Follow this link to configure and price an Octimod Cluster.Octimod - The Hardware Concept
The Ainkaboot Octimod Clustering Platform concept focuses on using compact motherboards with low power processors and the minimum of peripherals to reduce power consumption and maximise density while lowering the total cost of ownership through well implemented operating system power management.
The Ainkaboot Octimod modular system - shown with 6 processing modules and a storage module.
The modular approach to the design allows for simple mix and match hardware population, easy upgrades and maintenance, high density and massive scalability. Modules are only 170x270x45mm thanks to compact motherboards such as, ETX and Mini-ITX mainboards. Allowing the Octimod platform to acheive truly high density processing power.
A range of different processing modules are available, processing modules with the VIA C7 and Intel Core 2 Duo are available immediately more options will follow and if requested we can fasttrack others.
The clusters are based around the Mini-ITX mainboards pioneered by VIA although other small form factor boards are used. The small size of these boards, just 170x170mm allows Ainkaboot to provide truly high density computing.
Ainkaboot focus on performance per watt and strive to keep the total cost of ownership as low as possible for our customers. Hence we only offer the lowest power processing options in our modules, generally mobile, embedded or energy efficient versions of processors best fit this requirement.
All modules are packed with technology, the MPC7-1500 for example features the latest C7 processor running at 1.5 GHz, Gigabit Ethernet, DDR2 and SATA300. The C7 low power chip allows Ainkaboot to provide ultimate performance per watt to our customers. VIA's website has more information about the C7.
Alternatively if 64bit computing would provide performance improvements for your application then the Core 2 Duo mobile processors provides excellent performacne, also within a small power envelope. More information about the Core 2 Duo is available on Intel's website.
Configuring an Octimod Enclosure
The Octimod Clustering Platform provides a modular approach for hardware installation, expansion, upgrades and scaling. This unique modular approach to hardware integration simplifies system configuration. Decide what the priority is; processing power, high speed disk access or high capacity drives and select the appropriate modules. Install them in you server room, turn on and Ainkaboot KlustOS can be used to rapidly form them into a cluster.
Need more power? Simply order more modules (and enclosures if necessary), slot in the new hardware connect it to the network and KlustOS can boot up the new nodes and add them to the cluster. This allows for simple scalability, ideal for a rapidly growing organisation.
Octimod systems allow mounting of the enclosure both front and rear of a industry standard 19" cabinet, so it is possible to mount 16 modules in 4U. Using currently available modules this allows up to 32 cores in 4U.
All eight slots can contain processing modules, up to four of the slots can alternatively be populated with disk modules. The disk modules are connected to the adjacent processing module via a SATA back plane, allowing up to four of the slots to contain storage modules.
It is expected that for most applications the processing nodes would network boot, however for certain deployments it is desirable for the nodes to boot from internal solid state memory.
Ainkaboot KlustOS dedicated clustering operating system compliments the Octimod hardware platform and KlustOS provides the numerous features which enhance the performance of the hardware ensuring maximum efficiency.
Module Options
The modules listed on this page may not be an exhaustive list. Ainkaboot are always looking to increase the available range of modules and if sufficient volume is required can even create new modules on request.
Octimod Processing Modules (MP)
MPC7-1500
The MPC7 module consists of a VIA C7 Processor clocked at 1.5GHz and up to 1GB of DDR2 533MHz RAM.
The MPC7-1500 is suitable for many applications, it provides performance of up to 1.5GHz and supports a Front Side Bus (FSB) of 533 Mhz and DDR2 RAM. At maximum load the C7 should use no more than 15 Watts, using just 0.1 Watts when idle. The module consumes just 27.5W and an Octimod enclosure with 8 modules would consume just 220W! For linearly scaling applications such as in rendering and compiling and for web serving and hard disk controlling this is an ideal module.
MPC2
The MPIC supports a range of the new Intel Core Duo and Core 2 Duo processors, running between 1.6 and 2.6GHz with up to 4GB of ram. We support all mobile Core 2 Duo's Socket M compatible processors.
Power consumption will vary slightly across the processors.
The MPC2-T modules have a TDP of 46.5W per module, 372W in a fully populated Octimod Enclosure.
The MPC2-L modules use the lower power L series Core 2 Duo's as such have a TDP of 29.9" per module, 236W in a fully populated Octimod Enclosure.
MPC2-T5500 and MPC2-T5600
The MPC2-T5 Series modules contain either a Core 2 Duo T5500 or T5600 processor clocked at 1.66 GHz and 1.83 respectively, both chips have 2MB of Level 2 Cache and 667MHz FSB.
MPC2-T7200, MPC2-T7400 and MPC2-T7600
The MPC2-T7 Series modules contain either a Core 2 Duo T7200, T7400 or T7600 processor clocked at 2 GHz, 2.16GHz or 2.33GHz respectively, all have 4MB of Level 2 Cache and a 677MHz front side bus.
MPC2-L7200 and MPC2-L7400
The MPC2-L7 Series modules contain either a Core 2 Duo L7200 or L7400 processor clocked at 1.33 GHz and 1.5GHz respectively, both have 4MB Level 2 Cache and support a 677MHz FSB. The L series Core 2 Duo's are some of the lowest power Intel chips while still providing dual core support and 64bit processing, they have a TDP of just 17W.
Octimod Storage Modules (MS)
A range of hard disk modules are available, these modules contain two 3.5" HDD's. Any 3.5" SATA hard drive can be used in these modules and we provide a number of example options.
MPHS-74 and MPHS-150
Two Western Digital Raptor hard disk drives with a 74GB or 150GB capacity per drive, running at 10,000rpm.
These hard drives are powerful reliable drives and provide the ultimate in high speed SATA drives.
MPHC-500 and MPHC-750
Two Seagate Barracuda hard disk drives with a 500GB or 750GB capacity per drive, running at 7,200rpm.
Capacities of drives available change rapidly if the capacity you desire is available we can provide a module with the drives in.
A full populated 42U cabinet could have 144 motherboards or 144 hard drives, 74TB of storage (using 500G HDD), or a trade off between the two. Additionally because of the modular nature of Octimod upgrading or replacing compunents is simple.