High-Performance Computing (Oscar)
Research computing cluster featuring more than 300 multi-core nodes, GPU nodes, and a high-performance parallel filesystem
Oscar Specifications
Compute Notes | 334 |
GPU Nodes | 23 |
Login Nodes | 2 |
Large-Memory Nodes (>512 GB) | 6 |
Total CPU Cores | 8740 |
Total GPUs | 95 |
Total Storage (GPFS Filesystem) | 1.7 PB |
OS | RedHat EL 7.3 (Linux) |
Job Scheduler | Slurm Workload Manager |
A large collection of software is available on Oscar, and CCV staff can help acquire and install most applications upon request.
Some Popular Software Packages Available on Oscar
- MATLAB
- R
- Python
- CUDA
- Perl
- Julia
- TensorFlow
- Blender
- Paraview
Terms of Service
Access and User Accounts - User accounts are controlled via central authentication and directories on HPC are only deleted on the request of the user, PI, or departmental chair.
Denial of Access - Authorized users must comply with the Brown University Acceptable Use Policy and the Computing Passwords Policy. Please refer to the full list of policies at Computing Policies.
Storage
- Home Directories: All HPC accounts have a 20GB home directory. All home directories are backed up on a nightly basis. Requests for data restores can be made by contacting support@ccv.brown.edu.
- Scratch Disk: CCV maintains a scratch pool shared by all HPC users. This storage is intended for temporary files. It is not backed up and old files are purged regularly.
- RDATA: All HPC environments have access to RDATA GPFS disk storage. All faculty have a base allocation of 1TB without charge (across any combination of CIS/CCV storage platforms), as well as grant allocated storage and purchased storage as described at CCV Rates. RDATA storage is backed up nightly.
Maintenance Schedule
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Nondisruptive Maintenance (may occur at any time, no notification provided) - nondisruptive work, including software changes, maintenance and testing
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Monthly Scheduled Maintenance (first Tuesday of the month, 8:00 am - 12:00 noon, no notification provided) - no downtime expected, but there may be limited degradation of performance
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Unscheduled Maintenance - (occurs very rarely, 4 week prior notification provided) - CCV tries to avoid whenever possible; maximum 1 day downtime
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Major Upgrade Maintenance - (occurs annually, 4 week prior notification provided) - service may be brought down for 3-5 days
Unplanned Outages
- During Business Hours:
- Send email to support@ccv.brown.edu. A ticket will get created and CCV staff will attempt to address the issue as soon as possible.
- During Non-Business Hours:
- Send email to support@ccv.brown.edu.
- Call CIS Operations Center at (401) 863-7562. A ticket will get created and CCV staff will be contacted to address the issue.