Nice rack!

By Laurie A. Duncan

Virginia Tech is my hero. Check this out:

System X Specifications

Nodes: 1100 (!) Apple XServe dual 2.3GHz G5 processor cluster nodes
(4 GB RAM, 80 GB S-ATA HD)
Primary Communication:24 Mellanox 96 port InfiniBand switches (4X InfiniBand, 10 Gbps)
Secondary Communication: 6 Cisco 4506 Gigabit Ethernet switches
Cooling: Liebert X-treme Density System cooling

Software: Mac OS X, MVAPICH,  XLC & XLF

No fair! I want one too!

Imagine how fast you could rip your CD collection into iTunes on those puppies :)

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