[geeks] Re: SGI announces new offerings ...

[Gavin Hubbard]

>>My first impressions upon seeing the Tezro (in order)
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>>1. Cool...the new system comes with a subwoofer. Wait - that is the new system!!
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>>2. Hmm. Isn't this just a rebadged Origin 350 with a V12 graphics card?
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>>3. No mention of NUMAflex in any of the release docs - was it not working in time for release?! The datasheet says rack server is capable of 16GB RAM (deskside limited to 8GB) which implies a NUMA expansion capability is planned.
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>>Regards,
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>>Gavin
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>Oops - just as I posted that message I realised that both the rack and the tower are each only dual capable systems. You NUMAlink two rack boxes together to create a 4-way system. There goes observation #3 :-)


Oops ... I misunderstood the SGI datasheets. The Tezro tower is in fact quad processor capable.

Sorry for the misinformation.

Regards,

Gavin