Advantech SKY-8201L Series User Manual

Advantech SKY-8201L Series User Manual

Compact 2u high performance server based on intel xeon processor scalable family
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SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420
SKY-8201L
COMPACT 2U HIGH PERFORMANCE
SERVER BASED ON INTEL® XEON™
PROCESSOR SCALABLE FAMILY
Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1 SKY-8201L COMPACT 2U HIGH PERFORMANCE SERVER BASED ON INTEL® XEON™ PROCESSOR SCALABLE FAMILY ________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page I...
  • Page 3 Revision History Date (mm/dd/yyyy) Revision Modifications Initial version - draft 03/20/2018 Update pictures 04/20/2018 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page I...
  • Page 4 Advantech Co., Ltd. Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. However, Advantech Co., Ltd. assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements of the rights of third parties, which may result from its use.
  • Page 5 If an Advantech product is defective, it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period. For out-of-warranty repairs, you will be billed according to the cost of replacement materials, service time and freight.
  • Page 6 We appreciate your valuable input in helping make our products and documentation better. Please send all such - in writing to: ncg@advantech.com   ________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page IV...
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    2.6 Available Accessories and Related Products ............54 2.6.1 Accessories ....................54 2.6.2 Spare Parts ....................54 2.6.3 Related Products ..................54 Configuration and Service ..........55 3.1 Jumper Settings ....................56 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 5...
  • Page 8 A.5.1 Connector Pinout ..................102 A.5.2 LED Definition ................... 102 BIOS POST Code ............... 103 Declaration of Conformity ..........111 Warranty and RMA ............113 Glossary ................115 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201 Manual V01 20161202 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 6...
  • Page 9 Figure 3-14: Hardware Setup: Southbridge ..............72 Figure 3-15: Hardware Setup: NVMe Configuration ............ 73 Figure 3-16: Hardware Setup: Intel VROC ..............73 Figure 3-17: Server Management Setup ..............74 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 7...
  • Page 10 Figure A-2: USB Type A Connector ................97 Figure A-3: DisplayPort Connector ................98 Figure A-4: SFP+ Connector ..................100 Figure A-5: RJ45 10/100/1000Base-T Connector ............. 102 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201 Manual V01 20161202 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 8...
  • Page 11 Table A-4: SFP+ Connector Pin Assignment ............100 Table A-5: SFP+ Connector LED Indication .............. 101 Table A-6: RJ45 10/100/1000Base-T Connector Pin Assignment ......102 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 9...
  • Page 12 Table A-7: RJ45 Connector LED Indication............... 102 Table B-1: BIOS POST Codes .................. 104 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201 Manual V01 20161202 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 10...
  • Page 13: Getting Started

    Chapter Getting Started ________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 11...
  • Page 14: Safety Instructions

    Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual could result in personal injury or damage to the equipment. Advantech intends to provide all necessary information to install and handle the SKY-8201L in this manual. Because of the complexity of this product and its various uses, we do not guarantee that the given information is complete.
  • Page 15: Safety Precautions - Static Electricity

    16. The sound pressure level at the operator’s position according to IEC 704-1:1982 is no more than 70 dB (A). DISCLAIMER: The set of instructions is given according to IEC704-1. Advantech disclaims all responsibility for the accuracy of any statements contained herein.
  • Page 16: Unpacking

    Please check the delivery for completeness as you open the carton carefully. If any of the items listed in Table 1-1 is missing or damaged, please contact your Advantech representative. For maximum protection during shipments, the SKY-8201L is packaged inside a double carton, collectively referred to as the “box”...
  • Page 17: Installation And Configuration

    To install the chassis slide rail on the SKY-8201L chassis, please follow below instruction. Step 1: Remove the chassis (inner) member Step 2: Mount inner member to the chassis Step 3: Attach the cabinet member to the posts ________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 15...
  • Page 18 Step 4: Releasing the locking latch upward and pushing middle member forward to the rear of slide. Caution! DO NOT add any weight upon the system when chassis slide rail is installed. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201 Manual V01 20161202 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 16...
  • Page 19: Powering On

    Please refer to Section 2.4 for the location of front and rear panel elements. 1.3.3 Connecting to Monitor, Keyboard and Mouse ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201 Manual V01 20170908 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 17...
  • Page 20: Connecting To The Serial Console

    Check “Colour” or “Both” for “Indicate bolded text” in the colours submenu. Click the “Open” button and a PuTTY terminal screen will appear. Figure 1-1: PuTTY Session Configuration ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201 Manual V01 20161202 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 18...
  • Page 21: Figure 1-2: Putty Serial Configuration

    Figure 1-2: PuTTY Serial Configuration ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201 Manual V01 20170908 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 19...
  • Page 22: Figure 1-3: Putty Keyboard Settings

    Figure 1-3: PuTTY Keyboard Settings ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201 Manual V01 20161202 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 20...
  • Page 23: Figure 1-4: Putty Colour Settings

    BIOS has been optimized for minimum boot time. The BIOS will move through POST quickly and immediately try to boot an OS according to the selected boot options in the BIOS. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 21...
  • Page 24: Installing An Os

    - Install an image from a USB key - Install an OS via network boot. If you use Advantech’s services to pre-install an OS, you can skip the following section. 1.3.5.1 Pre-Installed reference OS If you receive this manual along with a sample unit, the system will have a reference OS installed by default.
  • Page 25: Table 1-2: Pxe Bios Options

    Setting up such a boot server implies a couple of steps. How-to guides for setting up Linux as PXE boot server are available on the internet, e.g. https://www.debian-administration.org/article/478/Setting up a server for PXE network booting. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 23...
  • Page 26: Getting Help: Technical Support And Assistance

    / servers. 1.4 Getting Help: Technical Support and Assistance In case the unit you received is a sample for evaluation, please contact your Advantech representative. For production units, please follow the process below: Visit the Advantech web site at http://www.advantech.com/support...
  • Page 27: Product Specification

    Chapter Product Specification ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201 Manual V01 20170908 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 25...
  • Page 28: Overview

    2.1 Overview The Advantech SKY-8201L is a highly configurable high performance server designed to balance the best in x86 server-class processing with maximum I/O and offload density in a 27.5" depth chassis. The system is a cost effective, robust platform optimized for superior reliability in business critical applications including, but not limited to, communications, edge and industrial high performance computing.
  • Page 29: Product Versions

    2.2 Product Versions The SKY-8201L is available in the following standard configurations. Contact your Advantech representative for availability of other configuration options. Table 2-1: Available Product Versions Model Name Configurations 27.5" 2U server w Dual IntelR XeonR Processor, IntelR C622 chipset, AC 1200W PSU, 12 bay 3.5"...
  • Page 30: Technical Specifications

    5% to 95% operational (non-condensing) Environment Operational 0°C (32°F) to 40°C (104°F) temperature Storage -40°C (-40°F) to 70°C (158°F) temperature Four replaceable fans Chassis Fan Cooling ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 28...
  • Page 31: System Dimensions

    Dimension (W x D x H) Physical 25kg Weight (N.W) 2.3.2 System Dimensions The system dimensions (in mm) are shown below: Figure 2-2: System Dimensions ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 29...
  • Page 32: Detail Description

    12 x 3.5” Hot swappable SAS/SATA  3.5” Drive Bays HDD/SSD (4 x 2.5” NVMe SSD on top layer)  Front I/O board with 2x USB 2.0 ports Front I/O ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 30...
  • Page 33: Figure 2-4: Sky-8201L2 Front Panel

    The SKY-8201L supports an array of status and alarm LEDs at the front & rear panel. The locations and the functions of front LEDs are described below. Figure 2-5: Status LEDs (Front Panel) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 31...
  • Page 34: Figure 2-6: Front Buttons

    The SKY-8201L has four hot swappable fan modules behind the storage. Each of the fan modules carries high performance fans for optimized air flow. To extract or install the fan module please remove the top cover first. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 32...
  • Page 35: Figure 2-7: Sky-8201L1 Disk Bays

     Disk #12 3.5” Disk Tray Each Disk Bay has an integrated disk tray that includes a handle, locking mechanism as well as drive LEDs. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 33...
  • Page 36: Figure 2-8: Sky-8201L1 Disk Tray

    Activity LED (green)  Status LED (amber)  Tray handle Handle The SKY-8201L2 supports 24 hot swappable 2.5” HDDs/SSDs at the front. Figure 2-9: SKY-8201L2 Disk Bays ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 34...
  • Page 37: Table 2-8: L2 Disk Bay

     Disk #24 2.5” Disk Tray Each Disk Bay has an integrated disk tray that includes a handle, locking mechanism as well as drive LEDs. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 35...
  • Page 38: Figure 2-10: Sky-8201L2 Disk Tray

    Activity LED (green)  Status LED (amber)  Pushing the button will allow the tray handle to open if Button unlocked  Tray handle Handle ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 36...
  • Page 39: Rear Panel

    Mgmt Port SFP+ Port 2x 10GbE SFP+ ports FH/FL PCIe Slot 4x FH/FL single deck PCIe card slots 2x FH/HL (or LP / Advantech PersCard) single FH/HL PCIe Slot deck PCIe card slots ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • Page 40: Inside The System

    Cage for “right cards  PCIe Card Cage Cage for “ left cards  PCIe Card Cage  2.5”/3.5” drive tray assembly including SAS Drive Tray backplane Assembly ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 38...
  • Page 41  Cages hosting fan modules Fan Cages ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 39...
  • Page 42: System Block Diagram

    2.4.4 System Block Diagram Figure 2-13: SKY-8201L1 Block Diagram ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 40...
  • Page 43: Processor(S)

    The SKY-8201 supports single Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family. The table below gives an overview of the processor SKUs for communication infrastructure which can be supported on the SKY-8201: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 41...
  • Page 44: Table 2-12: Intel® Xeon® Processor Skus For Communications Infrastructure

    Implements a slice of the total Intel UPI Coherency Agent (CA) function Supports up to 1.35 MB non-inclusive Last Level Cache (LLC) Implements Intel UPI Home Agent (HA) functions ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 42...
  • Page 45: Memory

    DRAM Ranks : RDIMM (Single Rank, Dual Rank) LRDIMM (Single Rank, Dual Rank, Quad Rank, Octa Rank) Integrated Dual SMBus Master Controllers Support Apache Pass DIMMs ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 43...
  • Page 46: Table 2-13: Validated Dimms

    96D4-16G2400ER-ATL 96D4-4G2400ER-AT DDR4-2400 Transcend AQD-D4U16R21-SE DDR4-2133 Please contact you Advantech representative for the most recent list of validated peripherals or if you would like to use modules not listed. Other configurations are available on request. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co.
  • Page 47: Quickassist Accelerator

    The SKY-8201L supports a total of eight PCIe extension slots for 4 full height / full length, 2 full height / half length low profile PCIe card, and 2 low profile Advantech PCIe PersCard. The full height / full length and half length extension slots support a PCIex8 gen3 interface, and Advantech PCIe PersCard slot supports a PCIex4 gen3 interface.
  • Page 48: Tpm

    An 1.2 or 2.0 Trusted Platform Module is supported on the SKY-8201L. This module is TCG-compliant and has passed Common Criteria EAL4+ certification. 2.4.11 Mass Storage One M.2 2280 SSD is supported on the SKY-8201L located at ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 46...
  • Page 49: Bios

    Figure 2-16: Location of mSATA Sockets 2.4.12 BIOS The SKY-8201 BIOS is based on Advantech’s APTIO BIOS and compliant to the UEFI, SMBIOS and ACPI specifications. The BIOS performs probing, initialization and configuration of the SKY-8201 and initializes the OS boot process at the end of POST (Power On Self Test).
  • Page 50 2.4.12.2 BIOS Defaults The BIOS comes with a set of configuration parameters when shipped by Advantech referred to as “Optimized Defaults” or “factory defaults”. The user can change BIOS settings via the setup menu either temporarily or permanently by saving the changes as “User defaults”.
  • Page 51: Advanced Platform Management

    - Air inlet and outlet temperatures - CPU temperatures - DIMM temperatures (if DIMMs used support a temperature sensor) - PCH temperature - PSU temperature (via PMBus) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 49...
  • Page 52 The PSU modules have integrated fans which provide for independent cooling of the PSU modules and exhaust air through the rear panel. All fans are supervised by the BMC for proper operation. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 50...
  • Page 53: Figure 2-17: System Airflows And Fans

    Figure 2-17: System Airflows and Fans 錯誤 所指定的 Figure 樣式的文字不存在文件 中。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 51...
  • Page 54: Power Supplies

    5. For 1+1 redundant system power, only ONE PSU is allowed to be extracted at one time. 6. DO NOT leave the slot empty when extracting the PSU, the alternative PSU MUST be inserted immediately for safety purpose. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 52...
  • Page 55: Advanced Platform Features

    Please refer to the IPMI specification for a detailed description of the BMC watchdog features and operation. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 53...
  • Page 56: Available Accessories And Related Products

    2.6 Available Accessories and Related Products 2.6.1 Accessories The following accessories are available for ordering. Please contact your Advantech representative for a list of available and supported peripherals such as memory modules, hard disks and solid state drives. Table 2-16: Accessories...
  • Page 57: Configuration And Service

    Chapter Configuration and Service ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 55...
  • Page 58: Jumper Settings

    Please note that Advantech supports shipping the SKY-8201L with custom BIOS defaults to simplify the deployment and integration for our customers. Please contact your Advantech representative if you want to receive more information regarding this service. The BIOS Setup Menu can be entered via the BIOS POST screen displayed on the...
  • Page 59: Main Setup Menu

    Main Setup screen shown below. Users can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab. Figure 3-3: BIOS Setup Main Screen ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 57...
  • Page 60: Table 3-1: Bios Setup: Main Menu

    You may need to update system time to reflect the desired time zone when you receive the unit. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 58...
  • Page 61: Platform Setup Menu

    This sub menu allows you to change the settings used for the serial console. For example, users can define the terminal type, bits per second, data bits, parity, stop bits and others. Figure 3-5: Platform Setup: Serial Console Menu ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 59...
  • Page 62: Table 3-2: Serial Console Menu

    100x31 Enabled resolution Legacy OS 80x24 Select Legacy OS Redirection Redirection 80x25 Resolution Resolution Putty KeyPad VT100 Select FunctionKey and KeyPad on LINUX Putty. XTERMR6 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 60...
  • Page 63: Figure 3-6: Platform Setup: Usb Configuration Menu

    DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications. If the OS doesn’t support EHCI, XHCI Hand-off Disabled Enabled BIOS will get the control. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 61...
  • Page 64: Figure 3-7: Platform Setup: Trusted Computing(Tpm1.2)

    Table 3-4: Trusted Computing Menu (TPM1.2) Access / Group Setup Item Description Options Security Device Enabled Enables or disables the support None Support Disabled for the TPM. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 62...
  • Page 65: Figure 3-8: Platform Setup: Trusted Computing(Tpm2.0)

    Figure 3-8: Platform Setup: Trusted Computing(TPM2.0) Table 3-5: Trusted Computing Menu (TPM2.0) Access / Group Setup Item Description Options None Vendor Display Only Display TPM vendor ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 63...
  • Page 66 TPM 2.0 HID Choose TPM 2.0 HID return value. PNP0C31 3.2.2.5 Virtualization This sub menu allows you to change the settings used for Virtualization function. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 64...
  • Page 67: Figure 3-9: Platform Setup: Virtualization

    This sub menu allows you to change the settings used for related CPU utilization setting. The default configuration for CPU was optimized setting for getting better performance for networking, so it is not recommend to change it. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 65...
  • Page 68: Figure 3-10: Platform Setup: Platform Management

    C state C6(Retention) support. state OS Controls Selects whether BIOS or Energy Operating System chooses Performance BIOS Controls energy performance bias ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 66...
  • Page 69 Disable the logging of EFI Log EFI Both Status Codes or log only Status Codes Error code error code or only progress Progress code code or both ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 67...
  • Page 70: Hardware Setup

    The sub menus are described on the following pages. Figure 3-11: Hardware Setup ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 68...
  • Page 71: Figure 3-12: Hardware Setup: Cpu Configuration

    None Execute Disable Bit Enable Execute Disable Bit allows Disable the processor to classify areas in memory where application code can be executed and cannot ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 69...
  • Page 72: Figure 3-13: Hardware Setup: Northbridge

    (MSR 1A4h [3]). 3.2.3.2 Northbridge This menu allows the configuration of the memory controller and related features of the SoC. Figure 3-13: Hardware Setup: Northbridge ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 70...
  • Page 73: Table 3-9: Northbridge

    PCI Express Ports Select sub-menu. Configuration 3.2.3.3 Southbridge This menu contains settings for the South Bridge for related SATA and USB and ACPI setting etc. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 71...
  • Page 74: Figure 3-14: Hardware Setup: Southbridge

    Select S0/S5 for ACPI state after PCH state after G3 Power on a G3 3.2.3.4 NVMe Configuration This menu contains settings for NVMe controller and Drive information ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 72...
  • Page 75: Figure 3-15: Hardware Setup: Nvme Configuration

    Figure 3-15: Hardware Setup: NVMe Configuration 3.2.3.5 Intel Virtual RAID on CPU This menu contains settings for Intel® VMD for Volume Management Device Configuration Figure 3-16: Hardware Setup: Intel VROC ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 73...
  • Page 76: Server Management Setup

    OS Boot OS Wtd Timer Policy Reset Watchdog Timer expires. Not Power Down available if OS Boot Watchdog Timer is disabled. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 74...
  • Page 77: Security Setup

    Setup. In Setup the User will have Administrator rights. 3. The password length must be in the following range: Minimum length: 3 Maximum length: 20 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 75...
  • Page 78: Post & Boot Menu

    Boot Option Priority User Defined Sets the system boot order. Force BIOS Option ROM CSM16 Parameters Messages Keep Current CSM Parameters CSM Support Enable the CSM support ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 76...
  • Page 79: Figure 3-20: Post & Boot Menu: Csm16 Configuration

    GA20; this option is useful when any RT None code is executed above 1MB Option Force BIOS Set display mode for Option Keep Current Messages ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 77...
  • Page 80: Figure 3-21: Post & Boot Menu: Csm Configuration

    This item allows a more Storage Do not launch granular control of OptionROM UEFI Video execution depending of the type Legacy Other PCI device of extension device. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 78...
  • Page 81: Save & Exit Menu

    Save Changes made so far to any of the Save Changes Save setup options. Options Discard Changes Discard Changes made so far to any of the ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 79...
  • Page 82 This option allows you to override the Boot UEFI: < boot specified boot order and use a different Override device> boot device for the next boot. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 80...
  • Page 83: Installing Components

    POUR DÉCONNECTER L’UNITÉ DU SECTEUR. 警告: 電源を切るには、ユニットから電源コードをすべてつとも抜いてくださ い。 当心: 如要切断电源, 请将所有电源线都从机器上拔掉。 注意: 若要切斷電源, 請將所有電源線都從機器上拔除。 3.3.2 Reinstalling the Top Cover Note! You need: - A PH2 screw driver ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 81...
  • Page 84: Pcie Card Installation

    12. Enter the BIOS setup menu, launch the EFI shell and use the PCIe device display command to validate that the newly installed board(s) has/have been properly recognized. 13. Leave the BIOS and boot the OS. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 82...
  • Page 85: Disk Installation

    - A standard 2.5” HDD/SSD Locate the disk tray you want to install the disk. Unlock the tray by moving the lock to the bottom. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 83...
  • Page 86: Figure 3-25: Unlocking The Disk Tray

    Push the tray’s button to open the tray handle. Figure 3-26: Opening the Disk Tray Grab the tray handle and pull it evenly towards you. Figure 3-27: Removing the Disk Tray ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 84...
  • Page 87: Figure 3-28: Mounting The Drive In The Disk Tray

    - A standard 3.5” HDD/SSD Locate the disk tray you want to install the disk. Move the lock DT1 to the right to open the tray handle. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 85...
  • Page 88 Insert the m-SATA SSD with an angle of approximate 33° in the slot. Press the m-SATA SSD downwards. Install and fasten the fixing screw. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 86...
  • Page 89: Memory Installation

    Figure 3-30: Opening DIMM Latches Select DIMM orientation so that the keys in the DIMM module and socket match. Figure 3-31: DIMM Key Alignment ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 87...
  • Page 90: Figure 3-32: Dimm Insertion Into Slide Rails

    DIMM evenly until the white latches fully close with a click. Figure 3-33: Seating the DIMM in the Socket In case you want to install another DIMM, repeat steps 1 to 5 accordingly. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 88...
  • Page 91: Cpu Installation

    In the unlikely case that you need to install CPUs by yourself, please contact your Advantech representative as product warranty may be impacted. For a basic overview on the CPU installation procedure, tools and challenges, please refer to intel’s document #516860, section “System Integration and ESD”.
  • Page 92: Firmware Upgrades

    For instruction on how to remove and install the top cover of the unit please refer to section 3.3. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 90...
  • Page 93: Psu Modules

    The PSU module should start operation and the PSU Status LED should turn green. You may want to check the PSU status via Advanced Platform Management and also clean the System Event Log. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 91...
  • Page 94: Disk Drives

    No special tools Power down the unit As a preparation you need to remove the top cover, PCIe card cages and the stiffener plate as described earlier. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 92...
  • Page 95: Figure 3-34: Unlocking And Removing A Dimm

    Pull the DIMM module out vertically. Figure 3-34: Unlocking and Removing a DIMM To insert a new DIMM, please follow the process described in Section 3.3.9. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 93...
  • Page 96: Tips, Tricks And Troubleshooting

    Chapter Tips, Tricks and Troubleshooting ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 94...
  • Page 97: Connector Pinout And Led Information

    Appendix Connector Pinout and LED Information ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 95...
  • Page 98: Console Port

    Transmitted Data (Output from SKY-8200) Digital Circuit Ground Digital Circuit Ground Received Data (Input to SKY-8200) Data Set Ready (Input to SKY-8200) Clear To Send (Input to SKY-8200) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 96...
  • Page 99: Usb 3.0 Type A Connectors

    Digital Circuit Ground SSRX- USB3.0 SuperSpeed Receiver Differential Pair Signals SSRX+ GND_DRAIN Digital Circuit Ground for Signal Return SSTX- USB3.0 SuperSpeed Transmitter Differential Pair Signal SSTX+ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 97...
  • Page 100: Displayport Connector

    Aux Channel Signal P Ground AUX CH (n) Aux Channel Signal N Hot Plug Source Detection Detect Power Return Signal (GND) for Box-to-Box Return DisplayPort connecter ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 98...
  • Page 101 DP_PWR Power for Box-to-Box DisplayPort connecter ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 99...
  • Page 102: 10 Gbe Sfp+ Connector (Sff-8431)

    Module Receiver Ground VccR Module Receiver 3.3 V Supply VccT Module Transmitter 3.3 V Supply VeeT Module Transmitter Ground Transmitter Non-Inverted Data Input Transmitter Inverted Data Input ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 100...
  • Page 103: Table A-5: Sfp+ Connector Led Indication

    Table A-5: SFP+ Connector LED Indication Left Right Speed LED Link/Active LED (Green/Amber Color) (Green Color) Link Turn on 1 Gbps Static Amber Active Blinking 10 Gbps Static Green ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 101...
  • Page 104: Rj45 10/100/1000Base-T Ports

    Left Right (Green Speed LED Link/Active LED Color) (Green/Amber Color) Link Turn on 10 Mbps Active Blinking 100 Mbps Static Amber 1000 Mbps Static Green ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 102...
  • Page 105: Bios Post Code

    Appendix BIOS POST Code ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 103...
  • Page 106 Pre-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module 0x16 specific) Pre-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module 0x17 specific) Pre-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module 0x18 specific) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 104...
  • Page 107 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module 0x39 specific) Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module 0x3A specific) 0x3B Post-Memory South Bridge initialization is started ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 105...
  • Page 108 CPU DXE initialization is started 0x64 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specific) 0x65 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specific) 0x66 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specific) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 106...
  • Page 109 Boot Device Selection (BDS) phase is started 0x91 Driver connecting is started 0x92 PCI Bus initialization is started 0x93 PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization 0x94 PCI Bus Enumeration ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 107...
  • Page 110 0xAC Reserved for ASL 0xAD Ready To Boot event 0xAE Legacy Boot event 0xAF Exit Boot Services event 0xB0 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP Begin ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 108...
  • Page 111 S3 Resume is stared (S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL) 0xE1 S3 Boot Script execution 0xE2 Video repost 0xE3 OS S3 wake vector call 0xE8 S3 Resume Failed ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 109...
  • Page 112 0xE9 S3 Resume PPI not Found 0xEA S3 Resume Boot Script Error 0xEB S3 OS Wake Error 0xF0 – 0xF4 Unused 0xf8 – 0xFA Unused ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 110...
  • Page 113: Declaration Of Conformity

    Appendix Declaration of Conformity ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 20180420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 111...
  • Page 114 Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his or her own expense. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 112...
  • Page 115: Warranty And Rma

    Appendix Warranty and RMA ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 113...
  • Page 116 Advantech warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years from the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply to any products which have been repaired or altered by persons other than repair personnel authorized by Advantech, or which have been subject to misuse, abuse, accident or improper installation.
  • Page 117: Glossary

    Appendix Glossary ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 115...
  • Page 118 Pre-boot Execution Environment QuickAssist Technology QuickPath Interconnect RASUM Reliability, Availability, Serviceability, Usability, Maintainability RDIMM Registered DIMM RMCP Remote Management Control Protocol Receive Serial Attached SCSI  ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 116...
  • Page 119 Universal Serial Bus                         ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 117...
  • Page 120 All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. © Advantech Co., Ltd. 2018 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY-8201L Manual V02 2018420 Copyright 2016 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 118...

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