ZFS without a Server!?! It is DPU time!

We take a look at running ZFS and iSCSI on a NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPU. We show how there is a separate Arm Cortex-A72 complex along with the Mellanox / NVIDIA ConnectX-6 100GbE NIC onboard. By carefully crafting a demo, we show how one can run ZFS without using a traditional server. This is a pre-cursor video to our next NVMeoF and SNAP video where we wanted to lay the framework and fundamentals for the audience. STH Main Site Article: https://www.servethehome.com/zfs-without-a-server-using-the-nvidia-bluefield-2-dpu-nvme-arm-aic-iscsi/ STH Merch on Spring: https://the-sth-merch-shop.myteespring.co/ STH Top 5 Weekly Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dryM09 STH Forums: https://forums.servethehome.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find STH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- STH Forums: https://forums.servethehome.com Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ServeTheHome ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction 01:41 What is a DPU and the NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPU 07:08 Setting up a DPU without a Server and the AIC JBOX 11:30 Basic NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPU Setup 08:30 Connecting to a Single NVMeoF SSD 15:00 The Prestige Adding iSCSI 19:42 Funny Performance That Makes Sense 20:49 Warning on the Setup 21:17 Wrap-up ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Kioxia EM6 NVMeoF SSD: https://youtu.be/_igei5FVeeA - SC21 Top 10: https://youtu.be/gULtHb5CDWc - What is EDSFF: https://youtu.be/29Nh3p6779E - DPU v. SmartNIC - https://youtu.be/tOeketsa96I - What is a DPU - https://youtu.be/S92rdAwIuNk - Why AMD is spending $1.9B on Pensando for DPUs: https://youtu.be/XVOvs8bsyFo - NVIDIA's 2022-2023 Data Center Plans: https://youtu.be/r4VX-_Htwl0 - AMD EPYC 7773X Milan-X Review - https://youtu.be/oUugk0INTRU - GB era of Server CPUs - https://youtu.be/wWhrKNbKrK0 - All about server power efficiency - https://youtu.be/rMJBhYeRIxY - Dual AMD EPYC 8x NVIDIA A100 Server - https://youtu.be/E6HJi0iqYbw - Liquid cooling AMD EPYC and NVIDIA A100 Servers - https://youtu.be/4Np1HnWiHb4 - SC21 Liquid Cooling - https://youtu.be/t2Xk8hwNsZ4 - Fungible F1 DPU - https://youtu.be/NjhTTMNGBBw - PhoenixNAP Data Center Tour - https://youtu.be/qUmLnSEVVDw