Supermicro Introduces a New Petascale All-Flash Storage Server Using NVIDIA Grace CPU Superchip for High Performance Software-Defined AI Storage Workloads
Supermicro, in collaboration with NVIDIA and WEKA, has unveiled a new optimized storage server for high-performance software-defined storage workloads. This innovative storage server utilizes Supermicro's design expertise and NVIDIA Grace CPU superchip with 144 Arm Neoverse V2 cores for AI and ML training, analytics, and enterprise storage workloads. The system boasts high-density storage capabilities and PCIe Gen5 performance SSD bandwidth with linear scalability. Supermicro's Building Block Solutions® system design strategy allows for symmetrical architecture perfect for scaling AI workloads. This collaboration aims to provide customers with power-efficient, high-performance storage solutions for their AI factories and enterprise data management.
New System Combines NVIDIA Power Efficient CPU with Supermicro's Petascale Architecture
Supermicro, Inc. announced a new optimized storage server for high-performance software-defined storage workloads. This first-of-its-class storage server from a major Tier 1 provider utilizes Supermicro's system design expertise to create a high-density storage server for software-defined workloads found in AI and ML training and inferencing, analytics, and enterprise storage workloads.
Supermicro worked closely with NVIDIA and WEKA to enable customers to create power-efficient high-performance storage systems for their AI factories. Charles Liang, president and CEO of Supermicro, stated that the Supermicro Petascale server with the NVIDIA Grace CPU Superchip highlights Supermicro's focus on innovation and customer choice. The system utilizes the NVIDIA Grace CPU with 144 Arm Neoverse V2 cores enabling high-performance I/O for software-defined storage workloads.
The ARS-121L-NE316R 1U storage system incorporates a symmetrical architecture perfect for scaling AI workloads. The Supermicro Petascale storage server supports 16 hot-swap EDSFF PCIe Gen5 E3.S NVMe drives enabling 983TB raw capacity using 61.44TB SSDs, with a rack containing 40 systems providing 39.3PB of raw storage capacity.
Collaboration with NVIDIA and WEKA
Supermicro collaborated with NVIDIA and WEKA to develop the storage server with NVIDIA Grace, offering storage software providers a range of hardware choices to meet different application requirements. Rob Davis, vice president of storage networking technology at NVIDIA, emphasized that the new storage server allows customers to benefit from NVIDIA's innovations in both CPUs and DPUs to accelerate networking protocols while using less power than comparable x86 servers.
Supermicro is collaborating with WEKA, a leader in high-performance storage software, to create a high-performance solution optimized for enterprise AI and ML training, analytics, and inferencing. Initial testing of WEKA Data Platform software running on Supermicro's petascale storage server with the NVIDIA Grace CPU-based pre-production cluster shows significant performance scaling and power efficiency.
Supermicro at GTC 2025
Supermicro and NVIDIA will present the new Petascale storage server using the Grace CPU in more detail at NVIDIA GTC in San Jose starting on March 17. For more information on the Supermicro storage solutions for AI, visit the Supermicro website.
About Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Supermicro is a global leader in Application-Optimized Total IT Solutions. Founded and operating in San Jose, California, Supermicro is committed to delivering first-to-market innovation for Enterprise, Cloud, AI, and 5G Telco/Edge IT Infrastructure. Supermicro's products are designed and manufactured in-house, leveraging global operations for scale and efficiency to improve TCO and reduce environmental impact.