Grid eXplorer Intallation (Stage 1: 10/22/2004):
8 chassis, 432 compute CPUs, 32 network CPU, 2 Front Ends
(Stage 2 will add 3 or 4 chassis)

 
 

Road between LRI and IDRIS

The truck

Where the 1 tone+ chassis will be installed

Some old technique to save the floor

Some are a little bit anxious before installation

From the truck...

...to the floor (chassis weight: 1 ton+)

Where the machine will stay.

Very nice Neighborhood

Some preparation work

Pushing the chassis

Starting alignemt

The paper is not mentionning the price!

Putting the chassis face to face

Some trouble with the floor

Preparing the cables

Closeup (front)

Closeup (back)

Final view (from the windows)

Final view (from the room)

Grid eXplorer (dark black)