Gigabyte G492-ZD0 User manual

G492-ZD0
HPC Server - 4U DP SXM4 A100 8 GPU Server
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.
•
• Unplug the power cord from the power supply to disconnect power to the equipment.
• 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 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. Operat-
ing 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/off: 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 disconnect the
cables attached to the system before servicing it. Otherwise, personal injury or equipment dam-
age 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
sensitive 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 ngertips
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 ................................................................................... 11
1-1 Installation Precautions.................................................................................. 11
1-2 Product Specications.................................................................................... 12
1-3 System Block Diagram................................................................................... 15
Chapter 2 System Appearance.....................................................................................17
2-1 Front View...................................................................................................... 17
2-2 Rear View....................................................................................................... 18
2-3 Front Panel Buttons and LEDs....................................................................... 19
2-4 Front 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 and Installing the Top Rear Cover................................................. 24
3-2 Removing and Installing the HGX Tray .......................................................... 25
3-3 Removing and Installing the Power Supply.................................................... 26
3-4 Replacing the System FAN Module ............................................................... 27
3-5 Removing and Installing the 2.5" Hard Disk Drive ......................................... 28
3-6 Removing and Installing the Heat Sink .......................................................... 29
3-7 Removing and Installing the CPU .................................................................. 30
3-8 Removing and Installing the Memory............................................................. 32
3-8-1 Eight Channel Memory Conguration.....................................................................32
3-8-2 Installing the Memory ............................................................................................33
3-8-3 DIMM Population Rule............................................................................................33
3-9 Cable Connections......................................................................................... 35
3-9-1 Motherboard to PCIe Board and HDD Backplane Board (NVMe SKU)..................35
3-9-2 Motherboard to PCIe Board and HDD Backplane Board (SATA SKU)...................36
Chapter 4 Motherboard Components ...........................................................................37
4-1 Motherboard Components ............................................................................. 37
4-2 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 38
Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................39
5-1 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 41
5-2 Advanced Menu ............................................................................................. 43
5-2-1 Trusted Computing .................................................................................................45
5-2-2 PSP Firmware Versions..........................................................................................46

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5-2-3 Legacy Video Select...............................................................................................47
5-2-4 AST2500 Super IO Conguration...........................................................................48
5-2-5 S5 RTC Wake Settings...........................................................................................51
5-2-6 Serial Port Console Redirection .............................................................................52
5-2-7 CPU Conguration..................................................................................................56
5-2-8 AMI Graphic Output Protocol Policy.......................................................................57
5-2-9 PCI Subsystem Settings.........................................................................................58
5-2-10 USB Conguration..................................................................................................60
5-2-11 Network Stack Conguration..................................................................................62
5-2-12 NVMe Conguration ...............................................................................................63
5-2-13 SATA Conguration.................................................................................................64
5-2-14 UEFI POST LOGO Conguration...........................................................................65
5-2-15 Tls Auth Conguration ............................................................................................66
5-2-16 AMD Mem Conguration Status.............................................................................67
5-2-17 iSCSI Conguration................................................................................................68
5-2-18 Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X550 ..........................................................................69
5-2-19 VLAN Conguration................................................................................................71
5-2-20 MAC IPv4 Network Conguration...........................................................................73
5-2-21 MAC IPv6 Network Conguration...........................................................................74
5-3 AMD CBS Menu............................................................................................. 75
5-3-1 CPU Common Options...........................................................................................76
5-3-2 DF Common Options..............................................................................................81
5-3-3 UMC Common Options ..........................................................................................86
5-3-4 NBIO Common Options..........................................................................................99
5-3-5 FCH Common Options .........................................................................................105
5-3-6 NTB Common Options .........................................................................................108
5-3-7 SOC Miscellaneous Control .................................................................................109
5-4 AMD PBS Menu........................................................................................... 110
5-4-1 RAS ...................................................................................................................... 111
5-5 Chipset Setup Menu..................................................................................... 113
5-5-1 North Bridge .........................................................................................................114
5-5-2 Fabric Resource ...................................................................................................115
5-6 Server Management Menu........................................................................... 116
5-6-1 System Event Log ................................................................................................118
5-6-2 View FRU Information ..........................................................................................119
5-6-3 BMC Network Conguration .................................................................................120
5-6-4 IPv6 BMC Network Conguration.........................................................................121
5-7 Security Menu .............................................................................................. 122
5-7-1 Secure Boot .........................................................................................................123
5-8 Boot Menu.................................................................................................... 125
5-8-1 UEFI NETWORK Drive BBS Priorities ................................................................127

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5-8-2 UEFI Application Boot Priorities ................................................................. 128
5-9 Save & Exit Menu......................................................................................... 129
5-10 ABL POST Codes ........................................................................................ 130
5-10-1 StartProcessorTestPoints .....................................................................................130
5-10-2 Memory test points ...............................................................................................130
5-10-3 PMU Test Points ...................................................................................................130
5-10-4 Original Post Code ...............................................................................................131
5-10-5 CPU test points.....................................................................................................132
5-10-6 Topology test points..............................................................................................132
5-10-7 Extended memory test point.................................................................................132
5-10-8 Gnb Earlier init......................................................................................................133
5-10-9 PMU test points ....................................................................................................136
5-10-10 ABL0 test points ...................................................................................................136
5-10-11 ABL5 test points ...................................................................................................136
5-11 Agesa POST Codes..................................................................................... 140
5-11-1 Universal Post Code.............................................................................................140
5-11-2 [0xA1XX] For CZ only memory Postcodes...........................................................140
5-11-3 S3 Interface Post Code ........................................................................................143
5-11-4 PMU Post Code....................................................................................................143
5-11-5 [0xA5XX] assigned for AGESA PSP Module ........................................................143
5-11-6 [0xA9XX, 0xAAXX] assigned for AGESA NBIO Module .......................................146
5-11-7 [0xACXX] assigned for AGESA CCX Module .......................................................148
5-11-8 [0xADXX] assigned for AGESA DF Module..........................................................149
5-11-9 [0xAFXX] assigned for AGESA FCH Module........................................................149
5-12 BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard)....................................................... 151
5-12-1 PEI Beep Codes ...................................................................................................151
5-12-2 DXE Beep Codes .................................................................................................151

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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 user manual 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 - 12 -
1-2 Product Specications
CPU AMD EPYC™ 7002 series processor family
Dual processors, 7nm
Up to 64-core, 128 threads per processor
TDP up to 240W, cTDP up to 280W
NOTE: If only 1 CPU is installed, some PCIe or memory functions might be
unavailable.
Socket Socket SP3
Chipset System on Chip
Memory 32 x DIMM slots
DDR4 memory supported only
8-Channel memory per processor architecture
Total up to 8TB 3DS/ RDIMM/ LRDIMM modules supported
Memory speed: Up to 3200*/ 2933 MHz
NOTE: Follow BIOS setting and memory QVL list if running 3200 Mhz with 2DPC
LAN Front side:
2 x 10Gb/s BASE-T LAN ports (Intel® X550-AT2)
1 x 10/100/1000 management LAN
Video Integrated in Aspeed® AST2500
2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface
1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp, DDR4 SDRAM
Storage 8 x 2.5" Gen4 U.2 NVMe/ SATA hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays
SATA Supported
Expansion Slot 8 x SXM4 sockets for NVIDIA HGX™ A100 8-GPU 40GB module
8 x Low prole Gen4 x16 expansion slots
Internal I/O 1 x TPM header
1 x Front panel header
NOTE:
We reserve the right to make any changes to the product specications and product-related informa-
tion without prior notice.

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Front I/O 2 x USB 3.0
1 x VGA
2 x RJ45
1 x MLAN
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 access LED
Backplane I/O 8 x 2.5" NVMe/ SATA hybrid ports
Speed and bandwidth: PCIe Gen4 or SATA 6Gb/s
TPM 1 x TPM header with SPI interface
Optional TPM2.0 kit: CTM010
Power Supply 3+1 x 3000W redundant PSUs
80 PLUS Platinum
AC Input:
115-127V ~/ 14.2A, 47-63Hz
200-220V ~/ 15.8A, 47-63Hz
220-240V ~/ 14.9A, 47-63Hz
DC Output:
Max 1450W/ 115-127V ~
+54V / 26.6A
+12Vsb / 3A
- Max 2900W/ 200-220V ~
+54V / 53.4A
+12Vsb / 3A
Max 3002.4W/ 220-240V ~
+54V / 55.6A
+12Vsb / 3A
NOTE: The system power supply requires C19 type power cord

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System
Management
Aspeed® AST2500 management controller
AMI MegaRAC SP-X Solution 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
Operating
Properties
Operating temperature: 10°C to 35°C
Non-operating temperature: -40°C to 60°C
Operating humidity: 8 - 80% (non-condensing)
Non-operating humidity: 20% - 95% (non-condensing)
System
Dimension
4U
448 (W) x 175.2 (H) x 900 (D) (mm)

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1-3 System Block Diagram
8-Channel DDR4, 16 x DIMMs
Speed up to 3200 MHz
4 x PCIe x16 slots
(rear side)
8-Channel DDR4, 16 x DIMMs
Speed up to 3200 MHz
xGMI2 18GT/s
x4 Link
SPI Flash
32 MB
TPM
PCIe3.0 x1
2 x 10GbE
BASE-T LAN
(front side)
2 x USB 3.0
(front side)
MLAN
(front side)
VGA
(front side)
CFPG110
LPC/eSPI x1 PCIe2.0 x1 USB2.0 x1
ASPEED
AST2500
10/100/1G
PHY(1ch) MAC
BMC
PCIe3.0 x4
ASM1042
Intel
X550-AT2
SATA III x4
PCIe4.0 x16
NVMe x2 NVMe x2
PCIe4.0 x16
PCIe4.0 x16 NVMe x2 NVMe x2 PCIe4.0 x16
SATA III x4
8-bay 2.5” Gen4 U.2 NVMe/ SATA
PCIe4.0 x16 PCIe4.0 x16
4 x PCIe x16 slots
(rear side)
CPU0
AMD ROME
“Zen2” Core
Socket SP3
PCIe Switch
PEX88096
PCIe Switch
PEX88096
PCIe Switch
PEX88096
PCIe Switch
PEX88096
CPU1
AMD ROME
“Zen2” Core
Socket SP3
NVIDIA HGX A100 8-GPU
(Delta Baseboard)
NVIDIA HGX A100 8-GPU
(Delta Baseboard)

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Chapter 2 System Appearance
2-1 Front View
• Go to the section 2-3 Front Panel Buttons and LEDs for detail description of function
LEDs.
3 4 5 6 721
HDD0
HDD1
HDD2
HDD3
HDD4
HDD5
HDD6
HDD7
Front
Fan9/10
Front
Fan7/8
Front
Fan5/6
Front
Fan3/4
Front
Fan1/2
No. Description No. Description
1. HGX Tray 5. USB 3.0 Port x 2
2. Front Panel LEDs and Buttons 6. VGA Port
3. 10GbE LAN Port x 2 7. HGX Tray Lock
4. 10/100/1000 Server Management LAN Port -- --
NOTE! Green HDD Latch Supports NVMe

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2-2 Rear View
No. Description
1. PCIe Card Cage x2
1
Rear
Fan5/6
Rear
Fan1/2
Rear
Fan3/4
Rear
Fan11/12
Rear
Fan7/8
Rear
Fan9/10
PSU3 PSU2 PSU1 PSU4

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2-3 Front Panel Buttons and LEDs
RST HDD
SYSNMI
ID
1
2
3
4
5
6
No. Name Color Status Description
1. Power Button
with LED
Green On Indicates the system is powered on.
Green Blink System is in ACPI S1 slate (sleep mode).
N/A Off Indicates system is not powered on or in ACPI S5 slate
(power off) or system is inACPI S4 slate (hibernation mode).
2. Reset Button -- -- Press this button to reset the system.
3. ID Button
with LED -- -- Press this button to activate system identication.
4. NMI Button -- --
Press this button for the server to generate a NMI to the
processor. If multiple-bit ECC errors occur, the server will
effectively be handled.
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. System
Status LED
Green Solid On Indicates system is operating normally.
Amber
Solid On
Indicates a critical condition, may include:
- System fan failure
- System temperature
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
- NMI error
- Processor or terminator is missing

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2-4 Front System LAN LEDs
1 2
1
3 4
2
No. Name Color Status Description
1. 10GbE
Speed LED
Yellow On 10 Gbps data rate
Green On 1Gbps data rate
N/A Off 100 Mbps data rate
2. 10GbE Link /
Activity LED
Green On Link between system and network or no access
Blink Data transmission or reception is occurring.
N/A Off No data transmission or reception is occurring.
3. 1GbE Speed
LED
Yellow On 1 Gbps data rate
Green On 100 Mbps data rate
N/A Off 10 Mbps data rate
4. 1GbE Link /
Activity LED
Green On Link between system and network or no access
Blink Data transmission or reception is occurring.
N/A Off No data transmission or reception is occurring.