Supermicro 6015W-NT manuel d'utilisation

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iii Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It pro- vides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 6015W-UR/6015W - U/6015W-NTR/6015W -NT . Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only . The SuperServer 6015W-UR/6015W -U/6[...]

S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual iv Chapter 4: System Safety Y ou should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SuperServer 6015W-UR/6015W -U/6015W-NTR/6015W -NT . Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard S[...]

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vi S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual T able of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1 1-2 Serverboard Features .....................................................................................[...]

vii T able of Contents Installing the Server into a T elco Rack ........................................................... 2-7 2-5 Checking the Serverboard Setup .................................................................... 2-8 2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup ........................................................................ 2-9 Chap[...]

viii S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 5-1 1 Floppy , IDE and SA T A Drive Connections .................................................... 5-22 5-12 Installing Drivers ............................................................................................ 5-24 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6-1 Static-S[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview The SuperServer 6015W-UR/6015W -U/6015W-NTR/6015W -NT is a high-end serv- er comprised of two main subsystems: the SC815TQ-R650U (6015W-UR/6015W - NTR)/SC815TQ-560U (6015W-U/6015W -NT) 1U server chassis and the X7DWU dual processor serverboard. Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems tha[...]

1-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 1-2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 6015W-UR/6015W -U/6015W-NTR/6015W -NT lies the X7DWU, a dual processor serverboard based on Intel's 5400 chipset. Below are the main features of the X7DWU (see Figure 1-1 for a block diagram of the chipset). Proc[...]

1-3 Chapter 1: Introduction include one COM port, a VGA (monitor) port, two USB 2.0 ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports and two gigabit Ethernet ports. A TI Graphics Controller The X7DWU features an integrated A TI video controller based on the ES1000 graph- ics chip. The ES1000 was designed specifi cally for servers, featuring low power consumpt[...]

1-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 6015W-NTR/6015W -NT : A riser card on the right side of the chassis can support one PCI-E x8 card. The left side supports two PCI-E x8 cards. See section 5-6 for details. (Right and left refer to the side when viewed from the front of the system. The 6015W-NTR/6015W -NT doe[...]

1-5 Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-1. Intel 5400 Chipset: System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see Chapter 5 for details. ESB2 Intel 5400 CP U2 CP U1 1600 / 1333 / 1067 F SB Gb LAN Port s DDR2 - 8 0 0 / 6 6 7 / 5 3 3 F B D AT A100 U SB 2. 0 AT I Ra g e X L W inbond W 83627 H F Super I / O PS/ 2 Ky bd/ M ous e F loppy[...]

1-6 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 1-4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer , Inc. 980 Rock A ve. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. T el: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (T echnical Support) Web Site: ww[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2-1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 6015W- UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT up and running. Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have the system operational within a minimum amount of time. This quick setup assumes [...]

2-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual ! ! W arnings and Precautions! Choosing a Setup Location Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door completely (~25 inches) and approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for suffi cient airfl ow and ease in[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-3 Allow the hot plug SA T A drives and power supply modules to cool before touch- ing them. Always keep the rack's front door and all panels and components on the servers closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling. Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating T emperature If installed in a closed or[...]

2-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 2-4 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the 6015W-UR/6015W -U/6015W- NTR/6015W-NT into a rack unit with the rack rails provided. If the system has already been mounted into a rack, you can skip ahead to Sections 2-5 and 2-6. The[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-5 Installing the Outer Rails Begin by measuring the distance from the front rail to the rear rail of the rack. Attach a short bracket to the front side of the right outer rail and a long bracket to the rear side of the right outer rail. Adjust both the short and long brackets to the proper distance so that the rail [...]

2-6 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Figure 2-3. Installing the Server into a Rack Installing the Server into the Rack Y ou should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit. The next step is to install the server into the rack. Do this by lining up the rear of the chassis rails with the fro[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-7 Figure 2-4. Installing the Server into a T elco Rack Installing the Server into a T elco Rack T o install the 6015W-UR/6015W -U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT into a T elco type rack, use two L-shaped brackets on either side of the chassis (four total). First, determine how far follow the server will extend out the front of t[...]

2-8 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 2-5 Checking the Serverboard Setup After you install the 6015W-UR/6015W -U/6015W-NTR/6015W -NT in the rack, you will need to open the top cover to make sure the serverboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made. Accessing the Inside of the System Firs[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-9 Figure 2-5. Accessing the Inside of the System 2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next, you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SA T A drives and SA T A backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been made. Checking the Drives All drives are accessable from the front of the s[...]

2-10 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Checking the Airfl ow Airfl ow is provided by four sets of 4-cm fans (each set of fans consists of two fans that are mounted back to back). The system component layout was carefully designed to direct suffi cient cooling airfl ow to the components that generate the mos[...]

Chapter 3: System Interface 3-1 Chapter 3 System Interface 3-1 Overview There are several LEDs on the control panel as well as others on the SA T A drive carriers to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system as well as the activity and health of specifi c components. There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel an[...]

3-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Power The main power button is used to apply or remove power from the power supply to the server system. T urning of f system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system. 3-3 Control Panel LEDs The c o ntro l pane l loc ate d[...]

Chapter 3: System Interface 3-3 NIC2 Indicates network activity on LAN2 when fl ashing. 2 1 NIC1 Indicates network activity on LAN1 when fl ashing. HDD Indicates IDE channel activity . On the SuperServer 6015W-UR/6015W -U/6015W- NTR/6015W-NT , this light indicates SA T A and/or DVD-ROM drive activity when fl ashing. Power Indicates power is bein[...]

3-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 3-4 SA T A Drive Carrier LEDs Each Serial A T A drive carrier has two LEDs. Green: When illuminated, the green LED on the front of the SA T A drive carrier indicates drive activity . A connection to the SA T A backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particu[...]

Chapter 4: System Safety 4-1 Chapter 4 System Safety 4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions ! Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperServer 6015W-UR/6015W -U/6015W-NTR/6015W -NT from damage: Be aware of the locations of the power on/off switch on the chassis as well as the room's emergency [...]

4-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 4-2 General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety: Keep the area around the system clean and free of clutter . The 6015W-UR/6015W -U/6015W-NTR/6015W -NT weighs approximately 43/41 lbs (19.5/18.6 kg) when fully loaded. When lifting the system, two pe[...]

Chapter 4: System Safety 4-3 4-3 ESD Precautions 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 com ponents and printed circuit boards. The following measures are generally [...]

4-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 4-4 Operating Precautions Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 6015W- UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT is operating to assure proper cooling. Out of warranty damage to the system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed. ! Figure[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-1 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install proces sors and heatsinks to the X7DWU s er ver bo ard, c onn ec t the d ata a nd powe r c able s and i nst all ad d- on cards. A ll serverb oard jumpers and connections are descr ibed and a layout and qui ck re feren ce [...]

5-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual IMPORT AN T! Alwa y s co nn ect th e p ow er cor d l as t a nd re mo v e i t fi rst be fo re ad d- ing, remo ving or changing an y hardware co mponents. Mak e sure that you install th e pro ce ss or into t he C PU so cket before you in sta ll the h eats ink and f an. Th e [...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-3 Socket key CPU installed in socket PnP cap released from load plate Use your thumb and index fi nger to hold the CPU at opposite sides. Align pin1 of the CPU (the corner marked with a triangle) with the notched corner of the CPU socket. Find the corner of the CPU that has a semi-circle cutout below a gold [...]

5-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual War n in g ! 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. ! Installing the Heatsink Do not apply any thermal grease to th[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-5 5-3 Connecting Cables Now that the processors are installed, the next step is to connect the cables to the serverboard. These include the data (ribbon) cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables. Connecting Data Cables Th e ca b l es u s ed t o t ra n s fe r d a ta f ro m th e p er i [...]

5-6 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Figure 5-1. Front Control Panel Header Pins (JF1) 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 b[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-7 5-5 Installing Memory Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules. CAUT IO N Exercise e x treme care when installing or removing DI MM modules to p reve nt an y possibl e damage . Also not e that the memory is in ter - leave d to im pr ove per fo r manc e (se e ste p 1 ) . Installing [...]

5-8 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual T op V iew of DDR2 FBD Slot Figure 5-3. Installing DIMM into Slot T o Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the bottom notch. T o Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-9 5-6 Adding PCI Cards PCI Expansion Slots T wo riser cards are used to support add-on cards to the system. The SC815TQ- R650U/SC815TQ-560U chassis can accommodate one standard size (full height full length) and one low profi le PCI expansion card. When viewed from the chassis front, the standard size card i[...]

5-10 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Figure 5-4. SUPER X7DWU Layout (not drawn to scale) 5-7 Serverboard Details Notes: Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only . Kybd/ Mouse USB0/1 COM1 CPU 1 CPU 2 VGA Battery LAN1 LAN2 UIOP PCI-Express x8 PCI-Express x8 SXB1: PCI-E x16 DIMM 4B JPW3 JPW1 North Bridge 540[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-1 1 X7DWU Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 5-9) JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 I2C En/Disable SMB to PCI Slots Open (Disabled) JP1 Power Force On Normal (Off) JP2 Memory V oltage Select Auto (Pins 1-2) JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPL1 LAN1/2 Enable/Disable Pins 1[...]

5-12 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 5-8 Connector Defi nitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions. A TX Power Connector The primary A TX power supply con- nector meets the SSI (Superset A TX) 20-pin specifi cation. M[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-13 NIC1 LED The NIC1 (Network Interface Control- ler) LED connection is located on pins 1 1 and 12 of JF1. Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display network activity . Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions. NIC2 LED The NIC2 (Network Interface Control- ler) LED connection is located on pins 9 and 1[...]

5-14 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 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 defi nitions. Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Mo-[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-15 Fan Headers The X7DWU has eight headers, des- ignated Fan1 through Fan8. F AN7 and F AN8 are for the CPU heatsinks. These 4-pin fan headers are for Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) fans and their speed is controlled via Thermal Management with a BIOS setting. See the tables on the right for pin defi nitions. S[...]

5-16 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual A TX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The A TX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2 mouse ports are located beside the USB ports. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Power LED/Speaker On the JD1 header , pins 1-3 are for a power LED, pins 4-7 are for the speaker . Se[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-17 W ake-On-Ring The W ake-On-Ring header is des- ignated JWOR. This function allows your computer to receive and "wake- up" by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Y ou must have a WOR card and cable to use this feature. SMB The Syst[...]

5-18 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 5-9 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers T o modify the operation of the serverboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector . Pin 1 is identifi ed with a square solder pad [...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-19 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. T o Clear CMOS First power down the system and unplug the power cord(s). With the power disconnected, short the CMOS pads wit[...]

5-20 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual W atch Dog Enable/Disable JWD controls the W atch Dog func- tion. W atch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software application is “hung up”. Pins 1-2 will cause WD to reset the system if an application is hung up. Pins 2-3 will generate a non-m[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-21 5-10 Onboard Indicators LAN1/LAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports (located beside the VGA port) have two LEDs. On each Gigabit 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 as[...]

5-22 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 5-1 1 Floppy , IDE and SA T A Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the fl oppy and hard disk drive cables: The fl oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires. A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. A single fl oppy disk drive [...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-23 IDE Connector There are no jumpers to con- fi gure the onboard IDE#1 con- nector . See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. IDE Drive Connector Pin Defi nitions (IDE#1) Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5[...]

5-24 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 5-12 Installing Drivers After all the hardware and operating system have been installed, you need to install certain drivers. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your serverboard. After inserting this CD into your CD-ROM driv[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-1 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform mainte- nance on the SC815TQ-R650U/SC815TQ-560U chassis. For component installa- tion, follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encountered. If some steps are unnecessary , [...]

6-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Figure 6-1. Chassis: Front and Rear Views System Reset 6-2 Control Panel The control panel (located on the front of the chassis) must be connected to the JF1 connector on the serverboard to provide you with system status indications. These wires have been bundled together a[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-3 6-3 System Fans Four 4-cm heavy duty counter-rotating fans provide the cooling for the SuperServer 6015W-UR/6015W -U/6015W-NTR/6015W -NT . Each fan unit is actually made up of two fans joined back-to-back, which rotate in opposite directions. This counter-rotat- ing action generates exceptional airfl ow and wo[...]

6-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Figure 6-2. System Cooling Fans 6-4 Drive Bay Installation/Removal Removing the Front Bezel If your system has a front bezel (optional) attached to the chassis, you must fi rst remove it to gain access to the drive bays. T o remove the bezel, fi rst unlock the front of th[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-5 Accessing the Drive Bays SA T A Drives: Because of their hotswap capability , you do not need to access the inside of the chassis or power down the system to install or replace SA T A drives. Proceed to the next section for instructions. DVD-ROM/Floppy Disk Drives: For installing/removing a DVD-ROM or fl oppy [...]

6-6 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual SA T A Drive Installation The SA T A drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis. These carriers also help promote proper airfl ow for the drive bays. For this reason, even empty carriers without drives installed must re[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-7 Installing/Removing a SA T A Drive T o remove a carrier , push the release button located beside the drive LEDs. Swing the colored handle fully out and use it to pull the unit straight out (see Figure 6-5). Note: Y our operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot-plug ca- pability of the SA T A dri[...]

6-8 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual DVD-ROM and Floppy Drive Installation The top cover of the chassis must be opened to gain full access to the DVD-ROM and fl oppy drive bays. The 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT accomo- dates only slim-line DVD-ROM drives. Side mounting brackets are needed to mount a [...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-9 connects to drive A, and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B. 6-5 Power Supply 6015W -UR/6015W-NTR The SuperServer 6015W-UR/6015W -NTR has a 650 watt redundant power supply confi guration consisting of two hot-swap power modules. The power supply modules have an auto-switc[...]

6-10 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Simply push the new power supply module into the power bay until you hear a click. Finish by plugging the AC power cord back into the module. 6015W -U/6015W-NT The SuperServer 6015W-U/6015W -NT has a single 560 watt power supply , which is auto-switching capable. This enab[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-1 1 Figure 6-6. Removing/Replacing the Power Supply[...]

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Chapter 7: BIOS 7-1 Chapter 7 BIOS 7-1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DWU. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a fl ash chip and can be easily upgraded using a fl oppy disk-based program. Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be reco[...]

7-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 7-2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted . The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the ap- propriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described in this section, although the scree[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-3 Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Features System Time T o set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate fi elds. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data. System Date Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year fi elds, and enter the correct data. Press the <Enter> ke[...]

7-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual  IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave and Secondary IDE Master/ Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave and Secondary IDE Master/Slave slots. Press <Enter> to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these [...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-5 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 T otal Sectors: This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format. Maximum Capacity: This item displays the ma[...]

7-6 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Parallel A T A This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel A T A. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Serial A T A This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial A T A. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Native M[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-7 7-4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display .  Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. QuickBoot Mode If enabled, this feature will speed up the POST (Power On Self T est) routine by skipping cer[...]

7-8 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI (Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface) power management on your system. The options are Y es and No. Power Button Behavior If set to Instant-Off, the system will power of f immediately as soon as the [...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-9  Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write (cache) 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[...]

7-10 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 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 W rite Protect to prevent data from being written into the system memory area above 1MB. Select Write Back to allo[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-1 1 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 [...]

7-12 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual  Intel VT for Directed I/O Select Enabled to bring up the following Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT -d) confi guration submenu. The options are Enabled and Disabled. VT -d for Port 0 (ESI)/VT -d for Port 1/VT -d for Port 5/VT -d for Port 9/VT -d for DMI Port Select Enabl[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-13 Enhanced x8 Detection Select Enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection. The options are Disabled and Enabled . Demand Scrubbing Scrubbing is a process that allows the North Bridge to correct correctable memory errors found on an FBD memory module. When the CPU or I/O issues a demand read command, and the read data f[...]

7-14 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Snoop Filter Select Enabled to eliminate snoop traffi c to the graphics port to greatly improve system performance when running graphics intensive applications. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Crystal Beach Features This feature was designed to implement Intel'[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-15 regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold. C1/C2 Enhanced Mode (A vailable when supported by the CPU) Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State (C1) and Stop Clock State (C2) to lower CPU voltage/frequency to prevent overheat. The options are Enabled and Disabled . No[...]

7-16 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual DCA Delay Clocks (A vailable if supported by the CPU) This feature allows the user to set the clock delay setting from snoop to prefetch for Direct Cache Access. Select a setting from 8 (bus cycles) to 120 (bus cycles) (in 8-cycle increment). The default setting is 32 (bus[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-17 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. Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for serial port A. The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 . Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the fl[...]

7-18 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual  Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to: Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B. This setting can also be Disabled . BAUD Rate This item al[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-19 Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans. The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative. When the CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase, and vice versa. If the option is set to 3-pin fan, the fan speed is controlled[...]

7-20 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual IPMI Specifi cation V ersion : This item displays the current IPMI V ersion. Firmware V ersion : This item displays the current Firmware V ersion. System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging. When this function is set to Disabled, the system will cont[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-21  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 included are shown in the screen shot below .  Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures, fan speeds and the voltages of [...]

7-22 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 7-5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Security BIOS set[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-23 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. Password on Boot This setting allows you to determine if a passwor[...]

7-24 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 7-6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specifi c Help window . All Boot BIOS settings are described in thi[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-25 7-7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section. Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you've made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility . Exit Discar[...]

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A-1 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power-On Self-T est (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a problem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The fol- lowing is a list of such BIOS messages. Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not confi gured properly . Check to s[...]

A-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual System CMOS checksum bad - Default confi guration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modifi ed incorrectly , perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS. The BIOS installed Default Setup V alues. If you do not want these values, enter Setup and [...]

A-3 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages System cache error - Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache. On older boards, check the cache jumpers. Y ou may have to replace the cache. See your dealer . A disabled cache slows system performance considerably . CPU ID: CPU socket number for Multi-Processor error . EISA CMOS not writeable Se[...]

A-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n (0-3) identifi ed. Invalid System Confi guration Data Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data. I/O device IRQ confl ict I/O device IRQ confl ict error . PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen: PS/2 Mouse installed. nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the [...]

A-5 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup, <F3> for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1> to start the boot process or <F2> to enter Setup and change the settings. Press <F3> to display the previous screen (usually an initialization error of an Option ROM [...]

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Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-1 POST Code Description 01h IPMI Initialization 02h V erify 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 fl ag 0Ah Initialize CPU registers 0Bh Enable [...]

B-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual POST Code Description 16h 1-2-2-3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1-3-1-1 T est DRAM refresh 22h 1-3-1-3 T est 8742 Keyboard C[...]

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-3 POST Code Description 5Ch T est RAM between 512 and 640 kB 60h T est extended memory 62h T est extended memory address lines 64h Jump to UserPatch1 66h Confi gure advanced cache registers 67h Initialize Multi Processor APIC 68h Enable external and CPU caches 69h Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area 6Ah Display ex[...]

B-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT 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 Determine number of A T A and SCSI drives A0h Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate[...]

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-5 POST Code Description 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 The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description E0h Initialize the chipset E1h Initialize the bridge E2h Init[...]

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C-1 Appendix C: System Specifi cations Appendix C System Specifi cations P r o c e s s o r s Single or d ual Intel ® Xe o n ® 5400/5300L V/5200/5100L V S equ enc e pro c ess or s at a fr ont si de (system) bu s spe ed of 1600/1333/1066 M Hz. No te : Pl e as e r ef er t o ou r w eb s it e fo r a c om p le te l i st in g of s up p or t ed p ro c [...]

C-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015W -UR/6015W-U/6015W -NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Expansion Slots (see Section 5-6 for details) 6015W-UR/ 6 01 5 W- U : Right side: one PCI-E x8 card (maximum length of 5.5") Left side: a UIO card and one PCI-E x8 card 6015W-NTR/ 6 01 5 W- N T : Right side: one PCI-E x8 card (maximum length of 5.5") Left side: tw[...]

C-3 Appendix C: System Specifi cations Operating Environment Operating T emperature: 10º to 35º C (50º to 95º F) Non-operating T emperature: -40º to 70º C (-40º to 158º F) Operating Relative Humidity: 8% to 90% (non-condensing) Non-operating Relative Humidity: 5 to 95% (non-condensing) Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions: FCC C[...]

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