Appro HyperBlade Mini Xeon 5000 Cluster

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This Mini-Cluster is designed for the High-Performance Computing (HPC) market and is a fully integrated cluster solution supporting up to 17 compute blades including a master node. This is the ideal solution for customers who want to start small in a modular clustering computing environment. If transaction or database volumes grow, customers can add a full-size HyperBlade cluster cabinet that supports up to 80 nodes. HyperBlade servers can fit all cabinet sizes including a standard 19” rack offering the ability to mix and match cluster building blocks. 
 
The Appro HyperBlade Mini-Cluster provides a very densely packaged cluster building block, perfect for scaling up to meet the demands of the largest computational simulations while conserving floor space. The Mini-Cluster delivers outstanding price/performance in a truly flexible, modular and scalable blade clustering computing solution. Each HyperBlade is an independent server, with its own processors, memory, storage, network controllers, operating system and applications. The Appro mini-cluster is a self-contained smalll rack designed to address your most serious issues: space constraints, manageability, scalability, capacity, performance, cooling and power. This modular solution are also designed to take less time to install, fewer people to maintain lowering TCO and accelerating time to ROI.

HyperBlade servers supports Dual/Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor 5100 and 5300 series. These servers also bring new advancements in memory, power, I/O, and security, optimizing the platform for the demands of multi-core processing. They provide up to three times the memory bandwidth and four times the capacity with new fully buffered DIMM memory, boosting system responsiveness for data-intensive applications.

The Appro HyperBlade server uses the latest Intel® 5000X chipset. It includes the new Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processor supports the latest technologies available such as Intel® EM64T, PCI Express I/O and graphics to provide outstanding server performance and scalability required for next-generation data centers.

Appro Cluster Management Solution, High-Speed Interconnect and Operating Systems options:
The Appro Cluster Management Solution is an outstanding hardware and software monitoring and management tool that gives you in-depth visual status on all your hardware subsystems. It consists of Appro BladeDome Remote Management Software and Appro Command Center, cluster management appliance. Appro BladeDome delivers server management functions, reduces IT complexity and improves administration efficiency while lowering the total cost of ownership. It now provides enhanced manageability by offering Optional Provisioning Manager allowing the IT administrator to rapidly, reliably, and remotely deploy operating systems, applications, patches, and more across all blade nodes simultaneously Appro offers high-speed interconnect options such as Myrinet, Dolphin, Quadrics and InfiniBand™ for all cluster solutions. Appro also offers a choice of Linux or Windows operating systems

Features:

Up to 17 compute nodes maximum per cabinet
Up to 34 64-bit Dual-Core Intel® Xeon™Processor (formally codenamed "Woodcrest')
Up to 32GB ECC, Fully Buffered DDR2 - (8 DIMMs)
Up to 640GB IDE and 1T SATA storage per node
One PCI-Express x8 slot
Power distribution buil into cabinet
Integrated Direct Connect for power & management to reduce cluster cabling complexity
High-speed interconnects supported (Myrinet, Dolphin, Quadrics, and Infiniband)
New Rack Rear Door Exhaust Cooling Option
Appro Cluster Management options
Choice of Windows or Linux operating systems.

 Intel Xeon Processors

Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5300
- Maximize performance density where performance per watt is a key consideration
- Turbo boost your general purpose servers with high performance quad-core processing
- Pack more performance into small 2-way server form factors to minimize space
- Ideal for infrastructure virtualization on dense 2 way form factors

Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5100
- Best performance/$ for your standard high volume server usages
- Packed with advanced system technology to complement the most powerful, energy efficient multi-core microarchitecture on the market
- Easy to cool with demonstrated benchmark leadership and unique reliability capabilities make these servers an easy choice for IT to standardize on

Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology Processors with Intel EM64T allow platforms to access larger amounts of memory and will support 64-bit extended operating systems.

Hyper-Threading Technology -Increases system response time by extending system performance beyond GHz operation.

Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology Processors with Intel EM64T allow platforms to access larger amounts of memory and will support 64-bit extended operating systems.

Intel VMware Virtualize ASAP
- Turns a physical server into multiple systems ( virtual machines) allowing multiple operating systems and applications to run inside a single platform
-Industry’s first and only collaborative ISV and OEM global effort to deliver optimized virtualization solutions and practices
- Broadest choice of virtualization software environment today

Fully buffered DIMM Memory increases capacity and memory bandwidth to keep pace with the processor and I/O performance enhancements

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology - allows processors to adjust their operating speeds to meet varying performance needs, while balancing power consumption.

Benefits:

Provides outstanding performance for a broad range of technical computing applications.
Offerst advanced cooling technology that addresses individual blades as well as the entire architecture
Flexible, modular scalable blade architecture for rapidly changing environment
Blades servers can fit all cabinet sizes offering the ability to mix and match blades as needed.
Expected to deliver better performance and memory bandwidth
Lower latency and higher memory loadings
32-bit capability with 64-bit compatibility
Integration and consulting services are available

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