[geeks] Let's see, that's how many dual socket, quad core machines...

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Joshua Boyd <jdboyd at jdboyd.net>
>Date: 2008/05/02 Fri AM 09:06:49 CDT
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] Let's see, that's how many dual socket, quad core  machines...

>On Fri, May 02, 2008 at 08:06:37AM -0500, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> On slashdot.org I just saw a piece about Purdue Univ.'s plan to build
>> a super computer in a "barn-raising" fashion on 5 May with 200
>> employees working to make it happen... 
>> 
>> Link to a non-slashdot story about it:
>> 
>> http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=29153
>
>I believe that would be 812 dell dual socket quad core systems.
>
>It would have been nice to see some mention of interconnects used and
>system topology, as well as what is being done for file storage, and
>scheduling. 

An elaborate array of gigabit hubs I suspect ;^)

I suspect they are simply using gigabit Ethernet, as these *appear* to be commodity boxes, most likely with dual gigabit on-board, but that is just a guess.

Lionel