Supermicro SBI-7426T-S3 User manual

SBI-7426T-S3
Blade Module
User’s Manual
Revison 1.0a

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Manual Revison 1.0a
Release Date: May 18, 2011
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WARNING: HANDLING OF LEAD SOLDER MATERIALS USED IN THIS
PRODUCT MAY EXPOSE YOU TO LEAD, A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS AND OTHER
REPRODUCTIVE HARM.

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Preface
About this Manual
This manual is written for professional system integrators, Information Technology
professionals, service personnel and technicians. It provides information for the
installation and use of Supermicro's SBI-7426T-S3 blade module. Installation and
maintenance should be performed by experienced professionals only.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1: Introduction
The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the
SBI-7426T-S3 blade module and describes its main features.
Chapter 2: System Safety
You should familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety
precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SBI-7426T-S3
blade module.
Chapter 3: Setup and Installation
Refer to this chapter for details on installing the SBI-7426T-S3 blade module into the
Superblade chassis. Other sections cover the installation and placement of memory
modules and the installation of hard disk drives into the blade module.
Chapter 4: Blade Module Features
This chapter coves features and component information about the SBI-7426T-S3 blade
module. Included here are descriptions and information for mainboard components,
connectors, LEDs and other features of the blade module.
Chapter 5: RAID Setup Procedure
RAID setup and operations for the SBI-7426T-S3 blade module are covered in this
chapter.
Chapter 6: BIOS
BIOS setup is covered in this chapter for the SBI-7426T-S3 blade module.
Appendix A: BIOS POST Codes
BIOS POST Codes for the SBI-7426T-S3 blade module are explained in this appendix.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction.......................................................................1-1
1-1 Overview.............................................................................................1-1
1-2 Product Checklist of Typical Components.....................................1-1
1-3 Blade Module Features....................................................................1-2
Processors..............................................................................................1-2
Memory...................................................................................................1-2
Storage....................................................................................................1-3
Density....................................................................................................1-3
1-4 Contacting Supermicro.....................................................................1-4
Chapter 2 System Safety..................................................................2-1
2-1 Electrical Safety Precautions...........................................................2-1
2-2 General Safety Precautions.............................................................2-2
2-3 Electrostatic Discharge Precautions ..............................................2-2
2-4 Operating Precautions......................................................................2-2
Chapter 3 Setup and Installation.................................................3-1
3-1 Overview.............................................................................................3-1
3-2 Installing Blade Modules..................................................................3-1
Powering Up a Blade Unit.......................................................................3-1
Powering Down a Blade Unit ..................................................................3-1
Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure............................................3-1
Removing/Replacing the Blade Cover....................................................3-2
Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure ...............................................3-2
3-3 Processor Installation.......................................................................3-4
3-4 Onboard Battery Installation............................................................3-5
3-5 Memory Installation...........................................................................3-6
Populating Memory Slots........................................................................3-6
DIMM Installation ....................................................................................3-8
3-6 Hard Disk Drive Installation.............................................................3-9
3-7 Installing the Operating System....................................................3-11
Installing with an External USB CD-ROM Drive....................................3-11
Installing via PXE Boot..........................................................................3-11
Installing via Virtual Media (Drive Redirection) .....................................3-12
3-8 Management Software...................................................................3-12

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3-9 Configuring and Setting up RAID .................................................3-12
Chapter 4 Blade Module Features..............................................4-1
4-1 Control Panel.....................................................................................4-2
Power Button ..........................................................................................4-3
KVM Button.............................................................................................4-3
LED Indicators ........................................................................................4-3
KVM Connector.......................................................................................4-3
4-2 Mainboard...........................................................................................4-4
Jumpers..................................................................................................4-6
CMOS Clear............................................................................................4-6
4-3 Blade Unit Components...................................................................4-7
Memory Support .....................................................................................4-8
Hard Disk Drives.....................................................................................4-8
Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure...............................................5-1
5-1 BIOS Configuration Utilities.............................................................5-2
5-2 BIOS Setup........................................................................................5-3
Chapter 6 BIOS.......................................................................................6-1
6-1 Introduction.........................................................................................6-1
System BIOS ..........................................................................................6-1
How To Change the Configuration Data .................................................6-1
Starting the Setup Utility..........................................................................6-1
6-2 BIOS Updates....................................................................................6-2
Flashing BIOS.........................................................................................6-2
6-3 Running Setup...................................................................................6-3
6-4 Main BIOS Setup...............................................................................6-4
6-5 Advanced Setup................................................................................6-5
6-6 Security.............................................................................................6-15
6-7 Boot...................................................................................................6-17
6-8 Exit.....................................................................................................6-19
6-9 Hardware Health Information ........................................................6-20
CPU Temperature .................................................................................6-20
System Temperature.............................................................................6-21
Voltage Monitoring ................................................................................6-21

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Appendix A BIOS POST Codes....................................................A-1
A-1 BIOS POST Messages....................................................................A-1
A-2 BIOS POST Codes...........................................................................A-3
Recoverable POST Errors......................................................................A-4
Terminal POST Errors.............................................................................A-4

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1. Full Rack of Blade Enclosures and Blade Servers.........................1-3
Figure 3-1. Inserting a Blade into the Enclosure...............................................3-3
Figure 3-2. Locking the Blade into Position.......................................................3-3
Figure 3-3. Installing a Processor in a Socket...................................................3-5
Figure 3-4. Installing the Onboard Battery........................................................3-6
Figure 3-5. 12-Slot DIMM Numbering...............................................................3-7
Figure 3-6. Installing a DIMM into a Memory Slot.............................................3-8
Figure 3-7. Installing a Hard Drive in a Carrier................................................3-10
Figure 4-1. SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module Front View........................................4-1
Figure 4-2. Blade Control Panel........................................................................4-2
Figure 4-3. B8DT6 Mainboard...........................................................................4-4
Figure 4-4. Intel 5500 Tylersburg Chipset Block Diagram ................................4-5
Figure 4-5. Exploded View of SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module.............................4-7
Figure 5-1. Advanced Settings Screen .............................................................5-3
Figure 5-2. IDE Configuration Screen – Configure RAID Drives.......................5-4
Figure 5-3. Selecting Max Ports Option............................................................5-5
Figure 5-4. Selecting RAID Utility......................................................................5-6
Figure 5-5. Enabling Hot Plug...........................................................................5-7
Figure 5-6. Exit BIOS Setup..............................................................................5-8
Figure 5-7. Screen Message.............................................................................5-9
Figure 6-1. Main Setup Menu Screen...............................................................6-4
Figure 6-2. Advanced Setup Menu...................................................................6-5
Figure 6-3. Security Setup Menu ....................................................................6-15
Figure 6-4. Boot Setup Menu..........................................................................6-17
Figure 6-5. Exit Setup Menu...........................................................................6-19

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