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  • Page 1 No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written consent of New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. Except for the trademarks of New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd., any trademarks that may be mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.
  • Page 2 Contents Overview · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1 Product features ·...
  • Page 3 Storage controllers and power fail safeguard modules· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 43 Storage controllers ·...
  • Page 4 The H3C UniServer R6700 G6 is a next-generation, high-density, enterprise-level 2U four-processor rack server developed by H3C. It is designed for critical business applications. This server combines excellent performance, scalability, and reliability into a compact 2U form factor. This makes the server an ideal choice for data-intensive applications such as large-scale virtualization, databases, in-memory computing, data analysis, data warehousing, business intelligence, and ERP systems.
  • Page 5  Support the advanced vector extension instruction set AVX-512, the advanced matrix extension sub-instruction set AMX, and tile matrix MULtiply unit (TMUL).  Support PCI Express 5.0 and SAS 4.0, reducing I/O latency and improving overall system performance. 2U high-density scalable design ...
  • Page 6 Server topology 2*MCIO x8 2*MCIO x8 2*MCIO x8 2*MCIO x8 CPU3 CPU4 4*MCIO x8 P3+P4 P3+P4 4*MCIO x8 UPI0 UPI1 UPI1 UPI2 UPI2 UPI0 UPI1 UPI2 UPI2 UPI0 UPI0 UPI1 CPU1 CPU2 P3+P4 4*MCIO x8 4*MCIO x8 P3+P4 2*MCIO x8 2*MCIO x8 RISER4 Slot11...
  • Page 7 Server specifications Components Figure 1 Server components Item Description (1) Chassis access panel (2) Processor mezzanine board Used to expand processors and memory of the server. (3) Processor heatsink Cools the processor. (4) System battery Supplies power to the system clock to ensure system time correctness. Provides RAID capability to SAS/SATA drives, including RAID (5) Storage controller configuration and RAID scale-up.
  • Page 8 Item Description (14) Rear drive cage .Installed at the server rear to accommodate drives. (15) OCP riser card Provides slots for the OCP network adapter and rear drives. (16) Riser card blank Installed on an empty PCIe riser connector to ensure good ventilation. (17) Server management...
  • Page 9 Front panel Front panel view of the server Figure 2 8SFF front panel Table 1 8SFF front panel description Item Description Bay 1: 8SFF drives (optional)* Bay 2: 8SFF drives (optional)* Bay 3: 8SFF drives (optional)* USB 3.0 connector LCD smart management module (optional) Serial label pull tab Dedicated management connector USB 2.0 connector...
  • Page 10 Table 2 25SFF front panel description Item Description 25SFF drives* USB 3.0 connector Drive or LCD mart management module (optional) Serial label pull tab Dedicated management connector USB 2.0 connector VGA connector *: Drive types supported by the server vary by drive backplane configuration. For more information, see "Drive backplanes."...
  • Page 11 Button/LED Status  Steady green—The system is operating correctly or a minor alarm is present.  Flashing green (4 Hz)—HDM is initializing.  Flashing amber (1 Hz)—A major alarm is present. Health LED  Flashing red (1 Hz)—A critical alarm is present. If a system alarm is present, log in to HDM to obtain more information about the system running status.
  • Page 12 System status Light status  Some beads flash white (1 Hz)—HDM is restarting. Ports Table 5 Ports on the front panel Port Type Description VGA connector DB-15 Connects a display terminal, such as a monitor or KVM device. Connects the following devices: ...
  • Page 13 Item Description OCP 3.0 network adapter/Serial & DSD module (in slot 12) (optional) VGA connector Two USB 3.0 connectors HDM dedicated network port (1Gbps, RJ-45, default IP address 192.168.1.2/24) OCP 3.0 network adapter (in slot 11) (optional) LEDs Figure 7 Rear panel LEDs (1) Power supply LED for power supply 2 (2) Power supply LED for power supply 1 (3) Activity LED of the Ethernet port...
  • Page 14 Status  Flashing blue: 1 Hz—The firmware is being upgraded or the system is being  managed from HDM. Do not power off the server. 4 Hz—HDM is restarting. To restart HDM, press the UID button LED  for 8 seconds. ...
  • Page 15 System board System board components Figure 8 System board components Table 9 System board components Description Mark OCP network adapter slot 2/Serial & DSD module connector OCP2 Fan connector for OCP 3.0 network adapter 2 OCP2 FAN TPM/TCP connector...
  • Page 16 Description Mark PFR expander module connector PFRCPLD Server management module connector PCIe riser connector 1 (x16 PCIe5.0, for processor 1) RISER1 PCIe X16 Fan connector for OCP 3.0 network adapter 1 OCP1 FAN OCP 3.0 network adapter slot 1 OCP1 SlimSAS connector 2 (x8 SATA) SATA PORT2 SlimSAS connector 1 (x8 SATA)
  • Page 17 Description Mark Front VGA and USB2.0 connector LEFT EAR Power connector 8 for the rear drive backplane PWR8 Signal connector for power supplies 3 and 4 PSU34 Power connector 7 for the rear drive backplane PWR7 Power expander module connector PSU1, PSU2 AUX connector for PCIe riser card 4 RISER4 AUX...
  • Page 18 Processor mezzanine board components Figure 9 Processor mezzanine board layout Table 10 Processor mezzanine board components Description Mark MCIO connector C4-P2C (x8 PCIe5.0, for processor 4) C4-P2C MCIO connector C4-P2A (x8 PCIe5.0, for processor 4) C4-P2A MCIO connector C4-P1A (x8 PCIe5.0, for processor 4) C4-P1A MCIO connector C4-P1C (x8 PCIe5.0, for processor 4) C4-P1C...
  • Page 19 Description Mark MCIO connector C3-P3C (x8 PCIe5.0, for processor 3) C3-P3C MCIO connector C3-P3A (x8 PCIe5.0, for processor 3) C3-P3A MCIO connector C4-P4A (x8 PCIe5.0, for processor 4) C4-P4A MCIO connector C4-P4C (x8 PCIe5.0, for processor 4) C4-P4C MCIO connector C4-P3C (x8 PCIe5.0, for processor 4) C4-P3C MCIO connector C4-P3A (x8 PCIe5.0, for processor 4) C4-P3A...
  • Page 20 Item Description Remarks turned on. To avoid service data loss, stop running services and power off the server before turning on the switch. If this switch is on, the server will clear all the  Off (default)—Normal server startup. passwords at each startup. Make sure you turn ...
  • Page 21 Figure 12 DIMM slot layout on the processor mezzanine board HDDs and SSDs Drive numbering Figure 13 Drive numbering for front 25SFF drive configuration Figure 14 Drive numbering for rear 2SFF drive configuration...
  • Page 22 Figure 15 Drive numbering for rear 8E1.S drive configuration Figure 16 Drive numbering for the rear OCP adapter+2SFF configuration Drive LEDs The server supports SAS, SATA, and NVMe drives. You can use the LEDs on a drive to identify its status.
  • Page 23 NVMe drives support managed hot removal and hot insertion. For information about operating systems that support managed hot removal and hot insertion, use the OS compatibility lookup tool at http://www.h3c.com/en/home/qr/default.htm?id=65. Table 12 SAS/SATA drive LED description Fault/UID LED status...
  • Page 24 Steady green/Flashing green (4 The drive is faulty. Replace the drive Steady amber immediately. The drive is performing a RAID migration or Flashing green (4 Hz) rebuilding, or the system is reading or writing data to the drive. The drive is present but no data is being Steady green read or written to the drive.
  • Page 25 Front 8SFF UniBay drive backplane The PCA-BP-8UniBay-2U-G6 8SFF UniBay drive backplane can be installed at the server front to support eight 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe drives. Figure 20 8SFF UniBay drive backplane (1) x8 SlimSAS connector (SAS PORT) (2) AUX ( AUX) (3) MCIO connector B3/B4 (PCIe5.0 x8)(NVMe B3/B4) (4) Power connector (POWER) (5) MCIO connector B1/B2 (PCIe5.0 x8)(NVMe B1/B2)
  • Page 26 Figure 21 25SFF drive backplane (1) x4 SlimSAS downlink interface 3 (SAS EXP 3) (2) x8 SlimSAS uplink interface (SAS PORT), managing all drives on the backplane (3) x8 SlimSAS downlink interface 2 (SAS EXP 2) (4) x4 SlimSAS downlink interface 1 (SAS EXP 1) (5) Power connector 1 (PWR 1) (6) Power connector 2 (PWR 2) (7) MCIO connector 4 (PCIe5.0 x8)(NVMe 4), supporting NVMe drives 17 and 18...
  • Page 27 Figure 22 2SFF UniBay drive backplane (1) Power connector (PWR) (2) x4 Mini-SAS-HD connector (SAS PORT) (3) SlimSAS connector (PCIe4.0 x8)(NVME) (4) AUX connector (AUX) PCIe4.0 x8 description:  PCIe4.0: Fifth-generation signal speed.  x8: Bus bandwidth. Rear 2UniBay drive backplane (compatible with OCP adapter) The PCA-BP-2UniBay-OCP-2U-G6 2SFF UniBay drive backplane is installed together with an OCP adapter at the server rear to support two 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe drives.
  • Page 28 Figure 24 8E1.S drive backplane (1) AUX connector (AUX) (2) MCIO connector A1/A2 (PCIe5.0 x8) (EDSFF-A1/A2) (3) Power connector 1 (PWR 1) (4) MCIO connector A3/A4 (PCIe5.0 x8) (EDSFF-A3/A4) (5) MCIO connector B1/B2 (PCIe5.0 x8) (EDSFF-B1/B2) (6) MCIO connector B3/B4 (PCIe5.0 x8)(EDSFF-B3/B4) PCIe5.0 x8 description: ...
  • Page 29 RC-3FHFL-2U-G6 Figure 25 RC-3FHFL-2U-G6 (1) (1) PCIe5.0 x16 (16,8,4,2,1) slot 2/5 (2) PCIe5.0 x16 (16,8,4,2,1) slot 3/6 (3) GPU module power connector (4) PCIe5.0 x16 (16,8,4,2,1) slot 1/4* PCIe5.0 x16 (16,8,4,2,1) description:  PCIe5.0: Fifth-generation signal speed.  x16: Connector bandwidth. ...
  • Page 30 Figure 26 RC-3FHFL-2U-G6 (2) (5) MCIO connector 2-C (6) MCIO connector 2-A (7) MCIO connector 1-A (8) MCIO connector 1-C PCIe5.0 x16 (16,8,4,2,1) description:  PCIe5.0: Fifth-generation signal speed.  x16: Connector bandwidth.  (16,8,4,2,1): Compatible bus bandwidth, including x16, x8, x4, x2, and x1.
  • Page 31 RC-3FHHL-2U-G6 Figure 27 RC-3FHHL-2U-G6 (1) (1) PCIe5.0 x16 (16,8,4,2,1) slot 2/5 (2) PCIe5.0 x16 (16,8,4,2,1) slot 3/6 (3) PCIe5.0 x16 (16,8,4,2,1) slot 1/4* PCIe5.0 x16 (16,8,4,2,1) description:  PCIe5.0: Fifth-generation signal speed.  x16: Connector bandwidth.  (16,8,4,2,1): Compatible bus bandwidth, including x16, x8, x4, x2, and x1. NOTE: slot 1/4: When the riser card is installed in PCIe riser card slot 1, this slot corresponds to PCIe slot 1.
  • Page 32 Figure 28 RC-3FHHL-2U-G6 (2) (4) MCIO connector 1-A (5) MCIO connector 1-C PCIe5.0 x16 (16,8,4,2,1) description:  PCIe5.0: Fifth-generation signal speed.  x16: Connector bandwidth.  (16,8,4,2,1): Compatible bus bandwidth, including x16, x8, x4, x2, and x1. RC-2HHHL-R3-2U-G6-1 Figure 29 RC-2HHHL-R3-2U-G6-1 (1) PCIe5.0 x16 (8,4,2,1) slot 8 (2) PCIe5.0 x16 (8,4,2,1) slot 7 (3) MCIO connector SLOT 1...
  • Page 33  (8,4,2,1): Compatible bus bandwidth, including x8, x4, x2, and x1. RC-2HHHL-R3-2U-G6-2 Figure 30 RC-2HHHL-R3-2U-G6-2 (1) PCIe5.0 x16 (16,8,4,2,1) slot 8 (2) PCIe5.0 x16 (16,8,4,2,1) slot 7 (3) MCIO connector SLOT 1-A (4) MCIO connector SLOT 1-C PCIe5.0 x16 (8,4,2,1) description: ...
  • Page 34  PCIe5.0: Fifth-generation signal speed.  x16: Connector bandwidth.  (8,4,2,1): Compatible bus bandwidth, including x8, x4, x2, and x1. OCP adapter Figure 32 OCP adapter (1) MCIO connector 4 (2) MCIO connector 3 (3) Power connector (4) AUX connector (5) MCIO connector 2 (6) MCIO connector 1 Power expander module...
  • Page 35 Figure 34 Power expander module installation location UPI mezzanine module When the processor mezzanine module is not installed, install the UPI mezzanine module to form 2-way interconnection. Align the connectors in the blue box areas in Figure 35 Figure 36 with the mid module connectors on the system board.
  • Page 36 Figure 37 LCD smart management module Table 15 LCD smart management module description Item Description Mini-USB connector Used for upgrading the firmware of the LCD module. Connects the LCD module to the system board of the server. For LCD module cable information about the LCD smart management module connector on the system board, see "System...
  • Page 37 Figure 38 Fan module layout PCIe slot The server supports installing riser cards and rear GPU modules at the server rear. The PCIe slot numbers vary by configuration. Figure 39 PCIe slot numbering when riser cards are installed at the server rear Figure 40 PCIe slot numbering when an OCP 3.0 riser card is installed at the server rear B/D/F information You can obtain B/D/F information by using one of the following methods:...
  • Page 38 You can install two or four processors. To install only two processors, install them over processor sockets 1 and 2.  To avoid damage to a processor or the system board, only H3C authorized or professional server engineers can install, replace, or remove a processor. ...
  • Page 39 For more information, see NVMe Drives Online Replacement User Guide. If an operating system supports hot swapping of NVMe drives, follow these guidelines:  Insert NVMe drives steadily without pauses to prevent the operating system from being stuck or restarted.
  • Page 40 M.2 SSDs SATA M.2 SSDs  A SATA M.2 expander module is required for SATA M.2 SSDs. You can connect the expander module to the system board with cables. For more information about the cabling methods, see the user guide. ...
  • Page 41 Figure 43 NVMe M.2 expander module (1) NVMe M.2 SSD card slot 1 (2) NVMe M.2 SSD card slot 2 Server management module The server management module is installed on the system board to provide I/O connectors and HDM out-of-band features for the server. Figure 44 Server management module (1) VGA connector (2) Two USB 3.0 connectors...
  • Page 42 (3) HDM dedicated management interface (4) UID LED (5) HDM serial port (6) iFIST module (optional) (7) NCSI connector Serial & DSD module The serial & DSD module is installed in the slot on the server rear panel. The module provides two SD slots and forms RAID 1 by default.
  • Page 43  HHFL—Half height and full length. Riser card and PCIe module compatibility Guidelines If a processor is faulty or absent, the PCIe slots connected to it are unavailable. For more information about riser card, PCIe slot, and processor mappings, see "Riser cards and PCIe modules."...
  • Page 44 Riser PCIe slots PCIe slot or PCIe module for PCIe slot Proc Riser card card on a riser connector PCIe slot power esso location model card description connector capability 2 with x8 MCIO connector SLOT Connected to MCIO connector C1-P1C system MCIO board, providing an...
  • Page 45 Riser PCIe PCIe slot or PCIe module PCIe slot Riser card Process card slots on a connector for PCIe slot or power location model riser card description connector capability PCIe5.0 Processo Slot 2/3 FHHL 75 W (8,4,2,1) Connected MCIO connector MCIO C3-P2A Processo...
  • Page 46 Riser PCIe slots PCIe slot or PCIe module PCIe slot Riser card Process card on a riser connector for PCIe slot power location model card description or connector capability Connected MCIO connector C4-P1A on the MCIO Processo SLOT 1-C system board, connector providing an x8...
  • Page 47 Powerfail safeguard modules For some storage controllers, you can order a powerfail safeguard module to prevent data loss when power outage occurs. A powerfail safeguard module provides a flash card and a supercapacitor. When a system power failure occurs, this supercapacitor can provide power for a minimum of 20 seconds.
  • Page 48 Make sure the standard storage controllers are of the same vendor (PMC or LSI). For information about the available storage controllers and their vendors, use the component compatibility lookup tool at http://www.h3c.com/en/home/qr/default.htm?id=66.  If the drives are installed only at the server front, install storage controllers to different riser cards.
  • Page 49 Slots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 Slots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 Power supplies  To avoid damage to hardware, use only H3C approved power supplies.  The server supports N+N power supply redundancy. ...
  • Page 50 The server supports both single-rotor FAN-8038-2U-G6 fan module and dual-rotor FAN-8056-2U-G6 fan module. When any of the following conditions are met, you must install the FAN-8056-2U-G6 fan module:  The 12LFF drive backplane, 25SFF drive backplane, two 8SFF UniBay drive backplanes, or three 8SFF UniBay drive backplanes are installed along with processors with a TDP of more than 230 W are all installed.
  • Page 51 Up to 10 single-width half-height GPU modules GPUs Optical drives External USB optical drives  HDM (agentless tool, with dedicated management interface) & H3C UniSystem Management  Supports LCD smart management module Supports chassis intrusion detection, TCM/TPM module, trusted silicon root firmware...
  • Page 52  Up to 350 W power consumption for each processor. NOTE:  For information about processors that are available for purchase, contact the H3C sales representative.  Processors configured in a server must be the same model.  For more information about the processors, visit the website at http://ark.intel.com.
  • Page 53 You can query the memory frequency by selecting Memory Module and query the maximum supported memory frequency by selecting Processor. The actual operating memory frequency is equal to the lesser of the memory frequency or the...
  • Page 54 As a best practice, install DDR5 DIMMs that have the same product code and DIMM specification (type, capacity, rank, and frequency). For information about DIMM product codes, use the component compatibility lookup tool at http://www.h3c.com/en/home/qr/default.htm?id=66. To install components or replace faulty DIMMs of other specifications, contact Technical Support. ...
  • Page 55 Figure 47 DDR5 DIMM population schemes for one processor DIMM population (processor 1) Item Number of DIMMs 1DIMM ● 2DIMMs ● ● 4DIMMs ● ● ● ● 6DIMMs ● ● ● ● ● ● 8DIMMs ● ● ● ● ● ●...
  • Page 56 Figure 50 DDR5 DIMM population schemes for four processors (1) DIMM population (processor 2) DIMM population (processor 1) Item Number of DIMMs H0 H1 G0 G1 F0 F1 E0 E1 A1 A0 B1 B0 C1 C0 D1 D0 H0 H1 G0 G1 F0 F1 E0 E1 A1 A0 B1 B0 C1 C0 D1 D0 4DIMMs ●...
  • Page 57 Network adapters  SSD expander modules  GPU modules For information about the system components that are available for purchase, contact the H3C sales representative. Supported operating systems and software The following are supported on the server:  Fourth generation Intel ®...
  • Page 58 REPO is used for upgrading servers and their components. In combination with other New H3C software, REPO covers various customer upgrade scenarios, including single node online or offline upgrade and bulk...
  • Page 59 REPO to HDM.  Supports various upgrade scenarios including offline upgrade, bulk firmware upgrade, and bulk driver upgrade by mounting REPO to UniSystem. For more information about other management software, see H3C HDM Technology White Paper at: http://www.h3c.com/en/Support/Resource_Center/EN/Home/Severs/00-Public/Trending/Technolog y_White_Papers/H3C_HDM_Technology_WP/.
  • Page 60 (such as failure report and hardware repair report), sales and purchase consulting, service and policy consulting, and complaint and suggestion platforms. After receiving the network or system failure report, H3C engineers analyze and deal Remote technical with the failures remotely to remove the issues in time. Remote technical support support includes telephone contact and remote access.
  • Page 61 Certifications Country/Region Certificate Standard GB 17625.1 China GB 4943.1-2011 GB/T 9254.1 (Class A) China SEPA HJ 2507-2011 GB/T26572-2011 China RoHS SJ/T11364-2014 America NTRL-UL UL 62368-1, 2 Ed, Issue Date:2014-12-01 Canada NTRL-UL CSA C22.2 NO.62368-1-14, 2nd Ed., Issue Date:2014-12-01 2011/65/EU Europe RoHS EN IEC 63000:2018 Safety:...