Supermicro SCF418 Series User manual

SCF418 Chassis Series
USER’S MANUAL
1.0a
SUPER ®
SCF418BC-R1K62BP SCF418IF-R1K62BP
SCF418IL-R1K62BP

SCF418 Chassis Manual
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Manual Revision 1.0a
Release Date: June 7, 2013
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Preface
Preface
About This Manual
This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It
provides information for the installation and use of the SCF418 4U chassis. Instal-
lation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only.
The FatTwin™ is the latest addition to Supermicro's evolving line of Twin Architecture
SuperServer® solutions. The 4U FatTwin greatly expands computer and storage
capacities beyond Supermicro's existing 2U Twin2™ and 1U Twin™ SuperServer®
systems to achieve increased performance with lower power consumption. By virtue
of its shared components, the FatTwin improves cost-effectiveness and reliability,
while its modular architecture makes it exible to congure and easy to maintain.
The FatTwin is available in high-density hot-plug eight node congurations with a
choice of memory capacities, hard disk drives, power supplies, front or rear I/O, PCI
and networking options and more. Its high-efciency, highly effective shared cool-
ing architecture allows the FatTwin to operate in high-temperature, free-air cooled
environments up to 47°C, providing considerable cost savings and improved TCO.
Versatile congurations allow the FatTwin to be optimized for many different environ-
ments including Data Center, Cloud Computing, and HPC; Engineering, Research,
and GPU projects; File and Storage Server deployments; and General Server and
Enterprise Server applications.
This document lists compatible parts available when this document was published.
Always refer to the our web site for updates on supported parts and congurations

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Manual Organization
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 describes components included with this chassis, and the main features
of the SCF418 chassis. This chapter also includes contact information.
Chapter 2 System Safety
This chapter lists warnings, precautions, and system safety. You should thoroughly
familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions
that should be followed before installing and servicing this chassis.
Chapter 3 Chassis Components
Refer here for details on this chassis model including the fans, bays, airow shields,
and other components.
Chapter 4 System Interface
See this chapter for details on the system interface, which includes the functions
and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs
located throughout the system.
Chapter 5 Chassis Setup and Maintenance
Follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing or removing components,
or reconguring your chassis.
Chapter 6 Rack Installation
Refer to this chapter for detailed information on chassis rack installation. You should
follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing, removing or reconguring
your chassis into a rack environment.
Appendices
The appendices list compatible cables, power supply specications, and compatible
backplanes. Not all compatible backplanes are listed. Refer to our Web site for the
latest compatible backplane information.

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Preface
Appendix A Power Supply Specications
Appendix B SAS-F418-B6 Backplane Specications
Appendix C SAS-F418-B2R Backplane Specications

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Table of Contents
Preface
About This Manual .............................................................................................iii
Manual Organization ..........................................................................................iv
Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1
1-2 Shipping List.................................................................................................... 1-1
Part Numbers.................................................................................................. 1-1
1-3 Contacting Supermicro.................................................................................... 1-2
1-4 Returning Merchandise for Service................................................................. 1-3
Chapter 2 Standardized Warning Statements for AC Systems
2-1 About Standardized Warning Statements....................................................... 2-1
Warning Denition ........................................................................................... 2-1
Installation Instructions.................................................................................... 2-4
Circuit Breaker ................................................................................................ 2-5
Power Disconnection Warning........................................................................ 2-6
Equipment Installation..................................................................................... 2-8
Restricted Area................................................................................................ 2-9
Battery Handling............................................................................................ 2-10
Redundant Power Supplies .......................................................................... 2-12
Backplane Voltage ........................................................................................ 2-13
Comply with Local and National Electrical Codes........................................ 2-14
Product Disposal........................................................................................... 2-15
Hot Swap Fan Warning................................................................................. 2-16
Power Cable and AC Adapter ...................................................................... 2-18
Chapter 3 Chassis Components
3-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 3-1
3-2 Components.................................................................................................... 3-1
3-3 Where to get Replacement Components........................................................ 3-2
Chapter 4 System Interface
4-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 4-1
4-2 Control Panel Buttons ..................................................................................... 4-2
4-3 Control Panel LEDs ........................................................................................ 4-2
4-4 Drive Carrier LEDs.......................................................................................... 4-3

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Preface
Chapter 5 Chassis Setup and Maintenance
5-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 5-1
5-2 Installation Procedures.................................................................................... 5-1
5-3 Removing Power Cords .................................................................................. 5-2
5-4 Node Locations ............................................................................................... 5-2
5-5 Removing Nodes from the Chassis ................................................................ 5-3
5-6 Removing the Cover from the Node............................................................... 5-3
5-7 Node Congurations ....................................................................................... 5-4
Overview of the Node ..................................................................................... 5-4
SCF418BC-R1K62BP Node Layout................................................................ 5-4
SCF418IF-R1K62BP Node Layout ................................................................. 5-5
SCF418IL-R1K62BP Node Layout.................................................................. 5-5
5-8 Nodes and Associated Hard Drives................................................................ 5-6
5-9 Installing and Removing Hard Drives ............................................................. 5-8
Installing and Removing 2.5" Hard Drives...................................................... 5-8
Installing and Removing 3.5" Fixed Hard Drives...........................................5-11
5-10 Removing and Installing the Backplane........................................................ 5-13
Removing the Backplane .............................................................................. 5-13
Installing the Backplane................................................................................ 5-15
5-11 Installing the Motherboard ........................................................................... 5-16
Compatible Motherboards............................................................................. 5-16
Permanent and Optional Standoffs............................................................... 5-16
5-12 Installing Expansion Cards ........................................................................... 5-18
SCF418 PCIE Slot Congurations................................................................ 5-18
Installing Rear Low-prole Expansion Cards................................................ 5-19
Assembling the PCIE Slot Bracket Assembly.......................................... 5-20
Installing the PCIE Slot Bracket Assembly Into the Node ....................... 5-21
Installing Rear Micro LP Cards..................................................................... 5-22
Installing the Micro LP Assembly Into the Node ...................................... 5-22
Installing Front Low-prole Expansion Cards ............................................... 5-23
Assembling the PCIE Slot Bracket Assembly.......................................... 5-24
5-13 Installing Air Shrouds .................................................................................... 5-26
Air Shrouds ................................................................................................... 5-26
5-14 Removing and Installing System Fans ......................................................... 5-27
Removing and Installing Internal System Fans ............................................ 5-27
Removing and Installing External System Fans........................................... 5-28
5-15 Replacing the Power Supplies ..................................................................... 5-29
Power Supply Replacement.......................................................................... 5-29

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Chapter 6 Rack Installation
6-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 6-1
6-2 Unpacking the System .................................................................................... 6-1
6-3 Preparing for Setup......................................................................................... 6-1
Choosing a Setup Location............................................................................. 6-1
6-4 Warnings and Precautions.............................................................................. 6-2
Rack Precautions............................................................................................ 6-2
General Server Precautions............................................................................ 6-2
Rack Mounting Considerations ....................................................................... 6-3
Ambient Operating Temperature ................................................................ 6-3
Reduced Airow ......................................................................................... 6-3
Mechanical Loading ................................................................................... 6-3
Circuit Overloading..................................................................................... 6-3
Reliable Ground ......................................................................................... 6-3
6-5 Rack Mounting Instructions............................................................................. 6-4
Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails...................................................... 6-4
Adjusting the Rails .......................................................................................... 6-4
Installing the Rails on a Rack ......................................................................... 6-5
Chassis Installation ......................................................................................... 6-6
Appendix A SCF418 Power Supply Specications
Appendix B BPN-SAS-F418-B6 Backplane Specications
Appendix C BPN-SAS-F418B2R Backplane Specications

1-1
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1
Introduction
1-1 Overview
Supermicro's SCF418 "Fat Twin" chassis is designed to optimize performance per
Watt and per dollar with up to eight independent hot-pluggable DP computing nodes,
efciently organized into a 4U form factor. Each node provides hot-swappable and/
or xed hard drives for RAID 5 data protection, and is contained in a convenient
module to facilitate easy system upgrades, installation and maintenance. See be-
low for the hard drive conguration of your particular SCF418 chassis model. The
SCF418 chassis is equipped with high-efciency optional 1 + 1 Platinum Level
redundant power supplies (94%), on each side, for a total of four power supplies,
with a power-efcient server board and optimized cooling subsystems. The Fat Twin
is the best choice for HPC, datacenter and cost-effective blade-type applications.
1-2 Shipping List
Part Numbers
Please visit the Supermicro web site for the latest shipping lists and part numbers
for your particular chassis model at http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/Fat-
Twin.cfm
SCF418 Chassis
Model CPU Nodes HDD I/O Slots Power
Supply
SCF418BC-R1K62BP DP/UP 8x
48x 2.5" SAS/
SATA (8x per
node)
8x mirco LP total
(1x micro LP per
node)
8x LP total
(1x LP per node)
4x
1620W
SCF418IF-R1K62BP DP/UP 8x
16x xed 3.5"
SAS/SATA
(2x per node)
16x LP total
(2x LP per node)
4x
1620W
SCF418IL-R1K62BP DP/UP 8x
16x xed 3.5"
SAS/SATA
(2x per node)
8x LP total
(1x LP per node)
4x
1620W

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1-3 Contacting Supermicro
Headquarters
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (Technical Support)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com
Europe
Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
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Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (Technical Support)
[email protected] (Customer Support)
Asia-Pacic
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd
Chung-Ho Dist., New Taipei City 235
Taiwan
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [email protected]
Tel: [phone]