Maximum 162-Node System Configuration - Aster Appliances

Aster Appliance 3H and 4 Platforms Product and Site Preparation Guide
Product
Aster Appliances
Published
February 2018
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2018-04-16
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InfiniBand Network Topology for a Maximum 162-Node System
Nodes 145 - 162 Nodes 127 - 144 Nodes 109 - 126 Nodes 91 - 108 Nodes 73 - 90 Nodes 55 - 72 Nodes 37 - 54 Nodes 19 - 36 Nodes 1 - 18 InfiniBand_0001 162-Port InfiniBand Switch Network-0 Cabinet Network-1 Cabinet Line Board 1 Line Board 2 Line Board 3 Line Board 4 Line Board 5 Line Board 6 Line Board 7 Line Board 8 Line Board 9 Nodes 145 - 162 Nodes 127 - 144 Nodes 109 - 126 Nodes 91 - 108 Nodes 73 - 90 Nodes 55 - 72 Nodes 37 - 54 Nodes 19 - 36 Nodes 1 - 18 162-Port InfiniBand Switch Line Board 1 Line Board 2 Line Board 3 Line Board 4 Line Board 5 Line Board 6 Line Board 7 Line Board 8 Line Board 9 AC Box AC Box AC Box AC Box

  • Consists of one or more appliance cabinets, a VMS with SWS VM, plus additional (optional) Platform Framework Cabinets.
  • Scalable up to 162 nodes and TMSs in any combination.
  • Two InfiniBand switch cabinets provide redundant InfiniBand networks (Network-0 and Network-1). Each cabinet contains one 162-port InfiniBand switch.
  • Each 162-port InfiniBand switch contains from 2 to 9 line boards. Each line board supports up to 18 nodes.
  • Each node contains a dual port InfiniBand adapter that connects to the InfiniBand switch in each InfiniBand switch cabinet. A TMS may contain a dual port InfiniBand adapter that connects to the switches.
  • Individual optical InfiniBand cables are used to connect nodes and servers in expansion cabinets to the InfiniBand switches in each InfiniBand switch cabinet.
  • For port-to-port cabling, see the appropriate Hardware Installation Guide.