Run virtualization, transactional databases, and enterprise applications on dual AMD EPYC 9004 or dual 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, with up to 3TB of DDR5 ECC memory and PCIe Gen 5 NVMe storage configured in RAID 10.
Dual 25Gbps redundant uplinks connect the server to a network using a Tier-1 carrier mix. Automated PXE provisioning supports repeatable operating system deployment. A 100% hardware replacement SLA within two hours defines the hardware service commitment, subject to the scope and measurement terms in the service agreement.
Select the configuration against your application’s working set, sustained I/O demand, network traffic, and recovery requirements. Core count and interface speed alone do not establish production capacity.
Request a server configuration and SLA review.
Enterprise Server Configuration Matrix
- CPU: 2 × AMD EPYC 9004 processors using dual-socket-capable SKUs
- Max RAM per server: Up to 3TB DDR5 ECC
- Storage architecture: PCIe Gen 5 NVMe array in RAID 10
- Storage IOPS: Read/write IOPS require measurement for the selected array and workload
- Network uplinks: 2 × 25Gbps redundant uplinks
Enterprise Server Configuration Matrix
- CPU: 2 × 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors
- Max RAM per server: Up to 3TB DDR5 ECC
- Storage architecture: PCIe Gen 5 NVMe array in RAID 10
- Storage IOPS: Read/write IOPS require measurement for the selected array and workload
- Network uplinks: 2 × 25Gbps redundant uplinks
The 3TB figure is the stated configuration ceiling for this offering. Actual memory capacity and speed depend on the motherboard, processor SKU, qualified DIMMs, and population rules.
Storage IOPS depend on the SSD model, drive count, RAID implementation, block size, queue depth, and read/write mix. No numeric array result is specified here.
Compute and Memory Architecture
Dual Processor Platforms
AMD EPYC 9004 processors support 12 DDR5 memory channels per socket. 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors support eight channels per socket. Both processor families support PCIe 5.0, providing an interface for compatible NVMe drives and network adapters. Available device connectivity depends on the server’s lane allocation, risers, and backplane. amd.com
Choose CPU SKUs according to application behavior. Concurrent virtual machines and parallel services need sufficient aggregate compute capacity. Applications with serial execution paths may respond more to per-core performance. Per-core software licensing can also change the economics of a higher-core-count configuration.
Dual-socket systems require NUMA-aware placement: keep a workload’s memory close to the CPU executing it where practical. Validate VM sizing, memory placement, and I/O locality with the intended hypervisor or operating system before setting consolidation targets.
DDR5 ECC Memory and Data Integrity
ECC memory stores additional check information that the memory controller uses to detect and correct supported error patterns. Common SECDED protection corrects single-bit errors and detects double-bit errors. More extensive correction depends on the processor, DIMM organization, and enabled platform features. Kingston Technology
Correcting a recoverable memory error can prevent an altered bit from reaching a database buffer, application object, or virtual machine. Detecting an uncorrectable error allows the system to flag unreliable data, although recovery may require terminating a workload or restarting the server.
DDR5 on-die ECC operates within individual DRAM chips. It does not replace server ECC protection across the memory interface. Specify ECC-qualified DIMMs and monitor corrected-error trends so recurring faults can inform component replacement. Kingston Technology
Memory Capacity and Channel Population
Up to 3TB of RAM provides capacity for large database working sets, in-memory processing, and dense VM deployments. Keeping frequently accessed data in memory can reduce storage reads when the application’s access pattern permits it.
Populate memory channels according to the platform’s documented rules. A capacity target and a bandwidth target are separate requirements: DIMM placement, modules per channel, and supported operating speed affect the result. Reserve memory for the host, management services, and the application’s expected growth. Kingston Technology
NVMe Storage and RAID 10
Read and Write IOPS Under Concurrent Load
NVMe uses submission and completion queues that support parallel I/O processing. This queue architecture allows multiple CPU cores and workloads to submit storage operations concurrently, reducing contention associated with a shared command path. nvmexpress.org
Higher sustained random-read IOPS can reduce storage queueing during index lookups, cache misses, and concurrent VM activity. Sustained write IOPS matter for ingestion, updates, and background writeback. For transaction logs and synchronous writes, completion latency and write durability are also decisive.
PCIe Gen 5 describes interface capability. It does not establish a drive’s sustained random IOPS or an array’s application response time. NAND behavior, controller firmware, RAID processing, thermal limits, and workload concurrency all affect delivered performance.
RAID 10 Capacity and Failure Behavior
Conventional RAID 10 stripes data across mirrored drive pairs. With equal-capacity drives and two-way mirroring, nominal usable capacity is approximately 50% of installed raw capacity before filesystem and other overhead. A four-drive array of 3.84TB SSDs, for example, provides approximately 7.68TB of nominal usable capacity. Dell United Kingdom
Reads can be distributed across mirror members when the implementation supports it. Writes must update both copies, so application write IOPS cannot be inferred by adding individual drive specifications. RAID 10 avoids parity calculations, but its performance still depends on the storage stack and workload.
The array can tolerate one failed drive in each mirror pair; losing both members of the same pair can cause data loss. Rebuild activity consumes I/O capacity. Maintain separate backups and application recovery procedures for deletion, corruption, and wider system failures. Dell United Kingdom
Performance Validation
Evaluate the complete array using a workload that represents production demand. A useful benchmark report records:
- Random-read, random-write, and mixed-workload IOPS, with block size and read/write ratio stated.
- Queue depth, worker count, test duration, and whether host caching is bypassed.
- Sustained performance after SSD preconditioning.
- Average and p95/p99 latency, alongside sequential throughput where relevant.
- Drive models, firmware, RAID implementation, filesystem, and write-cache policy.
Tools such as fio expose workload, queue-depth, latency, and steady-state controls for this purpose. For synchronous database workloads, also validate durable-write behavior and application-level latency. fio 3.42-115-gcd29 documentation
Network Connectivity
Dual 25Gbps Redundant Uplinks
Two 25Gbps uplinks provide separate physical links for network resilience. Their usable capacity depends on the configured forwarding and failover mode.
In an active/standby arrangement, one 25Gbps link carries traffic while the other provides failover. With compatible link aggregation, concurrent flows may use both links; a typical single flow remains limited to one member link. The Linux Kernel documentation
Verify the upstream topology and failure detection. Links connected to the same switch can share a switch failure domain, and two ports on one adapter can share an adapter failure domain. Define the required path separation and test failover against the application’s tolerance for interruption.
Tier-1 Carrier Mix
The stated carrier mix provides upstream connectivity for external traffic. Evaluate its value against your actual destinations and traffic patterns: carrier classification alone does not establish latency, packet loss, or route diversity.
Request the carrier roster, committed bandwidth, traffic policy, and routing arrangements for the selected location. Distinguish the server’s 25Gbps port rate from committed internet throughput and measured end-to-end transfer performance.
Chassis Power Delivery
Redundant Power Supplies
For workloads requiring chassis power redundancy, specify two hot-swappable PSUs operating in a validated 1+1 configuration. Either PSU must support the complete configured chassis load at the available input voltage, including CPU, memory, storage, fans, and expansion cards.
In that configuration, one PSU can maintain operation if the other fails. A failed module can be replaced while the server remains powered, following the chassis manufacturer’s procedure. Installing two PSUs is insufficient if the configuration requires both to meet its load. Dell US
Independent A and B Feeds
Connect the PSU inputs to separate A and B power paths when feed redundancy is required. With appropriately sized supplies and independent upstream paths, the server can continue operating through the loss of one PSU, cord, PDU, or feed. Connecting both supplies to one PDU leaves that PDU as a shared failure point. support.hpe.com
Confirm PSU ratings, redundancy mode, and the actual feed arrangement in the configuration proposal. PSU redundancy addresses power delivery; motherboard and chassis-level failures still require service or workload failover.
Deployment and Hardware Service
Automated PXE Provisioning
Automated PXE provisioning boots the server into a network installation environment and supports unattended operating system deployment. It provides a repeatable starting point for new installations and rebuilds, reducing manual installation steps and configuration variation.
Define the approved image, storage layout, network settings, and post-install validation before deployment. Application configuration, secrets, monitoring enrollment, and data restoration remain part of the wider provisioning workflow. Confirm image compatibility and the provisioning process for the selected operating system.
Two Hour Hardware Replacement SLA
Hardware replacement commitment: 100% within two hours, as defined by the applicable SLA.
The service agreement must identify the covered components, the event that starts the two-hour clock, the replacement completion criteria, and the remedy for a missed commitment. These definitions make the service promise measurable during an incident.
Hardware replacement time is one input to recovery planning. Operating system repair, RAID rebuilds, backup restoration, and application validation may extend the time required to restore service. Set application recovery objectives separately and use clustering or replication where the workload requires continuity during server repair.
Match the Configuration to Your Workload
Virtualization and Container Hosts
Size compute and memory against active workload demand, expected concurrency, and capacity needed during maintenance or a host failure. Validate storage latency during simultaneous boot, migration, and background activity before committing to a VM density target.
Transactional Databases
Prioritize database working-set capacity, durable-write latency, sustained mixed I/O, and CPU licensing cost. Test checkpoints and log activity alongside normal queries so background operations are represented in the acceptance criteria.
Analytics and Data Processing
Evaluate memory bandwidth, scan throughput, concurrency, and network movement together. A compute-heavy stage and an I/O-heavy stage may require different resources; size the server against the stage that constrains completion time.
Enterprise Data Center Servers: Product Tags
Product Tags
Category:
- Product and compute: Enterprise Data Center Servers, Enterprise Servers, Dual-Processor Servers, AMD EPYC 9004, 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable
- Memory and storage: DDR5 ECC Memory, Memory Error Correction, Up to 3TB RAM, PCIe Gen 5 NVMe, RAID 10 Storage
- Network: Dual 25Gbps Uplinks, Network Redundancy, Tier-1 Carrier Mix
- Provisioning and service: Automated PXE Provisioning, Server Deployment, Hardware Replacement SLA, 2-Hour Hardware Replacement
- Workloads: Virtualization Hosts, Database Servers, Enterprise Applications
- Product tags: Enterprise Data Center Servers, Enterprise Servers, Dual-Processor Servers, AMD EPYC 9004, 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable
Enterprise Server Configuration Matrix# 1
- CPU: 2 × AMD EPYC 9004, using dual-socket-capable SKUs
- Max RAM per server: Up to 3TB DDR5 ECC
- Storage IOPS: Read/write IOPS require array benchmarking
- Network uplinks: 2 × 25Gbps redundant uplinks
Enterprise Server Configuration Matrix#2
- CPU: 2 × 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable
- Max RAM per server: Up to 3TB DDR5 ECC
- Storage IOPS: Read/write IOPS require array benchmarking
- Network uplinks: 2 × 25Gbps redundant uplinks
Storage: PCIe Gen 5 NVMe arrays in RAID 10. Deployment: Automated PXE provisioning. Service: 100% hardware replacement within two hours, as defined by the applicable SLA.
Technical Basis for Tagging
ECC Memory Error Correction
Common SECDED protection corrects single-bit memory errors and detects double-bit errors, reducing the risk of corrupted values reaching database buffers and virtual machines. DDR5 on-die ECC operates within individual DRAM chips; server ECC adds protection across the memory interface. Kingston Technology
NVMe Read and Write IOPS
NVMe’s parallel submission and completion queues support concurrent storage access. Sustained random-read IOPS affect index lookups and cache misses; random-write IOPS affect updates and ingestion. Validate the selected RAID 10 array using documented block sizes, queue depths, read/write ratios, and latency percentiles before assigning performance claims. NVM Express
Chassis Power Redundancy
A validated 1+1 configuration uses two PSUs, either capable of supplying the complete configured chassis load at the supplied voltage. Hot-swap support allows a failed PSU to be replaced while the other sustains operation. Independent A/B feeds through separate PDUs can preserve power during a single PSU or feed failure. Dell
Conditional tags: 1+1 PSU Redundancy, Hot-Swappable PSUs, A/B Power Feeds.
Apply these power tags after confirming PSU ratings, chassis redundancy mode, hot-swap support, and feed independence in the configuration proposal.
Request Your Enterprise Server Configuration
Send your workload profile, preferred processor platform, memory target, usable storage requirement, read/write mix, latency objectives, and network demand.
Request a proposal that states the CPU SKUs, DIMM population, SSD models and count, RAID implementation, PSU arrangement, network topology, provisioning scope, and hardware replacement SLA. Use those details to establish acceptance criteria and compare configurations on measurable operating requirements.
Request a configuration proposal and review the two-hour hardware replacement SLA.
