Supermicro, Inc., a Total IT Solution Provider for AI, Cloud, Storage, and 5G/Edge, is launching, with VAST Data, the CNode-X Solution, a highly integrated, rapidly deployable AI Data Platform. The VAST AI Operating System, including the VAST InsightEngine and Database, together with NVIDIA’s models, microservices and libraries, along with it GPU and storage servers, form a fully integrated AI infrastructure stack, enabling enterprises to rapidly deploy a complete AI solution.
“Building on our successful collaboration with VAST Data, this solution brings together Supermicro’s high-performance AI systems, VAST’s software, and NVIDIA’s technology into a truly integrated enterprise AI platform,” said Charles Liang, president and CEO of Supermicro. “Together, we enable organizations to accelerate AI factory deployment, whether scaling large AI initiatives or deploying enterprise applications like generative AI and video analytics.”
For more information about the new Supermicro and VAST solution, please visit: https://www.supermicro.com/en/solutions/vast
“CNode-X brings together Supermicro’s integrated infrastructure expertise with the VAST AI Operating System and NVIDIA-accelerated compute to deliver a turnkey foundation for enterprise AI factories,” said John Mao, Vice President, Global Technology Alliances at VAST Data. “Together, we’re making it dramatically easier for organizations to deploy an end-to-end AI data platform – keeping GPUs fed with data, helping teams move faster from deployment to first token, and scaling AI workloads with confidence.”
Supermicro’s existing EBox solution with VAST, which was launched in 2024 and widely adopted by large storage customers based on its space, power, and cost efficiency, combines two different server nodes into a single server. The second-generation EBox solution has been updated to the latest AMD EPYC™ 9005 CPUs.
The CNode-X solution follows NVIDIA’s AI Data Platform reference architecture, which incorporates GPU acceleration into the storage platform to accelerate data vectorization, vector database searching, and inference workloads. The benefits of this solution include:
- Validated Hardware Platforms: Using the proven Supermicro CloudDC AS-1116CS-TN from the EBox Solution, this solution adds Supermicro’s SYS-212GB-FNR 2U multi-GPU compute server which supports two NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 GPUs in a compact 2U form-factor. With the addition of NVIDIA Spectrum™ switches and NVIDIA ConnectX® networking, this encompasses all the infrastructure required to quickly deploy an enterprise AI solution.
- Integrated Software Stack: The VAST AI OS, supported by NVIDIA’s software libraries, and integrated with Supermicro’s hardware platforms, delivers pre-configured, ready-to-run AI workflows for real-time agents using VAST AgentEngine, and enterprise Generative AI using InsightEngine.
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AI Factory Foundation: CNode-X can be the storage layer for this larger enterprise AI solution, when combined with Supermicro’s large-scale AI servers, including their 8-way GPU servers using NVIDIA’s HGX B300 servers, and Supermicro’s end-to-end liquid cooling solutions.
- Rack Integration, Testing, and Installation: Complex AI Factory installations can be quickly deployed using Supermicro’s Rack Integration services for system architecture planning, factory integration, testing and software installation, on-site deployment, network cable installation, and acceptance testing.
End-to-End Management: The Supermicro SuperCloud Suite of management tools provides single pane-of-glass management of all Supermicro systems and cooling subsystems, as well as third-party switches and servers.
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