2024年7月22日发(作者:敖亦玉)
NVIDIA EGX™ SERVER FOR BARE METAL
COMPUTE WITH ALTAIR ULTRAFLUIDX™
2019 DESIGN GUIDE
VERSION: 1.1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1.
SOLUTION OVERVIEW ....................................................................... 1
1.1
NVIDIA EGX Server Overview ........................................................................ 1
Chapter 2.
SOLUTION DETAILS .......................................................................... 2
2.1
VALIDATED SERVER Configurations .................................................................. 3
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Designed and tested through multi-vendor cooperation between NVIDIA and its system and
ISV partners, NVIDIA EGX™ Server provides a trusted environment for Simulation
Engineers/Aerodynamicists/Analysts to run overnight simulations for the Manufacturing &
Design, Architecture, Engineering & Construction industries.
1.1 NVIDIA EGX SERVER OVERVIEW
Introduction:
Product Designs are increasingly complex making design validation and verification difficult
with engineering simulations. Simulation models for such designs tend to be big as they need
to be accurate. This leads to cost-prohibitive, time-consuming simulations. To perform more
simulations in less time and to try out many product design ideas, one needs a powerful
computer hardware to increase the engineering productivity by accelerating the engineering
simulation throughput. NVIDIA EGX Server is a validated solution that brings GPU-accelerated
power and performance to deliver the most efficient end-to-end design simulation solution,
from interactive sessions in the desktop to batch simulation in the data center.
Audience:
The audience for this document include, but not limited to: Sales Engineers, Field Consultants,
Professional Services, Partner Engineers, IT Managers and Customers who wish to take
advantage of an appliance that is built and optimized to deliver on simulation workflows.
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NVIDIA EGX Server is a highly configurable, partner-validated reference design that combines
NVIDIA Quadro RTX™ A6000, A40, RTX™ 8000, RTX™ 6000 GPUs with NVIDIA virtual GPU
software and leading third-party applications to deliver exceptional compute power in a
validated system.
NVIDIA EGX Server for Bare Metal Compute with Altair ultraFluidX™ 2019 is a reference design
comprised of (a) NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000, A40, RTX 8000 or RTX 6000 graphics cards; (b)
Altair ultraFluidX 2019 CFD solver software; and a (c) Qualified OEM server system. Combined,
this validated solution provides unprecedented rendering and compute performance at a
fraction of the cost, space, and power consumption of traditional CPU-based simulation
nodes.
Built on the NVIDIA Ampere™ architecture, the NVIDIA® Quadro RTX™ A6000 and NVIDIA®
A40, combine 48GB of graphics memory with the latest generation RT Cores, Tensor Cores,
and NVIDIA Ampere architecture CUDA® cores for unprecedented graphics, rendering, and AI
performance. Additional support for a range of commercially available remote access
software means you can access the power of your Quadro desktop workstation from
anywhere. Achieve breakthrough innovations with the world's most powerful graphics
solution
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 and RTX 6000, powered by the NVIDIA Turing™ architecture and the
NVIDIA RTX platform, brings the most significant advancement in computer graphics in over a
decade to professional workflows. Not only can Designers and artists now wield the power of
hardware-accelerated ray tracing, deep learning, and advanced shading to dramatically boost
productivity and create amazing content faster than ever before, Simulation Engineers, and
Fluid Dynamicists can also benefit from fast performance single precision GPU computing.
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Altair ultraFluidX is a simulation tool for ultra-fast prediction of the aerodynamic properties of
passenger and heavy-duty vehicles as well as for the evaluation of building and environmental
aerodynamics. Its cutting-edge technology is optimized for GPUs to deliver unbeatable
performance and to allow for overnight simulations of complex cases on a single server. With
ultraFluidX, the Lattice Boltzmann Method is a perfect fit for massively parallel architectures
like GPUs and sets the stage for unprecedented turnaround times. Overnight runs on single
servers become possible by utilizing state-of-the-art GPU optimized algorithms, while
delivering the fidelity of a transient LES aerodynamics simulation. Conventional simulation
approaches need thousands of CPU cores to achieve the turnaround times of ultraFluidX.
GPU-based solution increases throughput while reducing hardware and energy cost.
EGX Servers, built by our OEM Partners, undergo NVIDIA’s Qualification test suite. Among
systems that qualify as an EGX Server there is a subset that has gone through additional
testing and validation for Altair ultraFluidX workload. These EGX Server Validated systems
capture best practices from NVIDIA and its ecosystem partners.
Configurations for the Validated EGX Servers are listed in the below segment.
2.1 VALIDATED SERVER CONFIGURATIONS
Table 1 outlines the servers utilized to complete the NVIDIA EGX Server validation process.
Table 1: Validated Server Configurations
Server Model Graphics
8x Quadro RTX 8000
4x Quadro RTX NVLink HB
bridge 2-slot
Quadro Driver Release 430
U2 (430.14)
Configuration
• Dual Intel® Xeon® Gold 6126
processor: 2.6-3.7GHz; 12 Cores,
24 Threads
• 384 GB ECC DDR4 memory
• 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
• RHEL 7.6
TYAN Thunder
HX FT77D-
B7109
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Notice
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OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE MATERIALS, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED
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assumes no responsibility for the consequences of use of such information or for any
infringement of patents or other rights of third parties that may result from its use. No license is
granted by implication of otherwise under any patent rights of NVIDIA Corporation.
Specifications mentioned in this publication are subject to change without notice. This
publication supersedes and replaces all other information previously supplied. NVIDIA
Corporation products are not authorized as critical components in life support devices or
systems without express written approval of NVIDIA Corporation.
Trademarks
NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, and DGX are trademarks or registered trademarks of NVIDIA
Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Other company and product names may be
trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.
Copyright
© 2019 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved.
2024年7月22日发(作者:敖亦玉)
NVIDIA EGX™ SERVER FOR BARE METAL
COMPUTE WITH ALTAIR ULTRAFLUIDX™
2019 DESIGN GUIDE
VERSION: 1.1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1.
SOLUTION OVERVIEW ....................................................................... 1
1.1
NVIDIA EGX Server Overview ........................................................................ 1
Chapter 2.
SOLUTION DETAILS .......................................................................... 2
2.1
VALIDATED SERVER Configurations .................................................................. 3
| ii
Designed and tested through multi-vendor cooperation between NVIDIA and its system and
ISV partners, NVIDIA EGX™ Server provides a trusted environment for Simulation
Engineers/Aerodynamicists/Analysts to run overnight simulations for the Manufacturing &
Design, Architecture, Engineering & Construction industries.
1.1 NVIDIA EGX SERVER OVERVIEW
Introduction:
Product Designs are increasingly complex making design validation and verification difficult
with engineering simulations. Simulation models for such designs tend to be big as they need
to be accurate. This leads to cost-prohibitive, time-consuming simulations. To perform more
simulations in less time and to try out many product design ideas, one needs a powerful
computer hardware to increase the engineering productivity by accelerating the engineering
simulation throughput. NVIDIA EGX Server is a validated solution that brings GPU-accelerated
power and performance to deliver the most efficient end-to-end design simulation solution,
from interactive sessions in the desktop to batch simulation in the data center.
Audience:
The audience for this document include, but not limited to: Sales Engineers, Field Consultants,
Professional Services, Partner Engineers, IT Managers and Customers who wish to take
advantage of an appliance that is built and optimized to deliver on simulation workflows.
| 1
NVIDIA EGX Server is a highly configurable, partner-validated reference design that combines
NVIDIA Quadro RTX™ A6000, A40, RTX™ 8000, RTX™ 6000 GPUs with NVIDIA virtual GPU
software and leading third-party applications to deliver exceptional compute power in a
validated system.
NVIDIA EGX Server for Bare Metal Compute with Altair ultraFluidX™ 2019 is a reference design
comprised of (a) NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000, A40, RTX 8000 or RTX 6000 graphics cards; (b)
Altair ultraFluidX 2019 CFD solver software; and a (c) Qualified OEM server system. Combined,
this validated solution provides unprecedented rendering and compute performance at a
fraction of the cost, space, and power consumption of traditional CPU-based simulation
nodes.
Built on the NVIDIA Ampere™ architecture, the NVIDIA® Quadro RTX™ A6000 and NVIDIA®
A40, combine 48GB of graphics memory with the latest generation RT Cores, Tensor Cores,
and NVIDIA Ampere architecture CUDA® cores for unprecedented graphics, rendering, and AI
performance. Additional support for a range of commercially available remote access
software means you can access the power of your Quadro desktop workstation from
anywhere. Achieve breakthrough innovations with the world's most powerful graphics
solution
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 and RTX 6000, powered by the NVIDIA Turing™ architecture and the
NVIDIA RTX platform, brings the most significant advancement in computer graphics in over a
decade to professional workflows. Not only can Designers and artists now wield the power of
hardware-accelerated ray tracing, deep learning, and advanced shading to dramatically boost
productivity and create amazing content faster than ever before, Simulation Engineers, and
Fluid Dynamicists can also benefit from fast performance single precision GPU computing.
| 2
Altair ultraFluidX is a simulation tool for ultra-fast prediction of the aerodynamic properties of
passenger and heavy-duty vehicles as well as for the evaluation of building and environmental
aerodynamics. Its cutting-edge technology is optimized for GPUs to deliver unbeatable
performance and to allow for overnight simulations of complex cases on a single server. With
ultraFluidX, the Lattice Boltzmann Method is a perfect fit for massively parallel architectures
like GPUs and sets the stage for unprecedented turnaround times. Overnight runs on single
servers become possible by utilizing state-of-the-art GPU optimized algorithms, while
delivering the fidelity of a transient LES aerodynamics simulation. Conventional simulation
approaches need thousands of CPU cores to achieve the turnaround times of ultraFluidX.
GPU-based solution increases throughput while reducing hardware and energy cost.
EGX Servers, built by our OEM Partners, undergo NVIDIA’s Qualification test suite. Among
systems that qualify as an EGX Server there is a subset that has gone through additional
testing and validation for Altair ultraFluidX workload. These EGX Server Validated systems
capture best practices from NVIDIA and its ecosystem partners.
Configurations for the Validated EGX Servers are listed in the below segment.
2.1 VALIDATED SERVER CONFIGURATIONS
Table 1 outlines the servers utilized to complete the NVIDIA EGX Server validation process.
Table 1: Validated Server Configurations
Server Model Graphics
8x Quadro RTX 8000
4x Quadro RTX NVLink HB
bridge 2-slot
Quadro Driver Release 430
U2 (430.14)
Configuration
• Dual Intel® Xeon® Gold 6126
processor: 2.6-3.7GHz; 12 Cores,
24 Threads
• 384 GB ECC DDR4 memory
• 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
• RHEL 7.6
TYAN Thunder
HX FT77D-
B7109
| 3
Notice
ALL NVIDIA DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS, REFERENCE BOARDS, FILES, DRAWINGS, DIAGNOSTICS,
LISTS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS (TOGETHER AND SEPARATELY, “MATERIALS”) ARE BEING
PROVIDED “AS IS.” NVIDIA MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR
OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE MATERIALS, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
Information furnished is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, NVIDIA Corporation
assumes no responsibility for the consequences of use of such information or for any
infringement of patents or other rights of third parties that may result from its use. No license is
granted by implication of otherwise under any patent rights of NVIDIA Corporation.
Specifications mentioned in this publication are subject to change without notice. This
publication supersedes and replaces all other information previously supplied. NVIDIA
Corporation products are not authorized as critical components in life support devices or
systems without express written approval of NVIDIA Corporation.
Trademarks
NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, and DGX are trademarks or registered trademarks of NVIDIA
Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Other company and product names may be
trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.
Copyright
© 2019 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved.