Hardware Overview
The ACE HPC Cluster is designed for bioinformatics and data-intensive research. Below are its key components.
Compute Nodes
| Type | Quantity | Cores | Memory | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 13 | 208 | 416 GB | 193.2 TB |
Specifications
Each of the nodes is a Sun Delta Sun Oracle 300 -2190 Type A206 5600W AC Input Power Supply a high-wattage, PSU rack server designed for Oraclr/Sun Server amd storage systems.
CPU
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| CPU op-mode(s) | 32-bit, 64-bit |
| Address sizes | 46 bits physical, 48 bits virtual |
| Byte Order | Little Endian |
| CPU(s) | 16 |
| On-line CPU(s) list | 0-15 |
| Vendor ID | GenuineIntel |
| Model name | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 0 @ 2.70GHz |
| CPU family | 6 |
| Model | 45 |
| Thread(s) per core | 1 |
| Core(s) per socket | 8 |
| Socket(s) | 2 |
| Stepping | 7 |
Note: Plans are underway to upgrade the cluster that shall x10 the current capacity. Once this is completed, this documentation shall be updated too.
Interconnect
- 10 Gb/s NREN connection (RENU).
Login Nodes
- 1 login node, with 64 cores and 16 GB RAM.
Additional Details
- 200Mbps internet connection (RENU).
See Storage for file system details.