Here is the quote from Cirrascale for two X-Gene based systems in 1U, with a 200GB SSD, 32GB RAM, and a Nvidia K20(x?) per system for $19,284.00. Their lead time is estimated at 6-weeks. For comparison SoftIron is quoting $1950 + shipping
for a single server board only, i.e. would require chassis, RAM, SSD, and GPU if they support it.
These should be near identical systems. Although I’m guessing Cirrascale is putting more effort into supporting GPUs.
Thoughts?
Ben
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Sal Balsamo <Sal.Balsamo@cirrascale.com>
> Subject: RE: Quote Request: Cirrascale RM1905D
> Date: June 27, 2014 at 9:24:15 PM CDT
> To: "Allen, Benjamin S." <bsallen@alcf.anl.gov>
>
> Ben,
> Attached is the quote you requested, please let me know if you have any questions.
>
> Regards,
> Sal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Allen, Benjamin S. [
mailto:bsallen@alcf.anl.gov]
> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 1:34 PM
> To: Sal Balsamo
> Subject: Re: Quote Request: Cirrascale RM1905D
>
> Sal,
>
> Go ahead and include the K20x's. The only passive cooling GPUs I have on-hand are M2070 and K40. I'm presuming the K40 hasn't been tested or is going to be over the power budget of these systems?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ben
>
> On Jun 27, 2014, at 3:23 PM, Sal Balsamo <Sal.Balsamo@cirrascale.com> wrote:
>
>> Ben,
>> No problem. I'll get to work on that now... that server is available with & without the K20's. Do you prefer this quoted with the k20's? Not entirely sure if an SSD can be substituted, the current dev platform has very specific hardware requirements. Let
me confirm.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sal
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Allen, Benjamin S. [
mailto:bsallen@alcf.anl.gov]
>> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 1:12 PM
>> To: Sal Balsamo
>> Subject: Re: Quote Request: Cirrascale RM1905D
>>
>> Hi Sal,
>>
>> Lets go with #3. Does this option ship with the pair of Tesla K20x? Also would it be possible to put a SSD in-place of each of the spinning drives? Something like an Intel DC S3700 200GB or similar?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ben
>>
>>
>> On Jun 27, 2014, at 3:00 PM, Sal Balsamo <Sal.Balsamo@cirrascale.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Benjamin,
>>> Thank you for the email and for your interest in our ARM development offering.
>>>
>>> We have three products offered in the 1905 dev platform and I'm just looking for clarification on your preference.
>>> 1) Desktop dev kit, without PCIE expansion, comes with 16GB DDR3. Availability is approximately 2 weeks.
>>> 2) Rackmount 1U entry dev kit, with PCIE expansion, RAM can be upgrade. Availability is approximately 6 weeks.
>>> 3) Same as #2, but its two systems in the same 1U space.
>>>
>>> Please let me know your preference and I will get you a quote immediately.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Sal Balsamo
>>>
>>> Manager of Inside Sales & Sales Operations Cirrascale Corporation
>>> Mobile: 858-344-0811
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Allen, Benjamin S. [
mailto:bsallen@alcf.anl.gov]
>>> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 11:42 AM
>>> To: Sales
>>> Subject: Quote Request: Cirrascale RM1905D
>>>
>>> Cirrascale:
>>>
>>> Argonne National Laboratory's Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) is interested in purchasing a Cirrascale RM1905D with 32GB of DDR3-1600 RAM. Could you please quote a single system and provide an estimate on when you are shipping these systems?
>>>
>>> Kind Regards,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ben Allen
>>>
>>> HPC Systems Administrator
>>> ALCF Operations - Joint Laboratory for Systems Evaluation Argonne
>>> National Laboratory
>>> Email: bsallen@alcf.anl.gov
>>> Office: (630) 252-0554
>>
>