Asus RS702D-E6 PS8 User Guide - Page 14

Chapter 1:

Product introduction

1-4

1.3

System specifications

The ASUS RS700D-E6/PS8 is a 1U barebone server system featuring the ASUS

Z8NH-D12 server boards. The ASUS RS702D-E6/PS8 is a 1U barebone server system

featuring the ASUS Z8PH-D12/IFB server boards. The ASUS RS704D-E6/PS8 is a

1U barebone server system featuring the ASUS Z8PH-D12 SE/QDR server boards.

The servers support Intel

®

LGA1366 Xeon

®

5500 series processors, plus other latest

technologies through the chipsets onboard.

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Model Name

RS700D-E6/PS8

RS702D-E6/PS8

RS704D-E6/PS8

Processor / System Bus

2 x Socket LGA1366 per Node

32nm Six/Quad-Core Intel

®

Xeon

®

Processors

-

Quad-Core Intel

®

Xeon

®

X5500, X5600 Series (95W)

-

Dual/Quad-Core Intel

®

Xeon

®

E5500, E5600 Series (80W)

-

Quad-Core Intel

®

Xeon

®

L5500, L5600 Series (60W/40W)

QPI 4.8 / 5.86 / 6.4 GT/s

Core Logic

- Intel

®

5500 I/O

Hub

- Intel

®

ICH10R I/O

Controller

- Intel

®

5520 I/O

Hub

- Intel

®

ICH10R I/O

Controller

- Mellanox

ConnectX

MT25408 DDR

20Gbps controller

- Intel

®

5520 I/O

Hub

- Intel

®

ICH10R I/O

Controller

- Mellanox

ConnectX

MT25408 QDR

40Gbps controller

ASUS Features

Smart Fan

√

ASWM2.0

√

Memory

Total Slots

12 DIMMs per Node (3-channel per CPU, 6 DIMMs per CPU)

Capacity

Maximum up to 96GB (RDIMM) per Node

Maximum up to 48GB (UDIMM) per Node

Memory Type

DDR3 1333 / 1066 Reg DIMM / Unbuffered DIMM with ECC

Memory Size

1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB (RDIMM)

1GB, 2GB and 4GB (UDIMM)

Expansion Slots

Total PCI/PCI-X/

PCI-E Slots

1 per Node

Slot Type

1 x PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot (x16 link) (Low profile / HL) per Node

Additional Slot

1 x PIKE Riser Card Slot for Storage Enhancement

Storage

SATA Controller

I

ntel

®

ICH10R:

4 x SATA2 300MB/s ports

-

Intel Matrix Storage (for Windows) supporting SW RAID 0, 1, 5 & 10

-

LSI MegaRAID (for Linux / Windows) supporting SW RAID 0, 1 & 10

SAS Controller

Optional:

-

ASUS PIKE 1064E 4-port SAS RAID card*

-

ASUS PIKE 1078 8-port SAS HW RAID card*

* Must installed on the optional ASUS PIKE Riser Card

HDD Bays

I = internal

A or S will be

hot-swappable

4 x Hot-swap 2.5” HDD Bays per Node (Total 8 x 2.5” HDD in 1U)

Networking

LAN

2 x Intel

®

82574L

PCIE GbE LAN + 1 x

Mgmt LAN per Node

2 x Intel

®

82574L

PCIE GbE LAN + 1 x

Mgmt LAN per Node

1 x Single Port

Mellanox ConnectX

DDR InfiniteBand

with CX4 interface

per Node

2 x Intel

®

82574L

PCIE GbE LAN + 1 x

Mgmt LAN per Node

1 x Single Port

Mellanox ConnectX

QDR InfiniteBand

with QSFP interface

per Node

Section	Page
About this guide	9
Chapter 1: Product introduction	11
1.1 System package contents	12
1.2 Serial number label	13
1.3 System specifications	14
1.4 Front panel features	16
1.5 Rear panel features	17
1.6 Internal features	18
1.7 LED information	20
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs	20
1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs	20
1.7.3 HDD status LED	20
Chapter 2: Hardware setup	21
2.1 Chassis cover	22
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	23
2.2.1 Installing the CPU	23
2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct	26
2.3 System memory	27
2.3.1 Overview	27
2.3.2 Memory Configurations	28
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM	29
2.3.4 Removing a DIMM	29
2.4 Hard disk drives	30
2.5 Expansion slot	31
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket	31
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card	32
2.6 Cable connections	33
2.7 Removable/optional components	34
2.7.1 Replacing system fans	34
2.7.2 Replacing power supply units	35
2.7.3 Installing ASMB4 series management board (optional)	36
2.7.4 Installing ASUS PIKE Riser Card (optional)	37
Chapter 3: Installation options	41
3.1 Rackmount rail kit items (optional)	42
3.2 Attaching the rails to the server	42
3.3 Attaching the rack rails	43
3.4 Rackmounting the server	44
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info	45
4.1 Motherboard layout	46
4.2 Jumpers	50
4.3 Internal connectors	56
4.4 Internal LEDs	64
Chapter 5: BIOS setup	65
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	66
5.1.1 AFUDOS utility	66
5.1.2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	68
5.2 BIOS setup program	69
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen	70
5.2.2 Menu bar	70
5.2.3 Navigation keys	70
5.2.4 Menu items	71
5.2.5 Sub-menu items	71
5.2.6 Configuration fields	71
5.2.7 Pop-up window	71
5.2.8 Scroll bar	71
5.2.9 General help	71
5.3 Main menu	72
5.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	72
5.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	72
5.3.3 SATA1–4	72
5.3.4 IDE Configuration	74
5.3.5 AHCI Configuration	75
5.3.6 System Information	76
5.4 Advanced menu	77
5.4.1 CPU Configuration	77
5.4.2 Chipset Configuration	81
5.4.3 Legacy Device Configuration	85
5.4.4 USB Configuration	86
5.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration	87
5.4.6 Power On configuration	88
5.4.7 Event Log Configuration	89
5.4.8 Hardware Monitor	90
5.4.9 I/O Virtualization	91
5.4.10 PCI Express Configuration	91
5.4.11 ACPI Configuration	92
5.5 Server menu	94
5.5.1 Remote Access Configuration	94
5.6 Boot menu	96
5.6.1 Boot Device Priority	96
5.6.2 Hard Disk Drives; CDROM Drives	96
5.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration	97
5.6.4 Security	98
5.7 Exit menu	100
Chapter 6: RAID configuration	101
6.1 Setting up RAID	102
6.1.1 RAID definitions	102
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	102
6.1.3 RAID controller selection	103
6.1.4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	103
6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility	104
6.2.1 Creating a RAID set	105
6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration	111
6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives	112
6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives	116
6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency	118
6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration	121
6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set	122
6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache	123
6.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility	124
6.3.1 Creating a RAID set	125
6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set	126
6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set	128
6.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	129
6.3.5 Recovery Volume Options	130
6.3.6 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager	131
6.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID	131
6.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	133
Chapter 7: Driver installation	135
7.1 RAID driver installation	136
7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	136
7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	139
7.2 Intel® chipset device installation	151
7.3 LAN driver installation	153
7.4 VGA driver installation	156
7.5 Mellanox ConnectX DDR PCI Gen2 Channel Adapter driver installation (For RS702D-E6/PS8; RS704D-E6/PS8)	158
7.5.1 Windows operating system	158
7.5.2 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS	161
7.6 Management applications and utilities installation	163
7.6.1 Running the support DVD	163
7.6.2 Drivers menu	163
7.6.3 Utilities menu	164
7.6.4 Make disk menu	164

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