Benefits of Validated Node Solutions for Azure Stack HCI

Azure Stack HCI is Microsoft’s premier hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) cluster solution for running virtualized workloads in a hybrid environment that combines on-premises hardware with Azure cloud services. The latest Azure Stack HCI version 22H2 brings new security capabilities and numerous improvements, including Network ATC v2, storage replication compression, Hyper-V live migration, and more. Together with the next generation Supermicro hardware platforms, Azure Stack HCI takes the hybrid cloud operation to the next level.

Benefits of the Supermicro Validated Node Solutions for Azure Stack HCI

  • Microsoft-certified hardware solution from Supermicro
    • New: Now supporting the latest generation Supermicro X13 and H13 hardware platforms
    • New: Now supporting 1-node cluster
    • 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
      • Note: Customers running Windows Server VMs on Azure Stack HCI need to procure an appropriate license. Windows Server 2022/2019 license, or Windows Server subscription will be required. Please refer to the following link for more details about the license options:
        License Windows Server VMs on Azure Stack HCI
  • 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

New: Supermicro Intel-based Hardware solutions for Azure Stack HCI now support the latest generation X13 systems with 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors (Sapphire Rapids), DDR5 memory, PCIe 5.0, and NVIDIA ConnectX-6 Network adapters.

Supermicro solutions are pre-validated, designed to deliver the highest performance, flexibility, scalability and serviceability to demanding IT environments, and optimized for mission-critical enterprise workloads.

The solution covers Supermicro broad product lines, and starts from 1 server nodes (for All-flash NVMe and All-flash SSD only) and support up to 16 nodes in a cluster. Each server node in the cluster is equipped with latest Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, DDR4/5 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.

New: Supermicro X13 UP WIO 1U All-Flash SATA SSD Solution:
  • SYS-111E-WR-HCI
  • 1U
SYS-111E-WRSYS-111E-WR (angled view)
Best ForEdge deployment scenarios with 10 drive bays for balanced workloads
Server SKUSYS-111E-WR
ProfileAll-flash
Form Factor1U
Nodes in a cluster1-4
ProcessorsSingle 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor
Memory64GB to 1024GB DDR5
Storage TypeSSD
Networks25GbE RoCE RDMA
  • SYS-511E-WR-HCI
  • 1U
SYS-511E-WR-HCI (angled view)SYS-511E-WR-HCI (rear view)
Best ForEdge deployment scenarios with minimum footprint for balanced workloads
Server SKUSYS-511E-WR
ProfileAll-flash
Form Factor1U
Nodes in a cluster1-4
ProcessorsSingle 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor
Memory64GB to 1024GB DDR5
Storage TypeSSD
Networks25GbE RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

 SYS-111E-WRSYS-511E-WR
Processors8 to 52 Cores Single-Socket, 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors
Memory64GB (up to 1024GB) DDR5
Networking CardMellanox Connectx-5 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives2 M.2 NVMe
SecurityTrusted Platform Module 2.0
OSAzure Stack HCI OS
Storage ControllerN/A
Storage ConfigurationSATA SSD
Cache 
Capacity4–10 x 2.5" U.24 x 2.5" U.2
Raw Storage3.75TB–76.8TB4TB to 31TB

Technical Use Case Briefs

Supermicro X12 BigTwin® 2U4N All-flash/Hybrid Solution:
  • SYS-220BT-HNC8R-HCI
SYS-220BT-HNC8R-HCI (angled view)SYS-220BT-HNC8R-HCI (rear view)
Best ForHigh-density 4-node HCI deployment scenario for balanced workloads
Server SKUSYS-220BT-HNC8R
ProfileAll-flash, Hybrid
Form Factor2U
Nodes in a cluster4-16 (1-4 systems)
ProcessorsDual 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Memory128GB to 4TB DDR4
Storage TypeNVMe, SSD + HDD
NetworksUp to 100GbE RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors16 to 72 Cores Total Dual 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Memory128GB to 4TB DDR4
Networking CardMellanox Connectx-4 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives2x M.2 NVMe
SecurityTrusted Platform Module 2.0
OSAzure Stack HCI OS
Storage ConfigurationNVMe (capacity)
Cache 
Capacity4-6 x 2.5" U.2
Raw Storage15TB to 46TB

Technical Use Case Briefs

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 ForWorkloads for small footprint HCI deployment in limited spaces
Server SKUSYS-510P-MR
ProfileAll-flash
Form Factor1U
Nodes in a cluster2-4
ProcessorsSingle 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor
Memory64GB to 256GB DDR4
Storage TypeNVMe, SSD SATA
Networks25GbE RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors8 to 32 Cores Total Single 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processor
Memory64GB to 256GB DDR4
Networking CardMellanox Connectx-4 25GbE
Boot Drives2x M.2 SATA SSDs
SecurityTrusted Platform Module 2.0
OSAzure Stack HCI OS
Storage ConfigurationNVMe (capacity)SSD (capacity)
Cache  
Capacity4 x 2.5" U.24 x 2.5" U.2
Raw Storage4TB to 32TB960GB 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 ForFlexible and scalable HCI for high-performance or balanced workloads
Server SKUSYS-120U-TNR
ProfileAll-flash
Form Factor1U
Nodes in a cluster2-16
ProcessorsDual 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Memory128GB to 4TB DDR4
Storage TypeNVMe + SSD
Networks25GbE (Up to 100GbE) RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors16 to 80 Cores Total Dual 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Memory128GB to 4TB DDR4
Networking CardMellanox Connectx-4 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives2x M.2 SATA SSDs
SecurityTrusted Platform Module 2.0
OSAzure Stack HCI OS
Storage ControllerBroadcom 3816 SAS HBA
Storage ConfigurationNVMe (cache) + SSD (capacity)
Cache2-4 x 2.5" U.2
Capacity4-10 x 2.5" U.2
Raw Storage960GB to 75TB

Technical Use Case Briefs

Supermicro Ultra 1U All-flash NVMe Solution:
  • SYS-1029U-TN10RT-HCI
SYS-1029U-TN10RT-HCI (angled view)SYS-1029U-TN10RT-HCI (rear view)
Best ForHigh-performance compute and high-speed storage
ProfileAll-flash NVMe
Form Factor1U
Nodes in a cluster2-16
ProcessorsDual Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Memory128GB to 6TB DDR4
Storage TypeNVMe
NetworksUp to 100GbE RoCE DRMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors16 to 56 Cores Total Dual Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Memory128GB (up to 6TB) DDR4
Networking CardMellanox Connectx-4 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives1x M.2 SATA SSD
SecurityTrusted Platform Module 2.0
OSAzure Stack HCI OS
Storage ConfigurationNVMe (cache) + NVMe (capacity)NVMe (capacity)
Cache2-4 x 2.5" U.2 
Capacity4-6 x 2.5" U.210 x 2.5" U.2
Raw Storage4TB to 90TB4TB to 153TB

Technical Use Case Briefs

Supermicro Ultra 1U All-flash/Hybrid Solution:
  • SYS-1029U-TRT-HCI
SYS-1029U-TRT-HCISYS-1029U-TRT-HCI (rear view)
Best ForWork loads with balanced performance in a cost-optimized two-node cluster
ProfileAll-flash, Hybrid
Form Factor1U
Nodes in a cluster2-4
ProcessorsDual Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Memory128GB to 6TB DDR4
Storage TypeNVMe +SSD, NVMe + SSD + HDD
NetworksUp to 40GbE RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors16 to 56 Cores Total Dual Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Memory128GB (up to 6TB) DDR4
Networking CardMellanox Connectx-4 25GbE (up to 40GbE)
Boot Drives2x 2.5" SATA SSDs
SecurityTrusted Platform Module 2.0
OSAzure Stack HCI OS
Storage ControllerLSI 3008 IT Mode
Storage ConfigurationNVMe (cache) + SSD (Capacity)SSD (capacity)NVMe (cache) + HDD (capacity)SSD (cache) + HDD (capacity)
Cache2 x 2.5" U.2 2 x 2.5" U.22 x 2.5" U.2
Capacity4-8 x 2.5" U.210 x 2.5" U.24-8 x 2.5" U.24-8 x 2.5" U.2
Raw Storage4TB to 120TB4TB to 150TB4TB to 19TB4TB to 19TB

Technical Use Case Briefs

Supermicro Ultra 2U All-flash NVMe Solution:
  • SYS-2029U-TN24R4T-HCI
SYS-2029U-TN24R4T-HCI (angled view)SYS-2029U-TN24R4T-HCI (rear view)
Best ForHigh-performance mission critical workloads with large storage capacity
ProfileAll-flash NVMe
Form Factor2U
Nodes in a cluster2-4
ProcessorsDual Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Memory128GB to 6TB DDR4
Storage TypeNVMe
NetworksUp to 100GbE RoCE DRMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors16 to 56 Cores Total Dual Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Memory128GB (up to 6TB) DDR4
Networking CardMellanox Connectx-4 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives2x 2.5" SATA SSDs
SecurityTrusted Platform Module 2.0
OSAzure Stack HCI OS
Storage ConfigurationNVMe (cache) + NVMe (capacity)NVMe (capacity)
Cache2-4 x 2.5" U.2 
Capacity4-20 x 2.5" U.224 x 2.5" U.2
Raw Storage4TB to 306TB4TB to 367TB

Technical Use Case Briefs

Supermicro Ultra 2U All-flash/Hybrid Solution:
  • SYS-6029U-E1CR4-HCI
SYS-6029U-E1CR4-HCI (angled view)SYS-6029U-E1CR4-HCI (rear view)
Best ForWork loads needing balanced performance and high storage capacity
ProfileAll-flash, Hybrid
Form Factor2U
Nodes in a cluster2-16
ProcessorsDual Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Memory128GB to 6TB DDR4
Storage TypeNVMe +SSD, NVMe + SSD + HDD
NetworksUp to 100GbE RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors16 to 56 Cores Total Dual Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Memory128GB (up to 6TB) DDR4
Networking CardMellanox Connectx-4 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives2x 2.5" SATA SSDs
SecurityTrusted Platform Module 2.0
OSAzure Stack HCI OS
Storage ControllerLSI 3008 IT Mode
Storage ConfigurationNVMe (cache) + SSD (Capacity)SSD (capacity)NVMe (cache) + HDD (capacity)SSD (cache) + HDD (capacity)
Cache2-4 x 2.5" U.2 2-4 x 2.5" U.22-4 x 2.5" U.2
Capacity4-8 x 2.5" U.212 x 2.5" U.24-8 x 3.5" U.24-8 x 3.5" U.2
Raw Storage4TB to 122TB4TB to 183TB4TB to 128TB4TB to 128TB

Technical Use Case Briefs

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 ForTwo nodes optimized in a 2U form factor for balanced work loads
ProfileAll-flash, Hybrid
Form Factor2U
Nodes in a cluster2-4 (1-2 systems)
ProcessorsDual Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Memory128GB to 6TB DDR4
Storage TypeNVMe +SSD, NVMe + SSD + HDD
NetworksUp to 100GbE RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors16 to 56 Cores Total Dual Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Memory128GB (up to 6TB) DDR4
Networking CardMellanox Connectx-4 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives2x M.2 SATA SSDs
SecurityTrusted Platform Module 2.0
OSAzure Stack HCI OS
Storage ControllerBroadcom 3216 SAS3 IT mode
Storage ConfigurationNVMe (cache) + SSD (Capacity)SSD (capacity)NVMe (cache) + HDD (capacity)SSD (cache) + HDD (capacity)
Cache2-4 x 2.5" U.2 2-4 x 2.5" U.22-4 x 2.5" U.2
Capacity4-10 x 2.5" U.212 x 2.5" U.24-8 x 3.5" U.24-8 x 3.5" U.2
Raw Storage4TB to 153TB4TB to 183TB4TB to 19.2TB4TB 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 ForBalanced performance work loads and high storage density
ProfileHybrid
Form Factor1U
Nodes in a cluster2-4
ProcessorsDual Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Memory128GB to 3TB DDR4
Storage TypeNVMe + HDD
NetworksUp to 100GbE RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors16 to 56 Cores Total Dual Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Memory128GB (up to 3TB) DDR4
Networking CardMellanox Connectx-4 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives2x 2.5" SATA SSDs
SecurityTrusted Platform Module 2.0
OSAzure Stack HCI OS
Storage ControllerBroadcom 3216 SAS3 IT mode
Storage ConfigurationNVMe (cache) + HDD (capacity)
Cache2-4 x 2.5" 7mm U.2
Capacity4-12 x 3.5" U.2
Raw Storage4TB to 192TB

Technical Use Case Briefs

AMD EPYC™-based Solution

Supermicro A+ servers based Azure Stack HCI solutions are optimized for AMD EPYC 9004/7003/7002 series processors and deliver excellent core density, memory bandwidth and I/O capacity.

New: Supermicro A+ H13 2U Hyper All-flash Solution:
  • AS -2025HS-TNR-HCI
  • 2U
AS -2025HS-TNR (angled view)AS -2025HS-TNR (rear view)
Best ForMost demanding workloads
Server SKUAS -2025HS-TNR
ProfileAll-flash
Form Factor2U
Nodes in a cluster1-4
ProcessorsDual AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series processors
Memory384GB to 3TB DDR5
Storage TypeNVMe
NetworksUp to 100GbE RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors32 to 256 Cores Dual-Socket, AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series Processors
Memory384GB (up to 3TB) DDR5
Networking CardMellanox Connectx-5 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives2 M.2 NVMe OR 2 M.2 SATA3
SecurityTrusted Platform Module 2.0
OSAzure Stack HCI OS
Storage ControllerN/A
Storage ConfigurationNVMe
Cache 
Capacity4-12 x 3.5" U.2
Raw Storage7.68TB to 184.32TB

Technical Use Case Briefs

New: Supermicro A+ H13 1U Hyper All-flash Solution:
  • AS -1125HS-TNR-HCI
  • 1U
AS -1125HS-TNR (angled view)AS -1125HS-TNR (rear view)
Best ForMost demanding workloads
Server SKUAS -1125HS-TNR
ProfileAll-flash
Form Factor1U
Nodes in a cluster1-4
ProcessorsDual AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series processors
Memory384GB to 3TB DDR5
Storage TypeNVMe
NetworksUp to 100GbE RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors32 to 256 Cores Dual-Socket, AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series Processors
Memory384GB (up to 3TB) DDR5
Networking CardMellanox Connectx-5 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives2 M.2 NVMe OR 2 M.2 SATA3
SecurityTrusted Platform Module 2.0
OSAzure Stack HCI OS
Storage ControllerN/A
Storage ConfigurationNVMe
Cache 
Capacity4-8 x 2.5" U.2
Raw Storage15.36TB to 61.44TB

Technical Use Case Briefs

New: Supermicro A+ H13 2U 4 node GrandTwin All-flash Solution:
  • AS -2115GT-HNTR-HCI
  • 2U
AS -2115GT-HNTR-HCI (angled view)AS -2115GT-HNTR-HCI (rear view)
Best ForHigh-density 4-node HCI deployment scenarios for balanced workloads
Server SKUAS -2115GT-HNTR
ProfileAll-flash
Form Factor2U
Nodes in a cluster4-16 (4-node system)
ProcessorsSingle AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series processor
Memory192GB to 768GB DDR5
Storage TypeNVMe
NetworksUp to 100GbE RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors16 to 84 Cores Single-Socket, AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series Processors
Memory192GB (up to 768GB) DDR5
Networking CardMellanox Connectx-6 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives2 M.2 NVMe OR 2 M.2 SATA3
SecurityTrusted Platform Module 2.0
OSAzure Stack HCI OS
Storage ControllerN/A
Storage ConfigurationNVMe
Cache 
Capacity4-6 x 2.5" U.2
Raw Storage15TB to 31TB
Supermicro A+ H12 1U Ultra All-Flash Solution:
  • AS -1124US-TNRP-HCI
  • 1U
AS -1124US-TNRP (angled view)AS -1124US-TNRP (rear view)
Best ForBoth high-performance and balanced workloads
Server SKUAS -1124US-TNRP
ProfileAll-flash
Form Factor1U
Nodes in a cluster2-16
ProcessorsDual AMD EPYC™ 7003 Series Processors
Memory128GB to 8TB DDR4
Storage TypeNVMe
NetworksUp to 100GbE RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors16 to 128 Cores AMD 3rd Gen EPYC™
Memory128GB to 8TB memory
Networking CardMellanox Connectx-5 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives2x M.2 NVMe
SecurityTrusted Platform Module 2.0
OSAzure Stack HCI OS
Storage ConfigurationNVMe (Capacity)
Cache 
Capacity4-12 x 2.5" U.2
Raw Storage15.36TB to 91.16TB

Technical Use Case Briefs

Supermicro A+ H12 1U WIO All NVMe/SATA SSD Solution:
  • AS -1114S-WN10RT-HCI
  • 1U
AS -1114S-WN10RT (angled view)AS -1114S-WN10RT (rear view)
Best ForCost-effective and flexible HCI solution for both balanced and high-performance workloads
Server SKUAS -1114S-WN10RT
ProfileAll-flash
Form Factor1U
Nodes in a cluster2-16
ProcessorsSingle AMD EPYC™ 7003 Series Processor
Memory128GB to 4TB DDR4
Storage TypeNVMe, SSD
NetworksUp to 100GbE RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors8 to 64 Cores Total Single AMD 3rd Gen EPYC™
Memory128GB to 4TB DDR4
Networking CardMellanox Connectx-4 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives1x M.2 NVMe
SecurityTrusted Platform Module 2.0
OSAzure Stack HCI OS
Storage ConfigurationNVMe (Capacity)SSD (capacity)
Cache  
Capacity4-10 x 2.5" U.24-10 x 2.5" U.2
Raw Storage15TB to 77TB960GB to 77TB

Technical Use Case Briefs

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 ForWork loads that need high CPU core counts and high storage capacity
ProfileAll-flash, Hybrid
Form Factor2U
Nodes in a cluster2-4
ProcessorsDual AMD EPYC™ 7000 Series Processors
Memory128GB to 8TB DDR4
Storage TypeNVMe +SSD, NVMe + SSD + HDD
NetworksUp to 100GbE RoCE RDMA

Technical Specification per System

Processors16 to 128 Cores AMD EPYC™ 7000 Series Processors
Memory128GB (up to 8TB) DDR4
Networking CardMellanox Connectx-4 25GbE (up to 100GbE)
Boot Drives2x 2.5" SATA SSDs
SecurityTrusted Platform Module 2.0
OSAzure Stack HCI OS
Storage ControllerLSI 3008 IT Mode
Storage ConfigurationNVMe (cache) + SSD (Capacity)SSD (capacity)NVMe (cache) + HDD (capacity)SSD (cache) + HDD (capacity)
Cache2-4 x 2.5" U.2 2-4 x 2.5" U.22-4 x 2.5" U.2
Capacity4-8 x 2.5" U.212 x 2.5" U.24-8 x 3.5" U.24-8 x 3.5" U.2
Raw Storage4TB to 122TB4TB to 183TB4TB to 128TB4TB to 128TB

Technical Use Case Briefs