2. Sun’s Systems Strategy Sun Open Network Systems Sun Innovation Software Compute Network Storage Breakthrough Efficiency Intelligent Scalability
3. Sun Constellation System Open Petascale Architecture Eco-Efficient Building Blocks Networking Compute Storage Software Ultra-Dense Blade Platform Fastest processors: SPARC, AMD Opteron, Intel Xeon Highest compute density Fastest host channel adaptor Ultra-Dense and Ultra-Slim Switch Solutions 72, 648 and 3456 port InfiniBand switches Unrivaled cable simplification Most economical InfiniBand cost/port Comprehensive Software Stack Integrated developer tools Integrated Grid Engine infrastructure Provisioning, monitoring, patching Simplified inventory management Developer Tools Provisioning Grid Engine Linux Ultra-Dense Storage Solution Most economical and scalable parallel file system building block Up to 48 TB in 4RU Up to 2TB of SSD Direct cabling to IB switch
13. Line Card Block Diagram Midplane Connector Six 4x ports per line (18 4x ports per I4 chip) Two 4x ports per line (18 4x ports per I4 chip) Eight 4x ports per connector I4 I4 I4 I4
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15. Fabric Card Block Diagram Midplane Connector Four 4x ports per line Eight 4x ports per connector I4 I4
23. Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 648 Configuration options Deploying non-blocking (100%) and oversubscribed fabrics (<100%)
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27. QNEM Architecture GE GE GE GE GE GE GE GE GE GE GE GE Server 0 Server 1 Server 0 Server 1 Server 0 Server 1 Server 0 Server 1 Server 0 Server 1 Server 0 Server 1 Server 0 Server 1 Server 0 Server 1 Server 0 Server 1 Server 0 Server 0 Server 1 Server 1 Server 1 Server 0 36 Port QDR InfiniBand Switch 36 Port QDR InfiniBand Switch 12x IB B0–B3 12x IB B3–B5 12x IB B6–B8 12x IB B9–B11 12x IB B12–B14 Blade 8 Blade 9 Blade 10 Blade 11 Blade 6 Blade 7 Blade 2 Blade 3 Blade 4 Blade 5 Blade 0 Blade 1 12x IB A0–A3 12x IB A3–A5 12x IB A6–A8 12x IB A9–A11 12x IB A12–A14 GE GE GE GE GE GE GE GE GE GE GE GE External Connectors InfiniBand Ethernet Mid-plane provides 4x QDR InfiniBand connection to 12 Server Modules GE ports for Server Administration 12x connections to Cluster IB Fabric
28. QNEM and SF X6275 in Sun Blade 6048 Configuration options P 2 node x 2 socket Server Module P PCIe 2 IB HCA P P PCIe 2 IB HCA Node 2 Node 1 NEM 36-port QDR IB switch 36-port QDR IB switch 4x IB 12x IB cables 9 ports 15 ports 15 ports 12 ports 12 ports