User:ThisIsNotABetter/NeXtScale

NeXtScale was a former IBM and later Lenovo x86-based supercomputer platform.

History
Was started as entry-level supercomputing platform by IBM in 2013; the enclosure and server nodes are made in IBM’s factory in Shenzhen, China. Lenovo

Replaced by LeSI (Lenovo Scalable Infrastructure) introduced in 2017.

Architecture
The blade servers have similar enclosure that was used in Flex System blade server line.

Enclosures
NeXtScale n1200 Enclosure - 6U Chassis, 12 bays (12 nodes/chassis)

NeXtScale n1200 WCT Enclosure - 6U Chassis, 6 dual bays  (12 nodes/chassis) - watercooled

Nodes
nx360 M4 Compute Node ; Sandy Bridge/Ivy Bridge-based, released in 2013

nx360 M5 Compute Node ; Haswell/Broadwell-based

nx360 M5 WCT Compute Tray (dual node, watercooled)

Attachement nodes
12G Storage Native Expansion Tray

nx360 M523IBM NeXtScale PCIe Native Expansion Tray