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== ION Computer Systems Quotation 1 == | == ION Computer Systems Quotation 1 == | ||
− | *2 ION G10 Server with GPU: | + | *2 ION G10 Server with GPU: 4,972.00 each |
** (2) Intel® Quad-Core Xeon® processor E5530 (2.40GHz, 8MB Cache, 5.86GT/s, 80W) | ** (2) Intel® Quad-Core Xeon® processor E5530 (2.40GHz, 8MB Cache, 5.86GT/s, 80W) | ||
** 12GB RAM [Bank 1 of 2: (6) 2GB ECC PC3-10600 1333MHz 2rank DDR3 RDIMM Modules][Smart] | ** 12GB RAM [Bank 1 of 2: (6) 2GB ECC PC3-10600 1333MHz 2rank DDR3 RDIMM Modules][Smart] | ||
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** Default load for testing (Service Partition + CentOS 5.3 for Intel64) | ** Default load for testing (Service Partition + CentOS 5.3 for Intel64) | ||
− | *7 ION G10 Server without GPU: | + | *7 ION G10 Server without GPU: 3,697.00 each |
** (2) Intel® Quad-Core Xeon® processor E5530 (2.40GHz, 8MB Cache, 5.86GT/s, 80W) | ** (2) Intel® Quad-Core Xeon® processor E5530 (2.40GHz, 8MB Cache, 5.86GT/s, 80W) | ||
** 12GB RAM [Bank 1 of 2: (6) 2GB ECC PC3-10600 1333MHz 2rank DDR3 RDIMM Modules][Smart] | ** 12GB RAM [Bank 1 of 2: (6) 2GB ECC PC3-10600 1333MHz 2rank DDR3 RDIMM Modules][Smart] | ||
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** Default load for testing (Service Partition + CentOS 5.3 for Intel64) | ** Default load for testing (Service Partition + CentOS 5.3 for Intel64) | ||
+ | * Other stuff | ||
** scorpion: ION bootable USB Flash device for trouble shooting. | ** scorpion: ION bootable USB Flash device for trouble shooting. | ||
** 3 year Next Business Day response Onsite Repair Service by Source Support | ** 3 year Next Business Day response Onsite Repair Service by Source Support | ||
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+ | * Price tag: $33,173.20 |
Revision as of 14:53, 15 December 2009
Damascus is the working name for the Earlham Computer Science Department's upcoming cluster computer.
At the moment Damascus exists only as a $40,000 grant and a growing list of tentative specifications:
Contents
Tentative Specifications
Budget
- $35,000 (leaving $5,000 for discretionary spending)
Nodes
- Intel Nehalem processors
- 4 core processors minimum
- Six cores still expensive
- 1.5GB RAM per core
Specialty Nodes
- Two nodes should support CUDA GPGPU
Network
- One of the following (in order of cost):
- Gigabit Ethernet fabric with switch
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet fabric
- Infiniband
ION Computer Systems Quotation 1
- 2 ION G10 Server with GPU: 4,972.00 each
- (2) Intel® Quad-Core Xeon® processor E5530 (2.40GHz, 8MB Cache, 5.86GT/s, 80W)
- 12GB RAM [Bank 1 of 2: (6) 2GB ECC PC3-10600 1333MHz 2rank DDR3 RDIMM Modules][Smart]
- Total memory: 12GB DDR3_1333
- Configure 1 RAID sets / arrays.
- Seagate SV35.3 250GB, 7200RPM, SATA 3Gb for SDVR 3.5“ Disk
- (1) NVidia Tesla C1060 w. 4GB DDR3
- Dual Intel Gigabit Server NICs with IOAT2 Integrated
- Default load for testing (Service Partition + CentOS 5.3 for Intel64)
- 7 ION G10 Server without GPU: 3,697.00 each
- (2) Intel® Quad-Core Xeon® processor E5530 (2.40GHz, 8MB Cache, 5.86GT/s, 80W)
- 12GB RAM [Bank 1 of 2: (6) 2GB ECC PC3-10600 1333MHz 2rank DDR3 RDIMM Modules][Smart]
- Total memory: 12GB DDR3_1333
- Configure 1 RAID sets / arrays.
- Seagate SV35.3 250GB, 7200RPM, SATA 3Gb for SDVR 3.5“ Disk
- Dual Intel Gigabit Server NICs with IOAT2 Integrated
- Default load for testing (Service Partition + CentOS 5.3 for Intel64)
- Other stuff
- scorpion: ION bootable USB Flash device for trouble shooting.
- 3 year Next Business Day response Onsite Repair Service by Source Support
- Price tag: $33,173.20