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Sun Customer Ready HPC Cluster

Sun Customer Ready HPC Cluster

Fast performance, agile deployment, higher quality, and easier management: The Sun Customer Ready HPC Cluster gives you a ready-to-deploy, factory-integrated cluster with record-breaking Sun Fire servers, plus networking and interconnect options and grid-ready software.

At a Glance

  • Ideal for customers deploying High-Performance Computing (HPC) applications such as crash analysis, electronic design automation, financial risk assessment, and for engineering and scientific research
  • Offers choice of Sun Fire x64 rackmount servers (such as Sun Fire X2200M2 or X4150 servers), or Sun Blade Modular Systems (such as the Sun Blade 6000 Family using AMD or Intel processors and the Sun Blade 8000 Family. Sun's x64 servers have over a hundred performance world records (and counting!)
  • Sun Blade Scalable Units for HPC are scalable building blocks at the rack level with integrated Sun Blade 6000 server modules, Infiniband fabric, networking, and cabling all factory integrated into a Sun Rack. Sun Blade Scalable Units are designed to simplify the configuration of Sun Blade solutions for ever expanding compute clusters.
  • The Sun Customer Ready HPC Cluster architecture is derived from real world experience and enterprise-class engineering disciplines, and the cluster system is factory-integrated and tested through the Sun Customer Ready program
  • Runs Sun Solaris 10, or Linux operating systems
  • Manage your cluster with the recommended xVm Ops Center and Sun Grid Engine software, which can be pre-loaded at the factory
  • New Sun Blade 6048 Modular System, the industry's most scalable, powerful, and efficient blade system
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Recommended Configurations by Application

Configurations specifically designed for Crash Analysis applications in Mechanical Computer Aided Engineering (MCAE), are available here.

Companion System

The Sun Customer Ready Scalable Storage Cluster is based on successful implementations in some of the world's largest computing environments, and is designed for customers that require data to be retrieved in parallel using Sun's Lustre Parallel File System to meet the performance needs of large compute clusters. It leverages the Sun Fire X4500 server the world's first hybrid data server, and includes a high-performance cluster file system.

The Sun Customer Ready Visualization System integrates workstations, servers, networking, interconnects, graphics, and innovative software to provide both scalable and sharable visualization solutions. Based on high-performance Sun servers, high-speed/low-latency interconnects, and industry-leading graphics solutions, this flexible and configurable system delivers high performance, scalability, and interactive collaboration.

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Featuring x64 processors from AMD and Intel

The Sun Customer Ready HPC Cluster uses Sun x64 servers powered by AMD Opteron and Intel Xeon processors. Find out more about AMD and Intel technology in Sun's products.


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