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Microway Launches New Tesla K40 GPU Accelerator-enabled WhisperStations, Servers, and Clusters

17 TFLOPS at Your Desktop! DENVER, CO.—SC13—Nov. 18, 2013 Microway, a provider of HPC solutions since 1982, today announced that it will offer the NVIDIA® Tesla® K40 GPU accelerator throughout its high-performance computing (HPC) product lines. The…
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Performance Characteristics of Common Network Fabrics

Ethernet Performance of ethernet networks varies widely. Factors include the switch and NIC manufacturer, firmware settings and system/software settings. Physical layer even plays a role: 10 GigE over RJ45 (10GBase-T) has a higher latency than SFP+ Direct-Attach…
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Estimating the Performance of a New Computer System

Transistor density doubles every ~2 years. Ideally, this means we can provide you computers that contain twice as much memory and perform twice as fast. In practice, it’s much more nuanced. Benchmark Your Application The best performance…
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Power and Cooling (Multiple-Computer Installations)

This article applies to groups of computers which consume 1,000+ Watts of electricity. Review your quote or contact us to determine how much your systems will require (the power and cooling numbers are typically listed at the…
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Common Maintenance Tasks (Clusters)

The following items should be completed to maintain the health of your Linux cluster. For servers and workstations, please see Common Maintenance Tasks (Workstations and Servers). Backup non-replaceable data Remember that RAID is not a replacement for…
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High-Level Linux Troubleshooting

Whether you’re working on a cluster, a server or a workstation, most installations of Linux are similar. When something goes wrong, you need to determine the exact issue before you can get it resolved. This article provides…
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Performance Characteristics of Common Transports and Buses

Memory The following values are measured per CPU socket. They must be doubled or quadrupled to calculate the total memory bandwidth of a multiprocessor workstation or server. For dual-processor systems, multiply by two. For quad-processor systems, multiply…
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Common Maintenance Tasks (Workstations and Servers)

The following items should be completed to maintain the health of your workstation or server. For compute clusters, please see Common Maintenance Tasks (Clusters). Backup non-replaceable data Remember that RAID is not a replacement for backups. If…
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Power and Cooling (Single-Computer Installations)

This article applies to computers which consume less than 1920 Watts of electricity. Review your quote or contact us to determine how much your system will require (the power and cooling numbers are typically listed at the…
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Microway to Show Updated GPU Systems at GTC 2013

Kingston, MA – March 15, 2013 – Microway will showcase its updated WhisperStation-Maximus, Certified for NVIDIA Maximus Technology, and NumberSmasher 2U GPU Server with 4 Tesla “Kepler” GPU Accelerators at the NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference. Both can…
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