Beowulf Status

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Beowulf Status
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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)

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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 ID
• In installation
• 96 nodes Prof. Tackley
• 32 nodes central ID
• Total of 288 nodes (576 processors)

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Gonzales and Hreidar Facts January 2006

• Processors
• 464 nodes (928 processors)
• Total cost 3.3 Mio CHF
• 90 overall usage
• Additional /- 200 nodes in 2006
• Facility 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
  possible
• Success Story
• Do we want to publish our results and experiences

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Hreidar Usage
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Gonzales Usage