Gigabyte R281-G30 Installation guide

Type
Installation guide

Gigabyte R281-G30 is a high-performance server motherboard designed for demanding applications. It supports dual Intel Xeon Scalable processors, up to 2TB of DDR4 memory, and a variety of storage and expansion options. The R281-G30 is ideal for use in enterprise data centers, cloud computing environments, and other high-performance computing applications.

Key features of the Gigabyte R281-G30 include:

  • Support for dual Intel Xeon Scalable processors
  • Up to 2TB of DDR4 memory
  • 12x PCIe 4.0 slots
  • 8x SATA III ports
  • 4x M.2 NVMe slots
  • IPMI 2.0 remote management
  • Redundant power supplies

Gigabyte R281-G30 is a high-performance server motherboard designed for demanding applications. It supports dual Intel Xeon Scalable processors, up to 2TB of DDR4 memory, and a variety of storage and expansion options. The R281-G30 is ideal for use in enterprise data centers, cloud computing environments, and other high-performance computing applications.

Key features of the Gigabyte R281-G30 include:

  • Support for dual Intel Xeon Scalable processors
  • Up to 2TB of DDR4 memory
  • 12x PCIe 4.0 slots
  • 8x SATA III ports
  • 4x M.2 NVMe slots
  • IPMI 2.0 remote management
  • Redundant power supplies
Hardware Quick Installaon Guide
Motherboard Components
Clear
CMOS
CLR_CMOS
Default
Enable
1
2
3
21
NCSI Switch
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1
2
3
4
5
8
89
15
11
12
10
16
13 14
18
17
18 18
20
19
21
22 23
25
24
27
7
6
21',3

-
21',3
-

Clear supervisor password
BIOS recovery mode
Force ME update
ME_UPDATE
BIOS_PWD
ON
ME recovery mode Normal [Default]
Normal [Default]
Normal [Default]
Normal [Default]
OFF
BIOS_RCVR
ME_RCVR
J2
1
2
3
4
21
Onboard LAN
OCP MEZZ
ON
OFF
HOST_SMBUS_SEL
PMBUS_SEL
ON
CPLD debug mode Normal [Default]
Normal [Default]
BIOS defined
BIOS defined
Stop initial power on
when BMC is not ready
OFF
S3_MASK
DB_PLD
J1
1
2
3
4
26
1 HDD back plane board connector
2 Front panel connector
3 Front panel USB 3.0 connector
4 TPM module connector
5 BMC firmware readiness LED
6 Case open intrusion header
7 IPMB connector
8 OCP mezzanine connector#1 (without KR signal)
9 Riser slot connector #2
10 sSATA connector #5 (for rear HDD)
11 sSATA connector #4 (for rear HDD)
12 Slimline SAS connector #0 (SSATA0)
13 Slimline SAS connector #0 (SATA0)
14 Slimline SAS connector #1 (SATA1)
15 SATA DOM support power connector
(for sSATA connector #4 )
16 SATA DOM support power connector
(for sSATA connector #5 )
17 NCSI swch
18 OCP mezzanine connector#2 (with KR signal)
19 Riser slot connector #3
20 Riser slot connector #4
21 VROC upgrade module connector
22 Power supply connector#1 (primary)
23 Power supply connector#2 (secondary)
24 2 x 3 Pin Rear back plane board power connector
25 2 x 7 Pin HDD back plane board power connector
26 2 x 4 Pin GPGPU power connectors
27 2 x 2 Pin extension card power connectors
1 Riser #2
2 Riser #3
3 Riser #4
4 Power supplies
5 DDR4 Memory
(for CPU1/Secondary)
6 CPU1 (Secondary)
7 DDR4 Memory
(for CPU0/Primary)
8 CPU0 (Primary)
9 System fan #1
10 System fan #2
11 System fan #3
12 System fan #4
13 Hard Disk Drives
System Components
77 8
9 10 11 12
13
4
55 6
1 2 3
CPU/Heatsink
1
2
3
56
2
4
7
9
10
8
Memory
DIMM
Capacity
(GB) 1 Slot per
Channel 2 Slot per Channel
DIMM Density
Speed (MT/s); Voltage (V)
Slot Per Channel (SPC)
DIMM Per Channel (DPC)
1DPC 1DPC 2DPC
1.2V
2666 2666 2666
1.2V 1.2V
Ranks Per
DIMM and
Data Width
4Gb 8Gb
8GB 16GB
4GB 8GB
8GB 16GB
16GB
32GB
N/A
N/A
2H-64GB
4H-128GB
N/A
N/A 4H 128GB
32GB
64GB
2H 64GB
Type
RDIMM
RDIMM
RDIMM
RDIMM
LRDIMM
LRDIMM
3DS
RDIMM
3DS
QRx 4
8Rx 4
QRx4
SRx4
SRx8
DRx8
DRx4
QRx4
8Rx4
PCIe/Riser Card
7
6
6
7
8
8
4
3
5
3
4
5
6
11
2
2
System Fan Fan Duct
12
System Cover
1
3
3
2
4
Power Supply
1
2
Front Panel LEDs and Buons
L1 L2
1
3
5
7
2
4
6
8
System is operating normally.
System
Status LED
Green
Amber
Solid On
Critical condition, may indicates:
System fan failure
System temperature
Solid On
Non-critical condition, may indicates:
Redundant power module failure
Temperature and voltage issue
Chassis intrusion
Blink
System is not ready, may indicates:
POST error
NMI error
Processor or terminator missing
N/A Off
No. Name Color Status Description
2
4
3
5
6
7/8
NMI Button
1Reset Button
Press the button to enable NMI function.
Press the button to reset the system.
Press the button to activate system identifcation.
System is powered on.
System is in ACPI S1 state (sleep mode).
HDD locate
HDD access
HDD fault
HDD rebuilding
No HDD access or no HDD fault.
Link between system and network or no access.
Data transmission or receiving is occurring.
No data transmission or receiving is occurring.
System is not powered on or in ACPI S5 state (power off).
System is in ACPI S4 state (hibernate mode).
ID Button
Power Button
with LED
Green
Green
Green
Amber
Green/
Amber
Solid On
Solid On
On
Off
Off
Off
Blink
Blink
Blink
On
Blink
N/A
N/A
Green
Green
N/A
HDD Status LED
LAN1/2
Active/Link LEDs
LED1 LED2
Hard Disk Drive LED
LED 2 HDD Present No HDD
Green ON OFF
RAID SKU LED1 Locate Rebuilding
HDD
Fault
HDD
Access
HDD Present
(No Access)
No RAID configuration
(via HBA, ICH)
RAID configuration
(via HW RAID Card or
SW RAID Card)
Disk LED
(LED on
Back Panel)
Green ON(*1) OFF Green OFF
Removed HDD Slot
(LED on Back Panel)
Disk LED
Removed HDD Slot
Amber
ON
OFF
ON(*1)
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
Alternately
(Low Speed: 2 Hz)
(*3)
(*3)
OFF
OFF
--
--
Green
Amber
Green
ON(*1) OFF Green --
Green
OFF OFF Amber --
Amber
Amber OFF OFF Amber OFF
Power Supply LEDs
PSU LED
(*1) Depend on HBA/Ulity Spec.
(*2) Blink cycle depend on HDD’s acvity signal.
(*3) If HDD is pulled out during rebuilding, Disk status of this HDD is regarded as fault.
State Description
NO AC Power to all power suppliersOff
AC present/ only standby on1Hz Blink Green
AC cord unplugged or AC power lost; with a second power supply
in parallel still with AC input power
Power supply critical event causing shut down:
failure, OCP, OVP, Fan Fail, UVP
Amber
Power supply warning events where the power supply continues to operate:
high temp, high power, high current, slow fan
1Hz Blink Amber
Power supply F.W updateing mode2Hz Blink Green
Hard Disk Drive
1
3
2
4
5
5
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Gigabyte R281-G30 Installation guide

Type
Installation guide

Gigabyte R281-G30 is a high-performance server motherboard designed for demanding applications. It supports dual Intel Xeon Scalable processors, up to 2TB of DDR4 memory, and a variety of storage and expansion options. The R281-G30 is ideal for use in enterprise data centers, cloud computing environments, and other high-performance computing applications.

Key features of the Gigabyte R281-G30 include:

  • Support for dual Intel Xeon Scalable processors
  • Up to 2TB of DDR4 memory
  • 12x PCIe 4.0 slots
  • 8x SATA III ports
  • 4x M.2 NVMe slots
  • IPMI 2.0 remote management
  • Redundant power supplies

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