Category Archives: SPARC

T5-8 SPARC SuperCluster

 

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China new Tianhe-2

This link provide some info on china new Tianhe-2 Supercomputer detail report  by Dongarra Chinese content  was reported by by insideHPC Compute Node           Frontend processors (not  part of the system)           … Continue reading

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New York SPARC Launch

Some interesting points there will be SPARC supercluster based on T5 there will be speed increase and more core  for M5 soon there will be more HW assist feature for java/db in the future SPARC chip T4 & T5 servers … Continue reading

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T4-2 vs T5-2

server T4-2 T5-2 H 3U 3U HBA PCIe2 (10) PCIe3(8) HDD 6 6 1 ge/10 ge 4 ge 4 1/10 ge DIMM 32(max 1TB) 32(max 512GB) LDOM 128 256 PCIe root complex 2 2 max root Domain with hdd + … Continue reading

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T4-2 server vs T4-4 (2 socket) server

server T4-2 T4-4 (2 socket) H 3U 5U HBA PCIe2 (10) PCIE2-EM(16) HDD 6 8 1 ge 4 4 DIMM 32(Max 1TB) 32(Max 1TB) LDOM 128 128 PCIe root complex 2 2 max root Domain with hdd + NIC 1 … Continue reading

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Oracle Virtual Network add Support for SPARC server

this link announce the oracle virtual network support for SPARC server T5, T4 and M5 and Solaris 11 for SPARC and x86. Oracle Virtual Networking can help customers achieve results like these: Improve application performance by 4 times Reduce infrastructure … Continue reading

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T4-4, T5-4 root domain and boot devices

T5-5   T4-4   T5-5 has  8 pcie Root complex, can support 8 root domains, only two RD has HDD and Net T4-4  has 4 pcie root complex can support 4 root domains, only two RD has HDD and Net … Continue reading

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T5 vs T4 server

T5 vs T4 CPU T5 CPU @3.6Ghz and 16 core, T4 CPU @3Ghz and 8 core Oracle claim single thread improvement T5/T4~ 3.6/3= 1.2X oracle claim throughput T5/T4~16c x 8 thread/8c x 8 thread= 2X From the oracle site (price … Continue reading

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OVM SPARC (Ldom) root domain

This interesting whitepaper discuss the root Domains and use case for  T4 servers Root domains are a type of logical domain characterized by the fact that they own one or more PCIe root complexes and therefore do not share I/O … Continue reading

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T5, M5, M10 Server Announcement

March 26 2013 http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/events/sparc2013/index.html The Oracle Solaris Studio 12.3, 1/13 Platform Specific Enhancement with support for SPARC M5, SPARC T5 and Fujitsu M10 systems is available for customers with a support contract on My Oracle Support. Search for Article ID … Continue reading

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