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Dann Corbit
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by Dann Corbit » Sun Nov 12, 2017 9:02 am
jdart wrote:I think it is basically 4 32 core computers in one chassis. So all 128 cores are not available for one process to use. Not a big deal for me, since I already have scripts to distribute the workloads I use across multiple machines. Anyway, it would be hard to use 128 cores concurrently for one process in an efficient manner (given memory contention, NUMA issues and other factors).
--Jon
I use 62 cores on my 64 core box all the time. It is my default setting.
Now, to be
efficient with lots of cores, the program must be NUMA aware.
But, for instance, I am quite sure that the TCEC contest is on a NUMA machine.
Arasan seemed to run pretty well on it.
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by Rebel » Sun Nov 12, 2017 9:11 am
jdart wrote:They still have one left, if anyone is interested.
Interested yes, but I am afraid my lovely wife would divorce me.
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by elpapa » Sun Nov 12, 2017 10:55 am
Rebel wrote:jdart wrote:They still have one left, if anyone is interested.
Interested yes, but I am afraid my lovely wife would divorce me.
What you need to do is make a list. Wife: pros and cons, blade server: pros and cons. If the wife wins, make sure you burn or eat the list before she finds it.
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by jshriver » Sat Nov 18, 2017 12:04 am
Cluster in a box

love it!
Curious are there 4 PSU as well or does it have some nifty one that powers 2 or more?
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by jshriver » Sat Nov 18, 2017 12:16 am
jdart wrote:Looks like 2 power supplies for the 4 units.
--Jon
Slick man! Part of me wants to see a crafty benchmark on a 32cpu node

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Dann Corbit
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by Dann Corbit » Sat Nov 18, 2017 12:43 am
I bought the other one.
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by Dann Corbit » Sat Nov 18, 2017 12:56 am
Taking ideas is not a vice, it is a virtue. We have another word for this. It is called learning.
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by Dann Corbit » Sat Nov 18, 2017 1:06 am
I did the same thing with my 64 core box.
Taking ideas is not a vice, it is a virtue. We have another word for this. It is called learning.
But sharing ideas is an even greater virtue. We have another word for this. It is called teaching.