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USER MANUAL MicroBlade MBI-6218G-T81X Supermicro

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User's Manual
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Preface

About this Manual

This manual is written for professional system integrators, Information Technology professionals, service personnel and technicians. It provides information for the installation and use of the Supermicro MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module. Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced professionals only.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1: Introduction

The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module and describes their main features.

Chapter 2: System Safety

You should familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module.

Chapter 3: Setup and Installation

Refer to this chapter for details on installing the MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module into the MicroBlade chassis. Other sections cover the installation and placement of memory modules and the installation of hard disk drives into the blade module.

Chapter 4: Blade Module Features

This chapter coves features and component information about MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module. Included here are descriptions and information for mainboard components, connectors, LEDs and other features of the blade module.

Chapter 5: BIOS

BIOS setup is covered in this chapter for MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module.

Appendix A: BIOS POST Codes

BIOS POST Codes for MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module are explained in this appendix.

Secure Data Deletion

A secure data deletion tool designed to fully erase all data from storage devices can be found on our website: https://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/disclaimer.cfm?url=/wftp/utility/Log9_Secure_Data_Deletion_Utility/

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction....1-1

1-1 Overview....1-1
1-2 Blade Module Features.... 1-2

Processors 1-2
Memory 1-2
Storage 1-3
RAID 1-3
Density....1-3
BMC Password 1-3

1-3 Contacting Supermicro 1-4

Chapter 2 Standardized Warning Statements....2-1

2-1 About Standardized Warning Statements ......2-1

Warning Definition....2-1
Installation Instructions 2-3
Circuit Breaker 2-4
Power Disconnection Warning 2-5
Equipment Installation....2-6
Restricted Area 2-7
Battery Handling 2-9
Redundant Power Supplies 2-10
Backplane Voltage 2-11
Comply with Local and National Electrical Codes....2-12
Product Disposal....2-13
Hot Swap Fan Warning 2-14
Power Cable and AC Adapter 2-15

Chapter 3 Setup and Installation....3-1

3-1 Overview....3-1
3-2 Installing MicroBlade Modules 3-1

Powering Up a MicroBlade Module Unit ....3-1
Powering Down a MicroBlade Module Unit....3-1
Removing a MicroBlade Module Unit from the Enclosure 3-2
Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure 3-2

3-3 Onboard Battery Installation....3-3
3-4 Memory Installation....3-4

Populating Memory Slots 3-4

DIMM Installation 3-4

3-5 Hard Disk Drive Installation 3-5

3-6 Installing the Operating System....3-5

Installing with a SATA-DOM Module 3-6

Installing via PXE Boot....3-6

Installing via Virtual Media (Drive Redirection) 3-6

Chapter 4 MicroBlade Module Features ....4-1

4-1 Control Panel 4-2

Power Button 4-3

LED Indicators 4-3

4-2 Serverboard 4-4

Jumpers 4-5

CMOS Clear....4-5

4-3 Blade Unit Components 4-6

Memory Support 4-6

Hard Disk Drives 4-7

Chapter 5 BIOS....5-1

5-1 Introduction....5-1

System BIOS 5-1

How To Change the Configuration Data 5-1

Starting the Setup Utility 5-1

5-2 BIOS Updates....5-2

5-3 Running Setup 5-2

5-4 Main BIOS Setup....5-4

5-5 Advanced Setup 5-5

5-6 Event Logs Setup....5-16

5-7 IPMI Setup....5-18

5-8 Security 5-19

5-9 Boot 5-21

5-10 Save & Exit....5-22

Appendix 1 AMI UEFI BIOS POST Codes....1-1

1-1 Checkpoint Ranges....1-1

1-2 Standard Checkpoints 1-2

1-3 OEM-Reserved Checkpoint Ranges....1-9

Chapter 1 Introduction

1-1 Overview

This user's manual covers the MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module. This MicroBlade module is a compact self-contained server that connects into a pre-cabled enclosure that provides power, cooling, management and networking functions. One enclosure for the MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module can hold twenty-eight blade units. The MBI-6218G-T81X uses dual Intel Xeon D-1581 processors for independent nodes.

In this manual, “blade system” refers to the entire system (including the enclosure and blades units), “blade”, “MicroBlade” or “blade unit” refers to a single MicroBlade module and “blade enclosure” is the chassis that the MicroBlades, power supplies and MicroBlade modules are housed within.

Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with the MicroBlade (http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/microblade.cfm).

Note: For your system to work properly, please follow the links below to download all necessary drivers/utilities and the user's manual for your server.

• Supermicro product manuals: http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/
• Product drivers and utilities: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com
• If you have any questions, please contact our support team at: [e-mail]

Note: A complete list of safety warnings is provided on the Supermicro web site at http://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/safety_information.cfm.

1-2 Blade Module Features

Table 1-1 lists the main features of the MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module. See the proceeding section for components typically included in a blade system and other optional components. Specific details for the MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module are found in Chapter 4: "MicroBlade Module Features" on page 4-1.

Table 1-1. MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade Module Specification Features

Serverboard B1SD2-16C-TF	(proprietary form factor)
Enclosures MBE-628E-xxx and MBE-314E-xx
Chassis Specifications	Chassis Dimensions (HxWxD): 1.2" x 4.94" x 23.2" (30.48-mm x 125.476-mm x 589.28-mm), Gross Weight: 5.01 lbs (2.27 kg)
Processors	Two Intel Xeon D-1581 embedded in a FCBGA 1667 sockets on the serverboard
BIOS 128 Mb SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI® BIOS
Memory Capacity	Each node supports up to 128 GB of DDR4 2133/2400 MHz speed and 32 GB size, 1.2 V voltage VLP ECC RDIMM memory in four (4) 288-pin DIMM sockets
Hard Drive Bays Supports up to two 2.5" SATA3 (6 Gbps) HDD/SSD disk drives

Processors

The MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module supports two FCBGA 1667 Intel Xeon D-1581 series processors in FCBGA 1667 sockets embedded in the motherboard, one for each node.

Refer to the Supermicro web site for a complete listing of supported processors (http://www.supermicro.com/products/microblade). Please note that you will need to check the detailed specifications of a particular blade module for a list of the CPUs it supports.

Details on installation of the processor into the MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module are found in Chapter 3: " Setup and Installation" on page 3-1.

Memory

Each node of the MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module has four (4) 288-pin DIMM sockets that can support up to 128 GB of DDR4 2133/2400 MHz speed, 32 GB size, 1.2 V voltage VLP ECC RDIMM memory. Memory is interleaved, which requires modules to be of the same size and speed. There are four sockets and memory modules for each processor node.

Please refer to the Supermicro web site for a list of supported memory http://www.supermicro.com/products/microblade The detailed specifications for a blade module will contain a link to a list of recommended memory sizes and manufacturers.

Details on installation of memory modules into the MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module are found in Chapter 3: " Setup and Installation" on page 3-1.

Storage

The MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module has two 2.5" SATA3 HDD/SSD drives internally mounted for storage or for installation of the blade's operating system (one per node). See Chapter 3: " Setup and Installation" on page 3-1 for storage installation details.

RAID

The MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module supports up to two drives, but only one per node, so RAID is NOT supported.

Density

A maximum of twenty-eight dual-node blade modules may be installed into a single blade enclosure. Each blade enclosure is a 6U form factor, so a standard 42U rack may accommodate up to seven enclosures with 196 dual-node blade modules or the equivalent of 392 1U servers. With the inclusion of up to fourteen CMM modules and up to twenty-eight Gigabit Ethernet switches this would occupy up to 434U space in a conventional 1U server configuration.

BMC Password

For security, each blade unit is assigned a unique default BMC password for the ADMIN user. It can be found on a sticker on the blade service tab, and a sticker on the motherboard. The sticker also displays the BMC MAC address. For more information, refer to our website at https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/BMC_Unique_Password. The service tab and an example sticker are illustrated below.

Service Tab

Password Sticker

BMC AC1F6BC PWD SUOKJ

1-3 Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

[e-mail] (General Information)

Email: [e-mail] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

[e-mail] (General Information)

Email: [e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

3F, No. 150, Jian 1st Rd.

Zhonghe Dist., New Taipei City 23511

Taiwan (R.O.C)

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone]

Chapter 2 Standardized Warning Statements

2-1 About Standardized Warning Statements

The following statements are industry standard warnings, provided to warn the user of situations which have the potential for bodily injury. Should you have questions or experience difficulty, contact Supermicro's Technical Support department for assistance. Only certified technicians should attempt to install or configure components.

Read this appendix in its entirety before installing or configuring components in the Supermicro chassis

These warnings may also be found on our website at http://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/safety_information.cfm.

Warning Definition

Warning!

This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents.

警告の定義

この警告サインは危険を意味します。

Installation Instructions

Warning!

Read the installation instructions before connecting the system to the power source.

設置手順書

This product relies on the building's installation for short-circuit (overcurrent) protection. Ensure that the protective device is rated not greater than: 250 V,

20 A.

サーキット・ブレーカー

Power Disconnection Warning

Warning!

The system must be disconnected from all sources of power and the power cord removed from the power supply module(s) before accessing the chassis interior to install or remove system components.

電源切断の警告

Equipment Installation

Warning!

Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install, replace, or service this equipment.

機器の設置

This unit is intended for installation in restricted access areas. A restricted access area can be accessed only through the use of a special tool, lock and key, or other means of security. (This warning does not apply to workstations).

アクセス制限区域

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경고!

There is the danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.

電池の取り扱い

Redundant Power Supplies

Warning!

This unit might have more than one power supply connection. All connections must be removed to de-energize the unit.

冗長電源裝置

Hazardous voltage or energy is present on the backplane when the system is operating. Use caution when servicing.

バックプレーンの電圧

Comply with Local and National Electrical Codes

Warning!

Installation of the equipment must comply with local and national electrical codes.

地方および国の電気規格に準拠

Ultimate disposal of this product should be handled according to all national laws and regulations.

製品の廃棄

The fans might still be turning when you remove the fan assembly from the chassis. Keep fingers, screwdrivers, and other objects away from the openings in the fan assembly's housing.

ファン・ホットスワップの警告

Power Cable and AC Adapter

Warning!

When installing the product, use the provided or designated connection cables, power cables and AC adaptors. Using any other cables and adaptors could cause a malfunction or a fire. Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law prohibits the use of UL or CSA-certified cables (that have UL/CSA shown on the code) for any other electrical devices than products designated by Supermicro only.

電源コードと AC アダプター

Chapter 3 Setup and Installation

3-1 Overview

This chapter covers the setup and installation of the MicroBlade module and its components.

3-2 Installing MicroBlade Modules

Up to twenty-eight MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module may be installed into a single MBE-628E-xxx and MBE-314E-xx MicroBlade module enclosure. MicroBlade modules with Windows and Linux operating systems may be mixed together in the same blade enclosure.

Powering Up a MicroBlade Module Unit

Each MicroBlade module unit may be powered on and off independently from the rest of the MicroBlade modules installed in the same enclosure. A MicroBlade module unit may be powered up in two ways:

• Press the power button on the MicroBlade module unit.
• Use IPMIView or the web-browser based management utility to apply power using the CMM MicroBlade module.

Powering Down a MicroBlade Module Unit

A MicroBlade module unit may be powered down in either of the following ways:

• Press the power button on the MicroBlade module unit.
• Use IPMIView or the web-browser based management utility to power down (if you have Operator or Admin privileges on the CMM).
• Use IPMItool when connected to the CMM to power down (if you have Operator or Admin privileges on the CMM).

Removing a MicroBlade Module Unit from the Enclosure

Although the MicroBlade module system may continue to run, individual MicroBlade modules should always be powered down before removing them from the enclosure.

Removing a MicroBlade Module Unit from the Enclosure

1. Power down the MicroBlade module unit (see "Powering Down a MicroBlade Module Unit" above).
2. Squeeze both handles to depress the red sections then pull out both handles completely and use them to pull the MicroBlade module unit from the enclosure.

Note: MicroBlade modules can be hot-plugged from the enclosure.

Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure

Use the procedure below to install a blade unit into an enclosure.

Installing a MicroBlade Module Unit into the Enclosure

1. Slowly push the MicroBlade module unit into its bay with the handles fully pulled out (see Figure 3-1).
2. When the MicroBlade module stops, push the handles back in to their locked position, making sure the notches in both handles catch the lip of the enclosure.

Note: MicroBlade modules can be Hot-Plugged into the enclosure.

Caution: Use extreme caution when inserting a MicroBlade module into the enclosure. If the MicroBlade module's power connector becomes damaged, it can damage pins on other MicroBlade module bays that it is inserted into.

Figure 3-1. Inserting a MicroBlade Module into the Enclosure

Technical line drawing of a modular electronic device with internal structural components and mounting brackets (no text or symbols)

3-3 Onboard Battery Installation

A battery is included on the serverboard to supply certain volatile memory components with power when power has been removed from the MicroBlade module. If this battery dies, it must be replaced with an equivalent CR2032 Lithium 3V battery. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. See Figure 3-2 for a diagram of installing a new onboard battery.

Caution: There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down, which reverses its polarities.

Figure 3-2. Installing the Onboard Battery

Lithium Battery Battery Holder

3-4 Memory Installation

The mainboard of each blade unit must be populated with DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Modules) to provide system memory. The DIMMs should all be of the same size and speed and from the same Super Micro authorized manufacturer due to compatibility issues. See details below on supported memory and our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/products/microblade/ for recommended memory.

Populating Memory Slots

The mainboard of a MBI-6218G-T81X blade module has two nodes, each with four (4) memory slots for a total of eight (8). For optimized memory bandwidth it is strongly recommended that ALL memory slots in this MicroBlade module be populated by DIMMs. DIMM layout is shown below in Figure 3-3.

Figure 3-3. 4-slot DIMM Numbering

P1 DIMM A1 P1 DIMM A2 P1 DIMM B1 P1 DIMM B2 P2 DIMM A1 P2 DIMM A2 P2 DIMMB1 P2 DIMM B2

Note: Though multiple DIMM memory module types and speeds may be supported, you need to use DIMM memory modules of the same speed and type.
Note: For an optimized for memory bandwidth, it is recommended that you populate the memory modules in sets of four (4) DIMMs.

DIMM Installation

Caution: Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage.

Installing DIMM Memory Modules

1. Power down the blade module (see "Powering Down a MicroBlade Module Unit" on page 3-1).

2. Remove the blade from the enclosure.

3. Remove the air shroud that covers the DIMM slots.

4. Insert each DIMM vertically into its slot, starting with slots A1 and A2. Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM incorrectly (see Figure 3-4).

Figure 3-4. Installing a DIMM into a Memory Slot

To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the bottom notch.

To Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot.

Note: The notch should align with the receptive key point on the

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    B --> C["Side View"]
    C --> D["Notch"]
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1. Gently press down on the DIMM until it snaps into place in the slot. Repeat for all modules.
2. Replace the air shroud and install the blade module back into the enclosure.
3. Power up the blade unit (see "Powering Up a MicroBlade Module Unit" on page 3-1).

3-5 Hard Disk Drive Installation

Up to two 2.5" SATA3 (6 Gbps) HDD/SSD disk drives (only one per node) can be installed in the MicroBlade module, and cannot be removed or replaced without powering down the blade unit they reside in. A blade module needs a hard disk drive with an operating system installed to operate. RAID 0, 1 and 10 are supported.

3-6 Installing the Operating System

An operating system (OS) must be installed on each MicroBlade module. Blades with Microsoft Windows OS and blades with Linux OS can both occupy and operate within the same blade enclosure. Refer to the SuperMicro web site for a complete list of supported operating systems.

There are several methods of installing an OS to the blade modules.

Installing with a SATA-DOM Module

The MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module contains a SATA-DOM socket for each node on the serverboard. The operating system can be installed separately onto the SATA-DOM module, which when plugged into the SATA-DOM socket of a node of the MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module, can be used as the system's operating system just as if it was a hard disk drive of the system.

Installing via PXE Boot

PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) is used to boot a computer over a network. To install the OS via PXE, the following conditions must be met:

1. The PXE B 00T option in BIOS must be enabled.
2. A PXE server has been configured (this can be another blade in the system).
3. The PXE server must be connected over a network to the blade to be booted.
4. The blade has only non-partitioned/unformatted hard drives installed and no bootable devices attached to it.

Once these conditions are met, make sure the PXE server is running. Then turn on the blade on which you wish to boot and/or install the OS. The BIOS in the blade will look at all bootable devices and finding none will connect to the PXE server to begin the boot/install.

Installing via Virtual Media (Drive Redirection)

You can install the OS via Virtual Media through either the IPMIview (Java based client utility), IPMItool or the Web-based Management Utility. With this method, the OS is installed from an ISO image that resides on another system/blade.

Chapter 4 MicroBlade Module Features

Figure 4-1. MBI-6218G-T81X Blade Unit Front View

Node 1 Node 2 Node 1 HDD Node 2HDD

This chapter describes the MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module unit. Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only.

See Figure 4-1 for a front view of the blade unit and Table 4-1 for its features.

Table 4-1. MBI-6218G-T81X Blade Unit Features

Feature Description
Processors	Supports a single Intel Xeon D-1581 embedded in a FCBGA 1667 socket on the serverboard
Memory	Each of the two nodes supports up to 128 GB of DDR4 2133/2400 MHz speed and 32 GB size, 1.2 V voltage VLP ECC RDIMM memory in four (4) 288-pin DIMM sockets (64 GB memory in four slots per node)
Storage	Supports up to two 2.5" SATA3 (6 Gbps) HDD/SSD disk drives, one per node
BIOS 128 Mb SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI® BIOS
Ports One SATA3 HDD/SSD port per node (two nodes)

4-1 Control Panel

Each MicroBlade module has a similar control panel (Figure) with power on/off button, reset button and LEDs on the front left side of the module. The numbers mentioned in Figure are described in Table 4-2.

Figure 4-2. Blade Control Panel

5 4 3 2 1

Table 4-2. Blade Control Panel

Item	Function State	Description
1 Power Button N/A Turns MicroBlade module on and off
2 Power LED	Green Indicates power status “On”
	Amber	Before the BMC is ready, the Amber LED will blink until the last node out of the four is ready.
3	KVM/UID LED (Blue)	Steady On Indicates that KVM has been initialized on this blade module
		Flashing	Serves as a UID indicator (the UID function is activated with a management program)
4	Network LED (Green)	Flashing Green	Flashes on and off to indicate traffic (Tx and RX data) on the LAN connection to this blade module.
	Network LED (Orange)	Flashing Orange	Flashes on and off to indicate traffic over the network (when present in the system)
5	System Fault LED (Red)	Steady On	This LED illuminates red when a fatal error occurs. This may be the result of a memory error, a VGA error or any other fatal error that prevents the operating system from booting up.

Power Button

Each MicroBlade module has its own power button so that individual blade units within the enclosure may be turned on or off independently of the others. Press the power button (#1) to turn on the blade server. The power LED (#3) will turn green. To turn off, press and hold the power button for >4 seconds and the power LED will turn orange.

LED Indicators

Blade module LEDs are described below in Table 4-3.

Table 4-3. Blade Module LED Indicators

LED State Description
Power LED	Green Power On Amber Standby
System Fault LED (Red)	Steady On	This LED illuminates red when a fatal error occurs. This may be the result of a memory error, a VGA error or any other fatal error that prevents the operating system from booting up.

4-2 Serverboard

The serverboard of the MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module unit is a proprietary design, which is based on the Intel Intel Xeon D-1581 processor. See Figure 4-4 for a block diagram of this chipset, Figure 4-3 for a view of the B1SD2-16C-TF serverboard and Figure 4-5 for an exploded view diagram of the MicroBlade module unit.

Figure 4-3. B1SD2-16C-TF Serverboad

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 2 SLPER B1502-TF RoHS RoCE

Table 4-4. B1SD2-16C-TF Mainboard Layout

Item Description
1 One Intel	Xeon D-1581 processor embedded in a FCBGA 1667 socket
2 One SATA3	SATA-DOM connector
3 Eight DIMM	slots for DIMM memory modules
5 CMOS C	ear

Figure 4-4. Intel B1SD2-16C-TF Block Diagram

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        A["CPU0"] -->|B| B["B1"]
        B --> C["DDR4 DMM"]
        C --> D["DDR4 DMM"]
        D --> E["A"]
        E --> F["A2"]
        F --> G["DDR4 DMM"]
        G --> H["A1"]
        H --> I["DDR4 DMM"]
        I --> J["A2"]
        J --> K["DDR4 DMM"]
        K --> L["A1"]
        L --> M["DDR4 DMM"]
        M --> N["A2"]
        N --> O["DDR4 DMM"]
        O --> P["A1"]
        P --> Q["DDR4 DMM"]
        Q --> R["A2"]
        R --> S["DDR4 DMM"]
        S --> T["A1"]
        T --> U["DDR4 DMM"]
        U --> V["A2"]
        V --> W["DDR4 DMM"]
        W --> X["A1"]
        X --> Y["DDR4 DMM"]
        Y --> Z["A2"]
        Z --> AA["DDR4 DMM"]
        AA --> AB["B1SA4-F-KVM"]
    end

    subgraph CPU1
        AC["CPU1"] -->|B| AD["SATA GEN 3"]
        AD -->|SATA GEN 3| AE["SATA DOM"]
        AE --> AF["B1SA4-F-KVM"]
        AF --> AG["USB 2.0 Connector x2"]
        AF --> AH["COM1"]
        AF --> AI["VGA"]
    end

    CPU0 -->|KR| AJ["Switch 1"]
    CPU0 -->|KR| AK["Switch 2 (Redundant)"]
    CPU0 -->|KR| AL["CMM 1"]
    CPU0 -->|KR| AM["CMM 2 (Redundant)"]
    CPU0 -->|IPMI LAN (RGMII)| AN["MUX PI2DBS6212ZHE"]
    CPU0 -->|IPMI LAN (RGMII)| AO["SERDes REALTEK RTL8367MB"]
    CPU0 -->|Back Plane and Micro Blade System (Through Gold Finger)| AP["Switch 1"]
    CPU0 -->|Back Plane and Micro Blade System (Through Gold Finger)| AQ["Switch 2 (Redundant)"]
    CPU0 -->|Back Plane and Micro Blade System (Through Gold Finger)| AR["CMM 1"]
    CPU0 -->|Back Plane and Micro Blade System (Through Gold Finger)| AS["CMM 2 (Redundant)"]

    CPU0 -->|IPMI LAN (RGMII)| AT["Server"]
    CPU0 -->|IPMI LAN (RGMII)| AU["Server"]
    CPU0 -->|IPMI LAN (RGMII)| AV["Server"]

    CPU0 -->|B1SA4-F-KVM| AW["USB 2.0 Connector x2"]
    CPU0 -->|B1SA4-F-KVM| AX["COM1"]
    CPU0 -->|B1SA4-F-KVM| AY["VGA"]

    subgraph BMC AST2400
        B["BMC AST2400"] -->|SPI| AC
        B -->|DDR3| AD
        B -->|FLASH| AE
        B -->|IPMI LAN (RGMII)| AF
    end

    subgraph BMC AST2400
        AC -->|IPMI LAN (RGMII)| AG
        AD -->|IPMI LAN (RGMII)| AH
        AE -->|IPMI LAN (RGMII)| AI
        AF -->|IPMI LAN (RGMII)| AJ
    end

    subgraph CPU1
        AC -->|IPMI LAN (RGMII)| AK
        AC -->|IPMI LAN (RGMII)| AL
        AC -->|IPMI LAN (RGMII)| AM
        AC -->|IPMI LAN (RGMII)| AN
        AC -->|IPMI LAN (RGMII)| AO
        AC -->|IPMI LAN (RGMII)| AP
    end

    subgraph B1SA4-F-KVM
        AP --> AQ
        AP --> AR
        AP --> AS
        AP --> AT
    end

    CPU0 <-->|B1SA4-F-KVM| AP
    CPU0 <-->|B1SA4-F-KVM| AP

Jumpers

Any jumpers present on the mainboard are used by the manufacturer only; there are no jumpers used to configure the operation of the mainboard by the user.

CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS and will also clear any passwords. JBT1 consists of two contact pads located near the BIOS chip.

Clearing CMOS

1. First power down the blade and remove it from the enclosure.
2. Short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver.
3. Install the blade back into the enclosure and power it on.

4-3 Blade Unit Components

Figure 4-5. Exploded View of a MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade Module

Technical diagram of an electronic device chassis with numbered components for identification

Table 4-5. Main Components of a MBI-6218G-T81X Blade Module

Item Description

1 Blade Unit/Module

2 Node Two 2.5" Hard Drive

3 Node One 2.5" Hard Drive

4 Node Two DIMM slots (4)

5 Node One DIMM slots (4)

6 Node Two CPU/Heatsink

7 Node One CPU/Heatsink

8 Hard Drive Backplane

Memory Support

The MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module supports up to 32 GB of VLP ECC RDIMM, 32 GB size DIMM memory in four (4) 288-pin sockets. See Section 3-4: Memory Installation on page 3-4 for further details on serverboard memory installation.

Hard Disk Drives

The MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module accommodates up to two 2.5" SATA3 HDD/SSD drives. The drives cannot be removed or replaced without powering down the blade unit they reside in. See Chapter 1 for information on RAID Setup.

WARNING: Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use in Supermicro chassis and servers. For information on recommended HDDs, visit the Supermicro Web site at http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/storage.cfm

Chapter 5 BIOS

5-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the BIOS for the MBI-6218G-T81X MicroBlade module. This MicroBlade module uses a 128 Mb SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI® BIOS™ that is stored in a flash chip. This BIOS can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program.

Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Please refer to the http://www.supermicro.com/products/microblade/module/web site for further details on BIOS setup and the BIOS menus for your MicroBlade module.

System BIOS

BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System. The 128 Mb SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI® BIOS BIOS flash chip stores the system parameters, types of disk drives, video displays, in the CMOS. The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power. When the blade unit is turned off, a backup battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip, enabling it to retain system parameters. Each time the blade is powered on it is configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS, which gains control at boot up.

How To Change the Configuration Data

The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility. This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the key at the appropriate time during system boot. (See "Starting the Setup Utility" below.)

Starting the Setup Utility

Normally, the only visible POST (Power-On Self-Test) routine is the memory test. As the memory is being tested, press the key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility. From the main menu, you can access the other setup screens, such as the Security and Power menus.

Caution: To prevent possible boot failure, do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS.

5-2 BIOS Updates

It may be necessary to update the BIOS used in the blade modules on occasion. However, it is recommended that you not update BIOS if you are not experiencing problems with a blade module.

Updated BIOS files are located on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/products/microblade). Please check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than the revision you have.

To upload a new BIOS update, simply follow the Help instructions in the IPMI BIOS Upload page (Figure 5-1) when you press the Help button at the top of the page. This procedure will get you a BIOS Update.

Figure 5-1. IPMI BIOS Upload Page with Help Upload Procedure

SuperMICS Host Identification Server: 172.031.036.170 User: ADMIN (Administrator) Normal Refresh Logout English System Server Health Configuration Remote Control Virtual Media Maintenance Miscellaneous Help Maintenance Firmware Update Unit Reset IKVII Reset Factory Default IPMI Configuration System Event Log BIOS Update BIOS Upload The device is now in BIOS Update mode. Please upload your BIOS image for updating. Node Product Key status : Activated Node Product Key : Select BIOS image to upload Browse... No file selected. Upload BIOS Cancel Help : Node Product Key To update BIOS, follow the instructions below. 1. Check Node Product Key status. If key status is inactive, enter product key to activate the bios license. 2. Upload the desired BIOS image by clicking [Choose Files]. 3. Click [Update BIOS] to begin the updating process. 4. Check the following options if you want to make any preservation: • ME region (Management Engine) • NVRAM (Non-volatile Random-Access Memory) • SMBIOS (System Management BIOS) 5. Click [Start Upgrade] to initiate the process. ""Warning"*: Once the server is in the update mode, BIOS will reset in order to go back to normal operating mode even if you about the update process. Copyright © 2014 Super Micro Computing, Inc.

5-3 Running Setup

Note: Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted.

The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the MAIN BIOS SETUP screen. All displayed text is described in this section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options.

When you first power on the computer, the BIOS is immediately activated.

While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways:

1. By pressing immediately after turning the system on, or
2. When the message Press the key to enter Setup appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST, press the key to activate the main SETUP menu:

5-4 Main BIOS Setup

Figure 5-2. BIOS Setup Screen

System Date [Tue 01/19/2016] System Time [10:12:07] Supermicro BISDI-TF (CPU) BIOS Version 1.0 Build Date 12/22/2015 Memory Information Total Memory 32768 MB Memory Speed 2133 MT/s

Set the Date. Use Tab to switch between Date elements. ++: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

All Main Setup options are described in this section. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu. Use the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys to change the options for each setting. Press the key to exit the CMOS SETUP menu. The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus. Items that use sub-menus are indicated with the ▶ icon. With the item highlighted, press the key to access the submenu.

Menu options found in the MAIN BIOS SETUP menu are described in Table 5-1.

Table 5-1. Main BIOS Setup Menu Options

Menu Option Description
System Date	Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year fields, and enter the correct data for the system date. Press thekey to save the data.
System Time	To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate fields. Then press thekey to save the data.
BIOS Information	BIOS static display information including the serverboard number, SMC version, SMC Build Date and Memory Information is also shown on the screen.

5-5 Advanced Setup

Figure 5-3. Advanced Setup Screen

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2015 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Event Logs IPMI Security Boot Save & Exit
Boot Feature CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration SATA Configuration Server ME Configuration PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration Super IO Configuration Serial Port Console Redirection ACPI Settings	Boot Feature Configuration Page
	+: Select Screen 1↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit
Version 2.17.1246. Copyright (C) 2015 American Megatrends, Inc.

Choose Advanced from the BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys to display the ADVANCED SETUP menu. The items with a triangle beside them are sub-menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing . Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing .

Table 5-2 describes all sub-menus found in the ADVANCED SETUP menu.

Table 5-2. Advanced Setup Menu Options

Sub-menu Description
▶Boot Feature	See Table 5-3 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub-menu.
▶CPU Configuration	See Table 5-4 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub-menu.
▶Chipset Configuration	See Table 5-5 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub-menu.
▶SATA Configuration	See Table 5-6 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub-menu.
▶Server ME Configuration	See Table 5-7 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub-menu.
▶PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration	See Table 5-8 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub-menu.
▶Super IO Configuration	See Table 5-9 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub-menu.
▶Serial Port Console Redirection	See Table 5-10 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub-menu.
▶ACPI Settings	See Table 5-11 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub-menu.

Table 5-3. Boot Feature Submenu

Menu Option Description
Quiet Boot	Use this feature to select the screen display between the POST messages and the OEM logo upon bootup. Select Disabled to display the POST messages. Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
AddOn ROM Display Mode	Use this feature to set the display mode for the Option ROM. Select Keep Current to display the current AddOn ROM setting. Select Force BIOS to use the Option ROM display set by the system BIOS. The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current.
Bootup NumLock State	Use this feature to set the Power-on state for thekey. The options are Off and On.
Wait for 'F1' If Error	Use this feature to force the system to wait until the 'F1' key is pressed if an error occurs. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
INT19 Trap Response	Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function. When this item is set to Enabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will "capture" Interrupt 19 at bootup and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function as bootable disks. If this item is set to Disabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will not capture Interrupt 19, and the drives attached to these adaptors will not function as bootable devices. The options are Immediately and Postponed.
Re-try Boot	This option allows you to decide how to retry boot devices which fail to boot. Options include Disabled, Legacy Boot or EFI Boot.
Watch Dog Function	If enabled, the Watch Dog Timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive for more than 5 minutes. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Power Button Function	This feature controls how the system shuts down when the power button is pressed. Select 4_Seconds_Override for the user to power off the system after pressing and holding the power button for 4 seconds or longer. Select Instant Off to instantly power off the system as soon as the user presses the power button. The options are 4 Seconds Override and Instant Off.
Restore on AC Power Loss	Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage. Select Stay-Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss. Select Power-On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss. Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last power state before a power loss. The options are Power-On, Stay-Off and Last State.
WOL Support	Select Enabled to enable WOL support which will allow the system to "wake-up" when a device connected to a LAN port receives a signal. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Table 5-4. CPU Configuration Submenu

Menu Option Description
Processor Information	Static processor information is displayed at the top of the menu for Processor ID, Processor Frequency, Microcode Revision, L1 Cache RAM, L2 Cache RAM and Processor Version.
Clock Spread Spectrum	If this feature is set to Enabled, the BIOS utility will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to reduce the interference whenever needed. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Hyper-Threading (ALL)	This feature can be enabled for Windows and Linux operating systems that use Hyper-Threading technology, and disabled for other operating systems that don't use it. When Disabled, only one thread per enabled core is enabled. Options are Enabled or Disabled.
Cores Enabled	This feature allows you to specify the number of cores to enable. 0 means all cores, with 8 cores available. Default is 0.
Monitor/Mwait	Select Enabled to implement the Mwait instruction along with the Monitor instruction to allow the processor to specify the location for the BIOS to monitor activities and to issue the instruction to put the operation on hold (Mwait). Options are Enabled or Disable.
Execute Disable Bit	Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot, thus preventing a worm or a virus from flooding illegal codes to overwhelm the processor and damage the system during an attack. The default is Enabled. (Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web Sites for more information.)
PPIN Control	When this Protected Processor Inventory Number feature is enabled, the processor will return a 64-bit ID number via the PPIN MSR. Options include Unlock/Enable and Unlock/Disable.
Hardware Prefetcher	Use this feature to turn on/off the Mid Level Cache (L2) streamer prefetcher. Options include either Enable or Disable.
Adjacent Cache Prefetch	Use this feature to turn on/off prefetching of adjacent cache lines. Options include either Enable or Disable.
DCU Streamer Prefetcher	This feature allows you to enable prefetch of the next L1 data line based upon multiple loads in the same cache line. Options include either Enable or Disable.
DCU IP Prefetcher	This feature allows you to enable prefetch of the next L1 line based upon sequential load history. Options include either Enable or Disable.
Menu Option Description
Direct Cache Access (DCA)	This feature enables/disables Direct Cache Access (DCA), which is a system level protocol in a multiprocessor system to improve I/O network performance. Options include either Disable, Enable or Auto.
Intel Virtualization Technology	When this feature is enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. Options include either Disable or Enable.
►Advanced Power Management Configuration	This submenu displays and provides the option to change the Power Management Settings for your system.
EIST (P-States)	EIST allows the processor to dynamically adjust frequency and voltage based upon power versus performance needs. Options include either Disable or Enable.
►CPU P State Control	This submenu controls CPU frequency for your system. P-State is a processor operational state that reduces the processor's voltage and frequency to enhance CPU energy efficiency.
P State Domain	Use this feature to specify the P State Domain for your system. Options include All or One.
P-state Coordination	Use this feature to determine how ACPI-aware operating systems coordinates P-State transitions between logical processors. HW_All is recommended for E5-2600 v3/v4. Options include HW_ALL, SW_ALL and SW_ANY.
Energy Efficient P-State	This feature allows you to enable/disable the energy efficient P-state feature. Options include either Enable or Disable.
Boot Performance Mode	This feature selects the performance state the BIOS will set before OS handoff. Options include Max Performance or Max Efficient.
Turbo Mode	Turbo Mode opportunistically and automatically allows the processor cores to run faster the marked frequency if the physical processor is operating below power, temperature and current specification limits. Options include either Enable or Disable.
►CPU HWPM State Control	This submenu allows you to control CPU HWPM state control configuration.
Enable CPU HWPM	This feature enables CPU HWPM for better energy performance of the CPU. Options include either Enable or Disable.
Enable CPU Autonomous Cstate	This feature enables CPU Autonomous Cstate, which allows the CPU to convert a HALT instruction to MWAIT. Options include either Enable or Disable.
►CPU C State Control	This submenu provides features that allow you to control CPU Idle states.
CPU C State	This feature enables the enhanced Cx state of the CPU, and takes effect after reboot. Options include either Enable or Disable.
Package C State Limit	This feature limits the lowest package level C-State to the processors. Lower package C-State gives the system lower processor power consumption upon idle. Options include C0/C1 state, C2 state, C6 (Non-retention) state, C6 (Retention) state and No Limit
CPU C3 Report	This feature allows you to enable/disable the CPU C3 (ACPI C2) report to the OS. Options include either Enable or Disable. It is recommended that this feature be disabled.
CPU C6 Report	This feature allows you to enable/disable the CPU C6 (ACPI C2) report to the OS. Options include either Enable or Disable. It is recommended that this feature be enabled.
Enhanced Halt State (C1E)	This feature enables/disables the enhanced C1E state of the CPU, and takes effect after the reboot. Options include either Enable or Disable.
▶CPU T State Control This	this submenu provides a feature for controlling CPU throttling.
ACPI T-States	This feature allows you to enable/disable CPU throttling by the OS. Throttling reduces power consumption. Options include either Enable or Disable.
▶CPU Advanced PM Turning	This submenu provides additional CPU Power Management settings.
▶Energy Perf BIAS	This submenu settings provide a hint to the CPU for better performance or power savings.
Energy Performance Tuning	This setting selects whether BIOS or the Operating System chooses energy performance bias tuning. Options include either Enable or Disable.
Energy Performance BIAS Setting	This setting, which is only active when you select the disable option from Energy Performance Tuning, sets the Energy Performance BIAS, and overrides the OS setting. Options include Performance, Balanced Performance, Balanced Power and Power.
Power Performance Switch	Use this setting to setting to enable/disable the Power/Performance switch for the system. Options include either Enable or Disable.
Workload Configuration	This setting optimizes for the workload characterization. Options include Balanced and I/O Sensitive. The Balanced option is recommended.
▶Program Power CTL_MSR	This submenu provides you with Program Power CTL MSR controls.
PKG C-state Lat. Neg.	This setting indicates whether latency should be negotiated with PCH for Pkg C-states. Options include either Enable or Disable.
SAPM Control	This setting indicates whether the PCU should control the System Agent PM using its power-performance algorithm. Options include either Enable or Disable.
Energy Efficient Turbo	This feature enables/disables Energy Efficient Turbo for your system. Options include either Enable or Disable.
▶DRAM RAPL Configuration	This submenu allows you to configure DRAM RAPL controls.
Override BW_LIMIT_TF	This feature allows you to custom tune the BW_LIMIT_TF when DRAM RAPL is enabled. Use the +/- controls on your keyboard's number pad to set the numerical value for this setting.
DRAM RAPL Extended Range	Selects DRAM RAPL Extended Range as enabled or disabled. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Table 5-5. Chipset Configuration Sub-menu

Menu Option Description
►North Bridge Configuration	This sub-menu configures North Bridge features and shows configuration information.
►IIO Configuration	This submenu displays and provides options for changing the IIO settings.
EV DFX Features	This setting enables/disables DFX logistics (Design for Debug, Validation, Testing and so on) for Intel Electrical Validation tools. Options include either Enable or Disable.
►IOAT Configuration	This submenu allows you to configure IOAT options.
Enable IOAT	This setting allows you to enable/disable Intel I/O Acceleration Technology (I/OAT). Options include either Enable or Disable.
No Snoop	This setting allows you to enable/disable snooping, which is a means of ensuring cache coherency in each DMA engine. Options include either Enable or Disable
►Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)	This submenu brings up settings for the Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) configuration.
Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)	This feature enables/disables the Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) by reporting the I/O device assignment to VMM through DMAR ACPI tables. Options include either Enable or Disable.
ACS Control	This feature enables/disables ACS control. When Enabled, it programs ACS only to the chipset PCIE root port's bridges. If Disabled, it programs ACS to all PCIE bridges.
Interrupt Remapping	This feature allows VMM to route device interrupts to the VM that controls the device. Options include either Enable or Disable.
►Memory Configuration	This submenu displays and provides options to change the memory settings.
Enforce PDR	This setting allows you to enable/disable Enforce POR restrictions for DDR4 frequency and voltage programming. Options include either Enable or Disable.
Memory Frequency	Use this setting to restrict the maximum memory frequency below the enforced POR. Frequencies you can select range from 1333 ~ 3200 and Auto. DO NOT select Reserved from the list.
Data Scrambling	This feature improves detection of DDR address line errors and reduces the probability of occurrence. Options include Auto, Disabled and Enabled.
DRAM RAPL Baseline	This setting controls DRAM power consumption by limiting memory bandwidth. Options include Disable, DRAM RAPL Mode 0 and DRAM RAPL Mode 1.
Set Throttling Mode	This setting enables or disables thermal sensors on the DIMM to derive DRAM temperature estimation for throttling. Options include Disabled and CLTT.
A7 Mode	This setting enables/disables A7 mode for slightly higher memory bandwidth. Options include Disable and Enable, with Enable being recommended.
►DIMM Information	This submenu, when viewed, displays static memory topology with DIMM population information.
►Memory RAS Configuration	This submenu displays and provides options to change the memory RAS settings.
Patrol Scrub	This setting enables/disables the ability to proactively searches the system memory repairing correctable errors. Options include Disable or Enable.
Patrol Scrub Interval	This selects the number of hours (1-24) required to complete a full scrub. A value of “0” means auto. Default value is 24. Use the keyboard's number pad “+ or -” keys to toggle up or down the number value you desire.
Demand Scrub	This setting enables/disables the ability to writer corrected data back to the memory once a correctable error is detected on a read transaction. Options include Disable or Enable.
Device Tagging	Use this setting to enable or disable tagging of the memory device that generates stuck bits of hard errors.
►South Bridge Configuration	This sub-menu configures South Bridge features and shows configuration information.
Legacy USB Support	This setting allows you to enable the use of Legacy USB devices. If this option is set to Auto, legacy USB support will be automatically disabled if no USB device is connected. The Disable option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications. Options include Auto, Disabled or Enabled.
EHCI Hand-off	This item is for the Operating Systems that do not support Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) hand-off. When this item is enabled, EHCI ownership change will be claimed by the EHCI driver. The options are Enabled or Disabled.
Port 60/64 Emulation	This feature enables or disables I/O port 60h/64h emulation support. This feature should be enabled for complete USB keyboard legacy support for operating systems that cannot detect the presence of USB devices. Options include Enabled or Disabled.
EHCI1	This setting allows you to control the USB EHCI (USB 2.0) functions. One EHCI controller must always be enabled.
EHCI2	This setting allows you to control the USB EHCI (USB 2.0) functions. One EHCI controller must always be enabled.

Table 5-6. SATA Configuration Sub-menu

Menu Option Description
SATA Controller	This feature allows you to enable or disable the SATA controller. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Configure SATA As	Use this setting to configure the SATA as either IDE, RAID or AHCI options.
SATA Frozen	This setting enables/disables the Freeze Lock Security feature. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
SATA AHCI LPM	This setting enables/disables Link Power Management. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Support Aggressive Link Power Mgmt	Using this feature, the SATA controller supports auto-generating link requests to the partial or slumber states when there are no commands to process. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
SATA0/SATA1/SATA2/SATA3/SATA4 Port Hot Plug	This feature designates this port for hot plugging. Set this item to Enabled for hot-plugging support, which will allow the user to replace a SATA drive without shutting down the system. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
SATA0/SATA1/SATA2/SATA3/SATA4 Port Spin Up Device	If enabled for any of the ports Staggered Spin Up will be performed and only the drives which have this option enabled will spin up at boot. Otherwise (if disabled) all drives will spin up at boot. The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled.
SATA0/SATA1/SATA2/SATA3/SATA4 Port SATA Device Type	This setting allows you to specify the selected port SATA device as being either a Hard Disk Drive or Solid State Drive.

Table 5-7. Server ME Configuration Sub-menu

Menu Option Description
General ME Configuration Information	This submenu displays static General ME Configuration information. This includes Operational Firmware Version, ME Firmware Type, Recover Firmware Version, ME Firmware Features, ME Firmware Status #1/#2, Current State and Error Code. All this information is a static displayed and cannot be configured.

Table 5-8. PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration Sub-menu

Menu Option Description
PCI Bus Driver Version This	displays the PCI Bus Driver Version for your system.
PCI PERR/SERR Support	Use this system to specify PCI PERR/SERR as enabled/disabled. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
SR-IOV Support	If the system has SR-IOV capable PCIe Devices, this option enables or disables Single Root IO Virtualization Support. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Maximum Payload	This setting allows you to set the maximum payload of the PCI Express device or you can select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set the maximum payload value for a PCI-E device to enhance system performance. The options are Auto, 128 Bytes, 256 Bytes, 512 Bytes, 1024 Bytes, 2048 Bytes, and 4096 Bytes.
Menu Option Description
Relaxed Ordering	This setting enables or disables PCI Express device Relaxed Ordering. The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled.
Extended Tag	If enabled, this setting allows the device to use the 8-bit Tag field as a requestor. The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled.
ARI Forwarding	For this setting, if supported by hardware and set to Enabled, the downdstream port disables its traditional Device Numbering field being 0 enforcement when turning a Type1 Configuration request into a Type0 Configuration request. This permits access to Extended Functions in an ARI device immediately below the Port. The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled.
Onboard LAN Option ROM Type	This setting lets you select the firmware type to be loaded for onboard LANs. Options include Legacy or EFI.
Onboard LAN1 Option ROM	This setting selects the firmware function to be loaded for onboard LAN1. Options include Disabled, PXE or iSCSI.
Onboard LAN2 Option ROM	This setting selects the firmware function to be loaded for onboard LAN2. Options include Disabled, PXE or iSCSI.
Onboard Video Option ROM	This setting selects the onboard video firmware type to be loaded. Options include Disabled, Legacy and EFI.
VGA Priority	This feature allows you to select the graphics adapter to be used as the primary boot device. The options are Onboard, and Offboard.
Network Type	This setting enables/disables the UEFI Network Stack. The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled.

Table 5-9. SuperIO Device Configuration Sub-menu

Menu Option Description
Super IO Chip	This static display shows the name of the Super IO chip installed for your system.
▶Serial Port 1Configuration	This submenu allows the user the configure settings of Serial Port 1.
Serial Port1	Select Enabled to enable the a selected onboard serial port. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Device Settings	This item displays the status of a serial part specified by the user.
Change Port 1 Settings	This feature specifies the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address of a serial port specified by the user. Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically assign the base I/O and IRQ address.The options for Serial Port 1 are Auto, (IO=3F8h; IRQ=4), (IO=3F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12), (IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12), (IO=3E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12) and (IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12).

Table 5-10. Serial Port Console Redirection Sub-menu

Menu Option Description
COM1 Console Redirection	Select Enabled to enable console redirection support for the COM1 serial port. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
SOL Console Redirection	Select Enabled to enable console redirection support for SOL. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
►Console Redirection Settings	This feature allows the user to specify how the host computer will exchange data with the client computer, which is the remote computer used by the user.
Terminal Type	This feature allows the user to select the target terminal emulation type for Console Redirection. Select VT100 to use the ASCII Character set. Select VT100+ to add color and function key support. Select ANSI to use the Extended ASCII Character Set. Select VT-UTF8 to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters into one or more bytes. The options are ANSI, VT100, VT100+, and VT-UTF8.
Bits Per second	Use this feature to set the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redirection. Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the client computer. A lower transmission speed may be required for long and busy lines. The options are 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 and 115200 (bits per second).
Data Bits	Use this feature to set the data transmission size for Console Redirection. The options are 7 Bits and 8 Bits.
Parity	A parity bit can be sent along with regular data bits to detect data transmission errors. Select Even if the parity bit is set to 0, and the number of 1's in data bits is even. Select Odd if the parity bit is set to 0, and the number of 1's in data bits is odd. Select None if you do not want to send a parity bit with your data bits in transmission. Select Mark to add a mark as a parity bit to be sent along with the data bits. Select Space to add a Space as a parity bit to be sent with your data bits. The options are None, Even, Odd, Mark and Space.
Stop Bits	A stop bit indicates the end of a serial data packet. Select 1 Stop Bit for standard serial data communication. Select 2 Stop Bits if slower devices are used. The options are 1 and 2.
Flow Control	Use this feature to set the flow control for Console Redirection to prevent data loss caused by buffer overflow. Send a “Stop” signal to stop sending data when the receiving buffer is full. Send a “Start” signal to start sending data when the receiving buffer is empty. The options are None and Hardware RTS/CTS.
VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support	Select Enabled to enable VT-UTF8 Combination Key support for ANSI/VT100 terminals. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Recorder Mode	Select Enabled to capture the data displayed on a terminal and send it as text messages to a remote server. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Resolution 100x31	Select Enabled for extended-terminal resolution support. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Legacy OS Redirection Resolution	Use this feature to select the number of rows and columns used in Console Redirection for legacy OS support. The options are 80x24 and 80x25.
Menu Option DescriptionPutty KeyPad	This feature selects the settings for Function Keys and KeyPad used for Putty, which is a terminal emulator designed for the Windows OS. The options are VT100, LINUX, XTERMR6, SC0, ESCN, and VT400.
Redirection After BIOS Post	Use this feature to enable or disable legacy console redirection after BIOS POST. When set to Bootloader, legacy console redirection is disabled before booting the OS. When set to Always Enable, legacy console redirection remains enabled when booting the OS. The options are Always Enable and Bootloader.
EMS Console Redirection	Select Enabled to use a COM Port selected by the user for Console Redirection. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
►EMS Console Redirection Settings	This feature allows the user to specify how the host computer will exchange data with the client computer, which is the remote computer used by the user.
Out-of-Ban Management Port	The feature selects a serial port used by the Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) to communicate with a remote server. The options are COM1 and SOL for Console Redirection.
Terminal Type	This feature allows the user to select the target terminal emulation type for Console Redirection. Select VT100 to use the ASCII character set. Select VT100+ to add color and function key support. Select ANSI to use the extended ASCII character set. Select VT-UTF8 to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters into one or more bytes. The options are ANSI, VT100, VT100+, and VT-UTF8.
Bits Per Second	This item sets the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redirection. Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the client computer. A lower transmission speed may be required for long and busy lines. The options are 9600, 19200, 57600, and 115200 (bits per second).
Flow Control	This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection to prevent data loss caused by buffer overflow. Send a "Stop" signal to stop sending data when the receiving buffer is full. Send a "Start" signal to start sending data when the receiving buffer is empty. The options are None, Hardware RTS/CTS, and Software Xon/Xoff.
Data Bits, Parity, Stop Bits	The status of each item above is static displayed.

Table 5-11. ACPI Settings Sub-menu

Menu Option Description
WHEA Support	This feature Enables the Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) support for the Windows 2008 (or a later vision) operating system. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
High Precision Event Timer	Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer (HPET) that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock (RTC) does in synchronizing multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in the CPU. The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
PCI AER Support	This setting enables/disables the ACPI OS to natively manage PCI Advanced Error Reporting. Options include Disabled or Enabled.

5-6 Event Logs Setup

Table 5-12. Event Logs BIOS Setup Screen

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2015 American Megatrends, Inc.Main Advanced Event Logs IPMI Security Boot Save & Exit
Change SMBIOS Event Log SettingsView SMBIOS Event Log	Pressto change the SMBIOS Event Log configuration.
	+: Select ScreenT↓: Select ItemEnter: Select+/−: Change Opt.F1: General HelpF2: Previous ValuesF3: Optimized DefaultsF4: Save & ExitESC: Exit

Version 2.17.1246. Copyright (C) 2015 American Megatrends, Inc.

Table 5-13. Event Logs Menu

Menu Option Description
▶Change SMBIOS Event Log Settings	Use this submenu to change the SMBIOS Event Log configuration.
SMBIOS Event Log	Change this item to enable or disable all features of the SMBIOS Event Logging during system boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Runtime Error Logging Support	Use this setting to enable/disable the system error logging for events that occur during runtime. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Memory Corrected Error Enabling	Use this setting to enable/disable the runtime event for memory correctable errors. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Memory Corr. Error Threshold	This setting allows you to set the Spare Error/Memory Correctable Threshold (1 ~ 32767) prior to the event assertion. The value for this number field can be set using your keyboard's number keys.
PCI-Ex Error Enable	This setting allows you to enable/disable the runtime event for PCI Express errors. Options are either No or Yes.
Erase Event Log	If No is selected, data stored in the event log will not be erased. Select Yes, Next Reset, data in the event log will be erased upon next system reboot. Select Yes, Every Reset, data in the event log will be erased upon every system reboot. The options are No, Yes, Next reset, and Yes, Every reset.
When Log is Full	Select Erase Immediately for all messages to be automatically erased from the event log when the event log memory is full. The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately.
Log System Boot Event	This option toggles the System Boot Event logging to enabled or disabled. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
MECI	The Multiple Event Count Increment (MECI) counter counts the number of occurrences that a duplicate event must happen before the MECI counter is incremented. This is a numeric value. The default value is 1.
METW	The Multiple Event Time Window (METW) defines number of minutes must pass between duplicate log events before MECI is incremented. This is in minutes, from 0 to 99. The default value is 60.
▶View SMBIOS Event Log	Use this submenu to view the SMBIOS Event Log records.

5-7 IPMI Setup

Table 5-14. IPMI BIOS Setup Screen

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2015 American Megatrends, Inc.
Main Advanced Event Logs IPMI Security Boot Save & Exit
EMC Firmware Revision 2.18IPMI STATUS WorkingSystem Event LogEMC Network Configuration	Pressto change the SEL event log configuration.
	+: Select Screen1: Select ItemEnter: Select+/-: Change Opt.F1: General HelpF2: Previous ValuesF3: Optimized DefaultsF4: Save & ExitESC: Exit

Table 5-15. IPMI Menu

Menu Option Description
BMC Firmware Revision This indicates the BMC firmware revision used in your system.
IPMI Status This indicates the status of the IPMI firmware installed in your system.
►System Event Log
SEL Components	Use this setting to enable or disable all features of the System Event Logging during boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Erase SEL	Use this setting to erase SEL. Options are either Yes or No.
When SEL is Full	Use this option to choose the reactions to a full SEL. Options include Do Nothing or Erase Immediately.
►BMC Network Configuration	Use this submenu to information and controls to configure BMC network parameters.
Update IPMI LAN Configuration	This setting updates the IPMI LAN Configuration. BIOS will be set to the other settings specified and changed in this screen to the IPMI on the next boot. Options include No or Yes.
Menu Option Description
Configuration Address Source	This feature allows the user to select the source of the IP address for this computer. If Static is selected, you will need to know the IP address of this computer and enter it to the system manually in the field. If DHCP is selected, the BIOS will search for a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server in the network that is attached to and request the next available IP address for this computer. Options include Static or DHCP. The following items are assigned IP addresses automatically if DHCP is selected.
Station IP Address	This item displays the Station IP address for this computer. This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form (i.e., 192.168.10.253).
Subnet Mask	This item displays the sub-network that this computer belongs to. The value of each three-digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255.
Station MAC Address	This item displays the Station MAC address for this computer. Mac addresses are 6 two-digit hexadecimal numbers.
Gateway IP Address	This item displays the Gateway IP address for this computer. This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form (i.e., 192.168.10.253).

5-8 Security

Table 5-16. Security BIOS Setup Screen

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2015 American Megatrends, Inc.
Password DescriptionIf ONLY the Administrator's password is set,then this only limits access to Setup and isonly asked for when entering Setup.If ONLY the User's password is set, then thisis a power on password and must be entered toboot or enter Setup. In Setup the User willhave Administrator rights.The password length must bein the following range:Minimum Length 3Maximum length 20Password Check [Setup]Administrator PasswordCSM Support [Enabled]Secure Boot Menu	Setup: Check password whileinvoking setup. Always:Check password whileinvoking setup as well ason each boot.++: Select ScreenTJ: Select ItemEnter: Select+/-: Change Opt.F1: General HelpF2: Previous ValuesF3: Optimized DefaultsF4: Save & ExitESC: Exit

Choose Security from the BIOS Setup main menu with the arrow keys to bring up the SECURITY SETUP menu. Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing . All Security BIOS settings are described in Table 5-17 below.

Table 5-17. Security Menu Options

Menu Option Description
Password Check	This setting allows you to specify when the password is checked. Options specify when the setup should be done with Setup having the password checked when invoking setup, while Always checks the password while invoking setup as well as on each boot.
Administrator Password	This allows you to create an administrator password for the system.
CSM Support	This setting allows you to enable or disable CSM support. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Secure Boot Menu This subm	menu allows you to customize Secure Boot settings.
Secure Boot	This setting can be enabled if the system is running in a User Mode with an enrolled Platrom Key (PK) and the CSM function is disabled. The options include Disabled and Enabled.
Secure Boot Mode	This is a Secure Boot Mode selector. Custom mode enables you to change the image execution policy and manage secure boot keys.
►Key Management	This submenu allows the user to configure the following Key Management settings.
Provision Factory Default Keys	This setting allows you to install the factory default keys when the system is in Setup mode. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
►Enroll all Factory Default Keys	Selecting this allows you to force the system to User Mode, and install all factory default keys. This change takes effect after reboot.
►Platform Key (PK)	This allows you to configure the settings of the Platform Keys.
►Key Exchange Key	This allows you to configure the Key Exchange key. Options include Set New Key or Append Key.
►Authorized Signatures	This allows you to configure the Authorized Signatures key. Options include Set New Key or Append Key.
►Forbidden Signatures	This allows you to configure the Forbidden Signatures key. Options include Set New Key or Append Key.
►Authorized TimeStamps	This allows you to configure the Authorized TimeStamps key. Options include Set New Key or Append Key.

5-9 Boot

Table 5-18. Boot BIOS Setup Screen

Boot Configuration Setup Prompt Timeout	1	Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting.
Boot Mode Select	[DUAL]
FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities
Dual Boot Order #1	[Hard Disk]
Dual Boot Order #2	[CD/DVD]
Dual Boot Order #3	[USB Hard Disk]
Dual Boot Order #4	[USB CD/DVD]
Dual Boot Order #5	[USB Key]
Dual Boot Order #6	[USB Floppy]
Dual Boot Order #7	[Network: IBA XE Slot...]
Dual Boot Order #8	[UEFI Hard Disk]
Dual Boot Order #9	[UEFI CD/DVD]
Dual Boot Order #10	[UEFI USB Hard Disk]
Dual Boot Order #11	[UEFI USB CD/DVD]
Dual Boot Order #12	[UEFI USB Key]
Dual Boot Order #13	[UEFI USB Floppy]
Dual Boot Order #14	[UEFI Network]
Dual Boot Order #15	[UEFI AP:UEFI: Built...]
Delete Boot Option		+: Select Screen T↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Ekit

Choose Boot from the 128 Mb SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI® BIOS BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys to bring up the BOOT SETUP menu. Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing . All Security BIOS settings are described in Table 5-19 below.

Table 5-19. Boot Setup Menu Options

Menu Option Description
Setup Prompt Timeout	This number field sets the number of seconds to wait for the setup activation key. 65535 (0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting.
Boot Mode Select	This selects which boot device type to list in the FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities of this menu. Options include LEGACY, UEFI and DUAL.
Fixed Boot Order Priorities	Use these options to set what the boot priority order will be for various boot devices in your system.
►Delete Boot Option	This submenu allows you to remove an EFI boot option form the boot order.
Menu Option Description
►Network Device BBS Priorities	This submenu allows you to set the order of the legacy devices in this group for setting the boot order.
►UEFI Application Boot Priorities	This submenu allows you to specify the boot device priority sequence from available UEFI applications.

5-10 Save & Exit

Table 5-20. Save & Exit BIOS Setup Screen

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2015 American Megatrends, Inc.
Main Advanced Event Logs IFMI Security Boot Save & Exit
Discard Changes and ExitSave Changes and ResetSave OptionsSave ChangesDiscard ChangesRestore Optimized DefaultsSave as User DefaultsRestore User DefaultsBoot OverrideIBA XE Slot 0200 v2346UEFI: Built-In EFI Shell	Exit system setup without saving any changes.
	+: Select Screen↑↓: Select ItemEnter: Select+/-: Change Opt.F1: General HelpF2: Previous ValuesF3: Optimized DefaultsF4: Save & ExitESC: Exit

Choose SAVE & EXIT from the 128 Mb SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI® BIOS BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys to display the SAVE & EXIT SETUP menu. All Exit BIOS settings are described in Table 5-21 below.

Table 5-21. Exit Menu Options

Menu Option Description
Discard Changes and Exit	Highlight this item and hitto exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made. Any changes you have made to the BIOS Setup will not take effect upon system bootup.
Save Changes and Reset	Highlight this item and hitto save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility. The system will reboot and implement the changes you have made to the BIOS Setup.
Save Changes	Highlight this item and hitto save changes done so far to any of the setup options.
Discard Changes	Highlight this item and hitto discard (cancel) any changes you made. You will remain in the Setup utility.
Restore Defaults	Highlight this item and hitto load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup. These are the safest settings to use and are designed for maximum system performance, but may not work best for all computer applications.
Save as Users Defaults	Highlight this item and hitto save changes done so far as user defaults.
Restore User Defaults	Highlight this item and hitto restore the user defaults to all the setup options.
Boot Override	For each boot device you have the option of saving the configuration for it and exiting.

Appendix 1 AMI UEFI BIOS POST Codes

A status code is a data value used to indicate progress during the boot phase. A subset of these status codes, known commonly as checkpoints, indicate common phases of the BIOS boot process.

Checkpoints are typically output to I/O port 80h, but Aptio 4.x core can be configured to send status codes to a variety of sources. Aptio 4.x core outputs checkpoints throughout the boot process to indicate the task the system is currently executing. Checkpoints are very useful in aiding software developers or technicians in debugging problems that occur during the pre-boot process.

1-1 Checkpoint Ranges

Table 1-1. Checkpoint Ranges

Status Code Range Description
0x01 – 0x0B SEC execution
0x0C – 0x0F SEC errors
0x10 – 0x2F PEI execution up to and including memory detection
0x30 – 0x4F PEI execution after memory detection
0x50 – 0x5F PEI errors
0x60 – 0x8F DXE execution up to BDS
0x90 – 0xFC BDS execution
0xD0 – 0xDF DXE errors
0xE0 – 0xE8 S3 Resume (PEI)
0xE9 – 0xEF S3 Resume errors (PEI)
0xF0 – 0xF8 Recovery (PEI)
0xF9 – 0xFF Recovery errors (PEI)

1-2 Standard Checkpoints

Table 1-2. SEC Phase

Codes Description
Status Code
0x00 Not Used
Progress Codes
0x01 Power on. Reset type detection (soft/hard).
0x02 AP initialization before microcode loading
0x03 North Bridge initialization before microcode loading
0x04 South Bridge initialization before microcode loading
0x05 OEM initialization before microcode loading
0x06	Microcode loading
0x07 AP initialization after microcode loading
0x08 North Bridge initialization after microcode loading
0x09 South Bridge initialization after microcode loading
0x0A OEM initialization after microcode loading
0x0B Cache initialization
0x0C – 0x0D Reserved for future AMI SEC error codes
0x0E Microcode not found
0x0F Microcode not loaded

Table 1-3. PEI Phase

Status Codes Description
Progress Codes
0x10 PEI Core is started
0x11 Pre-memory CPU initialization is started
0x12 Pre-memory CPU initialization (CPU module specific)
0x13 Pre-memory CPU initialization (CPU module specific)
0x14 Pre-memory CPU initialization (CPU module specific)
0x15 Pre-memory North Bridge initialization is started
0x16	Pre-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specific)
0x17 Pre-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specific)
0x18	Pre-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specific)

Table 1-3. PEI Phase

Status Codes Description
0x19 Pre-memory South Bridge initialization is started
0x1A Pre-memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specific)
0x1B Pre-memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specific)
0x1C Pre-memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specific)
0x1D - 0x2A OEM pre-memory initialization codes
0x2B	Memory initialization. Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data reading
0x2C	Memory initialization. Memory presence detection
0x2D Memory initialization. Programming memory timing information
0x2E	Memory initialization. Configuring memory
0x2F Memory initialization (other).
0x30 Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)
0x31 Memory Installed
0x32 CPU post-memory initialization is started
0x33 CPU post-memory initialization. Cache initialization
0x34 CPU post-memory initialization. Application Processor(s) (AP) initialization
0x35	CPU post-memory initialization. Boot Strap Processor (BSP) selection
0x36	CPU post-memory initialization. System Management Mode (SMM) initialization
0x37 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization is started
0x38 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specific)
0x39	Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specific)
0x3A Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specific)
0x3B Post-Memory South Bridge initialization is started
0x3C Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specific)
0x3D	Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specific)
0x3E Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specific)
0x3F-0x4E OEM post memory initialization codes
0x4F DXE IPL is started
PEI Error Codes
0x50	Memory initialization error. Invalid memory type or incompatible memory speed
0x51 Memory initialization error. SPD reading has failed
0x52	Memory initialization error. Invalid memory size or memory modules do not match.

Table 1-3. PEI Phase

Status Codes Description
0x53 Memory initialization error. No usable memory detected
0x54 Unspecified memory initialization error.
0x55 Memory not installed
0x56 Invalid CPU type or Speed
0x57 CPU mismatch
0x58 CPU self test failed or possible CPU cache error
0x59 CPU micro-code is not found or micro-code update is failed
0x5A Internal CPU error
0x5B reset PPI is not available
0x5C-0x5F Reserved for future AMI error codes
S3 Resume Progress Codes
0xE0 S3 Resume is stared (S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL)
0xE1 S3 Boot Script execution
0xE2	Video repost
0xE3 OS S3 wake vector call
0xE4-0xE7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes
S3 Resume Error Codes
0xE8 S3 Resume Failed
0xE9 S3 Resume PPI not Found
0xEA S3 Resume Boot Script Error
0xEB S3 OS Wake Error
0xEC-0xEF Reserved for future AMI error codes
Recovery Progress Codes
0xF0 Recovery condition triggered by firmware (Auto recovery)
0xF1 Recovery condition triggered by user (Forced recovery)
0xF2	Recovery process started
0xF3 Recovery firmware image is found
0xF4 Recovery firmware image is loaded
0xF5-0xF7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes
Recovery Error Codes
0xF8 Recovery PPI is not available
0xF9 Recovery capsule is not found

Table 1-3. PEI Phase

Status Codes Description

0xFA Invalid recovery capsule

0xFB – 0xFF Reserved for future AMI error codes

Table 1-4. PEI Beep Codes

# of Beeps Description
1 Memory not Installed
1	Memory was installed twice (InstallPeiMemory routine in PEI Core called twice)
2	Recovery started
3 DXEIPL was not found
3 DXE Core Firmware Volume	was not found
4 Recovery failed
4 S3 Resume failed
7 Reset PPI is not available

Table 1-5. DXE Phase

Status Codes Description
0x60 DXE Core is started
0x61 NVRAM initialization
0x62 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services
0x63 CPU DXE initialization is started
0x64 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specific)
0x65 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specific)
0x66 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specific)
0x67 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specific)
0x68 PCI host bridge initialization
0x69 North Bridge DXE initialization is started
0x6A North Bridge DXE SMM initialization is started
0x6B	North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module specific)
0x6C North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module specific)
0x6D	North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module specific)
0x6E North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module specific)
0x6F	North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module specific)

Table 1-5. DXE Phase

Status Codes Description
0x70 South Bridge DXE initialization is started
0x71 South Bridge DXE SMM initialization is started
0x72 South Bridge devices initialization
0x73 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specific)
0x74 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specific)
0x75 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specific)
0x76 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specific)
0x77 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specific)
0x78	ACPI module	initialization
0x79 CSM initialization
0x7A - 0x7F Reserved for future AMI DXE codes
0x80 - 0x8F OEM DXE initialization codes
0x90 Boot Device Selection (BDS) phase is started
0x91 Driver connecting is started
0x92 PCI Bus initialization is started
0x93 PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization
0x94 PCI Bus Enumeration
0x95 PCI Bus Request Resources
0x96	PCI Bus	Assign
0x97 Console Output devices connect
0x98	Console input	devices connect
0x99 Super IO Initialization
0x9A USB initialization is started
0x9B USB Reset
0x9C	USB Detect
0x9D USB Enable
0x9E - 0x9F Reserved for future AMI codes
0xA0 IDE initialization is started
0xA1	IDE Reset
0xA2 IDE Detect
0xA3	IDE Enable
0xA4 SCSI initialization is started

Table 1-5. DXE Phase

Status Codes Description
0xA5	SCSI	Reset
0xA6 SCSI Detect
0xA7	SCSI	Enable
0xA8 Setup Verifying Password
0xA9	Start of Setup
0xAA Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)
0xAB Setup Input Wait
0xAC Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)
0xAD Ready To Boot event
0xAE Legacy Boot event
0xAF Exit Boot Services event
0xB0 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP Begin
0xB1 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP End
0xB2 Legacy Option ROM Initialization
0xB3	System Reset
0xB4 USB hot plug
0xB5	PCI bus hot
0xB6 Clean-up of NVRAM
0xB7 Configuration Reset (reset of NVRAM settings)
0xB8 - 0xBF Reserved for future AMI codes
0xC0 - 0xCF OEM BDS initialization codes
DXE Error Codes
0xD0	CPU initialization error
0xD1 North Bridge initialization error
0xD2 South Bridge initialization error
0xD3 Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available
0xD4 PCI resource allocation error. Out of Resources
0xD5 No Space for Legacy Option ROM
0xD6 No Console Output Devices are found
0xD7 No Console Input Devices are found
0xD8	Invalid password
0xD9 Error loading Boot Option (LoadImage returned error)

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Table 1-5. DXE Phase

Status Codes Description
0xDA Boot Option is failed (StartImage returned error)
0xDB Flash update is failed
0xDC Reset protocol is not available

Table 1-6. DXE Beep Codes

# of Beeps Description
1	Invalid	password
4 Some of the Architectural	Protocols are not available
5 No Console Output Devices	are found
5 No Console Input Devices	are found
6 Flash update is failed
7 Reset protocol is not available
8 Platform PCI resource requirements cannot be met

Table 1-7. ACPI/ASL Checkpoints

Status Codes Description
0x01 System is entering S1	sleep state
0x02 System is entering S2	sleep state
0x03 System is entering S3	sleep state
0x04 System is entering S4	sleep state
0x05 System is entering S5	sleep state
0x10 System is waking up from the S1 sleep state
0x20 System is waking up from the S2 sleep state
0x30 System is waking up from the S3 sleep state
0x40 System is waking up from the S4 sleep state
0xAC	System has transitioned into ACPI mode. Interrupt controller is in PIC mode.
0xAA	System has transitioned into ACPI mode. Interrupt controller is in APIC mode.

1-3 OEM-Reserved Checkpoint Ranges

Table 1-8. OEM-Reserved Checkpoint Ranges

Status Codes Description
0x05 OEM SEC initialization	before microcode loading
0x0A OEM SEC initialization	after microcode loading
0x1D – 0x2A OEM pre-memory initialization codes
0x3F – 0x4E OEM PEI post memory initialization codes
0x80 – 0x8F OEM DXE initialization codes
0xC0 – 0xFC OEM BDS initialization codes

Appendix B

Specifications and Compliance

Operating Environment

Operating Temperature: 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F)

Non-operating Temperature: -40^ to 70^ C ( -40^ to 158^ F)

Operating Relative Humidity: 8% to 90% (non-condensing)

Non-operating Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing)

Regulatory Compliance

FCC, ICES, CE, VCCI, RCM, NRTL, CB

Applied Directives, Standards

EMC/EMI: 2014/30/EU (EMC Directive)

FCC Part 15

ICES-003

VCCI 32-1

AS/NZS CISPR 32

EN55032

EN55035

CISPR 24

EN 61000-3-2

EN 61000-3-3

EN 61000-4-2

EN 61000-4-3

EN 61000-4-4

EN 61000-4-5

EN 61000-4-6

EN 61000-4-8

EN 61000-4-11

Green Environment:

2011/65/EU (RoHS Directive)

EC 1907/2006 (REACH)

2012/19/EU (WEEE Directive)

Product Safety: 2014/35/EU (LVD Directive)

UL/CSA 60950-1, 62368-1 (USA and Canada)

IEC/EN 60950-1, 62368-1

Perchlorate Warnings

California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials: This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR (Manganese Dioxide) Lithium coin cells. "Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate"

General Data Center Environmental Specifications

Particulate contamination specifications

Air filtration: Data centers must be kept clean to Class 8 of ISO 14644-1 (ISO 2015). The air entering the data center should be filtered with a MERV 11 filter or better. The air within the data center should be continuously filtered with a MERV 8 filter or better.

Conductive dust: Air should be free fo conductive dust, zinc whiskers, or other conductive particles.

Corrosive dust: Air should be free of corrosive dust.

Gaseous\* contamination specifications

Copper coupon corrosion rate: <300 Å/month per class G1 as defined by ANSI. ISA71.04-2013, reference by ASHRAE TC 9.9

Silver coupon corrosion rate: <200 Å/month per class G1 as defined by ANSI. ISA71.04-2013, reference by ASHRAE TC 9.9

*If testing with silver or copper coupons results in values less than 200 Å/month or 300 Å/month, respectively, then operating up to 70% relative humidity (RH) is acceptable. If the testing shows corrosion levels exceed these limits, then catalyst-type pollutants are probably present and RH should be driven to 50% or lower.

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