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2. 1 2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 6015V MR 6015V MRLP lies the X7DVL E a dual processor serverboard based upon Intel s 5000V chipset Below are the main features of the X7DVL E Processor The X7DVL E has two LGA 771 pin sockets to support two Dual Core Intel Xeon 5100 5000 series processors Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors http www supermicro com support Memory The X7DVL E has six 6 240 pin DIMM sockets that can support up to 16 GB of ECC FBD Fully Buffered DIMM DDR2 667 533 SDRAM The X7DVL E s dual channel memory bus requires modules to be populated in pairs All memory modules must be the same size and speed Serial ATA A Serial ATA controller is incorporated into the ESB2 South Bridge portion of the 5000V chipset One internal SATA hard drive is supported in the 6015V MR 6015V MRLP PCI Expansion Slots The X7DVL E has one x8 PCI Express slot one x4 PCI Express x4 slot two 64 bit 133 100 MHz PCI X slots and two 32 bit PCI slots One riser card is included with the system to support a single add on card in a 64 bit 133 100 MHz PCI slot see Chapter 5 for details Ethernet Ports An Ethernet controller is integrated into the ESB2 to support two Gigabit LAN Ethernet ports Onboard Controllers Ports An onboard IDE controller supports one floppy drive and up to four Ultra ATA 100 hard drives or ATAPI devices Onboa
3. Chapter 2 Server Installation Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 6015V MR 6015V MRLP up and running Following the steps in the order given should enable you to have the system operational within a minimal amount of time This quick setup assumes that your 6015V MR 6015V MRLP system has come to you with the processor and memory preinstalled If your system is not already fully integrated with a serverboard processor 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 6015V MR 6015V MRLP 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 6015V MR 6015V MRLP 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 SuperServer 6015V MR 6015V MRLP does not ship with a rack rail hardware package as the system can be rack mounted without the use of rails An optional rack rail package is available
4. I aligned with those on the preinstalled heatsink retention mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws i e the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug Do not fully tighten the screws or you may damage the CPU N0 3 SCREW N0 2 SCREW 4 Add the two remaining screws then finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws Removing the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instructions below to prevent damage to the CPU or the CPU socket 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the serverboard in the sequence as show in the picture above 2 Hold the heatsink as show in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the CPU is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the CPU and the heatsink 5 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 3 Connecting Cables Now that the processors are installed the next step is to connect the cables to the serve
5. JUSB2 are located near the floppy connector These may be connected for front side USB access A USB cable not included is needed for the connection See the table on the right for pin definitions 5V PO PO Ground Ground No connection Alarm Reset The system will notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature assumes that Supermicro redundant Alarm Reset Header JAR power supply units are installed in the Pin Setting Definition chassis Connect a microswitch to the JAR header to disable the power supply fail alarm Note the 6015V MR 6015V MRLP has only a single power supply so this header is unused Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 5V SGPIO SGPIO Header Pin Definitions SGPIO1 SGPIO2 The two headers labeled SGPIO1 Definition Pin Definition and SGPIO2 are for SGPIO Se NC NC rial General Purpose Input Output Ground Data SGPIO provides a bus between the Load Ground SATA controller and the SATA drive NC NC backplane to provide SATA enclosure management functions Connect the appropriate cables from the back plane to the SGPIO1 and SGPIO2 headers to utilize SAS management Note NC indicates no connection functions on your system SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Wake On LAN a Pin Definitions The Wake On LAN header is desig JWOL nated JWOL See the table on the Pin Definition 5V Standby right for pin definitions You must
6. 0 5A 5Vsb 3A System Input Requirements 6015V MRLP AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC Rated Input Current 5A max 100 240V Rated Input Frequency 50 to 60 Hz Power Supply 6015V MRLP Rated Output Power 280W Part PWS 281 1H Rated Output Voltages 3 3V 15A 5V 18A 12V 23A 12V 0 5A 5Vsb 2A BTU Rating 2745 BTUs hr for rated output power of 520W 1478 BTUs hr for rated output power of 280W Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Non operating Temperature 40 to 70 C 40 to 158 F Operating Relative Humidity 8 to 90 non condensing Non operating Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing D 2 Appendix D System Specifications Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class 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 Safety EN 60950 IEC 60950 Compliant UL Listed USA CUL Listed Canada TUV Certified Germany CE Marking Europe D 3 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Notes D 4
7. Fan1 Fan8 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vise versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your 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 the time The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A Vcore B 12V P1V2 NIC SEN 3 3V 12V 5Vsb 5VDD P VTT Vbat 7 20 Chapter 7 BIOS gt IPMI The option is available only when an IPMI card is installed in the system System Event Logging IPMI Specification Version This item displays the current IPMI Version Firmware Version
8. This item displays the current Firmware Version System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging When this function is set to Disabled the system will continue to log events received via system interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enabling this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Errors Enabling this function to log POST errors The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled 7 21 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual OS Boot Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled Timer for Loading OS Minutes This feature allows the user to set the time value in minutes for the previous item OS Boot Watch Dog by keying in a desired number in the blank The default setting is 10 minutes Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled Time Out Option This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of a system boot failure The options are No Action Reset Power
9. memory bus 2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow 32h Test CPU bus clock frequency 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager 36h Warm start shut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot optional 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system 4Bh QuietBoot start optional 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice 4Fh Initialize MultiBoot 50h Display CPU type and speed 51h Initialize EISA board optional 52h Test keyboard 54h Set key click if enabled 55h Enable USB devices 58h 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts 59h Initialize POST display service 5Ah Display prompt Press lt ESC gt to enter SETUP 5Bh Disable CPU cache Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable extern
10. 6015V MRLP User s Manual gt IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave SATA Port2 and SATA Port3 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master slots Hit lt Enter gt to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Main Item Specific Help CHS Format Cylinders User you onten TM parameters o ard dis detec drive installed at thi Heads E 11 connection Heads ba Pac vb bok Late ard dis rive uerus installed here Sectors CD ROM a CD ROM driv is installed here ATAPI Removable removable disk drive i installed here Maximum Capacity Maximum Capacity LBA Format Total Sectors Maximum Capacity Multi Sector Transfers Disabled LBA Mode Control Disabled 32 Bit I 0 Disabled Transfer Mode Standard Ultra DMA Mode Disabled Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive The options are Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive s capacity number of heads etc a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive CDROM and ATAPI Removable The option User will allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed at this connection The option Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically configure the paramet
11. A4 lt e Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system s power supply units This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating 3 3 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Notes 3 4 Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Chapter 4 System Safety Electrical Safety Precautions A Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperServer 6015V MR 6015V MRLP from damage Be aware of the locations of the power on off switch on the chassis as well as the room s emergency power off switch disconnection switch or electrical outlet If an electrical accident occurs you can then quickly remove power from the system Do not work alone when working with high voltage components Power should always be disconnected from the system when removing or installing main system components such as the serverboard memory modules and hard drives When disconnecting power you should first power down the system with the operating system first 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 m
12. Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer Adisabled cache slows system performance considerably CPU ID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Software NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Failing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnn is a map ofthe bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 230 231 or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System Extended or Shadow memory Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified A 3 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data I O device IRQ conflict I O device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nn
13. a system monitor Pins 1 2 Reset that can reboot the system when a Pins 2 3 Ni software application is hung up Pins Open Disabled 1 2 will cause WD to reset the system if an application is hung up Pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that is hung up See the table on the right for jump er settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS Note When enabled the user must write their own application software in order to disable the Watch Dog Timer Power LED Speaker Speaker Connector Jumper Settings JD1 On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are for a power LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker Note The speaker connector 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 Pin Setting Definition Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker Pins 4 7 External Speaker 5 10 Onboard Indicators LAN LED Connection Speed Indicator LED Color Definition LAN1 LAN2 LEDs Off 10 MHz The Ethernet ports located beside the VGA port have two LEDs On each Gb LAN port one LED indicates activity when blinking while the other LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table on the right for the func tions associated with the connection speed LED Green 100 MHz Amber 1GHz 5 19 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Onboard Power LED L
14. board See the diagram at right for an example of jumping pins 1 and 2 Refer to the serverboard layout page for jumper locations Jumper Note 1 On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS and will also clear any passwords Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To clear CMOS 1 First power down the system and unplug the power cord s 2 With the power disconnected short the CMOS pads with a 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 VGA Enable Disable VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable Jumper Settings JPG1 the VGA port The default position is Jumper Setting Definition on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See Pins 1 2 Enabled the table on the right for jumper set Pins 2 3 Disabled tings 5 17 LAN1 2 Enable Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL1 and JPL2 to enable or disable the LAN1 and LAN2 Gb Ethernet ports respectively See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled PCI Slots to SMB Jumpers JI C1 and JI C2 allow you to connect or disconnect the PCI slots to the System Management Bus The de fault setting i
15. chassis top cover and any system components that have been removed away from the system or on a table so that they won t accidentally be stepped on While working on the system do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present After accessing the inside of the system close the system back up and secure it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections have been made 4 2 Chapter 4 System Safety 4 3 ESD Precautions A Electrostatic discharge ESD is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards The following measures are generally sufficient to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD 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 b
16. enable the LAN Wake Up setting in Ground BIOS to use this feature You must Wake up also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable Wake On Ring Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR The Wake On Ring header is desig nated JWOR This function allows your computer to receive and wake Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 2 Wake up up by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a WOR card and cable to use this feature Power SMB Connector PWR SMB Pin Definitions JPPC 2 The Power SMB JPI C connector Pin Definition JP C may be used to monitor the i EE status of the power supply fan and 5 iata system temperature See the table vn 3 PWR Fail on the right for pin definitions 4 Ground SESS SMB Header SMB Pin Definitions A System Management Bus header Ping Definition is designated SMB Connect the ap i Ps propriate cable here to utilize SMB on 2 ia your system 2 os 4 No Connection 5 16 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 9 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the T Fe sf serverboard jumpers can be used to Ping choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two Q pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed Setting BE circuit
17. if you wish to order from Supermicro Follow the steps in the order given to complete the installation process in a minimal 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 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Choosing a Setup Location Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door completely 25 inches Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing This product is for installation only in a Restricted Access Location dedicated equipment rooms service closets and the like N Warnings and Precautions N Rack Precautions Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them In a single rack installation stabilizers should be attached to the rack In multiple rack installations the racks should be coupled together Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more simul taneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the rails Install the h
18. list of bootable devices to make its resource available for other bootable devices Subsequently you can select an item from the candidate list and hit the lt x gt key to remove it from the candidate list and put it in the boot list This item will then become a bootable device See details on how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the Item Specific Help window 7 25 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual 7 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Exit Saving Changes Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 7 26 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power On S
19. processors Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the Super X7DVL E serverboard and the SC512F 520 SC512F 280 chassis Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 6015V MR 6015V MRLP into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to power ing up the system If your server was ordered without the processor and memory components this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation Chapter 3 System Interface Refer to this chapter 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 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Chapter 4 System Safety You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SuperServer 6015V MR 6015V MRLP Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X7DVL E serverboard including the locations and functions of connectors headers and jumpers Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfiguring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassi
20. 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Figure 2 2 Installing Chassis Rails Installing the Rack Rails Determine where you want to place the 6015V MR 6015V MRLP in the rack see Rack and Server Precautions in Section 2 3 Position the fixed rack rail sliding rail guide assemblies at the desired location in the rack keeping the sliding rail guide facing the inside of the rack Screw the assembly securely to the rack using the brackets provided Attach the other assembly to the other side of the rack making sure that both are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward Installing the Server into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit The next step is to install the server into the rack Do this by lining up the rear of the chas sis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the locking tabs when inserting See Figure 2 3 When the server has been pushed completely into the rack you should hear the locking tabs click Finish by inserting and tightening the thumbscrews that hold the front of the server to the rack 2 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Figure 2 3 Installing the Server into a Rack w Optional Rackmount Kit Installing th
21. Bit and Both 4GB PCI Hole Granularity This feature allows you to select the granularity of PCI hole for PCI slots If MTRRs are not enough this option may be used to reduce MTRR occupation The options are 256 MB 512 MB 1GB and 2GB 7 11 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Memory Branch Mode This option determines how the memory branch operates System address space can either be interleaved between two channels or Sequential from one channel to another Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population during system manufacturing The options are Interleave Sequential and Single Channel 0 Branch 0 Rank Sparing Select enable to enable the sparing feature for Branch 0 Rank The options are Enabled and Disabled Enhanced x8 Detection Select Enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection The options are Disabled and Enabled Crystal Beach Features This feature cooperates with Intel I O AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of TOE devices Note A TOE device is a specialized dedicated processor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card For this motherboard the TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip The options are Enabled and Disabled Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are Disabled PCI and LPC Clock
22. Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the lt Delete gt key at the appropriate time during system boot See below Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt Delete gt key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Beginning with Section 7 3 detailed de scriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 7 1 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual 7 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see next page When you first power on the computer the Phoenix BIOS is immediately acti vated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 Wh
23. Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 allowing CPU clocking to be regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold C1 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Available when supported by the CPU and the OS Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack Note this feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the function of Execute Disable Bit The options are Disabled and Enabled For more information regarding hardware s
24. DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM1A and DIMM2A The interleaved memory scheme requires you to install two modules at a time spread across both banks first 1A and 2A then 1B and 2B etc 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 Memory Support The X7DVL E supports up to 16 GB of registered ECC FBD DDR2 667 533 memory You should not mix DIMMs of different sizes and speeds See Figures 5 5a and 5 5b for installing and removing memory modules 5 7 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Figure 5 5a Installing DIMM into Slot Notch gt 4 Notch rae Note Notch ran should align with its receptive point on the slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the bottom notch To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot Figure 5 5b Top View of DDR2 Slot Top View of DDR2 Slot Release Tab Il ll Release Tab 5 6 Adding PCI Cards 1 PCI slots The 6015V MR 6015V MRLP includes a CSE RR1U X riser card This riser fits into a 133 100MHz PCI slot to support a full height half length PCI expansion card 2 PCI
25. Disk Drive LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable to display disk activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED The NIC1 Network Interface Control ler LED connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC2 LED The NIC2 Network Interface Control ler LED connection is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach the NIC2 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat Fan Fail LED Connect an LED to pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chas sis overheating Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions This only applies to redundant power supplies and so does not apply to the 6014H T 5 12 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Vcc HD Active NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 11 Vcc 12 Ground NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 Vcc 10 Ground OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Vcc HD Active Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Defin
26. E1 LE1 is an Onboard Power LED When this LED is lit it means power is present on the serverboard Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord before removing or installing components POST Code LED Indicators POST Code LED Indicators There are two POST Code LED Indicators LE4 LES LE4 LE5 located near the SATA ports LE4 Yellow LES Green POST Code These two LEDs indicate POST Power Oii Memory Initialization POST 28h On Self Test Code Messages through Sr Or TEES different sets of green and yellow light POST 38h combinations Refer to the table on the on On CPU Initialization POST 0Ah right for POST Code Messages Yellow Off Green Off PCI Initialization POST 49h System Status LED Indicator System Status LED D31 Color System Status D31 is the system status LED which Green System on status normal indicates the status of the system as Yellow S5 or S4 State described in the table on the right PWR on PWR problem s occur s or JPW3 not properly installed 5 20 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 11 Parallel Port Floppy IDE and SATA Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 Asingle floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to prov
27. G 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 0 Release Date January 4 2007 Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2007 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians It provides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 6015V MR 6015V MRLP Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only The SuperServer 6015V MR 6015V MRLP is a dual processor 1U rackmount server based on the SC512F 520 SC512F 280 server chassis and the Super X7DVL E serverboard The X7DVL E supports dual Intel Xeon 5100 5000 series proces sors Please refer to our web site for updates on supported
28. He fe SKN A Ww vu ba lt u PCI X 133 1 H H Jii J6 amp amp 2 1 c S Hd d af z o AUN N 0 iet OB S a N 3 USB 2 0 O gt aN aN m m PCI 33MHz Li A SS H KUMERAS P e LPC Z G T N Oo RJ45 SIO gl NW OB E W83627 EET z N GILGAL BP RJ45 v NA y 1 PARALLEL a MS COMI PORT Q KB COM2 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual 1 3 Server Chassis Features The SuperServer 6015V MR 6015V MRLP is built on the SC512F 520 SC512F 280 1U rackmount server chassis The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC512F 520 SC512F 280 chassis System Power When configured as the SuperServer 6015V MR 6015V MRLP the SC512F 520 SC512F 280 chassis features a single power supply Serial ATA Subsystem The SC512F 520 6015V MR chassis is designed to support one internal Serial ATA hard drive and the SC512F 280 6015V MRLP chassis is designed to support two internal Serial ATA hard drives The internal Serial ATA drives are not hot swap pable Control Panel The SC512F 520 SC512F 280 s control panel provides important system monitoring and control information LEDs indicate power on network activity hard disk drive activity overheat warning and fan failure The control panel also includes a main power button and a reset button Rear I O Panel The rear I O panel on the SC512F 520 SC512F 280 provides one PCI expansion card slot one COM port another is internal two USB ports PS 2 mo
29. IO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 7 5 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA The options are Disabled Channel 0 Channel 1 and Both Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Native Mode Operation Select the native mode for ATA The options are Parallel ATA Serial ATA Both and Auto SATA Controller Mode Select Compatible to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be automatically detected and be placed in the Legacy Mode by the BIOS Select Enhanced to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be to be automatically detected and be placed in the Native IDE Mode Note The Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows 2000 OS or a later version When the SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced the following items will display Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to select either Intel or Adaptec Host RAID firmware If this item is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will b
30. K 640K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area 512K 640K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 512 640K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM 7 9 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual 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 process
31. LE4 LE5 POST Code LED Indicators 5 10 5 8 Connector Definitions Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 ATX Power Connector Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 33V 1 3 3V The primary power supply connector 14 12V 2 3 3V meets the SSI Superset ATX 24 pin 15 COM 3 COM specification Make sure that the 16 PS_ON 4 5V orientation of the connector is cor 17 COM 5 COM rect See the table on the right for 18 COM 6 5V pin definitions 49 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK 21 5V 9 5VSB 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 COM 12 33V Processor Power Connector Processor Power Connector Pin Definitions JPW3 In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12v 8 pin processor power connector at JPW3 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V NMI Button NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 19 Control Ground Power LED Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power LED connection is located Pin Definition on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 15 Vcc Control 5 11 HDD LED The HDD IDE Hard
32. MOS The BIOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dealer System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Drive A is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup Appendix A BIOS POST Messages System cache error
33. MRLP User s Manual Notes Appendix D System Specifications Appendix D System Specifications Processors 6015V MR Single or dual Intel Xeon 5100 5000 series processors 6015V MRLP Single or dual Intel Xeon 5100 series processors Chipset Intel 5000V ESB2 BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix flash ROM Memory Capacity Four 4 240 pin DIMM sockets to support a maximum of 16 GB of ECC FBD DDR2 667 533 memory Note memory modules should be the same size speed and type and must be installed in pairs Serial ATA Controller On chip ESB2 controller Peripheral Bays One 1 slim DVD ROM drive PCI Expansion Slots One 1 64 bit 133 100 MHz 3 3V PCI slot riser card included Serverboard Model X7DVL E ATX Form Factor Dimensions 12 x 10 in 305 x 254 mm Chassis 6015V MR SC512F 520 Mini 1U rackmount 6015V MRLP SC512F 280 Mini 1U rackmount Dimensions both WxHxD 17 3 x 1 7 x 14 5 in 439 x 43 x 368 mm Weight Gross Weight 18 Ibs 8 2 kg D 1 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual System Cooling 6015V MR Three 3 4 cm counter rotating fans FAN 0087 6015V MRLP Two 2 4 cm counter rotating fans FAN 0087 System Input Requirements 6015V MR AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC Rated Input Current 7A 3A max 100 240V Rated Input Frequency 50 to 60 Hz Power Supply 6015V MR Rated Output Power 520W Part PWS 521 1H Rated Output Voltages 3 3V 16A 5V 20A 12V 39A 12V
34. Off and Power Cycles P System Event Log System Event Log List Mode These options display the System Event SEL Log and System Event SEL Log in List Mode Items include SEL System Event Log Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Type Time Stamp Generator ID SEL Message Revision Sensor Type Sensor Number SEL Event Type Event Description and SEL Event Data SEL Entry Number 7 22 Chapter 7 BIOS gt Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components 7 23 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual 7 5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Supervisor Password Is Supervisor Password Is This displays whether a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Pa
35. P can accommodate two internal SATA hard drives one on each side of the fans DVD ROM Drive Installation The top cover of the chassis must be opened to gain full access to the DVD ROM drive bay The DVD ROM must have a slim profile to fit into the 6015V MR 6015V MRLP If you cannot remove the top cover with the system remaining in the rack follow the procedure below First shutdown the system and disconnect all cables from the back of the server chassis Make sure the system is supported from underneath then remove the front bracket screws that secure the unit to the rack Carefully lift the server out of the rack Open the cover by following the procedure described in Section 6 5 You must power down the system before installing or removing DVD ROM or Serial ATA drives Remove the screws that secure the DVD ROM drive to the chassis and then lift the drive out of the chassis See Figure 6 3 Note A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 6 5 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Figure 6 3 Removing the SATA DVD ROM Drive 6 6 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 5 Power Supply The 6015V MR has a single 520 watt power supply and the 6015V MRLP has a single 280 watt power supply This power supply has the capability of operating at a 100 or 240 input voltage You must power down the system and then unplug the AC power cord to completely remove power from the system before removing t
36. ST Errors Set to Enabled to display POST Error Messages if an error occurs during bootup If set to Disabled the system will continue to boot without displaying any error message even when a boot error occurs ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your system up when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog If enabled this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup 7 8 Chapter 7 BIOS Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Sy
37. SUPERG SUPERSERVER 6015V MR SUPERSERVER 6015V MRLP pma oss 20 o H i l PN O o Dacccovcesceonant GOU00KEE HA SOHULBL80008 00000608 nz O USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPERMICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documenta tion may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERIN
38. Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled Enabling Multi Media Timer Select Yes to activate a set of timers that are alternative to the traditional 8254 timers for the OS use The options are Yes and No USB Function Select Enabled to enable the function of USB devices specified The settings are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled 7 12 Chapter 7 BIOS gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU The options are Default x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 and x18 Hyperthreading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Hyperthreading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Core Multi Processing Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are Disabled and Enabled Machine
39. above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00AO0h 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 A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Warning Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings Incorrect val ues entered may cause system malfunction Also a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause system instability When this occurs revert to the default setting SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the ECC Error conditions that an SERR is to be asserted The options are None Single Bit Multiple
40. ag 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 e Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual 4 4 Operating Precautions A Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 6015V MR 6015V MRLP is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 6015V MR 6015V MRLP system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY LITHIUM BATTERY OR BATTERY HOLDER BATTERY HOLDER 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install processors and heatsinks to the X7DVL E serverboard connect the data and power cables and install add on cards All serverboard jumpers and connections are described and a layout and quick reference chart are included in this chapter Remember to close the chas sis completely when you have
41. al and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode SMM area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring optional Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs optional Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard I O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs and shadow if successful One long two short beeps on checksum failure B 3 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual POST Code Description 99h Check for SMART Drive optional 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determin
42. allation 3 Check the system memory Your 6015V MR 6015V MRLP server system may have come with system memory already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots For details on adding system memory refer to Chapter 5 4 Installing add on cards If desired you can install an add on card to the system See Chapter 5 for details on installing a PCI add on card 5 Check all cable connections and airflow Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the airflow See Chapter 5 for details on cable connections Also check that the air shroud is properly installed 2 9 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the Serial ATA drive have been properly installed and all essential connections have been made 1 Accessing the drive bays For servicing the Serial ATA DVD ROM and floppy drives you will need to remove the top chassis cover The Serial ATA disk drive is located at the front of the chas sis interior 2 Installing a DVD ROM and floppy disk drives Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a DVD ROM and or floppy disk drive to the system 3 Check the Serial ATA disk drive Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have a Serial ATA hard drive already installed If you need to install a Serial ATA hard drive please refer to the appropriate section in Chapt
43. ardware monitoring chip used on the motherboard and will display the Hardware Monitoring Screen accordingly Your Hardware Monitoring Screen may look like the one shown on this page on p 7 19 or on p 7 20 depending on the type of CPU s and HW Monitoring chip you are using CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The options are 70 C 75 C 80 C and 85 C Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core System Temperature Fan1 Fan6 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vise versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Work
44. board IDE 1 con nector See the table on the right for pin definitions SATA Ports There are no jumpers to con figure the SATA ports See the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup IDE Drive Connector Pin Definitions IDE1 Definition Reset IDE Host Data 7 Host Data 6 Host Data 5 Host Data 4 Host Data 3 Host Data 2 Host Data 1 Host Data 0 Ground DRQ3 1 0 Write I O Read IOCHRDY DACK3 IRQ14 Addr1 AddrO Chip Select 0 Activity Definition Ground Host Data 8 Host Data 9 Host Data 10 Host Data 11 Host Data 12 Host Data 13 Host Data 14 Host Data 15 Key Ground Ground Ground BALE Ground lOCS16 Ground Addr2 Chip Select 1 Ground SATA Port Pin Definitions I SATAO I SATA5 5 23 Definition Ground Ground RXN RXP TXN Ground SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Notes 5 24 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform mainte nance on the SC512F 520 SC512F 280 chassis For component installation follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encountered 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 maintainance is a Philips screwdriver 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electric Stat
45. card installation Before installing a PCI add on card see step 1 above Begin by swinging out the release tab on the appropriate PCI slot shield Insert the PCI card into the riser card pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card Finish by pushing the release tab back to its original locked position 5 8 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 7 Serverboard Details Figure 5 6 SUPER X7DVL E Layout not drawn to scale JPWE JPW1 JPC Keyboard JARC ae FAN1 LE2 Mouse JPF CO L USB0A DIMM2C CPU1 8 DIMM2B DIMM2A DIMM1C TT lt l g DIMM1B gt N DIMM1A x z e m a N Z CPU2 2 d N 5000V FAN5 FANG LE3 FAN2 Slot 6 PCI X 133 MHz FAN3 LEM Slot 5 PCI X 133 MHz JL1 Slot 4 PCI E x4 D31O Jp4 JJUSB2 JPG1L JWD Slot 4 PCI E x8 ES 1000 SGPIO2 pios J21 COM2 ESB2 a g SGPIO1 S Slot 2 PCI 33 MHz iL a JPL1 3 JEC1 Battery JPL2 J C2 Slot 1 PCI 33 MHz LEA ues ver Speaker JWOR 2 sme LESATAt SATAS I SATAS zu Ea L1 SIMLC p LESATA
46. d saTaz SATA4 BUS Notes Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual X7DVL E Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Jumper Section JD1 Internal External Speaker Select Pins 6 7 Internal JPC1 JPC2 SMB to PCI Slot 1 Slot 2 Speed Pins 2 3 Disabled JPF Power Force On Open Disabled JPG1 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 2 LAN1 2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPWF PWR Supply Failure Detect Off Disabled JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Header FAN 1 6 System Fan Headers Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector IDE 1 IDE 1 Hard Disk Drive Connector I SATO I SATA5 Serial ATA 0 5 Ports J21 Parallel Printer Port JAR Alarm Reset Header JD1 Power LED SpeakerHeader JF1 Front Control Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion JPF Power Force On JPI2C Power System Management I C Header JPW1 24 pin ATX Power Connector JPW3 8 pin Processor Power Connector JUSB1 Universal Serial Bus 2 3 Headers JUSB2 Universal Serial Bus 4 5 Headers JWOL Wake on LAN Header JWOR Wake on Ring Header LAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports SGPIO1 2 Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers SIMLC Low Profile IPMI SIMM Zero Channel RAID Slot SMB System Management Bus Header USBO 1 Universal Serial Bus 0 1 Ports VGA VGA Monitor Port LED Indicator Description D31 System Status LED LE1 Power LED
47. e If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your 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 the time The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A Vcore B 12V P1V5 3 3V 12V 5Vsb 5VDD P_VTT Vbat 7 19 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual gt Hardware Monitor Logic see Note on page 7 18 CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The hardcode default setting is 75 C Temperature Monitoring Available if supported by the CPU Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following PECI Platform Environment Control Interface items CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core PECI Agent 1 Temperature PECI Agent 2 Temperature PECI Agent 3 Temperature PECI Agent 4 Temperature System Temperature
48. e CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system I O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the loworder byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Notes B 6 Appendix C Software Installation Appendix C Software Installation C 1 Installing Drivers After you ve installed Windows Operating System a screen as shown below 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 item
49. e Server into a Telco Rack If you are installing the SuperServer 6015V MR 6015V MRLP into a Telco type rack follow the directions given on the previous pages for rack installation The only difference in the installation procedure will be the positioning of the rack brackets to the rack They should be spaced apart just enough to accomodate the width of the telco rack 2 7 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Figure 2 4 Installing the Server into a Telco Rack 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup After you install the 6015V MR 6015V MRLP 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 server Figure 2 6 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 Then remove the screws from the rear lip of the chassis top cover see Figure 2 5 for location Next release the top cover by pushing the cover 2 8 Chapter 2 Server Installation away from you until it stops You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server 2 Check the CPU processor You may have processors already installed into the serverboard The proces sor should have its own heatsink attached See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor inst
50. e available The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH RAID Code Base Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware Select Adaptec to use Adaptec s HostRAID firmware The options are Intel and Adaptec SATA AHCI Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled 7 6 Chapter 7 BIOS System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system 7 4 Advanced Setup ChooseAdvanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt Boot Features 7 7 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual gt 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 graphic logo screen during boot up PO
51. e number of ATA and SCSI drives AOh Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate A8h Erase lt ESC gt prompt AAh Scan for lt ESC gt key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BOh Check for errors B1h Inform RomPilot about the end of POST optional B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders COh Try to boot with INT 19 Cth Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize system error flags C6h Console redirection init C7h Unhook INT 10h if console redirection enabled C8h Force check optional C9h Extended ROM checksum optional CDh Reclaim console redirection vector D2h Unknown interrupt D4h Check Intel Branding string D8h Alert Standard Format initialization D9h Late init for IPMI DEh Log error if micro code not updated properly Appendix B BIOS POST Codes The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description EOh E1h E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EE EFh FOh F1h F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h FZh Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize th
52. eaviest 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 power supply units and hot plug Serial ATA drive to cool before touch ing them Always keep the rack s front door and all panels and components on the servers closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling 2 2 Chapter 2 Server Installation Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating Temperature If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the ambient operating tempera ture of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient temperature of the room Therefore consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the manufacturer s maximum rated ambient tempera ture Tmra Reduced Airflow Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of airflow required for safe operation is not compromised Mechanical Loading Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not arise due to uneven mechanical loading Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the power supply circuitry and the effect that any possible overloading of circuits might have on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equip
53. eeeeeHHHeee D 1 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Notes Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview The Supermicro SuperServer 6015V MR 6015V MRLP is a dual processor 1U rack mount server designed for optimized space efficiency The 6015V MR 6015V MRLP is comprised of two main subsystems the SC512F 520 SC512F 280 1U chassis and the X7DVL E serverboard Please refer to our web site for information on op erating systems that have been certified for use with the 6015V MR 6015V MRLP In addition to the serverboard and chassis various hardware components may have been included with the 6015V MR 6015V MRLP as listed below e Three 3 4 cm counter rotating fans 6015V MR only FAN 0087 e Two 2 4 cm counter rotating fans 6015V MRLP only FAN 0087 e One 1 slim DVD ROM drive DVM PNSC 824 B e One 1 air shroud 6015V MR only MCP 310 0007 01 e One 1 air shroud 6015V MRLP only MCP 310 00012 01 o Serial ATA SATA Accessories One 1 SATA cable CBL 0061 Two 2 SATA drive carriers CSE PT10 B e One 1 64 bit PCI X slot riser card CSE RR1U X e One 1 CD containing drivers and utilities e SuperServer 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Optional e Rackmount hardware with screws MCP 290 00004 03 Two 2 rack rail assemblies Six 6 brackets for mounting the rack rails in a rack telco rack Note B indicates black 1 1 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual
54. elf Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a prob lem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is at tached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was de tected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was de tected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system A 1 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in C
55. en Ex EEEE 5 16 Power SMB Connector sess 5 16 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual SMBuetnunRENGmETUe IEIUNII EI 5 16 5 9 Jumper Settings ise rper E ce PER Ro DR ER REM FEY Re Re PER Enea 5 17 Explanation of Jumpers seisusena aanraai aitant 5 17 CMOS CICSE mc ER 5 17 VGA Enable Disable sssrini ariran aa 5 17 LAN1 2 Enable Disable tte eco e teer eee 5 18 POlSlots to SMB x oro usas UNES 5 18 Power Force On Enable Disable c ecccceececeeececeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeees 5 18 Power Supply Failure Detect eessssssssssssssseeeeeereeereree 5 18 Watch Dog Enable Disable sssssssseeee 5 19 Power LED Speaker 21i recenter aaa EAEN Enri a 5 19 5 10 Onboard Indicators ierit decere exa dtes exea e edens 5 19 LANT IEAN2 WEDS rasne e ERE ERRORI ERES 5 19 Onboard Power WED ER 5 20 POST Code LED Indicators sssrinin oadd 5 20 System Status LED aine dede Hotes Hele ieee helene 5 20 5 11 Parallel Port Floppy IDE and SATA Drive Connections 5 21 Parallel aie E 5 21 Floppy Connector uen en OU ec p EX EDO CERE Manan FPE XY Qe ae VU eder 5 22 b zEeroreocge 5 23 SATA POMS itia opec t exe e ue tacet ecce Da pudet nuu d r gie ea Fotos t 5 23 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices sssssssssssssssssssseseseee eene nene 6 1 0 2 Control Pa
56. en 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 Esc key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the icon With the item highlighted press the Enter key to access the submenu 7 2 Chapter 7 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu System Time Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data BIOS Date This field displays the date when this version of BIOS was built Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in 7 3 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR
57. er 6 4 Check the airflow Airflow is provided by sets of 4 cm counter rotating fans The system component layout was carefully designed to promote sufficient airflow through the small 1U rackmount space Also note that all power and data cables have been routed in such a way that they do not block the airflow generated by the fan 5 Supplying power to the system The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system Plug the power cord from the power supply unit into a high quality power strip that offers protec tion from electrical noise and power surges It is recommended that you use an uninterruptible power supply UPS 2 10 Chapter 2 Server Installation Figure 2 6 Accessing the Inside of the Server SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Notes 2 12 Chapter 3 System Interface Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview There are several LEDs on the control panel to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system as well as the activity and health of specific com ponents There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel This chapter explains the meanings of all LED indicators and the appropriate response you may need to take 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two push buttons located on the front of the chassis These are in order from left to right a reset button and a power on off button RESET go ws UP NO une iT e Reset The reset switch
58. ers 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 4 Chapter 7 BIOS CHS Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Type This item displays the type of IDE or SATA Device Cylinders This item indicates the status of Cylinders Headers This item indicates the number of headers Sectors This item displays the number of sectors Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the system LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfers This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIOS Fast P
59. es he reso Hiei er deett t vei e ive fa e 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations ssesssseeeeeeeeeene 2 3 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack sss 2 4 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup sse 2 8 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup sssssssssseeeeeeeeen 2 11 Chapter 3 System Interface S XM AOVEIMI rep PEE 3 1 3 2 Control Panel Buttoris treten denn r EEN 3 1 PROS OC ons LIII T EDU ena 3 1 io e ES 3 1 3 3 Control Panel LEDs hotte aE eise tna E ESAE ENSE 3 2 Overheat Fan Fail unosi vei hives Hil one e tere eui Da iie 3 2 INV 2 Ts 3 2 INIGT m HU 3 2 EID nct D Ue UAM MEME I EIE 3 2 goa Et 3 3 Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions sssssssesesee Hee 4 1 4 2 General Safety Precautions sssssssssseeeee Hee 4 2 423 ESD e UoMM M 4 3 Table of Contents 4 4 Operating Precautions 52 Ice eerie orante owe inden 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 Handling the Serverboard sse eee teen 5 1 Processor and Heatsink Installation sse 5 2 Connecting CADIES T 5 5 Connecting Data Cables aereo utet eese EEEREN 5 5 Connecting Power Cables ssssssssssssssssssseseeeee eene 5 5 Connecting the Control Panel
60. etal tools which can easily damage any electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with Do not use mats designed to decrease static electrical discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators The power supply power cords must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets 4 1 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Serverboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down which will reverse its polarites see Figure 4 1 This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions DVD ROM Laser CAUTION this server may have come equipped with a DVD ROM drive To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam and hazardous radiation exposure do not open the enclosure or use the unit in any unconventional way 4 2 General Safety Precautions A Follow these rules to ensure general safety Keep the area around the server clean and free of clutter The 6015V MR 6015V MRLP weighs approximately 18 Ibs 8 2 kg when fully loaded When lifting the system two people at either end should lift slowly with their feet spread out to distribute the weight Always keep your back straight and lift with your legs Place the
61. finished working on the serverboard to protect and cool the system sufficiently 5 1 Handling the Serverboard Static electrical discharge can damage electronic components To prevent dam age to printed circuit boards it is important to handle them very carefully see Chapter 4 Also note that the size and weight of the serverboard can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in damage To prevent the serverboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to sup port it when handling The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 5 1 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual 5 2 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 serverboa
62. he fan wires to the same chassis fan headers you removed them from Power up the system and check that the fan is working properly and that the LED on the control panel has turned off Finish by replacing the chassis cover 6 3 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Figure 6 2 System Cooling Fans 6015V MR shown 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal Accessing the Drive Bays DVD ROM Serial ATA Drives For installing or removing the DVD ROM or Serial ATA drive you will need to gain access to the inside of the server by removing the top cover of the chassis Note Only a slim DVD ROM will fit in the 6015V MR 6015V MRLP Serial ATA Drive Installation The SATA drive is not hot swappable meaning system power must be turned off before installing or removing To install or remove the drive first power down the system and then remove the top cover of the chassis as described on page 6 7 Unscrew the retention screw at the top center of the drive then push the drive tray out from the back until you can grasp and pull it out through the front of the chassis Remove the drive from the drive tray 6 4 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup To add a new SATA drive install a drive into the tray with the printed circuit board side facing down and so that the mounting holes align with those in the tray Secure the drive to the tray with the four screws Replace the top cover when finished See Figure 6 3 Note the 6015V MRL
63. he power supply Power Supply Failure If the power supply unit fails the system will shut down and you will need to replace the power supply unit Replacement units can be ordered directly from Supermicro see part numbers in Appendix D and contact infomation in Chapter 1 Replacing the Power Supply 1 Accessing the inside of the system To replace a power supply you must first remove the top chassis cover To do so 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 remove the screws from the lips on either side of the cover then depress the two buttons on the cover to release it Push the cover away from you then lift it from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server 2 Removing the power supply First unplug the power cord from the system To remove the failed power unit remove the two screws on the back of the power supply and a third from the front of the power supply which secures it to the bottom of the chassis You can then lift the unit straight out of the chassis The power cord should have already been removed 3 Installing a new power supply Replace the failed unit with another unit of the same wattage It is highly recom mended to replace it with the exact same power supply Carefully insert the new unit into position in the chassis and secure it with the two screws at
64. ic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Putthe serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 6 1 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Figure 6 1 Chassis Views E MERE M SUPERMICRO 00000 0 E Oo WDacccoscosoec0000 00000 CGH NANE Ets i E i 8008000055500 Keyboard Mouse Ports GLAN Ports O Q O oce Jo o OO X PES O C o Tem e Gi PNE EN mail ell
65. ide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Printer Port Parallel Printer Port Connector Con nector Pin Definitions J21 Pin Definition Pin Definition The parallel printer port connector is 4 Gin 2 erea located between PCI Slot 2 and PCI 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error Slot 3 See the table on the right for 5 Data Bit 1 6 init pin definitions 7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN 9 Data Bit 3 10 GND 11 Data Bit 4 12 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND IE Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 Write Data 23 PE 24 Write Gate 25 SICH 26 NC 5 21 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Floppy Connector The floppy connector is designat ed Floppy on the serverboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 5 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 17 Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select 33 Ground 34 Diskette 5 22 IDE Connector There are no jumpers to con figure the on
66. ing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Discrete MTRR Allocation If enabled MTRRs Memory Type Range Registers are configured as distinct separate units and cannot be overlapped If enabled the user can achieve better graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled gt PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN1 Onboard GLAN2 Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN The options are Disabled and Enabled PCI Parity Error Forwarding The feature allows SERR and PERR errors detected in PCI slots to be sent forwarded to the BIOS DMI Event Log for the user to review The options are Enabled and Disabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No Frequency for PCI X 5 6 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 7 10 Chapter 7 BIOS gt Slot1 PCI 33MHz Slot2 PCI 33MHz Slot3 PCI Exp x8 Slot4 PCI Exp x4 Slot5 PCI X 133MHz Slot6 PCI X 133MHz Access the submenu for each of the settings
67. ition 5 Vcc 6 Ground Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Mo mentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button see the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode depress the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus USB0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports are located beside the keyboard mouse ports See the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 PW ON 2 Ground Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions USB0 1 USBO USB1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 5V PO Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground Serial Ports The COM1 serial port is located be side the VGA port COM2 is a header on the ser
68. ket 5 Find the corner of the CPU that has a semi circle cutout below a gold Gold dot Socket key dot CPU key This corner should be aligned with the cutout on the socket socket key CPU key 6 Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Notched corner do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically and do not rub the CPU against any surface or any of the contacts which may damage the CPU and or contacts 7 With the CPU in the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly installed 8 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down until it snaps into the retention clasp 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the PnP cap will be auto matically released from the load plate when the lever locks Remove the cap Repeat steps to install a second CPU if desired Warning Keep the plastic PnP cap The serverboard must be shipped with the PnP cap properly installed L to protect the CPU socket Shipment PnP cap released W without the PnP cap properly installed from load plate will void the warranty 5 3 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Installing the Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount has already been applied NO 1 SCREW 0 4 SCREW 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU D o so that the four mounting holes are
69. l port The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 3BC Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode This feature allows you to specify the parallel port mode The options are Output only Bi Directional EPP and ECP DMA Channel This item allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port The options are DMA1 and DMA3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS and OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the Floppy port The options are Primary and Secondary 7 15 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allow
70. ment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern Reliable Ground A reliable ground must be maintained at all times To ensure this the rack itself should be grounded Particular attention should be given to power supply connec tions other than the direct connections to the branch circuit i e the use of power strips etc SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack Rack hardware optional This section provides information on installing the SuperServer 6015V MR 6015V MRLP into a rack unit If the system has already been mounted into a rack you can skip ahead to Sections 2 5 and 2 6 Basic Installation Procedure The 6015V MR 6015V MRLP server comes with two rack mounting brackets which are located on each side at the front of the chassis To mount the system into a rack simply screw these brackets directly to the front of the rack two screws for each bracket As Figure 2 1 shows the brackets can be located at the front of the chassis left figure or moved approximately one third to the rear of the chassis right figure Figure 2 1 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails 2 4 Chapter 2 Server Installation Installing with Rackmount Kit This section is only for customers that have the optional rack mount kit MCP 290 00004 03 Each of these assemblies consist of two sections an inner rail that secures to the chassis and an outer rail that secu
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72. nn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more 120 Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Press lt F1 gt to resume lt F2 gt to Setup lt F3 gt for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press lt F1 gt to start the boot process or lt F2 gt to enter Setup and change the settings Press lt F3 g
73. ns for various front control panel connectors See Figure 5 3 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indi cators Please note that even and odd numbered pins are on opposite sides of each header All JF1 wires have been bundled into single keyed ribbon cable to simplify their connection The red wire in the ribbon cable plugs into pin 1 of JF1 Connect the other end of the cable to the Control Panel printed circuit board located just behind the system status LEDs in the chassis See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for details and pin descrip tions of JF1 Figure 5 3 Front Control Panel Header Pins JF1 5 6 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 4 I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 5 4 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 5 4 Rear Panel I O Ports Mouse Green SUN oZ m E Cee TE oof d Keyboard USB0 1 Ports COM1 Port Turquoise VGA Port Blue JLAN1 JLAN2 Purple 5 5 Installing Memory Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is inter leaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 5 5 1 Insert the desired number of
74. o s ANSA all XN SEU oer s Lj JL JC a ee ce mm z O0 ESO EID SZ 4 ponpon Es cJ USB Ports COM1 Port VGA Port Note the front side USB ports as shown in the figure above are included on the 6015V MR only 6 2 Control Panel The control panel located on the front of the chassis must be connected to the JF1 connector on the serverboard to provide you with system control buttons and status indicators These wires have been bundled together in a ribbon cable to simplify the connection Connect the cable from JF1 on the serverboard to JP4 on the Control Panel PCB rinted circuit board Make sure the red wire lugs into pin 1 on both JF1 and JP4 Pull all excess cabling out of the airflow path The LEDs inform you of system status See Chapter 3 for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons Details on JF1 can be found in Chapter 5 6 2 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 3 System Fans The 6015V MR 6015V MRLP employs sets of 4 cm counter rotating fans to provide cooling three sets in the 6015V MR and two sets in the 6015V MRLP Each fan unit is actually made up of two fans joined back to back which rotate in opposite directions This counter rotating action generates exceptional airflow and works to dampen vibration levels These fans can adjust their speed according to the heat level sensed in the system which result
75. oftware support for this function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites 7 13 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU Set to this option to enabled to enable the hardware components that are used in conjunction with software programs to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel lt R gt Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Intel EIST Support Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to
76. ons of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note The default User Name Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN ADMIN Figure C 2 SuperDoctor Health Information Screen E Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help a Health Information CPUl Chassis CPU2 Chassis C 2 Appendix C Software Installation Figure C 3 SuperDoctor Remote Control Screen E Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer Fie Edt View Favorites Tools Help WI ESuper Info Healt fo Performance trol f ti s Management Report Help au Remote Control E 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 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor IlI You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http Awww supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor Il SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V
77. rboard These include the data ribbon cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables Connecting Data Cables The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully routed in preconfigured systems to prevent them from blocking the flow of cooling air that moves through the system from front to back If you need to disconnect any of these cables you should take care to reroute them as they were originally after reconnecting them make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations If you are configuring the system keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their serverboard connector locations noted should be connected See the serverboard layout diagram in this chapter for connector locations DVD ROM drive cable IDE Serial ATA cable SATAO Control Panel cable JF1 see next page Connecting Power Cables The X7DVL E 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 See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for power connector pin definitions In addition your power supply must be connected to the 8 pin processor power connector at JPW3 5 5 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Connecting the Control Panel JF1 contains header pi
78. rd I O backpanel ports include one COM port 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction two USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports a graphics monitor port and two Gigabit LAN NIC ports Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include voltage monitors a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue Figure 1 1 Intel 5000V Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see Chapter 5 for details VRM VRM ISL6306K PROCESSOR 2 PROCESSOR 1 K ISL6306 Z m 1067 1333MT SI G 1067 1333MT S a MCH 1 I 5000V FBD CHNLO p0 0 ie BLACKFORD VS N yj 2 PORTS PORT e H S 82 3 0 N FBD CHNLI A a ZN a J9 PCIE X8 PCIE X4 ea m 84 g ea E x PORT PORT ATA 100 Q s PORT 4 3 A E aN 1 ius H oo oO A Z 3s ay 07 ESB2 EN PCI Ex4 a J12 J13 Y
79. rd on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and remove it first before add ing removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the heatsink and fan The X7DVL E can support either one or two Xeon 5100 5000 series processors If installing one processor only install it into CPU socket 1 Notes 1 Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package contains a CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi direc tional heatsinks and fans 2 When purchasing a 5100 5000 series processor or when receiving a serverboard with one pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately Installing the LGA 771 Processor 1 A black PnP cap is attached to the load plate to protect the CPU socket Press the load lever down and away Load lever from the retention clasp to release the load plate from its locked position PnP cap 2 Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate Load plate released 5 2 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 3 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at opposite sides 4 Align pin1 of the CPU the cor ner marked with a triangle with the notched corner of the CPU soc
80. reboots the system e Power This is the main power switch 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 1 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual 3 3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the SC512F 520 SC512F 280 chassis has five LEDs These LEDs provide you with critical information related to different parts of the system This section explains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective action you may need to take P3 e Overheat Fan Fail When this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When on continuously on and not flashing it indicates an overheat condition which may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm Check the routing of the cables and make sure all fans are present and operating normally You should also check to make sure that the chassis covers are installed Finally verify that the heatsinks are installed properly see Chapter 5 This LED will remain flashing or on as long as the overheat condition exists E e NIC2 Indicates network activity on LAN2 when flashing E e NIC1 Indicates network activity on LAN1 when flashing u e HDD Channel activity for HDDs This light indicates IDE drive activity when flashing 3 2 Chapter 3 System Interface v
81. reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information gt 1 0 Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock frequency for KBC The options are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 7 14 Chapter 7 BIOS Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port A The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Serial Port B This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to serial port B The options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Parallel Port This setting allows you to assign control of the paralle
82. res directly to the rack itself see Figure 2 1 This is a guideline for installing the unit into a rack with the optional rack kit You should also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using Be aware that there are a variety of rack units on the market which may mean the assembly procedure will differ slightly Installing the Chassis Rails The two rail sections must be detached from each other prior to installation Do this by depressing the locking tab on the inner rail to release it from its locked position then pull the two rails completely apart Do this for both the left and right side rack rail assemblies Position the fixed chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the chassis making sure the three screw holes line up Note that these two rails are left right specific Screw the rail securely to the side of the chassis see Figure 2 2 Repeat this procedure for the other rail on the other side of the chassis You will also need to attach the rail brackets when installing into a telco rack Locking Tabs Both chassis rails have a locking tab which serves two functions The first is to lock the server into place when installed and pushed fully into the rack which is its normal position Secondly these tabs also lock the server in place when fully extended from the rack This prevents the server from coming completely out of the rack when you pull it out for servicing SUPERSERVER
83. s S SUPERMICRO X7DVL Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP Intel Blackford chipset INF files SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Microsoft Direct 9 0 ATI Graphics driver Intel 5000V e Intel Matrix Storage Manager Chipset Adaptec Storage Manager X7DVL E Series Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Figure C 1 Driver Installation Screen SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the SUPER Doctor utility which is optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD C 1 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual C 2 Configuring SuperDoctor Ill The Supero Doctor IIl program is a Web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called SD III Client The Supero Doctor Ill program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to moni tor the environment and operati
84. s Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC512F 520 SC512F 280 1U rackmount server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring Serial ATA 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 informa tion on running the CMOS Setup Utility Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix C Software Installation Appendix D System Specifications Preface Notes SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About ihis Manall 5 2 cedat oie tere ES Meee eae iii Manual Organization sss nnne retener nnn nnne ns iii Chapter 1 Introduction Tsi OV EE 1 1 1 2 Serverboard Features misirning EA ne eaeaee 1 2 1 3 Server Chassis Features iisi eearri nnan ee ee eae ee eee ea ee eae eae nini 1 4 1 4 Contacting Supermicro eee cece eee te tence eeeneeeeeeeeeeeaee 1 5 Chapter 2 Server Installation aM OPI LE 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the System ssssssssssssssesesesenenennenenen aaa 2 1 2 9 Preparing Tor Setup srren e kei e Ee EE E EXER EY EE EE Ea ED EE PR PODER 2 1 Choosing a Setup Location sssssssssssssssssseseeeeeeeenen 2 2 Rack Precautions 1 2 5 ani rte Gestures a Det EORR Ode EORR Pe Ron EO PEN ex 2 2 Server Precautlons ous cit
85. s in more efficient and quieter fan opera tion Fan speed is controlled by a setting in BIOS see Chapter 7 Each fan in a set has its own separate tachometer It is very important that the chassis top cover is properly installed for the airflow to circulate properly through the chassis and cool the components System Fan Failure If a fan fails the remaining fans will ramp up to full speed and the overheat fan fail LED on the control panel will blink on and off Replace any failed fan at your earliest convenience with the same type and model the system can continue to run with a failed fan Remove the top chassis cover while the system is still running to determine which of the two fan units has failed Then power down the system before replacing a fan Removing the power cord s is also recommended as a safety precaution Replacing System Fans 1 Removing a fan With the system powered down first remove the chassis cover to determine which fan had failed Grasp the failed fan unit and lift it out of the chassis See Figure 6 2 2 Installing a new fan Replace the failed fan with an identical 4 cm 12 volt fan available from Supermicro p n FAN 0087 Push the new fan into the vacant space in the housing while mak ing sure the arrows on the top of the fan indicating air direction point in the same direction as the arrows on the other fans Reposition the fan housing back over the two mounting posts in the chassis then reconnect t
86. s pins 2 3 for both jump ers to disable the connection Both connectors must be set the same one is for data and one is for clock See the table on right for jumper settings Power Force On Enable Disable Jumper JPF allows you to enable or disable the Power Force On function If enabled the power will always stay on automatically If this function is disabled the normal setting the user needs to press the power button to power on the system PWR Supply Failure Detect The system can notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature is available when three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one acting as a backup This jumper should remain disabled to prevent false alarms 5 18 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual LAN1 2 Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPL1 JPL2 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled PCI Slots to SMB Jumper Settings JI C1 J2C2 Jumper Setting Definition Open Disabled Closed Enabled Power Force On Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPF Jumper Setting Definition Open Normal Closed Force On PWR Supply Failure Detect Jumper Settings JPWF Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Watch Dog Enable Disable Jumper Settings JWD JWD controls the Watch Dog func Jumper Setting Definition tion Watch Dog is
87. s you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press lt Enter gt to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No 7 16 Chapter 7 BIOS gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address This item allows you to specify to redirect the console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate This item allows you to select the BAUD rate for console redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 Flow Control This item allows you to choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to choose select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine The options are On and Off SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual gt Hardware Monitor Logic Note The Phoenix BIOS will automatically detect the type of CPU s and h
88. ssword 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 the 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 7 24 Chapter 7 BIOS Password on Boot This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the system boots up The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 7 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Boot Priority Order Excluded from Boot Orders The devices included in the boot list section above are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified The boot functions for the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a lt gt key or a lt gt key to move the device up or down Use the lt f gt key or the lt r gt key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the lt x gt key to remove it from the
89. station 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 the time The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed P12V VRO P12V VR1 FSB VTT PXH Vcore ES2B Vcore CPU1Vcore CPU2Vcore OB 7 18 Chapter 7 BIOS gt Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature Threshold See Note on previous page This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The options are 70 C 75 C 80 C and 85 C Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core System Temperature Fan1 Fan8 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vise versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltag
90. stem 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 Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or to be written into L1 L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512
91. t to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press lt F2 gt to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the 120 Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory man ager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM A 5 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Notes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the PhoenixBIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the follow ing beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS
92. the rear of the unit and the third at the front Then reconnect the power cord replace the chassis top cover and push the unit back into the rack Finish by turning the power switch on the power supply on and then depress the power button on the front of the system 6 7 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Notes 6 8 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Chapter 7 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the X7DVL E The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site lt http Awww supermicro com gt for any changes to the BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters types of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a backup battery pro vides power to the CMOS Logic enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To
93. use and keyboard ports a VGA graphics port and two Gb Ethernet ports See Chapter 6 for diagram Cooling System The SC512F 520 8C512F 280 chassis has an innovative cooling design that fea tures an air shroud and 4 cm counter rotating fans with user defined fan speed control The SC512F 520 6015V MR has three and the SC512F 280 6015V MRLP has two of these counter rotating fans Fan speed may be defined with a BIOS setting 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Web Site SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A 1 408 503 8000 1 408 503 8008 marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support www supermicro com SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands 31 0 73 6400390 31 0 73 6416525 sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support SuperMicro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email Tel support supermicro com tw 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 5 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Notes 1 6
94. verboard located near the printer connector see serverboard layout for location See the table on the right for pin definitions Fan Headers The X7DVL E has six fan headers designated FAN1 through FAN6 Fan speed is controlled via Thermal Man agement with a BIOS setting See the table on the right for pin definitions LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Gb Ethernet ports designated LAN1 and LAN2 are located beside the VGA port on the I O backplane These ports accept RJ45 type ca bles ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse ports are located on the I O backplane See the table on the right for pin definitions 5 14 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 9 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR RI 5 Ground NC Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port NC indicates no connection Fan Header Pin Definitions Fan1 6 Pin Definition Ground 12V Tachometer PWR Modulation PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Data NC Ground VCC Clock o a A WwW N NC Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Extra Universal Serial Bus Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Headers Pin Definitions JUSB1 JUSB2 USB2 USB3 Pin Definition Pin Definition Two additional USB headers JUSB1
95. will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POST Code Description 01h IPMI Initialization 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag OAh Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache OCh Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initialize I O component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Reset PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size B 1 SUPERSERVER 6015V MR 6015V MRLP User s Manual POST Code Description 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 22h 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 28h Auto size DRAM 29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM 2Ch 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 2Eh 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of

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