Making a Supermicro 6028U X10 server quiet?

[Killer_Rubber_Ducky]

I have a 6028U X10DRU-i+ server and it is loud AF. Apparently SuperMicro doesnt have SQ PSUs for it. What mods can I do to make this thing quiet? I hear that I theoretically can put an SQ PSU in there with some dremeling but Im not positive. Another thing is the midplane fans. All fans are Delta ~7k fans. Im not running hard drives in the 12 bay. Im running datacenter S3610 drives in it.

 

[Marcus L]

Think you'll find most of that noise is from the fans and not the PSU, can replace them with desktop alternatives though depending on the config and workload this might not be a good idea and could overheat components or throttle workloads, there's a reason it's a server and not a workstation or desktop and that's cause they are designed to run loud as fuck lol Delta 7k fans are like jet turbines lol not sure what you expected?

 

[Killer_Rubber_Ducky]

Think you'll find most of that noise is from the fans and not the PSU, can replace them with desktop alternatives though depending on the config and workload this might not be a good idea and could overheat components or throttle workloads, there's a reason it's a server and not a workstation or desktop and that's cause they are designed to run loud as fuck lol Delta 7k fans are like jet turbines lol not sure what you expected?

its a game server

 

[Solaris17]

Newer SM boards do have thresholds but I am running a few noctuas on my test machine.

older boards like the X10s are just fine with replacements.

Unlike other brands SM boards won’t lock down and refuse to boot when detecting lower RPM limits.

 

[Rob_1]

Is it this (mid-plane) fan PFB1248XHE-TP17, good to include the fan info in your question: https://www.delta-fan.com/technology/pfb1248xhe-tp17.html

Let's try a software diagnostic and fix first, since it'll save buying a new fan.

Check out: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/docs/servers/ipmi/ipmi-home.html which contains a link to a 650 page PDF about IPMI: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/w...t-interface-spec-2nd-gen-v2-0-spec-update.pdf or this much shorter information: https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool

Skip down to this section: "Popular IPMI tools in the market" in this document: https://www.logic-fruit.com/blog/general/simplified-server-management/ where you can read about IPMI tools, like: https://sourceforge.net/projects/openipmi/ (and maybe: https://github.com/jhoblitt/puppet-ipmi?tab=readme-ov-file) or https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool

Install the IPMI tool using the following command:
$ sudo apt-get install ipmitool

Use a command such as this, replace all the arguments with appropriate values:
$ ipmitool -I lanplus -H 192.168.1.112 -U ADMIN -P ADMIN sensor thresh FAN1 lower 200 250 300

You should be able to set a slower fan curve, don't run them so slow that necessary cooling suffers. You can use those tools to get temperature and fan speed information.


Lastly, you could replace the fans with slower (and quieter) fans: https://noctua.at/en/products/fan/nf-a12x25-pwm but you'll need to watch your temps, the faster fans were there for a reason.

 

[Killer_Rubber_Ducky]

Is it this (mid-plane) fan PFB1248XHE-TP17, good to include the fan info in your question: https://www.delta-fan.com/technology/pfb1248xhe-tp17.html

Let's try a software diagnostic and fix first, since it'll save buying a new fan.

Check out: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/docs/servers/ipmi/ipmi-home.html which contains a link to a 650 page PDF about IPMI: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/w...t-interface-spec-2nd-gen-v2-0-spec-update.pdf or this much shorter information: https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool

Skip down to this section: "Popular IPMI tools in the market" in this document: https://www.logic-fruit.com/blog/general/simplified-server-management/ where you can read about IPMI tools, like: https://sourceforge.net/projects/openipmi/ (and maybe: https://github.com/jhoblitt/puppet-ipmi?tab=readme-ov-file) or https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool

Install the IPMI tool using the following command:
$ sudo apt-get install ipmitool

Use a command such as this, replace all the arguments with appropriate values:
$ ipmitool -I lanplus -H 192.168.1.112 -U ADMIN -P ADMIN sensor thresh FAN1 lower 200 250 300

You should be able to set a slower fan curve, don't run them so slow that necessary cooling suffers. You can use those tools to get temperature and fan speed information.


Lastly, you could replace the fans with slower (and quieter) fans: https://noctua.at/en/products/fan/nf-a12x25-pwm but you'll need to watch your temps, the faster fans were there for a reason.

6028U-TRTP+ | 2U | SuperServers | Products | Super Micro Computer, Inc.

The Ultra SYS-6028U-TRTP+ server system is optimized to deliver the highest performance, flexibility, and/or serviceability with optional NVMe and SAS3 support suited for demanding IT environments.

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4x 8cm heavy duty PWM fans

PSU Part No.WS-1K02A-1R

Is it this (mid-plane) fan PFB1248XHE-TP17, good to include the fan info in your question: https://www.delta-fan.com/technology/pfb1248xhe-tp17.html

Let's try a software diagnostic and fix first, since it'll save buying a new fan.

Check out: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/docs/servers/ipmi/ipmi-home.html which contains a link to a 650 page PDF about IPMI: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/w...t-interface-spec-2nd-gen-v2-0-spec-update.pdf or this much shorter information: https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool

Skip down to this section: "Popular IPMI tools in the market" in this document: https://www.logic-fruit.com/blog/general/simplified-server-management/ where you can read about IPMI tools, like: https://sourceforge.net/projects/openipmi/ (and maybe: https://github.com/jhoblitt/puppet-ipmi?tab=readme-ov-file) or https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool

Install the IPMI tool using the following command:
$ sudo apt-get install ipmitool

Use a command such as this, replace all the arguments with appropriate values:
$ ipmitool -I lanplus -H 192.168.1.112 -U ADMIN -P ADMIN sensor thresh FAN1 lower 200 250 300

You should be able to set a slower fan curve, don't run them so slow that necessary cooling suffers. You can use those tools to get temperature and fan speed information.


Lastly, you could replace the fans with slower (and quieter) fans: https://noctua.at/en/products/fan/nf-a12x25-pwm but you'll need to watch your temps, the faster fans were there for a reason.

 

[Rob_1]

Others share this problem here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/133f64k

https://forums.servethehome.com/ind...6028u-trtp-x10dru-i-barebone-349.30584/page-5

At the STH link are a few PSU substitution suggestions, none of which are super quiet.