topspin 120

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topspin 120 from Q Associates, Topspin Communications reseller UK

The Topspin 120 is a cost-effective, 1u, stackable 4x or 12x infiniband switch for building high-performance clusters using industry-standard servers.

Introducing the Topspin 120
The Topspin 120 Server Switch provides an ideal combination of price, performance, and packaging for building high-performance computing clusters. Fully non-blocking, with embedded subnet management, the Topspin 120 provides either 24 ports of 10Gbps connectivity or 8 ports of 30Gbps connectivity in a single, compact 1U chassis.

Cluster Scalability
With 24 InfiniBand ports in the Topspin 120 and the ability to easily cascade multiple switches, IT managers can deploy optimally-sized clusters today and protect their initial investments with the flexibility to upgrade over time. Additionally, when combined with either the Topspin 90 or Topspin 360 and their Ethernet and Fibre Channel gateways, customers can provide seamless connectivity between the high-performance server cluster and its LANs and SANs.

Value
Based on a single chip design, the Topspin 120 offers non-blocking performance at the optimal price per port. Unique to this intelligent switch, all system and subnet management is embedded. With embedded management and high availability, management and maintenance of the Topspin 120 are a breeze.

Easy Management
Using the embedded subnet manager, the Topspin 120 can be deployed out of the box in minutes. And with Topology Transparency, no changes are necessary to existing SAN and IP management tools. Configuration and maintenance are simplified with a full-featured graphical user interface (GUI) and command line interface (CLI) via serial console, Telnet or SSH, enabling remote monitoring, upgrades, and troubleshooting. The Topspin 120 can be managed via the Topspin management suite or with existing management systems using standard protocols like SNMP.

High Availability
The Topspin 120 offers enterprise-class reliability at an economy-class price. The system supports hot-swappable redundant power supplies and cooling. In addition, the system supports subnet manager failover for large clusters which means that Topspin 120s can be deployed in pairs to prevent single points of failure at the system level.

Complete End-to-End Solution
The Topspin 120 joins what is already the most complete switched computing solution in the industry. This includes Topspin 's 90 and 360 Switched Computing Systems, integrated Ethernet and Fibre Channel gateway modules, 10Gbps InfiniBand host channel adapters with complete upper layer protocols suite (IPoIB, MPI, SDP, SRP, uDAPL, VIPL), and an embedded subnet manager. The Topspin 120 shares common software with the other Topspin server switches, offering a clear growth path while protecting existing investments.

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