VIA Technologies VDLM-100-S/X User manual

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Model: VDLM-100-S/X

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USER MANUAL

VIA VDLM-100-S/X

Deep Learning Machine

For 8 x GPU Cards

1.00-03032020-155700

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Table of Contents

1. Product Overview .............................................................................................................. 1

1.1 System Layout ...................................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 ProductSpecicaons ......................................................................................................................... 3

1.3 System Front Panel ............................................................................................................................... 6

1.4 System Back Panel ............................................................................................................................... 7

1.5 FrontControlPanelBuonsandLEDs .................................................................................................. 8

1.5.1 PowerBuon ................................................................................................................................. 8

1.5.2 IDBuon ........................................................................................................................................ 8

1.5.3 NMI(Non-maskableInterrupt)Buon .......................................................................................... 8

1.5.4 SystemResetBuon ...................................................................................................................... 9

1.5.5 StatusLEDDenions .................................................................................................................... 9

1.6 PSULED .............................................................................................................................................. 10

1.7 DriveTrayLEDs ................................................................................................................................... 11

1.7.1 StatusLEDDenions .................................................................................................................. 11

1.8 FanFailedLED ..................................................................................................................................... 12

2. HardwareInstallaonandMaintenance ......................................................................... 13

2.1 Installing the Server Top Covers ......................................................................................................... 13

2.2 HardDrive .......................................................................................................................................... 15

2.2.1 InstallingaHardDiskDriveinto2.5"HardDriveTray .................................................................. 15

2.2.2 Removing2.5"HardDriveTraysfromtheChassis ....................................................................... 15

2.2.3 Installinga2.5"HardDrivetotheHardDriveTray ...................................................................... 15

2.3 Power Supply ................................................... ................................................................................... 17

2.3.1 Installing and Removing the Power Supply .................................................................................. 17

2.3.2 Installing the Power Supply Unit .................................................................................................. 17

2.3.3 Removing the Power Supply Unit ................................................................................................ 18

2.4 Installing and Removing the Server in a Rack ..................................................................................... 19

2.4.1 Installing the Server in a Rack ...................................................................................................... 19

2.4.2 Removing the Chassis Rail from the Slide Rail Assembly ............................................................. 19

2.4.3 AachingtheChassisRailstotheServer ..................................................................................... 20

2.4.4 AachingtheSlideRailAssembliestotheRack .......................................................................... 20

2.4.5 Sliding the Server into the Rack ................................................................................................... 23

2.4.6 Installing and Removing the Server in a Rack .............................................................................. 25

3. Mainboard ....................................................................................................................... 26

3.1 Specicaons ...................................................................................................................................... 26

3.2 I/O Panel ............................................................................................................................................. 27

3.2.1 LANPortLEDIndicaons.............................................................................................................. 27

4. BIOSSeng ..................................................................................................................... 29

4.1 Main Screen ........................................................................................................................................ 29

4.2 Advanced Screen ................................................................................................................................ 29

4.2.1 CPUConguraon ................................................... .................................................................... 30

4.3 ExitScreen .......................................................................................................................................... 31

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List of Figures

Figure1: VIAVDLM-100-S/Xlayoutdiagramfrontview ..................................................................................... 1

Figure2: VIAVDLM-100-S/Xlayoutdiagramisometricview .............................................................................. 1

Figure3: VIAVDLM-100S/Xlayoutdiagramtopview ........................................................................................ 2

Figure4: VIAVDLM-100S/Xlayoutdiagramrearview ....................................................................................... 2

Figure5: SystemfrontpaneloftheVIAVDLM-100-S/X ...................................................................................... 6

Figure6: SystembackpaneloftheVIAVDLM-100-S/X ...................................................................................... 7

Figure7: FrontcontrolpanelbuonsandLEDsoftheVIAVDLM-100-S/X ........................................................ 8

Figure8: PSULEDdiagram ............................................................................................................................... 10

Figure9: DrivetrayLEDsdiagram ..................................................................................................................... 11

Figure10: FanFailedLEDdiagram ...................................................................................................................... 12

Figure 11: Installing top rear cover .................................................................................................................... 13

Figure 12: Secure the top middle cover on the chassis ....................................................................................... 13

Figure 13: 4U top front cover .............................................................................................................................. 14

Figure 14: Secure the top front cover with the screws ....................................................................................... 14

Figure15: Removing2.5"harddrivetraysfromthechassis ............................................................................... 15

Figure16: Installinga2.5"harddrivetotheharddrivetray .............................................................................. 15

Figure17: PushinthelockinglevertolocktheHDDtrayintoplace .................................................................. 16

Figure 18: Installing the power supply unit ......................................................................................................... 17

Figure 19: Removing the power supply unit ....................................................................................................... 18

Figure 20: Slide and chassis rails ......................................................................................................................... 19

Figure 21: Removing the chassis rail from the slide rail assembly ...................................................................... 19

Figure22: Aachingthechassisrailstotheserver ............................................................................................. 20

Figure23: Aachingthecagenutsintothemounngholes .............................................................................. 21

Figure 24: Front and rear adjustable brackets on the slide ................................................................................ 21

Figure25: Adjusngthebracketstoaccommodatethedepthoftherack ......................................................... 22

Figure 26: Securing the slide rails to the rack ..................................................................................................... 22

Figure 27: Tighten the lock nuts on the rear bracket .......................................................................................... 23

Figure28: Extendingthesliderails ..................................................................................................................... 23

Figure 29: Sliding the server into the rack .......................................................................................................... 24

Figure 30: Securing the server onto the rack ...................................................................................................... 24

Figure 31: I/O panel diagram ............................................................................................................................. 27

Figure32: LANportLEDindicaons .................................................................................................................... 27

Figure33: LANport(LAN1,LAN2)LEDindicaonsdiagram ............................................................................... 28

Figure 34: Main Screen diagram ........................................................................................................................ 29

Figure 35: Advanced Screen diagram ................................................................................................................. 29

Figure36: CPUConguraonScreendiagram .................................................................................................... 30

Figure37: ExitScreendiagram ............................................................................................................................ 31

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List of Tables

Table1: Systemfrontpaneldescripon ............................................................................................................ 6

Table2: Systembackpaneldescripon ............................................................................................................. 7

Table3: FrontcontrolpanelbuonsandLEDsdescripon ............................................................................... 8

Table4: StatusLEDdenionstable.................................................................................................................. 9

Table5: PSULEDDescripon .......................................................................................................................... 10

Table6: DrivetrayLEDsdescripon ................................................................................................................ 11

Table7: HDDPowerLEDdescripon .............................................................................................................. 11

Table8: HDDAcvityLEDdescripon ............................................................................................................ 11

Table9: FanLEDdescripon ............................................................................................................................ 12

Table 10: Rail assembly kit ................................................................................................................................ 25

Table11: I/Opaneldescripon ......................................................................................................................... 27

Table12: IPMILANportLEDindicaonstables ................................................................................................. 27

Table13: LANport(LAN1,LAN2)LEDindicaonstables ................................................................................... 28

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1. Product Overview

TheVIAVDLM-100-S/Xisapowerfulserverwith8-cores/16-coreCPUdesignedfordeeplearningmachine.It

supports 4-tray/8-tray PCIe GPU or double-width GPGPU cards. As a powerful deep learning server, it delivers

excellentperformancewithrobustdesignconformingtoVIA’scommitmenttoqualityandendurance.

1.1 System Layout

Figure 1: VIAVDLM-100-S/Xlayoutdiagramfrontview

Figure 2: VIAVDLM-100-S/Xlayoutdiagramisometricview

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Figure 3: VIAVDLM-100S/Xlayoutdiagramtopview

Figure 4: VIAVDLM-100S/Xlayoutdiagramrearview

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1.2 ProductSpecicaons

System

Form Factor -3URackmountwith4UTopFrontCover(oponal)

Dimensions -722.3mmx430mmx170.35mm

Front Panel

Buons -Powerbuon

-UIDbuon

-Resetbuon

-NMIbuon

LEDs -2LANLEDs(L1,L2LED)

-2FrontLEDs

-HDDLED

-SystemeventLED

I/O Ports - 2 USB 2.0 ports

- 1 VGA port

MB Tray

Slimline CONN -4(for2LowProlePCIEcard(onex8,anotherx16))

USB 2.0 - 2

USB 3.0 - 2

Serial Port - 1

VGA -1D-Sub

LAN Port - 2 (GLAN by Intel i350) + 1 (IPMI) LAN port (RJ-45)

-LANPortswithLED(ACT/LINKLEDandSPEEDLED)

External Drive Bay

FrontSideDriveBay - 6 2.5"SATAHDD(6Gb/s)Bayor6xSAS*(12Gb/s)

*NeedaddaPCIERAIDcardforSASsupport.

Power Supply

Type - 4 (3+1), Redundant

OutputWas -1200W,Planum

System Fan

Fan - 8 80mmx38mm

FailLED -Abnormal(DCon):LEDON(SolidRed)

-Normal:LEDOFF(FortheFANinthecenter)

System Switch Board

Switch IC -PLX8747

Supports GPU Card - 8 GPGPU card or 8 GPGPU/MIC

GPGPU Card

GPGPUWas -Max.300Wpercard

Supports GPGPU - 8 GPGPU card or 8 GPGPU/MIC

MB Physical Status

Form Factor -SSICEB

Dimensions -12''x10.5''(30.5cmx26.7cm)

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Processor System

CPU -SupportsIntelXeonScalableProcessors

Socket -DualSocketP

Chipset - C621

System Memory

Capacity -16DIMMslots

Type -6ChannelDDR4memorytechnology2666/2400/2133RDIMM/LR

DIMM

Voltage - 1.2V

Storage

SATA Controller - PCH: 8 SATA3 + 1 M.2

Ethernet

Interface - 1000Mbps/100Mbps/10Mbps

LAN Controller - 2 RJ-45 GLAN by Intel i350

Management

BMC Controller -ASPEEDAST2500

IPMIDedicatedGLAN -1RealtekRTL8211EfordedicatedmanagementGLAN

Features - Watchdog

- NMI

Graphics

Controller -ASPEEDAST2500

VRAM -DDR44GB

Rear Panel I/O

VGA Port -1D-Sub

USB 3.1 Gen1 Port - 2

LAN Port - 1 (IPMI) LAN port (RJ-45)

-LANportswithLED(ACT/LINKLEDandSPEEDLED)

UIDBuon/UIDLED - 1

Internal Connector

M.2 - 1 (up to 2280)

AuxiliaryPanelHeader -1(includeschassisintrusion,locaonbuon&LED,frontLANLED)

TPM Header - 1

Fan Header - 2 CPU Fan, 2 System Fan (6-pin)

ATXPower - 1 (24-pin) + 2 (8-pin)

Front Panel - 1

System BIOS

BIOS Type -256MbAMIUEFILegalBIOS

BIOS Features - Plug and Play (PnP)

-ACPI2.0ComplianceWakeUpEvents

- SMBIOS 2.8 Support

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Notes:

1.AstheoperangtemperatureprovidedinthespecicaonsisaresultofthetestperformedinVIA’schamber,a

numberofvariablescaninuencethisresult.Pleasenotethattheworkingtemperaturemayvarydependingon

theactualsituaonandenvironment.Itishighlyrecommendedtoexecuteasolidtesngprogramandtakeallthe

variablesintoconsideraonwhenbuildingthesystem.Pleaseensurethatthesystemrunswellunderthe

operangtemperatureintermsofapplicaon.

2.Thespecicaonissubjecttochangewithoutnoceinadvance.Thebrandandproductnamesaretrademarks

oftheirrespecvecompanies.Anyconguraonotherthanoriginalproductspecicaonisnotguaranteed.

Hardware Monitor

Temperature - CPU Temperature Sensing

- System Temperature Sensing

- Card Side Temperature Sensing

Fan - CPU/Rear/Front Fan Tachometer

- CPU Quiet Fan (Allow CPU Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU

Temperature)

-CPU/Rear/FrontFanMul-SpeedControl

Voltage -VoltageMonitoring:CPU1/2,VCCM_AB/CD/EF/GH,+1.50_PCH,

3V/5V/ 12V, +1.05V_PCH, +BAT, 3VSB, 5VSB

Environment

Temperature -Operangtemperature:10°C~35°C

-Non-operangtemperature:-40°C~70°C

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1.3 System Front Panel

Figure 5: SystemfrontpaneloftheVIAVDLM-100-S/X

Table 1: Systemfrontpaneldescripon

Item Descripon

1 ControlPanelBuonsandLEDs

2 2xUSB2.0Ports

3 16xPCIECardSlots(single-width)

4 1xVGAPort

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1.4 System Back Panel

Figure 6: SystembackpaneloftheVIAVDLM-100-S/X

Table 2: Systembackpaneldescripon

SLOT1

SLIMLIN x 8

SLOT2

SLIMLIN x 16

4 3

5 6

321

HDD0

HDD1

HDD2

HDD3

HDD4 NVMe

HDD5 NVMe

Item Descripon

6x2.5"HDDtrays

*HDD4andHDD5supportsNVMeHDD

2 I/O Shield

*Dependingonthespecicaonoftheserverboard.

3 PCIExpressCardSlotorMezzanineCardSlot

*YoucaninstalleitheraPCIEcardofamezzaninecardtothisslotwithariser-card

assembly. The riser card (4U10G_SL2P) is pre-installed to the assembly.

*Ifyouwanttoinstallamezzaninecard(onlyM599RandM41202Rsupported),a

mezzanineadaptercard(4U10G_SL2M)isrequired.

*Slot1supportsSlimlinex8;Slot2supportsSlimlinex16.

4 Motherboard Tray Handle

*WARNING!

Pleasedonotopenthetrayiftheserverisnotpowereddownorwhileitissll

running.

5 Rear Vent

6 4xPowerSupplyUnits(RedundantPSU3+1)

*Serverequires3workingPSUs,with1redundantPSU.Youmusthaveatleast

threeacvesupplies,installed,funconingandconnectedtoAC.Onlyoneofthe

PSUs is allowed to be removed while the server is running.

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1.5 FrontControlPanelBuonsandLEDs

ThischapterprovidesinformaonabouttheVIAVDLM-100-S/XfrontcontrolpanelbuonsandLEDsdiagram

anditsfunconality.

Figure 7: FrontcontrolpanelbuonsandLEDsoftheVIAVDLM-100-S/X

Table 3: FrontcontrolpanelbuonsandLEDsdescripon

Note:

*Pleasebenotedthatthefunconsaresupporteddependingonthetypeofserverboard.

1.5.1 PowerBuon

Pressthepowerbuontotogglethesystempoweronandstandby/sleepmodes.Toremoveallpowerfrom

thesystemcompletely,disconnectthepowercordfromtheserver.Toturn-othepowerfromthesystem

completely, disconnect the power cord from the server.

1.5.2 IDBuon

PresstheIDbuontotogglethefrontpanelIDLEDandthebaseboardIDLEDonando.Youareabletolocate

the serve you're working on from behind a rack of servers.

1.5.3 NMI(Non-maskableInterrupt)Buon

PresstheNMIbuonwithapapercliporpintogenerateanon-masketableinterruptandtoputtheserverina

haltstateforexaminaon.

UID

NMI

RST

PWR

BTN

Item Descripon

1 PowerBuonandLED

2 UIDBuonandLED*

3 LAN1,LAN2,LAN3,andLAN4AcvityLEDs*

4 HDDAcvityLED

5 SystemEventLED*

6 NMI(Non-maskableInterrupt)Buon*

7 SystemResetBuon

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1.5.4 SystemResetBuon

Whenthesystemiscompletelyunresponsive,pressthesystemresetbuontoreboottheserverwithout

shungitoandinializethesystem.

1.5.5 StatusLEDDenions

ThetablebelowwillexplainthestatusanddenionsofeachLEDonthesystem.

Table 4: StatusLEDdenionstable

Power LED

Status Descripon

Green Power on

O Powero

ID LED

Status Descripon

Blue Systemidencaonisacve

O Systemidencaonisdisable

LAN1, LAN2, LAN3, LAN4, LEDs

Status Descripon

Green Link between system and network or no access

Blinking Green Network access

HDD Acvity LED

Status Descripon

Blinking Green HDDaccess

O HDDidle

ID LED

Status Descripon

O Runningornormaloperaon

Red Atleastonesensorhascricalalert

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1.6 PSULED

Figure 8: PSULEDdiagram

Table 5: PSULEDDescripon

PSU LED

Power LED

Status Descripon

Green Normalwork;outputONandOK

Amber Modulefault/proteconinoperaonmode

(failure, OCP, OVP, FAN Fail, OTP, UVP)

AC cord unplugged

Amberblinkingat0.5Hz Warning (high temperature, high power, high current, slow fan)

Greenblinkingat0.5Hz ACPresentOnly12VBSon(PSo)orPSinSmartRedundant

state

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1.7 DriveTrayLEDs

Figure 9: DrivetrayLEDsdiagram

Table 6: DrivetrayLEDsdescripon

1.7.1 StatusLEDDenions

ThetablesbelowshowsthestatusoftheHDDPowerLEDandHDDAcvityLED.

Table 7: HDDPowerLEDdescripon

Table 8: HDDAcvityLEDdescripon

HDD Power LED

Status Descripon

Blue HDDpowered-on

Amber NopowertoHDD

HDD Acvity LED

Status Descripon

Solid Green HDDacve

Blinking Green HDDaccessingorreading

Red HDDfailed

O HDDpowered-o

Item Descripon

1 HDDPowerLED

2 HDDAcvityLED

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1.8 FanFailedLED

Figure 10: FanFailedLEDdiagram

Table 9: FanLEDdescripon

Fan Failed LED

Fan LED

Status Descripon

Solid Red Fan failed

O Normal

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2. Hardware Installaon and Maintenance

Thisseconwillexplainhowtoinstalltheservertopcovers,harddrive,powersupply,andinstallingand

removing the server in a rack from the system.

2.1 Installing the Server Top Covers

Step 1. Lower the top rear cover on the chassis, making sure the side latches align with the cutouts.

Step 2. Slide the top rear cover towards the rear of the chassis.

Step 3. Secure the top rear cover with the screws.

Figure 11: Installing top rear cover

Step 4. Lower the top middle cover on the chassis and secure it with the screws.

Figure 12: Secure the top middle cover on the chassis

Top Rear Cover

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Step 5. When both top middle and rear covers are properly secured, lower the top front cover on the chassis.

CarefullyalignthemounngholesinthetopmiddlecoverandtheChassis.*

Step 6. Slide the top front cover toward the rear of the chassis.

Step 7. Secure the top front cover with the screws.

Figure 13: 4U top front cover

Note:

*Usea4Utop(front)coverinsteadifthepowerconnectorsofyourGPGPUcardareonthetopsideofit.Please

purchase seperately if needed.

Figure 14: Secure the top front cover with the screws

Top Front Cover

4U Top Front Cover (Op�onal)

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