GPU-Xpander Rackmount

"Add 2, 6, 8, or 16 full-length, full-height PCI Express slots to your current rackmount workstations or servers - instead of replacing them!"

GPU-Xpander Rackmount is a 19" rack-mountable PC appliance which provides multiple servers and workstations with between 2 - 16 full-length PCI Express x16 slots, plus multiple, large capacity power supplies and exhaust fans required for operating multiple, high-performance NVIDIA® graphics cards or GPU cards.

By connecting Cubix's GPU-Xpander Rackmount to your current rackmount standalone or blade servers, you instantly transform your legacy PC systems into supercomputers for running GPU-accelerated products ranging from scientific research and CAE modeling/simulation software, to the latest high-performance digital content creation, non-linear editing, and digital intermediate solutions - dramatically enhancing performance of these applications by as much as 50X-100X beyond the capabilities of today's multi-core CPU technology.

GPU-Xpander Rackmount provides an independent life support system for each server or blade computer, with its own power and cooling, dedicated to the GPUs (as well as other PCI Express-based I/O) themselves. Because GPU-Xpander is a separate add-on module, you don't tax your existing computer's cooling capability, power supply(s), or violate its warranty by operating it beyond the manufacturer's specifications. You reduce your capital expense increments (see graph below) since you add 2-4 PCI Express slots to your existing computers instead of a new rackmount workstation with all of the CPU, memory, storage, and operating system license requirements.

Retrofitting existing servers

If you are thinking about adding powerful graphics adapters to your existing server farms, learn from the mistakes of others. There are a lot of uncertainties. Is there adequate power for an additional 200+ watt GPU card in your current system? How about enough physical space or power for two double-wide 250+ watt adapters? Probably not.

Will adding a high-powered graphics adapter, assuming your server has the physical space and power supply capacity, overheat your workstation? It probably will. With GPU-Xpander Rackmount, all the questions about using an existing server farm will have positive answers. There is no gray area for concern. Your existing rackmount workstations and servers stay as is and your worries disappear. Alternatively, you can start fresh with a Cubix XpanderBlade workstation, add GPU-Xpander Rackmount, and get the same cost-saving, performance-enhancing results.

Buying proprietary oversized PCs to run GPU-enabled applications may put you at odds with your I.T. and Purchasing Departments. Why invite conflict? Instead, use your limited but familiar corporate-approved workstations and servers with GPU-Xpander Rackmount systems. This combination allows you to garner the best possible return on your PC investments from existing service contracts, familiar sourcing, and corporate standards purchasing perspectives.

GPU-Xpander Rackmount 2 supports one or two PCI Express-based I/O adapters including, but not limited to:

• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460/470/480
• NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800, 4800 for Mac, 5800, Quadro 5000/6000
• NVIDIA Tesla C1060, C2050, C2070
• NVIDIA Quadro 4000
• NVIDIA Quadro DVP components
• Fusion-io® ioExtreme, ioExtreme Pro, and ioDuo SSD cards
• Blackmagic Design® Decklink HD Extreme 3D audio/video capture
• Red Rocket®, and many other 3^rd party PCIe-based I/O adapters

GPU-Xpander Rackmount 6 supports up to 6 of all of the products listed above!

GPU-Xpander Rackmount 16 supports up to 16 of all of the products listed above!

Installation is easy. You simply insert a GPU-Xpander PCIe x8 or x16 adapter into your host PCI Express slot, connect the cable to the GPU-Xpander, load the GPU's software driver on your workstation or server, and you're ready to harness the power of GPU-computing!

Applications for GPU-Xpander Rackmount include:

• GPU-enabled rendering products from Mental Images®, BunkSpeed®, Random Control®, and others, along with network queue software from Axceleon™ for management purposes
• GPU-accelerated scientific research applications such as AMBER, MATLAB, and others
• CAE applications such as Autodesk® Moldflow, ACUSIM AcuSolve 1.8, ANSYS Mechanical, and others
• GPU-accelerated oil & gas applications such as Acceleware RTM Solver, Headwave, ffA SVI Pro, and others
• Financial applications such as RMS Risk Management Solutions, Numerix Risk, NAG RNG, and others
• GPU-acceleration features in the latest thin-client server software from Microsoft® and Citrix®
• Acceleware® ISV applications for seismic, electromagnetic, or financial modeling and simulations
• Image Processing applications such as Blackmagic® DaVinci Resolve for Mac, CinnaFilm® Pixel Strings, and others
• Many other GPGPU applications such as Siemens 4D Ultrasound, Dalsa Machine Vision, and Manifold GIS

GPU Xpander Rackmount 2 Technical Specifications:

Warranty

GPU Xpander Rackmount 6 Technical Specifications (estimated dimensions and weight):

GPU Xpander Rackmount 16 Technical Specifications (estimated dimensions and weight):