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Dank: /* Failure modes and boot codes */

2024-04-01T08:00:18Z

Failure modes and boot codes

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	==Failure modes and boot codes==		==Failure modes and boot codes==
	If the machine immediately goes to state FF and doesn't leave, the CPU output ports are not being written to. You have either a bad motherboard, at least one bad processor, and/or at least one badly-seated processor.		If the machine immediately goes to state FF and doesn't leave, the CPU output ports are not being written to. You have either a bad motherboard, at least one bad processor, and/or at least one badly-seated processor.

			Sometimes the IPMI subsystem gets fucked, manifesting in missing sensor values. I've managed to repair this with <tt>ipmitool mc reset cold</tt>. Wait for a few minutes, and see if running <tt>ipmi-sensors</tt> doesn't now show all expected samples.

	==Updating BIOS via BMC==		==Updating BIOS via BMC==

Dank: /* External Links */

2023-05-29T07:04:22Z

External Links

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	* ServeTheHome's [https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/x10qbi-and-v3-v4-cpus-e-g-supermicro-sys-4048b-trft.27636/ "X10QBI and v3/v4 cpus (e.g. supermicro sys-4048b-trft)"] thread		* ServeTheHome's [https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/x10qbi-and-v3-v4-cpus-e-g-supermicro-sys-4048b-trft.27636/ "X10QBI and v3/v4 cpus (e.g. supermicro sys-4048b-trft)"] thread
			* [https://hackaday.io/project/177892-supermicro-to-atx-power-supply-adapter Supermicro to ATX PSU] adapter on hackaday.io
			* [https://www.unixgr.com/pinout-for-supermicro-fp836-front-panel-connector/ Pinout for Supermicro] front panel connector

	[[CATEGORY: Hardware]]		[[CATEGORY: Hardware]]

Dank: /* See Also */

2023-05-06T13:47:20Z

Dank: /* Updating BIOS via BMC */

2023-05-04T15:15:18Z

Updating BIOS via BMC

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	==Updating BIOS via BMC==		==Updating BIOS via BMC==
	The most recent BIOS is [https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/resources/downloadcenter/firmware/MBD-X10QBi/BIOS 3.2] from 2019-08-08, <tt>X10QBi9.808</tt>. The most recent BMC firmware is 03.90 from 2020-07-17. You will need the newest BIOS in order to boot from NVMe.		The most recent BIOS is [https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/resources/downloadcenter/firmware/MBD-X10QBi/BIOS 3.2] from 2019-08-08, <tt>X10QBi9.808</tt>. The most recent BMC firmware is 03.90 from 2020-07-17. You will need the newest BIOS in order to boot from NVMe.
	<pre>[schwarzgerat](0) $ ./SMCIPMITool BMCADDRESS USERNAME PASSWORD bios update ~~BIOSFILE~~ --~~reboot~~		<pre>[schwarzgerat](0) $ ./SMCIPMITool BMCADDRESS USERNAME PASSWORD bios update -N -R -MER -FORCEREBOOT BIOSFILE
			Option: Reboot
			Option: NVRAM overwrite
			Option: ME region
	Option: SMBIOS preserve		Option: SMBIOS preserve
	===============		===============

Dank: /* Updating BIOS via BMC */

2023-05-04T09:36:30Z

Updating BIOS via BMC

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	==Updating BIOS via BMC==		==Updating BIOS via BMC==
	The most recent BIOS is [https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/resources/downloadcenter/firmware/MBD-X10QBi/BIOS 3.2] from 2019-08-08, <tt>X10QBi9.808</tt>. The most recent BMC firmware is 03.90 from 2020-07-17. You will need the newest BIOS in order to boot from NVMe~~, and probably also to use high core-count v3/v4 Xeons~~.		The most recent BIOS is [https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/resources/downloadcenter/firmware/MBD-X10QBi/BIOS 3.2] from 2019-08-08, <tt>X10QBi9.808</tt>. The most recent BMC firmware is 03.90 from 2020-07-17. You will need the newest BIOS in order to boot from NVMe.
	<pre>[schwarzgerat](0) $ ./SMCIPMITool BMCADDRESS USERNAME PASSWORD bios update BIOSFILE --reboot		<pre>[schwarzgerat](0) $ ./SMCIPMITool BMCADDRESS USERNAME PASSWORD bios update BIOSFILE --reboot
	Option: SMBIOS preserve		Option: SMBIOS preserve

Dank: /* Updating BIOS via BMC */

2023-05-04T09:33:51Z

Updating BIOS via BMC

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	==Updating BIOS via BMC==		==Updating BIOS via BMC==
	The most recent BIOS is [https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/resources/downloadcenter/firmware/MBD-X10QBi/BIOS 3.2] from 2019-08-08, <tt>X10QBi9.808</tt>. The most recent BMC firmware is 03.90 from 2020-07-17.		The most recent BIOS is [https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/resources/downloadcenter/firmware/MBD-X10QBi/BIOS 3.2] from 2019-08-08, <tt>X10QBi9.808</tt>. The most recent BMC firmware is 03.90 from 2020-07-17. You will need the newest BIOS in order to boot from NVMe, and probably also to use high core-count v3/v4 Xeons.
	<pre>[schwarzgerat](0) $ ./SMCIPMITool BMCADDRESS USERNAME PASSWORD bios update BIOSFILE --reboot		<pre>[schwarzgerat](0) $ ./SMCIPMITool BMCADDRESS USERNAME PASSWORD bios update BIOSFILE --reboot
	Option: SMBIOS preserve		Option: SMBIOS preserve

Dank: /* Updating BIOS via BMC */

2023-05-04T08:16:27Z

Updating BIOS via BMC

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	==Updating BIOS via BMC==		==Updating BIOS via BMC==
	The most recent BIOS is [https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/resources/downloadcenter/firmware/MBD-X10QBi/BIOS 3.2] from 2019-08-08, <tt>X10QBi9.808</tt>.		The most recent BIOS is [https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/resources/downloadcenter/firmware/MBD-X10QBi/BIOS 3.2] from 2019-08-08, <tt>X10QBi9.808</tt>. The most recent BMC firmware is 03.90 from 2020-07-17.
	<pre>[schwarzgerat](0) $ ./SMCIPMITool BMCADDRESS USERNAME PASSWORD bios update BIOSFILE --reboot		<pre>[schwarzgerat](0) $ ./SMCIPMITool BMCADDRESS USERNAME PASSWORD bios update BIOSFILE --reboot
	Option: SMBIOS preserve		Option: SMBIOS preserve

Dank: /* Memory boards */

2023-05-04T03:19:16Z

Memory boards

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	Different cards probably cannot be mixed, though I've never tried it.		Different cards probably cannot be mixed, though I've never tried it.

			==SDOM==
			The X10QBi has a port for a "[https://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/SATADOM.cfm SATA Disk-On-Module]", basically a small amount of flash on a SATA3 interface. They come in 16, 32, 64, and 128GB versions. While the SuperMicro page would seem to suggest that the X10QBi does not require a 5V power connector for the SDOM, my experience suggests otherwise (also, the SDOM connector on the X10QBi is a white one, similar to the X9 interface on that page, rather than the yellow X10 interface). This connector is just a 28AWG 5V+Ground 2-pin to 5V+Ground+Ground 3-pin, model number CBL-PWEX-0625.

	==Failure modes and boot codes==		==Failure modes and boot codes==

Dank: /* Memory boards */

2023-05-04T03:15:09Z

Memory boards

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	The manual claims that MEM2 boards are required to use v3/v4 Xeons, but my experience is that these newer processors work fine with MEM1, so long as you have the most recent firmware.		The manual claims that MEM2 boards are required to use v3/v4 Xeons, but my experience is that these newer processors work fine with MEM1, so long as you have the most recent firmware.

			Different cards probably cannot be mixed, though I've never tried it.

	==Failure modes and boot codes==		==Failure modes and boot codes==

Dank: /* Updating BIOS via BMC */

2023-05-04T03:14:42Z

Updating BIOS via BMC

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	==Updating BIOS via BMC==		==Updating BIOS via BMC==
	The most recent BIOS is 3.2 from 2019-08-08, <tt>X10QBi9.808</tt>.		The most recent BIOS is [https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/resources/downloadcenter/firmware/MBD-X10QBi/BIOS 3.2] from 2019-08-08, <tt>X10QBi9.808</tt>.
	<pre>[schwarzgerat](0) $ ./SMCIPMITool BMCADDRESS USERNAME PASSWORD bios update BIOSFILE --reboot		<pre>[schwarzgerat](0) $ ./SMCIPMITool BMCADDRESS USERNAME PASSWORD bios update BIOSFILE --reboot
	Option: SMBIOS preserve		Option: SMBIOS preserve

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	Done		Done
	[schwarzgerat](0) $ </pre>		[schwarzgerat](0) $ </pre>

			==Virtual boot media==
			The BMC allows you to supply an ISO as virtual boot media...but it requires a SAMBA share. You'll want "server min protocol = NT1" in your <tt>smb.conf</tt> if you're seeing errors along the lines of "Requested protocol [NT LM 0.12]" in your samba logs.

	==See Also==		==See Also==