{"id":1514,"date":"2016-07-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ami2025dev.wpenginepowered.com\/intel-rack-scale-design-is-now-ready-for-open-source-development\/"},"modified":"2016-07-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T00:00:00","slug":"intel-rack-scale-design-is-now-ready-for-open-source-development","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.ami.com\/resource\/intel-rack-scale-design-is-now-ready-for-open-source-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Intel\u00ae Rack Scale Design Is Now Ready for Open Source Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/itpeernetwork.intel.com\/intel-rack-scale-design-now-ready-open-source-development\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Intel IT Peer Network<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Today marks an important milestone for Intel\u00ae Rack Scale Design, the first industry-standard framework for disaggregating and dynamically managing compute, storage, and network resources for more efficient utilization of data center assets. We mark the efforts of our ecosystem partners as Intel\u00ae Rack Scale Architecture transitions to Intel Rack Scale Design and goes live as open source code.<br \/>\nAs a VP in Intel\u2019s Data Center Group and GM of the newly formed Intel Scalable Datacenter Solutions Group, I\u2019m particularly excited about this milestone. I\u2019m responsible for creating full solutions necessary to meet the most critical infrastructure challenges across the data center and working with the industry to bring additional ecosystem-led innovations to those solutions. I previously led Intel\u2019s High Performance Computing Platform Group, where we established Intel\u00ae Scalable System Framework\u2014a flexible, systems-level approach to delivering complete solutions.<br \/>\nToday, my focus is on the great progress we have made over the past year with Intel Rack Scale Design for hyper-efficient data centers. The release of the open source code for Intel Rack Scale Design heralds a significant step toward the revolution of traditional rack servers for organizations that view the data center as a strategic asset. The updated name for the framework reflects the longer-term vision of agile infrastructure that is at the heart of Intel Rack Scale Design.<br \/>\nA year ago at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF 2015), Intel hosted an Intel Rack Scale Architecture Developers Conference. Several OxMs\u2014including Dell, Quanta Cloud Technology (QCT), Ericsson, and Inspur\u2014took to the podium to speak to an enthusiastic crowd about the opportunities Rack Scale would open to them and their customers.<br \/>\nIntel Rack Scale Design is the first framework to be based upon and use the Redfish\u2122 industry standard from DMTFOpens in a new window for modern and secure management of scalable platform hardware in the modern data center. The framework allows for dynamic management of compute, memory, PCIe, and storage resources and the pooling of those resources for more efficient use of data center assets. The framework simplifies advanced technology to accelerate the adoption of open, interoperable solutions for tomorrow\u2019s data centers today.<br \/>\nThis is the first step in preparing the broader ecosystem for pooled resources and a path to a software-defined infrastructure.  Through its ability to provide a new systems-level architecture that uncouples a system\u2019s resources, Intel Rack Scale Design helps hyperscale operators address the challenges of growing workload complexities and the sheer scale of usage demands.<br \/>\nThe industry is taking note of that point. Craig LeGrande, managing director of Mainstay Salire LLC and author of \u201cAn Economic Study of the Hyperscale Data Center,\u201d says that \u201cIntel\u2019s RSD framework will re-write the book on (hyperscale) data center operations. The ability to simplify and scale data center infrastructure through disaggregation and dynamic management of compute, storage, and network resources will provide strategic advantages to businesses that require high performance, nimble IT systems while reducing overall data center TCO.\u201d<br \/>\nLeGrande notes that Mainstay\u2019s research found that data centers powered by Intel Rack Scale Design infrastructure \u201ccan reach up to four times the level of CPU utilization and ten times the level of IT admin productivity compared to traditional data center environments\u2014two of the largest drivers of data center TCO.\u201d<br \/>\nIn a notable step forward, Intel is now making the Intel Rack Scale Design components available as open source software that developers can productize and incorporate into orchestration solutions. With this open source release, Intel provides a clear path to address data center management fragmentation, drive down total cost of ownership via resource pooling, and improve OpEx via enriched telemetry.<br \/>\nIntel Rack Scale Design is coming to fruition because of the efforts of an ecosystem of partners who worked together in the spirit of open source collaboration. The specifications as well as all of the APIs associated with Rack Scale are open and freely available. The Intel Rack Scale Design APIs are based on the Redfish standard developed by DMTF. Intel Rack Scale Design is under the umbrella of the Intel\u00ae Cloud for AllOpens in a new window initiative which is focused on unleashing tens of thousands of new clouds.<br \/>\nYou can now take advantage of the core of the Intel Rack Scale Design components. Currently available components include the framework\u2019s Pod Manager, Pooled System Manageability Engine, Rack Management Module, and Validation Test Suite\u2014a tool to aid in verifying that the implementation is Rack Scale aligned.<br \/>\nToday, the release of the code to the open source community is the first step forward in the widespread effort to enable the highly efficient use of resources. It sets up the hardware reference and open source APIs to simplify management, and it also sets up the ecosystem for pooled high-speed storage and future pooled technologies.<br \/>\nWe expect solutions based on Intel Rack Scale Design to be available from multiple hardware and software vendors by the end of this year. To date numerous nodes have been deployed at multiple telco and cloud service providers via our hardware and software partners. And, yes, as with any truly revolutionary idea, we recognize that the shift to a new hyperscale design framework will take time. We also know that now is the time to start deploying the next generation of hyper-efficient data centers.<br \/>\nYou will have a chance to see for yourself at this year\u2019s IDF16 conferenceOpens in a new window in San Francisco, which will showcase Intel Rack Scale Design in demos by Intel and our partners, as well as demos in multiple tech sessions.<br \/>\nIn addition, you can download the code now via GitHub (https:\/\/github.com\/01org\/intelRSDOpens in a new window) to begin exploring how you will innovate with Intel Rack Scale Design. Several designs across multiple markets and geographies from major OEMs and TEMs will be available in the marketplace by the end of the year.<br \/>\nFor a closer look at this new framework for the data center, visit http:\/\/www.intel.com\/IntelRSDOpens in a new window.<br \/>\nI will close with a list of our partners for solutions based on Intel Rack Scale Design.<br \/>\nAmerican Megatrends Inc. (AMI): https:\/\/ami.com\/intel-rsd-pr\/Opens in a new window https:\/\/ami.com\/intel-rsd\/Opens in a new window<br \/>\nDell: http:\/\/Del.ly\/D13s49Opens in a new window<br \/>\nEricsson: http:\/\/cloudblog.ericsson.com\/intel-rack-scale-designOpens in a new window<br \/>\nHPE: http:\/\/www8.hp.com\/us\/en\/products\/servers\/scalable-systems\/cloudline\/index.htmlOpens in a new window<br \/>\nInspur: http:\/\/www.inspursystems.com\/products\/incloud-rack\/Opens in a new window<br \/>\nLenovo: http:\/\/blog.lenovo.com\/blog\/entry\/2277Opens in a new window<br \/>\nQuanta Cloud Technology (QCT): http:\/\/www.qct.io\/Opens in a new window<br \/>\nSuper Micro Computer Inc.: https:\/\/www.supermicro.com\/solutions\/SRSD.cfm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Intel IT Peer Network Today marks an important milestone for Intel\u00ae Rack Scale Design, the first industry-standard framework for disaggregating and dynamically managing compute, storage, and network resources for more efficient utilization of data center assets. 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