CSC 456 Spring 2012/11b AB

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Large-Scale Multiprocessors

Manufacturers

A notable manufacturer of processors used in large-scale multiprocessors is Intel.

Table 1: Processor Manufacturers
Manufacturer Processor Cores Clock Rate Architecture
Fujitsu SPARC64 VIIIfx 128 Gflop<ref name="fujitsu proc"/> 8 2.0 GHz SPARC
Intel Xeon 7500<ref name="intel proc"/> 8 1.733-2.667 GHz Nehalem
IBM POWER7<ref name="ibm proc"/> 8 2.4-4.25 GHz Power ISA v.2.06
AMD Opteron 6100<ref name="amd proc"/> 12 1.7-2.4 GHz Direct Connect 2.0

Please add more info on these processors, e.g., tables for #s of cores, processor type, OS, etc. ... some of this should be available at top500.org.

Table 2: Cabinet Manufacturers
Manufacturer Cabinet Blade Count
SuperMicro MP Superserver 8064B-TRLF<ref name="supermicro chassis"/> 4
HP Integrity Superdome 2<ref name="hp chassis"/> 32
IBM BladeCenter HT<ref name="ibm chassis"/> 12

The course contains nothing about cabinets yet, but it seems like an interesting area. Please explore the tradeoffs in cabinet design, and say who has chosen which design and why.

Assembling

References

<references> <ref name="fujitsu proc"></ref> <ref name="intel proc"></ref> <ref name="ibm proc"></ref> <ref name="amd proc"></ref> <ref name="supermicro chassis">http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/4U/8046/SYS-8046B-TRLF.cfm</ref> <ref name="hp chassis">http://h20341.www2.hp.com/integrity/us/en/high-end/integrity-high-end-servers-superdome2.html</ref> <ref name="ibm chassis">http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/hardware/chassis/bladeht/index.html</ref> </references>