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Stuff like [0] exists, allowing you to fan out a single server's PCIe to quite a few PCIe JBOD chassis. Considering that SSDs can get you ~1PB in 1U these days,
by wtallis 4y ago
Stuff like [0] exists, allowing you to fan out a single server's PCIe to quite a few PCIe JBOD chassis. Considering that SSDs can get you ~1PB in 1U these days, you can get pretty far while still technically sticking with PCIe connectivity rather than NVMeoF.
[0] https://www.liqid.com/products/liqid-elements/liqid-48-port-pcie-gen-4-fabric-switch https://www.liqid.com/products/liqid-elements/liqid-48-port-...
- metadat 4y agoI was skeptical about 1PB in 1U, but searched and learned this was showcased by Supermicro as far back as 2018: https://www.supermicro.com/en/pressreleases/supermicro-unleashes-all-flash-nvme-1u-petabyte-scale-systems-gartner-data-center https://www.supermicro.com/en/pressreleases/supermicro-unlea...