Introduction - QUANTA D51BV-2U User Manual

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1.1 Introduction

QuantaGrid D51B-2U is a general-purpose rackmount server designed for optimal perfor-
mance and power efficiency. It supports up to 1.5 TB highly scalable memory capacity and
up to 12 3.5" or 24 2.5" hot-plug HDD for complex and demanding workloads, such as
mail-server, database, e-commerce and high-performance computing (HPC).
QuantaGrid D51BV-2U is an energy efficient 2-Socket GPU/ Xeon Phi™ server derived from
D51B-2U. It supports up to two PCIe x16 FHFL slots for GPU/ Xeon Phi™ cards. It is ideal for
3D rendering, technical computing, and mission-critical applications.
Greener and More Powerful (Only for QuantaGrid D51B-2U)
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Powered by the Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3 product family and DDR4 mem-
ory technology, the QuantaGrid D51B-2U allows owners to upgrade computing per-
formance without overextending power consumption. With Quanta's enhanced
thermal design, the server can operate under ambient temperatures as high as
40°C. This allows owners to save unnecessary costs associated with datacenter cool-
ing needs and achieve higher data center infrastructure efficiency (DCIE) value.
Greener and More Powerful (Only for QuantaGrid D51BV-2U)
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Powered by Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3 product family and the DDR4 mem-
ory technology, it allows owners to upgrade computing performance without com-
promising power consumption. Also with QCT's enhanced thermal and power
design, the server can operate under 35˚C ambient temperature without throttling
even if a fan rotor fails. This allows you to save unnecessary datacenter cooling cost
and achieve higher DCIE (Data center infrastructure efficiency) value.
Double the GPU/ Xeon Phi™ Support for HPC, Mission-Critical Applications (Only for
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QuantaGrid D51BV-2U)
To succeed in a competitive world, customers need computing results with greater
precision and speed. The QuantaGrid D51BV-2U supports up to two PCIe x16 FHFL
slots for GPU/ Xeon Phi™ cards. With nVidia's GPGPU and Intel®'s Xeon Phi™ solu-
tions, this server offers excellent VDI performance with rapid data accessibility from
an array of mobile and tablet devices and enables smooth 3D virtual desktop ren-
dering, which cannot be achieved with traditional VDI.
Full-Featured Design for Demanding Storage and Computing Workload (Only for
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QuantaGrid D51B-2U)
With 24 dual in-line memory (DIMM) slots, QuantaGrid D51B-2U offers non-latency
support to virtualization environments that require the maximum memory capac-
ity.In addition to 12 3.5" or 24 2.5" front-access, hot-swappable HDDs, the D51B-2U
also has two optional 2.5" PCIe (NVMe) SSD bays and two optional 2.5" SATA HDD
bays on the rear side for extra caching or OS support without sacrificing storage
capacity.
Full-Featured Design for Demanding Storage and Computing Workload (Only for

QuantaGrid D51BV-2U)
With 24 DIMM slots, QuantaGrid D51BV-2U offers non-latency support to virtualiza-
tion environments which require maximum memory capacity.
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