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SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual ii The information in this User’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the informat...
Page 3 - Preface; About this Manual
iii 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 SBI-7426T-S3 blade module. Installation and maintenance should be pe...
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Page 5 - Table of Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction
v Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ....................................................................... 1-1 1-1 Overview ............................................................................................. 1-1 1-2 Product Checklist of Typical Components .............................
Page 6 - -9 Configuring and Setting up RAID; Chapter 4 Blade Module Features; -3 Blade Unit Components; Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure; -1 BIOS Configuration Utilities; Chapter 6 BIOS; -9 Hardware Health Information
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual vi 3-9 Configuring and Setting up RAID ................................................. 3-12 Chapter 4 Blade Module Features .............................................. 4-1 4-1 Control Panel ....................................................................
Page 7 - vii; Appendix A BIOS POST Codes; A-1 BIOS POST Messages
vii Appendix A BIOS POST Codes ....................................................A-1 A-1 BIOS POST Messages ....................................................................A-1 A-2 BIOS POST Codes ...........................................................................A-3 Recoverable POST Er...
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Page 9 - ix; List of Figures
ix List of Figures Figure 1-1. Full Rack of Blade Enclosures and Blade Servers ......................... 1-3Figure 3-1. Inserting a Blade into the Enclosure ............................................... 3-3Figure 3-2. Locking the Blade into Position....................................................
Page 11 - xi; List of Tables
xi List of Tables Table 1-1. SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Specification Features ................................... 1-2Table 3-1. Populating Twelve Memory Slots for Interleaved Operation ............ 3-6Table 4-1. SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module Features ............................................ 4-1Table 4-2. B...
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Page 13 - Overview
1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview The SBI-7426T-S3 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 SBI-7426T-S3 blade module can hold fourteen blade units. In this...
Page 14 - Blade Module Features; Processors; Memory
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual 1-2 1-3 Blade Module Features Table 1-1 lists the main features of the SBI-7426T-S3 blade module. See the proceeding section for components typically included in a blade system and other optional components. Specific details on the SBI-7426T-S3 blade module is...
Page 15 - Chapter 1: Introduction; Storage; Density; Figure 1-1. Full Rack of Blade Enclosures and Blade Servers
1-3 Chapter 1: Introduction Storage The SBI-7426T-S3 blade module can have three 2.5" SAS2 or SATA (Serial ATA) hard disk drives in front-mounted easy removable carriers. See Chapter 3: "Setup and Installation" on page 3-1 for storage installation details. Density A maximum of fourteen b...
Page 16 - Contacting Supermicro; Headquarters
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual 1-4 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...
Page 17 - Electrical Safety Precautions
2-1 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 ...
Page 18 - General Safety Precautions; Electrostatic Discharge Precautions; before; Operating Precautions
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual 2-2 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 ...
Page 19 - Powering Up a Blade Unit; Powering Down a Blade Unit
3-1 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 fourteen SBI-7426T-S3 blade modules may be installed into a single blade enclosure (depending upon your enclosure and blad). Bla...
Page 20 - Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual 3-2 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 encl...
Page 21 - Chapter 3: Setup and Installation; Figure 3-1. Inserting a Blade into the Enclosure
3-3 Chapter 3: Setup and Installation Figure 3-1. Inserting a Blade into the Enclosure Figure 3-2. Locking the Blade into Position
Page 22 - Processor Installation
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual 3-4 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 o...
Page 23 - Figure 3-3. Installing a Processor in a Socket; Onboard Battery Installation
3-5 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. 10. Replace the cover on the blade unit and finish by insta...
Page 24 - Memory Installation; Populating Memory Slots; Lithium Battery
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual 3-6 Figure 3-4. Installing the Onboard Battery 3-5 Memory Installation 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 ma...
Page 26 - DIMM Installation; Figure 3-6. Installing a DIMM into a Memory Slot
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual 3-8 DIMM Installation Installing DIMM Memory Modules 1. Power down the blade module (see "Powering Down a Blade Unit" on page 3-1 ). 2. Remove the blade from the enclosure and the cover from the blade (see "Removing/Replacing the Blade Cover" o...
Page 27 - Hard Disk Drive Installation
3-9 Chapter 3: Setup and Installation 3-6 Hard Disk Drive Installation Hard disk drives are installed in “carriers” which are hot-swappable and can be removed or replaced without powering down the blade unit they reside in. A blade module needs a hard disk drive with an operating system installed to...
Page 28 - Figure 3-7. Installing a Hard Drive in a Carrier
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual 3-10 Figure 3-7. Installing a Hard Drive in a Carrier
Page 29 - Installing the Operating System; Installing with an External USB CD-ROM Drive
3-11 Chapter 3: Setup and Installation 3-7 Installing the Operating System An operating system (OS) must be installed on each blade module. Blades with Microsoft Windows OS and blades with Linux OS can both occupy and operate within the same blade enclosure. Refer to the SuperMicro web site for a co...
Page 30 - Installing via Virtual Media (Drive Redirection); Management Software
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual 3-12 Notes Installing via Virtual Media (Drive Redirection) You can install the OS via Virtual Media through either the IPMIview (Java based client utility), IPMItool or the Web-based Management Utility . With this method, the OS is installed from an ISO image...
Page 31 - Feature
4-1 Chapter 4 Blade Module Features Figure 4-1. SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module Front View This chapter describes the SBI-7426T-S3 blade module. 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 feature...
Page 32 - Control Panel; Item Function
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual 4-2 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 4-2 are described in Table 4-2 . Figure 4-2. Blade C...
Page 33 - Chapter 4: Blade Module Features; Power Button; KVM Connector; LED
4-3 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, pre...
Page 34 - Mainboard
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual 4-4 4-2 Mainboard The mainboard of the SBI-7426T-S3 blade unit is a proprietary design, which is based on the Intel 5500 Tylersburg chipset. See Figure 4-4 for a block diagram of this chipset, Figure 4-3 for a view of the B8DT6 Mainboard and Figure 4-5 for an ...
Page 35 - Figure 4-4. Intel 5500 Tylersburg Chipset Block Diagram
4-5 Chapter 4: Blade Module Features Figure 4-4. Intel 5500 Tylersburg Chipset Block Diagram Table 4-4. B8DT6 Mainboard Layout Item Description 1 LGA 1366 CPU1 Socket 2 LGA 1366 CPU2 Socket 3 DIMM Slots (see Figure 3-5: "12-Slot DIMM Numbering" on page 3-7 for details) 4 3 SAS2/SATA Hard Dri...
Page 37 - Blade Unit Components; Item
4-7 Chapter 4: Blade Module Features 4-3 Blade Unit Components Figure 4-5. Exploded View of SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module Main components of the SBI-7426T-S3 blade module are shown in Figure 4-5 and described in Table 4-5 . Table 4-5. Main Components of SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module Item Description 1 Blade...
Page 38 - Memory Support; Hard Disk Drives
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual 4-8 Memory Support The SBI-7426T-S3 blade module supports up to 96 GB/24 GB of VLP ECC Registered/Unbuffered ECC DDR3-1333/1066/800 SDRAM in twelve DIMM sockets. See Section 3-5 for further details on mainboard memory installation. Hard Disk Drives The SBI-742...
Page 39 - Important Notes
5-1 Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure Each SBI-7426T-S3 blade module supports three hard drives, which may be used to create a RAID array. For the blade’s B8DT6 mainboard when using SATA drives, use the BIOS setup to configure for either the Intel or Adaptec RAID controller and utility: use the Intel d...
Page 40 - BIOS Configuration Utilities
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual 5-2 5-1 BIOS Configuration Utilities The SBI-7426T-S3 blade module uses either a Intel or Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility to do the final RAID configuration on your system when using SATA drives. The choice depends upon which configuration utility you chose...
Page 41 - Chapter 5: RAID Setup Procedure; BIOS Setup
5-3 Chapter 5: RAID Setup Procedure 5-2 BIOS Setup Use the BIOS setup when using SATA drives to configure for either the Intel or Adaptec RAID Utility and to set other RAID options. The BIOS setup procedure is shown below. See Chapter 6 for information on using your system’s BIOS setup. Setting up t...
Page 42 - Figure 5-2. IDE Configuration Screen – Configure RAID Drives
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual 5-4 2. In the IDE Configuration screen that appears ( Figure 5-2 ), select the SATA drives you wish to configure as RAID drives. For each drive, select the C ONFIGURE SATA# AS menu option and select the RAID option for it. The screen will change to reflect you...
Page 49 - Introduction; System BIOS; Starting the Setup Utility
6-1 Chapter 6 BIOS 6-1 Introduction This chapter describes the BIOS for Intel SuperBlade modules. The Intel Blade modules use a AMI™ ROM BIOS that is stored in a flash chip. This BIOS can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program. System BIOS BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System. The...
Page 50 - BIOS Updates; Flashing BIOS
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual 6-2 6-2 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...
Page 51 - USB LS120: PEPPCMM VIRTUAL DISC 1; Running Setup; bold
6-3 Chapter 6: BIOS 3. Go to the V IRTUAL M EDIA menu and select F LOPPY I MAGE U PLOAD . 4. B ROWSE or O PEN to locate the *.img file on your desktop and select it. 5. Press the U PLOAD button and wait a few seconds for the image to upload to the CMM. 6. Once the upload finishes, turn on the blade ...
Page 52 - Main BIOS Setup
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual 6-4 6-4 Main BIOS Setup All Main Setup options are described in this section. Use the U P /D OWN arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu. Use the L EFT /R IGHT arrow keys to change the options for each setting. Press the <E SC > key ...
Page 53 - Advanced Setup; Advanced; Menu Option
6-5 Chapter 6: BIOS 6-5 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys to display the A DVANCED S ETUP menu ( Figure 6-2 ). Table 6-1. Main BIOS Setup Menu Options Menu Option Description System Time To set the system date and time, key in the correct inform...
Page 54 - Description
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual 6-6 The items with a triangle beside them are sub-menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <E NTER >. Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing <E NTER >. Tab...
Page 63 - Security
6-15 Chapter 6: BIOS 6-6 Security Table 6-16. System Health Monitor Sub-menu Menu Option Description System Health Monitor Screen This screen displays information about your system’s health and includes the following health information: • CPU Temperatures (for both CPUs) • System Temperature • CPU V...
Page 65 - Boot
6-17 Chapter 6: BIOS 6-7 Boot Choose Boot from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys to bring up the B OOT S ETUP menu ( Figure 6-4 ). Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <E NTER >. All Security BIOS settings a...
Page 67 - Exit
6-19 Chapter 6: BIOS 6-8 Exit Choose E XIT from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys to display the E XIT S ETUP menu ( Figure 6-5 ). All Exit BIOS settings are described in Table 6-19 below. Figure 6-5. Exit Setup Menu Table 6-19. Exit Menu Options Menu Option Description Save C...
Page 68 - Hardware Health Information; CPU Temperature
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual 6-20 6-9 Hardware Health Information This section provides further details concerning the S YSTEM H EALTH M ONITOR screen information described briefly in Table 6-16 . CPU Temperature This feature displays current temperature readings for the CPUs installed in...
Page 71 - BIOS POST Messages; BIOS Message
A-1 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 Descrip...
Page 73 - BIOS POST Codes
A-3 : A-2 BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST (Power-On Self-Test) codes for the AMI BIOS. POST codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested. nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is ...
Page 74 - Recoverable POST Errors; One long and two short beeps; Terminal POST Errors; Post Code Description
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual A-4 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 • On...
Page 78 - Table A-3. Boot Block Flash ROM Terminal POST Errors
SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual A-8 The following are for the boot block in Flash ROM: C4h Initialize system error handler C5h PnPnd dual CMOS (optional) C6h Initialize note dock (optional) C7h Initialize note dock late C8h Force check (optional) C9h Extended checksum (optional) CAh Redirect...
Page 81 - Disclaimer
Disclaimer The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expect...
