Confidential Prepared by: System Sales PM Version: 1.0 2U
Storage Server with High Performance High Capacity & High
Performance Storage Solution Slide 2 Confidential Low-profile PCI
slotsLow-profile PCI slots 1 * PCI-E G3 x16 (x8 link) 3 * PCI-E
G3x16 (x16 link) 1 * PCI-E G3x16 (x8 link) High Memory CapacityHigh
Memory Capacity 16 * DIMM, up to 512 GB(R-DIMM) DDR3 1066/1333/1600
High PerformanceHigh Performance Dual Intel Romly-EP Socket-R
RS720-E7/RS12 Overview Mass Storage CapacityMass Storage Capacity
12* Hot-swap HDD Bays High Availability & Easy Maintenance High
Power EfficiencyHigh Power Efficiency 80Plus (1+1) 770W Redundant
PSU Up to 92% power efficiency (Gold-Level) Quad LANQuad LAN Higher
Networking Bandwidth Virtualization Applications Comprehensive
Server Management Comprehensive Server Management ASMB6-iKVM for
Out-of-Band & remote server management ASWM-Enterprise
management S/W Flexible RAID SolutionFlexible RAID Solution ASUS
PIKE RAID card Complete Upgrade Path for SATA/SAS;SAS6G RAID
Support Slide 3 Confidential Mass Storage Capacity in 2U 12*
SAS/SATA HDD Bays, Up to 36TB in 2U Hot-swap for 7x24 non-stop
service High Availability and Easy Maintenance More HDD Capacity 12
x SAS/SATA 3.5/2.5 HDD 2.5 HDD support with optional 3.5 convert
2.5 bracket Slide 4 Confidential Outstanding Computing Power
ComputingPerformanceSocket-R 135W support 135W support Support
Intel Latest Romly-EP Socket-R platform E5-2600 Series Processor
135W Support Socket-R Slide 5 Confidential 6 + 1 Expansions in 2U
High Performance Flexible Expansion 2 ASUS PIKE 1 ASUS PIKE SAS
RAID Upgrade Kit 1 : 2* PCI-E G3 x16 slot (x8 link) or 1*PCI-E G3
x16 slot (x16 link) 2: 3* PCI-E G3 x16 slot (x16 link) + 1*PCI-E G3
x16 slot (x8 link) Slide 6 Confidential Hot-Swap /Redundant Power
for online Service Hot-Swap Feature for Fan Module Easy Maintenance
Purpose-Built for Availability & Reliability Hot-Swap Feature
for Online Expansion Slide 7 Confidential Quad LAN With 1G High
Performance More Networking Resource and Queues for Virtual Servers
Designed for Virtualization Applications Intel Powerville-i350
Gigabit Ethernet Controller Intel VMDq (Virtual Machine Device
Queues) support Enhances virtualized traffic management Ethernet
with SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization) support Flexible port
partitioning improves I/O device sharing among VMs VM 1 OS VM 2 OS
VM 3 OS Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) Other Silicon w/o VMDq
Software Virtual Switch Without VMDqWithout VMDq VM 1 OS VM 2 OS VM
3 OS Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) Intel i350 LAN with VMDq With
VMDqWith VMDq LAN Data Packet filter by Hypervisor Data Packet
filter by silicon Slide 8 Confidential Higher Networking Bandwidth
4-in-1 Teaming (Quad Server Class GbE) Load-Balance &
Fault-tolerance Quad LAN With 1G High Performance Up-to-date 10G
Ethernet Support ASUS 10G LAN Card and most market available 10G
LAN Card ASUS 10G LAN Card Supported ASUS PEB-10G Dual port
10GBase-Tvadapter (RJ45) Slide 9 Confidential 80 PLUS (Bronze) 80
PLUS (Silver) 80 PLUS (Gold) 20%81%85%88% 50%85%89%92%
100%81%85%88% 770W 80Plus (Gold Level) Redundant PSU Up to 92%
Power efficiency for AC - DC conversion Up to 92% Power Efficiency
Slide 10 Confidential ModelPortsRAID SupportInterface PIKE
21088-port SAS2 H/W RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 6, 50, 60 PCI-E Gen 2 PIKE
20088-port SAS2RAID 0, 1, 10, 1EPCI-E Gen 2 PIKE 2008 IMR8-port
SAS2RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50PCI-E Gen 2 Chipset : LSI SAS2008/IMR
Chipset : LSI SAS2008 Chipset : LSI SAS2108 Flexible SAS 6G/SATA 6G
RAID Capability Cost Effective Storage Interface upgrade solutions
Total RAID Solution without Additional Effort for verification
Flexible RAID Solution PIKE (only for RS720-E7/RS12) Slide 11
Confidential Remote Server Local Device LAN / INTERNET ASMB6-IKVM -
Out of Band Remote Management Solutions Remote Server ASUS
JAVA-based Web Browser Add this daughter board to get iKVM support
Slide 12 Confidential Web GUI (Graphical User Interface) Dashboard
and monitor system health Remote Power Control Remote Control
ASMB6-IKVM - Out of Band Remote Management Solutions Slide 13
Confidential Virtual Media over LAN Easy Maintenance and Faster
Troubleshooting problem Remote Server Fix server problems by moving
files from local drives Using Multiple Devices Simultaneously
Remote OS Deployment ASMB6-IKVM - Out of Band Remote Management
Solutions Slide 14 Confidential Network Bonding support Failover -
switch over automatically to a redundant network LAN problem Remote
Server Fix server problems by remote management from local drives
1+1 Redundant LAN (Ethernet) Cable BMC PHY Management LAN LAN 2LAN1
Mgmt LAN LAN 3 LAN 4 ASMB6-IKVM - Out of Band Remote Management
Solutions Slide 15 Confidential Reference Slide 16 Confidential
RS720-E7/RS12 One Page Mass Storage Capacity 12 * Hot-swap HDD
Bays, Up to 36TB in 2U High Computing Power Dual Socket-R 16 DIMMs
6+1 expansions(Low-Prifile) 6* PCI-E G3 slots, up to 4 x PCI-E x 16
Slot (x16 link) PIKE Slot for ASUS PIKE RAID Card Quad Lan High
networking bandwidth Ideal for Virtualization Applications High
Power Efficiency 1+1 Redundant 770W 80PLUS (Gold level) PSU ASUS
PIKE Technology Seamless SAS/SAS 6G RAID upgrade path Server
Management Solution ASMB6-iKVM for Out-of-band Management In-Band
ASWM Enterprise 2.0 S/W Processor SupportDual Intel Sandy Bridge
Socket-R Core Logic Intel C602-A PCH Memory Support16* DDR3 DIMM
Slots (Up to 512GB R-DIMM) Storage Support12* Hot-Swap 3.5HDD Bays
RAID Support SATA:Intel C602-A PCH Intel RSTe3.0 :RAID 0, 1,10,5
(windows/Linux) SAS: (Optional ASUS PIKE ) PIKE 2108: H/W RAID 0,
1, 10, 5, 6, 50, 60 PIKE 2008/IMR RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50 PIKE 2008:
RAID 0, 1, 10, 1E NIC4* Intel GbE LAN(Powerville-i350) +1 * Mgmt
LAN Onboard GfxAST2300 /16 MB IMPI SupportASMB6-iKVM Expansion Slot
Total: 6+1 (Low-Profile) 4* PCI-E G3 x16 slot (x16 link) + 1*PCI-E
G3 x16 (x8 link) Or 3* PCI-E G3 x16 slot (x16 link) + 3*PCI-E G3
x16, (x8 link) 1* PIKE Slot for PIKE RAID card Power Supply1+1
80Plus (Gold level) 770W Redundant Power Supply Dimension615mm *
444mm * 88.0mm (2U) Rack mounting KitFriction Rail-Kit
RegulatoryFCC (Class A), CE,BSMI, C-Tick Target Market : Enterprise
application Data Center, Storage Server Virtualization application
Slide 17 Confidential RS720-E7/RS12-E One Page Processor
SupportDual Intel Sandy Bridge Socket-R Core Logic Intel C602-A PCH
Memory Support16* DDR3 DIMM Slots (Up to 512GB R-DIMM) Storage
Support12* Hot-Swap 3.5HDD Bays (BP w/Expander ) RAID Support
SATA/SAS: ASUS PIKE RAID Solution PIKE 2108: H/W RAID 0, 1, 10, 5,
6, 50, 60 PIKE 2008: RAID 0, 1, 10, 1E NIC4* Intel GbE
LAN(Powerville-i350) +1 * Mgmt LAN Onboard GfxAST2300 /16 MB IMPI
SupportASMB6-iKVM Expansion Slot Total: 6+1 (Low-Profile) 4* PCI-E
G3 x16 slot (x16 link) + 1*PCI-E G3 x16 (x8 link) Or 3* PCI-E G3
x16 slot (x16 link) + 3*PCI-E G3 x16, (x8 link) 1* PIKE Slot for
PIKE RAID card Power Supply1+1 80Plus (Gold level) 770W Redundant
Power Supply Dimension615mm * 444mm * 88.0mm (2U) Rack mounting
KitFriction Rail-Kit RegulatoryFCC (Class A), CE,BSMI, C-Tick Mass
Storage Capacity 12 * Hot-swap HDD Bays, Up to 36TB in 2U High
Computing Power Dual Socket-R 16 DIMMs 6+1 expansions(Low-Prifile)
6* PCI-E G3 slots, up to 4 x PCI-E x 16 Slot (x16 link) PIKE Slot
for ASUS PIKE RAID Card Quad Lan High networking bandwidth Ideal
for Virtualization Applications High Power Efficiency 1+1 Redundant
770W 80PLUS (Gold level) PSU ASUS PIKE Technology Seamless SAS/SAS
6G RAID upgrade path Server Management Solution ASMB6-iKVM for
Out-of-band Management In-Band ASWM Enterprise 2.0 S/W Target
Market : Enterprise application Data Center, Storage Server
Virtualization application Slide 18 Confidential RS720-E7/RS12
Family Product Comparisons RS720-E7/RS12 SeriesRS720-E6/RS12
Processor Support Dual Intel Sandy Bridge Socket-RDual Intel Socket
1366 Core Logic Intel C602A-PCH Intel 5520 IOH + Intel ICH10R I/O
Controller Memory Support 16* DDR3 (1600/1333/1066) DIMM Slots18*
DDR3 (1333/1066) DIMM Slots Storage Support 12* Hot-Swap 3.5 HDD
Bays (BP W/ Expender)-RS720-E7/RS12-E 12* Hot-Swap 3.5 HDD Bays (BP
W/O Expender)-RS720-E/RS12 12* Hot-Swap 3.5 HDD Bays (BP W/
Expender)-RS720- E6/ERS12 12* Hot-Swap 3.5 HDD Bays (BP W/O
Expender)-RS720- E6/RS12 RAID Support SATA:Intel C602-A PCH I ntel
RSTe3.0 :RAID 0, 1,10,5 (windows) only for RS720-E7/RS12 LSI
MegaRAID; RAID 0,1(windows/Linux) only for RS720-E7/RS12 SAS:
(Optional ASUS PIKE ) PIKE 2108: H/W RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 6, 50, 60
PIKE 2008/IMR RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50only for RS720-E7/RS12 PIKE 2008:
RAID 0, 1, 10, 1E SATA: Intel ICH10R: Intel Matrix Storage (for
Windows only) LSI MegaRAID (for Linux/Windows) SAS: (Optional ASUS
PIKE) PIKE 2108: H/W RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 6, 50, 60 PIKE 2008: RAID 0,
1, 10, 1E NIC 4* Intel GbE LAN(Powerville-i350) +1 * Mgmt LAN2*
Intel 82576EB (VMDq) + 1 * Mgmt LAN Onboard Gfx AST2300 /16
MBAST2050 /8MB IMPI Support ASMB6-iKVMOptional ASMB4-iKVM Expansion
Slot Low-Profile: 6+1 4* PCI-EG3 x16 slot (x16 link)+ 1*PCI-EG3
x16(x8 link) Or 3* PCI-EG3 x16 slot (x16 link)+ 3*PCI-EG3x16,(x8
link) 1* PIKE Slot for PIKE RAID card Low-profile : 1 * PCI-EG1 x8
(x4 Link) (Auto disable if PIKE slot is occupied) 1 * PCI 1 *
PCI-EG2 x16 (x16 Link) (Auto switch to x8 Link if slot 4 is
occupied ) 1 * PCI-E G2 x16 (x8 Link)---Slot 4 1 * PCI-E G2 x16
(x16 Link) Power Supply 1+1 80Plus (Gold level) 770W Redundant
Power Supply Dimension 615mm * 444mm * 88.0mm (2U)615mm * 444mm *
87mm(2U) Rack mounting Kit Friction Rail-Kit Slide 19 Confidential
RS720-E7 Competitive Analysis Slide 20 Confidential Competitive
Analysis-Intel RS720-E7/RS12 Iron Pass + Big Horn Peak 27i
Processor Support Dual Intel Sandy Bridge Socket-R (TDP-=150W)Dual
Intel Sandy Bridge Socket-R (TDP-=130W) Core Logic Intel Patsburg-A
PCH Memory Support 16* DDR3 DIMM Slots/Node (Up to 1600) Storage
Support 12* Hot-Swap 3.5/2.5 HDD Bays8 or 16* Hot-Swap 2.5 HDD Bays
RAID Support SATA:Intel Patsburg-A PCH Intel RSTe3.0 :RAID 0,
1,10,5 (windows/Linux) LSI MegaRAID; RAID 0,1 (windows/Linux) SAS:
(Optional ASUS PIKE ) PIKE 2108: H/W RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 6, 50, 60
PIKE 2008/IMR RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50 PIKE 2008: RAID 0, 1, 10, 1E
Intel C600 series chipset -A SKU as default, D SKU enabled with key
A: 4 SATA 6Gb + 2 SATA 6Gb A with 8 Drive Upgrade Options: 8 SATA
6Gb + 2 SATA 6Gb D: 8 SAS 6Gb + 2 SATA 6Gb NIC 4* Intel GbE
LAN(Powerville-i350) +1 * Mgmt LAN Integrated Quad GbE, Dual port
10GbE IPMI Support ASMB6-iKVMSupport Expansion Slot Total: 6+1
(Low-Profile) 4* PCI-E G3 x16 slot (x16 link) + 1*PCI-E G3 x16 (x8
link) Or 3* PCI-E G3 x16 slot (x16 link) + 3*PCI-E G3 x16, (x8
link) 1* PIKE Slot for PIKE RAID card Total: 8 (Low-Profile) 4*
PCI-E G3 x16 slot + 4* PCI-E G3 x8 slot Power Supply 1+1 80Plus
(Gold level) 770W Redundant Power Supply 1+1 80Plus (Gold Level)
750W Redundant Power Supply Dimension 615mm705mm Slide 21
Confidential Competitive Analysis-Intel Support Top-bin CPU
(TDP=150W) Comprehensive RAID Solution: ASUS PIKE ; LSI RAID
Compact Size L=615 mm only support up to TDP=130W processor SAS
& RAID enabled with intel key L=705mm Slide 22 Confidential
Competitive Analysis-SM RS720-E7/RS12 SYS-6027R-TRF Processor
Support Dual Intel Sandy Bridge Socket-R (TDP-=150W)Dual Intel
Sandy Bridge Socket-R (TDP-=130W) Core Logic Intel Patsburg-A PCH
Memory Support 16* DDR3 DIMM Slots/Node (Up to 1600) Storage
Support 12* Hot-Swap 3.5/2.5 HDD Bays8* Hot-Swap 3.5 HDD Bays NIC
4* Intel GbE LAN(Powerville-i350) +1 * Mgmt LAN2* Intel GbE LAN+1 *
Mgmt LAN IPMI Support ASMB6-iKVMSupport Expansion Slot Total: 6+1
(Low-Profile) 4* PCI-E G3 x16 slot (x16 link) + 1*PCI-E G3 x16 slot
(x8 link) Or 3* PCI-E G3 x16 slot (x16 link) + 3*PCI-E G3 x16 slot
(x8 link) 1* PIKE Slot for PIKE RAID card Total: 6 (Low-Profile) 3*
PCI-E G3 x16 slot (x16 link) + 3* PCI-E G3 x16 slot (x8 link) Power
Supply 1+1 80Plus (Gold level) 770W Redundant Power Supply1+1
80Plus (Platinum level) 740W Redundant Power Supply Dimension
615mm647.7mm * 2.5 HDD support with optional 3.5 convert 2.5
bracket Slide 23 Confidential Competitive Analysis-SM Support
Top-bin CPU (TDP=150W) Support 12* 3.5/2.5 HDD Bays Support Quad
LAN (Powerville-i350) 6+1 expansions 6* PCI-E G3 slots, up to 4 x
PCI-E x 16 Slot (x16 link) + PIKE Compact Size L=615 mm only
support up to TDP=130W processor only support 8* 3.5 HDD Bays only
support Dual LAN support 6 expansion slots (Low-Profile) L=647.7mm
2.5 HDD support with optional 3.5 convert 2.5 bracket Slide 24
Confidential 3 Years Warranty 1 Day ARS Inspiring Innovation + High
Quality + Wide Support Coverage Warranty & Service Slide 25
Confidential RS720-E7/RS12-E : RS720-E7/RS12-E (embedded PIKE2108
or PIKE2008) : Back Plane (with Expander) + PIKE RAID Card (Support
PIKE2108 or PIKE2008 ) Provide Total Hard Drive (12 HDD) into One
HW RAID Solution 8 ports in, 12ports out12 bay BP 8 ports x 7 pin
RS720-E7/RS12 series comparison (RAID Solution) RS720-E7/RS12 :
RS720-E7/RS12 (optional PIKE RAID Card) : Back Plane (non Expander)
+ PIKE RAID Card Provide 8HDD HW RAID + 4HDD SW RAID Solution 12
ports in, 12ports out12 bay BP *PIKE2008 only can make two group
RAID in RS720-E7/RS12-E *Cant support SW RAID(onboard RAID) in
RS720-E7/RS12-E Onboard PIKE Port (PSAS) 6 ports (use 4 ports)
Onboard PIKE Port (PSAS) AHCI Port (SW RAID) PIKE Port (PSAS) AHCI
Port (SW RAID) Slide 26 Confidential RS720-E7/RS12 series
comparison (RAID Solution) PIKE 2008 can recognize 12 HDD through
HDD backplane, and it can use 10 HDD(max quantity) to create one
RAID, the other 2 HDD could create another RAID, it support up to 2
disk groups. PIKE 2108 can recognize 12 HDD through HDD backplane,
and can use 12 HDD to create RAID, it support up to 12 disk groups.
PIKE 2008/IMR is only able to detect 8 HDDs through HDD backplane
and still limited to 2 disk groups cant support RS720-E7/RS12-E
Slide 27 Confidential RS720-E7/RS12-E : RS720-E7/RS12-E (embedded
PIKE2108 or PIKE2008) : Back Plane (with Expander) + PIKE RAID Card
(Support PIKE2108 or PIKE2008 Only ) Provide Total Hard Drive (12
HDD) HW RAID Solution 8 ports in, 12ports out12 bay BP 8 ports x 7
pin RS720-E7/RS12 series comparison (RAID Solution) RS720-E7/RS12 :
RS720-E7/RS12 (optional PIKE RAID Card) : Back Plane (non Expander)
+ PIKE RAID Card Provide 8HDD HW RAID + 4HDD SW RAID Solution 12
ports in, 12ports out12 bay BP limitation: PIKE2008 only can make
two group RAID in RS720-E7/RS12-E Cant support SW RAID(AHCI port)
in RS720-E7/RS12-E Onboard PIKE Port (PSAS) AHCI Port (SW RAID) 6
ports (use 4 ports) Onboard PIKE Port (PSAS) Slide 28 Confidential
Mid-plane 1 8056 Min i SA S Min i SA S Min i SA S Min i SA S Min i
SA S Min i SA S Min i SA S Min i SA S Convert-Board (Per node)
Node1Node3 Node2Node4 Mid-plane 2 Safety chip Safety chip Safety
chip Safety chip Min i SA S Min i SA S Min i SA S Min i SA S Min i
SA S Min i SA S Min i SA S Min i SA S 12 HDD Back-plane Mid card
PWR Front Rear Backplane (With Expander ) for RS720-E7/RS12 -E
SMBus Slide 29 Confidential Mid-plane 1 8056 Min i SA S Min i SA S
Min i SA S Min i SA S Min i SA S Min i SA S Min i SA S Min i SA S
Convert-Board (Per node) Node1Node3 Node2Node4 Mid-plane 2 Safety
chip Safety chip Safety chip Safety chip Min i SA S Min i SA S Min
i SA S Min i SA S Min i SA S Min i SA S Min i SA S Min i SA S 24
HDD Back-plane Mid card PWR Front Rear SMBus Backplane
(Non-Expander ) for RS720-E7/RS12
