Supermicro SuperWorkstation 5038A-I User manual

SuperWorkstation
5038A-I
USER’S MANUAL
1.0b

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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 SuperWorkstation 5038A-I.
Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only.
The SuperWorkstation 5038A-I is a high-end system based on the SC732D3-903B
mid-tower chassis and the X10SRA motherboard.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1: Introduction
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and describes the main features of the X10SRA motherboard and the SC732D3-
903B chassis.
Chapter 2: Server Installation
This chapter describes the steps necessary to set up the SuperWorkstation 5038A-I
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system was ordered without processor and memory components, this chapter will
refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation.
Chapter 3: System Interface
Refer here 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 4: Warning Statements
You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview
of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the
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Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup
Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X10SRA motherboard, including the
locations and functions of connections, headers and jumpers. Refer to this chapter
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motherboard.
Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup
Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC732D3-903B chassis. You
should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing, removing or
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units and cooling fans.
Chapter 7: BIOS
The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa-
tion on running the CMOS Setup Utility.
Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes
Appendix B: Dual Boot Block
Appendix C: System Specications

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1
1-2 Motherboard Features..................................................................................... 1-2
Processors ...................................................................................................... 1-2
Memory ........................................................................................................... 1-2
SATA .............................................................................................................. 1-2
PCI Expansion Slots ....................................................................................... 1-2
Onboard Controllers/Ports .............................................................................. 1-2
1-3 Chassis Features ............................................................................................ 1-3
System Power................................................................................................. 1-3
SATA Support.................................................................................................. 1-3
Front Control Panel......................................................................................... 1-3
Cooling System............................................................................................... 1-3
1-4 Contacting Supermicro.................................................................................... 1-5
Chapter 2 Installation
2-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 2-1
2-2 Unpacking the System .................................................................................... 2-1
Chapter 3 System Interface
3-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 3-1
3-2 Control Panel Buttons ..................................................................................... 3-1
Power .............................................................................................................. 3-1
3-3 Control Panel LEDs ........................................................................................ 3-1
NIC .................................................................................................................. 3-1
HDD................................................................................................................. 3-2
Information LED .............................................................................................. 3-2
Chapter 4 Standardized Warning Statements for AC Systems
4-1 About Standardized Warning Statements....................................................... 4-1
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Installation Instructions.................................................................................... 4-4
Circuit Breaker ................................................................................................ 4-5
Power Disconnection Warning........................................................................ 4-6
Equipment Installation..................................................................................... 4-8
Restricted Area................................................................................................ 4-9
Battery Handling............................................................................................ 4-10
Redundant Power Supplies .......................................................................... 4-12

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Backplane Voltage ........................................................................................ 4-13
Comply with Local and National Electrical Codes........................................ 4-14
Product Disposal........................................................................................... 4-15
Hot Swap Fan Warning................................................................................. 4-16
Power Cable and AC Adapter ...................................................................... 4-18
Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup
5-1 Handling the Motherboard .............................................................................. 5-1
Cautions .......................................................................................................... 5-1
5-2 Connecting Cables.......................................................................................... 5-2
Connecting Data Cables ................................................................................. 5-2
Connecting Power Cables .............................................................................. 5-2
Connecting the Control Panel......................................................................... 5-2
5-3 Rear I/O Ports................................................................................................. 5-3
5-4 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................ 5-4
Installing an LGA 2011 Processor................................................................... 5-4
Installing a CPU Heatsink ............................................................................... 5-7
Removing the Heatsink................................................................................... 5-8
5-5 Installing Memory Modules ............................................................................. 5-9
Memory Population Guidelines ..................................................................... 5-10
5-6 Adding PCI Add-On Cards.............................................................................5-11
5-7 Motherboard Details...................................................................................... 5-12
X10SRA Quick Reference............................................................................. 5-12
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5-9 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 5-20
5-10 Onboard Indicators........................................................................................ 5-23
5-11 SATA Ports .................................................................................................... 5-24
5-12 Installing Software......................................................................................... 5-25
SuperDoctor® 5 ............................................................................................ 5-26
5-13 Onboard Battery............................................................................................ 5-27
Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup
6-1 Static-Sensitive Devices.................................................................................. 6-1
Cautions .......................................................................................................... 6-1
6-2 Removing the Power Cord.............................................................................. 6-2
6-3 Front Control Panel......................................................................................... 6-4
6-4 Removing the Chassis Side Covers ............................................................... 6-5
6-5 System Fans ................................................................................................... 6-6
Fan Failure...................................................................................................... 6-6
Replacing Optional Chassis Cooling Fans ..................................................... 6-6
6-6 Drive Installation.............................................................................................. 6-8

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6-7 Removing and Installing Optional 2.5" Hard Drives ......................................6-11
6-8 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 6-13
Chapter 7 BIOS
7-1 Introduction...................................................................................................... 7-1
Starting BIOS GUI Setup Utility ...................................................................... 7-1
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How to Start the Setup Utility ......................................................................... 7-3
7-2 Saving and Loading ........................................................................................ 7-3
Save and Load................................................................................................ 7-3
Booting ............................................................................................................ 7-5
7-3 System Information ......................................................................................... 7-6
7-4 Processor (CPU)............................................................................................. 7-7
Information ...................................................................................................... 7-7
7-5 Chipset .......................................................................................................... 7-12
7-6 Memory ......................................................................................................... 7-16
7-7 Event Logs........................................................................................................ 7-18
7-8 Management ..................................................................................................... 7-20
7-9 Input/Output ...................................................................................................... 7-27
7-10 Security........................................................................................................... 7-36
7-11 Booting ............................................................................................................ 7-41
Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes
Appendix B Dual Boot Block
Appendix C System Specications

Chapter 1
Introduction
1-1 Overview
The 5038A-I is a high-end workstation comprised of two main subsystems: the
SC732D3-903B mid-tower/3U chassis and the X10SRA Intel® Xeon® processor
motherboard. Please refer to our website for information on operating systems that
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In addition to the motherboard and chassis, various hardware components have
been included with the 5038A-I, as listed below:
• One 12 cm exhaust fan (FAN-0124L4)
• SATA Accessories
Four 3.5" SATA drive bays in a 90° rotating hard drive cage
• Optional:
Four 2.5" HDD/SSD drives
SATA cable (CBL-179L)
Active CPU heatsinks (SNK-P0050AP4)
SATA power adapter (CBL-0082L)
Black 5.25" LCD tray, supports 1x 3.5" HDD (MCP-220-00095-0B)
HDD/SDD drive cage (MCP-220-73201-0N) supporting four 2.5" HDDs.
One 12-cm "Whisper Quiet" system cooling fan
Note: For your system to work properly, please follow the links below to download
all necessary drivers/utilities and the user’s manual for your server.
• Supermicro product manuals: http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/
• Product drivers and utilities: https://www.supermicro.com/wftp/driver
• Product safety info: http://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/safety_informa-
tion.cfm
• If you have any questions, please contact our support team at:
[email protected]
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1-2 Motherboard Features
At the heart of the SuperWorkstation 5038A-I lies the X10SRA, a single processor
motherboard based on the Intel® C612 Express chipset. Below are the main fea-
tures of the X10SRA. (See Figure 1-1 for a block diagram of the chipset).
Processors
The X10SRA supports a single Intel Xeon E5-2600/1600 v3/v4 family or Intel Core™
i7 Series processor in an LGA2011-3 socket. Please refer to the motherboard
description pages on our website for a complete listing of supported processors
(www.supermicro.com).
Memory
The X10SRA features up to 1 TB of ECC 3DS LRDIMM, 512 GB of ECC
LRDIMM, 256GB of ECC RDIMM, or 64GB of ECC/non-ECC UDIMM DDR4-
2400/2133/1866/1600/1333 memory in eight DIMM slots. See Chapter 5 for details.
SATA
A SATA controller is integrated into the chipset to provide a ten-port SATA 3.0 sub-
system. The 5038A-I (X10SRA) supports ten SATA 3.0 ports.
PCI Expansion Slots
The X10SRA features four PCI-Express 3.0 x16 expansion slots.
Onboard Controllers/Ports
The rear I/O panel includes six USB 3.0 ports, one PS/2 mouse/keyboard port, a
VGA port, two RJ45 Gb Ethernet LAN ports and 7.1 HD audio jacks.

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1-3 Chassis Features
The 5038A-I is a mid-tower chassis with Whisper Quiet operation. The following is
a general outline of the main features of the SC743D3-903B chassis.
System Power
The 5038A-I features a single 900W Gold Level multi-outlet power supply with
PMBus, ideal for use in a workstation environment.
SATA Support
The SC732D3-903B chassis was designed to support four 3.5" SATA hard drives
and four optional 2.5" hard drives.
Front Control Panel
The control panel on the 5038A-I provides you with system monitoring and control.
LEDs indicate system power, HDD activity, network activity, overheat conditions and
power supply failure. A main power button is also included.
Note: The power supply fail LED indicates the power supply fan has failed.
Cooling System
The SC732D3-903B chassis has an innovative "Whisper Quiet" cooling design that
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chassis includes one 12-cm exhaust fan located at the rear of the chassis and one
12-cm optional system cooling fan in the middle of the chassis.
The power supply has one internal fan for redundancy; if this fan fails, the power
supply must be replaced. See details in Chapter 6.

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Figure 1-1. Intel C612 Express Chipset:
System Block Diagram
Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see Chapter 5 for details.
Debug Card
FRONT PANEL
SYSTEM POWER
CTRL
FAN SPEED
5/6/7/8
PCH
6.0 Gb/S
USB 3.0
USB
1
0
SATA
5
4
3
2
TPM HEADER
USB 2.0
USB
BIOS
HEADER
SPI
3
4
SLOT1
1333/2133
1333/2133
DDRIV
P1
P1
P0
P0
2-1
DDRIV
1-4
1-3
1-2
1-1
QPI
9.6G
SLOT3
PCI-E X16 G3
DMI2
PCI-E X16
PCI-E X16 G3
1-5
1-6
PCI-E X8 G3
DMI2DMI2
DDR-IVDDR-IV
QPI
9.6G
4GB/s
PCI-E X16
3
SLOT 5
SLOT 4
PCI-E X16
PCI-E X8
SLOT 2
PCI-E X8
PCI-E X8 G3
PCI-E X8 G3
PCI-E X16 G3
3B
1-7
1-8
2-2
2-3
2-4
2-5
2-6
2-7
2-8
6789
LSI 3008
PCI-E X4 G2
PCI-E X4
SLOT 6
PCI-E X1 G2
I210
LAN1
PCI-E X1 G2
I210
LAN2
ALC888
1
2
12
CPU CPU

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1-4 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)
Website: www.supermicro.com
Europe
Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (Technical Support)
[email protected] (Customer Support)
Website: www.supermicro.nl
Asia-Pacic
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
3F, No. 150, Jian 1st Rd.
Zhonghe Dist., New Taipei City 235
Taiwan (R.O.C)
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.supermicro.com.tw

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Chapter 2: Installation
2-1
Chapter 2
Installation
2-1 Overview
This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperWorkstation 5038A-I
up and running. Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have
the system operational within a minimum amount of time.
If your system is not already fully integrated with a motherboard, processor, system
memory etc., please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for details
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2-2 Unpacking the System
You should inspect the box the system was shipped in and note if it was damaged
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the carrier who delivered it.
Decide on a suitable location for the SuperWorkstation. It should be situated in
a clean, dust-free area that is well ventilated. Avoid areas where heat, electrical
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a grounded power outlet.

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3-1
Chapter 3
System Interface
3-1 Overview
The control panel on the 5038A-I has several LEDs and a power button. These
LEDs keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system and the
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3-2 Control Panel Buttons
There is single power on/off push-button located on the front of the chassis.
Power
This is the main power button, which is used to apply or turn off the main system
power. Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps
standby power supplied to the system.
3-3 Control Panel LEDs
The control panel located on the front of the SC732D3-903B chassis has three LEDs
that provide you with critical information related to different parts of the system.
This section explains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective
action you may need to take.
NIC
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SuperWorkstation 5038A-I User's Manual
HDD
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Information LED
Alerts operator of several states, as noted in the table below.
Information LED
Status Description
Continuously on and red An overheat condition has occurred.
(This may be caused by cable congestion.)
Blinking red (1Hz) Fan failure, check for an inoperative fan.
Blinking red (0.25Hz) Power failure, check for a non-operational power supply.
Solid blue UID has been activated locally to locate the server in a
rack environment.
Blinking blue UID has been activated using IPMI to locate the server
in a rack environment.

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Chapter 4: Warning Statements for AC Systems
Chapter 4
Standardized Warning Statements for AC Systems
4-1 About Standardized Warning Statements
The following statements are industry standard warnings, provided to warn the user
of situations which have the potential for bodily injury. Should you have questions
or experience difficulty, contact Supermicro's Technical Support department
          
components.
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Supermicro chassis.
These warnings may also be found on our web site at http://www.supermicro.com/
about/policies/safety_information.cfm.
Warning!
This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily
injury. Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with
electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents.
Warning Denition
警告の定義
この警告サインは危険を意 味します。
人身事故につながる可能性がありますので、いずれの機器でも動作させる前に、
電気回路に含まれる危険性に注意して、標準的な事故防止策に精通して下さい。
此警告符号代表危险。
您正处于可能受到严重伤害的工作环境中。在您使用设备开始工作之前，必须充分意
识到触电的危险，并熟练掌握防止事故发生的标准工作程序。请根据每项警告结尾的
声明号码找到此设备的安全性警告说明的翻译文本。
此警告符號代表危險。
您目前所處的工作環境可能讓您受傷。您使用任何設備之前，請注意觸電的危險，
並且要熟悉預防事故發生的標準工作程序。請依照每一注意事項後的號碼找到相關
的翻譯說明內容。

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SuperWorkstation 5038A-I User's Manual
Warnung
WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE
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Verletzungen führen kann. Machen Sie sich vor der Arbeit mit Geräten mit den
Gefahren elektrischer Schaltungen und den üblichen Verfahren zur Vorbeugung
vor Unfällen vertraut. Suchen Sie mit der am Ende jeder Warnung angegebenen
Anweisungsnummer nach der jeweiligen Übersetzung in den übersetzten
Sicherheitshinweisen, die zusammen mit diesem Gerät ausgeliefert wurden.
BEWAHREN SIE DIESE HINWEISE GUT AUF.
INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURIDAD
Este símbolo de aviso indica peligro. Existe riesgo para su integridad física. Antes
de manipular cualquier equipo, considere los riesgos de la corriente eléctrica y
familiarícese con los procedimientos estándar de prevención de accidentes. Al
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traducido en el apartado de traducciones que acompaña a este dispositivo.
GUARDE ESTAS INSTRUCCIONES.
IMPORTANTES INFORMATIONS DE SÉCURITÉ
Ce symbole d'avertissement indique un danger. Vous vous trouvez dans une
situation pouvant entraîner des blessures ou des dommages corporels. Avant
de travailler sur un équipement, soyez conscient des dangers liés aux circuits
électriques et familiarisez-vous avec les procédures couramment utilisées pour
éviter les accidents. Pour prendre connaissance des traductions des avertissements

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CONSERVEZ CES INFORMATIONS.
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.םיביכרה תא רידגהל וא ןיקתהל םיאשר דבלב םיכמסומ םיאנכט .ורקימרפוס לש תינכט
.ורקימרפוס יזראמב םיביכרה תרדגה וא תנקתה ינפל ואולמב חפסנה תא אורקל שי