Servers Designed for Single-Phase Immersion Cooling

Specifically designed for immersion cooling solutions, and can be directly installed in GIGABYTE immersion cooling tanks or compatible with mainstream cooling tanks on the market. Eliminate the need for product compatibility testing and customization. These systematic modifications greatly reduce the time for verification and adoption of immersion cooling technology.

Design to Ensure Steady Fluid Flow in the Tank

When a server is submerged in a coolant, an important condition is that the fluid is circulated well, and the warm fluid is pumped out as cooler fluid is pumped in. Only by maintaining a stable coolant flow can the heat absorbed by the fluid be managed, and the system can automatically adjust the coolant flow rate according to the operation needs. To ensure efficient heat removal, the server design for single-phase immersion cooling not only must remove any components that negatively affect the fluid flow in the system, but they also must reduce the dead space in the chassis to avoid heat accumulation. Based on the viscosity of the coolant and the specific heat capacity of the coolant, the heat dissipation rate of the server must be constantly monitored and adjusted to avoid issues . Servers developed for single-phase immersion cooling can significantly reduce unnecessary barriers that users may encounter when adopting new technologies, allowing them to focus on productivity.

Structural Integrity and Simplified Management

Servers must be installed vertically in the tank, and this lowering or raising of servers is due to an optimized tank design for single-phase immersion cooling. Therefore, the server installed upright needs to have rigid and firm structural integrity to ensure the chassis will not deform. Also, due to the vertical design, the cable routing and maintenance are also different than traditional data centers. Therefore, we re-examine the design and strengthen the server chassis for immersion cooling and reroute the cables. For instance, I/O ports are all arranged on the rear side facing up, and the network cables need to be rerouted to the sides so that maintenance can be quick and easy. Also, to make it more convenient for IT to install or remove a server, a bracket was added to allow hooks to move the server.

Made with Materials Suitable for Various Coolants

Single-phase immersion cooling submerges the server in a cooling fluid that removes heat by directly coming into contact with the heating elements. GIGABYTE had to evaluate how the chemical composition of the coolant may affect the components as well as the effect of the temperature and process on the coolant. Through theory and experimental experience, we perfected the design and will continue to explore materials that are suitable for immersion cooling.

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Accelerating Artificial Intelligence and Leading Efficiency

Engineering richer features in a revolutionary platform, Intel has made an incredible jump in processor performance in the business transformation journey. AI and deep learning performance will benefit from the built-in AI acceleration engines, while networking, storage, and analytics leverage other specialized accelerators in the 4th & 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors. Adding a host of new features to target a wide range of workloads, the new families of Intel Xeon processors will deliver even better CPU performance and performance per watt, and do so on a PCIe 5.0 platform with 2x the prior gen throughput to greatly speed up data movement to and from GPUs and storage. Intel also created the Intel Xeon CPU Max Series with High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) for improvements in memory bound HPC and AI workloads. For this new platform, GIGABYTE has products ready to get the most out of Intel Xeon CPU-based systems that support fast PCIe Gen5 accelerators and Gen5 NVMe drives, in addition to support for high performant DDR5 memory.

Redefine Performance with 4th/5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors and Intel® Xeon® CPU Max Series

Acceleratorsbuilt-in*

Increase ROI while improving efficiency and performance

Up to 64cores

More tasks can be done simultaneously and faster with dedicated cores

DDR5support

Increased memory frequency and throughput with DDR5 RDIMM support

64GBHBM**

High bandwidth in-package memory massively speeds up data-intensive workloads

PCIe 5.0lanes

Increased I/O throughput achieving 128GB/s bandwidth with support for the latest drives and accelerators

CXL 1.1support

Improve performance via memory coherency and direct accelerator memory access

* Different on-chip accelerators are supported depending on CPU SKUs and requires one-time activation. Please visit Intel's official website or contact technical support for details.
** HBM is an Intel Xeon CPU Max Series only feature. Please check the server specifications for more information on support for the Intel Xeon CPU Max Series.

Select GIGABYTE for the latest Gen Intel® Xeon® Platform

High CPU Performance

High CPU Performance

The best in computational performance relies on a system well designed by our engineers to adequately dissipate heat to achieve peak performance.

Energy Efficiency

Energy Efficiency

Our engineers have baked in features to achieve higher efficiency from power supplies and server fans. Along with Titanium and Platinum offerings.

Optimal Price

Optimal Price

GIGABYTE releases multiple product models and configurations to target exactly what users want without paying for extra features that go unused.

Availability

Ease of Administration

GIGABYTE servers come with GIGABYTE Management Console for server management. Using a web based browser remotely is key to easing management.

Continuous Operation

Continuous Operation

Systems are rigorously designed and tested to ensure downtime will not occur. Customers have come to expect stable performance.

High Availability

Smart Ride Through (SmaRT)

To prevent server downtime and data loss as a result of loss of AC power, GIGABYTE implements SmaRT in all our server platforms. When such an event occurs, the system will throttle while maintaining availability and reducing power load. Capacitors within the power supply can supply power for 10-20ms, which is enough time to transition to a backup power source for continued operation.

Smart Crises Management and Protection (SCMP)

SCMP is a GIGABYTE patented feature which is deployed in servers with non-fully redundant PSU design. With SCMP, in the event of faulty PSU or overheated system, the system will force the CPU into an ultra-low power mode that reduces the power load, which prevents the system from unexpected shutdown and avoids component damage or data loss.

Dual ROM Architecture

If the ROM that stores the BMC and BIOS fails to boot, the system will reboot with the backup BMC and/or BIOS replacing the primary. Once the primary BMC is updated, the ROM of the backup BMC will automatically update the backup through synchronization. For the BIOS, it can be updated based on user's choice of firmware version.

Hardware Security

Optional TPM 2.0 Module

For hardware-based authentication, the passwords, encryption keys, and digital certificates are stored in a TPM module to prevent unwanted users from gaining access to your data. GIGABYTE TPM modules come in either a Serial Peripheral Interface or Low Pin Count bus.

User Friendly

Tool-less Drive Bays Design

Clipping mechanism secures the drive in place. Install or replace a new drive in seconds.

OCP 3.0 Ready

GIGABYTE offers servers that feature an onboard OCP 3.0 slot for the next generation of add on cards. Advantages of this new type include:

  • Easy Serviceability:
    Simply slot in or pull out the card, without opening the server or using tools
  • Improved thermal design:
    Horizontal position and optimal heat sink design allow for air cooling to eliminate the heat efficiently

Certified Ready with Software Partners

Being a member of key software alliance partner programs enables GIGABYTE to rapidly develop and validate joint solutions, enabling our customers to modernize their data centers and implement IT infrastructure and application services with speed, agility, and cost optimization.

Value-added Management

GIGABYTE offers free-of-charge management applications via a specialized small processor built on the server.

GIGABYTE Management Console

For management and maintenance of a server or a small cluster, users can use the GIGABYTE Management Console, which is pre-installed on each server. Once the servers are running, IT staff can perform real-time health monitoring and management on each server through the browser-based graphical user interface. In addition, the GIGABYTE Management Console also provides:

  • Support for standard IPMI specifications that allows users to integrate services into a single platform through an open interface
  • Automatic event recording, which can record system behavior 30 seconds before an event occurs, making it easier to determine subsequent actions
  • Integrate SAS/SATA/NVMe devices and RAID controller firmware into GIGABYTE Management Console to monitor and control Broadcom® MegaRAID adapters.

GIGABYTE Server Management (GSM)

GSM is a software suite that can manage clusters of servers simultaneously over the internet. GSM can be run on all GIGABYTE servers and has support for Windows and Linux. GSM can be downloaded from GIGABYTE website and complies with IPMI and Redfish standards. GSM includes a complete range of system management functions that includes the following utilities:

  • GSM Server: A software program that provides real-time, remote control using a graphical user interface through an administrator’s computer or through a server in the cluster. The software allows ease of maintenance for large clusters of servers.
  • GSM CLI: A command-line interface for monitoring and managing remotely.
  • GSM Agent: A software program installed on each GIGABYTE server node that retrieves information from each system and devices through the OS, and this software integrates with GSM Server or GSM CLI.
  • GSM Mobile: A mobile app for both Android and iOS that provides admins with real-time system information.
  • GSM Plugin: An application program interface that allows users to use VMware vCenter for real-time monitoring and management of server clusters.