Configurations

The SGI® Altix® 1330 and SGI® Altix® 1350 are fully integrated cluster solutions that offer customers the best of capacity computing combined with the best of capability computing to satisfy the most demanding workloads. Altix cluster nodes leverage SGI's industry-leading NUMAflex shared memory architecture, and scale out to hundreds of nodes, using industry standard interconnects.

  SGI Altix 1330 Cluster SGI Altix 1350 Cluster
Processors 1.5GHz and 1.6GHz Intel Itanium 2 microprocessors 1.5GHz and 1.6GHz Intel Itanium 2 microprocessors
Number of processors 1 to 384 (factory integrated version) 1 to 384 (factory integrated version)
Node size (single operating system image) 1-16 CPUs 1-32 CPUs
Cluster Configurations
(node x processors)		 Custom configurations available up to 1000 nodes; MPT supported on up to 100 nodes Custom configurations available up to 1000 nodes; MPT supported on up to 100 nodes
Interconnection within nodes for global shared memory SGI® NUMAlink™ 4
  • Single-plane, ring topology
    		•  SGI® NUMAlink™ 4
  • Single-plane, ring topology
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    Cluster Interconnect between nodes InfiniBand 4x
    Gigabit Ethernet
    Quadrics™    		 InfiniBand 4x
    Gigabit Ethernet
    Quadrics™
    Cluster Management Platform Manager Platform Manager
    Server Monitoring and Management SGIconsole™ SGIconsole™, Cyclades™
    Memory Up to 16GB DDR ECC per module.
    Up to 128GB per system    		 Up to 24GB DDR ECC per module.
    Up to 384GB per system
    Memory-only modules available? N/A Yes (CMPX and CPU Expansion Module)
    Base PCI/PCI-X slots Up to 8 PCI/PCI-X buses, 8 slots (64-bit, 133MHz) per node Up to 64 PCI/PCI-X buses, 128 slots (64-bit, 133MHz) per node
    PCI-X expansion module available? Yes (PA-Brick) Yes (PA-Brick)
    System disk Two drive bays for SCSI: 146GB (10K RPM) or SATA2: 250GB (7200 RPM) drives Two drive bays for SCSI: 146GB (10K RPM) or SATA2: 250GB (7200 RPM) drives
    Disk expansion Many external options for HBA interfaces, JBOD, RAID, data servers, tape, and libraries Many external options for HBA interfaces, JBOD, RAID, data servers, tape, and libraries
    Rack Short rack
  • Standard 19" rack-mount enclosure
  • 17U internal usable space Tall rack
  • Standard 19" rack-mount enclosure
  • 39U internal usable space
    		•  Short rack
  • Standard 19" rack-mount enclosure
  • 17U internal usable space Tall rack
  • Standard 19" rack-mount enclosure
  • 39U internal usable space
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