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IBM Systems and Technology Data Sheet Power Systems IBM Power 755 server High performance compute node for scalable clusters using InniBand architecture interconnect products. Highlights ● Optimized for running highly parallel computationally intensive workloads and algorithms such as weather and climate modeling, computational chemistry, physics and petroleum reservoir modeling The Power® 755 server is a four-socket, 4U rack-mounted server that offers 32 POWER7™ processor cores running at a frequency of 3.6 GHz. A maximum of 64 GB of memory is allowed on each processor card, making for a system maximum of 256 GB of memory in the fourprocessor card system. The IBM Power 755 compute node is designed for organizations that require a scalable system with extreme parallel processing performance and dense packaging. Ideal workloads for Power 755 include high performance computing (HPC) applications such as weather and climate modeling, computational chemistry, physics and petroleum reservoir modeling that require highly intense computations where the workload is aligned with parallel processing methodologies. The Power 755 supports AltiVec™ instruction set and extended VSX SIMD, acceleration, which can execute up to eight single-precision or double-precision oating point operations per clock cycle per core to improve ne-grained parallelism and accelerate data processing. Using 12X InniBand adapters up to 641 Power 755 nodes, each with 32 cores, can be clustered together providing up to 2,048 POWER7 cores. The IBM High Performance Computing software stack provides the necessary development tools, libraries, and system management software necessary to manage a Power 755 server cluster running AIX® 6.1. The Power 755 is an ENERGY STAR®-qualied server designed with features to help clients become more energy efficient. The leadership performance of the IBM Power 755 translates into outstanding performance per watt and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™ exploits EnergyScale™ technology enabling advanced energy management features to help clients achieve the most efficient computing environment for their systems.

IBM Systems and Technology Data Sheet Power Systems Leadership POWER7 performance The leadership performance of the POWER7 processor makes it possible for applications to run faster and reduce the number of required server nodes reducing infrastructure costs. Support for AltiVec instruction set and extended VSX SIMD acceleration can execute up to eight single-precision or double-precision oating point operations per clock cycle per core to improve ne-grained parallelism and accelerate data processing. Outstanding compute density The IBM Power 755 offers tremendous processing power in a...

IBM Systems and Technology Data Sheet Feature Leadership POWER7 performance Power Systems Benets ● ● ● ● High frequency processors provide the ability to solve problems faster or tackle even larger, increasingly complex challenges Support for AltiVec SIMD acceleration Ability to inject more variables into equations to improve modelling accuracy Do more work with fewer nodes and benet from infrastructure cost savings from a reduction in the number of servers and software licenses Outstanding compute density ● 32 cores of POWER7 performance in a 4U rack-optimized node Frequency boost ●...

IBM Systems and Technology Data Sheet Power Systems Power 755 at a glance Expansion features (optional) High-performance PCI adapters 8 Gigabit Fibre Channel, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel over Ethernet Other PCI adapters supported include SAS, SCSI, WAN/Async, USB, Crypto, iSCSI RAS features IBM Chipkill ECC detection and correction Processor Instruction Retry Alternate Processor Recovery Service processor with fault monitoring Hot-plug disk bays Hot-plug and redundant power supplies and cooling fans Dynamic component Deallocation Operating systems4 AIX Linux® for POWER®...

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