Asus Z11PA-U12 series User manual

Z11PA-U12 Series
User Guide

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E13361
First Edition
September 2017
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Contents
Notices ..................................................................................................................... viii
Federal Communications Commission Statement........................................ viii
Canadian Department of Communications Statement....................................ix
REACH .......................................................................................................ix
Safety information....................................................................................................... x
Electrical safety............................................................................................... x
Operation safety.............................................................................................. x
Australia statement notice...............................................................................xi
How this guide is organized ...........................................................................xii
Where to nd more information......................................................................xii
Z11PA-U12 Series specifications summary........................................................... xiv
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.1 Welcome! ....................................................................................................1-2
1.2 Package contents ...................................................................................... 1-2
1.3 Serial number label.................................................................................... 1-3
1.4 Special features..........................................................................................1-3
1.4.1 Product highlights........................................................................ 1-3
1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features........................................................... 1-4
Chapter 2: Hardware Information
2.1 Before you proceed ...................................................................................2-2
2.2 Motherboard overview............................................................................... 2-3
2.2.1 Placement direction..................................................................... 2-3
2.2.2 Screw holes................................................................................. 2-3
2.2.3 Motherboard layout ..................................................................... 2-4
2.2.4 Layout contents........................................................................... 2-6
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................................2-8
2.3.1 Installing the CPU and heatsink.................................................. 2-8
2.4 System memory .......................................................................................2-10
2.4.1 Overview ................................................................................... 2-10
2.4.2 Memory Congurations............................................................. 2-10
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket........................ 2-11

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2.5 Expansion slots........................................................................................2-12
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card......................................................2-12
2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card ................................................. 2-12
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments................................................................ 2-13
2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link) ................................................. 2-13
2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link) ..................................................... 2-13
2.5.6 PCI Express x8 slot (x4 link) ..................................................... 2-13
2.6 Onboard LEDs.......................................................................................... 2-15
2.7 Jumpers ....................................................................................................2-19
2.8 Connectors ...............................................................................................2-26
2.8.1 Rear panel connectors.............................................................. 2-26
2.8.2 Internal connectors.................................................................... 2-28
Chapter 3: Powering Up
3.1 Starting up for the first time...................................................................... 3-2
3.2 Powering off the computer........................................................................3-3
3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function................................................ 3-3
3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch.......................................... 3-3
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .......................................................... 4-2
4.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility................................................... 4-2
4.1.2 ASUS EzFlash Utility................................................................... 4-3
4.1.3 BUPDATER utility ....................................................................... 4-4
4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................................. 4-6
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen...................................................................... 4-7
4.2.2 Menu bar..................................................................................... 4-7
4.2.3 Menu items.................................................................................. 4-8
4.2.4 Submenu items ........................................................................... 4-8
4.2.5 Navigation keys........................................................................... 4-8
4.2.6 General help................................................................................ 4-8
4.2.7 Conguration elds ..................................................................... 4-8
4.2.8 Pop-up window............................................................................ 4-8
4.2.9 Scroll bar..................................................................................... 4-8
4.3 Main menu ..................................................................................................4-9
4.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]..................................................... 4-9
4.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx] ............................................................... 4-9

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4.4 Advanced menu .......................................................................................4-10
4.4.1 Trusted Computing.................................................................... 4-10
4.4.2 ACPI Settings............................................................................ 4-11
4.4.3 Smart Settings........................................................................... 4-11
4.4.4 Super IO Conguration ............................................................. 4-12
4.4.5 Serial Port Console Redirection................................................ 4-12
4.4.6 Onboard LAN ............................................................................ 4-15
4.4.7 APM .......................................................................................... 4-17
4.4.8 PCI Subsystem Settings ........................................................... 4-18
4.4.9 Network Stack Conguration..................................................... 4-22
4.4.10 CSM Conguration.................................................................... 4-23
4.4.11 NVMe Conguration.................................................................. 4-24
4.4.12 USB Conguration .................................................................... 4-24
4.4.13 iSCSI Conguration .................................................................. 4-25
4.4.14 Intel(R) Virtual RAID on CPU.................................................... 4-25
4.5 Platform Configuration menu .................................................................4-26
4.5.1 PCH Conguration .................................................................... 4-26
4.5.2 Miscellaneous Conguration..................................................... 4-29
4.5.3 Server ME Conguration........................................................... 4-29
4.5.4 Runtime Error Logging.............................................................. 4-30
4.6 Socket Configuration menu ....................................................................4-31
4.6.1 Processor Conguration............................................................ 4-31
4.6.2 Common RefCode Conguration.............................................. 4-33
4.6.3 UPI Conguration...................................................................... 4-33
4.6.4 Memory Conguration............................................................... 4-34
4.6.5 IIO Conguration....................................................................... 4-35
4.6.6 Advanced Power Management Conguration........................... 4-36
4.7 Event Logs menu ..................................................................................... 4-39
4.7.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings ......................................... 4-39
4.7.2 View Smbios Event Log ............................................................ 4-39
4.8 Server Mgmt menu................................................................................... 4-40
4.8.1 System Event Log..................................................................... 4-40
4.8.2 BMC network conguration....................................................... 4-41
4.8.3 View System Event Log ............................................................ 4-42
4.9 Security menu ..........................................................................................4-43
4.10 Boot menu ................................................................................................4-46
4.11 Tool menu................................................................................................. 4-47
4.12 Save & Exit menu..................................................................................... 4-47

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Chapter 5: RAID Configuration
5.1 RAID configurations ..................................................................................5-2
5.1.1 RAID denitions .......................................................................... 5-2
5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks .................................................. 5-3
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS .................................................... 5-3
5.1.4 RAID conguration utilities.......................................................... 5-3
5.2 Intel®Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA
Option ROM Utility ..................................................................................... 5-4
5.2.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................... 5-5
5.2.2 Deleting a RAID set.....................................................................5-7
5.2.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID ...................................................... 5-8
5.2.4 Exiting the Intel®Rapid Storage Technology enterprise
SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility................................................ 5-9
5.2.5 Rebuilding the RAID....................................................................5-9
5.2.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility........................ 5-11
5.3 Intel®Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)......................5-12
5.3.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................. 5-13
5.3.2 Changing a Volume Type..........................................................5-15
5.3.3 Deleting a volume ..................................................................... 5-16
5.3.4 Preferences............................................................................... 5-17
5.4 Intel®Virtual Raid on CPU in BIOS ......................................................... 5-18
5.4.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................. 5-19
5.4.2 Deleting a RAID set...................................................................5-21
5.4.3 Installing the RAID controller driver during Windows®10
OS installation........................................................................... 5-22
Chapter 6: Driver Installation
6.1 RAID driver installation .............................................................................6-2
6.1.1 Creating a USB ash drive with RAID drive................................ 6-2
6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver............................................. 6-2
6.2 Management applications and utilities installation ................................ 6-5
6.3 Running the Support DVD......................................................................... 6-5
6.4 Intel®chipset device software installation ..............................................6-8
6.5 Installing the Intel®I210 Gigabit Adapters driver.................................. 6-10
6.7 Intel®Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 5.0 installation ............... 6-13

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Appendix
Z11PA-U12 Series block diagram .......................................................................... A-2
Z11PA-U12/10G-2S.....................................................................................A-2
Z11PA-U12 ..................................................................................................A-3
Q-Code table............................................................................................................ A-4
Simplified EU Declaration of Conformity.............................................................. A-6
ASUS contact information...................................................................................... A-7

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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 cause
undesired operation.
Z11PA-U12/10G-2S
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential
area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct
the interference at his own expense.
Z11PA-U12
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try
to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required
to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modications to this unit not
expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority
to operate this equipment.

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Canadian Department of Communications Statement
Z11PA-U12/10G-2S
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from
digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of
Communications.
This class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Z11PA-U12
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from
digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of
Communications.
This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
REACH
Complying with the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of
Chemicals) regulatory framework, we publish the chemical substances in our products at
ASUS REACH website at http://csr.asus.com/english/REACH.htm.

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Safety information
Electrical safety
• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet
before relocating the system.
• When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables
for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible,
disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device.
• Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that all power
cables are unplugged.
• Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord. These devices
could interrupt the grounding circuit.
• Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area. If you are
not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using, contact your local power
company.
• If the power supply is broken, do not try to x it by yourself. Contact a qualied service
technician or your retailer.
Operation safety
• Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all the manuals
that came with the package.
• Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power
cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact your dealer immediately.
• To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors,
slots, sockets and circuitry.
• Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area
where it may become wet.
• Place the product on a stable surface.
• If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualied service
technician or your retailer.
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 regulations for disposal of electronic products.
DO NOT throw the mercury-containing button cell battery in municipal waste. This symbol
of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in municipal
waste.

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Australia statement notice
From 1 January 2012 updated warranties apply to all ASUS products, consistent with the
Australian Consumer Law. For the latest product warranty details please visit
https://www.asus.com/support. Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded
under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major
failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also
entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality
and the failure does not amount to a major failure.
If you require assistance please call ASUS Customer Service 1300 2787 88 or visit us at
https://www.asus.com/support.

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About this guide
This user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring the
motherboard.
How this guide is organized
This user guide contains the following parts:
• Chapter1:ProductIntroduction
This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technologies it
supports.
• Chapter2:HardwareInformation
This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when
installing system components. It includes description of the switches, jumpers, and
connectors on the motherboard.
• Chapter3:PoweringUp
This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system.
• Chapter4:BIOSSetup
This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus.
Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
• Chapter5:RAIDConfiguration
This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and conguring RAID sets
using the available utilities.
• Chapter6:DriverInstallation
This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different
system components.
• Appendix:ReferenceInformation
This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when conguring
the motherboard.
Where to find more information
Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates.
1. ASUS websites
The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software
products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.
2. Optional documentation
Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty yers,
that may have been added by your dealer. These documents are not part of the
standard package.

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Conventions used in this guide
To ensure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used
throughout this manual.
DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to
complete a task.
CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to
complete a task.
IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.
NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a task.
Typography
Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select.
Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.
<Key> Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than sign means
that you must press the enclosed key.
Example: <Enter> means that you must press the Enter or
Return key.
<Key1> + <Key2> + <Key3> If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key
names are linked with a plus sign (+).
Example: <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Del>
Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown,
then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets.
Example: At DOS prompt, type the command line:
format A:/S

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Z11PA-U12 Series specifications summary
(continued on the next page)
Model Name Z11PA-U12/10G-2S Z11PA-U12
Processor Support /
System Bus
1 x Socket P0 (LGA 3647)
Intel®Xeon®processor Scalable Family - Skylake
Core Logic Intel®C622 PCH Intel®C621 PCH
Form Factor ATX, 12" x 9.6" (EEB Mounting Hole Locations)
ASUS
Features
Fan Speed
Control
Rack Ready
(Rack and
Pedestal dual
use)
ASUS Control
Center
Memory
Total Slots 12 (6-channel per CPU, 12 DIMM per CPU)
Voltage 1.2 V
Capacity Maximum up to 1536GB
Memory Type
DDR4 2666 / 2400 / 2133 RDIMM / LRDIMM / 3DS DIMM
* Refer to www.asus.com for the latest memory AVL update
Memory Size
4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB (RDIMM)
32GB, 64GB (LRDIMM)
64GB, 128GB (LRDIMM 3DS)
Expansion
Slots (follow
SSI Location
number)
Total PCI / PCI-E
Slots 4
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)
(Auto switch to x8 Gen3 Link if slot 3 is occupied) (support riser)
Additional Slot 1 M.2(NGFF) support (PCIe x2 Gen3 Link or SATA x1))
Additional Slot 2 Oculink connectors support (PCIe x4 Gen3 on each slot)
Networking LAN
2 x Intel I210AT
2 x 10G SFP+ LAN
(10G SKU only)
1 x Management Port with
2 x USB 2.0 ports
2 x Intel I210AT
1 x Management Port with
2 x USB 2.0 ports
Storage
SATA Controller
Intel®C620 series
13 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (3 x mini SAS HD + 1 x SATA)
1 x M.2 (PCIe x2 Gen3 Link or SATA x1) connector ;
NGFF Type 2280
SAS Upgrade
Optional kits:
ASUS PIKE II 3008 8-port SAS 12G RAID card
ASUS PIKE II 3108 8-port SAS 12G HW RAID card

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* Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Z11PA-U12 Series specifications summary
Model Name Z11PA-U12/10G-2S Z11PA-U12
Graphic VGA Aspeed AST2500 64MB
Onboard I/O
Connectors
TPM Header 1
PSU Connector 24-pin SSI power connector + 8-pin SSI 12V
Management
connector Onboard ASMB9-iKVM
USB Connectors 1 x USB 3.0 pin header (up to 2 devices)
1 x USB 2.0 pin header (up to 2 devices)
Fan Header 6 x 4-pin
SMBus 1
Chassis Intruder 1
Front LAN LED 2
Serial Port Header 1
M.2 Connector 1 x NGFF Type 2242, 2260, 2280
VROC Key Header 1
Rear I/O
Connectors
VGA Port 1
External USB Port 2 x USB 3.0 ports
SFP+ 2 x SFP+ —
RJ-45 2 x GbE LAN
1 x Mgmt LAN
Management
Solution
Software ASUS Control Center
Out of Band
Remote
Management
ASMB9-iKVM for KVM-over-Internet
Monitoring CPU Temperature
FAN RPM
Environment
Operation temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C
Non operation temperature: -40°C ~ 70°C
Non operation humidity: 20% ~ 90% (Non condensing)

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

1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.1 Welcome!
Congratulations and thank you for buying an ASUS®Z11PA-U12 Series motherboard!
The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another
standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!
Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it, check the items in
your package with the list below.
1.2 Package contents
Check your motherboard package for the following items.
If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack
I/O Shield 1 1
SATA 6G cable 1 -
Application CD Support DVD 1 1 piece per carton
Packaging Quantity 1 piece per carton 10 pieces per carton
Optional items Description
PIKE II 3008 LSI 8-port SAS 12G RAID card
PIKE II 3108 LSI 8-port SAS 12G HW RAID card
PEM-FDR Mellanox ConnectX-3 FDR card
PEB-10G/57840-2S Dual port 10G SFP+ Ethernet Adapter
PEB-10G/57811-1S Single port 10G SFP+ Ethernet Adapter

Z11PA-U12 Series 1-3
1.4 Special features
1.4.1 Product highlights
Latest Processor Technology
The motherboard supports Intel Xeon®processor scalable family which provides compelling
IPC increases for legacy performance improvements, oating point improvement, easier
multi-core programming, and with next-generation processor power management.
Intel®AVX 512
Intel®AVX 512 extends 512-bit vector support for integer vector operations, doubles
xed point arithmetic throughput, adds support for new vector gather, permutes/blend,
vector shifts resulting in xed and oating-point algorithm improvements. Also, Intel's new
microarchitecture doubles the cache bandwidth at L1/L2 to support higher FLOPS and
contributes to greater performance in signal and image processing applications.
Next Generation of processor power management
Intel®Xeon processor scalable family enhances the processor power management with the
features of Energy Efcient Turbo, Uncore Frequency Scaling, and Per-Core P-state. Also,
the Integrated Voltage Regulator enables generational performance and power improvements
that the standard VR solutions cannot provide.
DDR4 memory support
The motherboard supports DDR4 memory that features faster clock frequencies and higher
data transfer rates of 2133 MT/s to 2666 MT/s (million transfers per second). DDR4 offers a
lower voltage standard of 1.2V that reduces memory power demand and provides improved
performance.
1.3 Serial number label
Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team, you must take note of
the motherboard's serial number containing 12 characters xxS2xxxxxxxx shown in the gure
below. With the correct serial number of the product, ASUS Technical Support team members
can then offer a quicker and satisfying solution to your problems.
xxS2xxxxxxxx
Z11PA-U12 Series Made
in
China
合格

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M.2 Support
This motherboard features the M.2 slot, which shares bandwidth with the SATA 6Gb/s port
and is dedicated to the operating system.
PCI Express 3.0
PCI Express 3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is the PCI Express bus standard that provides an optimal
graphics performance, unprecedented data speed, and seamless transition with its complete
backward compatibility to PCIe 2.0 devices.
Intel®I210AT LAN Solution
The motherboard comes with two Gigabit LAN controllers and ports which provide a total
solution for your networking needs. The onboard Intel®I210AT Gigabit LAN controllers use
the PCI Express interface and could achieve network throughput close to Gigabit bandwidth.
Intel®C620 Series Chipset
The Intel®C620 series chipset supports with enterprise class features which is targeted for
Cloud and Storage applications. It is optimized and validated to work with the latest Xeon®
processor scalable family, compared with the last generation, it also reduces the TDP,
supports USB 3.0 with up to 14 ports for SATA and SSATA thus bringing more features and
benets to the target users.
Serial ATA III technology
The motherboard supports the Serial ATA III technology through the Serial ATA interface
and Intel®C621 / C622 chipset, delivering up to 6 Gb/s data transfer rates. It also provides
enhanced scalability, faster data retrieval, and double the bandwidth of current bus systems.
Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring
The CPU temperature is monitored to prevent overheating and damage. The system fan
rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored for timely failure detection. The chip monitors the
voltage levels to ensure a stable supply of current for critical components.
1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features
ASUS Fan Speed control technology
The ASUS Fan Speed control technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the
system loading to ensure a quiet, cool, and efcient operation.