Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper

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Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node
V100R005
Technical White Paper
Issue
05
Date
2020-09-03
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

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  • Page 1 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node V100R005 Technical White Paper Issue Date 2020-09-03 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
  • Page 2 Notice The purchased products, services and features are stipulated by the contract made between Huawei and the customer. All or part of the products, services and features described in this document may not be within the purchase scope or the usage scope. Unless otherwise specified in the contract, all statements, information, and recommendations in this document are provided "AS IS"...
  • Page 3: About This Document

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper About This Document About This Document Overview This document describes the XH628 V5 server node in terms of features, structure, specifications, and component compatibility. Intended Audience This document is intended for: ●...
  • Page 4 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper About This Document Symbol Description Supplements the important information in the main text. NOTE is used to address information not related to personal injury, equipment damage, and environment deterioration. Change History...
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper Contents Contents About This Document........................ ii 1 Overview............................1 2 Features............................. 2 3 Physical Structure........................5 4 Logical Structure ........................8 5 Hardware Description......................10 5.1 Front Panel....................................10 5.1.1 Appearance..................................10 5.1.2 Indicators and Buttons..............................12...
  • Page 6 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper Contents 6.1 Technical Specifications..............................37 6.2 Environmental Specifications............................41 6.3 Physical Specifications................................. 42 7 Software and Hardware Compatibility................44 8 Safety Instructions........................ 45 8.1 Safety Instructions................................45 8.2 Maintenance and Warranty.............................. 48 9 System Management......................49...
  • Page 7: Overview

    1 Overview Overview The XH628 V5 is a server node designed for Huawei X6800 servers. An X6800 can house up to four XH628 V5 server nodes in a 4U chassis. The XH628 V5 delivers supreme performance and high storage density in limited space through innovative design.
  • Page 8: Features

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 2 Features Features Performance and Scalability ® ® ● Powered by two Intel Xeon Scalable Skylake or Cascade Lake processors, the server provides up to 28 cores, 3.8 GHz frequency, a 38.5 MB L3 cache, and two 10.4 GT/s UPI links between the processors, which deliver supreme...
  • Page 9 ● Huawei provides a three-year warranty for parts replacement and onsite repair for the servers used in China. Huawei provides a 10-hour-a-day, 7-day- a-week support program. Service requests will be handled the next business day. Optional service upgrades are available.
  • Page 10 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 2 Features NO TE The service port with NC-SI enabled supports the following configuration: ● Configuring the LOM port (NIC Mezz) of the server as the service port with NC-SI enabled.
  • Page 11: Physical Structure

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 3 Physical Structure Physical Structure ● XH628 V5 with 2 x 2.5" drives Figure 3-1 XH628 V5 physical structure Front drives Front-drive backplane Server node case DIMMs Screw-in RAID controller...
  • Page 12 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 3 Physical Structure Vertical adapter Horizontal adapter Drives in a drawer 10-drive backplane for 2-drive backplane for the drive drawer the drive drawer Drive drawer enclosure ● XH628 V5 with two HHHL PCIe cards...
  • Page 13 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 3 Physical Structure Horizontal adapter Drives in a drawer 10-drive backplane for the drive drawer 2-drive backplane for Drive drawer enclosure the drive drawer Issue 05 (2020-09-03) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • Page 14: Logical Structure

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 4 Logical Structure Logical Structure Figure 4-1 XH628 V5 logical structure ® ® ● The server supports two Intel Xeon Scalable processors. ● The server supports up to 16 memory modules.
  • Page 15 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 4 Logical Structure ● The storage module, consisting of a RAID controller card and 12 drives, connects to the processors through PCIe bus. ● The BMC chipset interconnects with the PCH through PCIe and LPC buses to provide a management interface.
  • Page 16: Hardware Description

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Hardware Description 5.1 Front Panel 5.2 Processor 5.3 Memory 5.4 Storage 5.5 I/O Expansion 5.6 Boards 5.1 Front Panel 5.1.1 Appearance ● 2 x 2.5" drive configuration Issue 05 (2020-09-03) Copyright ©...
  • Page 17 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-1 Front view Drives Ejector lever Ejector release latch Slide-out label plate (with an SN label) Drive drawer Drive drawer latch Drive drawer handle ● 2 x HHHL PCIe card configuration Issue 05 (2020-09-03) Copyright ©...
  • Page 18: Indicators And Buttons

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-2 Front view Standard PCIe card Ejector lever Ejector release latch Slide-out label plate (with an SN label) Drive drawer Drive drawer latch Drive drawer handle 5.1.2 Indicators and Buttons...
  • Page 19 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-3 Indicators and buttons on the front panel Data transmission rate Connection status indicator for a 10GE indicator/Data optical port transmission status indicator for a 10GE...
  • Page 20 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-4 Indicators and buttons on the front panel Data transmission rate Connection status indicator for a 10GE indicator/Data optical port transmission status indicator for a 10GE...
  • Page 21 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Indicator and Button Description Table 5-1 Indicators and buttons on the front panel Silkscreen Indicator/ Description Button Power Power indicator: button/ ● Off: The device is not powered on.
  • Page 22 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Silkscreen Indicator/ Description Button UID button/ The UID button/indicator helps identify and indicator locate a device. UID indicator: ● Off: The device is not being located. ● Blinking blue: The device has been located and is distinguished from other devices that have also been located.
  • Page 23: Ports

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Silkscreen Indicator/ Description Button Data ● Off: No data is being transmitted. transmission ● Blinking yellow: Data is being transmitted. status indicator for management network port Connection ●...
  • Page 24 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-5 Ports on the front panel Universal connector port LOM port 1 (10GE optical port) LOM port 2 (10GE LOM port 3 (GE optical port) electrical port)
  • Page 25 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-6 Ports on the front panel Universal connector port LOM port 1 (10GE optical port) LOM port 2 (10GE LOM port 3 (GE optical port) electrical port)
  • Page 26 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-7 Multi-port cable Video graphics array Two USB ports (VGA) port Serial port One USB port Universal connector port Port Description Table 5-2 Ports on the front panel...
  • Page 27: Installation Positions

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Table 5-3 LOM ports Chip Model Port Type Rate Supported Rates Not Negotiation Rates Supported Mode X722 10GE optical Auto- 1000/10000M 10/100M port negotiation 10000 Mbit/s (full duplex)
  • Page 28: Processor

    The server supports two processors. ● The same model of processors must be used in a server. ● Contact your local Huawei sales representative or use the Computing Product Compatibility Checker to determine the components to be used. Figure 5-9 Processor positions 5.3 Memory...
  • Page 29: Memory Subsystem Architecture

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description callout Description Definition Capacity of the memory ● 8 GB module ● 16 GB ● 32 GB ● 64 GB ● 128 GB Number of ranks of the ●...
  • Page 30: Memory Compatibility

    Maximum operating speed of a DIMM ● The DDR4 DIMMs of different types (RDIMM and LRDIMM) and specifications (capacity, bit width, rank, and height) cannot be used together. ● Contact your local Huawei sales representative or use the Computing Product Compatibility Checker to determine the components to be used.
  • Page 31 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description ▪ L processors: 4.5 TB/socket ▪ M processors: 2 TB/socket ▪ Other processors: 1 TB/socket ● The total memory capacity is the sum of the capacity of all DDR4 DIMMs.
  • Page 32: Memory Installation Guidelines

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Parameter Specifications ● a: The maximum number of DDR4 DIMMs is based on dual-processor configuration. ● b: The maximum DDR4 memory capacity varies depending on the processor type.
  • Page 33: Memory Protection Technologies

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description NO TICE At least one DDR4 DIMM must be installed in the memory slots corresponding to CPU 1. Figure 5-11 Memory slots Figure 5-12 DDR4 memory installation guidelines 5.3.6 Memory Protection Technologies...
  • Page 34: Storage

    ● c: A RAID controller card or PCH can be used to manage common drives. The PCH supports only SATA drives. ● d: The M.2 SSDs come in size 2280, and support the SATA interface. ● Contact your local Huawei sales representative or use the Computing Product Compatibility Checker to determine the components to be used.
  • Page 35 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-13 Drive numbering (front 2 x 2.5" drive configuration) Table 5-7 Mapping between front drive numbers and physical slot numbers in the system event log (SEL)
  • Page 36 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-14 Drive numbering Table 5-8 Mapping between drive numbers and physical slot numbers in the Drive Number Physical Slot Drive Number Physical Slot in the Drawer...
  • Page 37: Drive Indicators

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-15 Drive numbering 5.4.3 Drive Indicators SAS/SATA Drive Indicators Figure 5-16 SAS/SATA drive indicators (front 2 x 2.5"drives) Issue 05 (2020-09-03) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • Page 38 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Table 5-9 SAS/SATA drive indicators on front 2 x 2.5" drives (example) Indicator Description Drive activity ● Off: The drive is faulty or is not in position.
  • Page 39: Raid Controller Card

    5.4.4 RAID Controller Card The RAID controller card supports RAID configuration, RAID level migration, and drive roaming. ● Contact your local Huawei sales representative or use the Computing Product Compatibility Checker to determine the components to be used. ●...
  • Page 40 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description Figure 5-18 PCIe slots (2 standard HHHL PCIe cards) ● Rear panel Figure 5-19 shows the mapping between PCIe slots and server nodes (7, 5, 3, and 1 from left to right).
  • Page 41: Pcie Slot Description

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description 5.5.3 PCIe Slot Description Table 5-11 PCIe slot description PCIe PCIe Connec Port B/D/F Slot Slot Standa Width Size Width RAID CPU 2 PCIe 3.0 Port1A 85/00/0...
  • Page 42 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 5 Hardware Description 2.5" drive backplane DIMM050 connector connector DIMM040 connector DIMM030 connector DIMM031 connector CPU 1 DIMM150 connector DIMM140 connector DIMM130 connector DIMM131 connector CPU 2 Guide sleeve Power connector...
  • Page 43: Product Specifications

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 6 Product Specifications Product Specifications 6.1 Technical Specifications 6.2 Environmental Specifications 6.3 Physical Specifications 6.1 Technical Specifications Table 6-1 Technical specifications Category Specifications Form factor 4U4 server node Chipset ®...
  • Page 44 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 6 Product Specifications Category Specifications Memory Supports 16 memory modules of the following types: ● Up to 16 DDR4 memory modules ● Max. 2933 MT/s memory speed ● RDIMM and LRDIMM support ●...
  • Page 45 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 6 Product Specifications Category Specifications Storage Supports a variety of drive configurations. For details, 5.4.1 Drive Configurations. ● Supports two or four M.2 SSDs. – The PCH supports two M.2 SSDs. If an Avago SAS3004iMR RAID controller card is configured, the Avago SAS3004iMR supports two M.2 SSDs.
  • Page 46 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 6 Product Specifications Category Specifications Network Supports LOM. ● Supports two 10GE optical ports and two GE electrical ports via the NIC chip integrated on the mainboard. ● The LOM ports support NC-SI, WOL, and PXE.
  • Page 47: Environmental Specifications

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 6 Product Specifications Category Specifications System management ● UEFI ● iBMC ● NC-SI ● Integration with third-party management systems Security features ● Power-on password ● Administrator password ● TPM ● Secure boot 6.2 Environmental Specifications...
  • Page 48: Physical Specifications

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 6 Product Specifications Category Specifications Relative humidity (RH, ● Operating humidity: 5% to 85% non-condensing) ● Storage humidity (≤ 72 hours): 5% to 95% ● Long-term storage humidity (> 72 hours): 30% to ●...
  • Page 49 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 6 Product Specifications Category Specifications Power consumption The power consumption parameters vary with hardware configurations (including the configurations complying with EU ErP). Use the Computing Product Power Calculator to obtain specific information.
  • Page 50: Software And Hardware Compatibility

    ● If the customer has requirements on the performance of specific application software, contact Huawei sales personnel to apply for POC tests in the pre-sales phase to determine detailed software and hardware configurations.
  • Page 51: Safety Instructions

    Take protective measures if a Class A product is used in residential areas as it is likely to cause radio interference. Personal Safety ● Only personnel certified or authorized by Huawei are allowed to install the hardware. ● Stop any operation that may cause personal injury or equipment damage, report the problem to a project supervisor immediately, and take protective measures.
  • Page 52 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 8 Safety Instructions Figure 8-1 Protective clothing ● Before touching a device, ensure that you are wearing ESD clothing and ESD gloves (or wrist strap), and remove any conductive objects (such as watches and jewelry).
  • Page 53 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 8 Safety Instructions Figure 8-3 Wearing an ESD wrist strap ● Exercise caution when using tools that could cause personal injury. ● If the installation position of the device is above shoulder height, use a stacker to lift it.
  • Page 54: Maintenance And Warranty

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 8 Safety Instructions ● If the original packaging is unavailable, package heavy, bulky parts (such as chassis and blades) and fragile parts (such as PCIe GPUs and SSDs) separately. NO TE...
  • Page 55: System Management

    Technical White Paper 9 System Management System Management The server uses Huawei proprietary intelligent Baseboard Management Controller (iBMC) to implement remote server management. The iBMC complies with Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0 and provides highly reliable hardware monitoring and management.
  • Page 56 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 9 System Management Feature Description System watchdog Supports BIOS POST, OS watchdog, and automatic system reset after fault timeout. Users can enable or disable these features individually. Boot device configuration Supports out-of-band configuration for boot devices.
  • Page 57: Certifications

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 10 Certifications Certifications Region Country Certification Certification Mark China China RoHS Europe Europe RoHS REACH WEEE Russia North America United States NRTL-UL/MET United States FCC&IC Canada Asia Pacific Australia New Zealand...
  • Page 58 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper 10 Certifications Region Country Certification Certification Mark Middle East Multi-country Multi-country certification: certification West Africa Saudi, Nigeria, North Africa Tanzania, Uganda, Kuwait, Algeria, Botswana, Qatar, Egypt) Issue 05 (2020-09-03) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • Page 59: A Appendix

    A Appendix Appendix A.1 Product SN The serial number (SN) on the slide-out label plate uniquely identifies a device. The SN is required when you contact Huawei technical support. Figure A-1 SN example Table A-1 SN description Callout No. Description SN ID (two characters), which is 21.
  • Page 60: Ras Features

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper A Appendix Callout No. Description Year and month (two characters). ● The first character indicates the year. – Digits 1 to 9 indicate years 2001 to 2009, respectively. – Letters A to H indicate years 2010 to 2017, respectively.
  • Page 61 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper A Appendix Module Feature Description Memory Demand and Corrects errors upon detection. If these Patrol Scrubbing errors are not corrected promptly, uncorrectable errors may occur. Memory Mirroring Improves system reliability.
  • Page 62 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper A Appendix Module Feature Description Error Injection Support Injects errors to verify various RAS features. Machine Check Provides software recovery for Architecture uncorrectable errors to improve system availability. eMCA: Gen2 Improves system availability.
  • Page 63: B Glossary

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper B Glossary Glossary B.1 A-E baseboard The BMC complies with the Intelligent Platform management Management Interface (IPMI). It collects, processes, controller (BMC) and stores sensor signals, and monitors the operating status of components.
  • Page 64: F-J

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper B Glossary B.2 F-J Gigabit Ethernet An extension and enhancement of traditional shared (GE) media Ethernet standards. It is compatible with 10M and 100M Ethernet and complies with IEEE 802.3z standards.
  • Page 65: U-Z

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper B Glossary redundancy A mechanism that allows a backup device to automatically take over services from a faulty device to ensure uninterrupted running of the system. redundant array of A storage technology that combines multiple physical...
  • Page 66: C Acronyms And Abbreviations

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper C Acronyms and Abbreviations Acronyms and Abbreviations C.1 A-E alternating current Advanced Encryption Standard New Instruction Set Address Resolution Protocol Advanced Vector Extensions backup battery unit BIOS Basic Input/Output System...
  • Page 67: F-J

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper C Acronyms and Abbreviations direct current DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 DDR4 Double Data Rate 4 DDDC double device data correction DEMT Dynamic Energy Management Technology DIMM dual in-line memory module...
  • Page 68: K-O

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper C Acronyms and Abbreviations GPIO General Purpose Input/Output graphics processing unit high availability hard disk drive high-performance computing HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure iBMC intelligent baseboard management controller...
  • Page 69: P-T

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper C Acronyms and Abbreviations Lucent connector LRDIMM load-reduced dual in-line memory module light emitting diode LAN on motherboard media access control module management controller next business day NC-SI Network Controller Sideband Interface C.4 P-T...
  • Page 70 Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper C Acronyms and Abbreviations RAID redundant array of independent disks reliability, availability and serviceability RDIMM registered dual in-line memory module REACH Registration Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals RJ45 registered jack 45...
  • Page 71: U-Z

    Huawei FusionServer Pro XH628 V5 Server Node Technical White Paper C Acronyms and Abbreviations thermal design power TELNET Telecommunication Network Protocol Trusted Execution Technology TransFlash module TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol TCP offload engine trusted platform module C.5 U-Z UDIMM...

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