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HPC updates and training courses

GPU, hardware, hpc
IMPORTANT 1 – RUNNING CODE ON THE HEAD NODE We have noticed an increasing number of people running software or installing software\libraries directly on the head node.  Please do not do this.  The head node is a small, virtual machine…
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Series – ada:100 tranche 2

GPU, hardware, hpc
21 brand new DELL C6620 servers, ready for power and networking.  Each server has two 24 core Xeon Gold 6442 processors with 384GB of RAM. And to top it all off, a DELL R760XA with four L40S GPU cards. …
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UCT HPC cluster updates

GPU, hardware, hpc
IMPORTANT – SOFTWARE INSTALLS   We have noticed an increasing number of people installing software\libraries directly via the head node.  Please do not do this.  Many of these installs require a large amount of RAM or induce heavy load on the…
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Cluster updates

hardware, storage
Accounts and acknowledgements If you no longer require your UCT HPC account, or if you have recently submitted a thesis or paper acknowledging usage of the cluster, please let us know. Core reservations When requesting resources please do not oversubscribe …
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The return of Hex

hardware, hpc
Our new cluster is now live. The head node is hex.uct.ac.za, for those that remember our rollout of Dell C6145’s in 2013. At present the cluster consists of 16 C6620 nodes with 48 cores and 384GB of RAM each. …
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New HPC racks

GPU, hardware, hpc
Over the past few days the HPC and networks team relocated 3 racks worth of servers to a new location in the upper campus data center. This will free up space for the continuation of the refurbishment project. The end…
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New GPU server

GPU, hardware, hpc
We have added another GPU server to our a100 partition. This server was purchased with funding from several groups as well as ICTS and additional resources will be dedicated to the shared a100free account. The server contains four a100-80GB cards…
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Cluster migration

hardware, hpc
The HPC cluster has been moved to the new upper campus data centre. The new data centre provides more electrical power and cooling and also has a new UPS and generators in order to better withstand load shedding. In addition…
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Data Centre migration

hardware, hpc
Dear colleagues,  As part of the process of ongoing improvement, ICTS will be migrating the High-Performance Computing cluster from its current location to the new data centre. This will result in some downtime for the cluster. How does this affect…
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