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single-system image

An operational view of multiple networks, distributed databases or multiple computer systems as if they were one system.
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ERDC MSRC's SGI Origin 3800 machine, the largest shared-memory system in the SGI Origin 3000 server series, is the first single-system image of its kind in the Department of Defense (DoD) High-Performance Computing Modernization Program.
U.S. ARMY SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER FIRST DEFENSE DEPARTMENT SITE TO INSTALL 512-PROCESSOR SGI ORIGIN 3000 SERIES SERVER
However, the cells cooperate to present the appearance of a single operating system to users and applications (a single-system image), and cooperate to share memory and other resources as required for performance.
Implementing efficient fault containment for multiprocessors
The Origin system with SGI(R) NUMAflex(TM) shared memory architecture, expandable to more than 1,000 processors in a single-system image, is critical since it allows customers to scale the solution to suit the size of their power grid.
SGI/HYDRO-QUEBEC TRANSENERGIE PROVIDE POWER GRID SIMULAION
The delivery of this 256-processor, single-system image SGI Origin 3800 server is a significant milestone for SGI.
SGI DELIVERS FIRST 256-PROCESSOR SGI ORIGIN 3000 SERIES SYSTEM TO ARMYRESEARCH LABORATORY
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