Name: Inspur/IEIT NF5280M8 2U Rack Server - SunSpike
SKU: NF5280M8

Product Overview

The IEIT / Inspur NF5280M8 (also designated under the NF5280G8 platform) is a flagship 2U dual-socket rack server built on the Intel® Xeon® 6 processor architecture. Designed for enterprise cloud computing, AI workload acceleration, big data analytics, and storage-dense data center deployments, the NF5280M8 offers versatile modular architecture, support for CXL 2.0 memory expansion, PCIe 5.0 bandwidth, and optional cold-plate liquid cooling solutions.

Technical Specifications

Feature	Specification Details
Form Factor	2U Rack Server
Processors	1 or 2 Intel® Xeon® 6 Processors (Granite Rapids / Sierra Forest) • E-Core (Sierra Forest): Up to 144 cores / 144 threads per CPU • P-Core (Granite Rapids): Up to 86 cores / 172 threads per CPU • Interconnect: 4 × UPI 2.0 links per CPU up to 24 GT/s per link • Max TDP: Up to 350W per socket
Memory	• 32 × DDR5 DIMM slots (16 DIMMs per CPU), supporting up to DDR5-5600/6400 MT/s RDIMMs • Supports up to 16/24 × MCR DIMMs (up to 8000 / 8800 MT/s) • Up to 56 total DIMM capacity via CXL AIC memory expansion modules • CXL 2.0 E3.S SSD support
Front Storage	• 3.5″ Drives: Up to 12 × 3.5″ SAS/SATA/NVMe • 2.5″ Drives: Up to 24 × 2.5″ SAS/SATA/NVMe or 25 × 2.5″ SAS/SATA • EDSFF: Up to 24 (1T/2T) or 48 (1T) × E3.S SSDs • Front I/O Chassis: Up to 9 × 3.5″ or 16 × 2.5″ drives
Internal Storage	• Up to 2 × M.2 SATA/NVMe SSDs + 1 × TF card slot • Optional mid-tray storage: Up to 6 × 3.5″, 10 × 2.5″, or 8 × E3.S SSDs
Rear Storage	• Up to 4 × 3.5″ SAS/SATA + 4 × 2.5″ SAS/SATA/NVMe • Up to 4 × 3.5″ + 2 × M.2 SSDs (Hot-swap) • Up to 10 × 2.5″ SAS/SATA/NVMe drives
Storage Controllers	• Onboard IOH controller supporting 16 × SATA ports • Integrated Intel NVMe controller (optional Intel VROC RAID Key) • Optional hardware SAS/RAID controllers (PCIe / Mezzanine)
I/O & Expansion	• Rear I/O Configuration: Up to 15 × PCIe 5.0 slots (including 2 × OCP 3.0 slots) • Front I/O Configuration: Up to 21 × PCIe 5.0 slots • Liquid Cooling Configuration: Up to 11 × PCIe 5.0 slots • OCP 3.0: 2 or 3 × hot-swappable OCP 3.0 slots (1GbE to 400GbE options)
GPU Acceleration	Supports up to 4 × double-width GPUs or 8 × single-width accelerator cards
Management & Security	• Onboard BMC controller supporting IPMI 2.0, KVM over IP, Virtual Media • OpenBMC-based InBry OS platform • Hardware Redundancy: Dual-chip BIOS/BMC failover protection • Security: TPM 2.0 module, Two-factor authentication, Intrusion switch
Cooling	• 6 × hot-swap dual-rotor fans with N+1 redundancy • Support for air cooling (EVAC heatsinks) or cold-plate liquid cooling
Power Supply	1+1 redundant Titanium / Platinum CRPS power supply units (Wattage options: 800W / 1300W / 1600W / 2000W / 2700W / 3200W)
Supported OS	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Ubuntu, CentOS, Rocky Linux, VMware ESXi, OpenEuler
Dimensions & Weight	• With Chassis Handles: 482.2 mm (W) × 87 mm (H) × 809.5 / 879.5 mm (D) • Without Chassis Handles: 435 mm (W) × 87 mm (H) × 780 / 850 mm (D) • Max Weight: $\le 33$ kg (Fully Configured)