IBM Intelligent Cluster Portfolio Includes Flex Systems

Intelligent Cluster solutions, based on technology, deliver high-performance with energy and space efficiencies.

These solutions can help simplify and expedite deployment of a Linux or Windows HPC cluster. IBM combines all hardware, software, services, and support into a single integrated product offering, providing the benefit of a single point of contact for the entire cluster and virtually eliminating the need to deal with multiple vendors for individual components.

The Intelligent Cluster is an choice for any organization that recognizes the economic advantages of a reduced time to deployment of an HPC cluster, but has concerns about the time and technical resources required for the end-to-end implementation.

New offerings for Intelligent Cluster portfolio

IBM Flex Systems
Select IBM Flex Systems will be added to the Intelligent Cluster portfoliohttp://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=AN&subtype=CA&htmlfid=872/ENUSAG12-0240. Tested for interoperability and rack integration, clients can create solutions using Flex Systems with the robust Intelligent Cluster portfolio.

DataDirect Networks
The DDN StorageScaler 8460 (SS8460) is a high density disk drive enclosure, in conjunction with the SFA 12K storage platform family, lowers the TCO and delivers performance and scalability for big data challenges.

Mellanox
Mellanox Connect-IB DP QSFP FDR IB PCI-E 3.0 x16 HCA (46W0571) delivers greater than 100Gbps over IB and greater than 130 million messages per second

NetApp
NetApp DE6600 SAS Disk Controller JBOD (0796-015, 0796 -016), a 4U disk enclosure, is available only as a component of the IBM System x GPFS Storage Server JBOD Solution. It is sold by the Intelligent Cluster Program as part of a solution; it is not stand alone.

In addition, two new JBODs to the solution portfolio: