Huawei Unveils High-Capacity Storage Solution for AI Era
Paris, Friday, 15 November 2024.
Huawei introduces the OceanStor Pacific 9928, a groundbreaking storage solution featuring 61.44TB NVMe SSDs. This high-density system offers up to 2.21PB raw capacity per chassis, reducing space consumption by 37% compared to traditional SSDs while maintaining low power usage. Designed to meet the demands of AI and big data, it supports up to 4,096 nodes with impressive performance metrics.
Revolutionizing Data Storage
Huawei’s latest innovation, the OceanStor Pacific 9928, marks a significant leap in data storage technology, tailored specifically for the AI-driven landscape. With the capacity to host 36 high-density 61.44TB NVMe SSDs per 2U chassis, this solution offers an expansive raw capacity of up to 2.21PB per chassis. The design not only optimizes space, reducing consumption by 37% compared to conventional SSDs, but also ensures energy efficiency with a power consumption rate as low as 1500W, or 0.25W/TB in a data compression environment. This makes it an attractive choice for enterprises aiming to balance performance with sustainability.
Optimized for AI and Big Data
The OceanStor Pacific 9928 is engineered to address the rigorous demands of AI applications and big data environments. It features a proprietary flexible RAID system designed to optimize flash space utilization, ensuring robust data protection and rapid recovery capabilities. With a scalability potential of up to 4PB, the system supports up to 4,096 nodes, delivering impressive performance metrics that include 2.4 million IOPS and 90GB/s throughput. Such capabilities are crucial for high-performance computing tasks, providing a robust backbone to support AI workloads and extensive data analytics.
Innovative Features and Reliability
Incorporating advanced features such as AI accelerator cards and SmartMatrix 4.0, the OceanStor Dorado All-Flash Storage further complements Huawei’s storage ecosystem with a 99.999999% reliability rate. The system ensures data-control plane separation, which enhances data service efficiency and resilience. Meanwhile, the OceanStor A800 supports AI model training with up to 500GB/s bandwidth, boosting training cluster efficiency by 30%. These features underscore Huawei’s commitment to providing cutting-edge solutions that cater to the evolving needs of the digital landscape.
Commitment to Digital Transformation
Huawei’s strategic focus on enhancing data infrastructure is evident in its latest offerings that address the critical needs of business-critical applications, AI, data analytics, and data backup. Michael Qiu, President of Huawei Global Data Storage Marketing & Solution Sales, emphasized the necessity of efficient data processing and secure, high-quality data for industry transformation. The New-Generation All-Flash Data Center, with its enhanced data service efficiency and resilience, is poised to help enterprises seamlessly transition into the AI era. Huawei’s vision remains clear: to drive innovation and deliver digital technology to every corner of the globe.