The Open Compute Project began with a project at Facebook to build one of the most efficient computing infrastructures in the world at the lowest possible cost. The result of that work was released by Facebook, and constitutes an open hardware standard that delivers data centers full of vanity-free servers which are efficient, inexpensive, and easy to maintain.
Two components of this project are a custom server chassis and three-column 42U cabinet called a triplet. The chassis is designed to accommodate the other custom components in an Open Compute Project server, namely the motherboard and power supply. The assembled servers are racked in the custom triplet. Designed in tandem with the servers, the racks maximize mechanical performance and thermal and electrical efficiency.
For more information about the Open Compute Standard, visit www.opencompute.org. Questions? Call your Silicon Mechanics sales expert at 866-352-1173 or email sales@siliconmechanics.com.
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 Starting configuration: $65269 |
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Unique "triplet" racks: 3 adjoining 42U columns |
Up to 30 nodes per column, 90 nodes per triplet |
One backup battery cabinet for each 2 triplets | 2 top-of-rack switches per triplet | Use our configurator to populate your racks |
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| Intel Node v1 | ||||||||||||||
 Starting configuration: $2758 |
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Dual-Socket Node Intel 5500 Chipset |
18 DDR3 DIMM Sockets | Up to 6 Fixed Drives | 1 PCIe Expansion Slot | High Memory Density Platinum-Level Power Supply |
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| AMD Node v1 | ||||||||||||||
 Starting configuration: $2436 |
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Dual-Socket Node AMD 5650 / 5100 Chipset |
16 DDR3 DIMM Sockets | Up to 6 Fixed Drives | 1 PCIe Expansion Slot | High Memory Density Platinum-Level Power Supply |
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