S452-Z30

The perfect high capacity storage Proxmox Backup Server

  • The Gigabyte S452-Z30 is a powerful and cost-effective 4U storage server, purpose-built to meet the needs of enterprise backup and archival solutions using Proxmox Backup Server.
  • With support for up to 52 hot-swappable drives (36 front + 16 rear 3.5” bays), it delivers exceptional storage density, ideal for long-term data retention and offsite backup replication.
  • Fully compatible with ZFS, the server provides native support for data integrity, inline compression, and deduplication, enabling efficient, secure, and space-optimized storage of backups.
  • Powered by AMD EPYC™ 7003/7002 processors, it offers scalable performance with high core counts and memory bandwidth—perfect for parallel backup operations and verification tasks.
  • Its architecture makes it an excellent choice for organizations looking to maximize their storage capacity per rack unit while keeping infrastructure costs under control.
  • Whether used as a standalone backup node or part of a high-availability backup cluster, the S452-Z30 ensures seamless integration with Proxmox environments and long-term operational reliability.

Dimensions

4U 482.6 x 177 x 625 mm

Motherboard

MZ32-AR0

CPU

AMD EPYC™ 7003 Series Processors AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series Processors Single processor, 7nm technology Up to 64 cores, 128 threads cTDP up to 180W

Socket

1 x LGA 4094 Socket SP3

Chipset

System on Chip

Memory

16 x DIMM slots DDR4 memory supported only 8-Channel memory architecture RDIMM up to 128GB supported LRDIMM up to 128GB supported 3DS RDIMM/LRDIMM up to 256GB supported Memory speed: Up to 3200/2933 MT/s

LAN

Rear side: 2 x 1Gb/s LAN ports (1 x Intel® I350-AM2) Support NCSI function

1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps Management LAN

Video

Integrated in Aspeed® AST2500

  • 1 x VGA port

Audio

×

Storage

Front side: 24 x 3.5"/2.5" SATA/SAS hot-swappable bays

Rear side: 12 x 3.5"/2.5" SATA/SAS hot-swappable bays 4 x 2.5" NVMe/SATA hot-swappable bays 2 x 2.5" SATA hot-swappable bays

1 x Broadcom SAS35x48 expander Bandwidth: SATA 6Gb/s or SAS 12Gb/s

Default configuration supports: 4 x NVMe/SATA/SAS and 2 x SATA/SAS devices available on the rear side

SAS

Supported via SAS add-in cards

RAID

Depends on SAS add-in cards

Peripheral drives

×

Expansion slots

Slot_6: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16) low-profile slot Slot_5: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8) low-profile slot Slot_4: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16) low-profile slot Slot_3: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16) low-profile slot Slot_2: PCIe x8 (Gen3 x0 or x8) low-profile slot Slot_1: PCIe x16 (Gen3 x16 or x8) low-profile slot, shared with slot_2

1 x OCP 2.0 mezzanine slot with PCIe Gen3 x16 bandwidth (Type1, P1, P2, P3, P4) Supports NCSI function

2 x M.2 slots:

  • M-key
  • PCIe Gen3 x4
  • Supports 2242/2260/2280 cards

Internal I/O

1 x TPM header

Front I/O

2 x USB 3.0 1 x Power button with LED 1 x ID button with LED 1 x Reset button 2 x LAN activity LEDs 1 x System status LED

Rear I/O

3 x USB 3.0 1 x VGA 1 x COM_1 2 x RJ45 1 x MLAN 1 x ID button with LED

Backplane I/O

Speed and bandwidth: Front side - CBPD4O0: SATA 6Gb/s or SAS 12Gb/s Rear side - CBPD0C0: SATA 6Gb/s or SAS 12Gb/s Rear side - CBP2021: SATA 6Gb/s Rear side - COBPU43: PCIe Gen3 x4 or SATA 6Gb/s

TPM

1 x TPM header with SPI interface

  • Optional TPM2.0 kit: CTM010

Power supply

1+1 1200W 80 PLUS Platinum redundant power supplies (-A00)

AC Input:

  • 100-127V~/ 12.47A, 47-63Hz
  • 200-240V~/ 7.08A, 47-63Hz

DC Input: (Only for China)

  • 240Vdc/ 7A

DC Output:

  • Max 1000W/ 100-127V~ +12V/ 82A +12Vsb/ 2A
  • Max 1200W/ 200-240V~ or 240Vdc Input +12V/ 98A +12Vsb/ 2A

1+1 1300W redundant 80 PLUS Platinum power supplies (-A01)

AC Input:

  • 100-240V~/ 12-7A, 50-60Hz
  • 200-240V~/ 8A, 50-60Hz

DC Input: (Only for China)

  • 240Vdc/ 6.5A

DC Output:

  • Max 1000W/ 100-240V~ +12V/ 80.5A +12Vsb/ 3A
  • Max 1300W/ 200-240V~ or 240Vdc Input +12V/ 105.4A +12Vsb/ 3A

System management

Aspeed® AST2500 Baseboard Management Controller GIGABYTE Management Console web interface

Dashboard JAVA Based Serial Over LAN HTML5 KVM Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.) Sensor Reading History Data FRU Information SEL Log in Linear Storage/Circular Storage Policy Hardware Inventory Fan Profile System Firewall Power Consumption Power Control LDAP / AD / RADIUS Support Backup & Restore Configuration Remote BIOS/BMC/CPLD Update Event Log Filter User Management Media Redirection Settings PAM Order Settings SSL Settings SMTP Settings

OS compatibility

Proxmox Backup Server v.2.x.

Citrix Hypervisor 8.2.0 or later

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 or later Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 or later

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 or later SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 or later

Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS or later Ubuntu 20.04 LTS or later Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or later

VMware ESXi 6.7 Update3 P03 or later VMware ESXi 7.0 Update1 or later VMware ESXi 8.0 or later

Windows Server 2016 (X2APIC/256T not supported) Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2022

System fans

8 x 80x80x38mm (16,300rpm)

Operating properties

Operating temperature: 10°C to 35°C Operating humidity: 8-80% (non-condensing) Non-operating temperature: -40°C to 60°C Non-operating humidity: 20%-95% (non-condensing)

Packaging dimensions

Net Weight: 30.18 kg Gross Weight: 53.7 kg

843 x 610 x 290 mm

Packaging content

1 x S452-Z30 1 x CPU heatsink 1 x 3-Section Rail kit

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