High-performance Scale-out and Clustering

Scale-out and clustered computing environments help companies solve complex problems in a wide variety of data- and compute-intense applications. Clustered servers/blades depend on high bandwidth, low-latency interconnects to aggregate the enormous processing power of dozens of CPUs and keep I/O needs serviced.

With wall-clock times outperforming both InfiniBand and competitive Ethernet solutions, NetEffect 10Gb and 1Gb accelerated Ethernet adapters help every data center overcome its most demanding scale-out and clustering challenges:

• Achieves low-latency interconnect: < 6 µsec
• Predictable, sustained, scalable performance, even in multi-core, multi-processor clusters
• Supports all clustering MPIs: HP MPI, Intel MPI, Scali MPI, MVAPICH2
• Enables virtual server implementations
• Industry-standard management software, no specialized personnel training

Performance in Commercial Applications

Through a unique, patented architecture, NetEffect adapters bring the latest features of modern interconnect technologies to an ultra-low-power, high-bandwidth Ethernet package, giving clustered applications the low latency they need and the flexibility, cost, and management benefits of a ubiquitous industry standard.

Tested and validated in commercial clustered applications, NetEffect accelerated Ethernet adapters achieved performance equal-to or better than InfiniBand with no software changes required. Companies can now reduce risk and operating expenses relying on low-latency high-bandwidth NetEffect accelerated adapters to interconnect their cluster infrastructure.

More Processing Power per Square Foot in Blade Environments

Common in clustered computing environments, high-density blade systems offer exceptional processing power per square foot optimized within space, power, and cooling limitations. Ultra-low power, high performance NetEffect 10GbE blade adapters offer unique, blade-specific solutions that enable the blade racks to be more fully populated, improving processing power per square foot and offering a higher return on hardware investment.

• Ultra-low power consumption and cooling requirements enable higher rack densities – achieving more work within same power envelope
• A single blade adapter provides simultaneous high-performance access to clustering, storage, and data networks
• A single self-provisioning adapter requires no fixed provisioning of server/applications, improving server utilization and lowering the number of components managed