HP Cluster Platform Overview

3 Supported HP Cluster Platform components

This chapter describes the currently supported components used in an HP Cluster Platform.

System Interconnects

Table 1 (page 14) lists the supported System Interconnects used in an HP Cluster Platform.

Table 1 Supported System Interconnects

Fabric managementVendorType

UFM or OpenSMMellanoxInfiniBand FDR

UFM or OpenSMVoltaire

InfiniBand QDR

UFM or OpenSMMellanox

IFS or OpenSMQLogic

See your HP representative for the most up-to-date information on supported System Interconnects

available with HP Cluster Platform configurations. For more information on HP supported

interconnects, see http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/13078_div/

13078_div.html.

Servers

Table 2 (page 14) lists the supported families of servers. Work with your HP representative to

ensure that you choose the best servers for your requirements.

Table 2 Supported servers

G6G7Gen8

BL280c G6BL2x220c G7BL460c Gen8

DL160 G6BL460c G7DL160 Gen8

DL170e G6BL465c G7DL380p Gen8

SL160s G6DL165 G7SL230s Gen8

SL170s G6DL385 G7SL250s Gen8

DL380 G7DL385p Gen8

SL390s G7BL465c Gen8

For more information on servers, see the following websites:

• HP ProLiant servers most often used for HPC:

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/platforms/

• HP DL Rack Mount Servers:

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/pscmisc/vac/us/en/sm/proliant/proliant-dl.html

• HP BL BladeSystem:

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/bladesystem/index.html

• HP SL Scalable System and HP Integrity Systems:

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF02d/15351-15351-3896136.html

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