Supero SUPERSERVER 6017R-TDF User manual

SUPERSERVER
6017R-TDF
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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 SuperServer 6017R-TDF.
Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only.
The SuperServer 6017R-TDF is a high-end server based on the SC813TS-441CBP
1U rackmount chassis and the Super X9DRD-iF serverboard.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1: Introduction
The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the
server system and describes the main features of the X9DRD-iF serverboard and
the SC813TS-441CBP chassis.
Chapter 2: Server Installation
This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 6017R-TDF
into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powering up the system.
If your server 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
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Chapter 4: System Safety
You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview
of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the
SuperServer 6017R-TDF.
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup
Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X9DRD-iF serverboard, including the
locations and functions of connections, headers and jumpers. Refer to this chapter
when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfiguring the
serverboard.
Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup
Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC813TS-441CBP server chas-
sis. You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing, removing
or reconfiguring SATAor peripheral drives and when replacing system power supply
modules 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: System Specifications

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1 Overview .........................................................................................................1-1
1-2 Serverboard Features..................................................................................... 1-2
Processors ......................................................................................................1-2
Memory ...........................................................................................................1-2
SATA................................................................................................................1-2
I/O Ports..........................................................................................................1-2
Onboard Graphics...........................................................................................1-2
1-3 Server Chassis Features ................................................................................1-3
System Power................................................................................................. 1-3
SATA Subsystem.............................................................................................1-3
Control Panel .................................................................................................. 1-3
Cooling System............................................................................................... 1-3
1-4 Contacting Supermicro....................................................................................1-5
Chapter 2 Server Installation
2-1 Overview .........................................................................................................2-1
2-2 Unpacking the System....................................................................................2-1
2-3 Preparing for Setup.........................................................................................2-1
Choosing a Setup Location............................................................................. 2-2
Rack Precautions............................................................................................ 2-2
Server Precautions..........................................................................................2-2
Rack Mounting Considerations....................................................................... 2-3
Ambient Operating Temperature................................................................2-3
Reduced Airflow .........................................................................................2-3
Mechanical Loading ................................................................................... 2-3
Circuit Overloading.....................................................................................2-3
Reliable Ground ......................................................................................... 2-3
2-4 Rack Mounting Instructions............................................................................. 2-4
Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails......................................................2-4
Inner Rail Extension........................................................................................2-5
Installing the Chassis into a Telco rack .......................................................... 2-9
Chapter 3 System Interface
3-1 Overview .........................................................................................................3-1
3-2 Control Panel Buttons..................................................................................... 3-1
Reset...............................................................................................................3-1
Power..............................................................................................................3-1
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3-3 Control Panel LEDs ........................................................................................3-2
Overheat/Fan Fail ........................................................................................... 3-2
NIC1................................................................................................................3-2
NIC2................................................................................................................3-2
HDD................................................................................................................. 3-2
Power..............................................................................................................3-3
3-4 Hard Drive Carrier LEDs................................................................................. 3-3
Chapter 4 System Safety
4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions..........................................................................4-1
4-2 General Safety Precautions............................................................................ 4-2
4-3 ESD Precautions.............................................................................................4-3
4-4 Operating Precautions .................................................................................... 4-4
Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup
5-1 Handling the Serverboard...............................................................................5-1
Precautions .....................................................................................................5-1
Unpacking .......................................................................................................5-1
5-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................5-2
Installing an LGA 2011 Processor...................................................................5-2
Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink .................................................................5-5
Removing the Heatsink................................................................................... 5-5
5-3 Connecting Cables..........................................................................................5-6
Connecting Data Cables.................................................................................5-6
Connecting Power Cables .............................................................................. 5-6
Connecting the Control Panel......................................................................... 5-6
5-4 I/O Ports..........................................................................................................5-7
5-5 Installing Memory............................................................................................ 5-8
5-6 Adding PCI Cards......................................................................................... 5-10
5-7 Serverboard Details .......................................................................................5-11
X9DRD-iF Quick Reference...........................................................................5-11
5-8 Connector Definitions ...................................................................................5-13
5-9 Jumper Settings............................................................................................ 5-20
5-10 Onboard Indicators........................................................................................5-22
5-11 SATA Drive Ports...........................................................................................5-23
5-12 Installing Drivers............................................................................................ 5-24
SuperDoctor III.............................................................................................. 5-25
Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup
6-1 Static-Sensitive Devices..................................................................................6-1
Precautions .....................................................................................................6-1

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6-2 Control Panel .................................................................................................. 6-2
6-3 System Fans................................................................................................... 6-3
System Fan Failure.........................................................................................6-3
6-4 Drive Bay Installation/Removal....................................................................... 6-5
Removing the Front Bezel..............................................................................6-5
Accessing the Drive Bays...............................................................................6-5
SATA Drive Installation.................................................................................... 6-6
SATA Power Cables................................................................................... 6-7
SATA Backplane......................................................................................... 6-7
CD-ROM and Floppy Drive Installation........................................................... 6-8
6-5 Power Supply.................................................................................................. 6-9
Power Supply Failure......................................................................................6-9
Chapter 7 BIOS
7-1 Introduction...................................................................................................... 7-1
Starting BIOS Setup Utility..............................................................................7-1
How To Change the Configuration Data......................................................... 7-1
Starting the Setup Utility................................................................................. 7-2
7-2 Main Setup...................................................................................................... 7-2
7-3 Advanced Setup Configurations......................................................................7-4
7-3 Event Logs.................................................................................................... 7-24
7-4 IPMI............................................................................................................... 7-26
7-5 Boot............................................................................................................... 7-28
7-6 Security......................................................................................................... 7-29
7-7 Save & Exit...................................................................................................7-30
Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes
Appendix B System Specifications
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Chapter 1
Introduction
1-1 Overview
The SuperServer 6017R-TDF is a high-end server comprised of two main subsys-
tems: the SC813TS-441CBP 1U chassis and the X9DRD-iF serverboard. Please
refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified
for use with the system (www.supermicro.com).
In addition to the serverboard and chassis, various hardware components have
been included with the 6017R-TDF, as listed below:
• Two 10-cm blower fans (FAN-0135L4)
• Two passive CPU heatsinks (SNK-P0047PS)
• One RSC-RR1U-E16 riser card
• SATA Accessories
One SATA backplane (BPN-SAS-815T)
Four 3.5" hard drive carriers (MCP-220-00075-0B)
• One rackmount kit (MCP-290-00102-0N)
• One CD containing drivers and utilities
• SuperServer 6017R-TDF User's Manual
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1-2 Serverboard Features
At the heart of the SuperServer 6017R-TDF lies the X9DRD-iF, a dual processor
serverboard based on Intel's C600 chipset. Below are the main features of the
X9DRD-iF (see Figure 1-1 for a block diagram of the chipset).
Processors
The X9DRD-iF supports single or dual Intel®Xeon®E5-2600 Series processors in
LGA 2011 sockets. Please refer to the serverboard description pages on our web
site for a complete listing of supported processors.
Memory
The X9DRD-iF has eight DIMM sockets that can support up to 256 GB of regis-
tered DDR3-1600/1333/1066/800 RDIMM memory. Please refer to Chapter 5 for
installing memory.
SATA
An on-chip SATA controller is integrated into the X9DRD-iF to provide a six-port,
Serial ATA subsystem, which is RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 supported. Two of the ports
support SATA 3.0, while the other four are SATA 2.0 ports. The SATA drives are
hot-swappable units.
Four additional SCU SATA ports are also provided on the X9DRD-iF.
Note: The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot-
swap capability and RAID function of the SATA drives. Documentation on RAID
setup guidelines can be found on our web site.
I/O Ports
The color-coded I/O ports include one COM port, a VGA (monitor) port, four USB
2.0 ports and two gigabit Ethernet ports.Adedicated IPMI LAN port is also included.
Onboard Graphics
The X9DRD-iF provides onboard grpahics with a Matrox G200eW graphics con-
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1-3 Server Chassis Features
The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC813TS-441CBP
chassis.
System Power
The SC813TS-441CBP chassis includes a single 440-480W power supply. Power
must be removed from the system when removing the power supply. See Chapter
6 for details.
SATA Subsystem
For the 6017R-TDF, the SC813TS-441CBP chassis was designed to support four
SATA hard drives, which are hot-swappable units.
Control Panel
The SC813TS-441CBP's control panel provides important system monitoring and
control information. LEDs indicate power on, network activity, hard disk drive activ-
ity and system overheat conditions. The control panel also includes a main power
button and a system reset button.
Cooling System
The SC813TS-441CBP chassis has an innovative cooling design that features two
10-cm high-performance blower fans. Each of these fans plug into a chassis fan
header on the serverboard.
A fan speed control setting in BIOS allows fan speed to be determined by system
temperature [the recommended setting is Standard (Server)].

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Figure 1-1. Intel C600 Chipset:
System Block Diagram
Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see Chapter 5 for details.
PROCESSOR 1 (left)
#1
DDR3 DIMM
DDR3 DIMM DDR3 DIMM
#1
DDR3 DIMM
A
SSB
PCH C602
DMI
PET [1~4]
USB
W25Q128
LPC USB
REAR
HDR 2X5
0,1
TYPE-A
TPM HDR
REAR
2,3
DDR3 DIMM
B
DDR3 DIMM
D
C
F
E
#1
#1
#1
#1
P0 P1
DMI
PE2
(C,D)
PE2
(A,B)
PE1
(A,B)
DMI
HDR 2X5
VGA
VGA CONN
DDR III
PHY1
IPMI LAN
RTL8201F
SPI
SATA #1
SCU
PCI
SIO
W83527
x4 (LANE1~4)
I350 GLAN
RJ45 RJ45
SATA #2
SATA #3
SATA #4
PEG0 [0..3]
JPCIE3
PCIE 3.0 x8
JPCIE4
PCIE 3.0 x16
JPCIE5
PCIE 3.0 x8
PE3
(A,B) PE3
(C,D)
JPCIE1
PCIE 3.0 x8
JPCIE2
PCIE 3.0 x8
PE1
(A,B) PE2
(A,B) PE2
(C,D)
PE3
(A,B) QPI
QPI
PE3
(C,D)
SATA #6 SATA #7
SATA #8
SATA #5
SATA #10
SATA #9
AHCI
68,9
4,5
BMC
PE1
PE2
PE3
PROCESSOR 2 (right)
DDR3 DIMM
G#1
DDR3 DIMM
H#1

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1-4 Contacting Supermicro
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Web Site: www.supermicro.com
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Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [email protected]
Tel: [phone]

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Chapter 2
Server Installation
2-1 Overview
This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 6017R-TDF
up and running. Following the steps in the order given should enable you to have
the system operational within a minimal amount of time. This quick setup assumes
that your 6017R-TDF system has come to you with the processor and memory pre-
installed. If your system is not already fully integrated with a serverboard, processor,
system memory etc., please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for
details on installing specific components.
2-2 Unpacking the System
You should inspect the box the SuperServer 6017R-TDF was shipped in and note
if it was damaged in any way. If the server itself shows damage, you should file a
damage claim with the carrier who delivered it.
Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the SuperServer 6017R-
TDF. It should be situated in a clean, dust-free area that is well ventilated. Avoid
areas where heat, electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated. You
will also need it placed near a grounded power outlet. Read the Rack and Server
Precautions in the next section.
2-3 Preparing for Setup
The box the SuperServer 6017R-TDF was shipped in should include two sets of rail
assemblies, six rail mounting brackets and the mounting screws you will need to
install the system into the rack. Follow the steps in the order given to complete the
installation process in a minimal amount of time. Please read this section in its en-
tirety before you begin the installation procedure outlined in the sections that follow.

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!
Warnings and Precautions!
Choosing a Setup Location
• Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door
completely (~25 inches) and approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back
of the rack to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing.This product is for
installation only in a Restricted Access Location (dedicated equipment rooms,
service closets and the like).
• This product is not suitable for use with visual display work place devices
acccording to §2 of the the German Ordinance for Work with Visual Display Units.
Rack Precautions
• Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to
the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them.
• 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 si-
multaneously 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.
• Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack first, and then
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.

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• Allow the hot plug SATA drives and power supply modules to cool before touch-
ing them.
• Always keep the rack's front door and all panels and components on the servers
closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling.
Rack Mounting Considerations
Ambient Operating Temperature
If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the ambient operating tempera-
ture 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 tempera-
ture (Tmra).
Reduced Airflow
Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of airflow required
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
supply circuitry and the effect that any possible overloading of circuits might have
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 connec-
tions other than the direct connections to the branch circuit (i.e. the use of power
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Figure 2-1. Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails
(right side rail shown)
Rail Extension
(Inner Rail is pre-installed
on the chassis)
Outer Rails
2-4 Rack Mounting Instructions
This section provides information on installing the SC813TS-441CBP chassis into
a rack unit. There are a variety of rack units on the market, which may mean the
assembly procedure will differ slightly. You should also refer to the installation
instructions that came with the rack unit you are using.
Note: This rail will fit a rack between 26" and 33.5" deep.
Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails
The chassis package includes two rack rail assemblies in the rack mounting kit.
Each assembly consists of two sections: an inner rail that secures directly to the
chassis, and an outer rail that secures directly to the rack itself.

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Figure 2-2. Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails
(right side rail shown)
Inner Rail Extension
The SC813TS-441CBP chassis includes a set of inner rails which are in two
sections: inner rails and inner rail extensions. The inner rails are pre-attached and
do not interfere with normal use of the cha`sis if you decide not to use a server rack.
Attach the inner rail extension to stabilize the chassis within the rack.
Installing the Inner Rails
1. Place the inner rail extensions on the side of the chassis aligning the hooks
of the chassis with the inner rail extension holes. Make sure the inner rail
extension faces "outward" just like the pre-attached inner rail.
2. Slide the extension toward the front of the chassis.
3. Secure the chassis with 2 screws as illustrated.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for the other inner rail extension.
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Installing the Outer Rails to the Rack
1. Attach the longer section of the outer rail to the outside of the shorter section
of the outer rail. You must align the pins with the slides. Both ends of the
outer rail must face the same direction in order to be secured to the rack.
2. Adjust both sections of the outer rail to the proper length so that the rail fits
snugly within the rack.
3. Secure the longer section of the outer rail to the of the rack with two M5
screws and the shorter section to the rear side of the rack with two M5
screws.
4. Repeat steps 1-4 for the remaining outer rail.
Secure to the
Front of the Rack
Secure to the
Rear of the Rack
Figure 2-3. Assembling the Outer Rails
Attach the Two Sections of the
Outer Rail Together