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vi S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1 1-2 Serverboard Features ..............................................................

Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview The SuperServer 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G is a "1U Twin" server comprised of the SC808T-780 1U chassis and two (twin) X7DCT/X7DCT-10G serverboards. Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certifi ed for use with the 6015T...

1-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual 1-2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G lies two X7DCT/X7DCT- 10G dual processor serverboards, which are based on Intel's 5100 chipset. Below are the main features of the X7DCT/X7DCT-10G. Note that the features...

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Onboard Controllers/Ports Onboard I/O backpanel ports on each serverboard include one COM port, a VGA port, two USB ports and two Gigabit LAN (NIC) ports. The 6015TC-10G (only) also has an Intel® 82598EB 10 Gb Ethernet controller with a CX4 interface. There are two sets o...

1-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual Figure 1-1. Intel 5100 Chipset: System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see Chapter 5 for details. USB 2.0 3.0 Gb/S Intel 5100 MCH PROCESSOR#2 ICH9R PCI-EXP x8 GILGAL GB LAN FWH RJ45 RJ45 LPC SIO W83627GF ATI PCI 33MHz E...

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 1-3 Server Chassis Features The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC808T-780 1U chas- sis. Details on the chassis can be found in Chapter 6. System Power When confi gured as a SuperServer 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G, the SC808T-780 in- cludes a single 780...

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 1-5 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: Server Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2-1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G up and running. Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have the system operational within a minimum amount of time. This ...

2-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for • suffi cient airfl ow and ease in servicing. This product is for installation only in a Restricted Access Location (dedicated • equipment rooms, service closets and t...

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-3 Always keep the rack's front door and all panels and components on the servers • closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling. Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking • the chassis airfl ow. See Chapter 5 for details on c...

2-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual 2-4 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G into a rack unit with the rack rails provided. If the system has already been mounted into a rack, you can skip ahead to Sections 2-5 and...

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-5 Installing the Outer Rails Begin by measuring the distance from the front rail to the rear rail of the rack. Attach a short bracket to the front side of the right outer rail and a long bracket to the rear side of the right outer rail. Adjust both the short and long...

2-6 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual Installing the Server into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit. The next step is to install the server into the rack. Do this by lining up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails...

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-7 Figure 2-3. Installing the Server into a Rack Checking the Components and Setup You may have one or two processors already installed in each of the two 1. serverboards. Each processor needs its own heatsink. See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor and heatsink ...

2-8 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual 2-6 Preparing to Power On Next, you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SATA drives and SATA backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been made. Checking the SATA drives The SATA disk drives are accessabl...

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-9 Figure 2-4. Accessing the Inside of the System

Chapter 3: System Interface 3-1 Chapter 3 System Interface 3-1 Overview There are several LEDs on the two control panels as well as others on the SATA drive carriers to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system as well as the activity and health of specifi c components. There ...

3-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual 2 1 3-3 Control Panel LEDs Each of the two control panels located on the front of the SC808T-780 chassis has fi ve LEDs. Each LED provides you with critical information related its own specifi c serverboard. This section explains what each LED ind...

Chapter 3: System Interface 3-3 Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system's power supply unit. This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating. 3-4 SATA Drive Carrier LEDs Each SATA drive carrier has two LEDs. Green: • When illuminated, the green LED on the front of ...

Chapter 4: System Safety 4-1 Chapter 4 System Safety 4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions ! Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperServer 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G from damage: Be aware of the locations of the power on/off switch on the chassis as we...

S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual 4-2 4-2 General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety: Keep the area around the 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G clean and free of clutter. • The 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G weighs approximately 40 lbs (~18.2 kg) when fully • loaded. When lifting ...

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...

S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual 4-4 4-4 Operating Precautions Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 6015TC- T/6015TC-10G is operating to assure proper cooling. Out of warranty damage to the system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed...

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-1 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install the X7DCT/X7DCT-10G serverboard into the SC808T-780 chassis, connect the data and power cables and install add-on cards. All serverboard jumpers and connections are also d...

5-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual 5-2 Serverboard Installation This section explains the fi rst step of physically mounting the X7DCT/X7DCT-10G into the SC808T-780 chassis. Following the steps in the order given will eliminate the most common problems encountered in such an instal...

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-3 5-3 Connecting Cables Now that the serverboards are installed, the next step is to connect the cables to the boards. These include the data cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables. Connecting Data Cables The cables used to transfer ...

5-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual 5-4 I/O Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See Figure 5-2 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Figure 5-1. Control Panel Header Pins Note: The 10 Gb Ethernet port is included o...

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-5 5-5 Processor and Heatsink Installation IMPORTANT! Always connect the power cord last and remove it fi rst before add- ing, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the heat...

5-8 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual 5-6 Installing Memory Memory Support The X7DCT/X7DCT-10G has six 240-pin DIMM slots that can support up to 48 GB of registered ECC DDR2-667/533 SDRAM (for a total of 96 GB in the system). The memory scheme is interleaved, so you must populate two ...

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-9 5-7 Adding PCI Cards PCI-Express Slot The 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G includes two preinstalled riser cards designed specifi - cally for use in the SC808T-780 1U rackmount chassis. These riser cards support two low-profi le PCI-Express x16 cards to fi t inside the c...

5-10 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual Figure 5-4. X7DCT-10G Layout 5-8 Serverboard Details FAN 3 FAN 1 FAN 2 JWD1 JPL1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 X7DCT LED2 JBT1 TLAN I2CPWR USB2/3 PCI-Exp. x16 SGPIO USB4 PWR_BKPlane PWR1 PWR2 COM SAT A 3 SAT A 2 SAT A 1 SAT A 0 DIMM3A DIMM3B DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2...

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-11 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only. The 10 Gb LAN port is included on the X7DCT-10G only. X7DCT/X7DCT-10G Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 5-10) JPA1 10 Gb LAN Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JP...

5-12 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual Reset Connector The reset connector is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 and attaches to the reset switch on the computer chas- sis. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. PW_ON Connector The PW_ON connector is on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. This...

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-13 Overheat LED (OH) Connect an LED to the OH connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide ad- vanced warning of chassis overheat- ing. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions. NIC2 (LAN2) LED The LED connections for LAN2 are on pins 9 and 10 of J...

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-15 LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) Two gigabit Ethernet ports (designated LAN1 and LAN2) are located beside the VGA port on the I/O backplane. These ports accept RJ45 type cables. Serial Ports One serial port is included on the serverboard. The COM port is located bes...

5-16 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual 5-10 Jumper Settings To m o d i f y t h e o p e r a t i o n o f t h e serverboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identifi ed with ...

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-17 Watch Dog Enable/Disable JWD enables the Watch Dog func- tion, a system monitor that takes action when a software application freezes the system. Jumping pins 1-2 will have WD reboot the system if a program freezes. Jumping pins 2-3 will generate a non-mask...

5-18 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual 5-11 Onboard Indicators LAN1/LAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports (located beside the VGA port) have two LEDs. On each Gb LAN port, one LED indicates activity when blinking while the other LED may be green, amber or off to indicate the speed of the conne...

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-19 Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen Note : Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme fi les for each item. Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After instal...

5-20 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) 5-13 Confi guring Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-base management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management ...

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-1 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform mainte- nance on the SC808T-780 chassis. For component installation, follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encountered. ...

6-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual Figure 6-2. Chassis Rear View 6-2 Control Panel Each control panel on the front of the chassis must be connected to the JF1 con- nector on its assiciated serverboard to provide you with system control buttons and status indicators. (When viewed fr...

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-3 Use caution when working around the SATA backplane. Do not touch the backplane with any metal objects and make sure no cables touch the backplane. Also, regardless of how many SATA drives are installed, all four drive carriers must remain in the chassis to maint...

6-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual Figure 6-3. Mounting a Drive in a Carrier Figure 6-4. Removing a SATA Drive Installing/Removing Hot-swap SATA Drives To remove a carrier, push the release button located beside the drive LEDs. 1. Swing the handle fully out and use it to pull the u...

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-5 6-5 Power Supply The SuperServer 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G has a single 780 watt power supply. This power supply has the capability of operating at 100 - 240 input volts. Depress both main power buttons on the front of the chassis and then unplug the AC power cord to ...

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-1 Chapter 7 BIOS 7-1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DCT/X7DCT-10G. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a fl ash chip and can be easily upgraded using a fl oppy disk-based program. Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings ...

7-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual 7-2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted. The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the ap- propriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described in this s...

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-3 Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate fi elds. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data. System Date Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year fi elds, and ent...

7-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual X SATA Port1, SATA Port2, SATA Port3 and SATA Port4 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of SATA Port, SATA Port, SATA Port3 and SATA Port4. Hit <Enter> to activate the following sub-menu screen for detailed options of these i...

7-6 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual Disabled , the item-SATA AHCI Enable will be available.) The options are Enabled and Disabled . ICH RAID Code Base Select to enable which SATA RAID fi rmware to confi gure. The options are Intel and Adaptec. DFOROM (Roboson) Support Select Enabled...

7-8 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual Power Button Behavior If set to Instant-Off, the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button. If set to 4-sec., the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer. The options a...

7-10 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual X PCI Confi guration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices. Onboard GLAN-1/Onboard GLAN-2 OPROM Confi gure Select Enabled to allow the system to boot from the GLAN1 connection,the GLAN2 connection or the 10 ...

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-11 X Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. Warning : Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings. An incorrect setup, a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may cause the system become unstable. When this occurs,...

7-14 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual Intel EIST Support (Available if supported by the CPU) Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and h...

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-15 Mode This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to serial port B. The options are Normal and IR (for an infrared device). Base I/O Address This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for serial port B. The op- tions are 3F8, 2F8 , 3E8 and...

7-16 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual X Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to: Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B. This setting can also be Disabled...

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-17 X Hardware Monitor Logic Highlight this and hit <Enter> to see monitor data for the following items: CPU1 Temperature/CPU1 Secondary Core Temperature/CPU2 Temperature/CPU2 Secondary Core Temperature/CPU 1~CPU4 Temperatures/ System Temperature1 Fan1-Fan3 If the Auto Fan Con...

7-18 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual X IPMI (The option is available only when an IPMI card is installed in the system.) IPMI Specifi cation Version This item displays the current IPMI Version. Firmware Version This item displays the current Firmware Version. System Event Logging Se...

7-20 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual X Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures, fan speeds and voltages of various components. 7-5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys....

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-21 Supervisor Password Is: This indicates if a supervisor password has been entered for the system. Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system. User Password Is: This indicates if a user password has been entere...

7-22 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual Password on Boot This setting allows you to determine if a password is required for a user to enter the system at bootup. The options are Enabled (password required) and Disabled (password not required). 7-6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS...

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-23 7-7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section. Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you made and to e...

7-24 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual Save Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you made. You will remain in the Setup utility.

A-5 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Press <F2> to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST. Can be turned off in Setup. PS/2 Mouse: PS/2 mouse identifi ed. Run the I2O Confi guration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Confi guration Request bit set in the LCT...

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST (Power On Self Test) codes for the PhoenixBIOS. POST codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs, BIOS will display an POST code...

B-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015TC-T/6015TC-10G User's Manual POST Code Description 17h Initialize cache before memor y Auto size 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1-3 -1-1 Test DR AM refresh 22h 1-3 -1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Co...

C-1 Appendix C: System Specifi cations Appendix C System Specifi cations Note: unless noted specifi cations apply to a complete system (both server- boards). Processors Four Intel® Xeon® 5400/5300/5200/5100 Series processors in LGA771 sockets Note: please refer to our website for details on supporte...