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Relion 1900e
Technical Guide
Rev. 1.0
PENGUIN
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www.penguincomputing.com | 1-888-PENGUIN (736-4846) | twitter:@PenguinHPC
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Table of Contents
Main Page
Default Chapter
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Revision History
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Table of Contents
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1 Introduction
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Chapter Outline
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Server Board Use Disclaimer
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2 Product Features Overview
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Table 1. Relion 1900E/2900E Feature Set
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Figure 1. Server Board Component/Features Identification
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Server Board Component/Feature Identification
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Figure 2. SW2600T External I/O Connector Layout
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Figure 3. Intel® Light Guided Diagnostics - DIMM Fault Leds
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Figure 4. Intel Light Guided Diagnostic LED Identification
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Figure 5. Jumper Block Identification
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Figure 6. Relion 1900E/2900E Architectural Block Diagram
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Product Architecture Overview
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System Software Overview
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System BIOS
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Table 2. POST Hot-Keys
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Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) and Sensor Data Record (SDR) Data
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Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) & Management Engine (ME) Firmware
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3 Processor Support
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Processor Socket Assembly
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Figure 7. Processor Socket Assembly
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Figure 8. LGA2011-3 ILM (Narrow)
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Processor Thermal Design Power (TDP) Support
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Processor Population Rules
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Processor Initialization Error Summary
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Table 3. Mixed Processor Configurations Error Summary
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Processor Function Overview
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Processor Core Features
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Supported Technologies
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4 System Memory
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Memory Sub-System Architecture
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Figure 9. Memory Sub-System Block Diagram
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IMC Modes of Operation
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Memory RASM Features
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Supported Memory
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Table 4. DDR4 RDIMM & LRDIMM Support
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NVDIMM Support
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Memory Slot Identification and Population Rules
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Figure 10. Memory Slots Definition
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Figure 11. S2600WT Memory Slot Layout
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Table 5. Relion 1900E/2900E Memory Slot Identification
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Table 6. DIMM Population Matrix
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Memory Interleaving Support
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NUMA Configuration Support
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System Memory Sizing and Publishing
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Effects of Memory Configuration on Memory Sizing
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Publishing System Memory
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Memory Initialization
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DIMM Discovery
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DIMM Population Validation Check
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Channel Training
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5 System I/O
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Pcie* Support
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Table 7. Pcie* Port Routing CPU #1
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Pcie* Enumeration and Allocation
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Pcie* Non-Transparent Bridge (NTB)
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Table 8. Pcie* Port Routing - CPU #2
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Add-In Card Support
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Riser Card Support
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Figure 12. On-Board Add-In Card Support
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Table 9. Riser Card #1 - Pcie* Root Port Mapping
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Table 10. Riser Card #2 - Pcie* Root Port Mapping
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Figure 13. 1U One Slot Pcie* Riser Card (Ipc - F1UL16RISER2)
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Figure 14. 2U Three Pcie* Slot Riser Card (Ipc - A2UL8RISER2)
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Table 11. Riser Slot #3 - Pcie* Root Port Mapping
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Figure 15. 2U Two Pcie* Slot Riser Card (Ipc - A2UL16RISER2)
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Figure 16. 2U Two Pcie* Slot (Low Profile) Pcie* Riser Card (Ipc - A2UX8X4RISER) - Riser Slot #3 Compatible Only
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Intel® I/O Module Support
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Figure 17. Server Board Layout - I/O Module Connector
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Table 12. Supported Intel I/O Module Options
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Intel Integrated RAID Option
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Figure 18. Server Board Layout - Intel® Integrated RAID Module Option Placement
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Serial ATA (SATA) Support
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Figure 19. Onboard SATA Features
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Table 13. SATA and Ssata Controller BIOS Utility Setup Options
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Table 14. SATA and Ssata Controller Feature Support
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Staggered Disk Spin-Up
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Embedded SATA SW-RAID Support
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Intel Rapid Storage Technology (Rste) 4.1
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Intel
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Network Interface
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Figure 20. SATA RAID 5 Upgrade Key
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Figure 21. Network Interface Connectors
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Factory Programmed MAC Address Assignments
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Intel® Ethernet Controller Options
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Video Support
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Figure 22. External RJ45 NIC Port LED Definition
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Dual Video and Add-In Video Adapters
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Table 15. Video Modes
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Figure 23. BIOS Setup Utility - Video Configuration Options
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Setting Video Configuration Options Using the BIOS Setup Utility
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USB Support
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Low Profile Eusb SSD Support
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Figure 24. Onboard USB Port Support
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Figure 25. Low Profile Eusb SSD Support
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Serial Ports
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Table 16. Serial a Connector Pin-Out
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Table 17. Serial-B Connector Pin-Out
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6 System Security
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BIOS Setup Utility Security Options Menu
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Password Setup
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System Administrator Password Rights
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Authorized System User Password Rights and Restrictions
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Front Panel Lockout
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Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Support
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TPM Security BIOS
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Physical Presence
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TPM Security Setup Options
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Intel Trusted Execution Technology
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Table 18. TPM Setup Utility - Security Configuration Screen Fields
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7 Platform Management
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Management Feature Set Overview
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IPMI 2.0 Features Overview
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Non IPMI Features Overview
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Platform Management Features and Functions
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Power Sub-System
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Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
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System Initialization
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Table 19. Server Board Power Control Sources
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Table 20. ACPI Power States
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Watchdog Timer
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System Event Log (SEL)
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Sensor Monitoring
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Sensor Scanning
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Sensor Rearm Behavior
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BIOS Event-Only Sensors
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Margin Sensors
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IPMI Watchdog Sensor
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BMC Watchdog Sensor
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BMC System Management Health Monitoring
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VR Watchdog Timer
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System Airflow Monitoring
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Thermal Monitoring
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Processor Sensors
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Table 21. Processor Sensors
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Table 22. Processor Status Sensor Implementation
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Voltage Monitoring
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Fan Monitoring
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Standard Fan Management
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Figure 26. High-Level Fan Speed Control Process
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Power Management Bus (Pmbus*)
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Power Supply Dynamic Redundancy Sensor
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Component Fault LED Control
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Table 23. Component Fault Leds
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NMI (Diagnostic Interrupt) Sensor
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LAN Leash Event Monitoring
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Add-In Module Presence Sensor
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CMOS Battery Monitoring
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8 Intel® Intelligent Power Node Manager (NM) Support Overview
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Hardware Requirements
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Features
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ME System Management Bus (Smbus*) Interface
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Peci 3.0
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NM "Discovery" OEM SDR
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Smart/Clst
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Dependencies on Pmbus*-Compliant Power Supply Support
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9 Basic and Advanced Server Management Features
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Table 24. Intel Remote Management Module 4 (RMM4) Options
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Table 25. Basic and Advanced Server Management Features Overview
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Dedicated Management Port
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Embedded Web Server
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Figure 27. Intel RMM4 Lite Activation Key Installation
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Advanced Management Feature Support (RMM4 Lite)
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Keyboard, Video, Mouse (KVM) Redirection
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Remote Console
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Performance
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Security
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Availability
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Usage
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Force-Enter BIOS Setup
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Media Redirection
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10 On-Board Connector/Header Overview
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Power Connectors
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Main Power
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Table 26. Main Power (Slot 1) Connector Pin-Out ("MAIN PWR 1")
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Hot Swap Backplane Power Connector
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Table 27. Main Power (Slot 2) Connector Pin-Out ("MAIN PWR 2")
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Table 28. Hot Swap Backplane Power Connector Pin-Out ("HSBP PWR")
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Peripheral Drive Power Connector
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Riser Card Supplemental 12V Power Connectors
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Figure 28. High Power Add-In Card 12V Auxiliary Power Cable Option
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Table 29. Peripheral Drive Power Connector Pin-Out ("Peripheral_Pwr")
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Table 30. Riser Slot Auxiliary Power Connector Pin-Out ("OPT_12V_PWR")
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Front Panel Headers and Connectors
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Front Panel Button and LED Support
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Table 31. Front Panel Features
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Table 32. Front Panel Connector Pin-Out ("Front Panel" and "Storage FP")
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Front Panel LED and Control Button Features Overview
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Table 33. Power/Sleep LED Functional States
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Front Panel USB 2.0 Connector
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Table 34. NMI Signal Generation and Event Logging
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Table 35. Front Panel USB 2.0 Connector Pin-Out ("FP_USB_2.0_5-6 ")
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Front Panel USB 3.0 Connector
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Front Panel Video Connector
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Intel Local Control Panel Connector
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Table 36. Front Panel USB 2.0/3.0 Connector Pin-Out ("FP_USB_2.0/ 3.0")
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Table 37. Front Panel Video Connector Pin-Out ("FP VIDEO")
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On-Board Storage Option Connectors
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Single Port SATA Only Connectors
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Table 38. Intel Local Control Panel Connector Pin-Out ("LCP")
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Table 39. Single Port SATA Connector Pin-Out ("SATA 4" & "SATA 5")
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Internal Type-A USB Connector
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Internal 2Mm Low Profile Eusb SSD Connector
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Table 40. SATA SGPIO Connector Pin-Out ("SATA_SGPIO")
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Table 41. Internal Type-A USB Connector Pin-Out ("USB 2.0")
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Table 42. Internal Eusb Connector Pin-Out ("Eusb SSD")
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System Fan Connectors
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Figure 29. System Fan Connector Pin-Outs
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Figure 30. System Fan Connector Placement
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Other Connectors and Headers
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Chassis Intrusion Header
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Storage Device Activity LED Header
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Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB) Connector
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Table 43. Chassis Intrusion Header Pin-Out ("CHAS_INTR")
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Table 44. Hard Drive Activity Header Pin-Out ("HDD_LED")
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Table 45. IPMB Connector Pin-Out
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Hot Swap Backplane I2C* Connectors
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Smbus Connector
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Table 46. Hot-Swap Backplane I2C* Connector Pin-Out
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Table 47. Smbus Connector Pin-Out
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11 Reset and Recovery Jumpers
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BIOS Default Jumper Block
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Figure 31. Reset and Recovery Jumper Block Location
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Serial Port 'A' Configuration Jumper
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Password Clear Jumper Block
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Management Engine (ME) Firmware Force Update Jumper Block
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BMC Force Update Jumper Block
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BIOS Recovery Jumper
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12 Light Guided Diagnostics
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Figure 32. On-Board Diagnostic LED Placement
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System ID LED
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System Status LED
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Figure 33. DIMM Fault LED Placement
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Table 48. System Status LED State Definitions
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BMC Boot/Reset Status LED Indicators
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Post Code Diagnostic Leds
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Fan Fault Leds
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Memory Fault Leds
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CPU Fault Leds
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Table 49. BMC Boot/Reset Status LED Indicators
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13 Power Supply Specification Guidelines
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Power Supply DC Output Connector
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Table 50. Power Supply DC Power Output Connector Pinout
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Power Supply DC Output Specification
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Output Power/Currents
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Standby Output
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Voltage Regulation
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Dynamic Loading
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Table 51. Minimum Load Ratings
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Table 52. Voltage Regulation Limits
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Table 53. Transient Load Requirements
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Capacitive Loading
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Grounding
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Closed Loop Stability
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Residual Voltage Immunity in Standby Mode
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Common Mode Noise
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Soft Starting
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Zero Load Stability Requirements
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Hot Swap Requirements
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Forced Load Sharing
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Table 54. Capacitive Loading Conditions
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Ripple/Noise
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Timing Requirements
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Table 55. Ripples and Noise
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Table 56. Timing Requirements
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Figure 34. Turn On/Off Timing (Power Supply Signals)
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Appendix A - Integration and Usage Tips
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Appendix B - Integrated BMC Sensor Tables
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Table 57. BMC Core Sensors
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Appendix C - Management Engine Generated SEL Event Messages
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Table 58. Server Platform Services Firmware Health Event
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Table 59. Node Manager Health Event
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Appendix D - POST Code Diagnostic LED Decoder
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Figure 35. POST Diagnostic LED Location
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Table 60. POST Progress Code LED Example
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Table 61. MRC Progress Codes
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Table 62. MRC Fatal Error Codes
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Table 63. POST Progress Codes
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Appendix E - POST Code Errors
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Table 64. POST Error Codes and Messages
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Table 65. POST Error Beep Codes
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Table 66. Integrated BMC Beep Codes
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Appendix F - Statement of Volatility
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Appendix G - Supported Intel Server Systems
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Table 67. Relion 1900E Feature Set
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Table 68. Relion 2900E Feature Set
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Reference Documents
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