Quadrics QsNetII Interconnect

Federated Clusters of 129-256 Nodes, Reduced Bandwidth
The following parts list specifies the parts that are the same for all node counts:
Part
Quantity
Top level interconnect enclosure (uses a transpose
midplane that has no link connectors).
1
Transpose midplane with no link connectors
1
Top level interconnect, rear cards QM502
4
Top level interconnect, front cards QM502
4
The following table specifies the additional parts and count required, depending
number of nodes in the cluster:
Table A-3: Federated Clusters of 129-256 Nodes, Reduced Bandwidth
Nodes NLI NLI Rear
Cards
QM501
NLI Front
Cards
QM502
Link Cables Total IC Total TP
Midplane
Total QM501 Total
QM502
129–144
3 9 6
96+nodes
4 3 9 14
145–160 3 10 6
96+nodes
4 3 10 14
161–176 3 11 6
96+nodes
4 3 11 14
177–192 3 12 6
96+nodes
4 3 12 14
193–208 4 13 8
128+nodes
5 4 13 16
209–224 4 14 8
128+nodes
5 4 14 16
225–240 4 15 8
128+nodes
5 4 15 16
241–256 4 16 8
128+nodes
5 4 16 16
Federated Clusters of 129-256 Nodes, Full Bandwidth
The following parts list specifies the parts that are the same for all node counts:
Part
Quantity
Top level interconnect enclosure (uses a transpose
midplane that has no link connectors).
2
Top level interconnect, rear cards QM502
8
Top level interconnect, front cards QM502
8
The following table specifies the additional parts and count required, depending
number of nodes in the cluster:
Table A-4: Federated Clusters of 129-256 Nodes, Full Bandwidth
Nodes NLI NLI Rear
Cards
QM501
NLI Front
Cards
QM502
Link Cables Total IC Total TP
Midplane
Total QM501 Total QM502
129 – 144 3 9 12
172+nodes
5 3 9 28
145 – 160 3 10 12
172+nodes
5 3 10 28
161 – 176 3 11 12
172+nodes
5 3 11 28
177 – 192 3 12 12
172+nodes
5 3 12 28
193 – 208 4 13 16
256+nodes
6 4 13 32
209 – 224 4 14 16
256+nodes
6 4 14 32
225 – 240 4 15 16
256+nodes
6 4 15 32
241 – 256 4 16 16
256+nodes
6 4 16 32
Components Required A-3