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Silver 2U rack server chassis with four front 3.5 inch drive bays

Inspur

Inspur NF5280A6 2U barebone server 4×3.5" backplane 6×PCIe 3.0

SKU CH-EYM0-M366F

A 2U rack barebone with four 3.5″ hot-swap bays, six PCIe 3.0 slots and support for AMD EPYC processors

  • ProcessorAMD EYPC
  • Processor socketRack
  • 2U rack form factor fits dense deployments
  • Four 3.5" hot-swap bays with dedicated backplane
  • Six PCIe 3.0 slots for expansion cards
  • AMD EPYC Milan support up to 12 sockets
  • Barebone chassis — CPU, memory, drives and PSU not included

Chassis & Drive Layout

This Inspur NF5280A6 barebone arrives as a 2U rack-mount chassis with a dedicated backplane that accepts four 3.5-inch hot-swap drives. The barebone configuration ships without CPU, memory, storage, RAID card or power supply, giving integrators a clean slate for custom deployments. The 2U height fits standard server racks while leaving room for additional components.

Expansion Profile & Target Builder

Six standard PCIe 3.0 slots provide ample room for network, storage or accelerator cards, suiting builders who need flexible I/O in a compact rack form factor. Organisations that require integrated compute, memory or power from day one should look at fully populated systems instead. The barebone approach also means buyers must source compatible EPYC Milan-series processors and cooling separately.

Processor Socket Constraint

The platform supports AMD EPYC Milan series processors across twelve sockets, making socket compatibility the single specification that determines whether this chassis matches the intended workload. Verify the exact processor model and thermal requirements before purchase, as no CPU or cooler is included in the barebone package.

How it compares

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Price $2,418.99
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Specifications

Product
Brand nameInspur
Product linePowerEdge NF5280A6
Model nameNF5280A6
Processor
ProcessorAMD EYPC
Processor socketRack

Questions about this item

How do I install the AMD EPYC processor into the 12 sockets and what step is often missed?

Align the processor with the socket keying, lower the carrier, and torque the retention screws in the specified sequence; skipping the torque pattern can leave uneven contact.

Which components will need replacement first in the 4 x 3.5" hot-swap backplane?

The backplane itself and its power connectors are the primary wear items; drive carriers and latch springs may also fatigue after repeated swaps.

What limit appears first when all 6 PCIe 3.0 slots run sustained workloads?

Shared upstream bandwidth and thermal headroom in the 2U chassis become the bottleneck before individual slot limits are reached.

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