AMD OPTERON 30925 manual

Builder ’ s Guide f or AMD Opter on™ Pr ocessor -Based Ser ver s and W orkstations Publication # 30925 Revision: 3.04 Issue Date: February 2004[...]

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30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Contents 3 Contents Revision History ............................................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 1 AMD Opteron™ Processor Key Architectural Features ............[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 4 Contents 5.6.1 AMD-8000™ Series Chipset .................................................................................. 37 5.6.2 Graphics and Storage .....................................................................................[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations List of Figures 5 List of Figures Figure 1. AMD Opteron™ Processor Architecture ........................................................................... 9 Figure 2. Model A2210 1U/2P Rack Server .........................................[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 6 List of Tables List of Tables Table 1. Power Worksheet 1—Component Power ......................................................................... 32 Table 2. Power Worksheet 2—Total Watts................................................[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Revision History 7 Revision History Date Revision Description February 2004 3.04 Revised public relea se. Added EMEA contact information. December 2003 3.00 Initial public release.[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 8 Revision History[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Chapter 1 AMD Opteron™ Processor Key Architectural Features 9 Chapter 1 AMD Opter on™ Pr ocessor Key Ar chitectural Featur es The key architectural features of an AMD Opteron™ processo r-based system include AMD64 architecture, integra[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 10 AMD Opteron™ Processor Key Architectural Features Chapter 1 Integrated DDR DRAM Memory Controller The 128-bit wide integrated DDR DRAM memory controller: • changes the way the processor accesses m ain memory, resulting in increased ban[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Chapter 2 Validated Server Program (VSP) 11 Chapter 2 V alidated Server Pr ogram (VSP) For those System Builders, VARs and Integrators that prefer a pre-built system , the Validated Server Program (VSP) is desi gned to enable rapid introduc [...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 12 Validated Server Program (VSP) Chapter 2 In addition to the rigorous design and test me thodologies, Celestica provides an Engineering Change Notice (ECN) procedure to give advanced warning of any modifications in hardware or firmware alon[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Chapter 2 Validated Server Program (VSP) 13 Figure 2. Model A2210 1U/2P Rack Server Key features of this platform include: • Up to two AMD Opteron 200-series processors • AMD64 architecture • Up to 16 GBytes of DDR ECC registered memor[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 14 Validated Server Program (VSP) Chapter 2 Figure 3 shows a 4U/4P server, based on the AMD Opteron 800-series processor. Figure 3. Model A8440 4U/4P Rack Server Key features of this platform include: • Up to four AMD Opteron 800-series pro[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Chapter 2 Validated Server Program (VSP) 15 2.4 Not Yet a Member of VSP? For more information, register as a m ember, a nd find out how to order VS P products, please visit http://www.amd.com/vsp7 or contact us by email at vsp@amd.com . In E[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 16 Validated Server Program (VSP) Chapter 2[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Chapter 3 AMD Opteron™ Processor-In-a-Box 17 Chapter 3 AMD Opter on™ Pr ocessor -In-a-Box The best solution for System Builders and Resellers manufacturing pedestal platform s is the processor-in-a-box (PIB) from AMD. The PIB is availabl[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 18 AMD Opteron™ Processor-In-a-Box Chapter 3[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Chapter 4 Heatsink Installation 19 Chapter 4 Heatsink Installation This chapter contains instructions for the inst allation of the AMD Opteron™ processor heatsink. The AMD Opteron processor heatsink requires th e retention fram e and the b[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 20 Heatsink Installation Chapter 4 Figure 6. Backplate Release Liner 3. Gently lift the motherboard by the edges over the backplate. 4. Align the two threaded standoffs on the backplat e with the two mounting holes near the socket on the moth[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Chapter 4 Heatsink Installation 21 Figure 8. Ensure Proper Contact Between Backplate and Motherboard 7. Carefully place the retention frame on the m otherboard. 8. The screw holes must align with th e backplate standoffs. (See Figure 9.) Fig[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 22 Heatsink Installation Chapter 4 Figure 10. Tightening Down the Retention Frame 10. Lift the socket locking-leve r. (Pull it out slightly, and then lift up.) Warning: Do not apply voltage until the heatsink is fu lly installed. If voltage i[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Chapter 4 Heatsink Installation 23 Figure 12. Pushing Gently Down on the Processor 13. Inspect the thermal interface m ate rial for scratches or gaps. The heatsink has a thermal interface m aterial pr e-applied on the bottom . This material [...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 24 Heatsink Installation Chapter 4 Figure 14. Heatsink Centered Over Processor 16. Hook the spring clip under the cam lever to the mounting lug on the retention fram e. Some force may need to be applied. Figure 15. Heatsink Spring Clip 17. En[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Chapter 4 Heatsink Installation 25 Figure 16. Pushing Straight Down on the Clip The spring clip must be installed as shown in Figure 17. Figure 17. Correctly Installed Spring Clip[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 26 Heatsink Installation Chapter 4 19. Carefully turn the cam lever to lock into place. (See Figure 18.) Figure 18. Turning the Cam Lever 20. Ensure the cam lever is locked into the retention frame. (See Figure 19.) Figure 19. Cam Lever Locke[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Chapter 4 Heatsink Installation 27 21. Connect the fan power lead to the proper connector on the motherboard. Figure 20 shows an installed heatsink. Figure 20. Installed Heatsink 22. Check the installation completely to m ake sure heatsink i[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 28 Heatsink Installation Chapter 4[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Chapter 5 Hardware Considerations 29 Chapter 5 Hardwar e Considerations AMD frequently updates its list of motherboard solutions. For the most up-to-date list of providers please visit our Web site. http://www2.amd.com/us-en /Processors/Prod[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 30 Hardware Considerations Chapter 5 • Cables inside the enclosure can cause airflow disruptions. Using cable ties, tie and route the cables out of the path of the cooling airflow. • For tower chassis, choose a chassis with power supplies[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Chapter 5 Hardware Considerations 31 Figure 22 on page 31 shows undesirable airf low through a chassis. Both undesirable configurations use a fr ont-inlet power supply. Figure 22. Undesirable Airflow—Pow er Supply w ith Front Inlet Only 5.[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 32 Hardware Considerations Chapter 5 In order to have a reliable and cost-effective sy stem, system builders should calculate the power requirements for the intended configuration. Note: System builders should refer to the motherboard manual [...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Chapter 5 Hardware Considerations 33 Table 1. Power Worksheet 1—Component Power (Continued) Component Item Qty Maximum Current at Each Voltage Level +3.3 V +5 V +12 V –12 V 5 VSB CD-ROM drive CD-RW drive DVD drive Floppy drive Tape drive[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 34 Hardware Considerations Chapter 5 Note: To calculate the processor current at 12-V VRM source: 25 . 1 12 current core processor voltage core processor I ×       × = Where 12 = VRM source voltage and 1.25 is the reciproc[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Chapter 5 Hardware Considerations 35 AMD strongly recommends that the operation of the power suppl y is investigated and fully understood by the system builder to meet the requirem ents of each configuration. Verification of mechanical fit w[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 36 Hardware Considerations Chapter 5 200 series = Up to 2-way servers and workstations 800 series = Up to 8-way servers and workstations yy—Indicates relative performance within th e series. In other wo rds, an AMD Opteron processor model 2[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Chapter 5 Hardware Considerations 37 Table 3. AMD Opteron™ Processor Series and Model Numbers (Con tinued) Series 100 Series 200 Series 800 Series L1/L2 data cache protection ECC ECC ECC L1/L2 instruction cache protection Parity Parity Par[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 38 Hardware Considerations Chapter 5 • AGP3.0 interface • HyperTransport tunnel Refer to the AMD-8151 graphics tu nnel product brief and to the Preliminary AMD-8151™ HyperTransport™ AGP3.0 Graphics Tunnel Data Sheet , order# 24888 for[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Chapter 5 Hardware Considerations 39 Servers are systems that are not typically used by just one operat or sitting in front of a display attached directly to the server. The server is used to support othe r computers such as desktops or work[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 40 Hardware Considerations Chapter 5 Table 4. Microsoft ® Drivers for the AMD-8000™ Series of Chipset Components (Continued) 32-Bit Operating Systems 64-Bit Operating Systems Drivers for Microsoft ® Operating Systems Windows ® 98 Windows[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Chapter 5 Hardware Considerations 41 Table 5 shows AMD-8000 series core logic (chipset) drivers for Linux operating systems. Table 5. Linux Drivers for the AMD-8000™ Series of Chipset Components Drivers for Linux Operating Systems Kernel 2[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 42 Hardware Considerations Chapter 5[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Chapter 6 EMI Reduction Techniques 43 Chapter 6 EMI Reduction T echniques These electromagnetic interference (EMI) redu ction techniques can be implem ented with relatively short lead-tim es at the final sy stem -assembly stage. Proper elect[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 44 EMI Reduction Techniques Chapter 6 2. Disable Unused Clocks Clock signals that have no load can have high leve ls of ringing that can lead to EMI problems. The motherboard BIOS firmware s hould be programmed to detect and disable unused m [...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Chapter 6 EMI Reduction Techniques 45 8. Processor Heatsink Grounding Although grounding of the processor heatsink has not yet been required on any AMD Opteron processor-based systems, grounding of the proces sor heat sink can further lower [...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 46 EMI Reduction Techniques Chapter 6[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Appendix A AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based System Build Procedure 47 Appendix A AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based System Build Procedure Always verify that the system you are building only uses components from the list recomm ended by AMD, or fo[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 48 AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based System Build Procedure Appendix A 8. Install the assembled m otherboard and processor with heatsink into the chassis. Alway s install any standoffs needed to support the motherboard, especially in the areas w[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Appendix A AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based System Build Procedure 49 a. Turn off the system and unplug it before installing each card. b. Install additional ca rds o ne at a time. c. Restart the system after ev ery card installation. Note: If[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 50 AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based System Build Procedure Appendix A[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Appendix B FAQs 51 Appendix B FAQs Appendix B contains frequently asked questions concerning AMD Opteron™ processors and the validated server program. B.1 AMD Opteron™ Processor FAQs Q: What markets are the AMD Opteron series p rocessors[...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 52 FAQs Appendix B Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows XP . Sixty-four-bit applications for the AMD Opteron processor include Apache Server, Mental Ray, Zeus, Cl uster Strike Server, SendMail, MY SQL, IBM DB2, and CA Ingres. Sixty-four-[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Appendix B FAQs 53 plan is for IT managers to seamlessly m ove to 64-bit applications that benefit their business while continuing to leverage their investment in 32-bit software and personnel. Additionally, the HyperTransport™ technology [...]

Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations 30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 54 FAQs Appendix B reliability of the configuration. The p rogram was designed to simplif y a system builder's business by making it easy for them to provi de A MD Opteron processor-based server platforms that are backed by world-class m[...]

30925 Rev. 3.04 February 2004 Builder’s Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor- Based Servers and Workstations Appendix B FAQs 55 A: The first platforms planned for availability from the VSP will be the A8440 and the A2210. The A8440 is a 4U/4P rack-mountable server based on the AMD Opteron processor 800 series. The A2210 is a 1U/2P rack-mount able s[...]