Yunjian Information's next-generation OCSP dual-socket rack server R7260 X6 is designed for intelligent application acceleration.

Date2024-12-26
Computing power, as the core productivity driving the rapid development of the digital economy, is propelling the digital transformation of various industries. With applications becoming increasingly diverse, general-purpose servers are facing more complex customization demands. Intel has proposed building a "modular server ecosystem" and, leveraging the Intel® Partner Alliance (IPA), has collaborated with Yiqi Research Institute to jointly launch the open and collaborative Open Common Server Platform (OCSP) community. This initiative aims to flexibly customize high-quality, high-value servers for different customer industry scenarios, driving business optimization and innovation across sectors.

Yunjian Information Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Yunjian Information"), as one of the first companies to participate in the OCSP community and one of the earliest system integrators to collaborate, has actively contributed to discussions and the formation of standards. Based on the OCSP community's standard specifications, Yunjian Information continuously incorporates the latest technologies and innovative designs while ensuring downward compatibility. This approach meets the market competitiveness needs of OEMs, server suppliers, and users in terms of small-batch customization, quality, and cost, collectively building an ecosystem for China's server industry. At the same time, Yunjian Information has enriched its product portfolio through practical applications, now possessing end-to-end capabilities for intelligent computing center construction, from planning, design, implementation, and validation to maintenance. This enables the company to provide comprehensive one-stop services for intelligent computing projects.

Agile Customization and Delivery of Diverse Products

Adhering to the principles of openness, quality, flexibility, and value, the OCSP community not only offers modular and standardized server design concepts but also defines a series of compatibility and interoperability standards, making the server design and manufacturing process more efficient and flexible. As a new industry collaboration model, the OCSP community accelerates innovation and development in the server industry through the co-creation of standards, communities, and ecosystems.

As one of the earliest members of the community, Yunjian Information actively participated in and contributed to the development of the OCSP 2.0 standard specification, leveraging its market insights and understanding of customer needs. Contributions include the design of PCIe modules above rear-mounted power supplies and the design of Riser card fixing methods.

Modularization involves standardizing module interfaces. The OCSP community defines servers into six major components and provides open decoupling standards for chassis, power supplies, motherboards, hard drives, fans, and I/O expansion modules. Currently, Yunjian Information's entire series of Intel servers are developed based on OCSP-standard motherboards, covering the third, fourth, and fifth generations of Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor platforms. Development of motherboards for the sixth-generation Xeon processors is underway, allowing partners to optimize usage by selecting different module combinations based on scenario requirements.

Based on OCSP standards, Yunjian Information has designed and mass-produced the 2U dual-socket general-purpose server product R7260 X6 (Qianjiang Tide). This product supports rich configurations, multi-dimensional software customization (BMC, BIOS, etc.), and agile hardware customization from L3 to L12, offering the following key advantages:

  • Rich and flexible configurations: The entire system is based on OCSP standards and implements modular design. Customers can flexibly choose from various front hard drive cages, middle fan modules, middle hard drive/card cages, and rear hard drive/card cages, achieving "transformer-level" flexibility.
  • Extensive AVL: Compatible with major mainstream operating systems and rich component compatibility.
  • High hardware specifications: Industry-leading support for maximum PCIe slots, GPU cards, and hard drives.
  • Top-notch software features: Developed based on OpenBMC, Yunjian CloudBMC offers rich functionalities, such as RAID configuration under the BMC interface and 3D visualization of internal server temperatures. The BIOS provides manageability, scalability, maintainability, usability, and serviceability.
  • Excellent build quality and reliability: Features such as tool-free disassembly for simplified maintenance, rational layout for smooth wiring, protective coatings on large structural components, and easy-to-carry packaging design.
  • Flexible customization: Extensive software and hardware customization options, with full certification available.

With the best compatibility and maximum openness, Yunjian Information delivers more efficient and scalable products and solutions based on the OCSP community. This approach significantly reduces the "reinventing the wheel" problem in server design. By standardizing components and interfaces, rapid iterative computation and customized production are achieved, greatly accelerating the time from R&D and design to market launch for next-generation servers. This helps server suppliers and users significantly reduce costs, connect customer needs, and efficiently support the growing demand for computing infrastructure across industries.

Connecting Needs and Accelerating Intelligent Applications

Since its establishment, Yunjian Information has been deeply involved in fields such as computing, communications, and AI, mastering core technologies, building strong R&D capabilities, and closely monitoring and meeting the needs of niche scenarios. Currently, Yunjian Information operates two major R&D centers in Hangzhou and Beijing, filing dozens of patent applications annually to fuel continuous innovation in products and technologies. Addressing computing power demands in scenarios such as AI training and inference, the company provides more flexible options for integrating AI technologies into enterprise applications.

Currently, the R7260 X6 (Qianjiang Tide) 2U general-purpose server, based on OCSP standards, meets the needs of various niche application scenarios across industries:

  • Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning: Supports AI model training, inference, and deployment, accelerating the development and application of AI technologies.
  • Scientific Computing: Handles complex data and computational tasks for research projects such as weather forecasting, seismic simulations, and genetic research.
  • Big Data Processing: Facilitates the storage, analysis, and mining of massive datasets, such as data warehouses and data lakes.
  • Network Storage: Serves as a large-scale storage solution, providing efficient data access and backup functionalities to ensure data reliability and security.
  • Cloud Computing and Virtualization: Acts as the foundational infrastructure for cloud computing and virtualization platforms, offering robust computing power and scalability to support multiple virtual machines or containers.

The R7260 X6 (Qianjiang Tide) supports two fourth- or fifth-generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors, including processors with integrated HBM memory. It features rich software capabilities, integrating OpenBMC for standardization, scalability, reliability, and security. The BIOS offers faster boot speeds, comprehensive and precise RAS features, and batch import/export of configurations. Additionally, its high hardware specifications include support for up to 22 PCIe expansion slots (20 standard slots and 2 OCP slots), 4 FHFL dual-width GPU cards, 19 HHHL single-width GPU cards, 24 3.5-inch hard drives, and 45 2.5-inch hard drives.


Conclusion

With the rapid development of data center and cloud computing technologies, the server industry is facing unprecedented opportunities and challenges. As an open and innovative platform, OCSP provides new momentum and direction for the development of the server industry.

Yunjian Information has fully demonstrated the immense potential of OCSP standards in practical applications, building a server product line spanning multiple generations of Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors. The company offers OCSP-compliant components and systems, including motherboards, and through personalized development, provides industry-leading storage and GPU expansion capabilities for server suppliers and enterprise users. This aligns with the demands of the AI era for computing and storage power.

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