1 # SuperMicro Skylake Servers - HW and BIOS Configuration
3 1. [Linux lscpu](#linux-lscpu)
4 1. [Linux dmidecode](#dmidecode)
5 1. [Xeon Skx Server BIOS Configuration](#xeon-skx-server-bios-configuration)
6 1. [Boot Feature](#boot-feature)
7 1. [CPU Configuration](#cpu-configuration)
8 1. [Advanced Power Management Configuration](#advanced-power-management-configuration)
9 1. [CPU P State Control](#cpu-p-state-control)
10 1. [Hardware PM State Control](#hardware-pm-state-control)
11 1. [CPU C State Control](#cpu-c-state-control)
12 1. [Package C State Control](#package-c-state-control)
13 1. [CPU T State Control](#cpu-t-state-control)
14 1. [Chipset Configuration](#chipset-configuration)
15 1. [North Bridge](#north-bridge)
16 1. [UPI Configuration](#upi-configuration)
17 1. [Memory Configuration](#memory-configuration)
18 1. [IIO Configuration](#iio-configuration)
19 1. [CPU1 Configuration](#cpu1-configuration)
20 1. [CPU2 Configuration](#cpu2-configuration)
21 1. [South Bridge](#south-bridge)
22 1. [PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration](#pciepcipnp-configuration)
23 1. [ACPI Settings](#acpi-settings)
24 1. [Xeon Skx Server Firmware Inventory](#xeon-skx-server-firmware-inventory)
31 CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
32 Byte Order: Little Endian
34 On-line CPU(s) list: 0-111
36 Core(s) per socket: 28
39 Vendor ID: GenuineIntel
42 Model name: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8180 CPU @ 2.50GHz
51 NUMA node0 CPU(s): 0-27,56-83
52 NUMA node1 CPU(s): 28-55,84-111
53 Flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca
54 cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx
55 pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc art arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology
56 nonstop_tsc cpuid aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2
57 ssse3 sdbg fma cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid dca sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic movbe popcnt
58 tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm abm 3dnowprefetch
59 cpuid_fault epb cat_l3 cdp_l3 invpcid_single pti ssbd mba ibrs ibpb stibp
60 tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid fsgsbase tsc_adjustbmi1 hle avx2 smep bmi2
61 erms invpcid rtm cqm mpx rdt_a avx512f avx512dq rdseed adx smap clflushopt clwb
62 intel_pt avx512cd avx512bw avx512vl xsaveopt xsavec xgetbv1 xsaves cqm_llc
63 cqm_occup_llc cqm_mbm_total cqm_mbm_local dtherm ida arat pln pts pku ospke
71 Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
75 Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 26 bytes
77 Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
79 Release Date: 11/29/2017
86 BIOS shadowing is allowed
87 Boot from CD is supported
88 Selectable boot is supported
91 5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
92 3.5"/720 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
93 3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
94 Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
95 Serial services are supported (int 14h)
96 Printer services are supported (int 17h)
98 USB legacy is supported
99 BIOS boot specification is supported
100 Targeted content distribution is supported
104 Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
106 Manufacturer: Supermicro
107 Product Name: SYS-7049GP-TRT
109 Serial Number: S291427X8332242
110 UUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-AC1F6B8A8DB6
111 Wake-up Type: Power Switch
112 SKU Number: To be filled by O.E.M.
113 Family: To be filled by O.E.M.
115 Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 15 bytes
116 Base Board Information
117 Manufacturer: Supermicro
118 Product Name: X11DPG-QT
120 Serial Number: VM183S014930
121 Asset Tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
123 Board is a hosting board
125 Location In Chassis: To be filled by O.E.M.
126 Chassis Handle: 0x0003
128 Contained Object Handles: 0
130 Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 22 bytes
132 Manufacturer: Supermicro
136 Serial Number: C7470KH06A20167
137 Asset Tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
139 Power Supply State: Safe
141 Security Status: None
142 OEM Information: 0x00000000
144 Handle 0x0050, DMI type 4, 48 bytes
145 Processor Information
146 Socket Designation: CPU1
147 Type: Central Processor
149 Manufacturer: Intel(R) Corporation
150 ID: 54 06 05 00 FF FB EB BF
151 Signature: Type 0, Family 6, Model 85, Stepping 4
153 FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip)
154 VME (Virtual mode extension)
155 DE (Debugging extension)
156 PSE (Page size extension)
157 TSC (Time stamp counter)
158 MSR (Model specific registers)
159 PAE (Physical address extension)
160 MCE (Machine check exception)
161 CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported)
162 APIC (On-chip APIC hardware supported)
163 SEP (Fast system call)
164 MTRR (Memory type range registers)
165 PGE (Page global enable)
166 MCA (Machine check architecture)
167 CMOV (Conditional move instruction supported)
168 PAT (Page attribute table)
169 PSE-36 (36-bit page size extension)
170 CLFSH (CLFLUSH instruction supported)
172 ACPI (ACPI supported)
173 MMX (MMX technology supported)
174 FXSR (FXSAVE and FXSTOR instructions supported)
175 SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions)
176 SSE2 (Streaming SIMD extensions 2)
178 HTT (Multi-threading)
179 TM (Thermal monitor supported)
180 PBE (Pending break enabled)
181 Version: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8180 CPU @ 2.50GHz
183 External Clock: 100 MHz
185 Current Speed: 2500 MHz
186 Status: Populated, Enabled
188 L1 Cache Handle: 0x004D
189 L2 Cache Handle: 0x004E
190 L3 Cache Handle: 0x004F
191 Serial Number: Not Specified
193 Part Number: Not Specified
202 Enhanced Virtualization
203 Power/Performance Control
206 Handle 0x0054, DMI type 4, 48 bytes
207 Processor Information
208 Socket Designation: CPU2
209 Type: Central Processor
211 Manufacturer: Intel(R) Corporation
212 ID: 54 06 05 00 FF FB EB BF
213 Signature: Type 0, Family 6, Model 85, Stepping 4
215 FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip)
216 VME (Virtual mode extension)
217 DE (Debugging extension)
218 PSE (Page size extension)
219 TSC (Time stamp counter)
220 MSR (Model specific registers)
221 PAE (Physical address extension)
222 MCE (Machine check exception)
223 CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported)
224 APIC (On-chip APIC hardware supported)
225 SEP (Fast system call)
226 MTRR (Memory type range registers)
227 PGE (Page global enable)
228 MCA (Machine check architecture)
229 CMOV (Conditional move instruction supported)
230 PAT (Page attribute table)
231 PSE-36 (36-bit page size extension)
232 CLFSH (CLFLUSH instruction supported)
234 ACPI (ACPI supported)
235 MMX (MMX technology supported)
236 FXSR (FXSAVE and FXSTOR instructions supported)
237 SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions)
238 SSE2 (Streaming SIMD extensions 2)
240 HTT (Multi-threading)
241 TM (Thermal monitor supported)
242 PBE (Pending break enabled)
243 Version: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8180 CPU @ 2.50GHz
245 External Clock: 100 MHz
247 Current Speed: 2500 MHz
248 Status: Populated, Enabled
250 L1 Cache Handle: 0x0051
251 L2 Cache Handle: 0x0052
252 L3 Cache Handle: 0x0053
253 Serial Number: Not Specified
255 Part Number: Not Specified
264 Enhanced Virtualization
265 Power/Performance Control
268 ## Xeon Skx Server BIOS Configuration
273 | Quiet Boot [Enabled] |Boot option |
275 | Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS] | |
276 | Bootup NumLock State [On] | |
277 | Wait For "F1" If Error [Enabled] | |
278 | INT19 Trap Response [Immediate] | |
279 | Re-try Boot [Disabled] | |
280 | Install Windows 7 USB support [Disabled] | |
281 | Port 61h Bit-4 Emulation [Disabled] | |
283 | Power Configuration | |
284 | Watch Dog Function [Disabled] | |
285 | Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State] | |
286 | Power Button Function [Instant Off] | |
287 | Throttle on Power Fail [Disabled] | |
290 ### CPU Configuration
293 | Processor Configuration |Enables Hyper Threading |
294 | -------------------------------------------------- |(Software Method to |
295 | Processor BSP Revision 50654 - SKX H0 |Enable/Disable Logical |
296 | Processor Socket CPU1 | CPU2 |Processor threads. |
297 | Processor ID 00050654* | 000506... | |
298 | Processor Frequency 2.500GHz | 2.500GHz | |
299 | Processor Max Ratio 19H | 19H | |
300 | Processor Min Ratio 0AH | 0AH | |
301 | Microcode Revision 02000030 | |
302 | L1 Cache RAM 64KB | 64KB | |
303 | L2 Cache RAM 1024KB | 1024KB | |
304 | L3 Cache RAM 39424KB | 39424KB | |
305 | Processor 0 Version | |
306 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8180 CPU @ 2.50GHz | |
307 | Processor 1 Version | |
308 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8180 CPU @ 2.50GHz | |
310 | Hyper-Threading [ALL] [Enable] | |
311 | Core Disable Bitmap(Hex) 0 | |
312 | Execute Disable Bit [Enable] | |
313 | Intel Virtualization Technology [Enable] | |
314 | PPIN Control [Unlock/Enable] | |
315 | Hardware Prefetcher [Enable] | |
316 | Adjacent Cache Prefetch [Enable] | |
317 | DCU Streamer Prefetcher [Enable] | |
318 | DCU IP Prefetcher [Enable] | |
319 | LLC Prefetch [Disable] | |
320 | Extended APIC [Disable] | |
321 | AES-NI [Enable] | |
322 |> Advanced Power Management Configuration | |
325 #### Advanced Power Management Configuration
328 | Advanced Power Management Configuration |Switch CPU Power Management |
329 | -------------------------------------------------- |profile |
330 | Power Technology [Custom] | |
331 | Power Performance Tuning [BIOS Controls EPB] | |
332 | ENERGY_PERF_BIAS_CFG mode [Maximum Performance] | |
333 |> CPU P State Control | |
334 |> Hardware PM State Control | |
335 |> CPU C State Control | |
336 |> Package C State Control | |
337 |> CPU T State Control | |
340 ##### CPU P State Control
343 | CPU P State Control |Enable/Disable EIST |
345 | SpeedStep (Pstates) [Disable] | |
346 | EIST PSD Function [HW_ALL] | |
349 ##### Hardware PM State Control
352 | Hardware PM State Control |Disable: Hardware chooses a |
353 | |P-state based on OS Request |
354 | Hardware P-States [Disable] |(Legacy P-States) |
355 | |Native Mode:Hardware |
356 | |chooses a P-state based on |
358 | |Out of Band Mode:Hardware |
359 | |autonomously chooses a |
360 | |P-state (no OS guidance) |
363 ##### CPU C State Control
366 | CPU C State Control |Autonomous Core C-State |
368 | Autonomous Core C-State [Disable] | |
369 | CPU C6 report [Disable] | |
370 | Enhanced Halt State (C1E) [Disable] | |
373 ##### Package C State Control
376 | Package C State Control |Package C State limit |
378 | Package C State [C0/C1 state] | |
381 ##### CPU T State Control
384 | CPU T State Control |Enable/Disable Software |
385 | |Controlled T-States |
386 | Software Controlled T-States [Disable] | |
389 #### Chipset Configuration
392 | WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause |North Bridge Parameters |
393 | system to malfunction. | |
401 |> UPI Configuration |Displays and provides |
402 |> Memory Configuration |option to change the UPI |
403 |> IIO Configuration |Settings |
406 ##### UPI Configuration
409 | UPI Configuration |Choose Topology Precedence |
410 | -------------------------------------------------- |to degrade features if |
411 | Number of CPU 2 |system options are in |
412 | Number of Active UPI Link 3 |conflict or choose Feature |
413 | Current UPI Link Speed Fast |Precedence to degrade |
414 | Current UPI Link Frequency 10.4 GT/s |topology if system options |
415 | UPI Global MMIO Low Base / Limit 90000000 / FBFFFFFF |are in conflict. |
416 | UPI Global MMIO High Base / Limit 0000000000000000 / ... | |
417 | UPI Pci-e Configuration Base / Size 80000000 / 10000000 | |
418 | Degrade Precedence [Topology Precedence] | |
419 | Link L0p Enable [Disable] | |
420 | Link L1 Enable [Disable] | |
421 | IO Directory Cache (IODC) [Auto] | |
423 | XPT Prefetch [Disable] | |
424 | KTI Prefetch [Enable] | |
425 | Local/Remote Threshold [Auto] | |
426 | Stale AtoS [Disable] | |
427 | LLC dead line alloc [Enable] | |
428 | Isoc Mode [Auto] | |
431 ##### Memory Configuration
434 | |POR - Enforces Plan Of |
435 | -------------------------------------------------- |Record restrictions for |
436 | Integrated Memory Controller (iMC) |DDR4 frequency and voltage |
437 | -------------------------------------------------- |programming. Disable - |
438 | |Disables this feature. |
439 | Enforce POR [Disable] | |
440 | Memory Frequency [2666] | |
441 | Data Scrambling for NVMDIMM [Auto] | |
442 | Data Scrambling for DDR4 [Auto] | |
443 | tCCD_L Relaxation [Auto] | |
444 | Memory tRWSR Relaxation [Enable] | |
445 | 2X REFRESH [Auto] | |
446 | Page Policy [Auto] | |
447 | IMC Interleaving [2-way Interleave] | |
448 |> Memory Topology | |
449 |> Memory RAS Configuration | |
452 ##### IIO Configuration
455 | IIO Configuration |Expose IIO DFX devices and |
456 | -------------------------------------------------- |other CPU devices like PMON |
458 | EV DFX Features [Disable] | |
459 |> CPU1 Configuration | |
460 |> CPU2 Configuration | |
461 |> IOAT Configuration | |
462 |> Intel. VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) | |
463 |> Intel. VMD technology | |
465 | IIO-PCIE Express Global Options | |
466 | ======================================== | |
467 | PCI-E Completion Timeout Disable [No] | |
470 ##### CPU1 Configuration
473 | IOU0 (IIO PCIe Br1) [Auto] |Selects PCIe port |
474 | IOU1 (IIO PCIe Br2) [Auto] |Bifurcation for selected |
475 | IOU2 (IIO PCIe Br3) [Auto] |slot(s) |
476 |> CPU1 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16 | |
477 |> CPU1 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16 | |
478 |> CPU1 SLOT9 PCI-E 3.0 X16 | |
481 ##### CPU2 Configuration
484 | IOU0 (IIO PCIe Br1) [Auto] |Selects PCIe port |
485 | IOU1 (IIO PCIe Br2) [Auto] |Bifurcation for selected |
486 | IOU2 (IIO PCIe Br3) [Auto] |slot(s) |
487 |> CPU2 SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16 | |
488 |> CPU2 SLOT8 PCI-E 3.0 X16 | |
489 |> CPU2 SLOT10 PCI-E 3.0 X16 | |
495 | |Enables Legacy USB support. |
496 | USB Module Version 17 |AUTO option disables legacy |
497 | |support if no USB devices |
498 | USB Devices: |are connected. DISABLE |
499 | 1 Keyboard, 1 Mouse, 1 Hub |option will keep USB |
500 | |devices available only for |
501 | Legacy USB Support [Enabled] |EFI applications. |
502 | XHCI Hand-off [Disabled] | |
503 | Port 60/64 Emulation [Enabled] | |
504 | PCIe PLL SSC [Disable] | |
505 | Real USB Wake Up [Enabled] | |
506 | Front USB Wake Up [Enabled] | |
509 | Azalia PME Enable [Disabled] | |
512 ### PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration
515 | PCI Bus Driver Version A5.01.12 |Enables or Disables 64bit |
516 | |capable Devices to be |
517 | PCI Devices Common Settings: |Decoded in Above 4G Address |
518 | Above 4G Decoding [Enabled] |Space (Only if System |
519 | SR-IOV Support [Enabled] |Supports 64 bit PCI |
520 | MMIO High Base [56T] |Decoding). |
521 | MMIO High Granularity Size [256G] | |
522 | Maximum Read Request [Auto] | |
523 | MMCFG Base [2G] | |
524 | NVMe Firmware Source [Vendor Defined Fi...] | |
525 | VGA Priority [Onboard] | |
526 | CPU1 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16 OPROM [Legacy] | |
527 | CPU1 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16 OPROM [Legacy] | |
528 | CPU2 SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16 OPROM [Legacy] | |
529 | CPU2 SLOT8 PCI-E 3.0 X16 OPROM [Legacy] | |
530 | CPU1 SLOT9 PCI-E 3.0 X16 OPROM [Legacy] | |
531 | CPU2 SLOT10 PCI-E 3.0 X16 OPROM [Legacy] | |
532 | CPU2 SLOT11 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8) OPROM [Legacy] | |
533 | M.2 CONNECTOR OPROM [Legacy] | |
534 | Onboard LAN1 Option ROM [Legacy] | |
535 | Onboard LAN2 Option ROM [Disabled] | |
536 | Onboard Video Option ROM [Legacy] | |
537 |> Network Stack Configuration | |
543 | ACPI Settings |Enable or Disable Non |
544 | |uniform Memory Access |
545 | NUMA [Enabled] |(NUMA). |
546 | WHEA Support [Enabled] | |
547 | High Precision Event Timer [Enabled] | |
548 | ACPI Sleep State [S3 (Suspend to RAM)] | |
551 ## Xeon Skx Server Firmware Inventory
554 Host. IPMI IP. BIOS. CPLD. Aptio SU. CPU Microcode. PCI Bus. ME Operation FW. X710 Firmware. XXV710 Firmware. i40e.
555 s1-t11-sut1. 10.30.50.47. 2.1. 03.B1.03. 2.19.1268. 02000043. A5.01.12. 4.0.4.294. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 2.1.14-k.
556 s2-t12-sut1. 10.30.50.48. 2.1. 03.B1.03. 2.19.1268. 02000043. A5.01.12. 4.0.4.294. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 2.1.14-k.
557 s3-t21-sut1. 10.30.50.41. 2.0b. 03.B1.03. 2.19.1268. 02000043. A5.01.12. 4.0.4.294. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 2.1.14-k.
558 s4-t21-tg1. 10.30.50.42. 2.0b. 03.B1.03. 2.19.1268. 02000043. A5.01.12. 4.0.4.294. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 2.1.14-k.
559 s5-t22-sut1. 10.30.50.49. 2.0b. 03.B1.03. 2.19.1268. 02000043. A5.01.12. 4.0.4.294. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 2.1.14-k.
560 s6-t22-tg1. 10.30.50.50. 2.0b. 03.B1.03. 2.19.1268. 02000043. A5.01.12. 4.0.4.294. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 2.1.14-k.
561 s7-t23-sut1. 10.30.50.51. 2.0b. 03.B1.03. 2.19.1268. 02000043. A5.01.12. 4.0.4.294. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 2.1.14-k.
562 s8-t23-tg1. 10.30.50.52. 2.0b. 03.B1.03. 2.19.1268. 02000043. A5.01.12. 4.0.4.294. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 2.1.14-k.
563 s9-t24-sut1. 10.30.50.53. 2.0b. 03.B1.03. 2.19.1268. 02000043. A5.01.12. 4.0.4.294. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 2.1.14-k.
564 s10-t24-tg1. 10.30.50.54. 2.0b. 03.B1.03. 2.19.1268. 02000043. A5.01.12. 4.0.4.294. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 2.1.14-k.
565 s11-t31-sut1. 10.30.50.43. 2.0b. 03.B1.03. 2.19.1268. 02000043. A5.01.12. 4.0.4.294. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 2.1.14-k.
566 s12-t31-sut2. 10.30.50.44. 2.0b. 03.B1.03. 2.19.1268. 02000043. A5.01.12. 4.0.4.294. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 2.1.14-k.
567 s13-t31-tg1. 10.30.50.45. 2.0b. 03.B1.03. 2.19.1268. 02000043. A5.01.12. 4.0.4.294. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 2.1.14-k.
568 s14-t32-sut1. 10.30.50.55. 2.0b. 03.B1.03. 2.19.1268. 02000043. A5.01.12. 4.0.4.294. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 2.1.14-k.
569 s15-t32-sut2. 10.30.50.56. 2.0b. 03.B1.03. 2.19.1268. 02000043. A5.01.12. 4.0.4.294. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 2.1.14-k.
570 s16-t32-tg1. 10.30.50.57. 2.0b. 03.B1.03. 2.19.1268. 02000043. A5.01.12. 4.0.4.294. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 2.1.14-k.
571 s19-t33t34-tg1. 10.30.50.46. 2.0b. 03.B1.03. 2.19.1268. 02000043. A5.01.12. 4.0.4.294. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 6.01 0x80003554 1.1747.0. 2.1.14-k.