Gigabyte R292-4S0 User manual

R292-4S0
R292-4S1
2U Quad 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Rack-mount 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 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 not suitable for use in locations where children are
likely to be present.
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/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 ...................................................................................10
1-1 Installation Precautions.................................................................................. 10
1-2 Product Specications.................................................................................... 11
1-3 System Block Diagram................................................................................... 14
Chapter 2 System Appearance.....................................................................................16
2-1 Front View...................................................................................................... 16
2-2 Rear View....................................................................................................... 17
2-3 Front Panel LED and Buttons ........................................................................ 18
2-4 Rear System LAN LEDs................................................................................. 19
2-5 Power Supply Unit (PSU) LED....................................................................... 20
2-6 Hard Disk Drive LEDs .................................................................................... 21
2-7 Expansion PCIe Slot Conguration................................................................ 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 the Heat Sink ................................................................................ 26
3-4 Installing the CPU .......................................................................................... 27
3-5 Installing the Memory..................................................................................... 29
3-5-1 Six Channel Memory Conguration........................................................................29
3-5-2 Installing the Memory ............................................................................................30
3-5-3 DIMM Population Table ..........................................................................................30
3-6 Installing the PCI Expansion Card ................................................................. 31
3-7 Installing the Mezannine Card........................................................................ 32
3-7-1 OCP 3.0..................................................................................................................32
3-8 Installing the Hard Disk Drive......................................................................... 33
3-9 Installing the M.2 Device and Heat Sink ........................................................ 34
3-10 Removing and Installing the Fan Wall............................................................ 35
3-11 Replacing the Fan Assembly.......................................................................... 36
3-12 Replacing the Power Supply.......................................................................... 37
3-13 Cable Routing ................................................................................................ 38
Chapter 4 Motherboard Components ...........................................................................49
4-1 Motherboard Components ............................................................................. 49
4-2 Jumper Setting .............................................................................................. 51

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Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................52
5-1 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 54
5-2 Advanced Menu ............................................................................................. 57
5-2-1 Trusted Computing .................................................................................................58
5-2-2 Serial Port Console Redirection .............................................................................59
5-2-3 SIO Conguration...................................................................................................63
5-2-4 PCI Subsystem Settings.........................................................................................64
5-2-5 USB Conguration..................................................................................................66
5-2-6 Network Stack Conguration ..................................................................................67
5-2-7 Post Report Conguration ......................................................................................68
5-2-8 NVMe Conguration ...............................................................................................69
5-2-9 Chipset Conguration .............................................................................................70
5-2-10 Tls Auth Conguration ............................................................................................71
5-2-11 iSCSI Conguration................................................................................................72
5-2-12 Intel(R) X710 10GBASE-T Network Connection ....................................................73
5-2-13 VLAN Conguration................................................................................................75
5-2-14 IPv4 Network Conguration....................................................................................77
5-2-15 Driver Health...........................................................................................................78
5-3 Chipset Menu................................................................................................. 79
5-3-1 Processor Conguration .........................................................................................80
5-3-2 Common RefCode Conguration ...........................................................................82
5-3-3 UPI Conguration ...................................................................................................83
5-3-4 Memory Conguration ............................................................................................85
5-3-5 IIO Conguration ....................................................................................................88
5-3-6 Advanced Power Management Conguration ........................................................90
5-3-7 PCH Conguration..................................................................................................92
5-3-8 Miscellaneous Conguration ..................................................................................94
5-3-9 Server ME Conguration ........................................................................................95
5-3-10 Runtime Error Logging Settings .............................................................................96
5-3-11 Power Policy...........................................................................................................98
5-4 Server Management Menu........................................................................... 100
5-4-1 System Event Log ................................................................................................102
5-4-2 View FRU Information ..........................................................................................103
5-4-3 BMC Self Test Log................................................................................................104
5-4-4 BMC VLAN Conguration.....................................................................................105
5-4-5 BMC Network Conguration .................................................................................106
5-4-6 IPv6 BMC Network Conguration.........................................................................107
5-5 Security Menu .............................................................................................. 108
5-5-1 Secure Boot .........................................................................................................109

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5-6 Boot Menu.....................................................................................................111
5-7 Save & Exit Menu......................................................................................... 113
5-8 BIOS POST Codes ...................................................................................... 115
5-8-1 AMI Standard - PEI...............................................................................................115
5-8-2 AMI Standard - DXE.............................................................................................115
5-8-3 AMI Standard - ERROR .......................................................................................117
5-8-4 Intel UPI POST Codes..........................................................................................118
5-8-5 Intel UPI Error Codes ...........................................................................................118
5-8-6 Intel MRC POST Codes .......................................................................................119
5-8-7 Intel MRC Error Codes .........................................................................................119
5-8-8 Intel PM POST Codes ..........................................................................................120
5-8-9 Intel PM POST Codes ..........................................................................................120
5-9 BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard)....................................................... 121
5-9-1 PEI Beep Codes...................................................................................................121
5-9-2 DXE Beep Codes .................................................................................................121

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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

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1-2 Product Specications
System
Dimension
2U
438 x 87.5 x 858 (W x H x D, mm)
CPU 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8300 Processors, Intel® Xeon® Gold 6300 Processors
6 UPI Links per processor
TDP up to 250W
4 x LGA 4189, Socket P5
Chipset Intel® C621A Express Chipset
Memory Total 48 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™ Persistent Memory 200 series
1.2V modules: 3200 (1DPC)/2933 (2DPC) MHz
LAN 2 x 10Gb/s BASE-T LAN ports (Intel® X710-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 10 x 2.5" NVMe/ SAS/ SATA hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays
SAS card is required for SAS devices support
SATA Supported
SAS Supported via add-on SAS Card
RAID Intel® SATA RAID 0/1/10/5
Expansion Slot R292-4S0
Total 6 x PCIe x16 slots
Supports 4 x FHFL double slot GPU Cards or 6 x FHFL PCIe HBAs
Riser Card CRS202A: 2 x PCIe x16 slot ( Gen3 x16), FHFL
Riser Card CRS2040: 2 x PCIe x16 slot ( Gen3 x16), FHFL
Riser Card CRS2029: 2 x PCIe x16 slot ( Gen3 x16), FHFL
1 x OCP3.0 mezzanine slot
- PCIe Gen3 x16
- Supports OCP3.0 SFF standard
1 x M.2 slot:
- M-key
- PCIe Gen3 x2
- Supports NGFF-2280 cards

Hardware Installation - 12 -
Expansion Slot R292-4S1
Total 8 x PCIe x16 slots
Riser Card CRS202A: 2 x PCIe x16 slot ( Gen3 x16), FHFL
Riser Card CRS2040: 4 x PCIe x16 slot ( Gen3 x16), FHFL
Riser Card CRS2029: 2 x PCIe x16 slot ( Gen3 x16), FHFL
1 x OCP3.0 mezzanine slot
- PCIe Gen3 x16
- Supports OCP3.0 SFF standard
1 x M.2 slot:
- M-key
- PCIe Gen3 x2
- Supports NGFF-2280 cards
Internal I/O 10 x SlimSAS 8i connectors (Gen3 x8)
1 x M.2 slot
Front I/O 2 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 2 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 CBP10A5: 10 x NVMe/ SAS/ SATA hybrid ports
TPM 1 x TPM header with SPI interface
Optional TPM2.0 kit: CTM010

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Power Supply 2+0 3200W 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supply (R292-4S0)
1+1 3200W 80 PLUS Platinum Redundant Power Supply (R292-4S1)
Input:
- 100-127V~/ 14A
- 180-219V~/ 16A
- 220-239V~/ 16A
- 240-264V~/ 16A 50/ 60Hz or 240V 16A
Output:
- 1100W@100-127V
- 2434W@180-219V
- 3111W@220-239V
- 3234W@240-264V
NOTE:
* The system power supply requires C19 type power cord
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)
Operating
Properties
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 reserve the right to make any changes to the product specications and product-related information without prior
notice.

Hardware Installation - 14 -
1-3 System Block Diagram

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System Appearance - 16 -
Chapter 2 System Appearance
2-1 Front View
HDD0
HDD1
HDD2
HDD3
HDD4
HDD5
HDD8
HDD9
HDD6
HDD7
1 2 3
4
No. Description
1. Front Panel LEDs and Buttons
2. 2.5" HDD Bays
3. Front USB 3.0 Ports
4. Mezzanine Card Connector (OCP 3.0/ SFF Type)
• 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
PSU1PSU2
PCIe Slot 8
PCIe Slot 7
PCIe Slot 6
PCIe Slot 5
PCIe Slot 4
PCIe Slot 3 PCIe Slot 1
PCIe Slot 2
1
26
5
4
3
No. Description
1. Serial Port
2. VGA Port
3. USB 3.0 Port x 2
4. 10/100/1000 Server management LAN port
5. 10GbE BASE-T LAN Port x 2
6. USB 3.0 Port x 2
• Please Go to Chapter 2-7 Expansion PCIe Slot Conguration for detail description of
PCIe slot conguration.

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2-3 Front Panel LED and Buttons
No. Name Color Status Description
1. Reset Button Press the button to reset the system.
2. NMI button
Press the button server generates a NMI to the processor
if the multiple-bit ECC errors occur, which effectively halt
the server.
3. Power button
with LED
Green On 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 Press the button to activate system identication
5. HDD Status
LED
Green On HDD locate
Blink HDD access
Amber On HDD fault
Green/
Amber Blink HDD rebuilding
N/A Off No HDD access or no HDD fault.
6. System
Status LED
Green Solid On System is operating normally.
Amber
Solid On
Critical condition, may indicate:
System fan failure
System temperature
Blink
Non-critical condition, may indicate:
Redundant power module failure
Temperature and voltage issue
Chassis intrusion
N/A Off
System is not ready, may indicate:
POST error
NMI error
Processor or terminator missing
7/8.
LAN 1/2
Active/Link
LEDs
Green Solid On Link between system and network or no access.
Green Blink Data trasmission or receiving is occuring
N/A Off No data transmission or receiving is occuring
L1 L2
1
3
5
7
2
4
6
8

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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. 10GbE
Speed LED
Yellow On 5Gbps, 2.5Gbps, 1Gbps data rate
Green On 10Gbps 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 receiving is occurring
N/A Off No data transmission or receiving is occurring
12
1 2
2 1

System Appearance - 20 -
2-5 Power Supply Unit (PSU) LED
State Description
OFF No AC power to all power supplies
1Hz Green Blinking AC present / only standby on / Cold redundant mode
2Hz Green Blinking Power supply rmware updateing mode
Amber
AC cord unplugged or AC power lost; with a second
power supply in parallel still with AC input power
Power supply critical event causing shut down:
failure, OCP, OVP, fan failure and UVP
1Hz Amber Blinking
Power supply warning events where the
power supply continues to operate:
high temp, high power, high current and slow fan
PSU LED