User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety information
- Chapter 1: Product Introduction
- Chapter 2: Hardware Information
- Chapter 3: Installation Options
- Chapter 4: Motherboard Information
- Chapter 5: BIOS Setup
- 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
- 5.2 BIOS setup program
- 5.3 Main menu
- 5.4 Performance Tuning menu
- 5.5 Advanced menu
- 5.5.1 OffBoard SATA Controller Configuration
- 5.5.2 Trusted Computing
- 5.5.3 ACPI Settings
- 5.5.4 Redfish Host Interface Settings
- 5.5.5 Onboard LAN Configuration
- 5.5.6 Serial Port Console Redirection
- 5.5.7 SIO Common Setting
- 5.5.8 SIO Configuration
- 5.5.9 PCI Subsystem Settings
- 5.5.10 USB Configuration
- 5.5.11 Network Stack Configuration
- 5.5.12 CSM (Compatibility Support Module)
- 5.5.13 NVMe Configuration
- 5.5.14 APM Configuration
- 5.5.15 Intel(R) Virtual RAID on CPU
- 5.5.16 Third-party UEFI driver configurations
- 5.6 Platform Configuration menu
- 5.7 Socket Configuration menu
- 5.8 Event Logs menu
- 5.9 Server Mgmt menu
- 5.10 Security menu
- 5.11 Boot menu
- 5.12 Tool menu
- 5.13 Save & Exit menu
- Chapter 6: RAID Configuration
- Chapter 7: Driver Installation
- Appendix
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
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1.3 System specifications
The ASUS RS720Q-E10-RS8U is a 2U server system featuring the ASUS Z12PH-D16 Server
Board. The server supports 3
rd
Gen Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor Scalable family plus other latest
technologies through the chipsets onboard.
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Model Name
RS720Q-E10-RS8U
Processor Support / System
Bus
2 x Socket P+ (LGA4189) per Node
3
rd
Gen Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor Scalable Family
(Up to 205W for air cooling / Up to 270W for liquid cooling)
UPI 11.2 GT/s
Core Logic
Intel
®
PCH C621A
Memory
Total Slots
16 (8-channel per CPU, 8 DIMM per CPU)
Capacity
Maximum up to 3TB (Per Node)
Memory Type
DDR4 3200/2933 RDIMM, LRDIMM, LR-DIMM 3DS (2DIMM per
Channel)
Intel
®
Optane™ DC persistent memory 200 Series (DCPMM)
* Refer to ASUS server AVL for the latest update
Memory Size
128GB, 64GB, 32GB, 16GB RDIMM
256GB, 128GB, 64GB RDIMM 3DS
128GB, 64GB, 32GB LR-DIMM 3DS
512GB, 256GB, 128GB Intel Optane™ DC persistent memory 200
Series (DCPMM)
* Refer to ASUS server AVL for the latest update
Expansion
Slots
Total PCI/
PCI-E Slots
1+1 per Node
Slot Type
Per Node:
1 x PCI-E x16 (Gen4 x16 link), LP, HL (CPU1)
1 x OCP 3.0 Mezzanine (Gen4 x16 link) (CPU1)
M.2
Per Node:
2 x M.2 (Up to 2280, PCIe 4.0 or SATA mode)
Storage
Controller
SATA Controller
Per Node:
Broadcom SAS3008 (Supports RAID 0, 1)
- 2 x SAS 12Gb/s ports
or
- 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
SAS Controller
Same as SATA controller
Storage Storage Bay
Per System:
- 8 x 2.5" Hot-swap Storage Bays (8 x SATA/SAS/NVMe)
Per Node:
- 2 x 2.5" Hot-swap Storage Bays (2 x SATA/SAS/NVMe)
Networking
Per Node:
1 x LAN Port Intel
®
I210-AT Gigabit LAN controller
1 x Management Port
Optional OCP 3.0 Adapter: Up to 200Gb/s Ethernet / InfiniBand
Adapter