MEGWAREHigh Performance Computing Solutions
Axel Auweter – HPC R&D Manager
• Established in 1990
• German private limited company
• More than 1000 installed cluster systems in Europe
• Turn-key solution provider for compute, storage and GPGPU/ManyCore clusters
• 50 Employees
• Financially strong, profitable, growing
MEGWARE Computer Vertrieb und Service GmbH
Company Profile
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MEGWARE Annual Turnover (k€)
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7.400 7.800
11.30012.500
15.400
25.400
30.800
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 (est)
• HPC Compute Cluster
• Accelerated Compute Cluster
• Storage Cluster and Distributed / Parallel Storage Systems
• Data Center Infrastructure: Racks, Cooling, Networking
• Consulting and Project Management
• HPC Systems Operation (onsite/remote)
• HPC Trainings for System Administrators and Users
• Flexible Schemes for Service & Support
MEGWARE HPC SolutionsCustomized – Ready-to-Use – With Premium Support
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• Compute Node Chassis since 2001: Slash2®/Slash5®/Slash8®
• ClustSafe® PDU since 2003: CS12/CS18
• Rack Display for Monitoring: RackView®
• Software for Cluster Management/Monitoring: ClustWare®
• The Green IT Solution: Direct Liquid Cooling with ColdCon®
• HPC Compute Platform SlideSX®/SlideSX®-LC
MEGWARE HPC SolutionsResearch and Development
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SlideSX®Highly Integrated HPC Solution
Up to8 Chassis per
42U Rack
Integrated Remote
Management
IntegratedPower
Monitoring
Up to10 Nodes per
Chassis
Up to5 Power Supplies
per Chassis
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SlideSX-LC®Direct Liquid Cooled version of SlideSX®
SlideSX-LC chassis withinternal distribution and
external connectorsfor inlet and outlet
SlideSX-LC compute nodewith direct liquid coolingheatsink and coldplate
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• Direct liquid cooled compute cluster with 78 SlideSX-LC® nodes
• Year-round chillerless operation & connected to central building heating
• Production environment with up to 50°C water inlet temperature
• Application optimized Dual Intel Xeon E5-2623v3 4C/3Ghz for memory andfrequency bound applications with onboard MLNX Connect-IB
Cluster „Brain“ for University GreifswaldSlideSX-LC® + ColdCon®
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Cluster „Brain“ for University GreifswaldSlideSX-LC® + ColdCon®
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Application Owners
HPC Centers
Technology Providers
Extreme Scale DemonstratorsOur Perspective as System Integrator
High Performance
System Integrator Lube
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Brings rusty projects
back to speed…
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Motivation: Our European MindsetMEGWARE Customer Locations
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• System Architecture– Designing system architectures according to customer-defined criteria
is our daily business when answering RFPs
– Dedicated senior HPC engineer for benchmarking
• Custom Developments wherever Sensible– Mechanical Designs
– Electronics for Power Distribution, Monitoring & Management
– Direct Liquid Cooling
– No design of mainboards, ASICs, SoCs, …
A Wide Range of ExpertiseArchitecture and Design
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• System Integration & Production– Onsite production facility for small to medium orders
– Collaborations for offsite manufacturing for large orders
– Automated single node burn in tests during production
• System Tests– Onsite test facilities for systems with up to ~1000 nodes
– Infrastructure recently upgraded with 10kV power supply
• MEGWARE Data Center– New facility for attended housing and customer early access
A Wide Range of ExpertiseIntegration and Test
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• Delivery & Installation– Dedicated project manager for every installation
– Dedicated staff for delivery and installation
– Close collaboration with additional contractors
– Software setup by a dedicated MEGWARE HPC engineer
– System documentation
• Support– First level support: well established support processes and logistics
– Second level support through the dedicated HPC engineer
– Higher level support through technical partnerships with suppliers
A Wide Range of ExpertiseDelivery, Installation, and Support
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… Final Thoughts ...
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• IP Management– Existing mechanisms from FET-HPC can be reused
– IP handling can be agreed upon partners when scope of work is clear
• Risk & Budget Management– Closely linked to exact role in the project and governance structure