Document Outline

• Table of Contents
  • Safety Instructions viii
  • Preface x
  • 1. Product Description 2
  • 2. Board Features 9
  • 3. Installing the Board 20
  • 4. Management 28
  • 5. Software Setup 65
  • 6. Thermal Considerations 111
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Safety Instructions
  • Before You Begin
  • Preventing Electrostatic Discharge
• Preface
  • How to Use This Guide
  • Customer Comments
  • Advisory Conventions
  • Unpacking
  • Powering Up the System
  • Adapter Cables
  • Storing Boards
  • Regulatory Compliance Statements
  • Limited Warranty
• 1. Product Description
  • 1.1 Product Overview
  • 1.2 What’s Included
  • 1.3 Board Specifications
  • 1.4 Compliance
  • 1.5 Hot-Plug Capability
  • 1.6 Interfacing with the Environment
    • 1.6.1 RTM (rear transition module)
      • 1.6.1.1 Standard Compliance
      • 1.6.1.2 Serial Port Feature
      • 1.6.1.3 Debug Video Feature
      • 1.6.1.4 Hot Swap
        • 1.6.1.4.1 Inserting the RTM into the slot
        • 1.6.1.4.2 Removing the RTM from the slot
    • 1.6.2 Advanced Mezzanine Card
      • 1.6.2.1 AMC Expansion
• 2. Board Features
  • 2.1 Block Diagram
  • 2.2 System Core
    • 2.2.1 Processors (SandyBridge-EP Series)
    • 2.2.2 Intel Patsburg PCH
  • 2.3 USB 2.0 Interfaces
  • 2.4 USB Flash Module
  • 2.5 Serial ATA/Serial Attached SCSI
    • 2.5.1 Serial Attached SCSI
    • 2.5.2 Serial ATA (PCH)
  • 2.6 Redundant BIOS Flash
  • 2.7 Ethernet Interfaces
    • 2.7.1 Fabric Interface
    • 2.7.2 Base Interface
    • 2.7.3 SFP
  • 2.8 Serial Interfaces
  • 2.9 AMC Mezzanine
  • 2.10 FPGA
  • 2.11 Redundant IPMC Firmware & BootBlock
  • 2.12 LEDs Description
    • 2.12.1 Hot Swap LED (LED0)
    • 2.12.2 Out Of Service (LED1)
    • 2.12.3 Healthy LED (LED2)
• 3. Installing the Board
  • 3.1 Setting Jumpers
    • 3.1.1 Jumper Description
    • 3.1.2 Jumper Setting & Locations
  • 3.2 Processor
  • 3.3 Memory
    • 3.3.1 Memory List and Characteristics
    • 3.3.2 Installing Memory
  • 3.4 Onboard Connectors and Headers
  • 3.5 Board Hot Swap and Installation
    • 3.5.1 Installing the Board in the Chassis
    • 3.5.2 Removing the Board
    • 3.5.3 Installing an AMC
    • 3.5.4 Removing an AMC
    • 3.5.5 Installing the (RTM806X or RTM8050)
    • 3.5.6 Removing the (RTM806X or RTM8050)
• 4. Management
  • 4.1 Hardware Management Overview
  • 4.2 Configuring LAN interface
  • 4.3 Web Management Interface
    • 4.3.1 Connecting to the Web Management Interface
    • 4.3.2 System
      • 4.3.2.1 System Information
      • 4.3.2.2 LAN Info
      • 4.3.2.3 System Tree
    • 4.3.3 Sensor
      • 4.3.3.1 Reading
    • 4.3.4 Event Log
      • 4.3.4.1 Reading
    • 4.3.5 Control
      • 4.3.5.1 Remote Power / Reset
    • 4.3.6 Maintenance
      • 4.3.6.1 Component Info
      • 4.3.6.2 Component Upgrade
      • 4.3.6.3 Documentation
      • 4.3.6.4 Users
    • 4.3.7 Logout
  • 4.4 Hardware Management Functionality
  • 4.5 IPMC Specific Features
    • 4.5.0.1 IPMC - Interface
    • 4.5.0.2 IPMC - System Manager Interface
    • 4.5.0.3 IPMC - System Event Log
    • 4.5.1 Sensors
  • 4.6 IPMC
    • 4.6.1 Supported Commands
    • 4.6.2 Sensor Data Records
      • 4.6.2.1 IPMC Sensors
      • 4.6.2.2 IPMC Health Indicator Sensor Aggregation
    • 4.6.3 FRU Information
      • 4.6.3.1 E-Keying Section
      • 4.6.3.2 AMC Carrier Activation and Carrier Information Table
    • 4.6.4 Clock E-Keying Information
• 5. Software Setup
  • 5.1 AMI UEFI Setup Program
    • 5.1.1 Accessing the UEFI Setup Utility
    • 5.1.2 Menu Bar
      • 5.1.2.1 Legend Bar
      • 5.1.2.2 Field Help Window
      • 5.1.2.3 General Help Windows
    • 5.1.3 Main Menu
    • 5.1.4 Advanced Menu
      • 5.1.4.1 PCI Subsystem Settings sub-menu
        • 5.1.4.1.1 PCI Express Settings sub-menu
        • 5.1.4.1.2 PCI Express GEN 2 Settings sub-menu
      • 5.1.4.2 CPU Configuration sub-menu
        • 5.1.4.2.1 Socket 0 CPU Information sub-menu
        • 5.1.4.2.2 Socket 1 CPU Information sub-menu
      • 5.1.4.3 Runtime Error Logging sub-menu
      • 5.1.4.4 Legacy Expansion ROM Configuration sub-menu
      • 5.1.4.5 SATA Configuration sub-menu
      • 5.1.4.6 SAS Configuration sub-menu
      • 5.1.4.7 Thermal Configuration sub-menu
      • 5.1.4.8 USB Configuration sub-menu
      • 5.1.4.9 COM Port Configuration sub-menu
        • 5.1.4.9.1 COM Port A Configuration sub-menu
        • 5.1.4.9.2 COM Port B Configuration sub-menu
      • 5.1.4.10 Serial Port Console Redirection sub-menu
        • 5.1.4.10.1 Console Redirection Settings sub-menu
        • 5.1.4.10.2 COM 0 sub-menu
        • 5.1.4.10.3 COM 1 sub-menu
    • 5.1.5 Chipset
      • 5.1.5.1 North Bridge sub-menu
        • 5.1.5.1.1 DIMM Information sub-menu
        • 5.1.5.1.2 IOH Configuration sub-menu
      • 5.1.5.2 QPI Configuration sub-menu
      • 5.1.5.3 South Bridge sub-menu
        • 5.1.5.3.1 PCI Express Ports Configuration sub-menu
        • 5.1.5.3.2 USB Configuration sub-menu
      • 5.1.5.4 ME Subsystem sub-menu
    • 5.1.6 Server Mgmt
      • 5.1.6.1 Managed FRU Deactivate Policies sub-menu
      • 5.1.6.2 Power Limit options sub-menu
      • 5.1.6.3 Watchdog Configuration sub-menu
      • 5.1.6.4 FRU Information sub-menu
      • 5.1.6.5 BMC Network configuration sub-menu
        • 5.1.6.5.1 Lan channel 1 configuration sub-menu
        • 5.1.6.5.2 Lan channel 2 configuration sub-menu
    • 5.1.7 Boot
    • 5.1.8 Security
    • 5.1.9 Save & Exit
  • 5.2 Boot Utilities
    • 5.2.1 Entering BIOS Setup Menu
    • 5.2.2 SAS Option ROM (RTM8050)
    • 5.2.3 SAS Option ROM (RTM806X)
  • 5.3 Console Redirection (VT100 Mode)
    • 5.3.1 Requirements
    • 5.3.2 ANSI and VT100 Keystroke Mapping
    • 5.3.3 VT-UTF8 Keystroke Mapping
• 6. Thermal Considerations
  • 6.1 Thermal Monitoring
    • 6.1.1 Heat Sinks
    • 6.1.2 Temperature Sensors
    • 6.1.3 Airflow blockers
    • 6.1.4 System Airflow
    • 6.1.5 Thermal Profile
• A. Memory & I/O Maps
  • A.1 Memory Mapping
  • A.2 Kontron I/O Mapping
  • A.3 PCI IDSEL and Device Numbers
• B. Connector Pinouts
  • B.1 Connectors and Headers Summary
  • B.2 Post Codes (J2)
  • B.3 AMC B1(J19)
  • B.4 USB Dual Port (J12)
  • B.5 Serial Port, COM1(J13)
  • B.6 USB Flash Drive(J10, J11)
  • B.7 Base Interface & Fabric Interface (J23)
  • B.8 RTM Connector (J30)
  • B.9 RTM Connector (J31)
  • B.10 Power (P10)
• C. BIOS Setup Error Codes
  • C.1 Memory Reference Code
    • C.1.1 Progress Codes
    • C.1.2 Error Codes
  • C.2 SEC Status Codes
  • C.3 PEI Status Codes
  • C.4 DXE Status Codes
  • C.5 ACPI/ASL Status Codes
• D. Software Update
• E. Getting Help
  • E.1 Returning Defective Merchandise
  • E.2 When Returning a Unit
• F. Glossary