NUMAlink is a system interconnect developed by Silicon Graphics (SGI) for use in its distributed shared memory ccNUMA computer systems. NUMAlink was originally developed by SGI for their Origin 2000 and Onyx2 systems. At the time of these systems' introduction, it was branded as "CrayLink" during SGI's brief ownership of Cray Research.[1]
Hewlett Packard Enterprise entered an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) arrangement with Silicon Graphics International (SGI) to use Numalink as the foundation in some mission critical servers.[2]
Generation
Introduction
Bandwidth[i]
Systems
Stanford DASH
~1990
0.12 GB/s[ii]
NUMAlink 2
1996
0.8 GB/s
Origin 2000, Onyx2
NUMAlink 3
2000
1.6 GB/s
Origin 3000, Altix 3000
NUMAlink 4
2004
3.2 GB/s
Altix 4000
NUMAlink 5
2009
7.5 GB/s
Altix UV
NUMAlink 6
2012
6.7 GB/s
SGI UV 2000, SGI UV 3000, SGI UV 30
NUMAlink 7
2014
14.9 GB/s
HPE Integrity MC990 X/SGI UV 300, SGI UV 30EX
NUMAlink 8
2017
13.3 GB/s
HPE Superdome Flex
Notes
^Bandwidth per port in each direction (each NUMAlink port is a dual simplex channel).
^DASH used separate request and reply mesh networks, so this bandwidth number is not directly comparable to NUMAlink.
^"Silicon Graphics and Cray Research Unveil Modular Origin Server Family: High-Bandwidth Systems Revolutionize Computer Buying Economics With Seamless Scalability". Press release. October 7, 1996. Archived from the original on July 7, 1997. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
^"SGI Enters OEM Agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to Deliver SGI UV Technology through HPE Mission Critical Solutions - SGI Blog". 9 February 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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