top500: red storm
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Top500: Red Storm. An abstract. Matt Baumert 04/22/2008. Overview. Introduction Scope History of Red Storm Core Components Importance of Top500 List. Introduction. Red Storm is a prototype model. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Top500: Red Top500: Red StormStormAn abstract.An abstract.
Matt BaumertMatt Baumert04/22/200804/22/2008
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OverviewOverview
IntroductionIntroduction ScopeScope History of Red StormHistory of Red Storm Core ComponentsCore Components Importance of Top500 ListImportance of Top500 List
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IntroductionIntroduction
Red Storm is a prototype model.Red Storm is a prototype model. Created to address the many highly Created to address the many highly
complex computing problems with complex computing problems with nuclear weapon stockpiles.nuclear weapon stockpiles.
Lots and lots of power!Lots and lots of power! Importance!!Importance!!
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ScopeScope
In order to understand the true In order to understand the true potential of the Red Storm, a firm potential of the Red Storm, a firm background must be established. background must be established.
A focus is needed in the history of A focus is needed in the history of the computer, the core components the computer, the core components of the machine, and the importance of the machine, and the importance of the top500 and the machines of the top500 and the machines ranking list to feel the impact that ranking list to feel the impact that this machine can have to today’s life. this machine can have to today’s life.
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History of Red StormHistory of Red Storm
A researcher pulls out a part of the cluster.A researcher pulls out a part of the cluster.
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History (cont…)History (cont…)
Designed and created jointly by Designed and created jointly by Sandia and Cray Inc.Sandia and Cray Inc.
Computer Science Research Computer Science Research Institute at Sandia National Institute at Sandia National Laboratories.Laboratories.
Winter 2004 - installed in Sandia Winter 2004 - installed in Sandia National Laboratories in National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM.Albuquerque, NM.
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History (cont…)History (cont…)
It was designed to address the many It was designed to address the many highly complex computing problems highly complex computing problems with nuclear weapon stockpiles. with nuclear weapon stockpiles.
Purpose was to allow modeling and Purpose was to allow modeling and simulation of these problems.simulation of these problems.
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Core ComponentsCore Components
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Components (cont…)Components (cont…)
124.42 teraOPS peak124.42 teraOPS peak 135 compute node cabinets135 compute node cabinets
20 service and I/O node cabinets20 service and I/O node cabinets 20 Red/Black switch cabinets 20 Red/Black switch cabinets
12,960 compute node processors12,960 compute node processors AMD Opteron™ 2.4 GHz dual core AMD Opteron™ 2.4 GHz dual core
processors processors 40 terabytes of DDR memory 40 terabytes of DDR memory 340 terabytes of disk storage 340 terabytes of disk storage
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Components (cont…)Components (cont…)
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Importance of the Importance of the Top500Top500
Top of the line.Top of the line. Machine Creators are well respected.Machine Creators are well respected. November 2007 – Red Storm Ranked November 2007 – Red Storm Ranked
66thth.. Other NNSA/Sandia placements in Other NNSA/Sandia placements in
2007.2007. Thunderbird – 18Thunderbird – 18thth in rank. in rank. Razor – 143Razor – 143rdrd in rank. in rank.
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Importance (cont…)Importance (cont…)
Statistics on high-performance Statistics on high-performance computers are of major interest to computers are of major interest to manufacturers, users, and potential manufacturers, users, and potential users. users.
The main objective of the TOP500 The main objective of the TOP500 list is to provide a ranked list of list is to provide a ranked list of general purpose systems that are in general purpose systems that are in common use for high end common use for high end applications. applications.
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SummarySummary
IntroductionIntroduction ScopeScope History of Red StormHistory of Red Storm Core ComponentsCore Components Importance of Top500 ListImportance of Top500 List
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ReferencesReferences
http://www.top500.org/node/13198http://www.top500.org/node/13198 http://www.sandia.gov/ASC/redstormhttp://www.sandia.gov/ASC/redstorm
.html.html http://www.top500.org/orsc/2006/xt3http://www.top500.org/orsc/2006/xt3 http://www.cray.com/products/xt4/inhttp://www.cray.com/products/xt4/in
dex.htmldex.html
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Questions?Questions?