User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Notices
- REACH
- Safety information
- About this guide
- 1.1 System package contents
- 1.2 Serial number label
- 1.3 System specifications
- 1.4 Front panel features
- 1.5 Rear panel features
- 1.6 Internal features
- 1.7 LED information
- 2.1 Chassis cover
- 2.2 Air Duct
- 2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
- 2.4 System memory
- 2.5 Hard disk drives
- 2.6 Expansion slot
- 2.7 Cable connections
- 2.8. System fans
- 2.9 Redundant power supply module
- 3.1 Tool-less Friction Rail Kit
- 4.1 Motherboard layout
- 4.2 Jumpers
- 4.3 Internal connectors
- 4.4 Onboard LEDs
- 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
- 5.2 BIOS setup program
- 5.3 Main menu
- 5.4 Advanced menu
- 5.4.1 ACPI Settings
- 5.4.2 Smart Settings
- 5.4.3 NCT6779D Super IO Configuration
- 5.4.4 Onboard LAN I350 IO Configuration
- 5.4.5 Serial Port Console Redirection
- 5.4.6 APM
- 5.4.7 PCI Subsystem Settings
- 5.4.8 Network Stack Configuration
- 5.4.9 CSM Configuration
- 5.4.10 Trusted Computing
- 5.4.11 USB Configuration
- 5.4.12 iSCSI Configuration
- 5.5 IntelRCSetup menu
- 5.5.1 Processor Configuration
- 5.5.2 Advanced Power Management Configuration
- 5.5.3 Common RefCode Configuration
- 5.5.4 QPI Configuration
- 5.5.5 Memory Configuration
- 5.5.6 IIO Configuration
- 5.5.7 PCH Configuration
- 5.5.9 Server ME Configuration
- 5.5.10 Runtime Error Logging Support
- 5.5.8 Miscellaneous Configuration
- 5.6 Server Mgmt menu
- 5.7 Event Logs menu
- 5.8 Monitor menu
- 5.9 Security menu
- 5.10 Boot menu
- 5.11 Tool menu
- 5.12 Exit menu
- 6.1 Setting up RAID
- 6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility
- 6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM Utility
- 6.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)
- 7.1 RAID driver installation
- 7.2 Management applications and utilities installation
- 7.3 Running the Support DVD
- 7.4 Intel® chipset device software installation
- 7.5 Installing the Intel® I350-AM1/I350-AM2/I210 X540-BT2 Gigabit Adapters driver
- 7.6 VGA driver installation
- 7.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4.0 installation
- ASUS contact information
- ASUS contact information
- ASUS contact information
Chapter 1: Product introduction
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1.3 Systemspecications
The ASUS RS720-E8-RS24-E is a 2U barebone server system featuring the ASUS
Z10PE-D16 Server Board. The server supports Intel
®
LGA2011-3 Intel
®
Xeon
®
E5-2600
Processor v3 plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard.
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Model Name
RS720-E8-RS24-E
Processor Support / System Bus
2 x Socket R3 LGA 2011-3
Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor E5-2600 v3 Family
QPI 6.4 / 8.0 / 9.6GT/s
Core Logic
Intel
®
C612 PCH Chipset
Memory
Total Slots
16 (4 Channels per CPU, 8 DIMMS per CPU)
Capacity
Maximum up to 1024 GB
Memory Type
DDR4 2133 / 1866 / 1600 / 1333 RDIMM / LR-DIMM/
NVDIMM
Refer to www.asus.com for the latest memory AVL update.
Memory Size
32GB, 16GB, 8GB and 4GB (RDIMM)
64GB, 32GB (LRDIMM)
Refer to www.asus.com for the latest memory AVL update.
Expansion
Slots (follow
SSI Location #)
Total PCI/PCI-E Slots
5
Slot Location 1
1 x PCI-E x8 (x4 Gen3 link)
Slot Location 2
1 x PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 link)
Slot Location 3
1 x PCI-E x8 (x8 Gen3 link)
Slot Location 4
1 x PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 link)
Slot Location 6
1 x PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 link)
Networking
LAN
1 x dual port Intel
®
I350-AM2 Gigabit LAN controller
1 x dual port Intel
®
I350-BT2 Gigabit LAN controller
1 x Management LAN
Storage
SATA Controller
Intel
®
C612
10 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
or 9 x SATA 3Gb/s ports + 1 x M.2 socket
Intel
®
RSTe (for Windows only; supports software RAID 0,
1, 10 and 5)
SAS Controller
Optional items:
ASUS PIKE II 3008 8-port SAS HBA card
ASUS PIKE II 3108 8-port SAS HW RAID card