Modular Military-Grade Edge Servers Use Open Standards
Mercury Systems rolled out the industry’s first open standards-based blade server architecture, bringing a plug-and-play infrastructure model for rugged, tactical platforms operating at sea, on land, or in the air.
The Common Module System (CMS) X08 fits the openEDGE standard, giving aerospace and defense customers the ability to easily adopt the latest computing, storage, and networking technologies in harsh conditions. Instead of being locked into a single hardware provider for server blades, they can now mix and match modules from different vendors into a military-grade Mercury chassis tailored to their specific needs.
The X08 is based on disaggregated compute modules that can be clustered into footprints of 1U, 2U, and 3U. Each module is built around one of Intel’s latest Xeon Scalable CPUs (formerly Sapphire Rapids), with a capacity of up to 4 TB of DDR5-4800 ECC memory and up to 246 TB of NVMe storage. The modules can be constructed with a wide range of COTS components, such as NVIDIA’s flagship H100 and A100 GPUs.
Specifically designed to be resilient to shock, vibrations, and temperature extremes, the CMS X08 is said to be the only OCP-based server that can handle edge deployments for aerospace and defense companies.
The modular chassis is engineered to comply with MIL-STD-810H and MIL-STD-167-1A standards.