This document summarizes Supermicro's building block platforms for Hadoop clusters. It describes various 1U and 2U node configurations that are optimized for different Hadoop roles like NameNode and DataNode. These nodes include features like dual quad-core Xeons, hot-swappable HDDs and power supplies. The document also outlines turnkey pilot cluster kits and rack solutions that integrate Supermicro nodes with networking switches and software from partners like Cloudera for out-of-the-box Hadoop deployments.