Super Micro Computer Inc., a provider of compute, storage, and networking technologies, has unveiled the fifth generation of its Twin family – the new BigTwin server architecture.
The Supermicro BigTwin is an all-flash NVMe multi-node server system that supports maximum system performance and efficiency by delivering 30 percent better thermal capacity in a compact 2U form factor. BigTwin doubles the I/O capacity with three PCI-e 3.0 x16 I/O options and provides added flexibility with more than 10 networking options including 1GbE, 10G, 25G, 100G, and InfiniBand with its SIOM modular interconnect.
Each node (4 DP nodes in 2U) can support current and next generation dual Intel Xeon processors with up to 3TB of memory, 24 drives of All-Flash NVMe, Hybrid NVMe/SATA/SAS, SSD and HDD, two m.2 NVMe/SATA drives,†two PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots,†Supermicro’s PowerStick fully redundant high-efficiency power supplies (2200W, 2600W), and support for free-air cooled data centers.
Sold as a complete system, the BigTwin is supported by Supermicro IPMI software and Global Services and is optimized for HPC, data center, cloud, and enterprise environments.
For more information on BigTwin servers, visit www.supermicro.com/BigTwin.
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