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GA-7PESH2
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Intel® C602 chipset
- Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 & E5-2600 V2 product families
- 16 x RDIMM/UDIMM ECC DIMM slots
- 2 x 10GbE BASE-T LAN ports (Intel® X540-AT2)
- 2 x SATA III 6Gb/s + 4 x SATA II 3Gb/s
- 8 x SAS 6Gb/s
- Aspeed® AST2300 remote management controller
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High Performance Computing BoardGIGABYTE introduces its latest high end server motherboard based on Intel®’s brand new Xeon® processor E5-2600 product family and the Intel® C602 chipset. This dual socket motherboard is addressed to enterprise requirements for top performance computing in server / datacenter environments.
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Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 V2 Product FamilyDeployable through a simple BIOS update, the support of Intel Xeon processors E5-1600 V2 & 2600 V2 product families delivers the benefits of the 22nm tri-gate process technology to the high end server industry. Those benefits include, among others, higher frequencies, higher core counts (up to 12 cores / 24 threads) and larger last-level caches, but especially a much more varied mix of core/frequencies with notably the introduction of a new dual socket workstation segment. This new die shrink also allows for overall energy efficiency increase, with up to 30% average decrease in idle power consumption.
Finally, virtualization applications will benefit from increased performance thanks to the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) technology, and more security features are included in the mix as well, such as the Intel® Platform Protection Technology with OS Guard, and Intel® Data Protection Technology with Secure Key. -
Faster Memory, With GIGABYTE OnlyAlways eager to go beyond the industry standards, GIGABYTE’s engineering has enabled through its capabilities in design, PCB layout and BIOS fine-tuning the support of 1866 MHz memory frequency running at higher DIMM population (8 DIMMs per socket) where Intel’s standard and the rest of the market’s products will typically operate memory speed downgrade and support 1866 MHz at lower DIMM population only (4 DIMMs per socket). GIGABYTE therefore offers at launch on its 2011 socket based products this unique feature which will benefit to high density and memory intensive applications, such as high frequency trading, telecommunication networks, mobile data transfers, and so on.
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Digital Power ControlThe GA-7PESH2 includes GIGABYTE’s digital PWM controllers, guaranteeing a dynamic power supply to the processors and memory with an ultra-fast response time. Built with advanced calibration tools, they allow to get the purest and most efficient electrical supply to date. When the CPU workloads vary in function of the applications running, the Intel Turbo Boost Technology will do a dynamic overclock of the CPU cores. This is where the digital PWMs outshine the previous analog solutions. This way the CPUs operations are much more stable, and the overall reliability of the system is greatly improved.
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PCIe Gen.3
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SATA3.0
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10GbE LAN
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VMware ReadyThe VMware Ready program allows customers to quickly identify products and solutions from VMware's partners, which are optimized for VMware vSphere. The VMware Ready logo certifies that this product addresses VMware's specific criteria in terms of integration and compatibility, and that it is ready to execute mission-critical applications and operations.
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Red Hat Certified HardwareGIGABYTE certifies its server hardware with Red Hat Enterprise Linux to provide its customers with the confidence of knowing that their hardware systems are supported by Red Hat when they run Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
* 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
Form Factor
E-ATX / SSI EEB
305W x 330D (mm)
305W x 330D (mm)
CPU
Supports:
- Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 V2 processors
- Intel® Xeon® E5-1600 V2 processors (single CPU configuration only)
- Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 processors
- Intel® Xeon® E5-1600 processors (single CPU configuration only)
Socket
2 x LGA 2011
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® C602
Memory
16 x DIMM slots
Quad channel memory architecture
ECC & non-ECC UDIMM/RDIMM modules supported
Single and dual rank UDIMM modules up to 8GB supported
Single, dual and quad rank RDIMM modules up to 32GB supported
1.35V modules: 1066/1333/(1600*) MHz
1.5V modules: 1066/1333/1600/(1866*) MHz
*Supported by Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 V2 processors only
Download the detailed memory configuration table for the E5-1600/2600 V2 processors
Download the detailed memory configuration table for the E5-1600/2600 processors
Quad channel memory architecture
ECC & non-ECC UDIMM/RDIMM modules supported
Single and dual rank UDIMM modules up to 8GB supported
Single, dual and quad rank RDIMM modules up to 32GB supported
1.35V modules: 1066/1333/(1600*) MHz
1.5V modules: 1066/1333/1600/(1866*) MHz
*Supported by Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 V2 processors only
Download the detailed memory configuration table for the E5-1600/2600 V2 processors
Download the detailed memory configuration table for the E5-1600/2600 processors
LAN
2 x 10GbE BASE-T LAN ports (Intel® X540-AT2)
1 x 10/100 management LAN
1 x 10/100 management LAN
Video
Integrated in Aspeed® AST2300
2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface
1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp
2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface
1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp
Audio
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SAS
2 x Mini-SAS (for 8 x SAS 6Gb/s ports)
1 x Mini-SAS (for 4 x SATA II 3Gb/s ports)
1 x Mini-SAS (for 4 x SATA II 3Gb/s ports)
SATA
2 x SATA III 6Gb/s ports
RAID
Intel® SATA RAID 0/1/5/10
LSI® SAS2008 RAID 0/1/1E/10
LSI® SAS2008 RAID 0/1/1E/10
Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe x16 (Gen3 x16 bus) slot
1 x PCIe x16 (Gen3 x8 bus) slot
2 x PCIe x8 (Gen3 x4 bus) slots
1 x PCIe x4 (Gen2 x1 bus) slot
1 x PCIe x16 (Gen3 x8 bus) slot
2 x PCIe x8 (Gen3 x4 bus) slots
1 x PCIe x4 (Gen2 x1 bus) slot
Internal I/O
2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x PMBus connector
2 x CPU fan headers
2 x System fan headers
1 x SATA SGPIO connector
1 x Flash descriptor security jumper
1 x HDD back plane connector
1 x USB 2.0 header
1 x Front panel header
1 x IPMB connector
1 x TPM header
1 x Patsburg-A SKU select connector
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x BIOS write protect jumper
1 x ME recovery jumper
1 x Chassis intrusion jumper
1 x Clear password jumper
1 x BIOS recovery jumper
2 x SATA port DOM support jumpers
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x PMBus connector
2 x CPU fan headers
2 x System fan headers
1 x SATA SGPIO connector
1 x Flash descriptor security jumper
1 x HDD back plane connector
1 x USB 2.0 header
1 x Front panel header
1 x IPMB connector
1 x TPM header
1 x Patsburg-A SKU select connector
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x BIOS write protect jumper
1 x ME recovery jumper
1 x Chassis intrusion jumper
1 x Clear password jumper
1 x BIOS recovery jumper
2 x SATA port DOM support jumpers
Rear I/O
2 x USB 2.0
1 x VGA
1 x Serial
3 x RJ45
1 x ID button with LED
1 x VGA
1 x Serial
3 x RJ45
1 x ID button with LED
TPM
1 x TPM header
OS Compatibility
Windows Server 2008 SP2 (x86)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
Windows Vista SP2 (x86/x64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 (x86/x64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 (x86/x64)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.1 (x86/x64)
VMware ESXi 5.0 / 5.1 / 5.1 U1 / 5.1 U2
Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
Windows Vista SP2 (x86/x64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 (x86/x64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 (x86/x64)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.1 (x86/x64)
VMware ESXi 5.0 / 5.1 / 5.1 U1 / 5.1 U2
Board Management
Aspeed® AST2300 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)
PSU Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
Retail Packaging Content
1 x Driver CD
1 x I/O shield
2 x SATA III 6Gb/s cables (600mm)
2 x SATA II 3Gb/s cables (500mm)
1 x Mini-SAS to 4 x SAS 6Gb/s cable
1 x I/O shield
2 x SATA III 6Gb/s cables (600mm)
2 x SATA II 3Gb/s cables (500mm)
1 x Mini-SAS to 4 x SAS 6Gb/s cable
Reference Numbers
Retail: 9M7PESH2MS-00
Bulk: 9M7PESH2NS-00
Bulk: 9M7PESH2NS-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
Firmware
QVL
- All
- All
- Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit
- Windows Server 2012 64bit
- Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows Server 2008 64bit
- Windows Server 2008 32bit
- Windows 8.1 64bit
- Windows 7 64bit
- Windows 7 32bit
- SuSE Linux Enterprise 11.3 64bit
- SuSE Linux Enterprise 11.3 32bit
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.4 64bit
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.4 32bit
Chipset
Chipset
Version
Size
Date
Intel® INF Driver
Version : 9.4.0.1027
5.23 MB
May 15, 2014
OS: Windows 7 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows Server 2008 32bit,Windows Server 2008 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2012 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit,Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit
Intel® Management Engine Driver
Version : 1.2.3.2003
2.03 MB
May 03, 2017
OS: Windows 7 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows Server 2008 32bit,Windows Server 2008 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2012 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit,Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit
LAN
LAN
Version
Size
Date
Intel® LAN Driver and Utility
Version : 18.8
78.49 MB
May 15, 2014
OS: Windows 7 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows Server 2008 32bit,Windows Server 2008 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2012 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit,Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit
Intel® LAN Driver and Utility
Version : 18.8
78.49 MB
May 15, 2014
OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.4 32bit,Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.4 64bit,SuSE Linux Enterprise 11.3 32bit,SuSE Linux Enterprise 11.3 64bit
SAS
SAS
Version
Size
Date
Intel® SAS RAID Preinstall driver
Note: Windows setup to read from USB devices
Note: Windows setup to read from USB devices
Version : 3.8.0.1111
3.55 MB
May 16, 2014
OS: Windows 7 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows Server 2008 32bit,Windows Server 2008 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2012 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit,Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit
LSI IMSM Raid Driver and Utility
Version : 12.08.03.03
49.28 MB
May 17, 2014
OS: Windows 7 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows Server 2008 32bit,Windows Server 2008 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2012 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit,Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit
SATA RAID/AHCI
SATA RAID/AHCI
Version
Size
Date
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Intel® RSTe)
Version : 3.8.0.1111
16.07 MB
May 16, 2014
OS: Windows 7 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows Server 2008 32bit,Windows Server 2008 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2,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 : 3.8.0.1111
3.55 MB
May 16, 2014
OS: Windows 7 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows Server 2008 32bit,Windows Server 2008 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2012 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit,Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit
VGA
VGA
Version
Size
Date
ASPEED Graphic Driver
Version : 0.98
26.52 MB
Feb 10, 2014
OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.4 32bit,Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.4 64bit,SuSE Linux Enterprise 11.3 32bit,SuSE Linux Enterprise 11.3 64bit
ASPEED Graphic Driver
Version : 0.98
26.52 MB
Feb 10, 2014
OS: Windows 7 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows Server 2008 32bit,Windows Server 2008 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2012 64bit,Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit,Windows Server 2012 R2 64bit
BIOS
Description
Version
Size
Date
Update microcode for Speculative Execution and Indirect Branch Prediction Side
Channel Analysis Method.
Haswell-EP M6F306F2_0000003D
Broadwell-EP MEF406F1_0B00002E
Haswell-EP M6F306F2_0000003D
Broadwell-EP MEF406F1_0B00002E
Version : R17
13.93 MB
Jun 28, 2018
Updated microcode for Speculative Execution and Indirect Branch Prediction Side Channel Analysis Method
Version : R16
13.92 MB
Mar 13, 2018
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.
Firmware
Description
Version
Size
Date
Manual
Description
Version
Size
Date
English version
Add motherboard block diagram information
Add motherboard block diagram information
Version : 1003
12 MB
Dec 11, 2014
English
Simplified Chinese version
Add motherboard block diagram information
Add motherboard block diagram information
Version : 1003
17.18 MB
Dec 11, 2014
Simplified Chinese
Description
Version
Size
Date
RESOURCES
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