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  • Page 1 Ursa Server Motherboard User's Manual UM_Ursa_v1.5_122218...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Preface ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� i Safety Instructions ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ ii About This Manual ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ iii Chapter 1� Product Features �������������������������������������������������������������� 1 1�1 Components �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������1 1.2 Specifications �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������2 1�3 Feature ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3 Chapter 2� Hardware Setup ���������������������������������������������������������������� 4 2�1 Central Processing Unit Setup ����������������������������������������������������������4 2.1.1 Processor Installation ..................4 2.1.2 Heatsink ......................5 2�2 System Memory Setup ����������������������������������������������������������������������6...
  • Page 3 4.4.3 Serial Port Console Redirection ..............28 4.4.4 PCI Subsystem Settings .................. 28 4.4.5 Network Stack Configuration ................28 4.4.6 Memory RAS Configuration Setup ..............28 4.4.7 CSM Configuration ..................29 4.4.8 IIO0 Configuration ................... 29 4.4.9 IIO1 Configuration .................... 29 4.4.10 IOAT Configuration ..................
  • Page 4 4.11.2 Update under EFI Shell .................. 39 4.11.3 Update under Linux ..................39 4.11.4 Update under Windows ................39 Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings �������������������������������������������� 40 5�1 Login ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������40 5�2 Web GUI ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������41 5.2.1 User Information and Quick Button ............... 41 5.2.2 BMC Watchdog ....................
  • Page 5 Document Release History Release Date Version Update Content September User's Manual release to public. 2018 October 1. Update MB Layout 2018 1. BIOS update November 2. BMC update 2018 3. Specifications December 1. Update new cover 2018 Contents...
  • Page 6 Copyright © 2018 AIC, Inc� All Rights Reserved� This document contains proprietary information about AIC products and is not to be disclosed or used except in accordance with applicable agreements.

  • Page 7: Preface

    Disclaimer AIC shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. The information provided is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. To the extent permitted by law, neither AIC or its affiliates, subcontractors or suppliers will be liable for incidental, special or consequential damages including downtime cost;...

  • Page 8: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions When installing, operating, or performing maintenance on this equipment, the following safety precautions should always be taken into account in order to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and personal injury. Carefully read the safety instructions below before using this product. •...

  • Page 9: About This Manual

    This document pellucidly presents a brief overview of the product design, device installation, and firmware settings for the Ursa motherboard. For the latest version of this user's manual, please refer to the AIC website.http://www.aicipc.com/tw/productdetail/51085.

  • Page 10: Chapter 1� Product Features

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 1. Product Features Ursa User Manual Chapter 1. Product Features This section describes the hardware specifications and features of the Ursa motherboard. The fundamental components of the Ursa severboard are provided below. 1�1 Components Ursa Serverboard...

  • Page 11: 1.2 Specifications

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 1. Product Features 1.2 Specifications Intel® Lewisburg PCH on-chip solution • 14 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s SATA Processor Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Support Aspeed AST2500 Advanced PCIe Graphics & (Skylake and next gen. CPU) Remote Management Processor •...

  • Page 12: 1�3 Feature

    PCIE Gen3 x16 slots, plus two OCP Mezzanine extension connectors (one is with x16 lanes, the other one is x8). Ursa server board provide dual 10GbE SFP+ networking interface, providing six channels per CPU with total twenty-four DIMM slots deployment which can support up to DDR4 2400/2666MHz (feature support up to DDR4 2933 MHz by next gen.

  • Page 13: Chapter 2� Hardware Setup

    Chapter 2� Hardware Setup Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Ursa User Manual This section describes a simple instruction guide for installing the hardware components on the serverboard system. Turn off and unplug all system and peripheral devices before proceeding. 2�1 Central Processing Unit Setup The serverboard supports dual Xeon scalable processors and Socket P0 (LGA-3647).

  • Page 14: Heatsink

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2�1�2 Heatsink To ensure a safe and easy setup, you need to prepare before installation:  2 heatsinks that support the motherboard. Procedure: Installation Step 1 Position the heatsink on top of the CPU.

  • Page 15: 2�2 System Memory Setup

    Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Ursa User Manual 2�2 System Memory Setup This server board supports 12 DIMM memory slots with 6 channel per CPU. 2�2�1 DIMM Installation Step 1 Unlock the dimm socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. Step 2 Insert the memory module into the slot. Make sure that the Dimm notch is accurately positioned.

  • Page 16: Dimm Location

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2�2�2 DIMM Location To ensure satisfactory performance, you need to:  Verify the DIMM type: DDR4 RDIMM/LRDIMM/NVDIMM-N with EEC(Error Correction Code).  Verify if all of the DIMMs installed are of the same DIMM type to avoid memory failure and loss of performance speed.

  • Page 17: Dimm Slot Installation Order

    Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Ursa User Manual 2�2�3 DIMM Slot Installation Order Populate the DIMM slots according to the suggested order below to ensure a stable system performance.

  • Page 18: Chapter 3� Motherboard Settings

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 3. Motherboard Settings This section provides illustrations that display the internal jumpers, connectors, and system LED indicators on the Ursa motherboard. The motherboard layout and essential connectors are listed below for your reference. 3�1 Motherboard Block Diagram...

  • Page 19: 3�2 Motherboard Layout

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 3. Motherboard Settings 3�2 Motherboard Layout CPU1 CPU0...

  • Page 20: 3�3 Content List

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 3. Motherboard Settings 3�3 Content List Connector/Jumper/Header Location Connector/Jumper/Header Location SATA/SATADOM VGA Connector J2003 Connector (sSATA 5) Internal Serial Header J2043 Processor 1 CPU1 DIMM Slots for J14, J13, J16, J15, Management Port J2002 Processor 1...

  • Page 21: 3�4 Connetor And Jumper

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 3. Motherboard Settings 3�4 Connetor and Jumper 3�4�1 Connector CPU1 CPU0 19 Power Supply Connectors: J84 23 Power Supply Connectors: J85 Description Description Description Description A1 Ground Ground A1 Ground Ground A2 Ground Ground A2 Ground...
  • Page 22 Ursa User Manual Chapter 3. Motherboard Settings CPU1 CPU0 24 21 22 42 GPU Power Connectors (J64, J65, J66, J67) Description Description Ground +12V Ground +12V Ground +12V Ground +12V 25 Backplane Power Connector (J95) Description Description Ground +12V Ground...
  • Page 23 Ursa User Manual Chapter 3. Motherboard Settings CPU1 CPU0 45 Front Panel USB Connector (J71) Pin Description Pin Description +5V_USB3_FRONT1 PCH_USB3_RX_P4_ PSV_USB3_FRONT2 ESD_DN PCH_USB3_RX_P4_ PCH_USB3_RX_P5_ ESD_DP ESD_DN Ground PCH_USB3_RX_P5_ ESD_DP PCH_USB3_TX_P4_ Ground ESD_DN PCH_USB3_TX_P4_ PCH_USB3_TX_P5_ ESD_DP ESD_DN Ground PCH_USB3_TX_P5_ ESD_DP...
  • Page 24 Ursa User Manual Chapter 3. Motherboard Settings CPU1 CPU0 43 TPM Connector (J60) Pin Description Pin Description LPC_TPM_Module_AD<0> TPM_Vendor_ID1 TPM_PRSNT_N LPC_AD_1 LPC_FRAME_TPM_Module_N LPC_SERIRQ Ground +3V3 Clock_33M_PCH_LPC_TPM5% 10 RST_LPC_TPM_Module_N 11 Ground 12 LPC_TPM_Module_AD<2> 13 +3V3_STBY 14 Ground 15 Ground 16 LPC_TPM_Module_AD<3>...
  • Page 25 Ursa User Manual Chapter 3. Motherboard Settings CPU1 CPU0 17 Slimline Connector 0 (J48) Pin Description Pin Description A1 Ground B1 Ground A2 PCH_SATA_RX_P0_C_DP B2 PCH_SATA_TX_P0_C_DP A3 PCH_SATA_RX_P0_C_DN B3 PCH_SATA_TX_P0_C_DN A4 Ground B4 Ground A5 PCH_SATA_RX_P1_C_DP B5 PCH_SATA_TX_P1_C_DP A6 PCH_SATA_RX_P1_C_DN...
  • Page 26 Ursa User Manual Chapter 3. Motherboard Settings 18 Slimline Connector 1 (J50) Pin Description Pin Description A1 Ground B1 Ground A2 PCH_SATA_RX_P4_C_DP B2 PCH_SATA_TX_P4_C_DP A3 PCH_SATA_RX_P4_C_DN B3 PCH_SATA_TX_P4_C_DN A4 Ground B4 Ground A5 PCH_SATA_RX_P5_C_DP B5 PCH_SATA_TX_P5_C_DP A6 PCH_SATA_RX_P5_C_DN B6 PCH_SATA_TX_P5_C_DN...
  • Page 27 Ursa User Manual Chapter 3. Motherboard Settings CPU1 CPU0 27 SATA/SATADOM Connectors(sSATA 5) (J52) Pin Description Pin Description Ground PCH_SATA_RX_S5_C_DN PCH_SATA_TX_S5_C_DP PCH_SATA_RX_S5_C_DP PCH_SATA_TX_S5_C_DN +5V_SATADOM_2 Ground Ground 49 SATA/SATADOM Connectors(sSATA 4) (J74) Pin Description Pin Description Ground PCH_SATA_RX_S4_C_DN PCH_SATA_TX_S4_C_DP PCH_SATA_RX_S4_C_DP PCH_SATA_TX_S4_C_DN...
  • Page 28 Ursa User Manual Chapter 3. Motherboard Settings CPU1 CPU0 39 Fan Connectors 1 (J98) Pin Description Pin Description Ground BMC_FAN_PWM_1_R PU_FAN_ID_1 PU_FAN_INSTALL_1_N BMC_FAIL_1_R +12V 38 Fan Connectors 2 (J99) Pin Description Pin Description Ground BMC_FAN_PWM_2_R PU_FAN_ID_2 PU_FAN_INSTALL_2_N BMC_FAIL_2_R +12V 36 Fan Connectors 3 (J100)
  • Page 29 Ursa User Manual Chapter 3. Motherboard Settings 31 Fan Connectors 5 (J102) Pin Description Pin Description Ground BMC_FAN_PWM_5_R PU_FAN_ID_5 PU_FAN_INSTALL_5_N BMC_FAIL_5_R +12V 30 Fan Connectors 6 (J103) Pin Description Pin Description Ground BMC_FAN_PWM_6_R PU_FAN_ID_6 PU_FAN_INSTALL_6_N BMC_FAIL_6_R +12V 34 Fan Connectors 7 (J2007)
  • Page 30 Ursa User Manual Chapter 3. Motherboard Settings CPU1 CPU0 41 Internal VROC Connector (J2004) Pin Description Ground PU_VROC_CONN_PIN2 Ground FM_PCH_SATA_RAID_KEY_R 2 Internal Serial Header (J2043) Pin Description Pin Description COM1_RES_DCD COM1_RES_RX_N COM1_RES_TX_N COM1_RES_DTR Ground COM1_RES_DSR COM1_RES_RTS COM1_RES_CTS COM1_RES_RI 10 Ground...
  • Page 31 Ursa User Manual Chapter 3. Motherboard Settings CPU1 CPU0 48 Front Left-ear Connector (J31) Pin Description Pin Description LED_PWR_AMB_CPLD2SSIFP_R_N +3V_Standby_FP +5V_Standby_FP LED_PWR_GRN_CPLD2SSIFP_R_N LED_UID_CPLD2SSIFP_R_N +3V_FP LED_HLTH_GRN_CPLD2SSIFP_R DC_LED_HDD_ACT_CPLD2SSIFP_R_N 10 LED_HLTH_RED_CPLD2SSIFP_R BTN_PWRON_SSIFP2CPLD_N 12 +3V_Standby_FP Ground 14 LED_NIC0_LINK_ACT_R_N BTN_RST_SSIFP2CPLD_N 16 I2C_G6_PSU_CTRL_SDA Ground 18 I2C_G6_PSU_CTRL_SCL...

  • Page 32: Jumper

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 3. Motherboard Settings 3�4�2 Jumper CPU1 CPU0 51 ME Firmware Recovery Mode Jumper 9 Manufacturing Mode Jumper Setting Setting (J41) (J90) Function: ME Recovery Function: Manufacturing Mode 10 Non-maskable Interrupt Switch 11 Password Clear Jumper Setting (J39)

  • Page 33: Chapter 4. Bios Configuration Settings

    Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings Ursa User Manual Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4�1 Navigation Keys The navigation keys are listed below. Function Key Description Select item. , , ,  Enter Select and enter sub-screen. + , - Modify selected option.

  • Page 34: 4�2 Bios Menu

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4�2 BIOS Menu Press  and  to select the options of the menu bar. Press Enter to access the option screen. Menu Description Displays system information such as CPU bus speed, system memory Main speed, total installed memory, current EFI language, and system date &...

  • Page 35: 4�3 Main

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4�3 Main 4�3�1 Main Main Option Key: Option Key Description System time Configures current time. System date Configures current date.

  • Page 36: 4�4 Advanced

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4�4 Advanced Advanced Option Key: 4.4.1 iSCSI Configuration iSCSI Configuration Add an Attempt Delete Attempts Change Attempt Order 4�4�2 Trusted Computing Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable Disable TPM State Enable Disable...

  • Page 37: Serial Port Console Redirection

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4�4�3 Serial Port Console Redirection Serial Port Console Redirection Console Enable Disable Redirection Terminal Type VT100 VT100+ VT-UTF8 ANSI Bits per second 9600 19200 57600 115200 Data Bits Parity None Even Mark...

  • Page 38: Csm Configuration

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4.4.7 CSM Configuration CSM Configuration Enable CSM Support Disable Boot option filter UEFI and Legacy Legacy Only UEFI Only Network UEFI Legacy Storage UEFI Legacy Video UEFI Legacy 4.4.8 IIO0 Configuration IIO0 Configuration...

  • Page 39: Intel Vt For Directed I/O

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4�4�11 Intel VT for Directed I/O Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) Enable Disable Interrupt Remapping Enable Disable Pass Through DMA Enable Disable Enable Disable Coherency Support (Non-Isoch) Enable...

  • Page 40: 4�5 Platform

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4.5 Platform Platform Option Key: 4.5.1 PCH Configuration PCH Configuration Restore AC Power Loss Power Off Power On Last State 4.5.2 MIscellaneous Configuration Miscellaneous Configuration Active Video Auto On board device PCIE Device...

  • Page 41: 4.6 Socket Configuration

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4.6 Socket Configuration Socket Configuration Option Key: 4.6.1 Processor Configuration Processor Configuration Hyper-Threading Enable Disable Enable Intel(R) TXT Enable Disable Enable Disable Enable SMX Enable Disable Extended APIC Enable Disable Force x2APIC IDs...

  • Page 42: Upi Configuration

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4.6.3 UPI Configuration UPI Configuration Read only. UPI Status Link Speed Mode Slow Fast 9.6GB/s 10.4GB/s Link Frequency Select UPI General Auto Use Per Link Setting Configuration Link L0p Enable Enable Disable...

  • Page 43: 4�7 Bmc

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4�7 BMC BMC Option Key: 4�7�1 FB-2 Timer FB-2 Timer Enable Disable 4�7�2 FB-2 Timer Policy FB-2 Timer Do Nothing Reset Power Down Power Cycle 4.7.3 BMC Network Configuration BMC Network Configuration...

  • Page 44: 4�8 Security

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4�8 Security Security Option Key: 4�8�1 Security Security Set administrator password in the Create New Password window. After Administrator you key in the password, the Confirm New Password window will pop Password out to ask for confirmation.

  • Page 45: Secure Boot

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4�8�2 Secure Boot Secure Boot Attempt Secure Boot Enable Disable Secure Boot Mode Standard Custom Provision Factory Default keys Install Factory Default Keys Enroll Efi Image Save All Secure Boot Variables Key Management...

  • Page 46: 4�9 Boot

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4�9 Boot Boot Option Key: 4�9�1 Boot Boot Bootup NumLock State Quiet Boot Enable Disable New Boot Option Policy Default Place First Place Last...

  • Page 47: 4�10 Save And Exit

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4�10 Save and Exit Save and Exit Option Key: 4�10�1 Save and Exit Save and Exit Save Options Saves changes done so far to any of the setup options. Save Changes and Exit Exits the system setup after saving the changes.

  • Page 48: 4�11 Update Requirement

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4�11 Update Requirement 4�11�1 Utility Flash BIOS image under EFI Shell: AFUEFIX64.EFI Flash BIOS image under Linux: AFULNX_64 Flash BIOS image under Windows: AFUWINGUI.EXE 4�11�2 Update under EFI Shell AMI Flash Utility: 1.

  • Page 49: Chapter 5. Bmc Configuration Settings

    Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings Ursa User Manual Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings This chapter displays the configuration settings of IPMI BMC in your system device. 5�1 Login The IP address below is an example using the default IP setting. The IP address is configurable.

  • Page 50: 5�2 Web Gui

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings 5�2 Web GUI 5�2�1 User Information and Quick Button The user information and quick access buttons are located at the top right corner. It displays the logged-in user, his/her privilege and the four quick buttons allowing you to perform different functions.

  • Page 51: Bmc Watchdog

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings 5�2�2 BMC Watchdog BMC Watchdog IPMI Standard Watchdog Allow host software check pointing and system recovery on a timeout. Simplify recovery of a computer's system or boot volumes. Automatic System Recovery Hard Reset...

  • Page 52: Lan

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings 5�2�4 LAN DHCP IP Support LAN protocol RMCP(V1.5)+RMCP+(V2.0) support This function is implemented by BMC. (Default: Enable) Enabled Authentications Administrator[Password] Session timeout 1800s(default) + 10s(tolerance) Multi session Support Max 15 sessions simultaneously...

  • Page 53: Serial Interface

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings 5�2�6 Serial Interface Serial Interface Serial over LAN enables the serial controller of a managed system to be redirected over an IPMI session over IP. Channel# 0x01 115200 Serial Over LAN Baud Rate...

  • Page 54: Rmcp(Ipmi V1.5)/Rmcp + (Ipmi V2.0) And Payload Support

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings 5�2�7 RMCP(IPMI v1�5)/RMCP + (IPMI v2�0) and Payload Support RMCP(IPMI v1�5)/RMCP+(IPMI v2�0) and Payload Support Disable Straight Password Enable RMCP Enable Payloads Enable None Authentication Enable None HMAC SHA1 Authentication HMAC HMAC...

  • Page 55: Remote Kvm

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings 5�2�8 Remote KVM Remote KVM Because Remote KVM solutions operate out-of-band of the system processor, they don’t place undue burdens on the host processor. This also KVM over IP means that, although the Remote KVM resides in the server box, but it will not put extra loading to the host processor.
  • Page 56 Ursa User Manual Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings Step 4: Select "Remote Control" from the menu bar. The KVM window will pop up. Step 5: Click the button "Start KVM." To terminate the KVM service, click "Stop KVM."...

  • Page 57: Bmc Booting

    Ursa User Manual Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings 5�2�9 BMC Booting BMC Booting The BMC boot loader will verify the checksum of the loaded firmware image Firmware before executing it. If the boot loader detects that the loaded firmware image is invalid, it will not be executed.

  • Page 58: Chapter 6� Technical Support

    Chapter 6� Technical Support Taiwain, Global Headquarters South California, United States Address: No� 152, Section 4, Address: 21808 Garcia Lane Linghang N� Rd, Dayuan District, City of Industry, CA 91789, Taoyuan City 337, Taiwan United States Tel: +886-3-433-9188 Toll free: +7-4997019998 Fax: +886-3-287-1818 Tel: +1-909-895-8989 Sales Email: sales@aicipc�com�tw...

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