Supermicro X10SRH-CF

[foogitiff]

The Supermicro script should run and update the firmware and boot bios. Boot to the UEFI shell.

Thanks

[   11.193246] mpt3sas_cm0: LSISAS3008: FWVersion(16.00.01.00), ChipRevision(0x02), BiosVersion(08.37.00.00)

Now I need to find a 40mm fan and some sas cables

By the way, out of the box, my bios version was 1.0a. I first updated the BMC to the latest version, and I was not able to get the sensors working. Everything went back to normal once flashing bios 3.2

 

[Spartacus]

Actually, if you look closely at the silk-screening on the board, it actually does indicate which slot is on the NB and which slot is on the CPU....Butttt, then the numbering is not same as it is in the BIOS where you enable that feature, so I sort of had to draw a diagram for myself to figure it out.

This is my diagram here: New photo by Jeff Lindholm

I don't know if you can make sense of it, but when you go to the settings in BIOS, it should immediately make sense.

-JCL

Working on setting my stuff up but wanting to not have to reslot it.
So based off your diagram theres only bifurcation on slots 5/6 and it splits it to a 4x/4x/4x/4x?
Or can slot 4 be split to 4x/4x as well?
If only 5/6 can you choose x8/(x4/x4)?

Edit:
My ideal scenario is slot 4 is split to x4/x4 and all the others are left at their corresponding speeds. (I only plan on using ports 4-7)
Secondary would be slot 5 is x4/x4 and slot 6 is x8.

 

[foogitiff]

I see the same options for IOU0 and IOU1, so I assume that you can also spit the slot 4, even if there is some options in this menu that don't make sense to me (x16???)

 

[Spartacus]

I see the same options for IOU0 and IOU1, so I assume that you can also spit the slot 4, even if there is some options in this menu that don't make sense to me (x16???)

So 4 and 5 are tied together not 5 and 6? or am I interpreting that incorrectly?

Also I think the x16 option disables one of the slots maybe (possibly a mis-programmed option intended for a board with more x16 slots)?

 

[foogitiff]

If I understand the schema from jcl333, 5 and 6 are IOU0, 4 and 7 are IOU1.

 

[Spartacus]

If I understand the schema from jcl333, 5 and 6 are IOU0, 4 and 7 are IOU1.

Its just odd the way the bios lists both 4/5 under the IOU0 and then 6/7 under IOU1.

Can IOU1 be set for x4/x4/x4 I assume at least? I think that would work for my needs.
It would put slot 7 at x4 (already is), slot 4 at x4/x4, and then 5/6 would stay at x8 each.

 

[foogitiff]

Mhhh... in the manual, in the bios section:

- IOU0 (II0 PCIe Port 2)
- IOU1 (II0 PCIE Port 3)

And if we look the block diagram:

- Port 2A -> SLOT 5
- Port 2C -> SLOT 6

- Port 3A -> SLOT 4
- Port 3C -> SLOT 7

 

[Spartacus]

Thanks and IOU1 has a x4/x4/x4 option correct?

 

[foogitiff]

x4/x4/x4/x4

(Same options as for IOU0 as I posted before). Not everything makes sense....

 

[Spartacus]

Yeah, considering slot 4/7 only has 12 lanes total between them supposedly definitely seems off.
Thanks for the info, with that in mind this should work then:
Slot 7 (x4/x4?) - SAS controller (x4 limited~but only needed for 2 hdd, may downgrade to a x4 sata card)
Slot 6 (x8/16xslot) - GPU for transcode
Slot 5 (x8) - 10Gb Networking
Slot 4 (x4/x4) - 2x NVME Adapter

 

[zack$]

Anyone know if you can boot via nvme ?

 

[TXAG26]

Anyone know if you can boot via nvme ?

I would assume yes, as there are options for UEFI & Legacy bios/boot options for each PCIe slot, but I have not dipped my toes into NVME yet with this board.

 

[Spartacus]

Anyone know if you can boot via nvme ?

Shouldn't be an issue, I and many others boot to flash for unraid and as txag26 (whoop~09') mentioned it can do legacy or UEFI.
I'll test it out when my drives come in friday, I have the Supermicro aoc-slg3-2m2 nvme adapter.

 

[PigLover]

IIRC from when I had these boards - yes, they can boot from NVMe. But there is an option to change the UEFI bios from SuperMicro to default AMI which has to be flipped from default to AMI to make it work. Apologies that I can't recall the exact menu or item.

 

[foogitiff]

^ This I'm using the NH-U12DX i4 noctua on my X10SRH-CLN4F (which is physically the same board) doesnt block any standard profile ram.
You do however have to remove the cooler to remove/replace/add to the closest slots (i've been able to angle it in too with the fans removed).

This is the code I use from a linux box with ipmitool installed to resolve the threshold issue:

ipmitool -H 192.168.1.250 -U ADMIN -P ADMIN sensor thresh FAN1 lower 100 100 100

Unfortunately the BMC still think that the fan RPM drop to 0, so thrown an alert and spin the fan to 100% again. I am not confident to put the threshold to 0...

Since the fan is very quiet, especially with the low voltage adapter, I set up the fan mode to full speed. My chassis fan are manually handled via a fan controller included in the case.

 

[TXAG26]

ipmiutil.exe sensor -N 192.168.1.50 -U ADMIN -P ADMIN -n 41 -l 150 -h 25000

That string, where -n xx is the number of your target fan (most SM boards are 41 through 49). It tames all the Noctua fans I have. IPMIUTIL is a Windows program that runs from the Windows command prompt.

 

[foogitiff]

ipmiutil.exe sensor -N 192.168.1.50 -U ADMIN -P ADMIN -n 41 -l 150 -h 25000

That string, where -n xx is the number of your target fan (most SM boards are 41 through 49). It tames all the Noctua fans I have. IPMIUTIL is a Windows program that runs from the Windows command prompt.

It;s to set the low threshold to 150, correct? My issue is that teh BMC reads 0 RPM sometimes (at least on optimal setting).

 

[TXAG26]

It sets the Low threshold to 150, and then it scales it down one or two more steps slower than that by the fan profile formulas. If your fan is going to 0 rpm, maybe try a different fan header or watch the fan to see if it is actually stopping. Worst case, power that fan from a molex adapter.

 

[foogitiff]

The fan doesn't seems to stop. I setup the fan profile to "Standard" now and I don't have a 0 RPM alert anymore

 

[FozzieBear]

Got one today, sort of. They shipped me an X9SRH instead of a X10SRH....at least it was packed super well! I guess I'll let everyone know how their CS is, hah.