User manual ASUS ESC1000

[. . . ] Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. ii Contents Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Chapter 1: 1. 1 1. 2 1. 3 1. 4 1. 5 2. 1 2. 2 2. 3 2. 4 2. 5 2. 6 2. 7 Key features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 1-4 Front panel features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Rear panel features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Systemspecifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6 Product introduction Chapter 2: Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Upgrading system memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Upgrading hard disk drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 Installing ASUS Server Management Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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!Ask for assistance when moving or carrying the system. iv This chapter describes the key features of ESC4000 Series. It includes the product overview and general specifications. Product introduction Chapter 1 1. 1 Key features The ASUS ESC4000 is a high density GPU server presented in a compact 2U rack mount with support for dual Intel® Xeon® 5600 series processors, 18 DIMM slots with up to 48GB/144GB memory and 4 double-wide NVIDIA® TeslaTM GPU computing processors. It enables high-end professional applications such as life/medical sciences, engineering and sciences, financial modeling, EDA and visualization. The ESC4000 packs outstanding features, flexible design and versatile hardware, making it an ideal choice for intense parallel computing tasks. Leading advanced system architecture · · · · Features dual all-new Intel® Xeon® 5600 series processors with Intel® CoreTM microarchitecture for significant performance increases Supports 18 DIMM slots and up to 48GB/144GB high scalability memory for intense applications. DDR3 modules deliver higher speeds and more bandwidth with lower power consumption Embeds up to four NVIDIA® TeslaTM M2050/M2070/M2090 GPUs on full PCI-E Gen2 x16 slots with up to 2. 66 teraflops, doubling precision performance The NVIDIA® TeslaTM M2090 GPU Computing Module is the world's fastest parallel computing processor for HPC Eight PCI-E Gen2 x16 slot design supports up to four double-deck GPU computing cards for professional graphics 8+1flexibleexpansion · · · Flex-E technology allows automatic switching between one PCI-E x16 and two PCI-E x8 links Additional PCI-E riser module compatible with both half-length/low-profile PCI-E cards and ASUS PIKE series cards Intelligent system fan control · · Three independent smart system fans, two for GPU areas and one for general motherboard cooling Adjusts fan speed automatically according to system load to optimize cooling and energy saving Designed with eight hard drive bays to support SAS or SATA drives Flexiblehighstoragecapacity · · Optional ASUS PIKE meets the various requirements of RAID functionality 1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction Highreliability · · · · · 1400W 80+ Gold power supply delivers reliable and highly efficient power Hot-swap hard drive design allows downtime-free drive replacement Remote control and management Bundled ASMB4-iKVM module offers advanced server management KVM-over internet provides OS-independent manageability Ideal for remote office applications ASUS ESC4000 Series 1-3 1. 2 System overview 11 3 4 10 7 6 12 9 8 5 12 2 1 Items 1. [. . . ] DDR3 modules deliver higher speeds and more bandwidth with lower power consumption Embeds up to four NVIDIA® TeslaTM M2050/M2070/M2090 GPUs on full PCI-E Gen2 x16 slots with up to 2. 66 teraflops, doubling precision performance The NVIDIA® TeslaTM M2090 GPU Computing Module is the world's fastest parallel computing processor for HPC Eight PCI-E Gen2 x16 slot design supports up to four double-deck GPU computing cards for professional graphics 8+1flexibleexpansion · · · Flex-E technology allows automatic switching between one PCI-E x16 and two PCI-E x8 links Additional PCI-E riser module compatible with both half-length/low-profile PCI-E cards and ASUS PIKE series cards Intelligent system fan control · · Three independent smart system fans, two for GPU areas and one for general motherboard cooling Adjusts fan speed automatically according to system load to optimize cooling and energy saving Designed with eight hard drive bays to support SAS or SATA drives Flexiblehighstoragecapacity · · Optional ASUS PIKE meets the various requirements of RAID functionality 1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction Highreliability · · · · · 1400W 80+ Gold power supply delivers reliable and highly efficient power Hot-swap hard drive design allows downtime-free drive replacement Remote control and management Bundled ASMB4-iKVM module offers advanced server management KVM-over internet provides OS-independent manageability Ideal for remote office applications ASUS ESC4000 Series 1-3 1. 2 System overview 11 3 4 10 7 6 12 9 8 5 12 2 1 Items 1. Order P/N 90-S000H65D1T 90-S000H65C1T 90-S000H65B1T 90-S000H64R0T 90-S000H64S0T 90-S000H64T0T Description SATA3 500G 7200rpm with tray (single pack) SATA3 750G 7200rpm with tray (single pack) SATA3 1TB 7200rpm with tray (single pack) SAS 6G 300G 15Krpm with tray (single pack) SAS 6G 450G 15Krpm with tray (single pack) SAS 6G 600G 15Krpm with tray (single pack) 2-6 Chapter 2: Components 2. 4 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). ASUS Server Management Board BaseboardManagementController(BMC) connector(14-pinBMC_FW1) 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)". [. . . ]