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xFusion FusionServer 5288 V7 — 44-Drive 4U Storage Server
A 4U dual-socket storage server built on 4th-Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids), with room for 44 large-form-factor drives plus NVMe — factory-sealed NOS with a 3-year warranty.
2 × Xeon Scalable up to 350W
32 DDR5 DIMMs
12 PCIe 5.0 / OCP 3.0
Dense, cost-effective storage on a proven DDR5 platform
The FusionServer 5288 V7 packs up to 44 hot-swappable 3.5-inch drives into a single 4U chassis, making it a workhorse for bulk storage where cost per terabyte matters. Four rear U.2 NVMe bays add a fast tier for metadata, caching and active data.
Two 4th-Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors and 32 DDR5 DIMMs give it enough compute to run storage software, compression, erasure coding and analytics directly on the node — not just attach disks.
- 44 × 3.5" SAS/SATA + up to 8 NVMe drives
- 2 × 4th-Gen Intel Xeon Scalable, up to 350W
- 32 × DDR5 DIMMs at 4800 MT/s
- PCIe 5.0 expansion with dual OCP 3.0 networking
Built for warm and bulk storage workloads
The 5288 V7 fits the middle and bottom of the storage hierarchy — large pools that demand capacity density rather than the absolute latest silicon.
Backup & archive target
High-capacity landing zone for backups, snapshots and long-term retention at low $/TB. Consolidate what used to be several smaller backup shelves into one 4U node — with 44 bays you can keep many restore points on spinning disk instead of tape, so last-week and last-month data is back online in minutes rather than hours.
Software-defined storage
Dense node for Ceph, MinIO, vSAN capacity tiers and distributed object storage clusters. Use the 5288 V7 as a capacity node alongside smaller all-flash nodes: front the cluster with NVMe for hot objects, then place bulk replicas and erasure-coded pools here to cut the $/TB of your storage pool without changing the software layer.
Video & surveillance
Local bulk storage for video management, media archives and surveillance recording. Surveillance retention is capacity-bound rather than CPU-bound; a single 4U node can absorb dozens of camera streams writing simultaneously, with compute headroom for indexing, transcoding or clip export when an incident has to be reviewed.
Big data / data lake
Capacity-dense Hadoop and data-lake nodes with local NVMe for hot blocks. Keep the data your jobs scan periodically — raw logs, historical partitions, training corpora — on dense disk instead of expensive flash. Two Xeon Scalable CPUs still have the cores to run local compute when the data is queried.
Content repositories
Document, imaging and media repositories in healthcare, government and education. Any workload dominated by “write once, read sometimes” data fits naturally. Add the four front NVMe bays for a metadata or journal tier and the same server presents both the high-capacity pool and a fast front end to clients.
Private / hybrid cloud
Storage-heavy cloud nodes that pair with compute servers in a converged rack. Build a storage node that behaves like a much more expensive appliance: hot instances and cache on the four U.2 NVMe drives, templates, ISO libraries, snapshots and idle volumes on the 44-bay array behind them.
Where the 5288 V7 sits in a tiered storage design
Most storage environments do not have one single media type — they separate data by how often it is touched. A well-designed platform keeps hot data on flash, moves warm data to high-density disk, and reserves the cheapest tier for cold retention. The 5288 V7 is purpose-built for the two capacity-heavy layers.
NVMe / all-flash
Active databases, virtual machines and data being read constantly. Use the 5288 V7’s four front U.2 NVMe bays for metadata, journals and a small hot set, or pair the node with an all-flash server for the latency-critical front end.
High-density disk
Backups from the last few weeks, SDS capacity pools, surveillance footage and data-lake partitions that are scanned periodically. This is the 5288 V7’s primary role — up to 44 drives in 4U at low $/TB.
Archive / retention
Long-term compliance and reference data that is rarely read. The same chassis filled with large-capacity drives serves as an on-disk archive that is far faster to restore from than tape, at a fraction of flash cost.
Technical specifications
| Model | xFusion FusionServer 5288 V7 |
|---|---|
| Form factor | 4U dual-socket rack server |
| Processors | 1 or 2 × 4th-Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids), TDP up to 350W |
| Chipset | Intel Emmitsburg PCH |
| Memory | 32 × DDR5 DIMMs, up to 4800 MT/s |
| Local storage | 24–44 × 3.5" SAS/SATA hot-swap drives; up to 8 × NVMe SSDs; E1.S/E3.S option; 2 × M.2 for boot |
| RAID | RAID 0, 1, 10, 1E, 5, 50, 6, 60 with optional supercapacitor cache protection |
| PCIe expansion | Up to 12 slots (2 FlexIO dedicated for OCP 3.0 + standard slots), PCIe 5.0 |
| Networking | Dual OCP 3.0 NIC slots, hot-swappable; configured to order (1/10/25/100GbE) |
| GPU support | Up to 10 single-width accelerator cards |
| Cooling | 6 or 8 hot-swappable counter-rotating fan modules, N+1 redundancy |
| Power supply | 1+1 redundant hot-swap Platinum/Titanium PSUs: 900W / 1500W / 2000W / 3000W |
| Management | iBMC (Redfish, SNMP, IPMI 2.0, HTML5 KVM); FusionDirector lifecycle management |
| Dimensions (H×W×D) | 175 × 447 × 798 mm |
| Condition & warranty | Factory-sealed new old stock (NOS), 3-year warranty backed by Beijing Xinchuan Technology |
Recommended configurations
Bulk archive node
- 2 × Xeon Silver / Gold
- 128–256GB DDR5
- 44 × enterprise SATA/SAS HDD
- 2 × M.2 boot, dual 10/25GbE
SDS / object storage
- 2 × Xeon Gold
- 256–512GB DDR5
- 40 × HDD + 4 × NVMe
- Hardware RAID/HBA, dual 25GbE
Hybrid hot/warm pool
- 2 × Xeon Platinum (up to 350W)
- 512GB–1TB DDR5
- Up to 8 × NVMe + HDD capacity
- Dual 25/100GbE OCP 3.0
5288 V8, V7 or V6 — choosing the right generation
The same 4U, 44-bay chassis spans three CPU generations. All three are shipped factory-sealed with a 3-year warranty; the difference is the platform age and the use case it best matches.
| 5288 V8 | 5288 V7 | 5288 V6 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Xeon 6 (up to 350 W) | 4th/5th Gen Xeon Scalable | 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable |
| Memory | DDR5-6400 / MRDIMM-8000 | DDR5-4800 | DDR4-3200 |
| PCIe | PCIe 5.0 / CXL 2.0 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Best fit | New deployments, longest platform lifecycle | Best balance of price and current-gen features | Budget capacity nodes, matching existing DDR4 estates |
| Typical buyer | Building a fresh cluster to run for 5+ years | Want DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 without the newest-CPU premium | Extending an Ice Lake fleet at the lowest $/TB |
As a rule of thumb: choose the V8 for brand-new projects, the V7 when you want a modern DDR5/PCIe 5.0 platform at a keener price, and the V6 when pure capacity cost matters most or the node must match an existing 3rd-Gen Xeon environment. Unsure which applies? Tell us your workload and existing fleet and we will recommend the generation.
Frequently asked questions
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Planning, delivery and warranty for a 5288 V7 order
Rack and power planning
A fully populated 4U node is dense, so plan rack weight, power and cooling together.
- Up to 62.2 kg per node — confirm rack load rating and use a lift
- Redundant 1+1 PSUs up to 3000 W (titanium)
- Depth 798 mm plus cable bend radius
- Allow 4U of vertical space and adequate rear clearance
Drives and configuration
We configure to your exact bill of materials rather than a fixed SKU.
- Choose drive capacity, interface and RAID layout
- RAID controllers and optional HBA for JBOD/SDS
- Mix NVMe front bays with the 44-bay backplane
- Rails, cables and spare parts can be included
Delivery and lead time
Servers are built to order, tested and shipped in protective packaging. We will confirm current lead time and the best freight option for your destination, and can provide documentation for customs and projects where required.
Warranty and support
Every unit is factory-sealed and backed by a 3-year warranty through Beijing Xinchuan Technology. During the warranty period we assist with diagnostics and replacement parts, and can arrange advanced replacement or extended coverage to keep storage clusters online.
Configure your 5288 V7 storage server
Tell us your capacity and performance targets. We will quote a factory-sealed unit with the right CPU, memory, drives and networking — backed by a 3-year warranty.
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