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USER’S MANUAL 1.0c S UPER ® S UPER S ER VER 6015B-UR S UPER S ER VER 6015B-U S UPER S ER VER 6015B-NTR S UPER S ER VER 6015B-NT[...]

Manual Revision 1.0c Release Date: February 21, 2008 The information in this User ’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any [...]

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 6015B-UR/6015B- U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT . Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only . The SuperServer 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015[...]

S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-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 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT . Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup[...]

v Preface Notes[...]

vi T able of Contents Preface About This Manual ............................................................................... ....................... iii Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Overview .................................[...]

Chapter 4: System Safety 4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 4-1 4-2 General Safety Precautions ........................................................................... 4-2 4-3 ESD Precautions .................................................................................[...]

viii Overheat LED ........................................................................................ 5-16 W ake-On-LAN ........................................................................................ 5-17 W ake-On-Ring ........................................................................................ 5-17 SMB ...................[...]

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

Notes x S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview The SuperServer 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT is a high-end server comprised of two main subsystems: the SC815TQ-R650U (6015B-UR/6015B- NTR)/SC815TQ-560U (6015B-U/6015B-NT) 1U server chassis and the X7DBU dual processor serverboard. Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have[...]

1-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual 1-2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT lies the X7DBU, a dual processor serverboard based on Intel's 5000P chipset. Below are the main features of the X7DBU (see Figure 1-1 for a block diagram of the chipset). Process[...]

1-3 Chapter 1: Introduction A TI Graphics Controller The X7DBU 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 consumption, high reliability and superior longevity . Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include onboa[...]

1-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual Front Control Panel The chassis' control panel provides you with system monitoring and control. LEDs indicate system power , HDD activity , network activity (two) and UID/overheat/fan fail/power fail. A main power button and system reset button is also included. I/O Back[...]

1-5 Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-1. Intel 5000P Chipset: System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see Chapter 5 for details. 5000 P ESB2 CP U #1 PC I - E x8 slot Gb L AN Po r t s (2 ) SAT A Po r t s ( 4) IDE US B P orts ( 5) S I/O FW H Kybd/ Mous e FDD CO M Por ts CP U #2 FB D CH 0 SXB1: PC I - E x16 PC I - X slot AT I[...]

1-6 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-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: www [...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2-1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 6015B-UR/ 6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-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 t[...]

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

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-3 Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating T emperature If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly , the ambient operating tempera- ture of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient temperature of the room. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environm[...]

2-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual 2-4 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/ 6015B-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. There [...]

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 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-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 chas- sis 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 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-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 th[...]

2-8 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual 2-5 Checking the Serverboard Setup After you install the 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-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. 1. Accessing the inside of the System (see [...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-9 Figure 2-5. Accessing the Inside of the System[...]

2-10 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual 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. 1. Accessing the drive bays All drives are accessable from the front of the [...]

Chapter 3: System Interface 3-1 Ch ap t e r 3 Sys tem Inter fac e 3- 1 O v e r v ie w The re ar e severa l LEDs o n the c o ntro l pane l as well a s othe rs o n the S A T A dr ive c ar r i er s t o ke ep y ou c o ns t ant l y in fo r me d o f th e ove ra ll s t at us o f t he sy st em a s we ll as the activit y and health of speci fi c c omponent[...]

3-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual 3 - 3 Control Panel LEDs The c o ntro l pane l loc ate d on th e fr ont of th S C81 5TQ - R5 6 0 U / SC 81 5TQ - 5 6 0 U cha ssi s has fi ve LED s. Th ese L EDs pr ovid e you wi th c ri ti ca l info rm atio n rel ated to dif feren t par t s of the sy stem. T his se ct ion ex[...]

Chapter 3: System Interface 3-3  NIC2: Indic ates n et wor k act ivi t y on L A N2 w hen fl a shing .  NIC 1: Indicates networ k activity on L AN1 when fl ashing.  HDD: Indi cate s ID E ch anne l act iv it y . On t he Sup er Se r ver 6 015B - U R / 60 1 5B -U/ 60 1 5B -NT R / 60 1 5B- NT , th i s l ig h t in di ca t es SA T A a nd/o r D [...]

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Chapter 4: System Safety 4-1 Chapter 4 System Safety ! Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the system from damage:  Be aware of the locations of the power on/off switch on the chassis as well as the room's emergency power-off switch, disconnection switch or electrical outlet. If an electr[...]

S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual 4-2 4-2 General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety:  Keep the area around the SuperServer 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B- NT clean and free of clutter .  The SuperServer 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT weighs approximately 43/41 lbs (19.5/1[...]

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 [...]

S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual 4-4 4-4 Operating Precautions Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 6015B- UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT is operating to ensure proper cooling. Out of warranty damage to the 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT system can occur if this practice i[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-1 C h a p t e r 5 Adv anced Ser verboard Setup Thi s cha pter c overs t he ste ps re quire d to inst all p roc e sso rs a nd heat sin ks to the X7DBU s er ver boa rd, c onn ect t he dat a an d power c a ble s and ins ta ll add - o n c ards . Al l ser ver boa rd jum per s and c o nnec ti ons ar e des cr ib ed [...]

5-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual IMPORT ANT! Alw a ys con ne ct t he po we r co rd la st an d r em ov e it fi rst be fo re ad d- i ng , r e m o vi n g or ch a ng i n g a n y h ar d w ar e co m p on e n ts . M ak e s ur e t h at yo u i n s ta l l th e pro ce ss or into t he C PU so cket before you install th[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-3 Socket key CPU installed in socket PnP cap released from load plate 3. Use your thumb and your index fi nger to hold the CPU at opposite sides. 4. Align pin1 of the CPU (the cor- ner marked with a triangle) with the notched corner of the CPU socket. 5. Find the corner of the CPU that has a semi-circle cuto[...]

5-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-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 1. Do not apply any thermal grease to t[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-5 5-3 C on ne c t i n g C a b l e s Now that th e processors ar e ins talled, the ne xt ste p is t o connect the cables t o the serverboard. These incl ude the data ( ribbon) c ables for the peripherals and c ontr ol pa nel an d the p ower c abl es. Connec ting Dat a Cable s Th e ca b l es u s ed t o t ra n s[...]

5-6 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual Figure 5-1. Front Control Panel Header Pins (JF1) A ll JF1 wire s have bee n bund led i nto sin gle keyed r ibb on c ab le to si mpli f y t heir connec tion. The red wire in the ribbon c able plugs into pin 1 of JF 1 . Connect the ot her e nd of th e ca ble to t he C ontr ol [...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-7 5 - 5 Inst alling M emor y Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memor y modules. CAUT IO N Exercise e x treme care when installing or remo ving DIM M modules to p reve nt an y possibl e damage . Also not e that the memory is in ter - leav ed to impro ve per formance (see st ep 1 ). DIMM Ins t[...]

5-8 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-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 s[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-9 5- 6 A dd i n g P C I C a r d s 1. P CI E xp a nsi on S lo ts 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[...]

5-10 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual Figure 5-4. SUPER X7DBU 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 SXB2 SXB2: PCI-E x8 SXB1: PCI-E x16 DIMM 4B JPW3 JPW1 North Bridge 5000P DIMM 4A D[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-1 1 X7 DBU Quick Refe rence Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 5-9) II 2 C1/II 2 C2 I 2 C Enable/Disable Open (Disabled) JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPL1/ JPL2 JLAN1/JLAN2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JWD Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset) Connector Description COM1/CO[...]

5-12 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-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. Mak[...]

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 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-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- m[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-15 Fan Headers The X7DBU has eight headers, des- ignated Fan1 through Fan8. F AN5 through F AN8 are for 4-pin Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) fans and are to be connected to the CPU heatsink fans. Their speed is controlled via Thermal Management with a BIOS setting. F AN1 through F AN4 are 3- pin, non-PWM fans. S[...]

5-16 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-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 . See [...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-17 W ake-On-LAN The W ake-On-LAN header is desig- nated JWOL. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Y ou must enable the LAN W ake-Up setting in BIOS to use this feature. Y ou must also have a LAN card with a W ake- on-LAN connector and cable. W ake-On-Ring The W ake-On-Ring header is desig- nated[...]

5-18 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual JLAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) T wo Ethernet ports (designated JLAN1 and JLAN2) are located beside the VGA port on the I/O backplane. These ports accept RJ45 type cables. SGPIO The two headers labeled SGPIO1 and SGPIO2 are for SGPIO (Se- rial General Purpose Input/Output). SGPIO p[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-19 5-9 J u m p e r Se tt i n gs Exp lana tio n o f Jump er s T o modify the operation of the ser verboard, jumpers can be used to choose bet ween optional settings. Jumpers create shorts bet ween t wo pins to ch ange the function o f the c onne cto r . Pin 1 is ide nti fi e d wit h a square solder pad on the[...]

5-20 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual LAN Enable/Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL1 or JPL2 to enable or disable the onboard Ethernet (RJ45) ports LAN1 and LAN2, respectively . See the table on the right for jumper settings. The default setting is enabled W atch Dog Enable/Disable JW D c ont rol s the Wat[...]

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 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-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 d[...]

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[...]

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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 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 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-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 as [...]

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 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT . Each fan unit is actually made up of two fans joined back-to-back, which rotate in opposite directions. This counter- rotating action generates exceptional airfl ow and works[...]

6-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-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 the [...]

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 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual SA T A Drive Installation 1. Mounting a SA T A drive in a drive carrier 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 emp[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-7 2. Installing/removing hot-swap SA T A drives The SA T A drive carriers are all easily accessible at the front of the chassis. These hard drives are hot-pluggable, meaning they can be removed and installed without powering down the system. T o remove a carrier , push the release button located beside the drive [...]

6-8 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-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 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT accomo- dates only slim-line DVD-ROM drives. Side mounting brackets are needed to mount a slim[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-9 6-5 Power Supply 6015B-UR/6015B-NTR The SuperServer 6015B-UR/6015B-NTR has a 650 watt redundant power supply confi guration consisting of two hot-swap power modules. The power supply mod- ules have an auto-switching capability , which enables them to automatically sense and operate with a 100V - 240V input vol[...]

6-10 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual 6015B-U/6015B-NT The SuperServer 6015B-U/6015B-NT has a single 560 watt power supply , which is auto-switching capable. This enables it to automatically sense and operate with a 100v - 240v input voltage. Power Supply Failure If the power supply module fails, the system will[...]

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 7-1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DBU. 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 recorded in this ma[...]

7-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-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 screen [...]

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 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-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 ite[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-5 Multi-Sector T ransfers This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi-sector transfer . The options are Disabled , 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors, and 16 Sectors. LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode. The optio[...]

7-6 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-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 Mod[...]

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 . The items with a triangle beside them have submenus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>.  Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the fo[...]

7-8 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual Power Button Behavior If set to Instant-Off , the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button. If set to 4-sec., the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer . The options are instant-off and 4-sec ov[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-9 Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0-512K. Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation. The options are Uncached, W rite Through, W rite Protect, and Write Ba[...]

7-10 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual Emulated IRQ Solutions When Enabled, Emulated IRQ Scheme allows PCI devices to run on legacy operating systems that use the MSI mechanism to generate INTX compatible interrupts. The options are Disabled and Enabled. PCI-Exp. I/O Performance Some add-on cards perform faster w[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-1 1 Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master . The options are Enabled and Disabled. Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master . A high-priority , high- throughout device may benefi t from a greater clock rate. The options are Default , 0020h, 0040h[...]

7-12 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual Branch 1 Rank Interleaving & Sparing Select enable to enable the functions of Memory Interleaving and Memory Sparing for Branch 1 Rank. The options for Memory Interleaving are 1:1, 2:1 and 4:1 . The options for Sparing are Enabled and Disabled . Enhanced x8 Detection Sel[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-13 Enabling Multi-Media Timer Select Y es to activate a set of timers that are alternative to the traditional 8254 timers for the OS use. The options are Y es and No . USB Function Select Enabled to enable the function of USB devices specifi ed. The settings are Enabled and Disabled. Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to [...]

7-14 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (A vailable when supported by the CPU.) The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled. The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled. The default settings are Disabled for the Intel 5100 Se[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-15 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for serial port A. The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 . Serial Port B This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B. The options are Enabled (user defi ned), Disabled, Auto (BIOS controlled) and OS Controlled. Mode This setting allows you to set th[...]

7-16 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual  DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. Event Log V alidity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity . It is not a setting. Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity . It is not a[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-17  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 allows you to set the BAUD rate for console redirection. T[...]

7-18 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual  Hardware Monitor Logic Note: The Phoenix BIOS will automatically detect the type of CPU(s) and hardware monitoring chip used on the motherboard and will display the Hardware Monitoring Screen accordingly . Y our Hardware Monitoring Screen may look like the one shown on t[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-19  Hardware Monitor Logic (See note on page 7-18.) CPU T emperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre-set temperature threshold. The hardcode default setting is 75 o C . CPU1 T emperature/CPU1 Second Core CPU2 T[...]

7-20 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual  IPMI (A vailable only when an IPMI card is installed in the system.) 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[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-21 OS Boot W atch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot W atch Dog. The options are Enabled and Disabled . Timer for Loading OS (Minutes) This feature allows the user to set the time value (in minutes) for the previous item: OS Boot W atch Dog by keying-in a desired number in the blank. The default setting is 10 (minutes. ) (Please[...]

7-22 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual  Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures, fan speeds and voltages of various components.[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-23 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 settings are described in this section. Supervisor Password[...]

7-24 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual Password on Boot This setting allows you to determine if a password is required for a user to enter the system at system boot. The options are Enabled (password required) and Disabled (password not required). 7-6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu[...]

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 prob- lem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list of such BIOS messages. Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not confi gured properly . Check to s[...]

A-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-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 en[...]

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 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-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 am[...]

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

B-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual POST Code Description 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1-3-1-1 T est DRAM refresh 22h 1-3-1-3 T est 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 28h Auto size DRAM 29h Initiali[...]

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 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual POST Code Description 99h Check for SMAR T 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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Appendix C: Software Installation C-1 Appendix C Software Installation After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure Intel's ESB2 SA T A RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers. Important Notes: If you do not wish to confi gure onboard SA T A RAID functions, please go directly [...]

C-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual RAID Confi gurations The following types of RAID confi gurations are supported: RAID 0 (Data Striping): this writes data in parallel, interleaved ("striped") sections of two hard drives. Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk. RAID1 (Data Mirroring[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation C-3 Using the Intel ESB2 SA T A RAID Utility Program 1. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID V olumes a. After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility , it will automatically reboot. The following screen appears after the Power-On Self T est. b. When you see the above screen, press the <Ctrl> and the &l[...]

C-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual b. Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the <T ab> key or the <Enter> key to go to the next fi eld. (Y ou can use the <Esc> key to select the previous menu.) c. When RAID Level item is highlighted, press the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys [...]

Appendix C: Software Installation C-5 Creating a RAID 1 V olume a. Select "Create RAID V olume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key . The following screen will appear: b. Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the <T ab> key or the <Enter> key to go to the next fi eld. (Y ou can use the <Esc> key to [...]

C-6 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual Creating a RAID 10 (RAID 1+ RAID 0) a. Select "Create RAID V olume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key . The following screen will appear: b. Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press <Enter>. c. When RAID Level item is highlighted, use the [...]

Appendix C: Software Installation C-7 Creating a RAID 5 Set (Parity) a. Select "Create RAID V olume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key . The following screen will appear: b. Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press <Enter>. c. When the Raid Level is highlighted, use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys t[...]

C-8 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual Deleting a RAID V olume a. From the main menu, select item2-Delete RAID V olume, and press <Enter>. b. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press <Del>. A W arning message displays. c. When asked "Are[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation C-9 Resetting to Non-RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD a. From the main menu, select item3-Reset Disks to Non- RAID, and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear: b. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset and press <Space> to select. c. Press <En[...]

C-10 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual C-2 Installing W indows XP/2000/2003 for RAID Systems New Operating System-Windows XP/2000/2003 Installation a. Insert the Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Drive and the system will start booting up from CD. b. Press the <F6> key when the message"[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation C-1 1 C-3 Installing the Operating System and other Software Programs After the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst install the operating system, and then, other software drivers. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CDs that came packaged with your motherboard. Driver/T ool Installati[...]

C-12 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability . It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that ca[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation C-13 Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web Site at: ftp:// ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. Y ou can also download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www .supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend Supero Doctor II. Supero Doctor [...]

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D-1 Appendix D: System Specifi cations Appendix D Sys tem Sp ecifi cati ons P r o c e s s o r s Single or d ual Intel ® Xe on ™ 53 00 /5 1 00/5000 S eq u e n ce p ro ce s so rs a t a f ro n t side (s ystem) bus speed of 1 3 33 /1 0 6 6 / 6 67 MHz. 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 te d [...]

D-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015B-UR/6015B-U/6015B-NTR/6015B-NT User's Manual Serverboard X7DBU (Extended A TX form factor) Dimensions: 12 x 13.05 in (305 x 331 mm) Chassis 6015B-UR/6015B-NTR: SC815TQ-R650U Form Factor: 1U rackmount 6015B-U/6015B-NT : SC815TQ-560U Form Factor: 1U rackmount Dimensions: (WxHxD) 17 x 1.7 x 25.6 in. (432 x 43 x 650 mm) W e[...]

D-3 Appendix D: System Specifi cations Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions: FCC Class A, EN 55022 Class A, EN 61000-3-2/-3-3, CISPR 22 Class A Electromagnetic Immunity: EN 55024/CISPR 24, (EN 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-3, EN 61000-4-4, EN 61000-4-5, EN 61000-4-6, EN 61000-4-8, EN 61000-4-1 1) Safety: EN 60950/IEC 60950-Compliant, UL Listed [...]

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