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SBI-7425C-S3/S3E Blade Modules User`s Manual

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1. 6 14 Table 6 9 DMI Event Logging Submenu Menu Options 6 15 Table 6 10 Console Redirection Submenu Menu Options 6 17 Table 6 11 Hardware Monitor Submenu Menu Options 6 18 Table 6 12 IPMI Submenu Menu Options 6 19 Table 6 13 Security Menu Options kk kk 6 20 Table 6 14 Exit Menu Opt OnS kk emn 6 23 Table A 1 BIOS POST Messages A 1 Table A 2 Terminal POST Errors emen A 4 Table A 3 Boot Block Flash ROM Terminal POST Errors ssse A 8 xi SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Module User s Manual Notes xii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview This user s manual covers both the SBI 7425C S3 and SBI 7425C S3E blade modules The only difference between these two modules and their respective B7DC3 and B7DC3 IB mainboards is the Infiniband support found in the SBI 7125C S3E blade module The SBI 7425C S3 S3E blade modules are compact self contained servers that connect into a pre cabled enclosure that provides power cooling management and networking functions One enclosure for the SBI 7425C S3 S3E blade modules can hold fourteen 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
2. Chapter 6 BIOS Table 6 4 Memory Cache Submenu Menu Options Menu Option Description Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a system BIOS buffer into which 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 Video 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 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 Cache Base 0 512k 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 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
3. Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging 6 15 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual Table 6 9 DMI Event Logging Submenu Menu Options Continued Menu Option Description ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt ENTER gt to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press lt ENTER gt to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No Console Redirection Submenu Figure 6 7 Console Redirection Submenu Com Port Address c Enter Selecting Console Redirection in the ADVANCED menu brings up the CONSOLE REDIRECTION submenu Table 6 7 The menu options found in this submenu are shown n lable 6 16 Chapter 6 BIOS Table 6 10 Console Redirection Submenu Menu Options Menu Option Description COM Port Address This item allows you to specify to redirect the console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate 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 Console Type 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 7b
4. 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 Network IB LED System Fault LED KVM Connector Flashing Green Flashing Orange Red N A Indicates network activity over LAN Indicates network activity over InfiniBand module Indicates a memory error overheat VGA error or any error that prevents booting Connector for SUV KVM cable 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
5. 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 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 cor
6. for serial port A The Interrupt options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 gt Serial Port B This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined DISABLED AUTO BIOS controlled and OS CONTROLLED Mode 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 Chapter 6 BIOS Table 6 8 I O Device Configuration Submenu Menu Options Continued Menu Option Description This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port B The Bese VO Address options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B The p options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 DMI Event Logging Submenu Figure 6 6 DMI Event Logging Submenu View DMI event log Enter Selecting DMI Event Logging in the ADVANCED menu brings up the DMI EVENT LOGGING submenu Table 6 6 The menu options found in this submenu are shown in Table 6 9 Table 6 9 DMI Event Logging Submenu Menu Options Menu Option Description Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press ENTER to view the contents of the event log
7. Adapter Virtual Drive 2 K l ST em Virtual D Initialize Physical Drive ij me Rebuild Check Consistency Select VD 2 Select a virtual drive if there is more than one configured and press ENTER 5 7 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual 3 Select INITIALIZE from the submenu and press ENTER 4 Select YES at the prompt and press ENTER The Configuration Utility displays a bar graph showing the initialization progress 5 When initialization completes press Esc to return to the previous menu If you press Esc while initialization is in progress the STOP CONTINUE and ABORT options are available as explained earlier in First Initialization Method step 5 above 5 8 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 added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the http www supermicro com products SuperBlade module web site for further details on BIOS setup and the BIOS menus for your SuperBlade blade module I System BIOS BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System The Phoenix BIOS flash chip stores the System parameters types of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memo
8. BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 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 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules 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 NOTE iSCSI installation requires two 2 network switch pass thru modules to f implement To implement iSCSI use in Supermicro blade systems use the procedure below 1 On boot up press CTRL D to go to the ISCSI PORT SELECTION screen 2 Set one port to Primary and press lt ENTER gt 3 Select the ISCSI BOOT CONFIGURATION option 4 For DYNAMIC IP CONFIGURATION DHCP enter information for the following settings Initiator Name Initiation IP Subnet Mask Gateway VLAN ID 5 For USE DHCP FOR ISCSI TARGET INFORMATION enter information for the following settings and then se
9. INITIALIZE Use the SPACEBAR to highlight the virtual drive to initialize The virtual drive name is highlighted in yellow To deselect it highlight the virtual drive and press the SPACEBAR again Press F10 Select YES at the prompt and press ENTER to begin the initialization 5 6 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure A graph shows the progress of the initialization until it is complete 5 After the initialization is complete press Esc to return to previous menus If you press Esc while initialization is in progress the following options appear Stop Available only if AutoResume is enabled on the adapter MANAGEMENT menu gt OBJECTS gt ADAPTER gt AUTORESUME The initialization is stopped and the Configuration Utility stores the percentage of the initialization already completed If AutoResume is enabled and if Fast Init is not enabled the initial ization resumes where it left off when you restart it instead of starting over from zero percent Continue The initialization continues normally Abort The initialization is completely aborted If you restart initialization it begins at zero percent Second Initialization Method Follow these steps to initialize a virtual drive using the OBJECTS menu 1 From the MANAGEMENT menu select OBJECTS VIRTUAL DRIVE to bring up the VIRTUAL DRIVES LisT screen Figure 5 3 Figure 5 3 Virtual Drives List Screen Uirtual Drives 3 Jbj Virtual Drive 1 Managenen
10. 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 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual 6 4 Main BIOS Setup System Time Figure 6 1 Main BIOS Setup Menu Menu options found in the MAIN BIOS SETUP menu are shown in the Table 6 1 Main BIOS Setup Menu Options Menu Option Description System Time 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 System Date 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 BIOS Date The BIOS Date field displays the date when this version of the BIOS was built System Memory This BIOS entry displays the installed system memory for the Blade server Extended Memory This BIOS entry displays the extended memory for the Blade server Chapter 6 BIOS 6 5 Advanced Setup Figure 6 2 Advanced Setup Menu gt Boot Features STE Enter Choose Advanced from the BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys to bring up the ADVANCED menu Figure 6 2 The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt ENTER gt Options
11. an OS to the blade modules 3 9 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual 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 cable 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 APXE 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 o
12. design which is based on the Intel 5100 Intel ICH R chipset See Figure 4 4 for a block diagram of this chipset Figure 4 3 for a view of the B7DC3 mainboard and Figure 4 5 for an exploded view diagram of the blade unit Figure 4 3 B7DC3 Mainboard eae NT JiJiJi mt TTD Man 8 10 Chapter 4 Blade Module Features Table 4 4 B7DC3 Mainboard Layout 1 LGA 771 CPU1 Socket 3 DIMM Slots see Figure 3 5 6 slot DIMM Numbering on page 3 7 for details 5 SIMBL Slot 7 Intel 82575EB LAN Chip 9 Onboard Battery 11 BIOS Chip Figure 4 4 Intel 5100 Intel ICH9R Chipset Block Diagram CPU1 CPU2 SAS Ports 3 X 3 0 Gb s 106 7 1333 MT s a Y 5 lt 8 LSI1068E LL zzz vor EE s ji SSD s NIG fe PCLExp x8 5100 Bae EHE MCH e 9 g InfiniBand PCI Exp x8 z an Adapter DDR2 2 v y SIMBL Miapiane gt Connector f GbLAN 2 ICH9 Ethernet PCLExp x4 USB 2 0 Controller lt gt USB Ports 5 Graphics PCI LPC gt Controller S 1 0 BIOS Front Panel 4 5 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual Jumpers The jumpers present on the mainboard are used by the manufacturer only there are no jumpers used to co
13. folder launch the iSCSIAPP exe file for 32 bit installation or in the WINX64 folder launch the iSCS APP 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 Inte iSCSI Setup driver in the WINDOWS DEVICE MANAGER window right click UNINSTALL B 3 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules 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 prop
14. for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing lt ENTER gt contains a list of all menu options found in the ADVANCED SETUP menu Table 6 2 Advanced Setup Menu Options Submenu Description Access this submenu to make changes to boot features See Table 6 3 for a list PBeotbestures of menu options in this submenu Access this submenu to make changes to settings for the memory cache See AES Cem able 6 4 for a list of menu options in this submenu Access this submenu to make changes to settings for PCI devices See PPG Configuration e 6 5 for a list of menu options in this submenu 6 5 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual Table 6 2 Advanced Setup Menu Options Continued Submenu Description gt Advanced Chipset Control Access this submenu to make changes to advanced chipset settings See Table 6 6 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 gt Advanced Processor Options Access this submenu to make changes to advanced processor option settings See Table 6 7 for a list of menu options in this submenu E O Device Configuration Access this submenu to ma
15. 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 memory area 512K 640k to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the static DROM SDROM 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 Extended Memory Area 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 Discrete MTRR Allocation
16. set up a RAID array SATA RAID 0 or 1 only or JBOD These drives use a yellow color for the Blade HDD active LED See Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure on page 5 1 for further details on RAID Setup 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 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual Notes 4 8 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure Each SBI 7125C S3 blade module supports up to three hard drives which may be used to create a RAID 0 RAID 1 or Enhance RAID array For RAID setup use the procedure below This blade s BIOS has an IR mode F W integrated RAID mode utility available in its setup NOTE The software RAID mode for the B7DC3 B7DC3 IB mainboard used in I the SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade module is the default mode Make sure the pins 1 2 of the jumper SWR5_enable on the board are closed thus enabling SR mode Also make sure that the SR firmware is flashed 5 1 RAID Configurations With two or hard drives per blade the following RAID configurations are supported e RAID 0 Data Striping this writes data in parallel interleaved striped sections on two hard drives Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk RAID1 Data Mirroring an identical data image from one drive is copied to another drive The second drive must be the same size or larger than the first drive E
17. via system interface The options are Enabled and DISABLED Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are ENABLED and Disabled Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log Event Log Control Use this setting to configure event log controls System Firmware This function enables you to log POST progress The options are ENABLED and Progress Disabled BIOS POST This function enables you to log POST errors The options are ENABLED and Errors Disabled BIOS POST Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog The options are ENABLED and Disabled POS Boot Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog The options are ENABLED and Disabled Timer for Loading OS Minutes This feature allows the user to set the time value in minutes for the previous item OS Boot Watch Dog by keying in a desired number in the blank The default setting is 10 minutes NOTE Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to DISABLED Time Out Option This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of a system boot failure The options are No Action RESET POWER OFF and POWER CYCLES System Event Log System Event Log List Mode These options display the System Event SEL Log and System Event SEL Log in List Mod
18. 3 11 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual Notes 3 12 Chapter 4 Blade Module Features Figure 4 1 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Unit Front View _ eee e Ka 1 This chapter describes the SBI 7425C S3 S3E 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 7425C S3 S3E Blade Unit Features Feature Description P Supports single or dual 771 pin Intel Xeon 5400 5300 5200 5100 series rocessors processors Meme Supports up to 24 GB of ECC Registered DDR2 667 533 SDRAM in six ry DIMM slots Storage Three hot plug 2 5 hot plug SAS SATA hard disk drives Ports KVM port 1 SATA ports 3 Onboard ATI ES1000 graphics chip with 32MB 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 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules 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
19. 30 231 or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System Extended or Shadow memory Fixed disk n 0 3 identified Problem with NVRAM CMOS data I O device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse installed Appendix A BIOS POST Codes 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 I20 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 system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and displ
20. FROM BOOT ORDER to the category of BOOT PRIORITY ORDER and vise versa See details on how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the ITEM SPECIFIC HELP window Press X to select deselect from order in boot sequence 6 8 Exit Figure 6 11 Exit Menu Exit Saving Changes Choose EXIT from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys to bring up the Exit menu Figure 6 11 All Exit BIOS settings are described in below 6 22 Chapter 6 BIOS Table 6 14 Exit Menu Options Menu Option Description Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt ENTER gt to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit lt ENTER gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults 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 Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit lt ENTER gt to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt ENTER gt to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 6 23 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual Notes 6 24 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes A 1 BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test
21. 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 ENABLED and Disabled SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual PCI Configuration Submenu Figure 6 2 PCI Configuration Submenu Onboard G LAN1 OPROM Configure Enter Selecting PCI Configuration in the ADVANCED menu brings up the PCI CONFIGURATION submenu Table 6 2 The menu options found in this submenu are shown in Table 6 5 Table 6 5 PCI Configuration Submenu Menu Options Menu Option Description Onboard GLAN1 Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from the GLAN1 Ethernet port The options are Enabled and DISABLED Onboard GLAN2 Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from the GLAN2 Ethernet port The options are Enabled and DISABLED Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No Large Disk Access Mode If installing new software and the drive fails change this selection and try again Different operating systems require different representations of drive geometries Default is DOS Select
22. 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 Flashin 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 Secon This LED illuminates red when a fatal error occurs This may be the N Red 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 turns on and 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 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual 4 2 Mainboard The mainboard of the SBI 7425C S3 S3E blade unit is a proprietary
23. ONLIN A array number drive number For example ONLIN A00 01 means array 0 disk drive 1 To create a global hotspare drive highlight a READY disk drive and press F4 Then select YES from the pop up menu Make sure the capacity of the hotspare drive is equal to or larger than the capacity of the disks in the array and that it is the same type of drive SAS or SATA NOTE The hotspare drive will rebuild a failed drive even if it is SAS and the failed drive is SATA or vice versa Once the rebuilt is completed however it is recommended that you replace the new array member with a drive of the same type To define multiple arrays select all the drives you want for the first array then press ENTER to start selecting drives for the second array and so on When you have selected drives for all desired arrays press F10 Press the SPACEBAR to select an array if needed Press F10 to continue Highlight RAID and press ENTER A list of the available RAID levels for the current virtual drive appears Select a RAID level for the virtual drive and press ENTER Optional You may also set the logical drive size by highlighting SIZE and then pressing ENTER 5 5 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual 11 12 13 14 15 The minimum valid virtual drive size is 64 Mbytes An error will appear if you try to create a virtual drive that is smaller 64 Mbytes By default all the available space in the array
24. OS 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 OBh Enable CPU cache OEh Initialize I O 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 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes 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 Initialize interrupt vectors 2 1 2 3 Ch
25. OTHER for UNIX Novell Netware or other operating systems Chapter 6 BIOS Advanced Chipset Control Submenu Figure 6 3 Advanced Chipset Control Submenu Clock Spectrum Feature ya Enter Selecting Advanced Chipset Control in the ADVANCED menu brings up the ADVANCED CHIPSET CONTROL submenu Table 6 3 The menu options found in this submenu are shown in Table 6 6 Table 6 6 Advanced Chipset Control Submenu Menu Options Menu Option Description Clock Spectrum Feature Enable this feature to limit peak EMI emission Default is Disabled Crystal Beach Configure Enabled 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 SERR Signal Condition 4GB PCI Hole Granularity Channel 0 Rank Sparing This setting specifies the ECC Error conditions that an SERR is to be asserted The options are None Single Bit MULTIPLE B T and BOTH This feature allows you to select the granularity of PCI hole for PCI slots If MTRRs are not enough this option may be used to reduce MTRR occupation The options are 256 MB 512 MB 1GB and 2GB Enables 0 Channel rank sparing feature Default is Disabled 6 11 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual Table 6 6 Advanced Chipset Control Submenu Menu Options Continued Menu Option Description Channel 1 Rank Spa
26. PIO MULTIPATHING SUPPORT FOR ISCSI check box Figure B 1 Figure B 1 Microsoft MPIO Multipathing Support for iSCSI Check Box Software Update Installation Wizard E xl Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Installation Au Microsoft iSCSI Initiator will be installed Installation Options Iv virtual Port Driver IV Initiator Service IV Software Initiator lt Back Cancel b Onthe next screen check the CONFIGURE ISCSI NETWORK BOOT SUPPORT check box and select the INTEL GIGABIT ADAPTER identified as e1express Figure B 2 B 2 Appendix B iSCSI Setup Procedure 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Figure B 2 Configure iSCSI Network Boot Support Check Box Software Update Installation Wizard 3 xl Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Installation py 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 elexpress 0 0 0 0 Broadcom BCM5708C Netrem l2nd ome c Inthe next screen select AGREE d In the final screen click FINISH Reboot the system Launch the SBOOT exe file It will create an ntel12 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
27. SE BIRTH DEFECTS AND OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM Manual Revison 1 0a 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 7425C S3 S3E 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 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Module and describes their 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 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Module Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Refer to this chapter for details on installing the SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Module into the SuperBladeSuperBlade chassis Other sections cover
28. T f NOTE Blade Modules can be Hot Plugged from the enclosure r 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 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
29. UPERMICR SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual Revison 1 0a SBI 7425C S3 S3E 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 disput
30. 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 com Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands 31 0 73 6400390 31 0 73 6416525 sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw support supermicro com tw 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 2 1 Chapter 2 System Safety Electrical Safety Precautions Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperBlade from damage Be aware of how to power on off the enclosure power supplies and the individual blades as well as the room s emergency power off switch disconnection switch or electrical outlet If an electrical accident occurs you can then quickly remove power from the system Do not work alone when working with high voltage components Power should always be disconnected from the blade module when removing or installing such system components as the mainboard memory modules and processors When working around expo
31. and Installation Figure 3 1 Inserting a Blade into the Enclosure Figure 3 2 Locking the Blade into Position SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual 3 3 Processor Installation One or two processors may be installed to the mainboard of each blade unit See Chapter 1 for general information on the features of the blade unit and the Supermicro web site for further details including processor memory and operating system support 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 p
32. array 0 disk drive 1 b To create a global hotspare drive highlight a READY disk drive and press F4 Then select YES from the pop up menu c To define multiple arrays select all the drives you want for the first array then press ENTER to start selecting drives for the second array and so on When you have selected drives for all desired arrays press F10 3 Press the SPACEBAR to select an array The VIRTUAL DRIVES CONFIGURED screen appears as shown in Figure 5 2 This screen shows the virtual drive number RAID level virtual drive size number of stripes in the physical array stripe size and state of the virtual drive 4 Press F10 again 5 3 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual Figure 5 2 Virtual Drives Configured Screen LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Uer A 57 Feb 15 2888 Virtual Drive s Configured UD RAID Size Stripes StripeSz Status irtual Drive 8 ADY ADY ADY 5 Highlight RAID and press ENTER The available RAID levels for the current virtual drive are displayed 6 Select a RAID level for the virtual drive and press ENTER 7 Optional Change the drive s default Write Cache and Read Ahead policies 8 When you have finished defining the current virtual drive select ACCEPT and press ENTER 9 Save the configuration when prompted and press any key to return to the MANAGEMENT menu 13 Initialize the new virtual drive s see for detail
33. arrier 3 9 Figure 4 1 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Unit Front View 4 1 Figure 4 2 Blade Control Panel 4 2 Figure 4 3 B7DC3 Mainboard iii kk kk keke kk kk 4 4 Figure 4 4 Intel 5100 Intel ICH9R Chipset Block Diagram 4 5 Figure 4 5 Exploded View of a SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Module 4 6 Figure 5 1 RAID Configuration Utility Management Menu Screen 5 2 Figure 5 2 Virtual Drives Configured Screen 5 4 Figure 5 3 Virtual Drives List Screen sse 5 7 Figure 6 1 Main BIOS Setup Menu menn 6 4 Figure 6 2 Advanced Setup Menu 6 5 Figure 7 Boot Features Submenu kek kk kek 6 7 Figure 6 1 Memory Cache Submenu kreere entreen nerne 6 8 Figure 6 2 PCI Configuration Submenu 6 10 Figure 6 3 Advanced Chipset Control Submenu eese 6 11 Figure 6 4 Advanced Processor Options Submenu sess 6 12 Figure 6 5 I O Device Configuration Submenu eese 6 14 Figure 6 6 DMI Event Logging Submenu seen 6 15 Figure 6 7 Console Redirection Submenu esee 6 16 Figure 6 8 Hardware Monitor Submenu 6 17 Figur
34. ay 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 2222 Displayed after any recoverable error message Press F1 to start the boot process or F2 to enter Setup and change the settings Press F3 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 I20 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 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BI
35. change to take effect Please refer to Intel s website for detailed information Intel EIST Support Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are ENABLED and Disabled Native mode support only CPU Cache Control DCU Prefetcher Enables the DCU Prefetcher when selected Default is Disabled IP Prefetcher Enables the IP Prefetcher when selected Default is Enabled Direct Cache Access Enables Direct Cache Access when selected Default is Disabled SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual 1 0 Device Configuration Submenu Serial port A Figure 6 5 1 0 Device Configuration Submenu Selecting I O Device Configuration in the ADVANCED menu brings up the 1 0 DEVICE CONFIGURATION submenu Table 6 5 The menu options found in this submenu are shown in Table 6 8 Table 6 8 I O Device Configuration Submenu Menu Options Menu Option Description P Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined DISABLED and AUTO BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address 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
36. de 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 Press the power button on the blade unit Use IPMIView or the web 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 Press the power button on the blade unit Use IPMIView or the web browser based management utility to power down if you have Operator or Admin privileges on the CMM 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 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules 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 I
37. e Items include SEL System Event Log Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Type Time Stamp Generator ID SEL Message Revision Sensor Type Sensor Number SEL Event Type Event Description and SEL Event Data gt Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual 6 6 Security Figure 6 9 Security Menu Set Supervisor Password Enter Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys to bring up the SECURITY menu Figure 6 9 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 13 below Table 6 13 Security Menu Options Menu Option Supervisor Password Is Description 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 User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system CLEAR means such a password has not been used and SET means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item SET SUPERVISOR PASSWORD is highlighted hit the lt ENTER gt key When prompted t
38. e 6 9 Security Menu 6 20 Figure 6 10 Boot Menu nre inen He ER k wek xw ka a d au A ni 6 21 Figure 6 1 1 Exit Menu ss iere Hirn 6 22 Figure B 1 Microsoft MPIO Multipathing Support for iSCSI Check Box B 2 Figure B 2 Configure iSCSI Network Boot Support Check Box B 3 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Module User s Manual Notes List of Tables Table 1 1 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Specification Features 1 2 Table 3 1 Populating Eight Memory Slots for Interleaved Operation 3 6 Table 4 1 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Unit Features 4 1 Table 4 2 Blade Control Panel 4 2 Table 4 3 Blade Module LED Indicators iii kk 4 3 Table 4 4 B7DC3 Mainboard Layout 4 5 Table 4 5 Main Components of a SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Module 4 7 Table 6 1 Main BIOS Setup Menu Options 6 4 Table 6 2 Advanced Setup Menu Options li kk e 6 5 Table 6 3 Boot Features Submenu Menu Options 6 7 Table 6 4 Memory Cache Submenu Menu Options 6 9 Table 6 5 PCI Configuration Submenu Menu Options 6 10 Table 6 6 Advanced Chipset Control Submenu Menu Options 6 11 Table 6 7 Advanced Processor Options Submenu Menu Options 6 13 Table 6 8 1 0 Device Configuration Submenu Menu Options
39. eck 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 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules 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 I O 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 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes Table A 2 Terminal POST Errors Continued 95h 98h 9Ah 9Dh 9Fh A8h ACh BOh B2h B5h B7h BAh BCh BEh COh C2h Install CD ROM for boot 1 2 Search for option ROMs One long two short beeps on check sum failure Shadow option ROMs Initialize security e
40. ed instructions Using New Configuration and View Add Configuration When you select the NEW CONFIGURATION menu option the configuration utility deletes the existing arrays and virtual drives and replaces them with the new configuration that you specify The ViEW ADD CONFIGURATION menu option lets you view the existing configuration or add to the existing configuration if possible 5 4 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure WARNING If you want to keep the existing data on the storage configuration A use VIEW ADD CONFIGURATION instead of NEW CONFIGURATION Follow these steps to configure a disk array using the NEW CONFIGURATION or VIEW ADD CONFIGURATION option r 1 A 2 3 10 SELECT CONFIGURATION gt NEW CONFIGURATION or CONFIGURATION VIEW ADD CONFIGURATION from the MANAGEMENT menu If you selected NEW CONFIGURATION select YES to proceed and confirm that you are erasing the existing storage configuration The Configuration Utility displays an array selection window NOTE The existing storage configuration will be erased only if you save the newly created configuration at the end of the process It you do not save the new configuration the Configuration Utility will restore the previously existing configuration Use the arrow keys to select physical drives for the new array Press the SPACEBAR to add each selected physical drive to the new array When you select a drive its status changes from READY to
41. een during boot up POST Errors 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 ACPI Mode 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 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual Table 6 3 Boot Features Submenu Menu Options Continued Menu Option Description If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user Power Button hits the power button If set to 4 sec override the system will power off when the Behavior 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 Power Loss Control J 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 Summary Screen the system configuration during bootup Memory Cache Submenu Selecting Memory Cache in the ADVANCED menu brings up the MEMORY CACHE submenu Table 6 1 The menu options found in this submenu are shown in Table 6 4 Figure 6 1 Memory Cache Submenu Cache System BIOS area Enter
42. emory 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 BAGE Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 2 DIMMs 1A 2A a s 4 DIMMs 1A 2A 3A 4A 6 DIMMs 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 3 6 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation NOTE The DIMM slot number specified in Table 3 1 equals the DIMM slot to be populated The notation indicates that the DIMM slot should be left unpopulated NOTE Though multiple DIMM memory module types and speeds may be f supported you need to use DIMM memory modules of the same speed and type Figure 3 5 6 slot DIMM Numbering m lt eo aa DIMM2B DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM1A Center of Board Edge of Board Toward CPU s 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 3 7 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual 4 Insert each DIMM vertically i
43. emoved 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 battery WARNING There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed A upside down which reverses its polarities 3 5 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules 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 WARNING For all SBI 7425 series blades ONLY VLP Very low profile memory A can be used Populating Memory Slots The mainboard of a SBI 7425C S3 S3E blade module has six memory slots 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 DIMMAA 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 M
44. ent with the array Starting The MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Follow these steps to start the MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility 1 During boot up wait for the following message to appear on the screen Press Ctrl M to run LSI Software RAID Setup Utility 2 When you see this message hold down the CTRL key while pressing the M KEY The RAID CONFIGURATION UTILITY MANAGEMENT MENU screen appears as shown in Figure 5 1 Figure 5 1 RAID Configuration Utility Management Menu Screen Managenent Menu Initialize Objects Rebui ld Check Consistency Configure YD s 5 2 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure Using Easy Configuration When you select the EASY CONFIGURATION option the configuration utility creates one or more arrays from the available physical drives and configures each array as a single virtual drive If virtual drives have already been configured the configuration utility does not change their configuration Follow the steps below to create a virtual drive using EASY CONFIGURATION 1 Select CONFIGURATION gt EASY CONFIGURATION from the MANAGEMENT menu A list of available READY physical drives appears 2 Use the arrow keys to select the physical drives you want to include in the array a Press the SPACEBAR to add each selected physical drive to the new array When you select a physical drive its status changes from READY to ONLIN A array numbe drive number For example ONLIN A00 01 means
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47. ic 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 its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts e When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the mainboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use e 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 fourteen SBI 7425C S3 S3E blade modules may be installed into a single blade enclosure Blade modules with Windows and Linux operating systems may be mixed together in the same blade enclosure Powering Up a Bla
48. is to the current virtual drive For RAID 10 arrays only one virtual can be defined for the entire array Optional You may change the disks s default Write Cache and Read Ahead policies When you have finished defining the current virtual drive select ACCEPT and press ENTER Configure additional virtual drives on the same array if desired If you have created more than one array configure a virtual drive on the second array Save the configuration when prompted and press any key to return to the MANAGEMENT menu Initialize the new virtual drive s See Initializing Virtual Drives on page 5 6 for detailed instructions Initializing Virtual Drives WARNING When you initialize a virtual drive all existing data on the virtual drive AN is erased This section explains the two methods of initializing a virtual drive with the MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility If the FAsT INIT property is enabled fast initialization is used In fast initialization the MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility quickly writes zeroes to the first and last 8 Mbyte regions of the new virtual drive If the FAsT INIT property is not enabled the MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility performs a complete initialization on the virtual drive This may take a long time if the physical disk drives are large First Initialization Method Follow these steps to initialize a virtual drive using the INITIALIZE menu 1 2 On the MANAGEMENT menu select
49. it PC ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 Flow Control 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 Console Connection This item allows you to choose select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine The options are On and Off Hardware Monitor Submenu Figure 6 8 Hardware Monitor Submenu Enter SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual Selecting Hardware Monitor in the ADVANCED menu brings up the HARDWARE MONITOR submenu Table 6 8 The menu options found in this submenu are shown in Table 6 11 Table 6 11 Hardware Monitor Submenu Menu Options Menu Option Description CPU Temperature Threshold 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 hardcode default setting is 80 C The default setting for the Intel 5100 Series CPU is 75 C and for the 5000 Series CPU is 80 C gt Temperature Monitoring Available if supported by the CPU This function monitors the following PECI Platform Environment Control Interface items id This setting monitors CPU1 temperature emperature CPU This setting monitors CPU2 tempe
50. ke changes to I O device configuration settings See Table 6 8 for a list of menu options in this submenu gt DMI Event Logging Access this submenu to make changes to DMI event logging settings See Table 6 9 for a list of menu options in this submenu gt Console Redirection gt Hardware Monitor 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 DIPMI Access this submenu to make changes to the IPMI settings See Table 6 12 for a list of menu options in this submenu NOTE The option is available only when an IPMI card is installed in the system Chapter 6 BIOS Boot Features Submenu Figure 7 Boot Features Submenu QuickBoot Mode Enter Selecting Boot Features in the ADVANCED menu brings up the BOOT FEATURES submenu Table 7 The menu options found in this submenu are shown in Table 6 3 Table 6 3 Boot Features Submenu Menu Options Menu Option Description If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by Quick Boot Mode 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 Quiet Boot Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the diagnostic scr
51. lade Modules User s Manual 2 2 General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety 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 system or on a table so that they won t accidentally be stepped on 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 antistat
52. lect OK to continue Target Name Target IP Target Port Boot LUN 6 Select SAVE CHANGES AND EXIT on the setup screen 7 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 R2then install the Microsoft Hotfix for Windows Server KB902113 NDIS QFE Windows 2003 SP2 contains the QFE b 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 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules 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 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 ISCSI INITIATOR file that you saved previously and do the following actions on the MICROSOFT ISCSI INITIATOR INSTALLATION screens that appear a Gothrough the first two screens and on the third screen check the MICROSOFT M
53. modules are housed within 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 Components 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 Blade IPMI Add on Card AOC SIMPL Mezzanine Cards with Infiniband Switch AOC IBH 001 AOC IBH 002 or AOC IBH 003 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 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual 1 3 Blade Module Features Table 1 1 lists the main features of the SBI 7425C S3 S3E blade modules See the proceeding section for components typically included in a blade system and other optional components Specific details on the SBI 7425C S3 S3E blade modules is found in Chapter 4 Blade Module Features on page 4 1 Table 1 1 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Specification Features Mainboard Processors FSB Speed Chipset Graphics Controller BIOS Memory Capacity SATA Controller Hard Dri
54. n 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 Installing via Virtual Media Drive Redirection You can install the OS via Virtual Media through either the PMlview Java based client utility PMltool or the Web based Management Utility 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 10 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation 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
55. nabled The options are Enabled and DISABLED Machine Checking C1 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Enables machine checking when selected Default is Enabled Set to ENABLED to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower the CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheating The options are ENABLED and Disabled Refer to the Intel web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit 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 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enables Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch when selected Default is Disabled Hardware Prefetch Intel R Virtualization Technology Enables Hardware Prefetch when selected Default is Enabled Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are ENABLED and Disabled NOTE If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the
56. nfigure 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 10 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 Components Figure 4 5 Exploded View of a SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Module 4 6 Chapter 4 Blade Module Features Table 4 5 Main Components of a SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Module Item Description Blade Unit Module 2 5 Hard Drives mu DIMMs system memory CPU Heatsinks 2 Top Cover Air Shroud L Air Shroud R JO oc o ND Memory Support The SBI 7425C S3 S3E blade modules supports up to 24 GB of ECC Registered DDR2 667 533 SDRAM in six DIMM sockets See Section 3 5 Memory Installation on page 3 6 for further details on mainboard memory installation Hard Disk Drives The SBI 7425C S3 S3E blade unit accommodates up to three 2 5 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 three drives can be used to
57. ngine 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 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules 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 E0h E2h E4h E6h E8h EAh ECh EEh FOh Initialize the chipset Initialize the CPU Initialize system I O Checksum BIOS ROM Set Huge Segment Initialize OEM special code Initialize Memory type Shadow Boot Block Initialize interrupt vectors Appendix A BIOS POST Codes Table A 3 Boot Block Flash ROM Terminal POST Errors Continued Post Code F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Description Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS If the
58. nhanced RAID 5 or RAID 10 Data Mirroring as RAID1 with data mirrored from one or more disks to one or more disks of a second larger size You can couple the disks from the source to create a virtual volume and use one or more disks of a second larger size to provide a single larger volume or multiple larger volumes that serve as the mirroring drive or drives for the array 5 2 Preparing for Setup Before you begin the installation verify the following 1 The SBI 7425C S3 S3E blade module has two or more hard drives installed 2 These drives must not have an OS installed and must be non partitioned formatted is ok 3 Theinstallation procedure is done via KVM so have a KVM cable CBL 0218L connected to the KVM connector on the blade module with a keyboard mouse and monitor attached NOTE You may also instead use IPMI or the Web based Management utility to f access the blade 5 1 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual 5 3 RAID Setup Procedure This section provides instructions for configuring arrays and logical drives with the MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility It is recommended that you use drives with the same capacity when you create a storage configurations If you use drives with different capacities in one array the configuration utility limits each drive to the capacity of the smallest drive The number of physical drives in a specific array determines the possible RAID levels that you can implem
59. nto 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 Figure 3 6 Installing a DIMM into a Memory Slot DDR2 DIMM To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the bottom te Note Notch iu should align notch with the receptive point on the slot To Remove Use your thumbs to Top View of DDR2 DIMM Slot gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM fromthe Jl IL Raisa Tab slot 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 L
60. ocate 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 Installation 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 3 Align the drive in the carrier so that the screw holes of both line up Note that there are holes in the carrier marked SATA to aid in correct installation 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 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
61. rature Temperature System This setting monitors the System temperature Temperature Voltage Monitoring The following voltages are displayed VcoreA VcoreB 1 8V P1V5 O aS Leh 12V 5Vsb 5VDD P VIT Vbat NOTE In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS Chapter 6 BIOS IPMI Submenu Selecting IPMI in the ADVANCED menu brings up the IPMI submenu The menu options found in this submenu are shown in Table 6 12 system If no card is installed then this option is not shown in the BIOS setup f NOTE This option is only available when an IPMI card is installed in the Table 6 12 IPMI Submenu Menu Options Menu Option Description OIPOMOOOO0 Specification Version This item displays the current IPMI Version Firmware Version This item displays the current Firmware Version System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging When this function is set to Disabled the system will continue to log events received
62. re ee ee pep d re esi deed ek 4 6 CMOS CIear 3 1 nina ute iia N cete cete 4 6 4 3 Blade Unit Components ssssssssssseeenes 4 6 Memory SUpport 8 alice tee a died iba pend Hide 4 7 Hard Disk Drives wind n l die kil tete edere da ede kel 4 7 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure 5 1 5 1 RAID Configurations 5 1 5 2 Preparing for Setup 5 1 5 3 RAID Setup Procedure 5 2 Starting The MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility 5 2 Using Easy Configuration lliuii kk e 5 3 Using New Configuration and View Add Configuration 5 4 Initializing Virtual Drives EEE Ek nnns 5 6 First Initialization Method sss 5 6 Second Initialization Method ssee e 5 7 Chapter 6 BIOS ente e a OL ete 6 1 0 1 Introductions seule Ann ete ete S 6 1 System BIOS nde teet stitit ind la Kak ce deed ned d s 6 1 How To Change the Configuration Data see 6 1 Starting the Setup Utility 6 1 6 2 BIOS Updates 6 2 Flashing BIOS p 6 2 6 3 Running Setup 2 iret eet elei eed 6 3 6 4 Main BIOS Setup 6 4 6 5 Advanced Setup 6 5 Boot Features Submenu sess 6 7 Memory Cache Submien sistema 6 8 PCI Configuration Submenu see emen 6 10 vi Table of Contents Advanced Chipset Con
63. resent 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 P f NOTE Be careful not to damage the pins protruding from the CPU socket r 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 f NOTE Do not overtighten the screws as this may damage the processor or the heatsink r 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 r
64. ring Enables 1 Channel rank sparing feature Default is Disabled Enhanced x8 Detection Enables enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error detection Default is Enabled Demand Scrub Enables Demand Scrub when selected Default is Enabled Petrol Scrub Enables Patrol Scrub when selected Default is Enabled Enabling Multi Media Timer Select Yes to activate a set of timers that are alternative to the traditional 8254 timers for the OS use The options are YES and No USB Host Controller Select Enabled to enable USB Host Controller 1 The options are Enabled and DISABLED Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The options are Enabled and DISABLED Advanced Processor Options Submenu Figure 6 4 Advanced Processor Options Submenu Frequency Ratio Enter Chapter 6 BIOS Selecting Advanced Processor Options in the ADVANCED menu brings up the DVANCED PROCESSOR OPTIONS submenu Table 6 4 The menu options found in this submenu are shown in Table 6 7 Table 6 7 Advanced Processor Options Submenu Menu Options Menu Option Description CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Core Multi Processing Available when supported by the CPU Selects the internal frequency multiplier of the CPU s Options are Default x6 and X7 Determines whether the 2nd CPU core is e
65. rupted 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 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 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual Table A 1 BIOS POST Messages Continued BIOS Message Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP System cache error Cache disabled CPU ID EISA CMOS not writeable DMA Test Failed Software NMI Failed Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed device Address Conflict Allocation Error for device CD ROM Drive Entering SETUP Failing Bits nnnn Fixed Disk n Invalid System Configuration Data 1 0 device IRQ conflict PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen Description 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 sy
66. ry 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 DELETE 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 DELETE 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 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules 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 the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than yo
67. s sess 2 2 2 4 Operating Precautions 2 2 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation 3 1 3 1 OVORVIGW k n iustis E RU eg textes 3 1 3 2 Installing Blade Modules sm 3 1 Powering Up a Blade Unit 3 1 Powering Down a Blade Unit 3 1 Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure csere 3 1 Removing Replacing the Blade Cover 3 2 Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure iiu EEE 3 2 3 3 Processor Installation sss 3 4 3 4 Onboard Battery Installation 3 5 3 5 Memory Installation 3 6 Populating Memory Slots 2 EE renerne kk k Kek 3 6 DIMM Installation 2 certet tete raske denna G 3 7 3 6 Hard Disk Drive Installation 3 8 3 7 Installing the Operating System 3 9 Installing with an External USB CD ROM Drive 3 10 Installing via PXE Boot 3 10 Installing via Virtual Media Drive Redirection 3 10 3 8 Management Software sss 3 11 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Module User s Manual 3 9 Configuring and Setting up RAID sse 3 11 Chapter 4 Blade Module Features 4 1 4 1 Control Panel 4 2 Power BUtIOD 2 5 i iet eet e e e a E inn 4 3 KVM B tton eite der ceo dee ee eR eed oe do eode reed qe ein 4 3 LED Indicators rre e EU E RA 4 3 KVM Sen eio HH E 4 3 422 Mainboard ee epe eedem 4 4 JUMpP FS s ir
68. sed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid making a complete circuit which will cause 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 7425C S3 S3E B
69. stems 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 Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS 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 A not correctly identified in Setup Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer A disabled cache slows system performance considerably CPU socket number for Multi Processor error ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long Address conflict for specified device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive identified Starting Setup program The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 2
70. te 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 the SBI 7425C S3 S3E blade modules are found in Chapter 3 Setup and Installation on page 3 1 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Storage The SBI 7425C S3 S3E blade modules can have three 2 5 inch SATA Serial ATA 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 fourteen 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 84 blade modules or the equivalent of 84 1U servers With the inclusion of six CMM modules twelve Gigabit Ethernet switches and six InfiniBand switches this would occupy up to 108U 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 fourteen blades to an enclosure Figure 1 1 Full Rack of Blade Enclosures and Blade Servers 1 3 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual 1 4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax
71. the installation 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 SBI 7425C S3 S3E 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 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Module are covered in this chapter Chapter 6 BIOS BIOS setup is covered in this chapter for SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Module Appendix A BIOS POST Codes BIOS POST Codes for SBI 7425C S3 S3E 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 7425C S3 S3E Blade Module User s Manual Notes Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 1 1 Overview ss 1 1 1 2 Product Checklist of Typical Components 1 1 1 3 Blade Module Features 0 cceceecceccececeeceeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeseseeeeeeeatens 1 2 PIOCESSOMS ih EMT MEE IMPERITI 1 2 Memo ED eee 1 2 err EPI 1 3 Density diee Re e iA iiu En oe 1 3 1 4 Contacting Supermicro sss 1 4 Chapter 2 System Safety 2 1 2 1 Electrical Safety Precautions see 2 1 2 2 General Safety Precautions sse 2 2 2 3 Electrostatic Discharge Precaution
72. trol Submenu see 6 11 Advanced Processor Options Submenu eee 6 12 I O Device Configuration Submenu ee 6 14 DMI Event Logging Submenu ssssssssseeeeeen ene 6 15 Console Redirection Submenu eee 6 16 Hardware Monitor Submenu i kk eme 6 17 IPMI SubrrienUu eter RR RR irn ende 6 19 6 6 SOS yS soit eoe e t nte Ke A ery 6 20 O37 BoObst usus MO An Sc oet RI C An ni cst 6 21 Boot Priority Order Excluded from Boot Order 6 22 658 EXIT ou oret e A E dunt ei see 6 22 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes A 1 A 1 BIOS POST Messages EiiiiiEE kk keke nnns A 1 A 2 BIOS POST Codes A 3 Recoverable POST Errors tree dede eue yed be A 4 Terminal POST Errors ic s dios Ce Le ee eee eee A 4 Appendix B iSCSI Setup Procedure B 1 vii SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Module User s Manual Notes 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 3 3 Figure 3 2 Locking the Blade into Position 3 3 Figure 3 3 Installing a Processor in a Socket 3 5 Figure 3 4 Installing the Onboard Battery 3 6 Figure 3 5 6 slot DIMM Numbering eene 3 7 Figure 3 6 Installing a DIMM into a Memory Slot 3 8 Figure 3 7 Installing a Hard Drive in a C
73. ur 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 Bootto 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 Flashing a BIOS using a Floppy Image File This method m
74. ust be performed remotely 1 Copy the image file from the zip file to your desktop 2 Usethe web browser or IPMIView to access your CMM remotely using its IP Address 6 2 Chapter 6 BIOS Go to the VIRTUAL MEDIA menu and select FLOPPY IMAGE UPLOAD BROWSE or OPEN to locate the img file on your desktop and select it Press the UPLOAD button and wait a few seconds for the image to upload to the CMM Once the upload finishes turn on the blade module and press DEL to enter the BIOS setup utility In the BOOT MENU bring USB LS120 PEPPCMM VIRTUAL DISC 1 to the top of the boot priority list Exit while saving the changes The blade module will boot to the virtual media floppy image A gt Type flash filename rom B7DBE142 rom for example in the command V4 NOTE Replace filename rom by the actual ROM file name such as 6 3 Running Setup 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 2 By pressing lt DELETE gt immediately after turning the system on or
75. ve Bays Processors B7DC3 B7DC3 IB proprietary form factor Chassis Dimensions HxWxD 11 32 x 1 19 x 18 9 Dual or quad core Intel Xeon 5400 5300 5200 5100 5000 Sequence processors Please refer to our web site for a complete listing of supported processors 1333 1066 MHz front side system bus speed Intel 5100 Intel ICH9R Onboard ATI ES1000 graphics chip with 32 MB of SDRAM 16 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM Six 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 24 GB of ECC Registered DDR2 667 533 SDRAM Intel ICH9R on chip controller for three Serial ATA drives Includes three hot swap drive bays for 2 5 SATA disk drives The SBI 7425C S3 S3E blade modules support 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 7425C S3 S3E blade modules are found in Chapter 3 Setup and Installation on page 3 1 Memory Both the SBI 7425C S3 S3E blade modules have eight 240 pin DIMM sockets that can support up to 24 GB of ECC Registered DDR2 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 si
76. ype the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to the BIOS 6 20 Chapter 6 BIOS Table 6 13 Security Menu Options Continued Menu Option Description 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 Set User Password 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 Password on Boot 6 7 Boot Figure 6 10 Boot Menu 1 USB CDROM PeppCMM Virtual Disc 2 E Enter Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys Highlighting a setting with a 4 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 6 21 SBI 7425C S3 S3E Blade Modules User s Manual 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

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