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    G242-P36

    Rev. 100
    HPC/AI Arm Server - Ampere ® Altra ® Max - 2U UP 2 x PCIe Gen4 GPUs
    #Artificial intelligence platform #Artificial intelligence training server #High performance computing platform
    • Hardware-level root of trust support
    • Up to 2 x NVIDIA ® H100 PCIe Gen4 GPU cards
    • Up to 2 x NVIDIA ® BlueField-2 DPUs
    • Ampere ® Altra ® Max or Altra ® Processors
    • Single processor, 7nm technology
    • 8-Channel RDIMM/LRDIMM DDR4, 16 x DIMMs
    • 2 x 1Gb/s LAN ports (Intel ® I350-AM2)
    • 1 x Dedicated management port
    • 4 x 2.5" Gen4 NVMe hot-swappable bays
    • 2 x M.2 slots with PCIe Gen4 x4 interface
    • 2 x FHFL PCIe Gen4 x16 slots for GPUs
    • 2 x LP PCIe Gen4 x16 slots on rear side for DPUs
    • 2 x LP PCIe Gen4 x8 slots on rear side
    • 1+1 1600W (240V) 80 PLUS Platinum power supplies
    *The specifications, pictures and other information of the above products are for reference only. In case of any discrepancy with the actual products, the actual products shall prevail. Gigabyte Technology reserves the right to make changes at any time. Gigabyte Technology will not bear any responsibility for any loss caused by the use of the above data.
    *The performance indicated by this product is the maximum theoretical value proposed by chip manufacturers or official organizations that develop interfaces. The actual performance may vary depending on the specifications and equipment.
    *All trademarks and enterprise identification diagrams used in this article are the property of their legal owners.
    *Based on the basic PC architecture, some memory space must be reserved for system use, so the detected memory size will be smaller than in fact.

    SPECIFICATIONS

    Dimensions (WxHxD, mm)
    2U
    438 x 87.5 x 820
    Motherboard
    MP32-AR2
    CPU
    Ampere ® Altra ® Max or Altra ® Processors
    Single processor, 7nm technology
    Up to 128-core per processor, TDP 250W
    Socket
    1 x LGA 4926
    Chipset
    System on Chip
    Memory
    16 x DIMM slots
    DDR4 memory supported only
    8-Channel memory architecture
    RDIMM modules up to 256GB supported
    LRDIMM modules up to 256GB supported
    Up to 4TB of memory capacity supported per processor
    Memory speed: Up to 3200 MHz

    NOTE: Only supports configurations with 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, or 16 DIMMs
    LAN
    Rear side:
    2 x 1GbE LAN ports (1 x Intel ® I350-AM2)
    NCSI function supported

    1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps management LAN
    Video
    Integrated in Aspeed ® AST2500
    2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface
    1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp, DDR4 SDRAM
    Storage
    Front side:
    4 x 2.5" Gen4 NVMe hot-swappable bays

    Gen4 NVMe SSD supported only
    SAS
    N/A
    RAID
    N/A
    Expansion Slots
    Riser Card CRSG01B x 2:
    - 2 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16) FHFL slots, for GPUs
    - *Compatible with optional NVIDIA H100 80GB PCIe GPUs

    Total 4 x PCIe Gen4 low-profile slots on rear side
    Slot_7: Disabled
    Slot_6: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16) slot
    - Compatible with optional NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs
    Slot_5: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8) slot, occupied by CNV3132
    Slot_4: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16) slot
    - Compatible with optional NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs
    Slot_3: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8) slot, occupied by CNV3132
    Slot_2: 1 x PCIe x8 (Gen4 x8) slot
    Slot_1: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8) slot

    2 x M.2 slots:
    - M-key
    - PCIe Gen4 x4
    - Supports 2242/2260/2280/22110 cards

    *Please refer to optional parts for H100 power cables. 1x360mm+1x490mm configuration is recommended.
    Internal I/O
    2 x M.2 slots
    1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 header
    1 x USB 2.0 header
    1 x TPM header
    1 x Front panel header
    1 x Backplane board header
    1 x PMBus connector
    1 x IPMB connector
    1 x Clear CMOS jumper
    1 x Buzzer
    Front I/O
    1 x USB 3.2 Gen1
    1 x Power button with LED
    1 x ID button with LED
    1 x Reset button
    1 x System status LED
    1 x HDD activity LED
    2 x LAN activity LEDs
    Rear I/O
    3 x USB 3.2 Gen1
    1 x VGA
    1 x Debug port
    2 x RJ45
    1 x MLAN
    1 x ID button with LED
    Backplane Board
    Speed and bandwidth:
    PCIe Gen4 x4
    TPM
    1 x TPM header with SPI interface
    Optional TPM2.0 kit: CTM010
    Power Supply
    1+1 1600W 80 PLUS Platinum power supplies (-100)

    AC Input:
    - 100-120V~/ 12A, 50-60Hz
    - 200-240V~/ 10A, 50-60Hz

    DC Input:
    - 240Vdc/ 10A

    DC Output:
    - Max 1000W/ 100-120V~
    +12V/ 81.5A
    +12Vsb/ 2.5A
    - Max 1600W/ 200-240V~ or 240Vdc Input
    +12V/ 133A
    +12Vsb/ 2.5A

    1+1 1600W 80 PLUS Titanium power supplies (-1T0)

    AC Input:
    - 100-240V~/ 12-9.5A, 50-60Hz

    DC Input:
    - 240Vdc/ 9.5A

    DC Output:
    - Max 1000W/ 100-120V~
    +12.2V/ 82A
    +12Vsb/ 3A
    - Max 1600W/ 200-240V~ or 240Vdc Input
    +12.2V/ 131.2A
    +12Vsb/ 3A
    System Management
    Aspeed ® AST2500 management controller
    GIGABYTE Management Console (AMI MegaRAC SP-X) web interface

    • Dashboard
    • HTML5 KVM
    • Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.)
    • Sensor Reading History Data
    • FRU Information
    • SEL Log in Linear Storage / Circular Storage Policy
    • Hardware Inventory
    • Fan Profile
    • System Firewall
    • Power Consumption
    • Power Control
    • LDAP / AD / RADIUS Support
    • Backup & Restore Configuration
    • Remote BIOS/BMC/CPLD Update
    • Event Log Filter
    • User Management
    • Media Redirection Settings
    • PAM Order Settings
    • SSL Settings
    • SMTP Settings
    OS Compatibility
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 (aarch64) or later
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 (aarch64) or later

    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 (aarch64) or later
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 (aarch64) or later

    Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS (aarch64) or later
    Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS (aarch64) or later

    Fedora Server 33-1.2 (aarch64) or later
    Fedora Server 35-1.2 (aarch64) or later

    OracleLinux R8 U2
    OracleLinux R8 U5

    Debian 10.9 (Buster)
    Debian 11.1
    System Fans
    5 x 80x80x38mm (16,300rpm)
    Operating Properties
    Operating temperature: 10°C to 35°C
    Operating humidity: 8%-80% (non-condensing)
    Non-operating temperature: -40°C to 60°C
    Non-operating humidity: 20%-95% (non-condensing)
    Packaging Dimensions
    1077 x 679 x 300 mm
    Packaging Content
    1 x G242-P36
    1 x CPU heatsink
    1 x 2-Section Rail kit
    Part Numbers
    - Barebone package: 6NG242P36MR-00-1*
    - Motherboard: 9MP32AR2NR-00
    - 2-Section Rail kit: 25HB2-3A0202-K0R
    - CPU heatsink: 25ST1-2534Z0-C1R
    - Front panel board - CFP1000: 9CFP1000NR-00
    - Backplane board - CBP1047: 9CBP1047NR-00
    - Fan module: 25ST2-88382A-D0R
    - Fan board - CBPG041: 9CBPG041NR-00
    - Fan duct for CPU: 25HA8-G24232-S5R
    - GPU Riser card - CRSG01B: 9CRSG01BNR-00
    - PCIe Riser card - CNV3132: 9CNV3132NR-00
    - Power supply (-100): 25EP0-216008-L0S
    - Power supply (-1T0): 25EP0-21600E-L0S

    Optional parts:

    - Power cable (2x4P to 12+4P, 360mm): 25CRI-360102-Y4R
    - Power cable (2x4P to 12+4P, 490mm): 25CRI-490102-Y4R
    *The specifications, pictures and other information of the above products are for reference only. In case of any discrepancy with the actual products, the actual products shall prevail. Gigabyte Technology reserves the right to make changes at any time. Gigabyte Technology will not bear any responsibility for any loss caused by the use of the above data.
    *The performance indicated by this product is the maximum theoretical value proposed by chip manufacturers or official organizations that develop interfaces. The actual performance may vary depending on the specifications and equipment.
    *All trademarks and enterprise identification diagrams used in this article are the property of their legal owners.
    *Based on the basic PC architecture, some memory space must be reserved for system use, so the detected memory size will be smaller than in fact.

    SUPPORT

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    • User Manual
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      • QVL
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    Please refer to Release note for more details.
    Version : F32m
    18.85 MB
    Aug 18, 2023
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    See ReleaseNote for more detail information
    Version : F31l
    18.74 MB
    Oct 04, 2022
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    be careful:
    Updating BIOS has its potential risks. If you use the current version of BIOS without problems, we recommend that you do not update BIOS arbitrarily. If you need to update BIOS, please execute it carefully to avoid system damage caused by improper operation

    What is the BETA version?
    BETA version is a trial version before the official launch. Although this version has been tested, there may still be some minor problems that have not been found and may affect the performance and function of the implementation. Please pay attention to the informal version of BETA version, and pay close attention to the introduction of the official version.
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    Jan 18, 2023
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    Operating system: Linux, Windows Server 2016 64bit,Windows Server 2019
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    Ubuntu Server for ARM 22.04.1 LTS
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    Version : two point five
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    BMC Restore Default Setting utility
    Version : one
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    Mar 17, 2020
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    BMC Firmware with embedded GIGABYTE Management Console
    (AST2500 AMI for ARM platform)
    Version : 12.61.06
    105.37 MB
    Feb 29, 2024
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    Redfish API Specification for ASPEED AST2500
    Version : one
    5.51 MB
    Mar 09, 2023
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    Default
    User Manual
    Version : one
    35.62 MB
    Jul 20, 2022
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    Default
    Rail Kit Installation SOP
    Version : one
    2.48 MB
    Jun 23, 2022
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    User Guide - GSM Server
    Version : one point two
    5.09 MB
    Feb 19, 2021
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    User Guide - GIGABYTE Management Console (AMI)
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    QVL Support List
    Version : one
    0.2 MB
    Apr 09, 2024
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    QVL for G242-P36 (2024/Q2)
    Added H100 pupport

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    July 26, 2022
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