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  • Page 1 Purley platform 2U two-way L-shaped server barebones User manual V1.0...
  • Page 2 Purley 2U dual-channel server is divided into 2U8 bays and 2U12 bays. This product has the characteristics of low energy consumption, flexible expansion, high reliability, easy management and easy deployment.
  • Page 3 Manual structure Chapter 1 Security Statement This chapter describes some environmental conditions, precautions and instructions related to this product that need to be paid attention to when using this product. Chapter 2 Product Introduction This chapter provides the specifications of the main components of the system and describes the main features of each model of the Purley 2U dual cabinet server series.
  • Page 4 Trademark statement SNR is a trademark of OOO "NAG" Intel and Xeon are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of companies in the Microsoft group.
  • Page 5 Glossary: Noun Paraphrase Intel Xeon Scalable Intel Xeon Scalable Processor Processors Platinum certified power supply is "80 PLUS Platinum" standard, that is, the Platinum efficiency conversion rate of 20% load is above 90%, the conversion rate of 50% load is power supply above 94%, and the conversion rate is 100%.
  • Page 6 Abbreviations Explain the abbreviations used in this article, and provide the full English name, as shown in the following table: Abbreviations original Platform Controller Hub Gigabit Ethernet Baseboard Management Controller Intelligent Platform Management IPMI Interface Central Processing Unit Serial Advanced Technology SATA Attachment Serial Attached SCSI...
  • Page 7 Symbol convention: Note: It is used to transmit equipment or environmental safety warning messages. If not avoided, it may cause equipment replacement, data loss, equipment performance degradation or other unpredictable results. Warning: Used to warn of potentially dangerous situations, which, if unavoidable, may cause death or serious personal injury.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 Security Statement ........................15 1.1 General safety matters ......................... 15 1.2 Product name and content identification table of toxic and hazardous substances or elements ... 17 1.3 Warning notice ..........................19 1.4 Climate and environmental requirements ..................20 1.5 Other important description ......................
  • Page 9 5.2.9 Option ROM Dispatch Policy ..................94 5.2.10 PCI Subsystem Settings ....................96 5.2.11 CSM Configuration ......................97 5.2.12 NVMe Configuration ....................... 98 5.2.13 Network Stack Configuration ..................99 5.2.14 iSCSI Configuration ...................... 101 5.2.15 Platform Configuration menu ..................102 5.2.16 PCH SATA Configuration .....................
  • Page 10 6.2.2Configure RAID in Legacy Boot Mode ................228 Chapter 7 IPMI Rapid Deployment ......................251 7.1 Rapid deployment of IPMI process ..................... 251 7.1.1 Make sure the motherboard supports IPMI function ............251 7.1.2 Enter BIOS to set up IPMI function ..................252 7.1.3IPMI interface configuration Static mode ................

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 Security Statement

    Chapter 1 Security Statement General safety matters To prevent the risk of major personal and property losses, please follow the following recommendations. Please do not open the system cover by yourself, and should be operated by professionally trained maintenance technicians. There may be high voltage or electric shock on the triangular mark with lightning symbol, please do not touch it.

  • Page 12: Product Name And Content Identification Table Of Toxic And Hazardous Substances Or Elements

    Note: This table shows the status of toxic and hazardous substances contained in all components that may be used in SNR server, storage and workstation products. Customers can check the status of toxic and hazardous substances contained in each component of the purchased product based on this table.

  • Page 13: Climate And Environmental Requirements

    1.4 Climate and environmental requirements —35 ⚫ The best working temperature of the equipment is 10 ; the highest indoor ambient ℃ ℃ temperature of the equipment is 40 ℃ ⚫ System battery 3 V CR2032 lithium battery. Note: Some configurations have been tested for performance at 45°C temperature and 90% (29°C maximum dew point) humidity.

  • Page 14: Other Important Description

    1.5 Other important description "If the equipment is marked with a logo, it means that the equipment with the logo is only fully designed and evaluated at an altitude of 2000m. Therefore, it is only suitable for safe use below 2000m and in the sea. When used at a distance of more than 2000m, there may be safety hazards."...

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Product Introduction

    2.2 System Configuration Nebulas 2 Purley 2U dual-channel L-shaped server products include 2U8 (3.5” hard disk) disk bays, 2U12 (3.5” hard disk) The two models have the same specifications except for the hard disk connection method and the maximum number of compatible hard disks.

  • Page 16: System Structure

    2.2.2 System structure The dual-socket L-shaped server uses the Intel Purley platform with Intel Xeon scalable processors; supports DDR4 LRDIMM/RDIMM/NV-DIMM ECC server memory, and the memory frequency supports 2133/2400/2666/2933MHz; a single CPU supports 6 Two channels, each channel supports 2 DIMMs; two CPUs support a total of 24 DDR4 slots;...
  • Page 17 The main board block diagram of the system architecture is as follows: Figure 2- 1...

  • Page 18: System Model Specification Introduction

    2.3 System model specification introduction ⚫ 2U8 disk bay 3.5-inch disk model Figure 2- 2 2U8 (3.5” hard disk) Product name Support 1 or 2 Intel Xeon Scalable series processors Processor Maximum support 205W Motherboard model G3DCL-B/G3DCL-TB Chipset Intel C621/C622 series server dedicated chipset...
  • Page 19 ⚫ 2U12 disk bay 3.5-inch disk model Figure 2- 3 2U12 (3.5” hard disk) Product name Support 1 or 2 Intel Xeon Scalable series processors, maximum Processor support 205W Motherboard model G3DCL-B/G3DCL-TB Chipset Intel C621/C622 series server dedicated chipset Support DDR4 LRDIMM/RDIMM/NV-DIMM ECC memory RAM (system) Memory frequency support 2133/2400/2666/2933MHz A single CPU supports 6 DDR4 Channels, each Channel has 2 slots,...

  • Page 20: System Component Introduction

    2.4 System component introduction 2.4.1 Front panel components ⚫ 2U8 disk bay 3.5-inch disk model Figure 2- 4 Serial Name Serial Name number number Built-in DVD drive USB3.0 interface VGA interface 3.5-inch hard drive Table 1- 7 ⚫ 2U12 disk bay 3.5-inch disk model...
  • Page 21 ⚫ Front panel interface description Name Types of Description VGA interface DB15 Used to connect a display terminal, such as a monitor or KVM. Provide an outgoing USB interface, through which USB USB interface USB 3.0 devices can be connected. note:When using an external USB device, please make sure that the USB device is in good condition, otherwise it may cause the server to work...
  • Page 22 LED status description Logo Indicator light/button State description Power indicator description: Green (steady light): indicates that the device has been powered on normally. Green (flashing): indicates that the device is in standby. Green off: The device is not powered on. Power button description: Short press this button in the boot state, the OS will shut down normally.

  • Page 23: Rear Panel Components

    2.4.2 Rear panel components Figure 2- 7 Serial Name Serial Name number number Rise module USB 3.0 interface Hard Disk Module OCP3.0 interface Management network port Power module 1 VGA interface Power module 1 AC interface RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet port Power module 2 COM port Power module 2 AC interface...
  • Page 24 ⚫ Description of indicators and buttons on the rear panel Figure 2- 8 Serial Name Serial Name number number Connection status indicator Data transmission status indicator Data transmission status Power module indicator indicator Connection status indicator Power module indicator Table 1- 14 Indicator light/button State description Green (steady light): It indicates that the input and output are normal.

  • Page 25: Motherboard Components

    2.4.3 Motherboard components ⚫ All models share motherboard components, and the interface description is as follows Figure 2- 9...

  • Page 26: Hard Disk Backplane Assembly

    2.4.4 Hard disk backplane assembly ⚫ 2U12 expansion backplane as shown TOP noodles Figure 2- 10 Serial Description Features number Maximum support 12G/b SAS hard disk; SAS/SATA hard disk connector Maximum support 6G/b SATA hard disk; Supports hot swap of SAS/SATA hard disks. Table 1- 16 Bottom surface Serial number...
  • Page 27 Table 1- 17...
  • Page 28 ⚫ 2U8 expansion backplane as shown TOP noodles Figure 2- 12 Serial Description Features number Maximum support 12G/b SAS hard disk; SAS0~7 SAS/SATA hard disk connector Maximum support 6G/b SATA hard disk; Supports hot swap of SAS/SATA hard disks. Table 1- 18...
  • Page 29 Bottom surface Figure 2- 15 Serial Description Features number Temperature sensor IC Temperature sensor chip 2, 5 7PIN SATA interface SATA disk signal line interface I2C interface For I2C signal interface Used for hard disk LED positioning and fault LED SGPIO lighting signal indication Features.
  • Page 30 ⚫ U.2 backplane as shown TOP noodles Figure 2- 16 Serial Description Features number Support PCIe×4 U.2 interface, used to connect NVME SFF-8639 connector Table 1- 22 Bottom surface Figure 2- 17 Serial Description Features number Provide PCIe×4 interface to connect CPU and NVME SSD1 (including CPU PEHP 1, 5 Slimline 4i Connector...
  • Page 31 Riser 1 Figure 2- 18 Serial Description Features number PCIE 3.0 X8 Slot Used for PCIe 3.0 X8 devices. PCIE 3.0 Used for PCIe 3.0 X16 devices. Slot Riser card power transmission connector for 12V power RISER POWER supply Transmission PCIE X16 specification For G3DCL motherboard PCIe X16 X8 interface...
  • Page 32 Riser 2 Figure 2- 19 Serial Description Features number PCIE 3.0 X8 Slot Used for PCIe 3.0 X8 devices. For G3DCL motherboard PCIe X16 X8 PCIE X16 gold finger interface For G3DCL motherboard PCIe X16 X8 PCIE X8 gold finger interface Table 1- 25...
  • Page 33 Riser 3 Figure 2- 20 Serial Description Features number PCIE X16 Slot Used for PCIe 3.0 X16 devices. PCIE X8 Slot Used for PCIe 3.0 X8 devices. PCIE X16 specification For motherboard PCIe X16 interface gold finger Table 1- 26...
  • Page 34 Riser 4 Figure 2- 21 Serial Description Features number PCIE X16 Slot Used for PCIe 3.0 X16 devices. PCIE X8 Slot Used for PCIe 3.0 X8 devices. Riser card power transmission connector for 12V power Power connector supply Transmission 4, 5 Slimline interface For Slimline cable interface Table 1- 27...

  • Page 35: 5Dimm Slot Location

    , Supports DDR4 ECC RDIMMs/LRDIMMs server memory, memory frequency supports 2133/2400/2666/2933MHz; the location is shown in the figure below: 2.4.6 Figure 2- 22 Hard disk label ⚫ 2U8 disk bay 3.5 inch disk model Figure 2- 23 ⚫ 2U12 disk bay 3.5 inch disk model...

  • Page 36: Hard Disk Indicator

    2.4.7 Hard Disk Indicator Fault Status LED Act LED Figure 2- 25 Features Act LED Fault LED Status LED Hard drive in Chang Liang place Hard drive activity Flashing 4Hz/sec Hard disk Chang Liang Flashing 4Hz/sec positioning Hard disk error Chang Liang Chang Liang RAID...

  • Page 37: System Fan

    2.4.8 System fan The server supports variable fan speeds. Generally, the fan rotates at the lowest speed. If the server temperature rises, the fan will increase the speed to cool down. Figure 2- 27...

  • Page 38: Chapter 3 Installing System Components

    Chapter 3 Installing System Components CPU installation ⚫ Install the processor: Step 1: CPU installation Tilt the CPU angle as shown in the figure, the A1 corner (triangular mark) is aligned, and it is stuck on one end of the clamping piece. Direction, press the other end of the clamp to fix the CPU to the clamp.
  • Page 39 Step 2: Install the CPU on the radiator to ensure that the surfaces of the CPU and the radiator are clean and free of oil and foreign matter. (As shown below) Apply approximately 0.4ml thermal grease on the CPU and smooth it evenly. Align the A1 corner (triangular mark) and buckle the CPU on the heat sink.

  • Page 40: Radiator Installation

    Radiator installation ⚫ installation steps: Remove the processor blank (as shown below) Figure 3- 3 Align the heat sink with the heat sink fixing studs on the CPU base, and tighten the fixing screws of the heat sink in sequence according to the instructions. (As shown below) Note: The pins on the motherboard are extremely fragile and easily damaged.

  • Page 41: Memory Installation

    Memory installation The 8 memory slots controlled by the motherboard CPU 1 are: DIMMA1, A2, DIMMB1, B2, DIMM C1, C2 and DIMM D1, D2; The 8 memory slots controlled by CPU 2 are: DIMME1, E2, DIMMF1, F2, DIMMG1, G2 and DIMMH1, H2, Note that the notch of the memory is consistent with the notch of the DIMM slot, and each DIMM module is vertically snapped in place to prevent incorrect installation.

  • Page 42: Hard Disk Installation

    Hard disk installation ⚫ Install 3.5 inch hard disk: Place the hard drive in the tray There are a total of 4 countersunk screws on the left and right sides to lock the hard drive (the screw heads must not protrude from the surface of the slide rails on both sides of the tray) Figure 3- 8 Figure 3- 9...
  • Page 43 ⚫ Install 2.5 inch hard drive Place the hard drive in the tray 4 countersunk screws at the bottom to lock the hard drive (the screw heads protrude from the bottom of the tray) Figure 3- 10 Figure 3- 11 Install the hard drive tray assembly into the chassis With the hard drive wrench open, push it into the chassis When the hard disk golden finger touches the backplane device, turn the wrench in the direction of the arrow...

  • Page 44: Front Hard Disk Backplane Installation

    Front hard disk backplane installation. ⚫ Front hard disk backplane installation: Align the gourd holes and hanging holes on the left and right sides of the hard disk backplane with the hanging nails of the hard disk frame and push in the direction of the arrow After the hard disk backplane is pushed into place, press the backplane down until the gourd nails and hanging holes on both sides are all in place Turn over the fixing parts on the left and right sides of the hard disk backplane and lay the fixing parts flat.

  • Page 45: Ssd Installation

    M.2 SSD installation Step 1: Install the positioning studs according to the length of the M.2 card to be installed. Step 2: install M.2 card Figure 3- 16 Insert the M.2 card connector end into the motherboard connector as shown in the figure. Press the other end of the M.2 card to the plane of the positioning stud in step 1.

  • Page 46: Pci-E Module Installation

    PCI-E module installation Riser 1-3 module installation steps: the rear window PCIE components, vertically downward-align the PCIE slot, align the positioning holes, and place it flush with the rear window. Figure 3- 19 Riser 4 module installation steps: rear window PCIE components, placed vertically downward-align the PCIE slot, align the positioning holes, place it flush with the rear window, and then tighten the side screws.

  • Page 47: Rear Hard Disk Module Backplane Installation

    Rear hard disk module backplane installation Step 1: Install the rear hard disk module backplane Pull the back plate limiting shrapnel outward with your hand, and hold the shrapnel with your hand-keep the shrapnel open Align the nail holes of the hard disk backplane with the nails of the hard disk module bracket and push it forward, and then place it down in place, release the hard disk limit shrapnel, and the shrapnel automatically springs back to the original position;...

  • Page 48: Rear Hard Disk Module Installation

    Rear hard disk module installation ⚫ Rear 3.5 inch HDD tray installation Step 1. Place the HDD tray vertically downward and flush with the rear window Step 2. Fix the rear HDD tray component Step 3. Lock a captive screw Figure 3- 23 Figure 3- 24...
  • Page 49 ⚫ Rear 2.5 inch HDD tray installation Place vertically downward, aiming at the guide pin at the lower end After placing it flat, push it to the end in the direction of the arrow, Lock the captive screws Figure 3- 25 Figure 3- 26...

  • Page 50: Power Supply Module Installation

    3.10 Power supply module installation Step: Push the power supply in the direction of the arrow to the end, and the shrapnel wrench on the right makes a clicking sound, indicating that it is installed in place; Figure 3- 27 Figure 3- 28...

  • Page 51: Pci-E Expansion Card Installation

    3.11 PCI-E expansion card installation Steps: install PCIE card Install the PCIE card in the direction indicated in the figure Rotate the PCIE card lock Follow the arrow scheme to lock the PCIE card lock Figure 3- 29 Figure 3- 30 Figure 3- 31...

  • Page 52: Fan Module Installation

    3.12 Fan module installation Steps: The fan module is placed vertically downward in the direction of the arrow (note the direction of the fan module). Figure 3- 32 Figure 3- 33...

  • Page 53: Installation Of Air Duct

    3.13 Installation of air duct Steps: align the air baffle module with the hanging points on the left and right sides and place it vertically downward-the height is lower than the height of the cabinet Figure 3- 34...

  • Page 54: Cd-Rom Installation

    3.14 CD-ROM installation Step: install the optical drive The optical drive is as shown in Figure 3-34: Figure 3- 35 Align the opening of the optical drive on the chassis, and push the optical drive in the direction of the arrow until the fixing part is automatically locked.

  • Page 55: Installation Of The Upper Cover Of The Chassis

    3.15 Installation of the upper cover of the chassis Step 1: Install the back cover of the chassis Align the top cover with the opening position of the box and place it down Rotate the upper cover lock in the direction of the arrow to lock it in place Figure 3- 38 Figure 3- 39...

  • Page 56: Chapter 4 System Cabinet Installation

    Chapter 4 System cabinet Installation Rail installation Step 1. Prepare two sliding rail frames and draw out the inner rail. Figure 4- 1 Step 2. Fix the inner rails on both sides of the chassis. Figure 4- 2...

  • Page 57: Install The Outer Rail To Cabinet

    Install the outer rail to cabinet Step 3. Install the outer rail on the cabinet bracket and tighten the screws. Note: When installing the guide rail, you need to align the U mark, and install it in place with a snapping sound. Use M5 screws to secure it.

  • Page 58: Install Server To Cabinet

    Install server to cabinet Step 4. Align the cabinet with the inner rail to the outer rail for installation. Note: When you push the chassis forward, you hear a pop. If you can't push it, you need to pull the inner rail buckle down to continue pushing the chassis gently.

  • Page 59: Chapter 5 Bios Parameter Setting Description

    Chapter 5 BIOS parameter setting description 5.1 Enter the BIOS Setup interface Steps: 1. Power on the server motherboard 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 60: Main Menu Description

    5.2.2 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 5- 1 BIOS Information Project Version: Display the BIOS version information of the board. Build Date and Time: Display the compilation date and time of the board BIOS.
  • Page 61 System Language: Select the current system language. System Date: Display and set the current system date. The format of the system date is "week month/day/year". Press "Enter" to switch between month, day, and year. You can change the value in the following ways: ●...

  • Page 62: Advanced Menu Description

    5.2.3 Advanced menu description The Advanced interface contains advanced configuration items of the BIOS system. Figure 5- 2 ● Trusted Computing Trusted execution module configuration. ● Serial Port Console Redirection Serial port redirection configuration. ● SIO Configuration SIO configuration. ● Option ROM Dispatch Policy Option ROM call policy.

  • Page 63: Serial Port Console Redirection

    5.2.5 Serial Port Console Redirection Figure 5- 4 Console Redirection The console redirection function switch redirects the information output from the console (such as a graphics card) to the display to the serial port. ● Disabled: Turn off the redirection function. ●...

  • Page 64: Console Redirection Settings

    5.2.6 Console Redirection Settings Figure 5- 5 Terminal Type The emulation type can be selected through this option, and the BIOS emulation type must match the mode selected in the terminal program. The menu options are: ● VT100 ● VT100+ ●...

  • Page 65: Sio Configuration

    Flow Control Serial port redirection control flow selection switch, the menu options are: ● None: Close the serial port redirection control flow ● Hardware RTS/CTS: Request to send/Clear to send Default value: None VT-UTF8 Combo key support ANSI/VT100 terminal VT-UTF8 key combination supports switch, the menu options are: ●...

  • Page 66: Active*] Serial Port

    5.2.8 [*Active*] Serial Port Figure 5- 7 Use This Device With this device, the menu options are: ● Enabled: open ● Disabled: Closed Default value: Enabled Possible Choose the optimal settings for the serial port according to your needs, the menu options are: ●...

  • Page 67: Option Rom Dispatch Policy

    5.2.9 Option ROM Dispatch Policy Figure 5- 8 Manage Option ROM call strategy Restore if Failure When the fault is restored, the menu options are: ● Enabled: open ● Disabled: Closed Default value: Disabled Primary Video Ignore Ignore the basic graphics card, the menu options are: ●...

  • Page 68: Pci Subsystem Settings

    5.2.10 PCI Subsystem Settings Figure 5- 9 Above 4G Decoding Memory space resource decoding control switch above 4G, the menu options are: ●Enabled: open ●Disabled: Closed Default value: Enabled SR-IOV Support SR-IOV supports switch settings, the menu options are: ●Enabled: open ●Disabled: Closed Default value: Enabled...

  • Page 69: Csm Configuration

    5.2.11 CSM Configuration Figure 5- 10 CSM Support To enable or disable the compatible support module, the menu options are: ● Disabled:shut down ● Enabled: Open Default value: Enabled GateA20 Active A20 address line control mode setting, the menu options are: ●...

  • Page 70: Nvme Configuration

    5.2.12 NVMe Configuration Figure 5- 11 Figure 5- 12 Display the detailed information of the NVMe hard disk.

  • Page 71: Network Stack Configuration

    5.2.13 Network Stack Configuration Figure 5- 13 Network Stack Network stack control switch, the menu options are: ● Enabled: open ● Disabled: Closed Default value: Disabled Ipv4 PXE Support Ipv4 UEFI PXE function control switch, the menu options are: ● Enabled: open ●...

  • Page 72: Iscsi Configuration

    5.2.14 iSCSI Configuration Figure 5- 14 iSCSI configuration...

  • Page 73: Platform Configuration Menu

    5.2.15 Platform Configuration menu Figure 5- 15 ● PCH SATA Configuration PCH SATA related configuration; ● PCH sSATA Configuration PCH sSATA related configuration; ● USB Configuration USB related configuration. ● Miscellaneous Configuration other related configuration; ● Server ME Configuration Server ME Configuration; ●...

  • Page 74: Pch Sata Configuration

    5.2.16 PCH SATA Configuration Figure 5- 16 SATA Controller SATA controller switch, control to turn on and off the SATA controller, the menu options are: ● Disabled: Turn off the SATA controller. ● Enabled: Turn on the SATA controller. Default value: Enabled Configure SATA as SATA mode selection, the menu options are: ●...

  • Page 75: Pch Ssata Configuration

    5.2.17 PCH sSATA Configuration Figure 5- 17 sSATA Controller sSATA controller switch, control to turn on and off the sSATA controller, the menu options are: ● Disabled: Turn off the sSATA controller. ● Enabled: Turn on the sSATA controller. Default value: Enabled Configure sSATA as sSATA mode selection, the menu options are: ●...

  • Page 76: Usb Configuration

    5.2.18 USB Configuration Figure 5- 18 USB Per-Connector Disable Each USB connector switch, the menu options are: ● Enable: open ● Disable: Turn off Default value: Disable XHCI Over Current Pins XHCI overcurrent pin switch, the menu options are: ● Enable: open ●...

  • Page 77: Miscellaneous Configuration

    5.2.19 Miscellaneous Configuration Figure 5- 19 PCH state after G3...
  • Page 78 PCH status setting after G3, the menu options are: ● S0: Power on directly ● S5: You need to press the Power button to power on ● leave power state unchanged: leave power state unchanged ● Default value: S0 Max Page Table Size Select Select the maximum page table size setting, the menu options are: ●...

  • Page 79: Server Me Configuration

    5.2.20 Server ME Configuration Figure 5- 20 Display Server ME version, features, status and other information; 5.2.21 Runtime Error Logging Figure 5- 21 System Errors Turn on or off the system error function, the menu options are: ● Disabled:shut down ●...

  • Page 80: Socket Configuration Menu

    5.2.22 Socket Configuration menu Figure 5- 22 ● Processor Configuration processor related configuration; ● Common RefCode Configuration Common RefCode configuration; ● UPI Configuration UPI configuration; ● Memory Configuration memory configuration; ● IIO Configuration IIO configuration; ● Advanced Power Management Configuration...

  • Page 81: Processor Configuration

    5.2.23 Processor Configuration Figure 5- 23 Figure 5- 24 Display CPU Type\ID\Speed\Cache and other information, configure CPU related functions; ● Pre-Socket Configuration: each slot configuration; Hyper-Threading Hyper-threading control switch, this option can enable or disable the Intel processor hyper-threading function. Enable this Function, each physical processor core is equivalent to two logical processor cores;...
  • Page 82 supports this option can use the hardware capabilities of Intel virtualization technology. Some virtualization layers require Intel virtualization technology to be enabled. Do not use the virtualization layer or operating system that supports this option, and you can also keep this option enabled. The menu options are: ●...

  • Page 83: Common Refcode Configuration

    5.2.24 Common RefCode Configuration Figure 5- 25 MMIO High Base Select MMIO high base address, the menu options are: ● ● ● ● ● ● Default value: 56T MMIO High Granularity Size Select MMIO high interval size, the menu options are: ●...

  • Page 84: Upi Configuration

    5.2.25 UPI Configuration Figure 5- 26 ● UPI Status: UPI link status submenu, which displays the current UPI link status Degrade Precedence When the system settings conflict, you can reduce the feature by setting Topology Precedence, or you can reduce the Topology by setting Feature Precedence, the menu options are: ●...
  • Page 85 Sub NUMA cluster settings, the menu options are: ● Disable : shut down ● Enable : Open open ● Auto : Automatic Default value: Disable XPT Prefectch XPT prefetch settings, the menu options are: ● Disable : shut down ● Enable : Open open ●...

  • Page 86: Memory Configuration

    5.2.26 Memory Configuration Figure 5- 27 Enforce POR To enforce POR settings, the menu options are: ● Auto : Automatic ● POR : Perform POR ● Disable : Off Default value: Auto Memory Frequency Memory frequency setting, the menu options are: ●...
  • Page 87 ● Disable : shut down ● Enable : Open the default value: Enable Legacy ADR Mode Traditional ADR mode switch settings, the menu options are: ● Disable : shut down ● Enable : Open the default value: Enable ADR Data Save Mode ADR data saving mode setting, the menu options are: ●...

  • Page 88: Memory Topology

    5.2.27 Memory Topology Figure 5- 28 Display the detailed information of the current memory...

  • Page 89: Memory Map

    5.2.28 Memory Map Figure 5- 29 Volatile Memory Mode Volatile memory mode setting, the menu options are: ● ● ● Auto Default value: Auto 1LM Memory Interleave Granularity 1LM Memory Interleave Granularity setting, the menu options are: ● Auto ● 256B Target, 256B Channel ●...
  • Page 90 The processor interleave switch setting for the address space below 4GB, the menu options are: ● Enable : turn on ● Disable : Default value: Disable...

  • Page 91: Memory Ras Configuration

    5.2.29 Memory RAS Configuration Figure 5- 30 Static Virtual Lockstep Mode...
  • Page 92 Static virtual Lockstep mode switch setting, the menu options are: ● Enable : turn on ● Disable : Default value: Disable Mirror Mode Mirror mode setting, the menu options are: ● Disable : shut down ● Enable Mirror Mode (1LM) Default value: Disable UEFI ARM Mirror UEFI ARM mirroring mode switch setting, the menu options are: ●...

  • Page 93: Iio Configuration

    5.2.30 IIO Configuration Figure 5- 31 Socket0 Configuration The Socket0 configuration submenu is used to set the Link speed, Max Payload Size, ASPM and other settings of the device on the PCIE of CPU0, and display the link status of the current PCIE port. Maximum link, current link rate, etc.;...

  • Page 94: Advanced Power Management Configuration

    5.2.31 Advanced Power Management Configuration Figure 5- 32 CPU P State Control CPU P status control setting submenu; Hardware PM State Control hardware power management state control submenu; CPU C State Control CPU C status control setting submenu; Package C State Control Package C state control submenu; CPU-Advanced PM Tuning CPU performance and energy saving adjustment sub-menu;...

  • Page 95: Cpu P State Control

    5.2.32 CPU P State Control Figure 5- 33 Uncore Freq Scaling(UFS)
  • Page 96 Uncore frequency extension setting, the menu options are: ● Enable : turn on ● Disable : Off Default value: Enable ● Config TDP TDP level setting, the menu options are: ● Normal : Normal ● Level 1 : Level 1 ●...

  • Page 97: Hardware Pm State Control

    5.2.33 Hardware PM State Control Figure 5- 34 Hardware P-State...
  • Page 98 The hardware chooses whether the P-State state is actively set by the OS, and the default value is determined according to the actual test. The options are: ● Disable : Hardware selection P-States based on traditional OS request ● Native Mode: Hardware selection P-State is based on traditional OS boot ●...

  • Page 99: Cpu C State Control

    5.2.34 CPU C State Control Figure 5-35 Autonomous Core C-State Autonomous core C state switch settings, the menu options are: ● Enable : turn on ● Disable : Default value: Disable CPU C6 report Report the C6 status switch settings to the OS, the menu options are: ●...

  • Page 100: Package C State Control

    5.2.35 Package C State Control Figure 5- 36 Package C State Package C status setting, the menu options are: ● C0/C1 state ● C2 state ● C6(non Retention) state ● C6(Retention) state ● No Limit Default value: Auto...

  • Page 101: Cpu-Advanced Pm Tuning

    5.2.36 CPU-Advanced PM Tuning Figure 5- 37 Energy Perf BIAS CPU power saving performance related option settings...

  • Page 102: Energy Perf Bias

    5.2.37 Energy Perf BIAS Figure 5- 38 Power Performance Tuning...
  • Page 103 Energy-saving performance adjustment settings, the menu options are: ● OS Controls EPB: OS control energy saving performance adjustment ● BIOS Controls EPB: BIOS control energy saving performance adjustment default value: OS Controls EPB ENERGY_PERF_BIAS_CFG Mode Energy-saving performance management settings. This item can be set when Power Performance Tuning is set to BIOS Control EPB.

  • Page 104: Server Mgmt Menu

    5.2.38 Server Mgmt menu Figure 5-39 Display BMC self-check status, device ID, device version, BMC software version, and support IPMI specification version. FRB-2 Timer FRB-2 clock switch settings, the menu options are: ● Enabled : turn on ● Disabled : Off Default value: Enabled ●...
  • Page 105 OS Wtd Timer Policy The policy setting after the OS watchdog clock timeout, the menu options are: Do Nothing ● Reset ● Power Down ● Power Cycle Default Value: Reset ● System Event Log Menu System Event Log Control Menu ●...

  • Page 106: System Event Log Menu

    5.2.39 System Event Log menu Figure 5- 40 SEL Components System event recording function control switch during startup, menu options: ● Enabled: open ● Disabled: Closed Default value: Enabled Erase SEL Clear system event record control switch, menu options: ● No: do not clear ●...

  • Page 107: Bmc Network Configuration Menu

    5.2.40 BMC network configuration menu Figure 5- 41 Figure 5- 42 Figure 5- 43 Configure IPV4 support BMC sharelink Management Channel Configuration Address source Configure the BMC IP address allocation mode, the menu options are: ● Unspecified: Do not change BMC parameters ●...
  • Page 108 Unspecified Modify from Unspecified to other parameters, save and restart after execution, the option will restore the Unspecified value, There is no need to configure the BMC IP every time you start the process. When the Configuration Address source option is Unspecified, the network parameter information (IPV4) of the system's shared network port will be displayed, the current IP configuration method, BMC IP, subnet mask, MAC address, routing IP, routing MAC;...

  • Page 109: View System Event Log Menu

    5.2.41 View System Event Log menu Figure 5- 44 View system event log information. Note that when entering this menu, BIOS needs to read the SEL data, and it takes a while.

  • Page 110: Bmc User Setting

    5.2.42 BMC User Setting Figure 5- 45 ● Add User Add user submenu ● Delete User delete user submenu ● Change User Setting submenu...

  • Page 111: Add User

    5.2.43 Add User Figure 5- 46 User Name : User name setting, maximum support 16 characters. User Password : User password setting, password characters must include uppercase and lowercase letters, special characters and numbers, with a minimum of 8 characters and a maximum of 20 characters. Channal No : BMC channel setting, enter 1 or 8 User Privilege Limit User permission settings, the menu options are: ●...

  • Page 112: Delete User

    5.2.44 Delete User Figure 5- 47 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 successfully deleted user will immediately take effect in the BMC, and the user will not be able to log in to the BMC Web interface.

  • Page 113: Change User Setting

    5.2.45 Change User Setting Figure 5- 48 User Name : Enter the user name to be modified. User Password : Enter the user password to be modified. Only the name and password are entered correctly, the following options can be modified. User User permission switch settings, the menu options are: ●...

  • Page 114: Security Menu

    5.2.46 Security menu Figure 5-49 Administrator Password Select this option to set the administrator password; User Password Select this option to set user password; Administrator Password Display the status of the administrator password, the system has an administrator password, displays Installed, there is no administrator Password, display Not Installed;...

  • Page 115: Boot Menu

    5.2.47 Boot menu Figure 5- 50 Setup Prompt Timeout : Setup prompts timeout setting, set the time to wait for Setup to activate the key, the maximum value is 65535 seconds, and the default value is 1. Bootup Numlock State The keyboard Numlock indicator status switch setting during the startup process, the menu options are ●...

  • Page 116: Save & Exit Menu

    5.2.48 Save & Exit menu Figure 5-51 Save Changes and Exit ● Save the settings and exit the BIOS setup menu; Discard Changes and Exit ● Give up saving the settings and exit the BIOS setup menu; Save Changes and Reset save the settings and restart the system;...

  • Page 117: Chapter 6 Raid Setting Instructions

    Chapter 6 RAID Setting Instructions PCH group RAID 6.1.1 Configure RAID in UEFI boot mode Operation before group raid ➢ a) During the server startup, press Delete/Esc as prompted to enter the BIOS Setup interface. b) Move to the PlatForm page -->PCH Configuration-->PCH Sata Configuration-->Configure SATA as. Configure SATA to RAID mode, as shown in Figure 6-1.
  • Page 118  Figure 6-3 Intel RSTe SATA Controller Figure 6-3 ➢ Create RAID a) Select Create RAID Volume and press enter. Figure 6-4  Figure 6-4 Create RAID Figure 6-4 a) Change the name of the created raid, and note that it cannot contain special characters. Figure 6-5 ...
  • Page 119 a) RAID Level:You can select the level of group raid, as shown in Figure 6-6  Figure 6-6 Select the level of group RAID Figure 6-6 b) Select Disks:Press the space bar to select the disks that need to participate in the RAID group. Figure 6-7 ...

  • Page 120: Configure Hot Spare Disk

    Configure hot spare disk ➢ a) As shown in Figure 6-8, select the disk to be configured as a hot spare disk and press Enter.  Figure 6-8 Select the disk to be configured as a hot spare disk Figure 6-8 b) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-9, select "Mark as Spare", and press Enter.

  • Page 121: Delete Raid

    Delete RAID ➢ a） Enter the RSTe configuration interface. b） As shown in Figure 6-11, select the RAID to be deleted in the RAID Volumes directory and press Enter.  Figure 6-11 Select the RAID to be deleted Figure 6-11 c）...

  • Page 122: 2Configure Raid In Legacy Boot Mode

    6.1.2 Configure RAID in Legacy Boot Mode Set RSTe working mode ➢ Enter the BIOS Setup interface. b) Move to PlatForm page-->PCH Configuration-->PCH Sata Configuration  Figure 6-13 PCH SATA Configuration interface Figure 6-13 RSTe onboard software RAID has two controllers, SATA and sSATA, which manage the disks connected to the two interfaces of the RAID card.
  • Page 123 Enter RSTe configuration interface ➢ Power on or restart the server. After the interface shown in Figure 6-15 appears during BIOS startup, press Ctrl+I.  Figure 6-15 BIOS startup interface Figure 6-15 If the working mode of both sSATA and SATA controllers is set to RAID, the prompt "Press <CTRL- I>...
  • Page 124 Option Description MAIN MENU 1. Create RAID Volume: Configure RAID (main menu) volume. 2. Delete RAID Volume: Delete RAID volume. 3. 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID: Clear the RAID configuration information of the disk. 4. Mark Disks as Spare: Configure hot spare disks.
  • Page 125 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-18, and make the corresponding settings in the Name, RAID Level, Disks, Strip Size and Capacity columns (for parameter descriptions, see Table 1-30), then select Create Volume and press Enter.  Figure 6-18 Create RAID Volume interface Figure 6-18 ...
  • Page 126 d) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-19, you can view the detailed information of the RAID (including RAID name, level, and disk information, etc.).  Figure 6-19 RAID information interface Figure 6-19...
  • Page 127 Configure hot spare disk: Enter the RSTe configuration interface. As shown in Figure 6-20, select Mark Disks as Spare on the RSTe configuration interface, and press Enter.  Figure 6-20 RSTe configuration interface Figure 6-20 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-21, select the disk to be configured as a hot spare disk and press SPACE to select it, then press Enter, in the prompt bar that appears, enter y and press Enter to complete the hot spare disk configuration.
  • Page 128  Figure 6-22 View hot spare disk information on the RSTe configuration interface Figure 6-22...
  • Page 129 Delete RAID: Enter the RSTe configuration interface. As shown in Figure 6-23, select Delete RAID Volume on the RSTe configuration interface and press Enter.  Figure 6-23 RSTe configuration interface Figure 6-23 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-24, select the RAID to be deleted, and press Delete to complete the deletion.

  • Page 130: Lsi 9361-8I Group Raid

    LSI 9361-8i group RAID 6.2.1 Configure RAID in UEFI boot mode ➢ Enter the RAID card configuration interface a) During the server startup, press Delete/Esc as prompted to enter the BIOS Setup interface. b) Select Advanced>AVAGO MegaRAID<AVAGO MegaRAID SAS 91311-8i>Configuration Utility, and press Enter.
  • Page 131 Common task switching disk mode: ➢ The RAID card supports switching between the following three disk modes. Unconfigured Good: indicates that the physical disk is normal and can be used to configure RAID or hot spare disks. Unconfigured Bad: It means that there is residual RAID information on the physical disk, which needs to be cleared manually.
  • Page 132 Figure 6-28 d) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-29, select Go, and press Enter.  As shown in Figure 6-29, select Go Figure 6- 29 e) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-30 to complete the operation of switching the disk mode. ...

  • Page 133: Create Raid

    Create RAID: a) As shown in Figure 6-31, select Configuration Management on the RAID card configuration interface, and press Enter.  Figure 6-31 RAID card configuration interface Figure 6-31 b) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-32, select Create Virtual Drive, and press Enter. ...
  • Page 134 d) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-34, select Select Drives From, set the disk capacity source of the RAID, and press Enter.  [Unconfigured Capacity] indicates that the capacity comes from the remaining capacity of the disk that has been configured with RAID. ...
  • Page 135 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-36, 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. Figure 6- 36 g) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-37, make corresponding settings (for parameter descriptions, see Table 1-32), then select Save Configuration, and press Enter.
  • Page 136 Drive Cache Disk caching strategy, divided into Enable (open), Disable (close) and Unchanged (automatic) Default Initialization Default initialization method Save Configuration Save the configuration created by the wizard Table 1- 27  Do not use special characters as the name of the RAID. ...
  • Page 137 As shown in Figure 6-40, select Virtual Drive Management on the RAID card configuration interface, and press Enter.  Figure 6-40 RAID card configuration interface Figure 6- 40 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-41, you can see the created RAID, select the RAID you want to view, and press Enter.
  • Page 138 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-42, select View Associated Drives, and press Enter to view the detailed information of the RAID (including RAID name, level, and disk information, etc.).  Figure 6-42 Select View Associated Drives Figure 6- 42...
  • Page 139 Configure hot spare disk: After RAID is configured, hot spare disks are generally configured to improve data security. You can configure a global hot spare disk or a dedicated hot spare disk as needed.  Hot spare disks are only available for RAID levels with redundancy. ...
  • Page 140 Figure 6-45 d) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-46, select Go, and press Enter.  Figure 6-46 Select Go Figure 6- 46 e) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-47, select Confirm to enable it, select Yes, and press Enter. ...
  • Page 141 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-48 to complete the configuration of the global hot spare disk.  Figure 6-48 Complete configuration of global hot spare disk Figure 6-48...
  • Page 142 Delete RAID: As shown in Figure 6-49, select Virtual Drive Management on the RAID card configuration interface, and press Enter.  Figure 6-49 RAID card configuration interface Figure 6-44 b) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-50, select the logical disk to be deleted, and press Enter. ...
  • Page 143 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-51, select Operation, press Enter, and then select Delete Virtual Drive in the pop-up dialog box, and press Enter.  Figure 6-51Operation operation interface Figure 6-51 d) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-52, select Go, and press Enter. ...
  • Page 144 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-53, select Confirm to enable it, select Yes, and press Enter.  Figure 6-53 Confirm deletion Figure 6-53 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-54 to complete the RAID deletion operation.  Figure 6-54 Completed RAID deletion Figure 6-54...
  • Page 145 Locate the disk location: Locate the physical disk As shown in Figure 6-55, select Drive Management on the RAID card configuration interface and press Enter.  Figure 6-55 Select Drive Management Figure 6-55 b) Enter the interface of Figure 6-56, select the disk to be located, and press Enter. ...
  • Page 146 d) Enter the interface of Figure 6-58, select Go, and press Enter.  Figure 6-58 Select Go Figure 6-58 Enter the interface of Figure 6-59 to complete the operation of locating the physical disk position.  Figure 6-59 Finish positioning the physical disk location Figure 6-59 Locate all disks in the logical disk As shown in Figure 6-60, select Virtual Drive Management on the RAID card configuration interface,...
  • Page 147 Figure 6- 60...
  • Page 148 b) Enter the interface of Figure 6-61, select the logical disk to be located, and press Enter.  Figure 6-61 Select the logical disk to be located Figure 6-61 Enter the interface of Figure 6-62, select Operation, press Enter, and then select Start Locate in the pop-up dialog box, and press Enter.
  • Page 149 Enter the interface of Figure 6-64 to complete the operation of locating all disk positions in the logical disk.  Figure 6-64 Finish locating all disks in the logical disk Figure 6-64...
  • Page 150 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. a) As shown in Figure 6-65, select Virtual Drive Management on the RAID card configuration interface, and press Enter.
  • Page 151 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-67, select Operation, press Enter, and then select Fast/Slow Initialization in the pop-up dialog, and press Enter.  Figure 6-67 Operation interface Figure 6- 67 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 initialized before writing data.
  • Page 152 e) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-69, select Confirm to enable it, select Yes, and press Enter.  Figure 6-69 Confirm initialization Figure 6- 69 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-70 to complete the initialization of the logical disk. ...
  • Page 153 Initialize the physical disk: a) As shown in Figure 6-71, select Drive Management on the RAID card configuration interface and press Enter.  Figure 6-71 RAID card configuration interface Figure 6-71 b) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-72, select the disk to be initialized, and press Enter. ...
  • Page 154 Enter the interface of Figure 6-73, select Operation, press Enter, and then select Initialize Drive in the pop-up dialog box, and press Enter.  Figure 6-73 Operation management interface Figure 6-73 d) Enter the interface of Figure 6-74, select Go, and press Enter. ...
  • Page 155 e) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-75, select Confirm to enable it, select Yes, and press Enter.  Figure 6-75 Confirm initialization Figure 6-75 Enter the interface of Figure 6-76 to complete the initialization of the physical disk.  Figure 6-76 Finish initializing the physical disk Figure 6- 76...
  • Page 156 Erase disk data: This function is used to delete internal disk data, including erasing physical disk data and logical disk data. Wipe physical disk data a) As shown in Figure 6-77, select Drive Management on the RAID card configuration interface and press Enter.
  • Page 157 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-79, select Operation, press Enter, then select Drive Erase in the pop-up dialog box, and press Enter.  Figure 6-79 Operation interface Figure 6-79 d) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-80, press Enter, and then select the erase mode in the pop-up dialog box (It is recommended to use the default mode: Simple).
  • Page 158 e) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-81, select Go, and press Enter.  Figure 6-81 Select Go Figure 6-81 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-82, select Confirm to enable it, select Yes, and press Enter.  Figure 6-82 Confirm erasure Figure 6-82...
  • Page 159 g) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-83 to complete the operation of erasing physical disk data.  Figure 6-83 Complete erasure of physical disk data Figure 6- 83 : To avoid disk failure, do not perform other operations during the erasing of physical disk data. Erase logical disk data a) As shown in Figure 6-84, select Virtual Drive Management on the RAID card configuration interface, and press Enter.
  • Page 160 b) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-85, select the logical disk to be erased, and press Enter.  Figure 6-85 Logical Disk Management Interface Figure 6-85 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-86, select Operation, press Enter, and then select Virtual Drive Erase in the pop-up dialog box, and press Enter.
  • Page 161 d) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-87, press Enter, and then select the erase mode in the pop-up dialog box (It is recommended to use the default mode: Simple).  Figure 6-87 Erase Mode interface Figure 6- 87 e) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-88, select Go, and press Enter. ...
  • Page 162 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-89, select Confirm to enable it, select Yes, and press Enter.  Figure 6-89 Confirm erasure Figure 6- 89 g) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-90 to complete the operation of erasing logical disk data. ...
  • Page 163 Migrate RAID level: This function is used to modify the RAID level to meet the configuration requirements without affecting the current data integrity. a) As shown in Figure 6-91, select Virtual Drive Management on the RAID card configuration interface, and press Enter. ...
  • Page 164 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-93, select Operation, press Enter, and then select Reconfigure Virtual Drive in the pop-up dialog box, and press Enter.  Figure 6-93 Operation interface Figure 6-93 d) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-94, select Go, and press Enter. ...
  • Page 165 e) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-95, set the RAID level, select Add Drives, and press Enter.  Figure 6-95 Advanced interface Figure 6- 95 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-96, select the disk to be added, make it Enabled, select Apply Changes, and press Enter.
  • Page 166 g) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-97, select Confirm to enable it, select Yes, and press Enter.  Figure 6-97 Confirm migration Figure 6- 97 h) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-98, select Start Operation, and press Enter. ...
  • Page 167 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-99, select OK, and press Enter.  Figure 6-99 Select OK Figure 6-99 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-100 to view the current migration progress.  Figure 6-100 RAID information interface Figure 6- 100...
  • Page 168 Clear disk RAID information: This function is used to clear the residual RAID information in the disk, so that the disk can be reused to configure RAID. This function is often used for disks whose mode is Unconfigured Bad. a) Switch the disk mode Unconfigured Bad to Unconfigured Good. b) As shown in Figure 6-101, select Configuration Management on the RAID card configuration interface, and press Enter.
  • Page 169 d) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-103, select Clear Foreign Configuration, and press Enter.  Figure 6-103 Select Clear Foreign Configuration Figure 6-48 e) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-104, select Confirm to enable it, select Yes, and press Enter. ...
  • Page 170 6.2.2 Configure RAID in Legacy Boot Mode Enter the RAID card configuration interface ➢ a) During the BIOS startup process, after the interface shown in Figure 6-105 appears, press Ctrl+R.  Figure 6-106 Press Ctrl+R as prompted during BIOS startup Figure 6- 106 b) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-107.

  • Page 171: Common Tasks

    Common tasks ➢ Configure RAID: As shown in Figure 6-108, press F2 on the VD Mgmt interface and select Create Virtual Drive.  Figure 6-108 Select Create Virtual Drive Figure 6-51 d) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-109, set the RAID level, and press Enter. ...
  • Page 172 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-111, set the Size and Name accordingly, then select Advanced, and press Enter.  Figure 6-111 Set RAID name and capacity Figure 6-54 g) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-112, set the relevant parameters, then select OK, and press Enter. ...
  • Page 173 h) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-113, select OK, and press Enter to complete the RAID configuration operation.  Figure 6-113 Confirm creation Figure 6- 56 Select the RAID to be viewed and press Enter to view the detailed information of the RAID (including RAID name, level, and disk information, etc.), as shown in Figure 6-114.
  • Page 174 Configure hot spare disk: After RAID is configured, hot spare disks are generally configured to improve data security. You can configure global hot spare disks and dedicated hot spare disks as needed.  Hot spare disks are only available for RAID levels with redundancy. ...
  • Page 175 Return to the interface shown in Figure 6-117, select the hot spare disk to view the related information of the global hot spare disk.  Figure 6-117 View global hot spare disk information Figure 6- 60...
  • Page 176 Delete RAID: This function is used to delete the damaged or hard to meet the demand of RAID. As shown in Figure 6-118, select the logical disk to be deleted on the VD Mgmt interface, and press F2.  Figure 6-118 Select the logical disk to be deleted Figure 6-118 b) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-119, select Delete VD, and press Enter.
  • Page 177 Locate the disk location: This function is convenient for you to find the disk quickly by lighting the blue indicator 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 6-121, select the disk to be located on the PD Mgmt interface and press F2.
  • Page 178 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. As shown in Figure 6-123, select the disk to be initialized on the VD Mgmt interface and press F2. ...
  • Page 179 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-125, select YES, and press Enter to complete the initialization disk operation.  Figure 6-125 Confirm initialization Figure 6-66...
  • Page 180 Erase disk data: This function is used to delete internal disk data, including erasing physical disk data and logical disk data. Wipe physical disk data As shown in Figure 6-126, select the physical disk to be erased on the PD Mgmt interface and press F2. ...
  • Page 181 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-128, select Yes, and press Enter to complete the operation of erasing physical disk data.  Figure 6-128 Confirm erasure Figure 6- 69 To avoid disk failure, please do not perform other operations during the erasing of physical disk data. Erase logical disk data As shown in Figure 6-129, select the logical disk to be erased on the VD Mgmt interface and press F2.
  • Page 182 b) Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-130, select the erase mode (the default mode is recommended: Simple), and press Enter.  Figure 6-130 Select erasing mode Figure 6-71 Enter the interface shown in Figure 6-131, select Yes, and press Enter to complete the operation of erasing logical disk data.
  • Page 183 Clear disk RAID information: This function is used to clear the residual RAID information in the disk, so that the disk can be reused to configure RAID. This function is often used for disks whose mode is Unconfigured Bad. a) Switch the disk mode Unconfigured Bad to Unconfigured Good. b) As shown in Figure 6-132, in the Foreign View interface, select the RAID card, press F2, select Foreign Config->Clear, and press Enter.

  • Page 184: Chapter 7 Ipmi Rapid Deployment

    Chapter 7 IPMI Rapid Deployment Rapid deployment of IPMI process How to quickly deploy the IPMI function of the server, the approximate process is shown in Figure 7-1. Figure 7-1 IPMI deployment process 7.1.1 Make sure the motherboard supports IPMI function Check your motherboard manual and confirm that your motherboard supports IPMI, then find the dedicated IPMI network port for the motherboard, or you can choose to share the network port, as shown in Figure 7-2.

  • Page 185: Enter Bios To Set Up Ipmi Function

    7.1.2 Enter BIOS to set IPMI function Restart your system and press ESC or DEL to enter the motherboard BIOS system while the device is booting. The BIOS setting interface is shown in Figure 7-3. Figure 7-3 Mainboard BIOS setting interface After entering this interface, use the left and right keys of the keyboard to switch the menu item to the Server Mgmt option, and you will see the page shown in Figure 7-4.
  • Page 186 After entering this interface, enter the BMC network configuration option through the keyboard, and you will enter the following interface, as shown in Figure 7-5. Figure 7-5 BMC network configuration option interface On this page, you can see two configurable network ports, one is Dedicated dedicated network port, and the other is Sharelink shared network port.

  • Page 187: 3Ipmi Interface Configuration Static Mode

    7.1.3 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 local area network, please note that the IP addresses between the devices cannot be repeated, otherwise communication cannot be established.

  • Page 188: Ipmi Function Quick Start Instructions

    IPMI function quick start instructions After completing the previous configuration steps, we can start to log in to the IPMI management interface. The IPMI management interface can be accessed using a standard web browser. Here we recommend using Google Chrome browser, Firfox Firefox browser, and IE browser. Browser (IE 11 and above) to get the best browsing experience.

  • Page 189: 3Ipmi Management System Content

    7.2.3 IPMI management system content When you log in to the IPMI management system correctly, you can see the page shown in Figure 7-10. Figure 7-10 IPMI Management System Home Page...
  • Page 190 IPMI management interface menu description （1） dash board On this page, users can view the basic information of the IPMI management system. Including firmware information, network information, and sensor monitoring information. The 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 191: 4Introduction To Kvm Remote Management

    7.2.4 Introduction to KVM remote management Start KVM remote management As shown in Figure 7-11, KVM can be started under the Remote Control> KVM&Java SOL Remote Control menu. Figure 7-11 Start KVM...
  • Page 192 7.2.5 KVM page introduction Figure 7-12 shows the KVM interface after starting KVM. Figure 7-12 KVM interface As shown in Figure 7-13, the KVM interface includes two parts: one is the menu and shortcut button, the other is the window of remote desktop, that is, the server desktop information returned remotely. Figure 7-13 KVM interface composition...

  • Page 193: Remote Control Quick Operation

    7.2.6 Remote control quick operation Stop KVM Hanging on CD image, usually used for remote installation of operating system The host display is unlocked and the server is switched on and off Table 1- 29 7.2.7 Introduction to SOL Click Activate Java SOL on the page shown in Figure 7-14 to open the interface shown in Figure 3-7 below.

  • Page 194: Other Ways To Connect To Ipmi

    Other ways to connect to IPMI The AST2500 firmware complies with the IPMI 2.0 specification, so users can use the standard IPMI driver assigned by the operating system. 7.3.1 IPMI driver AST2500 supports the drivers cited by Intel and can be obtained from the following websites: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/servers/ipmi/ipmi-technical-reso urces.html With Windows Server 2003 R2, Microsoft also provides an IPMI driver package, and you can also use the Open IPMI driver in the system.

  • Page 195: Chapter 8 Product Technical Specifications

    Chapter 8 Product Technical Specifications 8.1 Technical specifications Features Technical specifications Model Size 2U cabinet type, maximum depth: 748 mm Support 1 or 2 Intel Xeon Scalable series processors (up to TDP 165W, optional Processor TDP 205W) Chipset Intel C621/C622 series server dedicated chipset Support DDR4 ECC RDIMM/LRDIMM server memory, memory frequency support 1866/2133/2400/2666MHz Support 12 DDR4 Channel, each Channel supports 2 DIMMs, a total of 24 DDR4 slots;...

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