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Supermicro SBI-7228R-T2F User Manual

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  • Page 1 SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Revison 1.0...
  • Page 2 This product, including software and documentation, is the property of Supermicro and/or its licensors, and is supplied only under a license. Any use or reproduction of this product is not allowed, except as expressly permitted by the terms of said license.

  • Page 3: About This Manual

    Chapter 3: Setup and Installation Refer to this chapter for details on installing the SBI-7228R-T2F blade module into the SuperBlade chassis. Other sections cover the installation and placement of memory modules and the installation of hard disk drives into the blade module.
  • Page 4 SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Notes...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    1-3 Blade Module Features ..............1-2 Processors ....................1-2 Memory ....................1-2 Storage....................1-3 RAID ....................... 1-3 Density ....................1-3 1-4 Contacting Supermicro ..............1-4 Chapter 2 Standardized Warning Statements ..... 2-1 2-1 About Standardized Warning Statements ........2-1 Warning Definition................... 2-1 Installation Instructions ................
  • Page 6 SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual 3-3 Processor Installation ............... 3-4 3-4 Onboard Battery Installation ............3-9 3-5 Memory Installation ................3-9 Populating Memory Slots ................ 3-9 DIMM Installation .................. 3-11 3-6 Hard Disk Drive Installation ............3-12 3-7 Installing the Operating System ............
  • Page 7 Table of Contents 5-8 Security ..................... 5-19 5-9 Boot ....................5-20 5-10 Save & Exit ..................5-21 Appendix A AMI UEFI BIOS POST Codes ......A-1 A-1 Checkpoint Ranges ................A-1 A-2 Standard Checkpoints ..............A-2 A-3 OEM-Reserved Checkpoint Ranges ..........A-9...
  • Page 8 SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Notes viii...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    • If you have any questions, please contact our support team at: support@supermicor.com Note: A complete list of safety warnings is provided on the Supermicro web site at http://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/safety_information.cfm. Product Checklist of Typical Components Your blade module ships with its B10DRT-TP mainboard already installed in its chassis.

  • Page 10: Blade Module Features

    Please note that you will need to check the detailed specifications of a particular blade module for a list of the CPUs it supports. Details on installation of the processor into the SBI-7228R-T2F blade module are found Chapter 3: "Setup and Installation" on page 3-1.

  • Page 11: Storage

    Chapter 3: "Setup and Installation" on page 3-1. Storage The SBI-7228R-T2F blade module can have up to four 2.5" SATA/SAS/SSD hard disk drives in front-mounted easy removable carriers, two per node. See Chapter 3: "Setup and Installation" on page 3-1 for storage installation details.

  • Page 12: Contacting Supermicro

    SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) Email: support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Website: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Standardized Warning Statements

    The following statements are industry standard warnings, provided to warn the user of situations which have the potential for bodily injury. Should you have questions or experience difficulty, contact Supermicro's Technical Support department for assistance. Only certified technicians should attempt to install or configure components.
  • Page 14 SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Warnung WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE Dieses Warnsymbol bedeutet Gefahr. Sie befinden sich in einer Situation, die zu Verletzungen führen kann. Machen Sie sich vor der Arbeit mit Geräten mit den Gefahren elektrischer Schaltungen und den üblichen Verfahren zur Vorbeugung vor Unfällen vertraut.

  • Page 15: Installation Instructions

    Chapter 2: Standardized Warning Statements BELANGRIJKE VEILIGHEIDSINSTRUCTIES Dit waarschuwings symbool betekent gevaar. U verkeert in een situatie die lichamelijk letsel kan veroorzaken. Voordat u aan enige apparatuur gaat werken, dient u zich bewust te zijn van de bij een elektrische installatie betrokken risico's en dient u op de hoogte te zijn van de standaard procedures om ongelukken te voorkomen.

  • Page 16: Circuit Breaker

    SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual ‫ﻣﺼﺪر ﻟﻠﻄﺎﻗﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﻨﻈﺎم إﻟﻰ‬ ‫ﻗﺒﻞ ﺗﻮﺻﯿﻞ‬ ‫ﺘﺮﻛﯿﺐ‬ ‫اﻗﺮ إرﺷﺎدات اﻟ‬ Waarschuwing Raadpleeg de installatie-instructies voordat u het systeem op de voedingsbron aansluit. Circuit Breaker Warning! This product relies on the building's installation for short-circuit (overcurrent) protection.

  • Page 17: Power Disconnection Warning

    Chapter 2: Standardized Warning Statements ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻢ ﺗﺜﺒﯿﺘﮭﺎ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ اﻟﺪواﺋﺮاﻟﻘﺼﯿﺮة‬ ‫اﻟﺤﻤﺎﯾﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﻌﺪات‬ ‫ﯾﻌﺘﻤﺪ ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫ھﺬا اﻟﻤﻨﺘﺞ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺒﻨﻰ‬ ‫أﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻟﯿﺲ‬ ‫ﻮﻗﺎﺋﻲ‬ ‫اﻟ‬ ‫اﻟﺠﮭﺎز‬ ‫ﺗﻘﯿﯿﻢ‬ ‫أن‬ ‫ﺗﺄﻛﺪ ﻣﻦ‬ 20A, 250V Waarschuwing Dit product is afhankelijk van de kortsluitbeveiliging (overspanning) van uw electrische installatie.

  • Page 18: Equipment Installation

    SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual ¡Advertencia! El sistema debe ser disconnected de todas las fuentes de energía y del cable eléctrico quitado de los módulos de fuente de alimentación antes de tener acceso el interior del chasis para instalar o para quitar componentes de sistema.

  • Page 19: Restricted Area

    Chapter 2: Standardized Warning Statements Warnung Das Installieren, Ersetzen oder Bedienen dieser Ausrüstung sollte nur geschultem, qualifiziertem Personal gestattet werden. ¡Advertencia! Solamente el personal calificado debe instalar, reemplazar o utilizar este equipo. Attention Il est vivement recommandé de confier l'installation, le remplacement et la maintenance de ces équipements à...
  • Page 20 SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Warnung Diese Einheit ist zur Installation in Bereichen mit beschränktem Zutritt vorgesehen. Der Zutritt zu derartigen Bereichen ist nur mit einem Spezialwerkzeug, Schloss und Schlüssel oder einer sonstigen Sicherheitsvorkehrung möglich. ¡Advertencia! Esta unidad ha sido diseñada para instalación en áreas de acceso restringido. Sólo puede obtenerse acceso a una de estas áreas mediante la utilización de una...

  • Page 21: Battery Handling

    Chapter 2: Standardized Warning Statements Battery Handling Warning! There is the danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. 警告...

  • Page 22: Redundant Power Supplies

    SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Waarschuwing Er is ontploffingsgevaar indien de batterij verkeerd vervangen wordt. Vervang de batterij slechts met hetzelfde of een equivalent type die door de fabrikant aanbevolen wordt. Gebruikte batterijen dienen overeenkomstig fabrieksvoorschriften afgevoerd te worden. Redundant Power Supplies Warning! This unit might have more than one power supply connection.

  • Page 23: Backplane Voltage

    Chapter 2: Standardized Warning Statements ‫اﻣﺪاد اﻟﻄﺎﻗﺔ‬ ‫ﺑﻮﺣﺪات‬ ‫ﻋﺪة اﺗﺼﺎﻻت‬ ‫ﺠﮭﺎز‬ ‫اﻟ‬ ‫ﯾﻜﻮن ﻟﮭﺬا‬ ‫ﻗﺪ‬ ‫اﻟﻜﮭﺮﺑﺎء‬ ‫ﻋﻦ‬ ‫ﻮﺣﺪة‬ ‫اﻟ‬ ‫ﻟﻌﺰل‬ ‫ﻛﺎﻓﺔ اﻻﺗﺼﺎﻻت‬ ‫ﯾﺠﺐ إزاﻟﺔ‬ Waarschuwing Deze eenheid kan meer dan één stroomtoevoeraansluiting bevatten. Alle aansluitingen dienen verwijderd te worden om het apparaat stroomloos te maken Backplane Voltage Warning! Hazardous voltage or energy is present on the backplane when the system is...

  • Page 24: Comply With Local And National Electrical Codes

    SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual ‫اﻟﻠﻮﺣﺔ‬ ‫أواﻟﻄﺎﻗﺔ اﻟﻤﻮﺟﻮدة ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﯿﺎر اﻟﻜﮭﺮﺑﺎﺋﻲ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺧﻄﺮ‬ ‫ھﻨﺎك‬ ‫ھﺬا اﻟﺠﮭﺎز‬ ‫ﺧﺪﻣﺔ‬ ‫ﻛﻦ ﺣﺬرا ﻋﻨﺪ‬ ‫ﯾﻌﻤﻞ‬ ‫اﻟﻨﻈﺎم‬ ‫ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﯾﻜﻮن‬ Waarschuwing Een gevaarlijke spanning of energie is aanwezig op de backplane wanneer het systeem in gebruik is. Voorzichtigheid is geboden tijdens het onderhoud.

  • Page 25: Product Disposal

    Chapter 2: Standardized Warning Statements Waarschuwing Bij installatie van de apparatuur moet worden voldaan aan de lokale en nationale elektriciteitsvoorschriften. Product Disposal Warning! Ultimate disposal of this product should be handled according to all national laws and regulations. 警告 本产品的废弃处理应根据所有国家的法律和规章进行。 警告...

  • Page 26: Hot Swap Fan Warning

    SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Waarschuwing De uiteindelijke verwijdering van dit product dient te geschieden in overeenstemming met alle nationale wetten en reglementen. Hot Swap Fan Warning Warning! The fans might still be turning when you remove the fan assembly from the chassis.

  • Page 27: Power Cable And Ac Adapter

    Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law prohibits the use of UL or CSA -certified cables (that have UL/CSA shown on the code) for any other electrical devices than products designated by Supermicro only. 警告...
  • Page 28 Fehlfunktion oder ein Brand entstehen. Elektrische Geräte und Material Safety Law verbietet die Verwendung von UL-oder CSA-zertifizierte Kabel, UL oder CSA auf der Code für alle anderen elektrischen Geräte als Produkte von Supermicro nur bezeichnet gezeigt haben.
  • Page 29 Het gebruik van andere kabels en adapters kan leiden tot een storing of een brand. Elektrisch apparaat en veiligheidsinformatiebladen wet verbiedt het gebruik van UL of CSA gecertificeerde kabels die UL of CSA die op de code voor andere elektrische apparaten dan de producten die door Supermicro alleen. 2-17...
  • Page 30 SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Notes 2-18...

  • Page 31: Chapter 3 Setup And Installation

    This chapter covers the setup and installation of the blade module and its components. Installing Blade Modules Up to ten SBI-7228R-T2F blade module may be installed into a single blade enclosure. Each blade module has two nodes for the equivalent of two serves per blade module.

  • Page 32: Removing A Blade Unit From The Enclosure

    SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure Although the blade system may continue to run, individual blades should always be powered down before removing them from the enclosure. Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure 1.
  • Page 33 Chapter 3: Setup and Installation Figure 3-1. Inserting a Blade into the Enclosure Figure 3-2. Locking the Blade into Position...

  • Page 34: Processor Installation

    SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Processor Installation One or two processors may be installed to the mainboard of each blade unit. See Chapter 1 for general information on the features of the blade unit and the Supermicro web site for further details including processor, memory and operating system support.
  • Page 35 Chapter 3: Setup and Installation Caution: Refer to the Supermicro website for updates on CPU support. 1. There are two load levers on the LGA2011 socket. To open the socket cover, first press and release the load lever labeled 'Open 1st' (Figure 3-3).
  • Page 36 SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual 3. With the lever labeled 'Close 1st' fully retracted, gently push down on the 'Open 1st' lever to open the load plate. Lift the load plate to open it completely (Figure 3-5). Figure 3-5. Opening the Load Plate...
  • Page 37 Chapter 3: Setup and Installation 5. Use your thumb and index finger to hold the CPU on its edges. Align the CPU keys, which are semi-circle cutouts, against the socket keys (Figure 3-7). Figure 3-7. Aligning CPU Keys with Socket Keys Socket Keys CPU Keys 6.
  • Page 38 SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual 8. Close the load plate with the CPU inside the socket (Figure 3-9). Lock the lever labeled 'Close 1st' first (Figure 3-10), then lock the lever labeled 'Open 1st' second (Figure 3-11). Use your thumb to gently push the load levers down to the lever locks.

  • Page 39: Onboard Battery Installation

    Populating Memory Slots Each node’s mainboard of a SBI-7228R-T2F blade module has eight (8) memory slots, four for each processor. Both interleaved and non-interleaved memory are supported, so you may populate any number of DIMM slots. Total memory capacity for the module is 256 GB for RDIMM or 512 GB for LRDIMM per node.
  • Page 40 SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Table 3-1. Populating Eight Memory Slots for Interleaved Operation CPU1 CPU2 # of Channel Channel Channel Channel DIMMs A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2 D1 D2 Figure 3-13. 8-slot DIMM Numbering CPU1 CPU2 Note: Though multiple DIMM memory module types and speeds may be supported, you need to use DIMM memory modules of the same speed and type.

  • Page 41: Dimm Installation

    6. Press the release tabs to the locking positions to secure the DIMM module into the slot. Note: Check Supermicro's website for recommended memory modules. Removing Memory Modules Press the release tabs on both ends of the memory module to unlock it. Once it is loosened, remove the DIMM module from the memory slot.

  • Page 42: Hard Disk Drive Installation

    6. Push the handle in until you hear the carrier click into its locked position. Caution: Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use in Supermicro chassis and servers. For information on recommended HDDs, visit the Supermicro Web site at http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/files/storage/SAS-CompList.pdf...

  • Page 43: Installing The Operating System

    An operating system (OS) must be installed on each blade module. Blades with Microsoft Windows OS and blades with Linux OS can both occupy and operate within the same blade enclosure. Refer to the SuperMicro web site for a complete list of supported operating systems.

  • Page 44: Management Software

    SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Refer to the manuals on your SuperBlade CD-ROM for further details on the Virtual Media (CD-ROM or Drive Redirection) sections of these two utility programs. Management Software System management may be performed with either of three software packages: IPMIview, IPMItool or a Web-based Management Utility.

  • Page 45: Chapter 4 Blade Module Features

    Chapter 4 Blade Module Features Figure 4-1. SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Unit Front View This chapter describes the SBI-7228R-T2F blade unit. Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only. Figure 4-1 for a front view of the blade unit and Table 4-1 for its features.

  • Page 46: Control Panel

    SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Control Panel Each blade has a similar control panel (Figure 4-2) with power on/off button, a KVM connector, a KVM button and four LEDs on the top front of the unit. The numbers mentioned in...

  • Page 47: Power Button

    Chapter 4: Blade Module Features Power Button Each blade has its own power button so that individual blade units within the enclosure may be turned on or off independently of the others. Press the power button (#1) to turn on the blade server. The power LED (#3) will turn green. To turn off, press and hold the power button for >4 seconds and the power LED will turn orange.

  • Page 48: Mainboard

    SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Mainboard The mainboard of the SBI-7228R-T2F blade unit is a proprietary design, which is based on the Intel C612 chipset. See Figure 4-4 for a block diagram of this chipset, Figure 4-3 for a view of the B10DRT-TP mainboard and...
  • Page 49 KVM Front Panel Module InfiniBand Chips Intel i350 Ethernet Chips Integrated Aspeed AST 2400 BMC with VGA Graphics Chips (one per node) Mellanox 10-Gigabit Ethernet Chips (one per node) Figure 4-4. SBI-7228R-T2F System Block Diagram DDRIV DDRIV 1333/2133 1333/2133 DDRIV...

  • Page 50: Jumpers

    SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Jumpers The SBI-7228R-T2F has two jumpers (one for each node) for configuring the Watchdog system as shown in the table below: Table 4-5. System Jumpers Jumper & Location Description JWD (top node, A side) pin 1-2 Watchdog Reset; pin 2-3 NMI JKWD (bottom node, B side) pin 1-2 Watchdog Reset;...

  • Page 51: Blade Unit Components

    Chapter 4: Blade Module Features Blade Unit Components Figure 4-5. Exploded View of a SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module Table 4-6. Main Components of a SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module Item Description Blade Unit/Module 2.5" Hard Drives (four) CPUs/Heatsinks (2) DIMM slots (16) Top Cover...

  • Page 52: Memory Support

    SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Memory Support The SBI-7228R-T2F blade module supports up to 256 GB of RDIMM, 128 GB of UDIMM and 512 GB LRDIMM DDR4 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066/800 MHz speed, 64GB, 32GB, 16GB, 8GB, 4GB, 2GB and 1GB size SDRAM memory in eight (8) 288-pin DIMM sockets per node.

  • Page 53: Chapter 5 Bios

    Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Please refer to the http:// www.supermicro.com/products/SuperBlade/module/ web site for further details on BIOS setup and the BIOS menus for your SuperBlade blade module.

  • Page 54: Bios Updates

    SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual BIOS Updates It may be necessary to update the BIOS used in the blade modules on occasion. However, it is recommended that you not update BIOS if you are not experiencing problems with a blade module.

  • Page 55: Running Setup

    Chapter 5: BIOS 3. Go to the V menu and select F IRTUAL EDIA LOPPY MAGE PLOAD 4. B or O to locate the *.img file on your desktop and select it. ROWSE 5. Press the U button and wait a few seconds for the image to upload to the PLOAD CMM.

  • Page 56: Main Bios Setup

    SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Main BIOS Setup Figure 5-1. BIOS Setup Screen All Main Setup options are described in this section. Use the U arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu. Use the L arrow keys to change the options for each setting.
  • Page 57 Chapter 5: BIOS Table 5-1. Main BIOS Setup Menu Options Menu Option Description Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year fields, and enter the System Date correct data for the system date. Press the <Enter> key to save the data. To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate System Time fields.

  • Page 58: Advanced Setup

    SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys to display the A menu. The items with a triangle beside them are DVANCED ETUP sub-menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <E >.
  • Page 59 Chapter 5: BIOS Table 5-3. Boot Feature sub-menu Menu Option Description When Disabled the BIOS displays normal POST messages. When Quiet Boot Enabled the BIOS displays an OEM Logo instead of POST messages. This setting sets the display mode for Option ROM. Options include Force AddOn ROM Display Mode BIOS or Keep Current.
  • Page 60 SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Table 5-4. CPU Configuration sub-menu Menu Option Description These sub-menus, when selected, shows information on the Socket 0/ Socket 1 processors and other information including Processor Socket, Socket 0/1 CPU Processor ID, Processor Frequency, Processor Max Ratio, Processor Min...
  • Page 61 Chapter 5: BIOS Table 5-5. Chipset Configuration Sub-menu Menu Option Description North Bridge This sub-menu configures North Bridge features and shows configuration Configuration information. This setting gives you the option to allow DFX Lock Bits to remain clear or EV DFX Features not.
  • Page 62 SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Table 5-5. Chipset Configuration Sub-menu (Continued) Menu Option Description IOU1 (IIO PCIe Port This setting selects the PCIe port bifurcation for PCIe Slot 3. Options include x4x4x4x4, x4x4x8, x8x4x4, x8x8, x16 or Auto. This setting is a workaround setting when no PCIe port is active. Options...
  • Page 63 Chapter 5: BIOS Table 5-5. Chipset Configuration Sub-menu (Continued) Menu Option Description This setting sets the Thermal Throttling mode for your system to either Set Throttling Mode Disabled or CLTT. This setting splits teh 0-4GB address space between two sockets, so that Socket Interleave both sockets get a chunk of the local memory below 4GB.
  • Page 64 SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Table 5-5. Chipset Configuration Sub-menu (Continued) Menu Option Description This setting controls the USB EHCI (USB 2.0) functions for EHCI1. One of EHCI1 these EHCI controllers must always be enabled. Options include Enabled or Disabled.
  • Page 65 Chapter 5: BIOS Table 5-8. Server ME Information Sub-menu Menu Option Description General ME Configuration General ME configuration information is displayed at the top of this screen. Information The altitude of the platform location above sea level, expressed in meters, is set Altitude using the keyboard’s number pad “+”...
  • Page 66 SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Table 5-9. PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration Sub-menu (Continued) Menu Option Description This setting allocates MMIOH size per CPU. Options include 256G, 128G, 512G MMIO High Size and 1024G. CPU1 Slot 1 PCI-E This setting enables or disables the PCIe Slot OPROM option.Options include OPROM Disabled, Legacy or EFI.
  • Page 67 Chapter 5: BIOS Table 5-11. Serial Port Console Redirection Sub-menu Menu Option Description COM1 Console Redirection, COM2/SOL/Legacy Console Redirection Sub-menus Select Enabled to enable console redirection support for a serial port specified Console Redirection by the user. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Console This feature allows the user to specify how the host computer will exchange data Redirection Settings...
  • Page 68 SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Table 5-11. Serial Port Console Redirection Sub-menu (Continued) Menu Option Description Use this feature to enable or disable legacy console redirection after BIOS Redirection After POST. When set to Bootloader, legacy console redirection is disabled before BIOS Post booting the OS.

  • Page 69: Event Logs Setup

    Chapter 5: BIOS Table 5-12. ACPI Settings Sub-menu Menu Option Description This feature Enables the Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) support WHEA Support for the Windows 2008 (or a later vision) operating system. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer (HPET) that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock (RTC) does in synchronizing multimedia streams, providing smooth playback High Precision Event...
  • Page 70 SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Table 5-14. Event Logs Menu (Continued) Menu Option Description Select Erase Immediately for all messages to be automatically erased from the When Log is Full event log when the event log memory is full. The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately.

  • Page 71: Ipmi Setup

    Chapter 5: BIOS IPMI Setup Table 5-15. IPMI Menu Menu Option Description IPMI Firmware Revision and IPMI Status information are statically displayed at IPMI Information the top of this menu. Selecting this sub-menu displays settings for changing the SEL Event Log System Event Log configuration.

  • Page 72: Boot

    SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Boot Choose Boot from the 128 Mb SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI® BIOS BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys to bring up the B menu. Security setting ETUP options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <E...

  • Page 73: 5-10 Save & Exit

    Chapter 5: BIOS 5-10 Save & Exit Choose S & E from the 128 Mb SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI® BIOS BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys to display the S & E menu. All Exit ETUP BIOS settings are described in Table 5-18 below.
  • Page 74 SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual Notes 5-22...

  • Page 75: Appendix Aami Uefi Bios Post Codes

    Appendix A AMI UEFI BIOS POST Codes A status code is a data value used to indicate progress during the boot phase. A subset of these status codes, known commonly as checkpoints, indicate common phases of the BIOS boot process. Checkpoints are typically output to I/O port 80h, but Aptio 4.x core can be configured to send status codes to a variety of sources.

  • Page 76: Standard Checkpoints

    SBI-7127R-SH Blade Module User’s Manual Standard Checkpoints Table A-2. SEC Phase Codes Description Status Code 0x00 Not Used Progress Codes 0x01 Power on. Reset type detection (soft/hard). 0x02 AP initialization before microcode loading 0x03 North Bridge initialization before microcode loading 0x04 South Bridge initialization before microcode loading 0x05...
  • Page 77 Appendix A: AMI UEFI BIOS POST Codes Table A-3. PEI Phase Status Codes Description 0x19 Pre-memory South Bridge initialization is started 0x1A Pre-memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specific) 0x1B Pre-memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specific) 0x1C Pre-memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specific) 0x1D –...
  • Page 78 SBI-7127R-SH Blade Module User’s Manual Table A-3. PEI Phase Status Codes Description 0x53 Memory initialization error. No usable memory detected 0x54 Unspecified memory initialization error. 0x55 Memory not installed 0x56 Invalid CPU type or Speed 0x57 CPU mismatch 0x58 CPU self test failed or possible CPU cache error 0x59 CPU micro-code is not found or micro-code update is failed 0x5A...
  • Page 79 Appendix A: AMI UEFI BIOS POST Codes Table A-3. PEI Phase Status Codes Description 0xFA Invalid recovery capsule 0xFB – 0xFF Reserved for future AMI error codes Table A-4. PEI Beep Codes # of Beeps Description Memory not Installed Memory was installed twice (InstallPeiMemory routine in PEI Core called twice) Recovery started DXEIPL was not found...
  • Page 80 SBI-7127R-SH Blade Module User’s Manual Table A-5. DXE Phase Status Codes Description 0x70 South Bridge DXE initialization is started 0x71 South Bridge DXE SMM initialization is started 0x72 South Bridge devices initialization 0x73 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specific) 0x74 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specific) 0x75...
  • Page 81 Appendix A: AMI UEFI BIOS POST Codes Table A-5. DXE Phase Status Codes Description 0xA5 SCSI Reset 0xA6 SCSI Detect 0xA7 SCSI Enable 0xA8 Setup Verifying Password 0xA9 Start of Setup 0xAA Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below) 0xAB Setup Input Wait 0xAC...
  • Page 82 SBI-7127R-SH Blade Module User’s Manual Table A-5. DXE Phase Status Codes Description 0xDA Boot Option is failed (StartImage returned error) 0xDB Flash update is failed 0xDC Reset protocol is not available Table A-6. DXE Beep Codes # of Beeps Description Invalid password Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available No Console Output Devices are found...

  • Page 83: Oem-Reserved Checkpoint Ranges

    Appendix A: AMI UEFI BIOS POST Codes OEM-Reserved Checkpoint Ranges Table A-8. OEM-Reserved Checkpoint Ranges Status Codes Description 0x05 OEM SEC initialization before microcode loading 0x0A OEM SEC initialization after microcode loading 0x1D – 0x2A OEM pre-memory initialization codes 0x3F – 0x4E OEM PEI post memory initialization codes 0x80 –...
  • Page 84 SBI-7127R-SH Blade Module User’s Manual Notes A-10...
  • Page 85 Disclaimer The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage.
  • Page 86 SBI-7228R-T2F Blade Module User’s Manual SBI-7228R-T2F...

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