RS500-E6/PS4 Configuration Guide
E4332 First Edition V1 February 2009 Copyright © 2009 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”).
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 RS500-E6/PS4. It includes the product overview and general specifications.
1.1 Key features Mass Storage & Memory Capacity RS500-E6/PS4 has four 3.5” hot-swap HDD bays to support SATA or SAS HDDs, meeting the demand of mass storage, using 12 DDR3-DIMM slots for enhanced memory scalability. Scalable & Flexible RAID solution –ASUS PIKE upgrade kit ASUS unique PIKE upgrade kit meets the demand of direct SAS RAID upgrade solution, connected through a unique slot without sacrificing system expandability, and compatible with all ASUS Tylersburg system.
1.2 System overview 7 6 2 8 9 1 3 5 4 Items Items 1. 6. PIKE 1064E/1078 RAID module (optional) 2. CPU heatsink Central processing unit (CPU) 7. Riser card bracket 3. System memory 8. Riser card 4. Hard disk drives 9. ASUS Server management board (optional) 5.
1.3 Front panel features Rack screw Rack screw Hot-swap HDD bays 2 USB ports HDD Access LED LAN2 LED LAN1 LED Message LED Reset button Location LED Location switch Optical drive 1.4 Power button Power LED Rear panel features Expansion slots LAN port 2 LAN port 1 VGA port Serial port USB ports LAN port 3* PS/2 keyboard port PS/2 mouse port Power supply fan Power cord connector • 1-4 1 * The port is for ASUS ASMB4-iKVM controller card only.
1.5 System specifications Model Name Processor / System Bus Core Logic ASUS Features Memory Smart Fan ASWM 2.0 Total Slots Capacity Memory Type Memory Size Total PCI/PCI-X/ PCI-E Slots Expansion Slots Slot Type Additional Slot SATA Controller Storage SAS Controller HDD Bays I = Internal A or S will be hot-swappable RS500-E6/PS4 2 x Socket LGA1366 Intel® Xeon® 5500 series processors (45nm) Quad-Core / Dual-Core QPI 4.8 / 5.86 / 6.
Networking Graphic LAN VGA Auxiliary Storage CD / DVD Onboard I/O OS Support Anti-virus Software Out of Band Remote Management Hardware Solution Software Dimension (HH x WW x DD) Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM & HDD not inclu ded) Power Supply Environment 2 x Intel® 82574L PCI-E GbE LANs Aspeed AST2050 / 8MB 1 x Slim-type Optical Device Bay Options: No Device / DVD-RW 1 x External Serial Port 3 x RJ-45 ports 4 x USB 2.
This chapter lists the key components and optional accessories for the server system.
2.1 Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink The ASUS RS500-E6/PS4 supports 1-2 Dual-core / Quad-core Intel® LGA1366 Xeon® 5500 series processor.
Order P/N 90-S000U0590T 90-S000U0600T 90-S000U0610T 90-S000U0620T 90-S000U0630T 90-S000U0640T 90-S000U0650T 90-S000U0660T 90-S000U0670T 90-S000U0680T 90-S000U0690T 90-S000U0700T ASUS RS500-E6/PS4 Description Dual-Core Intel Xeon E5502, 1.86G, QPI 4.8GT/s, 4MB L2, Single Pack with 1U Heatsink Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5504, 2.00G, QPI 4.8GT/s, 4MB L2, Single Pack with 1U Heatsink Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5506, 2.13G, QPI 4.8GT/s, 4MB L2, Single Pack with 1U Heatsink Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5520, 2.26G, QPI 5.
2.2 Upgrading system memory The motherboard comes with twelve (12) Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) FullyBuffered Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) slots.
Order P/N 90-S000I0300T Description DDR3 1333 ECC REG 1G SINGLE PACK 90-S000I0320T DDR3 1066 ECC REG 1G SINGLE PACK 90-S000I0310T 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 RS500-E6/PS4 DDR3 1333 ECC REG 2G 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 E
2.3 Upgrading hard disk drives The system supports four hot-swap SATAII/SAS hard disk drives. 1 2 We recommend that you install identical drives of the same model and capacity for RAID configuration. Order P/N SAS HDD 90-S000H6210T 90-S000H6220T 90-S000H6230T SATAII HDD 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 RAID module The ASUS PIKE RAID module allows users to create RAID function from SAS hard disk drives connected to the SAS connectors on the motherboard. 1 SAS1 SAS2 5 SAS3 SAS4 SAT A4 SAT A3 3 2 SAT A2 SAT A1 4 SGPIO_SEL1 SGPIO_SEL1 2 1 On-Board 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 3 2 Add-On Card Insert the RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot, ensuring that it is completely seated on the PIKE RAID 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).
2.6 OS support list OS support list Windows® Server 2008 Enterprise 32/64-bit Windows® Server 2003 Enterprise 32/64-bit RedHat® Enterprise Linux AS5.
2-10 Chapter 2: Components
