▁networking ▁consists ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁Micro ▁switch ▁module . ▁The ▁first ▁live ▁demo ▁of ▁an ▁ 8 - way ▁prototype ▁system ▁based ▁on ▁P 5 0 4 0 Z MS ▁was ▁performed ▁at ▁Super comput ing ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁emer ging ▁techn ologies ▁display , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁live ▁demo ▁at ▁Ce BIT ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ 8 ▁Way ▁H PL ▁was ▁demonstrated ▁at ▁Ce BIT , ▁hence ▁named ▁' Lin Pack - in - a - sh o eb ox '. ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁team ▁finished ▁the ▁production ▁ready ▁version ▁that ▁contains ▁ 6 4 ▁T 4 2 4 0 Z MS ▁servers , ▁two ▁ 1 0 / 4 0 ▁G b E ▁switch es , ▁storage , ▁power ▁and ▁cool ing ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 U ▁ra ck ▁unit . ▁The ▁picture ▁on ▁lowest ▁right ▁shows ▁the ▁ 3 2 - way ▁car rier ▁( half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 U ▁ra ck ▁unit ) ▁populated ▁with ▁ 2 4 ▁T 4 2 4 0 Z MS ▁servers , ▁ 8 ▁F P GA ▁bo ards , ▁switch , ▁storage ▁power ▁and ▁cool ing . ▁ ▁This ▁technology ▁increases ▁density ▁ 2 0 - fold ▁compared ▁to ▁tradition ally ▁pack aged ▁data center ▁technology ▁while ▁deliver ing ▁same ▁aggregate ▁performance . ▁This ▁is ▁achieved ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁top - down ▁design , ▁minim izing ▁component ▁count , ▁using ▁an ▁So C ▁instead ▁of