UserGuide actiNAS WIN LX SV V01 PDF

User Guide
User Information for barebone actiNAS BB212-3

used within the storage systems
actiNAS WIN 212 / actiNAS LX 212 / actiNAS SV 212
Contact Information Manufacturer:
actidata Storage Systems GmbH

Wulfshofstr. 16, D- 44149 Dortmund, Deutschland (Germany)
T: +49 (0) 2 31/56 36 32 – 0 (Switch Board)
T: +49 (0) 2 31/56 36 32 – 35 (Service Hotline)
E: service@actidata.com
I: www.actidata.de
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User Guide barebone actiNAS BB212-3
used in actiNAS WIN 212 / actiNAS LX 212 / actiNAS SV 212
Introduction
This manual is the operation manual for users about the storage server barebone
system actiNAS BB212-3. It mainly introduces and describes the characteristic
parameters, system configuration and installation mode of this product. This
type of storage server of actidata supports one controller module and this system
is integrated based on 2U12bay cabinet and G1DCW motherboard.
This manual is used for the reference and research for professional system
integrators and personal computer technicians. This product shall be installed
and serviced only by experienced technicians.
Manual Structure:
Chapter 1: Product Introduction

This section provides the specifications of major components of the system, and
describes the main features of G1DCW motherboard and 2U 12 bay chassis.
Chapter 2: System Interface Introduction

This section describes the details of system interfaces, including the information
about I/O interface, various connectors, terminals and jumper functions of
motherboard.
Chapter 3: Detailed Controller Module Installations

This chapter provides the information about the installation and instructions of
processor, memory, PIKE card and expansion card of G1DCW motherboard;
please refer to this chapter for matters needing attention in installing or
removing the accessories.
Chapter 4: Chassis Installation

This chapter provides the installation and description of the backplane, SPIB
board and fan wall on the server; please refer to this chapter for matters needing
attention in the installation and removal of backplane, SPIB board and fan wall.
Chapter 5: System Installation

This chapter describes the necessary steps and matters needing attention for
using the actiNAS BB212-3 server barebone system.
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Content
Chapter 1 Product Introduction ........................................................................................................ 4
1.1 System features ................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 Board features ................................................................................................................... 8
1.3 Server chassis system features .................................................................................10
1.4 System view ......................................................................................................................12
Chapter 2 System Interface Introduction.....................................................................................16
2.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................16
2.2 Motherboard IO interface............................................................................................22
2.3 Jumper setting .................................................................................................................41
Chapter 3 Detailed Controller Module Installation ..................................................................44
3.1 Front view of module ....................................................................................................44
3.3 CPU installation ...............................................................................................................45
3.4 CPU heat sink installation ...........................................................................................49
3.5 Memory installation ......................................................................................................51
3.6 PIKE card and expansion card installation ...........................................................54
4.2 Fan installation ................................................................................................................57
4.3 Controller module installation ..................................................................................59
4.4. System hard disk installation ...................................................................................61
Chapter 5 System Cabinet Installation ..........................................................................................64
Overview ...................................................................................................................................64
System Cabinet Steps ...........................................................................................................64
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Chapter 1 Product Introduction

1.1 System features
1.1.1 System parameters
Model actiNAS BB212-3 barebone – Motherboard-Features
Processor Dual CPU-MB for Intel Broadwell EP E5-2600 V4 system

(Socket R3 LGA 2011)
Critical Storage server system

applications
Video editing server system
Big data analysis server system
High performance database system
Virtualized Server System
Internet application server system
Outstanding 550W 1+1 redundant platinum label efficiency power supply

features
Support 12*3.5 or 2.5 SAS2.0/SATA3.0 6Gb/s HDD
Onboard M.2 interface, and support X4 PCI-E 3.0 SSD
High performance, low cost, no cable, easy maintenance,

low power consumption
Use IPMI2.0 dedicated Gigabit management LAN
Motherboard SY201D12REH-BF
Chipset Intel PCH WellsBurg C612 chipset
Memory Memory (system), 4 memory channels per CPU with 2

(system) DDR4RDIMM per channel; Support 1024GBRDIMM,
2048GBLRDIMM, and rate of 2133,1866,1600Mhz,
maximum 1DPC rate of Broadwell is up to 2400MHZ.
Expansion Support up to 4*PCI-e slot x8；

cards
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SATA 12 SATA 3.0 6Gb (all of them connect to SPIB via LSI2008)
RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 (MS Windows®) RAID 0, 1, 10 (Linux)
M.2 SSD PCI-e Gen3 X4 M.2 SSD

(Support M.2 SSD length 42mm,80mm and 110mm)
LAN Intel I350-AM2 two 1GbE network ports

and JL82599ES two SFP + optical ports
IPMI LAN 1Gb IPMI management network port;
VGA 15 PIN VGA Connector (From AST2400)
USB Rear USB: 2 USB 3.0 ports and 1 built-in USB3.0 port
Front USB: 2 USB 2.0 ports
Management AST2400 BMC Controller for IPMI and Graphic Support

interface
Power Supply 550W 1+1 redundant platinum label efficiency,

hot-swappable, 80PLUS Platinum
Fans 4 easy-plug 8038 fans (12V/Max3.3A)
LED indicator Rear LED: UID LED, two-color system status indicator;
Internal plate: PWROKLED, BMC Heartbeat LED, etc
Dimensions 2U Rack Mount,675mm*448mm*88mm
1.1.2 System overview
actiNAS BB212-3 barebone system is a kind of 2U dual server product with

high-density, low-power and controller architecture, appropriate for big data
analysis, cloud computing, virtualized computing, and Internet applications, etc.
System hardware consists of three modules, namely the hard disk module,
controller module and power module; these three modules adopt the hot-plug
design, greatly reducing the cost of equipment maintenance.
The main features of product are summarized as follows:：
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 Controller system uses the INTEL Grantley-EP platform with the latest
generation of INTEL E5-2600 V3 HASWELL and E5-2600 V4BROADWELL
CPU, and the maximum capacity of 145W
 The system memory is 16 slices of DDR4 RDIMM, MAX 2048GB LRDIMM.
 Chipset adopts Intel PCH C612 chip.
 Controller module supports one M.2SSD, and supports one half-height

and one full-height PCI-E 3.0 expansion card.
 System uses 550W1+1 redundant platinum label efficiency power supply

and supports hot-plug replacement.
 System uses 3 pluggable 8038 fans.。
 System supports four Intel I350-AM4 RJ45 Gigabit ports and two Intel
82599 SFP+ 10 Gigabit optical ports.
 System has an independent IPMI management network port with remote

management, and BMC chip uses Aspeed AST2400.
 System has a VGA interface from BMC.
 Controller has two USB3.0 interfaces for users.
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System structure diagram is as follows:
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1.2 Board features
1.2.1 Board parameters:
actiNAS BB212-3 with G1DCW dual server motherboard is based on Intel X86
architecture, which uses Intel Grantley-EP platform based on Intel PCH C612
chipset, accompanied with the latest generation of Haswell E5v3 CPU, which is
compatible with Broadwell E5v4 CPU, and supports 4-channel
DDR4-1600/1866/2133/2400 ECC RDIMM/LRDIMM.
The main features of G1DCW are as follows:
Motherboard G1DCW
CPU of Intel Haswell E5-2600 V3 system, compatible with

Processor Intel Broadwell EP E5-2600 V4 system (Socket R3 LGA
2011)
Chipset Intel PCH Wellsburg: C612
4 memory channels per CPU with 2 DDR4 RDIMM per

channel;
Memory
(system) Support 1024GBRDIMM, 2048GBLRDIMM, and rate of
2133,1866,1600Mhz, maximum 1DPC rate of Broadwell is
up to 2400MHZ.
B: Intel I350-AM2 two 1GbE network ports;
4B: Intel I350-AM4 four 1GbE network ports;
LAN BF: Intel I350-AM2 two 1GbE network ports, and

JL82599ES two SFP + optical ports;
4BF: Intel I350-AM4 four 1GbE network ports, and

JL82599ES two 10 Gigabit SFP + optical ports.
VGA Aspeed AST2400 Graphics
Input/output 1*VGA port, 4* Gigabit Ethernet ports, 2*10 gigabit ports,

interface 1* unique IPMI port, 1* main switch, 2*USB3.0
Management IPMI 2.0 + KVM with dedicated LAN

interface
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Motherboard SY201D12REH-BF
CPU of Intel Broadwell EP E5-2600 V4 system (Socket R3

Processor
LGA 2011)
1.2.2 Diagram of motherboard hardware chip function:
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1.3 Server chassis system features
1.3.1 Chassis parameters
Basic parameters
Chassis style Rack-mounted
Chassis structure 2U
Adaption
actidata G1DCW
motherboard
Support hot-plug
Pluggable
fans
cooling system Four 8038 temperature control fans
Slide way Optional
Fixed mode of
Fixed screw
cabinet
Product material High-quality SGCC (galvanized steel sheet)
Cabinet size 675mm*448mm*88mm (D*W*H)
Package size 902*591*228mm (L*W*H)
Safety
CCC, CE, FCC and ROHS
certification
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1.3.2 System power supply
Chassis: 550W1+1 redundant platinum label efficiency power supply, and

support hot-plug replacement;
 Input AC voltage：100-127V~/ 9.9A；200-240V~/ 4.79A；

 Output DC voltage：+12V，+12V_SB；
 Frequency：47Hz~63Hz。
1.3.3 Cooling system
 Four 8038 fans (12V /Max 3.3A)

 Fan parameters:
o Voltage: 10.8-13.2V, current: 2.75A, max. 3.3A.
o Power: max. 39.6W.
o Maximum speed: 9000 +/- 10% RPM.
o Air flow: 3.754 m³ / min (132.6 CFM).
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1.4 System view
1.4.1 Front view
1.4.2 Rear view
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1.4.3 Front panel buttons and indicator lights:
The buttons and LED indicators on front panel are as follows, and the functions
and status of each button or light are described, as follows:：
LED state description
No Image LED appearance Description
Green light always

② Device start-up state
on
③ Blue light always on System ID indicator
④ Green light flashing Normal system operation
Alarm indication, including

system alarms, fan alarms,
Yellow light always
⑤ power alarm, etc., viewed
on
via IPMI management
software
Green light always Network port 1 is

⑥
on connected normally

⑦

⑧
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⑨
Blue light always on

Hard disk location
⑩ Yellow light always
Hard disk alarm
on
Green light always

⑪ Hard disk in place
on
⑫ USB port 2*USB2.0 ports
⑬ Reset Restart button
1.4.4 Hard disk indicators
ActLED（green）
Fault LED（yellow）
Status LED（blue）
1. Active LED（green）
2. Fault LED（yellow）
3. Status LED（blue）
4. LED is described as follows:：
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Hard disk
Always on OFF OFF
in place
Hard disk
Always on OFF OFF
in place
Hard disk
Flashing 4Hz/sec OFF OFF
activity
Hard disk Flashing

Always on OFF
location 4Hz/sec
Hard disk
Always on OFF Always on
alarm
RAID
reconstruct Always on OFF Flashing 1Hz/sec
ion
1.4.5 Hard disk orders
The default order of disks on the backplane is as follows:
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Chapter 2 System Interface Introduction

2.1 Overview
The main interfaces in system are distributed on the motherboard, and the
interface layout of motherboard is described as follows:
2.1.1 Physical image of G1DCW motherboard
Physical image of G1DCW motherboard
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2.1.1 G1DCW motherboard interface and definition:
1. Diagram of motherboard interface location:
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2．Motherboard interface definition:
Main Connectors on G1DCW motherboard
Connector No Description Comment
CN1 VGA Connector
LED-POWER Button (switch Green, yellow

SW1 button with two-color indicator
light)
J9 1GbE Ethernet interface 1 and

port 2
J10 1GbE Ethernet interface 3 and G1DCW-B/BF no port

port 4
J11 SFP+ 10 gigabit optical port *2 G1DCW-B/4B no port
CONN1 USB3.0 Connector *2+IPMI Self-adaption

management network port 1000/100/10M
D9 UID LED
SYS_FAN1 4PIN PWM fan connector
3PIN BMC Debug RS232

J12
Connector
JCOM1 9Pin System Debug RS232

Connector
USB1 Vertical USB3.0 Type A *1
JTPM1 TPM Connector LPC/TPM connector
GPU1_POWER1 GPU1 Power Connector1 GPU1 Power connector1
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CPU_XDP1 XDP connector Used for debug
The following lengths can

J23 M.2 SSD connector be supported: M.2 (42mm,
80mm,110mm)
JBAT1 CR2032 Battery Socket
16 LANE PCI-e all signal

CPU1_SLOT1 PCI-e 3.0 X16 SLOT
from CPU1
16 LANE PCI-e all signal

CPU2_SLOT1 PCI-e 3.0 X16 SLOT
from CPU2
CPU2_SLOT2 PCI-e 3.0 X8 SLOT 8LANE PCI-e all signal

from CPU2
Insert self-developed PIKE

PCI-e X8 SLOT PCI-e signal
CPU1_PIKE1 card of actidata
transfer
(non-standard card)
PCI-e X4 SLOT SAS signal

SAS_PIKE1
transfer
CPU1-DIMMA1 CPU1 memory channel A, 1st

DIMM
CPU1-DIMMA2 CPU1 memory channel A, 2nd

DIMM
CPU1-DIMMB1 CPU1 memory channel B, 1st

DIMM
CPU1-DIMMB2 CPU1 memory channel B, 2nd

DIMM
CPU1-DIMMC1 CPU1 memory channel C, 1st

DIMM
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CPU1-DIMMC2 CPU1 memory channel C, 2nd

DIMM
CPU1-DIMMD1 CPU1 memory channel D, 1st

DIMM
CPU1-DIMMD2 CPU1 memory channel D, 2nd

DIMM
CPU2-DIMME1 CPU2 memory channel E, 1st

DIMM
CPU2-DIMME2 CPU2 memory channel E, 2nd

DIMM
CPU2-DIMMF1 CPU2 memory channel F, 1st

DIMM
CPU2-DIMMF2 CPU2 memory channel F, 2nd

DIMM
CPU2-DIMMG1 CPU2 memory channel G, 1st

DIMM
CPU2-DIMMG2 CPU2 memory channel G, 2nd

DIMM
CPU2-DIMMH1 CPU2 memory channel H, 1st

DIMM
CPU2-DIMMH2 CPU2 memory channel H, 2nd

DIMM
CPU1 CPU1 SOCKET
CPU2 CPU2 SOCKET
J18 AirMax high-speed signal

Used to connect SPIB
connector

connector

connector
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connector
J15 Power connector Used to connect SPIB
J17 Power connector Used to connect SPIB
J16 Guide pin
J22 Guide pin
U62 PCH C612
U70 BMC AST2400
U66 JL82599 10 gigabit optical port
G1DCW-BF uses
I350-AM2;
U63 I350 1GbE network card chip
G1DCW-4BF uses
I350-AM4
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2.2 Motherboard IO interface
2.2.1 Switch button
Press the switch button to start the system, and the location is indicated by the
arrow below
This button is the switch button with two colors of system status indicators to
achieve the whole boot and shutdown; when the system is powered, press the
button to turn on the system; if the system is turned on, press this button to shut
down the system; if the host is on without system status, long press this button to
force the shutdown.
Note: After the system is plugged into the AC power supply, please
wait for the button green light, and then press the button to boot
LED color status
LED LED
1Hz green
1Hz green light flashing
light flashing
Green light
Green light always on
always on
Yellow light
Yellow light always on
always on
No light No light
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In the hanger indicator on front panel is a power button, and press the button for
boot or shutdown,
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2.2.2 System ID (identity) indicator
System ID indicator is designed to allow users to identify the machine with the
current operation more intuitively, and its specific location on motherboard is as
shown below: on the front motherboard labeled with D9:
In the hanger indicator on front panel is a UID button, and press the button
or click UID on the IPMI management interface to turn on or off the UID LED.
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2.2.3 IPMI LAN port
The network port is special for IPMI (CONN1), used for IPMI remote
management, and it is connected into switchboard with CAT5 cable and above,
also directly connected to the customer's host; it supports kilomega with
self-adaptive adjustment, but cannot be used as a service data network port. The
LED on the network port is as follows:
IPMI LAN Port LED
LED Description
Link status light:
1. 1000Mb Link, green light always on

Left LED
2. 100Mb Link, yellow light always on
3. 10Mb Link, no LED
The yellow indicator flashes when data is active

Right LED This indicator does not light when no data is
active
Location diagram:
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2.2.3 LAN port
Motherboard provides four kilomega Ethernet ports (J9 and J10), the main chip
uses Intel I350-AM4, self-adaptive 1000M, 100M and 10M, 4 Gigabit Ethernet
business port, used to receive/send business data, and connected into the
interchanger via CAT5 cable and above, or directly connected to the customer's
host; the LED indicators in network port is as follows:
Task data LAN Port Led
LED 描述
Link status light:
Left Led 1. 1000Mb Link, green light always on

3. 10Mb Link, no LED
The yellow indicator flashes when data

is active
Right Led
This indicator does not light when no
data is active
Note: The four network port indicators are the same.
Location diagram:
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2.2.4 SFP+ Ports
The motherboard supports two SFP + Port (J11), and the main chip uses Intel
JL82599ES chip. The optical connectors use the 2X1 piled connector; SFP+
optical connector is defined as follows: The LED in this port is as follows:
Task data LAN Port Led
LED 描述
Link status light:
1. 10 gigabit Link, green light always on
SFP-1,SFP-2 3. 100/10Mb Link, no LED；
The green indicator flashes when Link is

10 gigabit and data is active
This yellow indicator flashes when Link

is 10 gigabit and data is active
Note: The two network port indicators are the same.
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Location diagram:
* The image is for reference only
2.2.3 USB interface
Two external USB3.0 ports (CONN1) are used to access each device of USB Type
A, such as debugging USB keyboard and USB drive, etc., and USB location is as
follows:
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2.2.4 USB3.0 Type A Connector
Motherboard has one USB3.0 TYPEA straight connector (USB1), used to access
USB devices, and the location is as follows:
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PIN is defined as follows:
Definition of USB3.0 Port Pin
PIN order Description Comment
PIN1 5V
PIN2 D-
PIN3 D+
PIN4 Ground
PIN5 StdA_SSRX-
PIN6 StdA_SSRX+
PIN7 Ground
PIN8 StdA_SSTX-
PIN9 StdA_SSTX+
MH1 Ground
MH2 Ground
MH3 Ground
MH4 Ground
2.2.5 VGA display port
Display chip of motherboard adopts AST2400, and built-in PCI-e VGA

Controller in AST2400, and one 15PIN VGA Connector used to access VGA display
to output host information, and the location diagram is as follows:
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2.2.3 PCI-E slot
The motherboard has a built-in 3 PCI-E Slot, PCI-eX16 Slot of CPU1_SLOT1 with
the rate of PCI-eGen3 8Gb/s; CPU2_SLOT1 is also a X16 Slot, and the other one is
CPU2_SLOT2, X8 Slot with the rate of PCI-eGen3 8Gb/s.
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2.2.3 PIKE card slot
The SAS Controller card can be inserted into the mainboard, used to support SAS
hard disk, and SAS adopts the PIKE card self-developed by actidata
(non-standard). The PCI-e X8 signal of CPU1 is connected to the PIKE card via
PCI-e X8 Slot. The SAS X8 signal of PIKE card is connected to mainboard via slot
of PCI-e X4. And the motherboard connects the 8 pairs of SAS signals to the SPIB
for the system backplane
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2.2.3 Introduction of M.2 port
The motherboard supports 1*M.2SSD (J23), and this M.2SSD must be PCI-e
interface type, and M.2 of SATA interface does not support this, but supports
PCI-eGen3 X4 with the backward compatibility with PCI-eGen2 or X2, X1;
according to flexible design, M.2 interface can support three kinds of
specifications of M.2SSD, 42mm, 80mm and 110mm, respectively; the machine
will be equipped with a bolt, and the user can adjust the size of corresponding
screws according to the actual size of M.2SSD.
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2.2.3 Introduction of AIRMAX connector
The motherboard adopts AirmaxVS2 connector to connect SPIB system, and

supports the high-speed 12GSAS signal transmission, as shown in the figure
below; J18, J19, J20 and J21 are the signal connector, J15 and J17 are the power
connector, and J16 and J22 are the guide pins.
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2.2.3 Introduction of GPU power PORT
The motherboard can support two GPU cards, and each GPU card requires two
power connectors; GPU1_POWER1 and GPU_POWER2 are used for GPU1, while
GPU2_POWER1 and GPU2_POWER2 are used for GPU2; the pin is defined as
follows:
GPU_POWER1 Pin definition
PIN1, 2, 3, 4 12V
PIN5, 6, 7, 8 Ground
GPU_POWER2 Pin definition
PIN1, 2, 3 12V
PIN5, 6, 7 Ground
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Location diagram:
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2.2.3 Introduction of DIMM SLOT
The motherboard is designed with 16 slices of DDR4 DIMM SLOT, supports

DDR4-2133/ 1866/1600 ECC RDIMM or ECC LRDIMM. And the compatible
BROADWELL CPU supports the memory bandwidth of DDR4-2400 at most.
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Memory of RDIMM/LRDIMM ECC is as follows：
Speed(MT/S),Voltage(V)
DPC=DIMM per Channel
Ranks
DIMM Capacity
per 1 Slot Per
TYPE DIMM (GB) 2 Slot per Channel
Channel
and data
Width 1DPC 1DPC 2DPC
4Gb 8Gb 1.2V 1.2V 1.2V
RDIMM SR x4 8GB 16GB 2133 2133 1866
RDIMM SR x8 4GB 8GB 2133 2133 1866
RDIMM DR x8 8GB 16GB 2133 2133 1866
RDIMM DR x4 16GB 32GB 2133 2133 1866
LRDIMM QR x4 32GB 64GB 2133 2133 2133
LRDIMM 64GB 128GB 2133 2133 2133

8R x4
3DS+
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2.2.4 Introduction of CPU SOCKET
CPU1/CPU2 is LGA-2011 R3 SOCKET, supports CPU of INTEL E5-2600V3 series,

and is compatible with Broadwell E5 v4 LGA2011 CPU, as shown below:
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2.2.3 Introduction of JTPM1 port
JTPM1 connector supports LPC/TPM module, supports TPM2.0 trusted module,

and uses 20PIN connector, and the specific location is as follows:
Comment: “□” indicates PIN1 of device
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2.3 Jumper setting
G1DCW motherboard has 3 2PIN pins, and the following chart shows the
differences of these 2PIN pin and their function:
The locations of these 3 pins are as follows:
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G1DCW single-plate 2PIN
2PIN order Description Default setting
JCMOS1 CMOS Clear No need to insert a

jumper cap
J7 ManufactureModeSelect No need to insert a

jumper cap
J8 ME Recovery No need to insert a

jumper cap
 JCMOS1 introduction: use 2PIN jumper cap to insert into

JCMOS1, then short circuit of JCMOS1, used to Clear CMOS;
 J7 Introduction: J7 is inserted with 2PIN jumper cap, then short

circuit of J7, and the system is used to upgrade ME. Generally, if
the ME needs to be upgraded, short circuit of J7 is needed via
jumper cap.
 J8 introduction: use the 2PIN cable to insert J8, then let ME

Firmware be in Recovery mode, and some functions of ME are
limited.
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2.4 Power Module
The arrow in the figure above is the LED indicators of the power supply module.
Each power supply module has its own LED display status.
LED state description
LED Description
appearanc
e
Green light The power supply module operates normally

always on
Green light AC is plugged in but the system is not powered on

always on
Orange Power supply module alarms may be possibly due to the

light always over temperature, over / under-voltage, over-current or
on fan failure
No light or AC power is not connected to the power supply module

off
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Chapter 3 Detailed Controller Module Installation

This chapter describes the installation procedure for each major component on
the system node, including the installation of CPU, heat sink, memory, fan module,
backplane, PIKE card, and expansion card.
3.1 Front view of module
3.2 Interior image of module with upper cover opened
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3.3 CPU installation
Precautions:
1. Please purchase Intel CPU through formal channels.

2. Make sure that the processor you purchased belongs to the
supported type for this system.
3. If you purchase the CPU heatsink separately, make sure you
use the actidata-approved heat sink.
Detailed installation of LGA2011 processor steps:
1. Press the left-hand fixed wrench (A) and push it slightly to the right (B) until
the wrench comes out of the retaining clip; and then gently lift the
non-adjustable wrench (C).
WARNING: The protective cover on the CPU mounting box is used to

protect the pins on the socket, so it can only be removed after the CPU is
installed.
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2. Press the right securing wrench (D) and push it slightly to the left (E) until the
wrench comes out of the retaining clip; and then gently lift the non-adjustable
wrench (F).
3. Push the left non-adjustable wrench in the direction of the arrow and lift up
the mounting cover (G). Hold the edge and gently lift up the top cover (H).
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4. Align the CPU with the slot, and make sure that the triangle mark on CPU aligns
with the triangle marks on the socket, and carefully insert the CPU in the socket.
WARNING: The CPU can only be installed in the motherboard slot

correctly in a single direction. Do not force the CPU into the slot in the wrong
direction, or it may damage the CPU and socket pins.
5. Gently close the top cover of the mounting box.
WARNING: Do not force the top cover of mounting box, or it may damage
the CPU.
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6. Push down the right non-adjustable wrench (I) and make sure that the edge of
the top cover of the mounting box is fixed by wrench (J), and insert the
non-adjustable wrench.
WARNING: Keep the protective cap in place, and only the motherboard
with the protective cover on the slot meets the requirements of Return
Merchandise Authorization (RMA), and so that we can repair and maintain it.
7. Push down the left non-adjustable wrench (L) and insert it (M).
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3.4 CPU heat sink installation
1. Remove the heat sink and apply the appropriate amount of hot silicone
paste on the bottom of the heat sink.
2. Place the heat sink on top of CPU, so that the four mounting holes are
aligned with the heat sink bracket on the motherboard and below.
3. Screw the two diagonal plane screws until they are in place (do not
tighten the screws too much to avoid damage to the CPU and heatsink)
4. Fully tighten the four bolts to install.
5. Reverse the sequence of this procedure to remove the heat sink.
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3.5 Memory installation
Note: Be careful when installing or removing DIMM modules to

prevent any possible damage to the DIMM or slots.
How to install memory
CPU 1 controls 8 memory slots: DIMMA1, A2, DIMMB1, B2, DIMM C1, C2 and
DIMM D1, D2. CPU2 controls 8 memory slots: DIMME1, E2, DIMMF1, F2, DIMMG1,
G2, and DIMMH1, H2; the memory slot shall be aligned with that of DIMM slots;
insert each DIMM module straight in place to prevent improper installation.
Remove: Gently push the release clamp near both ends of the memory module
slot with your thumb to remove the memory from the slot.
Removal of memory modules：
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Memory support specifications
The motherboard supports the DDR4 memory of 4GB / 8GB / 16GB and 32GB
R-DIMM or 32GB and 64GB of LR-DIMM and NVDIMM, supports 2400MHz at
most (2400MT/s only in BroadwellCPU and each single channel). Always use the
same size, type and speed of the memory module. To achieve the best memory
performance, install the memory modules in the dual DIMM slots with the same
color.
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Memory setting rules
Note:
 Refer to actidata's official website for the memory

compatibility list to make your selection.
 To install a single memory module in a single CPU, install
the memory module in the A1 or B1 slot.
 To achieve the best compatibility, please use the memory
bank with the same CAS delay value, and we recommend
that you use the same type of memory from the same
manufacturer.
 Use a different number of memory modules according to the
following rules for installation.
Refer to the following memory settings for dual CPU settings:
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3.6 PIKE card and expansion card installation
System controller module uses the standard LSI SAS2008 chipset PIKE card, also
supports up to four full-height PCI-e expansion cards or two full-height full-width
GPU cards.
3.6.1 Installation of PIKE card:
Note: align the groove, and push down both sides at the same time.
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Note: make sure that the PIKE card is in place.
3.6.2 Installation of PCI-e Expansion Card:
Note: pay attention to the balanced force in the installation to

ensure that the expansion card is inserted into the motherboard
vertical.
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If you need to install the full width of the GPU card,as picture below）
Note: need to change the cooler to 1U height, install the power

cable of GPU card
If you need to use the standard PCI-E RAID card, you need to replace the SAS
PIKE card in original system into RIBCARD, as shown：
Note: Do not forget to connect the RAID card with SFF 8087 SAS
data cable of RIB
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4.2 Fan installation
The system adopts the modular fan wall for heat dissipation. And the wind wall
support module has screw-free tools for installation. The installation diagram is
as follows:：
Note: Align the fan wall hole with the clips on the cabinet, and then
connect the power cables for each fan to the backplane.
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Installation completed
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4.3 Controller module installation
The system adopts modular installation, which is hot-swappable; it has the

simple and convenient installation and maintenance. Installation diagram is as
follows:
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4.4 Hard disk installation
System hard disk installation
The system supports 12 3.5 or 2.5-inch hard drives, and the installation of each
hard disk is the same, as follows:
4.4.2 2 *2.5-inch hard drives installation in the rear
System support 2*2.5 inch SATA HDD in the back, please check the installation
procedure as below
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Chapter 5 System Cabinet Installation

Overview
This chapter describes the procedures for shelf of actiNAS BB212-3 server
barebone system.
Select a suitable location on the rack to place the server system, meeting the
following conditions: clean, well-ventilated, dust-free or dust-free, avoid high
temperature, electrical noise and electromagnetic interference; place a system
power socket.
System Cabinet Steps
actiNAS BB212-3 server barebone system adopts a full set of non-screw-free tool
rails with easy installation. Refer to following procedures to install into the rack.
The steps are as follows:
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WARNING: Do not pull the handles of server system arbitrarily.

Otherwise, it will be pulled out the system from the rack, causing system power
failure, downtime and other failures. The rack must be secure or the rack will be
unstable.
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Overall parameters of system are as follows:
System
System model actiNAS BB212-3
System node Support one hot-swappable controller module
CPU Support two CPU
Hard disk Support 12 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch SATA or SAS hard drives
Support 1024GBRDIMM,2048GBLRDIMM, and rate of

Memory 2133,1866,1600Mhz, maximum 1DPC rate of Broadwell is up
to 2400MHZ.
Use 550W1+1 redundant platinum label efficiency power

Power
supply
System size 675mm*448mm*88mm (D*W*H）
System Net weight: 14kg, rough weight: 17kg

weight
System board
Motherboard G1DCW
model
Supportable CPU of Intel Haswell E5-2600 V3 series, compatible with Intel

CPU Broadwell EP E5-2600 V4 system (Socket R3 LGA 2011)
Motherboard Intel PCH Wellsburg C612

chipset
Number of Support 16 slices of DDR4ECC DIMM

memory slots
4 memory channels per CPU with 2 DDR4RDIMM per channel;

Supportable Support 1024GBRDIMM, 2048GBLRDIMM, and rate of
memory 2133,1866,1600Mhz, maximum 1DPC rate of Broadwell is up
to 2400MHZ.
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Intel® RSTe Support software RAID 0, 1,5&10(for windows

PCHRAID
only)
Graphics card Aspeed AST2400
Support for Intelligent Platform Management Interface v2.0

IPMI IPMI 2.0 with virtual media over LAN and KVM over LAN
support ASPEED AST2400 BMC
Intel I350-AM4 for four 1GbE ports, and JL82599ES for two 10
Network card
gigabit SFP+ optical ports.
Rear USB: two USB 3.0 Ports, one built-in USB3.0 Port
USB
Front USB: two USB 2.0 Ports
PCI-e Gen3 X4 M.2 SSD(Support M.2 SSD length 42mm, 80mm

M.2 and 110mm), downward compatibility with PCI-e Gen2 X1/X2
的M.2 SSD
System power supply
Number of 1+1
power
supplies
Power Adopt 550W1+1 redundant platinum label efficient power

characteristic
s
100-127V~/ 9.9A
Input voltage 200-240V~/ 4.79A
47Hz~63Hz。
Output +12V_SB, +12V

voltage
System fan
Number of 4*8038 PWM fans

fans
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Fan voltage 12(9~13.2)V
Fan current 1.5A(1.65 Max)
Fan speed Up to 6800+/- 10% RPM
Fan airflow 2.709m³/min（95.63CFM）
Fan pressure 288.22Pa
operating system
Windows Server 2008 R2(64bit)
Windows SBS 2011 (64bit)
Windows Server 2012 / 2012R2 / 2016 (64bit)

Server
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server (32bit/64bit)
Suse Enterprise Linux Server (32bit/64bit)
Ubuntu Server (32bit/64bit)
VMWare ESXi (Target)
Microsoft Hyper-V (Target)

Virtualization
Citrix Xen Server (Target)
Linux Kernel Virtual Machine (Target)
System ambient temperature
System Operating temperature: 10℃-35℃; non-operating

operating temperature: -40℃ ~ 70℃
temperature
System Operating temperature: 35%~80%; non-operating

storage temperature: 20% ~ 90%
temperature
humidity
Safety Certification
Certification CCC CE FCC ROHS
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Notes:
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Chapter 1: Product Introduction

Chapter 2: System Interface Introduction

Chapter 3: Detailed Controller Module Installations

Chapter 4: Chassis Installation

Chapter 5: System Installation

Chapter 1 Product Introduction ........................................................................................................ 4

1.1 System features ................................................................................................................. 4

1.2 Board features ................................................................................................................... 8

1.3 Server chassis system features .................................................................................10

1.4 System view ......................................................................................................................12

Chapter 2 System Interface Introduction.....................................................................................16

2.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................16

2.2 Motherboard IO interface............................................................................................22

2.3 Jumper setting .................................................................................................................41

Chapter 3 Detailed Controller Module Installation ..................................................................44

3.1 Front view of module ....................................................................................................44

3.3 CPU installation ...............................................................................................................45

3.4 CPU heat sink installation ...........................................................................................49

3.5 Memory installation ......................................................................................................51

3.6 PIKE card and expansion card installation ...........................................................54

4.2 Fan installation ................................................................................................................57

4.3 Controller module installation ..................................................................................59

4.4. System hard disk installation ...................................................................................61

Chapter 5 System Cabinet Installation ..........................................................................................64

System Cabinet Steps ...........................................................................................................64

Chapter 1 Product Introduction

1.1.1 System parameters

Model actiNAS BB212-3 barebone – Motherboard-Features

Processor Dual CPU-MB for Intel Broadwell EP E5-2600 V4 system

Critical Storage server system

Big data analysis server system

High performance database system

Virtualized Server System

Internet application server system

Outstanding 550W 1+1 redundant platinum label efficiency power supply

Onboard M.2 interface, and support X4 PCI-E 3.0 SSD

High performance, low cost, no cable, easy maintenance,

Use IPMI2.0 dedicated Gigabit management LAN

Chipset Intel PCH WellsBurg C612 chipset

Memory Memory (system), 4 memory channels per CPU with 2

Expansion Support up to 4*PCI-e slot x8；

M.2 SSD PCI-e Gen3 X4 M.2 SSD

LAN Intel I350-AM2 two 1GbE network ports

IPMI LAN 1Gb IPMI management network port;

VGA 15 PIN VGA Connector (From AST2400)

Management AST2400 BMC Controller for IPMI and Graphic Support

Power Supply 550W 1+1 redundant platinum label efficiency,

Fans 4 easy-plug 8038 fans (12V/Max3.3A)

Dimensions 2U Rack Mount,675mm*448mm*88mm

1.1.2 System overview

actiNAS BB212-3 barebone system is a kind of 2U dual server product with

The main features of product are summarized as follows:：

 The system memory is 16 slices of DDR4 RDIMM, MAX 2048GB LRDIMM.

 Chipset adopts Intel PCH C612 chip.

 Controller module supports one M.2SSD, and supports one half-height

 System uses 550W1+1 redundant platinum label efficiency power supply

 System uses 3 pluggable 8038 fans.。

 System has an independent IPMI management network port with remote

 System has a VGA interface from BMC.

Dimensions 2U Rack Mount,675mm448mm88mm

Input/output 1VGA port, 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports, 2*10 gigabit ports,

Cabinet size 675mm448mm88mm (DWH)

Package size 902591228mm (LWH)