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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.

ModelDefault TDPConfigurationMax. Ambient Temp.

All models

 
  • Mellanox ConnectX-6 < 100 GbE

  • Xilinx Alveo U25

  • NVIDIA Quadro P620/P2200 GPU

  • Broadcom 57454 OCP 3.0

35°C
  • Mellanox ConnectX-6 100 GbE/200GbE with AOC

  • NVIDIA ConnectX-7 200 GbE/400GbE with AOC

30°C

4 x 2.5'' models

280 W

  • Non-Mellanox ConnectX-6 NIC

  • Non-NVIDIA ConnectX-7 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 ConnectX-6 NIC

  • 3 Non-NVIDIA ConnectX-7 NIC

  • 2 Tesla T4/A2 GPUs

  • 2 x 7mm SSD

35°C
280 W
  • 2 Non-Mellanox ConnectX-6 NIC

  • 2 Non-NVIDIA ConnectX-7 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 ConnectX-6 NIC

  • Non-NVIDIA ConnectX-7 NIC

  • 2 Tesla T4/A2 GPUs

  • 2 x 7mm SSD

35°C
3 Tesla T4/A2 GPUs30°C

225 W /240 W

  • Non-Mellanox ConnectX-6 NIC

  • Non-NVIDIA ConnectX-7 NIC

  • 2 Tesla T4/A2 GPUs

  • 2 x 7mm SSD

35°C
280 W
  • 2 Non-Mellanox ConnectX-6 NIC

  • 2 Non-NVIDIA ConnectX-7 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 ConnectX-6 100 GbE/200GbE with AOC

  • NVIDIA ConnectX-7 200 GbE/400GbE with AOC

  • Xilinx Alveo U25 FPGA

  • Broadcom 57454 OCP 3.0

  • NVMe AIC switches

  • 2 x 7mm SSDs

  • 2 x 2.5'' SSDs