CONTENTS PREFACE ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� i SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS �������������������������������������������������������������������� ii CHAPTER OVERVIEW ��������������������������������������������������������������������� iv Chapter 1� Product Features ������������������������������������������������������� 1 1�1 Box Content ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������1 1.2 Specifications �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������2 1�3 Features �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3 Chapter 2� Hardware Setup �������������������������������������������������������� 7 2�1 Central Processing Unit (CPU) �����������������������������������������������������������7 2�2 System Memory ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������14 2�3 Removing and Installing the Chassis Top Cover ���������������������������18 2�4 Removing and Installing the Hard Disk Drive ��������������������������������19...
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Before getting started, please read the following important cautions: • All cautions and warnings on the equipment or in the manuals should be noted. • Most electronic components are sensitive to electrical static discharge. Therefore, be sure to ground yourself at all times when installing the internal components. •...
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• product, voltage and current marked on the product’s electrical ratings label. The voltage and current rating of the cord should be greater than the voltage and current rating marked on the product. • If the equipment is not used for a long time, disconnect the equipment from mains to avoid being damaged by transient over-voltage.
Chapter 7 Technical Support For more information or suggestion, please verify and contact the nearest AIC corporation representative in your district or visit the AIC website. It is our pleasure to offer the best service for our customers. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
Dimensions SATA Chipset with software RAID support (W x D x H) inches : 17.2 x 31 x 1.75 Aspeed AST2400 Advanced PCIe Graphics & Motherboard AIC Server Board Phoenix Remote Management Processor Processor IPMI product family Support Processor Serial over LAN QPI Speeds 9.6 GT/s, 8.0 GT/s, 7.2 GT/s...
Chapter 1 Product Features 1�3 Features SB122A-PH is a reliable 1U storage server barebone with 10 hotswap drives bays. This product is designed to accommodate the AIC-patented serverboard, Phoenix, which supports two Intel® Xeon® Processors E5-2600 v3 and v4 processors and 12 DDR4 DIMM to offer greater perfomance, efficiency, and utility for our customers.
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Chapter 1 Product Features Front Panel SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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2 x SFP+ connectors and cage (for 10 GbE) 2 x RJ45 connectors (for GbE and BMC) 2 x USB 3.0 Type A connectors DB-15 VGA port DB-9 Serial port PCIe Slots SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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Chapter 1 Product Features Major Components Expansion add-on card AIC Server Board Phoenix 850W 1+1 redundant 6 x 40 x 56mm hot swap fans External 2.5” hot swap PCIe SSD x 10 SB122A-PH User's Manual...
(1b) Proceed to screw 2 and loosen it by giving it two rotations and stop (see letter B). Similarly, loosen screws 3 and 4. Repeat steps A and B by giving each screw two rotations each time until all the screws are loosened. (1c) Lift the heatsink upward (see letter C). SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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Remove the processor by carefully lifting it out of the socket, taking care NOT to drop the processor and not touching any pins inside the socket. Install the socket cover if a replacement processor is not going to be installed. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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(1) Touch the metal chassis before touching the processor or server board. Keep part of your body in contact with the metal chassis to dissipate the static charge while handling the processor. (2) Avoid moving around unnecessarily. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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The processor must align correctly with the socket opening before installation. DO NOT DROP the processor into the socket. NOTE : When possible, a CPU insertion tool should be used when installing the CPU. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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Make sure the load plate tab engages under the socket lever when fully closed. (4b) Repeat the steps to latch the locking lever on the other side (see letter C). Latch the levers in the order as demonstrated. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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(see letter D). Similarly, engage screws 3 and 4. (5c-3) Repeat steps C and D by giving each screw two rotations each time until each screw is lightly tightened up to a maximum of 8 inch-lbs torque (see letter E). CAUTION: Do not over-tighten fasteners. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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Caution - Possible thermal damage. Avoid moving the heatsink after it has contacted the top of the CPU. Too much movement could disturb the layer of thermal compound, causing voids, and leading to ineffective heat dissipation and component damage. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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Step 1 Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. Step 2 Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Note: DIMM notch and socket bump must align as shown. DIMM notch SB122A-PH User's Manual...
There are captive screws x 2 to tighten and loosen. Cover B: There are screws x 5 to secure and dislodge. Cover C: There are screws (top x 3, side x 4) to secure and dislodge. Cover A Cover B Cover C SB122A-PH User's Manual...
Place the HDD/SSD on the tray and then secure it with four screws on both sides of HDD tray. The mounting screw holes may vary according to the different types of HDD/SSD. SATA / SAS Drive PCIe Drive SB122A-PH User's Manual...
Step 2 Remove the fan bar from the fan housing arranged it on base. note : 1.Push(install) the fan housing down on the base must simultaneously. 2. make sure the fan housing has buckled up in base shown as red mark. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2.5.2 Installing the fan module Step 1 Attach the fan housing to the base. Step 2 Attach the fan bar to the fan housing. Step 3 Push down the fan housing and arrange it on base. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
2.6.1 Removing the power supply unit module Step 1 Push the latch on the module. Step 2 Pull the module out of the enclosure. 2.6.2 Installing the power supply unit module Push the module into the enclosure until it clicks. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
2�7 Replacing the PCIe Card and Riser Assembly 2.7.1 Installing the riser card Step 1 Remove the screws x 2 securing the bracket to the chassis. Step 2 Remove the screws x 2 securing the card retainer to the chassis. Card Retainer Bracket SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Step 3 Disconnect the card from the Riser Card Assembly. Step 4 Remove the PCIe Card out of the chassis. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2�8 Tool-less Blade Slide Step 1 Pull on the ‘’Front-Release’’to unlock the inner channel from the slide assembly. Step 2 Release the detent-lock and push middle channel inwards to retract middle channel. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Optional: Remove Metal Spacer for Aluminium Racks Metal Spacer Step 3 Align the front bracket with the mounting hole. Step 4 Push inward to assemble the front bracket onto the rack. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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Step 5 Now the bracket is fixed onto the rack. (Optional M6x10L screws are to secure the rails with posts if needed.) Step 6 Refer to Step 3 & 4 to assemble the end bracket onto the rack. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Step 7 Assemble the inner channel onto the chassis using the screws provided. Step 8 Push the chassis with the inner channels into the slide to complete rack installation. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
JPMBUS JINTRUDER JBMC_I2C1 RSMRST LED RSMRST LED RSMRST LED JSPI JPWR1 JCOM4 JPCH_GPIO JPCH_GPIO Heart Bit LED UID LED JLCM JBMC_GPIO JBMC_DP JFRNT(JFRNT_IO) JLPC_DP JBMC_I2C1 JBMC_I2C1 JVGA_INT JVGA_INT JCOM4 JLCM Heart Bit LED UID LED JBMC_GPIO JBMC_DP SB122A-PH User's Manual...
1G : Orange, 100M: Green 10M/No NIC 3 (Left) Status LED connect: Off Green (Blinking) NIC2 activity detected NIC 4 (Right) NIC2 is not active, LAN cable no connect 1G : Orange, 100M: Green 10M/No NIC 4 (Left) Status LED connect: Off SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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BMC is not active System power good ready SYS PG LED System power good is not ready Resume Well Reset ready RSMRST PG LED Resume Well Reset is not ready UID activity detected UID LED UID not activity detected SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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JCOMS Short Pin1-2 Normal (Default) Enable Open Disable (Default) Pin2-3C lear CMOS Setting JBMC_RST Short Flash Security override Open Normal (Default) Setting JBMC_RST Short Reset BMC JPG_LOCK Open Normal (Default) Setting JPG_LOCK Short Lock Open Normal (Default) SB122A-PH User's Manual...
INSTEAD OF POST MESSAGES. Step 1 Press ESC to run the setup procedure. Step 2 Click SCU to enter the Setup menu. Caution: For the official released version, the last digit of the BIOS Version must end in an "0." SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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Chapter 4 BIOS Configuration Settings Step 3 Identify the BIOS Version. Step 4 Load Optimal Default setting. Step 5 Save the setting and exit the BIOS setup utility. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
Press <I> key to post system information. Press <F4> key to open POPUP menu. Step 6 Please press <F> key to enter Messiah Flash utility. Step 7 Follow the instruction until the message “Update Flash successfully” is displayed. Step 8 Reboot the system. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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, H2offt-d.exe, and bin file in the same folder. Please follow the instructions to update whole flash part: Step 1 Execute flash.bat to update Flash in the DOS environment. Step 2 Reboot system. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
Insert Ethernet LAN cable into the BMC LAN port. There are two methods to setup BMC IP: BMC management port 5�1 Method 1 (Use the BIOS Setup) Step 1 Enter BIOS SETUP Advanced H2O IPMI Configuration BMC Configuration IPv4 source Static SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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Chapter 5 BMC Configuration Settings Step 2 Type in the IP address. Configure static IP. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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Chapter 5 BMC Configuration Settings Step 3 Type in the subnet mask address. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
5�2 Method 2 (Use a Dos Tool - Syscheck) Step 1 Type in "sc –lanset." Step 2 Modify IP setting. Note: type 1 for selecting static IP mode or type 2 for selecting DHCP mode. Step 3 Type in the IP address. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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Step 4 Type in the submask address. Below IP address is an example using a default IP setting. The IP address is configurable. Step 5 Complete BMC IP configuration. Note: Type sc.exe –langet command to obtain BMC IP and MAC address. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
Password: admin Note: The default user name and password are in lower-case characters. Note: Users who login with the admin user name and password will have full administrative power. The admin password can be changed after login. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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Chapter 5 BMC Configuration Settings Dashboard: The Dashboard page gives the overall information about the status of a device. Server Health - Sensor Readings: The Sensor Readings page displays all the sensor related information. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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Mouse Mode setting: The KVM Mouse Setting page allows you to configure the mouse mode to relative, absolute, and other. For Windows OS environment, set mode to absolute. For Linux OS environment, set mode to relative SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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Chapter 5 BMC Configuration Settings Remote Control: The Remote Control page allow you to access any of the managed devices within your system. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
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Chapter 5 BMC Configuration Settings Environmental setting: Press “ALT+C” for local and remote OS mouse control switching. SB122A-PH User's Manual...
A:>cd SB301C01 A:\ SB301C01>a.bat This is just an example. The latest BMC firmware version is available from the FAE or AIC website. Step 4 After update BMC firmware, please power off and then power on system. Notes: 1. DO NOT USE EMM386 IN DOS ENVIRONMENT WHEN UPDATING FIRMWARE OR YOU WILL GET A FAIL.
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