Mass
storage and flexibility in 4U and additional OS Kernal Disk
RS540-E8-RS36-ECP is equipped
with 36 SAS/SATA 3.5-inch disk drive bays (24 front + 12 rear), and 2.5"
hot-swap HDD bays per enclosure. The hot-swappable design provides non-stop
high availability, making short work of maintenance. RS540-E8-RS36-ECP also
offers great freedom when it comes to the choice of operating system drive type
and placement, with M.2 slot available, and two hot-swappable 2.5-inch SSD
bays.
ASUS
PIKE II & 12G SAS Integration
ASUS
PIKE II offers the latest 12Gb/s SAS together with PCI-E 3.0 solution. While
ASUS latest 12Gb/s SAS doubles the data rate running at twice the speed of the
previous generation, PCI-E 3.0 offers high reliability and faster speed
connection. ASUS PIKE II meets user needs with support for 6Gb/s SATA and
12Gb/s SAS storage and integrated RAID data protection. Just placing the PIKE II
card can immediately enlarge the capacity, improve the performance, and
strengthen the signaling, making it the great upgrade option. Additionally, multiple
HBAs allow multi-paths which improve over performance.
3+1
expansion
RS540-E8-RS36-ECP has high
expandability with 3+1 expansion ports in a configuration: that means one PCI-E
Gen3x16 slot, one PCI-E Gen3x8 slot, plus one PCI-E Gen3x8 slot OCP Mezzanine
card for OCP such as the OCP 10Gbit/s LAN card. This flexible expansion offers
diverse applications in storage and networking to meeting the demands of future
expansion.
Premium
components for premium efficiency
RS540-E8-RS36-ECP benefits from
premium components hand-chosen and carefully arranged by ASUS engineers to
provide premium efficiency. With ASUS Beat Thermal Chokes, Dr. MOS and 1+1
Redundant 800W 80PLUS CRPS Platinum Power Supply, it delivers great durability and up to 94%
power efficiency. The 1+1 Redundant 800W 80PLUS CRPS Platinum Power Supply design allows the
server to keep working even if one power supply requires maintenance, enabling
uninterrupted operation. RS540-E8-RS36-ECP has durable 12k solid capacitors
that are able to withstand up to 12,000 hours of high ambient temperatures.
These 12K capacitors also boast lower equivalent series resistance (ESR) for
increased efficiency and minimal heat generation.
Easy diagnostic
and deployment
RS540-E8-RS36-ECP has a
built-in Q-code/port 80 LED display panel for simple monitoring of the entire
boot process, from the early hardware-awakening stages to the launch of the
operating system and beyond. A bright power lamp on the rear lets you check the
server’s status instantly. RS540-E8-RS36-ECP also benefits from an exclusive
tool-less rail kit design, easing deployment for systems administrators for
increased efficiency.
User
friendly design
The server also carries an
asset tag for fast identification. RS540-E8-RS36-ECP also offers great freedom
when it comes to the choice of operating system drive type and placement, with both
M.2 slot for independent OS available.
Complete
remote server management
With the Intelligent Platform
Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0-compliant ASMB8-iKVM module in RS540-E8-RS36-ECP
and you’ll be able to monitor, control and manage the server remotely. ASUS
Server Web-based Management (ASWM) Enterprise has a simple and intuitive
web-based graphical user interface. Save time and effort by flashing the BIOS
remotely, use the new screen-recording function for quick and easy
trouble-shooting and exploit the many efficiency benefits of one-to-many
centralized management afforded by ASWM Enterprise.