> -----Original Message----- > From: beowulf-boun...@beowulf.org > [mailto:beowulf-boun...@beowulf.org] On Behalf Of Mark Hahn > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 1:00 PM > To: John Hearns > Cc: Beowulf Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Beowulf] Supermicro 2U > > > New. Shiny. http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/2UTwin2.cfm > > I'm a bit puzzled. cpu/mem density is the same as for their > older dual-node-1U line. I guess it's handy to have 3 normal > disks per node. > > > The nice thing is that the motherboards are hot-swap from > the rear - > > so these things > > hmm, I don't see that stated. do they have some kind of HS tray? > the boards clearly have ATX-like power connectors, which > don't seem HS. > > > offer the best of both worlds if blade servers and discreet > rackable servers. > > I still don't really understand why blades are considered > attractive... > > > I make this 32 cores in 2U - heck of a lot of CPU power. If > you could > > same as a pair of dual-node 1U's though. there might be some > power savings, as well, though (93% sounds great, but given > that each node is probably > >350W, it seems like the 2x1.2KW PSU would be operating at <60% > >capacity...) > > > stand the racket it would sit nicely > > under your desk. > > wouldn't the 1.4 KW dissipation be a concern in most any office?
Depends on what your local climate is. If you are in Cleveland (where it is -3C (27F) right now), it might be nice to have. Otoh, in Perth, where 36C is forecast, perhaps not. _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
