ADLINK Technology MECS-6110 User manual

MECS-6110/6111
1U Edge Server
with Intel® Xeon® D Processor
User’s Manual
Manual Rev.: Rev. 1.2
Revision Date: February 21, 2022
Part No.: 50M-00037-1020

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Preface
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environmental preservation through compliance with the European
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Revision History
Revision Release Date Description of Change(s)
1.0 2021-08-19 Initial release
1.1 2021-10-18 Update BMC eth0/1 IP settings; add BIOS Server
Mgmt Settings
1.2 2022-02-21 Correct formatting errors

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Conventions
Information to prevent serious physical injury, component damage, data
loss, and/or program corruption when trying to complete a specific task.
Informations destinées à prévenir les blessures corporelles graves, les
dommages aux composants, la perte de données et/ou la corruption de
programme lors de l'exécution d'une tâche spécifique.
AVERTISSEMENT
Information to prevent minor physical injury, component damage, data
loss, and/or program corruption when trying to complete a task.
Informations destinées à prévenir les blessures corporelles mineures,
les dommages aux composants, la perte de données et/ou la corruption
de programme lors de l'exécution d'une tâche.
mise en garde

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Table of Contents
Preface .................................................................................................................................. 2
1Overview .......................................................................................................................... 6
1.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 6
1.2 Block Diagram.......................................................................................................................... 7
1.3 Mechanical Overview............................................................................................................... 8
1.3.1 MECS-6110 Front Panel....................................................................................................................8
1.3.2 MECS-6111 Front Panel ....................................................................................................................8
1.3.3 MECS-6110 Rear Panel ....................................................................................................................9
1.3.4 MECS-6111 Rear Panel.....................................................................................................................9
1.3.5 MECS-6110 Internal Layout ............................................................................................................10
1.3.6 MECS-6111 Internal Layout.............................................................................................................11
1.4 Mechanical Dimensions ......................................................................................................... 12
2Specifications................................................................................................................ 13
2.1 MECS-6110 Specifications..................................................................................................... 13
3Getting Started............................................................................................................... 15
3.1 Removing the Chassis Cover ................................................................................................ 15
3.2 Installing Memory Modules .................................................................................................... 16
3.3 PCIe Card Installation ............................................................................................................ 17
3.4 PCIe Slot Secondary Power Supply ...................................................................................... 23
3.5 Rails Assembly and Rack Installation .................................................................................... 24
3.6 Remove the Chassis from the Rack ...................................................................................... 28
3.7 Connecting the System to Ground......................................................................................... 29
3.8 System Power Cable Installation ........................................................................................... 30
3.9 Login to the BMC via Console Port........................................................................................ 31
3.10 Login to the BMC via Network ............................................................................................... 33
3.11 BMC eth0 Default and Static IP Settings................................................................................ 35
3.12 BMC eth1 Default and Static IP Settings................................................................................ 36
3.13 BIOS Update.......................................................................................................................... 37
3.13.1 Updating the BIOS via Network with BMC Tool...............................................................................37
3.13.2 Updating BIOS via Host with BIOS Tool ..........................................................................................38
3.14 BMC Firmware Update via Network....................................................................................... 39
3.15 BMC Firmware Update via Host with Yafuflash ..................................................................... 40
3.16 Enter BIOS Setup .................................................................................................................. 41
3.17 Clear CMOS........................................................................................................................... 41
4System Interfaces.......................................................................................................... 42
4.1 Status LEDs ........................................................................................................................... 42
4.2 LAN Ports............................................................................................................................... 43
4.3 SFP+ Ports............................................................................................................................. 44
4.4 Dual USB 3.0 and RJ-45 Console Port.................................................................................. 45
4.5 1PPS/TOD Connector............................................................................................................ 46
4.6 HDD/User LED Jumper.......................................................................................................... 47
4.7 User LED Commands ............................................................................................................ 47
4.7.1 OEM ADLINK Set LED Status .........................................................................................................47
4.7.2 OEM ADLINK Get LED Status.........................................................................................................48
4.8 Board Layout.......................................................................................................................... 49

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5BIOS Setup..................................................................................................................... 51
5.1 BIOS Setup Menu .................................................................................................................. 51
5.1.1 Menu Selection Bar .........................................................................................................................51
5.1.2 Menu Conventions...........................................................................................................................52
5.2 Main Menu ............................................................................................................................. 52
5.2.1 BIOS Information .............................................................................................................................53
5.2.2 System Information..........................................................................................................................53
5.3 Advanced Menu ..................................................................................................................... 54
5.3.1 Sub-Menu: Trusted Computing........................................................................................................55
5.3.2 Sub-Menu: AST2500 Super IO Configuration .................................................................................56
5.3.3 Sub-Menu: Serial Port Console Redirection....................................................................................57
5.3.4 Sub-Menu: PCI Subsystem Settings ...............................................................................................59
5.3.5 Sub-Menu: Network Stack Configuration ........................................................................................60
5.3.6 Sub-Menu: CSM Configuration........................................................................................................61
5.3.7 Sub-Menu: NVMe Configuration......................................................................................................62
5.3.8 Sub-Menu: OEM IPMI Settings .......................................................................................................63
5.3.9 Sub-Menu: Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network Connection ....................................................................64
5.3.10 Sub-Menu: Intel(R) Ethernet Connection X722 for 10GbE .............................................................65
5.4 Chipset Menu ......................................................................................................................... 66
5.4.1 System Agent (SA) Configuration....................................................................................................66
5.4.2 Sub-Menu: CPU Configuration ........................................................................................................67
5.4.3 Sub-Menu: Memory Configuration...................................................................................................68
5.4.4 Sub-Menu: IIO Configuration...........................................................................................................70
5.4.5 Sub-Menu: Intel(R) VT for Directed I/O (vt-d)..................................................................................73
5.4.6 PCH-IO Configuration......................................................................................................................74
5.4.7 Sub-Menu: PCH Configuration ........................................................................................................74
5.4.8 Sub-Menu: Server ME Information..................................................................................................77
5.5 Security Menu ........................................................................................................................ 78
5.6 Boot Menu.............................................................................................................................. 79
5.7 Save & Exit Menu .................................................................................................................. 80
5.8 Server Mgmt Menu ................................................................................................................81
5.8.1 Sub-Menu: System Event Log.........................................................................................................82
5.8.2 Sub-Menu: BMC Self-test Log.........................................................................................................83
5.8.3 Sub-Menu: BMC Network Configuration .........................................................................................84
5.8.4 Sub-Menu: BMC User Settings .......................................................................................................85
Important Safety Instructions............................................................................................ 89
Consignes de Sécurité Importantes ................................................................................. 91
Getting Service................................................................................................................... 93

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1 Overview
1.1 Introduction
The ADLINK MECS-6110 is a 1U 19" rackmount edge computing server with Intel® Xeon®
processor System-on-Chip. The MECS-6110 features an IO intensive architecture with up to
2x PCIe x16 FHFL interfaces, 2x 2.5’’ SATA drive bays, 4x SFP+ ports. It also features IEEE
1588v2 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) and is an ideal platform for 5G mobile edge
computing infrastructure deployment.
The main features of the MECS-6110 as follows:
•1x Intel® Xeon® D-2100 family processor
•4x DDR4-2666 RDIMM ECC REG up to 256GB
•2x 2.5” SATA bays (only for MECS-6110) and 2x M.2 M Key interfaces
•2x PCIe x16 Gen3 single-slot FHFL interfaces or 1x PCIe x16 Gen3 dual-slot FHFL
interface
•1x PCIe x8 Gen3 OCP interface
•420mm depth 1U 19” rackmount form factor
•Built-in Intel® QAT support
•TPM 1.2/2.0 module
•2x IEEE 1588 v2 1PPS/TOD RJ-45 port and 4x 1PPS MMCX input/output
•EMC grade: Class B
•PSUs front accessible for small footprint deployment (MECS-6111 only)

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1.2 Block Diagram
Intel® Xeon®
D‐2100
DDR4 DIMM
DDR4 DIMM
E
D
B
A
PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot
PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot
TPM SPI
USB
USB Header
M.2 (M‐Key)
M.2 (M‐Key)
PE1[15:0]
AST‐2500
Sensors
DIP
SW
VGA
Header
PCIe x1
LPC
USB
eSPI
GPIOs
I2C
3x I2C
PCH
10G
NIC
I210
Flexible IO
12,13
DDR4 DIMM
DDR4 DIMM
PCIe 3.0 x2
Flexible IO
6,7
USB 3.0/2.0
Flexible IO
9
Flexible IO
8
USB 2.0
PCIe 3.0 x1
Flexible IO 10 (not used)
Flexible IO
11
Flexible IO
14,15
PE2[15:0]
miniSAS HD/U.2
PCIe 3.0 x8
SATA3.0 x8
Flexible IO
18‐25
Flexible IO
16,17
UART5 (BMC)
UART1 (Host)
Console
UART2/UART3
1PPS
4x 1PPS
4x SFP+
(IPMI)
RJ45
PDS#082
PSUs Fans
Pres/
Status
Speed/
Tach
UART4 RS232 header
I2C
I2C
I2C
to 2x PCIe Slot & OCP
SATA Bay on
Front Panel
LEDs GPIOs EEPROM
PDS#082
SATA3.0 x2
SATA 3.0
SATA 3.0
PCIe 3.0 x2 OCP PCIe x8
Mux
4x
BIOS Flash1
BMC Flash1
BIOS Flash2
BMC Flash2
ME RJ45 (IPMI) I210
PCIe 3.0 x1
NC‐SI
NC‐SI
I2C_1/2/3
I2C_4
I2C_5
PWR/RST
4xLEDs I2C GPIOs
1PPS RX/TX
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1.3 Mechanical Overview
1.3.1 MECS-6110 Front Panel
1.3.2 MECS-6111 Front Panel
LEDs
SATA Bay x2 Console
Port
RJ45 x2
SFP+ x4
USB x2 Reset
Button
PCIe Expansion Slots x2
LEDs
1PPS/TOD Port
Power
Button
Redundant
Power Supply
LEDs
Console
Port
RJ45 x2
SFP+ x4
USB x2 Reset
Button
PCIe Expansion Slots x2
LEDs
1PPS/TOD Port
Power
Button

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1.3.3 MECS-6110 Rear Panel
1.3.4 MECS-6111 Rear Panel
Redundant
Power Supply
Fans
VGA Grounding
Stud
Fans
VGA Grounding
Stud

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1.3.5 MECS-6110 Internal Layout
See 3.1 Removing the Chassis Cover on page 15 for instructions on removing the cover.
DDR4 DIMM x4
PSU Fans
M.2 SATA
Slot
PCIe x16
Gen3
FHFL x2
SATA Drive
Bay x2 M.2 SATA
Slot
PCIe
12V Power
Conn. x2

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1.3.6 MECS-6111 Internal Layout
See 3.1 Removing the Chassis Cover on page 15 for instructions on removing the cover.
DDR4 DIMM x4 Fans
M.2 SATA
Slot
PCIe x16
Gen3
FHFL x2
PSU M.2 SATA
Slot
PCIe
12V Power
Conn. x2

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1.4 Mechanical Dimensions
Units: mm

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2 Specifications
2.1 MECS-6110 Specifications
Main System
CPU Intel® Xeon® D-2177NT Processor 1.90GHz (14C/28T, 105W)
Intel® Xeon® D-2183IT Processor 2.20GHz (16C/32T, 100W)
Intel® Xeon® D-2187NT Processor 2.00GHz (16C/32T, 110W)
Chipset Integrated on Intel® Xeon® D SoC
Memory 4x DDR4-2666 1DPC RDIMM sockets, ECC, REG, up to 256GB
BIOS AMI BIOS on SPI flash memory
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2016
CentOS Linux 7.2/7.6
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11/12
Note: No OS installed by default
Hardware Acceleration 100Gb/s Intel® QAT support (SKU dependent)
Trusted Platform
Module TPM1.2/2.0 module (SKU dependent)
Chassis Management IPMI v2.0 compliant with iKVM and SOL support
Software Support Validated with DPDK, provides a high throughput for data plane
packet processing
Interfaces
Expansion
(SKU dependent) Option 1: 2x PCIe x16 Gen3 single-slot FHFL interfaces, passive cooling, up to 110W each
Option 2: 1x PCIe x16 Gen3 dual-slot FHFL interface, passive
cooling, up to 250W
Option 3: 1x PCIe x16 Gen3 single-slot FHFL interfaces, passive
cooling up to 110W +; 1x PCIe x8 Gen3 single-slot FHFL interfaces,
passive cooling up to 110W +; 1x PCIe x8 Gen3 OCP NIC v2
Ethernet 2x RJ-45 100/1000BASE-T Ethernet port (front)
4x 10G SFP+ Ethernet port (front)*
2x RJ-45 1PPS/TOD port (front)
*Note: SFP modules must be IEC 60825-1 certified and Class 1 laser
products. For information on verified SFP modules, please contact your
ADLINK representative.
Remote Console 1x RJ-45 serial port
USB 2x USB 3.0 (front)
1x USB 2.0 (internal)
Graphics 1x VGA port (rear)
LEDs Power, Alert, Drive Activity, Health Behavior, UID
Control Buttons Power, reset, UID (front access)
Other 1x COM (internal)
4x 1PPS MMCX input/output (internal)

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Storage
Drive Bays 2x 2.5” hot-swappable SATA 6Gb/s (MECS-6110 only)
Internal 2x onboard M.2 NVME/SATA socket, 2242/2280 M Key
Mechanical & Environmental
Form Factor 1U 19’’ rackmount 438mm x 44mm x 420mm (WxHxD)
Fans 6 fans, adaptive speed
Power 450W/600W 1+1 redundant PSUs
100V to 240V AC @50-60Hz
-36V to -72V DC
Temperature Operating temp.: -5°C 55°C
Storage temp.: -40°C to 70°C
Note: Not including SATA drives and PCIe cards.
Humidity Operating: 5% to 95%, non-condensing
Storage: 5% to 95%, non-condensing
Operating: half-sine 2G, 11ms pulse, 100 pulses on each of three
axes
Shock
Non-operating: trapezoidal, 25G, 170 inches/sec delta V, three
drops on each of three axes
Vibration Non-operating: 2.2Grms, 10 minutes per axis on all three axes
Certifications FCC, CE, CCC Class B, UL, CB and RoHS compliant
Note: Certifications were passed with 450W PSU installed.
MTBF 1043140 hours @ 25°C

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3 Getting Started
3.1 Removing the Chassis Cover
Follow the instructions below to remove the chassis top cover.
1. Loosen the two captive screws at the rear of the cover (arrows).
2. Press down on the two depressions with your thumbs and slide the cover towards the
rear of the chassis and remove the cover.
To reinstall the cover, slide it towards the front of the chassis, then tighten the screws
loosened in Step 1.
All installation procedures are restricted to skilled personnel.
Toutes les procédures d'installation sont réservées au personnel qualifié.
mise en garde

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3.2 Installing Memory Modules
There are no limitations on installing memory modules in this device. Each slot can accept a
memory module up to 64GB.
All installation procedures are restricted to skilled personnel.
Toutes les procédures d'installation sont réservées au personnel qualifié.
mise en garde

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3.3 PCIe Card Installation
Sample installation instructions for FHFL PCIe expansion cards are described below. For
detailed information on the specific installation procedures for your cards, please contact
your ADLINK representative.
1. Remove the two screws from the front panel as shown.
2. Remove the bracket securing the PCIe bracket blanking plates.
All installation procedures are restricted to skilled personnel.
Toutes les procédures d'installation sont réservées au personnel qualifié.
mise en garde

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3. Remove the PCIe bracket blanking plates.
4. Loosen the two screws to remove the internal PCIe bracket used to secure the PCIe
cards inside the chassis. The diagram shows the position of the bracket for full-length
cards.
Bracket mounting
holes for half-length
cards

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5. First install the lower PCIe expansion card. Align the tab on the bracket with the
opening on the rear I/O panel (A), and insert the PCIe connector into the slot on the
riser card (B). Make sure the connector is fully inserted into the PCIe slot.
A
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6. Then install the upper PCIe expansion card, if required