eRacks/AILSA — Affordable High-RAM AI Server

The eRacks/AILSA is a 2U rackmount AI server engineered for startups, researchers, and developers who want local-first AI computing without the extreme costs of datacenter-class GPU systems.

With massive RAM capacity and support for up to 3 low-profile, high-RAM GPUs, eRacks/AILSA is an affordable, compact, and powerful platform for running open-source AI frameworks, LLMs, and vector databases — all on your own hardware.

Although our naming convention for our AI servers is based on Celtic / Gaeilic names starting with AI, if you really want an acronym, here it is:

Affordable Innovative Local Server for Artificial Intelligence :-D

Key Specifications

• Form Factor: 2U rackmount chassis

• CPU: AMD Ryzen CPU

• Memory: Up to 512GB DDR5 RAM - ECC Available

• GPU Support: Up to 3 low-profile high-RAM GPUs (Intel / NVIDIA)

• Storage: Flexible NVMe + SATA SSD/HDD options

• Networking: Standard dual 1/10GbE, upgradeable to 25/40GbE

• Expansion: Multiple PCIe slots (balanced for GPUs and NICs)

• Cooling & Power:  Quiet and efficient airflow for smaller deployments - Redundant PSU Available by quote

Why Choose eRacks/AILSA?

• 💡 Compact & Affordable
  2U chassis with up to 3 GPUs and 1TB RAM — powerful AI without the rack footprint or budget hit of bigger systems.

• 🧠 RAM-Optimized
  Easily handle 13B parameter models (and beyond) for inference, fine-tuning, and RAG pipelines.

• 🎮 GPU Flexibility
  Use readily available low-profile, high-RAM GPUs for cost-effective acceleration.

• 🔓 Open-Source First
  Ships ready for PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, Ollama, LangChain, and Milvus.

• 🏢 Production-Ready
  Hot-swap drives, redundant power, and ECC memory for reliability in labs or small enterprises.

Ideal Use Cases

• Small teams running up to 70B LLMs locally

• Private AI chatbots, copilots, and assistants

• Entry-level RAG / vector database hosting

• Secure, on-prem fine-tuning of smaller models

• Development platform for AI / ML startups and research labs

Customization & Services

As with all eRacks servers, AILSA is fully customizable. Options include:

• GPU selection (NVIDIA RTX, AMD Instinct, or pro-grade COTS cards)

• Optimized RAM/storage balance for your workload

• Pre-installed Linux + AI frameworks

• Optional consulting and integration services

📞 Contact us today to configure your eRacks/AILSA and start building local-first AI affordably.

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