H3C UniServer R6700 G3 User Manual
H3C UniServer R6700 G3 Server
New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Document version: 6W100-20191010
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Preface
This preface includes the following topics about the documentation:
• Audience.
• Conventions.
• Documentation feedback.
Audience
This documentation is intended for:
• Network planners.
• Field technical support and servicing engineers.
• Server administrators working with the R6700 G3 Server.
Conventions
The following information describes the conventions used in the documentation.
Command conventions
Convention Description
Boldface Bold
Italic
[ ] Square brackets enclose syntax choices (keywords or arguments) that are optional.
{ x | y | ... }
[ x | y | ... ]
{ x | y | ... } *
[ x | y | ... ] *
&<1-n>
# A line that starts with a pound (#) sign is comments.
GUI conventions
Convention Description
Boldface
text represents commands and keywords that you enter literally as shown.
Italic text represents arguments that you replace with actual values.
Braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical bars, from which
you select one.
Square brackets enclose a set of optional syntax choices separated by vertical bars,
from which you select one or none.
Asterisk marked braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical
bars, from which you select a minimum of one.
Asterisk marked square brackets enclose optional syntax choices separated by vertical
bars, from which you select one choice, multiple choices, or none.
The argument or keyword and argument combination before the ampersand (&) sign
can be entered 1 to n times.
Window names, button names, field names, and menu items are in Boldface. For
example, the
New User
window opens; click OK.
File
>
Multi-level menus are separated by angle brackets. For example,
Folder
.
>
Create
>
Symbols
Convention Description
WARNING!
An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed
can result in personal injury.
CAUTION:
IMPORTANT:
NOTE:
TIP:
Network topology icons
Convention Description
An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed
can result in data loss, data corruption, or damage to hardware or software.
An alert that calls attention to essential information.
An alert that contains additional or supplementary information.
An alert that provides helpful information.
Represents a generic network device, such as a router, switch, or firewall.
Represents a routing-capable device, such as a router or Layer 3 switch.
Represents a generic switch, such as a Layer 2 or Layer 3 switch, or a router that
supports Layer 2 forwarding and other Layer 2 features.
Represents an access controller, a unified wired-WLAN module, or the access
controller engine on a unified wired-WLAN switch.
Represents an access point.
T
T
T
T
Represents a wireless terminator unit.
Represents a wireless terminator.
Represents a mesh access point.
Represents omnidirectional signals.
Represents directional signals.
Represents a security product, such as a firewall, UTM, multiservice security
gateway, or load balancing device.
Represents a security module, such as a firewall, load balancing, NetStream, SSL
VPN, IPS, or ACG module.
Examples provided in this document
Examples in this document might use devices that differ from your device in hardware model,
configuration, or software version. It is normal that the port numbers, sample output, screenshots,
and other information in the examples differ from what you have on your device.
Documentation feedback
You can e-mail your comments about product documentation to info@h3c.com.
We appreciate your comments.
Contents
1 Safety information ······································································· 1-1
Safety sign conventions ············································································································ 1-1
Power source recommendations ································································································ 1-2
Installation safety recommendations ··························································································· 1-2
General operating safety ···································································································· 1-2
Electrical safety ················································································································ 1-2
Rack mounting recommendations ························································································ 1-2
ESD prevention ················································································································ 1-3
Cooling performance ········································································································· 1-3
Battery safety ·················································································································· 1-4
2 Preparing for installation ······························································· 2-1
Rack requirements ·················································································································· 2-1
Installation site requirements ····································································································· 2-3
Airflow directions ·············································································································· 2-3
Temperature, humidity, and altitude requirements ··································································· 2-3
Cleanliness requirements ··································································································· 2-3
Grounding requirements ···································································································· 2-4
Installation tools ······················································································································ 2-4
3 Installing or removing the server ···················································· 3-1
Installing the server ················································································································· 3-1
Installing rails ·················································································································· 3-1
Rack-mounting the server ·································································································· 3-1
(Optional) Installing the CMA ······························································································ 3-2
Connecting external cables ······································································································· 3-2
Cabling guidelines ············································································································ 3-2
Connecting a mouse, keyboard, and monitor ·········································································· 3-2
Connecting an Ethernet cable ····························································································· 3-4
Connecting the power cord ································································································· 3-5
Securing cables ··············································································································· 3-7
Removing the server from a rack ································································································ 3-8
4 Powering on and powering off the server ········································· 4-1
Important information ··············································································································· 4-1
Powering on the server ············································································································ 4-1
Prerequisites ··················································································································· 4-1
Procedure ······················································································································· 4-1
Powering off the server ············································································································ 4-2
Prerequisites ··················································································································· 4-2
Procedure ······················································································································· 4-2
5 Configuring the server ································································· 5-1
Configuration flowchart············································································································· 5-1
Powering on the server ············································································································ 5-1
Configuring basic BIOS settings ································································································· 5-2
Setting the server boot order ······························································································· 5-2
Setting the BIOS passwords ······························································································· 5-2
Configuring RAID ···················································································································· 5-2
Installing the operating system and hardware drivers ······································································ 5-2
Installing the operating system ···························································································· 5-2
Installing hardware drivers ·································································································· 5-2
Updating firmware ··················································································································· 5-3
6 Installing and removing hardware options ········································ 6-1
General guidelines ·················································································································· 6-1
General prerequisites··············································································································· 6-1
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Replacing the security bezel ······································································································ 6-1
Removing the security bezel ······························································································· 6-1
Installing the security bezel ································································································· 6-1
Installing the diagnostic panel ···································································································· 6-2
Replacing the diagnostic panel ·································································································· 6-2
Installing front drive cages ········································································································ 6-3
Prerequisites ··················································································································· 6-3
Procedure ······················································································································· 6-3
Installing the rear 2SFF UniBay drive cage ··················································································· 6-4
Replacing a SAS/SATA drive ····································································································· 6-5
Guidelines ······················································································································ 6-5
Prerequisites ··················································································································· 6-5
Removing a SAS/SATA drive ······························································································ 6-5
Installing a SAS/SATA drive ······························································································· 6-5
Verifying the replacement ··································································································· 6-5
Replacing an NVMe drive ········································································································· 6-6
Guidelines ······················································································································ 6-6
Prerequisites ··················································································································· 6-6
Procedure ······················································································································· 6-6
Verifying the replacement ··································································································· 6-6
Replacing the NVMe VROC module ···························································································· 6-7
Removing the NVMe VROC module ····················································································· 6-7
Installing the NVMe VROC module······················································································· 6-7
Replacing a power supply ········································································································· 6-7
Guidelines ······················································································································ 6-7
Removing a power supply ·································································································· 6-8
Installing a power supply ···································································································· 6-8
Replacing riser cards and PCIe modules ······················································································ 6-8
Guidelines ······················································································································ 6-8
Removing a riser card and a PCIe module ············································································· 6-9
Installing a riser card and a PCIe module on PCIe riser connector 1 or 2 ······································ 6-9
Installing PCIe modules and a riser card on PCIe riser connector 3 ············································· 6-9
Replacing a SATA M.2 SSD ···································································································· 6-10
Guidelines ···················································································································· 6-10
Removing a SATA M.2 SSD ····························································································· 6-10
Installing a SATA M.2 SSD ······························································································· 6-11
Replacing the M.2 transfer module ··························································································· 6-11
Removing the M.2 transfer module ····················································································· 6-11
Installing the M.2 transfer module ······················································································ 6-11
Replacing an SD card ············································································································ 6-12
Guidelines ···················································································································· 6-12
Removing an SD card ····································································································· 6-12
Installing an SD card ······································································································· 6-12
Replacing the dual SD card extended module ············································································· 6-13
Removing the dual SD card extended module ······································································ 6-13
Installing the dual SD card extended module ········································································ 6-13
Replacing a standard storage controller and a power fail safeguard module ······································ 6-13
Guidelines ···················································································································· 6-14
Preparing for replacement ································································································ 6-15
Removing a standard storage controller and a power fail safeguard module ································ 6-15
Installing a storage controller and a power fail safeguard module ·············································· 6-15
Replacing a GPU module ······································································································· 6-17
Guidelines ···················································································································· 6-17
Removing a GPU module ································································································· 6-17
Installing a GPU module ·································································································· 6-17
Replacing an Ethernet adapter ································································································· 6-18
Guidelines ···················································································································· 6-18
Replacing the sLOM Ethernet adapter ················································································ 6-18
Replacing a standard PCIe Ethernet adapter ········································································ 6-18
Replacing a drive backplane ···································································································· 6-19
Removing a drive backplane ····························································································· 6-19
Installing a drive backplane ······························································································ 6-19
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Replacing the processor mezzanine board ················································································· 6-19
Removing the processor mezzanine board ·········································································· 6-19
Installing the processor mezzanine board ············································································ 6-20
Replacing a DIMM················································································································· 6-20
Guidelines ···················································································································· 6-20
Removing a DIMM ·········································································································· 6-23
Installing a DIMM ··········································································································· 6-24
Replacing a processor ··········································································································· 6-24
Guidelines ···················································································································· 6-24
Removing a processor ····································································································· 6-25
Installing a processor ······································································································ 6-25
Verifying the replacement ································································································· 6-26
Installing and setting up a TCM or TPM ····················································································· 6-27
Installation and setup flowchart ························································································· 6-27
Installing a TCM or TPM ·································································································· 6-27
Enabling the TCM or TPM in the BIOS ················································································ 6-28
Configuring encryption in the operating system ····································································· 6-29
Replacing the system battery ··································································································· 6-29
Removing the system battery ···························································································· 6-29
Installing the system battery ····························································································· 6-29
Replacing the system board ···································································································· 6-30
Guidelines ···················································································································· 6-30
Removing the system board ····························································································· 6-30
Installing the system board ······························································································· 6-31
7 Connecting internal cables ···························································· 7-1
Guidelines ····························································································································· 7-1
Connecting drive cables for 8SFF SAS/SATA server ·············································································· 7-1
Front 16SFF SAS/SATA drive cabling ··················································································· 7-1
Front 24SFF SAS/SATA drive cabling ··················································································· 7-4
Front hybrid 16SFF SAS/SATA and 8SFF UniBay drive cabling ················································· 7-8
Connecting drive cables for 8SFF UniBay server ········································································· 7-12
Front hybrid 4SFF UniBay and 4SFF SAS/SATA drive cabling ················································· 7-12
Front 8SFF UniBay drive cabling ······················································································· 7-16
Front 16SFF UniBay drive cabling ······················································································ 7-19
Front hybrid 8SFF SAS/SATA and 16SFF UniBay drive cabling ··············································· 7-23
Connecting drive cables for the rear 2SFF UniBay drives ······························································ 7-27
Connecting the NVMe data cable ······················································································· 7-27
Connecting the SATA data cable ······················································································· 7-29
Connecting the AUX signal cable and the power cord ···························································· 7-29
Connecting the SATA M.2 SSD cable ························································································ 7-29
8 Maintenance ·············································································· 8-1
Guidelines ····························································································································· 8-1
Maintenance tools ··················································································································· 8-1
Maintenance tasks ·················································································································· 8-1
Observing LED status ······································································································· 8-1
Monitoring the temperature and humidity in the equipment room ················································ 8-1
Examining cable connections ······························································································ 8-2
Technical support ··················································································································· 8-2
9 Appendix A Server specifications ·················································· 9-1
Server models and chassis view ································································································ 9-1
Technical specifications ············································································································ 9-2
Components ·························································································································· 9-3
Front panel ···························································································································· 9-4
Front panel view ··············································································································· 9-4
LEDs and buttons ············································································································· 9-5
Ports······························································································································ 9-6
Rear panel ···························································································································· 9-7
Rear panel view ··············································································································· 9-7
LEDs ····························································································································· 9-7
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Ports······························································································································ 9-8
System board ························································································································· 9-9
System board components ································································································· 9-9
System maintenance switches ·························································································· 9-10
Processor mezzanine board ····························································································· 9-11
DIMM slots ···················································································································· 9-12
10 Appendix B Component specifications ············································ 10-1
About component model names ······························································································· 10-1
Processors ·························································································································· 10-1
Skylake processors ········································································································· 10-1
Cascade Lake processors ································································································ 10-1
Jintide-C series processors ······························································································ 10-2
DIMMs ································································································································ 10-2
DRAM specifications ······································································································· 10-2
DCPMM specifications ···································································································· 10-2
DRAM DIMM rank classification label ················································································· 10-3
HDDs and SSDs ··················································································································· 10-3
Drive specifications ········································································································· 10-3
Drive LEDs ··················································································································· 10-5
Drive configurations and numbering ··················································································· 10-7
PCIe modules ······················································································································ 10-9
Storage controllers ········································································································· 10-9
GPU modules ··············································································································· 10-15
PCIe Ethernet adapters ·································································································· 10-15
FC HBAs ····················································································································· 10-16
sLOM Ethernet adapters ········································································································ 10-17
Riser cards ························································································································· 10-18
Riser card guidelines ······································································································ 10-18
RC-2*FHHL-G3 ············································································································· 10-18
RC-3*FHHL-G3 ············································································································· 10-19
RC-4*NVME-3*FHHL-G3 ································································································ 10-20
RC-8*NVME-1*FHHL-G3 ································································································ 10-21
Fans ································································································································· 10-22
Fan layout ···················································································································· 10-22
Power supplies ···················································································································· 10-23
800 W Platinum power supply ·························································································· 10-23
800 W 336 V high-voltage power supply ············································································· 10-23
850 W Titanium power supply ·························································································· 10-24
1200 W Platinum power supply ························································································ 10-24
1600 W power supply ····································································································· 10-25
Expander modules ··············································································································· 10-25
Diagnostic panels················································································································· 10-25
Diagnostic panel specifications ························································································· 10-26
Diagnostic panel view ····································································································· 10-26
LEDs ·························································································································· 10-26
Fiber transceiver modules ······································································································ 10-30
Storage options other than HDDs and SDDs ·············································································· 10-30
NVMe VROC modules ·········································································································· 10-30
TPM/TCM modules ·············································································································· 10-30
Security bezels, slide rail kits, and cable management brackets ····················································· 10-31
11 Appendix C Hot removal and managed hot removal of NVMe drives · 11-1
Feature and operating system compatibility ················································································ 11-1
Performing a managed hot removal in Windows ·········································································· 11-2
Prerequisites ················································································································· 11-2
Procedure ····················································································································· 11-2
Performing a managed hot removal in Linux ··············································································· 11-3
Prerequisites ················································································································· 11-3
Performing a managed hot removal from the CLI ·································································· 11-3
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12 Appendix D Environment requirements ······································· 12-1
About environment requirements ······························································································ 12-1
General environment requirements ··························································································· 12-1
Operating temperature requirements ························································································· 12-1
General guidelines ·········································································································· 12-1
8SFF or 16SFF front drive configuration ·············································································· 12-2
24SFF front drive configuration ························································································· 12-2
13 Appendix E Product recycling ··················································· 13-1
14 Appendix F Glossary ······························································· 14-1
15 Appendix G Acronyms ····························································· 15-1
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