Get up and running quickly and reliably with DataON HCI-7208G validated nodes for Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI). Optimized for workloads in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), with all-NVMe flash storage, they provide a reference architecture-like experience for organizations looking to start or extend their hybrid cloud journey with Azure services, consolidate virtualized workloads, and implement Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) on-premises to run containerized applications.
The HCI-7208G features NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs) for the best experience with graphics-rich virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and artificial intelligence and machines learning (AI & ML) applications.
DataON validated nodes are powered by 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors, combining Intel® technology with Azure Arc-enabled Azure Local.
Microsoft and Intel have worked closely together to optimize the features and performance of Azure Local, providing a fast path to hybrid cloud deployment and data center infrastructure modernization.
| Model | DataON HCI-7208G validated nodes for Azure Local |
| Profile | All-NVMe; GPU optimized |
| Form Factor | 1U / 1-Node rack server |
| Scalability | 2 to 16 Nodes per cluster |
| CPU | 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors |
| Cores | Dual socket, 8-64 cores (per node) |
| Memory | 512GB – 8TB DDR5 MT/s DIMMs (or 4TB per processor) / 32 slots (per node) |
| Raw Storage | 3TB – 122TB |
| Drive Bay Configuration | 8x 2.5” NVMe U.2 |
| PCIe Slot Configuration | 2x PCIe 5.0 x8; 2x PCIe 5.0 x16 (2W), 2x PCIe 5.0 x16 (1W) |
| Onboard Networking | 2x 10GbE RJ45 OCP mezzanine (per node) |
| Add-on Networking | 2x 25GbE SFP28 or 2x 40/50/100GbE QSFP 28/56 2-port RDMA (per node) |
| GPU Support | Yes |
| PMEM Support | No |
| Secured-Core Server | Yes |
| Kernel Soft Reboot | Yes |
| Vectorized AES | Yes |
| VM Memory Encryption | Yes |
A complete and turnkey experience
Our team of Microsoft experts know how to design, deploy, and support Azure Local. We deliver our solutions as a complete, turnkey experience and we will work with you to performance tune your workloads with benchmarks.
Simplified management with DataON MUST
Combines with Windows Admin Center to provide monitoring & management from a single console. Adds functionality such as enhanced disk mapping, alert servers, and call home service.
World-class service and support
DataON is an exclusive Microsoft partner and our team of Azure Local experts provide white glove service to make sure you stay up and running.
Workload-optimized performance with 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors
5th Gen Intel® Xeon® 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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