Populating Localized Fast Bulk Storage in a Multi-Node Computer System

摘要

A high performance computing (HPC) system includes computing blades having a first region that includes processors for performing a computation, and a second region that includes non-volatile memory for use in performing the computation and another computing processor for performing data movement and storage. Because data movement and storage are offloaded to the secondary processor, the processors for performing the computation are not interrupted to perform these tasks. A method for use in the HPC system receives instructions in the computing processors and first data in the memory. The method includes receiving second data into the memory while continuing to execute the instructions in the computing processors, without interruption. A computer program product implementing the method is also disclosed.

主权项

1. An HPC system having a plurality of computing blades that each have at least one computing processor, wherein a plurality of the computing processors in the HPC system are configured to cooperate to perform a computation, and wherein at least one given computing blade comprises:
a housing having a first region and a second region, the first region having a first computing processor that is used in performing the computation, the second region having a) a non-volatile memory containing data for use in performing the computation, b) a first data connector that is coupled to a data network external to the given computing blade, and c) a second computing processor, coupled to the first data connector and to the non-volatile memory; and a second data connector that conveys the data for use in performing the computation between the first region and the second region; wherein the second computing processor is configured to convey data, using the first data connector, between the data network and the non-volatile memory, without interrupting the performing of the computation by the first computing processor in the first region.