The FWA8800 1U rackmount network appliance. Source: IBASEIBASE Technology Inc. has introduced what it claims is the first network appliance based on AMD’s EPYC Embedded 3000 Series processors.

The FWA8800 1U rackmount appliance houses the IBASE MBN806 motherboard that is powered by a 1.5GHz eight core EPYC embedded 3201 system-on-chip, supporting up to 64GB UDIMM or 128GB RDIMM DDR memory, with a frequency of 2667MHz in ECC or non ECC version.

The FWA8800 uses the Intel I210-AT Ethernet controller and two NIC modules to accommodate two IBN cards for up to 16 gigabit Ethernet ports. Expansion and connectivity options include a PCIe slot for standard PCIe cards, 2 SATA III ports, 2 USB 2.0 ports and a M.2 slot with PCIe and SATA signals