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Liang ChenDistinguished Engineer & Chief ArchitectSun Platform Developer Tools Sun Microsystems, Inc.

INNOVATION MATTERS:

HIGH PERFORMANCE AND GRID UTILITY COMPUTINGFROM SUN

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2Sun Presentation at China Grid Annual Conference 2006

Agenda

Industry Trend

High Performance Computing @ Sun

Grid Utility Computing @ Sun

Success Stories

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● Deployment of very large grid and utility computing installations● Non-experts unable to take advantage of system capability● Desire for multidisciplinary optimizations, protein folding,

thermonuclear reaction simulations, large scale weather simulations ...

Today's Complex Problems Require Large Connected Communities

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4Sun Presentation at China Grid Annual Conference 2006

Industry Focus On Commercial Off The Shelf Clusters

Exceptionally difficult to achieve high levels Exceptionally difficult to achieve high levels of performance for important classes of of performance for important classes of applications.applications.

Tightly Coupled Parallel Loosely Coupled Parallel

1980s 1990s Early 2000s

Parallel Vector

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5Sun Presentation at China Grid Annual Conference 2006

CIO Challenges

...and your data center is

right in the middle!

PowerCostsSpaceHeat

Demand

UsersService

sAccess

PowerCostsSpacePressure

DemandComplexityServicesRegulation

Demand and Capacity are Colliding

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6Sun Presentation at China Grid Annual Conference 2006

High PerformanceComputing @ Sun

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7Sun Presentation at China Grid Annual Conference 2006

Higher Utilization

Sun: A New Standard for SystemsBest Performance

Improve productivity, productdevelopment, and service levels

Get more from your IT assets

Faster, Easier DeploymentsMost Energy EfficientSave power and cooling costs,

without compromising performanceSave time, money;

Increase your business agility

Best SecurityEasier to Manage, ServiceSave IT staff and maintenance

costs, cut complexityBetter manage risk, reduce threats

and vulnerabilities, protect data

Most Complete,Most Scalable Product Line

Best Reliability,Availability

Avoid system crashes, downtime, unwanted service interruptions;

increase service levels

Grow cost-effectively,without disruption and

with investment protection

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8Sun Presentation at China Grid Annual Conference 2006

HPC Is More Than ComputationsBalance Across the WorkFlow is Critical

Cluster Nodes Interconnect Storage Tape

Sun Grid Rack

Systemx64 Sun Fire

servers

EthernetInfiniBand

Myrinet

Sun StorEdge solutions

StorageTek

BackupHSM

StorageTek

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Sun's HPC Technology Strategy

Standards based, componentsStandards based, components

Open Source, IntegratableOpen Source, Integratable

Power, Space, Performance, BalancePower, Space, Performance, Balance

Low risk solutionsLow risk solutions

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10Sun Presentation at China Grid Annual Conference 2006

Entire Sun Family Supports HPCSun Fire

x64 Servers(1-16 way)

New Sun FireCoolThreadsTM

Servers(up to 32 threads)

Sun FireUltraSPARCIV+ Servers

(4-72 processors)

Sun FireUltraSPARCIIIi Servers

(1-4 processors)

E20K/E25K E6900 E4900 E2900 V490 V890

Sun Fire V440Sun Fire V210Sun Fire V240

Sun Fire T2000Sun Fire T1000

X2200M2 X4100 X4200 V40z

Products

Storedge(High-End)

6920 SanSwitches 9900 SL8500

Storedge

5320 File Systems&Management3300

Today Future Roadmap

X4500 X4600 SB 8000 SGRS

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11Sun Presentation at China Grid Annual Conference 2006

Sun C

RS, S

uppo

rt, A

rchit

ectu

ral, P

rofes

siona

l Ser

vices

A Complete HPC Portfolio From SunApplications

Operating System

NodeProcessor

ManagementWorkload ManagementCluster Management

Interconnect

Sun N1TM System Manager SoftwareSun N1TM Grid Engine Software

Gigabit Ethernet, Myrinet, Infiniband

Sun Studio & Sun HPC Cluster ToolsCustomer ISV Applications

Open, Free

Open, Free

Open, Free

Open, Free

64 Bit

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12Sun Presentation at China Grid Annual Conference 2006

Ultra 40 Ultra 20

Sun FireV40Z

Sun FireX4500

Sun FireX4200

Sun FireX4100

Sun Fire X4600

Driving Value Through Innovation

Sun Blade 8000Modular System

SunGridRack

SystemNEW

NEW

NEW

NEW

Enterprise-Optimized

Cluster-optimized

WorkstationsWorkstations

DataServer

ModularComputing

NEW Sun FireX2200 M2

Sun FireX2100 M2

Sun FireX2100

NEWUltra 20 M2

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Sockets 8 2 4RAM 128GB 16GB 64GBSize 4 RU 4 RU 19RU/10 bladeStorage Capacity 4 * 73 GB 48 * 500 GB 2 * 73/80 GBStandard I/O 4 GbE Ports 4 GbE Ports 192 Gb/sExpansion Slots 6 * PCI/E 2 x PCI/X 6 * PCI/E

2 * PCI/X

3 NewServers

Sun Firex 4500

Sun Firex 4600

Sun Blade8000

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InterconnectsInfiniBandMyrinet,...

MiddlewareScali Connect JESGrid Engine Portal

SchedulersN1GE

CondorPBSLSF

APPLICATIONSGaussianMathlabAmber...

Open Source Lustre PFS

OpenMPIMVAPich

ROCKSGanglia

...

DevelopmentToolsSun StudioPathscale, PGI, gcc, others,TotalviewAllinea DDT

HPC Partner Community

DeliveryPartners

- CRS- HPC Solutions Center- APSTC

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DARPA's “Ultrascale” Goals – Sun is One of Three Finalists

“May require up to 100,000 processor cores,but must be easier to use than current 1,000 processor

systems.”

2+ PetaFlops LinpackTop500 benchmark - Solves large linear system using Gaussian Elimination

6.5 PetaBytes/sec data streams bandwidth- Copy, add, scale large vectors locally

3.2 PetaBytes/sec bisection bandwidth- Transpose a large matrix

64,000 GigaUpdate /sec - Random updates to memory

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Private to PublicBut What if I Need More Computing Power than I Own?

I Can’t Afford to Own More Computing PowerCompute Utility

Compute Utility

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Grid UtilityComputing @ Sun

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Sun’s Big Bets Energy Matters

NetworkServices Will Dominate

SpaceMatters

VolumeAlways WinsInnovation

Still Matters

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The Face of Utility ComputingEasy Access to Compute Resource to Anyone on the Network

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Sun Grid: Worlds Only Compute Utility

Technical Complexity Managed by Sun and Hidden from ViewProvides Simple Plug-and-Play Experience for End Users

Easy, Secure, Affordable, Powerful

• Reliable• Scalable• Multi-source• Multi-tenancy• Predictable pricing• Metered pricing• Standard InfrastructureNetwork.com

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What Can Customers Do Today?Expedite success running compute intensive batch jobs

Digital Movie RenderingQuantum Chromodynamics

Radiation Cancer TherapyOffload Peak Traffic Flow

Stellar Evolution

Econometrics

Dow-Jones Forecasting

Oil Well Exploration

Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Design

CAE Military Simulation ModelingThe Synthetic Environment

Digitalization & Network ModelingSimulation Training

Monte Carlo Analysis

Molecular Drug Testing

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Customer ChoiceBuy the System, Consume the Utility, or Both

Variable Cost Infrastructure

Commercial Sun Grid

Public Sun Grid

Consume it:Sun's Utility PortfolioBuy it:

Sun's Hardware & Software

Common Technology and IPCommon Architecture and DesignCommon Building Blocks

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A Comprehensive Utility Offering“Commercial Utility”

Standard Offering,Semi-Customized

“Public Utility”Standard Offering,Instant Deployment

Medium to Large Enterprise Anyone On the Network

Access Customer or SI Hosted Dedicated Portal

Availability Longer Term Contract Short Notice Instantaneous

Scheduling Time-Based Reservations No Reservation

Pricing Negotiated Negotiated $/cpu-hr

Business Terms Capacity Provisioning Contract Service Level Contract Standard Contract

Technology Menu of Options Solaris 10 x64 or Redhat Linux Solaris 10 x64

Storage Menu of Options Customer Defined 10 GB Standard

Typical Customer

Large Enterprise andSystem Integrators

Dedicated or Time Based Reservation

Predictable and all-inclusive $1/cpu-hr

“Variable CostInfrastructure”

Customized, Modular

Custom Standard

One-off Implementations Massive Volume

People Intensive Automated / Virtualized

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$1$1/CPU-hr

Public Sun Grid Compute UtilityPredictable, Known, and All-Inclusive

● No surprises● No hidden fees● No access fees● No minimum number of hours● No minimum number of CPUs● Metered pricing: you only pay for

what you consume● Compute power becomes

operational expense

Affordable Pricing

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Provides Optimal Flexibility

● No reservation required● No long term contract required● Simple click-through license● Available without expensive investment

in IT infrastructure● Turn it up, turn it down, or turn it off as

your demand changes● Proven scalability that grows as your

demand requires● Enables better utilization of resources

Reduced Risk through Low Barriers to Enter and Exit

Available When and How You Need it

The Network is the Computer

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AccessSecurity

Security Is Paramount

Rock-Solid Industry Standard Architecture

Built-in Security on Multiple Levels

DataSecurity

PhysicalSecurity

ArchitecturalSecurity

JobSubmission

SecurityOperational

Security

Sun AMD Opteron x64 server, Sun Grid Engine software, and Solaris 10 OS

LayeredDefense

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The Evolution of Public Sun Grid Utility

Phase 3

InfrastructurePlatform

Services Platform

2004 2005 2006

Continuous Innovation

Continuous Innovation

2007

Portal AccessHPC and Batch Apps

Programmatic AccessMiddleware ServicesISV interfaces

Multi sourceService Provider Packaging

2008

Service Aggregation

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Summary

Own or ConsumeGrows with Your

BusinessUse it on Your TermsTurn It Up, Down, or

Off as Needed

Predictable and all-inclusive Price:

$1/CPU-hrMetered Pricing

ZERO Commitment Required

Built-In Security on Multiple Levels

Runs on Solaris 10 OS

Providing the Compute Recipe for Success

Affordable Flexible Secure

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Customer Success Stories

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Tsubame SupercomputerTokyo Institute of Technology

#7 Fastest Supercomputer in the world

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Tsubame By The Numbers37.18 TFLOPS in 31 Days

6 linked sub-clusters8 Voltaire Infiniband switches42 Sun Fire x4500 Data Servers80+ racks360 Clearspeed FP accelerators655 Sun Fire x4600 Servers10480 Opteron cores21 TeraBytes RAM1 PetaByte storage

N1 Grid EngineN1 System ManagerLustre parallel file system

Asia's fastest supercomputer

Galaxy 4 Thumper

InfinibandTier 2 Switch

100+ 7

1

Galaxy 4 Thumper

InfinibandTier 2 Switch

100+ 7

1

Galaxy 4 Thumper

InfinibandTier 2 Switch

100+ 7

1

Galaxy 4 Thumper

InfinibandTier 2 Switch

100+ 7

1

Galaxy 4 Thumper

InfinibandTier 2 Switch

100+ 7

1

x4600 x4500

InfinibandTier 2 Switch

100+ 7

1

InfinibandTier 1 Switch

InfinibandTier 1 Switch

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Our Customers Say It Best:

"The Arctic Region Supercomputing Center needed a flexible, cost-effective, high-performance supercomputing environment in order to facilitate a wide range of scientific research, such as ocean and climate modeling, tsunami analysis, regional weather forecasting and applications requiring basic computational fluid dynamics. Sun's new AMD Opteron-powered products, with huge memory, large disk bandwidth and a fast cluster interconnect, comprise an overall cost savings and energy-efficient architecture, making them the ideal systems to drive our compute-intensive work.”

Frank Williams, DirectorThe Arctic Region Supercomputing Center

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Sun Grid Customer: Applera Corporation, Applied BiosystemsLife-Saving Products to Market in Record TimeServicing the Life Science Industry and Research Community

Business Priorities:● Develop genotyping assays as quickly as possible,

in response to newly released data● Access required compute resources securely and

cost-effectively

Benefits Realized through Sun Grid:● Sped time to market by reducing computing time

from three months to six days● Eliminated the need to invest in additional

hardware, saving the company several hundred thousand dollars

● Simplified data management and delivery of results

Accelerating Market Delivery of Life Saving Drugs

“Genetic discoveries are going to become more and more important in terms of finding cures and finding the genetics of a disease, so our goal is to make sure that our researchers and customers have access to the tools they need to accelerate the science. Sun Grid helped us achieve this goal.”

- Francisco de la Vega, Director Applied Biosystems, Inc.

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Sun Grid Customer: CD02Software Vendor Gains Competitive AdvantagePricing and Risk Technology to Small Financial Services FirmsBusiness Priorities:● Achieve faster delivery of pricing and risk analysis

computations for competitive advantage● Ensure convenient, affordable and secure customer

access to grid compute resource● Grow business without financial constraints imposed

by development of an IT infrastructure

Benefits Realized through Sun Grid:● Computation time shortened from days to an hour

or less ● Immediate access to low-cost computing resource● Able to scale business without making financially

prohibitive investments in IT ● Sun Grid multi-layer security provides safe

computing environment for customer data

Expanded target market tenfold due to affordable computing power

“For us, using the Sun Grid is now core to our business. We view our product as software as a service that we offer on the grid. By being able to grow our business incrementally on the Sun Grid as our customers build up their businesses, we have a completely scalable business model without the constraints of having to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars to create our own IT infrastructure.”

- Gary Kendall, Director, CD02

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Sun Grid Customer: Virtual Computer CorporationService Provider Fuels its Future with Sun GridTailored Solutions for Energy, Space, and Life Sciences IndustriesBusiness Priorities:● Scale infrastructure quickly● Meet customer demands for high- performance

computing power● Meet customer deadlines● Avoid large capital outlays

Benefits Realized through Sun Grid:● Flexibility to meet cyclical business demands

instantly through on-demand compute resources ● Saved up to $3 million by avoiding build-out of

additional infrastructure ● Met customers' project timelines ● Faster time to market – by 60 days

“By using the Sun Grid Compute Utility, we were able to save up to $3 million and ramp up to production much more quickly than if we did it on our own. The Sun Grid has also been instrumental in helping us meet customer expectations and increase sales. Sun has proved to be a solid technology partner and has beaten the pants off the competition with an affordably priced and technically superior solution.”

- Edward Hawes, CEO, Virtual Compute Corporation

Has used consumed 2 million CPU hours; plans to consume up to 6 million CPU hours by end of 2006

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Sun Grid Customer: Callidus SoftwarePowering On-Demand Software ServiceEnterprise Incentive management (EIM) Software for Global CompaniesBusiness Priorities:● Expand market by launching on-demand service● Minimize capital and operational expenditures for

infrastructure● Phase cash outflows with cash inflows from

customer subscriptions● Scale services to match customer demand

Benefits Realized through Sun Grid:● Able to deliver on-demand service at low cost● Millions of transactions in tight time windows● Matched computing expenditures to revenues for

efficient cash flow management ● Scales easily to meet customers' business needs● Minimized IT overhead and TCO● Aided customers' compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley

“The Sun Grid Compute Utility enables us to roll out a new on-demand service that provides our incentive enterprise management customers with unmatched scalability, security, and business agility.”

- Shanker Trivedi Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Callidus Software

Sun Grid enabled Callidus to provide its customers with a uniquely scalable, secure and agile service – the first solution of its kind in the EIM marketplace.

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Liang ChenDistinguished Engineer & Chief ArchitectSun Platform Developer Tools Sun Microsystems, Inc.

INNOVATION MATTERS:

HIGH PERFORMANCE AND GRID UTILITY COMPUTINGFROM SUN