Supermicro Expands Server and Storage Solutions

Super Micro Computer, Inc. is expanding its range of server and storage solutions supporting NVMe technology with true hot-swap NVMe capability.

The range of NMVe solutions are available across its 1U Ultra and WIO SuperServers, 2U Ultra, TwinPro, EXDP 32DIMM and DCO SuperServers, 4U FatTwin and 7U SuperBlade platforms. NVMe performance advantages include up to 6x throughput gains and 7x lower latency vs current SATA3/SAS3 SSD technology. NVMe solutions deliver maximum performance in HPC, Oil and Gas, HFT, High Security Encryption, VDI, 3D visualization for aerospace and automotive design, hyper-scale data center, cloud, virtualization, and enterprise environments.

“Supermicro NVMe solutions deliver the latest low-latency storage technologies first to market with our true hot-swap drive functionality offering an unparalleled serviceability advantage,” said Charles Liang, president and CEO, Supermicro. “With over thirty server and storage platforms across 1U, 2U, 4U server and 7U blade form factors Supermicro is unrivaled in variety and choice to meet any performance or configuration requirement. In addition, with our advanced cooling architecture and high efficiency Titanium level power supplies Supermicro solutions offer maximum performance per watt, per dollar, per square foot to lower overall TCO.“

Supermicro NVMe Solutions:

• 1U Ultra SuperServers

  • (1028U-TNR4T+/1028U-TNRT+/1028U-TNRTP+) 10 x 2.5″ hot-swap bays; 2x NVMe/SATA3 hybrid + 8 x SATA3 ports; 8 x SAS3 ports optional via AOC (10 x hot-swap NVMe option)

• 2U Ultra SuperServers

  • (6028U-TNR4T+/6028U-TNRT+) 12 x 3.5″ hot-swap bays; 4x NVMe ports + 8 x SATA3 ports; 12 x SAS3 ports optional via AOC

  • (2028U-TNR4T+/2028U-TNRT+) 24 x 2.5″ hot-swap bays; 4 x NVMe ports + 8 x SATA3 ports; 24 x SAS3 ports optional via AOC (24 x hot-swap NVMe coming)

• 1U/2U WIO SuperServers

  • (1028R-WTNR/1028R-WTNRT) 10 x 2.5″ hot-swap HDD bays; 8 SATA3 + 2 NVMe/SATA3 hybrid ports

  • (1027R-WC1NR/1027R-WC1NRT)  2x NVMe and 8 x 2.5″ hot-swap SAS3 drives; LSI 3108 SAS3; RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60

  • (6028R-TDWNR) 8 x 3.5″ hot-swap SATA3 + 4 x 2.5″ NVMe drive bays

• 2U TwinPro SuperServers

  • (2028TP-DNCR/2028TP-DNCTR/2028TP-DNCFR ) 4 x NVMe and 8 x 2.5″ hot-swap SAS3 HDD bays

  • (6028TP-DNCR/6028TP-DNCTR/6028TP-DNCFR) 6 x 3.5″ Hot-swap drive bays (up to 4 x NVMe + 2x SAS3 or 6 x SAS3)

• 2U EXDP 32 DIMM SuperServers

  • (2028UT-BTNRT/2028UT-BC1NRT) 2 x NVMe 2.5″ SSD and 8 x 2.5″ SAS3/SATA3 HDD/SSD bays, 8 x SATA3 (6Gbps) ports via C602; RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 (-BTNRT), LSI® 3108 SAS3 (12Gbps); RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 (-BC1NRT)

• 2U DCO SuperServer

  • (6027R-CDNRT+) 12 x 3.5″ hot-swap bays; 4 x NVMe + 8 x SAS/SATA; SAS3 via LSI 3108; HW RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 support

• 4U FatTwin SuperServers

  • (F628R3-RTBN+/F628R3-RTBPTN+) 4-node – 8 x 3.5″ SATA3 or 6 x 3.5″ SATA3 and 2x NVMe hot-swap drives per U

  • (F628R3-RC1B+/F628R3-RC1BPT+) 4-node – 8 x 3.5″ hot-swap drive bays: 8 x SAS3 or 6x SAS3 + 2 x NVMe SSD SAS3 (12Gbps) support via LSI 3108

  • (F618R2-RC1+/F618R2-RC1PT+) 8-node – 6 x 2.5″ Hot-swap drive bays: 6 x SAS3 or 4x SAS3 + 2 x NVMe SSD SAS3 support via LSI 3108

  • (F618R2-RTN+/F618R2-RTPTN+) 8-node – 6 x 2.5″ Hot-swap drive bays: 6 x SATA3 or 4x SATA3 + 2 x NVMe SSD

• 7U SuperBlade

  • (SBI-7128R-C6N) Storage Blade –  6x hot-swap 2.5″ SAS3 HDD bays; LSI 3108, HW RAID 0, 1, 5, 3 x hybrid ports support hot-plug NVMe/SAS HDD

  • (SBI-7428R-C3N) Data Center Blade – 3 x Hot-swap 2.5″ SAS3/SATA3 HDDbays; HW RAID 0, 1, 5, 3 x hybrid ports support hot-plug NVMe/SAS HDD

  • (SBI-7428R-T3N) Data Center Blade – 3 x hot-swap 2.5″ SATA HDD Bays, 3 x hybrid ports support hot-plug NVMe/SAS HDD

Hot-Plug NVMe bandwidth and latency performance white paper

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