Thermal rules

This topic lists the thermal rules for the server to comply with ASHRAE class A2, A3, or A4 specifications.

ASHARE class A2 environment

The following table lists the ambient temperature requirement for the server depending on the hardware configuration.

Model	Default TDP	Configuration	Max. Ambient Temp.
All models		Mellanox ConnextX-6 < 100 GbE Xilinx Alveo U25 NVIDIA Quadro P620/P2200 GPU Broadcom 57454 OCP 3.0	35°C
		Mellanox ConnextX-6 100 GbE/200GbE with AOC	30°C
4 x 2.5'' models	280 W	Non-Mellanox ConnextX-6 NIC	35°C
		2 Tesla T4/A2 GPUs	35°C
8 x 2.5''/4 x 3.5'' models	120 W / 155 W	2 x 2.5'' SSD	35°C
	180W / 190 W / 200 W	3 Tesla T4/A2 GPUs	35°C
		2 x 2.5'' SSD	30°C
	225 W /240 W	3 Non-Mellanox ConnextX-6 NIC 2 Tesla T4/A2 GPUs 2 x 7mm SSD	35°C
	280 W	2 Non-Mellanox ConnextX-6 NIC 2 Tesla T4/A2 GPUs	30°C
10 x 2.5'' models	120 W / 155 W	3 Tesla T4/A2 GPUs 2 x 2.5'' SSD	35°C
	180W / 190 W / 200 W	Non-Mellanox ConnextX-6 NIC 2 Tesla T4/A2 GPUs 2 x 7mm SSD	35°C
		3 Tesla T4/A2 GPUs	30°C
	225 W /240 W	Non-Mellanox ConnextX-6 NIC 2 Tesla T4/A2 GPUs 2 x 7mm SSD	35°C
	280 W	2 Non-Mellanox ConnextX-6 NIC 2 Tesla T4/A2 GPUs	30°C

ASHARE class A3/A4 environment

To comply with ASHARE class A3/A4 specifications, the server must NOT be configured with below components:

• CPU (TDP ≥ 170W)

• 3DS RDIMMs

• GPUs

• Mellanox ConnextX-6 100 GbE/200GbE with AOC

• Xilinx Alveo U25 FPGA

• Broadcom 57454 OCP 3.0

• NVMe AIC switches

• 2 x 7mm SSDs

• 2 x 2.5'' SSDs