Tyan Typhoon PSC Video Preview

Author:  Jason Jacobs Date:  2006.11.15 Topic:  Trade Shows Provider:  Tyan Manufacturer:  Tyan

Typhoon PSC 600 Series

Hardware Features

Nodes - One (1) Head / Compute Node and four (4) Compute Nodes, Each node is dual socket and quad core processor ready
Processors - Supports up to ten(10) Intel® Xeon™ 5300 quad core processors with EM64T technology
Memory - Up to 12GB FBD with DDR II 533/667 per node, Up to 60GB FBD with DDR II 533/667 per system
Interconnect Fabric - Dual Gigabit Ethernet networks default configuration, One Gigabit Ethernet network and one 4xInfiniBand network
Internal Storage - Seven (7) SATA II HDDs for internal storage. Up to three (3) SATA II HDDs on the Head Node, and one (1) SATA II HDD per Compute Node
General Features - Integrated DVD device
Integrated KVM and GbE switch for all nodes
Supports InifiniBand controller 4x HCA (Opt.)
Integrated InfiniBand switch (opt.) for all nodes
Front I/O:
- Head Node: VGA port, USB ports
- Compute Node: VGA port, Keyboard and Mouse
Rear I/O:
- Two (2) RJ-45 GbE ports (white coupler)
- One (1) RJ-45 FE port (blue coupler))
Power - Three (3) 600W Single PSU (3 power cords) with one (1) of them dedicated to the Head Node
Whisper Quiet - <52 dB, whisper quiet

Software Features

Operating System - Windows® Compute Cluster Server 2003, Linux Ready
Cluster Behavior - Single system rapid boot sequence, Makes standard cluster into stand alone supercomputer
Floating Point Performance - 256 GFLOPs peak performance with Intel® Xeon™ 5300 1.6GHz processors
Application Support - Certified ISV applications
- See growing list on TyanPSC website www.tyanpsc.com

Physical Specifications

Dimensions - 527mm x 356mm x 700mm (20.75" x 14.01" x 27.56"), H x W x D
Weight - 150 Lbs

Target Users and Market:

High Performance Computing
TyanPSC's Typhoon™ 600 series Personal Supercomputers are purpose-built for individual and workgroups. With the Typhoon™ PSC, users have the power of a supercomputer right in their office or laboratory environment, so they can achieve more efficiency, with faster results.

Supercomputing for Energy Exploration
Reservoir simulation can now be done by individuals scientists in the field. The Typhoon's ease of deployment makes it easy. This can be vastly more efficient and profitable for the organization by providing preliminary analyses to sharpen and focus exploration efforts.

Supercomputing for Manufacturing and Engineering
TyanPSC's Typhoon™ Personal Supercomputers are ideal for replacing older, dated workstations.
The Typhoon™ meets the needs of engineers in the automotive and aerospace fields by providing a new level of simulation capability in the office.

Techwarelabs Impression of the Typhoon PSC 600 Series

Tyan has done their homework on the server, cluser server, and supercomputer market. The Typhoon is offered at a significantly lower pricepoint than comparable systems and comes with several advanced features in addition to being linux ready. With 1/4 Tflops of power at a quarter of the price of other systems its easy to forsee businesses with small needs purchasing the Typhoon or several Typhoon's for a lower price than a single larger unit from another manufacturer. Walking around SC06 its easy to recognize that the Typhoon not only runs cooler but also occupies 1/4 of the space of traditional supercomputers which could be a big factor in its acceptance as a contender and serious competition. We can't wait to get the Typhoon into our Lab for testing and show the features, usability, and potential the Typhoon truely has. Make sure to check out our VIDEO of the Typhoon where we took a look at one operating live.