Information on Computational Sciences and
High Performance Computing within UNC

UNC CS/HPC Advisory Committee

Information and materials related to the UNC CS/HPC Advisory Commitee created in September 2005

Collaborative HPC Resources within the University of North Carolina

Subject to allocation limits and/or prior job scheduling by other users, these resources are available to and open for use by all members of the UNC/NCREN community. Please use the links at each resource to get information on how to use these resources.

• AVS Center at East Carolina University- CLOSING as of June 30, 2006
  • Announcement of AVS Center
  • User Application/Accounts
• SGI 350 at East Carolina University
  • Gaussian and Accelerys software available for 25% of cpu capacity for non-ECU users
  • Contact Lee Bartolotti for information and accounts
• IBM Power5 at North Carolina State University
  • Hardware Specifications (IBM Power5 only, but other use might be available)
  • Software
  • Accounts, Help and Contact Information
• SGI Origin 2400 (a.k.a. "Sonoma") at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — DECOMMISSIONED as of 5/31/2006
  • Hardware: SGI Origin 2400, 32 cpu with 32GB of real memory
  • Software on Sonoma
  • Current & Recent Loads on Sonoma
  • Getting an Account
  • Getting Started On Sonoma
  • This resource will be retired in May 2006
• SGI Altix at MCNC— to be DECOMMISSIONED as of 6/30/2006
  • Hardware and Software Specifications
  • Sign-up and Use of Services
  • Email Support System for SGI Altix

2004 UNC HPC RFP and Grant Information

UNC Computational Sciences & High Performance Computing News

• TOP500 Supercomputer Sites

UNC & N.C. Campus Sites for Computational Sciences & High Performance Computing

Online UNC Training and Reference Materials in Computational Sciences & High Performance Computing

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