[November 21, 2009] The University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute for Advanced Computational Research to Deploy HP Blade Servers for Computer Systems Tweet Nov 20, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- HP announced the University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute for Advanced Computational Research (MSI) has chosen HP blade servers for a high-performance computing system to power research across a broad range of disciplines, including life and physical sciences and engineering. According to HP, the new system at MSI placed No. 67 on the recently published TOP500 list of the world's top supercomputers, which HP ProLiant blade severs continue to lead with 42 percent of entries. Powered by 1,083 HP ProLiant BL280c G6 servers with 8,664 computing cores, the new supercomputer, named "Itasca" by MSI, delivers 97 teraflops of theoretical computing performance. The system delivers three times the aggregate theoretical peak performance of MSI's other core computing resources. The processing density of the HP ProLiant BL280c is ideal for analyzing massive data sets such as those used for mathematical algorithms and scientific modeling. The HP ProLiant BL280c G6 delivers up to a 190.8 megaflops-per-watt ratio, running the TOP500 Linpack Benchmark across a 1056-node system. The HP supercomputer at MSI features 24 gigabytes of RAM per node, a 40 Gb QDR InfiniBand interconnect and more than 150 terabytes of attached storage. More Information: http://www.hp.com/go/hpc ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]