SGI Awarded $27M Systems Contract with the Army Research Laboratory Defense Supercomputing Resource Center
31 Outubro 2016 - 9:51PM
DoD selects SGI systems with the upgrade of its
Army Research Laboratory high performance computing technology
MILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 31, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
-- Today, SGI (NASDAQ:SGI), a global leader in high-performance
solutions for compute, data analytics, and data management,
announced that the United States Department of Defense (DoD) has
selected SGI® ICE(TM) XA for two of its Army Research
Laboratory Defense Supercomputing Resource Center (ARL DSRC)
systems. The upgrades are part of a technology insertion, known as
TI-16, for their High Performance Computing Modernization Program
(HPCMP).
HPCMP delivers world-class commercial, high-end,
high-performance computational capabilities to DoD's Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) community through its
five DoD Supercomputing Resource Centers (DSRCs).
With HPC technology, DoD scientists and engineers
can utilize physics-based simulations to achieve better
understanding of a variety of phenomena affecting national defense.
The upgraded systems also allow quick data searches that are
generated from field tests across a wide spectrum of military
operations. Powerful supercomputers help with data quality,
increasing situational awareness, and advancing soldier performance
with live and virtual data analytics. The new SGI systems will be
leveraged to scale algorithms, increase real-time experimental data
processing and methods for live-virtual simulations.
The agreement for ARL DSRC system #1 values at
$8.9 million, and ARL DSRC system #2 at $17.6 million.
SGI was also awarded four annual maintenance
options over the next four years, allowing DoD to leverage its
world-class professional services available 24/7. The work for both
systems will be performed at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland,
with an estimated completion date of April 24, 2021. Army
Corps of Engineers, Huntsville, Alabama, has been delegated
contracting authority for these agreements.
Announcement Highlights
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DoD has selected SGI to increase supercomputing
power with two ARL DSRC systems
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DoD's investment in supercomputers helps with
data quality, increasing situational awareness, and advancing
soldier performance with live and virtual data analytics; it also
allows DoD scientists and engineers to achieve a better
understanding of a variety of phenomena affecting national
defense
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The upgraded SGI systems will help DoD scale
algorithms, increase real-time experimental data processing and
methods for live-virtual simulations
Technical Information
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ARL DSRC system #1 will deploy SGI® ICE(TM)
XA with quad node blade and E-Cell technology, utilizing the
22-core Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2699 v4 to achieve peak compute
power
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ARL DSRC system #1 will be comprised of 33,088
compute cores offering 1.16 Petaflops capability, a Mellanox
Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) as a 1:1 non-blocking Fat-Tree with 3.4 PB
usable storage based on SGI InfiniteStorage
5600i technology
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ARL DSRC system #2 will deploy SGI® ICE(TM)
XA comprised of 73,920 Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2698 v4
compute cores, offering 2.6 Petaflops capability, a Mellanox
Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)-based 1:1 non-blocking Fat-Tree and 11.8
PB usable storage based on SGI InfiniteStorage
5600i technology
Supporting Quotes
"We're excited to partner with SGI for our TI-16
DoD program, and have full confidence in the system's ability to
provide excellent performance," said Dr. Raju Namburu, director of
ARL DSRC. "Choosing the right HPC partners is crucial, as we rely
on supercomputing and large-scale analytics and predictive sciences
to provide the competitive edge we need to maintain our position as
the nation's premier laboratory for land forces."
"We believe that the two SGI systems will bring a
unique capability to solve DoD's most challenging problems," said
Thomas Kendall, technical director of ARL DSRC. "The combination of
a non-blocking, fat-tree topology, based on the recently available
100 Gbps EDR technology and the newest server CPU technology will
enable a wide range of applications to consistently achieve high
levels of performance."
"DoD's annual, recurring investment in HPC is a
testament to its belief in the power and strategic value of
supercomputing," said Jorge Titinger, president and CEO, SGI.
"Expanding our partnership with ARL DSCR is the result of our
record of exceptional HPC performance with previous DoD systems. We
have had a healthy long-standing relationship with HPCMP over the
last two decades, and we remain committed to delivering to DoD new
innovative technology and the highest level of service and
management. We look forward to continuing our partnership with one
of the most important institutions in our nation."
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