Asus RS540-E9-RS36-E User manual

Server User Guide
RS540-E9-RS36-E

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Contents
Safety information..................................................................................................... vii
About this guide....................................................................................................... viii
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.1 System package contents.........................................................................1-2
1.2 Serial number label....................................................................................1-3
1.3 System specifications ...............................................................................1-4
1.4 Front panel features...................................................................................1-6
1.4.1 Front panel buttons ..................................................................... 1-6
1.4.2 Asset tag ..................................................................................... 1-7
1.5 Rear panel features....................................................................................1-8
1.6 Internal features .........................................................................................1-9
1.7 LED information .......................................................................................1-10
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs ...................................................................... 1-10
1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs .................................................................... 1-11
1.7.3 Bay status LED ......................................................................... 1-11
Chapter 2: Hardware Information
2.1 Chassis cover.............................................................................................2-2
2.1.1 Removing the rear cover............................................................. 2-2
2.1.2 Air Duct ...................................................................................... 2-3
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................................. 2-5
2.2.1 Installing the CPU ....................................................................... 2-5
2.3 System memory .........................................................................................2-7
2.3.1 Overview ..................................................................................... 2-7
2.3.2 Memory Congurations............................................................... 2-7
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket.......................... 2-9
2.3.4 Removing a DIMM from a single clip DIMM socket .................... 2-9
2.4 Storage drives ..........................................................................................2-10
2.4.1 Installing Storage drives to the front panel................................ 2-10
2.4.2 Installing Storage drives to the rear panel................................. 2-13
2.4.3 Installing a storage device to the 2.5” bay................................. 2-16
2.5 Expansion slot..........................................................................................2-18
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the PCI-E slot .......................... 2-18
2.5.2 Installing ASUS Pike II cards .................................................... 2-20
2.5.3 Installing an M.2 expansion card............................................... 2-22
2.5.4 Installing a Mezzanine card....................................................... 2-23
2.5.5 Conguring an expansion card ................................................. 2-25

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2.6 Cable connections ...................................................................................2-26
2.7 Backplane cabling ................................................................................... 2-27
2.8 Removable/optional components...........................................................2-29
2.8.1 System fans .............................................................................. 2-29
2.8.2 Redundant power supply module.............................................. 2-30
Chapter 3: Installation Options
3.1 Friction Rail Kit...........................................................................................3-2
3.1.1 Attaching the rack rails ............................................................... 3-2
3.1.2 Mounting the server to the rack................................................... 3-4
3.2 Rail kit dimensions ....................................................................................3-5
Chapter 4: Motherboard Information
4.1 Motherboard layout....................................................................................4-2
4.2 Jumpers ......................................................................................................4-4
4.3 Onboard LEDs..........................................................................................4-10
4.4 Internal connectors..................................................................................4-13
Chapter 5: BIOS Setup
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .......................................................... 5-2
5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility................................................... 5-2
5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility ................................................................. 5-3
5.1.3 BUPDATER utility ....................................................................... 5-4
5.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................................. 5-6
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen...................................................................... 5-7
5.2.2 Menu bar..................................................................................... 5-7
5.2.3 Menu items.................................................................................. 5-8
5.2.4 Submenu items ........................................................................... 5-8
5.2.5 Navigation keys........................................................................... 5-8
5.2.6 General help................................................................................ 5-8
5.2.7 Conguration elds ..................................................................... 5-8
5.2.8 Pop-up window............................................................................ 5-8
5.2.9 Scroll bar..................................................................................... 5-8
5.3 Main menu ..................................................................................................5-9
5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]..................................................... 5-9
5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx] ............................................................... 5-9
5.4 Performance Tuning menu......................................................................5-10

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5.5 Advanced menu .......................................................................................5-12
5.5.1 Trusted Computing.................................................................... 5-13
5.5.2 ACPI Settings............................................................................ 5-13
5.5.3 Smart Settings........................................................................... 5-14
5.5.4 Super IO Conguration ............................................................. 5-14
5.5.5 Serial Port Console Redirection................................................ 5-15
5.5.6 Onboard LAN Conguration ..................................................... 5-17
5.5.7 APM .......................................................................................... 5-18
5.5.8 PCI Subsystem Settings ........................................................... 5-19
5.5.9 USB Conguration .................................................................... 5-20
5.5.10 CSM Conguration.................................................................... 5-21
5.5.11 NVMe Conguration.................................................................. 5-22
5.5.12 Network Stack Conguration..................................................... 5-22
5.5.13 iSCSI Conguration................................................................... 5-23
5.6 Platform Configuration menu ................................................................. 5-23
5.6.1 PCH Conguration .................................................................... 5-23
5.6.2 Miscellaneous Conguration..................................................... 5-24
5.6.3 Server ME Conguration........................................................... 5-25
5.6.4 Runtime Error Logging Support ................................................ 5-25
5.7 Socket Configuration menu ....................................................................5-26
5.7.1 Processor Conguration............................................................ 5-26
5.7.2 Common RefCode Conguration.............................................. 5-28
5.7.3 UPI Conguration...................................................................... 5-28
5.7.4 Memory Conguration............................................................... 5-29
5.7.5 IIO Conguration....................................................................... 5-31
5.7.6 Advanced Power Management Conguration........................... 5-31
5.8 Event Logs menu .....................................................................................5-34
5.8.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings ......................................... 5-34
5.8.2 View Smbios Event Log ............................................................ 5-34
5.9 Server Mgmt menu...................................................................................5-35
5.10 Security menu ..........................................................................................5-36
5.11 Boot menu ................................................................................................5-38
5.12 Tool menu.................................................................................................5-39
5.13 Save & Exit menu.....................................................................................5-39

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Chapter 6: RAID Configuration
6.1 Setting up RAID.......................................................................................... 6-2
6.1.1 RAID denitions .......................................................................... 6-2
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives............................................................ 6-3
6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS .................................................... 6-3
6.1.4 RAID conguration utilities.......................................................... 6-3
6.2 Intel®Rapid Storage Technology enterprise
SATA/SSATA Option ROM Utility ............................................................. 6-4
6.2.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................... 6-5
6.2.2 Deleting a RAID set..................................................................... 6-7
6.2.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID ...................................................... 6-8
6.2.4 Exiting the Intel®Rapid Storage Technology enterprise
SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility................................................ 6-9
6.2.5 Rebuilding the RAID.................................................................... 6-9
6.2.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility........................ 6-11
6.3 Intel®Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)...................... 6-12
6.3.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................. 6-13
6.3.2 Changing a Volume Type.......................................................... 6-15
6.3.3 Deleting a volume ..................................................................... 6-16
6.3.4 Preferences............................................................................... 6-17
Chapter 7: Driver Installation
7.1 RAID driver installation .............................................................................7-2
7.1.1 Creating a USB ash drive with RAID drive................................ 7-2
7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver............................................. 7-2
7.2 Management applications and utilities installation ................................ 7-5
7.3 Running the Support DVD......................................................................... 7-5
7.4 Intel®chipset device software installation .............................................. 7-8
7.5 VGA driver installation ............................................................................ 7-10
7.6 Installing the Intel®I350-AM2 Gigabit Adapters driver ......................... 7-12
7.7 Intel®Rapid Storage Technology enterprise installation ..................... 7-14
Appendix
Z11PR-D16 block diagram...................................................................................... A-2
Notices .................................................................................................................... A-3
REACH ....................................................................................................A-4
Australia statement notice............................................................................A-5
ASUS contact information...................................................................................... A-6

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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, 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.
• 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
• Any mechanical operation on this server must be conducted by certied or experienced
engineers.
• Before operating the server, carefully read all the manuals included with the server package.
• Before using the server, ensure 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.
Heavy System
CAUTION! This server system is heavy.
Ask for assistance when moving or carrying the system.

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About this guide
Audience
This user guide is intended for system integrators, and experienced users with at least basic
knowledge of conguring a server.
Contents
This guide contains the following parts:
1. Chapter 1: Product Introduction
This chapter describes the general features of the server, including sections on front
panel and rear panel specications.
2. Chapter 2: Hardware Information
This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when
installing or removing system components.
3. Chapter 3: Installation Options
This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone server.
4. Chapter 4: Motherboard Information
This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server. This
chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and connector locations.
5. Chapter 5: BIOS Setup
This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and
describes the BIOS parameters.
6. Chapter 6: RAID Configuration
This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus.
Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
7. Chapter 7: Driver Installation
This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different
system components.

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References
Refer to the following sources for additional information, and for product and software
updates.
1. ASUS Control Center (ACC) user guide
This manual tells how to set up and use the proprietary ASUS server management
utility. Visit asuscontrolcenter.asus.com for more information.
2. ASUS websites
The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information for all ASUS hardware and
software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.
Conventions
To ensure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used
throughout this manual.
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 the DOS prompt, type the
command line: format A:/S
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.
NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a task.
IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.

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