Intel MFS2600KIB Appendix A: Integration and Usage Tips

Appendix A: Integration and Usage Tips

Intel® Compute Module MFS2600KI TPS

Appendix A: Integration and Usage Tips

When two processors are installed, both must be of identical revision, core voltage, and bus/core speed. Mixed processor steppings are supported as long as they are listed in the processor specification updates published by Intel Corporation. However, the stepping of one processor cannot be greater than one stepping back of the other.

This server board supports The Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 product family with a

Thermal Design Power (TDP) of up to and including 95 Watts. Previous generations of the Intel® Xeon® processors are not supported.

Processors must be installed in order. CPU 1 must be populated for the Compute Module to operate.

On the front edge of the Compute Module are eight diagnostic LEDs that display a sequence of amber POST codes during the boot process. If the server board hangs during POST, the LEDs display the last POST event run before the hang.

This server board only supports registered DDR3 DIMMs (RDIMMs) and unbuffered DDR3 DIMMs (UDIMMs). Mixing of RDIMMs and UDIMMs is not supported.

For the best performance, the number of DDR3 DIMMs installed should be balanced across both processor sockets and memory channels. For example, a two-DIMM configuration performs better than a one-DIMM configuration. In a two-DIMM configuration, DIMMs should be installed in DIMM sockets A1 and E1. An eight-DIMM configuration (DIMM sockets A1, B1, C1, D1, E1, F1, G1, and H1) performs better than a four-DIMM configuration (DIMM sockets A1, B1, C1, and D1).

Normal Integrated BMC functionality (for example, KVM, monitoring, and remote media) is disabled with the BMC Force Update jumper set to the “enabled” position (pins 2-3). The Compute Module should never be run with the BMC Force Update jumper set in this position and should only be used when the standard firmware update process fails. This jumper should remain in the default (disabled) position (pins 1-2) when the server is running normally.

When performing a normal BIOS update procedure, the BIOS recovery jumper must be set to its default position (pins 1-2).

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Contents

Revision June Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Revision History Disclaimers Table of Contents Introduction Product Overview Functional Architecture Page List of Figures List of Tables < This page intentionally left blank 1.Introduction 1.1Chapter Outline 2.Product Overview 2.1Intel® Compute Module MFS2600KI Feature Set 2.2Compute Module Layout 2.2.1Connector and Component Locations 2.2.3External I/O Connector Locations 3.Functional Architecture 3.1Intel® Xeon® processor 3.1.1Processor Support 3.1.1.1Processor Socket Assembly 3.1.1.2Processor Population Rules Note: 3.1.2Processor Initialization Error Summary Table 2. Mixed Processor Configurations 3.2Processor Functions Overview 3.2.1Intel® QuickPath Interconnect 3.2.2Intel® Hyper-ThreadingTechnology 3.3Processor Integrated I/O Module (IIO) 3.3.1PCI Express Interfaces 3.3.2DMI2 Interface to the PCH 3.3.3Integrated IOAPIC 3.3.4Intel® QuickData Technology 3.4Memory Subsystem 3.4.1Integrated Memory Controller (IMC) and Memory Subsystem 3.4.1.1Intel® Compute Module MFS2600KI Supported Memory Table 4. UDIMM Support Guidelines (Preliminary. Subject to Change) Table 5. RDIMM Support Guidelines (Preliminary. Subject to Change) Table 6. LRDIMM Support Guidelines (Preliminary. Subject to Change) 3.4.2Publishing Compute Module Memory 3.4.3Memory Map and Population Rules Page Page 3.4.3.1Memory Subsystem Nomenclature 3.4.4Memory RAS 3.5Intel® C602-JChipset Overvew 3.5.1Digital Media Interface (DMI) 3.5.2PCI Express* Interface 3.5.3Serial ATA (SATA) Controller 3.5.4Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface 3.5.5Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) 3.6Integrated Baseboard Management Controller Overview 3.6.1Super I/O Controller 3.6.2Graphics Controller and Video Support 3.6.3Baseboard Management Controller 3.7Network Interface Controller (NIC) 3.8Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel® VT-d) 4.System Security 4.1BIOS Password Protection 4.2Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Support 4.2.1TPM security BIOS 4.2.2Physical Presence 4.2.3TPM Security Setup Options 4.3Intel® Trusted Execution Technology 5.Connector/Header Locations and Pin-outs 5.1Board Connector Information 5.2Power Connectors 5.3I/O Connector Pin-outDefinition 5.3.1VGA Connector 5.3.2I/O Mezzanine Card Connector Table 18. 120-pinI/O Mezzanine Card Connector Pin-out Table 19. 120-pinI/O Mezzanine Card Connector Signal Definitions Page 5.3.3Midplane Signal Connector 5.3.4Serial Port Connector 5.3.5USB 2.0 Connectors 5.3.6Low Profile eUSB SSD Support 6.Jumper Block Settings 6.1CMOS Clear and Password Clear Usage Procedure 6.2Integrated BMC Force Update Procedure 6.3Integrated BMC Initialization 6.4ME Force Update Jumper 6.5BIOS Recovery Jumper 7.Product Regulatory Requirements 7.1Product Regulatory Requirements 7.2Product Regulatory Compliance and Safety Markings 7.3Product Environmental/Ecology Requirements Appendix A: Integration and Usage Tips Appendix B: POST Code Diagnostic LED Decoder Table 27. POST Progress Codes POST Memory Initialization MRC Diagnostic Codes Page Page Appendix C: POST Error Code Page Page Page Page POST Error Beep Code Appendix D: Supported Intel® Modular Server System Glossary Glossary Page Reference Documents