Supero SuperWorkstation 7046A-HR+, User Manual

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Page 2: ...for the resolution of any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to c...

Page 3: ...oard and the SC745TQ R1400B SQ chassis Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperWorkstation 7046A HR 7046A HR F into a rack and check out the server...

Page 4: ...erboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC745TQ R1400B SQ server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing remo...

Page 5: ...Notes Preface v...

Page 6: ...Unpacking the System 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup 2 1 Choosing a Setup Location 2 2 Rack Precautions 2 2 Server Precautions 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations 2 3 Ambient Operating Temperature 2 3 Reduc...

Page 7: ...4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 1 Handling the Serverboard 5 1 Precautions 5 1 Unpacking 5 1 5 2 Serverboard Installation 5 2 5 3 Connecting Cables 5 2 Connecting Data Cables 5 2 Connecting...

Page 8: ...5 16 Overheat LED Fan Fail JOH1 5 16 Universal Serial Bus USB 5 17 System Management Bus 5 17 IEEE 1394a Connections 5 17 Power SMB I2 C Connector 5 18 High Definition Audio HD Audio 5 18 CD 10 pin Au...

Page 9: ...on 7 1 Starting BIOS Setup Utility 7 1 How To Change the Configuration Data 7 1 Starting the Setup Utility 7 2 7 2 Main Setup 7 2 7 3 Advanced Setup Configurations 7 4 7 4 Security Settings 7 24 7 5 B...

Page 10: ...Notes SuperWorkstation 7046A HR 7046A HR F User s Manual...

Page 11: ...permicro com In addition to the serverboard and chassis various hardware components have been included with the 7046A HR 7046A HR F as listed below Three 8 cm chassis fans FAN 0074L4 Two exhaust fans...

Page 12: ...5 for details Serial ATA A Serial ATA controller is integrated into the ICH10R South Bridge portion of the IOH 36D South Bridge portion of the chipset to provide a six port 3 Gb s SATA subsystem whic...

Page 13: ...lace a failed power supply without shutting down the system Front Control Panel The control panel on the SuperWorkstation 7046A HR 7046A HR F provides you with system monitoring and control LEDs indic...

Page 14: ...I QPI PCI E x16 PCI E x16 PCI E x8 PCI E x8 PCI E x8 PCI E x8 PCI E x16 ESI Ports 7 8 Ports 9 10 Ports 3 4 Ports 5 6 Ports 7 10 IDE SIO LPC BUS FLOPPY 6 REAR 4 FRONT 6 FRONT LAN1 LAN2 SPI INTEL 82576...

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Page 16: ...1 6 SuperWorkstation 7046A HR 7046A HR F User s Manual Notes...

Page 17: ...ead to 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...

Page 18: ...bottom of the rack are fully extended to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them In single rack installation stabilizers should be attached to the rack In multiple rack installation...

Page 19: ...quipment 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 condi...

Page 20: ...ructions 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 as semblies consist of three s...

Page 21: ...hassis 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 cha...

Page 22: ...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 us...

Page 23: ...se first keeping in mind that they are left right specific 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 k...

Page 24: ...ress where it says push 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 1 Yo...

Page 25: ...our system s configuration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install SATA drives please refer to Chapter 6 Checking the Airflow 1 Airflow is provided by four hot...

Page 26: ...2 10 SuperWorkstation 7046A HR 7046A HR F User s Manual Figure 2 5 Accessing the Inside of the System Rack Configuration shown...

Page 27: ...status of the system and the activity and health of specific components 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two push buttons located on the front of the chassis a power on off button and a reset butt...

Page 28: ...plains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective ac tion you may need to take 1 2 Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system s power supply This LED should normally be on...

Page 29: ...companied by an audible alarm A backup power supply module will take the load and keep the system running but the failed module will need to be replaced Refer to Chapter 6 for details on replacing the...

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Page 31: ...er down the operating system first and then unplug the power cords The unit has more than one power supply cord Disconnect both power supply cords before servicing to avoid electrical shock When worki...

Page 32: ...a cooling fan This product may be connected to an IT power system In all cases make sure that the unit is also reliably connected to Earth ground Serverboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of expl...

Page 33: ...PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules o...

Page 34: ...ust be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 7046A HR 7046A HR F is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the system can occur if this practice is not stri...

Page 35: ...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 grou...

Page 36: ...ntil snug if you screw them in too tight you might strip the threads Metal screws provide an electrical contact to the serverboard ground to provide a continuous ground for the system 5 Finish by repl...

Page 37: ...initions Connecting the Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 5 1 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indica...

Page 38: ...7 5 6 4 3 2 13 12 14 18 15 17 19 16 11 10 IO Ports 1 Keyboard Purple 11 USB Port 5 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 12 LAN Port 1 3 COM Port 1 13 LAN Port 2 4 VGA Port 7046A HR F only 14 Side Surround Grey 5 USB Po...

Page 39: ...nd Heatsink When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding re moving or chan...

Page 40: ...f the socket or its pins to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket 4 With the CPU in the socket in spect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it sits level and is properly installed 5 Once the...

Page 41: ...ll four screws Warning We do not recommend removing the CPU or the heatsink However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow these instructions to avoid damaging the CPU or the CPU socke...

Page 42: ...ee Figure 5 4 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to avoid installing incorrectly see Figure 5 3 3 Gently press down on the DIM...

Page 43: ...late the CPU2 DIMM slots CPU2 Branch 0 CPU2 Branch 1 CPU2 Branch 2 3 DIMMs P2 1A P2 2A P2 3A 6 DIMMs P2 1A P2 1B P2 2A P2 2B P2 3A P2 3B 9 DIMMs P2 1A P2 1B P2 1C P2 2A P2 2B P2 2C P2 3A P2 3B P2 3C P...

Page 44: ...ch unused slot Possible System Memory Allocation Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1 MB 3 99 GB Local A...

Page 45: ...Speaker FAN2 FAN6 FAN5 Battery JOH1 JL1 JI2C2 1 JI2C1 JD1 KB MS CD1 USB2 3 4 5 JUSB2 SMBUS1 FAN3 FAN1 P2 DIMM1C P2 DIMM2C P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM1B P2 DIMM3C P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM1A P1 DIMM3...

Page 46: ...BP Audio Header CD_In COM1 COM2 Rear I O Serial Port Front Access Serial Header FAN 1 8 System CPU Fan Headers Fans 7 8 CPU Fans 1 2 Floppy Floppy Drive IDE IDE Drive JD1 PWR LED Speaker Header JF1 C...

Page 47: ...inition 3 Reset 4 Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 Power Signal 2 Ground Processor Power Connector JPW2 and JPW3 must also be con nected to the power supply See the table on th...

Page 48: ...HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 Vcc 14 HD Active NIC2 JLAN2 LED The LED connections for JLAN2 are on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach an LED cable to display network activ ity See the table o...

Page 49: ...e mouse port is above the keyboard port See the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the...

Page 50: ...ort Pin Definitions 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 JD1 header pins 1 3 are for a power LED and pins 4 7 are for the sp...

Page 51: ...PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 5 No connection System Management Bus The System Management Bus head er is designated SMBUS1 on the serverboard Connect the appropriate cable here to use the SMB conne...

Page 52: ...er are also included on the serverboard These headers allow you to use the onboard sound for audio CD playback Connect an audio cable from your CD drive to the CD header that fits your cable s connect...

Page 53: ...2 1 CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS 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...

Page 54: ...the right for jumper settings Watch Dog Jumper JWD1 controls the Watch Dog function Watch Dog is a system moni tor that can reboot the system when a software application hangs Jumping pins 1 2 will ca...

Page 55: ...activity 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 functions associ ated with the connection speed LED LAN Port LED Conne...

Page 56: ...your hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive Floppy Drive Connector The floppy connector is l...

Page 57: ...ard Setup 5 23 SATA Ports There are no jumpers to configure the onboard SATA connectors See the table on the right for pin definitions SATA Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 G...

Page 58: ...packaged with your serverboard Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the righ...

Page 59: ...cial 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 and Password for SuperDo...

Page 60: ...downloaded from our Web Site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download the SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux w...

Page 61: ...portant 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...

Page 62: ...6 2 SuperWorkstation 7046A HR 7046A HR F User s Manual Figure 6 1 Chassis Front View System Reset Main Power 5 25 Drive Bays 3 USB Ports 8 SATA Drive Bays behind locking bezel...

Page 63: ...bling over to the control panel side of the chassis The LEDs on the control panel inform you of system status see Figure 6 2 for details See Chapter 5 for details on JF1 Figure 6 2 Front Control Panel...

Page 64: ...the exhaust fans are hot swap pable and can be replaced without powering down the system Replacing Chassis Cooling Fans 1 First remove the top left chassis cover see Chapter 2 for details on removing...

Page 65: ...from bottom to top or from left to right if rackmounted A bezel covers the drive area but does not need to be removed to access the drives simply swing open the bezel If you wish to remove the bezel...

Page 66: ...ane with any metal objects and make sure no cables touch the backplane or obstruct the airflow holes Figure 6 4 Removing a SATA Drive Carrier SATA Backplane The SATA drives plug into a SATA backplane...

Page 67: ...into the bay and secure it to the chassis with the drive carrier screws you first removed 3 Attach the power and data cables to the drive 4 Replace the top left chassis cover before restoring power t...

Page 68: ...1 Open the chassis cover 2 Disconnect any cables from the storage module to any components in the chassis 3 Push the storage module release lever to unlock the storage module 4 Grasp the external edg...

Page 69: ...le which goes into the chassis 1 Open the chassis cover 2 Locate the drive release tabs 3 Pull the first drive release tab and push the drive tray toward the front of the chassis Repeat this for all t...

Page 70: ...e PWR Fail LED will illuminate and remain on until the failed unit has been replaced Replacement units can be ordered directly from Supermicro see contact information in the Pref ace The hot swap capa...

Page 71: ...w Power Supply 1 Replace the failed module with another power supply module must be the exact same model 2 Push the new power supply unit into the power bay until you hear a click 3 Finish by plugging...

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Page 73: ...nnot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user 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 l...

Page 74: ...l damages arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure 7 2 Main Setup When you first...

Page 75: ...motherboard Speed This item displays the speed of the CPU detected by the BIOS Physical Count This item displays the number of processors installed in your system as detected by the BIOS Logical Coun...

Page 76: ...lows the bootup screen options to be modified between POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST mess...

Page 77: ...e host adaptors will capture Interrupt 19 at boot and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function as bootable disks If this item is set to Disabled the ROM BIOS of the host a...

Page 78: ...d 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 Execute Disable...

Page 79: ...6 or C7 requests to C3 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled DCA Technology This feature accelerates the performance of TOE devices Note A TOE device is a speci...

Page 80: ...ons are Independent Channel Mirror Lockstep and Sparing Independent All DIMMs are available to the operating system Channel Mirror The motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in memory...

Page 81: ...yboard to change this value Inlet Temperature This is the temperature detected at the chassis inlet Each step is in 0 5o C increment The default is 070 Press or on your keyboard to change this value T...

Page 82: ...or sharing the resources of a PCI Express PCIe device under a virtual environment The options are Disabled and Enabled NUMA Support Select Enabled to use the feature of Non Uniform Memory Access to im...

Page 83: ...2 The default setting for Floppy A is 1 44MB 3 1 2 and for Floppy B is Disabled SATA 1 Configuration If Compatible is selected it sets SATA 1 to legacy compatibility mode while se lecting Enhanced set...

Page 84: ...addressing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block Mode boosts the...

Page 85: ...mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select MWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MBs Select MWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA...

Page 86: ...ug Play devices This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug Play Select No to allow the AMI BIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This feat...

Page 87: ...3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options for Serial Port1 are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 The options for Serial Po...

Page 88: ...rget terminal type for Console Redirec tion The options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support A terminal keyboard definition that provides a way to send commands from a remote console A...

Page 89: ...he BIOS Low This level is considered as the normal operating state The CPU temperature is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the B...

Page 90: ...mply seeing a temperature reading i e 25o C The information provided above is for your reference only For more information on thermal management please refer to Intel s Web site at www Intel com Syste...

Page 91: ...tions are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Aware O S Enable ACPI support if it is supported by the OS to control ACPI through the Operat ing System Otherwise disable this feature The options are Yes and No S...

Page 92: ...this feature to Set or Clear the TPM device The options are Set Clear and Don t Change TPM Owner Use this feature to Install or Clear the TPM ownership The options are Don t Change Enable Install Disa...

Page 93: ...s of BMC System Events To view an event select an Entry Number and pressing Enter to display the information as shown in the screen Total Number of Entries SEL Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Ty...

Page 94: ...items are assigned IP addresses automatically if DHCP is selected under IP Address Source above IP Address Enter the IP address for this machine This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e...

Page 95: ...are Enabled and Dis abled Event Message for PEF Action Available if the item PEF Support is enabled This enables of disables Event Messages for PEF action Refer to Table 24 6 of the IPMI 1 5 Specifica...

Page 96: ...cates if a Supervisor password has been entered for the system Not Installed means a Supervisor password has not been used User Password This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the...

Page 97: ...nstalled This item allows you to clear a user password after it has been entered Password Check Available when a password is installed This item forces the system to prompt for a password only when en...

Page 98: ...available hard disk drives The settings are Disabled and a list of all hard disk drives that have been detected i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive etc 1st Drive SATA XXXXXXXXX XRemovable Drives This fe...

Page 99: ...nd reboot the computer Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Op...

Page 100: ...ization and complete the bootup process Notes BIOS Recovery described below is used when the main BIOS block crashes However when the BIOS Boot sector crashes you will need to send the motherboard bac...

Page 101: ...Sector Recovery you will need to meet the following requirements The Target system the system that needs BIOS updates must have a serial port and Serial Flash support embedded in the BIOS image file...

Page 102: ...that remote flashing is starting and the new BIOS file is being uploaded 7 To use Hyper Terminal to transfer the XModem protocol by using the Send File dialog under the Transfer menu follow the instr...

Page 103: ...ommunications program that supports VT 100 and XModem protocols including protocols designed for GNU LINUX BSD operating systems such as minicom It is recommended that the terminal program be configur...

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Page 105: ...r occurs you should consult with your system manufac turer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list corres...

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Page 107: ...4 Insert the driver diskette ITE RAID Windows XP 2003 2008 Vista Driver for IDE into Drive A and press the Enter key 5 When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s...

Page 108: ...ith the OS installation The Windows OS Setup screen will display 3 From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The Windows OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue...

Page 109: ...SDRAM Note Interleaved memory requires memory must be installed four modules at a time See Section 5 6 for details SATA Controller Intel on chip ICH10R controller for 6 port 3 Gb s SATA RAID 0 1 10 a...

Page 110: ...e 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Non operating Temperature 40 to 70 C 40 to 158 F Operating Relative Humidity 20 to 95 non condensing Non operating Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Regulatory Complianc...

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Page 112: ...e to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro dis claims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell...