Custom ClusterHost Solution

Custom ClusterHost

The Custom ClusterHost service provides custom designed and built supercomputers that are professionally managed and monitored at our secure data center. ClusterHost is a complete solution to the difficulties of administering an on-site cluster: constant maintenance, specialized facilities, and technical support. We have dedicated professionals managing, hosting and monitoring your customized cluster which removes the burden on your resources. This cluster-as-a-service requires a minimal hardware investment and allows for larger and faster clusters that would otherwise remain unaffordable. The service provides an average savings of 20% over on-site clusters, does not require the consumption of your valuable real estate, and frees up your IT professionals to perform other tasks.

Design Services

• Our experts will help you design a cluster architecture to satisfy your computationally intensive needs.

Cluster Development Services

The ClusterHost service is flexible and ideal for a multitude of cluster sizes, small and large. Whether you need rack-mounted or blade servers, Intel or AMD, 32- or 64-bit, we can design a cluster for you. Our vendor flexibility lets you avoid being forced to utilize one technology or platform. We can accommodate your needs so you have the best supercomputer for your application.

• Building cluster systems and assembling components

• Testing of components and verification of cluster operation

• Purchasing hardware

• This includes the purchasing and assembly of hardware from a variety of vendors

• This also includes custom co-processing capabilities such as video cards and FPGAs

• Network design, implementation, and verification

• This offering includes network interconnects for the cluster, with specialties including gigabit Ethernet, InfiniBand^®, Myrinet^®, and 10 gigabit Ethernet

• Installation of select software

• Software services include the installation of operating system software, specializing in Linux

• MPI, PVM, Scyld™, LSF, Torque, and Mawi for internode communication and resource management

• Implementation of cluster security

• Including SSH and AES for encryption and security

Cluster Hosting and Maintenance Services:

• Continuous hosting and monitoring of customized clusters in our data center

• Rapid response to cluster problems

• Design and implementation of cluster expansion as requested

• Backup data on a schedule as requested by you (e.g. daily, weekly, monthly) and your choice of media (e.g. tape or digital)

Your custom software and hardware topology are continuously monitored by our qualified technicians to ensure reliability and security.