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Safety Instructions Before you commence, please attentively read the following important discretions below. All cautions and warnings on the equipment or in the manuals should be circumspectly noted and reviewed. Always ground yourself to prevent static electricity. Always ground yourself to prevent static electricity. 請...
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• Ensure that the voltage of the power source is within the specification on the label when connecting the equipment to the power outlet. The current load and output power of loads must be within the specification. • This equipment must be firmly connected to reliable grounding before usage. Pay special attention to power supplied other than direct connections, e.g.
Chapter 1 Product Features HP201-AG is a flexible 2U 4 node hyper-converged server that supports 24 hot swap 2.5- inch drives bays for NVMe SSDs(U.2)/SATA/SAS. With the maximization of the memory capacity and add-on card installation, this server is specifically designed to accommodate diverse corporations and enterprises for managing heavy workloads and multiple applications.
Chapter 1� Product Features HP201-AG is a high density storage server that includes motherboard, chassis, power sup- ply and disk drives. For more information about our product, please visit our website at https://www.aicipc.com/en/index. Before removing the subsystem from the shipping carton, visually inspect the physical condition of the shipping carton.
Processor • PXE (support by EPYC™ 7003 CPU) Processor Support • IPMI KCS interface System BIOS *Please contact AIC Technical Support for (per node) • SMBIOS more info/details about optimized CPUs and BIOS Features • SRIOV specialized system. • iSCSI •...
Chapter 1. Product Features 1�4 Feature HP201-AG is a reliable 2U 4 node hybrid storage server barebone with 24 * 2.5-inch hot- swap drives bays. This product is designed to accommodate the AIC® patented server- board, Auriga, which supports one AMD EPYC™ 7000-series processor and 8 DDR4 2400/2666 DIMM to offer greater perfomance, efficiency and utility for our customers.
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Chapter 1. Product Features Front Panel Item Description Item Description Node Power Button Node ID LED Node Power Status LED BMC Alert LED Node Control Panel Corresponding Control Drive Rear Panel Item Content Description 1600W 1+1 redundant power supply 80+ Platinum •...
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Node Top View Item Content Description 4 * 60x56mm easy swap fans 60x38m easy swap fan Disk Drive 2.5-inch disk drive (optional) Server board AIC® Auriga Riser Card PCIex16...
Chapter 2� Hardware Setup This section describes a simple instruction guide for installing the hardware components on the serverboard system. Turn off and unplug all system and peripheral devices before proceeding. 2�1 Central Processing Unit The serverboard supports a single AMD EPYC™ 7000-series and socket type SP3. 2�1�1 Processor Installation To ensure a safe and easy setup, you need to prepare before installation: ...
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Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Lift the carrier frame by the blue metal tab and remove the protective cover as demonstrated in figure 3 and figure 4. Lift carrier frame Remove protective cover Front Front Insert the CPU package into the carrier frame as demonstrated in figure 5. Insert package Front ...
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Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Close the carrier frame with the CPU package as demonstated in figure 7. Check if the frame is properly installed as demonstrated in figure 8. Close carrier frame Verify installation Front Front Close the load plate and fasten the screws in the order 123 to complete installation as demonstrated in figure 9.
Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2�2 System Memory 2�2�1 DIMM Placement The DIMMs are displayed on the Auriga board as JDMA0, JDMB0, JDMC0, JDMD0, JDME0, JDMF0, JDMG0, JDMH0 as demonstrated. JDMA0 and JDME0 are the located nearest to the CPU. To ensure satisfactory performance, you need to: ...
Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2�2�3 Installation Unlock the DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. Insert the memory module into the slot. Make sure that the DIMM notch is accurately positioned. DIMM notch Close the retaining clips to complete installation. ...
Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2�3 Top Cover Push the cover toward the rear panel. Lift the top cover upward to remove. This information is provided for professional technicians only.
Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2�4 Power Supply Unit 2�4�1 Installation Press the ejector to release the module. Pull the handle to remove the module out of the chassis. Push the replaced power supply unit into the chassis. Ensure that the module is hooked into the cage.
Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2�5 Fan Remove the top cover from the chassis. Please refer to Section 2.3 Top Cover. Unplug the cables and connectors from the server board. Pull the fan out of the chassis. Insert the replaced fan into the chassis. Verify the alignment of the rubber connectors of the fan and the bracket.
Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2�6 Disk Drive 2�6�1 External Disk Drive Press the ejector on the tray to release the handle. Pull the tray handle completely outward. Pull the drive tray out of the chassis. ...
Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2�6�2 Internal Disk Drive Remove the top cover from the chassis. Please refer to Section 2.3 Top Cover. Lift and slightly rotate the 2.5-inch drive cage out of the chassis. Press the ejector on the drive tray to release the handle. ...
Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2�6�3 LED Indicator Indicator Behavior Description Solid NVMe/SATA/SAS drive is in idle state. Blinking Blue NVMe/SATA/SAS is active. (4Hz) NVMe/SATA/SAS is not detected or the system power is off. Blinking Green NVMe/SATA/SAS is in locate status. (4Hz) Solid There is a drive fault.
To implement the riser card To implement the riser card (top view) (R) into your system, please (R) into your system, please contact AIC® FAE for more contact AIC® FAE for more information. information. This information is provided for professional technicians only.
Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2�9 Air Duct Pull the node from the chassis. Please refer to Section 2.7 Node. Dislodge the screws and lift the air duct upward to remove. Air duct placement (top view) CAUTION Please check the placement of the air duct in the manual before installation to prevent damage to the system.
Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2�10 Slide Rail NOTE This sections provides a basic instruction for mounting the slide rail onto the system. Tool-less rails vary per order. The rail in this manual may not exactly match the rail for your system. Please refer to the spefications or quick installation guide that came with your purchased product.
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Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 4. Install the inner rail onto the system barebone. Lock the keyholes and secure the system with M4*4L screws. Keyhole Screw 5. Continue installing the outer rail bracket to the mounting frame. Attach the outer rail assembling to the frame and press the bracket to form a rack on both ends.
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Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 6. Pull out the middle channel until the ball bearing retainer is locked forward. NOTE Verify ball bearing retainer is locked forward. 7. Slide the release tab and push barebone into rack. Make sure the barebone is completely installed onto the rack.
Chapter 3� Hardware Settings This section provides illustrations that display the internal jumpers, connectors and system LED indicators on the Auriga motherboard. The motherboard layout and essential connectors are listed below for your reference. 3�1 Motherboard 3�1�1 Block Diagram...
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Chapter 3. Hardware Settings JSATA1 status On (Blinking) Indicates SATA is in use when LED is lit. LED1 Indicates SATA is un-used when LED is dark. (U2005 ASM1061) JSATA2 status On (Blinking) Indicates SATA is in use when LED is lit. LED2 Indicates SATA is un-used when LED is dark.
Chapter 3. Hardware Settings 3�1�6 Rear I/O Panel Item Placement Item Placement LAN RJ45 Port VGA port COM port by 3.5mm phone jack USB 2.0/3.0 Port *2 LAN LED Activity/Link Speed Item Color Behavior No link. Activity/Link LED Yellow (blinking) Data activity.
Chapter 3. Hardware Settings 3�2�3 Cable Routing Top view Connects to SATA/U.2 storage device Bottom view Connects four 10-pin plug from motherboard Connects the data cable to motherboard...
BIOS update. The BIOS menu provided are the most updated ones when this manual is written. NOTE For further details about the BIOS, please refer to BIOS section in the Auriga manual for reference. AIC® website link: https://www.aicipc.com/en/productdetail/50929. 4�1 Navigation Keys The navigation keys are listed below. Function Key Description <...
Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4�2 Menu Press and to select the options of the menu bar. Press Enter to access the option screen. Menu Description Displays system information such as CPU bus speed, system memory Main speed, total installed memory, current EFI language, and system date & time.
Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4�3 Main Main System Configures the language used in the system. Language System time Configures the current time. System date Configures the current date.
Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4�4�3 AMD PBS AMD PBS setup page. AMD PBS RAS Periodic SMI Enable Disable Control SMI Threshold SMI Scale 1000 SMI Scale Unit millisecond second minute SMI Period 1000 GHES Notify Type Polled GHES UnCorr Notify Polled Type PCIe GHES Notify...
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Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings Platform First Error Auto Enable Disable Handling Core Performance Auto Enable Disable Boost Global C-state Auto Enable Disable Control Power Supply Idle Auto Low Current Idle Typical Current Idle Control SEV ASID Count Auto 253 ASIDs 509 ASIDs SEV-ES ASID Space Auto...
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Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings ACPI SRAT L3 Cache As Auto Enable Disable NUMA Domain ACPI SLIT ACPI Distance Auto Manual Control ACPI SLIT remote relative Auto Near distance GMI encryption Auto Enable Disable control xGMI encryption Auto Enable Disable control CAKE CRC perf Auto...
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Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 7.8 usec DRAM Refresh Rate 3.9 usec DRAM Power Trfc / 3 Options Self-Refresh Trfc / 4 Exit Staggering Disable DRAM Cmd2T Auto Controller Gear Down Configuration Auto Enable Disable Mode CAD Bus Timin Auto Manual User Controls CAD Bus Drive...
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Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings Address Hash Auto Enable Disable DRAM Memory Address Hash Auto Enable Disable Mapping SPD Read Auto Enable Disable Optimization Disable NVDIMM NVDIMM-N Feature MBIST Enable Enable Disable Pattern Select PRBS Both Pattern Length 3 1 Agressor 3 Agressor Channel Channels...
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Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings CPPC Auto Enable Disable HSMP Support Auto Enable Disable DLWM Support Auto Enable Disable Boost Fmax En Auto Manual EDC Current Enable Disable Tracking SMU Common Options Root Complex LCLK 0x00/0x40/ Frequency 0x80/0xC0 Auto 593Mhz Control LCLK Frequency...
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Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings CV test Auto Enable Disable NBIO Common Options SEV-SNP Support Enable Disable SATA Enable Auto Enable Disable Sata RAS Auto Enable Disable Support Sata Disabled AHCI Prefetch Auto Enable Disable Function Aggresive SATA Configuration SATA Device Auto Enable Disable...
Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4�4�5 Serial Port Console Redirection Serial Port Console Redirection. Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection Enable Disable Terminal Type ANSI VT100 VT100+ VT-UTF8 Bits per second 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Data Bits Parity Even Mark Space None...
Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4�8 Save and Exit Save and Exit Save Change and Exits system setup after saving the changes. Exit Discard Changes Exits system setup without saving any changes. and Exit Save Changes and Resets the system after saving the changes. Reset Discard Changes Resets system setup without saving any changes.
Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration Settings 4�10 Server Mangement Server Management BMC Support Enable Disable IPMI Interface Type Kcs Interface Bt Interface Wait for BMC Enable Disable Time Zone 0x07FF (UTC Offset) FRB-2 Timer Enable Disable FRB-2 Timer 1-30 timeouut FRB-2 Timer Policy Do nothing Reset Power Down Power Cycle...
Chapter 5� BMC Configuration Settings This chapter displays the configuration settings of IPMI BMC in your system device. 5�1 Login NOTE This feature works with the html5. Please use a browser that supports html5. The IP address below is an example using the default IP setting. The IP address is configurable.
5�2 Web GUI 5�2�1 Menu Bar Click to select the options of the menu bar. Menu Description The Dashboard page gives the overall information about the status of a Dashboard device. Sensor The Sensor Readings page displays all the sensor related information. The FRU Information page displays the details for FRU devices in the FRU Information system.
Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings 5�2�2 User Information and Quick Button The user information and quick access buttons are located at the top right corner. It displays the logged-in user, his/her privilege and the four quick buttons allowing you to perform different functions.
Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings 5�2�3 Dashboard The Dashboard page displays device, system information and assert logs. Click Dashboard on the menu bar to view the overall information of the server. 5�2�4 Sensor The Sensor page displays the status and records on related sensors. Click a record to view detailed information on a particular sensor.
Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings 5�2�5 FRU Information The FRU Information page displays Basic Information, Chassis Information, Board Information and Product Information of the FRU device. Click FRU Information on the menu bar to view the details of the selected device.
Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings 5�2�6 Logs and Report The System Inventory page displays IPMI Event Log and Video Log. Click Logs and Reports from the menu bar and select Event Log or Video Log to view the contents. Event Log Page Video Log Page...
Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings 5�2�7 Settings The Settings page displays the configuration settings for Captured BSOD, External User Services, KVM Mouse Setting, Log Settings, Media Redirection Settings, Network Settings, PAM Order Settings, Platform Event Filter, Services, SMTP Settings, SSL Settings, System Firewall, User Management and Video Recording.
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Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings Settings Menu and Option Key: Settings Description Captured BSOD LDAP/E-directory Active directory Settings Radius Settings Settings External User General Advanced Services General Role General Role Radius Radius Settings Groups Settings Groups Settings Settings Mouse Mode Configuration KVM Mouse •...
Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings 5�2�8 Remote Control The Remote Control page displays the remote KVM and SOL. Click Serial Over Lan to start the SOL redirection. Click Launch KVM to open the Remote KVM page.
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Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings Procedure to Start KVM Step 1 Click Start KVM to start the H5Viewer video redirection. Step 2 Click Browse to select CD Image. Step 3 Click Start Media to redirect the selected CD image file to the Host. Step 4 To stop the recording, click Stop Record.
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Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings Remote KVM Menu and Option Key: Remote KVM Description Start KVM Starts the H5Viewer video redirection. Stop KVM Stops the H5Viewer video redirection. Pause Video This option is used for pausing Console Redirection. This option is used to resume the Console Redirection when Resume Video the session is paused.
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Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings This menu item can be used to act Right <Ctrl> as the right-side <CTRL> key during Console Redirection. This menu item can be used to act Right <Alt> as the right-side <ALT> key during Console Redirection. This menu item can be used to act Right <Window>...
Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings 5�2�9 Power Control The Power Control page allows you to view and control the power of your server. To open Power Control, click Power Control from the menu bar. The various options of Power Control are given below. Power Off: To immediately power off the server.
Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings 5�2�10 Maintenance This Maintenance page displays the configuration settings for Backup Configuration, Firmware Image Location, Firmware Information, Firmware Update, Preserve Configuration, Restore Configuration and Restore Factory Defaults.
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Chapter 5. BMC Configuration Settings Maintenance Description 1. Click Check All to backup the selected configuration items. The Backup Configuration page will appear Click Download Config to save the backup Backup file to the client system. Configuration 2. Click OK to perform the backup action. The Backup file will be saved in the client system.
Method 1: Click Sign out from the menu bar. The Logout dialog box will pop out. Cancel Method 2: Click the root quick button on the top right corner of the screen. NOTE For further details about the BMC, please refer to BMC section in the Auriga manual for reference. AIC® website link: https://www.aicipc.com/en/productdetail/50929.
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