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University of Southampton uses iDataPlex
The University of Southampton’s new supercomputer, live from January 2010, has been named UK academia’s ‘greenest’ computer in this year’s Green500 List, a ranking of the World’s most energy-efficient supercomputers.
The Green500 List also ranks the supercomputer as the second most energy-efficient UK-based supercomputer overall – covering both academia and commercial markets.
Custom-designed and built by supercomputer and storage integrator OCF and using IBM’s iDataPlex server technology and running Windows HPC (High Performance Computing) Server 2008 R2 software, the supercomputer uses just 1 watt of power to generate speeds in excess 299.52 megaflops of performance.
The new supercomputer will be in use by leading-edge researchers across the University to make highly complex computations in fields ranging from cancer research to climate change.
Professor Philip Nelson, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Southampton, commented: “It’s good to know that the University of Southampton not only has one of the fastest supercomputers in the world, but also one of the greenest. While our researchers are investigating new responses to climate change, designing new transport systems and exploring the origins of life on earth, it’s important that we limit our impact on the planet.”
Check out this article talking about the University of Southampton new supercomputer based on IBM iDataPlex technology, it’s always great to see what possibilities have been created and what range of data center, software and hardware have been used to achieve this. I’m off to read up more.
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