Supermicro scale-out storage R-Series are a series of storage clusters designed and optimized for Red Hat Storage, a powerful, open software-defined storage solution (GlusterFS). Built with enterprise class hardware, Supermicro scale-out storage platform delivers unified file and object storage with high performance, high scalability and high availability. Supermicro scale-out storage platform is ideal for a broad range of applications such as Cloud, virtualization, content distribution, data archiving, Big Data analytics and Hadoop application. Supermicro scale-out storage platform is a fully integrated solution that includes all hardware components from server to networking, cabinet and power distribution unit. It is fully tested and certified by Redhat Storage.
Supermicro scale-out storage R-Series is a reference architecture proven by extensive lab testing as well as production deployments. Supermicro worked closely with software partners to define and validate the most optimized hardware configuration with real application workloads. It takes the guess work out of designing and deploying a truly scalable storage solution that meets the most demanding enterprise IT and data center environments. Supermicro resellers and channel partners can take advantage of the reference design and deploy large scale storage for the customers very efficiently.
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- SAS2 6Gb/s and 10GbE Networking: Built-in with industry leading Broadcom SAS2 RAID controller and Intel 82599ES based 10G connectivity for optimized I/O performance
- Enterprise server platform with the best power and cooling efficiency: Redundant power and cooling, Platinum Level (up to 95+%) power efficiency
- Intel DP Xeon performance: Utilizes the latest Intel® Xeon® dual processor technology with Hyper-Threading, Dynamic Turbo-boost and enhanced memory, and PCI-E 3.0 bandwidth.
- Global namespace: Aggregate disk, CPU, I/O, and memory from multiple servers into a single pool of resources with flexible back-end disk options
- Elastic, Scale out with ease: Storage volumes are abstracted from hardware and can be added to or removed from the storage pool while data continues to be available, with no application interruption. Volumes can grow or shrink across machines and can be migrated within the system to rebalance capacity or add/remove systems on-the-fly.
- No metadata server, eliminating performance bottlenecks: Locates files algorithmically using an elastic hash algorithm. Ensures no central point of failure; improves performance and provides linear scalability.
- Unified file and object access, multi-protocol support: Supports FUSE-based native client access to GlusterFS volumes for performance. Supports CIFS and NFS protocols for standards-based access. Supports unified access to objects as files through NFS, CIFS, and files on GlusterFS volumes as objects with the OpenStack Swift API.
- High availability with replication: Provides active-active mirroring within a data center, active-passive mirroring over WANS and supports automatic self-healing
- Predictable performance across a variety of workloads: Performs across a wide variety of workloads, and enables customers to economically achieve high performance levels. Achieves the optimal balance among performance, cost, manageability, and availability. Uses write behind, asynchronous I/O, intelligent I/O scheduling, and aggregates operations to predict performance.
- HDFS compatibility: Provides stronger protection against failure of data and name-nodes in a Hadoop deployment. Benefits large and long-running data processing via combination of GlusterFS's high-availability and fault-tolerance.
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Supermicro Scale-Out Storage R-Series Reference Configurations |
Product Models |
14U Mobile/POC Cluster with 2U 12Bay SSG |
42U Capacity Optimized Storage Cluster w/ 4U 36bay SSG |
42U Performance Optimized Storage Cluster w/ 2U 12Bay SSG |
Total Storage Nodes |
4 |
10 |
18 |
Total Data Drives |
48 |
360 |
216 |
Max. Capacity (w/ 4TB drives) |
192TB |
1440TB |
864TB |
Processors Per Node |
Dual Xeon® E5-2660 |
Dual Xeon® E5-2660 |
Dual Xeon® E5-2660 |
Memory Per Node |
64GB |
64GB |
64GB |
Max. Memory Per Node |
512GB |
512GB |
512GB |
HDD Bays Per Node |
12x 3.5" |
36x 3.5" |
12x 3.5" |
Supported HDD |
SATA, SAS, SSD |
SATA, SAS, SSD |
SATA, SAS, SSD |
Supported Protocol |
GlusterFS, NFS, CIFS |
GlusterFS, NFS, CIFS |
GlusterFS, NFS, CIFS |
Connectivity |
GbE, 10GbE |
GbE, 10GbE |
GbE, 10GbE |
SAS Controller |
Broadcom 2108 HW RAID |
Broadcom 2108 HW RAID |
Broadcom 2108 HW RAID |
Networking Switches |
1x 24-port GbE + 1x 24-port 10GbE |
1x 48-port GbE + 1x 24-port 10GbE |
1x 48-port GbE + 2x 24-port 10GbE |
Cabinet Dimensions (H x W x D) |
14U (30.6" x 21.7" x 37.4") |
42U (82.4" x 23.5" x 48") |
42U (82.4" x 23.5" x 48") |
Power Distribution Unit |
Single Phase 30A, L6-30P |
4x Single Phase 30A, L6-30P |
4x Single Phase 30A, L6-30P |
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2U Expandable Storage Server
Dual Socket R (LGA 2011) support Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600
or E5-2600 v2 family
24 Hot-swap 2.5" SAS2 (with Broadcom expander) / SATA3 HDD Bays;
SATA DOM support
Hardware RAID controller & JBOD Expansion; RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
24 DIMMs support up to DDR3 1866MHz reg. ECC memory
3 (x16) PCI-E 3.0 and 1 (x8) PCI-E 3.0 expansion slots
I/O ports: 4 GbE, 1 Video, 1 COM/Serial, 2 USB 2.0
System management: Built-in Server management tool
(IPMI 2.0, KVM/media over LAN) with dedicated LAN port
3 heavy duty fans w/ optimal fan speed control
920W Redundant Platinum Level Power Supplies
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2U Storage Server - Expansion / Performance / Flexibility
Dual Socket R (LGA 2011) support Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600
or E5-2600 v2 family
12 Hot-swap 3.5" SAS2 (with Broadcom expander) / SATA3 HDD Bays; SATA DOM support
Hardware RAID controller & JBOD Expansion; RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
24 DIMMs support up to 768GB DDR3 1600MHz* reg. ECC memory
3 (x16) PCI-E 3.0 and 1 (x8) PCI-E 3.0 expansion slots
I/O ports: 4 GbE, 1 Video, 1 COM/Serial, 2 USB 2.0
System management: Built-in Server management tool (IPMI 2.0, KVM/media over LAN)
with dedicated LAN port
3 heavy duty fans w/ optimal fan speed control
920W Redundant Platinum Level Power Supplies
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4U High-density Double-sided Storage Server
Dual Socket R (LGA 2011) support Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600
or E5-2600 v2 family
36 Hot-swap 3.5" SAS2 (with Broadcom expander) / SATA3 HDD Bays;
Internal Drive Bracket supports 1x 3.5" or 2x 2.5" drives
Hardware RAID controller & JBOD Expansion; RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
24 DIMMs, up to 1.5TB, up to 1866MHz DDR3 memory
3 (x16) PCI-E 3.0 and 1 (x8) PCI-E 3.0 expansion slots
I/O ports: 4 GbE, 1 Video, 1 COM/Serial, 2 USB 2.0
System management: Built-in Server management tool
(IPMI 2.0, KVM/media over LAN) with dedicated LAN port
3 heavy duty fans w/ optimal fan speed control
1280W Redundant Platinum Level Digital Power Supplies
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Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switching, link aggregation (LACP), Jumbo frames, VLAN support
Configuration Flexibility:
SSE-G24-TG4 - 24 ports of RJ45 1Gbps Ethernet with 4 SFP Combo ports,
4 ports 10Gbps Ethernet (CX4, XFP, or SFP+), Stacking
SSE-G48-TG4 - 48 ports of RJ45 1Gbps Ethernet with 4 SFP Combo ports,
4 ports 10Gbps Ethernet (CX4, XFP, or SFP+), Stacking
SSE-X24S - 24 ports 10Gbps Ethernet (SFP+)
Management: Web-based management interface, Industry standard CLI with telnet
SSH or local management port, Scripting, Logging
Routing, Multicast:
Quality of service and DiffServ - 8 priority queues per port; Adjusted WRR and
Strict Priority Scheduling
Security - 802.1x port based authentication, RADIUS and TACACS+ authentication,
SSH / SSL encryption
Dimensions: 17.3"W x 15.2"D x 1.7"H (440mm x 386mm x 43mm)
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- Rack Integration Service
Supermicro Rack Integration Services provides a "one-stop shop" for your data center needs. Our team has the confidence, flexibility, and expertise to handle all phases of your data center integration project. From requirements gathering to the delivery of a turn-key solution – and all phases in between – you can rely on Supermicro Rack Integration Services as your central resource for project success. With our extensive portfolio of server, storage, switch and rack products, we can provide a wide range of solutions with a focus on customer satisfaction, quality, and energy efficiency. Our global footprint, dedicated and skilled professionals, and integrated supply-chain will ensure you get what you need, when you need it, no matter where in the world you are.

- Proof of Concept Laboratory Service
The Supermicro Proof of Concept Laboratory is an engineering facility designed to assist customers and partners with solution design, validation, certification, and benchmarking. Customers and partners can take advantage of Supermicro's large server product line and extensive systems expertise to design and validate the solutions that best meet their requirements.
With the Proof of Concept Service, customers and partners can access a certain test environment either locally or remotely and run real application workloads. This guarantees a risk-free decision making process to purchase Supermicro products.
Key Features:
• Consulting service on solution architecture design
• Test equipment including servers, storage, network switches, cabinets, PDUs, and power meters
• Rack space, power, cooling, networking, and VPN access
• PXE server with OS images and burn-in/testing tools
• Engineering support on installation, configuration and testing
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The Supermicro Scale-Out Storage Platform is fully tested and certified by Red Hat. Red Hat Storage (RHS) is a software-only, open source scale-out solution, designed to meet unstructured, semi-structure, and big data storage requirements. Red Hat Storage based on GlusterFS technology is a distributed file system built on top of XFS as its local file system. GlusterFS takes a layered approach to the file system, where features are added / removed as per the requirement. This modular architecture allows users to create multiple volumes with different characteristics like distribute/replicate with differing performance requirements.
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