Broadberry GRAID NVMe Storage

How GRAID NVMe RAID Works

GRAID separates RAID computation from the path used to move application data. NVMe drives remain connected to the host PCIe fabric while SupremeRAID handles RAID computation and presents protected virtual NVMe devices to the operating system.

SupremeRAID provides protected block storage. Filesystems, shared storage services and application-level availability are designed separately.

Why GPU-Assisted RAID for NVMe?

Match GRAID NVMe Storage to the Workload

GRAID NVMe storage is suited to applications that need high-performance block storage with drive-level protection. Broadberry selects the RAID policy, SSDs and supporting infrastructure around the application's actual I/O and recovery requirements.

GRAID NVMe Storage for AI and Analytics

Fast Local Storage for Data-Intensive Processing

AI preprocessing, analytics and data-processing workloads can combine parallel reads, ingest and temporary writes. GRAID provides protected NVMe block storage while offloading RAID computation from the host CPU.

SupremeRAID does not create an AI cluster filesystem. Shared datasets and multi-node access require a separate supported storage architecture.

Choose RAID Around the Failure Model

The right RAID level depends on usable capacity, write behaviour, failure tolerance and recovery requirements. Broadberry selects the RAID configuration around the requirements of the workload.

Engineer the Complete NVMe Data Path

NVMe performance depends on the complete system. Broadberry evaluates drives, PCIe topology, CPU resources and networking together rather than sizing around component specifications alone.

GRAID Architecture Services

Before recommending a GRAID configuration, Broadberry evaluates the workload, RAID requirements, data path and recovery targets that determine the complete storage design.

RAID Protection and Backup Serve Different Roles

Why Broadberry for GRAID?

Broadberry designs storage infrastructure around the requirements of the application.

Workload-Led Design

Start with the application's I/O, capacity and recovery requirements.

Qualified Hardware

Select supported servers, NVMe SSDs, GPU RAID hardware and networking.

Complete Data-Path Design

Engineer storage, PCIe, CPU and network resources together.

Validation & Support

Qualification, validation, expansion and ongoing operational support.

Frequently Asked Questions About GRAID NVMe Storage

What is GRAID NVMe RAID?

GRAID SupremeRAID is a software-defined NVMe RAID platform that uses a GPU to perform RAID computation while NVMe drives remain connected to the host PCIe fabric.

How does GPU-assisted NVMe RAID work?

SupremeRAID uses a dedicated GPU for RAID computation and control. Storage data does not need to pass through card-attached storage ports, allowing NVMe devices to use the host PCIe fabric.

What does the GPU do in a GRAID server?

The GPU handles RAID computation and control. It is not an application accelerator and does not add GPU compute capacity to AI applications.

Which RAID levels does GRAID support?

SupremeRAID Ultra supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 and 10. The appropriate configuration depends on usable capacity, write behaviour and recovery requirements.

Does GRAID provide a filesystem or NAS?

No. SupremeRAID provides protected block devices. Filesystems, databases, hypervisors and network storage services run above that block-storage layer.

Is GRAID suitable for AI workloads?

GRAID can provide high-performance protected NVMe storage for AI data preparation, analytics and other processing. It does not itself provide a shared AI cluster filesystem.

Does GRAID replace backup?

No. RAID protects against specified drive failures. Independent backup is still required for deletion, corruption, ransomware and other recovery scenarios.

How should a GRAID NVMe system be sized?

Start with usable capacity, daily writes, application block sizes, queue depth, concurrency, RAID requirements and recovery targets. Then size NVMe, PCIe, CPU and network resources around the complete application data path.

Configure Your Broadberry GRAID NVMe Server

Tell us about your application, usable-capacity target, I/O requirements and preferred RAID policy. Broadberry can configure the server platform, SupremeRAID, NVMe SSDs and networking as one qualified storage system.