Suitable for the Use of Supermicro Server SYS-A22GA-NBRT B200 in Artificial Intelligence Supercomputing Centers

Feature	SYS-610U-TNR (1U)	SYS-611C-TN4R (1U)	SYS-522GA-NRT (2U)
Form Factor	1U Rackmount	1U Rackmount	2U Rackmount
CPU Support	Dual 4th Gen Xeon SP (SPR)	Single 4th Gen Xeon SP (SPR)	Dual 4th Gen Xeon SP (SPR)
Max CPU TDP	350W	350W	350W
Memory Capacity	32x DDR5 DIMMs (8TB max)	16x DDR5 DIMMs (4TB max)	32x DDR5 DIMMs (8TB max)
Drive Bays	4x 2.5″/3.5″ (Hot-swap)	4x 2.5″/3.5″ (Hot-swap)	12x 2.5″ (Hot-swap, NVMe/SAS/SATA)
PCIe Expansion	5x PCIe 5.0	2x PCIe 5.0	4x PCIe 5.0 x16 (GPU-optimized) + 2x PCIe 5.0 x8
GPU Support	Limited (1-2 GPUs)	Not Recommended	4x Double-Width GPUs (NVIDIA HGX/A100/H100)
Networking	1GbE Mgmt + OCP 3.0	1GbE Mgmt + OCP 3.0	1GbE Mgmt + OCP 3.0 (200GbE capable)
Power Supply	Dual 800W/1200W (Platinum)	Single 800W/1200W (Optional Red.)	Dual 2000W/2200W (Titanium)
Cooling	High-Flow Fans	Standard Cooling	GPU-Optimized (Liquid Cooling Ready)
Ideal Workloads	Virtualization, HPC, Databases	Edge, Networking, Light Storage	AI/ML, HPC, Rendering

Supermicro SYS-A22GA-NBRT – High-Density 2U GPU Server with NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPU Support

Overview

The Supermicro SYS-A22GA-NBRT is a 2U rack-optimized server designed for AI/ML, cloud-native workloads, and accelerated computing. This system combines dual 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors with NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPU (Data Processing Unit) technology, delivering exceptional performance for modern data centers requiring advanced networking, security, and storage offload capabilities.

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Key Features

1. Accelerated Computing Performance

• Dual 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors (Sapphire Rapids-SP)

  • Supports up to 350W TDP CPUs

  • 32x DDR5 DIMM slots (8TB max memory capacity)

  • PCIe 5.0 architecture for maximum I/O bandwidth

• NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPU Integration

  • Hardware-accelerated networking, security, and storage functions

  • Enables zero-trust security, distributed firewalling, and storage virtualization

  • Offloads CPU workloads for improved efficiency

2. GPU-Optimized Design

• 4x Double-Width GPU Slots (PCIe 5.0 x16)

  • Supports NVIDIA HGX H100/A100, L40S, and BlueField-3 DPUs

  • Optimized thermal design for sustained GPU workloads

  • Tool-less GPU installation and maintenance

3. High-Speed Storage & Memory

• 12x 2.5″ Hot-Swap Drive Bays

  • Supports NVMe U.2/U.3, SATA, and SAS3 configurations

  • Optional EDSFF (E3.S) for high-density flash storage

• 32x DDR5 DIMM Slots

  • Up to 4800MHz memory speed

  • 8TB maximum capacity with 256GB modules

4. Advanced Networking

• Dual-Port 200Gb/s NVIDIA ConnectX-7 SmartNIC (standard)

• OCP 3.0 Network Mezzanine Slot (optional)

• 1x 1GbE Management Port

• BlueField-3 DPU provides:

  • Hardware-accelerated encryption

  • RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE)

  • Storage protocol offloading

5. Enterprise-Grade Reliability

• 2200W Titanium-Level Redundant PSUs

  • 96%+ power efficiency

  • Hot-swappable design

• Optimized Cooling System

  • N+1 fan redundancy

  • Supports liquid cooling (optional)

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Target Workloads

✔ AI/ML Training & Inference (GPU-accelerated)
✔ Cloud-Native Applications & Microservices
✔ Software-Defined Storage (SDS) & Networking
✔ High-Performance Computing (HPC)
✔ Secure Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments

Why Choose the SYS-A22GA-NBRT?

✅ First server with native BlueField-3 DPU integration
✅ Unmatched combination of CPU+GPU+DPU acceleration
✅ Future-proof PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 architecture
✅ Carrier-grade reliability for 24/7 operation

This system is particularly suited for organizations deploying:

• AI-as-a-Service platforms

• Zero-trust security architectures

• Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI)

• 5G/Edge computing solutions