[Beowulf] Roadrunner picture

[Prentice Bisbal]

Bernard Li wrote:
> Hi all:
> 
> I am sure most people have seen the following picture for Roadrunner
> circulating the Net:
> 
> http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/06/09/fastest.computer.ap/index.html?iref=newssearch
> 
> However, they don't look likes blades to me, more like 2U IBM x series
> servers.  Perhaps those are the I/O nodes?
> 

This might be what your seeing:

"Each CU also has access to the Panasas file system through twelve
System x3755 machines."

  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Roadrunner