Rutgers University Implements ClusterStor 1500 HPC Storage Solution

Xyratex Ltd announced that its new ClusterStor 1500 solution has been selected
by Rutgers University to support its
growing HPC needs.

"We chose the ClusterStor 1500 by
Xyratex for its new HPC cluster, an Intel-based system using IB, because it is
a cost-effective, high-performing system from a vendor with significant
experience implementing and supporting such systems," said Don Smith,
CIO, Rutgers University.

"Rutgers is the latest example of an
organization that has realized the unique value of the ClusterStor 1500 and
adopted it quickly," said Ken Claffey, SVP and GM of the ClusterStor
business, Xyratex. "Departments at
large organizations or medium-sized enterprises today need high-performing and
scalable storage solutions that are easy to deploy and manage, cost-efficient
and reliable even under demanding workloads. As companies of all sizes are
increasingly utilizing complex simulation and modeling applications running on
Linux-based compute clusters, traditional enterprise storage systems cannot
meet the performance and scalability needs of these environments. We engineered
and built the ClusterStor 1500 to bring the performance power of Lustre to this
growing market."

ClusterStor 1500, launched in May, is the newest member of the ClusterStor
family of scale-out HPC storage solutions that delivers performance and efficiency.

ClusterStor 1500 is available through
Xyratex’s network
of partners, and its features include:

• An architecture that brings together what were previously discrete
  server, network and storage platforms with their own separate software layers
  into a single integrated, modular, scale-out storage building block. This approach enables the system to scale both performance and capacity
  while reducing administrative overhead.
• Reduced hardware complexity with increased reliability, availability and
  serviceability.
• The ability to scale performance from 1.25GB/s to 110GB/s and raw capacity from
  42TB to 7.3PB.
• The Lustre file system, a scalable and performance open source parallel file system.
• Simplified deployment in hours, not weeks, allowing users to be productive and
  realize the value from their investment immediately.
• Proactive storage solution support, including assistance with setup,
  installation and performance optimization.
• ClusterStor Manager, a system management application that consolidates
  management of the entire storage cluster infrastructure, RAID data protection
  layer, OS and Lustre into a single-pane-of-glass administrator
  interface.