Supermicro Adds Server and Storage Systems Supporting EDSFF

Super Micro Computer, Inc. launched a family of server and storage systems that support EDSFF (Enterprise and Datacenter Storage Form Factor) NVMe drives

EDSFF family of server and storage systems

EDSFF is the first industry-standard all-flash NVMe spec optimized for storage; it propels NVMe to the next level with higher density, improved manageability, and thermal efficiency. It builds on NVMe capabilities delivering 6 times more throughput and 7 times latency reduction over traditional flash storage. It works with both long (E1.L) and short (E1.S) drives and many drive manufacturers support EDSFF, giving customers broader storage options with up to one or a half petabyte density in 1U.

“Supermicro is the first to market with server and storage systems that support EDSFF,” said Charles Liang, president and CEO, Supermicro. “Offering the industry’s most extensive line of NVMe, Hybrid NVMe, and SATA systems, the addition of EDSFF continues our NVMe market-leadership position. These optimized NVMe drives will support up to 32 hot-swap drives in 1U, which is ideal for the highest performing workloads or storage specific software optimized for IO/s. EDSFF establishes a common form factor we believe will be predominant in the future.“

“The latest industry standard NVMe storage is a game changer for the market,” said Jake Roersma, VP, platform engineering, Netskope, Inc. “A form factor that is optimized for SSD has proven to deliver superior performance while simplifying integration using open standards. Supermicro continues to lead the way by providing the deepest portfolio of NVMe products, best cost, and availability.“

EDSFF family products:

Bigtwin Sys 2029bt

BigTwin
The BigTwin 2U four-node system offers the highest performance (IO/s/GB) with ten E1.S drives plus two SATA M.2 per node. The multi-node efficiency with shared power and cooling is enhanced with the thermal efficiency of EDSFF drives to deliver additional resource savings. Each node also supports dual 2nd Gen Xeon Scalable processors up to 205W and 24 DIMMs.

1U Petascale systems

Petascale E1

The Petascale line of all-flash NVMe 1U storage servers supports next-gen flash technologies with up to 52Gb/s data bandwidth, high IO/s performance, NVMe over Fabrics, and ease of maintenance.

Petascale E1.L

The Petascale systems optimize capacity and efficiency ($/GB/Watt) and include the 1U Petascale E1.L with support for 32 high-capacity E1.L drives; the 1U Petascale E1.S, a 30″ depth system with support for 32 high-capacity E1.S drives; and, the Petascale JBOF supporting 32 E1.L drives for storage expansion and connectivity up to 8 hosts.

All of these systems are available.

The company also offers a 1U Petascale system optimized for NF1 form factor NVMe drives that has been shipping in volume since 4Q18. Like the EDSFF Petascale systems, the 1U Petascale NF1 supports 32 high-capacity drives.

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