A government-linked technology entity in the Gulf required a sovereign AI training cluster — on-premise, under national control, no dependency on hyperscaler GPU cloud. Haink supplied 8× NVIDIA DGX H100 systems with InfiniBand fabric under applicable export licences, delivered and commissioned in ten weeks.
| Component | Specification |
|---|---|
| GPU | 8× NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80 GB HBM3 — NVLink 4.0 all-to-all within node |
| NVLink bandwidth | 900 GB/s bisection — all 8 GPUs fully connected within chassis |
| FP8 performance (per node) | ~640 TFLOPS FP8 sparse · 320 TFLOPS FP16 |
| CPU | 2× Intel Xeon Platinum 8480C, 60-core / 120-thread |
| System RAM | 2 TB DDR5-4800 ECC RDIMM |
| NVMe storage | 4× 3.84 TB NVMe SSD (OS + checkpoint cache) |
| Inter-node fabric | NVIDIA QM9700 InfiniBand HDR100 — 8× 200 Gb/s per node |
| Cluster bisection bandwidth | Non-blocking fat-tree, 1.6 Tb/s all-to-all across 8 nodes |
| Shared storage | 100 TB NVMe all-flash, GPFS/Lustre target via 200GbE |
| Power per node | 10.2 kW typical, 11.2 kW peak (IEC 60309 60A, 3-phase) |
NVIDIA H100 is subject to US Export Administration Regulations (ECCN 3A090). Haink completed the full compliance process prior to shipment.
End-user entity screened against the Bureau of Industry and Security Denied Parties List prior to order acceptance. Cleared.
End-user and all beneficial owners screened against OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list. Cleared.
Signed end-user statement confirming: intended use (AI model training), no re-export to restricted destinations, no military end-use.
Electronic Export Information (EEI) filed via AES. Commercial invoice, packing list, and ECCN classification provided to freight forwarder for customs. Records retained 7 years per EAR 15 CFR § 762.
All hardware supplied under applicable export regulations in effect at date of shipment. Haink retains all export documentation on file per EAR record-keeping requirements.
Gulf states have made national AI sovereignty a strategic priority. The UAE's AI Strategy 2031 and Saudi Arabia's National Data and AI Authority (NDAIA) have both committed to on-premise sovereign AI compute. These programmes require hardware under national control — not cloud API access. Haink's supply capability for GPU clusters, combined with established export documentation capability for Gulf government entities, positions us as a natural supplier for this growing category of demand.
Complete cluster hardware under one PO — DGX nodes, InfiniBand fabric, shared storage, and management infrastructure.
| Item | Model / Specification | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| GPU cluster nodes | NVIDIA DGX H100 — 8× H100 SXM5 80 GB per node | 8 |
| InfiniBand spine switch | NVIDIA QM9700 — 64-port HDR100 (200 Gb/s per port) | 2 |
| InfiniBand leaf switch | NVIDIA QM9700 — fat-tree leaf tier | 4 |
| Shared AI storage | All-flash NVMe array, 100 TB usable, NVMe-oF 200GbE | 2 |
| Management servers | 1U management node, Xeon, 256 GB RAM — cluster orchestration + IPMI | 2 |
| Out-of-band switch | 1G management fabric for BMC/IPMI plane | 1 |
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Haink supplies DGX H100, H200, and Blackwell systems with complete export licensing documentation for Gulf government and government-linked entities.