Huawei FusionServer Upgrade Guide
Maximize the performance and lifespan of your Huawei FusionServer. Every upgrade option below is verified compatible.
Verified Specifications
| Processor Options | FusionServer Pro rack family; 2288H V5: 2U, dual Intel Xeon Scalable (Cascade Lake) |
| Memory Configuration | 24x DDR4 DIMM slots (2288H V5) |
| Drive Configurations | 2288H V5: up to 28x NVMe SSD, or 20x 3.5in, or 31x 2.5in drives |
| Networking Options | 10x PCIe slots; DEMT energy management, FDM fault diagnosis |
| Specification Source | Huawei official documentation (verified 2026-07-02) |
Frequently Asked Questions
Upgrade Networking
Stepping up from 1GbE to 10GbE or 25GbE eliminates network bottlenecks for VM migration, iSCSI storage traffic, and backup windows. Most modern workloads benefit from at least 10GbE.
02310YKD Huawei SM231 2X10GE Optical Network Card (BC1M01FXEB)
02311TVN Huawei GPU Tesla T4 16GB Inference Card
02312BAH Huawei TPM 2.0 Trusted Platform Module
02312NCL Huawei IN300 2X100GE Smartnic Network Card
02312URV S7Y08000 8-PORT 25GE SFP28 Optical Interface Card
02312URW S7X08000 8-PORT 10GE SFP+/2-PORT 25GE SFP28 NIC Card
Upgrade Storage
Moving from spinning disk to SSD or NVMe storage provides the largest single performance improvement — often 10-50x faster I/O. Consider NVMe for boot drives and high-IOPS workloads.
02311BSG Huawei Oceanstor Bbu Battery Backup Unit Module
02312GUJ Huawei Oceanstor Dorado V6 Bbu Battery Module
0235G7AH Huawei Oceanstor Controller Enclosure Bbu Battery
03057891 Huawei Oceanstor V5 Controller Module (dual Controller)
03058560 Huawei Oceanstor Dorado V6 Controller Module
03058969 Huawei Oceanstor Dorado Smartio 4X16GB FC Module (dv6-smartio4*16fc-ml)
Upgrade Hard Drive
This category provides verified compatible upgrade paths. ICD engineers validate every part for compatibility with your specific server model and workload requirements.
02311AYV Huawei 4TB SAS 7.2K 3.5-INCH HDD
02311EAP Huawei 8TB SATA 7.2K 3.5-INCH HDD
02311HAP Huawei 600GB SAS 10K 2.5-INCH HDD (Seagate ST600MM0088)
02311HAT Huawei 600GB SAS 10K 2.5-INCH HDD (variant)
02311PGR Huawei 300GB SAS 15K 2.5-INCH HDD
02311PGT Huawei 1.2TB SAS 10K 2.5-INCH HDD
Upgrade Processors
CPU upgrades deliver more cores and higher clock speeds. If your workload is CPU-bound (compilation, analytics, HPC), upgrading from 8-core to 16+ core processors provides significant throughput improvement.
02311XGJ Huawei Intel Xeon Silver 4110 Processor
02311XGK Huawei Intel Xeon Silver 4114 Processor
02311XGM Huawei Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Processor
02311XGP Huawei Intel Xeon Gold 6130 Processor
02311YHJ Huawei Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 Processor
02312MYR Huawei Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Processor
Upgrade System Boards
This category provides verified compatible upgrade paths. ICD engineers validate every part for compatibility with your specific server model and workload requirements.
02311XDB Huawei Fusionserver 1288H V5 Server System
02312BDU Huawei Fusionserver 2288H V5 Server System
BC11HGSA Huawei Mainboard for Fusionserver RH2288H V3
BC11HGSB Huawei Mainboard for Fusionserver RH2288H V3 (variant B)
BC82BMBA Huawei Mainboard for Fusionserver 2288H V5
BC82BMBB Huawei Mainboard for Fusionserver 1288H V5
Upgrade Memory
Memory is the most impactful upgrade for virtualization and database workloads. Upgrading from 64GB to 128GB or 256GB can dramatically improve VM density and application response times.
06200121 16GB DDR3-1600 RDIMM PC3-12800R Dual Rank X4 Server Memory
06200176 16GB DDR4-2133 PC4-17000P 2RX4 RDIMM ECC Server Memory
06200213 Huawei N24DDR402 DDR4 RDIMM 16GB 2400MHZ ECC Memory
06200214 Huawei N24DDR403 DDR4 RDIMM 32GB 2400MHZ ECC Memory
06200224 32GB DDR4-2400MHZ ECC RDIMM N24DDR405 Server Memory
06200235 128GB DDR4-2400MHZ ECC Registered Server Memory
Upgrade RAID / HBA
This category provides verified compatible upgrade paths. ICD engineers validate every part for compatibility with your specific server model and workload requirements.
02310UUB SR430C SAS/SATA RAID Card BC1M05ESMQ with Supercap
02311QWC Huawei SR430C-M 1GB RAID Controller Card (BC61ESMLB)
02311YMJ Huawei SR430C RAID Controller for Fusionserver V5
02312BEC SR230-M AVAGO3004 M.2 RAID PCIe Card Supporting RAID0/1/JBOD
02312BNY Huawei SR450C RAID Controller for Fusionserver V5
AC6508 Huawei Wireless Access Controller
Upgrade Wireless
This category provides verified compatible upgrade paths. ICD engineers validate every part for compatibility with your specific server model and workload requirements.
02312HGY-SC Huawei Supercapacitor Module for RAID Controller
BC1M05SUPCA Huawei Supercapacitor for SR430C/SR450C RAID
BC82SCCA Huawei Supercapacitor Module for RAID Controller
Upgrade Riser
This category provides verified compatible upgrade paths. ICD engineers validate every part for compatibility with your specific server model and workload requirements.
02312BSS Huawei OSN010N24 NVMe Backplane Module
02312HDD-BP-24 Huawei 24-BAY 2.5-INCH SAS Backplane for Fusionserver V6
02312NVMe-BP Huawei NVMe SSD Backplane for Fusionserver 2288H V6
02312TWR Huawei PCIe Riser Module for Fusionserver 2288H V6
02312WHT Huawei PCIe Riser Module B for Fusionserver V6
BC11PERH Huawei 2-SLOT PCIe Riser Card for Fusionserver RH2288 V3
Upgrade Power & Cooling
This category provides verified compatible upgrade paths. ICD engineers validate every part for compatibility with your specific server model and workload requirements.
02311RVB Huawei Fan Module for Fusionserver RH2288H V3
02311TBR Huawei Fan Module for Fusionserver 2288H V5 (variant)
02312FAN-OS Huawei Oceanstor Dorado V6 Fan Module
02313BSS Huawei Fan Module for Fusionserver 5288 V5
BC82FANA Huawei Fan Module for Fusionserver 2288H V5
BC82FANB Huawei Fan Module for Fusionserver 1288H V5
Upgrade SSD
This category provides verified compatible upgrade paths. ICD engineers validate every part for compatibility with your specific server model and workload requirements.
02312BLQ Huawei BC1M02M2FRU M.2 SATA SSD 32GB Boot Drive
02312DCT Huawei 960GB SATA SSD 2.5-INCH
02312FRC Huawei 960GB SAS SSD 2.5-INCH (3500S Series)
02312GQS Huawei 240GB SATA SSD 2.5-INCH
02312GQT Huawei 480GB SATA SSD 2.5-INCH
02312GQU Huawei Oceanstor 960GB SAS SSD 2.5-INCH for Storage
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