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trial{001..200}
Summary
These are the new teuthology testnodes originally intended to replace the smithi machines. They were purchased by IBM in 2025. Originally, over 300 were planned but due to budget constraints, the number was reduced to 200 and we kept the smithi machines to supplement.
Purchasing details
PO# 4701082566
Quote# 8601218784
Hardware Specs
| Count | Manufacturer | Model | Capacity | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chassis | 3U | Supermicro | AS-3015MR-H8TNR | N/A | 8 Blades per 3U |
| Mainboard | N/A | Supermicro | H13SRD-F | N/A | |
| CPU | 1 | Intel | AMD EPYC 4464P | N/A | 24 cores |
| RAM | 4 DIMMs | Micron | MTC20C2085S1EC56BD1 KC | 32GB | 128GB Total |
| NVMe | 1 | Micron | 7450 | 1TB | For OS |
| NVMe | 2 | Micron | 7500 | 1.92TB | For OSDs |
| NIC | 2 ports | Intel | E810 | 25Gb | Dual-port, only one cabled |
| BMC | 1 | Supermicro | N/A | N/A | Reachable at $host.ipmi.sepia.ceph.com |
Updating BIOS
Recently done from soko03:/home/dgalloway
./saa -l bmcs.txt -u inktank -p xxx -c UpdateBios --preserve_setting --file ~/BIOS_H13SRD-1C99_20251223_1.8_STDsp.bin --batch_count 10
KVM access
These systems are fairly-dense blades, so the back panel does not have dedicated VGA/HDMI/USB connectors. There is a custom wide connector for a 'dongle' breakout cable that was supplied with the chassis that connects to that wide connector on the blade and breaks it out to VGA, serial, and two USB 2.0 ports. There is a set of those in the Poughkeepsie lab; the lab staff should be able to find them. As of Feb2026 they were “In the crib in Rolling Bin 3 Shelf 3A3. Theres a white paper taped to the shelf that says CEPH 3A4-3A1”