In the race to scale AI and High-Performance Computing (HPC), the industry has hit a physical wall. While GPU compute power is exploding, the traditional "Solid" server architecture—where storage is trapped behind a single CPU’s PCIe lanes—has become a massive bottleneck. To solve this, the data center is moving toward Composable Disaggregated Infrastructure (CDI). Today, we are looking at the logic and data flow of the RocketStor 4243AS, a 24-Bay NVMe-oF™ Storage Chassis d

As the industry transitions to PCIe Gen5, architects in AI, HPC, and high-performance storage are encountering a common physical bottleneck: onboard NVMe connectivity. With most enterprise platforms offering only one or two native Gen5 M.2 slots, scaling high-speed infrastructure has historically meant compromising on signal integrity or latency. Our Rocket 1604L, an Active Retimer-based Gen5 x16 M.2 Expansion Add-In-Card, was designed specifically to address this problem.