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Figure 3-1
SGI ICE XA Series System E-Cell Assembly Example
The compute rack enclosures within the SGI ICE XA system are 10.5U 9-blade units. Each
enclosure supports between two and nine compute blade assemblies, up to nine power supplies,
one chassis management controller (CMC) and up to four InfiniBand based I/O fabric switch
interface blades. Note that internal IB switch ASICs located in switch blades in the blade
enclosure eliminate the requirement for external IB switches. The InfiniBand technology provides
for fast communication between compute blades within the same chassis and also between
compute blades in separate enclosures.
Optional water chilled D-rack cooling is available for support nodes and storage. Note that ICE
XA blade enclosures require liquid-cooling and must reside in E-Cell racks and always require
water cooling systems to operate. See the section Chapter 4, “Rack Information” for information
on water-cooled ICE XA E-Cell systems.
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