Linux entre dans le monde du supercomputing. La configuration d�finitive est impresionnane et �tait, jusque l�, r�serv�e au monde des OS propri�taires (HP-UX, AIX, Solaris...). Petit aper�u de l'article :
... The system will have 1,400 next-generation Intel� Itanium� Family Processors that are code-named McKinley and Madison. Each of the 700 nodes will have an independent connection to the 53TB Storage Area Network and will include a QSNet2/Elan4 interconnect from Quadrics. When operational in 2003, this computer is expected to be the top-ranked Linux system in the world. ... Et, chose tr�s int�ressante... "Today's announcement shows how HP has worked to help accelerate the --->>> shift from proprietary platforms to open architectures, <<<--- which provide increased scalability, speed and functionality at a lower cost," said Rich DeMillo, vice president and chief technology officer at HP Tiens... HP s'engage avec de tr�s grosses config sous Linux, plut�t que de proposer HP-UX ? �a c'est int�ressant ! Pour plus d'infos : http://www.emsl.pnl.gov:2080/capabs/mscf/hardware/config_hpcs2.html http://www.wswinteractive.com/hp/pnnl/default.htm Daniel -- http://www-internal.alphanet.ch/linux-leman/ avant de poser une question. Ouais, pour se d�sabonner aussi.
