CES: Super Micro Computer Unveiled All-flash NVMe1U SuperServer With Up to 36 Hot-Swap Samsung NGSFF NVMe SSDs

Super Micro Computer, Inc. unveiled a all-flash NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) 1U SuperServer that accommodates up to 36 hot-swap Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.‘s NGSFF NVMe SSDs.

With 36 hot-swap Samsung NGSFF NVMe drives in a 1U system, this company’s solution will provide all-NVMe capacity at petabyte scale. The server currently supports 288TB per system and will support over half a petabyte per system later this year. NVMe technology was developed to provide tlow latency and offer faster CPU-to-storage performance for advanced computing. Optimized for the NGSFF SSDs, the system delivers 300% better storage density compared to previously available all-flash storage servers that support standard (U.2) SSDs.

“As a market leader in state-of-the-art server architectures, Supermicro recognizes the importance of new protocols such as NVMe and RDMA over Fabric that effectively leverage the outstanding performance characteristics of flash to replace legacy storage form factors and architectures,” said Charles Liang, president and CEO, Supermicro. “With our adoption of NVMe and NGSFF, Supermicro continues to demonstrate market ledership by delivering the best performance and density in the market place with these advanced ‘future proof’ solutions.“

“We have been working closely with Supermicro to refine our new NGSFF NVMe SSD solution for 288TB to 576TB per system, so data center decision-makers can see that our NGSFF SSD provides the best performance package for all-flash NVMe enterprise storage in 1U systems,” said Jim Elliott, corporate SVP, memory sales and marketing, Samsung Semiconductor. “Samsung’s technology leadership will continue to drive new applications as we accelerate growth of the NVMe SSD market, where together with Supermicro, we are delivering unparalleled density and performance advantages for IO/s-intensive applications.“

The company’s all-flash 36 drive NVMe 1U system features dual Xeon Scalable processors, 24 DIMM slots and comes standard with redundant hot-swap cooling fans, power supplies, and hot-swap drive trays for increased service ability and availability. For accessibility, the solution supports remote system on/off and system management, as well as remote power cycling for each drive.

This all-flash 1U system is an addition to the company’s portfolio of industry storage servers and JBOD product lines. With 1U, 2U, 3U and 4U offerings that include all-flash NVMe, simply double, double-sided and top-loading options with SAS3 RAID or HBA controllers, the firm provides a selection of storage products to meet customer requirements.

This 1U system, with Samsung NGSFF SSDs, was showed at a private Samsung customer showed of technologies in Las Vegas, NV, during the CES 2018.

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