Networking
| Copper ethernet cabling technology |
10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T |
| Ethernet LAN data rates |
1000, 100, 10 Mbit/s |
| Networking features |
Gigabit Ethernet |
Expansion slots
| PCI Express slots version |
2.0 |
| PCI Express x16 slots |
1 |
Ports & interfaces
| VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity |
1 |
| PS/2 ports quantity |
2 |
| IPMI LAN (RJ-45) port |
Y |
Storage
| Hot-swap hard drive bays |
Y |
| Controller interface type |
AMD SP5100 |
| Number of hard drives supported |
4 |
Operational conditions
| Safety |
CE, EN55022, EEC, TUV |
| Electromagnetic emissions |
FCC, CE, EN |
Memory
| Maximum RDIMM memory |
256 GB |
| Maximum UDIMM memory |
64 GB |
| Supported RDIMM clock speeds |
1333, 1066, 800 MHz |
| Supported DIMM module capacities |
8GB, 4GB, 2GB, 1GB |
| Number of DIMM slots |
16 |
Performance
| Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) support |
Y |
Processor
| Motherboard southbridge |
AMD SP5100 |
| Number of processors supported |
2 |
Graphics
| Maximum graphics adapter memory |
8 MB |
Additionally
| Graphics |
AST2050 |
| System bus data transfer rate |
6.4 GT/s |
| Chipset |
AMD SR5650 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity |
3 |
RS500A-E6/PS4, w/IPMI ASMB4-IKVM, 1U, 2 x G34(LGA1944), AMD SR5650/SP5100, 16 x DIMM 1333/1066/800MHz, 1 x PCI-E x16, 6 x SATA2 300MB/s, RAID 0/1/5/10, 4 x 3.5'' HDD H/s, Gigabit Ethernet, AST2050 8MB, 4 x USB 2.0, 500W, 15kg, Silver
<b>Mainstream High Computing Node with AMD G34 Solution</b>
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 is based on dual-socket AMD G34 platform with 8/12-core per CPU, supporting the latest AMD Opteron 6100 series processor. Equipped with 16 DIMM slots, 4 HDD bays to support 3.5” hot-swap HDDs, 80+ (Gold)500W power supply, and virtulization, the RS500A-E6/PS4 can serve as high computing node with optimal performance and reliability.
<b>Outstanding Performance with Latest Technologies</b>
The RS500A-E6/PS4 delivers outstanding performance with up-to-date AMD Opteron 6100 series processors, with triple HT3 links between CPUs to provide up to 25.6GB/s bandwidth, achieving extremely fast transfer rate.
<b>High Scalability</b>
With 16 DIMM slots inside, the RS500A-E6/PS4 provides maximum memory capacity up to 256GB. Meanwhile, with PIKE add-on cards, the server will offer scalable and flexible storage options in system.
<b>Super Reliability with PIKE Upgrade Kit</b>
RS500A-E6/PS4 has four 3.5” hot-swap HDD bays to support SATA or SAS HDDs up to 4TB, meeting the demand of mass storage, and offers users a complete RAID solution (together with PIKE) for data protection.
<b>Green Design</b>
<b>Energy-saving with 80+ (Gold) Power Efficiency</b>
With 80+ PFC high efficiency power supply, RS500A-E6/PS4 is able to reduce the power loss and save power bill for users.
<b>Real-time and Out-of-band Server Management</b>
The optional ASMB4-iKVM module offers real-time web-based management and remote system control (KVM-over-IP) to the system from any local computer anywhere, anytime.
<b>On-board USB for Easy Virtualization Deployment</b>
The RS500A-E6/PS4 provides excellent virtualization applications with VMWare supported. The onboard vertical USB connector is designed for integrated hyperviser for easy deployment, allowing the full use of system resources and reducing TCO and IT expenses.
