Computer Cluster

Resources

The research performed by the group involves laboratory and in-situ experiments carried out with state of the art seismic acquisition equipment.  Data is analyzed and visualized with sophisticated processing software and numerical models are often generated for enhanced interpretation and understanding of the relevant physical processes.  Below are listed some of the resources of the research group.  Click on the links for more information.

Rock Deformation Equipment Table Mounted Testing Equipment High Precision, High Pressure Syringe Pumps Acoustic Emission Sensors and Preamplifiers High Speed Data Acquisition Systems Seismic Processing Software Numerical Modelling Software Computer Cluster Computer Cluster

Keywords

  • Dell 256 Core Cluster

Computer Cluster

Specific details of the parallel computer cluster include:

  • Total of 64 nodes (allowing 256 processing threads)
  • Each node has:
  • Two processors (Xeon 2.66GHz Woodcrest) with dual core
  • 36Gb 15K RPM SCSI harddisk
  • Dual Gb Ethernet
  • 4Gb RAM (48 nodes) and 8Gb RAM (16 nodes)
  • 18.9 Tb of hard disk storage
  • 2 Master nodes (one Linux, one Windows Cluster OS), allowing the
  • supercomputer to run in one or both operating system configurations.