Supermicro 5037C-T - Manuals

vi Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1 1-2 Motherboard Features ..................................................................................... 1-2 Processors ..........

Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview The SuperServer 5037C-T is a high-end server comprised of two main subsystems: the SC732i-500B mid-tower chassis and the X9SCA motherboard. Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certifi ed for use with the SuperServer 503...

1-2 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual 1-2 Motherboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 5037C-T lies the X9SCA, a single processor moth- erboard based on Intel's C204 chipset. Below are the main features of the X9SCA (see Figure 1-1 for a block diagram of the chipset). Processors The X9SCA...

1-3 Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Chassis Features The SC732i-500B is a mid-tower chassis with a unique design that allows most confi gurations to be performed without the need for tools The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC732i-500B chassis. System Power The SC732i-500B fe...

1-4 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual Figure 1-1. Intel C204 Chipset: System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see Chapter 5 for details. Cougar Point DDR3 (CHA) Sandy Bridge PCIe2.0_x16 VRM 12 SVID LPC I/O NCT6776F PCIe x16 SLOT RJ45 RJ45 DDR3 (CHB) DIMM1DIMM2(Far) DIMM...

1-5 Chapter 1: Introduction 1-4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: [email protected] (General Information) [email protected] (Technical Support) Web Site: www....

Chapter 2: System Setup 2-1 Chapter 2 System Setup 2-1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 5037C-T up and running. Following the steps in the order given should enable you to have the system operational within a minimal amount of time. If your system is not...

2-2 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual 2-3 System Access You may need to access the inside of the system for system confi guration or maintenance. The SC732 features two removable side covers, allowing easy access to the chas- sis interior. Removing the Side Covers 1. Disconnect the chassis from a...

Chapter 2: System Setup 2-3 Figure 2-1. Accessing the Inside of the System 1 3 1 6 2 2 1 5

Chapter 3: System Interface 3-1 Chapter 3 System Interface 3-1 Overview There are four LEDs on the control panel to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system as well as the activity and health of specifi c components. The control panel also is where to fi nd the main power on/...

3-2 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual HDD This LED indicates IDE channel activity, SATA drive and/or DVD-ROM drive activity when fl ashing. NIC Indicates network activity on a Gigabit LAN port when fl ashing. Overheat/Fan Fail When this LED fl ashes it indicates a fan failure. When on continuousl...

Chapter 4: System Safety 4-1 Chapter 4 System Safety 4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions ! Basic electrical safety precautions shall be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperServer 5037C-T from damage: • Be aware of the locations of the power on/off switch on the chassis as well as the r...

4-2 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual 4-2 General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety: • Keep the area around the SuperServer 5037C-T clean and free of clutter. • The SuperServer 5037C-T weighs approximately 24 lbs. (10.9 kg) when fully loaded. When lifting the system, ...

Chapter 4: System Safety 4-3 4-3 ESD Precautions Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other. An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference, which can damage electronic com ponents and printed circ...

4-4 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual LITHIUM BATTERY BATTERY HOLDER ! Please handle used batteries carefully. Do not damage the battery in any way; a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment. Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfi ll. Please c...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-1 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install processors and heatsinks to the X9SCA motherboard, connect the data and power cables and install add- on cards. All motherboard jumpers and connections are described and a...

5-2 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual 5-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation Notes: • Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, re- moving or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU hea...

5-4 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual CPU properly installed Make sure "A" points are under B A B Load lever locked into place. Warning: The CPU will only seat inside the socket in one direction. Make sure it is properly inserted before closing the load plate. If it doesn't close properly...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-5 Thermal Grease Heatsink Fins Recommended heatsink: Supermicro p/n SNK- P0046A4 (active heatsink) Installing an Active Fan CPU Heatsink 1. Locate the CPU Fan power connec- tor on the motherboard. (Refer to the layout on the right for the CPU Fan location.) 2....

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-7 Unplug the PWR cord Pull Up Removing the Heatsink Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be r e m o v e d . H o w e v e r, i f y o u d o need to remove the heatsink, please follow the instructions be- low to remove the heatsink and to prev...

5-8 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual 5-3 Connecting Cables Now that the processors are installed, the next step is to connect the cables to the motherboard. These include the data (ribbon) cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables. Connecting Data Cables The cables used t...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-9 Figure 5-1. Front Control Panel Header Pins (JF1) All JF1 wires have been bundled into single keyed ribbon cable to simplify their con- nection. Connect one end of this cable to JF1 and the other end to the Control Panel printed circuit board, located just b...

5-10 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual 5-5 Installing Memory Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules. CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. Installing DIMMs 1. Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the m...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-11 Notes: Due to memor y allocation to system devices, the amount of memor y that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of R AM is used. The reduction in memor y availability is dispropor tional. For Microsoft Windows users: Microsoft...

5-12 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual 5-6 Adding PCI Expansion Cards Six standard size PCI expansion cards (the maximum number supported by the motherboard) may be added to the 5037C-T. Installing Expansion Cards 1. Disconnect the chassis from any power source. 2. Depress the release latch which...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-13 Figure 5-4. SUPER X9SCA Layout 5-7 Motherboard Details JPG1 JPG1 JWOL JWOL USB 12/13 USB 12/13 USB 4/5 USB 4/5 USB 2/3 USB 2/3 SATA 4 SATA 4 SATA 3 SATA 3 SATA 2 SATA 2 SATA 0 (3.0) SATA 0 (3.0) SATA 1 (3.0) SATA 1 (3.0) SATA 5 SATA 5 COM2 COM2 JWF1 JWF1 LE...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-15 5-8 Connector Defi nitions ATX Power Connector A 24-pin main power connector is located at JPW1. This power connector meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Processor Power Pin Defi nitions (JPW2) Pins Defi nit...

5-16 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual NIC1/NIC2 (LAN1/LAN2) The NIC (Network Interface Controller) LED connection for LAN port 1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1, and the LED connection for LAN Port 2 is on Pins 9 and 10. NIC1 LED and NIC2 LED are 2-pin NIC LED headers. Attach NIC LED cables ...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-17 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Two Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 0/1) are located on the I/O backpanel and an additional six USB ports in three headers (USB2/3, 4/5, 12/13) provide front/back chassis access. (USB cables are not included). See the tables on th...

5-20 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual DOM PWR Connector The Disk-On-Module (DOM) power con- nector, located at JWF1, provides 5V (Gen1/Gen) power to a solid_state DOM storage device connected to one of the SATA ports. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. DOM PWR Connector Pin Defi ni...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-21 5-9 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother- board, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers cre- ate shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identifi ed with a s...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-23 5-10 Onboard Indicators LAN1/LAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports (located beside the VGA port) have two LEDs. On each Giga- bit LAN port, the yellow LED indicates activity when blinking while the other LED may be green, amber or off to indicate the speed of the co...

5-24 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual 5-11 SATA Drive Connections SATA Ports Six Serial ATA (SATA) ports (I-SATA 0~5) are located on the motherboard. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions for the onboard SATA ports. The SATA0/1 ports support SATA3 (6 Gb/s) while ports 2 through 5 suppo...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-25 5-12 Installing Drivers After all the hardware and operating system have been installed, you need to install certain drivers. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard. After inserting this CD into ...

5-26 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual SuperDoctor III The SuperDoctor ® III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called SD III Client. The SuperDoctor III program included on the C...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-27 Note: The SuperDoctor III program and User's Manual can be downloaded from the Supermicro web site at http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/software/ SuperDoctorIII.cfm. For Linux, we recommend using SuperDoctor II. SuperDoctor III Interface Displa...

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-1 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform simple maintenance on the SC732i-500B chassis. Following the component installation steps in the order given will eliminate most common problems. If some st...

6-2 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual 6-2 Rotating the Hard Drive Cage In order to access and install components in the chassis interior, it is necessary to rotate the hard drive cage. This will provide suffi cient room to install and confi gure the chassis components. The side chassis panels mus...

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-3 6-3 Removing and Installing Hard Drives The SC732 chassis must be powered-down before hard drives can be removed from the hard drive carriers. Removing and Installing 3.5" Hard Drives 1. Disconnect the system from any power source. 2. Rotate the hard drive c...

6-4 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual 6. If a hard drive is already present, remove it by carefully pulling the sides of the hard drive carrier outward. 7. Remove the hard drive from the hard drive carrier. Figure 6-3. Removing a Hard Drive from the Carrier 1 6 1 6 ! Enterprise level hard disk dr...

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-5 Figure 6-4. Installing a Hard Drive Carrier into the Hard Drive Cage 1 11 1 9 Optional Screw 6-4 Removing and Installing 2.5" Hard Drives The SC732 chassis must be powered-down before hard drives can be removed from the system. Adding these drives is optiona...

6-8 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual Figure 6-7. Replacing the System Fan 6-6 System Fans The SC731 includes a super quiet system fan that provides cooling for the chassis. No tools or screws are required to install the system fan. Fan Failure Under normal operation, the chassis fan and the powe...

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-9 Installing the Front Cooling Fan (Optional) 1. Power down the server and disconnect it from the power source. 2. Insert the four rubber pins through the front fan bracket and into the mounting holes in the front fan. 3. Pull the rubber pins through the mounting ...

6-10 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual 6-7 Power Supply The SC731 chassis includes a 500 watt power supply, which has the capability to automatically sense and operate with an input voltage of 100 to 240V AC. If it becomes necessary to replace the power supply, follow the instructions below. Repl...

Chapter 7: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 7 BIOS 7-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X9SCi-LN4/X9SCi-LN4F/ X9SCA/X9SCA-F. (Some settings may not appear on the X9SCA motherboard.) The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated. This chapter describes t...

4-2 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual How to Start the Setup Utility Normally, the only visible Power-On Self-Test (POST) routine is the memory test. As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility. From the main menu, you can acces...

Chapter 7: BIOS 4-3 System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed: System Time/System Date Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or Sys- tem Date using the arrow keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the <Tab> key or the arro...

4-4 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual 7-3 Advanced Setup Confi gurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit <Enter> to access the submenu items:  BOOT Feature Quiet Boot This option allows the bootup screen options to be modifi ed between POST mes- sages or the OEM logo. Selec...

Chapter 7: BIOS 4-5 19 at boot and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function as bootable disks. If this item is set to Disabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adap- tors will not capture Interrupt 19, and the drives attached to these adaptors will not function as bootable devi...

Chapter 7: BIOS 4-7 and frequency. This makes the processor more energy effi icient, resulting in further gains. The options are HW_ALL , SW_ALL and SW-ANY. CPU C3 Report, CPU C6 Report This BIOS feature enables or disables C3 (ACPI C2) or C6 (ACPI C3) report- ing to the operating system. The option...

Chapter 7: BIOS 4-9 Legacy USB Support This feature enables support for legacy USB devices. Select Auto to disable legacy support if USB devices are not present. Select Dis- able to have USB devices available only for EFI applicatioins. The options are Enabled, Disabled and Auto. BIOS EHCI Hand-Off ...

4-12 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual Terminal Type : Select ANS I, VT100, VT100+, or VT-UTF8 Bits per Second (BPS): 9600, 19200, 57600, or 115200 Data Bits: 8 or 7 Parity: None , Even, Odd, Mark, or Space Stop Bits: 1 or 2 Flow Control: None or Hardware RTS/CTS Recorder Mode: Disabled or Enable...

Chapter 7: BIOS 4-13 onboard fans to run at 30% of the Initial PWM Cycle for best power effi ciency and maximum quietness. The options are Full Speed (@100% of PWM Cycle), Standard (@50% of PWM Cycle), and Optimal (@30% of PWM Cycle). CPU Temperature Display Mode This feature displays the CPU temper...

4-14 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual  ACPI Confi guration Use this feature to confi gure Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface (ACPI) power management settings for your system. High Precision Event Timers Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer (HPET) that produces pe...

4-18 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual 7-6 Boot Settings Use this feature to confi gure Boot Settings:  Boot Options Priority This feature allows the user to specify which devices are boot devices and the order of priority from which the systems boots from during startup. Boot Option #1, Boot op...

Chapter 7: BIOS 4-19 7-7 Security Settings • If the Administrator password is defi ned ONLY - this controls access to the BIOS setup ONLY. • If the User's password is defi ned ONLY - this password will need to be entered during each system startup or boot, and will also have Administrator rights in ...

4-20 S UPER S ERVER 5037C-T User's Manual 7-8 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen. Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system confi guration changes, select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the co...

Chapter 7: BIOS 4-21 Save As User Defaults To set this feature, select Save as User Defaults from the Exit menu and press <En- ter>. This enables the user to save any changes to the BIOS setup for future use Restore User Defaults To set this feature, select Restore User Defaults from the Exit ...

Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes A-1 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST (Power-On Self-Test) routines, which are performed each time the system is powered on, errors may occur. Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue with bootup. The error message...