Microsoft Azure Stack HCI
Supermicro Solutions for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI
Hyper Converged infrastructure for your hybrid cloud
Supermicro Solutions for Azure Stack HCI are perfect hyperconverged solutions for enterprises who plan to
update aging servers, consolidate server infrastructure, or run virtual machines on-premises while gaining
the benefits of easy access to Azure Hybrid services such as VM backup, cloud-based monitoring, site recovery, etc.
Supermicro is one of the first Microsoft hardware partners to provide HCI solutions based on Windows Server 2019.
Supermicro S2D solutions provide pre-validated and certified hardware built on a software-defined infrastructure
that guarantees application quality and performance, storage and virtualization scalability, streamline management
and operations, and lower total cost of ownership.
Supermicro Solutions for Azure Stack HCI provide excellent price versus performance ratio in many technical use
cases, ranging from small to large, local to hybrid deployments with high scalability.
The six most common technical use cases for Azure Stack HCI are:
Branch Office and Edge
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
MS SQL Server
Scale-out Storage
Trusted Enterprise Virtualization
General-purpose Kubernetes
Supermicro validated HCI solutions support virtualizing workloads on-premises with an option to connect to
Azure hybrid cloud services by using software-defined data center features of Windows Server 2019 Datacenter
such as Hyper-V, Storage Spaces Direct and software-defined networking. Running on the newest Windows
Server 2019 edition, Supermicro HCI Solutions offer higher maximum raw capacity, better support for low-footprint
two-node clusters using switchless, back-to-back networking, and improved data availability with new nested resiliency options.
Supermicro Azure Stack HCI Solution Advantages
Supermicro is now offering Microsoft Azure Stack HCI solutions that are built on Supermicro industry-leading Intel-based X11 and AMD EPYC-based H11 NVMe/All-flash/Hybrid systems and Microsoft’s latest Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) features in Windows Server 2019.
Microsoft Azure Stack HCI solutions from Supermicro provide the following benefits:
- Performance
- Industry-leading performance delivered by pre-validated Supermicro systems, with improved max capacity and storage performance in Windows Server 2019
- Features
- Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) with the same Hyper-V based software-defined compute, storage and networking capabilities as for Azure Stack
- Flexibility
- Support NVMe, SSD, HDD and multiple drive type combinations for different performance and capacity needs
- Scalability
- High availability cluster; it is easy to scale out from 2 nodes up to 16 nodes or to add additional drives to existing nodes
- Hybrid Capabilities
- Built-in Azure hybrid services in Windows Admin Center; easy integration between on-premises workloads and cloud services including Azure Site Recovery, Azure backup and more
Azure Stack HCI (WS2019) | WSSD (WS2016) | |
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Max raw capacity per server | 400 TB | 100 TB |
Max pool capacity | 4 PB | 1 PB |
Max number of volumes | 64 | 32 |
Max capacity per volume | 64 TB | 32 TB |
Nested Mirror Accelerated Parity | ✅ | |
True 2 node HCI deployment | ✅ | |
Deduplication for ReFS | ✅ | |
Cluster-wide monitoring | ✅ | |
Persistent memory support | ✅ |
Intel-based Solution
Supermicro X11 generation SuperServers are designed to deliver the highest performance, flexibility, scalability and serviceability to demanding IT environments, and optimized for mission-critical enterprise workloads.
Supermicro Microsoft-certified solutions support up to 2nd generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, 128GB DDR4 memory (up to 36TB per node), and NVMe SSDs as caching devices, flexible options of different drive combinations including All-NVMe, NVMe+HDD, NVMe+SSD, NVMe+SSD+HDD, and more. Each node is equipped with a Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx EN 25GbE NIC.
We currently offer the following Microsoft-certified Azure Stack HCI solution SKUs based on Supermicro X11 platforms:
- SYS-6029U-E1CR4-HCI contains 2 to 16 nodes of 2U Ultra servers with 3.5" SAS/SATA drives
- SYS-1029U-TRT-HCI provides 2 to 4 nodes of 1U Ultra servers with 2.5" SATA drives
- SSG-6019P-ACR12L+-HCI is a SuperStorage server based solution that delivers market-leading storage capacity in a 1U form factor
- 1U Ultra All-flash NVMe solution SKU SYS-1029U-TN10RT-HCI features 2 to 16 nodes and delivers best in class storage performance
- A new SYS-2029U-TN24R4T-HCI has recently joined the Azure Stack HCI family for providing an All-flash NVMe solution in a 2U form factor and support up to 24 NVMe drives per node
- A new SYS-2029BT-DNC0R-HCI, 2U 2-node BigTwin™-based, hybrid solution has recently been added in the Azure Stack HCI family that is optimized for 2-node switchless HCI deployment scenarios
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Reference BOM Check with FAE/OS Solution PM for details |
SYS-6029U-E1CR4-HCI | SYS-1029U-TRT-HCI | SSG-6019P-ACR12L+-HCI | SYS-1029U-TN10RT-HCI | SYS-2029U-TN24R4T-HCI | SYS-2029BT-DNC0R-HCI | ||||||||||||
Server SKU | SYS-6029U-E1CR4 | SYS-1029U-TRT | SSG-6019P-ACR12L+ | SYS-1029U-TN10RT | SYS-2029U-TN24R4T | SYS-2029BT-DNC0R | ||||||||||||
OS | Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition Included | |||||||||||||||||
Profile | Hybrid | All-flash NVMe | Hybrid | |||||||||||||||
Form Factor | 2U | 1U | 1U | 1U | 2U | 2U | ||||||||||||
Number of Systems | 2 to 16 | 2 to 4 | 2 to 4 | 2 to 16 | 2 to 4 | 1 to 2 | ||||||||||||
RDMA | RoCE v2 | |||||||||||||||||
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||
CPU | Dual Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | |||||||||||||||||
Memory | 128GB (up to 6TB DDR4 per node) | 128GB (up to 6TB DDR4 per node) | 128GB (up to 3TB DDR4 per node) | 128GB (up to 6TB DDR4 per node) | ||||||||||||||
Storage Contoller (HBA) | LSI 3008 IT Mode | LSI 3008 IT Mode | Broadcom 3216 SAS3 IT mode | N/A | N/A | Broadcom 3216 SAS3 IT mode | ||||||||||||
Networking Card (NIC) | Mellanox Connectx-4 Lx MCX4121A Dual port 25 GbE SFP28 | |||||||||||||||||
Storage | Type | Qty. | Form Factor | Type | Qty. | Form Factor | Type | Qty. | Form Factor | Type | Qty. | Form Factor | Type | Qty. | Form Factor | Type | Qty. | Form Factor |
Caching | NVMe | 2-4 | 2.5" 15mm U.2 | NVMe | 2 | 2.5" 15mm U.2 | NVMe | 2-4 | 2.5" 7mm U.2 | NVMe | 2-4 | 2.5" 15mm U.2 | NVMe | 2-4 | 2.5" 15mm U.2 | NVMe | 2-4 | 2.5" 15mm U.2 |
Capacity | HDD/SSD | 4-8 | 3.5" U.2 | HDD/SSD | 4-8 | 2.5" 15mm U.2 | HDD | 4-12 | 3.5" U.2 | NVMe | 4-6 | 2.5" 15mm U.2 | NVMe | 4-10 | 2.5" 15mm U.2 | HDD/SSD | 4-10 | 2.5" 15mm U.2 |
Drive (OS) | 2x 2.5" SATA SSD (480GB) | 2x 2.5" SATA SSD (480GB) | 1x M.2 NVMe (960GB) | 1x M.2 SATA SSD (480GB) | 2x 2.5" SATA SSD (480GB) | 2x M.2 SATA SSD (480GB) | ||||||||||||
Supported Storage Interface | SAS or SATA | SATA only | SAS or SATA | NVMe | NVMe | SAS or SATA | ||||||||||||
Supported alternate configurations | NVMe (cache) + SSD (storage) | NVMe (cache) + SSD (storage) | NVMe (cache) + SSD (storage) | NVMe (cache) + NVMe (capacity) | NVMe (cache) + NVMe (capacity) | NVMe (cache) + SSD (capacity) | ||||||||||||
SSD (cache) + HDD (storage) | SSD (cache) + HDD (storage) | SSD (cache) + HDD (storage) | NVMe (capacity) | NVMe (capacity) | SSD (cache) + HDD (capacity) | |||||||||||||
SSD only | SSD only | SSD only | SSD only | |||||||||||||||
NVMe (cache) + SSD (storage) + HDD (storage) | NVMe (cache) + SSD (storage) + HDD (storage) | NVMe (cache) + SSD (storage) + HDD (storage) | NVMe (cache) + SSD (capacity) + HDD (capacity) |
AMD EPYC™-based solution
Supermicro H11 generation A+ systems are optimized for AMD EPYC™ 7002 series processors and deliver excellent core density, memory bandwidth and I/O capacity.
We have recently added a 2U Ultra AMD system AS -2023US-TR4 based 2 to 4 nodes Azure Stack HCI solution. Each server node supports dual AMD EPYC processors, up to 7742 CPU, 8TB memory, and the solution offers hybrid drive combination of NVMe and 3.5” SAS/SATA drives.
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AS -2023US-TR4-HCI | ||
Server SKU | AS -2023US-TR4 | ||
OS | Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition Included | ||
Profile | Hybrid | ||
Form Factor | 2U | ||
Number of Systems | 2 to 4 | ||
RDMA | RoCE v2 | ||
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) | 2.0 | ||
CPU | Dual AMD EPYC™ 7000-Series Processors | ||
Memory | 128GB (up to 8TB DDR4 per node) | ||
Storage Controller (HBA) | LSI 3008 IT Mode | ||
Network Controller (NIC) | Mellanox Connectx-4 Lx MCX4121A Dual port 25 GbE SFP28 | ||
Storage | Type | Qty. | Form Factor |
Caching | NVMe | 2-4 | 2.5" 15mm U.2 |
Capacity | HDD | 4-8 | 3.5" U.2 |
Drive (OS) | 2x 2.5" SATA SSD (480GB) | ||
Supported Storage Interface | SAS or SATA |