IBM Server Cluster 1600

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IBM Server Cluster - Cluster 1600
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Common Features:

Highly scalable AIX 5L or Linux cluster solution for large-scale computational modeling, multi-terabyte databases and cost-effective data center, server and workload consolidation
Cluster management software options: Cluster Systems Management (CSM) or the Parallel Systems Support Programs (PSSP) for AIX 5L and CSM for Linux
Cluster interconnect options: industry standard (AIX 5L or Linux), System-p5 (pseries) High Performance Switch (AIX 5L and CSM) SP Switch2 (AIX 5L and PSSP) or Myrinet (Linux)
Operating system options: AIX 5L Version 5.2, SuSE Enterprise Linux 8, Turbo Enterprise Linux 8, or Connectiva Linux Enterprise Edition 8
Complete software suite for porting, tuning and running technical computing applications: ESSL, Parallel ESSL, Parallel Environment, XL Fortran, VisualAge C++
Highly available, highly scalable cluster-wide file system: General Parallel File System (GPFS)
High availability software for continuous access to data and applications: High Availability Cluster Multiprocessing (HACMP)
Job scheduling software for matching incoming jobs to available resources: LoadLeveler
Scales up to 64 servers and 128 LPARs (higher scalability limits are available by special order)

Cluster 1600 sample configurations

	Cluster size:	System memory:	Storage server:	Cluster Management Software/interconnect:
Server consolidation A mixed cluster of System-p5 (pseries) servers, running AIX or Linux, ideal for consolidating applications and streamlining data center operations	2 8-way 1.45GHz System-p5 (pseries) 650s and 10 2-way p615s	208GB	IBM Enterprise Storage Server	CSM/Ethernet
Large-scale database A highly scalable cluster with excellent price/performance for the multi-terabyte enterprise data warehouses.	8 8-way, 1.5GHz System-p5 (pseries) 655s	128GB	IBM FAStT900	CSM/Gigabit Ethernet
High-performance A large cluster of the fastest System-p5 (pseries) servers ideal for large-scale computational models in science and engineering.	16 4-way, 1.7GHz System-p5 (pseries) 655s	128GB	IBM FAStT900	CSM/System-p5 (pseries) High Performance Switch (AIX) CSM/Myrinet (Linux)

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