassis needs to use 3 screws or standoffs for slide attach- ment. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 34 While you are pushing the chassis back into the cabinet, you need to release the slide from the locking position by pressing the trigger down. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 35 Fiabilité de la mise - Fiable mise à la terre de l'équipement monté en rack doit être maintenue. Une attention particulière devrait être accordée à fournir connexions autres que les connexions directes sur le circuit de branche (par exemple l'utilisation de multiprises). SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 36 SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 37: Chapter 3 Ami Bios

    Chapter AMI BIOS...

  • Page 38: Introduction

    The Setup program uses a number of menus for making changes and turning the special features on or off. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the SKY-6100 setup screens. AMI's BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration.

  • Page 39: Bios Setup

    System Date using the <Arrow> keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the <Tab> key or the <Arrow> keys to move between fields. The date must be entered in MM/DD/YY format. The time must be entered in HH:MM:SS format. SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 40: Advanced Bios Features Setup

    3.2.2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the SKY-6100 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 CPU 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 41 3.2.2.1 Apache Pass Driver Health  Driver Health Provide health status for the driver/controller 3.2.2.2 Trusted Computing SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 42  Security Device Support Enables or disables BIOS support for security devices. Note! Purchase Advantech LPC TPM module to enable TPM function. P/N: PCATPM-00A1E. 3.2.2.3 ACPI Settings  Enable Hibernation Enable or Disable Hibernation.  Lock Legacy Resources Enable or Disable Lock Legacy Resources.
  • Page 43 3.2.2.4 ITE8528 Super IO Configuration  Serial Port 1 Configuration – Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port 1. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 44 Change Settings To select an optimal setting for serial port 1.  Serial Port 2 Configuration – Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port 2. – Change Settings To select an optimal setting for Serial Port 2. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 45 ACPI OS to pro- tect the system from overheat damage.  CPU Warning Temperature Set the CPU warning temperature threshold. When the system reaches the warning temperature, the speaker will beep. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 46 Fan Configuration When set to manual mode, fan duty setting can be changed; the range is from 10%~100%, default setting is 100%. 3.2.2.6 Serial Port Console Redirection  Console Redirection To “Enable or disable” console redirection feature. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 47  Console Redirection Settings  Terminal Type Select a terminal type to be used for console redirection. Options available: VT100/VT100+/ANSI /VT-UTF8.  Bits Per Second Select the baud rate for console redirection. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 48 Options available: Enabled/Disabled.  Legacy OS Redirection Resolution On Legacy OS, the number of Rows and Columns supported redirection. Options available: 80x24/80X25.  Putty Keypad Select function key and keypad on putty.  Redirection After BIOS Post SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 49 Enable or disable 64-bit capable devices to be decoded in above 4G address space. This setting is available only if system supports 64-bit decoding. 3.2.2.8 Network Stack  Network stack Enable or Disable UEFI Network Stack for Network access under BIOS setup. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 50 Set display mode for Option ROM.  Boot option filter Controls and filter the option ROM in UEFI or legacy mode or both.  Option ROM Execution Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy OpROM for each device SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 51 Selects the USB transfer time-out value. [1,5,10,20sec]  Device Reset Time-out Selects the USB device reset time-out value. [10,20,30,40 sec]  Device Power-up Delay This item appears only when device power-up delay item is set to [manual]. SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 52: Platform Configuration

    3.2.3 Platform Configuration 3.2.3.1 PCH Configuration SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 53 Select active video type as on board device or PCIE device. Default auto is PCIE device priority higher than on board device. – RTC wake system from S4/S5 Enable or Disable system wake on alarm event. When enabled, system will wake on the day and time specified. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 54 PCH sSATA Configuration – sSATA Controller Enables/Disables sSATA controller. – Configure sSATA as Configured as AHCI/RAID mode. – Support ALPM Enables/Disables SATA Aggressive Link Power Management. This item will appear when "AHCI" or "RAID" is selected.  Networking SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 55 LAN3 Controller Enable/Disable on board LAN3 from Intel I210 Controller support. – LAN3 PXE OpROM Enable/Disable Boot option forLAN3 from Intel I210AT controller. 3.2.3.2 Server ME Configuration This page show the operating ME firmware version and state. SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 56: Socket Configuration

    3.2.4 Socket Configuration 3.2.4.1 Processor Configuration  Hyper-Threading Enables Hyper Threading (software method to Enable/Disable logical processor threads). SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 57 DCU IP Prefetcher Enable prefetch of next L1 line based upon sequential load history.  DCU Mode MSR 31h Bit[0] - A write of 1 selects the DCU mode as 16KB 4-way with ECC.  AES-NI Enable/disable AES-NI support. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 58  Core Disable Bitmap (Hex) Hex value for CPU Core disable, default value 0 is enable all cores. 3.2.4.2 UPI Configuration SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 59 Select the QPI link speed as either the POR speed (Fast) or default speed (Slow). – Link Frequency Select Allows for selecting the QPI Link frequency. – Link L0p Enable Enable/Disable QPI Link0p. – Link L1 Enable Enable/Disable QPI L1. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 60 3.2.4.3 Memory Configuration  NUMA Enable/Disable Non-uniform Memory Access (NUMA).  Memory Topology SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 61 3.2.4.4 IIO Configuration  PCI-E ASPM Support (Global) Enable or disable the Active State Power Management for all PCI-Express slots. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 62  Socket 0 Configuration SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 63 IOU1 (PCIE x16 Slot3 MRF CN3) IOU2 (PCUE x16 Slot4 MRF CN4) – Link Speed Select target link speed as Gen1, Gen2, Gen3.  Socket 1 Configuration SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 64 IOU2 (PCUE x16 Slot1 LRF CN1)  Intel VT for Direct I/O (VT-d) – Intel VT for Direct I/O (VT-d) Enable or disable Intel Virtualization Technology for directed I/O (VT-d) by reporting the I/O device assignment to VMM through DMAR ACPI tables. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 65 3.2.4.5 Advanced Power Management Configuration  SpeedStep (P-state) When enabled, OS sets CPU frequency according to load. When disabled, CPU frequency is set at max non-turbo.  Config TDP Config TDP level selection. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 66 Enable or disable autonomous C-State control for CPU cores. Default is disable.  CPU C6 report Enable or disable CPU C6 report. Default is disable.  Enhanced Halt State (C1E) Enable or disable C1E for lower power consumption, default is disable. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 67  Package C State Setting package C state limit, default is C0/C1 state.  MEMHOT Throttling Mode Configure MEMHOT input and output mode: Options available: Disable/Output- only/Input-only/Input and Output Enabled. The default setting is Disable. SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 68: Server Management

    After that, the normal BIOS post screen will be displayed. If disabled, the motherboard will not wait for BMC module's response.  Wait for BMC counter Wait for BMC counter for initialize host to BMC interfaces. The MB beeps per 5 seconds to check it. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 69 – When SEL is Full Choose options for reactions to a full SEL. – Log EFI Status Codes Disable the logging of EFI status codes, or log only error codes, or only prog- ress codes, or both. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 70  BMC Self Test Log – Erase Log Erase log options. – When Log is Full Select the action to be taken when log is full. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 71  BMC Network Configuration – Configuration Address Source Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically (by BMC). Unspecified option will not modify any BMC network parameters dur- ing BIOS phase. SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 72: Security

    3.2.6 Security 3.2.7 Boot  Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 16 (0x10) means indefinite waiting. SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 73: Save & Exit

    Restore Defaults Restore/Load default values for all the setup options.  Save as User Defaults Save the changes done so far as user defaults.  Restore User Defaults Restore the user defaults to all the setup options. SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 74 SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 75: Chapter 4 Chipset Software Installation Utility

    Chapter Chipset Software Installation Utility...

  • Page 76: Before You Begin

    Before You Begin To facilitate the installation of the enhanced display drivers and utility software, read the instructions in this chapter carefully. Please visit Advantech website or scan the QR code below for quick access to download the driver for SKY-6100.

  • Page 77: Windows Os Driver Setup

    Windows OS Driver Setup Download the Chipset driver as below picture shown, the file downloaded is compressed, unzip the folder then install the Chipset driver by running the Set- upChipset.exe SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 78 SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 79: Chapter 5 Vga Setup

    Chapter VGA Setup...

  • Page 80: Introduction

    Download the Graphic driver as shown below, the file downloaded is compressed, unzip the folder then install the Graphic driver. Note! If SKY-6100 carries an additional graphics card for VGA output, please set this additional graphic card as "major output" under the "Display properties" of OS.

  • Page 81: Lan Configuration / Sata Raid & Ahci / Usb

    Chapter LAN Configuration / SATA RAID & AHCI / USB 3.0 Setup...

  • Page 82: Lan Configuration

    LAN Configuration 6.1.1 Introduction The SKY-6100 has two 10G Base-T Ethernet LAN 1/2 connections - Intel X557 PHY and one GbE LAN3 - Intel I210. They eliminate bottlenecks in network data flow when incorporating Gigabit Ethernet at 10Gbps. 6.1.2 Features ...

  • Page 83: Ahci & Sata Raid

    Software User's Guide" file download, For the hotfix file download, please visit Microsoft website. 6.2.2 Windows Series Driver Setup Download the RSTe driver as shown below, the file downloaded is compressed, unzip the folder then install the RSTe driver. SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 84: Usb3.0

    USB3.0 6.3.1 Introduction SKY-6100 offers three USB 3.0 ports, two in rear side and one via internal type A connector. The USB 3.0 could provide the bandwidth up to 500MB/s to shorter the time for data transmission. 6.3.2 Windows Series Driver Setup Download the USB driver as shown below, the file downloaded is compressed, unzip the folder then install the USB driver.

  • Page 85: Appendix A Programming The Watchdog Timer

    Appendix Programming the Watchdog Timer...

  • Page 86: Watchdog Timer Overview

    The SKY-6100’s watchdog timer can be used to monitor system software operation and take corrective action if the software fails to function within the programmed period. This section describes the operation of the watchdog timer and how to pro- gram it.
  • Page 87 0x29A, BIT1, = 0 Write 0x28 to 0x29A Start watchdog Wait 1 ~ 9 Wait IBF clear 0x29A, BIT1, = 0 Write 0x29 to 0x29A Stop watchdog Wait IBF clear 0x29A, BIT1, = 0 Go to Step 07 SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 88 SKY-6100 User Manual...

  • Page 89: On Board Dip Switch Setting For Pci

    Appendix On Board DIP Switch Setting for PCI Express Driving...

  • Page 90: Sw1 To Sw4 For Cn1

    SKY-6100 equips twenty DIP switches to regulate PCI-Express driving for CN1 to CN5, below sections illustrates the default setting for each switch which is optimized for qualified GPU cards listed in the peripheral compatibility list. For each DIP switch, there are six bits to configure the high and low status, if the DIP switch is set to "ON", then the corresponding bit is set to high (1), on the contrary, the...

  • Page 91: Sw13 To Sw16 For Cn4

    SW13 to SW16 for CN4 bit1 bit2 bit3 bit4 bit5 bit6 SW13 SW14 SW15 SW16 SW17 to SW20 for CN5 bit1 bit2 bit3 bit4 bit5 bit6 SW17 SW18 SW19 SW20 SKY-6100 User Manual...
  • Page 92 No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permis- sion of the publisher. All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. © Advantech Co., Ltd. 2018...

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