Netstor Technology

NA265A

Performance 4U Rackmount PCIe 3.0 x16(128Gbps) upstream port PCIe Expansion enclosure particularly design for GPU cards (Available up to 4* double width PCIe Gen3 slots)

Overview

Elite Rackmount GPU Enclosure

NA265A is a professional-grade 19" rackmount GPU enclosure that works perfectly with host PC, server or workstation. Through the adding of the rackmountable NA265A GPU expansion enclosure, even the space-limited 1U or 2U server can be transformed into a high-performing workstation or supercomputing for the modern ultra fast processing center.

128Gbps Bandwidth – PCIe Gen3 x16

The Netstor NA265A GPU enclosure implements the latest PCIe 3.0 technology and PCIe Gen3 16-lane host interface with throughput 8Gbps per lane, offering blazing-fast data transfer rates up to 128Gbps between host and expansion enclosure, dedicated for GPU-accelerated applications.

Up to 4 Dual-Width GPU Cards

The GPU enclosure is designed to have 4 PCIe x16 slots (x8 electrical)1 on NA265A backplane supporting up to 4 double-width PCIe Gen3 GPU cards, or single-slot PCIe cards. In addition, the enclosure can accommodate all combinations of PCIe 3.0 ×1, ×4, ×8 and ×16 GPU/PCIe cards for every application with backward compatibility for Gen2 cards to work with host, server or workstation in areas such as HPC, telecom, and data centers.

¹ 1. Netstor is dedicated to providing high C/P value GPU enclosure solution. According to graphics experts' test, there will be only 1% GPU performance difference when GPU card is installed in between PCIe x8 and x16 electrical. Please refer to AnandTech and TechPowerUp.

Great Sufficient Powering

1200 W PSU

80 PLUSGold

6+2 pinPCI-E cables

Dedicated Single 1200W or
Redundant 1350W PSU

Newest high-end or enthusiast GPU cards generally require high power wattage for work; in light of the hi-power requirement condition, Netstor has considerately planned a dedicated, high-efficient single 1200W PSU in NA265A GPU enclosure to allow up to 4 high-performing graphics cards for processing, or a redundant 1350W PSU in rackmount enclosure to allow NA265A to be deployed at cabinet room with ultimate reliability and stability.

Supplementary 6+2 pin
PCI-E Power Cables

Netstor NA265A GPU enclosure has been thoughtfully designed to provide extra PCI-E power cables to meet each GPU card's supplementary power requirement. Furthermore, any combinations of 6-pin and 8-pin PCI-E power connectors on every graphics card are supported by NA265A.

High-Performance Computing

Traditional host computer or workstation only has CPU and regular GPU to work with professional applications. However, these conventional data processors cannot even provide a higher processing to meet modern working demands. Hence, by adding the Netstor NA265A GPU enclosure with up to four high-end GPU cards to your host/workstation can let your conventional host computer turn into a supercomputing or high-performance computing workstation.

Computational Finance

GPU acceleration from Netstor NA265A offers financial service organizations the capability to speed up their business processing and provide better analytics. High-end GPUs within NA265A allow complicated risk calculations at the trader level to run in seconds, allowing real-time risk to be business as usual. Value at Risk, Counterparty Risk, and Initial and Lifetime Margining calculations are the types of calculations benefiting from NA265A GPU processing.

Data Science

Increasing number of data scientists are using multiple high-end graphics cards in Netstor GPU enclosure for large data analytics to make better and real-time business decisions. Typical application case in big data analytics includes machine learning, deep learning, search, and sorting.

Medical Imaging

Medical imaging takes the advantage of multi-GPU computing to get acceleration. Common use case in medical imaging covers accelerating Advanced MRI Reconstruction and Computed Tomography (CT) Reconstruction. The use of multiple high-end graphics card with Netstor GPU enclosure in this field is matured and there have been many such applications in the medical area.

Numerical Analytics

Professionals can use specialized tools such as MATLAB, Mathematica, and LabView…etc. through the utilization of multi graphics cards in Netstor GPU enclosure for accelerating the numerical analytics computing. Reliable statistics show computing capability of multi-GPU is more than ten times faster than CPU alone.

Outstanding, First-Rate CFM Airflow

NA265A is designed with three front large 9x9 cm cooling fan modules with each fan supporting 51 CFM (153 CFM for all), providing best airflow ventilation to enclosure for most excellent heat dissipation ever, and ensuring graphics cards within chassis running long term without any high temp concern. Moreover, the fan speed of each cooling fan can be adjusted manually according to GPU application situation within NA265A chassis.

Perfect Graphics Cards Compatibility

The Nvidia and AMD GPU cards that are compatible and work greatly with Netstor NA255A enclosure include Nvidia GeForce 10 / 900 series, Quadro P6000 / M6000 series and AMD Radeon RX, R9 series, FirePro W9100 / 9000 series.


RTX 2080Ti *	Quadro RTX 8000 *	RX 5700 XT	WX 9100
RTX 2070	Quadro RTX 6000 *	RX 5700	WX 7100
TITAN V	Quadro RTX 5000	RX 5600 XT	WX 5100
TITAN X (Pascal)	GV100	RX 5600	W9100
GTX 1080Ti	GP100	Radeon VII	W9000
GTX 1080	P6000	RX 590	W8100
GTX TITAN X	M6000	RX 580	W8000

* Note: Requested Model NA265A-XGPU-R (Power Supply provides 1350W redundant for up to 4 GPU cards)

Specs

Specifications

	NA265A
Form Factor	4U Rackmount
Host Interface	Up to 128Gb/s external PCIe 3.0 x16
No. of Slot	4* PCI Express 3.0 x8 (x16 connector)
Card Length Available	Supports single or double width, full length,full height PCI Express Cards
LED Display for Enclosure	Power-On LED - Blue FAN normal – green; Fan failure – Red TEMP normal – green; TEMP Over 55°C – red
Cooling	Front: Three 90x 90x 25 mm cooling fans 51 CFM each fan @ full speed
Alarm	Buzzer beeping for fan failure or over temperature (over 55°C) occurs
Material	Solid heavy-duty cold-rolled steel housing
Power Supply	Model : NA265A-XGPU-S Universal Single 1200W (High-Efficiency & Low Noise) Input: 90~230 VAC/50-60 HZ 12V @ 100A (Note: 1300W peak power @ 12 seconds) Model : NA265A-1500 Universal Single 1500W (High-Efficiency & Low Noise) Input: 90~230 VAC/50-60 HZ 12V @ 120A (Note: 1600W peak power @ 12 seconds)	Model : NA265A-XGPU-R Universal Redundant 1350W (Server-grade) Input: 90~230 VAC/50-60 HZ 12V @ 98A
Dimension	448 (D) x 482 (W) x 177 (H) mm 17.6 (D) x 19 (W) x 7 (H) inch
O.S. support	OS Independent
Host Requirement	One PCIe 3.0 x16 slot and system has sufficient PCIe resources Note: 1. The tower MacPro under 10.9 Mavericks and 10.10 Yosemite only supports up to 2 nVidia GPU cards. 2. Now the tower MacPro under 10.11 El Capitan is able to support up to 3 nVidia GPU cards again.

Form Factor

4U Rackmount

Host Interface

Up to 128Gb/s external PCIe 3.0 x16

No. of Slot

4* PCI Express 3.0 x8 (x16 connector)

Card Length Available

Supports single or double width, full length,full height PCI Express Cards

LED Display for Enclosure

Power-On LED - Blue
FAN normal – green; Fan failure – Red
TEMP normal – green; TEMP Over 55°C – red

Cooling

Front: Three 90x 90x 25 mm cooling fans
51 CFM each fan @ full speed

Alarm

Buzzer beeping for fan failure or over temperature (over 55°C) occurs

Material

Solid heavy-duty cold-rolled steel housing

Power Supply

Model : NA265A-XGPU-S Universal Single 1200W (High-Efficiency & Low Noise)
Input: 90~230 VAC/50-60 HZ
12V @ 100A

(Note: 1300W peak power @ 12 seconds)

Model : NA265A-1500 Universal Single 1500W (High-Efficiency & Low Noise)
Input: 90~230 VAC/50-60 HZ
12V @ 120A

(Note: 1600W peak power @ 12 seconds)

Model : NA265A-XGPU-R Universal Redundant 1350W (Server-grade)
Input: 90~230 VAC/50-60 HZ
12V @ 98A

Dimension

448 (D) x 482 (W) x 177 (H) mm
17.6 (D) x 19 (W) x 7 (H) inch

O.S. support

OS Independent

Host Requirement

One PCIe 3.0 x16 slot and system has sufficient PCIe resources

Note:
1. The tower MacPro under 10.9 Mavericks and 10.10 Yosemite only supports up to 2 nVidia GPU cards.
2. Now the tower MacPro under 10.11 El Capitan is able to support up to 3 nVidia GPU cards again.

Accessories

Model No.	Description
NA265A-XGPU-S	4U Rackmount PCIe Gen3 Expansion Enclosure, 1200W Single Power Supply with extra 4* PCIe power connectors 6+2 pin & 4* PCIe 6 pin for up to 4 double width GPU cards, with one PCIe Gen3 x16 host adapter and two PCIe x8 cables.
NA265A-1500	4U Rackmount PCIe Gen3 Expansion Enclosure, 1500W Single Power Supply with extra 8* PCIe power connectors 6+2 pin for up to 4 double width GPU cards, with one PCIe Gen3 x16 host adapter and two PCIe x8 cables.
NA265A-XGPU-R	4U Rackmount PCIe Gen3 Expansion Enclosure, 1350W(2+1) Redundant Power Supply with extra 8* PCIe connectors 6+2 pin for up to 4 double width GPU cards, with one PCIe Gen3 x16 host adapter and two PCIe x8 cables
NP970AG3-H	Extra PCIe Gen3 x16 Host Adapter(full height & half Length)
AAML6815	Extra PCIe 3.0 x8 cable length in 1.5 meter

Model No. - NA265A-XGPU-S

4U Rackmount PCIe Gen3 Expansion Enclosure, 1200W Single Power Supply with extra 4* PCIe power connectors 6+2 pin & 4* PCIe 6 pin for up to 4 double width GPU cards, with one PCIe Gen3 x16 host adapter and two PCIe x8 cables.

Model No. - NA265A-1500

4U Rackmount PCIe Gen3 Expansion Enclosure, 1500W Single Power Supply with extra 8* PCIe power connectors 6+2 pin for up to 4 double width GPU cards, with one PCIe Gen3 x16 host adapter and two PCIe x8 cables.

Model No. - NA265A-XGPU-R

4U Rackmount PCIe Gen3 Expansion Enclosure, 1350W(2+1) Redundant Power Supply with extra 8* PCIe connectors 6+2 pin for up to 4 double width GPU cards, with one PCIe Gen3 x16 host adapter and two PCIe x8 cables

Model No. - NP970AG3-H

Extra PCIe Gen3 x16 Host Adapter(full height & half Length)

Model No. - AAML6815

Extra PCIe 3.0 x8 cable length in 1.5 meter

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Q & A

Which slot of Rack Mount Mac Pro 2019 is recommended to be installed with Host adapter card of NA265A? Which PCIe slot is recommended on Dual CPU motherboard to let Netstor GPU expansion chassis (NA255A/NA265A)'s host card be installed in? Some PC motherboards just allow up to 2 GPU cards to work with the system. How can I enable the PC motherboard to let more GPU cards work with the system via the using of the Netstor NA255A/NA265A enclosure?