ASUS Announces Expanded Server GPU Support at SC20

2020/11/24

ESC4000A-E10 now supports up to eight single-slot or four double-slot PCI Express 4.0 GPUs support for diverse applications and workloads



KEY POINTS
  • ASUS at SC20: Leading server supplier will exhibit latest server innovations at virtual event that runs from November 17–19, 2020
  • Expanded GPU power: ESC4000A-E10 now supports up to eight single-slot PCIe 4.0 GPUs in 2U chassis, or up to four double-slot cards
  • Broader GPU compatibility: Support for NVIDIA A100, NVIDIA Tesla, NVIDIA Quadro and NVIDIA T4 graphics

TAIPEI, Taiwan, November 17, 2020ASUS, the leading IT company specializing in servers, server motherboards and workstations, today announces its intention to exhibit at the SC20 virtual event — one of the largest online showcases for high-performance computing (HPC), networking, storage and analysis, held on November 17–19, 2020. As an industrial leader in GPU-accelerated servers, ASUS will use its SC20 platform to announce new and expanded GPU support for ESC4000A-E10, our AMD EPYC™-based GPU server. In addition to existing support for up to four double-slot PCI Express® 4.0 (PCIe® 4.0) GPUs, ESC4000A-E10 has been upgraded to accommodate up to eight single-slot GPUs — ideal for real-time AI inferencing and edge computing in data centers. This expanded support also extends ESC4000A-E10’s GPU compatibility, including NVIDIA® A100, NVIDIA Tesla, NVIDIA Quadro and NVIDIA T4. This support is expected to be available by the end of December 2020. For more information about SC20 information and to register for attendance, please visit https://sc20.supercomputing.org. Once signed up, visitors are free visit the ASUS virtual booth at SC20 — or send inquiries to us directly, at server_info@asus.com.

SPECIFICATIONS

Processor AMD EPYC™ 7002 series processor family (up to TDP 280W)
Memory Total slots
Capacity
Memory type
Memory size
8 (8-channel per CPU, 8 DIMM per CPU)
Up to 2TB
DDR4 3200 RDIMM
*Refer to ASUS server AVL for the latest update
256GB, 128GB, 64GB, 32GB, 16GB
*Please refer to www.asus.com for latest memory AVL update
Expansion slots Total PCI/PCI-X/PCI E/PIKE Slots
Slot Type
11
Full-length/Full height:
4* PCI-E 4.0 x16 link for double-deck GPU/ Full length cards
or 8* PCI-E 4.0 at x16 link with PLX SKU Board for single-deck GPU cards
Half-length/Low-profile:
2 * PCI-E 4.0 x16 for butterfly riser card
1 * PCI-E 4.0 x8 for internal HBA/RAID card or OCP3.0 slot
Storage bays 8 x 2.5" or 3.5" Hot-swap Storage Device Bays
(up to 4 x NVMe Supported)
Networking LAN 2 x 1Gb/s LAN ports (Intel® I350-AM2)
1 x dedicated management port
Graphics VGA AST2500 64MB
Security TPM2.0
Front I/O ports 4 x USB 3.0 ports
Rear I/O ports 2 x USB 3.0 ports
2 x Gigabit LAN ports (RJ45)
1 x Management port (RJ45)
1 x VGA port
Switch/LED Front:
1 x Power Switch/LED
1 x Location Switch/LED
1 x HDD LED
1 x Message LED
1 x Q-Code/Port 80 LED
2 x LAN LED

Rear:
1 x Power switch/LED
1 x Location LED
1 x Message LED
1 x HDD Access LED
OS support Windows® Server 2019, RedHat®, SuSE®, Ubuntu, VMware,
*Please find the latest OS support from https://www.asus.com/event/Server/OS_support_list/OS.html
Management solution Software
Out of band remote management
ASUS Control Center (Classic)
On-Board ASMB9-iKVM for KVM-over-IP
Dimensions 800mm x 440mm x 88mm (2U)
31.50” x 17.22" x 3.46"
Net weight
(not including CPU, DRAM & HDD)
34 kg
.