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5: SGI ICE XA Administration/Leader Servers
Batch or login functions most often run on individual separate “service” nodes, especially when
the system is a large-scale multi-rack installation or has a large number of users. The 1U server
may also be used as a separate (non-RLC/admin) login, batch, I/O, MDS, OSS or fabric
management node. See the section “Modularity and Scalability” on page 31 for a list of
administration and support server types and additional functional descriptions.
1U Service Nodes
The 1U rack leader controller server (shown in Figure 5-2 on page 59) can be optionally used as
a non-RLC/admin service node. The following subsection (“C1104-GP1 1U Service Node”)
describes an additional 1U service node that is
never
used as the system administrator or RLC
node in an ICE XA system.
C1104-GP1 1U Service Node
The Rackable C1104-GP1 server is a 1U rackmount service node used as a login, batch, fabric
management, I/O, MDS, or OSS system. At the heart of the system is a dual-processor serverboard
based on the Intel C610 chipset. The serverboard (motherboard) supports two Intel Xeon
E5-2600(v3) series processors. Four DDR4 memory channels are available per CPU socket with
two DIMM slots per channel. A direct media interface connects the node’s PCH ASIC to
processor 1; while 40-lane Gen-3 PCIe interconnect lines link both processors directly to the
motherboard LAN ports. Separate QPI link pairs connect the two processors and the I/O hub in a
network on the motherboard.
The serverboard has eight DIMM slots per processor (16 total) that support DDR4
2133/1866/1600/1333 MHz RDIMMs.
The system supports four hard disk drives and up to three internal optional GPUs. An external
low-profile PCIe 3.0 x8 option card slot is also supported. Available GPU and PCIe option cards
may be limited, check with your SGI sales or service representative for additional information.
Figure 5-4 on page 61 shows the front and rear panel features of the C1104-GP1 service node.
Figure 5-4 on page 61 shows an example of the server’s front control panel, see the
SGI Rackable
C1104-GP1 System User Guide
(P/N 007-6364-00
x
) for more detailed information on this 1U
service node.
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