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Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It provides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 6012P-6. Installation and maintainance should be performed by experienced technicians only. The SuperServer 6012P-6 is a high-end, dual Xeon processor 1U rackmount server ba[...]

S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual iv Chapter 4: System Safety You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SuperServer 6012P-6. Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the P4DPR-6GM+ motherboard[...]

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S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual vi Table of Contents Preface About This Manual ....................................................................................................... i i i Manual Organization .................................................................................................... i i i Chapter 1: Introduction to the Super[...]

H D D ............................................................................................................ 3 - 3 Power ......................................................................................................... 3 - 3 3 - 4 SCSI Drive Carrier LEDs .................................................................................[...]

S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual viii LAN 1/2 (Ethernet Ports) ......................................................................... 5-15 Wake-On-LAN ............................................................................................ 5-16 Wake-On-Ring ........................................................................................[...]

Table of Contents ix Chapter 7: BIOS 7 - 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 7 - 1 7 - 2 Running Setup .................................................................................................. 7 - 2 7 - 3 Main BIOS Setup .....................................[...]

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Chapter 1 Introduction to the SuperServer 6012P-6 1 - 1 Overview The Supermicro SuperServer 6012P-6 is a high-end dual processor, 1U rackmount server that features some of the most advanced technology currently available. The SuperServer 6012P-6 is comprised of two main subsystems: the SC812S 1U rackmount chassis and the P4DPR-6GM+ dual Xeon proces[...]

S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual 1-2 ! Rackmount hardware (with screws): Two (2) rack rail assemblies Six (6) brackets for mounting the rack rails to a rack/telco rack ! One (1) CD-ROM containing drivers and utilities: Intel LANDesk Client Manager ATI Rage XL 8MB PCI graphics controller driver LAN driver SCSI driver ! SuperServer 6012P-6 User's M[...]

1-3 Chapter 1: Introduction Processors The P4DPR-6GM+ supports single or dual Intel Xeon 512K L2 cache processors of up to 3 GHz at a 400 MHz FSB. Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors (http:// www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm). Memory The P4DPR-6GM+ has 4 184-pin, 25 degree DIMM slots [...]

S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual 1-4 Onboard Controllers/Ports The P4DPR-6GM+ includes one floppy drive controller and two onboard IDE controllers, which support up to four hard drives or ATAPI devices. Backpanel I/O ports include one COM port, two USB ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports, a video (monitor) port, an external SCSI port, one Intel 82550[...]

1-5 Chapter 1: Introduction 1- 3 Server Chassis Features The SC812S is Supermicro's second-generation 1U chassis and features three hard drive bays, two front side USB ports and a revolutionary cooling design that can keep today's most powerful processors running well below their temperature thresholds. The following is a general outline [...]

S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual 1-6 Cooling System The SC812S chassis' revolutionary cooling design has been optimized to provide sufficient cooling for dual Xeon configurations. The SC812S includes two heavy duty 10-cm blower fans located in the middle of the chassis. These fans operate continuously at full rpm. If they break down, the ambient [...]

1-7 Chapter 1: Introduction 1-4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: + 1 (408) 503-8008 E-mail: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web site: www.supermicro.com European Office Address: SuperMicr[...]

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Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2-1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 6012P-6 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 that your SuperServer 6012P-6 [...]

2-2 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual Choosing a Setup Location: - Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door completely (~25 inches). - Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing. Rack Precautions: - Ensure that the leveling jacks on the[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-3 2-4 Installing the SuperServer 6012P-6 into a Rack This section provides information on installing the SuperServer 6012P-6 into a rack unit. If the 6012P-6 has already been mounted into a rack, you can skip ahead to Sections 2-5 and 2-6. There are a variety of rack units on the market, which may mean the assembly [...]

2-4 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual Installing the Chassis Rails: Position the fixed chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the 6012P-6 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 2-2). Repeat this procedure for the other rail [...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-5 Figure 2-3. Installing the Server into a Rack Installing the Server into the Rack: You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit. The next step is to install the server into the rack. Do this by lining up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails. Slide the chassis r[...]

2-6 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual Figure 2-4. Installing the Server into a Telco Rack Installing the Server into a Telco Rack: If you are installing the SuperServer 6012P-6 into a Telco type rack, follow the directions given on the previous pages for rack installation. The only difference in the installation procedure will be the positioning of the[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-7 2- 5 Checking the Motherboard Setup After you install the 6012P-6 in the rack, you will need to open the unit to make sure the motherboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made. 1 . Accessing the inside of the 6012P-6 (see Figure 2-5): First, release the retention screws that secure the unit[...]

2-8 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual Figure 2-5. Accessing the Inside of the SuperServer 6012P-6 6 . Check all cable connections and airflow: Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the chassis airflow. See Chapter 5 for details on cable connec- tions. Also, check the air seals for damage. The air seals are located [...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-9 2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next, you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SCSI drives and SCA backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been made. 1 . Accessing the drive bays: All drives are accessable from the front of the server. For servicing the CD-ROM and floppy[...]

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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 SCSI drive carriers to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system as well as the activity and health of specific components. There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel and [...]

SUPERSERVER 6012P-6 User's Manual 3-2 ! POWER: This is the main power button, which is used to apply or turn off the main system power. Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system. 3 -3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the SC812-SP chassis has five [...]

Chapter 3: System Interface 3-3 ! NIC1: Indicates network activity on LAN1 when flashing. ! HDD: Indicates IDE channel activity. On the SuperServer 6012P-6, this LED indicates CD-ROM drive activity when flashing. ! Power: Indicates power is being supplied to the system's power supply units. This LED should normally be illuminated when the syst[...]

SUPERSERVER 6012P-6 User's Manual 3-4 3 - 5 Motherboard LEDs There are several LEDs on the motherboard. LE1, located near the CPU1 chassis fan connector, indicates that system power is present on the motherboard when illuminated. DA3 and DA4 are located near the AIC-7899 SCSI controller chip. These LEDs indicate activity on each of the SCSI ch[...]

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 6012P-6 from damage: ! Be aware of the locations of the power on/off switch on the chassis as well as the room's emergency power-off switch, disconnec[...]

S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual 4-2 4- 2 General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety: ! Keep the area around the SuperServer 6012P-6 clean and free of clutter. ! The SuperServer 6012P-6 weighs approximately 30 lbs (13.6 kg) when fully loaded. When lifting the system, two people at either end should lift slowly with their fe[...]

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 components and printed circuit boards. The following measures are generally s[...]

S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual 4-4 4- 4 Operating Precautions Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 6012P-6 is operating to assure proper cooling. Out of warranty damage to the 6012P-6 system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed. ![...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-1 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install processors and heatsinks to the P4DPR-6GM+ motherboard, connect the data and power cables and install add- on cards. All motherboard jumpers and connections are also described. A layout and quick reference chart are also [...]

5-2 S UPERSERVER 6012P-6 User’s Manual IMPORTANT: Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the heatsink. The P4DPR-6GM+ can support either one or two Xeon 512K L2 cache processors of up to 3 G[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-3 4. Apply the proper amount of thermal compound to the CPU die and place the heatsink on top of the CPU. Make sure the heatsink sits completely flat on the CPU. If it's not completely flat, the space between the two will degrade the heat dissipation function of the heatsink, which may cause the processo[...]

5-4 S UPERSERVER 6012P-6 User’s Manual Figure 5-2. Heatsink Installation[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-5 5-3 Connecting Cables Now that the processors are installed, the next step is to connect the cables to the board. These include the data (ribbon) cables for the periph- erals and control panel and the power cables. Connecting Data Cables The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices ha[...]

5-6 S UPERSERVER 6012P-6 User’s Manual Figure 5-3. P4DPR-6GM+ Front Control Panel Header Pins P ow er B utton O verheat LED 1 NI C1 LE D Rese t Butt on 2 P o w er F a il Bu tto n NI C2 LE D HDD LED Power LED Reset Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X NMI G round X Connecting the Control Panel JF2 contains header pins for various fron[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-7 5-4 I/O Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification. See Figure 5-4 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Figure 5-4. P4DPR-6GM+ Rear Panel I/O Ports 5-5 Installin g Memory Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules: http://w[...]

5-8 S UPERSERVER 6012P-6 User’s Manual Figure 5-5b. Top View of DIMM Slot Figure 5-5a. Side View of DIMM Installation into Slot To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the bottom notch. To Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot. 4. When[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-9 5-6 Adding PCI Cards 1 . PCI slots: The P4DPR-6GM+ has one 64-bit 133 MHz PCI-X slot for a full-length (standard) PCI card and one slim 64-bit 66 MHz PCI slot. The 64-bit 133 MHz PCI-X slot should have a butterfly riser card installed, which can accept one standard sized PCI card and one low profile PCI car[...]

5-10 S UPERSERVER 6012P-6 User’s Manual Figure 5-7. SUPER P4DPR-6GM+ Layout (not drawn to scale) ATX POWER CPU1 CPU2 J15 DIMM #1A JP8 JF2 CPU1 Chassis FAN DIMM #1B DIMM #2B DIMM #2A BANK 1 BANK 2 Mouse J28 Keyboard J29 USB0/1 COM1 LAN2 VGA LAN1 MCH Rage XL ICH3 Ultra III LVD/SE ChB AIC-7899 CHS FAN3 P64H2 BATTERY COM2 BIOS Speaker SCSI RAID IPMI [...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-11 P4DPR-6GM+ Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear Pins 1-2 (Normal) J D 1 Speaker Enable (Pins 6-7) Closed (Enabled) JPA1/JPA2 SCSI Channel A/B Termination Open (Terminated) JP3/JD4 LAN1/LAN2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) J P4 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JP10-JP15 [...]

5-12 S UPERSERVER 6012P-6 User’s Manual 5- 8 Connector Definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is lo- cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF2. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions. Pin Number 15 16 De fin itio n Vcc Contr ol PWR_LED Pi n De fi ni ti ons (JF2 ) HDD LED The HDD (IDE Hard Disk Drive) LED connection is located on pins 13[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-13 Overheat LED (OH) Connect an LED to the OH connec- tion on pins 7 and 8 of JF2 to pro- vide advanced warning of chassis overheating. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions. Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo- cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF2. At- tach it to the hardware reset switch on[...]

5-14 S UPERSERVER 6012P-6 User’s Manual Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers (FPUSB0/1) The Front Panel USB0/USB1 head- ers are located at JD2. These are separate from the ports on the I/O panel. You will need a USB cable (not included) to use either con- nection. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions. Power Button The Power Button co[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-15 ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2 mouse are located on J29. See the table on the right for pin definitions. (The mouse port is above the keyboard port. See Fig- ure 2-3.) PS/ 2 K eyboar d and Mo use Port Pin D efinitio ns (J29) Pi n Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 D efi nitio n D[...]

5-16 S UPERSERVER 6012P-6 User’s Manual Pin Number 1 2 3 De fin itio n +5V St andby Ground Wa k e - u p Wake-O n- L AN Pin De finitions (W O L ) Wake-On-LAN The Wake-On-LAN header is des- ignated as WOL. See the table on the right for pin definitions. You must enable the LAN Wake-Up set- ting in BIOS to use this feature. You must also have a LAN [...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-17 CMOS Clear Refer to the table on the right for the JBT1 jumper settings to clear CMOS. Always remove the AC power cord from the system be- fore clearing CMOS. Note: For an ATX power supply, you must completely shut down the system, remove the AC power cord and then use JBT1 to clear CMOS. Replace JBT1 back[...]

5-18 S UPERSERVER 6012P-6 User’s Manual Chassis/Overheat Fan Select JP33 allows you to select to use ei- ther the CPU fan or the Chassis fan. The default position is open to select the CPU fan. The CPU Chas- sis fan is intended for use with Supermicro chassis. See the table on the right for jumper settings. Jumper Posit ion Open Closed De fin iti[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-19 SCSI Enable/Disable The SCSI Termination jumper at JP22 allows you to enable or dis- able the onboard SCSI controller. The normal (default) position is on pins 1-2 to enable SCSI termina- tion. See the table on the right for jumper settings. Jumper Posit ion Pins 1- 2 Pins 2- 3 De fin itio n Enabled Dis ab[...]

5-20 S UPERSERVER 6012P-6 User’s Manual PCI-X Bus Speed Settings Jumpers JP10 through JP15 are used to set the speed for the PCI-X buses. See the tables on the right for the jumper settings to select the speed for each slot. Thermal Fan Enable/Disable JP38 allows you to enable or disable the thermal fan. When enabled, the fan will operate continu[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-21 5-11 Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables: • The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires. • A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. • A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires a[...]

5-22 S UPERSERVER 6012P-6 User’s Manual Signal Names +DB(1 2) +DB(1 3) +DB(1 4) +DB(1 5) +DB(P 1) +DB(0 ) +DB(1 ) +DB(2 ) +DB(3 ) +DB(4 ) +DB(5 ) +DB(6 ) +DB(7 ) +DB(P ) GROUND DI FFSENS TERMPW R TERMPW R RESERV ED GROUND +ATN GROUND +BSY +ACK +RST +MSG +SEL +C/D +REQ +I/O +DB(8 ) +DB(9 ) +DB(1 0) +DB(1 1) Connector Contact Numbe r 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-23 5-12 Installing Software Drivers After all the hardware has been installed you must install the software drivers. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard. After inserting this CD into your CD-ROM drive, the display shown in Figure 5-8 should appe[...]

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Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-1 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform maintenance on the SC812S chassis. For component installation, follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encoun- tered. If some steps are unnecessary, skip ahead to the next [...]

6-2 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 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 JF2 connector on the motherboard to provide you with system status indications. A ribbon cable has bundled these wires together to simplify the connection. Connec[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-3 6-3 System Fans Two 10-cm blower fans provide all the cooling needed for the SuperServer 6012P-6. It is very important that the chassis top cover is properly installed and making a good seal in order for the cooling air to circulate properly through the chassis and cool the components. See Figure 6-2. System Fa[...]

6-4 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual Figure 6-2. System Cooling Fans 6-4 Drive Bay Installation/Removal Accessing the Drive Bays SCSI Drives: You do not need to access the inside of the chassis to replace or swap SCSI drives. Proceed to the next step for instructions. Note: You must use standard 1" high, 80-pin SCA SCSI drives in the SuperServer [...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-5 SCSI Drive Installation 1 . Mounting a SCSI drive in a drive carrier: The SCSI drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis. These carriers also help promote proper airflow for the SCSI drive bays. For this reason, even empty carriers without SCSI drives insta[...]

6-6 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual Figure 6-4. Removing SCSI Drives 2 . Installing/removing hot-swap SCSI drives: The SCSI drive bays are located in the front of the chassis, making them easily accessible for installation and removal. The SCSI drives are hot- swap units, meaning that they can be installed and removed while the system is running. To [...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-7 SCA Backplane The SCSI drives plug into a SAF-TE compliant SCA backplane that provides power, SCSI ID and bus termination. A RAID controller can be used with the SCA backplane to provide data security. The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot-swap capability of the SCSI drive. The S[...]

6-8 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual 6-5 Power Supply The SuperServer 6012P-6 has a single 400 watt power supply, which is auto-switching capable. This enables it to automatically sense and operate anywhere within the range of 100 to 260 input volts. An amber light will be illuminated on the power supply when the power is off. An illuminated green lig[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-9 Figure 6-5. Removing/Replacing the Power Supply[...]

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Chapter 7: BIOS 7-1 Chapter 7 BIOS 7-1 Introduction This chapter describes the PhoenixBIOS™ Setup utility for the P4DPR-6GM+. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program. Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be reco[...]

7-2 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual 7-2 Running Setup * Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted . The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choos- ing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described in this section, although the screen display is often all you need to under[...]

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

7-4 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A. The options are Disabled, 360Kb 5.25 in, 1.2MB 5.25 in, 720Kb 3.5 in, 1.44/1.25MB , 3.5 in and 2.88MB 3.5 in. Legacy Diskette B This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as [...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-5 Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive. The options are Auto (allows BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive's capacity, number of heads, etc.), a number from 1-39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive, CD-ROM and ATAPI Removable. Multi-Sector Transfers Select the number of transfer sectors. Options are 2, 4,[...]

7-6 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual 7-4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>. Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlig[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-7 Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices. The settings are Enabled and Disabled. Reset Configuration Data Options are Yes and No . Choosing Yes will clear the Extended System Configuration Data (ECSD). ! ! ! ! ! Cache Memory Access the submenu for this item to specify one of the followi[...]

7-8 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual Interrupt Select the IRQ (interrupt request) for serial port A. Options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 . Serial Port B This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B. The options are Enabled (user defined), Disabled, Auto (BIOS controlled) and OS Controlled. Mode Specify the type of device that will be connected to [...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-9 Mode Specify the parallel port mode. Options are Output Only, Bi-directional, EPP and ECP . DMA Channel Specify the DMA channel. Options are DMA1 and DMA3 . Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller. The options are Enabled (user defined), Disabled and Auto (BIOS controlled). [...]

7-10 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual ECC Configuration This setting lets you enable or disable ECC (Error Correction and Checking). The options are ECC and Disabled. ECC Error Type This setting lets you select which type of interrupt will be activated as a result of an ECC error. The options are None , NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt), SMI (System Manage[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-11 Split Lock Operations This setting allows you to Enable or Disable split lock operations. Hyper-threading This setting allows you to Enable or Disable hyper-threading. Enabling hyper-threading results in increased CPU performance. L3 Cache This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the L3 cache. ! ! ! ! ! DMI Event Logging Ac[...]

7-12 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual Clear All DMI Event Logs Highlight this item and press <Enter> to clear all DMI event logs. ! ! ! ! ! Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. COM Port Address Specifies to redirect the console to On-board COMA or On-board COMB. This setting can also be Disabled . BAU[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-13 7-5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Security BIOS settings are described in this section. Supervisor Password I[...]

7-14 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual Set Supervisor Password When the item "Set Supervisor Password" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key. When prompted, type the Supervisor's password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor's password, which allows access to BIOS. Set User Password When the item "Set User Pas[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-15 7 -6 Power Choose Power from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. Power setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Power BIOS settings are described in this section. ACPI Mode Use the setting to det[...]

7-16 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual Auto Suspend Timeout Use this setting to specify the period of system inactivity to transpire before entering the suspend state. Options are Off , 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, 20 min, 30 min, 40 min and 60 min. Resume on Time Select either Off or On, which will wake the system up at the time specified in the next settin[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-17 7- 7 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. Highlighting a setting with a + or - will expand or collapse that entry. See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window. All Boot BIOS settings are des[...]

7-18 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual +Hard Drive Highlight and press <Enter> to expand the field. See details on how to change the order and specs of hard drives in the Item Specific Help window. Network Boot See details on how to change the order and specs of network boot devices in the Item Specific Help window. Intel UNDI, PXE-2.0 See detail[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-19 7-8 P I R Choose PIR from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>. PIR stands for "Processor Info ROM", which allows BIOS to read cer[...]

7-20 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual Header Info Processor Data Processor Core Data L3 Cache Data Package Data Part Number Data Thermal Reference Data Feature Data Other Data OEM Data ! ! ! ! ! Hardware Monitor Logic Highlight this and hit <Enter> to see monitor data for the following items: CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature [...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-21 Chassis Fan 2 Processor Vcore 3.3V Standby 3.3V Vcc 5V Vcc 12V Vcc 1.8V Vcc -12V Vcc 7-9 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section. Phoen ix BIOS Setup Uti lity Main Advan ced Security Power B oot[...]

7-22 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility. Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made. Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and h[...]

A-1 Appendix A: PhoenixBIOS POST Messages Appendix A PhoenixBIOS POST Messages During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a problem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list of such BIOS messages. Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly. Ch[...]

A-2 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual System CMOS checksum bad - Default configuration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly, perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS. The BIOS installed Default Setup Values. If you do not want these values, enter Setup and enter your own values. If the error persists, ch[...]

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

A-4 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n (0-3) identified. Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data. I/O device IRQ conflict I/O device IRQ conflict error. PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen: PS/2 Mouse installed. nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested. nnn[...]

A-5 Appendix A: PhoenixBIOS POST Messages Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup, <F3> for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1>[...]

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Appendix B: PhoenixBIOS POST Codes B-1 This section lists the POST (Power On Self Test) codes for the PhoenixBIOS. POST codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one o[...]

B-2 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual POST Code Description 1 7 h Initialize cache before memory Auto size 1 8 h 8254 timer initialization 1A h 8237 DMA controller initialization 1 C h Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 2 0 h 1-3-1-1 Test DRAM refresh 2 2 h 1-3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 2 4 h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 2 8 h Auto size[...]

Appendix B: PhoenixBIOS POST Codes B-3 POST Code Description 5 C h Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB 6 0 h Test extended memory 6 2 h Test extended memory address lines 6 4 h Jump to UserPatch1 6 6 h Configure advanced cache registers 6 7 h Initialize Multi Processor APIC 6 8 h Enable external and CPU caches 6 9 h Setup System Management Mode (SMM) a[...]

B-4 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual POST Code Description 9 9 h Check for SMART Drive (optional) 9A h Shadow option ROMs 9 C h Set up Power Management 9 D h Initialize security engine (optional) 9 Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9F h Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives A0 h Set time of day A2 h Check key lock A4 h Initialize typematic rate A8 h Era[...]

Appendix B: PhoenixBIOS POST Codes B-5 POST Code Description C D h Re-map I/O and memory for PCMCIA C E h Initialize digitizer and display message D 2 h Unknown interrupt The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description E 0h Initialize the chipset E 1h Initialize the bridge E 2h Initialize the CPU E 3h Initialize system timer E 4[...]

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Appendix C: Supero Doctor III C-1 Appendix C Supero Doctor III C - 1 Overview The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-based management tool that supports remote management capability and includes both Remote and Local Manage- ment tools. The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CD-ROM that came [...]

C-2 S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 Manual Figure C-1. Supero Doctor III Health Information Screen Linux Support The SD III Client and Supero Doctor II for Linux support the following features:* ! Applications for local management ! Pager and E-mail alerts ! SNMP support ! Health Monitoring CPU and system temperatures System voltages CPU and chassis fans Ch[...]

Appendix C: Supero Doctor III C-3 Figure C-2. Supero Doctor III Remote Power/Reset Control Screen Note: SD III software can be downloaded from our website 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, we recomme[...]

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D-1 Appendix D: System Specifications Appendix D System Specifications Processors Single or dual Intel ® Xeon TM 512K L2 cache processors of up to 3 GHz and faster at a front side (system) bus speed of 400 MHz Note: Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors. (http://www.supermicro.com/TechSu[...]

S UPER S ERVER 6012P-6 User's Manual D-2 Expansion Slots (provided with butterfly riser card) One (1) 64-bit 133 MHz standard PCI slot and one (1) 64-bit 66 MHz low profile PCI slot Power Supply Type: 1 x 400W with +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -5V and -12V main DC outputs and a 5V standby output Input Voltage: 100-240VAC (w/ ± 10% tolerance - units are [...]