Gartner Data Center Conference: Supermicro Showcased 1U AFA System With 1PB

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI) showcased an 1U system that supports up to 1PB of all-flash NVMestorage via 32 Intel Corp.‘s EDSFF Ruler SSDs at Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations and Cloud Strategy Conference 2018.

These 1U NVMe systems allow data centers to be more density and performance optimized. These solutions provide a more thermally optimized high-density, high-performance, all-flash storage solution compared to previous all-flash storage technologies. The systems support front hot-swap accessibility to 32 EDSFF Ruler drives for up to 1PB of fast low-latency NVMe storage in 1U.

“Our Petascale line of all-flash NVMe 1U storage servers support next-generation flash technology with the highest storage bandwidth, best IO/s performance, NVMe over Fabrics support and ease of maintenance,” said Charles Liang, president and CEO, Supermicro. “With systems supporting U.2, Intel Ruler, Samsung NF1, and EDSFF form factor SSDs, Supermicro offers unprecedented flexibility and choice for high-capacity networked storage applications that require the best latency performance. These systems provide a real time-to-value advantage for data centers running data-intensive workloads.“

The 1U all-NVMe storage server and JBOF disaggregate storage into shared pools that are becoming the preferred hardware infrastructure for demanding big data analytics applications such as autonomous driving and real-time financial fraud detection. Up to eight hosts can be directly connected to the 1U pooled NVMe torage.

Alternatively, for customers who want to deploy an NVMe over Fabrics (NVMeoF) solution, hundreds of hosts can be connected to the pooled high-performance NVMe storage over Ethernet. The company’s 1U all-NVMe storage servers and JBOF solutions help maximize performance storage resource utilization and reduce the data center footprint resulting in lower TCO.

The JBOF comes standard with redundant hot-swap cooling fans and power supplies for increased serviceability and redundancy. For accessibility, the solution supports remote system on/off and system management as well as remote power cycling for each individual drive.

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