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HP SL6500 seem to be the next way to getting cheap LGA2011 platform high density servers. With it's recently spotted bare SL230s. I know the SL6500 can house many other nodes but today we'll be focusing on SL230s.
S6500 (QuickSpecs PDF)
SL230 (QuickSpecs PDF)
With rough estimations it is very much possible to secure a all-in-one chassis consisting of 128/256 Core/Threads With 1,024GB RAM for only $1,392 and doubled RAM capacity 2TB instead of 1,024GB for $1,904. This is just rough number based on my experience just to give you a idea.
You may also install 10G or Infiniband adapter into the FlexLOM for high-speed connectivity. You may also additionally install an accelerator (PCIe SSD) such as Intel 750 into the PCIe for extra storage. Combining Infiniband and Accelerator can create serious performance hyper-converged setup all within single chassis. With PCIe SSD as cache layer and SATA SSD as capacity layer.
The goal is to ultimately summarize the specs and obtain/release all critical files relating to support/drivers/firmware/etc. All contributions are welcome and appreciated.
*(You lose PCIe access if you decide to install hot swap 2.5's)
HP SL6500 seem to be the next way to getting cheap LGA2011 platform high density servers. With it's recently spotted bare SL230s. I know the SL6500 can house many other nodes but today we'll be focusing on SL230s.
S6500 (QuickSpecs PDF)
- 4U Chassis (Highly Efficient)
- 8x Half-width or 4x full-width node
- 8x Fan (Optionally hot-plug)
- 4x PSU (Optionally hot-plug) (750W,1200W,1500W)
- No Shared/integrated networking/management
SL230 (QuickSpecs PDF)
- 2x Intel Xeon 2670 (8C/16T 2.6Ghz) 115W @ $55 Per Chip
- 128GB (8x8GB DDR3) @ $8 Per Module
- 2x Hot Swap 2.5 (#4 By using FlexibleLOM-Compartment) *
- 4x Cold Swap 2.5 (#1 By on-board Compartment)
- 2x Gigabit ( HP Ethernet 1Gb 2-port 361i Adapter )
- 1x iLOM (Integrated IPMI)
- 1x FlexibleLOM Capabilities which provides access to additional NIC or options (Proprietary design)
- 1x HHHL PCI-e Slot which provides basic access to vast hardware expansions (Half-Height/Half-Length)
With rough estimations it is very much possible to secure a all-in-one chassis consisting of 128/256 Core/Threads With 1,024GB RAM for only $1,392 and doubled RAM capacity 2TB instead of 1,024GB for $1,904. This is just rough number based on my experience just to give you a idea.
You may also install 10G or Infiniband adapter into the FlexLOM for high-speed connectivity. You may also additionally install an accelerator (PCIe SSD) such as Intel 750 into the PCIe for extra storage. Combining Infiniband and Accelerator can create serious performance hyper-converged setup all within single chassis. With PCIe SSD as cache layer and SATA SSD as capacity layer.
The goal is to ultimately summarize the specs and obtain/release all critical files relating to support/drivers/firmware/etc. All contributions are welcome and appreciated.
*(You lose PCIe access if you decide to install hot swap 2.5's)
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