Supermicro Unveils World's Only Dual-Processor Storage Bridge Bay
Double-Sided Storage, 6Gbps SAS, Super SBB and More
12 April 2010 Source: www.supermicro.com
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a leader in application-optimized server and storage solutions, is unveiling the world's only dual-processor (DP) Storage Bridge Bay (SBB) system optimized for mission-critical, enterprise-level storage applications at Storage Networking World (SNW) in Orlando, Rosen Shingle Creek, booth 113, April 12-14. Supermicro is also showcasing its Double-Sided Storage and other 6Gbps SAS (SAS 2.0) systems at the show.
"We are excited to offer dual-processor capability to the SBB platform bringing DP computing power with the advantages of dual-node high-speed cache mirroring to enterprise, mission-critical storage applications," said Charles Liang, CEO and president of Supermicro. "Our innovative Super SBB (SYS-6036ST-6LR) is a fully redundant, fault-tolerant system that provides hot-swappable canisters for all active components."
Dual 10-gigabit Ethernet connections between each of the two dual-Xeon serverboard canisters and the system midplane deliver high-speed cache mirroring. If one serverboard fails, the other serverboard can control and access the hard drives to keep the system up and running.
The Supermicro system is a superset of the new SBB standard. The 3U Super SBB supports sixteen 3.5" hot-swap HDDs (SAS1, SAS2 or Enterprise SATA) with the option to expand beyond sixteen HDDs by using Supermicro's SBB JBOD system (SYS-937R-E2JB). Each of the two serverboard canisters supports dual-Xeon 5500/5600 series processors, six DIMM slots, three PCI-E Gen2 slots and 6Gbps SAS (SAS 2.0) connections. Equipped with 1200W (Gold Level) high-efficiency redundant power supplies and redundant cooling fans, the SYS-6026ST-6LR is a highly-available, high-reliability storage system at a competitive price.
Also featured at SNW is Supermicro's Double-Sided Storage chassis (SC847 series), which provides customers with direct hot-swap access to all storage drives while saving valuable rack space. With Platinum Level (94%+ efficiency) redundant power supply support, the server version of the chassis features 36 hot-swap 3.5" hard drive trays with 24 in the front and 12 in the rear. For JBOD configurations, the chassis can support 21 HDDs in the rear for a total of 45 hot-swap 3.5" drives.