Introduction - QUANTA D51BP-1U User Manual

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1.1 Introduction

QuantaGrid D51BP-1U is a revolutionary 1U rackmount server that dramatically increases
data storage IOPS. All ten 2.5" front-access drive bays support hot-pluggable SATA/SAS/
PCIe I/O interface. Owners can tailor system storage architecture by mixing traditional
hard disk drives and Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) SSD.
Greener and More Powerful
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Powered by Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3 product family and the DDR4 mem-
ory technology, it allows owners to upgrade computing performance without com-
promising power consumption. Also with QCT's enhanced thermal and power
design, the server can operate under 35˚C ambient temperature without throttling
even if a fan rotor fails. This allows you to save unnecessary datacenter cooling cost
and achieve higher DCIE (Data center infrastructure efficiency) value.
Ultra Low Latency NVMe Solution
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NVMe is an innovative host controller interface specification for SSDs to be accessed
through the PCIe bus. The data bandwidth increases to five times the traditional
SATAIII interface (6Gb/s compared with 31.5Gb/s of PCIe3.0x4), and the new inter-
face significantly reduces the latency caused by register access. This solution effi-
ciently supports multi-core architectures and SR-IOV for data-intensive
virtualization workloads. On QuantaGrid D51BP-1U, all ten 2.5" front-access drive
bays support hot-pluggable SATA/SAS/PCIe I/O interface. Owners can combine tra-
ditional hard disk drives and NVMe-based SSDs to tailor system storage architecture
to their needs.
Flexible and Scalable I/O options
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QuantaGrid D51BP-1U provides flexible I/O scalability for today's diverse data center
application requirements. It features OCP LAN mezzanine card solutions in addition
to dual GbE or 10GbE LAN on motherboards (LoM). With various controller vendors
and different speed and technology options, customers can choose from 1GbE to
56GbE bandwidth, copper or fiber-optic cabling, basic Ethernet function or FCoE
and ISCSI SAN connectivity. The onboard SAS controller offers multiple Quanta SAS
mezzanine card options with different RAID levels and data transfer bandwidth so
customers can tailor the SAS controller for specific application needs.
Specifications
Table 1.1: System Specifications
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Form factor
Dimensions
1U rack mount
W x H x D (inch): 17.244 x 10.97 x 29.21
W x H x D (mm): 438 x 43.2 x 742
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