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For compute power, the architecture offers multiple servers, including the PowerEdge R740XD system, which is an all-in-one building block for Spark, machine learning, deep learning training, and inferencing. The architecture also provides higher density options like the PowerEdge DSS8440 system, which is well suited for large-scale HPC simulation workloads, machine learning training, deep learning training, and inferencing. Each server offers unique features that make it viable based on the customer use case.
The architecture is defined by node types: management, compute, high-performance acceleration, and dense acceleration, as described in the following table:
Table 1. Node roles
Management |
Compute |
High-performance acceleration |
Dense acceleration |
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Recommended server: PowerEdge R740XD |
Recommended server: PowerEdge R740XD |
Recommend server: PowerEdge C4140 |
Recommended server: PowerEdge DSS8440 |
The following tables provide configuration details about the supported server building blocks:
Table 2. PowerEdge R740XD management node
Component |
Configuration details |
Processor |
2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6248 2.5 G, 20C/40T, 10.4 GT/s, 27.5M cache |
Memory |
24 x 16 GB RDIMM, 2933 MT/s, dual rank |
Hard drive |
24 x 3.84 TB SSD SATA read Intensive 6 Gbps |
RAID |
PERC H740P RAID controller |
Network |
Mellanox ConnectX-4 dual port 40/100 GbE |
Table 3. PowerEdge R740XD compute node
Component |
Configuration details |
Processor |
2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6248 2.5G, 20C/40T, 10.4 GT/s, 27.5M cache |
Memory |
24 x 16 GB RDIMM, 2933 MT/s, dual rank |
Hard drive |
2 x 960 GB SSD SATA read Intensive 6 Gbps |
RAID |
PERC H730P RAID controller |
Network |
Mellanox ConnectX-4 dual port 40/100 GbE |
Accelerator options |
2 x NVIDIA V100, or 6 x NVIDIA T4, or 6 x Intel FPGA |
Table 4. PowerEdge C4140 performance GPU node
Component |
Configuration details |
Processor |
2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6248 2.5 G, 20C/40T, 10.4 GT/s, 27.5M cache |
Memory |
24 x 16 GB RDIMM, 2933 MT/s, dual rank |
Hard drive |
BOSS Controller Card + with 2x M.2 Sticks 240G (operating system only) |
RAID |
Mellanox ConnectX-4 dual port 40/100 GbE |
Network |
4 x NVIDIA NVLink V100 |
Accelerator options |
2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6248 2.5 G, 20C/40T, 10.4GT/s, 27.5M cache |
Table 5. PowerEdge DSS8440 dense node
Component |
Configuration details |
Processor |
2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6248 2.5 G, 20C/40T, 10.4 GT/s, 27.5M cache |
Memory |
12 x 32 GB RDIMM, 2933 MT/s, dual rank |
Hard drive |
PERC H730P RAID Controller, 2 GB NV cache |
RAID |
1 x 960 GB SSD SATA SED read Intensive 512e |
Network |
Mellanox ConnectX-4 Dual Port 40/100 GbE |
Accelerator options |
10 x NVIDIA V100 PCIe, 10 x NVIDIA T4 |