Photos: IBM's Blue Gene/L

Photo credit: IBM

A closer look at IBM's Blue Gene/L supercomputer.

kind of ugly looking
by volterwd November 5, 2004 10:14 PM PST: id light some sleek stuff with night blue lights :P; Like this Reply to this comment

4 heaps with 16 racks altogether with and 16 bays in each rack.
by November 7, 2004 8:19 AM PST: 4 heaps with 4 racks in each heap making 16 racks altogether, with 16 bays in each rack making a 16 by 16 or 256 supercomputer.; Like this Reply to this comment

IBM/Apple G5 Xserve is sweet!
by November 7, 2004 9:45 AM PST: Yeah, this looks kind of clunky & wired together considering it's
IBM. IBM/Apple G5 Xserve is much more clean, high tech &
modular.
check out www.apple.com/xserve

But, all in all, IBM still rocks!
-Eyes wide open in Seattle-; Like this Reply to this comment

What about server blades?
by kieranmullen November 7, 2004 10:04 PM PST: I hear so much about the annoying server blades on tv. If they are so great why dont they use them then?

KM; Like this Reply to this comment

IBM Cabling
by November 8, 2004 1:15 PM PST: You would think such an important computer system, would have better cabling. Note the differences from rack to rack.; Like this Reply to this comment

What cabling differences do you see?
by November 9, 2004 2:29 PM PST: BlueGene/L cabling is not completely symmetric - is that what you see as differences? I see a cable or two flagged (tagged) for some reason; that's normal in a laboratory environment prior to shipment to a customer site. The black, blue, white cables each have different purposes, and the black cables are color coded depending on specific use. I can see some of the red color bands in the second picture, at the centerpoint of the closest rack.; Like this Reply to this comment

cool...
by baggyguy1218 December 25, 2004 5:45 AM PST: Could I use it when you guys are done? I have a level in Doom 3 I cant get past cause my computer keeps getting jittery and I get killed everytime. Let me know...Peace; Like this Reply to this comment


by DionMarinos May 19, 2009 1:01 PM PDT: Come on I.B.M.
Get on the horn and start mapping out the 8 piece tablebases for chess :D
Man id love to analyze some chess positions on that thing.; Like this Reply to this comment

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