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ZEUS-WHI0 4U Rackmount Server System User’s Manual 1 Last Updated: February 6, 2023...
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Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted, 2023. All rights are reserved. The original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the original manufacturer.
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Acknowledgement All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Microsoft Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. ⚫ Intel® Xeon® is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. ⚫ ITE is a trademark of Integrated Technology Express, Inc. ⚫...
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Packing List Before setting up your product, please make sure the following items have been shipped: Item Quantity ZEUS-WHI0 ⚫ If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately. Preface...
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About this Document This User’s Manual contains all the essential information, such as detailed descriptions and explanations on the product’s hardware and software features (if any), its specifications, dimensions, jumper/connector settings/definitions, and driver installation instructions (if any), to facilitate users in setting up their product. Users may refer to the product page at AAEON.com for the latest version of this document.
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Safety Precautions Please read the following safety instructions carefully. It is advised that you keep this manual for future references All cautions and warnings on the device should be noted. Make sure the power source matches the power rating of the device. Position the power cord so that people cannot step on it.
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If any of the following situations arises, please the contact our service personnel: Damaged power cord or plug Liquid intrusion to the device iii. Exposure to moisture Device is not working as expected or in a manner as described in this manual The device is dropped or damaged Any obvious signs of damage displayed on the device...
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FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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China RoHS Requirement (EN) Hazardous and Toxic Materials List AAEON System QO4-381 Rev.A0 Hazardous or Toxic Materials or Elements Component Name PCB and Components Wires & Connectors for Ext.Connections Chassis CPU & RAM HDD Drive LCD Module Optical Drive Touch Control Module Battery This form is prepared in compliance with the provisions of SJ/T 11364.
Specifications System Form Factor 4U Rackmount Server System Processor Single Intel® Xeon® Ice Lake-SP Processor, Supports up to 205W System Memory DDR4 2666MHz R-DIMM Slot x 6 Supports up to 192GB (32GB per DIMM) Chipset Intel®C621A Ethernet Intel® i210 GbE x 2 BIOS AMI BIOS RS-232 x 1...
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System IPMI IPMI Module (Optional) Internal RTC TPM 2.0 System Fan Middle Fan x 3 (Default) Rear Fan x 2 (Optional) Front I/O Panel HDD Active LED x 1 Power On/Off x 1 USB 3.0 x 2 (USB 2.0 Signal) Rear I/O Panel USB 3.1 Gen 1 x 6 (Type-A) 1Gb RJ-45 LAN x 2...
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System Bottom Note: While the chassis contains several LEDs, only the Power LED and HDD LED are functional, as shown. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Board Component Side Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Board Solder Side Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
Jumpers and Connectors Note: For a fully configured system, we recommend that you use a power supply unit ⚫ (PSU) that complies with ATX 12V Specification 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of 500W. We recommend that you use a PSU with a higher power output when ⚫...
List of Jumpers Please refer to the table below for all of the board’s jumpers that you can configure for your application Label Function CMOS1 RTC Reset Auto Power Button ME Recover 2.3.1 RTC Reset (CMOS1) Setting Configuration Normal Clear CMOS 2.3.2 Auto Power Button Selection (JP1) Setting Configuration...
List of Connectors Please refer to the table below for all of the board’s connectors that you can configure for your application Label Function DIO1 Digital I/O USB 2.0 Port Front Panel Pin Header CPU_FAN1/2 CPU_FAN1 SYS_FAN3~5 CPU_FAN2 M.2 2280 M-Key SATA1~SATA8 SATA Port Connector ATX1...
2.4.3 Front Panel Pin Header (FP1) Signal Signal Type Power On Button (+) Input Reset Switch (+) Input Power On Button (-) Reset Switch (-) HDD LED (+) Output Power LED(+) POWER HDD LED (-) Output Power LED(-) 2.4.4 Case Open (CN9) Signal Signal Type CASEOPEN#...
Hardware Installation 2.5.1 2.5" or 3.5" Hard Disk Drive Installation This section details how to install the 2.5" or 3.5" HDD. Step 1: Unscrew the upper lid of the chassis. Step 2: Open the upper lid. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Step 3: Loosen the HDD Bracket screws. Step 4: Place the HDD in the driver bay and lock with four screws. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Step 5.1: Lock the hard disk driver bay with the screw. Step 5.2: Connect the SATA and SATA power cables to the Hard Disk. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
System Test and Initialization The board uses certain routines to perform testing and initialization. If an error, fatal or non-fatal, is encountered, a few short beeps or an error message will be outputted. The board can usually continue the boot up sequence with non-fatal errors. The system configuration verification routines check the current system configuration against the values stored in the CMOS memory.
AMI BIOS Setup The AMI BIOS ROM has a pre-installed Setup program that allows users to modify basic system configurations, which is stored in the battery-backed CMOS RAM and BIOS NVRAM so that the information is retained when the power is turned off. To enter BIOS Setup, press <Del>...
3.4.1 Trusted Computing Options Summary Security Device Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Support Disable Enables or Disables BIOS support for security device. O.S. will not show Security Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. SHA-1 PCR Bank Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default...
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Options Summary Enable or Disable Platform Hierarchy Storage Hierarchy Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Disabled Enable or Disable Storage Hierarchy Endorsement Hierarchy Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Disabled Enable or Disable Endorsement Hierarchy TPM 2.0 UEFI Spec TCG_2 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Version TCG_1_2 Select the TCH2 Spec Version Support.
3.4.2 Hardware Monitor Options Summary CPU FAN / CPU FAN 2 / Disabled SYS FAN 3 Control Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default For Enable/Disable CPU FAN / CPU FAN 2 / SYS FAN 3 Smart Control Enabled: FAN is running in accordance with user settings Disabled: FAN is always running with full speed FAN Control Mode Manual Mode...
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Options Summary Off Control Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Temperature Temperature Limit Value of Fan Off Note: Some fans have the minimum speed even if the PWM value is 0 Start Control Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Temperature Temperature Limit Value of FAN Start Control Full Speed Temperature 80 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Temperature Limit Value of FAN Full Speed...
3.4.3 SIO Configuration Options Summary Serial Port View and Set Basic properties of the SIO Logical device. Like IO Base, IRQ Range, DMA Channel and Device Mode. Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
3.4.3.1 Serial Port Configuration Options Summary Use This Device Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Disabled Enable or Disable this Logical Device. Possible Use Automatic Settings Optimal Default, Failsafe Default IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; IO=2F8h; IRQ=3; Allows the user to change the device resource settings. New settings will be reflected on this setup page after system restarts.
3.4.5 Serial Port Console Configuration Options Summary Console Redirection Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Disabled Console Redirection Enable or Disable. Console Redirection Settings The settings specify how the host computer and the remote computer (which the user is using) will exchange data. Both computers should have the same or compatible settings.
3.4.5.1 COM0 Console Redirection Settings Options Summary Terminal Type VT100 VT100+ Optimal Default, Failsafe Default VT-UTF8 ANSI Emulation: ANSI: Extended ASCII char set. VT100: ASCII char set. VT100+: Extends VT100 to support color, function keys, etc. VT-UTF8: Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode. Bits per second 9600 19200...
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Options Summary Data bit Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Data Bits Parity None Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Even Mark Space A Parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission errors. Even: parity bit is 0 if the num of 1’s in the data bits is even. Odd: parity bit is 0 if the num of 1’s in the data bits is odd.
Options Summary Select FunctionKey and KeyPad on Putty. 3.4.5.2 Legacy Console Redirection Settings Options Summary Redirection COM Port COM0 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Select a COM port to display redirection of Legacy OS and Legacy OPROM Messages Resolution 80x24 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default 80x25 On Legacy OS, the Number of Rows and Columns supported redirection Redirect After POST...
3.4.5.3 Console Redirection EMS Settings Options Summary Terminal Type EMS VT100 VT100+ VT-UTF8 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default ANSI VT-UTF8 is the preferred terminal type for out-of-band management. The next best choice is VT100+ and then VT100. See above, in Console Redirection Settings page, for more Help with Terminal Type/Emulation.
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Options Summary Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow. When sending data, if the receiving buffers are full, a ‘stop’ signal can be sent to stop the data flow. Once the buffers are empty, a ‘start’ signal can be sent to re-start the flow.
3.4.7 Power Management Options Summary Power Mode ATX Type Optimal Default, Failsafe Default AT Type Select power supply mode. Restore AC Power Loss Last State Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Always On Always Off Select power state when power is re-applied after a power failure. RTC wake system from Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default...
3.4.8 Digital IO Port Configuration Options Summary DIO Port1~4 Output Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Input Set DIO as Input or Output DIO Port1~4 Output High Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Level Set output level when DIO pin is output DIO Port5~8 Output Input Optimal Default, Failsafe Default...
3.4.9 Case Open Configuration Options Summary Case Open Warning Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Clear Case Open detecting function Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
3.5.1.1 PCH SATA Configuration Options Summary SATA Controller Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable SATA Controller Configure SATA AHCI Optimal Default, Failsafe Default RAID Identify the SATA port is connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive Chapter 3 –...
3.6.5.1 CPU C State Control Options Summary Enable Monitor MWAIT Disable Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Allows Monitor and MWAIT instructions. Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
Setup Submenu: Server Mgmt Options Summary BMC Support Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Enable/Disable interfaces to communicate with BMC. IPMI Interface Type Kcs Interface Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Bt Interface Type of Interface to communicate BMC from HOST. Wait For BMC Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled...
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Options Summary FRB-2 Timer Policy Do Nothing Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Reset Power Down Power Cycle Configure how the system should respond if the FRB-2 Timer expires. Not available if FRB-2 Timer is disabled. OS Watchdog Timer Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled If enabled, starts a BIOS timer which can only be shut off by Management Software after the OS loads.
3.7.1 System Event Log Options Summary SEL Components Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Change this to enable or disable event logging for error/progress codes during boot. Erase SEL Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Yes, On next reset Yes, On every reset Choose options for erasing SEL.
3.7.2 BMC Self-Test Log Options Summary Erase Log Yes, On every reset Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Erase Log Options. When log is full Clear Log Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Do not log any more Select the action to be taken when log is full. Chapter 3 –...
Setup Submenu: Security Change User/Administrator Password If an Administrator Password is set, it will be required during boot up, or when the user enters the Setup utility. Please Note that a User Password does not provide access to many of the features in the Setup utility. Select the password you wish to set, press Enter to open a dialog box to enter your password (you can enter no more than six letters or numbers).
3.8.1 Secure Boot Options Summary Secure Boot Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Secure Boot feature is Active if Secure Boot is Enabled, Platform Key (PLK) is enrolled and the System is in User mode. The mode change requires platform reset. Secure Boot Mode Standard Custom...
3.8.1.1 Key Management Options Summary Factory Key Provision Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Install factory default Secure Boot keys after the platform reset and while the System is in Setup mode. Restore Factory Keys Force System to User Mode. Install factory default Secure Boot key databases.
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Options Summary Secure Boot Variables Enroll Factory Defaults or load certificates from a file: 1. Public Key Certificate in: a) EFI_SIGNATURE_LIST b) EFI_CERT_X509 (DER encoded) c) EFI_CERT_RSA2048 (bin) d) EFI_CERT_SHAXXX 2. Authenticated UEFI Variable 3. EFI PE/COFF Image (SHA256) Key Source: Default, External, Mixed Chapter 3 –...
3.10 Setup Submenu: Save & Exit Options Summary Save Changes and Reset Reset the system after saving the changes. Discard Changes and Exit Exit system setup without saving any changes. Restore Defaults Restore/Load Default values for all the setup options. Chapter 3 –...
Driver Download/Installation Drivers for the ZEUS-WHI0 can be downloaded from the product page on the AAEON website by following this link: https://www.aaeon.com/en/p/industrial-4u-whitely-platform-server-intel-xeon-zeus-w Download the driver(s) you need, extract them to their respective folders and follow the steps below to install them. Step 1 –...
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Step 4 – Install Audio Driver Open the Audio Driver V8978 folder Run the Setup.exe file in the folder Follow the instructions Drivers will be installed automatically Chapter 4 – Driver Installation...
Login WebUI Step 1: To enable BMC support on BIOS, select Server Mgmt and change BMC Support to Enabled. Appendix A – AMI BMC Firmware User Guide...
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Step 2: Save BIOS Setting and reset system. Step 3: Select Server Mgmt and check BMC information. Appendix A – AMI BMC Firmware User Guide...
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Step 4: To configure the BMC IP address, select Server Mgmt > BMC network configuration. The user can set the BMC IP source to Static, DynamicBmcDhcp, or DynamicBmcNonDhcp, then reset the system. For the below user guide example, we have selected DynamicBmcDhcp. After reset, BMC will get the IP from the DHCP server. Appendix A –...
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Step 5: Open the browser and type BMC IP. In this guide, the BMC IP is 192.168.8.106. To log in for the first time, enter the following credentials: Username: admin Password: admin. Step 6: When logging in for the first time, BMC will ask the user to change the password.
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Step 7: When you have successfully logged in, the web dashboard will appear as below. Appendix A – AMI BMC Firmware User Guide...
A.2 Power Control Step 1: On the menu on left side of the screen, select Power Control. The page will show the host status and the Power Actions the user can activate on the host server. Appendix A – AMI BMC Firmware User Guide...
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Step 2: When the host status is off, the only action that can be selected is Power On. Select this and press Perform Action to boot the host. Appendix A – AMI BMC Firmware User Guide...
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Step 3: When the host status is on, the user can select actions including Power Off, Power Cycle, Hard Reset, and ACPI Shutdown. See below for a description of each power action. Power Off - Immediately powers off the server. •...
A.3 Field Replace Unit (FRU) Step 1: The FRU Information page displays the BMC’s FRU device information. On left side, select FRU Information. This firmware can show 5 FRU. The first provides main board information, the second to fifth can be modified according to the needs of the customer.
A.4 Remote Control Serial Over LAN (SOL) provides serial line access over the management LAN. Step 1: On left side, select Settings -> Video Recording -> SOL Settings -> SOL Configurations, Volatile Bit Rate and Non-Volatile Bit Rate are changed to 115200. Appendix A –...
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Step 2: On the left side, select Remote Control and press the Serial over LAN Activate button. KVM includes H5Viewer and JViewer. One is via HTML5 while the other is via Java. Appendix A – AMI BMC Firmware User Guide...
A.5 Sensors Monitor Step 1: On the left side, select Sensor. Step 2: Enable Sync in the upper left corner, then click sensors to see more information. Appendix A – AMI BMC Firmware User Guide...
A.6 Virtual Media Step 1: On the left side, select Settings -> Media Redirection Setting -> General Settings, enable Local Media Support and Save. Step 2: On left side, select Image Redirection -> Local Media. Step 3: Click to upload iso file. Appendix A –...
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When the iso file is successfully uploaded, click to start redirection. Step 4: Reboot host. Appendix A – AMI BMC Firmware User Guide...
A.7 Alarm Email Settings Step 1: On the left side, select Settings -> SMTP Settings. Step 2: Enter the Sender Email ID, Primary Server Name, Primary Server IP, and Primary SMTP port information and enable Primary SMTP Authentication. Step 3: Enter Primary Username and Primary Password. Appendix A –...
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Step 4: On the left side, select Settings -> User Management, and select 2 admin. Then enter the EMail ID, and save. Step 5: On the left side, select Settings -> Platform Event Filters -> LAN Destinations. Step 6: Select LAN Channel 1, change Destination Type to E-Mail, then select admin for the BMC Username section.
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Step 7: On the left side, select Settings -> Platform Event Filters -> LAN Destinations. Step 8: Click to send test email. Appendix A – AMI BMC Firmware User Guide...