Gigabyte E252-P30 (rev. 100) Edge Server – Ampere® Altra® Max Processor 2U - 6 x low-profile slots 6NE252P30MR-00

Ampere® Altra® Max Processor

Cloud Native Server Processors
Ampere’s Altra® family of processors are designed to deliver on predictable performance, high scalability and power efficiency. Ampere’s leadership on all these metrics deliver exceptional results and lower the TCO for Cloud Service Providers.

New generation cloud native platform with larger scope that includes Server, Embedded, and Linux.

Arm has developed two generations of processors so far. GIGABYTE has assisted and supported Arm in developing solutions, including the v1.0 & 2.0 ServerReady program since 2018. GIGABYTE is the only server hardware manufacturer listed on Arm’s official website under Partner Testimonials.

Dimensions (WxHxD, mm)
2U
439 x 86 x 449
Motherboard
MP32-AR1
CPU
Ampere® Altra® Max or Altra® Processor
Single processor, 7nm technology
Up to 128-core per processor
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 per processor
Memory speed: Up to 3200 MHz

NOTE: Only supports configurations with 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, or 16 DIMMs
LAN
2 x 1GbE LAN ports (1 x Intel® I350-AM2)
1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps management LAN
Video
Integrated in Aspeed® AST2500
2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface
1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp, DDR4 SDRAM
Storage
Front side:
6 x 2.5" SATA/SAS hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays, from CRAO338 SAS RAID Card
SAS
Supported
RAID
RAID 0/1/1E/10

Expansion Slots
Total 6 x PCIe Gen4 low-profile slots
Slot_7: Disabled
Slot_6: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16) slot
Slot_5: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8) slot
Slot_4: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16) slot
Slot_3: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8) slot
Slot_2: 1 x PCIe x8 (Gen4 x8) slot
Slot_1: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8) slot

1 x OCP 2.0 mezzanine slot, occupied by CRAO338 SAS RAID Card

2 x M.2 slots:
- M-key
- PCIe Gen4 x4
- Supports 2242/2260/2280/22110 cards
Internal I/O
2 x M.2 slots
1 x USB 3.0 header
1 x USB 2.0 header
1 x TPM header
1 x Front panel header
1 x HDD backplane board header
1 x PMBus connector
1 x IPMB connector
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x Buzzer
Front 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

Front Panel:

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 HDD activity LED
2 x LAN activity LEDs
Rear I/O
N/A
Backplane I/O
Speed and bandwidth:
SAS 12Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s
TPM
1 x TPM header with SPI interface
Optional TPM2.0 kit: CTM010
Power Supply
Redundant 800W 80 PLUS Platinum hot-swap power supply

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
4 x 80x80x38mm, 2-ball
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
867 x 588 x 276 mm
Packaging Content
1 x E252-P30
1 x CPU heatsinks
1 x Rail kit (optional)
Part Numbers
- Barebone package: 6NE252P30MR-00
- Motherboard: 9MP32AR1NR-00
- CPU heatsink: 25ST1-353109-T1R
- OCP type SAS RAID Card: 9CRAO338NR-00

Hardware Security
Hardware-level Root of Trust (RoT)

Protection is built in the silicon to ensure systems will not be vulnerable to security attacks or cyber threats. This ROT helps isolate the system as the boot process starts to verify cryptographic operations and ensures the firmware is not compromised by malware.

Optional TPM 2.0 Module

For hardware-based authentication, the passwords, encryption keys, and digital certificates are stored in a TPM module to prevent unwanted users from gaining access to your data. GIGABYTE TPM modules come in either a Serial Peripheral Interface or Low Pin Count bus.