ESC2000 Configuration Guide
E5930 First Edition August 2010 Copyright © 2010 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”).
Contents Revision history........................................................................................... III Safety information....................................................................................... IV Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Key features................................................................................... 1-2 1.3 Front panel features...................................................................... 1-4 1.2 1.4 1.5 System overview............
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 qualified service technician or your dealer.
This chapter describes the key features of ESC2000. It includes the product overview and general specifications.
1.1 Key features ASUS ESC2000 is not only a server with flexible expandability and high-capacity storage but also a dual processor personal super computer supporting dual GPU computing cards. Versatile Applications • Cost-performance 2-way Intel Xeon system for small & medium business • Optional ASUS unique MIO audio card support • PCI-E 2.
1.2 System overview 10 9 7 8 11 3 4 1 2 6 5 10 Items 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
1.3 Front panel features Message LED HDD access LED LAN1 LED LAN2 LED Power LED Optical drive Empty 5.25-inch bays (optional) Security lock Power button Reset button 4-bay HDD cage Headphone output jack* USB 2.0 ports Microphone jack* *The audio jacks function only with an optional MIO audio card.
1.4 Rear panel features Power connector PS/2 mouse port 1100W Single power supply Chassis lock PS/2 keyboard port USB 2.0 ports Serial port LAN port 3* 120mm x 38mm system fan VGA port Gigabit LAN port 1 Gigabit LAN port 2 Chassis intrusion switch Expansion slots • The ports for the PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, serial port, 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.
1.5 System specifications Model Name Processor / System Bus Core Logic Total Slots Capacity Memory Memory Type Memory Size Total PCI/PCI-X/ PCI-E Slots ESC2000 2 x Socket LGA1366 Intel® Xeon X5600 series processors (95W) Intel® Xeon E5600 series processors (80W) Intel® Xeon L5600 series processors (60W/40W) Intel® Xeon X5500 series processors (95W) Intel® Xeon E5500 series processors (80W) Intel® Xeon L5500 series processors (60W/38W) QPI 4.8 / 5.86 / 6.
Intel® ICH10R: - 6 x SATA2 300MB/s ports - Intel® Matrix Storage (for Windows only) SATA Controller - Supports software RAID 0, 1, 5 & 10 LSI® MegaRAID (for Linux / Windows): - Supports software RAID 0, 1 & 10 Storage Optional: ASUS PIKE 1064E 4-port SAS RAID card ASUS PIKE 1068E 8-port SAS RAID card SAS Controller ASUS PIKE 1078 8-port SAS HW RAID card ASUS PIKE 6480 8-port SAS RAID card ASUS PIKE 2008 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card I = internal 4 x Hot-swap 3.
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This chapter lists the key components and optional accessories for the server system.
2.1 Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink The ASUS ESC2000 supports 1–2 Quad-core Intel® Xeon® X5500 / E5500 / L5500 series processor. 1 4 5 6 2 3 We recommend to install CPUs with the same frequency. Order P/N 90-S000U08Y1T 90-S000U08X1T 90-S000U08W1T 90-S000U08V1T 90-S000U08U1T 90-S000U08T1T 90-S000U0740T 90-S000U0750T 90-S000U0760T 90-S000U0770T 90-S000U0780T 90-S000U0790T 90-S000U07A0T 90-S000U07B0T 90-S000U07C0T 2-2 Description Six-Core Intel Xeon X5670, 2.93G, QPI 6.
2.2 Upgrading system memory The motherboard comes with six (6) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.
Memory population table For UDIMM and Quad Ranks RDIMM: CPU 1 Configuration 1 DIMM 2 DIMMs 3 DIMMs DIMM_A3 DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B3 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C3 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 DIMMs -- 5 DIMMs 6 DIMMs -- -- 2 DIMMs 3 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 5 DIMMs 6 DIMMs -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -CPU 2 Configuration 1 DIMM -- -- -- -- -- --- --- DIMM_D3 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1 DIMM_E3 DIMM_E2 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F3 DIMM_F2 DIMM_F1 ----------- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Order P/N Description 90-S000I0550T 4GB DDR3 1333 Reg. ECC (10 in 1) 90-S000I0310T 90-S000I0560T 90-S000I0580T 90-S000I0590T ASUS ESC2000 2GB DDR3 1333 Reg. ECC (10 in 1) 8GB DDR3 1333 Reg. ECC (10 in 1) 4GB DDR3 1333 Reg. ECC (10 in 1) 8GB DDR3 1066 Reg.
2.3 Upgrading hard disk drives The system supports four hot-swap SATAII/SAS hard disk drives. We recommend that you install identical drives of the same model and capacity for RAID configuration.
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2.5 Installing ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card The ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card allows users to create SAS RAID sets from SAS hard disk drives connected to the SAS connectors on the motherboard. 5 C D A B 3 B A C D 4 2 1 1. Install the iButton*. 3. Remove the SATAII/SAS cables from the onboard SATA connectors. 2. 4. 5. Insert the PIKE SAS RAID card into the PIKE card slot.
2.6 Upgrading 5.
2.7 Installing ASUS Server Management Board ASMB4-iKVM • • • Monitor the running status of major components via LAN or Serial Port, such as CPU and memory utilization, storage capacity and networking transfer rate. Advanced server management functions including “remote power on/off/reset”, “remote control via SOL (Serial-over LAN)” and “remote SEL (system event log reading when the system is out-of-band)”.
2.8 Upgrading graphics card 2 3 1 Contact local distributors for workstation SKU.
2.9 Installing MIO Audio card 3 A A 2 1 1. Install the MIO audio card to the onboard PCIe x16 slot (Slot 6). 3. Connect the other end of the audio cable to the front panel connector on the server chassis. 2. Connect one end of the audio cable to the AAFP connector on the audio card.
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2.12 OS support list OS support list Windows® XP / Vista / 7 32 / 64-bit Windows® Server 2008 R2 Windows® Server 2008 Enterprise 32 / 64-bit Windows® Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32 / 64-bit RedHat® Enterprise Linux AS5.4 / 5.
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