Dell EMC HPC Solution for Life Sciences v1.2-Deployment Best PracticesNote: The brand name "DELL" has been removed as per the instructions. Also, there are no repeated English brand names in this title.
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This deployment guide provides best practices for implementing Dell EMC HPC Solutions for Life Sciences version 1.2. The manual covers PowerEdge C6320 compute subsystem configuration, Intel Omni-Path fabric setup, master node deployment, compute node provisioning, and storage integration. Designed for HPC administrators, bioinformaticians, and research IT teams deploying high-performance computing clusters for genomics and computational biology workloads.
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DELL EMC HPC Solution for Life Sciences v1.2: Deployment Best Practices Power Edge C6320 compute subsystem with Intel® Omni-Path fabric Dell Engineering October 2016
A Dell EMC Deployment and Configuration Guide
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DELL EMC HPC Solution for Life Sciences v1.2: Deployment Best Practices Power Edge C6320 compute subsystem with Intel® Omni-Path fabric Dell Engineering October 2016 A Dell EMC Deployment and Configur...
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Revisions Date Description February 2017 Initial release THIS WHITE PAPER IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND MAY CONTAIN TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND TECHNICAL INACCURACIES. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED A...
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Table of contents Revisions................................................................................................................................................................................
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1 Introduction Dell HPC Solution for Life Sciences is a pre-integrated, tested, tuned and purpose-built platform, leveraging the most relevant of Dell’s High Performance Computing line of products and...
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2 Audience This deployment guide describes the Dell EMC HPC Solution for Life Sciences and its configuration on the Power Edge C6320 with Intel® Omni-Path interconnect. It assumes the reader is famili...
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3 Solution Overview The Dell HPC Solution for Life Sciences with Power Edge C6320 compute subsystem with Intel® OPA fabric consists of 24 nodes of Power Edge C6320 in one 48U rack. This solution also ...
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3.1 Component details 3.1.1 Master node The Power Edge R430 is the choice of master nodes, and high level component details are listed in Table 1. Table 1 Power Edge R430 configuration Component Infor...
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3.1.4 Common Internet File System (CIFS) gateway Table 3 Power Edge R430 configuration as CIFS gateway Component Information Power Edge R430 Processors 2x Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors Memory 6 x 8...
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3.3 Network configuration This solution comprises of two network switches, Dell Networking S3048-ON and Dell Networking H1048- OPF switch, for management network and high-speed interconnects respectiv...
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4 Cluster installation 4.1 Installing the head node It is recommended that all the nodes are connected beforehand so that how things are connected is known. 1. The BIOS of the head node should have th...
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6. At the Linux base distribution screen, the acceptance checkbox should be ticked. Continue should then be clicked. 7. Continue at the Kernel Module screen. 8. At the Hardware Information screen, all...
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Figure 7 Additional High Speed Networks Figure 6 Intel Omni-Path Setup 12 DELL EMC HPC Solution for Life Sciences v1.2: Deployment Best Practices | Document ID | version (optional)
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12. At the Networks screen, the network parameters for the head node should be entered for the interface facing the network named externalnet. Uncheked DHCP checkbox, and add static values. Then OK bu...
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21. At the Authentication screen, a hostname should be entered for the head node. Also a password should be entered for use in system administration. Continue. 22. At the Console screen, a text or gra...
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| Brand | Best |
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| Pages | 14 |
| File Size | 1.03 MB |
| Published | May 16, 2026 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What hardware components are used for the compute subsystem?
The PowerEdge C6320 compute subsystem with Intel® Omni-Path fabric is used.
Which workload management scheduler is recommended?
The recommended scheduler is Torque/Maui; Slurm has known issues with next-gen sequencing data.
How should the head node disks be configured?
Select two 500GB RAID 1 volumes using the master-standard.xml template.
What are the available cluster interconnect options?
Options include 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), Intel® Omni-Path, InfiniBand EDR, and FDR.