High Performance Computing

Hardware and Software

Currently in the High Performance Computing Center there is the following equipment:

A PC Cluster of 32 nodes. Their hardware configuration is as follows:

• PowerEdge 1850 (Master Node) 2 x 2.9Ghz
• PowerEdge 1850 (File Node)
• 32 PowerEdge SC1425 (2 x 2.8GHz Xeon + 2GB RAM + 1 x 40GB SATA)
• PowerVault 220S (14 x 146GB)
• 42U Rack
• Patch Cables
• SMC Tigerswitch 10/100/1000
• Extreme Networks

4 Power Mac G5 Their hardware configuration is as follows:

• 2 x PowerPC G5 @ 1.8GHz processors
• 256 MB of DDR PC3200 RAM
• nVidia GeForce FX 5200 Video Card
• Maxtor 80 GB Serial ATA Drive
• Pioneer DVD-RW Drive
• 20 in Apple Cinema Display
• Gigabit Ethernet connection

Software installed:

• Mac OS X (Panther)

Also accesible to students and researchers there are:

• 3 Toshiba A75-S2762 Laptops
• Mobile Intel Pentium IV 3.20 Ghz HT
• 512 MB DDR RAM
• 80 GB Hard Drive
• DVD-SuperMulti Drive
• Integrated 10/100 Ethernet LAN
• Intergrated Wireless LAN (802.11bg)
• ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP 64MB shrared Video Controller
• 2 Toshiba PORTEGE Tablet PC
• Intel Centrino Mobile Technology
• Windows XP Tablet Edition
• nVidia GeForce FX Go5200 Graphics w/32MB
• Integrated Wireless LAN (802.11b)
• Office XP
• 1 Toshiba Quosmio E15-AV101 Laptop
• Intel Pentium M 1.70 Ghz
• Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Adapter
• 80GB Hard Drive
• 512 MB DDR SDRAM
• DVD-RW drive
• Toshiba TV tuner
• nVidia 64MB GeForce FX Go 5200
• Windows XP Media Center Edition
• Office XP
• 1 Dell Latitude D800 Laptop
• Intel Pentium M 2.00 GHz Processor
• Windows XP
• nVidia GeForce FX Go5200 64 MB
• 512 MB DDR RAM
• Intel PRO Wireless LAN
• 80 GB Hard Drive
• Office XP

10 SGI Octane 2
Their hardware configuration is as follows:

• 600MHz/2MB cache R14000A
• V6 Graphics
• 18GB SCSI disk
• 1 GB of RAM
• IRIX 6.5 Advanced Workstation Enviroment
• Educare Developer Package
• 22” Flat Screen CRT