Asus RS500A-E6/PS4 Manuel utilisateur

RS500A-E6/PS4

Conguration Guide

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E7600

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 Systemspecications ................................................................. 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 conguration guide July 2012

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 qualied 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 qualied

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.

This chapter describes the key features

of RS500A-E6/PS4. It includes

the product overview and general

specications.

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-savingwith80+(Gold)PowerEfciency

With 80+ PFC high efciency 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.

ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 1-3

1.2 System overview

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*

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

ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 1-5

1.5 Systemspecications

(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:Specicationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

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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