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MSG Green IT Strategy
Over a period of only 6 years, modern HPC cluster technologies in operation at Monash have achieved a twenty-fold improvement in power efficiency. This has enabled us to achieve a >90% reduction in power consumption and cooling requirements due to upgrades implemented since the end of 2009.
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Cluster name
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Type
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Vintage
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Gflop/core
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Mflop/W
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Brecca
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IBM intel Xeon P4 dual CPU 2.8 GHz
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2003
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2.8
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17
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MSG-I
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Sun V20z AMD dual CPU 2.4 GHz
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2005
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4.8
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20
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MSG-II
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Sun X2100 AMD dual core 2.6 GHz
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2006
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5.2
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42
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MSG-IIIe
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Sun X6220 AMD 2x dual core 2.6 GHz
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2007
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5.2
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65
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MSG-IV
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Sun X4600 AMD 8x quad core 2.3 GHz
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2008
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9.2
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250
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MSG-III
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Sun X6250 intel 2x quad core 2.5 GHz
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2009
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10.0
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330
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Note: All systems have 2 GB RAM per core, except Brecca (under 2 GB) and MSG-IIIe (10 GB).
Replacement of MSG-I in 2009 - saving 16 kW out of 17
Replacement of Brecca in 2009 – saving 27 kW out of 30
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