Colfax CXT6000X GPU Cluster

Solving the toughest computing problems with Colfax GPU clusters based on Intel® Xeon® processors 5500 series and NVIDIA® Tesla™ GPUs - faster with lower power and less space

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Major Cluster Components

Compute Node

  • Colfax CX1250-XT4 1U Rackmount Server
  • 2-way Intel® Xeon® Processors 5500 Series (Nehalem)
  • Intel 5520 Chipset ((Tylersburg)
  • Up to 48GB DDR3 1333/ 1066/ 800MHz ECC Registered Memory
  • 2x Nvidia Tesla M1060 GPU Cards
  • PCI-E 2.0 x4 Slot (Low-Profile)
  • 3x 3.5" Hot-Swap SAS / SATA Drive Bays
  • Integrated SATA RAID
    - RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 (Windows)
    - RAID 0, 1, 10 (Linux)
  • Cooling
    - 8x 4cm Heavy Duty Counter-Rotating Fans with Optimal GPU and CPU Fan Speed Control
  • 1400W Gold Level High Efficiency Power Supply
  • Dual LAN with Intel® 82576 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • IPMI 2.0 with Virtual Media over LAN and KVM-ove-LAN
  • Matrox G200eW Graphics Controller

Cluster Configuration

  • Completely Custom Configurable

Installed Software

  • Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.x, 64-bit
  • CUDA 2.2 Toolkit and SDK
  • Clustering Software

Interconnect / KVM / Cabling

  • Infiniband DDR / QDR switch
  • Gigabit Ethernet switch
  • Austin-Hughes / APC KVM
  • Rack, PDU, cabling


Intel, the Intel logo, Xeon, and Xeon Inside are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.

Compute Node Technical Specifications

CPU • Dual 1366-pin LGA Sockets
• Supports up to two Intel® Xeon® Processors 5500 series
QPI • up to 6.4 GT/s
GPU • Dual Tesla M1060 processors
• Each Tesla M1060 processor:
- # of Tesla GPUs - 1
- # of Streaming Processor Cores - 240
- Frequency of processor cores - 1.3 GHz
- Single Precision floating point performance (peak) - 933
- Double Precision floating point performance (peak) - 78
- Floating Point Precision - IEEE 754 single & double
- Total Dedicated Memory - 4 GB GDDR3
- Memory Speed - 800 MHz
- Memory Interface - 512-bit
- Memory Bandwidth - 102 GB/sec
Memory • 12 240-pin DIMM Sockets
• Supports up to 48 GB 1333 / 1066 / 800MHz DDR3 ECC Registered memory
• Memory Mirroring supported
• DIMM Sizes 1GB, 2GB, 4GB
• Memory Voltage - 1.5V
• Corrects single-bit errors
• Detects double-bit errors (using ECC memory)
• Supports Intel® x4 and x8 Single Device Data Correction (SDDC)
Chipset • Intel® 5520 (Tylersburg) chipset
• ICH10R
I/O Expansion • Right/Left slot:
- NVIDIA Tesla M1060 GPU Card - Total 2 Cards
• Top slot via riser card (low-profile):
- PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x16 slot)
Onboard Devices SATA
• Intel ICH10R SATA 3.0Gbps Controller
• RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 (Windows)
• RAID 0,1,10 (Linux)
Network Controller
• Dual LAN with Intel® 82576 Gigabit Ethernet
IPMI
• IPMI 2.0 + KVM with dedicated LAN
VGA
• Matrox G200eW graphics controller
Input / Output SATA
• 6 SATA ports
• 6 SATA hard drives supported
LAN
• 2x RJ45 LAN ports
USB
• 4x USB 2.0 ports
Keyboard / Mouse
• PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
Chassis Form Factor • 1U Rackmount
• Dimension: 17.2"W (437mm) x 1.7"H (43mm) x 28.2"D (716mm)
Power Supply • 1400W Gold Level high-efficiency power supply
Storage • 3x 3.5" hot-swap SAS / SATA drive bays
System Cooling • 8x 4cm heavy duty counter-rotating fan with optimal GPU and CPU fan speed control
Front Panel Buttons
• Power switch
• System Reset button
LEDs
• Power status
• Network link / activity LED
• OH/fan fail/UID
Management Software
• Optional IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) 2.0
• SuperO Doctor III
Power Configurations
• ACPI / ACPM Power Management
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