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G481-H81
(rev. 100)
Discontinued
HPC Server - 4U 8 x GPU Server
- Up to 8 x NVIDIA Tesla® V100 PCIe GPGPU cards
- 2nd Gen. Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
- Intel® Omni-Path architecture technology support as an option
- 6-Channel RDIMM/LRDIMM DDR4, 24 x DIMMs
- Supports Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory
- 2 x 10Gb/s BASE-T LAN ports (Intel® X550-AT2)
- 2 x GbE LAN ports (Intel® I350-AM2)
- 1 x dedicated management port
- 12 x 3.5" / 2.5" SATA/SAS hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays
- 2 x low profile PCIe Gen3 expansion slots
- Aspeed® AST2500 remote management controller
- 3 x 80 PLUS Platinum 1600W redundant PSU
- Optimized performance with Mellanox Infiniband EDR and Ethernet 100G products
* The entire materials provided herein are for reference only. GIGABYTE reserves the right to modify or revise the content at anytime without prior notice.
* Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values from respective Chipset vendors or organization who defined the interface specification. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
* All trademarks and logos are the properties of their respective holders.
* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.
* Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values from respective Chipset vendors or organization who defined the interface specification. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
* All trademarks and logos are the properties of their respective holders.
* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.
SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions (WxHxD, mm)
4U
448 x 176 x 880
448 x 176 x 880
Motherboard
MG61-G40
CPU
2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Intel® Xeon® Platinum Processor, Intel® Xeon® Gold Processor, Intel® Xeon® Silver Processor and Intel® Xeon® Bronze Processor
NOTE: If only 1 CPU is installed, some PCIe or memory functions might be unavailable
Intel® Xeon® Platinum Processor, Intel® Xeon® Gold Processor, Intel® Xeon® Silver Processor and Intel® Xeon® Bronze Processor
NOTE: If only 1 CPU is installed, some PCIe or memory functions might be unavailable
Socket
2 x LGA 3647
Socket P
TDP up to 205W
Socket P
TDP up to 205W
Chipset
Intel® C621 Chipset
Memory
24 x DIMM slots
DDR4 memory supported only
6-channel memory architecture
RDIMM modules up to 64GB supported
LRDIMM modules up to 128GB supported
Supports Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory (DCPMM)
1.2V modules: 2933/2666/2400/2133 MHz
Maximum verified DCPMM configuration:
* Ambient temperature 35°C
* 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor 205W (Max.)
* DCPMM 256GB x12 pcs
DCPMM installation locations:
DIMM_P0_(A1, B1, C1)
DIMM_P0_(D1, E1, F1)
DIMM_P1_(G1, H1, I1)
DIMM_P1_(J1, K1, L1)
NOTE:
1. 2933MHz for 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors only
2. Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory for 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors only
3. The maximum number of DCPMM that can be installed is based on a maximum operating (ambient) temperature of 35°C
4. To enquire about installing a greater number of DCPMM, please consult with your GIGABYTE technical or sales representative
DDR4 memory supported only
6-channel memory architecture
RDIMM modules up to 64GB supported
LRDIMM modules up to 128GB supported
Supports Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory (DCPMM)
1.2V modules: 2933/2666/2400/2133 MHz
Maximum verified DCPMM configuration:
* Ambient temperature 35°C
* 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor 205W (Max.)
* DCPMM 256GB x12 pcs
DCPMM installation locations:
DIMM_P0_(A1, B1, C1)
DIMM_P0_(D1, E1, F1)
DIMM_P1_(G1, H1, I1)
DIMM_P1_(J1, K1, L1)
NOTE:
1. 2933MHz for 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors only
2. Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory for 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors only
3. The maximum number of DCPMM that can be installed is based on a maximum operating (ambient) temperature of 35°C
4. To enquire about installing a greater number of DCPMM, please consult with your GIGABYTE technical or sales representative
LAN
Rear Side:
2 x 10Gb/s BASE-T LAN ports (Intel® X550-AT2)
NCSI function supported
1 x 10/100/1000 management LAN
Front Side:
2 x 1Gb/s BASE-T LAN ports (Intel® I350-AM2)
* 4 x QSFP28 LAN ports with Intel® Omni-Path Host Fabric Interface (optional)
- Provides 25Gb/s bandwidth per port, total 100Gb/s bandwidth with 4 QSFP28 LAN ports
* NOTE: Please select Intel® Xeon processors with Omni-Path Architecture to enable Intel® Omni-Path Host Fabric Interface
2 x 10Gb/s BASE-T LAN ports (Intel® X550-AT2)
NCSI function supported
1 x 10/100/1000 management LAN
Front Side:
2 x 1Gb/s BASE-T LAN ports (Intel® I350-AM2)
* 4 x QSFP28 LAN ports with Intel® Omni-Path Host Fabric Interface (optional)
- Provides 25Gb/s bandwidth per port, total 100Gb/s bandwidth with 4 QSFP28 LAN ports
* NOTE: Please select Intel® Xeon processors with Omni-Path Architecture to enable Intel® Omni-Path Host Fabric Interface
Video
Integrated in Aspeed® AST2500
2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface
1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp, DDR4 SDRAM
2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface
1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp, DDR4 SDRAM
Audio
N/A
Storage
12 x 3.5" / 2.5" hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays
Default configuration supports:
8 x SATA drives from PCH only
SAS card is required to enable remaining 4 x drive bays
Default configuration supports:
8 x SATA drives from PCH only
SAS card is required to enable remaining 4 x drive bays
SAS
N/A
RAID
For SATA/SAS drives:
Intel® SATA RAID 0/1/10/5
Intel® SATA RAID 0/1/10/5
Peripheral Drives
N/A
Expansion Slots
8 x PCIe x16 slots (Gen3 x16 bus) for GPUs
1 x PCIe x16 (Gen3 x8 bus) Half-length low-profile slot in front
1 x PCIe x16 (Gen3 x16 bus) Half-length low-profile slot at rear
- System is validated for population with a uniform GPU model
- Support is not provided for mixed GPU populations
1 x PCIe x16 (Gen3 x8 bus) Half-length low-profile slot in front
1 x PCIe x16 (Gen3 x16 bus) Half-length low-profile slot at rear
- System is validated for population with a uniform GPU model
- Support is not provided for mixed GPU populations
Internal I/O
1 x TPM header
1 x Front VGA header
1 x Serial header
1 x Front VGA header
1 x Serial header
Front I/O
2 x USB 3.0
1 x VGA
2 x RJ45
1 x MLAN (Reserved, enabled by cable switch)
4 x Omni-Path QSFP28 LAN ports (Reserved)
1 x Power button with LED
1 x ID button with LED
1 x Reset button
1 x NMI button
1 x System status LED
1 x HDD access LED
1 x Omni-Path activity LED
1 x VGA
2 x RJ45
1 x MLAN (Reserved, enabled by cable switch)
4 x Omni-Path QSFP28 LAN ports (Reserved)
1 x Power button with LED
1 x ID button with LED
1 x Reset button
1 x NMI button
1 x System status LED
1 x HDD access LED
1 x Omni-Path activity LED
Rear I/O
2 x RJ45
1 x MLAN (Primary port)
1 x MLAN (Primary port)
Backplane Board
12 x 3.5" ports
Supports SATA 6Gb/s and SAS 12Gb/s
Supports SATA 6Gb/s and SAS 12Gb/s
TPM
1 x TPM header with SPI interface
Optional TPM2.0 kit: CTM010
Optional TPM2.0 kit: CTM010
Power Supply
3 x 1600W redundant PSU
80 PLUS Platinum AC Input: - 100-127V~/ 12.9A, 50-60Hz - 200-240V~/ 9.5A, 50-60Hz
DC Output: - Max 1000W/ 100-127V~ + 12V/ 83A + 12Vsb/ 2.1A - Max 1600W/ 200-240V~ + 12V/ 133A + 12Vsb/ 2.1A
80 PLUS Platinum AC Input: - 100-127V~/ 12.9A, 50-60Hz - 200-240V~/ 9.5A, 50-60Hz
DC Output: - Max 1000W/ 100-127V~ + 12V/ 83A + 12Vsb/ 2.1A - Max 1600W/ 200-240V~ + 12V/ 133A + 12Vsb/ 2.1A
System Management
Aspeed® AST2500 management controller
Avocent® MergePoint IPMI 2.0 web interface:
Avocent® MergePoint IPMI 2.0 web interface:
- Network settings
- Network security settings
- Hardware information
- Users control
- Services settings
- IPMI settings
- Sessions control
- LDAP settings
- Power control
- Fan profiles
- Voltages, fans and temperatures monitoring
- System event log
- Events management (platform events, trap settings, email settings)
- Serial Over LAN
- vKVM & vMedia (HTML5)
OS Compatibility
For Skylake processors:
Windows Server 2012 R2 with Update
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 (x64) or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 (x64) or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 (x64) or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 (x64) or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (x64) or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (x64) or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (x64) or later
Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS (x64) or later
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (x64) or later
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (x64) or later
VMware ESXi 6.0 Update3 or later
VMware ESXi 6.5 or later
VMware ESXi 6.7 or later
VMware ESXi 7.0 or later
VMware ESXi 8.0 or later
Citrix Xenserver 7.1.0 CU2 or later
Citrix Xenserver 7.4.0 or later
Citrix Hypervisor 8.0.0 or later
For Cascade Lake processors:
Windows Server 2012 R2 with Update
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 (x64) or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 (x64) or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 (x64) or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (x64) or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (x64) or later
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (x64) or later
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (x64) or later
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (x64) or later
VMware ESXi 6.0 Update3 or later
VMware ESXi 6.5 Update2 or later
VMware ESXi 6.7 Update1 or later
VMware ESXi 7.0 or later
VMware ESXi 8.0 or later
Citrix Xenserver 7.1.0 CU2 or later
Citrix Xenserver 7.5.0 or later
Citrix Hypervisor 8.0.0 or later
Windows Server 2012 R2 with Update
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 (x64) or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 (x64) or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 (x64) or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 (x64) or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (x64) or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (x64) or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (x64) or later
Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS (x64) or later
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (x64) or later
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (x64) or later
VMware ESXi 6.0 Update3 or later
VMware ESXi 6.5 or later
VMware ESXi 6.7 or later
VMware ESXi 7.0 or later
VMware ESXi 8.0 or later
Citrix Xenserver 7.1.0 CU2 or later
Citrix Xenserver 7.4.0 or later
Citrix Hypervisor 8.0.0 or later
For Cascade Lake processors:
Windows Server 2012 R2 with Update
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 (x64) or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 (x64) or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 (x64) or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (x64) or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (x64) or later
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (x64) or later
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (x64) or later
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (x64) or later
VMware ESXi 6.0 Update3 or later
VMware ESXi 6.5 Update2 or later
VMware ESXi 6.7 Update1 or later
VMware ESXi 7.0 or later
VMware ESXi 8.0 or later
Citrix Xenserver 7.1.0 CU2 or later
Citrix Xenserver 7.5.0 or later
Citrix Hypervisor 8.0.0 or later
System Fans
6 x 60x60x76mm (21,700rpm)
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)
NOTE: Please contact Technical Support for more information about optimized GPU system operating temperature
Operating humidity: 8%-80% (non-condensing)
Non-operating temperature: -40°C to 60°C
Non-operating humidity: 20%-95% (non-condensing)
NOTE: Please contact Technical Support for more information about optimized GPU system operating temperature
Packaging Dimensions
1091 x 591 x 406 (mm)
Packaging Content
1 x G481-H81
2 x CPU heatsinks
1 x Rail kit
2 x Non-Fabric CPU carrier
2 x CPU heatsinks
1 x Rail kit
2 x Non-Fabric CPU carrier
Part Numbers
- Barebone with rail kit: 6NG481H81MR-00
- Motherboard: 9MG61G40NR-00
- Rail kit: 25HB2-420100-CGR
- CPU heatsink: 25ST1-323206-A0R
- Fan module kit: 6NG481HAASR-00-100
- Power supply: 25EP0-216005-C1S
- Motherboard: 9MG61G40NR-00
- Rail kit: 25HB2-420100-CGR
- CPU heatsink: 25ST1-323206-A0R
- Fan module kit: 6NG481HAASR-00-100
- Power supply: 25EP0-216005-C1S
* The entire materials provided herein are for reference only. GIGABYTE reserves the right to modify or revise the content at anytime without prior notice.
* Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values from respective Chipset vendors or organization who defined the interface specification. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
* All trademarks and logos are the properties of their respective holders.
* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.
* Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values from respective Chipset vendors or organization who defined the interface specification. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
* All trademarks and logos are the properties of their respective holders.
* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.
SUPPORT
Driver
BIOS
Utility
Firmware
QVL
- All
- All
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2016 64bit
- Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit
- Linux
Chipset
Chipset
Version
Size
Date
Intel® Chipset Driver
Version : 10.1.17861.8101
3.34 MB
Apr 18, 2019
OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit,Windows Server 2016 64bit,Windows Server 2019
Intel® Chipset Driver
Version : 10.1.18228.8176
3.12 MB
Dec 29, 2019
OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit,Windows Server 2016 64bit,Windows Server 2019
LAN
LAN
Version
Size
Date
Intel® LAN Driver and Utility
Version : 23.5
487.48 MB
Apr 18, 2019
OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit,Linux,Windows Server 2016 64bit,Windows Server 2019
SATA RAID
SATA RAID
Version
Size
Date
Intel® SATA Preinstall driver
(For AHCI / RAID Mode)
Note: Windows setup to read from USB devices
(For AHCI / RAID Mode)
Note: Windows setup to read from USB devices
Version : 6.0.0.1357
6.54 MB
Apr 19, 2019
OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit,Windows Server 2016 64bit,Windows Server 2019
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Intel® RSTe)
Version : 6.0.0.1357
265.09 MB
Apr 21, 2019
OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit,Windows Server 2016 64bit,Windows Server 2019
Utility
BIOS
Description
Version
Size
Date
Windows and UEFI mode flash BIOS SOP
Please download BIOS update tool from AMI Website
Please download BIOS update tool from AMI Website
-
0.31 MB
Jan 29, 2021
Warning:
Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS, it is recommended that you not flash the BIOS. To flash the BIOS, do it with caution. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction.
What is a BETA?
BETA describes a new version that is reliable yet may not include all the features of the final product. During this phase we are previewing new features and gathering customer input to insure our product provides the best experience possible.
Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS, it is recommended that you not flash the BIOS. To flash the BIOS, do it with caution. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction.
What is a BETA?
BETA describes a new version that is reliable yet may not include all the features of the final product. During this phase we are previewing new features and gathering customer input to insure our product provides the best experience possible.
- All
- All
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2016 R2 64bit
- Windows Server 2016 64bit
- Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit
- Windows Server 2012 64bit
- Windows 10 64bit
- VMware
- Ubuntu
- Linux CentOS
- Linux
Utility
Description
Version
Size
Date
GSM CLI
Version : 2.1.72
147.86 MB
Mar 05, 2024
OS: Windows Server 2012 64bit,Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit,Linux CentOS,Windows 10 64bit,Ubuntu,Windows Server 2016 R2 64bit,Windows Server 2019,Windows Server 2022
GSM Server
Version : 2.12
926.33 MB
Jan 18, 2023
OS: Linux,Windows Server 2016 64bit,Windows Server 2019
GSM Agent
Version : 2.5
720.29 MB
Dec 27, 2021
OS: Linux,Windows Server 2016 64bit,Windows Server 2019
Manual
Description
Version
Size
Date
User Guide - GIGABYTE Management Console (AMI)
Version : 1.0
14.16 MB
Jun 10, 2020
Engelska
User Guide - GIGABYTE Management Console (Vertiv)
Version : 1.2
3.92 MB
Oct 26, 2018
Engelska
User Guide - BIOS setup manual (Intel Purley platform)
Version : 1.0
19.52 MB
Aug 17, 2017
Engelska
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