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SB221-GE
Storage Server Barebone
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Document Number: MAN-00100-A

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  • Page 1   SB221-GE Storage Server Barebone User’s Manual Document Number: MAN-00100-A    ...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

      ......................4 Chapter 1: Product Introduction ................5  1.1 General Information ........................5  1.2 System Specifications....................1.3 Front View of SB221-GE ......................8  1.4 Rear View of SB221-GE..................... 1.5 Top View of SB221-GE .......................9  Chapter 2 : Hardware Setup ..................10  2.1 Chassis Cover ..........................10 ...
  • Page 3 Updating BMC Configuration ....................41  Chapter 6 : Technical Support ..................42  Copyright © 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer .Inc. All Rights Reserved. This document contains proprietary information about AIC products and is not to be disclosed or used except in accordance with applicable agreements.     ...

  • Page 4: Safety Information

      Safety Information When installing, operating, or performing maintenance on this equipment, basic safety precautions, as listed below, should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and personal injuries. Read and understand all instructions.  Observe warnings and instructions marked on the product. ...

  • Page 5: About This User's Manual

      About This User’s Manual This document provides a detailed description of the SB221-GE including: The General Features of the Product  Hardware Setup  Motherboard Settings  BIOS Configuration and Settings  BMC Configuration and Settings   ...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1: Product Introduction

    1.1 General Information SB221-GE, a 2U 24bay SFF Storage Server Barebone, supports Dual-Core/Quad-Core/6- Core processors. SB221-GE has 24 x 2.5" (Front) + 2 x 1.8”(Internal) size HDD bays w/o expander to maximize I/O bandwidth for SSD (solid state drives). SB221-GE harnesses MAX I/O™...

  • Page 7: System Specifications

      1.2 System Specifications Dimensions (with chassis ears/protrusions) mm : 482.6 x 711.2 x 88.8 W x D x H inches : 19 x 28 x 3.5 Motherboard Motherboard Gemini (PSG-M-GEDP036D-110) Processor Dual LGA1366 sockets to support two(2) Dual-Core/Quad-Core/6-Core Intel® Processor Support Xeon®...
  • Page 8   • PXE 2.0 • SMBIOS 2.0 • WOL • Serial console redirection • AC loss recovery On-Board Devices SATA Built-in Intel® ICH10R SATA2 controller with RAID support Aspeed AST2050 BMC • Intelligent Platform Management Interface 2.0 (IPMI 2.0) IPMI •...

  • Page 9: Front View Of Sb221-Ge

      1.3 Front View of SB221-GE Hot‐swap HDD Trays  Power LED  Power ON/OFF  System ID LED   System ID  Alert LED  System Reset  LED  Icon  Color  Behavior  Controls  Icon  Behavior  Power    Solid light : System On    Push for Power    Blue/Green Power      Off: System Off On or Off  System ID    System    Push for turning      Blue System Identification...

  • Page 10: Top View Of Sb221-Ge

      1.5 Top View of SB221-GE The barebone server includes the basic components shown below. Hot‐swap HDD Trays  SAS/SATA  Backplane  System Fans  1.8” Internal  Drive Bracket  Gemini  (Optional)  Motherboard  Half Height Expansion  Card retainer   Power Supply  Expansion Slots  Rear I/O   Half Length Expansion Card Bracket   ...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

    Chapter 2. Hardware Setup This section demonstrates maintenance procedures in replacing a defective part once the SB221-GE appliance is installed and is operational. 2.1 Chassis Cover 2.1.1 Removing the Chassis Cover 1. Release the two thumbscrews on the rear panel to open the rear cover from chassis.

  • Page 12: Removing The Chassis Cover

      2.1.2 Removing the Fan Duct 1. Slightly push down on the fan duct opening. 2. Remove the fan duct from the fan duct tabs on chassis.  ...

  • Page 13: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

      2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) Caution : When unpacking a processor, hold the processor only by its edges to avoid touching the contacts. 2.2.1 Installing the CPU 1. Press the load lever to release the load plate.    Load lever ...
  • Page 14   4. Align the processor cutouts against the socket notches. Cutouts  Caution: The pins of the processor socket are vulnerable and easily susceptible to damage if fingers or any foreign objects are pressed against them. Please keep the socket protective cover on when processor is not installed.

  • Page 15: Installing The Cpu Heatsink

      2.2.2 Installing the CPU Heatsink Note: Apply thermal paste to the bottom of heatsink and spread in an even thin layer before installing the heatsink. To install the CPU heatsink: 1. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU, ensuring that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard.

  • Page 16: System Memory

      2.3 System Memory This server board supports up to twelve DDR3 800/1066/1333 Registered ECC SDRAM recommended)/ Unbuffered ECC SDRAM. 1. Populate DIMMs in the following order: DIMM DIMM arrangement Numbers 2 DIMMs CPU0 DIMM 0 CPU1 DIMM 0 4 DIMMs CPU0 DIMM 0 CPU0 DIMM 0 CPU1 DIMM 0...
  • Page 17   CPU0 DIMM 0 8 DIMMs CPU0 DIMM 0 CPU0 DIMM 0 DIMM 1 CPU1 DIMM 0 CPU1 DIMM 0 CPU1 DIMM 0 DIMM 1 CPU0 DIMM 0 CPU0 DIMM 0 10 DIMMs CPU0 DIMM 0 DIMM 1 DIMM 1 CPU1 DIMM 0 CPU1 DIMM 0 CPU1 DIMM 0...

  • Page 18: Drive Bays

      2.4 Drive Bays 2.4.1 Installing or Replacing 2.5” Hot-swap SAS/SATA HDD 1. Release a drive tray by pressing the unlock button and pinching the lock lever slightly and pulling out the drive tray. 2. Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the drive out of the bay.  ...

  • Page 19: Installing Or Replacing 1.8" Internal Sas/Sata Hdd

      2.4.2 Installing or Replacing 1.8” Internal SAS/SATA HDD 1. Release the four screws to remove the HDD cage. 2. Release the eight screws and place two 1.8” HDD on the cage. 3. Fix the cage with the eight screws and then put the cage into the tray with four screws.

  • Page 20: Riser Card

      2.5 Riser Card 1.  RISER CARD PN (PSG CODE) DESCRIPTION PSG-RC-GE2U-80-11(PE2U06 Gemini 2U Gold finger PCIe Gen 2 X16 to 1 PCIe X16 (X8 lane) (ext.) + 4 PCIe X8 (ext.) + 2 PCIe X8 (int.) + 1 PCIe X8 (X4 lane) (int.) Riser  RISER CARD DIAGRAM Front View ...

  • Page 21: Expansion Slot

      2.  RISER CARD PN (PSG CODE) DESCRIPTION     PSG-RC-GEOB-10-110(PE2U04)  Gemini 2U on-board PCIe Gen2 X8 to 1 PCIe X8 Riser  RISER CARD DIAGRAM   Slot Bandwidth X8     2.6 Expansion Slot 2.6.1 Installing an Internal Expansion Card to the Riser Card 1.

  • Page 22: Installing An External Expansion Card To The Riser Card

      2. Install the full-height or half-height expansion card on the proper slot and connect the expansion card to the riser card. 3. Secure the bracket back with thumb screw to fix the expansion card. 2.6.2 Installing an External Expansion Card to the Riser Card 1.
  • Page 23   2. Install the full-height expansion card on the proper slot and connect the expansion card to the riser card. 3. Install the half-height expansion card by using the card retainer to fix the expansion card firmly. card retainer  4. Secure the bracket back with thumb screw to fix the expansion card.  ...

  • Page 24: System Fans

      2.7 System Fans 2.7.1 Removing or Replacing the System Fans Remove the fan module by lifting it from the server chassis and pulling it out. 2.8 Power Supply 2.8.1 Removing or Replacing of Power Supply Module To remove the PSU, hold the PSU lever, press the PSU latch and firmly pull the PSU out of the server chassis.

  • Page 25: Fan Duct

      2.9 Fan Duct 2.9.1 Installing the Fan Duct 1. Put the fan duct on the fan bar. 2. Attach the fan duct side opening to the fan duct tab on chassis.  ...

  • Page 26: Chapter 3. Motherboard Settings

      Chapter 3. Motherboard Settings This section describes the jumpers, internal connectors, and internal LEDs setting on Gemini PGS-M-GEDP036D-110 motherboard. We will show the motherboard layout and important jumper settings of the system. 3.1 Motherboard Layout 3.2 Motherboard Content List Jumpers Location Internal Connectors...

  • Page 27: Jumpers

      3.2.1 Jumpers NORMAL CLEAR CLEAR CMOS OPEN INVALID CPU0 / CPU1JTAG JTAG BY PASS J43 / J41 BYPASS NORMAL CPU0 / CPU1 VRM ENABLE J12 / J19 TEST NORMAL DISABLE VGA DISABLE ENABLE DISABLE AST ARM ENABLE RESET AST ARM RESET NORMAL PCIe Strapping configuration O F F...

  • Page 28: Internal Connectors

      3.2.2 Internal Connectors 1.USB5V 2.USB5V 3.USBD- 4.USBD- 5.USBD+ 6.USBD+ J16 / J25 7.GND 8.GND 9.GND 10.NC 1.GND 2.3.3V 3.I2CSCL 4.I2CSDA 5.PWM1 6.FAN1_TACH FAN BOARD 7.PWM2 8.FAN2_TACH J15 / J63 CONNECTOR 9.PWM3 10.FAN3_TACH 11.PWM4 12.FAN4_TACH 13.FAN6_TACH 14.FAN5_TACH 15.GND 16.GND 1.FAN7_TACH 2.FAN8_TACH 3.FAN1_TACH 4.PWM1...

  • Page 29: Internal Connectors (Continue)

      3.2.3 Internal Connectors (continue) 1. GND   1516   GREEN     DATA       BLUE VGA HEADER   10.H_SYNC 11.V_SYNC 12.DVD_5V 13.GND 14.GND 15.GND 16.CLK 1.KB_DATA 2.+5V 3.KB_CLK KB/MS 4.MS_CLK 5.MS_DATA 6.GND 1.DSR# 2.DCD#G 3.RTS# 4.RXD UART/COM2 5.CTS# 6.TXD 7.RI# 8.DTR#...

  • Page 30: Internal Leds

      1.+1.5V_DDR3_CPU0 2.GND 3.VCCP_CPU0 4.GND 5.VTT_CPU0 6.GND VOLTAGE TEST 7.+3.3V 8.GND POINT GROUP A 9.+3.3V_DUAL 10.GND 11.+5V 12.GND 13.+1.5V 14.GND 14.GND 16.GND 1.GND 2.NC BMC GPIO 3.GPIOE7 4.GPIOB7 5.GPIOE6 6.GPIOB2 3.2.4 Internal LEDs LED ON=LAN LINK LED BLINK=ACTIVE 1.GbE5 LED# 2.GbE5 LED+ 3.GbE4 LED# 4.GbE4 LED+...

  • Page 31: Chapter 4 : Bios Configuration And Settings

      Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration and Settings Caution: When Quiet Boot IS enabled, OEM LOGO WILL BE displayed INSTEAD OF POST MESSAGES. 4.1 BIOS Setting 1. Press DEL to run the setup procedure. 2. There will be a message “Entering SETUP” displayed on the diagnostics screen. Caution: For the official released version, the last digit of the BIOS Version must end in an "0."...
  • Page 32   3. Identify the BIOS Version 4. Load Optimal Default setting 5. Save the setting and exit the BIOS setup utility.  ...

  • Page 33: Updating Bios

    1. AFUDOS is a BIOS update utility with command line interface that works in DOS environment. 2. The latest BIOS version is available from the FAE or AIC website. 3. Enter “flash” at the DOS command line. 4. Reboot the system after the update.

  • Page 34: Chapter 5 : Bmc Configuration And Settings

      Chapter 5. BMC Configuration and Settings Insert BMC IP LAN into the BMC LAN port. There are two methods to setup BMC IP: BMC  management  port  5.1 Method 1 (Use the BIOS setup) 1. BIOS SETUP -> Advance -> IPMI configuration -> Set LAN configuration  ...
  • Page 35   Input IP address. Set IP static. Note: type “1” for selecting static IP mode or type “2” for selecting DHCP mode. Input subnet mask address.  ...

  • Page 36: Method 2 (Use A Dos Tool - Syscheck)

      5.2 Method 2 (Use a Dos tool - Syscheck) 1. Type : sc –lanset. 2. Modify IP setting. Note: type 1 for selecting static IP mode or type 2 for selecting DHCP mode.  ...
  • Page 37   3. Input IP address. 4. Input submask address. Below IP address is an example using a default IP setting. User is allowed to change the IP address for realistic use. 5. Finish BMC IP configuration. Note: Type sc.exe –langet command to obtain BMC IP and MAC address.  ...

  • Page 38: Connect To Bmc

      5.3 Connect to BMC Note: This feature works with JAVA 6 runtime installed console environment. Below IP address is an example using default IP setting. User is allowed to change the IP address for realistic use. 1. Open the browser then type default BMC IP address: 192.168.22.22 2.
  • Page 39 Note: Users who login with the root user name and password will have full administrative power. The root password can be changed after login. 4. Server Health - Sensor Readings: 5. Configuration Please refer to AIC BMC User Guide for more information on AIC BMC.  ...
  • Page 40   Mouse Mode setting:  For Windows OS environment, set mode to absolute.  For Linux OS environment, set mode to relative. Remote Control: Environmental setting:    ...

  • Page 41: Updating Bmc Firmware

    AQUAN120 A:\ AQUAN120>a.bat This is just an example. The latest BMC firmware version is available from the FAE or AIC website. After update BMC firmware, please power off and then power on system. Notes: 1. DO NOT USE EMM386 IN DOS ENVIRONMENT WHEN UPDATING FIRMWARE OR YOU WILL GET A FAIL.

  • Page 42: Updating Bmc Configuration

    BEEN TESTED AND APPROVED FOR EACH SPECIFIC PRODUCT. PLEASE MAKE SURE FIRMWARE AND CONFIGURATION VERSIONS ARE CORRECT BEFORE UPDATING. CONSULT THE AIC WEB SITE (http://www.aicipc.com) FOR THE CORRECT COMBINATION OF FIRMWARE AND CONFIGURATION VERSIONS FOR YOUR SYSTEM. PLEASE ALSO ENSURE THAT THE BMC FIRMWARE IS UPDATED BEFORE THE BMC CONFIGURATION.

  • Page 43: Chapter 6. Technical Support

      Chapter 6. Technical Support Http://www. aicipc.com TAIWAN  Tel: +886.3.313.8386 Fax: +886.3.313.8377 Email Technical Support: support@aicipc.com JAPAN  Tel: +81.43.202.8380 Fax: +81.43.202.8381 Email Technical Support: support@aicipc.com CHINA  Tel: +021.54961421, +021.54961422 Fax: Extension: 608 Email Technical Support: support@aicipc.com AMERICA －...
  • Page 44   Note  ...

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