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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...
Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink ..........2-2 Upgrading system memory ............2-3 Upgrading hard disk drives ............2-6 Installing ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card ........2-7 Installing ASUS Server Management Board ......2-8 Installing MIO Audio card ............2-10 Upgrading power supply unit ........... 2-11 Rackmount rail kit ..............
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. •...
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Chapter 1 This chapter describes the key features of TS700-E6/RS8. It includes the product overview and general specifications.
Key features The ASUS TS700-E6/RS8 is a flexible expandability and high capacity storage server. Leading-edge System Architecture • Support New-Generation Intel Xeon Processor 5500 series with Intel Core™ ® ® ® Microarchitecture (Nehalem-EP) Platform Architecture with significant total 12 DDR3 DIMMs support up to 96GB high scalability for memory intensive applications High Storage Capacity &...
Items 1. Central processing unit (CPU) 6. MIO Audio card (optional) 2. CPU heatsink and fan 7. ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card (optional) 3. System memory 8. ASUS Server management board (optional) 4. Hard disk drives 9. Redundant power supply (optional) 5.
Front panel features Message LED LAN1 LED LAN2 LED HDD access LED Power LED Optical drive Empty 5.25-inch Security lock bays Power button Reset button 4-bay HDD cage Headphone output jack* 4-bay HDD cage Microphone jack* USB 2.0 ports * The audio jacks function only with an optional MIO audio card. Chapter 1: Product introduction...
Serial port system fan VGA port LAN port 1 LAN port 2 Chassis intrusion switch Expansion slots * The second redundant power supply is an optional item. ** This port is for the ASUS Server management board only. ASUS TS700-E6/RS8...
- Supports software RAID 0, 1 & 10 Optional: ASUS PIKE 1068E 8-port SAS RAID card SAS Controller ASUS PIKE 6480 8-port SAS RAID card ASUS PIKE 1078 8-port SAS HW RAID card (continued on the next page) Chapter 1: Product introduction...
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Out of Band Management Remote Optional ASMB4-iKVM for KVM-over-IP support Solution Management Software ASUS ASWM 2.0 ® Dimension (HH x WW x DD) 445mm x 217.5mm x 545mm Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM & 17.5 Kg HDD not included) Power Supply 620W 1+1 Redundant Power Supply Operation temperature: 10°C–35°C / Non operation...
Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink The ASUS TS700-E6/RS8 supports 1-2 Dual-core / Quad-core Intel LGA1366 ® Xeon ® 5500 series processor. We recommend to install CPUs with the same frequency. Order P/N Description Quad-Core Intel Xeon X5570, 2.93G, QPI 6.4GT/s, 8MB L2,...
Upgrading hard disk drives The system supports four hot-swap SATAII/SAS hard disk drives. We recommend that you install identical drives of the same model and capacity for RAID configuration. Order P/N Description 90-S000H6210T HDD SAS 450G 3.5” with tray (Single Pack) 90-S000H6220T HDD SAS 300G 3.5”...
Installing ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card The ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card allows users to create SAS RAID sets from SAS hard disk drives connected to the SAS connectors on the motherboard. SGPIO_SEL1 On-Board Add-On Card Insert the PIKE SAS RAID card into the PIKE card slot, ensuring that it is completely seated on the PIKE card slot.
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).
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DVD-ROM, flash device, HDD) to target servers, which makes data-sharing convenient. We recommend to use LAN port 3 (dedicated LAN) or LAN port 1 (shared LAN) for server management. LAN port 3 LAN port 1 Order P/N Description 90-C1SD80-00UAN00Z ASMB4-iKVM Module (6 in 1) ASUS TS700-E6/RS8...
Installing MIO Audio card Install the MIO audio card to the onboard MIO1 slot. Remove the SATA/SAS backplane. Refer to the user guide for details. Connect one end of the audio cable to the AAFP connector on the audio card. Connect the other end of the audio cable to the front panel connector on the server chassis.
Upgrading power supply unit 620W 1+1 hot-swap redundant power supply eliminate system and application downtime by redundancy power backup Remove the dummy power supply module before installing the second redundant power supply. Order P/N Description 90-S4QPW0010T TS700-E6/RS8 RPS 620W Module ASUS TS700-E6/RS8 2-11...
Server 2003 Enterprise 32/64-bit ® RedHat Enterprise Linux AS5.0 32/64-bit ® SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 32/64-bit ® Order P/N Description 90-S00SW7140T Windows Server 2008 STD 64-bit ENG ® 90-S00SW7150T Windows Server 2008 STD 64-bit TCH ® ASUS TS700-E6/RS8 2-13...