Intel® Server Board S2600ST Product Family Technical Product Specification
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Intel® Server Board S2600ST Product Family Technical Product Specification
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 13
1.1
1.2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.5.1
2.5.2
2.5.3
2.5.4
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.3.1
3.3.2
3.3.3
3.3.4
3.3.5
3.3.6
3.3.7
3.3.8
3.3.9
3.3.10
3.3.11
3.4
3.5
4.1.1
4.1.2
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.3.1
5.4
5.4.1
Chapter Outline............................................................................................................................................................... 14
Intel® Server Board Use Disclaimer......................................................................................................................... 14
Server Board Feature Set ............................................................................................................................................ 16
Server Board Component / Feature Identification ........................................................................................... 17
Server Board Mechanical Drawings ........................................................................................................................ 21
Product Architecture Overview ................................................................................................................................ 28
System Software Stack ................................................................................................................................................ 28
Hot Keys Supported During Power-On Self-Test (POST) ............................................................................. 29
BIOS Update Capability ............................................................................................................................................... 30
BIOS Recovery ................................................................................................................................................................. 30
Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) and Sensor Data Record (SDR) Data ........................................................... 31
Processor Heat Sink Module (PHM) and Processor Socket Assembly .................................................... 32
Processor Thermal Design Power (TDP) Support ............................................................................................ 34
Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family Overview ........................................................................................... 35
Intel® 64 Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) ......................................................................................................... 36
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ...................................................................................................................... 36
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology ............................................................................................................. 36
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 ........................................................................................................................ 36
Intel® Virtualization Technology for IA-32, Intel® 64 and Intel® Architecture (Intel® VT-x) ............. 36
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel® VT-d) .................................................................. 36
Execute Disable Bit ........................................................................................................................................................ 36
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT) for Servers .................................................................... 37
Intel® Adavanced Vector Extension 512 (Intel® AVX-512)............................................................................ 37
Intel® Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI) ................................................ 37
Intel® Node Manager (Intel® NM) 4.0 ...................................................................................................................... 37
Processor Population Rules....................................................................................................................................... 38
Processor Initialization Error Summary ................................................................................................................ 38
PCIe* Enumeration and Allocation ......................................................................................................................... 41
Non-Transparent Bridge ............................................................................................................................................. 41
Memory Sub-system Architecture Overview...................................................................................................... 43
Supported Memory ....................................................................................................................................................... 44
Memory Slot Identification and Population Rules ........................................................................................... 44
DIMM Population Guidelines for Best Performance........................................................................................ 46
Memory RAS Features .................................................................................................................................................. 47
DIMM Populations Rules and BIOS Setup for Memory RAS ........................................................................ 48
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2. Server Board Family Overview .............................................................................................................................. 15
3. Processor Support.................................................................................................................................................... 32
4. PCI Express* (PCIe*) Support ................................................................................................................................. 41
5. Memory Support ....................................................................................................................................................... 43