Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 36

At a Glance

• A self-contained, multi-purpose 36-node, QDR InfiniBand switch fabric solution in 1RU for clustered databases, high performance computing (HPC), high performance storage, and converged datacenter fabrics
• Joins the Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 648 in Sun's third generation family of InfiniBand switches
• Flexibility and scalability to support multiple usage models, down to the department
• Redundant power and cooling for high availability in demanding environments
• Building block for hierarchical fabric topologies supporting larger clusters of Sun Blade or Sun Fire servers and storage systems
• Embedded InfiniBand management module enabled for redundant fabric management
• Enables high-performance fabrics to be deployed in demanding High Availability (HA) environments
• Supports advanced features for traffic isolation and Quality of Service (QoS) management, preventing faults from causing costly service disruptions

Key Applications

• Clustered databases
• Converged datacenter fabrics
• Commercial HPC compute clusters
• High performance storage
• Data Warehouse

Key Benefits

• Self-contained multi-purpose switch
• Building block for hierarchical fabric topologies supporting larger clusters of Sun Blade or Sun Fire servers and storage systems
• Embedded InfiniBand management module alleviates need for management server
• Support for traffic isolation and quality of service management

Spotlight

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The Sun Oracle Database Machine, the first OLTP database machine, combines industry-standard hardware components, FlashFire technology and ultra-fast 40 Gb/s InfiniBand switching from Sun, Oracle Database 11/g/ Release 2, and Oracle Exadata Storage Server Software to create a faster, more versatile database machine.

Scale Up or Down with Sun's InfiniBand QDR Ultra-Fast, Low-Latency Switches

• Sun Datacenter Switch 36 for smaller, mid-size and department-level deployments
• Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 72, an ultra-dense, ultra-slim switch fabric for small-to-moderate scale InfinIBand cluster deployments
• Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 648 for large-scale HPC deployments
• Sun Blade 6048 IB QDR Switched NEM simplifies management and reduces costs through a 6:1 consolidation of cables
• Sun PCIe QDR IB HCAs optimize performance for compute and database clusters on rackmount and blade servers
• Sun Blade X6275 Server Module is the industry's first blade with on-board InfiniBand