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HPE Apollo 6500 Gen10 Plus

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HPE Apollo 6500 Gen10 Plus4U rack16 × SFF 2.5" bays2 sockets

The HPE Apollo 6500 Gen10 Plus System is an exascale-class AI and HPC server platform built around AMD EPYC 7002/7003 processors and PCIe 4.0 architecture. Accommodating up to eight NVIDIA A100 SXM4 GPUs with NVLink or eight AMD Instinct accelerators, it delivers unprecedented computing performance for large language model (LLM) training and scientific research simulations.

Also written as: Apollo 6500 G10 Plus, Apollo 6500Gen10Plus

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Specifications

BrandHPE
FamilyApollo
Form factor4U rack
ReleasedOct 2020
Cpu sockets2
Cpu platformAMD EPYC 7002 / 7003 series processors per XL645d / XL675d node
Memory slots32
Memory typeDDR4-3200 SmartMemory RDIMM / LRDIMM
Memory max (GB)4,096
Gpu supportUp to 8 NVIDIA A100 SXM4 / PCIe GPUs or 8 AMD Instinct MI100 accelerators
Drive baysUp to 16 SFF NVMe PCIe SSDs
Power supplyUp to 6x 3000W Titanium power supplies

Generations

Works together

How the HPE Apollo 6500 Gen10 Plus connects to servers, storage and the network: 5 ways, with the parts and products on each path.

Fibre Channel SANiSCSI and NVMe/TCP over EthernetDirect-attached SASFile storage (NFS and SMB)GPU cluster fabric

Fibre Channel SAN

Match the speed: 16Gb and 32Gb FC HBAs, switches and array ports work together, and each generation also runs one or two speeds below its own (a 32Gb port runs at 16Gb and 8Gb).

Adapters for the server (check the fit list)

Switches

Storage

Optics

Fibre Channel SAN: how it fits together

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over Ethernet

Keep the speed the same at all three points: a 25GbE server, a 25GbE switch port and a 25GbE array port. Mixed speeds work but the slowest link sets the pace.

Adapters for the server (check the fit list)

Switches

Storage

Optics

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over Ethernet: how it fits together

Direct-attached SAS

12Gb SAS uses Mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644) connectors; older 6Gb gear uses Mini-SAS (SFF-8088). Adapter cables exist, but the link runs at the slower speed.

Adapters for the server (check the fit list)

Storage

Direct-attached SAS: how it fits together

File storage (NFS and SMB)

Front-end ports face the clients; back-end ports (on scale-out systems) connect the nodes to each other and need their own switch pair.

Adapters for the server (check the fit list)

Switches

Storage

Optics

File storage (NFS and SMB): how it fits together

GPU cluster fabric

InfiniBand adapters and switches must match the generation: HDR is 200Gb, NDR is 400Gb. VPI adapters such as ConnectX-6 and ConnectX-7 can run either InfiniBand or Ethernet.

GPUs

Switches

GPU cluster fabric: how it fits together

Plan and size it

Check compatibility with HPE

Before you buy, confirm the exact configuration against the vendor's own lists: firmware levels, operating systems, adapters and optics that HPE has tested with the HPE Apollo 6500 Gen10 Plus.

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FAQ

What GPU architectures does the Apollo 6500 Gen10 Plus support?

It supports 8-way NVIDIA A100 (40GB/80GB) SXM4 boards or up to 8 double-wide PCIe accelerators including AMD Instinct MI100.

What server nodes power the Apollo 6500 Gen10 Plus?

It utilizes either the dual-socket XL675d Gen10 Plus or single-socket XL645d Gen10 Plus compute tray with AMD EPYC CPUs.

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