Asus RS520-E9 User Manual

RS520-E9 Series

Server User Guide

E16289

Revised Edition V8

February 2020

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Contents

Safety information....................................................................................................	viii
About this guide...........................................................................................................	x

Chapter 1: Product Introduction

1.1	System package contents..........................................................................		1-2
1.2	Serial number label.....................................................................................		1-2
1.3	System specifications................................................................................		1-3
1.4	Front panel features...................................................................................		1-6
1.5	Rear panel features....................................................................................		1-7
1.6	Internal features..........................................................................................		1-9
1.7	LED information........................................................................................		1-11
	1.7.1	Front panel LEDs.......................................................................	1-11
	1.7.3	Bay status LED..........................................................................	1-12
	1.7.2	LAN (RJ-45) LEDs.....................................................................	1-13
	1.7.4	Rear panel LEDs.......................................................................	1-13
	1.7.5	Q-Code table.............................................................................	1-14

Chapter 2: Hardware Information

2.1	Chassis cover.............................................................................................		2-2
	2.1.1	Removing the rear cover.............................................................	2-2
2.2	Central Processing Unit (CPU)..................................................................		2-3
	2.2.1	Installing the CPU........................................................................	2-3
2.3	System memory..........................................................................................		2-5
	2.3.1	Overview......................................................................................	2-5
	2.3.2	Memory Configurations................................................................	2-6
	2.3.3	Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket..........................	2-7
2.4	Storage devices..........................................................................................		2-8
2.5	Expansion slot..........................................................................................		2-14
	2.5.1	Installing an expansion card to the PCIE slot............................	2-14
	2.5.2	Installing an ASUS PIKE II card.................................................	2-16
	2.5.3	Replacing the ASUS PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink card....................	2-18
	2.5.4	Configuring an expansion card..................................................	2-21
	2.5.5	Installing an M.2 expansion card...............................................	2-22
	2.5.6	Installing a Mezzanine card.......................................................	2-23
2.6	Cable connections....................................................................................		2-25
2.7	Backplane cabling....................................................................................		2-26

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2.8	Removable/optional components...........................................................		2-28
	2.8.1	System fans...............................................................................	2-28
	2.8.2	Slim optical drive (optional for RS520-E9-RS8).........................	2-29
	2.8.3	Redundant power supply module..............................................	2-31

Chapter 3: Installation Options

3.1	Tool-less Friction Rail Kit..........................................................................	3-2
3.2	Rail kit dimensions.....................................................................................	3-5

Chapter 4: Motherboard Information

4.1	Motherboard layout....................................................................................	4-2
4.2	Jumpers.......................................................................................................	4-4
4.3	Internal LEDs.............................................................................................	4-10
4.4	Internal connectors..................................................................................	4-13

Chapter 5: BIOS Setup

5.1	Managing and updating your BIOS...........................................................		5-2
	5.1.1	ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility...................................................	5-2
	5.1.2	ASUS EZ Flash Utility..................................................................	5-3
	5.1.3	BUPDATER utility........................................................................	5-4
5.2	BIOS setup program...................................................................................		5-6
	5.2.1	BIOS menu screen......................................................................	5-7
	5.2.2	Menu bar......................................................................................	5-7
	5.2.3	Menu items..................................................................................	5-8
	5.2.4	Submenu items............................................................................	5-8
	5.2.5	Navigation keys...........................................................................	5-8
	5.2.6	General help................................................................................	5-8
	5.2.7	Configuration fields......................................................................	5-8
	5.2.8	Pop-up window............................................................................	5-8
	5.2.9	Scroll bar......................................................................................	5-8
5.3	Main menu...................................................................................................		5-9
	5.3.1	System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx].....................................................	5-9
	5.3.2	System Time [xx:xx:xx]................................................................	5-9
5.4	Performance Tuning menu......................................................................		5-10

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5.5	Advanced menu........................................................................................		5-11
	5.5.1	Trusted Computing....................................................................	5-12
	5.5.2	ACPI Settings............................................................................	5-12
	5.5.3	Smart Settings...........................................................................	5-13
	5.5.4	Super IO Configuration..............................................................	5-13
	5.5.5	Serial Port Console Redirection.................................................	5-14
	5.5.6	Onboard LAN Configuration .....................................................	5-17
	5.5.7	APM...........................................................................................	5-18
	5.5.8	PCI Subsystem Settings............................................................	5-19
	5.5.9	USB Configuration.....................................................................	5-21
	5.5.10	CSM Configuration....................................................................	5-22
	5.5.11	NVMe Configuration..................................................................	5-23
	5.5.12	Network Stack Configuration.....................................................	5-23
	5.5.13	iSCSI Configuration...................................................................	5-24
5.6	Platform Configuration menu..................................................................		5-24
	5.6.1	PCH Configuration.....................................................................	5-25
	5.6.2	Miscellaneous Configuration......................................................	5-27
	5.6.3	Server ME Configuration...........................................................	5-27
	5.6.4	Runtime Error Logging Support.................................................	5-28
5.7	Socket Configuration menu.....................................................................		5-28
	5.7.1	Processor Configuration............................................................	5-29
	5.7.2	Common RefCode Configuration...............................................	5-30
	5.7.3	UPI Configuration......................................................................	5-31
	5.7.4	Memory Configuration...............................................................	5-32
	5.7.5	IIO Configuration........................................................................	5-34
	5.7.6	Advanced Power Management Configuration...........................	5-35
5.8	Event Logs menu......................................................................................		5-37
	5.8.1	Change Smbios Event Log Settings..........................................	5-37
	5.8.2	View Smbios Event Log.............................................................	5-37
5.9	Server Mgmt menu...................................................................................		5-38
5.10	Security menu...........................................................................................		5-39

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5.11	Boot menu.................................................................................................	5-41
5.12	Tool menu..................................................................................................	5-42
5.13	Save & Exit menu......................................................................................	5-42

Chapter 6: RAID Configuration

6.1	Setting up RAID..........................................................................................		6-2
	6.1.1	RAID definitions...........................................................................	6-2
	6.1.2	Installing hard disk drives............................................................	6-3
	6.1.3	Setting the RAID item in BIOS.....................................................	6-3
	6.1.4	RAID configuration utilities...........................................................	6-3

6.2Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA

	Option ROM Utility......................................................................................		6-4
	6.2.1	Creating a RAID set.....................................................................	6-5
	6.2.2	Deleting a RAID set.....................................................................	6-7
	6.2.3	Resetting disks to Non-RAID.......................................................	6-8
	6.2.4	Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise
		SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility................................................	6-9
	6.2.5	Rebuilding the RAID....................................................................	6-9
	6.2.6	Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility........................	6-11
6.3	Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows).......................		6-12
	6.3.1	Creating a RAID set...................................................................	6-13
	6.3.2	Changing a Volume Type..........................................................	6-15
	6.3.3	Deleting a volume......................................................................	6-16
	6.3.4	Preferences...............................................................................	6-17

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Chapter 7: Driver Installation

7.1	RAID driver installation..............................................................................		7-2
	7.1.1	Creating a USB flash drive with RAID drive.................................	7-2
	7.1.2	Installing the RAID controller driver.............................................	7-2
7.2	Management applications and utilities installation.................................		7-5
7.3	Running the Support DVD.........................................................................		7-5
7.4	Intel® chipset device software installation...............................................		7-8
7.5	VGA driver installation.............................................................................		7-10
7.6	Installing the Intel® I350-AM2 Gigabit Adapters driver..........................		7-12
7.7	Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise installation......................		7-14

Appendix

Z11PR-D16 block diagram......................................................................................	A-2
Notices .....................................................................................................................	A-3
Canadian Department of Communications Statement.................................	A-4
REACH .....................................................................................................	A-4
ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services............................................................	A-4
Australia statement notice............................................................................	A-4
ASUS contact information......................................................................................	A-5

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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, 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 add a device.

•If the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact a qualified service technician or your dealer.

Operation Safety

•Any mechanical operation on this server must be conducted by certified or experienced engineers.

•Before operating the server, carefully read all the manuals included with the server package.

•Before using the server, ensure 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.

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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.

Heavy System

CAUTION! This server system is heavy. Ask for assistance when moving or carrying the system.

Optical Drive Safety Information

Laser Safety Information

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

WARNING! To prevent exposure to the optical drive’s laser, do not attempt to disassemble or repair the optical drive by yourself. For your safety, contact a professional technician for assistance.

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About this guide

Audience

This user guide is intended for system integrators, and experienced users with at least basic knowledge of configuring a server.

Contents

This guide contains the following parts:

1.Chapter 1: Product Introduction

This chapter describes the general features of the server, including sections on front panel and rear panel specifications.

2.Chapter 2: Hardware Information

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components.

3.Chapter 3: Installation Options

This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone server.

4.Chapter 4: Motherboard Information

This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server. This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and connector locations.

5.Chapter 5: BIOS Information

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters.

6.Chapter 6: RAID Configuration

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.

7Chapter 7: Driver Installation

This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components.

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Conventions

To ensure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual.

DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task.

CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task.

IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.

NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a task.

Typography

Bold text	Indicates a menu or an item to select.
Italics	Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.
<Key>	Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than
	sign means that you must press the enclosed key.
	Example: <Enter> means that you must press
	the Enter or Return key.
<Key1>+<Key2>+<Key3>	If you must press two or more keys simultaneously,
	the key names are linked with a plus sign (+).
	Example: <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Del>
Command	Means that you must type the command
	exactly as shown, then supply the required
	item or value enclosed in brackets.
	Example: At the DOS prompt, type the
	command line: format A:/S

References

Refer to the following sources for additional information, and for product and software updates.

1.ASUS Control Center (ACC) user guide

This manual tells how to set up and use the proprietary ASUS server management utility. Visit asuscontrolcenter.asus.com for more information.

2.ASUS websites

The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information for all ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.

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Product Introduction

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This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports.

1.1System package contents

Check your system package for the following items.

Model Name	RS520-E9-RS12-E	RS520-E9-RS8
Chassis	ASUS 2U Rackmount Chassis
Motherboard	ASUS Z11PR-D16 Server Board
	2 x 800W Redundant Power Supply	2 x 800W Redundant Power Supply
	12 x Hot-swap 3.5-inch Storage Device	8 x Hot-swap 3.5-inch Storage Device
	Bays	Bays
	2 x Hot-swap 2.5-inch Storage Device	2 x Hot-swap 2.5-inch Storage Device
	Bays	Bays
Component	1 x SATA/SAS back panel	1 x SATA/SAS back panel
	1 x Front I/O Board	1 x Front I/O Board
	1 x Front USB Board	4 x System Fans (80 mm x 38 mm)
	4 x System Fans (80 mm x 38 mm)	1 x Power sharing Board
	1 x Power sharing Board	1 x Air duct
	1 x Air duct
	1 x RS520-E9 Series DVD
	1 x Bag of Screws
Accessories	2 x CPU Heatsink
	2 x AC Power Cable
	2 x LGA3647-P0 NRW-NF-CPU CARRIER

	Optional	2 x CPU Heatsink (Quantity may vary depending on the request of each area/
		country)
	Items
		1 x Tool-less Friction Rail Kit

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

1.2Serial number label

The product’s serial number contains 12 characters such as xxS0xxxxxxxx and printed on the sticker at the server's front cover.

The correct serial number of the product is required if you need to request for support from the ASUS Technical Support team.

RS520-E9-RS12-E

xxS0xxxxxxxx

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1.3System specifications

The ASUS RS520-E9 Series is a 2U barebone server system featuring the ASUS Z11PR-D16 Server Board. The server supports Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Family Series plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard.

	Model Name		RS520-E9-RS12-E		RS520-E9-RS8
	Motherboard		Z11PR-D16
			2 x Socket P0 (LGA 3647)
	Processor Support		1st Gen Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family
			2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family
			UPI 10.4 GT/s
	Core Logic		Intel® C621 PCH
		Total Slots	16 (6-channel per CPU, 8 DIMM per CPU)
		Capacity	Maximum up to 4096GB
			DDR4 2933* (1 DIMM per Channel)
		Memory Type	DDR4 2666/2400/2133 RDIMM/LRDIMM/LRDIMM 3DS
			(2 DIMM per Channel)
	Memory		* 2933MHz will drop to 2666MHz when using 2DPC configurations
			** Refer to ASUS server AVL for the latest update
			4GB, 8GB, 12GB, 32GB (RDIMM)
			64GB, 128GB (RDIMM 3DS)
		Memory Size	32GB, 64GB, 128GB (LRDIMM)
			64GB, 128GB, 256GB (LRDIMM 3DS)
			* Refer to ASUS server AVL for the latest update
		Total PCI/PCI-X/	6+1
		PCI-E/PIKE Slots
	Expansion		2 x PCI-E x16* (Gen3 x16 link), LP, HL
	Slots	Slot Type	4 x PCI-E x8 (Gen3 x8 link), LP, HL
			1 x OCP 2.0 Mezzanine (Gen3 x16 link)
			* 1 x PCI-E x16 slot is occupied by NVMe4 OCulink Card
			Intel® Lewisburg PCH
			- 11 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (8 by 2 mini-SAS Connector)
			- 2 x M.2 connectors (SATA 6Gb/s & PCI-E Gen3 x4 link)
		SATA Controller	Intel® RSTe
	Disk		Supports software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5
			Intel® VROC
	Controller		Supports software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5 (for Windows only)
			Optional kits:
		SAS Controller	ASUS PIKE II 3008 8-port SAS HBA card
			ASUS PIKE II 3108 8-port SAS HW RAID card
			12G SAS Support
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	Model Name		RS520-E9-RS12-E	RS520-E9-RS8
			12 x 2.5” or 3.5” Hot-swap
			Storage Device Bays	8 x 2.5” or 3.5” Hot-swap
			(supports 4 x NVMe)*	Storage Device Bays
		I = internal	2 x 2.5” Hot-Swap Storage	(supports 4 x NVMe)
			Device Bays on rear panel	2 x 2.5” Hot-Swap Storage
	Storage Bays	A or S will
			(supports SATA SSD only)	Device Bays on rear panel
		be hot-
		swappable	2 x M.2 2280/2260/2242	(supports SATA SSD only)
			(supports SATA/PCIe	2 x M.2 2280/2260/2242
			M.2,SATA/PCIe RAID)	(supports SATA/PCIe
			* SATA and SAS support requires	M.2,SATA/PCIe RAID)
			an optional ASUS PIKE II card.
	Networking	LAN	1 x Dual Port Intel I350-AM2 Gigabit LAN controller
			1 x Management Port
	Graphic	VGA	Aspeed AST2500 64MB
	Auxiliary Storage Device Bay		N/A	Optional:
	(Floppy / Optical Drive)			1 x Slim type Optical Drive Bay
			Front I/O Ports:	Front I/O Ports:
			2 x USB 2.0 ports	1 x VGA port
			Rear I/O Ports:	2 x USB 3.0 ports
			2 x USB 3.0 ports	Rear I/O Ports:
			1 x VGA port	2 x USB 3.0 ports
			2 x RJ-45 GbE LAN ports	1 x VGA port
			1 x RJ-45 Mgmt LAN port	2 x RJ-45 GbE LAN ports
			Rear Switch/LED:	1 x RJ-45 Mgmt LAN port
			1 x Q-Code/Port 80 LED	Rear Switch/LED:
	I/O ports, Switches, and LEDs		1 x Power switch	1 x Q-Code/Port 80 LED
			Front Switch/LED:	1 x Power switch
			1 x Power switch/LED	Front Switch/LED:
			1 x Location switch/LED	1 x Power switch/LED
			1 x Reset switch	1 x Location switch/LED
			1 x Storage device access LED	1 x Reset switch
			1 x Message LED	1 x Storage device access LED
			LAN 1-4 LED	1 x Message LED
			* LAN 3-4 for Mezzanine card use	LAN 1-4 LED
				* LAN 3-4 for Mezzanine card use
		Out of Band
	Management	Remote	On-Board ASMB9-iKVM for KVM-over-IP
	Solution	Hardware
		Software	ASUS Control Center (Classic)

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Model Name	RS520-E9-RS12-E	RS520-E9-RS8
OS Support	Please find the latest OS support from http://www.asus.com/
Regulatory Compliance	BSMI, CE, CB, FCC
Dimension (HH x WW x DD)	615mm x 444mm x 88mm (2U)
	24.21” x 17.48” x 3.46”
Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM
& Storage device not	24.55 Kg	19.7 Kg
included)
Gross Weight Kg (CPU,
DRAM & Storage device not	30.1 Kg	27.97 Kg
included, Packing include)
Power Supply	1+1 Redundant 800W 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supply
(different configuration	Rating: 100-127Vac/200-240Vac, 9.4A/4.72A, 47-63 Hz, Class I
by region)	(for each inlet)
	Operating temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C
Environment	Non operating temperature: -40°C ~ 60°C
	Non operating humidity: 20% ~ 90% (Non condensing)

*Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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1.4Front panel features

The barebone server displays a simple yet stylish front panel with easily accessible features. The power and reset buttons, LED indicators, and USB ports for each Node are located on the front panel.

Refer to the 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs section for the LED descriptions.

Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any system component.

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Reset button
Location button						2 x USB 3.0 ports
Power button
Slim optical drive (optional)						VGA port
Refer to 1.7 LED information

Bay 1

Bay 3

Bay 5

Bay 7

Bay 2

Bay 4

Bay 6

Bay 8

• Bay 1 to bay 4 supports hybrid NVMe/SAS/SATA (SAS support requires an optional

ASUS PIKE II card).

•Bay 5 to bay 8 supports hybrid SAS/SATA (SAS support requires an optional ASUS

PIKE II card).

RS520-E9-RS12-E		Refer to 1.7 LED information
	Bay 4	Bay 10	Location button
USB 2.0 ports	Bay 1	Bay 7	Power button

Bay 2	Bay 5	Bay 8	Bay 11	Reset button
Bay 3	Bay 6	Bay 9		Bay 12

• Bay 1 to bay 4 supports hybrid NVMe/SAS/SATA (SAS/SATA support requires an optional ASUS PIKE II card).

•Bay 5 to bay 12 supports hybrid SAS/SATA (SAS/SATA support requires an optional

ASUS PIKE II card).

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1.5Rear panel features

The rear panel includes the expansion slots, system power sockets, and rear fans. The I/O shields with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard are also placed in the rear panel.

2.5-inch Bay 2	LAN port 2	VGA port	Serial port (optional)
2.5-inch Bay 1

									Expansion slot
Redundant Power supply							Q-Code LED
and Power cord connector							Power button
	Management LAN port 1*
						LAN port 1
		2 x USB 3.0 ports

*This port is for ASUS ASMB9-iKVM only.

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Asset tag

The Asset tag is a simple but useful device that is conveniently located on the front panel of the server that you can pull out or easily slide back in. It has a piece of paper that allows you to write down important information about the server.

RS520-E9-RS8

RS520-E9-RS12-E

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1.6Internal features

The barebone server includes the basic components as shown.

RS520-E9-RS8
1.	Redundant power supply
2.	ASUS Z11PR-D16 Server
	Board
3.	SATA/NVMe backplane
4.	Slim optical drive (optional)
5.	System fans
6.	Asset Tag (hidden)
7.	8 x 3.5“ storage device
	bays
8.	PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink
	card
9.	2 x 2.5” storage device
	bays

Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any system component.

The barebone server does not include a floppy disk drive. Connect a USB floppy disk drive to any of the USB ports on the front or rear panel if you need to use a floppy disk.

WARNING

HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS

KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY

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RS520-E9-RS12-E
1.	Redundant power supply
2.	ASUS Z11PR-D16 Server
	Board
3.	SATA/NVMe backplane
4.	Front USB panel
5.	System fans
6.	Asset Tag (hidden)
7.	12 x 3.5“ storage device
	bays
8.	PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink
	card
9.	2 x 2.5” storage device
	bays
10.	Front I/O panel

Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any system component.

The barebone server does not include a floppy disk drive. Connect a USB floppy disk drive to any of the USB ports on the front or rear panel if you need to use a floppy disk.

WARNING

HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS

KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY

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1.7LED information

1.7.1Front panel LEDs

RS520-E9-RS8

LAN4 LED (for Mezzanine card)

LAN3 LED (for Mezzanine card)

LAN2 LED

LAN1 LED

Message LED

Storage device access LED

4

3

2

1

Location button with LED

Power button with LED

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Power button with LED

Message LED	Location button with LED

LAN1 LED

LAN2 LED

Storage device access LED LAN3 LED (for Mezzanine card)

LAN4 LED (for Mezzanine card)

	LED	Icon		Display status	Description
				GREEN ON	System power ON
	Power LED			GREEN BLINKING	System sleep mode
				OFF	System power OFF
	Storage Device			OFF	No activity
				GREEN BLINKING	Read / Write data into the storage device
	Access LED
				AMBER ON	Storage device error
				GREEN ON	System is normal; no incoming event
				GREEN BLINKING	System ready but degraded some CPU fault
	Message LED				and DIMM killed
				AMBER ON	Critical alarm
				AMBER BLINKING	Non-critical alarm
				GREEN OFF	No LAN connection
				GREEN BLINKING	LAN is transmitting or receiving data
	LAN LEDs			GREEN ON	LAN connection is present
		3		BLINKING	LAN is transmitting or receiving data
		4
				ON	Location switch is pressed
	Location LED			OFF	Normal status (Press the location switch
					again to turn off)

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1.7.3Bay status LED

Front panel

Storage Device Status LED (Red)

			Storage Device Activity LED (Green)
LED	Icon	Display status	Description

	OFF	Storage device not present
Storage Device	GREEN ON	No activity
Activity LED	GREEN BLINKING	1.	Read / Write data into the storage device
		2.	Locating
	RED ON	Storage device has failed and should be
		swapped immediately
Storage Device		1.	RAID rebuilding
Status LED	RED BLINKING	2.	Locating
		3.	Storage device hotspare

Rear panel

		Storage Device Activity LED (Green)
LED	Icon	Display status	Description

	OFF	Storage device not present
Storage Device	GREEN ON	No activity
Activity LED	GREEN BLINKING	1.	Read / Write data into the storage device
		2.	Locating

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1.7.2LAN (RJ-45) LEDs

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

ACT/LINK LED			SPEED LED
Status	Description	Status		Description
OFF	No link	OFF		10 Mbps connection
GREEN	Linked	ORANGE		100 Mbps connection
BLINKING	Data activity	GREEN		1 Gbps connection

1.7.4Rear panel LEDs

Power button with LED

Q-Code LED*

• The Q-Code LED provides the most probable cause of an error code as a starting point for troubleshooting. The actual cause may vary from case to case.

•Refer to the Q-Code table on the next page for details.

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1.7.5Q-Code table

Action	PHASE	POST CODE	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
		1	Progress	First post code(POWER_ON_POST_CODE)
		2	Progress	Load BSP microcode(MICROCODE_POST_CODE)
	Security Phase	3	Progress	Perform early platform initialization
		4	Progress	Set cache as ram for PEI phase(CACHE_ENABLED_POST_CODE)
		5	Progress	Establish Stack
		6	Progress	CPU Early init.(CPU_EARLY_INIT_POST_CODE)
		10	Progress	PEI Core Entry
		11	Progress	PEI cache as ram CPU initial
		15	Progress	NB initialize before installed memory
		19	Progress	SB initialize before installed memory
		0	MRC Progress	MRC_INITIALIZATION_START
		10	MRC Progress	MRC_CMD_PLOT_2D
		1B	MRC Progress	MRC_FAST_BOOT_PERMITTED
		1C	MRC Progress	MRC_RESTORE_NON_TRAINING
		1D	MRC Progress	MRC_PRINT_INPUT_PARAMS
		1E	MRC Progress	MRC_SET_OVERRIDES_PSPD
		20	MRC Progress	MRC_SPD_PROCESSING
		21	MRC Progress	MRC_SET_OVERRIDES
		22	MRC Progress	MRC_MC_CAPABILITY
		23	MRC Progress	MRC_MC_CONFIG
		24	MRC Progress	MRC_MC_MEMORY_MAP
		25	MRC Progress	MRC_JEDEC_INIT_LPDDR3
		26	MRC Progress	MRC_RESET_SEQUENCE
		27	MRC Progress	MRC_PRE_TRAINING
		28	MRC Progress	MRC_EARLY_COMMAND
		29	MRC Progress	MRC_SENSE_AMP_OFFSET
		2A	MRC Progress	MRC_READ_MPR
		2B	MRC Progress	MRC_RECEIVE_ENABLE
		2C	MRC Progress	MRC_JEDEC_WRITE_LEVELING
		2D	MRC Progress	MRC_LPDDR_LATENCY_SET_B
		2E	MRC Progress	MRC_WRITE_TIMING_1D
Normal boot		2F	MRC Progress	MRC_READ_TIMING_1D
		30	MRC Progress	MRC_DIMM_ODT
	PEI(Pre-EFI	31	MRC Progress	MRC_EARLY_WRITE_TIMING_2D
		32	MRC Progress	MRC_WRITE_DS
	initialization) phase
		33	MRC Progress	MRC_WRITE_EQ
		34	MRC Progress	MRC_EARLY_READ_TIMING_2D
		35	MRC Progress	MRC_READ_ODT
		36	MRC Progress	MRC_READ_EQ
		37	MRC Progress	MRC_READ_AMP_POWER
		38	MRC Progress	MRC_WRITE_TIMING_2D
		39	MRC Progress	MRC_READ_TIMING_2D
		3A	MRC Progress	MRC_CMD_VREF
		3B	MRC Progress	MRC_WRITE_VREF_2D
		3C	MRC Progress	MRC_READ_VREF_2D
		3D	MRC Progress	MRC_POST_TRAINING
		3E	MRC Progress	MRC_LATE_COMMAND
		3F	MRC Progress	MRC_ROUND_TRIP_LAT
		40	MRC Progress	MRC_TURN_AROUND
		41	MRC Progress	MRC_CMP_OPT
		42	MRC Progress	MRC_SAVE_MC_VALUES
		43	MRC Progress	MRC_RESTORE_TRAINING
		44	MRC Progress	MRC_RMT_TOOL
		45	MRC Progress	MRC_WRITE_SR
		46	MRC Progress	MRC_DIMM_RON
		47	MRC Progress	MRC_RCVEN_TIMING_1D
		48	MRC Progress	MRC_MR_FILL
		49	MRC Progress	MRC_PWR_MTR
		4A	MRC Progress	MRC_DDR4_MAPPING
		4B	MRC Progress	MRC_WRITE_VOLTAGE_1D
		4C	MRC Progress	MRC_EARLY_RDMPR_TIMING_2D
		4D	MRC Progress	MRC_FORCE_OLTM
		50	MRC Progress	MRC_MC_ACTIVATE

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Action	PHASE	POST CODE	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
		51	MRC Progress	MRC_RH_PREVENTION
		52	MRC Progress	MRC_GET_MRC_DATA
		58	MRC Progress	MRC_RETRAIN_CHECK
		5A	MRC Progress	MRC_SA_GV_SWITCH
		5B	MRC Progress	MRC_ALIAS_CHECK
		5C	MRC Progress	MRC_ECC_CLEAN_START
		5D	MRC Progress	MRC_DONE
		5F	MRC Progress	MRC_CPGC_MEMORY_TEST
		60	MRC Progress	MRC_TXT_ALIAS_CHECK
		61	MRC Progress	MRC_ENG_PERF_GAIN
	PEI(Pre-EFI	68	MRC Progress	MRC_MEMORY_TEST
	initialization) phase	69	MRC Progress	MRC_FILL_RMT_STRUCTURE
		70	MRC Progress	MRC_SELF_REFRESH_EXIT
		71	MRC Progress	MRC_NORMAL_MODE
		7D	MRC Progress	MRC_SSA_PRE_STOP_POINT
		7E	MRC Progress	MRC_NO_MEMORY_DETECTED
		7F	MRC Progress	MRC_SSA_STOP_POINT
		55	MRC Progress	MRC_MEM_INIT_DONE
		32	Progress	CPU Init.
		34	Progress	CPU Init.
		36	Progress	CPU Init.
		4F	Progress	DXE Initial Program Load(IPL)
		60	Progress	DXE Core Started
		61	Progress	DXE NVRAM Init.
		62	Progress	SB run-time init.
		63	Progress	DXE CPU Init
	DXE(Driver	68	Progress	NB Init.
		69	Progress	NB Init.
	Execution
	Environment)	6A	Progress	NB Init.
	phase	70	Progress	SB Init.
		71	Progress	SB Init.
		72	Progress	SB Init.
Normal boot		78	Progress	ACPI Init.
		79	Progress	CSM Init.
		90	Progress	BDS started
		91	Progress	Connect device event
		92	Progress	PCI Bus Enumeration
		93	Progress	PCI Bus Enumeration
		94	Progress	PCI Bus Enumeration
		95	Progress	PCI Bus Enumeration
		96	Progress	PCI Bus Enumeration
		97	Progress	Console outout connect event
		98	Progress	Console input connect event
		99	Progress	AMI Super IO start
		9A	Progress	AMI USB Driver Init.
		9B	Progress	AMI USB Driver Init.
		9C	Progress	AMI USB Driver Init.
	BDS(Boot Device	9D	Progress	AMI USB Driver Init.
		b2	Progress	Legacy Option ROM Init.
	Selection) phase
		b3	Progress	Reset system
		b4	Progress	USB hotplug
		b6	Progress	NVRAM clean up
		b7	Progress	NVRAM configuration reset
		A0	Progress	IDE, AHCI Init.
		A1	Progress	IDE, AHCI Init.
		A2	Progress	IDE, AHCI Init.
		A3	Progress	IDE, AHCI Init.
		FF~00	Progress	Wait BMC ready(duration: 120 seconds).
		A8	Progress	BIOS Setup Utility password verify
		A9	Progress	BIOS Setup Utility start
		AB	Progress	BIOS Setup Utility input wait
		AD	Progress	Ready to boot event
		AE	Progress	Legacy boot event
	Operating system	AA	Progress	APIC mode
	phase	AC	Progress	PIC mode

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Hardware Information

2

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components.

2.1Chassis cover

2.1.1Removing the rear cover

1.Loosen the two thumbscrews on the rear panel to release the rear cover from the chassis. There is no need to remove the thumbscrews, just loosen them.

Screws

2.Firmly hold the cover and slide it towards the rear panel for about half an inch until it is disengaged from the chassis.

3.Lift the cover from the chassis.

The chassis is covered with a layer of film. Before starting up the system, remove the film to avoid overheating.

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