Asus RS700A-E9-RS4, RS700A-E9-RS12 User Manual

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RS700A-E9 Series

RS700A-E9-RS4

RS700A-E9-RS12

1U Rackmount Server

User Guide

E14044

Revised Edition V3

March 2018

Copyright © 2018 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.

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Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informational use only, and are subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by ASUS. ASUS assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual, including the products and software described in it.

Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing.

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Contents

Safety information.....................................................................................................

vii

About this guide..........................................................................................................

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction

1.1

System package contents.........................................................................

1-2

1.2

Serial number label.....................................................................................

1-3

1.3

System specifications................................................................................

1-4

1.4

Front panel features...................................................................................

1-7

1.5

Rear panel features....................................................................................

1-8

1.6

Internal features..........................................................................................

1-9

1.7

LED information........................................................................................

1-11

 

1.7.1

Front panel LEDs.......................................................................

1-11

 

1.7.2

Storage device status LED........................................................

1-12

 

1.7.3

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

2.2

Central Processing Unit (CPU)..................................................................

2-3

 

2.2.1

Installing the CPU and heatsink...................................................

2-3

2.3

System memory..........................................................................................

2-7

 

2.3.1

Overview......................................................................................

2-7

 

2.3.2

Memory Configurations................................................................

2-8

 

2.3.3

Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket..........................

2-9

2.4

Storage devices........................................................................................

2-10

2.5

Expansion slot..........................................................................................

2-17

 

2.5.1

Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket...............

2-17

2.5.2Installing an expansion card to the butterfly riser

 

card bracket...............................................................................

2-18

2.5.3

Installing an ASUS PIKE II card.................................................

2-21

2.5.4Installing an ASUS PCIE-NVME2-OCuLink card to the

butterfly riser card bracket

 

(optional for RS700A-E9-RS12 only).........................................

2-24

2.5.5Installing an ASUS PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink card to the

 

riser card bracket (optional for RS700A-E9-RS12 only)............

2-27

2.5.6

Configuring an expansion card..................................................

2-29

2.5.7

Installing Mezzanine cards........................................................

2-30

2.5.8

Installing M.2 (NGFF) cards.......................................................

2-33

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Contents

2.6

Cable connections....................................................................................

2-35

2.7

Backplane cabling....................................................................................

2-36

2.8Storage device configuration and cabling

(for RS700A-E9-RS12 only)......................................................................

2-38

2.8.1

8 x SATA storage device configuration and cabling..................

2-39

2.8.2

10 x SATA storage device configuration and cabling................

2-42

2.8.38 x SATA/SAS and 4 x SATA storage device configuration

 

 

and cabling................................................................................

2-46

 

2.8.4

2 x NMVe storage device configuration and cabling.................

2-51

 

2.8.5

4 x NMVe storage device configuration and cabling.................

2-54

 

2.8.6

8 x NMVe storage device configuration and cabling.................

2-59

2.9

Removable/optional components...........................................................

2-65

 

2.9.1

System fans...............................................................................

2-65

 

2.9.2

Redundant power supply module..............................................

2-66

 

2.9.3

Replacing optical drive (optional for RS700A-E9-RS4).............

2-67

Chapter 3: Installation Options

3.1

Tool-less Friction Rail Kit..........................................................................

3-2

3.2

Rail kit dimensions.....................................................................................

3-4

Chapter 4: Motherboard Information

4.1

Motherboard layout

....................................................................................4-2

4.2

Jumpers.......................................................................................................

4-4

4.3

Internal LEDs...............................................................................................

4-9

4.4

Internal connectors..................................................................................

4-12

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

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Contents

 

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

Advanced menu........................................................................................

5-10

 

5.4.1

Trusted Computing....................................................................

5-11

 

5.4.2

PSP Firmware Versions.............................................................

5-11

 

5.4.3

APM...........................................................................................

5-12

 

5.4.4

Smart Settings...........................................................................

5-13

 

5.4.5

NCT6793D Super IO Configuration...........................................

5-13

 

5.4.6

Onboard LAN Configuration......................................................

5-14

 

5.4.7

Serial Port Console Redirection.................................................

5-15

 

5.4.8

CPU Configuration.....................................................................

5-17

 

5.4.9

PCI Subsystem Settings............................................................

5-18

 

5.4.10

Network Stack Configuration.....................................................

5-19

 

5.4.11

CSM Configuration....................................................................

5-20

 

5.4.12

NVMe Configuration..................................................................

5-21

 

5.4.13

SATA Configuration...................................................................

5-21

 

5.4.14

USB Configuration.....................................................................

5-22

 

5.4.15

iSCSI Configuration...................................................................

5-23

5.5

Chipset menu............................................................................................

5-24

5.6

Security menu...........................................................................................

5-25

5.7

Boot menu.................................................................................................

5-28

5.8

Tool menu..................................................................................................

5-29

5.9

Save & Exit menu......................................................................................

5-29

5.10

AMD CBS menu........................................................................................

5-31

 

5.10.1

Zen Common Options................................................................

5-31

 

5.10.2

DF Common Options.................................................................

5-31

 

5.10.3

UMC Common Option...............................................................

5-32

 

5.10.4

NBIO Common Options.............................................................

5-32

5.11

Event Logs menu......................................................................................

5-33

 

5.11.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings..........................................

5-33

 

5.11.2 View Smbios Event Log.............................................................

5-33

5.12

Server Mgmt menu...................................................................................

5-34

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Contents

Chapter 6: Driver Installation

6.1

Management applications and utilities installation.................................

6-2

6.2

Running the Support DVD.........................................................................

6-2

6.3

AMD chipset device software installation................................................

6-5

6.4

Installing the Intel® I350-AM2 Gigabit Adapters driver............................

6-6

6.5

VGA driver installation...............................................................................

6-8

Appendix

KNPP-D32 block diagram........................................................................................

A-2

Notices .....................................................................................................................

A-3

REACH .....................................................................................................

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.

If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer.

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

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 Setup

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

6.Chapter 6: 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

1

This chapter describes the general features of the chassis kit. It includes sections on front panel and rear panel specifications.

1.1System package contents

Check your system package for the following items.

Model Name

RS700A-E9-RS4

RS700A-E9-RS12

Chassis

ASUS R12F 1U Rackmount Chassis

ASUS R12F 1U Rackmount Chassis

Motherboard

ASUS KNPP-D32 Server Board

ASUS KNPP-D32 Server Board

 

1 x 800W 80PLUS Platinum Power Supply

1 x 800W 80PLUS Platinum Power Supply

 

1 x 3.5-inch Storage Device Backplane

1 x 2.5-inch Storage Device Backplane

 

4 x 3.5-inch Storage Device Trays or

12 x 2.5-inch Storage Device Trays or

 

Dummy Trays

Dummy Trays

Component

1 x Front Panel Board

1 x Front Panel Board

 

2 x Riser Card

2 x Riser Card

 

8 x System Fans (40 mm x 40 mm x 56

8 x System Fans (40 mm x 40 mm x 56

 

mm)

mm)

 

 

1 x PCIE-NVME2-OCuLink card

 

1 x AMD EPYC™ Support DVD

1 x AMD EPYC™ Support DVD

Accessories

1 x Bag of Screws

1 x Bag of Screws

2 x CPU Heatsink

2 x CPU Heatsink

 

2 x AC Power Cable

2 x AC Power Cable

 

1 x Redundant 800W 80PLUS Platinum

1 x Redundant 800W 80PLUS Platinum

 

Power Supply (Second PSU)

Power Supply (Second PSU)

 

1 x Friction Rail Kit

1 x Friction Rail Kit

Optional

1 x Slim type DVD-RW

2 x OCuLink to OCuLink cables for NVMe

Items

 

1 x PCIE-NVME2-OCuLink card with two

 

 

cables

 

 

1 x PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink card with four

 

 

cables

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

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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.

RS700A-E9-RS4

xxS0xxxxxxxx

RS700A-E9-RS12

xxS0xxxxxxxx

ASUS RS700A-E9 Series

1-3

1.3System specifications

The ASUS RS700A-E9 Series features the ASUS KNPP-D32 server board. The server supports AMD EPYC™ 7000 Series processors plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard.

Model Name

 

RS700A-E9-RS4

RS700A-E9-RS12

 

 

 

 

Motherboard

 

KNPP-D32

 

Processor Support

AMD EPYC™ 7000 Series

 

xGMI (External Global Memory Interface Link)

 

 

Core Logic

 

Integrated I/O – No chipset

 

 

 

 

 

Total Slots

32 (8-channel per CPU, 16 DIMM per CPU)

 

Capacity

Maximum up to 4096GB

 

Memory

Memory Type

DDR4 2666 / 2400 / 2133 RDIMM/ LRDIMM

* Refer to ASUS server AVL for the latest update

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8GB, 16GB, 32GB (RDIMM)

 

 

Memory Size

32GB, 64GB, 128GB (LRDIMM)

 

 

 

* Refer to ASUS server AVL for the latest update

 

 

 

 

 

Total PCI/PCI-E/

3+1

 

 

PIKE Slots

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 x PCI-E x16 (Gen3 x16 link),

1 x PCI-E x16 (Gen3 x16

 

 

FH, HL

link), FH, HL (For Optional

 

 

1 x PCI-E x16 (Gen3 x8 link),

NVME4-OCuLink Card)

Expansion

 

 

 

LP

1 x PCI-E x16 (Gen3 x8 link),

Slots

Slot Type

1 x PCI-E x8 (Gen3 x8 link), LP

LP

 

1 x PCI-E x8 (Gen3 x8

 

 

1 x OCP 2.0 Mezzanine (Gen3

 

 

link), LP (For Optional

 

 

x16 link)

 

 

NVME2-OCuLink Card)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 x OCP 2.0 Mezzanine (Gen3

 

 

 

x16 link)

 

SATA Controller

10 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

 

 

 

2 x M.2 connectors (SATA 6Gb/s & PCI-E Gen3 x4 link)

Disk

 

Optional:

 

Controller

SAS Controller

ASUS PIKE II 3008 8-port SAS HBA card

 

 

ASUS PIKE II 3108 8-port SAS HW RAID card

 

 

 

 

12G SAS Support

 

 

 

4 x 2.5” or 3.5” Hot-swap

12 x 2.5” Hot-swap Storage

 

I = internal

Storage Bays

Bays (up to 4 x NVMe/

Storage

2 x M.2 2242/2260/2280/22110

SATA + 4 x NVMe/SAS/

A or S will be

Bays

SATA + 4 x SAS/SATA)

hot-swappable

(supports SATA/PCIE M.2)

 

2 x M.2 2242/2260/2280/22110

 

 

 

 

 

 

(supports SATA/PCIE M.2)

 

 

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Model Name

 

RS700A-E9-RS4

RS700A-E9-RS12

 

 

 

 

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

Optional:

N/A

(Floppy / Optical Drive)

1 x Slim type Optical Drive Bay

 

 

 

Front I/O Ports:

Rear I/O Ports:

 

 

2 x USB 3.0 ports

2 x USB 3.0 ports

 

 

1 x VGA port

1 x VGA port

 

 

Rear I/O Ports:

2 x RJ-45 GbE LAN ports

 

 

2 x USB 3.0 ports

1 x RJ-45 Mgmt LAN port

 

 

1 x VGA port

Rear Switch/LED:

 

 

2 x RJ-45 GbE LAN ports

1 x Power switch

 

 

1 x RJ-45 Mgmt LAN port

1 x Q-Code/Port 80 LED

 

 

Rear Switch/LED:

1 x Message LED

I/O ports, Switches, and

1 x Power switch

1 x Storage device LED

1 x Q-Code/Port 80 LED

1 x Location LED

LEDs

 

 

1 x Message LED

Front Switch/LED:

 

 

 

 

1 x Storage device LED

1 x Power switch/LED

 

 

1 x Location LED

1 x Location LED

 

 

Front Switch/LED:

1 x Message LED

 

 

1 x Power switch/LED

1 x Storage device LED

 

 

1 x Location switch/LED

LAN 1-2 LED

 

 

1 x Message LED

 

 

 

1 x Storage device LED

 

 

 

LAN 1-4 LEDs

 

 

 

* LAN 3-4 for Mezzanine card use

 

 

 

 

 

 

Out of Band

 

 

Management

Remote

On-Board ASMB9-iKVM for KVM-over-IP

Hardware

 

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

Software

ASUS Control Center (Classic)

 

 

 

Windows® Server 2012 R2

 

 

 

Windows® Server 2016

 

 

 

RedHat® Enterprise Linux

 

 

 

SuSE® Linux Enterprise Server

 

OS Support

 

CentOS

 

 

 

Ubuntu

 

 

 

VMware

 

 

 

Citrix XenServer

 

 

 

* Refer to http://www.asus.com for the latest OS support.

 

 

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Model Name

RS700A-E9-RS4

RS700A-E9-RS12

 

 

 

Regulatory Compliance

BSMI, CE, FCC (Class A)

 

 

 

 

Dimension (Depth x Width x

686 mm x 444 mm x 44 mm (1U)

 

Height)

27” x 17.48” x 1.73”

 

Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM

 

 

& storage device not

11.05 Kg

11.35 Kg

included)

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Weight Kg (CPU,

 

 

DRAM & storage device not

12.6 Kg

12.9 Kg

included, packing included)

 

 

 

 

 

Power Supply

1+1 Redundant 800W 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supply

(different configuration

Rating: 100-127Vac/200-240Vac, 9.4A/4.72A (x2), 50/60Hz Class I

by region)

or 240Vdc, 4.6A (240Vdc only for China)

 

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, slim type optical drive (optional on RS700A- E9-RS4 only), two USB ports (on RS700A-E9-RS4 only), and VGA port (on RS700A-E9-RS4 only) are located on the front panel.

Refer to section 1.7 LED information for the LED descriptions.

RS700A-E9-RS4

Rack screw

 

 

 

 

Rack screw

Bay 1

Bay 2

Bay 3

 

Bay 4

 

 

4

3

2

1

 

 

LAN 4 LED

 

 

VGA port

Optical drive (optional)

Asset tag

LAN 3 LED

 

 

 

 

USB ports

 

 

LAN 2 LED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN 1 LED

 

 

Reset button

 

 

Message LED

 

 

Location button

 

Storage device LED

 

 

Power button

• All bays support SATA by default. SAS support requires optional ASUS PIKE II card.

• All bays support 3.5” and 2.5” drives with trays.

RS700A-E9-RS12

Rack screw

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bay 10

 

 

 

Bay 12

 

 

 

Bay 1

 

Bay 3

 

Bay 5

 

Bay 7

Bay 9

 

Bay 11

Rack screw

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bay 2

Bay 4

Bay 6

Bay 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset tag

Power button

 

Power LED

 

Message LED

LAN 1 LED

Location LED

LAN 2 LED

Bay 1 to bay 4 supports SATA by default. SAS support requires optional ASUS PIKE II card.

Bay 5 to bay 8 supports SATA by default. SAS support requires optional ASUS PIKE II card. NVMe support requires optional upgrade kit.

Bay 9 to bay 12 supports SATA with optional cables. NVMe support requires optional upgrade kit.

All bays support 2.5” drives with trays.

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1.5Rear panel features

The rear panel includes the expansion slots, system power sockets, and rear fans. The middle part includes the I/O shield with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard.

 

 

Expansion slots

 

 

Expansion slot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redundant Power supply and Power cord connector

USB ports VGA port

Power button

Q-Code LED

Management LAN port 1*

LAN port 1

LAN port 2

Storage device LED Message LED Location LED

*This port is for ASUS ASMB9-iKVM only.

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Asus RS700A-E9-RS4, RS700A-E9-RS12 User Manual

1.6Internal features

The barebone server includes the basic components as shown.

RS700A-E9-RS4

1. Redundant Power supply

2. ASUS KNPP-D32 Server

Board

3. System fans

4. 4 x 3.5“ storage device trays

5. SATA/SAS backplane (hidden)

6. Slim type optical drive (hidden)

7. OCP Mezzanine card (optional)

8. Butterfly riser card

(2 x Gen3 x8 link)

9. Riser card (Gen3 x16 link)

10. Asset tag (hidden)

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.

A protection film is pre-attached to the front cover before shipping. Please remove the protection film before turning on the system for proper heat dissipation.

WARNING

HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS

KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY

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RS700A-E9-RS12

1. Redundant Power supply

2. ASUS KNPP-D32 Server

Board

3. System fans

4. 12 x 2.5” storage device trays

5. SATA/SAS/NVMe

backplane (hidden)

6. PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink

card (optional)

7. OCP Mezzanine card (optional)

8. Butterfly riser card

(2 x Gen3 x8 link)

9. Riser card (Gen3 x16 link)

10. Asset tag (hidden)

11. PCIE-NVME2-OCuLink card (hidden, optional on x8 slot (Gen3 x8 link) on butterfly riser card)

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.

A protection film is pre-attached to the front cover before shipping. Please remove the protection film before turning on the system for proper heat dissipation.

WARNING

HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS

KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY

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1.7LED information

1.7.1Front panel LEDs

RS700A-E9-RS4

4

3

2

1

LAN 4 LED

LAN 3 LED

LAN 2 LED

LAN 1 LED

Location button with LED Power button with LED Storage device LED Message LED

RS700A-E9-RS12

2

1

Power button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power LED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Message LED

 

 

 

 

 

LAN 1 LED

 

 

Location LED

 

 

 

 

 

LAN 2 LED

 

 

 

 

 

LED

Icon Display status

Description

Power LED

ON

System power ON

 

 

 

 

OFF

No activity

Storage Device

Blinking

Read/write data into the storage device

Access LED

 

(Does not support storage devices

 

 

connected to the onboard SATA)

Message LED

OFF

System is normal; no incoming event

ON

A hardware monitor event is indicated

 

 

OFF

Normal status

Location LED

ON

Location switch is pressed

 

 

(Press the location switch again to turn off)

OFF LAN LEDs Blinking

ON

No LAN connection

LAN is transmitting or receiving data LAN connection is present

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1.7.2Storage device status LED

RS700A-E9-RS4

Red LED

Green LED

RS700A-E9-RS12

2 1

Green LED

Red LED

SATA/SAS Storage Device LED Description

GREEN

ON

SATA/SAS storage device power ON

RED

ON

Storage device has failed and should be swapped immediately

GREEN/

Blinking

RAID rebuilding

RED

 

 

GREEN/

Blinking

Locate

RED

 

 

GREEN/

OFF

Storage device not found

RED

 

 

GREEN

Blinking

Read/write data from/into the SATA/SAS storage device

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1.7.3LAN (RJ-45) LEDs

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage device LED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q-Code LED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Message LED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location LED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LED

Display status

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

No activity

Storage device

 

 

 

Blinking

Read/write data into the storage device

Access LED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Does not support storage devices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

connected to the onboard SATA)

Message LED

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

System is normal; no incoming event

 

 

 

 

 

ON

A hardware monitor event is indicated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

Normal status

Location LED

 

 

 

 

 

ON

Location switch is pressed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Press the location switch again to turn off)

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1.7.5Q-Code table

Action

PHASE

POST CODE

TYPE

DESCRIPTION

 

 

0x01

Progress

First post code

 

 

0x02

Progress

Load BSP microcode

SEC Start up

Security Phase

0x03

Progress

Perform early platform Initialization

0x04

Progress

Set cache as ram for PEI phase

 

 

 

 

0x05

Progress

Establish Stack

 

 

0x06

Progress

CPU Early Initialization

 

 

0x00

Error

General - Success

 

 

0x01

Error

Generic Error Code

 

 

0x02

Error

Generic Memory Error

 

 

0x03

Error

Buffer Overflow

 

 

0x04

Error

Invalid Parameter(s)

 

 

0x05

Error

Invalid Data Length

 

 

0x06

Error

Data Alignment Error

 

 

0x07

Error

Null Pointer Error

 

 

0x08

Error

Unsupported Function

 

 

0x09

Error

Invalid Service ID

 

 

0x0A

Error

Invalid Address

 

 

0x0B

Error

Out of Resource Error

 

 

0x0C

Error

Timeout

 

 

0x0D

Error

data abort exception

 

 

0x0E

Error

prefetch abort exception

 

 

0x0F

Error

Out of Boundary Condition Reached

 

 

0x10

Error

Data corruption

 

 

0x11

Error

Invalid command

 

 

0x12

Error

The package type provided by BR is incorrect

 

 

0x13

Error

Failed to retrieve FW header during FW validation

 

 

0x14

Error

Key size not supported

 

 

0x15

Error

Agesa0 verification error

 

 

0x16

Error

SMU FW verification error

 

 

0x17

Error

OEM SINGING KEY verification error

 

 

0x18

Error

Generic FW Validation error

 

 

0x19

Error

RSA operation fail - bootloader

 

 

0x1A

Error

CCP Passthrough operation failed - internal status

 

PSP Boot Loader

0x1B

Error

AES operation fail

PSP Boot

phase (Error Post

0x1C

Error

CCP state save failed

 

Codes)

0x1D

Error

CCP state restore failed

 

 

0x1E

Error

SHA256 operation fail - internal status

 

 

0x1F

Error

ZLib Decompression operation fail

 

 

0x20

Error

HMAC-SHA256 operation fail - internal status

 

 

0x21

Error

Booted from boot source not recognized by PSP

 

 

0x22

Error

PSP directory entry not found

 

 

0x23

Error

PSP failed to set the write enable latch

 

 

0x24

Error

PSP timed out because spirom took too long

 

 

0x25

Error

Cannot find BIOS directory

 

 

0x26

Error

SpiRom is not valid

 

 

0x27

Error

slave die has different security state from master

 

 

0x28

Error

SMI interface init failure

 

 

0x29

Error

SMI interface generic error

 

 

0x2A

Error

invalid die ID executes MCM related function

 

 

0x2B

Error

invalid MCM configuration table read from bootrom

 

 

0x2C

Error

Valid boot mode wasn't detected

 

 

0x2D

Error

NVStorage init failure

 

 

0x2E

Error

NVStorage generic error

 

 

0x2F

Error

MCM 'error' to indicate slave has more data to send

 

 

0x30

Error

MCM error if data size exceeds 32B

 

 

0x31

Error

Invalid client id for SVC MCM call

 

 

0x32

Error

MCM slave status register contains bad bits

 

 

0x33

Error

MCM call was made in a single die environment

 

 

0x34

Error

PSP secure mapped to invalid segment (should be 0x400_0000)

 

 

0x35

Error

No physical x86 cores were found on die

 

 

0x36

Error

Insufficient space for secure OS (range of free SRAM to SVC stack base)

 

 

0x37

Error

SYSHUB mapping memory target type is not supported

 

 

0x38

Error

Attempt to unmap permanently mapped TLB to PSP secure region

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Action

PHASE

POST CODE

TYPE

DESCRIPTION

 

 

0x39

Error

Unable to map an SMN address to AXI space

 

 

0x3A

Error

Unable to map a SYSHUB address to AXI space

 

 

0x3B

Error

The count of CCXs or cores provided by bootrom is not consistent

 

 

0x3C

Error

Uncompressed image size doesn't match value in compressed header

 

 

0x3D

Error

Compressed option used in case where not supported

 

 

0x3E

Error

Fuse info on all dies don't match

 

 

0x3F

Error

PSP sent message to SMU; SMU reported an error

 

 

0x40

Error

Function RunPostX86ReleaseUnitTests failed in memcmp()

 

 

0x41

Error

Interface between PSP to SMU not available.

 

 

0x42

Error

Timer wait parameter too large

 

 

0x43

Error

Test harness module reported an error

 

 

0x44

Error

x86 wrote C2PMSG_0 interrupting PSP

 

 

0x45

Error

A write to an L3 register failed

 

 

0x46

Error

Mini-BL

 

 

0x47

Error

Mini-BL CCP HMAC Unit-test failed

 

 

0x48

Error

Potential stack corruption in jump to Mini BL

 

 

0x49

Error

Error in Validate and Loading AGESA APOB SVC call

 

 

0x4A

Error

Correct fuse bits for DIAG_BL loading not set

 

 

0x4B

Error

The UmcProgramKeys() function was not called by AGESA

 

 

0x4C

Error

Secure unlock error

 

 

0x4D

Error

Syshub register programming mismatch during readback

 

 

0x4E

Error

Family ID in MP0_SFUSE_SEC[7:3] not correct

 

 

0x4F

Error

An operation was invoked that can only be performed by the GM

 

 

0x50

Error

Failed to acquire host controller semaphore to claim ownership of SMB

 

 

0x51

Error

Timed out waiting for host to complete pending transactions

 

 

0x52

Error

Timed out waiting for slave to complete pending transactions

 

 

0x53

Error

Unable to kill current transaction on host

 

 

0x54

Error

One of: Illegal command

 

 

0x55

Error

An SMBus transaction collision detected

 

 

0x56

Error

Transaction failed to be started or processed by host

 

 

0x57

Error

An unsolicited SMBus interrupt was received

 

PSP Boot Loader

0x58

Error

An attempt to send an unsupported PSP-SMU message was made

PSP Boot

phase (Error Post

0x59

Error

An error/data corruption detected on response from SMU for sent msg

 

Codes)

 

0x5A

Error

MCM Steady-state unit test failed

 

 

 

 

0x5B

Error

S3 Enter failed

 

 

0x5C

Error

AGESA BL did not set PSP SMU reserved addresses via SVC call

 

 

0x5E

Error

CcxSecBisiEn not set in fuse RAM

 

 

0x5F

Error

Received an unexpected result

 

 

0x60

Error

VMG Storage Init failed

 

 

0x61

Error

Failure in mbedTLS user app

 

 

0x62

Error

An error occured whilst attempting to SMN map a fuse register

 

 

0x63

Error

Fuse burn sequence/operation failed due to internal SOC error

 

 

0x64

Error

Fuse sense operation timed out

 

 

0x65

Error

Fuse burn sequence/operation timed out waiting for burn done

 

 

0x66

Error

Failure status indicating that the given SecureOS has been

 

 

0x67

Error

This PSP FW was revoked

 

 

0x68

Error

The platform model/vendor id fuse is not matching the BIOS public key

 

 

token

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x69

Error

The BIOS OEM public key of the BIOS was revoked for this platform

 

 

0x6A

Error

PSP level 2 directory not match expected value.

 

 

0x6B

Error

BIOS level 2 directory not match expected value.

 

 

0x6C

Error

HVB validation failure for BIOS RTM volume (OEM public/signature failed

 

 

to validate).

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x6D

Error

Generic error indicating the CCP HAL initialization failed

 

 

0x94

Error

Knoll failed to idle correctly after being reset

 

 

0x95

Error

Bad status returned by I2CKnollCheck

 

 

0x96

Error

NACK to general call (no device on Knoll I2C bus)

 

 

0x97

Error

Null pointer passed to I2CKnollCheck

 

 

0x98

Error

Invalid device-ID found during Knoll authentication

 

 

0x99

Error

Error during Knoll/Prom key derivation

 

 

0x9A

Error

Null pointer passed to Crypto function

 

 

0x9B

Error

Error in checksum from wrapped Knoll/Prom keys

 

 

0x9C

Error

Knoll returned an invalid response to a command

 

 

0x9D

Error

Bootloader failed in Knoll Send Command function

 

 

0x9E

Error

No Knoll device found by verifying MAC

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Action

PHASE

POST CODE

TYPE

DESCRIPTION

 

 

0xA0

Progress

Bootloader successfully entered C Main

 

 

0xA1

Progress

Master initialized C2P / slave waited for master to init C2P

 

 

0xA2

Progress

HMAC key successfully derived

 

 

0xA3

Progress

Master got Boot Mode and sent boot mode to all slaves

 

 

0xA4

Progress

SpiRom successfully initialized

 

 

0xA5

Progress

BIOS Directory successfully read from SPI to SRAM

 

 

0xA6

Progress

Early unlock check

 

 

0xA7

Progress

Inline Aes key successfully derived

 

 

0xA8

Progress

Inline-AES key programming is done

 

 

0xA9

Progress

Inline-AES key wrapper derivation is done

 

 

0xAA

Progress

Bootloader successfully loaded HW IP configuration values

 

 

0xAB

Progress

Bootloader successfully programmed MBAT table

 

 

0xAC

Progress

Bootloader successfully loaded SMU FW

 

 

0xAD

Progress

PSP and SMU configured WAFL

 

 

0xAE

Progress

User mode test harness completed successfully

 

 

0xAF

Progress

Bootloader loaded Agesa0 from SpiRom

 

 

0xB0

Progress

AGESA phase has completed

 

 

0xB1

Progress

RunPostDramTrainingTests() completed successfully

 

 

0xB2

Progress

SMU FW Successfully loaded to SMU Secure DRAM

 

 

0xB3

Progress

Sent all required boot time messages to SMU

 

 

0xB4

Progress

Validated and ran Security Gasket binary

 

 

0xB5

Progress

UMC Keys generated and programmed

 

 

0xB6

Progress

Inline AES key wrapper stored in DRAM

 

 

0xB7

Progress

Completed FW Validation step

 

 

0xB8

Progress

Completed FW Validation step

 

 

0xB9

Progress

BIOS copy from SPI to DRAM complete

 

 

0xBA

Progress

Completed FW Validation step

 

PSP Boot Loader

0xBB

Progress

BIOS load process fully complete

 

0xBC

Progress

Bootloader successfully release x86

PSP Boot

phase (Status Post

0xBD

Progress

Early Secure Debug completed

 

Codes)

 

 

0xBE

Progress

GetFWVersion command received from BIOS is completed

 

 

0xBF

Progress

SMIInfo command received from BIOS is completed

 

 

0xC0

Progress

Successfully entered WarmBootResume()

 

 

0xC1

Progress

Successfully copied SecureOS image to SRAM

 

 

0xC2

Progress

Successfully copied trustlets to PSP Secure Memory

 

 

0xC3

Progress

About to jump to Secure OS (SBL about to copy and jump)

 

 

0xC4

Progress

Successfully restored CCP and UMC state on S3 resume

 

 

0xC5

Progress

PSP SRAM HMAC validated by Mini BL

 

 

0xC6

Progress

About to jump to <t-base in Mini BL

 

 

0xC7

Progress

VMG ECDH unit test started

 

 

0xC8

Progress

VMG ECDH unit test passed

 

 

0xC9

Progress

VMG ECC CDH primitive unit test started

 

 

0xCA

Progress

VMG ECC CDH primitive unit test passed

 

 

0xCB

Progress

VMG SP800-108 KDF-CTR HMAC unit test started

 

 

0xCC

Progress

VMG SP800-108 KDF-CTR HMAC unit test passed

 

 

0xCD

Progress

VMG LAUNCH_* test started

 

 

0xCE

Progress

VMG LAUNCH_* test passed

 

 

0xCF

Progress

MP1 has been taken out of reset

 

 

0xD0

Progress

PSP and SMU Reserved Addresses correct

 

 

0xD1

Progress

Reached Naples steady-state WFI loop

 

 

0xD2

Progress

Knoll device successfully initialized

 

 

0xD3

Progress

32-byte RandOut successfully returned from Knoll

 

 

0xD4

Progress

32-byte MAC successfully received from Knoll.

 

 

0xD5

Progress

Knoll device verified successfully

 

 

0xD6

Progress

Done enabling power for Knoll

 

 

0xD7

Progress

Enter recovery mode due to trustlet validation fail.

 

 

0xD8

Progress

Enter recovery mode due to OS validation fail.

 

 

0xD9

Progress

Enter recovery mode due to OEM public key not found.

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Action

PHASE

POST CODE

TYPE

DESCRIPTION

 

 

0x10

Progress

PEI Core Entry

 

PEI(Pre-EFI

0x11

Progress

PEI cache as ram CPU initial

 

Initialization) phase

0x15

Progress

NB Initialization before installed memory

 

 

0x19

Progress

SB Initialization before installed memory

 

 

0x32

Progress

CPU POST-Memory Initialization

 

 

0x33

Progress

CPU Cache Initialization

 

 

0x34

Progress

Application Processor(s) (AP) Initialization

 

 

0x35

Progress

BSP Selection

 

 

0x36

Progress

CPU Initialization

 

 

0x37

Progress

Pre-memory NB Initialization

 

 

0x3B

Progress

Pre-memory SB Initialization

 

 

0x4F

Progress

DXE Initial Program Load(IPL)

Quick VGA

 

0x60

Progress

DXE Core Started

 

DXE(Driver

0x61

Progress

DXE NVRAM Initialization

 

Execution

0x62

Progress

SB run-time Initialization

 

Environment)

 

phase

0x63

Progress

CPU DXE Initialization

 

 

0x68

Progress

PCI HB Initialization

 

 

0x69

Progress

NB DXE Initialization

 

 

0x6A

Progress

NB DXE SMM Initialization

 

 

0x70

Progress

SB DXE Initialization

 

 

0x71

Progress

SB DXE SMM Initialization

 

 

0x72

Progress

SB DEVICES Initialization

 

 

0x78

Progress

ACPI Module Initialization

 

 

0x79

Progress

CSM Initialization

 

 

0xD0

Progress

CPU PM Structure Initialization

 

 

0x90

Progress

BDS started

 

 

0x91

Progress

Connect device event

 

 

0x92

Progress

PCI Bus Enumeration

 

 

0x93

Progress

PCI Bus Enumeration

 

 

0x94

Progress

PCI Bus Enumeration

 

 

0x95

Progress

PCI Bus Enumeration

 

 

0x96

Progress

PCI Bus Enumeration

 

 

0x97

Progress

Console outout connect event

 

 

0x98

Progress

Console input connect event

 

 

0x99

Progress

AMI Super IO start

 

 

0x9A

Progress

AMI USB Driver Initialization

 

 

0x9B

Progress

AMI USB Driver Initialization

 

 

0x9C

Progress

AMI USB Driver Initialization

 

BDS(Boot Device

0x9D

Progress

AMI USB Driver Initialization

 

0xb2

Progress

Legacy Option ROM Initialization

 

Selection) phase

Normal boot

0xb3

Progress

Reset system

 

 

 

0xb4

Progress

USB hotplug

 

 

0xb6

Progress

NVRAM clean up

 

 

0xb7

Progress

NVRAM configuration reset

 

 

0xA0

Progress

IDE, AHCI Initialization

 

 

0xA1

Progress

IDE, AHCI Initialization

 

 

0xA2

Progress

IDE, AHCI Initialization

 

 

0xA3

Progress

IDE, AHCI Initialization

 

 

0x00~0xFF

Progress

Wait BMC ready

 

 

0xA8

Progress

BIOS Setup Utility password verify

 

 

0xA9

Progress

BIOS Setup Utility start

 

 

0xAB

Progress

BIOS Setup Utility input wait

 

 

0xAD

Progress

Ready to boot event

 

 

0xAE

Progress

Legacy boot event

 

Operating system

0xAA

Progress

APIC mode

 

phase

0xAC

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

To remove the rear cover:

1.Remove the two (2) screws on both sides of the cover with a Phillips screwdriver.

2.Loosen the thumbscrew on the rear panel to release the cover from the chassis.

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

4.Lift the cover from the chassis.

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