FusionServer Configuration

---Single-Node Deployment
 1 Introduction to Deployment Tool

contents 2 Initial Configuration

2.1 IP address
2.2 Logging In to the iBMC WebUI
2.3 BIOS
2.4 RAID
2.5 Installing OS

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 Check Compatibility before Deployment Compatibility Checker (xfusion.com)

A tool used to query the OSs, parts, and peripherals compatible with a server.

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 iBMC Overview

Intelligent Baseboard Management Controller (iBMC), a server lifecycle management system

BMC hardware: Intelligent management chip

1710 single-core 800 MHz

CPU
O&M Monitoring 1711 quad-core 1 GHz

1 dedicated GE port for BMC management, 1 VGA

Other ports
port, and 1 RMII
System
security BMC software: FusionServer's proprietary embedded server
management system
Industry
Deployment Upgrade management IPMI 1.5/2.0, SNMP, Redfish
standards
Provides out-of-band management functions, such as
Key features monitoring, diagnostics, configuration, agentless, and
remote control.

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 iBMC - Zero-Touch O&M
Implements full-lifecycle server management over network anytime, anywhere.

Deployment Configuration Upgrade Maintenance

• OS installation without • Out-of-band RAID • Package-free • Power control
CD-ROM drive configuration upgrade • Location positioning
• Out-of-band network • Configuration • Upgrade taking (UID)
deployment import/export effect • Offline diagnosis
• Tool for batch • Support for immediately
• Query of startup
deployment stateless • Driver update self-check code
computing • Upgrade rollback

Agentless expansion Programmable

Virtual KVM Virtual media SOL SSO Web UI NCSI
management API

Various remote access and management tools

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 log in to iBMC WebUI

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 log in to iBMC WebUI – Home
To get server basic info, virtual console, key components and an interface to switch to the related page of the
components, system monitoring information and an interface to switch to the related page, and shortcuts.

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 System - Product Info
Choose System > System Info, and click Product Info to check product’s serial number, part
number and mainboard information.

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 System – Parts info
Choose System > System Info, and click Processor, Memory, Network Adapters, Sensor Info,
Others to check the information related to CPU, DIMM, NIC device, PCIe cards and more.

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 Maintenance – Alarm & SEL
Choose Maintenance > Alarm & SEL, click Current Alarms, System Events, to query the active
alarms of the server, and to view and search for system events, download or clear all system
events.

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 Maintenance – Video & Screenshot
Choose Maintenance > Video & Screenshot, to enable or disable records CPU error videos,
shutdown videos, and restart videos, play the videos, and enable or disable capture of the
screenshot of the server screen right before the server is restarted or powered off, also allowed
to capture a screenshot of the server desktop in real time.

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 Maintenance – Diagnostics
Choose Maintenance > Diagnostics.

Black Box consists of memory and fault

monitoring software.
➢ The memory storage capacity is 4 MB, and
saves kernel information when the OS crashes.
➢ Before using the black box function, ensure that
the fault monitoring software (for
example, iBMA) has been installed on the server.
➢ If the black box driver has not been installed on
servers after the black box function is enabled,
unknown devices may be detected on the OS.

Serial Port Data, you can enable or disable the

function for recording data transmitted over the
serial port, and download the latest 8 MB data.
*The memory capacity is subject to the actual version of iBMC.

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 Maintenance – iBMC Logs
Choose Maintenance > iBMC Logs > Operation Logs, Run Logs, Security Logs

➢ Operation Logs, to view and download

logs recorded during system operation,
including information about system startup,
status transition, and configuration
performed by users on iBMC.
iBMC provides 200 KB capacity for storing
up to 2000 operation log records.

➢ Run Logs, to view RAS logs of the server.

The iBMC provides 200 KB capacity for
storing up to 2000 run log entries.

➢ Security Logs, to view logs about

the iBMC login and logout over a serial port
Secure Shell (SSH) and about setting
operations, logs about query and set
operations performed over SNMP, and to
download security logs. iBMC provides 200 *When the log reaches 200 KB, it will be automatically compressed. When a
new compressed package is generated, the old compressed package will be
KB capacity for storing up to 2000 security
automatically deleted.
log entries.
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 Maintenance – Work Records
Choose Maintenance > Work Records, to add and view work records.

➢ A work record can contain a maximum of 255 characters. You can add a maximum of 20 work records. If
the number of work records exceeds 20, you need to delete the old work records before adding new ones.
➢ Work records are visible to all users and editable by all users.

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 User & Security – Local Users
Choose User & Security > Local Users to view and manage the users of the iBMC.

iBMC supports maximum of 16 users, you can add, modify, and delete users on the Local Users.

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 Services – Port
Choose Services > Port Services, to view and modify the ports services supported by the iBMC.

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 Services – Simple Network Management Protocol
Choose Services > SNMP, query and configure
SNMP service setting.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) consists of
a set of network management standards. It contains an
application layer protocol, a database model, and a group of
resource objects. This protocol helps a network
management system to detect devices connected to the
network.

iBMC supports the following SNMP versions:

➢ SNMPv1: The first official SNMP version defined in

Requests for Comments (RFC) 1157. Using SNMPv1 may
pose security risks. For security purposes, use SNMPv3.
➢ SNMPv2: An experimental protocol defined in RFC 1901
and adopts a community-based management
architecture. Using SNMPv2 may pose security risks. For
security purposes, use SNMPv3.
➢ SNMPv3: The third official SNMP version, which
enhances security and remote configuration capabilities
on the basis of earlier versions.
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 Services – Virtual Console
Choose Home > Virtual Console to use the HTML5 Integrated Remote Console to access OS.

HTML5 integrated remote console provides two access modes:

➢ The private mode allows only one local user or VNC user to
access and perform operations on the server through the
iBMC.
➢ The shared mode allows two local users or up to 5 VNC users
to simultaneously access and perform operations on the
server through the iBMC. Each user can view the operations
performed by the other user.

The HTML5 Integrated Remote Console allows you to:

➢ Adjust screen to your preferences using the floating buttons,
screen zoom buttons, mouse buttons, and Image Clarity slider.
➢ Set the input device using the combination key button and
keyboard layout buttons.
➢ Control the server OS using the power control buttons and
records operations performed on the OS using the video
recording button.
➢ Mount an image file or local folder using the DVD and FDD
buttons.
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 iBMC Settings– Network
Choose iBMC Settings > Network Settings to view and configure host name, network port, IP
version and addresses, DNS info, VLAN and LLDP.

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 iBMC Settings– Time zone and NTP
Choose iBMC Settings > Time Zone & NTP to view and configure time zone and NTP info.

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 iBMC Settings– Firmware Upgrade （1）
Choose iBMC Settings > Firmware Upgrade to view firmware version information of the server,
to restart the iBMC, to switch over services to the available iBMC image and to upgrade the server
firmware.

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 iBMC Settings– Firmware Upgrade - In-Band Channel (2）
Choose iBMC Settings > Firmware Upgrade> In-Band Channel to upgrade of firmware
including the RAID controller card, NIC, and drive through the SP.

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 iBMC Settings– Firmware Upgrade - Out-of-Band Channel (2）
Choose iBMC Settings > Firmware Upgrade> Out-of-Band Channel to upgrade iBMC, BIOS,
CPLD, PSU, and LCD.

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 iBMC Settings– Configuration Update
Choose iBMC Settings > Configuration Update to import and export iBMC, BIOS, and RAID
controller card configuration files.

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 iBMC Settings– License Management
Choose iBMC Settings > License Management to use advanced iBMC features through license
authorization.
For this version of iBMC, Smart provisioning management is an individual tab.

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 iBMC commands
The iBMC commands can be classified into two types:

➢ Query command ipmcget

Syntax: ipmcget [-t target] -d dataitem [-v value]

➢ Set command ipmcset

Syntax: ipmcset [-t target] -d dataitem [-v value]

The parameters of ipmcget and ipmcset are described as follows:

➢ [ ]: includes optional parameter of a command.
➢ -t target: indicates the object to be queried or set.
➢ -d dataitem: indicates the specific properties of the object to be queried or set.
➢ -v value: indicates a parameter value of the object.

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 Common Commands - Querying iBMC IP Info
Function: ipinfo command is used to query the IP address of the iBMC management network port.
Format: ipmcget -d ipinfo

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 Common Commands - Querying Device Version
Function: The version command is used to query the version information about the device.
Format: ipmcget -d version

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 BIOS Overview Common BIOS Tasks
• Access the BIOS Setup Utility, and set the system boot
options or query system information.
The basic input/output system (BIOS) is the • Query detailed information about the CPUs configured for
most basic software loaded on a computer the server.
• Query information about the memory configured for the
hardware system. The BIOS provides an server.
abstraction layer for the operating system (OS) • Query detailed information about the hard disks
and the hardware to interact with the configured for the server.
• Query the IP address information of the BMC.
keyboard, display, and other input/output (I/O) • Set the language to be used.
devices. • Set the time and date of the BIOS.
• Set the BIOS password.
• Configure the pre-boot execution environment (PXE)
function for a network interface card (NIC) on the server.
The PXE function allows the server to boot from a network.
• Set the Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT).
• Set the fan speed adjustment mode based on
requirements for server heat dissipation.
• Set the server boot mode.
• Set the server boot device.
• Set the BMC user password.
• Set the network information about the BMC, including the
mode for obtaining the BMC address, IP address, subnet
mask, and gateway IP address.
• Restore the BIOS factory settings.

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 Single-Node Deployment Process
Procedure Reference Path

• Use the iBMC CLI. Run the ipmcset -d ipaddr command to configure the
IP address of the management network port. For details, see the
FusionServer Rack Server iBMC User Guide.
Configure IP address
• Use the BIOS. For details, see next slides.
• Use the LCD (applicable only to the 2488 V5, 2288H V6, 2488H V6,
5885H V5, 8100 V5 servers). For details, see later slides.

For details about the system configuration requirements of the local PC,
Log in to the iBMC WebUI
see the login instructions in the FusionServer Rack Server iBMC User Guide.
For details about the commands involved in the operations, see
Check system health
the FusionServer Rack Server iBMC User Guide.
The RAID configuration method varies according to the RAID controller
Configure RAID card model. For details, see the V5 Server RAID Controller Card User
Guide and V6 Server RAID Controller Card User Guide.
For details about how to configure the BIOS, see the Server Purley Platform
Configure the BIOS
BIOS Parameter Reference.
Install an OS For details about how to install an OS, see the Server OS Installation Guide.

For details, see the Readme file in the FusionServer iDriver package.
CAUTION:If the card driver is not released on iDriver, download the
Install drivers
driver package and guide from the official website of the card vendor
and manually install and upgrade the driver according to the guide.

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 Default Data

Performing Initial Configuration-Default data

Type Content Default Value

iBMC management network IP address and subnet mask of the management •Default IP address: 192.168.2.100
port data network port •Default subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

•Default user name: Administrator

iBMC login data User name and password
•Default password: Admin@9000

BIOS data Default password Admin@9000

iBMC U-Boot data

NOTE: V6 do not support U- Default password Admin@9000
Boot.

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 Connect Power port and Mgmt. port

Mgmt. port Power port

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Setting IP Address for Mgmt. Network Port on BIOS (Purley)(1）

1. Log in to the Remote Virtual Console. For details, see Logging In to the Server Using the Remote Virtual Console.
2. On Remote Virtual Console, click or on the menu bar.
3. Select Restart. The Are you sure to perform this operation dialog box is displayed.
4. Click Yes. The server is restarted.
5. Press Delete or F4 when the screen shown in the following figure is displayed.

1 BIOS boot screen (V3XX and earlier) 2 BIOS boot screen (V6XX and later)

6. Enter the BIOS password as prompted to switch to the BIOS setting screen. The BIOS WebUI varies according to the BIOS version.
•The default BIOS password is Admin@9000. Change the administrator password upon the first login. For details, see the Server Purley Platform BIOS
Parameter Reference.
•Press F2 to alternate between the English (US), French, and Japanese keyboards.
•For security purposes, change the administrator password periodically.
•The system will be locked after three consecutive failed password attempts. You can restart the server to unlock it.

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 Setting IP Address for Mgmt. Network Port on BIOS (Purley)(2）
7. Choose Advanced > IPMI BMC Configuration and press Enter. 8. Select BMC Configuration and press Enter.
The IPMI BMC Configuration screen is displayed. as shown in 3. The BMC Configuration screen is displayed, showing the BMC IP information.
as shown in 4.
3 IPMI BMC Configuration 4 BMC Configuration screen

9. Set the IPv4 or IPv6 information based on the actual network.

1. IPv4: Select IPv4 IP Address, IPv4 Subnet Mask, and IPv4 Gateway Address to set the IPv4 address, subnet mask, and gateway address of
the BMC management network port.
2. IPv6: Select IPv6 Prefix Length, IPv6 Static IP Address, and IPv6 Gateway Address to set the IPv6 prefix length, static IP address, and
gateway address of the BMC management network port.
10. Press F10. The Save Changes & Exit dialog box is displayed.
11. Select Yes and press Enter to save the settings. The server automatically restarts for the settings to take effect.

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 Before Logging In to the iBMC WebUI- change the IP address of a network adapter

Default IP Address:
192.168.2.100

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 Logging In to the iBMC WebUI
1. Connect the local PC to the iBMC
management network port of the
① ③
server by using a crossover cable or
twisted pair cable.
2. Open Internet Explorer on the local PC.
3. In the address box, enter the iBMC
address in the format of https://IP Figure 2 iBMC login page (earlier than V561)
address of the server iBMC
management network port (for
example, https://192.168.2.100) in the ②
address box.
4. Press Enter. The iBMC login page is
displayed, as shown in ② and ③.
5. On the login page, enter the user name
and password for logging in to the
iBMC WebUI.
6. Select This iBMC from
the Domain drop-down list.
7. Click Log In.

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 Check the Server
1. Check indicator status.
2. Check the server using the iBMC WebUI.
1. Log in to the iBMC WebUI. For details, see Logging In to the iBMC WebUI.
2. Check the server firmware version and ensure that the server firmware
version meets site requirements.
a) If the iBMC version is earlier than V561, choose System > Firmware
Upgrade.
b) If the iBMC version is V561 or later, choose iBMC Settings > Firmware
Upgrade.
c) If the iBMC version is V3.01.00.00 or later, choose iBMC
Settings > Firmware Upgrade.

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 Check health status of the server
If the iBMC version is V561 or earlier, choose Information > Overview.

If the iBMC version is V561 or later, view Alarm Statistics on the Home page

If the iBMC version is V3.01.00.00 or later, view alarm information in the upper right corner of the Home page

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 Changing Initial Passwords of default iBMC user (1)
1. Log in to the iBMC WebUI and open the Local User page.

•If the iBMC version is earlier than V561, choose Configuration > Local Users.

•If the iBMC version is V561 or later, or V3.01.00.00 or later, choose User & Security > Local Users.

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 Changing Initial Passwords of default iBMC user (2)
2. Modify user information. •If the iBMC version is V561 or later, or V3.01.00.00 or
•If the iBMC version is earlier than V561, locate the later, locate the user and click Edit.
user and click

3. Change the user password:

The password must meet the following complexity requirements:
• Contain 8 to 20 characters.
• Contain at least one space or one of the following special
characters:`~!@#$%^&*()-_=+\|[{}];:'",<.>/?
• Contain at least two of the following character types:
• Lowercase letters
• Uppercase letters
• Digits
• Cannot be the same as the user name or user name in reverse order.
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 Changing Initial Passwords of the iBMC U-Boot (1)
1.Log in to the iBMC CLI over the serial port. For details, see Accessing the iBMC CLI.
2.Run the following command to restart the iBMC: iBMC:/->ipmcset -d reset
The command output is as follows:

3. Type y and press Enter. The system restarts.

4. Press Ctrl+B immediately when the following information is displayed

5. Enter the default password for the iBMC U-Boot.

The following command output indicates that you have logged in to the U-Boot.

6. Run the following command to change the U-Boot password: u-boot> passwd
The following information is displayed:

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 Changing Initial Passwords of the iBMC U-Boot (2)
7. Enter the old password.
The following information is displayed:

8. Enter a new password. For details about password complexity requirements, see "Changing the User
Password" in the iBMC User Guide.
The following information is displayed:

9. Enter the new password again.

If the command output is as follows, the password has been changed:

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10. Run the following command to exit the U-Boot: boot
 Configuring BIOS (V6XX or Later on Purley) (1)
Powering On or Restarting the Server
Set BIOS as start entry first
1.Log in to the Remote Virtual Console. For details, see Logging In to the Server Using the Remote Virtual Console.
2.On the menu bar of the remote virtual console, click or and choose Power On or Forced System Reset to
power on or restart the server.
3.When the screen shown in ① is displayed, press Delete or F4
4.Enter the BIOS password as prompted to switch to the Front Page screen.
5.Use arrow keys to select BIOS Configuration and press Enter.
①

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 Configuring BIOS (V6XX or Later on Purley) (2)
Setting the Boot Sequence of the Server
1. Select Boot. The Boot screen is displayed.
2. Select Boot Type and press Enter.
3. In the displayed dialog box, select Legacy Boot or UEFI
Boot, mostly select UEFI Boot(refer to BIOS Parameter
Reference),and then press Enter
4. Select Boot Sequence and press Enter. The Boot
Sequence screen is displayed.

The default boot sequence is Hard Disk Drive > DVD-ROM Drive > PXE > Others.

5. Select the target boot device and press F5 or F6 to change

the boot order.
Press F5 to move down a boot option.
Press F6 to move up a boot option.

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 Configuring BIOS (V6XX or Later on Purley) (3)

Setting PXE for a NIC

If there are multiple boot devices of the same type, you can
configure the boot sequence. This section uses the NIC PXE as an
example. For details about other boot devices, see the Server
Purley Platform BIOS Parameter Reference.

1. Choose Advanced > PXE Configuration and press Enter.

2. Select the network port to be configured and press Enter.
3. Select Enabled in the displayed dialog box and press Enter.

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 Configuring BIOS (V6XX or Later on Purley) (4)

Setting the BIOS Password

1. Select Security.
2. Select Manage Supervisor Password and press Enter to
set the administrator login password.
The current password of the system administrator is required
before you change the password. The system will be locked
after three consecutive failed password attempts.. You can
unlock the system by restarting it.

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 What’s RAID?
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a data storage virtualization technology that combines
multiple physical disk drive components into one or more logical units for the purposes of data redundancy,
performance improvement, or both.

Different combinations, Different RAID levels.

Capacity?
Logic HD
RAID 0 Data striping, no parity
RAID 1 Mirroring, no parity

RAID 5 Striping, Single Disk distributed parity

RAID 6 Striping, Double Disk distributed parity

Physical Physical Physical Physical RAID 10 Do RAID 1, then do RAID 0

RAID 50 Do RAID 5, then do RAID 0

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 Configuring RAID - RAID level comparison

Read Write
RAID Level Reliability Drive Utilization
Performance Performance
RAID 0 Low High High 100%
RAID 1 High High Medium 50%
RAID 1 ADM High High Medium 33%
RAID 5 Medium High Medium (N – 1)/N
RAID 6 Medium High Medium (N – 2)/N
RAID 10 High High Medium 50%
RAID 10 ADM High High Medium 33%
RAID 50 High High Relatively high (N – M)/N
RAID 60 High High Relatively high (N – M x 2)/N

Note: N indicates the number of member drives in a RAID array. M indicates the number of spans of a RAID array.

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 Configuring RAID - Supported interface types of drives

NVMe PCIe
Interface Type SAS HDD SATA HDD SAS SSD SATA SSD M.2 SATA SSD
SSD
Avago SAS3004iMR Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Supported
Avago SAS3408iMR Supported Supported Supported Supported Not supported Not supported
Avago SAS3416iMR Supported Supported Supported Supported Not supported Not supported
Avago SAS3408IT Supported Supported Supported Supported Not supported Not supported
Avago SAS3416IT Supported Supported Supported Supported Not supported Not supported
Avago MegaRAID SAS 9440-8i Supported Supported Supported Supported Not supported Not supported
Avago MegaRAID SAS 9460-8i Supported Supported Supported Supported Not supported Not supported
Avago MegaRAID SAS 9460-16i Supported Supported Supported Supported Not supported Not supported
Avago SAS3508 Supported Supported Supported Supported Not supported Not supported
MSCC SmartRAID 3152-8i Supported Supported Not supported Supported Not supported Not supported
BROADCOM MegaRAID 9560-8i Supported Supported Supported Supported Not supported Not supported
BROADCOM MegaRAID 9560-16i Supported Supported Supported Supported Not supported Not supported

For details, please check xFusion Compatibility Checker.

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 Viewing RAID Controller Card Properties on BIOS
Scenarios Parameter Description
Check whether the current RAID controller card meets the actual
Controller Name RAID controller card name
requirements by viewing RAID controller card properties.
Procedure Chip Name Controller chip name
1.Access the Configuration Utility main screen. Chip Revision Controller chip version
2.Access the Controller Properties screen. PCI Bus:Dev:Func RAID controller card PCI device index
3.Select Controller Properties and press Enter.
PCI Ven:Dev RAID controller card vendor device number
PCI SSVen:SSDev RAID controller card subvendor device number
SAS Address RAID controller card SAS address
Firmware Version RAID controller card firmware version
UEFI BSD HII
BIOS version in UEFI mode
Version
Legacy BIOS
BIOS version in Legacy mode
Version
Default NVData
Version of default NVData
Version
Persistent
Version of persistent NVData
NVData Version
Number of SAS Number of SAS/SATA devices connected to
& SATA Devices the RAID controller card
Number of Number of NVMe devices connected to the
NVMe Devices RAID controller card
Number of Number of enclosure devices connected to the
Enclosures RAID controller card
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 Configuring RAID
Logging In to the Configuration Utility
1.Access the server desktop using the Remote Virtual Console.
2.Power on or restart the server.
3.During the server boot process, press Delete when information
shown in Figure 1 is displayed
4.Type the password and press Enter
5.Select Device Manager and press Enter
6.Select Avago MegaRAID <SAS3508> Configuration
Utility and press Enter.

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 Configuring RAID- Creating RAID 1 (1)
1.Access the Configuration Utility main screen. For details, see Logging In to the Configuration Utility.
2.Access the Create Virtual Drive screen.
1. On the main screen, select Main Menu and press Enter.
2. Select Configuration Management and press Enter.
3. Select Create Virtual Drive and press Enter.
The RAID array configuration screen is displayed.

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 Configuring RAID- Creating RAID 1 (1) - Table 1- Parameters (1)
Parameter Description
Select RAID Level Selects a RAID level.
Specifies where the virtual member drives come from.
Select Drives The values include:
From •Unconfigured Capacity: idle drives that are not added to any virtual drives
•Free Capacity: remaining space of the virtual drives
Select Drives Selects the member drives to be added.
Virtual Drive
Specifies the name of a virtual drive.
Name
Specifies the capacity of a virtual drive. By default, the value is the maximum capacity supported.
Virtual Drive Size NOTE: To create multiple virtual drives, set the capacity of the first virtual drive as required. After creating the first virtual drive, see Creating
Multiple Virtual Drives to add other virtual drives.
Virtual Drive Size
Specifies the unit of the virtual drive capacity.
Unit
Strip Size Specifies the size of a virtual drive strip. Its value can be 64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, or 1 MB.
Specifies the read policy of a virtual drive. The options are as follows:
•No Read Ahead: Disable the Read Ahead function.
•Read Ahead: Enable the Read Ahead function. The controller pre-reads sequential data or the data predicted to be used and saves it in the
Read Policy
cache.
The default value is Read Ahead.
NOTE: To achieve optimal drive performance, set the read policy to Read Ahead for HDDs and No Read Ahead for SSDs.
Specifies the write policy of a virtual drive. The options are as follows:
•Write Back: When the controller cache receives all data, the controller sends the host a message indicating that data transmission is
complete.
•Write Through: When the drive subsystem receives all data, the controller sends the host a message indicating that data transmission is
complete.
Write Policy
•Always Write Back: The controller enters the Write Back mode when supercapacitor is absent or faulty.
The default value is Write Back.
•NOTE: In Always Write Back mode, DDR (Cache) write data of the RAID controller card will be lost when the server is powered off and the
54 supercapacitor is faulty, uninstalled or charging. This mode is not recommended. This mode is not recommended.
•To achieve optimal drive performance, set the write policy to Write Back for HDDs and Write Through for SSDs.
 Configuring RAID- Creating RAID 1 (1) - Table 1- Parameters (2)
Parameter Description
Specifies the I/O policy for reading data in special virtual drives. The policy does not affect the Read Ahead function. The options are as
follows:
•Direct: The value has different definitions in read and write scenarios.
• In a read scenario, data is directly read from drives. (If Read Policy is set to Read Ahead, data is read from the RAID cache.)
I/O Policy
• In a write scenario, data is written into the cache. (If Write Policy is set to Write Through, data is directly written into drives.)
•Cached: Data is read from or written to the cache. Set this parameter only when CacheCade 1.1 is configured.
The default value is Direct.
NOTE: For firmware 5.140.00-3319 and later versions, the I/O policy cannot be set to Cached.
Specifies the data access policy. The options are as follows:
•Read/Write: Read and write operations are accessed.
Access Policy
•Read Only: The virtual drive is read-only.
•Blocked: The virtual drive is blocked from access.
Specifies the cache policy for the physical drives. The options are as follows:
•Unchanged: Use the current cache policy.
Drive Cache •Enable: Write data to the cache before writing data to the drive. This option improves data write performance. However, data will be lost if
there is no protection mechanism against power failures.
•Disable: Write data to the drive without caching the data. Data is not lost if power failures occur.
Disable
Background Enables or disables background initialization.
Initialization
Specifies the default initialization mode. The options are as follows:
Default •No: Do not perform initialization.
Initialization •Fast: Perform fast initialization.
•Full: Perform full initialization.
Sets the sector size reported to the OS.
•Default: If there are any 512e drives among member drives, the physical bytes per sector are shown as 512e (4k). If there are no 512e drives,
Emulation Type the physical bytes per sector are shown as 512n.
•Disable: If there are no 512e drives among member drives, the physical bytes per sector are shown as 512n.
•Force: Even though there are no 512e drives among member drives, the physical bytes per sector are shown as 512e (4k).
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Save
Saves the settings.
Configuration
 Configuring RAID- Creating RAID 1 (3)
3. Selects a RAID level.
a. Use the ↑ and ↓ arrow keys to select a RAID level and press Enter.
b. Select RAID 1 and press Enter.

4. Add member drives.

a. Use the ↑ and ↓ arrow keys to select Select Drives From and press Enter.
b. Select the source of member drives and press Enter.
c. In this example, Unconfigured Capacity is selected.
d. Select the drive to be added and press Enter.
e. Set the filter criteria based on Table 2.
f. Select Apply Changes and press Enter.
g. Select OK and press Enter.

Parameter Description

Select Media Type Specifies the type of a drive medium.

Select Interface Type Specifies the type of a hardware interface.

Logical Sector Size Specifies the size of a logical sector.

Check All Selects all drives.

Uncheck All Deselects all drives.

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5. Set the virtual drive properties.

Set other properties of the virtual drive based on Table 1.

To create multiple VDs, set Virtual Drive Size as required. see Creating Multiple Virtual Drives to add
other VDs.

6. Save the settings.

a.Select Save Configuration and press Enter.
A confirmation screen is displayed.
b.Select Confirm and press Enter.
c.Select Yes and press Enter.
The message "The operation has been performed successfully" is displayed.
d.Select OK and press Enter.

7. Check the configuration result.

a.Press Esc to return to the previous screen.
b.Select Virtual Drive Management and press Enter.
Current RAID array information is displayed.
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Installation Method Description

Smart Provisioning is an OS installation wizard that simplifies the process for engineers to install OSs and drivers.
This method requires iBMC 2.64 or later and BIOS 0.37 or later.
Using Smart Smart Provisioning has the following features:
Provisioning •Helps users install OSs and drivers required by the detected hardware.
•Provides a wizard to make installation processes more simple and consistent.
•Simplifies and speeds up OS deployment on servers.

It is a common method to install an OS using an OS installation DVD-ROM or image file.

Using a DVD or image
If you choose this method, you can use a physical DVD-ROM drive to read content from a physical DVD or use a
file
virtual DVD drive to load an image file.
If a server is configured with RAID controller cards, you can load the RAID controller card drivers to install the OS
and the drivers at the same time.
You can use a virtual DVD drive to load an ISO driver image, or use a virtual floppy drive to load an IMG driver
Loading a RAID
image.
controller card driver
•Loading an ISO driver image: You can use a virtual DVD-ROM drive to switch between the OS image file and the
RAID controller card driver image file.
•Loading an IMG driver image: You can directly load the driver.
This installation method applies only to VMware ESXi OSs. The drivers required by the OS installation are
Creating an installation
encapsulated into an ISO image file.
source
If you choose this method, you need to use a virtual DVD drive to load the image file.

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Before installing an OS, access Compatibility Checker to check whether the OS supports this installation method.
This section describes how to install an OS by using an installation DVD or ISO image file. You do not need to install
drivers or compile the installation source during installation.
For details about how to install other OSs, see the corresponding server OS installation guide cases. To obtain the
server OS installation guide cases, contact technical support.

•Preparing for Installation:

https://support.xfusion.com/support/#/en/docOnline/EDOC1000040282?path=en-us_topic_0000001135912453

•Installing an OS:
•https://support.xfusion.com/support/#/en/docOnline/EDOC1000040282?path=en-
us_topic_0000001135912493

•Precautions for OS Installation on NVMe SSDs：

https://support.xfusion.com/support/#/en/docOnline/EDOC1000040282?path=en-us_topic_0000001135912495

•OS installation cases:

https://support.xfusion.com/server-knowledgebase-online/#/en/os
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