Inspur EIS800E Half-Width Edge Server Review

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Inspur EIS800E Half-Width Edge Server Internal Overview

Inside the system, we can see the front portion which is the base for a number of different configurations including fanless embedded designs, and the rear expansion module that we discussed in the external hardware overview.

Inspur EIS800 Side View Without Top
Inspur EIS800 Side View Without Top

The front of the system is where the primary functions are located including the CPU, memory, primary storage, management, wireless options, and more.

Inspur EIS800 Top Without Cover
Inspur EIS800 Top Without Cover

The Intel Atom C3758R is housed on a COMe module with two SODIMM slots.

Inspur EIS800 Intel Atom C3758R COM Module With SODIMMs
Inspur EIS800 Intel Atom C3758R COM Module With SODIMMs

Here is the module out of the system.

Inspur EIS800 Intel Atom C3758R COM Module
Inspur EIS800 Intel Atom C3758R COM Module

Here is a look at the system without the module installed. One can see the two headers for the module on the main motherboard.

Inspur EIS800 COMe Module Connectors
Inspur EIS800 COMe Module Connectors

Out-of-band management is provided by a SODIMM-like module that houses the ASPEED BMC. That replaceable module also makes it easy to remove the out-of-band management features or to use a different management module.

Inspur EIS800 ASPEED BMC Module
Inspur EIS800 ASPEED BMC Module

Next to the COM module with the Intel Atom CPU, one can see the two M.2 storage slots.

Inspur EIS800 Internal With M.2 SSDs Removed
Inspur EIS800 Internal With M.2 SSDs Removed

The M.2 SSDs have fairly elaborate heatsink and retention mechanisms. These can apparently also house M.2 AI accelerators for edge applications.

Inspur EIS800 M2 Heatsink
Inspur EIS800 M2 Heatsink

Something else you may have noticed from our overview is that there are a number of slots available for various wireless options.

Inspur EIS800 Top Without Cover
Inspur EIS800 Top Without Cover

Overall, this is a fairly interesting package. Here is the system’s topology:

Inspur EIS800E Lstopo
Inspur EIS800E Lstopo

Something you may notice here is that there is a 64GB eMMC storage device available. This is a platform that can use M.2 for primary storage and eMMC for boot as well.

Let us next cover management and performance quickly.

3 COMMENTS

  1. Huawei is a Chinese company, and was kinda obliterated by the US government, what about Lenovo and Inspur?

    Would they follow the same fate as Huawei?

  2. I don’t get it. Anyone buying servers new is getting a quote since you don’t buy them on a website and order. I think they’ve said that’s why they don’t put prices in the server reviews

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