Get started with DataScale hardware installation

This SambaNova DataScale Hardware Installation documentation provides information about the version of the SambaNova DataScale® SN10 2PDU rack. You learn about site preparation, installation tasks, cabling, and more.

This page gets you started:

  • Understand installation safety.

  • Learn about SambaNova support, SambaNova documentation, and other resources.

  • Get an overview of the DataScale hardware and software stack.

See the DataScale SN10 2PDU system administration document for details on management tasks for the different hardware components.

1. Installation safety

  • Install this product following the instructions in this document.

  • Ensure that this product is installed, serviced, and operated only by skilled and qualified personnel who have the necessary knowledge and practical experience with electrical equipment and who understand the hazards that can arise when working on this type of equipment.

  • This product is intended for use in a Restricted Access Location.

  • This equipment is to be used in controlled environments, that is, an area where:

    • The humidity is maintained at levels that cannot cause condensation on the equipment.

    • The contaminating dust is controlled.

    • The steady-state ambient temperature is within the specified range.

2. SambaNova support

SambaNova customers that have valid support contracts can contact support and obtain product support documentation and file a support ticket through the SambaNova support portal at https://support.sambanova.ai.

3. Documentation

As part of hardware installation, you might need SambaNova documentation, SambaNova knowledge base (KB) articles, and third-party documentation.

  • SambaNova product documentation: https://docs.sambanova.ai.

  • SambaNova KB articles: https://support.sambanova.ai.

  • Third-party documentation: The DataScale administration document includes links to third-party documentation for some components of this rack (e.g switches).

4. Overview of DataScale SN10-8 hardware

The DataScale SN10-8 system is self-contained in a standard 42 rack unit (RU) datacenter rack and may be purchased in various configurations depending on customer requirements, including any specific datacenter requirements that must be met. System population begins at the bottom of the rack with node 1 and increments up the rack. Network switches and other equipment are installed at the top of the rack.

A DataScale SN10-8 system consists of four DataScale SN10-2 RDU modules and an x86-based DataScale SN10-H server host module running either Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® or Ubuntu® Linux. Each DataScale SN10-2 module contains two Reconfigurable Data Units™ (RDUs), for a total of eight RDUs per DataScale SN10-8 system, and they are managed by the SambaNova’s SambaFlow™ software stack running on the host. Both the DataScale SN10-2 RDU module and the DataScale SN10-H module are 2RU chassis.

Switch equipment at the top of the rack provides a data network and an access network. Figure 1 and Table 1 identify the main components in the DataScale SN10-8.

DataScale SN10-8 Rack Components (front view)
Figure 1. DataScale SN10-8 rack components (front view)
Table 1. DataScale SN10-8 rack components
No. Component

1

System 1 SN10-8 (four SN10-2)

2

System 1 SN10-8 (SN10-H)

3

System 2 SN10-8 (four SN10-2)

4

System 2 SN10-8 (SN10-H)

5

System 3 SN10-8 (four SN10-2)

6

System 3 SN10-8 (SN10-H)

7

System 4 SN10-8 (four SN10-2)

8

System 4 SN10-8 (SN10-H)

9

Juniper® QFX5200-32c Ethernet (fan-side)

10

Lantronix® serial console server (Juniper EX4300 behind)

5. DataScale SN10 interfaces

For administration tasks, the DataScale SN10 2PDU system offers several options. Which interfaces are available depends on the component you want to manage. See the DataScale SN10 2PDU system administration document for details.