Gigabyte H261-NO0 User manual

H261-NO0
H261-PC0
HCI Server – Intel DP 2U 4 Nodes Server
User Manual
Rev. 1.0

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 User Manual: detailed information & steps about the installation, conguration and use this
product (motherboard), covering hardware & BIOS

Service Guide: detailed information & steps about the installation, conguration and use of
this product (server barebones), covering hardware & BIOS
 User Guide: information about a particular rmware or software package that can be used
with this product (such as BMC rmware)
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installation purposes
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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this user's guide:
NOTE!
Pieces of additional
information related to the current topic.
CAUTION!
Precautionary measures to
avoid possible hardware or software problems.
WARNING!
Alerts 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 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.
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 battery with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
• Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
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.

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 touching any components or connectors. After removing a board from its
protective ESD bag 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 ESD bag. Do not slide the board
over any surface.
System power on/off: To service components within the server, please ensure the power has
been disconnected.
e.g. Remove the node from the server chassis (to disconnect power) or disconnect the power
from the server chassis.
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 chassis and disconnect the
cables attached to the system before servicing the chassis. Otherwise, personal injury or equip-
ment 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 work-
station. 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 us-
ing 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.

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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................................................................................... 18
Chapter 2 System Appearance.....................................................................................19
2-1 Front View...................................................................................................... 19
2-2 Rear View....................................................................................................... 20
2-3 Front Panel LED and Buttons ........................................................................ 21
2-4 Rear System LAN LEDs................................................................................. 22
2-5 Hard Disk Drive LEDs .................................................................................... 23
2-6 Power Supply LED Behavior.......................................................................... 24
Chapter 3 System Hardware Installation ......................................................................25
3-1 Installing the Hard Disk Drive......................................................................... 26
3-2 Removing the Node ....................................................................................... 27
3-3 Removing Chassis Cover............................................................................... 28
3-4 Removing and Installing the Fan Duct ........................................................... 29
3-5 Removing and Installing the Heatsink............................................................ 30
3-6 Installing the CPU .......................................................................................... 32
3-7 Installing Memory........................................................................................... 34
3-7-1 Six Channel Memory Conguration........................................................................34
3-7-2 Installing the Memory ............................................................................................35
3-7-3 DIMM Population Table ..........................................................................................35
3-8 Installing the PCI Expansion Card ................................................................. 36
3-9 Installing the OCP Card ................................................................................. 38
3-10 Replacing the Fan Assembly.......................................................................... 39
3-11 Replacing the Power Supply.......................................................................... 40
3-11-1 Power Supply LED Behavior ..................................................................................41
3-12 Replacing Power Distribution Board Cage..................................................... 42
3-13 Cable Routing ................................................................................................ 43
3-13-1 H261-NO0 ..............................................................................................................43
3-13-2 H261-PC0...............................................................................................................48
Chapter 4 Motherboard Components ...........................................................................51
4-1 Motherboard Components ............................................................................. 51
4-2 Jumper Setting .............................................................................................. 52

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Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................53
5-1 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 55
5-2 Advanced Menu ............................................................................................. 58
5-2-1 Trusted Computing .................................................................................................59
5-2-2 Serial Port Console Redirection .............................................................................60
5-2-3 SIO Conguration...................................................................................................64
5-2-4 PCI Subsystem Settings.........................................................................................65
5-2-5 USB Conguration..................................................................................................66
5-2-6 Post Report Conguration ......................................................................................67
5-2-7 NVMe Conguration ...............................................................................................68
5-2-8 Chipset Conguration.............................................................................................69
5-2-9 Network Stack Conguration..................................................................................70
5-2-10 iSCSI Conguration................................................................................................71
5-2-11 Driver Health...........................................................................................................72
5-3 Chipset Setup Menu....................................................................................... 73
5-3-1 Processor Conguration.........................................................................................74
5-3-2 Common RefCode Conguration ...........................................................................76
5-3-3 UPI Conguration ...................................................................................................77
5-3-4 Memory Conguration ............................................................................................79
5-3-5 IIO Conguration ....................................................................................................81
5-3-6 Advanced Power Management Conguration........................................................83
5-3-7 PCH Conguration..................................................................................................85
5-3-8 Miscellaneous Conguration ..................................................................................87
5-3-9 Server ME Conguration ........................................................................................88
5-3-10 Runtime Error Logging Settings .............................................................................89
5-3-11 Power Policy...........................................................................................................91
5-4 Server Management Menu............................................................................. 93
5-4-1 System Event Log ..................................................................................................95
5-4-2 View FRU Information ............................................................................................96
5-4-3 BMC VLAN Conguration.......................................................................................97
5-4-4 BMC Network Conguration...................................................................................98
5-4-5 IPv6 BMC Network Conguration...........................................................................99
5-5 Security Menu .............................................................................................. 100
5-5-1 Secure Boot .........................................................................................................101
5-6 Boot Menu.................................................................................................... 103
5-7 Save & Exit Menu......................................................................................... 105
5-8 BIOS POST Codes ...................................................................................... 107
5-8-1 AMI Standard - PEI...............................................................................................107
5-8-2 AMI Standard - DXE.............................................................................................107
5-8-3 AMI Standard - ERROR .......................................................................................109
5-8-4 Intel UPI POST Codes..........................................................................................110

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5-8-5 Intel UPI Error Codes ...........................................................................................110
5-8-6 Intel MRC POST Codes ....................................................................................... 111
5-8-7 Intel MRC Error Codes ......................................................................................... 111
5-8-8 Intel PM POST Codes ..........................................................................................112
5-8-9 Intel PM POST Codes ..........................................................................................112
5-9 BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard)....................................................... 113
5-9-1 PEI Beep Codes...................................................................................................113
5-9-2 DXE Beep Codes .................................................................................................113

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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

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1-2 Product Specications
System
Dimension
2U 4 Nodes - Rear access
440 (W) x 87 (H) x 840 (D) mm
CPU 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Intel® Xeon® Platinum Processor, Intel® Xeon® Gold Processor, Intel® Xeon®
Silver Processor and Intel® Xeon® Bronze Processor
CPU TDP up to 165W
NOTE:
* If only 1 CPU is installed, some PCIe or memory functions might be unavailable
* This device does not support Intel Omni-Path function
Socket Per Node:
2 x LGA 3647
Total:
8 x LGA 3647
Socket P
Chipset Intel® C621 Express Chipset

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Memory Per Node:
16 x DIMM slots
Total:
64 x DIMM slots
DDR4 memory supported only
6-channel memory architecture
RDIMM modules up to 64GB supported
LRDIMM modules up to 128GB supported
Supports Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory (DCPMM)
1.2V modules: 2933( 1DPC)/2666/2400/2133 MHz
Maximum veried DCPMM conguration:
* Ambient temperature 35°C
* 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor 165W (Max.)
* DCPMM 256GB x2 pcs (Per Node)
DCPMM installation locations:
DIMM_P1_( G1, J1)
NOTE:
1. 2933MHz for 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors only
2. Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory for 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon®
Scalable Processors only
3. The maximum number of DCPMM that can be installed is based on a maximum
operating (ambient) temperature of 35°C
4. To enquire about installing a greater number of DCPMM, please consult with
your GIGABYTE technical or sales representative
LAN Per Node:
1 x Dedicated management port
Per Node:
4 x Dedicated management ports
1 x 10/100/1000 *CMC global management port
* CMC: Chassis Management Controller, to monitor all status of computing nodes
* Please contact FAE if NCSI function of OCP mezzanine card is needed

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Expansion Slots Per node:
Riser Card CRSH010:
1 x Half-length low-prole slot with PCIe x16 (Gen3 x16 bus)

Riser Card CRSH011:
 1 x Half-length low-prole slots with PCIe x8 (Gen3 x8 bus)
1 x OCP mezzanine slot with PCIe Gen3 x16 bus
Total:
4 x Half-length low-prole slots with PCIe x16 (Gen3 x16 bus)
4 x Half-length low-prole slots with PCIe x8 (Gen3 x8 bus)
4 x OCP mezzanine slots with PCIe Gen3 x16 bus
Video Integrated in Aspeed® AST2500
2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface
1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp, DDR4 SDRAM
Management chip on CMC board:
Integrated in Aspeed® AST2520A2-GP
Storage
(H261-NO0)
Per node:
6 x U.2 hot-swappable bays
Onboard SATA DOM support (PIN_7, PIN_8 or external cable)
Total:
24 x U.2 hot-swappable bays
(H261-PC0) Per node:
6 x 2.5" SAS/SATA hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays
Onboard SATA DOM support (PIN_7, PIN_8 or external cable)
Total:
24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays
SAS card is required for SAS devices support
RAID
(H261-NO0)
For SATA drives:
Intel® SATA RAID 0/1/5/10
For U.2 drives:
Intel® Virtual RAID On CPU (VROC) RAID 0, 1, 10, 5
Note:
1. VROC module is compatible for Intel®SSD only
2. Default 1 PCS VROC module for one 2U 4 Nodes server system
(H261-PC0) Intel® SATA RAID 0/1/5/10

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Internal I/O Per Node:
1 x COM header
2 x SATA 7-pin connectors
1 x TPM header
1 x BMC SGPIO header
1 x JTAG BMC header
1 x PLD header
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x IPMB connector
1 x Buzzer
Front I/O Per node:
1 x Power button with LED
1 x ID button with LED
1 x Status LED
1 x Reset button
Total:
4 x Power button with LED
4 x ID button with LED
4 x Status LED
4 x Reset button
*1 x CMC Status LED
*1 x CMC Reset button
*Only one CMC Status LED and Reset button per system
Rear Panel I/O Per node:
2 x USB 3.0
1 x VGA
1 x RJ45 MLAN
1 x ID LED
Total:
8 x USB 3.0
4 x VGA
4 x RJ45 MLAN
4 x ID LEDs
*1 x CMC global management port
*Only one CMC global management port per system

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Backplane I/O
(H261-NO0)
24 x ports
12Gb/s & 6Gb/s compatible
(H261-PC0) 24 x ports
PCIe Gen3 x4 U.2 port
TPM 1 x TPM header with LPC interface
Optional TPM2.0 kit: CTM000
System
Management
Aspeed® AST2500 management controller
Avocent® MergePoint IPMI 2.0 web interface:
Network settings
Network security settings
Hardware information
Users control
Services settings
IPMI settings
Sessions control
LDAP settings
Power control
Fan proles
Voltages, fans and temperatures monitoring
System event log
Events management (platform events, trap settings, email settings)
Serial Over LAN
vKVM & vMedia (HTML5)
Power Supply 2 x 2200W redundant PSUs
80 PLUS Platinum
AC Input:
100-127V~/ 14A, 47-63Hz
200-240V~/ 12.6A, 47-63Hz
DC Output:
Max 1200W/ 100-127V~
+12.12V/ 95.6A
+12Vsb/ 3.5A
- Max 2200W/ 200-240V
+12.12V/ 178.1A
+12Vsb/ 3.5A

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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)
* We reserves the right to make any changes to the product specications and product-related information without prior
notice.

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1-3 System Block Diagram
• Please Go to Chapter 4 Motherboard Components for Riser Slot information.

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Chapter 2 System Appearance
2-1 Front View
No. Decription
1. Front Panel LEDs and buttons
Orange HDD Latches Support NVMe
• Please Go to Chapter 2-3 Front Panel LED and Buttons for detail description of
function LEDs.
1 1
NODE3
RST
NODE4
RST
RST
C
NODE1
RST
NODE2
RST
HDD #0 HDD #1
HDD #2 HDD #3 HDD #4 HDD #5
HDD #6 HDD #7
HDD #8 HDD #9 HDD #10 HDD #11
HDD #12 HDD #13
HDD #14 HDD #15 HDD #16 HDD #17
HDD #18 HDD #19
HDD #20 HDD #21 HDD #22 HDD #23
1 1
NODE3
RST
NODE4
RST
RST
C
NODE1
RST
NODE2
RST
HDD #0 HDD #1
HDD #2 HDD #3 HDD #4 HDD #5
HDD #6 HDD #7
HDD #8 HDD #9 HDD #10 HDD #11
HDD #12 HDD #13
HDD #14 HDD #15 HDD #16 HDD #17
HDD #18 HDD #19
HDD #20 HDD #21 HDD #22 HDD #23
H261-NO0
H261-PC0

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2-2 Rear View
No. Decription
1. CMC LAN Port
2. USB 3.0 Port x 2
3. PCIe Card Slot #1
4. Mezzanine Card Slot
(Optional/Supports OCP V2.0 Card)
5. ID LED
6. VGA Port
7. PCIe Card Slot #2
8. 10/100/1000 Server management LAN port
1
2 3
4
65 7 8
PSU1
PSU2