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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Overview ························································································ 3 Product features ························································································································ 3 High-density computing ········································································································ 3 Scalability ·························································································································· 3 Multiple protection mechanisms ······························································································ 4 Server topology ························································································································· 4 Server specifications ········································································· 5 Components ····························································································································· 5 Front panel ······························································································································· 7 Front panel view of the server ································································································ 7 LEDs and buttons ················································································································... - Page 3 Product specifications ····································································· 34 Technical specifications ············································································································· 34 Operating environment requirements ··························································································· 35 Component compatibility ·································································· 36 Processors ····························································································································· 36 DIMMs ··································································································································· 36 About DIMMs ··················································································································· 36 DRAM DIMM rank classification label ···················································································· 36 Guidelines ······················································································································· 37 Storage ·································································································································· 39 I/O extended modules ···············································································································...
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Page 4: Overview
Overview H3C UniServer R4700 G6 servers are 1U rack servers with two Intel Eagle Stream processors, which can satisfy the requirements of customers for deployment space and economy. The servers are widely used in general computing scenarios, including databases, virtualization, and cloud desktops. -
Page 5: Multiple Protection Mechanisms
Multiple protection mechanisms Supports PFR 3.0. Supports SGX 2.0. Supports Trusted Platform Module (TCM1.0/TPM2.0). HDM two-factor authentication. Support chassis intrusion detection. Server topology CPU1 CPU2 PECI PCIe5 x16 JTAG PCIe5 x8x8 OCP3.0 PCIe x16 PCIe5 x16 MCIO X8 MCIO X8 RISER1 PCIe x16 PCIe5 x8x8 PCIe5 x16... -
Page 6: Server Specifications
Server specifications Components Figure 1 Server components Item Description (1) Chassis access panel Stores computing data and data exchanged with external storage (2) Memory temporarily. (3) System battery Supplies power to the system clock to ensure system time correctness. Detects if the access panel is removed. The detection result can be (4) Chassis open-alarm module displayed from the HDM Web interface. - Page 7 Item Description (11) Riser card Provides PCIe slots. Works with Intel VMD to provide RAID capability for the server to (12) NVMe VROC module virtualize storage resources of NVMe drives. Supplies power to the server. The power supplies support hot swapping (13) Power supply and 1+1 redundancy.
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Page 8: Front Panel
Front panel Front panel view of the server Figure 2 8SFF front panel Table 1 8SFF front panel description Item Description USB 2.0 connector Serial label pull tab 2SFF drives or PCIe modules and a riser card on PCIe riser connector 4 (optional) VGA module (supports one VGA connector) (optional) Drives or LCD smart management module (optional) 8SFF drives... -
Page 9: Leds And Buttons
LEDs and buttons Figure 4 Front panel LEDs and buttons Table 3 LEDs and buttons on the front panel Button/LED Status Steady green—The system has started. • Flashing green (1 Hz)—The system is starting. • • Steady amber—The system is in standby state. Off—No power is present. -
Page 10: Ports
Figure 5 Security bezel Table 4 Security bezel effect light System status Light status Standby Steady white: The system is in standby state. Beads turn on white from middle in turn—POST progress. • Startup Beads turn on white from middle three times—POST has •... -
Page 11: Rear Panel
Rear panel Rear panel view Figure 6 Rear panel components Table 6 Rear panel description Item Description PCIe riser bay 1: PCIe slots 1 and 2 PCIe riser bay 2: PCIe slot 3 Power supply 2 Power supply 1 OCP 3.0 network adapter/DSD module (in slot 6) (optional) VGA connector Two USB 3.0 connectors HDM dedicated network port (1Gbps, RJ-45, default IP address 192.168.1.2/24) -
Page 12: Ports
Status Enable UID LED from HDM. Flashing blue: • 1 Hz—The firmware is being upgraded or the system is being managed from HDM. Do not power off the server. 4 Hz—HDM is restarting. To restart HDM, press the UID button ... -
Page 13: System Board
System board System board components Figure 8 System board components Table 9 System board components Description PCIe riser connector 3 (for processor 2)(RISER3 PCIe X16) Fan connector 2 for the OCP 3.0 network adapter OCP 3.0 network adapter slot 2/Serial & DSD module slot (OCP2&DSD&UART CARD) PCIe riser connector 1 (for processor 1)(RISER1 PCIe X16) Server management module slot (BMC) Fan connector 1 for the OCP 3.0 network adapter (OCP1 FAN) - Page 14 Description Front I/O connector (RIGHT EAR) M.2 SSD AUX connector (M.2 AUX) Fan module connector 8 (FAN8) LCD smart management module connector (DIAG LCD) MCIO connector C1-P4A (x8 PCIe5.0, for processor 1)(C1-P4A) Fan module connector 7 (FAN7) MCIO connector C1-P4C (x8 PCIe5.0, for processor 1)(C1-P4C) Fan module connector 6 (FAN6) MCIO connector C1-P3C (x8 PCIe5.0, for processor 1)(C1-P3C) Fan module connector 5 (FAN5)
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Page 15: System Maintenance Switch
Description PCIe5.0: Fifth-generation signal speed. • x8: Bus bandwidth. • System maintenance switch Figure 9 shows the system maintenance switch. Table 10 describes how to use the maintenance switch. Figure 9 System maintenance switch Table 10 System maintenance switch description Item Description Remarks... -
Page 16: Dimm Slots
DIMM slots The system board and processor mezzanine board each provide eight DIMM channels per processor, and 16 channels in total, as shown in Figure 10. Each channel contains two DIMM slots. Figure 10 System board DIMM slot layout HDDs and SSDs Drive numbering The server provides different drive numbering schemes for different drive configurations at the server front and rear, as shown in... -
Page 17: Drive Leds
Figure 13 Drive numbering for front 4LFF drive configurations Figure 14 Drive numbering for front 32E1.S drive configurations Figure 15 Drive numbering for rear 2SFF drive configurations Drive LEDs The server supports SAS, SATA, and NVMe drives. You can use the LEDs on a drive to identify its status. -
Page 18: Drive Backplanes
Table 11 SAS/SATA drive LED description Fault/UID LED status Present/Active LED status Description Steady green/Flashing green A drive failure is predicted. As a best Flashing amber (0.5 Hz) (4.0 Hz) practice, replace the drive before it fails. Steady green/Flashing green The drive is faulty. -
Page 19: Front 8Sff Unibay Drive Backplane
Figure 18 4LFF SAS/SATA drive backplane (1) AUX connector (AUX 1) (2) Power connector (PWR 1) (3) x4 Mini-SAS-HD connector (SAS PORT 1) Front 8SFF UniBay drive backplane The PCA-BP-8UniBay-1U-G6 8SFF UniBay drive backplane can be installed at the server front to support eight 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe drives. -
Page 20: Rear 2Sff Unibay Drive Backplane
(1) SlimSAS connector A1/A2 (PCIe4.0 x8)(NVME-A1/A2) (2) x4 Mini-SAS-HD connector (SAS PORT) x8: Bus bandwidth. • Rear 2SFF UniBay drive backplane The HDDCage-2UniBay-R-1U-G6 drive backplane can be installed at the server front to support two 3.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe drives. Figure 21 2SFF UniBay drive backplane (1) SlimSAS connector A1/A2 (PCIe4.0 x8)(NVME-A1/A2) (2) x4 Mini-SAS-HD connector (SAS PORT) (3) AUX connector (AUX) -
Page 21: Rc-1Hhhl-R4-1U-X16-G5
Figure 22 RC-1HHHL-R3-1U-SW-G6 (1) PCIe slot 3 PCIe5.0 x16 (16,8,4,2,1) description: PCIe5.0: Fifth-generation signal speed. • • x16: Connector bandwidth. (16,8,4,2,1): Compatible bus bandwidth, including x16, x8, x4, x2, and x1. • RC-1HHHL-R4-1U-X16-G5 Item Specifications PCIe riser connector Connector 4 at the front Slot 4: PCIe4.0 ×16 (8, 4, 2, 1) for processor 1 NOTE: PCIe slots... -
Page 22: Rc-2Fhfl-1U-Sw-G6
Figure 23 RC-1HHHL-R4-1U-X16-G5 riser card (1) GPU module power connector (2) AUX connector (3) SlimSAS connector 1 (4) PCIe slot 4 (5) SlimSAS connector 2 PCIe4.0 x16 (16,8,4,2,1) description: PCIe4.0: Fourth-generation signal speed. • x16: Connector bandwidth. • (16,8,4,2,1): Compatible bus bandwidth, including x16, x8, x4, x2, and x1. •... -
Page 23: Lcd Smart Management Module
Figure 24 RC-2FHFL-1U-SW-G6 (1) PCIe slot 1 (2) PCIe slot 2 PCIe5.0 x16 (16,8,4,2,1) description: PCIe5.0: Fifth-generation signal speed. • x16: Connector bandwidth. • (16,8,4,2,1): Compatible bus bandwidth, including x16, x8, x4, x2, and x1. • LCD smart management module An LCD smart management module displays basic server information, operating status, and fault information, and provides diagnostics and troubleshooting capabilities. -
Page 24: Fan Modules
Figure 25 LCD smart management module Table 13 LCD smart management module description Item Description Mini-USB connector Used for upgrading the firmware of the LCD module. Connects the LCD module to the system board of the server. For LCD module cable information about the LCD smart management module connector on the system board, see "System... -
Page 25: B/D/F Information
Figure 26 Fan module layout B/D/F information You can obtain B/D/F information by using one of the following methods: BIOS log—Search for the dumpiio keyword in the BIOS log. • UEFI shell—Execute the pci command. For information about how to execute the command, •... -
Page 26: Installation Guidelines
You can install one or two processors. • To avoid damage to a processor or the system board, only H3C authorized or professional server engineers can install, replace, or remove a processor. Make sure the processors on the server are the same model. -
Page 27: Dimms
For more information, see NVMe Drives Online Replacement User Guide. If an operating system supports hot swapping of NVMe drives, follow these guidelines: • Insert NVMe drives steadily without pauses to prevent the operating system from being stuck or restarted. -
Page 28: M.2 Ssds
M.2 SSDs SATA M.2 SSDs • An M.2 expander module is required for SATA M.2 SSDs. You can connect the expander module to the system board with cables. If you are installing two SATA M.2 SSDs, install two SATA M.2 SSDs of the same model to •... -
Page 29: Server Management Module
Figure 29 NVMe M.2 expander module (1) NVMe M.2 SSD card slot 1 (2) NVMe M.2 SSD card slot 2 Server management module The server management module is installed on the system board to provide I/O connectors and HDM out-of-band features for the server. -
Page 30: Serial & Dsd Module
Figure 30 Server management module (1) VGA connector (2) Two USB 3.0 connectors (3) HDM dedicated management interface (4) UID LED (5) HDM serial port (6) iFIST module (optional) (7) NCSI connector Serial & DSD module The serial & DSD module is installed in the slot on the server rear panel. The module provides two SD slots and forms RAID 1 by default. -
Page 31: Pcie Modules
Figure 31 Serial & DSD module Table 15 Component description Item Description SD card slot 1 SD card slot 2 Serial port PCIe modules Typically, the PCIe modules are available in the following standard form factors: LP—Low profile. • FHHL—Full height and half length. •... -
Page 32: Embedded Vroc Controllers
Powerfail safeguard modules For some storage controllers, you can order a powerfail safeguard module to prevent data loss when power outage occurs. A powerfail safeguard module provides a flash card and a supercapacitor. When a system power failure occurs, this supercapacitor can provide power for a minimum of 20 seconds. -
Page 33: Installation Guidelines
Make sure the standard storage controllers are of the same vendor (PMC or LSI). For information about the available storage controllers and their vendors, use the component compatibility lookup tool at http://www.h3c.com/en/home/qr/default.htm?id=66. If the front and rear backplanes are mapped to the same storage controller, the •... -
Page 34: Gpus
PCIe modules. Power supplies • To avoid damage to hardware, use only H3C approved power supplies. The power supplies installed on the server must be the same model. If they differ in model, • HDM would raise an alarm. -
Page 35: Product Specifications
• 1 × serial port (optional) GPU support Up to four single-width GPUs • HDM (agentless tool, with dedicated management interface) & H3C FIST Management Supports LCD smart management module, with a local video memory of 64 MB. • software •... -
Page 36: Operating Environment Requirements
Item Specifications redundancy (Optional.) Titanium power supplies • Support up to 8 hot-swappable redundant fans • 1U chassis: Without a security bezel: • LFF&SFF models: 42.9 × 434.6 × 777 mm (1.69 × 17.11 × 30.59 in) Dimensions E1.S model: 42.9 × 434.6 × 835 mm (1.69 × 17.11 × 32.87 in) ... -
Page 37: Component Compatibility
• Up to 350 W power consumption for each processor. NOTE: • For information about processors that are available for purchase, contact the H3C sales representative. • Processors configured in a server must be the same model. • For more information about the processors, visit the website at http://ark.intel.com. -
Page 38: Guidelines
You can query the memory frequency by selecting Memory Module and query the maximum supported memory frequency by selecting Processor. The operating memory frequency is equal to the lesser of the memory frequency or the maximum memory frequency supported by the processors. - Page 39 (type, capacity, rank, and frequency). For information about DIMM product codes, use the component compatibility lookup tool at http://www.h3c.com/en/home/qr/default.htm?id=66. To install components or replace faulty DIMMs of other specifications, contact Technical Support.. For the configured memory mode to take effect, make sure the following installation •...
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Page 40: Storage
Figure 34 DDR5 DIMM population schemes for two processors (1) DIMM slots (processor 1) Number of DIMMs 2DIMMs ● 4DIMMs ● ● 8DIMMs ● ● ● ● 12DIMMs ● ● ● ● ● ● 16DIMMs ● ● ● ● ● ●... -
Page 41: I/O Extended Modules
FC HBA modules Network adapters • SSD expander modules • For information about the system components that are available for purchase, contact the H3C sales representative. Supported operating systems and software The following are supported on the server: Fourth generation Intel... -
Page 42: Intelligent Management
REPO is used for upgrading servers and their components. In combination with other New H3C software, REPO covers various customer upgrade scenarios, including single node online or offline upgrade and bulk online or offline upgrades. - Page 43 REPO to HDM. Supports various upgrade scenarios including offline upgrade, bulk firmware upgrade, and • bulk driver upgrade by mounting REPO to FIST. For more information about other management software, see H3C HDM Technology White Paper http://www.h3c.com/en/Support/Resource_Center/EN/Home/Severs/00-Public/Trending/Technolog y_White_Papers/H3C_HDM_Technology_WP/.
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Page 44: Maintenance
(such as failure report and hardware repair report), sales and purchase consulting, service and policy consulting, and complaint and suggestion platforms. After receiving the network or system failure report, H3C engineers analyze and deal Remote technical with the failures remotely to remove the issues in time. Remote technical support support includes telephone contact and remote access. -
Page 45: Certifications
Certifications Country/Region Certificate Standard GB 17625.1 China GB 4943.1-2011 GB/T 9254.1 (Class A) China CECP CQC3135-2011 China SEPA HJ 2507-2011 America NTRL-UL UL 62368-1, 2 Ed, Issue Date:2014-12-01 America FCC Part 15 Subpart B CLASS A Canada NTRL-UL CSA C22.2 NO.62368-1-14, 2nd Ed., Issue Date:2014-12-01 Canada ISED ICES-003 CLASS A...