QLogic Announces Support for IBM iDataPlex System

QLogic, a supplier of high-performance storage networking solutions, has announced that its QLogic SilverStorm 9000 series InfiniBand directors and switches are now qualified with IBM iDataPlex and System Cluster 1350 systems for high performance computing environments.

IBM iDataPlex is a new category of server that dramatically increases compute density while significantly decreasing energy consumption and associated data center costs for internet-scale computing. Designed to maximize cluster and grid computing interconnect performance while simplifying and reducing the cost of operating a data center, QLogic InfiniBand switches provide a solution for IBM-based high performance computing (HPC) networks, database clusters and grid utility computing applications.

QLogic SilverStorm 9000 series multi-protocol fabric directors support high performance computing, database clustering and grid utility computing applications. The SilverStorm 9000 Series maximizes cluster and grid computing interconnect performance while simplifying and reducing data center costs.

QLogic offers end-to-end product portfolio of HPC solutions which includes multi-protocol fabric directors, edge fabric switches, host channel adapters (HCAs), and a complete software suite to install, operate, and maintain high performance interconnect fabrics.