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  • Page 1 Manual contents ApplianceStor 50 Performance Storage Server User Manual 1th Edition November 2010...
  • Page 2 RASILIENT Systems, Inc. Trademarks All product names or brands mentioned herein are the trademarks of RASILIENT, its subsidiaries or other respective owners. Disclaimer This manual provides information regarding set-up and installation of the product herein.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Manual contents Table of Contents About This Manual 關於本手冊 關於本手冊 關於本手冊 ..................i 關於本手冊 Conventions 符號規範 ....................i Safety Symbols 安全性符號 安全性符號 ..................ii 安全性符號 安全性符號 Safety Precautions 安全注意事項 ................iii Regulatory and Integration Information ..............vi Regulatory Compliance Identification Numbers ............vi Product Regulatory Compliance ................
  • Page 4 Appendix B – BIOS Configurations ................70 Managing and updating your BIOS ................70 CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ................... 70 RASILIENT SYSTEMS EZ Flash Utility..............70 BUPDATER utility ....................72 BIOS setup program ....................74 BIOS menu screen ....................75 Menu bar ........................
  • Page 5 Manual contents Scroll bar ........................77 Main menu ....................... 77 Event Logs menu ..................... 79 Advanced menu ....................... 81 ACPI Settings ......................81 CPU Configuration ....................83 Monitor menu ......................94 Boot menu ........................ 95 Tool menu ........................ 96 Exit menu ......................... 97 List of Figures Figure 1 -Front panel ....................7 Figure 2- Rear panel layout ..................8...
  • Page 6 Manual contents Figure 27- disassemble riser assembly ..............23 Figure 28- install expasion card................23 Figure 29- install riser and expansion card .............. 24 Figure 30- RAID GUI ....................28 Figure 31- Create RAID ................... 29 Figure 32- Select disk ....................29 Figure 33- Create volume ..................
  • Page 7 Manual contents Figure 68- Install driver .................... 50 Figure 69- Complete install ..................50 Figure 70- Driver Menus ..................51 Figure 71- Utilities Menu ..................52 Figure 72- Disk Menu ....................52 Figure 73- Contact information ................52 Figure 74- Mother Layout ..................54 Figure 75- Clear RTC RAM ..................
  • Page 8 Manual contents Figure 109- Advanced setting ................. 81 Figure 110- ACPI Settings ..................81 Figure 111- TMP ..................... 82 Figure 112- WHEA ....................82 Figure 113- CPU settings ..................83 Figure 114- More CPU settings ................83 Figure 115- North Bridge ..................85 Figure 116- South Bridge ..................

  • Page 9: Safety Symbols 安全性符號 安全性符號

    About This Manual Conventions Safety Symbols Safety Precautions Regulatory and Integration Information...
  • Page 10 Provides Information required for completing a task. 重要 重要 重要 重要事項 事項 事項 事項： ： ： ： 提供完成工作的必要資訊。 Note: Provides Tips to aid in completing a task. 附註 附註： ： ： ： 附註 附註 提供協助完成工作的提示。 User Manual ApplianceStor 50 Rev. 1, November 2011...
  • Page 11 Weight in kg health and safety requirements and guidelines for manual material Weight in lb handling. 警告 警告 警告 警告： ： ： ： 本符號代表此元件包含超過單獨一人可安全處理的建議重量。為降低 人身傷害或設備損壞的風險，請遵守當地有關手動處理材料的職業健康及安 全性規定和指導原則。 User Manual ApplianceStor 50 Rev. 1, November 2011...
  • Page 12 AC power cord into a properly grounded AC outlet only. 系統原始設計採取電力接地。為確保正常運作，請僅將 AC 電源線插入適當接地的 AC 插座。 Electrostatic Discharge Precautions 靜電放電注意事項 Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage static sensitive devices or micro circuitry. • Proper packaging and grounding techniques are required to prevent damage. User Manual ApplianceStor 50 Rev. 1, November 2011...
  • Page 13 Before picking it up again, touch the antistatic bag and the metal frame of the system unit at the same time. 若您將裝置由防靜電袋中取出後需要另行置放，請置放於防靜電袋上。在下次拿起裝 置前，請同時觸碰防靜電袋及系統機組的金屬邊架。 Rack Warnings If you plan to rack mount the AS50, follow the rack manufacturer’s safety instructions. User Manual ApplianceStor 50 Rev. 1, November 2011...
  • Page 14 Route power cords so that they will not be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or • against them. Pay particular attention to the plug, electrical outlet, and the point where the cords exit from the product. User Manual ApplianceStor 50 Rev. 1, November 2011...

  • Page 15: Regulatory Compliance Identification Numbers

    Many electronic devices, including computers, generate RF energy incidental to their intended function and are, therefore, covered by these rules. These rules place computers and related peripheral devices into two classes, A and B, depending upon their intended installation. User Manual ApplianceStor 50 Rev. 1, November 2011...

  • Page 16: Table 2 European Union Safety Requirements

    Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European Norms (items in brackets are the equivalent international standards): Table 2 European Union Safety Requirements EN55022 (CISPR 22) Electromagnetic Interference EN55024 (IEC61000-4-2,3,4,5,6,8,11) Electromagnetic Immunity EN61000-3-2 (IEC61000-3-2) Power Line Harmonics User Manual ApplianceStor 50 Rev. 1, November 2011...

  • Page 17: Power Cords

    1.00mm² or 18AWG, and the length of the cords must be between 1.8m (6 feet) and 3.6m (12 feet). If you have questions about the type of power cord to use, contact your sales representative. User Manual ApplianceStor 50 viii Rev. 1, November 2011...
  • Page 18 The following statement applies only to rack-installed products that are GS-Marked: This equipment is not intended for use at workplaces with visual display units, in accordance with §2 of the German ordinance for workplaces with visual display units." User Manual ApplianceStor 50 Rev. 1, November 2011...
  • Page 19 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction Audience Assumptions About This Guide Description Features Specifications User Manual ApplianceStor 50 Rev. 1, November 2011...

  • Page 20: Introduction

    About This Guide This user guide provides step by step instructions on how to install, use and maintain the ApplianceStor 50 SAN Storage Server. This manual is generally organized as follows: Table 3 Manual Organization Introduction General introduction to the AS50and its components.

  • Page 21: Product Introduction

    Simple The ApplianceStor 50 integrates VMS (Video Management Software) and storage into a simple to use, high performance video surveillance storage server solution. This eliminates the cost of the VMS server, significantly reduces cabling and the nightmare of integrating VMS, OS, commodity server and storage, while significantly reduces the overall solution cost.

  • Page 22: Right Size

    Optimized The ApplianceStor (AS) 50 is optimized for the Video Surveillance applications and market place. It provides the performance and capacity for the most demanding megapixel installations. Easy User Manual ApplianceStor 50 Rev. 1, November 2011...

  • Page 23: Expandable

    Aspeed AST2050 with 16MB VRAM On Board I/O 1 x External Serial Port 4 x USB 2.0 ports Support 2.0 USB port, (Front x 2, Rear x 2) 1 x VGA port User Manual ApplianceStor 50 Rev. 1, November 2011...
  • Page 24 Power Power Voltage 110/220V AC Watts Operating Environment Operating Environment Operating Environment Operating Environment Operation temperature 10℃ ~ 35℃ Non operation -40℃ ~ 70℃ temperature Humidity: 20% ~ 90% ( Non condensing) User Manual ApplianceStor 50 Rev. 1, November 2011...

  • Page 25: System Layout

    Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any system replacing any system component. component. component. component. User Manual ApplianceStor 50 Rev. 1, November 2011...

  • Page 26: Figure 2- Rear Panel Layout

    Figure 2- Rear panel layout for the USB, VGA, and Gigabit LANs do not appear on the rear panel if the motherboards are not present The p The p The p The ports orts orts orts User Manual ApplianceStor 50 Rev. 1, November 2011...

  • Page 27: Figure 3- Interal

    Figure 3- Internal view 1. Power supply and power fan 2. PCI Express slot Riser Card 3. RASILIENT SYSTEMS P8B-E/4L server boards 4. System fans 5. SAS / SATA backplane (hidden) 6. HDD tray 1—Connect to SATA1 port (SATA 6Gb/s) 7.

  • Page 28: Led

    Introduction Front panel LEDs Figure 4 - Front panel LEDs Table 4- LED description Hard Drive Status LED Figure 5- Hard drive LEDs User Manual ApplianceStor 50 Rev. 1, November 2011...

  • Page 29: Figure 6- Nic Leds

    Introduction LAN (RJ-45) LEDs Figure 6- NIC LEDs User Manual ApplianceStor 50 Rev. 1, November 2011...
  • Page 30 Chapter 2 Before You Begin Packing Checklist...

  • Page 31: Before You Begin

    Accessories 1 x AS 50 Series User's Guide 1 x RASILIENT SYSTEMS Quick Start Guide 1 x RASILIENT SYSTEMS Auto Installation CD Guide 1 x AS 50 Series Support CD 1 x AC Power Cable 1 x Fix Rail Kit...
  • Page 32 Hardware Installation Chapter 3 Hardware Installation Installing Hardware Modules Installing in a Rack Installing RAM, Drives and expansion boards Rev. 1, November 2011 User Manual ApplianceStor 50...

  • Page 33: Hardware Preparation And Installation

    Hardware Installation Hardware Preparation and Installation Installing friction rail kit items Your friction rail kit package contains: • Two pairs of rack rails (for the rack) • Nut-and-bolt type screws and one pair of server latches Figure 7- Rail Kit Attaching the fixing latches to the server Refer to the image below for the locations to attach the two fixing latches to the two sides of the server with four screws.

  • Page 34: Figure 10- Rails And Rack Installation

    Hardware Installation Select one unit of space (1 U) on the rack where you want to install the barebone server. Measure the depth of the rack to determine the length of the rack rails. Adjust the rack rail to ensure that it fits the rack. Position the rack rail to the 1U space on the rack.

  • Page 35: Figure 12- Secure Server To Rack

    Hardware Installation Tighten the two rack screws to secure the server in place. Figure 12- secure server to rack Tighten the two rack screws to secure the server in place. To uninstall the server from the rack Loosen the rack screws that secured the server to the rack. Pull the server from the rack.

  • Page 36: System Memory

    Hardware Installation Removing the rear cover Locate and remove the front side screws. Figure 14- remove chassis cover 2. Loosen the two thumbscrews on the rear panel to release the rear cover from the chassis. Figure 15- rear thumb screws 3.

  • Page 37: Memory Configurations

    Hardware Installation Figure 17- RAM sockets 240 pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Memory Configurations You may install 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB Unbuffered with ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section. Table 6-RAM installation Start installing the DIMMs from slot A2 and B2 (orange).

  • Page 38: Removing A Dimm

    Hardware Installation Figure 18- DIMM insertion 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the DIMM slot key on the socket. A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction. DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket in the wrong direction to avoid damaging the DIMM.

  • Page 39: Hard Disk Drives

    Hardware Installation Hard disk drives The system supports four hot-swap SATAII/SAS hard disk drives and two SATAIII hard disk drives*. The hard disk drive installed on the drive tray connects to the motherboard SATA/SAS ports via the SATA/SAS backplane. To install a hot-swap SATA/SAS HDD 1.

  • Page 40: Expansion Slot

    Hardware Installation Figure 23- HD carrier 4. Place a SATA/SAS hard disk drive on the tray; then secure it with four screws. Figure 24- HD install in carrier 5. Carefully insert the drive tray and push it all the way to the depth of the bay until just a small fraction of the tray edge protrudes.

  • Page 41: Figure 26- Remove Expansion Slot Riser

    Hardware Installation The AS50 server comes with a riser card bracket. You need to remove the bracket if you want to install PCI Express x8 or x16 expansion cards. To install a PCI Express x8 or x16 card: Figure 26- remove expansion slot riser Firmly hold the riser card bracket, then pull it up to detach it from the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard.

  • Page 42: Figure 29- Install Riser And Expansion Card

    Hardware Installation Figure 29- install riser and expansion card Align the riser card bracket with the cards to the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard. Press the riser card bracket until the golden connectors completely fit the slot and the bracket aligns with the rear panel.
  • Page 43 Hardware Installation Chapter 4 System Configuration RAID Setup Configure the System Additional Configuration Options ApplianceStor User Manual Rev. 1, November 2011...

  • Page 44: Setting Up Raid

    Hardware Installation Setting up RAID ® The motherboard comes with the Intel C204 controller that supports the following SATA RAID solution: • Intel Rapid Storage Technology with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 support (for Windows OS only). RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, RAID 0...

  • Page 45: Setting The Raid Item In Bios

    Hardware Installation Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID set(s) using SATA HDDs. To do this: Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. BIOS Setup during POST. BIOS Setup during POST. BIOS Setup during POST.

  • Page 46: Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology Option Rom Utility

    Hardware Installation ® Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM Utility ® The Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge.

  • Page 47: Figure 31- Create Raid

    Hardware Installation Figure 31- Create RAID 2. Enter a name for the RAID set and press <Enter>. 3. When the RAID Level item is selected, press the up/down arrow keys to select a RAID level to create, and then press <Enter>. 4.

  • Page 48: Figure 33- Create Volume

    Hardware Installation Figure 33- Create volume 9. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or <N> to go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu. Creating a Recovery set To create a recovery set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press <Enter>.

  • Page 49: Figure 36- Recovery Set Create Volume

    Hardware Installation 5. Use the up/down arrow keys to select a drive, press <TAB> to select a Master disk, and then press <SPACE> to select a Recovery disk. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection. 6.

  • Page 50: Figure 38- Execute Delete Raid

    Hardware Installation Figure 38- execute delete RAID 3. Press <Y> to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu, or press <N> to return to the DELETE VOLUME DELETE VOLUME menu. DELETE VOLUME DELETE VOLUME Resetting disks to Non-RAID Take caution before you reset a RAID volume hard disk drive to non-RAID.

  • Page 51: Figure 40- Raid Recovery

    Hardware Installation Figure 40- RAID recovery 2. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the option you want, and then press <ENTER>. The SELECT RECOVERY VOLUME screen appears. Figure 41-Select recovery volume 3. Use the up/down arrow keys to select a drive, and then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive.

  • Page 52: Figure 43-Rebuild Raid

    Hardware Installation Rebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID disk If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID 1 array failed, the system displays the status of the RAID volume as "Degraded" during POST. You can rebuild the RAID array with other installed non-RAID disks.
  • Page 53 Hardware Installation 7. From the View menu, select Advanced Mode to display the details of the Intel Rapid Storage Console. 8. From the Volumes view option, select RAID volume to view the rebuilding status. When finished, the status is changed to "Normal". Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed, the system displays the status of the RAID volume as "Degraded"...

  • Page 54: Raid Driver Installation

    Hardware Installation RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. This part provides instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation.

  • Page 55: Figure 47- Select Os For Raid Driver

    Hardware Installation C20x INTEL RAID Driver Figure 47- Select OS for RAID driver 6. Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive. 7. Press <Enter>. 8. Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk. ®...

  • Page 56: Installing The Raid Controller Driver

    Hardware Installation Installing the RAID controller driver ® ® ® ® Windows Windows Windows Windows Server OS Server OS Server OS Server OS ® During Windows Server OS installation ® To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows Server OS: Boot the computer using the Windows®...

  • Page 57: Figure 50- Insert Disk

    Hardware Installation Figure 50- Insert disk Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list, then press <Enter>. ® The Windows Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk. When prompted, press <Enter> to continue installation. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation.

  • Page 58: Intel® Chipset Device Software Installation

    Hardware Installation Figure 51- Verify driver installation The screen differs based on the controller. Right-click the RAID controller driver item, and then select Properties from the menu. Click the Driver tab, and then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers.

  • Page 59: Figure 52- Intel Chipset Install

    Hardware Installation Figure 52- Intel Chipset install 4. The Intel(R) Chipset Device Software window appears. Click Next to start installation. Figure 53- Intel Chipset Device Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process. ApplianceStor User Manual Rev.

  • Page 60: Figure 54- Installer License Agreement

    Hardware Installation Figure 54- Installer License Agreement Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation. Figure 55- Installer readme file After completing the installation, click Finish to complete the setup process. ApplianceStor User Manual Rev. 1, November 2011...

  • Page 61: Figure 56- Finish Chipset Install

    Hardware Installation Figure 56- Finish chipset install ApplianceStor User Manual Rev. 1, November 2011...

  • Page 62: Lan Driver Installation

    Hardware Installation LAN driver installation ® This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel Gigabit LAN controller drivers on the system. ® You need to manually install the LAN controller driver on a Windows operating system. To install the LAN controller drivers: Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.

  • Page 63: Figure 58-Install Shield Wizard

    Hardware Installation Click Next when the Intel Network Connections- Install Shield Wizard window appears Figure 58-Install Shield Wizard Toggle I accept the terms in the licencse agreement and click Next to continue Figure 59- Install Wizard read me ApplianceStor User Manual Rev.

  • Page 64: Figure 60-Select Options

    Hardware Installation Click the Intel(R) PROSet for Windows Device Manager box, and then click Next to start the installation. Figure 60-Select options Follow the screen instructions to complete installation Figure 61- Install driver When finished, press Finish to continue. ApplianceStor User Manual Rev.

  • Page 65: Figure 62- Install Finish

    Hardware Installation Figure 62- Install finish ApplianceStor User Manual Rev. 1, November 2011...

  • Page 66: Vga Driver Installation

    Hardware Installation VGA driver installation This section provides the instructions on how to install the ASPEED Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver. You need to manually install the ASPEED VGA driver on a Windows® operating system. To install the ASPEED VGA driver: 1.

  • Page 67: Figure 65- License Agreement

    Hardware Installation 5. Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue. Figure 65- License Agreement 6. Enter the user information and click Next to continue. Figure 66- Customer information 7. Select a setup type and click Next to continue. Figure 67- Install type ApplianceStor User Manual...

  • Page 68: Figure 68- Install Driver

    Hardware Installation 8. Click Install to start driver installation. Figure 68- Install driver 9. When the installation completes, click Finish to restart your computer before using the program. Figure 69- Complete install ApplianceStor User Manual Rev. 1, November 2011...

  • Page 69: Management Applications And Utilities Installation

    The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, management applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features. The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the RASILIENT SYSTEMS website (www.Rasilient...

  • Page 70: Figure 71- Utilities Menu

    The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver disks. Figure 72- Disk Menu Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the RASILIENT SYSTEMS contact information. You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide. Figure 73- Contact information...
  • Page 71 Chapter 5 Advanced System Use and Maintenance Mother board Jumpers Connectors LEDs BIOS...

  • Page 72: Configurations

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Configurations Figure 74- Mother Layout Jumpers Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords.

  • Page 73: Figure 75- Clear Rtc Ram

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 2-3. Keep the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5-10 seconds, then move the cap back to pins 1-2. 3.

  • Page 74: Figure 76- Vga Controller

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Figure 76- VGA controller CPU Fan and Chassis Fan control setting (3-pin CPUFAN_SEL1, CHAFAN_SEL1) These jumpers allow you to switch for fan pin selection. The CPUFAN_SEL1 jumper is for the CPU fans control and the CHAFAN_SEL1 jumper is for the front fans and rear fans control. Set to pins 1-2 when using 4-pin fans or pins 2-3 when using 3-pin fans.

  • Page 75: Figure 78- Lan Controller

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel® 82574L Gigabit LAN controllers. Set to pins 1-2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature. Figure 78- LAN controller RAID configuration utility selection (3-pin RAID_SEL1) This jumper allows you to select the RAID configuration utility to use when you create disk arrays.

  • Page 76: Figure 80- Force Bios Recovery

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Figure 80- Force BIOS recovery ApplianceStor User Manual Rev. 1, November 2011...

  • Page 77: Connectors

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Connectors Chassis intrusion connector (2 pin CHASSIS) This connector is for a chassis-mounted intrusion detection sensor or switch. Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to this connector. The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends a high-level signal to this connector when a chassis component is removed or replaced.

  • Page 78: Internal Connectors

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Internal connectors Serial ATA connectors (SATA 6Gb (SATA 6Gb (SATA 6Gb (SATA 6Gb s: 7 s: 7 s: 7 s: 7- - - - pin SATA1, SATA2 [Blue]) pin SATA1, SATA2 [Blue]) pin SATA1, SATA2 [Blue]) pin SATA1, SATA2 [Blue]) (SATA 3Gb (SATA 3Gb s: 7...

  • Page 79: Figure 84-Sas Connectors

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Figure 84-SAS connectors Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) This LED connector is for the storage add-on card cable connected to the SATA or SAS add-on card. The read or write activities of any device connected to the SATA or SAS add-on card causes the front panel LED to light up.
  • Page 80 Advanced System Use & Maintenance ApplianceStor User Manual Rev. 1, November 2011...

  • Page 81: Figure 87- Cpu, Front And Rear Fan Connectors

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance CPU, front and rear fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN1, FRNT_FAN1, FRNT_FAN2, FRNT_FAN3, REAR_FAN1) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA-740 mA (8.88 W max.) or a total of 3.15 A-6.66 A (53.28 W max.) at +12V. Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector.

  • Page 82: Figure 89- Serial General Purpose Input/Output Connectors

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Figure 89- Serial General Purpose Input/Output connectors These connectors function only when you install an RASILIENT SYSTEMS PIKE SAS RAID card. Serial port connectors (10-1 pin COM1/COM2) These connectors are for the serial (COM) ports. Connect the serial port module cable to one of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.

  • Page 83: Figure 92- Power Supply Smbus

    PSU information. Devices communicate with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface. Figure 92- Power Supply SMBus This connector functions only when you install the RASILIENT SYSTEMS ASMB5. TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM) This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) system, which can securely store keys, digital certificates, passwords, and data.

  • Page 84: Figure 94- Atx Power

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system • with more power-consuming devices. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate. This motherboard supports ATX2.0 PSU or later version.

  • Page 85: Figure 96- System Panel

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Figure 96- System panel This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. System power LED (3-pin PLED) This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.

  • Page 86: Figure 97- Auxiliary Panel

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Figure 97- Auxiliary panel Front panel SMB (6-1 pin FPSMB) These leads connect the front panel SMBus cable. LAN activity LED (2-pin LAN1_LED, LAN2_LED) These leads are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel. Chassis intrusion (4-1 pin CHASSIS) These leads are for the intrusion detection feature for chassis with intrusion sensor or microswitch.

  • Page 87: Internal Leds

    BMC LED (BMC_LED1) The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the ASMB5 is working normally. Figure 99- BMC The heartbeat LED functions only when you install the RASILIENT SYSTEMS ASMB5. ApplianceStor User Manual Rev. 1, November 2011...

  • Page 88: Appendix B - Bios Configurations

    The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard. Visit the RASILIENT SYSTEMS website at www.Rasilientpartners.com to download the latest BIOS file. RASILIENT SYSTEMS EZ Flash Utility The RASILIENT SYSTEMS EZ Flash Utility feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to use a DOS-based utility. ApplianceStor User Manual Rev.

  • Page 89: Figure 100- Ez Flash Gui

    1. Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port. 2. Enter the BIOS setup program. Go to the Tool menu to select RASILIENT SYSTEMS EZ Flash Utility and press <Enter> to enable it.

  • Page 90: Bupdater Utility

    Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the BUPDATER utility: 1. Visit the RASILIENT SYSTEMS website at www. Rasilientpartners.com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable USB flash disk drive.

  • Page 91: Figure 102- Bios Updater

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Figure 102- BIOS updater DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! 4. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive.

  • Page 92: Bios Setup Program

    The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. Visit the RASILIENT SYSTEMS website (www.Rasilient Systems.com) to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard.

  • Page 93: Bios Menu Screen

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance BIOS menu screen Figure 104- BIOS screen Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main For changing the basic system configuration Event Logs For changing the event log settings Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Monitor For displaying the system temperature, power status, and changing the fan settings...

  • Page 94: Menu Items

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Exit For selecting the exit options To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items.

  • Page 95: Scroll Bar

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen. Press the Up/Down arrow keys or <Page Up> /<Page Down> keys to display the other items on the screen.

  • Page 96: Figure 106- Password Setting

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Figure 106- Password setting If you have forgotten your BIOS password, erase the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM to • clear the BIOS password. See section 4.2 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM.

  • Page 97: Event Logs Menu

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance To clear the administrator password, follow the same steps as in changing an administrator password, but press <Enter> when prompted to create/confirm the password. After you clear the password, the Administrator Password Administrator Password item on top of the screen shows Not Installed. Not Installed.

  • Page 98: Figure 108- Smbios Event Log

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Change Smbios Event Log Settings Figure 108- Smbios event log Smbios Event Log [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable all features of Smbios event logging. Configuration option: [Disabled] [Enabled] Erase Event Log [No] Allows you to select the options for erasing Smbios event log. Configuration options: [No] [Yes, Next reset] [Yes, Every reset] When Log is Full [Do Nothing] Allows you to select the options for reaction when the event logs are full.

  • Page 99: Advanced Menu

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Convert OEM Codes [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the converting of EFI status codes to standard Smbios types. Configuration option: [Disabled] [Enabled] View Smbios Event Log Press <Enter> to view the Smbios event logs. View System Event Log Press <Enter>...

  • Page 100: Figure 111- Tmp

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Enable ACPI Auto Configuration [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable ACPI Auto Configuration. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ACPI Sleep State [S3 (Suspend to RAM)] Allows you to set the ACPI Sleep State. Configuration options: [Suspend Disabled] [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)] [S3 (Suspend to RAM)] Trusted Computing Figure 111- TMP TPM SUPPORT [Disabled]...

  • Page 101: Cpu Configuration

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance CPU Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Some items may not appear if your CPU does not support the related functions. Figure 113- CPU settings Scroll down for more items. Figure 114- More CPU settings Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the CPU thermal monitor function.
  • Page 102 Advanced System Use & Maintenance Active Processor Cores [All] Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor package. Configuration options: [All] [1] [2] [3] Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled] Setting this item to [Enabled] allows legacy operating systems to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions.

  • Page 103: Figure 115- North Bridge

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance CPU C3 Report [Enabled] Allows you to disable or enable the CPU C3 report to OS. CPU C6 Report [Enabled] Allows you to disable or enable the CPU C6 report to OS. North Bridge The North Bridge is built in the CPU. Figure 115- North Bridge Low MMIO Align [64M] Allows you to select the options for the Low MMIO Align.

  • Page 104: Figure 116- South Bridge

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Figure 116- South Bridge High Precision Timer [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the High Precision Event Timer. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] SATA Configuration While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA port.

  • Page 105: Figure 118- Intel Txt

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Serial Serial- - - - ATA Controller 0 [Enhanced] Serial Serial ATA Controller 0 [Enhanced] ATA Controller 0 [Enhanced] ATA Controller 0 [Enhanced] This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to [IDE Mode]. Set to [Enhanced] to support two SATA 6.0 Gb/s and two SATA 3.0 Gb/s devices.

  • Page 106: Figure 119- Usb Configuration

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Figure 119- USB configuration The USB Devices item shows the auto-detected values. If no USB device is detected, the item shows None. Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices. Setting to [Auto] allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup.

  • Page 107: Figure 120- Onboard Devices

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance ME Subsystem [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Management Engine (Intel ME) Subsystem that performs various tasks while the system is in sleep, during the boot process and when the system is running. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Onboard Devices Configuration The Onboard Devices Configuration menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for onboard devices.

  • Page 108: Figure 121- Apm

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Allows you to enable or disable the parallel port (LPT/LPTE). Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Change Settings [Auto] Change Settings [Auto] Change Settings [Auto] Change Settings [Auto] Allows you to select an optimal setting for the super 10 device. Configuration options: [Auto] [I0=378h;...

  • Page 109: Figure 122- Serial Port Console Redirect

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance [Disabled] Disables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event. [Enabled] Enables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event. Power On By Ring [Disabled] [Disabled] Disables Ring to generate a wake event. [Enabled] Enables Ring to generate a wake event. Power On By RTC [Disabled] [Disabled] Disables RTC to generate a wake event.
  • Page 110 Advanced System Use & Maintenance [VT100+] Extends VT100 to support color, function keys, et. [VT-UTF8] Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes [ANSI] Extended ASCII char set Bits per second [57600] Selects serial port transmission speed. The speed must be matched on the other side. Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds.

  • Page 111: Figure 123- Notwork Stack

    Advanced System Use & Maintenance Please refer to the description of the Console Redirection Settings item under COMO for details. [Mark] parity bit is always 1 [Space] parity bit is always 0 Stop Bits [1] Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet. (A start bit indicates the beginning.) The standard setting is 1 stop bit. Communication with slow devices may require more than 1 stop bit.

  • Page 112: Monitor Menu

    N/A. Fan Speed Control [Generic Mode] Allows you to configure the RASILIENT SYSTEMS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation. Configuration options: [Full Speed Mode] [High Density Mode] [Generic Mode] [Whisper Mode] VCORE1 Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, +5V Voltage, +12V Voltage, VBAT...

  • Page 113: Boot Menu

    Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Set this item to [Enabled] to use the RASILIENT SYSTEMS MyLogo2Tm feature. Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS] Allows you to set the display mode for Options ROM. Configuration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep...

  • Page 114: Tool Menu

    To select the boot device during system startup, press <F8> when RASILIENT SYSTEMS Logo appears. To access Windows OS in Safe Mode, do any of the following: - Press <F5> when RASILIENT SYSTEMS Logo appears. - Press <F8> after POST.

  • Page 115: Exit Menu

    <Enter> to display the submenu. EZ Flash Utility Allows you to run RASILIENT SYSTEMS EZ Flash 2. When you press <Enter>. Check section 5.1.2 RASILIENT SYSTEMS EZ Flash 2 utility for details. Figure 126- EZ Flash Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to save or discard your changes to the BIOS items.
  • Page 116 Advanced System Use & Maintenance Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device This option allows you to attempt to launch the EFI Shell application (shellx64.efi) from one of the available filesystem devices. ApplianceStor User Manual Rev. 1, November 2011...

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