High-Density Top-Loading Storage for Cloud Scale Applications

SuperStorage Portfolio
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Cloud Scale
Top Loading Storage
Enterprise Optimized
General Purpose Storage
Peta Scale
NVMe All-Flash Storage
Capacity and TCO
Software Defined Scale-Out
Unstructured Object Store
Flash Density, Performance &
Scale, Composable NVMe,
Structured, Parallel File System
Optimal Building Block
Enterprise Scale-UP
Structured File/Block
ROBO & Edge HPC & AI
Converged
Infrastructure
Cloud & Core
Data Center
4/5/2022

Data Center Storage Applications Characteristics
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Write
Intensive
Read
Intensive
Capacity Performance
Cloud
Storage
Social
Media
Web
Hosting
Financial
Trading
Business
Analytics
Business
Transactions
Gaming
and VR
Content
Delivery
IoT
AI and
Machine
Learning
Application
Delivery
Source : https://www.snia.org/educational-library/tiered-storage-deployments-24g-sas-2020

Data Center Storage Applications Characteristics
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Write
Intensive
Read
Intensive
Capacity
TB/$
Performance
IOPS/$
Cloud
Storage
Social
Media
Web
Hosting
Financial
Trading
Business
Analytics
Application
Delivery
Business
Transactions
Gaming
and VR
Content
Delivery
IoT
AI and
Machine
Learning
Cold Tier
Warm Tier
Hot Tier

SuperStorage – Application Tiers
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Capacity
TB/$
Performance
IOPS/$
Cold Tier
Storage
Warm Tier
Storage
Hot Tier
Storage
Latency Sensitive
QoS and SLA
NVMe & SCM
Cost Effective
TCO
Capacity HDD
4U Top Loading
1U Drawer
2U Simply Double
2U/4U
General Purpose
1U EDSFF All-Flash
Server
1U All-Flash
JBOF

SuperStorage TCO - Selection Criteria
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Cost per GB
Capacity & Throughput
Cost per IOP
Quality of Service & IOP

SuperStorage Market Opportunity
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Enterprise Cloud
Backup and Recovery
Deep Archive and Active Archive
Big Data & Analytic, Data Lake
HPC and AI/ML Workloads
Content Repositories
Telco & Cloud Service Providers
Media & Entertainment
Financial Service
Healthcare Image Archive
Government Data Protection

Data Protection & Abstraction
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• Cloud Paradigm
• Move to server-based storage
• Scale-out vs. Scale-up
• Converged and Hyper-converged
• Operational cost decisions are central
• Mature - Hybrid Use cases
• SDS
• Higher level of abstraction
• More control by end user, opportunity to improve TCO
• Major shift in IT resource/spending
• Opportunity -more scrutiny is needed by user on
HW/SW integration and refresh cycles

Data Protection & Abstraction
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• Role of the hardware
• Performance
• Architectural advancement (latest technology)
• Open compatibility with overall SDS community
• Diverse Go-to-market
• Best of breed - differentiators
• CPU – highest TDP Support
• Overall SAS bandwidth to support next generation media
• Modular – with simple Field Replaceable Units (FRU)
• Well distributed – easy for user to buy

4U Top Loading Storage
“SP” Product Overview

X12 Cloud Density Top Loading Family
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SSG-640SP-E1CR60/90
60/90x Hot-Swap 3.5” HDD Single Node Storage
SSG-640SP-DE1CR90
60/90x Hot-Swap 3.5” HDD Dual Node Storage
4U
Top Loading
Storage
PCI-E Gen 4 Ready 60 or 90-Bay Single, Dual Node and High Available Architecture Innovation
SSG-640SP-DE2CR60/90
60/90x Hot-Swap 3.5” HDD Dual Node (HA) Storage
4/5/2022

4U Top Loading Field Service Optimized
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Designed for Active Field Serviceability
 Passive Mid-plane, Backplane
 No CMA required!
 Tool-less access
 “Drawer” pull-out design
Field-Replaceable Unit
 Serviceable/Hot-swap Nodes (SBB)
 Serviceable/Hot-swap Expanders (SBB)
 Hot-swap Drive Modules
 Hot-swap Power Supplies
Hot-swap
Expanders
Hot-swap N+1
Power Supplies
Hot-serviceable
Server Node
Hot-swap 3.5”
drive trays with
built-in 2.5”
adapter
Hot-swap
Fan Module
Drawer design features an
internal cable management

4U Top Loading Field Service Optimized
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Serviceable
SAS Expanders
Drawer Chassis
w/o CMA
Rear
Serviceable
Cooling Fans
Serviceable
MB Tray and
NVMe Tray
Enterprise Class Servicbility and Tool-less Design
Serviceable
Power Supply

4U Top Loading Storage Architecture
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60/90 Single Node 60/90 Dual Nodes (Twin) 60/90 Dual Nodes (HA)
Compute Node
Top Node
Bottom Node
Top Node
Bottom Node
60 or 90 Drives
30 or 45 Drives
60 or 90 Drives
30 or 45 Drives
IO Node

Confidential
Top Loading Configurations
Application Considerations & Examples
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https://www.supermicro.com/products/brief/product-brief-Top-Loading-Storage.pdf
Product Brief:

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X12 Top Loading 60 and 90 Single Node Storage
Subject to change without notice
Processor Support
• Dual 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable (Ice Lake) processors, up to 205W TDP
Memory Capacity
• 16x DIMM slots, Up to 4TB ECC 3DS LRDIMM, DDR4-3200
• Supports Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory
Expansion
• 3x PCI-E 4.0 x16
Networking & I/O
• 2x 10GBase-T LAN ports
• 1x RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN port and 2x USB 3.0 ports, 1x VGA ports and 1x Serial port
Drive Bays
• 60 or 90x Hot-swappable 2.5” or 3.5" drive bays (SAS3/SATA3)
• 2x rear Hot-swappable 2.5" SATA drive bays
• 2 onboard PCIe x2 M.2 slots and 2 internal slim SATA SSD slots
• 4 rear NVMe U.2 bays for cache support (optional)
Storage Controller
• Broadcom SAS 3616 AOM, 3816 AOC (IT mode)
• Broadcom SAS 3916, 3908 AOC (HW RAID mode)
System Cooling
• 6x Heavy duty counter-rotate redundant PWM cooling fans
Power Supply
• 2x 2000W or 2600W High-efficiency (Titanium level, 80%) redundant supply
System Management
• Built-in Server management tool (IPMI 2.0, KVM/media over LAN) with dedicated LAN port
Dimensions
• 60 Bay : 17.68” (W) x 6.9” (H) x 34.1” (D)
• 90 Bay : 17.68” (W) x 6.9” (H) x 42.9” (D)
SSG-640SP-E1CR60 & SSG-640SP-E1CR90
Specifications
Performance through PCIe Gen4
and Intel Ice Lake CPUs
2x
NVMe bays to Improve Caching
Performance
4x
90 bays with 18 TB HDD Deliver
1.6PB Ultra High-Density Storage
1.6PB

New 4U Top Loading Chassis Architecture
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4x U.2 Hot-swap
NVMe Drive Bays
(optional)
2x Hot-swap
2.5” SATA SSD
1x PCI-E 4.0
x16 HHHL
Serial port
VGA Port
1x PCI-E 4.0
x16 HHHL
1x PCI-E 4.0
x16 HHHL
Redundant 2600W
Titanium 80 1+1
Power Supplies
2x USB 3.0
1x IPMI
2x RJ45 10GbE LAN Ports
6x Hot-swap
Counter-Rotate Cooling Fans
Single Node Chassis Rear View
NVMe Tray
MB Tray

Internal Controller Architecture
Point-of-Sale Selection
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Hardware RAID
 Typical Selection for Converged Applications
 Optimal for smaller Scale-Up environment
 HW RAID data protection
 Simplified protection RAID offloads CPU
 Controller takes 1x PCI-E slot
IT Mode (HBA)
 Typical Selection for SDS
 Optimal for Large scale Scale-Out
 Data protection may be local or distributed
 Controller Does Not take a PCI-E Slot
Which One to Choose?
Dual 3616 Controller Mezzanine Controller Bypass Mezzanine

Mezzanine - AOM-SADPT-S Detail Spec
NVMe x2 M.2
110/80mm
SAS3 x16 to Main
Storage Bays
Two
SlimSAS x8
Connectors
To AOC
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Mezzanine - AOM-S3616S Detail Spec
NVMe x2 M.2
110/80mm
SAS3 x32 to Main
Storage Bays Broadcom SAS3
3616 IOC
PCIe Gen3
x32 to MB
• Dual Broadcom SAS 3616 IO
Controllers
• Each controller supports 16 PCIe
Gen3 lanes to 16-port SAS/SATA
• 4x better performance compared
with PCIe Gen3 AOC-3008
• 2x better performance compare
with PCIe Gen4 AOC-3808
Dual 16 Lanes IO Controllers to Unleash All HDD Performance
SMC AOM-S3616
Mezzanine Board
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Single Node – Backup server (Scale-up)
Example: Veeam DAS Solutions
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All-Flash
NVMe
Top Loading
Storage
General Purpose
Storage
 EDSFF E1.s
 EDSFF E1.L
 NF1
 U2
 Top Loading
 Simply-Double
 High Density
Storage Servers
 Double Sided
SuperStorage
 Storage Bridge
Bay
 Front Loading

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X12 Top Loading 60 and 90 Dual Node Storage
Processor Support (per node)
Memory Capacity (per node)
Expansion (per node)
• 3x PCI-E 4.0 x16
Networking & I/O (per node)
Drive Bays (per node)
• 30 or 45x Hot-swappable 2.5” or 3.5" drive bays (SAS3/SATA3)
• 2 onboard PCIe x2 M.2 slots and 2 internal slim SATA SSD slots
Storage Controller
• Broadcom SAS 3616 AOM, 3816 AOC (IT mode)
• Broadcom SAS 3916, 3908 AOC (HW RAID mode)
System Cooling
Power Supply
• 2x 2600W High-efficiency (Titanium level, 80%) redundant supply
System Management
Dimensions
• 60 Bay : 17.68” (W) x 6.9” (H) x 34.1” (D)
• 90 Bay : 17.68” (W) x 6.9” (H) x 42.9” (D)
SSG-640SP-DE1CR60 & SSG-640SP-DE1CR90
Specifications
Compute Power and Network
Bandwidth for Warm-Storage
Double
Add JBOD Expansion to Scale-up
Storage Capacity as Required
Expandable

New 4U Top Loading Chassis Architecture
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1x PCI-E 4.0
x16 HHHL
Serial port
VGA Port
1x PCI-E 4.0
x16 HHHL
1x PCI-E 4.0
x16 HHHL
Redundant 2600W
Titanium 80 1+1
Power Supplies
2x USB 3.0
1x IPMI
2x RJ45 10GbE LAN Ports
6x Hot-swap
Counter-Rotate Fans
1x PCI-E 4.0
x16 HHHL Serial port
VGA Port
1x PCI-E 4.0
x16 HHHL
1x PCI-E 4.0
x16 HHHL
2x USB 3.0
1x IPMI
Dual Node Chassis Rear View
MB Tray
MB Tray

Dual Node – Object Storage (Scale-out)
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• Increase ratio of compute to disk resources
• Better performance in the same rack space
• Helps Maximize Capacity for supported minimum node count
• SDS Scale-out vendors prefer, compared to reducing node count
4/5/2022

Scale-out Considerations
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SSG Model Unit Count Server Type Number of HDD Ratio Raw Capacity Usable Capacity
(EC 4+2)*
Rack Units
Required
SSG-640SP-DE1CR60 3 Dual Node 60 180 30:1 3.6 PB 2.4 PB 12
SSG-640SP-DE1CR90 3 Dual Node 90 270 45:1 5.4 PB 3.6 PB 12
SSG-640SP-E1CR60 6 Single node 60 360 60:1 7.1 PB 4.8 PB 24
SSG-640SP-E1CR90 6 Single node 90 540 90:1 10.8 PB 7.2 PB 24
30 HDDs, 4 x 25 Gbit
45HDDs, 4 x 25 Gbit
25G Switch
(Private)
25G Switch
(Public)
Application Servers
Clients, etc…

Simply Scale Performance and Capacity
Example: ActiveScale + Supermicro 4U90 Dual Node Servers
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Drives: 90 – 540*
Capacity: 1.6 – 9.7 PB
Performance: 17 GB/s
Drives: 180 – 1080*
Drives: 360 – 2160*
Drives: 720 – 4320*
* Maximum drive count with optional JBOD expansion
Non-Disruptive Expansion with NO Rebalancing Required
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X12 Top Loading 60 and 90 SBB (HA) Storage
Processor Support (per node)
Memory Capacity (per node)
Expansion (per node)
• 3x PCI-E 4.0 x16
Networking & I/O (per node)
• PCIe Gen3 x16 NTB and 1GbE Private Ethernet for node-to-node communication
Drive Bays
• 60 or 90x Hot-swappable 2.5” or 3.5" drive bays (SAS3)
• 2 onboard PCIe x2 M.2 slots and 2 internal slim SATA SSD slots (per MB tray)
Storage Controller
• Broadcom SAS 3616 AOM (IT mode)
System Cooling
Power Supply
System Management
Dimensions
• 60 Bay : 17.68” (W) x 6.9” (H) x 34.1” (D)
• 90 Bay : 17.68” (W) x 6.9” (H) x 42.9” (D)
SSG-640SP-DE2CR60 & SSG-640SP-DE2CR90
Specifications
Support SAS Dual-Port and
Multipath Topology
Dual Ports
Support Hardware Failover and
Failback Architecture
Availability
High

HA Dual Node (SBB) - Fail-over Clustering
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• Traditional HA
• Dual ported SAS HDD
• Two servers with shared JBOD (CiB)
• Internal connection between nodes
• ZFS most commonly used in SDS deployments
• Dual Active (LUN affinity) keep controllers busy
• Caching available w/L2ARC and ZIL
• Many Community and Commercial SDS
Vendors Supporting Failover clustering
Cluster-in-a-Box

Top Loading + SDS Delivering Value in HPC
• Parallel File System POD (OSS+OST)
• High Availability (NSPOF)
• Extreme Capacity Requirements
• Cost per/GB - Value
• Scaling - Aggregate Throughput
• Integration w/Existing Infrastructure
• Manageability & Serviceability
2005
Value
–
TB/$
OSS
OST
OSS
Raid Raid
2022
OSS
SDS Server
Single Fabric
Cost Reduction
ZFS
ZFS
SAN
DAS
Converged SDS
Raid Raid
Cost Reduction
Embedded
Multi- Fabric
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SBB Dual Node - Fail-over Clustering
Example: OSNexus QuantaStor™
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, a simplified scale-up and scale-out software-defined storage solution
• Deployment and management tool to deploy and manage
Ceph and ZFS on Linux Storage Solutions
• Delivers both scale-up and scale-out in a single management
interface (single pane of glass)
• Block, File, and Object Storage Support
• Allows for unified management of storage appliances together
across public and private clouds (S3)
4/5/2022

4U Top Loading Storage
X12 Single CPU Models

Continuous Improvement - Delivering Value
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Cost Effective &
Proven Solution
45 and 60 Bay
Extreme
Performance &
Feature Rich
60 and 90 Bay
2021 2022 2023
X11 Dual & Single Processor
X12 Single Processor
6049SP (X11)
640SP (X12)
Improving Hardware Acquisition Cost
Improving Operational Efficiency
2016 2020
(X10)
2024

X12 Single Processor Top Loading
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4U
Top Loading
Storage
45 or 60-Bay High Density and Economic Storage
4/5/2022
SSG-540P-E1CTR45H/L
45x Hot-Swap 3.5” 12Gb/s Storage
SSG-640P-E1CTR60H/L
60x Hot-Swap 3.5” 12Gb/s Storage

X12 Top Loading 4U60 UP Storage
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Processor Support
• Single 3nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (Ice Lake)
Memory Capacity
• 8x DIMM slots, Up to 2TB ECC DDR4 3200MHz DRAM; up to 2TB Intel Optane DCPMM
Expansion
• 2x PCI-E 4.0 x16
• 3x PCI-E 4.0 x8 (SAS controller will occupy one slot)
Networking & I/O
• 1x RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN port
• 4x USB 3.0 ports, 1x VGA ports and 1x Serial port
Drive Bays
• 60x Hot-swap 2.5” or 3.5" drive bays (SAS3/SATA3)
• 2x rear Hot-swap 2.5" SATA3 drive bays
• 2x rear Hot-swap 2.5” SATA/NVMe drive bays (optional)
• 1 onboard PCIe x4 M.2 slots up to 110mm
Storage Controller
• Broadcom SAS 3808 AOC (IT mode)
• Broadcom SAS 3908 AOC (HW RAID mode)
System Cooling
• 5x Hot-swap 80mm rear exhaust PWM fans
Power Supply
System Management
Dimensions
• 17.2” (W) x 6.9” (H) x 30.2” (D)
SSG-540P-E1CTR60H/L Specifications
MBD-X12SPI-TF

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Specifications
X12 Top Loading 4U45 UP Storage
System Front
System Rear Subject to change without notice
Processor Support – Single Socket P
• 3nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable (Ice Lake), up to 270W TDP
Memory Capacity – 8 DIMM Slots
• 8x DIMM slots, DDR4-3200 ECC RDIMM / LRDIMM
Expansion – 4x PCI-E Gen 4 Slots
• 2x PCI-E 4.0 x16
• 3x PCI-E 4.0 x8 (SAS controller will occupy one )
Networking & I/O – 2x 10G Base-T
• 2x 10G Base-T LAN ports
• 1x RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN port
• 3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 rear, 1 Type A)
• 2x USB 2.0 ports (2 rear)
• 1x VGA port (rear)
System Management – Dedicated IPMI Port & AST 2600
• Built-in Server management tool (IPMI 2.0, KVM/media over LAN) with dedicated LAN
port
Drive Bays – 45x Top Loading hot-Swap SATA/SAS w/S3808L(model L) or S3908L(model H)
• 45x Top Loading hot-swap 3.5" drive bays; 2x SATA + 2x SATA/NVMe (optional) rear
• 1x M.2 PCI-E 3.0 x4 M-Key NVMe/SATA
System Cooling – 5x 80x80x38mm Fans
• 5x Heavy duty 80x80x38mm PWM fans
Power Supply – 1+1 Redundant 1600W Platinum
• 2x 1600W High-efficiency (Platinum level, 94%) supply
Dimensions
• 17.2” (W) x 7” (H) x 26” (D)

Top Loading Storage - Summary
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Cost Effective Cold or Warm Tier Storage
File and Object Storage for AI/ML
Crypto Currency and Fintech Backend Storage
Hybrid Cloud Storage for Enterprise
Parallel File System, large Scale HPC

Q&A
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