Gigabyte R272-Z34 User manual

R272-Z34
AMD EPYC™ 7003 UP Server System - 2U 24-Bay Gen4 NVMe
User Manual
Rev. 1.0

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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this user's guide:
NOTE!
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 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 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 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/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 chassis and discon-
nect the cables attached to the system before servicing the chassis. 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.

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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................................................................................... 13
Chapter 2 System Appearance.....................................................................................15
2-1 Front View...................................................................................................... 15
2-2 Rear View....................................................................................................... 16
2-3 Front Panel LED and Buttons ........................................................................ 17
2-4 RoT LEDs....................................................................................................... 18
2-5 Rear System LAN LEDs................................................................................. 20
2-6 Power Supply Unit LED.................................................................................. 21
2-7 Hard Disk Drive LEDs .................................................................................... 22
Chapter 3 System Hardware Installation ......................................................................23
3-1 Removing and Installing the Chassis Cover .................................................. 24
3-2 Removing and Installing the CPU and Heat Sink........................................... 25
3-3 Removing and Installing Memory................................................................... 26
3-3-1 Eight-Channel Memory Conguration ....................................................................26
3-3-2 Removing and Installing the Memory Module ........................................................27
3-3-3 Processor and Memory Module Matrix Table .........................................................27
3-3-4 Memory Population Table .......................................................................................28
3-4 Removing and Installing the PCI Expansion Card ......................................... 29
3-5 Removing and Installing the Hard Disk Drive................................................. 30
3-6 Replacing the Fan Assembly.......................................................................... 31
3-7 Removing and Installing the Power Supply.................................................... 32
3-8 Installing the Mezzanine Card (Optional)....................................................... 33
3-9 Cable Routing ................................................................................................ 34
Chapter 4 Motherboard Components ...........................................................................39
4-1 Motherboard Components ............................................................................. 39
4-2 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................. 41
Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................42
5-1 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 44
5-2 Advanced Menu ............................................................................................. 47
5-2-1 Trusted Computing .................................................................................................49
5-2-2 PSP Firmware Versions..........................................................................................50

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5-2-3 Legacy Video Select...............................................................................................51
5-2-4 AST2500 Super IO Conguration...........................................................................52
5-2-5 S5 RTC Wake Settings...........................................................................................55
5-2-6 Serial Port Console Redirection .............................................................................56
5-2-7 CPU Conguration..................................................................................................60
5-2-8 PCI Subsystem Settings.........................................................................................61
5-2-9 USB Conguration..................................................................................................63
5-2-10 Network Stack Conguration..................................................................................65
5-2-11 NVMe Conguration ...............................................................................................66
5-2-12 SATA Conguration.................................................................................................67
5-2-13 UEFI POST LOGO Conguration...........................................................................68
5-2-14 AMD Mem Conguration Status.............................................................................69
5-2-15 T1s Auth Conguration ...........................................................................................70
5-2-16 Intel(R) I350 Gigabit Network Connection ..............................................................71
5-2-17 VLAN Conguration................................................................................................73
5-2-18 MAC IPv4 Network Conguration...........................................................................75
5-2-19 MAC IPv6 Network Conguration...........................................................................76
5-3 AMD CBS Menu............................................................................................. 78
5-3-1 CPU Common Options...........................................................................................79
5-3-2 DF Common Options..............................................................................................85
5-3-3 UMC Common Options ..........................................................................................90
5-3-4 NBIO Common Options........................................................................................105
5-3-5 FCH Common Options ......................................................................................... 111
5-3-6 NTB Common Options .........................................................................................115
5-3-7 SOC Miscellaneous Control .................................................................................116
5-3-8 Workload Tuning...................................................................................................117
5-4 AMD PBS Menu........................................................................................... 118
5-4-1 RAS ......................................................................................................................119
5-5 Chipset Setup Menu..................................................................................... 121
5-5-1 North Bridge .........................................................................................................122
5-5-2 Fabric Resource ...................................................................................................123
5-6 Server Management Menu........................................................................... 124
5-6-1 System Event Log ................................................................................................126
5-6-2 View FRU Information ..........................................................................................127
5-6-3 BMC Network Conguration .................................................................................128
5-6-4 IPv6 BMC Network Conguration.........................................................................129
5-7 Security Menu .............................................................................................. 130
5-7-1 Secure Boot .........................................................................................................131
5-8 Boot Menu.................................................................................................... 133
5-9 Save & Exit Menu......................................................................................... 135
5-10 BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard)....................................................... 136

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5-10-1 PEI Beep Codes ...................................................................................................136
5-10-2 DXE Beep Codes .................................................................................................136

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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 - 10 -
1-2 Product Specications
System
Dimension
2U
438mm (W) x 87.5mm (H) x 660mm (D)
CPU AMD EPYC™ 7003 series processor family
Single processor, 7nm technology
Up to 64-core, 128 threads per processor
cTDP up to 280W
Compatible with AMD EPYC™ 7002 series processor family
Chipset System on Chip
Hardware-
Level Root of
Trust Support
Supported
NOTE! The system will take extra time to boot as it goes through RoT
authentication.
Memory 16 x DIMM slots
DDR4 memory supported only
8-Channel memory architecture
RDIMM modules up to 128GB supported
LRDIMM modules up to 128GB supported
Memory speed: Up to 3200*/ 2933 MHz
NOTE! Follow BIOS setting and memory QVL list if running 3200 Mhz with 2DPC
LAN 2 x 1GbE LAN ports (1 x Intel® I350-AM2)
1 x 10/100/1000 management LAN
Expansion Slot Total 6 x low prole PCIe Gen4 / Gen3 expansion slots
Slot_6: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16 bus) slot; Occupied by CNV3134, 4 x NVMe HBA
Slot_5: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8 bus) slot
Slot_4: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16 bus) slot; Occupied by CNV3134, 4 x NVMe HBA
Slot_3: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16 bus) slot; Occupied by CNV3134, 4 x NVMe HBA
Slot_2: 1 x PCIe x8 (Gen3 x0 or x8 bus) slot; no function
Slot_1: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen3 x16 or x8 bus) slot; Occupied by CNV3134, 4 x
NVMe HBA
1 x OCP 2.0 mezzanine slot with PCIe Gen3 x16; Occupied by CNVP143, 4
x NVMe HBA
Video Integrated in Aspeed® AST2500
2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface
1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp
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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Storage Total 26 x 2.5" hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays
Front side: 24 x 2.5" Gen4 U.2 hot-swappable SSD bays
Rear side: 2 x 2.5" SATA/SAS hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays
2 x M.2 slots:
- M-key
- PCIe Gen4 x4
- Supports NGFF-2242/2260/2280 cards
Front I/O 2 x USB 3.0
1 x Power button with LED
1 x ID button with LED
1 x NMI button
1 x Reset button
2 x LAN activity LEDs
1 x HDD activity LED
1 x System status LED
Rear I/O 3 x USB 3.0
1 x VGA
1 x COM
2 x RJ45
1 x MLAN
1 x ID button with LED
Backplane I/O Front side_CBP20O7: 24 x Gen4 U.2 ports
Rear side_CBP2023: 2 x SATA/SAS ports
Speed and bandwidth: SATA/ SAS/ PCIe Gen4 x4 per port
TPM 1 x TPM header with SPI interface
Optional TPM2.0 kit: CTM010

Hardware Installation - 12 -
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
Power Supply 2 x 1200W redundant PSUs
80 PLUS Platinum
AC Input:
- 100-240V~/ 12-7A, 50-60Hz
DC Input:
- 240Vdc/ 6A
DC Output:
- Max 1000W/ 100-240V~
+12V/ 80.5A
+12Vsb/ 3A
- Max 1200W/ 200-240V~ or 240Vdc input
+12V/ 97A
+12Vsb/ 3A
Environment
Ambient
Temperature
Relative
Humidity
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)

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1-3 System Block Diagram

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Chapter 2 System Appearance
2-1 Front View
No. Description
1. Front Panel LEDs and buttons
2. Front USB 3.0 Port
Note! The Green Latch Supports NVMe
• Please Go to Chapter 2-3 Front Panel LED and Buttons for detail description of function
LEDs.
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HDD#0 HDD#1 HDD#2 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 HDD#3 HDD#4 HDD#5 HDD#6 HDD#7 HDD#8

System Appearance - 16 -
2-2 Rear View
No. Description
1. Serial Port
2. VGA Port
3. Mezzanine Card Slot (Option/OCP V2.0 Card)
4. ID Button
5. 10/100/1000 Server management LAN port
6. USB 3.0 Port x 2
7. GbE LAN Port x 2
8. USB 3.0 Port
9. PCIe Card Slot
1 2 3 54 6 7 8 9
PCIe #1
HDD#25
HDD#24
PCIe #2 PCIe #3 PCIe #4 PCIe #5 PCIe #6 PCIe #7
PSU1
(Primary)
PSU2
(Secondary)
• PCIe #7 Slot is optional.
• Refer to section 2-5 Rear System LAN LEDs for a detailed description of the function of
the LEDs.

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2-3 Front Panel LED and Buttons
L1 L2
1 2
4
6
87
5
3
No. Name Color Status Description
1. Reset Button -- -- Press this button to reset the system.
2. 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 halted.
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 in ACPI S5 state (power off)
• System is in ACPI S4 state (hibernate mode)
4. ID Button
with LED
This LED represents the RoT function LED behavior.
Please see the following section for detail LED behavior.
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
This LED represents the RoT function LED behavior.
Please see the following section for detail LED behavior.
7. LAN1 Active/
Link LED
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.
8. LAN2 Active/
Link LED
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.

System Appearance - 18 -
2-4 RoT LEDs
L1 L2
Status LE
D
ID LED
LED on Front panel(Note5)
ID LED Status LED
EC Firmware (FW) Authentication fail or not exit
EC FW is broken or not exit (Note1) OFF OFF
Authenticating/Recovering BMC/BIOS Images
Authenticating Images OFF OFF
Recovering BMC Active Flash
Blinks Blue
4 times per
second
Blinks Green
4 times per
second
Recovering BIOS Active Flash
Blinks Blue
4 times per
second
Blinks Amber
4 times per
second
Authentication (AUTH) Pass
Recovering BIOS Active Flash OFF OFF
BMC : AUTH pass after doing recovery
BIOS : AUTH pass after doing recovery OFF OFF
BMC : AUTH pass after doing recovery
BIOS : AUTH pass OFF OFF
BMC : AUTH pass
BIOS : AUTH pass after doing recovery OFF OFF

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Active Flash Authentication (AUTH) Fail
BMC : AUTH Fail(Note2)
Blinks Blue
1 time per
second
Blinks Green
1 time per
second
BIOS : AUTH fail(Note2)
Blinks Blue
1 time per
second
Blinks Amber
1 time per
second
BMC : AUTH fail after doing recovery(Note3)
Blinks Blue
2 times per
second
[ON OFF OFF]
Blinks Green
2 times per
second
[ON OFF OFF]
BIOS : AUTH fail after doing recovery(Note3)
Blinks Blue
2 times per
second
[ON OFF OFF]
Blinks Amber
2 times per
second
[ON OFF OFF]
Backup Flash Authentication Fail(Note4)
BMC : AUTH fail
Blinks Blue
2 times per
second
[ON OFF
ON OFF]
Blinks Green
2 times per
second
[ON OFF
ON OFF]
BIOS : AUTH fail
Blinks Blue
2 times per
second
[ON OFF
ON OFF]
Blinks Amber
2 times per
second
[ON OFF
ON OFF]
NOTE!
1. EC FW is broken or not exited result in Microchip CEC1702 cannot load EC FW for authentication.
2 (1) Authentication fail include below scenarios
Conguration table is missing or modied
Public key is missing or modied
Protected area or signature is modied
Flash empty
3. if active ash is still authentication failed after recovery sequence, Microchip CEC1702 stop the process
and showing LED behavior.
4. If backup flash authentication is failed cause by configuration table, public key or protected area is
broken. Microchip CEC1702 stop the process and showing LED behavior.
5. Front panel LED is controlled by BMC or Microchip CEC1702. Once Microchip CEC1702 is working(Auth
or recovery), the front panel LED is controlled by Microchip CEC1702 and vice versa.

System Appearance - 20 -
2-5 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