Ultra-low Power Components
SiCortex reduces power by reducing parts count and using ultra-low power circuits on its 6 Gflops node.
Balanced Dual DDR-2 Memory
Dual DDR-2 Memory controllers maintain the flow of data to the processing cores.
Six Processors per Node
Each node implements six full 64-bit Linux processors executing the MIPS instruction set.
On-chip Communications
All communications logic is directly on-chip, with its own path to the memory hierarchy.
High Bandwidth Communications
The communications fabric provides the enormous bandwidth needed by modern MPI applications.
The SiCortex Backplane Fabric
Communications is fast and economical because all system nodes plug into a backplane.
PCIexpress I/O
Each circuit module in the SC5832 provides three (3) PCI Express interfaces.
Massive I/O Capacity
Each SC5832 offers more than a hundred 20 Gbit/sec I/O channels.
Backplane Interconnect
No need to fill the floor with cabling. The SC5832 communicates right on its backplane.
System Power Requirements
Megawattasaurus no longer roams the data center. The 5.8 Tflops SC5832 plugs into a single outlet.
System Cooling Requirements
The SiCortex SC5832 breathes easily, so you can, too. Heroic A/C is a thing of the past.
Installing Your SiCortex System
Conventional clusters are “Assembly Required.” The SC5832 just rolls right in and goes to work.
Standard Linux
Each of the 972 nodes in a SC5832 is a full and standard Linux environment.
System Management
Management functions such as reallocating resources to user partitions are easy.
The Lustre Parallel File System
Installations with demanding file needs can dedicate nodes to the parallel Lustre file system.
High-Performance MPI
The high-performance SC5832 interconnect fabric is optimized for MPI.
System Libraries & Tools
A full range of libraries and tools is factory-installed on every SiCortex system.
Running Applications: Just Type “make”
MPI applications run unchanged on the SC5832. Just type “make”.
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