Asus RS500-E8-RS4- Manuals

v Contents 5.5 IntelRCSetup menu .................................................................................. 5-24 5.5.1 Processor Configuration............................................................ 5-25 5.5.2 Advanced Power Management Configuration........................... 5-27 5.5.3 ...

vi Contents 6.3 Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility......................................................................... 5-24 6.3.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................. 5-25 6.3.2 Deleting a RAID set..................

vii Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:• This device may not cause harmful interference, and• This device must accept any interference received including interference that may ca...

viii 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. ...

ix DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulatio...

x About this guide Audience This user guide is intended for system integrators, and experienced users with at least basic knowledge of configuring a server. Contents This guide contains the following parts: 1. Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the general features of the server,...

xi References Refer to the following sources for additional information, and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) user guide This manual tells how to set up and use the proprietary ASUS server management utility. 2. ASUS websites The ASUS websites worldwide pr...

1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. Chapter 1: Product Introduction

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-2 *ASUS System Web-based Management If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. 1.1 System package contents Check your system package for the following items. Model Name RS500-E8-PS4, RS500-E8-RS4Chassis ASUS R10E 1U Rackmount Chassis Mot...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 1-3 1.2 Serial number label Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team, you must take note of the product’s serial number containing 14 characters such as xxS0xxxxxxxxxx shown as the figure below. With the correct serial number of the product, ASUS Technical ...

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-4 1.3 System specifications The ASUS RS500-E8 Series is a 1U barebone server system featuring the ASUS Z10PR-D16 Server Board. The server supports Intel ® LGA2011-3 Intel ® Xeon ® E5-2600 Processor v3 plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard. (con...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 1-5 *Specifications are subject to change without notice. Model Name RS500-E8-PS4 RS500-E8-RS4 Onboard I/O Connectors 1 x TPM Header1 x 24-pin SSI power connector + 8-pin SSI 12V + 8-pin SSI 12V1 x External Serial Port (RS500-E8-PS4)3 x RJ-45 ports (1 for ASMB8-iKVM)2 x USB 3.0 ...

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-6 1.4 Front panel features The barebone server displays a simple yet stylish front panel with easily accessible features. The power and reset buttons, LED indicators, and USB port for each Node are located on the front panel. Refer to the Front panel LEDs section fo...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 1-7 1.5 Rear panel features The rear panel includes the expansion slots, system power sockets, and rear fans. The I/O shields with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard are also placed in the real panel. The ports for the USB, VGA, and Gigabit LANs do not app...

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-8 1.6 Internal features The barebone server includes the basic components as shown.v 1. Power supply and power fan 2. PCI Express slot Riser Card 3. ASUS Z10PR-D16 Server Board 4. System fans 5. SAS / SATA backplane (hidden) 6. HDD tray 1—Connect to SATA1 port 7. HD...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 1-9 1.7 LED information 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs LED Icon Display status Description Power LED ON System power ON HDD Access LED OFF No activity Blinking Read/write data into the HDD Message LED OFF System is normal; no incoming event ON 1. Without ASMB8-iKVM installed: CPU over-h...

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-10 1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection 1.7.3 HDD status LED HDD status LED HDD activity LED SATA...

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components. Chapter 2 2 Hardware Information

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-2 2.1 Chassis cover Removing the rear cover 1. Locate and remove the front side screws. 3. Firmly hold the cover and slide it toward the rear panel for about half an inch until it is disengaged from the chassis. 4. Lift the cover from the chassis. 5. To recover the rear c...

2-3 ASUS RS500-E8 Series 2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA 2011-3 socket designed for the Intel ® Xeon E5-2600 v3 processor family. 2.2.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1. Remove the air duct. Ensure that all power cables are unplugged before inst...

2-5 ASUS RS500-E8 Series 4. Press the right load lever down (A) then move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab (C). 5. Press the left load lever (D), move it to the right (E) until it is released from then retention tab (F), then gently pull it until it is fully extended. L...

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-6 6. Gently push the right load lever down to slightly lift the load plate (G). Do not insert the load lever into the retention tab. 7. Hold the edge then gently lift the load plate (H). Load plate Load lever PnP cap edge of the Load plate 8. Carefully remove the PnP cap....

2-7 ASUS RS500-E8 Series 12. Gently push the load plate just enough to let it sit on top of the CPU. The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the CPU pins on the socket. 9. Get the CPU. 10. Align and position the CPU over the socket ensuri...

2-9 ASUS RS500-E8 Series 16. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN1 / CPU_FAN2. DO NOT forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector. The Thermal Interface Material is toxic and inedible. DO NO...

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-10 2.3 System memory 2.3.1 Overview The motherboard comes with sixteen (16) Double Data Rate 4 (DDR4) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.The figure illustrates the location of the DDR4 DIMM sockets: 2.3.2 Memory Configurations You may install 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, and...

2-11 ASUS RS500-E8 Series Dual CPU configuration DIMM (CPU1) DIMM (CPU2) A2 A1 B2 B1 C2 C1 D2 D1 E2 E1 F2 F1 G2 G1 H2 H1 2 DIMMs P P 4 DIMMs P P P P 8 DIMMs P P P P P P P P 12 DIMMs P P P P P P P P P P P P 16 DIMMs P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Single CPU configuration (must be installed on CPU1) ...

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-12 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM. 2. Remove the DIMM from the socket. 2.3.3 Installing a DIMM 3. Hold the DIMM by both of its ends then insert the DIMM vertically into the socket. Apply force to both ends of t...

2-13 ASUS RS500-E8 Series 2.4 Hard disk drives The system supports four hot-swap SATAIII/SAS hard disk drives and two SATAII hard disk drives. The hard disk drive installed on the drive tray connects to the motherboard SATA/SAS ports via the SATA/SAS backplane. 3. Take note of the drive tray holes. ...

2-15 ASUS RS500-E8 Series 2.5 Expansion slot 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket The barebone server comes with a riser card bracket. You need to remove the bracket if you want to install PCI Express x8 or x16 expansion cards.To install a PCI Express x8 or x16 card: 2. Place...

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-16 2.5.2 Installing an M.2 expansion card You can install an M.2 expansion card on the provided M.2 slot onboard.To install an M.2 expansion card: 1. Prepare your M.2 expansion card. 2. Align and insert the M.2 card into the M.2 slot onboard as shown. 3. Secure the M.2 ca...

2-17 ASUS RS500-E8 Series 2.5.3 Installing a Mezzanine card You can install a supported Mezzanine card on the onboard slot.To install a Mezzanine card: 1. Prepare your Mezannine card. 2. Align and insert the LAN ports of the Mezzanine card into the LAN port slots on the chassis (A) then match and in...

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-18 2.5.4 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure the it by adjusting the software settings. 1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 5 for information on BIOS setup. 2. Assign an IRQ to the card...

2-19 ASUS RS500-E8 Series 2.6 Cable connections • The bundled system cables are pre-connected before shipment. You do not need to disconnect these cables unless you will remove pre-installed components to install additional devices. • Refer to Chapter 4 for detailed information on the connectors. St...

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-20 2.7 SATA/SAS backplane cabling * For PIKE RAID solution, ensure to connect SAS_SGPIO_CON1 to support PIKE card SAS RAID function. Connect the SATAIII/SAS HDDs Connects the data cables connected to the motherboard SGPIO_SEL jumper: pins 1-2 (Onboard)pins 2-3 (Add-on car...

2-21 ASUS RS500-E8 Series 2.8 Removable/optional components You may need to remove previously installed system components when installing or removing system devices. Or you may need to install the optional components into the system. This section tells how to remove/install the system fans: Ensure t...

Chapter 3: Installation options 3-2 3.1 Tool-less Friction Rail Kit The tool less design of the rail kit allows you to easily install the rack rails into the server rack without the need for additional tools. The kit also comes with a metal stopping bracket that can be installed to provide additonal...

This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors. 4 Motherboard Info Chapter 4: Motherboard Info

Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4-2 4.1 Motherboard layout Layout contents Jumpers Page 1. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC1) 4-4 2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) 4-5 3. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2) 4-5 4. ME firmware force recovery setting (3-pin ME_RCVR1) 4-6 5. DDR4 therm...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 4-3 Internal connectors Page 1. Serial ATA 6.0 / 3.0 Gbps connector (7-pin SATA6 [Light Blue]) 4-8 2. Power Supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1) 4-8 3. USB 2.0 connector (10-1 pin USB56; USB7) 4-9 4. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_34) 4-9 5. CPU, front, and rear fan connecto...

Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4-8 4.3 Internal connectors 1. Serial ATA 6.0 / 3.0 Gbps connector (7-pin SATA6 [Light Blue]) Supported by the Intel ® 610 series Chipset, this connector is for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to 6 Gbps of data transfer r...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 4-9 3. USB 2.0 connector (10-1 pin USB56; USB7) These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cables to connectors USB56. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to 480 Mb/s connection speed. 4. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_34...

Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4-18 2. Baseboard Management Controller LED (BMCLED1) The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the ASMB8 is working normally. The heartbeat LED functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB8. 4.4 Onboard LEDs 1. Standby Power LED (SBPWR1) The moth...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 4-19 3. CPU Warning LED (ERRCPU1, ERRCPU2) The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate failure on either CPU1, CPU2, or both. 4. Location LED (LOCLED1) This onboard LED lights up when the Location button on the server is pressed or when triggered by a system management software. T...

Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4-20 5. Memory error LED (MEMERRA1, MEMERRA2, MEMERRB1, MEMERRB2, MEMERRC1, MEMERRC2, MEMERRD1, MEMERRD2, MEMERRE1, MEMERRE2, EMERRF1, MEMERRF2, MEMERRG1, MEMERRG2, MEMERRH1, MEMERRH2) The DIMM warning LEDs light up to indicate failure on the corresponding DIMMs. T...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 4-21 7. Message LED (MESLED1) This onboard LED lights up to red when there is temperature warning or a BMC event log is generated. 8. OCPLAN Activity LED connector (4-pin OCP_LED1) OCPLAN LED connector supports ASUS MCB-10G-2S OCP card Active LED.

5-2 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup: 1. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 To recover the BIOS using a bootable USB flash disk drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted. ...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-3 3. Press <Tab> to switch to the Drive field. 4. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS, then press <Enter>. 5. Press <Tab> to switch to the Folder Info field. 6. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the BIOS fi...

5-4 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.1.3 BUPDATER utility The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown. The BUPDATER utility allows you to update the BIOS file in the DOS environment using a bootable USB flash disk drive with the updated BIO...

5-6 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS . Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your syste...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-7 5.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main For changing the basic system configuration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings IntelRCSetup For changing the Intel RC settings Server Mgmt For changing the Server Mgmt setting...

5-8 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.2.3 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Event Logs, Advanced, Monitor, Boot, Tool, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 5....

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-9 5.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears. The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows you to set the system date, time, language, and security settings. 5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows ...

5-10 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction.

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-11 5.4.1 ACPI Settings Enable ACPI Auto Configuration [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration.Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Enable Hibernation [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the ability of the system to hibernate (OS...

5-12 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.4.3 NCT6779D Super IO Configuration Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2 Configuration Allows you to set the parameters of Serial Port 1/ Serial Port 2. Serial Port [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable Serial Port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Change Setting...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-13 Intel I210 Lan1 Enable/ Intel I210 Lan2 Enable [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Intel LAN. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Intel LAN ROM Type [PXE] Allows you to select the Intel LAN ROM type. Configuration options: [Disabled] [PXE] [iSCSI] 5.4.4 In...

5-14 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.4.5 Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection Settings This item becomes configurable only when you enable the Console Redirection item. The settings specify how the host computer and the remote computer (which the user is using) will exchange data. Both comput...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-15 Stop Bits [1] Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet. (A start bit indicates the beginning.) The standard setting is 1 stop bit. Communication with slow devices may require more than 1 stop bit. Configuration options: [1] [2] Flow Control [Hardware RTS/CTS] Flow...

5-16 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Console Redirection Settings Out-of-Band Mgmt Port [COM1] Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port. Configuration options: [COM1] [COM2] Terminal Type [VT-UTF8] Microsoft Windows Emergenc...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-17 5.4.6 APM Restore AC Power Loss [Last State] When set to [Power Off], the system goes into off state after an AC power loss. When set to [Power On], the system will reboot after an AC power loss. When set to [Last State], the system goes into either off or on state, whateve...

5-18 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.4.7 PCI Subsystem Settings Load RT32 Image [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable RT32 Image Loading. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Above 4G Decoding [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable 64‑bit capable devices to be decoded in above 4G address spac...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-19 Network stack [Disabled] Enables or disables the network stack feature. Configuration options: [Disable] [Enable] 5.4.8 Network Stack Configuration The following item appears only when Network stack is set to [Enabled]. Ipv4 PXE Support [Enabled] Enables or disables the Ipv...

5-20 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.4.9 CSM Configuration CSM Support [Enabled] This option allows you to enable or disable CSM Support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] GateA20 Active [Upon Request] This allows you to set the GA20 option.Configuration options: [Upon Request] [Always] Option ROM...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-21 5.4.10 Trusted Computing Configuration Security Device Support [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS support for security device. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

5-22 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.4.11 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable Legacy USB device support. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] [Auto] XHCI Hand-off [Enabled] This is a workaround for 0Ses without XHCI hand-off support. The XHCI ownership chang...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-23 USB hardware delays and time-outs USB transfer time-out [20 sec] The time-out value for control, bulk, and interrupt transfer.Configuration options: [1 sec] [5 sec] [10 sec] [20 sec] Device reset time-out [20 sec] USB mass storage device start unit command time‑out. Configu...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-25 5.5.1 Processor Configuration Per Socket Configuration Allows you to set the number of cores to enable. 0 means all cores. Total of 14 cores available. Hyper Threading [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Intel ® Hyper-Threading Technology function. When disabled, ...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-27 5.5.2 Advanced Power Management Configuration Power Technology [Energy Efficient] This item allows you to enable power management features. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Energy Efficient] [Custom] Config TDP [Disabled] This item allows you to enable/disable the Config ...

5-28 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.5.3 Common RefCode Configuration Numa [Enabled] This item enables or disables the Non uniform Memory Access (NUMA). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power/Performance Switch [Enabled] Allows you to switch between Power or performance. Configuration options: [D...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-29 5.5.4 QPI Configuration QPI General Configuration QPI Status This item displays information about the QPI status. Link Speed Mode [Fast] This item allows you to select the QPI link speed as either the fast mode or slow mode.Configuration options: [Slow] [Fast] Link Frequenc...

5-30 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.5.5 Memory Configuration Enforce POR [Auto] Allows you to enforce POR restrictions for DDR4 frequency adn voltage programming. Configuration options: [Auto] [Enforce POR] [Disabled] [Enforce Stretch Goals] Memory Frequency [Auto] Allows you to select the memory frequency...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-31 C/A Parity Enable [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable the DDR4's command address parity. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Memory Topology Displays memory topology with DIMM population information. Memory Thermal Allows you to configure thermal settings....

5-32 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Mem Electrical Throttling [Disabled] Allows you to configure Memory Electical throttling.Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] Memory Map Channel Interleaving [Auto] Select different channel interleaving setting. Configuration options: [Auto] [1-way Interleave...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-33 EV DFX Features [Disabled] Set this option to allow DFX Lock Bits to remain clear.Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCIE Slot Option ROM Configuration 5.5.6 IIO Configuration PCIE1/ PCIE2/ PCIE3/ PCIE4/ PCIE6 Option ROM [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable t...

5-34 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.5.7 PCH Configuration PCH Devices PCI-E ASPM Support (Global) [L1 Only] This option enables or disables the ASPM support for all downstream devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [L1 Only] DeepSx Power Policies [Disabled] Allows you to configure the DeepSx Mode confi...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-35 PCH DMI ASPM [Enabled] Allows you to configure the PCH DMI ASPM.Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCI Express Root Port 1 to Port 8 Allows you to configure the PCI Express Root port settings. PCIE ASMP [Disable ASPM] Allows you to configure the PCH DMI ASPM. Confi...

5-36 Chapter 5: BIOS setup SATA Port 1/ SATA Port 2/ SATA Port 3/ SATA Port 4 Port 1/ Port 2/ Port 3/ Port 4 Allows you to enable or disable the SATA port Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCH SATA Configuration SATA Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the SATA Controller....

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-37 USB Ports Per-Port Disable Control [Disabled] Allows you to control each of the USB ports 1 to 8 disabling. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following items appears only when the USB Ports Per‑Port Disable Control is set to [Enabled]. USB Port #1/ #2/ #3/ #4 ...

5-38 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.5.8 Miscellaneous Configuration Active Video [Offboard Device] Allows you to select the video type. Configuration options: [Onboard Device] [Offboard Device] 5.5.9 Server ME Configuration Displays the Server ME Technology parameters on your system. Alert Enable Lock [Dis...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-39 5.5.10 Runtime Error Logging Support Runtime Error Logging Whea Support [Disabled] This item allows you to enable or disable the WHEA support.Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 5.6 Server Mgmt menu The Server Management menu displays the server management status an...

5-40 Chapter 5: BIOS setup OS Wtd Timer Timeout [10 minutes] Allows you to configure the length fo the OS Boot Watchdog Timer. Configuration options: [5 minutes] [10 minutes] [15 minutes] [20 minutes] OS Wtd Timer Policy [Reset] This item allows you to configure the how the system should respond if ...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-41 Bmc network configuration The sub-items in this configuration allow you to configure the BMC network parameters. Configuration Address source DM_LAN1/LAN1 [Previous State] This item allows you to configure LAN channel parameters statistically or dynamically (by BIOS or BMC)...

5-42 Chapter 5: BIOS setup IPv6 BMC LAN IP Address source [Previous State] Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically(by BIOS or BMC). Configuration options: [Previous State] [Static] [Dynamic-Obtained by BMC running DHCP] The following items appear only when you set IP BMC...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-43 The following item appears only when you set IP BMC Lan Option to [Enable]. IPv6 BMC LAN IP Address Source [Previous State] Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically(by BIOS or BMC). Configuration options: [Previous State] [Static] [Dynamic-Obtain...

5-44 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.7 Event Logs menu The Event Logs menu items allow you to change the event log settings and view the system event logs. 5.7.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings Press <Enter> to change the Smbios Event Log configuration. Enabling/Disabling Options Smbios Event Log [En...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-45 Smbios Event Log Standard Settings Log System Boot Event [Disabled] Allows you to choose options to enable/disable logging of System boot event. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] MECI [1] Mutiple Event Count Increment (MECI). The number of occurrences of a duplica...

5-46 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.8 Monitor menu The Monitor menu displays the system temperature/power status, and allows you to change the fan settings. Scroll down to view the other items CPU1/2 Temperature [xxx°C/xxx°F] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU temperatu...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-47 5.9 Security menu This menu allows a new password to be created or a current password to be cchanged. The menu also enables or disables the Secure Boot state and lets the user configure the System Mode state. Administrator Password To set an administrator password: 1. Selec...

5-48 Chapter 5: BIOS setup User Password To set a user password: 1. Select the User Password item and press <Enter>. 2. From the Create New Password box, key in a password, then press <Enter>. 3. Confirm the password when prompted. To change a user password: 1. Select the User Password i...

5-50 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Setup Prompt Timeout [xx] Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. Bootup NumLock State [On] Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock. Configuration options: [Off] [On] Boot Logo Display [Auto] Al...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-51 • To select the boot device during system startup, press <F8> when ASUS Logo appears. • To access Windows OS in Safe Mode, please press <F8> after POST. Set the booting order of network devices. Boot Option #1/#2 [SATA P2: ASUS ...] Configuration options: [SATA ...

5-52 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit. 5.12 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Save Changes & Reset Exit Syst...

ASUS RS500-E8 Series 5-53 Restore Defaults Restore/load default values for all the setup options. Save as User Defaults Save the changes done so far as User Defaults. Restore User Defaults Restore the User Defaults to all the setup options. Boot Override These items displays the available devices. T...

6 RAID Configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. Chapter 6: RAID Configuration

5-2 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 6.1 Setting up RAID The motherboard supports the following SATA RAID solutions: • LSI MegaRAID software RAID Configuration Utility with RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 support (for both Linux and Windows OS). • Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Option ROM Util...

5-3 6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set from SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by Intel ® C602 chipset. To do this: 1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Go to the Advanced Menu > PCH SAT...

5-4 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 3. The utility main window appears. Use the arrow keys to select an option from the Management Menu and then press <Enter>. Refer to the Management Menu descriptions on the next page. At the bottom of the screen is the legend box. The keys on the legend box al...

5-5 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set The LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility allows you to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10 set using two types of configurations: Easy and New . In Easy Configuration , the virtual drive parameters are set automatically. In New Configuration , you manually set the vi...

5-6 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 3. Select all the drives required for the RAID set, and then press <F10> to configure array setting. 4. Press <Space> to select the configurable array. 2. The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports. Use the up/down...

5-7 5. Press <F10> again, the virtual drive information appears including a Virtual Drive menu that allows you to change the virtual drive parameters. 6. Select RAID from the Virtual Drive sub-menu, and then press <Enter>. 7. Select the RAID level from the menu, and then press <Enter&...

5-10 Chapter 5: RAID configuration Using New Configuration When a RAID set already exists, using the New Configuration command erases the existing RAID configuration data. If you do not want to delete the existing RAID set, use the View/Add Configuration command to view or create another RAID config...

5-11 6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration You can add a new RAID configuration or view an existing configuration using the View/Add Configuration command. Adding a new RAID configuration To add a new RAID configuration: 1. From the Management Menu , select Configure > View/Add Configurati...

5-12 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives After creating the RAID set(s), you must initialize the virtual drives. You may initialize the virtual drives of a RAID set(s) using the Initialize or Objects command on the Management Menu . Using the Initialize command To ini...

5-14 Chapter 5: RAID configuration Using the Objects command To initialize the virtual drives using the Objects command 1. From the Management Menu , select Objects > Virtual Drive , and then press <Enter>. 2. Select the virtual drive to initialize from the Virtual Drives sub-menu, and then...

5-15 3. Select Initialize from the pop-up menu, and then press <Enter> to start initialization. 4. When prompted, press the <Space> to select Yes from the Initialize? dialog box, and then press <Enter>. 6. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort ini...

5-16 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives You can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the Management Menu . To rebuild a failed hard disk drive 1. From the Management Menu , select Rebuild , and then press <Enter>. 2. The PHYSICAL DRIVE...

5-17 3. After selecting the drive to rebuild, press <F10>. When prompted, press <Y> to rebuild the drive. 4. When rebuild is complete, press any key to continue. SPACE-(De)Select,F10-Start Rebuild,F2-Drive Information,F3-View Virtual Drives LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C.0...

5-18 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency You can check and verify the accuracy of data redundancy in the selected virtual drive. The utility can automatically detect and/or detect and correct any differences in data redundancy depending on the selected option...

5-19 3. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Consistency Check? dialog box, and then press <Enter>. A progress bar appears on screen. 4. While checking the disk consistency, press <Esc> to display the following options. • Stop - Stops the consistency check. The utilit...

5-21 6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration To delete a RAID configuration 1. From the Management Menu , select Configure > Clear Configuration , and then press <Enter>. 2. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Clear Configuration? dialog box, and then press <Enter>. T...

5-22 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set You must have created a new RAID configuration before you can select the boot drive from a RAID set. See section 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set: Using New Configuration for details. To select the boot drive from a RAID set ...

5-23 6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache You may manually enable the RAID controller’s WriteCache option after creating a RAID set to improve the data transmission performance. When you enable WriteCache, you may lose data when a power interruption occurs while transmitting or exchanging data among the drives...

5-24 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 6.3 Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility The Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connect...

5-25 6.3.1 Creating a RAID set To create a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press <Enter>. 2. Key in a name for the RAID set and press <Enter>. 3. Press the up/down arrow keys to select a RAID Level that you wish to create then press <Enter>...

5-26 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 6. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only) then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The following are typical values: RAID 0: 128KB RAID 10: 64KB RAID 5: 64KB W...

5-27 6.3.2 Deleting a RAID set Take caution when deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set. To delete a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID Volume and press <Enter>. 2. From the Delete Volume Menu, press the up/dow...

5-28 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 6.3.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID Take caution before you reset a RAID volume hard disk drive to non-RAID. Resetting a RAID volume hard disk drive deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive. To reset a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 3. Reset ...

5-29 Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk. 6.3.5 Rebuilding the RAID This option is only for the RAID 1 set. Rebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID disk If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID 1 array failed, the system displays the status of the R...

5-30 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 3. The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. When done, the status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to “Rebuild” . 4. Press <Esc> to exit Intel Rapid Storage Technology and reboot the system. 5. Select Start > Programs >...

5-31 6.3.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility You can set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS for your RAID arrays when creating multi- RAID using the Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utililty. To set the boot array in the BIOS: Set at least one of the arr...

5-32 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 6.4 Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows) The Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors sup...

5-33 6.4.1 Creating a RAID set To create a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select Create Volume and select volume type. 2. Click Next . 3. Enter a name for the RAID set, then select the array disks. 4. Select Volume Size tab, you can drag the bar to decide the volume size. 5. Click Next . •...

5-34 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 6. Confirm the volume creation, than click Create Volume to continue. This process could take a while depending on the number and size of the disks. You can conti nue using other applications during this time. 7. Wait until the process is completed, then click OK w...

5-35 6.4.2 Changing a Volume Type To change the volume type in Volume Properties : 1. Click the SATA array items you want to change in Volumes field. 2 From the Volume Properties field, select Type:RAID 1 Change type . We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for...

5-36 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 6.4.3 Deleting a volume Be cautious when deleting a volume. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives.Before you proceed, ensure that you back up all your important data from your hard drives. To delete a volume: 1. From the utility main menu, select the volum...

5-37 6.4.4 Preferences System Preferences Allow you to set to show the notification area icon and show system information, warning, or errors here. E-Mail Preferences Allow you to set to sent e-mail of the following events: • Storage system information • Storage system warnings • Storage system erro...

7 Driver installation This chapter provides the instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components in both Linux ® and Windows ® Operating Systems. Chapter 7: Driver installation

7-2 Chapter 6: Driver installation 7.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. This part provides the instructions on how to install the RAID controller driver...

Z10PR-D16 7-3 To create a RAID driver disk in Windows ® environment 1. Start Windows ® . 2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 3. Go to the Make disk menu, and then select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create. 4. Insert a floppy disk into the USB floppy disk drive. ...

7-4 Chapter 6: Driver installation 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver During Windows ® Server 2008 OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows ® Server 2008 OS 1. Boot the computer using the Windows ® Server 2008 OS installation disc. Follow the screen inst...

Z10PR-D16 7-5 4. A message appears, reminding you to insert the installation media containing the driver of the RAID controller driver. If you have only one optical drive installed in your system, eject the Windows OS installation disc and replace with the motherboard Support DVD into the optical dr...

7-6 Chapter 6: Driver installation 3. Select Yes using the <Tab> key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press <Enter>. Main Menu Do you have a driver disk? Yes No 4. Insert the Red Hat ® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the USB floppy disk drive, select OK , then press <Enter&...

Z10PR-D16 7-7 5. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No , then press <Enter>. More Driver Disks? Yes No 6. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation. 7. When the installation is completed, DO NOT click Reboot . Press <Ctrl> + <Al...

7-8 Chapter 6: Driver installation Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux OS 6.1 To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat ® Enterprise OS: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat ® OS installation CD. 2. Press <Tab> to edit options. 3. While booting from DVD, press <ESC> to ...

Z10PR-D16 7-9 4. Select Yes using the <Tab> key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press <Enter>. 5 . You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk. Choose one you like to use and select OK , then press <Enter>. OK Cancel Main Menu Yes No Driver ...

Z10PR-D16 7-11 Preparing the Linux Driver Ensure that there is another computer with a Linux-based OS to create the RAID driver. When creating the RAID driver, you may refer to the examples below which uses a 64bit SUSE Linux system to create a 64bit RAID driver for SUSE11 sp1. 1. Copy the image fil...

7-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation 3. Press <F6>, then select Yes from the menu. Press <Enter>. Installing SUSE 11 Linux OS To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS: 1. Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD. 2. Use the arro...

Z10PR-D16 7-13 6. Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation. 4. Use the USB drive to provide the third-party driver during the OS installation. Type the command brokenmodules=ahci in Boot Options field, and press <Enter>. 5. When below screen appears, select t...

7-14 Chapter 6: Driver installation 7.2 Management applications and utilities installation When you place the support DVD into the optical drive, the DVD automatically displays the main screen if Autorun is enabled in your computer. By default, the Drivers tab is displayed. If Autorun is NOT enabled...

Z10PR-D16 7-15 The Drivers Menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 7.3.2 Utilities menu tab The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. 7.3.1 Drivers...

7-16 Chapter 6: Driver installation The MakeDisk menu contains items to create the Intel RAID driver disks. 7.3.3 MakeDisk menu tab Press the arrow down button in the lower part of the menu to view more items. 7.3.4 Manual menu The Manual menu provides the link to the Broadcom NetXtreme II Network A...

Z10PR-D16 7-17 7.3.5 Contact information menu The Contact menu displays the ASUS contact information, e-mail addresses, and useful links if you need more information or technical support for your motherboard.

7-18 Chapter 6: Driver installation 7.4 Intel ® chipset device software installation This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel ® chipset device software on the system. You need to manually install the Intel ® chipset device software on a Windows operating system. To install ...

Z10PR-D16 7-21 6. Click Next when the Intel(R) Network Connections–InstallShield Wizard window appears. 7. Tick I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue. 8. From the Setup Options window, click Next to start the installation. By default, Intel(R) PROSet for Windows Devi...

7-22 Chapter 6: Driver installation 9. Click Install to start the installation. 10. When the installation is done, press Finish to complete the installation.

Z10PR-D16 7-23 7.6 VGA driver installation This section provides the instructions on how to install the ASPEED Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver. You need to manually install the ASPEED VGA driver on a Windows ® operating system. To install the ASPEED VGA driver: 1. Restart the computer, and then ...

7-24 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6. Click Finish to complete the installation. 5. Click Install to proceed with the installation.

Z10PR-D16 7-27 9. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart your computer before using the program. 8. After completing the installation, click Next to complete the setup process.

A-2 Appendix ASUS contact information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Address 15 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 11259 Telephone +886-2-2894-3447 Fax +886-2-2890-7798 E-mail [email protected] Web site http://www.asus.com.tw Technical Support Telephone +86-21-38429911 Fax +86-21-58668722 ext: 9101 Online Su...