VIA Technologies VDLM-100-S/X User manual

USER MANUAL
VIA VDLM-100-S/X
Deep Learning Machine
For 8 x GPU Cards
1.00-03032020-155700

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Table of Contents
1. Product Overview .............................................................................................................. 1
1.1 System Layout ...................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 ProductSpecicaons ......................................................................................................................... 3
1.3 System Front Panel............................................................................................................................... 6
1.4 System Back Panel ............................................................................................................................... 7
1.5 FrontControlPanelBuonsandLEDs.................................................................................................. 8
1.5.1 PowerBuon ................................................................................................................................. 8
1.5.2 IDBuon........................................................................................................................................ 8
1.5.3 NMI(Non-maskableInterrupt)Buon .......................................................................................... 8
1.5.4 SystemResetBuon ...................................................................................................................... 9
1.5.5 StatusLEDDenions.................................................................................................................... 9
1.6 PSULED .............................................................................................................................................. 10
1.7 DriveTrayLEDs ................................................................................................................................... 11
1.7.1 StatusLEDDenions.................................................................................................................. 11
1.8 FanFailedLED..................................................................................................................................... 12
2. HardwareInstallaonandMaintenance ......................................................................... 13
2.1 Installing the Server Top Covers ......................................................................................................... 13
2.2 HardDrive .......................................................................................................................................... 15
2.2.1 InstallingaHardDiskDriveinto2.5"HardDriveTray .................................................................. 15
2.2.2 Removing2.5"HardDriveTraysfromtheChassis ....................................................................... 15
2.2.3 Installinga2.5"HardDrivetotheHardDriveTray ...................................................................... 15
2.3 Power Supply...................................................................................................................................... 17
2.3.1 Installing and Removing the Power Supply.................................................................................. 17
2.3.2 Installing the Power Supply Unit.................................................................................................. 17
2.3.3 Removing the Power Supply Unit ................................................................................................ 18
2.4 Installing and Removing the Server in a Rack..................................................................................... 19
2.4.1 Installing the Server in a Rack...................................................................................................... 19
2.4.2 Removing the Chassis Rail from the Slide Rail Assembly ............................................................. 19
2.4.3 AachingtheChassisRailstotheServer ..................................................................................... 20
2.4.4 AachingtheSlideRailAssembliestotheRack .......................................................................... 20
2.4.5 Sliding the Server into the Rack................................................................................................... 23
2.4.6 Installing and Removing the Server in a Rack .............................................................................. 25
3. Mainboard ....................................................................................................................... 26
3.1 Specicaons...................................................................................................................................... 26
3.2 I/O Panel............................................................................................................................................. 27
3.2.1 LANPortLEDIndicaons.............................................................................................................. 27
4. BIOSSeng ..................................................................................................................... 29
4.1 Main Screen........................................................................................................................................ 29
4.2 Advanced Screen ................................................................................................................................ 29
4.2.1 CPUConguraon....................................................................................................................... 30
4.3 ExitScreen.......................................................................................................................................... 31
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List of Figures
Figure1: VIAVDLM-100-S/Xlayoutdiagramfrontview ..................................................................................... 1
Figure2: VIAVDLM-100-S/Xlayoutdiagramisometricview .............................................................................. 1
Figure3: VIAVDLM-100S/Xlayoutdiagramtopview ........................................................................................ 2
Figure4: VIAVDLM-100S/Xlayoutdiagramrearview....................................................................................... 2
Figure5: SystemfrontpaneloftheVIAVDLM-100-S/X...................................................................................... 6
Figure6: SystembackpaneloftheVIAVDLM-100-S/X ...................................................................................... 7
Figure7: FrontcontrolpanelbuonsandLEDsoftheVIAVDLM-100-S/X........................................................ 8
Figure8: PSULEDdiagram ............................................................................................................................... 10
Figure9: DrivetrayLEDsdiagram ..................................................................................................................... 11
Figure10: FanFailedLEDdiagram ...................................................................................................................... 12
Figure 11: Installing top rear cover .................................................................................................................... 13
Figure 12: Secure the top middle cover on the chassis....................................................................................... 13
Figure 13: 4U top front cover.............................................................................................................................. 14
Figure 14: Secure the top front cover with the screws ....................................................................................... 14
Figure15: Removing2.5"harddrivetraysfromthechassis............................................................................... 15
Figure16: Installinga2.5"harddrivetotheharddrivetray .............................................................................. 15
Figure17: PushinthelockinglevertolocktheHDDtrayintoplace .................................................................. 16
Figure 18: Installing the power supply unit......................................................................................................... 17
Figure 19: Removing the power supply unit ....................................................................................................... 18
Figure 20: Slide and chassis rails ......................................................................................................................... 19
Figure 21: Removing the chassis rail from the slide rail assembly ...................................................................... 19
Figure22: Aachingthechassisrailstotheserver............................................................................................. 20
Figure23: Aachingthecagenutsintothemounngholes .............................................................................. 21
Figure 24: Front and rear adjustable brackets on the slide ................................................................................ 21
Figure25: Adjusngthebracketstoaccommodatethedepthoftherack......................................................... 22
Figure 26: Securing the slide rails to the rack ..................................................................................................... 22
Figure 27: Tighten the lock nuts on the rear bracket .......................................................................................... 23
Figure28: Extendingthesliderails ..................................................................................................................... 23
Figure 29: Sliding the server into the rack .......................................................................................................... 24
Figure 30: Securing the server onto the rack ...................................................................................................... 24
Figure 31: I/O panel diagram ............................................................................................................................. 27
Figure32: LANportLEDindicaons.................................................................................................................... 27
Figure33: LANport(LAN1,LAN2)LEDindicaonsdiagram............................................................................... 28
Figure 34: Main Screen diagram ........................................................................................................................ 29
Figure 35: Advanced Screen diagram ................................................................................................................. 29
Figure36: CPUConguraonScreendiagram .................................................................................................... 30
Figure37: ExitScreendiagram............................................................................................................................ 31
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List of Tables
Table1: Systemfrontpaneldescripon ............................................................................................................ 6
Table2: Systembackpaneldescripon............................................................................................................. 7
Table3: FrontcontrolpanelbuonsandLEDsdescripon............................................................................... 8
Table4: StatusLEDdenionstable.................................................................................................................. 9
Table5: PSULEDDescripon.......................................................................................................................... 10
Table6: DrivetrayLEDsdescripon ................................................................................................................ 11
Table7: HDDPowerLEDdescripon .............................................................................................................. 11
Table8: HDDAcvityLEDdescripon ............................................................................................................ 11
Table9: FanLEDdescripon............................................................................................................................ 12
Table 10: Rail assembly kit ................................................................................................................................ 25
Table11: I/Opaneldescripon ......................................................................................................................... 27
Table12: IPMILANportLEDindicaonstables................................................................................................. 27
Table13: LANport(LAN1,LAN2)LEDindicaonstables ................................................................................... 28
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1. Product Overview
TheVIAVDLM-100-S/Xisapowerfulserverwith8-cores/16-coreCPUdesignedfordeeplearningmachine.It
supports 4-tray/8-tray PCIe GPU or double-width GPGPU cards. As a powerful deep learning server, it delivers
excellentperformancewithrobustdesignconformingtoVIA’scommitmenttoqualityandendurance.
1.1 System Layout
Figure 1:VIAVDLM-100-S/Xlayoutdiagramfrontview
Figure 2:VIAVDLM-100-S/Xlayoutdiagramisometricview

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Figure 3:VIAVDLM-100S/Xlayoutdiagramtopview
Figure 4:VIAVDLM-100S/Xlayoutdiagramrearview

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1.2 ProductSpecicaons
System
Form Factor -3URackmountwith4UTopFrontCover(oponal)
Dimensions -722.3mmx430mmx170.35mm
Front Panel
Buons -Powerbuon
-UIDbuon
-Resetbuon
-NMIbuon
LEDs -2LANLEDs(L1,L2LED)
-2FrontLEDs
-HDDLED
-SystemeventLED
I/O Ports - 2 USB 2.0 ports
- 1 VGA port
MB Tray
Slimline CONN -4(for2LowProlePCIEcard(onex8,anotherx16))
USB 2.0 - 2
USB 3.0 - 2
Serial Port - 1
VGA -1D-Sub
LAN Port - 2 (GLAN by Intel i350) + 1 (IPMI) LAN port (RJ-45)
-LANPortswithLED(ACT/LINKLEDandSPEEDLED)
External Drive Bay
FrontSideDriveBay - 6 2.5"SATAHDD(6Gb/s)Bayor6xSAS*(12Gb/s)
*NeedaddaPCIERAIDcardforSASsupport.
Power Supply
Type - 4 (3+1), Redundant
OutputWas -1200W,Planum
System Fan
Fan - 8 80mmx38mm
FailLED -Abnormal(DCon):LEDON(SolidRed)
-Normal:LEDOFF(FortheFANinthecenter)
System Switch Board
Switch IC -PLX8747
Supports GPU Card - 8 GPGPU card or 8 GPGPU/MIC
GPGPU Card
GPGPUWas -Max.300Wpercard
Supports GPGPU - 8 GPGPU card or 8 GPGPU/MIC
MB Physical Status
Form Factor -SSICEB
Dimensions -12''x10.5''(30.5cmx26.7cm)

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Processor System
CPU -SupportsIntelXeonScalableProcessors
Socket -DualSocketP
Chipset - C621
System Memory
Capacity -16DIMMslots
Type -6ChannelDDR4memorytechnology2666/2400/2133RDIMM/LR
DIMM
Voltage - 1.2V
Storage
SATA Controller - PCH: 8 SATA3 + 1 M.2
Ethernet
Interface - 1000Mbps/100Mbps/10Mbps
LAN Controller - 2 RJ-45 GLAN by Intel i350
Management
BMC Controller -ASPEEDAST2500
IPMIDedicatedGLAN -1RealtekRTL8211EfordedicatedmanagementGLAN
Features - Watchdog
- NMI
Graphics
Controller -ASPEEDAST2500
VRAM -DDR44GB
Rear Panel I/O
VGA Port -1D-Sub
USB 3.1 Gen1 Port - 2
LAN Port - 1 (IPMI) LAN port (RJ-45)
-LANportswithLED(ACT/LINKLEDandSPEEDLED)
UIDBuon/UIDLED - 1
Internal Connector
M.2 - 1 (up to 2280)
AuxiliaryPanelHeader -1(includeschassisintrusion,locaonbuon&LED,frontLANLED)
TPM Header - 1
Fan Header - 2 CPU Fan, 2 System Fan (6-pin)
ATXPower - 1 (24-pin) + 2 (8-pin)
Front Panel - 1
System BIOS
BIOS Type -256MbAMIUEFILegalBIOS
BIOS Features - Plug and Play (PnP)
-ACPI2.0ComplianceWakeUpEvents
- SMBIOS 2.8 Support

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Notes:
1.AstheoperangtemperatureprovidedinthespecicaonsisaresultofthetestperformedinVIA’schamber,a
numberofvariablescaninuencethisresult.Pleasenotethattheworkingtemperaturemayvarydependingon
theactualsituaonandenvironment.Itishighlyrecommendedtoexecuteasolidtesngprogramandtakeallthe
variablesintoconsideraonwhenbuildingthesystem.Pleaseensurethatthesystemrunswellunderthe
operangtemperatureintermsofapplicaon.
2.Thespecicaonissubjecttochangewithoutnoceinadvance.Thebrandandproductnamesaretrademarks
oftheirrespecvecompanies.Anyconguraonotherthanoriginalproductspecicaonisnotguaranteed.
Hardware Monitor
Temperature - CPU Temperature Sensing
- System Temperature Sensing
- Card Side Temperature Sensing
Fan - CPU/Rear/Front Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan (Allow CPU Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU
Temperature)
-CPU/Rear/FrontFanMul-SpeedControl
Voltage -VoltageMonitoring:CPU1/2,VCCM_AB/CD/EF/GH,+1.50_PCH,
3V/5V/ 12V, +1.05V_PCH, +BAT, 3VSB, 5VSB
Environment
Temperature -Operangtemperature:10°C~35°C
-Non-operangtemperature:-40°C~70°C

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1.3 System Front Panel
Figure 5:SystemfrontpaneloftheVIAVDLM-100-S/X
Table 1: Systemfrontpaneldescripon
4
3
1
2
Item Descripon
1ControlPanelBuonsandLEDs
22xUSB2.0Ports
316xPCIECardSlots(single-width)
41xVGAPort

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1.4 System Back Panel
Figure 6:SystembackpaneloftheVIAVDLM-100-S/X
Table 2: Systembackpaneldescripon
SLOT1
SLIMLIN x 8
SLOT2
SLIMLIN x 16
4 3 5 6 321
HDD0
HDD1
HDD2
HDD3
HDD4 NVMe
HDD5 NVMe
Item Descripon
16x2.5"HDDtrays
*HDD4andHDD5supportsNVMeHDD
2 I/O Shield
*Dependingonthespecicaonoftheserverboard.
3PCIExpressCardSlotorMezzanineCardSlot
*YoucaninstalleitheraPCIEcardofamezzaninecardtothisslotwithariser-card
assembly. The riser card (4U10G_SL2P) is pre-installed to the assembly.
*Ifyouwanttoinstallamezzaninecard(onlyM599RandM41202Rsupported),a
mezzanineadaptercard(4U10G_SL2M)isrequired.
*Slot1supportsSlimlinex8;Slot2supportsSlimlinex16.
4 Motherboard Tray Handle
*WARNING!
Pleasedonotopenthetrayiftheserverisnotpowereddownorwhileitissll
running.
5 Rear Vent
64xPowerSupplyUnits(RedundantPSU3+1)
*Serverequires3workingPSUs,with1redundantPSU.Youmusthaveatleast
threeacvesupplies,installed,funconingandconnectedtoAC.Onlyoneofthe
PSUs is allowed to be removed while the server is running.

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1.5 FrontControlPanelBuonsandLEDs
ThischapterprovidesinformaonabouttheVIAVDLM-100-S/XfrontcontrolpanelbuonsandLEDsdiagram
anditsfunconality.
Figure 7:FrontcontrolpanelbuonsandLEDsoftheVIAVDLM-100-S/X
Table 3: FrontcontrolpanelbuonsandLEDsdescripon
Note:
*Pleasebenotedthatthefunconsaresupporteddependingonthetypeofserverboard.
1.5.1 PowerBuon
Pressthepowerbuontotogglethesystempoweronandstandby/sleepmodes.Toremoveallpowerfrom
thesystemcompletely,disconnectthepowercordfromtheserver.Toturn-othepowerfromthesystem
completely, disconnect the power cord from the server.
1.5.2 IDBuon
PresstheIDbuontotogglethefrontpanelIDLEDandthebaseboardIDLEDonando.Youareabletolocate
the serve you're working on from behind a rack of servers.
1.5.3 NMI(Non-maskableInterrupt)Buon
PresstheNMIbuonwithapapercliporpintogenerateanon-masketableinterruptandtoputtheserverina
haltstateforexaminaon.
UID
NMI RST
L1 L2
L3 L4
PWR
BTN
!
1
2
3
5
7
4
6
Item Descripon
1PowerBuonandLED
2UIDBuonandLED*
3LAN1,LAN2,LAN3,andLAN4AcvityLEDs*
4HDDAcvityLED
5SystemEventLED*
6NMI(Non-maskableInterrupt)Buon*
7SystemResetBuon

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1.5.4 SystemResetBuon
Whenthesystemiscompletelyunresponsive,pressthesystemresetbuontoreboottheserverwithout
shungitoandinializethesystem.
1.5.5 StatusLEDDenions
ThetablebelowwillexplainthestatusanddenionsofeachLEDonthesystem.
Table 4: StatusLEDdenionstable
Power LED
Status Descripon
Green Power on
O Powero
ID LED
Status Descripon
Blue Systemidencaonisacve
O Systemidencaonisdisable
LAN1, LAN2, LAN3, LAN4, LEDs
Status Descripon
Green Link between system and network or no access
Blinking Green Network access
HDD Acvity LED
Status Descripon
Blinking Green HDDaccess
O HDDidle
ID LED
Status Descripon
O Runningornormaloperaon
Red Atleastonesensorhascricalalert

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1.6 PSULED
Figure 8:PSULEDdiagram
Table 5: PSULEDDescripon
PSU LED
Power LED
Status Descripon
Green Normalwork;outputONandOK
Amber Modulefault/proteconinoperaonmode
(failure, OCP, OVP, FAN Fail, OTP, UVP)
AC cord unplugged
Amberblinkingat0.5Hz Warning (high temperature, high power, high current, slow fan)
Greenblinkingat0.5Hz ACPresentOnly12VBSon(PSo)orPSinSmartRedundant
state

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1.7 DriveTrayLEDs
Figure 9:DrivetrayLEDsdiagram
Table 6: DrivetrayLEDsdescripon
1.7.1 StatusLEDDenions
ThetablesbelowshowsthestatusoftheHDDPowerLEDandHDDAcvityLED.
Table 7: HDDPowerLEDdescripon
Table 8: HDDAcvityLEDdescripon
HDD Power LED
Status Descripon
Blue HDDpowered-on
Amber NopowertoHDD
HDD Acvity LED
Status Descripon
Solid Green HDDacve
Blinking Green HDDaccessingorreading
Red HDDfailed
O HDDpowered-o
1
2
Item Descripon
1HDDPowerLED
2HDDAcvityLED

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1.8 FanFailedLED
Figure 10: FanFailedLEDdiagram
Table 9: FanLEDdescripon
Fan Failed LED
Fan LED
Status Descripon
Solid Red Fan failed
O Normal

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2. Hardware Installaon and Maintenance
Thisseconwillexplainhowtoinstalltheservertopcovers,harddrive,powersupply,andinstallingand
removing the server in a rack from the system.
2.1 Installing the Server Top Covers
Step 1. Lower the top rear cover on the chassis, making sure the side latches align with the cutouts.
Step 2. Slide the top rear cover towards the rear of the chassis.
Step 3. Secure the top rear cover with the screws.
Figure 11: Installing top rear cover
Step 4. Lower the top middle cover on the chassis and secure it with the screws.
Figure 12: Secure the top middle cover on the chassis
3
Top Rear Cover
2
3
1
4

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Step 5. When both top middle and rear covers are properly secured, lower the top front cover on the chassis.
CarefullyalignthemounngholesinthetopmiddlecoverandtheChassis.*
Step 6. Slide the top front cover toward the rear of the chassis.
Step 7. Secure the top front cover with the screws.
Figure 13: 4U top front cover
Note:
*Usea4Utop(front)coverinsteadifthepowerconnectorsofyourGPGPUcardareonthetopsideofit.Please
purchase seperately if needed.
Figure 14: Secure the top front cover with the screws
5
6
7
Top Front Cover
7
4U Top Front Cover (Op�onal)