VMworld: Supermicro Extends vSAN System Portfolio for HCI With vSAN Solution

Super Micro Computer, Inc. extended its vSAN system portfolio and introduced an enterprise vSAN solution – Ultra SuperServer – to its portfolio of configured, ready to deploy server systems.

“The Supermicro Ultra vSAN hyper-converged solution achieves double-digit (24%) infrastructure performance improvements over prior platforms for virtualized networks,” said Charles Liang, president, and CEO, Supermicro. “The Supermicro 2U/1U Ultra SuperServers are configurable with support of 20, 10, 4, or 2 hot-swappable NVMe drives and leverage 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors and Intel Optane DC SSDs. The BigTwin, a high-density multi-node (2U-4 node) system, is optimized for mission-critical applications supporting up to 6TB memory per node and configured for hyper-converged infrastructure. Both systems are ideal for specific workloads offering operational simplicity, scalability, low TCO, and resource-savings for intelligent enterprise deployments.“

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The Ultra SuperServer and the BigTwin server turn-key systems, along with the company’s line of vSAN ready nodes, accelerate the software-defined transition, optimize data center infrastructure, and fast-track selecting and deploying data center hardware and software.

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The 2U/1U Ultra SuperServers are configurable for different types of deployments. Ultra SuperServer platforms support a large number of NVMe drives and ample PCIe lanes to accommodate NICs that provide sufficient bandwidth for external access over fabrics.

The BigTwin with 2nd Gen Xeon Scalable processors features a flexible, resource-saving the company’s I/O networking module (SIOM) and supports all-flash NVMe. Configured with Optane DC SSDs and NVMe as caching for high-performance SDS, this solution accelerates storage performance up to 3x. There is improved endurance, up to 30 drive writes per day (DWPD), to extend the lifecycle of deployments.