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FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node
Technical White Paper
Issue
04
Date
2022-08-12
xFusion Digital Technologies Co., Ltd.

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  • Page 1 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper Issue Date 2022-08-12 xFusion Digital Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • Page 2 Notice In this document, "xFusion" is used to refer to "xFusion Digital Technologies Co., Ltd." for concise description and easy understanding, which does not mean that "xFusion" may have any other meaning. Any "xFusion" mentioned or described hereof may not be understood as any meaning other than "xFusion Digital Technologies Co., Ltd.", and xFusion Digital Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper Contents Contents About This Document ........................v 1 Product Introduction ........................7 2 Features ............................8 3 Physical Structure ........................10 4 Logical Structure ......................... 12 5 Hardware Description ........................ 13 5.1 Front Panel .................................. 13 5.1.1 Appearance ................................
  • Page 4 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper Contents 5.7.1 Mainboard ................................33 6 Product Specifications ........................ 35 6.1 Technical Specifications ............................. 35 6.2 Environmental Specifications ............................. 37 6.3 Physical Specifications ............................... 39 7 Software and Hardware Compatibility .................. 40 8 Safety Instructions ........................

  • Page 5: About This Document

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper About This Document About This Document Purpose This document describes the appearance, features, specifications, and configurations of the new-generation CH242 V5 compute node of the E9000 blade server. Intended Audience This document is intended for pre-sales engineers.
  • Page 6 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper About This Document Change History Issue Date Change Description 2022-08-12 ⚫ Optimized 6.3 Physical Specifications . ⚫ Added A.1 Node Label. 2022-06-25 ⚫ Added a figure that shows how to measure dimensions.

  • Page 7: Product Introduction

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 1 Product Introduction Product Introduction ® ® The CH242 V5 is a full-width compute node powered by Intel Xeon Scalable processors. It provides a unique blend of supreme computing power, large memory, and high flexibility and expandability.

  • Page 8: Features

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 2 Features Features Performance and Scalability ® ® ⚫ Powered by Intel Xeon Scalable Skylake or Cascade Lake processors, the server provides up to 28 cores, 3.8 GHz frequency, a 38.5 MB L3 cache, and three 10.4 GT/s UPI links between the processors, which deliver supreme processing performance.
  • Page 9 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 2 Features ⚫ The compute node supports LOM that provides two 10GE ports. Availability and Serviceability ⚫ Memory mirroring and memory module backup prevent system shutdown caused by uncorrectable memory errors. ⚫...

  • Page 10: Physical Structure

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 3 Physical Structure Physical Structure Figure 3-1 CH242 V5 physical structure (Optional) HHHL PCIe riser (Optional) HHHL PCIe card module (Optional) M.2 SSD (Optional) USB flash drive (Optional) TPM RAID controller card...
  • Page 11 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 3 Physical Structure Mezzanine card Mainboard Memory ⚫ a: The drive slots support 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe drives and M.2 modules and mixed configuration of them. ⚫ b: An M.2 module is a 2.5-inch drive module that consists of one M.2 adapter and two M.2 FRUs.

  • Page 12: Logical Structure

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 4 Logical Structure Logical Structure Figure 4-1 CH242 V5 logical structure ® ® ⚫ The server supports two or four Intel Xeon Scalable processors. ⚫ The server supports up to 48 memory modules.

  • Page 13: Hardware Description

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Hardware Description 5.1 Front Panel 5.2 Processor 5.3 Memory 5.4 Storage 5.5 Network 5.6 I/O Expansion 5.7 Boards 5.1 Front Panel 5.1.1 Appearance Figure 5-1 Front view Slide-out label plate (with an SN...

  • Page 14: Indicators And Buttons

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description ⚫ a: The drive slots support 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe drives and M.2 modules and mixed configuration of them. ⚫ b: An M.2 module is a 2.5-inch drive module that consists of one M.2 adapter and two M.2 FRUs.

  • Page 15: Ports

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Sign Indicator and Description Button the device. ⚫ When the power indicator is steady yellow, you can press this button to power on the device. The UID button/indicator helps identify and locate a button/indicator device.

  • Page 16: Installation Positions

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Port Description Port Type Quantity Description USB port USB 3.0 Used to connect to a USB device. NOTICE Before connecting an external USB device, check that the USB device functions properly.

  • Page 17: Memory

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description ⚫ Contact your local sales representative or use the Compatibility Checker to determine the components to be used. Figure 5-5 Processor positions 5.3 Memory 5.3.1 DDR4 Memory 5.3.1.1 Memory Identifier You can determine the memory module properties based on the label attached to the memory module.

  • Page 18: Memory Subsystem Architecture

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-6 Memory identifier Callout Description Definition Capacity of the memory module ⚫ 8 GB ⚫ 16 GB ⚫ 32 GB ⚫ 64 GB ⚫ 128 GB Number of ranks of the memory ⚫...
  • Page 19 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Install the memory modules in the primary memory channels first. If the primary memory channel is not populated, the memory modules in secondary memory channels cannot be used. Table 5-2 Memory channels...

  • Page 20: Memory Compatibility

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Memory Channel Memory Slot 3C (primary) DIMM220(3C1) DIMM221(3C2) 3D (primary) DIMM230(3D1) DIMM231(3D2) 3E (primary) DIMM240(3E1) 3E channel DIMM241(3E2) 3F (primary) DIMM250(3F1) 3F channel DIMM251(3F2) CPU 4 4A (primary) DIMM300(4A1)
  • Page 21 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description ⚫ A server must use the same model of DDR4 DIMMs, and all the DIMMs operate at the same speed, which is the smallest value of: ⚫ Memory speed supported by a processor ⚫...

  • Page 22: Dimm Installation Rules

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description − Do not use 128 GB DIMMs together with DIMMs of other capacities. If DIMMs with different rank quantities need to be installed in the same channel, − install the DIMMs with more ranks in slots farther away from the CPU.

  • Page 23: Memory Installation Positions

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description − Install filler memory modules in vacant slots. ⚫ Observe the following when configuring DDR4 memory modules in specific operating mode: − Memory sparing mode ◼ Comply with the general installation guidelines.
  • Page 24 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-7 Memory slots Figure 5-8 DDR4 memory installation guidelines (2 processors) 2022-08-12...

  • Page 25: Memory Protection Technologies

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-9 DDR4 memory installation guidelines (4 processors) 5.3.1.6 Memory Protection Technologies The following memory protection technologies are supported: ⚫ ⚫ Full mirroring ⚫ Address range mirroring ⚫ SDDC ⚫...

  • Page 26: Storage

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description 5.4 Storage 5.4.1 Drive Configurations Table 5-4 Drive Configuration Configuration Maximum Drive Drive Management Number Mode Front drives 1 x RAID controller card ⚫ Slots 0, 2, 4, and 6...

  • Page 27: Drive Indicators

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description 5.4.3 Drive Indicators SAS/SATA Drive Indicators Figure 5-12 SAS/SATA drive indicators Table 5-5 Description of SAS/SATA drive indicators Activity Indicator Fault Indicator Description (Green) (Yellow) The drive is not in position.
  • Page 28 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Table 5-6 M.2 FRU indicator description Indicator Description M.2 FRU fault indicator ⚫ Off: The M.2 FRU is running properly. ⚫ Blinking yellow: The M.2 FRU is being located, or RAID is being rebuilt.

  • Page 29: Raid Controller Card

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Table 5-8 NVMe drive indicators (VMD disabled) Activity Indicator Fault Indicator Description (Green) (Yellow) The NVMe drive cannot be detected. Steady on The NVMe drive is working properly. Blinking at 2 Hz Data is being read from or written to the NVMe drive.
  • Page 30 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-15 Connections between the LOM and I/O modules ⚫ In addition to the LOM, the compute node connects to the Fabric ports of the switch modules through the network ports on mezzanine cards.

  • Page 31: I/O Expansion

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description 5.6 I/O Expansion 5.6.1 PCIe Cards PCIe cards provide ease of expandability and connection. ⚫ Contact your local sales representative or use the Compatibility Checker to determine the components to be used.
  • Page 32 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description PCIe Name PCIe Conne Port Slot Slot Stand ctor Width Size iBMC ards Width Mezz 4 CPU 4 PCIe x16 or x16 or Port2A e3:0 two x8 two x8...

  • Page 33: Boards

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description 5.7 Boards 5.7.1 Mainboard Figure 5-16 CH242 V5 mainboard USB 3.0 port SoftRAID key connector Drive backplane connector Mezzanine card 1 connector Mezzanine card 2 connector Mezzanine card brackets...
  • Page 34 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description b: The CLR_BMC_PW pin is used to restore the iBMC to default configuration. 2022-08-12...

  • Page 35: Product Specifications

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 6 Product Specifications Product Specifications 6.1 Technical Specifications 6.2 Environmental Specifications 6.3 Physical Specifications 6.1 Technical Specifications Table 6-1 Technical Specifications Component Specifications Form factor Full-width compute node ® Chipset Intel C622 Processor Supports two or four processors.
  • Page 36 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 6 Product Specifications Component Specifications ⚫ RDIMM and LRDIMM support ⚫ The DDR4 memory modules of different types (RDIMM and LRDIMM) cannot be used together. NOTE The preceding information is for reference only. Use the...

  • Page 37: Environmental Specifications

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 6 Product Specifications Component Specifications and 3X. − Lower cards (Mezz2 and Mezz4): Mezz2 directs one PCIe 3.0 x16 from CPU 2 to I/O modules in slots 1E and 4E in the rear of the chassis. Mezz4 directs one PCIe 3.0 x16 from CPU 4 to I/O modules in slots 1E...
  • Page 38 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 6 Product Specifications Category Specifications Storage temperature (within six months): –15° C to +45° C ⚫ (5° F to 113° F) Storage temperature (within one year): –10° C to +35° C ⚫...

  • Page 39: Physical Specifications

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 6 Product Specifications ⚫ Maximum preservation duration of SSDs: ⚫ 12 months in power-off state without data stored ⚫ 3 months in power-off state with data stored ⚫ Maximum preservation duration of HDDs: ⚫...

  • Page 40: Software And Hardware Compatibility

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 7 Software and Hardware Compatibility Software and Hardware Compatibility Use the Compatibility Checker to obtain information about the operating systems and hardware supported. ⚫ If incompatible components are used, the device may be abnormal. This fault is beyond the scope of technical support and warranty.

  • Page 41: Safety Instructions

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 8 Safety Instructions Safety Instructions 8.1 Security 8.2 Maintenance and Warranty 8.1 Security General Statement ⚫ Comply with local laws and regulations when installing devices. These Safety Instructions are only a supplement.
  • Page 42 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 8 Safety Instructions Figure 8-1 Safety work wear ⚫ Before touching a device, wear ESD clothing and gloves (or wrist strap), and remove any conductive objects (such as watches and jewelry). Figure 8-2 shows conductive objects that must be removed before you touch a device.
  • Page 43 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 8 Safety Instructions Figure 8-3 Wearing an ESD wrist strap ⚫ Exercise caution when using tools. ⚫ If the installation position of the device is higher than the shoulders of the installation personnel, use a vehicle such as a lift to facilitate installation.

  • Page 44: Maintenance And Warranty

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 8 Safety Instructions transported is always kept upright. Take necessary precautions to prevent collisions, corrosion, package damage, damp conditions and pollution. ⚫ Transport the equipment in its original packaging. ⚫ If the original packaging is unavailable, package heavy, bulky parts (such as chassis and blades) and fragile parts (such as PCIe GPUs and SSDs) separately.

  • Page 45: System Management

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 9 System Management System Management The server uses the next-generation Intelligent Baseboard Management Controller (iBMC) to implement remote server management. The iBMC complies with IPMI 2.0 and provides highly reliable hardware monitoring and management.
  • Page 46 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 9 System Management Specifications Description Setting of boot device Supports out-of-band configuration for the boot device. Alarm management Supports alarm management and reports alarms using the SNMP trap, SMTP, and syslog service to ensure 24/7 operating.

  • Page 47: Certifications

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 10 Certifications Certifications Country/Region Certification Standards Europe WEEE 2012/19/EU Europe REACH EC NO. 1907/2006 Europe Safety: EN 62368-1:2014+A11:2017 EMC: EN 55032:2015+A11:2020 CISPR 32:2015+A1:2019 EN IEC 61000-3-2:2019+A1:2021 EN 61000-3-3:2013+A1:2019 EN 55035:2017+A11:2020 CISPR 35:2016...
  • Page 48 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper 10 Certifications Country/Region Certification Standards CISPR 35:2016 EN 55024:2010+A1:2015 CISPR 24:2010+A1:2015 ETSI EN 300 386 V1.6.1:2012 ETSI EN 300 386 V2.1.1:2016 RoHS: BS EN IEC 63000:2018 ErP: Commission Regulation(EU) 424/2019 FCC PART 15...

  • Page 49: A Appendix

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper A Appendix Appendix A.1 Node Label Figure A-1 Position of the CH242 V5 label Table A-1 CH242 V5 Label description Description Serial number of the server node. For details, see A.2 Product SN.
  • Page 50 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper A Appendix Figure A-2 Example SN Table A-2 SN description Description ESN ID (two characters), which can only be 21. Material ID (eight characters), that is, the processing code. Vendor code (two characters), that is, the code of the processing place.
  • Page 51 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper A Appendix Module Feature Description Corrected Machine Check Corrects error-triggered interrupts. Interrupt (CMCI) Memory Failed DIMM Isolation Identifies faulty DIMMs to facilitate isolation and replacement of the faulty DIMMs. Memory Thermal Throttling...
  • Page 52 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper A Appendix Module Feature Description Architected Error Records With the features such as eMCA, the BIOS collects error information recorded in hardware registers in compliance with UEFI specifications, notifies the OS through the APEI interface of the ACPI, and locates the error unit, improving system availability.

  • Page 53: B Glossary

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper B Glossary Glossary B.1 A-E ejector lever A part on the panel of a device used to facilitate installation or removal of the device. Ethernet A baseband local area network (LAN) architecture developed by Xerox Corporation by partnering with Intel and DEC.
  • Page 54 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper B Glossary B.3 K-O A hardware device that provides public keyboard, video and mouse (KVM). B.4 P-T panel An external component (including but not limited to ejector levers, indicators, and ports) on the front or rear of the server.
  • Page 55 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper B Glossary B.5 U-Z A unit defined in International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 60297-1 to measure the height of a cabinet or chassis. 1 U = 44.45 mm UltraPath A point-to-point processor interconnect developed by Intel.

  • Page 56: C Acronyms And Abbreviations

    FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper C Acronyms and Abbreviations Acronyms and Abbreviations C.1 A-E alternating current Advanced Encryption Standard New Instruction Set Address Resolution Protocol Advanced Vector Extensions backup battery unit BIOS Basic Input/Output System calendar day...
  • Page 57 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper C Acronyms and Abbreviations DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 DDR4 Double Data Rate 4 DDDC double device data correction DEMT Dynamic Energy Management Technology DIMM dual in-line memory module DRAM dynamic random-access memory...
  • Page 58 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper C Acronyms and Abbreviations high availability hard disk drive high-performance computing HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure iBMC intelligent baseboard management controller Industry Canada ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol...
  • Page 59 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper C Acronyms and Abbreviations LAN on motherboard media access control module management controller next business day NC-SI Network Controller Sideband Interface C.4 P-T PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express power distribution unit physical layer...
  • Page 60 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper C Acronyms and Abbreviations REACH Registration Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals RJ45 registered jack 45 RoHS Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Serial Attached Small Computer System Interface...
  • Page 61 FusionServer CH242 V5 Compute Node Technical White Paper C Acronyms and Abbreviations TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol TCP offload engine trusted platform module C.5 U-Z UDIMM unbuffered dual in-line memory module UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface unit identification light Underwriter Laboratories Inc.

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