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Sun Constellation Linux Cluster
by Doctor Inferno on Sat 19 Apr 2008, 12:49 pm
Sun Constellation Linux Cluster - Currently The World's 2nd Fastest Computer! - Supercomputer
System Name: Ranger
Host Name: ranger.tacc.utexas.edu
IP Address: 129.114.50.163
Operating System: Linux
Number of Nodes: 3,936
Number of Processing Cores: 62,976
Total Memory: 123TB
Peak Performance: 504TFlops (OMG!
)
Total Disk: 1.73PB (shared) . . . 31.4TB (local)
Description:
“Ranger” is the largest computing system in the world for open science research. As the first of the new NSF Track2 HPC acquisitions, this system provides unprecedented computational capabilities to the national research community and ushers in the petascale science era. Ranger will enable breakthrough science that has never before been possible, and will provide groundbreaking opportunities in computational science & technology research – from parallel algorithms to fault tolerance, from scalable visualization to nextgeneration programming languages.
Ranger went into production on February 4, 2008 using Linux (based on a CentOS distribution). The system components are connected via a full-CLOS InfiniBand interconnect. Eighty-two compute racks house the quad-socket compute infrastructure, with additional racks housing login, I/O, and general management hardware. Compute nodes are provisioned using local storage. Global, high-speed file systems will be provided, using the Lustre file system, running across 72 I/O servers. Users will interact with the system via four dedicated login servers, and a suite of eight high-speed data servers. Resource management for job scheduling will be provided with Sun Grid Engine (SGE).
Any researcher at a U.S. institution can submit a proposal to request an allocation of cycles on the system. The request must describe the research, justify the need for such a powerful system to achieve new scientific discoveries, and demonstrate that the proposer's team has the expertise to utilize the resource effectively.
· 90% of the system is dedicated to the TeraGrid (http://www.teragrid.org)
· 5% of the system is allocable to Texas higher education institutions
· 5% of the system is allocable to industry through TACC’s Science & Technology Affiliates for Research (STAR) Program
For more information about using Ranger, see the Ranger User Guide.
System Name: Ranger
Host Name: ranger.tacc.utexas.edu
IP Address: 129.114.50.163
Operating System: Linux
Number of Nodes: 3,936
Number of Processing Cores: 62,976
Total Memory: 123TB
Peak Performance: 504TFlops (OMG!
)Total Disk: 1.73PB (shared) . . . 31.4TB (local)
Description:
“Ranger” is the largest computing system in the world for open science research. As the first of the new NSF Track2 HPC acquisitions, this system provides unprecedented computational capabilities to the national research community and ushers in the petascale science era. Ranger will enable breakthrough science that has never before been possible, and will provide groundbreaking opportunities in computational science & technology research – from parallel algorithms to fault tolerance, from scalable visualization to nextgeneration programming languages.
Ranger went into production on February 4, 2008 using Linux (based on a CentOS distribution). The system components are connected via a full-CLOS InfiniBand interconnect. Eighty-two compute racks house the quad-socket compute infrastructure, with additional racks housing login, I/O, and general management hardware. Compute nodes are provisioned using local storage. Global, high-speed file systems will be provided, using the Lustre file system, running across 72 I/O servers. Users will interact with the system via four dedicated login servers, and a suite of eight high-speed data servers. Resource management for job scheduling will be provided with Sun Grid Engine (SGE).
Any researcher at a U.S. institution can submit a proposal to request an allocation of cycles on the system. The request must describe the research, justify the need for such a powerful system to achieve new scientific discoveries, and demonstrate that the proposer's team has the expertise to utilize the resource effectively.
· 90% of the system is dedicated to the TeraGrid (http://www.teragrid.org)
· 5% of the system is allocable to Texas higher education institutions
· 5% of the system is allocable to industry through TACC’s Science & Technology Affiliates for Research (STAR) Program
For more information about using Ranger, see the Ranger User Guide.
(Ethical)Last edited by Doctor Inferno on Wed 11 Jun 2008, 2:41 pm; edited 1 time in total
Re: Sun Constellation Linux Cluster
by Agent Cosmic on Sun 20 Apr 2008, 12:48 pm
Superb!
Someone who stands out from the rest do what is expected of them, and a little bit more.
Re: Sun Constellation Linux Cluster
by TeReX on Mon 21 Apr 2008, 12:50 pm
wow... i am already drooling... 
