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MCN-2600T
Table of Contents
Preface .................................................................................................................................. 2
1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 6
1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.2 CPU Sled Overview ................................................................................................................ 7
1.2.1 CPU Sled Specifications.................................................................................................... 7
1.2.2 CPU Sled Front Panel ....................................................................................................... 8
1.2.3 CPU Sled Layout ............................................................................................................... 9
1.2.4 DPDK Support ................................................................................................................. 10
2 Getting Started................................................................................................................11
2.1 Preparing the CPU Sled.........................................................................................................11
2.1.1 Installing the CPUs ...........................................................................................................11
2.1.2 Installing the Heatsinks.................................................................................................... 13
2.1.3 Installing Memory............................................................................................................. 14
2.1.4 Installing a SATA Drive..................................................................................................... 16
2.1.5 Installing an M.2 SSD Module ......................................................................................... 18
2.2 Front Panel Layout................................................................................................................ 19
2.3 Inserting and Removing the CPU Sled ................................................................................. 19
3 Powering Up the CPU Sled ........................................................................................... 20
3.1 Power-Up Behavior...............................................................................................................20
3.2 Health/Status Indicators........................................................................................................20
4 Using the CPU Sled ....................................................................................................... 21
4.1 Hot-Swapping the CPU Sled................................................................................................. 21
4.2 Using Serial Console ............................................................................................................21
4.3 Serial Over LAN via BMC ..................................................................................................... 23
4.3.1 Configuring the BMC IP Address ..................................................................................... 23
4.3.2 Configuring BIOS for SOL ............................................................................................... 24
4.3.3 Configuring OS for SOL................................................................................................... 24
4.3.4 Establishing SOL ............................................................................................................. 24
4.4 Firmware Upgrade ................................................................................................................25
4.4.1 Updating MCN-2600T BIOS ............................................................................................ 25
4.4.2 Updating BMC ................................................................................................................. 26
5 BIOS Setup..................................................................................................................... 27
5.1 Entering BIOS Setup.............................................................................................................27
5.2 Setup Menu........................................................................................................................... 27
5.3 Navigation............................................................................................................................. 28
5.4 Main Setup............................................................................................................................ 31
5.4.1 System & Board Info........................................................................................................ 31
5.4.2 System Date/System Time .............................................................................................. 32
5.5 Advanced BIOS Setup.......................................................................................................... 32
5.5.1 ACPI Settings .................................................................................................................. 33
5.5.2 AST1010 Super IO Configuration .................................................................................... 34
5.5.3 Serial Port Console Redirection....................................................................................... 36
5.5.4 PCI Subsystem Settings .................................................................................................. 39
5.5.5 Network Stack Configuration ........................................................................................... 40
5.5.6 CSM Configuration .......................................................................................................... 41
5.5.7 ADLINK IPMI Settings ..................................................................................................... 42
5.5.8 LAN Bypass Settings ....................................................................................................... 43
