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Contents
Safety information ..................................................................................................... vii
About this guide ....................................................................................................... viii
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 .................................................................................... 1-6
1.6 Internal features ......................................................................................... 1-7
1.7 LED information ......................................................................................... 1-9
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs ........................................................................1-9
1.7.2 Storage device status LED........................................................1-10
1.7.3 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs ....................................................................1-11
ASUS contact information ...................................................................................... A-7
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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.
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.
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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:
complete a task.
CAUTION:
trying to complete a task.
IMPORTANT:
NOTE:
Information to prevent damage to the components when
Tips and additional information to help you complete a task.
Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to
Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.
Typography
Bold text
Italics
<Key> Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than sign
Example: <Enter> means that you must press the Enter
<Key1>+<Key2>+<Key3> If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the
Example: <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Del>
Command
Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line:
Indicates a menu or an item to select.
Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.
means that you must press the enclosed key.
or Return key.
key names are linked with a plus sign (+).
Means that you must type the command exactly as
shown, then supply the required item or value enclosed in
brackets.
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
This chapter describes the general features of the chassis kit. It
includes sections on front panel and rear panel specifications.
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1.1 System package contents
1 2
3 4
RESET
Check your system package for the following items.
Model Name
Chassis
Motherboard
Component
Accessories
Optional Items
RS720A-E11-RS24U
ASUS R2P-A-R22475 2U Rackmount Chassis
ASUS KMPP-D32 Server Board
1 x 1600W/2400W 80PLUS Platinum Power Supply
24 x Hot-swap 2.5-inch Storage Device Trays
1 x Front Panel Board
4 x System Fans
1 x AMD EPYC™ Support DVD
1 x Bag of Screws
2 x CPU Heatsink
2 x AC Power Cable
1 x Redundant 1600W/2400W 80PLUS Platinum Power Supply (Second PSU)
1 x Friction Rail Kit
If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
1.2 Serial 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.
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RS720A-E11-RS24U
xxS0xxxxxxxx
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1.3 System specifications
The ASUS RS720A-E11-RS24U features the ASUS KMPP-D32 server board. The server
supports AMD EPYC™ 7002/7003 Series processors plus other latest technologies through
the chipsets onboard.
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Motherboard
Processor Support
Core Logic
Total Slots
Capacity
Memory
Expansion
Slots
Disk
Controller
Memory Type
Memory Size
Total PCI/PCI-E/
PIKE Slots
Slot Type
M.2
Micro SD Card Slot
Proprietary Slot 1
Proprietary Slot 2
SATA Controller
SAS Controller
KMPP-D32
2 x Socket SP3 (LGA 4094)
AMD EPYC™ 7002/7003 Series
xGMI (External Global Memory Interface Link)
System on Chip (SoC)
32 (8-channel per CPU, 16 DIMM per CPU)
Maximum up to 4096GB
DDR4 3200/2933 RDIMM / LRDIMM / 3DS LRDIMM
* Please refer to www.asus.com for latest memory AVL update
64GB, 32GB, 16GB (RDIMM)
64GB, 128GB (LRDIMM)
64GB, 128GB, 256GB (LRDIMM 3DS / 3DS RDIMM)
* Refer to www.asus.com/support for more information
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6 x PCIe Gen4 x8 or 3 x PCIe Gen4 x16, FHFL
(CPU1 x1, CPU2 x2)
2 x PCIe Gen4 x8 or 1 x PCIe Gen4 x16, FHFL
or OCP3.0 (CPU1)
1 x PCIe Gen4 x8/x16, LPHL
(if PCIe M.2 is in use, it will operate at x8 link) (CPU2)
2 x M.2 (Up to 22110) (CPU2) (Support SATA/PCIe M.2)
1
1 x PCIe Gen4 x8 (for PIKE card only)
4 x 1Gb RJ45 Lan Module Card or
2 x 10Gb RJ45 Lan Module Card
* SAS support only from optional SAS HBA/RAID card
* Support tri-mode card
2 x M.2 connectors
2 x miniSAS HD connector
Storage
Bays
Storage Bay
Motherboard onboard connectors
Default Cable
Networking
VGA
Graphic
Front I/O Ports
Rear I/O Ports
Switch/LED
Security Options
2 x MINI SAS HD to MINI SAS HD Cable
10 x SLIMELINE SAS HD Cable
1 x Quad port Intel® I350-AM4 1G LAN controller or
1 x Dual port Intel® X710-AT2 Gigabit 10G LAN controller
1 x Management Port
Optional OCP Adapter:
Up to 100Gb/s Ethernet / InfiniBand Adapter
Aspeed AST2600 64MB
4 double-wide GPUs or 8 double-wide GPUs
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
1 x VGA port
1 x RJ-45 Mgmt LAN port
4 x NIC ports
1 x OCP 3.0 port
Front Switch/LED:
1 x Power Switch (w/ LED)
1 x Reset Switch
1 x Location Switch (w/ LED)
1 x Storage Device Access LED
1 x Message LED
LAN 1-4 LED (on NIC module)
Rear Switch/LED:
1 x Q-Code/Port 80 LED
1 x Power Switch (w/ LED)
1 x Location Switch (w/ LED)
1 x Message LED
TPM-SPI
PFR
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Model NameRS720A-E11-RS24U
Windows® Server 2019
RedHat® Enterprise Linux
SuSE® Linux Enterprise Server
OS Support
CentOS
Ubuntu
VMware
* Please find the latest OS support from http://www.asus.com
Software
ASUS Control Center
Management
Solution
Out of Band
Remote
On-Board ASMB10-iKVM for KVM-over-IP
Hardware
Regulatory Compliance
Dimension
Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM &
storage device not included)
BSMI, CE, C-Tick, FCC(Class A)
840 mm x 449 mm x 88.1 mm (2U)
39.3 Kg
Gross Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM
& storage device not included,
49.6 Kg
packing included)
Power Supply
(different configuration
by region)
1+1 Redundant 1600W/2400W 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supply
Rating: 100-127/200-240Vac, 9.4A/4.72A (x2), 50/60Hz Class I
(240Vdc, 4.6A 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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1.4 Front panel features
The barebone server displays a simple yet stylish front panel with easily accessible features.
The power and reset buttons, LED indicators, and two USB ports are located on the front
panel.
Refer to section 1.7 LED information for the LED descriptions.
USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
handle
24 x 2.5” Storage Bays
Front panel LEDs & buttons
1 2
3 4
RESET
handle
1.5 Rear 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 slot
Redundant power supply
Power connector
Power button
Q-Code LED
Location button
Expansion slot
Expansion slot
Optional External Fan location
(for GPU model)
Optional LAN port expansion slots
Mgmt LAN port*
USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
VGA port
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• * This port is for ASUS ASMB10-iKVM only.
• 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 for details.
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1.6 Internal features
The barebone server includes the basic components as shown.
Non-GPU model
1. Riser card bracket
2. Redundant Power supply
(hidden)
3. ASUS KMPP-D32 Server
Board
4. System fans
5. SATA/SAS back panel
6. Front panel (hidden)
7. 24 x 2.5” storage device trays
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.
KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY
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HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS
WARNING
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GPU model
1. Riser card bracket
2. Redundant Power supply
(hidden)
3. ASUS KMPP-D32 Server
Board
4. System fans
5. SATA/SAS back panel
6. Front panel (hidden)
7. 24 x 2.5” storage device trays
8. External Fan* (optional)
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• * Ensure to install the external fan when GPU is installed on slot 3 & 4.
• 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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1.7 LED information
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs
Power button
Message LED
Storage device
access LED
1 2
3 4
RESET
LEDIconDisplay status Description
Power LEDONSystem power ON
Storage
device access
LED
Message LED
LAN LEDs
Location LED
OFFNo activity
BlinkingRead/write data into the storage device
OFFSystem is normal; no incoming event
ON
With the onboard ASMB10-iKVM: a hardware
monitor event is indicated
OFFNo LAN connection
BlinkingLAN is transmitting or receiving data
ONLAN connection is present
ONLocation switch is pressed
OFF
Normal status (Press the location switch again
to turn off)
RESET
1 2
3 4
Location button
LAN LEDs
RESET button
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1.7.2 Storage device status LED
Red LEDGreen LED
Storage Device LED Description
Status (RED)
Activity (GREEN)
ONStorage device has failed
BlinkingRAID rebuilding or locating
ONStorage device power ON
BlinkingRead/write data from/into the SATA/SAS storage device
OFFStorage device not found
1 2
3 4
RESET
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1.7.3 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs
Intel® I350-AM4 1G LAN port LEDs
ACT/LINK LEDSPEED LED
ACT/LINK LEDSPEED LED
StatusDescriptionStatusDescription
OFFNo linkOFF10 Mbps connection
GREENLinkedORANGE100 Mbps connection
BLINKINGData activityGREEN1 Gbps connection
Intel® X710-AT2 Gigabit 10G LAN port LEDs
ACT/LINK LEDSPEED LED
ACT/LINK LEDSPEED LED
StatusDescriptionStatusDescription
OFFNo linkOFF10 Mbps / 100 Mbps connection
GREENLinkedORANGE1 Gbps connection
BLINKINGData activityGREEN10 Gbps connection
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1.7.4 Q-Code table
AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series processors
ActionPHASEPOST CODETYPEDESCRIPTION
0x01ProgressFirst post code
0x02ProgressLoad BSP microcode
SEC Start upSecurity Phase
PSP Boot
PSP Boot Loader
phase (Error Post
Codes)
0x03ProgressPerform early platform Initialization
0x04ProgressSet cache as ram for PEI phase
0x05ProgressEstablish Stack
0x06ProgressCPU Early Initialization
0x00ErrorGeneral - Success
0x01ErrorGeneric Error Code
0x02ErrorGeneric Memory Error
0x03ErrorBuffer Overflow
0x04ErrorInvalid Parameter(s)
0x05ErrorInvalid Data Length
0x06ErrorData Alignment Error
0x07ErrorNull Pointer Error
0x08ErrorUnsupported Function
0x09ErrorInvalid Service ID
0x0AErrorInvalid Address
0x0BErrorOut of Resource Error
0x0CErrorTimeout
0x0DErrordata abort exception
0x0EErrorprefetch abort exception
0x0FErrorOut of Boundary Condition Reached
0x10ErrorData corruption
0x11ErrorInvalid command
0x12ErrorThe package type provided by BR is incorrect
0x13ErrorFailed to retrieve FW header during FW validation
0x14ErrorKey size not supported
0x15ErrorAgesa0 verification error
0x16ErrorSMU FW verification error
0x17ErrorOEM SINGING KEY verification error
0x18ErrorGeneric FW Validation error
0x19ErrorRSA operation fail - bootloader
0x1AErrorCCP Passthrough operation failed - internal status
0x1BErrorAES operation fail
0x1CErrorCCP state save failed
0x1DErrorCCP state restore failed
0x1EErrorSHA256 operation fail - internal status
0x1FErrorZLib Decompression operation fail
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ActionPHASEPOST CODETYPEDESCRIPTION
0x20ErrorHMAC-SHA256 operation fail - internal status
0x21ErrorBooted from boot source not recognized by PSP
0x22ErrorPSP directory entry not found
0x23ErrorPSP failed to set the write enable latch
0x24ErrorPSP timed out because spirom took too long
0x25ErrorCannot find BIOS directory
0x26ErrorSpiRom is not valid
0x27Errorslave die has different security state from master
0x28ErrorSMI interface init failure
0x29ErrorSMI interface generic error
0x2AErrorinvalid die ID executes MCM related function
0x2BErrorinvalid MCM configuration table read from bootrom
0x2CErrorValid boot mode wasn't detected
0x2DErrorNVStorage init failure
0x2EErrorNVStorage generic error
PSP Boot
PSP Boot Loader
phase (Error Post
Codes)
0x2FErrorMCM 'error' to indicate slave has more data to send
0x30ErrorMCM error if data size exceeds 32B
0x31ErrorInvalid client id for SVC MCM call
0x32ErrorMCM slave status register contains bad bits
0x33ErrorMCM call was made in a single die environment
0x34ErrorPSP secure mapped to invalid segment (should be 0x400_0000)
0x35ErrorNo physical x86 cores were found on die
0x36ErrorInsufficient space for secure OS (range of free SRAM to SVC stack base)
0x37ErrorSYSHUB mapping memory target type is not supported
0x38ErrorAttempt to unmap permanently mapped TLB to PSP secure region
0x39ErrorUnable to map an SMN address to AXI space
0x3AErrorUnable to map a SYSHUB address to AXI space
0x3BErrorThe count of CCXs or cores provided by bootrom is not consistent
0x3CErrorUncompressed image size doesn’t match value in compressed header
0x3DErrorCompressed option used in case where not supported
0x3EErrorFuse info on all dies don’t match
0x3FErrorPSP sent message to SMU; SMU reported an error
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ActionPHASEPOST CODETYPEDESCRIPTION
0x40ErrorFunction RunPostX86ReleaseUnitTests failed in memcmp()
0x41ErrorInterface between PSP to SMU not available.
0x42ErrorTimer wait parameter too large
0x43ErrorTest harness module reported an error
0x44Errorx86 wrote C2PMSG_0 interrupting PSP
0x45ErrorA write to an L3 register failed
0x46ErrorMini-BL
0x47ErrorMini-BL CCP HMAC Unit-test failed
0x48ErrorPotential stack corruption in jump to Mini BL
0x49ErrorError in Validate and Loading AGESA APOB SVC call
0x4AErrorCorrect fuse bits for DIAG_BL loading not set
0x4BErrorThe UmcProgramKeys() function was not called by AGESA
0x4CErrorSecure unlock error
0x4DErrorSyshub register programming mismatch during readback
0x4EErrorFamily ID in MP0_SFUSE_SEC[7:3] not correct
0x4FErrorAn operation was invoked that can only be performed by the GM
0x50ErrorFailed to acquire host controller semaphore to claim ownership of SMB
0x51ErrorTimed out waiting for host to complete pending transactions
0x52ErrorTimed out waiting for slave to complete pending transactions
0x53ErrorUnable to kill current transaction on host
0x54ErrorOne of: Illegal command
0x55ErrorAn SMBus transaction collision detected
0x56ErrorTransaction failed to be started or processed by host
0x57ErrorAn unsolicited SMBus interrupt was received
0x58ErrorAn attempt to send an unsupported PSP-SMU message was made
0x59ErrorAn error/data corruption detected on response from SMU for sent msg
0x5AErrorMCM Steady-state unit test failed
0x5BErrorS3 Enter failed
0x5CErrorAGESA BL did not set PSP SMU reserved addresses via SVC call
0x5EErrorCcxSecBisiEn not set in fuse RAM
0x5FErrorReceived an unexpected result
PSP Boot
PSP Boot Loader
phase (Error Post
Codes)
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ActionPHASEPOST CODETYPEDESCRIPTION
0x60ErrorVMG Storage Init failed
0x61ErrorFailure in mbedTLS user app
0x62ErrorAn error occured whilst attempting to SMN map a fuse register
0x63ErrorFuse burn sequence/operation failed due to internal SOC error
0x64ErrorFuse sense operation timed out
0x65ErrorFuse burn sequence/operation timed out waiting for burn done
0x66ErrorFailure status indicating that the given SecureOS has been
0x67ErrorThis PSP FW was revoked
The platform model/vendor id fuse is not matching the BIOS public
key token
HVB validation failure for BIOS RTM volume (OEM public/signature
failed to validate).
PSP Boot
PSP Boot Loader
phase (Error Post
Codes)
0x68Error
0x69ErrorThe BIOS OEM public key of the BIOS was revoked for this platform
0x6AErrorPSP level 2 directory not match expected value.
0x6BErrorBIOS level 2 directory not match expected value.
0x6CError
0x6DErrorGeneric error indicating the CCP HAL initialization failed
0x94ErrorKnoll failed to idle correctly after being reset
0x95ErrorBad status returned by I2CKnollCheck
0x96ErrorNACK to general call (no device on Knoll I2C bus)
0x97ErrorNull pointer passed to I2CKnollCheck
0x98ErrorInvalid device-ID found during Knoll authentication
0x99ErrorError during Knoll/Prom key derivation
0x9AErrorNull pointer passed to Crypto function
0x9BErrorError in checksum from wrapped Knoll/Prom keys
0x9CErrorKnoll returned an invalid response to a command
0x9DErrorBootloader failed in Knoll Send Command function
0x9EErrorNo Knoll device found by verifying MAC
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ActionPHASEPOST CODETYPEDESCRIPTION
0xA0ProgressBootloader successfully entered C Main
0xA1ProgressMaster initialized C2P / slave waited for master to init C2P
0xA2ProgressHMAC key successfully derived
0xA3ProgressMaster got Boot Mode and sent boot mode to all slaves
0xA4ProgressSpiRom successfully initialized
0xA5ProgressBIOS Directory successfully read from SPI to SRAM
0xA6ProgressEarly unlock check
0xA7ProgressInline Aes key successfully derived
0xA8ProgressInline-AES key programming is done
0xA9ProgressInline-AES key wrapper derivation is done
0xAAProgressBootloader successfully loaded HW IP configuration values