Supermicro X11DAi-N User Manual page 3

About This Manual
This manual is written for system integrators, IT technicians, and knowledgeable end users.
It provides information for the installation and use of the X11DAi-N motherboard.
About This Motherboard
The X11DAi-N motherboard supports dual Intel
Intel Xeon Scalable-SP (Socket P0) processors with a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of
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up to 205W and UPI (UltraPath Interconnect) of up to 10.4 GT/s. With the Intel C621 built-
in, this motherboard supports four PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, two PCIe 3.0 x8 slots, ten SATA 3.0
connections, and up to 4TB of 3DS RDIMM/3DS LRDIMM/LRDIMM/RDIMM DDR4 ECC
2933*/2666/2400/2133 MHz memory in 16 memory slots (*Note below). It also supports up
to 5TB memory with DCPMM modules. This motherboard provides maximum performance,
system cooling, and PCIe capacity. The X11DAi-N is optimized for high-performance
computing platforms, and is ideal for use in data centers. Please note that this motherboard is
intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians only. For processor/memory
updates, please refer to our website at http://www.supermicro.com/products/.
Note: Support for 2933 MHz memory is dependent on the CPU SKU.
Manual organization
Chapter 1 describes the features, specifications, and performance of the motherboard in
addition to providing detailed information on the Intel C621 chipset.
Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when installing the
processor, memory modules, and other hardware components into the system.
Chapter 3 describes troubleshooting procedures for video, memory, and system setup stored
in the CMOS.
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS, and provides detailed information on running
the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes.
Appendix B lists software program installation instructions.
Appendix C lists standardized warning statements in various languages.
Appendix D contains UEFI BIOS Recovery instructions.
Appendix E provides information on how to configure VROC RAID settings.
Preface
Xeon Scalable-SP and 2nd Generation
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Preface