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1. Slim Line Control Panel Floppy Drive CD ROM Drive System LEDs ES e a fs 0 E ili ra m i Y u SPRO hr E a 1 1 al Lt 17 IE 1 2 SCSI Drives 8 5 25 Drive Bays Mute Reset Main Power Keyboard Mouse Ports PCI Expansion Slots 6 E Peewee DR Ee QUIDNI o His OW e Es e e Power Supplies 3 USB Ports COM1 Port VGA Port Ethernet Ports 6 2 Control Panel The control panel located on the front of the chassis must be connected to the JF1 connector on the serverboard to provide you with system status indications A ribbon cable has bundled these wires together to simplify the connection Connect the cable from JF1 on the serverboard to JP4 on the Control Panel PCB printed circuit board Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both JF1 and JP4 Pull all excess cablin
2. FANS JP16 JPW3 8 us JPW2 ATX PWR PWForceOn FAN7 J24 JPWi JP12 FANI DIMM A1 USBO 1 Bank 1 DIMM je DIMM A2 Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM B2 1 DIMM is Ban DIMM B3 LY WS JD1 DIMM 4 mA Ban mE DIMM B4 FAN 7 I JOH1 JLAN1 North CPU2 JLAN2 aa JPG1 FAN3 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 L Fans Rage Slot 6 x8 PCI Express gals xL JIPMH 21313 2 22 Slot 5 PCI X 133MHz PXH IPMI 2 0 8 South JB GLAN POE ct GLAN Slot 4 PCI X 133MHz Bridge BIOS JPLI Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz lt PXH 9 jar Slot 2 PCI X 100MHz 8 AIC 7902 9 O Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz ZCR 358 Battery swoi 1 mes us2 J18 amp JPA3 uwor JUSB3 SPKR JA2 SCSICh B JBTi Notes Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only m indicates the location of Pin 1 59 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual X6DH8 XG2 Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting J18 Watch Dog Enable Pins 1 2 Reset JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 5 9 JP13 3rd Pwr Supply Alarm Enable Dis Open Disabled JP14 Pwr Supply
3. 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup eerie Chapter 3 System Interface OVerVIGW aaron eta eie R 3 1 3 2 Control Panel Buttons ti ere eec a rir ee nr e E xag 3 1 3 1 FRO SOU 3 1 RECHTE 3 2 3 3 Control Panel LEDS unir tri rne rre epi eee eor ee EHE 3 2 Overheat Fan Fail 3 2 NIGZ M 3 2 pe T 3 3 HDD nhe raa n HR 3 3 o pg 3 3 POWOK alll os heuer iae estu T AT 3 3 3 4 SGSl Drive Carrier LEDS 3 4 Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions oin eere teet 4 1 4 2 General Safety Precautions 4 8 ESD Safety Precautlons renean 4 4 Operating PrecautiOns e aa laars Eita Table of Contents Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 Handling the Serverboatrd ccr n en A 5 1 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation see 5 2 Connecting Gables s oio eere tu EAR 5 4 Connecting Data Cables oed 5 4 Connecting Power Cables rece ftt cese cebat 5 4 Connecting the Control Panel i tits 5 5 Installing Memory Adding PCI Cards Se
4. 5 9 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector 3 2 1 Pins To modify the operation of the serverboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins 321 to change the function of the BE connector Pin 1 is identified Pin 1 2 short with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the serverboard layout pages for jumper locations Jumper Cap Closed means the jumper is and Open means the jumper is off the pins CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS which will also clear any passwords In stead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS On the X6DH8 XG2 the CMOS Clear contact pads are located between the floppy drive header and the South Bridge chip see Figure 5 6 To clear CMOS 1 First power down the system and unplug the power cord s 2 With the power disconnected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver 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 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual LAN Enable Disable JLAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPL1 Change the setting of jumper JPL1 Jumper to enable or disable the onboard Pos
5. 5 11 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual HDD LED The HDD LED connection for IDE and CD ROM drives is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the hard drive LED cable to these pins to display disk activity Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions NIC1 NIC2 LED The NIC1 Network Interface Con troller LED connections for JLAN1 are located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the NIC2 LED con nectors JLAN2 are located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach NIC LED cables to display network ac tivity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat Fan Fail LED Connect an LED to pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide warning of a pro cessor overheating or fain failure The LED will flash remain on as long as the fan failoverheat condi tion exists Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions and Chapter 3 for a detailed descrip tion 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 defi nitions 5 12 HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 13 Vcc 14 HD Active NIC1 NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 9 11 10 12 GND Vcc Overheat OH LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 7 8 Vcc GND Power Fa il LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 5 6
6. Array Label Stripe Array Size 68 938 GB Stripe Size 64KB Create RAID via No Init Done Notes 1 Before adding a new drive to an array back up any data contained on the new drive Otherwise all data will be lost 2 If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 from ACU you can restart it by pressing Ctrl R 3 A RAID 1 created using the Quick Init option may return some data mis compares if you later run a consistency check This is normal and is not a cause for concern 4 The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However during a build operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes as it will result in data loss Warning Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do you will not be able to restart or to recover the data that was on the source drive B 10 Appendix B Software Installation Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the array you want to make bootable and press Ctrl B 3 Enter Y to
7. Vec GND Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Reset Button Reset Pin r Definitions The Reset Button connection is lo JF1 cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach Pin Number Definition it to the hardware reset switch on the 3 Reset computer case Refer to the table on 4 Ground the right for pin definitions Power Button Power Button Connector The Power Button connection is lo Fin pr cdi cated on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Mo Pin mentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button 2 Ground can also be configured to function as a suspend button see the appropri ate setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode depress the button for at least 4 sec onds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 A Chassis Intrusion header is lo Pin i Number Definition cated at JL1 Attach the appropri 1 lintr si n Input ate cable to inform you of a chas 2 Ground sis intrusion USB Pin Definitions Universal Serial Bus MESH Pin Definition 1 V There are five USB 2 0 Universal 2 Dea 3 Data Serial Bus ports headers on the d God serverboard Two of them are back panel USB ports USBO 1 and the JUSB2 JUSB3 Pin Pin other three are front panel USB Number Definition Number Defin
8. x SATA SATA icus PCI 32 BIT Vk 0 1 USB PORT USB LPC BUS 0 1 2 3 4 5 LPCS 0 LPCSVO BMC CON FWH KB FDD SER 1 HW PARALL MS SER 2 MONITOR PORT 1 5 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual 1 4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro n General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 6034H X8R 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 qu
9. Create RAID via Done 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in an label and press Enter Note The label shall not be more than 15 characters 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Note Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB default It is recommended that you do not change the default setting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the different creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate RAID 0 No Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and Note one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build1 Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 on new drives or when you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 Quick Fastest way to create a RAID 1 Appropriate when using new drives RAID 1 Init Note If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost B 9 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual 5 When you are finished press Done as the screen shown below rray Properties Array Type RAID O Stripe
10. 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 6034H X8R Manual 4 4 Operating Precautions A Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 6034H X8R is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 6034H X8R system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY OR BATTERY HOLDER BATTERY HOLDER 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install processors and heatsinks to the X6DH8 XG2 serverboard connect the data and power cables and install add on cards All serverboard jumpers and connections are de scribed and a layout and quick reference chart are included in this chapter Remember to close the chassis completely when you have finished working on the serverboard to protect and cool the system sufficiently 5 1 Handling the Serverboard Static electrical discharge can damage electronic components To prevent damage to printed circuit boards it is important to handle them very care fully see Chapter 4 Also note that the size and weight of the serverboard can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in damage To prevent the serverboard from ben
11. POWER This is the main power button which is used to apply or turn off the main system power Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system 3 3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the SC833S R760 chassis has six 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 Overheat Fan Fail IWhen this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure 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 flash ing or on as long as the indicated condition exists 25 NIC2 Indicates network activity LAN2 when flashing Chapter 3 System Interface e NIC1 Indicates network activity on LAN1 when flashing d e HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the SuperServer 6034H X8R this LED indicates SCSI and CD ROM drive activity when flashing CE Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system s
12. Warning Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC main menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The following prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the partition Yes No 6 Press Yes to delete the array or partition or No to return to the previous menu 7 Press Esc to return to the previous menu B 6 Appendix B Software Installation Creating Arrays Before creating arrays make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system Note that disks with no usable space or disks that are un initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used See Initializing Disk Drives To create an array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page B 5 3 Fro
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14. If some steps are unnecessary skip ahead to the step that follows Tools Required The only tool you will need to install components and perform maintenance is a Philips screwdriver 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electricstatic discharge ESD can damage electronic components To 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 equip ment from ESD damage Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its anti static bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Figure 6 1 Chassis Front and Rear Views
15. SUPERO SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R USER SMANUAL 1 0a The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPERMICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL
16. 5 Press yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear in the Select Drive Menu B 12 Appendix B Software Installation Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or if it appears grayed out you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array Caution Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU as shown in the screen below 1 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities 3 Select Initialize Drives as shown in the screen below B 13 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual E anage Arrays reate Array dd Delete Hotspare initialize Drives 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and pres
17. system is powered up and running To remove a SCSI drive first push the release button located beside the drive s LEDs then swing the handle fully out and use it to pull the SCSI drive carrier straight out see Figure 6 4 Figure 6 4 Removing SCSI Drives Handle SCA Backplane The SCSI drives plug into a SAF TE compliant SCA backplane that provides power SCSI ID and bus termination see Figure 6 5 A RAID controller can be used with the SCA backplane to provide data security The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the SCSI drive Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6 5 SCSI SCA Backplane TELE DAL Fa RESET s MINNIE eue Ln fe bet ci eet tote Ze Petal biet ee beeg py OS of bese 6959 05 besa esd tel 505 hese x ES a nm GE 262 ese 1052 les est ed 262 0262 Se M mi gets ee 22 eie be efe ed bte le eset bret eset e etes eed mmm ose best ete e 0 6 lezes uar mme Sod m ets 00 ete So ime esta bte besg bose
18. the servers closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling 2 2 Chapter 2 Server Installation Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating Temperature If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the ambient operating temperature 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 temperature Tmra Reduced Airflow Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of airflow required for safe operation is not compromised Mechanical Loading Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not arise due to uneven mechanical loading Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the power supply circuitry and the effect that any possible overloading of circuits might have on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern Reliable Ground A reliable ground must be maintained at all times To ensure this the rack itself should be grounded Particular attention should be given to power supply con nections other than the direct connections to the branch circuit i e the use of power strips etc 2 3 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual 2 4 Installing the S
19. to the table below Primary Master PM Yes Yes No No No Primary Slave PS Yes No Yes No No Secondary Master SM Yes No No Yes No No Secondary Slave SS Yes No No Yes No SATA Port0 No SM SM PM SATA Portl No SS SS PS PS PS Note No Not Present Yes Present Also if Logical Primary is selected the IDE channels are no longer available Enhanced Mode In this mode system BIOS will automatically search for all available IRQs for the use of HDD For newer Operating Systems that support the Enhanced Mode such as Windows XP Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 you can set SATA and PATA to the Enhanced Mode The newer Operating Systems can accommodate both Enhanced Mode and Combined Mode and support up to 6 ATA devices Please refer to the Advanced Chipset Control under the Advanced Setup in the BIOS for the selection of Combined Mode or Enhanced Mode Appendix B Software Installation Configuring BIOS settings for the SATA RAID Functions En hanced Mode 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time to power on the system we recommend that you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Menu Once in the Exit Menu scroll down the menu to select th
20. 12 x 18 in 305 x 330 mm Chassis Model SC833S R760 3U rackmount Dimensions WxHxD 5 1 x 17 1 x 25 5 in 132 x 434 x 648 mm Weight Gross Bare Bone 75 Ibs 34 1 kg System Cooling Four 4 9 cm chassis cooling fans hot pluggable Two 2 8 cm exhaust fans hot pluggable System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC Rated Input Current 14A 115V to 8A 230V Rated Input Frequency 50 60 Hz Power Supply 3 units Rated Output Power 760W Model SP762 TS Part PWS 0050M Rated Output Voltages 3 3V 36A 5V 36A 12Vtotal 50A 5Vsb 8 5A 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 896 to 9096 non condensing Non operating Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class B EN 55022 Class B EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class B Electromagnetic Immunity EN 55024 CISPR 24 EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 EN 61000 4 8 EN 61000 4 11 Appendix C System Specifications Safety EN 60950 IEC 60950 Compliant UL Listed USA CUL Listed Canada TUV Certified Germany CE Marking Europe SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Notes
21. 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA The options are Disabled Channel 0 Channel 1 and Both Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Serial ATA RAID Feature Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled If disabled use the Non RAID driver Native Mode Operation This setting allows the user to select the Native Mode for the operation of ATA The options are Parallel ATA Serial ATA Both and Auto 74 Chapter 7 BIOS PIDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master slots Hit 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 Main Item Specific Help CHS Format Cylinders User you ontenan zs i parameters o ard dis drive installed at this Heads c 11 connection Heads Ape es ard dis ive installed here ectors 1 39 you select Maximum Capacity
22. CD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation 6 9 6 5 Power Supply xai reed e ede d t e eei a 6 11 Power Supply Failure sse 6 11 Removing Replacing the Power Supply 6 11 Chapter 7 BIOS UBmiroducitOnensuxosen eet tta nt eate e 7 2 Running Setup ern re te re n e eai pe eds 7 3 Main BIOS Setup 7 4 Advanced Setup si TO SECUN a a a IEEE 7 6 c Ter ime ea Table of Contents Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Code A 1 Appendix B Software Installation uiuere B 1 Appendix C System Specifications essen C 1 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Notes Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview The Supermicro SuperServer 6034H X8R is a high end dual processor server that is comprised of two main subsystems the SC833S R760 3U server chassis and the X6DH8 XG2 dual Intel Xeon processor serverboard Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with the 6034H X8R www supermicro com In addition to the serverboard and chassis various hardware components have been included with the SuperServer 6034H X8R as listed below One 1 3 5 floppy drive FPD TEAC B Two 2 8 cm hot swap exh
23. COM main power supply connector 16 PS 4 JPW1 and a 4 pin Auxiliary PWR 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 45V connector JPW2 These power 19 COM 7 COM connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V 20 Res NO 8 PWR OK PED 21 5V 9 5VSB specification You can use a 20 22 45V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V connecting Js pin connector but connecting J3 ton cin is also required to ensure suffi cient power See the table on the AsV agin connector right for pin definitions For CPU JPW2 power please see the item below i Pins Definition Required 1 amp 2 Ground Processor Power Connection 3 amp 4 12V Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12v 8 pin processor power connector Required Pins Definition at JPWS must also be connected Connection Anes ery to_your power supply If an 8 pin cable is not available please use two 4 pin cables See the table on the right for pin definitions CPU 8 pin PWR Connector JPW3 NMI Button NMI Button Pin The non maskable interrupt button spen JF1 header is located on pins 19 and 20 Number Definition of JF1 Refer to the table on the right bs d for pin definitions Power LED PWR LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power LED connection is lo Pin cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Re eee emiten fer to the table on the right for pin 16 Control definitions
24. Fail Alarm Reset Open Disabled JP16 Power Force On Open Disabled JPA1 SCSI Controller Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPA2 JPA3 SCSI Ch A B Term Enable Disable Open Enabled JPG1 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 LAN Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled Connector Description DIMM1A 4B Memory SDRAM Slots FAN1 8 CPU FAN1 CPU FAN2 Chassis Fans Headers J22 System Management Bus Header J24 System Management Bus Power Connector JA1 JA2 Ultra320 SCSI Channel A Channel JCOM1 JCOM2 COM1 and COM2 Serial Port Connectors JD1 PWR LED pins1 3 Speaker pins 4 7 JF1 Front Panel Control JFDD1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector JIDE1 IDEs Disk Drive Connector JIDE2 IDE 2 Disk Drive Connector JIPMI1 IPMI 2 0 Socket JKM1 Keyboard Mouse JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JLAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports JOH1 Overheat LED JP12 Power Fault Connector JPW1 Primary 24 pin ATX PWR Connector JPW2 12V 4 pin Auxiliary PWR Connector JPW3 12V 8 pin Processor PWR Connector JUSB2 Universal Serial Bus 2 3 front access Ports JUSB3 Universal Serial Bus 4 5 front access Ports JVGA1 VGA Video Port JWOL1 Wake on LAN Header JWOR1 Wake on Ring Header 5 10 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 8 Connector Definitions ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector ATX Power Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V The X6DH8 XG2 includes a 24 pin 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 COM 3
25. Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R 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 Hyper Threading Technology This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of hyper threading Enabling hyper threading results in increased CPU performance Applicable for the XP systems Machine Checking This setting allows you to Enable or Disable Machine Checking Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled Chapter 7 BIOS Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Onboard COM 1 This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for serial port A The options are 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Onboard COM 2 This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3
26. 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 manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product Manual Revision 1 0a Release Date November 17 2005 Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2005 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 techni cians lt provides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 6034H X8R Installation and maintainance should be performed by experi enced technicians only The SuperServer 6034H X8R is a high end dual processor server based on the SC833S R760 3U rackmount server chassi
27. SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the Intel ICH5R I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel E7520 Lindenhurst Chipset the ICH5R I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers which sup port up to two Serial ATA ports and up to two RAID drives The ICH5R 1 O Controller Hub supports the following Parallel ATA PATA and Serial SATA device configurations B 1 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual ATA Operate Mode You can select from the following two modes Combined Mode and En hanced Mode Combined Mode In this mode system BIOS assigns the traditional IRQ 14 and IRQ 15 for the use of HDD Up to 4 ATA devices are supported by this mode Within the Combined Mode the following three modes are supported Non Combined Mode Parallel ATA only with the maximum of 4 devices supported Non Combined Mode Serial ATA only with the maximum of 2 devices supported Combined Mode SATA devices and PATA with the support of 2 devices each total 4 devices maximum For IDE SATA configurations please refer
28. VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 Flow Control Choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection Select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine Options are On and Off P Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this preset temperature threshold The options are 85 90 95 and 100 C Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 2 Temperatures This item displays the temperatures of CPU1 2 7 17 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual LM 93 Temperature This item displays the temperature of LM93 LM 30 Temperature This item displays the temperature of LM30 LM30 Low Limit This item sets the low limit for the LM30 Temperature LM30 High Limit This item sets the high limit for the LM30 Temperature Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans If the option is set to 3 pin the fan speed is con trolled based upon the CPU die temperature When the CPU die temperature is higher the fan speed will be higher as well If the option is set t
29. WD to reset the system if an applica tion is hung up Pins 2 3 will gen erate a non maskable interrupt sig nal for the application that is hung up See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog can also be enabled via BIOS Note When enabled the user needs to write his own application software in order to disable the Watch Dog Timer VGA Enable Disable WGA o JPG1 enables or disables the VGA ume pai os porton the serverboard See the Jumper Position Definition table on the right for jumper settings Pins 1 2 Enabled The default setting is enabled Eins 2 Disabled Power Force On Enable Disable Force Power On JP16 Jumper JP16 allows you to enable Jumper gt Position Definition or disable the Power Force On Open Normal function If enabled the power will Closed Force On always stay on automatically If this function disabled the user needs to press the power button to power on the system 5 19 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual 3rd Power Supply Alarm Power Supply Enable Disable Alarm Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP13 Jumper The system can notify you in the Position Definition i Open Disabled event of a power supply failure This Closed Enabled feature assumes that three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one acting as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units ins
30. a click The fan wiring will attach automatically If the system power is on you may verify that the fan will starts immediately upon being connected to its header on the serverboard Replacing Exhaust Fans 1 Removing a fan Visually inspect the back of the chassis to see which fan has failed Power down the system and follow the same removal procedure as described for the chassis fans above 2 Installing a new fan Remove from the housing and replace the failed fan with an identical 8 cm fan available from Supermicro p n FAN 0062 Follow the same installation procedure as described for the chassis fans above Re store power to the system and check that the fan is working 6 3 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Figure 6 2 System Cooling Fans 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal Accessing the Drive Bays SCSI Drives You do not need to access the inside of the chassis to replace or swap SCSI drives Proceed to the next step for instructions Note You must use standard 1 high 80 pin SCA SCSI drives in the SuperServer 6034H X8R CD ROM Floppy Disk Drive For installing removing the CD ROM or floppy disk drive you will need to gain access to the inside of the server by removing the top cover of the chassis Proceed to the CD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation section later in this chapter for instructions 5 25 Drive Bays For installing removing a component in one of the 5 25 drive bays proceed to the 5 2
31. all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the chassis airflow Also make sure that no cables are posi tioned in front of the fans See Chapter 5 for details on cable connec tions 2 8 Chapter 2 Server Installation Figure 2 5 Accessing the Inside of the 6034H X8R 2 9 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SCSI drives and SCA backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been made 1 Accessing the drive bays All drives are accessable from the front of the server For servicing the CD ROM and floppy drives you will need to remove the top chassis cover The SCSI disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing the top chassis cover 2 CD ROM and floppy disk drives A slim CD ROM and a floppy drive should be preinstalled in your server Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a CD ROM and or floppy disk drive to the System 3 Check the SCSI disk drives Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install SCSI drives please refer to Chapter 6 4 Check the airflow Airflow is provided by four 9 cm center chassis cooling fans and two 8 cm rear chassis exhaust fans An air shroud is also included in the system to maxi mize airflow The system component lay
32. also help promote proper airflow For this reason even empty carriers without a component installed must remain in the chassis To add a component such as those noted above install a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side toward the carrier so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with the four screws 6 7 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual 2 Installing removing 5 25 drive bay component Two 5 25 drive bays are located in the front of the chassis making them easily accessible for installation and removal Components installed in these bays are not hot swappable meaning system power must be turned off before installing and or removing them To remove the drive carrier first power down the system and then remove the top cover of the chassis Push the latch located at the rear of the drive bay you wish to remove and then push the drive bay out through the front of the chassis see Figure 6 6 Attach the component to the carrier if installing Reverse this procedure to install the drive making sure the latch clicks when re inserting the drive bay into the chassis Replace the top cover when finished Note The red wire on a ribbon cable typically designates the location of pin 1 Figure 6 6 Removing a 5 25 Drive Bay Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup CD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation The top cover of the chassis must be opened to gain a
33. bus frequency of the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz Frequency for PCI X 4 PCI X 5 This option allows the user to change the bus frequency of the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz gt PCI X 100MHz ZCR Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz Slot 2 PCI X 133MHz Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz Slot 4 PCI X 133MHz Slot 5 PCI Exp x8 Slot 6 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM Options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master Options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater Clock rate Options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novell and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again Different OS requires different Bus Master clock rate 7 11 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be a
34. create a bootable array when the following message is displayed This will make all other existing bootable array non bootable Do you want to make this array bootable Yes No Then a bootable array will be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press Ctrl B a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 Enter Y to delete a bootable array when the following message is displayed The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make this array as not bootable Yes No Then the bootable array will be deleted and the asterisk will disappear Note do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Adding Deleting Note In order to rebuild a RAID RAID 0 or RAID 1 you would need to add a new HDD as a hotspare 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A as prompted to access the ARC Utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Add Delete Hotspares 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare and press Insert and then press lt Enter gt
35. gt Enter F18 Removable Devices Highlight and press lt Enter gt to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of devices in the Item Specific Help window CD ROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of the CD ROM drive in the Item Specific Help window Hard Drive Highlight and press lt Enter gt to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of hard drives in the Item Specific Help window 7 21 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual 7 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Exit Discarding Changes Exit System Setup and Load Setup Defaults save your changes to Fi CMOS Discard Changes Save Changes Fi tL F9 Esc e Enter F18 Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Chapter 7 BIOS Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Ente
36. power supply units This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating tT y v Power Fail Indicates a power supply module has failed This should be accompanied by an audible alarm A backup power supply module will take the load and keep the system running but the failed module will need to be replaced Refer to Chapter 6 for details on replacing the power supply This LED should be off when the system is operating normally SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R User s Manual 3 4 SCSI Drive Carrier LEDs Each SCSI drive carrier has two LEDs Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of the SCSI drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the SCSI SCA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed o Red A SAF TE compliant backplane is needed to activate the red LED which indicates a drive failure A SAF TE compliant SCSI backplane is standard on the 6034H X8R If one of the SCSI drives fail you should be notified by your system management software Please refer to Chapter 6 for instruc tions on replacing failed SCSI drives Chapter 4 System Safety Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions A Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperServer 6034H X8R from damage Be aware of the locations of the power on off switch on the chassis as well as the room
37. pre determined type of Maximum Capacity pardadisk arive LBA Format CD ROM a CD ROM drive Total Sectors ER ECT MEE i itu emovable LESSIG removable disk drive is installed here Multi Sector Transfers Disabled LBA Mode Control Disabled 32 Bit 1 0 Disabled Transfer Mode Standard Ultra DMA Mode Disabled Fi tL vdd F9 Esc e Enter Selects the type of IDE hard drive The options Auto which allows BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive s capacity number of heads etc a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive CDROM and ATAPI Removable The option User will allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed at this connection The option Auto will allow BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Choose the option 1 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed 7 5 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual CHS Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS TYPE This item displays the type of CPU Cylinders This item indicates the status of Cylinders Headers This item indicates the number of headers Sectors This item displays the number of sectors Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the system LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sect
38. provided with an Adaptec AIC 7902 SCSI chip which sup ports dual channel Ultra320 SCSI at a throughput of 320 MB sec for each channel The X6DH8 XG2 provides two LVD Ultra320 SCSI ports PCI Expansion Slots The X6DH8 XG2 has two PXH hubs that support one PCI Express slot and five PCI X expansion slots These expansion slots include one x8 PCI Express slot three 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X slots and two 64 bit 100 MHz PCI X slots Onboard Controllers Ports One floppy drive controller and two onboard ATA 100 controllers are pro vided to support up to four IDE hard drives or ATAPI devices The color coded I O ports include one COM port an additional COM header is located on the serverboard 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 X6DH8 XG2 features an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage XL graphics chip Rage XL fully supports sideband addressing and AGP texturing This onboard graphics package can provide a bandwidth of up to 512 MB sec over a 32 bit graphics memory bus Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage monitors a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue 1 3 Server Chassis Features The SuperServer 6034H X8R is a high end scaleable server platfor
39. s emergency power off switch disconnection switch or electrical outlet If an electrical accident occurs you can then quickly remove power from the system Do not work alone when working with high voltage components Power should always be disconnected from the system when removing or installing main system components such as the serverboard memory modules and the CD ROM and floppy drives When disconnecting power you should first power down the system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units in the system When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid making a complete circuit which will cause electrical shock Use extreme caution when using metal tools which can easily damage any electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with Do not use mats designed to decrease electrostatic discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators The power supply power cord must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets 4 1 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Serverboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard batt
40. the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again Caution Formatting destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation 2 Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt For more information regarding Adaptec RAID Utilit lease refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the CD included in your shipping package You can also download a copy of Adaptec User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual B 2 Installing Intel s ICH5R Driver by Adaptec and the OS a Insert Supermicro s bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot and the screen Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker will appear b Choose from the list the item Intel ICH5R Driver by 3rd Party Adaptec and press ENTER c From the next screen displayed choose the OS driver you want to install and press lt Enter gt d Insert a formatted diskette into drive A and press Enter as prompted e Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot the System f Insert Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start to boot up from CD g Pre
41. 3S R760 is an ATX form factor chassis that is designed to be used in a 3U rackmount configuration The I O backplane provides six moth erboard expansion slots one COM port a VGA port two USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two gigabit Ethernet ports Cooling System The SC833S R760 chassis has an innovative cooling design that includes four 9 cm hot plug system cooling fans located in the middle section of the chassis and two 8 cm hot plug rear exhaust fans Each power supply module also includes a cooling fan All chassis and power supply fans operate continuously A setting in BIOS see p 7 18 is used to determine the fan speed The recommended setting for the 6034H X8R is 3 pin Server 14 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 Intel E7520 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see Chapter 5 for details 1 PCI X SLOT SCSI 7902 1 PCI X SLOT ZCR 1 PCI X SLOT Gbit LAN ANVIK NOCONA CPU 1 NOCONA CPU 2 PCI X 100MH pxH X4PCI E X B IPCI X 133MHz DDRII 400 1 ipia 1 h 4 MCH IPOE SOT DDRII 400 SLOT CI E B X8 _ A4DDRII4 J15 PGKEC OB 4 DIMMs 4 PCLE SLOT IDE UDMA 100 pue PRIEC NF
42. 5 Drive Bay Installation section later in this chapter for instructions 64 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup SCSI Drive Installation 1 Mounting a SCSI drive in a drive carrier The SCSI drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis These carriers also help promote proper airflow for the SCSI drive bays For this reason even empty carriers without SCSI drives installed must remain in the chassis to cool each drive evenly To add a new SCSI drive install a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side toward the carrier so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws as shown in Figure 6 3 Figure 6 3 Mounting a SCSI Drive in a Carrier step 3 Use caution when working around the SCSI backplane Do not touch the backplane with any metal objects and make sure no ribbon cables touch the backplane or obstruct the holes which aid in proper airflow installed all SCSI drive carriers must remain in the drive i Important Regardless of how many SCSI hard drives are bays to maintain proper airflow SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual 2 Installing removing hot swap SCSI drives The SCSI drive bays are located in the front of the chassis making them easily accessible for installation and removal The SCSI drives are hot swappable units meaning that they can be installed and removed while the
43. Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log validity Event Log Capacity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log capacity View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view 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 Enter 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 Options are Yes and No Chapter 7 BIOS Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address Specifies to redirect the console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate Select the BAUD rate for console redirection Options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type Choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection The options are VT100
44. ND 28 BALE 30 GND 32 10 516 34 GND 36 Addr 2 38 Chip Select 1 40 GND 5 22 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Ultra320 SCSI Connectors Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ultra320 SCSI con nectors located at JA1 and JA2 Ultra320 SCSI Connectors JA1 JA2 Connector Connector Contact Contact Number Signal Number Signal 1 DB 12 35 DB 12 2 DB 13 36 DB 13 3 DB 14 37 DB 14 4 DB 15 38 DB 15 5 DB P1 39 DB P1 6 DB 0 40 DB 0 7 DB 1 41 DB 1 8 DB 2 42 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 DB 4 44 DB 4 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 12 DB 6 46 DB 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P 15 GROUND 49 GROUND 16 DIFFSENS 50 GROUND 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 RESERVED 53 RESERVED 20 GROUND 54 GROUND 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 GROUND 56 GROUND 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D 29 63 REQ 30 0 64 1 0 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 5 23 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Notes 5 24 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform main tenance on the SC833S R760 chassis For component installation follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encountered
45. OS oni anata eis LAN Enable Disable SCSI Controller Enable Disable 5 18 SCSI Termination Enable Disable 5 18 Watch Dog Enable Disable 5 rrr inns 5 19 VGA Enable Disable c irc peti ir rk 5 19 Power Force Enable Disable 5 e rete 5 19 Third Power Supply Alarm 5 20 Alarm HeSsQL inniti eae a teh Er ERR 5 10 Onboard rti ett tein rts tercie ai LAN1 LAN2 LEDs 5 11 Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI 5 21 Floppy Connector nacre tem tenet 5 22 IDE Conneclots rrr re a epa re en nk e e Ee e EYE XR EYE EN 5 22 Ultta320 SCSI COnneCtors nuce eee etie 5 23 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive DEVICES oec iecit eo ee dE cag 6 1 6 2 Control Panel nce e usce eene La e e etc endet 6 3 System Fans nennen Fan Failure Replacing System Fans iiie rie terea Red eden 6 3 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Remowval eeeeeeeeeeneee nente nnne nennen 6 4 SCSI Drive InstallatiOri 2 6 5 Installing Components the 5 25 Drive 6 8
46. S The recommended setting for the 6034H X8R is 3 pin Server Loading the BIOS default settings may change this setting Therefore if you do load BIOS defaults you should reenter BIOS setup and change this setting back to 3 pin Server then save and exit see page 7 18 7 1 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual 7 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choos ing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see on next page When you first power on the computer the Phoenix BIOS is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two Ways 1 By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 7 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down 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 S
47. S 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 AS SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Notes Appendix B Software Installation Appendix B Software Installation After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Driver before you install the Windows operating system The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard The following section provides information on Adaptec s SATA RAID Driver based on the Intel ICH5R Controller B 1 Adaptec Embedded SATA RAID Controller Driver Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates from 150MBps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA
48. Static DRM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back P PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard SCSI OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from SCSI HDD The options are Disabled and Enabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area Options are Yes and No 7 10 Chapter 7 BIOS Frequency for PCIX 1 2 SCSI This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz Frequency for PCIXZ3 G LAN This option allows the user to change the
49. 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 Ill displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor IIl interface Note The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN ADMIN Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen I Health Information Supero Doctor Microsoft Internet Explorer a laj xj Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help CPUl Chassis CPU2 Chassis B 22 Appendix B Software Installation Supero Doctor 111 Interface Display Screen Ill Remote Control Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help m HE Em B Remote Management m Info Health Info Performance Remote Control Configuration Administration 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 Power control Note SD III Software Revi
50. XD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions JKM1 Pin Number Definition Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Power LED Speaker NMI Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JD1 On the JDI header pins 1 3 are Pin for a power LED and pins 4 7 are Number Function Definition 4 Power for the speaker See the table on 5 Key No connection the right for speaker pin defini Speake daa tions Note The speaker 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 Wake On Ring Wake on Ring Pin Definitions JWOR1 The Wake On Ring header is desig Pin nated JWOR1 This function allows Number Definition roun your computer to receive and wake 2 Wake up up by an incoming call to the mo dem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin defini tions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this fea ture Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Pin Detiniti JWOL1 The Wake On LAN header is lo EU cated at JWOL1 the Definition serverboard See the table on the H ru right for pin definitions You must 3 Wake up enable the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this f
51. aded using a floppy disk based program Due to periodic changes in the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted that might not yet be re corded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site www supermicro com for any such changes Starting the Setup Utility To enter the BIOS Setup Utility hit the Delete key while the system is booting up In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the BIOS setup Screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as F1 F2 and so on Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS Screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages Options printed in Bold are the default settings The BIOS setup utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of these hot keys lt F1 gt F10 Enter lt ESC gt Arrow keys etc can be used at any time during the setup navigation process Note fan speed is controlled by the Fan Speed Control Modes setting in BIO
52. allation procedure will be the positioning of the rack brackets to the rack They should be spaced apart just enough to accommodate the width of the telco rack 2 7 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup After you install the 6034H X8R in the rack you will need to open the unit to make sure the serverboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made 1 Accessing the inside of the 6034H X8R see Figure 2 5 First release the retention screws that secure the unit to the rack Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click Next depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server 2 Check the CPUs processors You may have one or two processors already installed into the serverboard Each processor needs its own heatsink See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor and heatsink installation 3 Check the system memory Your 6034H X8R server system may have come with system memory already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots For details on adding system memory refer to Chapter 5 4 Installing add on cards If desired you can install add on cards to the system See Chapter 5 for details on installing PCI add on cards 5 Check all cable connections and airflow Make sure
53. aust fans FAN 0062 Four 4 9 cm hot swap chassis fans FAN 0064 One 1 chassis air shroud CSE PT44 One 1 3U chassis air shroud side piece CSE PT45 Two 2 5 25 dummy drive trays CSE PT36 B One 1 front control panel cable CBL 0049 One 1 round floppy cable CBL 0040 One 1 round CD ROM cable CBL 0039 SCSI Accessories One 1 SCSI backplane CSE SCA 8338S One 1 SCSI cable CBL 0033 U320 Eight 8 SCA 1 inch high SCSI drive carriers CSE PT39 B One 1 rackmount kit CSE PT50 B Optional Two 2 Xeon passive heatsinks SNK P0010 14 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual 1 2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 6034H X8R lies the X6DH8 XG2 a dual processor serverboard based on the Intel E7520 chipset and designed to provide maximum performance Below are the main features of the X6DH8 XG2 See Figure 1 1 for a block diagram of the E7520 chipset Processors The X6DH8 XG2 supports single or dual 604 pin Intel Xeon EM64T proces sors at FSB speed of 800 MHz Please refer to the serverboard descrip tion pages on our web site for a complete listing of supported processors www supermicro com Memory The X6DH8 XG2 has eight 240 pin DIMM slots that can support up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR2 400 PC3200 SDRAM The memory is an inter leaved configuration which requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed in pairs Onboard SCSI Onboard SCSI is
54. ayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Tory ow vw Fi Item Specific Help Memory Cache PCI Configuration Advanced Chipset Control Advanced Processor Options 1 0 Device Configuration DMI Event Logging Console Redirection Hardware Monitor Select Boot features tL TEE F9 Esc e Enter F10 7 7 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual P Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Quick Boot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed Quiet Boot This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the diagnostic screen during boot up ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system Options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override After Power Failure This setting allows you to choose how the system w
55. cached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area 512K 640K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DRM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back 7 9 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the
56. ccess to the CD ROM and floppy drive bays The 6034H X8R accomodates only slim CD ROM drives Side mounting brakets are typically needed to mount a slim CD ROM drive in the 6034H X8R server To remove the CD ROM or floppy drive carrier first power down the system and then remove the top cover of the chassis Push the latch located at the rear of the CD ROM or floppy drive bay and then push the drive bay out through the front ofthe chassis See Figures 6 7 and 6 8 for illustrations of removing these drives The illustrations also show how to mount each drive on the rails which are needed to slide them into the open chassis bays Reverse this procedure to re install the drives making sure the latch clicks when re inserting the drive bay into the chassis Replace the top cover when finished Note The red wire on a ribbon cable typically designates the location of pin 1 Figure 6 7 CD ROM Drive Installation SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Figure 6 8 Floppy Drive Installation 6 10 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 5 Power Supply The SuperServer 6034H X8R has a 760 watt redundant power supply con sisting of three 380W power modules Each power supply module has an auto switching capability which enables it to automatically sense and oper ate at a 100V 240V input voltage Power Supply Failure If either of the active power supply modules fail the backup module will take the full load and allow the system to
57. ccessed 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 Force Compliance Mode If enabled this feature sets the device specified to comply with the PCI Express Compliance 1 0 Mode The options are Disabled and Enabled Memory RAS Feature Control Select this option to enable the Memory RAS Feature Control The options are Standard Sparing and Mirroring Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled DRAM Data Integrity Mode If enabled this feature allows the data stored in the DRAM memory to be integrated for faster data processing The options are 72 bit ECC 144 bit ECC Auto and Disabled ECC Error Type This setting lets you select which type of interrupt to be activated as a result of an ECC error The options are None NMI Non Maskable Interrupt SMI System Management Interrupt and SCI System Control Interrupt 7 12 Chapter 7 BIOS SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the conditions required to be qualified as an ECC error Options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both USB Function This setting allows you to Enable or Disable all functions for the USB devices specified
58. 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 SC833S R7600 server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring SCSI or peripheral drives and when replacing system power supply units and cooling fans Chapter 7 BIOS The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup Utility Appendix A BIOS POST Codes Appendix B Software Installation Appendix C System Specifications Notes SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Mariali Debe eo ete ee eve iii MaribalsOtdYanizatiDli so o mre rir Aenea ectetuer cann kem teer Dr ene dade iii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview es 1 1 1 2 Serverboard 2 2 1 2 1 3 Server Chassis Features aee nene tene terr 1 3 1 4 Contacting S permlcro conecte rmi reete e 1 6 Chapter 2 Quick Setup 2 SOM SMV VOW coh cate ero descen cierre eite Did a E 2 2 Unpacking the System mir re 2 3 Preparing Tor Setup egestas e ce p fa i ode cds 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack
59. continue operation without interruption The PWR Fail LED will illuminate and remain on until the failed unit has been re placed Replacement units can be ordered directly from Supermicro see contact information in the Preface The power supply units have a hot swap capability meaning you can replace the failed unit without powering down the system Removing Replacing the Power Supply You do not need to shut down the system to replace a power supply unit The redundant feature will keep the system up and running while you replace the failed hot swap unit Replace with the same model SP762 TS p n PWS 0050M which can be ordered directly from Supermicro see Contact Information in the Preface 1 Removing the power supply First unplug the power cord from the failed power supply unit Then depress the locking tab on the power supply unit and pull the unit straight out with the rounded handle 2 Installing a new power supply Replace the failed hot swap unit with another PWS 0050M power supply unit Simply push the new power supply unit into the power bay until you hear a click Secure the locking tab on the unit and finish by plugging the AC power cord back into the unit SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Notes Chapter 7 BIOS Chapter 7 BIOS 7T 1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the X6DH8 XG2 The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgr
60. ding keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The following measures are gener ally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its anti Static bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their anti static bags when not in use Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static pro tected SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual 5 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the serverboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heat sink CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket Lift the lever completely as shown on the picture on
61. e item Load Setup Default and press the Enter key Select Yes to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings to the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main Menu in the BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enable and press the Enter Key to select this option 5 From this submenu select Enable and press Enters 6 Tap the Esc key and scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 7 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 8 During the system startup press the lt Ctrl gt and the lt A gt keys simulta neously to run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press Ctrl A for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility B 3 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Adaptec Embedded SATA with HostRAID Controller Driver Adaptec s Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID functionality to the Serial ATA I O controller by supporting RAID 0 Striping or RAID 1 Mirroring to enhance the industry s pioneer PCI to e host controller products RAID striping RAID 0 can greatly improve hard disk I O performance because of its capability in striping data across multiple drives RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows the data to be simulta neously written to two drives so critical data is always available even if a single hard disk fa
62. ery is installed upside down which will reverse its polarities see Figure 4 1 This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions CD ROM Laser CAUTION this server may have come equipped with a CD ROM drive To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam and hazardous radiation exposure do not open the enclosure or use the unit in any unconventional way 4 2 General Safety Precautions A Follow these rules to ensure general safety Keep the area around the SuperServer 6034H X8R clean and free of clutter The SuperServer 6034H X8R weighs approximately 75 Ibs 34 1 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 Don t use the handles to lift the chassis the handles should only be used to pull the server out of the rack Place the chassis top cover and any system components that have been removed away from the system or on a table so that they won t accidentally be stepped on While working on the system do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent m
63. etal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present 4 2 Chapter 4 System Safety After accessing the inside of the system close the system back up and secure it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections have been made 4 3 ESD Precautions A Electrostatic discharge ESD is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards The following measures are generally sufficient to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Keep all components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Putthe serverboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use
64. etup 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 Main Advanced Security Boot Exit 11 42 57 Item Specific Help System Date 03 17 20041 lt Tab gt XShift Tab5 or BIOS Date lt Enter gt selects field Legacy Diskette A 1 44 1 25 MB 3 7 1 Parallel ATA Both Serial ATA Enabled SATA RAID Enable Disabled Native Mode Operation Auto IDE Channel 8 Master gt IDE Channel 8 Slave gt IDE Channel 1 Master gt IDE Channel 1 Slave gt IDE Channel 2 Master k IDE Channel 3 Master System Memory XXXX KB Extended Memory XXXX KB Fi tL 6 F9 Esc gt Enter F10 Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data BIOS Date This feature allows BIOS to automatically display the BIOS date 7 3 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3
65. ey to select it To return to the previous menu press the lt ESC gt key A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU The Array Configuration Utility ACU enables you to create manage and delete arrays from the controllers BIOS add and delete spare drives and initialize drives During the system startup press lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt key simultaneously and the main menu will appear B 4 Appendix B Software Installation 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Select this option to view array properties and delete arrays The following sections describe the operations Of Managing Arrays firrou keys to move cursor Managing Arrays To select this option use the arrow keys and the lt enter gt key to select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 At the BIOS prompt press Ctrl A 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays as shown on the previous screen 4 From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears showing detailed information on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu Deleting Arrays
66. for recommended memory modules http www supermicro com support resources CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figures 5 4 and 5 5 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM A1 and DIMM Bank1 and so on 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 incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above 5 6 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Memory Support The X6DH8 XG2 supports up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR2 400 PC3200 memory The memory is an interleaved configuration which re quires modules of the same size and speed to be installed in pairs Note You should not mix modules of different sizes and or speeds Figure 5 4 Side View of DIMM Installation into Slot Notch gt 4 Notch ps Note Notches should align with their receptive points on the slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the bottom notches To Remo
67. g out of the airflow path The LEDs inform you of System status See Chapter 3 System Interface for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons Details on JF1 can be found in the Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 3 System Fans Four 9 cm chassis fans an air shroud and two 8 cm rear exhaust fans provide all the cooling needed for the 6034H X8R It is very important that the chassis top cover is properly installed in order for the cooling air to circulate properly through the chassis and cool the components System Fan Failure If a fan fails the ambient air temperature in the chassis will rise and acti vate the overheat LED on the control panel Replace any failed fan immedi ately The hot plug fans will start to function upon connection to its fan header on the X6DH8 XG2 serverboard Replacing System Fans 1 Removing a fan Remove the chassis cover and visually inspect the system to see which fan has failed Hold the failed fan on both sides and lift while pressing in on the tab to remove the entire housing see Figure 6 2 The fan wiring will detach automatically System power can remain on since the 9 cm chassis cooling fans are hot pluggable 2 Installing a new fan Remove from the housing and replace the failed fan with an identical 9 cm 12 volt fan available from Supermicro p n FAN 0064 Slide the housing into the fan mounting rails and push until you hear
68. ialize onboard I O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs One long two short beeps on checksum failure A 3 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual POSTCode Description 99h Check for SMART Drive optional 9Ah Shadow option ROMs 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 F2 prompt AAh Scan for F2 key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BOh Check for errors Bih Inform RomPilot about the end of POST 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 B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup re
69. ick setup assumes that your system has come to you with the pro cessors and memory preinstalled If your system is not already fully inte grated 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 6034H X8R was shipped in and note if it was damaged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the SuperServer 6034H X8R It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated You will also need it placed near a grounded power outlet Read the Rack and Server Precautions in the next section 2 3 Preparing for Setup The box the SuperServer 6034H X8R 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 6034H X8R Manual Choosing a Setup Location Leave enough clearance in front of the rac
70. ill react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power Options are Stay Off and Power On Watch Dog This setting is for enabling the Watch Dog feature The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup 7 8 Chapter 7 BIOS P Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write cache its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write cache its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DRM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Un
71. ils Due to the built in functionality the X6DH8 XG2 is specially designed to keep pace with the increasing performance demands of computer systems by improving disk I O throughput and providing data accessibility regardless of a single disk failure By incorpo rating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro s X6DH8 XG2 offers the user with the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Note For Adaptec s RAID Driver Installation Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb SA RAID UG pdf in the CD that came with this motherboard You can also download a copy of Adaptec s User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility including Array Configuration Utility Use this utility when you want to create configure and manage arrays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to enable the RAID function in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Configurations and then press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during the system startup Refer to the previ ous page for detailed instructions Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the Enter k
72. isk 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 5 21 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located on JFDD1 See the table below for pin definitions IDE Connectors There are no jumpers to configure the onboard IDE 1 and 2 connectors See the table on the right for pin definitions Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JFDD1 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND 2 3 GND 4 5 Key 6 7 GND 8 9 GND 10 11 GND 12 13 GND 14 15 GND 16 17 GND 18 19 GND 20 21 GND 22 23 GND 24 25 GND 26 27 GND 28 29 GND 30 31 GND 32 33 GND 34 FDHDIN Reserved FDEDIN Index Motor Enable Drive Select B Drive Select A Motor Enable DIR STEP Write Data Write Gate Track 00 Write Protect Read Data Side 1 Select Diskette IDE Connector Pin Definitions JIDE1 JIDE2 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 3 Host Data 7 5 Host Data 6 7 Host Data 5 9 Host Data 4 1 Host Data 3 13 Host Data 2 15 Host Data 1 17 Host Data 0 19 GND 2 DRQ3 23 Write 25 Read a7 IOCHRDY 29 DACK3 3 IRQ14 33 Addr 1 35 Addr 0 37 Chip Select 0 39 Activity 2 GND 4 Host Data 8 6 Host Data 9 8 Host Data 10 10 Host Data 11 12 Host Data 12 14 Host Data 13 16 Host Data 14 18 Host Data 15 20 Key 22 GND 24 GND 26 G
73. ition Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled LAN ports JLAN1 and JLAN2 on Pins2 3 Disabled the serverboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled SCSI Controller Enable Disable SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA1 Jumper JPA1 allows you to enable or Jumper m disable the SCSI headers The de Ping 12 Enabled fault setting is pins 1 2 to enable all Pins2 3 Disabled four headers See the table on the right for jumper settings SCSI Termination Enable Disable SCSI Channel Termination Enable Disable Jumpers JPA2 and allow you to Jumper Settings aA JPA2 JPA3 enable or disable termination for the Jumper SCSI connectors Jumper JPA2 con Position Definition Open Enabled trols SCSI channel A and is for Closed Disabled channel B The default setting is open to enable terminate both SCSI chan nels Note In order for the SCSI drives to function properly please do not change the default setting set by the manufacturer See the table on the right for jumper settings Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog J18 enables the Watch Dog func Jumper Settings J18 tion Watch Dog is a system moni Jumper Mu Position Definition tor that can reboot the system Pins 1 2 WD to Reset Pins 2 3 WD to NMI when a software application is Open Disabled hung up Pins 1 2 will cause
74. ition headers JUSB2 and JUSB3 See 1 Vee 5 Ron 3 Data ata the tables on the right for pin defi 5 Data 6 Data iti 7 Ground 8 Ground nitions 9 10 5 13 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Fan Headers There are eight fan headers FAN1 FAN8 on the X6DH8 XG2 See the table on the right for pin definitions Note These fan head ers are 4 pin fans Pins 1 3 are backward compatible with tradi tional 3 pin fans Note Fan speed is controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS re fer to Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced BIOS Setting Serial Ports The COM1 port is located by the VGA port is a header lo cated on the corner of the board near the battery See the table on the right for pin definitions JLAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports desig nated JLAN1 and JLAN2 are lo cated on the I O backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse are located on JKM1 See the table at right for pin definitions See Figure 5 3 for the locations of each Fan Header Pin Definitions FAN1 FAN8 Pin Definition 1 Ground black 2 12V red 3 Tachometer 4 PWR Control Caution These fan headers use DC power Serial Port Pin Definitions JCOM1 JCOM2 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 6 1 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 T
75. k to enable you to open the front door completely 725 inches Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing This product is for installation only in a Restricted Access Location dedicated equipment rooms service closets etc A N Warnings and Precautions Rack Precautions Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them In single rack installation stabilizers should be attached to the rack n multiple rack installations the racks should be coupled together Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the rails Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack first and then work up Use a regulating uninterruptible power supply UPS to protect the server from power surges voltage spikes and to keep your System operating in case of a power failure Allow the hot plug SCSI drives and power supply units to cool before touching them Always keep the rack s front door and all panels and components on
76. les ei SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Microsoft DirectX 9 0 Intel E7520 ATI Graphics driver Chipset Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition X6DHS series SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor Ill Build driver diskettes and manuals ko po Auto Start Up Next Time ais 9 9 Browse CD For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site SUPERMICRO Computer Inc NEW Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the SUPER Doctor utility Intel LDCM and the LAN SCSI driver diskettes which are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Please refer to the Adaptec User s Guide for the installation of Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Adaptec s User s Guide is included in the CD You can also download a copy of the user s guide from our web site B 21 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Supero Doctor 111 The Supero Doctor 111 program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools
77. m de signed with today s most state of the art features The following is a gen eral outline of the main features of the SC833S R760 server chassis System Power The 6034H X8R features a triple redundant 760W power supply that con Sists of three separate power supply modules These modules all share the load and run continuously If any of the three fail the remaining two pick up the load and keep the system running without interruption A failed power supply module will illuminate the power fail LED The power supply modules are all hot swappable so you don t have to power down the system to replace a module SCSI Subsystem The SCSI subsystem supports up to eight 80 pin SCA Ultra320 SCSI hard drives Any standard 1 drives are supported SCA Single Connection Attachment The SCSI drives are connected to a dual channel SCA backplane with SAF TE The SCSI drives are also hot swap units A RAID controller card can be used with the SCA backplanes to provide data secu rity Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the SCSI drives 1 3 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Front Control Panel The SuperServer 6034H X8R s control panel provides you with system moni toring and control LEDs indicate system power HDD activity network activity overheat condition and power supply failure A main power button and a system reset button are also included I O Backplane The SC83
78. m the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete ted Reiuacs ected Drives fo Select drives to create Array 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 34 46B 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Properties menu displays as the screen shown on the next page B 7 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Select drives to create firray Selected Drives 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 4GB 00 WDC WD3606D O0ELX1 34 4GB 01 WDC WD3606D O00ELX1 34 46B Assigning Array Properties Once you ve create a new array you are ready to assign the properties to the array Caution Once the array is created and its properties are assigned you cannot change the array properties using the ACU You will need to use the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the enclosed CD To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the following screen select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID1 are dis played on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives B 8 Appendix B Software Installation frray Properties Array Type RAID O Stripe RAID 1 Mirror Array Label Array Size 68 938 GB Stripe Size 64KB
79. minders COh Try to boot with INT 19 Cih Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize system error handler C5h PnPnd dual CMOS optional C6h Initialize note dock optional C7h Initialize note dock late C8h Force check optional C9h Extended checksum optional CAh Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard CBh Redirect Int 13h to Memory Technologies Devices such as ROM RAM PCMCIA and serial disk CCh Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video 4 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description CDh CEh D2h Re map I O and memory for PCMCIA Initialize digitizer and display message Unknown interrupt The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POSTCode Description EOh Eth E2h E3h 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 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 Ifthe BIO
80. o 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by the Thermal Management Settings pre configured by the user at this feature Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis 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 the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to run at the full speed 12V at all time The options are Disable 3 pin Server 3 pin Workstation 4 pin Server and 4 pin Workstation The recommended setting for the 6034H X8R 3 pin Server Fan 1 Fan 8 Note Fan7 is designated as CPU Fan 1 and Fan8 is designated as CPU Fan 2 P12V CPUO SCALED This item displays the voltage status of CPU1 12V power P12V_CPU1_SCALED This item displays the voltage status of CPU2 12V Power P12V_SCALED This item displays the voltage status of CPU 12V power CPU Vio This item displays the voltage status of onboard CPU I Os MCH PXH Vcore This item displays the voltage status of MCH North Bridge and PXH I O Hub ICH Vcore This item displays the voltage status of ICH South Bridge CPU1 CPU2 Vcore This item displays the voltage status of CPU1 2 core power P3_3V This item displays the voltage status of CPU 3 3V power P5V This item displays the voltage status of CPU 5V 1V8_SC This item displays the voltage status of the motherboa
81. onnector pin definitions 54 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Connecting the Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 5 2 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indicators Please note that even and odd numbered pins are on opposite sides of each header All JF1 wires have been bundled into single ribbon cable to simplify their connection Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board The other end connects to the Control Panel printed circuit board located just behind the system status LEDs in the chassis See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for details and pin descriptions of JF1 Figure 5 2 JF1 Header Pins 0 9 Ground o NMI X x Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc Fail LED Vcc Power Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground Pwr gt Power Button SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual 5 4 I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 5 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 5 3 Rear Panel I O Ports Mouse Green USBO USB1 LAN1 LAN2 Ports Port Port EL EE 55096 Keyboard Port VGA Video Port Purple Turquoise 5 5 Installing Memory Note Check the Supermicro web site
82. or Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus written to it The other option is Normal Password on Boot This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the system boots up Options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 7 20 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Highlighting a setting with a or will expand or collapse that entry See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced Security Removable Devices Item Specific Help CD ROM Drive lt Tab gt lt Shift Tab gt or lt Enter gt selects field Fi tL z F9 Esc e
83. ors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfer This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer Options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer Options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode Selects the transfer mode Options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 7 6 Chapter 7 BIOS Ultra DMA Mode Selects Ultra DMA Mode Options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system 7 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt Options for PIR settings are displ
84. out was carefully designed to direct sufficient cooling airflow to the components that generate the most heat Note that all power and data cables have been routed in such a way that they do not block the airflow generated by the fans 5 Supplying power to the system The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system Plug the power cords from the power supply units into a high quality power strip that offers protection from electrical noise and power surges It is recom mended 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 SCSI drive carriers and the serverboard 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 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are three push button buttons located on the front of the chassis These are in order from left to right a mute a reset and a power on off button e MUTE Depress the mute button to silence the buzzer alarm which is activated by a signal received from the SCSI drive backplane After silencing the alarm you should then press the button again to reactivate the alarm function RESE e RESET Use the reset button to reboot the system SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R User s Manual
85. ow video BIOS ROM 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice 4Fh Initialize MultiBoot 50h Display CPU type and speed 51h Initialize EISA board 52h Test keyboard 54h Set key click if enabled 55h Enable USB devices 58h 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts 59h Initialize POST display service 5Ah Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP 5Bh Disable CPU cache 2 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description 5Ch 60 62 64 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 6Eh 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode SMM area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display possible high address for UMB recovery Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re init
86. ponent OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size 1 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual POSTCode Description 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1 8 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 22h 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 28h Auto size DRAM 29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM 2Ch 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 2Eh 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus 2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow 32h Test CPU bus clock frequency 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager 36h Warm start shut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 47h Initialize 120 support 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system 4Bh QuietBoot start optional 4Ch Shad
87. r to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 7 23 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Notes 7 24 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes Appendix A 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 recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 continuous long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POSTCode Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag OAh Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache OCh Initialize caches to initial POST values Initialize com
88. rd 8V power PIV8 This item displays the voltage status of the motherboard 8 V power 7 18 Chapter 7 BIOS HECETA MEN VTT This item displays the voltage status of onboard memory PIVO NIC This item displays the voltage status of Network Interface Card N12V SCALED This item displays the voltage status of onboard 12V power P3V3 STBY Standby This item displays the voltage status of onboard 3V Standby power 7 5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing Enters Security BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help User Password Is Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Fixed disk boot sector Normal Password on boot Disabled Fi tL LAE F9 Esc e Enter Supervisor Password 15 This displays whether a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system 7 19 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Set Supervis
89. rverboard Details roter eren reo ere He IER 5 9 X6DH8 XG2 IEByOUL inscite do cierre des fats oti rU bier 5 10 X6DH8 XG2 Quick Reference 5 10 Connector rrt veto kir nis 5 11 ATX Power seit nein sande e Es 5 11 Processor Power Connector ssssssssssssseeeeneeerennenee 5 11 NMI BUOM c 5 11 HG E RE 5 11 HDD LED VE PEE 5 12 Overheat Fan Fail 5 12 Power i cess 5 12 la s Hiis itio 5 13 Power ferite Pr ERR 5 13 CHASSIS eR PR EHE EE UTE E PE 5 13 Universal Serial Bus eene rr e cree err 5 13 Fan Leaders rere reg o e eru e dap eden Serial Ports JLAN 1 2 Ethernet Ports een rennen 5 14 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse 5 14 Power BED Speaker NMI t itte te ette 5 15 Wake On Ring Wake On LAN Power Fault reet rtt m rr ere ee SMB Power eiie emere teneret pr 5 16 Ovetrhieat DE D nnt iret terr egi ina 5 16 vii SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual 5 9 Juimpet Settings uci diee idii cate ean 5 17 Explanation OF Jumpelts c i cnet erro nn orn e ce 5 17 CM
90. s Insert as shown in the screen below Select drives for initialization Selected hi 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 01 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 46B Appendix B Software Installation 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown in the screen below Select drives for initialization p Selected Drives 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 46 00 WDC WD3606D OOELX1 34 46 01 WDC WD3606D OOELX1 34 4GB 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown in the screen Warning Initialization will erase all Array information from the selected drives Any Array using any of these drives as members will be affected Do you want to continue Yes No _ 8 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize If correct type Y to continue B 15 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Rebuilding Arrays Note 1 Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array RAID 1 only If an array Build process or initialization is interrupted or critical with one member missing you must perform a Rebuild to optimized its function ality For a critical array Rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array
91. s and the Super X6DH8 XG2 a dual processor serverboard that supports single or dual Intel XeonTM processors at a Front Side System Bus speed of 800 MHz and up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR2 400 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 X6DH8 XG2 serverboard and the SC833S R760 chassis which comprise the SuperServer 6034H X8R Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 6034H X8R into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to pow ering up the system If your server was ordered without processor and memory components this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation Chapter 3 System Interface Refer here for details on the system interface which includes the functions and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R 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 6034H X8R Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X6DH8 XG2 serverboard including the locations and functions of
92. sion 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor 11 You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http Awww supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II B 23 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Notes B 24 Appendix C System Specifications Appendix C System Specifications Processors Single or dual 604 pin Intel Xeon EM64T processors at a front side system bus speed of 800 MHz Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors www supermicro com Chipset Intel E7520 chipset BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM Memory Capacity Eight 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR2 400 PC3200 SDRAM Note Interleaved memory requires memory to be installed two at a time See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SCSI Controller Adaptec AIC 7902 for dual channel Ultra320 onboard SCSI SCSI Backplane Coniroller CSE SCA 833S SAF TE compliant backplane supports eight 8 SCA hot swap SCSI drives Peripheral Drives Bays One 1 3 5 floppy drive One 1 slim CD ROM drive Two 2 5 25 drive bays Eight 8 SCSI drive bays Expansion Slots Chassis Six 6 I O chassis slots Serverboard total of six 6 PCI Express PCI X slots C 1 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Serverboard Model X6DH8 XG2 Extended ATX Dimensions
93. ss the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays h When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s i Insert the driver diskette Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver into Drive A and press the Enter key j Choose Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the Enter key k Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installation From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows OS installation m After Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automati cally reboot B 20 Appendix B Software Installation B 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed Windows Operating System a screen as shown be low will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items Intel Lindenhurst chipset INF fi
94. stalled the next step is to connect the cables to the serverboard These include the data ribbon cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables Connecting Data Cables The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully routed in preconfigured systems to prevent them from block ing the flow of cooling air that moves through the system from front to back If you need to disconnect any of these cables you should take care to keep them routed as they were originally after reconnecting them make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations If you are configuring the sys tem keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their serverboard connector locations noted should be connected See the serverboard layout figure in this chapter for connector locations Ultra320 LVD SCSI cables JA1 CD ROM cable JIDE2 Floppy drive cable JFFD1 Control Panel cable JF1 see next page Connecting Power Cables The X6DH8 XG2 has a 24 pin primary power supply connector designated JPW1 for connection to the ATX power supply Connect the appropriate connector from the power supply to the JPW1 connector to supply power to the serverboard The 12V 8 pin processor power connector at JPW3 and the 12V 4 pin power connector at JPW2 must also both be connected to your power supply See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for power c
95. t A in Figure 2 3 to the outer rail with two M4 x 4 mm roundhead screws Locate the two buttons on the outer rail B in Figure 2 3 and attach the rear long bracket to it by sliding the opening of the rear rail through the button Measure the depth of your rack and adjust the length of the rails accordingly Repeat the same steps to install the other outer rail on the chassis Secure both outer rail assemblies to the rack using M5 x 12 mm flathead screws and M5 washers You are now ready to install the server into the rack Slide the chassis into the rack as shown in Figure 2 4 The chassis may not slide into the rack smoothly or easily when installed the first time Some adjustment to the slide assemblies might be needed for easy installation When the server has been pushed completely into the rack you should hear the locking tabs click You will need to release the safety taps on both sides of the chassis in order to completely remove the chassis out of the rack Figure 2 3 Assembling the Rack Rails Screws 2 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Figure 2 4 Installing the Server into a Rack qi Installing the Server into a Telco Rack If you are installing the SuperServer 6034H X8R into a Telco type rack follow the directions given on the previous pages for rack installation The only difference in the inst
96. talled you should disable this the default set ting with JP13 to prevent false alarms See the table on right for pin definitions Alarm Reset Alarm Reset Jumper Settings JP14 The system will notify you in the i Jumper event of a power supply failure This Position Definition Open Enabled feature assumes that Supermicro Sosed Disabled redundant power supply units are installed in the chassis If you only have a single power supply installed you should disable this the default setting with JP14 to prevent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper settings 5 20 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 10 Onboard Indicators LAN1 LAN2 LEDs GLAN Connection LED Indicator Each of the Ethernet ports located LED i Color Definition beside the VGA port have two Off No Connection LEDs The yellow LED indicates Green 100 MHz Orange 1GHz activity while the other LED may be green orange or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table on the right for the func tions associated with this second LED 5 11 Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy d
97. the 6034H X8R Note that these two rails are left right specific Locate the five rail buttons on each side of the chassis and the five corresponding holes on each of the inner rails Note that the holes are elongated with one end of the hole larger than the other Align the larger end of each hole with its corresponding button Once all are aligned push the holes toward their corresponding buttons and the rail should secure itself to the chassis see Figure 2 2 Once a rail is placed on the chassis pull it forward until the rail buttons lock in the small ends of the corresponding holes Secure the rail to the chassis with a M4 x 4mm roundhead screw Repeat the above steps to install other rail on the chassis Locking Tabs As mentioned both chassis rails have a locking tab which serves two functions The first is to lock the server into place when installed and pushed fully into the rack which is its normal position Secondly these tabs also lock the server in place when fully extended from the rack This prevents the server from coming completely out of the rack when you pull it out for servicing Figure 2 2 Installing Chassis Rails 2 5 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Installing the Server into the Rack Locate a pair of front short and rear long brackets that were included with your rack mounting hardware Note that the brackets are marked with up front arrows front and up rear arrows rear Secure the short front bracke
98. the right otherwise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install CPU1 first 2 Insert the CPU in the socket making sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle When using only one CPU install it into CPU socket 1 Socket 2 is automatically disabled if only one CPU is used 3 Press the lever down until you hear a click which means the CPU is securely installed in the CPU socket Socket lever in the locking Position Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Heatsink Installation 1 Do not apply any thermal com pound to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount has al ready been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the Screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws Figure 5 1 604 pin PGA Socket Empty and with Processor Installed installing the CPU If the lever is only partly raised damage Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when to the socket or CPU may result Empty socket With processor installed Triangle pin 1 Triangle locating pin 1 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual 5 3 Connecting Cables Now that the processors are in
99. unction You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature SMB SMB Header Pin Definitions J22 A System Management Bus header Pin is located at J22 Connect the ap Number um propriate cable here to utilize SMB pua on your system 4 No Connection 5 15 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual Power Fault Power Fail Pin Definitions JP12 Connect a cable from your power Bin supply to the Power Fail header Number Definition 1 P S 1 Fail Signal JP12 to provide warning of power supply failure This warning signal is passed through the PWR LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions 2 P S 2 Fail Signal 3 P S 3 Fail Signal 4 Reset from MB Note This feature is only available when using redundant Supermicro power supplies SMB Power P C Connector SMB PWR Pin Definitions J24 Pin Definition The I C connector at J24 located be 1 Clock tween the PWR ForceOn Header and 5 pos the PWR Fault header monitors the VA status of power supply the fans and the system temperature Overheat LED Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 Connect an LED to the JOH1 Pin header to provide warning of Number chassis overheating See the 2 OH Active table on the right for pin defini tions 5 16 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup
100. ve Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the module from the slot Figure 5 5 Top View of DIMM Slot Top View of DDR2 Slot Release Tab Ll Release Tab 5 7 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual 5 6 Adding PCI Cards 1 PCI slots The X6DH8 XG2 has six PCI X expansion slots which includes one x8 PCI Express slot three 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X slots and two 64 bit 100 MHz PCI X slots The SC833S R760 chassis allows all six slots to be populated with standard size cards 2 PCI card installation Before installing a PCI add on card make sure you install it into a slot that supports the speed of the card see step 1 above Begin by removing the screw from the I O backpanel shield that corresponds to the slot you wish to populate Insert the PCI card into the correct slot on the serverboard pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card Finish by securing the card to the chassis with the same screw you removed from the I O shield Follow this procedure when adding a card to other slots Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 7 Serverboard Details Figure 5 6 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 Layout not drawn to scale
101. you want to Rebuild 2 Press Ctrl R to Rebuild B 16 Appendix B Software Installation Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility as shown in the screen below 1 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Tm keus to move cursor Enter B 17 SUPERSERVER 6034H X8R Manual 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Options Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Arrow keys to move cursor lt Enter gt to select option Esc to 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt k and pr SATA Port 0 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 32 06632 SATA Port 1 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 32 06632 SATA Port 2 No device SATA Port 3 No device SATA Port 4 No device SATA Port 5 No device SATA Port 6 No device SATA Port 87 No device Only drives present at POST are displayed Appendix B Software Installation You can choose from the following options 1 Format Disk Simulates a low level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at
102. ystem into a Rack This section provides information on installing the SuperServer 6034H X8R into a rack unit If the 6034H X8R 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 The following is a guideline for installing the 6034H X8R into a rack with the rack rails provided You should also refer to the installation in structions that came with the rack unit you are using Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails You should have received two rack rail assemblies with the SuperServer 6034H X8R Each of these assemblies consist of two sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the 6034H X8R A and an outer fixed rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself B All screws and hard ware mentioned in the installation steps should be included in the hard ware kit To remove the fixed chassis rail A pull it out as far as possible you should hear a click sound as a locking tab emerges from inside the rail assembly and locks the inner rail Then depress the locking tab to pull the inner rail completely out Do this for both the left and right side rack rail assemblies Figure 2 1 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails 24 Chapter 2 Server Installation Installing the Chassis Rails Position one of the fixed chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of

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