System Integrators View of Cluster Tools

1. System Integrators View of Cluster Tools Sonoma Workshop

2. System Integrators Role • Modern Systems are an aggregation of components from multiple vendors. • A System Integrator provides the customer with a single point of contact with the responsibility for the on time delivery and performance for the entire system. • The System Integrator passes on as much risk as possible to component vendors. • System Integrator still retains the overall responsibility to the customer for the on-time delivery and performance of the system Sonoma Workshop

3. Computer Vendors • Computer Vendors are also integrators for Infiniband and GbE hardware. • Most computer vendors don’t manufacturer all of the interconnect components. • They need the same tools as an integrator to configure, install, test, and operate networks. Sonoma Workshop

4. System Life Cycle • RFP - Defines the requirements • Proposal - Design that addresses the Requirements • Configuration Generation Tools • Integration and Installation • Configuration Generation Tools ( Generate Topology File) • Configuration Verification Tools ( Use Topology File ) • Acceptance Test • Performance Verification Tools • Support • Performance Monitoring and Failure Detection Tools • Fault Isolation Tools • Performance Verification Tools Sonoma Workshop

5. OFED • Need support for more flexible topologies. • Multi-Rail • Multi-Path • Adaptive Routing • High Availability • Other than Fat-Tree • Static Networks Sonoma Workshop