SuperServer SYS-E300-9D-8CN8TP
Compact edge and network appliance for firewalls, SD-WAN and small virtualization with 2x 10G SFP+, 2x 10GBase-T and 4x 1GbE.
The SuperServer SYS-E300-9D-8CN8TP is a previous-generation model, still supported and widely deployed. Compact edge and network appliance for firewalls, SD-WAN and small virtualization with 2x 10G SFP+, 2x 10GBase-T and 4x 1GbE.
Platform facts
| Vendor | Supermicro |
|---|---|
| Generation | X11 |
| Family | Edge |
| Form factor | 1U short-depth compact |
| Sockets | 1 |
| CPU | Intel Xeon D-2146NT (8-core) |
| DIMM slots | 4 |
| Memory | DDR4 RDIMM / LRDIMM, up to 512 GB |
| Storage | Internal 2.5-inch SATA, M.2 NVMe/SATA |
| RAID | Onboard Intel SATA RAID (software) |
| Management | ASPEED AST2500 BMC, IPMI 2.0 |
| Motherboard | X11SDV-8C-TP8F |
| Released | 2018 |
| Status | previous |
Field notes
Very popular pfSense/OPNsense and VMware edge box. The small fan is loud and is the usual failure item; some owners swap in a quieter fan. QAT crypto acceleration is on-chip. Firmware via BMC or SUM. Supported on ESXi 7/8 and current Linux.
Successor: SuperServer SYS-110D-8C-FRAN8TP.
What we do with the SuperServer SYS-E300-9D-8CN8TP
- Build-to-order Supermicro systems for storage, GPU, virtualization and edge
- Motherboard-level configuration: BIOS, BMC, memory population, PCIe bifurcation
- Firmware management with SUM and the BMC
- Component replacement and troubleshooting on any Supermicro generation
- OS and hypervisor installs including TrueNAS, Proxmox and Kubernetes nodes
- Rack integration and burn-in before deployment
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Frequently asked questions
Why choose Supermicro over Dell or Lenovo?
Price per performance, unusual form factors (GPU, storage-dense, multi-node, edge) and flexibility. The trade-off is less hand-holding from the vendor, which is where we come in.
Do Supermicro servers have remote management?
Yes. Every server-class board has a BMC with IPMI, Redfish and a web console; X13/H13 use the ASPEED AST2600 with HTML5 KVM. A licence key may be needed for BIOS updates via the BMC on older boards.
Can the SuperServer SYS-E300-9D-8CN8TP run a current operating system?
Check the field notes above. As a rule, current models are certified for Windows Server 2022/2025, ESXi 8 and RHEL 9; legacy models usually stop at Windows Server 2019 or ESXi 7 and may need Proxmox or an older Linux to stay useful.
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