Asus ESC4000 G2 Configuration Manual
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  • Page 1 ESC4000 G2 Configuration Guide...
  • Page 2 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”). ASUS provides this manual “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Installing ASUS PIKE RAID module..........2-5 NVIDIA® Tesla™ GPU computing modules ....... 2-7 Installing optical drive ..............2-8 Friction rail kit ................2-9 OS support list ................2-10 Revision history Revision Revision history Date First release of ESC4000 G2 configuration guide July 2012...
  • Page 4: Safety Information

    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. •...
  • Page 5 Chapter 1 This chapter describes the key features of ESC4000 G2. It includes the product overview and general specifications.
  • Page 6: Chapter 1: Product Introduction

    Key features ASUS ESC4000 G2 is the latest high-density GPU server based on dual Intel Xeon E5-2600 processor platform, featuring eight hot-swap 3.5” SATA HDD cages, 1+1 80+ Platinum 1620W redundant power supply and nine PCI-E Gen3 x16 expansion slots. It delivers high density computing power, scalable expansion...
  • Page 7 Cutting-edge Architecture The ESC4000 G2 supports dual CPUs from the Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 processor family and with 16 DIMM sockets onboard, up to 512GBof four-channel DDR3 1600/1333 memory is supported. Combined, they provide for a high computing capability that can tackle the most difficult of tasks. Additionally, there are more PCI-E lanes with PCI-E Gen 3 support, which is suitable for systems that require high I/O connectivity and bandwidth and supports more PCI-E devices.
  • Page 8: System Overview

    System overview Items Items 1. Hard disk drive bay 2. Hard disk drive 3. Computing module bracket 4. Computing module 5. Computing module airduct 6. CPU 7. CPU heatsink 8. DDR3 DIMM 9. PCI-E 2.0/3.0 x16 riser card 10. Top cover 11.
  • Page 9: Front Panel Features

    HDD 7 HDD 4 HDD 8 Rear panel features Half-length/ Low-profile Expansion slot InfiniBand port LAN port 2 (for ESC4000/FDR G2 only) LAN port 1 4 Full-length 4 Full-length Expansion slots Expansion slots *The port is for ASUS ASMB6-iKVM controller card only. ASUS ESC4000 G2...
  • Page 10: System Specifications

    1.5 System specifications Model Name ESC4000/FDR G2 ESC4000 G2 2 x Socket-R LGA2011 Processor / System Bus Intel Xeon E5-2600 product family ® ® QPI 6.4 / 7.2 / 8.0 GT/s Intel ® C602 chipset Mellanox Connectx-3 Core Logic Intel C602 chipset ®...
  • Page 11 ASUS PIKE 2008 8-port SAS 6G RAID card Storage Controller ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 8-port SAS 6G RAID card ASUS PIKE 2108 8-port SAS 6G H/W RAID card I = Internal HDD Bays A or S will be 8 x Hot-swap 3.5” HDD Bays...
  • Page 12 Chapter 1: Product introduction...
  • Page 13 Chapter 2 This chapter lists the key components and optional accessories for the server system.
  • Page 14: Upgrading Cpu And Cpu Heatsink

    Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink The motherboard comes with two surface mount LGA 2011 Socket R designed for the Intel ® Xeon ® E5-2600 series processor family. • To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU.
  • Page 15: Upgrading System Memory

    • • • • • • • • • • • • • Order P/N Description 90-S000I0620T DDR3 1600 ECC REG 16G 240P 90-S000I0610T DDR3 1600 ECC REG 8G 240P 90-S000I0600T DDR3 1600 ECC REG 4G 240P ASUS ESC4000 G2...
  • Page 16: Upgrading Hard Disk Drives

    Upgrading hard disk drives The system supports eight hot-swap SATAII/SAS hard disk drives. The hard disk drive installed on the drive tray connects to the motherboard SATAII/SAS ports via the SATAII/SAS backplane. We recommend that you install identical drives of the same model and capacity for RAID configuration.
  • Page 17: Installing Asus Pike Raid Module

    Installing ASUS PIKE RAID module Follow the steps below to install the optional ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card to the ASUS PIKE riser card. ASUS ESC4000 G2...
  • Page 18 Remove the screws that secure the riser card bracket. Hold the riser card firmly then pull it upward to detach it from the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard. Remove the SATA/SAS cables from the onboard SATA connectors then connect them to the SAS1-8 connectors on the PIKE riser card.
  • Page 19 TESLA M2075 6GB GPU CARD 90-S000R00D0T TESLA M2090 6GB GPU CARD 90-S000R0080T GRAPHIC CARD QUADRO 400 90-S000R0070T GRAPHIC CARD QUADRO 600 90-S000R0090T GRAPHIC CARD QUADRO 2000 90-S000R00A0T GRAPHIC CARD QUADRO 4000 90-S000R00B0T GRAPHIC CARD QUADRO 5000 90-S000R00C0T GRAPHIC CARD QUADRO 6000 ASUS ESC4000 G2...
  • Page 20: Installing Optical Drive

    Installing optical drive Description Order P/N 90-S000C4000T SLIM DVD-ROM 8X MODULE 90-S000C2000T SLIM DVD-RW MODULE Chapter 2: Components...
  • Page 21: Friction Rail Kit

    Friction rail kit Front end Rack rails Rear end Order P/N Description 90-S00SP1360T FRICTION RAIL KIT V2.0 ASUS ESC4000 G2...
  • Page 22: Os Support List

    OS support list OS support list Windows® Server 2008 R2 Windows® Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows® Server 2008 Enterprise 32/64-bit Redhat® Enterprise Linux AS 5.7/6.2 32/64-bit SuSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11.1 32/64-bit CentOS 5.7/6.2 32/64-bit VMWare ESX4.1/ESXi4.1 Order P/N Description 90-S00SW7140T Windows®...

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