* The entire materials provided herein are for reference only. GIGABYTE reserves the right to modify or revise the content at anytime without prior notice.
* Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values from respective Chipset vendors or organization who defined the interface specification. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
* All trademarks and logos are the properties of their respective holders.
* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.

SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensions (WxHxD, mm)
1U
438 x 43.5 x 815
Motherboard
MSG3-GU0
CPU
4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Intel® Xeon® CPU Max Series
Intel® Xeon® Platinum Processor, Intel® Xeon® Gold Processor, Intel® Xeon® Silver Processor
Single processor, CPU TDP up to 350W
Socket
1 x LGA 4677
Socket E
Chipset
Intel® C741 Chipset
Memory
16 x DIMM slots
DDR5 memory supported only
8-Channel memory architecture
RDIMM modules up to 96GB supported
3DS RDIMM modules up to 256GB supported
Memory speed: Up to 4800 MHz (1DPC), 4400 MHz (2DPC)
LAN
Rear side:
1 x 10/100/1000 management LAN
Video
Integrated in Aspeed® AST2600
2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface
1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp, DDR4 SDRAM
Storage
Front side:
4 x 2.5" Gen5 NVMe/SATA/SAS4 hot-swappable bays
8 x 2.5" SATA/SAS4 hot-swappable bays

SAS card is required for SAS devices support
SAS
Depends on SAS Add-on card
RAID
Intel® SATA RAID 0/1/10/5
Expansion Slots
Riser Card CRS102B:
- 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen5 x16) FHFL slot, for GPUs
- 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen5 x16) FHFL slot, occupied when Dual slot GPU is installed

Riser Card CRS101U:
- 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen5 x16) FHHL slot

1 x OCP 3.0 slot with PCIe Gen5 x16 bandwidth
Supports NCSI function

1 x M.2 slot:
- M-key
- PCIe Gen3 x4, from PCH
- Supports 2280/22110 cards
Internal I/O
1 x M.2 slot
1 x TPM header
1 x VROC connector
1 x OCP 3.0 slot
Front I/O
1 x USB 3.2 Gen1
1 x Power button with LED
1 x ID button with LED
1 x Reset button
2 x LAN activity LEDs (disabled)
1 x HDD activity LED
1 x System status LED
Rear I/O
2 x USB 3.2 Gen1
1 x Mini-DP
1 x MLAN
1 x ID LED
Backplane I/O
Speed and bandwidth:
PCIe Gen5 x4 or SATA 6Gb/s or SAS4 24Gb/s
TPM
1 x TPM header with SPI interface
Optional TPM2.0 kit: CTM010
Power Supply
1+1 1300W 80 PLUS Platinum redundant power supplies

AC Input:
- 100-240V~/ 12-7A, 50-60Hz
- 200-240V~/ 8A, 50-60Hz

DC Input:
- 240Vdc/ 6.5A

DC Output:
- Max 1000W/ 100-240V~
+ 12V/ 80.5A
+ 12Vsb/ 3A
- Max 1300W/ 200-240V~ or 240Vdc Input
+ 12V/ 105.4A
+ 12Vsb/ 3A
System 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
  • Advanced power capping
  • 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
Please refer to OS compatibility table in support page
System Fans
8 x 40x40x56mm (32,000rpm)
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
1038 x 588 x 238 mm
Packaging Content
1 x R163-SG2
1 x CPU heatsink
1 x Mini-DP to D-Sub cable
3 x Carrier clips
1 x 2-Section Rail kit
Part Numbers
- Barebone package: 6NR163SG2DR000AAC1*
- Motherboard: 9MSG3GU0UR-000
- 2-Section Rail kit: 25HB2-3A0206-K0R
- CPU heatsink: 25ST1-4Z3200-S7R
- M.2 heatsink: 12SP2-11000E-00R
- Front panel board - CFP1030: 9CFP1030NR-00
- Backplane board - CBP10C2: 9CBP10C2NR-00
- Fan module: 25ST2-40562H-A0R
- Riser card - CRS101U: 9CRS101UNR-00
- Riser card - CRS102B: 9CRS102BNR-00
- Mini-DP to D-Sub cable: 25CRN-200801-K1R
- GPU power cable: 25CRI-400104-Y4R
- Power supply: 25EP0-213004-F3S

Optional parts:

- 3-Section Rail kit: 25HB2-A56120-K0R
- Cable Management Arm: 25HB1-R18100-K0R
* The entire materials provided herein are for reference only. GIGABYTE reserves the right to modify or revise the content at anytime without prior notice.
* Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values from respective Chipset vendors or organization who defined the interface specification. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
* All trademarks and logos are the properties of their respective holders.
* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.

SUPPORT

  • All
  • All
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Linux
Warning:
Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS, it is recommended that you not flash the BIOS. To flash the BIOS, do it with caution. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction.

What is a BETA?
BETA describes a new version that is reliable yet may not include all the features of the final product. During this phase we are previewing new features and gathering customer input to insure our product provides the best experience possible.

  • All
  • All
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2016 R2 64bit
  • Windows Server 2016 64bit
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit
  • Windows Server 2012 64bit
  • Windows 10 64bit
  • VMware
  • Ubuntu
  • Linux CentOS
  • Linux
Utility
Description
Version
Size
Date
GSM CLI
Version : 2.1.64
111.38 MB
Sep 05, 2023
OS: Windows Server 2012 64bit,Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit,Linux CentOS,Windows 10 64bit,Ubuntu,Windows Server 2016 R2 64bit,Windows Server 2019,Windows Server 2022
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