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- Page 1 HUAWEI X6800 Server V100R005 Technical White Paper Issue Date 2019-03-13 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
- Page 2 Notice The purchased products, services and features are stipulated by the contract made between Huawei and the customer. All or part of the products, services and features described in this document may not be within the purchase scope or the usage scope. Unless otherwise specified in the contract, all statements, information, and recommendations in this document are provided "AS IS"...
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Page 3: About This Document
HUAWEI X6800 Server Technical White Paper About This Document About This Document Purpose This document describes the X6800 server in terms of appearance, features, system architecture, components, security management, system management, and technical specifications. Intended Audience This document is intended for:... - Page 4 NOTE is used to address information not related to personal injury, equipment damage, and environment deterioration. Change History Issue Release Date Description 2019-03-13 This issue is the second release. 2018-08-27 This issue is the first official release. Issue 02 (2019-03-13) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
5.1 iBMC Features................................25 5.2 HMM Features................................27 5.3 Management Principles..............................27 5.4 Management Modes..............................28 6 Technical Specifications......................31 6.1 Chassis Specifications..............................31 6.2 Node Specifications..............................33 6.3 Power Supply and Power..............................33 6.4 Environmental Specifications............................34 Issue 02 (2019-03-13) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Page 6 HUAWEI X6800 Server Technical White Paper Contents 7 Warranty............................37 8 Certifications..........................40 8.1 Certifications................................40 8.2 Protocols..................................41 A Acronyms and Abbreviations....................43 Issue 02 (2019-03-13) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Page 7: Overview
1.1 Product Positioning 1.2 Features 1.1 Product Positioning The HUAWEI X6800 high-density server is a new-generation server designed for high- performance computing (HPC), cloud computing, Internet, and data center applications. The X6800 architecture is optimized for software-defined storage (SDS), big data, and software-defined infrastructure (SDI). -
Page 8: Features
2U rack server in a rack, which improves space utilization in equipment rooms. The X6800 provides storage density twice that of a conventional 2U rack server in a rack. When fully configured with 4U4 server nodes (each node occupies two slots in a chassis), a cabinet supports up to 480 3.5-inch hard disks. - Page 9 Redundancy and Reliability The X6800 uses a passive backplane to protect the system from single point of failures (SPOFs), delivering higher reliability and security than an active backplane. The X6800 supports redundant fan modules and PSUs and RAID configuration, preventing data loss and service interruption.
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Page 10: System Design
The 4 U chassis can hold different models of server nodes. All server nodes in an X6800 share the PSUs in 1+1 or 2+2 redundancy. All fan modules in an X6800 share the fan modules in N+1 redundancy. -
Page 11: Heat Dissipation
HUAWEI X6800 Server Technical White Paper 2 System Design Figure 2-1 X6800 system architecture 2.2 Heat Dissipation The system draws in air from the front of the chassis, delivers the cool air to the server nodes, hard disks, processors, dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs), backplane, and fan modules, and then discharges warm air through the rear of the chassis. -
Page 12: Management And Monitoring
Do not block air vents to prevent device damage due to poor heat dissipation. 2.3 Management and Monitoring The iBMC and HMM implement management and monitoring of the X6800. The iBMC on each node implements node management through the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI), KVM, or virtual DVD-ROM drive. -
Page 13: Advantages
The X6800 uses Huawei proprietary system architecture with front maintenance and front and rear access cabling, providing easy maintenance of the cool wind area. The X6800 provides four slots for installing 4U4 server nodes. This unified architecture allows flexible configuration of computing and storage resources and easy upgrades and maintenance. -
Page 14: Hardware Description
3.8 System Management Board and Fan Switch Board 3.1 Appearance The X6800 is 4U (176.0 mm or 7.0 in.) high. It uses a modular design to separate its chassis from the server nodes. The X6800 can hold server nodes of different widths and types. - Page 15 Technical White Paper 3 Hardware Description Figure 3-1 X6800 holding four server nodes Front View Figure 3-2 shows the front view of an X6800 that houses four XH628 V5 server nodes. Issue 02 (2019-03-13) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Page 16 HUAWEI X6800 Server Technical White Paper 3 Hardware Description Figure 3-2 Front view of an X6800 Server node slot 1 Server node slot 3 Server node slot 5 Server node slot 7 Converged management network Converged management network port link indicator...
- Page 17 Steady on Data is being transmitted. activity indicator Rear View The X6800 chassis houses five fan modules, four PSUs, eight PCIe slots, and two management modules (MMs). Figure 3-3 shows the rear view of an X6800 holding four server nodes.
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Page 18: Components
Server node XH628 V5 Chassis The X6800 is 4U (176.0 mm or 7.0 in.) high. It provides four dual-width slots in the front, and four PSU slots, five fan module slots, two MM slots, and eight PCIe slots in the rear. -
Page 19: Server Node
Figure 3-5 XH628 V5 appearance NOTE The X6800 supports mixed configuration of XH628 V5 and XH628 V3 server nodes. In this case, the operating temperature of the server is the same as that of the XH628 V5 server node. Issue 02 (2019-03-13) -
Page 20: Pcie
Technical White Paper 3 Hardware Description Installation Positions Each XH628 V5 occupies two slots in the front of the X6800 chassis. An X6800 chassis can house a maximum of four XH628 V5 nodes. Figure 3-6 shows the installation positions and slot numbers of the XH628 V5 nodes in the chassis. -
Page 21: Fan Module
For details about the standard PCIe cards, see the Server Product Compatibility List. 3.5 Fan Module The X6800 implements forced cooling by drawing in air from the front of the chassis and discharging air through the rear of the chassis. The MM controls the fan speed based on the server node operating status. -
Page 22: Psu
3.6 PSU The X6800 uses four AC or DC PSUs. The input voltage range of the PSUs on the X6800 is as follows: AC PSUs: 100 V to 240 V AC (input frequency: 50 Hz or 60 Hz) DC PSUs: –36 V to –75 V DC... - Page 23 A 240 V HV DC PSU has the same appearance as an AC PSU. l A 380 V HV DC PSU has similar appearance to an AC PSU except that the power socket differs. Issue 02 (2019-03-13) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Page 24 PSU operating status indicator on the DC PSU panel. Table 3-7 Description of the operating status indicator on the DC PSU Name Color Status Description Operating status Green and yellow No power is indicator supplied. Issue 02 (2019-03-13) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Page 25: Backplane
For more details, see the Huawei Server Compatibility Checker. 3.7 Backplane The X6800 uses a passive backplane. The backplane connects server nodes to the HMM, rear I/O transfer board, fan switch board, and PSUs, as shown in Figure 3-13. Figure 3-13 Backplane Issue 02 (2019-03-13) Copyright ©... -
Page 26: System Management Board And Fan Switch Board
3 Hardware Description 3.8 System Management Board and Fan Switch Board The X6800 uses the HMMs and fan switch board to perform out-of-band management. The HMMs are hot-swappable and implement temperature monitoring, fan management, power management, and node management. The fan switch board provides fan management ports and system aggregation management functions. - Page 27 Table 3-9 Indicators on an MM panel Name Color Status Description Blinking at A major alarm has been generated. Operating status 1 Hz indicator Blinking at A critical alarm has been generated. 5 Hz Issue 02 (2019-03-13) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Page 28 Blinking The network cable is connected to the management network port. Management Orange No data is being transmitted. network port Data is being transmitted. activity indicator Issue 02 (2019-03-13) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Page 29: Security Management
Remote SSH Login The MMs support Secure Shell (SSH), which provides security protection and verification functions. SSH defends against various attacks on an insecure network. The MMs also Issue 02 (2019-03-13) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Page 30 SHA. NOTE The MMs support SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, FTP, and Telnet protocol, which are disabled by default for security purposes. If you need to enable SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c, contact Huawei technical support. Issue 02 (2019-03-13) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Page 31: Management
Technical White Paper 5 Management Management The X6800 uses the HMM and iBMC to perform node management and out-of-band aggregation management. The X6800 uses the HMM to perform management board hot swap, out-of-band aggregation management, and system power consumption managements. The X6800 uses Huawei-proprietary iBMC intelligent management system to implement remote server management. - Page 32 Supports domain management and directory services, which significantly simplifies network and configuration management. Dual-image backup Starts from an image backup if the software fails. IPv6 Supports IPv6 to ensure sufficient IP addresses. Issue 02 (2019-03-13) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Page 33: Hmm Features
Management principles of the X6800 are as follows: The Integrated Baseboard Management Controller (iBMC) and the Hyper Management Module (HMM) implement management and monitoring of the X6800. The iBMC on each node implements node management through the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI), KVM, or virtual DVD-ROM drive. -
Page 34: Management Modes
The X6800 provides flexible networking of the management network: Point-to-point networking The server nodes are directly connected to the switch outside the X6800 chassis to form an out-of-band management network plane. You must set LAN Port Configuration to Dedicated on the BIOS. You also can connect Data plane network and transfer management message through NC-SI. - Page 35 Figure 5-2 Point-to-point networking Cabling from the mounting ear for converged management The X6800 is connected to the switch outside the X6800 chassis through a cable led out from the front mounting ear on the X6800 chassis. The out-of-band management network communicates with the X6800 server nodes through the LAN switch (LSW) chip in the X6800 chassis.
- Page 36 5 Management Figure 5-4 Cabling from the HMM (converged management) l The active/standby switchover feature of the X6800 HMMs is not available at present. Therefore, the X6800 comes with only one HMM. l The converged management network port on the HMM provides an external interface for the LSW.
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Page 37: Technical Specifications
Form factor The X6800 is a 4U multi-node server. Supported nodes 4 dual-sot nodes PCIe slot The rear panel of the X6800 provides a maximum of eight PCIe x8 slots. Management l One converged management port on the mounting ear interface... - Page 38 Fully-configured with XH628 V5: 109 kg (240.35 lb) l Package weight: 6.5 kg (14.33 lb) Cabinet requirements The depth of an X6800 chassis is 898 mm, and therefore the cabinet depth must be no less than 1200 mm. For details, see Figure 6-1.
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Page 39: Node Specifications
The minimum distance between the front mounting bar and the front cabinet door is 140 mm (5.51 in.) if cables are routed from the front of the X6800 chassis, and is 90 mm (3.54 in.) if cables are routed form the rear of the chassis. -
Page 40: Environmental Specifications
1600 W. NOTE For details about PSU part numbers, see the Huawei Server Compatibility Checker. 6.4 Environmental Specifications Table 6-4 describes the environmental specifications for the X6800 V5. Issue 02 (2019-03-13) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Page 41 5 Hz to 10 Hz: 5 mm (0.20 in., peak-to-peak value) 10 Hz to 100 Hz: 1 m/s Shock Half sine wave, peak acceleration of 2 G, 11 ms, 3 times for each surface, and a total of three axial directions Issue 02 (2019-03-13) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Page 42 ISO 14664-1 Class 8. You are advised to ask a professional organization to monitor particulate pollutants in the equipment room. l There is no explosive, conductive, magnetic, or corrosive dust in the equipment room. Issue 02 (2019-03-13) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Page 43: Warranty
According to the Huawei Warranty Policy for Servers & Storage Products (Warranty Policy for short), the X6800 has a three-year warranty, the DVD-ROM drives and BBUs have a one- year warranty, and the software media have a three-month warranty. The Warranty Policy is a... - Page 44 Huawei. Table 7-2 Warranty services Service Description Help Desk Huawei provides 24-hour after-sales technical support such as handling customers requests for troubleshooting or hardware replacement, responding to customer inquiries, handling customer complaints, and collecting suggestions using the dedicated hotline.
- Page 45 For the products with a three-year warranty used in China, Huawei provides NBD service, 9 hours a day, 5 days a week. For the products with a three-year warranty used outside China, Huawei provides CDS service, 9 hours a day, 5 days a week.
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Page 46: Certifications
HUAWEI X6800 Server Technical White Paper 8 Certifications Certifications 8.1 Certifications 8.2 Protocols 8.1 Certifications Table 8-1 lists the certifications passed by the X6800. Table 8-1 X6800 certifications Region Country Certificate Name Label China China RoHS Europe RoHS REACH WEEE... -
Page 47: Protocols
Certification: Saudi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Kuwait, Algeria, Botswana, Qatar, Egypt) 8.2 Protocols Table 8-2 lists the standards and protocols with which the X6800 complies. Table 8-2 Standards and protocols the X6800 complies with Category Standard/Protocol Specifications Standards IEEE 802.1P IEEE 802.1Q VLAN IEEE 802.1D... - Page 48 IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol TELNET Remote terminal protocol HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol File Transfer Protocol IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface Issue 02 (2019-03-13) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Page 49: A Acronyms And Abbreviations
Command-line Interface Direct Current DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 DEMT Dynamic Energy Management Technology DIMM Dual In-line Memory Module Digital Video Disc Error Checking and Correcting ECMA European Computer Manufacturers Association Issue 02 (2019-03-13) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Page 50 Internet Group Message Protocol iBMC Integrated Baseboard Management Controller IOPS Input/Output Operations per Second Internet Protocol Intelligent Power Capability IPMB Intelligent Platform Management Bus IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface Keyboard Video and Mouse Issue 02 (2019-03-13) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Page 51 Serial Attached Small Computer System Interface SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment SGMII Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SM_CLP Server Management Command Line Protocol SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Solid-state Drive Issue 02 (2019-03-13) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Page 52 Trusted Platform Module UDIMM Unbuffered Dual In-line Memory Module UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Unit Identification Light Underwriter Laboratories Inc. Universal Serial Bus Video Graphics Array Voltage Regulator-Down WSMAN Web Service Management Issue 02 (2019-03-13) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.