High-performance computing with accelerated HP ProLiant servers

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HP accelerator qualification efforts
At the time of publication, HP has qualified various accelerators and graphics cards to work with 14
ProLiant servers. We design ProLiant servers to meet a variety of conditions, including power,
thermals, BIOS, and software. We qualify certain accelerators and graphics cards in select platforms
to ensure they work properly. We also benchmark card performance using LINPAK, LAMMPS,
GROMAC, ANSYS and others, so you can determine which is more beneficial for your application.
The following sections list current HP-qualified accelerators and graphics cards as evidence of our
commitment to HPC. Our qualification processes are server-specific and change over time. Go to
www.hp.com/go/accelerators for the latest accelerator matrix.
HP-qualified accelerators
We have qualified more accelerators to work in more servers than any other manufacturer. Table 2
lists qualified accelerators as of this publication date.
Table 2. Accelerators qualified in select ProLiant servers
Product
Physical/Interface
Max power use
NVIDIA Tesla S1070
1U external box (4 GPUs)/ x16 PCIe 2.0
800 W (ext. to server)
NVIDIA Tesla S2050
1U external box (4 GPUs)/ x16 PCIe 2.0
900 W (ext. to server)
NVIDIA M2050/2070/2070Q
2-slot (1 GPU)/ x16 PCIe 2.0
225 W
NVIDIA Tesla C2050
2-slot (1 GPU)/ x16 PCIe 2.0
247 W
AMD FirePro V7800
1-slot (1 GPU)/ x16 PCIe 2.0
150 W
Nallatech PCIe-280
1-slot/ x8 PCIe 2.0
88 W typical
HP-qualified graphics controllers
We qualify various graphics cards to work with select ProLiant servers. Table 3 lists the graphics
cards that we have qualified as of the publication date.
Table 3. Graphics cards qualified in select ProLiant servers
Product
Physical
Max power use
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800
1-slot x16 PCIe Gen2 card
108 W
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800
2-slot x16 PCIe Gen2 card
189 W
NVIDIA Quadro 4000
1-slot x16 PCIe Gen2 card
142 W
NVIDIA Quadro 5000
2-slot x16 PCIe Gen2 card
152 W
NVIDIA Quadro 6000
2-slot x16 PCIe Gen2 card
204 W