Super Micro Computer Microblade microserver

Super Micro Computer has released an extreme-density server platform targeting hyperscale data centre and cloud environments. MicroBlade is a power- and space-saving 6U microserver featuring 112 ultralow-power 8-Core Intel Atom Processor C2000-based servers in 28 hot-swap micro blades. The modular blade-based architecture maximises rack space with power-conserving servers in easily serviceable, front-access, hot-swap Blade trays.

Compute and storage are integrated in the individual blades and shared networking, power and cooling are located at the rear of the system. The product’s enclosure incorporates redundant Platinum-Level high-efficiency (95%) Digital Switching power supplies, optimised airflow with redundant energy-efficient cooling fans, an integrated chassis management module (CMM), Intel high-bandwidth network switches and reduced cabling. It is suitable for web hosting, cloud services and extreme scale-out HPC and data visualisation environments.