Can I use the BPN-NVMe3-216N-S4 backplane with any SC216 chassis?

[binarymonkey]

The accessories page of Supermicro has the following description for the BPN-NVMe3-216N-S4 backplane:

24-port 2U (SC216/219) NVMe direct-attached backplane, support 24x 2.5-inch NVMe devices, 4 of them are hybrid ports also support SAS3/SATA3

So is it compatible with any SC216 chassis? They all have 24 bays - 2U Chassis | Chassis | Products - Super Micro Computer, Inc.

 

[Rand__]

Power connectors are different... maybe you can use adapters (molex to 4 pin)?.

But the issue might be where to find it
Nevermind, seems to be available ... nice find

Supermicro BPN-NVMe3-216N-S4 24-port 2U (SC216/219) NVMe direct-attached BPN

24-port 2U (SC216/219) NVMe Direct-attached Backplane, Support 24x 2.5-inch NVMe Devices, 4 of Them Are Hybrid Ports Also Support SAS3/SATA3

www.wiredzone.com

 

[binarymonkey]

Yeah that is where I first found it

What kind of power connector would I need. From the drawing it looks like a 4 pin ATX connector

 

[Rand__]

@i386 U ever realized that build? (https://forums.servethehome.com/ind...r-arsenal-now-aoc-slg4-4e4t.31913/post-303535)

 

[i386]

@i386 U ever realized that build? (https://forums.servethehome.com/ind...r-arsenal-now-aoc-slg4-4e4t.31913/post-303535)

nope, I postponed that build. (I'm waiting for the 100gbe aristas to come down to "normal" prices again)

 

[Rand__]

So you never got the backplane and can't comment on it - too bad

 

[ano]

anyone tried running gen4 nvme on theese?

 

[DRW]

It fits perfectly in an SC216.

 

[T_Minus]

That's a LOT HBAs needed. Why not get the other older model that doesn't need so many?

24x NVME use a LOT of power but I'm interested to see what kind of performance you can get

What CPU\RAM\MOBO did you pair it with? Networking?

 

[DRW]

That's a LOT HBAs needed. Why not get the other older model that doesn't need so many?

24x NVME use a LOT of power but I'm interested to see what kind of performance you can get

What CPU\RAM\MOBO did you pair it with? Networking?

It's probably a dumb idea but the plan right now is for this to be a JBOF with several PCIE switches in it and maybe a GPU or two depending on how efficiently I can tetris stuff around in the chassis. I've got a lot of work left to do, cables to test, etc. I'll make a separate thread about it if it works out. This is lowish priority hobby stuff, so it might be a while.

 

[ano]

I think its brilliant, this is dirt cheap 24 x nvme


figured out the power connectors yet? I think you can get molex to 4 pin, but check pinout, Im also betting it will sync pci 4.0 wonder about 5?
new h13 has native support for pcie slimline connector on mobo x3, so thats 6 drives just from motherboard, then 2 pcie adapters, and you got 6+4+4

 

[awedio]

That's a LOT HBAs needed. Why not get the other older model that doesn't need so many?

24x NVME use a LOT of power but I'm interested to see what kind of performance you can get

What CPU\RAM\MOBO did you pair it with? Networking?

Which HBA & cables are needed to feed 24x NVMe?

 

[awedio]

I think its brilliant, this is dirt cheap 24 x nvme


figured out the power connectors yet? I think you can get molex to 4 pin, but check pinout, Im also betting it will sync pci 4.0 wonder about 5?
new h13 has native support for pcie slimline connector on mobo x3, so thats 6 drives just from motherboard, then 2 pcie adapters, and you got 6+4+4

Which MB are you looking at?

 

[NablaSquaredG]

Which MB are you looking at?

Right now I'd probably just grab an H12SSW-NTR and a ton of CBL-SAST-1102 (basically replicate the 2114S-WN24RT)

 

[awedio]

Right now I'd probably just grab an H12SSW-NTR and a ton of CBL-SAST-1102 (basically replicate the 2114S-WN24RT)

mb only has:
2 NVMe via SlimSAS,
4 NVMe or 16 SATA3 via SlimSAS,
??

 

[NablaSquaredG]

mb only has:
2 NVMe via SlimSAS,
4 NVMe or 16 SATA3 via SlimSAS,
??

You looked at the wrong H12SSW.

H12SSW-NTR has 16 native NVMe (12x native NVMe via SlimSAS + 4x NVMe/16xSATA via SlimSAS)

 

[awedio]

You looked at the wrong H12SSW.

H12SSW-NTR has 16 native NVMe (12x native NVMe via SlimSAS + 4x NVMe/16xSATA via SlimSAS)

My bad, thanks for the correction.

 

[ano]

I'd still do it via another "regular" style h12's like -i or -n

the AOC-SLG4-4E4T x5 that takes x16 and passes it out (4 drives) and you have 7! pcie slots, not all x16 though, but 5 out of7, you can do 8x from the remaining x8 drives on similar pcie card, so you can get a lot of nvme, on single cpu.
basicly you can do ALL 24x on nvme and still get another 10/25/100 gig card for the X8, or shuffle a bit, and save a X16

 

[Iaroslav]

Interesting project!
Like they say about every all-nvme chassis - "To maintain quality and integrity, this product is sold only as a completely-assembled system"
I was looking for similar builds years ago and luckily found 2029U-TN24R4T on one famous orange german site for around $1000 - bought few.
Now can't find any interesting deals for 24 or even 12 nvme and I'm close to order something new like:

SYS-1029UZ-TN20R25M | 1U | SuperServers | Products | Super Micro Computer, Inc.

The Ultra SYS-1029UZ-TN20R25M server system is optimized to deliver the highest performance, flexibility, and/or serviceability with optional NVMe and SAS3 support suited for demanding IT environments.

www.supermicro.com

Though I'm Intel only for more than 10 years, but this one is a killer for the price:
2114S-WN24RT | 2U | A+ Servers | Products | Super Micro Computer, Inc. - not a surprise, this chassis houses mentioned BPN-NVMe3-216N-S4, but only one x16 pci-e is avaliable in 24x nvme config

 

[NablaSquaredG]

I'd still do it via another "regular" style h12's like -i or -n

Yeah, it's just going to be much more expensive.

Compare the price of H12SSW-NTR with H12SSL + All the retimer cards...