Acer AR320 User manual

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Acer AR320 F2 specifications
What
Product overview
The AR320 F2 single-socket server delivers great performance and enterprise-level scalability in a
space-saving design. Proactive management utilities effectively handle SMB as well as enterprise
business operations, including departments and branch offices.
Internal view
1&2
Riser card supporting PCIe, expansion
3 Intel
®
Xeon
®
processors E3-1200 series, or Intel
®
Core™ i3 support
4 4 x DDR3 unbuffered DIMMs, ECC support
5 400W 80 PLUS Gold-level efficient fixed PSU
Optional 2 x 400W 80 PLUS Gold-level (1+1 redundant, hot-swappable)
6 N+1 redundant system fans
7 SAS/SATA backplane
8 Front status indicators, power, and optional slimline optical drive
9 4 x hot-swap 3.5” SAS/SATA HDDs, embedded RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support

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Front View
Rear View
Front I/O
1 2 x USB ports
2 Status indicators
3 ID and Power button

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Rear I/O
1 Serial port
2 2 x Ethernet LAN Ports (RJ-45)
3 Management port (RJ-45)
4 Video port
5 6 x USB ports
6 System ID LED light
What's New
•New Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 series processors
•Hot-pluggable/redundant power supply with 80 PLUS®gold-level efficiency
•Smart Server Manager v1.1 with improved management functionality
Product Specifications
Processors and Chipset
•One Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 series processor
•Chipset: Intel® C204
Memory
•Memory capacity:
Unbufferred DIMM: 1, 2, 4, 8 GB
•Maximum capacity: up to 32 GB unbuffered DIMMs when fully populated using 8 GB ECC un-buffered
DDR3 DIMMs in 4 slots
•Note: Support for 8 GB UDIMMs may vary by regional availability.
Network Controllers
•2 x single-port Intel® Gigabit Ethernet controllers
Storage
•Hard disk form factor: 3.5”
•Type: SAS / SATA with hot-swap capability
•Max 4 HDDs
Storage Controllers
•Integrated Intel® C204 chipset, I/O co- controller (4 x 3 Gb/s and 2 x 6 Gb/s SATA ports) with RAID 0,
1, 5 or 10 support
•Note: Raid 5 only available for Windows OS
•Optional PCIe 4-/8-port SAS RAID card
Expansion slots
•PCIe®2.0 x16 slot (x8 link) low profile (right)
•PCIe®2.0 x8 slot (x8 link) low profile (left)
Management
•Acer Smart Server Manager
•System ID LED buttons, System Health LED
•Acer Smart Console for server management and KVM over IP remote management

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BIOS
•UEFI
Deployment/Serviceability
•Acer Smart Setup
•BIOS Update Tool
•IPMI Firmware Update Tool
Operating Systems
•Windows Server®2008 SP2
•Windows Server®2008 R2 SP1
•Red Hat®Enterprise Linux®5.6
•Red Hat®Enterprise Linux®6.1
•SuSE®Linux®Enterprise Server 10 SP4
•SuSE®Linux®Enterprise Server 11 SP1
•VMware ESXi™ v4.1 and ESXi 5.0
•VMware ESX™ v4.1
Optical drive
•Optional slimline optical drive bay
Graphics
•Aspeed 2150 controller
•Max resolution: 1600x1200@60Hz
•32 MB dedicated memory
Chassis/Form Factor
•1U rack optimized
Power Supply
•400 W 80 PLUS® gold-level fixed
•Optional 2 x 400 W 80 PLUS® gold-level efficient, easy-swap power supply (1+1 redundant, hot-
pluggable)
Regulatory Compliant Standards
EMC
•FCC (Class A)
•CE (Class A)
•BSMI (Class A)
Safety
•MET
•CB
•Nemko/GS
Environmental Specifications
Dimensions 444 (W) x 638 (D) x 43 (H) mm (17.5 x 25.1 x 1.7 inches)
Weight Maximum 12.7 kg (28.7 lbs.)
Minimum (includes a single HDD, CPU and
RAM, and PSU)
10.3 kg (23.27 lbs.)

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System inlet
temperature
Operating 0°- 35°C (32°- 95°F)
Non-operating -20°- 60°C (-4°- 140°F)
Relative
humidity
Operating 8 - 90 %
Non-operating 5 - 95 %
Acoustics Idle
LWAd LWAd: 5.1 BA
LpAm LpAm: 40 dBA
Operating
LWAd LWAd: 5.7 BA
LpAm LpAm: 44 dBA
Power Rated Steady –state power 400 W
Maximum Peak Power 398.77 W
BTU rating 1518.268 BTU/hr (at 100 VAC)
1487.135 BTU/hr (at 220 VAC)
Technical specifications
PCIe®specifications
The primary I/O bus for the main board is PCIe Gen2. The following table lists the characteristics of the
PCI-E bus segments. Details about each bus segment follow the table.
NOTE: The signaling bit rate of PCI Express is 2.5Gbit/s one direction per lane for Gen 1 and 5.0Gbit/s one
direction per lane for Gen 2.
Expansion
slot
Number Type Bus width1 Voltage Connector Location Length
PCIe x16 1 PCIe Gen2 x8 3.3V x16 right side Low profile
PCIe x8 1 PCIe Gen2 x8 3.3V x8 left side Low profile
NOTE:
1. Indicates the number of physical electrical lanes running to a PCIe® connector.
2. Default bus assignment (in decimal). Inserting cards with PCI™ bridges may alter the actual bus
assignment number.
3. Slots are enumerated differently based on the operating system. Microsoft® operating systems
enumerate Device ID by bus starting from the lowest bus to the highest.

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Onboard storage specifications
Item Description
Controller Integrated Intel®C204 chipset
Simultaneous drive transfer channels 6 onboard SATA ports (4 via mini-SAS connector)
Max throughput per channel 2 x 6 Gb/s, 4 x 3 Gb/s
Data transfer method •Non-RAID mode
•RAID mode
Drive type supported Serial ATA
RAID levels support •RAID 0, 1, 10, 5 (Intel software RAID)
•RAID 0, 1, 10 (LSI software RAID)
NOTE: Intel software RAID only supports Windows OS
RAID function support Supports multiple logical volumes
Setup through ROM based Array Configuration Utility
Installation scripting support
NOTE: This controller does not support LED functions
RAID OS support
•
Windows Server 2008
•Windows Server 2008 R2
•Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
•Novell SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
Additional features •NCQ (Native Command Queuing)
•AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface)
Onboard LAN specifications
Item Description
Controller 2 x single-port Intel® 82574L/ 82579LM PHY Gigabit Ethernet
controllers
Network interface 10Base-T / 100Base-TX / 1000Base-T
Compatibility standards •IEEE 802.3 Ethernet interface for 10BASE-T
•IEEE 802.3ab Ethernet interface for 1000BASE-T
•IEEE 802.3u Ethernet interface for 100BASE-TX
Manageability •NC-SI, SMBus
•PXE, iSCSI boot
Connector RJ-45
Supported cable type CAT 5e wire
Memory specifications and population

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Item Description
Supported memory types •Unbuffered ECC DDR3 1066 / 1333 MHz
Population Acer’s validated memory populations are listed below.
NOTE: Support for 8 GB UDIMMs may vary by regional availability.
Memory configuration guide
DIMM # DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM2A
1 X
2 X X
4 X X X X
Memory Identification
Generally, there are some memory information printed on the label of DIMM, but different vendor may have
different format. For example:
4GB 2Rx4 PC3-10600R xx xx xxx
1. Density
1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
2. Rank
1R = Single Rank
2R = Dual Rank
4R = Quad Rank
Note: if any quad rank DIMM is used, maximum only 2 DIMM per channel can be supported
3. Bit Organization
This platform supports x8
Note: It’s not recommend to mix DIMM with different bit organization in one system
4. Speed
PC3 – 8500 => DDR3- 1066
PC3 – 10600 => DDR3- 1333
PC3 – 12800 => DDR3- 1600

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Graphics Specifications
ASpeed 2150 controller
Modes
DCLK
(MHz)
Color
Depth CRT
Bandwidth KVM Bandwidth DRAM Bandwidth
CRT
only
CRT +
KVM
640x480x8bpp 60Hz 25 8 25 100 638.4 TRUE TRUE
640x480x8bpp 72Hz 31.5 8 31.5 126 638.4 TRUE TRUE
640x480x8bpp 75Hz 31.5 8 31.5 126 638.4 TRUE TRUE
640x480x8bpp 85Hz 36 8 36 144 638.4 TRUE TRUE
800x600x8bpp 56Hz 36 8 36 144 638.4 TRUE TRUE
800x600x8bpp 60Hz 40 8 40 160 638.4 TRUE TRUE
800x600x8bpp 72Hz 50 8 50 200 638.4 TRUE TRUE
800x600x8bpp 75Hz 49.5 8 49.5 198 638.4 TRUE TRUE
800x600x8bpp 85Hz 56.25 8 56.25 225 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1024x768x8bpp 60Hz 65 8 65 260 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1024x768x8bpp 70Hz 75 8 75 300 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1024x768x8bpp 75Hz 78.75 8 78.75 315 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1024x768x8bpp 85Hz 94.5 8 94.5 378 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1280x1024x8bpp 60Hz 108 8 108 432 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1280x1024x8bpp 75Hz 135 8 135 540 638.4 TRUE FALSE
1280x1024x8bpp 85Hz 157.5 8 157.5 630 638.4 TRUE FALSE
1600x1200x8bpp 60Hz 162 8 162 648 638.4 TRUE FALSE
1280x800x8bpp 60Hz 83.5 8 83.5 334 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1440x900x8bpp 60Hz 106.5 8 106.5 426 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1680x1050x8bpp 60Hz 146.25 8 146.25 585 638.4 TRUE FALSE
640x480x16bpp 60Hz 25 16 50 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
640x480x16bpp 72Hz 31.5 16 63 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
640x480x16bpp 75Hz 31.5 16 63 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
640x480x16bpp 85Hz 36 16 72 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
800x600x16bpp 56Hz 36 16 72 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
800x600x16bpp 60Hz 40 16 80 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
800x600x16bpp 72Hz 50 16 100 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
800x600x16bpp 75Hz 49.5 16 99 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
800x600x16bpp 85Hz 56.25 16 112.5 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1024x768x16bpp 60Hz 65 16 130 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1024x768x16bpp 70Hz 75 16 150 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1024x768x16bpp 75Hz 78.75 16 157.5 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1024x768x16bpp 85Hz 94.5 16 189 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1280x1024x16bpp 60Hz 108 16 216 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1280x1024x16bpp 75Hz 135 16 270 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1280x1024x16bpp 85Hz 157.5 16 315 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1600x1200x16bpp 60Hz 162 16 324 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1280x800x16bpp 60Hz 83.5 16 167 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1440x900x16bpp 60Hz 106.5 16 213 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1680x1050x16bpp 60Hz 146.25 16 292.5 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE

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640x480x32bpp 60Hz 25 32 100 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
640x480x32bpp 72Hz 31.5 32 126 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
640x480x32bpp 75Hz 31.5 32 126 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
640x480x32bpp 85Hz 36 32 144 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
800x600x32bpp 56Hz 36 32 144 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
800x600x32bpp 60Hz 40 32 160 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
800x600x32bpp 72Hz 50 32 200 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
800x600x32bpp 75Hz 49.5 32 198 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
800x600x32bpp 85Hz 56.25 32 225 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1024x768x32bpp 60Hz 65 32 260 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1024x768x32bpp 70Hz 75 32 300 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1024x768x32bpp 75Hz 78.75 32 315 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1024x768x32bpp 85Hz 94.5 32 378 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1280x1024x32bpp 60Hz 108 32 432 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1280x1024x32bpp 75Hz 135 32 540 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1280x1024x32bpp 85Hz 157.5 32 630 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1600x1200x32bpp 60Hz 162 32 648 0 638.4 FALSE FALSE
1280x800x32bpp 60Hz 83.5 32 334 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1440x900x32bpp 60Hz 106.5 32 426 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
1680x1050x32bpp 60Hz 146.25 32 585 0 638.4 TRUE TRUE
*NOTE: Supported graphics resolutions may vary with monitor model and operating system

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Power specifications
Fixed 400W Power Supply
Operational Input Voltage
Range (Vrms)
100-127 / 200-240
Frequency Range (Nominal)
(Hz)
60 / 50
Nominal Input Voltage
(Vrms)
100
120
200
208
220
230
240
Max. Rated Output Wattage 398.44 398.17 398.77 398.27 398.39 398.45 398.55
Nominal Input Current (A
rms) 4.66 3.89 2.29 2.17 2.01 1.95 1.85
Max. Rated Input Wattage
Rating 445.24 444.16 437.71 436.88 436.11 435.68 434.12
Max. Rated VA (Volt-Amp) 600 720 600 624 660 690 720
Efficiency (%) at Max. Rated
Output Wattage 0.894888
0.896456
0.911037
0.911623
0.913508
0.914547
0.918064
Power Factor 0.999 0.999 0.999 0.999 0.999 0.999 0.999
Leakage Current (mA) L:0.34
N: 0.34
L:0.37
N:0.37
L: 0.6
N:0.6
L: 0.61
N:0.61
L: 0.63
N: 0.63
L: 0.63
N:0.63
L: 0.66
N:0.65
Max. Inrush Current (A
peak) 20.1 20.6 45.85 46.11 46 46.11 46.78
Max. Inrush Current
Duration (ms) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Max. British Thermal Unit
Rating (BTU/hr) 1518.268
1514.586
1492.591
1489.761
1487.135
1485.669
1480.349

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Redundant 400W Power Supply
Operational Input Voltage
Range (Vrms)
100-127 / 200-240
Frequency Range
(Nominal) (Hz)
60 / 50
Nominal Input Voltage
(Vrms)
100
120
200
208
220
230
240
Max. Rated Output
Wattage 403.21 403.15 448.72 448.22 448.37 448.43 448.52
Nominal Input Current (A
rms) 4.61 3.81 2.58 2.47 2.34 2.24 2.14
Max. Rated Input
Wattage Rating 450.92 449.89 492.66 491.63 490.93 490.52 488.42
Max. Rated VA (Volt-
Amp) 650 780 600 624 660 690 720
Efficiency (%) at Max.
Rated Output Wattage 0.8942 0.8961 0.9108 0.9117 0.9133 0.9142 0.9183
Power Factor 0.985 0.982 0.952 0.954 0.952 0.951 0.953
Leakage Current (mA) L:0.20
N: 0.19
L:0.21
N:0.22
L: 0.32
N:0.32
L: 0.33
N:0.34
L: 0.34
N: 0.35
L: 0.35
N:0.35
L: 0.38
N:0.37
Max. Inrush Current (A
peak) 6 6.3 15.6 15.9 15.8 16 16.5
Max. Inrush Current
Duration (ms) 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.3
Max. British Thermal Unit
Rating (BTU/hr) 1537.637
1534.125
1679.971
1676.458
1674.071
1672.673
1665.512

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Acer server software utilities
Smart Setup 2.X Easy deployment via the latest version of Acer’s Smart Setup. Smart Setup is
available both in box as a driver packed installation DVD or a downloadable file to be
put into a USB 2.0 device, and eases the deployment of Acer servers for any certified
OS. Through its unique interface, users may select to have all the correct drivers be
pre-deployed for the OS of their choosing, as well as setup hardware RAID devices,
BMC settings (where available), and even clone the pre-settings to a bootable USB
device to ease mass server deployments.
Smart Console 2 Web-based management utility to simplify system management with embedded
iBMC, system monitoring and alerting, event handling, remote power control &
monitoring, and KVM-over-IP. Smart Console is OS independent and offers virtual
media through floppy, ODD, and removable disk.
Smart Server
Manager v1.X
Offering 24-7 monitoring for system health and performance.
Delivers proactive event management features including system event logging,
event handling from e-mail and SNMP Trap (PET) alerting.
Monitors onboard hardware, operating systems and virtual machines
Allows remote control from KVM and Power control
Satisfies management in web-based UI, role-based administration, and automated
management scripts.

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Available options
Processors (up to 1)
Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 series
E3-1280 (8 MB L3 cache, 3.50 GHz, DDR3 1333/1066 MHz, 95 W, quad core)
E3-1270 (8 MB L3 cache, 3.40 GHz, DDR3 1333/1066 MHz, 80 W, quad core)
E3-1240 (8 MB L3 cache, 3.30 GHz, DDR3 1333/1066 MHz, 80 W, quad core)
E3-1230 (8 MB L3 cache, 3.20 GHz, DDR3 1333/1066 MHz, 80 W, quad core)
E3-1220 (8 MB L3 cache, 3.10 GHz, DDR3 1333/1066 MHz, 80 W, quad core)
Intel® Core™ i3 processor
Intel®Core™i3-2130 processor (3 MB L3 cache, 3.40 GHz, DDR3 1333/1066 MHz, 65 W, dual core)
Intel®Core™i3-2120 processor (3 MB L3 cache, 3.30 GHz, DDR3 1333/1066 MHz, 65 W, dual core)
Intel Core i3-2100 processor (3 MB L3 cache, 3.10 GHz, DDR3 1333/1066 MHz, 65 W, dual core)
Memory
Memory type Unbuffered DDR3 ECC memory
Capacities 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 GB DIMMs
DIMM number 4
Max memory 32 GB unbuffered
Note: 8 GB UDIMMs availability may vary by region
Hard drives
Type Interface, bandwidth Capacities (RPM)
Enterprise SATA, 3.5” 3 Gb/s 250 GB (7.2K)
500 GB (7.2K)
1 TB (7.2K)
2 TB (7.2K)
6 Gb/s 500 GB (7.2K)
1 TB (7.2K)
2 TB (7.2K)
3 TB (7.2K)
Nearline SAS, 3.5” 6 Gb/s 500 GB (7.2K)
1 TB (7.2K)
2 TB (7.2K)
Enterprise SAS, 3.5”
NOTE: SAS drives require an
add-on RAID card
6 Gb/s 300 GB (15K)
450 GB (15K)

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600 GB (15K)
Optical drives
Slimline DVD
RAID cards
Model Port number RAID support
LSI®SAS 3041E-R 4 internal ports 0, 1, 10
LSI®MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i 4 internal ports 0, 1, 5, 10
LSI®MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i 8 internal ports 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Ethernet network cards
Model Port number Bandwidth
Intel®Gigabit CT desktop adapter 1 10/100/1000 Mbps
Intel®Gigabit CT2 desktop
adapter
2 10/100/1000 Mbps
Tape Backup Unit (TBU)
Model Tape capacity Form factor
DAT72 SATA/USB TBU 36 GB
72 GB
External
DAT160 USB TBU 80 GB
160 GB
External
TPM module
TPM module with STMicro chip

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Service and support
Acer Servers offer a comprehensive service suite to take care of daily IT needs. Users can select the 3-
year standard warranty or choose extended warranties and services.
In a continuing effort to improve the quality of our products, information in this document is subject to
change without notice. Images shown are only representations of some of the configurations available for
this model. Availability may vary depending on region.
© 2012. All rights reserved.
Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Intel, the Intel logo, Xeon and
Xeon Inside are trademarks of Intel®Corporation.
NOTE: Extension warranty services may vary by country. Please contact Acer authorized resellers for more
information.