Intel M50CYP2SB Series Manual

Intel® Server Board
M50CYP2SB Family
Technical Product Specification
An overview of product features, functions, architecture, and
support specifications.
Rev. 1.3
September 2021
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Document Revision History
Date
Revision
Changes
May 2021
1.0
Initial production release
May 2021
1.1
•Section 4.3.1. Updated note following DDR4 DIMM Support Disclaimer
•Minor updates throughout for clarity
June 2021
1.2
•Table 2.
oUpdated note in the row for Maximum Supported Processor Thermal Design Power
(TDP).
oUpdated Chipset row
oAdded Server Management Processor row
•Table 7. Updated row for Silver 4300 processors
•Section 7.3.1. Updated text descriptions
•Section 8.1.4. Added section on “Intel® Virtual RAID on Chip (Intel® VROC) for SATA”
•Appendix H. Updated Tables 56 and 57
•Minor updates throughout for clarity
September 2021
1.3
•Table 1, “Document References”. Added two DCM documents and the 3rd Generation
Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor TMSDG.
•Section 3.1, “Processor Cooling Overview”. Changed section title and updated text.
•Section 3.1.1, “Processor Cooling Requirements”. Added section
•Figure 19, “3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Identification”. Updated Supported
SKUs. M SKU is not supported.
•Tables 34 and 35, “CPU to PCIe* NVMe* SlimSAS* Connector Routing”. Updated third
column for CPU 1
•Section 9.1, “Serial Port Support”. Updated Serial Port A jumper information.
•Appendix H, “Server Board Installation and Component Replacement”. Added appendix.
•Appendix I, “Supported Intel® Server Systems”. Updated tables in Sections I.1 and I.2.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................................................... 13
1.1 Reference Documents..................................................................................................................................................14
2. Server Board Family Overview .............................................................................................................................. 16
2.1 Server Board Feature Set............................................................................................................................................16
2.2 Server Board Component / Feature Identification........................................................................................... 19
2.3 Server Board Dimensions ........................................................................................................................................... 24
2.4 Server Board Mechanical Drawings........................................................................................................................25
2.5 Server Board Architecture Overview...................................................................................................................... 32
3. Processor Support.................................................................................................................................................... 34
3.1 Processor Cooling Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 34
3.1.1 Processor Cooling Requirements............................................................................................................................ 35
3.2 Processor Thermal Design Power (TDP) Support ............................................................................................35
3.3 Processor Family Overview........................................................................................................................................36
3.3.1 Supported Technologies ............................................................................................................................................ 37
3.4 Processor Population Rules....................................................................................................................................... 38
4. Memory Support....................................................................................................................................................... 39
4.1 Memory Subsystem Architecture............................................................................................................................ 39
4.2 Supported Memory ....................................................................................................................................................... 39
4.2.1 Standard DDR4 DIMM Support ................................................................................................................................ 40
4.2.2 Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory 200 Series Module Support ............................................................... 41
4.3 Memory Population....................................................................................................................................................... 43
4.3.1 DDR4 DIMM Population Rules ..................................................................................................................................44
4.3.2 Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory 200 Series Module Rules.....................................................................45
4.3.3 Recommended Memory Configurations ..............................................................................................................47
4.4 Memory RAS Support...................................................................................................................................................48
5. Server Management................................................................................................................................................. 52
5.1 Remote Management Port .........................................................................................................................................52
5.1.1 Configuring System Management Port Using <F2> BIOS Setup ...............................................................53
5.2 Standard System Management Features.............................................................................................................54
5.2.1 Virtual KVM over HTML5............................................................................................................................................. 54
5.2.2 Integrated Baseboard Management Controller Web Console (Integrated BMC Web Console) ... 55
5.2.3 Redfish* Support ............................................................................................................................................................ 56
5.2.4 IPMI 2.0 Support.............................................................................................................................................................56
5.2.5 Out-of-Band BIOS / BMC Update and Configuration .....................................................................................56
5.2.6 System Inventory ........................................................................................................................................................... 56
5.2.7 Autonomous Debug Log ............................................................................................................................................. 57
5.2.8 Security Features............................................................................................................................................................ 57
5.3 Advanced System Management Features ...........................................................................................................57
5.3.1 Virtual Media Image Redirection (HTML5 and Java) ....................................................................................... 57

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5.3.2 Virtual Media over network share and local folder..........................................................................................58
5.3.3 Active Directory support ............................................................................................................................................. 58
5.4 Intel® Data Center Manager (DCM) Support........................................................................................................58
6. Server Board Connector / Header Pinout Definition........................................................................................ 59
6.1 Power Connectors ......................................................................................................................................................... 59
6.1.1 Main Power Connectors .............................................................................................................................................. 59
6.1.2 Hot Swap Backplane (HSBP) Power Connector................................................................................................. 61
6.1.3 Optional 12-V Power Connectors........................................................................................................................... 62
6.1.4 Peripheral Power Connector ..................................................................................................................................... 63
6.2 Front USB 3.0/2.0 Panel Header and Front Control Panel Header........................................................... 64
6.2.1 Front USB 3.0/2.0 Panel Header.............................................................................................................................. 64
6.2.2 Front Control Panel Header Pinout........................................................................................................................ 65
6.3 Serial Port B Header......................................................................................................................................................65
6.4 I2C Connectors................................................................................................................................................................. 66
6.5 Fan Connectors...............................................................................................................................................................67
6.5.1 System Fan Connectors...............................................................................................................................................67
6.5.2 CPU Fan Connectors.....................................................................................................................................................68
6.6 PCIe* SlimSAS* Connector......................................................................................................................................... 68
7. PCI Express (PCIe*) Support................................................................................................................................... 73
7.1 PCIe* Enumeration and Allocation ......................................................................................................................... 73
7.2 PCIe* Riser Card Support ............................................................................................................................................74
7.3 PCIe* Interposer Riser Slot (Intel® Server Board M50CYP2SB1U Only).................................................. 74
7.3.1 PCIe* Interposer Riser Card Usage in an Intel® Server System M50CYP1UR Family......................... 75
8. Storage Support........................................................................................................................................................ 77
8.1 Server Board SATA Support...................................................................................................................................... 77
8.1.1 SATA Support Through Mini-SAS HD Connectors........................................................................................... 78
8.1.2 SATA Support Through M.2 Connectors..............................................................................................................78
8.1.3 Staggered Disk Spin-Up .............................................................................................................................................. 78
8.1.4 Intel® Virtual RAID on Chip (Intel® VROC) for SATA ......................................................................................... 79
8.2 M.2 SSD Storage Support........................................................................................................................................... 80
8.3 NVMe* Storage Support..............................................................................................................................................81
8.3.1 PCIe* SlimSAS* Support..............................................................................................................................................81
8.3.2 Intel® Volume Management Device (Intel® VMD) 2.0 for NVMe*................................................................ 82
8.3.3 Intel® Virtual RAID on Chip (Intel® VROC) for NVMe* ...................................................................................... 83
9. System I/O ................................................................................................................................................................. 85
9.1 Serial Port Support........................................................................................................................................................85
9.2 USB Support..................................................................................................................................................................... 87
9.2.1 Internal USB 2.0 Type-A Connector....................................................................................................................... 88
9.3 Video Support ................................................................................................................................................................. 89
9.3.1 Video Resolutions ..........................................................................................................................................................89
9.3.2 Server Board Video and Add-In Video Adapter Support .............................................................................. 89

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9.3.3 Dual Monitor Support...................................................................................................................................................90
9.4 Intel® Ethernet Network Adapter for OCP* Support........................................................................................ 90
10. Intel® Light Guided Diagnostics............................................................................................................................. 91
10.1 Post Code Diagnostic LEDs........................................................................................................................................ 92
10.2 System ID LED ................................................................................................................................................................. 92
10.3 System Status LED......................................................................................................................................................... 92
10.4 BMC Boot / Reset Status LED Indicators .............................................................................................................. 94
10.5 Processor Fault LEDs....................................................................................................................................................95
10.6 Memory Fault LEDs .......................................................................................................................................................95
10.7 Fan Fault LEDs.................................................................................................................................................................96
11. System Software Stack............................................................................................................................................ 97
11.1 Hot Keys Supported During POST.......................................................................................................................... 98
11.1.1 POST Logo/Diagnostic Screen ................................................................................................................................. 98
11.1.2 BIOS Boot Pop-Up Menu ............................................................................................................................................ 98
11.1.3 Entering BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................................................................... 99
11.1.4 BIOS Update Capability............................................................................................................................................... 99
11.2 Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) and Sensor Data Record (SDR) Data........................................................... 99
11.2.1 Loading FRU and SDR Data........................................................................................................................................99
12. System Security ...................................................................................................................................................... 100
12.1 Password Protection.................................................................................................................................................. 100
12.1.1 Password Setup ........................................................................................................................................................... 101
12.1.2 System Administrator Password Rights ............................................................................................................ 101
12.1.3 Authorized System User Password Rights and Restrictions..................................................................... 102
12.2 Front Panel Lockout................................................................................................................................................... 102
12.3 Intel® Platform Firmware Resilience (Intel® PFR)............................................................................................ 102
12.4 Intel® Total Memory Encryption (Intel® TME) .................................................................................................. 103
12.5 Intel®Software Guard Extensions (Intel®SGX)................................................................................................. 103
12.6 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Support ......................................................................................................... 104
12.6.1 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Security BIOS.............................................................................................. 105
12.6.2 Physical Presence ....................................................................................................................................................... 105
12.6.3 TPM Security Setup Options .................................................................................................................................. 105
12.7 Intel® CBnT –Converged Intel® Boot Guard and Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT) ... 106
12.8 Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot Technology.............................................. 106
13. Server Board Configuration and Service Jumpers.......................................................................................... 107
13.1 BIOS Default Jumper (BIOS DFLT –J70)........................................................................................................... 107
13.2 Password Clear Jumper (PASSWD_CLR –J29) .............................................................................................. 108
13.3 Intel® Management Engine (Intel® ME) Firmware Force Update Jumper
(ME_FRC_UPDT –J22)............................................................................................................................................... 108
13.4 BMC Force Update Jumper (BMC FRC UPD - J20)........................................................................................ 109
13.5 BIOS SVN Downgrade Jumper (BIOS_SVN_DG –J71)................................................................................ 110
13.6 BMC SVN Downgrade Switch (BMC_SVN_DG –S5)...................................................................................... 111
Appendix A. Getting Help ........................................................................................................................................ 112

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Appendix B. Integration and Usage Tips.............................................................................................................. 113
Appendix C. Post Code Diagnostic LED Decoder ............................................................................................... 114
C.1 Early POST Memory Initialization MRC Diagnostic Codes ......................................................................... 115
C.2 BIOS POST Progress Codes.................................................................................................................................... 117
Appendix D. Post Code Errors ................................................................................................................................ 120
D.1 POST Error Beep Codes ........................................................................................................................................... 126
D.2 Processor Initialization Error Summary............................................................................................................. 127
Appendix E. Statement of Volatility...................................................................................................................... 129
Appendix F. Connectors and Headers .................................................................................................................. 130
Appendix G. Sensors................................................................................................................................................. 131
Appendix H. Server Board Installation and Component Replacement ......................................................... 134
H.1 Server Board Installation Guidelines .................................................................................................................. 135
H.2 Processor Replacement Instructions .................................................................................................................. 138
H.2.1 Processor Heat Sink Module (PHM) and Processor Removal................................................................... 139
H.2.2 PHM and Processor Installation............................................................................................................................ 141
H.2.2.1 Processor Heat Sink Module (PHM) Assembly ............................................................................................... 141
H.2.2.2 Processor Installation................................................................................................................................................ 144
H.3 DIMM / Intel® Optane™ PMem Replacement Instructions.......................................................................... 146
Appendix I. Supported Intel® Server Systems................................................................................................... 148
I.1 Intel® Server System M50CYP2UR Family........................................................................................................ 148
I.2 Intel® Server System M50CYP1UR Family........................................................................................................ 152
Appendix J. Regulatory Information .................................................................................................................... 156
Appendix K. Glossary ............................................................................................................................................... 158
List of Figures
Figure 1. Intel® Server Board M50CYP2SB Family ......................................................................................................................13
Figure 2. Intel® Server Board M50CYP2SBSTD Component / Feature Identification................................................... 19
Figure 3. Intel® Server Board M50CYP2SB1U Component / Feature Identification ..................................................... 20
Figure 4. Intel® Light-Guided Diagnostics –LED Identification.............................................................................................. 21
Figure 5. Fan fault LEDs on Intel® Server Board M50CYP2SB1U..........................................................................................22
Figure 6. Intel® Light-Guided Diagnostics - DIMM Fault LEDs ................................................................................................ 22
Figure 7. System Configuration and Recovery Jumpers........................................................................................................... 23
Figure 8. Intel® Server Board M50CYP2SBSTD and M50CYP2SB1U Board Dimensions ...........................................24
Figure 9. Intel® Server Board M50CYP2SB Family Top Surfaces Keep Out Zone (drawing 1)..................................25
Figure 10. Intel® Server Board M50CYP2SB Family Top Surface Keep Out Zone (drawing 2) ................................. 26
Figure 11. Intel® Server Board M50CYP2SB Family Bottom Surface Keep Out Zone (drawing 1)..........................27
Figure 12. Intel® Server Board M50CYP2SB Family Bottom Surface Keep Out Zone (drawing 2)..........................28
Figure 13. Intel® Server Board M50CYP2SB Family Components Position (drawing 1)..............................................29
Figure 14. Intel® Server Board M50CYP2SB Family Components Position (drawing 2)..............................................30

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Figure 15. Intel® Server Board M50CYP2SB Family Holes Position.....................................................................................31
Figure 16. Intel® Server Board M50CYP2SBSTD Architectural Block Diagram ...............................................................32
Figure 17. Intel® Server Board M50CYP2SB1U Architectural Block Diagram.................................................................. 33
Figure 18. PHM Components and Processor Socket Reference Diagram......................................................................... 34
Figure 19. 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Identification....................................................................................... 36
Figure 20. Memory Slot Connectivity ............................................................................................................................................... 39
Figure 21. Standard SDRAM DDR4 DIMM Module ...................................................................................................................... 40
Figure 22. Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory 200 Series Module.......................................................................................41
Figure 23. <F2> BIOS Setup Screen Navigation for Intel® Optane™ PMem Setup Options .......................................42
Figure 24. Intel® Optane™ PMem Configuration Menu in <F2> BIOS Setup..................................................................... 43
Figure 25. Server Board Memory Slot Layout ............................................................................................................................... 43
Figure 26. Memory Slot Identification.............................................................................................................................................. 47
Figure 27. Remote Management Port............................................................................................................................................... 52
Figure 28. BIOS Setup BMC LAN Configuration Screen............................................................................................................53
Figure 29. BIOS Setup User Configuration Screen......................................................................................................................54
Figure 30. Integrated BMC Web Console Login Page ................................................................................................................ 55
Figure 31. Integrated BMC Web Console –Main Console View ............................................................................................56
Figure 32. “MAIN PWR 1” and “MAIN PWR 2” Connectors ...................................................................................................... 59
Figure 33. Hot Swap Backplane Power Connector .....................................................................................................................61
Figure 34. Riser Slot Auxiliary Power Connectors ....................................................................................................................... 62
Figure 35. Peripheral Power Connector ..........................................................................................................................................63
Figure 36. Front Panel Header and Front Control Panel Header..........................................................................................64
Figure 37. Serial Port B Header (internal) .......................................................................................................................................65
Figure 38. I2C Connectors ...................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Figure 39. 8-Pin Fan Connector –Intel® Server Board M50CYP2SBSTD and M50CYP2SB1U ................................67
Figure 40. 6-Pin Fan Connector –Intel® Server Board M50CYP2SBSTD........................................................................... 67
Figure 41. CPU 0 / CPU 1 Fan Connectors...................................................................................................................................... 68
Figure 42. PCIe* SlimSAS* Connectors ............................................................................................................................................68
Figure 43. PCIe* Interposer Riser Card.............................................................................................................................................74
Figure 44. PCIe* NVMe* Riser Card for Riser Slot #2..................................................................................................................75
Figure 45. PCIe* Interposer Riser Card to PCIe* NVMe* Riser Card Connectivity .......................................................... 76
Figure 46. SATA Ports on Server Board........................................................................................................................................... 78
Figure 47. BIOS Setup Mass Storage Controller Configuration Screen .............................................................................79
Figure 48. M.2 Module Connector Location...................................................................................................................................80
Figure 49. PCIe* SlimSAS* Connectors ............................................................................................................................................81
Figure 50. NVMe* Storage Bus Event / Error Handling.............................................................................................................. 82
Figure 51. Intel® VROC 7.5 Key Insertion.........................................................................................................................................84
Figure 52. Serial port A ...........................................................................................................................................................................85
Figure 53. RJ45 Serial Port A Pin Orientation............................................................................................................................... 85
Figure 54. J19 Jumper Header for Serial Port A Pin 7 Configuration ................................................................................. 86
Figure 55. External USB 3.0 Connector Ports................................................................................................................................ 87

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Figure 56. Internal USB 2.0 Type-A Connector ............................................................................................................................88
Figure 57. Intel® Ethernet Network Adapter for OCP* Placement........................................................................................ 90
Figure 58. Intel® Light-Guided Diagnostics –LED Identification ...........................................................................................91
Figure 59. Exploded View of POST Code Diagnostic, System ID, and System Status LED Area.............................. 92
Figure 60. Memory Fault LED Location ............................................................................................................................................ 95
Figure 61. Fan Fault LEDs (Intel® Server Board M50CYP2SBSTD shown).........................................................................96
Figure 62. BIOS Setup Security Tab ............................................................................................................................................... 100
Figure 63. Reset and Recovery Jumper Header Locations................................................................................................... 107
Figure 64. Server Board POST Diagnostic LEDs........................................................................................................................ 114
Figure 65. Server Board Sensor Map ............................................................................................................................................. 131
Figure 66. Server Board Mounting Hole Locations .................................................................................................................. 135
Figure 67. Possible Server Board Mounting Options.............................................................................................................. 136
Figure 68. Server Board Rear I/O Connectors............................................................................................................................ 137
Figure 69. Rear I/O Shield Placement............................................................................................................................................ 137
Figure 70. Processor Heat Sink Handling..................................................................................................................................... 139
Figure 71. PHM Assembly Removal from Processor Socket................................................................................................ 139
Figure 72. Reinstall the Socket Cover............................................................................................................................................ 140
Figure 73. Processor Removal from PHM Assembly............................................................................................................... 140
Figure 74. Processor Carrier Clip Removal from PHM Assembly....................................................................................... 141
Figure 75. Installing Processor Carrier Clip onto Processor –Part 1................................................................................ 141
Figure 76. Installing Processor Carrier Clip onto Processor –Part 2................................................................................ 142
Figure 77. Removing Heat Sink from its Packaging................................................................................................................. 142
Figure 78. Processor Heat Sink Anti-tilt Wires in the Outward Position......................................................................... 143
Figure 79. Pin 1 Indicator of Processor Carrier Clip ................................................................................................................ 143
Figure 80. Socket Protective Cover Removal ............................................................................................................................. 144
Figure 81. PHM Alignment with Socket Assembly ................................................................................................................... 144
Figure 82. PHM Installation onto Server Board ......................................................................................................................... 145
Figure 83. Tighten Heat Sink Fasteners........................................................................................................................................ 145
Figure 84. Memory Module Removal............................................................................................................................................. 146
Figure 85. DIMM Installation.............................................................................................................................................................. 146
Figure 86. Intel® Server System M50CYP2UR Family ............................................................................................................. 148
Figure 87. Intel® Server System M50CYP1UR Family ............................................................................................................. 152
List of Tables
Table 1. Intel® Server M50CYP Family Reference Documents and Support Collaterals.............................................14
Table 2. Intel® Server Board M50CYP2SB Family Features..................................................................................................... 16
Table 3. 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Family Feature Comparison .............................................................37
Table 4. Supported DDR4 DIMM Memory ......................................................................................................................................40
Table 5. Maximum Supported Standard SDRAM DIMM Speeds by Processor Shelf ................................................... 41
Table 6. DDR4 DIMM Attributes Table for “Identical” and “Like” DIMMs ..........................................................................44