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Chapter 1: Introduction
IPMI
IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) is a hardware-level interface speci-
fi cation that provides remote access, monitoring and administration for Supermicro
server platforms. IPMI allows server administrators to view a server’s hardware
status remotely, receive an alarm automatically if a failure occurs, and power cycle
a system that is non-responsive.
Other Features
Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage moni-
tors, a chassis intrusion header, auto-switching voltage regulators, chassis and CPU
overheat sensors, virus protection and BIOS rescue.
1-3 Server Chassis Features
System Power
The SC818GTQ-1400B features a Gold Level 1400W high-effi ciency power supply.
The AC power cord should be removed from the system before servicing or replac-
ing the power supply. See Chapter 6 for details.
SATA Subsystem
The SC818GTQ-1400B chassis includes three 3. 5" drive bays, which may be used
to house hot-swappable SATA drives. RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 are sup porte d (RA ID
5 is not supported with Linux O S). An opti onal s olut ion is ava ilabl e to provi de six
2.5" drive bays instead of the stan dard th ree 3. 5" drive b ays.
Front Control Panel
The control panel provides a system monitoring and control interface. LEDs indicate
system power, HDD activity, network activity, system overheat, UID and power sup-
ply failure. A main power button and a system reset button are also included.
Cooling System
The SC818GTQ-1400B has an innovative cooling design that includes four 4-cm
counter-rotating PWM (Pulse Width Modulated) fans located in the middle section
of the chassis. Two additional fans are included to cool each GPU in the 6016GT
series servers. The power supply module also includes a cooling fan. All chassis
and power supply fans operate continuously. An air shroud channels the airfl ow