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Supermicro SuperBlade

Score7 out of 10

1 Reviews and Ratings

What is Supermicro SuperBlade?

SuperBlade is a high density x86 Multi-Node Server for Enterprise Cloud, HPC Applications, from Supermicro. They are available in 8U, 6U and 4U enclosures with hot-swap NVMe support, with air or direct liquid cooling.

Good hardware at a good price

Pros

  • Good IPMI management, detailed information
  • Their Redfish API is also a good tool to configure/retrieve information from the servers, good for scalability
  • Documentation Online for new updates is up to date (BIOS/FW)

Cons

  • Their support could be better, it is not the fastest we've got in touch with
  • We have seen strange behaviour on some of their servers, it's better to check if the OS you will be running is supported on their support matrix first

Return on Investment

  • Their price has allowed us to save money when buying servers on bulk

Alternatives Considered

Dell PowerEdge T and HPE ProLiant DL

Other Software Used

VMware ESXi, Dell PowerEdge C, XenApp