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HUAWEI X6800 Server White Paper Issue 05 Date 2017-12-22 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2017. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written consent of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Trademarks and Permissions and other Huawei trademarks are trademarks of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. All other trademarks and trade names mentioned in this document are the property of their respective holders. Notice The purchased products, services and features are stipulated by the contract made between Huawei and the customer. All or part of the products, services and features described in this document may not be within the purchase scope or the usage scope. Unless otherwise specified in the contract, all statements, information, and recommendations in this document are provided "AS IS" without warranties, guarantees or representations of any kind, either express or implied. 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HUAWEI X6800 Server White Paper Contents Contents 1 Overview......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Product Positioning.........................................................................................................................................................1 1.2 Features...........................................................................................................................................................................2 2 System Design................................................................................................................................4 2.1 Architecture Design........................................................................................................................................................4 2.2 Heat Dissipation............................................................................................................................................................. 5 2.3 Management and Monitoring......................................................................................................................................... 6 2.4 Advantages..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 3 Hardware Description.................................................................................................................. 8 3.1 Appearance..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 3.2 Components.................................................................................................................................................................. 13 3.3 Server Node.................................................................................................................................................................. 14 3.4 PCIe.............................................................................................................................................................................. 16 3.5 Fan Module...................................................................................................................................................................17 3.6 PSU...............................................................................................................................................................................18 3.7 Backplane..................................................................................................................................................................... 21 3.8 System Management Board and Fan Switch Board..................................................................................................... 22 4 Security Management................................................................................................................. 25 4.1 Compute Node..............................................................................................................................................................25 4.2 MM............................................................................................................................................................................... 25 5 Management................................................................................................................................. 27 5.1 iBMC Features..............................................................................................................................................................27 5.2 HMM Features..............................................................................................................................................................29 5.3 Management Principles................................................................................................................................................ 29 5.4 Management Modes..................................................................................................................................................... 30 6 Technical Specifications.............................................................................................................33 6.1 Chassis Specifications.................................................................................................................................................. 33 6.2 Node Specifications......................................................................................................................................................35 6.3 Power Supply and Power..............................................................................................................................................36 6.4 Environment Specifications..........................................................................................................................................38 7 Warranty........................................................................................................................................41 Issue 05 (2017-12-22) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential ii Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HUAWEI X6800 Server White Paper Contents 8 Certifications................................................................................................................................ 44 8.1 Certifications................................................................................................................................................................ 44 8.2 Protocols....................................................................................................................................................................... 45 A Acronyms and Abbreviations.................................................................................................. 47 Issue 05 (2017-12-22) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential iii Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HUAWEI X6800 Server White Paper 1 Overview 1 Overview 1.1 Product Positioning 1.2 Features 1.1 Product Positioning The HUAWEI X6800 high-density server (X6800 for short) is a new-generation server designed for high-performance computing (HPC), cloud computing, Internet, and data center applications. The X6800 architecture is optimized for software-defined storage (SDS), big data, and software-defined infrastructure (SDI). It is an ideal choice for large-scale server deployments. The X6800 is oriented towards the following applications: l Internet and data center applications The X6800 provides customized server solutions that offer low power consumption, easy maintenance, and quick deployment. l HPC and cloud computing applications The X6800 provides a hardware platform that features high reliability and virtualization performance. l SDS and big data applications The X6800 provides a modular architecture that features high density and flexible configuration for the computing and storage. Figure 1-1 shows an X6800 holding four server nodes. Figure 1-2 shows an X6800 holding eight server nodes. Issue 05 (2017-12-22) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential 1 Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HUAWEI X6800 Server White Paper 1 Overview Figure 1-1 X6800 holding four server nodes Figure 1-2 X6800 holding eight server nodes 1.2 Features The X6800 provides the following features: Flexible Configuration Issue 05 (2017-12-22) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential 2 Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HUAWEI X6800 Server White Paper 1 Overview l The basic 4 U architecture incorporates blade server advantages, allowing you to configure single-slot, dual-slot, four-slot, or eight-slot server nodes. l The X6800 supports flexible configuration, including configuration of pure compute nodes, configuration of GPU acceleration