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Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

How to Use this Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

QLogic Quick Reference Interoperability Matrix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Alliances by Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii

QLogic Product Reference Matrices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi

AlliancesAccelrys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Altair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5ANSYS CFX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7ANSYS FLUENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9ANSYS Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11CD-adapco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13CEI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Cisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Clustercorp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Community Climate System Model (CCSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21DataDirect Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23EM Software & Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25ESI Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Exa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29FalconStor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Hewlett-Packard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35IBM DB2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37IBM GPFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Institut fur Materialphysik � VASP Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Intel Cluster Ready. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Intel ESAA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Intel MPI Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Landmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51LSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53LSTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55MathWorks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Metacomp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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Microsoft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61MSC Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Network Equipment Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Novell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Obsidian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Open MPI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Open-E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73OpenCFD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75OpenFabrics Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Oracle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Platform Computing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Red Hat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Sanbolic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Scali. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Schlumberger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Siemens PLM Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91SIMULIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Sun Microsystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Terascala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Texas Memory Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Voltaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Zarlink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

General Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Revision History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

QLogic Company Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

QLogic Press Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

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List of Alliances Matrices

Table 1. QLogic InfiniPath Family of HCAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiiTable 2. QLogic SilverStorm Family of HCAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiiTable 3. QLogic SilverStorm 9000 Family of InfiniBand Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiiiTable 4. QLogic SilverStorm 9024 Series InfiniBand Edge Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxivTable 5. QLogic SilverStorm 9000 Series Multi-Protocol Fabric Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv

Alliances

AccelrysTable 6. Accelrys Discovery Studio 2.0 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs

and InfiniBand Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

AltairTable 7. Altair RADIOSS Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix . . 4

AmberTable 8. Amber 9 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . 6

ANSYS CFXTable 9. ANSYS CFX 11.0 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

ANSYS FLUENTTable 10. ANSYS FLUENT 6.3 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

ANSYS MechanicalTable 11. ANSYS Mechanical Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

CD-adapcoTable 12. CD-adapco STAR-CD V4 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

CEITable 13. CEI Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . 16

CiscoTable 14. Cisco SFS 7000 Series InfiniBand Server Switches Interoperability

with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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ClustercorpTable 15. Clustercorp Rocks+ and Rock+Moab 4.3 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs


Community Climate System Model (CCSM)Table 16. CCSM POP 2.0.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

DataDirect NetworksTable 17. DataDirect Networks S2A Storage Systems (9550, 9700 and 9900)

Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

EM Software & SystemsTable 18. EM Software & Systems FEKO Suite 5.3 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs


ESI GroupTable 19. ESI Group PAM-CRASH 2G v2007 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs


ExaTable 20. Exa PowerFLOW Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

FalconStorTable 21. FalconStor Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Hewlett-PackardTable 22. HP-MPI 2.2.5.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

IBM DB2Table 23. IBM DB2 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix . . . . . . 38

IBM GPFSTable 24. IBM GPFS Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix . . . . . 40

InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA)Table 25. InfiniBand Trade Association Interoperability with QLogic HCAs


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Institut fur Materialphysik � VASP GroupTable 26. Institut fur Materialphysik � VASP Group VASP Interoperability


Intel Cluster ReadyTable 27. Intel Cluster Ready Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Intel ESAATable 28. Intel ESAA Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix . . . . . 48

Intel MPI LibraryTable 29. Intel MPI 3.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix . . . 50

LandmarkTable 30. Landmark Nexus Software Interoperability with QLogic HCAs


LSITable 31. LSI Engenio 6498 Storage System Interoperability with QLogic HCAs


LSTCTable 32. LSTC LS-DYNA 971 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

MathWorksTable 33. Mathworks Distributed Computing Toolbox 3.2 Interoperability


MetacompTable 34. Metacomp CFD++ 7.1.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

MicrosoftTable 35. Microsoft Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

MSC SoftwareTable 36. MSC Software MD Nastran R2 and MSC Marc 2007 Interoperability


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Network Equipment TechnologiesTable 37. Network Equipment Technologies NX5010 Multi-Protocol Interoperability


NovellTable 38. Novell SUSE Linux Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

ObsidianTable 39. Obsidian Longbow Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Open MPITable 40. Open MPI Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix . . . . . 72

Open-ETable 41. Open-E DSS Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

OpenCFDTable 42. OpenCFD OpenFoam 1.4.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs


OpenFabrics AllianceTable 43. OpenFabrics Alliance OFED Interoperability with QLogic HCAs


OracleTable 44. Oracle Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . 80

Platform ComputingTable 45. Platform Computing OCS Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Red HatTable 46. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

SanbolicTable 47. Sanbolic Melio FS and LaScala VM 2008 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs


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ScaliTable 48. Scali MPI Connect 5.4 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

SchlumbergerTable 49. Schlumberger ECLIPSE Reservoir Engineering Software 2008.1


Siemens PLM SoftwareTable 50. Siemens PLM Software NX Nastran 5.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs


SIMULIATable 51. SIMULIA Abaqus Unified Finite Element Analysis (FEA) 6.7 and 6.8


Sun MicrosystemsTable 52. Sun Lustre 1.6.4.2 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

TerascalaTable 53. Terascala RTS 1000 Run Time Storage Appliance 1.0 Interoperability


Texas Memory SystemsTable 54. Texas Memory Systems RamSan Storage Interoperability with QLogic HCAs


Theoretical and Computational Biophysics GroupTable 55. Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group NAMD 2.6 Interoperability


VoltaireTable 56. Voltaire Grid Director ISR 9096 and Switch ISR 9024 Interoperability with

QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) ModelTable 57. WRF 2.02 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

ZarlinkTable 58. Zarlink ZLynx CX-4, ZL60615 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand

Switches Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

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Introduction

Historically, finding interoperability information required endless hours of searching supplier websites or contacting suppliers to obtain interoperability information relating to their products. QLogic Corporation has addressed this challenge by incorporating interoperability information from multiple suppliers within this single publication. To save you valuable time, QLogic Corporation provides wide-ranging interoperability information from major high-performance computing (HPC) suppliers in this HPC interoperability guide.

The QLogic HPC Interoperability Guide is a comprehensive resource for developers and consultants interested in providing QLogic-powered products, solutions, and services to their customers. It provides interoperability matrices that, at a glance, let you identify the certified HPC products, solutions, and services best suited to your needs. Information about the certified solutions has been gathered from Alliance websites, collateral documentation, directly from suppliers, and industry trade alliances.

QLogic high-performance cluster technology offers a comprehensive end-to-end product portfolio that includes multi-protocol fabric directors, edge fabric switches, host channel adapters (HCAs), and a complete software suite to install, operate, and maintain high performance interconnect fabrics. QLogic offers the most comprehensive and flexible interconnect fabric solutions on the market. Application requirements from 12 to 288 InfiniBand ports can be supported in a single chassis. Multi-chassis fabrics that support thousands of host nodes can be constructed to meet the most demanding compute cluster requirements. This offering, combined with the industry�s only fabric management tools that enable an administrator to install and boot a fabric in minutes, helps to satisfy the growing demand for high-performance computational clusters and grids.

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Introduction

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How to Use this Guide

The information contained in this guide was collected from our Alliances. The guide is separated by chapters and organized alphabetically by Alliance. Each chapter gives you a snapshot of the Alliance and the Alliance's HPC solutions.

Different Alliances offer different solutions, as well as different test criteria and environments; therefore, the interoperability matrices presented in this guide will vary from chapter to chapter.

Despite the differences, all Alliance chapters are organized the same way. For a visual representation, see page xiv.

! The Alliance. For your convenience, we have included an Alliance primer. In this section is the name and logo of the Alliance; company description; contact information, so that you can contact the Alliance directly; information about Alliance products and interoperability with QLogic.

! List of Matrices. This section provides a list of the interoperability matrices. This list provides a high-level look at the components included in the matrices, allowing you to move directly to the matrix of interest.

! The Matrices. This section contains the interoperability matrices.

In addition, refer to the following:

! QLogic Quick Reference Interoperability Matrix (page xv) to view which Alliances interoperate with which QLogic products

! Alliances by Category (page xvii) to view Alliances by category and vertical market/type, and each Alliance�s applications

! QLogic Product Reference Matrices (page xxi) to view details about QLogic products

! General Index (page 111) for a listing of the information in the guide

! QLogic Company Information (page 125) for general and contact information

! QLogic Press Review (page 127) to provide contact information and feedback

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How to Use this Guide

Visual Representation of How the Alliance Chapters Are Organized

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ABC HPC Company is a leader in high-performance computing technology. The company’s ABC HPC

product demonstrates high-performance at its best. Through partnerships with leading HPC vendors, ABC

HPC Company helps customers worldwide realize the benefits of high-performance computing.

Stock symbol: privately held

Date established: March 2002

ABC HPC Company Contact Information

ABC HPC Company and QLogic

The ABC HPC Company’s HPC 3.3 product does x, y, and z, and sometimes v and w. ABC HPC 3.3

interoperates with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

ABC HPC Company

Address: 1234 Main Street

Anytown, California 92606

Telephone number: 949.555-5555

Fax number: 949.555-5556

E-mail address: [email protected]

Website: www.abchpccompany.com

ABCHPC COMPANY

The Alliance

ABC HPC Company

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ABC HPC Company and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from ABC HPC Company.

Table 3. ABC HPC 3.3 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 4)

The Matrices

Table 3. ABC HPC 3.3 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Operating Systems Red Hat Linux

SUSE Linux

Windows CCS 2003

InfiniBand Host Stacks OFED

QuickSilver

QLogic InfiniBand HCAs InfiniPath Family of HCAs (Linux only)

SilverStorm Family of HCAs

QLogic InfiniBand Switches SilverStorm 9000 Family of InfiniBand Switches

Source: ABC HPC Company 3/08

Name and Logo

Contact Information

Company Product and QLogic Information

InteroperabilityMatrices

Company Description

The Matrices

List of Matrices

InteroperabilityMatrices

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QLogic Quick Reference Interoperability Matrix

Alliance

InfiniPath Family

of HCAs

SilverStormFamily

of HCAs

SilverStorm9000 Family of InfiniBand

Switches

Accelrys (page 1) ● ●

Altair (page 3) ● ●

Amber (page 5) ● ●

ANSYS CFX (page 7) ● ● ●

ANSYS FLUENT (page 9) ● ●

ANSYS Mechanical (page 11) ● ● ●

CD-adapco (page 13) ● ● ●

CEI (page 15) ● ●

Cisco (page 17) ●

Clustercorp (page 19) ● ●

Community Climate System Model (CCSM) (page 21) ● ●

DataDirect Networks (page 23) ● ● ●

EM Software & Systems (page 25) ● ●

ESI Group (page 27) ● ●

Exa (page 29) ● ●

FalconStor (page 31) ● ● ●

Hewlett-Packard (page 35) ● ● ●

IBM DB2 (page 37) ● ● ●

IBM GPFS (page 39) ● ●

InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA) (page 41) ● ● ●

Institut fur Materialphysik � VASP Group (page 43) ● ●

Intel Cluster Ready (page 45) ● ●

Intel ESAA (page 47) ● ●

Intel MPI Library (page 49) ● ● ●

Landmark (page 51) ● ● ●

LSI (page 53) ● ● ●

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LSTC (page 55) ● ● ●

MathWorks (page 57) ● ●

Metacomp (page 59) ● ●

Microsoft (page 61) ● ●

MSC Software (page 63) ● ●

Network Equipment Technologies (page 65) ● ● ●

Novell (page 67) ● ● ●

Obsidian (page 69) ● ●

Open MPI (page 71) ● ● ●

Open-E (page 73) ● ●

OpenCFD (page 75) ● ●

OpenFabrics Alliance (page 77) ● ● ●

Oracle (page 79) ● ●

Platform Computing (page 81) ● ●

Red Hat (page 83) ● ● ●

Sanbolic (page 85) ● ● ●

Scali (page 87) ● ● ●

Schlumberger (page 89) ● ● ●

Siemens PLM Software (page 91) ● ●

SIMULIA (page 93) ● ● ●

Sun Microsystems (page 97) ● ●

Terascala (page 99) ● ●

Texas Memory Systems (page 101) ● ● ●

Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group (page 103)

● ●

Voltaire (page 105) ●

Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model (page 107)

● ●

Zarlink (page 109) ● ● ●

Alliance

InfiniPath Family

of HCAs

SilverStormFamily

of HCAs

SilverStorm9000 Family of InfiniBand

Switches

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Alliances by Category

Category Vertical Market/Type Alliance Application

Application CAE Altair (page 3) CAE/FEA

ANSYS CFX (page 7) CAE/Simulation

ANSYS FLUENT (page 9) CFD

ANSYS Mechanical (page 11) CAE/Simulation

CD-adapco (page 13) CAE

EM Software & Systems (page 25) FEA

ESI Group (page 27) CAE/Simulation/FEA/CFD

Exa (page 29) CAE

LSTC (page 55) FEA/Crash Simulation

Metacomp (page 59) CFD

MSC Software (page 63) CAE

Siemens PLM Software (page 91) CAE

SIMULIA (page 93) FEA

Chemistry/Biology Accelrys (page 1) Life Sciences Simulation

Media and Entertainment CEI (page 15) Rendering

Oil and Gas Landmark (page 51) Seismic/Reservoir Simulation

Schlumberger (page 89) Seismic/Reservoir Simulation

Middleware File System IBM DB2 (page 37) Database

IBM GPFS (page 39) Parallel FS

Oracle (page 79) Database

Sun Microsystems (page 97) Lustre File System

MPI Hewlett-Packard (page 35) MPI

Intel MPI Library (page 49) MPI

Scali (page 87) MPI

Operating Environment Clustercorp (page 19) Linux Distribution

Platform Computing (page 81) Linux Distribution and HPC Management

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Middleware(continued)

Operating System Microsoft (page 61) Windows

Novell (page 67) Linux

Red Hat (page 83) Linux

Storage FalconStor (page 31) Storage Virtualization and Continuous Data Protection (CDP)

Sanbolic (page 85) File System

Tools MathWorks (page 57) HPC and Cluster Tools

Open Source CAE OpenCFD (page 75) CFD

Biopharmaceutical Amber (page 5) Molecular Dynamics

Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group (page 103)

Molecular Dynamics

Chemical Institut fur Materialphysik � VASP Group (page 43)

Molecular Dynamics

Infrastructure OpenFabrics Alliance (page 77) Host Stack

MPI Open MPI (page 71) MPI

Weather Community Climate System Model (CCSM) (page 21)

Weather Modeling

Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model (page 107)

Weather Modeling

Hardware Cabling Zarlink (page 109) Fiber Cables

Communications Cisco (page 17) InfiniBand Products

Network Equipment Technologies (page 65)

InfiniBand WAN Router

Obsidian (page 69) InfiniBand WAN Router

Voltaire (page 105) InfiniBand Products

Storage DataDirect Networks (page 23) Fibre Channel and InfiniBand Storage

LSI (page 53) Fibre Channel and InfiniBand Storage

Open-E (page 73) Storage

Terascala (page 99) Storage

Texas Memory Systems (page 101) InfiniBand Storage


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Industry Industry Affiliation InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA) (page 41)

InfiniBand Standards

Intel Cluster Ready (page 45) Cross Qualification

Intel ESAA (page 47) Cross Qualification

OpenFabrics Alliance (page 77) InfiniBand Host Software


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QLogic Product Reference Matrices

QLogic offers comprehensive end-to-end product portfolio that includes Multi-Protocol Fabric Directors, Edge Fabric Switches, host channel adapters (HCA), and a complete software suite to install, operate, and maintain your high performance interconnect fabric.

InfiniBand HCAs � HCAs that accelerate cluster performance. QLogic InfiniBand HCAs smoke the competition with the industry's highest message rate. Combined with the lowest MPI latency and highest effective bandwidth, this enables MPI and TCP applications to scale to thousands of nodes with unprecedented price-performance.

InfiniBand Switches � SilverStorm Multi-Protocol Fabric Directors And Edge Fabric Switches that are an ideal solution for high-performance computing (HPC), database clustering, and grid utility computing applications. QLogic offers the most comprehensive and flexible interconnect fabric solutions on the market. This offering, combined with the industry's only fabric management tools that enable an administrator to install and boot a fabric in minutes, helps to satisfy the growing demand for high-performance computational clusters and grids

QLogic products provide cost-effective HPC solutions for businesses of all sizes. This chapter describes the following:

■ QLogic InfiniBand HCAs (page xxi)■ SilverStorm Family of Switches (page xxiii)

This chapter contains the following product matrices:

! Table 1. QLogic InfiniPath Family of HCAs (see page xxii)

! Table 2. QLogic SilverStorm Family of HCAs (see page xxii)

! Table 3. QLogic SilverStorm 9000 Family of InfiniBand Switches (see page xxiii)

! Table 4. QLogic SilverStorm 9024 Series InfiniBand Edge Switches (see page xxiv)

! Table 5. QLogic SilverStorm 9000 Series Multi-Protocol Fabric Directors (see page xxv)

QLogic InfiniBand HCAs

QLogic provides the following types of InfiniBand HCAs:

■ QLogic InfiniPath Family of HCAs (page xxii)■ QLogic SilverStorm Family of HCAs (page xxii)

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QLogic InfiniPath Family of HCAsThe InfiniPath family of HCAs delivers industry-leading performance in a cluster interconnect, allowing organizations to gain maximum advantage and return from their investment in clustered systems.

QLogic SilverStorm Family of HCAsThe QLogic SilverStorm HCAs create an expressway between the server and the InfiniBand fabric, allowing information transfer at 10 Gb/s (up to 10 times the bandwidth of current server interfaces) or 20 Gb/s (up to 20 times the bandwidth of current server interfaces). A comprehensive host environment of high performance upper level protocols (ULPs) contained within the QLogic software family enables the HCA to provide unprecedented performance to core business applications that are supported by database management system (DBMS) clustering, high-performance business computing (HPBC), and high-availability clustering.

Table 1. QLogic InfiniPath Family of HCAs

Model Bus Type Bus Speed Bus Width I/O Data Rate Ports Media Memory

QLE7140 PCI Express 2.5 GHz x8 10 Gb Single CX4 N/A



Table NotesFor more information, see the following QLogic website: http://www.qlogic.com/Products/HPC_products_infipathhcas.aspx.

Source: QLogic Corporation 3/08

Table 2. QLogic SilverStorm Family of HCAs

Model Bus Type Bus Speed Bus Width I/O Data Rate Ports Media Memory

7104-HCA-128LP PCI-X 133 MHz 64b 10 Gb Dual CX4 128MB/port

7104-HCA-LPX1P PCI Express 2.5 GHz x8 10 Gb Single CX4 0MB

7104-HCA-LPX2P PCI Express 2.5 GHz x8 10 Gb Dual CX4 0MB

7104-HCA-128LPX PCI Express 2.5 GHz x8 10 Gb Dual CX4 128MB/port

7104-HCA-LPX1P-DDR PCI Express 2.5 GHz x8 20 Gb Single CX4 0MB

7104-HCA-LPX2P-DDR PCI Express 2.5 GHz x8 20 Gb Dual CX4 0MB

7104-HCA-128LPX-DDR PCI Express 2.5 GHz x8 20 Gb Dual CX4 128MB/port

Table NotesFor more information, see the following QLogic website: http://www.qlogic.com/Products/HPC_products_infipathhcas.aspx.


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SilverStorm Family of Switches

The QLogic SilverStorm 9000 family of Multi-Protocol Fabric Directors is the most highly integrated cluster computing interconnect solution available. An ideal solution for high-performance computing, database clustering, and grid utility computing applications, the 9000 Fabric Directors are designed to maximize cluster and grid computing interconnect performance while simplifying and reducing the cost of operating a data center.

For additional information, refer to the following tables:

! Table 4. QLogic SilverStorm 9024 Series InfiniBand Edge Switches (on page xxiv)

! Table 5. QLogic SilverStorm 9000 Series Multi-Protocol Fabric Directors (on page xxv)

Table 3. QLogic SilverStorm 9000 Family of InfiniBand Switches

Model Chassis HeightMaximum Number of

IB Ports (4x)Maximum Number of

4G FC PortsMaximum Number of10G Ethernet Ports DDR

SilverStorm 9024 Series InfiniBand Edge Switches

9024 1U 24 N/A N/A Yes

9024FC 1U 24 N/A N/A Yes

SilverStorm 9000 Series Multi-Protocol Fabric Directors

9020 2U 22 16 4 Yes

9040 7U 96 32 8 Yes

9080 4U 48 32 8 Yes

9120 7U 144 32 8 Yes

9240 14U 288 64 16 Yes

Table NotesFor more information, see the following QLogic website: http://www.qlogic.com/Products/HPC_products_Infibandswitches.aspx.


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Table 4. QLogic SilverStorm 9024 Series InfiniBand Edge Switches

The QLogic SilverStorm 9024 series of Edge Fabric Switches provides a compact 1U solution for use in building small node count fabrics or for use as edge or leaf components together with QLogic SilverStorm 9000 Multi-Protocol Fabric Directors in constructing large fabrics that can scale to thousands of nodes. The SilverStorm 9024 is a high-performance 24-port InfiniBand switch that enables the construction of high-speed, low latency computer clusters to power many of today�s business applications, such as:

■ Computer grid/virtualization modeling and simulation ■ Clustered database■ Oil and gas reservoir simulation■ Computational fluid dynamics■ Research/computational clustering

InfiniBand provides significant competitive advantages to companies by enabling reductions in time-to-market and more fine-grained data analysis. There are two 9024 models supporting 10 Gb/s or 20 Gb/s. They can be used to construct small InfiniBand fabrics, or as an edge or leaf switch in larger fabrics. These multi-tier fabrics can then deliver the productivity and performance metrics demanded by computationally intensive environments, even as fabrics scale to very high node counts.

Available in the following configurations:

■ SilverStorm 9024 (DDR): 24 ports, 10/20 Gb/s (4X)■ SilverStorm 9024 (SDR): 24 ports, 10 Gb/s■ SilverStorm 9024FCa (DDR): 24 ports, 10/20 Gb/s (4X), fixed power and cooling, dual power supplies■ SilverStorm 9024FC (SDR): 24 ports, 10 Gb/s, fixed power and cooling

Benefits:

■ An entry-level high performance platform for HPC, database, and grid clustering■ Leading price/performance■ 24-ports (4X) in a 1U form factor■ Supports mixture of SDR and DDR configurations■ Low end-to-end latency fabrics■ Component of larger multi-tier fabrics

Key features:

■ Latency less than 140 nsec■ Up to 960 Gb/s of fabric bandwidth available in each switch■ Non-disruptive code load and activation■ Integrates seamlessly with all SilverStorm switch gateway products for storage and network connectivity■ Intelligent switching platform supporting SNMP and API management capabilities■ Out-of-band Ethernet management support■ Fully redundant power and cooling configurations

Table NotesaFor the SilverStorm 9024FC, FC stands for fixed configuration.For more information, see the following QLogic website: http://www.qlogic.com/Products/HPC_products_Infibandswitches.aspx.


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Table 5. QLogic SilverStorm 9000 Series Multi-Protocol Fabric Directors

The SilverStorm 9000 Multi-Protocol Fabric Directors support high-performance computing (HPC), database clustering, and grid utility computing applications; they maximize cluster and grid computing interconnect performance while simplifying and reducing data center costs. The 9000 Fabric Director systems leverage the latest InfiniBand-based technologies to provide industry leading port densities, throughput performance, and ultra-low latency.

Available in the following configurations:

■ 9020 Mutli-Protocol Fabric DIrector. Up to 22 IB ports, 880 gigabits/s switching capacity■ 9040 Mutli-Protocol Fabric DIrector. Up to 48 IB ports, 1.92 terabits/s switching capacity■ 9080 Multi-Protocol Fabric Director. Up to 144 ports, 3.84 terabits/s switching capacity■ 9120 Multi-Protocol Fabric Director. Up to 216 ports, 5.76 terabits/s switching capacity■ 9240 Multi-Protocol Fabric Director. Up to 432 ports, 11.52 terabits/s switching capacity

Benefits:

■ Significantly improve cluster computing application performance■ Eliminate the need for separate physical server connections to storage and network resources■ Scale servers and I/O independently■ Pool and share I/O between servers■ Simplify data center design and reduce operating costs■ Require up to 1/3 less power and space than competitive solutions

Key features:

■ Up to 11.52 Terabits of switching capacity in a single system■ Common set of spine, leaf, and Virtual I/O Controller modules across all chassis sizes■ 4x SDR/DDR InfiniBand, 1/2/4 Gb/s Fibre Channel and 10Gb/s Ethernet Virtual I/O interface options■ Fully redundant power, cooling, and logic components■ Up to 288 InfiniBand ports in a single chassis ■ Supports both copper and Fiber Optic InfiniBand cables

Table NotesFor more information, see the following QLogic website: http://www.qlogic.com/Products/HPC_products_Infibandswitches.aspx.

Source: QLogic Corporation 3/08QLogic SilverStorm 9000 Fabric Directors Data Sheet. Part Number D000013-001 B, 10/07

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Alliances

About Accelrys

Accelrys, Inc. develops and commercializes scientific business intelligence software for the integration, mining, analysis, modeling and simulation, management, and interactive reporting of scientific data. Biologists, chemists, materials scientists, and information technology professionals use the company�s solutions for product design as well as drug discovery and development. Accelrys technology and services are designed to meet the needs of today�s leading research and development organizations.

! Stock symbol: NASDAQ:ACCL! Date established: 1993

Accelrys Contact Information

Accelrys and QLogic

Accelrys has certified the Discovery Studio 2.0 with the Intel Cluster Ready program through which QLogic is also certified. The Accelrys Discovery Studio 2.0 includes a profusion of new science aimed at delivering the most complete package of modeling and simulation tools for drug discovery available. Included are innovative algorithms for rational flexible docking, fragment-based design, and activity profiling�providing ground breaking capabilities only available in Discovery Studio 2.0. Access new functionality for protein-protein docking, pK prediction for proteins, enhanced antibody modeling, QSAR, and more. Built on the SciTegic Pipeline Pilot open operating platform, Discovery Studio 2.0 is an infinitely extensible virtual discovery environment that allows you to integrate any tool you need to create solutions that are uniquely tailored to fit your research process.

Accelrys

Address: 10188 Telesis Court, Suite 100San Diego, California 92121

Telephone number: 858.799.5000Fax number: 858.799.5100

Website: www.accelrys.com

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Accelrys

Accelrys and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Accelrys.

! Table 6. Accelrys Discovery Studio 2.0 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 2)

The Matrices

Table 6. Accelrys Discovery Studio 2.0 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Operating Systems Red Hat LinuxSUSE Linux

InfiniBand Host Stacks OFED 1.2.5

QLogic InfiniBand HCAs SilverStorm Family of HCAs


Table NotesFor detailed information about Accelrys Discovery Studio 2.0, see http://www.accelrys.com/products/dstudio/techreqs.html.

Source: Accelrys 3/08Intel Cluster Ready certified.

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About Altair

Altair Engineering is a global software and services company focused on data analysis, visualization, and high-performance computing. With core businesses in business intelligence, product design and development, engineering simulation software, and grid computing technologies, the company�s clients represent the automotive, aerospace, government and defense, and consumer products verticals. Altair also has a growing client presence in the life sciences, financial services and energy markets.

Built upon a foundation of design optimization, performance data management and process automation, Altair HyperWorks is an enterprise simulation solution for rapid design exploration and decision-making. As the most comprehensive, open-architecture CAE solution in the industry, HyperWorks includes best-in-class modeling, analysis, visualization, and data management solutions for linear, nonlinear, structural optimization, fluid-structure interaction, and multi-body dynamics applications.

! Stock symbol: privately held! Date established: 1985

Altair Contact Information

Altair and QLogic

Altair HyperWorks RADIOSS is a comprehensive transient, dynamic finite-element solver to simulate impact, safety-related performance, manufacturing processes and fluid-structure interaction problems. Over the past 20 years, RADIOSS has become the nonlinear solver of choice of leading manufacturers, government agencies and researchers. From consumer product drop testing to vehicle crash analysis, from terminal ballistics to explosions, RADIOSS provides a world-class solution to solve today's most complex physics problems. RADIOSS interoperates with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

Altair

Address: 1820 East Big Beaver RoadTroy, Michigan 48083


E-mail address: [email protected]: www.altair.com


mailto:[email protected]

http://www.altair.com

Altair

Altair and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Altair.

! Table 7. Altair RADIOSS Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 4)

The Matrices

Table 7. Altair RADIOSS Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail


InfiniBand Host Stacks OFED 1.2

QLogic InfiniBand HCAs InfiniPath Family of HCAs


Table NotesFor detailed information about Altair HyperWorks RADIOSS, see http://www.altairhyperworks.com/HWTemp1Product.aspx?product_id=42&top_nav_str=1&red=yes

Source: Altair 3/08


http://www.altairhyperworks.com/HWTemp1Product.aspx?product_id=42&top_nav_str=1&red=yes

About Amber

Amber (assisted model building with energy refinement) is the collective name for a suite of programs that allow users to carry out molecular dynamics simulations, particularly on biomolecules. None of the individual programs carries this name, but the various parts work reasonably well together, and provide a powerful framework for many common calculations. The term Amber is also sometimes used to refer to the empirical force fields that are implemented here. Note, however, that the code and force field are separate: several other computer packages have implemented the amber force fields, and other force fields can be implemented with the Amber programs. Further, the force fields are in the public domain, whereas the codes are distributed under a license agreement.

! Stock symbol: not applicable

Amber Contact Information

Amber and QLogic

Amber refers to two things: a set of molecular mechanical force fields for the simulation of biomolecules (which are in the public domain, and are used in a variety of simulation programs); and a package of molecular simulation programs that includes source code and demos. The current version of the code is Amber version 9, which is distributed by UCSF subject to a licensing agreement.

Amber is an open source application that QLogic has tested as interoperable with QLogic products. QLogic does not provide support nor guarantee the functionality of Amber.

Amber

Address: AMBER Software AdministratorCCB Graduate Program; MC 2280University of California, San Francisco600 16th St. Room 522San Francisco, California 94158


E-mail address: [email protected]: http://amber.scripps.edu/


http://amber.scripps.edu/

[email protected]

Amber

Amber and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Amber.

! Table 8. Amber 9 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 6)

The Matrices

Table 8. Amber 9 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Operating Systems SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10

InfiniBand Host Stacks InfiniPath 2.2 with QLogic MPI



Table NotesAmber is an open source application that QLogic has tested as interoperable with QLogic products. QLogic does not provide support nor guarantee the functionality of Amber.

Source: Amber 3/08


About ANSYS

ANSYS, Inc. develops and globally markets engineering simulation software and technologies widely used by engineers and designers across a broad spectrum of industries. The company focuses on the development of open and flexible solutions that enable users to analyze designs directly on the desktop, providing a common platform for fast, efficient, and cost-conscious product development, from design concept to final-stage testing and validation. The company and its global network of channel partners provide sales, support, and training for customers. ANSYS products include ANSYS CFX, ANSYS FLUENT (page 9), and ANSYS Mechanical (page 11).

! Stock symbol: NASDAQ:ANSS! Date established: 1970

ANSYS Contact Information

ANSYS CFX and QLogic

ANSYS CFX software delivers powerful computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technology for simulations of all levels of complexity. As one of the many computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools available within the ANSYS Workbench platform, ANSYS CFX takes advantage of data and information common to many simulations. This begins with common geometry: Users can link to existing native computer-aided design (CAD) packages as well as create and modify CAD models in an intuitive solid modeling environment. Complementing the common geometry model is a suite of meshing tools, designed to ensure easy generation of the most appropriate mesh for the given application. ANSYS CFX tools then guide the user through the setup of operating conditions, selection of materials and definition of models.

The ANSYS CFX solver uses the most modern solution technology with a coupled algebraic multi-grid solver and extremely efficient parallelization to help ensure that solutions are ready for analysis quickly and reliably. Solution analysis with the ANSYS CFX post-processor then gives users the power to extract any

ANSYS CFX

Address: Southpointe275 Technology DriveCanonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317


E-mail address: [email protected]: www.ansys.com


http://www.ansys.com


ANSYS CFX

desired quantitative data from the solution; it also provides a comprehensive set of flow visualization options. Animations of flow simulations are easily generated, and 3-D images can be directly created and shared with any colleagues or clients using the freely-distributable 3-D viewer from ANSYS CFX.

ANSYS CFX 11.0 interoperates with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

ANSYS CFX and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from ANSYS.

! Table 9. ANSYS CFX 11.0 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 8)

The Matrices

Table 9. ANSYS CFX 11.0 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Operating Systems Red Hat LinuxSUSE LinuxWindows CCS 2003

InfiniBand Host Stacks InfiniPath with HP-MPIOFED with HP-MPIQuickSilver with HP-MPI

QLogic InfiniBand HCAs InfiniPath Family of HCAs (Linux only)SilverStorm Family of HCAs


Table NotesFor detailed information about ANSYS CFX 11.0 operating system and hardware compatibility, see http://www.ansys.com/products/cfx-requirements.asp.

Source: ANSYS 3/08


http://www.ansys.com/products/cfx-requirements.asp

About ANSYS

ANSYS, Inc. develops and globally markets engineering simulation software and technologies widely used by engineers and designers across a broad spectrum of industries. The company focuses on the development of open and flexible solutions that enable users to analyze designs directly on the desktop, providing a common platform for fast, efficient, and cost-conscious product development, from design concept to final-stage testing and validation. The company and its global network of channel partners provide sales, support, and training for customers. ANSYS products include ANSYS CFX (page 7), ANSYS FLUENT, and ANSYS Mechanical (page 11).



ANSYS FLUENT and QLogic

The broad physical modeling capabilities of FLUENT have been applied to industrial applications ranging from air flow over an aircraft wing to combustion in a furnace, from bubble columns to glass production, from blood flow to semiconductor manufacturing, from clean room design to wastewater treatment plants. The ability of the software to model in-cylinder engines, aeroacoustics, turbomachinery, and multiphase systems has served to broaden its reach.

Today, thousands of companies throughout the world benefit from the use of this important engineering design and analysis tool. Its extensive range of multiphysics capabilities makes it one of the most comprehensive software tools available to the CFD community. With its long-standing reputation of being user-friendly and robust, FLUENT makes it easy for new users to come up to productive speed.

ANSYS FLUENT 6.3 interoperates with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

ANSYS FLUENT







ANSYS FLUENT

ANSYS FLUENT and QLogic Interoperability Matrices


! Table 10. ANSYS FLUENT 6.3 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 10)

The Matrices

Table 10. ANSYS FLUENT 6.3 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail


InfiniBand Host Stacks OFED with HP-MPIQuickSilver with HP-MPI



Table NotesFor detailed information about FLUENT supported platforms, please refer tohttp://www.fluent.com/software/platform_new/fluentindex.htm?prod=fluent_6.3.26&path=/WWW/htdocs/fluent/software/platform/.

Source: ANSYS 3/08ANSYSIntel Cluster Ready certified.


http://www.fluent.com/software/platform_new/fluentindex.htm?prod=fluent_6.3.26&path=/WWW/htdocs/fluent/software/platform/

http://www.fluent.com/software/platform_new/fluentindex.htm?prod=fluent_6.3.26&path=/WWW/htdocs/fluent/software/platform/

About ANSYS

ANSYS, Inc. develops and globally markets engineering simulation software and technologies widely used by engineers and designers across a broad spectrum of industries. The company focuses on the development of open and flexible solutions that enable users to analyze designs directly on the desktop, providing a common platform for fast, efficient, and cost-conscious product development, from design concept to final-stage testing and validation. The company and its global network of channel partners provide sales, support, and training for customers. ANSYS products include ANSYS CFX (page 7), ANSYS FLUENT (page 9), and ANSYS Mechanical.



ANSYS CFX and QLogic

The ANSYS Mechanical solutions offer best-in-class simulation tools for product design and optimization that increase productivity, minimize physical prototyping, and help deliver better and innovative products in less time. These solutions tackle real-world analysis problems by making product development less costly and more reliable.

ANSYS Mechanical includes a full complement of nonlinear and linear elements, material laws ranging from metal to rubber, and the most comprehensive set of solvers available. It can handle even the most complex assemblies, especially those involving nonlinear contact, and is the ideal choice for determining stresses, temperatures, displacements, and contact pressure distributions on all component and assembly designs.

Additionally, ANSYS Mechanical offers the added advantage of fundamental matrix coupled-field (or multiphysics) studies involving acoustic, piezoelectric, thermal/structural, and thermal/electric analysis. These studies help give the engineer a greater understanding of how well their models react to common

ANSYS Mechanical







ANSYS Mechanical

combinations of phenomena. Engineers interested in performing even more multiphysics studies, including fluid flow and high- and low-frequency electromagnetics, should look to the ANSYS Multiphysics package.

ANSYS Mechanical interoperates with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

ANSYS Mechanical and QLogic Interoperability Matrices


! Table 11. ANSYS Mechanical Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 12)

The Matrices

Table 11. ANSYS Mechanical Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail


InfiniBand Host Stacks InfiniPath with HP-MPIOFED with HP-MPIQuickSilver with HP-MPII



Table NotesFor detailed information about ANSYS Mechanical, see http://www.ansys.com/services/hardwaresupport110_SP1.htm.

Source: ANSYS 3/08


http://www.ansys.com/services/hardwaresupport110_SP1.htm

About CD-adapco

CD-adapco is a leading global CAE enterprise providing a full spectrum of computationally-based engineering solutions. The company�s core products are the technology-leading computational fluid dynamics (CFD) packages, STAR-CD and STAR-CCM+. However, the scope of CD-adapco�s activities extends beyond CFD software development to encompass a wide range of CAE engineering services in CFD and finite element analysis (FEA), and the transfer of technology via expert systems. Since its formation, CD-adapco has also broadened and expanded its solutions well beyond the automotive applications, where it was always dominant, to other sectors including power generation, turbomachinery, aerospace, rail, buildings, civil and offshore structures and safety, environment, marine, chemical process, pharmaceuticals, electronics, appliances, and specialized mechanical engineering applications ranging from biomedical to heavy industry. CD-adapco aims to be continually technically ahead with a mission to offer their clients the world's most useful advanced CFD/CAE software and services.


CD-adapco Contact Information

CD-adapco and QLogic

With a 20-year heritage of providing solutions to the most complex problems that fluid mechanics has to offer, CD-adapco STAR-CD has a long established a reputation for being the most versatile platform for industrial CFD simulation. But STAR-CD is more than just a CFD code. The latest release, STAR-CD V4, introduces the capability to perform structural analysis calculations using a methodology based upon its industry-leading CFD solver technology, the first time that a comprehensive solution for flow, thermal, and stress simulation has been available in a single general-purpose commercial finite-volume code. CD-adapco STAR-CD V4 interoperates with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

CD-adapco

Address: New York60 Broadhollow RoadMelville, New York 11747

London200 Shepherds Bush RoadLondonW6 7NL

Telephone number: 631.549.2300 (+44) 20 7471 6200Fax number: 631.549.2654 (+44) 20 7471 6201

E-mail address: [email protected] [email protected]: www.cd-adapco.com


http://www.cd-adapco.com



CD-adapco

CD-adapco and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from CD-adapco.

! Table 12. CD-adapco STAR-CD V4 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 14)

The Matrices

Table 12. CD-adapco STAR-CD V4 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail


InfiniBand Host Stacks InfiniPathOFEDQuickSilver

QLogic InfiniBand HCAs InfiniPath Family of HCAsSilverStorm Family of HCAs


Table NotesFor detailed information about CD-adapco STAR-CD V4, see http://www.cd-adapco.com/products/STAR-CD/index.html.

Source: CD-adapco 3/08CD-adapcoIntel Cluster Ready certified.


http://www.cd-adapco.com/products/STAR-CD/index.html

About CEI

Computational Engineering International, Inc. (CEI) develops, markets, and supports software for analyzing, visualizing, and communicating computer-aided engineering results and scientific data. CEI was founded by former employees of Cray Research and spun-off in early 1994. Engineers and scientists throughout the world rely on CEI to deliver the tools they need for visualizing complex datasets. Their requirements drive CEI to continually provide newer, increasingly powerful, and more accessible solutions. Well-designed, scalable software allows CEI to deliver the advanced capabilities needed to handle the industry�s most-challenging demands.


CEI Contact Information

CEI and QLogic

CEI products cover key aspects of model post-processing, visualization, and communication. They also share common data formats to aid enterprise-wide collaboration. Products include:

EnSight. Ensight is an engineering/scientific visualization tool for post processing CAE results. The product runs parallel either in SMP or DMP mode. Ensight can also render scenes in parallel for handling large polygon counts or multi-tile displays. The product line: EnSight, EnSight Gold, EnSight DR, EnSight Lite, and EnLiten. The Ensight product suite is used by hundreds of well-known companies and entities world wide.

Apex. Apex is a graphics framework used by both CEI and marketed to other companies, such as Ansys and MSC, that use it in their products. Apex is an API for graphics applications and also handles display to either single screen or can run parallel on distributed memory (cluster) systems.

CEI products interoperate with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

CEI

Address: 2166 N. Salem Street, Suite 101, Apex, North Carolina 27523

Telephone numbers: 919.363.0883800.551.4448

Fax number: 919.363.0833E-mail address: [email protected]

Website: www.ensight.com



http://www.ensight.com

CEI

CEI and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from CEI.

! Table 13. CEI Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 16)

The Matrices

Table 13. CEI Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail


InfiniBand Host Stacks OFEDQuickSilver



Source: CEI 3/08


About Cisco

Cisco Systems, Inc. is engaged in networking for the Internet. Networks are an essential part of business, education, government, and home communications, and Cisco Internet protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these networks. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create Internet solutions that allow individuals, companies, and countries to increase productivity, improve customer satisfaction, and strengthen competitive advantage.

! Stock symbol: NASDAQ:CSCO ! Date established: 1984

Cisco Contact Information

Cisco and QLogic

Cisco SFS 7000 Series InfiniBand Server Switches provide an ideal server interconnect for distributed application environments, such as high-performance computing. The series meets the performance demands of distributed applications by offering unprecedented bandwidth of InfiniBand, superior latency characteristics, enterprise-class high availability and management features. Cisco SFS 7000 Series InfiniBand Server Switches interoperate with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

Cisco

Address: 170 West Tasman DriveSan Jose, California 95134

Telephone numbers: 800.553.NETS (800.553.6387)408.526.4000

Website: www.cisco.com


http://www.cisco.com

Cisco

Cisco and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Cisco.

! Table 14. Cisco SFS 7000 Series InfiniBand Server Switches Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 18)

The Matrices

Table 14. Cisco SFS 7000 Series InfiniBand Server Switches Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Cisco Products Cisco SFS 7000P InfiniBand Server SwitchCisco SFS 7008P InfiniBand Server SwitchCisco SFS 7012 InfiniBand Server SwitchCisco SFS 7024 InfiniBand Server Switch


Source: Cisco 3/08


About Clustercorp

Clustercorp, Inc. is a leader in commercial software, services, and support for Rocks-based HPC Clusters. The company's primary product line, Rocks+, is a complete HPC cluster distribution that deploys and manages everything from the operating system to popular 3rd-party software stacks that turn complex HPC designs into repeatable turnkey solutions.

! Stock symbol: privately held ! Date established: 2006

Clustercorp Contact Information

Clustercorp and QLogic

Clustercorp Rocks+ uses a paradigm called Rolls to accomplish the Rocks+ and QLogic IB integration. Rolls are packages that are built specifically for a Rocks installation on HPC Clusters (analogous to RPMs in Red Hat Linux). QLogic and Clustercorp collaborate on a QLogic Roll that includes the QLogic and/or OFED InfiniBand stack. This benefits QLogic�s end-users and alliances who have an interest in deploying well-tested, integrated HPC solutions. Clustercorp Rocks+ and Rock+Moab 4.3 interoperates with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

■ Rocks+ is a complete HPC Cluster software stack, including everything from the operating system to a modular applications level environment�all of which is available as a single DVD or a set of easily downloadable ISOs.

Rocks+ includes Rocks+Support, which addresses the biggest problem in building on an open source solution in a production environment �the support gap. Cutting-edge, high-value HPC deployments are complex by nature and time-to-computation and continued uptime are critical. Clustercorp's veteran Rocks support team excels in helping our users maintain efficient work environments.

Rocks+Rolls is the second part of the equation, which includes intelligently designed software stacks that operate as plug-and-play, modular components for Rocks+. Clustercorp Rolls can be added to a cluster by simply selecting a check-box at install time or using a simple command-line process

Clustercorp

Address: 711-B Charcot Avenue San Jose, California 95131


E-mail address: [email protected]: www.clustercorp.com



http://www.clustercorp.com

Clustercorp

post-install. Automating the burdensome process of application installation and configuration relieves administrators of an error-prone process and ensures end-users a validated, known-good software environment.

■ Rocks+Moab adds the Moab Roll, which bolsters Rocks+ with an easy to use GUI, a commercial workload and resource manager, and great price-performance value. It includes the entire Moab Cluster Suite, and utilizes TORQUE resource manager to set up the cluster with a base configuration for resource management. Additionally, Moab plug-ins to Ganglia and IPMI add unified hardware monitoring and management capabilities.

Clustercorp and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Clustercorp.

! Table 15. Clustercorp Rocks+ and Rock+Moab 4.3 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 20)

The Matrices

Table 15. Clustercorp Rocks+ and Rock+Moab 4.3 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Operating Systems CentOS 4.5Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 5

InfiniBand Host Stacks QuickSilver



Source: Clustercorp 3/08


About CCSM

The Community Climate Model (CCM) was created by NCAR in 1983 as a freely available global atmosphere model for use by the wider climate research community. A limitation of the original CCM was that it did not include models of the global ocean and sea ice. Accordingly, in 1994, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) scientists submitted a plan to National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop and use a Climate System Model (CSM)�renamed the Community Climate System Model (CCSM)�that was to include models of the atmosphere, land surface, ocean, and sea ice.

CCSM is a fully-coupled, global climate model that provides state-of-the-art computer simulations of the earth's past, present, and future climate states. CCSM is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Administration of the CCSM is maintained by the Climate and Global Dynamics Division (CGD) at the NCAR. NCAR is managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR).

! Stock symbol: not applicable! Date established: 1983

CCSM Contact Information

CCSM and QLogic

CCSM belongs to an elite category of computer-based simulation models known as general-circulation models. Such models use mathematical formulas to recreate the chemical and physical processes that drive earth's climate. Extraordinarily sophisticated, they incorporate phenomena ranging from the effect that volcanic eruptions have on temperature patterns to the impact of shifting sea ice on sunlight in the atmosphere. What emerges from trillions of computer calculations is a picture of the world's climate in all its complexity.

The CCSM version of the Parallel Ocean Program (POP) was released in June 2004 as part of the CCSM3.0 release. More specifically, CCSM3.0 POP is based on POP 1.4.3, which was developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Over the course of CCSM3 POP model development, there have been many small changes to the original POP 1.4.3 code in order to allow the code to conform to CCSM requirements. Also, some corrections have been applied, diagnostics have been added, and more substantial modifications have been made to the code to improve the model physics. Wherever possible, a deliberate effort has been made to alter the base POP 1.4.3 code as little as possible, mainly by adding new modules

Community Climate System Model (CCSM)

Websites: http://www.ccsm.ucar.edu/http://www.ccsm.ucar.edu/models/ccsm3.0/pop/


http://www.ccsm.ucar.edu/

http://www.ccsm.ucar.edu/models/ccsm3.0/pop/

Community Climate System Model (CCSM)

instead of integrating the additions into the original POP code. However, many of the CCSM-related requirements resulted in modifications to numerous existing POP modules.

CCSM POP is an open source application that QLogic has tested as interoperable with QLogic products. QLogic does not provide support nor guarantee the functionality of POP.

CCSM and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from CCSM.

! Table 16. CCSM POP 2.0.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 22)

The Matrices

Table 16. CCSM POP 2.0.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Operating Systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10

InfiniBand Host Stacks InfiniPath 2.1, 2.2 with QLogic, Scali, or HP MPIs

QLogic InfiniBand HCA InfiniPath Family of HCAs (Linux only)


Table NotesCCSM POP is an open source application that QLogic has tested as interoperable with QLogic products. QLogic does not provide support nor guarantee the functionality of POP.

Source: Community Climate Model (CCM) 3/08


About DataDirect Networks

DataDirect Networks, Inc. is a leading, global supplier of storage systems specifically designed for large capacity and high bandwidth applications. DataDirect Networks products address complex storage system challenges faced in Internet content hosting, data backup, computer modeling and simulation, tape replacement, and the production and distribution of film and video. The DataDirect Networks Silicon Storage Architecture (S2A) has been uniquely designed to help organizations reliably store and process the rapid growth in large data files they are experiencing, while reducing the capital costs, operating expenses, and administration overhead of the storage network.

S2A Storage Systems accelerate content delivery, enable real-time collaborative workflows, and shorten design and operating cycle times. They are commonly deployed in a range of application environments, including video and film production, computer modeling and simulation, data backup and archiving, cluster, and supercomputing. The data patterns these applications create and process contain much larger file sizes that must be rapidly transferred and processed, in addition to being stored. S2A systems are deployed by several leading Internet, media, oil and gas, and financial firms, as well as on several of the fastest computers in the world, including the top three.

! Stock symbol: privately held ! Date established: 1988

DataDirect Networks Contact Information

DataDirect Networks and QLogic

The DataDirect Network S2A 9550, 9700 and 9900 Storage Systems are designed for ultra-low I/O latency, sustained quality of performance, and optimized performance/footprint. S2A storage systems further enhance performance to store and retrieve data at leading performance rates. Capable of storing and

DataDirect Networks

Address: Corporate Headquarters9351 Deering AvenueChatsworth, California 91311

Telephone number: 800.837.2298818.700.7600

E-mail address: [email protected]: www.datadirectnet.com



http://www.datadirectnet.com

DataDirect Networks

retrieving data at the high speeds and maintaining quality of performance to support priority applications, S2A Storage Systems are the platform of choice for storage managers. Features include:

■ Up to 6GB/s read and write performance■ 8 x active/active InfiniBand host ports■ Scales to support 1,200 disk drives■ Up to 40,000 IOPs to disk■ Available with enterprise drives and high capacity SATA drives■ Maximum density with up to 600 drives per rack; 1.2PB in two racks■ Zero-compromise SATA latency■ No-impact drive rebuilds■ Journaled fast drive rebuild■ Sleep mode for optimum power efficiency■ Real-time read parity checking and correction■ Non-disruptive drive power cycling for intelligent auto-healing

DataDirect Networks S2A Storage Systems (9550, 9700, and 9900) are tested and certified to be interoperable with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

DataDirect Networks and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from DataDirect Networks.

! Table 17. DataDirect Networks S2A Storage Systems (9550, 9700 and 9900) Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 24)

The Matrices

Table 17. DataDirect Networks S2A Storage Systems (9550, 9700 and 9900) Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail





Source: OpenFabrics Alliance 3/08


About EM Software & Systems

EM Software & Systems - S.A. (Pty.) Ltd. (EMSS) has two main activities. software (FEKO) development for export and consultancy. FEKO is a simulation tool that is used for electromagnetic field analysis of 3D structures. FEKO simulations are based on the solution to Maxwell�s equations by the well-known Method of Moments (MoM). FEKO features several extensions to the MoM technology�it is the most comprehensive MoM implementation in the market today. EMSS consults in the following main areas: radiation hazard analysis and compliance regulation for mobile phone industry, electromagnetic characterization of naval environment, and short projects for FEKO customers (particularly for automobile companies).

! Stock symbol: privately held

EM Software & Systems Contact Information

EM Software & Systems and QLogic

EM Software & Systems has certified FEKO with the Intel Cluster Ready program through which QLogic is also certified. FEKO is a software suite for the analysis of a wide range of electromagnetic problems. Application include EMC analysis, antenna design, microstrip antennas and circuits, dielectric media, and scattering analysis. The kernel is comprehensive and has been extended for the analysis of thin dielectric sheets, multiple homogeneous dielectric bodies, and planar stratified media.

EM Software & Systems

Address: EMSS-USA Inc.(FEKO distribution, sales, and support in North America.)144 Research DriveHampton, Virginia 23666

EMSS-SA(FEKO development.)32 Techno Avenue, Technopark, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa

Telephone number: 757.224.0548 +27.21.880.1880Fax number: 757.282.5897 +27.21.880.1936

E-mail address: [email protected] [email protected]: www.emss.co.za

www.feko.info/www.emss.co.za




http://www.emss.co.za

http://www.emss.co.za

http://www.feko.info/

EM Software & Systems

EM Software & Systems and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from EM Software & Systems.

! Table 18. EM Software & Systems FEKO Suite 5.3 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 26)

The Matrices

Table 18. EM Software & Systems FEKO Suite 5.3 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail





Source: EM Software & Systems 3/08Intel Cluster Ready certified.


About the ESI Group

ESI Group is a world leading software editor for the numerical simulation of prototype and manufacturing process engineering in applied mechanics. The key to ESI Group's success is the use of realistic material physics, providing "as good as real" virtual solutions, in order to replace the lengthy trial and error processes on real prototypes. ESI Group has developed an entire suite of coherent industry-oriented applications to realistically simulate a product's behavior during certification testing, to fine tune the manufacturing processes in synergy with the desired product performance, and to evaluate the operational or accidental environment's impact on product usage. ESI Group's product portfolio, which has been industrially validated and combined in multi-trade value chains, represents a unique collaborative, virtual engineering solution, known as the Virtual Try-Out Space (VTOS), enabling a continuous improvement on the virtual prototype.

! Stock symbol: ESIG.LN! Date established: 1973

ESI Group Contact Information

ESI Group and QLogic

ESI Group�s aim is to offer our customers a large choice of interconnect-based technologies from low end to high end. The ESI Group and QLogic alliance ensures that the solutions can deliver high-performance on high-end interconnects such as InfiniBand.

Since the major engineering breakthrough in 1987 with the first full-scale crash simulation of a car, ESI Group has been constantly striving to deliver innovative and state-of-the art technology in crash test and safety simulation. PAM-CRASH 2G�ESI Group�s flagship physics-based simulation software�provides

ESI Group

Address: ESI North AmericaCorporate Headquarters 12555 High Bluff Drive, Suite 250San Diego, California 92130

ESI Group MarketingParc d'Affaires SILIC 99 rue des Solets BP 80112 94513 Rungis cedex France

Telephone number: 858.350.0057 +33 (0)1 41 73 58 00Fax number: 858.350.8328 +33 (0)1 46 87 72 02

E-mail address: [email protected] [email protected]: www.esi-group.com www.esi-group.com



http://www.esi-group.com


http://www.esi-group.com

ESI Group

customers with the versatility, product integration, quality, and reliability required to bring the best product to the market.

Virtual prototyping plays an increasingly important role in the product development process. Approved by the major players in the industry, it improves quality management and speeds up time-to-market. PAM-CRASH 2G, a fully integrated and efficient solution, allows consideration of manufacturing effects by chaining the simulation of casting, stamping, and composites forming processes to crash simulation.

ESI Group and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from ESI Group.

! Table 19. ESI Group PAM-CRASH 2G v2007 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 28)

The Matrices

Table 19. ESI Group PAM-CRASH 2G v2007 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Operating Systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10

InfiniBand Host Stacks OFED 1.2.5 with Open MPI 1.2 (or later) or HP-MPI 2.1.1 (or later)



Source: ESI Group 3/08Intel Cluster Ready certified.


About Exa

Exa Corporation develops, markets, and supports simulation software for the fluids engineering marketplace along with a full suite of engineering consulting services. The company�s products and services enable engineers to create competitive designs, while shortening product design cycles and improving time-to-market. Exa prides itself on offering products and services that fundamentally improve and enhance engineering design processes.

Exa products and services are the dominant solution in the ground transportation market, including automotive, heavy vehicle, agricultural equipment and off-highway, motor sports, motorcycle, recreational equipment, trains, and supplier networks. Major applications include aerodynamics, heat transfer, and aeroacoustics, along with a comprehensive set of products to support the creation of geometric models and results management process. Additionally, Exa products are utilized in the aerospace, HVAC, AEC, power generation, biomedical, and electronics markets.


Exa Contact Information

Exa and QLogic

PowerFLOW, Exa�s flagship product, is a revolutionary CFD (computation fluid dynamics) solution for simulating some of the world's most complex fluid flow problems. It is built on a unique technology called the Lattice Boltzmann method, which has several distinct advantages over conventional CFD technology. Simulations are inherently transient, stable, convergent, and most importantly, accurate. In addition, with PowerFLOW's immersive grid technology, creation of the fluid grid is completely automatic, and the generated fluid grid captures all the details of your geometry, no matter how complex.

PowerFLOW offers a wide range of modeling and analysis capabilities including:

■ Aerodynamic simulations ■ Thermal simulations, including convection, conduction, radiation, and heat exchangers ■ Aeroacoustic simulations

Exa

Address: 3 Burlington Woods DriveBurlington, Massachusetts 01803


E-mail address: [email protected]: www.exa.com


http://www.exa.com


Exa

The complete PowerFLOW software suite includes the flow solver, the grid generation engine (called the discretizer), and a variety of complementary tools including PowerCASE for case setup, PowerVIZ for analysis and visualization of simulation results, PowerCOOL for simulating heat exchangers, and PowerTHERM for simulating conduction and radiation. In addition, PowerFLOW simulations are highly scalable, often running on systems with hundreds of processors.

Exa PowerFLOW interoperates with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

Exa and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Exa.

! Table 20. Exa PowerFLOW Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 30)

The Matrices

Table 20. Exa PowerFLOW Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail


InfiniBand Host Stacks InfiniPath



Source: Exa 3/08


About FalconStor

FalconStor Software, Inc., the market leader in disk-based data protection, delivers proven, comprehensive data protection solutions that facilitate the continuous availability of business-critical data with speed, integrity, and simplicity. The company�s technology-independent solutions, built upon the award-winning IPStor virtualization platform, include the VirtualTape Library (VTL) with Single Instance Repository (SIR) for de-duplication, Continuous Data Protection (CDP), Storage Virtualization, and Replication for disaster recovery and remote office protection. FalconStor products are available from major OEMs and solution providers including EMC, IBM, SUN, and Intel and are deployed by thousands of customers worldwide, from small businesses to Fortune 1000 enterprises.

! Stock symbol: NASDAQ:FALC! Date established: February 2000

FalconStor Contact Information

FalconStor and QLogic

The interoperability between FalconStor and QLogic products allows both companies to implement advanced solutions that meet the rapidly increasing storage networking demands of the market.

IPStor. IPStor is an award-winning comprehensive suite of enterprise class storage services, as well as an integrated platform for both SAN and NAS�all under one centralized management interface across multi-vendor and multi-platform environments. With IPStor, IT managers can build a new storage network or build intelligence into their current infrastructure. IPStor takes the complexity and expense out of storage networking and management and maximizes the availability and recoverability of data for all of your business-critical applications.

Virtual Tape Library. FalconStor Virtual Tape Library (VTL) solutions optimize tape-based backup software by enabling rapid backup and recovery while improving overall reliability. FalconStor VTL uses high-speed disk to provision virtual tape drives and libraries to servers via iSCSI/IP or Fibre Channel (FC) storage area network (SAN). It does not impact existing storage configurations, thus it preserves IT

FalconStor

Address: 2 Huntington Quadrangle, Suite 2S01Melville, New York 11747

Telephone numbers: 866.NOW.FALC (866-669-3252)631.777.5188

Fax number: 631.501.7633 Website: www.falconstor.com


http://www.falconstor.com

FalconStor

investments and operating knowledge. FalconStor VTL is tightly integrated with the next-generation de-duplication solution, FalconStor Single Instance Repository (SIR), which increases nearline storage capacity while reducing storage cost and bandwidth needs for offsite replication.

Single Instance Repository. FalconStor Single Instance Repository (SIR) delivers a powerful combination of backup/restore performance, availability, and scalability to FalconStor Virtual Tape Library (VTL) users. As the first VTL de-duplication clustering architecture to deliver multi-node linear scalability and high availability failover, FalconStor SIR eliminates duplicate data from the virtual tape library post-process without affecting backup policies, procedures, or software. FalconStor SIR minimizes storage requirements to keep more data online for longer periods of time, reducing replication bandwidth requirements and overall data protection costs.

Network Storage Server Appliances. For environments requiring virtualization or provisioning of primary storage in a simple iSCSI or FC SAN, FalconStor network storage server (NSS-series) appliances meet your needs. These appliances are also capable of remote replication, including encryption, for secure real-time disaster protection. Two NSS-series appliances can be interconnected for mirroring and active/active failover, ensuring high availability operation. NSS-3xx appliances can manage, protect, and provision different types of storage from multiple vendors simultaneously.

FalconStor and QLogic Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from FalconStor.

! Table 21. FalconStor Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 32)

The Matrices

Table 21. FalconStor Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Products IPStorVirtual Tape Library (VTL)Single Instance Repository (SIR) Network Storage Server (NSS) Appliances

Operating Systems Red Hat LinuxSUSE LinuxWindows 2003 CCS

InfiniBand Host Stacks QuickSilver OFED


FalconStor

QLogic InfiniBand HCAsa InfiniPath Family of HCAs (Linux-only)SilverStorm Family of HCAs


Table NotesaRequires IB Switch � Fibre Channel VIC Module

Source: FalconStor 3/08

Table 21. FalconStor Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (Continued)

Component Detail


FalconStor


About HP

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP) is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses, and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services, imaging, and printing.

One of HP�s offerings is the HP-MPI, a high-performance and production quality implementation of the message passing interface (MPI) standard for HP servers and workstations. This product is part of the HP Developer & Solution Partner Program (DSPP), a worldwide HP program for independent software vendors (ISVs), system integrators, and consultants.

! Stock symbol: NYSE:HPQ; NASDAQ:HPQ! Date established: 1939

HP Contact Information

HP and QLogic

HP-MPI is a high-performance and production quality implementation of the message passing interface (MPI) standard for HP servers and workstations. HP-MPI uses enhancements whenever appropriate to provide low latency and high bandwidth point-to-point and collective communication routines. It supports multi-protocol execution of MPI applications on clusters of shared-memory servers so that applications can take advantage of the shared memory for intra-node communications.

HP-MPI supports multiple interconnects and enables the customer to build a single executable that transparently takes advantage of the supported high performance interconnects. This greatly reduces the efforts of customers and independent software vendors to make their applications available on the latest

Hewlett-Packard

Address: 3000 Hanover StreetPalo Alto, California 94304

Telephone numbers: 800.752.0900650.857.1501800.249.3294 (DSSP)

Fax number: 650.857.5518Websites: www.hp.com

http://h21007.www2.hp.com/portal/site/dspp/PAGE.template/page.document?ciid=a308a8ea6ce02110a8ea6ce02110275d6e10RCRD


http://h21007.www2.hp.com/portal/site/dspp/PAGE.template/page.document?ciid=a308a8ea6ce02110a8ea6ce02110275d6e10RCRD

http://www.hp.com

Hewlett-Packard

and greatest interconnect technologies on Linux, HP-UX, and Microsoft Windows. QLogic products use the HP-MPI 2.2.5.1 implementation of the MPI standard.

HP and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Hewlett-Packard.

! Table 22. HP-MPI 2.2.5.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 36)

The Matrices

Table 22. HP-MPI 2.2.5.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail


InfiniBand Host Stacks InfiniPathOFED 1.2, 1.3



Source: Hewlett-Packard 3/08


About IBM DB2

IBM Corporation strives to lead in the invention, development, and manufacture of the industry�s most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, storage systems, and microelectronics. The company translates these advanced technologies into value for customers through IBM�s professional solutions, services, and consulting businesses worldwide. IBM products discussed in this guide include IBM DB2 and IBM GPFS (page 39).

IBM offers a portfolio of data servers that provide the right capabilities across a broad spectrum of requirements. The DB2 product family of hybrid data server software offers industry leading performance, scale, and reliability on platforms from Linux to z/OS.

! Stock symbol: NYSE: IBM (IBM Corporation)! Date established: 1911

IBM DB2 Contact Information

IBM DB2 and QLogic

IBM DB2 9.1 is IBM's fastest-growing and most successful data server product in more than two decades and has ushered in a new era in data management by seamlessly and simultaneously managing both XML and relational data, regardless of format, platform, or location. DB2 9.1 features IBM's patented pureXML technology, a capability that allows customers to efficiently store and use data in an XML format. XML is increasingly used as the standard data interchange format between disparate applications, businesses, and domains. It also incorporates DB2 9 Venom (formerly code named DB2 Viper) technology that compresses row data to reduce storage requirements, improves I/O efficiency, and provides quicker data access.

IBM DB2

Address: IBM Corporation 1 New Orchard Road Armonk, New York 10504

Telephone numbers: 800.IBM.4YOU (800.426.4968)404.238.1234877.426.3774 Priority code: 104CBW60

Websites: www.ibm.comhttp://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/


http://www.ibm.com

http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/

IBM DB2

QLogic has validated its suite of InfiniBand products with the IBM DB2 data server portfolio, including IBM DB2 9.1 Viper. This validation gives businesses the ability to use ultra high bandwidth and extremely low latency QLogic InfiniBand networking to interconnect their clustered DB2 databases and improve overall performance.

IBM DB2 and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from IBM.

! Table 23. IBM DB2 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 38)

The Matrices

Table 23. IBM DB2 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Operating Systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 4

InfiniBand Host Stacks InfiniPathQuickSilver





About IBM GPFS

IBM Corporation strives to lead in the invention, development, and manufacture of the industry�s most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, storage systems, and microelectronics. The company translates these advanced technologies into value for customers through IBM�s professional solutions, services, and consulting businesses worldwide. IBM products discussed in this guide include IBM DB2 (page 37) and IBM GPFS.

IBM offers a complete portfolio of cluster software to help organizations build, manage, and expand cluster environments efficiently using IBM servers. Cluster-ready software from IBM enables collections of IBM servers to behave like a single high-performance system for end users and system administrators. This chapter focuses on the IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) cluster software.

! Stock symbol: NYSE: IBM (IBM Corporation)! Date established: 1911

IBM GPFS Contact Information

IBM GPFS and QLogic

QLogic and IBM have had an alliance since early 2007 to enable the world�s most powerful GPFS file system implementations.

IBM GPFS is a high-performance, highly scalable shared-disk file system that provides fast, reliable data access from all nodes in a homogenous or heterogeneous cluster of servers. GPFS is capable of supporting multi-terabytes of storage and over 1,000 disks within a single file system and delivers high availability through redundant pathing that eliminates single points of failure. GPFS scalability and performance are designed to meet the needs of data-intensive applications such as engineering design, digital media, data mining, financial analysis, seismic data processing, and scientific research. These

IBM GPFS

Address: IBM Corporation 1 New Orchard Road Armonk, New York 10504

Telephone numbers: 800.IBM.4YOU (800.426.4968)404.238.1234

Website: www.ibm.comhttp://www-03.ibm.com/systems/clusters/software/gpfs/index.html


http://www.ibm.com

http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/clusters/software/gpfs/index.html

IBM GPFS

customers can now utilize the advantages of InfiniBand combined with GPFS to realize I/O performance never before seen in large cluster deployments.

QLogic�s InfiniBand solution for GPFS includes the only optimized Sockets Direct Protocol (SDP) for GPFS inter-node communication that is certified by IBM, dramatically improving bandwidth and scalability of the file system without requiring modifications to GFPS. QLogic, in alliance with IBM and Linux Networx, has deployed a 1,200 node HPC cluster with a 230 TB GPFS parallel file system for the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) powered by QLogic InfiniBand with SDP. ARL�s Michael J. Muuss Cluster (MJM) débuted at number 17 on the TOP500 and employs GPFS over InfiniBand as its centralized shared file system and can sustain 10 GB/s aggregate throughput between file system and client nodes.

IBM GPFS and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from IBM.

! Table 24. IBM GPFS Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 40)

The Matrices

Table 24. IBM GPFS Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail


InfiniBand Host Stacks QuickSilver with Advanced ULP Bundle (includes RDS and SDP)



Source: IBM 3/08


About InfiniBand Trade Association

The InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA) was formed in 1999 when two competing input/output (I/O) standards called Future I/O (developed by Compaq, IBM, and Hewlett-Packard) and Next Generation I/O (developed by Intel, Microsoft, and Sun) merged into a unified I/O standard called InfiniBand. The IBTA is responsible for the InfiniBand industry-standard specification. This specification defines an input/output architecture used to interconnect servers, communications infrastructure equipment, storage, and embedded systems. InfiniBand is a true fabric architecture that leverages switched, point-to-point channels with data transfers up to 120 gigabits per second, both in chassis backplane applications as well as through external copper and optical fiber connections. With the largest installed base of 10 Gb/s and 20 Gb/s ports in the market (more than one million ports projected for 2008), InfiniBand is delivering real-world benefits in data centers, high-performance clusters, storage devices, and embedded applications.


InfiniBand Trade Association Contact Information

InfiniBand Trade Association and QLogic

QLogic�through its Pathscale and SilverStorm acquisitions�is a charter member of the InfiniBand Trade Association. QLogic is an active member participating in several committees that are defining the specification for the major areas of the InfiniBand specification. QLogic also participates in the IBTA-sponsored plugfests that test multi-vendor interoperability.

InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA)

Address: 3855 SW 153rd DriveBeaverton, Oregon 97006

Telephone number: 503.619.0565E-mail address: [email protected]

Website: www.infinibandta.org


http://www.infinibandta.org


InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA)

InfiniBand Trade Association and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from the InfiniBand Trade Association.

! Table 25. InfiniBand Trade Association Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 42)

The Matrices

Table 25. InfiniBand Trade Association Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail





Source: InfiniBand Trade Association 3/08


About VASP Group

VASP is an open source application maintained by the Institut fur Materialphysik � Computational Material Science.


VASP Group Contact Information

VASP Group and QLogic

The VASP Group�s VASP (Vienna Ab-initio Simulation Package), also known as VAMP, is a package for performing ab-initio quantum-mechanical molecular dynamics (MD) using pseudopotentials and a plane wave basis set. The approach implemented in VASP is based on a finite-temperature local-density approximation (with the free energy as variational quantity) and an exact evaluation of the instantaneous electronic ground state at each MD-step using efficient matrix diagonalization schemes and an efficient Pulay mixing. These techniques avoid all problems occurring in the original Car-Parrinello method, which is based on the simultaneous integration of electronic and ionic equations of motion. The interaction between ions and electrons is described using ultrasoft Vanderbilt pseudopotentials (US-PP) or the projector augmented wave method (PAW). Both techniques allow a considerable reduction of the necessary number of plane-waves per atom for transition metals and first row elements. Forces and stress can be easily calculated with VASP and used to relax atoms into their instantaneous groundstate.

VASP is an open source application that QLogic has tested as interoperable with QLogic products. QLogic does not provide support nor guarantee the functionality of VASP.

Institut fur Materialphysik � VASP Group

Address: Institut fur MaterialphysikUniversitat WienSensengasse 8, A-1130 Wien, Austria

Telephone number: + 43 1 4277 51401Website: http://cms.mpi.univie.ac.at/vasp/


http://cms.mpi.univie.ac.at/vasp/

Institut fur Materialphysik � VASP Group

VASP Group and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from the VASP Group.

! Table 26. Institut fur Materialphysik � VASP Group VASP Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 44)

The Matrices

Table 26. Institut fur Materialphysik � VASP Group VASP Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail


InfiniBand Host Stacks InfiniPath 2.2 with QLogic MPI



Table NotesVASP is an open source application that QLogic has tested as interoperable with QLogic products. QLogic does not provide support nor guarantee the functionality of VASP.

Source: Institut fur Materialphysik � VASP Group 3/08


About Intel Cluster Ready

Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products, and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Intel programs and products discussed in this guide include Intel Cluster Ready, Intel ESAA (page 47), and Intel MPI Library (page 49).

The Intel Cluster Ready program and technology package makes it easier to design, build, sell, program, acquire, and deploy clusters built with Intel components. In collaboration with OEMs, channel members, and ISVs, the program specifies a common basis for clusters. This ensures ISV applications written to run on one certified cluster can reliably run on another certified cluster; conversely, a certified cluster will support multiple Intel Cluster Ready ISV applications.

! Stock symbol: NASDAQ:INTC! Date established: 1968

Intel Cluster Ready Contact Information

Intel Cluster Ready and QLogic

QLogic InfiniBand equipment has been certified as Intel Cluster Ready. The Intel Cluster Ready Specification is the key to Intel Cluster Ready; it eliminates sources of variability that do not impact performance, usability, or utility, but can spell disaster when left unspecified. Beyond documentation, the Intel Cluster Checker increases fidelity with direct measurements of conformance to specification and system performance.

Components certified as Intel Cluster Ready enables developers to confidently select from a variety of hardware and software components. This is especially valuable as your computing requirements change, allowing developers to modify existing capabilities and add new capabilities as needed. The result is greater flexibility in cluster configurations, lower total cost of ownership, and increased application performance.

Intel Cluster Ready

Address: 2200 Mission College BoulevardSanta Clara, California 95052

Telephone number: 408.765.8080Website: www.intel.com

http://softwarecommunity.intel.com/articles/eng/1296.htm


http://www.intel.com

http://softwarecommunity.intel.com/articles/eng/1296.htm

Intel Cluster Ready

These organizations currently provide Intel Cluster Ready registered applications.

■ Accelrys (page 1) ■ Ansys (ANSYS FLUENT (page 9))■ CD-adapco (page 13)■ EM Software & Systems (page 25)■ ESI Group (page 27)■ LSTC (Livermore Software Technology Corporation) (page 55)■ MathWorks (page 57)■ Metacomp (page 59)■ MSC Software (page 63)■ Siemens PLM Software (page 91)■ SIMULIA (page 93)■ Software Cradle Co., Ltd.

Intel Cluster Ready and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Intel.

! Table 27. Intel Cluster Ready Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 46)

The Matrices

Table 27. Intel Cluster Ready Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail


InfiniBand Host Stacks OFED 1.1, 1.2.5, 1.3



Source: Intel Cluster Ready 3/08


About Intel ESAA

Intel Corporation, the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products, and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Intel programs and products discussed in this guide include Intel Cluster Ready (page 45), Intel ESAA, and Intel MPI Library (page 49).

The Intel Enabled Server Acceleration Alliance (Intel ESAA) is an alliance in which Intel -based server solutions are validated and/or certified by independent hardware and software vendors to provide an interoperable, supported solution stack. The program is designed to increase the server solution offerings of its member OEMs and resellers.


Intel ESAA Contact Information

Intel ESAA and QLogic

QLogic is one of the charter members of the Intel ESAA program. ESAA provides Intel resellers with instant access to hundreds of recipes, including timely solutions for competing in your market and industry. Each recipe is a step-by-step deployment guide, enabling you to build and deploy a hardware/software solution stack. The following are the Intel/QLogic ESAA recipes:

■ HPC Clusters � 8 to 256 nodes � Intel Server Board S5000PALR■ HPC Clusters � 8 to 256 nodes � Intel Server Board S3000PT■ HPC Clusters � 8 to 256 nodes � Intel Server System SR1530AH■ HPC Clusters � 8 to 256 nodes � Intel Server Board S5400SF

Each recipe is written in non-technical language and is thoroughly tested to ensure an accurate and working deployment. Intel ESAA certificates are electronically signed documents, providing proof of validation and/or certification for a specific recipe. This is an important document and provides

Intel ESAA



http://www.esaa-members.com/index.php/pages/home



http://www.esaa-members.com/index.php/pages/home

Intel ESAA

OEMs/resellers the ability to compete for customers with larger companies. The certificate states that the application vendor supports this OEM and will stand behind the server solution engineering work.

Intel ESAA and QLogic Interoperability Matrices


! Table 28. Intel ESAA Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 48)

The Matrices

Table 28. Intel ESAA Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Operating Systems Platform OCS 4.1.1-1.1, 4.1.1-2.1

InfiniBand Host Stacks OFED 1.1, 1.2.5, 1.3QuickSilver



Source: Intel ESSA 3/08


About the Intel MPI Library

Intel Corporation, the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products, and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Intel programs and products discussed in this guide include Intel Cluster Ready (page 45), Intel ESAA (page 47), and Intel MPI Library.

The Intel MPI Library is a high-performance message-passing interface (MPI) library that enables users to develop applications that can run on multiple-cluster fabric interconnects chosen by the user at runtime.


Intel MPI Library Contact Information

Intel MPI Library and QLogic

Implementing the high performance Message Passing Interface v2 (MPI-2) specification on multiple fabrics, Intel MPI Library 3.1 focuses on making applications perform better on IA-based clusters. Intel MPI Library enables users to quickly deliver maximum end-user performance even if the user changes or upgrades to new interconnects, without requiring major changes to the software or to the operating environment. Additionally, the MPI Library delivers best-in-class performance for enterprise, divisional, departmental, and workgroup high-performance computing. Intel also provides a free runtime environment kit for products developed with the Intel MPI Library. In summary, Intel MPI Library features include:

■ High performance MPI-2 implementation■ Linux and Windows CCS support■ Interconnect independence■ Smart fabric selection■ Easy installation■ Free runtime environment

Intel MPI Library



http://www.intel.com/cd/software/products/asmo-na/eng/308295.htm



http://www.intel.com/cd/software/products/asmo-na/eng/308295.htm

Intel MPI Library

■ Close integration with the Intel and 3rd party development tools■ Internet-based licensing and technical support

QLogic products use the Intel MPI 3.1 implementation of the MPI standard.

Intel MPI Library and QLogic Interoperability Matrices


! Table 29. Intel MPI 3.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 50)

The Matrices

Table 29. Intel MPI 3.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail


InfiniBand Host Stacks InfiniPath 2.2OFED 1.3QuickSilver



Source: Intel MPI Library 3/08


About Landmark

Landmark is the leading supplier of software, optimized computing solutions, and services for the upstream oil and gas industry. The company�s software solutions span exploration, production, drilling, business-decision analysis, and data management. Landmark offers a broad range of consulting, services, and infrastructure technologies that enable customers to optimize their technical, business, and decision processes. Landmark is a product service line of Halliburton�s Drilling and Evaluation Division.

! Stock symbol: NYSE:HAL (Halliburton)! Date established: 1984 (Landmark)

Landmark Contact Information

Landmark and QLogic

Landmark�s Nexus Reservoir Simulation software provides solutions five times faster on average than other leading reservoir simulators. The Nexus package is optimized for the DecisionSpace environment to provide integrated reservoir and facility modeling giving users one seamless solution. Nexus software solves both surface and subsurface equations together in a tightly coupled network model yielding more accurate results. Nexus software allows users to utilize several reservoirs from different earth model data sources into the model and to combine the reservoirs at one common surface network. Nexus workflows provides integrated reservoir modeling and simulation workflows which help engineers to make decisions faster from a more robust and more accurate reservoir simulation. The software is built from the standpoint of achieving unprecedented speed and greater accuracy thereby giving engineers better information from which to make decisions. Nexus software interoperates with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

Landmark

Address: 2101 CityWest Boulevard, Building 2Houston, Texas 77042


Website: www.lgc.com


http://www.lgc.com

Landmark

Landmark and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Landmark.

! Table 30. Landmark Nexus Software Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 52)

The Matrices

Table 30. Landmark Nexus Software Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail


InfiniBand Host Stacks OFED QuickSilver



Table NotesFor detailed information about Landmark Nexus software, seehttp://www.halliburton.com/ps/default.aspx?pageid=848&navid=226&prodid=PRN::IQTT7GB9O.

Source: Landmark 3/08


http://www.halliburton.com/ps/default.aspx?pageid=848&navid=226&prodid=PRN::IQTT7GB9O

http://www.halliburton.com/ps/default.aspx?pageid=848&navid=226&prodid=PRN::IQTT7GB9O

About LSI

LSI Corporation is a leading provider of innovative silicon, systems, and software technologies that enable products that seamlessly bring people, information, and digital content together. The company offers a broad portfolio of capabilities and services including custom and standard product ICs, adapters, systems, and software that are trusted by the world�s best known brands to power leading solutions in the storage and networking.

! Stock symbol: LSI (NYSE) ! Date established: 1981

LSI Contact Information

LSI and QLogic

Based on LSI�s sixth-generation XBB architecture, the Engenio 6498 storage system integrates native InfiniBand connectivity, high-performance Fibre Channel or high-capacity SATA (serial ATA) disk drives, and powerful storage management software to create a solution with exceptional performance, up to 112TB of capacity and fully-featured functionality.

This exciting combination will appeal to HPC and technical computing environments (e.g., energy, government labs, biosciences, supercomputing, and scientific research and development) that utilize InfiniBand-based server clusters for high-bandwidth programs and complex application processing. The high per-channel bandwidth delivers maximum throughput across a minimum number of InfiniBand connections, saving switch ports and lowering acquisition and service costs. And the 6498 storage system�s native InfiniBand interfaces provide a cost and performance advantage over Fibre Channel-based or gateway-based solutions for environments utilizing InfiniBand as a server clustering interconnect.

The LSI Engenio 6498 Storage System interoperates with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

LSI

Address: 1621 Barber LaneMilpitas, California 95035

Telephone number: 800.372.2447408.954.3108

Website: www.lsi.com


http://www.lsi.com

LSI

LSI and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from LSI.

! Table 31. LSI Engenio 6498 Storage System Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 54)

The Matrices

Table 31. LSI Engenio 6498 Storage System Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail


InfiniBand Host Stacks InfiniPath 2.2OFED 1.2, 1.3QuickSilver



Table NotesSRP Upper Layer Protocol required.

Source: LSI 3/08


About LSTC

Livermore Software Technology Corporation (LSTC) develops LS-DYNA and a suite of related and supporting engineering software products. LS-DYNA is a general-purpose transient dynamic finite element program capable of simulating complex real world problems. Other products include LS-OPT, a standalone Design Optimization and Probabilistic Analysis package with an interface to LS-DYNA; and LS-PrePost, an advanced interactive program used for preparing input data for LS-DYNA and processing the results from LS-DYNA analyses.


LSTC Contact Information

LSTC and QLogic

LSTC LS-DYNA is a general purpose transient dynamic finite element program capable of simulating complex real world problems. It is optimized for shared and distributed memory Unix, Linux, and Windows-based, platforms. LSTC has certified LS-DYNA 971 with the Intel Cluster Ready program through which QLogic is also certified.

LSTC

Address: 7374 Las Positas Road Livermore, California 94551

Telephone number: 925.449.2500Website: www.lstc.com


http://www.lstc.com

LSTC

LSTC and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from LSTC.

! Table 32. LSTC LS-DYNA 971 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 56)

The Matrices

Table 32. LSTC LS-DYNA 971 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail





Table NotesFor detailed information about LSTC LS-DYNA 971, see http://www2.lstc.com/.

Source: LSTC 3/08Intel Cluster Ready certified.


http://www2.lstc.com/

About MathWorks

The MathWorks, Inc. produces software for technical computing and Model-Based Design for engineers, scientists, mathematicians, and researchers. The company�s two core products are MATLAB, used for performing mathematical calculations, analyzing and visualizing data, and writing new software programs; and Simulink, used for modeling and simulating complex dynamic systems, such as a vehicle's automatic transmission system. MathWorks also produces more than 90 additional tools for specialized tasks, such as processing images and signals and analyzing financial data.


MathWorks Contact Information

MathWorks and QLogic

Metacomp has certified the following product with the Intel Cluster Ready Program through which QLogic is also certified.

Distributed Computing Toolbox 3.2. Distributed Computing Toolbox enables you to solve computationally and data-intensive problems using MATLAB and Simulink in a multiprocessor computing environment. You can use the toolbox to solve problems that comprise either several independent units of work or a single large computation by harnessing multiple processors. These processors can reside in one multiprocessor computer or, when the toolbox is used with MATLAB Distributed Computing Engine, on a computer cluster.

MathWorks

Address: 3 Apple Hill DriveNatick, Massachusetts 01760


Website: www.mathworks.com


http://www.mathworks.com

MathWorks

MathWorks and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrices have been provided by or obtained from MathWorks.

! Table 33. Mathworks Distributed Computing Toolbox 3.2 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 58)

The Matrices

Table 33. Mathworks Distributed Computing Toolbox 3.2 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Operating System Red Hat LinuxSUSE Linux

InfiniBand Host Stack OFED



Table NotesFor detailed information about the Distributed Computing Toolbox, see http://www.mathworks.com/products/distribtb/.

Source: Mathworks 3/08Intel Cluster Ready certified.


http://www.mathworks.com/products/distribtb/

About Metacomp

Metacomp Technologies is at the forefront of cutting-edge technology in computational fluid dynamics (CFD), computational aero-acoustics, mesh generation, and electrostatic paint deposition, with its products in widespread global use. The company�s CFD++ is a superset of the various CFD methodologies available and provides accuracy, robustness, and ease of use over all flow regimes.


Metacomp Contact Information

Metacomp and QLogic

Metacomp has certified CFD++ with the Intel Cluster Ready program through which QLogic is also certified. Metacomp CFD++ can efficiently solve compressible flows (at all Mach numbers) and incompressible flows, including both single and multi-species treatment, reacting flows, multiphase flows, steady and unsteady flows, rotating machinery, conjugate heat transfer, porous media, etc. Various topography- parameter-free models are used to capture turbulent flow features. The nonlinear subset of these models accounts for Reynolds stress anisotropy, streamline curvature, and swirl. All these models can be either integrated directly to the wall, or combined with a sophisticated wall-function treatment that models the effects of compressibility, pressure gradient, and heat transfer. A single equation LES model and advanced hybrid LES/RANS models are also available. The latter reduces the cost of traditional large eddy simulation by modeling the near-wall layer and automatically exploiting the advantages of LES in embedded fine-grid regions.

Metacomp

Address: 28632-B Roadside Drive, Suite 255Agoura Hills, California 91301


Website: www.metacomptech.com


http://www.metacomptech.com

Metacomp

Metacomp and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Metacomp.

! Table 34. Metacomp CFD++ 7.1.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 60)

The Matrices

Table 34. Metacomp CFD++ 7.1.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail





Source: Metacomp 3/08Intel Cluster Ready certified.


About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

Windows Compute Cluster Server (CCS) 2003 is Microsoft�s first product designed specifically to run parallel, high-performance computing (HPC) applications to solve complex computations. The software consists of two CDs. The first CD is the Windows Server 2003 Compute Cluster Edition (CCE). The second CD is and Microsoft Compute Cluster Pack (CCP)�a combination of interfaces, utilities, and management infrastructure that makes up Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003.

! Stock symbol: NASDAQ:MSFT! Date established: 1975

Microsoft Contact Information

Microsoft and QLogic

Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 is an integrated, standards-based compute clustering platform built on top of Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition. Windows Compute Cluster Server is licensed for use with HPC applications. HPC applications solve complex computational problems using several servers as a group, also called a cluster, to solve a single computational problem or a single set of closely related computational problems. Applications that run on a single server are not considered HPC applications. Applications that are distributed across multiple servers may not be considered HPC applications, unless they are working on a set of closely related computational problems.

Licensing for Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 is restricted to computers that are used as dedicated computational servers only. Customers wanting to use compute nodes for other purposes (for example, using a cluster head node as a database server) should purchase the appropriate version of Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions (Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter) for installation on those nodes. The cluster management components encapsulated in the Microsoft Compute Cluster Pack support installation on all editions of Windows Server 2003 x64.

QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches support the Windows CCS 2003 operating system.

Microsoft

Address: One Microsoft WayRedmond, Washington 98052


Website: http://www.microsoft.comhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/ccs/default.aspx


http://www.microsoft.com

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/ccs/default.aspx

Microsoft

Microsoft and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Microsoft.

! Table 35. Microsoft Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 62)

The Matrices

Table 35. Microsoft Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Operating Systems Windows CCS 2003

InfiniBand Host Stacks QuickSilver (Windows Host Stack)



Source: QLogic 3/08


About MSC Software

MSC Software Corporation is the leading global provider of integrated enterprise simulation solutions that enable radical improvement in the time and costs associated with designing and testing manufactured products. Delivered over the fully integrated and extendable SimEnterprise platform, the company's integrated virtual product development tools use detailed digital product models to simulate and verify every aspect of product performance. This empowers manufacturers to make and track critical design decisions and communicate and coordinate product development with all points of the enterprise, driving product innovation and quality to new and competitively sustainable levels. A 40-year veteran in offering game-changing simulation tools, MSC Software supports thousands of companies in hundreds of industries, integrating information, technology, software, services, and systems to enable faster and more efficient development of market-leading products.

! Stock symbol: NASDAQ: MSCS! Date established: 1963

MSC Software Contact Information

MSC Software and QLogic

MSC Software has certified the following products with Intel�s Cluster Ready Program through which QLogic is also certified. MSC Software offers bundled solutions for solving complex problems, such as static and transient nonlinear analysis, implicit nonlinear analysis with contact for highly nonlinear deformation problems, and explicit nonlinear analysis for problems involving crush, crash, drops, and dynamic motion analysis.

MD Nastran � Multidiscipline Simulation. Delivering the most comprehensive set of simulation and analysis technologies available anywhere, MD Nastran offers true multidiscipline simulation in one, fully-integrated system. It is the most powerful and widely-used simulation solution in the world, and has been the simulation product of choice for over four decades.

MSC Software

Address: 32 MacArthur PlaceSanta Ana, California 92707


Website: www.mscsoftware.com


http://www.mscsoftware.com

MSC Software

MSC Marc. Finite element analysis (FEA) is a critical part of the virtual design process. But because most FEA programs are linear, they can only study parts that deform a small amount, certainly not enough to deformation to exceed the linear elastic range of the materials. Marc has no such limitations. A nonlinear FEA program, Marc enables users to assess the structural integrity and performance of parts undergoing large permanent deformations as a result of thermal or structural load. The types of deformations the program can study include geometric nonlinearities (metals bending) and material nonlinearities (elastomers and metals that yield under structural or thermal loading). Users can also use Marc to simulate deformable, part-to-part or part-to-self contact under varying conditions that include the effects of friction�critical for analyzing nonlinear behavior in tool-and-die set-up, spring coil clash, or a windshield wiper system.

MSC Software and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from MSC Software.

! Table 36. MSC Software MD Nastran R2 and MSC Marc 2007 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 64)

The Matrices

Table 36. MSC Software MD Nastran R2 and MSC Marc 2007 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail





Source: MSC Software 3/08Intel Cluster Ready certified.


About Network Equipment Technologies

Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. (NET) provides voice and data communications equipment for multi-service networks requiring high degrees of versatility, interoperability, security, and performance. NET�s broad family of products are purpose-built for mixed-service, multi-protocol networks; bandwidth-sensitive site communications; high performance, security-sensitive transmissions; and converged communications. The company�s NX (network exchange) and VX (voice exchange) products enable interoperability and integration with existing networks for seamless migration to secure IP-based voice and data communications. In addition, Quintum, a subsidiary of NET, delivers VoIP access solutions that bring the reliability and voice clarity of public telephone networks to Internet telephony.

! Stock symbol: NYSE:NWK

Network Equipment Technologies Contact Information

Network Equipment Technologies and QLogic

The NET NX5010 Multi-Protocol delivers 10 Gb/s line rate performance and hard QoS for a wide array of applications and protocols, including InfiniBand. The NX5010 is a compact, high capacity switching, routing, and aggregation platform that provides multi-protocol conversion and transport over high speed networks.

The NX5010 allows the extension of the InfiniBand protocol over thousands of miles while maintaining the QoS, RDMA, and other differentiated features in the protocol. With our numerous government customers, the NX5010 nearly always interfaces with QLogic InfiniBand switches to aggregate data to our system to be transferred over the WAN. There are synergies between NET and QLogic with the InfiniBand market segment to provide a complete solution for our mutual customers. More specifically, QLogic InfiniBand switches act as a data aggregation switch to deliver 10 Gb/s of data to the NX5010 to be transported over the WAN via InfiniBand or other protocol.

Network Equipment Technologies

Address: 6900 Paseo Padre ParkwayFremont, California 94555


E-mail address: [email protected]: www.net.com



http://www.net.com

Network Equipment Technologies

Network Equipment Technologies and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Network Equipment Technologies.

! Table 37. Network Equipment Technologies NX5010 Multi-Protocol Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 66)

The Matrices

Table 37. Network Equipment Technologies NX5010 Multi-Protocol Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail



QLogic InfiniBand HCAs InfiniPath Family of HCAs (Linux-only)SilverStorm Family of HCAs


Source: Network Equipment Technologies 3/08


About Novell

Novell, Inc. delivers infrastructure software for the Open Enterprise. Novell is a leader in desktop to data center operating systems based on Linux and the software required to secure and manage mixed IT environments. Novell helps customers around the world minimize cost, complexity and risk, allowing them to focus on innovation and growth.

! Stock symbol: NASDAQ:NOVL! Date established: 1979

Novell Contact Information

Novell and QLogic

Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise is the best engineered, most interoperable platform for enterprise computing. From the desktop to the data center, only SUSE Linux Enterprise delivers a complete open source platform for mission-critical applications. Whether a Linux solution that works with Microsoft Windows or a Linux solution with built-in virtualization, security, and management tools, SUSE Linux Enterprise provides it all. And it's all backed by enterprise support from Novell and its large partner ecosystem. QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches support Novell SUSE Linux.

Novell

Address: 404 Wyman StreetWaltham, Massachusetts 02451

Telephone number: 800.529.3400Website: http://www.novell.com

http://www.novell.com/linux/


http://www.novell.com

http://www.novell.com/linux/

Novell

Novell and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Novell.

! Table 38. Novell SUSE Linux Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 68)

The Matrices

Table 38. Novell SUSE Linux Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Operating Systems SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9, 10

InfiniBand Host Stacks InfiniPathOFED 1.2, 1.3QuickSilver



Source: Novell 3/08


About Obsidian

Obsidian Research Corporation and the Obsidian Longbow LP are the developers of Longbow, a series of InfiniBand range extension products. Longbow technology allows an InfiniBand fabric, normally a short-range network used in high-performance computing, to be extended via optical fiber over varying distances. Longbow connects across Campus, Metro, or Global networks to offer unparalleled high-bandwidth, low-latency access to InfiniBand compute and storage resources.

! Stock symbol: privately held

Obsidian Contact Information

Obsidian and QLogic

InfiniBand is all about system scalability�in fabric size, bandwidth, latency, and manageability. As optical networks ramp in speed, InfiniBand's uniquely scalable bandwidth will ramp at least as quickly, making it the ideal interface technology for secure, global, high-speed flows into the foreseeable future. The RDMA mechanism plays into this strength, nulling CPU performance concerns as speeds increase towards 1TBit/s on a single logical flow.

Obsidian's Longbow technology addresses the critical requirement for global and extended range InfiniBand fabrics. The long-haul InfiniBand wide area network is able to efficiently move large data for most high-performance needs. Global WAN links, Metro networks, and Campus networks are now all within the reach of a native InfiniBand fabric. Physical signaling limitations are addressed, bandwidth scales as needed, and manageability issues are handled. The opportunities afforded by all InfiniBand global and local networks are within reach.

Obsidian Longbow interoperates with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

Obsidian

Address: Obsidian Research Corporation2966 Parsons RoadEdmonton, AlbertaCanada T6N 1B1

Telephone number: 780.440.6067E-mail address: [email protected]

Website: www.obsidianresearch.com


http://www.obsidianresearch.com


Obsidian

Obsidian and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Obsidian.

! Table 39. Obsidian Longbow Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 70)

The Matrices

Table 39. Obsidian Longbow Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail


InfiniBand Host Stacks InfiniPathOFEDQuickSilver



Source: Obsidian 3/08


About Open MPI

The Open MPI Project is an open source MPI-2 implementation that is developed and maintained by a consortium of academic, research, and industry partners. Open MPI is therefore able to combine the expertise, technologies, and resources from all across the high-performance computing community in order to build the best MPI library available. Open MPI offers advantages for system and software vendors, application developers, and computer science researchers.

! Stock symbol: not applicable! Date established:

Open MPI Contact Information

Open MPI and QLogic

Open MPI is an open source application that QLogic has tested as interoperable with QLogic products. QLogic does not provide support nor guarantee the functionality of Open MPI.

Open MPI features include:

■ Full MPI-2 standards conformance ■ Thread safety and concurrency ■ Dynamic process spawning ■ Network and process fault tolerance ■ High performance on all platforms ■ Portable and maintainable ■ Tunable by installers and end users ■ Component-based design, documented APIs ■ Active, responsive mailing list ■ Open source license based on the BSD license

Open MPI

E-mail address: [email protected]: www.open-mpi.org



http://www.open-mpi.org

Open MPI

Open MPI and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Open MPI.

! Table 40. Open MPI Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 72)

The Matrices

Table 40. Open MPI Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail


InfiniBand Host Stacks InfiniPathOFED

QLogic InfiniBand HCA InfiniPath Family of HCAsSilverStorm Family of HCAs


Source: Open MPI 3/08


About the Open-E

Open-E GmbH was founded in September 1998 in Bremen, Germany. The company was specializing in introducing, creating market presences, and selling interesting, innovative IT products with the manufacturers of these products, but also for them, as a Virtual Subsidiary.

As a second business activity, in late 2001 Open-E established its own software team, focusing on building easy storage software for small, midsize, and large system builders. Since then it become leading technology vendor supplying NAS and SAN appliances.

! Stock symbol: privately held! Date established: September 1998

Open-E Contact Information

Open-E and QLogic

Open-E Data Storage Server (DSS) combines functionality of NAS and SAN system. Open-E DSS can serve as an iSCSI target (support for software and hardware iSCSI initiators from multiple vendors) or Fibre Channel target. In addition, DSS has a built-in iSCSI initiator and support for FC HBA, which allows import of LUNs from other systems. Product includes storage management (volume and data replication, hardware and software RAID, bonding, backup, CHAP users, IPSec, etc.). Open-E DSS provides IB compatibility. Open-E DSS interoperates with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

Open-E

Addresses: Open-E, Inc.2688 Middlefield Road, Suite ARedwood City, California 94063

Open-E GmbH (Headquarters)Lindberghstrasse 5D-82178 Puchheim/MunichGermany

Telephone numbers: 770. 881.7680 +49 (89) 800777-0E-mail address: [email protected] [email protected]

Website: www.open-e.com www.open-e.com



http://www.open-e.com


http://www.open-e.com

Open-E

Open-E and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Open-E.

! Table 41. Open-E DSS Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 74)

The Matrices

Table 41. Open-E DSS Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail





Source: Open-E 3/08


About OpenCFD

OpenCFD Ltd. produces the OpenFOAM (Open Field Operation and Manipulation), which is an open source computational fluid dynamics (CFD) toolbox licensed under the GNU General Public License. The company provides support and contract development for OpenFOAM to engineering corporations, consultants, and academic institutions. The OpenFOAM CFD Toolbox can simulate anything from complex fluid flows involving chemical reactions, turbulence, and heat transfer to solid dynamics, electromagnetics, and the pricing of financial options.


OpenCFD Contact Information

OpenCFD and QLogic

OpenCFD OpenFoam 1.4.1 is an open source application that QLogic has tested as interoperable with QLogic products. QLogic does not provide support nor guarantee the functionality of OpenFoam.

OpenFOAM. The core technology of OpenFOAM is a flexible set of efficient C++ modules. These are used to build a wealth of solvers to simulate specific problems in engineering mechanics; utilities to perform pre- and post-processing tasks ranging from simple data manipulations to visualization and mesh processing; and libraries to create toolboxes that are accessible to the solvers/utilities, such as libraries of physical models.

OpenFOAM is supplied with numerous pre-configured solvers, utilities, and libraries and so can be used like any typical simulation package. However, it is open, not only in terms of source code, but also in its structure and hierarchical design, so that its solvers, utilities, and libraries are fully extensible.

OpenFOAM uses finite volume numerics to solve systems of partial differential equations ascribed on any 3D unstructured mesh of polyhedral cells. The fluid flow solvers are developed within a robust, implicit, pressure-velocity, iterative solution framework, although alternative techniques are applied to other continuum mechanics solvers. Domain decomposition parallelism is fundamental to the design of

OpenCFD

Address: 9 Albert Road Caversham Reading Berkshire RG4 7AN UK

Websites: http://www.opencfd.co.uk/http://www.opencfd.co.uk/openfoam/index.html


http://www.opencfd.co.uk/

http://www.opencfd.co.uk/openfoam/index.html

OpenCFD

OpenFOAM and integrated at a low level so that solvers can generally be developed without the need for any "parallel-specific" coding.

OpenCFD and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from OpenCFD.

! Table 42. OpenCFD OpenFoam 1.4.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 76)

The Matrices

Table 42. OpenCFD OpenFoam 1.4.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail


InfiniBand Host Stacks InfiniPath 2.1, 2.2 with QLogic MPIOFED 1.2 with Open MPI



Table NotesOpenCFD OpenFoam is an open source application that QLogic has tested as interoperable with QLogic products. QLogic does not provide support nor guarantee the functionality of OpenFoam.

Source: OpenCFD 3/08


About OpenFabrics Alliance

The OpenFabrics Alliance (OFA) (previously known as the OpenIB Alliance) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to expanding and accelerating the adoption of RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) technologies for server and storage connectivity. These high-speed, data-transport technologies are used worldwide in corporate data centers, high-performance computing facilities, research institutes, and industries as diverse as bioinformatics, electronic design, engineering, entertainment and media, financial services, and oil and gas.

The OpenFabrics Alliance is currently developing a unified, open-source software stack for the two major RDMA fabric technologies�InfiniBand and iWARP (also known as RDMA over Ethernet). The Alliance supports both the Linux and Windows operating environments. Alliance members include leading chip manufacturers, database providers, national laboratories, network equipment manufacturers, server and storage providers, software companies, workstation manufacturers.

! Stock symbol: privately held! Date established: June 2004

OpenFabrics Alliance Contact Information

OpenFabrics Alliance and QLogic

QLogic is a charter member of OpenFabrics Alliance.

OFED is a validated version of the open-source OpenFabrics software stack. It supports server and storage clustering and grid connectivity using RDMA-based InfiniBand and iWARP fabrics in a Linux environment. The OFED software is optimized for performance (high throughput, low latency) using RDMA and transport-offload technologies available in adapter hardware. OFED is integrated into major versions of Linux distributions from Novell and Red Hat.

OpenFabrics Alliance

E-mail address: [email protected]: www.openfabrics.org

http://openib.org


http://openib.org

http://www.openfabrics.org


OpenFabrics Alliance

OpenFabrics Alliance and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from OpenFabrics Alliance.

! Table 43. OpenFabrics Alliance OFED Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 78)

The Matrices

Table 43. OpenFabrics Alliance OFED Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail



QLogic InfiniBand HCAs InfiniPath Family of HCAs (OFED 1.1, 1.2, 1.3)SilverStorm Family of HCAs (OFED 1.3)




About Oracle

Oracle Corporation�s business is information�how to manage it, use it, share it, protect it. The world�s largest enterprise software company, Oracle is the only vendor to offer solutions for every business tier�database, middleware, business intelligence, business applications. and collaboration. With Oracle, customers get information that helps measure results, improve business processes, and communicate a single truth to your constituents.

! Stock symbol: NASDAQ:ORCL ! Date established: 1977

Oracle Contact Information

Oracle and QLogic

SilverStorm and QLogic have had an alliance with Oracle since 2004 to enable the world�s most powerful Oracle database clusters. For more information, visit www.qlogic.com/oracle.

Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) over InfiniBand delivers a cost effective, highly available, and scalable infrastructure for Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC). RDS was co-developed by Oracle and QLogic to provide a high bandwidth, low latency, ultra reliable inter-process communication (IPC) protocol and transport system that dramatically speeds up IPC communication between servers in a RAC cluster. QLogic RDS over InfiniBand has been demonstrated to provide up to 60 percent performance improvement over Gigabit Ethernet for interconnect-intensive applications. RDS has been rigorously tested by Oracle to meet the stringent performance and availability requirements of their most demanding enterprise customers.

Complementing RDS are QLogic InfiniBand virtual I/O (VIO) solutions, providing a unified single wire fabric for IPC, storage, and networking for Oracle RAC clusters. QLogic VIO simplifies RAC cluster infrastructure by streamlining cluster cabling and configuration, and reduces capital costs by eliminating the need for separate HBAs and SAN switches. QLogic�s latest addition to their 9000 series InfiniBand director family is the 9020, announced at Oracle OpenWorld 2007 and designed specifically for enterprise Oracle with support for up to 22 nodes, available Fibre Channel and 10GE connectivity and RAS features, including

Oracle

Address: 500 Oracle ParkwayRedwood Shores, California 94065

Telephone numbers: 800.ORACLE1650.506.7000

Fax number: 650.506.7200Website: www.oracle.com


http://www.oracle.com

http://www.qlogic.com/oracle

Oracle

redundant power, cooling, and management. In addition to benefits to commodity server deployments, network consolidation through virtual I/O is an imperative for blade environments where typically only one high speed interconnect is available.

Oracle and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Oracle.

! Table 44. Oracle Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 80)

The Matrices

Table 44. Oracle Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Operating Systems Oracle 10g RAC DatabaseRed Hat LinuxSUSE Linux

InfiniBand Host Stack QuickSilver with Advanced ULP Bundle (includes RDS and SDP)



Source: Oracle 3/08


About Platform Computing

Platform Computing, Inc. is a pioneer and the global leader in high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure software. The company delivers integrated software solutions that enable organizations to improve time-to-results and reduce computing costs. Many of the world�s largest companies rely on Platform for workload management and cluster and grid management. Platform has over 2,200 global customers and strategic relationships with Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Red Hat, and SAS, along with the industry�s broadest support for HPC applications. Building on 15 years of market leadership, Platform continues to define the HPC market.


Platform Computing Contact Information

Platform Computing and QLogic

The Platform Computing and QLogic alliance brings you the Platform Open Cluster Stack (OCS) with QLogic InfiniBand support. Platform OCS improves the ease of installation and management of high-performance computing clusters, which is especially important with InfiniBand�s ability to support very large clusters. The combination of Platform OCS and QLogic InfiniBand make large scale cluster computing a reality.

More specifically, Platform OCS is a pre-integrated, vendor certified, software stack that enables the consistent delivery of scale-out application clusters. It is the first commercial software system used to create certified Intel Cluster Ready systems enabling a new class of users by simplifying Linux cluster application, deployment, and management. Platform OCS is primarily delivered through server hardware vendors and OS vendors. Platform OCS is a modular and hybrid stack that transparently integrates open source and commercial software into a single consistent cluster operating environment. By democratizing

Platform Computing

Address: 3760 14th AvenueMarkham, OntarioCanada L3R 3T7

Telephone numbers: 877.528.3676 (87PLATFORM)905.948.8448

Fax number: 905.948.9975E-mail address: [email protected]

Website: www.platform.com



http://www.platform.com

Platform Computing

supercomputing using Linux Clusters, Platform OCS enables all organizations to reap financial and competitive benefits, such as reduced costs, faster time to market, and business survival.

Platform Computing and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Platform Computing.

! Table 45. Platform Computing OCS Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 82)

The Matrices

Table 45. Platform Computing OCS Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail





Source: Platform Computing 3/08


About Red Hat

Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading open source and Linux provider, is leading Linux and open source solutions into the mainstream by making high-quality, low-cost technology accessible. Red Hat provides operating system platforms along with middleware, applications, and management solutions, as well as support, training, and consulting services to customers worldwide and through top-tier partnerships. Red Hat's open source strategy offers customers a long-term plan for building infrastructures that are based on and leverage open source technologies with a focus on security and ease of management.

! Stock symbol: NASDAQ:RHT! Date established: 1993

Red Hat Contact Information

Red Hat and QLogic

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the world�s leading open source application platform. The overwhelming majority of today's high-performance computing (HPC) clusters are based on Linux. IT managers recognize the benefits of Linux:

■ Great performance ■ Scalability ■ Flexibility ■ Affordability

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for HPC Compute Nodes works out of the box. With an established ecosystem of hardware and software vendors. And it's easy to start with a small HPC cluster and add resources as needed. HPC clusters play an increasingly significant role in IT. As organizations depend on these clusters more, there is increasing value in a consistent environment across the datacenter will increase. Red Hat is committed to developing open source technology for more integrated HPC cluster deployments. And actively building a strong portfolio of certified software applications from the leading vendors that deliver applications for HPC workloads. QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches support Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Red Hat

Address: Varsity DriveRaleigh, North Carolina 27606

Telephone numbers: 888.REDHAT1 (888.733.4281) 800.529.3400

Websites: www.redhat.comwww.redhat.com/rhel


http://www.redhat.com/rhel/

http://www.redhat.com

Red Hat

Red Hat and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Red Hat.

! Table 46. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 84)

The Matrices

Table 46. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Operating Systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5

InfiniBand Host Stacks InfiniPath OFED 1.1, 1.2, 1.3QuickSilver



Source: Red Hat 3/08


About Sanbolic

Sanbolic, Inc. provides software for SAN solutions to extend the capability of applications running on Windows servers and shared storage. Sanbolic allows data on SAN storage to be managed centrally and simultaneously shared among servers, providing storage flexibility and data availability. Typical solutions enabled by Sanbolic Software include scalable clusters of Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003, dynamic migration of virtual servers, high availability Citrix Ardence desktop virtualization installations, scalable web and media streaming server installations, and high performance storage for Window Compute Cluster Server 2003. Sanbolic software allows users to create a shared-data SAN storage pool using industry-standard storage and server hardware.

! Stock symbol: privately held! Date established: March 2000

Sanbolic Contact Information

Sanbolic and QLogic

Sanbolic is part of an HPC Solution with QLogic that utilizes FC or iSCSI coming from HPC nodes into shared storage formatted with the Melio FS file system, allowing multiple nodes to manipulate the same data files. QLogic HCA performance and the Melio FS clustered file system offers a unique solution for high-performance computing. Sanbolic Melio FS and LaScala VM 2008 interoperate with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

Melio FS. Melio FS is a clustered file system designed specifically for networked storage environments. It provides a solution to presenting shared storage as a single storage pool, enabling horizontal scaling of applications, clustered processing, shared data access, and greatly simplified storage provisioning and management. It provides users with extensive new capability to utilize shared storage hardware, yet is very simple to use. Any user familiar with Windows disk administration tools will quickly be able to utilize the features of Melio FS. An installation on a small SAN can be done in 15 minutes.

Sanbolic

Address: 304 Pleasant StreetWatertown, Massachusetts 02472

Telephone number: 617.926.2808E-mail addresses: [email protected]

[email protected]: www.sanbolic.com




http://www.sanbolic.com

Sanbolic

Melio FS was initially designed for very large scale clustered processing and file serving in telecom network operation centers. Its architecture is designed to support high availability computing, fast access to both small and large files, and NAS serving ability. Melio FS incorporates a three-dimensional layout, a seven layer locking mechanisms with a B-tree like structure, and advanced transaction managers, which provide performance, stability, and reliability in very large storage environments.The distribution of metadata within the file system, symmetrical architecture, and advanced dynamic clustering capability provide both tremendous flexibility and reliability.

LaScala. LaScala is a host-based volume manager incorporating advanced transaction management, locking, and clustering technology, which simplifies management and improves flexibility and reliability of shared storage environments. Multiple hosts can simultaneously share access to and administer storage volumes, and volumes can span multiple storage controllers. Assignment of host access to specific shared volumes is easily accomplished with native security tools. In conjunction with a shared file system like Melio FS, LaScala provides very high performance shared access to file on volumes striped across large numbers of disks on multiple controllers, without splitting file calls as is typical on Windows systems today.

Sanbolic and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Sanbolic.

! Table 47. Sanbolic Melio FS and LaScala VM 2008 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 86)

The Matrices

Table 47. Sanbolic Melio FS and LaScala VM 2008 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Operating Systems Windows CCS 2003

InfiniBand Host Stacks QuickSilver (Windows version)



Source: Sanbolic 3/08


About Scali

Scali, Inc. is the leading developer of higher performance clustering solutions that enable companies to maximize their investment in their performance datacenters. Hundreds of companies, including Goodyear, DaimlerChrysler, Lockheed Martin, US Army and Naval Air, Schlumberger, and Shell benefit from using Scali's cluster management solutions and MPI libraries. Scali helps these customers fully leverage their datacenter investments, respond quickly to evolving business requirements, lower IT costs, and reduce datacenter complexity.


Scali Contact Information

Scali and QLogic

Scali MPI Connect is a fully integrated message passing interface (MPI) solution, designed to enable applications to run at maximum performance through its unique, high performance MPI implementation. With Scali MPI Connect, application developers can take advantage of leading interconnect and multi-core technologies to build high performance clusters. Scali MPI Connect supports a wider range of customer environments while lowering the number of binaries required, and delivers superior application performance. QLogic products use the Scali MPI Connect 5.4 implementation of the MPI standard.

Scali

Address: 225 Cedar Hill StreetMarlborough, Massachusetts 01752


E-mail address: [email protected]: www.scali.com


http://www.scali.com


Scali

Scali and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Scali.

! Table 48. Scali MPI Connect 5.4 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 88)

The Matrices

Table 48. Scali MPI Connect 5.4 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail



QLogic InfiniBand HCAs InfiniPath (Linux-only)SilverStorm Family of HCAs


Table NotesFor detailed information about Scali MPI Connect, see http://www.scali.com/case-studies/scali_mpiconnect_54.pdf

Source: Scali 3/08


http://www.scali.com/case-studies/scali_mpiconnect_54.pdf

About Schlumberger

Schlumberger Limited is the world's leading oilfield services company supplying technology, information solutions, and integrated project management that optimize reservoir performance for customers working in the oil and gas industry. The company supplies a wide range of products and services from seismic acquisition and processing; formation evaluation; well testing and directional drilling to well cementing and stimulation; artificial lift and well completions; and consulting, software, and information management.

! Stock symbol: NYSE:SLB! Date established: 1926

Schlumberger Contact Information

Schlumberger and QLogic

Schlumberger ECLIPSE reservoir simulators have been the benchmark for commercial reservoir simulation for over 25 years because of their breadth of capabilities, parallel scalability, utility computing, and unmatched platform coverage. ECLIPSE Reservoir Engineering Software 2008.1 interoperates with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

Schlumberger

Address: Oilfield Services300 Schlumberger Drive Sugar Land, Texas 77478


Website: www.slb.comhttp://www.slb.com/content/services/software/reseng/index.asp


http://www.slb.com/content/services/software/reseng/index.asp

http://www.slb.com

Schlumberger

Schlumberger and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Schlumberger.

! Table 49. Schlumberger ECLIPSE Reservoir Engineering Software 2008.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 90)

The Matrices

Table 49. Schlumberger ECLIPSE Reservoir Engineering Software 2008.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail


InfiniBand Host Stacks OFED 1.2



Table NotesFor detailed information about Schlumberger ECLIPSE Reservoir Engineering Software, see http://www.slb.com/content/services/software/reseng/index.asp.

Source: Schlumberger 3/08


http://www.slb.com/content/services/software/reseng/index.asp

About Siemens PLM Software

Siemens Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software, Inc. a division of Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D), is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management software and services with 4.6 million licensed seats and 51,000 customers worldwide. The company works collaboratively with clients to create open enterprise solutions that enable them to transform their process of innovation and maximize value throughout all phases of the product lifecycle. PLM is an increasingly important and visible enterprise business strategy that lets organizations digitally manage product information from ideation to retirement, netting more business value from every product.

! Stock symbol: NYSE:SI (Siemens AG)! Date established: 1847 (Siemens AG)

Siemens PLM Software Contact Information

Siemens PLM Software and QLogic

Siemens has certified the following product with Intel�s Cluster Ready Program through which QLogic is also certified. Siemens PLM software NX Nastran is a premium computer-aided engineering (CAE) tool that major manufacturers worldwide rely on for their critical engineering computing needs to produce safe, reliable, and optimized designs within increasingly shorter design cycle times. For over 30 years, Nastran has been the analysis solution of choice in almost every major industry including aerospace, defense, automotive, shipbuilding, heavy machinery, medical, and consumer products�an industry standard for the computer-aided analysis of stress, vibration, structural failure/durability, heat transfer, noise/acoustics, and flutter/aeroelasticity.

Siemens PLM Software

Address: Siemens PLM Software � Global Headquarters5800 Granite Parkway, Suite 600 Plano, Texas 75024

Telephone number: 972.987.3000Website: www.siemens.com/plm


http://www.siemens.com/plm

Siemens PLM Software

Siemens PLM Software and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Siemens PLM Software.

! Table 50. Siemens PLM Software NX Nastran 5.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 92)

The Matrices

Table 50. Siemens PLM Software NX Nastran 5.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail





Table NotesFor detailed information about Siemens PLM Software NX Nastran, seehttp://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/products/nx/simulation/nastran/.

Source: Siemens 3/08Intel Cluster Ready certified.


http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/products/nx/simulation/nastran/

About SIMULIA

SIMULIA is the Dassault Systèmes brand that delivers a scalable portfolio of Realistic Simulation solutions including the Abaqus product suite for Unified Finite Element Analysis, multiphysics solutions for insight into challenging engineering problems, and lifecycle management solutions for managing simulation data, processes, and intellectual property. By building on established technology, respected quality, and superior customer service, SIMULIA makes realistic simulation an integral business practice that improves product performance, reduces physical prototypes, and drives innovation.

! Stock symbol: Dassault Systèmes (DS) (NASDAQ:DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA)! Date established: 1981

SIMULIA Contact Information

SIMULIA and QLogic

The SIMULIA Abaqus Unified Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software suite consists of three core products� Abaqus/Standard, Abaqus/Explicit and Abaqus/CAE�in addition to optional add-on products that address the requirements of specific targeted applications.

■ As the company�s flagship product, Abaqus/Standard provides a comprehensive, general-purpose finite element analysis tool that includes a variety of time-domain and frequency-domain analysis procedures.

■ A powerful complement to Abaqus/Standard, Abaqus/Explicit is a finite element analysis program designed to serve advanced, nonlinear continuum and structural analysis requirements. The program addresses highly nonlinear transient dynamic phenomena and certain nonlinear quasi-static simulations.

■ Abaqus/CAE provides a complete modeling and visualization environment for Abaqus.

SIMULIA

Address: SIMULIA World HeadquartersRising Sun Mills166 Valley StreetProvidence, Rhode Island 02909


E-mail address: [email protected]: www.simulia.com



http://www.simulia.com

SIMULIA

Whether analysts need to understand the detailed behavior of a complex assembly, refine concepts for a new design, understand the behavior of new materials, or simulate a discrete manufacturing process, Abaqus FEA provides the most complete and flexible solution to get the job done. The Abaqus software suite delivers accurate, robust, high performance solutions for challenging non-linear problems, large scale linear dynamics applications, and routine design simulations. Its unmatched integration of implicit and explicit FEA capabilities enables analysts to use the results of one simulation directly in a subsequent analysis to capture the effects of prior history, such as manufacturing processes on product performance. User programmable features, scripting, and GUI customization features allow proven methods to be captured and deployed to the enterprise enabling more design alternatives to be analyzed in less time.

Abaqus FEA takes advantage of the latest high performance, parallel computing environments allowing users to include details in their models previously excluded due to computing limitations. This allows analysts to minimize assumptions while reducing turnaround time for high-fidelity results. The Abaqus suite�s renowned capabilities extend through complementary products, extensions, and interfaces to Alliance products. SIMULIA Abaqus FEA 6.7 and 6.8 interoperate with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

SIMULIA and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from SIMULIA.

! Table 51. SIMULIA Abaqus Unified Finite Element Analysis (FEA) 6.7 and 6.8 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 94)

The Matrices

Table 51. SIMULIA Abaqus Unified Finite Element Analysis (FEA) 6.7 and 6.8 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail


InfiniBand Host Stacks InfiniPathOFED 1.2, 1.3QuickSilver


SIMULIA



Table NotesProjected availability for Abaqus FEA 6.8 is April 2008.

Source: SIMULIA 3/08SIMULIAIntel Ready Cluster certified.

Table 51. SIMULIA Abaqus Unified Finite Element Analysis (FEA) 6.7 and 6.8 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (Continued)

Component Detail


SIMULIA


About Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems, Inc. develops the most innovative products and services that power the network economy. Guided by a singular vision�"The Network is the Computer"�Sun drives network participation through shared innovation, community development, and open source leadership. Sun Microsystems acquired Cluster File Systems in October 2007.

! Stock symbol: NASDAQ:JAVA! Date established: 1982

Sun Microsystems Contact Information

Sun Microsystems and QLogic

Designed to meet the demands of the world's largest high-performance compute clusters, the Sun Lustre file system redefines scalability and provides groundbreaking I/O and metadata throughput. An object-based cluster, Lustre currently supports tens of thousands of nodes, petabytes of data, and billions of files�and development is underway to support one million nodes, trillions of files, and zetta to yotta bytes. Features include:

■ Production-quality stability and failover ■ No single point of failure ■ Scales to meet high-performance computing demands ■ Supports unprecedented metadata and I/O performance rates ■ Aggregates petabytes into a group or enterprise-wide file system ■ Open-source, multi-vendor, multi-platform ■ POSIX-compliant

Sun Lustre 1.6.4.2 interoperates with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

Sun Microsystems

Address: 4150 Network CircleSanta Clara, California 95054

Telephone number: 800.786.0404Website: www.sun.com

http://www.sun.com/software/products/lustre/index.jsp


http://www.sun.com/software/products/lustre/index.jsp

http://www.sun.com

Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Sun Microsystems.

! Table 52. Sun Lustre 1.6.4.2 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 98)

The Matrices

Table 52. Sun Lustre 1.6.4.2 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Operating Systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5 SUSE Linux 9, 10 Linux 2.6 kernels




Source: Sun Microsystems 3/08


About Terascala

Terascala, Inc. develops high-throughput, high-capacity, and cost-effective storage solutions for high performance clustering. The company�s RTS (Run Time Storage) Lustre-based storage appliance is the world�s first solution focused on the high-throughput, high-capacity challenges of run time storage for high performance clusters, delivering three times the price/performance improvements over other solutions. The RTS 1000 works with Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet or InfiniBand networks to ensure that applications read, write, and store data rapidly during run time.


Terascala Contact Information

Terascala and QLogic

Terascala offers a very cost-effective storage package to the HPC world. The company�s solution is plug compatible with existing InfiniBand clusters and offers QLogic an extension to their existing market. The Terascala RTS 1000 Run Time Storage Appliance is revolutionizing high-performance computing environments. RTS 1000 is the world�s first performance-driven storage solution to deliver both high capacity and high throughput over either Ethernet or InfiniBand networks so applications are not limited by their ability to read, write, and store data rapidly during job run time. Leveraging Lustre, the leading open source clustered file system, the RTS 1000 delivers 3X the price/performance of other SAN-based solutions in a fully configured and tuned appliance.

Terascala

Address: 145 Bodwell StreetBuilding 1, Floor 2Avon, Massachusetts 02322


E-mail addresses: [email protected]@terascala.com

Website: www.terascala.com


http://www.terascala.com



Terascala

Terascala and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Terascala.

! Table 53. Terascala RTS 1000 Run Time Storage Appliance 1.0 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 100)

The Matrices

Table 53. Terascala RTS 1000 Run Time Storage Appliance 1.0 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Operating Systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10




Source: Terascala 3/08


About Texas Memory Systems

Texas Memory Systems, Inc. (TMS) produces the World's Fastest Storage and is a leader in the solid state storage market. Their award winning RamSan solid state disks are used to accelerate enterprise applications like OLTP databases, batch processes, and data warehouses. Texas Memory Systems sells directly to high performance enterprise and government organizations. Their products are also available through OEM and reseller partners.


Texas Memory Systems Contact Information

Texas Memory Systems and QLogic

RamSan solid state disks (SSDs) and cache systems are the World's Fastest Storage. No other storage unit can match the raw I/Os per second or provide the massive bandwidth a single RamSan can provide. Hundreds of locations around the world use TMS products to accelerate databases, SANs, batch processes, and other intense applications. Their products: RamSan 300, RamSan 400, and Tera-RamSan.

Texas Memory Systems RamSan Storage interoperates with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

Texas Memory Systems

Address: 10777 Westheimer Road, Suite 600Houston, Texas 77042


E-mail address: [email protected]: www.superSSD.com

www.texmemsys.com

RamSan 300Capacity16 to 32 GB RAM

Interfaces2Gb Fibre Channel4Gb Fibre Channel4x InfiniBand

Performance200,000 random I/Os per second1500 MB/second of random bandwidth

RamSan 400Capacity32 to 128 GB RAM


Performance400,000 random I/Os per second3000 MB/second of random bandwidth

Tera-RamSanCapacityUnlimited


Performance3,200,000+ random I/Os per second24 GB/second of random bandwidth



http://www.superSSD.com

http://www.texmemsys.com

Texas Memory Systems

Texas Memory Systems and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix has been provided by or obtained from Texas Memory Systems.

! Table 54. Texas Memory Systems RamSan Storage Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 102)

The Matrices

Table 54. Texas Memory Systems RamSan Storage Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail





Source: Texas Memory Systems 3/08


About Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group

Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group (TCBG), an NIH Resource for Macromolecular Modeling and Bioinformatics, is located at the Beckman Institute of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Research and development activities of the TCBG center on the structure and function of supramolecular systems in the living cell, and on the development of new algorithms and efficient computing tools for structural biology. Their software products include NAMD, a parallel molecular dynamics code designed for high-performance simulation of large biomolecular systems.


Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group Contact Information

Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group and QLogic

Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group NAMD 2.6 is an open source application that QLogic has tested as interoperable with QLogic products. QLogic does not provide support nor guarantee the functionality of NAMD 2.6.

Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group�s NAMD is a parallel molecular dynamics code designed for high-performance simulation of large biomolecular systems. Based on Charm++ parallel objects, NAMD scales to hundreds of processors on high-end parallel platforms and tens of processors on commodity clusters using gigabit ethernet. NAMD is file-compatible with AMBER, CHARMM, and X-PLOR and is distributed free of charge with source code. Customers can build NAMD themselves or download binaries for a wide variety of platforms. Additionally, tutorials are available that show how to use NAMD for biomolecular modeling.

Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group

Address: Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group Beckman Institute 405 North Mathews Avenue Urbana, Illinois 61801


Website: www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/namd/


http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/namd/

Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group

Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group.

! Table 55. Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group NAMD 2.6 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 104)

The Matrices

Table 55. Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group NAMD 2.6 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Operating System ClusterVisionOS 2.1 (based on Scientific Linux SL 4.3)

InfiniBand Host Stack InfiniPath 2.1 with QLogic MPI



Table NotesTheoretical and Computational Biophysics Group NAMD 2.6 is an open source application that QLogic has tested as interoperable with QLogic products. QLogic does not provide support nor guarantee the functionality of NAMD 2.6.

Source: Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group 3/08


About Voltaire

Voltaire, Inc. designs and develops server and storage switching and software solutions that enable high-performance grid computing within the data center. Voltaire refers to its server and storage switching and software solutions as the Voltaire Grid Backbone. Voltaire�s products leverage InfiniBand technology and include director-class switches, multi-service switches, fixed-port configuration switches, Ethernet and Fibre Channel routers, and standards-based driver and management software. Voltaire�s solutions have been sold to a wide range of end customers including governmental, research and educational organizations, as well as enterprises in the manufacturing, oil and gas, entertainment, life sciences, and financial services industries.

! Stock symbol: NASDAQ:VOLT! Date established: 1997

Voltaire Contact Information

Voltaire and QLogic

The design of Voltaire's multi-service Grid Backbone switches defines a network for interconnecting processing systems, storage I/O, and network I/O into a single, easy-to-manage environment. In a grid environment, Voltaire Grid Backbone switches accept policies or service requests and a virtual datacenter environment that consists of virtual servers, virtual networks, virtual storage, and a virtual topology can be created on an as-needed basis. Voltaire Grid Director ISR 9096 and Switch ISR 9024 interoperate with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

Voltaire

Address: 6 Fortune DriveBillerica, Massachusetts 01821


E-mail address: [email protected]: www.voltaire.com


http://www.voltaire.com


Voltaire

Voltaire and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Voltaire.

! Table 56. Voltaire Grid Director ISR 9096 and Switch ISR 9024 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 106)

The Matrices

Table 56. Voltaire Grid Director ISR 9096 and Switch ISR 9024 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Operating Systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4


Source: Voltaire 3/08


About WRF

The WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) Modeling System development project is a multi-year project being undertaken by several agencies. The coordination of this development effort is handled through several layers of joint management, incorporating all of the constituent groups, as well as outside advisory positions. More specifically, the effort to develop WRF has been a collaborative partnership, principally among the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and the Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL), the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA), the Naval Research Laboratory, Oklahoma University, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). WRF allows researchers the ability to conduct simulations reflecting either real data or idealized configurations. WRF is an operational forecasting model that is flexible and efficient computationally, while offering the advances in physics, numerics, and data assimilation contributed by the research community.


WRF Contact Information

WRF and QLogic

The Weather Research and Forecasting Modeling System is an open source application that QLogic has tested as interoperable with QLogic products. QLogic does not provide support nor guarantee the functionality of WRF.

WRF is a next-generation mesocale numerical weather prediction system designed to serve both operational forecasting and atmospheric research needs. It features multiple dynamic cores, a 3-dimensional variational (3DVAR) data assimilation system, and a software architecture allowing for computational parallelism and system extensibility. WRF is suitable for a broad spectrum of applications across scales ranging from meters to thousands of kilometers.

Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model

Website: http://wrf-model.org/index.php


http://wrf-model.org/index.php

Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model

WRF and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from WRF.

! Table 57. WRF 2.02 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 108)

The Matrices

Table 57. WRF 2.02 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

Operating Systems ClusterVisionOS 2.1Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 5Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10

InfiniBand Host Stacks InfiniPath 2.1, 2.2 with QLogic, Scali, or HP MPIs

QLogic InfiniBand HCAs InfiniPath Family of HCAs (Linux only)


Table NotesWRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) Modeling System is an open source application that QLogic has tested as interoperable with QLogic products. QLogic does not provide support nor guarantee the functionality of WRF.

Source: Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model 3/08


About Zarlink

For over 30 years, Zarlink Semiconductor, Inc. has delivered semiconductor solutions that drive the capabilities of voice, enterprise, broadband, and wireless communications. Customers include Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent, Nortel, Huawei, ZTE, Given Imaging, Cochlear, Nokia Siemens Networks, and Ericsson. Zarlink's Optical Business Unit has over forty years experience in supplying innovative optical solutions for high-bandwidth interconnection to the industrial, security, military, and avionics markets. The company has leveraged its core competence in high-performance, high-reliability photonics and ICs into market-leading parallel optical solutions, including active optical cables.

! Stock symbol: NYSE/TSX:ZL! Date established: 1971

Zarlink Contact Information

Zarlink and QLogic

The ZLynx CX-4 product is part of the ZLynx family of fully integrated optical active cables, where the opto-electrical conversion is integrated into the end cable connectors. The ZLynx family is built on Zarlink�s industry-leading arrayed photonics, IC components, and proprietary optical alignment technology. The ZLynx CX-4, ZL60615 product is specifically designed for connection to industry-standard 4-wide powered CX-4/IB ports. The product is plug-and-play into these powered ports and eliminates the need for customer re-design work. It provides the customer with all the advantages of an optical fiber solution without having to deal with the physical optical interconnection, the only connection being electrical. It provides significant advantages of reach, flexibility, and weight over equivalent copper solutions. These lead to installation benefits in terms of data center layout flexibility, installation times, cable and thermal management. ZL60615 is available in a variety of standard lengths and jacket types. Zarlink ZLynx CX-4, ZL60615 interoperates with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand switches.

Zarlink

Address: Zarlink Semiconductor400 March RoadOttawaOntarioK2K 3H4Canada


Website: www.zarlink.com


http://www.zarlink.com

Zarlink

Zarlink and QLogic Interoperability Matrices

The solutions in the following matrix have been provided by or obtained from Zarlink.

! Table 58. Zarlink ZLynx CX-4, ZL60615 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (see page 110)

The Matrices

Table 58. Zarlink ZLynx CX-4, ZL60615 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix

Component Detail

InfiniBand Host Stacks InfiniPathOFED QuickSilver



Source: Zarlink 3/08


General Index

AAccelrys

about 1and QLogic 1contact information 1date established 1interoperability matrices 2stock symbol 1

Alliances by category xviiAltair


Amberabout 5and QLogic 5contact information 5interoperability matrices 6stock symbol 5

ANSYS CFXabout 7and QLogic 7contact information 7date established 7interoperability matrices 8stock symbol 7

ANSYS FLUENTabout 9and QLogic 9contact information 9date established 9interoperability matrices 10stock symbol 9

ANSYS Mechanicalabout 11and QLogic 11contact information 11date established 11interoperability matrices 12stock symbol 11

CCD-adapco


CEIabout 15and QLogic 15contact information 15date established 15interoperability matrices 16stock symbol 15

Ciscoabout 17and QLogic 17contact information 17date established 17interoperability matrices 18stock symbol 17

Cluster File Systems See Sun MicrosystemsClustercorp


Community Climate System Model (CCSM)about 21and QLogic 21contact information 21date established 21interoperability matrices 22stock symbol 21

DDataDirect Networks

about 23and QLogic 23contact information 23date established 23


General Index

interoperability matrices 24stock symbol 23

EEM Software & Systems

about 25and QLogic 25contact information 25interoperability matrices 26stock symbol 25

ESI Groupabout 27and QLogic 27contact information 27date established 27interoperability matrices 28stock symbol 27

Exaabout 29and QLogic 29contact information 29date established 29interoperability matrices 30stock symbol 29

FFalconStor


GGuide, using xiii

HHewlett-Packard


How to use this guide xiii

IIBM DB2


IBM GPFSabout 39and QLogic 39contact information 39date established 39interoperability matrices 40stock symbol 39

InfiniBand HCAs xxiInfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA)


InfiniPath family of HCAs xxiiInstitut fur Materialphysik - VASP Group


Intel Cluster Readyabout 45and QLogic 45contact information 45date established 45interoperability matrices 46stock symbol 45

Intel ESAAabout 47and QLogic 47contact information 47date established 47interoperability matrices 48stock symbol 47

Intel MPI Libraryabout 49and QLogic 49contact information 49date established 49

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General Index


Introduction xi

LLandmark


LSIabout 53and QLogic 53contact information 53date established 53interoperability matrices 54stock symbol 53

LSTCabout 55and QLogic 55contact information 55date established 55interoperability matrices 56stock symbol 55

MMathWorks


Metacompabout 59and QLogic 59contact information 59date established 59interoperability matrices 60stock symbol 59

Microsoftabout 61and QLogic 61contact information 61date established 61interoperability matrices 62stock symbol 61

MSC Softwareabout 63and QLogic 63contact information 63date established 63interoperability matrices 64stock symbol 63

NNetwork Equipment Technologies


Novellabout 67and QLogic 67contact information 67date established 67interoperability matrices 68stock symbol 67

OObsidian


Open MPIabout 71and QLogic 71contact information 71date established 71interoperability matrices 72stock symbol 71

Open-Eabout 73and QLogic 73contact information 73date established 73interoperability matrices 74stock symbol 73

OpenCFDabout 75and QLogic 75contact information 75date established 75


General Index


OpenFabrics Allianceabout 77and QLogic 77contact information 77date established 77interoperability matrices 78stock symbol 77

Oracleabout 79and QLogic 79contact information 79date established 79interoperability matrices 80stock symbol 79

PPlatform Computing


Product reference matrices (QLogic) xxi

QQLogic

about 125company information 125contacting 125product reference matrices xxiquick reference interoperability matrix xv

QLogic product reference matricesInfiniBand HCAs xxiInfiniPath family of HCAs xxiiSilverStorm 9000 family of InfiniBand

switches xxiiiSilverStorm 9000 series Multi-Protocol Fabric

Directors xxvSilverStorm 9024 series InfiniBand Edge

switches xxivSilverStorm family of HCAs xxiiSilverStorm family of switches xxiii

QLogic quick reference interoperability matrix xv

RRed Hat


Revision history 117

SSanbolic


Scaliabout 87and QLogic 87contact information 87date established 87interoperability matrices 88stock symbol 87

Schlumbergerabout 89and QLogic 89contact information 89date established 89interoperability matrices 90stock symbol 89

Siemens PLM Softwareabout 91and QLogic 91contact information 91date established 91interoperability matrices 92stock symbol 91

SilverStorm 9000 family of InfiniBand switches xxiii

SilverStorm 9000 series Multi-Protocol Fabric Directors xxv

SilverStorm 9024 series InfiniBand Edge switches xxiv

SilverStorm family of HCAs xxiiSilverStorm family of switches xxiii


General Index

SIMULIAabout 93and QLogic 93contact information 93date established 93interoperability matrices 94stock symbol 93

Sun Microsystemsabout 97and QLogic 97contact information 97date established 97interoperability matrices 98stock symbol 97

TTerascala


Texas Memory Systemsabout 101and QLogic 101contact information 101date established 101interoperability matrices 102stock symbol 101

Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Groupabout 103and QLogic 103contact information 103date established 103interoperability matrices 104stock symbol 103

VVoltaire


WWeather Research and Forecasting Model


ZZarlink



General Index


Revision History

This section summarizes the revisions to the QLogic HPC Interoperability Guide since the previous release.

Summary of What Has Changed

The QLogic HPC Interoperability Guide no longer references the following QLogic products:

■ InfiniPath HCA: QHT7140 HCA■ SilverStorm HCAs: 7000 and 9000

The QLogic HPC Interoperability Guide now also references the following QLogic products:

■ InfiniPath Family of HCAs: QLE7240 and QLE7280

■ SilverStorm Family of HCAs:

7104-HCA-128LP7104-HCA-LPX1P7104-HCA-LPX2P7104-HCA-128LPX7104-HCA-LPX1P-DDR7104-HCA-LPX2P-DDR

■ SilverStorm 9024 Series InfiniBand Edge Switches: 9024FC

■ SilverStorm 9000 Series Multi-Protocol Fabric Directors: 9020 and 9040

The QLogic HPC Interoperability Guide now also includes the following alliances:

■ Accelrys■ Amber■ ANSYS Mechanical■ Computational Engineering International, Inc.■ Clustercorp, Inc.■ Community Climate System Model (CCSM)■ DataDirect Networks, Inc.■ EM Software & Systems - S.A. (Pty.) Ltd. (EMSS)■ ESI Group■ Exa Corporation■ FalconStor Software, Inc.■ IBM DB2■ IBM GPFS■ InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA)■ Institut fur Materialphysik � VASP Group■ Intel Cluster Ready■ Intel ESSA■ LSI Corporation■ MathWorks, Inc.

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Revision History

■ Metacomp Technologies■ Microsoft Corporation■ Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. (NET)■ Novell, Inc.■ Obsidian Research Corporation■ Open-E■ Platform Computing, Inc.■ Red Hat, Inc.■ Siemens Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software, Inc.■ Sun Microsystems, Inc.■ Terascala, Inc.■ Texas Memory Systems, Inc. (TMS)■ Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group (TCBG)■ Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model■ Zarlink Semiconductor, Inc.

The QLogic HPC Interoperability Guide reflects the following change in ownership:

■ Cluster File Systems, Inc. (CFS) has been acquired by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

The QLogic HPC Interoperability Guide no longer includes the following companies:

■ ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. (ASUS)■ IWILL Corporation■ Panasas, Inc.■ Supermicro Computer, Inc.■ Tyan Computer Corporation

For information about the revisions for each chapter, see �Summary of Chapter Revisions� on page 118.

Summary of Chapter Revisions

! IntroductionRevised chapter (see page xi).

! How to Use this GuideRevised chapter (see page xiii).

Revised Visual Representation of How the Alliance Chapters Are Organized (see page xiv).

! QLogic Quick Reference Interoperability MatrixRevised matrix reflects QLogic product and alliance updates (see page xv).

! QLogic Product Reference MatricesRevised chapter reflects QLogic product updates (see page xxi).

Removed Table 1. QLogic InfiniPath 7000 Series Adapters.

Removed Table 2. SilverStorm HCAs.

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Revision History

Added Table 1. QLogic InfiniPath Family of HCAs (page xxii).

Added Table 2. QLogic SilverStorm Family of HCAs (page xxii).

Added Table 3. QLogic SilverStorm 9000 Family of InfiniBand Switches (page xxiii).

Revised Table 4. QLogic SilverStorm 9024 Series InfiniBand Edge Switches (page xxiv).

Revised Table 5. QLogic SilverStorm 9000 Series Multi-Protocol Fabric Directors (page xxv).

! AccelrysAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 1.

! AltairRevised �About Altair� on page 3.

Revised �Altair and QLogic� on page 3.

Removed Table 5. Altair RADIOSS Interoperability with QLogic InfiniPath HCAs Matrix.

Added Table 7. Altair RADIOSS Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (page 4).

! AmberAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 5.

! ANSYS CFXChanged chapter name from ANSYS to ANSYS CFX on page 7.

Revised �About ANSYS� on page 7.

Revised �ANSYS CFX and QLogic� on page 7.

Removed Table 6. ANSYS Software Interoperability with QLogic InfiniPath and SilverStorm HCAs Matrix.

Added Table 9. ANSYS CFX 11.0 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (page 8).

! ANSYS FLUENTChanged chapter name from Fluent to ANSYS FLUENT on page 9.

Updated company logo on page 9.

Revised �About ANSYS� on page 9.

Revised �ANSYS Contact Information� on page 9.

Revised �ANSYS FLUENT and QLogic� on page 9.

Revised �ANSYS FLUENT and QLogic Interoperability Matrices� on page 10.

! ANSYS MechanicalAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 11.


Revision History

! CD-adapcoRevised �About CD-adapco� on page 13.

Revised �CD-adapco and QLogic� on page 13.

Removed Table 9. CD-adapco STAR-CD Interoperability with QLogic InfiniPath and SilverStorm HCAs Matrix.

Removed Table 10. CD-adapco STAR-CD Interoperability with SilverStorm Switches Matrix.

Added Table 12. CD-adapco STAR-CD V4 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (page 14).

! CEIAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 15.

! CiscoRevised �Cisco and QLogic� on page 17.

Renamed Table 11. Cisco SFS 7000 Series InfiniBand Server Switches Interoperability with QLogic InfiniPath HCAs Matrix as Table 14. Cisco SFS 7000 Series InfiniBand Server Switches Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (page 18). Revised.

! ClustercorpAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 19.

! Community Climate System Model (CCSM)Added new open source section starting on page 21.

! DataDirect NetworksAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 23.

! EM Software & SystemsAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 25.

! ESI GroupAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 27.

! ExaAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 29.

! FalconStorAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 31.

! Hewlett-PackardRevised �About HP� on page 35.

Revised �HP Contact Information� on page 35.


Revision History

Revised �HP and QLogic� on page 35.

Removed Table 16. HP-MPI Software Interoperability with QLogic InfiniPath and SilverStorm HCAs Matrix.

Removed Table 17. HP-MPI Software Interoperability with SilverStorm Switches Matrix.

Added Table 22. HP-MPI 2.2.5.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (page 36).

! IBM DB2Added new alliance chapter starting on page 37.

! IBM GPFSAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 39.

! InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA)Added new alliance chapter starting on page 41.

! Institut fur Materialphysik � VASP GroupAdded new open source chapter startingon page 43.

! Intel Cluster ReadyAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 45.

! Intel ESAAAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 47.

! Intel MPI LibraryRevised company name from Intel to Intel MPI Library on page 49.

Revised �About the Intel MPI Library� on page 49.

Revised �Intel MPI Library and QLogic� on page 49.

Removed Table 18. Intel MPI Library Interoperability with QLogic InfiniPath and SilverStorm HCAs Matrix.

Added �Intel MPI 3.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix� on page 50

! LandmarkUpdated logo on page 51.

Revised �About Landmark� on page 51.

Removed Table 21. Landmark Nexus and VIP Interoperability with SilverStorm HCAs Matrix.

Removed Table 22. Landmark Nexus and VIP Interoperability with SilverStorm Switches Matrix.

Added Table 30. Landmark Nexus Software Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (page 52).


Revision History

! LSIAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 53.

! LSTCRevised �LSTC and QLogic� on page 55.

Removed Table 23. LSTC LS-DYNA Interoperability with QLogic InfiniPath and SilverStorm HCAs Matrix.

Removed Table 24. LSTC LS-DYNA Interoperability with SilverStorm Switches Matrix.

Added Table 32. LSTC LS-DYNA 971 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (page 56).

! MathWorksAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 57.

! MetacompAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 59.

! MicrosoftAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 61.

! MSC SoftwareAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 63.

! Network Equipment TechnologiesAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 65.

! NovellAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 67.

! ObsidianAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 69.

! Open MPIRevised �About Open MPI� on page 71.

Revised �Open MPI and QLogic� on page 71.

Removed Table 25. Open MPI Product Interoperability with QLogic InfiniPath HCAs Matrix.

Added Table 40. Open MPI Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (page 72).

! Open-EAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 73.

! OpenCFDAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 75.


Revision History

! OpenFabrics AllianceRevised �About OpenFabrics Alliance� on page 77.

Revised �OpenFabrics Alliance Contact Information� on page 77.

Revised �OpenFabrics Alliance and QLogic� on page 77.

Removed Table 26. OpenFabrics Alliance OFED Interoperability with QLogic InfiniPath and SilverStorm HCAs Matrix.

Removed Table 27. OpenFabrics Alliance OFED Interoperability with SilverStorm Switches Matrix.

Added Table 43. OpenFabrics Alliance OFED Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (page 78).

! OracleRevised �Oracle and QLogic� on page 79.

Removed Table 28. Oracle RDS Interoperability with SilverStorm HCAs Matrix.

Removed Table 29. Oracle RDS Interoperability with SilverStorm Switches Matrix.

Added Table 44. Oracle Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (page 80).

! Platform ComputingAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 81.

! Red HatAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 83.

! SanbolicAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 85.

! ScaliUpdated logo on page 87.

Revised �About Scali� on page 87.

Revised �Scali Contact Information� on page 87.

Revised �Scali and QLogic� on page 87.

Removed Table 31. Scali MPI Connect Interoperability with QLogic InfiniPath and SilverStorm HCAs Matrix.

Removed Table 32. Scali MPI Connect Interoperability with SilverStorm Switches Matrix.

Added Table 48. Scali MPI Connect 5.4 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (page 88).

! SchlumbergerRevised �Schlumberger Contact Information� on page 89.

Revised �Schlumberger and QLogic� on page 89.


Revision History

Removed Table 33. Schlumberger ECLIPSE Interoperability with SilverStorm HCAs Matrix.

Removed Table 34. Schlumberger ECLIPSE Interoperability with SilverStorm Switches Matrix.

Added Table 49. Schlumberger ECLIPSE Reservoir Engineering Software 2008.1 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (page 90).

! Siemens PLM SoftwareAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 91.

! SIMULIAAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 93.

! Sun MicrosystemsAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 97.

! TerascalaAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 99.

! Texas Memory SystemsAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 101.

! Theoretical and Computational Biophysics GroupAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 103.

! VoltaireRenamed Table 36. Voltaire Grid Director and Switch Interoperability with QLogic InfiniPath HCAs Matrix as Table 56. Voltaire Grid Director ISR 9096 and Switch ISR 9024 Interoperability with QLogic HCAs and InfiniBand Switches Matrix (page 106). Revised.

! Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) ModelAdded new open source chapter starting on page 107.

! ZarlinkAdded new alliance chapter starting on page 109.

! QLogic Company InformationRevised �Powered by QLogic� on page 125.

Revised �Contacting QLogic� on page 125.


QLogic Company Information

Powered by QLogic

QLogic is a leading supplier of high-performance storage networking solutions, which include the controller chips, host adapters, and fabric switches that are the backbone of storage networks for most Global 2000 corporations. The company delivers a broad and diverse portfolio of products that includes Fibre Channel HBAs, blade server embedded Fibre Channel switches, Fibre Channel stackable switches, iSCSI HBAs, and iSCSI routers. The company is also a leading supplier of InfiniBand switches and InfiniBand host channel adapters for the emerging high-performance computing market. QLogic products are delivered to small-to-medium businesses and large enterprises around the world via its channel partner community. QLogic products are also powering solutions from leading companies like Cisco, Dell, EMC, Hitachi Data Systems, HP, IBM, Network Appliance, and Sun Microsystems. QLogic is a member of the S&P 500 Index.

To learn more about QLogic, visit the QLogic website at www.qlogic.com or refer to the contact information on the following page.

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About QLogic

QLogic is a leading supplier of high-performance storage networking solutions, which include the controller chips, host adapters, and fabric

switches that are the backbone of storage networks for most Global 2000 corporations. The company delivers a broad and diverse portfolio

of products that includes Fibre Channel HBAs, blade server embedded Fibre Channel switches, Fibre Channel stackable switches, iSCSI HBAs,

and iSCSI routers. The company is also a leading supplier of InfiniBand switches and InfiniBand host channel adapters for the emerging high-

performance computing market. QLogic products are delivered to small-to-medium businesses and large enterprises around the world via its

channel partner community. QLogic products are also powering solutions from leading companies like Cisco, Dell, EMC, Hitachi Data Systems, HP,

IBM, Network Appliance, and Sun Microsystems. QLogic is a member of the S&P 500 Index. For more information, go to http://www.qlogic.com.

Recent accolades include:

- S&P 500 Index

- Forbes’ Best 200 Best Small Companies

- Fortune’s 100 Fastest Growing Companies

- Business Week Hot Growth Company

- Network Computing Well Connected

- 2005 Storage Magazine “SAN Product of the Year”

- 2005 SANbox 5602 InfoStor and ASNP “Most Valuable Product Finalist”

Corporate Headquarters QLogic Corporation 26650 Aliso Viejo Parkway Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 949.389.6000

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