Intel SR2600URLXR Server Barebone System — 2U Rack-Mount Dual Xeon Powerhouse

The Intel Server System SR2600URLXR Barebone System is engineered for demanding data center workloads, virtualized environments, and high-bandwidth video serving. Built in a compact 2U rack-mount chassis, this barebone combines robust reliability with expansive scalability. It offers five expansion slots, six 3.5" drive bays, and redundant cooling to meet the rigorous performance, security, and availability requirements of modern enterprise deployments. Whether you’re building a virtualized infrastructure, a media server for multi-channel streaming, or a dense compute node for data analytics, the SR2600URLXR provides a stable foundation that can grow with your workloads while keeping operational complexity to a minimum.

• Dual-socket performance for scalable compute: Equipped to host two Intel Xeon processors in Socket B LGA-1366, the SR2600URLXR delivers the compute density needed for virtualization, large databases, and multi-stream media processing. This dual-processor configuration enables aggressive parallel processing, faster task completion, and improved workload isolation across virtual machines.
• Flexible storage with six 3.5" drive bays: The built-in drive bay array supports ample local storage for data-rich applications. With six 3.5" bays, you can design configurations that prioritize throughput for streaming, backups, and data-heavy workloads, while maintaining a clean, centralized storage footprint in your data center rack.
• Five expansion slots for growth: The five expansion slots provide room for essential I/O acceleration, networking, and specialized adapters. This expands your capabilities without compromising the chassis form factor, allowing you to tailor the server to your exact business needs—today and tomorrow.
• Redundant cooling for mission-critical reliability: Redundant cooling is engineered to sustain peak performance under heavy workloads and to minimize thermal-related downtime. This feature is ideal for virtualization hosts, video servers, and other persistent services that require steady uptime and consistent operating temperatures.
• Designed for security and manageability in data centers: The SR2600URLXR is built with enterprise-grade resilience in mind, delivering a stable platform for mission-critical applications. Its barebone design enables you to integrate trusted security measures, secure firmware updates, and centralized management practices that align with enterprise IT policies and compliance requirements.

Technical Details of Intel SR2600URLXR

• Form factor: 2U rack-mount chassis suitable for data center racks
• Processor support: Dual Intel Xeon processors in Socket B LGA-1366
• Memory: Supports ECC DDR3 memory (exact capacity depends on motherboard configuration and installed riser/memory modules)
• Drive bays: 6 x 3.5" drive bays for flexible local storage and rapid data access
• Expansion: 5 PCIe or equivalent expansion slots to scale networking, storage, and acceleration capabilities
• Cooling: Redundant cooling design to improve reliability under sustained loads
• Chassis and footprint: 2U height with rack-mount compatibility for standard data center racks

how to install Intel SR2600URLXR

Installing the SR2600URLXR barebone involves assembling the core components into the chassis and connecting essential infrastructure to support your workloads. Begin by mounting the barebone into a compatible 19-inch rack, ensuring proper clearance for maintenance and airflow. Install the processor(s) into Socket B LGA-1366 slabs according to Intel’s guidelines, apply the appropriate thermal interface material, and secure the heatsinks. Add ECC DDR3 memory modules in accordance with the motherboard’s DIMM population rules to optimize reliability and performance. Then install the required 3.5" hard drives into the drive bays, applying any necessary cable management to keep airflow unobstructed and to simplify future maintenance. Attach the power and data cables for drives, board connections, and expansion cards, ensuring cables are neatly routed and clipped to avoid interference with fans or hot air. After the drives and memory are secured, install any PCIe expansion cards or NICs into the five expansion slots to achieve the desired networking and acceleration capabilities. Confirm that the cooling fans are connected and functioning, and power on the system to verify POST (Power-On Self-Test). In a data-center environment, configure management settings, firmware, and any remote management interfaces according to organizational policies. Finally, install the operating system and drivers, and tune bios/firmware settings for optimal virtualization or storage performance. This process creates a stable foundation for virtualization platforms, video servers, and other enterprise workloads that demand reliability and scalable performance.

Frequently asked questions

• What is the Intel SR2600URLXR? This is a 2U rack-mount server barebone system designed for high-end data center workloads, supporting dual Intel Xeon processors in Socket B LGA-1366, with five expansion slots and six 3.5" drive bays for flexible storage and expansion.
• What workloads is it best suited for? It excels in virtualization environments, large-scale media serving, database and analytics tasks, and other enterprise applications that require robust compute density and reliable cooling.
• Can I upgrade memory and storage easily? The system is designed to accommodate ECC DDR3 memory and multiple drives within its six-drive bay configuration, with expansion slots for networking and acceleration cards to enhance performance. Exact memory capacity depends on motherboard and configuration.
• Is this a complete server solution or a barebone? It is a barebone system intended to be customized with memory, drives, network interfaces, and software to fit your specific needs and data-center policies.
• How does redundant cooling benefit uptime? Redundant cooling helps minimize the risk of thermal-related downtime by maintaining stable temperatures even if one cooling component encounters a fault, which is critical for latency-sensitive and 24/7 workloads.