Appro Xtreme-X1 Supercomputer based on Intel Xeon processors

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Overview	Features & Benefits	Configuration	Solution Brief \| pdf
Quote Request	Intel Cluster Tools	Intel Cluster Ready	ACE Mgmt Software

	System Hardware Configuration
Nodes	64 blade nodes per rack cabinet Full ECC memory protection, redundant power supplies and cooling fans
CPU	Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processors 5500 Series: 128 sockets/512 cores per rack cabinet
Cache	8MB L3 cache per processor
FLOPs	6TF peak performance per cabinet
Main Memory	Up to 3TB Fully-buffered ECC DDR3 SDRAM per rack
IPC Network	Options of single or dual-Rail Fat Tree DDR or QDR Infinband 3D Torus option for future product release
External I/O Interface	Gigabit Ethernet 10 Gigabit Ethernet DDR or QDR Infiniband with ConnectX host channel adapters
File System	XFS file system for root temp NFS, pNFS, LUSTRE and Panasas ActiveStor available as Global File System
System Administration	Appro Cluster Engine Software Management- complete remote management software capability for server, network, cluster and storage with ease to use web based interface.
Operating System	RedHat AS
Message Passing Libraries	MVAPICH2 or Intel® MPI Library 3.1
Compliers	Intel Cluster Toolkit Compiler Edition
Power	22KW per Cabinet. Input: Dual 208VAC 30A 3Phase Connectors: NEMA L15-30P
Cooling Requirements	Air Cooled or water cooled options
Cabinet Dimensions (H x W x D)	81.08 in. (2059.4 mm) x 24.0 in. (609.6 mm) x 46.47 in. (1180.4 mm) Standard 42U/19” Rack Cabinet
Cabinet Weight	1,650 Pounds (748.4kg) per cabinet
Regulatory Compliance	FCC Class A, CISPR 22, CE (EMC) : EN55022 (EMI), EN55024 (EMS), EN61000-3-2 (Harmonic), EN61000-3-3 (Flicker), MIC : KN22 (EMI), KN24 (EMS)
Safety	UL 60950-1, CAN/CSA – C 22.2 No 60950–1, CE (LVD) : EN60950, CB : IEC 60950, RoHS, WEEE
	System Software Management Capability
ACE	Appro Cluster Engine™ (ACE) Management System provides complete lights-out remote management capability with web based interface
System Management	Management of overall system configuration Supports redundant management servers with automatic failover Designed to anticipate and tolerate failures Supports enterprise level availability requirements with 24 hr MTTR
Network Management	Automatic discovery of interconnect hardware Supports multiple interconnect fabric topologies Supports redundant paths and networks Supports load balancing and failover Provides network status to the management system
Server Management	Automatic discovery of server hardware Remote server control (Power On/Off, Cycle) Remote server Initialization (Reset, Reboot, Shut Down) Support for scalable fast diskless or dataless booting for large node count systems Supports server redundancy and failover Provides server status to the management system
Cluster Management	Supports partitioning a cluster into multiple logical computers Maps logical computers (clusters) onto servers (nodes) Supports multiple independent OS configurations Manages and monitors logical computer (clusters) status Provides cluster status to management system Integrated job scheduling and management Manages and monitors operating system instances (nodes) Provides node status to management system
Storage Management	Supports scalable root file systems for diskless or dataless nodes Supports multiple global storage configurations Supports high BW to secondary storage for data and check pointing Provides server status to the management system
GUI	Web based
Reliable, Available, Serviceable (RAS)	Redundant management network (GbE and 10GbE) with failover Redundant high bandwidth network (InfiniBand™) with failover Redundant management servers (two levels) with failover Redundant root file system with failover Built-In multi-generation configuration management for software Redundant storage via RAID
Intel Cluster Ready	The Appro Xtreme-X1 is Intel Cluster Ready Certified
	Closed-Loop Services and Solution Management
Support and Services	Up-front consulting, pre-integration and testing with pre-sales and post-sales support Support for Linux operating environments with configurations that provide exceptional performance across a wide range of HPC applications.