CSC 456 Spring 2012/11b AB

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	Microarchitecture
Fujitsu	SPARC64 VIIIfx 128 Gflop
Intel	Xeon 7500	8	1.733-2.667 GHz	Nehalem
IBM	POWER7	8	2.4-4.25 GHz	Power ISA v.2.06
AMD	Opteron 6100

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.

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>