Gigabyte S251-3O0 User manual

Type
User manual
S251-3O0
Intel Xeon Scalable UP Server System - 2U 26-Bay
User Manual
Rev. 1.0
Copyright
© 2021 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved.
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Changes to the specications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without
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In order to assist in the use of this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentation:
User Manual: detailed information & steps about the installation, conguration and use of this
product (e.g. motherboard, server barebones), covering hardware and BIOS.

User Guide: detailed information about the installation & use of an add-on hardware or
software component (e.g. BMC rmware, rail-kit) compatible with this product.
Quick Installation Guide: a short guide with visual diagrams that you can reference easily for
installation purposes of this product (e.g. motherboard, server barebones).
Please see the support section of the online product page to check the current availability of these
documents.
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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this user's guide:
NOTE!
Gives bits and pieces of additional
information related to the current topic.
CAUTION!
Gives precautionary measures to
avoid possible hardware or software problems.
WARNING!
Alerts you to any damage that might
result from doing or not doing specic actions.
Server Warnings and Cautions
Before installing a server, be sure that you understand the following warnings and cautions.
WARNING!
To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to the equipment:
Do not disable the power cord grounding plug. The grounding plug is an important safety
feature.
Plug the power cord into a grounded (earthed) electrical outlet that is easily accessible at all
times.
Unplug all the power cords from the power supplies to disconnect power to the equipment.
Shock Hazard! Disconnect all power supply cords before servicing.
Do not route the power cord where it can be walked on or pinched by items placed against it.
Pay particular attention to the plug, electrical outlet, and the point where the cord extends from
the server.
WARNING!
To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives
and the internal system components to cool before touching them.
WARNING!
This server is equipped with high speed fans. Keep away from hazardous
moving fan blades during servicing.
WARNING!
This equipment is not suitable for use in locations where children are
likely to be present.
WARNING!
This equipment is intended to be used in Restrict Access Location. The
access can only be gained by Skilled person.
Only authorized by well trained professional person can access the
restrict access location.
CAUTION!
Do not operate the server for long periods with the access panel open or removed.
Operating the server in this manner results in improper airow and improper cooling that can
lead to thermal damage.
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
CAUTION!
ESD CAN DAMAGE DRIVES, BOARDS, AND OTHER PARTS. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU
PERFORM ALL PROCEDURES AT AN ESD WORKSTATION. IF ONE IS NOT AVAILABLE,
PROVIDE SOME ESD PROTECTION BY WEARING AN ANTI-STATIC WRIST STRAP AT-
TACHED TO CHASSIS GROUND -- ANY UNPAINTED METAL SURFACE -- ON YOUR SERVER
WHEN HANDLING PARTS.
Always handle boards carefully. They can be extremely sensitive to ESD. Hold boards only by
their edges without any component and pin touching. After removing a board from its protective
wrapper or from the system, place the board component side up on a grounded, static free sur-
face. Use a conductive foam pad if available but not the board wrapper. Do not slide board over
any surface.
System power on/o: To remove power from system, you must remove the system from
rack. Make sure the system is removed from the rack before opening the chassis, adding, or
removing any non hot-plug components.
Hazardous conditions, devices and cables: Hazardous electrical conditions may be
present on power, telephone, and communication cables. Turn off the system and discon-nect
the cables attached to the system before servicing it. Otherwise, personal injury or equipment
damage can result.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) and ESD protection: ESD can damage drives,
boards, and other parts. We recommend that you perform all procedures in this chapter only at
an ESD workstation. If one is not available, provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic
wrist strap attached to chassis ground (any unpainted metal surface on the server) when handling
parts.
ESD and handling boards: Always handle boards carefully. They can be extremely
sensi-tive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). Hold boards only by their edges. After removing a
board from its protective wrapper or from the system, place the board component side up on a
grounded, static free surface. Use a conductive foam pad if available but not the board wrapper.
Do not slide board over any surface.
Installing or removing jumpers: A jumper is a small plastic encased conductor that slips
over two jumper pins. Some jumpers have a small tab on top that can be gripped with n-gertips
or with a pair of ne needle nosed pliers. If the jumpers do not have such a tab, take care when
using needle nosed pliers to remove or install a jumper; grip the narrow sides of the jumper with
the pliers, never the wide sides. Gripping the wide sides can dam-age the contacts inside the
jumper, causing intermittent problems with the function con-trolled by that jumper. Take care to
grip with, but not squeeze, the pliers or other tool used to remove a jumper, or the pins on the
board may bend or break.
CAUTION!
Risk of explosion if battery is replaced incorrectly or with an incorrect type. Replace the battery
only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used bat-
teries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ...................................................................................11
1-1 Installation Precautions .................................................................................. 11
1-2 Product Specications .................................................................................... 12
1-3 System Block Diagram ................................................................................... 15
Chapter 2 System Appearance ..................................................................................... 17
2-1 System Overview ........................................................................................... 17
2-2 Front View ...................................................................................................... 18
2-3 Rear View ....................................................................................................... 18
2-4 Side View ....................................................................................................... 19
2-5 Front Panel LEDs and Buttons ....................................................................... 20
2-6 Rear System LEDs and Buttons .................................................................... 21
2-7 Power Supply Unit LED .................................................................................. 22
2-8 Hard Disk Drive LEDs .................................................................................... 23
Chapter 3 System Hardware Installation ......................................................................25
3-1 Removing Chassis Cover ............................................................................... 26
3-2 Removing and Installing the Fan Duct ........................................................... 27
3-3 Installing the CPU and Heat Sink ................................................................... 28
3-4 Installing the Memory ..................................................................................... 30
3-4-1 Eight Channel Memory Conguration .....................................................................30
3-4-2 Installing a Memory ...............................................................................................31
3-4-3 Memory Population Table .......................................................................................31
3-5 Installing the PCI Expansion Card ................................................................. 32
3-6 Installing the Hard Disk Drive ......................................................................... 33
3-7 Removing and installing the Fan Wall ............................................................ 35
3-8 Replacing the Fan Assembly .......................................................................... 36
3-9 Replacing the Power Supply .......................................................................... 37
3-10 Cable Routing ................................................................................................ 38
Chapter 4 Motherboard Components ...........................................................................45
4-1 Motherboard Components ............................................................................. 45
4-2 Jumper Setting .............................................................................................. 47
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Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................49
5-1 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 51
5-2 Advanced Menu ............................................................................................. 54
5-2-1 Trusted Computing .................................................................................................55
5-2-2 Serial Port Console Redirection .............................................................................56
5-2-3 SIO Conguration ...................................................................................................60
5-2-4 PCI Subsystem Settings .........................................................................................61
5-2-5 USB Conguration ..................................................................................................62
5-2-6 Post Report Conguration ......................................................................................63
5-2-7 NVMe Conguration ...............................................................................................64
5-2-8 Chipset Conguration .............................................................................................65
5-2-9 Network Stack Conguration ..................................................................................66
5-2-10 iSCSI Conguration ................................................................................................67
5-2-11 Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network Connection ..............................................................68
5-2-12 VLAN Conguration ................................................................................................70
5-2-13 Driver Health ...........................................................................................................72
5-3 Chipset Setup Menu ....................................................................................... 73
5-3-1 Processor Conguration .........................................................................................74
5-3-2 Common RefCode Conguration ...........................................................................76
5-3-3 UPI Conguration ...................................................................................................77
5-3-4 Memory Conguration ............................................................................................79
5-3-5 IIO Conguration ....................................................................................................81
5-3-6 Advanced Power Management Conguration ........................................................83
5-3-7 PCH Conguration ..................................................................................................85
5-3-8 Miscellaneous Conguration ..................................................................................87
5-3-9 Server ME Conguration ........................................................................................88
5-3-10 Runtime Error Logging Settings .............................................................................89
5-3-11 Power Policy ...........................................................................................................91
5-4 Server Management Menu ............................................................................. 93
5-4-1 System Event Log ..................................................................................................95
5-4-2 View FRU Information ............................................................................................96
5-4-3 BMC VLAN Conguration .......................................................................................97
5-4-4 BMC Network Conguration ...................................................................................98
5-4-5 IPv6 BMC Network Conguration ...........................................................................99
5-5 Security Menu .............................................................................................. 100
5-5-1 Secure Boot .........................................................................................................101
5-6 Boot Menu .................................................................................................... 103
5-6-1 UEFI NETWORK Drive BBS Priorities ................................................................105
5-6-2 UEFI Application Boot Priorities ................................................................. 106
5-7 Save & Exit Menu ......................................................................................... 107
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5-8 BIOS POST Codes ...................................................................................... 109
5-8-1 AMI Standard - PEI ...............................................................................................109
5-8-2 AMI Standard - DXE .............................................................................................109
5-8-3 AMI Standard - ERROR ....................................................................................... 111
5-8-4 Intel UPI POST Codes .......................................................................................... 112
5-8-5 Intel UPI Error Codes ...........................................................................................112
5-8-6 Intel MRC POST Codes .......................................................................................113
5-8-7 Intel MRC Error Codes .........................................................................................113
5-8-8 Intel PM POST Codes ..........................................................................................114
5-8-9 Intel PM POST Codes ..........................................................................................114
5-9 BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard) ....................................................... 115
5-9-1 PEI Beep Codes ...................................................................................................115
5-9-2 DXE Beep Codes .................................................................................................115
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1-1 Installation Precautions
The motherboard/system contain numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which
can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully
read the service guide and follow these procedures:
• Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker or
warranty sticker provided by your dealer. These stickers are required for warranty validation.
• Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before
installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components.
• When connecting hardware components to the internal connectors on the motherboard,
make sure they are connected tightly and securely.
When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any metal leads or connectors.
• It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling electronic
components such as a motherboard, CPU or memory. If you do not have an ESD wrist
strap, keep your hands dry and rst touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity.
Prior to installing the motherboard, please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an
electrostatic shielding container.
• Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard, make sure the power
supply has been turned off.
Before turning on the power, make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to
the local voltage standard.
Before using the product, please verify that all cables and power connectors of your
hardware components are connected.
• To prevent damage to the motherboard, do not allow screws to come in contact with the
motherboard circuit or its components.
Make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or
within the computer casing.
Do not place the computer system on an uneven surface
.
Do not place the computer system in a high-temperature environment.
Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to
system components as well as physical harm to the user.
If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the
product, please consult a certied computer technician.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation - 12 -
1-2 Product Specications
Socket
Socket
Security
Security Serve rOperating Properties
Power S upply
CPU 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Intel® Xeon® Platinum Processor, Intel® Xeon® Gold Processor, Intel® Xeon®
Silver Processor and Intel® Xeon® Bronze Processor
Intel® Xeon® W-3200 Processor Family
Socket
Socket
Security
Security Serve rOperating Properties
Power S upply
Socket 1 x LGA 4189
Socket P+
Socket
Socket
Security
Security Serve rOperating Properties
Power S upply
Chipset Intel® C621A Express Chipset
Socket
Socket
Security
Security Serve rOperating Properties
Power S upply
Memory 16 x DIMM slots
DDR4 memory supported only
8-channel memory architecture per processor
RDIMM modules up to 64GB supported
LRDIMM modules up to 128GB supported
3DS RDIMM/LRDIMM modules up to 256GB supported
1.2V modules: 3200/2933/2666 MHz
Socket
Socket
Security
Security Serve rOperating Properties
Power S upply
LAN 1 x 10/100/1000 management LAN
Socket
Socket
Security
Security Serve rOperating Properties
Power S upply
Video Integrated in Aspeed® AST2600
2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface
1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp, DDR4 SDRAM
Socket
Socket
Security
Security Serve rOperating Properties
Power S upply
Storage 2 x 2.5" SATA/SAS/Gen4 NVMe hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays
SAS card is required for SAS devices support
Socket
Socket
Security
Security Serve rOperating Properties
Power S upply
RAID Intel® SATA RAID 0/1/10/5
Socket
Socket
Security
Security Serve rOperating Properties
Power S upply
Expansion Slot 1 x Full-height Full-length PCIe Gen4 x16 expansion slot
2 x Low-Prole PCIe Gen4 x16 expansion slots
1 x OCP 3.0 Gen4 x16 mezzanine slot
2 x M.2 slots:
M-key
PCIe Gen4 x4 from CPU
Supports NGFF-2280/22110 cards
1 x M.2 slot:
M-key
PCIe Gen3 x4 from C621A
Supports NGFF-2280/22110 card
NOTE:
We reserve the right to make any changes to the product specications and product-related
information without prior notice.
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Socket
Socket
Security
Security Serve rOperating Properties
Power S upply
Internal I/O 3 x M.2 slot
2 x SATA ports
1 x TPM header
Socket
Socket
Security
Security Serve rOperating Properties
Power S upply
Front I/O 2 x USB 3.0
1 x miniDP
1 x MLAN
1 x Power button with LED
1 x ID button with LED
1 x System status LED
Socket
Socket
Security
Security Serve rOperating Properties
Power S upply
Backplane I/O Bandwidth: SATA 6Gb/s or SAS 12Gb/s per port or PCIe Gen4 x4
Socket
Socket
Security
Security Serve rOperating Properties
Power S upply
TPM 1 x TPM header with SPI interface
Optional TPM2.0 kit: CTM010
Socket
Socket
Security
Security Serve rOperating Properties
Power S upply
Power Supply Redundant 800W 80 PLUS Platinum hot-swap power supply
Socket
Socket
Security
Security Serve rOperating Properties
Power S upply
System
Management
Aspeed® AST2600 management controller
GIGABYTE Management Console (AMI MegaRAC SP-X) web interface
Dashboard
JAVA Based Serial Over LAN
HTML5 KVM
Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.)
Sensor Reading History Data
FRU Information
SEL Log in Linear Storage / Circular Storage Policy
Hardware Inventory
Fan Prole
System Firewall
Power Consumption
Power Control
LDAP / AD / RADIUS Support
Backup & Restore Conguration
Remote BIOS/BMC/CPLD Update
Event Log Filter
User Management
Media Redirection Settings
PAM Order Settings
SSL Settings
SMTP Settings
Hardware Installation - 14 -
Socket
Socket
Security
Security Serve rOperating Properties
Power S upply
Environment
Ambient
Temperature
Relative
Humidity
Operating temperature: 10°C to 35°C
Non-operating temperature: -40°C to 60°C
Operating humidity: 8-80% (non-condensing)
Non-operating humidity: 20%-95% (non-condensing)
NOTE! Ambient temperature limited to 30°C if using 280W CPU
Socket
Socket
Security
Security Serve rOperating Properties
Power S upply
System
Dimension
1U
438mm (W) x 43.5mm (H) x 500mm (D)
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1-3 System Block Diagram
Hardware Installation - 16 -
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Chapter 2 System Appearance
2-1 System Overview
1
2
2
3
4
5
No. Description
1. Front Panel Buttons and LEDs
2. Side 3.5" Hard Drives Cover
3. System Middle Cover
4. System Back Cover
5. Power Supply Units
System Appearance - 18 -
2-3 Rear View
No. Description
1. VGA Port
2. Serial Port
3. USB 3.0 Port x 4
4. 1 GbE Ethernet LAN Port #2
5. 1 GbE Ethernet LAN Port #1
6. Server Management LAN Port
7. ID Button with LED
Refer to section 2-5 Front Panel LEDs and Buttons and section 2-6 Rear System LEDs
and Buttons for a detailed description of the function of the LEDs.
2-2 Front View
No. Description
1. Front Panel LEDs and Buttons
2. USB 3.0 Port x 2
1 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
PSU2
PSU1
HDD #0
HDD #1
PCI #1
PCI #2
PCI #3
PCI #4
PCI #5
PCI #6
PCI #7
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2-4 Side View
Left Side
HDD #0
HDD #1
HDD #2
HDD #3
HDD #4
HDD #5
HDD #6
HDD #7
HDD #8
HDD #9
HDD #10
HDD #11
1
No. Description
1. 3.5" HDD Bays
Right Side
1
HDD #12
HDD #13
HDD #14
HDD #15
HDD #16
HDD #17
HDD #18
HDD #19
HDD #20
HDD #21
HDD #22
HDD #23
No. Description
1. 3.5" HDD Bays
System Appearance - 20 -
2-5 Front Panel LEDs and Buttons
1 3
2
5
7
4
6
No. Name Color Status Description
1. ID Button Press the button to activate system identication
2. Reset button -- -- Press this button to reset the system.
3. Power button
with LED
Green On Indicates the system is powered on.
Green Blink System is in ACPI S1 state (sleep mode).
N/A Off System is not powered on or in ACPI S5 state (power
off)
4 & 5. LAN1/2 Active/
Link LED
Green Blink Indicates data trasmission or receiving is occuring.
N/A Off Indicates no data transmission or receiving is occuring.
6. HDD Status
LED
Amber On Indicates locating the HDD.
Blink Indicates accessing the HDD.
N/A Off Indicates HDD error.
7. System
Status LED
N/A Solid On System is operating normally.
Red
Solid On Critical condition, may indicate:
System fan failure; System temperature
Blink
Non-critical condition, may indicate:
Redundant power module failure
Temperature and voltage issue
Chassis intrusion
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