The Moscow state construction university purchased the high-performance computer system

The T-Platforms company completed the project of creation of the high-performance computer system by request of the Moscow State Construction University (MSCU).

Solution

Start of a high-performance cluster T-Platforms will allow the university to bring research to qualitatively new level, on own experience having estimated efficiency of the latest supercomputer technologies in the construction sector.

The MGSU computer system includes computing nodes based on traditional processors with architecture of x86/64 and also computing nodes based on graphic NVIDIA TESLA S2050 accelerators. Application of interconnect of QDR Infiniband allowed to reach the maximum speed of interprocessor exchange. Computing nodes, fans of air cooling and power supplies provide a possibility of hot swap that allows to minimize a downtime of a system in case of failure of its any component.

For storage of big arrays of the processed information in structure of a complex it was included storage systems of T-Store ActiveStore and T-Store™ NAS. These systems are developed by T-Platforms company based on Panasas and Netapp technologies, and recommended, including, for application as a part of supercomputers scientific and research establishments. The managing network built based on not blocked Force 10 S50 switch provides continuous to switching between all nodes of the calculator and office servers under the TCP/IP protocol.

The T-Platforms company executed the project completely "on a turn-key basis", including creation of the infrastructure complex ensuring smooth round-the-clock operation of the supercomputer and also the system of the automatic notification and shutdown of a cluster.

Opinion

"Around the world high-performance computer systems proved the indispensability at design of buildings and architectural constructions. Activity of computer center of MGSU will allow to transfer experience of use of such systems to the domestic construction industry, having enriched it with results of researches of the Russian scientists, - Vsevolod Opanasenko, the CEO of T-Platforms company says. – And it will promote in turn decrease in cost value of the built housing, increase in terms of its operation and comfort that, certainly, will be appreciated as residents of the large cities, and the Russian remote place".