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 | 56 | 15,232 | 5,376 GB | 503.2 TB |
Specifications
Each of the nodes is a Dell PowerEdge C6320p, a high density, 2U rack server designed for High Performance Computing (HPC) environments.
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) | 272 |
| On-line CPU(s) list | 0-271 |
| Vendor ID | GenuineIntel |
| Model name | Intel(R) Xeon Phi(TM) CPU 7250 @ 1.40GHz |
| CPU family | 6 |
| Model | 87 |
| Thread(s) per core | 4 |
| Core(s) per socket | 68 |
| Socket(s) | 1 |
| Stepping | 1 |
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.