EC2 Flashcards
What do we have that is very close to AMD Epic Milan
hpc6a
What is the difference between hpc6id and hpc6a
Amazon EC2 Hpc6id instances are designed for memory-bound and data-intensive high performance computing (HPC) workloads such as finite element analysis (FEA) for crash simulations, seismic reservoir simulations, and structural simulations.
Amazon EC2 Hpc6a instances are optimized for tightly coupled, compute-intensive, high performance computing (HPC) workloads to deliver cost-efficient performance. Hpc6a instances are designed for workloads such as computational fluid dynamics, molecular dynamics, and weather forecasting. They are also designed for workloads that can take advantage of improved network throughput and packet-rate performance.
What are the specs for hpc6id
64 cores, 1024 memory, 200Gbps network bw (EFA)
What are the specs for hpc6a
96 cores, 384gb memory, 100Gbps network bw (EFA)
What is noteworthy about the c5a instance type
It is a Gen2
What instance type should my head node be
In practice, your head node does not need to be big at all. You can run a t2 or t3. But when you add features like DCV, means you need to move to a c5l. If you have a lot of nodes using the file share you will likely want to move to a 2xl or 4xl. Keep in mind that network performance impacts EBS and EFS performance. If you had an EBS file share, recommend going up to a 2xl. If I am only adding DCV you can go to a large, maybe xl.
What are some considerations I should make when determining a head and compute node
Intel and AMD have compatible instruction sets, so when you build code on an AMD node it will run on Intel as well. What is different about Intel and AMD, is that Intel architectures often carry additional instruction sets that AMD does not. For example AVX512 was not supported on old AMD Epic Milans, but future ones will.
Do we have hpc instance types for Graviton processors
Yes, hpc7g
How can I calculate memory per core
Total memory and divide by cpu cores
How does price compare for hpc6id and hpc6a
hpc6id is almost double the price
hpc6id.32xlarge $6.8544
hpc6a.48xlarge $3.467
What levels of CIS benchmarks do we support and what is the difference between them
Level 1: Basic easily implementable configurations designed to lower the attack surface without impacting performance
Level 2: Configuration recommendations that may create system conflicts and are intended to provide “defense in depth” for environments that need enhanced security
We support pre configured CIS AMI’s for Linux, Windows, and MAC
What are specs for hpc7g
4xlarge: 16 cores. 128GB RAM 200GB EFA
8xlarge: 32 cores. 128GB RAM 200GB EFA
16xlarge. 64 cores. 128GB RAM 200GB EFA
What is the hpc6id based on
3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (Ice Lake)
In which regions is hpc6a available
Commercial and GovCloud West/East
In which regions is hpc6id available
Commercial and GovCloud West only
