Should be 16 TB per box, not per 2U chassis. The motherboard is dual socket, 8 slots per socket, 256GB per slot, so 2*8*256 = 16 TB per box. Four boxes fit in each 2U chassis, and I guess multiple 2U chassis fit into a cabinet, though it doesn't say how many.
The article is a bit difficult to parse, but then again, so was the press release. There are two different node configurations. For each 2U chassis you can have either 4 compute nodes, or a single node that supports large memory configurations and GPU accelerators. Although the press release did not specifically say this, I'm guessing the compute nodes support 2 sockets x 8 channels x 1 DIMM per channel x 128 GB per LRDIMM = 2 TB per node, whereas the large memory configuration nodes would support 2 DIMMs per channel for 4 TB per node. So twice the memory per node, but half as much per 2U chassis overall. Original press release here: https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/04/18/...
Also, I believe the article here misinterprets the networking situation. There are two PCIe 3.0 x16 slots per compute node for networking cards (so probably HHHL). These could be used for a solution like the Mellanox ConnectX-6 which provides dual 200GbE or HDR InfiniBand ports, but features a 32-lane PCIe 3.0 bus split into 2x x16. Product briefs here: http://www.mellanox.com/related-docs/prod_adapter_... and here: http://www.mellanox.com/related-docs/whitepapers/W...
I am also heard about this processor but I don't know that it can be used in the supercomputer. So good article I must say. I get much information about this processor and also its using field. https://lenovosupport.net/
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phoenix_rizzen - Thursday, April 19, 2018 - link
I'm confused on the RAM.A 2U chassis holds 4 motherboards.
Each motherboard holds 1 CPU socket and 8 RAM sockets.
Each RAM socket can hold 128 GB.
128 GB * 8 * 4 = 4 TB
Shouldn't the dual-socket motherboard option then support 8 TB of RAM per 2U chassis?
Or are they limited to 64 GB DIMMs?
The article is very choppily written and jumps between the two configurations without really expanding on what each configuration can actually hold.
sbosio - Friday, April 20, 2018 - link
Should be 16 TB per box, not per 2U chassis. The motherboard is dual socket, 8 slots per socket, 256GB per slot, so 2*8*256 = 16 TB per box. Four boxes fit in each 2U chassis, and I guess multiple 2U chassis fit into a cabinet, though it doesn't say how many.sbosio - Friday, April 20, 2018 - link
Sorry, I'm confused too, please disregard the above comment (and miscalculation).repoman27 - Friday, April 20, 2018 - link
The article is a bit difficult to parse, but then again, so was the press release. There are two different node configurations. For each 2U chassis you can have either 4 compute nodes, or a single node that supports large memory configurations and GPU accelerators. Although the press release did not specifically say this, I'm guessing the compute nodes support 2 sockets x 8 channels x 1 DIMM per channel x 128 GB per LRDIMM = 2 TB per node, whereas the large memory configuration nodes would support 2 DIMMs per channel for 4 TB per node. So twice the memory per node, but half as much per 2U chassis overall. Original press release here: https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/04/18/...Also, I believe the article here misinterprets the networking situation. There are two PCIe 3.0 x16 slots per compute node for networking cards (so probably HHHL). These could be used for a solution like the Mellanox ConnectX-6 which provides dual 200GbE or HDR InfiniBand ports, but features a 32-lane PCIe 3.0 bus split into 2x x16. Product briefs here: http://www.mellanox.com/related-docs/prod_adapter_... and here: http://www.mellanox.com/related-docs/whitepapers/W...
Infy2 - Friday, April 20, 2018 - link
But can it run Crysis?jospoortvliet - Friday, April 20, 2018 - link
Yes, raytracing it real time ;-)zepi - Thursday, April 26, 2018 - link
But who cares of 5sec input lag anyway if they can have 60fps raytraced?anoldnewb - Tuesday, April 24, 2018 - link
How well will it run CrysisVernews - Friday, April 27, 2018 - link
I am also heard about this processor but I don't know that it can be used in the supercomputer. So good article I must say. I get much information about this processor and also its using field.https://lenovosupport.net/
IE 10 Support - Friday, April 27, 2018 - link
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