What is TACC?
Texas Advanced Computing Center provides:
- High performance computing systems- large clusters, capable of running highly parallel computation and advanced visualization.
- Large data storage and data archival capabilities.
- Software packages already installed on the clusters.
Cluster Systems
LONESTAR:
- 1906 nodes (computers)
- 22,656 cores (processors)
- USE: For running large, parallel computation jobs.
STAMPEDE:
- 6400 nodes (computers)
- 102,400 cores (processors)
- USE: For running large, parallel computation jobs
Data Storage Systems
CORRAL:
- Replicated storage
- 6 Petabytes of storage
- Accessible on lonestar and stampede systems
- $250 per terabyte (First 5 terabytes free for UT users)
- USE: Backup data, analysis results.
RANCH:
- Tape storage
- ------- of storage
- Immediate access can be difficult.
- USE: Long term archival of data