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Microway GigaCluster:
Athlon™ MP Cost-Effective Beowulf Solution



Microway 1U CoolFlow™ dual Athlon MP chassis (PDF)

Microway has been configuring scalable multi processor parallel systems since 1986. Our implementation of Beowulf clusters continues our tradition of designing competitively priced multiprocessor environments for research and commercial applications worldwide. Please view some testimonials from our customers, or call us for professional advice to customize and configure your next cluster.

Microway's 1U dual AMD Athlon MP motherboard features the AMD-760 MPX chip set with two AMD Athlon MP processors 2800+. Its independent, fully-pipelined FPUs are able to simultaneously execute a multiply and add on every clock cycle, giving it a peak throughput of 4.5 gigaflops. Microway's proprietary 1U chassis offers the best in cooling specifically designed for AMD Athlon motherboards.

Every Microway Linux Cluster is delivered fully functional with all software and associated hardware installed and tested at our factory for immediate deployment. The depth and knowledge of our sales, integration and service teams is exceptional. Microway has been configuring parallel processing solutions since 1986.

Clusters are delivered fully-functional and include MCMS, Microway's Cluster Management Software, and optional NodeWatch Remote Cluster Monitoring and Control Solution. Microway also has partnerships with leading commercial software providers including Intel, Platform Computing and MPI Software Technology.

Microway offers high-speed interconnects, including Myrinet, InfiniBand and Gigabit Ethernet for fine and coarse grain parallel applications.




To get a price quote, go to the Price Quote page. For personal assistance, please call our Sales Department at (508) 746-7341.

Microway's Dual Athlon™ MP GigaCluster™ includes the following:


Master Node:

  • Tyan Dual Athlon Motherboard with 266MHz Front Side Bus with (2) 64-bit/(4) 32-bit PCI/1 4X AGP/1 AMR Slots, 2 Serial/1 Parallel Port, 2 USB
  • TWO AMD Athlon MP 2800+ CPUs, 384K On-die Cache  
  • 4U 19" RackServer Chassis with Power Supply & Slide rails
  • 512 MB DDR SDRAM (Up to 4GB DDR SDRAM)
  • Dual Channel Adaptec Ultra/160 SCSI Controller
  • 36 GB Ultra/320 SCSI 10000 RPM Hard Disk Drive with LVD Cable
  • 8MB AGP Adapter
  • 10/100/1000 PCI Ethernet and with 10' cable
  • 52 X IDE CDROM Drive
  • 3.5" Floppy Drive, PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse
  • Red Hat Linux v8.0 (CD) with MPICH or PVM or SCYLD Beowulf (7.2)
Compute Node:
  • Tyan Dual Athlon Motherboard with 266MHz Front Side Bus with (2) 64-bit/(4) 32-bit PCI/1 4X AGP/1 AMR Slots, 2 Serial/1 Parallel Port, 2 USB
  • TWO AMD Athlon MP 2800+ CPUs, 384K On-die Cache  
  • 19" 2U Rackmount Chassis with Power Supply & slide rails
  • 256MB DDR SDRAM (Up to 4GB DDR SDRAM)
  • 40 GB Ultra ATA/100 IDE Hard Disk Drive
  • 16MB AGP Adapter
  • 10/100 PCI Ethernet RJ45 with 10' cable
  • 3.5” Floppy Drive
  • Red Hat Linux v8.0 with MPICH or PVM or SCYLD Beowulf (7.2)
Options: Add more memory (up to 4GB of fast DDR SDRAM!) or substitute a lower priced tower chassis. Add high speed interconnectivity with either Myrinet, or Gigabit ethernet. We will customize your cluster to your exact specifications and budget. Please call (508) 746-7341 and ask for the Microway Technical Sales Dept. for a price quotation today!

All hardware and software fully installed and tested.

Pricing and configuration subject to change at anytime.

 

Microway 1U Dual Athlon Rack Mount Chassis featuring proprietary Across the Board Cooling

and three PCI slots.

 

Microway's clusters are available with Myrinet, InfiniBand, 10/100 or Gigabit Ethernet.

 


For your custom quotation go here or call (508) 746-7341 and ask for the Microway Sales Dept.



 

 

Microway Athlon BioCluster shown with
Paracel GeneMatcher2™ with optimized BLAST

 

              

Rear view of Microway 1U cluster cabinet showing 3 10 inch fans. Each fan moves 535 Cubic Feet of Air Per Minute.

 

The Dual Athlon MP Motherboard

 

Options: Add more memory (up to 4GB of fast DDR SDRAM!) or substitute a lower priced tower chassis. Add high speed interconnectivity with either Myrinet, Dolphin or Gigabit ethernet. We will customize your cluster to your exact specifications and budget.

For personal assistance, please call a sales person who speaks your language at (508)746-7341. To request a price quote for your next high-end, fully integrated Microway Opteron Cluster, Server, Workstation, or Storage System go to the Price Quote Request page.


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