H3C UniServer B5700 G5 User manual

H3C UniServer B5700 G5 Blade Server
User Guide
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Preface
This preface includes the following topics about the documentation:
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Audience.
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Conventions.
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Documentation feedback.
Audience
This documentation is intended for:
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Network planners.
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Field technical support and servicing engineers.
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Server administrators working with the Server.
Conventions
The following information describes the conventions used in the documentation.
Command conventions
Convention
Description
Boldface
Bold
text represents commands and keywords that you enter literally as shown.
Italic Italic text represents arguments that you replace with actual values.
[ ] Square brackets enclose syntax choices (keywords or arguments) that are optional.
{ x | y | ... }
Braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical bars, from which
you select one.
[ x | y | ... ]
Square brackets enclose a set of optional syntax choices separated by vertical bars,
from which you select one or none.
{ x | y | ... } *
Asterisk marked braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical
bars, from which you select a minimum of one.
[ x | y | ... ] *
Asterisk marked square brackets enclose optional syntaxchoices separated by vertical
bars, from which you select one choice, multiple choices, or none.
&<1-n> The argument or keyword and argument combination before the ampersand (&) sign
can be entered 1 to n times.
# A line that starts with a pound (#) sign is comments.
GUI conventions
Convention
Description
Boldface Window names, button names, field names, and menu items are in Boldface. For
example, the
New User
window opens; click
OK
.
> Multi-level menus are separated by angle brackets. For example, File > Create >
Folder.

Symbols
Convention
Description
WARNING! An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed
can result in personal injury.
CAUTION:
An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed
can result in data loss, data corruption, or damage to hardware or software.
IMPORTANT:
An alert that calls attention to essential information.
NOTE:
An alert that contains additional or supplementary information.
TIP:
An alert that provides helpful information.
Network topology icons
Convention
Description
Represents a generic network device, such as a router, switch, or firewall.
Represents a routing-capable device, such as a router or Layer 3 switch.
Represents a generic switch, such as a Layer 2 or Layer 3 switch, or a router that
supports Layer 2 forwarding and other Layer 2 features.
Represents an access controller, a unified wired-WLAN module, or the access
controller engine on a unified wired-WLAN switch.
Represents an access point.
Represents a wireless terminator unit.
Represents a wireless terminator.
Represents a mesh access point.
Represents omnidirectional signals.
Represents directional signals.
Represents a security product, such as a firewall, UTM, multiservice security
gateway, or load balancing device.
Represents a security module, such as a firewall, load balancing, NetStream, SSL
VPN, IPS, or ACG module.
Examples provided in this document
Examples in this document might use devices that differ from your device in hardware model,
configuration, or software version. It is normal that the port numbers, sample output, screenshots,
and other information in the examples differ from what you have on your device.
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Contents
Safety information··························································································1
General operating safety····································································································································1
Electrical safety··················································································································································1
Battery safety·····················································································································································1
ESD prevention··················································································································································2
About the Blade Server··················································································2
Product Overview···············································································································································3
Technical parameters·········································································································································3
Product specifications································································································································3
Technical parameters·································································································································4
Components·······················································································································································5
Front panel·························································································································································6
Front panel components ····························································································································6
LEDs and buttons·······································································································································7
SUV cable··················································································································································8
Serial asset label pull tab···························································································································9
System board·····················································································································································9
System board layout ··································································································································9
DIMM slots···············································································································································10
System maintenance switch·····················································································································10
PCIe connector ········································································································································12
HDDs and SSDs ··············································································································································12
Drive numbering·······································································································································12
Drive LEDs···············································································································································13
SATA M.2 SSD module····························································································································14
Drive backplane ···············································································································································15
3SFF drive backplane (1SAS/SATA+2UniBay) ·······················································································15
Internal networking···········································································································································16
B/D/F information about the server··················································································································17
Component installation guidelines ···················································································································18
SAS/SATA drive·······································································································································18
NVMe drive ··············································································································································18
NVMe VROC module·······························································································································18
Riser card and PCIe card·························································································································19
Storage controller and its power fail safeguard module···········································································20
GPU ·························································································································································22
NIC···························································································································································22
SATA M.2 SSD module····························································································································22
SATA M.2 SSD adapter module ··············································································································23
DIMMs······················································································································································23
CPU··························································································································································29
Guidelines················································································································································29
Installing or removing the blade server ························································30
Prerequisites····················································································································································30
Installing the blade server································································································································31
Removing the blade server······························································································································31
Powering on the blade server ··························································································································31
Supported power-on methods··················································································································31
Prerequisites············································································································································32
Guidelines················································································································································32
Procedure·················································································································································32
Powering off the blade server ··························································································································33
Supported power-off methods··················································································································33
Prerequisites············································································································································33
Guidelines················································································································································34

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Configuring the blade server········································································34
Configuration flowchart ····································································································································35
Default login parameters··································································································································35
Connecting the blade server to a network········································································································36
Connecting through the management module·························································································36
Connecting through ICMs ························································································································37
Verifying the blade server status······················································································································37
Modifying default parameters···························································································································37
Modifying the default user password of OM·····························································································37
Modifying the default IP address of the OM module················································································37
Modifying default parameters···························································································································37
Modifying the default user password of HDM ··························································································37
Modifying the default IP address of HDM·································································································38
Logging into the blade server operating system ······························································································38
Configuring basic BIOS settings ······················································································································38
Setting the server boot order····················································································································38
Setting the BIOS passwords····················································································································38
Configuring RAID·············································································································································39
Installing the operating system and hardware drivers······················································································39
Installing an OS········································································································································39
Installing hardware drivers·······················································································································39
Replacing hardware options ········································································39
Replaceable parts and their videos··················································································································40
Replacing a SAS/SATA drive···························································································································40
Operation scenario···································································································································40
Prerequisites············································································································································41
Removing a SAS/SATA drive···················································································································41
Installing a SAS/SATA drive·····················································································································41
Verifying the replacement ························································································································42
Replacing an NVMe drive ································································································································42
Operation scenario···································································································································42
Prerequisites············································································································································42
Removing an NVMe drive························································································································43
Installing an NVMe drive··························································································································43
Verifying the replacement ························································································································44
Replacing the riser card and PCIe card···········································································································44
Operation scenario···································································································································44
Prerequisites············································································································································44
Removing the riser card and PCIe card···································································································45
Installing the riser card and PCIe card·····································································································45
Replacing the storage controller and its power fail safeguard module·····························································46
Operation scenario···································································································································46
Prerequisites············································································································································46
Removing the storage controller and its power fail safeguard module ····················································47
Installing a storage controller and a power fail safeguard module···························································47
Replacing the straight-through card·················································································································48
Operation scenario···································································································································48
Prerequisites············································································································································48
Removing the straight-through card·········································································································48
Installing the straight-through card···········································································································49
Replacing the GPU card ··································································································································49
Operation scenario···································································································································49
Prerequisites············································································································································49
Removing the GPU card··························································································································50
Installing the GPU card····························································································································50
Replacing the NIC············································································································································50
Operation scenario···································································································································50
Prerequisites············································································································································51
Replacing the standard PCIe NIC············································································································51
Removing a mezzanine network adapter·································································································52

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Installing a mezzanine network adapter···································································································52
Replacing a SATA M.2 SSD ····························································································································52
Operation scenario···································································································································53
Prerequisites············································································································································53
Removing a SATA M.2 SSD module ·······································································································53
Installing a SATA M.2 SSD module ·········································································································53
Replacing a SATA M.2 SSD adapter···············································································································54
Operation scenario···································································································································54
Prerequisites············································································································································54
Removing a SATA M.2 SSD adapter·······································································································54
Installing a SATA M.2 SSD adapter·········································································································55
Replacing the NVMe VROC module················································································································55
Operation scenario···································································································································55
Prerequisites············································································································································55
Removing the NVMe VROC module········································································································56
Installing the NVMe VROC module··········································································································56
Replacing the DIMM·········································································································································56
Operation scenario···································································································································56
Prerequisites············································································································································57
Removing a DIMM ···································································································································57
Installing a DIMM ·····································································································································57
Verifying the replacement ························································································································58
Removing a processor·····························································································································58
Operation scenario···································································································································58
Prerequisites············································································································································59
Removing the CPU ··································································································································59
Installing a processor·······························································································································60
Verifying the replacement ························································································································61
Installing and setting up a TCM or TPM···········································································································61
Operation scenario···································································································································61
Prerequisites············································································································································61
Installing and setting up a TPM or TCM···········································································································62
Installation and setup flowchart················································································································62
Installing a TCM or TPM ··························································································································63
Enabling the TCM or TPM in the BIOS····································································································63
Configuring encryption in the operating system·······················································································64
Guidelines················································································································································64
Replacing the system battery···························································································································65
Operation scenario···································································································································65
Prerequisites············································································································································65
Removing the system battery···················································································································65
Installing the system battery·····················································································································66
Replacing the system board·····························································································································66
Operation scenario···································································································································66
Prerequisites············································································································································66
Removing the system board ····················································································································67
Installing the system board ······················································································································67
Replacing a drive backplane····························································································································67
Operation scenario···································································································································68
Prerequisites············································································································································68
Removing a drive backplane····················································································································68
Installing a drive backplane······················································································································68
Common operations ····················································································69
Logging in to the blade server operating system ·····························································································69
Local login················································································································································69
Remote login············································································································································71
Accessing the blade server HDM interface······································································································71
Maintenance································································································72
Guidelines························································································································································72
Maintenance tools············································································································································73

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Maintenance operation·····································································································································73
Task list····················································································································································73
Observing LED status······························································································································74
Monitoring the temperature and humidity in the equipment room····························································74
Viewing server status·······························································································································74
Collecting server logs·······························································································································74
Updating firmware for the server··············································································································74

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Safety information
To avoid bodily injury or damage to the server, read the following information carefully before you
operate the server. In practice, the safety information includes but is not limited to what are
mentioned in this document.
General operating safety
•
Only H3C-authorized personnel or professional engineers can run the device.
•
Place the device on a clean, stable workbench or floor for servicing.
•
Before running the server, make sure that all cables are correctly connected.
•
To cool the server adequately, follow the guidelines below:
Do not block the ventilation holes on the server.
Filler panels must be installed in idle slots of the server, such as drive slots.
Do not run the server if no chassis cover, air duct, or filler panel for idle slots is installed.
•
Keep the server clean and dust-free, and do not place the device in a wet environment or let
liquid flow into the device.
•
Make sure that you move or place the server evenly and slowly.
•
To avoid being burnt, allow the server and its internal modules to cool before touching them.
Electrical safety
To avoid bodily injury or damage to the server, follow these guidelines:
•
Verify whether the operation area has potential risks carefully, such as an ungrounded chassis,
unreliable grounding, or wet floor.
•
Make sure that you disable the power supply before you perform actions in power-off state.
•
Power off the server when installing or removing any components that are not hot swappable.
Battery safety
The server's system board contains a system battery, which is designed with a lifespan of 3 to 5
years.
If the BIOS no longer automatically displays the correct date and time, you might need to replace the
battery. When you replace the battery, follow these safety guidelines:
•
Do not attempt to recharge the battery.
•
Do not expose the battery to a temperature higher than 60°C (140°F).

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•
Do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short external contacts, or dispose of the battery in fire or
water.
•
Dispose of the battery at a designated facility. Do not throw the battery away together with other
wastes
ESD prevention
Electrostatic charges that build up on people and tools might damage or shorten the lifespan of the
system board and electrostatic-sensitive components.
Preventing electrostatic discharge
To prevent electrostatic damage, follow these guidelines:
•
Transport or store the server with the components in antistatic bags.
•
Keep the electrostatic-sensitive components in separate antistatic bags until they arrive at an
ESD-protected area.
•
Place the components on a grounded surface before removing them from their antistatic bags.
•
Avoid touching pins, leads, or circuitry.
•
You must take ESD preventions before touching the electrostatic-sensitive components.
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge
The following are grounding methods that you can use to prevent electrostatic discharge:
•
Wear an ESD wrist strap and make sure it makes good skin contact and is reliably grounded.
•
Take adequate personal grounding measures, including wearing antistatic clothing and static
dissipative shoes.
•
Use conductive field service tools.
•
Use a portable field service kit with a folding static-dissipating work mat.
About the Blade Server
NOTE:
This manual is a general document for the product. For customized products, the specifications may
vary.
•
In this manual, the model of all components are simplified (for example, the prefix or suffix is
deleted). Memory model DDR4-3200-16G-2Rx8-R represents the following models:
UN-DDR4-3200-16G-2Rx8-R, UN-DDR4-3200-16G-2Rx8-R-F, and
UN-DDR4-3200-16G-2Rx8-R-S.
Figures in this document are for illustration only. The actual product may vary.

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Product Overview
H3C UniServer B5700 G5 server (hereinafter referred to as the blade server) is an H3C-proprietary
blade server with a maximum of two Intel Whitley Ice Lake series processors or Montage Jintide C3
series processors. The server provides strong computing performance and flexible expansion
capability. The blade server can be installed in an H3C UniServer B16000 blade chassis (hereinafter
referred to as the chassis) and managed through the OM module in a centralized way.
Figure 1 shows the appearance of the blade server.
Figure 1 Appearance of the blade server
Technical parameters
This section introduces the product specifications and technical parameters of the blade server.
Product specifications
Table 1 Product Specifications
Feature Description
Processor
Supports 2 IntelWhitley Ice Lake series processors or Montage Jintide C3 series processors
Up to 235 W power consumption per processor
Base frequency up to 3.1 GHz
Up to 48 MB cache per processor
Memory Up to 32 memory modules, including DDR4 and PMem 200 memory module
Storage
controller
•Embedded VROC array controller
•High-performance storage controller
•NVMe VROC module
Chipset Intel C621A Lewisburg chipset
Network
interface 2 × embedded 1 Gb/s Ethernet interfaces, connected to chassis backplane for interconnection with the active and standby OM modules

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Feature Description
Integrated
graphics
card
The graphics card chip (model: AST2500) is integrated into the BMC chip. With 64 MB video
memory, it supports maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080@60 Hz (32 bpp). Resolution
description:
•1920 x 1080: Indicates that there are 1920 pixel columns horizontally and 1080 pixel
columns vertically.
•60 Hz: Indicates the refresh rate of 60 times per second.
•32 bpp: Indicates the number of color bits. The larger the number of color bits, more
colors will be displayed.
I/O port
•1 × SUV connector (front panel, for SUV cable connection)
•Supports up to 3 USB ports:
1 × USB 3.0 port (on the front panel)
2 × USB 2.0 ports (expanded by using the SUV cable)
•1 × VGAport (expanded by using the SUV cable)
•1 × serial port connector (expanded by using the SUV cable)
Expansion
slot Up to 5 PCIe 3.0 connectors (1 × memory controller connector, 1 × standard connector, 3 × Mezz card connectors)
Certification CCC, CE, and FCC
Technical parameters
Table 2 Technical parameters
Category Item Description
Physical
specifications Dimensions
•Height × width: 59.5 × 215 × 613.4 mm
•Height × width: Half height and half width
•Maximum number of blade servers in a chassis: 16
Max. weight 8.8 kg
Power
consumption Max. power 710 W
Environmental
specifications
Temperature
Operating temperature: 5°C to 45°C
NOTE:
•
The maximum operating temperature supported by the server may
be reduced under some configurations. For details, see the
"Operating temperature requirements".
Storage temperature: –40°C to 70°C
Humidity •Operating humidity: 8% to 90% (non-condensing)
•Storage humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Altitude
•Operating altitude: –60 m to +5000 m. When the altitude is higher
than 900 m, the allowed maximum temperature decreases by
0.33°C for every 100 m increased in altitude (HDDs are not
supported if the altitude is higher than 3000 m).
•Storage altitude: –60 m to +5000 m

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Components
This sections describes components of the blade server.
Figure 2 Components of the blade server
Table 3 Description of blade server components
SN Name Description
1 Chassis cover -
2 System board
One of the most important parts of a blade server, on which multiple
components areinstalled, such as a CPU, memory, and PCIe module.
It is integrated with basic server components, including the BIOS chip,
BMC chip, and PCIe connectors.
3 System battery Powers the system clock to ensure a correct system date and time.
4 Mezzanine module
Refers to modules connected by the mezzanine connectors.
Mezzanine modules communicate with the processor via the PCIe
protocol. One of the mezzanine modules is the mezzanine NIC, which
is used to connect to the interconnect module (ICM) at the rear of the
chassis to enable interaction between the blade server and the client.
5 Straight-through card Connects the embedded VROC array controller soft RAID and SATA
drives.
6 processor heatsink Cools the CPU.
7 Memory Temporarily stores operational data in the CPU and data exchanged
with external storage devices such as drives.
8 Processor Integrates the memory controller and PCIe controller to provide
powerful data processing capabilities for blade servers.
9 Processor retaining
bracket Attaches a CPU to the heatsink.

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SN Name Description
10 Drive filler panel Ensures adequate cooling of the blade server. Install a filler panel
when no drive is installed on the blade server.
11 Drive backplane Powers the drive and provides a data transfer channel.
12 Blade server chassis Centralizes blade server parts and components.
13 Drive Provides data storage media for blade servers, and supports hot
swapping.
14 SATA M.2 SSD
adapter module Expands two SATA M.2 SSD modules, and supports hot swapping.
15 Encryption module
(TCM/TPM module) Provides encryption services for servers to improve server data security.
16 Storage controller Provides RAID support for SAS/SATA drives, and supports RAID
expansion, RAID configuration memory, online upgrade and remote
setup.
17 Riser card Standard PCIe cards are installed to the blade server throughthe riser
card.
18 Air duct Provides cooling ducts inside the blade server.
19 Supercapacitor Powers the Flash card integrated orinstalled on the memory controller in case of unexpected system power failure, to achieve power failure
protection for data on the memory controller.
20 NVMe VROC module Activates the NVMe drive array feature based on the VMD technology.
Front panel
This section introduces the components, LEDs, and interfaces on the front panel.
Front panel components
Figure 3 Front panel of the blade server

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Table 4 Description of front panel components
Item Description
1 •Optional riser card (for processor 2)
2 Optional SAS/SATA drive or NVMe drive
3 Optional SAS/SATA drive or SATA M.2 SSD module (via the adapter module)
4 Pull-out asset label
5 USB 3.0 port
6 Buttons for releasing the locking levers
7 Locking levers
8 SUV connector
•USB 3.0 ports
can be used to connect the USB flash drive, USB keyboard or mouse, USB optical drive
(for OS installation).
LEDs and buttons
Figure 4 Front panel LEDs and buttons
Table 5 Front panel LEDs
SN Description Status
1 UID button/LED
•Steady blue—UID LED is activated. The UID LED can be
activated by using the following methods:
Press the UID button LED.
Activate the UID LED from HDM or OM.
•Flashing blue:
1 Hz—The upgrade is being upgraded or the system is being
managed from HDM. Do not power off the server.
4 Hz—HDM is restarting. To restart HDM, press the UID
button LED for ten seconds.
•Off—UID LED is not activated.
2 Health LED
•Steady green—The system is operating correctly.
•Flashing green (4 Hz)—HDM is initializing.
•Flashing amber (0.5 Hz)—Apredictive alarm is present.
•Flashing amber (1 Hz)—Aminor alarm is present.

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SN Description Status
•Flashing red (1 Hz)—Acritical alarm is present.
3 Embedded GE
network adapter LED
•Steady green—A link is present on the port.
•Flashing green—The port is receiving or sending data.
•Off—No link is present on the port.
4 Power on/standby button and system
power LED
•Steady green—The system has started.
•Flashing green (1 Hz)—The system is starting.
•Steady amber—The system is standby.
•
Off
—No power is present.
•When the Health LED shows that the system is faulty, check the system operating state on HDM.
•Possible reasons:
No power supplies are present.
The installed power supplies are faulty.
The chassis is not powered.
SUV cable
The SUV cable connects to the SUV connector on the front panel of the blade server. The SUV cable
allows for the expansion of two USB 2.0 ports, one serial port and one VGAport for the blade server.
Figure 5 SUV cable
Table 6 SUV cable description
Item Description Application
1 Serial port Diagnoses faults and debugs devices.
2 VGA connector Connects terminal displays such as monitors or KVM devices
3 2 × USB 2.0 connectors
The extended USB 2.0 connectors and USB 3.0 connector that
comes with the default configuration are all available for the
following USB devices:
•USB drives
•USB keyboards or mouses.

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Item Description Application
•USB optical drives for installing operating systems.
Serial asset label pull tab
The serial label pull tab is on the front panel, as shown in "Front panel components." It provides the
following information about the blade server:
•
Product QR code. Users can scan the QR code to access the product document center, and
view documents for the blade server.
•
HDM default information.
•
Product serial number.
•
Server model.
System board
System board layout
Figure 6 System board layout
Table 7 Layout description
Item Description
1 PCIe riser card connector (for CPU 2)
2 NVMe VROC module connector

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Item Description
3 Mezzanine module connector 2 (for processor 2, ICM 2/5)
4 Mezzanine module connector 3 (slave processor 1, ICM 2/6)
5 Mezzanine module supporting bracket
6 Mezzanine module connector 1 (for processor 1, ICM 1/4)
7 Backplane connector
8 System battery
9 Drive backplane connector
10 TPM/TCM connector
11 Storage controller connector
X System maintenance switch
DIMM slots
The DIMM slot layout is shown in Figure 7. A0, B0 ......H0, H1 indicate the DIMM slot number. See
"DIMMs" for specific installation guidelines for DIMMs.
Figure 7 DIMM slot layout
System maintenance switch
The system maintenance switch has 8 pins, as shown in Figure 8.

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Figure 8 System maintenance switch
The following problems can be solved with the system maintenance switch. Table 8 describes
meanings of the system maintenance switch and "System board layout" shows the layout.
•
Users forget the HDM login user name or password and cannot log in to HDM.
•
Users forget the BIOS password and cannot enter BIOS.
•
Default BIOS settings should be restored.
Table 8 System maintenance switch description
Position Description
(default value: Off) Remarks
1
Off—HDM login requires the
username and password of a valid
HDM user account.
On—HDM login requires the
default username and password.
When pin 1 is On, users can permanently log in to HDM
with the default username and default password. It is
recommended that change pin 1 to Off after completing
the operation.
5
Off—Normal server startup.
On—Restores the default BIOS
settings.
When the server is powered off, change pin5 to On, then
to Off again, and finally start the server. The default
BIOS settings will be restored.
CAUTION:
When pin 5 is changed to On, the server cannot be
started. Therefore, stop the running service in advance
and make sure the server is powered off. Otherwise it
may cause business data loss.
6
Off—Normal server startup.
On—Clears all passwords from
the BIOS at server startup.
When pin 6 is On, all passwords will be cleared from the
BIOS every time the servers is started. As a best
practice, change pin 6 to Off after setting the BIOS
password.
2, 3, 4, 7, 8 •Reserved None