G242-P32

NVIDIA Arm HPC Developer Kit Server - Ampere® Altra® / Altra® Max - 2U UP 2 x PCIe Gen4 GPUs
  • Hardware-level root of trust support
  • Supports up to 2 x Dual slot Gen4 GPUs
  • Supports up to 2 x NVIDIA® BlueField®-2 DPUs
  • Ampere® Altra® Max or Altra® Processors
  • Single processor, 7nm technology
  • 8-Channel RDIMM/LRDIMM DDR4, 16 x DIMMs
  • 2 x 1Gb/s LAN ports (Intel® I350-AM2)
  • 1 x Dedicated management port
  • 4 x 3.5"/2.5" SATA/SAS hot-swappable bays
  • 2 x M.2 slots with PCIe Gen4 x4 interface
  • 2 x FHFL PCIe Gen4 x16 slots on the front side for GPUs
  • 2 x LP PCIe Gen4 x16 slots on the rear side for DPUs
  • 3 x LP PCIe Gen4 x8 slots on the rear side
  • 1+1 1600W 80 PLUS Platinum power supplies
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Specifications

Dimensions (WxHxD, mm)
2U
438 x 87.5 x 820
Motherboard
MP32-AR2
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
Rear 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:
4 x 3.5"/2.5" SATA/SAS hot-swappable bays, from CRA3338 SAS RAID Card
SAS
Supported
RAID
RAID 0/1/1E/10
Expansion Slots
Riser Card CRSG01B x 2:
- 2 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16) FHFL slots, for GPUs
*Compatible with NVIDIA H100 80GB PCIe GPUs

Total 5 x PCIe Gen4 low-profile slots on the rear side
Slot_7: Disabled
Slot_6: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16) slot
- Compatible with NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs
Slot_5: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8) slot
Slot_4: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16) slot
- Compatible with NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs
Slot_3: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8) slot
Slot_2: PCIe x8 (Gen4 x8) slot
Slot_1: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8) slot, occupied by CRA3338 SAS Card

2 x M.2 slots:
- M-key
- PCIe Gen4 x4
- Supports 2242/2260/2280/22110 cards

*Please refer to optional parts for H100 power cables.
1 x 360mm + 1 x 490mm configuration is recommended.
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
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
3 x USB 3.0
1 x VGA
1 x Debug port
2 x RJ45
1 x MLAN
1 x ID button with LED
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]
1+1 1600W 80 PLUS Platinum power supplies (-100)

AC Input:
- 100-120V~/ 12A, 50/60Hz
- 200-240V~/ 10A, 50/60Hz

DC Input: (Only for China)
- 240Vdc/ 10A

DC Output:
- Max 1000W/ 100-120V~
+12V/ 81.5A
+12Vsb/ 2.5A
- Max 1600W/ 200-240V~ or 240Vdc Input
+12V/ 133A
+12Vsb/ 2.5A

1+1 1600W 80 PLUS Titanium power supplies (-1T0)

AC Input:
- 100-240V~/ 12-9.5A, 50/60Hz

DC Input: (Only for China)
- 240Vdc/ 9.5A

DC Output:
- Max 1000W/ 100-127V~
+12.2V/ 82A
+12Vsb/ 3A
- Max 1600W/ 200-240V~ or 240Vdc Input
+12.2V/ 131.2A
+12Vsb/ 3A
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
5 x 80x80x38mm (16,300rpm)
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
1077 x 679 x 300 mm
Packaging Content
1 x G242-P32
1 x CPU heatsink
1 x 2-Section Rail kit
Part Numbers
- Barebone package: 6NG242P32MR-00-1*
- Motherboard: 9MP32AR2NR-00
- 2-Section Rail kit: 25HB2-3A0202-K0R
- CPU heatsink: 25ST1-2534Z0-C1R
- Front panel board - CFP1000: 9CFP1000NR-00
- Backplane board - CBPG041: 9CBPG041NR-00
- Fan module: 25ST2-88382A-D0R
- Fan duct for CPU: 25HA8-G24232-S5R
- GPU Riser card - CRSG01B: 9CRSG01BNR-00
- PCIe type SAS RAID Card - CRA3338: 9CRA3338NR-00
- Power supply (-100): 25EP0-216008-L0S
- Power supply (-1T0): 25EP0-21600E-L0S

Optional parts:

- GPU power cable (12VHPWR, 360mm): 25CRI-360102-Y4R
- GPU power cable (12VHPWR, 490mm): 25CRI-490102-Y4R

[#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 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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