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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1
Introduction
1.1 Overview
This chapter provides a description of the functions and features of the SBA-4114S-C2N/T2N
SuperBlade server. It connects into a pre-cabled enclosure that provides power, cooling,
management and networking functions. One enclosure can hold up to twenty blades. Each
blade contains one computing node.
In this manual, “blade” or “blade unit” refers to a single blade, and “blade enclosure” is the
chassis that houses the blades, power supplies and other modules. “Blade system” refers to
the enclosure, blades units, and various management and networking modules.
System Overview
Motherboard
BH12SSi-M25
Chassis
MCP-680-41006-0N
Processor
AMD EPYC 7003/7002 Series in SP3 socket (7003 processor drop-in support
requires BIOS version 2.0 or newer)
Memory
Eight DIMM slots, 2TB 3DS ECC RDIMM/LRDIMM DDR4; up to 3200MHz
Storage
Two 2.5" hot-swap hybrid front drive bays
SBA-4114S-C2N: NVME/SAS/SATA
SBA-4114S-T2N: NVMe/SATA
Two M.2 PCIe x4
I/O Ports
Two AIOMs
System Cooling
One air shroud
Form Factor
4U height; 6.5” x 1.75” x 23.5” (depth) (16.5 x 4.4 x 59.7 cm)
A Quick Reference Guide can be found on the product page of the Supermicro website.
SBA-4114S-C2N: (
web page link
); SBA-4114S-T2N: (
web page link
)
AIOM Options
The system accepts many different advanced input/output modules (AIOMs) that provide
network connectivity. It supports OCP 3.0 specifications using PCIe Gen 4.0 x16. Options
include RJ45, SFP+, QSFP28, etc. at 1/10/25/100GbE capabilities, with two or four ports per
module, up to two modules. See the web
for current choices.