Supermicro® Total Solution for SUSE Enterprise Storage powered by Ceph
Supermicro and SUSE together deliver an industry-leading, cost-efficient, scalable software-defined storage solution powered by Ceph technology. SUSE Enterprise Storage provides unified object, block and file storage designed with unlimited scalability from terabytes to petabytes, with no single points of failure on the data path. Supermicro provides all Flash and Hybrid Disk configurations to deliver low-latency performance and cost optimization. Together, Supermicro and SUSE offer:
- Validated reference architectures
- SUSE Yes certified components
- Faster and more efficient with BlueStoreObject Store
- Easier to manage with Nextgen openATTIC and DeepSea
- Highly Available, Scalable, Self-Manage and Self-Healing
- Unified Storage with Block, Object and File
- Software Defined Storage solution based on the Ceph Technology
- Streamlined installation process
- Reliable and production-ready
- Scale out – One rack to many racks
- Greenest Servers for the Cloud
- Lowest Cost – Best Performance / Watt / $ / ft²
Support for SUSE Enterprise Storage is provided by SUSE in partnership with Supermicro where customers gain access to a global pool of knowledge and expertise. The partnership offers:
- Support - With more than 25 years of experience, SUSE and Supermicro will deliver the support you need
- Consulting - SUSE experts and partners will help you to implement Software Defined Enterprise storage solutions more quickly and efficiently
- Training - Whether you prefer scheduled learning with a live experienced instructor who can answer your questions, or you need an eLearning solution so you can learn on the go, SUSE has the training
Total Solution - SUSE Enterprise Storage powered by Ceph on Supermicro Certified Platform

SKU Details
Components Used | Qty | |||||
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Admin Node | SYS-5019P-WTR | 1 | ||||
Gateway Nodes | SYS-5019P-WTR | 2 | ||||
Monitor Node | SYS-5019P-WTR | 3 | ||||
OSD Node Options | ||||||
OSD Node / SKU | All Flash | High Performance | Balanced | Storage Optimized | X-Large Storage | |
![]() 2U - 12 Bay | ![]() 2U - 12 Bay | ![]() 2U - 24 Bay | ![]() 4U - 36 Bay | ![]() 4U - 45 Bay | 4 | |
Data Disks | SATA SSD | SAS | SAS | SAS | SAS | |
182.4 TB - 48 (12 Per Node x 4) HDS-M2T-MTFDDAK3T8TDC1AT | 352 TB - 44 (11 Per Node x 4) HDD-A8000-ST8000NM0075 | 672 TB - 84 (21 Per Node x 4) HDD-A8000-ST8000NM0075 | 1024 TB - 128 (32 Per Node x 4) HDD-A8000-ST8000NM0075 | 1248 TB - 156 (39 Per Node x 4) HDD-A8000-ST8000NM0 | ||
Recommended Data Network | 2 x 40 GbE* | 4 x 10 GbE* | 4 x 25 GbE* | 2 x 40 GbE* | 2 x 40 GbE* | |
Use Cases | ||||||
HPC | ✔ | |||||
Block / Object | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
Archiving | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Cold Storage | ✔ | |||||
Software Licenses | ||||||
SUSE | SFT-SS-662644477516: Activation Card SUSE Enterprise Storage Base Configuration, x86-64, 4 OSD Nodes with 1-2 Sockets, Priority Subscription, 3 Year | 1 | ||||
Optional Services | ||||||
Design | DataCenter Design, Validation and Bootstrapping Services**** | 10 | ||||
Integration | Supermicro Rack Integration Service** | 1 | ||||
Support | Supermicro Onsite Support | 10 | ||||
Onsite Integration | Supermicro Onsite Integration Service*** |
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- For networking option details, please consult Networking Options table below.
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- Racking & Cabling (with Supermicro switches); Racking & Cabling Engineering Drawing; SMC will not be responsible for 3rd party switch configuration.
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- Require SOW Onsite Survey; Onsite logistics; Racking & Cabling (with 3rd party switches); Racking & Cabling Engineering Drawing
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- Please consult Supermicro for pricing and configuration of this service
Networking Options (with 10, 25, or 40GB Data Switches)
Standard configurations include two types of Ethernet switches - one for consolidation of management/IPMI traffic and another for use in networking data traffic. The management switch is common to all storage options. The data switch options include a 10Gbps switch, a 25Gbps switch or a 40Gbps switch, depending on the selected OSD node option above.
10 GbE Data Network with Cumulus OS3 | 25 GbE Data Network with SMIS OS | 40 GbE Data Network with Cumulus OS3 | Qty | |
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Management Switch | SSE-G3648BR | SSE-G3648BR | SSE-G3648BR | 2 |
Data Switch | SSE-X3648SR | SSE-F3548SR | SSE-C3632SR | 2 |
Admin + Gateway + Monitor Node NICs | AOC-STGF-I2S-O | AOC-S25G-M2S | AOC-S40GI2Q | 12 (2 Per Node x6) |
OSD Node NICs | AOC-STGF-I2S-O | AOC-S25G-M2S | AOC-S40GI2Q | 8 (2 Per Node x4) |
Software Licenses (for networking) | ||||
Management Switch Software perpetual license with 3 yr service/support | SFT-CLSNWPL-1G-3Y1 | SFT-SMCPL1G2 | SFT-CLSNWPL-1G-3Y1 | 2 |
Data Switch Software perpetual license with 3 yr service/support | SFT-CLSNWPL-10G-3Y1 | Included with switch2 | SFT-CLSNWPL-100G-3Y1 | 2 |
- 1)
- The 10 GbE Data switch and 40 GbE Data switch options require a Cumulus OS for all switches in the solution. The Cumulus OS licenses for both the data and management switches are obtained through Supermicro using the provided SKUs.
- 2)
- The 25 GbE Data switch option requires the Supermicro (SMIS) OS for all switches in the solution. The SMIS OS for the management switch is obtained using the provided SKU. The SMIS OS for the data switch is included with the switch.
- 3)
- Cumulus Linux is a powerful open network operating system that allows you to automate, customize and scale:
https://cumulusnetworks.com/products/cumulus-linux/
Build your own with pre-validated configurations
Use one of our pre-validated configuration to build your storage cluster using one of the pre-validated configuration.
Supermicro and SUSE worked together to build wide range of storage (CEPH OSD node) configurations to cater various use cases. Based on requirements and use cases, users can use one of the below storage (CEPH OSD node) configurations for their deployment.