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SUPER MICRO Computer SUPERSERVER 6012P-6 User's Manual

1. See Figures 5 5a and 5 5b for installing and removing memory modules Memory slots are Figure 5 5a Side View of DIMM Installation into Slot Notch p s Note Notch rc should align with the receptive point on the slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the bottom notch To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot Figure 5 5b Top View of DIMM Slot Top View of DDR Slot Release Tab IL IL Release Tab Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 6 Adding PCI Cards 1 PCI slots The P4DPR 6GM has one 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X slot for a full length standard PCI card and one slim 64 bit 66 MHz PCI slot The 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X slot should have a butterfly riser card installed which can accept one standard sized PCI card and one low profile PCI card see Figures 5 6a and 5 6b 2 PCI card installation Before installing a PCI add on card see step 1 above Begin by swing ing the release tab on the I O backpanel shield out to the left for the PCI slot Insert the PCI card into the correct slot on the butterfly riser card depending on whether it is a standard or low profile card pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card Finish by pushing the release tab back to its original locked position Follow this procedure when addin
2. Install the new fan in its proper place in the chassis by positioning it on the two mounting posts Secure the fan to the chassis with the screws you removed previously then attach the fan wires to the connector on the motherboard Finish by replacing the chassis cover and power cord and restoring power to the system SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Figure 6 2 System Cooling Fans 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal Accessing the Drive Bays SCSI Drives You do not need to access the inside of the chassis to replace or swap SCSI drives Proceed to the next step for instructions Note You must use standard 1 high 80 pin SCA SCSI drives in the SuperServer 6012P 6 CD ROM Floppy Disk Drive For installing removing the CD ROM or floppy disk drive you will need to gain access to the inside of the 6012P 6 by removing the top cover of the chassis Proceed to the CD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation section later in this chapter for instructions Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup SCSI Drive Installation 1 Mounting a SCSI drive in a drive carrier The SCSI drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis These carriers also help promote proper airflow for the SCSI drive bays For this reason even empty carriers without SCSI drives installed must remain in the chassis To add a new SCSI drive install a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side toward the
3. an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press F2 to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the 120 Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn 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 shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM AS SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Notes A 6 Appendix B PhoenixBIOS POST Codes Appendix B PhoenixBIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the PhoenixBIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 continuous 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 attemp
4. eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard add on cards and peripherals back into their anti static bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Floppy Drive Slim Line CD ROM Drive System LEDs Control Panel Ol T6606 z t I E 938 ee am oO 88888 oo000 O O 18 LOXO CO OOA 2 CO CO OY 50 CONCI CC O O ISUsERC II I WO ISuzeRc Il I K les I I eL a COCUT aee c3 CC CC e NMI SCSI Drives System Reset Main Power d Ee FACER FETEI Du loin Spl dae e Io co INAS Ow Chassis Front and Rear Views Figure 6 1 6 2 Control Panel The control panel located on the front of the chassis must be connected to the JF2 connector on the motherboard to provide you with system status indications A ribbon cable has bundled these wires together to simplify the connection Connect the cable from JF2 on the motherboard to the appro priate he
5. 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 European Office Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 E mail sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Computer Taiwan 3F 4753 Chung Cheng Road Chung Ho City Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8228 1366 Fax 886 2 8221 2790 WWW www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Notes Chapter 2 Server Installation Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 6012P 6 up and running Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have the system operational within a minimum amount of time This quick setup assumes that your SuperServer 6012P 6 system has come to you with the processors and memory preinstalled If your system is not already fully integrated with a motherboard processors system memory etc please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for details on installing specific components 2 2 Unpacking
6. 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette B The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in P Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Primary Master Slave and IDE Secondary Master Slave slots Hit Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help Select the drive type of the fixed Multi Sector Transfer 16 Sectors disk installed in LBA Mode Control Enabled your system If type 32 bit 1 0 Enabled User is selected Transfer Mode Fast PIO 4 Cylinders Heads Ultra DMA Mode Disabled and Sectors can be edited directly Auto attempts to automatically detect the drive type for drives that comply with ANSI specifications Fl Help N Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select b Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit 74 Chapter 7 BIOS Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive The options are Auto allows BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive s capacity number of heads etc a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined
7. Disk 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 Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system A 1 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dealer System timer error
8. L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display possible high address for UMB recovery Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard I O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs One long two short beeps on checksum failure B 3 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual POST Code 99h 9Ah 9Ch 9Dh 9Eh 9Fh AOh A2h A4h A8h AAh ACh AEh BOh Bih B2h B4h B5h B6h B7h B9h BAh BBh BCh BDh BEh BFh COh Cih C2h C3h C4h C5h C6h C7h C8h C9h CAh CBh CCh Description Check for SMART Drive optional Shadow optio
9. OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER 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 2003 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians It provides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 6012P 6 Installation and maintainance should be performed by experienced technicians only The SuperServer 6012P 6 is a high end dual Xeon processor 1U rackmount server based on the SC812S 1U rackmount server chassis and the P4DPR 6GM motherboard which supports single or dual Xeon 512K L2 cache proces sors of up to 3 GHz at a Front Side system Bus speed of 400 MHz and u
10. Precautions A Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 6012P 6 is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 6012P 6 system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install processors and heatsinks to the PADPR 6GM motherboard connect the data and power cables and install add on cards All motherboard jumpers and connections are also described A layout and quick reference chart are also included in this chapter Remember to close the chassis completely when you have finished working on the motherboard to protect and cool the system sufficiently 5 1 Handling the P4DPR 6GM Motherboard Static electrical discharge can damage electronic components To prevent damage to printed circuit boards it is important to handle them very care fully see Chapter 4 Also note that the size and weight of the mother board can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in dam age To prevent the motherboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board fro
11. arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the Esc key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the f icon With the item highlighted press the Enter key to access the submenu 7 2 Chapter 7 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Advanced Security Item Specific Help System Time 16 19 20 System Date 02 02 02 Legacy Diskette A 1 44 1 25 MB Legacy Diskette B Not Installed Primary Master 120 GB Primary Slave None Secondary Master CD ROM Secondary Slave None System Memory 256 MB Extended Memory 3967 KB F1 Help TL Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit 2 Select Menu Enter Select b Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the Enter key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the Enter key to save the data 7 3 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1
12. carrier so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws as shown in Figure 6 3 Figure 6 3 Mounting a SCSI Drive in a Carrier Use caution when working around the SCSI backplane Do not touch the backplane with any metal objects and make sure no ribbon cables touch the backplane or obstruct the holes which aid in proper airflow are installed all SCSI drive carriers must remain in the i Important Regardless of how many SCSI hard drives drive bays for proper airflow SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual 2 Installing removing hot swap SCSI drives The SCSI drive bays are located in the front of the chassis making them easily accessible for installation and removal The SCSI drives are hot swap units meaning that they can be installed and removed while the system is running To remove a SCSI drive first push the colored release button located beside the drive s LEDs then swing the handle fully out and use it to pull the SCSI drive carrier straight out see Figure 6 4 Figure 6 4 Removing SCSI Drives Important All of the SCSI drive carriers must remain in the drive bay to maintain proper cooling airflow 6 6 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup SCA Backplane The SCSI drives plug into a SAF TE compliant SCA backplane that provides power SCSI ID and bus termination A RAID controller can be used with the SCA backplane to provide data security The
13. data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus Enable cache before system BIOS shadow Test CPU bus clock frequency Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager Warm start shut down Shadow system BIOS ROM Auto size cache Advanced configuration of chipset registers Load alternate registers with CMOS values Initialize extended memory for RomPilot Initialize interrupt vectors POST device initialization 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice Initialize 120 support Check video configuration against CMOS Initialize PCI bus and devices Initialize all video adapters in system QuietBoot start optional Shadow video BIOS ROM Display BIOS copyright notice Initialize MultiBoot Display CPU type and speed Initialize EISA board Test keyboard Set key click if enabled Enable USB devices 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts Initialize POST display service Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP Disable CPU cache B 2 Appendix B PhoenixBIOS POST Codes POST Code 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 6Eh 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h Description Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode SMM area Display external
14. located on the front of the SC812 SP chassis has five LEDs These LEDs provide you with critical information related to different parts of the system This section explains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective action you may need to take E e Overheat Indicates an overheat condition in the chassis This may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm You should also check to make sure that the chassis cover is installed and that all fans are present and operat ing normally Verify that the heatsinks are installed properly see Chapter 5 Finally check the air seals for damage The air seals are vertical pieces located to the left and right of the fans and against the front side of the chassis frame cross section that separates the drive bay area from the motherboard area of the chassis There is also a small air seal positioned between the two fans NIC2 e NIC2 Indicates network activity on LAN2 when flashing Chapter 3 System Interface 2 8 NIC1 e NIC1 Indicates network activity on LAN1 when flashing e HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the SuperServer 6012P 6 this LED indicates CD ROM drive activity when flashing e Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system s power supply units This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating 3 4 SCSI Drive Carrier LEDs Each SCSI drive carrie
15. of the chassis 2 8 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SCSI drives and SCA backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been made 1 Accessing the drive bays All drives are accessable from the front of the server For servicing the CD ROM and floppy drives you will need to remove the top chassis cover The SCSI disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing the top chassis cover 2 CD ROM and floppy disk drives A slim CD ROM and a floppy drive should be preinstalled in your server Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a CD ROM and or floppy disk drive to the system 3 Check the SCSI disk drives Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install SCSI drives please refer to Chapter 6 4 Check the airflow Airflow is provided by two heavy duty 10 cm blower fans The system component layout was carefully designed to direct sufficient cooling air flow to the components that generate the most heat Note that all power and data cables have been routed in such a way that they do not block the airflow generated by the fans 5 Supplying power to the system The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system Plug the power cord from the power supply unit into a hig
16. only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions CD ROM Laser CAUTION this server may have come equipped with a CD ROM drive To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam and hazardous radiation exposure do not open the enclosure or use the unit in any unconventional way 4 2 General Safety Precautions A Follow these rules to ensure general safety Keep the area around the SuperServer 6012P 6 clean and free of clutter The SuperServer 6012P 6 weighs approximately 30 Ibs 13 6 kg when fully loaded When lifting the system two people at either end should lift slowly with their feet spread out to distribute the weight Always keep your back straight and lift with your legs Place the chassis top 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 4 2 Chapter 4 System Safety After accessing the inside of the syst
17. operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the SCSI drive The SCA SCSI backplane is already preconfigured there are no jumpers or switches CD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation The top cover of the chassis must be opened to gain full access to the CD ROM and floppy drive bays The 6012P 6 accomodates only slim line CD ROM drives Side mounting brakets are needed to mount a slim line CD ROM drive in the 6012P 6 server You must power down the system before installing or removing a floppy or CD ROM drive First release the retention screws that secure the server unit to the rack Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click Next depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover and at the same time push the cover away from you until it stops You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server With the chassis cover removed unplug the power and data cables from the drive you want to remove Then locate the locking tab at the rear of the drive It will be on the left side of the drive when viewed from the front of the chassis Pull the tab away from the drive and push the drive unit out the front of the chassis Add a new drive by following this procedure in reverse order You may hear a faint click of the locking tab when the drive is fully inserted Remember
18. or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Password on Boot This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the system boots up Options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus written to it The other option is Normal 7 14 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 6 Power Choose Power from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Power setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Power BIOS settings are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help ACPI Mode Power Savings Enabled Customized Standby Timeout Oft Auto Suspend Timeout Off Resume On Time Off Resume Time 00 00 00 Resume on Modem Ring Off F1 Help Tl select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system Power Savings This setting sets the degree of power saving for the system The o
19. pin definitions You 2 Ground Wake must enable the LAN Wake Up set I ate up ting in BIOS to use this feature You must also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des Mei ignated WOR This function al WOR lows your computer to receive vl So suum and wake up by an incoming call 1 ia 2 e to the modem when in sustpend EUR state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a WOR card and cable to use this feature Keylock The keyboard lock connection is lo cated on JP35 Utilizing this header allows you to inhibit any actions made on the keyboard effectively locking it Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 9 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector 321 Pins To modify the operation of the e motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins 3 2 1 to change the t netHon Br me Seia BA connector Pin 1 is identified Pin 1 2 short with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout page for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins Jumper Cap CMOS Clear Refer to the table on the right for the JBT1 jumper settings to clear CMOS Clear Jumper Settings CMOS Always remove the AC JBT1
20. pressing lt Enter gt All PIR BIOS Setup options are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot PIR Exit Item Specific Help Select the Processor s PIR Select the Thermal Unit gt Processor Info ROM Data gt Hardware Monitor Logic F1 Help Tl select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select b Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Select the Processor s PIR Selects the processor PIR Options are AOh A1h A2h A3h A4h A5h A6h A7h A8h A8h AAh ABh ACh ADh and AEh AFh Select the Thermal Unit Selects the thermal unit Options are 30h 31h 32h 33h 34h 35h 52h 53h 54h 55h 56h 57h 98h 99h 9Ah 9Bh and 9Ch 9Dh 7 19 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual P Processor Info ROM Data Highlight this and hit Enter to see PIR data on the following items Header Info Processor Data Processor Core Data L3 Cache Data Package Data Part Number Data Thermal Reference Data Feature Data Other Data OEM Data b Hardware Monitor Logic Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature CPU Fan1 CPU1 Chassis Fan CPU Fan2 CPU2 Chassis Fan Chassis Fan 1 7 20 Chapter 7 BIOS Chassis Fan 2 Processor Vcore 3 3V Standby 3 3V Vcc 5V Vcc 12V Vcc 1 8V Vcc 12V Vcc 7 9 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu wit
21. the SuperServer 6012P 6 You should inspect the box the SuperServer 6012P 6 was shipped in and note if it was damaged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the SuperServer 6012P 6 It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well venti lated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated You will also need it placed near a grounded power outlet Read the Rack and Server Precautions in the next section 2 3 Preparing for Setup The box the SuperServer 6012P 6 was shipped in should include two sets of rail assemblies two rail mounting brackets and the mounting screws you will need to install the system into the rack Follow the steps in the order given to complete the installation process in a minimum amount of time Please read this section in its entirety before you begin the installation procedure outlined in the sections that follow 2 1 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Choosing a Setup Location Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door completely 725 inches Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing AN Warnings and Precautions IN Rack Precautions Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are f
22. the socket both Pin 1 corners are marked with a triangle When using only one CPU install it into CPU socket 1 CPU socket 2 is automatically disabled if only one CPU is used 3 Press the lever down until you hear it click into the locked position See Figure 5 1 for pictures of the 603 pin CPU socket before and after the processor is installed Socket lever in locked position Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 4 Apply the proper amount of thermal compound to the CPU die and place the heatsink on top of the CPU Make sure the heatsink sits completely flat on the CPU If it s not completely flat the space between the two will degrade the heat dissipation function of the heatsink which may cause the processor to overheat 5 Secure the heatsink by locking the retention clips into their proper position When correctly installed the retention clips should click into place and the three black tabs on the CPU retention pieces should protrude fully through the corresponding holes on the retention clips See Figure 5 2 for a diagram of the heatsink installation procedure 6 If installing two processors repeat these steps to install the second processor in the CPU 2 slot Figure 5 1 PGA Socket Empty and with Processor Installed installing the CPU If the lever is only partly raised damage Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when to the socket or CPU may resul
23. to reconnect the data and power cables to the drive before replacing the chassis cover and restoring power to the system Please be aware of the following The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A color mark on a cable typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B You can only install one internal floppy drive into the 6012P 6 6 7 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual 6 5 Power Supply The SuperServer 6012P 6 has a single 400 watt power supply which is auto switching capable This enables it to automatically sense and operate anywhere within the range of 100 to 260 input volts An amber light will be illuminated on the power supply when the power is off An illuminated green light indicates that the power supply is operating Power Supply Failure If the power supply unit fails the system will shut down and you will need to replace the power supply unit Replacement units can be ordered directly from Supermicro see contact information in the Preface As there is only one power supply unit in the 6012P 6 the server must be powered down before removing and replacing the power supply unit for whatever reason Removing Replacing the Power Supply 1 Removing the power s
24. type of hard drive CD ROM and ATAPI Removable Multi Sector Transfers Select the number of transfer sectors Options are 2 4 6 8 and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Primary Master Device via LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 bit I O Selects 32 bit I O operation Options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode Selects the transfer mode Options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode Selects Ultra DMA Mode Options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual 7 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Installed OS Quick Boot Mode Quiet Boot Legacy USB Support Reset Configuration Data Cache Memory gt I O Device Configuration Large
25. 0 P4DPR 6GM Quick Reference sese 5 11 Connector Definitions i ATX Power COHneclionatese cef eoe eee evertere ep ver eres 5 12 PWRSEG COHlIIBeLIORDs nci rera Rer ests RR EUR TEES ATES 5 12 NMI Button i Errem ade 5 12 Power Ezp E M 5 12 ADD LED enter erret E oen breton 5 12 NIGTIBEDS eicere E relie Rete dirus re es 5 13 NIG2 LED 3 siano nr nr E OA nena 5 13 Overheat 1 D x cse rri EXER OE RECEN ERR E EYE ean 5 13 Power Fail LED 29719 Reset BUMOR so adiret rette three a rm t Eder Lee 5 13 Power BUttODi irn rri ee iere HE E D FE adnate 5 14 Universal Serial BUS riter rene eb Feed rae 5 14 Extra USB Headers 544 Serial POS ento ee Ere neret e robe EE erani aaa ieai renea TA Ces Yers kei 5 15 ATX PS 2 Keyboard amp Mouse Ports sese 5 15 F an Headers aos ERE E E E TETE 5 15 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual LAN 1 2 Ethernet Ports ameet rtr tenen 5 15 Wak On LAN e 5 16 Explanation of Jumpers esee eene tnnne CMOS CIEST aeri pere n nere mirer aree priu rer nase LAN t Enable Disable tr mene ene nier rper eas LAN 2 Enable Disable eret oes MOAJEnable DISable eree rta enter n sen NER UR ee HEP Ee eerta Chassis Overheat Fan Select nues ceret SCSI Enable Disable ect a kit t rid age SCSI Termination Enable Disable Watchdog Enable Disable eene The
26. 2 amp EN 61000 3 3 CISPR 22 Class B Electromagnetic Immunity EN 55024 CISPR 24 EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 EN 61000 4 8 EN 61000 4 11 Safety EN 60950 IEC 60950 Compliant UL Listed USA CU D 2
27. 3 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails ssssese 2 3 Installing the Chassis Rails nei ener 2 4 Installingthe Rack Ralls 2 55 aspi tren terret etd n one 2 4 Installing the Server into the Rack seen 2 5 Installing the Server into a Telco Rack sssn 2 6 2 5 Checking the Motherboard Setup aie 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup eani eere edet 2 9 Chapter 3 System Interface Ol OVEWIEW ssi hsc en ace er OBI etie Wei n m bets 3 1 39 2 Control Panel Buttons nee id aceite be decocta 3 1 vi Table of Contents Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 Electrical Safety Precautions aeri eteee n 4 1 General Safety Precautiolns ect e PERCENT 4 2 ESD PrecallllOls eere tir pero iier ed rv vo ve AY nter hie 4 3 Operating Precatutiotis s n nri eoe eR 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 6 5 7 Handling the PADPR 6GM Motherboard sssssssseeeen 5 1 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation sssssseeees 5 2 Connecting Cables Connecting Data Gables nnn eter tete ari 5 5 Connecting Power Cabl6s tmt 5 5 Connecting the Control Panel 2 eee tede 5 6 WO PORS cinta ome EO E EET EIER 5 7 Installing Memory rrr rre rtr rn erre ener tret 5 7 Adding POl Cards niet e dte ern e e E D eun 5 9 Motherboard Lay Outi ossi aoi tr terr Er Ferr enero rre 5 1
28. Disk Access Mode Local Bus IDE Adapter Advanced Chipset Control Advanced Processor Options gt gt DMI Event Logging Console Redirection F1 Help N Esc Exit e Select Item Select Menu Installed OS Security Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help Win95 Enabled Disabled Enabled No Change Values Enter Select gt Sub Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit This setting allows you to choose which operating system you are using to run the system Options are Other Win95 Win98 WinMe and Win2000 Quick Boot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed 7 6 Chapter 7 BIOS Quiet Boot This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the diagnostic screen during boot up Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled Reset Configuration Data Options are Yes and No Choosing Yes will clear the Extended System Configuration Data ECSD gt Cache Memory Access the submenu for this item to specify one of the following actions for various sections of cache memory Uncache Write Protect Write Back Write Through or Disable See the Item Specific Help window for details P1 O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make change
29. FOh Fih F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Description Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system I O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS If the 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 loworder byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Notes Appendix C Supero Doctor III Appendix C Supero Doctor Ill C 1 Overview The Supero Doctor III program is a Web based management tool that supports remote management capability and includes both Remote and Local Manage ment tools The local management is calle
30. I Figure C 2 Supero Doctor Ill Remote Power Reset Control Screen II i ur nm T jer Doctor M Graceful power caniral Sapa Lector 11 abr a wn io monn ihe UT lo obry er cnr domnm nian a peciit aae or denn 39 edt i Velo Hun ipm caeli 2 abuall evum do abr d 1o came ed t a Hrgucmii Ert apes iim Darren amag d ali inimi m imn gue Toda To ae Power control Note SD Ill software can be downloaded from our website at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_Ill You can also download the SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we recommend the use of Supero Doctor Il Please refer to our Supero Doctor II information posted at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor ll Linux SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Notes Appendix D System Specifications Appendix D System Specifications Processors Single or dual Intel Xeon 512K L2 cache processors of up to 3 GHz and faster at a front side system bus speed of 400 MHz Note Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors http www supermicro com TechSupport htm Chipset Intel E7500 Plumas chipset BIOS 4 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM Memory Capacity Four 184 pin 25 degree DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of registered ECC DDR 200 PC1600 DDR SDRAM Note Interleaved memory requires memory to be installed two at a ti
31. SUPERO SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 000 oQ d 888 n e usd H SIDD COCOCOCOCLAS SUPERG I ISurzgC T fs 2 8POCOCOCOO L Lumen L1 Ho e 1 6 LOOO OO Emere OCOCOCOO 000 USER SMANUAL 1 0b 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 SUPERMICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER 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 THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS
32. 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 this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Securit Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help Supervisor Password Is Clear User Password Is Clear Quiet Boot Disabled Set Supervisor Password Enter Set User Password Enter Password on Boot Disabled Fixed Disk Boot Sector Normal F1 Help TL Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Supervisor Password Is 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 7 13 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set
33. The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error 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 Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup A2 Appendix A PhoenixBIOS POST Messages System cache error Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On old
34. ader on the Control Panel PCB printed circuit board Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both connectors Pull all excess cabling out of the airflow path The control panel LEDs inform you of system status See Chapter 3 System Interface for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons Details on JF2 can be found in Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Installa tion 6 2 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 3 System Fans Two 10 cm blower fans provide all the cooling needed for the SuperServer 6012P 6 It is very important that the chassis top cover is properly installed and making a good seal in order for the cooling air to circulate properly through the chassis and cool the components See Figure 6 2 System Fan Failure The fans run at 3200 rpm If a fan fails the ambient air temperature in the chassis will rise and activate the overheat LED on the control panel Re place any failed fan immediately with the same type and model You must power down the system before replacing a cooling fan removing the power cord is also recommended as a safety precaution Replacing System Cooling Fans 1 Removing a fan Remove the chassis cover Detach the fan wires from their connection to the motherboard Remove the screws that secure the fan to the chassis and lift the blower fan out 2 Installing a new fan Replace the failed fan with an identical 10 cm 12 volt fan available from Supermicro p n FAN 038
35. al SCSI Purple Green Ports Turquoise Mb Gb Port Blue Port Port 5 5 Installing Memory Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules http www supermicro com TECHSUPPORT FAQs Memory_vendors htm CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 5 5 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 DIMM 1A DIMM 1B The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at_a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 2 Insert each DIMM module into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incor rectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above 5 7 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 User s Manual 4 When installing modules into the two Bank 2 slots you will need to remove the power supply due to space constraints positioned at a 25 degree angle to fit full sized memory modules into a 1U chassis Memory Support The P4DPR 6GM only supports ECC registered DDR 200 PC1600 SDRAM memory DDR 266 PC2100 SDRAM is supported but only at 200 MHz DDR 200 speed PC100 133 SDRAM is not supported You should not mix DIMMs of different sizes and speeds
36. ct Select Jumper Settings JP33 Jumper JP33 allows you to select to use ei Position Definition ther the CPU fan or the Chassis Open CPU Closed CPU Chassis fan The default position is open to select the CPU fan The CPU Chas sis fan is intended for use with Supermicro chassis See the table on the right for jumper settings Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup SCSI Enable Disable SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings The SCSI Termination jumper at JP22 JP22 allows you to enable or dis Jumper E Position Definition able the onboard SCSI controller Pins 1 2 Enabled The normal default position is on aiiis ee pins 1 2 to enable SCSI termina tion See the table on the right for jumper settings SCSI Termination Enable 1 SCSI Channel Termination Disable Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA1 JPA2 Jumpers JPA1 and JPA2 allow you mon to enable or disable termination for Position _ Definition d Open Enabled the individual SCSI channels cessa ifimaalcd Jumper JPA1 controls SCSI channel A and JPA2 controls SCSI channel B The normal default setting is open to enable teminate both SCSI channels If you wish to connect external SCSI devices you should disable termination for the channnel s you will be connecting them to See the table on the right for jumper settings Watchdog Enable Disable Watchdog Timer Enable The WD jum
37. ction Pin Number Function 1 GND 2 FDHDIN 3 GND 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN T GND 8 Index 9 GND 10 Motor Enable 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 Write Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 Write Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette 5 21 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 User s Manual IDE Connectors There are no jumpers to configure the onboard IDE 1 and 2 connectors J2A and See the table on the right for pin J3A respectively definitions Ultra160 SCSI Connectors Refer to the table on the right for the pin defi nitions of the Ultra160 SCSI connectors lo cated at JA1 and JA2 IDE Connector Pin Definitions J2A J3A Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 2 GND 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 18 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 GND 23 VO Write 24 GND 25 VO Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 lOCS16 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND 68 pin Ultra160 SCSI Connectors JA1 JA2 JA4 Connector Connector Contact Contact Number Signal Names Nu
38. d the SD III Client The Supero Doctor IIl program included on the CD ROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status Key Features For Windows XP NT4 2000 and 2003 Operating Systems Super Doctor IIl supports the following features e Web based remote management e Graphical Mode Console Redirection e System Information WMI e Performance Monitoring e Remote Control Graceful power shutdown and reboot Hard power shutdown and reset without notice e System Management Allows you to easily manage your entire network e Reports System Information Health Log Administration System Management SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Linux Support The SD III Client and Supero Doctor II for Linux support the following features e Applications for local management e Pager and E mail alerts e SNMP support e Health Monitoring CPU and system temperatures System voltages CPU and chassis fans Chassis intrusion Redundant power failure hardware dependant Note For Linux operating systems please refer to the Supero Doctor II informa tion posted on our website at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor Il Linux The figures below display two of the key features of SDIII Figure C 1 Supero Doctor Ill Health Information Screen Appendix C Supero Doctor II
39. dd a jumper to pins 6 7 to enable the onboard speaker f you wish to use an external speaker remove it to dis able the onboard speaker 5 10 Onboard Indicators LAN1 LAN2 LEDs 100 Mb LAN LED Indicators LAN1 The Ethernet ports located beside LED the VGA port have two LEDs Color Definition Green Connected See the tables below for the func Yellow Active tions associated with these LEDs On the Gb LAN port the yellow 1 Gb LAN Right LED s ea Indicator LAN2 LED indicates activity while the LED other LED may be green orange Color Definition Off No Connection or off to indicate the speed of the Green 100 MHz connection See the tables below Orange TONE for descriptions 5 20 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 11 Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located on JP7 See the table below for pin definitions Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP7 Pin Number Fun
40. des you may have to depress the locking tabs when inserting See Figure 2 3 When the server has been pushed completely into the rack you should hear the locking tabs click Finish by inserting and tightening the thumbscrews that hold the front of the server to the rack Figure 2 3 Installing the Server into a Rack 2 5 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Installing the Server into a Telco Rack If you are installing the SuperServer 6012P 6 into a Telco type rack follow the directions given on the previous pages for rack installation The only difference in the installation procedure will be the positioning of the rack brackets to the rack They should be spaced apart just enough to accommodate the width of the telco rack Figure 2 4 Installing the Server into a Telco Rack 2 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 5 Checking the Motherboard Setup After you install the 6012P 6 in the rack you will need to open the unit to make sure the motherboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made 1 Accessing the inside of the 6012P 6 see Figure 2 5 First release the retention screws that secure the unit to the rack Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click Next depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover There is a large rectangular recess in the middle front of the top cover to help you push th
41. e ro erboandt e Bronze CD 7 Auta Stat Up Hard Tiron For more ini cemation please vidit SLIPEFSMICRET S pas tig SU PEFICFEI Computer inc Figure 5 8 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 5 23 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 User s Manual Notes 5 24 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform maintenance on the SC812S chassis For component installation follow the Steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encoun tered If some steps are unnecessary skip ahead to the next step Tools Required The only tool you will need to install components and perform maintenance is a Philips screwdriver 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electricstatic discharge ESD can damage electronic components To pre vent damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD damage Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its anti static bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components periph
42. e table on the right for pin defini tions The COM2 connector is a header located near the BIOS chip on the motherboard ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located on J29 See the table on the right for pin definitions The mouse port is above the keyboard port See Fig ure 2 3 Fan Headers The motherboard has three fan headers These are designated CPU 1 Chassis Fan CPU 2 Chas sis Fan and Chassis Fan 3 See the table on the right for pin defini tions LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Ethernet ports designated LAN1 and LAN2 are located be side the VGA port on the IO backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 1 cD 6 DSR 2 RD 7 RTS 3 TD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J29 Pin Number Definition 1 Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC DnR N Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 1 Ground black 2 12V red 3 Tachometer Caution These fan headers are DC power SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 User s Manual Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Pin Definitions WOL The Wake On LAN header is des Pin i Number Definition ignated as WOL See the table on ar cede the right for
43. e Devices CD ROM Drive Hard Drive Network Boot Intel UNDI PXE 2 0 Intel UNDI PXE 2 0 F1 Help Tl select rtem Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select b Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Removable Devices Highlight and press lt Enter gt to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of removable devices in the Item Specific Help window CD ROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of removable devices in the Item Specific Help window 7 17 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Hard Drive Highlight and press lt Enter gt to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of hard drives in the Item Specific Help window Network Boot See details on how to change the order and specs of network boot devices in the Item Specific Help window Intel UNDI PXE 2 0 See details on how to change the order and specs of Intel UNDI devices in the Item Specific Help window Chapter 7 BIOS 7 8 PIR Choose PIR from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt PIR stands for Processor Info ROM which allows BIOS to read certain information from the processors Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and
44. e cover away from you until it stops You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server 2 Check the CPUs processors You should have one or two processors already installed into the system board Each processor needs its own heatsink See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor and heatsink installation 3 Verify the proper CPU clock ratio setting If the CPU speed is not automatically detected you will need to set the correct speed with the BIOS Setup utility See the CPU Speed and Fre quency Ratio settings in BIOS Chapter 7 for setting the proper CPU Speed 4 Check the system memory Your 6012P 6 server system may have come with system memory al ready installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots For details on adding system memory refer to Chapter 5 5 Installing add on cards If desired you can install add on cards to the system See Chapter 5 for details on installing PCI add on cards 2 7 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Figure 2 5 Accessing the Inside of the SuperServer 6012P 6 6 Check all cable connections and airflow Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the chassis airflow See Chapter 5 for details on cable connec tions Also check the air seals for damage The air seals are located under the blower fan and beneath the frame cross section that sepa rates the drive bay area from the motherboard area
45. eR erae ees 7 4 125 gt SOCUNILY E hats 7 13 7 6 7 7 7 8 7 9 Appendices Appendix A PhoenixBIOS POST Messages eeeeeee A 1 Appendix B PlioenixBIOS Post Godes eiecit B 1 Appendix C Supero Doctor llli 5 iere other e C 1 Appendix D System Specifications essent D 1 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 User s Manual Notes Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction to the SuperServer 6012P 6 1 1 Overview The Supermicro SuperServer 6012P 6 is a high end dual processor 1U rackmount server that features some of the most advanced technology currently available The SuperServer 6012P 6 is comprised of two main subsystems the SC812S 1U rackmount chassis and the P4DPR 6GM dual Xeon processor mainboard Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with the SuperServer 6012P 6 www supermicro com In addition to the mainboard and chassis various hardware components may have been included with your SuperServer 6012P 6 as listed below e Up to two 2 603 pin Intel Xeon 512K L2 cache processors of up to 3 GHz optional e Two 2 CPU passive heatsinks SNK 0039 e Up to 12 GB ECC registered DDR 200 SDRAM main memory optional e One 1 3 5 slim floppy drive e One 1 slim CD ROM drive e One butterfly riser card CSE RR1U XLP e One 1 SCA SAF TE compliant SCSI backplane e Three 3 SCA 1 i
46. em close the system back up and secure it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections have been made 4 3 ESD Precautions A Electrostatic discharge ESD is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards The following measures are generally sufficient to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Keep all components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use 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 When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard 4 3 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual 4 4 Operating
47. em Block Diagram Processor 1 Processor 0 ATA 100 Ports ATI Graphics Hz System Bus USB Ports M ICH3 S MCH P64H2 gt SXB Slot Gb LAN SMBus Super IO 10 100 LAN Controller 200 MHz Memory Bus gt CL LOL M oewN 2 Channel DDR SDRAM 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Server Chassis Features The SC812S is Supermicro s second generation 1U chassis and features three hard drive bays two front side USB ports and a revolutionary cooling design that can keep today s most powerful processors running well below their temperature thresholds The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC812S chassis System Power When configured as a SuperServer 6012P 6 the SC812S chassis includes a 400W cold swap power supply SCSI Subsystem The SCSI subsystem supports three 80 pin SCA Ultra160 SCSI hard drives Any standard 1 drives are supported SCA Single Connection Attachment The SCSI drives are connected to an SCA backplane that provides power bus termi nation and configuration settings The SCSI drives are also hot swap units Control Panel The SC812S control panel provides important system monitoring and control information LEDs indicate power on network activity hard disk drive ac tivity and system overheat conditions Also present are a main power button a Syst
48. em reset button and an NMI non maskable interrupt button I O Backplane The SC812S is a 1U rackmount chassis Its I O backplane provides one full height full length and one half height half length PCI slots one COM port the other is internal one VGA port two USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two Ethernet LAN ports and an external SCSI port See Figure 1 2 1 5 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Keyboard Port Mouse Port Low Profile PCI Slot Standard PCI Slot o LIII x JE O Oo Joo 2C Tt L Oo em DU deu os Oep EE CES cara If o 7 N USB Ports COM1 Port Ethernet Ports VGA Port Ext SCSI Port Figure 1 2 I O Backplane Cooling System The SC812S chassis revolutionary cooling design has been optimized to provide sufficient cooling for dual Xeon configurations The SC812S includes two heavy duty 10 cm blower fans located in the middle of the chassis These fans operate continuously at full rom If they break down the ambient air temperature inside the chassis will rise and activate an overheat LED 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 4 Contact Headquarte Address Tel Fax E mail Web site ing Supermicro rs SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave
49. er boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer A disabled cache slows system performance considerably CPUID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Software NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBlOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Failing Bits nnnn 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 230 231 or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System Extended or Shadow memory A 3 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data 1 0 device IRQ conflict l O device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfull
50. er to the motherboard See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for power connector pin definitions SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 User s Manual Connecting the Control Panel JF2 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 5 3 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indicators Please note that even and odd numbered pins are on opposite sides of each header All JF2 wires have been bundled into single ribbon cable to simplify their connection Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board The other end connects to the Control Panel printed circuit board located just behind the system status LEDs in the chassis See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for details and pin descriptions of JF2 Figure 5 3 P4DPR 6GM Front Control Panel Header Pins NMI X Power LED HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED Overheat LED Power Fail Button Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground Pwr gt Power Button 5 6 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 4 I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 5 4 below for the colors and locations of the various l O ports Figure 5 4 P4DPR 6GM Rear Panel I O Ports ODDO Res Ceo a I f O MOOOO C z Keyboard Mouse USBO USB1 COM Port LAN1 LAN2 VGA Graphics Extern
51. erset ATX 20 a PS ON pes pin specification Make sure that 15 COM 5 COM 16 COM 6 45V the orientation of the connector is 17 COM 7 COM 18 5V 8 PW OK correct See the table on the right 19 ps S V B for pin definitions 20 5V 10 12V PWR_SEC Connection 8 Pin 12v Power Supply Connector J15 In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the Secondary i 1 thru 4 Ground 12v 8 pin J15 connector must also 5thru8 12v be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin defi nitions Pins Definition NMI Button NMI Button Pin Definitions JF2 The non maskable interrupt button Pin header is located on pins 19 and Number Definition 20 of JF2 Refer to the table on hs ss the right for pin definitions Power LED PWR LED Pin Definitions JF2 The Power LED connection is lo Pin Number Definition cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF2 15 Voc Refer to the table on the right for 16 Control pin definitions HDD LED The HDD IDE Hard Disk Drive LED job connection is located on pins 13 JF2 and 14 of JF2 Attach the IDE hard n scii drive LED cable to display disk ac 13 Voc 14 HD Active tivity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 5 12 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup NIC1 LED The NIC1 Network Interface Con E troller LED connection
52. fer rate The P64H2 interface is a 1 GB s point to point connection using a 16 bit wide 66 MHz base clock at a 8x data transfer rate The ICH3 I O Controller Hub provides various integrated functions including a two channel UDMA100 bus master IDE controller USB host controllers an in tegrated LAN controller a System Management Bus controller and an AC 97 compliant interface The P64H2 PCI X Hub provides a 16 bit connection to the MCH for high performance IO capability and the 64 bit PCI X interface 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Processors The P4DPR 6GM supports single or dual Intel Xeon 512K L2 cache processors of up to 3 GHz at a 400 MHz FSB Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors http www supermicro com TechSupport htm Memory The P4DPR 6GM has 4 184 pin 25 degree DIMM slots that can support up to 8 GB of registered ECC DDR 200 DDR SDRAM Module sizes of 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB and 2 GB may be used to populate the DIMM slots DDR 266 is also supported but only at a speed of 200 MHz Onboard SCSI Onboard SCSI is provided with an Adaptec AIC 7899W SCSI controller chip which supports dual channel Ultra160 SCSI at a burst throughput rate of 160 MB sec The PA4DPR 6GM provides two SCSI ports A QLogic GEM318 controller is used for the SAF TE compliant SCSI backpanel PCI Expansion Slots The P4DPR 6GM has one 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X slot a
53. g a card to either slot Standard PCI and Low Profile PCI Expansion Card Comparison Figure 5 6a Low Profile vs Standard PCI Card Form Factor Figure 5 6b Low Profile PCI Card Dimensions 5 9 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 User s Manual 5 7 Motherboard Layout Figure 5 7 SUPER P4DPR 6GM Layout not drawn to scale J28 Keyboard 415 I ATX POWER J29 Mouse JPB I ean DIMM 2A BANK 2 CPU1 I DIMM 2B COM DIMM 1A BANK 1 CPU1 Chassis FAN DIMM 1B JF2 CPU2 Chassis FAN CPU2 MCH J2A J3A LAN1 PCIX 2 JP7 i PCIX 1 nie oc oo JP15 alle LAN2 ms JP14 JP13 rn ou ae z 3 s osP3 SCSI RAID C4 cq gele p27 u pa beii IPMI VGA Rage XL P12 m JP10L JP11 amp 5 oO 5 D 0 JA1 0 2 s S JPA2 S E icii BATTERY E JP35 E g AIC 7899 BIOS o s E A Speaker JD4 Jp22 L3 JA2 oo CHS e wor wot COM2 FAN3 SUPERO P4DPR 6GM dbi 5 10 FPUSBO 1 SLP JBT1 WD IR CIR USB2 PWRLED Speaker JL1 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup P4DPR 6GM Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear P
54. h pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button see the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode de press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus USBO0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports are located beside the PS 2 key board mouse ports USBO is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector See the table on the right for pin definitions Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers FPUSBO 1 The Front Panel USBO USB1 head ers are located at JD2 These are separate from the ports on the I O panel You will need a USB cable not included to use either con nection Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 5 14 Power Button Connector Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 1 2 PW ON Ground Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions USBO USB1 Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition 1 45V 1 45V 2 Po 2 Po 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 N A 5 Key Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions FPUSBO FPUSB1 Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 Po 2 Po 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 N A 5 Key Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Serial Ports The COM1 serial port is located under the parallel port See th
55. h quality power strip that offers protection from electrical noise and power surges It is recommended that you use an uninterruptible power supply UPS 2 9 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Notes Chapter 3 System Interface Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview There are several LEDs on the control panel as well as others on the SCSI drive carriers to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system as well as the activity and health of specific components There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel and an on off switch on the power supply 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are three push button buttons located on the front of the chassis These are in order from left to right a reset button an MNI non maskable interface button and a power on off button RESET e RESET Use the reset button to reboot the system NMI e NMI NMI stands for non maskable interrupt Pressing this button issues a non maskable interrupt to force the server into a halt state This is used for diagnostic purposes and allows you to perform a memory down load to determine the cause of a problem SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 User s Manual e POWER This is the main power button which is used to apply or turn off the main system power Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system 3 3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel
56. h the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power PIR Exit Item Specific Help Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes F1 Help Tl select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select b Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit 7 21 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter 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 Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 7 22 Appendix A PhoenixBIOS POST Messages Appendix A PhoenixBIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a problem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Failure Fixed
57. hassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the 1U SC812S rackmount server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring SCSI or peripheral drives and when replacing the system power supply unit and cooling fans Chapter 7 BIOS The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup Utility Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix C Supero Doctor Ill Appendix D System Specifications Preface Notes SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Mantal 5 trennt tnter tette teniente terree it iii Maruabo9rganmizatiaiia au 0e terere etes Eros een ee edet ertet coc teer iii Chapter 1 Introduction to the SuperServer 6012P 6 WET AQWOIVIGW HER 1 1 12 Mainboard Chassis Features eene tete rers 1 2 1 3 Server Chassis Features c emt ntn RE EE 1 5 1 4 Contacting Supermicro i iecit tert REED ee 1 7 Chapter 2 Server Installation MEO M RAN 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the SuperServer 6012P 6 sssssseeenene 2 1 2 8 Preparing for Setup sese 2 1 Choosing a Setup Location 2 2 Rack Preca tlons rnnt rr tr eire mrt reir nnn 2 2 Server Precautioris 3 c e eue tete Eee eee dtes 2 2 2 4 Installing the SuperServer 6012P 6 into a Rack sesess 2
58. ime during system boot see 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 Begin ning with Section 4 3 detailed descriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility 7 1 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual 7 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choos ing 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 see on next page When you first power on the computer the PhoenixBIOS is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two Ways 1 By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 7 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down
59. ins 1 2 Normal JD1 Speaker Enable Pins 6 7 Closed Enabled JPA1 JPA2 SCSI Channel A B Termination Open Terminated JP3 JD4 LAN1 LAN2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP4 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP10 JP15 PCI X Bus Speed Setting See Section 5 9 JP22 SCSI Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP37 WD Watchdog Enable Disable Open Disabled JP38 Thermal Fan Enable Disable Open Disabled JP48 Chassis Overheat Fan Select Closed Chassis Connector Description ATX POWER Primary ATX Power Connector COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector CPU1 CPU2 CPU 1 and CPU2 Sockets CPU CHS FAN CPU 1 amp 2 Chassis Fan Headers DIMM 1A DIMM 2B Memory RAM Slots JA1 Ultra160 LVD SCSI CH A Connector JA2 Ultra160 LVD SCSI CH B Connector JD1 JBT1 WD IR CIR USB2 PWRLED SPKR JF2 Front Control Panel Connector JP7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector JP8 Third Power Supply Fail Header JP35 Keylock Header J2A J3A IDE 1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors J15 Secondary ATX Power Connector J28 Keyboard Port J29 Mouse Port LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports OHLED Overheat LED Header USBO 1 Universal Serial Bus Ports VGA VGA Display Monitor Port WOL Wake on LAN Header WOR Wake on Ring Header SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 User s Manual 5 8 Connector Definitions ATX Power Connection ATX Power Supply 20 pin Connector Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 11 3 3V 1 3 3V The power supply connector 12 12V 2 3 3V 13 COM 3 COM meets the SSI Sup
60. is located JF2 on pins 11 and 12 of JF2 Attach TEET the NIC1 LED cable to display net n Ed work activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC2 LED NIC2 LED Pin The NIC2 Network Interface Con Definitions troller LED connection is located ee on pins 9 and 10 of JF2 Attach er bride the NIC2 LED cable to display net i aun work activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED OH Overheat OH LED Pin Definitions Connect an LED to the OH connec JF2 tion on pins 7 and 8 of JF2 to pro Pin A Number Definition vide advanced warning of chassis 7 Vcc overheating Refer to the table on 8 GND the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED Power Fail Button The Power Fail LED connection is Pin po T located on pins 5 and 6 of JF2 Pn Refer to the table on the right for x n pin definitions This only applies 6 GND to redundant power supplies and So does not apply to the 6012P 6 Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo Reset Pin Definitions cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF2 At JF2 tach it to the hardware reset Pin Number Definition switch on the computer case 3 Reset Refer to the table on the right for e pin definitions 5 13 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 User s Manual Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF2 Momentarily contacting bot
61. m its anti static bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard add on cards and peripherals back into their anti static bags when not in use Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static pro tected SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 User s Manual 5 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the heatsink The P4DPR 6GM can support either one or two Xeon 512K L2 cache processors of up to 3 GHz If installing one processor only install it into CPU socket 1 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket Lift the lever completely or you will damage the CPU socket when Socket lever power is applied Install a processor into CPU 1 socket ua 2 Install the CPU in the socket Make sure that pin 1 of the CPU is seated on pin 1 of
62. mber Signal Names 1 DB 12 35 DB 12 2 DB 13 36 DB 13 3 DB 14 37 DB 14 4 DB 15 38 DB 15 5 DB P1 39 DB P1 6 DB 0 40 DB 0 va DB 1 41 DB 1 8 DB 2 42 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 DB 4 44 DB 4 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 12 DB 6 46 DB 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P 15 GROUND 49 GROUND 16 DIFFSENS 50 GROUND 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 RESERVED 53 RESERVED 20 GROUND 54 GROUND 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 GROUND 56 GROUND 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D 29 REQ 63 REQ 30 0 64 1 0 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 5 22 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 12 Installing Software Drivers After all the hardware has been installed you must install the software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard After inserting this CD into your CD ROM drive the display shown in Figure 5 8 should appear If this display does not appear double click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD ROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon ETEMREDETZEBEETEEEZZHACIZCEUE SUPERMICR A Wicara Desci AD Drivers amp Tools rey z Fetters een Intel E7500 Chipset rm n FADP amp Qo A Intel LOCH E Z for SUPERMICRO Irit chipi
63. me DDR 266 memory modules are supported but only at 200 MHz See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SCSI Controller Adaptec AIC 7899 for dual channnel Ultra160 onboard SCSI SCSI SCA Backplane Controller QLogic GEM318 controller for SAF TE compliance SCSI Drive Bays Three 3 drive bays to house three 3 standard 1 80 pin SCA SCSI drives Peripheral Drive Bays One 1 3 5 slim drive One 1 slim CD ROM drive Three 3 3 5 x 1 drive bays for SCSI drives D 1 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 User s Manual Expansion Slots provided with butterfly riser card One 1 64 bit 133 MHz standard PCI slot and one 1 64 bit 66 MHz low profile PCI slot Power Supply Type 1 x 400W with 3 3V 5V 12V 5V and 12V main DC outputs and a 5V standby output Input Voltage 100 240VAC w 10 tolerance units are auto switching capable Fans Two 10 cm blower fans Operating Environment Operating Temperature Range 0 to 35 degrees C Humidity Range 5 90 non condensing Form Factor P4DPR 6GM motherboard Extended ATX 12 x 13 05 304 8 x 332 mm SC822 SP chassis 1U rackmount Operating Systems Supported Windows NT Windows 2000 Solaris Netware SCO UNIX and Linux Dimensions 16 8 x 1 7 x 25 6 in 427 x 43 x 651 mm W x H x D Weight Net Bare Bone 30 Ibs 13 6 kg Gross Bare Bone 40 Ibs 18 2 kg Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class B EN 55022 Class B EN 61000 3
64. n ROMs Set up Power Management Initialize security engine optional Enable hardware interrupts Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives Set time of day Check key lock Initialize typematic rate Erase F2 prompt Scan for F2 key stroke Enter SETUP Clear Boot flag Check for errors Inform RomPilot about the end of POST POST done prepare to boot operating system 1 One short beep before boot Terminate QuietBoot optional Check password optional Initialize ACPI BIOS Prepare Boot Initialize SMBIOS Initialize PnP Option ROMs Clear parity checkers Display MultiBoot menu Clear screen optional Check virus and backup reminders Try to boot with INT 19 Initialize POST Error Manager PEM Initialize error logging Initialize error display function Initialize system error handler PnPnd dual CMOS optional Initialize note dock optional Initialize note dock late Force check optional Extended checksum optional Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard Redirect Int 13h to Memory Technologies Devices such as ROM RAM PCMCIA and serial disk Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video B 4 Appendix B PhoenixBIOS POST Codes POST Code CDh CEh D2h Description Re map I O and memory for PCMCIA Initialize digitizer and display message Unknown interrupt The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code EOh Eth E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh
65. n the other side of the chassis You will also need to attach the rail brackets when installng into a telco rack Locking Tabs As you have seen both chassis rails have a locking tab which serves two functions The first is to lock the server into place when installed and pushed fully into the rack which is its normal position Secondly these tabs also lock the server in place when fully extended from the rack This prevents the server from coming completely out of the rack when you pull it out for servicing Figure 2 2 Installing Chassis Rails Installing the Rack Rails Determine where you want to place the SuperServer 6012P 6 in the rack See Rack and Server Precautions in Section 2 3 Position the fixed rack rail sliding rail guide assemblies at the desired location in the rack keeping the sliding rail guide facing the inside of the rack Screw the assembly securely to the rack using the brackets provided Attach the other assem 2 4 Chapter 2 Server Installation bly to the other side of the rack making sure both are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward Installing the Server into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit The next step is to install the server into the rack Do this by lining up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both si
66. nch high SCSI drive carriers e SCSI Accessories One 1 internal 68 pin Ultra160 SCSI cable for SCA SCSI backplane One 1 set of SCSI driver diskettes One 1 SCSI manual SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual e Rackmount hardware with screws Two 2 rack rail assemblies Six 6 brackets for mounting the rack rails to a rack telco rack e One 1 CD ROM containing drivers and utilities Intel LANDesk Client Manager ATI Rage XL 8MB PCI graphics controller driver LAN driver SCSI driver e SuperServer 6012P 6 User s Manual 1 2 Mainboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 6012P 6 lies the PADPR 6GM a dual Intel Xeon processor motherboard designed to provide maximum performance Below are the main features of the PADPR 6GM Chipset The P4DPR 6GM is based on Intel s E7500 chipset which is a high perfor mance core logic chipset designed for dual processor servers See Figure 1 1 The E7500 chipset consists of four major components the Memory Controller Hub MCH the I O Controller Hub 3 ICH3 the PCI X 64 bit Hub 2 0 P64H2 and the 82808AA Host Channel Adapter VxB The MCH has four hub interfaces one to communicate with the ICH3 and three for high speed I O communications The MCH employs a 144 bit wide memory bus for a PC1600 DDR 200 memory interface which provides a total bandwidth of 3 2 GB s The ICH interface is a 266 MB sec point to point connection using an 8 bit wide 66 MHz base clock at a 4x data trans
67. nd one 64 bit 66 MHz PCI slot A butterfly riser card is included with the server This riser card fits into the 133 MHz PCI X slot and was designed specially for the SC812S chassis to support the use of one standard PCI card and one low profile half height half length PCI card Several jumpers on the motherboard are used to change the speeds of these slots if needed see Chapter 5 ATI Graphics Controller The P4DPR 6GM features an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage XL graphics chip Rage XL fully supports sideband addressing and AGP texturing This onboard graphics package can provide a bandwidth of up to 512 MB sec over a 32 bit graphics memory bus SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Onboard Controllers Ports The P4DPR 6GM includes one floppy drive controller and two onboard IDE controllers which support up to four hard drives or ATAPI devices Backpanel I O ports include one COM port two USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports a video monitor port an external SCSI port one Intel 82550 Fast Ethernet NIC controller and one Intel Gigabit Ethernet controller for two LAN ports Other Features Other onboard features are included to promote system health These in clude various voltage monitors two CPU temperature sensors four fan Speed sensors a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regula tors chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue Figure 1 1 E7500 Chipset Syst
68. nterrupt and SCI System Control Interrupt SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the conditions required to qualify as an ECC error Options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio This setting allows you to specify the value of tthe internal frequency multiplier of the processor which is used to determine the processor speed Options are x8 x16 x17 x18 x19 and x20 Fast String Operations This setting allows you to Enable or Disable fast string operations Compatible FPU Code This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the compatible FPU code 7 10 Chapter 7 BIOS Split Lock Operations This setting allows you to Enable or Disable split lock operations Hyper threading This setting allows you to Enable or Disable hyper threading Enabling hyper threading results in increased CPU performance L3 Cache This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the L3 cache P DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log validity Event Log Capacity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log capacity View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view
69. ocedure will differ slightly The following is a guideline for installing the 6012P 6 into a rack with the rack rails provided You should also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails You should have received two rack rail assemblies with the SuperServer 6012P 6 Each of these assemblies consist of three sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the 6012P 6 A and an outer fixed rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself B A sliding rail guide sand wiched between the two should remain attached to the fixed rack rail See Figure 2 1 The A and B rails must be detached from each other to install To remove the fixed chassis rail A pull it out as far as possible you should hear a click sound as a locking tab emerges from inside the rail assembly and locks the inner rail Then depress the locking tab to pull the inner rail completely out Do this for both the left and right side rack rail assemblies Locking Tab Figure 2 1 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails 2 3 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Installing the Chassis Rails Position the fixed chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the 6012P 6 making sure the screw holes line up Note that these two rails are left right specific Screw the rail securely to the side of the chassis see Figure 2 2 Repeat this procedure for the other rail o
70. p to 12 GB of DDR 200 PC1600 SDRAM memory Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the SUPER P4DPR 6GM mainboard and the SC812S chassis which make up the SuperServer 6012P 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 6012P 6 into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powering up the System If your server was ordered without processor and memory components this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation Chapter 3 System Interface Refer here for details on the system interface which includes the functions and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Chapter 4 System Safety You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SuperServer 6012P 6 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the PADPR 6GM motherboard in cluding the locations and functions of connectors headers and jumpers Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfiguring the motherboard Chapter 6 Advanced C
71. per located on JD1 al Disable Jumper Settings x WD on JD1 lows you to enableor disable the semper Watchdog feature The default po Position Definition T Open Disabled sition is open to disable the Watch Closed Enabled dog timer When enabled Watch dog can reboot your PC if an appli cation is hung up or the system goes down See the table on the right for jumper settings SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 User s Manual Thermal Fan Enable Disable Thermal Fan Enable Disable JP38 allows you to enable or disable Jumper Settings JP38 the thermal fan When enabled the Jumper Position Definition fan will operate continuously When Open Disabled disabled it will operate only when a Closed Enabled predefined temperature threshold has been exceeded See the table on the right for jumper settings PC Slot 1 Bus Speed Settings PCI X Bus Speed Settings JP13 JP14 JP15 Mode JP14 JP15 JP13 Jumpers JP10 through JP15 are PCLX133 MHz Off Oft Off PCI X 100 MHz Off On Off used to set the speed for the PCI X Ox eS Muss OR com Pins i2 buses See the tables on the right PCI 66 MHz Off On ins 2 3 for the jumper settings to select the speed for each slot PCI Slot 2 Bus Speed Settings JP10 JP11 JP12 Mode JP10 JP11 JP12 Speaker Enable Disable PCI X 66 MHz Off On Pins 1 2 PCI 66 MHz Off On Pins 2 3 On the JD1 header a
72. power cord from the system be Jumper m Position Definition fore clearing CMOS 1 2 Normal 2 3 CMOS Clear Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down 7 7 the system remove the AC power iin bc cord and then use JBT1 to clear CMOS Replace JBT1 back to the pin 1 2 position before powering up the system again Do not use the PW ON connector to clear CMOS CMOS Clear SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 User s Manual LAN1 Enable Disable LAN1 NIC Change the setting of jumper JP3 Jubet See to enable or disable the onboard Tees e LAN1 or NIC Network Interface Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Card on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled LAN2 Enable Disable LAN2 NIC Change the setting of jumper JP27 damper sayings to enable or disable the onboard eren LAN2 or NIC Network Interface nd m Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Card on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled VGA Enable Disable VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP4 JP4 allows you to enable or disable F umper the VGA port The default position Postion Definition is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA Te Enabled 2 3 Disabled See the table on the right for jumper settings Chassis Overheat Fan CPU Chassis CPU Fan Sele
73. ptions are Disabled Customized Maximum Power Savings and Maximum Performance Customized allows you to alter the other two modes 7 15 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Standby Timeout Use this setting to specify the period of system inactivity to transpire before entering the standby state Options are Off 16 sec 32 sec 48 sec 1 min 2 min 4 min and 8 min Auto Suspend Timeout Use this setting to specify the period of system inactivity to transpire before entering the suspend state Options are Off 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 30 min 40 min and 60 min Resume on Time Select either Off or On which will wake the system up at the time specified in the next setting Resume Time Use this setting to specify the time you want the system to wake up the above setting must be set to On Enter the time with the number keys Resume on Modem Ring Use this setting to enable or disable the WOR Wake on Ring feature Options are On and Off 7 16 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 7 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Highlighting a setting with a or will expand or collapse that entry See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help Removabl
74. r has two LEDs e Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of a SCSI drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the SCSI SCA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed e Red A SAF TE compliant backplane standard on the 6012P 6 acti vates the red LED which indicates a drive failure If one of the SCSI drives fail you should be notified by your system management software Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SCSI drives SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 User s Manual 3 5 Motherboard LEDs There are several LEDs on the motherboard LE1 located near the CPU1 chassis fan connector indicates that system power is present on the motherboard when illuminated DA3 and DA4 are located near the AIC 7899 SCSI controller chip These LEDs indicate activity on each of the SCSI channels when flashing DL2 is located near the JD4 jumper and indicates connectivity to the LAN when illluminated Chapter 4 System Safety Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions A Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperServer 6012P 6 from damage Be aware of the locations of the power on off switch on the chassis 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 sy
75. rmal Fan Enable Disable 2 eere PCI X Bus Speed Settings ten tree Speaker Enable Disable i urine reed tns 5 10 Onboard Indicatons 5h ote peterent deep ese LANI LAN2 LEDS aiite Erin DERE 5 11 Floppy Hard Drive and SCSI Connections sse 5 21 Floppy COnmector eda edi a eden ame eee 5 21 IDE Connectors Ultr teo SGSI Connectors oon rreet rir eren 5 22 5 12 Installing Software DIIVOers rere rn e n eee nri 5 23 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices tt tet tenera 6 1 6 2 Control Panel odere en ie aie veras 6 2 6 3 System FANS RICE 6 3 System Fan Faillit i uenerit N 6 3 Replacing System Cooling Fans 6 3 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removeal eeeeeeeeeenne nennen nentes 6 4 Accessing the Drive Bays neret nnn nis 6 4 SCSI Drive Installations uer pn tivi 6 5 CD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation es 6 7 6 5 Power SUPPLY ciet e pee n e cte e ER ed t dit ipae 6 8 Power Supply Failure senem enne 6 8 Removing Replacing the Power Supply see 6 8 viii Table of Contents Chapter 7 BIOS 53 InmtOQUGCHODa ain cao pep aana LIRE EXE TE CEDE ETHER RARE rere 7 1 7 2 RUANING SOUP cedet teh i lee a dd 7 2 23 Main BIOS Setlip eremo inttr eee eee Et qe EE 7 2 The Main BlOS Setup Menlo erii tert 7 8 4 4 Advanced BIOS Setup ne teet tri Hee beo ein redi REN
76. s to the following settings Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power Options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for serial port A The options are 3F8 2E amp 3E8 and2E8 LL 7 7 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port A Options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 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 Specify the type of device that will be connected to serial port B Options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address Select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B Options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Parallel Port This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 3BC Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt reques
77. stem Do not work alone when working with high voltage components Power should always be disconnected from the system when removing or installing main system components such as the motherboard memory modules and the CD ROM and floppy drives When disconnecting power you should first power down the system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units in the system When working around exposed 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 4 1 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual The power supply power cord must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets Motherboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down which will reverse its polarities On the P4DPR 6GMs the positive side should be facing up This battery must be replaced
78. t SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 User s Manual Figure 5 2 Heatsink Installation 5 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 3 Connecting Cables Now that the processors are installed the next step is to connect the cables to the board These include the data ribbon cables for the periph erals and control panel and the power cables Connecting Data Cables The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully routed in preconfigured systems to prevent them from block ing the flow of cooling air that moves through the system from front to back If you need to disconnect any of these cables you should take care to keep them routed as they were originally after reconnecting them make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations If you are configuring the sys tem keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their motherboard connector locations noted should be con nected See the motherboard layout figure in this chapter for connector locations IDE Device Cables J2A and J3A Floppy Drive Cable JP7 Ultra 160 LVD SCSI Cables JA1 and JA2 Control Panel Cable JF2 see next page Connecting Power Cables The P4DPR 6GM has a 20 pin primary power supply connector designated ATX Power for connection to the ATX power supply Connect the appropriate connector from the power supply to the ATX Power connector to supply pow
79. t for the parallel port Options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Chapter 7 BIOS Mode Specify the parallel port mode Options are Output Only Bi directional EPP and ECP DMA Channel Specify the DMA channel Options are DMA1 and DMA3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are Primary and Secondary Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novellle NetWare and other operating systems Local Bus IDE Adapter Use this setting to enable the integrated local bus IDE adapter Options are Disable Primary Secondary and Both gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Enable Memory Gap This setting allows you to turn off system RAM to free up address space The options for this setting are Disabled and Extended 7 9 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual ECC Configuration This setting lets you enable or disable ECC Error Correction and Checking The options are ECC and Disabled ECC Error Type This setting lets you select which type of interrupt will be activated as a result of an ECC error The options are None NMI Non Maskable Interrupt SMI System Management I
80. t 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 POST Code Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag OAh Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache OCh Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initialize I O component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum B 1 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual POST Code 17h 18h 1Ah 1Ch 20h 22h 24h 28h 29h 2Ah 2Ch 2Eh 2Fh 32h 33h 36h 38h 3Ah 3Ch 3Dh 4th 42h 45h 46h 47h 48h 49h 4Ah 4Bh 4Ch 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 54h 55h 58h 59h 5Ah 5Bh Description Initialize cache before memory Auto size 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 1 8 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller Set ES segment register to 4 GB Auto size DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager Clear 512 kB base RAM 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on
81. the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read 7 11 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Clear All DMI Event Logs Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to clear all DMI event logs gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address Specifies to redirect the console to On board COMA or On board COMB This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate Select the BAUD rate for console redirection Console Type Choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection Flow Control Choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection Console Connection Select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine Options are On and Off of Video Pages to Support Choose the number of video pages to allocate for redirection when video hardware is not available Options are 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and 8 7 12 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display
82. ully extended to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them In single rack installation stabilizers should be attached to the rack In multiple rack installations the racks should be coupled together Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the rails Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack first and then work up Use a regulating uninterruptible power supply UPS to protect the server from power surges voltage spikes and to keep your system operating in case of a power failure Allow the hot plug SCSI drives and power supply units to cool before touching them Always keep the rack s front door and all panels and components on the servers closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling 2 2 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 4 Installing the SuperServer 6012P 6 into a Rack This section provides information on installing the SuperServer 6012P 6 into a rack unit If the 6012P 6 has already been mounted into a rack you can skip ahead to Sections 2 5 and 2 6 There are a variety of rack units on the market which may mean the assembly pr
83. upply First turn the power switch on the control panel off then unplug the power cord from the system Remove the chassis cover by pressing the two release buttons on the top of the chassis near the front and push the chassis top rearward about one inch To remove the failed power unit push the beige colored release tab to the right and then carefully lift the unit up about 1 2 inch only If you lift too high you may damage the power distribution board that the other end of the unit is connected to Then pull the power unit straight back to unplug it from the power distribution board See Figure 6 5 2 Installing a new power supply Replace the failed unit with another unit of the same input voltage output voltage and wattage It is highly recommended to replace it with exactly the same model power supply Carefully insert the new unit into position to plug it into the power distribution board making sure you are not holding it at too great an angle which may damage the power distribution board Push it completely into the power distribution board and seat it in the chassis When correctly installed it should be laying flat make sure the end of the power supply is not sitting on the stop in the chassis Reconnect the power cord replace the chassis top cover and reposition the unit back into the rack Finish by depressing the power button on the chassis front control panel 6 8 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Fig
84. ure 6 5 Removing Replacing the Power Supply 6 9 SUPERSERVER 6012P 6 Manual Notes Chapter 7 BIOS Chapter 7 BIOS 7T 1 Introduction This chapter describes the PhoenixBIOS Setup utility for the PADPR 6GM The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and 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 Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site lt http www supermicro com gt for any changes to BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The PhoenixBIOS flash chip stores the System parameters such type of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer 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 ac cessed by pressing the Delete key at the appropriate t
85. y tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more 120 Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed 120 block storage devices Operating system not found 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 Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted A4 Appendix A PhoenixBIOS POST Messages Parity Check 2 nnnn 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 Press F1 to resume F2 to Setup F3 for previous 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

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