University of Huddersfield

STFC iDataPlex Cluster

The IBM iDataPlex Cluster sid.dl.ac.uk comprises a double width compute rack containing 40x nodes. Each node contains 2x six core 2.67GHz Intel Westmere X56 processors with 24GB of memory and 250GB local SATA disk. Two of them have 2x attached nVidia Tesla GPU cards. The nodes are connected by a high performance QLogic Infiniband QDR network switch.

This iDataPlex cluster was purchased from OCF in early 2011 and is partly supported by them as a partner cloud service with users from OCF, Daresbury and Huddersfield. OCF manage the commercial part of this service which is called enCore.

User Registration

To register to use the system please complete the on-line registration form here. You will be notified when your account has been set up, then follow the steps below to access the system.

Access

To set your password for ssh login you will need a valid e-Science certificate in your browser. Then go to the following Web page: https://request.dl.ac.uk/passwords . You can also re-set your password this way or create a new one if you forget it. Some additional information is provided here http://request.dl.ac.uk/doc/passwords.live (note some of this information is relevant for Daresbury only). If you experience any problems, please submit an e-mail to the RT helpdesk system via <hud-id AT request DOT dl DOT ac DOT uk> .

To use the iDataPlex cluster, first log into qgg.hud.ac.uk (the gateway machine) and then log onto the head node sid.dl.ac.uk. Most users will be able to use ssh. We are investigating other access methods, e.g. using Grid middleware or a Web portal.

System Architecture and Software

For more details, follow this link.

Using the iDataPlex System

This link explains how to use the iDataPlex system.

There is also a separate page of notes for developers.

Other Systems

Events

Links to other Web sites explain how to use the Queensgate Campus Grid.

Huddersfield (last edited 2012-02-15 09:41:01 by RobAllan)

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