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Asus RS720-E7-RS24-EG User's Guide (202 pages)

Brand: Asus | Category: Servers | Size: 12.53 MB |

English

Table of contents

2U Rackmount Server

1

User Guide

1

First Edition

2

July 2013

2

Contents

3

Safety information

9

Australia statement notice

10

About this guide

11

References

12

Conventions

12

Typography

12

Product introduction

13

1.1 System package contents

14

1.2 Serial number label

15

1.3 Systemspecications

16

1.4 Front panel features

18

1.5 Rear panel features

18

1.7 LED information

20

1.7.3 SSD status LEDs

21

1.7.2 HDD status LEDs

21

1.7.4 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs

22

1.7.5 SFP+ status LEDs

22

Hardware setup

23

2.1 Chassis cover

24

Removing the air duct

25

Installing the air duct

25

2.3.1 Installing the CPU

26

Load lever

27

Triangle

28

CPU, or heatsink

31

2.4 System memory

32

SingleCPUconguration

33

DualCPUconguration

34

ASUS RS720-E7-RS24 Series

35

Four (4) DIMMs population

35

Eight (8) DIMMs population

35

Twelve (12) DIMMs population

35

Chapter 2: Hardware setup

36

Sixteen (16) DIMMs population

36

Locked Retaining Clip

37

Unlocked retaining clip

37

DIMM notch

37

DIMM slot key

37

2.5 Hard disk drives (HDDs)

38

SSD screw hole

41

2.6 Expansion slot

42

2.8 System fans

45

Installation options

51

Motherboard Info

55

4.1 Motherboard layout

56

4.2 Jumpers

58

4.3 Internal connectors

63

4.4 Onboard LEDs

71

4. Power LED (+5V_LED1)

72

(continued on the next page)

75

BIOS setup

77

Drive Folder Info

79

5.1.3 BUPDATER utility

80

ASUS RS720-E7-RS24

81

5.2 BIOS setup program

82

5.2.2 Menu bar

83

5.2.1 BIOS menu screen

83

5.3 Main menu

85

5.4 Advanced menu

86

5.4.3 ChipsetConguration

90

Intel(R) I/OAT [Disabled]

93

DCA Support [Enabled]

93

VGA Priority [offboard]

93

No Snoop Optimization [VC1]

93

CPUIIOBridgeConguration

93

5.4.4 PCHSATAConguration

95

SATA Mode [AHCI Mode]

96

SATA Controller 1 [Enhanced]

96

SATA Controller 2 [Enhanced]

96

5.4.5 PCI Subsystem Settings

97

PCI Express Settings

98

ASPM Support [Disabled]

98

Chapter 5: BIOS setup

100

SX) hardware support

100

5.4.7 USBConguration

101

5.4.8 Trusted Computing

102

5.4.9 ACPI Settings

103

5.4.11 APM

104

5.4.10 WHEAConguration

104

Console Redirection Settings

105

COM1/COM2

105

Broadcom 10G Enable [Enabled]

107

5.4.15 ME Subsystem

108

SerialPortConguration

109

5.4.18 Network Stack

110

5.5 Server Mgmt menu

111

5.5.1 System Event Log

112

5.6 Event Logs menu

114

5.6.2 View Smbios Event Log

115

5.6.3 View System Event Log

115

5.7 Boot menu

116

Boot Option Priorities

117

CSM Parameters

118

5.8 Monitor menu

119

5.9 Security menu

120

User Password

121

Secure Boot Menu

121

Secure Boot Control [Enabled]

121

Secure Boot Mode [Standard]

121

Key Management

122

Image Execution Policy

122

5.10 Tool menu

123

5.11 Exit menu

123

RAID conguration

125

6.1 Setting up RAID

126

Management Menu

128

6.2.1 Creating a RAID set

129

Select Configurable Array(s)

130

Virtual Drive 0

131

RAID Level

131

Select Units For VD Size

132

Change DWC

132

Save Configuration?

133

Configuration Menu

133

UsingNewConguration

134

Using the Initialize command

136

Virtual Drives

137

Initialize?

137

Using the Objects command

138

ONLIN A00-00

141

FAIL A00-01

141

RAID 10 set

142

Consistency Check?

143

Clear Configuration?

145

6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache

147

6.3 Intel

148

Option ROM Utility

148

6.3.1 Creating a RAID set

149

6.3.2 Deleting a RAID set

151

6.3.5 Rebuilding the RAID

153

6.3.4 Exiting the Intel

153

SATA Option ROM utility

153

6.4 Intel

156

(Windows)

156

6.4.1 Creating a RAID set

157

Chapter 6: RAID conguration

158

Properties

158

6.4.2 Changing a Volume Type

159

6.4.3 Deleting a volume

160

6.4.4 Preferences

161

Driver installation

163

7.1 RAID driver installation

164

During Windows

166

Server 2008 OS installation

166

Enterprise Linux OS 5.6

168

More Driver Disks?

169

Do you wish to load any

169

Enterprise Linux OS 6.1

170

ASUS RS720-E7-RS24-EG 7-9

171

<Enter>

171

Preparing the Linux Driver

173

Installing SUSE 11 Linux OS

174

7.2 Intel

176

ASUS RS720-E7-RS24-EG 7-15

177

7.3 Intel

178

7.4 VGA driver installation

181

ASUS RS720-E7-RS24-EG 7-21

183

I350-AM4/I350-AM2/I210

184

Gigabit Adapter driver

184

7.5 Installing the Intel

184

ASUS RS720-E7-RS24-EG 7-25

187

9. When done, click Finish

187

installation

190

7.8 Running the Support DVD

190

7.8.2 Utilities menu tab

191

7.8.1 Drivers menu tab

191

7.8.3 MakeDisk menu tab

192

7.8.4 Manual menu

192

ASUS RS720-E7-RS24-EG 7-31

193

7.10 Intel

195

ASUS RS720-E7-RS24-EG 7-35

197

ASUS contact information

199

Appendix

202

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