Graphcore OpenStack Reference Design for IPU-POD Systems
This document illustrates a reference configuration of a Graphcore POD64 rack deployed with OpenStack, the open-source cloud computing infrastructure management software. The POD64 rack contains 64 IPUs (Intelligence Processing Units) and OpenStack is used to manage these IPU resources via its API and UI.
Contents
- 1. Overview
- 2. Graphcore components and dependencies
- 3. Physical installation
- 4. Virtualised Pods
- 5. OpenStack deployment
- 6. Storage
- 7. Monitoring and alerts
- 8. Networking
- 9. Appendix
- 10. Revision history
- 11. Trademarks & copyright