ADLINK Technology cPCI-6930 User manual

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Manual Rev.: 2.02
Revision Date: November 13, 2014
Part No: 50-15080-1020
cPCI-6930
6U CompactPCI® Server Class Eight-Core
Intel® Xeon® E5 Processor Blade
User’s Manual

Revision History
Revision Release Date Description of Change(s)
2.00 2013/04/15 Initial release
2.01 2014/01/21 Add IPMI user’s guide
2.02 2014/11/13 Add PMC slot -12V support note

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Preface
Copyright 2013-14 ADLINK Technology Inc.
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right. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be repro-
duced by any mechanical, electronic, or other means in any form
without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
Disclaimer
The information in this document is subject to change without prior
notice in order to improve reliability, design, and function and does
not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer.
In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, spe-
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inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of
the possibility of such damages.
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tive and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
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facturing processes, components, and raw materials have as little
impact on the environment as possible. When products are at their
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Using this Manual
Audience and Scope
The cPCI-6930 User’s Manual is intended for hardware
technicians and systems operators with knowledge of installing,
configuring and operating industrial grade computer systems.
Manual Organization
This manual is organized as follows:
Chapter 1, Introduction: Introduces the cPCI-6930, its features,
block diagrams, and package contents.
Chapter 2, Specifications: Presents detailed specification infor-
mation.
Chapter 3, Functional Description: Describes the cPCI-6930
main functions.
Chapter 4, Board Interfaces: Describes the cPCI-6930 board
interfaces.
Chapter 5, Getting Started: Describes the installation of compo-
nents to the cPCI-6930 and rear transition modules.
Chapter 6, Driver Installation: Provides information on how to
install the cPCI-6930 device drivers.
Chapter 7, Utilities: Describes the utilities of the cPCI-6930.
Chapter 8, BIOS Setup: Describes basic navigation for the AMI
BIOS setup utility.
Chapter 9, Checkpoints & Beep Codes: Describes the AMI
BIOS setup utility Checkpoints & Beep Codes.
Chapter 10, IPMI User Guide: Describes the Intelligent Platform
Management Interface (IPMI) specification rev. 1.5.
Important Safety Instructions: Presents safety instructions all
users must follow for the proper setup, installation and usage of
equipment and/or software.
Getting Service: Contact information for ADLINK’s worldwide
offices.

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Conventions
Take note of the following conventions used throughout this
manual to make sure that users perform certain tasks and
instructions properly.
NOTE:
NOTE:
Additional information, aids, and tips that help users perform
tasks.
CAUTION:
Information to prevent minor physical injury, component dam-
age, data loss, and/or program corruption when trying to com-
plete a task.
WARNING:
Information to prevent serious physical injury, component
damage, data loss, and/or program corruption when trying to
complete a specific task.

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Revision History...................................................................... ii
Preface.................................................................................... iii
List of Figures........................................................................ xi
List of Tables........................................................................ xiii
1 Introduction ........................................................................ 1
1.1 Overview.............................................................................. 1
1.2 Features............................................................................... 2
1.3 Block Diagram ..................................................................... 3
1.4 Product List.......................................................................... 4
1.5 Package Contents ............................................................... 5
2 Specifications..................................................................... 7
2.1 cPCI-6930 Blade Specifications .......................................... 7
2.2 I/O Connectivity ................................................................. 10
2.3 Power Requirements......................................................... 11
3 Functional Description .................................................... 15
3.1 Processors......................................................................... 15
3.2 Chipset............................................................................... 17
3.3 PMC/XMC Site................................................................... 17
3.4 Intel® Turbo Boost Technology......................................... 18
3.5 Intel® Hyper Threading Technology.................................. 18
3.6 TPM................................................................................... 19
3.7 Battery ............................................................................... 19
4 Board Interfaces............................................................... 21
4.1 cPCI-6930 Board Layout ................................................... 21
4.2 cPCI-6930 Assembly Layout ............................................. 22

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4.3 cPCI-6930 Front Panel ...................................................... 23
4.4 Connector Pin Assignments............................................... 24
4.5 Switches............................................................................. 37
5 Getting Started.................................................................. 39
5.1 CPU and Heatsink ............................................................. 39
5.2 2.5" SATA Drive Installation............................................... 40
5.3 CompactFlash Card Installation......................................... 47
5.4 CFast Card Installation ...................................................... 51
5.5 PMC/XMC Module Installation........................................... 54
5.6 Installing the cPCI-6930 to the Chassis............................. 59
6 Driver Installation.............................................................. 61
7 Utilities............................................................................... 63
7.1 Watchdog Timer................................................................. 63
7.2 Preboot Execution Environment (PXE).............................. 68
8 BIOS Setup........................................................................ 69
8.1 Starting the BIOS............................................................... 69
8.2 Main Setup......................................................................... 74
8.3 Advanced BIOS Setup....................................................... 75
8.4 Chipset Configuration ........................................................ 93
8.5 Boot Settings ..................................................................... 99
8.6 Security Setup.................................................................. 101
8.7 Save & Exit Menu ............................................................ 102
9 Checkpoints & Beep Codes........................................... 105
9.1 Checkpoint Ranges.......................................................... 105
9.2 Standard Checkpoints...................................................... 105
9.3 OEM-Reserved Checkpoint Ranges................................ 114
10IPMI User Guide .............................................................. 115
10.1 Introduction...................................................................... 115
10.2 Summary of Commands Supported by BMR-AVR-cPCI. 115

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10.3 OEM Commands Summary Table................................... 117
10.4 CompactPCI Address Map .............................................. 121
10.5 Communications with IPMC............................................. 122
10.6 IPMI Sensors List............................................................. 122
10.7 Relevant Documents ....................................................... 123
Important Safety Instructions............................................ 125
Getting Service.................................................................... 127

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