As AI adoption accelerates, robust storage infrastructure is becoming increasingly important to AI computing and data center development. Today, the Guangtong Shenzhou AI-Era Storage Ecosystem Channel Conference was held in Guangzhou under the theme "Layered Synergy, Beyond the Cycle." Bringing together partners across the storage industry, the event explored new opportunities in AI computing, tiered storage, and ecosystem collaboration.

As a leading provider of server products and solutions in China, Gooxi showcased its AI computing portfolio, engaging with Guangtong Shenzhou and industry partners to explore new opportunities in the AI storage ecosystem.

R6480T5: High-Density Storage for AI Workloads

At the exhibition, Gooxi highlighted its R6480T5 4U 60-bay high-density storage server. Designed for data-intensive applications such as LLM pre-training, multimodal content repositories, RAG knowledge bases, AI-powered medical imaging, AI data factories, and data backup, the solution provides a reliable foundation for managing massive datasets.

Powered by up to two 4th/5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, each supporting up to 60 cores and a 350W TDP, R6480T5 delivers powerful computing performance. It features 32 DDR5 DIMM slots supporting speeds of up to 5600 MT/s, together with high-speed PCIe 5.0 connectivity.

By integrating computing and high-capacity storage in one system, R6480T5 enables local data access and processing, streamlining data preprocessing for AI training and other demanding workloads. Its architecture also reduces inter-node data transfer overhead, improves processing efficiency, and allows GPU resources to focus on model training and inference.

Intelligent Storage Tiering for Performance and Cost Efficiency

Balancing storage capacity, performance, and cost is essential for AI infrastructure. In line with the conference's focus on hot and cold storage tiering, R6480T5 combines high-speed caching with large-capacity storage to address diverse data access requirements.

The system supports up to 60 × 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drives, 10 × front-accessible 2.5-inch drives, and four M.2 SSD slots, delivering PB-scale storage capacity in a single server. High-performance NVMe SSDs provide a fast caching tier, while high-capacity HDDs form a large-scale storage pool for efficient warm and cold data management.

With exceptional drive density in a compact 4U chassis, R6480T5 maximizes storage capacity, reduces rack space requirements, and helps optimize long-term total cost of ownership (TCO). It also complements remote GPU clusters with a dedicated, high-capacity storage foundation.

Flexible Expansion and High-Speed Connectivity

R6480T5 features PCIe 5.0 connectivity, delivering up to twice the bandwidth of the previous generation to accelerate data transmission. Its seven PCIe expansion slots, including two OCP 3.0 slots, support flexible configurations with smart NICs, RAID controllers, SAS expansion cards, and GPU accelerators.

This flexibility makes the system suitable for distributed storage, big data analytics, content delivery, and video surveillance storage, addressing data center requirements across industries such as telecommunications, energy, education, and internet services.

Designed for 24/7 Reliability and Easy Maintenance

Built for mission-critical applications, R6480T5 incorporates several features to simplify maintenance and ensure stable operation.

Its drawer-style modular drive cage supports tool-free hot swapping, making drive installation and replacement quick and convenient. A dedicated airflow design and N+1 intelligent redundant fans help maintain optimal operating temperatures, while redundant power supplies and fans minimize single points of failure.

The system also supports IPMI 2.0 remote management, enabling administrators to monitor hardware status and troubleshoot issues remotely, reducing on-site maintenance requirements and supporting uninterrupted 24/7 operation.

Building the AI Storage Ecosystem Together

As AI continues to reshape the data center landscape, reliable computing and storage infrastructure will remain essential to industry growth.

Gooxi will continue to expand and refine its portfolio of AI computing and storage solutions, covering diverse workloads from AI training and inference to high-capacity data storage. By working closely with channel partners and industry ecosystem players, Gooxi aims to seize emerging opportunities and contribute to an open, collaborative AI storage ecosystem.