HP brings world's fastest blade solution for high-performance computing

HP has introduced the fastest blade system solution for high-performance
computing. The new blade systems will be first of its kind in the world in the
domain of High-performance Computing (HPC). The HP BladeSystem c-class enclosure
features the world's fastest midplane at five terabytes per second of
aggregate throughput and the first midplane to support 4X DDR InfiniBand, the
industry's fastest blade server interconnect, which delivers up to 20
gigabytes per second bandwidth in each direction.

Two members of the HP BladeSystem Solution Builder program, Mellanox and
Voltaire, collaborated with HP to produce the interconnect solution. The HPC
BladeSystem c-class also offers increased processor and node support, more
efficient energy usage and increased cooling capabilities.

The c-class offerings, introduced by HP, are supported in the HP Unified
Cluster Portfolio, a comprehensive, modular package of hardware, software and
services for high-performance computing (HPC). The portfolio's HP Cluster
Platform 3000BL and 4000BL will integrate the HP BladeSystem c-class into
HPC-optimised configurations, with a choice of factory-installed cluster
software to enable rapid and easy deployment.

HP's fully supported and highly scalable XC Cluster software will be
available for the HP BladeSystem c-class server blades, as will a choice of
cluster management products available through the open source community and HP
partners. XC is a Linux-based production environment for HPC clusters that
efficiently manages the most complex and critical high-performance computing
workloads.

The HP BladeSystem c-lass is expected to be available in the HP Cluster
Platform 3000BL configuration in August.

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