SUPER MICRO Computer SBI-7426T-S3 user manual Storage, Density

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Storage

The SBI-7426T-S3 blade module can have three 2.5" SAS2 or SATA (Serial ATA) hard disk drives in front-mounted easy removable carriers. See Chapter 3: "Setup and Installation" on page 3-1for storage installation details.

Density

A maximum of fourteen blade modules may be installed into a single blade enclosure. Each blade enclosure is a 7U form factor, so a standard 42U rack may accommodate up to six enclosures with sixty blade modules, or the equivalent of sixty 1U servers. With the inclusion of six CMM modules, twelve Gigabit Ethernet switches and six InfiniBand switches, this would occupy up to 108U space in a conventional 1U server configuration.

Figure 1-1displays a view of a full rack with six blade enclosures in it, each with fourteen blades to an enclosure.

Figure 1-1. Full Rack of Blade Enclosures and Blade Servers

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Contents SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual Preface About this ManualManual Organization SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual Table of Contents Blade Module Features Vii Viii Full Rack of Blade Enclosures and Blade Servers List of FiguresSBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual List of Tables Xii Product Checklist of Typical Components Chapter IntroductionOverview SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Specification Features ProcessorsMemory Density StorageAsia-Pacific Contacting SupermicroHeadquarters EuropeElectrical Safety Precautions Chapter System SafetyGeneral Safety Precautions Electrostatic Discharge PrecautionsOperating Precautions Powering Down a Blade Unit Chapter Setup and InstallationInstalling Blade Modules Powering Up a Blade UnitRemoving/Replacing the Blade Cover Installing a Blade Unit into the EnclosureInserting a Blade into the Enclosure Removing a Processor Processor InstallationInstalling a Processor in a Socket Onboard Battery InstallationDIMMs Channel Memory InstallationPopulating Memory Slots ProcessorSlot Dimm Numbering Installing a Dimm into a Memory Slot Dimm InstallationRemoving a Hard Drive Carrier Hard Disk Drive InstallationInstalling a Hard Drive in a Carrier Installing the Operating System Installing with an External USB CD-ROM DriveInstalling via PXE Boot Configuring and Setting up RAID Installing via Virtual Media Drive RedirectionManagement Software Chapter Blade Module Features SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module FeaturesDescription Blade Control Panel Function State Description Control PanelKVM Button Power ButtonLED Indicators KVM ConnectorB8DT6 Mainboard MainboardB8DT6 Mainboard Layout Intel 5500 Tylersburg Chipset Block DiagramCmos Clear JumpersMain Components of SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module Blade Unit ComponentsHard Disk Drives Memory SupportImportant Notes Chapter RAID Setup ProcedureBios Configuration Utilities Advanced Settings Screen Bios SetupIDE Configuration Screen Configure RAID Drives Selecting Max Ports Option Selecting RAID Utility Enabling Hot Plug Exit Bios Setup Screen Message SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual Introduction ChapterFlashing Bios Bios UpdatesType flash filename.rom Running SetupMain Setup Menu Screen Main Bios SetupAdvanced Setup Main Bios Setup Menu OptionsMenu Option Description Sub-menu Description Advanced Setup Menu OptionsIDE Configuration Menu Menu Option CPU and Clock Configuration Sub-menu Menu OptionPCIPnP Configuration Sub-menu Menu Option IDE Configuration MenuChipset Configuration Sub-menu Menu Option SuperIO Configuration Sub-menu Menu OptionDMA Acpi Configuration Sub-menu Menu Option Ahci Configuration Sub-menu Menu Option 10. Event Log Configuration Sub-menu Menu Option11. Ipmi Configuration Sub-menu 11. Ipmi Configuration Sub-menu Menu Option 15. Remote Access Configuration Sub-menu 12. MPS Configuration Sub-menu Menu Option13. PCI Express Configuration Sub-menu Menu Option 14. Smbios Configuration Sub-menu Menu Option16. System Health Monitor Sub-menu Menu Option Security17. Security Menu Options 18. Boot Setup Menu Options BootForce Bios or Keep Current 18. Boot Setup Menu Options Description19. Exit Menu Options ExitHardware Health Information CPU TemperatureVoltage Monitoring System TemperatureSBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual Appendix a Bios Post Codes Bios Post MessagesTable A-1. Bios Post Messages Bios Message CPU ID Bios Post Codes Post Code Description Recoverable Post ErrorsTerminal Post Errors Table A-2. Terminal Post ErrorsTable A-2. Terminal Post Errors SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual Table A-2. Terminal Post Errors Post Code Table A-3. Boot Block Flash ROM Terminal Post Errors Page SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual Disclaimer SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual