Samsung CXL Memory Module – Box (CMM-B) Introduced

Samsung has introduced the CXL Memory Module – Box (CMM-B), a breakthrough in orchestrating the vast array of memory options for storage systems. This leading-edge technology has been developed to fit seamlessly into Supermicro’s Plug and Play Rack Scale Solutions.

CMM-B is an advanced memory pooling appliance tailored for rack computing, utilizing Compute Express Link (CXL) technology. It supports eight E3.S CXL Memory Modules – DRAM (CMM-D) within a rack appliance, providing versatile memory resource allocation.

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Samsung CXL Memory Module – Box

The CMM-B is pivotal in creating the industry’s premier Rack-Level Memory Solution, designed for a highly scalable and composable disaggregated memory infrastructure. It facilitates flexible memory resource allocation by harnessing CMM-B alongside memory pooling, allowing memory capacity and bandwidth to scale without hitches. The architecture avoids memory stranding and supports on-demand memory capacity and bandwidth expansion. The solution integrates a rack-scale memory bank (CMM-B), application hosts, Samsung’s Cognos management console, and a top-of-rack (ToR) switch, all co-engineered by Samsung and Supermicro, to shorten the operational timeline for Rack Scale Solutions.

This technology creates a memory architecture that provides the following:

Disaggregated Memory Allocation: The architecture enables shared access over a network by presenting remote memory as a pool, decoupling compute and memory resources for independent allocation.
Composable Memory Orchestration: Facilitates unifying and sharing memory pools across multiple host systems.
Extensible Memory Expansion: Provides the capacity to merge memory resources, forming larger pools that can be dynamically allocated as needed.

The Rack-Scale solution provides the infrastructure for a complete memory server solution. All the hardware and software in one rack space allows fast, easy-to-use memory allocation. But that is only one of many benefits of CMM-B. Rack-scale management Integration of Samsung Cognos Management Console with a Rack-Scale Management solution (for example, Supermicro’s SuperCloud Composer) enables CMM-B to be composable.

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Rack-scale composable memory bank features and benefits include:

Composable Rack Scale Management: The integration with Samsung Cognos Management Console and Supermicro’s management solutions renders CMM-B highly adaptable.
Advanced Memory Pooling: Compatible with CXL1.1 and CXL 2.0 protocols, CMM-B supports a sophisticated pooling mechanism manageable via REST API through the SCMC console.
Scalable Device Configuration: CMM-B’s expansion capabilities allow for an increase in both memory capacity and bandwidth, supporting large-scale CMM-D integrations.
Energy Efficiency: Implementing the SoC switch chip under CXL protocols promotes power-saving operations, thus optimizing TCO.
Dynamic Memory Allocation: The Samsung Cognos Management Console (SCMC) facilitates autonomous memory allocation independent of server constraints and ensures memory is allocated where it is most required.
Memory Allocation Analytics: SCMC provides comprehensive visualization tools for monitoring memory allocation, aiding in the assessment and optimization of memory configuration.
User-Friendly Software: With state-of-the-art tools, CMM-B simplifies the utilization of the CXL memory stack, enhancing the management and expansion of memory resources in the era of AI-driven computing.

After years of development, the CXL Consortium and its member companies have achieved a significant milestone, providing a solution to address the memory wall issue in modern AI computing. Samsung, Supermicro, and XCONN Technologies are driving rack-scale computing platforms.

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