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System
Hardware Configuration
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Nodes |
64
blade nodes per rack cabinet |
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CPU |
64-bit
AMD Opteron™ Processors:
128 sockets/512 cores per
rack cabinet |
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Cache |
2MB
L2 cache per processor |
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FLOPs |
4.5
TF Peak Performance per
Cabinet |
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Main
Memory |
Up
to 4TB Fully-buffered ECC
DDR2 SDRAM per rack |
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Interconnect |
Dual-Rail
redundant Fat-Tree |
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External
I/O Interface |
Gigabit
Ethernet
10 Gigabit Ethernet
DDR Infiniband with ConnectX
Host Channel Adapters |
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File
System |
Linux
EXT3 for /Root and /Temp |
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Globale
Parallel File System |
Panasas Active Storage available
ad Global File System |
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Reliability
Features (Hardware) |
Full
ECC memory protection, redundant
power supplies, redundant
cooling fans, redundant
management servers, redundant
management network, redundant
Infiniband network, internal
RAID1 disk capability. |
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Reliability
Features (Software) |
Redundant
management servers with
software support for failover,
redundant I/O servers with
software support for failover,
redundant management networks
with software support for
message retry and failover,
redundant Infiniband networks
with software support for
load balancing, message
retry, and failover, stateless
management allows immediate
recovery. |
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Operating
System |
RedHat
AS Version 5 |
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Message
Passing Libraries |
MVAPICH |
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Compliers |
PGI
Cluster Toolkit with Compilers
(Try and Buy evaluation
copy) |
|
Power |
28.8KW
per Cabinet.
Input: Dual 208VAC 40A 3Phase
Connectors: Hubbell CS8365C |
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Cooling
Requirements |
Air
Cooled
Required Air Flow: 3000
cfm (1.41 m3/s)
Intake: Floor
Exhaust: Front of Cabinet |
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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) |
|
Cabinet
Weight |
1,650
Pounds (748.4kg) per cabinet |
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Acoustic
Noise |
TBD |
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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) |
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Safety |
UL
60950-1, CAN/CSA –
C 22.2 No 60950–1,
CE (LVD) : EN60950, CB :
IEC 60950, RoHS, WEEE |
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System
Software Management Capability |
|
Appro
Cluster Engine 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 |
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Appro
Reference Architecture
Designs |
Reference
Architecture Designs |
The
Appro Reference Architecture
Designs are based on a 44U
Rack Cabinet.
1 Rack scale to 4.5TF with
512 cores
2 Racks scale 9TF with 1,024
cores
4 Racks scale to 18TF with
2,048 cores
8 Racks scale to 36TF with
4,096 cores
18 racks scale to 81TF with
9,096 cores
36 racks scale to 162TF
with 18,432 cores
72 Racks scale to 325TF
with 36,864 cores |
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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. |
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