Trend setting Themis CoolShell™ Technology combines standard motherboard economies of scale with the benefits of blade server architecture, in a configuration suitable for use in the most demanding environments.

• High Compute Density
• Standard Commercial Components
• Rapid Migration to New Processor Technology
• Mechanical Integrity
• Lower Total Cost-of-Ownership
• Standard-Form Factor
• Shallow-Depth and Reduced Acoustic and Electromagnetic Noise

Themis’ new Slice-CT blade server is the first system designed with CoolShell Technology. It is targeted for applications that need a compact, lightweight solution that must operate in demanding environments, including Class A shock and vibration. Slice-CT CoolShell blade technology combines the cost-of-ownership benefits of blade-server architectures, including cable management, maintainability and scalability, with the value proposition of standard motherboards and IO controllers.The Slice-CT blade server product family includes three blades and three chassis:

Blades

1RU Quad Socket Opteron Server Blade.
1RU Two Socket Opteron Workstation Blade.
1RU I/O Blade.

Slice-CT Subracks

Slice-CT blades plug directly into either a 4RU or 10.5RU high subrack. The 4RU subrack accommodates 3 Slice-CT blades or 12 Opteron sockets. The 10.5RU subrack holds 9 Slice-CT blades or 36 Opteron sockets. Each subrack includes a backplane, N+1 redundant power supplies (PSU’s) and redundant Gigabit Ethernet or InfiniBand switches. Slice-CT processing modules communicate with each other and the outside system via the integrated GigE or InfiniBand switches. Slice-CT PSU’s are hot-swappable. The Slice-CT Subrack provides internal cable management, minimizing total cost of ownership.

Slice-CT Switch Fabrics

Slice-CT processor Blades are interconnected by redundant switch fabrics running through the Subrack backplane. Both InfiniBand and Gigabit Ethernet fabrics are available in a Slice-CT system. The fabrics are implemented as redundant switch module that plug into a Slice-CT Subrack. The switch modules include both InfiniBand and Gigabit Ethernet switches. External InfiniBand and GigE ports allow a Subrack to be connected to other Subracks or to be integrated into a larger system.

Slice-CT Management

A Slice-CT system includes a full complement of server management features. Dual redundant shelf managers are collocated with switch modules. Each Subrack can be accessed remotely for management purposes, via dedicated 10/100 Ethernet ports. Each processor blade can be monitored for power control, status information, senor readings and system event logging.