Inspur NF3120M5 User manual

Inspur Server User Manual
NF3120M5
V1.0

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Edion: 1.0
February, 2020

Abstract
This manual contains technical informaon such as specicaons, hardware operaons,
soware conguraon, fault diagnosis, etc., that are relevant to the maintenance and
operaon of this server.
It is recommended that server installaon, conguraon and maintenance is performed by
experienced technicians only.
Target Audience
This manual is intended for:
●Technical support engineers
●Product maintenance engineers
●Technicians
Warnings:
This manual introduces the NF3120M5 server’s technical features, system installaon and setup,
which will help the user to understand how best to ulize the server and all its funcons.
1.For your safety, please do not disassemble the server’s components arbitrarily. Please do
not extend conguraon or connect other peripheral devices arbitrarily. If needed, please
contact Inspur for our support and guidance.
2.Before disassembling the server’s components, please be sure to disconnect all the power
cables connected to the server.
3.BIOS and BMC setup is a signicant factor in correctly conguring your server. If there are
no special requirements, it is suggested to use the Default Values and not alter the parameter
sengs arbitrarily. Aer the rst login, please change the BMC user password in me.
4.Please install the product-compable operang system and use the driver provided by
Inspur. If you use an incompable operang system or non-Inspur driver, it may cause
compability issues and aect the normal use of the product, Inspur will not assume any
responsibility or liability.
Inspur is not responsible for any damages, including loss of prots, loss of informaon,
interrupon of business, personal injury, and/or any damage or consequenal damage
without limitaon, incurred before, during, or aer the use of our products.

Contents
1 Safety Instructions......................................................................................................................... 1
2 Product Specifications ................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Features and Specifications........................................................................................................ 5
3 Component Identification ............................................................................................................. 7
3.1 Front Panel Components............................................................................................................ 7
3.2 Rear Panel Components ............................................................................................................. 7
3.3 Motherboard Components......................................................................................................... 8
3.4 LEDs and Buttons Description .................................................................................................... 10
4 Operations..................................................................................................................................... 12
4.1 Power up the Server................................................................................................................... 12
4.2 Power down the Server.............................................................................................................. 12
4.3 Extend the Server from the Rack................................................................................................ 12
4.4 Remove the Access Panel........................................................................................................... 13
4.5 Install the Access Panel .............................................................................................................. 14
5 Setup ............................................................................................................................................. 15
5.1 Optimum Environment............................................................................................................... 15
5.2 Rack Warnings............................................................................................................................ 17
5.3 Identifying the Contents of the Server Shipping Carton.............................................................18
5.4 Installing Hardware Options....................................................................................................... 18
5.5 Installing the Server into the Rack.............................................................................................. 18
5.6 Installing the Operating System.................................................................................................. 19
6 Hardware Options Installation....................................................................................................... 20
6.1 Processor Option........................................................................................................................ 20
6.2 Memory Option.......................................................................................................................... 22
6.3 HDD Option ................................................................................................................................ 23

6.4 Hot-plug Power Supply Option................................................................................................... 24
6.5 Expansion Card Option............................................................................................................... 25
7 Cabling........................................................................................................................................... 27
8 BIOS Setup..................................................................................................................................... 28
8.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 28
8.2 Common Operations .................................................................................................................. 28
8.3 BIOS Parameter Description ....................................................................................................... 46
8.4 Firmware Update........................................................................................................................ 92
9 BMC Settings ................................................................................................................................. 100
9.1 Introduction................................................................................................................................ 100
9.2 Server System Overview............................................................................................................. 100
9.3 IPMI2.0 ...................................................................................................................................... 103
9.4 Web GUI ..................................................................................................................................... 110
9.5 SNMP.......................................................................................................................................... 113
9.6 Smash-Lite CLI ............................................................................................................................ 114
9.7 System Information and Status .................................................................................................. 114
9.8 Sensor......................................................................................................................................... 124
9.9 Logs ............................................................................................................................................ 125
9.10 Event Alerting........................................................................................................................... 129
9.11 Settings..................................................................................................................................... 131
9.12 BMC Self Recovery.................................................................................................................... 147
9.13 Locator LED............................................................................................................................... 148
9.14 BMC Network........................................................................................................................... 149
9.15 Users......................................................................................................................................... 151
9.16 Date & Time.............................................................................................................................. 155
9.17 BIOS and BMC........................................................................................................................... 156
9.18 Storage ..................................................................................................................................... 157
9.19 Power Control........................................................................................................................... 160
9.20 Fan Speed Control ................................................................................................................... 163
9.21 Firmware Update...................................................................................................................... 165
9.22 Preserve Configuration............................................................................................................. 168

9.23 Serial Over LAN (SOL) and System Serial Log Recording...........................................................169
9.24 Console Redirection (KVM)....................................................................................................... 171
9.25 Image Redirection .................................................................................................................... 174
9.26 Redfish...................................................................................................................................... 175
9.27 Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................... 178
10 Common Faults, Diagnosis and Troubleshooting ........................................................................179
10.1 Hardware Problems.................................................................................................................. 179
10.2 Software Problems ................................................................................................................... 182
11 Battery Replacement................................................................................................................... 185
12 Regulatory Compliance Notices................................................................................................... 186
12.1 Regulatory Compliance Identification Numbers....................................................................... 186
12.2 Federal Communications Commission Notice.......................................................................... 186
12.3 Cables....................................................................................................................................... 187
12.4 Chinese Notice.......................................................................................................................... 187
12.5 Battery Replacement Notice .................................................................................................... 187
13 Electrostatic Discharge ................................................................................................................ 188
13.1 Preventing Electrostatic Discharge........................................................................................... 188
13.2 Grounding Methods to Prevent Electrostatic Discharge ..........................................................188
14 Warranty...................................................................................................................................... 189
14.1 Introduction.............................................................................................................................. 189
14.2 Warranty Service ...................................................................................................................... 189
14.3 Warranty Exclusions ................................................................................................................. 190

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Safety Instructions
1. Safety Instructions
WARNING: Please be advised to follow the instructions below for safety. Failure to do so
could result to potential dangers that may cause property loss, personal injury or death.
1. The power supplies in the system may produce high voltages and energy hazards that
may cause personal injury. For your safety, please do not attempt to remove the cover
of the system to remove or replace any component without assistance provided by
Inspur. Only service technicians trained by Inspur are authorized to remove the cover of
the host, and to remove and replace internal components.
2. Please connect the equipment to the appropriate power supply. Use only power supplies
with the correct voltage and electrical specifications according to the label. To protect your
equipment from damages caused by a momentary spike or plunge of the voltage, please
use relevant voltage stabilizing equipment, or uninterruptible power supplies.
3. If you must use an extension cable, please use a three-core cable with properly
grounded plugs. Observe extension cable ratings. Ensure that the total rating of all
equipment plugged into the extension cable does not exceed 80 percent of the ratings
limit for the extension cable.
4. Please be sure to use the power supply components that come with the server, such as
power cables, power socket (if provided with the server) etc. For your safety, please do
not replace power cables or plugs randomly.
5. To prevent electric shock dangers caused by leakage in the system, please make sure
that the power cables of the system and peripheral equipment are correctly connected
to the earthed/grounded power socket. Please connect the three-core power cable
plug to the three-core AC power socket that is well earthed and easy to access. Be sure
to use earthing /grounding pin of power cables and do not use the patch plug or the
earthing/grounding pin unplugged with cables. In the case that the earthing/grounding
conductors are not installed and it is uncertain whether there are appropriate earthing/
grounding protections, please do not use or attempt to operate the equipment. Contact
and consult an electrician.
6. Please do not push any objects into the openings of the system. Doing so may cause
fire or electric shock.
7. Please place the system far away from the cooling plate and heat sources, and be sure

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not to block the air vents.
8. Please be sure not to scatter food or liquid in the system or on other components, and
do not use the product in humid or dusty environments.
9. Using an incompatible battery may cause explosion. When battery replacement is
required, please consult the manufacturer first, and choose batteries of the same or
equivalent type. Do not disassemble, crush, puncture the batteries or make the external
connection point short circuit, and do not expose them in the environment over 60°C.
Never throw batteries into fire or water. Please do not attempt to open or repair the
batteries. Dispose of used batteries according to instructions. For battery recycling,
please contact the local waste recycling center.
10. Before installing equipment into the rack, please install all front and side stabilizers on
the independent rack first. Please install the front stabilizers first, if connecting with
other racks. Please install stabilizers before installing equipment into the rack. Failure to
install the corresponding stabilizers before installing equipment into the rack may cause
the cabinet to tip over, possibly resulting to severe injury. After installing the equipment
and other components into the rack, only one component can be pulled out from the
rack through its sliding part at one time. Pulling out several components at the same
time may cause the rack to turn over, resulting to serious personal injury.
11. A minimum of two people are required to safely move a rack. The racks are extremely
awkward and heavy, moving them without adequate, trained personnel could result in
severe injury or death.
12. It is prohibited to directly short-circuit the copper busbar. Please do not touch the
copper busbar when the rack is powered on.
13. This is Class A product, and may cause radio interference. In such case, users may need
to take necessary measures to mitigate the interference.
Note: The following considerations may help avoid the occurrence of problems that could
damage the components or cause data loss, etc.
1. In the event of the following, please unplug the power cable plug from the power
socket and contact Inspur’s customer service department:
1) The power cables, extension cables or power plugs are damaged.
2) The products get wet.

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Safety Instructions
3) The products have fallen or have been damaged.
4) Other objects have fallen into the products.
5) The products do not or are unable to function normally even when attempting to
operate according to the instructions.
2. If the system becomes wet or damp, please follow these steps:
1) Power off the equipment, disconnect them with the power socket, wait for 10 to
20 seconds, and then open the host cover.
2) Move the equipment to a well-ventilated place to dry the system at least for 24
hours and make sure that the system is fully dried.
3) Close the host cover, reconnect the system to the power socket, and then power on.
4) In case of operation failure or other abnormal situations, please contact Inspur and
get technical support.
3. Pay attention to the position of system cables and power cables-avoid placing wires in
high foot traffic locations. Please do not place objects on the cables.
4. Before removing the host cover, and/or touching the internal components, please
allow for the equipment to cool first. To avoid damaging the motherboard, please
power off the system and wait for five seconds, and then remove the components from
the motherboard and/or disconnect the peripheral device from the system. Please
remember that only service technicians trained by Inspur are authorized to remove the
cover of the host, and to remove and replace internal components.
5. If there is modem, telecom or LAN options installed in the equipment, please pay
attention to the followings:
1) In the case of thunder and lightning, please do not connect or use the modem.
2) Never connect or use the modem in a damp environment.
3) Never insert the modem or telephone cables into the socket of network interface
controller (NIC).
4) Before unpacking the product package, installing internal components, touching
uninsulated cables or jacks of the modem, please disconnect the modem cables.
6. In order to prevent electrostatic discharge from damaging the electronic components in
the equipment, please pay attention to the followings:
1) Please remove any static electricity on your body before dismounting or touching
any electronic component in the equipment, to prevent the static electricity from
conducting itself to the sensitive components. You may remove the static electricity

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on the body by touching the metal earthing objects (such as the unpainted metal
surface on the rack).
2) Please do not take electrostatic sensitive components that are not ready to be
installed for application out of the antistatic package materials.
3) While working, please touch the earthing conductor or the unpainted metal
surface on the cabinet regularly to remove any static electricity from the body that
may damage the internal components.
7. Upon receiving the proper authorization from Inspur and dismounting the internal
components, please pay attention to the followings:
1) Switch the system power supply off and disconnect the cables, including all
connections of the system. When disconnecting the cables, please hold the
connector of the cables and slowly pull the plugs out. Never pull on the cables.
2) The products need to completely cool down before dismounting the host cover or
touching the internal components.
3) During the dismounting process, avoid making large movement ranges to prevent
damage to the components or scratching arms.
4) Handle components and plug-in cards with care. Please do not touch the
components or connection points on the plug-in cards. When handling the plug-in
cards or components, firmly grab the edges of the plug-in cards and components,
and/or their metal fixed supports.
8. During the process of rack installation and application, please pay attention to the
followings:
1) After the rack installation is finished, please ensure that the stabilizers have been fixed
to the rack and supported to ground, and the weight of the rack is firm on ground.
2) Always load from the bottom up, and load the heaviest items first.
3) When pulling out the components from the rack, apply slight force to keep the rack
balanced.
4) When pressing down the release latch and the rail of components is sliding, please
be careful; as the sliding may hurt your fingers.
5) Do not overload the AC power supply branch circuits in the rack. The total load of
the rack should not exceed 80% of the ratings of the branch circuits.
6) Ensure that components in the rack have good ventilation conditions.
7) When repairing components in the rack, never step on any other components.

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Product Specications
2 Product Specifications
2.1 Overview
Inspur NF3120M5 is a one-socket E3 server with Intel® Xeon® scalable computing platform
technology. It has powerful computing capacity, scalability and excellent RAS features. It
provides basic computing and graphics performance, which is an ideal choice for small
businesses, powerful mobile workstation, entry-level workstation, storage server, cloud
workstation, media codec, edge computing and Internet of Things.
2.2 Features and Specifications
Processor
Processor Type 1* new-generaon Intel® Xeon® scalable processor (up to 95W)
Chipset
Chipset Type Intel® C242/C246 chipset
Memory
Memory Type DDR4 w/ECC UDIMM, 2666MHz
Memory Slot Qty 4
Total Memory Capacity Supports up to 128GB (32G per memory module)
I/O
USB Front: 1 * USB3.0 port + 1 * USB2.0 port
Rear: 4 * USB3.0 port
Serial Port Rear: 1 * serial port (headphone jack)
VGA Front: 1 * VGA port
Rear: 1 * VGA port + 2 * DP ports

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Network Port Rear: 1 * RJ45 independent IPMI port + 2 * RJ45 independent data port
Display
Controller Type Integrated in Aspeed 2500 chip, supporng resoluon up to 1900*1200
Drive
Drive Type
Support hot plug:
3.5”/2.5” SATA/SAS - HDD/SSD and NVMe SSD (Based on the actual model you
purchased)
Up to 4 * 3.5”/2.5” SATA/SAS - HDD/SSD;
Up to 2 * 2.5” NVMe SSD + 2 * 3.5”/2.5” SATA/SAS - HDD/SSD;
Support non-hot plug:
3.5”/2.5” SATA/SAS - HDD/SSD (Based on the actual model you purchased)
Up to 4 * 3.5”/2.5” SATA/SAS - HDD/SSD
Power
Specicaons
One-PSU conguraon:
Support 400W PSU
Two-PSU conguraon:
Support 550W CRPS module
Support 1+1 redundancy mode
Power Input Please refer to the power input on the nameplate label of the host
Physical
External Packing
Dimensions 871mm (L) x 651mm (W) x 232mm (H)
Host Machine
Dimensions
551mm (L) x 438mm (W) x 43.2mm (H) (without ears)
581mm (L) x 478mm (W) x 43.2mm (H) (with ears)
Weight Full conguraon
GW 20kg (Gross weight including host + packing box + rails + accessory box)
Environmental
Operang Temperature 5℃~35℃
Storage &
Transportaon
Temperature
-40℃~60℃
Operating Humidity 20%~80% relative humidity
Storage &
Transportation
Humidity
20%~93% (40℃) relative humidity

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Component Identication
3 Component Identification
3.1 Front Panel Components
Item Descripon
1 Hard drive modules (non-hot plug)
2 Hard drive modules (hot plug)
3VGA port
4 USB2.0 port
5 USB3.0 port
6 Power button
7 UID LED & buon
8 Power status LED
9 Memory failure LED
10 Power failure LED
11 System overheat LED
12 Fan failure LED
13 System failure LED
14 Drive failure LED
15 Drive status LED
3.2 Rear Panel Components

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Item Descripon
1 Display ports (0|1)
2VGA port
3 USB3.0 ports (0|1)
4 USB3.0 ports (2|3)
5 MLAN management port
6 UID LED & buon
7 Serial port
8 GE electrical port (onboard 1000M LAN0)
9 GE electrical port (onboard 1000M LAN1)
10 IO module0 (support half-height PCIE card)
11 IO module1 (support half-height PCIE card)
12 PSU1 (support hot plug)
13 PSU0 (support hot plug)
14 IO module1 (support full-height PCIE card)
15 PSU (non-hot plug conguraon)
3.3 Motherboard Components

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Component Identication
Item Descripon
1 BMC serial port
2 UID LED & buon
3Management network port
4LAN1 & USB3.0 (2|3) port module
5 LAN0 & USB3.0 (0|1) port module
6VGA port
7 Display ports (0|1)
8 DIMM slots
9 PSU connector (20PIN)
10 PSU connector (8PIN)
11 PSUSMB1 connector
12 Fan connector3
13 Fan connector2
14 Fan connector B
15 SATA0 connector
16 SATA1 connector
17 SATA2 connector
18 SATA3 connector
19 Fan connector1
20 SATA4 connector
21 SATA5 connector
22 SATA6 connector
23 SATA7 connector
24 Fan connector0
25 USB3.0 (4) & USB2.0 (5) & VGA (1) ports
26 BP_SGPIO_SMBUS1 connector
27 Fan connector A
28 PCIE slot2
29 PCIE slot3
30 PCIE slot1
31 PCIE slot0
32 M.2 SSD slot
33 Front panel LED & power buon connector
34 Clear_RTC
35TPM connector

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l Motherboard jumper introduction (For the position of the CMOS clear jumper, see the
above motherboard components diagram.)
Item Funcon descripon Jumper funcon
CLR_ RTC CMOS clear jumper Short-circuit pin1-2, normal status;
Short-circuit pin2-3, clear CMOS.
Note:
It is required to shut down the system, as well as disconnect the power supply during CMOS
clearing. Hold for 5 seconds after short-circuiting Pin2-3, and then short-circuit Pin1 and
Pin2 (the default status) of CLR_CMOS jumper with a jumper cap, to restore to its original
status.
3.4 LEDs and Buons Descripon
3.4.1 LEDs and Buons on Front Control Panel
Icon LED & Buon Status & Interpretaon
Power buon/LED
●Off: No power
●Green: Power-on state
●Orange: Standby state
UID buon/LED
●Off: Device not be located
●Blue: Device be located
●Short press the UID button to turn on the LED. Press and
hold for 6 seconds to reset the motherboard BMC.
Power status LED ●Off: Not powered on normally
●Green: Powered on normally
Memory failure LED ●Off: Normal
●Red: A memory failure occurs.
Power failure LED ●Off: Normal
●Red: A power failure occurs.
System overheat LED ●Off: Normal
●Red: CPU/Memory overheats.
Fan failure LED ●Off: Normal
●Red: A fan failure occurs.
System failure LED ●Off: Normal
●Red: A system failure occurs.

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Component Identication
3.4.2 Drive Tray LEDs
Item Descripon Status & Interpretaon
1Fault alarm LED
Steady red: A failure occurs
Steady blue: Drive posioning
Flashing blue: RAID rebuilding
2Acvity status LED Steady green: Normal
Flashing green: Read and write acvity

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4 Operations
4.1 Power up the Server
Insert the power cable plug, then press the Power Button.
4.2 Power down the Server
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, electric shock, or damage to the equipment,
remove the power cable to remove power from the server. The front panel Power Button
does not completely shut off system power. Portions of the power supply and some internal
circuitry remain active until AC power is removed.
IMPORTANT: If installing a hot-plug device, it is not necessary to power down the server.
1. Back up the server data.
2. Shut down the operating system.
3. Disconnect the power cables.
The system is now without power.
4.3 Extend the Server from the Rack
1. Use a screwdriver to loosen the screws within the ears on both sides of the server.
2. Extend the server from the rack.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or equipment damage, be sure that the rack
is adequately stabilized before extending a component from the rack.

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Operations
3. After performing the installation or maintenance procedure, slide the server back into the
rack. Use a screwdriver to tighten the screws within the ears on both sides of the server.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, be careful when sliding the server into the
rack. The sliding rails could pinch your fingers.
4.4 Remove the Access Panel
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and the
internal system components to cool before touching them.
CAUTION: For proper cooling, do not operate the supercomputer without the access panel,
air baffle, or fan installed. If the supercomputer supports hot-plug components, minimize
the amount of time the access panel is open.
To remove the component:
1. Power down the server if performing a non-hot-plug installation or maintenance
procedure.
2. Extend the server from the rack.
3. Loosen the security screw on the access panel with a screwdriver.
4. Lift up on the hood latch handle, and then remove the rear access panel.

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4.5 Install the Access Panel
1. Place the access panel on the server. Open the hood latch, and pull the panel backward.
2. Press downward the hood latch. The access panel slides into the closed position.
3. Use a screwdriver to tighten the safety screw on the hood latch.