ScaleMP's vSMP Foundation aggregation platform, enables the creation of high-end x86-based symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) systems, providing superior performance at prices significantly lower than traditional SMPs and comparable to managed x86 clusters. Solutions based on vSMP Foundation conserve the advantages of the traditional SMP operating model (ease of installation and management as well as large memory) while leveraging the broad x86-based applications portfolio.
vSMP Foundation is available
in two forms:
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vSMP
Foundation Standalone uses off-the-shelf
systems and InfiniBand to offer tremendous
price/performance advantages for the HPC
market. In essence, it provides a unique
way to leverage entry-level systems to
reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO).
It delivers the operational simplicity
of traditional shared-memory systems while
keeping the acquisition cost associated
with clusters.
vSMP Foundation Standalone
is tuned for Intel Xeon (dual- and quad-core)
processors and available for select platforms.
vSMP Foundation Devices loaded with vSMP
Foundation Standalone are available in
USB form factor.
-Commonly
Used Applications PDF
-Supported
Hardware/OS
-Customer
Use Cases
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Supported system configurations:
- Discrete server systems: vSMP Foundation Standalone aggregates two systems connected back-to-back to provide a very cost-effective 4 to 8 processor (32 cores) virtual system. This offering provides performance, power and rack density advantages compared to traditional 4 to 8 processors systems.
- Blade server systems: vSMP Foundation Standalone aggregates from 2 to 16 blades within a single blade chassis using an integrated InfiniBand switch. This offering is ideal for HPC applications benefitting from large memory, high core-count coupled with shared memory. It also simplifies cluster deployments by reducing the number of operating systems to one.
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