Optimised Hardware
Define Tech has a proven history in delivering high performance hardware solutions that are optimised in terms of performance and cost for today’s demanding workloads. Our objective is simple: to provide solutions that have the agility to respond and scale to any workload demands so you can keep your IT costs low, your resource utilisation high, and the time to results unbeatable. All of our hardware is provided in conjunction with ICC USA.
LMX Building Blocks
In the table below we outline the various LMX Building Blocks we can provide along with server specifications.
Custom configurations are also available – simply get in touch.
HCI Server
Hyper-converged infrastructure – Recommended Config!
The LMX HCI block includes everything you need for an on-prem private cloud infrastructure, including virtual compute, storage and networking in a a scale-out architecture, with a “single pane of glass” management interface that simplifies orchestration of the resources.
| Nodes | Form Factor | vCPUs* | Storage | Memory | Network | Accelerators | Storage SW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2U | 1024 | 24 SSD | 2TB | 8x 25GbE | None | None |
*1 vCPU = 1 hyper-threaded core
Compute Server
Enterprise Grade Compute servers
Featuring industry-leading CPUS’s, our compute servers are designed to handle your mission-critical workloads and will help you meet the foreseeable short-term goals, as well as the uncertain needs of tomorrow.| Nodes | Form Factor | vCPUs* | Storage | Memory | Network | Accelerators | Storage SW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2U | 1024 | 4*SSD | 2TB | 8x 25GbE | None | None |
*1 vCPU = 1 hyper-threaded core
GPU Server
Accelerated with NVIDIA A100 GPU’s
We build custom GPU solutions to accelerate design, modelling, rendering, and simulation workflows. Our NVIDIA GPU optimised servers are ideal for accelerating design, modelling, rendering, and simulation.| Nodes | Form Factor | vCPUs* | Storage | Memory | Network | Accelerators | Storage SW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1U | 128 | None | 512GB | 2x 100GbE | 4 NVIDIA A100 | None |
| 1 | 4U | 256 | None | 1024GB | 2x 100GbE | 8 NVIDIA A100 | None |
*1 vCPU = 1 hyper-threaded core
NVMe Flash Server
Featuring Lightbits LightOSTM
Our NVMe building block comes integrated Lightbits LightOSTM – block storage software that delivers composable, high-performance, scale-out and redundant NVMe/TCP storage that performs like local flash.| Nodes | Form Factor | vCPUs* | Storage | Memory | Network | Accelerators | Storage SW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2U | None | 24x 2.5″ | 1024GB | 8x 100GbE | None | Block: Lightbits File: Weka |
*1 vCPU = 1 hyper-threaded core
Storage Server
Featuring Ceph storage
Our Storage block features Ceph storage which provides file, block and object storage to the LMX OpenStack environment and is integrated with all the key storage services and includes support for VM snapshots and backups.
| Nodes | Form Factor | vCPUs* | Storage | Memory | Network | Accelerators | Storage SW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1U | N/A | 12x 12TB HDD | 64GB | 2x 25GbE | None | Ceph Softiron Hyperdrive |
| 1 | 1U | N/A | 28x 4TB SSD | 64GB | 2x 25GbE | None | Ceph Softiron Hyperdrive |
*Not contributing to end-user resources
Overclocked Vega R-116i
Custom Hardware SKU's
Outside of our range of LMX Building Blocks, we offer custom SKU’s and system integration, through our partnership with industry leading hardware providers ICC.
GPU Servers
Custom solutions to accelerate design, modeling, rendering, and simulation workflows.
Overclocked Servers
Professionally overclocked systems offered in a variety of form factors and configurations.
Compute Servers
Enterprise servers featuring latest gen CPUs designed to handle your mission-critical workloads.
Storage Servers
We can help you create the perfect blend of capacity, performance and scalability.
Recent Blog
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LONDON, UK – February 28th 2022: Define Tech, an independent software vendor (ISV) focused on open source Cloud has teamed up with SoftIron, a leader in enterprise-class Ceph solutions and support to deliver optimal Ceph performance for private cloud customers. Define Tech and SoftIron formalised their partnership in early 2021, with Define Tech becoming one […]
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LONDON, UK – January 12th, 2021: Define Tech Ltd, developers of the OpenStack-based LMX Cloud platform has partnered with SUSE, a global leader in innovative and enterprise-grade open source solutions, to build an AI-optimised Cloud infrastructure for Kubernetes-orchestrated workloads at scale. For most industries, the term ‘Cloud-native’ is a popular goal for organisations that are […]
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