but there are newer Altix systems
(XE series) that use x86-based processors.
just IB clusters. I don't think any SW NUMA is included, or do they
support ScaleMP?
It is my understanding that the Altix architecture is nothing more than
the Origin NUMA architecture modified to accept Intel Itanium and
(later) Xeon processors.
no. the origin architecture (mips) was developed into the ia64-based altix.
there is no current numalink-based system other than ia64. it's conceivable
that this will change, since intel periodically makes noises about ia64
and x86_64 sharing infrastructure. that seems very attractive, but otoh
the market for large SMP is quite small.
Not IB at all, but a true expandable NUMA
architecture. Am I wrong, or is the XE series that much different?
it's unrelated. is that different enough? ;)
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