NVIDIA DGX supercomputers
At the heart of ONTAP AI is the NVIDIA DGX supercomputer, a fully integrated hardware and software system designed for deep learning. The DGX platform uses the NVIDIA GPU Cloud Deep Learning Software Stack, which is optimized for maximum performance using graphics accelerators.
Superfast NetApp AFF storage
NetApp AFF systems are some of the fastest and most flexible all-flash storage in the world and feature NVMe technologies. NetApp AFF A800 storage is capable of sending data to NVIDIA DGX-1 systems at speeds up to 300GBps, which is about four times faster than other competing solutions.
Reliable Cisco networking
Cisco Nexus 3232C 100Gb Ethernet switch is a low latency, dense, high-performance, power-efficient, 100-Gbps switch designed for the data centre.
Scalable architecture
ONTAP AI is a highly flexible solution that can be tailored to the specific needs of the user and can be expanded as those needs grow.
ONTAP-AI DGX-1 reference architecture
NVIDIA DGX-1 servers are an extremely powerful deep learning and AI platform that leverages equally powerful storage and networking infrastructure to deliver the highest possible performance. By combining NetApp AFF systems with Cisco Nexus switches, you can implement this architecture at almost any scale, from a single DGX-1 paired with an AFF A220 to 96 DGX-1 servers on a 12-node NetApp AFF A800 storage cluster.
ONTAP-AI DGX-1 reference architecture
Wide configuration options:
ONTAP-AI DGX-2 reference architecture
NVIDIA DGX-2 servers are an extremely powerful deep learning and AI platform that leverages equally powerful storage and networking infrastructure to deliver the highest possible performance. By combining NetApp AFF systems with Cisco Nexus switches, you can implement this architecture at almost any scale, from a single DGX-2 paired with an AFF A220 to 4 DGX-2 servers on a multi-node NetApp AFF A800 storage cluster.
ONTAP-AI DGX-2 reference architecture
Additional configuration options:
NVIDIA offers special pricing and project-specific programs on both Tesla cards and DGX systems, plus support for educational institutions (EDUs) and start-ups.
Testing
To test the performance and especially the speed of deploying ML and AI applications, we have the NVIDIA DGX Station and, as part of the NVIDIA Test Drive program, 2× NVIDIA Tesla V100. If you are interested in our testing offer, please fill out this form.