High-Performance Cluster Configurations

for ANSYS Fluid Dynamics

ANSYS IT Solutions Webcast Series

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IT Solutions for ANSYS - Webcast Series

2012 webcast series from ANSYS and our partners
Our goal is to provide ANSYS customers with
Recommendations on HW and system specification
Best practice configuration, setup, management
Roadmap and vision for planning

Upcoming Topics
Storage and Data Management
Remote Access / Centralized HPC
Workstation Refresh ROI
Cloud, mobile platforms,
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ANSYS Focus on IT Solutions

IT is the enabler for more effective use of
engineering simulation.
High Fidelity Results
Simulation allows engineering to know, not guess
but only if IT can deliver infrastructure suited for ever
larger mega-simulations

Design Exploration / Optimization

Product integrity requirements drive automated
execution of 100s of simulations, with important
implications for the IT infrastructure
Average HPC infrastructure for
ANSYS in our largest customers is
well over 10,000 cores
and growing very fast
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Todays Agenda and Speakers

High-Performance Cluster Configurations for ANSYS
Fluid Dynamics
Best Practice Cluster System Specification
Hari Reddy, Senior Technical Consultant, IBM

IBM Solution Recommendations

Guarav Chaudhry, X-Server WW Marketing, IBM
William Lu, Product Management, Platform
Computing, an IBM Company

Question / Answer

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Best Practice Cluster System Specification

Hari Reddy, Senior Technical Consultant, IBM

hnreddy@us.ibm.com

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IBM IT Selection Guide for ANSYS Fluent

Decision Points
Cluster
Collection of nodes
Blade, Rack, High Density
Network/Interconnect
Interconnect type
Processors/Socket/CPU
Cores per socket
CPU Cores
Clock,
TURBO, Hyper-Threading
Memory (DIMMS, Channels)
Size and distribution
Storage
Types of storage
Resource Management
Recommended Configurations
Small, Medium, Large
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CPU Clock

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Impact of CPU Speed on ANSYS Fluent Performance

Processor: Xeon X5600 Series, 12 cores per node
Hyper Threading: OFF, TURBO: ON
Model: truck_14m
(performance measure is improvement relative to CPU Clock
2.66 GHz)

Clock Improvement
rel to 2.67 GHz

Decision point
What CPU clock to use?
Xeon X5600 clock range
2.67 GHz to 3.47 GHz (3.6 GHz)
Always some improvement 5% to 10%
well short of 30% or more clock
ratio
ANSYS Fluent specific
Improves utilization of fixed number of
licenses
Recommendation
Use Xeon X5675 (3.06 GHz, 95
watt)
Consider other parts of cluster for
further investment before choosing
fastest clock

1.35
1.30
1.25
1.20
1.15
1.10
1.05
1.00
0.95
0.90
0.85
0.80

2.66 GHz
2.93 GHz
3.47 GHz

Clock ratio

Number of Nodes Allocated to a Single Job

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Turbo Boost
Evaluation of TURBO Boost on ANSYS FLUENT 14.0
Performance
dx360 M3 (Intel Xeon x5670, 6 core, 2.93 GHz)
Hyper Threading: OFF; Memory speed: 1333 MHz
(performance measure is improvement relative to TURBO OFF)
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TURBO Boost Improvement .

1.06

1.04

1.02

1.00
8 Cores
(Quad core processor)

12 Cores
(6 core processor)

Number of Cores Used in a Node

Evaluation of TURBO Boost on ANSYS FLUENT 14.0

Performance
dx360 M3 (Intel Xeon x5670, 2.93 GHz) 4X QDR IB
Hyper Threading: OFF; Memory speed: 1333 MHz
Model: Truck_14M
(measurement is improvement relative to TURBO Boost OFF)

106%

TURBO Boost Improvement .

Decision point
TURN TURBO Boost ON or OFF?
Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
automatically allows processor cores to run
faster than the base operating frequency if
it is operating below power, current, and
temperature specification limits
More benefit when
less cores are active
the workloads are moderate
TURBO gives Quad-core slightly more
boost than 6-core
In larger clusters, as the workload is spread
over more nodes there are more
opportunities for 6-core processors to
achieve similar boost in performance as
quad-core
Recommendation
Turbo Boost should always be turned
on to get more performance

104%
8 cores
(quad core/processor)
12 cores
(6-cores/processor)
102%

100%
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Hyper-threading

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Evaluation of Hyperthreading on ANSYS Fluent 14.0

Performance
iDataplex M3 (Intel Xeon x5670, 2.93 GHz)
Networ: 4X QDR Infiniband
TURBO BOOST: ON; Memory speed: 1333 MHz
Model: Truck_14M
HT OFF (12 threads on 12 physical cores)

HT ON (24 threads on 12 physical cores)

120%

Improvement due to
Hyperthreading

Decision point
Use Hyper-Threading or NOT?
Intel Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology
uses processor resources more
efficiently, enabling two threads to run on
each core App see twice the cores
HT improves ANSYS Fluent performance
by a small %
Requires double the number of licenses
Recommendation
If the license configuration permits
HT should be used to improve
HW and SW utilization
If the number of licenses is limited
HT is not an efficient utilization
of the licenses and is not
recommended (HT may turned
on but is used by ANSYS
Fluent)

115%
110%
105%
100%
95%
90%
85%
80%
1

16

32

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Number of Sockets

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ANSYS/FLUENT 14.0 Performance on Two-socket and 4-Sock

2-Socket System: dx360 M3 (Intel Xeon x5670, 6C, 2.93 GHz)
4-Socket System: System x3850 (Xeon E7-8837, 8C, 2.23 GHz)
Hyperthreading: OFF, TURBO: ON
Model: Truck_14m

Fluent Rating (higher is better)

Decision Point
Use 2-socket or 4-socket systems?
2-socket based system use X5600 series
up to maximum of 12 cores per system
4-socket systems use e7-8800 series
up to a maximum of 40 cores per
system; good scalability
32 cores (one 4-socket system) give
performance equivalent to 24 cores (two
2-socket systems)
Recommendation
If the application can run within a single
4-socket
Use 4-socket based cluster
No high-speed network is needed
Otherwise use clusters made out of 2socket based system
High speed network needed

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188

180
160
140
120
100

88

80
60
40
20
0
2-socket (X5600) Node

4-Socket (E7-8837) Node

Number of Sockets

Fluent Rating = Number of Benchmark jobs that can be run in 24 hours

(higher values are better)

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Processor Core Density Selection

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ANSYS/FLUENT 14.0 Performance

Quad-core vs. 6 Core Processors
IBM dx360 M3 (Intel Xeon x5670, 6C, 2.93 GHz), 4X QDR IB
Hyperthreading: OFF, TURBO: ON
Cores per job: 96; Nodes are equally loaded
Models: Sedan_4m
9000

Fluent Rating (higher is

better)

Decision Point
Use quad-core or 6-core processors?
Processors come in Quad and Hex cores
Quad core processors have higher per core
cache and memory bandwidth
ANSYS Fluent runs 20% to 30% faster
on quad-core based systems
Improves productivity of fixed
number of licenses
Costs 50% more than 6-core based
systems for the same total core count
Recommendation
If the primary goal is to improve
productivity of licenses
Used quad-core based systems
If the total cluster cost is a primary
consideration
Use 6-core based systems

8533

8000

7000

6736

6000

5000

4000
6-core Processor
(8 nodes)

Quad-core Processor
(12 nodes)

Processor Density

Fluent Rating = Number of Benchmark jobs that can be run in 24 hours

(higher values are better)

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Memory Configuration

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Impact of DIMM speed on ANSYS Fluent 14.0 Performance

(Intel Xeon x5670, 6C, 2.93 GHz)
Hyper Threading: OFF, TURBO: ON
Each job uses all 12 cores
120%

Impact of Memory Speed

Decision Point
What it the most efficient memory config?
Faster memory improves performance of
ANSYS Fluent about 10%
Xeon 5600 Series Processors/Memory can
run at the maximum speed of 1333 MHz
Memory should be configured properly
Otherwise the memory may run at slower
speeds of 1066 MHz or even at 800 MHz
Recommendation
To operate at maximum speed all memory
channels in both processors should be
populated with equal amounts of memory
memory guidelines specify that total
memory is in discrete amounts of 24
GB, 36 GB, 48 GB per node.
24 GB memory per node is sufficient

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110%
105%
100%
1066 MHz
1333 MHz

95%
90%
85%
80%
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Networks

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ANSYS/FLUENT 14.0 Performance

dx360 M3 (Intel Xeon x5670, 6C 2.93 GHz)
Network: Gigabit, 10-Gigabit, 4X QDR Infiniband
Hyperthreading: OFF, TURBO: ON
Models: truck_14M
4X QDR IB

10-Gigabit

Gigabit

5000

4000

FLUENT Rating

Decision Point
What network to use?
Choices are 10 Gigabit and Infiniband
Measures to evaluate
Latency and bandwidth
ANSYS Fluent is more sensitive to
latency than bandwidth
messages <1K can be as high
as 80% on large networks
ANSYS Fluent performance is comparable
on both 10-Gigibit and Infiniband for small
clusters
Use direct access (e.g., iWARP)
protocols for 10-Gigabit networks
Infiniband will optimize application
performance resulting in better scalability
for larger clusters
Recommendation
Use 10G for small clusters
Infiniband for larger clusters

3000

2000

1000

0
1

16

32

64

Number of Nodes Allocated to a Single Job

Fluent Rating = Number of Benchmark Jobs that can be run in 24 hours

(higher values are better)

Network

Protocol

Latency
(micro sec)

Bandwidth
(Mbytes/sec)

Gigabit

TCP/IP

26

110

10-Gigabit

iWARP

8.4

1150

4X QDR
Infiniband

VERBS
or PSM

1.6

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Infiniband Network
Decision Point
What type of Infiniband network?
Several types of IB networks
DDR, QDR, FDR so far, EDR next
Bandwidth is the main differentiator
Some improvement in latency
ANSYS Fluent is more sensitive to
latency than bandwidth
Performance of FDR may not
be commensurate with its
cost
ANSYS Fluent does not seem to be
sensitive to blocking in Infiniband
Recommendation
Use 4X QDR Infiniband
A blocking factor of 2:1 or even 4:1
PSM for qLogic/Intel
VERBs for Voltaire/Mellanox
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1:1 Non-Blocking
Level 2

Level 1

24 Compute Servers
2:1 Blocking Network
Level 2

Level 1

24 Compute Servers
12-Port Switch
Link connecting server to switch
Link connecting switch elements
Model

Fluent Rating (Higher Values are better)

Non-blocking

4:1 Blocking

Truck_14m

329

327

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16255

Source: Intel/qLogic

8:1 Blocking

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Cluster Size (nodes)

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ANSYS FLUENT Price Performance Analysis

Time Rel to 1 Node Run

HW Cost Rel to 1 Node

100%

128

90%

112

80%
96
70%
80

60%

64
46%

50%

64

40%

48

30%

32

24%

20%
10%
1

32
12%

16

6%

Total Cost rel to 1 Node

128

100%

Time Rel to 1 Node Run

Decision Point
How to determine number of
nodes in the cluster?
Depends on a number of factors:
Business value, budget
Environment (space, power etc)
Cluster size can be highly scalable but
not feasible due to total cost and other
factors
Recommendation
Determine the Feasible
Performance-Price Spectrum
Eliminating some obvious
infeasible choices
e.g. too big, too small,
does not fit in the
existing data center
Conduct ROI Analysis on the
promising candidates

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3%

2%

2%

32

64

128

0%

0
4

16

Number of Nodes Allocated to a Single Job

Feasible Performance-Price Spectrum

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Storage Options

ANSYS/FLEUNT I/O Performance

on different storage solutions
Cluster: dx360 M3 (Intel Xeon x5670, 2.93 GHz)
Multiple simultaneous jobs - Each job using 96 cores
1620
Average total I/O time (sec)

The options are numerous

Ranging from simple local disks to
enterprise level storage
Simple local file system to NFS to
parallel file system (GPFS)
One solution does not fit all
NFS has some limitations but simple
GPFS scalable and more complex
A full webcast is planned to discuss the
choices and recommendations
Coming up in June

1420
1220
1020
820

NFS (1Gbit)
Local File System
GPFS (Infiniband)

620
420
220
20
1

Number of simultaneous jobs (each using 96 cores)

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Westmere/Sandy Bridge Comparison

Westmere

Sandy Bridge

Processor

X5600 series

E5-2600 series

Cores/processor

Cores/system

12

16

Specfp Rate (single system)

1.0

1.9

Specint Rate (single system)

1.0

1.85

Fluent (single system)

1.0

1.6

Source: Intel.com

Pack more compute power (performance)

Reduce the size of cluster (cost)
32 nodes (12 cores each) of Westmere
32 nodes (12 cores each) of Westmere
384 cores
384 cores
32 nodes (16 cores each) Sandy bridge
24 nodes (16 cores each) Sandy bridge
512 cores
384 cores
~40 to 50% faster (estimate)
~10% to 20% faster (estimate)
More licenses
Same number of licenses
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Cluster Packaging
Decision Point

Rack, Blade, High Density server?

ANSYS Fluent performance is not
affected by what packaging you select
Total freedom to choose the right
packaging based on other factors
Data center environment
Budget

A Recommendation
For low entry point (one or two servers)
Use rack server
Small and Medium
Use blade configuration
Large
Use high density configuration

Capability

Rack

Blade

High Density

ANSYS Fluent

Density

Low

Medium

High

Not a factor

Node
Capabilities

Lots of I/O
options, memory

Much less

Much less

Not a factor

Processors
speeds

Top speed slightly

more

Little less

Little less

Not a factor

Integration

Less

Moderate

High

Not a factor

(# servers/sq ft floor space)

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Recap
Cluster Selection
Concepts
Decision points
Best Practices
Precise where possible
Guidelines otherwise
ANSYS Fluent specific
Take other coexisting apps into
consideration

Technology Transition
Intel Westmere
Intel Sandy Bridge
Next Steps
Translate into real products
Manage the cluster resources

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IBM System Recommendations

Gaurav Chaudhry, System-X Worldwide Marketing, IBM

gaurav@us.ibm.com
William Lu, Product Management, Platform Computing, an IBM Company
wlu@ca.ibm.com
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Recommended Configurations

SAS Connect

Gigabit

Head Node/
File Server/
Compute Node1
Compute Node 2
Compute Node 3

Compute Node 6
Shared (NFS)
BladeCenter S Storage

BladeCenter S
Head Node/
File Server/
Compute Node1

Gigabit

SMALL 4-Socket based

Typical Users
Several simultaneous larger single node jobs
High speed interconnect is not required
Size of each job up to ~10 million cells
Blade Center S (BC-S) with up to 3 HX5 blades
HX5 four Xeon E7-8837 3.06 GHz 8C - 128GB
File System/Storage is through up to 12 SAS Drives in BC-S, NFS
OS Support: RedHat, SuSe and Windows
Access: through ANSYS Remote Simulation Manager, Platform LSF
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BladeCenter S

SAS Connect

SMALL 2-Socket based

Typical Users
Several simultaneous single node jobs
High speed interconnect is not required
Size of each job under a few million cells
Blade Center S (BC-S) with up to 6 HS22 blades
HS22 - two Xeon X5675 3.06 GHz 6C - 48GB
File System/Storage is through up to 12 SAS Drives in BC-S, NFS
OS Support: RedHat, SuSe and Windows
Access: through ANSYS Remote Simulation Manager, Platform LSF

Compute Node 2
Compute Node 3
Shared (NFS)
BladeCenter S Storage
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Head Node/
File Server/
Compute Node1

Gigabit

BladeCenter H

Compute Node 2
Compute Node 3

Compute Node 14

(NFS) Storage
DS3500

SAS

10 Gigabit

Medium - 2-Socket based

Typical Users
Several simultaneous multi-node jobs
Size of each job up to ~10 million cells
Blade Center H (BC-H) with up to 14 HS22 blades (up to 168
cores)
HS22 - two Xeon X5675 3.06 GHz 6C - 48GB
Network: Gigabit, 10-Gigabit
File System/Storage
External DS3500 disk system with SAS connectivity
NFS
OS Support
RedHat, SuSe and Windows
Access: through ANSYS Remote Simulation Manager,
Platform LSF

Recommended Configurations

Network: Gigabit, Infiniband

File System/Storage
External disk DCS3700 with SAS connectivity
GPFS
OS Support: RedHat, SuSe and Windows HPC
Access: through ANSYS Remote Simulation Manager,
Platform LSF

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Gigabit

Head Node/
NFS File Server
Compute Node 1
Compute Node 3

Compute Node 69
GPFS Server 1
GPFS Server 2

(NFS and GPFS) Storage

DCS3700

SAS

Dx360 M3 - two Xeon X5675 3.06 GHz 6C - 48GB

iDataplex
4X QDR
2:1 blocking

Large - 2-Socket based

Typical Users
A large number of simultaneous multi-node ANSYS
Fluent Solver Phase jobs
One extreme-scale Solver Phase job using all nodes
(using up to 828 cores)
The size of each job can range from a few million to
hundreds of millions
iDataplex with up to 72 dx360 M3 nodes

IBM BladeCenter HS23

Do more now in the datacenter you own today

Benefits

Key Features

Lower cost
Up to 30% savings for the solution3

Integrated 10GbE Virtual Fabric for high

speed networking

Enhanced performance4
62% more compute power, 20% more VMs

Includes latest compute, network, and

storage technology

Simple setup
Accelerate time to value for deployment

IBM FastSetup wizard tool for

day 0 deployments

Breakthrough networking flexibility

Built in support for multiple technologies

Up to 18 networking ports of Ethernet, FCoE,

and iSCSI

Complete investment protection

Add capability to existing investments

Support for existing chassis infrastructure

3 Using

integrated Virtual Fabric solution vs. separate components.

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IBM System x3650 M4

Expandable 2U for business critical workloads

Benefits

Key Features

Performance Leadership in its class

Up to 80% more performance5 for customers

critical applications and top scores for SAP,
OLTP and virtualization

Business flexibility
Optimize for performance and cost

2.6x memory with up to 768 GB memory, full

set of processors, 2.5 or 3.5 drives

Advanced networking
Optimize for performance and connectivity

Twice the 1GbE ports and slotless 10GbE

Virtual Fabric upgrade from multiple vendors
and protocols

Reliable IT
#1 customer satisfaction from TBR6 due to
Highest level quality to safely run your business
features like Predictive Failure Analysis and
Light Path Diagnostics
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satisfaction

IBM System x3550 M4

Dense 1U for business critical workloads

Benefits

Key Features

High Performance
Run more applications than ever before

Up to 80% more performance for customers

critical applications for up to 24:1
consolidation of 3 year old servers

Business flexibility
Optimize for performance and cost

2.6x memory with up to 768 GB memory, full

set of processors, 2.5 or 3.5 drives

Advanced networking
Optimize for performance and connectivity

Twice the 1GbE ports and slotless 10GbE

Virtual Fabric upgrade from multiple vendors
and protocols

Reliable IT
Leadership quality for distributed
environments running critical workloads

#1 customer satisfaction from TBR due to

features like Predictive Failure Analysis and
Light Path Diagnostics

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IBM System x3500 M4

Ideal for distributed locations

Benefits

Key Features

High Performance
Run more applications than ever before

Up to 80% more performance for customers

critical applications for up to 24:1
consolidation of 3 year old servers8

Business flexibility
Optimize for performance and cost

4x memory with up to 768 GB memory, full

set of processors, 2.5 or 3.5 drives

Advanced networking
Optimize for performance and connectivity

Twice the 1GbE ports and 10GbE Virtual

Fabric upgrade from mulitple vendors and
protocols

Room to grow
Up to 32 2.5 hard drives with flexible RAID
Massive internal storage and I/O for distributed
in a tower or 5U rack design
environments
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IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M4

High performance for power and cooling constrained environments

Benefits

Key Features

High Performance
Run more applications than ever before

Up to 120% more performance for HPC

applications

Designed for HPC

Outstanding performance for
computationally intensive workloads

Up to 4 GPUs per chassis, 1.5x memory

capacity, slotless InfiniBand networking

High efficiency
Up to 40% efficiency advantage over air
cooled systems9

Industry leading node level optional direct

warm water cooling technology

Business flexibility
Outstanding flexibility and performance for
support of high performance solutions

Available slotless InfiniBand or 10Gb Ethernet

upgrade with a variety of vendors and
protocols

with
iDataPlex
systems
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IBM Intelligent Cluster

Servers

Operating
Systems

Interconnect

Management
Software

Integrated Solution

System x servers
OEM IO Interconnects
Storage
Cabling
Integration, configuration and testing
Delivery, on-site setup and support

Intelligent cluster combines all haDavid G Walker/Raleigh/Contr/IBM@IBMUSrdware, software,

services and support into a single integrated product offering, providing clients the benefit of a
single point-of-contact for the entire cluster that is easily deployed and managed

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IBM Services

Storage

1/10/40Gb Eth
QDR/FDR IB

GPFS

Management Software for System x Servers

Fully integrated cluster management software for ease of
deployment, ease of use, and ease of operation

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Integration with ANSYS applications

ANSYS Remote Solver Manager
Submit and manage ANSYS
FLUENT jobs through ANSYS RSM
with the integration of Platform LSF
and Platform MPI

Remote Visualization Integration

Schedule and launch remote
visualization sessions using
Platform LSF and Platform
Application Center

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Wrap Up / Next Steps

Specifying a cluster for ANSYS simulation can
be challenging; Let ANSYS and IBM help you
succeed!
Contact us:

hpcinfo@ansys.com
hnreddy@us.ibm.com
gaurav@us.ibm.com
wlu@ca.ibm.com

And look for our invitation to download the

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Click on the Q&A tab in the WebEx Toolbar

Webinar Recording:
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