Tyan S8030GM2NE

[mr2toyou]

I was thinking the same, I have devices in b/c/d/e and m.2_1 and if I try and use (Nvme0_1) for my hba I see no drives but when I move to (Nvme2_3) everything shows up and the avago splash screen shows on boot lsi 9300-16i

 

[mangombia]

I was thinking the same, I have devices in b/c/d/e and m.2_1 and if I try and use (Nvme0_1) for my hba I see no drives but when I move to (Nvme2_3) everything shows up and the avago splash screen shows on boot lsi 9300-16i

I've got a RX6700 XT in PCIe-A, a Quadro P4000 in B, C is empty, an LSI-9211-8i in D, and an Intel dual 10gbe in E, both m.2 are populated w/2tb WD Black NMVe, and both slim-SAS are used for 4 u.2 drives, and don't have any issues with seeing the 8 drives off my HBA.

 

[mr2toyou]

Doing some more testing today it is just really odd behavior. Are there any specific bios settings that I should be aware of?

 

[mangombia]

Doing some more testing today it is just really odd behavior. Are there any specific bios settings that I should be aware of?

I'm not aware of any. I really don't recall changing anything in the BIOS other than ensuring it was up to date, and that virtualization was enabled. This board economically fit my needs: dual m.2 (mirrored Proxmox host), 4 u.2 (a pair of 58gb Intel Optane m.2 in a u.2 adapter for mirrored TrueNAS Scale SLOG; and a pair of 240gb Intel P905 Optane u.2 for mirrored TrueNAS Scale special metadata vDev); plenty of PCIe expansion for 10gbe, HBA & a pair of GPUs). I assume you've thoroughly gone thru the manual (it is available for download from Tyan)?

 

[mr2toyou]

Yes, I went through the docs several times. After more exhaustive testing I believe that nvme0_1 is faulty based on the hardware I have at hand. I will get additional hardware and test but will contact tyan for support.

 

[sadness]

I'm having a hard time finding 16gb dimms for this board that are on on tyan very short QVL list. If anyone can point me to some cheap ones that are known the work, I'd appreciate it, I do need 8 of them.

 

[zer0sum]

I'm having a hard time finding 16gb dimms for this board that are on on tyan very short QVL list. If anyone can point me to some cheap ones that are known the work, I'd appreciate it, I do need 8 of them.

You could try some Samsung ones. I just recently put 8 x of my old bargain 32G modules in and they work fine even though they are 2400Mhz
Mine are M393A4K40BB1-CRC, 32GB, Dual Rank x4 PC4-19200T-R (DDR4-2400) Registered CAS-17

Physical Memory Array
Location: System Board Or Motherboard
Use: System Memory
Error Correction Type: Multi-bit ECC
Maximum Capacity: 2 TB
Error Information Handle: 0x0026
Number Of Devices: 8

Handle 0x002F, DMI type 17, 84 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x0027
Error Information Handle: 0x002E
Total Width: 72 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 32 GB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: P0_UMC0_CH_A0
Bank Locator: P0 CHANNEL A
Type: DDR4
Type Detail: Synchronous Registered (Buffered)
Speed: 2400 MT/s
Manufacturer: Samsung
Serial Number: 1928EAA6
Asset Tag: Not Specified
Part Number: M393A4K40BB1-CRC
Rank: 2
Configured Memory Speed: 2400 MT/s
Minimum Voltage: 1.2 V
Maximum Voltage: 1.2 V
Configured Voltage: 1.2 V
Memory Technology: DRAM

 

[hmw]

I'm having a hard time finding 16gb dimms for this board that are on on tyan very short QVL list. If anyone can point me to some cheap ones that are known the work, I'd appreciate it, I do need 8 of them.

They might not be on the QVL but the very first post has the SKU ID for 16GB RDIMMs that work with this motherboard And have been working since that time without incident

 

[mr2toyou]

I am running four of these crucial 3200 32Gb CT32G4RFD432A and they work just fine.. I know you are looking for 16Gb.

 

[sadness]

Much appreciated @hmw, @zer0sum and @mr2toyou

 

[Timster6442]

I'm able to access the IP on browser and BIOS settings but cannot view any bios via VGA (using adapter to hdmi) and cannot get it to boot to any linux kernel. This shot is as far as I can get. The memory is new and tested working on another machine. Any advice is appreciated.

 

[dante4]

I'm able to access the IP on browser and BIOS settings but cannot view any bios via VGA (using adapter to hdmi) and cannot get it to boot to any linux kernel. This shot is as far as I can get. The memory is new and tested working on another machine. Any advice is appreciated.

Erm, just use BMC to view what is going on?

 

[hmw]

I'm able to access the IP on browser and BIOS settings but cannot view any bios via VGA (using adapter to hdmi) and cannot get it to boot to any linux kernel. This shot is as far as I can get. The memory is new and tested working on another machine. Any advice is appreciated.

is the adapter active or passive? IIRC, you need an active VGA to HDMI adapter (so it needs external power) to get an HDMI signal from the VGA output

As for the board

- is the board inside a chassis ? if so, try starting it outside
- what CPU are you using? how do you know it isn't vendor locked?
- are you using a discrete video card as well?
- what are your BIOS settings for video?
- you have not shown the full pic, what is the last POST code that the board stops on?

you need to be systematic about troubleshooting and provide as many details as possible

 

[dante4]

is the adapter active or passive? IIRC, you need an active VGA to HDMI adapter (so it needs external power) to get an HDMI signal from the VGA output

Doesn't really matter. I don't remember why, but BIOS is using such resolution that all vga--hdmi adapters just simple don't understand that resolution and show black screen instead of bios init

 

[hmw]

Doesn't really matter. I don't remember why, but BIOS is using such resolution that all vga--hdmi adapters just simple don't understand that resolution and show black screen instead of bios init

EDIT: HDMI sources provide power, HDMI sinks cannot. A monitor/TV is a sink. When using a VGA (in) to HDMI (out) converter, a power source is required.

The VGA output from the Tyan can actually go higher than 640x480 and it is good to have better adapters - the one I have from StarTech displays everything all through out the boot process (VGA to HDMI Adapter w/ USB Power & Audio - Video Converters | | StarTech.com)

The other reasons for blank output are
- CSM turned off
- Discrete GPU in PCIe slot
- Legacy OPROM turned off

The very first boot can take much longer, if legacy oprom is turned off the display is blank for a good 10 minutes but the boot process is continuing

 

[Timster6442]

is the adapter active or passive? IIRC, you need an active VGA to HDMI adapter (so it needs external power) to get an HDMI signal from the VGA output

As for the board

- is the board inside a chassis ? if so, try starting it outside
- what CPU are you using? how do you know it isn't vendor locked?
- are you using a discrete video card as well?
- what are your BIOS settings for video?
- you have not shown the full pic, what is the last POST code that the board stops on?

you need to be systematic about troubleshooting and provide as many details as possible

Thanks for the reply, I thought I just might be doing something really dumb. The VGA adapter is powered. The board is on an antistatic bag, I tried with and without a video card (1070) but didn't see anything. Re seated everything twice and CPU to 14LBF-IN. There is no POST code, when I check the post log it is simply empty. I bought the CPU as an ES from ebay so it maybe just that. After checking all logs there is nothing that jumps out to me (alert.log-----------------------<1> 2000-01-04T04:53:11.957341-08:00 AMIA04 - Pastebin.com). It does recognize the CPU and the model ( AMD Eng Sample: 100-000000897-03), it just doesn't seem to work.

 

[Sean Ho]

FYI and it's probably not your root issue, but antistatic bags work by conducting static charge away from sensitive components. On some bags the outside is conductive, so it's not what you want to put a powered board on. Cardboard is fine.

 

[RolloZ170]

but antistatic bags work by conducting static charge away from sensitive components

i think he means ESD bag.
ESD = megaohms per mm, no risk of electric shocks in opposite of aluminium foils(Antistatic but not ESD)

 

[tunatoksoz]

I recently got a server with 2 nodes of S8036GM2NE

The PSU fans, being a 2x 1U machine, are pretty loud - they are spinning at 20400RPM.

The PSU I have:
YSEF1300EM-2402P10

IT supports PMBus 1.2, and i can see fan speed in both "ipmitool sensor" and on the TYAN management webui, but nothing to modify.

I tried to find some specs sheet for the ipmitool, or snippet, but didn't lead to anywhere.

I have a spare 1U PSU that I know can spin down to less RPM that I may use in its place, but prefer to keep it as is if i can tune it down a notch without getting something like Noctua.

Anyone has a clue if it's even possible? If not, is there a PSU suggestion you can make with more quiet fans?

 

[gai6948]

Ok, the BIOS and BMC firmware saga continues. Does anyone know how to reset BMC to factory settings without access to IPMI/BMC web interface?

After attempting to update BMC firmware it asked me to change the password again. So I entered a new password twice that looks like this "passWord<3word".the message said "the password successfully updated", but then during login it just does not work "Login Failed". Trying to use "I forgot my password link" outputs "Email ID is not configured for the User".

Do I have a bricked motherboard or is there a way to factory reset BMC firmware using some jumpers on the motherboard?

Have you found a way of resetting the BMC password? I got a S8036m2ge and I'm having the same issue after first-time login. And making things worse, the 7C13 CPU seems not to be working and I am only seeing BMC logo at boot time