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1.3 System specifications The ASUS RS720Q-E6/RS12 is a 2U barebone server system featuring the ASUS Z8NH-D12 server boards. The ASUS RS724Q-E6/RS12 is a 2U barebone server system featuring the ASUS Z8PH-D12 SE/QDR server boards. The servers support Intel® LGA1366 Xeon® series processors, plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard. Model Name RS720Q-E6/RS12 RS724Q-E6/RS12 Processor / System Bus 2 x Socket LGA1366 per Node Six/Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® X5600 Series (95W) Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® X5500 Series (95W) 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 IOH - Intel® ICH10R I/O Controller - Intel® 5520 IOH - Intel® ICH10R I/O Controller - Mellanox ConnectX MT25408 QDR 40Gbps controller ASUS Features Smart Fan ASWM2.0 √ √ Total Slots 12 DIMMs per Node (3-channel per CPU, 6 DIMMs per CPU) Memory Capacity Memory Type Maximum up to 96GB (RDIMM) per Node Maximum up to 48GB (UDIMM) per Node 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 Slot Type and Additional Slot Storage SATA Controller 1 per Node 1 x PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot (x16 link) (Low profile / HL) per Node or 1 x PIKE Riser Card Slot for Storage Enhancement (Optional) Intel® ICH10R: 4 x SATA2 300MB/s ports - Intel Matrix Storage (for Windows) supporting SW RAID 0, 1 & 5 - LSI MegaRAID (for Linux / Windows) supporting SW RAID 0 & 1 SAS Controller Optional: (PIKE Riser Card is necessary) - ASUS PIKE 1068E 8-port SAS RAID card - ASUS PIKE 2008 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card - ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card - ASUS PIKE 2108 8-port SAS2 6G HW RAID card HDD Bays I = internal A or S will be hot-swappable 3 x Hot-swap 3.5" HDD Bays per Node (Total 12 x 3.5" HDD in 2U) 2 x Intel® 82574L + 1 x Mgmt LAN per Node 2 x Intel® 82574L + 1 x Mgmt LAN per Node Networking LAN 1 x Single Port Mellanox ConnectX2 QDR InfiniteBand with QSFP interface per Node (continued on the next page) ASUS RS720Q-E6/RS12, RS724Q-E6/RS12 1-3

Section	Page
About this guide	9
Chapter 1: Product introduction	11
1.1 System package contents	12
1.2 Serial number label	12
1.3 System specifications	13
1.4 Front panel features	15
1.5 Rear panel features	15
1.6 Internal features	17
1.7 LED information	18
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs	18
1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs	19
1.7.3 HDD status LED	19
Chapter 2: Hardware setup	21
2.1 Chassis cover	22
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	24
2.2.1 Installing the CPU	24
2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct	27
2.3 System memory	28
2.3.1 Overview	28
2.3.2 Memory Configurations	29
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM	30
2.3.4 Removing a DIMM	30
2.4 Hard disk drives	31
2.5 Expansion slot	33
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket	33
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card	34
2.6 Cable connections	35
2.7 Removable/optional components	36
2.7.1 System fans	36
2.7.2 Redundant power supply module	37
2.7.3 Installing ASMB4 series management board (optional)	39
2.7.4 Installing ASUS PIKE Riser Card (optional)	40
Chapter 3: Installation options	43
3.1 Installing friction rail kit items	44
3.1.1 Attaching the fixing latches to the server	44
3.1.2 Attaching the rack rails	45
3.1.3 Mounting the server to the rack	46
Chapter 4: Motherboard information	47
4.1 Motherboard layouts	48
4.2 Jumpers	51
4.3 Internal connectors	57
4.4 Internal LEDs	65
Chapter 5: BIOS setup	67
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	68
5.1.1 AFUDOS utility	68
5.1.2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	70
5.2 BIOS setup program	71
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen	72
5.2.2 Menu bar	72
5.2.3 Navigation keys	72
5.2.4 Menu items	73
5.2.5 Sub-menu items	73
5.2.6 Configuration fields	73
5.2.7 Pop-up window	73
5.2.8 Scroll bar	73
5.2.9 General help	73
5.3 Main menu	74
5.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	74
5.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	74
5.3.3 SATA1–4	74
5.3.4 IDE Configuration	76
5.3.5 AHCI Configuration	77
5.3.6 System Information	78
5.4 Advanced menu	79
5.4.1 CPU Configuration	79
5.4.2 Chipset Configuration	83
5.4.3 Legacy Device Configuration	87
5.4.4 USB Configuration	88
5.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration	89
5.4.6 Power On configuration	90
5.4.7 Event Log Configuration	91
5.4.8 Hardware Monitor	92
5.4.9 I/O Virtualization	93
5.4.10 PCI Express Configuration	93
5.4.11 ACPI Configuration	94
5.5 Server menu	96
5.6 Boot menu	98
5.6.1 Boot Device Priority	98
5.6.2 Hard Disk Drives; CDROM Drives	98
5.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration	99
5.6.4 Security	100
5.7 Exit menu	102
Chapter 6: RAID configuration	103
6.1 Setting up RAID	104
6.1.1 RAID definitions	104
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	104
6.1.3 RAID controller selection	105
6.1.4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	105
6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility	106
6.2.1 Creating a RAID set	107
6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration	113
6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives	114
6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives	118
6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency	120
6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration	123
6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set	124
6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache	125
6.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility	126
6.3.1 Creating a RAID set	127
6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set	128
6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set	130
6.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	131
6.3.5 Recovery Volume Options	132
6.3.6 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager	133
6.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID	133
6.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	135
Chapter 7: Driver installation	137
7.1 RAID driver installation	138
7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	138
7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	141
7.2 Intel® chipset device installation	150
7.3 LAN driver installation	152
7.4 VGA driver installation	155
7.5 Mellanox ConnectX QDR PCI Gen2 Channel Adapter driver installation (For RS724Q-E6/RS12 only)	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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1.3

System speciﬁcations

The ASUS RS720Q-E6/RS12 is a 2U barebone server system featuring the ASUS

Z8NH-D12 server boards. The ASUS RS724Q-E6/RS12 is a 2U barebone server

system featuring the ASUS Z8PH-D12 SE/QDR server boards. The servers support

Intel

LGA1366 Xeon

series processors, plus other latest technologies through

the chipsets onboard.

Model Name

RS720Q-E6/RS12

RS724Q-E6/RS12

Processor / System Bus

2 x Socket LGA1366 per Node

Six/Quad-Core Intel

Xeon

X5600 Series (95W)

Quad-Core Intel

Xeon

X5500 Series (95W)

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 IOH

- Intel

ICH10R I/O Controller

- Intel

5520 IOH

- 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 and

Additional Slot

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

1 x PIKE Riser Card Slot for Storage Enhancement (Optional)

Storage

SATA Controller

ntel

ICH10R:

4 x SATA2 300MB/s ports

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

& 5

LSI MegaRAID (for Linux / Windows) supporting SW RAID 0

& 1

SAS Controller

Optional: (PIKE Riser Card is necessary)

ASUS PIKE 1068E 8-port SAS RAID card

ASUS PIKE 2008 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card

ASUS PIKE 2108 8-port SAS2 6G HW RAID card

HDD Bays

I = internal

A or S will be

hot-swappable

3 x Hot-swap 3.5” HDD Bays per Node (Total 12 x 3.5” HDD in

2U)

Networking

LAN

2 x Intel

82574L + 1 x Mgmt

LAN per Node

2 x Intel

82574L + 1 x Mgmt

LAN per Node

1 x Single Port Mellanox

ConnectX2 QDR

InﬁniteBand with QSFP

interface per Node