- 2 x Supermicro AS-4125GS-TNRT / CSE-418G2TS
2 installed HPC node(s).
- 2 x AMD EPYC 9655
CPU: 2 across all 2 node(s).
- 2 x Generic ECC RDIMM 12 x 64 GB DDR5-6400
memory: 2 across all 2 node(s).
- 4 x NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell
GPU: 4 across all 2 node(s).
- 2 x Canonical Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS
operating system: 2 across all 2 node(s).
- 2 x Samsung 9100 PRO 2 TB (PCIe Gen5 NVMe)
OS/applications drive: 2 across all 2 node(s).
- 2 x Samsung 9100 PRO 8 TB (PCIe Gen5 NVMe)
analysis/scratch drive: 2 across all 2 node(s).
- 8 x Seagate Exos X24 24 TB enterprise HDD
dataset drive (ZFS mirror): 8 across all 2 node(s).
- 2 x Intel E810-CQDA2
One 100GbE cluster adapter per installed HPC node (spec 9.3).
- 2 x Generic QSFP28 100GbE passive DAC 3 m
Node-to-switch 100GbE cluster links (one per installed node)
- 2 x Axiotech Local LLM serving stack setup
Per-node setup of a production local-LLM stack: CUDA and container toolkit baseline, vLLM and Ollama serving, Open WebUI front end and model library onboarding (per node).
- 1 x Axiotech Kubernetes GPU orchestration setup
Cluster orchestration for AI workloads: Kubernetes with NVIDIA GPU Operator, time-slicing/MIG policies, private registry and GitOps deployment baseline (per system).
- 1 x Axiotech GPU observability stack setup
Prometheus, Grafana and NVIDIA DCGM exporter dashboards: GPU utilisation, thermals, power and job-level metrics with alerting (per system).
- 1 x Axiotech Hyperion Command Centre server (perpetual)
Axiotech remote management server platform, installed on a customer network PC or workstation: one GUI for full administration, configuration and monitoring of the entire array - nodes and NAS via the Hyperion Command client agents, switches via their native management APIs (NVIDIA Onyx/Cumulus, Netgear M4300, TP-Link Omada), plus UPS and PDU telemetry over SNMP (per system).
- 3 x Axiotech Hyperion Command client agent (per endpoint)
Hyperion Command client agent running on each HPC node and on the NAS: inventory, health, configuration enforcement, firmware orchestration and secure command channel back to the Command Centre server (per endpoint).
- 1 x Axiotech Hyperion Command switch & infrastructure connector setup
Commissioning of the switch and infrastructure integrations: supplied cluster, storage, admin and management switches enrolled via their own APIs, with UPS and PDU monitoring configured into the Command Centre GUI (per system).
- 1 x Axiotech Axiotech Remote Service Link (1-year)
Service contract connection built into Hyperion Command: secure outbound link to Axiotech support for proactive monitoring, alerting, remote diagnostics and assisted maintenance under the support agreement (per system).
- 1 x Synology RackStation RS1221+
RackStation RS1221+ with 8 x 24 TB (192 TB raw, ~144 TB usable RAID6), 2U. Uplink: 4 x 1GbE onboard; 10GbE/25GbE via expansion for the production/storage network.
- 8 x Seagate Exos X24 24 TB enterprise HDD
NAS drive population: 8 x 24 TB in RAID6.
- 1 x Dell UltraSharp U2724D 27-inch IPS monitor
IPS desktop monitor for a remote KVM-over-IP workstation, attached to the remote user's own PC running the ATEN client.
- 1 x Dell KM300C wired keyboard and mouse
Keyboard and mouse set for a remote KVM-over-IP workstation, attached to the remote user's own PC running the ATEN client.
- 1 x Orion (rackcabinets.co.uk) NSR 21U 800x1200
NSR 21U 800x1200 selected because required capacity is 21U (2 installed HPC node(s) x 4U = 8U; Reserved future HPC node positions = 4U; 100GbE switch = 1U; KVM = 2U; NAS = 2U; Management / PDU / cable allowance = 2U; Service reserve = 2U) and rack depth of 1070 mm usable satisfies the 1050 mm chassis requirement.
- 2 x Supermicro 4U-5U ball-bearing rail kit MCP-290-00057-0N
Manufacturer-certified quick-release sliding rail kit for the CSE-418 family chassis used by every Hyperion compute node; the AS-4125GS manual publishes a 676-925 mm rack range and states that one rail pair is supplied with the chassis (one per compatible selected rack device).
- 1 x NVIDIA SN2100/SN2010 static rail kit
Single-switch 1U half-width static rail kit for SN2100/SN2010 short-depth switches, covering 600-800 mm rack post spacing; not supplied with the switch (one per compatible selected rack device).
- 1 x Synology RKS-02 sliding rail kit
Tool-less sliding rails approved for RS1221+ and RS2423+, covering 610-890 mm front-to-rear post spacing; one separately ordered kit per NAS (one per compatible selected rack device).
- 1 x ATEN KL1108VN/KL1116VN standard dual-rail mounting kit
Dual-rail console support supplied with the LCD KVM, covering 420-770 mm rack post spacing; the Orion assembly set-point is 700 mm (one per compatible selected rack device).
- 1 x ATEN KN-series rackmount kit
Manufacturer rack brackets supplied with each shallow 1U KN1108VA or KN2116VA KVM-over-IP switch; full-depth slides are not required (one per compatible selected rack device).
- 1 x Orion (rackcabinets.co.uk) Vertical cable tray pair
Full-height vertical cable trays in both rear side channels, separating power (A/B feeds) from data looms down the rack.
- 1 x Orion (rackcabinets.co.uk) Cable ring set
Cable guide rings dressing patch and KVM looms between rack units.
- 1 x Orion (rackcabinets.co.uk) Roof-mounted fan tray (4-fan)
Four-fan roof extraction tray assisting front-to-back airflow out of the cabinet.
- 1 x Orion (rackcabinets.co.uk) Blanking panel set
Blanking panels for unpopulated U positions, preventing hot-air recirculation through free space.
- 1 x Orion (rackcabinets.co.uk) Cage nut and fixing pack
M6 cage nuts, bolts and washers for the full rack build.
- 2 x Axiotech (assembled) Node power & patch cabling set
Per-node connection set: two IEC C19 power cords to the A and B PDU feeds, Cat6a patch leads for admin, IPMI and production LANs, loom labelling and hook-and-loop dressing (one per installed node).
- 1 x Axiotech (assembled) Enclosure cabling & fixture overhead
Rack-level connection overhead: UPS-to-PDU input cords, power leads for switches, NAS, KVM and fan tray, earth bonding kit to the cabinet frame, spare connectors, loom labels and identification.
- 1 x Eaton 93PS 20kW (3:3)
93PS 20kW (3:3) selected because the UPS sizing load is 10850 W and the configured headroom factor of 1.2 requires at least 13020 W of UPS output. Floor-standing three-phase UPS positioned beside the rack (0U).
- 1 x NVIDIA Spectrum SN2100
100GbE switch installed now because the future node target is 3 and network fabric reservation is enabled.
- 2 x Generic Vertical 0U PDU, 16 x C13 + 4 x C19
2 x Vertical 0U PDU, 16 x C13 + 4 x C19 as A+B redundant feeds (1 per feed) for dual-PSU equipment; each feed provides 20 outlets against a sized demand of 14 (current demand 12, including 2 spare).
- 1 x ATEN KL1108V
KL1108V selected (8 ports >= required capacity of 3). 2 x KA7169 adapter(s): one per installed HPC node.
- 1 x ATEN KN1108VA
Dedicated KVM-over-IP switch: remote users connect to the servers over the LAN (1 simultaneous remote session(s)).
- 4 x ATEN KA7169
One KVM adapter per installed HPC node per KVM chain (console and/or KVM-over-IP).
- 2 x Axiotech System integration
Build, integration, burn-in and OS provisioning per HPC node
- 1 x Axiotech Rack integration
Rack build, PDU/cabling, UPS commissioning and labelling
- 1 x Axiotech Delivery
Palletised delivery to site (UK mainland)
