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HPE Apollo 6500 Gen10

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HPE Apollo 6500 Gen104U rack16 × SFF 2.5" bays2 sockets

The HPE Apollo 6500 Gen10 is a 4U deep learning and high-performance computing acceleration system. Built with dual Intel Xeon Scalable processors and supporting up to eight NVIDIA V100 GPU accelerators with NVLink interconnect technology, it delivers massive parallel floating-point performance for artificial intelligence training, complex simulation, and autonomous driving algorithms.

Also written as: Apollo 6500 G10, Apollo 6500Gen10

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Specifications

BrandHPE
FamilyApollo
Form factor4U rack
ReleasedJun 2018
End of saleJun 2021
Cpu sockets2
Cpu platformIntel Xeon Scalable 1st and 2nd Gen processors up to 28 cores
Memory slots24
Memory typeDDR4-2666 / DDR4-2933 SmartMemory RDIMM / LRDIMM
Memory max (GB)3,072
Gpu supportUp to 8 double-wide PCIe or 8 SXM2 NVIDIA Tesla V100 GPUs with NVLink
Drive baysUp to 16 SFF SAS/SATA/NVMe drives
Power supplyUp to 4x 800W or 1600W Flex Slot Platinum hot-plug

Generations

Works together

How the HPE Apollo 6500 Gen10 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.

Equivalent models from other brands

FAQ

What GPU configurations are supported in the Apollo 6500 Gen10?

It supports either up to 8 PCIe double-wide GPUs or an 8-way NVIDIA SXM2 V100 baseboard with high-speed NVLink mesh.

What interconnects are recommended for multi-node Apollo 6500 clusters?

High-speed 100Gb/s InfiniBand EDR or 100GbE RoCE adapters are typically installed in its dedicated PCIe expansion slots.

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