Original installation, September 2007; 2 new 2TB HDDs added, May 2011; QLogic switch replaced, Aug. 2012
Theoretical peak speed, not counting the scheduler node: (35 nodes) * (4 cores/node) * (3 GHz/core) * (4 flop/s/Hz) = 1.68 Tflop/s
CATS = Computing At the TeraScale!
| Compute Nodes: 36 Rack-Mounted 1U Servers, Dell PowerEdge 1950 | |
| Processors: | 2 Dual-Core Xeon Processor 5160, 4MB Cache, 3.00GHz, 1333MHz Front-Side Bus |
| Memory: | 8GB 667MHz (4x2GB), Dual Ranked Fully Buffered DIMMs |
| Hard Drive: | 1 73GB 15K RPM Serial-Attach SCSI 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive |
| Hard Drive Controller: | SAS 5/i Integrated, No RAID |
| Network Interface Controller: | Dual Embedded Broadcom NetXtreme II 5708 Gigabit Ethernet NIC |
| Alternate NIC: | Intel PRO 1000PT Cu, Dual Port PCIe, NIC |
| InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter: | QLogic 7104-HCA-LPX1P (a.k.a. SilverStorm 9000), Mem-Free, PCI-Express, Single-Port |
| HCA Driver: | Infinihost III Lx (MT 25204) - Mellanox InfiniBand HCA for PCI Express, 2.1.2.6583, 9/26/2010 |
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| Original High-Performance Interconnect, 2007–2012: 1 4X SDR InfiniBand Switch, QLogic SilverStorm 9040 | |
| Chassis: | SilverStorm 9040, Switch Chassis & Set of 2 P/Ss, Supports 4 Leaf & 1 Spine Module |
| Spine: | 9XX0 Spine (Internal Fabric), Managed |
| Leaves: | 3 12-Port 4X Leaf modules |
| Cables: | 18 4X 3m Cables + 18 4X 5m Cables, QSFP-to-QSFP, SFF-8470 |
| Replacement High-Performance Interconnect, 2012: 1 4X QDR InfiniBand Switch, 36 Ports, QLogic 12200-BS23-MM | |
| Hardware Service Option: | Basic 2-year service agreement, 5 x 8 remote technical support, 2-business-day replacement |
| Subnet Management Software: | QLogic InfiniBand Fabric Suite (runs on the switch itself) |
| Software Maintenance Option: | Basic 2-year maintenance agreement, 7 x 24 support |
| Cables: | 18 4X 3m Cables + 18 4X 5m Amphenol Cables, QSFP-to-CX4 |
| Login Nodes: 2 Rack-Mounted 2U Servers, Dell PowerEdge 2950 | |
| Processors: | 2 Dual Core Xeon Processor 5160, 4MB Cache, 3.00GHz, 1333MHz Front-Side Bus |
| Memory: | 16GB 667MHz (8x2GB), Dual Ranked DIMMs |
| RAID Feature: | Integrated SAS/SATA RAID 5 PERC 5/i Integrated |
| Data Hard Drives: | 4 300GB 15K RPM Serial-Attach SCSI 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drives |
| Parity Hard Drive: | 1 300GB 15K RPM Serial-Attach SCSI 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive |
| Non-RAID Hard Drive: | 1 2TB 7200 RPM Serial ATA Hard Drive for Select Dell PowerEdge/PowerVault Servers |
| Hard Drive Controller: | PERC 5/i, x6 Backplane Integrated Controller Card |
| Network Interface Controller: | Embedded Broadcom NetXtreme II 5708 Gigabit Ethernet NIC |
| Alternate NIC: | Intel PRO 1000PT Cu, Dual Port PCIe, NIC |
| Remote Access: | Dell Remote Access Card (DRAC), 5th Generation for PowerEdge Remote Management |
| CD/DVD Drive: | 24X IDE CD-RW/DVD ROM Drive for PowerEdge 2950 |
| Other Infrastructure: 2 Racks + 1 Gigabit Ethernet Switch | |
| Racks: | 2 Dell 4210 Racks, 42U |
| Rack Console: | 15FP, 1U Rack Console with RapidRails, 15" TFT LCD, 83 key mini-kybd, U.S. |
| KVM Switch: | 16 Port Keyboard/Video/Mouse Digital Switch, 2161DS/2 PowerEdge |
| KVM Switch Extenders: | 4 Port Expansion Modules for PE2161RCS (8in/1out) |
| Gigabit Ethernet Switch: | PowerConnect 6248, 48 GbE Port Managed Switch |