Up to 14 Blade Servers per 6U Enclosure with maximum memory,
NVMe, and Battery Backup Power (BBP), 25G (100G) Ethernet Switch
for enterprise, cloud and data center applications
SAN JOSE, California,
Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a
global leader in enterprise computing, storage, and networking
solutions and green computing technology, today announced the
availability of its new 6U SuperBlade® solutions designed to
support the latest generation processors as well as future
generation processors.
The new SuperBlade® system combines compute, networking, and
storage into a 6U enclosure with either 10 or 14 blade servers, up
to 28 U.2 NVMe or 42 SAS SSDs, and up to four 25G/10G Ethernet
switches with support for 50G and 100G networking solutions
coming. The blade servers support Intel® Xeon® Scalable
processors (up to 205 watts) with 24 DIMM slots (2-socket blade)
and 12 DIMM slots (1-socket blade), maximizing performance and
efficiency. In addition, the servers support M.2 NVMe, Intel
Optane™ and Apache Pass. The enclosures use the same Ethernet
switches, chassis management modules, and software as 8U/4U
SuperBlade and 6U/3U MicroBlade systems for improved reliability,
serviceability, and affordability.
"Our new 6U SuperBlade design builds upon the success of our
8U/4U SuperBlade®, which was launched earlier this year," said
Charles Liang, President and CEO of
Supermicro. "With up to 14 Intel® Xeon® Scalable
Processor-based blade servers with maximum memory, NVMe, BBP, and
25G Ethernet switch support, our enterprise, cloud and data center
customers can benefit from this high-performance and high-density
solution. The disaggregated architecture unlocks the
interdependence between the major server subsystems enabling the
independent upgrade of the CPU and Memory, I/O, Storage as well as
Power and Cooling. Now each component can be refreshed
on-time to maximize Moore's Law improvements in performance and
efficiency instead of waiting for a single monolithic server
refresh cycle."
"A disaggregated server architecture enables the independent
upgrades of the compute modules without replacing the rest of the
enclosure including networking, storage, fans and power supplies,
which refresh at a slower rate," said Shesha Krishnapura, Intel Fellow and Intel IT
CTO. "By disaggregating CPU and memory, each resource can be
refreshed independently allowing data centers to reduce refresh
cycle costs. When viewed over a three to five year refresh cycle, a
SuperBlade® with Intel's Rack Scale Design disaggregated server
architecture will deliver, on-average, higher-performing and
more-efficient servers at lower costs than traditional
rip-and-replace models by allowing data centers to independently
optimize adoption of new and improved technologies."
Supermicro SuperBlade systems provide the perfect building
blocks for a Rack Scale Design (RSD) data center solution. With up
to 90% cabling reduction compared to 1U server solutions, the total
cost of ownership (TCO) is lowered and airflow is significantly
improved, which in turn reduces the load on the cooling fans,
resulting in even lower OPEX. Up to 54% percent cooling fan power
efficiency improvement is achieved by sharing eight cooling fans
and integrated power modules across all 14 SuperBlade servers. Free
from vendor lock-in, these solutions ship with open industry
standard IPMI 2.0 and Redfish APIs designed to lower management
overhead in large scale data centers. With up to 98 dual or
single-socket blade servers with 25G or 10G Ethernet switches per
42U rack, the new 6U SuperBlade systems are perfect for wide range
of enterprise, cloud, and data center applications including:
- Virtualization
- Simulation, CAE, EDA
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Big Data / Business Intelligence
- ERP / CRM
- HPC
A unique optional Battery Backup Power (BBP) Module provides
adequate power to the enclosure in case of power trip or failure.
This adds to the reliability of the system as it prevents data
corruption or loss during transit due to power failure. The use of
an expensive UPS solution also becomes optional with the available
BBP Module.
6U SuperBlade
Servers
|
P/N
|
Single-Socket
Blade
|
SBI-6419P-C3N
|
Dual-Socket
Blade
|
SBI-6429P-C3N
|
6U SuperBlade
Enclosures
|
P/N
|
Standard
Enclosures
|
SBE-614E-822/622/422
|
Battery Backup
Enabled
|
SBE-614EB-422
|
For comprehensive information on Supermicro SuperBlade product
lines, please go to
https://www.supermicro.com/products/SuperBlade/.
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About Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:
SMCI)
Supermicro® (NASDAQ: SMCI), the leading innovator in
high-performance, high-efficiency server technology is a premier
provider of advanced Server Building Block Solutions® for Data
Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/Big Data, HPC and
Embedded Systems worldwide. Supermicro is committed to protecting
the environment through its "We Keep IT Green®" initiative and
provides customers with the most energy-efficient,
environmentally-friendly solutions available on the market.
Supermicro, SuperServer, Server Building Block Solutions,
SuperBlade and We Keep IT Green are trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc.
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respective owners.
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