Entry-level HPC clusters


Economical example configurations that can achieve a performance of over 100 GFLOPS, The basic version is made up of eight cluster nodes and a separate master node. Of course, the specific equipment can be customised for individual requirements.



8 x AMD Dual Opteron, GbE

8 x AMD Dual Opteron, GbE
HPC clusters based on AMD Opteron CPUs.
Master system with dual Opteron CPUs and 3 x 500 GB SATA-2 in RAID 5 network.

Nodes:
  • 8 x 2 dual core AMD Opteron F 2212 (2.0 GHz) CPUs
  • 8 x 4 GB DDR2-SDRAM (max.32 GB)
  • 8 x 80 GB hot swap SATA-2 drives for SCRATCH data
  • Interconnect for each node, two GbE with channel bonding
  • 24 port GbE network switch & cabling
  • 19" 42 RU transtec server cabinet
  • Including on site installation and training

8 x Intel Quad Xeon, GbE

8 x Intel Quad Xeon, GbE
HPC clusters based on Intel Quad Xeon CPUs.
Master system with 3 x 500 GB SATA-2 in RAID 5 network.

Nodes:
  • 8 x 2 quad core Intel Xeon 5335 processors, Intel 5000P chipset
  • 8 x 8 GB DDR2, FB 667 MHz
  • 8 x 80 GB SATA drive for SCRATCH data
  • Interconnect for each node, two GbE with channel bonding
  • 24 port GbE network switch & cabling
  • 19" 42 RU transtec server cabinet
  • Including on site installation and training



Do you have any questions about cluster management, interconnects or which compiler achieves the best results? We can provide expert assistance.
The transtec Competence Centre will be happy to support you in designing your HPC cluster based on Windows or Linux.

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