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Edition: 1
June 2016

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  • Page 1 Inspur. The information in this manual is subject to change without notice. Inspur is the registered trademark of Inspur. All the other trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective holders.
  • Page 2 4.Please use the driver shipped with the server or provided in Inspur official website , if you use non-Inspur driver, it may cause compatibility issues and affect the normal use of the product, Inspur will not assume any responsibility or liability.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1 Safety Instructions ................... 1 2 Product Specifications ..................6 2.1 Introduction ....................6 2.2 Features and Specifications ..............6 2.3 Front Panel ....................7 2.4 Rear Panel ....................8 2.5 Motherboard Layout .................. 9 2.6 CLR_CMOS Jumper Introductions............10 3 BIOS Setup ......................
  • Page 4 7.3 China CCC ....................131 7.4 China Environmental Labeling ..............131 Global Limited Warranty and Technical Support ..........133 Hardware limited warranty ................133 How to obtain warranty service ..............139 Types of warranty service ................140 Contacting Inspur .................... 141...
  • 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 To avoid short circuit of internal components and fire or electric shock hazards, please do not fill any object into the open pores of the system. 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.
  • 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. 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 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 Safety Introduction prevent damage to the components or scratching of the arms. Carefully deal with the components and plug-in cards, and please never touch, the components or connection points on the plug-in cards. When taking the plug-in cards or components, you should grab the edges of the plug-in cards or components or their metal fixed supports.

  • Page 10: Product Specifications

    2 Product Specifications 2.1 Introduction NF5166M4 is a 1U high-density storage server, supporting up to 2 Intel XEON E5- 26**V4 processors, 16 DDR4 DIMMs, 12 3.5-inch hot-plug SAS/SATA hard disks, 4 2.5-inch hot-plug SSDs, and 2 M.2 SSDs of 2280 specification; there are 2 1GbE network ports on the motherboard;...

  • Page 11: Front Panel

    Product Specifications PCI expansion slot 2 onboard PCI Express 3.0 x8 slots (non-standard interfaces, PCI expansion slot used for supporting network daughter card and SAS card) Support up to 4 front 2.5-inch SSD HDDs, 12 internal 3.5-inch HDD type SAS/SATA HDDs or 2.5-inch SAS HDDs, and 2 M.2 SSD HDDs. External memory driver USB drive Optional USB drive...

  • Page 12: Rear Panel

    Name Server switch button ID light and button USB interface NI0 status LED NI1 status LED HDD fault LED Power fault LED System fault LED 2.3.2 LEDs on the HDD Bracket Name Description Steady green: normal HDD activity status LED Blinking green: HDD is going on read-write activity Steady red: HDD fails HDD fault alarm LED...

  • Page 13: Motherboard Layout

    Product Specifications For example: if the server is configured with an external dual-port 10 Gigabit NIC, the priority is 10 GbE port0> 10 GbE port1> GbE port0> GbE port1. 2.5 Motherboard Layout Name DIMMs (corresponding to CPU1) CPU1 DIMMs (corresponding to CPU0) CPU0 System fan interface (6) Linkboard signal interface...

  • Page 14: Clr_Cmos Jumper Introductions

    Name Power backplane signal interface UID LED and button BMC Reset button Serial interface PCIE3.0 X8 slots USB port (2) GbE port 1 GbE port 0 IPMI management port PCIE3.0 X8 slots VGA interface SATA_M.2 interface TPM interface 2.6 CLR_CMOS Jumper Introductions See [2.

  • Page 15: Bios Setup

    3.1 System BIOS Setup Methods Power on the server, system starts to boot, when the following content appears below Inspur logo on the screen: “Press <DEL> to SETUP or <TAB> to POST or <F12> to PXE Boot.”, press [DEL] button; when “Entering Setup...” appears in the lower right corner, it will enter system BIOS configuration later, and you could select options in BIOS main menu using arrow buttons to enter sub-menu.

  • Page 16: Bios Settings

    Control key instruction table Press Key Function <Esc> Exit or return from sub-menu to main menu < > or < > Select a menu < > or < > Move the cursor up or down <Home> or <End> Move the cursor to the top or bottom of the screen Select the previous or next numerical value or setting of the <+>...

  • Page 17: Advanced Menu

    BIOS Setup Main Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Des cription BIOS Information BIOS information BIOS Version BIOS version information Build Date and Time BIOS build date and time Customer ID Customer ID Processor Information Processor information Socket 0 CPU0 model information Socket 1 CPU1 model information Current Speed...
  • Page 18 Advanced Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Trusted Computing Trusted computing configuration Advanced configuration and power interface ACPI Settings settings AST2400 Super IO Configuration AST2400 I/O chip parameter configuration Serial Port Console Redirection Serial port console redirection settings PCI Subsystem Settings PCI subsystem settings Network Stack Configuration Network stack configuration...
  • Page 19 BIOS Setup Trusted Computing Interface Instruction Table Default Interface Parameters Function Description Security device support on/off settings, Enabled option parameters: Enabled Disabled Security Device Support BIOS supports TPM TCG version 1.2/2.0. BIOS supports TPM module through TPM software binding, if the software binding validation fails, BIOS will record the error to the SEL.
  • Page 20 3.2.2.3 AST2400 Super IO Configuration AST2400 Super IO Configuration Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Display the super I/O chip that the motherboard uses Super IO Chip currently Serial port 1 configuration, the configuration interface provides this serial port on/off control and resource Serial Port 1 Configuration adjustment functions.
  • Page 21 BIOS Setup Serial Port Console Redirection Interface Instruction Table Default Interface Parameters Function Description Disabled Console redirection on/off settings, option Console Redirection parameters : Enabled Disabled Console Redirection Settings Console redirection parameter settings 3.2.2.4.1 Console Redirection Settings When the Console Redirection option is set to [Enabled], the Console Redirection Settings menu will appear.
  • Page 22 Data bits width settings, option parameters: Data Bits Parity settings, option parameters: None (no parity) Even (even parity) Parity None Odd (odd parity) Mark (odd-even check) Space (memory parity check) Stop bits settings, option parameters: Stop Bits Flow control settings, option parameters: Flow Control None None...
  • Page 23 BIOS Setup 3.2.2.5 PCI Subsystem Settings PCI Subsystem Settings Interface Instruction Table Default Interface Parameters Function Description PCI device latency timer settings, this is used 32 PCI Bus to set the time that each PCI device can Clocks occupy the bus, option parameters: 32 PCI Bus Clocks 64 PCI Bus Clocks PCI Latency Timer...
  • Page 24 3.2.2.6 Network Stack Configuration Network Stack Configuration interface is used to set the related options of UEFI pre- boot network. Network Stack Configuration Interface Instruction Table Default Interface Parameters Function Description Disabled Network stack on/off settings, option parameters: Enabled Disabled Network Stack The following options are controlled by this option, only this option is enabled, the following options will...
  • Page 25 BIOS Setup CSM Configuration Interface Instruction Table Default Interface Parameters Function Description Enabled CSM Support CSM support on/off settings A20 address wire control mode settings, Upon Request option parameters: Upon Request GateA20 Active Always A20 is an address wire, which can control the system how to access memory spaces that are more than 1MB.
  • Page 26 3.2.2.8 USB Configuration USB Configuration interface is used to set USB related options. USB Interface Instruction Table Default Interface Parameters Function Description USB Devices Current USB devices information Legacy USB support on/off settings, option Enabled parameters: Legacy USB Support Enabled Disabled Enabled Enable or disable XHCI hand-off function, option...
  • Page 27 BIOS Setup USB Hardware Delay USB hardware delay and time-outs settings and Time-outs 20 sec USB transfer time-out settings, option parameters: 1 sec USB Transfer Time- 5 sec 10 sec 20 sec 20 sec USB high-capacity devices reset time-out settings, option parameters: Device Reset Time- 10 sec...
  • Page 28 Onboard LAN Configuration Interface Instruction Table Default Interface Parameters Function Description Onboard NIC1 on/off settings, option parameters: Enabled Onboard NIC1 Control Enabled Disabled Onboard NIC2 on/off settings, option parameters: Enabled Onboard NIC2 Control Enabled Disabled Onboard NIC3 on/off settings, option parameters: Enabled Onboard NIC3 Control Enabled...
  • Page 29 BIOS Setup Chipset Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Processor Configuration Processor configuration Advanced power management Advanced Power Management Configuration configuration QPI Configuration QPI configuration Memory Configuration Memory configuration IIO Configuration IIO configuration PCH Configuration PCH configuration Server ME Configuration Server ME configuration Runtime Error Logging Runtime error logging configuration...
  • Page 30 Execute Disable Bit on/off settings, option parameters: Execute Disable Bit Enabled Enabled Disabled Intel TXT support on/off settings, option parameters: Intel TXT Support Enabled Disabled Disabled Intel VMX on/off settings, option parameters: Enabled Enabled Disabled SMX on/off settings, option parameters: Enabled Disabled Disabled Hardware prefetcher on/off settings, option parameters:...
  • Page 31 BIOS Setup 3.2.3.1.1 Processor Information Processor Information interface displays the detailed information of the current motherboard processor. Processor Information Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Processor Socket Processor socket No. Processor ID Processor ID Processor Frequency Processor frequency Processor Max Ratio Processor max ratio Processor Min Ratio Processor min ratio...
  • Page 32 Advanced Power Management Configuration Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Power management policy settings, option parameters: Energy Power Technology Energy efficient Efficient Disabled Custom CPU P state control setting submenu, only CPU P State Control when the Power Technology is set to Custom, this option can be changed manually.
  • Page 33 BIOS Setup CPU P State Control Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default EIST on/off settings, option parameters: Enabled Disabled EIST(P-states) EIST allows the CPU to adjust its voltage and Enabled frequency dynamically according to the different demands on power consumption and performance. Turbo mode on/off settings, option parameters: Enabled Disabled...
  • Page 34 CPU C State Control Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default CPU Monitor/Mwait support on/off settings, option parameters: Monitor/Mwait Support Enabled Enabled Disabled C state limit settings, option parameters: C0/C1 state Package C State limit C2 state (Retention) C6 (non retention) state state C6 (Retention) state Report CPU C3 state to OS on/off settings,...
  • Page 35 BIOS Setup Energy Performance Tuning Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Energy performance tuning settings, option Energy Performance parameters: BIOS Tuning BIOS Energy performance BIAS settings, option parameters: Performance Balanced Energy Performance BIAS Balanced Performance Performance Balanced Power Power Workload configuration settings: option parameters:...
  • Page 36 QPI Configuration Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default QPI status submenu, to display the current QPI QPI Status status Degrade precedence settings, option parameters: Topology Precedence Feature Precedence Topology Degrade Precedence When the system settings conflict, select Precedence Topology Precedence to reduce Feature, or select Feature Precedence to reduce Topology.
  • Page 37 BIOS Setup 3.2.3.4 Memory Configuration Memory Configuration interface is used to set the options related with memory. Memory Configuration Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Enforce POR settings, option parameters: Enforce POR Enforce Enforce POR Disabled Enforce Stretch Goals Memory frequency settings, option parameters: Auto 1333...
  • Page 38 Memory throttling mode settings, option parameters: Memory Throttling Disabled CLTT Mode OLTT: open loop thermal throttling CLTT: closed loop thermal throttling Memory power savings mode settings, option Memory Power parameters: Auto Auto Savings Mode Disabled Socket interleave below 4GB settings, option Socket Interleave parameters: Disabled...
  • Page 39 BIOS Setup Memory Topology Interface Instruction Table Parameters Function description CHA_1-1867MT/S Samsung Memory location information, frequency, DRx4 16GB RDIMM manufacturer, Rank amount, capacity, etc. 3.2.3.4.2 Memory RAS Configuration Memory RAS Configuration interface is used to set the options related with memory RAS features.
  • Page 40 Correctable Error Correctable error threshold settings, manual input, Threshold and the range is 1-32767. DRAM maintenance settings, option parameters: Auto DRAM Maintenance Auto Manual Disabled Patrol scrub on/off settings, option parameters: Patrol Scrub Disabled Enabled Enabled Patrol scrub interval settings; the unit is hour, and Patrol Scrub Interval the range is 0-24.
  • Page 41 BIOS Setup IIO Configuration Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description IIO0 configuration sub-menu, used to set link speed of IIO0 Configuration PCIE device of CPU0, and PCI-E ASPM support on/off settings IIO1 configuration sub-menu, used to set link speed of IIO1 Configuration PCIE device of CPU1, and PCI-E ASPM support on/off settings...
  • Page 42 BIOS write protect on/off settings, option parameters: BIOS WP Disabled Disabled Enabled AC power-on status settings, option parameters: Power On Restore AC Power Loss Power Off Power Off Last State PCH sSATA Configuration PCH sSATA configuration submenu PCH SATA Configuration PCH SATA configuration submenu USB Configuration USB configuration submenu...
  • Page 43 BIOS Setup PCH SATA Configuration Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default SATA controller on/off settings, option parameters: SATA Controller Enabled Disabled Enabled SATA mode settings, option parameters: Configure SATA as AHCI AHCI RAID Information of HDDs connected to onboard SATA SATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 port 0/1/2/3/4/5 SATA RAID mode configuration...
  • Page 44 After entering SATA RAID configuration interface, menu list information, information of HDDs connected to SATA controller (HDD ID, type, capacity as well as whether the HDD is a volume member, etc.), existed RAID volume information (including volume ID, name, RAID level, capacity, status, bootable or not) will be displayed. Description ↑↓...
  • Page 45 BIOS Setup Create RAID menu operation instructions Please enter a volume label name less than 16 characters without Name containing any special characters. Please select RAID volume level, if no volume has been created at present, there’re four volume levels of RAID0 (Stripe), RAID1 (Mirror), RAID10 (RAID0+1) and RAID5 (Parity) for selection, please select according to actual requirements.
  • Page 46 Delete RAID Volume Menu After entering Delete RAID Volume menu, system prompts: “Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non-RAID. Warning: ALL DISKS DATA WILL BE DELETED.”. To delete an RAID volume, please press [DEL], system prompts: “ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST!”...
  • Page 47 BIOS Setup “N” according to prompt. It is to be noted that, during resetting hard disk, data on this disk will all be lost, meanwhile, this disk will not belong to RAID volume any more. d) Exit Menu System prompts: “Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N):”, enter “Y”, to exit SAS RAID configuration interface, enter “N”, to cancel exit operation.
  • Page 48 USB Configuration Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default XHCI controller on/off settings, option parameters: Auto xHCI Mode Enabled Disabled Disabled If enabled, USB3.0 is supported. Front port (USB_Right) on/off settings, option Front Port(USB_ parameters: Enabled Right) Disabled Enabled Front port (USB_Left) on/off settings, option parameters: Front Port(USB_ Disabled...
  • Page 49 BIOS Setup Server ME Configuration Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Operational Firmware Version Operational ME firmware version Recovery Firmware Version Recovery ME firmware version ME Firmware Features ME firmware features information ME Firmware Status #1 ME FW status value #1 ME Firmware Status #2 ME FW status value #2 Current State...
  • Page 50 MeSeg mode on/off settings, option parameters: MeSeg Mode Disabled Disabled Enabled Numa on/off settings, option parameters: Numa Disabled Enabled Enabled BIOS guard on/off settings, option parameters: BIOS Guard Disabled Disabled Enabled VGA priority settings, option parameters: Offboard VGA Priority Onboard Device: onboard device takes precedence Device Offboard Device: external device takes precedence 3.2.4 Server Mgmt...
  • Page 51 BIOS Setup FRB-2 timer policy settings, option parameters: Do Nothing FRB-2 Timer Policy Reset Do Nothing Power Down Power Cycle OS watchdog timer settings, option parameters: OS Watchdog Timer Enabled Disabled Disabled OS Wtd timer timeout settings, option parameters: 5 minutes OS Wtd Timer Timeout 10 minutes 10minutes...
  • Page 52 System Event log Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default System event log settings, option parameters: SEL Components Disabled Enabled Enabled Erase SEL settings, option parameters: Erase SEL Yes,On next reset Yes,On every reset Operation settings when SEL is full, option parameters: When SEL is Full Do Nothing...
  • Page 53 BIOS Setup View FRU Information Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description System Manufacturer System manufacturer System Product Name System product name System Version System version System Serial Number System serial number Board Manufacturer Board manufacturer Board Product Name Board product name Board Version Board version Board Serial Number...
  • Page 54 BMC Network Configuration Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default BMC Sharelink on/off settings, option parameters: Enabled Sharelink Network Enabled Disabled Take effect immediately after successful setting. Get BMC sharelink/dedicated parameters settings, option parameters: Get BMC Sharelink/ Do Nothing Do Nothing Dedicated Parameters Auto...
  • Page 55 BIOS Setup Set static BMC network parameters Set the Configuration Address Source option to [Static], if the setting is successful, it will prompt “Set Static BMC IP Address Source Success!!”, and BMC network will become static immediately. Select the Station IP Address option, and press Enter, the Station IP Address window will pop up, manually enter the Static IP to set, after configuration is completed, press Enter to confirm, and an example is as shown in the following figure: If the setting succeeds, it will prompt “Set Static BMC Station IP OK!!!”, and the...
  • Page 56 Set dynamic BMC network parameters Set the Configuration Address Source option to [DynamicBmcDhcp], if the setting is successful, it will prompt “Set Dynamic BMC IP Address Source Success! Dynamic BMC Network Parameters are Getting Now, Please Wait a Moment!”, as shown in the following figure: The setting needs a period of time to take effect, it’s suggested to wait for about 30s, that is, after pressing Enter, normally system will stay on the following interface for...
  • Page 57 BIOS Setup Note: the immediate effect of options in BIOS Setup interface is realized through calling Callback function, and only the options in BIOS Setup interface are changed, the Callback function will be called to process, and otherwise, it will not take effect. For example, if you want to automatically get BMC parameters again, you need to set Get BMC Sharelink Parameters to [Do Nothing] or [Manual], and then set it to [Auto], the function will take effect.
  • Page 58 3.2.4.4.1 Add User Add User interface is used to add a BMC user through BIOS, after addition, it will take effect immediately, and the user will be added into the BMC user list. Add User Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default User Name...
  • Page 59 BIOS Setup configuration is completed, press Enter, the BMC USER SETTINGS INFO box will pop up, when system prompts “Set User Access Command Passed”, press Enter to confirm, the new user is added successfully, and takes effect immediately. Note: to enable the new user, it needs to set the User option in Change User Settings interface to [Enabled], and the new user can login to the BMC Web interface.
  • Page 60 3.2.4.4.3 Change User Settings Change User Settings interface is used to change the user’s name, password and other user settings. Change User Settings Interface Instruction Table Default Interface Parameters Function Description User Name The user name that needs to change User Password The user password that needs to change Disabled...
  • Page 61 BIOS Setup become blue and operable. If the input password is wrong, it will prompt “User Password Not Matched!” c、Select the User option, and set it to [Enable] or [Disable]. d、Select the Change User Password option, to change user password. e、Channel NO is set to 1 or 8.
  • Page 62 System Temperature Information Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description BIOS Get System Temperature Status BIOS get system temperature status CPU0_Temp CPU0 temperature CPU1_Temp CPU1 temperature PCH_Temp PCH temperature DIMMG0_Temp DIMMG0 temperature DIMMG1_Temp DIMMG1 temperature Outlet_Temp Outlet temperature Inlet_Temp Inlet temperature System Fan Speed System Fan Speed Information interface is used to display the current system fan speed information gained by BIOS through MBC, with real-time update.
  • Page 63 BIOS Setup System Fan Speed Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description BIOS Get System Fan Speed Status BIOS get system fan speed status FAN_0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7 The current fan speed of each system fan System Voltage Information System Voltage Information interface is used to display the current system voltage information gained by BIOS through MBC, with real-time update.

  • Page 64: Security Menu

    3.2.5 Security Menu Security interface is used to set administrator and user’s password. Security Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Administrator Password Create a password for administrator User Password Create a password for normal user 3.2.6 Boot Boot interface is used to set the options related with boot, including boot mode, boot priority, boot process, etc.
  • Page 65 BIOS Setup Boot configuration Interface Instruction Table Default Interface Parameters Function Description NumLock state settings during bootup, option parameters: Bootup NumLock State Enabled Boot options retry settings, option parameters: Boot Options Retry Enabled Disabled Enabled Quite boot on/off setting, option parameters: Enabled Disabled Quiet Boot...

  • Page 66: Bios Update

    USB2.O DISK 1100, USB2.O DISK 1100 etc., select one through up and down keys, i.e. USB2.O DISK 1100, and press Enter, to select USB DOS disk as the first boot device for the system. 3.2.7 Save & Exit Save & Exit interface is used to set the options related with saving BIOS parameter modification and exiting.
  • Page 67 BIOS Setup 3.3.1 Update BIOS under DOS To update BIOS under DOS, it needs to use DOSFlash toolkit, which can be used to update 8M BIOS file and 16M BIOS+ME file. Operation steps: Copy the DOSFlash toolkit containing BIOS bin files for update into DOS boot disk, and start the system to enter DOS.
  • Page 68 Note: after the flash is completed, please power off the system, make sure there is no residual electricity on the motherboard, and then power it on and start the system. Users can judge whether there is residual electricity on the motherboard through the status of motherboard UID light.
  • Page 69 BIOS Setup as shown in the following figure: Note: it is suggested to shut down the system first and then startup, after the flash is completed. If ME is changed, it needs to update BIOS version and ME. And it needs to start IPMI service, execute the command: service ipmi start.
  • Page 70 Note: after the flash is completed, please power off the system, make sure there is no residual electricity on the motherboard, and then power it on and start the system. Users can judge whether there is residual electricity on the motherboard through the status of motherboard UID light.

  • Page 71: Bmc Settings

    BMC Settings 4 BMC Settings 4.1 Introduction This chapter introduces specifications abided by the management software and main functions. BMC is a control unit for server management, which is compatible with management standard IPMI2.0 specification in server industry. It mainly realizes the following functions: ●...

  • Page 72: Functional Modules

    4.2 Functional Modules This chapter introduces BMC module composition as well as functions of these modules. BMC is mainly composed of IPMI module, command line module, remote control module, WEB module, and SNMP module. ● Command module realizes the calling of IPMI module. User realizes the operation on IPMI module via command lines.

  • Page 73: Web Interface Introduction

    BMC Settings drive on server via internet. To use the remote control function, the client should have the corresponding version of browser and Java runtime environment. 4.2.4 Web Module The Web module can be accessed through browser; you can login to the management user interface to manage the server through visual operations.

  • Page 74: Getting Started

    BMC system provides abundant management interface, and adopts high- security encryption algorithm on all interfaces. 4.3.2 Getting Started 4.3.2.1 System Introduction Function introduction: BMC system is a server remote management system. BMC system is compatible with IPMI2.0 specification, which is the management standard in server industry. It supports the redirection of mouse, keyboard and video, text console redirection, remote virtual media, highly reliable hardware detection and management function.
  • Page 75 BMC Settings Menus in BMC Web interface and their functions are shown in the following table: First-level Second-level menu Function description menu Provide the basic information of the whole system, Asset information including CPU, memory, PCIE devices, HDD backplane, onboard NIC and power supply unit. Provide the detection information of threshold Hardware monitor sensor and the status information of discrete...
  • Page 76 System event log Provide system log viewing and export functions. BMC system audit View BMC system logs, login/logout the system, and other operations on audit logs. Logs Black box log Provide black box logs download function. Event log setting Set event log record strategy. BMC system audit Enable/disable audit log record, set log length and log settings...
  • Page 77 BMC Settings 4.3.2.2 Basic Operations Switch the interface language In the login interface, click the language button in the top right corner to switch the interface language-English/Chinese. View system general information In the login interface, click the general information button, it will display the server running state, quick start tasks, BMC information, firmware version information and the recent event logs information.
  • Page 78 4.3.3 System Information 4.3.3.1 General Information Function introduction Through general information interface, you can get the basic information of the server and quick entries of common operations. Interface description Select “General Information” in the main interface to display this interface. The interface has 5 functional areas, as shown in the following figure.
  • Page 79 BMC Settings Functional area Displayed information Provide the server running state, including: ● Current power status ● CPU System running state ● Memory ● Hard disk ● Fan ● Power supply units Provide quick launch task entries, including: ● Console redirection ●...
  • Page 80 CPU, memory, PCIE, HDD backplane, onboard NIC and power supply unit. Interface description In the navigation tree on the left side of the main interface, select general information, and then click asset information, the asset information interface will be displayed. Parameter description CPU information description table Parameter...
  • Page 81 BMC Settings PCIE information description table Parameter Description Motherboard position PCIE device’s position on the motherboard Present Present information Connection type Connection type Riser card slot when connected through riser Riser card card Device type Device type Manufacturer (ID) Manufacturer ID information Device (ID) Device ID information Rated bandwidth...
  • Page 82 4.3.3.3 Hardware Monitor Function introduction Through hardware monitor interface, you can view the information of temperature sensor, voltage monitoring, processor/memory status, drive slot, power supply monitoring, power unit status, fan speed, disabled event logging, management subsystem health, microcontroller/coprocessor and watchdog. Interface description In the navigation tree on the left side of the main interface, select system information, click hardware monitor to display this interface.
  • Page 83 BMC Settings 4.3.3.4 Device Status Function introduction Through the device status page, you can view the system HDD status and onboard NIC status. Interface description In the navigation tree on the left side of the main interface, click device status to display this interface.
  • Page 84 click BIOS options to display BIOS option information. Parameter description Parameter Description Setup option Option name in Setup menu Setup option value Option value in Setup menu 4.3.3.6 FRU Information Function introduction Through FRU interface, you can view the machine’s manufacturer, serial number and other information.
  • Page 85 BMC Settings 4.3.3.7 History Function introduction Through this interface, you can view the power recording curve and inlet air temperature recording curve of the last day, last month and last year. Interface description In the navigation tree on the left side of the main interface, select system information, click history to show this interface.
  • Page 86 connect to the server remotely to control and manage the server. You can perform remote operations on the server through using the local PC’s  keyboard and mouse. You can map the local ISO file, disk, and floppy disk to the remote server ...
  • Page 87 BMC Settings 4.3.5.2 Server Power Control Function introduction Through this interface, you can perform power on-off operations on the server. Interface description In the navigation tree on the left side of the main interface, select remote control, and then select server power control to display this interface. 4.3.5.3 Server Location Function introduction Through this interface, you can light up or turn off the server UID light, to locate the...
  • Page 88 4.3.5.4 Remote Session Settings Function introduction Through this interface, you can enable data transmission encryption and virtual media encryption functions. Interface description In the navigation tree on the left side of the main interface, select remote control, and then select remote session settings, you can configure the remote session. Note: for security reasons, it is suggested to enable KVM encryption and media encryption.
  • Page 89 BMC Settings 4.3.5.6 Mouse Mode Settings Function introduction Through this interface, you can set the mouse mode according to the different operating systems of the Host end. Interface description In the navigation tree on the left side of the main interface, select remote control, and then select mouse mode settings.
  • Page 90 supply module. 4.3.6.3 Fan Speed Control Function introduction Through this interface, you can view the fan speed, and can switch the fan control mode to manual control, and control the fan speed at 4 levels, including low (20% duty ratio), medium (50% duty ratio), high (80% duty ratio), and full (100% duty ratio). Interface description In the navigation tree on the left side of the main interface, select power supply and fan, select fan speed control, you can view/control the fan speed.
  • Page 91 BMC Settings 4.3.7.2 Services Function introduction Through this interface, you can enable/disable WEB/KVM/SSH services and configure the service port. Interface description In the navigation tree on the left side of the main interface, select BMC configuration, select services, you can enable/disable WEB/KVM/SSH services. 4.3.7.3 NTP Settings Function introduction Through this interface, you can set BMC time and timezone, and can also sync time...
  • Page 92 4.3.7.4 SMTP Settings Function introduction Through this interface, you can set the IP address, sender email address, username and password of the SMTP server. Interface description In the navigation tree on the left side of the main interface, select BMC configuration, select SMTP settings, you can set SMTP server address and other information.
  • Page 93 BMC Settings 4.3.7.6 Active Directory Settings Function introduction Through this interface, you can add, modify or delete the role group, and can enable/ disable the active directory. Interface description In the navigation tree on the left side of the main interface, select BMC configuration, select active directory settings to display this interface.
  • Page 94 4.3.7.8 User Management Function introduction Through this interface, you can manage the BMC account, including add a user, delete a user and modify user password. Interface description In the navigation tree on the left side of the main interface, select BMC configuration, select user management to display this interface.
  • Page 95 BMC Settings 4.3.7.10 BMC Share NIC Switch Function introduction Through this interface, you can enable BMC shared network, select onboard NIC or external NIC, and set the network interface switch mode. Interface description In the navigation tree on the left side of the main interface, select BMC configuration, select BMC share NIC switch to display this interface.
  • Page 96 4.3.8.2 BMC System Audit Log Function introduction Through this interface, you can view the audit logs and login/logout logs of BMC system. Interface description In the navigation tree on the left side of the main interface, select logs, select BMC system audit log to display this interface.
  • Page 97 Note: BMC has no black box log parsing function. When the server has a failure, you can export the black box logs and send them to Inspur service staff, they can assist you in analyzing and solving the problem. 4.3.8.4 Event Log Setting Function introduction Through this interface, you can set the system event log policy.
  • Page 98 4.3.9 Fault Diagnosis 4.3.9.1 BMC Recovery Function introduction Through this interface, you can reset BMC or KVM service. Interface description In the navigation tree on the left side of the main interface, select fault diagnosis, select BMC recovery to display this interface. 4.3.9.2 Capture Screen Function introduction Through this interface, you can view the last frame image captured by BMC...
  • Page 99 BMC Settings 4.3.10 System Maintenance 4.3.10.1 BMC Firmware Update Function introduction Through this interface, you can update the BMC firmware. Interface description In the navigation tree on the left side of the main interface, select system maintenance, select BMC firmware update to display this interface. 4.3.10.2 BIOS Firmware Update Function introduction Through this interface, you can update the BIOS firmware.
  • Page 100 4.3.10.3 Restore Factory Defaults Function introduction Through this interface, you can restore the BMC to factory settings. Interface description In the navigation tree on the left side of the main interface, select system maintenance, select restore factory defaults to display this interface. 4.3.10.4 System Administrator Function introduction Through this interface, you can change the administrator’s password.

  • Page 101: Command Line Introduction

    BMC Settings 4.4 Command Line Introduction About this chapter It introduces how to log in BMC command line and the commands supported by BMC. 4.4.1 Command Line Introduction Introduce the command line functions and help information. 4.4.1.1 Command Line Functions The command line provides the following functions: Network information query and configuration ...
  • Page 102 For example: Input help under a command prompt to display the command set supported by the command line. Input a specific command+help, it will display the help information of this command, such as: 4.4.2 Login Command Line 4.4.2.1 Change the Default User Password through BIOS Step 1: Reboot the server.
  • Page 103 BMC Settings Step 5: Press “Enter” after inputting the user name. Step 6: Select User Password, and press “Enter”, as shown in the following picture: Step 7: After inputting the password, press “Enter” to save it. 4.4.2.2 Confirm the Management Port IP Address Method introduction There are the following methods of confirming the management port IP address: Query through BIOS, set IP address...
  • Page 104 interface to enter BIOS setting interface. Step 3: Select “Server Mgmt”-> “BMC network configuration”, the interface will display the BMC network configuration information. 4.4.2.3 Login BMC Command Line Introduce the method of BMC command line login. Precondition Notices when logging in BMC command line: Make sure that the configuration terminal has been connected with the server’s ...
  • Page 105 BMC Settings Connect the configuration terminal with the server’s management port.  Input the management port IP address, user name and password in the  client communication tool to login the BMC command line. Login through Telnet Login through Telnet is not safe, and BMC doesn’t support this login method. If it needs to login through Telnet, please enable the Telnet service in the BMC Web interface first.
  • Page 106 4.4.3.2 Set the Network Information of BMC Management Port Command function Set the network information of BMC management port Command format Ipconfig –set <option><interface> Parameter description Parameter Parameter Value description ● ipsrc ● Static: static IP address ● DHCP: obtain IP address dynamically Option Parameter ●...
  • Page 107 BMC Settings Get FRU information Command format fru –get <option> Parameter descriptio Parameter Parameter description Value Chassis Type Chassis Part Number Chassis Serial Chassis Extra Board Mfg Data Board Mfg Board Product Board Serial Board Part Number Product Manufacturer Product Name Product Part Number Product Version Product Serial...
  • Page 108 4.4.3.5 FRU Information Modification Command function Modify FRU field information Command format fru –set <Option><Value> Parameter description Parameter Parameter description Value Option FRU field to be set Refer to FRU field description (table 3-1) Value Value to be set For example 4.4.3.6 Chassis Information Acquisition Command function Get Chassis information...
  • Page 109 BMC Settings 4.4.3.7 Chassis Control Command function Control the chassis startup/shutdown and UID light on/off Command format chassis –set<option><parameter> Parameter description Parameter Parameter description Value ● power Option Operation object ● identify ● on: only work on power object, power on ●...
  • Page 110 4.4.3.9 Add or Delete a User Command function Add or delete a user Command format user –id<id> --name<username> --passwd<userpasswd> --priv<priv> Parameter description Parameter Parameter description Value User id Number of 1-16 name User name User name passwd User password User password ●...
  • Page 111 BMC Settings Parameter description Parameter Parameter description Value ● bmc: bmc system Option Operation object ● kvm: kvm service of bmc system ● webgo: web service of bmc system For example 4.4.3.12 Fan Reading Acquisition Command function Get system fan readings Command format fan –get fanlevel For example...
  • Page 112 4.4.3.14 PSU Information Acquisition Command function Get the PSU information Command format psu --get psuinfo For example 4.4.3.15 PSU Mode Setting Command function Set the PSU mode Command format psu --set psumode <psuid><mode> Parameter description Parameter Parameter description Value psuid PSU ID 0, 1, 2…...
  • Page 113 BMC Settings Parameter description Parameter Parameter description Value target Target to update bmc or bios tftpserverip Tftp server IP address imgfile Image file name ● --preserve : only used to update BMC, keep the BMC configuration param Parameter information ● --me: only used to update BIOS, and update ME at the same time.
  • Page 114 For example 4.4.3.18 Enable SOL Command function Start SOL Command format sol --start For example 4.4.3.19 ID Command Command function Display serial number information Command format id --<option> Parameter description Parameter Parameter description Value ● sn serinal number option ID object ●...

  • Page 115: Time Zone Table

    BMC Settings 4.5 Time Zone Table Time Zone Countries and Regions GMT-12:00 West Date Line GMT-11:00 Appiah, Niue, Pago Pago, Midway GMT-10:00 Fakaofo, Rarotonga, the island of Tahiti, Johnston, Hawaii GMT-09:30 Marquesas GMT-09:00 Alaska, Gambier Islands Pacific Time (USA and Canada), Pitcairn, Whitehorse, Tijuana, GMT-08:00 Vancouver Mountain Time (USA and Canada), Edmonton, Hermosillo, the Tao gave...
  • Page 116 Amman, Beirut, Bucharest, Blantyre, Bujumbura, Damascus, Tripoli, Harare, Habo Roney, Helsinki, Kiev, Kigali, Kihine U, Cairo, Gaza, Riga, GMT+02:00 Lubumbashi, Lusaka, Maputo, Minsk, Kaliningrad, Maseru, Mbabane, Nicosia, Sofia, Tallinn, Tel Aviv, Vilnius, Athens, Istanbul, Johannesburg Antananarivo, Baghdad, Bahrain, Dar Es Salaam, Djibouti, Qatar, ha GMT+03:00 Khartoum, Kampala, Comoros, Kuwait, Mayotte, Riyadh, Mogadishu, Moscow, Nairobi, Addisababa, Aden, Showa...

  • Page 117: Key Features

    BMC Settings 4.6 Key Features Inspur Key Features Grantley (sBMC3) Interfaces/Standards IPMI2.0 √ DCMI1.5 √ Web-based GUI √ Smash-Lite command line √ Telnet √ √ Network Time Protocol √ Connectivity Shared NIC √ Dedicated NIC √ VLAN tagging √ IPV4 √...
  • Page 118 Text-based remote console via SSH √ Power & Thermal Real-time Power graphing √ Power capping √ Temperature monitoring √ Temperature graphing √ Health Monitoring Full agent-free monitoring √ SNMPV1,V2,and V3(traps and gets) √ Email Alerting √ Fan monitoring √ Power Supply monitoring √...

  • Page 119: Hardware Maintenance

    Hardware Maintenance 5 Hardware Maintenance 5.1 Tool Preparation ● Necessary tools are shown in the following table. Tool List Illustration Name Description Phillips Screwdriver Used to fix bolts. Used to contact or operate A n t i - s t a t i c W r i s t devices and apparatus, Strap to prevent electrostatic...
  • Page 120 It is not allowed to dismantle the protective cover on socket1 without CPU1 installed. Step 1: Lift the two socket clips to open the load plate. Step 2: Insert the CPU into the CPU socket, and remove the CPU socket cover. Step 3: Lower the CPU load plate, and then secure it with the two socket clips.
  • Page 121 Hardware Maintenance Notes: ● It is required to coat thermal grease evenly onto the contact position between CPU heatsink and CPU. ● The direction of CPU heatsink fins should be identical with the system inlet/ outlet direction. ● When securing the CPU heatsink, it is required to tighten two diagonal screws first, and then tighten the other two screws.
  • Page 122 memory installation and combination principles are as follows: a、The white slot shall take the priority, while CPU1 memory shall be symmetrically installed with CPU0 memory. b、For single CPU, memory shall follow the screen printed sequence: CHA-0, CHB-0, CHC-0, CHD-0, CHA-1… c、For dual CPUs, CPU0 position memory shall follow the screen printed sequence: CHA-0, CHB-0, CHC-0, CHD-0…;...
  • Page 123 Hardware Maintenance Step 3: Use four screws to fix the hard drive into the tray. Step 4: Install the hard drive into the chassis, and lock the hard drive lever firmly. Internal HDD replacement Step 1: Press the button on HDD tray. Step 2: The lever on HDD tray pops up automatically, pull upwards and remove the HDD tray.
  • Page 124 Step 3: Open the HDD tray in the direction indicated by the arrows, and take out the HDD. 5.2.4 PSU Replacement Step 1: Press the clip and hold the handle, pull the PSU outwards. Step 2: Remove the PSU horizontally with even force.
  • Page 125 Hardware Maintenance Figure 3: Install the PSU. Push the new PSU into the chassis along slide, until a “click” sound is heard, the PSU is totally inserted into the chassis, and could not move any more. 5.2.5 System Fan Replacement Remove single fan.
  • Page 126 5.2.6 External Card Replacement Align the three screws holes on the external card with the studs, and tighten them with 3 screws. Note: To install the network card, it needs to remove the cover of the corresponding slots on the chassis rear window first. 5.2.7 Air Duct Replacement Step 1: Open the upper cover of the chassis.
  • Page 127 Hardware Maintenance 5.2.8 Motherboard Replacement Step 1: Dismantle all parts and cables connected to the motherboard. Step 2: Remove all the screws on the motherboard, and vertically remove the motherboard upwards. 5.2.9 Expander Backplane Replacement Step 1: Remove the internal HDD backplane bracket. Remove the screws on the bracket, and vertically remove the bracket away from the hardy holes.
  • Page 128 Step 2: Align the hardy holes on the expander backplane with the rivets in the chassis, install the expander card into the chassis, and use screws to fix. 5.2.10 Internal HDD Backplane Replacement Step 1: Align the connecting fingers of the internal HDD backplane with the slots of the expander backplane, and align the three metal parts of the internal HDD backplane with the three slots on the chassis.
  • Page 129 Hardware Maintenance Step 2: Align the connecting fingers of the backplane with the slots of the expander backplane, move the HDD backplane left to insert it into the expander backplane slots. Step 3: Use two screws to fix. 5.2.12 Front Control Panel Replacement Step: Align the screw holes on the front control panel with the studs in the chassis, install the front control panel into the chassis, and use two screws to fix.

  • Page 130: Common Faults, Diagnosis And Troubleshooting

    6 Common Faults, Diagnosis and Troubleshooting This chapter introduces the common server faults as well as corresponding diagnosis and troubleshooting suggestions. 6.1 Common Faults No power after startup After the machine is connected with power cable, no power is provided for the machine while pressing the On/Off button;...

  • Page 131: Diagnosis And Troubleshooting Instructions

    Inspur customer service. Power module indicator off or red indicator on Description: The machine is under normal operation, but a certain power module indicator is off or the red light is on.
  • Page 132 Operation steps: Please check whether all power module indicators are steadily green, if so, you can login BMC web interface to collect logs, and contact Inspur customer service. Memory capacity incomplete Description: Memory capacity viewed via the operating system does not correspond with physical memory capacity.
  • Page 133 Common Faults, Diagnosis and Troubleshooting considered; if keyboard or mouse fault still exists, a mainboard interface fault could be considered, and you could call Inspur technical hotline for support. USB interface problem Description: Unable to use devices with a USB interface.

  • Page 134: Certifications & Standards

    7 Certifications & Standards This chapter introduces the certifications achieved by this product and standards it complies with. ● USA FCC declaration Introduce FCC standards abided by the product ● CE declaration of EU Introduce CE standards abided by the product ●...

  • Page 135: China Ccc

    Certifications & Standards This is a Class A product. In the residential environment, this product may cause radio disturbance, in this case, the user will be asked to adopt certain appropriate measures. 7.3 China CCC This chapter introduces the CCC standards abided by this product. This product is a Class A product.
  • Page 136 Table of Hazardous Substances’ Name & Content Hazardous Substances Part Name Cr(VI) PBDE × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Chassis Motherboard × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Memory Hard Drive ○ ○ ○ ○ ○...

  • Page 137: Global Limited Warranty And Technical Support

    1. General terms This Inspur Hardware Limited Warranty gives you, the customer, express limited warranty rights from Inspur, the manufacturer. In addition, you may also have other legal rights under applicable local low or special written agreement with Inspur. Inspur makes no other express warranty or condition whether written or oral and Inspur expressly disclaims all warranties and conditions not stated in this limited warranty.
  • Page 138 Your Inspur authorized service provider can provide you with details. Inspur is not responsible for any tariffs or duties that may be incurred in transferring the products. Transfer of the products may be covered by export controls issued by the Peoples’...
  • Page 139 Inspur Hardware Product has recurring failures, Inspur, at its sole discretion, may elect to provide you with a replacement unit of Inspur’s choosing that is the same or equivalent to your Inspur Hardware Product in performance. This is your exclusive remedy for defective products.
  • Page 140 Inspur sales literature or advice given to you by Inspur or an agent or employee of Inspur – that may have been made in connection with your purchase or lease of the Inspur hardware product. No change to the conditions of this Limited Warranty is valid unless it is made in writing and signed by an authorized representative of Inspur.
  • Page 141 Global Limited Warranty and Technical Support damages. Inspur is not liable for any claim made by a third party of made by you for a third party. This limitation of liability applies whether damages are sought, or a claim made, under this limited warranty or as a tort claim (including negligence and strict product liability), a contract claim, or any other claim.
  • Page 142 - Assist Inspur in running the Proprietary Service Tools - Use the electronic data transfer capability to inform Inspur of events identified by the software - Purchase Inspur-specified remote connection hardware for systems with remote diagnosis service, if required...

  • Page 143: How To Obtain Warranty Service

    Problem level and expected solution time 1.2 Necessary debugging preparations When turning to Inspur for technical support, Inspur technical support engineers may help you carry out some operations, to further collect fault information or make troubleshooting directly, so please collect necessary fault information before turning to technical support, and prepare tools such as screwdriver, screws, serial cable and Ethernet cable, etc.

  • Page 144: Types Of Warranty Service

    If during this diagnosis period, Inspur identifies that the repair can be accomplished by the use of a CRU part, Inspur will ship that part directly to you for replacement. There are two categories of CRU parts: Parts for which customer self repair is mandatory.
  • Page 145 Inspur. In cases where it is required to return the defective part to Inspur, you must ship the defective part back to Inspur with a defined period of time, normally fifteen (15) business days.

  • Page 146: Contacting Inspur

    Inspur specifies (prepaid unless Inspur specifies otherwise) the failing machine suitably packaged to a location Inspur designates. After Inspur has repaired or exchanged the machine, Inspur will make it available for your collection or, for Mail- in Service, Inspur will return it you at Inspur’s expense, unless Inspur specifies otherwise.
  • Page 147 Global Limited Warranty and Technical Support - Product serial number, model name, and model number - Applicable error messages - Add-on options - Operating system - Third-party hardware or software - Detailed questions...

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