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7 DELL EMC HPC Solution for Life Sciences v1.1: Deployment Best Practices | Document ID | version (optional)
3.1 Component details
3.1.1 Master node
The PowerEdge R430 is the choice of master nodes, and high level component details are listed in Table 1.
Table 1 PowerEdge R430 configuration
Component
Information
2x PowerEdge R430
RAID controller
Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) H730
Intel Omni-Path
Intel Omni-Path Host Fabric Adapter 100 Series 1 Port PCIe x16, Low
Profile
1GbE
On-Board Broadcom 5720 Quad Port 1Gb LOM
Processors
2x Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors
Memory
8 x 8GB RDIMM, 2400MT/s, Dual Rank
Disks
2 x 500GB 7.2K RPM NLSAS 6Gbps 2.5in Hot-plug Hard Drive,3.5inHYB
CARR,13G
Internal optical drive
DVD+/-RW, SATA
Each PowerEdge R430 has two disks. It is recommended these to be configured in RAID-1 for the operating
system.
3.1.2 Login node
Login nodes are where you login for access to the compute nodes. These nodes will be used for all access,
compilation and job submission needs. Login node and high availability are optional. Power Edge R430 is the
recommended server, and its configuration please refer to section 3.1.1.
3.1.3 Compute node
The Dell PowerEdge C6320 is an ultra-dense 2U server that can support up to four independent two socket
(2S) servers. Each independent server features dual Intel Xeon E5-2600v3 or Intel Xeon E5-2600v4 series
processors with up to 22 cores, C612 chipset for I/O connectivity, DDR4 memory, dual-port embedded 10
Gigabit Ethernet controllers (SFP+), and integrated iDRAC8 systems management with a dedicated RJ45
connection. The detailed configuration is listed in Table 2.
Table 2 PowerEdge C6320 configuration
Component
24x PowerEdge C6320
Intel Ommi-Path
1GbE
Processors
Memory
Disks