New HPC cluster
It’s been a while since the HPC cluster has had a major update. Over the last few weeks we’ve been planning and constructing a new test environment. One of the major issues on the horizon is the impending demise of…
June 2022 downtime
The UCTHPC cluster will be down on the weekend of the 25th\26th of June for scheduled network maintenance. We will place the cluster in draining mode on Friday the 24th of June at 17:00 at which point new jobs may…
Openfoam and Singularity
Singularity is a container technology that allows users and administrators to build complex software stacks inside a single file for execution. This has several benefits which include the ability to choose an operating system of their choice as well as…
UCT HPC update Nov 2021
Please let us know if you no longer require your HPC account or if you have acknowledged the use of the UCTHPC cluster in any publications recently. We rely on acknowledgements in order to motivate for new equipment. Processes on…
New interactive script
We have provided an updated wrapper script to start interactive jobs: sintx. Note that this does not replace the standard wrapper script, sint, which still remains available. We have simplified how the new script works by making the parameters optional.…
UCTHPC status
The cluster will remain operational throughout the lock down with the support staff working from home. We are able to respond to emails, create accounts and install software.…
HPC 2020 update
TL;DR; – The cluster head node operating system, firmware and storage system have all been patched\upgraded. – The wall time for ada has been increased from 72 to 170 hours – Matlab is now available on the cluster Cluster…
February cluster update
Please let us know if you no longer require your HPC account or if you have acknowledged usage of the cluster in any publications recently. If you still have an account on the old cluster (hex) you need to request…
HPC changes for 2020
Hex cluster decommissioning: The old UCT cluster (hex.uct.ac.za) is being shut down in January 2020. If you no longer require access please can you let us know if you acknowledged usage of the cluster in your research. If you still…
A decade of UCT HPC
This month marks 10 years since we started providing HPC services to UCT. The landscape has changed considerably since then, we no longer have to rely on “hand me down” servers and cobbled together file services. Our new cluster …