infiniband in white papers
Comparative Performance Analysis of RDMA-Enhanced Ethernet
White Paper Today, the span of interconnect options for a cluster typically ranges from local-area networks such as Gigabit Ethernet to system-area networks such as InfiniBand. Since the advent of high-performance distributed computing, system designers and... [10 Jul 2008]
Performance Characterization of a 10-Gigabit Ethernet TOE
White Paper Though traditional Ethernet based network architectures such as Gigabit Ethernet have suffered from a huge performance difference as compared to other high performance networks (e.g, InfiniBand, Quadrics, Myrinet), Ethernet has continued to be the... [10 Jul 2008]
10-Gigabit iWARP Ethernet: Comparative Performance Analysis With InfiniBand and Myrinet-10G
White Paper This paper assesses the potential of such an interconnect for high-performance computing by comparing its performance with two leading cluster interconnects, InfiniBand and Myrinet-10G. iWARP is a set of standards enabling Remote Direct Memory... [08 Jul 2008]
Aerospace Firm Attracts Customers With High-Performance Computing
White Paper After researching processors and interconnect technology, Andrews Space elected to create its new parallel-processing computing cluster by linking Dell servers through a Cisco SFS 7000P InfiniBand Server Switch. [08 Jul 2008]
The Convergence of Ethernet and Ethernot: A 10-Gigabit Ethernet Perspective
White Paper Off late, a vast number of interconnect technologies such as InfiniBand, Myrinet and Quadrics have been introduced into the System-Area Network (SAN) environment; the primary driving requirements of this environment being high-performance and a... [07 Jul 2008]
Comparing Cluster Interconnects: Fluent CFD Application Over Ethernet and InfiniBand
White Paper This paper presents application performance measurements using Fluent, a popular Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) application, and three Cisco technology-based interconnect design options which are standard on-the-motherboard Gigabit Ethernet... [02 Jul 2008]
Dell Precision Workstations With NVIDIA Graphics Cards Enhance Cutting-Edge Scientific Research at the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies
White Paper The University deployed Dell Services for assessment, design, implementation, and support; Dell Precision 470 workstations with Intel Xeon processors, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra PCI Express graphics cards, PCI Express Topspin InfiniBand Host... [02 Jul 2008]
Intel Dual-Core HPC Cluster Uses Next-Generation Intel Xeon Processors
White Paper Based on off-the-shelf technologies, including the next-generation dual-core Intel Xeon processor and an InfiniBand interconnect, the cluster represents a new era that rapidly increases performance while reducing or holding steady the requirements... [31 May 2008]
Configuring Oracle RAC Over InfiniBand
White Paper This paper is intended to provide the general instructions on how to do the following: install Oracle Cluster Ready Services (CRS) over InfiniBand; install Real Application Clusters (RAC) 10g R2 over InfiniBand; configure a cluster database on... [15 May 2008]
InfiniBand - Industry Standard Data Center Fabric Is Ready for Prime Time
White Paper Like most nascent technologies, InfiniBand launched with unrealistic hype and expectations only to fall from grace as a result of the industry down-turn in the early 2000s. While many in the press and public eye deemed InfiniBand to never become a... [26 Apr 2008]
InfiniBand in the Enterprise Data Center
White Paper InfiniBand is a high-speed server-interconnect technology that is specified and maintained by the InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA). Through use of Host Channel Adapters (HCA) and Switches, InfiniBand Technology is used to connect servers with... [11 Apr 2008]
Comparing Cluster Interconnects: LS-DYNA Performance Benchmarks for Gigabit Ethernet and Cisco Double Data Rate InfiniBand
White Paper This paper presents a comparative analysis of the performance of LS-DYNA, a finite element analysis application, using two interconnect and fabric technologies: Gigabit Ethernet and Cisco Double Data Rate (DDR) InfiniBand. [03 Apr 2008]
Cisco High-Performance Computing InfiniBand and Ethernet Networks and the IBM System Cluster 1350 Lowers Costs, Improves Systems and Halves ROI Period
White Paper Cineca has deployed Cisco HPC InfiniBand and Ethernet networks for the HPC cluster and as part of an IBM System Cluster 1350 solution, which includes more than 1,200 BladeCenter servers. The solution provides 10-gigabit InfiniBand connectivity with... [16 Nov 2007]
The Sun Customer Ready Scalable Storage Cluster: High Performance Storage for High Performance Computing
White Paper In addition, InfiniBand and other high-speed, low-latency interconnects increase the data throughput available to each node. Much of the focus of High Performance Computing (HPC) has traditionally centered on CPU performance. [11 Sep 2007]
Evaluating the Impact of RDMA on Storage I/O Over InfiniBand
White Paper On the other hand, recently InfiniBand solutions with RDMA capability have become available. Even though InfiniBand has been designed to be a unified interconnection network for both inter-processor and storage communication, its use has been... [23 Aug 2007]
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