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-# SuperMicro Skylake Servers - HW and BIOS Configuration
-
-1. [Linux lscpu TODO](#linux-lscpu-todo)
-1. [Linux dmidecode pci TODO](#linux-dmidecode-pci-todo)
-1. [Linux dmidecode memory TODO](#linux-dmidecode-memory-todo)
-1. [Xeon Skx Server BIOS Configuration](#xeon-skx-server-bios-configuration)
- 1. [Boot Feature](#boot-feature)
- 1. [CPU Configuration](#cpu-configuration)
- 1. [Advanced Power Management Configuration](#advanced-power-management-configuration)
- 1. [CPU P State Control](#cpu-p-state-control)
- 1. [Hardware PM State Control](#hardware-pm-state-control)
- 1. [CPU C State Control](#cpu-c-state-control)
- 1. [Package C State Control](#package-c-state-control)
- 1. [CPU T State Control](#cpu-t-state-control)
- 1. [Chipset Configuration](#chipset-configuration)
- 1. [North Bridge](#north-bridge)
- 1. [UPI Configuration](#upi-configuration)
- 1. [Memory Configuration](#memory-configuration)
- 1. [IIO Configuration](#iio-configuration)
- 1. [CPU1 Configuration](#cpu1-configuration)
- 1. [CPU2 Configuration](#cpu2-configuration)
- 1. [South Bridge](#south-bridge)
- 1. [PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration](#pciepcipnp-configuration)
- 1. [ACPI Settings](#acpi-settings)
- 1. [DMIDECODE](#dmidecode)
-1. [Xeon Skx Server Firmware Inventory](#xeon-skx-server-firmware-inventory)
-
-## Linux lscpu TODO
-
-## Linux dmidecode pci TODO
-
-## Linux dmidecode memory TODO
-
-## Xeon Skx Server BIOS Configuration
-
-### Boot Feature
-
-```
- | Quiet Boot [Enabled] |Boot option |
- | | |
- | Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS] | |
- | Bootup NumLock State [On] | |
- | Wait For "F1" If Error [Enabled] | |
- | INT19 Trap Response [Immediate] | |
- | Re-try Boot [Disabled] | |
- | Install Windows 7 USB support [Disabled] | |
- | Port 61h Bit-4 Emulation [Disabled] | |
- | | |
- | Power Configuration | |
- | Watch Dog Function [Disabled] | |
- | Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State] | |
- | Power Button Function [Instant Off] | |
- | Throttle on Power Fail [Disabled] | |
-```
-
-### CPU Configuration
-
-```
- | Processor Configuration |Enables Hyper Threading |
- | -------------------------------------------------- |(Software Method to |
- | Processor BSP Revision 50654 - SKX H0 |Enable/Disable Logical |
- | Processor Socket CPU1 | CPU2 |Processor threads. |
- | Processor ID 00050654* | 000506... | |
- | Processor Frequency 2.500GHz | 2.500GHz | |
- | Processor Max Ratio 19H | 19H | |
- | Processor Min Ratio 0AH | 0AH | |
- | Microcode Revision 02000030 | |
- | L1 Cache RAM 64KB | 64KB | |
- | L2 Cache RAM 1024KB | 1024KB | |
- | L3 Cache RAM 39424KB | 39424KB | |
- | Processor 0 Version | |
- | Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8180 CPU @ 2.50GHz | |
- | Processor 1 Version | |
- | Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8180 CPU @ 2.50GHz | |
- | | |
- | Hyper-Threading [ALL] [Enable] | |
- | Core Disable Bitmap(Hex) 0 | |
- | Execute Disable Bit [Enable] | |
- | Intel Virtualization Technology [Enable] | |
- | PPIN Control [Unlock/Enable] | |
- | Hardware Prefetcher [Enable] | |
- | Adjacent Cache Prefetch [Enable] | |
- | DCU Streamer Prefetcher [Enable] | |
- | DCU IP Prefetcher [Enable] | |
- | LLC Prefetch [Disable] | |
- | Extended APIC [Disable] | |
- | AES-NI [Enable] | |
- |> Advanced Power Management Configuration | |
-```
-
-#### Advanced Power Management Configuration
-
-```
- | Advanced Power Management Configuration |Switch CPU Power Management |
- | -------------------------------------------------- |profile |
- | Power Technology [Custom] | |
- | Power Performance Tuning [BIOS Controls EPB] | |
- | ENERGY_PERF_BIAS_CFG mode [Maximum Performance] | |
- |> CPU P State Control | |
- |> Hardware PM State Control | |
- |> CPU C State Control | |
- |> Package C State Control | |
- |> CPU T State Control | |
-```
-
-##### CPU P State Control
-
-```
- | CPU P State Control |Enable/Disable EIST |
- | |(P-States) |
- | SpeedStep (Pstates) [Disable] | |
- | EIST PSD Function [HW_ALL] | |
-```
-
-##### Hardware PM State Control
-
-```
- | Hardware PM State Control |Disable: Hardware chooses a |
- | |P-state based on OS Request |
- | Hardware P-States [Disable] |(Legacy P-States) |
- | |Native Mode:Hardware |
- | |chooses a P-state based on |
- | |OS guidance |
- | |Out of Band Mode:Hardware |
- | |autonomously chooses a |
- | |P-state (no OS guidance) |
-```
-
-##### CPU C State Control
-
-```
- | CPU C State Control |Autonomous Core C-State |
- | |Control |
- | Autonomous Core C-State [Disable] | |
- | CPU C6 report [Disable] | |
- | Enhanced Halt State (C1E) [Disable] | |
-```
-
-##### Package C State Control
-
-```
- | Package C State Control |Package C State limit |
- | | |
- | Package C State [C0/C1 state] | |
-```
-
-##### CPU T State Control
-
-```
- | CPU T State Control |Enable/Disable Software |
- | |Controlled T-States |
- | Software Controlled T-States [Disable] | |
-```
-
-#### Chipset Configuration
-
-```
- | WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause |North Bridge Parameters |
- | system to malfunction. | |
- |> North Bridge | |
- |> South Bridge | |
-```
-
-##### North Bridge
-
-```
- |> UPI Configuration |Displays and provides |
- |> Memory Configuration |option to change the UPI |
- |> IIO Configuration |Settings |
-```
-
-##### UPI Configuration
-
-```
- | UPI Configuration |Choose Topology Precedence |
- | -------------------------------------------------- |to degrade features if |
- | Number of CPU 2 |system options are in |
- | Number of Active UPI Link 3 |conflict or choose Feature |
- | Current UPI Link Speed Fast |Precedence to degrade |
- | Current UPI Link Frequency 10.4 GT/s |topology if system options |
- | UPI Global MMIO Low Base / Limit 90000000 / FBFFFFFF |are in conflict. |
- | UPI Global MMIO High Base / Limit 0000000000000000 / ... | |
- | UPI Pci-e Configuration Base / Size 80000000 / 10000000 | |
- | Degrade Precedence [Topology Precedence] | |
- | Link L0p Enable [Disable] | |
- | Link L1 Enable [Disable] | |
- | IO Directory Cache (IODC) [Auto] | |
- | SNC [Disable] | |
- | XPT Prefetch [Disable] | |
- | KTI Prefetch [Enable] | |
- | Local/Remote Threshold [Auto] | |
- | Stale AtoS [Disable] | |
- | LLC dead line alloc [Enable] | |
- | Isoc Mode [Auto] | |
-```
-
-##### Memory Configuration
-
-```
- | |POR - Enforces Plan Of |
- | -------------------------------------------------- |Record restrictions for |
- | Integrated Memory Controller (iMC) |DDR4 frequency and voltage |
- | -------------------------------------------------- |programming. Disable - |
- | |Disables this feature. |
- | Enforce POR [Disable] | |
- | Memory Frequency [2666] | |
- | Data Scrambling for NVMDIMM [Auto] | |
- | Data Scrambling for DDR4 [Auto] | |
- | tCCD_L Relaxation [Auto] | |
- | Memory tRWSR Relaxation [Enable] | |
- | 2X REFRESH [Auto] | |
- | Page Policy [Auto] | |
- | IMC Interleaving [2-way Interleave] | |
- |> Memory Topology | |
- |> Memory RAS Configuration | |
-```
-
-##### IIO Configuration
-
-```
- | IIO Configuration |Expose IIO DFX devices and |
- | -------------------------------------------------- |other CPU devices like PMON |
- | | |
- | EV DFX Features [Disable] | |
- |> CPU1 Configuration | |
- |> CPU2 Configuration | |
- |> IOAT Configuration | |
- |> Intel. VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) | |
- |> Intel. VMD technology | |
- | | |
- | IIO-PCIE Express Global Options | |
- | ======================================== | |
- | PCI-E Completion Timeout Disable [No] | |
-```
-
-##### CPU1 Configuration
-
-```
- | IOU0 (IIO PCIe Br1) [Auto] |Selects PCIe port |
- | IOU1 (IIO PCIe Br2) [Auto] |Bifurcation for selected |
- | IOU2 (IIO PCIe Br3) [Auto] |slot(s) |
- |> CPU1 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16 | |
- |> CPU1 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16 | |
- |> CPU1 SLOT9 PCI-E 3.0 X16 | |
-```
-
-##### CPU2 Configuration
-
-```
- | IOU0 (IIO PCIe Br1) [Auto] |Selects PCIe port |
- | IOU1 (IIO PCIe Br2) [Auto] |Bifurcation for selected |
- | IOU2 (IIO PCIe Br3) [Auto] |slot(s) |
- |> CPU2 SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16 | |
- |> CPU2 SLOT8 PCI-E 3.0 X16 | |
- |> CPU2 SLOT10 PCI-E 3.0 X16 | |
-```
-
-#### South Bridge
-
-```
- | |Enables Legacy USB support. |
- | USB Module Version 17 |AUTO option disables legacy |
- | |support if no USB devices |
- | USB Devices: |are connected. DISABLE |
- | 1 Keyboard, 1 Mouse, 1 Hub |option will keep USB |
- | |devices available only for |
- | Legacy USB Support [Enabled] |EFI applications. |
- | XHCI Hand-off [Disabled] | |
- | Port 60/64 Emulation [Enabled] | |
- | PCIe PLL SSC [Disable] | |
- | Real USB Wake Up [Enabled] | |
- | Front USB Wake Up [Enabled] | |
- | | |
- | Azalia [Auto] | |
- | Azalia PME Enable [Disabled] | |
-```
-
-### PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration
-
-```
- | PCI Bus Driver Version A5.01.12 |Enables or Disables 64bit |
- | |capable Devices to be |
- | PCI Devices Common Settings: |Decoded in Above 4G Address |
- | Above 4G Decoding [Enabled] |Space (Only if System |
- | SR-IOV Support [Enabled] |Supports 64 bit PCI |
- | MMIO High Base [56T] |Decoding). |
- | MMIO High Granularity Size [256G] | |
- | Maximum Read Request [Auto] | |
- | MMCFG Base [2G] | |
- | NVMe Firmware Source [Vendor Defined Fi...] | |
- | VGA Priority [Onboard] | |
- | CPU1 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16 OPROM [Legacy] | |
- | CPU1 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16 OPROM [Legacy] | |
- | CPU2 SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16 OPROM [Legacy] | |
- | CPU2 SLOT8 PCI-E 3.0 X16 OPROM [Legacy] | |
- | CPU1 SLOT9 PCI-E 3.0 X16 OPROM [Legacy] | |
- | CPU2 SLOT10 PCI-E 3.0 X16 OPROM [Legacy] | |
- | CPU2 SLOT11 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8) OPROM [Legacy] | |
- | M.2 CONNECTOR OPROM [Legacy] | |
- | Onboard LAN1 Option ROM [Legacy] | |
- | Onboard LAN2 Option ROM [Disabled] | |
- | Onboard Video Option ROM [Legacy] | |
- |> Network Stack Configuration | |
-```
-
-### ACPI Settings
-
-```
- | ACPI Settings |Enable or Disable Non |
- | |uniform Memory Access |
- | NUMA [Enabled] |(NUMA). |
- | WHEA Support [Enabled] | |
- | High Precision Event Timer [Enabled] | |
- | ACPI Sleep State [S3 (Suspend to RAM)] | |
-```
-
-### DMIDECODE
-
-```
- # dmidecode 3.1
- Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
- SMBIOS 3.1.1 present.
- Table at 0x000E89C0.
-
- Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 26 bytes
- BIOS Information
- Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
- Version: 2.0
- Release Date: 11/29/2017
- Address: 0xF0000
- Runtime Size: 64 kB
- ROM Size: 64 MB
- Characteristics:
- PCI is supported
- BIOS is upgradeable
- BIOS shadowing is allowed
- Boot from CD is supported
- Selectable boot is supported
- BIOS ROM is socketed
- EDD is supported
- 5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
- 3.5"/720 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
- 3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
- Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
- Serial services are supported (int 14h)
- Printer services are supported (int 17h)
- ACPI is supported
- USB legacy is supported
- BIOS boot specification is supported
- Targeted content distribution is supported
- UEFI is supported
- BIOS Revision: 5.12
-
- Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
- System Information
- Manufacturer: Supermicro
- Product Name: SYS-7049GP-TRT
- Version: 0123456789
- Serial Number: S291427X8332242
- UUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-AC1F6B8A8DB6
- Wake-up Type: Power Switch
- SKU Number: To be filled by O.E.M.
- Family: To be filled by O.E.M.
-
- Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 15 bytes
- Base Board Information
- Manufacturer: Supermicro
- Product Name: X11DPG-QT
- Version: 1.02
- Serial Number: VM183S014930
- Asset Tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
- Features:
- Board is a hosting board
- Board is replaceable
- Location In Chassis: To be filled by O.E.M.
- Chassis Handle: 0x0003
- Type: Motherboard
- Contained Object Handles: 0
-
- Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 22 bytes
- Chassis Information
- Manufacturer: Supermicro
- Type: Other
- Lock: Not Present
- Version: 0123456789
- Serial Number: C7470KH06A20167
- Asset Tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
- Boot-up State: Safe
- Power Supply State: Safe
- Thermal State: Safe
- Security Status: None
- OEM Information: 0x00000000
-
- Handle 0x0050, DMI type 4, 48 bytes
- Processor Information
- Socket Designation: CPU1
- Type: Central Processor
- Family: Xeon
- Manufacturer: Intel(R) Corporation
- ID: 54 06 05 00 FF FB EB BF
- Signature: Type 0, Family 6, Model 85, Stepping 4
- Flags:
- FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip)
- VME (Virtual mode extension)
- DE (Debugging extension)
- PSE (Page size extension)
- TSC (Time stamp counter)
- MSR (Model specific registers)
- PAE (Physical address extension)
- MCE (Machine check exception)
- CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported)
- APIC (On-chip APIC hardware supported)
- SEP (Fast system call)
- MTRR (Memory type range registers)
- PGE (Page global enable)
- MCA (Machine check architecture)
- CMOV (Conditional move instruction supported)
- PAT (Page attribute table)
- PSE-36 (36-bit page size extension)
- CLFSH (CLFLUSH instruction supported)
- DS (Debug store)
- ACPI (ACPI supported)
- MMX (MMX technology supported)
- FXSR (FXSAVE and FXSTOR instructions supported)
- SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions)
- SSE2 (Streaming SIMD extensions 2)
- SS (Self-snoop)
- HTT (Multi-threading)
- TM (Thermal monitor supported)
- PBE (Pending break enabled)
- Version: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8180 CPU @ 2.50GHz
- Voltage: 1.6 V
- External Clock: 100 MHz
- Max Speed: 4000 MHz
- Current Speed: 2500 MHz
- Status: Populated, Enabled
- Upgrade: Other
- L1 Cache Handle: 0x004D
- L2 Cache Handle: 0x004E
- L3 Cache Handle: 0x004F
- Serial Number: Not Specified
- Asset Tag: UNKNOWN
- Part Number: Not Specified
- Core Count: 28
- Core Enabled: 28
- Thread Count: 56
- Characteristics:
- 64-bit capable
- Multi-Core
- Hardware Thread
- Execute Protection
- Enhanced Virtualization
- Power/Performance Control
-
-
- Handle 0x0054, DMI type 4, 48 bytes
- Processor Information
- Socket Designation: CPU2
- Type: Central Processor
- Family: Xeon
- Manufacturer: Intel(R) Corporation
- ID: 54 06 05 00 FF FB EB BF
- Signature: Type 0, Family 6, Model 85, Stepping 4
- Flags:
- FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip)
- VME (Virtual mode extension)
- DE (Debugging extension)
- PSE (Page size extension)
- TSC (Time stamp counter)
- MSR (Model specific registers)
- PAE (Physical address extension)
- MCE (Machine check exception)
- CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported)
- APIC (On-chip APIC hardware supported)
- SEP (Fast system call)
- MTRR (Memory type range registers)
- PGE (Page global enable)
- MCA (Machine check architecture)
- CMOV (Conditional move instruction supported)
- PAT (Page attribute table)
- PSE-36 (36-bit page size extension)
- CLFSH (CLFLUSH instruction supported)
- DS (Debug store)
- ACPI (ACPI supported)
- MMX (MMX technology supported)
- FXSR (FXSAVE and FXSTOR instructions supported)
- SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions)
- SSE2 (Streaming SIMD extensions 2)
- SS (Self-snoop)
- HTT (Multi-threading)
- TM (Thermal monitor supported)
- PBE (Pending break enabled)
- Version: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8180 CPU @ 2.50GHz
- Voltage: 1.6 V
- External Clock: 100 MHz
- Max Speed: 4000 MHz
- Current Speed: 2500 MHz
- Status: Populated, Enabled
- Upgrade: Other
- L1 Cache Handle: 0x0051
- L2 Cache Handle: 0x0052
- L3 Cache Handle: 0x0053
- Serial Number: Not Specified
- Asset Tag: UNKNOWN
- Part Number: Not Specified
- Core Count: 28
- Core Enabled: 28
- Thread Count: 56
- Characteristics:
- 64-bit capable
- Multi-Core
- Hardware Thread
- Execute Protection
- Enhanced Virtualization
- Power/Performance Control
-```
-
-## Xeon Skx Server Firmware Inventory
-
-```
-Host. IPMI IP. BIOS. CPLD. Aptio SU. CPU Microcode. PCI Bus. ME Operation FW. X710 Firmware. XXV710 Firmware. i40e.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-```