Western Scientific unveils 1U 6-processor rack server. (Breaking News).Western Scientific introduced the SuperCluster su·per·clus·ter n. A group of neighboring clusters of galaxies. supercluster A large group of neighboring clusters of galaxies, along with isolated galaxies scattered between them, the entire collection , a six processor, 1 U-high rackmount server. The new system contains three times the amount of computing power compared to today's standard 1U Intel-based configurations. With space being one of the utmost considerations when making a computer purchase, the new SuperCluster systems will now take up over 60 percent less space when compared with existing units and still perform the same function. On-board storage of up to 220 GB and 4.5 GB of RAM per node is available, as are SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. and IDE configurations. The standard configuration of 40 1U nodes per 77" cabinet will remain the same. The SuperCluster uses industry-standard components, Intel Pentium III The successor to the Pentium II from Intel. Introduced in the spring of 1999 at 500 MHz, the Pentium III architecture was similar to the Pentium II with the addition of 70 new instructions optimized for multimedia (see SSE). processors and up to 4.5 GB of state-of-the-art SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. . Units are also configurable with up to three SCSI or IDE drives. Rugged backplane design guarantees easy upgradability. www.wsm.com/800-443-6699 |
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