Cray XC30
| Company type | Product |
|---|---|
| Industry | Supercomputing |
| Founder | Cray |
| Products | Supercomputer (XC30) |
The Cray XC30 represents a high-performance multiprocessor supercomputer developed by Cray, incorporating Intel Xeon CPUs alongside optional accelerators such as Nvidia Tesla or Xeon Phi. These elements are interconnected through Cray's exclusive "Aries" network and installed within cabinets that can be cooled either by air or liquid. Each liquid-cooled cabinet accommodates up to 48 blades, with each blade containing eight CPU sockets and drawing 90 kW of power. The XC lineup also integrates Cray DataWarp technology to enhance I/O acceleration.
In 2014, Cray XC30 installations achieved notable positions on the TOP500 list of supercomputers.
Europe
- At the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology, an XC30 system operates under a four-year funding plan totaling SEK 170 million.
- The UK's national high-performance computing center in Edinburgh hosts the "ARCHER" XC30, which includes 118,080 cores and was acquired for £43 million.
- Switzerland’s National Supercomputing Centre manages an XC30 system named "Piz Daint," equipped with 115,984 cores.
- The ECMWF employs two XC30 units dedicated to meteorological forecasting.
- The Deutscher Wetterdienst maintains a pair of redundant XC30 machines also focused on weather prediction tasks.
- A dual XC30 installation is operated by the Danish Meteorological Institute at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, chosen for its reduced cooling and electricity expenses; this setup additionally supports Iceland’s meteorological operations.
Japan
The Center for Computational Astrophysics at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan implemented an XC30 system known as "ATERUI," which was subsequently upgraded to a Cray XC40.
United States
- The NERSC runs an XC30 system named "Edison," featuring 133,824 cores.
- A classified government facility maintains an XC30 with 225,984 cores.
- The Air Force Research Laboratory employs an XC30 called "Lightning."
- The University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies hosts the US Naval Academy's XC30 system named "Grace."
Australia
- The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre operates the "Galaxy" XC30, consisting of 9,440 cores; it includes one chassis equipped with GPUs while the rest are CPU-only. This system primarily supports radio astronomy research.