Good news for researchers in the Faculty of Science! Charl Möller recently joined the IT team as a senior systemsadministrator for the HPC and Linux environment. Charl will be providing support for the HPC (High performance Cluster) and the Linux environment within the Faculty of Science.
This service will be extended to the rest of campus at a later stage.
“High Performance Computing most generally refers to the practice of aggregating computing power in a way that delivers much higher performance than one could get out of a typical desktop computer or workstation in order to solve large problems in science, engineering, or business.” [SOURCE: http://insidehpc.com/hpc-basic-training/what-is-hpc/]
HPC is currently being used by researchers from the departments of Chemistry, Engineering (Civil, Process, E&E, Mechanical and Industrial), Wine Bio Technology, Genetics and Agri Sciences to sift through terabytes of genetic data. Other researchers use HPC to simulate the load capacity of roads and tar, whilst others modulate the interaction between atoms and chemical reactions.
This service is available to any researcher on campus, provided that it is used for research and non-commercial purposes. In total it consists of 992 CPU’s and 2048GB of memory and can handle workloads varying from hundreds of small tasks running parallel to large, single tasks processed by a few machines.
For more information on HPC at Stellenbosch University, browse to www.sun.ac.za/hpc.
If you need Linux support, contact the IT service centre at x4367 or help@sun.ac.za.
Goeie nuus vir navorsers in Natuurwetenskappe! Charl Möller het onlangs by die IT span aangesluit as ‘n Senior Stelseladministrateur vir die HPC en Linux omgewing. Charl sal ondersteuning bied aan die HPC (High performance Cluster) en die Linux-omgewings binne die Fakulteit Natuurwetenskappe.
Hierdie diens sal ook later uitgebrei word na die res van kampus.
“High Performance Computing” verwys na die bestuur van rekenaarkrag op so `n wyse dat dit `n veel beter resultate en uitsette lewer vir die gebruik in probleemoplossing in wetenskap, ingenieurswese en besigheid, as die standaard tafelrekenaar of werkstasie. [SOURCE: http://insidehpc.com/hpc-basic-training/what-is-hpc/]
Die HPC word tans gebruik deur navorsers van onder andere Chemie, Ingenieurswese (Siviel, Proses, E&E, Meganies en Bedryf), Instituut vir Wynbiotegnologie, Genetika en Agriwetenskappe om deur terabytes se genetiese data te sif. Ander navorsers gebruik dit om simulasies van paaie en teer se krag en lading te doen en ander modeleer weer die interaksies tussen atome in chemiese reaksies.
Die diens is beskikbaar vir enige navorser op kampus om te gebruik, mits die gebruik vir navorsingsdoeleindes is (nie-kommersiëel) en beskik oor gesamentlik 992 CPU’s en 2048GB geheue. Die werksladings wat hanteer kan word wissel van honderde klein take wat in parallel loop, tot enkele groot take waaraan ‘n paar masjiene saam werk.
Vir meer inligting oor die HPC by Stellenbosch Universiteit, gaan na die webtuiste www.sun.ac.za/hpc
Vir Linux-ondersteuning te kry kontak die hulplyn by x4367 of stuur ‘n e-pos aan help@sun.ac.za.
