Asus ESC4000 IB Manual de usuario
ESC4000 Series
Conguration Guide
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First Edition V1
May 2011
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Contents
Revision history
Revision Revision history Date
V1 First release of ESC4000 Series conguration guide May 2011
Revision history.......................................................................................... iii
Safety information ...................................................................................... iv
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Key features.................................................................................. 1-2
1.2 System overview.......................................................................... 1-4
1.3 Front panel features..................................................................... 1-5
1.4 Rear panel features...................................................................... 1-5
1.5 Systemspecications ................................................................. 1-6
Chapter 2: Components
2.1 Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink............................................. 2-2
2.2 Upgrading system memory......................................................... 2-4
2.3 Upgrading hard disk drives......................................................... 2-6
2.4 Installing ASUS Server Management Board.............................. 2-7
2.5 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID module............................................ 2-8
2.6 NVIDIA®Tesla™ GPU computing modules ................................ 2-9
2.7 OS support list ........................................................................... 2-10
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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, contact
a qualied service technician or your dealer. 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 service.
• If the power supply is broken, do not try to x it by yourself. Contact a qualied
service technician or your dealer.
Operation Safety
• Servicing of this product or units is to be performed by trained service
personnel only.
• Before operating the server, carefully read all the manuals included with the
server package.
• Before using the server, make sure 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.
Lithium-Ion Battery Warning
CAUTION! Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
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! This server system is heavy. Ask for assistance when moving or
carrying the system.
This chapter describes the key features
of ESC4000 Series. It includes
the product overview and general
specications.
Chapter 1
Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product introduction1-2
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® Tesla™ GPU
computing processors. It enables high-end professional applications such as
life/medical sciences, engineering and sciences, nancial modeling, EDA and
visualization. The ESC4000 packs outstanding features, exible 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®Core™
microarchitecture for signicant 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® Tesla™ M2050/M2070/M2090 GPUs on full PCI-E
Gen2 x16 slots with up to 2.66 teraops, doubling precision performance
• The NVIDIA® Tesla™ M2090 GPU Computing Module is the world’s fastest
parallel computing processor for HPC
8+1exibleexpansion
• Eight PCI-E Gen2 x16 slot design supports up to four double-deck GPU
computing cards for professional graphics
• 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-prole
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
Flexiblehighstoragecapacity
• Designed with eight hard drive bays to support SAS or SATA drives
• Optional ASUS PIKE meets the various requirements of RAID functionality
ASUS ESC4000 Series 1-3
Highreliability
• 1400W 80+ Gold power supply delivers reliable and highly efcient 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 ofce applications
Chapter 1: Product introduction1-4
1.2 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. ASMB4-iKVM controller card
9. DDR3 DIMM 10. PCI-E x16 riser card
11. Top cover 12. Rackmount rail kit
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ASUS ESC4000 Series 1-5
1.3 Front panel features
1.4 Rear panel features
*The port is for ASUS ASMB4-iKVM controller card only.
ODD USB ports
Power
button
Power LED
1
2
LAN2 LED
HDD Access LED
LAN1 LED
Message LED
Location switch
Resetbutton
Location LED
HDD 1 HDD 5 HDD 2 HDD 6 HDD 3 HDD 7 HDD 4 HDD 8
USB ports
LAN port 1
Serial port
VGA port
4 Full-length
Expansionslots
LAN port 2
Redundant
power supply
LAN port 3*
4 Full-length
Expansionslots
Half-length/Low-prole
Expansionslot
Power cord
connector
InniBandport(forESC4000/IBonly)
Power cord
connector
Redundant
power supply
Chapter 1: Product introduction1-6
1.5 Systemspecications
(continued on the next page)
Model Name ESC4000 Series
Processor / System Bus
2 x Socket LGA1366
Six/Quad-Core Intel®Xeon® X5600 Series
(130W/95W)
Quad-Core Intel®Xeon® X5500 Series (95W)
Quad-Core Intel®Xeon® E5500 Series (80W)
Quad-Core Intel®Xeon® L5500 Series (60W/38W)
QPI 4.8 / 5.86 / 6.4 GT/s
Core Logic
Intel® 5520 IOH
Intel® ICH10R I/O Controller
NVIDIA®nForce® 200 x 2
ASUS Features
Fan Speed
Control √
ASWM 2.0 √
Memory
Total Slots 18 (3-channel per CPU, 3 DIMMs per channel)
Capacity Maximum up to 144GB (RDIMM)
Maximum up to 48GB (UDIMM)
Memory Type DDR3 1333 / 1066 / 800 Reg DIMM / Unbuffered
DIMM with ECC
Memory Size 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB (RDIMM)
1GB, 2GB and 4GB (UDIMM)
ExpansionSlots
Total PCI/PCI-X/
PCI-E Slots 9
Slot Type
Full-length
- 8 x PCI-E x16 (4 at Gen2 x16 Link or 8 at Gen2
x8 Link) (Slot 1, 3, 5, 7 auto switch to x8 Link if
slot 2, 4, 6, 8 is occupied)
Half-length / Low-prole
- 1 x PCI-E x16 (Gen1 x4 Link) (PIKE SAS Card
for Storage Enhancement)
Additional Slot PIKE Riser Card
Storage
SATA Controller
Intel®ICH10R:
- 6 x SATA2 300MB/s ports
- Intel®Matrix Storage (for Windows only)
- Supports software RAID 0, 1, 5 & 10
LSIMegaRAID(forLinux/Windows):
- Supports software RAID 0, 1 & 10
SAS Controller
Optional:
ASUS PIKE 1068E 8-port SAS RAID card
ASUS PIKE 1078 8-port SAS HW RAID card
ASUS PIKE 6480 8-port SAS RAID card
ASUS PIKE 2008 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card
ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card
ASUS PIKE 2108 8-port SAS2 6G H/W RAID card
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