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More information about the GPFS can be found at:
http://www.ibm.com/software/sw-atoz/indexG.html
http://www.ibm.com/redbooks
7.4 Implementation
This section presents the implementation level already achieved in this site and
the next steps to be followed for a complete deployment.
Implementation status
In the first step of implementation of the grid solution, four research institutions
that have IBM equipment only are being integrated. A high throughput network
was built between the institutions as basic infrastructure. The following resources
are available on the grid:
Over 4000 nodes
Integrated peak performance of 24 Teraflops
125 racks spread over 3 countries (Germany, France, Italy)
Capacity to ...