Supermicro launches pre-configured, pre-tested rack-scale solutions optimized for cloud, AI, and 5G deployments.
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI) announced on June 2, 2021, at Computex 2021 Virtual its Rack Scale Plug and Play Solutions—turn-key, pre-defined, pre-tested, and validated rack-level solutions designed for the most demanding workloads in advanced data center environments. These complete racks come pre-configured with the latest servers, storage, networking equipment, cabling, software configurations, and management infrastructure, built by a global team of in-house data center experts. The solutions address growing demand for cloud-native data center infrastructure that combines the performance, efficiency, and superior total cost of ownership of at-scale on-premises systems delivered as commercial off-the-shelf solutions.
Charles Liang, president and CEO of Supermicro, stated: "With Rack Scale Plug and Play, we are bringing our system design expertise and building block architecture to the rack level to deliver true at scale data center solutions, helping our customers to deploy a complete tested, and validated solution with minimal lead time." He noted that the company has "created rack level solutions that are targeted at the fastest growing and most demanding workloads, including Cloud, AI, and 5G. Designed for superior performance, efficiency, and costs, the solutions incorporate state-of-the-art technologies, including the latest 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors, high-density SuperBlade configurations, GPU Optimized systems with up to 16 GPUs, and all-flash NVMe petascale storage systems."
Supermicro's manufacturing facility includes a complete 1-megawatt rack-level burn-in facility with L11/L12 testing, benchmarking tools, and expert staff to support system design, workload evaluation, and solution validation. The offerings feature state-of-the-art liquid-cooled configurations that deliver optimum efficiency while operating at lower costs and with reduced environmental impact. Thousands of racks have already been deployed, demonstrating the viability of these turn-key solutions.
The Supermicro rack-level designs are initially targeted at Cloud, AI, 5G/Edge, and High Performance Computing (HPC) workloads. These solutions are built from Supermicro's entire line of over 100 application-optimized systems, including Hyper, SuperBlade®, the Twin Product Family (BigTwin®, TwinPro®, and FatTwin®), Ultra, CloudDC, GPU, Telco/5G, and Edge servers, all featuring the 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors.