1U Dual Cell-Based System 2

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The 1U Dual Cell-Based System 2 is a flexible solution based on the Cell Broadband Engine™ (BE) processor. This solution significantly improves performance for computationally intensive high-performance computing (HPC) applications in medical imaging, industrial inspection, aerospace and defense, seismic processing, telecommunications, and other industries. Performance scales dramatically when the application is distributed across multiple 1U Dual Cell-Based Systems 2 in a cluster or across the network.

The 1U Dual Cell-Based System 2 has two Cell BE processors. For the first time, the power of dual Cell BE processors can be unleashed for applications that demand a low acoustic signature along with the added density of the 1U form factor. Mercury has mapped key signal processing algorithms onto the system, significantly increasing the performance advantages for HPC applications.

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	Features		Benefits		Specifications

Features

2 Cell BE processors, each running at 3.2 GHz
Total of 410 GFLOPS
2 Companion Chips provide high-speed bridges to PCI Express and Gigabit Ethernet
Optional support for SAS magnetic or flash disk
Expansion options for plugin cards or PCIe extender
Optional MultiCore Plus SDK (software development kit)

Specifications

Dual Cell BE Processors
PPE core: IBM® 64-bit Power Architecture™
   L1 cache size: 32 KB instruction; 32 KB data
   L2 cache size: 512 KB
SPEs: 8
   Local store: 256 KB
   Registers: 128 x 128 bits wide
EIB: 205 GB/s sustained aggregate bandwidth
Processor internal clock speed: 3.2 GHz
Processor-to-memory bandwidth: 25.6 GB/s
Processor-to-processor coherent interface: 20 GB/s in each direction

Memory
XDR memory
   Each processor: 1-GB, 3.2-GHz XDR DRAM, 2 channels per processor
DDR2 memory
   Each processor
      1 or 2 GB, 667-MHz DDR2 organized as 2 VLP DIMMs per processor,
      1 channel per DIMM (optional)
ECC support: Single-bit correct; double-bit detect on XDR and DDR2
Flash: 32 MB
NVRAM: 1 MB

Hard Disk (Optional)
Hard disk controller
SAS Controller via PCIe plugin card (consumes one slot)
Number of hard disks: 1 (maximum)

I/O Subsystems
Serial ports: 2 (one dedicated for management functionality)
USB ports: 2
Ethernet ports: 2 10/100/1000 Mb
Supports advanced RAS system management via a dedicated Ethernet connection.
InfiniBand® option
10 Gigabit Ethernet option

Expansion Options (Optional)
Plugin cards
2 PCIe x16 mechanical, x8 electrical full-size cards
25W maximum; consult factory for higher power cards
PCIe extender

System Management
System Management Module
Baseboard Management Controller

MultiCore Plus SDK Software (Optional)
(32/64-bit application support)
MCF (MultiCore Framework): PPE/SPE
TATL™ (Trace Analysis Tool and Library): PPE/SPE
SAL (Scientific Algorithm Library): PPE/SPE
PixL™ (Image Processing Algorithm Library): PPE
MCPDIAGS (MultiCore Plus Diagnostics): PPE/SPE
SPEAD-K (SPE Assembly Development Kit): SPE
Linux operating system

Size
Length: 30 in
Width: 17.15 in (19-inch EIA rackmount)
Height: 1.73 in (1U)

Airflow
Required: <90 CFM @ MSL

Noise
Acoustical noise: <50 dBA @ 1 m

Electrical
100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz

Power Consumption
Maximum: 700W
Typical: 575W

Weight
<45 lb

Environmental
Ambient temperature: 0°C to 35°C
Humidity: 5-80% non-condensing
Altitude: 7,000 ft at 32°C
*Maximum ambient temperature is de-rated to 32°C beginning at 3000 ft.

Compliance
European Directive 2002/95/EC
(RoHS 5/6 Server Exemption Directive)
Safety; UL/EN/IEC 60950-1 (intended)
EMC: EN 55022, EN 61000, EN 55024:1998, FCC Class A