Inspur NF5280M5 2U Rack Server
NF5280M5
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Product Overview
The Inspur NF5280M5 is a high-end, 2U dual-socket rack server designed to handle demanding workloads across data centers, cloud computing, enterprise databases, big data analytics, and AI/deep learning inference. Built on Intel Xeon Scalable processors, it delivers high compute density, flexible storage expandability, and robust system availability.
Key Highlights
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Extreme Compute Performance: Supports dual 1st or 2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors (up to 28 cores per CPU and 205W TDP).
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Massive Memory Capacity: Equipped with 24 DDR4 DIMM slots, supporting up to 3TB RAM or Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory.
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Flexible Storage Architecture: Configurations support up to 31x 2.5″ drives, 12x 3.5″ drives, or all-flash NVMe configurations.
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Rich PCIe Expansion: Up to 10 PCIe 3.0 slots for high-speed network adapters, storage controllers, and GPU acceleration.
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Enterprise Reliability & Management: Integrated ISBMC (Inspur System BMC) with IPMI 2.0, Redfish, and hot-swappable redundant power & cooling.
Technical Specifications
| Feature / Component | Specification Details |
| Form Factor | 2U Rack Server |
| Processors |
1 or 2x Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors (1st Gen 3100/4100/5100/6100/8100 or 2nd Gen 3200/4200/5200/6200/8200 series) • Up to 28 cores / 56 threads per CPU • TDP up to 205W |
| Chipset | Intel® C621 / C622 |
| Memory |
• 24x DDR4 DIMM slots (8 memory channels per CPU) • Speeds up to 2933 MHz / 2666 MHz • Supports RDIMM, LRDIMM, NVDIMM, and Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory (100 series) |
| Storage Controllers |
• Internal SAS/SATA RAID Controllers (RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60) • Onboard SATA controller with software RAID support • High-performance NVMe switch cards |
| Drive Bays |
Front: • Up to 12 x 3.5″ SAS/SATA/NVMe HDDs/SSDs • Up to 24 or 25 x 2.5″ SAS/SATA/NVMe HDDs/SSDs Rear: • Up to 4 x 3.5″ or 4 x 2.5″ drive bays Internal: • Up to 2 x M.2 SATA/PCIe SSDs |
| Expansion Slots | Up to 10 x PCIe 3.0 expansion slots (including 1 x dedicated OCP mezzanine slot) |
| Network Interfaces |
• 1 x OCP 1.0 / 2.0 Mezzanine card (1GbE, 10GbE, 25GbE options) • Standard PCIe NIC options up to 100GbE / InfiniBand |
| System Management |
• Integrated ISBMC (IPMI 2.0, KVM-over-IP, Virtual Media, Redfish API) • 1 x Dedicated 1GbE BMC management RJ45 port |
| Power Supply |
Hot-swap 1+1 redundant power supplies (80 Plus Platinum / Titanium): • 550W / 800W / 1300W / 1600W / 2000W AC/DC |
| Cooling | 4 or 6 x hot-swappable redundant cooling fans (N+1 redundancy) |
| Dimensions & Weight |
• Height: 87 mm (3.4 in) • Width: 447 mm (17.6 in) without rack ears • Depth: 780 mm – 812 mm (30.7 in – 32 in) depending on chassis |
| Operating Systems | Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), VMware ESXi, CentOS, Ubuntu Server |

















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