MSI N5000 Series User manual

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N5000 Series
(v1.X) Network System

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Preface N5000 Series
Copyright and Trademarks Notice
Copyright © Micro-Star Int’l Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. The MSI logo used is a
registered trademark of Micro-Star Int’l Co., Ltd. All other marks and names men-
tioned may be trademarks of their respective owners. No warranty as to accuracy
or completeness is expressed or implied. MSI reserves the right to make changes
to this document without prior notice.
Revision History
Revision Date
V1.2 2018/06
Technical Support
If a problem arises with your product and no solution can be obtained from the
user’s manual, please contact your place of purchase or local distributor. Alterna-
tively, please visit https://www.msi.com/support/ for further guidance.

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Safety Instructions
￭Always read the safety instructions carefully.
￭Keep this User’s Manual for future reference.
￭Keep this equipment away from humidity.
￭Lay this equipment on a reliable at surface before setting it up.
￭The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the
equipment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.
￭Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly before con-
necting the equipment to the power inlet.
￭Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place
anything over the power cord.
￭Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add-on card or module.
￭All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.
￭Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical
shock.
￭If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by ser-
vice personnel:
◯The power cord or plug is damaged.
◯Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
◯The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
◯The equipment does not work well or you can not get it work according
to User’s Manual.
◯The equipment has dropped and damaged.
◯The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.
￭DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDI-
TIONED, STORAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 60oC (140oF), IT MAY DAM-
AGE THE EQUIPMENT.

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Chemical Substances Information
In compliance with chemical substances regulations, such as the EU REACH
Regulation (Regulation EC No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and the
Council), MSI provides the information of chemical substances in products at:
https://www.msi.com/html/popup/csr/evmtprtt_pcm.html
Battery Information
European Union:
Batteries, battery packs, and accumulators should not be
disposed of as unsorted household waste. Please use the
public collection system to return, recycle, or treat them in
compliance with the local regulations.
廢電池請回收
Taiwan:
For better environmental protection, waste batteries should
be collected separately for recycling or special disposal.
California, USA:
The button cell battery may contain perchlorate material
and requires special handling when recycled or disposed
of in California.
For further information please visit:
https://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate/
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the
same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.

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CE Conformity
Hereby, Micro-Star International CO., LTD declares that this de-
vice is in compliance with the essential safety requirements and
other relevant provisions set out in the European Directive.
FCC-A Radio Frequency
Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environ-
ment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment
in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user
will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
Notice 1
The changes or modi󰘰cations not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Notice 2
Shielded interface cables and AC power cord, if any, must be used in order to
comply with the emission limits.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
WEEE Statement
Under the European Union (“EU”) Directive on Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment, Directive 2002/96/EC, which takes e󰘯ect on
August 13, 2005, products of “electrical and electronic equipment”
cannot be discarded as municipal waste anymore and manufacturers
of covered electronic equipment will be obligated to take back such
products at the end of their useful life.

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CONTENTS
Copyright Notice............................................................................................ ii
Trademarks ................................................................................................... ii
Revision History ............................................................................................ ii
Technical Support.......................................................................................... ii
Safety Instructions.........................................................................................iii
Chemical Substances Information ............................................................... iv
Battery Information....................................................................................... iv
CE Conformity............................................................................................... v
FCC-A Radio Frequency Interference Statement ......................................... v
WEEE Statement .......................................................................................... v
1. Overview.......................................................................................1-1
System Overview .......................................................................................1-2
System Specications................................................................................1-6
Internal I/O .................................................................................................1-7
2. System Setup...............................................................................2-1
Getting Started...........................................................................................2-2
System Setup.............................................................................................2-4
3. BIOS Setup...................................................................................3-1
Entering Setup ...........................................................................................3-2
The Menu Bar ............................................................................................3-4
Main ...........................................................................................................3-5
Advanced ...................................................................................................3-6
Intel RC Setup..........................................................................................3-15
Server Mgmt.............................................................................................3-20
Security ....................................................................................................3-22
Boot..........................................................................................................3-23
Save & Exit...............................................................................................3-24
4. Drivers & Utilities.........................................................................4-1
Installation..................................................................................................4-2
Server Drivers ............................................................................................4-2
Software.....................................................................................................4-3
Manual .......................................................................................................4-3
Download Website .....................................................................................4-4
Appendix WDT/ BYPASS Control Guideline ................................. A-1
WDT/ BYPASS Control Guideline ............................................................. A-2

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Thank you for choosing the N5000 Series, an excellent network system.
The N5000 Series features dual Intel®Xeon® E5-2600v3/ E5-2600v4
processors and the industry’s latest technologies to deliver high-
performance, feature-rich network solutions for a wide array of business
applications.
1Overview

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Overview N5000 Series
System Overview
N5000a
N5000b

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Overview N5000 Series
hSystem I/O & Controls
1
78
9
10
11
N5000a
34
2
5
6
3
4 x HDD trays (optional)
4 x LAN trays max up to 32 x LAN ports via Network Adapters (optional)
4
1
2
N5000b
8 x LAN trays max up to 64 x LAN ports via Network Adapters (optional)
1LED Indicators
LED Color State Description
HA Orange
Blink
“High Availability” for SW wrong
behavior alert or warning
On
Off
BYPASS Orange On Bypass status indicated
Off
STATUS Orange Blink HDD access activity
Off No disk activity
ALARM Red On CPU or System Overheat/ Fan,
Monitor & Voltage abnormal
Off Running/ normal operation
POWER Green
On Legacy power on/ ACPI S0 state
Off Power off/ ACPI S5 state

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Overview N5000 Series
2RJ45 Serial Console Port
Network routers and switches typically require an RS-232 serial data
connection to interface with the system for initial con󰘰guration. Serial data
connections may also be used for diagnostics purposes, especially when a
network device is malfunctioning and unreachable over the network. Connect
a specially con󰘰gured RJ45 console cable to this jack for network routers/
switches to communicate with the system through a serial connection.
3USB 3.0 Port
The USB 3.0 port is backward-compatible with USB 2.0 devices. It supports
up to 5Gbit/s (SuperSpeed) data transfer rate.
4GbE RJ45 Port
The standard RJ45 LAN jack is provided for connection to the Local Area
Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to it.
Active LED Speed
LED
LED Color State NIC State
Link/
Active
(Left)
Green On LAN linked
Green Blinking LAN accessing
Off Off No LAN linked
Speed
(Right)
Green On Gigabit mode
Orange On 100M mode
Off Off 10M mode
5Liquid Crystal Module (LCM)
This easy-to-use LCM (Liquid Crystal Module) interface is provided for setting
up the server and displaying its IP address.
6Previous Button
Users can navigate through all LCM text 󰘰elds with the Previous and the Next
Buttons.
Next Button
Users can navigate through all LCM text 󰘰elds with the Previous and the Next
Buttons.
Enter Button
Press this button to view the LCM menu or enter the submenu.
7Ventilator
The ventilator on the enclosure is used for air convection and to prevent the
equipment from overheating. Do not cover the ventilator.
8System Power Button
Press the system power button to turn the system on or o󰘯.

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Overview N5000 Series
9VGA Port
The DB15-pin female connector is provided for VGA-interface device.
10 Buzzer Reset Button
Pressing the button stops the buzzer from making a sound.
11 Power Supply LEDs
AC
DC
!
LED Status Description
AC
Off No AC power too all PSU
AC LED 1Hz Flashing
Green No AC power to this PSU
AC LED Green AC present/ only standby output on/
CR-State
DC AC and DC LED Green Power supply DC output ON and OK
!
FAIL LED Amber Power supply failure
1Hz Flashing Amber Power supply warning

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Overview N5000 Series
System Specications
Model N5000a N5000b
Form Factor 2U 2U
Dimensions 17.3” W (438mm) × 3.5” H (88mm) × 23.7”
D (600mm)
17.3” W (438mm) × 3.5” H (88mm) × 23.7”
D (600mm)
Color Black Black
CPU Dual Intel®Xeon®E5-2600v3/E5-2600v4
product families
Dual Intel®Xeon®E5-2600v3/E5-2600v4
product families
Chipset Intel®C612 Intel®C612
Memory ■8 x DIMM slots, 4 channel DDR4,
2133/2400MHz
■ECC Registered up to 256GB
■8 x DIMM slots, 4 channel DDR4,
2133/2400MHz
■ECC Registered up to 256GB
Storage ■2 x Internal 2.5” HDDs (Optional)
■1 x SATA DOM (Optional)
■1 x CF Card (Optional)
■1 x mSATA (Optional)
■4 x External Hot-Swap 3.5” HDDs
(Optional)
■1 x SATA DOM (Optional)
■1 x CF Card (Optional)
■1 x mSATA (Optional)
Expansion Slot ■1x miniPCIe (Option for mSATA)
■2x PCIe3 x8 slots (x8/x4x4 signal)
■1x miniPCIe (Option for mSATA)
■2x PCIe3 x8 slots (x8/x4x4 signal)
I/O Front
■1 x LCM Module w/ 3 buttons (Optional)
■LAN Modules: 8 x LAN trays max up to 64
x LAN ports via Network Adapters
■1 x LED: POWER/HDD/ALARM/HA/
BYPASS
■1 x Serial port (RJ45)
■2 x USB3.0 ports
■2 x GbE RJ45 ports (One for Mgmt)
Rear
■1 x Power Button
■1 x VGA port
Front
■LAN Modules: 4 x LAN trays max up to 32
x LAN ports via Network Adapters
■1 x LED: POWER/HDD/ALARM/HA/
BYPASS
■1 x Serial port (RJ45)
■2 x USB3.0 ports
■2 x GbE RJ45 ports (One for Mgmt)
Rear
■1 x Power Button
■1 x VGA port
Security ■TPM Header
■Case intrusion switch
■TPM Header
■Case intrusion switch
Power Supply 650W 1+1 hot-plug redundant PSU 80+ 650W 1+1 hot-plug redundant PSU 80+
Server
Management
Aspeed AST2400 IPMI 2.0 with iKVM support Aspeed AST2400 IPMI 2.0 with iKVM support
Accessory ■1 x set Ears
■1 x set Slide rail
■1 x set Ears
■1 x set Slide rail
Compatible NIC
Module
NIC-100, NIC-101, NIC-102
NIC-103, NIC-104, NIC-200
NIC-400
NIC-100, NIC-101, NIC-102
NIC-103, NIC-104, NIC-200
NIC-400
Environment ■Operating Temperature: 0°C ~ 40°C
■Operating Humidity: 0% ~ 85% (non-
condensing)
■Operating Temperature: 0°C ~ 40°C
■Operating Humidity: 0% ~ 85% (non-
condensing)
Certication CE, FCC (Class A) CE, FCC (Class A)

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Overview N5000 Series
Internal I/O
System Power Connector: JPWR3
13.+3.3
V
1.+3.3
V14.-12V
2.+3.3V 15.Ground
3.Ground 16.PS-ON#
4.+5V 17.Ground
5.Ground 18.Ground
6.+5V 19.Ground
7.Ground
22.+5V
10.+12V
20.-5V
8.PWR OK
23.+5V
11.+12V
21.+5V
9.5VSB
24.Ground
1
2.+3.3V
CPU Power Connector: JPWR1, JPWR2
7.+12V
3.Ground
5.+12V
1.
Ground
8.+12V
4
.Ground
6.+12V
2.Ground
SATA DOM Power Connector: JSDOMPWR1
Fan Power Header: CPU_FAN0, CPU_FAN1, SYS_FAN1 ~ SYS_
FAN6
I2C Bus Connector: JPMBUS1
4.GND
3.PS ALERT
2.SMB DATA
1.SMB C
LK
5.+3.3V

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Overview N5000 Series
IPMB Connector: J_IPMB1
2.GND
3.IPMB_5VSB_CLK
1.IPMB_5VSB_DA
T
GPIO Header: JGPIO1
SGPIO Header: J_SGPIO1, J_SSGPIO1
Chassis Intrusion Switch Header: JCI1

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Overview N5000 Series
Front Panel Header: JFP1, JFP2
1.+
3.-
10.No Pin
5.- Reset Switc
h
HDD LE
D
P
ower Switch
P
ower LED
7.+
9.Reserved
8.-
6.+
4.-
2.+
SATA Connector: SATA2, SATA3, SATA4, SATA5
SATA DOM Connector: SATA_DOM1
USB3.0 Connector: JUSB1, JUSB2, USB1
5.USB3_TX_C_DN
4.Ground
3.USB3_RX_DP
2.USB3_RX_D
N
1.Power
10.NC
9. +USB2.0
8. -USB2.0
7.Ground
6.USB3_TX_C_DP
2
0.No Pin
19.Power
18.USB3_RX_DN
17.USB3_RX_DP
16.Ground
15.USB3_TX_C_DN
14.USB3_TX_C_DP
13.Ground
12.USB2.0 -
11
. +USB2.0
TPM Module Header: JTPM1
10.No Pin
14.Ground
8.5V Power
12.Ground
6.Serial IRQ
4.3.3V Power
2.3V
Standby power
1.LPC Clock
3.LPC Reset
5.LPC address & data p
in0
7.LPC address & data pin1
9.LPC address & data pin2
11.LPC address & data p
in3
13.LPC Frame

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Overview N5000 Series
VGA Connector: JVGA1
Serial Port Header: JCOM1
1.DCD
3.SOUT
1
0.No Pin
5.Ground
7.RTS
9.RI
8.CTS
6.DSR
4.DTR
2.SI
N
Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1
1 1
Normal
(Default)
Clear
CMOS
BIOS Recovery Jumper: JBIOS_RECOVERY0
Normal
(Default)
BIOS
Recovery
11
Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper: JSDO1
1 1
Enable Security
(Default)
Disable Flash
Descriptor
Security
(Override)

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This chapter provides you with the information on hardware setup proce-
dures. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components
and follow the installation procedures. For some components, if you in-
stall in the wrong orientation, the components will not work properly.
Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. Static
electricity may damage the components.
2System Setup

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System Setup N5000 Series
Getting Started
Important
All information is subject to change without prior notice.
hNecessary Tools
A Phillips (crosshead) screwdriver and a 󰘱athead
screwdriver, can be used to do most of the instal-
lation. Choose one with a magnetic head would be
better.
Pliers, can be used as an auxiliary tool to connect
some connectors or cables.
Forceps, can be used to pick up tiny screws or set
up the jumpers.
Rubber gloves, can prevent yourself from being in-
cised and su󰘯ering the static charge.

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System Setup N5000 Series
hSafety Precautions
The following precautions should be observed while handling the system:
■ Place the system on a 󰘱at and stable surface.
■Do not place the system in environments subject to mist, smoke, vibration,
excessive dust, salty or greasy air, or other corrosive gases and fumes.
■Do not drop or jolt the system.
■Do not use another power adapter other than the one enclosed with the sys-
tem.
■Disconnect the power cord before performing any installation procedures on
the system.
■Do not perform any maintenance with wet hands.
■Prevent foreign substances, such as water, other liquids or chemicals, from
entering the system while performing installation procedures on the system.
■Use a grounded wrist strap before handling system components such as CPU,
Memory, HDD, expansion cards, etc.
■Place system components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bed that
came with the components whenever the components are separated from the
system.
Important
The system photos are provided for demonstration of system assembly only. The
internal view of your system may vary depending on the model you purchased.

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System Setup
Important
Before removing or installing any components, make sure the system is not
turned on or connected to the power.
hMemory
1. Locate the DIMM slots on the motherboard.
2. Open the slot clips.
3. Align the notch on the DIMM
with the key on the slot and
insert the DIMM into the slot.