Disaggregated NVMe/TCP Storage Using an Infrastructure Processing Unit (IPU)

Explore a 38-minute technical presentation that delves into a comprehensive Software Defined Storage (SDS) solution for cloud data centers utilizing Infrastructure Processing Units (IPUs). Learn how IPUs deliver high-performance NVMe interfaces while abstracting networked storage complexities to enable storage disaggregation and bare-metal hosting. Discover the integration of IPU-based NVMe/TCP initiator with Kubernetes CSI plugin for clustered NVMe/TCP target, creating a complete software-defined storage solution. Master the IPU architecture, SPDK-based NVMe/TCP Initiator Design, and the LightBits Cloud Data Platform functionality. Gain insights into the integration process through IPU Storage Management Agent (SMA) and K8s CSI node driver orchestration. Understand the challenges and opportunities in enhancing orchestration frameworks for IPU-based storage solutions, presented by experts Yadong Li from Intel and Lev Solomonov from Lightbits Labs.