Intel MFSYS25V2 Specification
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- Page 1 Specification Update Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35, ® Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI, ® Intel Compute Module MFS5520VI ® June, 2012 Enterprise Platforms and Services Division...
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Page 2: Revision History
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Specification Update Revision History Date Modifications November 2007 Initial release. December 2007 Addition of erratum #14 January 2008 Addition of documentation change #2 & Erratum #15, Erratum 8 & 10 Moved to Fixed May 2008 Updated existing erratum and added new erratum August 2008 Updated existing erratum... - Page 3 Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Date Modifications October 2011 Add new erratum #62-81 December, 2011 Add new erratum #82 February, 2012 Add new erratum #83,#84 March, 2012 Add new erratum #85,#86, update erratum #82 April, 2012 Add new erratum #87, updated errata #31, 45, and 54. May, 2012 Add new erratum #88, #89.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
® 4. Product Code: MFS5520VIR – Intel Compute Module MFS5520VIR ....3 5. Product Code: MFS5520VIB – Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI – 3 Pack ..3 6. Product Code: MFS5520VIBR – Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VIR – 3 Pack3 ® 7. ... - Page 6 AXXPSU at revision D73299-006 is installed in a system chassis ......25 26. The Network Time Server setting on the date/time web page of the Intel® Modular Server Control GUI does not allow selection of time zones ............. 25 ...
- Page 7 Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Division 37. Virtual Drives within a Storage Pool may lose server assignments after a Virtual Drive has been deleted ......................29 38. LUN Copier not activated with valid key ..............30 39. RAID 10 to RAID 1E Automatic Migration ............. 30 40. ...
- Page 8 CMM unable to send email alert if the sender address has a capital letter in it ..49 Documentation Changes ......................49 1. System Fault LED not depicted in front system views in Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 documentation ................... 49 2. ...
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Page 9: Preface
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Preface This document is an update to the specifications contained in the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25/MFSYS35 Technical Product Specification and the Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI Technical Product Specification. It is intended for hardware system manufacturers and software developers of applications, operating systems, or tools. -
Page 10: Product Code: Mfs5000Si - Intel
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Specification Update Product Scope Below are the specific boards, BIOS and components covered by this update. Product Code: MFS5000SI – Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI ® MM # Server TA # Server BIOS Change Description PBA #... -
Page 11: Product Code: Mfs5520Vir - Intel
S5500.86B.01. 1.18.2 PCN 109821-00 10.0043 905716 E87653-002 E41515-406 S5500.86B.01. 1.19.2 PCN 109917-00 10.0048 Product Code: MFS5520VIB – Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI – 3 Pack MM # Server TA # Baseboard BIOS Change Description PBA # (PCN #) 901669 E54314-002 E41515-402 S5500.86B.01. -
Page 12: Product Code: Mfsys25 - Intel
D73299- PCN 109490- -301 D91403- D70484- D70735- D70739- D70737- D91372- D91371 D73299- PCN 109774- -301 Product Code: MFSYS25V2 – Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 ® MM # System Midplane2 CMM2 HDD Bay Inter Change TA # PBA # PBA #... -
Page 13: Product Code: Axxscm3S - Intel
Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Product Code: AXXSCM3S – Intel Storage Controller ® MM # Module Baseboard Change TA # PBA # Description (PCN #) 891831 E15895-002 D70737-404 2.91.140.1 Product Launch E15895-003 D70737-405 2.91.140.5 PCN 108362-01 E15895-006 D70737-410 3.4.0140.08 PCN 109774-01... -
Page 14: Product Code: Axxpsu - 1000W Power Supply
TA # PBA # (PCN #) 891843 E14835-02 D73299-005 Product Launch 902463 E14835-004 D73299-003 PCN 109736-00 Product Code: MFMIDPLANE – Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 – ® Midplane Board MM # Baseboard Baseboard Change Description TA # PBA # (PCN #) -
Page 15: Product Code: Axxgbiomez - Intel
Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Product Code: AXXGBIOMEZ – Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI – Dual ® Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Card MM # Board Board Change Description TA # PBA # (PCN #) 891844 E15888-002 D70465-302 Product Launch E15888-002 D70465-303 Product Code: AXXGBIOMEZV –... -
Page 16: Summary Tables Of Changes
The following tables indicate the errata and the document changes that apply to the Specification Update. Intel intends to fix some of the errata in a future stepping of components, and to account for the other outstanding issues through documentation or specification changes as noted. -
Page 17: After A Hot Insertion
The CMM is not able to provide management information for the power supply when an AXXPSU at revision D73299-006 is installed in a system chassis. Fixed The Network Time Server setting on the date/time web page of the Intel® Modular Server Control GUI does not allow selection of different time zones. No Fix... - Page 18 Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Specification Update Fixed LUN Copier not activated with valid key. No Fix RAID 10 to RAID 1E Automatic Migration Fixed The installation of SLES 11 x86_64 fails on SSD. Fixed GMM Web GUI SSL certification expired on Oct 27 2009 No Fix rKVM right Alt+F1 in VMWare 3.5,4.0 launches help instead of ESX server console.
- Page 19 VM Modify may result in the VM not being displayed Incorrect message displayed when mouse hovers over upper left corner of VM Pool Disk traffic will not be displayed on VM Monitor tab graph for new VM SPs Intel Confidential...
- Page 20 Fixed A configured revertible hotspare does not transition data back to the replacement drive Fixed Invalid Session Token during KVM session prevents the KVM over IP ability for the Intel® Modular Server Systems Fixed Remote KVM mouse mode is always Absolute at launch even when Relative mode is...
- Page 21 Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Intel Confidential...
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Page 22: Errata
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Specification Update Errata 1. Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI NIC/Activity LEDs do not display a link status Problem Compute Module NIC/Activity LEDs display is OFF instead of ON when link is established. Implication Link status of the ports can be verified in the GUI on the Switch Status Tab. -
Page 23: Nic Utility Dcreate.exe On Mfs500Si -003 Resource Cd Incomplete
Implication dcreate.exe is not functional on the MFS500SI Resource CD. If dcreate functionality is required, users can download the complete software stack from support.intel.com by going to http://downloadcenter.intel.com/, typing in “Intel® 82571EB” and selecting the file PRO2KXP.exe. Workaround None Status No Fix –... -
Page 24: Dual Intel® Storage Controller Configuration Not Yet Supported In The Intel
A server in this condition can also be recovered by doing a “forced power off” followed by a normal “power on”. Status No Fix 7. Dual Intel® Storage Controller configuration not yet supported in the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 and MFSYS35 Problem Dual SCM configuration support not yet included in the MFSYS25 software stack for: A. -
Page 25: System Fault Led Does Not Come On If Smart Devices (Scms, Esms, Etc.) Are
Note that correctable errors do not cause the System Fault LED to turn on by design; only critical errors light the LED. The System Fault LED will only light for truly critical or higher severity issues such as MBEs. Intel Confidential... -
Page 26: System Fault Led Does Not Turn On For All Critical Events
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Specification Update Workaround None Status Fixed System Fault LED does not turn on for all critical events Problem System Fault LED will not turn on as expected when certain critical events occur. Implication When the Processor Cache Size Mismatch error occurs, the system will boot into BIOS setup;... -
Page 27: Removing/Inserting Usb Devices During Bios Post Or In Efi May Cause
KVM sessions at the same time on two seperate servers using two laptops will not successfully complete on MFSYS5000SI Implication Customers will not be able to conduct simultaneous Remote KVM OS or application installations on MFSYS5000SI Workaround None Status Fixed Intel Confidential... -
Page 28: Relative And Absolute Kvm Mouse Mode Not Supported On All Operating Systems20
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Specification Update Relative and Absolute KVM Mouse Mode not Supported on all Operating Systems Problem Two mouse modes are available, Relative (the default) and Absolute – both are not supported for all Operating Systems. Implication Absolute mouse mode is used with Microsoft®... -
Page 29: Confirm Dialog Box Action Not Required To Complete Requested Action
Pressing F1 during a KVM session will bring up the local KVM console help not the remote system application help. Implication Remote system application help is not viewable by the user. Workaround There is currently not a workaround to this issue. Status Fixed, P2.3.1 Intel Confidential... -
Page 30: Microsoft Windows Server 2003* Cluster Support Not Available
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Specification Update Ethernet Switch Module will fail to automatically update in an operational chassis Problem If an Ethernet Switch Module, not at FW level 1.0.0.27, is inserted into slot 1 or slot 2 in a chassis that is in steady state (no FW updates in progress or pending, and the chassis is just operating normally), the CMM’s attempt to update the FW on the switch will not succeed. -
Page 31: Suse Enterprise Linux 10* U1 Cluster Node Shown As Running After Being
Resetting the Storage Control Module is required to have the drives come ready. Implication Hard disk drives are marked as not ready. Workaround Timeout values were extended in firmware to allow more time for the drives to become ready. Status Fixed, P2.6 Intel Confidential... -
Page 32: Bios R0048 Does Not Support Mixed Stepping E-0 And C-0 Processors
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Specification Update BIOS R0048 Does Not Support Mixed Stepping E-0 and C-0 Processors Problem BIOS code specifically designed to allow support for mixed stepping processors was not included in BIOS R0048. Implication The use of mixed stepping E-0 and C-0 processors and BIOS R0048 may cause errratic system behavior such as operating systems failing to load or install. -
Page 33: The Cmm Is Not Able To Provide Management Information For The Power Supply When An Axxpsu At Revision D73299-006 Is Installed In A System Chassis
Intel® Modular Server Control GUI does not allow selection of time zones Problem The Network Time Server setting on the date/time web page of the Intel® Modular Server Control GUI does not allow selection of different time zones. Time Zone is set at GMT. -
Page 34: Suse* Linux Enterprise Server 10 U1 Will Mark The Os Lun As Read Only If A Scm
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Specification Update SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 U1 will mark the OS LUN as read only if a SCM affinity change is made while the SUSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 operating system is running or booted Problem SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 U1 will mark the OS LUN as read only if a SCM affinity change is made while the SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10... -
Page 35: Local Video Disappears With Console Redirection And Quiet Boot Enabled In The
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.0 U3, 32 bit Xen kernel only, shows 13GB of memory when more than 14GB of memory is installed. Implication Memory is under reported. Status This erratum is a RHEL 5.0 U3 issue no fix. Workaround None. Intel Confidential... -
Page 36: Mpio Takes A Long Time To Install Under Microsoft Windows* 2003 Cluster
Do not assign LUN 0 to LUNs on an external array. All LUNS on an external disk array should be set to a LUN other than LUN 0. Extraction and quick reinsertion of the Intel® Server Compute Module MFS5520VI may cause various issues... -
Page 37: Dimm Temperature Warning In Vmware Esx 3.5 And Esx 4.0
Virtual Drives within the same Storage Pool may be lost during a firmware update or after a power cycle of the SCM. Implication In the event that Virtual Drive assignments are lost, effected Virtual Drives must be reassigned. Status Fix in future FW release. Intel Confidential... -
Page 38: Lun Copier Not Activated With Valid Key
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Specification Update Workaround Do not powercycle SCM or update FW immediatly following a Virtual Drive deletion. Maintain a current record of the storage layout and server assignments. LUN Copier not activated with valid key Problem On systems upgrading from UFU 3.0 to UFU 4.0 directly, when the LUN Copier feature is added via the feature activation screen, the key for LUN Copier is accepted but the feature is not activated. -
Page 39: The Rkvm Right Alt+F1 In Vmware 3.5 And 4.0 Launches Help Instead Of Esx
These packets should be counted according to the specific error (undersize, oversize, jabber fragment, or CRC). However, these illegal packets are counted as good Flow Control packets. Implication Hardware Bug. No impact for functionality. Workaround None Status No Fix Intel Confidential... -
Page 40: Excessive Sel Logs May Report After Suse* Linux Installed
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Specification Update Excessive SEL logs may report after SuSE* Linux installed Problem During system reboot excessive logs “PCIe Fatal Completer Abort Errors” maybe get reported in compute node’s SEL log. Implication During a system reboot, the user may see excessive logs being reported in SEL log. -
Page 41: Reset Ethernet Switch Module From "Advanced Configuration" Will Not Generate
1. Boot SLES-11 DVD or iso image 2. Force to use vesa driver giving following command initial grub screen: “video=vesa". You can also try with specify resolution color bits and refresh rates with "video=vesa:1280x960-16@70" 3. Continue SLES-11 installation Intel Confidential... -
Page 42: The Size Of Installed Dimm Is Wrong When Mirroring Mode On With Mfs5000Si
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Specification Update The size of installed DIMM is wrong when mirroring mode on with MFS5000SI. Problem The mirrored DIMM units are shown as 0MB on CMM web GUI. Implication The DIMM size information of MFS5000SI on CMM web GUI is incorrect when DIMM mirroring mode is on. -
Page 43: Mixed Processors Population Will Disable Cpu2
Windows* Server 2008 R2 with more than 32GB memory Problem On a dual Intel® Xeon® 5600 series processor configuration with more than 32GB memory installed, user may notice network performance drop in Windows* Server 2008 R2 when Hyper-V role is added. -
Page 44: Illegal Fc Packets Counted As Good Fc Packets In Ethernet Switch Module Interface Statistics
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Specification Update Illegal FC packets counted as good FC packets in Ethernet Switch Module interface statistics Problem A packet is identified as a good formatted 802.3x Flow Control packet if all of the following conditions are met: ... -
Page 45: Rebuild Stuck At 99% When Storage Pool Contains Vd With Raid 0
MFS5520VI may display incorrect POST code for memory error Problem MFS5520VI may display an incorrect POST code of 0xF2 (start of Memory Reference Code) when a memory error is detected. Implication Specific memory error can’t be determined from the POST code LEDs. Intel Confidential... -
Page 46: Hdd Cache Enable Does Not Enable Hdd Cache With Ufu 10.3 And 10.4
Status Fix in next MFSYS25V2 UFU release. Mouse acceleration with SLES 11.x over Virtual KVM Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server Virtualization Manager feature activated. Problem SUSE Linux Enterprise* 11 mouse acceleration over virtual KVM... -
Page 47: Clock Drift Not Saved If Selected On The Create/Modify Vm Advanced Tab
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Clock Drift not saved if selected on the Create/Modify VM advanced tab Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server Virtualization Managerfeature activated. Problem Clock Drift is not set when it is selected on the Create/Modify VM advanced tab. -
Page 48: Cluster Share Not Accessible After System Firmware Is Updated
Status Cluster Share not accessible after system firmware is updated Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server Virtualization Manager feature activated. Problem If a Cluster Share was created and enabled prior to a system firmware update, it is no longer accessible after the system update. -
Page 49: Virtual Machine Kvm Only Supports Us English Keyboards
After the Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 6 U1installation completes successfully; the ISO is no longer visible from the VM operating system. However, in the Intel® Modular Server Control UI the ISO is still mapped to the VM. Workaround After installing the Red Hat* Enterprise Linux OS on a VM, power off the VM and select the VM modify action from within the Intel®... -
Page 50: Keys Will Repeat Sometimes In Terminal Windows Over Slow Networks
Workaround Power the compute module off and then select the unvirtualize action in the Intel® Modular Server Control UI to remove all virtualization capabilities for a server. Status Forcing physical drive online may reset compute modules... -
Page 51: Repair Hypervisor Install Help Information Is Incorrect
Once reinserted the SP synchronization is not restarted. No error message is displayed. Workaround Wait until the SP Synchronization is completed before selecting the Prepare For Transport action. Status VM Modify may result in the VM not being displayed Intel Confidential... -
Page 52: Incorrect Message Displayed When Mouse Hovers Over Upper Left Corner Of The Vm
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Specification Update Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server Virtualization Manager feature activated. Problem Modifying a VM may result in the VM not being displayed Implication In rare cases, modifying the VM may result in the VM not being displayed. -
Page 53: Disk Traffic Will Not Be Displayed On Vm Monitor Tab Graph For New Vm Sps
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Disk traffic will not be displayed on VM Monitor tab graph for new VM Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server Virtualization Manager feature activated. Problem After creating a new non-primary VM Storage Pool the hypervisor-level disk traffic will not be displayed for the new VM SP on the Monitor tab until the virtualized compute module is rebooted. -
Page 54: Vm 'Autostart' Does Not Check Available Memory When Starting Vms
Status VM ‘Autostart’ does not check available memory when starting VMs Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server Virtualization Manager feature activated. Problem Autostart does not check how much memory is available in a VM Storage Pool. -
Page 55: Remote Kvm Mouse Mode Is Always Absolute At Launch Even When Relative Mode Is Selected
Remote KVM mouse mode is fixed for Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI/MFS5520VIR in UFU V6.9 and UFU V10.8. No fix for Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI. See workaround to change mouse mode after KVM session is launched. Remote KVM network connection lost 12 hours after Intel® Compute... -
Page 56: Mac Address Missing In Smbios Data For Ethernet Mezzanine Card
AXXGBIOMEZV Problem MAC address missing in SMBIOS data for Ethernet Mezzanine Card AXXGBIOMEZV, only onboard NIC MAC address showing up in BIOS setup ® utility and Intel Modular Server Control user interface. Workaround none. Status Fix in future UFU release. -
Page 57: Cmm Unable To Send Email Alert If The Sender Address Has A Capital Letter In It
Modular Server System MFSYS25 documentation Problem System Fault LED is not identified in the front system view of the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 in the following documents: -008 MFSYS25 User Guide, -003 MFSYS25 Quick Start User’s Guide, and -003 MFSYS25 TPS. -
Page 58: Release Notes, Section G, Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5 Server U1 (32Bit And 64Bit) Is Incorrectly Listed As Supporting Shared Lun
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Specification Update Power Budget Information Incorrect in Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 TPS Problem The Power budget information for the MFSYS25 system is incorrect in the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 TPS.Clarification The correct values are as follows:... -
Page 59: Intel® Modular Server System Mfsys25/Mfsys35 Quick Start User's Guide Has An Incorrect Package Contents List
User’s Guide has an incorrect Package Contents list Problem On the front side of the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25/MFSYS35 Quick Start User’s Guide, Document #E11186-00X, the Package Contents list incorrectly shows a rail kit included in the system shipping container.