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1. LEZ LANZ LANT 7 UsBoi KMS pum ry E x JWOR o e 8 Swi 9 ze a 8 1 JPG1 E 5 a a Z r o lt 9 n E O 3 E o 4 7 DT o 5 JBT1 A 3 S z S m E TH X e ES amp i Li s o s 8 o 8 3 Lo E cm NND 3 A 9 9g 99g 9 9g 38 zz Z E IZ 2 s Z 2 sz 5 N N N 9 o Oo wo w gt gt EP I SATAS S 3 L SATA4 r I SATA3 0 SATA2 x gio s ADM FEW a 2 z Ei o a o LSATAO JPEW2 zs o LI 6 c Batter e ES y oO E N N L1 SVyO BANK1 BANK2 BANK3 SUPER X7DCU Ri z rz Z tar Brom some v as INYA dd I ooogegesesovosesesenesese 000 0 0 peer rece rere NN c eres e HuHHHHHHHGen 0 0 gH wo c e E o 9 e o UU g s aN JF1 wc 1 seieeeseeeHSP T Lo i ii m t o a ror n JPWI Jpw2 m e 7 3 3 EOL E amp Buzzer g FAN4 Q FANS FAN3 FAN2 FAN1 JPW3 e LJ cr B LJ LI 3 o JLI JOHi Z JCF1 S v Note Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only 5 10 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup X7DCU Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 5 9 JCF 1 Compact Flash Master Slave Select Closed Master JIDE IDE Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPG1 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 LAN1 2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description COM1 COM2 Serial Port Header FAN 1 8 Chassis
2. Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the fol lowing 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 7 9 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for the Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00COh OOEOh and Other For Unix Novell and other Operating Systems please select Other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again Different OSes require different Bus Master clock rates 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 following settings Warning Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings An incorrect setup a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may cause the system become unstable When this occurs reset the setting to the default setting Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the
3. ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor IlI You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor Il 5 26 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform mainte nance on the SC815TQ R650U SC815TQ 560U chassis For component installa tion follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encountered 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 a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge e 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 gr
4. Extended Henory 2046 KB 4 Enter Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the Enter key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the Enter key to save the data 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 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual gt SATA Port1 SATA Port2 SATA Port3 SATA Port4 SATA Port5 and SATA Port6 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of SATA Port SATA Port SATA Port3 and SATA Port4 Hit Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Enter Type This option allows the user to select the type of IDE hard drive The option Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed Select C
5. Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the loworder byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously B 5 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual Notes B 6 Appendix C System Specifications Appendix C System Specifications Processors Single or dual Intel Xeon 5400 5300 5200 5100 Sequence processors at a front side system bus speed of 1333 1066 MHz Note Please refer to our web site for a complete listing of supported processors Chipset Intel 5100 ICH9R chipset BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM Memory Capacity Six 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of registered ECC DDR2 667 5
6. 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 a predefi ned time period The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system confi guration during bootup 7 7 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual 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 into which BIOS can write cache data Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM ac cess only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer into which BIOS can write cache data Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area
7. rebuilding When solid it indicates a drive failure If a hard drive fails you should be notified by your system management software Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed hard drives 3 4 Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Chapter 4 System Safety Electrical Safety Precautions A Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperServer 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT 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 install ing main system components such as the serverboard memory modules and floppy drive When disconnecting power you should first power down the sys tem with the operating system The unit has more than one power supply cord Disconnect both power supply cords before servicing to avoid electrical shock e When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if neces sary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid making a complete circuit which will
8. which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the Delete key at the appropriate time during system boot See below Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Beginning with Section 7 3 detailed de scriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility to prevent possible boot failure Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS 7 1 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT 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 selected by choosing the ap propriate 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 the 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 ik By pressing l
9. which requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed in pairs Please refer to Chapter 5 for details on installing memory UIO The X7DCU is a specially designed serverboard that features Supermicro s UIO Universal I O technology UIO serverboards have a PCI Express x8 connector that can support any one of several types of UIO card types to add SAS ports additional LAN ports etc to the serverboard This allows the user to tailor the serverboard to their own needs Note the 6025C UR does not come with a UIO card installed Serial ATA An on chip ICH9R SATA controller is integrated into the X7DCU to provide a six port 3 Gb sec Serial ATA subsystem which is RAID 0 1 10 and 5 supported The Serial ATA drives are hot swappable units Note You must have RAID set up to enable the hot swap capability of the Serial ATA drives Documentation on RAID setup guidelines can be found on our web site 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 l O 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 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction ATI Graphics Controller The X7DCU features an integrated ATI video controller based on the ES1000 graph ics chip The ES1000 was designed specifically for servers featuring low power consum
10. 6015C NT User s Manual UID Buttons There are two Unit Identification UID buttons on the motherboard The Front Panel UID button connects to pin 13 of JF1 The Rear UID button SW1 is located next to LAN2 Pushing the UID button on the Front Control Panel will illuminate both the Rear UID and the Control Panel UID indicators Push either button again to turn off both in dicators These UID indicators provide easy identification of a system that may be in need of service 5 18 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 9 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the serverboard jumpers Gan be used Cait Estes to choose between optional settings Pins 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 cir cuit board See the diagram at right for an example of jumping pins 1 and 2 Refer to the serverboard layout page for jumper locations Jumper Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins 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 m
11. 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 Core Multi Processing Available if 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 if 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 predefi ned overheat thresh old 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 if supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Note please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Available if supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application cod
12. I O issues a demand read command and the read data from memory turns out to be a correctable error the error is corrected and sent to the requestor the original source Memory is updated as well Select Enabled to use Demand Scrubbing for ECC memory correction Patrol Scrubbing Scrubbing is a process that allows the North Bridge to correct correctable memoryer rors detected on a memory module and send the correction to the requestor the original source When this item is set to Enabled the North Bridge will read and write back one cache line every 16K cycles if there is no delay caused by internal processing By using this method roughly 64 GB of memory behind the North Bridge will be scrubbed every day The options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Multi Media Timer Select Yes to activate a set of timers that are alternative to the traditional 8254 timers for the OS use The options are Yes and No USB Host Controller Select Enabled to enable USB Host Controller 1 The options are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled 7 11 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Available if supported by the
13. IL renee eh ee eaTer 6 9 Power Supply Failure euasit acci ceti dica a M coc As eee ee 6 9 Oa E eee 6 10 Power Supply Failure Mc E 6 10 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 MNTOQUCUO M ar i 7 1 PO MN 010 8 Nes 21 cere eee er an a a a eee ee er 7 2 7 3 Maim BIOS Setups Con pu ED etus ec Renee ne see agni nmn are ee nee 7 2 7 4 Advanced ee 0 ane aE eee Pe PRPC ere nee CE rte ne Pe mere Pe nee ere ere TP 7 6 HM os s Er etse 7 20 4 BOO sea cg ete eee eee eae 7 22 DE m 9 7 23 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix C System Specifications viii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview The SuperServer 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT is a high end server comprised of two main subsystems the SC815TQ R650U 6015C UR 6015C NTR SC815TQ 560U 6015C U 6015C NT 1U server chassis and the X7DCU dual processor serverboard Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with the system www supermicro com In addition to the serverboard and chassis various hardware components have been included with the 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT as listed below One 1 slim DVD ROM drive DVM PNSC 824 B V Four 4 sets of 4 cm counter rotating fans FAN 0086L One 1 DVD cable CBL 0139L Two 2 passive CPU heatsinks SNK P0017 Riser Cards see Section 5 6 for details One 1 RSC R1UU E8R for PCI
14. PnP cap Load plate released 5 2 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 3 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at opposite sides 4 Align pint of the CPU the cor ner 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 Gold dot dot CPU key This corner should be aligned with the cutout on the socket socket key CPU key 6 Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Notched corner 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 inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly installed lissd lever 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 auto matically 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 Shipment PnP cap released without the PnP cap properly installed tom load plate will void the warranty 5 3 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 601
15. San Clemente 5100 chipset Intel CHOR X7DCU Intel Matris Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Build driver diskettes and manuals QE Browse CD I Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site 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 The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 5 24 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor III 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 monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor Ill interface Note The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN AD MIN Not
16. 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 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT 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 chassis 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 Figure 2 3 When the server has been pushed completely into the rack you should hear the locking tabs click Figure 2 3 Installing the Server into a Rack 2 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Installing the Server into a Telco Rack To install the 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT 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 accom modate the width of the tel
17. 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 described in this section 7 20 Chapter 7 BIOS Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help User Password Is Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Password on boot Disabled Supervisor Password Is This indicates if a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This indicates if 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 21 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual Password on Boot This setting allows you to determine if a password is required for a user
18. a header on the serverboard see serverboard layout for location See the table on the right for pin definitions Fan Headers The X7DCU has eight headers des ignated Fani through Fan8 FAN1 through FAN6 are for chassis system fans while FAN7 and FAN8 are used to CPU heatsink fans Their speed is controlled via Thermal Management with a BIOS setting 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 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Universal Serial Bus Headers Pin Definitions USB2 3 USB4 USB2 USB3 USB4 Pins Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 Po ros s Po 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 5 NC Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD IS 4 DTR RI 5 Ground NC Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port NC indicates no connection Fan Header Pin Definitions FAN1 8 Pin Definition Ground Black E 2 12V Red 3 Tachometer 4 PWM Control Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are for a power LED and pins 4 7 are for an external speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note The speaker connec
19. 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 ensure 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 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT 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
20. 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 Pro ceed to the next step Figure 2 1 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails right side rail shown Inner Rail pre installed Locking Tab 2 4 Chapter 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 screws and the long bracket to the rear side of the outer rail with three 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
21. bezel assembly Accessing the Drive Bays SATA 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 SATA 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 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT 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 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT 6 5 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual SATA Drive Installation The SATA 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 empty carriers without drives installed must remain in the chassis Mounting a SATA Drive in a Drive Carrier 1 Insert a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side facing down so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier 2 Secure the drive to the carrier with six screws as shown in Figure 6 4 Figure 6 4 Mounting a SATA Drive in a Carrier Use caution when working around t
22. 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 static electrical discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators e The power supply power cords must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets 4 1 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual 4 2 Serverboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down which will reverse its polarites 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 CD ROM Laser CAUTION this server may have come equipped with a CD ROM drive To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam and hazardous radia tion exposure do not open the enclosure or use the unit in any unconventional way Mainboard replaceable soldered in fuses Self resetting PTC Positive Tempera ture Coefficient fuses on the mainboard must be replaced by trained service technicians only The new fuse must be the same or equivalent as the one replaced Contact technical support for details and support General Safety Precautions A Follow these rules
23. heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount 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 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 e DVD ROM Drive cable IDE e Control Panel cable JF1 see next page SATA cables SATAO SATA3 Connecting Power Cables The X7DCU has a 20 pin primary power supply connector designated JPW1 for connection to the ATX power supply Connect the appropriate connector from the power supply to JPW1 to supply power to the serverboard See the Connector D
24. it has been fully inserted 3 Secure it to the chassis with the screw you removed previously then recon nect the AC power cord and depress the power button on the control panel to restart the system 6 10 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6 6 Removing Replacing the Power Supply 6 11 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual Notes Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Chapter 7 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the X7DCU 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 Super Micro web site lt http www 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 IBM9 PC XT AT and PS 29 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
25. level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled Crystal Beach Features This feature cooperates with the 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 South Bridge chip The options are Enabled and Disabled 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 10 Chapter 7 BIOS Channel 0 Rank Sparing Channel 1 Rank Sparing Select Enable to enable the function of memory sparing for Memory Bus Branch 0 or Branch 1 The options are Enabled and Disabled Enhanced x8 Detection Select Enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection The options are Disabled and Enabled Demand Scrubbing Scrubbing is a process that allows the North Bridge to correct correctable memory errors found on a memory module When the CPU or
26. processor and memory components this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation Chapter 3 System Interface Refer here for details on the system interface which includes the functions and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT 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 SuperServer 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X7DCU 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 SC815TQ R650U SC815TQ 560U server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring SATA 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 C
27. the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into the L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the extended memory area above 1MB Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and opera tion The options are Uncached 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 GLAN2 OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from the GLAN port as specifi ed The options are Disabled and Enabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No P Slot1 PCI Exp x16 Slot2 PCI Exp x8
28. the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Intel EIST Support Available if 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 CPU Cache Control DCU 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 IP Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use CPU Cache Line IP Prefetch The options are Disabled and Enabled Direct Cache Access Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enable to route inbound network IO traffic directly into processor caches to reduce memory latency and improve network performance The options are Disabled and Enabled 7 13 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual gt 1 O 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
29. the table on the right for pin definitions You must enable the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this feature You must also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des ignated 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 WOR card and cable to use this feature SMBUS_PS This header is for I C which may be used to monitor the status of the power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Ethernet ports designated LAN1 and LAN2 are located beside the VGA port on the I O backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables Keylock Header The keyboard lock connection is desig nated JK1 Utilizing this header allows you to inhibit any actions made on the keyboard effectively locking it 5 17 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL1 Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Definition 1 Ground Black Wake up SMBUS PS PC Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Clock SMB Data 2 8 NA 4 NA 5 Keylock Header Pin Definitions JK1 Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 Keylock R N SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR
30. to ensure general safety Keep the area around the system clean and free of clutter The 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT weighs approximately 43 41 lbs 19 5 18 6 kg when fully loaded When lifting the system two people at either end should lift slowly with their feet spread out to distribute the weight Always keep your back straight and lift with your legs Place the chassis top cover and any system components that have been re moved away from the system or on a table so that they won t accidentally be stepped on While working on the system do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present 4 2 Chapter 4 System Safety e After accessing the inside of the system close the system back up and secure it to the rack unit after ensuring that all connections have been made 4 3 ESD Precautions A Electrostatic discharge ESD is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards The following measures are generally sufficient
31. to the system The SC815TQ R650U SC815TQ 560U chassis can accommodate one standard size full height full length and one low profile PCI expansion card When viewed from the chassis front the standard size card installs to the left and the low profile card installs to the right side PCI cards are installed into riser cards that have been pre installed to the system An additional two riser cards are included to support PCI E add on cards See configuration list below PCI Card Installation Before installing a PCI add on card make sure you install it into the correct riser card Begin by releasing the locking tab that corresponds to the slot you wish to populate Insert the expansion card into the correct riser card pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card PCI Slot Card Configurations 6015C UR 6015C U Left Side Riser Card Expansion card supported CSE R1UU UE8 pre installed 1x UIO card and 1x PCI E x8 card Right Side Riser Card Expansion card supported RSC R1UU E8R pre installed 1x low profile PCI Express x8 card 6015C NTR 6015C NT Left Side Riser Card Expansion card supported CSE R1UU 2E8 pre installed 2x PCI E x8 cards Right Side Riser Card Expansion card supported RSC R1UU E8R pre installed 1x low profile PCI Express x8 card 5 9 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual 5 7 Serverboard Details Figure 5 4 SUPER X7DCU Layout not drawn to scale VGA COM1
32. 33 SDRAM See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SATA Controller Intel ICH9R on chip controller for six port Serial ATA RAID 0 1 5 and 10 supported Drive Bays 6015C NTR 6015C NT Four 4 hot swap drive bays to house four 4 SATA drives 6015C UR 6015C U Four 4 hot swap drive bays to house four 4 SAS SATA drives with optional UIO SAS controller card Peripheral Drive Bays One 1 slim floppy drive optional One 1 slim DVD ROM drive C 1 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual Expansion Slots 6015C UR 6015C U Right side one low profile PCI E x8 card Left side a UIO card and one PCI E x8 card 6015C NTR 6015C NT Right side one low profile PCI E x8 card Left side two PCI E x8 cards Serverboard X7DCU Proprietary form factor Dimensions 8 x 13 in 203 x 330 mm Chassis 6015C UR 6015C NTR SC815TQ R650U Form Factor 1U rackmount 6015C U 6015C NT SC815TQ 560U Form Factor 1U rackmount Dimensions WxHxD 17 x 1 7 x 25 6 in 432 x 43 x 650 mm Weight 6015C UR 6015C NTR Gross Bare Bone 43 Ibs 19 5 kg 6015C U 6015C NT Gross Bare Bone 41 Ibs 18 6 kg System Cooling Four 4 4 cm heavy duty counter rotating fans System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC Rated Input Current 8A 115V to 4A 230V Rated Input Frequency 50 60 Hz Power Supply 6015C UR 6015C NTR Rated Output Power 650W Model PWS 651 1R Rated Output Voltages
33. 5C NTR 6015C NT 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 NO 1 SCREW NO 4 SCREW BS af 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the preinstalled 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 Eo Q NO 3 SCREW NO 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 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the
34. 5V 25A 3 3V 12A 12V 54A 5Vsb 3A 6015C U 6015C NT Rated Output Power 560W Model PWS 561 1H20 Rated Output Voltages 5V 25A 3 3V 21A 12V 43 6A 12V 0 6A 5Vsb 3A C 2 Appendix C System Specifications 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 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 C 3 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual Notes C 4
35. A Port Turquoise Blue LAN1 LAN2 HGH 8 O O Leol Keyboard Purple 5 6 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 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 Installing DIMMs 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with slots DIMM1A and DIMM2A The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time See step 3 below 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 see Figure 5 5 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above 4 Install DIMMs in the following order DIMM1A and DIMM2A then DIMM1B and DIMM2B and finally DIMM1C and DIMM2C Memory Support The X7DCU supports up to 48 GB of ECC DDR2 667 or DDR2 533 SDRAM The memory is an interleaved configuration which requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed in pairs You should not mix DIMMs of different sizes and speeds Notes Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Due to memor
36. CPU Fan Headers Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector IDE IDE Drive Connector I SATAO I SATA5 SATA Ports JD1 Onboard Speaker Power LED JF1 Control Panel Connector JK1 Keylock Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat Warning Header JPW1 20 Pin ATX Power Connector JPW2 4 Pin Power Connector JPW3 8 pin Processor Power Connector JWOL1 Wake On LAN Header JWOR Wake On Ring Header LAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports SIMSO IPMI SIMSO IPMI Remote Management Slot SGPIO 1 SGPIO 2 Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers SMBUS PS Power Supply SMBus C Header UIOP UIO Connector Power Supply Header USBO 1 USB5 USB2 3 USB4 LED LE2 LE19 Universal Serial Bus USB Ports Universal Serial Bus USB Headers Description Unit Identification UID LED Power LED 5 11 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual 5 8 Connector Definitions ATX Power 20 pin Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 ATX Power Connector m Pin Definition Pin Definition The primary ATX power supply con 41 433V 1 43 3V nector meets the SSI Superset ATX 19 12V 2 43 3V 20 pin specification Make sure that 13 COM 3 COM the orientation of the connector is 14 PS ON 4 45V correct See the table on the right for 15 COM 5 COM pin definitions 16 COM 6 45V 17 COM 7 CoM 18 Res NC 8 PWROK 19 45V 9 5VSB 20 45V 10 12V Auxiliary Power Connector Auxiliary Power In
37. DROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed 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 74 Chapter 7 BIOS 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 PIOS Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of the 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 Enhance
38. E Connector IDE Drive Connector Pin Definitions IDE There are no jumpers to con Pin Definition Pin Definition figure the onboard IDE connec 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground tor See the table on the right F 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 for pin definitions 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 Ground 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 Ground 23 O Write 24 Ground 25 I O Read 26 Ground 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 Ground 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr 34 Ground 35 AddrO 36 Addr2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground SATA Ports SATA Port Pin Definitions See the table on the right for aiaiai pin definitions for the onboard SATA ports ea TXP Pin Definition TXN Ground RXN RXP N Oo oc A WO N Ground 5 23 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual 5 12 Installing Software After the hardware has been installed you should first install the operating system and then the drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CDs that came packaged with your motherboard amp SUPERMICRO X7DCU Series Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP Intel San Clemente Chipset INF files SUPERMICR B Microsoft Direct 9 0 Drivers amp Tools c ATI ES1000 Graphic Driver Intel
39. E2 The LE2 LED located under SW1 is the UID indicator LED LE2 illuminates when UID is initiated either by the UID button or via IPMI If initiated a second time LE2 will turn off When the LED blinks blue it means the signal was initiated via IPMI If blue continuously it means the UID button initiated it 5 21 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual 5 11 Floppy IDE and SATA Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables e The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Floppy Connector The floppy connector is designated Floppy See the table below for pin definitions Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy Definition Ground Ground Key Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground 5 22 Definition FDHDIN Reserved FDEDIN Index Motor Enable Drive Select B Drive Select B Motor Enable DIR STEP Write Data Write Gate Track 00 Write Protect Read Data Side 1 Select Diskette Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup ID
40. F1 can be found in Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 6 2 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 3 System Fans Four 4 cm heavy duty counter rotating fans provide the cooling for the SuperServer 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT Each fan unit is actually made up of two fans joined back to back which rotate in opposite directions This counter rotat ing 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 two fans has failed Then power down the system before replacing a fan Removing the power cords is also recommended as a safety precaution Replacing System Fans 1 After determining which fan has failed turn off the power to the system 2 Unplug the fan cable from the motherboard and remove the failed blower fan from the chassis 3 Replace the failed fan with an identi
41. May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS The 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 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 A disabled cache slows system performance considerably A 2 Appendix A BIOS
42. OST 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 QuietBoot Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen during boot up POST Error Enable Set to Enabled to display POST Error 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 7 6 Chapter 7 BIOS Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Ls gt gt gt k gt gt k gt gt Item Specific Help Memory Cache PCI Configuration Select Boot features Advanced Chipset Control Advanced Processor Options I 0 Device Configuration DMI Event Logging Console Redirection Hardware Monitor IPMI 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
43. Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the 120 Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory man ager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM A 5 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT 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 following 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 it 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 l
44. POST Messages 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 ServerBIOS test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBlOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Failing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits atthe 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 Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data A 3 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual I O device IRQ conflict I O device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes success
45. SUPERG SUPERSERVER 6015C UR SUPERSERVER 6015C U SUPERSERVER 6015C NTR SUPERSERVER 6015C NT 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 SUPER MICRO 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 SUPER MICRO 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 SUPER MICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between man
46. X card One 1 RSC R1UU UE8 for PCI E card 6015C UR 6015C U only One 1 RSC R1UU 2E8 for two PCI E cards 6015C NTR 6015C NT only SATA Accessories One 1 SATA backplane BPN SAS 815TQ One 1 SATA iPASS cable CBL 0188L 6015C UR 6015C U only Four 4 SAS drive carriers MCP 220 00001 01 One 1 SATA cable CBL 0190L 6015C NTR 6015C NT only One 1 SGPIO cable CBL 0157 6015C NTR 6015C NT only One 1 rackmount kit CSE PT51L One 1 CD containing drivers and utilities SuperServer 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual Note a V at the end of a server name indicates the chassis is silver and B indicates black 1 1 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual 1 2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT lies the X7DCU a dual processor serverboard based on the Intel 5100 chipset and designed to provide maximum performance Below are the main features of the X7DCU See Figure 1 1 for a block diagram of the chipset Processors The X7DCU supports single or dual 771 pin Intel Xeon 5400 5300 5200 5100 series processors at a FSB speed of 1333 1066 MHz Please refer to the serverboard description pages on our web site for a complete listing of supported processors Memory The X7DCU has six 240 pin DIMM sockets that can support up to 32 GB of ECC registered DDR2 667 or DDR2 533 SDRAM The memory is an interleaved con figuration
47. aced 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 SuperServer 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT 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 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual Choosing a Setup Location Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door completely 725 inches and 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 e This product is not suitable for use with visual display work place devices acccording to 2 of the the German Ordinance for Work with Visual Display Units N Warnings and Precautions 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 n single rack installation stabilizers should be attached to the rack In m
48. addition to the Primary ATX power Pin Definitions JPW2 connector above the Auxiliary 4 pin Pins Definition connector at JPW2 must also be con 182 UE nected to your power supply See the 3 amp 4 412V table on the right for pin definitions Processor Power Connector JPW3 must also be connected to the Pin Denimitions PWS power supply to provide power for the Pins petinition processor s See the table on the right for pin definitions FTrougng 1 through 4 Ground NMI Button NMI Button i Pin Definitions JF1 The non maskable interrupt button pen Pin Definition header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power LED connection is located Pin Definition on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the 15 ve table on the right for pin definitions 19 Control 20 Ground 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 NIC1 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 Network Interface Control ler LED connection is located on pin
49. ay All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Item Specific Help Exit System Setup and Load Setup Defaults save your changes to E CMOS Discard Changes Save Changes Exit Discarding Changes Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 7 23 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 7 24 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a prob lem 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 attached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is corre
50. cal 4 cm 12 volt fan available from Supermicro p n FAN 0086L 4 Push the new fan into the vacant space in the housing while making sure the arrows on the top of the fan indicating air direction point in the same direc tion as the arrows on the other fans 5 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 6 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 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT 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 be 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 c gt Si 1 Unlock 2 Press release knob 3 Remove
51. ced Serverboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install processors and heatsinks to the X7DCU 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 chas sis 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 damage 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 support it when handling The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge e 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 Unpacking The serverboard is ship
52. co rack Finish by sliding the chassis into the rack and tightening the brackets to the rack Figure 2 4 Installing the Server into a Telco Rack 2 7 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup After you install the 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT 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 Accessing the Inside of the System 1 First grasp the two handles on either side and pull the system straight out until it locks you will hear a click Depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover 1 Push the cover away from you toward the rear of the chassis until it stops 2 You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server See Figure 2 5 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 Checking the Components 1 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 Your server system may have come with system memory already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in th
53. ctly identified Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was 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 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT 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
54. d mode is supported by Windows 2000 OS or later versions 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 a Windows OS environ ment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled If this item is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH RAID Code Base Select to enable which SATA RAID firmware to configure The options are Intel and Adaptec 7 5 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual SATA AHCI Enable Select Enable to enable the Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface Use caution when enabling This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled 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 pres ent in the system 7 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the ar row 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 gt Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings QuickBoot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the P
55. dress Super Micro Computer Inc 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 SuperServer 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT up and running Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have the system operational within a minimum amount of time This quick setup assumes that your system has come to you with the processors and memory preinstalled 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 SuperServer 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT 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 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT 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 pl
56. e When SuperDoctor III is first installed it adopts the temperature threshold settings that have been set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Super Doctor as the Super Doctor settings override the BIOS settings To set the BIOS temperature threshold settings again you would first need to uninstall SuperDoctor III Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Health Information E Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Ala Soy A Remote Manage d ieee utes EE emote Control Configuration Administration Systems N ment Report Help u Health Information CPUl Chassis CPU2 Chassis 5 25 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Remote Control E Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer i File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Configuration Administration Systems Ma nt Report Help Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III 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 B Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web Site at ftp
57. e aie cates 2 3 Reliable Ground eee 2 3 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack oiu tu eiae inten dace ct ir atio aee ceases 2 4 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails esee 2 4 Installing the nner Ralls srpna Ere e 2 4 Installing the Outer crc rv 2 5 Installing the Server into the Rack oisi ected ied elated 2 6 installing the Server into a Telco Rack secsseiceiicecosscticeisieceideecilne es 2 7 vi Table of Contents 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview 22 c eee ceecceeceeeeeceeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeeeaees 3 2 Control Panel Buttons E ene TOT NINE INS Reset PPOWOL Cori de 3 3 Control Panel LEDS Universal Information LED j n rare eevee ste catia D NIG Tro NS AD pw POW Mes o EODD cette eee 3 4 A Hard Drive Carrier LEDSs Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions 4 2 General Safety Precautions 4 3 ESD Precautions ssssssusss 4 4 Operating Precautions Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 1 Handling the Serverboard Precautions ode rete tp ence nt ire nlela Unpackihg eerte edes 5 2 Processor and H
58. e 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 This feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the function of Execute Disable Bit The options are Disabled and Enabled Note For more information regarding hardware software support for this function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites Chapter 7 BIOS 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 Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU Set to this option to enabled to enable the hardware components that are used inconjunction with software programs to prefetch data in order to shorten execu tioncycles and maximize data processing effi ciency The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel lt R gt Virtualization 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 creat ing 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
59. eatsink Installation 5 3 Connecting Gables iet etn Connecting Data Cables Connecting Power Cables Connecting the Control Panel 5 4 VO Ports 5 5 Installing Memory eerte tectae 5 6 Adding PCI Cards ssesesssssss 5 7 Serverboard Details X7DCU Quick Reference 5 8 Connector Detfinitions 5 9 jumper Settings uendere tete edes 5 10 Onboard Indicators 5 11 Floppy IDE and SATA Drive Connections vii SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual 5 2 Installing SOHWBFB ss coca ice Ft eren eei ia Lead Lane liest Stand amem e E 5 24 Supero Doctor Ml TR S 5 25 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 SUM SSSI Se eL 6 1 xil ji M T 6 1 6 2 Control Panel sic entes aspe neto Poe oo mises eain e esas a EM cM DE Ce pps d 6 2 c MEE 0E REUNIR 6 3 System Fan AMM c cs ang rca e a aaaea a eaS 6 3 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal sseee nenna ane 6 4 Removing the Front BOZel m diiit rib bees 6 4 Accessing the Drive BAYS E 6 5 SATA Driver MS tell AMON iaa end seeks pip i aoise iip ens nei iei ets 6 6 DVD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation cuuaacuoses ean posee tpe ne absence pec prete e aree 6 8 MEZ cro m E 6 9 6015C UR 6015G NTR ag qe canda ingenia qu eoa pel ROM
60. econd time Another UID button on the rear of the chassis serves the same function RESET Reset Use the reset button to reboot the system 3 1 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual Power The main power button 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 3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the SC815TQ R560U SC815TQ 560U chassis has five LEDs These LEDs provide you with critical information related to different parts of the system This section explains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective action you may need to take Universal Information LED When this LED blinks red quickly it indicates a fan failure and when blinking red slowly a power failure The LED will be blue when used for UID Unit Identifier When on continuously 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 indicated condition exists See the table below for d
61. efinitions section in this chapter for power connector pin definitions In addition your power supply must be connected to the 4 pin Auxiliary ATX Power connection at JPW2 and the 8 pin Processor Power connector at JPW3 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 indica tors 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 5 5 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual 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 20 19 Ground e o Nwi x key x key Vcc HDD LED UID Button Vcc NIC1 Vcc NIC2 Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset Power 2 1 Power LED OH Fan Fail UID LED Power Fail LED Ground Ground 5 4 I O 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 Ports COM1 Port VG
62. eir slots For details on adding system memory refer to Chapter 5 If desired you can install add on cards to the system See Chapter 5 for details on installing PCI add on cards 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 5 Accessing the Inside of the System 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SATA drives and SATA backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been made Checking the Drives 1 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 SATA disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing the top chassis cover 2 Aslim DVD ROM and floppy drive should be preinstalled in your server Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a DVD ROM and or floppy disk drive to the system 3 Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install SATA drives please refer to Chapter 6 2 9 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual Checking the Airflow 1 Airflow is provided by four sets of 4 cm fans each set of fans consists of two fans that are mounted back
63. er s Manual 5 Simply push the new power supply module into the power bay until you hear a click 6 Finish by plugging the AC power cord back into the module 6015C U 6015C NT The SuperServer 6015C U 6015C NT has a single 560 watt power supply which is auto switching capable This enables it to automatically sense and operate with a 100v 240v input voltage Power Supply Failure If the power supply module fails the system will shut down and you will need to replace the module Replacements can be ordered directly from Supermicro see contact information in the Preface As there is only one power supply module in the 6015C U 6015C NT power must be completely removed from the server before removing and replacing the power supply for whatever reason Replacing the Power Supply First turn the power switch on the control panel off then unplug the power cord from the system Replace with the same model p n PWS 561 1H20 which can be ordered directly from Supermicro see Contact Information in the Preface 1 Remove the screws that secure the power supply to the chassis then pull the module straight out with the handle provided see Figure 6 6 redundant power supply server shown The power supply wiring was designed to de tach automatically when the module is pulled from the chassis 2 Carefully insert the new power supply into the open bay and push it com pletely into the chassis until you hear a clicking sound meaning
64. escriptions of the LED states Figure 3 1 Universal Information LED States Universal Information LED States State Indication Fast Blinking Red 1x sec Fan Fail Solid Red CPU Overheat Slow Blinking Red 1x 4 sec Power Fail Solid Blue Local UID Button Depressed Blinking Blue IPMI Activated UID Note deactivating the UID LED must be performed in the same way it was activated If the UID LED was activated via IPMI you can only turn the LED off via IPMI and not with the UID button 3 2 Chapter 3 System Interface EF NIC2 Indicates network activity on LAN2 when flashing ES NIC1 Indicates network activity on LAN1 when flashing z HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the SuperServer 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT this light indicates SATA and or DVD ROM drive activity when flashing p 9 gt Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system s power supply units This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating 3 3 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual 3 4 Hard Drive Carrier LEDs Each hard drive carrier has two LEDs e Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of the drive carrier in dicates drive activity A connection to the drive backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed Red The red LED indicates two states When blinking it indicates the drive is
65. etails Processor 2 Processor 1 1067 1333 1 DASS MT S PCI E x8 NPorts gt 4 5 Ports 316 7 PCI E x 16 UIO left hand side DDR2 667 DDR2 667 UIO Right Hand Side PCI E x8 PCI E x4 Lanes 1 2 3 4 JMB368 PCI E x1 IDE N 4 DDR2 16X16M PCIS3MHzI PCI32 33MHz SST 25VF016B COM2 Internal SOL COM1 External 1 5 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual 1 4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Super Micro 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 Super Micro 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 2supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Ad
66. etal object such as a small screwdriver 3 Remove the screwdriver or shorting device 4 Reconnect the power cord s and power on the system Note Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS VGA Enable Disable VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable Jumper Settings JPG1 the VGA port The default position Jumper Setting Definition is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA Pins 1 2 Enabled See the table on the right for jumper Pins 2 3 Disabled settings 5 19 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual LAN Enable Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL1 to jamner cas BLD enable or disable the onboard Ether net RJ45 ports LAN1 and LAN2 See the table on the right for jumper set tings The default setting is enabled Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Watch Dog Enable Disable JWD controls the Watch Dog function Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software application hangs Pins 1 2 will cause Watch Dog WD to reset the system if an applica Jumper settings JWD tion hangs Pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that has hung See the table ae NM on the right for jumper settings Watch Open Disabled Dog must also be enabled in BIOS Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset Note When enabled the user needs to write their own application software
67. ferred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2009 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians It pro vides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only The SuperServer 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT is a high end server based on the SC815TQ R650U SC815TQ 560U 1U rackmount chassis and the Super X7DCU a dual processor serverboard that supports Intel Xeon 5400 5300 5200 5100 series processors at a Front Side System Bus speed of 1333 1066 MHz and up to 48 GB of ECC registered DDR2 667 or DDR2 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 X7DCU serverboard and the SC815TQ R650U SC815TQ 560U chassis which comprise the SuperServer 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powering up the system If your server was ordered without
68. for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Mo mentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button see the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode depress the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus Ports Two Universal Serial Bus ports are located on the I O backplane USBO is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector USB5 is a port located near the USB4 header See the table on the right for pin definitions SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 PW ON 2 Ground Universal Serial Bus Ports Pin Definitions USB0 1 USB5 Pins Definition PO PO Ground a fF Oo N N A Universal Serial Bus Headers Three additional USB headers USB2 USB3 and USB4 are included on the serverboard These may be used for front side access A USB cable not included is needed for the connec tion See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports The COM serial port is located on the IO backplane COM2 is
69. fully 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 I2O block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Press F1 to resume F2 to Setup F3 for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press F1 to start the boot process or F2 to enter Setup and change the settings Press F3 to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Press lt F2 gt to enter Setup
70. he SATA 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 drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to maintain proper Important Regardless of how many SATA drives are installed all airflow 6 6 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Installing Removing a SATA Drive 1 To remove a carrier push the release button located beside the drive LEDs 2 Swing the colored handle fully 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 SATA drives Figure 6 5 Removing a SATA Drive from the Server 6 7 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT 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 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT accomo dates only slim line DVD ROM drives Side mounting brackets are needed to mount a slim line DVD ROM drive in the 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT server You must power down the system before installing or removing a floppy or DVD ROM drive Removing the Chassis Cover 1 Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click Depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the t
71. he before system BIOS shadow Test CPU bus clock frequency Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager Warm start shut down Shadow system BIOS ROM Auto size cache Advanced configuration of chipset registers Load alternate registers with CMOS values Initialize extended memory for RomPilot optional Initialize interrupt vectors POST device initialization 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice Check video configuration against CMOS Initialize PCI bus and devices Initialize all video adapters in system QuietBoot start optional Shadow video BIOS ROM Display BIOS copyright notice Initialize MultiBoot Display CPU type and speed Initialize EISA board optional Test keyboard Set key click if enabled Enable USB devices 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts Initialize POST display service Display prompt Press lt ESC gt to enter SETUP Disable CPU cache B 2 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 99h 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 Di
72. in the Static DROM SDROM or to be written into the 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 the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and opera tion The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K If enabled this feature will allow 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 the L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 512 640K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data pro cessing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back 7 8 Chapter 7 BIOS Cache Extended Memory Area If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in
73. ing 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 setting 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 gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for the console redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K 7 15 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual Console Type This item allows you to choose the console redirection type The options are VT 100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 Flow Control This item allows you to set the flow control for the console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to decide how the console redirection is
74. ist 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 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag 0Ah Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache OCh Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initialize I O component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Reset PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller B 1 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual POST Code Description 16h 17h 18h 1Ah 1Ch 20h 22h 24h 28h 29h 2Ah 2Ch 2Eh 2Fh 32h 33h 36h 38h 3Ah 3Ch 3Dh 4th 42h 45h 46h 48h 49h 4Ah 4Bh 4Ch 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 54h 55h 58h 59h 5Ah 5Bh 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum Initialize cache before memory Auto size 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller Set ES segment register to 4 GB Auto size DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager Clear 512 kB base RAM 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus Enable cac
75. mber of the existing event log Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enabling this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled and Disabled 7 18 Chapter 7 BIOS BIOS POST Errors Enabling this function to log POST errors The options are Enabled and Dis abled BIOS POST Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Dis abled OS Boot Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Dis abled 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 set ting 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 P System Event Log System Event Log List Mode These options display the System Event Log SEL and SEL List Mode SEL Entry Number 1 7 19 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual gt Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components Enter 7 5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys
76. n support one PCI E x8 card The left side supports two PCI E x8 cards See section 5 6 for details Right and left refer to the side when viewed from the front of the system The 6015C NTR 6015C NT does not support a UIO card 1 3 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual Front Control Panel The chassis control panel provides you with system monitoring and control LEDs indicate system power HDD activity network activity two and UlD overheat fan fail power fail A main power button and system reset button is also included l O Backplane The SC815TQ R650U SC815TQ 560U is an extended ATX form factor chassis that is designed to be used in a 1U rackmount configuration Ports on the I O backplane include one COM port a VGA port two USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two gigabit Ethernet ports A UID Unit Identifier button and LED are also located beside the LAN2 Ethernet port Cooling System The SC815TQ R650U SC815TQ 560U chassis has an innovative cooling design that features four 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 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 Intel 5100 ICH9R Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see Chapter 5 for d
77. odes Appendix C System Specifications Preface Notes SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction DEMENS o 0m 1 1 1 2 Serverboard Features ERU 1 2 xi co eruina e ES E Sa 1 2 MISTI ONY sineren a a a 1 2 UO i HEAR 1 2 Sena ANA MU 1 2 Onboard COMO SS POTIS eee tela e tem ad ieee 1 2 Other Features cr Pe ema on re Arte eee ee ee eer ee 1 3 1 3 Server Chassis Features Lc 1 3 System POWI eae ene eee eer ere EEEE E AE E 1 3 SS Fas SEN SU le Neate ase teeta Saeed a oahu doereedendiaeiecitacanad 1 3 ibd bel c 1 3 Front Control Parigi o2 e eS ud isp ukane uad uU adu EA EAE GU UE 1 4 ECHBSENDIIDES usns ey one canens extet Pa toners alere pte de eere 1 4 Cooling pe C HH 1 4 E Contacting ello Hilos tre N 1 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation COMEEC C0 qom ee ber a a EAEG 2 1 2 2 S cs ede get 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Sellpius desse conne cee slug sen ors aap ERU NM E Re DE Ce xs pU E Bo 2 1 Esc uegcme ledere MN 2 2 i e T 2 2 Server PIeOQuilOlSiicqai terete erp aod gna ions a Lagen tere a 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations cass condo eti ediderat eae ec eeclesie n ince odds tied 2 3 Ambient Operating Temperature seseseeseeeeeeeeeeeeennnenen nnn 2 3 Reduced AiflOW cass sees rea PS 2 3 IMIGC Mani iG a O AGING es 2 3 end
78. odules have an auto switching capability which enables them to automatically sense and operate with a 100V 240V input voltage Power Supply Failure If either of the two power supply modules fail the other module will take the full load and allow the system to continue operation without interruption The Universal Information LED on the control panel will blink slowly and remain so until the failed module has been replaced Replacement modules can be ordered directly from Supermicro see contact information in the Preface The power supply modules have a hot swap capability meaning you can replace the failed module without powering down the system Replacing the Power Supply You do not need to shut down the system to replace a power supply module The redundant feature will keep the system up and running while you replace the failed hot swap module Replace with the same model which can be ordered directly from Supermicro see Contact Information in the Preface 1 First unplug the power cord from the failed power supply module 2 To remove the failed power module push the release tab on the back of the power supply to the side and then pull the module straight out see Figure 6 6 3 The power supply wiring was designed to detach automatically when the module is pulled from the chassis 4 Replace the failed power module with another PWS 651 1R power supply module 6 9 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT Us
79. op cover and at the same time push the cover away from you until it stops You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server Removing Installing a Drive T With the chassis cover removed unplug the power and data cables from the drive you want to remove Locate the locking tab at the rear of the drive It will be on the left side of the drive when viewed from the front of the chassis Pull the tab away from the drive and push the drive unit out the front of the chassis Add a new drive by following this procedure in reverse order You may hear a faint click of the locking tab when the drive is fully inserted Remember to reconnect the data and power cables to the drive before replac ing 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 Acolor mark on a cable typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always 6 8 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B 6 5 Power Supply 6015C UR 6015C NTR The SuperServer 6015C UR 6015C NTR has a 650 watt redundant power supply configuration consisting of two hot swap power modules The power supply m
80. or Workstations w 4 pin 7 16 Chapter 7 BIOS Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A Vcore B 12V P1V5 3 3V 12V 5Vsb 5VDD P_VTT Vbat Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take prece dence over the BIOS settings When fi rst installed Supero Doctor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS 7 17 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual 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 BMC HW 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 nu
81. ounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard 6 1 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual Figure 6 1 Chassis Front and Rear Views Slim DVD ROM Drive Slim Floppy Drive optional System LEDs Control Panel ot ol p U d bd 50029 o SATA Drive Bays System Reset Main Power Power Supply Module USB Ports PCI Expansion Slots w riser cards uo enD CaS O PELDA Mouse Keyboard COM1 Port VGA Port Ethernet Ports Note the SC815TQ 560U chassis 6015C U 6015C NT has only a single power supply mod ule 6 2 Control Panel The control panel located on the front of the chassis must be connected to the JF 1 connector on the serverboard to provide you with system status indications These wires have been bundled together as a ribbon cable to simplify the connection Connect the cable from 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 In terface for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons Details on J
82. ped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 5 1 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual 5 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor avoid placing direct pressure on the label N area of the fan Also do not place the serverboard on a conductive sur face which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up Notes Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding re moving or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use an Intel certified multi directional heatsink only Make sure to install the serverboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsinks When receiving a serverboard without a processor pre installed make sure that the plastic CPU socket cap is in place and none of the socket pins are bent otherwise contact your retailer immediately Refer to the Supermicro web site for updates on CPU support 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 2 Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate
83. 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 op tions are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the 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 I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port B The op tions 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 7 14 Chapter 7 BIOS Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the Floppy port The op tions are Primary and Secondary 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 sett
84. ption 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 Server Chassis Features The 6015C UR 6015C NTR is built upon the SC815TQ R650U chassis while the 6015C U 6015C NT is built upon the SC815TQ 560U chassis The following is a general outline of the main features of both chassis System Power The SC815TQ R650U features a redundant 650W power supply consisting of two power modules The system does not need to be shut down when replacing or removing a single power supply module The SC815TQ 560U features a single 560W power supply module The system must be shut down when replacing or removing this power supply module SATA Subsystem The SC815TQ R650U SC815TQ 560U chassis was designed to support four hot swap SATA hard drives Note In the 6015C NTR 6015C NT SATA drives are connected to the onboard SATA ports PCI Expansion Slots 6015C UR 6015C U A riser card on the right side of the chassis can support one PCI E x8 card The left side supports a UIO card and one PCI E x8 card These two systems can support four SAS SATA drives with an optional UIO SAS card See our web site for details http Awww supermicro com products nfo UIO cfm 6015C NTR 6015C NT A riser card on the right side of the chassis ca
85. s 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach the NIC2 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Information LED Connect an LED to pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating or fan failure These pins also work with the front UID indicator which will activate as either a solid or flashing blue LED depending on whether the LED was activated via IPMI or the UID button Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions and status indicators Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 18 Vcc 14 HD Active NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 11 Vcc Ground NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 Vcc Ground Universal Info LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Vcc Control Red LED Indications State Indication Solid Overheat Blinking fast Fan Fail Blinking slow Power Fail Blue LED Indications State Indication Solid UID via Button Blinking UID via IPMI 5 13 Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right
86. splay 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 I O 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 onboard I O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs and shadow if successful One long two short beeps on checksum failure Check for SMART Drive optional B 3 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual POST Code Description 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives AOh Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate A8h Erase l
87. t 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 Advanced Security Boot Exit Systen Time 14 01 26 Iten Specific Help 82 21 2808 1 lt Tab gt lt Shift Tab gt or BIOS Date lt Enter gt selects field Legacy Diskette fi 1 44 1 25 MB 3 gt Serial ATA Port NONE gt Serial ATA Port NONE k Serial ATA Port NONE k Serial ATA Port 74356MB SATA4 b Serial ATA Port 74356MB SATAS gt Serial ATA Port 743568 SATAS Serial ATA Enabled Native Mode Operation fruto SATA Controller Mode Option Compatible SATA RAID Enable Enabled ICH Raid CodeBase Intel SATA AHCI Enable Disabled Systen Memory 633 KB
88. t ESC gt prompt AAh Scan for lt ESC gt key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BOh Check for errors B1h 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 virus 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 C6h 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 D2h Unknown interrupt D4h Check Intel Branding string D8h Alert Standard Format initialization D9h Late init for IPMI DEh Log error if micro code not updated properly B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description EOh Eth E2h Eh E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh Fih 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
89. to disable the Watch Dog Timer Compact Flash Master Slave Select A Compact Flash Master Primary Slave Secondary Select Jumper is located at JCF1 Close this jumper to enable Com pact Flash Card For the Compact Flash Card or the Compact Flash Jumper JCF1 to work properly you will need to connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 first Refer to the board layout below for the location Compact Flash Card Master Slave Select JCF1 Jumper Definition Open Slave Secondary Closed Master Primary 5 20 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 10 Onboard Indicators LAN1 LAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports located beside the VGA port have two LEDs On each Connechon Speed indicator Gigabit LAN port one LED indicates pees i Denton activity when blinking while the other Off No connection or 10 MHz LED may be green amber or off to Green 100 MHz indicate the speed of the connection Amber 1 GHz See the table on the right for the func tions associated with the connection speed LED Power LED LE19 LED Color Definition LE19 Off System Off Power cable not connected The LE19 LED located near JF1 is the G System O power LED LE19 illuminates when the reen System On Green ACPI S1 State serverboard is powered up Be sure to Flashing remove the power cable when install Quickly ing or removing any components Green ACPI S3 State Flashing Slowly L
90. 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 Providing Power 1 The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system Plug the power cords from the power supply modules 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 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 SATA drive carriers to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system as well as the activity and health of specific components There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel and an on off switch on the power supply 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 three push buttons located on the front of the chassis a reset button a UID button and a power on off button Q 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 configurations The LED will remain on until the button is pushed a s
91. to be connected either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST This item allows you to decide whether you want to continue with the console redirection after POST routines The options are On and Off gt Hardware Monitor Logic Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature Fani Fan8 Speeds If the Auto Fan Control feature 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 vice versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chas sis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable fan speed control and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full soeed 12V The options are 1 Disable Full speed 12V 2 Optimized for Servers w 3 pin 3 Optimized for Workstations w 3 pin 4 Optimized for Servers w 4 pin and 5 Optimized f
92. to enter the system at bootup 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 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 x 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 x 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 22 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following displ
93. to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Keep all components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use e Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e 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 4 3 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual 4 4 Operating Precautions A Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY LITHIUM BATTERY OR Y BATTERY HOLDER BATTERY HOLDER S 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 Advan
94. tor pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse ports are located beside the USB ports See the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to provide warning of a chassis overheat ing condition See the table on the right for pin definitions SGPIO The two headers labeled SGPIO 1 and SGPIO 2 are for SGPIO Serial Gener al Purpose Input Output SGPIO sup ports serial link interfaces for onboard SATA and SAS ports Connect the appropriate cables from the backplane to the SGPIO1 and SGPIO2 headers to utilize SATA SAS management func tions on your system 5 16 SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JD1 Pin Function Definition 4 Speaker data red wire Key No connection Key Speaker data PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Data Nc Ground vcc Clock Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 Pin Definition 1 V 2 OH Active SGPIO Headers Pin Definitions SGPIO 1 SGPIO 2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 C a nc 3 Ground 4 Data 5 Load 6 Ground 7 NC e nc Note NC indicates no connection Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is desig nated JWOL1 See
95. ufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 0a Release Date May 28 2009 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 re
96. ultiple 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 si multaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions e Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 e 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 aregulating uninterruptible power supply UPS to protect the server from power surges voltage spikes and to keep your system operating in case of a power failure 2 2 Chapter 2 Server Installation e Allow the hot plug SATA drives and power supply modules to cool before touch ing them Always keep the rack s front door and all panels and components on the servers closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling 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
97. y allocation to system devices memory remain ing available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Refer to the Memory Availability Table below for details SUPERSERVER 6015C UR 6015C U 6015C NTR 6015C NT User s Manual Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability Physical Memory Remaining 4 GB Total System Memory System Device Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS Local APIC Area Reserved for the chipset I O APIC 4 Kbytes PCI Enumeration Area 1 PCI Express 256 MB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory TSEG Memory available to System BIOS amp OS applications 3 99 3 99 2 MB 3 99 4 KB 3 99 256 MB 512 MB 256 MB 3 76 zsewe os 3 01 Figure 5 3 Installing DIMM into Slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the bottom notch To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot Notch Release Tab Note Notch should align with its receptive point on the slot Notch Release Tab Release Tab Top View of DDR2 Slot L L Release Tab Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 6 Adding PCI Cards PCI Expansion Slots Two riser cards are used to support add on cards

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