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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