AXIOMTEK NA591 Series User manual

NA591 Series
SMB Network Appliance
User’s Manual

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Disclaimers
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without notice.
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CAUTION
If you replace wrong batteries, it causes the danger of explosion. It is recommended by the
manufacturer that you follow the manufacturer’s instructions to only replace the same or
equivalent type of battery, and dispose of used ones.
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All Rights Reserved
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Safety Approvals
CE Marking
FCC Class A
FCC Compliance
This equipment has been tested and complies with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. If not installed and used in
accordance with proper instructions, this equipment might generate or radiate radio frequency
energy and cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measurers:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver
is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with emission limits.

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Safety Precautions
Before getting started, read the following important cautions.
1. Be sure to ground yourself to prevent static charge when installing the internal
components. Use a grounding wrist strap and place all electronic components in any
static-shielded devices. Most electronic components are sensitive to static electrical
charge.
2. Disconnect the power cords from the NA591 Series before making any installation. Be
sure both the system and the external devices are turned OFF. Sudden surge of power
could ruin sensitive components. Make sure the NA591 Series is properly grounded.
3. Do not open the system’s top cover. If opening the cover for maintenance is a must, only
a trained technician is allowed to do so. Integrated circuits on computer boards are
sensitive to static electricity. To avoid damaging chips from electrostatic discharge,
observe the following precautions:
Before handling a board or integrated circuit, touch an unpainted portion of the
system unit chassis for a few seconds. This will help to discharge any static
electricity on your body.
When handling boards and components, wear a wrist-grounding strap, available
from most electronic component stores.
Trademarks Acknowledgments
Axiomtek is a trademark of Axiomtek Co., Ltd.
Windows®is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
Intel®and Pentium®are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
AMI is trademark of American Megatrend Inc.
Other brand names and trademarks are the properties and registered brands of their
respective owners.

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Table of Contents
Disclaimers.....................................................................................................ii
Safety Approvals...........................................................................................iii
Safety Precautions........................................................................................iv
Chapter 1 Introduction .......................................... 1
1.1 General Description............................................................................1
1.2 Features...............................................................................................1
1.3 Specifications......................................................................................2
1.4 Block Diagram.....................................................................................5
1.5 Dimensions and Outlines ...................................................................5
1.6 I/O Outlets............................................................................................6
1.6.1 Front Panel.................................................................................................. 6
1.6.2 Rear Panel .................................................................................................. 8
Chapter 2 Hardware and Installation .................... 9
2.1 Check List............................................................................................9
2.2 Board Layout.....................................................................................10
2.3 Jumper Settings................................................................................12
2.3.1 CMOS Clear Jumper (JP2)....................................................................... 12
2.3.2 Auto Power Button Model Jumper (JP3)................................................... 13
2.4 Connectors........................................................................................13
2.4.1 Mini Card Connector for mSATA(CN1)................................................... 14
2.4.2 M.2 2280 Connector for PCIeX4(CN2) ................................................... 15
2.4.3 ATX Power Connector (CN3).................................................................... 16
2.4.4 LCM Connector (CN5) .............................................................................. 16
2.4.5 Internal USB 3.1 Gen1 Connector (CN8).................................................. 17
2.4.6 ATX +12V CPU Power Connector (ATX1) ................................................ 17
2.4.7 PMBUS Connector (PMBUS1).................................................................. 17
2.4.8 USB Port Connectors (USB1~2)............................................................... 18
2.4.9 FAN Connectors (FAN1~3) ....................................................................... 18
2.4.10 Serial Port 2 Connector (COM2)............................................................... 18
2.4.11 Serial ATA Connectors (SATA1~4)............................................................ 19
2.4.12 Front Panel Bezel Connector (JP11)......................................................... 19
2.4.13 VGA Connector (VGA1) ............................................................................ 20
2.4.14 Digital I/O Port Connector (DIO1) ............................................................. 20
2.5 Hardware Installation........................................................................21
2.5.1 Installing the CPU...................................................................................... 21

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2.5.2 Installing the Memory................................................................................ 24
2.5.3 Installing the Hard Disks............................................................................ 25
Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup Utility........................ 27
3.1 Starting...............................................................................................27
3.2 Navigation Keys ................................................................................27
3.3 Main Menu..........................................................................................28
3.4 Advanced Menu.................................................................................29
3.5 Chipset Menu.....................................................................................50
3.6 Security Menu....................................................................................54
3.7 Boot Menu..........................................................................................55
3.8 Save & Exit Menu ..............................................................................56
3.9 Server Management..........................................................................61
Appendix A LAN Bypass Configuration.................. 63
About LAN Bypass.......................................................................................63
LAN Bypass Register Configuration..........................................................64
Appendix B WDT Timer for System Reset.............. 67
Appendix C LAN Module Expansion ....................... 69
LAN Bypass Control Jumper (JP2/JP3).....................................................70
Appendix D Warning ............................................... 77

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Chapter 1
Introduction
This chapter contains general information and detailed specifications of the NA591 Series
Network Appliance Server. It contains the following sections:
General Description
Features
Specifications
Dimensions and Outlines
I/O Outlets
1.1 General Description
The NA591 is a 1U rackmount network appliance based on Intel® Xeon E/ the 8th /9th
Generation Core i Processors with Intel® C246 Chipset (code name is Coffee lake), The
appliance sets the target at greatly improved CPU performance and reduced power
consumption based on Intel’s new architecture. It provides greater performance and power
efficiency to equipment providers.
For greater flexibility, the NA591 has four front-accessible expansion slots that allow
developers to expand four different LAN modules based on their solution requirements. This
expansions need to be requested before production. The four expandable LAN modules via
the PCIe 3.0 interface support max up to 32 LAN ports. To avoid the influences of shutdown by
the environment, the NA591’s supports data protection of LAN bypass for fail-over option by
LAN module.
For storing event log data, the NA591 utilizes two 2.5” SATA HDDs. And NA591 supports four
dual channel up to 128GB DDR4-2666 non-ECC/ECC memory and one standard PCIe x8
expansion slot (PCIe x4 signal) for optional network security card.
The NA591 is designed for network enterprise business. NA591 not only provides high
performance processor, memory, storage interface and LAN connection, but also includes
outstanding management capability.
1.2 Features
LGA 1151 Intel® Coffee Lake-S Xeon® Processor E Family and 8th/9th Core i series
processors
Four DIMM sockets for C246 chipset, up to 128GB none-buffer none-ECC / ECC memory
(DDR4 2666MHz)
Supports four LAN modules & one expansion PCIe x8 slot (PCIex4 signal) is option
Supports BIOS redirected to COM port
Supports two internal 2.5” SATA HDDs/SSDs
Supports one M.2 2280 PCIex4 signal (M-key)
Support one mSATA
Suitable for VPN, network bandwidth controller, firewall applications

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1.3 Specifications
System
System CPU
LGA1151 Intel® Coffee Lake-S Xeon® Processor E Family and 8th/9th Core i Series
processors
System Chipset
Intel® C246
System Memory
NA591 (PCH: C246):4 x DDR4 2666 DIMM sockets, up to 128GB none-buffer
none-ECC / ECC memory by CPU SKU
BIOS
AMI 256Mbit PnP Flash BIOS with function of BIOS redirected to COM port
Storage
Two 2.5”SATA HDDs
One mSATA
One M.2 2280 , PCIe x4 signal (M-key)
LAN
The default is 2 x 10/100/1000Mbps LAN ports (one port support IPMI optional)
NA591: Expandable up to 32 LAN ports via LAN modules.
Note: Slot3 & Slot4 is only PCIe x4 signal via PCH. Suggestion above total 30G throughput
of LAN module is using on Slot1 or Slot2

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LAN Modules
Slim Module
Ports
Chipset
Bypass
NA591
GbE Copper Modules
AX93316-8GI
8
Intel 82580EB
0
v
AX93316-8GIL
8
Intel 82580EB
4
v
AX93326-8GIL
8
Intel 210AT
4
v
AX93336-4GI
4
Intel i211AT
0
v
AX93336-4GIL
4
Intel i350
2
v
GbE Fiber Modules
AX93322-8FI
8
Intel 82580EB
0
v
AX93322-8MIL
4+4
Intel 82580EB
2
v
AX93336-4FI
4
Intel i350
0
v
10GbE Copper Modules
AX93317-2GIL
2
Intel X540
1
v
10GbE Fiber Modules
AX93307-2FI
2
Intel 82599ES
0
v
AX93307-2FIL
2
Intel 82599ES
1
v
AX93327-4FI
4
Intel XL710
0
V
Slot1/Slot2
25GbE Fiber Modules
AX93332-25FI
2
Intel XXV710
0
V
Slot1/Slot2
40GbE Fiber Modules
AX93331-2QFI
2
Intel XL710
0
V
Slot1/Slot2
Super I/O
Controller: Winbond NCT6102D
Serial Ports: Total 2 asynchronous ports (2 x RS-232; one is 10-pin header onboard
but RX/TX signal is co-lay used for LCM module connector, the other one is RJ-type
connector with Cisco define)
I/O Interface
One console RJ-type connector, 2 x USB 2.0 connectors and 2 x RJ-45 connectors
(default) or up to 34 LAN ports (expandable).
LED: 1x2 LED for Power and HDD
1x2 LED for GPO 1~2
4 x LAN modules (optional)
Tact switch x1 (hardware system reset button)
Watchdog Timer
One for System Reset: 255 levels, 1-255 sec
One for LAN bypass: 7 levels, 1-64 sec
USB
Two USB 2.0 ports one front side, two USB 2.0/3.0 are internal pin headers
Hardware Monitoring
Controller Winbond NCT6102D
CPU temperature, system temperature, power and fan speed detection
Expansion Slot
NA591 (C246) support four LAN modules & one PCIex8 slot through AX96708 Riser
card ( via PCH only PCIe x4 signal) optional.

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Power Supply
400W single power supply
400W redundant power supply (1+1) (optional)
Note:
Indicates to unplug all AC power cord(s) to disconnect AC Power
OS Compatibility
Linux kernel 4.14 above
Mechanical/Environmental
Form Factor
1U rackmount
Operation Temperature
0°C ~ 40°C
Storage Temperature
-20°C ~ 70°C
Humidity
10% - 95% RH, non-condensing
Chassis Material
Steel
Dimensions
44mm (1.73”) (H) x 430mm (16.92”) (W) x 500mm (19.68”) (D)
Certificate
FCC class A / CE class A
Note: All specifications and images are subject to change without notice.

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1.4 Block Diagram
1.5 Dimensions and Outlines
The following diagram shows you dimensions and outlines of the NA591 Series.
Default: 2 LAN ports max up to 34 LAN ports

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1.6 I/O Outlets
Locate front and rear panel I/O outlets on the NA591 Series server to connect serial and
Ethernet interface devices.
1.6.1 Front Panel
Power LED (Green)
LED light up when the server is powered on to perform diagnostic tests and proper
operation checking.
HDD LED (Green)
LED flashes when HDD is transmitting or receiving data.
Programmable LED GPIO1, GPIO2 (Green)
The GPIO1 and GPIO2 LEDs are controlled by programmable GPIO. A sample
code will be provided that allow users to define their own function.
“Reset” Tact Switch
It is for reset the system to reboot your computer instead of turning OFF the power
switch. It is a better way to reboot your system for a longer life of the system’s
power supply.
Console Port
This is a Cisco RJ-type connector console port for command line interface and
diagnostic support by P.O.S.T (Power On Self Test).
USB2.0 Ports
Two USB 2.0 ports supported.
LAN Bypass LED(By LAN modules)
While running the LAN Bypass function, the LED always lights up.

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Transfer Rate for LAN port
The double-color LED light indicates 10/100/1000Mbps transfer rate.
LED Light Color
Transfer Rate
Dark
10Mbps
Green
100Mbps
Orange
1000Mbps
If the LED is dark and Active/Link LED is lighting on flashing, the transfer rate
should be 10Mbps.
When the green-color LED light is radiating, the transfer rate should be
100Mbps.
When the orange-color LED light is radiating, the transfer rate should be
1000Mbps.
When this LED and Link/Active LED both are dark, no networking devices are
attached.
Active/Link LED for LAN Port
The orange LED is on when the LAN port connection is working.
The LED flashes when transmitting or receiving any signals to or from the
appliance.
The LED is dark when the appliance is off.
Note: Optional LAN module LED definition in Appendix C.

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1.6.2 Rear Panel
Power Supply
System power use power cord to connect the power supply to electrical outlet (AC).
System Fans
These are fans for cooling down system temperature.

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Chapter 2
Hardware and Installation
The NA591 Series are convenient for your various hardware configurations. This chapter will
help you get familiar with the hardware.
2.1 Check List
The package bundled with your NA591 Series should contain the following items:
The NA591 Series network appliance hardware platform
Power cord x 1 (Redundant ,power cord x2)
Mounting brackets for rack installation (left/right) x 2
Plastic stand for stack–up x 4
CPU Heatsink x 1
Mounting screws for disk drive and additional screws for this appliance’s spare
parts
If you cannot find this package or any items are missing, please contact Axiomtek distributors
immediately. If you order any optional components, the package might contain those additional
hardware or documents accordingly.

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2.2 Board Layout
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2.3 Jumper Settings
Jumper is a small component consists of jumper clip and jumper pins. Install jumper clip on 2
jumper pins to close. And remove jumper clip from 2 jumper pins to open. Below illustration
shows how to set up jumper.
This section provides the information about jumpers and connectors of NA580 Series. Properly
configure jumper settings on the main board in this appliance to meet your application purpose.
Below we list a summary table of all jumpers and default settings for onboard devices.
Jumper
Definition
Jumper Setting
JP1
CRT always on
1-2：Disable (Default)
Open：CRT Always On
JP2
Clear CMOS Setting
1-2：Normal (Default)
2-3：Clear CMOS
JP3
Auto Power Button Mode
Selection
1-2：Always Power Off
No Jumper：Always Power On (Default)
JP9
Case Open Setting
1-2：case open
No Jumper：Normal (default)
2.3.1 CMOS Clear Jumper (JP2)
Use this jumper to erase and restore CMOS memory and BIOS setting. Put jumper clip to
pin 2-3 for a few seconds then move it back to pin 1-2. By doing this procedure CMOS
data resets to its safe default settings.
Description
Function
Jumper Setting
COMS Clear
Normal (Default)
JP2
Clear CMOS
JP2

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2.3.2 Auto Power Button Model Jumper (JP3)
Description
Function
Jumper Setting
Auto Power Button
Mode Selection
Always Power Off
ATX Mode
JP3
Always Power On
(Default)
JP3
2.4 Connectors
Signals go to other parts of the system through connectors. Loose or improper connection
might cause problems, please make sure all connectors are properly and firmly connected.
Here is a summary table which shows all connectors on the hardware.
Connectors
Label
Mini Card Connector for mSATA
CN1
M.2 2280 Connector for PCIeX4
CN2
ATX Power Connector
CN3
LCM Connector
CN5
Internal USB 3.1 Gen1 Connector
CN8
ATX +12V CPU Power Connector
ATX1
PMBUS connector
PMBUS1
USB2.0 Port Connectors
USB1~2
FAN Connector
FAN1~3
Serial Port2 Connector
COM2
Serial ATA Connector
SATA1~4
Front Panel Bezel Connector
JP11
VGA Connector
VGA1
GPIO Connector (reserved)
DIO1
Battery Connector
BAT2
DDR4 DIMM Socket(Channel A DIMM0 )
DIMM1
DDR4 DIMM Socket(Channel A DIMM1 )
DIMM2
DDR4 DIMM Socket(Channel B DIMM0 )
DIMM3
DDR4 DIMM Socket (Channel B DIMM1 )
DIMM4
PCIeX8 connector for PCIeX4
PCIE1

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2.4.1 Mini Card Connector for mSATA (CN1)
This is a 52-pin connector which is commonly used for SATAdevice.
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
CN1
51
52 18
17
2
1
1
No use
2
+3.3VSB
3
No use
4
Ground (GND)
5
No use
6
+1.5V
7
No use
8
No use
9
Ground (GND)
10
No use
11
No use
12
No use
13
No use
14
No use
15
Ground (GND)
16
No use
17
No use
18
Ground (GND)
19
No use
20
+3.3VSB
21
Ground (GND)
22
PERST#
23
SATA0_RXP
24
+3.3VSB
25
SATA0_RXN
26
Ground (GND)
27
Ground (GND)
28
+1.5V
29
Ground (GND)
30
SMB_CLK
31
SATA0_TXN
32
SMB_DATA
33
SATA0_TXP
34
Ground (GND)
35
Ground (GND)
36
USB_D-
37
Ground (GND)
38
USB_D+
39
+3.3VSB
40
Ground (GND)
41
+3.3VSB
42
No use
43
Ground (GND)
44
No use
45
No use
46
No use
47
No use
48
+1.5V
49
No use
50
Ground (GND)
51
No use
52
+3.3VSB