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Standardized Construction of Standardized Construction of HPC Clusters for Academic HPC Clusters for Academic
UsageUsage
By Bradford W. BazemoreGeorgia Southern University
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HPCHPC
Computing Centers− Mainframes− Supercomputers
PC− Computing
Centers to Computer Labs
− HPC is still needed
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ClustersClusters
Used in many fields− Engineering− Physics− Economics
Complicated to design and build
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DesignDesign
GOAL
− “Turnkey” modern computing center Operating System
− Linux/Unix Nodes
− Front end
− Web
− Data
− Compute Network
− Ethernet/Infiniband
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Proof of ConceptProof of Concept
Components− University Surplus− 12 IBM 1U servers
Intel Xeon
− 1 Dell Front End Intel Core 2 Duo
− Cisco Catalyst − Rocks Software
Linux MPI
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Performance TestingPerformance Testing MPI C
− Prime number search 1.5 billion numbers
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DataDataNotice the curve
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AnalysisAnalysis
Amdahl's Law
S p=T 1
T p
Pestimated=
1SU
−1
1NP
−1
S (N )=1
(1−P)+PN
The Curves Match
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ConclusionConclusion
Clusters are vital to science Standard “turnkey” design is needed This design is validated Future Work
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Thank YouThank You
Contact
− www.bradfordbazemore.com