| Category | Feature | vSMP Foundation Free | vSMP Foundation | vSMP Foundation Advanced Platform |
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| Selective scaling allows for resource aggregation to accommodate for workload requirements. “Memory Expansion” will aggregate memory of multiple systems, while “System Expansion” will aggregate CPU, memory and I/O of multiple systems. | Memory Expansion | Memory Expansion | System Expansion | Memory Expansion | System Expansion |
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| Capability | Maximum nodes participating in a highly scalable SMP with up to 32,768 CPUs and 2 PB RAM by virtualizing the aggregate resources of multiple nodes1 to a single VM | 8 | 32 | 128 | ||
| Processing and I/O scalability (number of nodes with active processors and I/O devices) | 1 | 1 | All | 1 | All | |
| Tailor-made SMP allowing to select processor type (AMD or Intel), node-size (2-socket, 4-socket and 8-socket) and I/O capabilities (1GigE, 10GigE, Fibre-Channel, SAS, etc.) | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
| Processing capabilities (max. processors per node / max. processors per VM) | 4 / 4 | 4 / 4 | 4 / 64 | 8 / 8 | 8 / 1024 | |
| Memory capabilities (max. memory per VM) | 3 TB | 24 TB | 2 PB | |||
| Pay as you grow allows for expansion with no price or performance penalties when more resources are needed | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
| AnyIO provide support for extended list of I/O devices including accelerators (GPGPUs), storage and network controllers | Predefined | Predefined | User-defined |
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| Performance | Built-in high-performance parallel storage providing parallel, non-blocking scratch volume with linear scalability | √ | √ | |||
| Active-active multi-rail InfiniBand for increased performance with up to four HCAs providing maximum of up to 400Gbps (EDR) | √ | √ | ||||
| User-instructed hardware memory placement control provides enhanced support for memory pinning via dedicated system API | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Availability | Unmatched RAS characteristics with node level fault isolation and automatic system recovery – providing maximum system uptime without user intervention | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Active-passive multi-rail InfiniBand providing seamless link failover for increased availability using dual-rail InfiniBand support | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
| Flexibility | SMP partitioning allows creation of multiple, isolated and independent smaller SMPs | √ | √ | |||
| Shared InfiniBand fabric for multiple VMs, providing infrastructure cost savings | √ | √ | ||||
| On-demand SMP allows repurposing cluster nodes in an ad-hoc basis. Ready-made integration with multiple provisioning systems: Bright Cluster Manager, IBM Platform, Insight CMU, ROCKS and XCAT | √ | √ | ||||
| Licensing Model | Licensing model | Node- locked | Node-locked | Floating | ||
| Perpetual license starting price (including first year of support). Additional support is priced at 25% of purchase price if purchased independently, or at 20% of purchase price if purchased up-front. | Free | Contact us at Sales@ScaleMP.com |
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| Annual subscription starting price | Free | |||||
| Support | Community | ScaleMP | ScaleMP | |||
