By Viking Enterprise Solutions, VDS2249R 2U 24-Bay Enterprise NVMe-oF Storage Solution

Viking Enterprise Solutions, division of Sanmina Corp., announced the VDS2249R, a 2U enterprise NVMe-oF storage solution that provides performance with low latency.

VDS2249R rear

This product includes a software management interface and a design that minimizes infrastructure and cost requirements.

The design of the VDS2249R includes a high-bandwidth 2U enclosure with 24 2.5 inch NVMe drives and is offered in two configurations: 2x100GbE ports or 6x100GbE ports. The 100GbE QSFP28 network links provide NVMe-oF access to the drives without the need for a host CPU. Because the NVMe drives are shared over Ethernet, it provides performance similar to solutions with locally attached NVMe drives, delivering a combination of performance of over 15 million IO/s and latency of less than 10µs. Two fabric modules include a PCIe switch network with direct access between the NVMe drives and external 100GbE network ports.

The VDS2249R software management interface utilizes a 1GbE side band network to support an HTML interface that communicates via Redfish APIs and includes HTTPS session support. System firmware updates are also completed via REST API and the software management interface includes a gateway to all the features of the NVMe bridges and enclosure. This gateway includes configuration options, performance statistics and logs, bridge firmware updates, enclosure health monitoring, power supply, fan monitoring and alerts.

“The new Viking Enterprise Solutions NVMe-oF platform is a compact and highly efficient 2U platform that offers customers the scalable NVMe storage performance they require with minimal infrastructure costs,” said Greg McNeil, VP, product marketing.

Features of VDS2249R include:

• Full NVMe performance available over the network.

• Operation in either single or dual fabric modules for redundant failover.

• Management interface to control drive access control and provisioning.

• Hot-pluggable fabric modules, power supplies and drives.

• SFF-8639, PCIGen 3 NVMe (U.2) drive support (up to 25W per drive).

• Dual-port NVMe drive support.

• Standard chassis customization and branding available.

• Full-featured management interface that provides status and control of the enclosure, as well as the fabric.

The VDS2249R will be available in June 2021.

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