User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety information
- Chapter 1: Product Introduction
- Chapter 2: Hardware Setup
- Chapter 3: Motherboard Information
- Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
- 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
- 4.2 BIOS setup program
- 4.3 Main menu
- 4.4 Performance Tuning menu
- 4.5 Advanced menu
- 4.5.1 Trusted Computing
- 4.5.2 ACPI Settings
- 4.5.3 Redfish Host Interface Settings
- 4.5.4 Onboard LAN Configuration
- 4.5.5 UEFI Variables Protection
- 4.5.6 Serial Port Console Redirection
- 4.5.7 SIO Configuration
- 4.5.8 PCI Subsystem Settings
- 4.5.9 USB Configuration
- 4.5.10 Network Stack Configuration
- 4.5.11 NVMe Configuration
- 4.5.12 APM Configuration
- 4.5.13 T1s Auth Configuration
- 4.5.14 Third-party UEFI driver configurations
- 4.6 Platform Configuration menu
- 4.7 Socket Configuration menu
- 4.8 Security menu
- 4.9 Boot menu
- 4.10 Tool menu
- 4.11 Event Logs menu
- 4.12 Server Mgmt menu
- 4.13 Save & Exit menu
- Chapter 5: RAID Configuration
- Chapter 6: Driver Installation
- Appendix
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1.3 System specifications
The ASUS ESC N8-E11 server features the ASUS Z13PN-D32 server board. The server
supports 4
th
and 5
th
Gen Intel
®
Xeon
®
Scalable Processors Family Series plus other latest
technologies through the chipsets onboard.
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Model Name ESC N8-E11
Motherboard
Z13PN-D32
Processor Support
2 x Socket (LGA 4677)
4
th
and 5
th
Gen Intel
®
Xeon
®
Scalable Processors Family (Up to
350W)
UPI 16 GT/s
Core Logic
Intel
®
C741
Memory
Total Slots
32 (8-channel per CPU, 16 DIMM per CPU)
Capacity
Maximum up to 4 + 8TB (DDR5 + Crow Pass)
Memory Type
DDR5 4400 RDIMM / 3DS RDIMM (2 DIMM per channel)
* Refer to ASUS server AVL for the latest update
Memory Size
64GB, 32GB, 16GB (RDIMM)
256GB, 128GB (3DS RDIMM)
* Refer to ASUS server AVL for the latest update
Expansion
Slots
Total PCI/PCIe
Slots
SKU1: 10+1
SKU2: 12
PCIe Slot Type
Rear:
SKU1:
- 8 x PCIe (Gen5, LP, PCIe switch direct)
- 1 x PCIe (Gen5 x16 link FH/HL, CPU1 direct)
- 1 x PCIe (Gen5 x16 link FH/HL, CPU2 direct)
- 1 x PCIe (Gen4 x8 HH/HL, CPU2 direct) for RAID cards
SKU2:
- 8 x PCIe (Gen5, LP, PCIe switch direct)
- 1 x PCIe (Gen5 x16 link FH/HL, CPU1 direct)
- 1 x PCIe (Gen5 x16 link FH/HL, CPU2 direct)
- 1 x PCIe (Gen5 x8 link FH/HL, CPU1 direct)
- 1 x PCIe (Gen5 x8 link FH/HL, CPU2 direct)
M.2
2 x M.2 socket (Gen5 x4 link, CPU1, up to 2280)
2 x M.2 socket (Gen3 x2 link, PCH, up to 2280)
microSD Card Slot
1 x for BMC log
Storage
SATA Controller
Intel PCH Integrated
SAS Controller
Optional kit(s):
- Broadcom 9560-16i MegaRAID card
- Broadcom 9540-8i RAID card
- ASUS PIKE II 3008 8-port HBA card
- ASUS PIKE II 3108 8-port HW RAID card