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The RH1288 V3 is the 1U dual-socket workhorse — same E5-2600 v3/v4 platform as the RH2288 V3 but in a half-height chassis. The 8 × 2.5" variant is the right pick for compute-density builds: VM hosts, container nodes, web tier behind a load balancer. Trade-off vs the 2U: 16 DIMM slots instead of 24, 3 PCIe slots instead of 9, no GPU support.

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Closest equivalents (other vendors)

DellPowerEdge R630Closest match — 1U, dual-socket Haswell/Broadwell, 8-bay SFF.
HPEProLiant DL360 Gen9Same generation, same 8-bay 1U layout.
SupermicroSuperServer 6018U-TR4T+ / 1028UUltra series 1U dual-socket equivalents.

Spec sheet

Form factor1U rack
Dimensions (W×D×H)436 mm × 708 mm × 43 mm
Weight (chassis only)≈ 11 kg
Sockets2× LGA 2011-3 (Socket R3)
ChipsetIntel C610
Memory16× DDR4 RDIMM/LRDIMM, up to 1.0 TB at 2400 MT/s
Drive bays8 × 2.5" SFF hot-swap
Storage controllersSAS3 12 Gb/s HBA / RAID; NVMe backplane variant supports 4 NVMe U.2
RAID levels0, 1, 1E, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
PCIe expansion3 × PCIe Gen3 (low/half-height) — no GPU support
Onboard NICFlexLOM mezzanine slot (1U-only) + optional PCIe NIC
Power supplies1+1 redundant CRPS (460W typical)
Cooling8× counter-rotating 1U fans
Operating temp5°C–40°C
Drives8 × 2.5" SFF native. SAS HDD/SSD, SATA HDD/SSD, plus optional 4× NVMe U.2 drives on the NVMe backplane variant. Hot-swap.

Huawei power-management features

  • Dynamic Power Capping (DPC) — set a wattage ceiling and the iBMC throttles CPUs when total draw approaches it.
  • Power Saving Mode (PSM) — drops idle CPU C-states aggressively; ~5–8% lower idle wattage at the cost of 1–2 ms wakeup latency.
  • Static Low-Power Mode — disables Turbo Boost and caps P-state for predictable thermals; useful in dense racks.
  • Cooling Mode (Energy / Acoustic / Performance) — fan-speed curve presets via iBMC. Energy mode adds ~10°C to component temps but cuts fan power ~30%.
  • Memory Sub-Throttling — keeps DIMM thermals in spec under high-density configs (24 DIMM slots populated) without dropping the whole channel.
  • AC Restoration Policy — "power on after AC restore" (default), "stay off", or "restore last state". Configurable in BIOS or iBMC.
  • Wake-on-LAN + iBMC remote power-on — bring the box up over the network without a deskside trip.

Management (iBMC)

  • iBMC 2.0 — Huawei's baseboard management controller with web UI, redfish API, IPMI 2.0, and SNMP.
  • KVM-over-IP via the iBMC port (HTML5, no Java).
  • Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) for DIMMs, CPUs, fans, PSUs.
  • Hardware monitoring exposed via Redfish JSON API for Prometheus/Zabbix scraping.
  • BIOS / firmware update via iBMC web UI or redfish; no booting from USB required.

Documentation

Frequently asked

Are Huawei servers banned in the US?
No, not for private commercial use. Two important facts up front: (1) the FusionServer V3 chassis we sell were manufactured and imported into the US before the 2019 Entity List restrictions took effect — they are pre-existing US inventory, not newly imported. (2) The 2019 Entity List limits *Huawei's ability to buy from US suppliers* — it doesn't stop US customers from owning, operating, or buying second-hand Huawei hardware that's already here. The narrower restrictions that DO exist apply to: (a) critical telecom infrastructure (FCC's 2020 rule on 5G base-station equipment), (b) federal procurement (NDAA Section 889 — federal agencies and federal contractors using covered telecom equipment), and (c) TAA-compliant procurement for federal contracts. If you're a private enterprise, a state/local entity not handling federal grants, a homelab, an MSP, or a non-US customer, you can run our FusionServer V3 kit without legal issue. We don't sell to federal contractors who would be in violation of §889.
What management interface do these use?
Huawei's iBMC (integrated Baseboard Management Controller) — equivalent to Dell's iDRAC or HPE's iLO. HTML5 KVM-over-IP, Redfish API, IPMI 2.0, SNMP. The iBMC port is dedicated and runs even when the host is powered off, so you can remotely turn the box on/off, reset BIOS, and view boot logs.
Do they support standard rails?
Yes. Unlike Dell or HPE — which use proprietary rail kits — Huawei V3 chassis mount with standard L-rails. Any generic 1U/2U L-rail kit you already have (or pick up cheap on eBay) will fit. We ship the chassis without rails to keep cost down; you supply your own.

Configure your build

1U chassis8 × 2.5" bays16 DIMM slots3 PCIe slots + FlexLOMmax 145W TDP/socket

CPU

One model, qty fixed at 2 (dual-socket).
CPU pair

RAM

DDR4 ECC RDIMM. Limited by chassis DIMM slot count.
RAM modules

Storage

Bay-native drives, NVMe AIC (1 per PCIe slot), caddies for SFF-in-LFF.
2.5" drives
NVMe AIC

PSU

1 or 2 PSUs. If 2, both must be the same model.
Power supplies

Network

PCIe NICs use a slot each. FlexLOM is mezzanine, 1U-only.
PCIe NICs
FlexLOM (1U)

OS / boot

Choose one OS, a RAID layout, optionally a USB boot drive.
Operating system
Boot RAID
USB boot drive