Comments on: Forty Cores: Hands-on with the Tyan Personal Supercomputer http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3433/ Open Source, Open Standards Sat, 05 Oct 2013 13:48:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: tonyplee http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3433/#comment-4261 tonyplee Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3433/#comment-4261 I worked on similar rack mount big router with 18 Pentium CPUs (couple of them SMP) 4 years ago. <br /> Our unit had 6000W power supply, big fan tray on top and bottom. <br /> <br /> We joked that if we remove the fan tray on top and slide in a pizza, it would cook in 30 seconds.<br /> <br /> Software on these kind of monster are difficult. I worked on similar rack mount big router with 18 Pentium CPUs (couple of them SMP) 4 years ago.
Our unit had 6000W power supply, big fan tray on top and bottom.

We joked that if we remove the fan tray on top and slide in a pizza, it would cook in 30 seconds.

Software on these kind of monster are difficult.

]]> By: joeporter http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3433/#comment-4262 joeporter Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3433/#comment-4262 This would work well with the latest and greatest linux kernels, SGE 6.1, and a nice set of parallel environments.<br /> <br /> I wish I had one to play with. How about clustering a bunch of these together?<br /> <br /> Can't wait for the AMD version. This would work well with the latest and greatest linux kernels, SGE 6.1, and a nice set of parallel environments.

I wish I had one to play with. How about clustering a bunch of these together?

Can’t wait for the AMD version.

]]> By: aohara1986 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3433/#comment-4263 aohara1986 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3433/#comment-4263 Sounds like an awesome machine. Here at Haverford College, we just recently got a similar machine from Angstrom with Opterons. It runs pretty hot (we had to re-do the hvac for the lab its kept in) and seems louder than the Tyan though it supports more cores (we currently have 48 and room for 2x with dual core). The thing that seems nicest about the Tyan though is that it is even more compact than our Angstrom and can still be fairly powerful.<br /> I really like things like this that can help bring high performance computing to smaller institutions. As for the software, we've found (after a little bit of configuration work) that the easiest route to go is to use passwordless ssh, ntp, nfs, torque/maui, and open-mpi. All open source solution! If you can get a few bugs out, you can probably get a full cluster up and running in a matter of a few days this way. Sounds like an awesome machine. Here at Haverford College, we just recently got a similar machine from Angstrom with Opterons. It runs pretty hot (we had to re-do the hvac for the lab its kept in) and seems louder than the Tyan though it supports more cores (we currently have 48 and room for 2x with dual core). The thing that seems nicest about the Tyan though is that it is even more compact than our Angstrom and can still be fairly powerful.
I really like things like this that can help bring high performance computing to smaller institutions. As for the software, we’ve found (after a little bit of configuration work) that the easiest route to go is to use passwordless ssh, ntp, nfs, torque/maui, and open-mpi. All open source solution! If you can get a few bugs out, you can probably get a full cluster up and running in a matter of a few days this way.

]]> By: deadline http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3433/#comment-4264 deadline Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3433/#comment-4264 Seems like a lot of interest in this level of<br /> computing. While the PSC is not quite "personal"<br /> it does seem like there will be more of these<br /> kinds of systems in the future. (BTW, personal to me<br /> means I can lift it myself!)<br /> Software is, of course the key. I have since done<br /> some testing on the system and still have yet to post the data. I am curious, for what application areas would readers use this type of system? Seems like a lot of interest in this level of
computing. While the PSC is not quite “personal”
it does seem like there will be more of these
kinds of systems in the future. (BTW, personal to me
means I can lift it myself!)
Software is, of course the key. I have since done
some testing on the system and still have yet to post the data. I am curious, for what application areas would readers use this type of system?

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