Atos has unveiled the BullSequana SH, a new hybrid server powered by the new 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, and two new edge servers, BullSequana EXR and the BullSequana EXD. These new solutions are designed to tackle AI and analytics challenges in an age with consistently significant increases in data requirements.
Atos has unveiled the BullSequana SH, a new hybrid server powered by the new 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, and two new edge servers, BullSequana EXR and the BullSequana EXD. These new solutions are designed to tackle AI and analytics challenges in an age with consistently significant increases in data requirements.
Atos has created three servers with flexibility, built-in security, and a low carbon footprint using titanium power supply. These servers, made in Atos’ Angers factory, use the latest high-performance computing technologies from their partners, as well as in-house-designed motherboards and eco-friendly packaging.
Atos indicates that they can excel in virtually any workload or application with minimal latency and high efficiency. Moreover, they include the company’s Root of Trust and Chain-of-Trust security measures to ensure maximum data security. Atos has also built these servers with a focus on minimizing their carbon footprint by increasing compute density. This leads to better consolidation, lower energy usage, and a smaller physical footprint.
Atos BullSequana SH
The BullSequana SH server is designed to help customers with digital transformation by providing the necessary computing power for running specific workloads such as business-critical applications, in-memory databases, and analytics.
The server is fully compatible with SAP HANA, and is also ideal for virtualized and hyperconverged infrastructures, hybrid computing, and AI tasks like deep learning and machine learning. It is based on the newly launched 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors and can be scaled up to 32 sockets. This allows for efficient scalability without the need for over-provisioning and makes software usage more efficient without increasing energy consumption or physical footprint.
Additionally, customers will experience faster response times and increased memory capacity thanks to the support for DDR5 memory and Intel Optane Persistent Memory 300 series.
Atos BullSequana SH20, SH40 and SH80 Specifications
| Model | SH20 | SH40 | SH80 |
| Form factor | 2U | 4U | 8U |
| Name | 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors | ||
|
Numbers |
2
(max 120 cores/ 240 threads) |
4
(max 240 cores/ 480 threads) |
6, 8
(max 480 cores/ 960 threads) |
| Type | 8400, 6400, 5400, 4400
series |
8400, 6400
series |
|
| Cores available per processor | 8 to 60 | ||
| Base Frequency | 1.7 to 3.7 GHz | 1.9 to 3.7 GHz | |
| Max Turbo Frequency | 3.2 to 4.2 GHz | 3.4 to 4.2 GHz | |
| L3 shared cache per processor | 22.5 to 112.5 MB | ||
| Chipset | Intel C741 chipset (Emmitsburg) | ||
|
Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) |
Intel UPI 2.0: 2-4 usable links per socket, up to 16GT/s | Intel UPI 2.0: 2-3 usable links per socket, up to 16GT/s | Intel UPI 2.0: 4 usable links per socket (3 links only for 6-sockets), up to 16GT/s |
| Scalability | From 2 to 8 sockets by 2-socket increment | ||
| Hardware partitioning | No | Yes | Yes |
| DIMM slots | 32 | 64 | Up to 128 |
| Min/max DRAM | 128 GB up to 8 TB
(32 x 256 GB1) |
256 GB up to 16 TB
(64 x 256 GB1) |
512 GB up to 32 TB
(128 x 256 GB1) |
|
DRAM type |
• 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 96 GB DDR5 RDIMM
• 128GB, 256GB1 DDR5 RDIMM-3DS |
||
| Maximum memory capacity (DRAM + Intel Optane™ Persistent Memory 300 series2) | 12 TB
(16 x 256 GB + 16 x 512 GB) |
24 TB
(32 x 256 GB + 32 x 512 GB) |
up to 48 TB
(64 x 256 GB + |
| Management ports | Management interface 1 x 1GbE (RJ45) per hardware partition | ||
| USB ports | 2 x USB 3.1 | 4 x USB 3.1 | 8 x USB 3.1 |
| Video port | 1 VGA port per hardware partition | ||
| Serial port | 1 serial port per hardware partition | ||
|
PCIe slots (hot swap) |
Up to 4 PCIe Gen5 x8 and 3 PCIe Gen5 x16 or up to 5 PCIe Gen5 x16 | Up to 8 PCIe Gen5 x8 and 6 PCIe Gen5 x16 or
up to 10 PCIe Gen5 x16 |
Up to 16 PCIe Gen5 x8 and 10 PCIe Gen5 x16 or up to 20 PCIe Gen5 x16 |
| NIC adapters | 1GbE, 10GbE, 25GbE, 100GbE, 200GbE (2 or 4 ports per NIC according to model) | ||
| FC Host Bus adapters | 32, 64Gbps: 2 ports per HBA* | ||
| RAID M.2 adapters | RAID 0/1 card hosting 2 x M.2 NVMe SSDs | ||
| M.2 slots (hot swap) | 2 x M.2 NVMe SSDs | 4 x M.2 NVMe SSDs | 8 x M.2 NVMe SSDs |
|
Optional E1.S SSD box |
Up to 8 x E1.S 5.9 mm NVMe SSDs (hot swap) | Up to 16 x E1.S 5.9 mm NVMe SSDs (hot swap) | Up to 32 x E1.S 5.9 mm NVMe SSDs (hot swap) |
| – Optional RAID card (RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 00, 10, 50 and 60) 8 GB cache,
– JBOD capable |
|||
| SAN | Any Ethernet and FC compliant external array (Dell EMC, Hitachi Vantara, NetApp, PureStorage) | ||
| Quantity | Up to 2 GPUs | Up to 4 GPUs | Up to 8 GPUs |
Atos BullSequana SH160 Specifications
| Form factor | 19U |
| Name | 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors |
| Numbers | 10, 12, 14 and 16
(max 960 cores / 1920 threads) |
| Type | 8400, 6400 series |
| Cores per processor | 8 to 60 |
| Base frequency | 1.9 to 3.7 GHz |
| Max Turbo Frequency | 3.4 to 4.1 GHz |
| L3 shared cache per processor | 22.5 to 112.5 MB |
| Chipset | Intel C741 chipset (Emmitsburg) |
| Ultra-Path Interconnect (UPI) | Intel UPI 2.0: 4 links per socket (up to 16GT/s) |
| Scalability | 10 to 16 processors |
| Hardware partitioning | Yes |
| DIMM slots | Up to 256 |
| Min/max DRAM | 640 GB up to 64 TB (256 x 256 GB1) |
|
DRAM type |
• 32GB, 64GB, 96GB DDR5 RDIMM
• 128GB, 256GB1 DDR5 RDIMM-3DS |
| Maximum memory capacity (DRAM with Intel Optane™ Persistent Memory 300 series) | 96 TB |
| Management ports | Management interface 1 x 1GbE (RJ45) per HW partition |
| USB ports | 2 x USB 3.1 |
| Video port | 1 VGA port per HW partition |
| Serial port | 1 serial port per HW partition |
| PCIe slots (hot swap) | Up to 32 PCIe Gen5 x8 and 24 PCIe Gen5 x16, or up to 40 PCIe Gen5 x16Up to 20 PCIe Gen5 x16 |
| NIC adapters | 1GbE, 10GbE, 25GbE, 100GbE, 200GbE (1,2 or 4 ports per NIC according to model) |
| FC Host Bus adapters | 32, 64Gbps: 2 ports per HBA |
| RAID M.2 adapters | RAID 0/1 card hosting 2 x M.2 NVMe SSDs |
| M.2 slots (hot swap) | 16 x M.2 NVMe SSDs |
| Optional SSD Box | Up to 64 x E1.S 5.9 mm NVMe SSDs (hot swap) |
| – Optional RAID card (RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 00, 10, 50 and 60) 8 GB cache,
– JBOD capable |
|
| SAN | Any ethernet and FC compliant external array (Dell EMC, Hitachi Vantara, NetApp, PureStorage) |
| Quantity | Up to 16 GPUs |
| Security features | TPM 2.0 (check for availability), Secure boot, Root-of-Trust, Trusted Execution Architecture |
| Power Supply Unit (PSU) | 80 PLUS Titanium, up to 96% effciency |
| PSU slots (hot swap) | 2 per 2-socket server module (1+1 redundancy) |
| PSU cable types | C19-C20, 20 A |
| Max power output per PSU | 2200 W or 3000 W, according to configuration |
| Rated voltage and frequency ranges | 100-120 V / 200-240 V @ 50-60 Hz |
| Fans (hot swap) | 12 fans per 2-socket server module (N+1 redundancy) |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 842 mm (19U) x 447 mm (19’’) x 855 mm |
| Weight | up to 415 kg |
| BMC server management processor | Aspeed AST2600 |
| Remote management | Redfish API, web GUI server Hardware Console based on OpenBMC, HTML5 remote console, virtual drives |
| Management software | Ansible playbooks and Zabbix™ templates |
| RAS features | Integrated features to prevent, detect and correct various memory, CPU, I/O, system and UPI errors |
|
Serviceability |
Hot swap devices: PSUs, PCIe blades, fans, NVMe drives DIMMs and CPUs serviceable without extracting whole server |
| Redundancy | PSUs, fans, NVMe drives with RAID |
| Standard warranty | 3 years |
BullSequana EX series
Atos’ BullSequana EX servers are designed to handle large and business-critical data sets that may not be suitable for cloud migration. These servers offer maximum availability and low latency for complex and voluminous data assets, making them ideal for advanced computer vision applications such as AI-powered smart glasses, virtual and augmented reality and intelligent scene management.
The BullSequana EX comes in two designs, the BullSequana EXD and BullSequana EXR. The EXD is a far-edge desktop with a rackable option, while the EXR is an edge data center that can also be used for hyperconverged infrastructure.
Both servers offer flexibility with interchangeable CPUs and NVIDIA GPUs (ranging from the NVIDIA A2 GPU to the NVIDIA L40 GPU), allowing customers to build and deploy high-performance and latency-sensitive applications, as well as run hyperconverged workloads. They are also optimized for 5G and connectivity and fully adapted for MEC, 5G core, and VRAN workloads.
BullSequana Edge hardware specifications
| BullSequana Edge EXR | BullSequana Edge EXD | |
| Rack | 1U | 2U |
| Standalone | – | Desktop, Wall mount |
| CPU TDP max | 185 Watt | 185 Watt |
| Memory – Min/max | Up to 8 memory slots | Up to 8 memory slots |
| Memory – Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| PCI | ||
| PCIe Type | PCIe 5 | PCIe 5 |
| 2x FHFL | 1x 350W or 2x 150W | 1x 350W or 2x 150W |
| GPU (2x) | Nvidia A2, A4 | Nvidia A2, A4 |
| GPU (1x) | Nvidia A16, A40, A100, L40 | Nvidia A16, A40, A100, L40 |
| Base storage | 2x M.2 NVMe disks* | up to 8x M.2 NVMe disks*** |
| Storage optional extension | 6x SATA or 8x NVMe disks** | |
| Network interface controller (NIC) | 4x 1Gb RJ45 | 4x 1Gb RJ45 |
| System management services | 1x 1Gb RJ45 | 1x 1Gb RJ45 |
| USB ports | 6x USB3 type A, 2x USB3 type C | 6x USB3 type A, 2x USB3 type C |
| VGA | 1 | 1 |
| COM1 (RS-232) | 1 | 1 |
| Network controller | 2x 10Gb SFP optional or 2x 25Gb optional* | 2x 10Gb SFP optional or 2x 25Gb optional* |
| Max power | 800W or 1200W | 1200 W |
| Optional redundancy | Yes | Yes |
| Effciency rating | Titanium | Titanium |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6.0, Bluetooth 5.0, LTE/5G and LORA | Wi-Fi 6.0, Bluetooth 5.0, LTE/5G and LORA |
Atos BullSequana EXR and BullSequana EXD Edge Servers
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