TS700-E6/RS8 Configuration Guide
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Contents Contents....................................................................................................... III Revision history........................................................................................... III Safety information....................................................................................... IV Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Key features................................................................................... 1-2 1.
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 TS700-E6/RS8. It includes the product overview and general specifications.
1.1 Key features The ASUS TS700-E6/RS8 is a flexible expandability and high capacity storage server.
1.2 System overview 10 2 1 9 3 4 6 5 7 8 10 Items Items 1. Central processing unit (CPU) 6. MIO Audio card (optional) 2. CPU heatsink and fan 7. ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card (optional) 3. System memory 8. ASUS Server management board (optional) 4. Hard disk drives 9. Redundant power supply (optional) 5. HDD trays 10.
1.3 Front panel features Message LED LAN1 LED LAN2 LED HDD access LED Power LED Optical drive Empty 5.25-inch bays Security lock Power button Reset button 4-bay HDD cage Headphone output jack* 4-bay HDD cage Microphone jack* USB 2.0 ports * The audio jacks function only with an optional MIO audio card.
1.4 Rear panel features Redundant power supply dummy* PS/2 mouse port PS/2 keyboard port USB 2.0 ports LAN port 3** Serial port VGA port Power connector 620W Redundant power supply Chassis lock 120mm x 38mm system fan LAN port 1 LAN port 2 Chassis intrusion switch Expansion slots * The second redundant power supply is an optional item. ** This port is for the ASUS Server management board only.
1.5 System specifications Model Name Processor / System Bus Core Logic ASUS Features Smart Fan ASWM2.0 Total Slots Capacity Memory Memory Type Memory Size Total PCI/PCI-X/ PCI-E Slots Expansion Slots Slot Type Additional Slot 1 Additional Slot 2 SATA Controller Storage SAS Controller TS700-E6/RS8 2 x Socket LGA1366 - Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® X5500 Series (95W) - Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5500 Series (80W) - Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® L5500 Series (60W / 38W) Quad Core / Dual Core QPI 4.8 / 5.86 / 6.
HDD Bays Networking Graphic I = internal A or S = hotswappable LAN VGA Auxiliary Storage CD / DVD Onboard I/O OS Support Anti-virus Software Out of Band Remote Management Management Solution Software Dimension (HH x WW x DD) Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM & HDD not included) Power Supply Environment 8 x Hot-swap 3.5” HDD Bays 2 x Intel® 82574L + 1 x Mgmt LAN Aspeed AST2050 8MB 3 x 5.25” media bays (Options: No ODD / DVD-ROM / DVD-RW) 1 x External Serial Port 2 x RJ-45 ports 4 x USB 2.
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This chapter lists the key components and optional accessories for the server system.
2.1 Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink The ASUS TS700-E6/RS8 supports 1-2 Dual-core / Quad-core Intel® LGA1366 Xeon® 5500 series processor. 1 4 5 2 6 3 We recommend to install CPUs with the same frequency. Order P/N 90-S000U0740T 90-S000U0750T 90-S000U0760T 90-S000U0770T 90-S000U0780T 90-S000U0790T 90-S000U07A0T 90-S000U07B0T 90-S000U07C0T 2-2 Description Quad-Core Intel Xeon X5570, 2.93G, QPI 6.4GT/s, 8MB L2, Single Pack with Tower/2U Heatsink Quad-Core Intel Xeon X5560, 2.80G, QPI 6.
2.2 Upgrading system memory The motherboard comes with twelve (12) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) slots.
Recommended memory configurations (cont.) Installing two CPUs DIMM slots 1 DIMM C1 C2 2 DIMMs 3 DIMMs 4 DIMMs V 7 DIMMs V 8 DIMMs 9 DIMMs 10 DIMMs 11 DIMMs 12 DIMMs UDIMM CPU QPI Speed 4.8GT 5.86GT 6.4GT RDIMM CPU QPI Speed 4.8GT 5.86GT 6.
Order P/N 90-S000I0300T 90-S000I0310T 90-S000I0320T 90-S000I0330T 90-S000I0340T 90-S000I0350T 90-S000I0360T 90-S000I0370T 90-S000I0380T 90-S000I0390T 90-S000I0400T 90-S000I0410T 90-S000I0420T 90-S000I0430T 90-S000I0440T 90-S000I0450T ASUS TS700-E6/RS8 Description DDR3 1333 ECC REG 1G SINGLE PACK DDR3 1333 ECC REG 2G SINGLE PACK DDR3 1066 ECC REG 1G SINGLE PACK DDR3 1066 ECC REG 2G SINGLE PACK DDR3 1333 ECC UNB 1G SINGLE PACK DDR3 1333 ECC UNB 2G SINGLE PACK DDR3 1066 ECC UNB 1G SINGLE PACK DDR3 1066 ECC U
2.3 Upgrading hard disk drives The system supports four hot-swap SATAII/SAS hard disk drives. 1 2 2 We recommend that you install identical drives of the same model and capacity for RAID configuration. Order P/N 90-S000H6210T 90-S000H6220T 90-S000H6230T 90-S000H6240T 90-S000H6250T 90-S000H6260T 90-S000H6270T 90-S000H6280T 2-6 Description HDD SAS 450G 3.5” with tray (Single Pack) HDD SAS 300G 3.5” with tray (Single Pack) HDD SAS 146G 3.5” with tray (Single Pack) HDD SATA2 1T 3.
2.4 Installing ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card The ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card allows users to create SAS RAID sets from SAS hard disk drives connected to the SAS connectors on the motherboard. 4 I SGPIO_SEL1 2 1 On-Board 4 3 2 E F Add-On Card I G H 4 C D 2 A B 3 D C H B G A F E 1 5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Insert the PIKE SAS RAID card into the PIKE card slot, ensuring that it is completely seated on the PIKE card slot. Remove the data cables connected to the SATA connectors on the motherboard.
2.5 Installing ASUS Server Management Board ASUS Server Management Board is an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0-compliant board that allows users to monitor, control and manage a remote server from the local or central server in local area network (LAN).
ASMB4-iKVM • • • Remote real-time access to servers with full control by keyboard, video monitor and mouse (KVM) of a single local computer from anywhere at any time. In addition, KVM function is based on BIOS-level access, therefore, even the server OS is down, the KVM module can still work to provide around-the-clock remote monitor and diagnosis through GUI (Web-based Graphical User Interface).
2.6 Installing MIO Audio card 4 2 3 1. Install the MIO audio card to the onboard MIO1 slot. 3. Connect one end of the audio cable to the AAFP connector on the audio card. 2. 4. 2-10 1 Remove the SATA/SAS backplane. Refer to the user guide for details. Connect the other end of the audio cable to the front panel connector on the server chassis.
2.7 Upgrading power supply unit 620W 1+1 hot-swap redundant power supply eliminate system and application downtime by redundancy power backup Remove the dummy power supply module before installing the second redundant power supply.
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2.9 OS support list OS support list Windows® Server 2008 Enterprise 32/64-bit Windows® Server 2003 Enterprise 32/64-bit RedHat® Enterprise Linux AS5.
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