Unprecedented Computing Efficiency for Virtualization, Cloud Computing and Big Data
AMD’s
SeaMicro SM15000™ is a revolutionary server that brings together
compute, networking, and the SeaMicro Freedom™ supercompute fabric in a
single 10 RU system. The SM15000 delivers 64 sockets of AMD’s octal core
Opteron™, Intel® quad core Xeon® (“Ivy Bridge”, “Sandy Bridge”) or 256
sockets of Intel® dual core Intel® Atom™ processors. The SM15000
delivers best-in-class energy efficiency, density and bandwidth while
dramatically reducing CAPEX and the OPEX associated with server
deployment and management.
Highest Density, Most Energy-Efficient and Built for Tomorrow’s Data Center
AMD’s
SeaMicro SM15000™ family of Fabric Compute Systems delivers a
revolutionarydata center platform that brings together compute,
networking, and storage in a single unified 10 Rack Unit (RU) energy
efficient system. It significantly reduces the total cost of ownership
(TCO) by eliminating the need for IT organizations to acquire and manage
a disparate set of servers, network adapters, network switches, storage
platforms, and console servers. The SeaMicro SM15000 family also
delivers unparalleled density and flexibility with offerings based on
AMD and Intel processors. Fabric Servers can be provisioned on-demand
through a unified management console and right-sized with needed storage
and network resources to best meet application demands.
SeaMicro SM15000 CPU Configuration Options
SM15000-OP:
64 Octal Core Servers with AMD Opteron™ processors
(2.0/2.3/2.8 GHz, 8 “Piledriver” cores)
SM15000-XN:
64 Quad Core Servers with Intel® Xeon®
processors E3-1265Lv2
(“Ivy Bridge” microarchitecture)
(2.5/3.1/3.5 GHz, 4 cores/8 threads)
SM15000-XE:
64 Quad Core Servers with
Intel® Xeon® processors
E3-1260L (“Sandy Bridge” microarchitecture)
(2.4/2.5/3.3 GHz, 4 cores/8 threads)
SM15000-64:
256 Dual Core Servers
with Intel® Atom™ processor N570 (1.66 GHz, 2 cores/4 threads)
SeaMicro SM15000 Server Fabric Compute Systems Overview
Features and Benefits
Fabric Servers – Range of Offerings from AMD and Intel Allowing Customers to Match Servers to Application Workload
The
SeaMicro SM15000 family of Fabric Compute Systems offers a choice of
multiple energy efficient CPUs to best meet application workloads. The
platform supports both small core and large core servers. It can be
configured with 256 Intel® Atom™ x86-64 microprocessors for scale out
workloads typically found in Web Front End and Big Data applications.
The SM15000 also can be configured with 64 AMD Opteron™ or Intel® Xeon®
processors (“Ivy Bridge” or “Sandy Bridge” microarchitecture) for Cloud,
intense Java and PHP applications.
SeaMicro Freedom™ Fabric Storage – High Capacity Storage Reducing the Need for Expensive SAN/NAS
SeaMicro
SM15000 Fabric Compute Systems integrate shared block storage, allowing
storage resources to be dynamically provisioned and connected to any
server across the high bandwidth, low latency Freedom™ Fabric. Physical
disks are combined into volumes and optionally protected with Hardware
RAID from which virtual disks are created and shared across one or more
servers. With Freedom™ Fabric Storage a high performing Hadoop solution
with 64 Intel Xeon- or AMD Opteron-based servers, over two Terabytes of
storage capacity and 160 Gbps of network bandwidth out of the rack can
be deployed in a standard 42 RU data center rack without the need for
hundreds of cables and top of rack switching. This sets apart the
SeaMicro SM15000 from other rack mount and blade servers that only
provide direct attached storage or access to storage networks, thereby
reducing the need for expensive HBA, RAID, SAN, and NAS.
Fabric Switch – Integrated High Performance Layer-2 Networking
With
integrated high performance Layer-2 Ethernet switching, the SeaMicro
SM15000 server eliminates the need for a pair of Top of Rack (TOR)
switches. The fabric interconnects servers via a high bandwidth, low
latency 1.28 Tbps fabric. Traffic can be ingressed/egressed to the
fabric with up to 16 x 10 GbE or 64 x 1 GbE programmable network
processor uplink cards. The uplink cards are shared across servers and
connect directly into the Freedom Fabric enabling customers to configure
in increments of 2 x 10 GbE or 8 x 1 GbE.
Freedom Fabric – High Bandwidth, Low Latency, Reliable Supercompute Interconnect
At
the heart of the SeaMicro SM15000 is a low latency fabric with 1.28
Tbps bandwidth, interconnecting server, storage, and networking
resources. It eliminates the need to manage separate data and storage
devices, reducing complexity and operational cost. Freedom Fabric
seamlessly transports network and storage traffic on independent classes
of service, thereby minimizing congestion and providing robust loss
protection required for block storage transport. Freedom Fabric uses a
patented Torus architecture which connects resources in 3-dimensions
providing multiple redundant paths between resources and eliminating
single points of failure.
Freedom™ ASIC 2.0 – Industry’s only Second Generation Fabric Technology
The
Freedom™ ASIC is the building block of SeaMicro Fabric Compute Systems,
enabling interconnection of energy efficient servers in a 3-dimensional
Torus Fabric. The second generation Freedom ASIC includes high
performance network interfaces, storage connectivity, and advanced
server management, thereby eliminating the need for multiple sets of
network adapters, HBAs, cables, and switches. This results in unmatched
density, energy efficiency, and lowered TCO. Some of the key
technologies in ASIC 2.0 include:
- SeaMicro Input/Output
Virtualization Technology (IOTV™) eliminates all but three components
from SeaMicro’s motherboard—CPU, DRAM, and the ASIC itself—thereby
shrinking the motherboard, while reducing power, cost and space.
- SeaMicro
new TIO™ (Turn It Off) technology enables SeaMicro to further
power-optimize the mini motherboard by turning off unneeded CPU and
chipset functions. Together, SeaMicro’s I/O Virtualization Technology
and TIO technology produce the smallest and most power efficient server
motherboards available.
- SeaMicro Freedom Supercompute Fabric
built of multiple Freedom ASICs working together, creating a 1.28
terabits per-second fabric that ties together 64 of the power-optimized
mini-motherboards at low latency and low power with massive bandwidth.
- SeaMicro
Freedom Fabric Storage technology allows the Freedom supercompute
fabric to extend out of the chassis and across the data center linking
not just components inside the chassis, but also those outside as well.
Unified Management – Easily Provision and Manage Servers, Network, and Storage Resources on Demand
The
SeaMicro SM15000 implements a rich management system providing unified
management of servers, network, and storage. Resources can be rapidly
deployed, managed, and repurposed remotely, enabling lights-off data
center operations. It offers a broad set of management API including an
industry standard CLI, SNMP, IPMI, syslog, and XEN APIs, allowing
customers to seamlessly integrate the SeaMicro SM15000 into existing
data center management environments.
Redundancy and Availability – Engineered from the Ground Up to Eliminate Single Points of Failure
The
SeaMicro SM15000 is designed for the most demanding environments,
helping to ensure availability of compute, network, storage, and system
management. At the heart of the system is the Freedom Fabric,
interconnecting all resources in the system, with the ability to sustain
multiple points of failure and allow live component servicing. All
active components in the system can be configured redundant and are
hot-swappable, including server cards, network uplink cards, storage
controller cards, system management cards, disks, fan trays, and power
supplies. Key resources can also be configured to be protected in the
following ways:
Compute – A shared spare server can be configured
to act as a standby spare for multiple primary servers. In the event of
failure, the primary server’s personality, including MAC address,
assigned disks, and boot configuration can be migrated to the standby
spare and brought back online – ensuring fast restoration of services
from a remote location.
Network – The highly available fabric
ensures network connectivity is maintained between servers and storage
in the event of path failure. For uplink high-availability, the system
can be configured with multiple uplink modules and port channels
providing redundant active/active interfaces.
Storage – The highly
available fabric ensures that servers can access fabric storage in the
event of failures. The fabric storage system also provides an efficient,
high utilization optional hardware RAID to protect data in case of disk
failure.
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The Industry’s First Data Center in a Box
AMD’s
SeaMicro SM15000 family of Fabric Compute Systems provides the
equivalent of 32 1RU dual socket servers, massive bandwidth, top of rack
Ethernet switching, and high capacity shared storage, with centralized
management in a small, compact 10RU form factor. In addition, it
provides an integrated server console management for unified management.
The SeaMicro SM15000 dramatically reduces CAPEX and significantly
reduces the ongoing OPEX of deploying discreet compute, networking,
storage, and management systems.
SeaMicro SM15000 Server Fabric Compute Systems CPU Options and Specifications