High-Performance Computing Solution Brief

This solution brief details a collaborative effort by Panasas, Penguin Solutions, and Cornelis Networks to enhance high-performance computing (HPC) capabilities. The document outlines the integration of Penguin Solutions Altus servers and Panasas ActiveStor storage appliances via the Cornelis Omni-Path fabric. It describes the testing of this configuration using industry-standard HPC application benchmarks across various scientific domains, including climate modeling, computational fluid dynamics, and molecular dynamics simulations. The results demonstrate that this HPC solution is scalable and capable of addressing the complexities of modern workloads. The document further explains the system setup, including the hardware configurations and the benchmarks conducted to evaluate performance. It concludes that the Omni-Path Gateway solution offers a cost-effective alternative to traditional Ethernet-only fabrics, showing comparable performance in both gateway and direct-connect modes. The findings indicate that the solution effectively supports heavy input/output operations while maintaining high performance.