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"IDC research consistently shows that cluster complexity and limited bandwidth are crucial issues for many HPC users today. The ScaleMP virtual SMP solution, which is being expanded to as much as 128 cores and 4 terabytes of shared memory, aims to alleviate these issues."
-- Earl Joseph, IDC program vice president for technical systems

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Software Specifications

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Node Specifications

 Processor Supported: Intel® Xeon® 5xxx, 6xxx and 7xxx series
Intel® Xeon® E7-x8xx series
AMD Opteron™ 6100 and 6200 series
Max. CPU1 Speed: Unlimited
Max. CPUs1 per Node: 128
Memory (GB) per Node (Min. / Max): 8 / 2,048

VM Specifications

 Systems per VM (Min. / Max): 2 / 128
Max. CPUs1 per VM: 16,384
Max. Memory per VM (TB): 64
Installation Media: vSMP Foundation: Flash-drive9
vSMP Foundation Advanced Platform: Flash-drive9 or Network10

VM Features

 Fault Tolerant2 Support: Included
Backplane Redundancy3 Support: Included
Direct Connect4 Support: Included
Backplane Scaling5 Support: vSMP Foundation Advanced Platform
Partitioning6 Support: vSMP Foundation Advanced Platform
On-demand SMP7 Support: vSMP Foundation Advanced Platform

Additional Software

 vSMP Productivity Pack8: Included
Profiler: Optional

Notes:

  • CPUs1: Represented by a processor core or a logical processor.
  • Fault Tolerant2: Automatic restart of the VM upon node failure, isolating the failed node.
  • Backplane Redundancy3: Use of 2 parallel connection to one or two InfiniBand switches (single or multiple HCA).
  • Direct Connect4: Connecting up to 4 nodes without InfiniBand switch (back-to-back).
  • Backplane Scaling5: Use up to 4 HCAs in parallel for increased VM bandwidth (up to 160 Gbps per node). Backplane Scaling also provides Backplane Redundancy.
  • Partitioning6: Split of a VM to multiple smaller VMs. Each VM should have atleast 2 nodes.
  • On-demand SMP7: Reuse cluster/grid/cloud infrastructure for SMP.
  • vSMP Productivity Pack8: Automatic tool for OS tunning and installation of essentials for HPC operation environments. Available for RHEL and CentOS only.
  • Flash-drive9: Media loaded with vSMP Foundation software provided by ScaleMP. Available in USB, CompactFlash or SD card format. Note: USB drive supported only if connected directly to a controller and not via USB-hub.
  • Network10: PXE protocol support. DHCP and TFTP servers required.

Certified Hardware

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If your hardware is not listed below, please email .

Systems

 Appro: GreenBlade: gB222X, gB512X
Dell:
HP:
IBM:
Intel:
Fujitsu: PRIMERGY: RX300 S6, RX600 S6
Oracle:
  • Sun Blade 6000 Family: X6250, X6270, X6275
  • Sun Fire Servers: X2270, X4170
Quanta: QSSC-S4R
Supermicro:

Backplane

 Infiniband HCA: Mellanox InfiniHost III, ConnectX, ConnectX-2
InfiniBand Switch: Any switch is supported

I/O Compatibility List

 Networking:
  • 1 GigE:
    • Broadcom NetExtreme II: 5708, 5709, 5715, 5716
    • Intel 8254x, 8256x, 82571-82576, 80003ES2LAN
  • 10 GigE:
    • Broadcom NetExtreme II: 57710, 57711
    • Intel 82599
Storage:
Others: First board KVM/USB devices:
  • VGA
  • PS2
  • USB 1.1 (UHCI only)

Notes:

  • HP ProLiant BL280c G61: Flash-drive boot only.
  • HP ProLiant DL580 G72: On-board Ethernet not supported. Please add supported NIC.
  • IBM x3850 X53: Maximum 4 sockets per system.
  • If your hardware is not listed below, please email .

Supported Operating Systems

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  • Linux 64 bit OS, kernel level 2.6.11 or later.
  • ScaleMP’s standard support includes servicing users running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5/6 (RHEL5/6) and its clones as well as Novell SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (SLES11, SLES11SP1).