Fujitsu TX1320 M3 - Cheap low power server (barebone)

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When I plug in a 10gbp nic into the server, my fans spin up - I think the bios/whatever detects that an add-in card is inserted and ramp up the fans - its actually quite annoying :) But it should keep the card a little cooler, so thats good I guess.
Hm, mine does not ramp up fans. Maybe your nic is among supported ones?
 

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Good news everyone - to quote professor Fansworth.

I received my "test" unit from @Rand__ and I can confirm that a e3 v5 CPU works on the machine I received - so the machines are not limited to only use v6's - which makes it quite a bit cheaper to buy a set of servers.
Thanks for testing! Bought one of these systems on a whim and based on this grabbed a cheapish e3-1220 v5 CPU. What memory did you test yours with? The v5s allegedly should work with some DDR3 variants..
 

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Thanks for testing! Bought one of these systems on a whim and based on this grabbed a cheapish e3-1220 v5 CPU. What memory did you test yours with? The v5s allegedly should work with some DDR3 variants..
DDR4 - I doubt they will work with DDR3, since that is motherboard specific - and the memory slots are different.
 

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DDR4 - I doubt they will work with DDR3, since that is motherboard specific - and the memory slots are different.
Good point. You're almost certainly right. Too bad about lack of RDIMM support, not keen on buying any ECC UDIMMs because they're always such a special case component..
 

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Good point. You're almost certainly right. Too bad about lack of RDIMM support, not keen on buying any ECC UDIMMs because they're always such a special case component..
Yeah, thats what makes the e3's less ideal from a memory stand point, but you get less power consumption as a consolation price, and thats not so bad in these days :)
 

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Oh well - just received my 5 servers today, and none of them can boot with my v5 CPU, so my earlier message about v5 cpu's working - is possibly only true if you are running a very recent bios version - all mine just hangs at the Fujitsu Logo and never boots - so now I am working to get a single v6 CPU to see if that makes them capable of booting - and if that does not even work, then I have gotten 5 DOA units, which kind of sucks and I am guessing I will have a hell of a time convincing the seller that all the units they sent me are bad.
 
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Oh well - just received my 5 servers today, and none of them can boot with my v5 CPU, so my earlier message about v5 cpu's working - is possibly only true if you are running a very recent bios version - all mine just hangs at the Fujitsu Logo and never boots - so now I am working to get a single v6 CPU to see if that makes them capable of booting - and if that does not even work, then I have gotten 5 DOA units, which kind of sucks and I am guessing I will have a hell of a time convincing the seller that all the units they sent me are bad.
Ouch. Still waiting for my bargain bin e3-1220 v5 CPU and memory. Will test this also and report back what happened.
 
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Oh well - just received my 5 servers today, and none of them can boot with my v5 CPU, so my earlier message about v5 cpu's working - is possibly only true if you are running a very recent bios version - all mine just hangs at the Fujitsu Logo and never boots - so now I am working to get a single v6 CPU to see if that makes them capable of booting - and if that does not even work, then I have gotten 5 DOA units, which kind of sucks and I am guessing I will have a hell of a time convincing the seller that all the units they sent me are bad.
You cannot update the bios through the iRMC?
 

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You cannot update the bios through the iRMC?
Indeed - do you have the username and password for all 5 of my units :-D

If only I had the username/password, then I could log on and see what is going on, and then update the bios etc, and then hopefully they would start booting :)
 

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Indeed - do you have the username and password for all 5 of my units :-D

If only I had the username/password, then I could log on and see what is going on, and then update the bios etc, and then hopefully they would start booting :)
admin/admin? :p

Maybe you can find a G4560 locally, shouldnt be more then 20 euro i guess. To reset the iRMC password you will need a working processor looking at the different options (bios or ipmitool)
 
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admin/admin? :p

Maybe you can find a G4560 locally, shouldnt be more then 20 euro i guess. To reset the iRMC password you will need a working processor looking at the different options (bios or ipmitool)
Yea - already tried admin/admin :) But nice suggestion otherwise.

There are no cheap options locally, but I found a seller on ebay and I have bought 2xxeon 1220 v6 for around 65 EUR including shipping and tax, so thats decent enough - so I will hopefully soon have 2 CPU's I can use to upgrade the bios with - if it is indeed the CPU's that is the problem.

If v6 CPU's are not helping, then I got my hands on 5 duds - which would such :) And my guess is that the sell will not want to ship me 5 new units, considering I paid as much for shipping as I did for the actual servers.
 

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Well my bet the topic is the CPU and not the servers. Did you buy them from www-getprice-pl?
 

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Well my bet the topic is the CPU and not the servers. Did you buy them from www-getprice-pl?
How can it be the CPU, when it works in another server of the exact same model?

So I know the CPU works in that model - my best guess is that its the bios that somehow prevents the server from booting.

Or else the previous owner did something in the bios that prevents the machine from booting outside of a specific VLAN or something "special"
 

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Well, lets hope for you it is the bios. But it is a bit strange though. The 1220 v5 is Skylake, so it is technically older then the Kaby Lake processors that are in the list of the default configuration. The release notes of the BIOS only mention Kaby Lake:

Code:
COMMENT_PUBLIC
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PRIMERGY TX1320 M3 / TX1330 M3 uEFI FW changes:

uEFI FW - V5.0.0.11 R1.33.0 for D3373-B1x
==============================================
Changes and problems fixed:
- Vulnerability: Update OpenSSL library from 1.0.2h to 1.1.1n. Following CVEs
are addressed.
CVS-2019-1551, CVE-2020-1968, CVE-2021-23840, CVE-2021-3712, CVE-2022-0778

uEFI FW - V5.0.0.11 R1.32.0 for D3373-B1x
==============================================
Changes and problems fixed:
- Vulnerability: Support for IPU2021.2 (Intel Platform Update).
Following CVEs are addressed.
INTEL-UA-00365, INTEL-SA-00532: CVE-2021-0127 INTEL-SA-00527: CVE-2021-0092,
CVE-2021-0107, CVE-2021-0111, CVE-2021-0114, CVE-2021-0115, CVE-2021-0116,
CVE-2021-0117, CVE-2021-0118, CVE-2021-0156 INTEL-SA-00562: CVE-2021-0157
INTEL-SA-00470: CVE-2021-0060
- Vulnerability: Support for IPU2022.1 (Intel Platform Update).
Following CVEs are addressed.
INTEL-SA-00617: CVE-2022-21151 INTEL-SA-00614: CVE-2022-0005 INTEL-SA-00601:
CVE-2021-0154, CVE-2021-0188, CVE-2021-0189, CVE-2021-33123, CVE-2021-33124
INTEL-SA-00615: CVE-2022-21123, CVE-2022-21127, CVE-2022-21125, CVE-2022-21166
- Microcode update to 000000F0h
- SPS(Server Platform Service) FW update to 04.01.04.500.0
- Added subtitle "Secure Boot Configuration" in BIOS setup menu

uEFI FW - V5.0.0.11 R1.30.0 for D3373-B1x
==============================================
Changes and problems fixed:
- Solved: CPU temperature is high (but just before Warning temperature) in
iRMC Web-UI (Sensors-Temperature). As a result, FAN spins at high speed.
This occurs with only BIOS R1.29.0.

uEFI FW - V5.0.0.11 R1.29.0 for D3373-B1x
==============================================
Changes and problems fixed:
- Vulnerability: Support for IPU2021.1 (Intel Platform Update).
(INTEL-SA-00463:CVE-2020-12357, CVE-2020-8670, INTEL-TA-00464:CVE-2020-24512)
- Solved the issue that "DMAR: (Firmware Bug): No firmware reserved region can
cover this RMRR" is logged at Linux OS boot.
- Update LSI RAID Driver to 06010A00
- Vulnerability: Fixed CVE-2019-14575 related to EDK II
- Vulnerability: Fixed CVE-2021-23841 related to OpenSSL
- Improvement so that OS can collect crash dump by issuing NMI when Memory
Uncorrectable Error or PCI Uncorrectable Error occurred.
- (This is already fixed with R1.28.0) Solved the issue that CD media sometimes
disappears from bot option with Soft-RAID configuration.

uEFI FW - V5.0.0.11 R1.28.0 for D3373-B1x
==============================================
Changes and problems fixed:
- Integration of Intel QSR 2020.2. Update
(CVE-2020-8696, CVE-2020-8694, CVE-2020-8695, CVE-2020-8705)
-Solved: Vulnerability: OpenSSL Vulnerability (CVE-2020-1971)
- eLCM based OS installation ends up in BSPBR - reboot loop.
Added BSPBR Backup/Restore retry at max. 3 times to solve the issue.
(Rollout from RX2540M2)(SA233686525)
-Solved: BIOS hangs with blue screen and POST code AB
after HDD recognition failed with Soft-RAID.(SA233704415)
-When DVD Boot media is attached in AVR and if every boot
options are disabled, OS is still able to boot.(SA233716607)
-RX1330M3 + RHEL 7.5 often freeze, and NMI cannot work.
Once unexpected reboot which cannot initialize CPU register is
occurred, BIOS will reset the system to clear the system.(SA233692678)
-Network Stack setting is not restored via SNTCI because this is excluded
from backup/restore. Added to backup/restore target.
(Rollout from RX1330M2) (SA233725375)


uEFI FW - V5.0.0.11 R1.27.0 for D3373-B1x
==============================================
Changes and problems fixed:
-BIOS settings may not be remained after replacement of system board
with old BIOS revision.
Fixed to ensure restoring between old and new BIOS revisions successfully.
(SA233717720, QH200807-001)


uEFI FW - V5.0.0.11 R1.26.0 for D3373-B1x
==============================================
Changes and problems fixed:
- Integration of Intel QSR 2020.1. Update
(CVE-2020-0594, CVE-2020-0595, CVE-2020-0586, CVE-2020-0542, CVE-2020-0596,
CVE-2020-0538, CVE-2020-0534, CVE-2020-0533, CVE-2020-0566, CVE-2020-0532,
CVE-2020-0541, CVE-2020-0597, CVE-2020-0531, CVE-2020-0535, CVE-2020-0540,
CVE-2020-0536, CVE-2020-0537, CVE-2020-0545, CVE-2020-8674, CVE-2020-0539,
CVE-2020-0543, CVE-2020-0528, CVE-2020-0529, CVE-2020-0548, CVE-2020-0549)

-Remove the microcode of CPUID:506E8 which CPU is not needed to be supported.


uEFI FW - V5.0.0.11 R1.25.0 for D3373-B1x
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Changes and problems fixed:
-Vulnerability: Support for Intel IPU 2019.2 Q4 Taxi.
(CVE-2019-11157,CVE-2019-14607)
Update uCode from 000000C6h to 000000CAh.
-Solved :Though the PCI slot status was changed to Enabled from Failed,
the PCI error still occurred at POST. (potential issue)
-Solved: Keyboard is not working when booting DOS or PXE in Legacy mode.
-Solved: New boot entries are added when activating PXE Boot Option Retry.
(potential issue)
-Minor bug fix


uEFI FW - V5.0.0.11 R1.24.0 for D3373-B1x
==============================================
Changes and problems fixed:
- Integration of Intel QSR 2019.2 update
CVE-2019-0117,CVE-2019-0123,CVE-2019-0124,CVE-2019-0169,CVE-2019-11132,
CVE-2019-11147,CVE-2019-11105,CVE-2019-11088,CVE-2019-11131,CVE-2019-11104,
CVE-2019-11097,CVE-2019-11103,CVE-2019-0131,CVE-2019-11090,CVE-2019-0165,
CVE-2019-0166,CVE-2019-0168,CVE-2019-11087,CVE-2019-11101,CVE-2019-11100,
CVE-2019-11102,CVE-2019-11106,CVE-2019-11107,CVE-2019-11109,CVE-2019-11110,
CVE-2019-11086,CVE-2019-11108,CVE-2019-0185,CVE-2019-0154
- Minor bug FIX.


uEFI FW - V5.0.0.11 R1.23.0 for D3373-B1x
==============================================
Changes and problems fixed:
- Updated CPU Microcode to Kabylake B0 ID 000000B4h
- Integration of Intel QSR 2019.1 update (CVE-2019-0086, CVE-2019-0089,
CVE-2019-0090, CVE-2019-0091, CVE-2019-0092, CVE-2019-0093, CVE-2019-0094,
CVE-2019-0096, CVE-2019-0097, CVE-2019-0098, CVE-2019-0099, CVE-2019-0153,
CVE-2019-0170, CVE-2018-12126, CVE-2018-12127, CVE-2018-12130)
- Integration of fix for Intel Transactional Synchronization Extensions (TSX)
Memory Ordering Issue
- Fixed a BSOD occurreance when installing Windows Server 2012 with Fujitsu
Server
View Installation Manager


uEFI FW - V5.0.0.11 R1.22.0 for D3373-B1x
==============================================
Changes and problems fixed:
- Support of Windows Server 2019


uEFI FW - V5.0.0.11 R1.21.0 for D3373-B1x
==============================================
Changes and problems fixed:
- Fixed a problem of "SNTCI restore failed" messages in System Event Log
- Fixed an issue that led to random occurences of POST message
"POST - No memory installed" during system startup
- Fixed doubled boot options with RedHat 7.5 installed in UEFI mode
- Restored uEFI FW switch "ASPM support" functionality
- Intel DCI Policy Update included (CVE-2018-3652)
- Added reporting of Intel SPS firmware version to "System Information Page"

uEFI FW - V5.0.0.11 R1.19.0 for D3373-B1x
==============================================
Changes and problems fixed:
- Fixed Side-Channel Analysis Method Vulnerability
(CVE-2018-3639, CVE-2018-3640, INTEL SA-00115)


uEFI FW - V5.0.0.11 R1.18.0 for D3373-B1x
==============================================
Changes and problems fixed:
- Fixed an issue with incorrect system time change due to Daylight Saving
- Restored HDD hot plug functionality in AHCI mode
- Component information for QLogic QL45212 is now displayed in iRMC network
inventory


uEFI FW - V5.0.0.11 R1.17.0 for D3373-B1x
==============================================
Changes and problems fixed:
- Update to Intel Kabylake Microcode ID 00000084h
- Fix for side-channel analysis security flaws - known as
Spectre & Meltdown

Resolved issues:
- OS-Boot is possible with additional RDIMM in different channel
- A NVRAM variable could no longer be changed, after a delete operation
was executed once, on this variable.
- Special keys, like arrows or function key are not working from remote,
with serial console redirection.
- Removed an obsolete warning message at the BIOS Setup Secure Boot screen,
if the Compatibility Support Module (CSM) is disabled.
- Corrupted Secure Boot BIOS Setup screen.
- Setting the BIOS defaults while OS runtime via GABI, lead to an error
message.
- After normal DOS BIOS update all BIOS Setup settings are set to default
values
- 'POST - BIOS flash update failed' message appear in POST

New features:
- Report the PCIe slot number instead of the PFA for PCIe Root Port errors
- Report TPM FW revision in BIOS setup
- Enable Hot-plug for each SATA port, to allow LSI Software RAID
(Setup default)
- Remove AFU Flash Support
- AHCI Hotplug: Enable SATA AHCI hotplug unconditionaly


uEFI FW - V5.0.0.11 R1.13.0 for D3373-B1x
==============================================
Changes and problems fixed:
- Resolved an issue with Nvidia NVS315 only displaying a black screen after
an uEFI FW update was performed


uEFI FW - V5.0.0.11 R1.11.0 for D3373-B1x
==============================================
Changes and Problems fixed:
- Support for TPM 1.2 and TPM 2.0 modules
- Resolved an issue with TPM hardware logging non-recoverable errors
(EventID 15) in Windows System Event Log
- Resolved issue that Bitlocker fails with an internal error when TPM 2.0
module is used with Windows Server 2016
- Resolved wrong behavior that the boot device order is changed after uEFI
FW defaults were loaded


uEFI FW - V5.0.0.11 R1.5.0 for D3373-B1x
==============================================
Changes and Problems fixed:
- RESTful API feature is enabled
- Update to Intel Kabylake Microcode ID 0000005Eh fixing the Intel Hyper-
Threading bug with Kabylake processors
- Resolved an issue with Nvidia NVS315 GPU causing PCIe SERR error messages
being logged into iRMC SEL when Windows Server 2016 is installed
- Resolved issue that BSPBR (BIOS Single Parameter Backup / Restore) sets
a wrong uEFI FW password


uEFI FW - V5.0.0.11 R1.3.0 for D3373-B1x
==============================================
- Initial Release

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BIOS- or firmware updates always require a closing system reboot.
 

Important notes for Windows Operating Systems
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To enable BIOS / firmware updates, the BitLocker Drive Encryption must be temporarily disabled.
After the updates have been completed,the BitLocker Drive Encryption can be re-enabled.


Important notes for Linux Operating Systems
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XEN operating systems:
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Currently BIOS updates under XEN are not supported.
To update the BIOS please boot the system in non XEN mode or use offline update from Update DVD.
 

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Well, lets hope for you it is the bios. But it is a bit strange though. The 1220 v5 is Skylake, so it is technically older then the Kaby Lake processors that are in the list of the default configuration. The release notes of the BIOS only mention Kaby Lake:
I am well aware that I am in unsupported waters - but since my v5 CPU worked on a different unit - it cannot be the CPU that is the issue - unless the unit it worked on has a slightly different "something".

But its the same server model, it uses the exact same motherboard version ( i checked).

So hopefully a BIOS update to the same version as the working unit, will make the v5 CPU's work - and if that is not the case, then so be it - as long as I cat get the server to work with a v6 CPU which is the supported CPU.
 

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Got myself 2x Fujitsu TX1320 M3 bargains, they look nice. Still have to test them actually. downside is that shipment to Belgium is 20,- eur per server extra.

the same seller offers Samsung 16GB PC4-2400T EE DDR4 ECC DIMM 288pin Server RAM at a reasonable price 49,90 eur. asked the seller if they were compatible and he replied "they are suitable". So got a couple of DIMM's to test.

I got some xeon e3 1230v6 cpu's through another combo offering Asus P10S WS + e3 xeon 1230v6 for 99,- eur from a Dutch seller
motherboard is c236 chipset and mb has 4 pcie slots, 2 NGFF m2 slots
I got some remaining i3-6100 and i3-7100 to use on the asus P10S WS boards.

For the Fujitsu D3373 mb i'm planning to test this ATX power cable. this atx power cable worked using a chinese clone pico-psu on another older Fujitsu desktop board: D3161-A12 board. I was trying to make a 16pin atx cable myself, almost got there but 10-15 eur for a cable that works is not worth the time spent on building these cables. will try it out pre-made cable during the next days on the D3373 boards some time the next days.

also planning to do some (idle) power measurements on these fujitsu D3373 with either E3-1230v6 or i3-7100 for a low power homeserver, either with the built-in power supply or either pico-psu's or a 300w gold atx power supply.

looks great so far, just that Fujitsu license for the advanced console redirection and iso mounting is a littlebit annoying. Supermicro boards seem to be better home/lab server candidates.
 

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For the Fujitsu D3373 mb i'm planning to test this ATX power cable. this atx power cable worked using a chinese clone pico-psu on another older Fujitsu desktop board: D3161-A12 board. I was trying to make a 16pin atx cable myself, almost got there but 10-15 eur for a cable that works is not worth the time spent on building these cables. will try it out pre-made cable during the next days on the D3373 boards some time the next days.

also planning to do some (idle) power measurements on these fujitsu D3373 with either E3-1230v6 or i3-7100 for a low power homeserver, either with the built-in power supply or either pico-psu's or a 300w gold atx power supply.
Should be interesting. Apperantly the default 250W PSU is only Gold. So if you manage to get the PICO PSU working, i expect you are going to reach some incredibly low figures.
 

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Should be interesting. Apperantly the default 250W PSU is only Gold. So if you manage to get the PICO PSU working, i expect you are going to reach some incredibly low figures.
Probably not - the difference between gold and higher are miniscule we are talking about 4-6% depending on voltage and usage.

The best is to get a power supply and only use at most 50% thats where all of them are most effective.

Obviously if you have 2K powersupply 5% matters, but in a 250W power supply 5% is well not as much - and price difference between gold and above are big, so you really need to be sure you have the correct size PSU first before you start thinking about Gold vs Plat vs Titanium.

So lets take an example - if you have a 250W power supply and only uses 50w you are at 20% usage. So if you save 5% on 50 wats, its not really a big deal (2.5 w)

But if the pico PSU is 100% effective (which its not, then you would save 10% compared to the Gold normal if we go by 90% efficiency @ 20%), which would be 5W saved - which again is not really a lot.

My point is - efficience matters most if you have either:

1. Many servers
2. BIG PSU's with high load