To move a petabyte of data from New York to Los Angeles over the internet takes several weeks and a dedicated $15,000 per month 100Gb Ethernet service. OSS drive packs can do the same data transport task in 18 hours for about $200 using the SDS server. In this video, Braden Cooper, Product Marketing Manager at OSS, does a quick walkthrough of the simple steps required to hot swap a 380TB NVMe drive pack in the OSS Short Depth Server (SDS).
The SDS (AMD and Intel versions) has configurable motherboard options in a feature packed rugged server platform for GPU or FPGA accelerated computing, U.2/U.3 NVMe storage, and PCIe Gen 4 expansion. This functionality is delivered in a size efficient, edge-ready rugged chassis with 3U height and 20” depth.
These two 8-drive canisters are part of what makes the SDS a unique rugged server platform for edge applications. This video will highlight the canisters and the process required to utilize the hot swap feature.
The SDS is an edge optimized server that can operate stand-alone as a hyperconverged PCIe Gen 4 rugged server or form the core CPU and memory resources for a scale-out, rack level, expandable and composable solution in the shallowest available racks.
As mentioned in the video, the SDS canisters are also compatible with the OSS Centauri Storage System. Centauri offers high-capacity storage in a compact chassis. The system is compatible with 2.5" NVMe drives, and its PCIe Gen4 hardware facilitates high-speed storage throughput. Centauri is designed to meet MIL-STD-810G ruggedization requirements. With its 3U form factor, half rack width, and short 20” depth, Centauri is the ideal companion to any system capturing data in edge applications. Additional features include dynamic fan speed control, lightweight aluminum enclosure, and IPMI 2.0 based system monitoring on dedicated ethernet.
To learn about all of the features of the SDS watch the Features and Benefits video here and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for future training videos. To have a member of our sales team contact you about the SDS, please contact us here.
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By: Jaan Mannik – Director of Commercial Sales
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