Fourteen Drives in a 430 mm Edge Server? TFNEW ZE-2101
TL;DR: TFNEW launched the ZE-2101, a capacity-dense edge rack server, on September 21, 2026. Behind its 430 mm short chassis are up to 2x 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (270 W), 16 DDR4 RDIMM slots (4 TB), 14 SATA drive interfaces and six PCIe slots — an edge node for shallow 5G rooms that stores, indexes and processes data rather than just passing traffic. Get specs and pricing: sales@tfnew.com.
Core Specifications (with Plain-Language Terms)
The ZE-2101 is a 2U rackmount server built for short-depth rooms: 430 mm deep (from front mounting rail to rear ear), which fits the 5G edge cabinets and shallow telecom rooms that full-depth servers can't enter. "Edge computing rooms" here means the small footprint machine/shelter sites where telecom RAN gear lives — space is tight and depth is the constraint. What makes the ZE-2101 notable for that form factor is capacity: up to two 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (270 W TDP, thermal design power the cooling must handle) on an Intel C621 chipset, 16 DDR4 RDIMM slots at 2933 MT/s with up to 4 TB of memory, and 14 SATA3 (6 Gbps) drive interfaces plus six PCIe expansion slots. Four high-performance fans and redundant 550–1600 W power supplies (matched to actual draw) keep it within a 5°C–35°C operating envelope.
Specs at a Glance
| Item | ZE-2101 Value |
|---|---|
| Form factor | 2U rackmount, 88 H × 437.2 W × 430 D mm |
| Processor | Up to 2x 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable, up to 270 W, Intel C621 |
| Memory | 16x DDR4 RDIMM slots, 2933 MT/s, up to 4 TB |
| Storage | 14x SATA3 (6 Gbps) interfaces |
| Expansion | 6x PCIe slots |
| Networking | 2x 1GbE RJ45 data ports |
| Power | Redundant 550 W / 800 W / 1300 W / 1600 W options |
| Environment | 5°C–35°C operating range |
Why a Short-Depth Box With Capacity, Not Just Uplinks
Most edge nodes are thin: pass traffic, run one app, report home. But edge rooms are filling with data-heavy jobs — local video storage, sensor and log collection, regional databases, content caching — that need drives and memory, not just a faster uplink. The ZE-2101 is that kind of node: it fits the same 430 mm shelf as a lightweight gateway, yet carries 14 SATA interfaces and up to 4 TB of DDR4. For operators, that means one shallow-rack SKU that can hold a week of edge data locally instead of shipping it all back to the core.
Where It Fits
- 5G edge rooms and shelters: capacity-dense node inside the 430 mm depth budget of telecom cabinets
- Regional data collection: 14-drive retention layer for sensors, cameras and IoT streams before core aggregation
- Edge databases and caching: 4 TB DDR4 for local databases at hospitals, campuses and plants
- Compliance and sovereign sites: local-only storage at sites that must keep data on premises
Why the Numbers Matter
- 14x SATA3 interfaces: edge-local storage density unusual in a short-deep 2U chassis
- 4 TB DDR4 RDIMM: resident working set for regional databases and analytics
- 430 mm depth: enters shallow telecom rooms and 5G cabinets full-depth servers cannot
- 270 W dual Xeon: CPU headroom for on-site compression, indexing and inference tasks
- Redundant 550–1600 W PSUs: power options matched to actual draw, hot-side serviceable
What TF NEW Says
"Edge sites keep growing data they can't afford to ship home, and the rack depth never grows with it," said a TF NEW product manager. "The ZE-2101 answers with 14 drive interfaces and up to 4 TB of memory inside a 430 mm chassis — a real capacity node for shallow edge rooms, not another pass-through gateway."
Quality and Availability
Every ZE-2101 runs 48 hours of burn-in testing before shipping, with drive bays validated across the SATA backplane in the factory. It ships deployment-ready with documented BIOS and RAID baselines; the redundant power tiers (550 W to 1600 W) are matched to workload at configuration time.
Pricing and Availability
The ZE-2101 is available now. Pricing varies with processor, memory, storage and power configuration. Contact sales@tfnew.com or use the request-a-quote form at www.tfnew.com/contact for volume pricing and lead time.
About TF NEW
TF NEW (TF New Technology) is an enterprise AI infrastructure provider based at www.tfnew.com. It designs and delivers private AI, compute, networking, storage, cooling and edge systems as deployment-ready solutions — AI servers, AI workstations, edge AI, liquid cooling and enterprise rack servers — for AI factories, datacenters and edge projects worldwide.
Media Contact
TF NEW | sales@tfnew.com | www.tfnew.com/contact
FAQ
- What is the ZE-2101? A 2U, 430 mm deep edge rack server with dual 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable, up to 4 TB DDR4 and 14 SATA drive interfaces.
- Why is 430 mm depth important? It fits shallow 5G edge rooms and telecom cabinets where full-depth servers cannot.
- How much storage capacity? 14 SATA3 (6 Gbps) interfaces plus six PCIe expansion slots for storage controllers.
- What is it used for? Edge-local data collection, retention and processing at 5G shelters, campuses, hospitals and plants.
- What power options exist? Redundant 550 W / 800 W / 1300 W / 1600 W PSUs matched to actual power draw.