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- Evaluating the Impact of RDMA on Storage I/O Over InfiniBand
- Recently, several protocols such as iSER iSCSI Extension for RDMA and SCSI RDMA Protocol SRP have been proposed to improve the performance of storage I/O. These protocols promise a better performance by taking advantage of Remote Direct Memory Access RDMA operations. The need for design and development of new hardware...
- Tags: I/O, Remote Direct Memory Access, Storage I/O, Remote Access, InfiniBand, Storage, Networking, Hardware
- White papers
- Dell Servers, Storage, and Services Supercharge the National Center for Supercomputing Applications
- Developed in the 1990s by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications NCSA is located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Center needed to build massive computing clusters to provide computing cycles to the academic research community - on budget and in record time. The solution deployed includes Dell...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell Server, InfiniBand, Servers, Storage, Processors, Networking, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components
- Case studies
- Exploring the Performance of the Myrinet PC-Cluster on Linux
- Both the Infiniband and the Virtual Interface Architecture VIA aim at providing effective cluster communication. However, the specification of the former does not define APIs. It contains an abstract description of the protocol verbs. The dependence of an implementation on the various features of the hardware, firmware, and software are...
- Tags: Performance, Implementation, Specification, Virtual Interface Architecture, InfiniBand, Linux, Performance Management, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers
- The Convergence of Ethernet and Ethernot: A 10-Gigabit Ethernet Perspective
- Off late, a vast number of interconnect technologies such as InfiniBand, Myrinet and Quadrics have been introduced into the System-Area Network SAN environment; the primary driving requirements of this environment being high-performance and a feature-rich interface. Ethernet, on the other hand, is already the ubiquitous technology for Wide-Area Network WAN...
- Tags: 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Environment, SAN, Convergence, Ethernet, Storage Area Networks (SAN), InfiniBand, Network Technology, WANs, Networking, Storage Management, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2008-01-01
- 10-Gigabit iWARP Ethernet: Comparative Performance Analysis With InfiniBand and Myrinet-10G
- iWARP is a set of standards enabling Remote Direct Memory Access RDMA over Ethernet. iWARP supporting RDMA and OS bypass, coupled with TCP/IP Offload Engines, can fully eliminate the host CPU involvement in an Ethernet environment. With the iWARP standard and the introduction of 10-Gigabit Ethernet, there is now an...
- Tags: 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Performance, High-performance Computing, Remote Direct Memory Access, Queen, iWARP, Ethernet, InfiniBand, Remote Access, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2007-01-22
- IBM High Performance Computing for AIX Using InfiniBand
- This paper provides an overview and describes the components and performance of an HPC solution for AIX on POWER using InfiniBand as the cluster interconnects. The paper contains performance results for several communication benchmarks running on IBM System p servers with the IBM Host Channel Adapter driving InfiniBand switches, and...
- Tags: Performance, IBM AIX, High-performance Computing, IBM Corp., InfiniBand, Performance Management, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2007-10-01
- Comparing Cluster Interconnects: Fluent CFD Application Over Ethernet and InfiniBand
- Adoption of commodity compute clusters has grown beyond the traditional high-performance compute market and is entering the enterprise data center. Efficiently designing cluster interconnect networks requires network professionals and cluster architects to select the appropriate technology. This decision is complicated by the fact that many applications have varying requirements and...
- Tags: Ethernet, Network, Network Interface Card, Cisco Systems Inc., InfiniBand, Networking, PCI, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2005-11-01
- Comparing Cluster Interconnects: LS-DYNA Performance Benchmarks for Gigabit Ethernet and Cisco Double Data Rate InfiniBand
- The ability of a high-performance cluster HPC to positively affect application performance is one of the most important factors to consider in selecting a switching fabric type and interconnect. Though the characteristics of an application affect performance results, one also should consider node configuration, interconnect and switching fabric type and...
- Tags: Performance, Gigabit Ethernet, Cisco Systems Inc., Analysis, InfiniBand, Ethernet, Performance Management, Network Technology, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2007-04-17
- The Sun Customer Ready Scalable Storage Cluster: High Performance Storage for High Performance Computing
- Much of the focus of High Performance Computing HPC has traditionally centered on CPU performance. However, as the computing requirements have grown, HPC clusters are demanding increasingly higher rates of aggregate data throughput. Today's clusters feature larger numbers of nodes with increased compute speeds. The higher clock rates and operations...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Storage, High-performance Computing, High-performance, Node, InfiniBand, Networking
- White papers 2007-07-01
- Cisco High-Performance Computing InfiniBand and Ethernet Networks and the IBM System Cluster 1350 Lowers Costs, Improves Systems and Halves ROI Period
- Cineca is a consortium of 31 universities plus the CNR the National Research Council and the Ministry of University and Research. Cineca has deployed Cisco HPC InfiniBand and Ethernet networks for the HPC cluster and as part of an IBM System Cluster 1350 solution, which includes more than 1,200 BladeCenter...
- Tags: Solution, Network, ROI, Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Cineca, InfiniBand, Ethernet, Networking
- Case studies 2007-06-26
- I/O Virtualization Using Mellanox InfiniBand and Channel I/O Virtualization (CIOV) Technology
- When a physical server is virtualized, it results in multiple logical servers. Each logical server comprises a Virtual Machine VM that works over a virtualization intermediary software layer, also known as the Virtual Machine Monitor VMM or hypervisor. Each VM runs its own operating system called the guest OS and...
- Tags: Mellanox Technologies, I/O, InfiniBand, Server, Virtual Machine, Virtual Machine Monitor
- White papers 2007-01-26
- InfiniBand - Industry Standard Data Center Fabric Is Ready for Prime Time
- Like most nascent technologies, InfiniBand launched with unrealistic hype and expectations only to fall from grace as a result of the industry down-turn in the early 2000s. While many in the press and public eye deemed InfiniBand to never become a mainstream technology, the true industry believers of InfiniBand continued...
- Tags: Industry Standard, Industry, InfiniBand, Networking
- White papers 2005-12-01
- InfiniBand in the Enterprise Data Center
- InfiniBand is a high-speed server-interconnect technology that is specified and maintained by the InfiniBand Trade Association IBTA. Through use of Host Channel Adapters HCA and Switches, InfiniBand Technology is used to connect servers with remote storage and networking devices, and other servers. It can also be used inside servers for...
- Tags: Mellanox Technologies, Data Center, Network, Server, InfiniBand, Data Centers, Networking, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2006-03-15
- Using InfiniBand for High Performance Computing
- With business models constantly changing to keep pace with nowadays Internet-based, global economy, IT organizations are continually challenged to provide customers with high performance platforms while controlling their cost. With broader adoption of High Performance Computing HPC in various industry segments, more enterprise businesses are implementing parallel compute cluster architectures...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., High-performance Computing, High-performance, InfiniBand, Networking
- White papers 2007-01-01
- Configuring Oracle RAC Over InfiniBand
- This paper is intended to provide the general instructions on how to do the following: install Oracle Cluster Ready Services CRS over InfiniBand; install Real Application Clusters RAC 10g R2 over InfiniBand; configure a cluster database on RedHat Enterprise Linux RHEL 3.0 or 4.0 over InfiniBand. This paper should be...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Oracle Real Application Cluster, InfiniBand, Databases, Enterprise Software, Networking, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2006-11-01
- Oracle RAC Over InfiniBand
- InfiniBand Architecture IBA is an industry-standard, channel-based, switched-fabric, high-speed interconnect architecture with low latency and high throughput. With Oracle support of IP over InfiniBand IPoIB, Oracle Real Application Clusters RAC customers can now take advantage of greatly improved performance and scalability while using a scalable number of inexpensive high-performance servers....
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Oracle Real Application Cluster, InfiniBand, Blade Servers, Databases, Enterprise Software, Networking, Servers, Hardware, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2006-11-01
- Cisco Server Fabric Switch InfiniBand Fabric
- Cisco Server Fabric Switches SFSs facilitate utility computing by dramatically simplifying the data center architecture, creating a unified, "Wire-once" fabric that aggregates I/O and server resources. This paper provides an overview of InfiniBand essentials and then focuses on the use and functions of the Ethernet gateway. InfiniBand is a standards-based...
- Tags: Server, Cisco Systems Inc., InfiniBand, Ethernet, Data Centers, Networking, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2006-11-01
- Comparing Cluster Interconnects: LS-DYNA Performance Benchmarks Over Gigabit Ethernet and Cisco InfiniBand
- Application performance is one of the most significant factors in the use of clusters in High Performance Computing HPC environments. A number of variables affect performance, including node configuration, interconnect and switching fabric types and configuration, protocol offload technologies, storage and file system types, and the application characteristics. Many application...
- Tags: Performance, Gigabit Ethernet, Cisco Systems Inc., Analysis, Application Performance, InfiniBand, Ethernet, Performance Management, Network Technology, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2006-11-01
- IBM High Performance Computing for Linux on POWER Using InfiniBand
- This paper provides an overview and describes the components and performance of a High Performance Computing HPC solution for Linux on POWER using InfiniBand as the cluster interconnects. The paper contains performance results for several communication benchmarks running on IBM System p5 servers with the IBM Host Channel Adapter driving...
- Tags: Performance, High-performance Computing, IBM Corp., InfiniBand, Linux, Performance Management, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2006-10-01
- Using a Transport Independent Network in a Virtualized Datacenter: An Interoperability Case Study Running Oracle Using iWARP and InfiniBand With the OpenFabrics OFED 1.0 Stack
- As IT professionals increasingly view their computing resources as a crucial element in achieving and retaining competitive advantage, the datacenter is evolving into sets of common resources interconnected by different styles of networks. This presentation discusses how a network-independent interconnect also allows to achieve virtualization without application impact. It also...
- Tags: Data Center, Oracle Corp., Network, Intel Corp., InfiniBand, Data Centers, Networking, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Presentations 2006-09-28
