Collaborates with Supermicro to Launch Low-cost Large-scale Server Solution

Customer Name: Super Micro Computer, Inc 

Industry: Information Technology

Company Size: 5000+ staff

Customer Voice: 

We provide application-optimized servers, workstations, storage, and GPU systems to customers worldwide, and we are committed to partnering with high-quality, innovative companies to deliver advanced server-building block solutions and system architecture innovations to our customers. This time we would like to cooperate with QSFPTEK to launch a low-cost and large-scale server solution!

Challenge

1. The customer wanted an affordable solution.

2. Flexible deployment options

3. Ensuring network compatibility

Solution

Supermirco and QSFPTEK designed this large-scale server solution together. The application scenario for this solution is to connect a server/or storage device with 10GBASE-T RJ-45 ports to a network switch with SFP+ ports.

The 10GBASE-T copper module is designed for 10GbE high-speed pass-through. It is used with Cat6a or Cat7 cable to achieve a maximum transmission distance of 100 m. In this solution, some 1000BASE-T modules are also used to cope with some needs that do not require a high rate.

Why 10GBASE-T? This solution was chosen based on 10GBASE-T because of the cost-effectiveness, in the 100M transmission distance if you choose the optical module as well as supporting fiber optic cabling system and photoelectric conversion equipment, then it will greatly increase the overall price. The use of the 10GBASE-T SFP+ copper module can directly utilize the off-the-shelf copper cabling system, and if subsequent network maintenance or upgrades are performed, the cost of the copper cabling system is also lower than that of fiber.

For customer flexibility requirements. The RJ45 port on the switch is generally used to connect with the network cable, and the vast majority of switches with the number of RJ45 is relatively small, to meet the needs of large-scale copper cabling, you need to use the electrical port module to convert optical ports to electrical ports, as a solution to the problem of the lack of RJ45 ports.

Finally, before delivering the complete solution, QSFPTEK engineers carried out laboratory pre-validation of the solution and tested the compatibility of the equipment, and after our rigorous testing, the solution was able to operate perfectly!

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Customer Benefits

This solution not only meets the transmission distance that 10G DAC cables cannot achieve but also solves the problem of the high cost of fiber optic cabling systems. Customers can use 10G transmissions directly in existing copper cabling systems. The solution also improves on the lack of Ethernet cable ports through the use of copper modules to meet customer needs for flexibility. In working with QSFPTEK, we have seen the professionalism of this company, the engineers were very demanding of the solution and the cooperation negotiations were very pleasant.