Supermicro Solutions for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI

Introducing the new Azure Stack HCI for your hybrid cloud

Microsoft Azure Stack HCI is a powerful new hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) cluster solution for hybrid cloud environments. The new Azure Stack HCI OS, delivered as an Azure service, enables you to run virtualized workloads on Microsoft-certified Supermicro HCI hardware solutions, on-premises in your control, while gaining the Azure Cloud efficiency and capability.

Azure Stack HCI Solution diagram

Benefits of the new Azure Stack HCI Supermicro Solutions

  • Microsoft-certified hardware solution from Supermicro
    • Industry-leading performance
    • Quality delivered by pre-validation and optimization
    • High availability and easy to scale out from 2 nodes up to 16 nodes in a cluster
    • Flexibility options of Intel and AMD platforms, All-flash and Hybrid, with multiple form factors, drive combinations, and network bandwidths to choose from
  • Native Azure Hybrid capabilities
    • Delivered as an Azure Service, always up to date with latest security and features
    • Manage your on-premise HCI cluster from Azure Portal
    • Natively integrated with Azure services such as Azure Monitor, Azure Backup, and Azure Security Center
  • Price-performance of HCI
    • Flexible per core subscription model for cost optimization
    • No upfront license cost for Azure Stack HCI OS
  • Easy to manage with no learning curve
    • Easy to deploy and manage using both GUI and scripts
    • Integrate into your existing IT environment
    • Familiarity with existing virtualization and storage concepts and skills

When to use the new Azure Stack HCI*

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Datacenter Modernization
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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
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High-Performance MS SQL Server
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Branch Office and Edge
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Trusted Enterprise Virtualization
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Azure Kubernetes Service

* Refer to technical use case briefs for more details

Intel-based Solution

Supermicro Intel-based Hardware solutions for Azure Stack HCI are designed to deliver the highest performance, flexibility, scalability and serviceability to demanding IT environments, and optimized for mission-critical enterprise workloads.

The Supermicro solution is pre-validated/certified and optimized for running an Azure Stack HCI cluster, starting from 2 server nodes and support up to 16 nodes in a cluster. Each server node in the cluster is equipped with latest Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, DDR4 memory, NVMe as caching devices, with flexible options of different drive combinations including All-NVMe, NVMe+HDD, NVMe+SSD, NVMe+SSD+HDD, and RDMA enabled high-speed networks.

We currently offer the following Microsoft certified Azure Stack HCI solutions SKUs based on Supermicro Mainstream, Ultra, BigTwin and 1U 12 Bay Drawer platforms:

Supermicro X12 UP Mainstream 1U All NVMe/SATA SSD Solution:
  • SYS-510P-MR-HCI
SYS-510P-MR (angled view) SYS-510P-MR (rear view)
Best For Workloads for small footprint HCI deployment in limited spaces
Server SKU SYS-510P-MR
Profile All-flash
Form Factor 1U
Nodes in a cluster 2-4
Processors Single 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor
Memory 64GB to 256GB DDR4
Storage Type NVMe, SSD SATA
Networks 25GbE RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors 8 to 32 Cores Total Single 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processor
Memory 64GB to 256GB DDR4
Networking Card Mellanox Connectx-4 25GbE
Boot Drives 2x M.2 SATA SSDs
Security Trusted Platform Module 2.0
OS Azure Stack HCI OS
Storage Configuration NVMe (capacity) SSD (capacity)
Cache    
Capacity 4 x 2.5" U.2 4 x 2.5" U.2
Raw Storage 4TB to 32TB 960GB to 30.4TB

Technical Use Case Briefs

Benchmarks

Supermicro X12 Ultra 1U All-flash Solution:
  • SYS-120U-TNR-HCI
SYS-120U-TNR (angled view) SYS-120U-TNR (rear view)
Best For Flexible and scalable HCI for high-performance or balanced workloads
Server SKU SYS-120U-TNR
Profile All-flash
Form Factor 1U
Nodes in a cluster 2-16
Processors Dual 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Memory 128GB to 4TB DDR4
Storage Type NVMe + SSD
Networks 25GbE (Up to 100GbE) RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors 16 to 80 Cores Total Dual 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Memory 128GB to 4TB DDR4
Networking Card Mellanox Connectx-4 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives 2x M.2 SATA SSDs
Security Trusted Platform Module 2.0
OS Azure Stack HCI OS
Storage Controller Broadcom 3816 SAS HBA
Storage Configuration NVMe (cache) + SSD (capacity)
Cache 2-4 x 2.5" U.2
Capacity 4-10 x 2.5" U.2
Raw Storage 960GB to 75TB
Supermicro Ultra 1U All-flash NVMe Solution:
  • SYS-1029U-TN10RT-HCI
SYS-1029U-TN10RT-HCI (angled view) SYS-1029U-TN10RT-HCI (rear view)
Best For High-performance compute and high-speed storage
Profile All-flash NVMe
Form Factor 1U
Nodes in a cluster 2-16
Processors Dual Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Memory 128GB to 6TB DDR4
Storage Type NVMe
Networks Up to 100GbE RoCE DRMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors 16 to 56 Cores Total Dual Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Memory 128GB (up to 6TB) DDR4
Networking Card Mellanox Connectx-4 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives 1x M.2 SATA SSD
Security Trusted Platform Module 2.0
OS Azure Stack HCI OS
Storage Configuration NVMe (cache) + NVMe (capacity) NVMe (capacity)
Cache 2-4 x 2.5" U.2  
Capacity 4-6 x 2.5" U.2 10 x 2.5" U.2
Raw Storage 4TB to 90TB 4TB to 153TB
Supermicro Ultra 1U All-flash/Hybrid Solution:
  • SYS-1029U-TRT-HCI
SYS-1029U-TRT-HCI SYS-1029U-TRT-HCI (rear view)
Best For Work loads with balanced performance in a cost-optimized two-node cluster
Profile All-flash, Hybrid
Form Factor 1U
Nodes in a cluster 2-4
Processors Dual Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Memory 128GB to 6TB DDR4
Storage Type NVMe +SSD, NVMe + SSD + HDD
Networks Up to 40GbE RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors 16 to 56 Cores Total Dual Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Memory 128GB (up to 6TB) DDR4
Networking Card Mellanox Connectx-4 25GbE (up to 40GbE)
Boot Drives 2x 2.5" SATA SSDs
Security Trusted Platform Module 2.0
OS Azure Stack HCI OS
Storage Controller LSI 3008 IT Mode
Storage Configuration NVMe (cache) + SSD (Capacity) SSD (capacity) NVMe (cache) + HDD (capacity) SSD (cache) + HDD (capacity)
Cache 2 x 2.5" U.2   2 x 2.5" U.2 2 x 2.5" U.2
Capacity 4-8 x 2.5" U.2 10 x 2.5" U.2 4-8 x 2.5" U.2 4-8 x 2.5" U.2
Raw Storage 4TB to 120TB 4TB to 150TB 4TB to 19TB 4TB to 19TB
Supermicro Ultra 2U All-flash NVMe Solution:
  • SYS-2029U-TN24R4T-HCI
SYS-2029U-TN24R4T-HCI (angled view) SYS-2029U-TN24R4T-HCI (rear view)
Best For High-performance mission critical workloads with large storage capacity
Profile All-flash NVMe
Form Factor 2U
Nodes in a cluster 2-4
Processors Dual Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Memory 128GB to 6TB DDR4
Storage Type NVMe
Networks Up to 100GbE RoCE DRMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors 16 to 56 Cores Total Dual Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Memory 128GB (up to 6TB) DDR4
Networking Card Mellanox Connectx-4 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives 2x 2.5" SATA SSDs
Security Trusted Platform Module 2.0
OS Azure Stack HCI OS
Storage Configuration NVMe (cache) + NVMe (capacity) NVMe (capacity)
Cache 2-4 x 2.5" U.2  
Capacity 4-20 x 2.5" U.2 24 x 2.5" U.2
Raw Storage 4TB to 306TB 4TB to 367TB
Supermicro Ultra 2U All-flash/Hybrid Solution:
  • SYS-6029U-E1CR4-HCI
SYS-6029U-E1CR4-HCI (angled view) SYS-6029U-E1CR4-HCI (rear view)
Best For Work loads needing balanced performance and high storage capacity
Profile All-flash, Hybrid
Form Factor 2U
Nodes in a cluster 2-16
Processors Dual Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Memory 128GB to 6TB DDR4
Storage Type NVMe +SSD, NVMe + SSD + HDD
Networks Up to 100GbE RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors 16 to 56 Cores Total Dual Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Memory 128GB (up to 6TB) DDR4
Networking Card Mellanox Connectx-4 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives 2x 2.5" SATA SSDs
Security Trusted Platform Module 2.0
OS Azure Stack HCI OS
Storage Controller LSI 3008 IT Mode
Storage Configuration NVMe (cache) + SSD (Capacity) SSD (capacity) NVMe (cache) + HDD (capacity) SSD (cache) + HDD (capacity)
Cache 2-4 x 2.5" U.2   2-4 x 2.5" U.2 2-4 x 2.5" U.2
Capacity 4-8 x 2.5" U.2 12 x 2.5" U.2 4-8 x 3.5" U.2 4-8 x 3.5" U.2
Raw Storage 4TB to 122TB 4TB to 183TB 4TB to 128TB 4TB to 128TB
Supermicro 2U 2 node BigTwin All-flash/Hybrid Solution:
  • SYS-2029BT-DNC0R-HCI
SYS-2029BT-DNC0R-HCI (angled view) SYS-2029BT-DNC0R-HCI (rear view)
Best For Two nodes optimized in a 2U form factor for balanced work loads
Profile All-flash, Hybrid
Form Factor 2U
Nodes in a cluster 2-4 (1-2 systems)
Processors Dual Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Memory 128GB to 6TB DDR4
Storage Type NVMe +SSD, NVMe + SSD + HDD
Networks Up to 100GbE RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors 16 to 56 Cores Total Dual Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Memory 128GB (up to 6TB) DDR4
Networking Card Mellanox Connectx-4 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives 2x M.2 SATA SSDs
Security Trusted Platform Module 2.0
OS Azure Stack HCI OS
Storage Controller Broadcom 3216 SAS3 IT mode
Storage Configuration NVMe (cache) + SSD (Capacity) SSD (capacity) NVMe (cache) + HDD (capacity) SSD (cache) + HDD (capacity)
Cache 2-4 x 2.5" U.2   2-4 x 2.5" U.2 2-4 x 2.5" U.2
Capacity 4-10 x 2.5" U.2 12 x 2.5" U.2 4-8 x 3.5" U.2 4-8 x 3.5" U.2
Raw Storage 4TB to 153TB 4TB to 183TB 4TB to 19.2TB 4TB to 19.2TB

Technical Use Case Briefs

Supermicro 1U 12 Bay Drawer Hybrid Solution:
  • SSG-6119P-ACR12N4L-HCI
SSG-6119P-ACR12N4L-HCI (angled view) SSG-6119P-ACR12N4L-HCI (rear view)
Best For Balanced performance work loads and high storage density
Profile Hybrid
Form Factor 1U
Nodes in a cluster 2-4
Processors Dual Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Memory 128GB to 3TB DDR4
Storage Type NVMe + HDD
Networks Up to 100GbE RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors 16 to 56 Cores Total Dual Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Memory 128GB (up to 3TB) DDR4
Networking Card Mellanox Connectx-4 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives 2x 2.5" SATA SSDs
Security Trusted Platform Module 2.0
OS Azure Stack HCI OS
Storage Controller Broadcom 3216 SAS3 IT mode
Storage Configuration NVMe (cache) + HDD (capacity)
Cache 2-4 x 2.5" 7mm U.2
Capacity 4-12 x 3.5" U.2
Raw Storage 4TB to 192TB

Technical Use Case Briefs

AMD EPYC™-based Solution

Supermicro A+ servers based Azure Stack HCI solutions are optimized for AMD EPYC 7002 series processors and deliver excellent core density, memory bandwidth and I/O capacity.

Supermicro A+ Ultra 2U All-flash/Hybrid Solution:
  • AS -2023US-TR4-HCI
AS -2023US-TR4-HCI (angled view) AS -2023US-TR4-HCI (rear view)
Best For Work loads that need high CPU core counts and high storage capacity
Profile All-flash, Hybrid
Form Factor 2U
Nodes in a cluster 2-4
Processors Dual AMD EPYC™ 7000 Series Processors
Memory 128GB to 8TB DDR4
Storage Type NVMe +SSD, NVMe + SSD + HDD
Networks Up to 100GbE RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors 16 to 128 Cores AMD EPYC™ 7000 Series Processors
Memory 128GB (up to 8TB) DDR4
Networking Card Mellanox Connectx-4 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives 2x 2.5" SATA SSDs
Security Trusted Platform Module 2.0
OS Azure Stack HCI OS
Storage Controller LSI 3008 IT Mode
Storage Configuration NVMe (cache) + SSD (Capacity) SSD (capacity) NVMe (cache) + HDD (capacity) SSD (cache) + HDD (capacity)
Cache 2-4 x 2.5" U.2   2-4 x 2.5" U.2 2-4 x 2.5" U.2
Capacity 4-8 x 2.5" U.2 12 x 2.5" U.2 4-8 x 3.5" U.2 4-8 x 3.5" U.2
Raw Storage 4TB to 122TB 4TB to 183TB 4TB to 128TB 4TB to 128TB

Technical Use Case Briefs

Global SKU