Typical configuration
2U Virtualization Server
- cpu
- Dual Intel Xeon Gold
- ram
- 512GB DDR5 ECC
- storage
- 8× NVMe + RAID SSD boot
- network
- 2× 25GbE
Enterprise rack servers
2U Rack Servers
Balanced performance, expansion, and storage for enterprise and compute workloads.
- Increased PCIe expansion capacity
- Higher drive bay density (NVMe / SAS)
- Improved cooling and thermal headroom
- GPU-ready configurations
2U rack servers provide greater expansion, storage density, and thermal headroom than 1U systems. Ideal for workloads requiring GPUs, high drive counts, or sustained performance under load.
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At a glance
2U rack form factor
Dual Intel Xeon / AMD EPYC platforms
DDR4 / DDR5 ECC memory
High drive bay density (up to 24+ drives)
PCIe Gen4 / Gen5 expansion
Optional GPU support
Why choose 2U Rack Servers | High Performance & Expandable Configurations
Supports PCIe Gen4 / Gen5 expansion for Virtualization clusters, Storage-heavy applications to keep GPUs fed and raise throughput.
Validated High drive bay density (up to 24+ drives) against power and thermal envelopes for sustained utilisation.
Optimised NVMe staging path for Virtualization clusters, Storage-heavy applications to cut staging latency and keep accelerators compute-bound.
Aligns DDR4 / DDR5 ECC memory with batch throughput to avoid CPU bottlenecks during Virtualization clusters, Storage-heavy applications.
Engineered power and cooling headroom to hold thermal and electrical margins under sustained load.
Use cases
- Virtualization clusters
Supports dense VM workloads with balanced CPU, memory, and storage scaling.
- Storage-heavy applications
Handles large datasets with high drive count and NVMe throughput.
- GPU compute
Provides sufficient space and cooling for GPU-accelerated workloads.
- Database workloads
Improves I/O consistency and throughput for transactional and analytical databases.
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Architecture & key features
PCIe bandwidth & expansion
Supports PCIe Gen4 / Gen5 expansion lanes and slot topology to minimise interconnect stalls and raise throughput.
GPU support & density
Provides High drive bay density (up to 24+ drives) expansion with sufficient power and thermal headroom for sustained utilisation.
Storage architecture (NVMe)
Uses Higher drive bay density (NVMe / SAS) to reduce staging latency and improve checkpoint write bandwidth.
Cooling & power considerations
Engineered Improved cooling and thermal headroom for stable thermal and electrical margins under sustained load.
Example builds
Representative configurations — every build is tailored to your workload and environment.
Typical configuration
2U Storage & Compute Node
- cpu
- Dual AMD EPYC
- ram
- 256GB DDR5 ECC
- storage
Variants & options
High-density storage
Maximises drive bays for storage-focused workloads and data-heavy environments.
GPU-enabled 2U
Supports multiple GPUs with adequate power and cooling headroom.
Balanced compute
General-purpose configurations for mixed workloads across CPU, RAM, and storage.
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