Supermicro SUPERSERVER 6028U-T Series User manual

USER’S MANUAL
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Preface
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a procedure.
Warning! Indicates important information given to prevent equipment/
property damage or personal injury.
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 SuperServer 6028U-T Series.
Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only.
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supported memory, processors and operating systems (www.supermicro.com).
Notes
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Warnings
Special attention should be given to the following symbols used in this manual.

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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction..............................................................................1-1
1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1
1-2 Motherboard Features..................................................................................... 1-2
Processors ...................................................................................................... 1-2
Memory ........................................................................................................... 1-2
Onboard Serial ATA ........................................................................................ 1-2
Rear I/O Ports................................................................................................. 1-2
Graphics Controller ......................................................................................... 1-2
1-3 Server Chassis Features ................................................................................ 1-3
System Power................................................................................................. 1-3
Hard Drives ..................................................................................................... 1-3
PCI Expansion Slots ....................................................................................... 1-3
Front Control Panel......................................................................................... 1-3
Cooling System............................................................................................... 1-3
NVMe .............................................................................................................. 1-4
System Block Diagram.................................................................................... 1-4
1-4 Contacting Supermicro.................................................................................... 1-5
Chapter 2 Server Installation
2-1 Unpacking the System .................................................................................... 2-1
2-2 Preparing for Setup......................................................................................... 2-1
Choosing a Setup Location............................................................................. 2-1
2-3 Warnings and Precautions.............................................................................. 2-2
Rack Precautions............................................................................................ 2-2
Server Precautions.......................................................................................... 2-2
Rack Mounting Considerations ....................................................................... 2-3
2-4 Installing the System into a Rack ................................................................. 2-4
Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails...................................................... 2-4
Releasing the Inner Rail ................................................................................. 2-5
Installing the Inner Rails on the Chassis ........................................................ 2-6
Installing the Outer Rails onto the Rack......................................................... 2-7
Sliding the Chassis onto the Rack Rails......................................................... 2-8
Chapter 3 System Interface......................................................................3-1
3-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 3-1
3-2 Control Panel Buttons ..................................................................................... 3-2
3-3 Control Panel LEDs ........................................................................................ 3-2
Overheating..................................................................................................... 3-3
Overheat Temperature Setting ................................................................... 3-3

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Responses.................................................................................................. 3-3
3-4 Drive Carrier LEDs.......................................................................................... 3-4
3-5 Power Supply LEDs ........................................................................................ 3-4
Chapter 4 Standardized Warning Statements for AC Systems
About Standardized Warning Statements....................................................... 4-1
 ........................................................................................... 4-1
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 (if applicable to your system)........................... 4-12
Backplane Voltage (if applicable to your system)......................................... 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 Serverboard Setup
5-1 Handling the Serverboard ............................................................................... 5-1
Precautions ..................................................................................................... 5-1
Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 5-1
5-2 Installing the Processor and Heatsink ............................................................ 5-2
Installing an LGA 2011 Processor................................................................... 5-2
Installing a CPU Heatsink ............................................................................... 5-5
Removing the Heatsink .................................................................................. 5-6
5-3 Connecting Cables.......................................................................................... 5-7
Connecting Data Cables ................................................................................. 5-7
Connecting Power Cables .............................................................................. 5-7
Connecting the Control Panel......................................................................... 5-7
5-4 I/O Ports.......................................................................................................... 5-8
LAN Ports........................................................................................................ 5-8
5-5 Installing Memory............................................................................................ 5-9
Memory Support............................................................................................ 5-10
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Populating DDR4 Memory Modules......................................................... 5-10
5-6 Serverboard Details .......................................................................................5-11
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Power Connectors ....................................................................................... 5-14

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Control Panel Connector............................................................................... 5-14
Other Connectors.......................................................................................... 5-17
5-8 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 5-20
5-9 Onboard Indicators........................................................................................ 5-22
5-10 SATA Ports .................................................................................................... 5-23
5.11 Microsoft Windows OS Installation ............................................................... 5-24
5-12 Installing Software......................................................................................... 5-26
SuperDoctor®5 ............................................................................................. 5-27
5.13 IPMI............................................................................................................... 5-28
BMC ADMIN User Password ........................................................................ 5-28
5-14 Onboard Battery............................................................................................ 5-29
Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup........................................................6-1
6-1 Static-Sensitive Devices.................................................................................. 6-1
Precautions ..................................................................................................... 6-1
6-2 Control Panel .................................................................................................. 6-2
6-3 Removing the Chassis Cover ......................................................................... 6-3
6-4 Hard Drive Installation..................................................................................... 6-4
6-5 Adding PCI Expansion Cards ......................................................................... 6-7
6-6 System Fans ................................................................................................. 6-10
Replacing a System Fan............................................................................... 6-10
Air Shroud ......................................................................................................6-11
6-7 Power Supply................................................................................................ 6-12
Replacing a Power Supply Module............................................................... 6-12
Chapter 7 BIOS
7-1 Introduction...................................................................................................... 7-1
Starting BIOS Setup Utility.............................................................................. 7-1
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Starting the Setup Utility ................................................................................. 7-2
7-2 Main Setup...................................................................................................... 7-2
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7-4 Event Logs .................................................................................................... 7-25
7-5 IPMI............................................................................................................... 7-27
7-6 Security......................................................................................................... 7-29
7-7 Boot............................................................................................................... 7-30
7-8 Save & Exit ................................................................................................... 7-31
Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes
Appendix B UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions
Appendix C System Specications

Chapter 1
Introduction
1-1 Overview
The SuperServer 6028U-T Series is a high-end server comprised of two main
subsystems: the SC829UAC(4)-R1K02 2U server chassis and the X10DRU-i+
dual processor motherboard. Refer to the Supermicro web site for information on
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com).
6028U-T Series Models
System LAN Ports NVMe Ultra Riser Card Backplane
6028U-TR4+ Four GbE no AOC-2UR68-i4G BPN-SAS3-826A
6028U-TRT+ Two 10GBase-T no AOC-2UR68-i2XT BPN-SAS3-826A
6028U-TR4T+ Four 10GBase-T no AOC-2UR6-i4XT BPN-SAS3-826A
6028U-TRTP+ Two 10G SFP+ no AOC-2UR68-i2XS BPN-SAS3-826A
6028U-TNRT+ Two 10GBase-T 4 port AOC-2UR8N4-i2XT BPN-SAS3-826A-N4
6028U-TNR4T+ Four 10GBase-T 4 port AOC-2URN4-i4XT BPN-SAS3-826A-N4
In addition to the above components, the server includes:
•Four 8-cm system cooling fans (FAN-0118L4)
•Two passive CPU heatsinks (SNK-P0058PSU)
•One air shroud (MCP-310-82908-0B)
•Twelve hard drive carriers (MCP-220-00075-0B)
•Riser Cards:
One RSC-R1UW-E8R-O-P
One RSC-R2UW-4E8-O-P
•One rackmount rail kit (MCP-290-00053-0N)
Chapter 1: Introduction
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1-2 Motherboard Features
At the heart of the SuperServer 6028U-T Series lies the X10DRU-i+, a dual processor
motherboard based on the Intel PCH C612 chipset. Below are the main features of
the motherboard. (See Figure 1-1 for a block diagram of the chipset.)
Processors
The motherboard supports single or dual Intel E5-2600 v3 Series processors in
LGA2011 sockets (Socket R3). Refer to the Supermicro web site for a complete
listing of supported processors (www.supermicro.com).
Memory
The motherboard has 24 memory sockets that can support up to 768 GB of ECC
registered DDR4-1600/1333/1066/800 non-volatile RDIMM (Registered DIMMs)
or 1536 GB of LRDIMM (Load-Reduced DIMMs) DDR4-2133/1866/1600/1333
memory. Please refer to Chapter 5 for installing memory.
Onboard Serial ATA
A SATA controller is integrated into the chipset to provide a ten-port SATA
subsystem. Six of the ports are supported by the Intel PCH and four of the ports are
supported by the Intel SCU. The SATA 3.0 ports are connected to the backplane
by default. RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 are supported by Intel RSTe Software RAID.
Rear I/O Ports
The rear I/O ports include one COM port, a VGA (monitor) port, two USB 3.0 ports
and a dedicated IPMI LAN port. In addition, there are several possible networking
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Secion 1-1.
Graphics Controller
The motherboard features an integrated ASpeed 2400 BMC graphics chip.

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Chapter 1: Introduction
1-3 Server Chassis Features
The 6028U-T Series is built upon the SC829UAC-R1K02 chassis or the SC829UAC4-
R1K02 for NVMe models. Details and related procedures can be found in Chapter
6.The following is a general outline of the main features of the chassis.
System Power
The chassis features a redundant 1 KW power supply consisting of two hot-plug
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Hard Drives
The chassis supports up to twelve 3.5" hot-swap hard drives.
PCI Expansion Slots
All 6028U-T Series models include two WIO riser cards that support PCI-Express 3.0
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In addition, each system comes with an Ultra riser card to provide added features
such as LAN ports and additional PCI expansion slots.
System Ultra Riser Card Ultra Riser Additional PCI-E 3.0 Support
6028U-TR4+ AOC-2UR68-i4G One PCI-E x8 (Supermicro SAS only)
One PCI-E x8 (in x16 slot)
One PCI-E x16
6028U-TRT+ AOC-2UR68-i2XT
6028U-TRTP+ AOC-2UR68-i2XS
6028U-TR4T+ AOC-2UR6-i4XT One PCI-E x8 (Supermicro SAS only)
One PCI-E x16
6028U-TNRT+ AOC-2UR8N4-i2XT One PCI-E x8 (Supermicro SAS only)
One PCI-E x8 (in x16 slot)
6028U-TNR4T+ AOC-2URN4-i4XT One PCI-E x8 (Supermicro SAS only)
Front Control Panel
The chassis front control panel provides system monitoring and power control.
Status LEDs indicate system power, HDD activity, network activity, UID, and
overheat and fan failure.
Cooling System
The chassis has an innovative cooling design that features four 8-cm high-
performance fans. Fan speed can be determined by system temperature via IPMI.
Each power supply module also includes a cooling fan.

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Figure 1-1. Intel PCH C612 Chipset:
System Block Diagram
Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see Chapter 5 for details.
x8
x8
x8
x8
x8
Port A Port B Port B NCSI Port C Port C
NIC
Port A
0~7
Port B
0~7
Port B
8~15
Port C
0~10
Port C
11~15
Port 0, 1 Port 3
Type A
Rear
A
BD
C
E
F
G
H
#1 #1 #1 #1 #1 #1 #1 #1
#2 #2 #2 #2 #2 #2 #2 #2
#3 #3 #3 #3 #3 #3 #3 #3
DDR4 DIMM DDR4 DIMM
DDR4 DIMM
DDR4 DIMM
DDR4 DIMM
DDR4 DIMM DDR4 DIMM
DDR4 DIMM
x8
x4
x16
x16
PE1 PE2 PE3 PE1 PE2 PE3 QPI1 QPI0
QPI1 QPI0
DMI
DMI
Upper
Upper
Lower
Lower
Processor
Processor
VGA
DDR3 NCSI
LAN
UART
Onboard TPM (Optional)
NVMe
The NVM Express ports provide high-speed, low-latency connections directly from
the CPU to NVMe Solid State drives (SSDs). This greatly increases SSD throughput
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requirements resulting from the direct PCI-E interface between the CPU and the
NVMe SSD drives.
System Block Diagram

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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)
Web Site: 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)
Web Site: 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]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

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Notes

Chapter 2: Server Installation
2-1
Chapter 2
Server Installation
This chapter provides instructions for preparing and mounting your chassis in a rack.
2-1 Unpacking the System
You should inspect the box the chassis was shipped in and note if it was damaged
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who delivered it.
2-2 Preparing for Setup
Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold your chassis. It should
be a clean, dust-free area that is well ventilated. Avoid areas where heat, electrical
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is required
The box your chassis was shipped in should include two sets of rail assemblies, two
rail mounting brackets and the mounting screws to mount the system into the rack.
Please read this chapter in its entirety before beginning the installation procedure.
Choosing a Setup Location
• Leave at least 25 inches clearance in front of the rack to open the front door
completely.
• Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for
󰀩
• It should be a restricted access location, such as a dedicated equipment room
or a service closet.

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2-3 Warnings and Precautions
Rack Precautions
• Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to

• In single rack installation, stabilizers should be attached to the rack. In multiple
rack installations, the racks should be coupled together.
• Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the
rack.
• You should extend only one component at a time - extending two or more
simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable.
Server Precautions
• Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4.
• Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the
rails.
• 
work up.
• Use a regulating uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to protect the server from
power surges, voltage spikes and to keep your system operating in case of a
power failure.
• Allow the hot plug SAS drives and power supply modules to cool before touching
them.
• Always keep the rack's front door and all panels and components on the servers
closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling.

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Rack Mounting Considerations
Ambient Operating Temperature
If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the ambient operating
temperature of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient temperature
of the room. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment
in an environment compatible with the manufacturer’s maximum rated ambient
temperature (Tmra).
Reduced Airow
 
for safe operation is not compromised.
Mechanical Loading
Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not
arise due to uneven mechanical loading.
Circuit Overloading
Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the power
󰀨
on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring. Appropriate consideration of
equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern.
Reliable Ground
A reliable ground must be maintained at all times. To ensure this, the rack
itself should be grounded. Particular attention should be given to power supply
connections other than the direct connections to the branch circuit (i.e. the use of
power strips, etc.).
Warning! To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a
rack, you must take special precautions to ensure that the system remains
stable. The following guidelines are provided to ensure your safety:
• This unit should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit in
the rack.
• 
to the top with the heaviest component at the bottom of the rack.
• If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before
mounting or servicing the unit in the rack.
• Slide rail mounted equipment is not to be used as a shelf or a work space.

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2-4 Installing the System into a Rack
This section provides information on installing the server into a rack unit with the
rack rails provided. There are a variety of rack units on the market, so the assembly
󰀨   
your rack. Note: 
Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails
The chassis package includes two rail assemblies. Each assembly consists of three
sections: An inner rail that secures directly to the chassis, an outer rail that secures
to the rack, and a middle rail which extends from the outer rail. These assemblies

Figure 2-1. Identifying the Outer Rail, Middle Rail and Inner Rail
(Left Rail Assembly Shown)
Inner Rail
Rail Assembly
(Shown with Rails
Retracted)
This Side Faces
Outward
Locking Tab
Middle Rail
Outer Rail

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Figure 2-2. Extending and Releasing the Inner Rail
Releasing the Inner Rail
Each inner rail has a locking latch. This latch prevents the server from coming
completely out of the rack when when the chassis is pulled out for servicing.

Releasing Inner Rail from the Outer Rails
1. Pull the inner rail out of the outer rail until it is fully extended as illustrated below.
2. Press the locking tab down to release the inner rail.
3. Pull the inner rail all the way out.
3
2
1

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Figure 2-3. Installing the Inner Rails
Installing the Inner Rails on the Chassis
Installing the Inner Rails
1. Identify the left and right inner rails. They are labeled.
2. 
the side of the chassis with the holes in the inner rail.
3. Slide the inner rail forward toward the front of the chassis until the quick release
bracket snaps into place, securing the rail to the chassis.
4. Optionally, you can further secure the inner rail to the chassis with a screw.
5. Repeat for the other inner rail.
Figure 2-4. Inner Rails Installed on the Chassis
1
3
1
4
1
4
1
2
Inner Rails

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Figure 2-5. Extending and Mounting the Outer Rails
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
4
21D01
L-min=676.00(26.61")(outer rail)
Installing the Outer Rails onto the Rack
Installing the Outer Rails
1. Press upward on the locking tab at the rear end of the middle rail.
2. Push the middle rail back into the outer rail.
3. Hang the hooks on the front of the outer rail onto the square holes on the front
of the rack. If desired, use screws to secure the outer rails to the rack.
4. 
posts of the rack.
5. Hang the hooks of the rear section of the outer rail onto the square holes on the
rear of the rack. Take care that the proper holes are used so the rails are level.
If desired, use screws to secure the rear of the outer rail to the rear of the rack.
6. Repeat for the other outer rail.
Stability hazard. The rack stabilizing mechanism must be in place, or the rack

stabilize the rack can cause the rack to tip over.
Do not use a two post "telco" type rack.

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Figure 2-6. Installing into a Rack
Ball-Bearing
Shuttle
Sliding the Chassis onto the Rack Rails
Warning: Mounting the system into the rack requires at least two people to
support the chassis during installation. Please follow safety recommendations
printed on the rails.
Installing the Chassis into a Rack
1. Extend the outer rails as illustrated above.
2. Align the inner rails of the chassis with the outer rails on the rack.
3. Slide the inner rails into the outer rails, keeping the pressure even on both
sides. When the chassis has been pushed completely into the rack, it should
click into the locked position.
4. Optional screws may be used to hold the front of the chassis to the rack.
Note:         

Caution: Do not pick up the server with the front handles. They are designed
to pull the system from a rack only.