Thermal rules
This topic provides thermal rules for the server.
• 
“Typical configurations” on page 59
•  “Storage configurations” on page 60
•  “GPU configuration” on page 60
Abbreviations used in tables below are defined as follows:
•  Max.Temp.: Maximum ambient temperature at sea level
•  FIO = riser 5 + front OCP
•  S/S: SAS/SATA
•  Any: AnyBay
•  S: standard
•  P: performance
•  NA: not applicable
•  Y: yes
•  Y* in the Support middle bays or Support rear bays column: yes (when no Gen5 7.68 TB or larger 
capacity NVMe drive is installed)
•  Y* in the Support DIMMs >= 96 GB column: yes (when no ThinkSystem 96GB TruDDR5 4800MHz (2Rx4) 
RDIMM-A or ThinkSystem 128GB TruDDR5 4800MHz (4Rx4) 3DS RDIMM-A v1 is installed)
•  N: no
Processor groups are defined as follows: 
•  Group B: 200 W ≤ cTDP ≤ 240 W
•  Group A: 240 W < cTDP ≤ 300 W
•  Group E: 320 W ≤ cTDP ≤ 400 W
Typical configurations
This section provides thermal information for typical configurations.
Front bays Max. Temp.
Processor Heat sink Air baffle
Fan type
Support 
DIMMs >= 96 
GB
•  8 x 2.5"
•  16 x 2.5"
•  8 x 3.5"
45°C
Group B
2U P S P N
35°C
Group B
2U S S S N
Group B, A
2U S S P Y
30°C
Group B, A
2U S S P Y
Group E
1
2U P S P Y*
25°C
Group E
2U P S P Y
Notes: 
•  Group E
1 
processors include 9654(P), 9554(P), 9174F, 9754, and 9734.
•  When a part with active optical cable (AOC) is installed and the rate of the part is greater than 25 GB, the 
ambient temperature must be limited to 30°C or lower.
•  When the following parts are installed, the ambient temperature must be limited to 35°C or lower.
–  Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port OCP
–  Broadcom 57454 10GBASE-T 4-port OCP
–  Network interface cards (NICs) at a rate greater than or equal to 100 GB
–  Parts with AOC and at the rate of 25 GB
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