Howdy, I recently bought a barebones Hyve V1 off eBay to build a Pfsense system. My plan was to use 2 x E5-2630L V2s. Realistically I only need the 1 but I need the second to use the PCI-E slot which I planned to use for a SFP card to run back to my core switch.
Initially, the system arrived with ancient firmware and BIOS that could not use V2 CPUs. So I ordered a E5-2603 V1. I actually ordered 2 but only 1 arrived... I used that and it booted properly and I used IPMI tool to clear the password and then get in there and update firmware (3.39) and BIOS (3.3) to the latest from Supermicro. Then, I switched back in the 2 x 2630L V2s and it wouldn't boot. Fans spin up but nothing happens, no VGA output, IPMI thinks the system is still off. Post code snooping just says 0x00. I removed one of the CPUs and it booted on a single E5-2630L V2. I then swapped in the other E5-2630L V2 and it also booted.
I'm sort of at a loss for what is happening here. I really wish I had gotten both 2603 V1 I ordered just to know if it was a problem with any pair of CPUs or this specific pair. I don't know too much about it but I guess maybe it's possible that the QPI link is dead on one of these CPUs maybe and so they wont work in a pair but work solo? I'm not even sure if that's actually a possibility but it seems like it might be. Anyhow I was hoping someone else was running one of these with 2 x CPUs or maybe knew if there was a jumper I needed or something to get it to boot in this configuration. I also confirmed I'm using the right RAM slots per the manual for a dual CPU configuration. I do see people selling this exact configuration, Hyve V1 with 2 x E5-2630L V2 so I think it should be possible but again that's why I was wondering about a strange jumper or some other thing I'm doing wrong here.
Initially, the system arrived with ancient firmware and BIOS that could not use V2 CPUs. So I ordered a E5-2603 V1. I actually ordered 2 but only 1 arrived... I used that and it booted properly and I used IPMI tool to clear the password and then get in there and update firmware (3.39) and BIOS (3.3) to the latest from Supermicro. Then, I switched back in the 2 x 2630L V2s and it wouldn't boot. Fans spin up but nothing happens, no VGA output, IPMI thinks the system is still off. Post code snooping just says 0x00. I removed one of the CPUs and it booted on a single E5-2630L V2. I then swapped in the other E5-2630L V2 and it also booted.
I'm sort of at a loss for what is happening here. I really wish I had gotten both 2603 V1 I ordered just to know if it was a problem with any pair of CPUs or this specific pair. I don't know too much about it but I guess maybe it's possible that the QPI link is dead on one of these CPUs maybe and so they wont work in a pair but work solo? I'm not even sure if that's actually a possibility but it seems like it might be. Anyhow I was hoping someone else was running one of these with 2 x CPUs or maybe knew if there was a jumper I needed or something to get it to boot in this configuration. I also confirmed I'm using the right RAM slots per the manual for a dual CPU configuration. I do see people selling this exact configuration, Hyve V1 with 2 x E5-2630L V2 so I think it should be possible but again that's why I was wondering about a strange jumper or some other thing I'm doing wrong here.
HYVE ZEUS V1 1U BAREBONE SERVER W/ X9DRD-LF-TW008 2x HS 1x PSU NO RAM NO HDD | eBay
Server Type HYVE ZEUS 1U RACK / SUPERMICRO X9DRD-LF-TW008. Processor 2x HEATSINKS INCLUDED, NO CPUs, SUPPORTS UP TO 2x XEON E5-2600 V1/V2. Drive Bays SUPPORTS 1x 2.5" SFF SATA or 2x 2.5" SATA SSD.
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