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Whether you're updating software, adding a new node, migrating to new hardware platforms or realigning high-performance computing (HPC) processes, Dell offers guidance to help you get the most out of your cluster environment.
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  1. Lustre storage brick white paper

    White Paper: High Performance, Open Source, Dell Lustre Storage System

    01 Jul 2010

    Explore a detailed description of how to build a commodity Dell Lustre storage brick, including operational characteristics and system administration best practices derived from over two years of production usage.

  2. HPC Scheduling and Resource Management

    High Performance Computing Scheduling and Resource Management

    01 Jan 2010

    This paper provides an overview of scheduling and resource management considerations in implementing a high performance computing cluster (HPCC) from Dell. It also lists and describes the benefits of a range of commercial and open source scheduling and resource management tools currently available.

  3. Platform HPC Workgroup Manager

    White Paper: Platform HPC Workgroup Manager

    01 Jan 2010

    Platform HPC Workgroup Manager is the ideal solution for deploying and managing state-of-the-art HPC clusters.

  4. Dell PowerVault MD1200 as a Network File System Backend Storage Solution

    Dell PowerVault MD1200 as a Network File System Backend Storage Solution

    01 Jan 2010

    This article describes a solution that deploys a 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) network using network file system (NFS) on Dell HPC clusters. The article describes installation and hardware/software configuration best practices.

  5. hpc_GFS_WP.pdf

    Scalable storage for High-Performance Computing (HPC) — Red Hat Global File System on Dell EqualLogic

    15 Jan 2009

    Dell PS Series storage and Global File System (GFS) combine standards‐based hardware with open-source software to provide scalable I/O (input/output) performance for small clusters.

  6. hpc_NFS-10GigE.pdf

    Deploying Network File System (NFS) Server With 10 GigE Networks for High-Performance Computing (HPC)

    01 Jan 2009

    1.2857 out of 5

    This article describes a solution of deploying a 10 GigE network with Network File System (NFS) on Dell high-performance computing (HPC) clusters, and provides the hardware/software configuration best practices, and the installation process.

  7. Evaluating Mellanox ConnectX InfiniBand Performance in HPC Clusters

    Evaluating Mellanox ConnectX InfiniBand Performance in HPC Clusters

    01 Nov 2008

    IT organizations need an efficient communication subsystem to sustain application performance. The Dell team tested bandwidth and benchmarks to determine speedup rates in high-performance computing (HPC) clusters used on Dell PowerEdge servers.

  8. Evaluating Third-Generation AMD Opteron Processors for HPC Workloads

    Evaluating Third-Generation AMD Opteron Processors for HPC Workloads

    01 Nov 2008

    To help organizations understand the potential performance increases enabled by third-generation AMD Opteron processors, Dell engineers performed benchmark tests against a variety of high-performance computing (HPC) workloads.

  9. Evaluating Energy Efficiency in InfiniBand-Based Dell PowerEdge Energy Smart Clusters

    Evaluating Energy Efficiency in InfiniBand-Based Dell PowerEdge Energy Smart Clusters

    15 Feb 2008

    Maintaining high levels of energy efficiency can be key to controlling costs in high-performance computing (HPC) environments. By building HPC clusters using the InfiniBand interconnect and Dell PowerEdge Energy Smart servers, organizations can help reduce power consumption without compromising performance.

  10. Serial Attached SCSI Storage for High-Performance Computing

    Serial Attached SCSI Storage for High-Performance Computing

    15 Nov 2006

    1 out of 5

    This article discusses deployment of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) storage in high-performance computing (HPC) clusters.