BITMAIN ANTMINER S19a Pro User manual

S19a Pro Server Installation
Guide
Document Version 1.0
Dec. 2021
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Table of Contents
1. Overview.................................................................................................................................4
1.1 S19a Pro Server Components....................................................................................................5
1.2 Specifications.............................................................................................................................7
2. Setting Up the Server ...............................................................................................................9
3. Configuring the Server ...........................................................................................................11
4. Monitoring Your Server..........................................................................................................12
5. Administering Your Server .....................................................................................................13
5.1 Checking Your Firmware Version ............................................................................................13
5.2 Upgrading Your System ...........................................................................................................13
5.3 Modifying Your Password........................................................................................................14
5.4 Restoring Initial Settings..........................................................................................................14
Environmental Requirements ....................................................................................................15
Regulations ...............................................................................................................................17

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1. Overview
1. Overview
The S19a Pro server is Bitmain’s newest version in the 19 server series. Power supply APW12 is part of S19a Pro server. All S19a
Pro servers are tested and configured prior to shipping to ensure easy set up.
Front View Back View
Caution:
1. Please refer to the layout above to place your goods in usage in case of any damage.
2. The equipment must be connected to an earthed mains socket-outlet. The socket-outlet shall be installed near the
equipment and shall be easily accessible.
3. The equipment has two power inputs, only by connecting those two power supply sockets simultaneously can the
equipment run. When the equipment is powered off, be sure to power off all power inputs.
4. DO NOT remove any screws and cables tied on the product.
5. DO NOT PRESS the metal button on the cover.
6. Please note that the actual server shall prevail.

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1. Overview
1.1 S19a Pro Server Components
The main components and controller front panel of S19a Pro servers are shown in the following figure:

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1. Overview
APW12 Power Supply:
Note:
1. Power supply APW12 is part of S19a Pro server. For detailed parameters, please refer to the specifications below.
2. Additional two power cords are needed.

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1. Overview
1.2 Specifications
Product Glance
Value
Version
Model
Hashrate,
TH/s
Crypto Algorithm
S19a Pro
240-Cb
110
SHA256
Power on wall @25°C
,Watt 3250
Power efficiency on wall @25°C,
J/TH 29.5
Detailed
Characteristics Value
Miner Size (Length*Width*Height, w/o
package), mm(1-1) 400*195.5*290
Net weight,
kg(1-2) 14.5
NOTE:
(1-1) Including PSU size
(1-2) Including PSU weight

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2. Setting up the Server
2. Setting up the Server
To set up the server:
1. Go to the following site:
https://shop.bitmain.com/support.htm?pid=00720160906053730999PVD2K0vz0693
2. Download the following file: IPReporter.zip.
3. Extract the file.
4. Right-click IPReporter.exe and run it as Administrator.
5. Select one of the following options:
■Shelf, Step, Position – suitable for farm servers to mark the location of the servers.
■Default – suitable for home servers.
6. Click Start.
The file IPReporter.zip is supported by Microsoft Windows only.
The default DHCP network protocol distributes IP addresses automatically.

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2. Setting up the Server
The IP address will be displayed in a window on your computer screen.
7. In your web browser, enter the IP address provided.
8. Proceed to login using root for both the username and password.
9. In the Protocol section, you can assign a Static IP address (optional).
10. Enter the IP address, Subnet mask, gateway and DNS Server.
11. Click “Save”.
12. Click https://support.bitmain.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018950053 to learn more about gateway and DNS Server.

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2. Setting up the Server

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3. Configuring the Server
3. Configuring the Server
Setting up the Pool
To configure the server:
1. Click Setting marked below.
Note:
1. Fan speed percentage can be adjusted, but we recommend to keep the default setting. The server will
adjust the fan speed automatically if the fan speed percentage has yet been selected.
2. There are two working modes of S19a Pro server: Normal mode and Sleep mode. When the server enters sleep
mode, the control board will be powered while hashboards won’t be powered.
2. Set the options according to the following table:
Option
Description
Mining address
Enter the address of your desired pool.
The S19a Pro servers can be set up with three mining pools, with decreasing
priority from the first pool (pool 1) to the third pool (pool 3). The pools with low
priority will only be used if all higher priority pools are offline.
Name
Your worker ID on the selected pool.
Password (optional)
The password for your selected worker.
3. Click Save after the configuration.

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4. Monitoring Your Server
4. Monitoring Your Server
To check the operating status of your server:
1. Click dashboard marked below to check the server status.
Note: The S19a Pro server is with fixed frequency 600 MHz. Firmware will stop running when the Temp
(Outlet) reaches to 95℃，there will be an error message “over max temp, pcb temp (real-time temp)”
shown on the bottom of kernel log page. Meanwhile, the server temperature on the dashboard interface
turns to abnormal and shows “Temp is too high”.
2. Monitor your server according to the descriptions in the following table:
Option
Description
Number of chips
Number of chips detected in the chain.
Frequency
ASIC frequency setting.
Real Hashrate
Real-time Hashrate of each hash board (GH/s).
Inlet Temp
Temperature of the inlet (°C).
Outlet Temp
Temperature of the outlet (°C).
Chip state
One of the following statuses will appear:
●The Green Icon - indicates normal
●The Red Icon- indicates abnormal

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5. Administering Your Server
5. Administering Your Server
5.1 Checking Your Firmware Version
To check your firmware version:
1. Enter the backstage of your server, find the firmware version on the bottom.
2. Firmware Version displays the date of the firmware your server uses. In the examples below, the server is using firmware
version 20210526.
5.2 Upgrading Your System
Make sure that the S19a Pro server remains powered during the upgrade process. If power fails before the upgrade is
completed, you will need to return it to Bitmain for repair.
To upgrade the server’s firmware:
1. In System, click Firmware Upgrade.

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5. Administering Your Server
2. For Keep Settings:
■Select “keep settings” to keep your current settings (default).
■Unselect “keep settings” to reset the server to default settings.
4. When the upgrade is completed, restart the server and it will turn to the setting page.
5.3 Modifying Your Password
To change your login password:
1. In System, click the Password tab.
2. Set your new password, then click Save.
5.4 Restoring Initial Settings
To restore your initial settings
1. Turn on the server and let it run for 5 minutes.
2. On the controller front panel, press and hold the Reset button for 10 seconds.
Resetting your server will reboot it and restore its default settings. The red LED will automatically flash once every 15
seconds if the reset is operated successfully.

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Environmental Requirements
Please run your server in accordance with the following requirements
1. Basic Environmental Requirements:
1.1. Climatic Conditions:
Description
Requirement
Operating Temperature
0-40℃
Operating Humidity
10-90%RH (non-condensing)
Storage Temperature
-20-70℃
Storage Humidity
5-95%RH（non-condensing）
Altitude
<2000m
1.2. Site Requirements of the Server Running Room:
Please keep the server running room away from industrial pollution sources:
For heavy pollution sources such as smelters and coal mines, the distance should be more than 5km.
For moderate pollution sources such as chemical industries, rubber and electroplating industries, the distance should be more than
3.7km.
For light pollution sources such as food factories and leather processing factories, the distance should be more than 2km.
If unavoidable, the site should be chosen in the perennial upwind direction of the pollution source.
Please do not set your location within 3.7km from the seaside or the salt lake. If unavoidable, it should be built as airtight as
possible, equipped with air conditioning for cooling.
1.3. Electromagnetic Environmental Conditions:
Please keep your site away from transformers, high-voltage cables, transmission lines and high-current equipment, for example,
there should be no high-power AC transformers (>10KA) within 20 meters, and no high-voltage power lines within 50 meters.
Please keep your site away from high-power radio transmitters, for example, there should be no high-power radio transmitters
(>1500W) within 100 meters.
2. Other Environmental Requirements：
The server running room shall be free of explosive, conductive, magnetically conductive and corrosive dust. The requirements of
mechanical active substances are shown below:
2.1 Requirements of Mechanical Active Substances
Mechanical Active Substance
Requirement
Sand
<= 30mg/m3
Dust (suspended)
<= 0.2mg/m3
Dust (deposited)
<=1.5mg/m2h

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2.2 Requirements of Corrosive Gas
Corrosive Gas
Unit
Concentration
H
2
S
ppb
< 3
SO
2
ppb
< 10
Cl
2
ppb
< 1
NO
2
ppb
< 50
HF
ppb
< 1
NH
3
ppb
< 500
O
3
ppb
< 2
Note: ppb (part per billion) refers to the unit of concentration，1ppb stands for the volume ratio of
part per billion.

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Regulations:
FCC Notice (FOR FCC CERTIFIED MODELS):
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
Note:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply 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 when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own
expense.
EU WEEE: Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Household in the European Union
This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your other
household waste. Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handling it over to a
designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment. The separate collection
and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure
that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment. For more information about where
you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling, please contact your local city office, your household waste
disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.
台湾 ROHS:
設備名稱：S19a Pro 服務器型號：240-Cb
單元
有害物質
鉛
(Pb)
汞
（Hg）
鎘
（Cd）
六價鉻
(Cr+6)
多溴聯苯
（PBB）
多溴二苯醚
（PBDE）
外殼 ○○○○○○
電路板組件 —○○○○○
其他線材 —○○○○○
備考 1.〝超出 0.1 wt %〞及〝超出 0.01 wt %〞係指限用物質之百分比含量超出百分比含量基準
值。
備考 2.〝○〞係指該項限用物質之百分比含量未超出百分比含量基準值。
備考 3.〝－〞係指該項限用物質為排除項目。