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'''Welcome to the Raptor Computing Systems Wiki!'''
 
'''Welcome to the Raptor Computing Systems Wiki!'''
  
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Community provided information about [[Raptor Computing Systems|Raptor Computing Systems]]' Talos™ systems and software, along with application and software level information concerning [[OpenPOWER|OpenPOWER]] / [[PowerNV|PowerNV]] and [[POWER9|POWER9]], is welcome here.
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This community-driven Wiki provides documentation about:
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* [[Raptor Computing Systems|Raptor Computing Systems]] hardware and software like [[Talos II]]™ and [[Blackbird]]™
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* application and software concerning [[OpenPOWER|OpenPOWER]] / [[PowerNV|PowerNV]] and [[POWER9|POWER9]].
  
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Please consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents Wiki User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
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See the '''[[Special:AllPages|list of all pages]]''' or use the '''search function''' to search for specific topics (since not every wiki page is directly linked here).
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Use the '''[https://forums.raptorcs.com/ Raptor CS community forum] for discussions'''.
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Please consult the '''[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents Wiki User's Guide]''' on how to use and contribute to the Wiki.
  
 
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<h3 style="margin-top:0;padding-top:0;">Users</h3>
 
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* [[RCS_Platform_Comparison|Comparison of key features (Talos II/Lite/Blackbird/Condor)]]
 
* [[Talos II Beginner's Quick Start Guide]]
 
* [[Talos II Beginner's Quick Start Guide]]
 
* [[:Category:Guides|How-to guides]]
 
* [[:Category:Guides|How-to guides]]
 
** [[Verifying DVDs]]
 
** [[Verifying DVDs]]
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* [[Hardware Compatibility List|Hardware Compatibility List]]
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** [[Getting System Information]]
 
* Platforms:
 
* Platforms:
 
** [[Talos II|Talos II]]
 
** [[Talos II|Talos II]]
 
** [[Blackbird]]
 
** [[Blackbird]]
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* [[Platform Comparison]] with x86
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* [[Platform Comparison|Platform Comparison to x86]]
 
* [[IRC|IRC chat]]
 
* [[IRC|IRC chat]]
 
* [[:Category:Gallery|Gallery of assembled systems]]
 
* [[:Category:Gallery|Gallery of assembled systems]]
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<h3 style="margin-top:0;padding-top:0;">News</h3>
 
<h3 style="margin-top:0;padding-top:0;">News</h3>
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* A Talos II and Blackbird will be on display at SCaLE 17, at the OpenPOWER booth - [https://www.talospace.com/2019/03/a-close-look-at-raptor-blackbird-and.html Talospace coverage]
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* A [[Talos II/Building FAQ|Building FAQ]] has been started
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<h4>Raptor + OpenPOWER</h4>
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* Initial [[Hardware Compatibility List#Memory|RAM compatibility]] lists are now available
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* At ''[https://www.hotchips.org/ HotChips] 32'' on August 17 2020, IBM presented POWER10
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* [[Power ISA/Privilege States#Ultravisor State|Ultravisor State]] is still not very well understood
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* Since March (2020-03), the OpenPOWER Foundation hosts weekly informal [https://openpowerfoundation.org/openpower-virtual-coffee-calls/ "virtual coffee" teleconference calls] for users, developers, and those otherwise interested in OpenPOWER. Please be aware of the time-zone (bottom left) if looking at the Google web calendar.
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* IBM is stating that Power is not vulnerable to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microarchitectural_Data_Sampling MDS vulnerabilites] (Fallout, RIDL, ZombieLoad). [https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/ibm-addresses-reported-intel-security-vulnerabilities/ 1], [https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/ibm-addresses-reported-intel-security-vulnerabilities/ 2]
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Past events where RCS systems were on display are [[Events|listed at the events page]].
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<h4>This Wiki</h4>
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* A [[Talos II/Building FAQ|Building FAQ]] has been started.
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* Initial [[Hardware Compatibility List#Memory|RAM compatibility]] lists are now available.
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* [[Power ISA/Privilege States#Ultravisor State|Ultravisor State]] is still not very well understood.
 
* [[Speculative Execution Vulnerabilities of 2018|Speculative Execution Vulnerabilities of 2018]]
 
* [[Speculative Execution Vulnerabilities of 2018|Speculative Execution Vulnerabilities of 2018]]
 
* A [[Desktop Roadmap]] has been started.
 
* A [[Desktop Roadmap]] has been started.
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* [[Raptor Computing Systems|RCS]] to show [https://raptorcs.com/TALOSII/ Talos II] Server, Desktop and Workstation products at the [https://openpowerfoundation.org/summit-2018-03-us/ 2018 OpenPower Summit] in Las Vegas, NV per [https://twitter.com/RaptorCompSys/status/974451109585670150 1] and [https://twitter.com/RaptorCompSys/status/973259137139269633 2].
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<h3 style="margin-top:0;padding-top:0;">Compatibility</h3>
 
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* [[POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List]]
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<h4>Hardware</h4>
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* [[POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List|POWER9]]
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** [[POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List/Memory|Memory compatibility]]
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** [[POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List/PCIe Devices|PCIe device compatibility]]
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* [[Talos II/Hardware Compatibility List|Talos II specific compatibility]]
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* [[Blackbird/Hardware Compatibility List|Blackbird specific compatibility]]
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<h4>Software</h4>
 
* [[Operating System Compatibility List|Operating System Compatibility List]]
 
* [[Operating System Compatibility List|Operating System Compatibility List]]
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* [[Games Compatibility|Game Compatibility List]]
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* [[Fixes in Progress]]
 
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== Where to buy ==
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=== Manufacturer: Raptor Computing Systems, LLC., USA ===
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'''Available products:''' servers, workstations, mainboards/parts, custom builds, POWER9 VPS & dedicated system leases
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'''Ships to:''' world-wide
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[https://raptorcs.com/ Raptor Computing Systems Homepage]
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[mailto:support@raptorcs.com email contact/helpdesk]
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[[Raptor Computing Systems Shipping|Shipping Times]]
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=== eBay ===
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'''Available products:''' CPU's
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[https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=02WP493+02CY643+02CY296+02CY642+02CY227+02CY639+02CY228+02CY637+02CY489+02CY646+02CY230+02CY640+02CY977+02WP000+02CY414+02CY644+02CY415+02CY645+02CY231+02CY641+02CY089+02CY649+02CY416+02CY647+02CY417+02CY648+02CY771+02CY781+02CY297+02CY650&_in_kw=2&_ex_kw=&_sacat=0&_udlo=&_udhi=&_ftrt=901&_ftrv=1&_sabdlo=&_sabdhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=15&_stpos=7554&_sargn=-1%26saslc%3D1&_salic=1&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_ipg=60 Sforza DD2.2 and DD2.3] <!-- Generated from https://wiki.raptorcs.com/wiki/Sforza#Configurations -->
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If buying a CPU for a [[Blackbird]], make sure its TDP is compatible.
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=== P2P ===
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People occasionally sell Raptor products on [https://forums.raptorcs.com/ the Raptor Computing Systems Community Forums] and [[IRC]].
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
  
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* [https://raptorcs.com/ Raptor Computing Systems] homepage
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* [https://raptorcs.com/ Raptor Computing Systems Homepage]
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* [https://openpowerfoundation.org/ OpenPOWER Foundation] homepage
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* [https://ticket.raptorcs.com/ Raptor Computing Systems Helpdesk]
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* [http://lists.mailinglist.openpowerfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/openpower-community-dev/ OpenPOWER-Community-Dev] mailing list
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* [https://twitter.com/RaptorCompSys Raptor Computing Systems Official Twitter Account]
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* [https://git.raptorcs.com/git/ Raptor Computing Systems Git Repositories] - Official distribution channel for software/firmware releases related to RCS products
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* [https://gitlab.raptorengineering.com/ Raptor Engineering Gitlab Instance] - Open collaboration platform for software/firmware development related to RCS products
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* [https://bugs.raptorengineering.com/ Raptor Engineering Bugtracker]
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* [https://openpowerfoundation.org/ OpenPOWER Foundation Homepage]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNVcHm09eXVbvUzZkQs0_Sg/ OpenPOWER Foundation YouTube Channel]
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* [https://www.bountysource.com/teams/ibm/bounties IBM Bounty Program on BountySource]
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=== Power/OpenPOWER/PowerPC Community ===
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* [https://forums.raptorcs.com/ RCS Community Forums] ''hosted by Raptor Computing Systems''
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* [http://lists.mailinglist.openpowerfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/openpower-community-dev/ OpenPOWER-Community-Dev] ''mailing list hosted by the OpenPOWER Foundation'' - for discussing developer/grass roots OpenPOWER and/or PowerPC matters - hardware and software.
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* [http://lists.mailinglist.openpowerfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/openpower-hdl-cores OpenPOWER-HDL-Cores] ''mailing list hosted by the OpenPOWER Foundation'' - for discussing all matters related to HDL/Software implementation of OpenPOWER compliant CPU cores, SoCs, FPGAs etc.
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* [https://openpowerfoundation.org/openpower-virtual-coffee-calls/ OpenPOWER “Virtual Coffee” Calls] ''hosted by OpenPOWER Foundation'' - weekly informal "virtual coffee" teleconference calls for users, developers, and those otherwise interested in OpenPOWER. Please be aware of the time-zone (bottom left) if looking at the Google web calendar.
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* [https://www.talospace.com/ Talospace] ''community user blog'' - news and other posts about Power and Raptor or IBM hardware
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* [https://catfox.life/author/awilfox/ The Cat Fox Life] ''community user blog'' - news and other posts about OpenPOWER/PowerPC
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Latest revision as of 09:10, 25 March 2024

Welcome to the Raptor Computing Systems Wiki!

This community-driven Wiki provides documentation about:

See the list of all pages or use the search function to search for specific topics (since not every wiki page is directly linked here).

Use the Raptor CS community forum for discussions.

Please consult the Wiki User's Guide on how to use and contribute to the Wiki.

News

Raptor + OpenPOWER

  • At HotChips 32 on August 17 2020, IBM presented POWER10
  • Since March (2020-03), the OpenPOWER Foundation hosts weekly informal "virtual coffee" teleconference calls for users, developers, and those otherwise interested in OpenPOWER. Please be aware of the time-zone (bottom left) if looking at the Google web calendar.
  • IBM is stating that Power is not vulnerable to MDS vulnerabilites (Fallout, RIDL, ZombieLoad). 1, 2

Past events where RCS systems were on display are listed at the events page.

This Wiki

Where to buy

Manufacturer: Raptor Computing Systems, LLC., USA

Available products: servers, workstations, mainboards/parts, custom builds, POWER9 VPS & dedicated system leases

Ships to: world-wide

Raptor Computing Systems Homepage

email contact/helpdesk

Shipping Times

eBay

Available products: CPU's

Sforza DD2.2 and DD2.3

If buying a CPU for a Blackbird, make sure its TDP is compatible.

P2P

People occasionally sell Raptor products on the Raptor Computing Systems Community Forums and IRC.

External Links

Power/OpenPOWER/PowerPC Community

  • RCS Community Forums hosted by Raptor Computing Systems
  • OpenPOWER-Community-Dev mailing list hosted by the OpenPOWER Foundation - for discussing developer/grass roots OpenPOWER and/or PowerPC matters - hardware and software.
  • OpenPOWER-HDL-Cores mailing list hosted by the OpenPOWER Foundation - for discussing all matters related to HDL/Software implementation of OpenPOWER compliant CPU cores, SoCs, FPGAs etc.
  • OpenPOWER “Virtual Coffee” Calls hosted by OpenPOWER Foundation - weekly informal "virtual coffee" teleconference calls for users, developers, and those otherwise interested in OpenPOWER. Please be aware of the time-zone (bottom left) if looking at the Google web calendar.
  • Talospace community user blog - news and other posts about Power and Raptor or IBM hardware
  • The Cat Fox Life community user blog - news and other posts about OpenPOWER/PowerPC


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