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Hardware Platforms for Network Computing
NCA-5520
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Version: 1.0
Date of Release:2020-02-13
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  • Page 1 Network Appliance Platform Hardware Platforms for Network Computing NCA-5520 User Manual Version: 1.0 Date of Release:2020-02-13...
  • Page 2: Online Resources

    Copyright and Trademarks This document is copyrighted © 2018 by Lanner Electronics Inc. All rights are reserved. The original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice.
  • Page 3: Safety Guidelines

    Compliances and Certification This product has passed the CE test for environmental specifications. Test conditions for passing included the equipment being operated within an industrial enclosure. In order to protect the product from being damaged by ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) and EMI leakage, we strongly recommend the use of CE-compliant industrial enclosure products.
  • Page 4 The installation of this product must be performed by trained specialists; otherwise, a non-specialist might create the risk of the system’s falling to the ground or other damages. Lanner Electronics Inc. shall not be held liable for any losses resulting from insufficient strength for supporting the system or use of inappropriate installation components.
  • Page 5 Portez des lunettes de sécurité pour protéger vos yeux. N’effectuez aucune action qui pourrait créer un danger pour d’autres ou rendre l’équipement dangereux. Coupez complètement l’alimentation en éteignant l’alimentation et en débranchant le cordon d’alimentation avant d’installer ou de retirer un châssis ou de travailler à proximité de sources d’alimentation.
  • Page 6 Procédure de mise à la terre pour source d’alimentation CC Procédure de mise à la terre pour source d’alimentation CC Desserrez la vis du terminal de mise à la terre. Branchez le câble de mise à la terre à la terre. L’appareil de protection pour la source d’alimentation CC doit fournir 30 A de courant.
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1: Product Overview ............9 Package Content ........................... 9 Ordering Information ........................9 Optional Accessories ........................9 System Specifications ......................... 10 Front Panel ..........................11 Rear Panel ........................... 12 Chapter 2: Motherboard Information ..........13 Block Diagram ..........................13 Motherboard Layout ........................
  • Page 8 Appendix D: Setting up Console Redirections ......119 Appendix E: Programming Generation 3 LAN Bypass....120 Appendix F: Installing Intel® LAN Controller Driver for Linux ..121 Appendix G: Terms and Conditions ..........122 Warranty Policy ........................122 RMA Service ..........................122 RMA Service Request Form ......................
  • Page 9: Chapter 1: Product Overview

    CHAPTER 1: PRODUCT OVERVIEW Thank you for choosing NCA-5520. The NCA-5520, powered by Intel®’s Xeon® Processor Scalable Family and Intel® C626 or C621 chipset, features optimized computing power and virtualization capacity in a compact 1U form factor with support for up to 384GB DDR4 system memory at 2666 MHz. It delivers a multitude of advanced networking features for maximizing packet processing efficiency and cryptography acceleration.
  • Page 10: System Specifications

    System Specifications Form Factor 1U 19“ Rackmount Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family Processor Options (Skylake-SP) Platform CPU Socket 1x LGA3647 Chipset Intel® C621/626 Security Acceleration Intel® QuickAssist Technology (By SKU) BIOS AMI SPI Flash BIOS Technology DDR4 2666 MHz REG DIMM System Memory Max.
  • Page 11: Front Panel

    Front Panel Description For software reset Reset Button System Power System Status LED Indicators HDD Activity Console Port 1x RJ45 console port USB Ports 2x USB 3.0 port RJ45 Ports or 4x RJ45 port with LED SFP+Ports 4x 10G SFP+ port MGT LAN Port 1x RJ45 for MGT and LOM share port Micro USB...
  • Page 12: Rear Panel

    Rear Panel R2 R3 Description Rear PCIe Expansion 1x PCIe expansion slot An audible alarm will sound when the system’s redundant power is Alarm off Button missing. Press this button to turn the alarm off. Power Switch 1x Power button Fans 4 x Independent Swappable Fans Power Supply...
  • Page 13: Chapter 2: Motherboard Information

    CHAPTER 2: MOTHERBOARD INFORMATION Block Diagram The block diagram indicates how data flows among components on the motherboard. Please refer to the following figure for your motherboard’s layout design. 6 Channel DDR4 RDIMM 2400 Mhz up to 320GB @SATA0 Dual BIOS BIOS BIOS Thermal Monitor...
  • Page 14: Motherboard Layout

    Motherboard Layout The motherboard layout shows the connectors and jumpers on the board. Refer to the following picture as a reference of the pin assignments and the internal connectors.
  • Page 15: Jumper Setting And Pin Assignment

    Jumper Setting and Pin Assignment 1(JPWR1) System Power-On Switch CONN (Must be connected) 2(SW1) Powe-On Button 3(JATX2) 8 PinATX 12V Power CONN (Must be connected) 4(JATX8) 4Pin ATX 12VSB Power CONN (Not connected/Reserve) 5(JFAN4) PWM FAN CONN PWM Input — FAN Tachometer Output P12V 6(JFAN3)
  • Page 17 16(JDDR5) DDR4 Channel D DIMM0(Blue) 17(JDDR8) DDR4 Channel E DIMM1(Black) 18(JDDR7) DDR4 Channel E DIMM0(Blue) 19(JDDR9) DDR4 Channel F DIMM0(Blue) 20(JCPU0) CPU LGA-3647 Socket , only support Skylake-SP. 21(JIOB1) I/O CONN For Connecting IO-32301/ IO-32302 CLK_BMC_125M USB_OC#2 — HDD_LED_N CLK_PCIE_LAN2_P LED_GBE0_SPEED —...
  • Page 18 B25 PCIE_PTX_C_LANRX A25 SMB_PCH10G_SDA0 B66 BMC_RGMII_MDC B26 PCIE_PTX_C_LANRX A26 SMB_PCH10G_SCL0 B67 BMC_MAC2_RST# B28 PCIE_PRX_C_LANTX LED_GBE3_SPEED BMC_SRST# — B29 PCIE_PRX_C_LANTX LED_GBE3_ACT FP_RESET# A30 LED_GBE3_LOW_SP — A31 FM_L2_LVC3_MOD_ — +P3V3_AUX ABS0 — — B33 PCIE_PTX_C_LANRX LED_GBE2_SPEED B34 PCIE_PTX_C_LANRX LED_GBE2_ACT — A35 LED_GBE2_LOW_SP —...
  • Page 19 25(JMSATA1) +P3V3_NGFF — — — — SATA_PTX_C_DRX_N16 — — SATA_PTX_C_DRX_P16 — — — 10 — — 12 — — +P3V3_NGFF 14 — — — +P3V3_NGFF 16 — — — — — 20 — — — — — — +P3V3_NGFF SATA_PRX_DTX_P16 +P3V3_NGFF —...
  • Page 20 31(JTPM1) TPM Module CONN(Support TPM1.2&2.0) IRQ_SERIAL LPC_LFRAME# LPC_LAD0 CLK_24M_LPC LPC_LAD1 +P3V3_AUX LPC_LAD2 — LPC_LAD3 +P3V3 PLT_RST#_B 32(JSATA3) SATA CONN: Supports up to 6Gb/s 33(JSATA1) SATA CONN: Supports up to 6Gb/s 34(JSATA4) SATA CONN: Supports up to 6Gb/s 35(JSATA2) SATA CONN: Supports up to 6Gb/s 36(UPCH1) PCH Lewisburg Model...
  • Page 21 BMC_COM2_TX BMC_COM2_CTS# BMC_COM2_DTR — 38(JSFI1) Model NCB-3230A SFP+ x4 With IO-32302 NCB-3230B SFP+ x4 With IO-32302 NCB-3230C Copper x4 With IO-32301 39(JATX3) ATX Power CONN(5V/5VSB/12VSB) (Must be connected) +P5V +P5V_SB +P12V_STBY_PSU +P12V_STBY_PSU (JPMB1) ATX Power-On/SMbus Pin Header — — ATX_PSON# ATXPWGD PMBUS_CLK 7 PMBUS_DAT...
  • Page 22 43(JCMOS1) Jumper Status 1-2 Short Normal 2-3 Short Clear CMOS 44(JSPIROM1) Pin Header For Updating BIOS 45(JDUAL1) Select which BIOS ROM to be flashed Jumper(1-2/3-4 Flash 1 BIOS Jumper(1-3/2-4) Flash 2 BIOS 46(BAT1) PCH RTC Battery Hold 47(BZ1) Buzzer 48(JOPEN1) Case Open Function Pin Header High Case Open Normal...
  • Page 23 53(JPCIESL2) CPU PCIe GEN3 Slot(Support x8 or 2x4) 54(JPCIESL3) CPU PCIe GEN3 Slot(Support x8 or 2x4) 55(JPCIESL4) CPU PCIe GEN3 Slot(Support x8 or 2x4) 56(JGP1) GPIO Pin Header GPO_B_1 2 GPI_B_1 GPO_B_2 4 GPI_B_2 GPO_B_3 6 GPI_B_3 GPO_B_4 8 GPI_B_4 57(JPLD1) Update CPLD Tool Pin Header...
  • Page 24: Chapter 3: Hardware Setup

    CHAPTER 3: HARDWARE SETUP To reduce the risk of personal injury, electric shock, or damage to the system, please remove all power connections to completely shut down the device. Also, please wear ESD protection gloves when conducting the steps in this chapter. Opening the Chassis 1.
  • Page 25: Installing The Cpu

    Installing the CPU Please note that the system delivered to you is already installed with the processor and that this processor, LGA3647, comes with rather sophisticated design; therefore, the assembly of which must be handled with exclusive tools and extreme care by professionals. It is strongly recommended that you not make any adjustments to, remove or even re-install the processor on your own.
  • Page 26 If a TIM (Thermal Interface Material) protective film is already attached to the base of the heat sink, remove it before you mount the processor Heat Sink on it. When holding it, please grip it along the axis of Axis its fins with your thumb and your index finger.
  • Page 27 Mounting the CPU onto the Heat Sink 1. Align the PIN1 indicator on the processor with that on the carrier. 2. Gently insert side processor into the carrier and make sure the alignment feature is aligned with the latch of the carrier. Latch Note: During assembly, it is essential to have (1)PIN1 on the processor aligned with that on the carrier, and (2) the alignment features on the top and the bottom of the CPU aligned with...
  • Page 28 4. Align PIN1 of the processor with the corner cutout of the heat sink (if Cutout there are two corner cutouts on one heat sink, either will do). 5. With a little pressure, push the four corners of the carrier down to engage their latching features with the corresponding corners of the heat sink.
  • Page 29 2. Flip the PHM over to align PIN1 the carrier with the Cutout of the Cutout bolster plate. 3. Flip the PHM over, with the package Alignment Pin land of the processor facing the socket, carefully hold the PHM while lowering it vertically to engage it to the alignment pins of the bolster plate.
  • Page 30 Note: When fastening #3 and #4 nuts, the gap between the metal spring leaf of the bolster plate and the PHM will gradually diminish as you drive the nuts.
  • Page 31: Installing The Disk Drive(S)

    Installing the Disk Drive(s) NCA-5520 is built with two 2.5” HDD/SSD slot (HDD preferred) drive bay. The following will discuss disk drive installation procedures based on their HDD/SSD designs. 1. Power off the system. 2. Locate the 2.5” disk bay on the front panel.
  • Page 32 4. Mount the disk onto the empty tray. Make sure the disk connector faces the SATA contacts inside the system. SATA Contacts 5. Install the tray back to the original position with the screw. Make sure the notch of the tray’s side engages properly into the pin as shown in the picture.
  • Page 33: Installing The Nic Modules

    Installing the NIC Modules NCA-5520 comes with 4 NIC Ethernet module slots for network bandwidth expansion. Please follow the steps for installation. 1. On the front panel, select a NIC Ethernet module slot. 2. Rotate clockwise and loosen the two lock-screws.
  • Page 34 4. Insert your NIC module. (The module shown in the image below is for reference only). Align the golden fingers to the socket on the motherboard carefully while inserting this module. 5. Once the module is firmly seated, rotate counter-clockwise and tighten the two lock-screws.
  • Page 35: Replacing The Cooling Fans

    Replacing the Cooling Fans Cooling fans may wear down eventually. Please refer to the steps below for replacing cooling fans. When using a new cooling fan, simply reverse the steps to install the fan back onto the enclosure and the system. 1.
  • Page 36: Replacing The Power Supply Units

    Replacing the Power Supply Units Power supply units may wear down eventually. Please be noted that the NCA-5520 series supports 550W/800W depending on the ordering preferences. Please prepare the power supply units matching this capacity. 1. On the rear panel, locate the power supply units and disconnect the power cords.
  • Page 37: Installing The Msata

    Installing the mSATA The motherboard provides one mSATA slot. Follow the procedures below for installing an mSATA card. 1. Locate the mSATA socket. Align the notch of the module with the socket key in the slot. Notch Socket Key 2. Insert the module at 30 degrees into the socket until it is fully seated in the connector.
  • Page 38: Installing The System Memory

    3. Align the notch of the DIMM module with the socket key in the slot. Notch Socket Key 4. Insert the module into the slot until it is firmly seated. The motherboard of NCA-5520 is designed with 10 DIMM sockets.
  • Page 39: Mounting The System

    Mounting the System With the Slide Rail Kit and Short Ear Brackets, the system can be secured on the rack. The Ear Brackets fix the system onto the front rack posts. The Slide Rails can secure the system while providing making equipment easy to access.
  • Page 40 Installing the System Using the Slide Rail Kit (with Short Mounting Ear Brackets) 1. Check the package contents of the Slide Rail Kit. The kit shall include the following items: 1x pack of M4X4L screws (for securing the sliding rail on the system) 2 x Slide Rails The rail consists of the following parts: Release Tab...
  • Page 41 5. Align the Rail Bracket to the side of the chassis and make sure the screw-holes on it match and properly engage the four buttons on the side panel as shown in the picture. Rear Front Buttons Aligning 6. Carefully pull the Rail Bracket backward to have the buttons locked into the four screw holes as shown in the picture.
  • Page 42 Assembling the Ear Brackets 1. Check the package contents. The supplied mounting kit shall include the items below: For securing the Ear Brackets on the unit 1x pack of screws 2x Ear Brackets 2. Install the Ear Brackets on both sides of the system using the provided screws.
  • Page 43 Installing the System into the Rack 1. Stretch both of the Inner Channels out to their fullest extent. You will hear a click sound when they are fully stretched and stop. Click The inner rail will click when it is fully stretched. 2.
  • Page 44 3. Fix the lock-screws on the Ear Brackets to both front posts.
  • Page 45: Chapter 4 Software Setup

    This chapter will introduce the features of Lanner’s BMC firmware and how to perform server remote management through it. Lanner has implements IPMI 2.0 based on the ASPEED service processor, performing all the BMC defined by IPMI 2.0. In addition, Lanner’s BMC firmware runs an embedded web-server for full configuration using Web UI, which has a low learning curve.
  • Page 46 Firmware Functional Description System health monitoring The BMC implements system sensor monitoring feature. It could monitor voltage, temperature and current of critical components. System Power Management The BMC implements chassis power and resets functions for system administrators to control and manage the system power behavior.
  • Page 47 Serial over LAN (SOL) IPMI 2.0 SOL is implemented to redirect the system serial controller traffic over an IPMI session. System administrators are able to establish a SOL connection with a standard IPMI client, like IPMITOOL, to remotely interact with serial text-based interfaces such as OS command-line and serial redirected BIOS interfaces.
  • Page 48 IPMI Commands Support List COMMANDS NETFN IPM Device “Global” Commands Get Device ID APP (06h) Cold Reset APP (06h) Warm Reset APP (06h) Get Device GUID APP (06h) BMC Watchdog Timer Commands Reset Watchdog Timer APP (06h) Set Watchdog Timer APP (06h) Get Watchdog Timer APP (06h)
  • Page 49 Get SEL Entry Storage (0Ah) Delete SEL Entry Storage (0Ah) Clear SEL Storage (0Ah) Get SEL Time Storage (0Ah) Set SEL Time Storage (0Ah) Get SEL Time UTC Offset Storage (0Ah) Set SEL Time UTC Offset Storage (0Ah) LAN Device Commands Set LAN Configuration Parameters Transport (0Ch) Get LAN Configuration Parameters...
  • Page 50 Using BMC Web UI Initial access of BMC prompts you to enter the User Name and Password. A screenshot of the login screen is given below. Login Page The fields are explained as follows: Username: Enter your username in this field. Password: Enter your password in this field.
  • Page 51 Default User Name and Password Username: admin Password: admin The default user name and password are in lower-case characters. When you log in using the default user name and password, you will get full administrative rights, and it will ask you to change the default password once you log in.
  • Page 52 Web UI Layout The BMC Web UI consists of various menu items. Menu Bar The menu bar displays the following. Dashboard Sensor FRU Information Event Log Settings Remote Control Image Redirection Power Control Maintenance Sign out A screenshot of the menu bar is shown below. Menu Bar...
  • Page 53 Quick Button and Logged-in User The user information and quick buttons are located at the top right of the Web UI. User Information Logged-in user information: Click the icon to view the logged-in user information. A screenshot of the logged-in user information is shown below. Logged-in User Information The logged-in user information shows the logged-in user, his/her privilege and the quick buttons allowing you to perform the following functions.
  • Page 54: Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup To enter the BIOS setup utility, simply follow the steps below: 1. Boot up the system. 2. The system has AMI BIOS built-in, with a SETUP utility that allows users to configure required settings or to activate certain system features. Pressing the <Tab> or <Del> key immediately allows you to enter the Setup utility.
  • Page 55: Feature Description

    Main Page Setup main page contains BIOS information and project version information. Feature Description BIOS Vendor : American Megatrends Core Version : AMI Kernel version, CRB code base, X64 Compliancy : UEFI version, PI version BIOS Information Project Version : BIOS release version Build Date and Time : MM/DD/YYYY Access Level: Administrator / User To set the Date, use <Tab>...
  • Page 56 Advanced Page Select the Advanced menu item from the BIOS setup screen to enter the “Advanced” setup screen. Users can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen.
  • Page 57 Trusted Computing Feature Options Description Enables or disables BIOS support for security device. Security Device Enabled By disabling this function, OS will not show Security Support Disabled Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available.
  • Page 58 Trusted Computing (TPM1.2) Feature Options Description Enables or disables BIOS support for security device. Security Device Enabled By disabling this function, OS will not show Security Support Disabled Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. Enables or disables Security Device. Enabled TPM State NOTE: Your computer will reboot during restart in...
  • Page 59 Trusted Computing (TPM2.0) Feature Options Description Security Device Enabled Enables or disables BIOS support for security device. Support Disabled By disabling this function, OS will not show Security...
  • Page 60 Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. Enabled SHA-1 PCR Bank Enables or disables SHA-1 PCR Bank. Disabled Enabled SHA256 PCR Bank Enables or disables SHA256 PCR Bank. Disabled Schedules an Operation for the Security Device. NOTE: Pending None Your computer will reboot during restart in order to...
  • Page 61 Trusted Computing (PTT Enable) Feature Options Description Enables or disables BIOS support for security device. Security Device Enabled By disabling this function, OS will not show Security Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not Support Disabled be available.
  • Page 62 Enabled SHA-1 PCR Bank Enables or disables SHA-1 PCR Bank. Disabled Enabled SHA256 PCR Bank Enables or disables SHA256 PCR Bank. Disabled Schedules an Operation for the Security Device. Pending None NOTE: Your computer will reboot during restart in operation TPM Clear order to change State of Security Device.
  • Page 63 Super IO Configuration...
  • Page 64 Serial port 1 Configuration Feature Options Description Enabled Serial Port Enables or disables Serial Port 1. Disabled Device Settings IO=3F8h; IRQ = 4...
  • Page 65 Serial port 2 Configuration Feature Options Description Enabled Serial Port Enables or disables Serial Port 2 Disabled Device Settings IO=2F8h; IRQ = 3...
  • Page 66 Case Open Configuration Feature Options Description Enabled Case Open Enables or disables Case Open function Disabled...
  • Page 67 Control Legacy PXE Boot Feature Options Description Control Legacy PXE Disabled Control Legacy PXE Boot from which Lan Boot from MGT LAN1...
  • Page 68 Status LED Configuration Feature Options Description Status LED GREEN Configures Status LED color...
  • Page 69 Digital I/O Configuration Feature Options Description Output High Digital I/O Output 1 Configure Digital I/O Pin5 Output Low Output High Digital I/O Output 2 Configure Digital I/O Pin6 Output Low Output High Digital I/O Output 3 Configure Digital I/O Pin7 Output Low Output High Digital I/O Output 4...
  • Page 70 Watch Dog Timer Configuration Feature Options Description Watch Dog Enabled Enables or disables Watch Dog Timer function Timer Disabled...
  • Page 71 Serial Port Console Redirection Feature Options Description COM0 Enabled Console Enables or disables Console Redirection Disabled Redirection...
  • Page 72 Console Redirection Settings Feature Options Description VT100: ASCII char set VT100 VT100+:Extends VT100 support color, VT100+ function keys, etc. Terminal Type VT-UTF8:Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode VT-UTF8 ANSI chars onto 1 or more bytes ANSI: Extended ASCII char set 9600 19200 Selects serial port transmission speed.
  • Page 73 None Flow Control can prevent data loss from buffer Flow Control Hardware overflow. RTS/CTS VT-UTF8 Combo Key Disabled Enables VT-UTF8 Combination Key Support for Support Enabled ANSI/VT100 terminals Disabled With this mode enabled, only text will be sent. Recorder Mode Enabled This is to capture Terminal data.
  • Page 74 Legacy Console Redirection Settings Feature Options Description Redirection COM Select a COM port to display redirection of COM0 Port Legacy OS and Legacy OPROM Messages Resolution 80x24 On Legacy OS, the Number of Rows and 80x25 Columns supported redirection. Redirection After Always Enable When Bootloader is selected, Legacy Console POST...
  • Page 75 PCI Subsystem Settings Feature Options Description Enables or disables 64bit capable Devices to be Above 4G Disabled Decoded in Above 4G Address Space (Only if Decoding Enabled System Supports 64 bit PCI Decoding) If the system has SR-IOV capable PCIe Devices, this Disabled SR-IOV Support option enables or disables Single Root IO...
  • Page 76 USB Configuration Feature Options Description Enables Legacy USB support. Enabled Auto option disables legacy support if Legacy USB Support Disabled no USB devices are connected; Disabled option will keep USB devices Auto available only for EFI applications. This is a workaround for OSes without Enabled XHCI hand-off...
  • Page 77 Maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the Auto Host Controller. Auto uses default value: Device power-up delay Manual for a Root port, it is 100 ms, for a Hub port the delay is taken from Hub descriptor.
  • Page 78 CSM Configuration Feature Options Description Disabled CSM Support Enables or disables CSM Support Enabled Do Not Launch Controls the execution of UEFI and Network UEFI Legacy PXE OpROM Legacy Do Not Launch Controls the execution of UEFI and Storage UEFI Legacy Storage OpROM Legacy Do Not Launch...
  • Page 79 NVMe Configuration Network Stack Configuration...
  • Page 80 Feature Options Description Disabled Network Stack Enables or disables UEFI Network Stack Enabled Disabled Enables Ipv4 PXE Boot Support. If IPV4 is Ipv4 PXE Support Enabled disabled, PXE boot option will not be created. Disabled Enables Ipv4 HTTP Boot Support. If IPV4 is Ipv4 HTTP Support Enabled disabled, HTTP boot option will not be created.
  • Page 81 Platform Select the Platform menu item from the BIOS setup screen to enter the Platform Setup screen. Users can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen. Feature Options Description Displays and provides option to change PCH Configuration None the PCH Settings...
  • Page 82 PCH Configuration Feature Options Description PCI Express None PCI Express Configuration settings Configuration PCH SATA None SATA devices and settings Configuration Power ON Restore AC Power Loss Power Off Select S0/S5 for ACPI state after a G3 Last State Quiet Serial IRQ Mode Configure Serial IRQ Mode.
  • Page 83 PCI Express Configuration Feature Options Description Enable PCIe root port function swapping PCIe Root Port Disabled feature to dynamically assign function 0 Function Swapping Enabled to enabled root port. MRRS 128B PCIE Max Read Request Size Selection. MRRS 256B MRRS 512B Max Read Request Size MRRS 1024B MRRS 2048B...
  • Page 84 PCH SATA Configuration Feature Options Description Disabled SATA Controller Enables or disables SATA Controller Enabled AHCI This will configure SATA as RAID or Configure SATA as RAID AHCI. Support Aggressive Disabled Link Power Enables or disables SALP Enabled Management Disabled Port 0/1/2/3/4 Enable or Disable SATA Port Enabled...
  • Page 85 spin up at boot. Otherwise all drives spin up at boot. Hard Disk Drive Identify the SATA port is connected to SATA Device Type Solid State Drive Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive Unknown ISATA Identify the SATA Topology if it is Default SATA Topology Direct Connect or ISATA or Flex or DirectConnect or M2...
  • Page 86 Server ME Configuration...
  • Page 87 Runtime Error Logging Feature Options Description Disabled System Error Enable/Disable setup options. System Errors Enabled Auto...
  • Page 88 Socket Select the Socket menu item from the BIOS setup screen to enter the Socket Setup screen. Users can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen. Feature Options Description Processor Displays and provides option to change the None Configuration Processor Settings...
  • Page 89 Processor Configuration...
  • Page 90 Feature Options Description Hyper-Threading Disabled Enables Hyper-Threading (Software Method to [ALL] Enabled Enable/Disable Logical Processor threads. Disabled Machine Check Enable or Disable the Machine Check Enabled Disabled Enable Intel® TXT Enables Intel(R) TXT Enabled Disabled Enables the Vanderpool Technology, which takes Enabled effect after reboot.
  • Page 91 Per-Socket Configuration Feature Options Description CPU Socket0 None None Configuration...
  • Page 92 CPU Socket0 Configuration Feature Options Description Core Disable 0: Enable all cores. 3fff: Disable all cores Bitmap(Hex) Each bit enables IOT/OCLA for a CBo. Note: IOT Disabled IOT Cfg Enabled Enable will override RDT CAT opportunistic tuning...
  • Page 93 Memory Configuration Feature Options Description Auto 1000 1066 1200 1333 1400 1600 1800 1866 Maximum Memory Frequency Selections in Mhz. Memory Frequency 2000 Do not select Reserved 2133 2200 2400 2600 2666 2800-OvrClk 2933-OvrClk 3000-OvrClk 3200-OvrClk...
  • Page 94 3400-OvrClk 3600-OvrClk 3733-OvrClk 3800-OvrClk 4000-OvrClk 4200-OvrClk 4266-OvrClk 4400-OvrClk Displays memory topology with Dimm population Memory Topology None information...
  • Page 95 IIO Configuration Feature Options Description Socket0 None None Configuration IOAT None All IOAT configuration options Configuration Intel® VT for Press <Enter> to bring up the Intel? VT for Directed I/O None Directed I/O (VT-d) Configuration menu. (VT-d) Disabled PCI-E ASPM This option enables / disables the ASPM support Per-Port Support (Global)
  • Page 96 Socket0 Configuration Feature Options Description Socket 0 None Settings related to PCI Express Port 1A PcieBr1D00F0 Socket 0 None Settings related to PCI Express Port 1C PcieBr1D02F0 Socket 0 None Settings related to PCI Express Port 2A PcieBr2D00F0 Socket 0 None Settings related to PCI Express Port 2C PcieBr2D02F0...
  • Page 97 IOAT Configuration Feature Options Description Sck0 IOAT Config None None Disable TPH TLP Processing Hint disable Disabled Prioritize TPH Prioritize TPH Enabled Disabled Relaxed Ordering Relaxed Ordering Enable/Disable Enabled...
  • Page 98 Intel® VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) Feature Options Description Intel® VT for Disabled Press <Enter> to bring up the Intel? VT for Directed I/O Enabled Directed I/O (VT-d) Configuration menu. (VT-d)
  • Page 99 Advanced Power Management Configuration Feature Options Description P State Control Configuration Sub Menu, CPU P State Control None include Turbo, XE and etc. CPU C State Control None CPU C State setting...
  • Page 100 CPU P State Control Feature Options Description Disabled SpeedStep(Pstates) Enables or disables EIST (P-States) Enabled Max Performance Boot performance Max Efficient Select the performance state that the mode Set by Intel Node BIOS will set before OS hand off. Manager Disabled Energy Efficient Turbo Disable, MSR Energy Efficient Turbo...
  • Page 101 CPU C State Control Feature Options Description Autonomous Core Disabled Autonomous Core C-State Control C-State Enabled Disabled Enables or disables CPU C6(ACPI C3) CPU C6 report Enabled report to OS Enhanced Halt State Disabled Core C1E auto promotion Control. Takes (C1E) Enabled effect after reboot.
  • Page 102 Server Mgmt Feature Options Description Enabled Enable or disables interfaces to communicate with BMC Support Disabled BMC. Wait For BMC response for specified time out. In Enabled PILOTII, BMC starts at the same time when BIOS Wait For BMC Disabled starts during AC power ON.
  • Page 103 successfully loaded or follows the OS Boot Watchdog Timer policy. OS Wtd Timer 5 minutes Configure the length of the OS Boot Watchdog Timeout 10 minutes Timer. Not available if OS Boot Watchdog Timer 15 minutes is disabled. 20 minutes OS Wtd Timer Do Nothing Configure how the system should respond if the...
  • Page 104 System Event Log Feature Options Description SEL Components Disabled Enables or disables all features of System Event Enabled Logging during boot. Yes, On next Erase SEL reset Choose options for erasing SEL. Yes, On every reset Do Nothing When SEL is Full Erase Choose options for reactions to a full SEL.
  • Page 105 BMC network configuration Feature Options Description Select to configure LAN channel parameters Unspecified Configuration statically or dynamically(by BIOS or BMC). The Static unspecified option will not modify any BMC Address source DynamicBmcDhcp network parameters during BIOS phase.
  • Page 106 View System Event Log...
  • Page 107 Security Select the Security menu item from the BIOS setup screen to enter the Security Setup screen. Users can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen. Feature Description If ONLY the Administrator's password is set, it only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when Administrator Password entering Setup.
  • Page 108 Secure Boot Feature Options Description Secure Boot feature is Active if Secure Boot is Disabled Enabled, Platform Key(PK) is enrolled and the Secure Boot Enabled System is in User mode. The mode change requires platform reset Secure Boot mode options: Standard or Custom. In Standard Custom mode, Secure Boot Policy variables can be Secure Boot Mode...
  • Page 109 Key Management Feature Options Description Factory Key Disabled Provision factory default keys on next re-boot only Provision Enabled when System in Setup Mode. Force System to User Mode. Configure NVRAM to Restore Factory None contain OEM-defined factory default Secure Boot keys keys.
  • Page 110 Boot Menu Select the Boot menu item from the BIOS setup screen to enter the Boot Setup screen. Users can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen. Choose boot priority from boot option group. Choose specifies boot device priority sequence from available Group device. Feature Options Description...
  • Page 111 Chapter 4 Software Setup Save and Exit Menu Select the Save and Exit menu item from the BIOS setup screen to enter the Save and Exit Setup screen. Users can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen. ■...
  • Page 112 Chapter 4 Software Setup ■Restore Defaults Restore default values for all setup options. Select “Yes” to load Optimized defaults. Note The items under Boot Override may not be the same as what is shown on your device.
  • Page 113: Appendix A: Led Indicator Explanations

    Appendix A: LED Indicator Explanations APPENDIX A: LED INDICATOR EXPLANATIONS The status explanations of LED indicators on Front Panel are as follows: System Power System Status HDD Activity System Power Solid Green The system is powered on The system is powered off System Status This LED indicator is programmable.
  • Page 114: Appendix B: Programming Watchdog Timer

    Appendix B: Programming Watchdog Timer APPENDIX B: PROGRAMMING WATCHDOG TIMER A watchdog timer is a piece of hardware that can be used to automatically detect system anomalies and reset the processor in case there are any problems. Generally speaking, a watchdog timer is based on a counter that counts down from an initial value to zero.
  • Page 115: Appendix C: Dual Bios Introduction

    Eventually, you are left with no choice but to ship the board back to the manufacturer. Lanner understands this pain and has empowered our products with the Dual BIOS feature. Normally, the Primary BIOS is used to boot the OS during powering up; when Primary BIOS is down, the Recovery BIOS automatically jumps in to boot up the OS for the User to take further steps such as performing data backup and BIOS upgrade.
  • Page 116: Addressing Bios Start-Up Failure With Dual Bios

    Appendix C: Dual BIOS Introduction Addressing BIOS Start-up Failure with Dual BIOS Few things can shut down a computer as completely as a corrupted BIOS. With Dual BIOS feature, you will be guaranteed to enter a healthy OS to perform thorough troubleshooting before the situation is irreparable.
  • Page 117 Appendix C: Dual BIOS Introduction How do I know which BIOS the system is booting from? On POST screen, the Boot Bios information will display the BIOS used for this bootup. I just found the system being booted from the Recovery BIOS, what’s next? With the Recovery BIOS at work, it can be asserted that the Primary BIOS is having such severe problem that it failed to function.
  • Page 118 Lanner Technical Support. Disclaimer Under no circumstances will Lanner accept responsibility or liability for damages of any kind whatsoever resulting or arising directly or indirectly from a BIOS update.
  • Page 119: Appendix D: Setting Up Console Redirections

    Appendix D: Setting up Console Redirections APPENDIX D: SETTING UP CONSOLE REDIRECTIONS Console redirection lets you monitor and configure a system from a remote terminal computer by re-directing keyboard input and text output through the serial port. The following steps illustrate how to use this feature.
  • Page 120: Appendix E: Programming Generation 3 Lan Bypass

    Bypass Gen 3 employs a programming method to control the bypass function by software. There are typically two types of communication status for the bypass function, one is “Normal “ and another is “Bypass “ status. Furthermore, the Lanner Bypass software is capable of controlling the bypass status in the following 3 instances.
  • Page 121: Appendix F: Installing Intel® Lan Controller Driver For Linux

    Appendix F: Installing Intel® LAN Controller Driver for Linux APPENDIX F: INSTALLING INTEL® LAN CONTROLLER DRIVER FOR LINUX For the latest driver update, please visit Intel® download center at https://downloadcenter.intel.com/, use the keyword search or the filter to access the driver’s product page, and then download the latest controller driver as well as the ReadMe document.
  • Page 122: Appendix G: Terms And Conditions

    Appendix G: Terms and Conditions APPENDIX G: TERMS AND CONDITIONS Warranty Policy 1. All products are under warranty against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. 2. The buyer will bear the return freight charges for goods returned for repair within the warranty period; whereas the manufacturer will bear the after service freight charges for goods returned to the user.
  • Page 123: Rma Service Request Form

    Appendix G: Terms and Conditions RMA Service Request Form When requesting RMA service, please fill out the following form. Without this form enclosed, your RMA cannot be processed.

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