Developers: | Aquarius |
Last Release Date: | 2023/12/11 |
Technology: | Server platforms |
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2024: Compatibility of CF series Aquarius servers with Red Virtualization
Testing of the Aquarius CF series server equipment and the Red Virtualization system was carried out on the test bench of Aquarius Group of Companies according to a jointly developed test program and methodology. Red Soft announced this on January 30, 2024. Read more here.
2023
CF series servers as part of the joint PAC Smart technologies and Aquarius for the management of kubernetes
On December 27, 2023, SMART technologies and Aquarius Group of Companies presented a joint solution - the Botsman Click software and hardware complex, designed to manage Kubernetes. The main goal of the product is cluster orchestration with a wide range of capabilities for organizing and configuring continuous delivery, integration and application management. The hardware component of the product is provided by Aquarius Group of Companies. The platform runs on Aquarius CF series server hardware. Read more here.
Addition of Aquarius T50 D110AC, Aquarius T50 D120AC, Aquarius T50 D212AC and Aquarius T50 D224AC
On December 11, 2023, the Aquarius group of companies announced the expansion of the model range of servers of its own production. This is a family of AC servers based on the third generation Xeon Scalable processors. The models have a developed remote control and monitoring system "Commander." Designed to meet the growing needs of large enterprise customers and deliver the highest levels of performance and reliability to meet the most demanding application challenges.
Servers the AC families are included by four models: Aquarius T50 D110AC, Aquarius T50 D120AC, Aquarius T50 D212AC and Aquarius T50 D224AC. They are suitable for a wide range of tasks, such as building virtualization hyperconverged and cloud environments, deploying, database management systems as well as services storages and processing information with convenient monitoring and management functionality from a single point.
All models have a developed remote control and monitoring system "Commander," developed by engineers of the "Aquarius" Group of Companies. It allows integration with centralized monitoring and control systems using the modern Redfish protocol, secure SNMPv3 and IPMI 2.0. This simplifies the daily tasks of maintaining a fleet of servers of almost any scale and allows you to optimize administration processes, increase the reliability of business critical applications and services and reduce TCO.
The flagship of the line is the Aquarius T50 D110AC server, which is able to implement a high density of computing in a compact 1U form factor and simplify the transition from imported blade solutions to domestic rack servers while maintaining compactness and energy efficiency. The high performance of the Aquarius T50 D110AC server is achieved by supporting the entire line of third-generation Xeon Scalable processors designed for air-cooled systems (thermal design power - (TDP) up to 270 W per processor), the ability to install up to 8 TB of DDR4-3200 RAM, and a developed I/O subsystem represented by PCI Express Gen4 interfaces. Also, thanks to the ability to install up to two graphics accelerators in the server, this model becomes attractive for solving problems in the field of machine learning and working with big data (AI/ML/DL).
Extensive experience in designing server solutions, as well as significant technological developments, including a number of innovative ones, allowed engineers of the Aquarius group of companies to develop and launch a new line of productive servers on the market. The compatibility of server equipment with domestic virtualization platforms allows you to build an IT infrastructure of any complexity, making a smooth transition to sanctions-resistant system and application software from Russian vendors, "said Olga Shernek, director of the product directorate of the Aquarius group of companies. |
The Aquarius T50 D110AC server is included in the Unified Register of Russian Radio Electronic Products (ERRRP) of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia with the assigned number 4746\2\2023. All Aquarius solutions have a basic three-year warranty and AQUA CARE Service and Technical Support Expansion Packages available.
SafeNode System Loader Compatibility
LLC Gazinformservice"" and LLC "PK" Aquarius have completed a series of tests for the correctness of the joint functioning of their own products - means of trusted loading SafeNode System Loader servers and Aquarius T50 D110CF. Gazinformservice announced this on August 28, 2023. More. here
Aquarius Server T50 D110CF as part of a comprehensive server virtualization solution
The Russian companies facing the challenge import substitution can now take advantage of a comprehensive solution server virtualizations on a Russian hardware platform. Servers Aquarius the flagship CF series comes pre-installed from zVirt virtualization platform , Orion soft which covers up to 95% of the functionality and. VMware vSphere vCenter Aquarius announced this on August 21, 2023. As part of a comprehensive solution - servers Aquarius T50 D110CF,. Aquarius Array Storage System FS440 More. here
Server T50 D224CF compatibility with Sitronics virtualization platform
virtualization platforms Sitronics The Group was tested on the Russian server equipment of the production company "," Aquarius which announced this on July 13, 2023. servers Aquarius T50 D224CF were presented for the tests. More. here
CF Series Server Compatibility with HOSTVM Virtualization Platform
On July 4, 2023, Aquarius and HOSTVM announced the signing of a certificate that confirms the compatibility of the equipment and the correctness of the software of the HOSTVM virtualization platform on the Aquarius CF series server equipment.
All servers of this series use the same motherboard model with the same firmware versions, in particular the UEFI BIOS, and the management software of the BMC. The CF Series Aquarius servers differ in form factor, the number of PCIe expansion cards, and the number of data drives that can be installed in the device.
The Aquarius CF Series server devices are well suited to the virtualization challenge and have an optimal set of technical specifications. High server performance is achieved with support for 2nd generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, as well as the ability to install up to 3TB DDR4 RAM at 2933 MT/s. The storage subsystem, which is based on the high-speed SAS 12 Gb/s interface, allows for increased data speed, and support for NVMe drives - to solve problems with working with data of any complexity and performance requirements. The ability to install additional options or components allows you to reconfigure your server as your business needs grow and change.
The HOSTVM virtualization platform is designed for server, desktop, and application virtualization, as well as terminal access. The platform has a modular architecture and consists of components:
- HOSTVM hypervisor and HOSTVM Manager management server with the ability to import virtual machines from any virtualization platform and with support for superimposed SMT virtualization certified by FSTEC.
- HOSTVM SDS for software-defined DSS,
- HOSTVM Backup for virtual machine backup.
Release of T50 D108FW
The company Aquarius"" on April 6, 2023 announced the release of the T50 D108FW - Russian servers with a special disk subsystem built on a combination HDD of and. SSD The chosen hybrid approach to disk subsystem organization provides optimal placement for data various applications, and also allows the customer to choose the solution at the best price.
The D108FW server is designed for rack mounting, made in the 1U form factor, has seats for eight physical drives - four solid-state and four spindle drives. Server modifications with various BIOS versions are available, including with the Russian BSVV Numa BIOS, included in the unified register of domestic software, which is relevant for projects in budget and state structures.
The chosen architecture of the disk subsystem allows you to effectively use D108FW for solving diverse tasks - from application as part of virtualization solutions to placement of video streams from surveillance cameras. With a hybrid subsystem implemented in a compact server, you can optimize data placement: hotter store on SSDs, colder store on HDDs with a lower specific cost per gigabyte.
We offer the Russian market storage in limited dimensions with the possibility of expanding the configuration, - said Olga Shernek, director of the product directorate of Aquarius. - The D108FW model is well suited for a large range of applications in the IT infrastructure of Russian companies. The server received compatibility certificates for a series of import-substituting applications: operating systems, hypervisors, enterprise-class software solutions, and others. |
Аquarius T50 D202FW и Аquarius T50 D204CF
Aquarius introduced on February 28, 2023 high-performance servers Aquarius T50 D202FW and Aquarius T50 D204CF for peripheral computing and the industrial Internet of Things. In the Aquarius product portfolio, these models are the first in the MEC line.
Servers Aquarius T50 D202FW and Aquarius T50 D204CF have a wide purpose and can be used to create, upgrade and expand virtualized environments, private, hybrid public clouds DPCs and in various profiles. Also, these models will be in demand in the field telecom due to low processing delays, the data ability to unload the data network and optional support for various formats. power supply
Servers allow the implementation of the Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) architecture used in telecom. This architecture is based on the deployment of servers at the edge of the network and is necessary for the initial processing of data and its subsequent transfer to the data center. In addition, now the work with the servers itself has become even more convenient and faster thanks to the built-in firmware system of remote control "Commander" installed in them.
The use of servers with this architecture increases network bandwidth and efficiency, fault tolerance, safety technological infrastructures telecom operators, providing significant savings. By reducing network latencies and speeding up data analysis, the quality of services is improved. The company started serial production equipment for peripheral computing and, internet of things noted Olga Shernek, Product Director of Aquarius.
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You can find out the technical characteristics of the models on the website on the pages of Aquarius T50 D202FW and Aquarius T50 D204CF products.
2021: Compatibility of CF and FW servers with the list of operating systems and virtualization tools
On August 5, 2021, Aquarius announced that it had confirmed the compliance of the manufactured server equipment with the requirements of both domestic and global manufacturers of operating systems and virtualization tools, most often used in government and corporate IT systems. This makes it possible to use the company's products to create information systems of any complexity based on all data processing technologies, information protection and with predictable fault tolerance characteristics.
Server hardware has received compatibility certificates from global manufacturers of operating systems and virtualization tools: Red Hat, VMware, Microsoft and SUSE. Also, the Aquarius server line was tested for compatibility with domestic operating systems: Astra Linux, Alt Server, Red OS Moore, ROSA Cobalt, including versions certified by regulators in the field of information security.
Support for these OS versions, along with support for a large range of SDZ and IPS, gives Aquarius servers advantages and allows you to use the company's server devices as part of information systems that process sensitive information, maintaining a high degree of protection and the required level of information security.
Aquarus Server System Compatibility Certification was also performed on key technical parameters required by corporate customers.
In particular, Aquarius servers have been certified with proven support for the following key technologies:
- Fault Tolerance Functionality (FT)
- Large amount of RAM - up to 3 TB
- SR-IOV Device Virtualization
- Direct Path IO (PCIe) Physical Device VM Access
- Intel Optane PMem Non-Volatile Memory Support
- NVMe High Speed Drives
- High-speed 10/25 Gb/s Ethernet network interfaces, including RDMA support
Obtaining operating systems compatibility certificates is a complex and time-consuming process that requires the hardware manufacturer to ensure high quality development and execution of hardware components and embedded software.
In addition, you need:
- Availability of officially received algorithm actions and software developed by manufacturers ON for certification
- Presence in the company of trained authorized specialists capable of certification
- Creation of test benches, long-term testing, including load testing, in constant contact with engineering personnel of OS and SS manufacturers
The company "Aquarius" has all the above competencies and resources, which made it possible to pass the full certification process.
The obtained certificates not only confirm the quality of development and manufacture of Aquarius devices, but also allow customers to guarantee extended support for system software and services for optimizing work from vendors of foreign and domestic OS and CS.
The models of servers which underwent certification are devices of the CF and FW families (T50 D110CF, T50 D212CF, T50 D224CF, T51 D104FW, T51 D212FW, T51 D224FW) which are constructed on the basis of the Aquarius motherboards of AQC624CF and AQC622FW, original bekpleyn, risers and other auxiliary payments developed by the Aquarius company and manufactured in Russia. These server lines are included in the register of Russian radio-electronic products and have the conclusion of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia on confirmation of Russian origin.
2020: Aquarus T40 S212DF-B platform compatibility with Raidix 5.0.1
Testing of the compatibility server of the Aquarius platform T40 S212DF-B and release ON RAIDIX 5.0.1 has been completed. This was announced on July 24, 2020 by the company. Raidix Testing conducted according to the Raidix certification methodology confirmed the correct functioning and declared performance indicators of the solution.
Aquarius T40 S212DF-B is a 2U rack-mount server that is less than 600mm deep and suitable for small and medium businesses with a balanced performance/cost ratio. In combination with PO RAIDIX, the platform can be used as DSS for video surveillance tasks, local file and Internet services, as well as for archival storage of data.
The Aquarus T40 S212DF-B server platform was developed by Aquarius specialists, manufactured at the company's own plant in Shuya (Ivanovo Region) and included in the Register of Russian Industrial Products of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia.
RAIDIX 5.X software is used to create hybrid and all-flash DSS high-speed block (SAN) and file (NAS) access. RAID technologies provide consistent DSS performance and business continuity. PO RAIDIX are included in the Unified Register of Russian Programs for Electronic Computers and Databases.
2017
Aquarius Server T53 Q24
On December 13, 2017, the company Aquarius"" announced the presentation of servers the Aquarius Server T53 Q24 based on Russian Elbrus processors.
Aquarius Server T53 Q24 is a multiprocessor computing system designed for use in critical government information systems with increased information security requirements .
Aquarius Server T53 Q24 is made in a rack case for installation in a standard 19 'rack with a height of 2U and contains four Elbrus-4C processors. Supports up to 192 GB of RAM. The system capacity is up to 200Gflops. Additional controllers can be connected via direct ioLink I/O channels. Supports binary translation into x86-64 code to execute applications designed for other microprocessors and operating systems.
Since the system is intended for customers with high requirements for information protection, components and peripherals have been further improved by Aquarius specialists from leaks through the PMIN channels (side electromagnetic radiation and aiming).
The basic operating system for the server is Elbrus OS, which is based on the Linux kernel and provides processing of large amounts of information, including in real time, and also supports many open source applications. There are software tools for developing application software and sets of test programs for self-diagnostics of equipment. Elbrus OS is certified according to the 2nd class of protection against unauthorized access and the 2nd level of control of undeclared capabilities.
The applications of Aquarius Server T53 Q24 are digital intelligent signal processing systems, mathematical modeling, scientific calculations and other areas with increased requirements for computing power and security.
2014
Aquarius, a Russian computer manufacturer, announced six server solutions based on the Intel Grantley platform in October 2014. The presentation of server models took place simultaneously with the Russian premiere of the Intel Xeon E5-2600v3 series processors. Aquarius presented the largest number of server solutions based on the platform.
Aquarius Server T51 D25
Aquarius Server T51 D25 is a rack-mounted 1U two-socket server with front-facing IO.
- 2 processors of the E5-2600v3 series
- Up to 512GB DDR4 RAM
- Up to 2 hot-swap SAS/SATA 2 '5 drives
- Form Factor - Compact 1U
- 500W 80 + Platinum Fixed Power Supply
- 2 gigabit ports expandable to 10G
- Up to 2 PCI Express 3.0 Front Panel Add-in Cards
Aquarius Server T60 D20
Aquarius Server T60 D20 is a specialized 3U rack two-socket server.
- 2 processors of the E5-2600v3 series
- Up to 1024GB RAM
- Up to 6 hot-swap SATA 2 '5 drives
- 3U form factor
- Quad Power Supplies (3 + 1) 1200W Hot Swap
- 2 gigabit expandable ports
- Up to 8 top-end NVidia or Intel coprocessors
The server platform - Aquarius Server T60 D20 - is optimized for characteristics and cost for technical calculations on x86 cores and has a maximum design performance of about 1 TFlops. The second platform, the Aquarius Server T51 D25, has a maximum design performance of about 20 TFlops when using AMD FirePro or Nvidia Tesla GPU accelerators, or 8 TFlops when using Intel Xeon PHI.
Aquarius Server T50 D58
Aquarius Server T50 D58 is a typical 1U two-socket rack server.
- 2 processor series E5-2600v3
- Up to 1024GB RAM
- Up to 4 hot-swap SAS/SATA 3.5 '/2.5 'drives
- Rack version 1U
- One 600W or two 1 + 1 770W power supplies
- 2 gigabit ports with dedicated management port
- Hybrid Drive Structure Support
Aquarius Server T41 S16
Aquarius Server T41 S16 is a 1U single-socket rack storage server.
- 1 E5-2600v3 Series Processor
- Up to 512GB of RAM
- Up to 16 hot-swap SAS/SATA 3.5 '/2.5 'drives
- Rack version 1.5U
- Two 1 + 1 650W power supplies
- 2 gigabit ports with dedicated management port
- Hybrid Drive Structure Support
Aquarius Server T50 D20
Aquarius Server T50 D20 is a universal 2U two-socket rack server.
- 2 processors of the E5-2600v3 series
- Up to 3072GB RAM
- Up to 8/16/24 front and 2 rear SAS/SATA 2 '5 hot-swap drives
- 2U form factor
- Dual Hot Swap 1100W Power Supply
- 2 gigabit expandable ports
- NVMe Drive Support
- A variety of I/O enhancements
Aquarius Server E40 S15
Aquarius Server E40 S15 is an entry-level floor-mounted single-socket server.
- 1 E5-2600v3 Series Processor
- Up to 512GB of RAM
- Up to 8 fixed SAS/SATA 3.5 '/2.5' drives
- Floor-mounted 5U (rack-mounted)
- 1 fixed power supply 500W
- 2 gigabit ports with dedicated management port