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Netfinity Commodity Cluster, 4Q 1999

Cluster of 8 Netfinity 5500 M20 nodes


8 Netfinity nodes running Linux


4 Intel 500 MHz Xeon processors


2Gbytes RAM per node


18.2 Gbyte internal disk per node for system and intermediate data


1 Gbit Ethernet Adapter per node


1 10/100 Mbit Ethernet Adapter per node


Gigabit switch to support


8 compute nodes


1 control node 

1 NFS server 

access to SP Switch router.


Fast 100Mb Ethernet switching to connect 

8 compute nodes


control node


NFS server 

access to switch router


2 19" racks to hold 8 Netfinity nodes



1 RS/6000 Model H70 workstation to act as a control/IO/administrative/compile node for the Netfinity Cluster


2 Gbyte RAM


1 Gbit Ethernet adapter


Fast Ethernet adapter


18 Gbytes of disk


1 SSA Disk Farm configured as a high-speed file server


360 Gigabyte of storage, eventually the GPFS storage


Ascend SP Switch Router with


2 Gigabit Ethernet blades (minimum 2 ports, 2 blades for redundancy)


1 8-port 10/100 Mb ethernet blade


1 Trailblazer switch adapter