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IBM Systems and Technology Group                                                                                        Clusters
Data Sheet




                                                         IBM Intelligent Cluster
                                                         High Performance Computing solutions


                                                         Leading-edge technology with flexibility of choice
               Highlights                                IBM® Intelligent Cluster integrated solutions are built on the highly
                                                         innovative IBM System x® rack, BladeCenter® and iDataPlex™
           ●   Leading-edge technology with flexibility   servers. Whether you are building a small departmental cluster or a
               of choice
                                                         super computer, IBM’s broad portfolio of server solutions can be opti-
           ●   High performance                          mized to meet client-specific requirements.
           ●   Energy and space efficient
                                                         High performance is paramount
           ●   Easily deployed, operated and
                                                         High Performance Computing (HPC) workloads will benefit by up to
               maintained
                                                         twice the performance. Our integrated cluster solutions offer signifi-
                                                         cant price/performance advantages for many high-performance work-
                                                         loads by harnessing the advantages of highly innovative servers. By
                                                         design, a range of application environments will benefit, including
                                                         those optimized for industrial design and manufacturing, financial serv-
                                                         ices, life sciences, government and education.

                                                         Energy and space efficient
                                                         Intelligent Cluster solutions that integrate BladeCenter or iDataPlex
                                                         servers can reduce power and cooling costs by up to 50 percent, while
                                                         maximizing performance density, which is critical for HPC workloads.

                                                         Easily deployed, operated and maintained
                                                         Intelligent Cluster integrated HPC solutions include servers, storage
                                                         and industry-leading OEM interconnects that are factory-integrated,
                                                         fully tested and delivered to your door, ready to plug into your data
                                                         center, all with a single point of contact for support.
IBM Systems and Technology Group                                                                                                            Clusters
Data Sheet




Intelligent Cluster integrated solutions are built on the highly innovative System x rack, BladeCenter and iDataPlex servers.



New offerings for Intelligent Cluster                                              ●   NVIDIA GPU Adapters—Introducing NVIDIA’s
portfolio                                                                              FX3800, M1060 and M2050 visualization and GPU com-
●   IBM Data Center Networking Solutions—IBM’s view of                                 pute accelerator adapters that leverage IBM’s highly effi-
    networking is an integral component of our dynamic infra-                          cient power and thermal profile of iDataPlex for GPU
    structure initiative, which helps customers manage the con-                        applications optimized for today’s data centers while
    vergence of business and IT infrastructures. This offering                         maximizing performance for the next generation of high-
    includes easy network scalable Top-of-Rack Switches and                            performance workloads. Up to two GPU PCIe adapter
    End-of-Row Modular Director/Backbone switches for                                  cards are supported per server, while maintaining flexibility
    1 Gb and 10 Gb Ethernet connectivity.                                              of choice for high-speed networking and storage for a
                                                                                       solution that maximizes performance, density, efficiency
                                                                                       and serviceability in the data center.




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IBM Systems and Technology Group                                                                                                Clusters
Data Sheet




●   Mellanox InfiniScale IV QDR InfiniBand Switches—                      IBM works closely with software and hardware partners to
    High Performance Computing needs high bandwidth with                incorporate and rigorously test the industry’s finest
    low latency to get the highest server efficiency and applica-       components to uphold the high standards of the Intelligent
    tion productivity. Mellanox switches deliver the I/O per-           Cluster. Clients who choose IBM are working with a world
    formance that meets these requirements while providing              leader in HPC, as demonstrated by the continued leadership
    extensive I/O services such as bandwidth, consolidation and         by IBM of the “Top 500 Supercomputers” list published
    unification, and flexibility.                                         twice per year.1
●   Mellanox ConnectX-2 QDR InfiniBand Host Channel
    Adapters—Offered in both single port and dual port, these           The Intelligent Cluster leverages the innovative technology
    PCIe 2.0 x8 adapters consume up to 10 percent less power            built into IBM System x rack servers, iDataPlex servers and
    than the previous generation and demonstrate up to 30 per-          IBM BladeCenter servers. Since servers generally make up
    cent improved performance, with 1us MPI ping latency and            the majority of any HPC cluster, the IBM technology leader-
    50 M messages/sec.                                                  ship is crucial to the performance, maintainability, energy
●   Force 10 Networks Ethernet Switches—1 Gb and 10 Gb                  efficiency and reliability of the cluster. The System x rack
    Ethernet Switches with scalable architectures for High              servers, iDataPlex servers and BladeCenter servers incorpo-
    Performance Computing that require wire-speed, low                  rate an impressive array of energy and thermal management
    latency performance, with an ecoefficient power and cool-           tools and technologies, delivering the benefits of this engi-
    ing design to save on energy costs.                                 neering in power and cooling advantages to the Intelligent
●   Mellanox 10 Gb Ethernet Adapters—This “ConnectX 2”                  Cluster.
    [dual-port] technology supports PCIe 2.0 x8 (5 GT/s),
    enabling high availability and high performance.                    High performance
    ConnectX EN improves network performance by increas-                IBM HPC clustered solutions offer significant price/
    ing available bandwidth to the CPU and providing                    performance advantages for many high-performance work-
    enhanced performance.                                               loads by harnessing the advantages of low-cost servers plus
                                                                        innovative, easily available, open source and commercially
Leading-edge technology with flexibility                                 available software.
of choice
As an HPC clustering solutions provider, IBM offers numer-              The Intelligent Cluster is designed to be an ideal solution for
ous choices in cluster configurations and platforms. Clusters            a broad range of application environments, including indus-
can be configured by IBM to meet a wide variety of client                trial design and manufacturing, financial services, life sci-
needs and accommodate a huge array of technical workloads               ences, government and education. These environments
with a broad range of server platforms (rack mounted or                 typically require excellent price/performance for handling
blade servers), processor choices, accelerator options, robust          HPC and business-performance computing workloads. It is
storage solutions, networking/communications fabrics and                also an excellent choice for applications that require horizon-
operating systems. All Intelligent Cluster components are               tal scaling capabilities, such as Web serving and collaboration.
thoroughly tested in IBM engineering and test laboratories
for integrated cluster functionality.




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IBM Systems and Technology Group                                                                                            Clusters
Data Sheet




Energy and space efficient                                            With this combination of benefits at the server and data cen-
IBM’s server portfolio tackles the energy management chal-            ter level, IBM systems can provide strong power and cooling
lenge to increase power and thermal efficiency and help               benefits to Intelligent Cluster clients.
reduce costs on many levels.
                                                                      Easily deployed, operated and
System x rack servers are designed to work at full density in a       maintained
well-planned rack solution. They are also designed to operate         Intelligent Cluster solutions are shipped from the factory,
at extended temperature ranges to keep the system up and              thoroughly tested, assembled, cabled and ready for rapid
running—even in extreme temperature and failure condi-                deployment. IBM offers a variety of implementation services,
tions. IBM rack-based cluster solutions are engineered to             often in conjunction with IBM Business Partners, to help
optimize air flow and prevent undesirable recirculation                provide the smoothest possible system set up at the
within the rack, so servers can run in optimal temperature            client site.
conditions.
                                                                      IBM offers a single point-of-contact for the Intelligent
iDataPlex servers are specifically designed to address data            Cluster including industry-leading OEM interconnects.
center power-constraint challenges by using up to 40 percent          Our clients benefit by streamlined resolution to questions,
less power than similarly configured standard 1U servers.              concerns and/or problems. IBM manages the solution, end to
And, while traditional servers generate significant heat that          end, thus eliminating the need to contact multiple OEMs.
leaves you struggling to keep the data center cool and run-
ning efficiently, the iDataPlex servers deliver better airflow,        Summary
energy-efficient components and processing to reduce server           Creating a computing infrastructure is an exercise in balanc-
heat exhaust by up to 40 percent.                                     ing price and performance to deliver the appropriate solution
                                                                      for each client’s specific business needs.
BladeCenter-based clusters help you to pack more processors
into the same power and cooling envelope as well as better            The Intelligent Cluster is a comprehensive solution that
utilize floor space and “right size” data center design. With          can help simplify and expedite deployment of a Linux® or
BladeCenter, less power per processor means more process-             Windows® HPC cluster. IBM combines all hardware,
ing capacity per kilowatt. BladeCenter runs cooler to deliver         software, services and support into a single integrated
greater reliability.                                                  product offering, providing clients the benefit of a single
                                                                      point-of-contact for the entire cluster rather than dealing
For dense data center environments, IBM provides smart                with multiple vendors for individual components.
rack-level heat solutions like the super-efficient IBM Rear
Door Heat eXchanger. The water-cooled door is designed to             The Intelligent Cluster is an outstanding choice for any
dissipate heat generated from the back of the rack to reduce          organization that recognizes the economic advantages of a
the overall room temperature.                                         reduced time to deployment of an HPC cluster but has con-
                                                                      cerns about the time and technical resources required for the
                                                                      end-to-end implementation.




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IBM Systems and Technology Group                                                                                                              Clusters
Data Sheet




IBM Intelligent Cluster Summary at a glance

Systems                       Blade servers: HX5, HS22, HS22V, LS22, LS42, JS23, JS43
                              Enterprise servers: x3850 X5
                              iDataPlex servers: dx360 M3, dx360 M2
                              Rack servers: x3550 M3, x3650 M3
Interconnects                 Ethernet Switches                                           IBM Data Center Networking, BLADE Network
                                                                                          Technologies, Cisco, Force10Networks, SMC, Voltaire
                              Ethernet Adapters                                           Chelsio, Mellanox
                              InfiniBand                                                   Mellanox, QLogic, Voltaire
                              Fibre Channel                                               Brocade Emulex QLogic
External storage
Storage servers               System Storage® DS5020, DS5100, DS5300, DS4800, DS4700, DS4200, DS3950, DS3500, DS3400, DS3200
Storage expansion             EXP5000 Storage Expansion Unit
                              DS4000® EXP810 Storage Expansion Unit
                              DS4000 EXP420 Storage Expansion Unit
                              EXP3000 SAS JBOD, Single ESM
SAN switches                  IBM System Storage SAN24B-4 Express
                              IBM System Storage SAN40B-4
Software
Operating system              Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
                              SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11
                              Microsoft® Windows HPC Server 2008
Cluster management software   xCAT (Extreme Cluster Administration Toolkit)
                              Moab Adaptive HPC Suite
                              Moab Adaptive Computing Suite
                              IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) for Linux
Rack cabinets
5000 42U Rack Cabinet         79.5" H x 25.2" W x 43.3" D (2020 mm x 640 mm x 1100 mm); 574.2 lbs (261 kg)2
5000 25U Rack Cabinet         49.0" H x 23.8" W x 39.4" D (1344 mm x 605 mm x 1001 mm); 221 lbs (100.2 kg)2
iDataPlex 100U Rack Cabinet   82.4" H x 48.6" W x 33.2" D (2093 mm x 1235 mm x 844 mm); 385 lbs (174.6 kg)
Power and cooling             Calibrated Vectored Cooling™, energy-efficient power supplies, low-voltage processors, IBM Systems Director
                              Active Energy Manager™, IBM Power Configurator, Thermal Diagnostics
Scalability                   One management node is required and one redundant management node for failover is optional. A minimum of
                              two and a maximum of 1,024 managed nodes are supported (optional software may limit supported nodes). This
                              total can include up to 64 storage nodes. The maximum configuration is 1,026 nodes including compute, storage
                              and management nodes. Larger configurations are available through a special bid process.
Services                      ●   Intelligent Cluster hardware installation is included at no charge on 100U, 42U and 25U racks.
                              ●   HPC cluster software services and SupportLine for Linux and Windows Clusters are available as optional
                                  fee-based services.
                              ●   Cluster Installation Support Services are available through the Cluster Enablement Team (CET) as optional
                                  fee-based services.
Warranty                      3-year parts, customer replaceable unit (CRU) or on-site labor, limited warranty, with individual nodes retaining the
                              warranty and service upgrade offerings for that IBM Machine Type; optional warranty service upgrades3




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For more information
To learn more about the IBM Intelligent Cluster, contact
your IBM representative or IBM Business Partner, or visit
the following Web sites:
●   ibm.com/systems/clusters
●   ibm.com/systems/clusters/hardware/factsfeatures.html        © Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
●   ibm.com/common/ssi                                          IBM Systems and Technology Group
●   ibm.com/systems/x/storage                                   Route 100
                                                                Somers, NY 10589
●   www.redhat.com/software/rhel
●   www.suse.com/us/business/index.html                         Produced in the United States
                                                                May 2010
●   www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/ccs/hpcplus.aspx        All Rights Reserved

                                                                IBM, the IBM logo and ibm.com are trademarks or registered
                                                                trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the
                                                                United States, other countries or both. A full list of U.S. trademarks
                                                                owned by IBM may be found at ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml.

                                                                AMD and AMD Opteron are trademarks of Advanced Micro
                                                                Devices, Inc.

                                                                InfiniBand, InfiniBand Trade Association and the InfiniBand design
                                                                marks are trademarks and/or service marks of the InfiniBand Trade
                                                                Association.

                                                                Intel and Intel Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in
                                                                the United States, other countries or both.

                                                                Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other
                                                                countries or both.

                                                                Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft
                                                                Corporation in the United States, other countries or both.

                                                                Other company, product and service names may be trademarks or service
                                                                marks of others.

                                                                IBM hardware products are manufactured from new parts, or new and
                                                                used parts. Regardless, our warranty terms apply. For a copy of
                                                                applicable product warranties, write to: Warranty Information,
                                                                P.O. Box 12195, RTP, NC 27709, Attn: Dept. JDJA/B203. IBM makes
                                                                no representation or warranty regarding third-party products or services
                                                                including those designated as ServerProven® or ClusterProven.

                                                                This equipment is subject to FCC rules. It will comply with the
                                                                appropriate FCC rules before final delivery to the buyer.

                                                                All performance estimates are provided “AS IS” and no warranties or
                                                                guarantees are expressed or implied by IBM. Buyers should consult other
                                                                sources of information, including system benchmarks, to evaluate the
                                                                performance of a system they are considering buying.
                                                            1
                                                                www.top500.org/
                                                            2
                                                                Weight is dependent on the nodes added and will vary when disks,
                                                                adapters and peripherals are added.
                                                            3
                                                                Standard one-year warranty applies for x3455 and QS21, individual
                                                                nodes retain the warranty and service upgrade offerings for that
                                                                IBM Machine Type. Enhanced warranty service plans are available.


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Intelligent Cluster Data Sheet

  • 1. IBM Systems and Technology Group Clusters Data Sheet IBM Intelligent Cluster High Performance Computing solutions Leading-edge technology with flexibility of choice Highlights IBM® Intelligent Cluster integrated solutions are built on the highly innovative IBM System x® rack, BladeCenter® and iDataPlex™ ● Leading-edge technology with flexibility servers. Whether you are building a small departmental cluster or a of choice super computer, IBM’s broad portfolio of server solutions can be opti- ● High performance mized to meet client-specific requirements. ● Energy and space efficient High performance is paramount ● Easily deployed, operated and High Performance Computing (HPC) workloads will benefit by up to maintained twice the performance. Our integrated cluster solutions offer signifi- cant price/performance advantages for many high-performance work- loads by harnessing the advantages of highly innovative servers. By design, a range of application environments will benefit, including those optimized for industrial design and manufacturing, financial serv- ices, life sciences, government and education. Energy and space efficient Intelligent Cluster solutions that integrate BladeCenter or iDataPlex servers can reduce power and cooling costs by up to 50 percent, while maximizing performance density, which is critical for HPC workloads. Easily deployed, operated and maintained Intelligent Cluster integrated HPC solutions include servers, storage and industry-leading OEM interconnects that are factory-integrated, fully tested and delivered to your door, ready to plug into your data center, all with a single point of contact for support.
  • 2. IBM Systems and Technology Group Clusters Data Sheet Intelligent Cluster integrated solutions are built on the highly innovative System x rack, BladeCenter and iDataPlex servers. New offerings for Intelligent Cluster ● NVIDIA GPU Adapters—Introducing NVIDIA’s portfolio FX3800, M1060 and M2050 visualization and GPU com- ● IBM Data Center Networking Solutions—IBM’s view of pute accelerator adapters that leverage IBM’s highly effi- networking is an integral component of our dynamic infra- cient power and thermal profile of iDataPlex for GPU structure initiative, which helps customers manage the con- applications optimized for today’s data centers while vergence of business and IT infrastructures. This offering maximizing performance for the next generation of high- includes easy network scalable Top-of-Rack Switches and performance workloads. Up to two GPU PCIe adapter End-of-Row Modular Director/Backbone switches for cards are supported per server, while maintaining flexibility 1 Gb and 10 Gb Ethernet connectivity. of choice for high-speed networking and storage for a solution that maximizes performance, density, efficiency and serviceability in the data center. 2
  • 3. IBM Systems and Technology Group Clusters Data Sheet ● Mellanox InfiniScale IV QDR InfiniBand Switches— IBM works closely with software and hardware partners to High Performance Computing needs high bandwidth with incorporate and rigorously test the industry’s finest low latency to get the highest server efficiency and applica- components to uphold the high standards of the Intelligent tion productivity. Mellanox switches deliver the I/O per- Cluster. Clients who choose IBM are working with a world formance that meets these requirements while providing leader in HPC, as demonstrated by the continued leadership extensive I/O services such as bandwidth, consolidation and by IBM of the “Top 500 Supercomputers” list published unification, and flexibility. twice per year.1 ● Mellanox ConnectX-2 QDR InfiniBand Host Channel Adapters—Offered in both single port and dual port, these The Intelligent Cluster leverages the innovative technology PCIe 2.0 x8 adapters consume up to 10 percent less power built into IBM System x rack servers, iDataPlex servers and than the previous generation and demonstrate up to 30 per- IBM BladeCenter servers. Since servers generally make up cent improved performance, with 1us MPI ping latency and the majority of any HPC cluster, the IBM technology leader- 50 M messages/sec. ship is crucial to the performance, maintainability, energy ● Force 10 Networks Ethernet Switches—1 Gb and 10 Gb efficiency and reliability of the cluster. The System x rack Ethernet Switches with scalable architectures for High servers, iDataPlex servers and BladeCenter servers incorpo- Performance Computing that require wire-speed, low rate an impressive array of energy and thermal management latency performance, with an ecoefficient power and cool- tools and technologies, delivering the benefits of this engi- ing design to save on energy costs. neering in power and cooling advantages to the Intelligent ● Mellanox 10 Gb Ethernet Adapters—This “ConnectX 2” Cluster. [dual-port] technology supports PCIe 2.0 x8 (5 GT/s), enabling high availability and high performance. High performance ConnectX EN improves network performance by increas- IBM HPC clustered solutions offer significant price/ ing available bandwidth to the CPU and providing performance advantages for many high-performance work- enhanced performance. loads by harnessing the advantages of low-cost servers plus innovative, easily available, open source and commercially Leading-edge technology with flexibility available software. of choice As an HPC clustering solutions provider, IBM offers numer- The Intelligent Cluster is designed to be an ideal solution for ous choices in cluster configurations and platforms. Clusters a broad range of application environments, including indus- can be configured by IBM to meet a wide variety of client trial design and manufacturing, financial services, life sci- needs and accommodate a huge array of technical workloads ences, government and education. These environments with a broad range of server platforms (rack mounted or typically require excellent price/performance for handling blade servers), processor choices, accelerator options, robust HPC and business-performance computing workloads. It is storage solutions, networking/communications fabrics and also an excellent choice for applications that require horizon- operating systems. All Intelligent Cluster components are tal scaling capabilities, such as Web serving and collaboration. thoroughly tested in IBM engineering and test laboratories for integrated cluster functionality. 3
  • 4. IBM Systems and Technology Group Clusters Data Sheet Energy and space efficient With this combination of benefits at the server and data cen- IBM’s server portfolio tackles the energy management chal- ter level, IBM systems can provide strong power and cooling lenge to increase power and thermal efficiency and help benefits to Intelligent Cluster clients. reduce costs on many levels. Easily deployed, operated and System x rack servers are designed to work at full density in a maintained well-planned rack solution. They are also designed to operate Intelligent Cluster solutions are shipped from the factory, at extended temperature ranges to keep the system up and thoroughly tested, assembled, cabled and ready for rapid running—even in extreme temperature and failure condi- deployment. IBM offers a variety of implementation services, tions. IBM rack-based cluster solutions are engineered to often in conjunction with IBM Business Partners, to help optimize air flow and prevent undesirable recirculation provide the smoothest possible system set up at the within the rack, so servers can run in optimal temperature client site. conditions. IBM offers a single point-of-contact for the Intelligent iDataPlex servers are specifically designed to address data Cluster including industry-leading OEM interconnects. center power-constraint challenges by using up to 40 percent Our clients benefit by streamlined resolution to questions, less power than similarly configured standard 1U servers. concerns and/or problems. IBM manages the solution, end to And, while traditional servers generate significant heat that end, thus eliminating the need to contact multiple OEMs. leaves you struggling to keep the data center cool and run- ning efficiently, the iDataPlex servers deliver better airflow, Summary energy-efficient components and processing to reduce server Creating a computing infrastructure is an exercise in balanc- heat exhaust by up to 40 percent. ing price and performance to deliver the appropriate solution for each client’s specific business needs. BladeCenter-based clusters help you to pack more processors into the same power and cooling envelope as well as better The Intelligent Cluster is a comprehensive solution that utilize floor space and “right size” data center design. With can help simplify and expedite deployment of a Linux® or BladeCenter, less power per processor means more process- Windows® HPC cluster. IBM combines all hardware, ing capacity per kilowatt. BladeCenter runs cooler to deliver software, services and support into a single integrated greater reliability. product offering, providing clients the benefit of a single point-of-contact for the entire cluster rather than dealing For dense data center environments, IBM provides smart with multiple vendors for individual components. rack-level heat solutions like the super-efficient IBM Rear Door Heat eXchanger. The water-cooled door is designed to The Intelligent Cluster is an outstanding choice for any dissipate heat generated from the back of the rack to reduce organization that recognizes the economic advantages of a the overall room temperature. reduced time to deployment of an HPC cluster but has con- cerns about the time and technical resources required for the end-to-end implementation. 4
  • 5. IBM Systems and Technology Group Clusters Data Sheet IBM Intelligent Cluster Summary at a glance Systems Blade servers: HX5, HS22, HS22V, LS22, LS42, JS23, JS43 Enterprise servers: x3850 X5 iDataPlex servers: dx360 M3, dx360 M2 Rack servers: x3550 M3, x3650 M3 Interconnects Ethernet Switches IBM Data Center Networking, BLADE Network Technologies, Cisco, Force10Networks, SMC, Voltaire Ethernet Adapters Chelsio, Mellanox InfiniBand Mellanox, QLogic, Voltaire Fibre Channel Brocade Emulex QLogic External storage Storage servers System Storage® DS5020, DS5100, DS5300, DS4800, DS4700, DS4200, DS3950, DS3500, DS3400, DS3200 Storage expansion EXP5000 Storage Expansion Unit DS4000® EXP810 Storage Expansion Unit DS4000 EXP420 Storage Expansion Unit EXP3000 SAS JBOD, Single ESM SAN switches IBM System Storage SAN24B-4 Express IBM System Storage SAN40B-4 Software Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 Microsoft® Windows HPC Server 2008 Cluster management software xCAT (Extreme Cluster Administration Toolkit) Moab Adaptive HPC Suite Moab Adaptive Computing Suite IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) for Linux Rack cabinets 5000 42U Rack Cabinet 79.5" H x 25.2" W x 43.3" D (2020 mm x 640 mm x 1100 mm); 574.2 lbs (261 kg)2 5000 25U Rack Cabinet 49.0" H x 23.8" W x 39.4" D (1344 mm x 605 mm x 1001 mm); 221 lbs (100.2 kg)2 iDataPlex 100U Rack Cabinet 82.4" H x 48.6" W x 33.2" D (2093 mm x 1235 mm x 844 mm); 385 lbs (174.6 kg) Power and cooling Calibrated Vectored Cooling™, energy-efficient power supplies, low-voltage processors, IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™, IBM Power Configurator, Thermal Diagnostics Scalability One management node is required and one redundant management node for failover is optional. A minimum of two and a maximum of 1,024 managed nodes are supported (optional software may limit supported nodes). This total can include up to 64 storage nodes. The maximum configuration is 1,026 nodes including compute, storage and management nodes. Larger configurations are available through a special bid process. Services ● Intelligent Cluster hardware installation is included at no charge on 100U, 42U and 25U racks. ● HPC cluster software services and SupportLine for Linux and Windows Clusters are available as optional fee-based services. ● Cluster Installation Support Services are available through the Cluster Enablement Team (CET) as optional fee-based services. Warranty 3-year parts, customer replaceable unit (CRU) or on-site labor, limited warranty, with individual nodes retaining the warranty and service upgrade offerings for that IBM Machine Type; optional warranty service upgrades3 5
  • 6. For more information To learn more about the IBM Intelligent Cluster, contact your IBM representative or IBM Business Partner, or visit the following Web sites: ● ibm.com/systems/clusters ● ibm.com/systems/clusters/hardware/factsfeatures.html © Copyright IBM Corporation 2010 ● ibm.com/common/ssi IBM Systems and Technology Group ● ibm.com/systems/x/storage Route 100 Somers, NY 10589 ● www.redhat.com/software/rhel ● www.suse.com/us/business/index.html Produced in the United States May 2010 ● www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/ccs/hpcplus.aspx All Rights Reserved IBM, the IBM logo and ibm.com are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries or both. A full list of U.S. trademarks owned by IBM may be found at ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml. AMD and AMD Opteron are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. InfiniBand, InfiniBand Trade Association and the InfiniBand design marks are trademarks and/or service marks of the InfiniBand Trade Association. Intel and Intel Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States, other countries or both. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries or both. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries or both. Other company, product and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. IBM hardware products are manufactured from new parts, or new and used parts. Regardless, our warranty terms apply. For a copy of applicable product warranties, write to: Warranty Information, P.O. Box 12195, RTP, NC 27709, Attn: Dept. JDJA/B203. IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third-party products or services including those designated as ServerProven® or ClusterProven. This equipment is subject to FCC rules. It will comply with the appropriate FCC rules before final delivery to the buyer. All performance estimates are provided “AS IS” and no warranties or guarantees are expressed or implied by IBM. Buyers should consult other sources of information, including system benchmarks, to evaluate the performance of a system they are considering buying. 1 www.top500.org/ 2 Weight is dependent on the nodes added and will vary when disks, adapters and peripherals are added. 3 Standard one-year warranty applies for x3455 and QS21, individual nodes retain the warranty and service upgrade offerings for that IBM Machine Type. Enhanced warranty service plans are available. Please Recycle GM13-0159-24 CLD00221-USEN-24