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Ilija Arseni ć. Procurement of the computer and meterological equipments. System programming and running different numerical models on parallel computer systems – providing “raw” data for other applications.
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Ilija Arsenić • Procurement of the computer and meterological equipments. • System programming and running different numerical models on parallel computer systems – providing “raw” data for other applications. Meeting with the project scientific officer Dr. Armand Beuf, Novi Sad, 7 February 2007
The open procedure for public procurement of 72 processors PC cluster Meeting with the project scientific officer Dr. Armand Beuf, Novi Sad, 7 February 2007
72 processors PC Cluster -Required equipment (First procurement) • 72 x Asus Pundit P3-PH5 barebone with 2.13 GHz Core 2 duo processor and 1Gb of RAM • 3 x 3Com® SuperStack® 3 Switch 3870 (48 Gb/s ports, 156 Gb/s switching capacity) • 1 x IBM SERVER XSER236 IRWINDALE (8841EEG) • 16 x 1500 VA UPS Meeting with the project scientific officer Dr. Armand Beuf, Novi Sad, 7 February 2007
According to the restrictions imposed by the law of public procurement of RS we had to give very detailed specification of equipment (including dimension, PS …) • Beside that we have specified manny other requirements concerning bidder’s data, structure of employees, bidder’s financial potential ...,due to select suitable bidder. Meeting with the project scientific officer Dr. Armand Beuf, Novi Sad, 7 February 2007
Invitation • Public invitation was published in “Official Herald of RS” on the beginning of April. Meeting with the project scientific officer Dr. Armand Beuf, Novi Sad, 7 February 2007
Bid opening • The procedure of bid opening was held after one month. • 5 bids were received • All bids were or incorrect or unsuitable.(unfortunately or …?) • During June we started a new procedure for public procurement but with decreased requirements concerning bidders “quality” and increased requirements concerning equipment quality. Meeting with the project scientific officer Dr. Armand Beuf, Novi Sad, 7 February 2007
Finally • During the August we successfully finished that procurement procedure and we were obtained cluster computer with following characteristics: Meeting with the project scientific officer Dr. Armand Beuf, Novi Sad, 7 February 2007
72 x Asus Pundit P3-PH5x barebone with 2.66 GHz QUADRO processor and 2Gb of RAM • 3 x 3Com® SuperStack® 3 Switch 4500 G (48 Gb/s ports, 176 Gb/s switching capacity) • 1 x IBM SERVER XSER236 IRWINDALE (8841EEG) • 21 x 1500 VA UPS Meeting with the project scientific officer Dr. Armand Beuf, Novi Sad, 7 February 2007
This computer is 3,5 times more powerful than expected on the start of project and 2 times more powerful than computer described in first procurement procedure. • Reason for that is extremely fall of quadro processor’s price during July and good fortune Meeting with the project scientific officer Dr. Armand Beuf, Novi Sad, 7 February 2007
Audaces Fortuna Juvat Meeting with the project scientific officer Dr. Armand Beuf, Novi Sad, 7 February 2007