Supermicro revises server architecture to lower cloud operating costs
Servers in the Supermicro MegaDC family, paired with Ampere Altra and Altra Max CPUs can contribute to lower operational costs, said Super Micro Computer (Supermicro).
The Arm-based servers use Ampere Altra and Ampere Altra Max processors and the Mt. Hamilton platform uses a single unified motherboard design, explained Supermicro, to target cloud-native applications, such as cloud gaming, video on demand, CDN (content delivery network), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), database, object-storage, dense VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure), and telco edge (distributed unit and centralised unit) operations. In addition, they address objectives for cloud-native workloads, specifically delivering high performance per watt while executing scalable workloads and those that require very low latency responses.
Ivan Tay, senior vice president of product management, Supermicro, added that the company can “quickly offer optimised application servers for customers worldwide using our Building Block Solutions approach”.
The MegaDC Arm-based product lines use a Building Block design which features a single socket motherboard paired with an Ampere Altra or Altra Max CPU with up to 128 cores per server. This is currently the highest core count in the server industry, said Supermicro. There is also up to 4Tbyte of DDR4 memory. The modular design supports options for maximising I/O, PCIe and storage.
The MegaDC product line includes a range of servers with a single Ampere Altra or Altra Max CPU, in a 1U or 2U form factor, with up to four double-width GPUs or up to 24 x 2.5 inch U.2 NVMe hot-swappable drives. The systems include an onboard redundant 25GbE SFP28 Ethernet networking using Nvidia Mellanox CX4.
Air cooling ensures the servers are certified up to 35 degrees C ambient temperature for enterprise and 55 degrees C for edge applications.
Supermicro is based in San Jose, California, USA and specialises in products for the enterprise, cloud, AI and 5G telco / edge IT Infrastructure, with server, AI, storage, IoT, and switch systems, software, and services while delivering motherboard, power, and chassis products.
The products are designed and manufactured in house (in the US, Taiwan and the Netherlands), and optimised to improve TCO (total cost of ownership) and reduce environmental impact (Green Computing).
The Server Building Block Solutions allows customers to optimise for the exact workload and application by selecting from a broad family of systems built from our flexible and reusable building blocks that support a comprehensive set of form factors, processors, memory, GPUs, storage, networking, power and cooling solutions (air-conditioned, free air cooling or liquid cooling).
