Network architecture providing high speed storage access through a pci express fabric between a streaming array and a dedicated storage server

A network architecture, comprising:

• a cluster switch;
• a plurality of storage servers;
• a plurality of compute sleds configured as a plurality of streaming arrays, wherein each compute sled in the plurality of compute sleds includes one or more compute nodes;
• a PCI Express (PCIe) fabric providing direct access from a plurality of compute nodes in the plurality of streaming arrays to the plurality of storage servers, wherein each of the plurality of streaming arrays accesses a dedicated storage server;
• and
• a plurality of network switches coupled to a plurality of compute nodes of the plurality of streaming arrays, wherein each network switch is configured to provide communications from compute nodes of a corresponding streaming array to the cluster switch.

A network architecture, comprising:

• a cluster switch;
• and
• a plurality of rack assemblies, wherein each of the plurality of rack assemblies includes:
• a plurality of storage servers;
• a plurality of compute sleds configured as a plurality of streaming arrays, wherein each compute sled in the plurality of compute sleds includes one or more compute nodes;
• a PCI Express (PCIe) fabric providing direct access from a plurality of compute nodes in the plurality of streaming arrays to the plurality of storage servers;
• wherein each of the plurality of streaming arrays accesses a dedicated storage server;
• and
• a plurality of network switches coupled to a plurality of compute nodes of the plurality of streaming arrays, wherein each network switch is configured to provide communications from compute nodes of a corresponding streaming array to the cluster switch.