> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Douglas Eadline" <deadl...@eadline.org> >> To: "doug lattman" <doug.latt...@l-3com.com> >> Cc: "olli-pekka lehto" <olli-pekka.le...@csc.fi>, beowulf@beowulf.org >> Sent: Monday, 1 February, 2016 19:12:21 >> Subject: Re: [Beowulf] Demo-cluster ideas > >>> What about Broadcom ethernet chips? >> >> Good option, hard to find on the low-cost SFF boards, however. >> As a matter of fact, I wish there were more options >> for on-board Ethernet chip sets. I use and >> test mostly top-tier mostly microATX boards for >> my Limulus desk-side clusters. > > We're already set on the hardware side as we have some sponsored > Intel NUCs (NUC5i7RYH). Seems like a good piece of kit and has the > Intel chipset. Really looking forward to also testing how it measures > up to our E5v3 -based IB-cluster and Cray.
If you can, use HP Procurve switches, HP makes some low cost unmanaged switches, they performs the best. -- Doug > > O-P > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > -- > Mailscanner: Clean > -- Doug -- Mailscanner: Clean _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf