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Pinnacle Compute Blades

Need more rack space, but don't have the floor room to accommodate it?  Advanced Clustering is proud to roll out our newest server model the Pinnacle Compute Blades.  You will be able to reduce the number of U's used in your rack in half, you can fit two dual processor servers in a only 1U of space.

Each Compute Blade server has two independent blade units that slide into a simple 1U housing. Each blade unit has its completely independent of the system next to it, which prevents needless down time compared to other manufacturers 1U twin solutions. For ease of use most components may be removed without tools. Each system can also feature optional InfiniBand, multiple hard drive options including SATA or SSDs.  To ensure the highest level of quality, these systems have been validated for thermal, power and acoustic levels.

Pinnacle Compute Blade

Features and Benefits

  • Space Savings - 2x Computing power in the same space
  • High Efficiency - 80+ efficient power supplies, lower power CPU and drive options
  • Serviceability - Each compute blade  is modular, removable and tool-less
  • High Availability - Each blade is independent - no impact on other nodes
  • Manageability - Blade equipped with management engine: IPMI and iKVM
  • Flexibility - Mix and match architecture in same blade housing

Configurations Available

1BX5501 (node module) 1BA2301 (node module)
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Dual Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5500 series

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Dual AMD Opteron Quad-Core 2300 series or Dual Six-Core 2400 series

Chipset Intel 5500 chipset with QPI interconnect
NVIDIA MCP55 Pro with Hyper Transport
System Memory
Maximum of 12 DDR3 DIMMs or 144GB
Maximum of 8 DDR2 DIMMs or 64GB
Expansion slot
1x PCI-e Gen 2.0 x16
1x PCI-e x16
LAN 2x 1Gbps RJ-45 Ethernet ports
2x 1Gbps RJ-45 Ethernet ports
InfiniBand
Optional onboard ConnectX DDR
Optional onboard ConnectX DDR
Managability IPMI 2.0 w/ iKVM IPMI 2.0 w/ iKVM
Power supply
80%+ efficient power supply
80%+ efficient power supply
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