Supermicro SYS-6018R-MTR Server Review

The Supermicro SYS-6018R-MTR is an affordable 1U server with dual power supplies.

This SuperMicro platform comes in a space-saving Rack (1U) form factor, equipped with eight RAM slots and four 3.5" drive bays supporting SATA or SAS interfaces. For SAS drives, an additional RAID controller is required. The server is powered by two 400W hot-swappable power supplies. It features the Super X10DRL-i motherboard with an Intel C612 chipset and provides the option to add a PCIe card if the slot is not occupied by a RAID controller.

To support E5-2600 v4 processors, BIOS version 2.0 or higher is required.

This server is ideal for various applications, including small office backup servers, Hadoop nodes, and general-purpose office servers. If desired, the processor can be overclocked.

Panels and Indicators

Front Panel:

Two buttons: Reset and Power + LED. Information LED. Network activity and disk activity indicators

Supports up to four 3.5" drives. Optional optical or DVD drive installation.

Rear Panel:

Two redundant power supply units on the left. Rear panel ports in the center. PCIe slot on the right.

Rear panel ports include COM1, USB 2.0 (x2), Dedicated IPMI LAN, USB 3.0 (x2), LAN1, LAN2, VGA Port, and UID Button/LED

1. COM1 Port
2. USB 2.0
3. USB 2.0
4. Dedicated IPMI LAN
5. USB 3.0
6. USB 3.0
7. LAN1
8. LAN2
9. VGA Port
10. UID Button/LED

System Overview

Memory Installation Procedure

Motherboard

BIOS Beep Codes

Specifications

• Product SKUs: SYS-6018R-MTR (SuperServer 6018R-MTR in black)
• Chassis: 1U Rackmount, Model: CSE-813MFTQ-R400CB
• Motherboard: Super X10DRL-i
• Processor/CPU: Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v4/v3 family (up to 135W TDP), Dual Socket R3 (LGA 2011)

• Memory:

  1. Memory Capacity: 8x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM slots, Up to 1TB ECC 3DS LRDIMM, 512GB ECC RDIMM
  2. Memory Type: 2400/2133/1866/1600MHz ECC DDR4 SDRAM 72-bit
  3. DIMM Sizes
     • RDIMM: 64GB, 32GB, 16GB, 8GB, 4GB
     • LRDIMM: 64GB, 32GB
     • 3DS LRDIMM: 128GB
  4. Memory Voltage: 1.2 V
  5. Error Detection: Corrects single-bit errors
• Storage:

  1. SATA

     • 4x SATA3 (6Gbps) ports
     • I-SATA 4 & I-SATA 5 support SATA DOM

  2. LAN

     • 2x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports
     • 1x RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN port

  3. USB

     • 4x USB 3.0 ports (2 rear, 2 headers)
     • 5x USB 2.0 ports
     • (2 rear, 2 headers, 1 Type A)
  4. Video: 1x VGA port
  5. Serial Port / Header: 1x COM port (header)
  6. DOM: 2x SuperDOM (Disk on Module) ports

• Server control

  1. Software

     • IPMI 2.0
     • Intel Node Manager
     • SuperDoctor 5
     • SSM
     • SPM
     • SUM
     • Watch Dog

  2. Power Configurations

     • ACPI Power Management
     • Power-on mode for AC power recovery

• Dimensions and Weight

  • Width: 437mm
  • Height: 43mm
  • Depth: 503mm
  • Packaging: 23.4" (W) x 8.5" (H) x 29.7" (L)
  • Weight: 17.24 kg
  • Color: Black

• Front panel

  1. Buttons

     • Power On/Off button
     • System Reset button

  2. LEDs

     • Power status LED
     • HDD activity LED
     • 2x Network activity LEDs
     • Universal Information (UID) LED
• Expansion Slot: 1x PCI-E 3.0 x8 (FHHL) slot
• Disks: Hot-swap: 4x 3.5" Hot-swap SATA3 Drive Bays
• Backplane: SAS2/SATA3 Backplane
• Cooling: 4x 4cm fans with optimal fan speed control

• Power Supply:

  1. 400W Redundant Power Supplies w/Power Distributor, PMBus 1.2, I2C, and PFC
  2. AC Input 100-240V, 50-60Hz, 6-3A

  3. DC Output

     • +5V standby: 3A
     • +12V: 33A

  4. DC Output With Power Distributor

     • +5V: 25A
     • +3.3V: 25A
     • -12V: 0.6A

  5. Certification 80+ Gold Certified

• System BIOS

  1. BIOS Type: 128Mb SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI BIOS

  2. BIOS Features

     • Plug and Play (PnP)
     • APM 1.2
     • PCI 2.3
     • ACPI 3.0 / 4.0
     • USB Keyboard support
     • SMBIOS 2.7.1
     • UEFI 2.3.1

• Environmental Conditions Operating Temperature:

  • 10°C - 35°C Storage
  • Temperature: -40°C - 70°C
  • Operating Humidity: 8% - 90%
  • Humidity during Storage: 5% - 95%

Included Components

• Motherboard MBD-X10DRL-i: 1 Super X10DRL-i Motherboard
• Chassis CSE-813MFTQ-R400CB: 1 1U Chassis
• Backplane BPN-SAS-815TQ: 1 4-port 1U TQ backplane (W/ enclosure management), support up to 4x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA HDD
• Cable 1 CBL-0186L: 1 SATA,INT,ROUND,SET OF 4,ST-RA 56/45.5/35/23CM,26AWG
• Cable 2 CBL-CDAT-0661: 1 CBL,SGPIO,2X4F TO 2X4F,P2.54,ROUND CABLE,40CM,28AWG
• Air Shroud MCP-310-19015-0N: 1 SC813M,SC113M, DP X9DRL-EF/ X9DRL-7F/ X10DRL-i, X9/X10 mylar air shroud, 12
• Manual MNL-1591-QRG: 1 SYS-6018R-MT/MTR, QRG,HF,RoHS/REACH
• Riser Card RSC-RR1U-E8: 1 RSC-RR1U-E8
• Heatsink / Retention SNK-P0047PD: 2 1U Passive Custom CPU Heat Sink for X9DRL, X10DRL Related Systems
• Power Supply PWS-406P-1R: 2 1U 400W Redundant Short Depth Power Supply
• FAN 1 FAN-0147L4: 4 40x40x28 mm, 17.5K RPM, SC813MTS Middle Cooling Fan,RoHS/REACH,PBF

Server Appearance

Two power supplies included

4 HDD SATA with 6 TB each. We will set up RAID5 using the Intel chip, resulting in an array of 18 TB for backups.

Rails for rack installation.

Expandable to provide full extension.

The server takes up approximately half the depth of the rack.

Rear view.

Two power blocks.

Expansion slot. I have a network card with two SFP+ ports installed there.

Intel X520-DA2 network card.

Ports on the rear panel.

Front view.

Let's remove the cover.

The processor area is covered by an air duct, and there are four fans in front of it. If you plan to install a RAID controller, consider getting a couple more fans for cooling.

The motherboard allows for the connection of two additional fans if needed.

View of the processors. A dual-processor system doesn't seem ideal for backups. There could be more interesting options.

8 DIMM slots.

In our example, 4 slots are available.

The motherboard has multiple PCIe slots, but you can only install something in one of them using a riser.

Riser RSC-RR1U-E8.

X10DRL-i motherboard.

Server management is done through a dedicated IPMI port, Aspeed Tech AST2400.

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