About this User Manual This user manual provides the information on Installation and maintenance of the Orion HF310-G4. Caution: Experienced technicians should perform the Installation and maintenance. Document title: ORION HF310-G4 Document number: Document update date: September 2020 The following Notes, Cautions and Warnings might appear in this user manual. Note: Explains an important point or tip to help you to better use of the product.
Table of Contents Contents About this User Manual..............................................1 Table of Contents ................................................2 ORION HF310-G4 Specifications ..........................................4 Chassis Overview ............................................... 5 Front Panel Components ............................................6 Back Panel Components............................................7 Accessory Boxes & Rails ............................................8 Labelling ..................................................9 6.1 Power supplies cage ...............................................
ORION HF310-G4 Specifications The ORION HF310-G4 is a single socket, 1U rackmount form factor server and supports the following specification. Form Factor Chipset Intel® X299 Processor Intel® Core™ i9-7980XE - 18 Cores Overclocked Up to 4.8GHz, 24.75MB Cache, LGA2066 Intel® Core™ i9-10980XE - 18 Cores Overclocked Up to 5.0GHz*, 24.75 MB Cache, LGA2066 Cooling System High Performance Liquid Cooled System, Closed Loop and Maintenance Free Memory...
Back Panel Components ITEM DESCRIPTION 2x USB 3.0 OCP x8 2 x 1G LAN Management LAN (BMC) Low profile PCIe slot (Possible with our request) PCIe x 16 (FH/FL/DW) PCie x 16 P a g e...
Accessory Boxes & Rails The Orion HF310-G4 server includes (2) accessory boxes: Accessory Box #1 with GPU Cables and Brackets Accessory Box #2 with (2) Power Cables The rails and both accessory boxes are placed as shown below in the box with the server. P a g e...
Labelling This section provides information on the different labels found on the server. 6.1 Power supplies cage 6.2 Serial Number and Model Number Labels on Mylar 6.3 HDD trays P a g e...
Motherboard Layout Feature Specification Form factor 17.5”x6.65”(444.5mm x 169mm) Processor Support Intel Core-X 2066 Socket R4 Chipset X299 8 x DIMM slots support (2 DIMM/channel) Memory Up to 128GB (8 x 16GB) DDR4 3200 MHz non-ECC Up to 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR4 3600 MHz non-ECC Dual GbE LAN Intel I350 1 x Management LAN 10/100/1G Integrated in BMC with DDR4 128MB VRAM...
Detailed Jumpers Layout All the jumpers (except the “Clear CMOS” Jumoper) are located next to the PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot 1. The following illustration shows the jumpers. The “Clear CMOS” Jumper is located near the PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot 2 illustrated below. 14 | P a g e...
LED, Jumpers & Buttons and Connectors Functionality See the page 14, the “Detailed Motherboard Layout” for the item numbers. 7.1 LED Functionality Item Status BMC LED Flashing Green = Activated FIVR Fault LED Solid Green = Normal No Light = Power board Error CPU Thermaltrip LED Off = Normal Solid Red = Error...
= Normal Mode (Default) = Recovery Mode BIOS Password Clear Clear BIOS Password. = Normal Mode = Clear BIOS Password Overclocking Over Voltage Enable Overclocking voltage jumper. = Over voltage enabled (Default Mode) = Clear BIOS Password ME Update ME update flash security. = Enable ME Flash security = Disabled ME flash security NCSI Switch...
Removing the Chassis Cover This section provides information on how to remove the chassis cover from the system. Step 1: Turn the Knob anti-clockwise by using Philips screwdriver type 2. Step 2: Press the button and slide the cover towards the back of the system to release the cover. 19 | P a g e...
Installing the Chassis Cover This section provides information on how to install the Chassis cover in the system. Step 1: Slide the cover towards the front of the system to close the cover. Step 2: Turn the Knob clockwise by using Philips screwdriver type 2. 20 | P a g e...
How to clear the CMOS with jumper and battery. This section provides information on how to clear the CMOS by jumper and battery. Clear CMOS by Jumper Power system off Unplug power from system Move jumper from PIN 1-2 to 2-3 Wait 5-10 seconds Move jumper back from PIN 2-3 to PIN 1-2 Plug power back in...
How to replace the CMOS battery: This section provides information on how to replace the CMOS battery in the system. Power system off Unplug power from system Remove CMOS battery connector from motherboard (Battery is held onto motherboard by sticky tape) Gently pull battery off motherboard and replace with new battery (new battery should have come with connector already attached to battery) Plug power back in Turn system ON...
Replacing PCIE 1 Card This section provides information on how to replace the PCIE 1 card. Step 1: Unfasten the screws below using Philips screwdriver type 2. Step 2: Remove this plate as illustrated below. 23 | P a g e...
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Step 3: Remove card from the riser and replace the card. Step 4: Hold and press plate and card bracket together. Then, fasten with the screws. 24 | P a g e...
Replacing PCIE 2 Card This section provides information on how to replace the PCIE 2 card. Step 1: Unfasten the two screws using Philips screwdriver type 2. Step 2: Remove the riser card from the motherboard. 25 | P a g e...
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Step 3: Unfasten the screw that secures the card to the bracket, and slide the card out of the riser. 26 | P a g e...
Removing and Installing Memory Modules This section provides information on how to remove and install the Memory Modules. 128 GB: 8x16GB memories in all slots 64 GB: 8x8GB memories in all slots 32 GB: 4x8GB memories in blue slots Caution: Handle each memory module only by the meomry cards edges, ensuring not touching the middle of memory module or mettalic contacts.
Installing Memory Module Step 1: Identify the memory module socket. Step 2: Make sure that the Memory Module Ejectors on both ends are released. Step 3: Vertically press the memory module with your thumbs until the memory sits firmly in the memory socket. 28 | P a g e...
Replacing Fixed SSD This section provides information on how to replace the fixed 2.5-inch SSD in the Orion HF310-G4 system. Step 1: Remove the SATA and power cables. Then, turn thumbscrews anticlockwise to unscrew with Philips screwdriver type 2. Step 2: Unscrew these screws as illustrated below. Note: To access the lower hard drive, the top hard drive needs to be removed first.
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Step 3: Replace the hard drive(s). 30 | P a g e...
Replacing GPU This section provides information on how to replace the GPU in the Orion HF310-G4 system, in the PCIE 1 expansion slot. Step 1: Remove the power cables, and then unscrew the four screws as illustrated below. Step 2: Remove the plate. 31 | P a g e...
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1. Step 3: Carefully lift the riser card bracket by tilting it, and slide the riser card bracket out of the rear panel. Please ensure that the cables connected to the motherboard are not disconnected. Step 4: Once the GPU cable connectors are out, proceed to slowly slide out the GPU. 32 | P a g e...
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Step 5: Remove the original card bracket on the new GPU and replace with the custom bracket supplied in the accessory box. Step 6: Slide the new GPU into the riser card. Set the GPU front end carefully inside the chassis ensuring that the GPU connectors are cleared of interference. 33 | P a g e...
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Step 7: Align the riser card and PCIe1 slot and slide it in. Step 8: Screw the top screws and push the plate and screw in the side screws. 34 | P a g e...
Rack Mounting This section provides information on how to mount a system into the rack with the rack rails. Step 1. Install rails into the rack Push until Click Pull Lever and Push Rail until Click Step 2. Pull the middle fully extended member in lock position; ensure that the ball bearing retainer is located at the front of the middle member. Horizontally install chassis half way into slide member.
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Step 3. When it hits a stop, please pull/push the blue release tab on the inner member. 36 | P a g e...
Accessing BIOS: This section provides information on how to access to the system’s BIOS. Step 1. Turn on the system and press the DEL button on the keyboard immediately after you see the following windows to enter in to the Bios. Step 2.
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Step 4. Select the SETUP and press Enter. Step 4. In the main Menu in the BIOS. You can use either the keyboard arrow keys or mouse cursor to navigate. 45 | P a g e...
Configuring BMC IP-Address Settings for remote management This section provides information on how to configure BMC IP-address settings for remote management. Step 1: Go in to the BIOS, In the Setup menu, under the Server Mgmt menu select BMC network configuration and note down the Station IP address. Step 2: Launch the web browser, Type the IP address of the BMC, and enter the username as admin and password as password.
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Step 3: When main menu of BMC appears then click on the Settings Step 4: Select the Network Settings 47 | P a g e...
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Step 5: Select the Network IP Settings Step 6: Uncheck the Enable IPv4 DHCP, then enter the IPv4 Address, IPv4 Subnet and IPv4 Gateway and then click on Save. 48 | P a g e...
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Step 7: Click on OK and close the browser tab or browser. Launch the browser or new tab with the new BMC IP Address to verify if the changes has been successful. 49 | P a g e...
Configuring Management Console Network In order to configure the Management Console, Turn ON the system and note down the BMC IP as seen below. 50 | P a g e...
Using the Web User Interface The BMC firmware features an embedded web server, enabling users to connect to the BMC using a web browser. The web server should support four concurrent connections. The Web user interface (GUI) is used to configure, monitor and administer the Orion HF310-G4 systems. This Web-based GUI is supported on the following web browsers.
Accessing the Management Console Open a web browser and type in your identified BMC IP. A dialog box prompts you to enter Username and Password. Enter the following values: Username: ADMIN Password: ADMIN Username: admin Password: password Note: When you log in using the root user name and password, you have full administrative powers. The recommendation is that once you log in, you change the root password.
Viewing and Configuring the Management Console After you successfully log into your Management Console, the Remote Management Console GUI appears. 29.1 Properties The Properties page displays the platform and firmware version of current remote client system. 53 | P a g e...
29.2 Configuration Network In the Configuration Network page, you can view and modify the network settings on this screen. Select the Network Mode from the drop-down list. 29.2.1 Dedicate Mode When set to Dedicate Mode, you can configure the BMC related settings through the BMC port. 29.2.2 Shared Mode When set to Shared Mode, you can configure the BMC related settings through the NIC2 port.
29.3 Network Security You can configure the network security settings on this screen. Check the IP Blocking Enabled box and input the desire value of IP Blocking Fail Count, IP Blocking Fail Window, and IP Blocking Penalty Time. After you finish the configuration, click Apply Change to save the settings. 55 | P a g e...
29.4 Security The Security page shows the current certificate status. To generate a new certificate, click Generate Certificate. To upload a certificate, click Upload Certificate. 56 | P a g e...
29.5 Users In the Users page is to configure a specific user, click the Users ID. To display new user information, click Refresh. NOTE: BMC convention for enabling an ‘anonymous’ login is to configure the entry for User ID 1 with a null username (all zero’s) and a null password (all zero’s). Applications may then present this to the user as an anonymous login.
29.6 Services In the Services page, you can configure the web server parameters (such as, HTTP Port Number, HTTPS Port Number, and Timeout) on a remote computer. By default, the timeout is 1800 seconds. When you finish the configuration, click Apply Changes. 58 | P a g e...
29.7 IPMI The IPMI page contains two sections: IPMI Serial and IPMI Settings. 29.7.1 IPMI Serial There are four serial configuration in IPMI Serial: Connection Mode Settings, Baud Rate, Flow Control, and Channel Privilege Level Limit. The Connection Mode Settings allows user to select the Console redirection type and to manage the system from a remote location. Once the connection mode is set, select the Baud Rate and Flow Control from the drop-down list.
29.8 Time Settings This page provides the mechanism to configure the Network Time acquisition method. With Administrator or Operator privilege level, you can modify configuration settings and click the Apply Changes button to execute the settings, as well as click the Sync Time Now button (when in Requested Mode) to request an immediate clock set.
29.9 Language This page allow users to choose preferred language when using the WebUI. When you finish the configuration, click Apply Change. 61 | P a g e...
29.10 Session This page displays information on Active Sessions. Additionally, the trashcan icon provides the delete function for privileged users. Click Session log to view the session log. Click Refresh to refresh the Sessions status. 62 | P a g e...
29.11 LDAP The LDAP page allows download user list of LDAP server then create Management Console user account from this list directly. Check the box below to enable LDAP authentication and enter the required information to access the LDAP server. Click Apply Changes to save your changes. 63 | P a g e...
29.12 Updates In the Updates page, the firmware can be updated remotely. To update firmware, follow the instruction below: 1. Select Update Type. 2. Select the file on your local system by using Browse. Click Upload to update to the new version of firmware. 64 | P a g e...
29.13 Utilities The Utilities page provides BMC reboot and Factory default restore functions. 1. To reboot system, click Reboot. 2. To restore factory default, click Factory Default. 3. To update Logo, select the file on your local system using Browse and click Update. 4.
29.14 Fan Profiles The Fan Profiles page provides viewing and configuring the Fan Profiles. You can Import/Export the fan profiles as well. 66 | P a g e...
29.15 Sensor Monitor The Sensor monitor page provides general configuration for related system hardware monitoring. To view the Probe list, click Show Graph and click Refresh to update current probe list. 67 | P a g e...
29.16 Power Control The Power Control allows you to power on/off/cycle, Hard Reset/NMI/Soft off System the remote host system. Additionally you can see the remote power status. To perform the power control operation, select the operation and click Apply Changes. 68 | P a g e...
29.18 System Event Log It records the event when sensor has an abnormal state. When the log matches the pre-defined alert, the system sends out the notification automatically, if it is pre- configured. 70 | P a g e...
29.19 Platform Event A platform event filter (PEF) can trigger an action and generate an alert when a critical hardware-related event occurs. For each PEF, you can choose the action to be taken when a platform event occurs. You can also choose to generate and send an alert when a platform event occurs. In the Platform Events screen, you can enable the generation of platform event alerts globally by clicking Global Alerting Enable.
29.20 Trap Settings In the Trap Settings page, user can set the IPv4 and Ipv6 Destination List. IPv6 and IPv4 are two completely separate protocols. IPv6 is not backwards compatible with IPv4, and IPv4 hosts and routers will not be able to deal directly with IPv6 traffic.
29.21 Email Settings If you want the alert to be sent by email, you can configure to specify the e-mail address, subject and message in the Email Settings. After you finish the configuration, click Apply Change to save the settings. 29.21.1 SMTP Set E-mail (SMTP) server IP address for sending alert notification to user.
29.22 Serial Over LAN You can configure the Serial Over LAN settings on this screen. Check the Enable Serial Over LAN box and select the Baud Rate and Channel Privilege Limit from the drop-down list. After you finish the configuration, click Apply Change to save the settings. 74 | P a g e...
29.24 Launching Java KVM Viewer Click Launch HTML5 vKVM Viewer to launch the redirection console and manage the server remotely. After clicking the button, a console appears as below. 76 | P a g e...
29.25 Virtual KVM Viewer and Virtual Media Session Configuration This screen allows you to configure the Remote Console settings. Check the Virtual KVM Configuration Enabled box or Virtual Media Configuration Enabled box, and select the Max Sessions, Remote Port, Video Encryption Enabled, and Preference Client from the drop-down list. After you finish the configuration, click Apply Change to save the settings.
29.27 Memory This Memory page displays the technical specifications of the installed memory. Click Refresh to refresh current installed memory information. 79 | P a g e...
29.28 Storage This page displays the connected hard disk drive and hardware health information. Click Refresh to view connected hard disk drive hardware health status. 80 | P a g e...
29.29 PSU (Power Supply Unit) This PSU page displays the connected Power Supply unit’s information like Manufacturer, Serial number, Firmware version etc. Click Refresh to view connected power Supply unit’s status. 81 | P a g e...
29.30 System NIC This System NIC page displays the connected network cards information. Click Refresh to view the onboard LAN device related information. 82 | P a g e...
29.31 PCIE (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) This PCIE page displays the on Board and Add in PCIE cards information. Click Refresh to view the PCIE devices information. 83 | P a g e...
Updating Bios and ME This section provides information on how to update the BIOS and ME through the BMC port. Step 1: Insert the network cable in the dedicated BMC/IPMI Lan port. Step 2: Turn ON the machine. Step 3: Note down the BMC IP address detected as shown in the screenshot 84 | P a g e...
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Step 4: Turn off the machine. Step 5: Go to you computer and open a browser IE or Chrome and then put the BMC IP address on the address bar (ex: [https://172.2.2.54]) and press enter. Step 6: If the web page does not open, you need to ENABLE PRIVACY Step 7: Click ADVANCED 85 | P a g e...
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Step 8: Click Proceed to (……….) unsafe. Step 9: Put Username: ADMIN and Password: ADMIN 86 | P a g e...
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Step 10: Go to Update. Step 11: Select BIOS & ME 87 | P a g e...
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Step 12: Click on Choose file Step 13: Select the file Image .RBU from your PC and press Upload 88 | P a g e...
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Step 14: Press Update and wait until is done 100% 89 | P a g e...
Profile Loading in BIOS This section provides information on how to upload the profile in the BIOS. Step 1: There is no password to enter the BIOS; you will just have to hit Enter. 90 | P a g e...
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Step 2: In the Setup menu, select the OC Config menu and go to Save user profiles. 91 | P a g e...
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Step 3: Choose the desired profile. You should have a 48_18 and a 50_10 profiles. Restore it, and then press F10. 92 | P a g e...
Importing profile from Vmedia: 1. From the Launch Menu, on the top right, click on Launch HTLM5vKVM Viewer 2. Click on Activate Vmedia 3. Select Removable Disk and click Manage 4. Click on browse to select the profile image: HF310-G4-F05-xxxx-xx.img 5.
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8. Type fs3: (which is the number of Removable Media in this example). 9. Type update.nsh profile_name and press Enter 10. Reboot the system, the profile will be applied and saved into the BIOS. 94 | P a g e...
Drivers/Tools The drivers and tools are available on the Ciara’s website: https://ciaratech.com/support-center/ 34.1 Verifying CPU Frequency for Linux For UBUNTU and DEBIAN, you can install i7z (available in most LINUX Distribution Tree). For RHEL and CentOS, turbostat is part of the base install. 95 | P a g e...
34.2 Verifying CPU Frequency for Windows The Hwinfo utility for Windows available on website: https://www.hwinfo.com/download/ WINDOWS Hwinfo64 96 | P a g e...
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