AH353A HPE Integrity Superdome 2 SD2-32s Server

AH353A is the SD2-32s, the 32 socket top model of the HPE Integrity Superdome 2 server. It is built from two 16 socket compute enclosures that sit cabled together in a single rack, and between them they take 1 to 16 Superdome 2 blades, up to eight per enclosure. Every blade has two processor modules, and the system holds 2 to 32 modules, 32 sockets and 256 cores.

Memory totals 8 to 512 DIMMs, with a minimum of 64 GB (4 x 8 GB per enclosure) and a maximum of 8 TB from 16 GB DIMMs. Built-in networking is up to 64 10GbE NIC ports, 4 per blade.

At least one IOX enclosure is mandatory, and up to eight can be ordered, which makes up to 96 external PCIe 8x Gen2 slots. The IOX enclosures go in an adjacent rack, and the two racks must touch, with cabling routed through the side panels and not through the floor.

The pair of enclosures carries 8 crossbar fabric modules, 4 OA boards, 4 global partition services modules, 2 DVD modules, 30 fans and 24 power supplies, and only the 2N power option is available. Up to three CAMnet Completer modules can fill slots where no blade is fitted, and two SUV dongle cables come with the system.

Each enclosure is 18U and both go in one HPE SD2 G2 42U 600x1200 Enterprise Shock Rack with 2U left clear at the bottom. Field racking is not available for the SD2-32s. The door has the active status display. nPartitions can be as large as 32 sockets, and an SD2-16s grows into an SD2-32s by adding a second 16 socket enclosure with a firmware update and new labels.