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CG2300 Carrier Grade Server

Compact 2U, 20-Inch Deep Carrier Grade Rackmount Server Designed To Meet NEBS-3 Certification

  • Dual Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 v3/v4 18-Core Series (36C, 72T per 2S E5 system)
  • 16 slot, 8 channel support of DDR4 RDIMM/LRDIMM;
  • Supports 2048GB maximum (with 128GB DIMM)
  • Optimized for PCI-E IO card implementation with PCI-E riser and LP card support;
  • Hot-Swap 2.5” SAS HDDs / SATA SSDs
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Product Information

Featuring a ‘dual-socket’ approach with the Intel Xeon 18-core E5-2600 v3/v4 Processors Family, this Kontron server combines high memory, flexible I/O and storage options, and dual redundant AC or DC power options into a compact 2U, 20-inch deep form factor. The Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3/v4 product family is designed to meet the modern and future needs of compute, storage, and networking, and features accelerated performance with Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (Intel® AVX2) across a broad set of data center workloads, built-in intelligent power management capabilities that improve energy efficiency and frequency optimization, and advanced measurement and telemetry features that maximize operational efficiency through virtualization and data center orchestration.

Dual 18-Core Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3/v4 Processor Series

The Kontron CG2300 carrier grade communication rack mount server supports Dual Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 v3/v4 18-Core Series (36C, 72T per 2S E5 system).

Telecom, network and broadcast equipment vendors seeking new high performance system level designs will appreciate the boost in dual-socket, 18-core processing power, complemented by an optimized I/O and storage feature set, with either dual redundant AC or DC power options.

This 20” deep ruggedized server is built to meet NEBS level-3 compliance and is backed by an extended lifecycle.

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Datasheet

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CG2300-Datasheet

1.45 MB | March 26, 2026

Manuals

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General Safety Instruction

628.88 KB | March 26, 2026

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CG2300 System Technical Product Specification

4.3 MB | March 26, 2026

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CG2300 Installation and Maintenance Guide

16.23 MB | March 26, 2026

Technical Specification

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Tech Specs Rack Mount Servers

1.2 MB | March 26, 2026

BIOS

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CG2300 BIOS Recovery

625.98 KB | March 26, 2026

*** BIOS Recovery Procedure *** In the unlikely event the BIOS is corrupted, leaving the system in an unbootable state, it may be necessary to perform the following recovery procedure found in the downloadable BIOS Recovery Procedure.

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CG2300 ~Current Release~

24.29 MB | March 26, 2026

SUP12a - This software update package includes the following system firmwares: ~UPDATED~ Jan. 24 2022

- BIOS 01.01.1029
- ME 03.01.03.072
- BMC 01.61.12390
- FRUSDR 1.07K / 5.04P

Please read the CG2300_SUP0x_Update_Instructions.txt carefully prior to updating the firmware on your system.

IMPORTANT: Do not power off or reset the system while the update is in progress. Do not interrupt the BIOS POST during the first system reboot.

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CG2300 ~Previous Release~

22.37 MB | March 26, 2026

SUP11 - This software update package includes the following system firmwares: ~UPDATED~ Apr. 10 2019

- BIOS 01.01.0028
- ME 03.01.03.051
- BMC 01.56.11315
- FRUSDR 1.06K / 5.03P

Please read the CG2300_SUP0x_Update_Instructions.txt carefully prior to updating the firmware on your system.

IMPORTANT: Do not power off or reset the system while the update is in progress. Do not interrupt the BIOS POST during the first system reboot.

Driver

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Intel LSISAS3008 RAID FW Update

41.88 MB | March 26, 2026

Flash package = v24.10.0-0020

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SAS Hardware RAID Driver for Linux

0 B | March 26, 2026

SAS hardware RAID driver(Linux OS)
**Please note that this might not be the latest and greatest driver version available.
A more recent version may be available at : https://downloadcenter.intel.com/

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MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation user guide

3.3 MB | March 26, 2026

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Step By step to install MegaRAID driver on CG2300

159.16 KB | March 26, 2026

Service

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Kontron Services Brochure

8.9 MB | March 26, 2026

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CG2300 Configuration Guide

1.6 MB | March 26, 2026

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Intel® Server Board S2600CW Family

6.81 MB | March 26, 2026

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THOL - Tested Hardware and Operating System List

126.76 KB | March 26, 2026

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Kontron Deployment Assistant (KDA) image for SD media

1.68 GB | March 26, 2026

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How To Generate Bootable SD Card or USB Stick from ISO

621.84 KB | March 26, 2026

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Intel Remote Management Module 4 (RMM4) User Guide

9.6 MB | March 26, 2026

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EMC Electro Magnetic Compliancy[Emissions], AC

2.41 MB | March 26, 2026

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EMC Electro Magnetic Compliancy[EN 300 386], AC

2.79 MB | March 26, 2026

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EMC Electro Magnetic Compliancy[Immunity], AC

2.26 MB | March 26, 2026

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EMC Electro Magnetic Compliancy[Emissions], DC

1.9 MB | March 26, 2026

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EMC Electro Magnetic Compliancy[EN 300 386], DC

2.6 MB | March 26, 2026

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EMC Electro Magnetic Compliancy[Immunity], DC

1.65 MB | March 26, 2026

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KCC Korea Certificate

788.5 KB | March 26, 2026

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CoC Certificate of Conformity

148.24 KB | March 26, 2026

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SNMP Sub-Agent Stand-alone Intel Server Management Utility

244.91 KB | March 26, 2026

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CG2300 Power Budget Tool

167.92 KB | March 26, 2026

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