Informatikdienste / IT-Services 30.1.06 :: Andreas Dudler Beowulf Status

30.1.06 :: Andreas Dudler

Informatikdienste / IT-Services

Beowulf Status

30.1.06 :: Andreas Dudler, Informatikdienste

Informatikdienste :: Beowulf Status

Ownership Hreidar January 2006

Hreidar• 89 nodes Prof. M. Troyer• 32 nodes Prof. R. Aebersold • 16 nodes Prof. J. Stelling• 7 nodes Prof. H. Oettinger• 32 nodes: ID central part

Total of 176 nodes (352 processors)



Ownership Gonzales January 2006

Gonzales (up an running since April 2005)• 38 nodes Prof. R. Hiptmair• 12 nodes D-INFK (Prof. Koumoutsakos)• 16 nodes Prof. S. Lilly• 16 nodes Prof. M. Troyer• 16 nodes Prof. M. Carollo• 62 nodes central IDIn installation:• 96 nodes Prof. Tackley• 32 nodes central IDTotal of 288 nodes (576 processors)



Gonzales and Hreidar : Facts January 2006

Processors• 464 nodes (928 processors)• Total cost: 3.3 Mio CHF• 90% overall usage• Additional +/- 200 nodes in 2006Facility Management• Power and heat are the biggest challenges Operations• Mixed model of “owned” and central part works pretty good• We would like to keep operations as flexible as possibleSuccess Story • Do we want to publish our results and experiences



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Informatikdienste / IT-Services 30.1.06 :: Andreas Dudler Beowulf Status