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Based on our conversations with customers, we know that customers prefer InfiniBand or Ethernet. For this reason, the HPC Ready Architecture for AI and Data Analytics offers these options:
The following figure shows the Ethernet switch architecture:
Figure 1. HPC Ready Architecture for AI and Data Analytics with Ethernet switches
The following figure shows the InfiniBand switch architecture:
Figure 2. HPC Ready Architecture for AI and Data Analytics with InfiniBand switches
The performance of both types of switches is comparable in most use cases. Customers must choose a networking switch that enables them to run multiple workloads at high bandwidth and low latency for best performance. The networking switch must have a fast connection to compute and storage resources for best performance.