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Preface About this Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators, Information Technology professionals, service personnel and technicians. It provides information for the installation and use of Supermicro's SBA-7141A-T Blade Module. Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced professionals only.
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction....................................................................... 1-1 1-1 Overview ............................................................................................. 1-1 1-2 Product Checklist of Typical Components..................................... 1-1 1-3 Blade Module Features .................................................................... 1-2 Processors ..........................................................................................
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual 3-9 Configuring and Setting up RAID ................................................. 3-11 Chapter 4 Blade Module Features .............................................. 4-1 4-1 Control Panel ..................................................................................... 4-2 Power Button .......................................................................................... 4-3 KVM Button.......................................................................
Table of Contents SMBIOS Configuration.......................................................................... 5-18 Remote Access Configuration .............................................................. 5-18 USB Configuration ................................................................................ 5-19 System Health Monitor.......................................................................... 5-20 5-6 Boot Menu ..............................................................................
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List of Figures Figure 1-1. Full Rack of Blade Enclosures and Blade Servers ......................... 1-3 Figure 3-1. Inserting a Blade into the Enclosure ............................................... 3-3 Figure 3-2. Locking the Blade into Position....................................................... 3-3 Figure 3-3. Installing a Processor in a Socket................................................... 3-5 Figure 3-4. Installing the Onboard Battery ........................................................
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List of Tables Table 1-1. SBA-7141A-T Blade Specification Features .................................... 1-2 Table 3-1. Populating 16 Memory Slots and 4 CPUs for Interleaved Operation........................................................................................ 3-7 Table 4-1. SBA-7141A-T Blade Unit Features .................................................. 4-1 Table 4-2. Blade Control Panel ......................................................................... 4-2 Table 4-3.
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Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview The SBA-7141A-T blade module is a compact self-contained server that connects into a pre-cabled enclosure that provides power, cooling, management and networking functions. One enclosure for the SBA-7141A-T blade module can hold ten blade units.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual 1-3 Blade Module Features Table 1-1 lists the main features of the SBA-7141A-T blade module. See the proceeding section for components typically included in a blade system and other optional components. Specific details on the SBA-7141A-T blade module is found in Chapter 4: "Blade Module Features" on page 4-1. Table 1-1. SBA-7141A-T Blade Specification Features Mainboard BHQIE (proprietary form factor) Chassis Dimensions (HxWxD): 11.02” x 1.67” x 18.
Chapter 1: Introduction Storage The SBA-7141A-T blade module accommodates one internal 2.5" SATA hard disk drive, which is mounted directly on the blade’s mainboard. See Chapter 3: "Setup and Installation" on page 3-1 for storage installation details. Density A maximum of ten blade modules may be installed into a single blade enclosure. Each blade enclosure is a 7U form factor, so a standard 42U rack may accommodate up to six enclosures with 60 blade modules, or the equivalent of 60 1U servers.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual 1-4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: Fax: +1 (408) 503-8000 +1 (408) 503-8008 marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) Email: support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V. Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390 Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525 sales@supermicro.
Chapter 2 System Safety 2-1 Electrical Safety Precautions Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperBlade from damage: • Be aware of how to power on/off the enclosure power supplies and the individual blades as well as the room's emergency power-off switch, disconnection switch or electrical outlet. If an electrical accident occurs, you can then quickly remove power from the system. • Do not work alone when working with high voltage components.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual 2-2 General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety: • Keep the area around the SuperBlade clean and free of clutter. • Place the blade module cover and any system components that have been removed away from the system or on a table so that they won't accidentally be stepped on.
Chapter 3 Setup and Installation 3-1 Overview This chapter covers the setup and installation of the blade module and its components. 3-2 Installing Blade Modules Up to ten SBA-7141A-T blade modules may be installed into a single blade enclosure (depending upon your enclosure and blade). Blade modules with Windows and Linux operating systems may be mixed together in the same blade enclosure.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual NOTE: Blade Modules can be Hot-Plugged from the enclosure. Removing/Replacing the Blade Cover The blade cover must be removed to access the mainboard when you need to install or remove processors, memory units, the onboard battery and so on. Removing/Replacing the Blade Cover 1. Remove the blade unit from the enclosure (see "Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure" above). 2.
Chapter 3: Setup and Installation Figure 3-1. Inserting a Blade into the Enclosure Figure 3-2.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual 3-3 Processor Installation One or two processors may be installed to the mainboard of each blade unit. See Chapter 1 for general information on the features of the blade unit and the Supermicro web site for further details including processor, memory and operating system support. WARNING: This action should only be performed by a trained service technician. Allow the processor heatsink to cool before removing it. Removing a Processor 1.
Chapter 3: Setup and Installation 8. Place the heatsink on the processor then tighten two diagonal screws until snug, then the other two screws. 9. When all four screws are snug, tighten them all to secure the heatsink to the mainboard. NOTE: Do not overtighten the screws as this may damage the processor or the heatsink. 10. Replace the cover on the blade unit and finish by installing the unit back into the blade enclosure. Figure 3-3.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual Figure 3-4. Installing the Onboard Battery Lithium Battery Battery Holder 3-5 Memory The mainboard of each blade unit must be populated with DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Modules) to provide system memory. The DIMMs should all be of the same size and speed and from the same manufacturer due to compatibility issues. See below for details on supported memory and our web site (www.supermicro.com/ products/superblade for recommended memory.
Chapter 3: Setup and Installation WARNING: It is highly recommended that you remove the power cord from the system before installing or changing any memory modules. Table 3-1.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual Figure 3-5. 16-slot DIMM Numbering CPU2 CPU1 Center of Board P4-DIMM 1B P4-DIMM 1A P4-DIMM 2B P4-DIMM 2A P3-DIMM 1B P3-DIMM 1A P3-DIMM 2B P3-DIMM 2A P1-DIMM 2A P1-DIMM 2B P1-DIMM 1A P1-DIMM 1B CPU4 P2-DIMM 1B P2-DIMM 1A P2-DIMM 2B P2-DIMM 2A CPU3 Edge of Board DIMM Installation WARNING: Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. Installing Memory Modules 1. Power down the blade module. 2.
Chapter 3: Setup and Installation Insert first into the 1A slot(s), then the 1B slot(s), then the 2A slot(s) and 2B slot(s). See support information below. Figure 3-6. Installing a DIMM into a Memory Slot DDR2 DIMM To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the bottom notch. To Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot. Top View of DDR2 DIMM Slot 5.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual Installing with an External USB CD-ROM Drive The most common method of installing the OS is with an external USB CD-ROM drive. Take the following steps to install the OS to a blade module: WARNING: Installing the OS from an external CD-ROM drive may take several hours to complete. 1. Connect an SUV cable (Serial port/USB port/Video port cable) to the KVM connector on the front of the blade module.
Chapter 3: Setup and Installation 3-8 Management Software System management may be performed with either of three software packages: IPMIview, IPMItool or a Web-based Management Utility. These are designed to provide an administrator with a comprehensive set of functions and monitored data to keep tabs on the system and perform management activities. Refer to the manuals on your SuperBlade CD-ROM for further details on the various functions provided by these management programs.
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Chapter 4 Blade Module Features Figure 4-1. SBA-7141A-T Blade Unit Front View This chapter describes the SBA-7141A-T blade unit. Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only. See Figure 4-1 for a front view of the blade unit and Table 4-1 for its features. Table 4-1.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual 4-1 Control Panel Each blade has a similar control panel (Figure 4-2) with power on/off button, a KVM connector, a KVM button and four LEDs on the top front of the unit. The numbers mentioned in Figure 4-2are described in Table 4-2. Figure 4-2. Blade Control Panel 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 Table 4-2.
Chapter 4: Blade Module Features Power Button Each blade has its own power button so that individual blade units within the enclosure may be turned on or off independently of the others. Press the power button (#1) to turn on the blade server. The power LED (#3) will turn green. To turn off, press and hold the power button for >4 seconds and the power LED will turn orange. KVM Button KVM stands for Keyboard/Video/Mouse. With KVM, a user can control multiple blades with a single keyboard/video/mouse setup.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual 4-2 Mainboard The mainboard of the SBA-7141A-T blade unit is a proprietary design, which is based on the AMD SR5670/SP5100 chipset. See Figure 4-4 for a block diagram of this chipset, Figure 4-3 for a view of the BHQIE mainboard and Figure 4-5 for an exploded view diagram of the blade unit. Figure 4-3.
Chapter 4: Blade Module Features Table 4-4. BHQIE Mainboard Layout Item Description 1 CPU Socket CPU1 2 CPU Socket CPU2 3 CPU Socket CPU3 4 CPU Socket CPU4 5 DIMM Slots (see Figure 3-5: "16-slot DIMM Numbering" on page 3-8 for details) 6 Space for 2.5” SATA Hard Drive 7 SATA Connector 8 InfiniBand Connectors (for InfiniBand cards) 9 Gbx Connectors (for power and logic to backplane) 10 AMD SR5670/SP5100 chip 11 Onboard Battery 12 KVM Module 13 BIOS Chip 14 USB Port Figure 4-4.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual Jumpers The jumpers present on the mainboard are used by the manufacturer only; there are no jumpers used to configure the operation of the mainboard. CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS and will also clear any passwords. JBT1 consists of two contact pads located near the BIOS chip (#10 in Figure 4-3). Clearing CMOS 1. First power down the blade and remove it from the enclosure. 2.
Chapter 4: Blade Module Features 4-3 Blade Unit Components Figure 4-5. Exploded View of SBA-7141A-T Blade Module 5 2 6 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 1 Table 4-5. Main Components of SBA-7141A-T Blade Module Item Description 1 Blade Unit/Module 2 2.5” SATA Hard Drive 3 DIMMs (system memory) 4 CPU Heatsinks (4) 5 Top Cover 6 Backplane WARNING: Properly ground the server before performing any installation procedures to prevent electrical damage to components.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual Memory Support The BHQIE supports single or dual-channel, ECC Registered DDR2-800/667/533 SDRAM in sixteen DIMM sockets. Both interleaved and non-interleaved memory are supported, so you may populate any number of DIMM slots. Populating two adjacent slots at a time with memory modules of the same size and type will result in interleaved (128-bit) memory, which is faster than non-interleaved (64-bit) memory.
Chapter 5 BIOS 5-1 Introduction This document describes the AMI BIOS™ Setup utility for the SBA-7141A-T AMD Blade Module. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program. NOTE: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Please refer to the http://www.supermicro.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual 5-2 BIOS Updates It may be necessary to update the BIOS used in the blade modules on occasion. However, it is recommended that you not update BIOS if you are not experiencing problems with a blade module. Updated BIOS files are located on our web site(www.supermicro.com/products/ superblade/). Please check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your current BIOS before downloading. There are several methods you may use to upgrade (flash) your BIOS.
Chapter 5: BIOS Flashing a BIOS using a Floppy Image File NOTE: This method must be performed remotely. 1. Copy the image file from the zip file to your desktop. 2. Use the web browser or IPMIView to access your CMM remotely using its IP Address. 3. Go to the VIRTUAL MEDIA menu and select FLOPPY IMAGE UPLOAD. 4. BROWSE or OPEN to locate the *.img file on your desktop and select it. 5. Press the UPLOAD button and wait a few seconds for the image to upload to the CMM. 6.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways: 1. By pressing immediately after turning the system on, or 2. When the message Press the key to enter Setup appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST, press the key to activate the main SETUP menu: 5-4 Main BIOS Setup Menu The MAIN MENU screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that can be configured.
Chapter 5: BIOS 5-5 Advanced Settings Menu Choose Advanced from the BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing .
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual Table 5-1. CPU Configuration Submenu (Continued) Menu Option Description Probe Filter This setting sets the Initialization mode for the Probe Filter. Options include Auto, Disabled or MP Mode. Clock Spread Spectrum This setting Enables or Disables the Internal SB spread. Do NOT change this option if you are not sure about it. NOTE: You also shouldn’t enable the external clock spread and internal SB spread at the same time or the system will be come unstable.
Chapter 5: BIOS Table 5-2. IDE Configuration Submenu (Continued) Menu Option Description Primary IDE Slave While entering setup the BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices. This sub-menu displays the status of Auto detection of the IDE devices. Device Information (Static) This static display shows device information for the primary IDE slave device. LBA/Large Mode This option sets LBA Mode. Disabled allows you to disable LBA Mode.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual Table 5-3. PCI/PnP Configuration Submenu (Continued) Menu Option Description PCI Latency Timer This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus. Select a value to set the PCI latency in PCI clock cycles. Options are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224 and 248. Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Set this value to allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address. The options are Yes and NO.
Chapter 5: BIOS Table 5-4. Super IO Configuration Submenu (Continued) Menu Option Description Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 2. The options are DISABLED, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4 and 2E8/IRQ3. Select DISABLED to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources. When this option is set to DISABLED, the serial port physically becomes unavailable.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual NorthBridge Configuration The menu options in the NORTHBRIDGE CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 5-7. Table 5-7. NorthBridge Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description Memory Configuration This menu configures theMemory Configuration sub-menu. For details see Table 5-8. ECC Configuration This menu configures theECC Configuration sub-menu. For details see Table 5-9.
Chapter 5: BIOS ECC Configuration The menu options in the ECC CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 5-9. Table 5-9. ECC Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description ECC Mode This submenu affects the DRAM scrub rate based on its setting. Options include Disabled, Basic, Good, Super, Max and User. Selecting User activates the other options for user setting.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual SouthBridge Configuration The menu options in the SOUTHBRIDGE CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 5-11. Table 5-11. SouthBridge Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description OHCI/EHCI HC Device Functions These settings allow you to either Enable or Disable functions for OHCI or EHCI bus devices. On Chip SATA Channel This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the OnChip SATA channel.
Chapter 5: BIOS PCI Express Configuration The menu options in the PCI EXPRESS CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 5-13. Table 5-13. PCI Express Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description Port Features This submenu allows you to set the features for Ports 02 through 13 in the system. Each port submenu allows you to define the same settings below. Gen 2 High Speed This setting allows you to set the Gen 2 high-speed mode.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual Table 5-13. PCI Express Configuration Submenu (Continued) Menu Option Description TX Drive Strength Use this setting to configure TX drive strength. Options include Auto, 26mA, 20mA, 22mA and 24mA. TXCLK Clock Gating in L1 Use this setting to Enable or Disable the TXCLK clock gating in L1. LCLK Clock Gating in L1 Use this setting to Enable or Disable the LCLK clock gating in L1.
Chapter 5: BIOS Hyper Transport Configuration The menu options in the HYPER TRANSPORT CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 5-14. Table 5-14. Hyper Transport Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description HT Extended Address This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the HT extended address. Options include Enabled, Disabled and Auto. HT3 Link Power State This setting allows you to configure the HT3 Link power state. Options include Auto, LS0, LS1, LS2 and LS3.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual ACPI Configuration The menu options in the ACPI CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 5-16. Table 5-16. ACPI Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description Advanced ACPI Configuration Use this sub-menu to configure additional ACPI options. ACPI Version Features This setting enables RSDP pointers to 64-bit Fixed System Description Tables. Options include ACPI v1.0, ACPI v2.0 and ACPI v3.0.
Chapter 5: BIOS Table 5-17. IPMI Configuration Submenu (Continued) Menu Option MAC Address Subnet Mask Subnet Mask Gateway Address Gateway Address Description This setting allows you to set the IP Address for your LAN Configuration in hex format of XX.XX.XX.XX.XX.XX. The current MAC Address is statically displayed below. Use this sub-menu forSubnet Mask configuration. This setting allows you to set the Subnet Mask for your LAN Configuration in decimal format of XXX.XXX.XXX.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual SMBIOS Configuration The menu options in the SMBIOS CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 5-20. Table 5-20. SMBIOS Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the SMBIOS SMI Wrapper support SMBIOS SMI Support for PnP func 50h-54h. Remote Access Configuration The menu options in the REMOTE ACCESS CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 5-21. Table 5-21.
Chapter 5: BIOS USB Configuration The menu options in the USB CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 5-22. Table 5-22. USB Configuration Submenu Menu Option Description USB Information (static) This static display of USB information includes the Module Version and a list of USB devices enabled. This setting enables support for legacy USB devices. The Auto option disables Legacy USB Support legacy support if no USB devices are connected.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual System Health Monitor The menu options in the System Health Monitor and their descriptions are shown in Table 5-23. Table 5-23. System Health Monitor Menu Option Description CPU Overheat Temperature This sets the CPU Overheat temperature from 65-degrees to 90-degrees C by using the +/- keys on your keyboard. Default is 72-degrees C.
Chapter 5: BIOS Table 5-24. Boot Menu Menu Option 1st ~ Boot Devices Hard Disk Drives 1st ~ Drive 5-7 Description These settings specify the boot sequence from the available devices installed in your system. A device enclosed in parenthesis indicates that it has been disabled in the corresponding type menu. Options for all three of these settings are available boot devices and Disabled. The devices to set are: • 1ST BOOT DEVICE • 2ND BOOT DEVICE • 3RD BOOT DEVICE • 4TH BOOT DEVICE and so on.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual 5-8 Exit Menu Select the EXIT tab from AMI BIOS SETUP UTILITY screen to enter the EXIT BIOS SETUP screen. The options for the EXIT menu are shown in Table 5-26. You may also additionally press to exit without saving or to save your settings and exit. Table 5-26.
Appendix A BIOS POST Codes A-1 BIOS POST Messages During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a problem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list of such BIOS messages. Table A-1. BIOS POST Messages BIOS Message Description Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly. Check to see if fixed disk is attached properly. Run Setup. Find out if the fixed-disk type is correctly identified.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual Table A-1. BIOS POST Messages (Continued) BIOS Message Description Previous boot incomplete - Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully. POST loads default values and offers to run Setup. If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected, the next boot will likely fail. On systems with control of wait states, improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot.
: Table A-1. BIOS POST Messages (Continued) BIOS Message Description nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested. nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested. nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested. nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module User’s Manual Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes: • One long and two short beeps – video configuration error • One repetitive long beep – no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs, BIOS will shut down the system.
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: Table A-2. Terminal POST Errors (Continued) Post Code Description 93h Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards 95h Install CD ROM for boot 96h Clear huge ES segment register 98h 1-2 Search for option ROMs.
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: Table A-3. Boot Block Flash ROM Terminal POST Errors (Continued) Post Code Description F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Manager F4h Output one beep F5h Clear Huge Segment F6h Boot to Mini DOS F7h Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects error 2C, 2E, or 30 (base 512K RAM error), it displays an additional word-bitmap (xxxx) indicating the address line or bits that failed. For example, “2C 0002” means address line 1 (bit one set) has failed.
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