HP Cluster Platform Interconnects v2010 Using InfiniBand for a Scalable Comput - Page 7

Scale-out clusters built on InfiniBand and HP technology Scale-out cluster computing has become the common architecture for HPC, and broader markets are adopting it. The trend is toward using space- and power-efficient systems for scale-out solutions. Figure 6 shows the key components for building a scalable HPC solution. Figure 6. Solutions for scale-out HPC clusters HP BladeSystem BL components DDR/R mezzanine HCA HP BL2X220C blade server (two nodes per blade) HP IB switch blade HP ProLiant DL/SL components PCIe QDR HCA HP c7000 enclosure with blades HP ProLiant DL server HP ProLiant SL server The following examples describe possible solutions for a 576-node HPC configuration. 7