Amazon Snowball Edge Device Specifications
In this section, you can find specifications for Amazon Snowball Edge device types and the hardware.
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Snowball Edge Storage Optimized (for Data Transfer) specifications
The following table contains hardware specifications for Snowball Edge Storage Optimized devices.
| Item | Snowball Edge Storage Optimized (for Data Transfer) specifications |
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| Storage specifications | |
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HDD storage capacity |
80 TB of usable |
| Power supply specifications | |
| Power | In Amazon Web Services Regions in the US: NEMA 5–15p 100–220 volts. In all Amazon Regions, a power cable is included |
| Power consumption | 304 watts for an average use case, though the power supply is rated for 1200 watts. |
| Voltage | 100 – 240V AC |
| Frequency | 47/63 Hz |
| Data and network connections |
2x 10 Gbit – RJ45 (one usable) 1x 25 Gbit – SFP28 1x 100 Gbit – QSFP28 |
| Cables | Each Amazon Snowball Edge device ships country-specific power cables. No other cables or optics are provided. For more information, see Supported Network Hardware. |
| Thermal requirements | Amazon Snowball Edge devices are designed for office operations, and are ideal for data center operations. |
| Decibel output | On average, an Amazon Snowball Edge device produces 68 decibels of sound, typically quieter than a vacuum cleaner or living-room music. |
| Dimensions and weight specifications | |
| Weight | 49.7 pounds (22.54 Kg) |
| Height | 15.5 inches (394 mm) |
| Width | 10.6 inches (265 mm) |
| Length | 28.3 inches (718 mm) |
| Environment specifications | |
| Vibration | Non-operational use equivalent to ASTM D4169 Truck level I 0.73 GRMS |
| Shock |
Operational use equivalent to 70G (MIL-S-901) Non-operational use equivalent to 50G (ISTA-3A) |
| Altitude |
Operational use equivalent to 0–3,000 meters (0–10,000 feet) Non-operational use equivalent to 0–12,000 meters |
| Temperature range | 0–45°C (operational) |
Snowball Edge Storage Optimized (with EC2) specifications
The following table contains hardware specifications for Snowball Edge Storage Optimized (with EC2) devices.
| Item | Snowball Edge Storage Optimized (with EC2) specifications |
|---|---|
| Compute and memory specifications | |
| CPU | 40 vCPUs |
| RAM | 80 GiB |
| Storage specifications | |
| HDD storage capacity | 80 TB usable (for object and block storage) |
| SSD storage capacity | 1 TB usable SATA SSD storage (for block storage) |
| Power supply specifications | |
| Power | In Amazon Web Services Regions in the US: NEMA 5–15p 100–220 volts. In all Amazon Regions, a power cable is included |
| Power consumption | 304 watts for an average use case, though the power supply is rated for 1200 watts |
| Voltage | 100 – 240V AC |
| Frequency | 47/63 Hz |
| Data and network connections |
2x 10 Gbit – RJ45 (one usable) 1x 25 Gbit – SFP28 1x 100 Gbit – QSFP28 |
| Cables | Each Amazon Snowball Edge device ships country-specific power cables. No other cables or optics are provided. For more information, see Supported Network Hardware. |
| Thermal requirements | Amazon Snowball Edge devices are designed for office operations, and are ideal for data center operations. |
| Decibel output | On average, an Amazon Snowball Edge device produces 68 decibels of sound, typically quieter than a vacuum cleaner or living-room music. |
| Dimensions and weight specifications | |
| Weight | 49.7 pounds (22.54 Kg) |
| Height | 15.5 inches (394 mm) |
| Width | 10.6 inches (265 mm) |
| Length | 28.3 inches (718 mm) |
| Environment specifications | |
| Vibration | Non-operational use equivalent to ASTM D4169 Truck level I 0.73 GRMS |
| Shock |
Operational use equivalent to 70G (MIL-S-901) Non-operational use equivalent to 50G (ISTA-3A) |
| Altitude |
Operational use equivalent to 0–3,000 meters (0–10,000 feet) Non-operational use equivalent to 0–12,000 meters |
| Temperature range | 0–45°C (operational) |
Snowball Edge Compute Optimized device specifications
| Item | Snowball Edge Compute Optimized specifications |
|---|---|
| Compute and memory specifications | |
| CPU | Up to 104 vCPUs (available in configurations of 52 or 104 vCPUs) |
| RAM | 512 GB RAM (Up to 416 GB RAM - Customer usable) |
| GPU | nVidia V100 (available in Compute Optimized with GPU configuration - only offered with 52 vCPU) |
| Storage specifications | |
| SSD storage capacity | 28 TB NVMe SSD or 42 TB HDD (39.5 TB usable) |
| Power supply specifications | |
| Power | In Amazon Web Services Regions in the US: NEMA 5–15p 100–220 volts. In all Amazon Regions, a power cable is included |
| Power consumption | 304 watts for an average use case, though the power supply is rated for 1200 watts |
| Voltage | 100 – 240V AC |
| Frequency | 47/63 Hz |
| Data and network connections |
2x 10 Gbit – RJ45 (one usable) 1x 25 Gbit – SFP28 1x 100 Gbit – QSFP28 |
| Cables | Each Amazon Snowball Edge device ships country-specific power cables. No other cables or optics are provided. For more information, see Supported Network Hardware. |
| Thermal requirements | Amazon Snowball Edge devices are designed for office operations, and are ideal for data center operations. |
| Decibel output | On average, an Amazon Snowball Edge device produces 68 decibels of sound, typically quieter than a vacuum cleaner or living-room music. |
| Dimensions and weight specifications | |
| Weight | 49.7 pounds (22.54 Kg) |
| Height | 15.5 inches (394 mm) |
| Width | 10.6 inches (265 mm) |
| Length | 28.3 inches (718 mm) |
| Environment specifications | |
| Vibration | Non-operational use equivalent to ASTM D4169 Truck level I 0.73 GRMS |
| Shock |
Operational use equivalent to 70G (MIL-S-901) Non-operational use equivalent to 50G (ISTA-3A) |
| Altitude |
Operational use equivalent to 0–3,000 meters (0–10,000 feet) Non-operational use equivalent to 0–12,000 meters |
| Temperature range | 0–45°C (operational) |
Supported Network Hardware
To use the Amazon Snowball Edge device, you need your own network cables. For RJ45 cables, there are no specific recommendations. SFP+ and QSFP+ cables and modules from Mellanox and Finisar have been verified to be compatible with the device.
After you open the back panel of the Amazon Snowball Edge device, you see the network ports similar to the ports shown in the following screenshot.
Only one network interface on the Amazon Snowball Edge device can be used at a time. Hence use any one of the ports to support the following network hardware.
SFP
This port provides a 10G/25G SFP28 interface compatible with SFP28 and SFP+ transceiver modules and direct-attach copper (DAC) cables. You need to provide your own transceivers or DAC cables.
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For 10G operation, you can use any SFP+ option. Examples include:
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10Gbase-LR (single mode fiber) transceiver
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10Gbase-SR (multi-mode fiber) transceiver
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SFP+ DAC cable
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For 25G operation, you can use any SFP28 option. Examples include:
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25Gbase-LR (single mode fiber) transceiver
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25Gbase-SR (multi-mode fiber) transceiver
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SFP28 DAC cable
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QSFP
This port provides a 40G QSFP+ interface on storage optimized devices and a 40/50/100G QSFP+ interface on compute optimized devices. Both are compatible with QSFP+ transceiver modules and DAC cables. You need to provide your own transceivers or DAC cables. Examples include the following:
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40Gbase-LR4 (single mode fiber) transceiver
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40Gbase-SR4 (multi-mode fiber) transceiver
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QSFP+ DAC
RJ45
This port provides 1Gbase-TX/10Gbase-TX operation. It is connected via UTP cable terminated with a RJ45 connector. Snowball Edge devices have two RJ45 ports. Choose one port to use.
1G operation is indicated by a blinking amber light. 1G operation is not recommended for large-scale data transfers to the Snowball Edge device, as it dramatically increases the time it takes to transfer data.
10G operation is indicated by a blinking green light. It requires a Cat6A UTP cable with a maximum operating distance of 180 feet (55 meters).
