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A&S Research Cluster Hardware

The cluster currently has 6 generally available compute nodes.  There are an additional 9 compute nodes and 7 GPU nodes dedicated to specific departments and research groups.  The cluster is accessed and managed via login/admin nodes, with supporting storage and network infrastructure.

 

General Access Compute Nodes

  • 6 Nodes (240 cores)
  • Dell R640 Server, 2 physical CPUs per 1U chassis
  • Dual Intel Gold 6248 CPU @ 2.50GHz
  • 2 sockets/node x 20 cores/socket = 40 cores/node
  • 128 GB/node of 2900 MHz RAM
  • 480 GB local SSD
  • Linux OS (AlmaLinux 9)

 

Admin Node

  • Dell R640, 1U
  • Dual Intel Xeon 4210 @ 2.2GHz
  • 64 GB RAM
  • 2TB PCIe SSD
  • Linux OS (AlmaLinux 9)

 

Interconnect Fabric

  • Mellanox FDR10 Infiniband Fabric – max data rate 40Gb/sec
  • Dedicated 10Gb ethernet for internode communication

 

Storage/filesystem

  • Dell PowerVault ME4 series SAN – SSD/HDD hybrid
  • 10Gb iSCSI fabric
  • Online expandable capacity