Cluster list
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Overview
General description
Depending on the hardware equipment and the age of a cluster there is always a set of typical applications that fit the cluster capabilities. The idea is to run any calculation on a cluster that just fits the job requirements; running it on less capable cluster would slow down the calculation or prevent running it at all, starting a low-demanding job on highly equippped cluster would waste the resources and prevent running jobs that require such equipment.
Cluster survey
| Name | Year of construction | Memory size [GB] / core | Disk (scratch) size [GB] | Usage | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cobalt | (?) 2003 | 1 | 120 | simple calculations, student tests, teaching | public |
| argon | 2005 | 2 | 160 | single-processor calculations with lower requirements | public |
| krypton | 2005 | 1 - 2 | 160 | single-processor calculations with lower requirements | public |
| radon | 2005 | 2 - 4 | 320 | single-processor calculations with average requirements | public |
| palladium | 2004 - 2005 | 3 - 6 | 240 - 600 | older cluster for memory and/or disk space demanding calculations | public |
| iridium | 2006 - 2008 | 2 | 320 - 1000 | general use | restricted |
| helium | 2006 - 2008 | 2 | 250 - 320 | parallel molecular dynamics calculations | restricted |
| francium | 2007 | 4 | 640 | parallel molecular dynamics calculations with infiniband | restricted |
| lithium | 2006 - 2008 | 4 - 16 | 1600 - 6000 | highly demanding parallel and/or single-processor calculations with large memory and disk space requirements | restricted |
| uranium | 2008 | 2 | 1500 | general use | public |
| barium | 2007 - 2008 | 1 - 2 | 320 - 1500 | mostly parallel molecular dynamics calculations | restricted |
| thallium | 2007 - 2008 | 1 - 2 | 1500 | general use | restricted |
Clusters
The following text provides detailed information about clusters and nodes. Tables show resources available for calculations, which are usually smaller than total resources mentioned in the general overview above; some of the total node memory (RAM) must always remain reserved for operating system tasks.
cobalt
- Total nodes: 40
- Total cores: 40
- Queuing system: DQS
| Nodes | # of nodes | Queue | CPU | Cores/node | RAM/core | Scratch/node |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c01 - c40 | 40 | c01_a - c40_a | Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz | 1 | 800 MB | 120 GB |
argon
- Total nodes: 44
- Total cores: 44
- Queuing system: SGE
| Nodes | # of nodes | Queue | CPU | Cores/node | RAM/core | Scratch/node |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a01 - a44 | 44 | aq | Intel Pentium 4 3.40 GHz | 1 | 1.8 GB | 160 GB |
krypton
- Total nodes:
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- Queuing system: SGE
| Nodes | # of nodes | Queue | CPU | Cores/node | RAM/core | Scratch/node |
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radon
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- Queuing system: SGE
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palladium
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- Queuing system: SGE
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iridium
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- Queuing system: SGE
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helium
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- Queuing system: SGE
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francium
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- Queuing system: SGE
| Nodes | # of nodes | Queue | CPU | Cores/node | RAM/core | Scratch/node |
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lithium
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- Queuing system: SGE
| Nodes | # of nodes | Queue | CPU | Cores/node | RAM/core | Scratch/node |
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uranium
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- Queuing system: SGE
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barium
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- Queuing system: SGE
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thallium
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- Queuing system: SGE
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