RS720-X7/RS8 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 RS920A-E6 and RS926A-E6. It includes the product overview and general specifications.
1.1 Key features Mass Storage Capacity in a 2U Chassis with 92% Power Efficiency Based on the Intel® Socket R E5-2600 processor platform, the ASUS RS720-X7/ RS8 server offers customers assured quality of service with high memory capacity, outstanding power efficiency, quad LAN, and mass storage. It also enables comprehensive server management and flexible RAID, offering functional integration that makes it an excellent all-round choice for any IT application.
1.2 System overview 7 2 1 3 4 8 8 6 5 Items Items 1. Central processing unit (CPU) 5. HDD ��������� trays 2. CPU cooler 6. Hard ���������������� disk drives 3. ���������� System FAN 7. ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card (optional) 4. System memory 8.
1.3 Front panel features Location LED Reset button Message LED LAN1/3 LED LAN2/4 LED HDD Access LED USB ports Optical drive (optional) Location switch Power LED Power button 2 HDD 1 HDD 5 1.
1.5 System specifications Model Name RS720-X7/RS8 2 x Socket-R 2011 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 product Processor / System Bus family(115W) QPI 6.4 / 7.2 / 8.
Model Name Networking LAN Graphic VGA Auxiliary Storage Device Bay (Floppy / Optical Device) Onboard I/O OS Support Out of Band Remote Hardware Software Dimension (HH x WW x DD) Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM & HDD not inclu ded) Management Solution Power Supply Environment RS720-X7/RS8 4 x Intel 82574L + 1 x Mgmt LAN per Node Aspeed AST2300 16MB 1 x Slim-type optical Device Bay Options: No Device / DVD-RW 2 x Internal Serial Port 5 x RJ-45 ports (1 for ASMB6-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 two surface mount LGA 2011 Socket R designed for the Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 series processor family. 3 4 5 6 2 1 8 7 11 9 10 Position the CPU over the socket, ensuring that the notch match the socket. Tighten the four heatsink screws in a diagonal sequence.
P/N Description 90-S000U0C87T E5-2670 2.6G (8C/20M/115W/DDR3 1600/8.00 GT) with Heatsink 90-S000U0C88T E5-2665 2.4G (8C/20M/115W/DDR3 1600/8.00 GT) with Heatsink 90-S000U0C89T E5-2660 2.2G (8C/20M/95W/DDR3 1600/8.00 GT) with Heatsink 90-S000U0C8AT E5-2650 2.0G (8C/20M/95W/DDR3 1600/8.00 GT) with Heatsink 90-S000U0C8BT E5-2640 2.5G (6C/15M/95W/DDR3 1333/7.20GT) with Heatsink 90-S000U0C8CT E5-2630 2.3G (6C/15M/95W/DDR3 1333/7.20GT) with Heatsink 90-S000U0C8DT E5-2620 2.0G (6C/15M/95W/DDR3 1333/7.
2.2 Upgrading system memory The motherboard comes with eight (for CPU1) and four (for CPU2) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.
2 CPU Configuration 1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs 3 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 5 DIMMs 6 DIMMs 7 DIMMs 8 DIMMs 9 DIMMs 10 DIMMs 11 DIMMs 12 DIMMs A1 P P P P P P P P P P P P A2 P P P P Order P/N 90-S000I0600T 90-S000I0610T 90-S000I0620T ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 B1 P P P P P P P P B2 C1 P P P P P P P P P P P P C2 P P P D1 P P P P P P D2 E1 P P P P P P P P P P P P F1 G1 H1 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Description DDR3 1600 ECC REG 4G 240P SINGLE PACK DDR3 1600 ECC REG 8G 240P SINGLE PACK DDR3 1600 ECC REG
2.3 Upgrading hard disk drives The hard disk drive installed on the drive tray connects to the motherboard SATA/ SAS ports via the SATA/SAS backplane. When installed, the SATAII/SAS connector on the drive connects to the SATAII/ SAS interface on the backplane.
2.4 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID module Follow the steps below to install an optional ASUS RAID card on your motherboard. 2 1 4 PSA S1 PSA S2 PSA PSA S3 S4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 5 Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard, then remove the screw at the end of the PIKE slot on the motherboard. Tighten the screw to secure the PIKE card on the motherboard. Remove the SATA/SAS cables from the onboard SATA1–4 connectors. Connect the SATA/SAS cables to the onboard SAS1–4 connectors (blue).
2.5 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following subsections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support.
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2.7 OS support list OS support list WindowsR Server 2008 R2 WindowsR Server 2008 R2 Enterprise WindowsR Server 2008 Enterprise 32/64-bit RedHatR Enterprise Linux AS5.6/6.0 32/64-bit SuSER Linux Enterprise Server 11.2 32/64-bit CentOS 5.6 32/64-bit VMWare ESX4.1/ESXi4.
