Centralised Computing Facility
A high performance computing cluster “Bhaskara1” has been established as a centralised computational facility to meet the simulation needs of the projects being handled by the scientists. The cluster comprises of 1 Head Node, 10 compute Nodes and 1 Storage Node. The hardware is housed in two smart racks. The computing facility will enable numerical simulation of compute-intensive problems such as those involving wave propagation, computational fluid dynamics and shock response of structures. The aim is to contribute to the development of technologies for evolving new / smart materials, formulation of efficient analysis methodologies towards disaster mitigation, condition assessment and health monitoring of structures, etc. In addition, the facility can be used as a backbone for undertaking compute-intensive sponsored research projects and high-end consultancy services.
Cluster-User configuration in High Performance Computing Facility
High-end engineering simulation software are planned to be installed on the cluster. The computing facility also consists of license servers to install floating network licenses of the software which can be accessed across the campus-wide network through Intranet.
The architecture of the computing cluster is
The hardware details are:
Head Node:
Processor: HPE DL380 Gen10 Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6126 @ 2.6GHz/19.25MB cache, 24-cores
RAM: 384 GB Memory, 2 x 480GB SATA Disk @
HDD: 7.2K RPM, 6 x 1.8TB SAS @10K RPM
RAID LEVEL: RAID 5
GPU: NVIDIA Quadro P6000 24GB Graphics Accelerator
Compute Nodes: 10 Nos
Processor: HPE DL360 Gen10 Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6126 @ 2.6GHz/19.25MB cache, 24-cores
RAM: 384 GB Memory
HDD: 480GB SATA Disk @ 7.2K RPM
HPE Cluster Software Stack: HPE Insight Cluster Management Utility v 8.2.4
Storage Node:
Processor: HPE DL380 Gen10 Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6126 @ 2.6GHz/19.25MB cache, 24-cores
RAM: 64 GB Memory, 2 x 480GB SATA Disk @
HDD: 7.2K RPM, 14 x 6TB SATA@7.2K RPM
RAID LEVEL: RAID 5
Interconnect:
Infiniband Switch: 100 Gbps 24-port
Gigabit Ethernet Switch: 1 Gbps 24-port
License Server: 2 Nos
Processor: HPE DL360 Gen10 Intel Dual Xeon Silver 4110 @ 2.1GHz / 11MB cache, 16-cores
RAM: 16 GB Memory
HDD: 1 x 1.8TB SAS@10K RPM
