Ready-to-Go Solutions for High Performance ComputingScalable performance from Technical to Supercomputing

The developments that have taken place in high performance computing (HPC) over the decades can be described quite simply: Without Fujitsu research, the development of the supercomputer would have been quite different.

In the 1970s Fujitsu started collaborating with its customers to fulfill many of mankind’s dreams – in aerospace technology, meteorology and astronomy, environment and energy, or in various other fields of enterprise research. A milestone in this long history was undoubtedly the FACOM 230-75APU, the first supercomputer built in Japan by Fujitsu in 1977. Since then Fujitsu’s commitment to high performance computing has become a success story that still continues with remarkable achievements in scalar and vector computing as well as cluster architectures. Outstanding examples of Fujitsu’s development include the Numerical Wind Tunnel (NWT), the world’s fastest vector computer launched in 1993, and the implementation of a Linux cluster in 2004 which was the most powerful of its kind in Japan at that time. In 2011 Fujitsu’s K computer, jointly developed with the Japanese Riken research organization, has taken the No. 1 position on the TOP500 Supercomputer List.

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Fujitsu and High Performance ComputingA success story for more than 30 years

Today Fujitsu is the most experienced and largest provider of HPC solutions in the Asian market, and has been a leading HPC vendor in Europe almost from the beginning, offering customers the know-how it has gained from installing more than 1,200 HPC systems. Fujitsu responds to the rapidly growing demand for high performance computing with intelligent solutions that deliver top performance tailored to meet today’s HPC requirements. Furthermore, these solutions already offer the scalability that will be needed to meet the increasing performance demands of the future.

A complete HPC stack from CELSIUS workstation-based technical computing to x86 PRIMERGY server-based high performance com-puting solutions enable engineers and scientists to conduct their research and development projects very efficiently, without having to acquire the specialized expertise needed to set up and operate complex HPC platforms. The stack is comprised of workstation, server and storage platforms, HPC middleware, consulting and integration services. To address the growing needs of small and medium-sized enterprises, Fujitsu provides integrated and certified ready-to-go HPC cluster solutions that are optimized for specific business requirements.

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HPC Development Paths

■ Vector ■ Scalar ■ x86 Cluster

■ K computer**

* NWT (Numerical Wind Tunnel) was developed in collaboration with NAL (National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan, now JAXA)** The K computer has been developed in collaboration with RIKEN, with the aim of beginning shared use by November 2012.

■ K computer**e

■ AP1000

■ AP3000

■ FX1

■ SPARC Enterprise

■ PRIMEPOWER HPC2500

■ PRIMEQUEST

■ F230-75APU

■ NWT *■ VPP500

■ VPP300/700

■ VP Series

■ VPP5000

■ PRIMEHPC FX10

■ PRIMERGY CX400

■ HX600

■ PRIMERGY RX200

■ PRIMERGY BX900

■ PRIMERGY CX1000

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HPC solutions from Fujitsuhave everything you need to be successful

The importance of high performance computing is rapidly growing because more and more scientific and technical problems are being studied on the basis of computer simulations. HPC offers analysts, engineers and scientists the computing resources they need to make vital decisions, to promote product innovations, to speed up research and development, and to reduce time to market. Fujitsu HPC solu-tions support the R&D community by providing validated integrated solutions with predefined and optimized cluster configurations for specific applications.

USE YOUR APPLICATIONS EFFICIENTLYFrom concept to solution – this is the challenge faced by researchers and developers – and it demands increasingly higher levels of per-formance every day. This applies to you in your role as researcher or engineer. And to the tools you work with. Regardless of the task, you always want to use the best software package available. You have this freedom of choice with Fujitsu as your partner. What’s more, you can fully concentrate on your core activities – we provide the speed and efficiency that will help you reach your objectives as quickly as possible. We are at your side, no matter what your discipline may be: biological science, medicine, pharmaceuticals, chemistry, automotive

and aerospace technologies, environmental and earth sciences, banking/insurance, public administration, meteorology, education/ universities/academies, defense, energy, astronomy, manufacturing, trade or logistics.

As your partner for technical and high performance computing, we believe that expertise means knowing the full potential of your soft-ware. And knowing how you can exploit this potential effectively and efficiently. The list below shows typical simulation and computational software that is frequently used with our systems:

■ Fluid dynamics simulation: Altair AcuSolve, ANSYS CFX, ANSYS Fluent, CD-adapco STAR-CCM+, OpenFOAM

■ Structural mechanics simulation: Altair OptiStruct, ANSYS Mechanical, DS SIMULIA Abaqus, MSC Nastran

■ Crash simulation: Altair RADIOSS, DS SIMULIA Abaqus/Explicit, ESI PAM-CRASH, LS-DYNA

■ Casting, electromagnetics simulation: MAGMASOFT, RWP WinCast, ANSYS Maxwell, EMSS FEKO

■ Chemistry, Geophysics, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance: TURBOMOLE, SCIGRESS, Parallel Geoscience SPW, Schlumberger ECLIPSE, MathWorks, MATLAB, Wolfram Mathematica, Murex MX.3

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World’s No. 1again on TOP500 List

Ready for the FutureFujitsu develops the next-generation supercomputer

In collaboration with RIKEN, the natural sciences research institute in Japan, Fujitsu is developing and implementing the “K computer” supercomputer. Hardware installation was completed in August 2011 and has taken already the No. 1 position on the TOP500 list for a consecutive two terms in a row. With this so-called K computer (from the Japanese word Kei, meaning 1016), which bundles a total of 88,128 CPUs with 705,024 cores in 864 racks, the system achieved the world’s best benchmark performance of 10.51 petaflops (quadrillion floating-point operations per second) with an extraordinarily high computing efficiency ratio of 93.2%. This achievement is made possible by the K computer’s integration of advanced technologies, including its massive number of CPUs, the interconnectivity that links them together, and the software that is able to bring out the highest performance from the hardware.

Japan is strengthening its global position of leadership in scientific and industrial research. A petascale supercomputer like the K computer enables rapid processing of extremely complex computations that would otherwise be quite arduous or even impossible. Supercomputers are important instruments in meeting society’s greatest challenges through new developments, for example in the areas of medical science, natural resources and energy. Supercomputers will help bring forth new strategies to identify and possibly prevent major catastrophes, and it will improve manufacturing processes and technologies in addition to supporting important fundamental research. Petascale supercomputers offers massively parallel scalability by linking together thousands of processors and their cores. Yet to exploit the full performance potential of this kind of supercomputers, applications will be needed that can handle this process effectively and efficiently. That is the greatest challenge of all.

To develop such applications, Fujitsu has launched the Open Petascale Libraries (OPL) Project. Universities and research institutes in Europe, the United States and Asia/Oceania are participating in the OPL project to support the development of numerical computations that will be made available to society at large. The OPL project will thus contribute to making many of mankind’s dreams come true in the future.

RELIABLE SOLUTIONS THAT PERFECTLY MATCH YOUR REQUIREMENTSFujitsu sets the standards for high performance computing through competence and cooperative partnerships. And through optimized HPC solutions that support you in developing innovations much faster to keep you well ahead of the competition.

Fujitsu has established competence centers around the world to provide you with the specific expertise you need for high performance computing. These competence centers work closely with leading HPC software vendors who validate their applications on HPC platforms from Fujitsu. They also benchmark your specific HPC configuration to ensure that you have an optimal solution right from the start – fully installed and ready to use with your application when delivered. What’s more, expert software development teams play a key role by enhancing the middleware in HPC solutions from Fujitsu with software for functions such as cluster installer, job scheduler and parallel runtime environments to give you a seamlessly integrated and user friendly environment.

In addition Fujitsu Exabyte File System (FEFS) contributes to improve-ments in overall system performance by enabling high-speed parallel distributed processing of very large amounts of read/write transactions offering system scalability, high reliability for zero operational down-time, and actual operational convenience.

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Ready-to-GoThe Fujitsu offering at a glance

Your benefits: fast, automated startup, low lifecycle costs, adminis-tration and management via web interface. In every phase of your HPC project you can count on more than 30 years of experience from Fujitsu: In the planning phase you can take advantage of competent analyses of your application requirements and recommendations for increasing the performance of your applications. Benefit from Fujitsu’s expertise in application validation and benchmarking. Start quickly with ready-to-go cluster solutions. And enjoy peace of mind with proven Fujitsu support for system management and troubleshooting that is based on close cooperation with the vendors of the individual components in your solution.

The trusted sign for comprehensive service: HPC solutions from Fujitsu have Intel Cluster Ready certification.

(1) PRIMEHPC FX10 (2) PRIMERGY CX400 (3) PRIMERGY BX400 and BX900

PRIMEHPC FX10 (1)

Fujitsu’s PRIMEHPC FX10 supercomputer offers massive amounts of compute power for solving many of today’s most puzzling and complex problems. This is due to the PRIMEHPC FX10’s maximum peak performance of 23.2 Petaflops and memory that scales up to 6 PB with a 98,304 node configuration.

PRIMERGY CX400 (2)

The PRIMERGY CX400 enables massive scale out with up to 4 independent server nodes packaged into a single multi-node enclosure, providing shared power and cooling for lower energy budgets. With their optional GPGPU coprocessor support, even highest performance demands are easily achievable, enabling the PRIMERGY CX400 as an ideal base for large HPC environments.

PRIMERGY BX400 and BX900 (3)

The PRIMERGY BX400 and BX900 are complete Dynamic Infrastructures in a cube. While the BX400 delivers top performance for workgroup requirements, the BX900 with its 10 height unit offers outstanding performance with up to 288 cores in combination with leading blade server density. Now allowing for 40% more band-width in the Infiniband section. The PRIMERGY BX900 is the right choice for high density, scalability and performance together with high availability.

PRIMERGY RX200 (4)

The PRIMERGY RX200 is a rack server that provides high performance of the new Intel Xeon E5 product family, expandability up to 768GB of memory and up to 94% energy efficiency – all in 1U space saving housing. Thus, the PRIMERGY RX200 is ideal for high flexible high productivity configurations.

ETERNUS (5)

ETERNUS disk storage systems are among the most reliable and secure solutions for all types of scenarios, from entry-level to high-end applications. They can be connected to HPC platforms via Fibre Channel, iSCSI or SAS, and all use the same management software and have the same hardware functions. Thanks to this standardization ETERNUS systems keep operating costs low while protecting invest-ments in resources and competencies.

CELSIUS R920 (6)

Fujitsu´s most performing workstation, the CELSIUS R920, is designed to surpass all your expectations. This reliable, high-end multi processor workstation is individually configurable for the most power hungry, 24/7 technical computing applications. Best-in-class noise emissions of just 21 dB, and optional GPGPU coprocessor support, enhance your productivity.

RELY ON THE BEST PLATFORMResearch and development tasks are not alike – nor are the requirements of users. Yet as different as they all may be, Fujitsu offers scalable performance architecture that is flexible enough to respond to the most diverse requirements: From the x86 CELSIUS high-end workstation to the x86 PRIMERGY industry-standard server (all the way up) to the PRIMEHPC FX10 supercomputer. Fujitsu’s offering features a high-quality and extremely reliable architecture that has proven itself for many years in the areas of scientific research, engineering development, and enterprise computing.

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Application Layer from HPC ISV’s Flow Simulation Financial Simulation Crash Simulation Other Apps Areas

Fujitsu Middleware Stack and WinHPC Scheduler System op. tools File System Other Modules

CELSIUS and PRIMERGY Hardware Workstation Rack and Blade Server High Density Server Components

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