AIC SB101-A6 1U 4-Bay Storage Server With Dual 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable Processors Up to 12TB

AIC Inc. announced a storage server that supports the recently 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor (code name Ice Lake).

The company has a range of product families, including server systems and motherboards, based on the Xeon Scalable processor family. SB101-A6 is the latest model added to the portfolio.

SB101-A6 rear

It is a 1U rackmount server with four 3.5″ external hot-swappable drive trays. It supports dual 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, two 2.5″ internal drive trays for OS, one M.2 and three PCIe Gen4 x16 add-in cards. With 32 DIMM slots, the system has up to 12TB memory capacity. The four 3.5″ front-access tool-less trays are also compatible with 2.5″ drives, providing flexible combinations for customers to use either 3.5″drives and/or 2.5″drives to meet storage requirements. With tool-less mechanism design, SB101-A6 is developed to save operators amount of maintenance time and effort, which is crucial when cloud data center deployments are in massive scales.

SB101-A6 open

Combined with cloud optimized 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, the SB101-A6 is engineered for the demanding requirements of cloud workloads and supports a range of XaaS applications. The processors include Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX) which provides improved confidentiality and integrity of customer data and codes while it’s processed in the multi-tenant public cloud. By taking advantage of the balanced architecture with built-in acceleration and advanced security capabilities offered by the 3rd GenXeon Scalable processors, SB101-A6 is a for enterprises, virtualization and cloud workloads.

“I am proud to announce the launch of SB101-A6. During the Covid-19 pandemic, we saw a significant increased demand from cloud service providers and data center customers,” said Michael Liang, CEO and president. “SB101-A6 is well-suited to the requirements of cloud workloads by combining the product’s high flexibility and serviceability features with Intel’s advanced processor technologies.“

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