Need help putting together a single-board computer for Optane PM testing

[steve]

Hi all,

I've just ordered the last available S2600WFTR from Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QYCJH15), for use in power-fail testing. I know this
board can be made to do what I want but I will need some help putting together the whole computer, including a power supply that can be interrupted on
command as well as a CPU and cooling system. I already have the Optane DIMMs that I plan to use, so those aren't a problem.

Does anyone here have a suggestion as to where I can get the other parts and instructions as to how to get it all set up, or know someone who can do
it for me (obviously I would pay them)? I have 30 days to return it without opening it up if I can't use it.

Thanks!
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Steve Heller

[Andy Rudoff]

Remember that ADR is required for pmem support (not just Optane pmem, but all the NVDIMM products as well).  ADR does not just mean a special power supply, it also means additional traces on the motherboard that carry the ADR signals between the CPU and the DIMM slots.  I haven't looked at the particular product you mentioned, but if it doesn't specifically say it supports ADR and pmem, I think it is unlikely you can convert it to such a system.  You will also need a pmem-aware BIOS, and that BIOS is different for each pmem product available, so you'll want a system where the vendor has validated their BIOS with the exact pmem product you're using.

[steve]

On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 12:54:26 -0700 (PDT), Andy Rudoff <an...@rudoff.com> wrote:

>Remember that ADR is required for pmem support (not just Optane pmem, but
>all the NVDIMM products as well). ADR does not just mean a special power
>supply, it also means additional traces on the motherboard that carry the
>ADR signals between the CPU and the DIMM slots. I haven't looked at the
>particular product you mentioned, but if it doesn't specifically say it
>supports ADR and pmem, I think it is unlikely you can convert it to such a
>system. You will also need a pmem-aware BIOS, and that BIOS is different
>for each pmem product available, so you'll want a system where the vendor
>has validated their BIOS with the exact pmem product you're using.

It's an Intel server motherboard. Here's the product spec:
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/192581/intel-server-board-s2600wftr.html

The description in the supplemental information says "A rack optimized server board supporting two 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors up
to 205W TDP, 24 DIMMs and two 10-Gb ethernet ports."

The memory spec says:

Memory Types
DDR4 ECC RDIMM/LRDIMM 2133/2400/2666/2933 & Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory Supported

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Shouldn't that work?
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Steve Heller