Configuration Guide
Introduction
Specifying and purchasing a High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster that meets your needs can be time consuming and labor intensive. To help with this process, Aspen provides you with four tools that can help you at different periods in your procurement. This is the Configuration Guide, which you can use to learn about the choices that you will make when filling out your Statement of Work.
- Buyers Guide (PDF) (One Online Page) – Your sales engineer may have you look at the Buyers Guide on-line while he or she discusses your options and requirements.
- Detailed Buyers Reference (PDF) (One Online Page) – Useful information that will help you better understand your needs and how Aspen HPC solutions can be used to meet them. This is the detailed explanation of choices outlined in this Buyers Guide and is available via our web site or as a downloaded document.
- Configuration Guide (PDF) (One Online Page) (this document) – The Configuration Guide is a detailed explanation of specific information we will need in your Statement of Work. Most sections of the Configuration Guide correspond to a section of the Statement of Work. Aspen will use your completed Statement of Work and your quotes to perform a final engineering review of your system before it is built. We ask that you provide us a completed Statement of Work before or with your Purchase Order so that we may complete your final engineering review as expeditiously as possible. If you have any issues filling out your Statement of Work, your sales engineer or Aspen production engineers will help you.
Use the Configuration Guide, this document, to understand your choices. Then, when you decide to purchase, use the SOW to select your system configurations and record your special configuration requirements or desires. We want to make sure your delivered system meets your specific needs, so please take some time to read this document, and contact your sales engineer to discuss any questions you may have. We will be happy to arrange a conference call or begin an email dialog to address your questions.
