Supero A+ Server 4022G-6F, User Manual

Page 1: ...A Server 4022G 6F SUPER USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a ...

Page 2: ... any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercia...

Page 3: ...SC745TQ 920B chassis Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the A Server 4022G 6F into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powering up the system If your server was ordered without processor and memory components this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation Chapter 3 System Interface Ref...

Page 4: ...pter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC745TQ 920B server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring SAS SATA 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...

Page 5: ...stem Power 1 4 Front Control Panel 1 4 I O Backplane 1 4 Cooling System 1 4 1 4 Contacting Supermicro 1 5 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the System 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup 2 1 Choosing a Setup Location 2 2 2 4 Warnings and Precautions 2 2 Rack Precautions 2 2 Server Precautions 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations 2 3 Ambient Operating Temperature 2 3 Reduced Airflow ...

Page 6: ...dized Warning Statements for AC Systems 4 1 About Standardized Warning Statements 4 1 Warning Definition 4 1 Installation Instructions 4 4 Circuit Breaker 4 5 Power Disconnection Warning 4 6 Equipment Installation 4 8 Restricted Area 4 9 Battery Handling 4 10 Redundant Power Supplies 4 12 Backplane Voltage 4 13 Comply with Local and National Electrical Codes 4 14 Product Disposal 4 15 Hot Swap Fan...

Page 7: ...ID 5 27 Serial ATA SATA 5 27 Installing the OS SATA Driver 5 27 Building a Driver Diskette 5 27 Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS 5 28 Using the Adaptec RAID Utility 5 29 Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation 5 29 5 14 Installing Software 5 30 SuperDoctor III 5 31 5 15 Serverboard Battery 5 32 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices 6 1 Precautions 6 1 6 2 Front Cont...

Page 8: ...er 7 BIOS 7 1 Introduction 7 1 7 2 Main Menu 7 2 7 3 Advanced Settings Menu 7 2 7 4 Security Menu 7 15 7 5 Boot Menu 7 16 7 6 Exit Menu 7 17 Appendix A BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix B Installing Windows 2003 XP Appendix C System Specifications ...

Page 9: ...0082L4 One 1 air shroud MCP 310 48001 0N One 1 20 front control 16 to 16 pin ribbon cable CBL 0087 Four 4 200 mm 4 to 4 Pin Middle Fan Power Extension cables CBL 0087 SAS Accessories One 1 SAS backplane BPN SAS 743TQ Two 2 23 cm IPASS TO 4 SATA cables CBL 0118L 02 Eight 8 drive carriers CSE PT17L B One rackmount kit Optional CSE PT26 Note For your system to work properly please follow the links be...

Page 10: ...1066 Mhz memory SAS An LSI 2008 SAS controller is integrated into the serverboard to support eight SAS2 ports which are RAID 0 1 and 10 capable The SAS drives are hot swappable units SAS RAID 5 is also supported with the AOC RAID 5 key optional installed on the serverboard Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability and RAID function of the SAS drives...

Page 11: ... Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage moni tors a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue 8x DIMM LPC BUS KEYBOARD MOUSE 8x DIMM FWH G34 SOCKET 2 LPC SIO W83627DHG P AMD SR5690 1 PCIE X16 PCIE X8 H W_MONITOR W83795 FAN CONN 8 SATA PORT X6 SATA SLOT 1 PCIE_ X4 VRM VRM SLOT 6 PCI...

Page 12: ...etwork activity system overheat and power supply failure A main power button and a system reset button are also included In addition two USB ports have been incorporated into the control panel to provide front side USB access Rear I O The chassis provides seven expansion card slots one COM port one VGA port two USB 2 0 ports mouse and keyboard ports two gigabit Ethernet ports and a dedicated IPMI ...

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Page 14: ...1 6 A Server 4022G 6F User s Manual Notes ...

Page 15: ...o Section 2 5 2 2 Unpacking the System You should inspect the box the system 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 2 3 Preparing for Setup Decide on a suitable location for the A Server 4022G 6F It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where h...

Page 16: ...ould be coupled together Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more si multaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Slide rail mounted equipment is not to be used as a shelf or workspace Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 Determine the pla...

Page 17: ...sible overloading of circuits might have on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern Reliable Ground A reliable ground must be maintained at all times To ensure this the rack itself should be grounded Particular attention should be given to power supply connections other than the direct conne...

Page 18: ... that came with the rack unit you are using Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails The optional rackmount kit includes two rack rail assemblies Each of these assemblies consist of three sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the chassis an outer rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself and two rail brackets which also attack to the rack see Figure 2 1 The inner and oute...

Page 19: ...chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the chassis making sure the screw holes line up Note that these two rails are left right specific Screw the rail securely to the side of the chassis see Figure 2 3 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 As mentione...

Page 20: ...curely to the rack using the brackets provided Attach the other assembly to the other side of the rack making sure both are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward Stability hazard The rack stabilizing mechanism must be in place or the rack must be bolted to the floor before you slide the unit out for servicing Failure to stabilize the rack can cause the rack to tip over Wa...

Page 21: ...ecific marked with L and R Then line up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the locking tabs when inserting 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 ...

Page 22: ...then lift the latch to release the cover 5 Lift the cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server See Figure 2 5 Checking the Components and Setup You may have one or two processors already installed into the serverboard Each processor should have its own heatsink attached See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor installation Your server may have come with system memory...

Page 23: ...Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 9 Figure 2 5 Accessing the Inside of the System Rack Configuration shown ...

Page 24: ...stalled To install hard drives refer to Chapter 6 Checking the Airflow Airflow is provided by three hot swap 8 cm chassis fans working in conjunction with an air shroud Two additional 8 cm exhaust fans are also mounted at the rear of the chassis The system component layout was carefully designed to promote sufficient airflow through the chassis Note that all power and data cables have been routed ...

Page 25: ...ontrol panel on the front that houses power buttons and status monitoring lights Status lights on externally accessable hard drives Status lights for the power supply visible from the back of the chassis These elements are described in this chapter with possible responses Figure 3 1 Control Panel ...

Page 26: ...sis includes two push buttons that control power to the system NIC2 Indicates network activity on GLAN2 when flashing Information LED Alerts operator of several states as noted in the table below Information LED Status Description Continuously on and red An overheat condition has occured This may be caused by cable congestion Blinking red 1Hz Fan failure check for an inoperative fan Blinking red 0...

Page 27: ...m overheats Overheat Temperature Setting Some backplanes allow the overheat temperature to be set at 45 50 or 55 by changing a jumper setting For more information consult the backplane user manual at www supermicro com Click Support then the Manuals link Responses If the server overheats 1 Use the LEDs to determine the nature of the overheating condition 2 Confirm that the chassis covers are insta...

Page 28: ...es a drive failure You should be noti fied by your system management software 3 5 Power Supply LEDs On the rear of the power supply module an LED displays the status Solid Green When illuminated indicates that the power supply is on Solid Amber When illuminated indicates the power supply is plugged in and turned off or the system is off but in an abnormal state Blinking Amber When blinking this sy...

Page 29: ... configuring components in the Supermicro chassis These warnings may also be found on our web site at http www supermicro com about policies safety_information cfm Warning This warning symbol means danger You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury Before you work on any equipment be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preve...

Page 30: ...número que le ayudará a encontrar el texto traducido en el apartado de traducciones que acompaña a este dispositivo GUARDE ESTAS INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES INFORMATIONS DE SÉCURITÉ Ce symbole d avertissement indique un danger Vous vous trouvez dans une situation pouvant entraîner des blessures ou des dommages corporels Avant de travailler sur un équipement soyez conscient des dangers liés aux circu...

Page 31: ...ordat u aan enige apparatuur gaat werken dient u zich bewust te zijn van de bij een elektrische installatie betrokken risico s en dient u op de hoogte te zijn van de standaard procedures om ongelukken te voorkomen Gebruik de nummers aan het eind van elke waarschuwing om deze te herleiden naar de desbetreffende locatie BEWAAR DEZE INSTRUCTIES ً ف اًك أى ٌوكي حالة ً ف تتسبب اصابة جسذٌة الزهز هذا ًٌ ...

Page 32: ...nstalación antes de conectar el sistema a la red de alimentación Attention Avant de brancher le système sur la source d alimentation consulter les directives d installation 設置手順書 システムを電源に接続する前に 設置手順書をお読み下さい ال إرشادات اقر تركيب توصيل قبل إلى النظام للطاقة مصدر לקרוא יש למקור המערכת חיבור לפני התקנה הוראות את מתח 시스템을 전원에 연결하기 전에 설치 안내를 읽어주십시오 Waarschuwing Raadpleeg de installatie instructies voord...

Page 33: ...liza el sistema de protección contra cortocircuitos o sobrecorrientes del edificio Asegúrese de que el dispositivo de protección no sea superior a 250 V 20 A Attention Pour ce qui est de la protection contre les courts circuits surtension ce produit dépend de l installation électrique du local Vérifiez que le courant nominal du dispositif de protection n est pas supérieur à 250 V 20 A על מסתמך זה ...

Page 34: ... bevor es auf den Chassisinnenraum zurückgreift um Systemsbestandteile anzubringen oder zu entfernen Warning The system must be disconnected from all sources of power and the power cord removed from the power supply module s before accessing the chassis interior to install or remove system components 경고 이 제품은 전원의 단락 과전류 방지에 대해서 전적으로 건물의 관련 설비에 의존합니다 보호장치의 정격이 반드시 250V 볼트 20A 암페어 를 초과하지 않도록 해야 합니다 ...

Page 35: ... ou enlever des composants de systéme חשמלי ניתוק מפני אזהרה אזהרה החשמל מקורות מכל המערכת את לנתק יש להסיר ויש מהספק החשמלי כבל את התקנ לצורך המארז של הפנימי לחלק גישה לפני ת הסר או ת רכיבים فصم يجب اننظاو جميع من مصادر انطاقت وإزانت انكهرباء سهك من وحدة امداد انطاقت قبم إنى انىصىل انداخهيت انمناطق ن ههيكم إزانت أو نتثبيج مكىناث الجهاز 경고 시스템에 부품들을 장착하거나 제거하기 위해서는 섀시 내부에 접근하기 전에 반드시 전원 공급장치로부터 연결...

Page 36: ...stattet werden Advertencia Solamente el personal calificado debe instalar reemplazar o utilizar este equipo Attention Il est vivement recommandé de confier l installation le remplacement et la maintenance de ces équipements à des personnels qualifiés et expérimentés אזהרה רש בלבד מוסמך צוות את להחליף להתקין אי הציוד עבור שירות לתת או הציוד والمدربيه و لتزكيب استبدال أو خدمة الجهاس هذا يسمح أن يجب ...

Page 37: ... in Bereichen mit beschränktem Zutritt vorgesehen Der Zutritt zu derartigen Bereichen ist nur mit einem Spezialwerkzeug Schloss und Schlüssel oder einer sonstigen Sicherheitsvorkehrung möglich Advertencia Esta unidad ha sido diseñada para instalación en áreas de acceso restringido Sólo puede obtenerse acceso a una de estas áreas mediante la utilización de una herramienta especial cerradura con lla...

Page 38: ...تم انىص َمكن ً إن ىل منطقت محظورة فقط استخذاو خالل من خاصت أداة أو ٌ أ نال أخري وسُهت مألما ومفتاح قفم 경고 이 장치는 접근이 제한된 구역에 설치하도록 되어있습니다 특수도구 잠금 장치 및 키 또는 기타 보안 수단을 통해서만 접근 제한 구역에 들어갈 수 있습니다 Waarschuwing Dit apparaat is bedoeld voor installatie in gebieden met een beperkte toegang Toegang tot dergelijke gebieden kunnen alleen verkregen worden door gebruik te maken van speciaal gereedschap slot en ...

Page 39: ...ipo o el equivalente recomendado por el fabricante Desechar las baterías gastadas según las instrucciones del fabricante אזהרה סכנת קיימת פיצוץ תקינה לא בדרך והוחלפה במידה הסוללה של להחליף יש בסוג הסוללה את מ התואם חברת מומל יצרן צת הסוללות סילוק המשומשות לבצע יש היצרן הוראות לפי خطر هناك من اسحبذال حالة في انفجار البطارية صحيحة غير بطريقة فعليل البطارية اسحبذال فقط النىع بنفس يعادلها ما أو مما أو...

Page 40: ...te unité peut avoir plus d une connexion d alimentation Pour supprimer toute tension et tout courant électrique de l unité toutes les connexions d alimentation doivent être débranchées Redundant Power Supplies Warning This unit might have more than one power supply connection All connections must be removed to de energize the unit 冗長電源装置 このユニッ トは複数の電源装置が接続されている場合があります ユニッ トの電源を切るためには すべての接続を取り外さなけ...

Page 41: ...idado cuando lo revise Attention Lorsque le système est en fonctionnement des tensions électriques circulent sur le fond de panier Prendre des précautions lors de la maintenance Warning Hazardous voltage or energy is present on the backplane when the system is operating Use caution when servicing قد لهذا يكون ال جهاز اتصاالت عدة بوحدات الطاقة امداد إزالة يجب االتصاالت كافة لعسل ال وحدة عن الكهرباء...

Page 42: ...po debe cumplir con las normas de electricidad locales y nacionales هناك خطز مه الكهزبائي التيار على المىجىدة أوالطاقة اللىحة يكىن عندما النظام يعمل عند حذرا كه خدمة الجهاس هذا 경고 시스템이 동작 중일 때 후면판 Backplane 에는 위험한 전압이나 에너지가 발생 합니다 서비스 작업 시 주의하십시오 Waarschuwing Een gevaarlijke spanning of energie is aanwezig op de backplane wanneer het systeem in gebruik is Voorzichtigheid is geboden tijdens het ond...

Page 43: ...اويه والىطىية المحلية المتعلقة بالكهرباء Attention L équipement doit être installé conformément aux normes électriques nationales et locales 경고 현 지역 및 국가의 전기 규정에 따라 장비를 설치해야 합니다 Waarschuwing Bij installatie van de apparatuur moet worden voldaan aan de lokale en nationale elektriciteitsvoorschriften 製品の廃棄 この製品を廃棄処分する場合 国の関係する全ての法律 条例に従い処理する必要が あります 警告 本产品的废弃处理应根据所有国家的法律和规章进行 警告 本產品的廢棄處理應根據所有國家的法律和規...

Page 44: ...onnement Renseignez vous auprès de l organisme compétent Warning The fans might still be turning when you remove the fan assembly from the chassis Keep fingers screwdrivers and other objects away from the openings in the fan assembly s housing Hot Swap Fan Warning המוצר סילוק אזהרה ו להנחיות בהתאם להיות חייב זה מוצר של סופי סילוק המדינה חוקי النهائي التخلص من المنتج هذا معه التعامل ينبغي ل وفقا جم...

Page 45: ...rde à ce que doigts tournevis et autres objets soient éloignés du logement du bloc ventilateur אזהרה חלקי את מסירים כאשר יש עובדים עדיין והמאווררים יתכן מהמארז המאוורר להרחיק ל המאוורר בתוך מהפתחים שונים עבודה וכלי האצבעות את בטוח מרחק انممكه مه انمراوح أن تسال ال إزانة تدورعند كتهة انمروحة انهيكم مه يجب إبقاء األصابع و انبراغي مفكات األشياء مه وغيرها بعيدا عه انفتحات في كتهة انمروحة 경고 섀시로부터 팬 조립...

Page 46: ...uf der Code für alle anderen elektrischen Geräte als Produkte von Supermicro nur bezeichnet gezeigt haben Advertencia Al instalar el producto utilice los cables de conexión previstos o designados los cables y adaptadores de CA La utilización de otros cables y adaptadores podría ocasionar un mal funcionamiento o un incendio Aparatos Eléctricos y la Ley de Seguridad del Material prohíbe el uso de UL...

Page 47: ...צוין שלא تركيب عىذ استخذام يجب الجهاز و التىصيل كابالث الكهربائيت الكابالث ومحىالث المتردد التيار أن أي استخذام كابالث ومحىالث أخري يتسبب في عطل حذوث حريق أو التي لك تىفيرها تم المىتج مع UL أو CSA الكهربائيت األجهسة ومىاد قاوىن السالمت استخذام يحظر الكابالث قبل مه معتمذة Supermicro أجهسة أخري كهربائيت غير المىتجاث المعيىت قبل مه ألي UL CSA تحمل التي عالمت 경고 제품을 설치할 때에는 제공되거나 지정된 연결케이블과 전원케이블 AC어댑...

Page 48: ...4 20 A Server 4022G 6F User s Manual Notes ...

Page 49: ...to handle them very carefully see previous chapter To prevent the serverboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from electric static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent Electrostatic Discharge ESD Touch a grounded metal object before removing...

Page 50: ...cover of the chassis then pull the cover off 2 Make sure that the I O ports on the serverboard align properly with their respective holes in the I O shield at the back of the chassis 3 Carefully mount the serverboard to the serverboard tray by aligning the board holes with the raised metal standoffs that are visible in the chassis 4 Insert screws into all the mounting holes on your serverboard tha...

Page 51: ... data cables SAS0 SAS7 SATA DVD drive cable SATA0 Control Panel cable JF1 USB cable for front side access USB2 3 Important Make sure the the cables do not come into contact with the fans Connecting Power Cables The H8DG6 F has a 24 pin primary power supply connector JPW1 for connection to the ATX power supply In addition there are two 8 pin 12V processor power connectors JPW2 and JPW3 that must be...

Page 52: ...I O Ports Power Button 2 1 20 19 Ground Key Power LED HDD LED NIC1 Link LED NIC2 Link LED OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UID LED Power Fail LED Ground Ground No Connection Key 3 3V FP UID Switch 3 3VSB NIC1 Activity LED NIC2 Activity LED Blue_LED_Cathode UID 5V SB 3 3V Reset Button 1 1 1 2 1 5 1 4 1 3 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 Rear I O Ports 1 Keyboard 6 VGA Port 2 PS 2 Mouse 7 LAN1 3 USB0 1 8 LAN2 4 IPMI LAN 9 UID 5...

Page 53: ...e sure that you use an Intel certified multi directional heatsink only Make sure to install the serverboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsinks When receiving a serverboard without a processor pre installed make sure that the plastic CPU socket cap is in place and none of the socket pins are bent otherwise contact your retailer immediately Refer to the Supermicro web site for upd...

Page 54: ... and or the socket 5 With the CPU inserted into the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly installed and flush with the socket Then gently lower the silver CPU retention plate into place 6 Carefully press the CPU socket lever down until it locks into its retention tab For a dual CPU system repeat these steps to install another CPU into the CPU 2 socket and into...

Page 55: ...5 3 SNK 0043P Heatsink Removing the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend removing the CPU or the heatsink However if you do need to remove the heatsink please follow the instructions below to prevent damage to the CPU or other components 1 Unscrew the heatsink screws from the motherboard a few turns at a time alternating between the two until the screws can be removed 2 Gently wriggle the heatsink...

Page 56: ...B 16 GB or 32 GB size memory modules are supported It is highly recommended that you remove the power cord from the system before installing or changing memory modules Please refer to our web site for memory that has been tested on the H8DG6 F serverboard Memory Support The H8DG6 F serverboard supports single dual tri quad channel DDR3 1600 1333 1066 Mhz speed registered ECC Unbuffered ECC non ECC...

Page 57: ...eceptive key point on the slot Notch Notch Front View Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with One CPU CPU1 Installed DIMMS CPU Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 4 DIMMs CPU1 P1 1A P1 2A P1 3A P1 4A 8 DIMMs CPU1 P1 1A P1 1B P1 2A P1 2B P1 3A P1 3B P1 4A P1 4B Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with Two CPUs CPU1 CPU2 Installed DIMMS CPU Channe...

Page 58: ...mitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of memory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Possible System Memory Allocation Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Available 4 GB Total System Memory F...

Page 59: ...eld for the PCI slot you wish to populate 2 Fully seat the card into the slot pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card 3 Secure the top of the card shield to the chassis The PCI slot shields protect the serverboard and its components from EMI and aids in proper ventilation so a shield should cover each unused slot See Chapter 6 for more detail on the installation procedure ...

Page 60: ...FAN7 CPU1 FAN1 FAN6 FAN8 CPU2 JPI2C1 SAS 4 7 JPW1 JPW3 JPW2 BMC Windbond COM1 SLOT6 PCI E 2 0 X16 SLOT5 PCI E 2 0 X4 IN X8 COM2 USB7 USB6 USB2 3 USB4 5 SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 KB MOUSE USB0 1 IPMI_LAN LAN1 LAN2 CPU1 CPU2 P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM4A P2 DIMM4B P1 DIMM4B P1 DIMM4A P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM1A UID SLO...

Page 61: ...s 1 2 Enabled JPG1 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 LAN 1 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS1 SAS Controller Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset LED Description LAN Ports LEDs for the LAN Ethernet ports Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs for the dedicated IPMI LAN Ethernet port H8DGi 6 F only DP1 LED for BMC Heartbeat DP3 LED for Serverboard Power On LE1 LED for UID Button ...

Page 62: ...1 Power I2 C Header JPW1 24 pin Main ATX Power Connector JPW2 3 12V 8 pin CPU Power Connectors JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module Header JSMB1 System Management Bus Header SMBus JWF1 SATA DOM Disk_On_Module PWR JWOL1 Wake On LAN Header LAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports PS2 Mouse Keyboard PS2 Mouse Keyboard connectors SAS0 3 SAS4 7 SAS Ports H8DG6 F only SATA0 SATA5 SATA Ports T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 Serial ...

Page 63: ... Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 COM 3 COM 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 5V 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK 21 5V 9 5VSB 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 COM 12 3 3V Required Connection 12V 8 pin PWR Connector Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Reset Connector The reset connector is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 and a...

Page 64: ...he UID switch the UID LED will be turned on or off to indicate the location of the unit Refer to Page 2 11 for more details HDD UID Switch Pin Defi nitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 UID Signal 3 3V 8 HDD Active Overheat OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UID LED Connect an LED cable to pins 13 and 14 of JF1 to use the Overheat Fan Fail Power Fail and UID LED connections The Red LED on pin 14 provides warnings of an ...

Page 65: ...n Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for power LED indication and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the tables on the right for pin definitions If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Connect a cable to pins 4 7 of JD1 to use an ...

Page 66: ...tions Trusted Platform Module Header Pin Definitions JTPM1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 LCLK 2 GND 3 LFRAME 4 No Pin 5 LRESET 6 VCC5 7 LAD3 8 LAD2 9 VCC3 10 LAD1 11 LAD0 12 GND 13 RSV0 14 RSV1 15 SB3V 16 SERIRQ 17 GND 18 CLKRUN 19 LPCPD 20 RSV2 JSMB1 A System Management Bus header for the IPMI slot is located at IPMB for the H8DG6 F H8DGi F serverboards Connect the appropriate cable here to use...

Page 67: ...er connector for SATA DOM Disk_ On_Module is located at JWF1 Connect the appropriate cable here to provide power support for your DOM devices Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is designated JWOL1 See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use the Wake On LAN feature Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL1 Pin Definition 1 5V Standby...

Page 68: ...B6 7 USB0 Pin Definition USB1 Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground USB Headers Four USB 2 0 headers USB2 3 and USB4 5 are also included on the motherboard These may be connected to provide front side access A USB cable not included is needed for the connection See the table on the right for pin definitions UID Button Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 Butt...

Page 69: ...nnector is located below the COM Port on the IO backplane This connector is used to provide video and CRT display JIBTN1 Header A RAIDKey header only available on H8DG6 H8DG6 F serverboards located at JIBTN1 provides RAID function support in order to use RAID 5 SAS support ...

Page 70: ...OS which 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 It is also recommended that you remove the onboard battery from the serverboard 2 With the power disconnected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver 3 Re...

Page 71: ...MC Jumper Enable JPB1 Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled default Pins 2 3 Disabled VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled LAN Enable Disable Cha...

Page 72: ... be enabled in BIOS Note When Watch Dog is enabled the user must write their own application software to disable the Watch Dog Timer Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled 5 11 Onboard Indicators LAN1 LAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports located beside the VGA port have two LEDs On each Gb LAN port one LED blinks to indicate activity while the ot...

Page 73: ...1 SAS2008 Heartbeat LED on the H8DG6 H8DG6 F serverboards shows SAS2 activity on the serverboard See the table to the right for information on this LED BMC Heartbeat DP1 LED Settings Color Status Definition Green Blinking BMC Normal Off Off Not functioning normally BMC Heartbeat LED A BMC Baseboard Management Control Heartbeat LED is located at DP1 on the motherboard When DP1 is on the BMC Control...

Page 74: ...SATA Ports Pin Definitions SATA0 SATA5 Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground SAS Ports Pin Definitions SAS0 SAS7 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground SAS Ports There are eight SAS ports that are included only on the H8DG6 H8DG6 F motherboards See the table on the right for pin definitions Note JPS1 must be set correctly to ena...

Page 75: ...the operating system installed as part of a bootable RAID array or installed to a separate non RAID hard drive If on a separate drive you may install the driver either during or after the OS installation If you wish to have the OS on a SATA RAID array you must follow the procedure below and install the driver during the OS installation Building a Driver Diskette You must first build a driver diske...

Page 76: ...faults setting and press Enter Select OK to confirm then Enter to load the default settings 2 Use the arrow keys to move to the Advanced menu then scroll down to IDE configuration Once in this submenu scroll down to OnChip SATA Type and choose the RAID option see Figure 5 6 3 Hit the Esc key twice and scroll to the Exit menu Select Save Changes and Exit and hit enter then hit Enter again to verify...

Page 77: ...estart the system 2 When you see the prompt hit the F6 key to enter Windows setup 3 Eventually a blue screen will appear with a message that begins Windows could not determine the type of one or more storage devices When you see the screen hit the S key to Specify Additional Device then insert the driver diskette you just created into the floppy drive 4 Highlight Manufuacturer Supplied Hardware Su...

Page 78: ...nother option is to go to the Supermicro Website at http www supermicro com products Find the product page for your motherboard here where you may download individual drivers and utilities After creating a CD DVD with the ISO files insert the disk into the CD DVD drive on your system and the display shown in Figure 5 8 should appear Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readm...

Page 79: ...as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the figures below for examples of the SuperDoctor III interface Note The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN ADMIN Note When SuperDoctor is first installed it adopts the temperature threshold settings that have been set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within SuperDoctor as the SuperDoctor ...

Page 80: ...se handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the battery in any way a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose of your used battery properly Note The SuperDoctor III program and User s Manual can be do...

Page 81: ...ortant to handle them very carefully 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 W...

Page 82: ...6 2 A Server 4022G 6F User s Manual Figure 6 1 Chassis Front View Control Panel 5 25 Drive Bays 3 USB Ports Eight SAS Drive Bays behind locking bezel A Control Panel Drive Module ...

Page 83: ...cations The red wire in the ribbon cable plugs into pin 1 on both connectors Details on JF1 can be found in Chapter 5 Pull all excess cable out of the airflow path Control Panel Orientation The server can be configured for either tower or server rack orientation It is shipped in tower mode and can be immediately used as desktop server To use it in a rack rotate the module that contains the control...

Page 84: ...he module to any component in the chassis 3 Push the module release lever to unlock the module Figure 6 2 4 Grasp the external edges of the module and pull the unit from the chassis 5 Rotate the module 90 degrees so that the control panel is on top 6 Reinsert the module into the chassis and reconnect the cables Caution Use caution when working around the backplane Do not touch the backplane with a...

Page 85: ... control panel It can be set up in a variety of configurations to suit the user s needs Three peripheral drives such as CD DVD or floppy Additional fixed hard drives in an individual bay A combination of the above A mobile rack with five additional 3 5 hot swappable hard drives Installing a Hard Drive into a Drive Tray 1 Open the chassis cover 2 Locate the drive tray and pull the tray release tab ...

Page 86: ...crews from the bottom 3 Slide the drive tray into the chassis until the tray clicks into place Note Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use in Supermicro chassis and servers For information on recommended HDDs visit the Supermicro Web site at http www supermicro com products nfo files storage SAS CompList pdf Caution When the server is operating all the drive trays should remain ...

Page 87: ...ate the release tab for the drive tray where you want to place the peripheral drive Figure 6 4 3 Push the drive tray toward the front of the chassis 4 Remove the rails from the drive tray by removing two screws from each side Figure 6 5 5 Attach the rails to a DVD drive CD drive floppy drive or other peripheral The rails should fit any standard sized peripheral 6 Slide the drive into the chassis u...

Page 88: ...M35 Mobile Rack 1 Open the chassis cover 2 Press the drive tray release tabs Figure 6 5 3 Push all three drive trays forward and out of the chassis Figure 6 6 Add Rails to the Mobile Rack Two shown as an example install six Mobile Rack Rails 4 Remove the six drive tray rails Figure 6 6 5 Install all six rails onto the mobile rack Each rail requires two screws Make sure the arrow on the rail points...

Page 89: ... or pull it straight out after opening the left side The drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis These drives are hot swappable meaning they can be removed and installed without powering down the system The carriers also work to promote proper airflow for the system For this reason even carriers without drives must remain in the server Note ...

Page 90: ... SAS SATA Backplane The SAS SATA drives plug into a backplane Two cables must be connected from the serverboard to the appropriate connectors on the backplane to support eight SAS or SATA drives You cannot cascade the backplane Mounting a SAS SATA Drive in a Drive Carrier 1 Insert the drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side facing down so that the mounting holes align with those...

Page 91: ... expansion cards Installing Expansion Cards 1 Locate the release tab on the top of the PCI shield 2 Gently apply pressure in the middle of the release tab to unlock the PCI Slot shiled 3 Pull the release tab upward Figure 6 9 Press the Middle of the Release Tab Lift the Release Tab Figure 6 9 Expansion Card Port 2 3 ...

Page 92: ...ur PCI expansion card Push the card into the serverboard expansion slot while aligning the card shield with the PCI slot opening in the rear of the chassis 6 Push the release tab down until it locks into place with an audible click 7 Secure the PCI shield with the screw previously removed from the chassis Figure 6 10 Remove PCI Card Slot Shield 4 ...

Page 93: ...ess the locking tab on the failed fan on a chassis fan push the tab on the side of the housing inward on the exhaust fan push down on the colored tab With the tab depressed pull the unit straight out see Figure 6 11 The wiring for these fans has been designed to detach automatically 3 Replace the failed fan with an identical one Install it in the same position and orientation as the one you remove...

Page 94: ...6 14 A Server 4022G 6F User s Manual Figure 6 12 Removing the Air Shroud Figure 6 11 Removing a Chassis Fan ...

Page 95: ...es not need to be shut down when replacing a failed power supply module If necessary replace the power supply unit with an identical model which may be ordered directly from Supermicro Replacing the Power Supply 1 If necessasry power down the system 2 Unplug the AC power cord from the power supply module 3 Remove the screws that secure the module to the chassis then pull it completely out 4 Replac...

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Page 97: ...such as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a tex...

Page 98: ...ys to move between fields The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YYYY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Please note that time is in a 24 hour format For example 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30 P M as 17 30 00 7 3 Advanced Settings Menu Boot Feature Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for the system to boot up The options ...

Page 99: ...nutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Button Function This sets the function of the power button when you turn off the system Options include 4 second Overide and Instant Off Restore on AC Power Loss This sets the action that occurs when an AC power loss occurs Options include Power Off Power On and Last State Processor and Clock Options CPU Configuration This displays static informatio...

Page 100: ...Core through n Cores in odd numbered increments The value n is depend on the core per CPU node C1E Support This option specifies C1E support Options include Enabled and Disabled Clock Speed Spectrum This option enables or disables spread spectrum modulation Advanced Chipset Control Chipset Version Information The top of the Advanced Chipset Settings screen contains static version information for t...

Page 101: ... the DRAM scrub rate based on its setting Options include Disabled Basic Good Super Max and User Selecting User activates the other options for user setting DRAM ECC Enable This setting allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically maintaining system integrity Options are Enabled or Disabled This is option is only active if ECC Mode above is set to User DRAM Timing Configuratio...

Page 102: ...able functions for OHCI or EHCI bus devices USB 2 0 Controller Mode Use this setting to configure the USB 2 0 Controller in either Hi Speed 480 Mps or Full Speed 12 Mps mode Options include Enabled Hi Speed Mode or Disabled Full Speed Mode Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy Disable Legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system Auto disabled ...

Page 103: ...fers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to allows the data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode PIO Programmable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controlle...

Page 104: ...sup port hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32 Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Select Dis abled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Disabled IDE Detect Timeout Sec Use the keys to adjust and select the time out for detecting ATA ATAPI devices The default value is 35 PCI PnP Configuration Clear NVRAM Select ...

Page 105: ...ble the onboard LAN 1 option ROM Load Onboard LAN 2 Option ROM This option allows you to Enable or Disable the onboard LAN 2 option ROM Boots Graphic Adapter Priority This option specifies the priority for the graphic adapter for either Onboard VGA or Offboard VGA SuperIO Device Configuration Serial 1 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial p...

Page 106: ... Note Make sure the selected port is enabled Serial Port Mode Selects the serial port settings to use Options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 and 09600 8 n 1 Flow Control Selects the flow control to be used for console redirection Options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Options are Disable no redirection after BIOS POST Boot Loader redirection during...

Page 107: ...PU Temperature Display CTD CPU Temperature descriptions are defined as Low Tctl Value Lowest Value Tctl Value 45 Medium Tctl Value 46 Tctl Value 60 High Tctl Value 61 and Above Note Only CPU temperature Low Medium High and system temperature RT1 are required to be displayed in BIOS and in system monitoring software Other Motherboard components such as memory chipset SAS and 10Gb controllers and ot...

Page 108: ...A either Early or Default Alarm is disabled the following actions are required to be executed System overheating LED is required to be OFF Onboard buzzer or speaker is required to be OFF All system fans are required to be returned to a normal non CPU overheating LFSC condition Condition When a CPU is overheating Front Panel Overheating LED On and Solid Red Onboard Buzzer or Speaker On and Continuo...

Page 109: ...onfiguration This menu shows static information about the IPMI firmware revision and status of the BMC as well as options for IPMI configuration View BMC System Event Log Pressing the Enter key will open the following settings Use the and keys to navigate through the system event log Clear BMC System Event Log Selecting this and pressing the Enter key will clear the BMC system event log Set LAN Co...

Page 110: ... xxx xxx with xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only The IP address and current IP address in the BMC are shown Subnet Mask In the field provided here enter the Subnet address in the decimal form of xxx xxx xxx xxx with xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only The current subnet address in the BMC is shown Gateway Address In the field provided here enter t...

Page 111: ...pervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu and then type in the password Change User Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu and then type in the password Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Set...

Page 112: ...cify the boot sequence from the list of available hard disk drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu CD DVD Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available CD DVD drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu USB Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence...

Page 113: ... reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then Select OK to allow BIOS to automatically load the Optimal Defaults as the BIOS Setti...

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Page 115: ...procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes ...

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Page 117: ...rom CD 2 Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party RAID driver displays 3 When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s 4 Insert the driver diskette ITE RAID Windows XP 2003 2008 Vista Driver for IDE into the floppy drive and press the Enter key 5 When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s ...

Page 118: ...rom CD 2 Continue with the OS installation The Windows OS Setup screen will display 3 From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows OS installation 4 After the Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot 5 Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into ...

Page 119: ...n 16 four channel DIMM slots support up to 128 GB of ECC Non ECC UDIMM or up to 512 GB of ECC RDIMM DDR3 1333 1066 in 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB or 16 GB sizes of 1 5V or 1 35V voltages Note Interleaved memory requires memory must be installed four modules at a time See Section 5 6 for details SAS Controller LSI 2008 SAS2 controller SATA Controller On chip SP5100 3 Gb s Intel SATA controller Drive Bays E...

Page 120: ...Bone 70 lbs 31 8 kg System Cooling Three 3 8 cm system cooling fans Two 2 8 cm rear exhaust fans One 1 air shroud System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 100 240V AC auto range Rated Input Current 13 4A max Rated Input Frequency 50 to 60 Hz Power Supply Rated Output Power 920W Part PWS 920P 1R Rated Output Voltages 12V 75A 5Vsb 4A Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10º to 35º C 32º to ...

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