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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