| Characteristic |
Description |
 | | | Platform | GIGABYTE R281-3C1 Server Platform |
| Server Board | GIGABYTE Server Board MR91-FS0
One or two 2nd Generation Intel? Xeon? Scalable processors, maximum TDP 205W
Interprocessor interface 10.4 GT/s (2 links)
24 slots for installing DDR4-2933 memory modules
14 SATA ports, 4 USB 3.0 ports, COM port, IPMI
2 PCIe 3.0 x24 slots and 1 PCIe 3.0 x16 slot for installing riser cards, 96 PCIe 3.0 lanes when installing two CPUs
2 slots for installing LAN or RAID mezzanine modules: OCP 2.0 PCIe 3.0 x16 Type 1, P1, P2, P3, P4, K2, K3
Baseboard Management Controller Aspeed AST2500 |
| Form Factor | 2U, rack mountable |
| Processor | 1 or 2 2nd Generation Intel? Xeon? Scalable Processors
Maximum Thermal Design Power (TDP) -205W on the processor
Supported processors: Intel Xeon Bronze 3000, Silver 4000, Gold 5000, Gold 6000, Platinum 8000
Processor socket FCLGA3647 (Socket P), Intel Skylake (Gen1) / Cascade Lake (Gen2) architecture, 14nm process technology
Supports DDR4-2133/2400/2666/2933 Registered and Load reduced ECC memory, including 3DS
Up to 28 cores and 56 threads per processor, up to 38.5MB L3 cache per processor
Support for Intel Hyper-Threading, Intel Turbo Boost, Intel AVX-512 technologies
Support for processors with integrated Intel Omni-Path HFI 100 Gb/s network ports
Up to 112 logical CPUs per server with Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
Maximum amount of RAM supported by the processor:
- for Xeon Scalable Gen1: 768GB for all models
- for Xeon Scalable Gen2: 4.5TB for models with the "L" index, 1TB for all other models.
Supports Intel? Optane? DC Persistent Memory in Memory Mode, APP Direct Mode, Mixed Mode (Xeon Scalable Gen2 only).
Interprocessor interface UPI 10.4 (2 links), 48 PCIe 3.0 lanes (2GB/s per lane), DMI 3.0 (4 lanes) |
| Chipset | Intel C621 Chipset |
| System Memory | Memory types:
- DDR4 ECC Registered Memory (RDIMM) 1.2V, DDR4 ECC Registered Memory 3DS (RDIMM 3DS) 1.2V
- DDR4 ECC Load Reduced Memory (LRDIMM) 1.2V, DDR4 ECC Load Reduced Memory 3DS (LRDIMM 3DS) 1.2V
Maximum RAM:
for RDIMM - 1536 GB (24 x 64 GB), for LRDIMM - 3072 GB (24 x 128 GB),support for 128 GB modules only for processors with index "L"
- for RDIMM 3DS - 3072 GB (24 x 128 GB), for LRDIMM 3DS - 3072 GB (24 x 128 GB),support for 128 GB modules only for processors with index "L"
Memory operating modes: 2133/2400/2666/2933 MT/s (depending on processor model)
Two integrated triple-channel memory controllers (IMC) on each processor
Total 6 channels per CPU, two memory modules per channel (2 DPC)
Total 12 memory modules per CPU, 24 memory modules per server
Memory subsystem bandwidth 102/115/128/141 GB/s (2133/2400/2667/2933 MT/s) per CPU |
| Network Adapters | Integrated network controller Intel Ethernet Controller I350-AM2, 2 ports 1Gb Ethernet RJ-45
Dedicated 1 Gb Ethernet RJ-45 management port
Additionally:
- replaceable network module with installation in a slot on the OCP2.0 PCIe 3.0 x16 motherboard (up to two modules);
- up to eight network adapters in standard PCIe 3.0 expansion slots |
| Expansion Slots | Riser card #1, connection toCPU#1:
- 1 PCIe 3.0 x16/x16 or x8/x16 Full Height, Half Length slot, shares 8 PCIe lanes with slot 2;
- 1 PCIe 3.0 x8/x8 or x0/x8 Full Height, Half Length slot, shares 8 PCIe lanes with slot 1;
- 1 PCIe 3.0 x8/x8 Full Height, Half Length slot.
Riser card #2, connection toCPU#2 and CPU#1:
1 PCIe 3.0 x16/x16 or x8/x16 Full Height, Half Length slot, shares 8 PCIe lanes with slot 2 (CPU#2);
1 PCIe 3.0 x8/x8 or x0/x8 Full Height, Half Length slot, shares 8 PCIe lanes with slot 1 (CPU#2);
- 1 PCIe 3.0 x8/x8 Full Height, Half Length (CPU#1) slot.
(Slots 1 and 2 are only functional when a second processor is installed!)
Riser card #3, connection toCPU#2:
- 1 PCIe 3.0 x0/x8 or x8/x8 Low Profile, Half Length slot, shares 8 PCIe lanes with slot 2.
- 1 PCIe 3.0 x16/x16 or x8/x16 Low Profile, Half Length slot, shares 8 PCIe lanes with slot 1.
(Only functional when a second processor is installed!)
PCIe 3.0 x16 OCP 2.0 Type 1, P1, P2, P3, P4, K2, K3 slot on the motherboard for installing a network module or SAS module, connection toCPU#1
PCIe 3.0 x16 OCP 2.0 Type 1, P1, P2, P3, P4, K2, K3 slot on the motherboard for installing a network module or SAS module, connection toCPU#2
(Only works when a second processor is installed!) |
| Disk Subsystem Controller | Integrated chipset SATA controller, 8 6Gb/s ports (2 4-port SFF-8654 SLIMLINE x4 connectors):
(Cannot be used with port expander)
Integrated chipset sSATA controller, 6 ports 6Gb/s (1 4-port SFF-8654 SLIMLINE x4 connector, 2 7-Pin SATA connectors with SATA DOM support):
(Cannot be used with port expander)
Front basket with Broadcom SAS35x24 Expander port expander, 24 ports 12 Gb/s, 8 incoming ports, 16 outgoing ports (including 12 ports on the backplane of the basket).
Additionally (selection in the Configurator fields "Disk subsystem controller" and "HBA adapter):
- GIGABYTE SAS module for SAS3 and/or SATA drives (via expander) to the OCP2.0 PCIe 3.0 x16 slot on the motherboard;
RAID controller, HBA adapter or Tri-Mode controller for SAS3 and/or SATA drives (via expander) in PCIe 3.0 expansion slots;
Requires installation of a RAID controller with connection to a port expander to use SATA and/or SAS drives. |
| Disk Subsystem | Up to 12 hot-swappable 3.5"/2.5" SAS3/SATA3 HDD/SSD drives in the front panel cage, including up to 4 NVMe drives.
Cable tray connectors: 2 x SLIMLINE x4 connectors for SATA/SAS3 drives, 1 x SLIMLINE x4 connector for outgoing ports, 4 x SLIMLINE x4 connectors for NVMe drives.
Storage device connection options:
For SATA and/or SAS drives:
- to the GIGABYTE SAS RAID module using SLIMLINE x4 -> SLIMLINE x4 cables (for 12 drives, additional cables are required);
- to SAS RAID controller or HBA with HD Mini-SAS -> SLIMLINE x4 cables (for 12 drives, cables included);
- to the Tri-Mode controller with cables 2 x HD Mini-SAS -> 2 x SLIMLINE x4 or SLIMLINE x8 -> 2 x SLIMLINE x4 (depending on the controller model, for 12 drives, additional cables are required).
For NVMe drives:
to the Tri-Mode controller or HBA with cables 2 x HD Mini-SAS -> 2 x SLIMLINE x4 or SLIMLINE x8 -> 2 x SLIMLINE x4 (depending on the controller model, up to 4 drives).
Up to 2 hot-swappable 2.5" SATA3 HDD/SSD drives in a cage on the rear panel of the server.
Cable tray connectors: 1 x SLIMLINE x4 connector for SATA/SAS3 drives.
Storage device connection options:
For SATA drives:
- to the integrated SATA controller of the motherboard with the SLIMLINE x4 -> SLIMLINE x4 cable (enabled by default for 2 drives).
- to the outgoing ports of the front basket port expander using the SLIMLINE x4 -> SLIMLINE x4 cable (for 2 drives, an additional cable is required). |
| Additional Storage | Up to two internal SATA DOM drives installed in the 7-Pin SATA connectors of the integrated sSATA controller on the motherboard.
Support Boot RAID 0/1, Intel VROC 7.5
Up to two or four M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 2280/22110 drives installed on an expansion card in a PCIe slot.
Up to two M.2 SATA / PCIe 3.0 x4 2280/22110 drives installed on a SAS3408-based expansion card with RAID 0/1 support in a PCIe slot. |
| Optical Storage | Not supported, only external via USB 3.0 port. |
| Interfaces | Front panel: 2 USB 3.0 ports
On the rear panel: DB-15 video connector, RJ-45 1GbE control port, 2 USB 3.0 ports, 2 1GbE RJ-45 network ports, ID Button with LED, COM port (RJ-45) |
| Video Adapter and GPU | Integrated video controller Aspeed? AST2500 Video Graphic Adapter, 1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp, DDR4 SDRAM
It is possible to install an additional video card |
| Control Panel | Control buttons: Power, Reset, System ID, NMI
Indication: Power LED, ID LED, System Status LED, Drive activity LED, LAN 1/2 Activity LED |
| Management and Monitoring | Integrated Baseboard Management Controller Aspeed? AST2500, IPMI 2.0 & Redfish
Built-in RJ-45 1GbE remote management port
Fully functional remote control (KVM, Virtual Media over LAN)
GIGABYTE Management Console
GIGABYTE Server Management (GSM) |
| Supported Operating Systems | Windows Server 2012 R2 with Update
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 (x64) or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 (x64) or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.3 (x64) or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (x64) or later
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (x64) or later
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (x64) or later
VMware ESXi 6.0 Update3 or later
VMware ESXi 6.5 Update2 or later
VMware ESXi 6.7 Update1 or later
VMware ESXi 7.0 or later
Citrix Xenserver 7.1.0 CU2 or later
Citrix Xenserver 7.5.0 or later
Citrix Hypervisor 8.0.0 or later |
| Power Unit | 2 x 1200W 80 Plus Platinum redundant hot-swappable power supplies
Power subsystem operating modes: 1+1 Redundant Power, 2+0 Combined Power |
| System Cooling | 4 controlled single-rotor fans 80x80x38 mm with redundancy and hot-swappable capability, 14'900 RPM
1 fan in each power supply
Passive Cooled CPU Heatsinks |
| Dimensions | Height 8.75 cm, width 43.8 cm, depth 73.0 cm |
| Rack Mount Installation | Slide-out rails for rack mounting |
| Power Supply Parameters | 100-240 VAC, 12 -7 A, 50-60 Hz |
| Operating Environment | Operating temperature from +10?C to +35?C
Relative humidity from 8% to 80%
Storage temperature from -40?C to +60?C
Relative humidity during storage from 20% to 95% |
| Warranty | Standard warranty 36 months, 9 x 5, service at the service center |
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