A New Approach to Implementing Storage

Implement All-Flash scale-out or scale-up storage for AI and CSP workloads using Supermicro’s Petascale JBOF, featuring NVIDIA’s BlueField-3 DPU for enhanced performance. This architecture has higher performance and lower power consumption than traditional storage servers and supports 24 U.2 or 36 E3.S SSDs.

What is a JBOF?

JBOF or “Just a Bunch of Flash” is an intelligent all-flash storage array which uses a DPU (Data Processing Unit) rather than the CPU, memory, and NIC found in traditional storage servers.

How does the JBOF Work?

The JBOF hosts one or more DPUs which provides the networking, runs the storage application (either file system or object storage) and provides the SSD storage media.

What are the Benefits of a JBOF Storage Solution?

There are several benefits to implementing a JBOF Storage Solution as compared with traditional server-based storage:
  • Lower Power
  • Higher Performance
  • Greater Integration

What Else is Required?

The Petascale JBOF with the NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPU supports several data management software offerings, including Hammerspace Global Data Platform and Cloudian HyperStore, with others being tested.

U.2 JBOF

Key Features:

  • 24 U.2 single or dual-port NVMe SSDs
  • Two hot-swappable canisters to support high availability and serviceability
  • Up to 2x DPUs and 1x GPU per canister
  • Supports NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPU
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E3.S JBOF

Key Features:

  • 36 E3.S single or dual-port NVMe SSDs
  • Two hot-swappable canisters to support high availability and serviceability
  • Up to 2x DPUs and 1x GPU per canister
  • Supports NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPU
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Supermicro Petascale All-Flash Gen 5 JBOF Storage Solution with NVIDIA® BlueField®-3 DPU

High Performance All-flash Solution Provides High-efficiency Platform for Scale-Up and Scale-Out Storage

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