High Performance Computing Systems
The HPCI makes a variety of HPC compute and storage systems available. We firmly believe that there is no single "best system" for all possible applications, and strive to keep a portfolio of systems that meet users varying needs.
Some of the systems below are available for general purpose use, while others are dedicated to particular research groups.
HPCI Clusters
Saguaro
Saguaro is the centerpiece of Arizona State University's High Performance Computing Initiative. This machine has 2200 processing cores available for parallel computing. Saguaro is composed of 220 dual quadcore Intel Xeon EM64T nodes each with 16 gigabytes of ram, and manufactured by Dell. Each node communicates via Cisco Infiniband high speed interconnects and gigabit copper. The cluster also has a partition for running large numbers of serial jobs comprised of 185 nodes with dual Xeon MP 64bit processors.
| Research Group | High Performance Computing Initiative |
|---|---|
| Department | Fulton School |
| Primary Applications | Various |
| Number of Processor Cores | 4560 |
| Processor Architecture/Speed | Intel Xeon |
| Interconnect | InfiniBand |
| Memory | 10240 GB (Total) |
| Storage | 215 TB |
| OS | CentOS 5.3/Linux |
| Sys Admin Contact | HPCI Staff |
| Information | Online Status |
Hadoop Cloud
100 processors were setup to run Hadoop for our cloud computing course.
| Research Group | High Performance Computing Initiative |
|---|---|
| Department | Fulton School |
| Primary Applications | Cloud Computing |
| Number of Processor Cores | 100 |
| Processor Architecture/Speed | Intel Xeon |
| Interconnect | GigE |
| Memory | 100GB (Total) |
| Storage | 1.25TB |
| OS | CentOS 5.2/Linux |
| Sys Admin Contact | Nathan Kerr |
Matinee
Matinee is an 80 processor Dell EM64T cluster with Infiniband, similar to EFD and Saguaro. This cluster serves as the back end for ASU's unique visualization and decision making facility, Decision Theater, and is part of the collaboration between the HPCI and Decision Theater. The Decision Theater cluster is tied to the main HPCI lab through the campus grid network and provides computational power and database functions for visualizations which are linked directly to the 360 degree "drum" viewing/ conferencing room. The Theater's "drum" consists of 7 seven-foot screens and 7 IMAX-quality projectors capable of stereo and 3D projection. Get more at http://www.decisiontheater.org/.
| Research Group | Decision Theater |
| Department | Fulton School |
| Primary Applications | Rendering, Cloud modeling |
| Number of Processors | 82 |
| Processor Architecture/Speed | 3.2 GHz Xeon EM64T |
| Interconnect | Infiniband |
| Memory | 328 GB |
| Storage | 1.7 TB |
| OS | Platform Rocks 3.3.0/Linux |
| Sys Admin Contact | HPCI Staff |
| URL | http://www.decisiontheater.org |
| Information | Online Status |
Visualization
In addition to the resources of the Decision Theater, the HPCI maintains a small visualization system in the main lab, an SGI Reality Center 3300W (thanks to the US Air Force and Silicon Graphics). This system is available to Fulton students and faculty.
HPCI Satellite Clusters
EDS
| Research Group | Dreams |
| Department | E.T.S. |
| Primary Applications | Knowledge |
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Flexweb
| Research Group | Michael Thorpe |
| Department | Center for Biological Physics |
| Primary Applications | Web portal to flexibility anaylsis online |
| Number of Processors | 24 |
| Processor Architecture/Speed | 3.2Ghz Xeon |
| Interconnect | Gigabit |
| Memory | 2Gig/node |
| Storage | 1.8TB (RAID5) |
| OS | OSCAR - Centos 4.2 |
| Sys Admin Contact | Brandon Hespenheide |
| URL | http://flexweb.asu.edu |
Porous
| Research Group | Michael Treacy/Micheal Thorpe |
| Department | Physics and Astronomy |
| Primary Applications | Hypothetical zeolite construction / biomolecular flexibility calculations |
| Number of Processors | 96 |
| Processor Architecture/Speed | 2.66GHz Xeon |
| Interconnect | Gigabit |
| Memory | 1Gig/node |
| Storage | 150GB |
| OS | Red Hat 9 |
| Sys Admin Contact | Brandon Hespenheide |
| Information | Online Status |
In addition to the systems mentioned above, a number of other clusters exist on the ASU campus, many managed by the HPCI.
