Name: Inspur/IEIT NF5280M6 2U Rack Server - SunSpike
SKU: NF5280M6

The NF5280M6 (IEIT / Inspur) is a 2U dual-socket enterprise rack server powered by 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors. Designed for high performance, modular scalability, and flexible storage, it targets workloads such as enterprise applications, cloud computing, virtualization, big data analytics, and AI inference/training.

Executive Overview

Form Factor: 2U Rack Server
Processor Architecture: Dual-socket 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors (Ice Lake)
Target Applications: Virtualization, Cloud Infrastructure, Database, AI/Deep Learning, Big Data Analytics, HPC

Key Features & Highlights

High Processing Density: Supports up to 2 CPUs with up to 40 cores per processor and maximum TDP of 270W per socket.
Massive Memory Footprint: 32 DDR4 DIMM slots supporting up to 3200 MT/s speed and Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory 200 Series.
Flexible Storage Configurations: Supports all-flash NVMe, hybrid SAS/SATA/NVMe configurations with up to 24 x 2.5-inch or 12 x 3.5-inch front drive bays, plus rear/internal expansion.
PCIe 4.0 Expansion: Doubles the bandwidth of PCIe 3.0, supporting up to 11 x PCIe 4.0 slots and OCP 3.0 mezzanine cards.
Heterogeneous Computing: Accommodates up to 4 x double-width GPUs or 8 x single-width GPUs for AI/ML and rendering workloads.
Enterprise Reliability & Management: Hot-swappable, redundant fans and power supplies with intelligent BMC management (ISCL / IPMI 2.0 / Redfish).

Technical Specifications

Component	Specification Details
Processor	1 or 2 x 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors (Ice Lake) Up to 40 cores per processor, UPI up to 11.2 GT/s, TDP up to 270W
Chipset	Intel® C621A Series Chipset
Memory	32 x DDR4 DIMM slots (8 channels per CPU) Supports RDIMM, LRDIMM up to 3200 MT/s Supports up to 16 x Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory 200 Series
Max Memory Capacity	Up to 8 TB system memory (RDIMM/LRDIMM) / up to 12 TB with Optane PMem
Storage Controllers	Hardware RAID controllers (SAS/SATA/PCIe RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60) with up to 8GB cache & Supercap protection; Onboard SATA/NVMe controllers (Software RAID)
Drive Bays	Front: Up to 12 x 3.5″ or 24 x 2.5″ SAS/SATA/NVMe HDDs/SSDs (high-density options up to 25 or 38 x 2.5″ drives) Rear: Up to 4 x 3.5″ + 4 x 2.5″ or 8 x 2.5″ SAS/SATA/NVMe drives Internal: Up to 2 x M.2 SATA/NVMe SSDs
PCIe Expansion	Up to 11 x PCIe 4.0 expansion slots (including 1 x dedicated OCP 3.0 slot)
Network Interfaces	1 x OCP 3.0 Mezzanine Card (1GbE / 10GbE / 25GbE / 100GbE) Optional standard PCIe Network Interface Cards (NICs)
GPU Acceleration	Up to 4 x double-width GPUs (e.g., NVIDIA A100 / A30) or up to 8 x single-width GPUs (e.g., NVIDIA T4 / A10)
System Management	Integrated BMC management processor (AST2500/AST2600) Supports IPMI 2.0, Redfish, Web UI, KVM over IP, Virtual Media, ISCL
I/O Ports	Front: 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x VGA, 1 x System ID button Rear: 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x VGA, 1 x RJ45 Dedicated Management Port, Serial port
Power Supply	Redundant Hot-Swap PSUs: 550W / 800W / 1300W / 1600W / 2000W (80 Plus Platinum / Titanium certified, 1+1 redundancy)
Cooling	4 or 6 x hot-swappable N+1 redundant cooling fans
Operating System	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), VMware ESXi, Ubuntu, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux

Physical & Environmental Specifications

Dimensions:
- Height: 87 mm (3.43 in / 2U)
- Width: 447 mm (17.6 in without rack ears) / 482 mm (18.98 in with rack ears)
- Depth: 780 mm – 800 mm (depending on chassis backplane configuration)
Weight: Approx. 35 kg (77 lbs) fully configured
Operating Temperature: 5°C to 45°C (41°F to 113°F)
Storage Temperature: -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F)
Relative Humidity: 8% to 90% RH (non-condensing)