MiTAC E8020 User manual

E8020

OCP Computing Sled

User Manual

Version: 1.0

PREFACE

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Technology Corporation and has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability prior

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any time, without notice. In no event will MiTAC be held liable for any direct or

indirect, incidental or consequential damage, loss of use, loss of data or other

malady resulting from errors or inaccuracies of information contained in this

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manual are property of their respective owners including, but not limited to the

following.

AMD EPYC™ is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

AMI®, AMIBIOS®

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Microsoft®, Windows®

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About this Manual

This manual is intended for experienced users and integrators with hardware

knowledge of personal computers.

It is aimed to provide you with instructions on installing your E8020.

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Safety and Compliance Information

Before installing and using E8020, take note of the following precautions:

Read all instructions carefully

⚫ Do not place the unit on an unstable surface, cart, or stand.

⚫ Only use the power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure,

contact the power company.

⚫ The unit uses a three-wire ground cable, which is equipped with a third pin to

ground the unit and prevent electric shock. Do not defeat the purpose of this

pin. If your outlet does not support this kind of plug, contact your electrician to

replace your obsolete outlet.

⚫ Do not place anything on the power cord. Place the power cord where it will not

be in the way of foot traffic.

⚫ Follow all warnings and cautions in this manual and on the unit case.

⚫ Do not push objects in the ventilation slots as they may touch high voltage

components and result in shock and damage to the components.

⚫ When replacing parts, ensure that you use parts specified by the manufacturer.

⚫ When service or repairs have been done, perform routine safety checks to

verify that the system is operating correctly.

⚫ Avoid using the system near water, in direct sunlight, or near a heating

device.

⚫ Cover the unit when not in use.

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Safety Information

Retain and follow all product safety and operating instructions provided with your

equipment. In the event of a conflict between the instructions in this guide and the

instructions in equipment documentation, follow the guidelines in the equipment

documentation.

Observe all warnings in the operating instructions. To reduce the risk of bodily

injury, electric shock, fire and damage to the equipment, observe all precautions

included in this guide.

Machine Room Environment

This device is for use only in a machine room or IT room.

Make sure that the area in which you install the system is properly ventilated and

climate-controlled.

Ensure that the voltage and frequency of your power source match the voltage and

frequency inscribed on the electrical rating label of the equipment.

Do not install the system in or near a plenum, air duct, radiator, or heat register.

Never use the product in a wet location.

Equipment Chassis

Do not block or cover the openings to the system.

Never push objects of any kind through openings in the equipment. Dangerous

voltages might be present.

Conductive foreign objects can produce a short circuit and cause fire, electric shock,

or damage to your equipment.

Lift equipment using both hands and with your knees bent.

Revision History

Date

Revision

Explanation of Changes

2020/11/24

1.0

Initial Release

 
 
 

 
Table of Contents 
 OVERVIEW  3 
1  Features ................................................................................................................................. 4 
2  Server Introduction ............................................................................................................... 5 
 SETTING UP  6 
1  System SKUs .......................................................................................................................... 6 
2  Installing Motherboard Components .................................................................................... 8 
 MAINBOARD INFORMATION  31 
1  Board Introduction .............................................................................................................. 31 
2  Board I/O ............................................................................................................................. 32 
3  LED Indicators ..................................................................................................................... 33 
4  Block Diagram ..................................................................................................................... 34 
 BIOS/UEFI  35 
1  BIOS Setup Utility ................................................................................................................ 35 
2  Main .................................................................................................................................... 39 
3  Advanced ............................................................................................................................. 40 
4  Chipset ................................................................................................................................. 67 
5  AMD CBS ............................................................................................................................. 69 
6  Server Mgmt ....................................................................................................................... 83 
7  Security ................................................................................................................................ 86 
8  Boot ..................................................................................................................................... 88 
9  Save & Exit ........................................................................................................................... 89 
 BMC  91 
1  BMC introduction ................................................................................................................ 91 
2  BMC connectivity ................................................................................................................ 91 
3  Local Serial Console and SOL .............................................................................................. 92 
4  Sensors ................................................................................................................................ 92 
5  Commands Support .......................................................................................................... 105 
 FIRMWARE UPDATE  121 
1  BIOS Update ...................................................................................................................... 121 
2  Firmware Update .............................................................................................................. 121 

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APPENDIX A 124

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1. OVERVIEW

About the MiTAC E8020 Series

Congratulations on your purchase of the MiTAC E8020 OCP system, E8020 is a

highly optimized OCP system. It is based on AMD EPYC™ 7002 Serial (Rome) product

family CPU architecture and 7003 Milan CPU will also be supported. It supports up to

8 DIMMs.

E8020 motherboard is designed to work with Open Rack V2 (Orv2) described in the

following chapter.

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1.1 Features

SKU List

SKU

PCIe slot

Drive Bay

Advanced

(2) HHHL PCIe x16

(6) 2.5” SSD

Ultra

(1) FHHL PCIe x16

(4) U.2 + (1) 2.5” SSD

Specification

Advanced

Ultra

Processor

AMD EPYC™ 7002, Rome (TDP: 225W)

AMD EPYC™ 7003, Milan CPU will be supported in Q1 2021 (TDP: 225W)

Memory

Up to 1024GB RDIMM/LRDIMM; 8 DIMM slots/ 8 channels (1DPC)

Storage and I/O

Front I/O ports

(1) PW BTN / (1) PW LED / (1) RST BTN / (1) Drive ACT LED / (1) Error LED

(1) Type A USB 3.0 / (1) Type C USB 3.0

Storage

6 x 2.5” SATA SSD bay (Front)

6 x 2.5” U.2 SSD bay (Rear)

4 x 2.5” hot swappable U.2 bay (Front)

6 x 2.5” U.2 SSD bay (Rear)

Storage (OS usage

only)

M.2 (SATA or NVMe)

PCIe Expansion

Slots

(2) HHHL PCIe Gen 4 x16 Slots

(1) FHHL PCIe Gen 4 x16 Slot

Mezzanine Slots

OCP V2.0 NIC mezz compatible

Server

Management

IPMI 2.0 compliant baseboard management controller (BMC)

Web interface support

Onboard Aspeed AST2500

LAN

1 GbE BMC port w/ NCSI

System Cooling

(2) 8cm Fans

Dimension /

Net Weight

28.46” x 6.87” x 3.5” (723 x 174.5 x 89mm) / 6.5 KG (L6 system)

Power Supply

The power is supported through bus bar via centralized 12V DC (Open Rack V2)

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1.2 Server Introduction

This is an isometric view of E8020 server. There are some PCIe slot/Drive bays/IO

connections in the front depending on different configurations. On the rear end,

there is a floating connector that fits into bus bar providing power to this sled.

There are sharp edges on the metal parts. This is generic to the low-

cost OCP design. Be sure to wear gloves when you

assemble/disassemble any mechanical components. For example,

PCIe bracket, PCIe cards and installing cables…etc.

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2. Setting Up

2.1 System SKUs

MiTAC E8020 server has two hardware configurations which is Advanced and Ultra.

2.1.1 Advanced

Note: Support 6x 7mm thickness SSD SATA drives using PCH SATA or a HBA card. 2x

HHHL PCIe cards.

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2.1.2 Ultra

Note: 4x U.2 drives. One FHHL PCIe card.

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2.2 Installing Motherboard Components

This section describes how to install components on to the mainboard, including

CPUs, memory modules, adapter Card, Drive and Add On cards.

2.2.1 Removing the Chassis Cover

Follow these instructions to remove chassis cover.

⚫ Push the top cover in the arrow direction.

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2.2.2 Installing the CPU and Heatsink

Follow the steps below to install the processor and heatsink.

Install the CPU

A. Remove the PnP Cover Cap

un-thread (counter-clockwise direction) all the screws (shown above in red circles) on the top of the

Force Frame using 3-2-1 sequence (i.e. un-thread Screw #3 in its entirety first, followed by Screw #2,

and lastly Screw #1) . Screw numbers are marked next to the screws on the Force Frame.

The spring loaded Force Frame will raise up to beyond the vertical position (105 degrees) on its pivot

hinge after the last Screw #1 is completely un-threaded. Hold and rotate the Force Frame until it has

come to the final “open” position before releasing finger grasp on the Force Frame.

As can be seen above, both the PnP Cover Cap and the External Cap co-exist during the SAM

installation to protect the contacts in the Socket Housing from damage.

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Lift the Rail Frame by griping the lift tabs near the front end of the Rail Frame.

Note that the External Cap is pre-installed in the Rail Frame when shipped by the socket suppliers.

Caution: The Rail Frame is spring loaded, thus please hold on to the Rail Frame as it is dis-engaged

from the Socket Housing.

While holding the Rail Frame, slowly rotate the Rail Frame to the vertical position.

Do not release the Rail Frame until it is in the vertical position since the spring force for the Rail Frame

is optimized for the heavier CPU package. The lighter External Cap currently in the Rail Frame can

produce an abrupt swinging motion.

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The Rail Frame will come to a stop in the vertical position for subsequent operations.

Note: Do not remove the PnP Cover Cap at this point of the installation procedure to prevent

accidental contact damage in the subsequent steps.

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Remove the External Cap by pulling upwards on the handle of the External Cap to clear the rail guides

on the Rail Frame.

CPU Package is shipped from AMD factory with the blue Carrier Frame pre-assembled:

Upper picture -Top view showing the lid side of the Carrier Frame/CPU Package assembly.

Lower picture -Bottom view showing the land pad side of the Carrier Frame/CPU Package assembly.

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Grip the handle of the Carrier Frame to lift up the Carrier Frame/CPU Package assembly from the CPU

Package shipping tray.

While gripping the handle of the Carrier Frame, align the flange features on the Carrier Frame with the

rail guides on the Rail Frame and slide the Carrier Frame downwards.

Check to ensure that the flange features on the Carrier Frame are inserted into the rail guides of the

Rail Frame.

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Slide the Carrier Frame downwards until it bottoms out and locks with the Rail Frame.

The user will be able to feel the locking action as the Carrier Frame mates with the locking features on

the Rail Frame.

The Carrier Frame/CPU Package assembly is now completely loaded onto the Rail Frame.

The PnP Cover Cap can now be removed. Grip the two lift tabs marked “REMOVE” at the middle of the

long sides of the PnP Cover Cap and pull vertically upwards to remove the PnP Cover Cap from the

Socket Housing.

Be very careful not to drop the PnP Cover Cap into the exposed contact field during the removal

process.

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Exposed socket contacts are extremely vulnerable and can be easily damaged. Do not touch the

contacts. Use extreme caution to not drop the PnP Cover or any thing else into the exposed contact

field in the Socket Housing.

The PnP Cover Cap removal procedure is applicable for the first CPU Package insertion only. The PnP

Cover Cap is not replaced onto the Socket Housing after the first CPU Package removal to avoid the risk

of damaging the contacts during PnP Cover Cap replacement procedure. Henceforth, the contacts in

the Socket Housing are protected by the External Cap.

Grip the lift tabs at the top of the Rail Frame and rotate the Rail Frame with locked Carrier Frame/CPU

Package assembly downwards onto the Socket Housing.

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