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2. Notch gt i Notch tii int snaps into place Pay atten P the St To Install Insert module verti Kong sian KE cally and press down until it stent on the slot tion to the bottom notch To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot Top View of DDR Slot Release Tab Ll Ll Release Tab 5 8 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 6 Adding PCI Cards 1 PCI Expansion Slots The X7DBX i X7DBX 8 has two Universal PCI slots The left slot supports one PCI Express x8 card or one 133 MHz PCI X card The right slot supports one PCI Express x4 card or one 100 MHz PCI X card An additional PCI Express x8 slot is provided in the JPCIE3 slot The SC819TQ 700 SC819S 700 chassis can support the use of three standard size full height full length expansion cards and one low profile expansion card with pre installed riser cards 2 PCI Card Installation Before installing a PCI add on card make sure you power off the system first Begin by removing the top chassis cover Three riser cards should be pre installed into the system Two additional riser cards included in the accessory box may be substituted as shown below and designated optional Remove the screws that secure the riser cards to the rear of the chassis then lift the riser card assembly from the chassis Insert the PCI card into the riser card slot pushing down with yo
3. 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 any board from its 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 serverboard 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 serverboard SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual 4 4 Operating Precautions A Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 is operating to ensure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY LITHIUM BATTERY OR BATTERY HOLDER BATTERY HOLDER 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install processors and heatsinks to the
4. 5 21 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual 5 11 Floppy IDE SCSI and SATA Drive Connections Use the following information to connect the floppy and hard disk drive cables e The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires e Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 e Asingle 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 e The 80 wire ATA133 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your system has two connectors to support two drives This special cable should be used to take advantage of the speed this new technology offers The blue connector connects to the onboard IDE connector interface and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive Floppy Connector Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions JFDD1 The floppy connector is located d near the battery See the table on the right for pin definitions Definition i Definition GND FDHDIN GND Reserved Key FDEDIN Index Motor Enable Drive Select B Drive Select A Motor Enable DIR STEP Write Data Write Gate Track 00 Write Protect Read Data Side 1 Select Diskette 5 22 IDE Con
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6. 1 From the main menu select Configure Drives and hit lt Enter gt as shown below anage firrays reate Array td Delete Hotspare Con igure Drives Appendix C Software Installation 2 From the Select Drives for Configuring List shown below select the drives you want to configure and press lt Insert gt Select drives for Configuring p Selected Drives B1 HDC HD 48GD BAFLAI 69 26GB 62 HDC WD 746CD AAFLA2 69 2CB 83 HDC HD 746CD B8FLAL 69 26B Hi HDC WD 4 GD HHFLAZ 69 2GB 3 The drive you ve selected will appear in the Selected Drives Dialog Box on the right as shown below Repeat the same steps until all drives that you want to configure appear in the selected drives box Select drives for Comf igur ing Selected Drives HR SIGH 19AS c HH SHEARS d Hd HEE KDHE D BM FLAS AS HE OI ECH AS HE KITAAR AAP AN 26H 4 Once both drives display in the selected drive box press lt Enter gt C 15 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual 5 Read the warning message as shown in the screen below WARNING Configuring drives will write Array Information on to the selected drives Drive size will be rounded off to neet standard size Do you want to continue this operation Yes No 6 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to configure If correct type Y to continue Appendix C Software Installation Creating Arrays Before you create arrays ma
7. DB 3 DB 3 CH DB 4 DB 4 a DB 5 DB 5 mk N DB 6 DB 6 Wi DB 7 DB 7 A DB P DB P Sn a Ground Ground Oo DIFFSENS Ground N TERMPWR TERMPWR CO TERMPWR TERMPWR 2 o Reserved Reserved N CH Ground Ground N x ATN ATN N N Ground Ground N ow BSY BSY N A ACK ACK N a RST RST N o MSG MSG N Sa SEL SEL N CO C D C D N REQ REQ wo CH 1 0 I O wo GH DB 8 DB 8 wo N DB 9 DB 9 CA wo DB 10 DB 10 Ri A DB 11 DB 11 5 24 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform main tenance on the SC819TQ 700 SC819S 700 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 Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent 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
8. BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 7 26 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems Ifa problem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is at tached 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 o
9. 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 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data UO device IRQ conflict UO 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 successfully 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 o
10. new HDD as a hotspare 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Add Delete Hotspares 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare and press lt Insert gt and then press lt Enter gt 3 Press Yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear in the Selected drives Menu To delete a Hotspare 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Add Delete Hotspares 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the Hotspare you want to delete and press lt delete gt and then press lt Enter gt 3 When the following warning is displayed Do you want to delete the hot spare Yes No press Yes to delete the hotspare you have selected ST388813AS IER HD HDC HD 744CD B4FLAZ SR HDC HD 44GD 8BFLAL 69 HGH HDC HD74AGD BAFLAZ 69 HCH HDC HD74AGD BAFLAI 69 AGB Do you want to delete the Spare Yes No C 21 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 From the main menu select Manage Arrays and hit lt Enter gt as shown on the previous page 2 From the List of Arrays dialog box shown below select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears as shown below showing detailed in formation on the array The physical disks associated with th
11. press Y to delete the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Delete Volume menu C 8 Appendix C Software Installation Resetting to Non RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD RAID or resetting a RAID HDD Resetting a RAID volume HDD or resetting a RAID HDD will reformat the HDD and delete the internal RAID structure on the drive Warning Use cautious when resetting a RAID volume HDD to non a From the main menu select item3 Reset Disks to Non RAID and press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear RUM i t i Corporation All Right Create RAID Volure j Port Drive Serial MALTAS Select the disks that should be reset 11 Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete b Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset and press lt Space gt to select c Press lt Enter gt to reset the RAID set drive A warning message displays d Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility a From the main menu select Exit and press lt Enter gt A warning message will appear b Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu C 9 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual C 2 Adaptec Embedded SATA RAID Controller Driver After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID before you i
12. the system operational within a minimum amount of time This quick setup assumes that your system has come to you with the processors and memory pre installed If your system is not already fully integrated with a serverboard processors system memory etc please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for details on installing specific components 2 2 Unpacking the System You should inspect the box the 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 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 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated You will also need it placed near a grounded power outlet Be sure to read the Rack and Server Precautions in the next section 2 3 Preparing for Setup The box the 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 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 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8
13. N fy RAN 4 LEC KUME KZ A GB LAN SIO GILGAL W83627 EHF 1 MS N 1 5 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual 1 4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 up and running Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have
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15. RAID 10 and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is 6 4KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size e When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed f Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays g When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 6 Appendix C Software Installation Creating a RAID 5 Set Parity a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Corecks Redrecter teyteed Yew eoue tiep Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH R wRAIDS s Copyright C 2683 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Nane VolunS RAID Level RAIDS Parity Disks Select Disks Strip Size 64 KB Capacity H GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press lt Enter gt c When the Raid Level is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 5 Parity and hit lt Enter gt d When
16. User s Manual Choosing a Setup Location Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door completely 25 inches Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing This product is for installation only in a Restricted Access Location dedicated equipment rooms service closets and the like This product is not suitable for use with visual display work place devices according to 2 of the the German Ordinance for Work with Visual Display Units A N Warnings and Precautions A N Rack Precautions Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully 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 simul taneously 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
17. display 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 Boot Priority Order Excluded from Boot Orders The devices included in the boot list section above are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified The boot functions for the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a lt gt key or a lt gt key to move the device up or down Use the lt f gt key or the lt r gt key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the lt x gt key to remove it from the list of bootable devices to make its resource available for other bootable devices Subsequently you can select an item from the candidate list and hit the lt x gt key to remove it from the candidate list and put it in the boot list This item will then become a bootable device See details on how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the Item Specific Help window 7 25 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual 7 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Exit Saving Changes Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made and to exit the
18. 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 B 5 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Notes B 6 Appendix C Software Installation Appendix C Software Installation After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure Intel s ESB2 SATA RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers Important Notes If you do not wish to configure onboard SATA RAID functions please go directly to Section C 3 This chapter describes RAID Configuration Instructions for the Intel ESB2 RAID Controller designed for Windows OS See the CD included with the system for procedures on setting up SAS RAID C 1 Introduction To configure the SATA RAID functions you must first use the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility program to configure the RAID Level that you desire before installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your serverboard Note that the current version of the E
19. is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the parti tion Yes No 4 Press Yes to delete the array and partition or No to return to the previous menu 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu C 24 Appendix C Software Installation Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 Opt ions Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities 1 From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Menu select Disk Utilities as shown above and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller A Select SATA Disk and press lt Enter gt SATA Port 0 ST368613AS 3 05 L SATA Port 1 HDC WD 48CD HBFLAL 27 B8D27 1 SATA Port 2 HDC WD748CD BFLA2 31 88F31 1 SATA Port 3 HDC WHD74AGD AAFLAI 27 08027 1 SATA Port 5 HDC HD 48GD BFLAZ 31 88F31 1 Only drives present at POST are displayed C 25 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual To format a disk Note The operation of Formatting Disk allows you to perform a low level formatting of a hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at t
20. locks you will hear a click Next release the thumbscrew at the middle rear of the top cover Then depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover Push the cover away from you toward the rear of the chassis until it stops You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server To remove the system from the rack completely depress the locking tabs in the chassis rails push the right side tab down and the left side tab up to continue to pull the system out past the locked position 2 Check the CPUs processors You may have one or two processors already installed in the serverboard Each processor needs its own heatsink See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor and heatsink installation 3 Check the system memory Your server system may have come with system memory already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots For details on adding system memory refer to Chapter 5 4 Installing add on cards If desired you can install an add on card to the system See Chapter 5 for details on installing PCI add on cards 5 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 connections 2 8 Chapter 2 Server Installation Figure 2 4 Accessing the Inside of the System 2 9 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 Us
21. of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory man ager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM A 5 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Notes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS 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 follow ing beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POST Code Description 01h IPMI Initialization 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type dei Initialize system hardware O7h 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 Initia
22. provides power drive ID and bus termination A RAID controller can be used with the backplane to provide data security The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the drives The backplane is already preconfigured so there are no jumpers or switches present on it 6 7 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual DVD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation The top cover of the chassis must be opened to gain full access to the DVD ROM and floppy drive bays The 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 accomodates only slim line DVD ROM drives Side mounting brackets are needed to mount a slim line DVD ROM drive in the 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 server You must power down the system before installing or removing a floppy or DVD ROM drive First grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click Next release the thumbscrew at the rear of the top chassis cover Then depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis 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 t
23. select a predetermined HDD type Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed Chapter 7 BIOS CHS Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS TYPE This item displays the type of IDE or SATA Device Cylinders This item indicates the status of Cylinders Headers This item indicates the number of headers Sectors This item displays the number of sectors Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the system LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfers This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the use
24. server from power surges voltage spikes and to keep your system operating in case of a power failure Allow the hot plug SAS SATA SCSI drives and power supply modules 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 Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating Temperature If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the ambient operating tempera ture of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient temperature of the room Therefore consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the manufacturer s maximum rated ambient tempera ture Tmra Reduced Airflow Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of airflow required for safe operation is not compromised Mechanical Loading Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not arise due to uneven mechanical loading Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the power supply circuitry and the effect that any possible overloading of circuits might have on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern Reliable Ground A reliable ground must be maintained at all times To e
25. supply power to the serverboard See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for power connector pin definitions In addition your power supply must be connected to the 10 pin auxiliary power connector at JPWR1 5 5 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Connecting the Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 5 1 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indi cators Please note that even and odd numbered pins are on opposite sides of each header All JF1 wires have been bundled into single keyed ribbon cable to simplify their connection The red wire in the ribbon cable plugs into pin 1 of JF1 Connect the other end of the cable 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 descrip tions of JF1 Figure 5 1 Front Control Panel Header Pins JF1 5 6 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 4 UO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 5 2 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 5 2 Rear Panel I O Ports USBO 1 RS LAN LAN2 Keyboard Mouse COM1 VGA SAS Port E E LN CN H EE ei UID SCSI fa Notes the external SCSI port is includ
26. the load plate Load plate released 5 2 3 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at opposite sides 4 Align pin1 of the CPU the corner marked with a triangle with the notched corner of the CPU socket 5 Find the corner of the CPU that has a semi circle cutout below a gold dot CPU key This corner should be aligned with the cutout on the socket socket key 6 Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically and do not rub the CPU against any surface or any of the contacts which may damage the CPU and or contacts 7 With the CPU in the socket in spect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly installed 8 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down until it snaps into the retention clasp 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the PnP cap will be automatically released from the load plate when the lever locks Remove the cap Repeat steps to install a second CPU if desired Warning Keep the plastic PnP cap The serverboard must be shipped with the PnP cap properly installed to protect the CPU socket Ship ment without the PnP cap properly installed will void the warranty Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Notched corner CPU installed in socket PnP cap released from load plate 5 3 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3
27. the Disk item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID e Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight a drive and press lt Space gt to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size ranged from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array and hit lt Enter gt For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and press lt Enter gt when the capacity item is highlighted The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed h Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays i When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 7 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Deleting a RAID Volume Warning Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set You will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set a From the main menu select item2 Delete RAID Volume and press lt Enter gt b Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press lt Del gt A Warning message displays c When asked Are you sure you want to delete this volume Y N
28. the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN AD MIN Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Health Information S Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help CPUL Chassis CPU2 Chassis C 32 Appendix C Software Installation Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Remote Control e Supero Doctor III M oft Internet Explorer Remote Management System Info Health Info Performance Rerne Cr Configuration Administration S s Management Report Help a Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor II allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity P trol ower contro a Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web Site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_Ill You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http Awww supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor Il C 33 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Notes C 34 Appendix D System Specifications Appendix D System Specific
29. the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data BIOS Date This field displays the date when this version of BIOS was built 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 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in 7 3 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual gt IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave SATA Port2 and SATA Port3 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master slots Hit lt Enter gt 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 Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive The options are Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive s capacity number of heads etc a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive CDROM and ATAPI Removable The option User will allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed at this connection The option Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Choose the option 1 39 to
30. 015X 8 is a high end scaleable server platform built upon the SC819TQ 700 SC819S 700 1U server chassis The 2U in 1U design of the SC819 allows it to accommodate five add on cards including an IPMI card a capability typically found only in 2U chassis and above The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC819TQ 700 SC819S 700 chassis System Power The SC819TQ 700 SC819S 700 features a single 7OOW power supply Power must be removed from the system before servicing or replacing the power supply SAS SATA SCSI Drives The SC819TQ 700 SC819S 700 chassis was designed to support three SAS 6015X 3 SATA 6015X T or SCSI 6015X 8 hard drives which are hot swap pable units Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the SAS SATA SCSI drives PCI Expansion Slots Three standard size and one low profile PCI E PCI X add on cards may be used with the SC819TQ 700 SC819S 700 chassis See section 5 6 for details Control Panel The SC819TQ 700 SC819S 700 s control panel provides you with system monitor ing and control LEDs indicate system power HDD activity network activity 2 overheat fan failure and UID Unit Identifier A main power button and a UID button is also included UO Backplane The SC819TQ 700 SC819S 700 is designed to be used in a 1U rackmount configu ration Ports on the I O backplane include one COM port a VGA port two USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mou
31. 2 compatible computers The Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters types of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a backup battery pro vides power to the CMOS Logic enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the lt Delete gt key at the appropriate time during system boot See below Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt Delete gt key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Beginning with Section 7 3 detailed de scriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 7 1 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual 7 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are sele
32. 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual 3 3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the SC819TQ 700 SC819S 700 chassis has six LEDs These LEDs provide you with critical information related to differ ent parts of the system This section explains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective action you may need to take UID o UID This LED turns on when either the front or the rear UID button is pushed Pushing either button a second time will turn this LED off E Overheat Fan Fail When this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When on continuously on and not flashing it indicates an overheat condition which may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm Check the routing of the cables and make sure all fans are present and operating normally You should also check to make sure that the chassis covers are installed Finally verify that the heatsinks are installed properly see Chapter 5 This LED will remain flashing or on as long as the overheat condition exists oe ke NIC2 Indicates network activity on GLAN2 when flashing ZS ke NIC1 Indicates network activity on GLAN1 when flashing 3 2 Chapter 3 System Interface R ke HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 this light indicates SAS SATA SCSI and or DVD ROM drive activity when flashing e Da KR ke Power Ind
33. 3 6015X T 6015X 8 weighs approximately 38 5 Ibs 17 5 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 After accessing the inside of the system 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 2 Chapter 4 System Safety 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
34. 3 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A Vcore B 12V P1V5 3 3V 12V 5Vsb 5VDD P_VTT Vbat 7 19 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual gt Hardware Monitor Logic See Note on Page 7 18 CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The hardcode default setting is 80 C Temperature Monitoring Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core Temperature CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core Temperature PECI Agent 1 Temperature PECI Agent 2 Temperature PECI Agent 3 Temperature PECI Agent 4 Temperature System Temperature Fan1 Fan10 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vise versa Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control func tion to allow the onbo
35. 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Installing the Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU 0 1 SCREW 0 4 SCREW so that the four mounting holes are E aligned with those on the pre installed heatsink retention mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws i e the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug Do not fully tighten the screws or you may damage the CPU D H NO 3 SCREW 0 2 SCREW 4 Add the two remaining screws then finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws Removing the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instructions below to prevent damage to the CPU or the CPU socket 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the serverboard in the sequence as show in the picture above 2 Hold the heatsink and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the heatsink is loose remove it from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amoun
36. ATA 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 FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense Manual Revision 1 0a Release Date April 23 2007 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 2007 by SUPER MICRO COMPUT
37. DC WD74 CD ABFLAL 27 88027 1 5 Cbs Capacity 69 2 GBytes This drive vill be scanned for media defects All recoverable defects will be remapped Verify Disk Yes No C 27 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual To Exit the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility Arrow keys to move cursor lt Enter gt to select option Eech to exit default C 28 Appendix C Software Installation C 3 Installing Intel s ESB2 Driver by Adaptec and the OS 1 Insert Supermicro s bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot and the screen Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker will appear 2 Choose from the list the item Intel ESB2 Driver by 3rd Party Adaptec and press lt ENTER gt 3 From the next screen displayed choose the OS driver you want to install and press lt Enter gt 4 Insert a formatted diskette into drive A and press lt Enter gt as prompted 5 Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot the system 6 Insert the Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start to boot up from CD 7 Press the lt F6 gt key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays 8 When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to speci
38. EEEN 1 2 1 3 Server Chassis Features ccccccccececeee eect ee ee ee ee ee ee teen tet eeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeneaea 1 3 1 4 COntacting SUPCMIMICIO E 1 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation En We e 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the SyStemi iirc eneen nenne ENNE NENNE NEEE 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup esesesoseseseserereretetetettttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttentnnn ennnen nnn nn 2 1 Choosing a Setup Location s ssrirensssionadinsr noaua SESSA 2 2 Rack dee TEE 2 2 Server Precautions ENEE 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations c csesececececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 3 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack cccceee cece cece eect eee ee te teeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeneaeaea 2 4 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup ccccceeeee cece cette ee ee teen eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaes 2 8 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup cccceceee cece cece ee eee ee ee teeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeaes 2 10 Chapter 3 System Interface SG We EE 3 1 3 2 Control Panel Buttons saersi AAN NEEE 3 1 DIEN eatin S E S T A A A A E 3 1 e 3 1 3 3 Control Panel Ee geeueegeen eseu eege nies Halon nena ege 3 2 D IERE ee 3 2 Overheat Fan kat wsccisesesecesnsesectineesecesunsay ege geess Nee Eeer 3 2 NIC2 ee 3 2 IK le ME 3 2 FID E NEE 3 3 POW tege enee eege Ee ek 3 3 3 4 Drive Carrier LEDS E 3 3 vi Table of Contents Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 Electrical Safety Precautions 4 1 General Safety
39. ER 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 6015X 3 6015X T 6015xX 8 Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only The 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 is a high end server based on the SC819TQ 700 C819S 700 1U rackmount chassis and the X7DBX i X7DBX 8 a dual processor serverboard that supports Intel Xeon LGA 771 processors and up to 32 GB of FBD ECC DDR2 667 533 SDRAM 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 X7DBX i X7DBX 8 serverboard and the SC819TQ 700 SC819S 700 chassis which comprise the 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 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 loca
40. Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled Timer for Loading OS Minutes This feature allows the user to set the time value in minutes for the previous item OS Boot Watch Dog by keying in a desired number in the blank The default setting is 10 minutes Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled Time Out Option This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of a system boot failure The options are No Action Reset Power Off and Power Cycles gt System Event Log System Event Log List Mode These options display the System Event SEL Log and System Event SEL Log in List Mode Items include SEL System Event Log Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Type Time Stamp Generator ID SEL Message Revision Sensor Type Sensor Number SEL Event Type Event Description and SEL Event Data SEL Entry Number 1 7 22 Chapter 7 BIOS gt Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components 7 23 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual 7 5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Security BIOS settings are des
41. H RAID Code Base Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware Select Adaptec to use Adaptec s HostRAID firmware The options are Intel and Adaptec SATA AHCI Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATAAdvanced Host Interface Exercise caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled 7 6 Chapter 7 BIOS System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system 7 4 Advanced Setup ChooseAdvanced 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 Boot Features gt Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings QuickBoot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed 7 7 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual QuietBoot Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen during boot up POST Errors Set to Enabled to display POST Err
42. Intel R ESB2 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 setup screen and press the lt Enter gt key 6 Press the lt Enter gt key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are speci fied press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation 7 From the Windows XP 2000 2003 setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The XP 2000 2003 setup will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation 8 After the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation is completed the system will au tomatically reboot 9 Insert the Supermicro CD that came with the package into the CD drive during system reboot and the following screen will appear Note the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating System C 30 Appendix C Software Installation C 5 Installing the Operating System and other Software Programs After all the hardware has been installed you must first install the operating system and then other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CDs that came packaged with your motherboard For Windows 2003 please refer to page C 14 S SUPERMICRO X7DBX Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP x Intel Blackford chipset INF files SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Microsoft Dire
43. MM slots Populating DIMM modules with pairs of memory modules of the same size and same type will result in interleaved memory which will increase memory performance Note Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Maximum memory 32 GB of FBD ECC DDR2 667 533 In a dual CPU configura tion memory support is halved for a 16 GB maximum Optimizing Memory Configurations Branch 0 Branch 1 Number of Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Bank 4 DIMMs Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 2 DIMMs 1A 2A we wef re ee 4 DIMMs 1A 2A 3A 4A 6 DIMMs 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 4A 8 DIMMs 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B Notes i DIMM slot specified DIMM slot populated DIMM slot not populated ii Both FBD 533 MHz and 667MHz DIMMs are supported however you need to use memory modules of the same speed and type iii Interleaved memory is supported when pairs of DIMM modules are installed To optimize memory performance populate with pairs of memory modules in both Branch 0 and Branch 1 iv For memory to work properly you need to follow the restrictions listed above Figure 5 3 Installing DIMMs
44. Manual Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the array you want to make bootable and press lt Ctrl gt and lt B gt 3 Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed This will make all other existing bootable array non bootable Do you want to make this array bootable Yes No Then a bootable array will be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below d fenu anage Arrays List of Arrays d reate Array 68 nirror RAID 1 34 458 dd Delete Hotspare Configure Drives Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press lt Ctrl gt and lt B gt Note a bootable array is the array marked with an aster isk as shown in the picture above 3 When the following message is displayed The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make this array as not bootable Yes No Enter Y to delete a bootable array The bootable array will be deleted and the asterisk will disappear Note Do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array C 20 Appendix C Software Installation Adding Deleting Hotspares To add a Hotspare Note In order to rebuild a RAID RAID O or RAID 1 you would need to add a
45. SB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports transfer rates up to 3Gbps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA are limited to a length of 40cm while Serial ATA cables can be up to one meter in length Overall SATA provides better functionality than PATA Introduction to Intel ESB2 Serial RAID Located in the South Bridge of the Blackford Mukilteo chipset the I O Controller Hub ESB2 provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports a single channel UltraATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and six Serial ATA SATA ports The ESB2 supports the following PATA and SATA device configurations Legacy mode and Native mode C 1 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual RAID Configurations The following types of RAID configurations are supported RAID 0 Data Striping this writes data in parallel interleaved striped sections of two hard drives Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk RAID1 Data Mirroring an identical data image from on
46. SUPER SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 SUPERSERVER 6015X T SUPERSERVER 6015X 8 sl gO 1 D e 000 SS USER S MANUAL 1 0a 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 documenta tion 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 OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR D
47. The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Mo mentarily contacting both pins will Power Button power on off the system This button Pin Definitions JF 1 can also be configured to function Ping Definition as a suspend button see the Power 1 PW_ON Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn 2 Ground off the power when set to suspend mode depress the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definitions FAN1 2 FAN9 10 The X7DBX i X7DBX 8 has five fan Definition headers each of which supports two Fan PWR Red fans Fan speed is controlled via Tachometer Yellow Thermal Management with a BIOS GND Black setting See the table on the right for GND Grey pin definitions Tachometer Fan PWR Orange 5 14 USB Ports Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB2 0 are located beside the key board mouse ports See the table on the right for pin definitions USB Headers Three additional USB2 0 headers USB2 3 and USB4 are included on the serverboard These may be con nected to provide front side access A USB cable not included is needed for the connection See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Port Header COM1 is a port on the I O backplane and COM2 is a header located near the floppy drive connector See the table on the right for pin definitions ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports Th
48. X7DBX i X7DBX 8 serverboard connect the data and power cables and install add on cards All serverboard jumpers and connections are described and a layout and quick reference chart are included in this chapter Remember to close the chassis completely when you have finished working on the serverboard to protect and cool the system sufficiently 5 1 Handling the Serverboard Static electrical discharge can damage electronic components To prevent dam age to printed circuit boards it is important to handle them very carefully see Chapter 4 Also note that the size and weight of the serverboard can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in damage To prevent the serverboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to sup port it when handling The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions e Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge e Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag e Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts e When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person
49. a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard add on cards 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 serverboard 6 1 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Figure 6 1 Chassis Front and Rear Views Slim Floppy Drive optional Slim DVD ROM UID Button Control Panel Power Supply Module SATA SCSI Drive Bays Main Power Ethernet Ports IPMI Slot COM1 Port PCI Expansion Slots w riser card USB Ports Mouse Keyboard Ports VGA Port External SCSI Port Note The external SCSI port is included on the 6015X 8 only 6 2 Control Panel The control panel located on the front of the chassis must be connected to the JF1 connector on the serverboard to provide you with system status indications These wires have been bundled together as a ribbon cable to simplify the connec tion Connect the cable fro
50. ard fans to run at the full speed 12V at all the time The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A Vcore B 12V P1V2_NIC_SEN 3 3V 12V 5Vsb 5VDD P_VTT Vbat 7 20 Chapter 7 BIOS gt IPMI The option is available only when an IPMI card is installed in the system System Event Logging IPMI Specification Version This item displays the current IPMI Version Firmware Version This item displays the current Firmware Version System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging When this function is set to Disabled the system will continue to log events received via system interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enabling this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Errors Enabling this function to log POST errors The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled 7 21 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual OS Boot Watch Dog Set to
51. ardware Monitor Logic Note The Phoenix BIOS will automatically detect the type of CPU s and hardware monitoring chip used on the motherboard and will display the Hardware Monitoring Screen accordingly Your Hardware Monitoring Screen may look like the one shown on this page on p 7 19 or on p 7 20 depending on the type of CPU s and HW Monitoring chip you are using CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The options are 70 C 75 C 80 C and 85 C Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core System Temperature Fan1 Fan10 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vise versa Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control func tion to allow the onboard fans to run at the full speed 12V at all the t
52. ations Processors Single or dual Intel Xeon 5300 5100 5000 series processors Note Please refer to our web site for a complete listing of supported processors Chipset Intel 5000P ESB2 BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix flash ROM Memory Capacity Eight 8 240 pin DIMM sockets to support a maximum of 32 GB of ECC FBD DDR2 667 533 memory Note memory modules should be the same size speed and type and must be installed in pairs SAS Subsystem 6015X 3 Add on card AOC USAS L4i and SAS backplane CSE SAS 818TQ to support three 3 hot swap SAS drives SATA Subsystem 6015X T On chip ESB2 controller RAID 0 1 5 and 10 supported and SATA backplane CSE SAS 818TQ to support three 3 hot swap SATA drives SCSI Subsystem 6015X 8 Adaptec AIC 7902 controller RAID 0 1 and 10 supported and SCSI backplane CSE SCA 818S to support three 3 hot swap SCSI drives Peripheral Bays One 1 slim DVD ROM drive One 1 slim floppy optional PCI Expansion Slots Two 2 PCI Express x8 cards standard size One 1 64 bit PCI X card or one 1 PCI Express card standard size One 1 64 bit PCI X card or one 1 PCI Express card low profile D 1 SUPERSERVER 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Serverboard 6015X 3 6015X T X7DBX i proprietary form factor 6015X 8 X7DBX 8 proprietary form factor Dimensions 16 2 x 11 2 in 412 x 285 mm Chassis 6015X 3 6015X T SC819TQ 700 1U Rackmount 6015X 8 SC819S 700 1U Rackmount Dime
53. below select an array type and press Enter Only the available array types will be displayed on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives p Array Type RAID O Stripe RAID 1 Mirror Array Labe Array Size tripe Size Create RAID via 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in a label and press lt Enter gt Note The label shall not be more than 15 characters 3 For RAID O select the desired stripe size Note Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB 64K is default Please do not change the default setting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the different ways of creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate RAID 0 Quick Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 or RAID 10 on new drives or when RAID 10 you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 Quick Init Fastest way to create a RAID 1 or RAID 10 RAID 10 Appropriate when using new drives Note If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the
54. ced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press lt Enter gt Then select En abled 6 Scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the lt Enter gt key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 7 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 8 During the system boot up press the lt Ctrl gt and lt I gt keys simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press lt Ctrl gt lt gt for Intel RAID Configuration Utility C 2 Appendix C Software Installation Using the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility Program 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes a After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility it will automatically reboot The following screen appears after the Power On Self Test RAID Vo lunes None def ined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial dE Type Status Vol ID H HDC WD2588SI HD HMAL 72834971 232 SCB HDC WD2588SD 81K ND HMAL72034599 32 OP HDC HD2598AJ1 WD HMAEH1376 185 232 SCB WD258AJ I WD MMAEH 1449527 232 H Ni Configuration Utility id ipter opur ight d d Pre Ch ID LUN b When you see the above screen press the lt Ctrl gt and the lt I gt keys simultane ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear Note All graphics and screen shots shown in this manual are for reference only The screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Supernicro s e
55. cessor serverboard Please refer to our web site for information on oper ating systems that have been certified for use with the 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 www supermicro com In addition to the serverboard and chassis various hardware components have been included with the 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 as listed below One 1 slim DVD ROM drive DVM PNSC 824 B Five 5 sets of 4 cm counter rotating fans FAN 0085 One 1 front control panel cable CBL 0087 One 1 rackmount kit CSE PT51 SAS Accessories 6015X 3 only One 1 SAS backplane BPN SAS 818TQ One 1 iPass cable CBL 0172L 02 SATA Accessories 6015X T only One 1 SATA backplane BPN SAS 818TQ One 1 SATA data cable CBL 0137 02 Three 3 SATA drive carriers MCP 220 00001 03 01 SCSI Accessories 6015X 8 only Three 3 SCA SCSI hard drive carriers MCP 220 00001 03 01 One 1 SCSI backplane CSE SCA 818S One 1 Ultra320 SCSI cable CBL 0063 bei One 1 CD containing drivers and utilities kel 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual 1 1 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual 1 2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 lies the X7DBX i X7DBX 8 a dual pro cessor serverboard based on the Intel 5000P chipset Below are the main features of the X7DBX i X7DBX 8 see Figure 1 1 for a block diagram of the chipset Processors The X7DBX i X7DBX 8 supports dual Intel Xeon 5300 5100 5000 series proce
56. cribed in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help User Password Is Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Password on boot Disabled Fi tL z Esc e gt Enter Supervisor Password ls 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 ls This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to the BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up 7 24 Chapter 7 BIOS Password on Boot This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the system boots up The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 7 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following
57. ctX 9 0 ATI Graphics driver Intel 5000P z Intel Matrix Storage Manager Chipset X7DBX Series Adaptec Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD T Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the SUPER Doctor utility and the LAN SCSI driver diskettes which are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD C 31 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor IIl program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to moni tor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See
58. cted by choosing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see next page When you first power on the computer the Phoenix BIOS is immediately acti vated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing lt Delete gt 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 lt Delete gt key to activate the main Setup menu Press the lt Delete gt 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 arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the lt Esc gt key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the icon With the item highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to access the submenu 7 2 Chapter 7 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu System Time Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt key to save
59. d UO 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 and shadow if successful One long two short beeps on checksum failure B 3 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual POST Code Description 99h Check for SMART Drive optional 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts DER Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives AOh Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate A8h Erase lt ESC gt prompt AAh Scan for lt ESC gt key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BOh Check for errors Bth Inform RomPilot about the end of POST optional B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check vir
60. e ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse ports are located on the I O backplane The mouse is the green port and the keyboard is purple See the table on the right for pin defini 5 15 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Universal Serial Bus Ports Pin Definitions USB0 1 USBO USB1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 5V PO PO Ground USB2 USB3 Pin Definition Pin Definition 5V 5V PO PO PO PO Ground Ground Key No connection Serial Port Header Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition DCD RXD TXD DTR Ground Definition DSR RTS Crs RI NC Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port NC indicates no connection PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition Data NC Ground VCC Clock tions Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is desig nated JWOL See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use the Wake On LAN feature Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is desig nated JWOR This function allows your computer to receive and wake up by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature SMB The System Management Bus header for the PCI bus designated SMB is located near the battery Connect the appropriate cable h
61. e array are displayed here amine rays Teate Array AH Pl II A SAG A2 ddA ste ALA Doit gire Bo bes SI US HRM H AMY Ask Hite ticia Bra Lad OT LAL EO SL SBT Alls EH HILH HUL Hin a0 BHEL HIP OUNI RW CIE 69_ECH 3 Press Esc to return to the previous menu C 22 Appendix C Software Installation Rebuilding Arrays Note 1 Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array RAID 1 only If an array Build process is interrupted or when one critical member is missing you must perform a Rebuild to restore its functionality For a critical array rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Rebuild 2 Press lt Ctrl gt and lt R gt to Rebuild anage Arrays reate Array dd Delete Hotspare Configure Drives C 23 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Deleting Arrays Warning Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent data loss Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 From the main menu select Manage Arrays 2 Select the array you wish to delete and press lt delete gt 3 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press lt Enter gt The follow ing prompt
62. e drive is copied to another drive The second drive must be the same size or larger than the first drive RAID 10 Striping amp Mirroring RAID 0 and 1 schemes are combined without parity information to get the benefits of both RAID 5 both data and parity information are striped and mirrored across three or more hard drives Intel Matrix Storage The Intel Matrix Storage supported by the ESB2 allows the user to create RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets by using only six identical hard disk drives The Intel Matrix Storage Technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive and generate a virtual RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets It also allows you the change the HDD partition size without any data Configuring BIOS for SATA RAID Functions Native Mode 1 Press the lt Del gt key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the lt Enter gt key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the lt Enter gt key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Control Mode and press the lt Enter gt key to select En han
63. e removed for replacement cleaning It is recommended that you keep a maintenance log of filter cleaning replacement since its condition will affect the airflow throughout the whole system 6 4 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6 3 Removing the Front Bezel 1 Unlock 2 Press release knob 3 Remove bezel assembly Accessing the Drive Bays SAS SATA SCSI Drives Because of their hotswap capability you do not need to access the inside of the chassis or power down the system to install or replace SAS SATA or SCSI drives Proceed to the next section for instructions DVD ROM Floppy Disk Drives For installing removing a DVD ROM or floppy disk drive you will need to gain access to the inside of the 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 by removing the top cover of the chassis Proceed to the DVD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation section later in this chapter for instructions Note Only slim DVD ROM and floppy drives will fit into the 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 6 5 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual SAS SATA SCSI Drive Installation 1 Mounting a SAS SATA SCSI drive in a drive carrier The SAS SATA 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 drive bays For this reason even em
64. ed on the 6015X 8 only The external SAS port is included on the 6015X 3 only 5 5 Installing Memory Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is inter leaved to improve performance see step 1 1 The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM 1A then DIMM 2A and so on For optimal performance install four modules at a time of the same type and same speed See the Memory Installation Table on the following page 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically 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 Note Each processor has its own built in memory controller consequently each CPU has a four slot memory bank associated with it Memory installed into a bank with no CPU present cannot be accessed 512 MB 1 GB and 2 GB memory modules are supported It is highly recommended that you remove the power cord from the system before installing or changing any memory modules 5 7 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Support The X7DBX i X7DBX 8 supports up to 32 GB of fully buffered FBD ECC DDR2 533 667 in eight DI
65. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 5 15 Universal Serial Bus Headers 2 0 0 0 cece eeeeeeeceeeceneeeceeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 5 15 Serial Port Heacer AEN 5 15 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetees 5 15 Wake On LAN ee 5 16 Wake ONn RING iser siseancieniao eonenn ENEE EEN 5 16 UE 5 16 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Chassis INtruSiOn aiiccist incised arncit EH 5 16 LAN 1 2 Ethernet Ports iccse nna E EE aa 5 17 Compact Flash Card PWR Headers 5 17 5 9 Jumper SCUINGS isnie GENEE SEENEN SEENEN iera 5 17 Explanation Of Jumpers sirsie aariaa i nai na 5 17 CMOS Clea pesiin aA E EEES EE aniani 5 18 VGA En ble Disa ble mirariaren 5 18 LAN Enable Disable AAA 5 18 SCSI Controller Enable Disable 5 19 SCSI Termination Enable Disable 5 19 Watch Dog Enable Disable 5 19 Compact Flash Master Slave 5 20 SMB to PGCI X E SOIS eege Ge 5 20 5 10 Onboard Belle e 5 20 LANA LAN2 LEDS sicsastatvccteciwastsoviuniectediwarscdstwutedsavsbvdededbuswostiaegeroedetioernants 5 20 Onboard Power LED eeguaesieketeeeggeen hei dee ernest 5 21 Unit Identifier ssiri sn a aaa NEEESE a 5 21 5 11 Floppy IDE SCSI and SATA Drive Connections c cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 5 22 Floppy CONNECIOM a siscceceveeta digs ceettnnenetiiiever EE 5 22 IDE CONMOCIONS asiron rpa aa n E aA iA 5 23 SATA E 5 23 SCSI CONNECIOMNS geed ege hee abies athe 5 24 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 S
66. elect RAID 1 Mirror and hit lt Enter gt d When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed e Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays f When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 5 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Creating a RAID 10 RAID 1 RAID 0 a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear 1685 73 en Maras Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1013 ICH7R RAIDS Copyright C 2683 45 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Se mm e Volum RAID Level RAIDIA RAIDAH Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity xxx ER Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press lt Enter gt c When RAID Level item is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 10 RAID1 RAIDO and hit lt Enter gt d When Stripe Size is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your
67. ems 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 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages System cache error Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer Adisabled cache slows system performance considerably CPU ID 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 ServerBlIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long
68. en an Active Riser Card is present This option allows the user to change the bus frequency of the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz 7 10 Chapter 7 BIOS gt Slot1 PCI X 133MHz Slot2 PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Slot3 PCI Exp x8 Slot4 PCI Exp x4 Slot5 PCI Exp x4 and Slot6 PCI Exp x8 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h O0A0h O0COh and OOEO For Unix Novell and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the
69. er CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Note please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Mode Memory Protection Available when supported by the CPU and the OS Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack Note this feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the function of Execute Disable Bit The options are Disabled and Enabled For more information regarding hardware software support for this function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites 7 13 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU Set to this option to enabled to enable the hardware components that are used in conjunction with software programs to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel lt R gt Virtualiza
70. er s Manual 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SAS SATA SCSI drives and SAS SATA SCSI backplane have been properly installed and all con nections have been made 1 Accessing the drive bays All drives are accessable from the front of the server For servicing the DVD ROM and floppy drives you will need to remove the top chassis cover The SAS SATA SCSI disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing the top chassis cover 2 DVD ROM and floppy disk drives A slim DVD ROM and floppy drive should be pre installed in your server Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a DVD ROM and or floppy disk drive to the system 3 Check the SAS SATA SCSI disk drives Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install SAS SATA SCSI drives please refer to Chapter 6 4 Check the airflow Airflow is provided by five sets of 4 cm fans each set of fans consists of two fans that are mounted back to back The system component layout was carefully designed to direct sufficient cooling airflow 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 po
71. ere to utilize SMB on your system See the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion 5 16 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Definition 1 Ground Black Wake up SMB Header Pin Definitions SMB Pin Definition Data Ground 2 3 4 No Connection Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input Ground Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports desig nated LAN1 and LAN2 are located beside the COM2 port These Ether net ports accept RJ45 type cables Compact Flash Power Compact Flash H r Power Header eaders Pin Definitions JWF1 JWF2 Pin Definition The Compact Flash Card Power connectors located at JWF1 and JWF2 are for IDE 1 and IDE 2 respectively For the Compact Flash Card to work properly you will first need to connect the device s power cable to JWF 1 JWF2 and correctly set the Compact Flash jumper s JCF1 JCF2 sv Ground Signal 5 9 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the 3 2 1 serverboard jumpers can be used to g i ojo u ch
72. f controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid making a complete circuit which will cause electrical shock Use extreme caution when using metal tools which can easily damage any electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with Do not use mats designed to decrease electrostatic discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators The power supply power cord must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets 4 1 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Serverboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down which will reverse its polarities see Figure 4 1 This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions DVD ROM Laser CAUTION this server may have come equipped with a DVD 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 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 clean and free of clutter The 6015X
73. ffset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was de tected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was de tected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not con figured 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 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s 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 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 syst
74. following settings Warning Exercise caution when changing the Advanced settings Incorrect values entered may cause system malfunction Also a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause system instability When this occurs revert to the default setting SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the ECC Error conditions that an SERR is to be asserted The options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both 4GB PCI Hole Granularity This feature allows you to select the granularity of PCI hole for PCI slots If MTRRs are not enough this option may be used to reduce MTRR occupation The options are 256 MB 512 MB 1GB and 2GB 7 11 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Memory Branch Mode This option determines how the two memory branches operate System address space can either be interleaved between the two branches or Sequential from one branch to another Mirror mode allows data correction by maintaining two copies of data in two branches Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population during system manufacturing The options are Interleave Sequential Mirroring and Single Channel 0 Branch 0 1 Rank Interleaving Select enable to enable the feature of memory Interleaving for Branch 0 Rank Branch1 Rank The options are 1 1 1 2 and 1 4 Branch 0 Branch 1 Rank Sparing Select enable to enable the sparing feature for Branch 0 Rank Branch 1 Rank The options are Enabled and Disabled E
75. fy additional device s 9 Insert the driver diskette Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key 10 Choose Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indi cated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the lt Enter gt key 11 Press the lt Enter gt key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation 12 From the Windows OS Setup screen press lt Enter gt The OS Setup will au tomatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows OS instal lation 13 After Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot C 29 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual C 4 Installing Windows XP 2000 2003 for RAID Systems New Operating System Windows XP 2000 2003 Installation 1 Insert the Microsoft Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Drive and the system will start booting up from CD 2 Press the lt F6 gt key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays 3 When the Windows XP 2000 2003 setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s 4 Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for ESB2 into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key 5 Choose
76. h Shadow video BIOS ROM AER Display BIOS copyright notice 4Fh Initialize MultiBoot 50h Display CPU type and speed 51h Initialize EISA board optional 52h Test keyboard 54h Set key click if enabled 55h Enable USB devices 58h 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts 59h Initialize POST display service 5Ah Display prompt Press lt ESC gt to enter SETUP 5Bh Disable CPU cache Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 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 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 L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring optional Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super UO ports and IRQs optional 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 onboar
77. handling it is static protected 5 1 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual 5 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the serverboard 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 remove it first before add ing removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the heatsink and fan The X7DBP i X7DBP 8 can support either one or two Xeon 5300 5100 5000 series processors If installing one processor only install it into CPU socket 1 Notes 1 Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package contains a CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi direc tional heatsinks and fans 2 When purchasing a Xeon 5300 5100 5000 series processor or when receiving a serverboard with one pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately Installing the Processor 1 A black PnP cap is attached to the load plate to protect the CPU socket Press the load lever down and away Load lever from the retention clasp to release the load plate from its locked position PnP cap 2 Gently lift the load lever to open
78. he IRQ interrupt request for serial port A The 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 This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to serial port B The options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base UO Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 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 and OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the Floppy port The options are Primary and Secondary 7 15 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This set
79. he 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 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 e The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires e A color mark on a cable typically designates the location of pin 1 e 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 6 8 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 5 Power Supply The SuperServer 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 has a single 700 watt power supply which is auto switching capable This enables it to automatically sense and operate at a 100v to 240v input voltage 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 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 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 power must be completely removed from
80. he factory and do not need to be low level formatted again 1 When the screen shown below displays select Format Disk and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Adaptec SATA HostRAID Control ler 8 Select SATA Disk and press lt Enter gt SATA Port 8 1366613AS 3 65 SATA Port 1 HDC WD 4BCD BBFLAL 27 SATA Port 2 SATA Port 3 SATA Port 5 Only drives present at POST are displayed 2 Read the warning message when it appears in the screen as shown below To continue with disk formatting select Yes and hit lt Enter gt Otherwise select No and press lt Enter gt Caution Formatting a disk destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before formatting a disk Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller C 26 Appendix C Software Installation To verify disk media Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 Select SATA Disk and press lt Enter gt SATA Port 8 ST364813AS 3 65 1 SATA Port 1 HDC WHD 48GD BBFLAL 27 88027 1 SATA Port 2 SATA Port 3 Fornat Disk SATA Port 5 Verify Disk Media Only drives present at POST are displayed 3 When the screen shown above displays select Verify Disk Media and press lt Enter gt 4 Amessage will display indicating that the selected drive will be scanned for me dia defects Select Yes and hit lt Enter gt to proceed with disk verifying otherwise select No and hit lt Enter gt Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller Hp SATA Port 1 H
81. hed Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Discrete MTRR Allocation If enabled MTRRs Memory Type Range Registers are configured as distinct separate units and cannot be overlapped If enabled the user can achieve better graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled gt PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN1 Onboard GLAN2 Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN The options are Disabled and Enabled Onboard SCSI OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capitally to boot from SCSI HDD The options are Disabled and Enabled PCI Parity Error Forwarding The feature allows SERR and PERR errors detected in PCI slots to be sent forwarded to the BIOS DMI Event Log for the user to review The options are Enabled and Disabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No Frequency for PCI X 1 and PCI X 2 This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz Frequency for PCI X 1 On Riser Frequency for PCI X 2 On Riser Available wh
82. icates power is being supplied to the system s power supply units This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating 3 4 Drive Carrier LEDs SAS Drives 6015X 3 Each SAS drive carrier has two LEDs Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of the SAS drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed O Red The SES2 compliant backplane activates the red LED to indicate a drive failure If one of the SAS drives fail you should be notified by your system management software Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SAS drives SATA Drives 6015X T Green Each Serial ATA drive carrier has a green LED When illuminated this green LED on the front of the SATA drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the SATA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SATA drives Red The red LED to indicate an SATA drive failure If one of the SATA drives fail you should be notified by your system management software Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SATA drives 3 3 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual SCSI Drives 6015X 8 Each SCSI drive carrier has two LEDs ke Green When illuminated the green LED on the fro
83. ight for jumper set tings Pins 2 3 Disabled LAN Enable Disable LAN1 2 Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPL1 JPL2 Change the setting of jumper JPL1 to enable or disable the LAN1 port and JPL2 to enable or disable the LAN2 port See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled Definition Jumper Setting Pins 1 2 Enabled Disabled Pins 2 3 5 18 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup SCSI Controller Enable Disable X7DBX 8 only SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA1 Jumper JPA1 is used to enable or dis Geer able the Adaptec AIC 7902W SCSI SA Enabled controller The default setting is on pins Pins 23 Disabled 1 2 to enable SCSI See the table on right for jumper settings SCSI Termination Enable i SCSI Term Enable Disable Disable X7DBX 8 only Jumper Settings JPA2 JPA3 Jumper Setting Definition Jumpers JPA2 and JPA3 are used to enable or disable termination for SCSI channels A and B respectively The default setting is open to enable termi nation See the table on right for pin definitions Open Enabled Closed Disabled Note In order for the SCSI drives to function properly please do not change the default setting enabled set by the manufacturer Watch Dog Enable Disable JWD controls the Watch Dog function Watch Dog Watch Dog is a system monitor that Jumper Settings JWD can reboot
84. ime The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed P12V_VRO P12V_VR1 FSB VTT PXH Vcore ES2B Vcore CPU1Vcore CPU2Vcore P3V3 7 18 Chapter 7 BIOS gt Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature Threshold See Note on page 7 18 This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The options are 70 C 75 C 80 C and 85 C Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core System Temperature Fan1 Fan10 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vise versa Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control func tion to allow the onboard fans to run at the full speed 12V at all the time The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3
85. ke sure that the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system Note that disks with no usable space or disks that are un initialized or not formatted are shown in gray and cannot be used Note It is recommended that you configure devices before you create arrays To create an array 1 From the main menu shown on page D 4 select Create Array 2 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To de select any disk highlight the disk and press Delete Select drives to create Array Selected Dr ives a vam 38 61 HDC HD 4 GD 88FLAL ach 2 HDC HD74AGD AAFLA2 69 ACB 3 MDC HD74 CD 88FLAL at 5 HDC HD 44LD BHELAZ 64 HL 3 The arrays you have selected will appear on the Selected Drives dialog box on the right as shown below 4 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Proper ties menu displays Selected Drives S1380813AS pp ST388813AS 74 303 WDC HD746CD 88FLAL BGE 41 HDC HD748CD HBFLAI bi HIR WDC WD748CD BBFLAL 69 BCB WDC HD74AGD PAFLAZ 69 8060 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Assigning Array Properties Once a new array is completed you can assign properties to the array Caution Once the array is created and its properties are assigned and you cannot change the array properties using this utility To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the screen
86. lize UO 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 Reset PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size B 1 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual POST Code Description 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 22h 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 28h Auto size DRAM 29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM 2Ch 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 2Eh 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus 2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow 32h Test CPU bus clock frequency 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager 36h Warm start shut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot optional 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system 4Bh QuietBoot start optional 4C
87. m JF1 on the serverboard to the appropriate header 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 JF1 can be found in Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 6 2 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 3 System Fans Five 4 cm heavy duty counter rotating fans provide the cooling for the 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 Each fan unit is actually made up of two fans joined back to back which rotate in opposite directions This counter rotating action generates exceptional airflow and works to dampen vibration levels 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 Fan speed is controlled by system temperature via a BIOS setting If a fan fails the remaining fan will ramp up to full speed and the overheat fan fail LED on the control panel will turn on Replace any failed fan at your earliest convenience with the same type and model the system can continue to run with a failed fan Remove the top chassis cover while the system is still running to determine which of the fans has failed Then power down the system bef
88. n Enabled JPG1 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 LAN1 2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connectors Description COM1 COM2 Serial Port Header FAN 1 2 9 10 Fan Headers IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE Drive Compact Flash Card Connectors I SATAO 5 Serial ATA Ports JA1 JB1 U320 SCSI Channel A B Connector JF1 Front Panel Connector JFDD1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JPWR1 9 Pin Power Connector proprietary JWF1 JWF2 Compact Flash Card Power Connectors JWOL Wake On LAN Header JWOR Wake On Ring Header JWR1 20 Pin Main Power Connector proprietary LAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports SIM 1U 1U IPMI Slot SMB System Management Bus Header UID Unit Identifier Button LED USBO 1 Universal Serial Bus USB Ports USB2 3 USB4 Onboard Indicators LEI X7DBX 8 only USB Headers Description Onboard Power LED Indicator 5 11 5 8 Connecting Cables Main Power Connector The primary ATX power supply con nector JWR1 is a 20 pin proprietary power connector Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Note You must also connect the 9 pin JPWR1 power connector to your power supply see below 9 pin Power Connector In addition to the main power con nector above the 9 pin proprietary power connector at JPWR1 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button The non maskable inte
89. n Utility ACU When you press lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt keys simultaneously at the prompt during system bootup the main menu will appear Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the lt Enter gt key to select it To return to the previous menu press the lt ESC gt key Press the lt Insert gt key to select a drive When a drive is highlighted selected press the lt Delete gt key to de select it Appendix C Software Installation Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and configure array settings To select this option using the arrow keys and the lt enter gt key select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above yptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 Arra ain Menu anage Arrays reate Array dd Delete Hotspare Lon igure Drives SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Configuring Disk Drives You may need to configure a disk drive before you can use it Caution Configuring a disk may overwrite the partition table on the disk and may make any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not configure a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To configure a disk drive
90. n 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 Appendix A BIOS 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 lt F1 gt to resume lt F2 gt to Setup lt F3 gt for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press lt F1 gt to start the boot process or lt F2 gt to enter Setup and change the settings Press lt F3 gt to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press lt F2 gt to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the DO Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an DO 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
91. nd 10 of JF1 Attach the NIC2 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat Fan Fail LED Connect an LED to the OH connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide ad vanced warning of chassis overheat ing Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions and status indicators Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 This feature is only available for systems with redundant power supplies Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1183 Vec HD Active NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 11 Vcc NIC1 Active NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 Vcc NIC2 Active OH Fan Fail LED OH Fan Fail Pin Definitions JF1 LED Status Pin Definition State Indication if Vcc Solid Overheat 8 Control Blinking Fan fail Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc 6 Control 5 13 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual PB UID UID LED PB UID UID LED A Unit Identifier button LED is located Pin Definition next to the VGA port on the rear of 3 PB UID the chassis and a UID LED and but UID LED ton separate are located on the front control panel The UID LED connec tion is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF 1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button
92. ndorsement or non en dorsement of any 3rd party s product Your screens may or many not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual C 3 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Creating a RAID 0 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 6 1813 ICH7R wRAIDS Copyright C 2483 85 Intel Corporation AIL Rights Reserved J Name Voluni RAID Level RAID Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 8 8 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 0 Stripe and hit lt Enter gt d When the Disks item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen displays e Use the lt Up Arrow gt and lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight a drive and press lt Space gt to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Do
93. nectors The IDE 1 and IDE 2 connec tors are located side by side See the table on the right for pin definitions SATA Ports There are no jumpers to con figure the SATA ports which are designated I SATAO I SATA5 See the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Pin 5 23 IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions IDE 1 IDE 2 Definition Pin Definition Reset IDE 2 Ground Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 Ground 20 Key DRQ3 22 Ground UO Write 24 Ground I O Read 26 Ground IOCHRDY 28 BALE DACK3 30 Ground IRQ14 32 IOCS16 Addr1 34 Ground AddrO 36 Addr2 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 Activity 40 Ground SATA Ports Pin Definitions I SATAO I SATA5 Definition Ground TXP TXN RXN Ground RXP Ground SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual SCSI Connectors Ultra320 SCSI Drive Connectors X7DBX 8 only Pin Definitions JA1 JB1 Definition Pin Definition Refer to the table at right for DB 12 DB 12 pin definitions for the Ultra320 DB 13 DB 13 SCSI connectors located at DB 14 DB 14 JA1 and JB1 DB 15 DB 15 DB P1 DB P1 DB 0 DB 0 DB 1 DB 1 DB 2 DB 2 oOo a rd O Om A WO N
94. nhanced x8 Detection Select Enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection The options are Disabled and Enabled Crystal Beach Features This feature cooperates with Intel I O AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of TOE devices Note A TOE device is a specialized dedicated processor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card For this motherboard the TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip The options are Enabled and Disabled Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are Disabled PCI and LPC Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled Enabling Multi Media Timer Select Yes to activate a set of timers that are alternative to the traditional 8254 timers for the OS use The options are Yes and No USB Function Select Enabled to enable the function of USB devices specified The settings are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled 7 12 Chapter 7 BIOS gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU S
95. nsions WxHxD 19 x 1 7 x 27 75 in 483 x 43 x 705 mm Weight Gross Weight 38 5 Ibs 17 5 kg System Cooling Five 5 4 cm counter rotating fans FAN 0085 System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC Rated Input Current 10 4A Rated Input Frequency 50 to 60 Hz Power Supply Rated Output Power 700W Part PWS 707 1S Rated Output Voltages 3 3V 20A 5V 20A 12V 57A 12V 0 6A 5Vsb 4A BTU Rating 3695 BTUs hr for rated output power of 700W Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Non operating Temperature 40 to 70 C 40 to 158 F Operating Relative Humidity 8 to 90 non condensing Non operating Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing D 2 Appendix D System Specifications Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class A EN 55022 Class A EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class A 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 CUL Listed Canada TUV Certified Germany CE Marking Europe California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate
96. nstall the Windows operating system The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard Note The following section provides information on the Adaptec SATA RAID Driver based on the Intel Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 Controller Adaptec SATA firmware may be used with a Linux operating system Introduction to the Intel ESB2 I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel 5000P Chipset the ESB2 UO Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 1 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and one Adaptec s Se rial ATA SATA Host Controller which support up to six Serial ATA drives up to two RAID volumes and up to four drives in RAID Configurations See the table below for details Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Controller Firmware supports Drives supported Six Number of RAID Volumes supported Two Total Drives in RAID Configurations Four Examples of Valid RAID Configurations Two drives of RAID 1 two drives of RAID 0 Two drives of RAID 1 two drives of RAID 1 Three drives of RAID 0 Four drives of RAID 0 Examples of Invalid RAID Configurations Three drives of RAID 0 two drives of RAID 1 Note this table is applicable to Adaptec s HostRAID Controller Firmware only Appendix C Software Installation Configuring for Operating Systems tha
97. nsure this the rack itself should be grounded Particular attention should be given to power supply connec tions other than the direct connections to the branch circuit i e the use of power strips etc 2 3 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 into a rack unit with the rack rails provided If the system 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 procedure will differ slightly 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 in the rack mounting kit Each assembly consists of two sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures directly to the server chassis and an outer fixed rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself See Figure 2 1 Two pairs of short brackets to be used on the front side of the outer rails are also included Installing the Inner Rails Both the left and right side inner rails have been pre attached to the chassis Proceed to the next step A Figure 2 1 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails right side rail shown Outer Rail attaches to rack Inner Rail pre installed Locking Tab 2 4 Chapte
98. nt of the SCSI drive car rier 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 ke Red The SAF TE compliant backplane activates the red LED to indicate 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 3 4 Chapter 4 System Safety Chapter 4 System Safety Electrical Safety Precautions A Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 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 system 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 serverboard memory modules and the DVD ROM and floppy drives not necessary for SAS SATA SCSI drives When disconnecting power you should first power down the system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords from all the power supply modules in the system When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power of
99. on Speed Indicator the VGA port have two LEDs On DEE VEER each Gb LAN port one LED indicates Si 10 MHz activity when blinking while the other Green 100 MHz LED may be green amber or off to Amber 1 GHz indicate the speed of the connection See the table on the right for the func tions associated with the connection speed LED 5 20 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Onboard Power LED LEI LE1 is an onboard power LED When this LED is lit it means power is pres ent on the serverboard In suspend mode this LED will blink on and off Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord s before re moving or installing components Unit Identifier A Unit Identifier UID feature on the 7 UID Front Chassis Location server makes it easy to locate the unit J ce amp D 500008 in a large stack While servicing the system if you find you need to work on the other side of the unit push the UID button located on the far left of the control panel on the front and to the right of the VGA port on the rear of the chassis to illuminate an LED on the other side of the chassis When you walk around to the other side of UID Rear Chassis Location the rack the unit will then be easy to spot The LED will remain on until the z z UID button is pushed again The rear VGA Port Button LED chassis UID is a button and LED in one The front control panel includes a separate LED and button
100. oose between optional settings m Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the diagram at Setting B rightfor an example ofjumping pins 1 and 2 Refer to the serverboard layout page for jumper locations Jumper wo N Note Ontwo pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS and will also clear any passwords Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To clear CMOS 1 First power down the system and unplug the power cord s 2 With the power disconnected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver for at least four seconds 3 Remove the screwdriver or shorting device 4 Reconnect the power cord s and power on the system Notes Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS The onboard battery does not need to be removed when clearing CMOS however you must short JBT1 for at least four seconds JBT1 contact pads VGA Enable Disable VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 JPG allows you to enable or disable Jumper Setting Definition the VGA port The default position is Pins 1 2 Enabled on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the r
101. or Messages if an error occurs during bootup If set to Disabled the system will continue to boot without displaying any error message even when a boot error occurs ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your system up when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog If enabled this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup gt Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write cache its data into this reser
102. ore replacing a fan Removing the power cord s is also recommended as a safety precaution Replacing System Fans 1 Removing a fan After turning off the power to the system first remove the chassis cover and unplug the fan cable from the motherboard Unscrew the failed blower fan from the chassis and pull it completely out from the serverboard 2 Installing a new fan Replace the failed fan with an identical 4 cm 12 volt fan available from Supermicro p n FAN 0085 Push the new fan into the vacant space in the housing while mak ing sure the arrows on the top of the fan indicating air direction point in the same direction as the arrows on the other fans Reposition the fan housing back over the two mounting posts in the chassis then reconnect the fan wires to the same chassis fan headers you removed them from Power up the system and check that the fan is working properly and that the LED on the control panel has turned off Finish by replacing the chassis cover 6 3 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Figure 6 2 System Cooling Fans 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal Removing the Front Bezel If your system has a front bezel optional attached to the chassis you must first remove it to gain access to the drive bays To remove the bezel first unlock the front of the chassis then press the release knob see Figure 6 3 Carefully re move the bezel with both hands A filter located within the bezel can b
103. peed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU The options are Default x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 and x18 Hyper threading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Hyper Threading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Core Multi Processing Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are Disabled and Enabled Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 allowing CPU clocking to be regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold C1 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to low
104. power bus termination and configuration settings The SCSI drives are hot swappable 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction units Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability and RAID function of the SCSI drives PCI Expansion Slots The X7DBX i X7DBX 8 has two Universal PCI slots The left slot supports one PCI Express x8 card or one 133 MHz PCI X card The right slot supports one PCI Express x4 card or one 100 MHz PCI X card An additional PCI Express x8 slot is provided in the JPCIES3 slot See Section 5 6 for details Onboard Controllers Ports One floppy drive controller and one onboard ATA 100 controller are provided to support up to two IDE hard drives or ATAPI devices The color coded UO ports include one COM port a VGA monitor port two USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two gigabit Ethernet ports Graphics Controller The X7DBX i X7DBX 8 features an integrated video controller based on the ES1000 graphics chip The ES1000 was designed specifically for servers featuring low power consumption high reliability and superior longevity Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage moni tors a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue 1 3 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual 1 3 Server Chassis Features The 6015X T 6
105. pty carriers without drives installed must remain in the chassis To add a new drive install a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side facing down so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with six screws as shown in Figure 6 4 Figure 6 4 Mounting a SAS SATA SCSI Drive in a Carrier Use caution when working around the SAS SATA 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 drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to Important Regardless of how many SAS SATA SCSI hard drives maintain proper airflow 6 6 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 2 Installing removing hot swap SAS SATA SCSI drives The SAS SATA SCSI drive carriers are all easily accessible at the front of the chassis These hard drives are hot pluggable meaning they can be removed and installed without powering down the system To remove a carrier push the release tab located beside the drive LEDs Then swing the handle out and use it to pull the unit straight out see Figure 6 5 Note Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot plug ca pability of the SAS SATA SCSI drives Release tab Figure 6 5 Removing a SAS SATA SCSI Drive from the Server SAS SCSI SATA Backplane The SAS SATA SCSI drives plug into a backplane that
106. r 2 Server Installation Installing the Outer Rails Begin by measuring the distance from the front rail to the rear rail of the rack Attach a short bracket to the front side of the right outer rail and a long bracket to the rear side of the right outer rail Adjust both the short and long brackets to the proper distance so that the rail can fit snugly into the rack Secure the short bracket to the front side of the outer rail with two M4 screws and the long bracket to the rear side of the outer rail with three M4 screws Repeat these steps for the left outer rail Locking Tabs 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 the Rack Rails 2 5 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual 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 chas sis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the locking tabs when inserting See Fig
107. r s Manual Adaptec Embedded SATA with HostRAID Controller Driver The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller adds SATA RAID functionality and performance enhancements to a motherboard RAID striping RAID 0 allows data to be written across multiple drives greatly improving hard disk I O perfor mance RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows data to be simultaneously written to two drives improving data security even if a single hard disk fails A Stripe of Mirrors RAID 10 provides multiple RAID 1 mirrors and a RAID 0 stripe maximizing data security and system efficiency By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro s X7DBX 8 X7DBX i offers the user the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility an embedded BIOS Utility includes the following Array Configuration Utility Use this utility to create configure and manage ar rays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to do the following 1 Enable RAID functions in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Configurations 2 Press the lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during system boot Refer to the previous page for detailed instructions A Using the Array Configuratio
108. r to select Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 7 5 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA The options are Disabled Channel 0 Channel 1 and Both Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Native Mode Operation Select the native mode for ATA The options are Parallel ATA Serial ATA Both and Auto SATA Controller Mode Select Compatible to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be automatically detected and be placed in the Legacy Mode by the BIOS Select Enhanced to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be to be automatically detected and be placed in the Native IDE Mode Note The Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows 2000 OS or a later version When the SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced the following items will display Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to select either Intel or Adaptec Host RAID firmware to be activated If this item is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available The options are Enabled and Disabled IC
109. rrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 5 12 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Main Proprietary 20 pin Power Connector Pin Definitions JWR1 Pin Definition Pin H Definition 10 12V 20 Blocked 9 12V 19 12V 8 12V 18 12V 7 Ground 17 12V 6 Ground 16 5Vsb 5 Ground 15 3 3V 4 Ground 14 KS EaEN 3 Ground 13 5V 2 Ground 12 5V 1 Ground 11 Ground 9 pin Proprietary Power Connector Pin Definitions JPWR1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 SCLK 2 Ground 3 SDATA 4 SALERT Fail S Ground 6 PWR_OK 7 PWS_ON 8 12V 9 Required Connection Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Vcc Control HDD LED The HDD IDE Hard Disk Drive LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable to display disk activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC LED The NIC1 Network Interface Control ler LED connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC2 LED The NIC2 LED connection is located on pins 9 a
110. se and keyboard ports and two gigabit Ethernet ports 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Cooling System The SC819TQ 700 SC819S 700 chassis has an innovative cooling design that features five sets of 4 cm counter rotating fans located in the middle section of the chassis There is a Fan Speed Control Mode setting in BIOS that allows chassis fan speed to be determined by system temperature The power supply module also includes a cooling fan Figure 1 1 Intel 5000P Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see Chapter 5 for details VRM KO pROCESSOR 2 PROCESSOR 1 K YRM ISL6307 ISL6307 MT S ZS 667 1067 1333 667 1067 1333 MT S PCI EX8 AEBDCHNLON N N V lt PCI EX4 y ERDCHNLLI N N A_EBDCHNL2 PCI EXP X16 PCI X SLOT ZCR YZ FBD DIMM YZ FBD DIMM V_EBDCHNL3 PCI EX4 NPORT PORT PORT N 4 2 3 0 Z Z FBD DIMM FBD DIMM NPCIE X8 NPCIE X4 as PORT PORT 4 3 N IDE CONN PCI X 133N N VY PCI X Slot 1 EXPBUS N EBUS CONN IPCI EX8 PCI EX8 3 0Gb S N PCI EX4 VGA ES1000 PCI33MHZ
111. source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost C 18 Appendix C Software Installation 5 When you are finished press lt Done gt as the screen shown below Array Type Array Label Array Size Stripe Size Create RAID via Notes 1 Before adding a new drive to an array be sure to back up any data stored on the new drive otherwise all data will be lost 2 If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 you can restart it by press ing lt Ctrl gt and lt R gt 3 If you ve used the Quick Init option to create a RAID1 it may return some data mis comparison when you run a consistency check at a later time This is normal 4 The Adaptec Host RAID allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However you can only select a smaller drive as the source or first drive during a build operation 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 It is not recommended that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes because it will result in data loss Warning Do not interrupt the process when you create a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do you will not be able to restart the system or to recover the data that was on the source drive C 19 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s
112. ssors in 771 pin LGA sockets Please refer to the serverboard description pages on our web site for a complete listing of supported processors Memory The X7DBX i X7DBX 8 has eight 240 pin DIMM slots supporting up to 32 GB of FBD Fully Buffered Data ECC DDR2 667 533 SDRAM DIMMs must be installed in pairs interleaved memory configurations only supported Please refer to Sec tion 5 5 for details SAS Subsystem 6015X 3 The 6015X 3 includes a SAS add on card with an LSI 1068E controller chip to support up to three SAS drives in the system which are RAID 0 1 and 10 sup ported The SAS drives are hot swappable units Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability and RAID function of the SAS drives Serial ATA Subsystem An on chip ESB2 SATA controller is integrated into the X7DBX i X7DBX 8 to provide a six port 3 Gb sec Serial ATA subsystem which is RAID 0 1 5 and 10 supported The SATA drives are hot swappable units Note The operating sys tem you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability and RAID function of the Serial ATA drives SCSI Subsystem 6015X 8 The X7DBX 8 includes an onboard Adaptec AIC 7902 dual channel SCSI control ler which supports four 80 pin SCA Ultra320 SCSI hard drives RAID 0 1 and 10 supported Standard 1 drives are supported SCA Single Connection Attach ment The SCSI drives are connected to an SCA backplane that provides
113. t of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the heatsink 5 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 3 Connecting Cables Now that the processors are installed the next step is to connect the cables to the serverboard These include the data ribbon cables for the peripherals 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 blocking 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 reroute them as they were originally after reconnecting them make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations If you are configuring the system keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their serverboard connector locations noted should be connected See the serverboard layout diagram in this chapter for connector locations DVD ROM drive cable IDE 1 Control Panel cable JF1 see next page 6015X 3 SAS cables SAS connectors on AOC USAS L4i card 6015X T Serial ATA cables SATAO0 2 6015X 8 SCSI cables JA1 Connecting Power Cables The X7DBX i X7DBX 8 has a proprietary 20 pin power supply connector desig nated JWR1 for connection to the ATX power supply Connect the appropriate connector from the power supply to JWR1 to
114. t support RAID functions Windows Red Hat amp SuSe Linux 1 Press the lt Del gt key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the lt Enter gt key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the lt Enter gt key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Control Mode and press the lt Enter gt key to select En hanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press lt Enter gt Then select En abled 6 Scroll down to ICH RAID Codebase and select Adaptec Then press lt Enter gt For ICH RAID Codebase Change the setting from Intel to Adaptec 7 Go to Exit Select Exit Saving Changes from the Exit menu Press the lt Enter gt key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 8 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 9 During the system boot up press the lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt keys simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press lt Ctrl gt lt A gt for Intel RAID Configuration Utility SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 Use
115. tatic Sensitive DEVICES ENEE 6 1 G 2 Control Panel rsrsrsr eara A EAEE FEE EREA 6 2 6 3 EE NEE 6 3 System Fam F alure enges ee ere ee Eeer 6 3 Replacing System Fans 2 0 0 0 ccc ccesesesececececeeeeeeeaeaeeeeeeaeaeaeaeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 6 3 6 4 Drive Bay Installation REMOVAlL 6 4 0 9 GEI EE 6 9 Power Supply Failure s y s 0cs c0s cctveteae naa EEEE Ear iSS 6 9 Removing Replacing the Power Supply c cccccccccececececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 6 9 Chapter 7 BIOS LG WE dree le de 7 1 Ee ue Une EE 7 2 T Mam BIOS Setup csiisiiser dissterni et onae a EAEE EEFKES 7 2 T 4 Advanced SOtup 2euuueegderEdEeeE EEN ee EES 7 7 Table of Contents T9 SOCUMY EE 7 24 L WR e 7 25 Lef CG 7 26 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages ccccccececececececeeeceteceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeenes A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes cccccccecesesecnececeeeeesecseaeeeeeeeesecseaeeeeeeeensneennaees B 1 Appendix C Software Installation ccccccccccccecccecececececececeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeretees C 1 Appendix D System Specifications ccccccccccccccececececececeeeeeeeeeeteceeeeeeeeeeeeenerenes D 1 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Notes Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview The 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 is a high end server comprised of two main subsys tems the SC819TQ 700 SC819S 700 1U server chassis and the X7DBX i X7DBX 8 quad pro
116. ted throughout the system SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s 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 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X7DBX i X7DBX 8 serverboard including the locations and functions of connections headers and jumpers Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfiguring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC819TQ 700 SC819S 700 server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when in stalling removing or reconfiguring SAS SATA SCSI or peripheral drives and when replacing system power supply modules and cooling fans Chapter 7 BIOS The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa tion on running the CMOS Setup Utility Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix C Software Installation Appendix D System Specifications Preface Notes SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About ins Map ege Ee EE iii Manual Organization iii Chapter 1 Introduction WaT e e 1 1 12 Serverboard Features seiiicciiinciaeinea einen NANEN
117. the server before removing and replacing the power supply unit for whatever reason Removing Replacing the Power Supply 1 Removing the power supply First unplug the AC power cord To remove the failed power module push the release tab on the power supply module to the right and then pull the module straight out see Figure 6 6 The power supply wiring was designed to detach automatically when the module is pulled from the chassis 2 Installing a new power supply Replace the failed power module with another PWS 707 1S power supply module Simply push the new power supply module into the power bay until you hear a click Finish by plugging the AC power cord back into the module 6 9 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Figure 6 6 Removing Replacing the Power Supply Chapter 7 BIOS Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the X7DBX i X7DBX 8 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 Awww supermicro com gt for any changes to the 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
118. the system when a software Jumper Setting Definition application hangs Pins 1 2 will cause Pins 1 2 Reset WD to reset the system if an applica Pins 2 3 Disabled tion has frozen Pins 2 3 will disable the Watch Dog feature See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS setting located in the Power Menu Note When enabled the user needs to write their own application software to disable the Watch Dog timer 5 19 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual Compact Flash Master Slave Compact Flash Master Slave The JCF1 jumper allows you to assign Jumper Settings JCF1 JCF2 either master or slave status to a com Jumper Setting Definition pact flash card installed in the IDE 1 Closed Master slot The JCF2 jumper allows you to Open assign either master or slave status to a compact flash card installed in the IDE 2 slot You will need to connect compact flash power to JWF1 JWF2 to use See the table on the right for jumper settings SMBus to PCI X E SMBus to PCI X E Jumpers JI C1 and JI C2 allow you Jumper Settings JPC4 JPC2 to connect the PCI X PCI E slots to the System Management Bus The default setting is open to disable the connection See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled 5 10 Onboard Indicators LAN1 LAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports located beside Connecti
119. ting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press lt Enter gt to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No 7 16 Chapter 7 BIOS gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address This item allows you to specify to redirect the console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate This item allows you to select the BAUD rate for console redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 Flow Control This item allows you to choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to choose select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine The options are On and Off SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual gt H
120. tion Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Intel EIST Support Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information 7 14 Chapter 7 BIOS gt 1 0 Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock frequency for KBC The options are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select t
121. ur thumbs evenly on both sides of the card note that the add on card attaches to the riser card with a single screw After the card has been installed reinsert the riser card back into the expansion slot on the board then secure it with the same screws you removed previously Finish by replacing the chassis cover PCI Slot Card Configurations numbers refer to those in figure below Riser card Expansion cards supported 1 RSC R1UEP 2E8 6015X T 8 pre installed 2x PCI Express x8 RSC R1UEP UE8 6015X 3 pre installed 1x UIO and 1x PCI E x8 UIO card is pre installed 2 CSE RR1U X pre installed 1x PCI X CSE RR1U EL optional 1x PCl Express x8 x4 3 CSE RR1U XR pre installed 1x PCI X CSE RR1U ER optional 1x PCI Express x8 x4 Note slots 1 and 2 are for standard size cards slot 3 is for low profile cards Q SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual 5 7 Serverboard Details Figure 5 4 SUPER X7DBX i X7DBX 8 Layout not drawn to scale
122. ure 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 Installing the Server into a Telco Rack To install the 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 into a Telco type rack use two L shaped brackets on either side of the chassis four total First determine how far follow the server will extend out the front of the rack Larger chassis should be positioned to balance the weight between front and back If a bezel is included on your server remove it Then attach the two front brackets to each side of the chassis then the two rear brackets positioned with just enough space to accommodate the width of the telco rack Finish by sliding the chassis into the rack and tightening the brackets to the rack 2 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Figure 2 3 Installing the Server into a Rack SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup After you install the 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 in the rack you will need to open the top cover to make sure the serverboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made 1 Accessing the inside of the System see Figure 2 4 First release the retention screws that secure the system to the rack Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the system straight out until it
123. us and backup reminders COh Try to boot with INT 19 Cth Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize system error flags C 6h Console redirection init C7h Unhook INT 10h if console redirection enabled C8h Force check optional C9h Extended ROM checksum optional CDh Reclaim console redirection vector Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description D2h D4h Dh D9h DEh Unknown interrupt Check Intel Branding string Alert Standard Format initialization Late init for IPMI Log error if micro code not updated properly The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description EOh E1h E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh F1h F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h 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
124. ved memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and this 7 8 Chapter 7 BIOS area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write cache its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or to be written into L1 L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K If enabled this feature will allo
125. w the data stored in the memory area 512K 640K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 512 640K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU 7 9 SUPERSERVER 6015X 3 6015X T 6015X 8 User s Manual data processing and operation The options are Uncac
126. wer cord from the power supply module into a high quality power strip that offers protection from electrical noise and power surges It is recommended that you use an uninterruptible power supply UPS source 2 10 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 SAS SATA 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 sup ply This chapter explains the meanings of all LED indicators and the appropriate response you may need to take 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two push buttons located on the front of the chassis These are in order from left to right a reset button and a power on off button O kal UID Depressing the UID unit identifier button illuminates an LED on both the front and rear of the chassis for easy system location in large stack configura tions The LED will remain on until the button is pushed a second time Another UID button on the rear of the chassis serves the same function Power The main power switch is used to apply or remove power from the power supply to the server system Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system 3 1 SUPERSERVER 6015X
127. wn Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size ranged from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array and hit lt Enter gt Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays h When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu CA Appendix C Software Installation Creating a RAID 1 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 4 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2683 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved el J Nane Volunl RAID Level RAIDI Hinor Disks Select Disks Strip Size N A Capacity Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters H on Bast 2 7 6 9 Ei nr Jeigegannt cz reeche ENNE JL OGB OACR m b Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to s

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