BladeCenter system overview

Desai, Dipan; Bradicich, T. M.; Champion, Dean J.; Holland, W. G.; Kreuz, B. M.

doi:10.1147/rd.496.0809

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“…The IBM BladeCenter [3], [5]solution (and similar systems from companies such as HP and Dell) represents the next step after rack-mounted clusters in scale-out systems for commercial computing. The blade servers [6] used in BladeCenter are similar in capability to the densest rack-mounted cluster servers: 4-processor configurations, 16-32 GiB of maximum memory, built-in Ethernet, and expansion cards for either Fiber Channel, Infiniband, Myrinet, or 10 Gbit/s Ethernet.…”

Section: Scale-up and Scale-out Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Scale-up x Scale-out: A Case Study using Nutch/Lucene

Michael

Moreira

Shiloach

et al. 2007

2007 IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium

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Section: Scale-up and Scale-out Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The other is a typical scale-out system based on IBM BladeCenter [3]. The systems were configured to have approximately the same list price (approximately $200,000), allowing a fair performance and price-performance comparison.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Scale-up x Scale-out: A Case Study using Nutch/Lucene

Michael

Moreira

Shiloach

et al. 2007

2007 IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium

108

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“…It is based on the IBM BladeCenter [7] family of products. The basic building block of the cluster is a BladeCenter-H (BC-H) chassis.…”

Section: Commercial Scale-outmentioning

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Base Operating System Provisioning and Bringup for a Commercial Supercomputer

Daly

Choi

Moreira

et al. 2007

2007 IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium

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“…The IBM eServer* BladeCenter* system [1] is among the leaders in the industry in volumetric density, power density, cooling capability, power management, cooling management, and ease of use. Blade servers make it possible to increase server packaging density and eliminate some of the problems inherent in 1U servers.…”

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BladeCenter packaging, power, and cooling

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Champion³

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IBM J. Res. & Dev.

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This paper addresses the packaging, power, and cooling of the IBM eServere BladeCentert compact server infrastructure consisting of 14 servers in a 7U (1U ¼ 44.45 mm) vertical space for installation in an industry-standard rack. A typical rack is 42U tall. Therefore, six BladeCenter systems will fit in a rack, for a total of 84 servers. The density of a BladeCenter system (servers/ U) is double that of previous 1U rack-optimized servers. To build such a dense server system required overcoming a multitude of challenges in packaging, power, and cooling design. Our approach to these challenges is described, but in the broader context of not only increasing the density, but setting a new server standard for a highly available redundant infrastructure with integrated systems management and network switching that uses less power and is simple to maintain on site or remotely, even by nonspecialized personnel. Server processors, memory, storage, and input/output devices were combined in a single compact server unit called a processor blade, while the support infrastructure, such as systems management, network connectivity, optical media, power, and cooling, was consolidated in a single structure and shared among many servers. The result is a package architecture that lends itself well to standardization. Custom server blades and input/output devices may be designed in accordance with BladeCenter base specifications and be effectively integrated into the blade server system.

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BladeCenter system overview

Cited by 17 publications

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Scale-up x Scale-out: A Case Study using Nutch/Lucene

Scale-up x Scale-out: A Case Study using Nutch/Lucene

Base Operating System Provisioning and Bringup for a Commercial Supercomputer

BladeCenter packaging, power, and cooling

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