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ScaleMP Completes vSMP Foundation Certification For HP ProLiant BL280c G6 Server Blades

July 1, 2009 by Robin Wauters Leave a Comment

ScaleMP completed certification of vSMP Foundation for HP ProLiant BL280c G6 server blades offering the new Intel Xeon Processor 5500 series. vSMP Foundation coupled with the HP ProLiant BL280c G6 server blade solution delivers excellent performance and energy savings to reduce overall datacenter spending in power constrained scale-out environments.

vSMP Foundation aggregates multiple industry-standard off-the-shelf x86 servers into one single virtual high-end system for the High-Performance Computing (HPC) market. vSMP Foundation provides customers with an alternative to traditional expensive symmetrical multiprocessor (SMP) systems and also offers simplified clustering infrastructure with a single operating system. It supports aggregation of up to 16 servers into a single virtual SMP system, providing:

Up to 4 terabytes (TB) of shared memory for large memory requirements
Up to 128 cores virtual SMP, proven scalability and record-breaking memory bandwidth
Ease of use and lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for applications, with simplified cluster management and storage architecture
Improved utilization through a centralized and consolidated architecture

The new HP ProLiant BL280c G6 server blade has been designed for high performance and scale-out datacenters. With outstanding dual-processor performance and price per watt, the HP ProLiant BL280c helps reduce overall datacenter power consumption while maintaining high performance. The new Intel® Xeon® 5500 series processors provide significant performance improvements and faster I/O throughput. The new DDR3 memory technology is more energy efficient and has better cooling than existing memory options. Overall, the HP ProLiant BL280c offers customers the latest technology for improved power efficiency and performance optimization. These blades feature up to 96 GB of ECC DDR 3 DIMMS, two PCI-express expansion slots, and support both SA and SATA HDD drives.

ScaleMP Launches vSMP Foundation Version 2.0

March 16, 2009 by Robin Wauters Leave a Comment

ScaleMP last week announced version 2.0 of its flagship vSMP Foundation software. This new release offers significantly enhanced performance through support for the future Intel Nehalem processor family when they become available, and enhanced enterprise class features such as increased high-availability, partitioning of single virtual system to multiple isolated environments, extended remote management, enhanced profiling capabilities to improve application performance and support for Emulex LightPulse Fibre Channel (FC) HBAs.

vSMP Foundation aggregates multiple industry-standard off-the-shelf x86 servers (rack mounted or blade systems) into one single virtual high-end system for the High-Performance Computing (HPC) market. vSMP Foundation provides customers with an alternative to traditional expensive symmetrical multiprocessor (SMP) systems, as well as simplified clustering infrastructure with a single operating system.

“vSMP Foundation 2.0 is a major milestone for ScaleMP, and again demonstrates the value of our approach to high-end computing,” said Shai Fultheim, founder and CEO of ScaleMP. “In addition to a number of enterprise-class features that were requested by our growing install base, we are also significantly boosting the performance of high-end virtual systems with the support of Intel’s next generation of processors – essentially setting a new performance standard for large x86 systems. Existing customers will be able to leverage the enhanced capabilities of vSMP Foundation 2.0 immediately.”

vSMP Foundation software supports aggregation of up to 16 x86 servers into a single virtual SMP system. It provides customers with:

Up to 4 TB of shared memory for large memory requirements
Up to 128 cores virtual SMP, with high memory bandwidth
Ease of use and lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for applications, with simplified cluster management and storage architecture
Improved utilization through a centralized and consolidated architecture

ScaleMP Takes vSMP Foundation to Dell PowerEdge Servers

July 17, 2008 by Robin Wauters Leave a Comment

ScaleMP today announced the availability of its vSMP Foundation Standalone software on the Dell PowerEdge server platforms. The vSMP Foundation Standalone software aggregates multiple x86 and cluster-based systems into a single virtual shared memory system, reducing overall system management complexity while providing “maximum processing and memory capabilities”.

The Dell PowerEdge blade servers running the vSMP Foundation Standalone software allows customers to create single, virtual Symmetrical Multiprocessor (SMP) systems with up to 32 sockets (128 cores) and up to 1 TB of shared memory. According to the company, High Performance Computing (HPC) users can achieve additional cost effectiveness with entry-level solutions using two Dell PowerEdge 1950 III servers and vSMP Foundation Standalone software, in order to create a high-performance virtual four-socket system.

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ScaleMP’s vSMP Foundation Standalone aggregation platform provides its customers with:

Up to 1 TB of shared memory for large memory requirements
Up to 128 cores virtual SMP, with high memory bandwidth
Ease of use and lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for applications, with simplified cluster and I/O architecture management
Improved utilization through a centralized and consolidated architecture

ScaleMP Raises $8 Million More, Funding Now Totals $26 Million (Oh Yeah, They Also Launched)

April 1, 2008 by Robin Wauters Leave a Comment

Cupertino-based ScaleMP, a provider of virtualization solutions for high-end computing, today announced that it has raised $8 million in new venture funding, bringing the total raised to $26 million. Participation in this up-round funding included all of the existing investors: Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, TL Ventures, and ABS Ventures. This announcement coincides with the official launch of the company and its technology, whose details have also been announced today.

The ScaleMP aggregation technology allows a server to expand outside a single system boundary, addressing growing end-user requirements for large memory systems or systems with high-core count. The vSMP Foundation aggregation platform is a software-only solution that eliminates the need for extensive R&D or proprietary hardware components in developing high-end x86 systems, and reduces overall end-user system cost and operational expenditures. It utilizes up to sixteen x86 systems to create a single shared-memory system with 4 to 32 processors (128 cores) and up to 1 TB of RAM, providing significantly better price/performance compared to traditional SMP systems and lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) compared to clusters.

The ScaleMP product line includes two products: a standalone solution, which enables the industry’s first four-socket system at under $10,000, and an embedded solution that helps original design manufacturers (ODMs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) build high-end systems.

The ScaleMP solutions are sold through a worldwide network of partners. The vSMP Foundation Standalone is available through VARs and system integrators at prices starting at US$2,750. vSMP Foundation Embedded is available through ODMs and OEMs at prices that vary depending on system configuration.

[Source: AmericanVentureMagazine]