Benefits of Validated Node Solutions for Azure Stack HCI
Azure Stack HCI is Microsoft’s premier hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) cluster solution for running virtualized workloads in a hybrid environment that combines on-premises hardware with Azure cloud services. The latest Azure Stack HCI version 22H2 brings new security capabilities and numerous improvements, including Network ATC v2, storage replication compression, Hyper-V live migration, and more. Together with the next generation Supermicro hardware platforms, Azure Stack HCI takes the hybrid cloud operation to the next level.
Benefits of the Supermicro Validated Node Solutions for Azure Stack HCI
- Microsoft-certified hardware solution from Supermicro
- New: Now supporting Supermicro 100G and 400G switch platforms running Advanced Enterprise SONiC
- New: Now supporting the latest generation Supermicro X13 and H13 hardware platforms
- New: Now supporting 1-node cluster
- Industry-leading performance
- Quality delivered by pre-validation and optimization
- High availability and easy to scale out from 2 nodes up to 16 nodes in a cluster
- Flexibility options of Intel and AMD platforms, All-flash and Hybrid, with multiple form factors, drive combinations, and network bandwidths to choose from
- Native Azure Hybrid capabilities
- Delivered as an Azure Service, always up to date with latest security and features
- Manage your on-premise HCI cluster from Azure Portal
- Natively integrated with Azure services such as Azure Monitor, Azure Backup, and Azure Security Center
- Price-performance of HCI
- Flexible per core subscription model for cost optimization
- No upfront license cost for Azure Stack HCI OS
- Note: Customers running Windows Server VMs on Azure Stack HCI need to procure an appropriate license. Windows Server 2022/2019 license, or Windows Server subscription will be required. Please refer to the following link for more details about the license options:
License Windows Server VMs on Azure Stack HCI
- Note: Customers running Windows Server VMs on Azure Stack HCI need to procure an appropriate license. Windows Server 2022/2019 license, or Windows Server subscription will be required. Please refer to the following link for more details about the license options:
- Easy to manage with no learning curve
- Easy to deploy and manage using both GUI and scripts
- Integrate into your existing IT environment
- Familiarity with existing virtualization and storage concepts and skills
When to use the new Azure Stack HCI*
* Refer to technical use case briefs for more details
Networking Portfolio
Supermicro's networking portfolio offers a range of high-performance, low-latency network switches designed to meet the demanding requirements of modern data centers. Supermicro's commitment to supporting industry-standard IEEE protocols in its switches makes them a versatile and reliable choice for a wide range of demanding use cases. These switches offer the performance, scalability, and features necessary to support modern workloads, from Azure Stack HCI deployments to AI and edge computing.
Key Features and Benefits:
- SONiC NOS: Preloaded with the open-source SONiC network operating system, Supermicro switches provide flexibility, scalability, and compatibility with industry standards.
- Advanced Networking Features:
- QoS: Ensures optimal performance for critical applications.
- PFC: Prevents packet loss and congestion.
- ETS: Prioritizes traffic based on specific needs.
- VLAN: Isolates network traffic for security and efficiency.
- Robust and Scalable: Designed to handle diverse workloads, from traditional IT to AI and machine learning.
- Easy Management: User-friendly web UI, CLI, SNMP, and RESTful API for efficient deployment and management.
- Azure Stack HCI Compatibility: Meets all the networking requirements for Azure Stack HCI deployments.
Switching Capacity | 6.4Tbps |
Ports | 32 100Gbps OSFP28 Ethernet ports |
Supported Speeds | 10, 25, 40, 50, 100GbE |
Data Forwarding | 1:1 Non-Blocking Connectivity |
Form Factor | 1U |
Airflow | Front-to-Rear and Rear-to-Front Airflow |
Power | 1+1 Hot Swappable Redundant power supply |
Operating System | Supermicro Advanced Enterprise SONiC |
Intel®-based Solution
New: Supermicro Intel-based Hardware solutions for Azure Stack HCI now support the latest generation X13 systems with 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors (Sapphire Rapids), DDR5 memory, PCIe 5.0, and NVIDIA ConnectX-6 Network adapters.
Supermicro solutions are pre-validated, designed to deliver the highest performance, flexibility, scalability and serviceability to demanding IT environments, and optimized for mission-critical enterprise workloads.
The solution covers Supermicro broad product lines, and starts from 1 server nodes (for All-flash NVMe and All-flash SSD only) and support up to 16 nodes in a cluster. Each server node in the cluster is equipped with latest Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, DDR4/5 memory, NVMe as caching devices, with flexible options of different drive combinations including All-NVMe, NVMe+HDD, NVMe+SSD, NVMe+SSD+HDD, and RDMA enabled high-speed networks.
Best For | High-density 4-node HCI deployment scenario for balanced workloads |
Server SKU | SYS-220BT-HNC8R |
Profile | All-flash, Hybrid |
Form Factor | 2U |
Nodes in a cluster | 4-16 (1-4 systems) |
Processors | Dual 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors |
Memory | 128GB to 4TB DDR4 |
Storage Type | NVMe, SSD + HDD |
Networks | Up to 100GbE RoCE RDMA |
AMD EPYC™-based Solution
Supermicro A+ servers based Azure Stack HCI solutions are optimized for AMD EPYC 9004/7003/7002 series processors and deliver excellent core density, memory bandwidth and I/O capacity.