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2U Server - Xeon Scalable - 3 x Hot-Swap Bays

Model: 218L8GX3M

The 218L8GX3M features Intel's latest 4th Generation Xeon Scalable platform with up to 60-cores, 120-threads and up to two terabytes of blazing fast DDR5 memory for unbeatable performance. This system comes equipped with a redundant power supply, seven low-profile PCIe expansion slots, and three hot-swap bays for quick and easy access to storage. This highly capable 2U short-depth server is fit for any project.

Key Features
  • Short Depth
  • Redundant Power
  • 18-Inch deep
Recommended Uses

8 - 32 Cores
Xeon Scalable

16 - 512 GB

3 x 3.5 Hot-Swap

2 x 1GbE

7 x PCI-e

Chassis

Motherboard

Processor

Memory

Storage

Samsung 980
Samsung 990 EVO
Samsung 990 PRO
WD_BLACK™ SN850X
Samsung 870 EVO
Solidigm-SKHynix D3-S4520 (formerly Intel)
Solidigm-SKHynix D3-S4620 (formerly Intel)
Western Digital® Enterprise-class

Storage 2

Storage 3

RAID / Storage Controller

Additional Network Adapter

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) -- Required for Windows

Optical Drive

Power Supply

Rack Mounting Rail Kit

OS Compatibility

Operating System

Microsoft®
Special Order

** Windows Installation (w/ Microsoft Windows purchase only)

Warranty

Special Configuration Requirements (RAID level, OS, etc.)

Chassis
  • 2U Short-depth Rack Mountable Enclosure (LOW-PROFILE)
  • Rack Unit Height: 3.5-inch
  • Dimensions: 17.7" (D) x 19" (W) x 3.5" (H)
  • Metal thickness: 1.2 mm
Processor/Chipset
  • Single Socket LGA-4677 (Socket E)
  • Supports 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors
  • Intel® C741 chipset
Expansion (LOW-PROFILE)
  • 3 x PCI-e 5.0 (x16) low-profile slot
  • 4 x PCI-e 5.0 (x8) low-profile slot
Memory
  • 8 x DDR5 DIMM sockets
  • Supports up to 768GB 
  • DDR5 4800/4400/4000MHz ECC RDIMM (3DS)
Storage / IPMI
  • 12 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
  • Intel® C741 controller on-board
  • Chassis supports up to three drives
  • Aspeed® AST2600 management controller
  • 1 x M.2 NVMe 2280
Drive Bays
  • HD1-3 Bay: hot-swap SATA/ SSD Drive
  • 1 x Slim-line Optical Drive Bay
  • Up to 66 Terabyte of storage can be supported
I/O ports
  • 2 x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports
  • 1 x MLAN port
  • 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports (1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 header)
  • 1 x VGA port
  • 1 x COM Port
  • Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 is included
  • 1 x ID button with LED
Video
  • Integrated in Aspeed® AST2600
  • 2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCI-e bus interface
    1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp, DDR4 SDRAM
 
Network
  • Dual Gigabit LAN ports (Intel® I210-AT), NCSI function supported
  • Single Gigabit management LAN
Board Management
  • Aspeed® AST2600 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
Power Consumption/Acoustic noise emission
  • Dependent upon hardware configuration
  • Please contact our tech support at 714-258-2269 for further details
Power Supply
  • Redundant HE Power Supply
  • Tested to comply with FCC Standards
  • Certifications: BSMI, CCC, CE/EMC, TUV/CB, UL/CUL
CD-ROM /DVD-ROM
  • Slim-line Optical Drive is OPTIONAL
Rack Support
  • 2U rackmount rails kit is included
OS Compatibility
  • Please call our tech support at 714-258-2269 for details
Warranty
  • 3 years Parts* and Labor Standard
  • * Batteries are subject to DOA only and are NOT subject for replacement or return
  • Extended Warranties Available
Motherboard MS03-CE0 OverallChipset
Intel C741		LAN
Intel i210-AT
CentOS 8.4
9
ClearOS Community Edition 7.9
Debian 12
Fedora Server 38
Fedora Workstation 38
FreeBSD 14
Linux Mint 21
Manjaro Linux 20.2
OpenBSD 7
OPNsense 23.7
Oracle Linux 9.0
PFSense 2.7.2
Proxmox VE 8.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Rocky Linux 9
Scientific Linux 7.9
SUSE Enterprise Server 15
TrueNAS 13
Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 LTS
22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS
22.04 LTS
VMWare ESXi 8
Windows 11
Windows Server 2019
2022

DISCLAIMER: Despite our best efforts, compatibility cannot be guaranteed. This is due to the ever-changing nature of technology and software, which is beyond our control. This data is simply to warn about known compatibility issues our team has revealed so far. If you discover issues or solutions, please let us know so it can be shared with others.