MSI MS-S2201 User manual

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MS-S2201/MS-S1201
(v1.X) Server System

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Preface MS-S2201, MS-S1201
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
mentioned 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 2022/09
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.
Alternatively, 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://csr.msi.com/global/index
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
BSMI:
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://dtsc.ca.gov/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 device
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 environment. 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 2012/19/EU, 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 and Trademarks Notice................................................................. 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
MS-S2201a............................................................................................................. 1-2
MS-S2201b............................................................................................................. 1-3
MS-S2201c ............................................................................................................. 1-4
MS-S1201a............................................................................................................. 1-5
MS-S1201b............................................................................................................. 1-6
System Specications................................................................................1-8
Motherboard Connectors ......................................................................... 1-11
Motherboard Jumpers..............................................................................1-15
2 System Setup...............................................................................2-1
Getting Started...........................................................................................2-2
CPU............................................................................................................2-4
Memory ......................................................................................................2-6
SATA Disk on Module (Optional) ..............................................................2-10
M.2 M Key (Optional) ............................................................................... 2-11
Hard Disk Drive (Optional) .......................................................................2-12

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1Overview
Thank you for choosing the MS-S2201 / MS-S1201 server system.
The MS-S2201 / MS-S1201 features dual Intel® Xeon® processors and
the industry’s latest technologies to deliver high-performance, feature-rich
network solutions for a wide array of business applications.

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Overview MS-S2201, MS-S1201
System Overview
hMS-S2201a
3 2
8 8
9 1110
12
5
1
2
12 x 3.5” SAS / SATA Hybrid Hot-Swap Drive Bays
3
4
6
7
Option 1
Option 2
5
1
2
4 x 3.5” SAS / SATA Hybrid Hot-Swap Drive Bays
3
6
7
8 x 3.5” NVMe / SAS / SATA Hybrid Hot-Swap Drive Bays
4

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Overview MS-S2201, MS-S1201
hMS-S2201b
3 2
8 8
9 1110
12
1
2
16 x 2.5” SAS / SATA
Hybrid Hot-Swap Drive Bays
5
3
6
7
4
8 x 2.5” NVMe
Hybrid Hot-Swap Drive Bays
System Overview
hMS-S2201a
3 2
8 8
9 1110
12
5
1
2
12 x 3.5” SAS / SATA Hybrid Hot-Swap Drive Bays
3
4
6
7
Option 1
Option 2
5
1
2
4 x 3.5” SAS / SATA Hybrid Hot-Swap Drive Bays
3
6
7
8 x 3.5” NVMe / SAS / SATA Hybrid Hot-Swap Drive Bays
4

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Overview MS-S2201, MS-S1201
hMS-S2201c
3 2
8 8
9 1110
12
Option 1
Option 2
1
2
24 x 2.5” NVMe Hybrid Hot-Swap Drive Bays
5
3
6
7
4
1
2
16 x 2.5” NVMe
Hybrid Hot-Swap Drive Bays
5
3
6
7
4
8 x 2.5” SAS / SATA
Hybrid Hot-Swap Drive Bays

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Overview MS-S2201, MS-S1201
hMS-S1201a
5
1
2
8 x 2.5” NVMe Hybrid Hot-Swap Drive Bays
4
6
7
2 x 2.5” SAS / SATA
Hybrid Hot-Swap
Drive Bays
3 2 9
8 8
1110
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Overview MS-S2201, MS-S1201
hMS-S1201b
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2
5
4
6
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12 x 2.5” NVMe / SAS / SATA Hybrid Hot-Swap Drive Bays
3 2 98 81110
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1USB 2.0 Port
2USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port
3VGA Port
4System Power Button/LED
5UID Button/LED

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Overview MS-S2201, MS-S1201
6System Reset Button
7Alarm LED (FAN/PWR)
NIC Link LEDs
HDD LED
8Power Supply Unit
9RJ45 Serial Console Port
10 GbE 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 LED Status Description
Active
LED
O󰀨 No link
Green Linked
Blinking Data activity
Speed
LED
O󰀨 10 Mbps connection
Orange 100 Mbps connection
Green 1 Gbps connection
11 GbE RJ45 Port (for Mgmt)
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 LED Status Description
Active
LED
O󰀨 No link
Green Linked
Blinking Data activity
Speed
LED
O󰀨 10 Mbps connection
Orange 100 Mbps connection
Green 1 Gbps connection
12 UID LED Button (w/ BMC Reset Function)

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Overview MS-S2201, MS-S1201
System Specications
Model S2201a S2201b S2201c
Form factor 2U
Dimensions 17.2"W(438mm) x 3.4"H(87mm) x 30.3"D(770mm)
Processor Dual Socket P+(LGA 4189) 3rd Gen
Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
(Ice Lake)
- up to 56C, TDP 250W (270W is
condition)
Dual Socket P+(LGA 4189) 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable
Processors (Ice Lake)
- up to 40C, TDP 250W (270W is condition)
Chipset Intel® C621A
Memory 32 x DIMM slots
- 8 channel DDR4
- 2933/3200Mhz RDIMM/ LRDIMM/ BPS up to 6TB
Internal Storage ∙2 x M.2 M-key (2280/22110)
∙1 x microSD
Drive Bays ∙12 x 3.5" NVMe/ SAS/ SATA
Hybrid Hot-swap drive bays
∙2 x 2.5" SAS/ SATA Hybrid drive
bays (internal rear option)
∙16 x 2.5"SAS/ SATA Hybrid
Hot-swap drive bays
∙8 x 2.5" NVMeHybrid Hot-
swap drive bays
∙2 x 2.5" SAS/ SATA Hybrid
drive bays (internal rear
option)
∙24 x 2.5" NVMe/ SAS/
SATA Hybrid Hot-swap
drive bays
∙2 x 2.5" SAS/ SATA Hy-
brid drive bays (internal
rear option)
RAID SAS/SATA 12Gb/s by LSI3008IR/IMR (MSI MEZ-201)
- Intel® VROC 7.0 based on Intel® VMD 2.0
Networking 1 x GbE RJ45 Mgmt. port (Realtek® RTL8211E-VB)
- OCP3.0 Copper or Fiber Mezz.
Expansion Slots ∙6 x PCIe3.0 Full height/ Full length
∙2 x PCIe3.0 Low pro󰘰le/ Half length
*Option: GPGPU kit request
∙2 x dual-slot GPGPU support
∙2 x PCIe4.0 Full height/ Full length
∙2 x PCIe3.0 Low pro󰘰le/ Half length
∙6 x PCIe3.0 Full height/ Full length
∙2 x PCIe3.0 Low pro󰘰le/ Half length
Front I/O ∙1 x Power button
∙1 x UID button
∙1 x USB3.0 port
∙1 x USB2.0 port
∙1 x VGA Port
Rear I/O ∙3 x USB3.0 ports
∙2 x GbE RJ45 ports (One for Mgmt.)
∙1 x VGA port
∙1 x Serial RJ45 port
∙1 x UID LED button (w/ BMC reset function)
Indicator ∙1 x LED : PWR_SW
∙1 x LED : UID_SW
∙1 x LED : Global Alarm (Fan/ PWR)
∙2 x LEDs : NIC Link
∙1 x LED : HDD
Security ∙TPM 2.0
∙PFR (Optional)
∙Case intrusion switch
Server
Management Aspeed AST2500 IPMI2.0 with iKVM Aspeed AST2600 IPMI2.0
with iKVM
Cooling ∙2 x Passive CPU heatsink with air duct
∙6 x 60mm x 38mm PWM Hot-swap fans
Power Supply CRPS 1200W/1600W 1+1 hot-plug redundant PSU

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Overview MS-S2201, MS-S1201
Environmental ∙System Operating Temperature: 0°C ~ 35°C
∙Non-operating Temperature: -20°C ~ 70°C
∙Non-operating Relative Humidity: 5% ~ 85% (non-condensing)
Accessory 1 x Slide Rail (Optional)
Certi󰘰cations CE, FCC (Class A)

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Overview MS-S2201, MS-S1201
Model S1201a S1201b
Form factor 1U
Dimensions 17.2"W(438mm) x 1.7"H(43.2mm) x 30.3"D(770mm)
Processor Dual Socket P+(LGA 4189) 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors (Ice Lake)
- up to 40C, TDP 250W (270W is condition)
Chipset Intel® C621A
Memory 32 x DIMM slots
- 8 channel DDR4
- 2933/3200Mhz RDIMM/LRDIMM/BPS up to 6TB
Internal Storage ∙2 x M.2 M-key (2280/22110)
∙1 x microSD
Drive Bays ∙8 x 2.5" NVMe Hybrid Hot-swap drive bays
∙2 x 2.5" SAS/ SATA Hybrid Hot-swap drive bays
∙12 x 2.5" NVMe /SAS/ SATA Hybrid Hot-
swap drive bays
RAID SAS/SATA 12Gb/s by LSI3008IR/IMR (MSI MEZ-201)
- Intel® VROC7.0 bases on Intel® VMD2.0
Networking 1 x GbE RJ45 Mgmt. port (Realtek® RTL8211E-VB)
- OCP3.0 Copper or Fiber Mezz.
Expansion Slots 3 x PCIe3.0 Low pro󰘰le/Half length
Front I/O ∙1 x Power button
∙1 x UID button
∙1 x USB3.0 port
∙1 x USB2.0 port
Rear I/O ∙3 x USB3.0 ports
∙2 x GbE RJ45 ports (One for Mgmt)
∙1 x VGA port
∙1 x Serial RJ45 port
∙1 x UID LED button (w/ BMC reset function)
Indicator ∙1 x LED : PWR_SW
∙1 x LED : UID_SW
∙1 x LED : Global Alarm (Fan/PWR)
∙2 x LEDs : NIC Link
∙1 x LED : HDD
Security ∙TPM 2.0
∙PFR (Optional)
∙Case intrusion switch
Server
Management Aspeed AST2500 IPMI2.0 with iKVM Aspeed AST2600 IPMI2.0 with iKVM
Cooling ∙2 x Passive CPU heatsink
∙8 x 40mm x 56mm non Hot-swap fans
Power Supply CRPS 800W 1+1 hot-plug redundant PSU
Environmental ∙System Operating Temperature: 0°C ~ 35°C
∙Non-operating Temperature: -20°C ~ 70°C
∙Non-operating Relative Humidity: 5% ~ 85% (non-condensing)
Accessory 1 x Slide Rail (Optional)
Certi󰘰cations CE, FCC (Class A)

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Overview MS-S2201, MS-S1201
Motherboard Connectors
CRPS Power Connectors: JPWR1, JPWR2
GPU1 Power Connector: JPWR11
GPU2 Power Connector: JPWR4
GPU3 Power Connector: JPWR3
GPU4 Power Connector: JPWR5
HDD Power Connector: JRPWR1
HDD BP Power Connector: JPWR6, JPWR12
Fan Power Connector: JPWR13
JPWR3,
JPWR4,
JPWR5,
JPWR6,
JPWR11,
JPWR12
1 4
5 8
1GND 5 P12V
2GND 6 P12V
3 GND 7 P12V
4GND 8 P12V
4
1
JRPWR1
1P5V 3 GND
2GND 4 P12V
1 3
2 4
JPWR13
1GND 3 P12V
2GND 4 P12V

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Overview MS-S2201, MS-S1201
2U Fan Power Connectors: F2U_1 ~ F2U_6
1U Fan Power Connectors: F1U_1 ~ F1U_8
CPU Fan Power Connectors: CPU0_FAN, CPU1_FAN
4 1
CPU0_FAN,
CPU1_FAN
1 GND 2 FAN POWER
3 FAN SENSE 4 FAN_PWM
Front Panel Header: JFP1
Front Power Button Header: JPWR_B
1
JPWR_B
1 FP_PWR_BTN_R_N 2 GND
1 26
JFP1
1P3V3_AUX 2P3V3_AUX
3 NA 4UID_LED+
5 FP_PWR_LED_B_R_N 6FP_ID_LED_B_R_N
7P3V3 8SYS_FLT_LED#_N_R
9SYS_ERR_LED#_N_R 10 FP_HDD_ACT_LED_N
11 FP_PWR_BTN_R_N 12 NIC1_LED+
13 GND 14 LAN_NIC1_ACT_N_R
15 SYS_RST_BTN 16 SMB_BMC_HSBP_
STBY_LVC3_SDA
17 SMB_BMC_HSBP_
STBY_LVC3_SCL 18 GND
19 FP_ID_BTN_N_R 20 NA
21 NA 22 NA
23 NIC2_LED+ 24 LAN_NIC2_ACT_N_R
25 GND 26 GND

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Overview MS-S2201, MS-S1201
IPMB Box Header: JIPMB1
VROC Box Header: JVROC1
JIPMB1
1
1SMB_IPMB_5VSB_DAT 2GND
3 SMB_IPMB_5VSB_CLK
JVROC1
1
1GND 2PU_KEY_CONN_PIN2_R
3 GND 4FM_PCH_SATA_RAID_KEY_R
Chassis Intrusion Header: JCHASSIS1
VGA Box Header: JFP_VGA1
JFP_VGA1
1 17
2 18
1NA 2NA
3 RED 4GND
5 GREEN 6GND
7BLUE 8GND
9VSYNC 10 GND
11 HSYNC 12 GND
13 DDCDAT 14 SEL_FP_N
15 DDCCLK 16 VGA_5V
17 NA 18 NA
Normal
(default)
Trigger the
chassis
intrusion
event
JCHASSIS1

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Overview MS-S2201, MS-S1201
USB 2.0 Port: JUSB3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Box Header: JUSB5
26 1
JUSB5
1P5V_AUX_USB_BP6 2P5V_AUX_USB_BP6
3 P5V_AUX_USB_BP6 4P5V_AUX_USB_BP6
5 P5V_AUX_USB_BP6 6P5V_AUX_USB_BP6
7GND 8GND
9GND 10 GND
11 GND 12 GND
13 GND 14 GND
15 USB3_P04_ESD_RXN 16 USB3_P04_ESD_RXP
17 GND 18 USB3_P04_ESD_TXN
19 USB3_P04_ESD_TXP 20 GND
21 USB2_P04_ESD_DN 22 USB2_P04_ESD_DP
23 GND 24 USB2_P05_ESD_DN
25 USB2_P05_ESD_DP 26 GND
TPM Module Box Header: JTPM1
19 1
20 2
1NA 2SPI_CS0#_R
3 RST_RSMRST_N 4NA
5 GND 6P3V3_P1V8_PCH_SPI_AUX
7SPI_CLK_R 8SPI_PCH_IO2
9SPI_PCH_IO3 10 SPI_MISO_R
11 NA 12 SPI_MOSI_R
13 SPI_PCH_TPM_DEDIPROG_CS_N 14 GND
15 P3V3_P1V8_PCH_SPI_AUX 16 NA
17 IRQ_TPM_SPI_N 18 P3V3_P1V8_PCH_SPI_AUX
19 RST_PLTRST_B_N 20 P3V3_P1V8_PCH_SPI_AUX