CIARA NEXXUS C DESKSIDE CLUSTER - A NEW ERA OF COMPUTING PRODUCTIVITY

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CIARA NEXXUS C DESKSIDE CLUSTER - A NEW ERA OF COMPUTING PRODUCTIVITY
CIARA NEXXUS C
DESKSIDE CLUSTER

   A NEW ERA OF
     COMPUTING PRODUCTIVITY
CIARA NEXXUS C DESKSIDE CLUSTER - A NEW ERA OF COMPUTING PRODUCTIVITY
Designed for Performance
Designed and optimized for advanced modeling, simulation
and to solve today’s complex problems, the NEXXUS C Series
delivers industry-leading performance in an office friendly
package at an affordable price. This revolutionary product
takes extreme-performance computing to a new level by com-
bining the power and performance capabilities of a data
center cluster with the ease and usability of a workstation.
While a typical workstation has only from 4 to 12 CPU cores
and limited memory capacity, the ground-breaking design of
the NEXXUS C Series allows for up to 20 processors, 120 cores,
16 GP-GPU and almost 2TB of memory for unmatched perfor-
mance in a deskside form factor.

A New Era of Computing Productivity
Engineers, scientists and researchers know that High Perfor-
mance Computing (HPC) can make all the difference – taking
hours, days or weeks off project timelines and solving prob-
lems that would otherwise be unapproachable. Unfortunately
until now, HPC has been available only to a few. Those compu-
tational scientists or modeling and simulation engineers who could master science, program in parallel,
distribute algorithms, manage an HPC cluster, and were fortunate enough to work in an organization with
supercomputing resources could put HPC to work. For the rest, technical problems languished on the desktop
– stuck on a scientist’s or engineer’s workstation, slowing time to market and negatively affecting cost, com-
petitiveness and quality. With the NEXXUS C’s ground-breaking performance, affordability, ease of installa-
tion and use, CIARA is democratizing HPC once again – placing extreme computing capabilities, previously
reserved to few, into the hands of many. The NEXXUS C deskside cluster makes easy work of complex applica-
tions used in the financial services, manufacturing, digital media, life sciences and energy industries, as well
as traditional applications used in government, defense and higher education sectors.

Purpose-Built for Offices, Laboratories and Workgroups
                                             In the past, high performance computing meant having a dedi-
                                             cated data center that could meet the unique requirements of
                                             cluster systems. Today, the NEXXUS C Series delivers unmatched
                                             performance, extreme modularity, ease of use, a smart design for
                                             office environment usage and energy efficiency in a pedestal
                                             form factor that will easily fit under or beside a desk and plugs
                                             into standard office wall outlets. NEXXUS C industrial-grade
                                             liquid cooling permits low noise operation and complies with
                                             today’s office noise regulations.

                                             World’s Most Modular Cluster
                                             The NEXXUS C Series is the only HPC system in the industry to
                                             combine high performance compute (Processors and/or GP-GPU),
                                             workstation and storage capabilities in a single and integrated
                                             office-compliant chassis. This modularity allows for incredible
                                             utilization flexibility. For example, the optional integrated tech-
                                             nical workstation can often eliminate the need for a separate
                                             graphic system. Each NEXXUS C chassis can be configured with 3
                                             to 5 trays accommodating up to 10 nodes and 20 processors.
CIARA NEXXUS C DESKSIDE CLUSTER - A NEW ERA OF COMPUTING PRODUCTIVITY
The Perfect Digital Manufacturing Tool for the Missing Middle
Who says world-class high performance computing
should be reserved for large research centers or Top100
companies? The NEXXUS C makes Extreme Performance
Computing available to everyone, by combining the
power of a high performance cluster with the afford-
ability, ease-of-use and seamless integration of a work-
station. Equipped with an industrial grade advanced
cooling system, powerful Intel® Xeon® processors,
NVIDIA® Tesla™ cards and state-of-the-art visu-
alization and storage capabilities, the NEXXUS C
delivers industry-leading performance across a
broad range of applications and standard
benchmarks. With preinstalled Microsoft® or
Linux operating system, NEXXUS C delivers true
“ease of everything” computing, allowing any user to
apply HPC power to challenging science, engineering
and design problems. Designed and priced for individu-
als or workgroups, the NEXXUS C takes the HPC cluster
out of the data center and places it next to your desk.

Technical Specifications

Form Factor              4-trays (up to 8 nodes) Pedestal Personal Cluster
System Interconnect      Up to two fabrics, featuring Ethernet switches providing uplink scalability and high speed

Gigabit Fabric           Interconnect and Management: 1 x 24-Port Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet Switch
                                 • Bandwidth: 88 Gbps (non-blocking)
                                 • Management: Telnet, SNMP v1/v2c/v3, RMON 1, 2, 3, 9,
                                   Web-based Management, VLAN, QoS, MIB
                                 • 24 x RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T Network LAN
                                 • 1 x RJ-45 Console Management
Optional IB Fabric       Interconnect: 1 x 8-port QDR            switch
                                 • 640Gb/s switching capacity
                                 • Signal optimization for longer cable length
                                 • Quality of Service enforcement
                                 • Reversible air
                                 • Redundant Fans
                         Management: 2 x 8-port RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet Switch
                                 • Bandwidth: 16 Gbps (non-blocking)
                                 • Forwarding Mode: Store-and-forward
                                 • Status LED: System power, link, speed and activity indicators on each RJ-45 port
Management               Web-based Remote System Management
                                • Graphical Mode Console Redirection
                                • Performance Monitoring
                                • System Management: Local System Management Application,
                                  Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
                                • Reports: System Information, Health Log, Adminstration,
                                  Application for Local Management
                                • Pager Alerts and E-mail Alerts
                                • SNMP support
Input Power              2 sockets supporting 90–264VAC (47–63Hz)
Dimensions               W 20.2” (51.3 cm) x H 25.7” (65.28 cm) x D 29.7” (75.44 cm)
Weight                   Chassis fully populated: 235 lbs (107 kg)
Environment              Operating Temperature: 10ºC to 30ºC (50º F to 86º F)
                         Non-operating Temperature: -40ºC to 70ºC (-40ºF to 158ºF)
                         Operating Relative Humidity: 8% to 90% (non-condensing)
                         Non-operating Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing)
CIARA NEXXUS C DESKSIDE CLUSTER - A NEW ERA OF COMPUTING PRODUCTIVITY
CIARA NEXXUS C
 Technical Specifications

                                                                         NXC600 Compute Node                                                         NXG600 GPU Node

          Node(s)                                                                         2                                                                        1
          Processors                                                                             2 x Intel Xeon Processor E5-2600 Family
                                                                                                             ®         ®

          GPU Computing                                                                    -                                                       Up to 4 NVIDIA C2075
          Chipset                                                                               Intel® C602-A PCH with QPI up to 8.0 GT/s
          Memory Capacity                                                 Up to 16 x DIMM slots                                                     Up to 8 x DIMM slots
                                                                              Up to 256GB                                                               Up to 128GB

          Memory Type                                                                          4GB, 8GB, 16GB DIMMs - DDR3 ECC 1600 MHz
          Storage Bays                                                      Up to 2 x 2.5” SATA                                                      Up to 4 x 2.5” SATA
                                                                             hot-swap drives                                                          hot-swap drives
          HDD Type
                                                                                      SATA: 250GB, 500GB, 1TB                    SSD: 128GB, 300GB, 512GB

          Interconnect                                                                                 Intel Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet
                                                                                                      Dedicated Management LAN port

          Expansion Slots                                                             PCI-E:                                                                  PCI-E:
                                                                                      1 (x16)                                                            4 (x16) + 3 (x8)

          Graphic Cards                                                                   -                                                                            -
          I/O Ports                                                       1 x External Serial Port                                                 1 x External Serial Port
                                                                               1 x VGA Port                                                             1 x VGA Port
                                                                          2 x External USB Ports                                                    6x External USB Ports
          Video                                                           Aspeed AST2300 16MB                                                          Matrox G200eW
          Power Supply                                                       770W 80Plus Gold                                                        1400W 80Plus Gold
                                                                              Redundant 1+1                                                            Redundant 1+1
          Font Panel                                                                                   Power switch, Reset switch
                                                                                                   Power, HDD, Temp/Alert and LAN LED
          Operating Systems                                                                        Microsoft® Windows HPC Server 2008 R2
                                                                                                    Linux: Red Hat® Enterprise, CentOS
          Cluster Manager                                                                                   Platform Cluster Manager®
                                                                                                             Bright Cluster Manager®
          Management                                                                    Graphical Mode Console Redirection
                                                                                              Performance Monitoring
                                                             Local System Management Application, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
                                                                            Reports: System Information, Health Log, Administration
                                                                                       Pager and E-mail Alerts, SNMP support
                                                               Health Monitoring: CPU and System temp, System voltages, CPU and Chassis Fans,
                                                                        Chassis Intrusion, Redundant Power Failure (hardware dependent)
          Environment                                                               Operating Temperature: 10ºC to 30ºC (50º F to 86º F)
                                                                                 Non-operating Temperature: -40ºC to 70ºC (-40ºF to 158ºF)
                                                                                 Operating Relative Humidity: 8% to 90% (non-condensing)
                                                                               Non-operating Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing)

©2011 Ciara Technologies. All rights reserved. Specifications subject to change without notice. CIARA is a registered trademark, and the CIARA logo and NEXXUS are trademarks of Ciara Technologies.
All other trademarks mentioned herein are the properties of their respective owners.
Technical Specifications

                                                                            NXW600 Workstation                                                       NXH600 Head-node

          Node(s)                                                                           1                                                                       1
          Processors                                                                               2 x Intel Xeon Processor E5-2600 Family
                                                                                                               ®          ®

          GPU Computing                                                                                     Up to 1 NVIDIA C2075 Card
          Chipset                                                                           Intel® C602-A PCH with QPI up to 8.0 GT/s
          Memory Capacity                                                                       Up to 16 x DIMM slots               Up to 256GB
          Memory Type                                                                           4GB, 8GB, 16GB DIMMs - DDR3 ECC 1600 MHz
          Storage Bays                                                        Up to 4 x 2.5” SATA                                                   Up to 14 x 2.5” SATA
                                                                               hot-swap drives                                                        hot-swap drives
          HDD Type                                                                SATA: 250GB, 500GB, 1TB
                                                                                                                                                   SATA: 250GB, 500GB, 1TB
                                                                                 SSD: 128GB, 300GB, 512GB
                                                                                                                                                  SSD: 128GB, 300GB, 512GB
                                                                                PCI-E: 240GB, 480GB, 960GB
          Interconnect                                                                                 Intel Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet
                                                                                                      Dedicated Management LAN port

          Expansion Slots                                                                                                  PCI-E:
                                                                                                                      5 (x16) + 1 (x8)
          Graphic Cards                                                                      -                                                  1 x NVIDIA Quadro Family
          I/O Ports                                                        1 x External Serial Port                                                1 x External Serial Port
                                                                                1 x VGA Port                                                            1 x VGA Port
                                                                           2 x External USB Ports                                                   6x External USB Ports
          Video                                                                                                 Aspeed AST2300 16MB
          Power Supply                                                                                 1400W 80Plus Gold Redundant 1+1
          Front Panel                                                                                  Power switch, Reset switch
                                                                                                   Power, HDD, Temp/Alert and LAN LED
          Operating Systems                                   Microsoft® Windows HPC Server 2008 R2
                                                                                                                                      Microsoft® Windows HPC Server 2008 R2
                                                                Microsoft®Windows® 7 Professional
                                                                                                                                       Linux: Red Hat® Enterprise, CentOS
                                                                Linux: Red Hat® Enterprise, CentOS

          Cluster Manager                                                                                   Platform Cluster Manager®
                                                                                                             Bright Cluster Manager®
          Management                                                                    Graphical Mode Console Redirection
                                                                                              Performance Monitoring
                                                             Local System Management Application, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
                                                                            Reports: System Information, Health Log, Administration
                                                                                       Pager and E-mail Alerts, SNMP support
                                                               Health Monitoring: CPU and System temp, System voltages, CPU and Chassis Fans,
                                                                        Chassis Intrusion, Redundant Power Failure (hardware dependent)
          Environment                                                               Operating Temperature: 10ºC to 30ºC (50º F to 86º F)
                                                                                 Non-operating Temperature: -40ºC to 70ºC (-40ºF to 158ºF)
                                                                                 Operating Relative Humidity: 8% to 90% (non-condensing)
                                                                               Non-operating Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing)

©2011 Ciara Technologies. All rights reserved. Specifications subject to change without notice. CIARA is a registered trademark, and the CIARA logo and NEXXUS are trademarks of Ciara Technologies.
All other trademarks mentioned herein are the properties of their respective owners.

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World-Class Support and Service
In addition to offering industry-leading technology and a comprehensive software environment, the
NEXXUS C Series also includes world-class support. The system includes a three-year parts and labor hardware
warranty, call center technical support and next-business day onsite service. Customers also have a variety of
options from ongoing software support to onsite installation or usage training. Together, these services
enable users to receive fast, expert assistance with any technical issue.

©2011 Ciara Technologies. All rights reserved. Specifications subject to change without notice. CIARA is a registered trademark, and the CIARA logo and NEXXUS are trademarks of Ciara Technologies.
All other trademarks mentioned herein are the properties of their respective owners.
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