supernode technical specifications - Bull

ullx supernode
Building on the success of its bullx blade system and on its acknowledged experience in designing sMP
systems, Bull is now extending its bullx range of Extreme Computing nodes. With the bullx super¬node
Bull is taking Extreme Computing further by introducing a new generation of sMP system that can satisfy
the needs of even the most memory-hungry applications. Whether you need an efficient SMP node within
your High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster, or you are looking for versa¬ti¬le large nodes to simplify
the architecture of a large-scale cluster, the bullx supernode will deliver the ultra-high performance your
applications need. With the bullx supernode family, Bull offers you made-to-measure solutions based on
industry standards so you can go even further, demand more from your systems, innovate even faster, and
turn the corner into the future at the head of the pack.
The bullx supernode family was designed by Bull’s Extreme
Computing experts with the following guidelines in mind:
• Optimization, compactness and simplification of the
compute node for HPC usage
• Optimization and enhanced connectivity of the service nodes
• Versatility, to support a wide range of applications,
including memory-hungry code
• Expandability: up to 4 x 4-socket sMP nodes can be
interconnected through a Bull-designed switch, to form a
large sMP node with up to 16 sockets and 4TB of memory
Leading-edge technologies
The resulting bullx supernodes capitalize on the latest
technological advances such as:
• new-generation intel ® Xeon ® processors E7-4800
family (codename: Westmere-EX), designed for highend
servers, with advanced reliability and exceptional
scalability
• intel Quick Path interconnect protocol
• Optimized intra-node throughput and latency thanks to
the bullx MPi
• InfiniBand QDR network connection
• support for GPU systems
Thanks to these innovations, the bullx
supernode delivers:
• improved performance (enhanced compute node
efficiency, reduced latency, higher communication and
i/O throughput)
• Lower cost of ownership (fewer components, lower
management cost, reduced installation time, power efficiency)
PRODUCT sPECifiCaTiOns
• Enhanced reliability (‘fat‘ nodes mean fewer nodes)
High-density compute nodes
The exclusive format of bullx s6010 nodes – 1.5 U
L-shaped drawers that fit together in pairs to form a 3U
drawer – delivers outstanding density for a high-end HPC
node. They are the ideal foundation to build large-scale
HPC clusters while minimizing the number of nodes, and
thus simplifying the infrastructure and operation of the
whole system.
Service nodes: enhanced I/O and storage
capabilities within 3U
The bullx S6030 nodes offer advanced connectivity
features, an enhanced power supply, extended storage
options and redundancy features. so they are ideally suited
to act as management or i/O nodes. They can also be
coupled to a GPU system.
Power-conscious design
• Processor power management features
• sleep mode
• Ultra-capacitor protecting the node from power outages
up to 300ms. In areas with good quality power supplies,
the ultra capacitor means a UPs is no longer needed –
resulting in savings of to 15% on power consumption!
• High efficiency power supply unit (+90%)
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Form factor
Processors
supernode technical specifications
bullx S6010 compute node bullx S6030 service node
Rack mount 1.5U L-shaped drawer
2 drawers are fitted together to make up
a 3U drawer
Rack mount 3U drawer
Up to 4 hexa/octo/ten core intel® Xeon® E7-4800 family (Westmere EX) at up to 2.4 GHz or octo core intel®
Xeon® E7-8800 Family (Westmere EX optimized freq.) at 2.66 GHz (up to 30MB shared cache) OR
Up to 4 quad/hexa/octo core Intel® Xeon® 7500 series (Nehalem EX) at up to 2.26 GHz (24MB shared cache)
Architecture 1 x intel ® 7500 chipset (Boxboro iOH)
with QPi up to 6.4GT/s
Memory
Drawer interconnect
switch
Expansion slots
Compatible
accelerators and
graphics cards
Storage
Interconnect
Ethernet
I/O ports
1 PCi-Express 2.0 x16
LP slot
2 x intel ® 7500 chipsets (Boxboro iOH)
with QPi up to 6.4GT/s
32 slots for DDR3 SDRAM RDIMMs 1066Mhz DR or QR
Up to 512GB with 16 GB DiMMs
Ready for 1024GB with 32 GB DIMMs when available
supported, to make up a large 8 to 16-socket sMP node (option, available later)
2 PCi-Express 2.0 x16
4 PCi-Express 2.0 X8
all LP slots
nViDia® Tesla s2050 / next iO vCore Express 2070 1U Computing system
Max. internal storage capacity: 750 GB
1 saTa2 7.2 krpm 2.5 inch disk (250/500/750 GB)
Embedded single port ConnectX-2 InfiniBand
QDR controller (QsfP connector)
2 embedded 1Gb/s Ethernet interfaces
(intel Kawela dual port controller)
1 embedded 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet interface
for server management
2 external UsB ports
2 1Gb/s external Ethernet ports (RJ45)
1 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet port (RJ45) for server
management
1 external VGa port
Max. internal storage capacity: 4800 GB with 8 x 600
sas disks or 8000 GB with 8 x 1000 saTa disk (with Raid
card option)
Up to 6 saTa2 7.2 krpm disks (160/500/1000 GB)
OR
Up to 8 SAS disks (146/300/450/600 GB at 10 krpm or
146 GB at 15 krpm) with PCi-Express sas RaiD controller
board
OR
Up to 8 saTa nanD flash ssD (128/256 GB) with PCi-
Express sas/saTa RaiD controller board
all disks are 2.5 inches and hot-swappable
support of RaiD 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 (with PCi-Express
sas/saTa RaiD board)
CD/DVD reader/writer (option)
PCI-E single or dual port ConnectX-2 InfiniBand QDR
controller card (option)
4 embedded 1Gb/s Ethernet interfaces (2 x intel Kawela
dual port controllers
1 embedded 10/100Mb/s Ethernet interface for server
management
PCi-E 10Gb/s Ethernet controller (single/dual port) (option)
1 internal UsB port
2 external UsB ports
4 1Gb/s external Ethernet ports (RJ45)
1 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet port (RJ45) for server management
1 external VGa port
Security anti-intrusion switch and Trusted Platform Module chip
Management
Power Supply
Sleep state 4
(Standby to disk)
1 x 1500 Watts PsU
auto-sensing: 110/220 V, 60/50 Hz
supported
integrated Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
Local Control Panel display on drawer front
2 redundant, hot-swap 1600 Watts PSUs, efficiency up to 91%
auto-sensing: 110/220 V, 60/50 Hz
supported
Ultracapacitor Ultracapacitor module to offset power outages up to 300 ms (optional)
Ventilation 4 pairs of 17500 TPM counter rotating cooling fans 4 pairs of 17500 TPM hot-swap counter rotating cooling fans
Physical spec. 44/88 x 440 x 750 mm (HxWxD) - 30 kg 130 x 440 x 750 mm (HxWxD) - 45 kg
OS & cluster
software
Red Hat Enterprise Linux or suse sLEs & bullx supercomputer suite OR
Microsoft ® Windows ® server 2008 R2 & Microsoft ® Windows ® HPC server 2008 R2
Safety CE, UL/Csa, fCC, RoHs
Warranty 1-year, optional warranty extension
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