Cisco HyperFlex Edge Systems are optimized for remote sites, branch offices, and edge environments. As a smaller form factor of Cisco HyperFlex, Cisco HyperFlex Edge keeps the full power of a next generation hyperconverged platform even without connecting to Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects. Cisco HyperFlex Edge Systems support a variable configuration of 2, 3, or 4 HX converged nodes and supports the scale up of CPU, memory, and storage capacity (hot-add additional capacity drives).
HyperFlex Edge operates using existing top of rack 1GE or 10/25GE switching with options for both single and dual switch configurations. Edge clusters are configured with replication factor 2 (RF2) to ensure availability during various failure scenarios. HyperFlex Edge is typically deployed in environments with a minimal infrastructure footprint, hence the use of UCS compute-only nodes is not supported.
The HyperFlex HX225 M6 Edge All Flash and Hybrid Server Nodes extends the capabilities of Cisco's HyperFlex portfolio in a 1U form factor with the addition of the AMD CPUs, 16 DIMM slots per CPU for 3200-MHz DDR4 DIMMs with DIMM capacity points up to 128 GB. The maximum memory capacity for 2 CPUs is listed here:
- 4 TB (32 x 128 GB DDR4 DIMMs)
- Perform computational tasks effectively accrediting the EPYC processor
- DDR4 SDRAM compatible slot - Install memory that synchronizes electrical and clock signals for an efficient data throughput
- Featuring Gigabit Ethernet port for ultra-fast network speeds
- Provides 2 USB ports for responsive and expanded device connections
- 12Gb/s SAS interface for high speed and reliability
