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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1
Introduction
1.1 Overview
This chapter provides a brief outline of the functions and features of the SuperServer 740A-T.
It is based on the X12DAi-N6 motherboard and the CSE-745BTS-R1K23BP3 chassis.
The following provides an overview of the specifications and capabilities.
System Overview
Motherboard
X12DAi-N6
Chassis
CSE-745BTS-R1K23BP3
Processor
Support
Dual Intel Xeon 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors (Socket P+) with up to 40 cores and
a thermal design power (TDP) of up to 270W
Memory
Up to 4 TB of 3DS LRDIMM/LRDIMM/3DS RDIMM/RDIMM DDR4 (288-pin) ECC memory with
speeds of 3200/2933/2666 MHz in 16 memory slots and up to 4 TB of Intel Optane PMem 200
Series with speeds of up to 3200 MHz
Drive Support
Eight hot-swap SATA drive slots (Optional SAS support on slots 0-7 and optional NVMe
support on slots 0-3. See Chapter 3
One optional DVD drive
Two onboard NVMe connectors
One onboard VROC key header
Expansion Slots
One PCIe 4.0 x8 slot (slot 6 supported by CPU2)
Five PCIe 4.0 x16 slots (slots 1,3,5 supported by CPU1 and slots 2,4 supported by CPU2)
Two PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 slots in the 2280 and 22110 form factors
Networking
Two 1GbE ports
I/O Ports
Rear:
Four USB 3.0 ports, one USB 3.1 ports
7.1 HD Audio ports
One VGA port
Onboard:
One serial COM header
One buzzer header
Eight SATA headers
System Cooling
Two rear heavy-duty hot-swappable fans
Three internal 8-cm hot-swappable fans
One air shroud
Power
Two 1200W Redundant Titanium Level Power Supplies (Note: Full redundancy will be based
on system configuration and application load.)
Form Factor
4U (WxHxD) 7 x 17.8 x 25.5 in. (178mm x 452mm x 648mm)
Notes:
A Quick Reference Guide can be found on the product page of the Supermicro website.