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  • Page 1 G2DERO-B Dual-Socket Motherboard (EATX Standard Motherboard) User Manual V1.2...
  • Page 2 Preface This manual is the product technical manual of the dual-socket motherboard G2DERO-B, which mainly introduces the parameters, configuration, installation method and basic operation of this product. This manual is for professional system integrators and personal computer technicians to refer to and study.
  • Page 3 Manual Structure Chapter 1 Product Introduction This chapter provides the specifications of the motherboard and describes the main features. Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This chapter describes the installation method and main connectors of various main system components of the motherboard. Chapter 3 BIOS Parameter Setting Instructions This chapter mainly introduces the parameter settings and main functions of the system BIOS.
  • Page 4 Gooxi does not provide guarantees for the results obtained from the use of this manual or the accuracy or reliability of any information obtained through this manual.
  • Page 5 Glossary: Noun Paraphrase Rome series processor EPYC™ 7002 The M.2 interface is a new generation interface standard tailored for Ultrabooks. It is a new interface specification introduced by Intel to replace mSATA. ® RJ45 Commonly known as the standard 8-bit modular interface AST2500 Aspeed ®...
  • Page 6 Convention: Note: it is used to transmit equipment or environmental safety warning messages, if not avoided, it may lead to equipment damage, data loss, equipment performance degradation or other unpredictable results. Warning: indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, it may result in death or serious personal injury.
  • Page 7 Modification: Version Release date Description V1.0 2020-05-26 Initial release V1.1 2021-06-10 Optimized description V1.2 2021-08-31 Update onboard front panel pin definition Version: V1.2...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 Product Introduction ...................................9 1.1 Product introduction ....................................9 1.2 Product parameters ....................................9 1.3 Product features ....................................10 1.4 Motherboard structure diagram ................................ 11 1.5 Block diagram of motherboard .................................12 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ..................................13 2.1 Removing and installing the CPU ..............................13 2.2 Removing and installing the heat sink ............................16 2.3 Memory installation ....................................
  • Page 9 3.2.35 Change SMBIOS event log settings ..........................64 3.2.36 Security menu ..................................65 3.2.37 Secure boot ..................................... 66 3.2.38 Boot menu ....................................67 3.2.39 Save & exit menu ..................................68 3.3 User Operation Reminder .................................. 69 Chapter 4 RAID Setup Instructions .................................70 4.1 LSI 9361-8i configuring RAID ................................ 70 4.1.1 Configuring RAID in UEFI boot mode ..........................70 4.1.2 Configuring RAID in Legacy Boot Mode ........................116 Chapter 5 IPMI Deployment ...................................132...

  • Page 10: Chapter 1 Product Introduction

    Chapter 1 Product Introduction 1.1 Product introduction Gooxi G2DERO-B is a dual-socket CPU standard E-ATX server motherboard, supports AMD EPYC 7002 (Rome series) processors, compatible with AMD EPYC 7003 (Milan series) and 7001 (Naples series), Hygon 7100, 7200 series processors. The motherboard is equipped with 16 DDR4 memory slots, 2 MiniSAS SFF-8643 connectors, 1 M.2 interface, 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports, 1 RJ45 management network...

  • Page 11: Product Features

    RoHS Meet the requirements 1.3 Product features G2DERO-B motherboard features are as follows:  2 SP3 sockets, support AMD EPYC™ 7002 series processors;  Single CPU supports 8 DDR4 channels, each channel supports 1 DIMM, and supports 16 DDR4 slots;...

  • Page 12: Motherboard Structure Diagram

    1.4 Motherboard structure diagram Figure 1-1 Module name Chassis fan control 4Pin interface (8 pieces) ATX 8Pin power connector ATX 8Pin power connector PMBUS ATX 6Pin power connector ATX 6Pin power connector ATX 24Pin power connector Mini SAS HD1/HD2 8643 connector M.2 slot LPC TPM/80Port 2x10Pin Header FP USB3.0*2 Header...

  • Page 13: Block Diagram Of Motherboard

    SLOT9 PCIe4.0 X8 SLOT8 PCIe4.0 X8 SLOT7 PCIe4.0 X16 SLOT6 PCIe4.0 X16 SLOT5 PCIe4.0 X8 SLOT4 PCIe4.0 X8 or X16 SLOT3 PCIe4.0 X8 or null SLOT2 PCIe4.0 X16 SLOT1 PCIe4.0 X8 Front panel pins DDR4 memory slot SP3 Socket DDR4 memory slot DDR4 memory slot DDR4 memory slot SP3 Socket...

  • Page 14: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Removing and installing the CPU Before starting to install the CPU, please read the following guides:  Make sure the motherboard supports the CPU.  Before installing the CPU, be sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet to prevent damage to the hardware.
  • Page 15 Outer cover Figure 2-1 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 16 Figure 2- 2 Figure 2-3 Version: V1.2...

  • Page 17: Removing And Installing The Heat Sink

    2.2 Removing and installing the heat sink Before starting to install the heat sink, please read the following guidelines: Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet before installing the heat sink to prevent  damage to the hardware.

  • Page 18: Memory Installation

    2.3 Memory installation The motherboard supports 8 DDR4 channels, each channel supports 1 DIMM. 2 CPUs support 16 DDR4 slots (when only one memory is inserted, the slot in the red box in the figure below is preferred). Note: In order to make the system more stable, it is recommended to use AMD compatibility list memory. The location is shown in the figure below: Figure 2-5 Note that the notches on the memory line up with the notches on the DIMM slots, and snap each DIMM module...

  • Page 19: Installing The M.2 Ssd Module

    Figure 2-7 Figure 2-8 2.4 Installing the M.2 SSD module Follow the steps below to install the M.2 SSD module on the motherboard. (Note: The motherboard only supports M.2 with 2280 specification) Step 1: Insert the M.2 SSD module into the slot on the motherboard. Step 2: Tighten the fixing screws to fix the M.2 SSD module in place.

  • Page 20: Rear Panel Connectors

    2.5 Rear panel connectors Figure 2-10 Reset button: BMC reset reset. RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet port: The dedicated IPMI management interface provided by the motherboard supports IPMI remote management. USB ports: 2 USB ports, support USB 3.0 specification. RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet port: The 2 network ports provided by the motherboard use RJ45 connectors stacked up and down .

  • Page 21: Internal Connectors

    2.6 Internal connectors Figure 2-11 1) FAN 1, FAN 2, FAN 3, FAN4, FAN5, FAN6, FAN7, FAN8 There are eight 4Pin fan connectors on the motherboard, which are placed on the backboard of the motherboard to connect the system fans. The fan pin signals are 1 TACH detection speed, 1 PWM control speed, 1 POWER, 1 GND. Figure 2-12 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 22 2/3/5/6/7) Power connector (J51/J53/J54) 2x12pin ATX power connector with 4.2mm spacing, single pin supports 6A when the wire diameter is 18AWG; ②③ is 2x4 ATX power connector with 4.2mm spacing, single pin supports 7A when the wire diameter is 18AWG; ⑤⑥...
  • Page 23 The side ear USB3.0 connector is 2x10pin 2.0mm spacing with fenced pins, the detailed signal definition is as follows: Figure 2-15 12) Front VGA connector The motherboard provides a VGA interface that can be connected to the front panel for connecting to a VGA monitor and outputting host information.
  • Page 24 24) Front panel connector The front panel connector is a 2x10pin 2.54mm pitch pin, and the detailed signal definition is as follows: Figure 2-17 25/27/28/30) DDR4 memory slots CPU DIMM_A1/B1/C1/D1/E1/F1/G1/H1 channel DDR4 memory slot 0, black. CPU DIMM_A3/B3/C3/D3/E3/F3/G3/H3 channel DDR4 memory slot 1, black. 26/29) SP3 SOCKET The motherboard provides 2 SP3 Sockets, supports 2 AMD EPYC 7002 (Rome series) processors, compatible with AMD EPYC 7003 (Milan series), AMD EPYC 7001 (Naples series), Hygon 7100, 7200 series .

  • Page 25: Chapter 3 Bios Parameter Setting Instructions

    Chapter 3 BIOS Parameter Setting Instructions 3.1 Enter the BIOS Setup interface Steps: 1. Power on the motherboard of the server and connect the keyboard; 2. During the POST process, pay attention to the prompt to enter the BIOS Setup interface at the bottom left of the Logo screen, "Press <DEL>...

  • Page 26: Main Menu Description

    3.2.2 Main menu description The Main interface contains the basic information of the BIOS system, such as the BIOS version number, CPU model, memory capacity, and the system time can be set. Figure 3-1 BIOS Information Project Version: Displays the version information of the board BIOS. Build Date and Time: Displays the compilation date and time of the board BIOS.

  • Page 27: Advanced Menu Description

    System Language: Select the current system language. System Date: Displays and sets the current system date. The format of the system date is "week month/day/year". Press "Enter" to switch between month, day and year, and you can change the value in the following ways: ●Press "+": increase the value by 1.
  • Page 28 Platform security processor firmware version. ●Boot Features Launch the feature configuration page. ●NB Configuration ● PCIe Port Bifurcation ●ACPI Settings ●Serial Port Console Redirection ●CPU Configuration ●SIO Configuration ●PCI Subsystem Settings ●CSM Configuration ●NVMe Configuration ●SATA Configuration ●Network Stack Configuration ●iSCSI Configuration ●Intel(R) I350 Gigabit Network Connection- XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX Version: V1.2...

  • Page 29: Trusted Computing

    3.2.4 Trusted computing Figure 3- 3 Display and set TCM/TPM module information, different module option settings are different, users can set according to the Setup help instructions. Version: V1.2...

  • Page 30: Psp Firmware Versions

    3.2.5 PSP firmware versions Figure 3-4 Display the PSP firmware version and related information. Version: V1.2...

  • Page 31: Boot Features

    3.2.6 Boot features Figure 3-5 Quiet Boot Turn on and off the Quiet Boot function, the menu options are: ●Disabled: Close Quiet Boot, and POST information will be displayed at this time ●Enabled: Turn on Quiet Boot, and the OEM Logo will be displayed at this time Default value: Enabled Option ROM Messages Use this function to set the Option ROM display mode, the menu options are:...

  • Page 32: Nb Configuration

    ●Postponed: Delayed response Default: Immediate 3.2.7 NB configuration Figure 3-6 cTDP Control Set cTDP control, menu options: ●Manual ●Auto Default: Auto IOMMU IOMMU switch, menu options: ●Enabled ●Disabled ●Auto Default: Auto ACS Enable ACS switch, menu options: ●Enabled Version: V1.2...
  • Page 33 ●Disabled ●Auto Default: Auto Package Power Limit Control ●Manual ●Auto Default: Auto APBDIS Set APBDIS, menu options: ●0 ●1 ●Auto Default: Auto DF Cstates ●Disabled ●Enabled ●Auto Default: Auto 4-link xGMI max speed ●10.667Gbps ●13Gbps ●16Gbps ●18Gbps ●Auto Default: Auto Preferred IO ●Manual ●Auto...

  • Page 34: Memory Configuration

    3.2.8 Memory configuration Figure 3-7 Memory interleaving ●Disabled ●Auto Default: Auto Memory interleaving size ●256 Bytes ●512 Bytes ●1 KB ●2 KB ●Auto Default: Auto Chipselect interleaving Set the interleaved memory block on the DRAM chip of control node 0, menu option: ●Disabled ●Auto Default: Auto...

  • Page 35: Socket 0/1 Information

    ●Auto Default: Auto DRAM scrub time Set the time to scrub memory, menu options: ●Disabled ●1 hour ●4 hours ●8 hours ●16 hours ●24 hours ●48 hours ●Autoc Default: Auto ●Socket 0 Information 3.2.9 Socket 0/1 information Figure 3-8 Display information about system memory Version: V1.2...

  • Page 36: Acpi Settings

    3.2.10 ACPI settings Figure 3-9 Enable AER Cap ●Disabled ●Enabled ●Auto Default: Auto NUMA Nodes Per Socket This function specifies the desired number of NUMA nodes per slot. ●NPS0 ●NPS1 ●NPS2 ●NPS4 ●Auto Default: Auto ACPI SRAT L3 Cache As NUMA Domain Use this option to enable or disable ACPI SRAT L3 Cache as NUMA domain.

  • Page 37: Serial Port Console Redirection

    3.2.11 Serial port console redirection Figure 3-9 Console Redirection The console redirection function switch redirects the information output from the console (such as a graphics card) to the monitor to the serial port. ●Disabled: Turn off the redirection function. ●Enabled: Enable redirection function. ●Default value: Disabled ●Console Redirection Settings ●Legacy Console Redirection Settings...

  • Page 38: Console Redirection Settings

    3.2.12 Console redirection settings Figure 3-10 Terminal Type This option allows you to select the emulation type, the BIOS emulation type must match the mode selected in the terminal program. The menu options are: ●VT100 ●VT100+ ●VT-UTF8 ●ANSI Default: VT100+ Bits per second Serial port redirection rate, the value range is 9600～115200 Default: 115200...
  • Page 39 ●Even ●Odd ●Mark: check digit is always 1 ●Space: check digit is always 0 Default: None Mark and Space checks are not allowed for error detection. Stop Bits Serial data packet end flag, the menu options are: ●1 ●2 Default: 1 Flow Control Serial port redirection control flow selection switch, the menu options are: ●...

  • Page 40: Legacy Console Redirection Settings

    3.2.13 Legacy console redirection settings Figure 3-11 Redirection COM Port Select Redirect COM Port, the menu options are: ●COM0 Default: COM0 Resolution Resolution, the menu options are: ●80x24 ●80x25 Default: 80x24 Redirect After POST Redirect after POST, the menu options are: ●Always Enable ●BootLoader Default value: Always Enable...

  • Page 41: Cpu Configuration

    3.2.14 CPU configuration Figure 3-12 SMT Control Symmetrical multi-threading switch, changing this option will perform a power cycle to ensure that the settings take effect, menu options: ●Disabled ●Auto Default: Auto Core Performance Boost ●Disabled ●Auto Default: Auto Global C-state Control ●Disabled ●Enabled ●Auto...

  • Page 42: Node 0/1 Configuration

    L2 stream HW prefetch switch, menu options: ●Enabled ●Disabled ●Auto Default: Auto SVM Mode CPU virtualization switch. ●Disabled ●Enabled Default value: Enabled SMEE Secure memory encryption control switch. ●Disabled ●Enabled Default value: Enabled ●Node 0/1 Configuration 3.2.15 Node 0/1 configuration Figure 3-13 Display some detailed information about the CPU detected by the motherboard.

  • Page 43: Sio Configuration

    3.2.16 SIO configuration Figure 3-14 Version: V1.2...

  • Page 44: Active*] Serial Port

    3.2.17 [*Active*] Serial port Figure 3-15 Use This Device ●Enabled ●Disabled Default value: Enabled Possible Select the optimal setting for the serial port according to the requirements, the menu options are: ●Use Automatic Settings ●IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; DMA; ●IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12; DMA; ●IO=2F8h;...

  • Page 45: Pci Subsystem Settings

    3.2.18 PCI subsystem settings Figure 3-16 Above 4G Decoding ●Enabled ●Disabled Default value: Enabled SR-IOV Support ●Enabled ●Disabled Default value: Enabled BME DMA Mitigation Re-enable the bus control property of the PCI bridge that is closed during PCI enumeration after SMM is locked, the menu options are: ●Enabled ●Disabled...

  • Page 46: Usb Configuration

    Default value: Enabled OnBrd/Ext VGA Select Select the VGA output port, the menu options are: ●Onboard ●External Default: Onboard ●Slot #X... Modify onboard PCI device or PCI slot settings. 3.2.19 USB configuration Figure 3-17 Display USB controller and USB device information. Legacy USB Support ●Enabled ●Disabled...

  • Page 47: Csm Configuration

    USB Mass Storage Driver Support ●Enabled ●Disabled Default value: Enabled Port 60/64 Emulation ●Enabled ●Disabled Default value: Enabled 3.2.20 CSM configuration Figure 3-18 CSM Support Enable or disable compatible support modules, the menu options are: ●Disabled ●Enabled Default value: Enabled Gate A20 Active The control mode setting of A20 address line, the menu options are: ●Upon Request...
  • Page 48 Default value: Upon Request Boot option filter Startup option class control switch, the menu options are: ●UEFI and Legacy ●UEFI only ●Legacy only Default: UEFI and Legacy Option ROM execution Network ● UEFI ●Legacy Default: UEFI Storage ● UEFI ●Legacy Default: UEFI Video ●UEFI...

  • Page 49: Nvme Configuration

    3.2.21 NVMe configuration Figure 3-19 Figure 3-20 Displays detailed information about NVMe hard disks. Version: V1.2...

  • Page 50: Sata Configuration

    3.2.22 SATA configuration Figure 3-21 Display the current system SATA related information. SATA Enable The SATA controller switch inside the chip, the menu options are: ●Disabled ●Enabled ●Auto Default: Auto Version: V1.2...

  • Page 51: Tls Auth Configuration

    3.2.23 Tls Auth configuration Figure 3-22 Tls authentication configuration Version: V1.2...

  • Page 52: Network Stack Configuration

    3.2.24 Network stack configuration Figure 3- 23 Network Stack ●Enabled ●Disabled Default value: Disabled Ipv4 PXE Support ●Enabled ●Disabled Default value: Disabled Ipv4 HTTP Support ●Enabled ●Disabled Default value: Disabled Ipv6 PXE Support ●Enabled ●Disabled Default value: Disabled Ipv6 HTTP Support ●Enabled Version: V1.2...

  • Page 53: Iscsi Configuration

    ●Disabled Default value: Disabled PXE boot wait time PXE boot waiting time, the user can input the PXE boot waiting time, the waiting process can press "ESC" to give up the PXE boot, the default is 0. Media detect count Device presence detection times, the user can enter the device network card device detection times, the default is 1.

  • Page 54: Server Mgmt Menu

    3.2.26 Server mgmt menu Figure 3-25 Display BMC self-test status, device ID, device version, BMC software version, and support IPMI specification version. BMC Support ●Enabled ●Disabled Default value: Enabled Wait For BMC ●Enabled ●Disabled Default value: Disabled ●System Event Log menu ●BMC network configuration menu ●View System Event Log menu ●BMC User Settings menu...

  • Page 55: System Event Log

    3.2.27 System event log Figure 3-26 SEL Components ●Enabled ●Disabled Default value: Enabled Erase SEL ●No ●Yes, On next reset ●Yes, On every reset Default: No When SEL is Full ●Do Nothing ●Erase Immediately Default: Do Nothing Log EFI Status Codes ●Disabled ●Both ●Error code...

  • Page 56: Bmc Network Configuration

    3.2.28 BMC network configuration Figure 3- 27 Figure 3- 28 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 57 Figure 3-29 Configure IPV4 support BMC sharelink Management Channel Configuration Address source Configure the BMC IP address allocation mode, the menu options are: ●Unspecified ●Static ●DynamicBmcDhcp ●DynamicBmcNonDhcp Default: Unspecified Unspecified is changed to other parameters. After saving and restarting, the option will restore the value of Unspecified, and there is no need to configure BMC IP every time it starts.
  • Page 58 Default: Unspecified Change from Unspecified to other parameters, save and restart the execution, the option will restore the value of Unspecified, no need to configure BMC IP every time the startup process. When the Configuration Address source option is Unspecified, it will display the network parameter information (IPV4) of the system dedicated network port, the current IP configuration mode, BMC IP, subnet mask, MAC address, routing IP, routing MAC;...

  • Page 59: View System Event Log

    3.2.29 View system event log Figure 3-30 View system event log information. Note that to enter this menu, the BIOS needs to read the SEL data, and it needs to wait for a while. Version: V1.2...

  • Page 60: Bmc User Setting

    3.2.30 BMC user setting Figure 3-31 ●Add User ●Delete User ●Change User Setting Version: V1.2...

  • Page 61: Add User

    3.2.31 Add user Figure 3-32 User Name: User name setting, up to 16 characters are supported. User Password: User password setting, password characters must contain uppercase and lowercase letters, special characters and numbers, minimum 8 characters, maximum 20 characters. Channel No: BMC channel setting, input 1 or 8 User Privilege Limit ●Reserved ●Callback...

  • Page 62: Delete User

    3.2.32 Delete user Figure 3-33 User Name : Enter the name of the user to be deleted. User Password: Enter the password of the user to be deleted. After entering the correct password, a prompt "User Delete!!!" will pop up. The deleted user will take effect immediately in the BMC, and the user will not be able to log in to the BMC Web interface.

  • Page 63: Change User Setting

    3.2.33 Change user setting Figure 3-34 User Name : Enter the user name to be modified. User Password: Enter the user password to be modified. The following options can be modified only if the name and password are entered correctly. User User permission switch setting, the menu options are: ●Enabled...

  • Page 64: Event Logs

    ●Administrator 3.2.34 Event logs Figure 3-35 ●Change SMBIOS Event Log Settings ●View SMBIOS Event Log Version: V1.2...

  • Page 65: Change Smbios Event Log Settings

    3.2.35 Change SMBIOS event log settings Figure 3-36 Smbios Event Log ●Enabled ●Disabled Default value: Enabled Erase SEL ●No ●Yes, On next reset ●Yes, On every reset Default: No When SEL is Full ●Do Nothing ●Erase Immediately Default: Do Nothing Log System Boot Event ●Disabled ●Enabled...

  • Page 66: Security Menu

    Enter incremented values for multiple event counters. Enter a number between 1 and 255. Default setting is 1. METW This entry is used to determine how long (in minutes) multiple event counters should wait before generating a new event log. Enter a number between 0 and 99. The default setting is 60. 3.2.36 Security menu Figure 3-37 Administrator Password...

  • Page 67: Secure Boot

    3.2.37 Secure boot Figure 3-38 Secure Boot Safe boot switch, the menu options are: ●Enabled ●Disabled Default value: Disabled Secure Boot Mode Safe boot mode, the menu options are: ●Standard ●Custom Default value: Custom ●Restore Factory Keys ●Key Management Version: V1.2...

  • Page 68: Boot Menu

    3.2.38 Boot menu Figure 3-39 Setup Prompt Timeout: Setup prompt timeout setting, set the time to wait for the Setup activation key, the maximum value is 65535 seconds, and the default value is 1. Boot Option Priorities A list of startup options. This list is dynamically displayed and determined by the number of startup options in the system. If there is no startup item, it will not be displayed.

  • Page 69: Save & Exit Menu

    3.2.39 Save & exit menu Figure 3-40 Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Save Changes and Reset Discard Changes and Reset Save Changes Discard Changes Restore Defaults Save as user Defaults Restore user Defaults Boot Override Version: V1.2...

  • Page 70: User Operation Reminder

    3.3 User Operation Reminder 1. With options, when users need to operate, they need to understand the operating specifications in detail. 2. When operating the options, please combine the operation manual and the description of the options on the BIOS Setup interface to understand the meaning of the options.

  • Page 71: Chapter 4 Raid Setup Instructions

    Chapter 4 RAID Setup Instructions 4.1 LSI 9361-8i configuring RAID 4.1.1 Configuring RAID in UEFI boot mode Enter the RAID card configuration interface  During server startup, press Delete/Esc as prompted to enter the BIOS Setup interface. Select Advanced>AVAGO MegaRAID<AVAGO MegaRAID SAS 91311-8i>Configuration Utility and press Enter. Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-1, and five types of configuration tasks are displayed on the interface (see Table 1-33 for related descriptions).
  • Page 72 Options Summary tasks such as locating a disk, initializing a disk, and rebuilding after a failed disk. Select a hardware component to view supercap properties, manage Hardware Components supercapacitors and manage peripheral components. Table 1-33 Common tasks  Switch disk mode: The RAID card supports switching between the following three disk modes.
  • Page 73 Figure 4-3 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-4, select Operation, press Enter, then select Make Unconfigured Bad in the displayed dialog box, and press Enter. Figure 4- 4 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-5, select Go, and press Enter. Version: V1.2...
  • Page 74 Figure 4-5 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-6 to complete the operation of switching the disk mode. Figure 4-6 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 75 Create RAID: As shown in Figure 4-7, select Configuration Management on the RAID card configuration interface and press Enter. Figure 4-7 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-8, select Create Virtual Drive, and press Enter. Figure 4-8 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 76 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-9, select Select RAID Level, set the RAID level, and press Enter. Figure 4-9 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-10, select Select Drives From, set the RAID disk capacity source, and press Enter. [Unconfigured Capacity] indicates that the capacity comes from the remaining capacity of the RAID-configured ...
  • Page 77 Figure 4-10 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-11, select Select Drives, and press Enter. Figure 4-11 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 78 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-12, select the disk to be used to configure RAID, [Enabled] means selected, then select Apply Changes, and press Enter. If the status of the disk is JBOD or Unconfigured Bad, it cannot be selected.
  • Page 79 Figure 4-13 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 80 Parameter Description  Parameter Description RAID name, only letters, numbers and underscores are supported, not case Virtual Drive Name sensitive Virtual Drive Size RAID capacity Virtual Drive Size Unit RAID capacity unit Stripe Size Stripe size, the size of stripe data blocks written on each disk Read cache strategy, divided into Read Ahead (open read cache) and No Read Read Policy Ahead (close read cache)
  • Page 81 Figure 4-15 As shown in Figure 4-16, select Virtual Drive Management on the RAID card configuration interface and press Enter. Figure 4-16 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 82 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-17, you can see the created RAID, select the RAID to be viewed, and press Enter. Figure 4-17 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-18, select View Associated Drives, and press Enter to view the detailed information of the RAID (including the RAID name, level, and disk information).
  • Page 83 Configure hot spare: After RAID is configured, a hot spare disk is generally configured to improve data security. A global hot spare disk or a dedicated hot spare disk can be configured as required The hot spare disk is only used for RAID levels with redundancy. ...
  • Page 84 Figure 4-20 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-21, select Operation, press Enter, then select Assign Dedicated Hot Spare Drive, and press Enter. Figure 4-21 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-22, select Go, and press Enter. Version: V1.2...
  • Page 85 Figure 4-22 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-23, select Confirm to make it Enabled, select Yes, and press Enter. Figure 4-23 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-24 to complete the operation of configuring the global hot spare disk. Version: V1.2...
  • Page 86 Figure 4- 24 Delete RAID: As shown in Figure 4-25, select Virtual Drive Management on the RAID card configuration interface and press Enter. Figure 4-25 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 87 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-26, select the logical disk to be deleted, and press Enter. Figure 4-26 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-27, select Operation, press Enter, then select Delete Virtual Drive in the displayed dialog box, and press Enter. Figure 4-27 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 88 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-28, select Go, and press Enter. Figure 4-28 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-29, select Confirm to make it Enabled, select Yes, and press Enter. Figure 4-29 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-30, and complete the RAID deletion operation. Version: V1.2...
  • Page 89 Figure 4-30 Locating the disk location: Locate physical disk As shown in Figure 4-31, select Drive Management on the RAID card configuration interface and press Enter. Figure 4-31 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 90 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-32, select the disk to be located, and press Enter. Figure 4-32 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-33, select Operation, press Enter, and then select Start Locate in the displayed dialog box, and press Enter. Figure 4-33 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 91 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-34, select Go, and press Enter. Figure 4-34 Enter the interface in Figure 4-35 to complete the operation of locating the physical disk location. Figure 4-35 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 92 Locate all disks in a logical disk As shown in Figure 4-36, select Virtual Drive Management on the RAID card configuration interface and press Enter. Figure 4-36 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-37, select the logical disk to be located, and press Enter. Figure 4-37 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 93 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-38, select Operation, press Enter, select Start Locate in the displayed dialog box, and press Enter. Figure 4-38 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-39, select Go, and press Enter. Figure 4-39 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 94 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-40 to complete the operation of locating all disks in the logical disk. Figure 4-40 Initialize the logical disk: This function is used to initialize the internal data space of the logical disk so that it can be recognized and used by the operating system.
  • Page 95 Figure 4-41 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-42, select the logical disk to be initialized, and press Enter. Figure 4-42 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-43, select Operation, press Enter, then select Fast/Slow Initialization in the displayed dialog box, and press Enter. Version: V1.2...
  • Page 96 Figure 4-43 The difference between Fast Initialization and Slow Initialization is that the former can write data immediately, while the latter needs to wait for the disk space to be fully initialized before writing data Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-44, select Go, and press Enter. Figure 4-44 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-45, select Confirm to make it Enabled, select Yes, and press Enter.
  • Page 97 Figure 4-45 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-46, and complete the operation of initializing the logical disk. Figure 4-46 Initialize the physical disk: As shown in Figure 4-47, select Drive Management on the RAID card configuration interface and press Enter. Version: V1.2...
  • Page 98 Figure 4-47 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-48, select the disk to be initialized, and press Enter. Figure 4-48 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-49, select Operation, press Enter, select Initialize Drive in the displayed dialog box, and press Enter. Version: V1.2...
  • Page 99 Figure 4-49 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-50, select Go, and press Enter. Figure 4-50 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-51, select Confirm to make it Enabled, select Yes, and press Enter. Version: V1.2...
  • Page 100 Figure 4-51 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-52 to complete the operation of initializing the physical disk. Figure 4-52 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 101 Wipe disk data: This function is used to delete the internal data of the disk, including erasing physical disk data and logical disk data. Erase physical disk data As shown in Figure 4-53, select Drive Management on the RAID card configuration interface and press Enter. Figure 4-53 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-54, select the disk whose data is to be erased, and press Enter.
  • Page 102 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-55, select Operation, press Enter, then select Drive Erase in the displayed dialog box, and press Enter. Figure 4-55 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-56, press Enter, and then select the erasing mode in the displayed dialog box (it is recommended to use the default mode: Simple).
  • Page 103 Figure 4-56 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-57, select Go, and press Enter. Figure 4-57 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-58, select Confirm to make it Enabled, select Yes, and press Enter. Version: V1.2...
  • Page 104 Figure 4-58 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-59 to complete the operation of erasing data on the physical disk. Figure 4-59 To avoid disk failure, do not perform other operations while erasing data on the physical disk. Version: V1.2...
  • Page 105 Erase logical disk data As shown in Figure 4-60, select Virtual Drive Management on the RAID card configuration interface and press Enter. Figure 4-60 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-61, select the logical disk whose data is to be erased, and press Enter. Figure 4-61 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 106 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-62, select Operation, press Enter, select Virtual Drive Erase in the displayed dialog box, and press Enter. Figure 4-62 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-63, press Enter, and then select the erasing mode in the displayed dialog box (it is recommended to use the default mode: Simple).
  • Page 107 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-65, select Go, and press Enter. Figure 4-65 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-66, select Confirm to make it Enabled, select Yes, and press Enter. Figure 4-66 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-67 to complete the operation of erasing logical disk data. Version: V1.2...
  • Page 108 Figure 4-67 Migrating RAID levels: This function is used to modify the RAID level to meet the configuration requirements without affecting the integrity of the current data. As shown in Figure 4-68, select Virtual Drive Management on the RAID card configuration interface and press Enter.
  • Page 109 Figure 4-68 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-69, select the logical disk to be rebuilt, and press Enter. Figure 4-69 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-70, select Operation, press Enter, then select Reconfigure Virtual Drive in the dialog box that is displayed, and press Enter. Version: V1.2...
  • Page 110 Figure 4-70 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-71, select Go, and press Enter. Figure 4-71 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-72, set the RAID level, select Add Drives, and press Enter. Version: V1.2...
  • Page 111 Figure 4-72 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-73, select the disk to be added, enable it, select Apply Changes, and press Enter. Figure 4-73 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-74, select Confirm to make it Enabled, select Yes, and press Enter. Version: V1.2...
  • Page 112 Figure 4-74 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-75, select Start Operation, and press Enter. Figure 4-75 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 113 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-76, select OK, and press Enter. Figure 4-76 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-77 to view the current migration progress. Figure 4-77 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 114 Clear disk RAID information: This function is used to clear the RAID residual information in the disk, so that the disk can be used to configure RAID again. This function is often used for disks whose mode is Unconfigured Bad. Switch the disk mode Unconfigured Bad to Unconfigured Good.
  • Page 115 Figure 4-79 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-80, select Clear Foreign Configuration, and press Enter. Figure 4-80 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-81, select Confirm to make it Enabled, select Yes, and press Enter. Version: V1.2...
  • Page 116 Figure 4-81 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-8, and complete the operation of clearing disk RAID information. Figure 4-82 Version: V1.2...

  • Page 117: Configuring Raid In Legacy Boot Mode

    4.1.2 Configuring RAID in Legacy Boot Mode Enter the RAID card configuration interface  During the BIOS startup process, when the interface shown in Figure 4-83 is displayed, press Ctrl+R. Figure 4-83 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-84. Please refer to the key operation tips on the lower border of the interface to navigate and modify settings in the interface.
  • Page 118 Common tasks  Configure RAID: As shown in Figure 4-85, press F2 on the VD Mgmt interface and select Create Virtual Drive. Figure 4-85 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-86, set the RAID level, and press Enter. Figure 4-86 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 119 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-87, select the disk for RAID configuration, and press Enter. Figure 4-2 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-88, set the Size and Name accordingly, select Advanced, and press Enter. Figure 4-88 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 120 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-89, set related parameters, select OK, and press Enter. Figure 4-89 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-90, select OK, and press Enter to complete the RAID configuration operation. Figure 4-90 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 121 Select the RAID to be viewed and press Enter to view the detailed information of the RAID (including the RAID name, level, and disk information), as shown in Figure 4-91. Figure 4-91 Configure hot spare disk: After RAID is configured, a hot spare disk is generally configured to improve data security. Global hot spare disks and dedicated hot spare disks can be configured as required.
  • Page 122 Figure 4-92 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-93, select Make Global HS, and press Enter to complete the configuration of the global hot spare disk. Figure 4-93 Return to the interface shown in Figure 4-94, and select a hot spare disk to view information about the global hot spare disk.
  • Page 123 Figure 4-94 Delete RAID: This function is used to delete damaged or difficult to meet the needs of the RAID. As shown in Figure 4-95, select the logical disk to be deleted on the VD Mgmt interface, and press F2. Figure 4-95 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 124 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-96, select Delete VD, and press Enter. Figure 4-96 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-97, select YES, and press Enter to complete the RAID deletion operation. Figure 4-97 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 125 Locate the disk location: This function is convenient for you to quickly find the disk by lighting the blue indicator light of the corresponding slot of the disk. A single physical disk or all member disks included in a logical disk can be located. As shown in Figure 4-98, select the disk to be located on the PD Mgmt interface and press F2.
  • Page 126 Locate->Start: Start the disk location operation.  Locate->Stop: Stop locating the disk operation.  Initialize the logical disk: This function is used to initialize the internal data space of the disk so that it can be recognized and used by the operating system.
  • Page 127 BGI: Background Initialization, background initialization, first initialize part of the RAID space for writing data, and  initialize the rest of the space in the background. FGI: Full Ground Initialization, full disk initialization, initializes all the space of the RAID, and writes data only ...
  • Page 128 Figure 4-103 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-104, select the erasing mode (it is recommended to use the default mode: Simple), and press Enter. Figure 4-104 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-105, select Yes, and press Enter to complete the operation of erasing data on the physical disk.
  • Page 129 Figure 4-105 To avoid disk failure, do not perform other operations while the physical disk is being erased. Erase Logical Disk Data As shown in Figure 4-106, select the logical disk to be erased on the VD Mgmt interface, and press F2. Figure 4-106 Version: V1.2...
  • Page 130 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-107, select the erasing mode (it is recommended to use the default mode: Simple), and press Enter. Figure 4-107 Enter the interface shown in Figure 4-108, select Yes, and press Enter to complete the operation of erasing logical disk data.
  • Page 131 Clear disk RAID information: This function is used to clear the RAID residual information in the disk, so that the disk can be used to configure RAID again. This function is often used for disks whose mode is Unconfigured Bad. Switch the disk mode Unconfigured Bad to Unconfigured Good.
  • Page 132 Figure 4-110 Version: V1.2...

  • Page 133: Chapter 5 Ipmi Deployment

    Chapter 5 IPMI Deployment 5.1 Rapid deployment of IPMI process Figure 5-1 shows the general process of how to quickly deploy the IPMI function of the server. Figure 5-1 IPMI deployment process 5.1.1 Make sure the motherboard supports the IPMI function Check your motherboard manual and confirm that your motherboard supports IPMI, and then find the dedicated IPMI network port for the motherboard, or you can choose a shared network port, as shown in Figure 5-2.

  • Page 134: Enter Bios To Set Ipmi Function

    5.1.2 Enter BIOS to set IPMI function Reboot your system, press the ESC or DEL key to enter the motherboard BIOS system while the device boots, and the BIOS setup interface is shown in Figure 5-3 below. Figure 5-3 Motherboard BIOS setting interface After entering this interface, use the left and right keys on the keyboard to switch the menu item to the Server Mgmt option, and you will see the page shown in Figure 5-4.
  • Page 135 After entering this interface, enter the BMC network configuration option through the keyboard, and you will enter the following interface, as shown in Figure 5-5. Figure 5-5 BMC network configuration option interface On this page, you can see two configurable network ports, one is a dedicated network port for Dedicated, and the other is a shared network port for Sharelink.

  • Page 136: Ipmi Interface Configuration Static Mode

    DynamicBMCDHCP, and DynamicBMCNonDHCP. Static is a static mode, you can manually set the IP address, DHCP is a dynamic mode, setting this item allows BMC to automatically obtain an IP address from a DHCP server. 5.1.3 IPMI interface configuration Static mode If you choose to configure Static mode for the IPMI interface, you should pay attention to the following issues: (1) If there are multiple IPMI devices in your LAN, it should be noted that the IP addresses between the devices cannot be repeated, otherwise communication cannot be established.

  • Page 137: Ipmi Function Quick Start Instructions

    3. Make sure the Console Redirection of COM0 is in [Enabled] state, if not, select Console Redirection and press <Enter> key to set the state to [Enabled]. To ensure the normal operation of iBMC, this option has been set to [Enabled]by default. 5.2 IPMI function quick start instructions After completing the previous configuration steps, we can start to log in to the IPMI management interface.

  • Page 138: Default Username And Password

    Figure 5-9 IPMI management login interface 5.2.2 Default username and password Factory default username: admin Factory default password: admin When you log in with this username, you will have full administrator rights. It is recommended that you change the password after logging in. 5.2.3 Contents of IPMI management system After you log in to the IPMI management system correctly, you can see the page shown in Figure 5-10.
  • Page 139 IPMI management interface menu description (1) Dashboard On this page, users can view the basic information of the IPMI management system. Including firmware information, network information, and sensor monitoring information. Firmware information includes BMC firmware version information, BIOS version information, motherboard CPLD version information, backplane CPLD version information, and BMC firmware compilation time information.

  • Page 140: Introduction To Kvm Remote Management

    5.2.4 Introduction to KVM remote management Start KVM remote management As shown in Figure 5-11, under the Remote Control > KVM&Java SOL Remote Control menu, you can start KVM. Figure 5-11 Start KVM Version: V1.2...

  • Page 141: Kvm

    5.2.5 KVM page introduction As shown in Figure 5-12, it is the KVM interface after starting KVM. Figure 5-12 KVM interface As shown in Figure 5-13, the KVM interface includes two parts: one part is the menu and shortcut buttons, and the other part is the remote desktop window, which is the server desktop information sent back remotely.

  • Page 142: Remote Control Quick Operation

    Shortcut bar Server remote screen display Figure 5-13 KVM interface composition 5.2.6 Remote control quick operation Stop KVM Hanging on the CD image, generally used to remotely install the operating system The host display is unlocked, the server is turned on/off Table1- 35 Version: V1.2...

  • Page 143: Introduction To Sol

    5.2.7 Introduction to SOL Click Activate Java SOL under the page shown in Figure 5-14 to open the interface shown in Figure 5-14 below. Figure 5-14 Enabling Java SOL 1. After clicking Activate, the SOL interface shown in Figure 5-15 below will appear. 2.

  • Page 144: Other Ways To Connect To Ipmi

    tested, this is an operation demonstration, not specifically described. 5.3 Other ways to connect to IPMI The AST2500 firmware conforms to the IPMI 2.0 specification, so users can use the standard IPMI driver distributed by the operating system. 5.3.1 IPMI driver The AST2500 supports drivers referenced by Intel, available at: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/servers/ipmi/ipmi-technical-resources.html via Windows Server 2003 R2.

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