Asus RS500A-E6/PS4 Manuel utilisateur
RS500A-E6/PS4
Conguration Guide
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First Edition V1
August 2012
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Contents
Revision history.......................................................................................... III
Safety information ...................................................................................... IV
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Key features.................................................................................. 1-2
1.2 System overview.......................................................................... 1-3
1.3 Front panel features..................................................................... 1-4
1.4 Rear panel features...................................................................... 1-4
1.5 Systemspecications ................................................................. 1-5
Chapter 2: Components
2.1 Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink............................................. 2-2
2.2 Upgrading system memory......................................................... 2-3
2.3 Upgrading hard disk drives......................................................... 2-5
2.4 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID module............................................ 2-6
2.5 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket............. 2-7
2.6 Installing optical drive ................................................................. 2-8
2.7 Installing ASUS Server Management Board.............................. 2-9
2.8 Friction rail kit ............................................................................ 2-10
2.9 OS support list ........................................................................... 2-11
Revision history
Revision Revision history Date
V1 First release of RS500A-E6/PS4 conguration guide July 2012
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Safety information
Electrical Safety
• Before installing or removing signal cables, ensure that the power cables for
the system unit and all attached devices are unplugged.
• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the
electrical outlet before relocating the system.
• When adding or removing any additional devices to or from the system, contact
a qualied service technician or your dealer. Ensure that the power cables for
the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible,
disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you service.
• If the power supply is broken, do not try to x it by yourself. Contact a qualied
service technician or your dealer.
Operation Safety
• Servicing of this product or units is to be performed by trained service
personnel only.
• Before operating the server, carefully read all the manuals included with the
server package.
• Before using the server, ensure all cables are correctly connected and the
power cables are not damaged. If any damage is detected, contact your dealer
as soon as possible.
• To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from
connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.
• Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Place the server on a stable
surface.
This product is equipped with a three-wire power cable and plug for the user’s
safety. Use the power cable with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid
electrical shock.
Lithium-Ion Battery Warning
CAUTION! Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the
manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s
instructions.
CD-ROM Drive Safety Warning
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
Heavy System
CAUTION! This server system is heavy. Ask for assistance when moving or
carrying the system.
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This chapter describes the key features
of RS500A-E6/PS4. It includes
the product overview and general
specications.
Chapter 1
Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product introduction1-2
1.1 Key features
Mainstream High Computing Node with AMD G34 Solution
Outstanding Performance with Latest Technologies
The RS500A-E6/PS4 delivers outstanding performance with up-to-date AMD
Opteron 6200 series processors, with triple HT3 links between CPUs to provide up
to 25.6GB/s bandwidth, achieving extremely fast transfer rate.
High Scalability
With 16 DIMM slots inside, the RS500A-E6/PS4 provides maximum memory
capacity up to 256GB. Meanwhile, with PIKE add-on cards, the server will offer
scalable and exible storage options in system.
Super Reliability with PIKE Upgrade Kit
RS500A-E6/PS4 has four 3.5” hot-swap HDD bays to support SATA or SAS HDDs
up to 4TB, meeting the demand of mass storage, and offers users a complete
RAID solution (together with PIKE) for data protection.
The ASUS optional upgrade kit PIKE SAS2 6G will provide cost-effective storage
interface upgrade solution and exible choices for multiple storage option.
Green Design
Energy-savingwith80+(Gold)PowerEfciency
With 80+ PFC high efciency power supply, RS500A-E6/PS4 is able to reduce the
power loss and save power bill for users.
Real-time and Out-of-band Server Management
The optional ASMB4-iKVM module offers real-time web-based management and
remote system control (KVM-over-IP) to the system from any local computer
anywhere, anytime.
On-board USB for Easy Virtualization Deployment
The RS500A-E6/PS4 provides excellent virtualization applications with VMWare
supported. The onboard vertical USB connector is designed for integrated
hyperviser for easy deployment, allowing the full use of system resources and
reducing TCO and IT expenses.
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1.2 System overview
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Items Items
1. Central processing unit (CPU) 7. Riser card bracketRiser card bracket
2. CPU heatsink 8. System fansSystem fans
3. System memory 9. Friction rackmount rail kitFriction rackmount rail kit
4. HDD traysHDD trays 10. ASUS Server management board (optional)
5. Hard disk driveHard disk drive 11. FAN Duct
6. ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card (optional)ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card (optional)
Chapter 1: Product introduction1-4
1.3 Front panel features
1.4 Rear panel features
• The ports for the PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, USB, VGA, and Gigabit LAN
do not appear on the rear panel if motherboard is not present.
• *The port is for ASUS ASMB4-iKVM controller card only.
PS/2 keyboard port
USB ports
LAN port 1
Serial port
VGA port
Expansion slot
LAN port 2
Power cord connector
Power supply fan
PS/2 mouse port
LAN port 3*
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Optical drive
Rack screw
USB ports
LAN2 LED
HDD Access LED
LAN1 LED
Message LED
Power
button
Power
LED
Location switch
Reset button
Location LED
HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 HDD 4 Rack screw
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1.5 Systemspecications
(continued on the next page)
Model Name RS500A-E6/PS4
Processor Support / System Bus
2 x Socket G34 (LGA 1944)
8/12/16 Core AMD® Opteron™ 6200 Series
(ACP<=80W)
HyperTransport™ Technology 3.0,
6.4 GT/s per link (triple link)
Core Logic AMD®SR5650
AMD®SP5100
Memory
Total Slots 16 (4-channel per CPU)
Capacity Maximum up to 256GB (RDIMM)
Maximum up to 64GB (UDIMM)
Memory Type DDR3 1066/1333/1600 RDIMM with ECC
DDR3 1066/1333/1600 UDIMM with ECC
Memory Size 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB (RDIMM)
1GB, 2GB, 4GB (UDIMM)
Expansion Slots
Total PCI/PCI-X/
PCI-E Slots 1
Slot Type
Default Riser Card:
1 x PCI-E G2 x16 slot (G2 x16 link) (Full-Height/
Half-Length)
Additional Slot 1 x PIKE Slot for Storage Enhancement
Storage
SATA Controller
AMD®SP5100:
6 x SATA2 300MB/s ports
PROMISE®SW RAID (For Linux/Windows)
Supports software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5
SAS Controller
Optional:
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 H/W RAID card
HDD Bays
I = Internal
A or S will be
hot-swappable
4 x Hot-Swap 3.5” SAS/SATA2 HDD Bays
Networking LAN 2 x Intel® 82574L + 1 x Mgmt LAN per Node
Graphic VGA Aspeed AST2050 8MB
Chapter 1: Product introduction1-6
Note:Specicationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
Model Name RS500A-E6/PS4
Auxiliary Storage CD / DVD
1 x Slim-type Optical Device Bay
Options: DVD-RW/DVD-ROM
(DVD-RW default for North America)
Onboard I/O
3 x RJ-45 ports (One for ASMB4-iKVM)
4 x USB 2.0 ports (Front x 2, Rear x 2)
1 x External Serial Port
1 x VGA port
1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x Internal A Type USB port
OS Support
Windows® Server 2008 R2
Windows® Server 2008 Enterprise 32/64-bit
Windows® Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32/64-bit
RedHat® Enterprise Linux AS5.0 32/64-bit
SuSE® Linux Enterprise Server 10 32/64-bit
(Subject to change without any notice)
Anti-virus Software Optional Trend Micro Server Protect
(For Linux/Windows)
Management
Solution
Software ASWM 2.0
Out of Band
Remote
Management
Optional ASMB4-iKVM for KVM-over-IP support
Dimension (HH x WW x DD) 615mm x 444mm x 43.6mm (1U)
Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM &
HDD not inclu ded) 15 Kg
Power Supply 500W 80+ Single Power Supply (Gold Level)
Environment
Operation temperature: 10°C — 35°C /
Non operation temperature: -40°C — 70°C
Non operation humidity: 20% — 90%
(Non-condensing)
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