CIARA NEXXUS C DESKSIDE CLUSTER - A NEW ERA OF COMPUTING PRODUCTIVITY
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CIARA NEXXUS C
DESKSIDE CLUSTER
A NEW ERA OF
COMPUTING PRODUCTIVITY
Designed for Performance
Designed and optimized for advanced modeling, simulation
and to solve today’s complex problems, the NEXXUS C Series
delivers industry-leading performance in an office friendly
package at an affordable price. This revolutionary product
takes extreme-performance computing to a new level by com-
bining the power and performance capabilities of a data
center cluster with the ease and usability of a workstation.
While a typical workstation has only from 4 to 12 CPU cores
and limited memory capacity, the ground-breaking design of
the NEXXUS C Series allows for up to 20 processors, 120 cores,
16 GP-GPU and almost 2TB of memory for unmatched perfor-
mance in a deskside form factor.
A New Era of Computing Productivity
Engineers, scientists and researchers know that High Perfor-
mance Computing (HPC) can make all the difference – taking
hours, days or weeks off project timelines and solving prob-
lems that would otherwise be unapproachable. Unfortunately
until now, HPC has been available only to a few. Those compu-
tational scientists or modeling and simulation engineers who could master science, program in parallel,
distribute algorithms, manage an HPC cluster, and were fortunate enough to work in an organization with
supercomputing resources could put HPC to work. For the rest, technical problems languished on the desktop
– stuck on a scientist’s or engineer’s workstation, slowing time to market and negatively affecting cost, com-
petitiveness and quality. With the NEXXUS C’s ground-breaking performance, affordability, ease of installa-
tion and use, CIARA is democratizing HPC once again – placing extreme computing capabilities, previously
reserved to few, into the hands of many. The NEXXUS C deskside cluster makes easy work of complex applica-
tions used in the financial services, manufacturing, digital media, life sciences and energy industries, as well
as traditional applications used in government, defense and higher education sectors.
Purpose-Built for Offices, Laboratories and Workgroups
In the past, high performance computing meant having a dedi-
cated data center that could meet the unique requirements of
cluster systems. Today, the NEXXUS C Series delivers unmatched
performance, extreme modularity, ease of use, a smart design for
office environment usage and energy efficiency in a pedestal
form factor that will easily fit under or beside a desk and plugs
into standard office wall outlets. NEXXUS C industrial-grade
liquid cooling permits low noise operation and complies with
today’s office noise regulations.
World’s Most Modular Cluster
The NEXXUS C Series is the only HPC system in the industry to
combine high performance compute (Processors and/or GP-GPU),
workstation and storage capabilities in a single and integrated
office-compliant chassis. This modularity allows for incredible
utilization flexibility. For example, the optional integrated tech-
nical workstation can often eliminate the need for a separate
graphic system. Each NEXXUS C chassis can be configured with 3
to 5 trays accommodating up to 10 nodes and 20 processors.
The Perfect Digital Manufacturing Tool for the Missing Middle
Who says world-class high performance computing
should be reserved for large research centers or Top100
companies? The NEXXUS C makes Extreme Performance
Computing available to everyone, by combining the
power of a high performance cluster with the afford-
ability, ease-of-use and seamless integration of a work-
station. Equipped with an industrial grade advanced
cooling system, powerful Intel® Xeon® processors,
NVIDIA® Tesla™ cards and state-of-the-art visu-
alization and storage capabilities, the NEXXUS C
delivers industry-leading performance across a
broad range of applications and standard
benchmarks. With preinstalled Microsoft® or
Linux operating system, NEXXUS C delivers true
“ease of everything” computing, allowing any user to
apply HPC power to challenging science, engineering
and design problems. Designed and priced for individu-
als or workgroups, the NEXXUS C takes the HPC cluster
out of the data center and places it next to your desk.
Technical Specifications
Form Factor 4-trays (up to 8 nodes) Pedestal Personal Cluster
System Interconnect Up to two fabrics, featuring Ethernet switches providing uplink scalability and high speed
Gigabit Fabric Interconnect and Management: 1 x 24-Port Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet Switch
• Bandwidth: 88 Gbps (non-blocking)
• Management: Telnet, SNMP v1/v2c/v3, RMON 1, 2, 3, 9,
Web-based Management, VLAN, QoS, MIB
• 24 x RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T Network LAN
• 1 x RJ-45 Console Management
Optional IB Fabric Interconnect: 1 x 8-port QDR switch
• 640Gb/s switching capacity
• Signal optimization for longer cable length
• Quality of Service enforcement
• Reversible air
• Redundant Fans
Management: 2 x 8-port RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet Switch
• Bandwidth: 16 Gbps (non-blocking)
• Forwarding Mode: Store-and-forward
• Status LED: System power, link, speed and activity indicators on each RJ-45 port
Management Web-based Remote System Management
• Graphical Mode Console Redirection
• Performance Monitoring
• System Management: Local System Management Application,
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
• Reports: System Information, Health Log, Adminstration,
Application for Local Management
• Pager Alerts and E-mail Alerts
• SNMP support
Input Power 2 sockets supporting 90–264VAC (47–63Hz)
Dimensions W 20.2” (51.3 cm) x H 25.7” (65.28 cm) x D 29.7” (75.44 cm)
Weight Chassis fully populated: 235 lbs (107 kg)
Environment Operating Temperature: 10ºC to 30ºC (50º F to 86º F)
Non-operating Temperature: -40ºC to 70ºC (-40ºF to 158ºF)
Operating Relative Humidity: 8% to 90% (non-condensing)
Non-operating Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing)
CIARA NEXXUS C
Technical Specifications
NXC600 Compute Node NXG600 GPU Node
Node(s) 2 1
Processors 2 x Intel Xeon Processor E5-2600 Family
® ®
GPU Computing - Up to 4 NVIDIA C2075
Chipset Intel® C602-A PCH with QPI up to 8.0 GT/s
Memory Capacity Up to 16 x DIMM slots Up to 8 x DIMM slots
Up to 256GB Up to 128GB
Memory Type 4GB, 8GB, 16GB DIMMs - DDR3 ECC 1600 MHz
Storage Bays Up to 2 x 2.5” SATA Up to 4 x 2.5” SATA
hot-swap drives hot-swap drives
HDD Type
SATA: 250GB, 500GB, 1TB SSD: 128GB, 300GB, 512GB
Interconnect Intel Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet
Dedicated Management LAN port
Expansion Slots PCI-E: PCI-E:
1 (x16) 4 (x16) + 3 (x8)
Graphic Cards - -
I/O Ports 1 x External Serial Port 1 x External Serial Port
1 x VGA Port 1 x VGA Port
2 x External USB Ports 6x External USB Ports
Video Aspeed AST2300 16MB Matrox G200eW
Power Supply 770W 80Plus Gold 1400W 80Plus Gold
Redundant 1+1 Redundant 1+1
Font Panel Power switch, Reset switch
Power, HDD, Temp/Alert and LAN LED
Operating Systems Microsoft® Windows HPC Server 2008 R2
Linux: Red Hat® Enterprise, CentOS
Cluster Manager Platform Cluster Manager®
Bright Cluster Manager®
Management Graphical Mode Console Redirection
Performance Monitoring
Local System Management Application, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Reports: System Information, Health Log, Administration
Pager and E-mail Alerts, SNMP support
Health Monitoring: CPU and System temp, System voltages, CPU and Chassis Fans,
Chassis Intrusion, Redundant Power Failure (hardware dependent)
Environment Operating Temperature: 10ºC to 30ºC (50º F to 86º F)
Non-operating Temperature: -40ºC to 70ºC (-40ºF to 158ºF)
Operating Relative Humidity: 8% to 90% (non-condensing)
Non-operating Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing)
©2011 Ciara Technologies. All rights reserved. Specifications subject to change without notice. CIARA is a registered trademark, and the CIARA logo and NEXXUS are trademarks of Ciara Technologies.
All other trademarks mentioned herein are the properties of their respective owners.Technical Specifications
NXW600 Workstation NXH600 Head-node
Node(s) 1 1
Processors 2 x Intel Xeon Processor E5-2600 Family
® ®
GPU Computing Up to 1 NVIDIA C2075 Card
Chipset Intel® C602-A PCH with QPI up to 8.0 GT/s
Memory Capacity Up to 16 x DIMM slots Up to 256GB
Memory Type 4GB, 8GB, 16GB DIMMs - DDR3 ECC 1600 MHz
Storage Bays Up to 4 x 2.5” SATA Up to 14 x 2.5” SATA
hot-swap drives hot-swap drives
HDD Type SATA: 250GB, 500GB, 1TB
SATA: 250GB, 500GB, 1TB
SSD: 128GB, 300GB, 512GB
SSD: 128GB, 300GB, 512GB
PCI-E: 240GB, 480GB, 960GB
Interconnect Intel Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet
Dedicated Management LAN port
Expansion Slots PCI-E:
5 (x16) + 1 (x8)
Graphic Cards - 1 x NVIDIA Quadro Family
I/O Ports 1 x External Serial Port 1 x External Serial Port
1 x VGA Port 1 x VGA Port
2 x External USB Ports 6x External USB Ports
Video Aspeed AST2300 16MB
Power Supply 1400W 80Plus Gold Redundant 1+1
Front Panel Power switch, Reset switch
Power, HDD, Temp/Alert and LAN LED
Operating Systems Microsoft® Windows HPC Server 2008 R2
Microsoft® Windows HPC Server 2008 R2
Microsoft®Windows® 7 Professional
Linux: Red Hat® Enterprise, CentOS
Linux: Red Hat® Enterprise, CentOS
Cluster Manager Platform Cluster Manager®
Bright Cluster Manager®
Management Graphical Mode Console Redirection
Performance Monitoring
Local System Management Application, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Reports: System Information, Health Log, Administration
Pager and E-mail Alerts, SNMP support
Health Monitoring: CPU and System temp, System voltages, CPU and Chassis Fans,
Chassis Intrusion, Redundant Power Failure (hardware dependent)
Environment Operating Temperature: 10ºC to 30ºC (50º F to 86º F)
Non-operating Temperature: -40ºC to 70ºC (-40ºF to 158ºF)
Operating Relative Humidity: 8% to 90% (non-condensing)
Non-operating Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing)
©2011 Ciara Technologies. All rights reserved. Specifications subject to change without notice. CIARA is a registered trademark, and the CIARA logo and NEXXUS are trademarks of Ciara Technologies.
All other trademarks mentioned herein are the properties of their respective owners.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Call us at: 1 866 789-7225
Email us at: sales@ciaratech.com
Visit us at: www.ciaratech.com9300 Transcanada Highway
Montreal, Canada
North America toll-free: 1 866 789-7225
Worldwide: +1 514 798-8880
Email: sales@ciaratech.com
Web: www.ciaratech.com
World-Class Support and Service
In addition to offering industry-leading technology and a comprehensive software environment, the
NEXXUS C Series also includes world-class support. The system includes a three-year parts and labor hardware
warranty, call center technical support and next-business day onsite service. Customers also have a variety of
options from ongoing software support to onsite installation or usage training. Together, these services
enable users to receive fast, expert assistance with any technical issue.
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