Huawei TaiShan 200 Quick reference guide

TaiShan 200 Server
White Paper (Model 2180)
Issue 02
Date 2020-06-22
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Contents
1 Overview....................................................................................................................................1
2 Features..................................................................................................................................... 2
3 Logical Structure......................................................................................................................4
4 Hardware Description.............................................................................................................6
4.1 Appearance................................................................................................................................................................................6
4.2 Indicators and Buttons........................................................................................................................................................ 10
4.3 Riser Cards and PCIe Slots................................................................................................................................................. 15
4.4 Physical Structure..................................................................................................................................................................18
5 Product Specications.......................................................................................................... 20
5.1 Technical Specications...................................................................................................................................................... 20
5.2 Environmental Specications............................................................................................................................................22
5.3 Physical Specications.........................................................................................................................................................24
6 Software and Hardware Compatibility............................................................................ 26
6.1 CPU............................................................................................................................................................................................ 26
6.2 Memory.................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
6.3 Storage..................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
6.4 I/O Expansion......................................................................................................................................................................... 31
6.5 PSU.............................................................................................................................................................................................31
7 System Management............................................................................................................33
8 Maintenance and Warranty................................................................................................35
9 Certications.......................................................................................................................... 36
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1 Overview
The TaiShan 200 server powered by Huawei Kunpeng 920 processors is dedicated
for data centers. Its 2180 balanced model (2180 for short) is a 2U single-socket
rack server. It features high-performance computing, large-capacity storage, low
power consumption, easy management, and easy deployment and is ideal for
Internet, distributed storage, cloud computing, Big Data, and enterprise services.
Figure 1-1 shows the appearance of the 2180.
Figure 1-1 Appearance
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2 Features
Performance and Scalability
The 2180 provides the following features to enhance performance and scalability:
● Uses one HiSilicon server-oriented 64-bit high-performance multicore
Kunpeng 920 CPU, which integrates DDR4, PCIe 4.0, 25GE, 10GE, and GE ports
and provide the system-on-chip (SOC) function.
● A maximum of one CPU and 64 cores, which maximizes the concurrent
execution of multithreaded applications.
● A maximum of sixteen DDR4 ECC RDIMMs. The server provides a maximum
of 2048 GB memory capacity.
The memory speed of 1DPC is 2933 MHz, and the memory speed of 2DPC memory is
2666 MHz.
● Flexible drive congurations cater to a variety of business requirements and
ensure high elasticity and scalability of storage resources.
● FlexIOs provide multiple Ethernet ports.
● A maximum of three PCIe 4.0 x8 slots.
Availability and Serviceability
The 2180 provides the following features to improve availability and serviceability:
● The 2180 uses carrier-class components and follows the engineering process
to dramatically improve system reliability.
● The 2180 is equipped with SAS/SATA drives. SAS/SATA drives support RAID 0,
1, 10, 5, 50, 6, and 60, provides RAID cache, uses a supercapacitor for power-
o data protection, and allows hot swap of data drives.
● The UID and HLY indicators on the panel and iBMC WebUI help technical
support personnel promptly obtain the status of key components and locate
failed or failing components. This simplies maintenance, accelerates
troubleshooting, and improves system availability.
● The Huawei intelligent baseboard management controller (iBMC) monitors
system parameters in real time, triggers alarms, and performs recovery
actions in case of failures. This helps minimize system downtime.
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Manageability and Security
The 2180 provides the following features to ensure manageability and security:
● The iBMC monitors server operating status and provides remote
management.
● The integrated industry-standard Unied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
increases eciency of setup, conguration, and update, and simplies fault
handling.
● The front bezel in the server chassis is locked to ensure local data security and
reliability.
Energy Eciency
The 2180 provides the following features to improve energy eciency:
● The 2180 supports Platinum power supply units (PSUs), which provide 94%
power eciency at 50% load.
● The voltage regulator-down (VRD) PSUs reduce the energy loss in DC/DC
power conversion.
● The server supports active/standby power supplies.
● The 2180 supports Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) intelligent fan speed
adjustment, reducing power consumption.
● The improved thermal design with energy-ecient fan modules ensures
optimal heat dissipation and reduces overall system power consumption.
● Drives can be powered on at dierent times to reduce startup power
consumption.
● The 2180 supports SSDs. SSDs consume 80% less power than HDDs.
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3 Logical Structure
Figure 3-1 shows the logical structure of the 2180.
Figure 3-1 2180 logical structure
● The 2180 uses one Huawei-developed Kunpeng 920 processor, each
supporting 16 DDR4 DIMMs.
● The Ethernet FlexIO can only be cards with four GE ports, and are connected
to CPU through high-speed SerDes interfaces.
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● The screw-in RAID controller card connects to the CPU through PCIe buses,
and to the drive backplanes through SAS signal cables.
● The iBMC is based on the Huawei Hi1710 management chip and provides a
VGA port, management network port, and debugging serial port.
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4 Hardware Description
4.1 Appearance
4.2 Indicators and Buttons
4.3 Riser Cards and PCIe Slots
4.4 Physical Structure
4.1 Appearance
Front Panel
Figure 4-1 shows the components on the front panel of a server with 12 x 3.5-
inch drives.
Figure 4-1 Components on the front panel of a server with 12 x 3.5-inch drives
1Drive 2 VGA port
3 USB 3.0 port 4 Label plate with an SN label
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Table 4-1 Description of ports on the front panel
Port Type Description
USB port USB 3.0 The USB ports allow USB devices to be
connected to the server.
NOTE
Before connecting an external USB device, check
that the USB device functions properly. A server
may operate abnormally if an abnormal USB
device is connected.
VGA port DB15 The VGA port is connected to a terminal,
such as a monitor or physical KVM.
NOTE
The VGA port on the front panel does not have
cable screws. The VGA cable is easy to fall o.
You are advised to use the VGA port on the rear
panel.
SN
The serial number (SN) on the label is a string that uniquely identies a server.
The SN is required when you contact Huawei technical support.
Figure 4-2 shows the SN format.
Figure 4-2 SN example
Table 4-2 SN description
No. Description
1 SN ID (two characters), which is 21.
2 Material identication code (eight characters), that is, processing
code.
3 Code of a processing factory (two characters). The value 10
indicates Huawei.
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