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The RH2288 V3 is Huawei's flagship 2U dual-socket general-purpose rack server for the E5-2600 v3/v4 era. Up to 24 DDR4 DIMMs, 9 PCIe slots, and configurable 8/16/24/28×2.5" or 16×3.5" hot-swap bays make it the most flexible chassis in our catalog. Best fit when you want headroom: high-density storage builds, GPU-augmented compute, or 1.5TB+ memory configurations.

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RH2288 V3 family (top: 24×SFF, middle: 12×LFF, bottom: 8×SFF). Photo: stack-systems.com.

Closest equivalents (other vendors)

DellPowerEdge R730 / R730xdSame E5-2600 v3/v4 era 2U dual-socket; closest direct match.
HPEProLiant DL380 Gen92U dual-socket Haswell/Broadwell — feature-comparable.
SupermicroSuperServer 6028U-TR4 / 6028U-TR4T+Ultra series 2U with similar bay options.

Spec sheet

Form factor2U rack
Dimensions (W×D×H)447 mm × 748 mm × 86.1 mm
Weight (chassis only)≈ 16 kg
Sockets2× LGA 2011-3 (Socket R3)
ChipsetIntel C610
Memory24× DDR4 RDIMM/LRDIMM, up to 1.5 TB at 2400 MT/s
Drive bays8/16/24/28 × 2.5" SFF or 16 × 3.5" LFF (this chassis: 24 × 2.5")
Storage controllersSAS3 12 Gb/s HBA / RAID, optional Huawei AVAGO RAID cards
RAID levels0, 1, 1E, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
PCIe expansion9 × PCIe Gen3 (x8/x16 mix); supports dual-slot GPUs
Onboard NICFlexLOM mezzanine slot (1× card)
Power supplies1+1 redundant, CRPS form factor (460W, 750W, 1200W)
Cooling6× hot-swap counter-rotating fans
Operating temp5°C–40°C (continuous), 0°C–45°C (short-term)
Drives24 × 2.5" SFF native. Supports SAS HDD, SAS SSD, SATA HDD, SATA SSD, and (with NVMe backplane variant) up to 8 NVMe U.2 drives. Hot-swap. Supports 3.5" via 2.5"-to-3.5" caddy adapters (sold separately).

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

2U chassis24 × 2.5" bays24 DIMM slots9 PCIe slotsmax 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

OS / boot

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