- Helps reduce time and resources necessary to deploy Linux® clusters
- Provides single point-of-control to simplify management and enhance cluster availability
- Offers a highly scalable solution for high-performance or commercial applications and server consolidation
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Linux clustering offers significant price/performance advantages for many high-performance workloads by harnessing the advantages of low cost servers combined with innovative, easily available open source software.
Today, many businesses are building their own Linux clusters using commodity hardware, standard interconnects and networking technology, open source software, and in-house or third-party applications. Despite the many advantages offered by these systems, the expense and complexity of assembling, integrating, testing and managing these clusters from disparate, piece-part components often outweighs any benefits gained.
Now clients can benefit from IBM's extensive experience with clustered UNIX® computers to help minimize this complexity and risk. The IBM eServer Cluster 1350 has been designed to help address these challenges. Using advanced Intel® Xeon™, AMD Opteron™, and IBM PowerPC® and POWER5™ processor-based server nodes, proven cluster management software and optional high-speed interconnects, the Cluster 1350 creates dynamic synergy with the best of IBM and third-party technology. As a result, the installation of a Linux cluster can be greatly accelerated, its management and support simplified, and mean time to payback significantly reduced.
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Rack-optimised Intel Xeon processor-based servers, AMD Opteron processor-based servers, Intel Xeon and PowerPC processor-based blades and POWER5 processor-based servers |
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Optional high capacity IBM TotalStorage® DS4000 Storage Expansion and IBM TotalStorage DS4100, 4300, 4400, and 4500 Storage Servers |
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Industry-standard Gigabit Ethernet cluster interconnect |
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Optional high-performance Myrinet-2000 cluster interconnect |
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Optional Topspin InfiniBand and Voltaire InfiniBand cluster interconnects |
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Terminal server and KVM switch |
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Space-saving flat panel monitor and keyboard |
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Runs with RHEL 3, RHEL 4 or SLES 9 Linux operating systems* |
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Robust cluster systems management and scalable parallel file system software |
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Hardware installed and integrated in 11U, 25U or 42U Enterprise racks |
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Scales up to 1,024 cluster nodes (larger systems and additional configurations available—contact your IBM representative or IBM Business Partner) |
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Optional Linux cluster installation and support services from IBM Global Services or an authorized partner or distributor |
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Customers must obtain the version of the Linux operating system specified by IBM either from IBM, the Linux Distributor, or an authorized reseller |
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| Hardware summary |
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3.00, 3.20, 3.40 or 3.60GHz Intel Xeon processors; 2.00, 2.20, 2.40 or 2.60GHz single-core AMD Opteron processors; 1.80, 2.00 or 2.20GHz dual-core AMD Opteron processors; 2.20GHz IBM PowerPC processor, 1.50 or 1.65GHz POWER5 processors |
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512KB to 1.9MB L2 cache, depending on server 1-way to 4-way configurations |
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Up to 16GB memory for xSeries 336 and x346 nodes with Intel Xeon processors; 16GB memory for 326 nodes with AMD Opteron processors; 8GB memory for HS20 blades with Intel Xeon processors; 4GB memory for JS20 blades with PowerPC processors; 8GB memory for LS20 nodes with AMD Opteron processors; 64GB memory for OpenPower nodes with POWER5 processors |
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Up to 1.2TB internal hard disk drive storage (x346), 600GB (x336), 600GB (e326), 146GB (BladeCenter HS20), 80GB (BladeCenter JS20), 146GB (LS20), 15.2TB (OpenPower) |
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Up to 64 storage nodes |
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Expanded storage capacity with TotalStorage DS300, DS400, DS4100, DS4300 and DS4300 Turbo, DS4400 and DS4500 Storage Servers along with DS4000 EXP100 and EXP700 and EXP710 Storage Expansion Units and EXP400 Ultra320 SCSI Storage Expansion Unit |
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