Supermicro has introduced a Data Center Building Block Solutions (DCBBS) Blueprint for high-performance computing (HPC) based on the NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL4 platform, announced at ISC 2026. The blueprint follows earlier DCBBS releases for NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 and NVIDIA HGX Rubin NVL8, extending the same end-to-end methodology to scientific computing. It provides compute, networking, advanced liquid cooling, power distribution, and site infrastructure, delivered by Supermicro DCBBS experts to accelerate time-to-online for research institutions and supercomputing centers.
Scalable Unit Specifications and Performance
The scalable unit includes up to 1,152 NVIDIA Rubin GPUs and 576 NVIDIA Vera CPUs in liquid-cooled racks, operating within a 3.2MW envelope. It delivers next-generation performance for AI workloads and FP64 simulation, scalable to research clusters of any size. The DLC-2 Direct Liquid Cooling supports 362 kW per rack with three in-row cooling distribution units per scalable unit in a 2+1 redundant configuration, plus cold plates, manifolds, and SMC PG25-A ultra-high electrical impedance coolant.
End-to-End Deployment Approach
Charles Liang, president and CEO of Supermicro, stated: "Scientific discovery has always been driven by the tools available to researchers, and AI has become an essential part of the research process. The institutions that accelerate infrastructure deployment will lead the next generation of breakthroughs. With our DCBBS Blueprints for NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL4, research organizations can confidently deploy HPC and AI infrastructure at any scale, knowing that it is backed by Supermicro's proven experience building some of the world's largest liquid-cooled clusters."
The blueprint covers the full end-to-end sequence used by Supermicro to complete large-scale liquid-cooled projects. On-site facility surveys assess loading dock access, data hall measurements, floor load ratings, and existing power and cooling infrastructure. Solution integration includes racking, stacking, cabling, and system-level (L10) and cluster-level (L11) testing in Supermicro's global manufacturing facilities. White-glove delivery covers rack placement, power and cooling connections, network cabling, commissioning, and on-site validation, with support options including on-site response times as fast as 4 hours.
Converged HPC and AI for Scientific Research
Researchers increasingly rely on converged computing, pairing traditional FP64 double-precision simulation with accelerated computing and AI methods, revolutionizing time-to-discovery across climate research, drug discovery, materials science, and energy. The NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL4 platform is built for this convergence, and the DCBBS Blueprint for HPC defines the steps to deploy it successfully, backed by Supermicro's track record of building liquid-cooled supercomputing clusters with over 100,000 GPUs.
Blueprint Components and Configuration
The Supermicro DCBBS Blueprint for HPC and AI based on the NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL4 scalable unit contains eight liquid-cooled compute racks in customized 52U, 750mm-wide enclosures, each housing 36 NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL4 nodes within a 362 kW envelope, for a total of 288 nodes, up to 1,152 NVIDIA Rubin GPUs, and 576 NVIDIA Vera CPUs per scalable unit. The advanced direct liquid cooling technology stack includes three in-row cooling distribution units (up to 1.8MW each) per scalable unit in a 2+1 redundant configuration, direct-to-chip copper cold plates, and vertically mounted cooling distribution manifolds, featuring Supermicro SMC PG25-A coolant. NVIDIA Quantum-X800 InfiniBand compute fabric is provided across dedicated networking switch racks with fully liquid-cooled options. Rack power and management includes eight 72 kW power shelves per compute rack delivering busbar power for the 362 kW rack envelope, with two ToR management switches per rack for out-of-band control.
Configurations for HPC and AI based on the NVIDIA GB200 NVL4 are also available for immediate deployment.
Supermicro DCBBS and Industry Leadership
Supermicro DCBBS delivers complete, modular AI infrastructure built from validated components and subsystems, enabling flexible deployment from individual servers to full rack-scale and data center-level solutions, including software and services. Supermicro continues to lead the industry with its comprehensive portfolio of AI infrastructure solutions, enabling organizations worldwide to deploy scalable, efficient, and environmentally responsible AI data centers.
Supermicro will showcase its HPC and AI infrastructure solutions at ISC 2026 in Hall H, B10.
