Asus RS300-E6 PS2 User manual

RS300-E6
Series
Conguration Guide

Chapter 1: Product introductionII
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First Edition V1
September 2009

ASUS RS300-E6 Series III
Contents
Contents ...................................................................................................... III
Revision history.......................................................................................... III
Safety information ...................................................................................... IV
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Key features.................................................................................. 1-2
1.2 System overview.......................................................................... 1-3
1.3 Front panel features..................................................................... 1-5
1.4 Rear panel features...................................................................... 1-5
1.5 Systemspecications ................................................................. 1-6
Chapter 2: Components
2.1 Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink............................................. 2-2
2.2 Upgrading system memory......................................................... 2-3
2.3 Upgrading hard disk drives......................................................... 2-5
2.4 Installing ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card ........................................ 2-6
2.5 Installing ASUS Server Management Board .............................. 2-7
2.6 Installing PCI express cards ....................................................... 2-8
2.7 Friction rail kit .............................................................................. 2-9
2.8 OS support list ........................................................................... 2-10
Revision history
Revision Revision history Date
V1 First release of RS300-E6 Series conguration guide September 2009

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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.
• When adding or removing any additional devices to or from the system, contact
a qualied service technician or your dealer. 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 service.
• If the power supply is broken, do not try to x it by yourself. Contact a qualied
service technician or your dealer.
Operation Safety
• Servicing of this product or units is to be performed by trained service
personnel only.
• Before operating the server, carefully read all the manuals included with the
server package.
• Before using the server, make sure all cables are correctly connected and the
power cables are not damaged. If any damage is detected, contact your dealer
as soon as possible.
• To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from
connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.
• Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Place the server on a stable
surface.
This product is equipped with a three-wire power cable and plug for the user’s
safety. Use the power cable with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid
electrical shock.
Lithium-Ion Battery Warning
CAUTION! Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the
manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s
instructions.
CD-ROM Drive Safety Warning
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
Heavy System
CAUTION! This server system is heavy. Ask for assistance when moving or
carrying the system.

This chapter describes the key features
of RS300-E6 Series. It includes
the product overview and general
specications.
Chapter 1
Product introduction

Chapter 1: Product introduction1-2
1.1 Key features
Green Server with High Expandability & Upgradability
Support Up-to-date Intel CPU
The RS300-E6/PS4 is built with LGA Socket 1156, support 45nm Quad Core UP
CPU and dual-channel DDR3-1333, and it is also designed ready for next-gen
32 nm Dual Core UP CPU to allow effortless migration to Intel’s new platform
and therefore prolong your investment. The ASUS proprietary CPU heat-pipe will
deliver high thermal performance for stable computing applications.
High I/O Expandability
The RS300-E6 supports 2+1 I/O expansion slots in the 1U chassis, including one
PCI-E x8 slot to support low-prole/half-length card, one PCI-E x16 slot to support
full-height/half-length card, and another slot designed for ASUS optional PIKE card,
which brings seamless upgrade to SAS storage and RAID protection.
Green Design with 80+ PSU & Intelligent Fan Control
With current trends leaning towards power efciency, the RS300-E6/PS4 is
equipped with 80+ PSU to reduce the power loss and power consumption, and
save power bill for users. The ASUS intelligent FAN technology will optimize the
total FAN power and acoustic level to create a pleasant working environment for
customers.
Optional ASUS PIKE for Demand on Upgradability
In order to upgrade from SATA storage to SAS directly, ASUS recommends
customers to use its optional PIKE Upgrade Kit, which is compatible with IntelR
XEON 5500 & 3400 Series platform products. With PIKE, slim-sized and exible
storage options for customers can be achieved when upgrading directly to SAS
RAID with multiple I/O solutions, without sacricing expansion capabilities. Now
maximize your I/O performance and data protection in second!
Remote Management Solution °V ASUS ASMB4 iKVM
The optional ASMB4-iKVM upgrade kit provides remote real-time full control
access to the system based on BIOS-level by keyboard, video monitor and mouse
(KVM over Ethernet) from any local computer anywhere, anytime.
Save Effort with Auto-install CD
With the auto-install support CD, you don’t need to wait and click “next” step by
step, as the user’s preferences are pre-congured in the CD. As well, the correct
device drivers have been installed properly, and it’s not necessary to update device
drivers in OS, which will save time and effort of MIS.

ASUS RS300-E6 Series 1-3
1.2 System overview
Items Items
1. Front cover 2. Hard disk drive bays
3. Hard disk drive 4. Optical disc drive
5. 350W Single Power Supply 6. CPU
7. ASMB4-iKVM controller card 8. CPU heatsink
9. PCI-E 2.0 riser card 10. DDR3 DIMM
11. ASUS PIKE SAS controller card 12. System fans
13. Top cover 14. Friction Rail xing latches
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RS300-E6/PS4
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1. Front cover 2. Hard disk drive bays
3. Hard disk drive 4. Optical disc drive
5. 350W Single Power Supply 6. CPU
7. ASMB4-iKVM controller card 8. CPU heatsink
9. PCI-E 2.0 riser card 10. DDR3 DIMM
11. ASUS PIKE SAS controller card 12. System fans
13. Top cover 14. Friction Rail xing latches

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1.3 Front panel features
1.4 Rear panel features
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Hot-swap HDD bays
Optical drive
Rack screw Rack screw
USB ports
LAN2 LED
HDD Access LED
LAN1 LED
Message LED
Power
button
Power
LED
Location switch
Reset button
Location LED
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Hot-swap HDD bays Optical driveRack screw Rack screw
USB ports
LAN2 LED
HDD Access LED
LAN1 LED
Message LED
Power button
Power LED
Location switch
Reset button
Location LED
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VGA port Power supply fan Power cord connector USB ports
Gigabit LAN port 1
Serial port
LAN port 3* Gigabit LAN port 2 PS/2 keyboard port PS/2 mouse port

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1.5 Systemspecications
(continued on the next page)
Model Name RS300-E6/PS2 RS300-E6/PS4
Processor / System Bus
1 x Socket LGA1156
Quad Core Intel Xeon 3400 series Server Processor
Quad Core Intel Core i7-800 series Desktop Processor*
Quad Core Intel Core i5-700 series Desktop Processor*
Dual Core 32nm CPU design Ready
* The Core i7/i5 series desktop processors support
DDR3 1333/1066 unbuffered DIMM with non-ECC only.
Core Logic Intel® 3420 PCH
ASUS Features Smart Fan √
ASWM2.0 √
Memory
Total Slots 6/4 (Lynneld / Clarkdale) (2 Channels)
Capacity Maximum up to 32GB (RDIMM) (Lynneld)
Maximum up to 16GB (UDIMM) (Lynneld / Clarkdale)
Memory Type DDR3 1333/1066 Reg DIMM/Unbuffered DIMM with ECC
Memory Size 1 GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB (RDIMM)
1 GB, 2GB, 4GB (UDIMM)
Expansion Slots
Total PCI/PCI-X/
PCI-E Slots 2
Slot Type 1 x PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot (x8 link) (Full-Height/HL)
1 x PCI-E 2.0 x8 slot (x8 link) (Low prole/HL)
Additional Slot 1 -1 x PIKE Slot for Storage
Enhancement
Storage SATA Controller
Intel®3420:
2 x SATA2 300MB/s ports
Intel Matrix Storage (for
Windows only)
- Supports software
RAID 0 & 1
LSI MegaRAID (for
Linux / Windows)
- Supports software
RAID 0 & 1
Intel®3420:
4 x SATA2 300MB/s ports
Intel Matrix Storage
(for Windows only)
- Supports software
RAID 0, 1, 5 & 10
LSI MegaRAID (for
Linux / Windows)
- Supports software
RAID 0, 1 & 10

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*Specicationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
Model Name RS300-E6/PS2 RS300-E6/PS4
Storage SAS Controller -
- ASUS PIKE 1064E
4-port SAS RAID card
- ASUS PIKE 1078 8-port
SAS HW RAID card
- ASUS PIKE 6480 8-port
SAS RAID card
HDD Bays
I = internal
A or S = hot-
swappable
2 x Hot-swap 3.5” HDD
Bays
4 x Hot-swap 3.5” HDD
Bays
Networking LAN 2 x Intel® 82574L + 1 x Mgmt LAN
Graphic VGA Aspeed AST2050 8MB
Auxiliary Storage FDD / CD / DVD
1 x 5.25” Optical Device
Bay (Options: No ODD /
DVD-ROM / DVD-RW)
1 x Slim-type Optical
Device Bay (Options: No
ODD / DVD-ROM /
DVD-RW)
Onboard I/O
1 x External Serial Port
3 x RJ-45 ports (1 for ASMB4-iKVM)
4 x USB 2.0 ports (Front x 2, Rear x 2)
1 x VGA port
1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
OS Support
Windows® Server 2008 Enterprise 32 / 64-bit
Windows® Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32 / 64-bit
RedHat® Enterprise Linux AS5.0 32 / 64-bit
SuSE® Linux Enterprise Server 10 32 / 64-bit
(Subject to change without any notice)
Anti-virus Software Optional anti-virus CD Pack
Management
Solution
Out of Band
Remote Hardware Optional ASMB4-iKVM for KVM-over-IP support
Software ASUS ASWM 2.0®
Dimension (HH x WW x DD) 615mm x 444mm x 43.4mm
Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM & HDD
not inclu ded) 15 Kg
Power Supply 350W (80+) Single Power Supply
Power Rating Input: 100–240V, 7–3.5A, 50–60Hz, Class I
Environment
Operation temperature: 10°C–35°C / Non operation
temperature: -40°C–70°C
Non operation humidity: 20%–90% ( Non-condensing)

Chapter 1: Product introduction1-8

This chapter lists the key components
and optional accessories for the server
system.
Chapter 2
Components

Chapter 1: Product introduction2-2
2.1 Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink
ASUS RS300-E6 Series supports Intel®Quad-Core / Dual-Core Xeon® 3400 series
/ Desktop Core i7 / i5 series processors.
The Core i7 / i5 series desktop processors support DDR3 1333/1066 unbuffered
DIMM with non-ECC only.
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ASUS RS300-E6 Series 2-3
2.2 Upgrading system memory
The motherboard comes with six (6) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline
Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.
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DIMM_A3
DIMM_A2
DIMM_A1
DIMM_B3
DIMM_B2
DIMM_B1
You may install 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB Registerd, or 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB
Unbuffered with ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the
memory congurations in this section.
• Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum
compatibility, it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the
same vendor. DO NOT combine RDIMM and UDIMM.
• The motherboard supports x8 DRAM Only and x4 & x16 DRAM are not
supported
RDIMM*
DIMM Slot
Per Channel
DIMM Populated
per Channel
DIMM Type Speed Rank per DIMM
3 1 Registered DDR3 ECC 1333 Single Rank, Dual Rank
3 1 Registered DDR3 ECC 1066 Quad Rank
32Registered DDR3 ECC 1333 Single Rank, Dual Rank
32Registered DDR3 ECC 800** Quad Rank
3 3 Registered DDR3 ECC 800** Single Rank, Dual Rank
UDIMM
DIMM Slot
Per Channel
DIMM Populated
per Channel
DIMM Type Speed Rank per DIMM
21 Unbuffered DDR3 1333 Single Rank, Dual Rank
2 2 Unbuffered DDR3 1333 Single Rank, Dual Rank
*Support Low Voltage DIMMs; **Down from 1066 or 1333 MHz DIMM

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Order P/N Description
90-S000I0300T DDR3 1333 ECC REG 1G SINGLE PACK
90-S000I0310T DDR3 1333 ECC REG 2G SINGLE PACK
90-S000I0320T DDR3 1066 ECC REG 1G SINGLE PACK
90-S000I0330T DDR3 1066 ECC REG 2G SINGLE PACK
90-S000I0340T DDR3 1333 ECC UNB 1G SINGLE PACK
90-S000I0350T DDR3 1333 ECC UNB 2G SINGLE PACK
90-S000I0360T DDR3 1066 ECC UNB 1G SINGLE PACK
90-S000I0370T DDR3 1066 ECC UNB 2G SINGLE PACK
90-S000I0380T DDR3 1333 ECC REG 1G (10 in 1)
90-S000I0390T DDR3 1333 ECC REG 2G (10 in 1)
90-S000I0400T DDR3 1066 ECC REG 1G (10 in 1)
90-S000I0410T DDR3 1066 ECC REG 2G (10 in 1)
90-S000I0420T DDR3 1333 ECC UNB 1G (10 in 1)
90-S000I0430T DDR3 1333 ECC UNB 2G (10 in 1)
90-S000I0440T DDR3 1066 ECC UNB 1G (10 in 1)
90-S000I0450T DDR3 1066 ECC UNB 2G (10 in 1)

ASUS RS300-E6 Series 2-5
2.3 Upgrading hard disk drives
The system supports eight hot-swap SATAII/SAS hard disk drives.
Order P/N Description
90-S000H6210T HDD SAS 450G 3.5” with tray (Single Pack)*
90-S000H6220T HDD SAS 300G 3.5” with tray (Single Pack)*
90-S000H6230T HDD SAS 146G 3.5” with tray (Single Pack)*
90-S000H6240T HDD SATA2 1T 3.5” with tray (Single Pack)
90-S000H6250T HDD SATA2 750G 3.5” with tray (Single Pack)
90-S000H6260T HDD SATA2 500G 3.5” with tray (Single Pack)
90-S000H6270T HDD SATA2 320G 3.5” with tray (Single Pack)
90-S000H6280T HDD SATA2 250G 3.5” with tray (Single Pack)
We recommend that you install identical drives of the same model and capacity
for RAID conguration.
*SAS hard disk drives are supported by RS300-E6/PS4 only.

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2.4 Installing ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card
The ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card allows users to create RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and 50
from SAS hard disk drives connected to the SAS connectors on the motherboard.
Order P/N Description
90-C1SCM0-00UAY00Z PIKE 1064E (4-port SAS support Firmware RAID 0,1,1E)
90-C1SDB0-00XBN00Z PIKE 6480 (8-port SAS support Firmware RAID 0,1,10,5) (10 in 1)
90-C1SCN5-00UAY00Z PIKE 1078 (8-port SAS support Hardware RAID 0,1,10,5,50,6,60)
PIN1 PIN2 PIN3 PIN1 PIN2 PIN3
SATA3
SATA4
SATA1
SATA2
SATA1
SATA2
SATA3
SATA4
Move the SGPIO_SEL1 jumper on the SATA/SAS backplane to 2–3.

ASUS RS300-E6 Series 2-7
Order P/N Description
90-C1SD80-00UAN00Z ASMB4-iKVM Module (6 in 1)
2.5 Installing ASUS Server Management
Board
ASUS Server Management Board is an Intelligent Platform Management Interface
(IPMI) 2.0-compliant board that allows users to monitor, control and manage a
remote server from the local or central server in local area network (LAN).
ASMB4-iKVM
• Monitor the running status of major components via LAN or Serial Port, such
as CPU and memory utilization, storage capacity and networking transfer rate.
• Advanced server management functions including “remote power on/off/reset”,
“remote control via SOL (Serial-over LAN)” and “remote SEL (system event log
reading when the system is out-of-band)”.
• Support Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol (DHCP), which avoids
manually assigning IP address by setting DHCP mode to receive IP address
automatically.
Use the LAN3 port for
server management.
Baseboard Management
Controller (BMC) connector
(14-pin BMC_FW1)
ASUS Server Management Board
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2.6 Installing PCI express cards
The system supports PCIe x16 cards installation on the PCIe riser card brackets.
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DIMM_A2
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