Get a fully integrated “appliance-like” experience with a DataON AZS-7216G Integrated System for Azure Stack HCI. Optimized for workloads in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) with all-NVMe flash storage, it delivers the fastest time-to-value through the convenience of pre-installed software, integrated drivers, and firmware updates. Simple to procure and deploy, they’re turnkey solutions that require little deployment effort from IT staff.

The AZS-7216G features NVIDIA graphics processing unites (GPUs) for the best experience with graphics-rich virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and artificial intelligence and machines learning (AI & ML) applications.

DataON Integrated Systems are powered by 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors, combining Intel® technology with Azure Arc-enabled Azure Stack HCI. Microsoft and Intel have worked closely together to optimize the features and performance of Azure Stack HCI, providing a fast path to hybrid cloud deployment and data center infrastructure modernization.

ModelDataON AZS-7216G Integrated System for Azure Stack HCI
ProfileAll-NVMe; GPU optimized
Form Factor2U / 1-Node rack server
Scalability2 to 16 Nodes per cluster
CPU5th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors
CoreDual socket, 8-64 cores (per node)
Memory512GB – 8TB DDR5 MT/s DIMMs (or 4TB per processor) / 32 slots (per node)
Raw Storage3TB – 245TB
Drive Bay Configuration16x 2.5” NVMe U.2
PCIe Slot Configuration2x PCIe 5.0 x8; 2x PCIe 5.0 x16 (2W), 2x PCIe 5.0 x16 (1W)
Onboard Networking2x 10GbE RJ45 OCP mezzanine (per node)
Add-on Networking2x 25GbE SFP28 or 2x 40/50/100GbE QSFP 28/56 2-port RDMA (per node)
GPU SupportYes
PMEM SupportNo
Secured-core ServerYes
Kernel Soft RebootYes
Vectorized AESYes
VM Memory EncryptionYes

DataON Exclusives for Integrated Systems for Azure Stack HCI

Premium deployment and training

DataON provides pre-deployment baseline testing, benchmarking, and stress testing. Azure Stack HCI is pre-installed with the latest verified firmware and drivers. Plus, DataON provides sixteen hours of customer deployment services.

DataON MUST and MUST Pro are included

DataON MUST and MUST Pro keeps your system updated via cluster aware updating so you always have the latest Microsoft-validated OS, drivers, firmware, BIOS, and BMC versions, with minimum disruptions to your system.

World-class service and support

DataON is an exclusive Microsoft partner and our team of Azure Stack HCI experts provide white glove service to make sure you stay up and running. Plus, you’ll get joint support from both Microsoft & DataON for an integrated experience.

Accelerating performance with 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors

5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors help boost performance, reduce costs, and improve power efficiency for today’s demanding workloads, including AI, HPC, security, networking, analytics, and storage.

Solidigm NVMe SSDs for performance software-defined storage

Solidigm TLC NAND and QLC NAND SSDs provide high performance and low latency or Azure Stack HCI. All-flash SSDs offer the performance and reliability needed to support multiple workloads with high performance in a single HCI cluster.

Utilize NVIDIA GPUs to scale
virtual desktop workloads
and optimize AI performance

Use NVIDIA GPUs with Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI (preview) for graphics-rich virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) for remote work. You can also utilize GPUs to optimize AI workload performance.

“DataON offers some of our favorite Azure Stack HCI solutions. The DataON cluster we’ve been testing has posted tremendous numbers, the fastest we’ve seen in a mid-market 4-node HCI cluster.

We’re really impressed with what such a small company (relatively speaking) is achieving. ”

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Resources

DataON AZS Family
Quick Reference Guide

Azure Stack HCI
Datasheet

Arc-Enabled
Azure Stack HCI Solution Brief

Hybrid Cloud Use Cases
for Azure Stack HCI

5th Gen Intel® Xeon®
Processors Solution Brief

A Simpler Path to Azure Stack HCI
from DataON & Solidigm

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