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Figure 9. HP BladeSystem c-Class 576-node cluster configuration 1 HP c7000 Enclosure 2 HP c7000 Enclosure 16 HP BL280c G6 server blades w/4x QDR HCAs 16 HP BL280c G6 server blades w/4x QDR HCAs 16 HP 4x QDR IB Interconnect Switch 16 HP 4x QDR IB Interconnect Switch 36 HP c7000 Enclosure 16 HP BL280c G6 server blades w/4x QDR HCAs 16 HP 4x QDR IB Interconnect Switch 36-Port QDR IB Switch 1 Total nodes Total processor cores Memory Storage Interconnect 36-Port QDR IB Switch 2 36-Port QDR IB Switch 16 576 (1 per blade) 4608 (2 Nehalem processors per node, 4 cores per processor 28 TB w/4 GB DIMMs (48 GB per node) or 55 TB w/ 8 GB DIMMS (96 GB per node) 2 NHP SATA or SAS per node 1:1 full bandwidth (non-blocking), 3 switch hops maximum, fabric redundancy The HP Unified Cluster Portfolio includes a range of hardware, software, and services that provide customers a choice of pre-tested, pre-configured systems for simplified implementation, fast deployment, and standardized support. HP solutions optimized for HPC: HP Cluster Platforms - flexible, factory integrated/tested systems built around specific platforms, backed by HP warranty and support, and built to uniform, worldwide specifications HP Scalable File Share (HP SFS) - high-bandwidth, scalable HP storage appliance for Linux clusters HP Financial Services Industry (FSI) solutions - defined solution stacks and configurations for realtime market data systems HP and partner solutions optimized for scale-out database applications: HP Oracle Exadata Storage HP Oracle Database Machine HP BladeSystem for Oracle Optimized Warehouse (OOW) HP Cluster Platforms are built around specific hardware and software platforms and offer a choice of interconnects. For example, the HP Cluster Platform CL3000BL uses the HP BL2x220c G5, BL280c G6, and BL460c blade servers as the compute node with a choice of GbE or InfiniBand interconnects. No longer unique to Linux or HP-UX environments, HPC clustering is now supported through Microsoft Windows Server HPC 2003, with native support for HP-MPI. 12