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1.3 System specifications The ASUS RS720-E7-RS24-EG is a 2U barebone server system featuring the Z9PE-D16-10G/DUAL server board. The server supports two Intel® LGA 2011 Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 / E5-2600 V2 product family plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard. Model Name Processor Support / System Bus Core Logic Form Factor Total Slots Capacity Memory Memory Type Memory Size Total PCI/PCI-E Slots Slot Location 1 Expansion Slot Location 2 Slots (follow Slot Location 3 SSI Location #) Slot Location 4 Slot Location 6 Additional Slot 1 Networking LAN Storage SATA Controller SAS Controller RS720-E7-RS24-EG 2 x Socket LGA 2011 Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 / E5-2600 V2 product family QPI 6.4 /7.2 / 8.0 GT/s Intel® C602-A EEB, 12 in. x 13 in. 16 (4 channels per CPU, 8 DIMM per CPU) Maximum up to 128GB (UDIMM) Maximum up to 512GB (RDIMM) Maximum up to 512GB (LRDIMM) DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 RDIMM DDR3 1066/1333 ECC UDIMM/Non-ECC UDIMM DDR3 1066/1333 LR-DIMM 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB* (RDIMM) 2GB, 4GB, 8GB* (UDIMM) 8GB, 16GB, 32GB* (LRDIMM) 5 1 x PCI-E x8 (x4 Gen2 link) 1 x PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 link) 1 x PCI-E x8 (x8 Gen3 link) 1 x PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 link) 1 x PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 link) 1 x PIKE Slot for Storage expansion 2 x Intel® I210AT controller + 1 Management LAN 1 x Dual port Broadcom 57840S 10GbE controller Intel® C602-A: 4 SATA 3Gb/s ports; 2 SATA 6Gb/s ports Intel® RSTe (for Windows only) (Support software RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5) LSI® MegaRAID driver (Support software RAID 0, 1, and10) (Linux/Windows) ASUS PIKE 2108-32PD 8-port SAS 6G HW RAID card ASUS PIKE 2208 8-port SAS 6G HW RAID card ASUS PIKE 2308 8-port SAS 6G RAID card Default with PIKE 2108-32PD, or PIKE 2208, or PIKE 2308. * Refer to www.asus.com for the complete list of supported memory modules. (continued on the next page) 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction

Section	Page
Notices	8
REACH	8
Safety information	9
Australia statement notice	10
About this guide	11
Chapter 1: Product introduction	13
1.1 System package contents	14
1.2 Serial number label	15
1.3 System specifications	16
1.4 Front panel features	18
1.5 Rear panel features	18
1.6 Internal features	19
1.7 LED information	20
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs	20
1.7.2 HDD status LEDs	21
1.7.3 SSD status LEDs	21
1.7.4 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs	22
1.7.5 SFP+ status LEDs	22
Chapter 2: Hardware setup	23
2.1 Chassis cover	24
2.2 Air Duct	25
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	26
2.3.1 Installing the CPU	26
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink	31
2.4 System memory	32
2.4.1 Overview	32
2.4.2 Memory Configurations	32
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket	37
2.5 Hard disk drives (HDDs)	38
2.6 Expansion slot	42
2.6.1 Installing an expansion card	42
2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card	43
2.7 Cable connections	44
2.8 System fans	45
2.9 ASUS PIKE card (Optional)	47
2.10 Redundant power supply module (Optional)	48
Chapter 3: Installation options	51
3.1 Friction Rail Kit Installation Guide	52
3.1.1 Attaching the fixing latches to the server	52
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info	55
4.1 Motherboard layout	56
4.2 Jumpers	58
4.3 Internal connectors	63
4.4 Onboard LEDs	71
Chapter 5: BIOS setup	77
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	78
5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	78
5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility	79
5.1.3 BUPDATER utility	80
5.2 BIOS setup program	82
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen	83
5.2.2 Menu bar	83
5.2.3 Menu items	84
5.2.4 Submenu items	84
5.2.5 Navigation keys	84
5.2.6 General help	84
5.2.7 Configuration fields	84
5.2.8 Pop-up window	84
5.2.9 Scroll bar	84
5.3 Main menu	85
5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	85
5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	85
5.4 Advanced menu	86
5.4.1 CPU Configuration	86
5.4.2 CPU Power Management Configuration	88
5.4.3 Chipset Configuration	90
5.4.4 PCH SATA Configuration	95
5.4.5 PCI Subsystem Settings	97
5.4.6 Intel TXT(LT-SX) Configuration	100
5.4.7 USB Configuration	101
5.4.8 Trusted Computing	102
5.4.9 ACPI Settings	103
5.4.10 WHEA Configuration	104
5.4.11 APM	104
5.4.12 Serial Port Console Redirection	105
5.4.13 Onboard Broadcom 10G Configuration	107
5.4.14 Onboard LAN Configuration	108
5.4.15 ME Subsystem	108
5.4.16 Onboard Devices Configuration	109
5.4.17 Runtime Error Logging Support	110
5.4.18 Network Stack	110
5.5 Server Mgmt menu	111
5.5.1 System Event Log	112
5.5.2 BMC network configuration	112
5.5.3 IPv6 BMC Network configuration	113
5.6 Event Logs menu	114
5.6.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings	114
5.6.2 View Smbios Event Log	115
5.6.3 View System Event Log	115
5.7 Boot menu	116
5.8 Monitor menu	119
5.9 Security menu	120
5.10 Tool menu	123
5.11 Exit menu	123
Chapter 6: RAID configuration	125
6.1 Setting up RAID	126
6.1.1 RAID definitions	126
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	127
6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	127
6.1.4 RAID configuration utilities	127
6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility	128
6.2.1 Creating a RAID set	129
6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration	135
6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives	136
6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives	140
6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency	142
6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration	145
6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set	146
6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache	147
6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility	148
6.3.1 Creating a RAID set	149
6.3.2 Deleting a RAID set	151
6.3.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	152
6.3.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility	153
6.3.5 Rebuilding the RAID	153
6.3.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	155
6.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)	156
6.4.1 Creating a RAID set	157
6.4.2 Changing a Volume Type	159
6.4.3 Deleting a volume	160
6.4.4 Preferences	161
Chapter 7: Driver installation	163
7.1 RAID driver installation	164
7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	164
7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	166
7.2 Intel® chipset device software installation	176
7.3 Intel® Network Connections Software installation	178
7.4 VGA driver installation	181
7.5 Installing the Intel® I350-AM4/I350-AM2/I210 Gigabit Adapter driver	184
7.6 Installing the Broadcom 10G driver	188
7.7 Management applications and utilities installation	190
7.8 Running the Support DVD	190
7.9 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1	194
7.10 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation	195

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Chapter 1:

Product introduction

1-4

1.3

System speciﬁcations

The ASUS RS720-E7-RS24-EG is a 2U barebone server system featuring the

Z9PE-D16-10G/DUAL server board. The server supports two Intel

LGA 2011 Intel

Xeon

processor E5-2600 / E5-2600 V2 product family

plus other latest technologies through

the chipsets onboard.

(continued on the next page)

* Refer to www.asus.com for the complete list of supported memory modules.

Model Name

RS720-E7-RS24-EG

Processor Support / System

Bus

2 x Socket LGA 2011

Intel

Xeon

processor

E5-2600 / E5-2600 V2 product

family

QPI 6.4 /7.2 / 8.0 GT/s

Core Logic

Intel

C602-A

Form Factor

EEB, 12 in. x 13 in.

Memory

Total Slots

16 (4 channels per CPU, 8 DIMM per CPU)

Capacity

Maximum up to 128GB

(UDIMM)

Maximum up to 512GB (RDIMM)

Maximum up to 512GB (LRDIMM)

Memory Type

DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 RDIMM

DDR3 1066/1333 ECC UDIMM/Non-ECC UDIMM

DDR3 1066/1333 LR-DIMM

Memory Size

2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB* (RDIMM)

2GB, 4GB, 8GB* (UDIMM)

8GB, 16GB, 32GB* (LRDIMM)

Expansion

Slots (follow

SSI Location #)

Total PCI/PCI-E

Slots

Slot Location 1

1 x PCI-E x8 (x4 Gen2 link)

Slot Location 2

1 x PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 link)

Slot Location 3

1 x PCI-E x8 (x8 Gen3 link)

Slot Location 4

1 x PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 link)

Slot Location 6

1 x PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 link)

Additional

Slot 1

1 x PIKE Slot for Storage expansion

Networking

LAN

2 x Intel

I210AT controller + 1 Management LAN

1 x Dual port Broadcom 57840S 10GbE controller

Storage

SATA Controller

Intel

C602-A:

<AHCI>

4 SATA 3Gb/s ports; 2 SATA 6Gb/s ports

Intel

RSTe

(for Windows only)

(Support software RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5)

LSI

MegaRAID

driver (Support software RAID 0, 1,

and10) (Linux/Windows)

SAS Controller

ASUS PIKE 2108-32PD 8-port SAS 6G HW RAID card

ASUS PIKE 2208 8-port SAS 6G HW RAID card

ASUS PIKE 2308 8-port SAS 6G RAID card

Default with PIKE 2108-32PD, or PIKE 2208, or PIKE 2308.