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R280-A3C
Discontinued
Dual Socket 2U Rackmount Server
Standard Rackmount Server
- Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 V3 / V4 product family
- 24 x RDIMM/LRDIMM ECC DIMM slots
- 12 x 3.5" hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays
- Onboard SAS expander controller
- Supports SAS 12Gb/s, SAS 6Gb/s and SATA III 6Gb/s connections
- 2 x GbE LAN ports (Intel® I350-BT2)
- 2 x 800W 80 PLUS Platinum 100~220V AC redundant PSUs
* 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.
* 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)
2U
430 x 87 x 712.4
430 x 87 x 712.4
Motherboard
CPU
Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 V3 processors supported
Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 V4 processors supported
NOTE: If only 1 CPU is installed, some PCIe, memory, network or I/O functions might be unavailable.
Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 V4 processors supported
NOTE: If only 1 CPU is installed, some PCIe, memory, network or I/O functions might be unavailable.
Socket
2 x LGA 2011-3
Mounting pitch: square ILM (80x80mm)
Max. length of M4 screw threads: 3.7mm
Screws longer than 3.7mm might damage the motherboard
Mounting pitch: square ILM (80x80mm)
Max. length of M4 screw threads: 3.7mm
Screws longer than 3.7mm might damage the motherboard
Chipset
Intel® C612
Memory
24 x DIMM slots
DDR4 memory supported only
Quad channel memory architecture
RDIMM modules up to 32GB supported
LRDIMM modules up to 64GB supported
3DS LRDIMM modules up to 128GB supported
1.2V modules: 1600/1866/2133/2400 MHz
DDR4 memory supported only
Quad channel memory architecture
RDIMM modules up to 32GB supported
LRDIMM modules up to 64GB supported
3DS LRDIMM modules up to 128GB supported
1.2V modules: 1600/1866/2133/2400 MHz
LAN
2 x GbE LAN ports (Intel® I350-BT2)
1 x 10/100/1000 management LAN
1 x 10/100/1000 management LAN
Video
Integrated in Aspeed® AST2400
2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface
1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp
2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface
1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp
Audio
N/A
Storage
SATA
Total 10 x SATA III 6Gb/s ports
2 x Mini-SAS (for 8 x SATA III 6Gb/s ports)
2 x SATA III 6Gb/s ports
2 x Mini-SAS (for 8 x SATA III 6Gb/s ports)
2 x SATA III 6Gb/s ports
SAS
N/A
RAID
Intel® SATA RAID 0/1/10/5
Peripheral Drives
N/A
Expansion Slots
3 x Riser cards:
- 1 x CRS2120
* 1 x PCI-e x16 slot (Gen3 x16 or x8)
* 1 x PCI-e x8 slot (Gen3 x0 or x8)
- 1 x CRS2121
* 1 x PCI-e x8 slot (Gen3 x0 or x8)
* 1 x PCI-e x16 slot (Gen3 x16 or x8)
- 1 x CRS2140
* 1 x PCI-e x16 slot (Gen3 x16 or x8)
* 1 x PCI-e x8 slot (Gen3 x0 or x8)
* 1 x PCI-e x8 slot (Gen3 x8 or x4)
* 1 x PCIe x8 slot (Gen3 x0 or x4)
1 x PCIe mezzanine type H (Gen3 x8 bus) slot
- 1 x CRS2120
* 1 x PCI-e x16 slot (Gen3 x16 or x8)
* 1 x PCI-e x8 slot (Gen3 x0 or x8)
- 1 x CRS2121
* 1 x PCI-e x8 slot (Gen3 x0 or x8)
* 1 x PCI-e x16 slot (Gen3 x16 or x8)
- 1 x CRS2140
* 1 x PCI-e x16 slot (Gen3 x16 or x8)
* 1 x PCI-e x8 slot (Gen3 x0 or x8)
* 1 x PCI-e x8 slot (Gen3 x8 or x4)
* 1 x PCIe x8 slot (Gen3 x0 or x4)
1 x PCIe mezzanine type H (Gen3 x8 bus) slot
Internal I/O
1 x 14-pin ATX main power connector
3 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
3 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connectors
2 x Mini-SAS ports
2 x SATA III 6Gb/s ports
2 x CPU fan headers
5 x System fan headers
1 x USB 3.0 header
1 x Front panel header
1 x HDD back plane board header
1 x Chassis intrusion header
1 x PLD header
1 x TPM header
1 x JTAG header
1 x ME update jumper
1 x ME recovery jumper
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x S3 mask jumper
1 x BMC RFB jumper
1 x IPMB connector
3 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
3 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connectors
2 x Mini-SAS ports
2 x SATA III 6Gb/s ports
2 x CPU fan headers
5 x System fan headers
1 x USB 3.0 header
1 x Front panel header
1 x HDD back plane board header
1 x Chassis intrusion header
1 x PLD header
1 x TPM header
1 x JTAG header
1 x ME update jumper
1 x ME recovery jumper
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x S3 mask jumper
1 x BMC RFB jumper
1 x IPMB connector
Front I/O
1 x Power button with LED
1 x ID button with LED
2 x LAN activity LEDs
1 x HDD activity LED
1 x System status LED
1 x Reset button
1 x ID button with LED
2 x LAN activity LEDs
1 x HDD activity LED
1 x System status LED
1 x Reset button
Rear I/O
2 x USB 3.0
2 x USB 2.0
3 x RJ45
1 x VGA
1 x Serial
1 x ID button with LED
2 x USB 2.0
3 x RJ45
1 x VGA
1 x Serial
1 x ID button with LED
Backplane Board
12 x SAS/SATA ports
LSI® SAS3x24 expander
SAS 12Gb/s supported
Default configuration supports:
0 x SAS/SATA drives
SAS card required to enable the drive bays
LSI® SAS3x24 expander
SAS 12Gb/s supported
Default configuration supports:
0 x SAS/SATA drives
SAS card required to enable the drive bays
TPM
1 x TPM header
Power Supply
2 x 800W redundant PSUs
80 PLUS Platinum
AC input:
- 100-127V/ 9.9A, 47-63Hz
- 200-240V/ 4.79A, 47-63Hz
DC output:
- 800W
System Management
Aspeed® AST2400 management controller
Avocent® MergePoint IPMI 2.0 web interface:
Avocent® MergePoint IPMI 2.0 web interface:
- Network settings
- Network security settings
- Users control
- Services settings
- IPMI settings
- Sessions control
- LDAP settings
- Power control
- Voltages, fans and temperatures monitoring
- System event log
- Events management (platform events, trap settings, email settings)
- Serial Over LAN
- vKVM & vMedia (launch, configuration)
OS Compatibility
Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
Windows Server 2012 (x64)
Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64)
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 (x86/x64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 (x64)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.4 (x86/x64)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x64)
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (x86/x64)
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (x86/x64)
VMware ESXi 5.1 U2
VMware ESXi 5.5 U2
VMware ESXi 6.0 U1
Windows Server 2012 (x64)
Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64)
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 (x86/x64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 (x64)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.4 (x86/x64)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x64)
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (x86/x64)
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (x86/x64)
VMware ESXi 5.1 U2
VMware ESXi 5.5 U2
VMware ESXi 6.0 U1
System Fans
4 x 80x80x38mm (14'900rpm)
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)
Operating humidity: 8%-80% (non-condensing)
Non-operating temperature: -40°C to 60°C
Non-operating humidity: 20%-95% (non-condensing)
Weight
18 kg
Packaging Dimensions
982 x 588 x 268 mm
Packaging Content
1 x R280-A3C
1 x driver CD
2 x CPU heatsinks
1 x Rail kit
1 x driver CD
2 x CPU heatsinks
1 x Rail kit
Part Numbers
Barebone package: 6NR280A3CMR-00
Spare parts:
- Rail kit: 25HB2-086300-I0R
- CPU heatsink: 25ST1-353200-T4R
- Expander board: 9CBP21G0NR-00
- Power supply: 25EP0-208000-D0S
- Riser card - CRS2140: 9CRS2140NR-00
- Riser card - CRS2120: 9CRS2120NR-00
- Riser card - CRS2121: 9CRS2121NR-00
Spare parts:
- Rail kit: 25HB2-086300-I0R
- CPU heatsink: 25ST1-353200-T4R
- Expander board: 9CBP21G0NR-00
- Power supply: 25EP0-208000-D0S
- Riser card - CRS2140: 9CRS2140NR-00
- Riser card - CRS2120: 9CRS2120NR-00
- Riser card - CRS2121: 9CRS2121NR-00
* 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.
* 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
Driver
BIOS
Utility
Firmware
QVL
- All
- All
- Windows Server 2016 64bit
- Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit
- Windows Server 2012 64bit
- Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x86
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x64
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x64
- SLES 12 x64
- SLES 11.4 x86
- SLES 11.4 x64
- RHEL 7.2 x64
- RHEL 6.7 x86
- RHEL 6.7 x64
Chipset
Chipset
Version
Size
Date
Intel® INF Driver
Version : 10.1.2.10
2.76 MB
Mar 31, 2016
OS: Windows Server 2012 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit,Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit
Intel® Management Engine Driver
Version : 9.1.0.1120
102.8 MB
Mar 31, 2016
OS: Windows Server 2012 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit,Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit
LAN
LAN
Version
Size
Date
Intel® LAN Driver and Utility
Version : 20.7
242.15 MB
Mar 30, 2016
OS: Windows Server 2012 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit,Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit
Intel® LAN Driver and Utility
Version : 20.7
242.15 MB
Mar 30, 2016
OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x86,Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x64,RHEL 6.7 x86,RHEL 6.7 x64,RHEL 7.2 x64,Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86,Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x64,SLES 11.4 x86,SLES 11.4 x64,SLES 12 x64
Intel® LAN Driver and Utility
Version : 22.1
322.42 MB
Mar 22, 2017
OS: Windows Server 2016 64bit
SATA RAID/AHCI
SATA RAID/AHCI
Version
Size
Date
Intel® SATA Preinstall driver
(For AHCI / RAID Mode)
Note: Windows setup to read from USB devices
(For AHCI / RAID Mode)
Note: Windows setup to read from USB devices
Version : 4.5.0.1333
3.59 MB
Mar 31, 2016
OS: Windows Server 2012 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit,Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Intel® RSTe)
Version : 4.5.0.1333
18.62 MB
Mar 31, 2016
OS: Windows Server 2012 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit,Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit
Intel® SATA Preinstall driver
(For AHCI / RAID Mode)
Note: Windows setup to read from USB devices
(For AHCI / RAID Mode)
Note: Windows setup to read from USB devices
Version : 4.6.0.1085
7.41 MB
Mar 22, 2017
OS: Windows Server 2016 64bit
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Intel® RSTe)
Version : 4.6.0.1085
19.4 MB
Mar 22, 2017
OS: Windows Server 2016 64bit
USB 3.0
USB 3.0
Version
Size
Date
Intel® USB 3.0 Driver
Version : 3.0.0.33
5.17 MB
Dec 01, 2014
OS: Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit
Etron USB 3.0 Driver
Version : 0.118
11.41 MB
Dec 01, 2014
OS: Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit
Etron USB 3.0 Driver
Version : 0.119
11.42 MB
Dec 02, 2014
OS: Windows Server 2012 64bit,Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit
BIOS
Description
Version
Size
Date
Security update for 2019.2 Intel Platform Update (IPU)
[1] Update Microcode:Hasswell-EP M6F306F2_00000043,Broadwell-EP MEF406F1_0B000038
[2] Update ACM :SINIT 3.1.3
[3] Update Update SPS 03.01.03.72.0
[1] Update Microcode:Hasswell-EP M6F306F2_00000043,Broadwell-EP MEF406F1_0B000038
[2] Update ACM :SINIT 3.1.3
[3] Update Update SPS 03.01.03.72.0
Version : R16
13.23 MB
Dec 06, 2019
1. SPEED VBIOS update to 1.09.0 for CVE-2019-6260
2. Fixed INTEL-SA-00233
2. Fixed INTEL-SA-00233
Version : R15
13.15 MB
Jun 17, 2019
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.
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 2019
- Windows Server 2016 64bit
- Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit
- Windows Server 2012 64bit
- Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit
- Ubuntu
- Linux CentOS
- Linux
Utility
Description
Version
Size
Date
GSM Server
Version : 2.12
926.33 MB
Jan 18, 2023
OS: Linux,Windows Server 2016 64bit,Windows Server 2019
GSM CLI
Version : 1.00
125.66 MB
Aug 01, 2017
OS: Windows Server 2012 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit,Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit,Linux CentOS,Ubuntu,Windows Server 2016 64bit
Manual
Description
Version
Size
Date
Description
Version
Size
Date
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