Summary of Contents for QUANTA STRATOS S210 Series S210-X12MS
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STRATOS S210 Series S210-X12MS Two Socket High Performance & Cost-Effective 1U Rackmount Server Technical Guide Date Modified: January 30, 2014 1:40 pm Document Version: 1.0.1...
ABLE OF ONTENTS ABLE OF ONTENTS About the Server Introduction System Features ..............1-1 Package Contents .
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ABLE OF ONTENTS Installing Hardware Safety Measures Top Cover Opening the Top Cover ..............2-2 Closing the Top Cover .
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ABLE OF ONTENTS General Guidelines ..............2-13 Removing Memory Modules .
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ABLE OF ONTENTS Removing PCI-E Riser Assembly ............2-27 Installing PCI-E Riser Assembly .
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ABLE OF ONTENTS Entering BIOS Setup ..............3-1 Keyboard Commands .
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ABLE OF ONTENTS Chipset Screen ..............3-26 North Bridge Screen.
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ABLE OF ONTENTS Console Redirection..............3-47 Serial Configuration Settings .
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ABLE OF ONTENTS Power Button ...............4-1 ID Button .
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ABLE OF ONTENTS BMC Recovery Recovery Process in DOS System ............4-5 Recovery Process in Linux System .
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ABLE OF ONTENTS Dashboard ................4-7 Device Information .
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ABLE OF ONTENTS SMTP ................4- 7 SOL .
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ABLE OF ONTENTS Rail Kit Assembly Rail Kit Assembly Installing the Rack Brackets............. .6-1 Preparing for the Installation .
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ABLE OF ONTENTS Safety Information Server Safety Information Safety Warnings and Cautions ............9-1 Intended Application Uses .
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ABLE OF ONTENTS Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices........... . .10-3 FCC Verification Statement (USA) .
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ONVENTIONS Conventions Several different typographic conventions are used throughout Note: this manual. Refer to the following examples for common Highlights general or useful information and tips. usage. Bold type face denotes menu items, buttons and application names. Italic type face denotes references to other sections, and the names of the folders, menus, programs, and files.
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CRONYMS Acronyms A signal is deasserted when in the inactive state. Active- TERM DEFINITION low signal names have “_L” appended to the end of the signal mnemonic. Active-high signal names have no “_L” Analog to Digital Deasserted suffix. To reduce confusion when referring to active-high ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface and active-low signals, the terms one/zero, high/low, and...
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CRONYMS IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface Node Management In-Target Probe Output buffer 1024 bytes. Original Equipment Manufacturer Keyboard Controller Style Unit of electrical resistance Keyboard, Video, Mouse Power Distribution Board Local Area Network Platform Event Filtering Liquid Crystal Display Platform Event Paging Lower Critical Threshold PERR Parity Error...
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CRONYMS System Event Log SERR System Error A two-wire interface based on the I C protocol. The SMBus SMBus is a low-speed bus that provides positive addressing for devices, as well as bus arbitration Server Management Interrupt. SMI is the highest priority nonmaskable interrupt Server Management Mode Server Management Software...
5/6/50/60 (optional) for 3.5” SKU or Quanta LSISAS2108 PD-16 mezzanine card for RAID 0/1/10/5 (optional) or System Features Quanta LSISAS2108 PD-16 mezzanine card + LSI RAID 6 Key for RAID 0/1/10/5/6/50/60 (optional) for 2.5” SKU Software RAID: Supported upgrade ROM number 1, 2, 5, ...
Table 1-2: 2.5” System Component Overview ITEM DESCRIPTION (1) PCIe x16 G3 slot for standard height, half-length card. Riser Assembly (1) PCIe x8 G3 Quanta LSISAS/RAID Mezzanine slot (1) Power supply units System Fan (5) Fan module assembly Front Panel Control and LED panel for system status 2.5 Hard Drives...
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(4) 3.5” hard disk drives (HDD). Figure 1-2. 3.5” System Component Overview Table 1-3: 3.5” System Component Overview ITEM DESCRIPTION (1) PCIe x16 G3 slot for standard height, half-length card Riser Assembly (1) PCIe x8 G3 Quanta LSISAS/RAID Mezzanine slot (1) Power supply units...
BOUT THE ERVER YSTEM RONT EATURES System Front Features 3.5” HDD SKU Figure 1-3. 3.5” HDD SKU Front Features 3.5” Front Panel Definition Table 1-4: 3.5” HDD Front Panel Definition ESCRIPTION Control Panel Connect USB devices to these ports HDD Bays Insert HDDs here.
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BOUT THE ERVER YSTEM RONT EATURES 3.5” Control Panel Table 1-5: 3.5” HDD LED Function and Behavior (Continued) ESCRIPTION Amber Blinking: Critical failure: fan, voltage, temperature state Event LED Non-critial failure: fan, voltage, temperature state, CPU, thermal trip OFF: SEL cleared, DC off, last pending warning/error de-asserted Table 1-5: 3.5”...
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BOUT THE ERVER YSTEM RONT EATURES Table 1-6: 3.5” HDD Front LED Function & Behavior (Continued) Table 1-6: 3.5” HDD Front LED Function & Behavior (Continued) NAME COLOR CONDITION DESCRIPTION NAME COLOR CONDITION DESCRIPTION Critical failure: critical fan, Green Link voltage, Amber Blinking...
BOUT THE ERVER YSTEM RONT EATURES 2.5” HDD SKU Figure 1-4. 2.5” HDD SKU System Front Features 2.5” Front Panel Definition Table 1-7: 2.5” HDD Front Panel Definition ESCRIPTION Control Panel Connect USB devices to these ports HDD Bays Insert HDDs here.
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BOUT THE ERVER YSTEM RONT EATURES 2.5” Control Panel Table 1-9: 2.5” 2.5” Front Panel Definition ICON NAME DESCRIPTION Displays status/errors and is Fault LED controlled by BMC. Power Lights Green when server is powered Button/LED System ID Blinking when the system has been selected for identification.
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BOUT THE ERVER YSTEM RONT EATURES Table 1-10: 2.5” Front Side LED Function and Behavior (Continued) NAME OLOR CONDITION DESCRIPTION Critical failure: critical fan, voltage, temperature state Non-critical Amber Blinking failure: non- critical fan, voltage, temperature Fault LED state, CPU thermal trip SEL cleared DC off...
HDD SKU I BOUT THE ERVER YSTEM NTRODUCTION System HDD SKU Introduction The system is available in a 2.5” and a 3.5” HDD form factor. 2.5” HDD Configuration HDD 0 HDD 2 HDD 4 HDD 6 HDD 8 HDD 1 HDD 3 HDD 5 HDD 7...
BOUT THE ERVER YSTEM EATURES System Rear Features S210-X12MS System Rear View Figure 1-7. System Rear Features Table 1-11: System Rear Features (Continued) Table 1-11: System Rear Features EATURE ESCRIPTION EATURE ESCRIPTION VGA Port Connects a monitor Power Supply Unit 1 Power supply unit Seriail Port Connects serial devices...
BOUT THE ERVER YSTEM EATURES S210-X12MS System I/O LED Description 2.5” and 3.5” HDD SKU Rear I/O LED Description Table 1-12: Rear LED Function and Behavior OLOR ONDITION ESCRIPTION Green LAN link Link/Act Green Blinking LAN access (off when there is traffic) Disconnected LAN1/LAN2 LED (Left and right)
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BOUT THE ERVER YSTEM EATURES Table 1-12: Rear LED Function and Behavior (Continued) OLOR ONDITION ESCRIPTION Amber Green LAN link (1G) (10G) Link/Act Green LAN access 10 GbE SFP+ LAN LED (x2) Disconnected Green Link speed is 10G bits/sec (Port0) Speed Amber Link speed is 1G bits/sec (Port0)
NSTALLING ARDWARE AFETY EASURES 2.1 Safety Measures WARNING! WARNING! Always ask for assistance to move or lift the system. Wear a grounded wrist strap. If none are available, discharge any personal static electricity by touching the bare metal chassis of the server case, or the bare metal body of any other grounded device.
NSTALLING ARDWARE OVER 2.2 Top Cover Opening the Top Cover 4. Lift the top cover off the chassis 1. Turn off the system and any attached peripherals. 2. Unplug the AC power cables and disconnect all peripher- als, LAN lines and any other cables. 3.
NSTALLING ARDWARE LOSING THE OVER Closing the Top Cover 1. Place the top cover on the chassis. 2. Slide the top cover toward the HDDs. Figure 2-2. Closing the Top Cover...
NSTALLING ARDWARE RIVES 2.3 Hard Disk Drives The following procedures demonstrate installation and removal of 2.5 and 3.5 inch hard drives. WARNING! Repairs should be perfomed by a certified service technician. Damage to the system or components due to unauthorized servicing is not covered by the warranty agreement.
2.5” H NSTALLING ARDWARE NSTALLING A RIVE Installing a 2.5” Hard Drive 4. Remove the four (4) screws securing the hard drive to the HDD tray. 1. Align the 2.5” hard drive tray with the new hard drive and secure with the four (4) screws Figure 2-5.
3.5” H NSTALLING ARDWARE EMOVING A RIVE Removing a 3.5” Hard Disk Drive WARNING! Do not force the tray handle closed. If resistance is Hard drives are numbered. For more details, refer to System encountered check the hard drive is properly inserted and the hard drives on either side are properly inserted.
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3.5” H NSTALLING ARDWARE EMOVING A RIVE Figure 2-9. Removing the 3.5” Hard Drive Tray WARNING! Make sure the hard drive tray handle is in the fully open position. 3. Remove the tray from the system. 4. Remove the four (4) screws securing the hard drive to the HDD tray.
3.5” H NSTALLING ARDWARE NSTALLING A RIVE Installing a 3.5” Hard Disk Drive 2. Align the tray assembly with the HDD bay and insert the HDD until it is fully seated in the bay. 1. Align the 3.5” hard drive tray with the new hard drive and secure with the four (4) screws Figure 2-12.
NSTALLING ARDWARE 2.4 Air Duct Removing the Air Duct Installing the Air Duct Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Power down the system. Power down the system. Disconnect all cables and peripherals from the system. Disconnect all cables and peripherals from the system. Remove the system cover.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE NSTALLING THE Figure 2-14. Installing the Air Duct 2. Align the fan duct over the CPU0 socket and CPU0 mem- ory modules. Figure 2-15. Installing the Air Duct 2-10...
NSTALLING ARDWARE ODULE SSEMBLY 2.5 Fan Module Assembly Removing the Fan Module Assembly 3. Remove the fan module assembly from the chassis. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Remove the top cover. See Opening the Top Cover on page 2-2 1. Disconnect five (5) fan module cables from the connec- tors on the HDD backplane.
NSTALLING ARDWARE NSTALLING THE ODULE SSEMBLY Installing the Fan Module Assembly Prerequisite: Prerequisite: 3. Connect five (5) fan module cables to the connectors on the HDD backplane. Remove the top cover. See Opening the Top Cover on page 2-2. 1. Align the fan module assembly with the screw holes on the chassis.
NSTALLING ARDWARE EMORY ODULES 2.6 Memory Modules 1. Press down on the two memory module slot levers WARNING! The memory module partially ejects. S210-X12MS mainboards are supplied with all DIMM slots populated with memory 9 dummies for proper air flow. When installing and replacing memory modules, only remove those dummies that are to be directly replaced.
NSTALLING ARDWARE NSTALLING EMORY ODULES Installing Memory Modules Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Remove the top cover. See Opening the Top Cover on page 2-2. WARNING! Handle the memory module by the edges at all times. 1. Align the notch on the memory module with the obstruc- tion on the slot.
NSTALLING ARDWARE EMORY OPULATION ULES Memory Population Rules CPU 1 C-F DIMM F2 CPU 1 C-H DIMM H2 CPU 1 C-F DIMM F1 CPU 1 C-H DIMM H1 CPU 1 C-E DIMM E2 CPU 1 C-G DIMM G2 CPU 1 C-E DIMM E1 CPU 1 C-G DIMM G1 CPU 1 CPU 0...
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NSTALLING ARDWARE EMORY OPULATION ULES Table 2-1: UDIMM Support Note: 1*: Supported DRAM densities are 1GB, 2GB, and 4 GB. Only 2 ) & SPEED VOLTAGE VALIDATED ANKS PER MEMORY CAPACITY GB and 4 GB are validated by Intel. ) & &...
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NSTALLING ARDWARE EMORY OPULATION ULES Table 2-2: RDIMM Support ANKS Important: ) & SPEED VOLTAGE VALIDATED MEMORY CAPACITY PER DIMM ) & BY SLOT PER CHANNEL DIMM a*: Supported but not validated. & DATA (GB) PER DIMM 2,3* PER CHANNEL b*: Supported and validated.
NSTALLING ARDWARE OWER UPPLY 2.7 Power Supply Unit The S210-X12MS server models support a single power supply as shown in the following illustrations. 2. Remove six (6) screws securing the PSU to the chassis. CAUTION! ISCONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY UNIT FROM THE POWER SOURCE BEFORE REMOVING PSU FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE EQUIPMENT OR PER...
NSTALLING ARDWARE NSTALLING A OWER UPPLY Installing a Power Supply Unit 1. Place the PSU in the chassis. 2. Slide the PSU until seated in the rear of the chassis. Figure 2-22. Securing the PSU Screws 3. Secure the PSU to the chassis with six (6) screws. 4.
NSTALLING ARDWARE ROCESSOR INKS 2.8 Processor Heat Sinks Removing a Heat Sink 2. Remove the heat sink. Installing a Heat Sink CAUTION! HE HEATSINK REMAINS HOT AFTER THE SYSTEM HAS Prerequisite: Prerequisite: BEEN POWERED DOWN LLOW SUFFICIENT TIME TO COOL BEFORE HANDLING SYSTEM COMPONENTS Remove the top cover.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE NSTALLING A 3. Secure the heat sink with four (4) screws. The screws must be secured in the sequence indicated in the illustra- tion. Figure 2-24. Installing the Heat Sink 2-21...
NSTALLING ARDWARE ROCESSORS 2.9 Processors Removing a Processor WARNING! Do not try to pull the right-hand processor locking lever Prerequisite: Prerequisite: fully open. Remove the top cover. See Opening the Top Cover on page 2-2. 2. Carefully press down and outwards on the left processor Remove the CPU heatsink.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE EMOVING A ROCESSOR 3. Press down on the right processor locking lever to lift the CAUTION! processor cover part way and then lift the processor load AVOID CONTACT WITH THERMAL GREASE ON THE PROCES plate to the fully open position. Figure 2-27.
NSTALLING ARDWARE NSTALLING A ROCESSOR Installing a Processor 2. Insert the processor into the socket, ensuring the four keys on the socket fit into the corresponding keys on the processor. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: WARNING! Remove the top cover. See Opening the Top Cover on page 2-2.
NSTALLING ARDWARE AINBOARD ODULE 2.10 Mainboard Module Removing a Mainboard Module 2. Pull mainboard towards the front of the chassis until free of the chassis port openings. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: 3. Remove the mainboard from the chassis. Remove the top cover. See Opening the Top Cover on page 2-2 1.
NSTALLING ARDWARE NSTALLING AINBOARD ODULE Installing Mainboard Module A1/A2/B1/B2 D2/D1/C2/C1 Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Remove the top cover. See Opening the Top Cover on page 2-2 CPU 0 1. Place the mainboard on the chassis. 2. Align the mainboard with the port openings on the rear of the chassis.
PCI-E R NSTALLING ARDWARE ISER SSEMBLY 2.11 PCI-E Riser Assembly Removing PCI-E Riser Assembly 2. Remove the assembly from the chassis. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Open the top cover. See Opening the Top Cover on page 2-2. 1. Remove one (1) screw securing the assembly to the chassis.
PCI-E R NSTALLING ARDWARE NSTALLING ISER SSEMBLY Installing PCI-E Riser Assembly 3. Secure the assembly to the chassis with one (1) screw. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Open the top cover. See Opening the Top Cover on page 2-2. 1. Align the assembly with the guide pin hole in the chassis. Figure 2-36.
PCI-E C NSTALLING ARDWARE 2.12 PCI-E Card Removing the PCI-E Card 2. Remove the PCI-E card from the riser assembly. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Remove the top cover. See Opening the Top Cover on page 2-2. Remove the PCI-E riser assembly. See Removing PCI-E Riser Assembly on page 2-27 1.
PCI-E C NSTALLING ARDWARE NSTALLING THE Installing the PCI-E Card 4. Secure the riser assembly Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Remove the top cover. See Opening the Top Cover on page 2-2. Remove the PCI-E riser assembly. See Removing PCI-E Riser Assembly on page 2-27. 1.
NSTALLING ARDWARE XPANDER ACKPLANE 2.13 Expander Backplane Removing the Expander Backplane j. System FAN 3 for CPU 1 Block k. System FAN 2 for CPU 0 Block Prerequisite: Prerequisite: l. System FAN 1 for CPU 0 Block Remove the top cover. See Opening the Top Cover on m.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE EMOVING THE XPANDER ACKPLANE Figure 2-41. Expander Board Connectors 2. Remove four (4) screws from the HDD expander board. 3. Slide the expander BP toward the rear of the chassis until the guide pins are clear of the guide pins. 4.
NSTALLING ARDWARE NSTALLING THE XPANDER ACKPLANE Installing the Expander Backplane 3. Secure the expander board to the chassis with four (4) screws. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Remove the top cover. See Opening the Top Cover on page 2-2. Install the HDD backplane. See Installing the HDD Back- plane (2.5”...
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NSTALLING ARDWARE NSTALLING THE XPANDER ACKPLANE 4. Connect the following cables to the expander BP: g. SAS_0, Mini-SAS connector to Host Port 0 channel 0 ~ 3. a. Golden finger for LED signals to HDD BP B2B connec- tor. h. System FAN 5 for CPU 1 Block b.
HDD B NSTALLING ARDWARE ACKPLANE 2.14 HDD Backplane Removing the HDD Backplane (2.5” 2. Remove six (6) screws from the backplane. SKU) Front Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Remove the HDDs. See Removing a 2.5” Hard Drive on page 2-4. Remove the top cover. See Opening the Top Cover on page 2-2 Remove the expander backplane.
HDD B (2.5” SKU) NSTALLING ARDWARE NSTALLING THE ACKPLANE Installing the HDD Backplane (2.5” 1. Align the HDD backplane with the screw holes in the chassis. SKU) Front Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Remove the HDDs. See Removing a 2.5” Hard Drive on page 2-4.
HDD B (3.5” SKU) NSTALLING ARDWARE EMOVING THE ACKPLANE Removing the HDD Backplane (3.5” 2. Secure the HDD Backplane to the chassis with six (6) screws. SKU) Front Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Remove the HDDs. See Removing a 3.5” Hard Disk Drive on page 2-6.
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HDD B (3.5” SKU) NSTALLING ARDWARE EMOVING THE ACKPLANE m. System FAN 5 for CPU 1 Block Figure 2-51. HDD BP Connectors 2. Remove five (5) screws from the HDD backplane. 3. Remove the HDD backplane from the chassis. Front Front Figure 2-53.
HDD B (3.5” SKU) NSTALLING ARDWARE NSTALLING THE ACKPLANE Installing the HDD Backplane (3.5” 2. Secure the HDD Backplane to the chassis with five (5) screws. SKU) Front Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Remove the top cover. See Opening the Top Cover on page 2-2.
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HDD B (3.5” SKU) NSTALLING ARDWARE NSTALLING THE ACKPLANE g. SGPIO connector for HDD LED Decode. k. System FAN 3 for CPU 1 Block h. System FAN 0 for CPU 0 Block l. System FAN 4 for CPU 1 Block i.
BIOS BIOS S ETUP TILITY 3.1 BIOS Setup Utility The BIOS Setup utility is provided to perform system configura- tionality. The following table lists and describes each functional tion changes and to display current settings and environment area. information. Table 3-1: BIOS Setup Page Layout The BIOS Setup utility stores configuration settings in system UNCTIONAL ESCRIPTION...
BIOS EYBOARD OMMANDS When Quiet Boot is disabled, the message "press <DEL> or Table 3-2: Keyboard Command (Continued) <F2> to enter setup" will be displayed on the diagnostics PTION ESCRIPTION screen. The <Esc> key provides a mechanism for backing out of any field. When the <Esc> key Keyboard Commands is pressed while editing any field or selecting features of a menu, the parent menu is re-...
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BIOS EYBOARD OMMANDS Table 3-2: Keyboard Command (Continued) Table 3-2: Keyboard Command (Continued) PTION ESCRIPTION PTION ESCRIPTION The <Tab> key is used to move between Pressing <F8> causes the following to appear: Select fields. For example, <Tab> can be used to <Tab>...
BIOS ELECTION The text and values in the Setup Item, Options, and Help Table 3-2: Keyboard Command (Continued) columns in the tables are displayed on the BIOS Setup PTION ESCRIPTION screens. Pressing <F10> causes the following message Bold text in the Options column of the tables indicates ...
BIOS CREEN Main Screen Table 3-3: Main Screen The Main screen is the screen that is first displayed when BIOS ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS Setup is entered, unless an error has occurred. If an error has Information only. occurred, the Error Manager screen will be displayed instead. BIOS Vendor Displays the BIOS Vendor.
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BIOS DVANCED CREEN Advanced Screen Table 3-3: Main Screen (Continued) ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS The Advanced screen provides an access point to configure Information only. several options. On this screen, the user selects the option that Access Level Displays the is to be configured. Configurations are performed on the Access Level.
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BIOS DVANCED CREEN Table 3-4: Advanced (Continued) Table 3-4: Advanced ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS USB Configuration Show Hidden Configuration Parameters. Options for debug [Disabled] Show Hidden purpose only. It will Options Super IO System Super IO [Enabled] be removed at PVT Configuration Chip Parameters.
BIOS DVANCED CREEN PCI Screen Table 3-5: PCI Subsystem Settings SETUP ITEM OPTIONS HELP TEXT COMMENTS The PCI Screen provides fields to configure PCI add-in cards, the onboard NIC controllers, and video options. To access this Change PCI PCI Express screen from the Main screen, select Advanced | PCI.
BIOS DVANCED CREEN CPU Configuration Screen Table 3-9: CPU Configuration ETUP PTIONS OMMENT The Processor screen provides a place for the user to view the processor core frequency, system bus frequency, and enable or Socket 0 CPU Socket specific disable several processor options. The user can also select an Information CPU Information.
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BIOS DVANCED CREEN Table 3-9: CPU Configuration (Continued) Table 3-9: CPU Configuration (Continued) ETUP PTIONS OMMENT ETUP PTIONS OMMENT XD can prevent When enabled, a certain classes of VMM can utilize malicious buffer the additional Intel overflow attacks [Disabled] hardware Virtualization when combined [Enabled]...
BIOS DVANCED CREEN Processor Information Screen Table 3-10: Processor Information (Continued) ETUP PTIONS OMMENT Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Microcode Main Advanced Chipset Server Mgmt Boot Security Save & Exit Patch Socket 0 CPU Information Max CPU Genuine Intel(R) CPU 0 @2.00 GHz CPU Signature...
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BIOS DVANCED CREEN Power Management Configuration Screen Table 3-11: Power Management Configuration (Continued) Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS Main Advanced Chipset Server Mgmt Boot Security Save & Exit Option only show CPU Power Management Configuration Enable the power management feature.
BIOS DVANCED CREEN Runtime Error Logging Screen Table 3-11: Power Management Configuration (Continued) ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Information only. Main Advanced Chipset Server Mgmt Boot Security Save & Exit Factory long Displays the Runtime Error Logging Support [Enabled]...
BIOS DVANCED CREEN SAS Configuration Screen Table 3-13: SATA Controller Configuration ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Information only. Main Advanced Chipset Server Mgmt Boot Security Save & Exit SATA Port1 Displays the device SAS Configuration on Port1 Device 0...
BIOS DVANCED CREEN Intel TXT (LT-SX) Configuration Screen Table 3-14: SAS Configuration ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Server Mgmt Boot Security Save & Exit Information only. SAS Port2 Displays the device Intel TXT(LT-SX) Hardware Support on Port2.
BIOS DVANCED CREEN USB Configuration Screen Table 3-15: Intel TXT (LT-SX) Configuration (Continued) ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS The USB Configuration screen provides fields to configure the VT-d Support Enabled USB controller options. VT-Support Enabled To access this screen from the Main screen, select Advanced | TPM Support Disabled USB Configuration.
BIOS DVANCED CREEN Super I/O Configuration Screen Table 3-16: USB Configuration ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Server Mgmt Boot Security Save & Exit Information only. Display all of the Super IO Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port A (COMA)
BIOS DVANCED CREEN Onboard Device Configuration Screen Serial Port A Configuration Screen Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Server Mgmt Boot Security Save & Exit Main Advanced Chipset...
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BIOS DVANCED CREEN Table 3-19: Onboard Device Configuration (Continued) Table 3-19: Onboard Device Configuration ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled [Enabled With PXE] With PXE] Enable or Disable [Enabled Enable or Disable [Enabled Onboard Onboard Onboard LAN port Without Onboard LAN port Without...
BIOS DVANCED CREEN Console Redirection Screen Table 3-20: Console Redirection (Continued) ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. The settings Main Advanced Chipset Server Mgmt Boot Security Save & Exit specify how the COM for BMC SOL Console Redirection Enable or host computer and [Disabled]...
BIOS DVANCED CREEN Console Redirection Settings Screen Table 3-21: Console Redirection Settings ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Server Mgmt Boot Security Save & Exit Emulation: ANSI: Extended ASCII COM0 Emulation: ANSI: Extended ASCII Console Redirection Settings char set.
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BIOS DVANCED CREEN Table 3-21: Console Redirection Settings (Continued) Table 3-21: Console Redirection Settings (Continued) ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS A parity bit can be Flow control can sent with the data prevent data loss bits to detect some from buffer transmission overflow.
BIOS HIPSET CREEN Chipset Screen Table 3-22: Chipset ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS The Chipset screen provides an access point to configure several options. On this screen, the user selects the option that North Bridge North Bridge Parameters. is to be configured. Configurations are performed on the selected screen, not directly on the Chipset screen.
BIOS HIPSET CREEN North Bridge Screen Table 3-23: North Bridge (Continued) ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Information only. Main Advanced Chipset Server Mgmt Boot Security Save & Exit Total Displays the Total Intel(R) VT for Directed I/O Configuration Intel(R) VT for Directed I/O Memory...
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BIOS HIPSET CREEN Intel(R) VT-d Screen Table 3-23: North Bridge (Continued) ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Server Mgmt Boot Security Save & Exit [Disabled] Data Enable/Disable Scrambling Data Scrambling. [Enabled] Intel(R) VT-d [Enabled]...
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BIOS HIPSET CREEN DIMM Information Screen Table 3-24: Intel(R) VT-d (Continued) ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Server Mgmt Boot Security Save & Exit Enabled/Disabled [Disabled] Coherency VT-d Engine CPU Socket 0 DI)0 Information Support Coherency [Enabled]...
BIOS HIPSET CREEN South Bridge Configuration Screen Table 3-26: South Bridge Configuration (Continued) ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Enable/Disable Main Advanced Chipset Server Mgmt Boot Security Save & Exit [Disabled] SCU Devices Patsburg SCU PCH Information Support for PCH Coiet.bi1ity...
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BIOS HIPSET CREEN USB Configuration Screen Table 3-27: USB Configuration (Continued) ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Server Mgmt Boot Security Save & Exit Enabled/Disabled Disabled EHCI EHCI [Disabled] USB EHCI Controller 2 after USB Configuration Enable/Disable ALL USB Devices...
BIOS HIPSET CREEN ME Subsystem Screen Table 3-28: ME Subsystem (Continued) ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Information only. Main Advanced Chipset Server Mgmt Boot Security Save & Exit ME Version Displays the ME Intel ME Subsystem Configuration ME Subsystem Help Version.
BIOS ERVER ANAGEMENT CREEN Server Management Screen Table 3-28: ME Subsystem (Continued) ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS The Server Management screen displays information of the Information only. BMC, and allows the user to configure desired settings. Cores Displays the Cores Disabled Disabled. To access this screen from the Main screen, select Server Mgmt Options.
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BIOS ERVER ANAGEMENT CREEN Table 3-29: Server Management (Continued) Table 3-29: Server Management ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS If enabled, starts a Information only. BMC Self BIOS timer which Displays the BMC Test Status can only be shut off status.
BIOS ERVER ANAGEMENT CREEN System Event Log Screen Table 3-29: Server Management (Continued) ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Press <Enter> to Main Advanced Chipset Server Mgmt Boot Security Save & Exit System change the SEL Enabling/Disabling Options Choose options for erasing...
Save & Exit Choose options for Nothing] When SEL is FRU Information reactions to a full Full [Erase SEL. System Manufacturer Quanta Immediately] System Product Name Syetem Version Syetem Serial Number Log EFI Information only. Board Manufacturer Quanta Status [Error code]...
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BIOS ERVER ANAGEMENT CREEN Table 3-31: FRU Information (Continued) Table 3-31: FRU Information (Continued) ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS Information only. Information only. System Displays the Chassiss Displays the Product Name System Product Product Name Chassis Product Name. Name. Information only.
BIOS PTION CREEN Boot Option Screen Table 3-32: BMC Network Configuration (Continued) ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS The Boot Options screen displays any bootable media encoun- Information only. tered during POST, and allows the user to configure desired Station MAC Displays the MAC boot device.
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BIOS PTION CREEN Table 3-33: Boot Option (Continued) Table 3-33: Boot Option ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS [<Device Number of String 1>] seconds to wait for Setup setup activation [<Device Boot Option Sets the system Prompt [<number>] key. String 2>] #1 ~ N boot order.
BIOS ECURITY CREEN Security Screen Boot Option Priorities Screen The Security screen provides fields to enable and set the user Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Server Mgmt Boot Security Save & Exit and administrative password and to lockout the front panel but- tons so they cannot be used.
BIOS ECURITY CREEN Exit Screen Table 3-35: Security ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS The Exit screen allows the user to choose to save or discard the configuration changes made on the other screens. It also Set Setup Administrato Administrator provides a method to restore the server to the factory defaults r Password Password.
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BIOS ECURITY CREEN Table 3-36: Exit (Continued) Table 3-36: Exit ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS ETUP PTIONS OMMENTS [<Device Boot with Device Discard Exit system setup String 4>] <Device String 4>. Changes without saving any and Exit changes. [<Device Boot with Device String 5>] <Device String 5>.
BIOS BIOS D OADING EFAULTS Loading BIOS Defaults Different mechanisms exist for resetting the system configura- tion to the default values. When a request to reset the system configuration is detected, the BIOS loads the default system configuration values during the next POST. The request to reset the system to the defaults can be sent in the following ways: A request to reset the system configuration can be gener- ...
BIOS BIOS U PDATE TILITY 3.2 BIOS Update Utility The flash ROM contains system initialization routines, the BIOS Microcode updates. Setup Utility, and runtime support routines. The exact layout is subject to change, as determined by BIOS. The flash ROM also Recovery Mode contains initialization code in compressed form for onboard peripherals, like SCSI, NIC and video controllers.
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BIOS ECOVERY 1. Plug in a removable USB disk. 2. Save the good known BIOS file BIOSREC.ROM into the removable USB disk. 3. Set the recovery jumper into normal position. 4. Power on the server. The system will enter Setup menu and display a Recovery page.
BIOS ERVER ANAGEMENT 3.3 Server Management Serial Configuration Settings The BIOS supports many standard-based server management features and several proprietary features. The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is an industry standard For optimal configuration of Serial Over LAN or EMP see the and defines standardized, abstracted interfaces to platform BMC Specification.
BIOS PXE BIOS S UPPORT BIOS console redirection is a text console. Graphical data, Table 3-37: Keystroke mappings (Continued) such as a logo, are not redirected. ANSI E SCAPE INDOWS LATFORM ESIGN EQUENCE Interface to Server Management <ESC>5 <ESC>6 If the BIOS determines that console redirection is enabled, it will read the current baud rate and pass this value to the <ESC>7...
BIOS HECKPOINTS Standard Checkpoints in aiding software developers or technicians in debugging problems that occur during the pre-boot process. SEC Phase Checkpoint Ranges Table 3-39: SEC Phase Table 3-38: Checkpoint Ranges TATUS ESCRIPTION TATUS ESCRIPTION 0x00 Not used ANGE Progress Codes 0x01 –...
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BIOS HECKPOINTS PEI Phase Table 3-40: PEI Phase (Continued) TATUS ESCRIPTION Table 3-40: PEI Phase Memory initialization. Serial Presence Detect (SPD) 0x2B TATUS ESCRIPTION data reading Progress Codes 0x2C Memory initialization. Memory presence detection 0x10 PEI Core is started Memory initialization. Programming memory timing 0x2D information 0x11...
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BIOS HECKPOINTS Table 3-40: PEI Phase (Continued) Table 3-40: PEI Phase (Continued) TATUS ESCRIPTION TATUS ESCRIPTION Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge 0x58 CPU self test failed or possible CPU cache error 0x3A module specific) CPU micro-code is not found or micro-code update is 0x59 0x3B Post-Memory South Bridge initialization is started...
BIOS HECKPOINTS Table 3-40: PEI Phase (Continued) Table 3-41: PEI Beep Codes (Continued) TATUS ESCRIPTION ESCRIPTION EEPS Recovery condition triggered by firmware (Auto 0xF0 recovery) Recovery started Recovery condition triggered by user (Forced DXEIPL was not found 0xF1 recovery) DXE Core Firmware Volume was not found 0xF2 Recovery process started Recovery failed...
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BIOS HECKPOINTS Table 3-42: DXE Phase (Continued) Table 3-42: DXE Phase (Continued) TATUS TATUS ESCRIPTION ESCRIPTION 0x69 North Bridge DXE initialization is started 0x7A – Reserved for future AMI DXE codes 0x7F 0x6A North Bridge DXE SMM initialization is started 0x80 –...
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BIOS HECKPOINTS Table 3-42: DXE Phase (Continued) Table 3-42: DXE Phase (Continued) TATUS TATUS ESCRIPTION ESCRIPTION 0xA1 IDE Reset 0xB5 PCI bus hot plug 0xA2 IDE Detect 0xB6 Clean-up of NVRAM 0xA3 IDE Enable 0xB7 Configuration Reset (reset of NVRAM settings) 0xA4 SCSI initialization is started 0xB8 –...
BIOS HECKPOINTS Table 3-42: DXE Phase (Continued) Table 3-44: ACPI/ASL Checkpoints (Continued) TATUS TATUS ESCRIPTION ESCRIPTION 0xDC Reset protocol is not available 0x02 System is entering S2 sleep state 0x03 System is entering S3 sleep state DXE Beep Codes 0x04 System is entering S4 sleep state 0x05 System is entering S5 sleep state...
ERVER ANAGEMENT OFTWARE 4.1 Server Management Software Introduction Watchdog and auto server restart and recovery Supports multi-session users, and alert destination for This section introduces the Baseboard Management Controller LAN channel. (BMC), its recovery procedure in DOS, Linux, and Windows Support IPMB connecter that advanced server manage- ...
RONT ANEL NTERFACE turn the LED on (blinking). If the LED is on, a button press or Table 4-2: Status LED Activity (Continued) IPMI Chassis Identify command will turn the LED off. TATUS ESCRIPTION CTIVITY LEDs SEL almost full Event Logging ...
LAN I NTERFACE LAN Interface accounts can login simultaneously. The available user privilege levels are User, Operator, and Administrator. BMC LAN interface in AST2300 is assigned to its Shared NIC Serial Over LAN LAN and a dedicated NIC (Default) in S210-X12MS. IPMI Spec- ification v2.0 defines how IPMI messages, encapsulated in RMCP/RMCP+ packet format, can be sent to and from the BMC supports 1 IPMI (Spec v2.0) specific SOL session.
LATFORM VENT Platform Event BMC Firmware Update The BMC will allow users to upgrade firmware image on follow- Platform Event Filter ing entities: The BMC implements selectable action on an event or LAN alerting base on event. By All other upgradable entities ...
BMC R ECOVERY 4.2 BMC Recovery Recovery Process in Windows Sys- This section provides guidelines on BMC recovery process in DOS, Linux, and Windows systems. Recovery Process in DOS System To recover BMC on a Windows system, do as follows: 1.
(GUI) ESMS NSTALLING ARDWARE RAPHICAL NTERFACE 4.3 Web Graphical User Interface (GUI) for ESMS Using the Web GUI When a user is authenticated they can manage the server according to the privilege of their role. The BMC firmware features an embedded web server enabling The OEM Proprietary, Administrator and Operator privilege lev- users to connect to the BMC using a Web browser (e.g.
NSTALLING ARDWARE ASHBOARD After passing authentication, the following web page appears. Table 4-20: Main Web Page (Continued) ESCRIPTION Note: The default username and password are in lowercase characters. Sets interface language. It is advised to change the admin password once you have logged Language Note: Currently only supports English.
NSTALLING ARDWARE ASHBOARD To open the Dashboard page, click Dashboard from the main Table 4-21: Device Information Page menu. A sample screenshot of the Dashboard page is as fol- lows: ESCRIPTION Firmware Revision The revision number of the firmware. Firmware Build Time Firmware date and time.
NSTALLING ARDWARE ASHBOARD Sensor Monitoring Table 4-22: Network Information (Continued) ESCRIPTION Lists all the available sensors on the device. The IPv4 address of the device (could be static IPv4 Address or DHCP). The status column displays the state of the device as follows: The v6 network mode options are disable, static, V6 Network Mode or DHCP.
NSTALLING ARDWARE ERVER NFORMATION Server Information FRU Information The Server Information Group consists of the following three In the MegaRAC GUI, the FRU Information Page displays the items: BMC FRU file information. The information displayed in this page is Basic Information, Common Header Information, Chas- FRU Information ...
FRU I NSTALLING ARDWARE NFORMATION A brief description of the fields is given in the following sections. Board Part Number FRU File ID Basic Information Board Extra Table 4-23: Basic Information Product Information ESCRIPTION Product Information Area Format Version ...
FRU I NSTALLING ARDWARE NFORMATION Server Component Table 4-24: Component Information Page (Continued) ESCRIPTION The Component Information page displays the CPU and mem- ory information. Displays the following information: Memory ID, Status, Socket, Memory Information Module Size, ...
FRU I NSTALLING ARDWARE NFORMATION Server identify Table 4-25: Server Identify Page (Continued) ESCRIPTION The Server Identify page displays the indicator LED status. You can select a Server Identify Operation to control the indicator Server identify LED operation with the following options: LED.
FRU I NSTALLING ARDWARE NFORMATION Server Health Group screenshot of Sensor Readings page is shown in the following image: The Server Health Group consists of the following three items: Sensor Readings Event Log System and Audio Log The Server Health screenshot allows to select Sensor Read- ings or Event Log as shown in the following image: Figure 4-8.
FRU I NSTALLING ARDWARE NFORMATION When a specific type of sensor is selected, on the right hand ings for the sensor. The following image shows and example side of the screen will be displayed the Thresholds for the sen- widget: sor.
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FRU I NSTALLING ARDWARE NFORMATION type or sensor name filter options to view those specific events Table 4-26: Event Log Category or you can also sort the list of entries by clicking on any of the column headers. ESCRIPTION The type of filter listed. To open the Event Log page, click Server Health >...
NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP Configuration Group This Active Directory Settings page in MegaRAC SP-X as shown on the following figure, allows to Configure Active Direc- tory Server Settings. Configuration Group page allows access to various configura- tion settings. A screenshot of the Configuration Group menu is To open Active Directory Settings page, click Configuration >...
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NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP 1. Click on Advanced Settings to open the Advanced Table 4-27: Active Directory Settings Page (Continued) Active Directory Settings Page. ESCRIPTION Figure 4-14. Advanced Active Directory Settings Page The name that identifies the role group in the Active Directory.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP 6. Configure IP addresses in Domain Controller Server 10.In the Role Group Name field, enter the name that identi- Address1, Domain Controller Server Address2 & fies the role group in the Active Directory. Domain Controller Server Address3. Note: Note: Role Group Name is a string of 255 alpha-numeric characters.
NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP To open DNS Server Settings page, click Configuration > DNS from the main menu. A sample screenshot of DNS Server Set- tings Page is shown in the screenshot below. The Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed hierarchical naming system for computers, services, or any resource con- nected to the Internet or a private network.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP Table 4-28: DNS Server Settings Page (Continued) Table 4-28: DNS Server Settings Page (Continued) ESCRIPTION ESCRIPTION Domain Name Configuration It lists the option for v6 DNS settings for the device, Manual and available LAN interfaces. If It lists the option for domain interface as Manual, you choose Manual setting, you have to v4 or v6 for multiLAN channels.
NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP LDAP/E-Directory Choose the option Direct Dynamic DNS to register with direct dynamic DNS or choose DHCP Client FQDN to register through DHCP server. The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an application protocol for querying and modifying data of directory 4.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP To open LDAP Settings page, click Configuration > LDAP Procedure: from the main menu. A sample screenshot of LDAP Settings Page is shown in the screenshot below. Entering the details in Advanced LDAP Settings Page 1. In the LDAP Settings Page, click Advanced Settings. A sample screenshot of LDAP Settings page is given below.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP 4. Specify the LDAP Port in the Port field. To add a new Role Group 8. In the LDAP Settings Page, select a blank row and click Note: Add Role Group to open the Add Role group Page as Default Port is 389.
NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP 13.Click Cancel to cancel the settings and return to the Role The fields of Mouse Mode Settings page are explained below. Group List. Table 4-30: Mouse Mode Settings Page To Modify Role Group ESCRIPTION 14.In the LDAP Settings Page, select the row that you wish The absolute position of the local mouse is sent Absolute Mode to modify and click Modify Role Group.
NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP Network Table 4-31: Network Settings Page ESCRIPTION In MegaRAC GUI, the Network Settings Page is used to config- ure the network settings for the available LAN channels. LAN Interface Lists the LAN interfaces. LAN Settings To enable or disable the LAN Settings. To open Network Settings page, click Configuration >...
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NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP Table 4-31: Network Settings Page (Continued) Table 4-31: Network Settings Page (Continued) ESCRIPTION ESCRIPTION This option lists the following IPv6 configuration Reset To Reset the modified changes. settings. IPv6 Settings: This option is to enable the ...
NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP this ratio of pre-configured entries to run-time configurable entries can be reallocated if necessary. Platform Event Filtering (PEF) provides a mechanism for con- figuring the BMC to take selected actions on event messages that it receives or has internally generated. These actions include operations such as system power-off, system reset, as well as triggering the generation of an alert.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP screenshot of Add Event Filter Page is in seen the Table 4-32: PET Management - Event Filter (Continued) screenshot below. ESCRIPTION To choose any one of the Event severity from the Event Severity list. To choose the particular sensor from the sensor Sensor Name list.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP Event Filter Action is a mandatory field and checked by Choose the particular channel number that event mes- default, which enable PEF Alert action (read-only). sage was received over. Or choose '0' if the event mes- sage was received via the system interface, primary Select any one of the Power action either Power down, ...
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NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP Event Data 1 Compare 1 & Event Data 1 Compare 2 14.In the Event filter list, click Delete to delete the existing fil- field is used to indicate whether each bit position's com- ter. parison is an exact comparison or not. Alert Policy Tab Note: Value ranges from 0 to 255.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP Table 4-33: PEF Management - Alert Policy (Continued) Table 4-33: PEF Management - Alert Policy (Continued) ESCRIPTION ESCRIPTION Policy Number Displays the Policy number of the configuration. To save the new alert policy and return to Alert Policy list.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP 5. In the Policy Configuration field, check Enable if you 14.In the Modify Alert Policy Entry Page, make the neces- wish to enable the policy settings. sary changes and click Modify. 6. In the Policy Set field, choose any of the Policy set from 15.In the Alert Policy list, to delete a configuration, select the the list.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP Procedure: Table 4-34: PEF Management - LAN Destination 1. In the LAN Destination Tab, choose the slot to be config- ESCRIPTION ured. This should be the same slot that you have selected Displays Destination number for the newly in the Alert Policy Entry- Destination Selector field.
NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP 6. Select the User Name from the list of users. To open RADIUS Settings page, click Configuration > RADIUS from the main menu. A sample screenshot of RADIUS Settings 7. In the Subject field, enter the subject. Page is shown in the screenshot below.
NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP 6. Click Save to save the entered details. Table 4-35: RADIUS Settings Page (Continued) 7. Click Reset to reset the entered details. ESCRIPTION The IP address of RADIUS server. Remote Session Note: IP Address made of 4 numbers separated by ...
NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP Table 4-36: Remote Session Settings Page (Continued) ‘. Note: ESCRIPTION If we choose more than one virtual CDROMs, then the RHEL5 host displays only one CDROM in the “Computer” window. Enable/Disable encryption on Media data for the Media Encryption When we redirect second CDROM, the second CDROM next redirection session.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP To open SMTP Settings page, click Configuration > SMTP Table 4-37: SMTP Settings Page (Continued) from the main menu. A sample screenshot of SMTP Settings ESCRIPTION Page is shown in the screenshot below. Primary SMTP Server Lists the Primary SMTP Server configuration.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP 4. In Primary SMTP Server, enter the Server Address in Table 4-37: SMTP Settings Page (Continued) the specified field. ESCRIPTION 5. Enable the check box SMTP Server requires Authenti- The username to access SMTP Accounts. cation if you want to authenticate SMTP Server. Note: 6.
NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP Table 4-38: SOL Settings Page (Continued) ESCRIPTION Here, you can configure the Serial over LAN settings, select or change values for each attribute and click the Save button to Select the IPMI Serial over LAN minimum user privilege: save any changes.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP View SSL option is used to view the uploaded SSL certifi- Table 4-39: SSL Certificate Configuration - Upload SSL (Continued) cate in readable format. ESCRIPTION A sample screenshot of SSL Management Page is shown in the To upload the SSL certificate and privacy key Upload screenshot below.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP Table 4-40: SSL Certificate Configuration - Generate SSL (Continued) Table 4-40: SSL Certificate Configuration - Generate SSL ESCRIPTION ESCRIPTION Generate To generate the new SSL certificate. Common name for which certificate is to be generated. Common Name (CN) Maximum length of 64 characters.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP Table 4-41: SSL Certificate Configuration – View SSL (Continued) Table 4-41: SSL Certificate Configuration – View SSL ESCRIPTION ESCRIPTION This section display the information about the This section displays the basic information about certificate issuer. the uploaded SSL certificate. It displays the following fields.
NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP The Country of the organization To open User Management page, click Configuration > Users from the main menu. A sample screenshot of User Manage- The email address of the organization. ment Page is shown in the screenshot below. The number of days the certificate will be valid in the ...
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NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP 1. To add a new user, select a free slot and click Add User. Table 4-42: User Management Page (Continued) This opens the Add User screen as shown in the screen- ESCRIPTION shot below. Displays if the SNMP status for the user is SNMP Status enabled or Disabled.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP 10.In the Email ID field, enter the email ID of the user. If the Note: user forgets the password, the new password will be mailed to the configured email address. Password must be at least 8 characters long. ...
NSTALLING ARDWARE ONFIGURATION ROUP Virtual Media 14.Select an existing user from the list and click Modify User. This opens the Add User screen as shown in the screenshot below. In MegaRAC GUI, this page to configure Virtual Media device settings. If you change the configuration of the virtual media in this page, it shows the appropriate device in the JViewer Vme- dia dialog.
NSTALLING ARDWARE EMOTE ONTROL Remote Control Table 4-43: Configure Virtual Media Devices (Continued) ESCRIPTION The Remote Control consists of the following menu items. The number of hard disk devices that support for Hard disk devices Console Redirection Virtual Media redirection. ...
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NSTALLING ARDWARE EMOTE ONTROL List of Supported Client Operating Systems FC 12 - 64 FC 13 - 32 WinXP FC 13 - 64 W2K3 - 32 bit FC 14 - 32 W2K3 - 64 bit ...
NSTALLING ARDWARE EMOTE ONTROL Browser Settings The Console Redirection main menu consists of the following menu items. For Launching the KVM, pop-up block should be disabled. For Video Internet explorer, enable the download file options from the set- Keyboard tings.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE EMOTE ONTROL Table 4-44: Video (Continued) Table 4-45: Keyboard (Continued) ESCRIPTION ESCRIPTION This option can be used to update the display This menu item can be used to act as the left- Refresh Video Hold Left Alt Key shown in the Console Redirection window.
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NSTALLING ARDWARE EMOTE ONTROL Table 4-46: Virtual Media (Continued) ESCRIPTION This menu item can be used to start or stop the CD/DVD Media redirection of a physical DVD/CD-ROM drive and cd image types such as iso. This menu item can be used to start or stop the redirection of a Hard Disk/USB key image and USB key image such as *.img.
NSTALLING ARDWARE EMOTE ONTROL Keyboard Layout Table 4-48: Video Record ESCRIPTION Table 4-47: Keyboard Layout To view this menu option you must download the ESCRIPTION Java Media FrameWork (JMF). It can be downloaded from the link Important This option is used to detect keyboard layout http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/ automatically.
NSTALLING ARDWARE EMOTE ONTROL Power 1. Click Video Record > Settings to open the settings page as shown in the screenshot below. The power option is to perform any power cycle operation. Click on the required option to perform the following operation. Reset Server: To reboot the system without powering off (warm boot).
NSTALLING ARDWARE EMOTE ONTROL Quick Buttons The various options of Power Control are given below. Table 4-50: Server Power Control The lower right of Console Redirection windows displays all the quick buttons. These quick buttons helps you to perform these ESCRIPTION functions by just clicking them.
NSTALLING ARDWARE AINTENANCE ROUP Maintenance Group Note: The firmware upgrade process is a crucial operation. Make sure that the chances of a power or connectivity loss are minimal when This group of pages allows you to do maintenance tasks on the performing this operation.
NSTALLING ARDWARE AINTENANCE ROUP Restore Factory Defaults 1. Closing all active client requests. 2. Preparing device for firmware upgrade. In MegaRAC GUI, this option is used to restore the factory 3. Uploading firmware image. defaults of the device firmware. 4. Verifying firmware image. WARNING! 5.
NSTALLING ARDWARE Log Out User Privilege Table 4-51: User Privilege To log out of the MegaRAC GUI, click the logout link on the top right corner of the screen. IPMI RIVILEGE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN RIVILEGE DMINISTR PERATOR ATOR login BMC from Web GUI, SSH configure BMC from Web GUI...
UMPERS AND ONNECTORS AINBOARD UMPERS AND ONNECTORS 5.1 Mainboard Jumpers and Connectors Connectors Table 5-1: Mainboard Connectors ITEM DESCRIPTION 6 7 8 2 3 4 5 10GbE SFP+ (x2) PCI-E Gen3 x 16 Riser Slot Event LED ID LED MGMT Port USB Port (x4) LAN 1/LAN 2 Port VGA Port...
UMPERS AND ONNECTORS UMPERS Table 5-1: Mainboard Connectors Table 5-2: Mainboard Jumpers ITEM DESCRIPTION CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION LOCATION CPU 0 Socket ME firmware update with the following parameters: Jumpers J1D1 1-2 (default) -Normal mode 2-3 -ME in force update mode CMOS clear jumper with the following parameters: J1D2 1-2 (default) -Normal RTCRST 2-3 -CLR RTC registers...
SSEMBLY SSEMBLY 6.1 Rail Kit Assembly Installing the Rack Brackets Preparing for the Installation Review all the tasks required to install and configure the CAUTION! system EFORE REMOVING THE SERVER COVER DISCONNECT ALL POWER Review the electrical requirements and power supply input NPLUG THE POWER CORD DISCONNECT ALL PERIPHERIALS...
SSEMBLY NSTALLING THE RACKETS Installing the Inner Rail 4. Install and secure the screw to the inner rail. Follow these instructions to install inner rail: 1. Slide the release tab to the open position and remove the inner rail from the rail kit assembly. Release Tab Figure 6-2.
SSEMBLY NSTALLING THE RACKETS Installing the Outer Rail WARNING! Prior installing the system into the slide rail, make sure the 1. Align the screws on the outer rail with the screw holes on ball bearing retainer is locked forward. the front cabinet column. 2.
ROUBLESHOOTING ROUBLESHOOTING 7.1 Troubleshooting Server Boot Issue Topics System does not Boot after Initial Instal- lation System does not Boot after initial installation: Power Cord Not Plugged In “Power Cord Not Plugged In” “Mainboard Module Configuration Issues” If the power supply cable is not plugged into the chassis power “Processor Issues”...
ROUBLESHOOTING ERVER SSUE OPICS Processor overheat-the system does not boot or shuts down Check the brightness and contrast controls on the monitor shortly after booting. are not too low. Ensure that the cooling fans are correctly installed and Most monitors employ indicator LEDs showing status.
ROUBLESHOOTING ERVER SSUE OPICS System does not boot after Configuration Electrical Short or Overload Changes Remove non-essential items such as extra controller cards (e.g SAS 6G Mezz/B, 10G Mezz/B) or HDD devices to check for Hardware Changes shorts and overloads. If the system does not boot after making changes to hardware If the system boots correctly, there may be a short or overload or adding new components, verify that the component installed...
ROUBLESHOOTING ERVER SSUE OPICS 1. Power down the server. Do not unplug the power cord. a configuration problem between the option and the server. Contact the option vendor for assistance. 2. Open the server chassis If the system doesn't power on, check the LED display. If ...
NSTALLATION AND SSEMBLY AFETY NSTRUCTIONS NSTALLATION AND SSEMBLY AFETY NSTRUCTIONS 8.1 Installation and Assembly Safety Instructions Guidelines The power supply in this product contains no user-serviceable parts. Refer servicing only to qualified personnel. Do not attempt to modify or use the supplied AC power cord if it is not the exact type required. A product with more than one power supply will have a separate AC power cord for each supply.
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NSTALLATION AND SSEMBLY AFETY NSTRUCTIONS UIDELINES After you have completed the six SAFETY steps above, you can remove the system covers. To do this: 1. Unlock and remove the padlock from the back of the system if a padlock has been installed. 2.
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NSTALLATION AND SSEMBLY AFETY NSTRUCTIONS UIDELINES The system is designed to operate in a typical office environment. Choose a site that is: Clean and free of airborne particles (other than normal room dust). Well ventilated and away from sources of heat including direct sunlight. ...
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AFETY NFORMATION ERVER AFETY NFORMATION 9.1 Server Safety Information Safety Warnings and Cautions To reduce the risk of bodily injury, electrical shock, fire, and equipment damage, read this document and observe all warn- ings and precautions in this guide before installing or maintain- To avoid personal injury or property damage, before you begin ing your server product.
AFETY NFORMATION NTENDED PPLICATION Site Selection Table 9-1: Safety Warning and Cautions Indicates to unplug all AC power cord(s) to disconnect The system is designed to operate in a typical office AC power. environment. Choose a site that is: Clean, dry, and free of airborne particles (other than nor- ...
AFETY NFORMATION OWER AND LECTRICAL ARNINGS Conform to local occupational health and safety require- CAUTION! ments when moving and lifting equipment. OME POWER SUPPLIES IN SERVERS USE EUTRAL Use mechanical assistance or other suitable assistance USING O AVOID RISK OF SHOCK USE CAUTION WHEN WORKING ...
AFETY NFORMATION YSTEM CCESS ARNINGS System Access Warnings CAUTION! O AVOID ELECTRICAL SHOCK OR FIRE CHECK THE POWER CORD THAT WILL BE USED WITH THE PRODUCT AS FOLLOWS CAUTION! Do not attempt to modify or use the AC power cord(s) if ...
AFETY NFORMATION OUNT ARNINGS Rack Mount Warnings CAUTION! NLESS YOU ARE ADDING OR REMOVING A HOT PLUG The following installation guidelines are required by UL for COMPONENT ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO COOL BEFORE OPENING THE maintaining safety compliance when installing your system into COVERS O AVOID THE POSSIBILITY OF COMING INTO CONTACT WITH HOT COMPONENT...
(ESD) AFETY NFORMATION LECTROSTATIC ISCHARGE Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Reduced Air Flow - Installation of the equipment in a rack should be such that the amount of air flow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised. CAUTION! CAN DAMAGE DRIVES BOARDS AND OTHER PARTS Mechanical Loading - Mounting of the equipment in the rack...
AFETY NFORMATION THER AZARDS Other Hazards Cooling and Airflow CAUTION! Battery Replacement AREFULLY ROUTE CABLES AS DIRECTED TO MINIMIZE AIRFLOW BLOCKAGE AND COOLING PROBLEMS OR PROPER COOLING AND CAUTION! AIRFLOW OPERATE THE SYSTEM ONLY WITH THE CHASSIS COVERS INSTALLED PERATING THE SYSTEM WITHOUT THE HERE IS THE DANGER OF EXPLOSION IF THE BATTERY IS COVERS IN PLACE CAN DAMAGE SYSTEM PARTS O INSTALL THE...
AFETY NFORMATION THER AZARDS Laser Peripherals or Devices CAUTION! O AVOID RISK OF RADIATION EXPOSURE AND OR PERSONAL INJURY Do not open the enclosure of any laser peripheral or device. Laser peripherals or devices are not serviceable. Return to manufacturer for servicing. Use certified and rated Laser Class I for Optical Transceiver product.
EGULATORY AND OMPLIANCE NFORMATION EGULATORY AND OMPLIANCE NFORMATION 10.1 Regulatory and Compliance Information Product Regulatory Compliance Table 10-1: Product Regulatory Compliance Markings (Continued) Markings VCCI Marking Japan (Class A) This product is marked with the following product certification markings: Table 10-1: Product Regulatory Compliance Markings BSMI EGULATORY EGION...
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EGULATORY AND OMPLIANCE NFORMATION RODUCT EGULATORY OMPLIANCE ARKINGS Table 10-1: Product Regulatory Compliance Markings (Continued) Korea GOST-R Russia Marking This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. ICES Canada Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Other Recycling than...
EGULATORY AND OMPLIANCE NFORMATION LECTROMAGNETIC OMPATIBILITY OTICES Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices FCC Verification Statement (USA) Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may grantee of this device could void the user's authority to operate not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept...
EGULATORY AND OMPLIANCE NFORMATION LECTROMAGNETIC OMPATIBILITY OTICES VCCI (Japan) KCC (Korea) Korean Communications Commission (KCC) Class A State- ment: English translation of the notice above: This is a Class A product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) from Information Technology Equipment.