Contents
1 System overview............................................................................................................. 6
A versatile workhorse......................................................................................................................................................... 6
New technologies...............................................................................................................................................................6
2 System features.............................................................................................................. 8
Product comparison........................................................................................................................................................... 8
3 Chassis views and features............................................................................................ 10
Front panel view and features............................................................................................................................................11
Back view of the system................................................................................................................................................... 12
Internal chassis view......................................................................................................................................................... 14
Security features...............................................................................................................................................................15
4 Processors.....................................................................................................................16
Processor features............................................................................................................................................................16
Supported processors....................................................................................................................................................... 16
Processor congurationsSingle CPU congurationProcessor installationGPU supportGPU Cards.............................. 17
Chipset..............................................................................................................................................................................17
5 Memory......................................................................................................................... 19
DIMMs supported............................................................................................................................................................. 19
Memory population guidelines...........................................................................................................................................19
Memory RAS features................................................................................................................................................20
6 Storage..........................................................................................................................21
Storage controllers............................................................................................................................................................21
Supported drives...............................................................................................................................................................21
IDSDM or vFlash card.......................................................................................................................................................22
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS)....................................................................................................................22
Optical drives................................................................................................................................................................... 22
7 Video............................................................................................................................. 23
8 Networking and PCIe.................................................................................................... 24
PCIe expansion cards....................................................................................................................................................... 24
PCIe expansion card riser congurations.................................................................................................................... 24
PCIe expansion cards................................................................................................................................................. 24
9 Power, Thermal, and Acoustics..................................................................................... 26
Power consumption and energy eciency....................................................................................................................... 26
Thermal and Acoustics..................................................................................................................................................... 27
Power supply units............................................................................................................................................................27
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