Can somebody tell me what the heck this is?

[Fritz]

Never seen this before.

 

[MCmwi1sCEA]

SK hynix PE8110 E1.S SSD Hands-On

About a year ago, we took a look at SK hynix’s Gen4 enterprise SSD,…

www.storagereview.com

 

[twin_savage]

This is just a normal run of the mill e1.s drive of the thin variety.

 

[i386]

SSD Form Factors | SNIA | Experts on Data

www.snia.org

 

[Fritz]

What do they plug into?

 

[i386]

What do they plug into?

Pcie ports
On backplanes that are wired to mainboards/retimer or redrivers or "daughterboards"

 

[Fritz]

Thanks.

 

[i386]

All-Flash NVMe Servers for Advanced Computing | Supermicro

Supermicro's All Flash NVMe servers, delivering unmatched speed and reliable performance. Ideal for applications demanding high I/O, low latency, and power efficiency.

www.supermicro.com

In the h/x 13 and newer platforms you can see servers & chassis from supermicro for these "new" and denser formfactors