HPE Superdome Flex 280 Server: технические характеристики и документация

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HPE Superdome Flex 280 Server QuickSpecs

The Ultimate x86 based Mission-critical Platform

The HPE Superdome Flex 280 is a new model in the HPE Superdome Flex family of servers. It is a highly scalable, reliable and secure server that starts at 2 and scales up to 8 powerful 3rd generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors. Its modular architecture scales cost-efficiently to meet future growth. With 6 UPI links per processor, it provides higher bandwidth and faster data rates than prior generations1. Designed to support 64GB-24TB of shared memory, it is an ideal choice for in-memory data analytics. Customers can choose between high-performance all-DRAM systems or a combination of DRAM and Persistent Memory with Intel® OptaneTM persistent memory 200 series, depending on workload requirements. 

Extreme Superdome RAS including advanced memory resiliency, "firmware first", analysis engine, and auto self-healing ensures the highest reliability for mission critical apps. Superior security, including Silicon Root of Trust, protects your workloads and data against firmware attacks and malware. Optional deployment with HPE GreenLake provides flexible as-a-service consumption while maintaining on-premise control.

Notes: The 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor architecture delivers six UPI links, twice than the 2nd generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor architecture. Maximum data rate is 3200 MT/s @ 1DPC, 9% higher than with 2nd generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors. 

HPE Superdome Flex 280 Server

Base Chassis rear view (16-slot)

Base Chassis rear view (12-slot)

16 x LP PCIe I/O slots

12 x FH/LP PCIe I/O slots

10 x HDD/SSD bays

10 x HDD/SSD bays

2 x 1GbE Ethernet ports

2 x 1GbE Ethernet ports

4 x Power supplies

4 x Power supplies

Storage Backplane 10 x 2.5" SFF drive bays

Storage Backplane 8 x 2.5" SFF drive bays

Storage Backplane 8 x 2.5" SFF drive bays and optional DVD

Base chassis front view

8 x Cooling Fans with handles

8 x UPI Connectors

At a Glance Features

HPE Superdome Flex 280 is designed to power data-intensive departmental and edge applications, critical applications in the core, and specialized HPC and AI workloads.  It offers:

- Support for 2 to 8-sockets of Intel Xeon Scalable processors in a single system with up to 28-cores per socket for a maximum of 224 cores

- 6 UPI links per socket providing unparalleled bandwidth and performance

- 48 DIMM slots of DDR4 memory per chassis

- 64GB - 24TB of shared memory

- Choice of high performance DRAM only, or with a combination of DRAM and Persistent Memory available in 128GB,256GB and 512GB kits featuring Intel® Optane^TM Persistent Memory Series 200 to meet individual workload requirements. Superdome Flex 280 supports only App-direct Mode for Persistent Memory

- 16 half-height IO slots, or 8 full-height + 4 half-height IO slots, per four-socket chassis

- Base IO includes support for 8 SATA drives via VROC, two 1GbE NIC ports, four USB ports, Management LAN

- Internal storage up to 10 drive bays, or 8 drives and optional DVD

- Superdome Flex 280 Error Analysis Engine for better diagnostics and mission-critical reliability 

General

The Superdome Flex 280 system is built using 4-socket capable, 5U chassis that are cabled together to create systems from 2/4-sockets (1 chassis) to 6/8 sockets (2 chassis). Each chassis supports 8 fans, 4 power supplies, associated power cords, and connecting UPI cables.

Power Supply (1600W)

Notes:

- Absolute minimum efficiency at 50% of load = 96%

- System configuration defaults to a kit of that contains 2 power supplies. Additional kit with 2 power supplies is available and recommended if N=N is required

- Optional 2130W Premium Power Supply is available

Power Supply (2130W) Optional

Notes:

- Premium Power supply output voltage will persist across 20ms AC Line Dropout

- Premium Power supply enables broader range of configurations at N+N redundancy

- System configuration defaults to a kit of that contains 2 power supplies. Additional kit with 2 power supplies is available and recommended if N=N is required

- Premium Power supply may be required for N+N support when adding GPUs

System

The system can support up to two (2) chassis.

Notes: Ordering rules can be found in the Superdome Flex 280 server menu and in the ordering and configuration tools.

Chassis

Each chassis has the following specifications:

- Support for four (4) Intel Xeon Scalable processors

- Supports 48 DDR4 DIMM slots (12 DIMMs per processor)

- Supports up to 16 PCIe Gen 3 slots

- Supports additional IO capability in a Base IO chassis 

Base and expansion chassis

- Every Superdome Flex 280 system starts with one 4-socket capable Base Chassis (with boot support). Up to one (1)

- Expansion Chassis can be added to expand the system from 2/4-sockets to 6/8-sockets.  

Processors

Each server chassis supports four (4) Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors:

- Intel Xeon-Platinum 8380H (2.9GHz/28-core/250W) Processor

- Intel Xeon-Platinum 8380HL (2.9GHz/28-core/250W) Processor

- Intel Xeon-Platinum 8376H (2.6GHz/28-core/205W) Processor

- Intel Xeon-Platinum 8376HL (2.6GHz/28-core/205W) Processor

- Intel Xeon-Platinum 8360H (3.0GHz/24-core/225W) Processor

- Intel Xeon-Platinum 8360HL (3/0GHz/24-core/225W) Processor

- Intel Xeon-Platinum 8356H (3.9GHz/8-core/190W) Processor

- Intel Xeon-Platinum 8354H (3.1GHz/18-core/205W) Processor

- Intel Xeon-Platinum 8353H (2.5GHz/18-core/150W) Processor

- Intel Xeon-Gold 6348H (2.3GHz/24-core/165W) Processor

- Intel Xeon-Gold 6330H (2.0GHz/24-core/150W) Processor

- Intel Xeon-Gold 6328H (2.8GHz/16-core/165W) Processor

- Intel Xeon-Gold 6328HL (2.8GHz/16-core/165W) Processor

- Intel Xeon-Gold 5320H (2.4GHz/20-core/150W) Processor

- Intel Xeon-Gold 5318H (2.5GHz/18-core/150W) Processor

Notes:

- Platinum processors are required to scale to 8 sockets

- All processors within a system and chassis must be identical

- "H" designation signifies maximum memory capacity is 1.125TB per socket. "HL" designation is used for memory maximum greater than 1.125TB per socket and up to 4.5TB per socket

Chipset

Intel C621 Chipset

Notes: For more information regarding Intel® chipsets, please see the following URL: http://www.intel.com/products/server/chipsets/ 

Upgradability and scalability

Scalable from 2-socket configurations to 8-socket configurations. 

Memory type Registered

- 32GB 2Rx4 DDR4-3200 Registered DIMM

- 64GB 2Rx4 DDR4-3200 Registered DIMM

- 64GB 4Rx4 DDR4-2933 Load Reduced DIMM

- 128GB 4Rx4 DDR4-3200 Load Reduced DIMM

- 256GB 8Rx4 DDR4-3200 3DS Load Reduced DIMM 

Memory protection

- Error checking and correcting (ECC) on memory and caches; ADDDC is supported.

- Fast Fault Tolerance (custom enhanced ADDDC) 

Operating System

- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) including KVM support

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) including KVM Support

- Oracle Linux/Oracle UEK

- VMware

- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard and Datacenter including Hyper-V Support

- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Standard and Datacenter including Hyper-V Support

- Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Standard and Datacenter including Hyper-V Support

- Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Standard and Datacenter including Hyper-V Support

Notes:

- HPE Foundation Software is required for all Linux O/S environments

- SLES, RHEL, and Oracle Linux certifications include KVM certification

- Minimum OS levels may be required for certain features and hardware options 

For I/O support by Operating System see below table:

HPE D-Rack

The HPE D-Rack is available for Superdome Flex 280 in two models:

- HPE 42U 610mm x 1156mm D-Rack (H7C27A)     

- HPE D-Rack 42U 610mm x 1156mm Extended (Q2T97A) The extended rack includes a 2U extension for a total of 44 rack units (44U).

The following PDUs are supported with the HPE D-Rack:

- HPE D-Rack 21 x 3-Phase 240V NA/JP PDU (H7C28A) Order 2 PDUs for 1-4 SD Flex 280 chassis in rack; Order 4 PDUs for 5-8 SD Flex 280 chassis in rack

- HPE D-Rack 21 x 3-Phase 400V INTL PDU  (H7C29A) Order 2 PDUs for 1-4 SD Flex 280 chassis in rack; Order 4 PDUs for 5-8 SD Flex 280 chassis in rack

- HPE D-Rack 8 x Single-Phase 240V NA PDU (H7C30A) Order 2 PDUs per chassis for 1-4 SD Flex 280 chassis in rack; Order 1 PDU per chassis for 5-8 SD Flex 280 chassis in rack

- HPE D-Rack 8 x Single-Phase 240V INTL PDU (H7C31A) Order 2 PDUs per chassis for 1-4 SD Flex 280 chassis in rack; Order 1 PDU per chassis for 5-8 SD Flex 280 chassis in rack

- HPE D-Rack 8 x Single-Phase 240V AU PDU (H7C32A) Order 2 PDUs per chassis for 1-4 SD Flex 280 chassis in rack; Order 1 PDU per chassis for 5-8 SD Flex 280 chassis in rack

- HPE/EN G3 B 1P 4.9kVA 0U/1U NA/JP PDU (P59420-B21), configuration specific rules apply

- HPE/EN G3 B 1P 7.3kVA 0U/1U INTL PDU (P59421-B21), configuration specific rules apply 

HPE Power Advisor

The HPE Power Advisor is a tool provided by Hewlett-Packard to assist in the estimation of power consumption at a system, rack, and multi-rack level.

Available at: https://poweradvisorext.it.hpe.com/ 

Processor Support

Superdome Flex 280 systems support Intel® Xeon® 3^rd Generation 83XX, 63XX and 53xx processors as specified in the following table.

Notes: Minimum OS levels are required for support of some processors and options

Notes: Maximum memory per socket includes DDR4 memory + Persistent memory within the system

Processor Mixing Support

Governing rules for mixing processors are as follows:

- No mixing of processor types within the same system  

DDR4 Memory Support

Systems will use DDR4 DIMM technology.

The following DIMMs are supported in the chassis:

- 32GB 2Rx4 DDR4-3200 Registered DIMM

- 64GB 2Rx4 DDR4-3200 Registered DIMM

- 64GB 4Rx4 DDR4-2933 Load Reduced DIMM

- 128GB 4Rx4 DDR4-3200 Load Reduced DIMM

- 256GB 8Rx4 DDR4-3200 Load Reduced DIMM

Notes: Mixing of 64GB LRDIMM and 128GB LRDIMM is allowed. Each socket must be fully populated with ½ of each memory size

Only DIMMs that Hewlett Packard Enterprise has qualified are supported.

Each chassis supports up to 48 DIMMs. This breaks down to twelve DIMMs per socket.

General memory configuration rules:

- For best performance, the amount of memory on each chassis within the system should be the same.

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Persistent Memory Support

Designed to support the following Persistent Memory DIMMs:

- Intel Optane 128GB persistent memory 200 series for HPE Superdome Flex 280

- Intel Optane 256GB persistent memory 200 series for HPE Superdome Flex 280

- Intel Optane 512GB persistent memory 200 series for HPE Superdome Flex 280 

Notes:

- Chassis must be ½ populated with DDR4 DIMMs before Persistent Memory can be added

- No mixing of DDR4 memory sizes is supported when Persistent Memory is utilized

- Minimum OS levels are required for support of Persistent Memory

- Superdome Flex 280 supports only App-direct Mode for Persistent Memory

- Persistent Memory DIMMS must be populated across each socket with 6 per socket

- Persistent Memory supported only on 4 socket systems

Notes: Maximum memory capacity per socket for 83xxH, 63xxH and 53xxH is 1.125TB. For larger memory capacity up to 4.5TB per socket the 'HL' version of a processor must be used. 

Networking

- HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 MCX4121A-ACUT Adapter (requires transceivers or DAC)

- HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port BASE-T X550-AT2 Adapter

- HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port SFP+ X710-DA2 Adapter (requires transceivers or DAC)

- HPE Ethernet 1GbE 4 port BASE-T I350 Adptr

- HPE Ethernet 1Gb 2-port BASE-T I350-T2V2 Adapter

- HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 BCM57414 Adapter

- HPE Ethernet 100Gb 1-port QSFP28 MCX515A-CCAT Adapter (requires transceivers or DAC)

- HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 QL41401-A2G Adapter (requires transceivers or DAC)

- HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port BASE-T QL41401-A2G Adapter

- HPE Ethernet 1Gb 4-port BASE-T BCM5719 Adapter

- HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port BASE-T BCM57416 Adapter 

Notes: Server networking transceiver and cable compatibility matrix can be found here 

Superdome Flex 280 Storage Support

For HPE Storage solutions, please see:  https://www.hpe.com/storage/spock 

Storage and boot support

- HPE SN1200E 16Gb 1p FC HBA

- HPE SN1100Q 16Gb 1p FC HBA

- HPE SN1200E 16Gb 2p FC HBA

- HPE SN1100Q 16Gb 2p FC HBA

- HPE SN1610E 32Gb 1p FC HBA

- HPE SN1610Q 32Gb 1p FC HBA

- HPE SN1610E 32Gb 2p FC HBA

- HPE SN1610Q 32Gb 2p FC HBA

- HPE SN1700E 64Gb 1p FC HBA

- HPE SN1700Q 64Gb 1p FC HBA

- HPE Superdome Flex 280 SR3162-8i/e 8-port 2GB Cache SAS 12G Encrypted Controller

- HPE Superdome Flex 280 SR3154-16i 16-port 4GB Cache SAS 12G PCIe3 x8 Controller

- HPE Superdome Flex 280 SR3154-24i 24-port 4GB Cache SAS 12G PCIe3 x8 Controller

- HPE SR3258p-32i/e 32-port 8GB Cache Tri-Mode 24G PCIe4 x16 Encrypted Controller

- HPE Superdome Flex 280 MegaRAID 9560-16i 16-port Internal 8GB Cache Tri-Mode 12G PCIe4 x8 Controller

- HPE Superdome Flex 280 MegaRAID 9560-8i 8-port Internal 4GB Cache Tri-Mode 12G PCIe4 x8 Controller

- HPE 9300-8e 12Gb 8-port External SAS Controller

- HPE 3154-8e External RAID Controller 

Notes:

- When multiple controller cards are used, there will be multiple RAID groups because drives on different controllers can't be in the same RAID group

- When multiple controller cards are used, the first controller listed is the default boot controller

- RAID 0, 1,5 and 10 supported

- The Base IO includes the embedded Intel VROC (Virtual RAID on Chip) SATA controller with 6Gb SATA support for up to eight (8) 2.5" SATA drives (HDD/SSD). The 8-bay standard backplane is cabled to the Base IO. VMware does not support the RAID mode of Intel Corporation Lewisburg SATA AHCI Controller in VMware ESXi

Security

HPE Superdome Flex 280 provides important architectural security features not found in other industry standard servers. Superdome Flex 280 Mission Critical focus provides unique customer benefits without exposure to vulnerabilities found in common server firmware.

- UEFI Secure Boot and Secure Start support

- Immutable Silicon Root of Trust, A Cyber Catalyst by Marsh^sm-designated solution

- Tamper-free updates - components digitally signed and verified

- Secure Recovery - recover critical firmware to known good state on detection of compromised firmware

- Firmware rollback protection for critical Vulnerability fixes

- TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 2.0 tamper-resistant and soldered down for all systems

- Chassis Intrusion detection (optional)

- FW update protected by RMC Admin authentication

- Air-Gapped Manageability

- Secure Out-of-Box passwords

- Directory access control (LDAP/Active Directory) 

- Alternatives to PXE (Directed LAN Boot, HTTP Boot)

- Ability to disable HOST USB ports 

Platform Management

The HPE Superdome Flex 280 delivers system administration, control, and platform management both via a programmable Redfish API and also in a comprehensive and concise command-line interface. The Redfish® API can be used in many ways including:

- Directly in simple scripts to obtain inventory and monitoring information

- With HPE OneView for a graphical user interface, as well as manage multiple HPE systems concurrently in the datacenter at once

- With Openstack Ironic for Provisioning the OS 

The Rack Management Controller in Superdome Flex 280 is an embedded option (the "eRMC") running within the Base Chassis.

The HPE Superdome Flex 280 has a built-in and always available platform management system. By integrating the management into the server platform, Hewlett Packard Enterprise ensures that every Superdome Flex 280 comes with the full set of management features, and simplifies the task of integrating Superdome Flex 280 into the data center. The purpose of the HPE Superdome Flex 280 management system is to:

- Provide built-in tools to manage hardware and provide mission-critical system availability (inventory, monitor, diagnose, configure, maintain, and self-healing)

- Make it easier for users and applications to manage the system (inventory, start, stop, connect console, and so on) 

The HPE Superdome Flex 280 manageability system provides a very powerful control point for the system, and the RMC makes managing the HPE Superdome Flex 280 much easier by centralizing the control and building the management into the hardware and firmware of the system. It provides the following features:

- Web GUI for eRMC - Redfish driven. Covers:

• System inventory, health, configuration
• Launch vMedia, vKVM (HTML5)
• Configure UEFI reboot, power
• eRMC security settings
• eRMC LAN settings

- CLI for easy access to all eRMC functions, providing potential scripting and power user convenience

- Console, and console logs

- Built-in Error Analysis Engine constantly monitors all system hardware, analyzes log and telemetry data, and determines corrective actions for highest system uptime (often performing corrective actions automatically)

HPE Superdome Flex 280 eRMC will interface directly with the HPE Remote Support software for data center wide fault management visibility and tie-in to HPE support services, such as the Insight Online portal.

HPE Foundation Software (HFS)

HFS (HPE Foundation Software) consists of software packages specifically designed to ensure the smooth operation of the HPE Superdome Flex and HPE Superdome Flex 280 servers. It includes Data Collection Daemon (DCD) for Linux, an agentless service that proactively monitors the health of hardware components on the HPE Superdome Flex and HPE Superdome Flex 280 servers.

This bundle contains a collection of HFS (HPE Foundation Software) ISO images to be installed on HPE Superdome Flex Family Servers running with RHEL, SLES or Oracle Linux (there is no HFS for other OS'es). 

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Ordering and Configuration

This section lists some of the steps required to configure a Factory Integrated Model. To ensure only valid configurations are ordered, Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends the use of an HPE approved configurator. Contact your local sales representative for information on CTO product offerings and requirements.
Notes:

- Configure-to-order servers must start with a CTO Chassis

- FIO indicates that this option is a Factory Installable Option. 

Additional Technical documentation may be found at: http://www.hpe.com/support/superdomeflex280-docs

Configuring Superdome Flex 280

Rack choice

If No Rack Option is selected then a Virtual Rack should be selected

Description

SKU

HPE Virtual Rack

M0S66A

Base Chassis

HPE Superdome Flex 280 4-socket Base Chassis

R4R03A

Notes:

- Every Superdome Flex 280 system must have min 1/max 1 Base Chassis

- Adding Option code "#0D1" to the chassis will integrate the chassis into the rack (which must be on the same order)

- Chassis bezel is Optional and is not included

Expansion Chassis

HPE Superdome Flex 280 4-socket Expansion Chassis

R4R05A

Notes:

- Adding Option code "#0D1" to the chassis will integrate the chassis into the rack (which must be on the same order)

- Chassis bezel is Optional and is not included

Power Supply Options for Base and Expansion Chassis

HPE Superdome Flex 280 2x 1600W Titanium Hot Plug Power Supply

S0A91A

HPE Superdome Flex 280 2x 1600W Titanium Hot Plug Additional Power Supply

S0A92A

HPE Superdome Flex 280 2x 2130W Titanium Hot Plug Power Supply

S0A93A

HPE Superdome Flex 280 2x 2130W Titanium Hot Plug Additional Power Supply

S0A94A

Notes: Each chassis requires a minimum of one (1) of the above kits. Maximum is two (2) per chassis. No mixing within a system is allowed.  

Scale Activation Kits

HPE Superdome Flex 280 2-4 Sockets UPI Internal Enablement Kit

R4R08A

HPE Superdome Flex 280 6-8 Sockets UPI Internal Interconnect and Scale Activation Kit

R4R09A

HPE Superdome Flex 280 6-8 Sockets UPI External Interconnect and Scale Activation Kit

R4R10A

Notes:

- 2/4 socket system requires 1 x R4R08A

- 8 socket system requires 2 x R4R09A and 1 x R4R10A 

Processors

Notes:

- Each Base chassis requires minimum two (2) processors

- Each Expansion chassis requires minimum two (2) processors

Description

SKU

Intel Xeon-Platinum 8380H (2.9GHz/28-core/250W) Processor Kit for HPE Superdome Flex 280

R4R13A

Intel Xeon-Platinum 8380HL (2.9GHz/28-core/250W) Processor Kit for HPE Superdome Flex 280

R4R14A

Intel Xeon-Platinum 8376H (2.6GHz/28-core/205W) Processor Kit for HPE Superdome Flex 280

R4R15A

Intel Xeon-Platinum 8376HL (2.6GHz/28-core/205W) Processor Kit for HPE Superdome Flex 280

R4R16A

Intel Xeon-Platinum 8360H 3.0GHz 24-core 225W Processor Kit for HPE Superdome Flex 280

R4R17A

Intel Xeon-Platinum 8360HL 3.0GHz 24-core 225W Processor Kit for HPE Superdome Flex 280

R4R18A

Intel Xeon-Platinum 8356H 3.9GHz 8-core 190W Processor Kit for HPE Superdome Flex 280

R4R24A

Intel Xeon-Platinum 8354H (3.1GHz/18-core/205W) Processor Kit for HPE Superdome Flex 280

R4R20A

Intel Xeon-Platinum 8353H (2.5GHz/18-core/150W) Processor Kit for HPE Superdome Flex 280

R4R19A

Intel Xeon-Gold 6348H (2.3GHz/24-core/165W) Processor Kit for HPE Superdome Flex 280

R4R21A

Intel Xeon-Gold 6330H (2.0GHz/24-core/150W) Processor Kit for HPE Superdome Flex 280

R6W53A

Intel Xeon-Gold 6328H (2.8GHz/16-core/165W) Processor Kit for HPE Superdome Flex 280

R4R22A

Intel Xeon-Gold 6328HL (2.8GHz/16-core/165W) Processor Kit for HPE Superdome Flex 280

R4R23A

Intel Xeon-Gold 5320H (2.4GHz/20-core/150W) Processor Kit for HPE Superdome Flex 280

R6A26A

Intel Xeon-Gold 5318H (2.5GHz/18-core/150W) Processor Kit for HPE Superdome Flex 280

R6A25A

Notes:

- No mixing of processors types within a single chassis or system

- Maximum memory capacity per socket for 83xxH, 63xxH and 53xxH is 1.125TB. For larger memory capacity per socket the 'HL' version of a processor must be used  

DDR4 Memory

HPE Superdome Flex 280 32GB (1x32GB) Dual Rank x4 DDR4-3200 Registered Standard Memory Kit

R4S26A

HPE Superdome Flex 280 64GB (1x64GB) Dual Rank x4 DDR4-3200 Registered Standard Memory Kit

R4S27A

Notes:

- Memory kits contain a single DIMM

- DDR4 Memory mixing of 64GB LRDIMM DDR4 and 128GB LRDIMM DDR4 is allowed. Populate with ½ each type.

- Memory can be loaded either as 1, 4, 6 or 12 per socket 

Persistent Memory

Intel Optane 128GB persistent memory 200 Series for HPE Superdome Flex 280

R4S31A

Intel Optane 256GB persistent memory 200 Series for HPE Superdome Flex 280

R4S32A

Intel Optane 512GB persistent memory 200 Series for HPE Superdome Flex 280

R4S33A

Notes:

- Chassis must be ½ populated with DDR4 DIMMs before Persistent Memory can be added

- No mixing of DDR4 memory sizes is supported when Persistent Memory is utilized

- Persistent Memory DIMMS must be populated across each socket with 6 per socket

- Minimum OS levels are required for support of Persistent Memory

- Superdome Flex 280 supports only App-direct Mode for Persistent Memory

- Persistent Memory supported only on 4 socket systems 

Optical Drives

Description

SKU

HPE Superdome Flex 280 9.5mm SATA Internal DVD-RW Optical Drive

R4S34A

HPE Superdome Flex 280 9.5mm SATA Internal DVD-ROM Optical Drive

R4S35A

Notes:

- One (1) DVD is optional in Base Chassis and is not available in the Expansion Chassis

- DVD option is not allowed if optional 2 drive Premium Storage backplane is configured to Base Chassis  

Storage Backplanes

HPE Superdome Flex 280 8SFF Standard Storage Backplane Kit

R4S21A

HPE Superdome Flex 280 8SFF Premium Storage Backplane Kit

R4S22A

HPE Superdome Flex 280 2SFF Premium Storage Backplane Kit

R4S23A

Drives

Internal SATA Solid State Drives

HPE 480GB SATA 6G Mixed Use SFF BC Multi Vendor SSD

P40502-H21

HPE 960GB SATA 6G Mixed Use SFF BC Multi Vendor SSD

P40503-H21

HPE 1.92TB SATA 6G Mixed Use SFF BC Multi Vendor SSD

P40504-H21

HPE 3.84TB SATA 6G Mixed Use SFF BC Multi Vendor SSD

P40505-H21

HPE 960GB SATA 6G Mixed Use SFF BC Self-encrypting 5400M SSD

P58244-B21

Internal SAS Hard Disk Drives

HPE 1.2TB SAS 12G Mission Critical 10K SFF BC 3-year Warranty Multi Vendor HDD

P28586-H21

HPE 1.8TB SAS 12G Mission Critical 10K SFF BC 3-year Warranty 512e Multi Vendor HDD

P53562-H21

HPE 2.4TB SAS 12G Mission Critical 10K SFF BC 3-year Warranty 512e Multi Vendor HDD

P28352-H21

Internal SAS Solid State Drives

HPE 800GB SAS 24G Mixed Use SFF BC Multi Vendor SSD

P49047-H21

HPE 1.6TB SAS 24G Mixed Use SFF BC Multi Vendor SSD

P49049-H21

HPE 3.2TB SAS 24G Mixed Use SFF BC Multi Vendor SSD

P49053-H21

HPE 6.4TB SAS 24G Mixed Use SFF BC Multi Vendor SSD

P49057-H21

HPE 7.68TB SAS 24G Read Intensive SFF BC Multi Vendor SSD

P49041-H21

HPE 15.36TB SAS 24G Read Intensive SFF BC Multi Vendor SSD

P49045-H21

HPE 1.6TB SAS Mixed Use SFF BC Self-encrypting FIPS 140-2 PM7 SSD

P63871-B21

NVMe U.3 Drives

HPE 800GB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Mixed Use SFF BC U.3 Static V2 Multi Vendor SSD

P64999-H21

HPE 1.6TB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Mixed Use SFF BC U.3 Static V2 Multi Vendor SSD

P65007-H21

HPE 3.2TB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Mixed Use SFF BC U.3 Static V2 Multi Vendor SSD

P65015-H21

HPE 6.4TB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Mixed Use SFF BC U.3 Static V2 Multi Vendor SSD

P65023-H21

HPE 1.6TB NVMe Gen4 High Performance Mixed Use SFF BC U.3 PM1735a SSD

P50227-H21

HPE 3.2TB NVMe Gen4 High Performance Mixed Use SFF BC U.3 PM1735a SSD

P50230-H21

HPE 6.4TB NVMe Gen4 High Performance Mixed Use SFF BC U.3 PM1735a SSD

P50233-H21

Notes:  SED Drives are only supported with Broadcom based storage controllers: R4R49A and R5Y74A 

PCIe Infrastructure

Notes:

- Each chassis requires exactly one (1) PCIe option: R4S36A, R4S37A or R4S38A

- The Base Chassis requires either R4S36A or R4S37A

HPE Superdome Flex 280 PCIe Full Height 12-slot Bulkhead with 1x 4-slot Riser Kit

R4S36A

Notes: R4S36A includes two (2) Full Height x8 and two (2) Full Height x16 - Left Riser. Maximum Length of PCIe card when installed in 12-slot Bulkhead = 10.5". R4S36A also accommodates both Full Height and Low Profile cards

HPE Superdome Flex 280 PCIe Low Profile 16-slot Bulkhead with 1x 4-slot Riser Kit

R4S37A

Notes: R4S37A includes two (2) Low Profile x8 and two (2) Low Profile x16 - Left Riser. Maximum Length of PCIe card when installed in 16-slot Bulkhead = 6.6".

HPE Superdome Flex 280 PCIe 0-slot Compute Only Bulkhead

R4S38A

HPE Superdome Flex 280 4-slot 2x8/2x16 PCIe Left Riser

R4S12A

Notes:

- Additional riser not available with R4S36A. Functionality included with R4S36A

- One (1) available with R4S37A with 4 processors per chassis

- Maximum Length of PCIe card when installed in 12-slot Bulkhead = 10.5". Maximum length of PCIe card when installed in 16-slt Bulkhead = 6.6"

HPE Superdome Flex 280 4-slot 2x8/2x16 PCIe Right Riser

R4S39A

Notes:

- One (1) available with R4S36A with 4 processors per chassis.

- One (1) available with R4S37A with 2 processors per Base chassis, two (2) available with 4 processors per chassis.

- Accommodates both Full Height and Low Profile cards when used with R4S36A

- Maximum Length of PCIe card when installed in 12-slot Bulkhead = 10.5". Maximum length of PCIe card when installed in 16-slt Bulkhead = 6.6"

HPE Superdome Flex 280 4-slot 4x16 PCIe Center Riser

R4S13A

Notes:

- One (1) available with R4S36A. When only two (2) processors are present then only (2) x16 are active.

- When four (4) processors are present then four (4) x16 are active.

- Maximum length of PCIe card = 6.6" 

RAID Controllers

HPE Superdome Flex 280 SR3154-16i 16-port 4GB Cache SAS 12G PCIe3 x8 Controller

R4R47A

HPE Superdome Flex 280 SR3154-24i 24-port 4GB Cache SAS 12G PCIe3 x8 Controller

R4R48A

HPE SR3258p-32i/e 32-port 8GB Cache Tri-Mode 24G PCIe4 x16 Encrypted Controller

R4R52A

Broadcom MegaRAID 9560-16i 16-port 8GB Cache Tri-Mode 12G PCIe4 x8 Cntrl for HPE Superdome Flex 280

R4R49A

Description

SKU

Broadcom MegaRAID 9560-8i 8-port 4GB Cache Tri-Mode 12G PCIe4 x8 Cntrl for HPE Superdome Flex 280

R5Y74A

HPE 3154-8e 8-port External RAID Controller

Q6M15A

Notes:

- HPE 3154-8e is equivalent to HPE P408e-p (804405-B21)

- Q6M15A, R4R47A, R4R48A, R4R49A, R4R52A and R5Y74A require a second PCIe slot for a tethered supercap

- HPE SR3258p-32i/e is a full-height card (requires 12-slot PCIe backplane) and will be slotted 2,4,or 13 with full functionality and bootable through UEFI driver. Additional slots may be used and still have the card be bootable. This selection requires a second PCIe slot for the tethered supercap. 

Fibre Channel HBAs

HPE SN1200E 16Gb Single Port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

Q0L13A

HPE SN1100Q 16Gb Single Port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

P9D93A

HPE SN1100Q 16Gb Dual Port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

P9D94A

HPE SN1200E 16Gb Dual Port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

Q0L14A

HPE SN1610E 32Gb 1-port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

R2J62A

HPE SN1610Q 32Gb 1-port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

R2E08A

HPE SN1610E 32Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

R2J63A

HPE SN1610Q 32Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

R2E09A

HPE SN1700E 64Gb 1-port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

R7N77A

HPE SN1700Q 64Gb 1-port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

R7N86A

Notes: Max eight (8) per chassis/ Max 16 per system 

Networking cards

Broadcom BCM57414 Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 Adapter for HPE

P26262-B21

HPE Ethernet 1Gb 4-port BASE-T I350-T4V2 Adapter

811546-B21

HPE Ethernet 100Gb 1-port QSFP28 MCX515A-CCAT Adapter

874253-B21

Broadcom BCM57416 Ethernet 10Gb 2-port BASE-T Adapter for HPE

P26253-B21

Broadcom BCM5719 Ethernet 1Gb 4-port BASE-T Adapter for HPE

P51178-B21

Notes:

- Max eight (8) per chassis/Max 16 per system. Exception is Pensando card and 874253-B21

- The 640SFP28 Adapter (817753-B21) require transceivers or direct attached copper (DAC) cables (min 1/max2)

- Pensando Distributed Services Platform DSC-25 Enterprise 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 Card requires RTU license. Max 2 per chassis/4 per system

- 874253-B21. Max four (4) per chassis/Max 8 per system

- Server networking transceiver and cable compatibility matrix can be found here 

InfiniBand cards

Description

SKU

HPE InfiniBand HDR100/Ethernet 100Gb 1-port QSFP56 PCIe3 x16 MCX653105A-ECAT Adapter

P06250-H21

HPE InfiniBand HDR100/Ethernet 100Gb 2-port QSFP56 PCIe3 x16 MCX653106A-ECAT Adapter

P06251-H21

Notes:

- Max four (4) P06250-H21, or P06251-H21 per chassis/Max 8 per system

- No mixing of InfiniBand card types in the same system

- P06251-H21 is supported with VMWare in Ethernet Only mode 

GPU Accelerators

NVIDIA L4 24GB PCIe Accelerator for HPE

S0K89C

NVIDIA H100 NVL 94GB PCIe Accelerator for HPE

S2D86C

HPE Superdome Flex 8 Pin GPU Cable Kit

Q6M17A

HPE Superdome Flex 6+2 Pin GPU Cable Kit

Q6M16A

HPE Superdome Flex/280 PCIe 8-pin/16-pin 310W Accelerator Cable Kit

S2A41A

Notes:

- Max four (4) H100 NVL, A30 or A40 per chassis, 8 per system

- No mixing of GPU controller types in the same chassis or system

- GPU Controllers require the R4S36A (12-slot PCIe riser) to be in the same Chassis. It is recommended that all three risers be present whenever GPU controllers are added to the config

- GPU Controllers are 'double-wide' and therefore utilize two adjacent PCIe slots A30 and A40 GPU Accelerator requires one Q6M17A cable kit for each Accelerator

- Inner node, peer-to-peer communication is not supported with Superdome Flex 280

- H100, H100 NVL and L40 GPU Accelerator requires one S2A41A cable Kit for each Accelerator.

- H100, H100 NVL max operation power is limited to 310 Watts 

Foundation Software

HPE Foundation Software 2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Media FIO LTU

Q7N13A

HPE Foundation Software 2 for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Media FIO LTU

Q7N14A

HPE Foundation Software 2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Media

Q7Y82A

HPE Foundation Software 2 for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Media

Q7Y83A

HPE Foundation Software 2 for Oracle Linux Media

Q7Y84A

HPE Foundation Software 2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Media License RTU

Q7N11A

HPE Foundation Software 2 for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Media License RTU

Q7N12A

HPE Foundation Software 2 for Oracle License RTU

Q7N16A

Notes:

- Exactly one (1) RTU is required per system with a Linux O/S distribution

- Minimum one (1) Foundation SW FIO or Media is required per system with a Linux O/S distribution

- Selected RTU must match selected FIO and/or Media option 

System Expansion and Upgrades

System Expansion Kits are utilized when scaling up a Superdome Flex 280. When adding an Expansion chassis internal UPI, connections will need to be ordered as well as external UPI cabling

Description

SKU

HPE Superdome Flex 280 2-4 Sockets Upgrade Kit

R7Q03A

HPE Superdome Flex 280 6-8 Sockets Upgrade Kit

R7Q04A

HPE Superdome Flex 280 6-8 Sockets UPI Internal Interconnect and Scale Activation Kit

R4R09A

HPE Superdome Flex 280 6-8 Sockets UPI External Interconnect and Scale Activation Kit

R4R10A

Notes:

- One (1) R7Q03A is required when upgrading a Base chassis from 2 processors to 4 processors

- One (1) R7Q04A is required when upgrading a Expansion chassis (6 socket system) from 2 processors to 4 processors

- One (1) R4R09A is required for the existing Base Chassis for field upgrade.

- One (1) R4R09A is required for Expansion Chassis

- One (1) R4R10A is required for field upgrade 

Chassis Options

HPE Superdome Flex 280 Chassis Bezel

R4R07A

HPE Superdome Flex 280 Chassis Intrusion Detection Kit

R4S20A

Notes: One per chassis, if 8 socket system, both chassis must have the same options. 

This section describes the physical and environmental information for a chassis.

Notes:

- The Recommended Operating Range is recommended for continuous operation. Operating within the Allowable Operating Range is supported but may result in a decrease in system performance.

- All temperature ratings shown are for sea level. An altitude de-rating of 1°C per 300 m above 1524 m is applicable. No direct sunlight allowed. Upper operating limit is 3,048 m (10,000 ft). 

Environmental Info

Regulatory model numbers:

- Chassis (R4R03A, R4R04A, R4R05A, R4R06A) RMN: CHPF-071 

Additional Power Data

The maximum power figures given were developed with the maximum configuration running applications designed to draw the maximum power possible. It is highly unlikely that any real-world application will result in this amount of power use for any significant time period. 

Date

Version History

Action

Description of Change

15-Dec-2025

Version 37

Changed

Operating Systems table was updated in Standard Features section.

28-Jul-2025

Version 36

Changed

Update survey link.

23-Jun-2025

Version 35

Changed

Standard Features and Configuration Information sections were updated - Changes in these sections reflects 727055-B21 Ethernet SKU removal.

Removed

Obsolete SKUs were removed - 727055-B21, R4S30A

05-May-2025

Version 34