Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has deployed a new supercomputing cluster named Lynx that will support the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Advanced Simulation and Computing (ASC) program and broader national security missions.
According to a June 16 press release, the 952-node system is part of NNSA’s Commodity Technology Systems (CTS-2) program. It is built with Dell PowerEdge servers, Intel Xeon processors, and Cornelis’ CN5000 Omni-Path networking fabric. Cornelis is an Intel spinout developing networking technology.
“We are excited to see the Cornelis CN5000 400G network come to life at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,” said Matt Leininger, senior principal HPC strategist at LLNL. “The collaboration between NNSA’s ASC program and Cornelis has been rooted in a shared commitment to advancing high-performance computing.”
“Lynx reflects the results of that public-private R&D investment and will support the modeling, simulation and analysis capabilities that underpin the modern NNSA complex,” Leininger said.
The CN5000 platform delivers 400 gigabits per second connectivity and is designed to provide low-latency, lossless communications for high-performance computing and artificial intelligence workloads.
The deployment highlights ongoing federal investment in advanced computing infrastructure to support scientific research and national security operations.
“Lynx represents an important milestone in NNSA’s work to evaluate and deploy next-generation high-performance computing technologies for mission use,” said Stephen Rinehart, assistant deputy administrator for NNSA’s Office of Advanced Simulation and Computing.
“The successful deployment of Lynx at LLNL marks an important milestone for CN5000 as a production-ready network for the most demanding and mission-critical computing environments,” added Brad Haczynski, chief commercial officer of Cornelis.