Intel E7/E3 series processors have been listed this year, and the market is also optimistic, but the mainstream platform of the server customization market is still Nehalem. Among them, the ultra-micro series server motherboards that are compatible with Nehalem processors have become well-connected in the mid-to-high-end server installation market due to their good performance and abundant channels.
Advanced Micro Devices, according to the motherboard Quanguozongdai, Bao Tong Group Liu Xiaoxu, and now ultra motherboard mainly used Intel5500 \\ 5520 chipset, support Nehalem5500 \\ 5600 series processors, the composition of today's most mainstream server configuration. The name of the SuperMicro motherboard is also quite regular. For example, the AMD X8DTL-3F motherboard is used as an example. The first code X8 indicates that it is used to carry 8 generations of processors, and the second code D represents DP, which is a dual-channel motherboard. The third code T stands for SATA hard disk support.
Supermicro motherboard recent flagship product X8DTL-3F, X8DTL-3, X8DTL-iF, X8DTL-i, of which X8DTL-3F, X8DTL-3 Both motherboards support the earlier launch of the SAS hard disk The X8DTL-3F and X8DTL-iF boards with F-marking indicate support for IPMI remote management. The more additional features, the higher the grade, and the more expensive the price.
(Supermicro X8DTL-3F motherboard)
CPU support, AMD motherboard has two 1366-pin LGA bases, supporting two Intel Xeon processors, including Xeon5500\\5600 series Nehalem-EP processors, etc. .
chipset used Intel5500 (Tylersburg) chipset ICH10R + IOH-24D; QPI bus motherboard maximum 6.4GT /s.
memory support, support for six 240-pin DIMM sockets, each support 1G /2G /4G, supports a total of up to 24GB 1333/1066 /800MHz DDR3 ECC REG memory, or 24GB 1333/1066 /800MHz DDR 3ECC Unbuffered memory; and supports memory mirroring.
expansion slot, a support (X16) PCI-E2.0 slots; 3 (X8) PCI-E2.0; 2 33MHzPCI th slot, provides a wealth of scalability.
disk support, including support SAS, SATA drives, providing eight SAS /SATA interfaces; provide 6 SATA interface supports SATA3.0Gbps controller, supports RAID0,1,5,10 (Windows) or RAID0 , 1, 10 (Linux).
motherboard ATX board, is not large 12 "X10" (30.5cmx25.4cm); and more suitable for 1U chassis; bis Intel82574L Gigabit Ethernet, integrated graphics controllers xG200eW provide VGA interface; Minimum It needs 550WATX power supply, the chassis has redundant power supply design, and more power supplies can be selected to improve reliability.
worth mentioning is support for IPMI management. In the AMD motherboard naming, all suffixes with F provide support for IPMI. IPMI is the abbreviation of Intelligent Platform Management Interface (Intelligent Platform Management Interface), which is developed by companies such as Intel, Hewlett-Packard, NEC, Dell Computer and SuperMicro. Users can use IPMI to monitor the physical health characteristics of the server, such as temperature, voltage, fan operating status, power status, and more. AMD motherboard integrates IPMIv.2.0 chip, supports IPMI2.0 management and KVM-over-LAN.