Supermicro is a computer hardware company headquartered in San Jose, California. They design and manufacture server equipment.
Questions tagged [supermicro]
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What's the difference between motherboard and chassis?
When I read the supermicro website:
there are chassis and motherboard products.
I want to know what's the function of them, and what's the difference?
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Intel SpeedStep / Turbo on Supermicro server not working
I recently acquired a used Supermicro SuperServer 6027AX-TRF-HFT3 (with 2x E5-2687W v2).
It has been working pretty well so far, however I noticed one thing.
No matter what I do, it does not seem to be able to downclock in idle or turbo up under…
Doridian
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Supermicro stuck on 91
I have two servesr here with a Supermicro board, both of which are having the same issue (leading me to believe that it's an error with how I set them up)
Whenever I try to start it up, it gets stuck on either "IPMI Initializing... 91" or "System…
dreadiscool
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What is the SMBus I2C Header on my motherboard?
My motherboard has a slot on the motherboard for,
JPI2C1 Power Supply SMBus I2C Header (X13SAE-F only)
What is this used for? The motherboard manual say nothing more about it. What is this for? What do I plug in there? What happens if I plug…
Evan Carroll
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diagnostics for a server that keeps turning off
I have a 1U supermicro box that's a few years old and off-warranty. Recently it has begun randomly shutting down. It will stay up for anywhere from a few hours to a week and then stop responding. The IPMI console shows it as powered on but it's…
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Supermicro IPMI remote console security level to low
I am currently trying to access my supermicro IPMI remote console in my browser but every time I try to open it Java sais that the security setting of the application is to low, it must be high or very high.
I tried to find any Firmware update but…
Fabian Zimbalev
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IPMI MAC address all zeros after update
I've updated a SuperMicro X7SPA-HF-D525 to IPMI firmware version 3.12.
I've tried setting the MAC address with the BIOS, ipmicfg and ipnmac.
Is there a fix for this?
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Can I pull a card from the PCI-x bus without powering down?
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I accidentally forgot to unplug a server's power when pulling a card even though the system was powered down at the OS level.
Unfortunately doing so seems to have corrupted the system's BIOS and the IPMI/BMC BIOS.
It also seems to have…
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Server reboots every 4.5-5.5 minutes
I've recently installed a server in colocation, and my server is rebooting every 4.5-5.5 minutes. Regardless of the OS I run, it reboots. I have all ECC memory in the server, so it should correct errors if there is a bad bit in the memory, right?…
Andy
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SuperMicro X10DRi and AMD FirePro W7000 -> No video output
Just received a shiny SuperMicro SuperServer for our NOC. The unit comes with a SuperMicro X10DRi motherboard and two AMD FirePro W7000; they are NOT CrossFired or otherwise linked.
At this point, even though I've set the JPG1 jumper to 2-3 (which…
McFuzz89
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SuperMicro: Does X11DPH-T fit into Superchassis SC743AC-1200B-SQ?
I bought a SuperWorkstation 7049A-T (https://www.supermicro.com/products/system/4U/7049/SYS-7049A-T.cfm) which has a X11DAi-N Motherboard (https://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C620/X11DAi-N.cfm) and a SC743AC-1200B-SQ chassis…
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Supermicro X10DRi Beep Codes 4x beeps?
I'm not getting anything visual when plugging a monitor in. When there is nothing plugged into the back of the machine, I'm getting a beep codes that sounds like..... Beep..........Beep .. Beep.......................Beep (this last one is in a…
Michael Cropper
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SuperDoctor 5 won't install on CentOS 7.3.1611
I'm having a problem installing SuperMicro's SuperDoctor 5 v5.4.0b703 onto a CentOS 7.3.1611 box with an X7DB3 motherboard.
I execute the binary (as root) and follow the prompts and eventually get dumped to the command prompt w/o anything being…
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PCI Express Lane Configuration
I'm trying to figure out the correct motherboard to buy for a PCI-E card I have. I have decided on the board here,
http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C600/X9DRW-iF.cfm
However I cannot figure out if the PCI Express x8 slots are…
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Supermicro X11DPi-NT motherboard. Pinout for JD1 to connect external speaker
I have a Supermicro X11DPi-NT motherboard, and having trouble connecting an external speaker. JD1 is supposed be the conector for the external speaker, but I am having trouble finding the pinout. If anybody has this information, please post.
Thank…
