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MECS-7210 Conventions Information to prevent minor physical injury, component damage, data loss, and/or program corruption when trying to complete a task. Informations destinées à prévenir les blessures corporelles mineures, les dommages aux composants, la perte de données et/ou la corruption de programme lors de l'exécution d'une tâche.
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MECS-7210 5 BIOS Setup........................39 BIOS Setup Menu ........................39 5.1.1 Menu Selection Bar .........................39 5.1.2 Menu Conventions...........................40 Main Menu ..........................40 5.2.1 BIOS Information ..........................41 5.2.2 System Information..........................41 Advanced Menu ........................42 5.3.1 Sub-Menu: Serial Port Console Redirection..................43 5.3.2 Sub-Menu: Console Redirection Settings ..................44...
1 Overview 1.1 Introduction The ADLINK MECS-7210 is a 2U 19" rackmount edge computing server with Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor and Intel® C620 series Chipset. The MECS-7210 features an IO intensive architecture with up to 2x PCIe x16 FHFL interfaces, 2x 2.5’’ SATA drive bays, 4x SFP+ ports, and is an ideal platform for 5G mobile edge computing infrastructure deployment.
MECS-7210 1.3.3 Chassis Layout DDRS DIMM x16 Fans PCIe x16 Gen3 FHFL x2 M.2 SATA Slot SATA Drive Console Port Mode Bays x2 Switch (SW2) See 3.1 Removing the Chassis Cover on page 13 for instructions on removing the cover.
MECS-7210 3 Getting Started 3.1 Removing the Chassis Cover Follow the instructions below to remove the chassis top cover. All installation procedures are restricted to qualified personnel. Toutes les procédures d'installation sont réservées au personnel qualifié. mise en garde 1. Remove the 2 screws on each side of the top cover (small arrows) and loosen the captive screw at the rear of the cover (circled).
MECS-7210 3.2 Installing Memory Modules When installing memory modules in the MECS-7210, the blue DIMM slots of each channel can be freely populated (it is suggested to fill the slots from “outside to inside” for each CPU). However, the black DIMM slots must be populated after the blue DIMM slots are completely filled, otherwise the device will not boot up.
MECS-7210 3.3 PCIe Card Installation Sample installation instructions for two types of PCIe expansion cards are described below. For detailed information on the PCIe daughter board and adapter brackets required for your cards and the specific installation procedures, please contact your ADLINK representative.
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MECS-7210 3. To install the single-slot-passive cooled PCIe expansion card, align the tab on the bracket with the opening on the rear I/O panel and insert the PCIe connectors into the slot on the daughter board. Make sure the connectors are fully inserted into the PCIe slot.
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MECS-7210 5. Secure the PCIe expansion card bracket with the screw removed in Step 2, and rotate the bracket cover counter-clockwise. 6. Replace the screw securing the bracket screw cover. 7. Repeat Steps 1 through 6 to install another single-slot-passive cooled PCIe expansion...
MECS-7210 3.3.2 Fan Cooled or Dual-Slot Passive Cooled PCIe Cards Follow the instructions below to install single/dual-slot fan cooled or dual-slot passive cooled PCIe expansion cards. 1. Remove the I/O bracket from the PCIe expansion card. 2. Turn the expansion card over and attach the adapter bracket with two screws.
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MECS-7210 3. If the PCIe expansion card is shorter than 312cm (full length size), attach the rear adapter bracket with two screws as shown. 4. Install the PCIe expansion card by inserting the PCIe connector into the slot on the daughter board.
MECS-7210 3.4 PCIe x16 Slot Secondary Power Supply The power supply on the MECS-7210 is equipped with two 8-pin ATX-type 12V power connectors to provide secondary power for PCIe x16 cards if required. Two break-out cables are also included. The pin definitions of the connectors and cables are described below.
MECS-7210 3.5 Connecting the System to Ground The MECS-7210 is connected to ground by the ground pin of the 3-prong IEC power cord. Please use the power cord provided with the system for your region. A grounding stud (M3 size) is provided on the rear of the chassis for additional connection to ground.
Use the included RJ-45 to DB-9 console port adapter cable to connect the PC to the RJ-45 console port of the MECS-7210 (circled below). Refer to 4.4 Dual USB 3.0 and RJ-45 Console Port on page 35 for the adapter cable pin definition.
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MECS-7210 Step 3 Open a serial port console tool (such as PuTTY), choose the higher COM port (it may be different depending on your computer), then set the baud rate to 115200. Step 3 Input the user name “sysadmin” and password “superuser” to login to the system.
MECS-7210 3.7 Login to the BMC via Network Step 1 Connect the LAN cable to left RJ-45 LAN port (eth0, circled below); Step 2 Open a serial port console tool (such as PuTTY) enter the IP address, and open a...
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MECS-7210 Step 3 Input the user name “sysadmin” and password “superuser” to login to the system...
MECS-7210 3.8 BMC eth0 Default and Static IP Settings The default IP setting is DHCP. Users can login to the BMC to modify the IP. Static IP Settings Ipmitool -I lan -H 127.0.0.1 -U admin -P admin raw 0x0c 0x01 0x01 0x0 0x1 # start config Ipmitool -I lan -H 127.0.0.1 -U admin -P admin raw 0x0c 0x01 0x01 0x4 0x1...
3. Copy the BMC FW package “BMC_MECS-7210_Release_Vx.xx” to the debug PC; Upgrade Procedure: 1. Check the IP of the BMC of MECS-7210. Power on the MECS-7210, boot the BMC to Linux (username: sysadmin; Passwd: superuser), and type “ifconfig” check its IP address.
MECS-7210 3.9.2 Updating BIOS via Host with BIOS Tool 1. Boot/Login to Shell 2. Update the BIOS over host with the following commands. Example: AfuEfix64 BIOS.ROM /p /b /n /k (to update BIOS without ME) AfuExfi64 BIOS.BIN /p /b /n /k /me (to update the entire BIOS)
3. Copy the BMC FW package “BMC_MECS-7210_Release_Vx.xx” to the debug PC; Upgrade Procedure: 1. Check the IP of the BMC of MECS-7210. Power on the MECS-7210, boot the BMC to Linux (username: sysadmin; Passwd: superuser), and type “ifconfig” check its IP address.
MECS-7210 3.11 BMC Firmware Update via Host with Yafuflash The MECS-7210 supports a BMC Chassis Management firmware, IPMI v2.0 compliant. To update the BMC firmware via host with Yafuflash, perform the following steps. 1. Login to the OS with root user permission.
3.12 Enter BIOS Setup To enter the BIOS setup screen, follow these steps: 1. Power on the MECS-7210. 2. Press the <Delete> or <ESC> key on your keyboard when you see the following text prompt: “Press DEL or ESC to enter Setup” .
MECS-7210 4 System Interfaces SATA Drive Console Bays x2 Port Power LED Alert LED Reset HDD LED Button USB x2 RJ45 x2 SFP+ x4 Power Button 4.1 Status LEDs 4.1.1 Power LED (green) The Power LED will light in boot up state.
MECS-7210 4.2 LAN Ports Pin # Signal MDI_P0 MDI_N0 MDI_P1 MDI_N1 MDI_P2 MDI_N2 MDI_P3 MDI_N3 LED2 LED1 LAN LED Behaviour The LAN LEDs are integrated into the RJ-45 connector. Their behavior is as follows: LED1 (Speed) 10 Mbps 100 Mbps...
MECS-7210 4.3 SFP+ Ports Signal Name TX_FAULT TX_DSBL MOD_ABS RX_,OS VCCR VCCT 4.3.1 SFP+ LED Behaviour Link Link Status Activity The LEDs point to the respective port. Status Behavior Link up Yellow (steady) Link Status Link down Active Green (blinking)
4.4 Dual USB 3.0 and RJ-45 Console Port Signal Name COM_TXD COM_RXD USB2_N USB2_P SSRX_N SSRX_P SSTX_N SSTX_P USB2_N USB2_P SSRX_N SSRX_P SSTX_N SSTX_P The MECS-7210 comes with an RJ-45 to DB-9 console port adapter cable. DB-9 Pin Signal — —...
MECS-7210 4.5 HDD/User LED Switch The HDD/User LED Switch (SW1) can be used to set the function of the Drive Activity LED (default is Drive Activity). LED Function Pin 1 Pin 2 HDD Activity User Defined The HDD/User LED Switch (SW1) is located under the SATA drive bays as shown below.
MECS-7210 Byte Data Field 01h - 1Eh = LED BLINKING override. The off duration is specified by the value of this byte, and the on duration is specified by the value of byte 5. Both values specify the time in hundreds of milliseconds (100 ms-3 s).
MECS-7210 5 BIOS Setup 5.1 BIOS Setup Menu The BIOS setup utility is invoked by pressing <ESC> or <DEL> keys. User can change BIOS settings during setup utility runs. A system reset is required for new settings to take effect.
MECS-7210 5.1.2 Menu Conventions The appearance of the setup menu listed in this chapter is a sample to describe the item list. It is shown on a VT100 terminal via serial console. The menu conventions are as follows. Using color The mandatory BIOS setup fields are in black.
MECS-7210 5.2.1 BIOS Information BIOS Item Options Description BIOS Vendor Info-only. Display vendor name of system BIOS. American Megatrends Core Version Info-only Display core version of booting BIOS. x.yy Compliancy Info-only Display compliancy of booting BIOS UEFI 2.7; PI 1.6 BIOS Version Info-only.
MECS-7210 5.3 Advanced Menu This menu contains the settings for most of the user interfaces in the system. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2017 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Platform Server Security Boot Save & Exit Configuration Mgmt Above 4G Decoding [Disabled] Network Stack Settings >...
MECS-7210 5.3.2 Sub-Menu: Console Redirection Settings Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2017 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Console Redirection Settings Emulation: ANSI: Extended ASCII char Terminal Type [VT100+] set. VT100: ASCII char Bits per second [115200] set. VT100+: Extends Data Bits...
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MECS-7210 BIOS Item Options Description Space detect some transmission errors. Even: parity bit is 0 if the num of 1's in the data bits is even. Odd: parity bit is 0 if num of 1's in the data bits is odd. Mark: parity bit is always 1.
MECS-7210 5.3.6 Sub-Menu: Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network Connection This setup page is shown when “Network” setting in Boot page is set to “UEFI”. When the BIOS boots the system, it will launch the onboard Ethernet I210 controller’s UEFI driver. The driver provides a setup page for configuring Ethernet parameters and shows information about Ethernet controller.
MECS-7210 5.3.7 Sub-Menu: NIC Configuration Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2017 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Specifies the port speed used for the selected boot Link Speed [Auto Negotiated] protocol. Wake On LAN [Enabled] ><: Select Screen ^v: Select Item Enter: Select +/‐: Change Opt.
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MECS-7210 BIOS Item Options Description 1‐way Interleave to have different bandwidth. 2‐way Interleave 4‐way Interleave 8‐way Interleave ADDDC Sparing Disable It is to enable/disable ADDDC sparing. Enable NOTE: it can’t be enabled when mirror mode is enabled or memory sparing is enabled.
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MECS-7210 BIOS Item Options Description Enable invalid (I), snoopAll (A), and Shared (S). Auto The snoopAll (A) means the data may exist in another socket or modified state. Shared (S) state means the data may be shared across one or more socket’s caches.
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MECS-7210 BIOS Item Options Description Enable of uncorrectable event to error pins. Fatal Error Enable Disable It is for enabling/disable the escalation of Enable PCIe fatal errors to error pins. AER Corrected Error Disable For enabling or disabling PCIE AER Enable correctable error reporting.
MECS-7210 BIOS Item Options Description SATA Device Type Hard Disk Drive Identify the SATA port is connected to Solid State Drive Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive Unknown SATA Topology Identify the Secondary SATA Topology if it ISATA is Default or ISATA or Flex or DirectConnect...
MECS-7210 5.5 Server Mgmt Menu Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2017 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Platform Server Security Boot Save & Exit Configuration Mgmt BMC Self Test Status PASSED CPU Configuration BMC Device Revision parameters BMC Device Revision BMC Firmware Revision 1.06...
MECS-7210 BIOS Item Options Description after the OS loads. Helps determine that the OS successfully loaded or follows the OS Boot Watchdog Timer policy. OS Wtd Timer Timeout 5 minutes Configure the length of the OS Boot 10 minutes Watchdog Timer. Not available if OS Boot 15 minutes Watchdog Timer is disabled."...
MECS-7210 BIOS Item Options Description Configuration Address Unspecified Select configure channel source Static parameters statically or dynamically(by DynamicBmcDhcp BIOS or BMC). Unspecified option will not DynamicBmcNonDhcp modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase IPV6 Support Disable Enable or Disable LAN1 IPV6 Support Enable 5.5.2 Sub-Menu: BMC User Setting...
MECS-7210 5.5.3 Sub-Menu: Add User Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2017 American Megatrends, Inc. Server Mgmt BMC Add User Dtails User Name USER Password User Access [Disable] Channel No User Privilege Limit [Reserved] ><: Select Screen ^v: Select Item Enter: Select +/‐: Change Opt.
MECS-7210 5.5.4 Sub-Menu: Delete User Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2017 American Megatrends, Inc. Server Mgmt BMC Delete User Dtails User Name USER Password ><: Select Screen ^v: Select Item Enter: Select +/‐: Change Opt. F1: General Help F8: Previous Values F9: Optimized Default F10: Save &...
MECS-7210 5.5.5 Sub-Menu: Change User Setting Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2017 American Megatrends, Inc. Server Mgmt BMC Change User Setting User Name USER Password User Access [Disable] Channel No User Privilege Limit [Reserved] ><: Select Screen ^v: Select Item Enter: Select +/‐: Change Opt.
MECS-7210 5.6 Security Menu This menu contains the settings for system security. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2017 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Platform Server Mgmt Security Boot Save & Exit Configuration Password Description If ONLY the Administrator’s password is set, then this only limits access to Setup and is Only asked for when entering Setup.
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MECS-7210 When selecting a HDD to configure passwords, BIOS will enter another setup page as below. The method of configuring HDD password is the same as that for BIOS passwords. Once a password is set, it will reflect the status on the screen, such as ‘HDD User Pwd Status’...
MECS-7210 5.6.1 Sub-Menu: Secure Boot Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2017 American Megatrends, Inc. Security Secure Boot Secure Boot activated when System Mode User Platform Key(PK) is Secure Boot Not Active enrolled, System mode is Secure Boot Control [Disabled] User/Deployed, >...
MECS-7210 5.7 Boot Menu This menu contains the settings for bootable devices in the system. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2017 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Platform Server Security Boot Save & Exit Configurati Mgmt Boot Configuration Select boot mode LEGACY...
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MECS-7210 BIOS Item Options Description Video Do not launch Select the method of launch option UEFI ROM of graphic controller. UEFI will Legacy execute EFI driver and legacy will search option ROM of device to hook. Boot mode select LEGACY Select boot mode, LEGACY/UEFI.
MECS-7210 5.8 Save & Exit Menu Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2017 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Platform Server Mgmt Security Boot Save & Exit Configuration Save Changes and Exit Exit system setup after Discard Changes and Exit saving the changes.
MECS-7210 Important Safety Instructions For user safety, please read and follow all instructions, WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, and NOTES marked in this manual and on the associated equipment before handling/operating the equipment. 1. Read these safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this user’s manual for future reference.
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MECS-7210 9. This equipment is not suitable for use in locations where children are likely to be present. 10. Equipment must be serviced by authorized technicians when: The power cord or plug is damaged; • Liquid has penetrated the equipment;...
MECS-7210 Consignes de Sécurité Importantes Pour assurer la sécurité de l’utilisateur, veuillez lire et suivre toutes les directives, ainsi que les AVERTISSEMENTS, MISES EN GARDE et REMARQUES de ce manuel et indiqués sur l’équipement associé avant de manipuler ou utiliser l’équipement.
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MECS-7210 8. Une pile au lithium peut être installée pour assurer l’alimentation de secours ou d’urgence en continu. Risque d'explosion si la batterie est remplacée par une batterie d'un type incorrect. Veuillez éliminer les piles usagées de manière appropriée. mise en garde 9.
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