Supermicro SuperBlade IBS-001 User manual

93% Power Efficiency
For Improved TCO and earth-friendly computing
For improved TCO and
earth-friendly computing
Safety Compliance
United States / Canada UL60950-1 - CSA/CUL 60950-1
Europe TUV, EN60950-1, CE- Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEE
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
United States / Canada FCC - Emissions (US) Verification
Europe EN55022 - Emissions
EN55024 - Immunity
EN61000-3-2 - Harmonics
EN61000-3-3 - Voltage Flicker
CE- EMC Directive 89/336/EEC
Headquarters:
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Email: [email protected]
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Super Micro Computer B.V.
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©2008 Super Micro Computer, Inc. Specifications subject to change without notice. All other brands and names are the property of their respective owners.

Application-Optimized for:
Enterprises, Financial Services, Databases, Data Centers
Research Labs, High Performance Computing, Offices
Chassis Management Module
Web-based GUI
CMM IPMI View
Much Better TCO than 1U Servers
Gigabit Ethernet Module
Chassis Management Module
2-way Intel Processor Blade w/
Two 3.5” Hot-plug Drive Bays
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Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® DP and AMD Opteron® DP/MP
Up to 14/10 server blades
Six enclosures per 42U standard rack
High Efficiency N+1 redundant power supplies(100~240VAC Option)
Chassis management modules
Gigabit Ethernet switch modules
4x DDR InfiniBand switch modules (20 Gb/s x2)
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DataCenter BladeTM
OfficeBladeTM

With advanced product design and uncompromising quality control, Supermicro provides the industry with a wide range of products that feature
high-performance, high reliability and cost effective solutions. Supermicro’s first-to-market server platforms offer fully optimized functionality and
compatibility for mission-critical applications. All of Supermicro’s technologically advanced server solutions pass a strict validation process, providing
our customers with peace of mind so they can focus on growing their business.
Applying Supermicro’s meticulous design philosophy to modular computing, the SuperBlade™ is a revolutionary high-performance blade server
system featuring both Intel® Xeon 5400/5300/5200/5100 series and AMD Opteron™ 8000/2000 series processors. SuperBlade™ is precision-
engineered with the utmost in flexibility, high availability and reliability. Chassis management modules, Gigabit Ethernet switch modules, InfiniBand
switch modules as well as 3+1 redundant high-efficiency power supplies keep the system running 24 x 7 at peak performance. Offering industry-
leading performance and density at a lower total cost, SuperBlade™ is the perfect choice for mission-critical enterprise applications and high
performance computing environments.
SuperBlade™ offers many unique advantages that differentiate it from competitors’ blade products and traditional rack-mount solutions. Customer
benefits include maximum affordability, reduced management costs, lower power consumption, optimal ROI, and high scalability – and in most ap-
plications, blade servers even reduce acquisition costs.
While current blade suppliers only offer general-purpose blade servers, the SuperBlade™ technology is fully optimized for a wide array of mission-
critical and compute-intensive applications. With in-house design engineering agility to accommodate customer needs rapidly, SuperBlade™ revolu-
tionizes modular computing architecture by offering several advanced application-optimized models such as Enterprise Blade Server, Data Center
Optimized Blade, OfficeBlade™ and PersonalBlade™.
Why SuperBladeTM?
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Best Density in the Industry per 42U Rack
Up to 40 processors (160 cores) per enclosure or
240 processors (960 cores) per rack.
Supports current and next generation processors
Highest Memory Expansion Capability in the Industry
Up to 672GB DDR2 memory in 7U
Fastest and Most Cost-Effective Networking Solution
20Gbps 4x DDR InfiniBand switches
Dual 1-GbE switches - layer 2 switch with 10 external uplink ports
Dual 1-GbE pass-through module
Dual 10-GbE switches (coming soon!)
High Efficiency Power for Earth-Friendly Operations
Up to 93% peak efficiency for all blade power supply modules.
N+1 redundant high efficiency power supplies in -
1400W, 2000W or 2500W options
Outstanding Storage Flexibility
Hot-plug SAS or SATA
Two 3.5” SATA hard drive support
Three or six 2.5” SAS/SATA hard drive support
Peace of Mind via Remote Management
Standard with a chassis management module (CMM) for
IPMI 2.0 remote server management ,Virtual media over LAN and
KVM over IP capabilities
Unsurpassed TCO
Shared system components reduce deployment costs and downtime.
High compute density reduces facility costs, saving space and money.
High efficiency power supply reduces electricity cost.

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Model SBI-7125W-S6 SBI-7125C-S3 SBI-7425C-S3
Processors Two Quad/Dual-Core Xeon 5400/
5300/5200/5100 Series
Two Quad/Dual-Core Xeon 5400/
5300/5200/5100 Series
Two Quad/Dual-Core Xeon 5400/
5300/5200/5100 Series
CPU per Rack 120 120 168
Chipset Intel 5400 Intel 5100 Intel 5100
Standard Memory Fully Buffered DDR2 800/667MHz in 8 DIMM
sockets
ECC Registered DDR2 667/533 SDRAM in 6
DIMM sockets
ECC Registered DDR2 667/533 SDRAM in 6
DIMM sockets
Max Memory 64GB 48GB 48GB (8GB low-profile module required)
Max Storage 876GB SAS/1.2TB SATA 876GB SAS/1.2TB SATA 438GB SAS/600GB SATA
Hard Disk Drive Six hot-plug 2.5” SAS/SATA hard disk drives Three hot-plug 2.5” SAS/SATA hard disk drives Three hot-plug 2.5” SAS/SATA hard disk drives
Storage RAID LSI SAS 1078
RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
LSI SAS 1068
RAID 0, 1, 10
Optional RAID 5
LSI SAS 1068
RAID 0, 1, 10
Optional RAID 5
InfiniBand
Support
4X DDR (20Gb/s) InfiniBand mezzanine HCA N/A N/A
Ethernet Interface Intel (ESB2) 82563EB dual-port Gigabit Ether-
net controller
Intel 82575EB dual-port Gigabit Ethernet
controller
Intel 82575EB dual-port Gigabit Ethernet
controller
Management IPMI 2.0, KVM over IP,
Virtual Media over LAN
IPMI 2.0, KVM over IP,
Virtual Media over LAN
IPMI 2.0, KVM over IP,
Virtual Media over LAN
Graphics ATI ES1000 with 16MB of SDRAM ATI ES1000 with 32MB of SDRAM ATI ES1000 with 32MB of SDRAM
LED Indicators Power LED, UID/KVM LED, Networking LED,
Fault LED
Power LED, UID/KVM LED, Networking LED,
Fault LED
Power LED, UID/KVM LED, Networking LED,
Fault LED
Operating Temp. 10-35o C non-condensing 10-35o C non-condensing 10-35o C non-condensing
Dimensions
(HxWxD)
11.32” x 1.67” x 18.9” 11.32” x 1.67” x 18.9” 11.32” x 1.19” x 18.9”
SuperBlade™ Servers
The innovative SuperBladeTM touts enhanced system computing density leveraged from years of rackmount server design experience. Applying Su-
permicro’s application-optimized engineering philosophy, each SuperBladeTM module delivers true server functionality including up to two Quad-Core
Intel®Xeon®processors, 1600MHz FSB, up to 64GB FBD memory, optional InfiniBand mezzanine HCA, and support for both SATA and SAS hard
drives. For more computation-intensive applications, the SuperBladeTM also offers quad-processor AMD®OpteronTM blades.
Supermicro also offers low-noise blade solutions that are optimized for office and home environments. Both OfficeBlade™ and PersonalBlade™ will
take adavantage of the low-noise power supply and cooling fans to minimize noise without sacrificing computing performance. Additionally, the Perso-
nalBlade™ utilizes low-voltage processors to help clients run home businesses.
To protect the customer’s investment, each blade module is fully upgradeable for future CPUs. The common system architecture ensures each blade
is fully interchangeable as well.
NEW!
14 Blade Module
San Clemente Chipset
Native DDR2 Memory
1600MHz FSB
6 SAS/SATA HDDs

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Model SBI-7125B-T1 SBA-7121M-T1 SBA-7141M-T
Processors Two Quad/Dual-Core Xeon 5400/
5300/5200/5100 Series
Two AMD Quad/Dual-Core
OpteronTM 2300/2200 Series Processors
Four AMD OpteronTM 8300/ 8200 Series Proces-
sors
CPU per Rack 120 120 240
Chipset Intel 5000P nVidia MCP55 Pro nVidia MCP55 Pro
Standard Memory Fully Buffered DDR2 667/533MHz in 8 DIMM
sockets
ECC Registered DDR2 667/533/400 SDRAM in
8 DIMM sockets
ECC Registered DDR2 667/533/400 SDRAM in
16 DIMM sockets
Max Memory 32GB 32GB 64GB
Max Storage 2TB 2TB 200GB
Hard Disk Drive Two hot-plug 3.5” SATA hard disk drives Two hot-plug 3.5” SATA hard disk drives One internal 2.5” SATA hard disk drive
Storage RAID Intel ESB2
SATA RAID 0, 1
nVidia MCP55-Pro
SATA RAID 0, 1
N/A
InfiniBand
Support
4X DDR (20Gb/s) InfiniBand mezzanine HCA 4X DDR (20Gb/s) InfiniBand mezzanine HCA 4x DDR (20Gb/s) InfiniBand mezzanine HCA
Ethernet Interface Intel ESB2 dual-port Gigabit Ethernet controller Intel 82571EB dual-port Gigabit Ethernet
controller
Intel 82571EB dual-port Gigabit Ethernet
controller
Management IPMI 2.0, KVM over IP,
Virtual Media over LAN
IPMI 2.0, KVM over IP,
Virtual Media over LAN
IPMI 2.0, KVM over IP,
Virtual Media over LAN
Graphics ATI ES1000 with 16MB of SDRAM ATI ES1000 with 16MB of SDRAM ATI ES1000 with 16MB of SDRAM
LED Indicators Power LED, UID/KVM LED, Networking LED,
Fault LED
Power LED, UID/KVM LED, Networking LED,
Fault LED
Power LED, UID/KVM LED, Networking LED,
Fault LED
Operating Temp. 10-35o C non-condensing 10-35o C non-condensing 10-35o C non-condensing
Dimensions
(HxWxD)
11.32” x 1.67” x 18.9” 11.32” x 1.67” x 18.9” 11.32” x 1.67” x 18.9”
SuperBlade™ Servers
Space Optimization
Housed within a 19” industry-standard 42U rack, SuperBlade™ servers reduce server footprint in the datacenter. Power, cooling and networking de-
vices are removed from each individual server and positioned to the rear of the chassis thereby reducing the required amount of space while increas-
ing flexibility to meet changing business demands. Up to fourteen blade servers can be installed in a 7U chassis. Compared to the 10U of rack space
that ten 1U servers would normally require as individual servers, the SuperBlade provides up to 50% space savings with up to 960 processors.
Cable Reduction
The SuperBlade™ server chassis greatly simplifies the cabling process by aggregating cabling of ten servers at once. Up to 90% of the network,
power, and KVM cabling required for ten 1U servers is eliminated by moving to blade servers in a single chassis. These cabling reductions continue
across networking, SAN connectivity, and management controllers. Reducing the number of cables speeds up the deployment of servers and helps
reduce troubleshooting issues by presenting fewer physical connections to the servers.
NEW!
Opteron DP Blade

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SuperBladeTM Management
The SuperBlade™ chassis management module (CMM) provides total control managing and monitoring of individual server blades, power
supplies, cooling fans, and networking switches remotely. System administrators enjoy the management ease and reassurance of continuous onboard
instrumentation monitoring (temperature sensors, power status, voltages and fan speed). Remote power control capabilities to reboot and/or reset
the server are available as well as remote access to the BIOS configuration and operating system console information via SOL (Serial over LAN) or
embedded KVM capabilities. Because the controller is a separate processor, all monitoring and control functions operate flawlessly regardless of CPU
operation or system power-on status.
Key Features
• Remotely manage and monitor server blades, power supplies, cooling fans, and networking switches
• IPMI 2.0 compliant, with KVM over LAN / KVM over IP
• Serial over LAN (SOL)
• Virtual Media Over LAN (Virtual USB Floppy/CD and Drive Redirection)
• LAN Alert-SNMP Trap
• Event Log
• OS Independent
• Hardware Health Monitor
• Remote Power Control
• Management Tools - IPMIView, CLI (Command Line Interface)
• Supports RMCP & RMCP + Protocols
Specifications
• VGA port, 2x USB ports
• Remote Management Processor and sub-system
• 1x LAN port
• Video ADC, Video Compress FPGA
• I2C, IPMI Management
• 12V Hot-Swap Controller
• GBX Backplane Connector
SuperBlade™ Networking
Gigabit Ethernet Switch
Part ID SBM-GEM-001 SBM-GEM-002
Chipset Broadcom BCM5345M Broadcom 5464
Internal Ports Fourteen 1-Gbps downlink ports for LAN interfaces of the server
blades
Fourteen 1-Gbps downlink ports for LAN interfaces of server
blades
External Uplink Ports Ten 1-Gbps uplink RJ-45 ports Fourteen 1-Gbps uplink RJ-45 ports
Type Layer-2 switch Ethernet pass-through module
Bandwidth Up to 24 Gbps non-blocking
Trunking Link aggregation support
Jumbo Frame Support Up to 9k bytes
Remote Management Browser-based management
Protocols Spanning Tree, Rapid Spanning Tree (802.1D/1w)
OS Firmware upgradeable
InfiniBand Solutions
Part ID SBM-IBS-001 (IB switch) AOC-IBH-001 (Mezzanine HCA) AOC-IBH-002 (Mezzanine HCA)
Chipset Mellanox InfiniScale III Mellanox InfiniHost III Ex DDR Mellanox InfiniHost III Lx DDR
Internal Ports Fourteen internal ports: 4x DDR Dual 4X DDR IB ports Single 4X DDR IB port
External Uplinks Ten external ports: 4x DDR - copper
Bandwidth 4X DDR (20Gbps) non-blocking
architecture
960Gbps total switch bandwidth
(24-port)
Management In-band InfiniBand IBML, Command-Line
Interface (CLI)
Front View Back View
Front View
Back View
SBM-CMM-001
Front View Back View

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SuperBlade™ Enclosure & Power
Part ID SBE-710E Series SBE-714D Series
Server Blade Up to 10 hot-plug server blades Up to 14 hot-plug server blades
Module Support Supports both Intel and AMD based blades Supports both Intel and AMD based blades
LED Power LED, Fault LED Power LED, Fault LED
InfiniBand Switch Up to two hot-plug 4x DDR IB switches with built-in management
module
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Gigabit Ethernet Switch Up to two hot-plug Gigabit Ethernet switches or pass-through modules Hot-plug Gigabit Ethernet switch or pass-through module
Management Module Up to two hot-plug management modules providing remote KVM and
IPMI 2.0 functionalities
Hot-plug management module providing remote KVM and IPMI 2.0
functionalities
Power Supply Hot-swap 1400W/2000W/2500W power supplies, N+1 redundant Hot-swap 1400W/2000W/2500W power supplies, N+1 redundant
Cooling Design Front to back Front to back
Dimensions (HxWxD) 12.2” x 17.6” x 29” 12.2” x 17.6” x 29”
One of the biggest benefits of moving to a blade environment is the relocation of power supplies and fans into a single chassis versus an individual set in
each server. This greatly helps reduce the power requirements on a per server basis.
Incorporating Supermicro’s high-efficiency power philosophy into the SuperBlade™ server technology, Supermicro engineers have mastered the power
supply design challenge to produce high-quality, high-performance solutions with peak efficiency ratings of 90% or higher. Supermicro solutions continue
to outperform and outlast the competition and provide the best technology investment available to customers.
Key Advantages of Supermicro High-efficiency Blade Power Supply
Availability - Non-stop power with 3+1 redundant power supply modules
Cost Saving - At 90%+ peak efficiency, power consumption is significantly reduced, providing a planet-friendly, real-world advantage for our environment
Investment protection - Power capacity headroom for future generation processors
Easy installation - Snap-in installation from the back of the chassis, hot-swappable in operation
Intelligent power infrastructure - Each power enclosure includes a power management module that monitors the power supplies and the power enclo-
sure that connects to the blade management.
Part ID PWS-1K41-BR PWS-2K01-BR PWS-2K51-BR
Output 1400W 2000W 2500W
Type Redundant Module (N+1) Redundant Module (N+1) Redundant Module (3+1)
+12V 116A (200~240VAC input)
100A (100~140VAC input)
167A 208A
5VSB 16A 16A 16A
PFC Yes Yes Yes
Peak Efficiency 93% 90% 90%+
Input AC Range 100~240VAC 200~240VAC 200~240VAC
Operating Conditions Temp: -5 to 50OC
Humidity: 5 to 95% RH
Temp: -5 to 50OC
Humidity: 5 to 95% RH
Temp: -5 to 50OC
Humidity: 5 to 95% RH
Fan Type 2x 90mm fans
- PFC0912DE-6L38
(8000 RPM with PWM)
4x 90mm fans
- PFB0912DHE-6X39
(8000 RPM)
- QFR0912UHE-6F78
(8300 RPM)
4x 90mm fans
- PFC0912DE-6L38
(8000 RPM with PWM)
- QFR0912UHE-6K66
(8300 RPM with PWM)
Coming Soon

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SuperBladeTM Power Guide
At the current time, the Supermicro® SuperBlade™ is shipping with power supplies of 2000 Watts or larger. In order to supply adequate power
for the SuperBlade system, your site should provide 30 Amps of 220V (nominal) power for every pair of power supplies that are installed in your
SuperBlade chassis.
Although the Power Distribution Unit (Figure 2) that is recommended by Supermicro supports up to four power connections, only two connections
should be made to each PDU. The PDU has a NEMA L6 connector plug that can plug into a NEMA L6 or equivalent socket. Each PDU, supporting
two power supplies must be plugged into a separate circuit that provides 30 Amps of power and a voltage ranging from 200-240V.
Table 1 below illustrates the various Power Supplies offered by Supermicro. This table shows the maximum power requirement of each model.
As an example, this 2000 Watt power supply can draw up to 11 Amps. Thus, for a single 30 Amp circuit supplying a PDU, no more than 2 power
supplies may be connected to the PDU.
The Supermicro SuperBlade™ product includes a power extension cord CBL-0223L (see Figure 1). The power cord typically connects the power
supply to a Power Distribution Unit (PDU – see Figure 2) in an IT room. The PDU should supply input voltage ranging from 200V to 240V AC. As
stated above, the circuit that the PDU plugs into should provide 30 Amps that is not shared by any other device.
Before beginning receptacle installation, consider the following:
• Observe all local electrical codes and practices.
• Ensure that the AC power receptacle is wired to the site AC power via conductors routed through exible metal conduit or via approved AC power
cable before installation.
• Ensure that AC power cord is properly sized, service rated, temperature rated, and complies with all applicable codes and regulations.
• Ensure that the conductors in conduit are properly sized, service rated, temperature rated, color coded, and comply with all applicable codes and
regulations.
• Ensure that the AC power cord or conduit is long enough to reach from the site AC power junction box to a location within the distance required
for the connection.
• Ensure that the number of power supplies connected to one circuit do not exceed the rated amperage of the circuit.
Please see table below which lists some examples of international power cords that are compatible with Supermicro.
Table 1 - Power Supply Amperage Draw
Figure 1 - CBL-0223L Extension Cord Figure 2 - Power Distribution Unit (PDU) with NEMA L6 plug
Country Australia Switzerland China Isreal India / S. Africa Italy Euro UK US
Length 2.5m 2.5m 2.5m 2.5m 2.5m 2.5m 2.5m 2.5m 2.5m
Inlet AS 3112 IEC-60309 GB-2099-1-
1996
SI32 BS 546 CEI 23-16 “Schuko”
CEE 7/7
BS 1363 NEMA L6-20 or
equivalent
Equip Outset IEC-60320-C19 IEC-60320-C19 IEC-60320-C19 IEC-60320-C19 IEC-60320-C19 IEC-60320-C19 IEC-60320-C19 IEC-60320-C19 IEC-60320-C19
Certificate SAA TUV CCEE SII SABS VDE, HAR VDE, KEMA, CEBEC,
NEMKO, DEMKO, SETI,
OVE, SEV
BSI UL
Current 15A 15A 16A 16A 16A 16A 15A 15A 20A
Voltage 250V 250V 250V 250V 250V 250V 250V 250V 250V
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SKU Watts Low Volts High Volts Low Amps 10% Reserve High Amps 10% Reserve Max Amps
PWS-2K51-BR 2500 200 240 12.9 1.3 15.4 1.5 17.0
PWS-2K01-BR 2000 200 240 10.3 1.0 12.3 1.2 13.6
PWS-1K41-BR 1400 200 240 7.2 0.7 8.6 0.9 9.5
PWS-1K41-BR 1200 100 134 10.5 1.0 14.0 1.4 15.4