The following information is a summary of the features and specifications of the server. Depending on the model, some features might not be available, or some specifications might not apply.
Table 1. Server specifications
Specification
Description
Dimension
2U
Height: 86.5 mm (3.4 inches)
Width:
With rack latches: 482.0 mm (19.0 inches)
Without rack latches: 444.6 mm (17.5 inches)
Depth: 763.7 mm (30.1 inches)
Note
The depth is measured with rack latches installed, but without the security bezel installed.
Weight
Up to 32.0 kg (70.6 lb), depending on the server configuration
Intel Xeon 6137, 6242R, 6246R, 6248R, 6250, 6256, or 6258R processor is supported only when the following requirements are met:
The server chassis is the twenty-four 2.5-inch-bay chassis.
The operating temperature is equal to or less than 30°C.
Up to eight drives are installed in the drive bays 8–15.
Intel Xeon 6144, 6146, 8160T, 6126T, 6244, and 6240Y processor, or processors with TDP equal to 200 watts or 205 watts (excluding 6137, 6242R, 6246R, 6248R, 6250, 6256, or 6258R) are supported only when the following requirements are met:
The server chassis is the twenty-four 2.5-inch-bay chassis.
Up to eight drives are installed in the drive bays 8–15 if the operating temperature is equal to or less than 35°C, or up to sixteen drives are installed in the drive bays 0–15 if the operating temperature is equal to or less than 30°C.
For server models with sixteen/twenty/twenty-four NVMe drives, two processors are needed, and the maximum supported processor TDP is 165 watts.
For server models with twenty-four 2.5-inch and twelve 3.5-inch-drive bays, if Intel Xeon 6144 and 6146 processors installed, the operating temperature is equal to or less than 27°C.
Intel Xeon 6154, 8168, 8180, and 8180M processors support the following server models: eight 3.5-inch-drive bays, eight 2.5-inch-drive bays, or sixteen 2.5- inch-drive bays. For server models with sixteen 2.5-inch and eight 3.5-inch drive bays, the operating temperature is equal to or less than 30°C.
Intel Xeon 6246, 6230T, and 6252N processors support the following server models: eight 3.5-inch-drive bays, eight 2.5-inch-drive bays, or sixteen 2.5- inch-drive bays.
If two TruDDR4 2933, 128 GB 3DS RDIMMs are installed in one channel, the operating temperature is equal to or less than 30°C.
Memory
For 1st Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processor (Intel Xeon SP Gen 1):
Slots: 24 memory module slots
Minimum: 8 GB
Maximum:
768 GB using registered DIMMs (RDIMMs)
1.5 TB using load-reduced DIMMs (LRDIMMs)
3 TB using three-dimensional stack registered DIMMs (3DS RDIMMs)
Type (depending on the model):
TruDDR4 2666, single-rank or dual-rank, 8 GB/16 GB/32 GB RDIMM
TruDDR4 2666, quad-rank, 64 GB LRDIMM
TruDDR4 2666, octa-rank, 128 GB 3DS RDIMM
For 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processor (Intel Xeon SP Gen 2):
Slots: 24 DIMM slots
Minimum: 8 GB
Maximum:
1.5 TB using RDIMMs
3 TB using 3DS RDIMMs
6 TB using DC Persistent Memory Module (DCPMM) and RDIMMs/3DS RDIMMs in Memory Mode
Type (depending on the model):
TruDDR4 2666, single-rank or dual-rank, 16 GB/32 GB RDIMM
DCPMMs only support the following server models: eight 3.5-inch-drive bays, eight 2.5-inch-drive bays, or sixteen 2.5- inch-drive bays. The 256 GB and 512 GB DCPMMs only support server model with eight 2.5-inch-drive bays.
If the processors with TDP equal to 200 watts or 205 watts are installed, DCPMMs are supported only when the following requirements are met:
Two power supplies are installed.
For server models with sixteen 2.5-inch and eight 3.5-inch drive bays, the operating temperature is equal to or less than 30°C.
No Mellanox ConnectX-6, Innova-2 FPGA, or PCIe NVMe add-in-card (AIC) installed.
Note
Memory dummy is required when any of the following hardware configuration requirement is met:
Processors with TDP more than 125 watts installed
Any of following processors installed: 5122, 8156, 6128, 6126, 4112, 5215, 5217, 5222, 8256, 6226, 4215, 4114T, 5119T, 5120T, 4109T, 4116T, 6126T, 6130T, 6138T, 5218T, 6238T
GPU installed
Server model: twenty-four 2.5-inch-drive bays, twelve 3.5-inch-drive bays (except for Chinese Mainland)
For the server model with the processors with TDP less than 125 watts installed and without memory dummy installed, the memory performance might be degraded if one fan fails.
Operating speed and total memory capacity depend on the processor model and UEFI settings.
Up to twelve 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA/NVMe drives (NVMe drives are supported only in drive bays 8–11)
Up to eight 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA drives
Up to eight 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA/NVMe drives (NVMe drives are supported only in drive bays 4–7)
Up to sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA drives
Up to sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA/NVMe drives (NVMe drives are supported in drive bays 4–7 and bays 12–15)
Up to sixteen 2.5-inch NVMe drives (NVMe drives are supported in drive bays 0–15)
Up to sixteen 2.5-inch NVMe drives with eight SAS/SATA drives (NVMe drives are supported in drive bays 0–15)
Up to twenty 2.5-inch NVMe drives (NVMe drives are supported in drive bays 0–19)
Up to twenty-four 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA drives
Up to twenty-four 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA/NVMe drives (NVMe drives are supported in drive bays 4–7, bays 12–15, and bays 20–23)
Up to twenty-four 2.5-inch NVMe drives (NVMe drives are supported in drive bays 0–23)
Up to two 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA drives in the rear
Up to two M.2 drives
Note
NVMe drives means Non-Volatile Memory express drives.
If the operating temperature is equal to or less than 30°C, the server models installed with Xeon 6137, 6154, 6242R, 6246R, 6248R, 6250, 6256, 6258R, 8168, 8180, and 8180M processor support no more than eight NVMe drives.
For server models with sixteen/twenty/twenty-four NVMe drives:
The maximum power for installed PCIe card is 25 watts.
The SSD add-in-card (AID) is not supported.
The minimum power supplies should be 1100 watts.
For server models with sixteen/twenty/twenty-four NVMe drives, the maximum memory module is 128 GB, and DCPMM is not supported.
Low-profile, half-length, single-slot GPUs: NVIDIA P4, NVIDIA P600, and NVIDIA P620, NVIDIA T4, and Cambricon MLU270-S4
Note
The NVIDIA V100 GPU has two types of form factor: full-height full-length (FHFL) and full-height half-length (FHHL). Hereinafter the full-height full-length V100 GPU is called as the FHFL V100 GPU; the full-height half-length V100 GPU is called as the FHHL V100 GPU.
GPU installation rules:
For Intel Xeon SP Gen 2 with the supported system board, you can install up to five NVIDIA A2, NVIDIA P4 or NVIDIA T4 GPUs in PCIe slots 1, 5, 6, 2 and 3.
For Cambricon MLU100-C3 processing adapters, you can only install two adapters in slots 5 and 6, or install four adapters in slots 1, 2, 5 and 6.
To install a full-height GPU, or the NVIDIA P4 GPU, you need to use the GPU thermal kit. For more information, see Install a GPU with the GPU thermal kit.
For NVIDIA P600, NVIDIA P620, NVIDIA P4000, NVIDIA RTX4000, and FHHL V100 GPUs, you can install up to three GPUs in PCIe slots 1, 5, and 6. For the other supported GPUs, you can install up to two GPUs in PCIe slots 1 and 5.
NVIDIA A100 is only supported in the server models with the UEFI firmware (V2.80 or higher) and XCC firmware (V5.40 or higher). If NVIDIA A100 is installed, the operating temperature must be equal to or less than 35°C. If NVIDIA A100 is installed in the riser 2 assembly, use the ThinkSystem SR650 2FH Riser BKT NVFF5 bracket to fit with NVIDIA A100.
Up two NVIDIA A30 GPUs are supported and the operating temperature must be equal to or less than 35°C. If NVIDIA A30 is installed in the riser 2 assembly, use the ThinkSystem SR650 2FH Riser BKT NVFF5 bracket to fit with NVIDIA A30. If one fan fails, the GPU performance might be degraded.
If NVIDIA A16 is installed, the operating temperature must be equal to or less than 35°C.
If NVIDIA RTX A6000 is installed in the riser 2 assembly, use the ThinkSystem SR650 2FH Riser BKT NVFF5 bracket to fit with NVIDIA RTX A6000.
Note
If NVIDIA P4 is installed in PCIe slot 1, PCIe slot 5, or both slots, keep PCIe slot 2, PCIe slot 6, or both slots unoccupied.
For server models installed with three NVIDIA P4 can be installed in PCIe slot 1, PCIe slot 5, and PCIe slot 6 at the same time, the operating temperature must be equal to or less than 35°C.
If up to five NVIDIA P4 GPUs are installed, the server models support no more than eight 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA/NVMe drives and the operating temperature must be equal to or less than 35°C.
For server models installed with FHHL V100 GPU, NVIDIA T4 or Cambricon MLU270-S4 GPU, the operating temperature must be equal to or less than 30°C.
If one NVIDIA T4 or Cambricon MLU270-S4 GPU is installed, install in slot 1.
For server models installed with one CPU, if two NVIDIA T4 or Cambricon MLU270-S4 GPUs are installed, install in slot 1 and slot 2. For server models installed with two CPUs, if two NVIDIA T4 or Cambricon MLU270-S4 GPUs are installed, install in slot 1 and slot 5.
For server models installed with one CPU, if three NVIDIA T4 or Cambricon MLU270-S4 GPUs are installed, install in slot 1, slot 2 and slot 3. For server models installed with two CPUs, if three NVIDIA T4 or Cambricon MLU270-S4 GPUs are installed, install in slot 1, slot 5 and slot 6.
Four NVIDIA T4 or Cambricon MLU270-S4 GPUs are supported only for server models installed with two CPUs, and installed in slot 1, slot 2, slot 5, and slot 6.
Five NVIDIA T4 or Cambricon MLU270-S4 GPUs are supported only for server models installed with two CPUs, and installed in slot 1, slot 2, slot 3, slot 5, and slot 6.
NVIDIA T4 GPU cannot be mixed with NVIDIA A2 GPU.
If NVIDIA P600, NVIDIA P620, NVIDIA P4000, NVIDIA RTX4000, NVIDIA P6000, NVIDIA RTX A6000, or NVIDIA RTX5000 GPU is installed, the fan redundancy function is not supported. If one fan fails, power off the system immediately to prevent GPU overheat and replace the fan with a new one.
Cambricon MLU100-C3 processing adapter supports CentOS 7.6 when used in combination with Intel Xeon SP Gen 2, and supports CentOS 7.5 when used in combination with Intel Xeon SP Gen 1.
GPU installation requirements:
GPU is supported only when the following hardware configuration requirements are met at the same time:
Server model: eight 3.5-inch-drive bays, eight 2.5-inch-drive bays, or sixteen 2.5-inch-drive bays
Processor: High Tcase type; TDP less than or equal to 150 watts
Note
For server models with eight 2.5-inch-drive bays, if the server is installed with GPUs (except for GPU model NVIDIA P4, NVIDIA T4, NVIDIA V100 FHHL, NVIDIA P600, NVIDIA P620, NVIDIA P4000, NVIDIA RTX4000, NVIDIA P6000, NVIDIA RTX A6000, and NVIDIA RTX5000) and the operating temperature is equal to or less than 30°C, the TDP should be less than or equal to 165 watts.
For server models with eight 3.5-inch-drive bays or sixteen 2.5-inch-drive bays, if server is installed with NVIDIA T4 or Cambricon MLU270-S4 GPU, the TDP should be less than or equal to 150 watts.
For server models with eight 2.5-inch-drive bays, if the server is installed with up to four NVIDIA T4 or Cambricon MLU270-S4 GPUs, the TDP can be more than 150 watts, if the server is installed with five NVIDIA T4 or Cambricon MLU270-S4 GPUs, the TDP should be less than or equal to 150 watts.
Drive: no more than four NVMe drives installed, and no PCIe NVMe add-in-card (AIC) installed.
Power supply: for one GPU, 1100-watt or 1600-watt power supplies installed; for two or three GPUs, 1600-watt power supplies installed
RAID adapters (depending on the model)
Onboard SATA ports with software RAID support (Intel VROC SATA RAID, formerly known as Intel RSTe)
Note
VROC is not supported with the VMware ESXi yet.
Onboard NVMe ports with software RAID support (Intel VROC NVMe RAID)
VROC Intel-SSD-Only (also known as Intel VROC standard): supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 10 with Intel NVMe drives only
VROC Premium: supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 10 with non-Intel NVMe drives
Note
VROC is not supported with the VMware ESXi yet.
An HBA 430-8e or 430-16e SAS/SATA adapter that support JBOD mode but does not support RAID
An HBA 430-8i or 430-16i SAS/SATA adapter that support JBOD mode but does not support RAID
An HBA 440-8e SAS/SATA adapter that support JBOD mode but does not support RAID
An HBA 440-8i or 440-16i SAS/SATA adapter that support JBOD mode but does not support RAID
An HBA 4350-8i or 4350-16i SAS/SATA adapter that support JBOD mode but does not support RAID
A RAID 530-8i SAS/SATA adapter that supports JBOD mode and RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50
A RAID 530-16i SAS/SATA adapter that supports JBOD mode and RAID levels 0, 1, and 10
A RAID 540-8i or 540-16i SAS/SATA adapter that supports JBOD mode and RAID levels 0, 1, and 10
A RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache SAS/SATA adapter that supports JBOD mode and RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50
A RAID 730-8i 2GB Cache SAS/SATA adapter that supports JBOD mode and RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60
A RAID 730-8i 4GB Flash SAS/SATA adapter with CacheCade (for some models only) that supports JBOD mode and RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60
A RAID 930-8e SAS/SATA adapter that supports JBOD mode and RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60
A RAID 930-8i, 930-16i, or 930-24i SAS/SATA adapter that supports JBOD mode and RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60
A RAID 940-8e 4GB SAS/SATA adapter that supports JBOD mode and RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60
A RAID 940-8i, 940-16i, 940-32i, or 940-8e 4GB SAS/SATA adapter that supports JBOD mode and RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60
A RAID 5350-8i SAS/SATA adapter that supports JBOD mode and RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 10
A RAID 9350-8i 2GB or 9350-16i 4GB SAS/SATA adapter that supports JBOD mode and RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60
Note
A RAID super capacitor module must be installed if the RAID 540–16i, 930-8e, 930-8i, 930-16i, 930-24i, 940-8e 4GB, 940-8i, 940-16i, or 940-32i SAS/SATA adapter is installed.
If 730-8i-2G Cache SAS/SATA adapter is installed, 730-8i-1G or 930-8i SAS/SATA adapter cannot be installed.
If RAID 730-8i 1GB/2GB Cache SAS/SATA adapter is installed, ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653/PM1655 Read Intensive/Mixed Use SAS 24Gb SSD cannot be installed.
HBA 440-8i/440-16i SAS/SATA adapter and RAID 940-8i/940-16i/940-32i SAS/SATA adapter cannot be installed in the inner raid adapter slot.
RAID 540-8i/540-16i SAS/SATA adapter cannot be installed in the inner raid adapter slot 7.
HBA/RAID 4350-8i, 4350-16i, 5350-8i, 9350-8i or 9350-16i SAS/SATA adapter can only be installed in the PCIe slots 1，2，3，4, 5, and 6 in the server models with 2.5-inch drives， and can only be installed in the PCIe slots 4, 5, and 6 in the server models with 3.5-inch drives.
HBA/RAID 430-8i, 430-16i, 530-8i, 530-16i, 730-8i, 930-8e, 930-8i, or 930-16i SAS/SATA adapter can only be installed in the PCIe slots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 in the server models with 2.5-inch drives, and can only be installed in the PCIe slots 4, 5, 6 and 7 in the server models with 3.5-inch drives.
RAID 930-24i SAS/SATA adapter can only be installed in the PCIe slots 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 in the server models with 2.5-inch drives.
HBA/RAID 940-8e 12GB SAS/SATA adapter can only be installed in the PCIe slots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
System fans
One processor: five hot-swap fans (including one redundant fan)
Two processors: six hot-swap fans (including one redundant fan)
Note
When the system is powered off but still plugged in to AC power, fans 1 and 2 may continue to spin at a much lower speed. This is the system design to provide proper cooling.
For server models installed with Intel Xeon 6137, 6144, 6146, 6154, 6242R, 6246R, 6248R, 6250, 6256, 6258R, 8168, 8180, and 8180M, if one fan fails, the server performance might be degraded.
If your server comes with only one processor, five system fans (fan 1 to fan 5) are adequate to provide proper cooling. However, you must keep the location for fan 6 occupied by a fan filler to ensure proper airflow.
For server models with sixteen/twenty/twenty-four NVMe drives, the maximum operating temperature is 30°C. The server performance might be degraded at 27°C or above 27°C if one fan fails.
Power supplies (depending on the model)
One or two hot-swap power supplies for redundancy support
550-watt ac 80 PLUS Platinum
750-watt ac 80 PLUS Platinum
750-watt ac 80 PLUS Titanium
1100-watt ac 80 PLUS Platinum
1600-watt ac 80 PLUS Platinum
Electrical input
Sine-wave input (50 Hz to 60 Hz) required
Input voltage low range:
Minimum: 100 V ac
Maximum: 127 V ac
Input voltage high range:
Minimum: 200 V ac
Maximum: 240 V ac
Note
For server models with 750-watt ac 80 PLUS Titanium or 1600-watt ac 80 PLUS Platinum power supplies, 100–127 V ac input voltage is not supported.
CAUTION
240 V dc input (input range: 180-300 V dc) is supported in Chinese Mainland ONLY. Power supply with 240 V dc input cannot support hot plugging power cord function. Before removing the power supply with dc input, please turn off server or disconnect dc power sources at the breaker panel or by turning off the power source. Then, remove the power cord.
In order for the ThinkSystem products to operate error free in both a DC or AC electrical environment, a TN-S earthing system which complies to 60364-1 IEC 2005 standard has to be present or installed.
Minimal configuration for debugging
One processor in processor socket 1
One memory DIMM on slot 5
One power supply
one HDD or M.2 (If OS is needed for debugging)
Five system fans (fan 1 to fan 5)
Acoustical noise emissions
Sound power levels, idle
4.9 bels, minimum
5.1 bels, typical
6.1 bels, maximum
Sound power levels, operating
5.1 bels, minimum
5.1 bels, typical
6.2 bels, maximum
Note
These sound power levels are measured in controlled acoustical environments according to procedures specified by ISO 7779 and are reported in accordance with ISO 9296.
The declared acoustic noise levels are based on specified configurations and they may change depending on configurations/conditions.
The declared acoustic noise levels may increase greatly, if high-power components are installed, for example, some high-power NICs, CPUs, and GPUs.
Environment
The server is supported in the following environment:
Note
This server is designed for standard data center environment and recommended to be placed in industrial data center.
Air temperature:
Operating:
ASHRAE class A2: 10–35°C (50–95°F); when the altitude exceeds 900 m (2953 ft), the maximum ambient temperature value decreases by 1°C (1.8°F) with every 300 m (984 ft) of altitude increase.
ASHRAE class A3: 5–40°C (41–104°F); when the altitude exceeds 900 m (2953 ft), the maximum ambient temperature value decreases by 1°C (1.8°F) with every 175 m (574 ft) of altitude increase.
ASHRAE class A4: 5–45°C (41–113°F); when the altitude exceeds 900 m (2953 ft), the maximum ambient temperature value decreases by 1°C (1.8°F) with every 125 m (410 ft) of altitude increase.
Server off: 5–45°C (41–113°F)
Shipping or storage: -40–60°C (-40–140°F)
Maximum altitude: 3050 m (10 000 ft)
Relative humidity (non-condensing):
Operating:
ASHRAE class A2: 8%–80%; maximum dew point: 21°C (70°F)
ASHRAE class A3: 8%–85%; maximum dew point: 24°C (75°F)
ASHRAE class A4: 8%–90%; maximum dew point: 24°C (75°F)
Shipping or storage: 8%–90%
Particulate contamination
Attention
Airborne particulates and reactive gases acting alone or in combination with other environmental factors such as humidity or temperature might pose a risk to the server. For information about the limits for particulates and gases, see Particulate contamination.
Note: Your server complies with ASHRAE class A2 specifications. The server performance might be impacted when the operating temperature is outside the ASHRAE A2 specifications. Depending on the hardware configuration, some server models comply with ASHRAE class A3 and class A4 specifications. To comply with ASHRAE class A3 and class A4 specifications, the server models must meet the following hardware configuration requirements at the same time:
Mellanox ConnectX-6 and Innova-2 FPGA not installed.
240 GB or 480 GB M.2 drives not installed
GPU not installed
Certain processors not installed:
Processors with TDP more than or equal to 150 watts not installed
For server models with twenty-four 2.5-inch drives or twelve 3.5-inch drives, the following frequency optimized processors not installed: Intel Xeon 4112, 4215, 5122, 5215, 5217, 5222, 6126, 6128, 6132, 6134, 6134M, 6137, 6226, 6242R, 6246R, 6248R, 6250, 6256, 6258R, 8156, and 8256 processors
Important information about EU ecodesign requirements
To meet the EU ecodesign requirements for energy-related products (ErP) Lot 9, your server must meet the following requirements:
Minimum memory: 16 GB
If your server is configured with one processor, these processors are not supported: Intel Xeon 3104, 3106, 3204, 4108, 4109T, 4110, 4112, 5122, 5222, 8156, and 8256.
Important information about the air baffle and GPU
There are two types of air baffle for your server. Depending on the GPU model, select the appropriate air baffle for your server.
Air baffle type
Supported GPU model
Standard air baffle
NVIDIA A2
NVIDIA P600
NVIDIA P620
NVIDIA T4
Cambricon MLU270-S4
Large-size air baffle
AMD MI25
AMD V340
Cambricon MLU100-C3 processing adapter
NVIDIA A10
NVIDIA A16
NVIDIA A30
NVIDIA A100
NVIDIA M10
NVIDIA M60
NVIDIA P40
NVIDIA P100
NVIDIA P4000
NVIDIA P6000
NVIDIA RTX4000
NVIDIA RTX A6000
NVIDIA RTX5000
NVIDIA V100
NVIDIA V100S
NVIDIA P4
Note
If you are installing the NVIDIA P4 or the FHHL V100 GPU, install an additional air baffle first. If you are installing one NVIDIA A10 or installing two NVIDIA A10 GPUs on two riser adapter, install an additional air baffle first. If you are installing two NVIDIA A10 GPUs on one riser adapter, install the FHFL GPU holder first. For more information, see Install a GPU with the GPU thermal kit.
Note
For server models without GPU installed, select the standard air baffle.
Before installing the large-size air baffle, ensure that the height of the installed heat sinks is 1U to leave adequate space for installing the large-size air baffle.
Particulate contamination Attention: Airborne particulates (including metal flakes or particles) and reactive gases acting alone or in combination with other environmental factors such as humidity or temperature might pose a risk to the device that is described in this document.
