Course data sheet
Cray Shasta River System Hardware, Rev. 20.31
HQ6X5AAE
Table of Contents
Overview
This course describes, at a high level, the Cray Shasta River System hardware, touching on the cabinet, node types, switch types and xnames. This course is essential prerequisite training for students intending to take Cray Shasta EX Series Administration instructor-led training.
Audience
Customer system administrators and support personnel who intend to implement HPE Cray EX solutions in their data center.
Objectives
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Describe, at a high level, the purpose, infrastructure, and layout of the Shasta air-cooled cabinet
- Describe the various types of nodes used in the Shasta air-cooled cabinet
- Describe the networks, switches, topoligies and external network connections used in the Shasta air-cooled cabinet
- Locate and identify any Shasta air-cooled hardware component based on a given name
Course outline
| Module 1: Hardware Overview |
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| Module 2: Cray Supercomputer Rack System Nodes |
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| Module 3: Cray Supercomputer Rack System Switches |
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| Module 4: Xname for Cray Supercomputer Rack System Components |
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a50015355enw, HQ6X5AAE Rev. 20.31, April 2026