ADLINK Technology MECS-7210 User manual

Leading EDGE COMPUTING
MECS-7210
2U Edge Computing Server
with Dual Intel® Xeon® Processor
User’s Manual
Manual Rev.: Rev. 1.2
Revision Date: June 16, 2021
Part No.: 50M-00013-1020

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Preface
Copyright © 2021 ADLINK Technology, Inc.
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Revision History
Revision Release Date Description of Change(s)
1.0 2020-12-18 Initial release
1.1 2021-02-25 Update specifications; add Enter BIOS section;
update MTBF
1.2 2021-06-16 Add HDD/User LED settings and commands;
correct SW2 settings; update command in “3.9.1
Updating the BIOS via Network with BMC Tool”;
add BIOS content

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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.
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VERTISSEMENT
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 Front Panel ........................................................................................................................................8
1.3.2 Rear Panel.........................................................................................................................................8
1.3.3 Chassis Layout ..................................................................................................................................9
1.4 Mechanical Dimensions ......................................................................................................... 10
2Specifications.................................................................................................................11
2.1 MECS-7210 Specifications .....................................................................................................11
3Getting Started............................................................................................................... 13
3.1 Removing the Chassis Cover ................................................................................................ 13
3.2 Installing Memory Modules .................................................................................................... 14
3.3 PCIe Card Installation ............................................................................................................ 15
3.3.1 Single-Slot-Passive Cooled PCIe Cards .........................................................................................15
3.3.2 Fan Cooled or Dual-Slot Passive Cooled PCIe Cards ....................................................................18
3.4 PCIe x16 Slot Secondary Power Supply................................................................................ 20
3.5 Connecting the System to Ground......................................................................................... 21
3.6 Login to the BMC via Console Port........................................................................................ 22
3.7 Login to the BMC via Network ............................................................................................... 24
3.8 BMC eth0 Default and Static IP Settings................................................................................ 26
3.9 BIOS Update.......................................................................................................................... 27
3.9.1 Updating the BIOS via Network with BMC Tool...............................................................................27
3.9.2 Updating BIOS via Host with BIOS Tool ..........................................................................................28
3.10 BMC Firmware Update via Network..................................................................................... 29
3.11 BMC Firmware Update via Host with Yafuflash.................................................................... 30
3.12 Enter BIOS Setup ................................................................................................................31
4System Interfaces.......................................................................................................... 32
4.1 Status LEDs ........................................................................................................................... 32
4.1.1 Power LED (green)..........................................................................................................................32
4.1.2 Alert LED (red).................................................................................................................................32
4.1.3 Drive Activity LED (yellow)...............................................................................................................32
4.2 LAN Ports............................................................................................................................... 33
4.3 SFP+ Ports............................................................................................................................. 34
4.3.1 SFP+ LED Behaviour ......................................................................................................................34
4.4 Dual USB 3.0 and RJ-45 Console Port.................................................................................. 35
4.5 HDD/User LED Switch ........................................................................................................... 36
4.6 User LED Commands ............................................................................................................ 36
4.6.1 OEM ADLINK Set LED Status .........................................................................................................36
4.6.2 OEM ADLINK Get LED Status.........................................................................................................37
4.7 Board Layout.......................................................................................................................... 38

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5BIOS Setup..................................................................................................................... 39
5.1 BIOS Setup Menu .................................................................................................................. 39
5.1.1 Menu Selection Bar .........................................................................................................................39
5.1.2 Menu Conventions...........................................................................................................................40
5.2 Main Menu ............................................................................................................................. 40
5.2.1 BIOS Information .............................................................................................................................41
5.2.2 System Information..........................................................................................................................41
5.3 Advanced Menu ..................................................................................................................... 42
5.3.1 Sub-Menu: Serial Port Console Redirection....................................................................................43
5.3.2 Sub-Menu: Console Redirection Settings .......................................................................................44
5.3.3 Sub-Menu: Legacy Console Configuration.....................................................................................46
5.3.4 Sub-Menu: Network Stack Configuration ........................................................................................47
5.3.5 Sub-Menu: iSCSI Configuration ......................................................................................................48
5.3.6 Sub-Menu: Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network Connection ....................................................................49
5.3.7 Sub-Menu: NIC Configuration .........................................................................................................50
5.4 Platform Configuration Menu ................................................................................................. 51
5.4.1 Sub-Menu: CPU Configuration ........................................................................................................52
5.4.2 Sub-Menu: Memory Configuration...................................................................................................53
5.4.3 Sub-Menu: Memory Topology..........................................................................................................55
5.4.4 Sub-Menu: UPI Configuration..........................................................................................................56
5.4.5 Sub-Menu: UPI Status .....................................................................................................................58
5.4.6 Sub-Menu: Memory Error Enabling.................................................................................................59
5.4.7 Sub-Menu: PCIe Error Enabling ......................................................................................................60
5.4.8 Sub-Menu: Socket 0/1 Configuration ..............................................................................................62
5.4.9 Sub-Menu: PCH SATA Configuration ..............................................................................................63
5.4.10 Sub-Menu: SATA Mode options.......................................................................................................64
5.5 Server Mgmt Menu ................................................................................................................65
5.5.1 Sub-Menu: BMC network Configuration..........................................................................................66
5.5.2 Sub-Menu: BMC User Setting .........................................................................................................67
5.5.3 Sub-Menu: Add User .......................................................................................................................68
5.5.4 Sub-Menu: Delete User ...................................................................................................................69
5.5.5 Sub-Menu: Change User Setting.....................................................................................................70
5.6 Security Menu ........................................................................................................................ 71
5.6.1 Sub-Menu: Secure Boot ..................................................................................................................73
5.6.2 Sub-Menu: Key Management..........................................................................................................74
5.7 Boot Menu.............................................................................................................................. 75
5.8 Save & Exit Menu .................................................................................................................. 77
Important Safety Instructions............................................................................................ 78
Consignes de Sécurité Importantes ................................................................................. 80
Getting Service................................................................................................................... 82

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1 Overview
1.1 Introduction
The ADLINK MECS-7210 is a 2U 19" rackmount edge computing server with Intel® Xeon®
Scalable processor and Intel® C620 series Chipset. The MECS-7210 features an IO
intensive architecture with up to 2x PCIe x16 FHFL interfaces, 2x 2.5’’ SATA drive bays,
4x SFP+ ports, and is an ideal platform for 5G mobile edge computing infrastructure
deployment.
The main features of the MECS-7210 are summarized as follows:
•Supports 2x FHFL PCIe x16 Gen 3 extension
•16x DDR4 memory slots for up to 512GB memory to meet the requirement of network
packet processing
•Up to 2x 2.5" external hot-swappable SATA drives, additional storage expansion via PCIe
or M.2 NVMe (optional)
•Intelligent system management compatible with IPMI 2.0, supports SOL and adaptive fan
speeds
•Support for PacketManager software to provide data plane software stacks for dynamic
layer 3 forwarding and flow-based forwarding, accelerating development of customer
applications
•Integrates Wind River® Titanium Server, and open source software including Intel®
DPDK, Open vSwitch and nDPI, facilitating the building of packet parsing applications

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1.2 Block Diagram
SKL EP CPU0
non‐FPGA SKU
SKL EP CPU1
non‐FPGA SKU
UPI
Intel® C624 Chipset
PCIe x16
AST‐2500
RGB
UART
SW
Onboard Low‐profile
PCIe x8 slot
TPM
SPI
M.2
SATA
SPI Flash
PWM/TACH
DMIx4
UPI
4x SFP+
Console
VGA
Header
RDIMM
0
1
2
3
RDIMM
RDIMM
RDIMM
RDIMM
RDIMM
RDIMM
RDIMM
RDIMM
RDIMM
RDIMM
RDIMM
0
1
2
3
USB
PCIe x1
IPMB/PECI/GPIO/...
LPC
USB 3.0 x2
PCIe x8
3x QAT
PCIe x8
1x RJ45
LAN Port 0,1,3,4
SATA x3
PCIe x16
PWR
LED
HDD/
APP
LED
1x USB
Socket
PWR/RST
Header
PCH
4x10G
NC‐SI
2x hot‐
swappable
2.5" SATA
I210
1x RJ45
(IPMI)
HW
PCIe x16
2x USB
PSU
I2C
RDIMM RDIMM
RDIMM RDIMM
5
44
5
Alert
LED
I210
Full‐size
PCIe x16 slot
(single‐slot or
dual‐slot)
Full‐size
PCIe x16 slot
(single‐slot or
dual‐slot)
Reset
M.2
PCIe x4
M.2
PCIe x4

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1.3 Mechanical Overview
1.3.1 Front Panel
1.3.2 Rear Panel
LEDs
SATA Drive
Bays x2 Console
Port VGA
RJ45 x2 SFP+ x4
USB x2
Power
Button
Reset
Button
PCIe Expansion Slots x2
Redundant
Power Supply
Fans

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1.3.3 Chassis Layout
See 3.1 Removing the Chassis Cover on page 13 for instructions on removing the cover.
DDRS DIMM x16
PSU
Fans
USB
M.2 SATA
Slot
PCIe x16
Gen3
FHFL x2
SATA Drive
Bays x2
Console Port Mode
Switch (SW2)

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1.4 Mechanical Dimensions
Units: mm

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2 Specifications
2.1 MECS-7210 Specifications
Main System
CPU Intel® Xeon® Silver 4116 Processor 2.10 GHz (12C/24T, 85W)
Intel® Xeon® Silver 4210 Processor 2.20 GHz (10C/20T, 85W)
Intel® Xeon® Silver 4214 Processor 2.20 GHz (12C/24T, 85W)
Intel® Xeon® Silver 4216 Processor 2.10 GHz (16C/32T, 100W)
Intel® Xeon® Gold 6130 Processor 2.10 GHz (16C/32T, 125W)
Intel® Xeon® Gold 6230 Processor 2.10 GHz (20C/40T, 125W)
Intel® Xeon® Gold 6238T Processor 1.90 GHz (22C/44T, 125W)
Note: Please contact your ADLINK representative for other
processor SKUs.
L3 Cache From 11MB to 24.75MB, dependent on processor
Chipset Intel® C624/C627 Chipset
Memory 16x DDR4-2666 DIMM sockets, ECC, registered,
up to 512GB
BIOS AMI BIOS on SPI flash memory
Operating System Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit, Windows Server 2016,
Linux Kernel 2.6 and above
Intel® QuickAssist
Technology 100Gb/s Intel® QAT support (optional)
Trusted Platform
Module TPM 1.2 (TPM 2.0 optional)
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) 2x PCIe x16 Gen3 FHFL single/dual-slot interface
Ethernet 2x RJ-45 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet ports
4x 10G SFP+ Ethernet ports
Remote Console 1x RJ-45 serial port
USB 2x USB 3.0 (front panel)
2x USB 3.0 (internal)
Graphics 1x VGA port
LEDs Power, Alert, Drive Activity (user programmable)

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Storage
Drive Bays 2x 2.5’’ external hot-swappable SATA 6 Gb/s drive bays
Internal 1x onboard M.2 2242 M key SATA 6 Gb/s slot
2x M.2 2242/2280 NVMe slots (optional)
Mechanical & Environmental
Form Factor 2U 19’’ rackmount 438mm x 88mm x 420mm (W x H x D)
Fans 3 fans, adaptive speed
Power 800W or 1200W 1+1 redundant PSU
100V to 240V AC @50-60Hz
Temperature1Operating: -5°C 55°C
Storage: -40°C to 70°C
Humidity1Operating: 10% to 85% @40°C, non-condensing
Storage: 5% to 90%, non-condensing
Operating: half-sine 2G, 11ms pulse, 100 pulses on each of
three axes
Shock2
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 Class A, CE emissions, UL, CB, CCC and RoHS
compliant
MTBF 798789 hours @ 25°C (TBC)
Notes:
1Temperature and humidity specifications are valid only with ADLINK approved add-on devices,
excluding hard drives and PCIe cards.
2Shock and Vibration tests were conducted with WinFast RTX 2060 Super Classic graphics card installed.

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

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3.2 Installing Memory Modules
When installing memory modules in the MECS-7210, the blue DIMM slots of each channel
can be freely populated (it is suggested to fill the slots from “outside to inside” for each CPU).
However, the black DIMM slots must be populated after the blue DIMM slots are completely
filled, otherwise the device will not boot up. Please refer to the figure below.
Note: The device will not boot up if the black DIMM slots are populated before the blue
DIMM slots are completely filled.
CPU0 CPU1
Blue Blue Blue Black
Blue Blue Blue Black
Blue Blue Blue
Black
Blue Blue Blue
Black
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3.3 PCIe Card Installation
Sample installation instructions for two types of PCIe expansion cards are described below.
For detailed information on the PCIe daughter board and adapter brackets required for your
cards and the specific installation procedures, please contact your ADLINK representative.
3.3.1 Single-Slot-Passive Cooled PCIe Cards
Follow the instructions below to install single-slot-passive cooled PCIe expansion cards.
1. Remove the screw securing the bracket screw cover of the PCIe slot you wish to
install an expansion card in.
2. Rotate the bracket cover clockwise and remove the screw securing the PCIe bracket
blanking plate.
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3. To install the single-slot-passive cooled PCIe expansion card, align the tab on the
bracket with the opening on the rear I/O panel and insert the PCIe connectors into the
slot on the daughter board. Make sure the connectors are fully inserted into the PCIe
slot.
4. Secure the PCIe expansion card to the chassis using two screws as shown below.

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5. Secure the PCIe expansion card bracket with the screw removed in Step 2, and rotate
the bracket cover counter-clockwise.
6. Replace the screw securing the bracket screw cover.
7. Repeat Steps 1 through 6 to install another single-slot-passive cooled PCIe expansion
card.

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3.3.2 Fan Cooled or Dual-Slot Passive Cooled PCIe Cards
Follow the instructions below to install single/dual-slot fan cooled or dual-slot passive cooled
PCIe expansion cards.
1. Remove the I/O bracket from the PCIe expansion card.
2. Turn the expansion card over and attach the adapter bracket with two screws.

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3. If the PCIe expansion card is shorter than 312cm (full length size), attach the rear
adapter bracket with two screws as shown.
4. Install the PCIe expansion card by inserting the PCIe connector into the slot on the
daughter board. Make sure the connector is fully inserted into the PCIe slot.
5. Secure the PCIe expansion card to the chassis using four screws as shown below.

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3.4 PCIe x16 Slot Secondary Power Supply
The power supply on the MECS-7210 is equipped with two 8-pin ATX-type 12V power
connectors to provide secondary power for PCIe x16 cards if required. Two break-out cables
are also included. The pin definitions of the connectors and cables are described below.
8-pin ATX-type 12V Power Connector Pinout
Pin # Signal Pin # Signal
1 COM 5 +12V
2 COM 6 +12V
3 COM 7 +12V
4 COM 8 +12V
Breakout Cable Connector Pinout
P1 #2
1
3
4
6
#1 P2
P1 P2 P3
1
2
3
5
6
7
4
1
2
3
4
5
6
#1
#2
1
3
#1
4
6
#2
1
2
3
4
5
#1
#2
6
P3
8
1
4
5
8
Pinout
1
2
4
3
6
5
8
7
4
1
8
5
All installation procedures are restricted to qualified personnel.
Toutes les procédures d'installation sont réservées au personnel qualifié.
mise en garde