E252-P30

Edge Arm Server - Ampere® Altra® / Altra® Max - 2U UP 6-Bay SATA/SAS
  • Hardware-level root of trust support
  • Ampere® Altra® Max or Altra® Processors
  • Single processor, 7nm technology
  • 8-Channel RDIMM/LRDIMM DDR4, 16 x DIMMs
  • 2 x 1Gb/s LAN ports via Intel® I350-AM2
  • 1 x Dedicated management port
  • 6 x 2.5" SATA/SAS hot-swappable bays
  • 2 x M.2 slots with PCIe Gen4 x4 interface
  • 6 x LP PCIe Gen4 x16 and x8 slots
  • Dual 800W 80 PLUS Platinum redundant power supply
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Specifications

Dimensions (WxHxD, mm)
2U
439 x 86 x 449
Motherboard
MP32-AR1
CPU
Ampere® Altra® Max or Altra® Processors
Single processor, 7nm technology
Up to 128 cores per processor, TDP up to 250W
Socket
1 x LGA 4926
Chipset
System on Chip
Memory
16 x DIMM slots
DDR4 memory supported only
8-Channel memory architecture
RDIMM modules up to 256GB supported
LRDIMM modules up to 256GB supported
Up to 4TB of memory capacity supported
Memory speed: Up to 3200 MHz

Note: Only supports configurations with 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, or 16 DIMMs.
LAN
Front side:
2 x 1GbE LAN ports (1 x Intel® I350-AM2)
1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps Management LAN
Video
Integrated in ASPEED® AST2500
- 1 x VGA port
Storage
Front side:
6 x 2.5" SATA/SAS hot-swappable bays, from CRAO338 SAS RAID Card
SAS
Supported
RAID
RAID 0/1/1E/10
Expansion Slots
Total 6 x PCIe Gen4 low-profile slots
Slot_7: Disabled
Slot_6: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16) slot
Slot_5: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8) slot
Slot_4: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16) slot
Slot_3: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8) slot
Slot_2: PCIe x8 (Gen4 x8) slot
Slot_1: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8) slot

1 x OCP 2.0 mezzanine slot, occupied by CRAO338 SAS RAID Card

2 x M.2 slots:
- M-key
- PCIe Gen4 x4
- Supports 2242/2260/2280/22110 cards
Internal I/O
1 x USB 3.0 header
1 x USB 2.0 header
1 x TPM header
1 x Front panel header
1 x Backplane board header
1 x PMBus connector
1 x IPMB connector
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x Buzzer
Front I/O
3 x USB 3.0
1 x VGA
1 x Debug port
2 x RJ45
1 x MLAN
1 x ID button with LED

Front Panel:

1 x USB 3.0
1 x Power button with LED
1 x ID button with LED
1 x Reset button
1 x System status LED
1 x Storage activity LED
2 x LAN activity LEDs
Rear I/O
N/A
Backplane Board
Speed and bandwidth:
SATA 6Gb/s or SAS 12Gb/s
TPM
1 x TPM header with SPI interface
Optional TPM2.0 kit: CTM010
Power Supply[#1]
Dual 800W 80 PLUS Platinum redundant power supply
System Management
Aspeed® AST2500 management controller
GIGABYTE Management Console (AMI MegaRAC SP-X) web interface

  • Dashboard
  • HTML5 KVM
  • Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.)
  • Sensor Reading History Data
  • FRU Information
  • SEL Log in Linear Storage / Circular Storage Policy
  • Hardware Inventory
  • Fan Profile
  • System Firewall
  • Power Consumption
  • Power Control
  • LDAP / AD / RADIUS Support
  • Backup & Restore Configuration
  • Remote BIOS/BMC/CPLD Update
  • Event Log Filter
  • User Management
  • Media Redirection Settings
  • PAM Order Settings
  • SSL Settings
  • SMTP Settings
OS Compatibility
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 (aarch64) or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 (aarch64) or later

CentOS 8.3-2011 (aarch64) or later
CentOS-8.4.2105 (aarch64) or later
CentOS-8.5.2111 (aarch64) or later

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 (aarch64) or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 (aarch64) or later

Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS (aarch64) or later
Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS (aarch64) or later

Fedora Server 33-1.2 (aarch64) or later
Fedora Server 35-1.2 (aarch64) or later

OracleLinux R8 U2
OracleLinux R8 U5

Debian 10.9 (Buster)
Debian 11.1
System Fans
4 x 80x80x38mm, 2-ball
Operating Properties
Operating temperature: 10°C to 35°C
Operating humidity: 8-80% (non-condensing)
Non-operating temperature: -40°C to 60°C
Non-operating humidity: 20%-95% (non-condensing)
Packaging Dimensions
867 x 588 x 276 mm
Packaging Content
1 x E252-P30
1 x CPU heatsink

*Rail kit not included. Please refer to optional parts for compatible rail kit.
Part Numbers
- Barebone package: 6NE252P30MR-00-1*
- Motherboard: 9MP32AR1NR-00
- CPU heatsink: 25ST1-353109-T1R
- OCP type SAS RAID Card: 9CRAO338NR-00

Optional parts:

- 2-Section Rail kit: 25HB2-3A0205-C0R

[#1] Power cords are not included with server packages. Customers are responsible for selecting appropriate power cords from the optional accessories or contacting sales for customization.

[#2] All materials provided herein are for reference only. GIGABYTE reserves the right to modify or revise the content at any time without prior notice.

[#3] Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values as specified by the respective chipset vendors or standards organizations. Actual performance may vary depending on system configuration.

[#4] All trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners.

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