Supercomputers - Does the Cabling Matter?

Posted by Cliff on Sunday January 2, 2005 @07:45AM from the behold-the-rat's-nest dept.

papaia asks: "Having watched, for a while, the development in the area of high-density server hardware solutions (i.e. blade servers), like IBM's 'top gun', and their increased presence in Data Centers, I have been wondering if anybody has had any experience (thus comments) in regards to how important - in such highly priced solutions - is (or could be) the [always neglected] cabling, connecting the servers. One such comment caught my attention, in this regard. Slashdot, how important is the server cabling infrastructure in your Data Centers, and how do you resolve the cable management aspect of it?"

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You don't want to raise the ire... by mosel-saar-ruwer · 2005-01-02 08:50 · Score: 3, Interesting

People don't seem to want to realize that digital implies lossless or error-corrected. They don't understand that the "premium quality sound" transmitted between devices can be done using the cheapest electronics equipment available.
Digital, maybe, but you don't want to raise the ire of the analog stereophiles: You'll get everything from Stereo cables make a difference to Debunking the Myth of Speaker Cable Resonance, not to mention forests worth of dead tree sacrifices for Speaker Cable Face Offs.
And please, please, please, please: Don't get them started on Solid State -vs- Vacuum Tube...