Gigabyte G242-P31 User manual

G242-P31
G242-P32
HPC Server - 2U UP 4 x GPU Ampere® Altra® ARM Serve
HPC Server - 2U UP 2 x GPU Ampere® Altra® ARM Serve
User Manual
Rev. 1.0

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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this user's guide:
NOTE!
Gives bits and pieces of additional
information related to the current topic.
CAUTION!
Gives precautionary measures to
avoid possible hardware or software problems.
WARNING!
Alerts you to any damage that might
result from doing or not doing specic actions.

Server Warnings and Cautions
Before installing a server, be sure that you understand the following warnings and cautions.
WARNING!
To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to the equipment:
• Do not disable the power cord grounding plug. The grounding plug is an important safety
feature.
• Plug the power cord into a grounded (earthed) electrical outlet that is easily accessible at all
times.
• Unplug all the power cords from the power supplies to disconnect power to the equipment.
• Shock Hazard! Disconnect all power supply cords before servicing.
• Do not route the power cord where it can be walked on or pinched by items placed against it.
Pay particular attention to the plug, electrical outlet, and the point where the cord extends from
the server.
WARNING!
To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives
and the internal system components to cool before touching them.
WARNING!
This server is equipped with high speed fans. Keep away from hazardous
moving fan blades during servicing.
WARNING!
This equipment is not suitable for use in locations where children are
likely to be present.
WARNING!
This equipment is intended to be used in Restrict Access Location. The
access can only be gained by Skilled person.
Only authorized by well trained professional person can access the
restrict access location.
CAUTION!
• Do not operate the server for long periods with the access panel open or removed.
Operating the server in this manner results in improper airow and improper cooling that can
lead to thermal damage.
• Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
• Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
CAUTION!
ESD CAN DAMAGE DRIVES, BOARDS, AND OTHER PARTS. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU
PERFORM ALL PROCEDURES AT AN ESD WORKSTATION. IF ONE IS NOT AVAILABLE,
PROVIDE SOME ESD PROTECTION BY WEARING AN ANTI-STATIC WRIST STRAP AT-
TACHED TO CHASSIS GROUND -- ANY UNPAINTED METAL SURFACE -- ON YOUR SERVER
WHEN HANDLING PARTS.
Always handle boards carefully. They can be extremely sensitive to ESD. Hold boards only by
their edges without any component and pin touching. After removing a board from its protective
wrapper or from the system, place the board component side up on a grounded, static free sur-
face. Use a conductive foam pad if available but not the board wrapper. Do not slide board over
any surface.
System power on/o󰀨: To remove power from system, you must remove the system from
rack. Make sure the system is removed from the rack before opening the chassis, adding, or
removing any non hot-plug components.
Hazardous conditions, devices and cables: Hazardous electrical conditions may be
present on power, telephone, and communication cables. Turn off the system and discon-nect
the cables attached to the system before servicing it. Otherwise, personal injury or equipment
damage can result.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) and ESD protection: ESD can damage drives,
boards, and other parts. We recommend that you perform all procedures in this chapter only at
an ESD workstation. If one is not available, provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic
wrist strap attached to chassis ground (any unpainted metal surface on the server) when handling
parts.
ESD and handling boards: Always handle boards carefully. They can be extremely
sensi-tive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). Hold boards only by their edges. After removing a
board from its protective wrapper or from the system, place the board component side up on a
grounded, static free surface. Use a conductive foam pad if available but not the board wrapper.
Do not slide board over any surface.
Installing or removing jumpers: A jumper is a small plastic encased conductor that slips
over two jumper pins. Some jumpers have a small tab on top that can be gripped with n-gertips
or with a pair of ne needle nosed pliers. If the jumpers do not have such a tab, take care when
using needle nosed pliers to remove or install a jumper; grip the narrow sides of the jumper with
the pliers, never the wide sides. Gripping the wide sides can dam-age the contacts inside the
jumper, causing intermittent problems with the function con-trolled by that jumper. Take care to
grip with, but not squeeze, the pliers or other tool used to remove a jumper, or the pins on the
board may bend or break.

CAUTION!
Risk of explosion if battery is replaced incorrectly or with an incorrect type. Replace the battery
only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used bat-
teries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................9
1-1 Installation Precautions.................................................................................... 9
1-2 Product Specications.................................................................................... 10
1-3 System Block Diagram................................................................................... 14
1-3-1 G242-P31 ...............................................................................................................14
1-3-2 G242-P32 ...............................................................................................................15
Chapter 2 System Appearance.....................................................................................17
2-1 Front View...................................................................................................... 17
2-2 Rear View....................................................................................................... 18
2-3 Front Panel LED and Buttons ........................................................................ 19
2-4 Rear System LAN LEDs................................................................................. 20
2-5 Power Supply Unit (PSU) LED....................................................................... 21
2-6 Hard Disk Drive LEDs .................................................................................... 22
Chapter 3 System Hardware Installation ......................................................................23
3-1 Removing Chassis Cover............................................................................... 24
3-2 Removing and Installing the Fan Duct ........................................................... 25
3-3 Removing and Installing the CPU .................................................................. 26
3-4 Installing the Memory..................................................................................... 28
3-4-1 Eight Channel Memory Conguration.....................................................................28
3-4-2 Installing a Memory ...............................................................................................29
3-4-3 DIMM Population Table ..........................................................................................29
3-4-4 Altra Platform DDR4 Suggest Conguration Table.................................................30
3-5 Installing the PCI Expansion Card ................................................................. 31
3-6 Installing the GPU Card ................................................................................. 32
3-7 Installing the Hard Disk Drive......................................................................... 33
3-8 Installing and Removing an M.2 Solid State Drive......................................... 34
3-9 Replacing the Fan Assembly.......................................................................... 35
3-10 Replacing the Power Supply.......................................................................... 36
3-11 Cable Routing ................................................................................................ 37
3-11-1 G242-P31 ...............................................................................................................37
3-11-2 G242-P32 ...............................................................................................................44
Chapter 4 Motherboard Components ...........................................................................51
4-1 Motherboard Components ............................................................................. 51

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4-2 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................. 53
Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................55
5-1 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 57
5-2 Advanced Menu ............................................................................................. 59
5-2-1 Trusted Computing .................................................................................................60
5-2-2 ACPI Settings .........................................................................................................61
5-2-3 General Watchdog Timer........................................................................................62
5-2-4 APEI Conguration.................................................................................................63
5-2-5 X86 Emulation Conguration..................................................................................64
5-2-6 PCI Subsystem Settings.........................................................................................65
5-2-7 Info Report Conguration .......................................................................................72
5-2-8 USB Conguration..................................................................................................73
5-2-9 Network Stack Conguration ..................................................................................74
5-2-10 IP Conguration......................................................................................................75
5-2-11 NVMe Conguration ...............................................................................................76
5-2-12 Graphic Output Conguration.................................................................................77
5-2-13 Power Restore Conguration .................................................................................78
5-2-14 Intel(R) I350 Gigabit Network Connection ..............................................................79
5-2-15 MAC IPv4 Network Conguration...........................................................................81
5-2-16 MAC IPv6 Network Conguration...........................................................................82
5-3 Chipset Setup Menu....................................................................................... 83
5-3-1 CPU Conguration..................................................................................................84
5-3-2 Memory Slot Information ........................................................................................85
5-3-3 RAS Conguration..................................................................................................88
5-3-4 PCIE Root Complex Conguration .........................................................................89
5-4 Server Management Menu............................................................................. 90
5-4-1 System Event Log ..................................................................................................91
5-4-2 BMC self test ..........................................................................................................92
5-4-3 View FRU Information ............................................................................................93
5-4-4 BMC Network Conguration ...................................................................................94
5-5 Security Menu ................................................................................................ 95
5-5-1 Secure Boot............................................................................................................96
5-6 Boot Menu...................................................................................................... 98
5-7 Save & Exit Menu......................................................................................... 100
5-8 BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard)....................................................... 101
5-8-1 PEI Beep Codes...................................................................................................101
5-8-2 DXE Beep Codes .................................................................................................101

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1-1 Installation Precautions
The motherboard/system contain numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which
can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully
read the service guide and follow these procedures:
• Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker or
warranty sticker provided by your dealer. These stickers are required for warranty validation.
• Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before
installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components.
• When connecting hardware components to the internal connectors on the motherboard,
make sure they are connected tightly and securely.
• When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any metal leads or connectors.
• It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling electronic
components such as a motherboard, CPU or memory. If you do not have an ESD wrist
strap, keep your hands dry and rst touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity.
•
Prior to installing the motherboard, please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an
electrostatic shielding container.
• Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard, make sure the power
supply has been turned off.
• Before turning on the power, make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to
the local voltage standard.
• Before using the product, please verify that all cables and power connectors of your
hardware components are connected.
• To prevent damage to the motherboard, do not allow screws to come in contact with the
motherboard circuit or its components.
• Make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or
within the computer casing.
• Do not place the computer system on an uneven surface
.
• Do not place the computer system in a high-temperature environment.
• Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to
system components as well as physical harm to the user.
• If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the
product, please consult a certied computer technician.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Hardware Installation - 10 -
1-2 Product Specications
CPU Ampere® Altra® Processor
Single processor, 7nm technology
Up to 80-core per processor
Socket
Socket
Socket Single socket
LGA4926
Chipset System on Chip
Memory 16 x DIMM slots
DDR4 memory supported only
8-Channel memory architecture
RDIMM modules up to 256GB supported
LRDIMM modules up to 256GB supported
Up to 4TB of memory capacity supported per processor
Memory speed: Up to 3200 MHz
NOTE: Only supports congurations with 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, or 16 DIMMs
LAN 2 x 1GbE LAN ports (1 x Intel® I350-AM2)
1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps management LAN
Video Integrated in Aspeed® AST2500
2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface
1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp, DDR4 SDRAM
Storage Front side: 4 x 3.5" SATA/SAS hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays
2.5" HDD/SSD supported
SAS Supported
RAID RAID 0/ 1/ 1E/ 10
NOTE:
We reserve the right to make any changes to the product specications and product-related
information without prior notice.

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Expansion Slot
(G242-P31)
Internal 4 x PCIe x16 slots (Gen4 x16 bus) for GPU cards
Rear Side:
Total 3 x low prole PCIe Gen4 expansion slots
Slot_7: Disabled
Slot_6: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16 bus) slot, occupied by CRSG02F
Slot_5: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8 bus) slot
Slot_4: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16 bus) slot, occupied by CRSG02F
Slot_3: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8 bus) slot
Slot_2: 1 x PCIe x8 (Gen4 x8 bus) slot
Slot_1: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8 bus) slot, occupied by CRA3338 SAS Card
2 x M.2 slots:
M-key
PCIe Gen4 x4
Supports NGFF-2242/2260/2280/22110 cards
(G242-P32) Internal 2 x PCIe x16 slots (Gen4 x16 bus) for GPU cards
Rear Side:
Total 5 x low prole PCIe Gen4 expansion slots
Slot_7: Disabled
Slot_6: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16 bus) slot
Slot_5: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8 bus) slot
Slot_4: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16 bus) slot
Slot_3: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8 bus) slot
Slot_2: 1 x PCIe x8 (Gen4 x8 bus) slot
Slot_1: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8 bus) slot, occupied by CRA3338 SAS Card
2 x M.2 slots:
M-key
PCIe Gen4 x4
Supports NGFF-2242/2260/2280/22110 cards
Internal I/O 2 x M.2 slots
1 x USB 3.0 header
1 x USB 2.0 header
1 x TPM header
1 x Front panel header
1 x HDD back plane board header
1 x PMBus connector
1 x IPMB connector
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x Buzzer

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Front I/O 1 x USB 3.0
1 x Power button with LED
1 x ID button with LED
1 x Reset button
1 x NMI button
1 x System status LED
1 x HDD activity LED
2 x LAN activity LEDs
Rear I/O 3 x USB 3.0
1 x VGA
1 x Debug port
2 x RJ45
1 x MLAN
1 x ID button with LED
Backplane I/O Backplane P/N: 9CBPG041NR-00
Speed and bandwidth:
SAS 12Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s
TPM 1 x TPM header with SPI interface
Optional TPM2.0 kit: CTM010
Power Supply 2 x 1600W power supply
80 PLUS Platinum
AC Input:
100-120V~/ 12A, 50-60Hz
200-240V~/ 10A, 50-60Hz
DC output:
Max 1000W/ 100-120V~
+12V/ 81.5A
+12Vsb/ 2.5A
- Max 1600W/ 200-240V or 240Vdc Input
+12V/ 133A
+12Vsb/ 2.5A

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System
Management
Aspeed® AST2500 management controller
GIGABYTE Management Console (AMI MegaRAC SP-X) web interface
Dashboard
JAVA Based Serial Over LAN
HTML5 KVM
Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.)
Sensor Reading History Data
FRU Information
SEL Log in Linear Storage / Circular Storage Policy
Hardware Inventory
Fan Prole
System Firewall
Power Consumption
Power Control
LDAP / AD / RADIUS Support
Backup & Restore Conguration
Remote BIOS/BMC/CPLD Update
Event Log Filter
User Management
Media Redirection Settings
PAM Order Settings
SSL Settings
SMTP Settings
Environment
Ambient
Temperature
Relative
Humidity
Operating temperature: 10°C to 35°C
Operating humidity: 8-80% (non-condensing)
Non-operating temperature: -40°C to 60°C
Non-operating humidity: 20%-95% (non-condensing)
System
Dimension
2U
438mm (W) x 87.5mm (H) x 820mm (D)

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1-3 System Block Diagram
1-3-1 G242-P31
PCIe4.0 x4
PCIe4.0 x4
PCIe4.0 x8
PCIe4.0 x8
PCIe4.0 x8
PCIe4.0 x8
Slot5: PCIe x16
Slot3: PCIe x16
Slot2: PCIe x8
Slot1: PCIe x16
8-Channel DDR4, 16 x DIMMs
Speed up to 3200 MHz
M.2
M.2
4-bay 3.5"/2.5" SAS/SATA
2 x Mini-SAS
CRA3338 RAID card
PCIe4.0 x 16
PCIe x16 slot
(for GPU)
Riser CRSG01B
PCIe4.0 x 16
PCIe x16 slot
(for GPU)
Riser CRSG01B
PCIe4.0 x 16
PCIe x16 slot
(for GPU)
Riser CRSG01B
PCIe4.0 x 16
PCIe x16 slot
(for GPU)
Riser CRSG01B
MLAN
VGA
COM
RGMII RTL8211
PHY
SPI
Intel
i350-AM2
2 x GbE LAN
USB3.0 x1
USB3.0
USB2.0
USB3.0 x2
USB3.0 x1
SPI
PCIe2.0 x1PCIe2.0 x1
PCIe to
USB 3.0
PCIe2.0 x2
(rear) 2 x USB3.0
(rear) 1 x USB3.0
(front) 1 x USB3.0
USB
HUB
Flash
ASPEED
AST2500
BMC
SPI BIOS

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1-3-2 G242-P32
PCIe4.0 x4
PCIe4.0 x4
PCIe4.0 x16
PCIe4.0 x8
PCIe4.0 x8
PCIe4.0 x8
Slot4: PCIe x16
(for BlueField-2 DPU)
Slot3: PCIe x16
PCIe4.0 x16
PCIe4.0 x8
Slot6: PCIe x16
(for BlueField-2 DPU)
Slot5: PCIe x16
Slot2: PCIe x8
Slot1: PCIe x16
8-Channel DDR4, 16 x DIMMs
Speed up to 3200 MHz
M.2
M.2
4-bay 3.5"/2.5" SAS/SATA
2 x Mini-SAS
CRA3338 RAID card
SPI BIOS
PCIe4.0 x 16
PCIe x16 slot
(for A100 GPU)
Riser CRSG01B
PCIe4.0 x 16
PCIe x16 slot
(for A100 GPU)
Riser CRSG01B
MLAN
VGA
COM
RGMII RTL8211
PHY
SPI
SPI
Intel
i350-AM2
2 x GbE LAN
PCIe2.0 x1
USB3.0 x1
USB3.0
USB2.0
USB3.0 x2
USB3.0 x1
PCIe to
USB 3.0
PCIe2.0 x2
PCIe2.0 x1
(rear) 2 x USB3.0
(rear) 1 x USB3.0
(front) 1 x USB3.0
USB
HUB
Flash
ASPEED
AST2500
BMC

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Chapter 2 System Appearance
2-1 Front View
L1 L2
RST
USB
HDD0 HDD1 HDD2 HDD3
1 2
No. Description
1. Front Panel LEDs and Buttons
2. Front USB 3.0 Port
• Please Go to Chapter 2-3 Front Panel LED and Buttons for detail description of function
LEDs.

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2-2 Rear View
1 2 3 4 65 7 8 9
PSU1 PSU2
No. Description
1. Serial Port
2. VGA Port
3. Mezzanine Slot (OCP2 Card)
4. ID LED
5. USB 3.0 Port x 2
6. 10/100/10000 Server Management LAN Port
7. GbE LAN Port x 2
8. USB 3.0 Port
9. PCIe Card Slot x 7

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2-3 Front Panel LED and Buttons
L1 L2
2
4
6
1
3
5
7
No. Name Color Status Description
1. Reset Button -- -- Press the button to reset the system.
2. ID Button Press the button to activate system identication
3. Power button
with LED
Green On Indicates the system is powered on.
Green Blink System is in ACPI S1 state (sleep mode).
N/A Off • System is not powered on or inACPI S5 state (power off)
• System is in ACPI S4 state (hibernate mode)
4. System
Status LED
Green On Indicates system is operating normally.
Amber
On
Indicates a critical condition, may include:
-System fan failure
-System temperature issue
Blink
Indicates non-critical condition, may include:
-Redundant power module failure
-Temperature and voltage issue
-Chassis intrusion
N/A Off
Indicates system is not ready, may include:
-POST error
-Processor or terminator is missing
5. HDD Status
LED
Green On Indicates locating the HDD.
Blink Indicates accessing the HDD.
Amber On Indicates HDD error.
Green/
Amber Blink Indicates HDD rebuilding.
N/A Off Indicates no HDD access or no HDD error.
6./7.
LAN 1/2
Active/Link
LEDs
Green On Indicates a link between the system and the network or
no access.
Green Blink Indicates data trasmission or receiving is occuring.
N/A Off Indicates no data transmission or receiving is occuring.

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2-4 Rear System LAN LEDs
No. Name Color Status Description
1. 1GbE
Speed LED
Yellow On 1 Gbps data rate
Green On 100 Mbps data rate
N/A Off 10 Mbps data rate
2.
1GbE
Link/
Activity
LED
Green
On Link between system and
network or no access
Blink Data transmission or receiving is occurring
N/A Off No data transmission or
receiving is occurring
1 2
1 2
1 2