Table 36. Air Cooling: Thermal Guidance (GPU Configuration)  (continued)
Configuration No BP
8 x 2.5"
U.2
16 x
2.5"
SAS
16 x
2.5"
U.2
24 x 2.5"
SAS
16x2.5"
SAS +
8x2.5"
U.2
8x3.5"
Rear storage
No Rear Drives
CPU cTDP Max Model
Core
Count#
A40 48GB
A100 80GB
MI210 64GB
NOTE: Not all backplanes/risers support liquid cooling; these are listed as "No Support".
NOTE: Inlet temperature determined by lowest degree requirement.
Table 37. Liquid cooling: Thermal restriction matrix(non-GPU) 
Configuration No BP
8 x 2.5"
U.2
24 x 2.5" SAS 8x3.5" 12x3.5"
Rear storage
No Rear
Drives
No Rear
Drives
2x Rear
2.5" w/
2x
Rear-
Fan
4x Rear
2.5 w/
3x
Rear-
Fan
No Rear
Drives
No Rear
Drives
2x Rear
2.5" w/ 2x
Rear-Fan
4x Rear 2.5
w/ 3x
Rear-Fan
CPU
All CPU TDP SKUs
HPR SILVER Fan
HPR
SILVER
Fan [75%]
HPR Gold Fan [70%]
Memor
y
16GB RDIMM
HPR SILVER Fan
HPR
SILVER
Fan [75%]
HPR Gold Fan [70%]32GB RDIMM
64GB RDIMM
128GB RDIMM HPR Gold Fan Not supported
NOTE: Use “High-Performance Silver” fan for all 2.5” and 8x3.5” configs.
NOTE: Use “High-Performance Gold” fan for all 12x3.5” configs.
Table 38. Liquid cooling: Thermal restriction matrix(GPU Configuration) 
Configuration No BP 8 x 2.5" U.2 8x3.5"
Rear storage No Rear Drives No Rear Drives No Rear Drives
CPU All CPU TDP SKUs HPR Gold Fan HPR Gold Fan [75%]
Memory
16GB RDIMM
HPR Gold Fan HPR Gold Fan [75%]32GB RDIMM
64GB RDIMM
128GB RDIMM HPR Gold Fan Not supported
GPU
A2
HPR Gold Fan
HPR Gold Fan [75%]
Note 1
A16 64GB
HPR Gold Fan [75%]
A30 24GB
A40 48GB
38 Technical specifications