Cray Scalable Solutions for HPC and Data Storage · COMPUTE | STORE | ANALYZE Cray Scalable Solutions for HPC and Data Storage Philip Brown 28th November 2013

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Cray Scalable Solutions for HPC and Data Storage

Philip Brown28th November 2013


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We Build Computational Tools That Help Change The World

SupercomputersFlexible Clusters

Hybrid Architectures

Supercomputing Big Data

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Integrated Storage& Data Management

Tiered Storage ArchiveStore

Analyze Graph AnalyticsHadoop Solutions

Merging Big Data and Supercomputing



Cray Computing Solutions Scaling across the Performance Spectrum

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Cray CS300 SeriesCluster Supercomputers

Capacity Computing Focus• Price/Performance/Watt• Flexible system configurations• Industry Standard Technologies• Manageability and Reliability• Modular Scalability

Cray XC30 SeriesSupercomputers

Capability Computing Focus• Application Performance & Scalability• HPC-Optimized Systems• Advanced Programming Tools• Roadmap Upgradability• Reliability/Availability/Serviceability

Based on the Intel® Xeon® processor


Load & Go Tune & Go Code & Go

No Code Development

New CodeDevelopment

Full Support for Diverse Users

Build & Go

Cray provides great support across the full spectrum of HPC user types


Cray XC30 User Environment

CrayPATCray Apprentice2

Cray Iterative Refinement ToolkitCray PETSc, CASK

DVS

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Reveal

Cray LinuxEnvironment

Load & Go Code & GoTune & GoBuild & Go


Scalability of select “Load & Go” ISV applications

ISV Application

Primary segment

Demonstratedscalability *

ANSYS Fluent Commercial CFD >12000 cores

LS-DYNA Impact/crash analysis >4000 cores

CFD++ Aero CFD >10,000 cores

STAR-CCM+ Commercial CFD >3000 cores

PowerFLOW External CFD >4000 cores

AcuSolve Commercial CFD >3000 cores

Abaqus Structural analysis >64 cores

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DVS

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Load & Go Code & GoTune & GoBuild & Go


Build & Go Example – ROMS Ocean Model

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Item FDR IB Cluster

Processor Intel E5-2670

Compiler Intel 13.1

Compiler Options

-heap-arrays -ip -O3 -xW –free

Topology Full Fat Tree

MPI Libraries

Intel 4.0

Math Libraries

Intel MKL 10.3

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FDR IB Cluster

Build & Go

Item FDR IB Cluster Cray XC30

Processor Intel E5-2670 Same

Compiler Intel 13.1 Same

Compiler Options

-heap-arrays -ip-O3 -xW –free

Same

Topology Full Fat Tree Dragonfly

MPI Libraries

Intel 4.0 Cray MPICH2 6.0

Math Libraries

Intel MKL 10.3 Cray Libsci12.1

OS RHEL 6.2 CLE 5.1






DVS

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Load & Go Tune & Go Code & GoBuild & Go


Tune & Go Toolbox● Compilers

● Cray Compiling Environment● Popular 3rd party compilers

● Scientific Libraries● Profiling Tools

● Craypat, Craypat Lite & Apprentice● Popular 3rd party tools

● Debuggers● Rogue Wave TotalView● Allinea DDT

● Communication Optimizations● Aries Collective Engine● MPI Rank Reordering Tools● Cray SHMEM

● Restructuring Tools● Cray Reveal

● Language Extensions● OpenACC● Coarray FORTRAN 2008

Tune & Go



Tune & Go Example – ROMS Ocean Model

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Item FDR IB Cluster

Processor Intel E5-2670

Compiler Intel 13.1

Compiler Options


Topology Full Fat Tree

MPI Libraries

Intel 4.0

Math Libraries

Intel MKL 10.3

OS RHEL 6.2



Compiler Intel 13.1 Same

Compiler Options


Same


MPI Libraries


Math Libraries

Intel MKL 10.3 Cray Libsci 12.1

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FDR IB Cluster

Cray XC30 + RankOptimization



Compiler Intel 13.1 CCE 8.1

Compiler Options


Default flags


MPI Libraries


Math Libraries

Intel MKL 10.3 Cray Libsci12.1

OS RHEL 6.2 CLE 5.1

Tuning MPI Rank Reordering

Tune & Go






DVS

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Load & Go Tune & Go Code & GoBuild & Go



Cray End-To-End Storage Solutions


Centralized FabricCentralized Fabric

Lustre File System by Cray


Cray Tiered Adaptive Storage


● Integrated solution● Architected, configured and fully supported by Cray● Including Versity Storage Manager software

● Features● Storage tier virtualization

● Support for up to four tiers for data protection● Transparent user access to tiers

● Data managed round-the-clock automatically by policy● Flexible policy engine to provide maximum protection

● Open data format for archived files● No vendor lock-in

● Wide device support● Supports latest tape and library technologies● Network and storage agnostic

● Optimized for performance

Management and File System Servers

File System Storage

File ServersLustre HSM Movers

Storage and NetworkSwitches


Users and Applications

Cray Tiered Adaptive Storage For Big Data


● Virtualizing storage● Single interface to multiple tiers● File systems appear infinitely large

● Data protection● Multiple copies of files● Disaster recovery capabilities

● Flexible storage tiers● Scale the correct tiers to your needs● Support for both disk and tape

● Transparent for users● Maintain ease of use for your

customers● Extensible to Lustre file system

● Lustre file system integration● Maintain transparency throughout

Tier 1

Tier 2

Tier 3

Tier 4

File System

Policy‐based Data Movement

Policy Engine

Lustre File System

Users and Applications

Transparent D

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Transparent D

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Cray Scalable Solutions for HPC and Data Storage · COMPUTE | STORE | ANALYZE Cray Scalable Solutions for HPC and Data Storage Philip Brown 28th November 2013