Supermicro NVMe Build - compatible with Starwinds?

[Support5r]

Hi All, I am wondering if anyone knows if I can use starwinds with the below hardware and if you do or don't recommend. Love to hear about it!

Thank you !

Build:
SuperMicro 2029BT-HNR (OTO-30) ( This is a 4node 2u Superserver)
OPTIMIZED
X11DPT-B,CSV-217BHQ+-R2K22BP,BPN-ADP-6NVME3-1UB

SYS-2029BT-HNR(x1)X11DPT-B,CSV-217BHQ+-R2K22BP,BPN-ADP-6NVME3-1UB

P4X-SKL4110-SR3GH(x8)SKL 4110 2P 8C/16T 2.1G 11M 9.6GT 85W 3647 U0

MEM-DR416L-HL03-ER26(x48)16GB DDR4-2666 2Rx8 ECC REG DIMM (768mb Ram split 4 ways)

SSD-DM128-SMCMVN1(x4)SSD-DM128-SMCMVN1 (4 m.2 operating system SSD drives)

HDS-2VD-SSDPE2KX010T701(x20)[NR]Intel DC P4500 1TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 3D TLC 2.5" 1DWPD FW130 (twenty 1TB NVMe drives, 5 per node)

AOC-MTGN-I2SM-O(x4)SIOM 2-port 10G SFP+, Intel 82599ES with 1U bracket (Retail)

AOC-MCX312A-XCBT-MLN(x4)[NR]MCX312A-XCBT CX-3 Ethernet Adapter 10GbE,2-p SFP+

MC0037(x1)ASSEMBLY FEE

EWCSC(x1)0% 3 YRS LABOR, 3 YRS PARTS, 1 YR CRS UNDER LIMITED WRNTY

EXS8(x1)6% - 2 YRS EXT. WRNTY AFTER FIRST YR (SYSTEM ASSEM. ORDER)

[Support5r]

bump :/

[Sergey (staff)]

Hello, Support5r. Thank you for your question. Let me give you few bits of advice here.
- So-called "GRID architecture" can be applied here, when StarWind devices are replicated between adjacent nodes.
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/grid-architecture-page
- As I see you have 20TB size NVMe storage. As your data will be replicated, usable capacity will be 10TB. You can create a simple Storage Spaces pool, 5 TB size on each node;
- CPU can be a bottleneck in this configuration, so you can consider upgrading CPU;
- I am not sure if you have enough ports for synchronization and iSCSI connection. You need at least 5 network interfaces on each node - 2 for sync with adjacent nodes, 2 for iSCSI connection and 1 for Management. If you have just 4x 10GbE ports on each host, that is definitely not enough;
- Also, consider using 40GbE 2p NICs on each host for the performance boost, as 10GbE NICs will be a bottleneck with NVMe disks;
I think you will also find this document useful:
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/techni ... ctices.pdf

[Support5r]

Very interesting in regards to the grid architecture, is there an easy way to get some ballpark numbers here on what the starwinds offering would cost?

[Sergey (staff)]

You can request the quote on our website. Please follow the link below:
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/#quote
Fill the form and our Sales Representative will contact you back and assist you.