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Supermicro SSG-121E-NE3X12R 1U front-loading all-flash storage server with 8 E3.S NVMe drives and 4 E3.S 2T CXL bays
- Dual Socket E (LGA-4677) 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors. Up to 270W TDP.
- Supports 32 DIMMs with 2DPC, up to 8TB memory capacity with 32 DIMMs of 256GB 3DS RDIMM DDR5-4800 ECC memory
- Two PCIe 5.0 x16 slots & two AIOM connectors (OCP 3.0 SFF compliant)
- 8x hot-swap E3.S (1T) NVMe drive bays, 4x E3.S(2T) CXL bays
- Redundant Titanium 1600W Power Supplies
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Warranty
- Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
- Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years
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The Supermicro SSG-121E-NE3X12R is a 1U storage server barebones system with eight hot-swap E3.S NVMe bays and four E3.S 2T CXL bays, suited to data centers building high-throughput software-defined storage or NVMe-over-Fabrics platforms.
Recommended For
- Data-center teams building software-defined storage or NVMe-over-Fabrics nodes that need front-accessible E3.S NVMe drives in a 1U server.
- Infrastructure teams running memory-heavy databases or in-memory computing workloads that can use the server’s four E3.S 2T CXL Type 3 bays for memory expansion.
- HPC and data-intensive computing operators who need dual-socket Xeon processing alongside hot-swap E3.S NVMe storage in a rack-scale system.
- Private-cloud or hybrid-cloud teams deploying Red Hat Enterprise Linux or OpenShift on a certified Supermicro server platform.
Real-World Use Scenarios
- In a software-defined storage cluster, use the server as a dense NVMe storage node for frequently accessed data; the storage software and network configuration determine how much of the local flash capacity other systems can use.
- For a database handling frequent transactions, place the database files on compatible E3.S NVMe SSDs to support fast reads and writes; actual throughput and latency depend on the selected drives and database configuration.
- In a private or hybrid cloud, configure it as a flash-storage resource for virtual-machine or cloud workloads that need quick access to data; the storage platform and network setup determine how it integrates with the rest of the environment.
- For data-intensive HPC jobs, use the NVMe drives as fast local storage for active datasets and job output, such as simulation checkpoints; the benefit depends on the workload and the storage software.
- As an NVMe-over-Fabrics storage target, connect the server to compute hosts over a suitable high-speed network so they can access its NVMe storage remotely; this requires compatible networking hardware and NVMe-oF software.
Spec Summary
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Best For | 1U storage-server deployments using E3.S NVMe drives and E3.S 2T CXL bays |