Asus PIKE 2008 IMR manuals

Asus PIKE 2008 IMR User's Guide (188 pages)

Brand: Asus | Category: Disk arrays | Size: 6.95 MB |

English

Table of contents

2U Rackmount Server

1

User Guide

1

First Edition

2

April 2012

2

Contents

3

REACH Information

7

Safety information

8

About this guide

9

References

10

Conventions

10

Typography

10

Product introduction

11

1.1 System package contents

12

1.2 Serial number label

12

1.3 Systemspecications

13

1.4 Front panel features

15

1.5 Rear panel features

16

1.6 Internal features

17

1.7 LED information

18

1.7.3 HDD status LED

19

Hardware setup

21

2.1 Chassis cover

22

2.2.1 Installing the CPU

23

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-4

24

2-5ASUS RS720-X7/RS8

25

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-6

26

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-8

28

2.3 System memory

29

2.3.3 Installing a DIMM

31

2.4 Hard disk drives

32

2-13ASUS RS720-X7/RS8

33

2.5 Expansion slots

34

2.6 Cable connections

37

RS720-E7/RS12

38

2.8.1 System fans

39

2-21ASUS RS720-X7/RS8

41

5. Set the SGPIO_SEL jumper

42

Installation options

43

Fixing latch

44

Latch screws

44

Rail screws

44

Rail Washers

44

3-3ASUS RS720-X7/RS8

45

3-5ASUS RS720-X7/RS8

47

Motherboard Info

49

4.1 Motherboard layout

50

4.2 Jumpers

52

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 4-5

53

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 4-7

55

4.3 Internal connectors

56

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 4-9

57

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 4-11

59

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 4-13

61

12. EATX power connectors

63

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 4-17

65

4.4 Internal LEDs

67

4. Location LED (LOCLED2)

68

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 4-21

69

BIOS setup

71

Drive Folder Info

73

5.1.3 BUPDATER utility

74

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-5

75

5.2 BIOS setup program

76

5.2.2 Menu bar

77

5.2.1 BIOS menu screen

77

5-8 Chapter 5: BIOS setup

78

5.3 Main menu

79

5.4 Advanced menu

80

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-11

81

5-12 Chapter 5: BIOS setup

82

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-13

83

5.4.3 ChipsetConguration

84

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-15

85

5-16 Chapter 5: BIOS setup

86

Intel(R) I/OAT [Disabled]

87

DCA Support [Enabled]

87

VGA Priority [offboard]

87

CPUIIOBridgeConguration

87

DIMM Information

87

PCHConguration

88

Deep Sx [Disabled]

88

SCU devices [Enabled]

88

Auto Conguration

89

5.4.4 PCHSATAConguration

90

5.4.5 PCHSCUConguration

91

5.4.6 PCI Subsystem Settings

92

PCI Express Settings

93

ASPM Support [Disabled]

93

5-24 Chapter 5: BIOS setup

94

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-25

95

TXT(LT) Hardware Support

95

5.4.8 USBConguration

96

5.4.9 Trusted Computing

97

5.4.10 ACPI Settings

98

5.4.11 WHEAConguration

98

5.4.12 APM setting

99

Console Redirection Settings

100

Console Redirection [Enabled]

101

Management Services (EMS)

102

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-33

103

5.4.15 ME Subsystem

104

Advanced

105

5.5 Server Mgmt menu

106

5.5.1 System Event Log

107

Station IP address [0.0.0.0]

108

Subnet mask [0.0.0.0]

108

Gateway IP address [0.0.0.0]

108

5.6 Event Logs menu

109

View Smbios Event Log

110

View System Event Log

110

5.7 Boot menu

111

UEFI Boot [Disabled]

112

Boot Option Priorities

112

5.8 Monitor menu

113

5.9 Security menu

114

Be used to update BIOS

115

ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility

115

5.11 Exit menu

116

Boot Override

117

5-48 Chapter 5: BIOS setup

118

RAIDconguration

119

6.1 Setting up RAID

120

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-3

121

6.2.1 Creating a RAID set

123

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-7

125

Select Units For VD Size

126

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-9

127

UsingNewConguration

128

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-11

129

Using the Initialize command

130

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-13

131

UsingtheObjectscommand

132

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-15

133

Rebuild PD(s)

134

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-17

135

Check Consistency

136

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-19

137

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-21

139

BIOS Version A.10.09231523R

140

6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache

141

6.3 Intel

142

Rapid Storage Technology

142

Option ROM Utility

142

6.3.1 Creating a RAID set

143

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-27

145

6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set

146

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-29

147

See section

148

6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set

148

6.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID

149

6.3.6 Exiting the Intel

149

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-33

151

Driver installation

153

7.1 RAID driver installation

154

LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver

155

During Windows

157

Server 2008 OS installation

157

Enterprise Linux OS 5.6

159

More Driver Disks?

160

Do you wish to load any more

160

Enterprise Linux OS 6.1

161

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-11

163

Preparing the Linux Driver

164

SUSE Linux 11 OS

165

Other device

166

7.2 Intel

167

chipset device software

167

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-17

169

7.3 Intel

170

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-19

171

7.4 VGA driver installation

173

8. Click

175

7.5 Intel

176

RAID Drivers

176

7.6 Intel

177

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-27

179

7.7 Intel

180

WG82574L Gigabit Adapters

180

4. When the Intel

181

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-31

183

installation

184

7.8.4 Make disk menu

185

7.8.5 Contact information

185

7.8.3 Utilities menu

185

ASUS contact information

187

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