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  • Page 1 Inspur Server User Manual NF5888M5 (AGX-5) V1.1...
  • Page 2 Inspur. The information in this manual is subject to change without notice. Inspur is the registered trademark of Inspur. All the other trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective holders.
  • Page 3 4.Please install the product-compatible operating system and use the driver provided by Inspur. If you use an incompatible operating system or non-Inspur driver, it may cause compatibility issues and affect the normal use of the product, Inspur will not assume any responsibility or liability.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Safety Instructions ......................... 1 2 Product Specification ........................5 2.1 Overview ............................ 5 2.2 Features and specifications ......................5 3 Component identification......................7 3.1 Front panel components ......................7 3.2 Front control panel buttons and indicators ................8 3.3 Hard drive tray indicators ......................
  • Page 5 6.2 Processor option......................... 22 6.3 Memory option .......................... 24 6.4 Hard drive option ........................26 6.5 Power supply option ........................27 6.6 Air baffle option ......................... 28 7 Cabling ............................30 8 BIOS setup ............................. 32 8.1 Common operations ........................32 8.2 BIOS parameter description .......................
  • Page 6 13.2 Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge ............162 14 Warranty ............................163 14.1 Introduction ..........................163 14.2 Warranty service ........................163 14.3 Warranty exclusions ......................... 164...

  • Page 7: Safety Instructions

    For your safety, please do not attempt to remove the cover of the system to remove or replace any component without assistance provided by Inspur. Only service technicians trained by Inspur are authorized to remove the cover of the host, and to remove and replace internal components.
  • Page 8 In the event of the following, please unplug the power line plug from the power socket and contact Inspur’s customer service department: The power cables, extension cables or power plugs are damaged.
  • Page 9 Close the host cover, reconnect the system to the power socket, and then power on. In case of operation failure or other abnormal situations, please contact Inspur and get technical support.
  • Page 10 Upon receiving the proper authorization from Inspur and dismounting the internal components, please pay attention to the following: Switch the system power supply off and disconnect the cables, including all connections of the system.

  • Page 11: Product Specification

    2 Product specifications 2.1 Overview Inspur server NF5888M5 (AGX-5) is an artificial intelligence (AI) oriented supercomputer platform. The 8U chassis supports up to 16 fully interconnected NVIDIA(R) Tesla (R) V100 GPUs and provides 2-petaFLOPS AI computing performance. The global GPU interconnection bandwidth is up to 2400GB/s, which guarantees near linear ultra high speed-up ratio for any AI training program in the architecture.
  • Page 12 Total memory capacity Supports up to 3,072GB (128G per bank) 2* front USB3.0 interfaces, 1* rear SUV serial interface (including 2* USB2.0 USB interface interfaces) PCIe interface 4* external PCIe connectors VGA interface 1* front VGA interface, 1* SUV serial interface (including 1* VGA interface) Management network 1* front and 1* rear RJ45 IPMI interfaces interface...

  • Page 13: Component Identification

    Component Identification 3 Component identification 3.1 Front panel components Module name Front panel buttons and indicators UID indicator and button System reset button System fault indicator 5-12 Hard disk 0-7 USB3.0 slot x2 BMC management interface Network interface x2 VGA interface UID indicator and button BMC debug interface 19-24...

  • Page 14: Front Control Panel Buttons And Indicators

    3.2 Front control panel buttons and indicators Module name Description When the equipment works as a GPU server, front control panel 1 is Front control panel 1 used to control the equipment. When the equipment works as a GPU BOX, front control panel 1 is used to control GPU BOX 1 (upper), front control panel 2 controlling Front control panel 2 GPU BOX 2 (lower).

  • Page 15: Rear Panel Components

    Component Identification Module name Description Steady red: Hard disk in fault Hard disk fault alarming Steady blue: Hard disk positioning indicator Steady pink: Working with RAID Rebuilding Hard disk activity status Steady green: Normal indicator Flashing green: Hard disk in reading/writing 3.4 Rear panel components Module name PSU0-3...

  • Page 16: Motherboard Components

    Module name BMC management interface 19-20 External PCIe connector D0-D4 I/O box D 22-23 PSU6-7 PCIE interface 1 BMC management interface SUV connector 27-28 External PCIe connector B0-B4 I/O box B UID indicator and button 3.5 Motherboard components Module name Memory slot (CPU1) Memory slot (CPU0) CPU1...
  • Page 17 Component Identification Module name Hard disk backplane power supply interface Hard disk backplane signal interface J91 Hard disk backplane signal interface J92 M.2 Riser slot Right-hand front panel interface PCH SD card slot BMC SD card slot CLR_CMOS Motherboard handle 0 UID button BMC debug interface BMC management interface/USB3.0 slot x2...
  • Page 18 shown below:...

  • Page 19: Operations

    Operations 4 Operations 4.1 Power up the server Insert the power cord plug, then press the Power Button. 4.2 Power down the Server Alarm! To minimize the risk of personal injury, electric shock or equipment damage, please unplug the power cord to disconnect the power source. The Power button on the front panel cannot disconnect the power supply thoroughly.

  • Page 20: Remove The Access Panel

    4.4 Remove the access panel Alarm! To minimize the risk of personal injury caused by overheated surfaces, do not touch the surface until the drives and internal components cool down. Note: For the purpose of sufficient heat dissipation, do not run the server without the access panel, fan cover or fans.

  • Page 21: Install The Access Panel

    Operations 4.5 Install the access panel Place the access panel on the server and open the cover locker. Pull the panel backward. Press downward the cover locker. The access panel slides into the closed position. Use a screwdriver to tighten the safety screws on the cover locker. 4.6 Install the server After the installation/maintenance steps are completed, follow the rack mounting instructions and lift the server chassis onto the guide rail.

  • Page 23: Setup

    Leave a minimum clearance of 121.9 cm (48 in) from the back of the rack to the back of another rack or row of racks. Inspur Servers draw in cool air through the front door and expel warm air through the rear door. Therefore, the front and rear rack doors must be adequately ventilated to allow ambient room air to enter the cabinet, and the rear door must be adequately ventilated to allow the warm air to escape from the cabinet.
  • Page 24 adequate airflow (equivalent to the required 64 percent open area for ventilation). • Side—The clearance between the installed rack component and the side panels of the rack must be a minimum of 7 cm (2.75 in). 5.1.2 Temperature requirements To ensure continued safe and reliable equipment operation, install or position the system in a well-ventilated, climate-controlled environment.

  • Page 25: Rack Warnings

    Because of the high ground-leakage currents associated with multiple servers connected to the same power source, Inspur recommends the use of a PDU that is either permanently wired to the building’s branch circuit or includes a nondetachable cord that is wired to an industrial-style plug.

  • Page 26: Identifying The Contents Of The Server Shipping Carton

    • The racks are coupled together in multiple-rack installations. • Only one component is extended at a time. A rack may become unstable if more than one component is extended for any reason. Warning! To reduce the risk of personal injury or equipment damage when unloading a rack: •...

  • Page 27: Installing The Operating System

    5.6 Installing the operating system To operate properly, the server must have a supported operating system installed. For the latest information on supported operating systems, refer to the Inspur website (http://www. inspur.com/eportal/ui?pageId=2317460). You may download the operating system from the website and install it directly into the...

  • Page 28: Hardware Options Installation

    6 Hardware options installation 6.1 Overview If more than one option is being installed, read the installation instructions for all the hardware options and identify similar steps to streamline the installation process. Warning! To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and the internal system components to cool before touching them.
  • Page 29 Hardware Options Installation Step 1: Align the Clip’s triangle mark with the CPU’s corner mark, and then assemble the Clip and CPU together. Step 2: Align the heatsink position marked by “1” with the Clip’s triangle mark, vertically align the mounting holes on the heatsink with those on the Clip, and assemble the heatsink and Clip together.

  • Page 30: Memory Option

    Step 3: Install the assembled heatsink module onto the CPU socket, and the position marked by “1” should be aligned with the triangle mark on the CPU socket. Tighten the screws according to the sequence of 1, 2, 3, and 4. Notes: ●...
  • Page 31 Hardware Options Installation ● DIMM slot layout is as shown in the following figure: ● Memory installation principle: A. Even distribution: Distribute the memories equally to each of the CPUs. If there is a remainder, allot the extra to CPU0. B.

  • Page 32: Hard Drive Option

    6.4 Hard drive option Note: For proper cooling, do not operate the server without the access panel, baffles, expansion slot covers, or blanks installed. If the server supports hot-plug components, minimize the amount of time the access panel is open. Determine the status of the hard disk drive from the hot-plug hard drive LED.

  • Page 33: Power Supply Option

    Hardware Options Installation Step 3: Use four screws to fix the hard drive on the tray. Step 4: Install the hard drive tray into the server and secure the hard drive lever. 6.5 Power supply option Note: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless all bays are populated with either a component or a blank.

  • Page 34: Air Baffle Option

    Install the power supply into the power supply bay. Connect the power cord to the power supply. Route the power cord through the power cord anchor or cable management arm. Reposition the cable management arm into the operating position. Connect the power cord to the power source. Verify that the corresponding power supply LED is green.
  • Page 35 Hardware Options Installation Remove the tightening screws at both sides of the air baffle in counterclockwise direction. Hold the CPU position of the air baffle by using both hands, lift vertically upward to remove the air baffle, and install a new air baffle...

  • Page 36: Cabling

    7 Cabling The backplane SAS cables are routed as per the blue lines to connect the SAS/RAID card. The backplane power cables are routed as per the red lines to connect the motherboard power interface. Signal cable connection between the motherboard and SwitchServer board Rear PCIe Module external cable connection...
  • Page 37 Cabling Note: Please route the cables according to the purchased machine configuration.

  • Page 38: Bios Setup

    Power on the server. The system will then start to boot. When the following content appears below Inspur logo on the screen: “Press <DEL> to SETUP or <TAB> to POST or <F11> to Boot Menu or <F12> to PXE Boot.” Press DEL key. When “Entering Setup …” appears in the lower right corner of the screen, it will enter the BIOS setup soon.
  • Page 39 BIOS setup Press F11 to enter the boot management interface, select the boot device. ● Press F12 to boot the PXE. ● BIOS Setup Interface Control Key Instruction Table Function <Esc> Exit or return from submenu to main menu <←> or <→> Select a menu <↑>...
  • Page 40 Network, Storage, Video OPROM Policy and Other PCI devices, as shown in the following figure. At present, Inspur Purley platform servers are set to UEFI Mode by default. Compared with Legacy mode, UEFI mode has many advantages: It supports boot from the GPT disk which is larger than 2.2T, supports IPv6/IPv4 PXE boot, and provides UEFI Shell environment.
  • Page 41 BIOS setup Fig. 2.3 8.1.4 View CPU information Login to the BIOS interface, select “Processor -> Processor Configuration -> Processor Information”, and press Enter to display the CPU detailed information, as shown in the following figure. Fig. 2.4...
  • Page 42 8.1.5 View memory information Login to the BIOS interface, select “Processor -> Memory Configuration -> Memory Topology”, and press Enter to display the manufacturer, speed, capacity and other information of the memories in position, as shown in the following figure. Fig.
  • Page 43 BIOS setup Fig. 2.6 Fig. 2.7 8.1.6.2 RAID mode settings Set the SATA Mode Option to [RAID], press F10 to save the setting, and the system reboots.
  • Page 44 When Boot Mode is set to UEFI mode, in the BIOS Setup Advanced interface, there will be the Intel(R) RSTe SATA Controller menu, as shown in the following figure. Fig. 2.8 Press Enter, the executable operation and the current disk information will be displayed, as shown in the following figure.
  • Page 45 BIOS setup Fig. 2.10 Create RAID Menu Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Please enter a volume name less than 16 characters without containing any Name special characters. Please select the RAID volume level. If no volume has been created at present, there are four volume levels of RAID0 (Stripe), RAID1 (Mirror), RAID10 (RAID0+1) and RAID5 (Parity) for selection.
  • Page 46 Fig. 2.11 Fig. 2.12 Fig. 2.13...
  • Page 47 BIOS setup When Boot Mode is set to Legacy, a prompt “Press <CTRL-I> to enter Configuration Utility…” will appear on the screen during system booting. Press [Ctrl] and [I] keys at the same time to enter SATA RAID configuration, as shown in the following figure. Fig.
  • Page 48 Menu Instruction Table Create RAID Volume To create an RAID volume Delete RAID Volume To delete an existed RAID volume Reset Disks to Non-RAID To reset disks in RAID volume, and to restore them to non-RAID status Mask Disk as Spare To mask the disks as spare disks.
  • Page 49 BIOS setup After completing the above settings, please select [Create Volume], and press Enter. The system will prompt “WARNING: ALL DATA ON THE SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N)”. To create an RAID volume, please enter “Y”. A volume will be created, and all data on the selected disks will be lost.
  • Page 50 Fig. 2.18 Mask Disk as Spare menu. After entering Mask Disk as Spare menu, system will display the disks not in RAID volume. Please use the space key to select the disks according to the actual demand, and then press Enter. The system will prompt “Are you sure you want to mask selected disks as Spare? (Y/N)”, enter “Y”...
  • Page 51 BIOS setup Fig. 2.20 8.1.7 View and set BMC network parameters 8.1.7.1 View BMC network parameters Login to the BIOS interface, select “Server Mgmt -> BMC Network Configuration -> BMC IPv4 Network Configuration/BMC IPv6 Network Configuration”. Press Enter to view the current configuration of BMC IPv4 and BMC IPv6 network, as shown in the following figures.
  • Page 52 Fig. 2.22 8.1.7.2 BMC network settings Take BMC Sharelink port as an example to introduce the settings of BMC IPv4 network parameters, as shown in the following table. BMC Network Configuration Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value Set the way to get BMC network parameters, options include: Get BMC Sharelink /Dedicated Do Nothing...
  • Page 53 BIOS setup 8.1.7.3 Set static BMC network parameters Set the Configuration Address Source option to [Static]. If the setting succeeds, the system will prompt “Set Static BMC IP Address Source Success!!”, as shown in the following figure. Fig. 2.23 Select the Station IP Address option. Press Enter, the Station IP Address window pops up. Input the Static IP manually.
  • Page 54 Fig. 2.25 If the setting succeeds, the system prompts “Set Static BMC Station IP OK!!!” Press Enter to confirm, and the IP will take effect immediately. If the setting fails, the system prompts “Set Static BMC Station IP Fail!!!” If the IP does not change, the system prompts “Static BMC Station IP Not Change!!!” If the input IP is invalid, the system prompts “Invalid Station IP Entered!!!”, and assign 0.0.0.0 to the IP address.
  • Page 55 BIOS setup Network Parameters are Getting Now, Please Wait a Moment!”, as shown in the following figure. Fig. 2.27 After pressing Enter to confirm, the following interface will stay for 30s, please wait patiently. Fig. 2.28 After the dynamic network takes effect, the system will prompt “Get Dynamic BMC Dhcp Success!!”, and the interface will be shown as the following figure.

  • Page 56: Bios Parameter Description

    Fig. 2.29 Note: Please make sure that the BMC management port is connected to the network when you use the Manual setting options. The options that take effect immediately in the BIOS Setup interface are implemented by calling the Callback function. Callback functions are only called when the options in the BIOS Setup interface are changed.
  • Page 57 BIOS setup Fig. 3.1 Main Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Product Name Product name Serial Number Serial number Customer ID Customer ID BIOS Version BIOS version Build Date Build date BMC Firmware Version BMC FW version ME Firmware Version ME FW version Access Level Current access level...
  • Page 58 as ACPI, serial port, PCI subsystem, CSM, USB, onboard NIC and so on. Fig. 3.2 Advanced Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Trusted Computing Trusted computing configuration Super IO Configuration AST2400 I/O chip parameter configuration Serial Port Console Redirection Serial port console redirection settings PCI Subsystem Settings PCI subsystem settings...
  • Page 59 BIOS setup 8.2.2.1 Trusted computing Trusted Computing interface is used to enable or disable BIOS support for security device. Fig. 3.3 Trusted Computing Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value Security device support settings. Options include: Enabled Disabled Security Device Support BIOS supports TPM TCG version 1.2/2.0.
  • Page 60 Fig. 3.5 Super IO Configuration Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Serial port 0 configuration, the configuration interface provides this serial Serial Port 0 Configuration port’s on-off control and resource allocation control. Users can manually adjust the IO PORT and IRQ number that COM PORT uses. 8.2.2.2.1 Serial port 0 configuration Serial Port 0 Configuration interface is used to set the options related with serial port 0.
  • Page 61 BIOS setup Serial Port 0 Configuration Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value Serial port 0 on-off settings. Options include: Serial Port Enabled Enabled Disabled Select the optimal setting according to the demand. Options include: Auto Change Settings I0=3F8h;...
  • Page 62 Fig. 3.8 Console Redirection Settings Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value Terminal type settings. Options include: VT100 Terminal Type VT100+ ANSI VT-UTF8 ANSI Baud rate settings. Options include: 9600 19200 Bits per second 115200 38400 57600 115200 Serial port data width settings.
  • Page 63 BIOS setup VT-UTF8 combination key support on-off settings. VT-UTF8 Combo Key Options include: Enabled Support Enabled Disabled Recorder mode on-off settings. Options include: Recorder Mode Enabled Disabled Disabled Expanded redirection resolution 100×31 on-off settings. Options include: Redirection 100×31 Disabled Enabled Disabled Legacy OS redirection resolution settings.
  • Page 64 PCI Subsystem Settings Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value Above 4G memory access control on-off settings. Options include: Above 4G Decoding Enabled Enabled Disabled SR-IOV support on-off settings. Options include: SR-IOV Support Enabled Enabled Disabled 8.2.2.6 Network stack configuration Network Stack Configuration interface is used to set the options related with Network UEFI PXE.
  • Page 65 BIOS setup Set the wait time to cancel PXE boot after pressing ESC key, the setting PXE boot wait time range is 0~5. Media detect count Device detect count settings, the setting range is 1~50. 8.2.2.7 CSM configuration CSM Configuration interface is used to set the options related with the compatibility support module.
  • Page 66 Storage device Option ROM execution mode settings. Options include: Storage Do not launch UEFI Legacy UEFI Video device Option ROM execution mode settings. Options include: Video OPROM Policy Do not launch UEFI Legacy UEFI Other PCI devices Option ROM execution mode settings.
  • Page 67 BIOS setup 8.2.3.1 PCH SATA configuration/PCH sSATA configuration PCH sSATA Configuration and PCH SATA Configuration interfaces are used to set the options related with the onboard sSATA/SATA ports. Take PCH SATA Configuration menu as an example, as shown in the following figure. Fig.
  • Page 68 PCH SATA Configuration Interface Instruction Table Default Value Interface Parameters Function Description SATA controller on-off settings. Options include: Enabled SATA Controller Enabled Disabled SATA mode settings. Options include: AHCI SATA Mode Options AHCI RAID ---- SATA Port 0~7 SATA port 0~7 HDD information SATA port on-off settings.
  • Page 69 BIOS setup 8.2.3.3 Miscellaneous configuration Miscellaneous Configuration interface is used to set some other common options. Fig. 3.15 Miscellaneous Configuration Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value Power state settings when restoring on AC power loss. Options include: Restore AC Power Loss Power OFF Power OFF...
  • Page 70 Fig. 3.16 Server ME Configuration Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value Operational Firmware Version Operational ME firmware version ---- Recovery Firmware Version Recovery ME firmware version ---- ME Firmware Status #1 ME FW status value #1 ---- ME Firmware Status #2 ME FW status value #2 ----...
  • Page 71 BIOS setup Fig. 3.17 Runtime Error Logging Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value System error log record settings. Options include: System Errors Enabled Enabled Disabled 8.2.4 Processor Processor interface is used to set the options related with the processor and memory. Fig.
  • Page 72 Processor Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Processor Configuration Processor configuration Common Configuration Common configuration UPI Configuration UPI configuration Memory Configuration Memory configuration IIO Configuration IIO configuration Advanced Power Management Configuration Advanced power management configuration 8.2.4.1 Processor configuration Processor Configuration interface is used to set the options related with the processor. Fig.
  • Page 73 BIOS setup Execute disable bit on-off setting. Options include: Execute Disable Bit Enabled Enabled Disabled Intel trusted execution technology on-off settings. Options include: Intel TXT Support Disabled Enabled Disabled Intel virtual machine extensions technology on-off settings. Options include: Enabled Enabled Disabled Safe mode extension on-off settings.
  • Page 74 8.2.4.2 Common configuration Common Configuration interface is used to set the common options. Fig. 3.20 Common Configuration Interface Instruction Table Default Value Interface Parameters Function Description MMIO high base settings. Options include: MMIO High Base MMIO high granularity size settings. Options 256G include: MMIO High Granularity Size...
  • Page 75 BIOS setup 8.2.4.3 UPI configuration UPI Configuration interface is used to set the options related with UPI. Fig. 3.21 UPI Configuration Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value UPI Status UPI status submenu, displaying the current UPI link status ---- Degrade precedence settings.
  • Page 76 UPI failover support on-off settings. Options include: UPI Failover Support Enabled Enabled Disabled Sub NUMA cluster settings. Options include: Auto: Support 1-cluster or 2-clusters according to IMC interleave. Sub NUMA Clustering Enabled: Support all SNC clusters (2-clusters) and 1-way IMC Disabled interleave.
  • Page 77 BIOS setup DDR4 data scrambling on-off settings. Options include: Data Scrambling for Auto Enabled DDR4 Enabled Disabled ADR on-off settings. Options include: Enable ADR Enabled Enabled Disabled Legacy ADR mode on-off settings. Options include: Legacy ADR Mode Enabled Enabled Disabled ADR data save mode settings.
  • Page 78 Memory Map Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value Volatile memory mode settings. Options include: Volatile Memory Mode Auto 1LM memory interleave granularity settings. Options include: Auto 1LM Memory Interleave Auto Granularity 256B Target, 256B Channel 64B Target, 64B Channel IMC interleaving settings.
  • Page 79 BIOS setup Memory RAS Configuration Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value Static virtual lockstep mode on-off settings. Options include: Static Virtual Lockstep Mode Enabled Disabled Disabled Mirror mode settings. Options include: Disabled Mirror Mode Disabled Mirror Mode 1LM Mirror Mode 2LM Mirror TAD0 mode on-off settings.
  • Page 80 Fig. 3.25 IIO Configuration Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value Socket N configuration submenu, used to set the Link speed, Max Payload Size and ASPM of the Socket N Configuration CPU0’s PCIE device, and to display the link status, ---- maximum link and current link speed of the PCIE port.
  • Page 81 BIOS setup 8.2.4.6 Advanced power management configuration Advanced Power Management Configuration interface is used to set the options related with the CPU power management. Fig. 3.26 Advanced Power Management Configuration Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description CPU P State Control CPU P state control submenu Hardware PM State Control Hardware PM state control submenu...
  • Page 82 Fig. 3.27 CPU P State Control Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value Uncore frequency scaling settings. Options include: Enabled Uncore Freq Scaling (UFS) Disabled (Min Frequency) Enabled Disabled (MAX Frequency) Custom Uncore frequency settings. The range is 1300-2300, Uncore Frequency 1300 displayed when Uncore Freq Scaling (UFS) is set to Custom.
  • Page 83 BIOS setup Fig. 3.28 Hardware PM State Control Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value Hardware P-States is set by OS automatically or not, the default value is decided based on the actual test. Options include: Disabled: based on legacy OS request Hardware P-States Native Mode Native Mode: based on legacy OS boot...
  • Page 84 Fig. 3.29 CPU C State Control Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value Monitor/Mwait support on-off settings. Options include: Monitor/Mwait Support Disabled Enabled Disabled Autonomous core C-state on-off settings. Options include: Autonomous Core C-State Disabled Enabled Disabled On-off settings of reporting C6 state to OS. Options include: CPU C6 report Disabled...
  • Page 85 BIOS setup Fig. 3.30 Package C State Control Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value Package C state settings. Options include: C0/C1 state C2 state C0/C1 state Package C State C6 (Non Retention) state C6 (Retention) state No Limit 8.2.4.6.5 CPU-Advanced PM tuning CPU-Advanced PM Tuning interface is used to set the options related with the CPU power- saving performance, with an Energy Perf BIAS submenu.
  • Page 86 Fig. 3.31 Energy Perf BIAS Interface Instruction Table Default Value Interface Parameters Function Description OS Controls EPB Power performance tuning settings. Options include: Power Performance Tuning OS Controls EPB BIOS Controls EPB Performance Power performance management settings. Options include: Performance Balanced Performance ENERGY_PERF_BIAS_CFG Mode Balanced Power...
  • Page 87 BIOS setup Fig. 3.32 Server Mgmt Interface Instruction Table Default Value Interface Parameters Function Description ---- BMC Self Test Status BMC self-test status ---- BMC Firmware Version Current motherboard’s BMC firmware version FRB-2 timer on-off settings. Options include: Enabled FRB-2 Timer Enabled Disabled FRB-2 timer timeout settings.
  • Page 88 BMC Network ---- BMC network configuration submenu Configuration ---- BMC User Settings BMC user settings submenu ---- VLAN Configuration VLAN configuration submenu ---- View FRU Information View FRU information submenu 8.2.5.1 BMC network configuration BMC Network Configuration interface is used to configure the BMC network through BIOS. Fig.
  • Page 89 BIOS setup Fig. 3.34 BMC IPv4 Network Configuration Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value Set the method to get the BMC sharelink/dedicated parameters. Options include: Get BMC Sharelink/Dedicated Do Nothing Do Nothing Parameters Auto Manual Set BMC network status. Options include: Unspecified Configuration Address Source Static...
  • Page 90 Fig. 3.35 BMC IPv6 Network Configuration Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value Set the method to get the BMC sharelink/dedicated parameters. Options include: Get BMC Sharelink/Dedicated Do Nothing Do Nothing Parameters Auto Manual Set BMC network status. Options include: Unspecified Configuration Address Source Static...
  • Page 91 BIOS setup Fig. 3.36 BMC User Settings Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Add User Add user submenu Delete User Delete user submenu Change User Settings Change user settings submenu 8.2.5.2.1 Add user Add User interface is used to add a BMC user through BIOS. The addition takes effect immediately, and the user will be added to the BMC user list.
  • Page 92 Add User Interface Instruction Table Default Value Interface Parameters Function Description ---- User Name Set user name, supporting up to 16 characters. Set user password. It must contain uppercase and lowercase letters, ---- User Password special characters and numbers, within 8-20 characters. ---- Channel NO Set BMC channel, input 1 or 8.
  • Page 93 BIOS setup 8.2.5.2.3 Change user settings Change User Settings interface is used to modify the BMC user settings through BIOS. Fig. 3.39 Change User Settings Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value User Name Input the name of user to modify ---- Input the password of user to modify.
  • Page 94 Fig. 3.40 VLAN Configuration Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value BMC sharelink/dedicated VLAN control on-off settings. Options include: Sharelink/Dedicated VLAN Control Enabled Disabled Disabled To enable VLAN, it needs to set the VLAN ID first. BMC sharelink/dedicated VLAN ID settings, the range is Sharelink/Dedicated VLAN ID 2~4094.
  • Page 95 BIOS setup Fig. 3.41 View FRU Information Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description System Manufacturer System manufacturer System Product Name System product name System Product Part Number System product part number System Version System version System Serial Number System serial number Board Manufacturer Board manufacturer Board Product Name...
  • Page 96 Fig. 3.42 Security Interface Instruction Table Interface Parameters Function Description Create an administrator password. It must contain uppercase and Administrator Password lowercase letters, special characters and numbers, within 8-20 characters. Create a user password. It must contain uppercase and lowercase letters, User Password special characters and numbers, within 8-20 characters.
  • Page 97 BIOS setup Fig. 3.43 Boot Configuration Interface Instruction Table Default Value Interface Parameters Function Description Setup prompt timeout settings. Set the time to wait for Setup Prompt Timeout the Setup activate key, and the maximum value is 65535 seconds. Bootup Numlock state on-off settings. Options include: Bootup NumLock State Enabled Boot options retry on-off settings.

  • Page 98: Firmware Update

    For BIOS update, you could select to update in UEFI Shell or OS. 8.3.1 Update BIOS in UEFI shell When Inspur Logo appears on the screen during system booting, there is a prompt “Press <DEL> to SETUP or <TAB> to POST or <F11> to Boot Menu or <F12> to PXE Boot” below.
  • Page 99 BIOS setup Press F11 key to open the Boot Menu, as shown in the following figure. Enter the item: UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell. Fig. 4.1 Enter the disk where the AfuEfi64 package resides, and enter the AfuEfi64 folder. The BIOS.bin file is the 32M BIOS+ME file to update, as shown in the following figure. Fig.
  • Page 100 Fig. 4.3 If there are any changes in ME part, execute the command to update 32M ME+BIOS: AfuEfix64.efi BIOS.bin /b /p /n /x /k /l /me, and the process is as shown in the following figure. Parameter instructions: - /B Program Boot Block - /P Program main bios image - /N Program NVRAM - /X Do not check ROM ID...
  • Page 101 BIOS setup Fig. 4.4 Note: After the update is completed, please power off the machine, and then power it on. 8.3.2 Update BIOS in Linux There are 32bit and 64bit Linux OS afulnx tools. Taking Linux 64bit OS as an example, use the afulnx_64 tool to enter the directory containing afulnx_64 tool.
  • Page 102 Fig. 4.5 If there are any changes in ME part, execute the command to update BIOS and ME simultaneously: ./afulnx_64 BIOS.bin /b /p /n /x /k /l /me, as shown in the following figure. Fig. 4.6 Notes: 1. For Linux system, it needs to run the afulnx_64 tool as root. 2.

  • Page 103: Bmc Settings

    This section introduces the specifications that the management software follows and its main functions. The Inspur Server Management System is a control unit for server management, which is compatible with the management standard IPMI2.0 specification. Below are the main functions of the Inspur Server Management System: ●...
  • Page 104 This chapter introduces the Inspur Server Management System module composition, as well as the functions of these modules. 9.1.2.1 Module composition The Inspur Server Management System is mainly composed of IPMI module, command line module, and WEB module. ● The command line module attains the calling of IPMI module. The user performs the operation on IPMI module via command lines.
  • Page 105 BMC settings internet. To use the remote control function, the client should be equipped with appropriate browser and Java runtime environment. Note: If the Java runtime environment does not meet the requirements, you can download it at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html. 9.1.3 Web interface introduction This section introduces the Web interface of the management system, as well as operation steps to login the Web interface.
  • Page 106 9.1.3.2 Web interface introduction The Web interface helps users accomplish server management. The Web interface also has a help function so users can click the help button in the case that they may need The Web interface is divided into several parts, as shown in the following figure.
  • Page 107 BMC settings ● The name of the Web interface is displayed on top left of the interface. ● The meanings of all buttons on top right of the interface: Click on the Overview button, to return to the overview page. ²...
  • Page 108 9.1.3.4 Information Select “Information” on the navigation tree. It contains the interfaces of system information, BIOS setup options, FRU Information and history record, as shown in the following figures below. ● System information: Displays system configuration information, including CPU, memory, device inventory, network, power supply unit, fan, temperature and voltage information.
  • Page 109 BMC settings 9.1.4 Storage Select “Storage” on the navigation tree to open the storage interface. At present, the storage...
  • Page 110 information control only supports LSI RAID card. This interface contains controller, physical drives, logical drives and enclosure information, as shown in the following figures. 9.1.5 Remote control Select “Remote Control” on the navigation tree to open the remote control interface, which contains the interfaces of console redirection, locate server, and virtual media, as shown in the following figures.
  • Page 111 BMC settings 9.1.6 Power and fan Select “Power and Fan” on the navigation tree to open the power supply and fan interface. It contains the interfaces of power supply monitor, power supply configure, server power control, power peak, power consumption and fan speed control, as shown in the following figures.
  • Page 112 Note: Fan speed control contains the following speed levels: Low: About 20% duty ratio Ø Medium: About 50% duty ratio Ø High: About 75% duty ratio Ø Full: 100% duty ratio Ø ● Server power control: Contains the server’s power on/off and reset, as well as the power policy on AC power loss.
  • Page 113 BMC settings...
  • Page 114 9.1.7 BMC settings Select “BMC Settings” on the navigation tree to open the BMC Settings interface. It contains the interfaces of BMC network, services, NTP, SMTP, alerts, access control, BMC share NIC switch and BIOS boot options, as shown in the following figures. ●...
  • Page 115 BMC settings Note: Frequent clicking the NTP setting may cause a message on the web page: The current status does not support the NTP setting. Please try again later. That is normal and caused by too frequent operations. Please try the setup later.
  • Page 117 BMC settings 9.1.8 Logs Select “Logs” on the navigation tree to open the related log interface. It contains the interfaces of system event log, BMC system audit log, black box log, event log setting, BMC system audit log settings and one-key collect log, as shown in the following figures. ●...
  • Page 118 ● One-key collect log: One-key collect log.
  • Page 119 BMC settings Note: Frequent clicking the local and remote logs and saving them may cause failure prompt on the web page. Please try again later.
  • Page 120 9.1.9 Fault diagnosis Select “Fault Diagnosis” on the navigation tree to open the fault diagnosis interface. It contains the interfaces of BMC self-inspection result, BMC recovery, capture screen and host POST code, as shown in the following figures. ● BMC self-inspection result: To view the BMC self-inspection result. ●...
  • Page 121 BMC settings 9.1.10 System maintenance Select “Administration” on the navigation tree to open the administration interface. It contains the interfaces of user administration, security, dual image configuration, dual firmware update, BIOS firmware update, CPLD firmware update and restore factory defaults, as shown in the following figures.
  • Page 122 ● CPLD firmware update: To update CPLD via BMC Web interface. ● Restore factory defaults: To restore BMC’s configuration to factory state.
  • Page 123 BMC settings...
  • Page 124 9.1.11 Command line This chapter introduces Web interface of the management system, as well as operation steps to the Web interface login. ● Login command line Introduces methods of login command line. ● Command line function introduction Introduces command line functions. 9.1.11.1 Command line login Login to BMC Command line through ssh.
  • Page 125 BMC settings 9.1.11.2 Command line functions 9.1.11.2.1 Get and set network information Via ipconfig command, get and set BMC’s network information: 9.1.11.2.2 Get sensor information Via sensor command, get the information list of all sensors:...
  • Page 126 9.1.11.2.3 Get and set FRU information Via FRU command, get the FRU configuration information: 9.1.11.2.4 Get and control Chassis status Via Chassis command, get and control the system power status. 9.1.11.2.5 Get, add and delete users Via user command, get the user list, add or delete users:...
  • Page 127 BMC settings 9.1.11.2.6 Get BMC version and reset BMC Via mc command, get BMC version information and reset BMC: 9.1.11.2.7 Set fan mode and get fan speed Via fan command, set the fan mode, and get the fan speed: 9.1.11.2.8 Get and set power module information Via psu command, get the power module information, and set power module as the main output:...
  • Page 128 Get power module information: 9.1.11.2.9 Change root password Via password command, change the root user’s password: 9.1.11.2.10 Fault diagnosis Via diagnose command, execute the tools and commands integrated in BMC to view the BMC status: 9.1.11.2.11 Collect fault logs Via dialog command, trigger the fault logs collection function. When the server fails, it can quickly collect the fault logs information stored in BMC.
  • Page 129 BMC settings downloaded through the browser or wget. 9.1.11.2.12 Serial Over LAN Via sol command, perform the serial port redirection operation, to view the POST information of the serial ports during system startup. 9.1.12 Time zone table Name of Time Zone Time Dateline Standard Time (GMT-12:00) International Date Line West...
  • Page 130 S.A. Western Standard Time (GMT-04:00) Caracas, La Paz Pacific S.A. Standard Time (GMT-04:00) Santiago Newfoundland and Labrador Standard Time (GMT-03:30) Newfoundland and Labrador E. South America Standard Time (GMT-03:00) Brasilia S.A. Eastern Standard Time (GMT-03:00) Buenos Aires, Georgetown Greenland Standard Time (GMT-03:00) Greenland Mid-Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-02:00) Mid-Atlantic...

  • Page 131: Switch Board Bmc Settings

    This section introduces the specifications that the management software follows and its main functions. The Inspur Server Management System is a control unit for server management, which is compatible with the management standard IPMI2.0 specification. Below are the main functions of the Inspur Server Management System:...
  • Page 132 This chapter introduces the Inspur Server Management System module composition, as well as the functions of these modules. 9.2.2.1 Module composition The Inspur Server Management System is mainly composed of IPMI module, command line module, and WEB module. ● The command line module attains the calling of IPMI module. The user performs the operation on IPMI module via command lines.
  • Page 133 BMC settings Provides the alarm report and alarm indication in the event of fault detection. 9.2.2.3 Command line function introduction The command line module includes query and setting commands for network, sensor, fan, user management, system and server. 9.2.3 Web interface introduction This section introduces the Web interface of the management system, as well as operation steps to login the Web interface.
  • Page 134 9.2.3.2 Web interface introduction The Web interface helps users accomplish server management. The Web interface also has a help function so users can click the help button in the case that they may need The Web interface is divided into several parts, as shown in the following figure.
  • Page 135 BMC settings ● The name of the Web interface is displayed on top left of the interface. ● The meanings of all buttons on top right of the interface: Click on the Overview button, to return to the overview page. ²...
  • Page 136 9.2.3.3 General information Click on Overview to open the “General Information” interface, as shown below. 9.2.3.4 Information Select “Information” on the navigation tree. It contains the interfaces of system information, FRU Information and history record, as shown in the following figures below. System information: Displays system configuration information, including network, power supply unit, fan, temperature and voltage information.
  • Page 137 BMC settings 9.2.4 Remote control Select “Remote Control” on the navigation tree to open the remote control interface, which contains the interface of locate server as shown in the following figure. ● Server location: To turn on/off the system ID LED.

  • Page 138: Power And Fan

    9.2.5 Power and fan Select “Power and Fan” on the navigation tree to open the power supply and fan interface. It contains the interfaces of power supply monitor, power supply configure, and fan speed control, as shown in the following figures. ●...
  • Page 139 BMC settings...
  • Page 140 9.2.6 BMC settings Select “BMC Settings” on the navigation tree to open the BMC Settings interface. It contains the interfaces of BMC network, services, NTP, SMTP, alerts, access control and BMC share NIC switch, as shown in the following figures. ●...
  • Page 141 BMC settings Note: Frequent clicking the NTP setting may cause a message on the web page: The current status does not support the NTP setting. Please try again later. That is normal and caused by too frequent operations. Please try the setup later.
  • Page 143 BMC settings 9.2.7 Logs Select “Logs” on the navigation tree to open the related log interface. It contains the interfaces of system event log, BMC system audit log, black box log, event log setting, BMC system audit log settings and one-key collect log, as shown in the following figures. ●...
  • Page 145 BMC settings Note: Frequent clicking the local and remote logs and saving them may cause failure prompt on the web page. Please try again later.
  • Page 146 9.2.8 Fault diagnosis Select “Fault Diagnosis” on the navigation tree to open the fault diagnosis interface. It contains the interfaces of BMC self-inspection result and BMC recovery, as shown in the following figures. ● BMC self-inspection result: To view the BMC self-inspection result. ●...
  • Page 147 BMC settings 9.2.9 System maintenance Select “Administration” on the navigation tree to open the administration interface. It contains the interfaces of user administration, security, dual image configuration, dual firmware update, CPLD firmware update and restore factory defaults, as shown in the following figures.
  • Page 148 ● User administration: To add, delete or modify users via BMC Web interface. ● Security: To configure LDAP and AD servers via BMC Web interface. ● Dual image configuration: To configure the boot options in dual image mode via BMC Web interface.
  • Page 149 BMC settings...
  • Page 150 9.2.10 Command line This chapter introduces Web interface of the management system, as well as operation steps to the Web interface login. ● Login command line Introduces methods of login command line. ● Command line function introduction Introduces command line functions. 9.2.10.1 Command line login Login to BMC Command line through ssh.
  • Page 151 BMC settings 9.2.10.2 Command line functions 9.2.10.2.1 Get and set network information Via ipconfig command, get and set BMC’s network information: 9.2.10.2.2 Get sensor information Via sensor command, get the information list of all sensors:...
  • Page 152 9.2.10.2.3 Get and set FRU information Via FRU command, get the FRU configuration information: 9.2.10.2.4 Get, add and delete users Via user command, get the user list, add or delete users: 9.2.10.2.5 Get BMC version and reset BMC Via mc command, get BMC version information and reset BMC:...
  • Page 153 BMC settings 9.2.10.2.6 Set fan mode and get fan speed Via fan command, set the fan mode, and get the fan speed: 9.2.10.2.7 Get and set power module information Via psu command, get the power module information, and set power module as the main output:...
  • Page 154 Get power module information: 9.2.10.2.8 Change root password Via password command, change the root user’s password: 9.2.10.2.9 Fault diagnosis Via diagnose command, execute the tools and commands integrated in BMC to view the BMC status: 9.2.10.2.10 Collect fault logs Via dialog command, trigger the fault logs collection function. When the server fails, it can quickly collect the fault logs information stored in BMC.
  • Page 155 BMC settings downloaded through the browser or wget. 9.2.11 Time zone table Name of Time Zone Time Dateline Standard Time (GMT-12:00) International Date Line West Samoa Standard Time (GMT-11:00) Midway Island, Samoa Hawaiian Standard Time (GMT-10:00) Hawaii Alaskan Standard Time (GMT-09:00) Alaska Pacific Standard Time (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US and Canada);...
  • Page 156 Central Europe Standard Time (GMT+01:00) Belgrade, Bratislava, Budapest, Ljubljana, Prague Central European Standard Time (GMT+01:00) Sarajevo, Skopje, Warsaw, Zagreb Romance Standard Time (GMT+01:00) Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris (GMT+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, W. Europe Standard Time Vienna W. Central Africa Standard Time (GMT+01:00) West Central Africa E.
  • Page 157 BMC settings Tokyo Standard Time (GMT+09:00) Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo Yakutsk Standard Time (GMT+09:00) Yakutsk A.U.S. Central Standard Time (GMT+09:30) Darwin Cen. Australia Standard Time (GMT+09:30) Adelaide A.U.S. Eastern Standard Time (GMT+10:00) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney E. Australia Standard Time (GMT+10:00) Brisbane Tasmania Standard Time (GMT+10:00) Hobart Vladivostok Standard Time...

  • Page 158: Common Faults And Troubleshooting

    If there is a machine and a power module of the same type, you could change the power module to test whether there is a power module fault. If the instructions above do not resolve the problem, please contact Inspur customer service.
  • Page 159 If other LEDs are abnormal, you can login to the BMC Web interface to view the BMC logs, to check whether there are errors reported. If above operations could not resolve the problem, please contact Inspur customer service. Power module LED is off or red Description: The server is under normal operation, but a certain power module LED is off or red.
  • Page 160 It needs to improve the server room’s environment, to avoid server over-temperature running because of too much dust. Check whether the server runs under high load. If above operations could not resolve the problem, please contact Inspur customer service. There is alarm sound during startup...

  • Page 161: Software Problems

    When tested in a non-system situation, if the keyboard or mouse performance turns out to be normal, a system fault could be considered. If the keyboard or mouse fault still exists, a mainboard interface fault could be considered, and Inspur technical hotline can be called for support.
  • Page 162 4G memory at most. If the memory is not identified completely in BIOS Setup, confirm that the corresponding slots have been installed with memories of correct type. If above operations could not resolve the problem, please contact Inspur customer service. Abnormal network Description: The network is disconnected, or the rate is lower than the actual rate of the network port.

  • Page 163: Battery Replacement

    Battery replacement 11 Battery replacement If the server no longer automatically displays the correct date and time, you may need to replace the battery that provides power to the real-time clock. Warning! The computer contains an internal lithium manganese dioxide, a vanadium pentoxide, or an alkaline battery pack.

  • Page 164: Regulatory Compliance Notices

    12 Regulatory compliance notices 12.1 Regulatory compliance identification numbers For the purpose of regulatory compliance certifications and identification, this product has been assigned a unique regulatory model number. The regulatory model number can be found on the product nameplate label, along with all required approval markings and information.

  • Page 165: European Union Regulatory Notice

    Compliance with these directives implies conformity to applicable harmonized European standards (European Norms) that are listed in the EU Declaration of Conformity issued by INSPUR for this product or product family and available (in English only) within the product documentation.

  • Page 166: Korean Notice

    12.5 Korean notice Class A Equipment Class B Equipment 12.6 Chinese notice Class A Equipment 12.7 Battery replacement notice WARNING: The computer contains an internal lithium manganese dioxide, a vanadium pentoxide, or an alkaline battery pack. A risk of fire and burns exists if the battery pack is not properly handled.
  • Page 167 Batteries, battery packs, and accumulators should not be disposed of together with the general household waste. To forward them to recycling or proper disposal, use the public collection system or return them to Inspur, an authorized Inspur Partner, or their agents.

  • Page 168: Electrostatic Discharge

    Use a portable field service kit with a folding static-dissipating work mat. If you do not have any of the suggested equipment for proper grounding, have an authorized reseller install the part. For more information on static electricity or assistance with product installation, contact Inspur Customer Service.

  • Page 169: Warranty

    Within 2hrs 86-800-860-0011(Chinese) serversupport@inspur.com E-mail Within 2hrs http://en.inspur.com/ Website ii. RMA services Customers could return defective parts to the designated Inspur site after submitting a service request. Inspur may, at its discretion, repair or replace the defective parts. Repair or...

  • Page 170: Warranty Exclusions

    14.3 Warranty exclusions Inspur does not guarantee that there will be no interruptions or mistakes during the use of the products. Inspur will not undertake any responsibility for the losses arising from any operation not conducted according to Inspur Hardware Products.

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