New OCP specification ARM core server will target data center

Learn from the foreign media, ARM architecture server into the http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/1560.html ">facebook-led Open computing Plan (open Compute project, OCP), the plan for the introduction of a variety of arm core or x86 Architecture Server Processor Board (plug-in board) introduced a set of specifications, applied Micro Circuits and Calxeda and other manufacturers have introduced the new specifications of the ARM core processor circuit board design.

Open operation Plan (OCP) (from opencompute.org)

The author learned that Facebook is the first to adopt ARM core processor Server Large data center users, Facebook may be targeted at the 32-bit ARM processor for a certain range of applications, according to the information may have to wait until 3721.html ">2014 years, Before the advent of a 64-bit processor, there was no significant application in the host server domain.

Facebook innovative Server design (photo source qualificando.com.br)

The actual application of Ocp,facebook can be said to be a precedent of adopting ARM core server in data center, and more is to push other users to adopt a common standard on the server to reduce cost; Google and Microsoft still use a specially crafted server host board and other data center-related devices, and there is no public design detail.

Facebook's Open Vault disk array system (Image source eetimes.com)

Applied Micro announced that it has developed a host board design that uses its own X-gene series 64-bit ARM core server processor to meet the new OCP specifications, and the common slot specification supports processors of various architectures. In addition, Calxeda also shows a host board design with a 32-bit ARM core processor that can be used as a storage controller for a Facebook-like Open Vault disk array system.

Applied Micro said the company could provide X-gene series processor samples for key customers before the end of the first quarter of 2013, while the server host version of the 64-bit ARM processor is expected to apply the data center by the end of this year.

It is reported that Calxeda's 64-bit ARM core processor is scheduled to be launched in 2014, and the server chip giants Intel and AMD will also be introduced to support common slot specifications x86 server chip.