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WHITE PAPER Building an Agile Future mrcy.com 4 COMMON MODULE SYSTEM (CMS) X08 An open standards-based rugged server platform As part of the Mercury Processing Platform, the Common Module System (CMS) X08 is the first commercially available server compatible with OCP open edge to meet U.S. government MIL-STD-rugged requirements. CMS X08 provides the density benefits of a blade server without the drawback of vendor lock-in. At the time of publication, it is the most rugged OCP-based server on the market. Products like CMS X08 are a vital step toward a new U.S. defense ecosystem that is modular, open architecture, agile and common. Because it is compatible with the OCP open edge ecosystem, users can also build and choose from a library of Mercury and third-party plug-and-play components. These processing, storage and networking components can be mixed and matched to create a variety of integrated server systems. Available CMS Products at Launch ▪ CMS000-1U18F: 1U 1-slot chassis ▪ CMS000-2U18F: 2U 3-slot chassis ▪ CMS000-3U18F: 3U 5-slot chassis ▪ CMSX08-1H18FA: 1U compute module ▪ CMSX08-2H18FA: 2U storage module ▪ CMSX08-2H18FB: 2U GPGPU module ▪ CMS025-1H18F: 1/10/25 GbE L2/L3 switch ▪ CMS100-1H18F: 40/100 GbE L2/L3 switch Specifications ▪ 1U and 2U Intel® Xeon®- SP compute blades ▪ 1U, 2U, 3U and portable chassis options ▪ Front I/O and short depth of 18 inches ▪ Up to 1.67 nodes per U ▪ 1/10/25/40/100 GbE switching options ▪ Supports PCIe Gen 5.0, NVMe, DDR5 ▪ Plug-and-play functionality Benefits ▪ Simplifies training, repairs and upgrades ▪ Reconfigurable to meet specific mission needs ▪ Eliminates vendor lock and spare part unavailability ▪ Standardizes architectures across branches and platforms ▪ Operable and survivable in extreme environments ▪ Compatible with third-party open edge modules and components ▪ Consolidates computing, storage and networking into open standards-based platform ▪ Helps establish an ecosystem of open electronic systems ▪ Meets rugged certifications that far exceed those earned by alternative products HOW OCP ALIGNS WITH EXISTING MOSA INITIATIVES MOSA is meant to ensure hardware and software interoperability and commonality across U.S. defense platforms and service branches. OCP-based server electronics align with the purposes of these open government and industry MOSA initiatives: ▪ Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA), which is developing guidelines and support for the transition of sensor software and hardware into an open systems architecture. ▪ Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE), which is defining open avionics standards for all military airborne platforms. ▪ Vehicular Integration for C4ISR/EW Interoperability (VICTORY), a common standard designed to guide the development of network-based software and hardware in tactical wheeled vehicles and ground combat systems. ▪ Open Mission Systems (OMS), a specification focusing on the interfaces and exchange of data between software services and hardware subsystems. ▪ Universal Command and Control Interface (UCI), a government-owned set of standard airborne system messages for interoperability of crewed and uncrewed air systems.

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