Supermicro SYS-6018R-TDW
Server · 1U Rack
Lifecycle
- Released
- 2014-09-01
- General Availability
- 2015-01-01
- End of Sale
- 2019-06-01
- End of Support
- 2022-06-01
- End of Service Life
- 2027-06-01
EOL
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Failure Outlook
Age: 10.5 years
Failure likelihood: 72%
Likely to fail (most → least)
- PSU capacitors (single non-redundant 600W unit; no failover)
- SATA backplane electrolytic caps
- ASPEED AST2400 BMC NVRAM / battery-backed RTC
- System fans (4x high-RPM blowers at 10+ year service life)
- CMOS battery on X10DDW-i motherboard
Indicative TPM Pricing
Indicative — not a quote.
| SLA tier | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 9×5 NBD | $400 – $700 | $33 – $58 |
| 24×7 NBD | $520 – $910 | $43 – $76 |
| 24×7×4 onsite + parts | $720 – $1,400 | $60 – $117 |
| 24×7×4 remote only | $360 – $980 | $30 – $82 |
Pricing confidence: ●●○○○
Monthly = annual ÷ 12. Real TPM monthly billing is typically ~5–10% higher than this — use annual for accurate budgeting.
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Security Advisories (0)
No advisories on file.
Security Context
Post-lifecycle security posture — buyer education, not a service pitch. See Why past-EOSL hardware becomes a CVE liability for the honest map.
- Patch availability
- ● End of vendor updates (no patches or advisories)
- Last firmware
- 2019-12-16
The SYS-6018R-TDW is based on the X10DDW-i motherboard with an ASPEED AST2400 BMC; as an end-of-life X10-generation platform, Supermicro's coordinated PSIRT coverage has effectively concluded and the last confirmed BIOS release (3.2) dates to December 2019. Unpatched Intel CPU microcode vulnerabilities (e.g., speculative-execution classes) and BMC firmware gaps represent the primary residual risks, which can be substantially mitigated through strict out-of-band network segmentation, disabling unused BMC services, and applying OS-level microcode updates. Many compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST SP 800-53, PCI DSS) explicitly permit continued operation of EOL hardware when compensating controls are documented and formally risk-accepted by an authorized approver. Organizations should weigh the cost of continued operation against migration to a current-generation platform, particularly where the workload handles sensitive data or sits on a network segment reachable from untrusted hosts.
Compensating controls that still work
- Isolate IPMI/BMC dedicated LAN port to a separate out-of-band management VLAN with strict ACLs; never bridge it to production networks.
- Restrict IPMI access to a hardened jump host requiring MFA; disable default ADMIN credentials and enforce strong password policy.
- Disable unused BMC features (virtual media, remote KVM) when not actively needed to reduce the IPMI attack surface.
- Apply Intel CPU microcode updates via OS-level tooling (intel-microcode package) where BIOS updates are no longer issued by the OEM.
- Subscribe to Supermicro Security Center advisories and Intel PSIRT feeds; document and formally accept residual risk for any unpatched CVEs as part of your change-management process.
- Consider network micro-segmentation and host-based firewall rules to limit lateral movement if a BMC compromise occurs.
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Parts Market
Whole unit: $150 – $600
Common parts
- 3.5" HDD caddy tray — $12
- Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 — $25
- Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 — $60
- 600W PSU (PWS-605P-1H) — $60
- System fan (FAN-0086L4) — $18
- DIMM 16GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM — $20
- DIMM 32GB DDR4 ECC LRDIMM — $35
Find parts for this unit
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Modern Replacements
Direct successor: Supermicro SYS-6019P-WTR (2018) — X11 WIO 1U drop-in rack successor; LGA3647 Xeon Scalable (Skylake/Cascade Lake), redundant 600W PSU, same 4x3.5" bay layout
Current generation: Supermicro SYS-621C-TN12R (2022) — X13 2U CloudDC; 4th Gen Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids), DDR5, PCIe 5.0, NVMe-native — nearest functional current-gen equivalent for dual-socket 1U-class workloads
Power / Rack
Idle: 120W · Typical: 280W · Max PSU: 600W
1U
Standard Bill of Materials (at GA)
The SYS-6018R-TDW ships as a barebone 1U rackmount server built on the SC815TQ-600WB chassis and the X10DDW-i WIO motherboard. The base configuration includes the motherboard with dual LGA2011-v3 (Socket R3) sockets supporting Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 processors at launch (v4 Broadwell-EP added via BIOS update), 16 DDR4 DIMM slots supporting up to 2TB ECC 3DS LRDIMM at DDR4-2400, a single non-redundant 600W Platinum-efficiency power supply, four 3.5-inch hot-swap SATA3 drive bays with backplane, dual Intel i350 1GbE LAN on the rear panel, one dedicated IPMI LAN port (ASPEED AST2400 BMC), two PCIe 3.0 x16 FHHL riser slots and one PCIe 3.0 x8 low-profile slot, two SuperDOM ports, and front-panel USB 3.0/2.0 plus rear VGA. No CPUs, DIMMs, or drives are included in the barebone SKU; rail kit is sold separately.
| Component | Description | Part # | Qty | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chassis | SC815TQ-600WB 1U WIO chassis with 4x 3.5" hot-swap SATA3 bays and single 600W Platinum PSU | CSE-815TQ-600WB |
1 | Non-redundant PSU; system must be powered off for PSU replacement |
| Motherboard | X10DDW-i WIO dual-socket LGA2011-v3, Intel C612 chipset, 16x DDR4 DIMM, ASPEED AST2400 BMC | MBD-X10DDW-I-O |
1 | Supports Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 (Haswell-EP) and v4 (Broadwell-EP) with BIOS 3.x |
| PSU | 600W 80 PLUS Platinum high-efficiency power supply | PWS-605P-1H |
1 | Single non-redundant; Gold/Titanium variants not supported in this chassis |
| CPU | Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3/v4 (LGA2011-v3); no CPU included in barebone | — |
2 | Up to 22-core Broadwell-EP (E5-2699 v4, 145W TDP); heatsinks sold separately (SNK-P0047P) |
| RAM | DDR4 ECC RDIMM/LRDIMM 288-pin; no DIMMs included in barebone | — |
16 | 16 DIMM slots (8 per CPU); up to 128GB RDIMM or 2TB 3DS LRDIMM total |
| NIC | Intel i350 Dual-Port 1GbE LAN (onboard) | — |
1 | Integrated on X10DDW-i motherboard; additional NICs via PCIe slots |
| Management | IPMI 2.0 + KVM with dedicated 1GbE LAN (ASPEED AST2400 BMC, onboard) | — |
1 | Dedicated IPMI LAN port on rear I/O; supports SMASH, DCMI, IKVM |
| SATA Backplane | 4-port 3.5" SATA3 hot-swap backplane | BPN-SAS-815TQ |
1 | Supports SATA3 6Gbps; no SAS expander in this variant |
| SuperDOM | SuperDOM (Disk on Module) SATA DOM ports | — |
2 | For bootable OS flash modules; DOM modules sold separately |
| Riser Card | WIO riser: 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (left) + 1x PCIe 3.0 x8 LP (right) | RSC-W2-66G4 |
1 | Full-height half-length x16 slot and low-profile x8 slot; required for PCIe add-in cards |
| Rail Kit | 1U rackmount sliding rail kit | MCP-290-00057-0N |
1 | Sold separately; not included in barebone SYS- SKU |
BOM reflects the standard barebone base configuration at GA. No CPUs, DIMMs, drives, or OS media are included. The SYS-6018R-TDW is sold as a barebone chassis+motherboard+PSU kit; all compute and storage components must be specified separately. Vendor part numbers for optional/CPU/RAM components are null as they vary by configuration. Service-parts numbers may have been superseded; always cross-reference with Supermicro's spare-parts portal and the MNL-1682 user manual before ordering.
BOM is AI-synthesized from public datasheets. Cross-reference with the vendor's spare-parts portal before ordering.
Firmware
- BIOS:
3.2 - BMC/IPMI:
03.88