[openib-general] IB: I don't like what I'm seeing.

Wed Apr 7 19:17:26 PDT 2004

That is why they went with the XServes. It does support ECC memory. 
The memory controller on the Deskside G5's does not grock ECC memory. 
It will (rumor) later this year.

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>>  As for the Infiniband scalability with the RC connections, you can take the
>>  Virginia Tech cluster of 1100 2-way SMP's (2200 connections/node) that has
>>  been running heavy computational tasks for days. Maybe this is the example
>>  you are looking for.
>>  [...]
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>And you can even buy parts of this machine if you want:
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>It worked so well that they decided to tear it down and sell it :)
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>Even so, I wouldn't think you'd want to use a machine that doesn't have ECC
>host memory to measure network reliability....
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>-Ron
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