lc Series Servers

Abtech Systems provides HP's Linux-based high-performance cluster offerings to include an HP ProLiant server based on the AMD Opteron processor.

With the new HP LC 2000 series clusters, customers can avoid the complex and labor-intensive process of building and deploying server clusters, while improving performance and scalability and lowering the total cost of ownership.

To meet increased customer demand for cost-effective x86 solutions running Linux in the high-performance computing market, the HP High Performance Compute Cluster LC series featuring the HP ProLiant DL145 server offers superior 32-bit performance with industry-standard features and the ability to scale to 64-bit environments.

The HP HPC Cluster LC series also provides value and flexibility to customers looking to reduce the expense of building and maintaining reliable, manageable and supportable clusters for computational applications.

Using both industry-leading Intel Xeon-based HP ProLiant servers and now AMD Opteron processor-based HP ProLiant servers, the HPC LC suite has three main offerings:

• The LC 1000 series - Xeon-based HP ProLiant DL140 servers - offers low-cost performance with minimal overhead.
• The LC 2000 series - Xeon-based HP ProLiant DL360 servers - offers competitive performance with enterprise reliability and manageability to meet remote administrative needs.

The LC series is composed of certified partner and application solution stacks as well as freeware and open source offerings. HP supports a range of HPC solutions provided by independent software vendors, including Altair Engineering, Axceleron, Cyclades, Engineered Intelligence, Meiosys, Platform Computing, Red Hat, Scali, Sistina and United Devices.

The lc Server Series features:

• Pentium III Processors
• Dual-channel Ultra2 Integrated SCSI Controller
• 10 Total Mass Storage Shelves
• I/O Slots : 2 64-bit PCI, 4 32-bit PCI
• Network Interface Card - 10/100TX embedded

lc 2000 Server Series Comparison Matrix

lc 2000r Server Series Comparison Matrix