Gigabit Ethernet Interconnect Guide

Compute Building Block (CBB) Maximum of 38 “1U” compute nodes or 18 “2U” nodes
within each CBB.
Consists of compute nodes, network switches (2 in each
CBB), and Power Distribution Units (PDUs).
Four (4) single cabinet solutions consist of:
Solutions based on HP ProCurve
2824
1U Nodes: One Rack of up to 20 compute nodes plus
one control node
•
• 2U Nodes: One Rack of up to 17 compute nodes plus
one control node
Solutions based on ProCurve
3500yl-24G-PWR
1U Nodes: One Rack of up to 24 compute nodes plus
one control node
•
• 2U Nodes: One Rack of up to 17 compute nodes plus
one control node
Solutions based on ProCurve 2848 • 1U Nodes: One Rack of up to 32 compute nodes plus
one control node
Solutions based on ProCurve
3500yl-48G-PWR
• 1U Nodes: One Rack of up to 32 compute nodes plus
one control node
1.5 High-density Configuration Solutions (used in older versions of HP
CPxxxx)
High-density solutions can include a UBB and a CBB. The CBB can hold a maximum of 38 1U
application nodes, 18 2U nodes or 9 4U nodes. High-density configurations are created from the
following Gigabit Ethernet interconnects:
• ProCurve 2824 (20 ports)
• ProCurve 2848 (40 ports)
• ProCurve 5308 (32 ports)
• ProCurve 9304M (56 ports)
• ProCurve 9308M (120 ports)
• Myricom 64-port interconnect
• Myricom 128-port interconnect
There is significant flexibility in creating each solution. For example, a single rack solution is
created using the 40-port HP ProCurve 2848. This system will accommodate up to thirty-two 1U
application nodes and a control node, or seventeen 2U application nodes and one control node.
If the control node must be connected to the interconnect, a maximum of 39 of the available 40
ports are used for application nodes. To create two-rack solutions, a CBB is added to the single-rack
solution.
The following high-density solutions are available:
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