Lightbits Launches NVMe over TCP Storage for Kubernetes on Supermicro Systems

Lightbits Labs Ltd and Super Micro Computer, Inc announced groundbreaking benchmark results showcasing the exceptional performance, efficiency, and scalability of Lightbits SDS with Supermicro’s CloudDC A+ server powered by the AMD EPYC 9455 48-core processor.

The results demonstrate the ability of the 2 companies to jointly deliver high throughput, low latency, and massive scalability required for most demanding enterprise workloads, including financial analytics, large-scale databases, high-speed AI training, and VM orchestration using KubeVirt. The collaboration is strengthened by a newly released reference architecture that simplifies the deployment of scalable Kubernetes data platforms using Lightbits with Supermicro and Intel.

“Supermicro‘s H14 server series is engineered to meet the extreme performance and efficiency demands of modern data centers,” said Lawrence Lam, VP, solutions and technology, Supermicro. “We‘ve validated the H14 servers with Lightbits storage and published a reference architecture showing how the combination delivers significant advancements in I/O performance, low-latency responsiveness, and hardware efficiency. This solution enables customers with the highest performance shared block storage for transaction processing and other demanding workloads.“

By combining Supermicro’s advanced server architecture and Lightbits’ SDS, customers gain access to a turnkey, fully optimized solution that minimizes deployment complexity and maximizes performance from day one for a wide range of use cases such as financial trading platforms, real-time analytics, AI/ML training, e-commerce, data ingestion pipelines and warehousing, and scientific simulations.

Performance Highlights:

• 6 Million IOs for 4K Random Read: Enabling faster data access and improved responsiveness for performance-sensitive applications like financial trading platforms and real-time analytics.
• 6 Million IOs for 4K Random Write: Showcasing robust write capabilities essential for logging, journaling, and rapidly updating frequently changing datasets.
• 7GB/s for 128K Sequential Read Bandwidth: Demonstrating high-throughput data transfer for workloads requiring large block reads, such as AI/ML training, video rendering, and scientific simulations.
• 7GB/s for 128K Sequential Write Bandwidth: Crucial for applications generating large sequential data streams, including data ingestion pipelines and data warehousing.

“Enterprises and cloud providers are constantly seeking ways to improve performance and cost-efficiency,” added Kam Eshghi, co-founder and chief strategy officer, Lightbits. “The exceptional performance validated in our joint testing, combined with our new Kubernetes reference architecture, provides customers with a powerful, flexible, and cost-effective path to modernize their data infrastructure.“

Comprehensive Kubernetes Reference Architecture
This reference architecture provides prescriptive guidance on integrating Lightbits software with hardware from Supermicro and Intel, resulting in a robust and persistent Kubernetes storage solution. A key advantage of this architecture is the ability to integrate Lightbits storage into existing Kubernetes deployments without requiring significant re-architecting and offering a clear upgrade path to software-defined block storage. This enables organizations to build highly available, performing, and scalable Kubernetes data platforms for containerized applications and KubeVirt VMs. For customers seeking to build or scale containerized platforms, download the reference architecture from the Lightbits website.

Lightbits Labs and Supermicro are committed to delivering integrated solutions that provide long-term value, empowering organizations to modernize their data center infrastructure, accelerate application performance, and achieve significant operational efficiencies.

You can learn more about joint solutions from Lightbits and Supermicro by registering for these sessions at the Open Storage Summit, hosted on theCube.net, August 12 – 29:

• Storage-as-a-Service for CSPs
• Modernizing Enterprise Applications for AI

Availability
Lightbits software is available on the Supermicro CloudDC A+ Server AS-1116CS-TN.

Additional resources:
Supermicro Lightbits NVMe/TCP Storage for CSPs, Private and Edge Clouds
Lightbits on Supermicro SuperServers
Reduce latency for AI-model training
Software-defined Storage from Supermicro and AMD