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A Framework for Evaluating High Performance Computation Solutions: Small-node Clusters and the SGI Altix 3000

Overview The purpose of this white paper is to provide a framework to aid technical users and budget managers in assessing their computational “workflow” requirements and how they might be met by the available options, considering the architectural characteristics, total cost of ownership, and applicability to the users’ workflows. To illustrate this framework two specific architectural approaches are considered: small-node clusters with commodity interconnects, and the SGI Altix, a next-generation cluster combining commodity processors, memory, and Linux with large-scale shared memory through larger nodes and a dramatically faster interconnect.

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Publisher	SGI	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	January 2004	Downloads	102
Format	White Papers
Topics	High Performance Computing, Linux Server OS

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