Technical White Paper About This Document About This Document Purpose This document describes the FusionServer XH628 V5 server node in terms of features, structure, specifications, and component hardware and software compatibility. Intended Audience This document is intended for pre-sales engineers.
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper About This Document Change History Issue Date Description 2023-02-28 Added A.4 Sensor List. 2022-11-11 Updated 8.1 Security. 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.
1 Production Introduction Production Introduction The FusionServer XH628 V5 (XH628 V5) is a server node designed for X6800 servers. An X6800 can house up to four XH628 V5 server nodes in a 4U chassis. The XH628 V5 delivers supreme performance and high storage density in limited space through innovative design.
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 2 Features Features Performance and Scalability ® ® ⚫ Powered by two 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 two 10.4 GT/s UPI links between the processors, which deliver supreme processing...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 2 Features ⚫ It supports 12 SATA/SAS HDDs or SSDs. The SSDs deliver higher I/O performance than HDDs. An SSD supports approximately 100 times more I/O operations per second (IOPS) than a typical HDD.
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 2 Features Energy Efficiency ⚫ The Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors outperform the previous-generation processors while fitting into the same TDP. ⚫ Efficient voltage regulator-down (VRD) power supplies for boards minimize the energy loss from DC/DC power conversion.
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 3 Physical Structure Physical Structure ⚫ 2 x 2.5" drive configuration Figure 3-1 XH628 V5 physical structure Front drives Front-drive backplane Server node case DIMMs Screw-in RAID controller Mainboard card Processors Heat sinks...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 3 Physical Structure Vertical adapter Horizontal adapter Drives in a drawer 10-drive backplane for the 2-drive backplane for the drive drawer drive drawer Drive drawer enclosure ⚫ XH628 V5 with two HHHL PCIe cards...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 3 Physical Structure Heat sinks Vertical adapter Horizontal adapter Drives in a drawer 10-drive backplane for the drive drawer 2-drive backplane for the Drive drawer enclosure drive drawer 2023-02-28...
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 4 Logical Structure Logical Structure Figure 4-1 XH628 V5 logical structure ® ® ⚫ The server supports two Intel Xeon Scalable processors. ⚫ The server supports up to 16 memory modules. ⚫...
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-2 Front view Standard PCIe card Ejector lever Ejector release latch Slide-out label plate (with an SN label) Drive drawer Drive drawer latch Drive drawer handle 5.1.2 Indicators and Buttons Indicator and Button Positions ⚫...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-3 Indicators and buttons on the front panel LOM port indicator Power button/indicator Health status indicator UID button/indicator LOM port indicator Management network port data transmission status indicator...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-4 Indicators and buttons on the front panel LOM port indicator Power button/indicator Health status indicator UID button/indicator LOM port indicator Management network port data transmission status indicator...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Indicator/Butt Silkscreen Description ⚫ Steady green: The device is powered on. Blinking yellow: The iBMC is starting. The ⚫ power button is locked and cannot be pressed. The iBMC is started in about 1 minute, and then the power indicator is steady yellow.
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Indicator/Butt Silkscreen Description indicator Connection Off: The network port is not connected. ⚫ status Steady green: The network port is properly ⚫ indicator on connected. management port LINK Network port Off: The network port is not connected.
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Universal connector port LOM port 1 LOM port 2 Management network port ⚫ 2 x HHHL PCIe card configuration Figure 5-6 Ports on the front panel Universal connector port...
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-7 Multi-port cable VGA port Two USB ports Serial port One USB port Universal connector port Port Description Table 5-2 Description of ports on the front panel Port...
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-8 Installation positions The PCIe slots and RAID controller card in the rear chassis are connected to CPU 2 of each XH628 V5. 5.2 Processors ⚫ The server supports two processors.
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description 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. Figure 5-10 Memory identifier Callout...
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Callout Description Definition Column Access Strobe (CAS) P: 15 ⚫ latency ⚫ T: 17 DIMM type R: RDIMM ⚫ ⚫ L: LRDIMM 5.3.1.2 Memory Subsystem Architecture The XH628 V5 provides 16 memory slots. Each processor integrates six memory channels.
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server 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 ⚫...
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Parameters Specifications Maximum capacity per DDR4 DIMM (GB) Rated speed (MT/s) 2933 Operating voltage (V) Maximum number of DDR4 DIMMs in a node Maximum DDR4 memory capacity of the node (GB)
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description For a multi-processor configuration, each processor must have a valid ◼ memory mirroring configuration. Memory scrubbing mode − ◼ Comply with the general installation guidelines. 5.3.1.5 Memory Installation Positions An XH628 V5 supports a maximum of 16 DDR4 DIMMs.
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Specifies the hard drive Drive Management Maximum Drives type. Mode ⚫ Slots 0, Slots 1 support only M.2 SSD a: Only 2.5-inch drives fit into the front slots. If the front panel is configured with 2 ⚫...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Table 5-6 Mapping between front drive IDs and physical slots displayed in System Event Logs Front drive Physical Slots Front drive Physical Slots number Displayed in number Displayed in...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Drawer Drive Physical Slots Drawer Drive Physical Slots Numbering Displayed in Numbering Displayed in System Event System Event Logs Logs DISK10 Inner DISK11 Inner ⚫ M.2 SSD Figure 5-15 M.2 SSD number...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-16 M.2 FRU SSD number 2023-02-28...
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description M.2 FRU Indicators Figure 5-19 M.2 FRU indicators Table 5-10 M.2 FRU indicator description Indicator Description M.2 FRU fault indicator Off: The M.2 FRU is running properly. ⚫ ⚫...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Chip Numb Rate Supported Rates Not Port Type Type Model er of Negotiatio Rates Supported Ports n Mode X722 10GE Auto-negoti 10,000 10 Mbit/s, optical ation Mbit/s 100 Mbit/s,...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description 10GE optical port (LOM 10GE optical port (LOM port 1) port 2) GE electrical port (LOM GE electrical port (LOM port 3) port 4) Figure 5-21 LOM ports (2 x HHHL PCIe cards)
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Indicator Positions Figure 5-22 LOM indicators (2 x 2.5" drive configuration) Connection status Data transmission rate indicator/Data transmission indicator for a 10GE optical status indicator for a 10GE port...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-23 LOM indicators (2 x HHHL PCIe cards) Connection status Data transmission rate indicator/Data transmission indicator for a 10GE optical status indicator for a 10GE port optical port...
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Indicator Description indicator Steady green: The network port is properly connected. ⚫ GE electrical port Off: Inactive. ⚫ transmission status Steady yellow: Active, but no data is being transmitted.
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-24 PCIe slots (2 standard HHHL PCIe cards) ⚫ Rear panel Figure 5-25 shows the mapping between PCIe slots and server nodes (7, 5, 3, and 1 from left to right).
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Signal connector Guide sleeve Signal connector Signal connector Signal connector Power connector Power connector a: The port is reserved. 2023-02-28...
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server 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 Components Specifications Form factor 4U4 server node ® Chipset Intel C622 Supports two processors.
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 6 Product Specifications Components Specifications RDIMM and LRDIMM support ⚫ ⚫ The DDR4 memory modules of different types (RDIMM and LRDIMM) and specifications (capacity, bit width, rank, and height) cannot be used together.
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 6 Product Specifications Components Specifications Network Supports LOM. ⚫ Supports two 10GE optical ports and two GE electrical ports via the NIC chip integrated on the mainboard. The LOM ports support NC-SI, WOL, and PXE.
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 6 Product Specifications Components Specifications is provided. System management ⚫ Supports UEFI. Supports iBMC. ⚫ ⚫ Supports NC-SI. Supports integration with third-party management ⚫ systems. Security features ⚫ Power-on password Administrator password ⚫...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 6 Product Specifications Category Specifications highest operating temperature is subject to the XH628 V5. Relative humidity (RH, ⚫ Operating humidity: 5% to 85% non-condensing) Storage humidity (within three months): 8% to 85% ⚫...
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 6 Product Specifications The maximum preservation duration is determined according to the preservation ⚫ specifications provided by drive vendors. For details, see the manuals provided by drive vendors. 6.3 Physical Specifications Table 6-3 Physical specifications...
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server 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.
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server 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.
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 8 Safety Instructions ⚫ Do not carry the weight that is over the maximum load per person allowed by local laws or regulations. Before moving or installing equipment, check the maximum equipment weight and arrange required personnel.
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server 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. Prevent the equipment from falling down and causing personal injury or damage to the equipment.
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 8 Safety Instructions equipment being 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. ⚫...
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server 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.
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server 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.
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper A Appendix Appendix A.1 Node Label Figure A-1 Position of the XH628 V5 label Table A-1 XH628 V5 Label description Description Serial number of the server node. For details, see A.2 Product SN.
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server 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.
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server 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...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper A Appendix Module Feature Description Socket disable for FRB Isolates a faulty socket during the BIOS (Fault Resilient Boot) startup process to improve system reliability. Architected Error Records With the features such as eMCA, the...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper A Appendix Sensor Description Component controller card PCH Temp PCH bridge temperature Mainboard CPU1 Core Rem CPU core temperature CPU 1 CPU2 Core Rem CPU core temperature CPU 2 CPU1 DTS CPU DTS value...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper A Appendix Sensor Description Component SYS 12V_1 Mainboard 12 V voltage Mainboard SYS 12V_2 Mainboard 12 V voltage Mainboard CPU1 VCore 1.8 V CPU voltage Mainboard CPU2 VCore 1.8 V CPU voltage...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper A Appendix Sensor Description Component FAN4 R Speed Fan speed Fan module 4 4 indicates the fan module number. FAN5 F Speed Fan speed Fan module 5 5 indicates the fan module number.
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper A Appendix Sensor Description Component PS1 Status PSU fault status 1 indicates the PSU number. PS2 Presence PSU presence status 2 indicates the PSU number. PS2 Status PSU fault status 2 indicates the PSU number.
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper A Appendix Sensor Description Component Boot Error Boot error Watchdog2 Watchdog Mngmnt Health Management subsystem health status DISK0 Inner Drive status Drive DISK1 Inner Drive status Drive DISK2 Inner Drive status Drive...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper A Appendix Sensor Description Component number. FAN3 R Presence Fan presence Fan module 3 3 indicates the fan module number. FAN4 F Presence Fan presence Fan module 4 4 indicates the fan module number.
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper A Appendix Sensor Description Component number. FAN5 F Status Fan fault status Fan module 5 5 indicates the fan module number. FAN5 R Status Fan fault status Fan module 5 5 indicates the fan module number.
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper A Appendix Sensor Description Component 030 indicates the DIMM slot number. DIMM031 DIMM status DIMM 031 indicates the DIMM slot number. DIMM040 DIMM status DIMM 040 indicates the DIMM slot number. DIMM050...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper A Appendix Sensor Description Component HDD Backplane Hardware presence Drive backplane Front HDD BP Hardware presence Drive backplane Port# Link Down Network port link status Mainboard Eth Heartbeat Heartbeat status Mainboard RAID PCIE ERR...
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server 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.
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server 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.
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server 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 Interconnect (UPI) Intel.
FusionServer XH628 V5 Server 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...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server 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...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server 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...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server 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...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper C Acronyms and Abbreviations RJ45 registered jack 45 RoHS Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Serial Attached Small Computer System Interface SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment...
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FusionServer XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper C Acronyms and Abbreviations 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. Universal Serial Bus...