Data Center Blueprints: Open Compute 
High Density Storage Connectivity for OCP Racks 
Competition 8-Port RAID/HBA 
Open Rack 
PMC 24-Port RAID/HBA 
16-PORT 
EXTERNAL/ 
8-PORT 
INTERNAL 
THE HIGH DENSITY 
ADVANTAGE 
+ 2 WINTERFELL 
1 Rack 5,000 Racks 
Read about PMC’s data center solutions @ www.pmcs.com/datacenter 
8-PORT 
33% 
MORE 
TB Storage 
1 Less 
Winterfell 
2x4 Links 2x4 Links 
33% MORE 
DATACENTER 
SIZE 
~$75M 
SAVINGS 
1OPEN 
RACK 
EFFICIENCY @ SCALE 
SAVES 1 WINTERFELL 
SERVER CHASSIS PER RACK 
3 WINTERFELL 
SERVER CHASSIS 
9 OPEN VAULT 
JBODs 
SERVER CHASSIS 
12 OPEN VAULT 
JBODs 
+ 
9 OPEN VAULT 
JBODs X 30 HDDs = 270 HDDs PER RACK 12 OPEN VAULT 
JBODs X 30 HDDs = 360 HDDs PER RACK 
33% 
MORE 
PB Storage 
5,000 Less 
Winterfells 
SAVINGS 
~$15K 
SAVINGS 
Winterfell Server Chassis + Open Vault JBODs

Data Center Blueprints: Open Compute

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    Data Center Blueprints:Open Compute High Density Storage Connectivity for OCP Racks Competition 8-Port RAID/HBA Open Rack PMC 24-Port RAID/HBA 16-PORT EXTERNAL/ 8-PORT INTERNAL THE HIGH DENSITY ADVANTAGE + 2 WINTERFELL 1 Rack 5,000 Racks Read about PMC’s data center solutions @ www.pmcs.com/datacenter 8-PORT 33% MORE TB Storage 1 Less Winterfell 2x4 Links 2x4 Links 33% MORE DATACENTER SIZE ~$75M SAVINGS 1OPEN RACK EFFICIENCY @ SCALE SAVES 1 WINTERFELL SERVER CHASSIS PER RACK 3 WINTERFELL SERVER CHASSIS 9 OPEN VAULT JBODs SERVER CHASSIS 12 OPEN VAULT JBODs + 9 OPEN VAULT JBODs X 30 HDDs = 270 HDDs PER RACK 12 OPEN VAULT JBODs X 30 HDDs = 360 HDDs PER RACK 33% MORE PB Storage 5,000 Less Winterfells SAVINGS ~$15K SAVINGS Winterfell Server Chassis + Open Vault JBODs