hpcLine now with new 1U dual Xeon processor nodesMunich 16 December 2002 Fujitsu Siemens Computers today announced that its successful Linux Cluster series hpcLine can be equipped with 1U dual Xeon 2.8 GHz processor nodes, which use the Intel E7501 chipset with a 533 MHz front-side bus.
At the SAVE supercomputer user group meeting, Fujitsu Siemens Computers presented a new solution, which was announced today. The new nodes in the hpcLine can be mounted in 1U rack modules and are equipped with dual Intel Xeon processors, 2.8 GHz. The rack node uses the Intel motherboard SE7501WV2 with the chipset E7501 with a 533 MHz front-side bus. Via two channels the user can access up to 6 GB DDR-SDRAM.
The new chipset allows a high bandwidth, which is a cost-effective alternative to faster but more expensive RD-RAM memory technology. In the board two Gigabit Ethernet ports are integrated. There are options for SCSI or IDE disks. A PCI-X interface is available.
The hardware supports the Intel Server Management V5.5. In contrast to other hardware, which needs a Terminal Server for administration, this new machine can be managed via LAN. This saves the cost of a remote management card, which no longer is necessary.
Another important feature is that the next coming Xeon generation - Xeon successors - use the same chipset. Thus it is possible to replace the actual processors by the new ones and keeping the rest of the hardware.
Fujitsu Siemens Computers additionally announced that the first systems of this new 1U nodes will go into production at PSA Peugeot Citroën and CD-adapco. This is the Independent Software Vendor of STAR-CD, a fluid dynamics software.
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