GPU-Xpander Product and Part Number Guide Q2 2016
GPU-Xpander all PCIe-connected models Host Interface Card HIC Ships with each Cubix XPDT (Desktop) and XPRM (Rackmount) parts Required for connectivity to host PC or 2008-2013 Apple Mac Pro computer(s) Number of host interface cards matches number of PCIe backplanes or MIBs, as we call them at Cubix Connects to &
Cubix GPU-Xpanders All units ship with required country-specific power plug(s) All units ship with required PCIe host adapters and cables (1m for desktop models, 2m for rackmount models)* All PCIe-connected versions feature power supplies with auto-ranging voltage compatibility, large exhaust fans Standard warranty is 2 years, with extensions available for year 3. (contact Cubix Corporation for details) * Maximum data cable length for PCIe Gen3 models is 2 meters.
Xpander Desktop Elite Professional workstation I/O slot expansion
Supports: Xpander Desktop Elite The most flexible, cost effective, and performance oriented I/O expansion system for busy Media & Entertainment industry professionals! Cubix part number: XPDT-G3-ELDHE5 *XPDT-G3-ELDHE2 **XPDT-G3-ELDLE Desktop Elite supports 4 dual-slot cards or 4 single-slot cards, and includes 1 PCIe Gen2 host interface card + 1m data transfer cable set, 1500W auto-ranging power supply, variable speed temperaturecontrolled exhaust fans, and includes LED control panel on I/O card side of unit. * High-speed exhaust fan, 1200W power supply ** Low-speed exhaust fan (Quiet Fan), 1200W power supply ***All three models support PCIe Gen3 128Gbps maximum data transfer speed*** OR Combinations of different I/O cards OR
Who would purchase an Xpander Desktop Elite & Why -DaVinci Resolve for Mac or Resolve for Windows colorists - AVID Media Composer editors - Researchers, scientists, financial analysts, and others requiring HPC performance on the local desktop - Adobe Prermier Pro editors, Adobe After Effect 3D artists - Autodesk 3ds Max, Maya, Smoke, Smoke on Mac - Mental Images iray, Chaos Group V-Ray RT 3.0+, Bunkspeed SHOT Pro / MOVE, Chaos Group v-ray RT, Arion 2 users, Otoy OctaneRender - PNY / Quadro DVP integrators - 4K production / post workflows Why? -1 PCIe slot buys you 4 - Externally powered - Optional Quiet Fan exhaust configuration - More economical than purchasing additional tower PC workstations for adding PCIe Gen3 slots - Push-button control panel provides status of power supply, fans, temperature, and PCIe link & slots - Supports up to PCIe Gen3's full 16-channel (128Gbps) bandwidth, with fewer data errors than any competing expansion product, at both host interface card and at Xpander's PCIe MIB
Xpander Rackmount 2 Gen3 Sample Configurations Q-Sync card Q-Sync card Quadro K5200 Quadro K5200 Quadro K6000 Tesla K80 Quadro M6000 Quadro M6000 Quadro Visualization (SVS with Quadro-Sync) CUDA-based Oil & Gas / Geological: VoxelGeo, TerraSpark, ffa GeoTeric, Hue - Headwave Xpander Desktop Elite Gen3 Sample Configurations Multiple 4K / UltraHD projector or display syncronization Tesla K40 Tesla K40 Intel / SanDisk Caching Card Intel / SanDisk Caching Card GTX 980 GTX 980 GTX 980 GTX 980 Quadro M6000 by PNY Quadro M6000 by PNY Quadro M6000 by PNY BD Decklink 4K Extreme GTX TITAN X GTX TITAN X GTX TITAN X GTX TITAN X Autodesk 3ds Max / Maya Chaos Group V-Ray RT DaVinci Resolve 11 OTOY Octane Render Xpander Rackmount Elite Gen3 Sample Configurations Quadro M6000 by PNY Quadro M6000 by PNY Q-Sync (power only) Quadro M6000 by PNY Quadro M6000 by PNY SDI Capture / Output x8 SDI Capture / Output x8 Quadro M6000 by PNY Quadro M6000 by PNY Quadro M6000 by PNY Quadro M6000 by PNY ATTO FC HBA x8 RED Rocket / Rocket-X x8 Quadro M6000 by PNY Tesla K40 Tesla K40 Tesla K40 Intel / SanDisk Caching Card x8 Intel / SanDisk Caching Card x8 Quadro Visualization (SVS with Quadro-Sync) DaVinci Resolve 12 Windows / Linux Autodesk 3ds Max / Maya
GPU-Xpander Rackmount 2 Gen3
GPU-Xpander Rackmount 2 Gen3 2U 19 rack height Supports 2 x dual-slot graphics, GPU, or co-processor cards Supports 2x dual-slot PCIe + 4-channel power slot for Q- Sync 700W auto-ranging power supply HICs supports PCIe Gen3 (128Gbps) data speeds Supports 4K Production / Post workflows Supports Quadro SVS applications Cubix part numbers: XPDT-G3-2VIZ = Rackmount 2 Gen3 with 2m data cable+pcie Gen3 HIC (2DW+Q-Sync) XPDT-G3-2HPC = Rackmount 2 Gen3 with 2m data cable+pcie Gen3 HIC
GPU-Xpander Rackmount 8 Gen3 / Rackmount 8 RP DaVinci Resolve 12 certified Tesla K40 / K80 / M40 GRID K1 & K2 certified Xpander Rackmount 8 Gen3 now shipping with ultra fast PCIe Gen3 128Gbps data transfer rates! Supports up to 1-2 separate Windows or Linux servers
Current Rackmount 8 Gen3 / Rackmount 8 RP XPRM-G3-82A = Connects 8x dual-slot PCIe cards to 1 or 2 computers using two PCIe HICs and cable. For use with GeForce GTX Series XPRM-G3-82B4U = Same as above, but 4U rack height. For use with Tesla, Quadro, GRID K1 / K2, AMD FirePro S9150, and Intel Xeon Phi Coprocessor cards XPRMG3-826URP = Connects 8x dual-slot PCIe cards to 1 or 2 computers using two PCIe HICs and cables. Hot-pluggable, redundant 1500W power supplies per MIB. For use with GeForce GTX Series Cubix HostEngine server + Xpander Rackmount 8 = serious compute power! XPRMG3-825URP = Connects 8x dual-slot PCIe cards to 1 or 2 computers using two PCIe HICs and cables. Hot-pluggable, redundant 1500W power supplies per MIB. For use with Tesla, Quadro, GRID Series GPU cards, AMD FirePro S9150, Intel Xeon Phi Coprocessor cards Key selling point vs. alternatives = unmatched configuration flexibility, ability to integrate into existing IT data centers with Microsoft Windows 2012 + Hyper-V, and RemoteFX, Citrix HDX 3D Pro, Teradici PCoIP, and VMware projects using discrete PNY / Quadro graphics cards
Cubix 70Tflop, 600TB+ HPC hardware solution = Infiniband connectivity = Cubix Xpander data cable connectivity 48 U 4U Cubix Xpander Rackmount 8 RP Gen3 Cubix Host Engine RP (Intel Haswell-based dual-cpu server) 4U 3U Cubix Xpander Rackmount 16 RP Gen3 3U Cubix Xpander Rackmount 16 RP Gen3 4U Cubix Xpander Rackmount 8 RP Gen3 Cubix Host Engine RP (Intel Haswell-based dual-cpu server) 4U 3U Cubix Xpander Rackmount 16 RP Gen3 3U Cubix Xpander Rackmount 16 RP Gen3 4U Cubix Xpander Rackmount 8 RP Gen3 Cubix Host Engine RP (Intel Haswell-based dual-cpu server) 4U 3U Cubix Xpander Rackmount 16 RP Gen3 3U Cubix Xpander Rackmount 16 RP Gen3 Cubix Host Engine RP + Xpander Rackmount RP solutions are tested and compatible with MS Windows Server 2012, as well as most popular, currently available versions of Linux. Apply some serious compute power to your HPC or Big Data applications, without blowing your budget, by using Cubix Host Engine and Xpander products! Cubix HostEngine solutions can be scaled to host multiple GPU-Xpanders, or scaled via Infiniband to cluster multiple HostEngine + Xpander configurations!
Xpander Rackmount 8 Gen3 (PCIe Gen3 ) 128Gbps data transfers (compared to Xpander Rackmount 8 PCIe Gen2 80Gbps) Supports up to 8x dual-slot high-performance GTX, Quadro, or Tesla Series GPU cards 4U option for hosting Tesla K40 / K80, GRID K1 / K2, Intel Xeon Phi, other passively cooled accelerators, for use with HPC (mathematics, scientific, and engineering) applications Designed to minimize data packet loss and maximize data transfer performance Ideal for HPC applications requiring several PCIe x8 or with maximum bus bandwidth and data speeds Cubix part numbers: XPRM-G3-82B4U 8x 16-channel PCIe Gen3 expansion slots, 4U rack height (supports passively cooled GPUs), 2x 1500W power supplies XPRM-G3-82A 8x 16-channel PCIe Gen3 expansion slots, 5U rack height (supports all except passively cooled GPU cards),2x 1500W power supplies XPRMG3-825URP (hot-pluggable, redundant power version of XPRM-G3-82B4U) XPRMG3-826URP (hot-pluggable, redundant power version of XPRM-G3-82A)
Xpander Rackmount Elite Cubix Part Numbers: XPRM-X16-ELRHE (PCIe Gen2 ) XPRM-X16-ELRLE ( QF exhaust, Gen2 ) XPRM-G3-ELRHE (PCIe Gen3 ) XPRM-G3-ELRLE (PCIe Gen3, QF) Advanced cooling capabilities Quiet operations for both production + post workflows Remote management Enhanced PCIe slot configurations Supports 4 dual-slot PCIe GPUs + 2 single-slot PCIe x8 Requires only 1 PCIe slot in host Detachable front bezel for private label requirements Supports 4K+ Production and Post workflows Supports Quadro SVS, 16- Projector configurations PCIe Gen3 part numbers support maximum data transfer speeds up to 128Gbps, compared to PCIe Gen2 maximum data transfer speed of 80Gbps)
Xpander Visualization System for Quadro SVS featuring PCIe Gen3 (128Gbps) Xpander systems Quadro Scalable Visualizations Solutions Video Wall Configuration Up to 16 channel Output with 4 to 8 channel SDI Input 4x Display Outputs 4x Display Outputs 4x Display Outputs 4x Display Outputs 4x SDI Inputs 4x SDI Inputs Video wall configurations: Two additional slots available for Q-Sync cards Quadro K6000 Quadro K6000 Quadro Q-Sync Quadro K6000 Quadro K6000 3 rd Party Capture 3 rd Party Capture x8 x8
Shipping Now! New Cubix Xpander FiberNode: remotely connect to HostEngine, FiberBlade or 3 rd party PC via fiber optic cables Cubix Host Engine RP server + Xpander Rackmount 8 RP Standard I/O cabling from PCIe cards to DaVinci Resolve console and monitor USB FiberNode provides artist with quiet UI experience. Fan noise approximately -50dBA Xpander FiberNode connects to the same Host Engine server as Xpander Rackmount 8 RP! End-to-end hardware from Cubix Corporation, a Resolve-certified hardware vendor Solution works with both current DaVinci Resolve Windows and Linux configurations! Quadro K4200 text BMD DeckLink* USB USB Xpander FiberNode supports distances up to hundreds of meters from the host PC location providing the color artist with transparent I/O performance, regardless of resolution or frame rate! * Other 3 rd party PCIe cards may work with FiberNode. For more information, please contact Cubix Sales at +1(775)888-1000 or by e-mail, sales@cubix.com
GPUs (Graphical Processing Units) Any industry-standard GPU works in GPU-Xpander, including: Quadro M4000 / M50000 / K5000 for Mac / M6000 Quadro SDI configurations GRID K1,K2 Tesla K80 / M40 GeForce GTX 980Ti / 1080 / TITAN X
Supported 3 rd party I/O cards include: Blackmagic Design Decklink HD Extreme 3D, Decklink 4K RED Rocket Intel Xeon Phi Co-Processors AMD FirePro S9150, W9150 graphics card Quadro DVP (SDI Capture, SDI Output) Fusion-io ioduo, iofx Intel DC P3700 Apple SAN and RAID controllers AJA Kona3G ATTO FC HBAs (Celerity) Bluefish 444 Epoch 2K / Epoch 4K Supernova Most industry-standard 3 rd party PCIe
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