RS500A-E6/PS4 Configuration Guide
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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 RS500A-E6/PS4. It includes the product overview and general specifications.
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.
1.2 System overview 7 11 6 2 10 1 8 3 9 9 5 4 Items Items 1. Central processing unit (CPU) 7. ������������������ Riser card bracket 2. CPU heatsink 8. ����������� System fans 3. System memory 9. ��������������������������� Friction rackmount rail kit 4. ��������� HDD trays 10. ASUS Server management board (optional) 5. ��������������� Hard disk drive 11. FAN Duct 6.
1.3 Front panel features Rack screw HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 HDD 4 2 1.
1.5 System specifications Model Name Processor Support / System Bus Core Logic Total Slots Capacity Memory Memory Type Memory Size Total PCI/PCI-X/ PCI-E Slots Expansion Slots Slot Type Additional Slot SATA Controller Storage SAS Controller HDD Bays I = Internal A or S will be hot-swappable Networking LAN Graphic VGA RS500A-E6/PS4 2 x Socket G34 (LGA 1944) 8/12/16 Core AMD® Opteron™ 6200 Series (ACP<=80W) HyperTransport™ Technology 3.0, 6.
Model Name Auxiliary Storage CD / DVD Onboard I/O OS Support Anti-virus Software Software Out of Band Remote Management Dimension (HH x WW x DD) Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM & HDD not inclu ded) Power Supply Management Solution Environment RS500A-E6/PS4 1 x Slim-type Optical Device Bay Options: DVD-RW/DVD-ROM (DVD-RW default for North America) 3 x RJ-45 ports (One for ASMB4-iKVM) 4 x USB 2.
This chapter lists the key components and optional accessories for the server system.
2.1 Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink The motherboard comes with dual surface mount LGA 1944 Socket designed for the AMD® Opteron™ 6200 series CPU in the Land Grid Array (LGA) package. The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. Do not force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU. 5 4 3 1 2 • If you wish to install two (2) CPUs, make sure that you sequentially install a CPU from CPU socket 1 first, then on CPU socket 2.
2.2 Upgrading system memory The motherboard comes with sixteen (16) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.
For RDIMM (Single Rank, Dual Ranks & Quad Ranks) CPU1 Configuration A2 A1 B2 B1 C2 C1 D2 D1 V V 2 DIMMs V V V V 4 DIMMs V V V V V V 6 DIMMs V V V V V V V V 8 DIMMs CPU1 + CPU2 Configuration A2 A1 B2 B1 C2 C1 D2 D1 E2 E1 F2 F1 G2 G1 H2 H1 V V 2 DIMMs V V V V 4 DIMMs V V V V V V 6 DIMMs V V V V V V V V 8 DIMMs V V V V V V V V V V 10 DIMMs V V V V V V V V V V V V 12 DIMMs V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 14 DIMMs V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 16 DIMMs Order P/N Description 90-S000I0610T DDR3 1600 ECC REG 8G 24
2.3 Upgrading hard disk drives The system supports four hot-swap SATAII/SAS hard disk drives. The hard disk drive installed on the drive tray connects to the motherboard SATAII/SAS ports via the SATAII/SAS backplane. We recommend that you install identical drives of the same model and capacity for RAID configuration.
2.4 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID module Follow the steps below to install an optional ASUS RAID card on your motherboard. If you install the PIKE 1078 or PIKE 2008 Series SAS RAID card, follow steps 1 and 2 to remove the outer heatsink on RAID card. 1 2 S S AS8 S AS7 S AS6 S AS5 S AS4 SA AS3 S SA 2 S1 S S ATA S ATA 6 S ATA 5 S ATA 4 SA ATA2 3 TA 1 4 3 5 S S AS8 S AS7 S AS6 S AS5 SA AS4 S S 3 SA AS2 S1 S S ATA S ATA 6 S ATA 5 SA ATA3 4 SA TA2 TA 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
2.5 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket The barebone server comes with a riser card bracket. You need to remove the bracket if you want to install a PCI Express expansion card.
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2.7 Installing ASUS Server Management Board Order P/N 90-S00CS0120T ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 Description ASMB4-IKVM GA R1.
2.8 Friction rail kit Front end Rack rails Rear end 1 2 4 3 2-10 P/N Description 90-S00SP1360T FRICTION RAIL KIT V2.
2.9 OS support list OS support list Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32/64-bit Windows Server 2008 Enterprise R2 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate 32/64-bit RedHat RHEL AS 5.0 U7 32/64-bit RedHat RHEL AS 5.0 U8 32/64-bit RedHat RHEL AS 6.0 U1 32/64-bit RedHat RHEL AS 6.0 U2 32/64-bit Novell SuSE Enterprise 10 64-bit Novell SuSE Enterprise 11 32/64-bit Note: Subject to change without any notice.
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