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Scalability of MSC.NASTRAN on Compaq Alpha Clusters

MSC Southern Europe Users Conference Monaco, 7-9 June 2000. Scalability of MSC.NASTRAN on Compaq Alpha Clusters. Yvan BANTOURE Sales Director HPC Europe Compaq Computer Corporation. Deliver maximum sustained application performance & scaling Capability for the largest parallel jobs

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Scalability of MSC.NASTRAN on Compaq Alpha Clusters

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  1. MSC Southern Europe Users Conference Monaco, 7-9 June 2000 Scalability of MSC.NASTRAN on Compaq Alpha Clusters Yvan BANTOURE Sales Director HPC Europe Compaq Computer Corporation

  2. Deliver maximum sustained application performance & scaling Capability for the largest parallel jobs Capacity for the most multi-job throughput Based on standard products from Compaq and its partners 64-bit Alpha CPUs Balanced high-performance SMP systems Scalable, integrated clusters with single system view Tru64 UNIX & LINUX Complete developmentenvironment for HPTC Long-term relationships with the leading technical ISVs HPC Strategy Presentation name

  3. 256 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 21st Century Supercomputing FasterAlphas More SMPs/Cluster Distributed Memory 10TF 1TF SMPs per Cluster 100GF Shared Memory More CPUs/SMP 10GF Presentation name CPUs per SMP

  4. What is the Alpha Strategy? • Keep Alpha the fastest processor in the industry • Dynamic (runtime) and Static (compile time) Optimizations • Maintain long term performance advantage • High-end / Server-centric focus • Memory-bound (real) applications • Multi-stream parallel workloads • Balanced SMP system structure • Extract performance from today’s applications out-of-the-box • Leveraging semiconductor manufacturing capabilities from our partners (Intel, Samsung ...) • State-of-the-art semiconductor technology • Manufacturing economies of scale • Minimize manufacturing investment Presentation name

  5. Performance 667-729 MHz Operating Frequency Spectacular Memory Bandwidth 4+ GB/s L2 Cache Bandwidth ~2 GB/s Peak Memory Bandwidth Out-of-order execution masks latency of access to memory Prefetch instruction lowers cache miss impact Features Four-way instruction map Dynamic execution Register renaming Out-of-Order Execution Quad integer pipelines Dual floating-point pipelines Enhanced Branch Prediction Motion Video Instructions Square root & divide 64 KB I-cache -- 2-Set 64 KB D-cache -- 2-Set CMOS6 -- 0.25u, 2.0V, 6LM Alpha EV67Performance and Features

  6. Switched based system - 64-bit PCI I/O subsystems - Very Large Memory Modular system packaging - advanced systems management Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS & LINUX AlphaServer SMP Systems ES Series • 1- 4 Processors • Up to 32GB of memory • Up to 10 PCI slots DS Series • 1- 2 Processors • Up to 8GB of memory • 6 PCI slots GS320 Series • 1-32 Processors • Up to 128+GB of memory • Up to 224+ PCI slots DS Series GS80 Series • 1 Processor • Up to 1GB of memory • Up to 4 PCI slots • 1- 8 Processors • Up to 32GB of memory • up to 56 PCI slots Presentation name

  7. Scalable Cluster Solutions . • Clustered configurations built from standard Compaq products • Configured specifically for HPTC capacity and capability • Factory integrated, tested and shipped as a single system • HPC160 and HPC320 • Based on Alpha systems with Tru64 UNIX and TruCluster technology • Memory Channel II SAN, up to 8 nodes • AlphaServer SC • Based on Alpha systems with Tru64 UNIX and QSW technology • QSW SAN, up to 128+ nodes Presentation name

  8. Parallel Processing Environment • Coordination is the key • Message Passing protocols keep nodes in touch • Allow the parallel processes to exchange data and coordinate operations • System Area Networks provide the means • Switched networking similar to a LAN, but with better bandwidth and latency • Each node communicates directly with every other node Presentation name

  9. Compaq HPC320Scalable TruCluster • AlphaServer ES40 quad-CPU servers • 4 or 8 nodes, 16 or 32 CPUs per system • Memory Channel II System Area Network • 8-way Crossbar • ~100 MB/s/rail • One or two rails / node • Multiple storage options • UltraSCSI • FibreChannel MemoryChannel II MemoryChannel II Dual-Railed Presentation name

  10. Easier management…Single System Image / /usr /var /... /... /... /... /... /... TruCluster Software V5.0“The cluster is the system” • Cluster File System • Cluster Alias • Easier Management Presentation name

  11. What’s next:The AlphaServer SC Program • Use multiple generations of standard commercial off the shelf components to build scalable computer systems • Alpha processor and AlphaServers • Scalable QSW system area network • Tru64 UNIX and TruCluster software • QSW resource management software (RMS) • Memory hierarchy able to support high sustained performance of scientific applications • System software • Cluster and parallel file system • Comprehensive resource management (RMS, LSF, etc.) • Rich development environment • Focus on application scalability and system integration Presentation name

  12. System Area Interconnect byQuadrics Supercomputers World Ltd. • Elan-3 PCI adapter • DMA driven • Get and put • 200 MB/s/rail bi-directional • Elite “fat tree” switch • 8-way x-bar chips • 16 or 128 port package • Up to 20m cables • < 40 ns switch latency per hop • Multiple virtual circuits and load balancing • Low latency • 3 s DMA/shmem • 5 s MPI ping/pong Presentation name

  13. Lawrence Livermore National LabsAlphaServer SC: 512 Alpha 500MHz CPUs #34Top500 List Nov ‘99 Presentation name

  14. Application Development Tools • From Compaq and ISVs • Message passing libraries (highly optimized) • PVM, MPI, SHMEM • Optimizing Compilers • Fortran, C, C++ • Parallel development tools • PSE, Totalview, KPTS, Vampir • Scientific and math libraries • CPML, CXML, NAG, IMSL • Workload management software • LSF, Codine/GRD, QSW RMS • Cross-platform development • Compaq Enterprise Toolkit for Developer’s Studio Presentation name

  15. Direct Frequency Response - LGQDF MSC.NASTRAN V70.7 (DMP) Presentation name

  16. Linear Statics - XLRSTMSC.NASTRAN V70.7 (DMP) Presentation name

  17. Direct Frequency Response – XLTDFMSC.NASTRAN V70.7 (DMP) Presentation name

  18. Normal Modes - XXCMD MSC.NASTRAN V70.7 (DMP) Presentation name

  19. How to delivering real supercomputer performance for MSC.NASTRAN • Start with the right hardware • Fast 64-bit processors • Balanced SMP systems • High performance, fully integrated, clusters • Use the right software tools • Highly optimizing compilers • Optimized MPI implementations • System and workload management tools • Work closely with leading software developers like MSC.Software Presentation name

  20. http://www.compaq.com/hpc high.performance@compaq.com

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