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Base and Plus Configurations for Intel® Select Solutions for Simulation & Visualization
Ingredient | Intel Select Solutions for Simulation & Visualization Base Configuration | Intel Select Solutions for Simulation & Visualization Plus Configuration | |
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Common Hardware Components | |||
Message Fabric Switch |
Intel® Omni-Path Switch (Intel® OP Switch) |
Intel Omni-Path Switch (Intel OP Switch) |
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Management Network |
1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) | 1 GbE |
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Master/Head Node | |||
Minimum Number |
1 |
1 |
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CPU |
2 x Intel® Xeon® Gold 6148 processor (2.40 GHz, 20 cores/40 threads), Intel® Xeon® Gold 6252 processor (2.5 GHz, 20 cores/40 threads), or a higher number Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor |
2 x Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8180 processor (2.50 GHz, 28 cores/56 threads) or Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8280 processor (2.7 GHz, 28 cores/56 threads) |
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Memory |
192 GB or higher with 2 GB/core or higher, 1 DPC (all memory channels must be populated)
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192 GB or higher with 2 GB/core or higher, 1 DPC (all memory channels must be populated)
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Boot Drive |
Intel® Solid State Drive (SSD) DC S3700 or better (more than 200 GB preferred) |
Intel SSD DC S3700 or better (more than 200 GB preferred) |
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Data Drives |
2 x 4 TB Intel® SSD DC P4500/P4510 Series or better/larger |
4 x 4 TB Intel SSD DC P4500/P4510 Series or better/larger |
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RAID Controller (for Data Drives Only) |
Intel® RAID Adapter RSP3TD160F or better |
Intel RAID Adapter RSP3TD160F or better |
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Display Card1 |
Display card capable of driving 6 displays with a resolution of at least 4096 x 2160 pixels1 |
Display card capable of driving 6 displays with a resolution of at least 4096 x 2160 pixels1 |
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Message Fabric |
100 GB Intel® Omni-Path Host Fabric Interface (Intel OP HFI) Adapter 100 Series | 100 GB Intel Omni-Path Host Fabric Interface (Intel OP HFI) Adapter 100 Series |
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Software | |||
Software-Defined Visualization Software Stack | Version 2018.1 or later |
Version 2018.1 or later |
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Cluster Software Stack1 |
OpenHPC 1.3.4 or later1 |
OpenHPC 1.3.4 or later1 |
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Fabric Software | Intel Omni-Path Fabric (Intel OP Fabric) Software version 10.7.0.0.145 or later |
Intel Omni-Path Fabric (Intel OP Fabric) Software version 10.7.0.0.145 or later | |
Compute Nodes | |||
Minimum Number |
4 |
8 |
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CPU |
2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6148 processor (2.40 GHz, 20 cores/40 threads), Intel Xeon Gold 6252 processor (2.5 GHz, 20 cores/40 threads), or a higher number Intel Xeon Scalable processor |
2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 processor (2.50 GHz, 28 cores/56 threads) or Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 processor (2.7 GHz, 28 cores/56 threads) |
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Memory |
192 GB or higher with 2 GB/core or higher, 1 DPC (all memory channels must be populated)
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192 GB or higher with 2 GB/core or higher, 1 DPC (all memory channels must be populated)
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Boot Drive |
800 GB Intel SSD DC S3700 Series or better | 800 GB Intel SSD DC S3700 or better |
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Message Fabric |
100 GB Intel Omni-Path Host Fabric Interface (Intel OP HFI) Adapter 100 Series |
100 GB Intel Omni-Path Host Fabric Interface (Intel OP HFI) Adapter 100 Series | |
Firmware and Software Optimizations | |||
Enabled Technologies |
The following technologies or settings are required to be enabled: trusted platform module (TPM) 1.2, Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT), Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology), Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, Xtended Prediction Table (XPT) prefetch, performance power-management settings The following technology is recommended for enabling: Intel® Volume Management Device (Intel® VMD)1 |
The following technologies are required to be enabled: trusted platform module (TPM) 1.2, Intel TXT, Intel HT Technology, Intel Turbo Boost Technology, XPT* prefetch, performance power-management settings The following technology is recommended for enabling: Intel VMD1 |
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Minimum Performance Standards |
Verified to meet or exceed the following minimum performance capabilities:
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Verified to meet or exceed the following minimum performance capabilities:
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Business Value of Choosing a Plus Configuration Over a Base Configuration |
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3x faster ray tracing performance as measured by the OSPRay ray tracing benchmark |