Acer AR360 F2 User manual

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Acer AR360 F2 specifications
Product overview
The AR360 F2 dual-socket server delivers excellent performance, availability and expansion capability in a
space-saving design. The Acer AR360 F2 server is perfect for dense computing, virtualization and
clustering, as well as dedicated tasks requiring maximum compute and IO performance. With advanced
management and reliability features, this 1U rack server is optimized for enterprise-level operations in
departments and branch offices.
Internal view
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2 x 700W 80 PLUS Gold-level (1+1 redundant, hot-swappable)
2
2 x dual-port Intel®I350 Ethernet Controllers
3
2 x Intel®Xeon®E5-2600 family processors
4
N+1 redundant system fans
5
2 x PCIe®3.0 expansion slots
6
24 x DDR3 ECC registered / 16 x DDR3 ECC unbuffered DIMMs
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Up to 8 x 2.5" SATA / SAS HDDs

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Front View
Front I/O
1
LED indicators: power, HDD activity, LAN
2
Power button
3
Up to 8 x 2.5" SATA / SAS HDDs
Rear View
Rear I/O
1
2 x 700W 80 PLUS®Gold-level (1+1 redundant, hot-swappable)
2
PS2 mouse and keyboard ports
3
Management port (RJ-45)
4
2 x USB ports
5
Serial port
6
Video port
7
4 x Gigabit LAN ports (RJ-45)

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What's New
New Intel®Xeon®E5-2600 family processors
Hot-pluggable/redundant power supply with 80 PLUS®Gold-level efficiency
Smart Server Manager v1.2 with improved management functionality
Product Specifications
Processors and Chipset
Up to two Intel®Xeon®E5-2600 family processors
Chipset: Intel®C606
Memory
Up to 24 x DDR3 registered DIMMs or up to 16 x DDR3 unbuffered DIMMs
Network Controllers
2 x dual-port Intel®I350 Ethernet Controllers
Storage
Hard disk form factor: 2.5”
Type: SAS / SATA / SSD with hot-plug capability
2.5” Maximum capacity:
Up to 16 TB SATA HDD (1 TB 2.5" x 16 HDDs)
Up to 14.4 TB SAS (900 GB 2.5” x 16 HDDs)
Storage Controllers
Intel® 606 chipset with SCU (8 x 3 Gb/s SATA / SAS ports) with RAID 0, 1, 10 support
Onboard SAS support for RAID 0, 1, 10
Optional hardware SAS RAID controller with RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 6, 50, 60 and BBU support
Expansion slots
2 x PCIe®3.0 x16 (x16 connector) (full-height, half-length)
Management
Acer Smart Server Manager
System ID LED buttons, System Health LED
Acer Smart Console for server management and KVM over IP remote management
BIOS
UEFI BIOS
SMBIOS 2.7
Deployment/Serviceability
Acer Smart Setup
BIOS Update Tool
IPMI Firmware Update Tool

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Operating Systems
Windows Server®2008 (includes Hyper-V™)
Windows Server®2008 R2 (includes Hyper-V™)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
VMware ESXi™5.0
Citrix®XenServer 6.0
Input/output interface
Front
One Power/off button
LED indicators: power, HDD activity, LAN, ID, and System status
Rear
PS2 mouse and keyboard port
2 x USB 2.0 ports
4 x Gigabit LAN port (RJ-45)
Video port
Serial port
System ID LED
Management port (RJ-45)
Optical drive
1x Slim type SATA SuperMulti Optical Drive
Graphics
BMC embedded controller
128 MB shared video memory
16 MB dedicated
Chassis/Form Factor
1U rack-optimized
Power Supply
2 x 700 W 80 PLUS®Gold-level efficient easy-swap power supply units (1+1 redundant, hot-
swappable)
Security
HDD mechanical lock
Chassis intrusion alert
Administrator/user password
Power-on password
Setup password
Device boot control
Optional TPM (v1.2-compliant)
Secure command line interface (SSH)
Secure browser interface (Secure socket layer - SSL support)
Secure IPMI LAN interface (Authentication, Integrity, and Confidentiality algorithm)

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Regulatory Compliant Standards
EMC
FCC (Class A)
CE (Class A)
CCC
BSMI
Safety
MET
CB
Nemko/GS
Environmental Specifications
Dimensions
438.4 (W) x 675.5 (D) x 43.6 (H) mm (17.26 x 26.57 x 1.71 inches)
Weight
Maximum
25 kg (55.11 lbs.)
Minimum (includes a single HDD, CPU and
RAM, and PSU)
18.5 kg (40.78 lbs.)
System inlet
temperature
Operating
0°- 40°C (32°- 104°F)
Non-operating
-20°- 60°C (-4°- 140°F)
Relative
humidity
Operating
8 - 90 %
Non-operating
5 - 95 %
Acoustics
Idle
LWAd
4.7BA
LpAm
28dBA
Operating
LWAd
4.7BA (max not over 7.0BA)
LpAm
28dBA
Power
Rated Steady –state power
700 W
Maximum Peak Power
752.1 W
BTU rating
2567.600 BTU/hr at 100 - 240 VAC

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Technical specifications
PCIe®specifications
The primary I/O bus for the main board is PCIe®Gen3. 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 8.0Gbit/s one direction per lane for Gen 3
Expansion
slot
Number
Type
Bus
width1
Voltage
Connector
Location
Length
PCIe x16
1
PCIe Gen3
x16
3.3V
x16
Left riser
Full height
Half length
PCIe x16
1
PCIe Gen3
x16
3.3V
x16
Left riser
Full height
Half length
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
Intel®606 Platform Controller Hub
Simultaneous drive transfer channels
8 onboard SATA / SAS ports
Max throughput per channel
3 Gb/s
Data transfer method
Non-RAID mode
RAID mode
Drive type supported
Serial ATA; Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
RAID levels support
RAID 0, 1, 10, (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
RAID OS support
Windows Server®2008
Windows Server®2008 R2
Windows Server®2003
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 / 6
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 / 11
Additional features
NCQ (Native Command Queuing)
Onboard LAN specifications
Item
Description
Controller
2 x dual-port Intel®I350 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
Virtualization acceleration
Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq)
PCI-SIG SR-IOV implementation
Connector
RJ-45
Supported cable type
CAT 5e wire

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Memory specifications and population
Item
Description
Supported memory types
Registered DDR3 800 / 1066 / 1333 / 1600 MHz
Unbuffered DDR3 800 / 1066 / 1333 MHz
NOTE: Acer does not qualify mixed memory configurations of
memory type, capacity or make.
Population
Acer’s validated memory populations are listed below.
NOTE: Support for 8 / 16 GB DIMMs may vary by regional
availability.
Supported Memory Population
•Each CPU controls twelve DIMM slots. The DIMM slots support four channel DDR3- registered /
unbuffered ECC memory modules. Each channel has three sockets. The farthest socket to CPU is
socket 1 (P1DIMMA1, P1DIMMB1, P1DIMMC1, P1DIMMD1, P2DIMME1, P2DIMMF1, P2DIMMG1,
P2DIMMH1,in blue color), while the nearest one is socket 3 (P1DIMMA3, P1DIMMB3, P1DIMMC3,
P1DIMMD3, P2DIMME3, P2DIMMF3, P2DIMMG3, P2DIMMH3 in black color). For all memory modes,
the socket 1 in each channel needs to be populated first. If socket 1 is empty, socket 2 and 3 can’t be
used. The higher rank and bigger capacity DIMM is suggested to be installed from slot 1.
•3 DIMMs per channel configuration is only supported by single rank and dual rank RDIMM. For UDIMM
and quad rank RDIMM, maximum 2 DIMMs per channel is able to be supported.
•When you are using a single-processor server, you should install the memory module into P1DIMMA1
to P1DIMMD3 slots.
•The P2DIMME1 to P2DIMMH3 slots are enabled when CPU2 is installed on the main board.
•For the system to function, DIMM modules must be installed following the population table listed below.
DIMM module of the same type, size and manufacturer is recommended to be used in a system.

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Independent mode:
Single processor configuration guide:
DIMM
Total No. of DIMM
P1DIMMA1
P1DIMMA2
P1DIMMA3
P1DIMMB1
P1DIMMB2
P1DIMMB3
P1DIMMD3
P1DIMMD2
P1DIMMD1
P1DIMMC3
P1DIMMC2
P1DIMMC1
4
x
x
x
x
8
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
12*
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
SR,DR RDIMM only
* 3 DIMM per channel is only supported by single rank and dual rank RDIMM. For UDIMM and quad rank
RDIMM, maximum two DIMMs per channel.
NOTE: Support depends on 16GB DIMM availability
Dual processor configuration guide:
DIMM
Total No. of DIMM
P1DIMMA1
P1DIMMA2
P1DIMMA3
P1DIMMB1
P1DIMMB2
P1DIMMB3
P1DIMMD3
P1DIMMD2
P1DIMMD1
P1DIMMC3
P1DIMMC2
P1DIMMC1
P2DIMME1
P2DIMME2
P2DIMME3
P2DIMMF1
P2DIMMF2
P2DIMMF3
P2DIMMH3
P2DIMMH2
P2DIMMH1
P2DIMMG3
P2DIMMG2
P2DIMMG1
8
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
16
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
24*
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
SR, DR RDIMM only
* 3 DIMM per channel is only supported by single rank and dual rank RDIMM. For UDIMM and quad rank
RDIMM, maximum two DIMMs per channel is supported.

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NOTE: Populate the memory of CPU2 to same as CPU1.
NOTE: support depends on 16GB DIMM availability
Mirroring mode:
•For mirroring mode, the memory image in channel A is maintained the same as channel C and channel
B is maintained the same as channel D. Therefore, the effective size of memory is reduced by at least
one-half.
•The DIMM configuration in mirrored channels must be identical. Channel A & channel C with identical
DIMMs and also channel B & channel D with identical DIMMs. The DIMM type, size, manufacturer
should be the same.
•Same rule is applied to the CPU2
•3 DIMM per channel is only supported by single rank and dual rank RDIMM.
•For UDIMM and quad rank RDIMM, maximum two DIMMs per channel.
Lockstep mode:
•Channel A and channel B are paired and channel C and channel D are paired in lockstep mode.
•Lockstep mode is the only mode to support x8 SDDC.
•Lockstep channels must be populated identically. Channel A & channel B with identical DIMMs and
also channel C &channel D with identical DIMMs. The DIMM type, size, manufacturer should be the
same.
•Same rule is applied to the CPU2.
•3 DIMM per channel is only supported by single rank and dual rank RDIMM.
•For UDIMM and quad rank RDIMM, maximum two DIMMs per channel.
Rank Sparing mode:
•An unused spare rank is reserved on each channel. The spare rank is used to copy the contents of a
failing rank on the channel to keep a system working when a rank starts to fail. The reserved rank is
not able to be used before the other rank fail.
•3 DIMM per channel is only supported by single rank and dual rank RDIMM.
•For UDIMM and quad rank RDIMM, maximum two DIMMs per channel.
•For 1 DIMM per channel configuration, only quad rank RDIMM is supported for rank sparing.
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, 16GB

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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 x4 and x8
Note: It’s not recommend to mix DIMM with different bit organization in one system
4. Speed
PC3 –6400 => DDR3- 800
PC3 –8500 => DDR3- 1066
PC3 –10600 => DDR3- 1333
PC3 –12800 => DDR3-1600

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Graphics Specifications
Nuvoton WPCM450 Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
Main Features
Compatible with Microsoft Longhorn and Vista (server) operating systems
Fast 2D Graphics Core
PCI rev 2.3 bus interface
GDI and OpenGL compliant
64-bit GDI engine
High-Performance VGA
Resolution support up to:
-1600x1200, 16bpp @75 Hz (without KVM redirection)
-1280x1024, 16bpp @ 85 Hz
-1280x1024, 32 bpp @ 60 Hz
-1024x768, 32 bpp @ 85 Hz
Up to 16 MB RAM address space
DDC level 2B compliant
Serial (SPI) E2PROM video BIOS interface (up to 64 KB)
VESA 3.0-compliant
2D Engine
Fully GDI compliant
Line draw engine with patterning
2D polygons with patterning capabilities
BITBLT engine
BLTs between host memory and frame memory
Color expansion
Clipping
Transparency and color-keying
Dithering
VGA Engine
High-performance 32-bit VGA-compatible core
All standard VGA modes supported
Super VGA modes supported through BIOS calls
VGA and high-resolution modes share the same frame buffer
Display Engine
3 x 256 x 8 look-up table
64 x 64 hardware color cursor (16-color)
VGA-compatible

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Power specifications
700W Power Supply
Operational
Input Voltage
Range (Vrms)
100 to 240
Frequency
Range
(Nominal) (Hz)
60/50
Nominal Input
Voltage (Vrms)
100
120
208
200
220
230
240
Max. Rated
Output Wattage
691.8
692.1
752.1
752
752
752
752
Nominal Input
Current (A rms)
8.20
6.84
4.15
4.00
3.79
3.62
3.47
Max. Rated
Input Wattage
Rating (Watts)
819.2
791.8
824.2
825.3
823.8
819.4
818.6
Max. Rated VA
(Volt-Amp)
820.0
820.8
830.0
832.0
833.8
832.6
832.8
Efficiency (%) at
Max. Rated
Output Wattage
86.94%
87.41%
91.78%
91.77%
913.81%
91.80%
91.80%
Power Factor
0.999
0.999
0.993
0.992
0.988
0.984
0.983
Leakage Current
(mA)
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.1
Max. Inrush
Current (A peak)
17.87
17.95
17.79
18.01
18.03
18.10
18.00
Max. Inrush
Current Duration
(mS)
4.09
4.11
4.08
4.07
4.06
4.09
4.10
Max. British
Thermal Unit
Rating (BTU/hr)
2361.113
2362.137
2566.917
2566.917
2566.917
2567.259
2567.600

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Acer server software utilities
Smart Setup 2.2
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 v2
Web-based management utility to simplify system management with embedded BMC,
system monitoring and alerting, event handling, remote power control and KVM-over-
IP. Smart Console is OS independent and offers virtual media through floppy, ODD,
and removable disk.
Smart Server
Manager v1.2
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
Remote firmware deployment and scheduled updates
Customizable BIOS settings and deployment to networked nodes
Optional power-capping functionality for Acer servers with Intel® Xeon processors
E3 or E5 families

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Available options
Processors (up to 2)
Intel®Xeon®processor (Eight Core)
E5-2690 (20 MB L3 cache, 2.9 GHz, DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz, 135 W)
E5-2680 (20 MB L3 cache, 2.7 GHz, DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz, 130 W)
E5-2670 (20 MB L3 cache, 2.6 GHz, DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz, 115 W)
E5-2665 (20 MB L3 cache, 2.4 GHz, DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz, 115 W)
E5-2660 (20 MB L3 cache, 2.2 GHz, DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz, 95 W)
E5-2650 (20 MB L3 cache, 2.0 GHz, DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz, 95 W)
E5-2650L (20 MB L3 cache, 1.8 GHz, DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz, 70 W)
Intel®Xeon®processor (Six Core)
E5-2667 (15 MB L3 cache, 2.9 GHz, DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz, 130 W)
E5-2640 (15 MB L3 cache, 2.5 GHz, DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz, 95 W)
E5-2630 (15 MB L3 cache, 2.3 GHz, DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz, 95 W)
E5-2620 (15 MB L3 cache, 2.0 GHz, DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz, 95 W)
E5-2630L (15 MB L3 cache, 2.0 GHz, DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz, 60 W)
Intel®Xeon®processor (Quad Core)
E5-2643 (10 MB L3 cache, 3.3 GHz, DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz, 130 W)
E5-2609 (10 MB L3 cache, 2.4 GHz, DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz, 80 W)
E5-2603 (10 MB L3 cache, 1.8 GHz, DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz, 80 W)
Intel®Xeon®processor (Dual Core)
E5-2637 (5 MB L3 cache, 3.0 GHz, DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz, 80 W)
Memory
Memory type
Registered / Unbuffered DDR3 ECC memory
Capacities
2 / 4 / 8 / 16 GB DIMMs Registered
2 / 4 / 8 GB DIMMs Unbuffered
DIMM number
24
Max memory
384 GB (128 GB unbuffered)
Note: 16 GB DIMM availability may vary by region.
Note: 3 DIMM per channel is only supported by single rank and dual rank RDIMM. For UDIMM and quad
rank RDIMM, maximum two DIMMs per channel.

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Hard drives
Type
Interface, bandwidth
Capacities (RPM)
Enterprise Nearline SATA, 2.5”
6 Gb/s
250 GB (7.2K)
500 GB (7.2K)
1 TB (7.2K)
Enterprise SAS, 2.5”
6 Gb/s
73 GB (15K)
146 GB (15K)
300 GB (15K)
300 GB (10K)
450 GB (10K)
600 GB (10K)
900 GB (10K)
Optical drives
DVD-ROM
SuperMulti (DVD ± RW)
RAID cards
Model
Port number
RAID support
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
LSI®MegaRAID SAS 9260-16i*
16 internal ports
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
*Battery Backup Unit BBU07 available
**Battery Backup Unit BBU08 available
RAID HBA for Tape Drive
Note: LTO tape drives require an add on card for external or internal connectivity
Model
Port number
RAID support
LSI®SAS3442E-R
4 internal / 4 external ports
0, 1, 10
LSI®SAS 9212-4i4e
4 internal / 4 external ports
0, 1, 10

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Ethernet network cards
Model
Port number
Bandwidth
Intel®Gigabit CT2 desktop
adapter
1
10/100/1000 Mbps
Supermicro AOC-SG-i2 server
adapter
2
10/100/1000 Mbps
Supermicro AOC-SG-i4 server
adapter
4
10/100/1000 Mbps
Supermicro AOC-STGN-i2S
server adapter (DA2)*
2
10Gbps
Intel®X520-SR1 server adapter*
1
10Gbps
Intel®X520-SR2 server adapter*
2
10Gbps
Intel®X520-LR1 server adapter*
1
10Gbps
*Note: Intel’s 10GbE cards vary in terms or their connecter type. The X520-DA2 is a copper connector for
lengths up to 7M, while the X520-SR1/2 is an optical connection for cables up to 550M. The X520-LR1 is
for even longer cable lengths up to 10kM.
Fibre Channel HBAs
Model
Port number
Bandwidth
Qlogic®QLE2560
1
8 Gb/s
Qlogic®QLE2562
2
8 Gb/s
Tape Backup Unit (TBU)
Model
Tape capacity
Form factor
DAT72 USB TBU
72 GB
Internal 5.25” half-height
DAT160 USB TBU
160 GB
Internal 5.25” half-height
TPM module
Optional TPM module

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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.
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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.