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SBI-7125W-S6 Blade Module User`s Manual

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2. e Redundancy when possible Create a redundant configuration if possible Otherwise create a non redundant configuration e No Redundancy Create a non redundant configuration 2 Choose whether you want to use existing arrays in the new virtual disk The options are Use Existing Arrays Only Don t Use Existing Arrays Use Existing and New Arrays The first and third options are disabled if there are no available existing arrays 3 Select a maximum number of virtual disks to be created The Configuration Wizard may not be able to create as many virtual disks as you want depending on the current configuration and the number of virtual disks that have already been created 4 Click NEXT to continue to the next VIRTUAL DISK PARAMETERS screen Figure 5 11 Virtual Disk Parameters Screen i RAID 0 Mode Selection Virtual Disk Count f4 Total Capacity 100 137 856 MB The capacity mentioned will be used as an approximation while creating the virtual disks Virtual Disk Parameters Ea Stripe Size 64K X Read Policy No Read Ahead X Default Write Policy write Through X 10 Policy Direct lO Access Policy Read Write X Disk Cache Policy Unchanged v No Initialization 5 Change the default volume parameters in the VIRTUAL DISK PARAMETERS screen if needed In the top section of the screen you can specify the number of virtual disks to create You can also choose t
3. 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 WARNING This action should only be performed by a trained service A technician Allow the processor heatsink to cool before removing it Removing a Processor 1 Power down and remove the blade unit from the enclosure see Section 3 2 Installing Blade Modules on page 3 1 for details Remove the cover of the blade unit see Removing Replacing the Blade Cover on page 3 2 Loosen the four screws that secure the heatsink to the mainboard Remove the heatsink by gently rotating it back and forth sideways with your fingers to release it from the processor Set the heatsink aside and upside down so that nothing comes into contact with the thermal grease on its underside Raise the lever of the processor socket up until the processor is released from the socket then lift the silver cover plate and remove the processor WARNING This action should only be performed by a trained service A technician Installing a Processor 1 2 3 If present remove the protective black PnP cap from the processor socket Raise the lever of the processor socket until it reaches its upper limit Lift the silver cover plate completely up and out of the way f NOTE Be careful not to damage
4. Selecting AUTO CONFIGURATION mode brings up the AUTO CONFIGURATION screen Figure 5 9 AUTO CONFIGURATION is the quickest and simplest way to create a new storage configuration When you select AUTO CONFIGURATION mode on the CONFIGURATION WIZARD MODE SELECTION screen the Configuration Wizard creates the best configuration possible using the available physical disks Follow these steps to create a new storage configuration in AUTO CONFIGURATION mode 1 Select a redundancy option from the drop down menu at the bottom of the AUTO CONFIGURATION screen No Redundancy The new configuration will have no data redundancy RAID 0 If a physical disk in the confi guration fails all data will be lost With Redundancy The new configuration will have data redundancy via mir rored data RAID 1 or via parity data RAID 5 If a physical disk fails data is still protected 2 Select an initialization option from the drop down menu at the bottom of the screen No Initialization The new configuration is not initialized and the existing data on the disks is not overwritten Fast Initialization MegaRAID Storage Manager software quickly writes zeroes to the first and last 8 Mbyte regions of the new virtual disk 5 19 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Full Initialization A complete initialization is done on the new configuration This may take a long time if the disks are large 3 Optional Click MODIFY if you w
5. When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes One long and two short beeps video configuration error One repetitive long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h Table A 2 Terminal POST Errors 02h Verify Real Mode 04h Get CPU type 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 09h Set IN POST flag 0Bh Enable CPU cache OEh Initialize VO component 10h Initialize Power Management 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 14h Initialize keyboard controller 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 20h 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh A 4 Table A 2 Terminal POST Errors Continued 28h 2Ah 2Eh 32h 36h 3Ah 3Dh 42h 46h 48h 4Ah 4Ch 4Fh 51h 54h 58h 5Ah Auto size DRAM Clear 512 kB base RAM 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus Test CPU bus clock frequency Warm start shut down Auto size cache Load alternate registers with CMOS values Initia
6. 11 Click FINISH to accept the configuration and start the initialization process unless you selected NO INITIALIZATION earlier Using Manual Confi guration RAID 10 Follow these steps to create a RAID 10 storage configuration using the MANUAL CONFIGURATION mode of the Configuration Wizard 1 In the ARRAY SELECTION screen Figure 5 12 select two available drives in the left panel Click the RIGHT ARROW button to move the selected drives to the right panel Click ACCEPT to accept these drives for a new RAID 1 array Select two more drives for a second RAID 1 array and click ACCEPT To add a hotspare select an available drive in the left panel select the array from the drop down menu and click ADD HOTSPARE TO as shown in Figure 5 14 To remove a hotspare from an array select it in the right panel and click REMOVE HOTSPARE Click NEXT The VIRTUAL DISK CREATION screen appears Figure 5 13 5 26 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure The ARRAYS WITH FREE SPACE menu lists the new array that you just defined plus any existing arrays with holes free space that could be used for a new configuration In the left panel select the two RAID 1 arrays from the menu In the right panel select RAID 10 as the RAID level Click ACCEPT to accept the configuration of the new virtual disk defined NOTE Click the RECLAIM button if you want to undo a virtual disk that you just 10 Click NEXT to continue with the
7. Flashing a BIOS using a Floppy Image File This method must be performed remotely 1 Copy the image file from the zip file to your desktop 2 Use the web browser or IPMIView to access your CMM remotely using its IP Address 6 2 Chapter 6 BIOS 3 Go to the VIRTUAL MEDIA menu and select FLOPPY IMAGE UPLOAD 4 BROWSE or OPEN to locate the img file on your desktop and select it 5 Press the UPLOAD button and wait a few seconds for the image to upload to the CMM 6 Once the upload finishes turn on the blade module and press lt DEL gt to enter the BIOS setup utility 7 Inthe BOOT MENU bring USB LS120 PEPPCMM VIRTUAL DISC 1 to the top of the boot priority list 8 Exit while saving the changes The blade module will boot to the virtual media floppy image A gt 9 Type flash filename rom NOTE Replace filename rom by the actual ROM file name such as B7DBE142 rom for example in the command 6 3 Running Setup my f NOTE Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the MAIN BIOS SETUP screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options When you first power on the computer the BIOS is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1
8. Please select a setup type c InstallShield Ihis option will install all program features Client Tn This option will only install components required to remotely view and configure servers Server fa This option will only install components required for renote server management StandAlone 18 This option will only install components required For local server management lt Back Next gt Cancel Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure 6 Inthe SETUP TYPE screen select one of the Setup options The options are fully explained in the screen text Select COMPLETE if you are installing MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a server e Select CLIENT if you are installing MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a PC that will be used to view and configure servers over a network Select SERVER to install only those components required for remote server man agement Select STANDALONE if you will use MegaRAID Storage Manager software to cre ate and manage storage configurations on a standalone workstation Click NEXT to proceed 7 Click INSTALL in the next screen to install the program 8 Click FINISH when the final CONFIGURATION WIZARD screen appears If you select CLIENT installation for a PC used to monitor servers and if there are no available servers with a registered framework on the local subnet that is servers with a complete installation of MegaRAID Storage Manager software then you cann
9. 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the low order byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously A 9 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Notes A 10 Appendix B iSCSI Setup Procedure This appendix covers the iSCSI setup procedure for Supermicro blade systems If you do not wish to employ this optional interface for your blades then skip this procedure in your blade setup n f To implement iSCSI use in Supermicro blade systems use the procedure below i 2 3 4 NOTE iSCSI installation requires two 2 network switch pass thru modules to implement On boot up press CTRL D to go to the ISCSI PORT SELECTION screen Set one port to Primary and press lt ENTER gt Select the SCSI BOOT CONFIGURATION option For DYNAMIC IP CONFIGURATION DHCP enter information for the following settings Initiator Name Initiation IP Subnet Mask Gateway VLAN ID For Use DHCP FOR ISCSI TARGET INFORMATION enter information for the following settings and then select OK to con
10. By pressing lt DELETE gt immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message Press the lt Delete gt key to enter Setup appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST press the lt DELETE gt key to activate the main SETUP menu 6 3 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual 6 4 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section Use the UP DOWN arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the LEFT RIGHT arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the lt ESC gt key to exit the CMOS SETUP menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use sub menus are indicated with the icon With the item highlighted press the lt ENTER gt key to access the submenu Menu options found in the MAIN BIOS SETUP menu are shown in the Table 6 1 Table 6 1 Main BIOS Setup Menu Options Menu Option Description System Time System Date BIOS Date SATA Port 0 To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt key to save the data Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data for the system date Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data The BIOS Date field displays the date when this version of the BIOS was built These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the SATA Port 0
11. Feature Route Port 80h Cycles to Clock Spectrum Feature High Precision Event Timer USB Function Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable a high bandwidth FSB or Disable to disable it Select Enabled to enable a high temp DRAM OP or Disable to disable it Select Enabled to enable the ABM thermal sensor or Disable to disable it Select Enabled to enable the Thermal Throttle function or Disable to disable it Select Enabled to enable the Global Activation Throttle function or Disable to disable it Enabling this creates memory mapped accesses to the Crystal Beach configuration space located in Device 8 Fn 0 and Fn 1 The options are Enabled and Disabled This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are PCI and LPC If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled Use this setting to Enable or Disable HPET support The options are Yes and No Select Enabled to enable all USB devices specified The options are Enabled and Disabled This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The options are Enabled and Disabled Table 6 8 Advanced Processor Options Submenu Menu Options Menu Option Description CPU Speed Frequency Ratio Core Multi Processing Available when supported by the C
12. For other RAID levels repeat step 1 and step 2 and do the following e For RAID 10 configuration create a second RAID 1 disk group e For RAID 50 confirmation select physical drives for a second RAID 5 disk group Click NEXT when you have completed selecting drives for disk groups The SPAN DEFINITION screen appears Select one of the available disk groups and click ADD TO SPAN and then click NEXT In the VIRTUAL Disk DEFINITION screen set the following settings RAID Level To create a RAID 10 spanned add both disk groups you created earlier to SPAN Then click NEXT and select the RAID level on the virtual disk definition Do the same for RAID 50 and RAID 60 Stripe Size For stripe size configure the settings below Access Policy Select READ WRITE READ ONLY or BLOCKED Read Policy Use AHEAD NORMAL Or ADAPTIVE Write Policy Use WBACK WTHRU or BAD BBU 5 3 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Use this setting to read to a specific virtual disk Cached mode IO Policy reads to buffered in cached memory and in DIRECT mode reads are not buffered Disk Cache Policy ENABLE DISABLE and UNCHANGED Disable BGI Selecting YES disables background initiation Select Size Select the size for the virtual disk 6 Click ACCEPT or RESET 7 Click NEXT 8 Preview the configuration and click ACCEPT to continue or BACK to go to the previous screen and then click YES to
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14. Multi Processor error ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device Starting Setup program Fixed disk n 0 3 identified VO device IRQ conflict error A 2 Table A 1 BIOS POST Messages Continued BIOS Message nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed nnnn Cache SRAM Passed nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed nnnn kB System RAM Passed One or more 120 Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu Operating system not found Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity Check 2 nnnn Press lt F1 gt to resume lt F2 gt to Setup lt F3 gt for previous Press lt F2 gt to enter Setup PS 2 Mouse Run the 120 Configuration Utility System BIOS shadowed UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Video BIOS shadowed Description Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed 120 block storage devices Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity error found in the
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16. and 1 drives Hit lt Enter gt to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options Total Sectors Maximum Capacity Multi Sector Transfer LBA Mode Control 32 Bit VO Transfer Mode SATA Port 1 of these items and to set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in this submenu are shown in Table 6 2 below Table 6 2 SATA Port 0 SATA Port 1 Submenu Menu Options Menu Option Description Selects the type of SATA hard drive Selecting User will allow the user to Type manually enter the parameters of the HDD Selecting Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD Select CD ROM if a CD ROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed This item allows the user to specify the total number of sectors of the drive This setting cannot be changed if the Type setting above has Auto selected This item allows the user to specify the maximum capacity of the drive This setting cannot be changed if the Type setting above has Auto selected This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors This item determines whether the BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled This option allows the user to enable or disable the 32 bit data transfer function The options ar
17. and Disabled Refer to the Intel web site for detailed information Set to Enable to allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack Note this feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the Execute Disable Bit function For more information please refer to the Intel and Microsoft web sites The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled Options are Enabled and Disabled Select to Enable or Disable hardware prefetching This is a system level protocol used in a multi processor systems to improve I O network performance Options are Enabled and Disabled Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology The options are Enabled and Disabled EIST is used to allow the CPU state to dynamically change based on the system load The options are Enabled and Disabled Native mode support only Table 6 9 I O Device Configuration Submenu Menu Options Menu Option Description KBC Clock Input gt Serial Port A Base VO Address Interrupt gt Serial Port B Mode Base VO Address Interrupt PC Bus Switch This setting allows you to select clock frequency for KBC The option
18. and placement of memory modules and the installation of hard disk drives into the blade module Chapter 4 Blade Module Features This chapter coves features and component information about the SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module Included here are descriptions and information for mainboard components connectors LEDs and other features of the blade module Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure RAID setup and operations for the SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module are covered in this chapter Chapter 6 BIOS BIOS setup is covered in this chapter for the SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module Appendix A BIOS POST Codes BIOS POST Codes for the SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module are explained in this appendix Appendix B iSCSI Setup Procedure The iSCSI setup procedure for the blade module is described in this appendix SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Notes Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ee ee ee 1 1 1 1 OVervi W ees ee ee Re GR ee GR GR Re Ge keke Re GR Re GR ee GR ee Re Re kk ee ee 1 1 1 2 Product Checklist of Typical Componen e 1 1 1 3 Blade Module Features ese ee ee Re GR ER ER ee Re ee ee ee ee ee 1 2 dies TREE AR Hl OR ER 1 2 Memory OE EE ORE OE N EE 1 2 Sr AR OR EE OE N OR ren 1 3 BEER OE EE EE ee ae EE ON 1 3 1 4 Contacting SuperMiCro ee ee se ek ee Ge GR Re Ge GR RR Ge Ge RR Ge ek ee 1 4 Chapter 2 System Safety ee eee ee ee 2 1 2 1 Electrical Safety Precautions ese ie ee ee ee RR Re
19. battery WARNING There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed A upside down which reverses its polarities 3 5 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Figure 3 4 Installing the Onboard Battery Lithium Battery Battery Holder 3 5 Memory Installation The mainboard of each blade unit must be populated with DIMMs Dual In line Memory Modules to provide system memory The DIMMs should all be of the same size and speed and from the same manufacturer due to compatibility issues See details below on supported memory and our web site www supermicro com products superblade for recommended memory Populating Memory Slots The mainboard of a SBI 7125W S6 blade module has eight memory slots depending upon the blade model Both interleaved and non interleaved memory are supported so you may populate any number of DIMM slots Populating two slots at a time DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM3A DIMM4A etc with memory modules of the same size and of the same type will result in dual channel interleaved memory which is faster than single channel non interleaved memory See Table 3 1 Populating Eight Memory Slots for Interleaved Operation on page 3 6 for details For an interleaved configuration memory modules of the same size and speed must be installed in pairs You should not mix DIMMs of different sizes and speeds Table 3 1 Populating Eight Memory Slots for Interleaved Operation Number Chann
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21. contact your dealer The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Table A 1 BIOS POST Messages Continued Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Drive A or B is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup CPU ID DMA Test Failed Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed Allocation Error for device Entering SETUP Fixed Disk n VO device IRQ conflict ServerBlOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long CPU socket number for
22. continue Device Properties This section gives an overview for the properties of the adapters virtual disks and drives Adapter Properties Click the ADAPTER PROPERTIES to see the definitions for each adapter There are two screens The first screen is read only Click NEXT to see the second screen whose settings can be adjusted For more information on these settings see the application Help or LSI documentation Virtual Disk Properties This section gives an overview of the virtual disk properties accessed in the WEBBIOS MAIN screen The PROPERTIES panel shows the virtual disk RAID level and other defining information Before changing settings you should make a backup of the information You can change the settings by doing any of the following e Locate This setting sets the designated LEDs on the physical drives of the virtual disk requires SAFTE support Fast or Slow Select either of these settings to initialize the virtual drives e CC This setting runs a consistency check not available for RAID 0 Physical Drive Properties This section gives an overview of the physical drive properties accessed in the WEBBIOS MAIN screen Though the physical drive properties cannot be changed on this screen the following information can be changed e MakeDriveOffline Use this setting to push the drive offline e Locate Use this setting to enable the drive LEDs The drive must be in the enclosure The PREPARE FOR REMO
23. in the WINX64 folder launch the iSCSIAPP exe file In the window that appears select first Yes and then OK at the prompts Reboot the system and press CTRL D to go back to the ISCSI PORT SELECTION screen In this screen disable the first primary port and then enable the second port to Primary Repeat step 3 through step 6 above to configure the new port Update the network driver in the WINDOWS DEVICE MANAGER for the first Ethernet controller by highlighting the first listed ETHERNET CONTROLLER under OTHER DEVICES and selecting UPDATE DRIVER from the right click menu When prompted for the driver file point to where you saved the driver files and windows will pick it up for installation Uninstall the Intel iSCS Setup driver in the WINDOWS DEVICE MANAGER window right click UNINSTALL B 3 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual 19 Open the WINDOWS COMMAND PROMPT terminal window and type iscsibcg verify fix in the window and press lt ENTER gt 20 Reboot the system B 4 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 Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liabilit
24. is the message that appears when the installation is complete e RPM installation failed This message indicates that the installation failed for some reason Additional message text explains the cause of the failure 5 10 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure 5 4 MegaRAID Storage Manager Window and Menus This section explains how to start MegaRAID Storage Manager software and describes the MegaRAID Storage Manager window and menus Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software Follow these steps to start MegaRAID Storage Manager software and view the main window 1 Start the program using the method required for your operating system environment To start MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a Microsoft Windows system select START gt PROGRAMS gt MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER gt STARTUPUI or double click the MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER shortcut on the desktop NOTE If a warning appears stating that Windows Firewall has blocked some 3 features of the program click UNBLOCK to allow MegaRAID Storage Manager software to start This is because Windows Firewall sometimes blocks the operation of programs that use Java To start MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a Red Hat Linux system select APPLICATIONS gt SYSTEM TOOLS gt MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER gt STARTUPUI To start MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a SUSE SLES 9 system select START gt SYSTEM gt MORE PROGRAMS gt MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER When th
25. need to only view and monitor the configuration 4 Enter your user name and password and click LOGIN P NOTE Ifthe computer is networked this is the login to the computer itself not the network login You must enter the root administrator user name and password to use Full Access mode If your user name and password are correct for the Login mode you have chosen the main MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER window appears 5 13 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual MegaRAID Storage Manager Window This section describes the MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER window Figure 5 7 Figure 5 7 Storage Manager Window fig Server pe1 800 trsa cam Controter9 T Pono Port yao Port Pots mo Port fee Port s Pons Per lt gt Physical Drive 0 35003 MB Physical Drive 3 15003 MB Sar Battery Backup Unt er valdi Chent 147 145 80 123 Access Mode Ful Client Time 2005 1 1 09 10 37 57 Wed Nev 09 09 07 23 2005 112Seconds Conboller ID OD Cooler ID OF The following sections describe the panels and menu options that appear in this window Physical Logical View Panel The left panel of the MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER window displays either the Physical view or the Logical view of the system and the devices in it depending on which tab is selected The Physical view shows the hierarchy of physical devices in the system At the top of the hierarchy is the system itself One or more controller
26. next confi guration step The VIRTUAL DISK SUMMARY window appears 11 Review the configuration shown in the window If you want to change something click BACK and change the configuration parameters 12 Click FINISH to accept the configuration and start the initialization process unless you selected NO INITIALIZATION earlier Using Manual Confi guration RAID 50 Follow these steps to create a RAID 50 storage configuration using the MANUAL CONFIGURATION mode of the Configuration Wizard 1 In the ARRAY SELECTION screen Figure 5 12 select two available drives in the left panel Click the RIGHT ARROW button to move the selected drives to the right panel Click ACCEPT to accept these drives for a new RAID 5 array Select two more drives for a second RAID 5 array and click ACCEPT To add a hotspare select an available drive in the left panel Select the array from the drop down menu and click Add Hotspare To as shown in Figure 6 7 To add a hotspare select an available drive in the left panel select the array from the drop down menu and click ADD HOTSPARE TO as shown in Figure 5 14 To remove a hotspare from an array select it in the right panel and click REMOVE HOTSPARE Click NEXT The VIRTUAL DISK CREATION screen appears Figure 5 13 The ARRAYS WITH FREE SPACE menu lists the new array that you just defined plus any existing arrays with holes free space that could be used for a new configuration In th
27. on Removing Replacing the Blade Cover 1 Remove the blade unit from the enclosure see Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure above 2 Depress the two buttons on the cover while pushing the cover toward the rear of the blade unit When it stops lift the cover off the blade unit 3 To replace the cover fit the six grooves in the cover into the studs in the sides of the blade then slide the cover toward the front of the blade to lock it into place Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure Make sure the cover of the blade unit has been replaced first before installing a blade unit in the enclosure Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure 1 Slowly push the blade unit into its bay with the handles fully pulled out see Figure 3 1 2 When the blade stops push the handles back in to their locked position making sure the notches in both handles catch the lip of the enclosure see Figure 3 2 J NOTE Blade Modules can be Hot Plugged into the enclosure WARNING Use extreme caution when inserting a blade module into the A enclosure If the blade s power connector becomes damaged it can damage pins on other blade bays that it is inserted into 3 2 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Figure 3 1 Inserting a Blade into the Enclosure 2 Locking the Blade into Position Figure 3 3 3 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual 3 3 Processor Installation
28. or written into the L1 L2 L3 cache in the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512k Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the system memory for faster CPU operation Cache Base 512k 640k If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the static DROM SDROM or written into the L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512k Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the system memory for faster CPU operation Cache Extended Memory Area If enabled MTRRs Memory Type Range Registers are configured as distinct separate units and cannot be overlapped If enabled the user can achieve better graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enab
29. the BIOS will write cache its data Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer into which the BIOS will write cache its data Cache Video BIOS Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Area If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 0 512k to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the static DROM SDROM or to be written into the L1 L2 L3 cache in the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to Cache Base 0 512k allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512k Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the system memory for faster CPU operation If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in memory area 512K 640k to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the static DROM SDROM
30. the IP address of the remote server to the end of the startupui sh file For example to connect to a remote framework on server 192 168 0 10 add the IP address to startupui sh as shown in this example start JRE bin javaw classpath GUI jar GUI VivaldiStartup Dialog ajsgyqkj 71244 192 168 0 10 Be sure to include a space in front of the IP address as shown in the above example Linux Error Messages One or more of the following messages may appear while you are installing MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a Linux system More than one copy of MegaRAID Storage Manager software has been installed This message indicates that the user has installed more than one copy of MegaRAID Storage Manager software This can be done by using the rpm force command to install the rom fi le directly which is not recommended instead of using the install sh file In such cases the user must uninstall all the rom files manually before installing MegaRAID Storage Manager software with the procedure listed previously The version is already installed This message indicates that the version of MegaRAID Storage Manager software you are trying to install is already installed on the system The installed version is newer This message indicates that a version of MegaRAID Storage Manager software is already installed on the system and it is a newer version than the version you are trying to install Exiting installation This
31. the SBI 7125W S6 blade module are found in Chapter 3 Setup and Installation on page 3 1 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Storage The SBI 7125W S6 blade module can have six 2 5 inch SATA Serial ATA or SAS hard disk drives in front mounted easy removable carriers See Chapter 3 Setup and Installation on page 3 1 for storage installation details Density A maximum of ten blade modules may be installed into a single blade enclosure Each blade enclosure is a 7U form factor so a standard 42U rack may accommodate up to six enclosures with 60 blade modules or the equivalent of 60 1U servers With the inclusion of six CMM modules twelve Gigabit Ethernet switches and six InfiniBand switches this would occupy up to 84U space in a conventional 1U server configuration Figure 1 1 displays a view of a full rack with six blade enclosures in it each with ten blades to an enclosure Figure 1 1 Full Rack of Blade Enclosures and Blade Servers 1 3 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual 1 4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Web Site Technical Support Email Tel Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A 1 408 503 8000 1 408 503 8008 marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support www supermicro
32. the pins protruding from the CPU socket 4 Align pin 1 of the processor with pin 1 of the socket both are marked with a small gold triangle and gently seat the processor into the socket Figure 3 3 Check to make sure the processor is flush to the socket and fully seated Lower the socket lever until it locks To install the heatsink apply thermal grease to the top of the processor If reinstalling a heatsink first clean off the old thermal grease with a clean lint free cloth 3 4 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation 8 Place the heatsink on the processor then tighten two diagonal screws until snug then the other two screws 9 When all four screws are snug tighten them all to secure the heatsink to the mainboard NOTE Do not overtighten the screws as this may damage the processor or the heatsink 10 Replace the cover on the blade unit and finish by installing the unit back into the blade enclosure Figure 3 3 Installing a Processor in a Socket Gold dot Socket key CPU key CPU pin Notched corner 3 4 Onboard Battery Installation A battery is included on the mainboard to supply certain volatile memory components with power when power has been removed from the blade module If this battery dies it must be replaced with an equivalent CR2032 Lithium 3V battery Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions See Figure 3 4 for a diagram of installing a new onboard
33. then select SET VIRTUAL DISK PROPERTIES A list of VIRTUAL DISK PROPERTIES appears in the right panel Change the VIRTUAL DISK PROPERTIES as needed in the right panel For information on these properties see Understanding Virtual Disk Parameters Embedded MegaRAID Software f NOTE Only the Disk WRITE CACHE and READ AHEAD functions are supported in 4 Click Go to accept the changes Deleting a Virtual Disk WARNING Be sure to back up the data on the virtual disk before you delete it A Be sure that the operating system is not installed on this virtual disk You can delete virtual disks to rearrange the storage space To delete a virtual disk follow these steps 1 2 Back up all user data that is on the virtual disk you intend to delete In the left panel of the MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER window select the LOGICAL tab and click the icon of the virtual disk you want to delete In the right panel select the OPERATIONS tab and select DELETE VIRTUAL DISK Click Go When the warning message appears click YES to confi rm that you want to delete the virtual disk 5 29 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Saving a Storage Configuration to Disk You can save an existing controller confi guration to a file so you can apply it to another controller To save a configuration file follow these steps 1 Select a controller icon in the left panel of the MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER window 2 On the menu b
34. ANUAL CONFIGURATION mode to create J a RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration However to create a RAID 10 configuration you must use the MANUAL CONFIGURATION mode Understanding Virtual Disk Parameters This section describes the Virtual Disk Parameters that you can set when you use the Guided Configuration or Manual Configuration modes of the Configuration Wizard You should change these parameters only if you have a specific reason for doing so It is usually best to leave them at their default settings Stripe Size A stripe size of 64 Kbytes is supported Disk Cache Policy Select a cache setting for this disk Unchanged Enabled or Disabled Init State No Initialization The new confi guration is not initialized and the existing data on the disks is not overwritten e Fast Initialization MegaRAID Storage Manager software quickly writes zeroes to the first and last 8 Mbyte regions of the new virtual disk Full Initialization A complete initialization is done on the new confi guration This may take a long time if the disks are large 5 18 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure Using Auto Configuration Figure 5 9 Auto Configuration Screen New Virtual Disks 9 B Virtual Disk Auto LD 0 RAID 0 137856 MB 9 8j New Array 0 Physical Drive 0 35003 MB Physical Drive 1 35003 MB w Physical Drive 2 35003 MB Physical Drive 3 35003 MB No Initialization v No Redundancy x Cancel Modify Finish
35. Advanced Setup uu esse see se ie ee ee ee Ge Ge ee Ge ee Ge ge ee Ge ee ee ee Ge ee R 6 5 GE Rede ii EE EE EE EE ie 6 12 6 7 B00 RE RE EE EE OE YAY JI 6 13 Boot Priority Order Excluded from Boot Order EEE 6 13 6 8 EX RR ee ERG RE es eg a a EE 6 13 vii SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Appendix A BIOS POST Codes EA ER DEE A 1 A 1 BIOS POST MessageS ee ee se ee RR ee Ge RR Re Ee GR GR Re ee Ge GR Re A 1 A 2 BIOS POST Co d 8 xila ee ee ee ee i ee Re ee yal ee ee ee klan A 3 Recoverable POST Errors ees kk EE ER Ee A 4 Termina POST EFO ES y isa EE n n Ee be tee alta ante diced A 4 Appendix B iSCSI Setup Procedure B 1 viii List of Figures Figure 1 1 Full Rack of Blade Enclosures and Blade Servers 1 3 Figure 3 1 Inserting a Blade into the Enclosure esse sesse sees ee ee ee ee ee ee 3 3 Figure 3 2 Locking the Blade into PoSitiON ee ee cee ee ee ee ee 3 3 Figure 3 3 Installing a Processor in a Socket iese ee ee kk 3 5 Figure 3 4 Installing the Onboard Battery u reee 3 6 Figure 3 5 8 slot DIMM Numbering iese esse see ee ee Re ee ee Re ee kk kk kk k 3 7 Figure 3 6 Installing a DIMM into a Memory Slot 3 8 Figure 3 7 Installing a Hard Drive in a Carrier esse sesse eee ee ee ee ee ee 3 9 Figure 4 1 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Unit Front View
36. Description Processors Supports single or dual 771 pin Intel Xeon 5400 5300 5200 5100 5000 series processors M Supports up to 64 GB of ECC FBD DDR2 800 667 533 SDRAM in eight lemory DIMM slots Storage Six 2 5 hot plug SAS or SATA hard disk drives Ports KVM port 1 Onboard ATI ES1000 graphics chip with 16MB of SDRAM IPMI 2 0 ATA Features 100 Plug and Play APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 SMBIOS 2 3 Real Time Clock Watch Dog Base Power Draw 35W Power per CPU 50W 80W 120W Power per Power Consumption DIMM typically 14 5W 4 1 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual 4 1 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 Figure 4 2are described in Table 4 2 Figure 4 2 Blade Control Panel Table 4 2 Blade Control Panel Item Function State Description 1 Power Button N A Turns blade module on and off 2 KVM Button N A Initiates KVM function Green Indicates power status On 3 Power LED Orange Indicates power status Off with power cables plugged in Blue Indicates KVM being utilized on blade unit 4 KVM UID LED Flashing Blue Indicates UID activated on blade module Flashing Green Indicates network activity over LAN 5 Network IB LED Flashing Orange Indicates network activity over InfiniBand module Sy
37. MegaRAID Storage Manager software will not allow you to select the disk drive on which the operating system is installed or any other drives that are already part of a configuration F 2 Click ACCEPT to accept these drives for the new RAID 5 array NOTE To remove a single drive from a proposed new array select the drive f icon in the right panel and click the Left Arrow button 5 25 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Click NEXT The VIRTUAL DISK CREATION screen appears Figure 5 13 The ARRAYS WITH FREE SPACE menu lists the new array that you just defined plus any existing arrays with holes free space that could be used for a new configuration From the ARRAYS WITH FREE SPACE menu select the array to use for the new virtual disk In the right panel select RAID 5 as the RAID level Optional Set SIZE in MB to a lower number if you do not want to use the entire available capacity for the new virtual disk Optional Change the other VIRTUAL DISK PROPERTIES if necessary Click ACCEPT to accept the configuration of the new virtual disk defined f NOTE Click the RECLAIM button if you want to undo a virtual disk that you just 9 Click NEXT to continue with the next configuration step The VIRTUAL DISK SUMMARY window appears 10 Review the confi guration shown in the VIRTUAL DISK SUMMARY window If you want to change something click BACK and change the configuration parameters
38. NG SUPPORT FOR ISCSI check box Figure B 1 Figure B 1 Microsoft MPIO Multipathing Support for iSCSI Check Box Software Update Installation Wizard 7 xl Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Installation Au Microsoft iSCSI Initiator will be installed Installation Options IV Virtual Port Driver Initiator Service IV Software Initiator lt Back Cancel b On the next screen check the CONFIGURE ISCSI NETWORK BOOT SUPPORT check box and select the INTEL GIGABIT ADAPTER identified as elexpress Figure B 2 B 2 12 13 14 15 16 17 Figure B 2 Configure iSCSI Network Boot Support Check Box Software Update Installation Wizard xl Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Installation My IV Configure iSCSI Network Boot Support T7 Allow Kernel Paging WARNING only select this if all pagefiles will be on local disks Select the network interface driver for the NIC that will be used to boot via iSCSI IP Address Description Service Name 0 0 0 0 Intel R PRO 1000 PT Se 0 0 0 0 Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtrem l2nd ewe c Inthe next screen select AGREE d In the final screen click FINISH Reboot the system Launch the ISBOOT exe file It will create an Intel12 3 folder on your system In this new folder look for either the WIN32 folder for 32 bit Windows installation or the WINX64 folder for 64 bit installation In the WIN32 folder launch the iSCSIAPP exe file for 32 bit installation or
39. PU Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Selects the internal frequency multiplier of the CPU s Options are Default x6 and x7 Determines whether the 2nd CPU core is enabled The options are Enabled and Disabled Set to Enabled to activate Machine Checking and allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Enabled and Disabled Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower the CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 which allows CPU clocking to be regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Table 6 8 Advanced Processor Options Submenu Menu Options Continued Menu Option Description C1 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Execute Disable Bit Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU Hardware Prefetcher Direct Cache Access Intel R Virtualization Technology Intel EIST Support Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower the CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheating The options are Enabled
40. RAID 50 and RAID 60 storage configurations are supported WARNING LSI recommends that you do not use both SAS and SATA drives in the same array Using different drive interfaces in this way could cause unpredictable behavior decreased performance an increased error count and decreased MTBF NOTE You cannot create or modify a storage confi guration unless you are logged on with administrator privileges Creating a New Storage Configuration You can use the MegaRAID Storage Manager Configuration Wizard to create new storage configurations To open the MegaRAID Storage Manager Configuration Wizard select a controller in the left panel of the MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER window and then select OPERATIONS ADVANCED OPERATIONS CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION WIZARD The CONFIGURATION WIZARD MODE SELECTION screen appears Figure 5 8 Figure 5 8 Configuration Wizard Mode Selection Screen LSI LOGIK Mode Selection 5 17 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual This screen lists three configuration modes that you can select from AUTO CONFIGURATION automatically creates an optimal confi guration from the available disk drives MANUAL CONFIGURATION gives you the greatest level of control in creating a new virtual disk GUIDED CONFIGURATION asks you a few simple questions about what kind of configuration you want and then automatically creates it from the available disk drives NOTE You can use AUTO GUIDED or M
41. SUPERMICR SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Revison 1 0b SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice 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 IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPERMICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arisi
42. Steady On result of a memory error a VGA error or any other fatal error that prevents the operating system from booting up a In the event of a power failure the N 1 Redundant Power Supply if included in your system s configuration automatically picks up the system load to provide uninterrupted operation The failed power supply should be replaced with a new one as soon as possible KVM Connector Alternatively you may connect a KVM cable CBL 0218L with a keyboard video mouse attached to the KVM connector 7 of the blade you wish to access To switch to another blade disconnect the cable then reconnect it to the new blade See the Web based Management Utility User s Manual on your SuperBlade system CD ROM for further details on using the KVM function remotely 4 3 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual 4 2 Mainboard The mainboard of the SBI 7125W S6 blade unit is a proprietary design which is based on the Intel 5400 MCH ESB2 chipset See Figure 4 4 for a block diagram of this chipset Figure 4 3 for a view of the B7DW3 Mainboard and Figure 4 5 for an exploded view diagram of the blade unit Figure 4 3 B7DW3 Mainboard u dil 303005 Chapter 4 Blade Module Features Table 4 4 B7DW3 Mainboard Layout 11 13 LGA 771 CPU1 Socket DIMM Slots see Figure 3 5 8 slot DIMM Numbering on page 3 7 for details SIMBL Slot Gbx Connectors for power and logic to backpla
43. TH DEFECTS AND OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM Manual Revison 1 0b Release Date May 18 2011 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2011 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface About this Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators Information Technology professionals service personnel and technicians It provides information for the installation and use of Supermicro s SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced professionals only Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module and describes its main features Chapter 2 System Safety You should familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Refer to this chapter for details on installing the SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module into the SuperBladeSuperBlade chassis Other sections cover the installation
44. TSPARE 5 Click NEXT The VIRTUAL DISK CREATION screen appears as shown in Figure 5 13 6 The ARRAYS WITH FREE SPACE menu lists the new array s that you just defined plus any existing arrays with holes free space that could be used for a new configuration Select the array to use for the new virtual disk 7 In the right panel select RAID 1 as the RAID level 8 Optional Set SIZE in MB to a lower number if you do not want to use the entire available capacity for the new virtual disk 9 Optional Change the other VIRTUAL DISK PROPERTIES if necessary 10 Click ACCEPT to accept the configuration of the new virtual disk YA NOTE Click the RECLAIM button if you want to undo a virtual disk that you just defined F 11 Click NEXT to continue with the next confi guration step The VIRTUAL DISK SUMMARY window appears 12 Review the configuration shown in the window If you want to change something click BACK and change the confi guration parameters 13 Click FINISH to accept the configuration and start the initialization process unless you selected No INITIALIZATION earlier Using Manual Configuration RAID 5 Follow these steps to create a RAID 5 storage configuration using the MANUAL CONFIGURATION mode of the Configuration Wizard 1 Inthe ARRAY SELECTION screen Figure 5 12 select three available drives in the left panel Click the RIGHT ARROW button to move the selected drives to the right panel 4 NOTE
45. VAL option may be available 5 4 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure Battery Backup Unit If the card has a battery backup do the following to view the battery information Viewing Battery Backup Information 1 Click ADAPTER PROPERTIES in the WEBBIOS MAIN screen 2 Click NEXT 3 Click the word PRESENT in the BATTERY BACKUP field System Event Information This section gives an overview of the System Event properties Viewing event information 1 Click EVENTS in the WEBBIOS MAIN screen 2 Choose an EVENT LOCALE from the menu 3 Select an EVENT CLASS OF INFORMATION WARNING CRITICAL FATAL or DEAD and then choose the number of events to view When finished click Go 5 2 MegaRAID Storage Manager Software Overview MegaRAID Storage Manager software is a configuration and monitoring utility used with the Embedded MegaRAID Software This section provides a brief overview of the MegaRAID Storage Manager software and explains how to install it on the supported operating systems MegaRAID Storage Manager software enables you to configure monitor and maintain storage configurations created under Embedded MegaRAID Software The MegaRAID Storage Manager graphical user interface GUI makes it easy for you to create and manage storage confi gurations NOTE MegaRAID Storage Manager software can be used to manage a wide range of MegaRAID controllers Some MegaRAID Storage Manager software features are not applicable for Embedded M
46. With this method the OS is installed from an ISO image that resides on another system blade 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 3 8 Management Software System management may be performed with either of three software packages IPMlview IPMItool or a Web based Management Utility These are designed to provide an administrator with a comprehensive set of functions and monitored data to keep tabs on the system and perform management activities Refer to the manuals on your SuperBlade CD ROM for further details on the various functions provided by these management programs 3 9 Configuring and Setting up RAID Each blade module that supports two or more hard drives may be used to create a RAID array The procedures for doing this vary depending upon the blade model chosen for your SuperBlade system See Chapter 5 for details on how to configure and set up RAID on your blade module 3 11 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Notes 3 12 Chapter 4 Blade Module Features Figure 4 1 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Unit Front View This chapter describes the SBI 7125W S6 blade unit Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only See Figure 4 1 for a front view of the blade unit and Table 4 1 for its features Table 4 1 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Unit Features Feature
47. able to the KVM connector on the front of the blade module You will then need to attach a USB hub to the USB port on this cable to provide multiple USB ports 2 Connect the external CD ROM drive a USB keyboard and a mouse to the USB hub You will also need to connect a monitor to the video connector on the SUV cable Turn on the blade module 3 Insert the CD containing the OS into the CD ROM drive 4 Follow the prompts to begin the installation Installing via PXE Boot PXE Preboot Execution Environment is used to boot a computer over a network To install the OS via PXE the following conditions must be met 1 The PXE BOOT option in BIOS must be enabled 2 A PXE server has been configured this can be another blade in the system 3 The PXE server must be connected over a network to the blade to be booted 4 The blade has only non partitioned unformatted hard drives installed and no bootable devices attached to it Once these conditions are met make sure the PXE server is running Then turn on the blade on which you wish to boot and or install the OS The BIOS in the blade will look at all bootable devices and finding none will connect to the PXE server to begin the boot install 3 10 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Installing via Virtual Media Drive Redirection You can install the OS via Virtual Media through either the PMiview Java based client utility PMItool or the Web based Management Utility
48. ant to switch to MANUAL CONFIGURATION mode so you can modify the suggested Auto Configuration When you click MODIFY the VIRTUAL DISK CREATION screen appears Select the new virtual disk and click RECLAIM Then select the new array from the ARRAYS WITH FREE SPACE list and change the virtual disk parameters as needed 4 Click FINISH The new storage configuration will be created and initialized unless you selected No INITIALIZATION Using Guided Configuration Figure 5 10 Guided Configuration Screen Redundancy Only Virtual Disk Parameters No Redundancy Existing Arrays 8 Don t use Existing Arrays Desired Number of Virtual Disks _ 6425 Cancer Back Next Select the cholces given above and then proceedto next step for guided configuration Selecting GUIDED CONFIGURATION mode brings up the GUIDED CONFIGURATION Screen GUIDED CONFIGURATION provides an easy way to create a new storage configuration Based on the information that is provided the Configuration Wizard uses the available disk drives to create an optimal storage configuration Follow these steps to create a new storage confi guration in GUIDED CONFIGURATION mode 1 Select a redundancy option at the top of the GUIDED CONFIGURATION screen e Redundancy Only Create a configuration only if redundancy RAID 1 or RAID 5 is possible 5 20 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure
49. ar select OPERATIONS ADVANCED OPERATIONS CONFIGURATION gt SAVE CONFIGURATION The SAVE dialog box appears 3 Inthe SAVE dialog box type a name for the configuration file or accept the default name hostname cfg 4 Click SAVE to save the configuration file Clearing a Storage Configuration from a Controller You can use the ADD NEW CONFIGURATION option to add a new storage configuration while keeping the existing configuration Alternatively you can clear the existing storage configuration from a controller and then create a totally new configuration or load a previously saved configuration file WARNING Before you clear a configuration be sure to save any data that you want to keep Clearing a configuration deletes all data from the disks of the existing configuration Be sure that the operating system is not installed on this configuration To clear a configuration from a controller follow these steps 1 Select a controller icon in the left panel of the MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER window 2 On the menu bar select OPERATIONS ADVANCED OPERATIONS CONFIGURATION gt CLEAR CONFIGURATION A WARNING message appears 3 Click YES to clear the configuration or No to cancel the operation Adding a Saved Storage Configuration When you replace a controller or when you want to duplicate an existing storage configuration on a new controller you can add a saved configuration to the controller WARNING When you add a saved con
50. d this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the diagnostic screen during boot up Enabling this setting pauses and displays the Setup entry or resume boot prompt if an error occurs on boot If disabled the system will always attempt to boot The settings are Enabled and Disabled Use this setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec override the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are Instant Off and 4 sec override This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup 6 6 Chapter 6 BIOS Table 6 5 Memory Cache Submenu Menu Options Menu Option Description This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a system BIOS buffer into which
51. details on how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the ITEM SPECIFIC HELP window 6 8 Exit Choose EXIT from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys All Exit BIOS settings are described in Table 6 13 below Table 6 13 Exit Menu Options Menu Option Description Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 6 13 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Notes 6 14 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes A 1 BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a problem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Table A 1 BIOS POST Messages BIOS Message Failure Fixed Disk Stuck key Keyboard
52. drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the blade unit is turned off a backup battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the blade is powered on it is configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the lt DELETE gt key at the appropriate time during system boot See Starting the Setup Utility below Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt DELETE gt key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus WARNING To prevent possible boot failure do not shut down or reset the A system while updating the BIOS 6 1 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual 6 2 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 Updated BIOS files are located on our web site www supermicro com products superblade Please check t
53. e Enabled and Disabled This option allows the user to set the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Chapter 6 BIOS Table 6 2 SATA Port 0 SATA Port 1 Submenu Menu Options Continued Menu Option Description Ultra DMA Mode Parallel ATA Serial ATA Native Mode Operation SATA Controller Mode Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable SATA AHCI System Memory Extended Memory This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 This setting allows the user to enable or disable Parallel ATA The options are Enabled and Disabled This setting allows the user to enable or disable Serial ATA The options are Enabled and Disabled Used to select the native mode for ATA The options are Auto and Serial ATA Select Compatible to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be automatically detected and placed in Legacy Mode by the BIOS Select Enhanced to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be to be automatically detected and placed in Native IDE Mode When the SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced it displays a submenu with the following menu options NOTE Enhanced mode is supported only by Windows 2000 OS and later versions Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID functions The options are Enabled and Disabled NOTE For a Windows OS environment use
54. e left panel select the two RAID 5 arrays from the menu In the right panel select RAID 50 as the RAID level 5 27 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual For a RAID 10 array the entire capacity of the array is automatically used for the new virtual disk You cannot defi ne another virtual disk on this array 10 Optional Change the other VIRTUAL DISK PROPERTIES if necessary For more information see Understanding Virtual Disk Parameters Adding Hotspare Disks Hotspares are disk drives that are available to automatically replace failed drives in a RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 RAID 10 RAID 50 and RAID 60 virtual disk Each virtual disk can have one dedicated hotspare For more information see the LSI documentation and software Help file for more information To add a global hotspare disk follow these steps 1 In the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager window right click the icon of any unused disk drive 2 Select MAKE GLOBAL HOTSPARE Changing Adjustable Task Rates Follow these steps if you need to change the adjustable rates for rebuilds and other system tasks that run in the background NOTE LSI recommends that you leave the adjustable task rates at their default 7 settings to achieve the best system performance If you raise the task rates f above the defaults foreground tasks will run more slowly and it may seem that the system is not responding If you lower the task rates below the defaults rebu
55. e program starts the SELECT SERVER window appears Figure 5 5 5 11 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Figure 5 5 Select Server Window MegaRAID Storage Manager 2 65 00 Sort By Name v Servers Host pr x x7dbu l4i IP Address 192 168 1 164 OS Windows 2003 Health Optimal Connect to remote server at IP address 192 168 1 164 Update cen If the circle in the server icon is yellow instead of green it means that the server is running in a degraded state for example because a disk drive used in a virtual disk has failed If the circle is red the storage configuration in the server has failed _ NOTE To access servers on a different subnet type in the box at the bottom of 7 the screen the IP address of a server in the desired subnet where MegaRAID r4 Storage Manager software is running and click UPDATE If you check the Connect to remote Framework box you can also access a standalone installation of MegaRAID Storage Manager software if it has a network connection 5 12 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure 2 Double click the icon of the server that you want to access The SERVER LOGIN window appears Figure 5 6 Figure 5 6 Server Login Window Enter User Name amp Password 3 Select an access mode from the drop down menu Select FULL ACCESS if you need to both view the current configuration and change the configuration Select VIEW ONLY if you
56. ear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to the BIOS When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the system boots up The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required Chapter 6 BIOS 6 7 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys Highlighting a setting with a or will expand or collapse that entry See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the ITEM SPECIFIC HELP window Boot Priority Order Excluded from Boot Order Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to select a device Use a lt gt key or a lt gt key to move the device up or down Use the lt f gt key or the lt r gt key to specify the devices You can also use the keys indicated above to specify the priority of boot order of a device or to move items from the category of EXCLUDED FROM BOOT ORDER to the category of BOOT PRIORITY ORDER and vise versa See
57. eb browser based management utility to apply power using either a CMM module or by the use of an installed SIMBL add on card in the blade module Powering Down a Blade Unit A blade unit may be powered down in either of five ways e Press the power button on the blade unit e Use IPMIView or the web browser based management utility to power down if you have Operator or Admin privileges on the CMM e Use IPMItool when connected to the CMM to power down if you have Operator or Admin privileges on the CMM e Use IPMlview or a browser connected to the SIMBL card attached to the blade to power down e Use IPMItool to use a Command Line Interface CLI to the SIMBL if you have Operator or Admin privileges 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 3 1 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure 1 Power down the blade unit see Powering Down a Blade Unit above 2 Squeeze both handles to depress the red sections then pull out both handles completely and use them to pull the blade unit from the enclosure NOTE Blade Modules can be Hot Plugged from the enclosure F Removing Replacing the Blade Cover The blade cover must be removed to access the mainboard when you need to install or remove processors memory units the onboard battery and so
58. egaRAID Software Creating Storage Configurations MegaRAID Storage Manager software enables you to easily configure the controllers disk drives and virtual disks on your workstation or server The Configuration Wizard greatly simplifies the process of creating arrays and virtual disks You can use the Configuration Wizard Auto Configuration mode to automatically create the best possible configuration with the available hardware You can use the Guided Configuration mode which asks you a few brief questions about the configuration and then creates it for you Or you can use the Manual Configuration mode which gives you complete control over all aspects of the storage confi guration 5 5 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Monitoring Storage Devices MegaRAID Storage Manager software displays the status of virtual disks physical disks and other storage devices on the workstation or server that you are monitoring System errors and events are recorded in an event log file and are displayed on the screen Special device icons appear on the screen to notify you of disk failures and other events that require immediate attention Maintaining Storage Configurations You can use MegaRAID Storage Manager software to perform system maintenance tasks such as running consistency checks on arrays that support redundancy Hardware and Software Requirements The hardware requirements for MegaRAID Storage Manager software are as follow
59. el 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 2 DIMMs 1A 2A 4 DIMMs 1A 2A 3A 4A 6 DIMMs 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 8 DIMMs 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B NOTE The DIMM slot number specified in Table 3 1 equals the DIMM slot to be populated A indicates that the DIMM slot should be left unpopulated 3 6 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation 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 Figure 3 5 8 slot DIMM Numbering Center of Board Edge of Board f a Toward CPU1 DIMM Installation WARNING Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules A to prevent any possible damage Installing DIMM Memory Modules 1 Power down the blade module see Powering Down a Blade Unit on page 3 1 2 Remove the blade from the enclosure and the cover from the blade see Removing Replacing the Blade Cover on page 3 2 3 Remove the air shroud that covers the DIMM slots 4 Insert each DIMM vertically into its slot starting with slots 1A and 2A Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM incorrectly see Figure 3 6 3 7 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Figure 3 6 Installing a DIMM into a Memory Slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the bottom notch To Remove Use your t
60. electrical shock Use extreme caution when using metal tools which can easily damage any electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with Do not use mats designed to decrease electrostatic discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators The power supply power cords must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets Power input requires 110 240 VAC depending upon your power supply module Mainboard Battery This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer CR2032 Lithium 3V battery Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions WARNING There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed A upside down which will reverse its polarities Mainboard replaceable soldered in fuses Self resetting PTC Positive Temperature Coefficient fuses on the mainboard must be replaced by trained service technicians only The new fuse must be the same or equivalent as the one replaced Contact technical support for details and support 2 1 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual 2 2 General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety e Keep the area around the SuperBlade clean and free of clutter e Place the blade module cover and any system components that have been removed away from the sys
61. error Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn System RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System timer error Real time clock error Check date and time settings Description Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is attached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard not working Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or
62. eters ees ees ee ee ee ee 5 18 Using Auto Configuration eccceccecceseeeseneeeseeseeeeeneeseeeeeaeesseeeeeeeaees 5 19 Using Guided Configuration e ee ee ee ee Re Re ee ee nenn 5 20 Using Manual Confi guration RAID 0 ee se keke 5 22 Using Manual Configuration RAID 1 ees ee ee nennen 5 24 Using Manual Configuration RAID 5 u keke 5 25 Using Manual Confi guration RAID TO ee ke ek ee ke 5 26 Using Manual Confi guration RAID 50 ee ek ee ke 5 27 Adding Hotspare D SKS lli kak ka ke karak kak kk Se K AKA ee RAWA 5 28 Changing Adjustable Task Rates ies ee ee ee ee Re ee ee k 5 28 Changing Virtual Disk Properties sees ee se ek ee Re Re ee 5 29 Deleting a Virtual D SK Ei essensen 5 29 Saving a Storage Configuration to Disk 5 30 Clearing a Storage Configuration from a Controller 5 30 Adding a Saved Storage Configuration EEEEE 5 30 Chapter 6 BIOS ES Ee 6 1 AN vete les ol EE wien OR EE eaten N 6 1 System BIOS piron RE EE GENET 6 1 How To Change the Configuration Data uEE Re ee ee 6 1 Starting the Setup Utility cece ee ee Re ee Re ee AA ee ge 6 1 6PBIOS Updates EE ER LEL a ee aed 6 2 Flashing BIOS iid arenan RR EE alanine en 6 2 6 3 Running Setup ee ese e Re GR GR Re Ge GR ER Re Ge Ge ER Re Ge Ge RR Ee 6 8 6 4 Main BIOS Setup iese ee ee ee Re Ee GR GR GR ee Ge GR RR keke kek ee Ge ER Re k 6 4 6 5
63. figuration to a replacement controller be sure that the number and size of the physical disks connected to the controller are exactly the same as when the configuration was saved 5 30 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure To add a saved configuration follow these steps 1 Select a controller icon in the left panel of the MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER window 2 On the menu bar select OPERATIONS ADVANCED OPERATIONS CONFIGURATION gt ADD SAVED CONFIGURATION A WARNING message appears Click YES When the OPEN dialog box appears select the configuration file and click OPEN View the configuration detail then select APPLY D ABR Confirm the new configuration when prompted 5 31 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Notes Chapter 6 BIOS 6 1 Introduction This chapter describes the BIOS for Intel SuperBlade modules The Intel Blade modules use a Phoenix ROM BIOS that is stored in a flash chip This BIOS can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program NOTE Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been 7 added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to r4 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 System BIOS BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System The Phoenix BIOS flash chip stores the system parameters types of disk
64. he current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your current BIOS before downloading There are several methods you may use to upgrade flash your BIOS After downloading the appropriate BIOS file in a zip file format follow one of the methods described below to flash the new BIOS Flashing BIOS Use the procedures below to Flash your BIOS with a new update using the KVM dongle USB ports on the CMM module or by use of a Floppy disk Flashing a BIOS using the KVM Dongle For this method you must use a KVM dongle cable CBL 0218L included with the system 1 Copy the contents of the zip file to a bootable USB pen drive 2 Connect the KVM dongle CBL 0218L to the KVM connector at the front of the blade you will be flashing the BIOS to 3 Connect your bootable USB pen drive to one of the two USB slots on the KVM dongle 4 Boot to the USB pen drive and go to the directory where you saved the contents of the zip file 5 Type flash filename rom replace filename rom by the actual ROM file name Flashing a BIOS using the USB Ports on the CMM 1 Copy the contents of the zip file to a bootable USB pen drive 2 Connect your bootable USB pen drive to one of the two USB slots on the CMM located on the back side of the enclosure 3 Boot to the USB pen drive and go to the directory where you saved the contents of the zip file 4 Type flash filename rom replace filename rom by the actual ROM file name
65. humbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot DDR2 DIMM Note Notch rey should align with the receptive point on the slot Top View of DDR2 DIMM Slot Release Tab JL il Release Tab 5 Gently press down on the DIMM until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see Table 3 1 for installing DIMMs into the slots in the correct order 6 Replace the air shroud and the blade cover and install the blade module back into the enclosure 7 Power up the blade unit see Powering Up a Blade Unit on page 3 1 3 6 Hard Disk Drive Installation Hard disk drives are installed in carriers which are hot swappable and can be removed or replaced without powering down the blade unit they reside in A blade module needs a hard disk drive with an operating system installed to operate WARNING To maintain proper airflow both hard drive bays must have drive A carriers inserted during operation whether or not a drive is installed in the carrier To remove a hard drive carrier do the following Removing a Hard Drive Carrier 1 Locate the colored Open button at the bottom of the drive carrier and press it with your thumb This action releases the drive carrier from the drive bay 2 Pull the release handle out about 45 degrees then use it to pull the drive carrier out To Install a hard drive use the following procedure 3 8 Chapter 3 Setup and Instal
66. ilds and other background tasks may run very slowly and may not complete within a reasonable time If you decide to change the values record the original default value here so you can restore them later if necessary Rebuild Rate Background Initialization BGI Rate Check Consistency Rate 1 Select the PHYSICAL VIEW tab in the left panel of the MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER window and select a controller icon 2 Inthe right panel of the MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER window select the OPERATIONS tab and select SET ADJUSTABLE TASK RATES The task rates appear in the right panel 3 Enter changes as needed to the task rates for REBUILD RATE BACKGROUND INITIALIZATION BGI RATE for fast initialization and CHECK CONSISTENCY RATE for consistency checks Each task rate can be set from 0 to 100 The higher the number the faster the activity will run in the background possibly impacting other system tasks 5 28 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure 4 5 Click Go to accept the new task rates When the warning message appears click OK to confirm that you want to change the task rates Changing Virtual Disk Properties You can change a virtual disk s READ POLICY WRITE POLICY and other properties at any time after the virtual disk is created To do this follow these steps 1 Select a virtual disk icon in the left panel of the MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER window In the right panel select the PROPERTIES tab and
67. lation Installing a Hard Drive 1 Remove a blank drive carrier from the blade see removal procedure above 2 Insert a drive into the carrier with the PCB side facing down and the connector end toward the rear of the carrier Align the drive in the carrier so that the screw holes of both line up 4 Secure the drive to the carrier with six screws as shown in Figure 3 7 5 Insert the drive carrier into its slot keeping the Open button at the bottom When the carrier reaches the rear of the bay the release handle will retract 6 Push the handle in until you hear the carrier click into its locked position Figure 3 7 Installing a Hard Drive in a Carrier e 3 9 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual 3 7 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 There are several methods of installing an OS to the blade modules Installing with an External USB CD ROM Drive The most common method of installing the OS is with an external USB CD ROM drive Take the following steps to install the OS to a blade module WARNING Installing the OS from an external CD ROM drive may take several A hours to complete 1 Connect an SUV cable Serial port USB port Video port c
68. led and Disabled Discrete MTRR Allocation SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Table 6 6 PCI Configuration Submenu Menu Options Menu Option Description Onboard GLAN1 Onboard GLAN2 Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Default Primary Video Adapter Emulated IRQ Solution PCI E I O Performance PCI Parity Error Forwarding ROM Scan Ordering PCI Fast Delayed Transaction Reset Configuration Data Large Disk Access Mode Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from an Ethernet port The options are Enabled and Disabled Choose the default video adapter The options are Onboard and Other Choose the emulated IRQ solution The options are Enabled and Disabled Choose between Payload 256B with coalesce disabled and Coalesce with a payload size of 128 bytes Enabling logs PCI SERR PERR error events in BIOS and IPMI The options are Enabled and Disabled Determines what kind of option ROM activates first The options are Onboard First and Addon First Enabling improves heavy DMA transfer for 32 bit PCI multimedia cards The options are Enabled and Disabled If setto Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems Table 6 7 Advanced Chipset Control Submenu Menu O
69. lize interrupt vectors 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice Check video configuration against CMOS Initialize all video adapters in system Shadow video BIOS ROM Initialize MultiBoot Initialize EISA board Set key click if enabled 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP gt a SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Table A 2 Terminal POST Errors Continued 5Ch Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB 62h Test extended memory address lines 66h Configure advanced cache registers 68h Enable external and CPU caches 6Ah Display external L2 cache size 6Ch Display shadow area message 70h Display error messages 76h Check for keyboard errors 7Dh Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring 80h Disable onboard Super VO ports and IRQs 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports 84h Detect and install external parallel ports 86h Re initialize onboard I O ports 88h Initialize BIOS Data Area 8Ah Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area 8Ch Initialize floppy controller 90h Initialize hard disk controllers 92h Jump to UserPatch2 95h 98h 9Ah 9Dh 9Fh A2h Ash ACh BOh B2h B5h B7h BAh BCh BEh COh C2h Table A 2 Terminal POST Errors Continued Install CD ROM for boot 1 2 Search for option ROMs One long two short beeps on check sum failure Shadow option ROMs Initialize securi
70. nager software is already installed on this system the PROGRAM MAINTENANCE screen appears Read the screen text and select MODIFY REPAIR or REMOVE 3 When the next screen appears read and accept the user license and click NEXT The CUSTOMER INFORMATION screen appears Figure 5 3 Figure 5 3 Customer Information Screen Customer Information Please enter your information User Name Administrator Organization MegaComputer Allow availability of this application for All users Only For current user Administrator Installshield lt Back Cancel 5 7 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual 4 In the CUSTOMER INFORMATION screen enter your user name and organization name In the bottom part of the screen select an installation option If you select ALL USERS any user with administrative privileges can use this ver sion of MegaRAID Storage Manager software to view or change storage config urations If you select ONLY FOR CURRENT USER ADMINISTRATOR the MegaRAID Storage Manager shortcuts and associated icons will be available only to the user with this user name Click NEXT to continue On the next screen accept the default Destination Folder or click CHANGE to select a different destination folder Click NEXT to continue The Setup Type Choose the setup type that best suits your needs SETUP TYPE screen appears Figure 5 4 Figure 5 4 Setup Type Screen
71. ne Intel 5400 North Bridge chip KVM Module USB Port Figure 4 4 Intel 5400 MCH ESB2 Chipset Block Diagram HD Connect CPU1 CPU2 Pane noone xemen SASLSI 1088 POl Bxpln8 pt een Tr FBD CH InfiniBand BEE 5400 i EE 2 Adapter MCH rocr 66 5 lt aak la e e Pe gt GBX Conn BT e q FBD CH3 R x x ii w DDR2 SIMBL E 3 0 Gb s HD Connect Pane Connector KER Te SASSATA Ports 6 ESB2 5 Gis ENE y USB20 USB Ports 5 foun LPC GBLAN SI O MIDPLANE W83627 BIOS GB1 MGB1 HF Front Panel BE 4 5 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Jumpers The jumpers present on the mainboard are used by the manufacturer only there are no jumpers used to configure the operation of the mainboard CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS and will also clear any passwords JBT1 consists of two contact pads located near the BIOS chip 11 in Figure 4 3 Clearing CMOS 1 First power down the blade and remove it from the enclosure 2 Remove the blade cover to access the mainboard see Section Removing Replacing the Blade Cover on page 3 2 for further details Short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver 3 Replace the cover install the blade back into the enclosure and power it on 4 3 Blade Unit Com
72. nents Your blade module ships with its mainboard already installed in its chassis Memory hard disk drives and the CPU must all be installed by the user after shipment See Chapter 3 Setup and Installation on page 3 1 for details on installation of these components Aside from the blade module unit itself the following optional add on cards may be ordered for your blade module e Blade IPMI Add on Card AOC SIMBL e Mezzanine Cards with Infiniband Switch AOC IBH 001 AOC IBH 002 AOC IBH 003 AOC IBH XDD AOC IBH XDS or AOC IBH XQS See the Supermicro website and the SuperBlade Network Modules User s Manual on your SuperBlade system s CD ROM for more details on these add on cards 1 1 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual 1 3 Blade Module Features Table 1 1 lists the main features of the SBI 7125W S6 blade module See the proceeding section for components typically included in a blade system and other optional components Specific details on the SBI 7125W S6 blade module is found in Chapter 4 Blade Module Features on page 4 1 Table 1 1 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Specification Features Mainboard Processors FSB Speed Chipset Graphics Controller BIOS Memory Capacity SATA Controller Hard Drive Bays Processors B7DWS3 proprietary form factor Chassis Dimensions HxWxD 11 32 x 1 67 x 18 9 Single or dual Intel Xeon 5400 5300 5200 5100 5000 sequence processors Please refer to o
73. ng a new drive to an array back up any data contained on f the new drive Otherwise all data will be lost 5 1 WebBIOS Configuration The WebBios Configuration manages RAID configurations on SAS controllers The utility works independently of the operating system Accessing the WebBIOS Starting the WebBIOS Configuration 1 When prompted during bootup press CTRL H 2 Inthe ADAPTER SELECTION screen Figure 5 1 select an adapter Figure 5 1 Adapter Selection Screen Adapter Selection N 151572 Adapter No Bus No Device No Type Firmware Version I 3 Click START 5 1 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual WebBIOS Configuration Wizard The Configuration Wizard is used to setup RAID arrays and virtual disks This section includes an overview of use For more in depth information and descriptions see the WebBIOS Help and other LSI documentation Using the WebBIOS Configuration Wizard 1 Click the CONFIGURATION WIZARD link located on the left hand side on the INITIAL screen Figure 5 2 Initial Screen MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Virtual Configuration FREE Pe Physical Drives Virtual Drives 2 Select either the CLEAR CONFIGURATION NEW CONFIGURATION or ADD CONFIGURATION options g9 NOTE The CLEAR CONFIGURATION and NEW CONFIGURATION settings delete all existing data Create a backup before choosing these
74. ng between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate for further details WARNING HANDLING OF LEAD SOLDER MATERIALS USED IN THIS A PRODUCT MAY EXPOSE YOU TO LEAD A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIR
75. nges to boot features See Table 6 4 for a list of menu options in this submenu Access this submenu to make changes to settings for the memory cache See Table 6 5 for a list of menu options in this submenu Access this submenu to make changes to settings for PCI devices See Table 6 6 for a list of menu options in this submenu Access this submenu to make changes to advanced chipset settings See Table 6 7 for a list of menu options in this submenu WARNING Use caution when changing the Advanced settings Incorrect values entered may cause a system malfunction Also a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause system instability When this occurs revert to the default settings Access this submenu to make changes to advanced processor option settings See Table 6 8 for a list of menu options in this submenu Access this submenu to make changes to VO device configuration settings See Table 6 9 for a list of menu options in this submenu Access this submenu to make changes to console redirection settings See Table 6 10 for a list of menu options in this submenu Access this submenu to make changes to the hardware monitor settings See Table 6 11 for a list of menu options in this submenu Table 6 4 Boot Features Submenu Menu Options Menu Option Description Quick Boot Mode Quiet Boot Mode POST Errors ACPI Mode Power Button Behavior Power Loss Control Summary Screen If enable
76. nu Opitiones 6 10 Table 6 10 Console Redirection Submenu Menu Optione 6 11 Table 6 11 Hardware Monitor Submenu Menu Optione 6 12 Table 6 12 Security Menu Options 22sss0nnnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 6 12 Table 6 13 Exit Menu Options scenerne ennen Re Rd ee Re ee 6 13 Table A 1 BIOS POST MessageS eise esse ese eke ee ee ke ee Re ee Re eke A 1 Table A 2 Terminal POST Errors esse ese ese ee ee eek ee EEE ee Re kk ee ee A 4 Table A 3 Boot Block Flash ROM Terminal POST Errors U A 8 xi SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Notes xii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview The SBI 7125W S6 blade module is a compact self contained server that connects into a pre cabled enclosure that provides power cooling management and networking functions One enclosure for the SBI 7125W S6 blade module can hold ten blade units In this manual blade system refers to the entire system including the enclosure and blades units blade or blade unit refers to a single blade module and blade enclosure is the chassis that the blades power supplies and modules are housed in Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with the SuperBlade www supermicro com products superblade 1 2 Product Checklist of Typical Compo
77. o use less than the full capacity of this array for the virtual disk s 5 21 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual NOTE You could do this to leave capacity available for other virtual disks that you create later 6 Click NEXT to continue to the next screen 7 Check the configuration that you have just defined If it is acceptable click FINISH If you want to change something click BACK to return to the previous screens Using Manual Confi guration RAID 0 Follow these steps to create a RAID 0 storage confi guration using the MANUAL CONFIGURATION mode of the Configuration Wizard Figure 5 12 shows the first ARRAY SELECTION screen that appears when you select MANUAL CONFIGURATION Figure 5 12 Array Selection Screen LSI LOGIC li 4 gt Controller 0 I New Array Array Selection 9 paw Porto 8 Physical Drive 4 35003 9 kao Port gt Physical Drive 5 35003 9 sao Port 2 amp Physical Drive 6 25002 M 9 pan Port 3 amp Physical Drive 7 35003 MI 9 paw Port4 amp Physical Drive 0 35003 N EF daal AddHotspare To 7 spes 1 Inthe ARRAY SELECTION screen select two or more available drives in the left panel Click the RIGHT ARROW button to move the selected drives to the right panel disk drive on which the operating system is installed or any other drives that are NOTE MegaRAID Storage Manager software will not allow you to select the already part of a c
78. on after the POST routine The options are On and Off SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Table 6 11 Hardware Monitor Submenu Menu Options Menu Option Description CPU Temperature Threshold Voltage Monitoring This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The options are 70 C 75 C 80 C and 85 C The hardware monitor provides the following temperature data PECI Agent 1 Temperature PECI Agent 2 Temperature System Temperature The following voltages are displayed VcoreA e VcoreB e 1 8V P1V5 3 3V e 12V e 5Vsb 5VDD SS P_VTT Vbat 6 6 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing lt ENTER gt All Security BIOS settings are described in Table 6 12 below Menu Option Table 6 12 Security Menu Options Description Supervisor Password Is User Password Is Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Password on Boot This displays whether a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Cl
79. onfi guration 2 Click ACCEPT to accept these drives for the new RAID 0 array 5 22 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure NOTE To remove a single drive from a proposed new array select the drive icon in the right panel and click the LEFT ARROW button 3 Click NEXT The VIRTUAL DISK CREATION screen appears as shown in Figure 5 13 Figure 5 13 Virtual Disk Creation Screen 4 Hu Virtual Disk Creation I LE 4 Reclaim ii i 4 The ARRAYS WITH FREE SPACE menu lists the new array that you just defined plus any existing arrays with holes free space that could be used for a new configuration From this menu select the array to use for the new virtual disk 5 Inthe right panel select RAID 0 as the RAID level 6 Optional Set SIZE in MB to a lower number if you do not want to use the entire available capacity for the new virtual disk 7 Optional Change the other VIRTUAL DISK PROPERTIES if necessary 8 Click ACCEPT to accept the configuration of the new virtual disk NOTE Click the RECLAIM button if you want to undo a virtual disk that you just defined 5 23 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual 9 Click NEXT to continue with the next configuration step The VIRTUAL DISK SUMMARY screen appears 10 Review the configuration shown in the VIRTUAL DISK SUMMARY screen If you want to change something click BACK and change the configuration parame
80. options 3 Click NEXT 4 Select either the CUSTOM CONFIGURATION AUTO CONFIGURATION WITH REDUNDANCY or AUTO CONFIGURATION WITHOUT REDUNDANCY options and click NEXT See the sections below for details on using each of these configurations 5 2 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure WebBIOS Configuration Wizard Auto Configuration Using the Auto Configuration Setting 1 2 When prompted to review the new configuration review the settings Click ACCEPT or BACK to change any settings NOTE AUTO CONFIGURATION WITH REDUNDANCY creates a RAID 5 configuration J if at least three disks are available If only two disks are available the setup 3 creates RAID 1 Click YES to save the configuration and YES again to initialize the new virtual disk WebBIOS CU will begin the initialization of the virtual drives WebBIOS Configuration Wizard Custom Configuration This section gives an overview of the WebBIOS CUSTOM CONFIGURATION When using the CUSTOM CONFIGURATION setting consult the WebBIOS disk Help file and other LSI documentation for more complete instructions Using the Custom Configuration Setting 1 The CUSTOM CONFIGURATION window includes two sections PHYSICAL DRIVES and Disk GROUPS Press CTRL and select each of the ready desired physical drives from the group Select two drives for RAID 1 and three drives for RAID 5 when making selections for these RAID configurations Click ACCEPT DG
81. ot connect to a remote server unless you first edit the startupui bat file Specifically you must add the IP address of the remote server to the end of the startupui bat file For example to connect to a remote framework on server 192 168 0 10 add the IP address to the end of startupui bat as shown in this example start JRE bin javaw classpath GUI jar GUI VivaldiStartupDialog ajsgyqkj 71244 192 168 0 10 Be sure to include a space in front of the IP address as shown in the above example Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager for Linux Follow the steps below if you need to install MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a system running Red Hat Linux or SUSE Linux 1 Copy the SSM_linux_installer tar gz file to a temporary folder 2 Untar the SSM_linux_installer tar gz file using the following command tar zxvf SSM_linux_installer tar gz A new disk directory is created 3 Go to the new disk directory 4 Inthe disk directory find and read the readme txt file 5 To start the installation enter the following command install sh 5 9 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual If you select Client installation for a PC used to monitor servers and if there are no available servers with a registered framework on the local subnet that is servers with a complete installation of MegaRAID Storage Manager software you cannot connect to a remote server unless you first edit the startupui sh file Specifically you must add
82. ponents Figure 4 5 Exploded View of SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module 4 6 Chapter 4 Blade Module Features Table 4 5 Main Components of SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module Item Description Blade Unit Module 2 5 Hard Drive DIMMs system memory CPU Heatsinks 2 Top Cover Air Shroud 1 Air Shroud 2 Air Shroud 3 ON On ff gt B Memory Support The SBI 7125W S6 blade module supports up to 64 GB of ECC FBD DDR2 800 667 533 SDRAM in eight DIMM sockets See Section 3 5 for further details on mainboard memory installation Hard Disk Drives The SBI 7125W S6 blade unit accommodates up to six 2 5 SAS or SATA hard disk drives which are mounted in drive carriers The drives are hot swappable and can be removed or replaced without powering down the blade unit they reside in The six drives can be used to set up a RAID array RAID 0 1 5 10 or 50 or JBOD These drives use a yellow color for the Blade HDD active LED WARNING To maintain proper airflow both hard drive bays must have drive A carriers inserted during operation whether or not a drive is installed in the carrier 4 7 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Notes 4 8 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure RAID setup for the SBI 7125W S6 blade module is done using the MegaRAID Storage Manager BIOS Configuration utility through BIOS or by using the MegaRAID Storage Manager Software utility in Windows NOTE Before addi
83. ptions Menu Option Description SERR Signal This setting specifies the ECC Error conditions that an SERR is to be asserted Condition The options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both 4GB PCI Hole This feature allows you to select the granularity of PCI hole for PCI slots If Granularity MTRRs are not enough this option may be used to reduce MTRR occupation Memory Branch Mode Branch 0 Rank Interleave Branch 0 Rank Sparing Branch 1 Rank Interleave Branch 1 Rank Sparing Enhanced x8 Detection The options are 256 MB 512 MB 1GB and 2GB This option allows the BIOS to enumerate Host Mode for Device 16 Function 1 Reg 40h bit 16 and Reg 58h 14 The options are Interleave Sequential Mirror and Single Channel 0 Selects the Branch 0 rank interleave The options are 1 1 2 1 and 4 1 Enable to enable the sparing feature for Branch 0 Rank The options are Enabled and Disabled Selects the Branch 1 rank interleave The options are 1 1 2 1 and 4 1 Enable to enable the sparing feature for Branch 1 Rank The options are Enabled and Disabled Select enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection The options are Enabled and Disabled Chapter 6 BIOS Table 6 7 Advanced Chipset Control Submenu Menu Options Continued Menu Option Description High Bandwidth FSB High Temp DRAM OP ABM Thermal Sensor Thermal Throttle Global Activation Throttle Crystal Beach
84. rive or virtual disk is selected in the left panel In graphical view the device s storage capacity is color coded according to the legend shown on the screen For example on a physical drive configured space is blue available space is white and reserved space is red Event Log Panel The lower part of the MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER window displays the system event log entries New event log entries appear during the session Each entry has a timestamp and date an error level indicating the severity of the event and a brief description of the event Menu Bar This section contains brief descriptions of the main selections from the MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER menu bar File Menu The FILE menu has an Exit option for exiting from the MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER software It also has a RESCAN option for updating the display in the MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER window RESCAN is seldom required the display normally updates automatically 5 15 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Operations Menu The OPERATIONS menu is available when a controller physical drive or logical drive is selected in the MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER window The OPERATIONS menu options vary depending on what type of device is selected in the left panel of the MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER window The options also vary depending on the current state of the selected device For example if you select an offline physical drive the MAKE DRIVE ONLINE option appears in
85. rtieS su iese ss Ee EE EA EES nee 5 4 Battery Backup UN ese Eseg RES Re sth dele bk ila as 5 5 System Event Information ees see ee ek ee Re ee Re RR Re Re ee 5 5 5 2 MegaRAID Storage Manager Software Overviev 5 5 Creating Storage Configurations esse ee ee ke ee Re Re ee Re ee 5 5 Monitoring Storage Devices ese see ek ee Re Rd Re kk kk KAK AKA 5 6 Maintaining Storage Configurations ees ee ee ke ee Re Re Re Re ee 5 6 Hardware and Software Reguirement esse ese eke ee Re ee ee ee 5 6 5 3 MegaRAID Storage Manager Software Installation 5 6 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager for Microsoft Windows 5 7 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager for Linux 5 9 Linux Error ES el EE RE OE N RE 5 10 5 4 MegaRAID Storage Manager Window and Menus 5 11 Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software see ee eg 5 11 MegaRAID Storage Manager Window iese ee ee Re ee ee 5 14 vi Physical Logical View Panel see ee ee Re ee ee ee ee nennen 5 14 Properties Operations Graphical View Panel 5 15 Event Log Panel E ETEA se Ee eg 5 15 Menu ER rrr rr rre r r r r ell 5 15 5 5 ConfiguratiON ees ese ee Re ee Ge GR Re Ge GR GR Re Ge GR RR Ge Ge RR ee Ge GR Re 5 17 Creating a New Storage Configuration E 5 17 Understanding Virtual Disk Param
86. s PC compatible computer with an IA 32 32 bit Intel Architecture processor or an EM64T 64 bit processor and at least 128 Mbytes of system memory 256 Mbytes recommended Hard disk drive with at least 50 Mbytes available free space The supported operating systems for the MegaRAID Storage Manager software are as follows e Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows XP Red Hat Linux 3 0 or 4 0 e SUSE SLES 9 with latest updates and service packs Refer to your server documentation and to the operating system documentation for more information on hardware and operating system requirements 5 3 MegaRAID Storage Manager Software Installation This section explains how to install or reinstall MegaRAID Storage Manager software on your workstation or server This installation supports the following operating systems e Microsoft Windows Red Hat Linux e SUSE Linux 5 3 1 5 6 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager for Microsoft Windows Follow the below steps ito install MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a system running Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or Microsoft Windows XP 1 Insert the MegaRAID Storage Manager software installation CD in the CD ROM drive If necessary find and double click the setup exe file to start the installation program 2 When the WELCOME screen appears click NEXT If MegaRAID Storage Ma
87. s are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port A The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to serial port B The options are Normal and IR for an infrared device This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 This setting allows you to switch on or off the I2C bus The options are Auto and Disabled Chapter 6 BIOS Table 6 9 VO Device Configuration Submenu Menu Options Continued Menu Option Description gt DMI Event Logging Event Log Validity Event Log Capacity View DMI Event Log Event Logging ECC Event Logging Mark DMI Events as Read Clear All DMI Event Logs Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings This is a display to inform you of the event log
88. s are installed in the system Each controller has one or more ports Disk drives and other devices are attached to the ports The Logical view shows the hierarchy of controllers virtual disks and disk groups that are defined on the system Physical drives also appear in the Logical view so you can see which physical drives are used by each virtual disk The following icons in the left panel represent the controllers disk drives and other devices System e Controller 5 14 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure Port Array Virtual disk e Physical drive A red circle to the right of an icon indicates that the device has failed A yellow circle to the right of an icon indicates that a device is running in a degraded state Properties Operations Graphical View Panel The right panel of the MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER window has either two or three tabs depending on what kind of device is selected in the left panel The PROPERTIES tab displays information about the selected device For example if a controller icon is selected in the left panel the PROPERTIES tab lists information such as the controller name and the device port count The OPERATIONS tab lists the operations that can be performed on the device that is selected in the left panel Some types of devices such as arrays and ports do not have operations associated with them e The GRAPHICAL VIEW tab can be selected in the right panel if a physical d
89. s edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts e When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the mainboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure the blade enclosure provides excellent conductivity between the power supplies the blade modules and the mainboard 2 4 Operating Precautions Care must be taken to assure that the cover of the blade unit is in place when the blade is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the blade can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Any drive carrier without a hard drive installed must remain fully installed in the drive bay when the blade module is operating to ensure proper airflow 2 2 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation 3 1 Overview This chapter covers the setup and installation of the blade module and its components 3 2 Installing Blade Modules Up to ten SBI 7125W S6 blade modules may be installed into a single blade enclosure depending upon your enclosure and blad Blade modules with Windows and Linux operating systems may be mixed together in the same blade enclosure Powering Up a Blade Unit Each blade unit may be powered on and off independently from the rest of the blades installed in the same enclosure A blade unit may be powered up in two ways e Press the power button on the blade unit e Use IPMIView or the w
90. stem Fault Indicates a memory error overheat VGA error or any error 6 Red LED that prevents booting 7 KVM Connector N A Connector for SUV KVM cable 4 2 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 gt 4 seconds and the power LED will turn orange KVM Button KVM stands for Keyboard Video Mouse With KVM a user can control multiple blades with a single keyboard video mouse setup Connect your keyboard mouse and monitor to the USB and VGA connectors on the CMM module then push the KVM button on the control panel of the blade module you wish to access LED Indicators Blade module LEDs are described below in Table 4 3 Table 4 3 Blade Module LED Indicators LED State Description Green Power On Power LED Amber Standby Red Power Failure Steady On Indicates that KVM has been initialized on this blade module KVM UID LED Blue Elashin Serves as a UID indicator the UID function is activated with a 9 management program Network LED Flashin Flashes on and off to indicate traffic Tx and Rx data on the LAN Green 9 connection to this blade module ae This LED illuminates red when a fatal error occurs This may be the 5 Red
91. system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Displayed after any recoverable error message Press lt F1 gt to start the boot process or lt F2 gt to enter Setup and change the settings Press lt F3 gt to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 mouse identified One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an 120 Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS copied to shadow RAM Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM A 2 BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the Phoenix BIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Recoverable POST Errors
92. t for iSCSI Check Box B 2 Figure B 2 Configure iSCSI Network Boot Support Check Box B 3 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Notes List of Tables Table 1 1 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Specification Features 1 2 Table 3 1 Populating Eight Memory Slots for Interleaved Operation 3 6 Table 4 1 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Unit Features sesse ese ee ee ee ee 4 1 Table 4 2 Blade Control Panel see ee ee ee Re ee ee RA ee Re ke 4 2 Table 4 3 Blade Module LED Indicators iiiii renerne nen nerne ern 4 3 Table 4 4 B7DW3 Mainboard LAyOUt u kk nme 4 5 Table 4 5 Main Components of SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module ese 4 7 Table 6 1 Main BIOS Setup Menu Options u rnuerssensnennnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnn nn 6 4 Table 6 2 SATA Port 0 SATA Port 1 Submenu Menu Optione 6 4 Table 6 3 Advanced Setup Menu Options uur20srssnsneennennnnensnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 6 6 Table 6 4 Boot Features Submenu Menu Options uersserneennnnnnneennennn 6 6 Table 6 5 Memory Cache Submenu Menu Options rsserssennneensnennennnneen 6 7 Table 6 6 PCI Configuration Submenu Menu Options U UU UUUUUU 6 8 Table 6 7 Advanced Chipset Control Submenu Menu Options i iese see 6 8 Table 6 8 Advanced Processor Options Submenu Menu Optione 6 9 Table 6 9 VO Device Configuration Submenu Me
93. tem or on a table so that they won t accidentally be stepped on e While working on the system do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present After accessing the inside of the system replace the blade module s cover before installing it back into the blade enclosure 2 3 Electrostatic Discharge Precautions Electrostatic discharge ESD is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards The following measures are generally sufficient to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Keep all components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use e Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by it
94. ters 11 Click FINISH to accept the configuration and start the initialization process unless you selected NO INITIALIZATION earlier Using Manual Configuration RAID 1 Follow these steps to create a RAID 1 storage configuration using the MANUAL CONFIGURATION mode of the Configuration Wizard 1 In the ARRAY SELECTION screen Figure 5 12 select two available drives in the left panel Click the RIGHT ARROW button to move the selected drives to the right panel disk drive on which the operating system is installed or any other drives that are NOTE MegaRAID Storage Manager software will not allow you to select the already part of a confi guration 2 Click ACCEPT to accept these drives for the new RAID 1 array 3 To add a hotspare to an array select an available drive in the left panel Select the array from the drop down menu and click ADD HOTSPARE TO as shown in Figure 5 14 Figure 5 14 Array Selection Screen Adding a Hotspare Controller 0 ectio 9 sav Porto 8 Physical Drive 2 140014 amp Physical Drive 5 70007 j HotSpare Physical Drive 1 m Port1 pa Port 2 pap Port 3 pan Port 4 B AddHotspare To X 8 New Array 1 S Physical Drive 3 140014 MB Physical Drive 4 140014 MB amp HotSpare Physical Drive 1 70007 MB 8 New Array 5 24 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure 4 To remove a hotspare from an array select it in the right panel and click REMOVE HO
95. the OPERATIONS menu You can also view the OPERATIONS selections on the main window on the OPERATIONS tab in the right panel If an operation requires user inputs before it can be executed it appears in the OPERATIONS tab but not in the OPERATIONS menu A device specific OPERATIONS menu pops up if you right click a device icon in the left panel An ADVANCED OPERATIONS submenu is also available This is where you access the CONFIGURATION WIZARD and other configuration related commands To access this menu select OPERATIONS gt ADVANCED OPERATIONS Group Operations Menu The GROUP OPERATIONS menu options include CHECK CONSISTENCY INITIALIZE and SHOW PROGRESS Log Menu The LOG menu includes options for saving and clearing the message log Help Menu On the HELP menu you can select HELP gt HELP to view the MegaRAID Storage Manager software online help file You can select HELP gt ABOUT to view version information for the MegaRAID Storage Manager software NOTE When you use the MegaRAID Storage Manager software online help you may see a warning message that Internet Explorer has restricted the file from showing active content If this warning appears click on the active content gt warning bar and enable the active content 5 16 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure 5 5 Configuration You use MegaRAID Storage Manager software to create and modify storage configurations RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 RAID 10
96. the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to select either the Intel or the Adaptec Host RAID Controller If this item is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available Select Enable to enable the Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface The options are Enabled and Disabled WARNING Use caution when setting this function This feature is for advanced programmers only This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system 6 5 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt ENTER gt Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing lt ENTER gt Table 6 3 contains a list of all menu options in the ADVANCED SETUP menu SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Table 6 3 Advanced Setup Menu Options Submenu Description gt Boot Features b Memory Cache PCI Configuration gt Advanced Chipset Control gt Advanced Processor Options P1 O Device Configuration gt Console Redirection gt Hardware Monitor Access this submenu to make cha
97. tinue Target Name Target IP Target Port Boot LUN Select SAVE CHANGES AND EXIT on the setup screen Put the Windows Installation CD into the CD ROM drive In Windows press F6 to load the Intel iSCSI Setup driver from the disc a If you installed Windows 2003 32 bit SP1 or SP1 R2 then install the Microsoft Hotfix for Windows Server KB902113 NDIS QFE Windows 2003 SP2 contains the QFE To Install Windows 2003 x64 you must first create an operating system installa tion media including a Hot Fix referenced from KB article 934848 at http support microsoft com kb 934848 en us B 1 SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual 8 Copy the following Windows drivers to your desktop or a convenient directory for later reference and use e Intel Network Driver e Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator with integrated software boot support ISBOOT exe 9 Bring up the WINDOWS DEVICE MANAGER screen and under devices highlight the second ETHERNET CONTROLLER under OTHER DEVICES 10 Select UPDATE DRIVER from the right click menu When prompted for the driver file point to where you saved the driver files and windows will pick it up for installation 11 Launch the MS SCSI INITIATOR file that you saved previously and do the following actions on the MICROSOFT ISCSI INITIATOR INSTALLATION Screens that appear a Go through the first two screens and on the third screen check the MICROSOFT MPIO MULTIPATHI
98. ty engine optional Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives Check key lock Erase F2 prompt Enter SETUP Check for errors POST done prepare to boot operating system Terminate QuietBoot optional Initialize ACPI BIOS Initialize SMBIOS Clear parity checkers Clear screen optional Try to boot with INT 19 Initialize error logging gt N SBI 7125W S6 Blade Module User s Manual Table A 2 Terminal POST Errors Continued C4h C6h C8h CAh CCh CEh Initialize system error handler Initialize note dock optional Force check optional Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video Initialize digitizer and display message The following are for the boot block in Flash ROM Table A 3 Boot Block Flash ROM Terminal POST Errors EOh E2h E4h E6h E8h EAh ECh EEh FOh Initialize the chipset Initialize the CPU Initialize system VO Checksum BIOS ROM Set Huge Segment Initialize OEM special code Initialize Memory type Shadow Boot Block Initialize interrupt vectors A 8 Table A 3 Boot Block Flash ROM Terminal POST Errors Continued Post Code Description F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Manager F4h Output one beep F5h Clear Huge Segment F6h Boot to Mini DOS F7h Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base
99. ur web site for a complete listing of supported processors 1600 1333 1066 MHz front side system bus speed Intel 5400 MCH ESB2 ATI ES1000 with 32 MB graphics 16 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM Eight 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of ECC FBD DDR2 800 667 533 SDRAM LSI SAS 1078 controller for six SAS or SATA drives Six 6 hot swap drive bays for 2 5 SAS SATA disk drives The SBI 7125W S6 blade module supports up to dual 771 pin Intel Xeon 5400 5300 5200 5100 5000 series processors Refer to the Supermicro web site for a complete listing of supported processors http www supermicro com products superblade 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 7125W S6 blade module are found in Chapter 3 Setup and Installation on page 3 1 Memory The SBI 7125W S6 blade module has eight 240 pin DIMM sockets that can support up to 64 GB of ECC FBD Fully Buffered DIMM DDR2 800 667 533 SDRAM Memory is interleaved which requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed in groups of two or three Please refer to the Supermicro web site for a list of supported memory www supermicro com products superblade The detailed specifications for a blade module will contain a link to a list of recommended memory sizes and manufacturers Details on installation of memory modules into
100. validity It is not a setting This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity It is not a setting Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to view the contents of the event log This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to mark the DMI events as read Select Yes and press lt Enter gt to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No Table 6 10 Console Redirection Submenu Menu Options Menu Option Description COM Port Address BAUD Rate Console Type Flow Control Console Connection Continue CR after POST This item allows you to specify to redirect the console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabled This item allows you to select the BAUD rate for console redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K This item allows you to choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 This item allows you to choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS This item allows you to choose select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Choose whether to continue with console redirecti
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