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DANSE resource – octopod – Technical Summary

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Status:

Dedicated/Restricted

The octopod Sun Fire X4600M2 provides computing capabilities and an environment specifically configured to meet the needs of applications from Caltech’s DANSE VNF lab, simulating neutron scattering experiments.

System Guide/Getting Started

1. How to Get An Account

CACR Account Request Forms (must be DANSE Project Affiliate)

2.  How to Access the Machine

ssh -l username octopod.danse.us

NOTE: password entry into the Sun Fire X4600 is not allowed, but rather access is permitted via ssh public keys. SSH Public key generation instructions.

3.  System Configuration Information / Technical Summary

The octopod Sun Fire X4600M2 provides computing capabilities and an environment specifically configured to meet the needs of applications from Caltech’s DANSE VNF lab, simulating neutron scattering experiments. The configuration, integrated by Sun Microsystems and CACR’s technical support team, consists of 8 AMD Opteron 8356 quad core processors, 2.3GHz, with 64 GB main memory.

Technical Summary:

Architecture
  • Opteron Linux Server
Memory
  • 64 GB DDR2-667 main memory
Processors
  • 8 quad core AMD Opteron 8356, 2.3 GHz
  • 1 MB Level 2 cache per core
Network Interconnect
  • 2x PCI-x, 6xPCI-E
  • Gigabit Ethernet
Disk
  • 400 GB SAS home dirs
Operating System
  • Red Hat Linux
Compilers
  • GNU,  g95
MPI
  • MPICH

4. Communicating with other users/staff

  • User community email:danse-vnf*at*cacr.caltech.edu
  • User support email:
5. Policies

All users are expected to adhere to the CACR Computing Policies.