Cluster/Grid Computing

Force10 Networks works in close partnership with organizations that are at the forefront of deploying cluster and grid applications. With its reliable Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch/routers, Force10 is integral to many of the world’s most powerful supercomputers.

In fact, Force10 switch/routers are utilized in more than 30 percent of the top 40 most powerful supercomputers in the world, including the most powerful IBM, Sun Microsystems, Cray and Dell supercomputers, according to the Top500.org list of the world’s fastest supercomputers. 

Ranked number one on the Top500 list, the IBM-based Roadrunner supercomputer at Los Alamos National Laboratory the first supercomputer to reach peak performance of one Petaflop and utilizes the Force10 TeraScale E-Series to anchor the supercomputer within the network.

In addition to powering the fastest supercomputer in the world and the U.S., the Force10 Reliable Networking product portfolio also powers the fastest supercomputers in Europe, Russia and Korea.

Switch/Router key buying factors:

• Fault tolerant design enabling high application uptime even during Hitless component failover
• Deep buffering and congestion management technology ensures maximum network efficiency
• Ultra high density combined with system resiliency to ensure less network elements lowering capital and operating costs