At least one analyst agrees that a boot-over capability for Infiniband doesn't equate to full-scale server virtualization. I think it is a giant step forward, but it still requires virtualization software, says Arun Taneja of The Taneja Group. They couldnt do virtualization without disk booting -- its a prerequisite, but its not the whole solution.
Voltaire CEO Ronnie Kenneth agrees the ability to boot-over InfiniBand is necessary, to take the technology behind high-performance computing, but says it is not a new or exotic technology. We are involved in this technology as well. It doesnt create any disadvantage for us.
Kenneth refuses to say when Voltaire will have boot-over InfiniBand capability but concedes it is something that is needed by InfiniBand.
Aaron says Topspin's Boot over InfiniBand solution will be available by the end of the month.
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AI may force enterprises to rewire parts of their data centers so they are fully optimized to run such workloads. The question is do you use Ethernet or InfiniBand?
