Huawei 2288H V5 Server

• Form Factor: 2U, 2-socket rack server 
• Processors: Supports 1 or 2 × Intel Xeon Scalable (1st-gen 3100–8100 or 2nd-gen 3200–8200), up to 205 W 
• Memory:
  • 24 × DDR4 DIMM slots 
  • Supports up to 12 Intel Optane PMem (Persistent Memory) modules 
• Storage Options: Very flexible: 
  • 8 × 2.5″ SAS/SATA
  • 31 × 2.5″ SAS/SATA
  • 12 / 16 / 20 × 3.5″ SAS/SATA
  • NVMe SSDs: 4 / 8 / 12 / 24 / 28
  • 2 × M.2 SATA (for boot)
• RAID Support: RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 50, 6, 60; supports supercapacitor for cache power-off protection 
• PCIe Expansion: Up to 10 × PCIe 3.0 slots 
• Networking / NICs:
  • LOM: 2 × 10 GbE + 2 × 1 GbE 
  • Flexible network “FlexIO” slots: supports 56 Gb InfiniBand or various NICs 
• Power Supply:
  • 2 × hot-swap PSUs, with redundancy 
  • PSU options: 550 W, 900 W, 1,200 W, or 1,500 W (including DC/HVDC options) Cooling: 4 hot-swap counter-rotating fan modules, supports N+1 redundancy 
• Management:
  • BMC: supports Redfish, IPMI 2.0, SNMP, HTML5 / VNC KVM 
  • Smart O&M: supports Huawei eSight for lifecycle management. 
• Security: TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, chassis intrusion detection, admin / power-on password support. 
• Operating Conditions:
  • Ambient: 5 °C to 45 °C (ASHRAE A3/A4) 
  • Dimensions: With 3.5″ drives — 86.1 mm (H) × 447 mm (W) × 748 mm (D) 
• Use Cases: Cloud computing, virtualization, big data, databases, HPC, telecom, enterprise workloads. 
• Energy Efficiency:
  • Uses Huawei’s DEMT (Dynamic Energy Management Technology) to optimize power consumption. 
  • Titanium-grade PSU support for high conversion efficiency.
• Benchmarks: According to Huawei, this server set a SPECpower_ssj2008 world record for energy efficiency. 
• Operating System Support: Certified for a variety of OS including SUSE Linux Enterprise (SUSE YES), Red Hat, VMware ESXi, Windows Server, etc. 

Pros & Strengths

• High Flexibility — Many storage configurations (HDD, NVMe, M.2).
• Good Memory Capacity — 24 DIMM slots + PMem support help for large-memory workloads.
• Scalable Compute — Supports modern Xeon Scalable CPUs (both 1st and 2nd gen).
• Energy Efficient — DEMT + efficient PSUs = lower OPEX.
• Redundant Design — Redundant PSU and fans for reliability.
• Strong Management Features — iBMC, Redfish, eSight make it manageable for datacenters.
• Good for Mixed Workloads — Suitable for virtualization, databases, cloud, telecom, and big data.