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SGI UV™ Data Sheet
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SGI UV: Big Brain for
No-Limit Computing
UV 2000, UV 20 World-Leading x86 Performance
and Scalability

Solving the Most Demanding
Data Intensive Problems
SGI UV 2000 scales to truly extraordinary levels — up
to 4,096 threads (256 CPU sockets) and up to 64TB of
cache-coherent, global shared memory in a single system.
This enables UV to remain highly efficient at scale for
diverse set of data- and compute-intensive applications.
Supporting these powerful capabilities are the sixth
generation NUMAlink® interconnect with very high bandwidth/
low latency topologies and integrated MPI Offload Engine
(MOE) technology. So while UV offers world-leading
capabilities to support shared memory applications, it also
delivers features that optimize distributed applications, for
superior performance across the complete dynamic range
of high performance computing. The versatility and high
performance of UV allows it to solve the world’s toughest
computational challenges, whether deployed as an “analysis
supernode” in conjunction with a mixed computing
environment or used as an independent, standalone system.

Scalable System Size,
Configuration Flexibility
The SGI UV 2000 features a modular blade-based
packaging design that enables users to optimally size
their systems, achieving the correct balance of compute,
memory, IO and storage capability. SGI UV 2000 enables
scaling a single system starting as small as 8 threads up to
a maximum of 4,096 threads. UV is well positioned to scale
up as performance requirements grow, preserving the initial
investment along the way.
Completing the SGI UV family is the UV 20, a 2U, 4-socket
server offering maximum memory per core and full-bandwidth
IO expansion capability.

Key Features
Scales to 4,096 threads
And Up to 64TB Coherent Shared
Memory in a Single System
Industry Standard Platform Based
on Intel® Xeon® Processors
and Off-the-Shelf Linux® OS

A Truly Open Platform
While SGI UV2000 leads the industry in system scale,
it is built upon industry standards. The system’s x86
architecture leverages Intel® Xeon® processor E5-4600
product family. This allows for the use of unmodified SUSE®
Linux® Enterprise Server or Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
operating system. But the impact only grows from there,
as the x86 application ecosystem is unrivaled by any other.
This makes UV as ideal for running standard ISV, community
or open source applications as it is for custom codes. SGI
also assures fastest time to results by providing a complete
development and run-time software solution, ensuring that
users can take full advantage of the performance capability
of the SGI UV platform.

Flexible System Expansion and
Storage Capabilities
Industry-standard PCIe Gen3 expansion slots open up
countless possibilities for fast data access or very-high
bandwidth data movement with seamless support for
industry-standard networking and storage. This means full
support for the entire SGI InfiniteStorage line of RAID, NAS,
SAN, Storage Servers, MAID and tape libraries – along with
a rich set of InfiniteStorage software, including its clustered
file system CXFS™, as well as XFS®, DMF™, XVM®, and
backup and restore solutions.
SGI UV 2000 also supports scalable graphics and accelerator
cards, including NVIDIA® Quadro®, NVIDIA® Tesla® K20 GPU
computing accelerator and Intel® Xeon® Phi™ coprocessor.
Taking all of these advantages into account, it is clear why
SGI UV is such a versatile solution for a wide range or usage.