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Supercomputing in Flanders
Tom Kuppens          Ghent University
May 8th 2012
2008        2009           2010            2011            2012               2013
 Preparatory program (2,4 M€)

                       Hercules + FFEU (2,1 M€ + 5,2 M€)

                                                FFEU (5 M€)

                                       500 k€
                                        Staff           Operations
                                                         (1,5 M€)
                                                                     Perpetual funding (?)
                                                                        ( 2012 – 2016)

                   Contributions from universities (cofinancing)
#HPCecosystem


                x10




                      x10
#tier-1
Vermogen (kW)           230
Nodes                   528
Cores                   8448
Vendor                   HP
Type CPU        Intel Sandy Bridge
Clock (GHz)              2,6
Network         Infiniband 2x FDR
Topology           Fat Tree 1/2
Memory/core             4GB
Comments                Gen8
• We support researchers by providing a stable and state of the art high
  performance computing environment.
• We are in direct contact with the researchers, to support and implement
  their computational needs.
• We are a driving force behind research projects, by sharing expert
  knowledge on parallelization of scientific experiments and optimizing
  existing software packages.
• We are a strategic partner of the Flemish Supercomputer Centre (VSC), a
  collaboration effort between the Flemish universities, and strive to develop
  partnerships with international research institutes.
                                                                   EMPOWERING RESEARCHERS




                www.ugent.be/hpc                                        @HPCUGent
#Cluster1       #Cluster2    #Cluster3        #Cluster4             #Cluster5            #Cluster6
Vermogen (kW)            85              20           45               27                    10                   20
Nodes                   194              56           168              34                    16                   64
Cores                  1552              448        1344              1088                  192                  1024
Vendor                  IBM             IBM          IBM              DELL                  DELL                  HP
Type CPU            Intel Xeon      Intel Xeon   Intel Xeon   AMD Magny-Cours      Intel Westmere-EP     Intel Sandy Bridge
Clock (GHz)              2,5            2,26         2,26              2,4                  3,06                  2,6
Network          Infiniband DDR      ethernet     ethernet    Infiniband 2x QDR     Infiniband 2x QDR          ethernet
Topology        Full non blocking         -            -       Full non blocking     Full non blocking             -
Memory/core             2GB             2GB          2GB              2GB                   8GB                  2GB
Comments              blades          Blades        IDPX                                  ScaleMP                Gen8

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Hp city extern

  • 1. Supercomputing in Flanders Tom Kuppens Ghent University May 8th 2012
  • 2. 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Preparatory program (2,4 M€) Hercules + FFEU (2,1 M€ + 5,2 M€) FFEU (5 M€) 500 k€ Staff Operations (1,5 M€) Perpetual funding (?) ( 2012 – 2016) Contributions from universities (cofinancing)
  • 3.
  • 4. #HPCecosystem x10 x10
  • 5.
  • 6. #tier-1 Vermogen (kW) 230 Nodes 528 Cores 8448 Vendor HP Type CPU Intel Sandy Bridge Clock (GHz) 2,6 Network Infiniband 2x FDR Topology Fat Tree 1/2 Memory/core 4GB Comments Gen8
  • 7.
  • 8. • We support researchers by providing a stable and state of the art high performance computing environment. • We are in direct contact with the researchers, to support and implement their computational needs. • We are a driving force behind research projects, by sharing expert knowledge on parallelization of scientific experiments and optimizing existing software packages. • We are a strategic partner of the Flemish Supercomputer Centre (VSC), a collaboration effort between the Flemish universities, and strive to develop partnerships with international research institutes. EMPOWERING RESEARCHERS www.ugent.be/hpc @HPCUGent
  • 9. #Cluster1 #Cluster2 #Cluster3 #Cluster4 #Cluster5 #Cluster6 Vermogen (kW) 85 20 45 27 10 20 Nodes 194 56 168 34 16 64 Cores 1552 448 1344 1088 192 1024 Vendor IBM IBM IBM DELL DELL HP Type CPU Intel Xeon Intel Xeon Intel Xeon AMD Magny-Cours Intel Westmere-EP Intel Sandy Bridge Clock (GHz) 2,5 2,26 2,26 2,4 3,06 2,6 Network Infiniband DDR ethernet ethernet Infiniband 2x QDR Infiniband 2x QDR ethernet Topology Full non blocking - - Full non blocking Full non blocking - Memory/core 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 8GB 2GB Comments blades Blades IDPX ScaleMP Gen8